Daily log 8/28/02
Congratulations to all for a splendid result this morning at the
event! Red challenged everyone and set a high bar on Monday; you met
that challenge. On to the next one.
Senators Spector and Murphy got what we intended them to get; Senator
Spector made a public commitment for $500,000 by 10/1/02, and is
taking his request to Washington in the next week.
An article on the front page of the Post Gazette started the day,
television coverage featuring the senators and Red completed it.
In the NREC auditorium, classroom #3 featured John Weir and Ken
Yuengling from Black Wolf Mining and PBS Coals. They participated
fully, stimulating us with several possibilities for further use of
mine mapping robots. Their acknowledgement of the event and the
group was moving; they commented on their surprise at what they heard
and saw during the event--every element exceeded their expectations.
Chuck Whittaker reported on his trip to NIOSH safety research mine in
Bruceton Mills, PA yesterday and interacted with Weir and Yuengling.
Creativity flew through the air. Red called the whole day at NREC
magical.
He welcomed a new participant and again encouraged everyone to invite
appropriate students to join the course, stressing the importance of
more people to participate.
Red acknowledged everyone and reminded us of the task to be
accomplished during the next 2 weeks: formulating the specifications
for what we're going to do.