Friday, December 31, 2010

Midnight New Year Fireworks, Sydney 2011

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/31/midnight-new-year-fireworks-sydney-2011/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29

New York Looks Like Snow Zombieland—But It's Nothing Compared to Japan

http://gizmodo.com/5718892/new-york-looks-like-an-apocalypse-movie-right-now

This Is How They Deal With Snowpocalypse In Japan

http://gizmodo.com/5721335/this-is-how-they-deal-with-snowpocalypse-in-japan

American English Dialects Map

http://aschmann.net/AmEng/#LargeMap

YouTube - MILLIONS OF FISH JUMPING INTO BOAT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fUmx-HI0Q&feature=player_embedded

YouTube - Michelle Obama Admits Kenya is Barack Hussein Obama's Home Country

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7Rp_Ghv6k

Monday, December 27, 2010

Cambridge university refuses to censor student's thesis on chip-and-PIN vulnerabilities - Boing Boing

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/25/cambridge-university-1.html

New York City Blizzard time-lapse video

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/27/new-york-city-blizza.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29

Something to consider


This is a great idea, think about it...
> >>
> >> I want to ask each of you to consider doing the
> following when you are
> >> talking on the phone to any US customer service
> representative that is based
> >> in a foreign country (like India).  I have
> done this twice and it works!
> >> Any time you call an 800 number (for a credit
> card, banking, charter
> >> communications, health insurance, insurance, you
> name it) and you are transferred
> >> to a representative (like in India), please
> consider doing the following:
> >>
> >> After you connect and you realize that the
> customer service representative
> >> is not from the USA (you can always ask if you are
> not sure about the
> >> accent), please very politely (very politely -
> this is not about trashing other
> >> cultures) say, "I'd like to speak to a customer
> service representative in
> >> the United States of America."  The rep might
> suggest talking to his/he r
> >> manager, but, again, politely say, "Thank you, but
> I'd like to speak to a
> >> customer service representative in the USA." YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY
> >> CONNECTED to a rep in the USA.  It only takes
> less than one minute to have your
> >> call re-directed to the USA.  Tonight when I
> got redirected to a USA rep, I
> >> asked again to make sure - and yes, she was from
> Fort Lauderdale.
> >>
> >> Imagine if tomorrow, every US citizen who has to
> make such a call and then
> >> requests a US rep, imagine how that would
> ultimately impact the number of
> >> US jobs that would need to be created ASAP. Imagine what would happen if
> >> every US citizen insisted on talking to only US
> phone reps from this day on.
> >>  If I tell 10 people to consider this and you
> tell 10 people to consider
> >> doing this - see what I mean...it becomes an
> exercise in viral marketing
> >> 101.
> >>
> >> Remember - the goal here is to restore jobs back
> here at home - not to be
> >> abrupt or rude to a foreign phone rep .  If
> you agree, please tell 10
> >> people you know and tell them to tell 10 people
> they know....etc...etc...





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Friday, December 24, 2010

iNdians: Cherokees First to Use iPhones for Native Language

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/indians_cherokees_first_to_use_iphones_for_languag.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

YouTube - Japanese Sign Final Surrender Not seen before by many people

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vcnH_kF1zXc&feature=player_embedded

Fwd: What the Internet knows about you





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Lichess | free online Chess game

http://lichess.org/

Sue, Baby, Sue! Mapping the Legal Repercussions of the BP Spill

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/sue_baby_sue_mapping_the_legal_repercussions_of_th.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Is Chinese the New Language of the Internet? - Nicholas Jackson - Technology - The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/12/is-chinese-the-new-language-of-the-internet/68475/

How David Blaine Held His Breath - TIME

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1736834,00.html

Merry Christmas and Happy Security Advisory 2488013 - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002080.html

BBC News - Microsoft warns on IE browser bug

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12067295

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Brain gene makes a female develop as a male

http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-brain-gene-female-male.html

Digital Tools Unlock Ancient Medical Mystery

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/digital_tools_unlock_ancient_medical_mystery.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Al Qaeda Plots All-You-Can-Eat Terror - Slashfood

http://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/21/al-qaeda-plots-all-you-can-eat-terror/

Bee scientists force killer mites to self destruct

http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-bee-scientists-killer-mites-destruct.html

Brain is not fully mature until 30s and 40s

http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-brain-fully-mature-30s-40s.html

Giant Slides Should be Obligatory In Every University and School Building

http://gizmodo.com/5715949/giant-slides-should-be-obligatory-in-every-university-and-school-building?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

