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The other day there were 60 penguins at Hut Point. What are 60 penguins called? Technically, there are two correct ways to refer to a group of penguins.
"Parade of penguins"
"Waddle of penguins"


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A condition of 1996's Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, an international ban on nuclear tests ratified by all nuclear states except India, Pakistan and (now) North Korea, was the establishment of a global network of sonic detection stations capable of identifying any illicit nuclear test. Each station contains a set of pressurized tubes that sense the ( Read more... )

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Thanksgiving. Station management gave us a 2-day weekend. To keep us busy during this unprecedented stretch of free time, the Recreation department organized 2 events: a 5K "Turkey Trot" fun run Saturday, and a half-marathon ski on Sunday.
Unfortunately, a weather alert (i.e. a coming storm that never came) delayed Sunday's ski until next week. But ( Read more... )

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You see, on Sunday I was given one of the greatest gifts. We'd finished most of our work at New Harbor and a helicopter wouldn't be by to pluck our crew until at least Monday afternoon.
There were a lot of things my supervisor, AC, could have had us do. There's always stuff to be taken care of at these field camps--she could have set us to caulking ( Read more... )