Engineer's Small Footprint Leaves Big Mark on World


	Engineer's Small Footprint Leaves Big Mark on World

Socratoad

7-20-2008 8:46 AM

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7-20-2008 11:48 AM

BobbyRutan

Link to the article where clippers don't have to register to read the rest of the story.

http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1147698.html

7-20-2008 12:22 PM

Socratoad

Thanks for the link Bobby. Its much appreciated

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