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A father and son who went fishing in the Gulf of Mexico got quite a surprise.Kevin Stevens and his 9-year old son, Hunter, were alone in a kayak about a quarter mile off Galveston Island.After three hours on the water in the heat, they were about to call it a day when Kevin felt a bite.He struggled for an hour, reeling in what turned out to be a black tip shark.Stevens estimates the shark was six- to seven-feet long. The kayak they were in was only 12 feet. But it wasn t too close for comfort for Hunter.The whole time, he manned the video camera,He admits he was concerned the shark might tip the kayak, but that didn t happen.After getting some good pictures, they agreed it was time to cut the shark loose. Hunter wants to be a marine biologist when he grows up, and his father takes him fishing all the time.Jeff Glor had the story, and the
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The 129-year-old Washington Monument is enshrouded in scaffolding this month, as workers repair the structural cracks caused by a 2011 earthquake. But the scaffolds are giving scientists the chance to carry out other work, too: Like measuring the exact height of the aging monument.
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stanley thermobecher d exactly 555 feet, 5 and 1/8th inches. Today, scientists are trying to figure out whether it sinking. The agency in charge of the project is the National Geodetic Survey, whose employees deal with locating and mapping America. According to NPR, along with more conventional GPS and laser scanning devices the GDS is installing a special sensor installed at the tip of the monument to complete a full survey. We got in touch with the GDS to find out more鈥攁nd we were able to get our hands on the following remarkable photos of the project. For example, here a shot of one of the first Geodetic Surveys placing a theodolite on the tip of the monument, on November 19, 1934: Today, the GDS uses a more advanced adapter that includes a GPS beacon and other sensors. Here its designer, Don Breidenbach, maki
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