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IZ

#165
April 07, 2011, 09:10:40 AM
Quote from: Monster Dave on April 07, 2011, 08:06:15 AM
Bad news: 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Miyagi, Japan, Japan's meteorological agency says.

Who cares?!

The Bronx Zoo is about to unveil the escaped cobra's name!! !! !! !!    [popcorn]




[roll]
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Quote from: bobspapa on May 29, 2011, 08:09:57 AMThis just in..IZ is not that short..and I am not that tall.

Monster Dave

#166
April 07, 2011, 09:39:58 AM
Quote from: IZ on April 07, 2011, 09:10:40 AM
Who cares?!

The Bronx Zoo is about to unveil the escaped cobra's name!! !! !! !!    [popcorn]




[roll]

[laugh]




ducpainter

#167
April 07, 2011, 10:16:45 AM
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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Triple J

#168
April 07, 2011, 12:03:02 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 07, 2011, 10:16:45 AM
Some things truly are set in stone.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/06/japan-tsunami-warnings-fr_n_845818.html
Sad how we so easily forget...or neglect to listen.

Another prime example is in San Francisco. The 1906 EQ there ruptured water lines throughout the city, leading to it burning down. In the re-build engineers built a highly redundant water supply system to prevent this from happening again.

Fast forward to 1989 EQ. Over the previous 50 years the water department had removed a lot of the redundancy in the sytem because it was...wait for it...redundant. When the 1989 EQ hit you can guess what happened...no water. The only reason the city didn't burn down again was due to the typical on-shore afternoon breeze not being present, and SF had a couple fire boats that could pump water from the Bay. It was very close though, as described by the then fire chief.

Nothing is new.

Monster Dave

#169
April 07, 2011, 12:05:04 PM
Make me wonder more and more about the Myans..... [roll]

IZ

#170
April 07, 2011, 12:38:55 PM
Quote from: Triple J on April 07, 2011, 12:03:02 PM
Sad how we so easily forget...or neglect to listen.

Another prime example is in San Francisco. The 1906 EQ there ruptured water lines throughout the city, leading to it burning down. In the re-build engineers built a highly redundant water supply system to prevent this from happening again.

Fast forward to 1989 EQ. Over the previous 50 years the water department had removed a lot of the redundancy in the sytem because it was...wait for it...redundant. When the 1989 EQ hit you can guess what happened...no water. The only reason the city didn't burn down again was due to the typical on-shore afternoon breeze not being present, and SF had a couple fire boats that could pump water from the Bay. It was very close though, as described by the then fire chief.

Nothing is new.

It would be incredible if there were people smart enough to undue the redundancy in public school paperwork!  [roll]
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Quote from: bobspapa on May 29, 2011, 08:09:57 AMThis just in..IZ is not that short..and I am not that tall.

ducpainter

#171
April 07, 2011, 12:47:00 PM
Quote from: IZ on April 07, 2011, 12:38:55 PM
It would be incredible if there were people smart enough to undue the redundancy in public school paperwork!  [roll]
It would be even more incredible if the people teaching school knew the correct word was undo. [thumbsup]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


IZ

#172
April 07, 2011, 12:48:24 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 07, 2011, 12:47:00 PM
It would be even more incredible if the people teaching school knew the correct word was undo. [thumbsup]

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

and pay attention!!

azz!!  [cheeky]
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Quote from: bobspapa on May 29, 2011, 08:09:57 AMThis just in..IZ is not that short..and I am not that tall.

ducpainter

#173
April 07, 2011, 04:41:43 PM
Quote from: IZ on April 07, 2011, 12:48:24 PM
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

and pay attention!!

azz!!  [cheeky]
so...

you...as an slp, have a problem with the English language...

and that makes me an azz?

That makes me want to violate several board rules. ;D
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


lethe

#174
April 07, 2011, 04:47:05 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 07, 2011, 04:41:43 PM
so...

you...as an slp, have a problem with the English language...

and that makes me an azz?

That makes me want to violate several board rules. ;D
in his defense, he does have to stand on his tiptoes to see the keys he's typing
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Randimus Maximus

#175
April 09, 2011, 02:09:51 PM
My company, Toyota (along with Scion) has just signed on to be the presenting sponsor for a benefit concert/event here in Denver on April 23rd.

I'm the point man from our side with the event.

I'll post more information as it becomes available.

erkishhorde

#176
April 09, 2011, 03:08:37 PM
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on April 09, 2011, 02:09:51 PM
My company, Toyota (along with Scion) has just signed on to be the presenting sponsor for a benefit concert/event here in Denver on April 23rd.

I'm the point man from our side with the event.

I'll post more information as it becomes available.

Funny how my uncle in Japan doesn't even think of Toyota and Honda as Japanese companies.
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ducatiz

#177
April 09, 2011, 03:44:28 PM
Well no one thinks of GM as an American company now...
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IZ

#178
April 09, 2011, 04:09:59 PM
DP, I just have to get them to speak not spell. ;)

Randimus, may have to make a trip up to CO!
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Quote from: bobspapa on May 29, 2011, 08:09:57 AMThis just in..IZ is not that short..and I am not that tall.

ducpainter

#179
April 09, 2011, 06:01:48 PM
Quote from: IZ on April 09, 2011, 04:09:59 PM
DP, I just have to get them to speak not spell. ;)

Randimus, may have to make a trip up to CO!
true...

but that has to be the weakest excuse for a language mistake I've ever heard. [laugh]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


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