May 25

The SAN Script – Wednesday, May 25

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I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

Charles R. Swindoll

St. Anthony Today

EQAO stars today – announcements at the beginning of lunch

Paul away at 11:00 am today – return by noon

Weeding Wednesday at lunch with the Green Club

Waste-free Wednesday

Unit General Meeting OECTA 4:30 @ Hellenic Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales Drive

The Maker of Things – the original maker project – a great read for your students!

excerpt from Medium.com

In the late 1800s, the Brooklyn Bridge was built with no power tools, no heavy machinery, and only a basic, evolving understanding of how to make steel. It’s not these facts, but the stories surrounding the facts that inspire me when I take a good, long stare at a suspension bridge. But first…

Stunning.

In a good bridge, I see the defiant end result of how some of my favorite engineering stories begin:

  • “I’m sure you can arrange an impressive line of people who say it’s impossible. I take personal joy in ignoring those who say no.”
  • “Yes, halfway through this project we’ll discover the impossible, but we know how to build through the impossible. Impossible is when we do our best work.”
  • “Trust me when I say that I can close my eyes and see the end result, and when you can see it, too, you will be amazed.”

Ignore the No. When Brooklyn and New York’s population was booming at the end of the 19th century, the best way to get to and from Brooklyn was via ferries. As solutions were considered, I’m sure there were those who simply thought, “More boats!” These ardent defenders of the status quo were not engineers — they were the business. Their goal was not to build something great, but to make a profit.

you can read the rest here

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Posted May 25, 2016 by mcguirp in category SAN Today

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