The Wall Street Pentagon Papers: Biggest Scam In World History Exposed: Are The Federal Reserve’s Crimes Too Big To Comprehend? | The Public Record

http://pubrecord.org/nation/8622/pentagon-papers-wall-street/

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Planning_Guidance_for_Response_to_a_Nuclear_Detonation-2nd_Edition_FINAL.pdf (application/pdf Object)

http://hps.org/hsc/documents/Planning_Guidance_for_Response_to_a_Nuclear_Detonation-2nd_Edition_FINAL.pdf

UN wants to control the internet

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/242051,un-mulls-internet-regulation-options.aspx

Electronic Pick-Pockets Target Credit Cards : Discovery News

http://news.discovery.com/tech/electronic-pick-pockets-target-credit-cards.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Look Forward To Per-Service, Per-Page Fees - Slashdot

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/12/18/1428230/Look-Forward-To-Per-Service-Per-Page-Fees?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashdot%2FeqWf+%28Slashdot%3A+Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Crazy Guy BASE Jumps off Bridge to Escape Arrest

http://gizmodo.com/5713759/crazy-guy-base-jumps-off-a-bridge-to-escape-police?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Appeals Court Rules Police Need a Warrant Before Reading Email

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/appeals_court_rules_police_need_a_warrant_before_r.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Bees - Slashdot

http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/12/14/0213225/EPA-Knowingly-Allowed-Pesticide-That-Kills-Bees?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashdot%2FeqWf+%28Slashdot%3A+Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Judge Declares Federal Healthcare Plan (Partly) Unconstitutional - Slashdot

http://politics.slashdot.org/story/10/12/13/1749258/Judge-Declares-Federal-Healthcare-Plan-Partly-Unconstitutional?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashdot%2FeqWf+%28Slashdot%3A+Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Supreme Court Rules Against ‘First-Sale’ Copyright Doctrine | Threat Level | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/scotus-first-sale/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Gainful Employment - Is higher education leading to higher employment? - Baltimore Sun

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-10-13/news/bs-ed-colleges-jobs-20101013_1_higher-education-student-aid-eligibility-student-loan-system

» Yes, screaming and yelling can start an avalanche - DumbBlog.com

http://www.dumbblog.com/2010/12/07/yes-screaming-and-yelling-can-start-an-avalanche/

Diabetes in America

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/07/diabetes-in-america/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

3-Barrel Pole Cannon Fired after 500 Years

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/05/3-barrel-pole-cannon-fired-after-500-years/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29

RMS Titanic Only Existing Footage

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/06/rms-titanic-only-existing-footage/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29

SUV Crashes Through Barbershop, Barber Keeps Cutting Hair

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/06/suv-crashes-through-barbershop-barber-keeps-cutting-hair/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29

Government Prints $110 Billion in Unusable Money, Hides It

http://gawker.com/5707573/government-prints-110-billion-in-unusable-money-hides-it?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

A Nude Awakening — the TSA and Privacy - Slashdot

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/12/06/2045248/A-Nude-Awakening-mdash-the-TSA-and-Privacy?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashdot%2FeqWf+%28Slashdot%3A+Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

2010-2011open_letter_color.pdf (application/pdf Object)

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/nivw/2010-2011open_letter_color.pdf

WikiLeaks cables reveal how US manipulated climate accord | Environment | The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/dec/03/wikileaks-us-manipulated-climate-accord

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Awesome Russian Airbag Explosion Video

http://www.break.com/index/awesome-russian-airbag-explosion

Super Chameleon

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/super-chameleon/

What the length of your index finger says about you | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1335155/What-length-index-finger-says-you.html

Wikileaks: new diplomatic cables 'contain UFO details', says Julian Assange - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8180528/Wikileaks-new-diplomatic-cables-contain-UFO-details-says-Julian-Assange.html

The Republic - Obama is set to sign bill Wednesday that pays historic settlement to black farmers, Indians

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/39d32b25672b49d4a1ebebb3a94e3122/US--Black_Farmers-Indian_Money/

Christmas Tree Powered by Electric Eel

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/03/christmas-tree-powered-by-electric-eel/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

CitizenTube: How the TSA videos went viral

http://www.citizentube.com/2010/12/how-tsa-videos-went-viral_03.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FPrYR+%28CitizenTube+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Google acquires Netflix, Vudu, and Blockbuster's streaming video DRM provider Widevine | Companies News - Betanews

http://www.betanews.com/article/Google-acquires-Netflix-Vudu-and-Blockbusters-streaming-video-DRM-provider-Widevine/1291420252?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bn+%28Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Congress Passes Bill To Stop Obnoxiously Loud Commercials

http://gizmodo.com/5704795/congress-wants-to-put-a-stop-to-obnoxiously-loud-commercials?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Feds Warrantlessly Tracking Americans’ Credit Cards in Real Time | Threat Level | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/realtime/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

