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twin cities assembly plant
from ford motor co, ford ranger posted in technology by pete_nice
The Twin Cities Assembly Plant, aka the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, aka the Ford Plant, existed on this site from 1925 to 2011, making it the oldest Ford plant in operation when it closed on December 16, 2011.
The Ford Co. was drawn to the location early on by the promise of cheap hydroelectric power from the Mississippi River. From the mid 1920s to the 1950s, the company made glass from silica mined from sandstone on site.
Ford manufactured the following vehicles at the location: Ford Model T, Model TT truck, Sportsman convertible, Galaxie, LTD, Mazda B-Series, and many, many Ford Ranger pickups.
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from bob ross posted in television by pete_nice
Soft-spoken and encouraging painter Bob Ross was the star of the PBS show The Joy of Painting from 1983 to 1994.
Prior to his tv show, Ross was in the Air Force for 20 years, retiring with the rank of Master Sergeant.
Bob Ross was buried here after his death from lymphoma on July 4, 1995. He was 52 years old.
view full location details...jonas salk hall
from polio vaccine posted in technology by pete_nice
Jonas Salk Hall is located on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
Constructed in 1941 in the Art Deco style, the building was previously owned by the city of Pittsburgh, and was called the Pittsburgh Municipal Hospital for Contagious Diseases.
In an obvious move of selfishness, the hospital was built by President Roosevelt's Public Works Administration (remember, that guy in the wheelchair who had polio).
In a move that would make an Ayn Rand acolyte's head spin, the research department at this facility was funded by that same selfish Roosevelt's private foundation- the National Foundation on Infantile Paralysis (later named the March of Dimes).
In 1948, enter Jonas Salk, skilled and dedicated research scientist. He put together a team and a laboratory in the basement of this address and got to work. Seven years later, polio is gone. Gone! Seven years!
When asked who owned the patent to the vaccine, Salk replied "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" The estimated value, had the vaccine been patented, was roughly $7 billion.
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from silicon valley posted in television by pete_nice
The gang from Pied Piper get upgraded to a suite at the Omni Hotel after Erlich's public beating by a jealous husband in Season 1 of the HBO series Silicon Valley.
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from the witches posted in movies by pete_nice
The Headland Hotel opened in 1900, and overlooks Fistral Beach and Towan Head.
The hotel was the setting for the Hotel Excelsior in the 1990 film The Witches.
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