SF-Oakland Bay Bridge: Unprecedented Construction Feat

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Tuesday September 08, 2009 · 5:15 PM PDT

2009/09/08 · 17:15

(cross-posted from Docudharma)

Over Labor Day weekend the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Bay Bridge, for short) was closed for a seismic retrofit project featuring an unprecedented construction feat. A football field length, double-deck section, weighing 3,200 tons was excised and a new section slid into place to form an S-shaped detour. The huge pieces moved verrrrry slowly on specially built rails. A distance of 100 feet took several hours not including delays when the rails needed to be adjusted. All of this took place 150 feet above ground.

Here is a picture from a few weeks ago, in preparation for the detour. The scene is looking west where the East Span of the bridge meets Yerba Buena Island. The detour is on the left and the old bridge on the right. The connecting piece that was installed this weekend is shown below.

^{from baybridgeinfo.org}

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Wednesday August 20, 2008 · 9:47 PM PDT

2008/08/20 · 21:47

Crossposted at Docudharma.

Part I: Animals

St. Mary Lake

Mountains are the "water towers of the world". More than half of the world's fresh water comes from mountain runoff and a large percentage of that runoff is glacial meltwater. The mountain headwaters of Glacier National Park (GNP) drain into the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, and Hudson Bay watersheds so it is an important source of fresh water for the North American continent.

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Tuesday August 12, 2008 · 11:24 PM PDT

2008/08/12 · 23:24

Cross-posted at Docudharma.

Glacier National Park, The Crown of the Continent, was established in 1910. Located in northwest Montana, it adjoins Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada. The eastern side of the park borders the Blackfeet Nation. The Blackfeet named the region Backbone of the World. They sold the land to the US govt. in 1896 for mining purposes but they retained the rights to gather plant foods and medicines and to fish & hunt the animals. Fortunately, no gold or silver were found so the ecosystem remained fairly pristine over time. It is still sacred Indian land.

Mountain Goats on Hidden Lake Trail

Photos were taken with a Canon PowerShot S80 (point & shoot) and have been edited and Photoshopped to adjust the light, sharpness, and color quality. Click images for a larger version.

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Saturday October 27, 2007 · 2:32 PM PDT

2007/10/27 · 14:32

The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: Notes from a Conscientious Objector in Iraq

Special Note: Aidan Delgado will be online at Docudharma to talk about the book and his experiences in Iraq. Please join in the conversation -

Sunday, October 28th at 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific

It takes courage to become a soldier and go to war. It takes more courage to stand up for your principles and do the right thing. This book is more than just a war story. As Delgado puts it:

This book is not about who I am and what happened to me, even though you will read about who I am and what happened to me. It is a story about a struggle that we all face, a story about deciding what you believe is right and upholding that belief to the bitter end, come what may.

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Wednesday October 10, 2007 · 6:42 PM PDT

2007/10/10 · 18:42

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Of all the freedoms you have to lose, none is more fundamental than the freedom of thought.

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Saturday June 23, 2007 · 9:12 PM PDT

2007/06/23 · 21:12

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Live Blog 11: Goodling - House Judiciary Committee

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Wednesday May 23, 2007 · 1:34 PM PDT

2007/05/23 · 13:34

Do NOT Recommend this Diary. Recommend the Master: Monica Goodling vs. House Judiciary Committee Liveblog

Coverage on:
C-SPAN 3

House Judiciary Webcast

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Monday April 30, 2007 · 6:28 PM PDT

2007/04/30 · 18:28

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last week's highlights included a hearing about the ~~misinformation~~ lies and propaganda the military used to portray Pat Tillman's friendly fire death and Jessica Lynch's capture and rescue from a hospital in Iraq. The other big story was the issuing of subpoenas to Condoleezza Rice and to the Republican National Committee for emails related to the US Attorney scandal and other White House shenanigans.

All that and more below...

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Tuesday April 24, 2007 · 6:59 AM PDT

2007/04/24 · 06:59

UPDATE: Unrecommend this diary and Go To Part 2

Misleading Information from the Battlefield

Hearing on Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch

WEBCAST:
Oversight Committee Website

C-SPAN 3

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Sunday April 22, 2007 · 7:41 PM PDT

2007/04/22 · 19:41

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Highlight this week, 4/24: Hearing on "Misleading Information from the Battlefield"

The hearing will focus on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The Committee will examine why inaccurate accounts of these two incidents were disseminated, the sources and motivations for the accounts, and whether the appropriate Administration officials have been held accountable.

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Sunday April 15, 2007 · 6:09 PM PDT

2007/04/15 · 18:09

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. While the House was on break for the past two weeks (me too!), the Committee was still conducting business. Keeping an eye on the Bush Administration is hard work! No rest for the Waxman...

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Monday March 26, 2007 · 11:31 AM PDT

2007/03/26 · 11:31

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last week the Committee continued its high-powered hearings into Global Warming and is dogging the Bush Administration at every turn. Check it out...

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