The Probability of Finding Aliens Is Now Three Times Higher

http://gizmodo.com/5703835/the-probability-of-finding-aliens-is-now-three-times-higher

NASA Finds New Life Form | Wired Science | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/12/nasa-finds-new-life/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Snow Kiting At Its Best Video

http://www.break.com/index/snow_kiting_at_its_best.html

What You Need to Know When Buying a Web-Connected TV | Product Reviews | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/reviews/2010/11/review_bg_webtv/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

You Are No Longer Free To Move About the Country - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

http://reason.com/blog/2010/12/01/you-are-no-longer-free-to-move

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

8th Grade Exam

http://people.moreheadstate.edu/fs/w.willis/eighthgrade.html

Va. lawmaker claims pat-downs part of 'homosexual agenda' - wtop.com

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=2182930

Hate TSA Body Scans? Homeland Security Is Also Monitoring Your Tweets - Broward Palm Beach News - The Juice

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2010/11/homeland_security_monitoring_facebook_twitter_body_scanners.php

Watch Global Wealth and Health Evolve in Minutes | LiveScience Etc.

http://www.livescience.com/history/etc/101201-watch-global-wealth-and-health-evolve-minutes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Livesciencecom+%28LiveScience.com+Science+Headline+Feed%29

Race Is On to 'Fingerprint' Phones, PCs - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704679204575646704100959546.html

Alien life form ‘is here on Earth’ | Skymania News and Guide

http://skymania.com/wp/2010/11/alien-life-form-is-here-on-earth.html/

FCC addressing net neutrality on December 21st (updated) -- Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/01/fcc-to-address-net-neutrality-on-december-21st/

Friday, November 26, 2010

A Bike Lock That Can Climb Up A Lamp Post

http://gizmodo.com/5699769/the-bike-lock-that-can-climb-up-a-lamp-post?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

AndroidSPIN » Google TV products set to explode at CES. Vizio, Toshiba and Samsung coming soon

http://androidspin.com/2010/11/26/google-tv-products-set-to-explode-at-ces-vizio-toshiba-and-samsung-coming-soon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidspin%2Ffeed+%28AndroidSPIN+%7C+Your+No.1+source+for+Android+news.%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Crows vs. Kitteh vs. Kitteh ULTIMATE INTERSPECIES STREET FIGHTING

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/26/crows-vs-cat-ultimat.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Recent Footage of a Thylacine?

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/26/recent-footage-of-a-thylacine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

US Government Seizes Torrent Search Engine Domain - Slashdot

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/26/1450257/US-Government-Seizes-Torrent-Search-Engine-Domain?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashdot%2FeqWf+%28Slashdot%3A+Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

More than 600,000 people killed by 2nd-hand smoke

http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-people-2nd-hand.html

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Aurora Borealis timelapse HD - Tromsø 2010 on Vimeo

http://vimeo.com/16917950

CitizenTube: Visualizing Changes in the Balance of the Two Party Vote

http://www.citizentube.com/2010/11/visualizing-changes-in-balance-of-two.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FPrYR+%28CitizenTube+Blog%29

N.J. model is indicted for allegedly injecting others with buttocks-enhancing gel without medical license | NJ.com

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/11/new_brunswick_model_is_indicte.html#mode_smoref_digg

A Proposal to Classify Happiness as a Psychiatric Disorder

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/24/a-proposal-to-classify-happiness-as-a-psychiatric-disorder/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Pornoscanner CEO flew with Obama to India - Boing Boing

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/23/pornoscanner-ceo-fle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Thursday, November 18, 2010

The 19 Senators Who Voted To Censor The Internet | Techdirt

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101118/10291211924/the-19-senators-who-voted-to-censor-the-internet.shtml

Lightning Review: My New Mechanical Legs

http://gizmodo.com/5692743/lightning-review-my-new-mechanical-legs?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

Demonic device converts information to energy: Scientific American

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=demonic-device-converts-inform

This Is What Happens When the Chinese Build Too Fast

http://gizmodo.com/5693343/this-is-what-happens-when-the-chinese-build-too-fast?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

Ultimate Psittacosaurus Snuggle - Boing Boing

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/18/ultimate-psittacosau.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Vikings Possibly Carried Native American to Europe : Discovery News

http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/vikings-native-american-woman.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Slashdot Technology Story | Internet Explorer 9 Caught Cheating In SunSpider

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/17/1324218/Internet-Explorer-9-Caught-Cheating-In-SunSpider?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashdot%2FeqWf+%28Slashdot%3A+Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Obama Administration Claims Unchecked Authority to Kill Americans Outside Combat Zones | CommonDreams.org

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/11/08-4

Balletic grilled bread prep - Boing Boing

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/16/balletic-grilled-bre.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

The horrible truth starts to dawn on Europe's leaders – Telegraph Blogs

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100008667/the-horrible-truth-starts-to-dawn-on-europes-leaders/

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

YouTube - Reporter Gets Scare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0VbhVCMTFA&feature=player_embedded#!

