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A few years ago I was made the structural design for a Hanuman Temple in the Seattle Area. The Congregation invited the Architect and me to the consecration of the Temple. The Mayor, Representatives, County Council Members, and the Police Chief were present for a few then they rushed out. We stayed and were served a magnificent pot-luck feast. Then they said a prayer of blessing for us and thanked us for using our knowledge and skill to make their Temple safe for People. Think about that! And recognize that while the Law does not expect that level of care in an engineer's Work, that is the expectation and belief of People! They rely on us! And it gives a new perspective on the Standard of Care. Not just Prof. Mete Sozen speaking of the distruction and carnage in the ruins of Mexico City, or Omer Blodgett, or Roman Conul Frontinus, or The Lawgiver Hammurabi, but Hanuman! I stayed on and they shared their beliefs with me: The Story of Arjuna and the Story of Hanuman. Our first duty is to protect the life, safety and welfare of the Public. Standing before that congregation, that Duty has never been more real.

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Working on a project that requires evaluation of timber members milled around 1920. An invaluable resource is the master work by Samuel J. Record, M.A.

We were watching Nova about the Eiffel Tower. They started talking about the "innovation" Eiffel made using the cranes to construct the upper levels. Both Pat and I thought, "Vitruvius and De Architectura" which was written in 20 to 30 BC, since we knew about this from the course on Greek and Roman Engineering from Prof. Stephen Ressler, P.E. from USMA West Point. "The most authoritative and influential edition was publicized in French in 1673 by Claude Perrault, commissioned by Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 1664." Eiffel knew about this.
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Flashback Friday® - When a mile of this 30" pipeline exploded in February 1951, the welds (both longitudinal and circumferential) held while the plate tore apart.

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