Month: May 2009

  • WORLDS TALLEST BRIDGE

    Would you feel a little nervous about driving across this bridge?
     

    There's something just not right about driving above the clouds.
     

    The Millau Viaduct was opened in December of 2004 and is part of the A75-A71 expressway connecting Paris and Barcelona and features the highest bridge piers ever constructed. The tallest pier is 240 meters (787 feet) high and the overall height is an impressive 336 meters (1102 feet), making this the highest vehicular bridge in the world.
     
    It's taller than the Eiffel Tower .. Interestingly, the Millau Viaduct is not straight. Why? It's because a straight road could induce a floating sensation as you drive across it.  So, a slight curve remedies that feeling. The curve is 20km in range. Moreover, the road has a light incline of 3% to improve the visibility and reassure the driver.  

    An amazing engineering feat!

  • DOCTERS DISCUSSED THE STIMULUS PACKAGE

    The American Medical Association has weighed in on the new economic stimulus package.
     
    The Allergists voted to scratch it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve.
     
    The Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception. Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted. Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the Pediatricians said, 'Oh, Grow up!'
     
    The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it. Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing. The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, "This puts a whole new face on the matter."
     
    The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologist s were pissed off at the whole idea. The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
     
    In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the assholes in Washington.

  • ANOTHER GREAT PYRENEES HERO

    Doctors Say Family Dog Saved Lost Toddler

    By Michelle Sherwood

    Story Created: May 10, 2009

    Story Updated: May 10, 2009

    A Missouri toddler, who wandered away from his home last week, has been released from the hospital, just in time for Mother's Day. Three-year old Joshua Childers was all smiles this weekend as he left the hospital in Crystal City. Doctors say he had hypothermia, scratches and bug bites from his "hike" in the Mark Twain National Forest. They now think the 120-pound family dog helped keep the boy safe and warm.

    "One of our initial concerns was how could a 35-pound child could stay alive in forty degree weather in the rain for two nights and three days,” said Steven Crawford, Childer’s doctor. “That may be the answer, and he was telling about being with the dog at night."

    The family dog is a Great Pyrenees, and doctors say the fluffy dog kept Joshua alive through his 52-hour ordeal.

  • BE AFRAID?

    I checked out snopes to be certain that this is factual.  The projections are based on current statistics which can and probably will change.

  • THE WOOD SPIDER

    This scientific study shows the effects of chemicals on wood spiders.