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Rich Galen

Monday July 27, 2005

  • "... Socialist Workers ...": Heres's link to the Socialist Workers webpage with a pretty good summary of its opposition to the AFL-CIO/Democratic Party axis.

  • "... Wal-Mart ...": Here's a summary of stats from the PBS/Frontline web page.


  • Mullfoto of the Day

    A local Rabbi's car, I think.

    Catchy Caption of the Day

    You are go for throttle-up.

    "Go for throttle-up" is actually called to the crew after the shuttle engines have been reduced to about 75% to allow the vehicle to get through the period of highest dynamic forces - a combination of speed and the density of the atmosphere through which the shuttle is being pushed. This is (or used to be) called: Max Q.

    But my favorite call has always been: "Press to Meco" which for decades I thought (having never seen it in print) was a very mysterious "presto-meeko."

    Press to Meco is the point (about 68 miles altitude and about 17,500 miles per hour) at which the Main Engines Cut Off (M-E-C-O) and the vehicle will make it into orbit.

    (REUTERS/Pierre DuCharme)

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