Results tagged “internationalassociation”

While our colleagues in Houston wonder "whether the public might actually learn something about early human history from Lucy's exhibition," we're with the Smithsonian on this one. Unlike old, fragile museum pieces of art, Lucy is still an active scientific subject, despite her deadness. As Slate points out, there's still research that can be done with her frail old bones. We thought of a treasure near and dear to our country's heart--the Declaration of Independence--and how, when it has gone on tour, solely copies have been used. (In some cases, "rare original copies" were used, a phrase which will make our brain hurt for at least a few days.) And then we ran across this:

The International Association for the Study of Human Paleontology, a group affiliated with UNESCO, passed a resolution in 1998 saying such fossils shouldn't be moved outside the country of origin. The resolution, unanimously approved by representatives of 20 countries, including Ethiopia and the United States, said replicas should be used for public display.

The guy who pulled a hit and run on an MD-80 at Sea-Tac over the holiday weekend was suspended pending the results of an investigation after the plane suffered an in-flight depressurization. We're curious as to which route he's going to take: Will it be the "I didn't feel anything" classic? Maybe the old "That was already there" excuse? Perhaps "I barely touched it - That's what bumpers are for" standby? Any way you slice it it's difficult to imagine how he comes out of this with a job. Of course, one guy careening around the runways knocking creases into airplanes may not be the whole problem at Alaska. What about the rest of the Alaska Airlines baggage handling scabs strike breakers contractors?

It looks like things will be patched up sooner than initially expected between the striking machinists and Boeing, although Seattlest never anticipated a long work stoppage. We're sure Boeing would like to get as many planes built and delivered as possible before the rest of the majors test positive for Chapter 11. The airline manufacturer and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers hashed out a tentative agreement over the weekend that will be voted on by union members Thursday.

A bunch of Boeing news is on the wires today and while each individual item may seem particularly irrelevant to your life by itself, perhaps if Seattlest groups them together into a Boeing Roundup they'll equal a post you'll care to read.