Minor League Baseball has a long history of wild nicknames and strategic promotions to gain attention and put local fans in seats. Case in point: The Augusta GreenJackets have announced…
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The Euchee Creek Greenway project began in 2002 as an 18 mile long, 10 foot wide trail winding from Grovetown to the Savannah River near the Furys Ferry Road crossing.…
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With the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, the National Security Agency, Savannah River National Laboratory, and the U.S. Army Cyber Command located in the CSRA, opportunity abounds for area…
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It has several undesirable characteristics, and is difficult to work with
by Metro Spiritby Metro SpiritSiegfried Hecker, Former Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory on plutonium Plutonium is a radioactive metal that is 1.75 times more dense than lead. The controversial proposal to expand plutonium “pit”…
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The Pits-Thermonuclear Triggers-Slated for SRS Production
by Metro Spiritby Metro SpiritPlutonium pits, often referred to as triggers, are a key component for nuclear weapons. They are essentially a small atom bomb that, when detonated inside a warhead, act as an…
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The 10-story Marion Building opened on December 1, 1914. “Every office has a lavority, and plenty of hot and cold water”, according to designer G. Lloyd Preacher. It was Augusta’s…