It appears that the question of whether the federal government is going to bail out the state of California has been rendered moot. Two large banks have announced that they...
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It's 1994. The GOP promised to dismantle social programs, cut taxes and balance the budget. Newt Gingrich massaged the message, and the "Me Generation" bought it hook, line and sinker. This was the new GOP, and they had made...
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I speculated recently that the worm may be turning as it relates to the Obama administration's political capital. The near Teflon like protection that a fawning press afforded him is...
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Unfortunately the family of Michael Jackson really failed to effectively invest or manage their money very well despite huge success, leaving the family mostly in serious financial straits. There were reports that Michael Jackson might have died with up to...
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At the National Center University of Taiwan, some interesting research has built a prototype motorbike that runs entirely on compressed air as the power source, creating zero pollution. However, this early prototype can only hold enough compressed to travel about...
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In it's first major oil deal with a foreign country since the American and British effort to bring down Saddam Hussein, China will end up winning a $3 billion contract to develop oil in Iraq. It is the first major...
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Another day, another Obama infomercial. President Barack Obama held a townhall style meeting today, one in which the audience was "hand-picked" by White House staffers. It was conveniently "moderated" by...
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The president's apologists at The New York Times are putting the best possible spin on the administration's economic forecasting failures. That the Times is even writing about this subject indicates...
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Warning: If you don't like deeply creepy true stories, then don't read this because it might change your life forever: Yesterday, when I drove past a very old business district here in Portland, Oregon with my brother past an old...
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Unbelievably, the EU commissioners are now moving ahead with plans to impose a new 10% tax on mobility scooters imported into Europe, often manufactured in the United States. But some like physicist Stephen Hawking are angry as this will dramatically...
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A pity there is no info on ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by BChoinski | October 6, 2008 4:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
A pity there is no info on Peter Smoot. My friend in high school went there in 1981 and at some point they used him to re-measure the bridge. I guess he was pretty close in height to his Uncle.
1. Posted by BChoinski | October 6, 2008 4:37 PM |
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Posted on October 6, 2008 16:37
2. Posted by Double | October 7, 2008 9:39 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Did anyone ever figure out how many RCHs the bridge is?
Does Google's calculator convert RCHs?
2. Posted by Double | October 7, 2008 9:39 AM |
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Posted on October 7, 2008 09:39