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Old 07-August-2004, 07:23 AM
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Zephyr, re-
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And, wonder if anyone can enlighten me, was is a dog or a chimp that was the first living being to return from space?
Laika, the dog was the first animal in space, but did not return...

Laika in Space

The chimp Ham was next, and did return. Ham lived to the ripe old age of 41 and died a couple of years ago

lomitus1, thanks for the comments! And, re-
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The AC units themselves were old, poorly maintained and under-powered for the size of our store...needless to say they were frequently breaking down.
The most recent building I've built uses an AC unit that is 6 times smaller than a conventional structure the same size would use. I'm adding a couple of extra features that will make it possible to Air Condition the building with a unit that is 8 times smaller than conventional. Construction costs are lower, and the structure exceeds building codes.

And, I know you mention your spelling ceativity, that's OK, but you might try to spell ASEI's name with A-S-E-I since it looks like you will probably be referring to him on a regular basis.
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