Shimano kit converts regular bikes into e-bikes - Springwise

http://www.springwise.com/transportation/shimano/

TheBlackFriday.com - Official Black Friday 2010 Website for Black Friday Ads, Black Friday Deals, Black Friday Sales, BlackFriday Info, Thanksgiving Sale, Thanksgiving Deals

http://theblackfriday.com/index.shtml

Muslim 'parallel society' within Canada a threat: Report

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Muslim+parallel+society+within+Canada+threat+Report/3831385/story.html

Sequoia driftwood washed up on the beach at La Push | triggerpit.com/gallery

http://triggerpit.com/gallery/2010/11/14/sequoia-driftwood/

Cyber Experts Have Proof That China Has Hijacked U.S.-Based Internet Traffic - Blog

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4lR05JZoeUMJ:www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx%3FID%3D249+http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx%3FID%3D249&hl=en&gl=us&strip=0

Brazilian Landslide Destroys Port

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/15/brazilian-landslide-destroys-port/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

RockMelt "social" browser: Not very special | Software News - Betanews

http://www.betanews.com/article/RockMelt-social-browser-Not-very-special/1289337647?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bn+%28Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tattoo Laser - See a Laser Tattoo Removal Video

http://video.about.com/tattoo/See-a-Tattoo-Laser-Removal.htm

Virtual Tourism

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/keir.clarke/aerial.htm

Chile Mine Rescue Facts




 

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Notice the lack of credit to the real heroes, the companies that provided equipment and expertise to save the Chilean miners???  See below…

 

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It is sad that our leaders in Washington are not talking about this positive.  Our leader is quick to point the finger about everything bad about our nation, yet when he has the opportunity to brag about us he ignore it.

 

 

 

 

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Regarding the mine rescue, did you know:

 

The guy that designed the rescue module was a NASA Engineer?

 

The Drill was made by Schramm Inc. from Pennsylvania.

 

The Drill Bits were made by Center Rock, Inc. located in Berlin, Pennsylvania.

 

The lead driller Jeff Hart and his team are from Denver, Colorado.  They are on loan from the US Military in Afghanistan where they are drilling water wells for our Forward Operating Bases. He spent the next 33 days on his feet, operating the drill that finally provided a way out Saturday for 33 trapped miners.  "You have to feel through your feet what the drill is doing; it's a vibration you get so that you know what's happening," explained Hart.

 

Hart was called in from Afghanistan, "simply because he's the best" at drilling larger holes with the T130's wide-diameter drill bits, Stefanic said.

 

Standing before the levers, pressure meters and gauges on the T130's control panel, Hart and the rest of the team faced many challenges in drilling the shaft. At one point, the drill struck a metal support beam in the poorly mapped mine, shattering its hammers. Fresh equipment had to be flown in from the United States and progress was delayed for days as powerful magnets were lowered to pull out the pieces.

 

The mine's veins of gold and copper ran through quartzite with a high level of abrasive silica, rock so tough that it took all their expertise to keep the drill's hammers from curving off in unwanted directions. "It was horrible," said Center Rock President Brandon Fisher, exhausted after hardly sleeping during the effort.

 

Fisher, Stefanic and Hart called it the most difficult hole they had ever drilled, because of the lives at stake.

 

"If you're drilling for oil and you lose the hole, it's different. This time there's people down below," Stefanic said. "We ruined some bits, worked through the problems as a team, and broke through," Hart said. "I'm very happy now."

 

Miners' relatives crowded around Hart on Saturday, hugging and posing for pictures with him as he walked down from the rescue operation into the tent camp where families had anxiously followed his work.

 

"He's become the hero of the day," said Dayana Olivares, whose friend Carlos Bugueno is one of the miners stuck below.

 

In a different day and age, Jeff Hart would be the most famous American in our country right now.  He would be honored at the White House.  Schoolchildren would learn of his skill and heroism.  But because Jeff Hart works in an industry currently  being demonized by (insert name for the clowns currently running our country) more people in Chile will celebrate this symbol of American greatness than in America itself.

 

- Michelle Malkin

 

 




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Friday, October 29, 2010

Fwd: FW: gator



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From: Anthony Harper <anthonyrharper@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:22 PM
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This was made on Flint Creek today, not far from 31 bridge between Hart and Decatur.   Estimated length was 6 to 7 feet.

 

The guy that took this pic, his brother works here in office.   Said they had seen gators on the creek 3 different days this week.

 

Best regards,

  

Danny R. Minor

 


 

 




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