Why I Support President Bush and the ZOT!

[thousand dollar hamburger]

I think he has a sincere desire to help everyone. he has even gone out of his way to embrace people like Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy. He does not hold grudges as shown by his willingness to bend over backwards to allow terrorist supporting nations to operate our ports. We need this type of benevolent leader.

Our President is not a cheapskate, as he has opened up our budget to give to anyone who might need anything.

Aliens from all nations are welcomed into our great country without having to deal with mundane bureaucratic State approval. Cutting government red tape -- that's the Bush way!

Yes, our Prseident even realizes that occupying as many countries around the world as possible is the best way to spread American ideals.

We are truly lucky to have this great man. I suggest that at 10:00 AM EST, we all stand up in unison and shout -- HOORAY FOR BUSH!!!

[NicknamedBob]

"Our ship is pretty."

I have found that functional spaces often work that way.

I've been looking for other pictures of domes. Nothing really fits very well. But I did notice that as the scale of a domed structure grows larger, there is a tendency to reduce its height component.

This can be done in two ways, by slicing only the top of a sphere off, or by using a semiparabolic arch to support the roof.

It's important to remember that much of the stress to our dome is from internal pressure. Accordingly, much of its strength comes from tensioning cables that run in a smooth arc through the girder structure.

We also found it convenient to use transparent glazing of uniform dimensions in our frame support. With the scale of our structure, it is hard to appreciate what this looks like. For the most part, the upper dome surface appears to be transparent, with just a hint of the metallic components appearing as a network of grid lines.

In reality, those spidery members are twenty to thirty feet across, with cogs to assist the crawler maintenance craft in climbing about the inside and outside of the dome. Those craft are used by the maintenance and repair crews to get quickly to the scene of a damaged area and repair it.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

But does he (or she) pick blueberries?

[fanfan]

Hi Stout!

[Monkey Face]

There's always something to consider...

How are you doing today? And what is the flavor of the week?
I just picked up some raspberry sherbet and a bottle of dark chocolate syrup...I'm going to think about it for a while before I eat it. :o])

[fanfan]

Hi!

Really, only $3.00!

[Monkey Face]

Well, if that's all you want...can I kick the tires?

[fanfan]

I like arches.

:-)

[fanfan]

Hey, if you pay me $3.00 American, he can pick anything you want.

And I can retire.
;-)

[fanfan]

Well, if that's all you want...can I kick the tires?

Sure!

You coming up, or should I FedEx him?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Just plain ol' Moose Tracks. It is very popular now that the camps are opening up.

The very new stuff does not come out until Memorial day. Which means it stays under wraps for another two weeks.

Actually if you are using the bittersweet syrup it should be good.

[King Prout]

arches, vaults, domes, cylinders, spherical sections, domes - these are robust mechanical designs

[Lady Jag]

How could we ever forget Canadian weirdness?   You guys are pros!

[Monkey Face]

I'm thinking it would have to be VERY good, since I drink raspberry cocoa every morning. I have a thing about that flavor combination.

[Monkey Face]

I'll come there...I want the caveat emptor deal.

[King Prout]

for me as a draftsman, the hard part is not in defining the dome dimensionally, it is in aligning and extruding the subassembly geodesic panels - something about it irks the hell out of AutoCAD2000

[Monkey Face]

(Cute tag line....)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Maybe we could work out a lease agreement.

[Monkey Face]

LOL!

But still, you do darn fine work!
What's happening with the MB, speaking of fine work?

[fanfan]

LOL!

You think we're weird?
Check out the tourism questions we get........

Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Canada, eh!

[These questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website…]

Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: So its true what they say about Swedes.

Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-da is that big country to your North… oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is… oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

[fanfan]

Chocolate?

Go girl!