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Age of Former World Record Blue Catfish Splash Revealed
Famous fish grew fast, died when twenty-something.
ATHENS, Texas—Scientists at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Heart of the Hill Fisheries Science Center near Kerrville have determined that Splash, the former world record blue catfish caught from Lake Texoma in 2004, was at least 23 years old when she died in December 2005.
Fish are aged by counting annual growth rings (annuli) in small ear-bones called otoliths that fish use for balance and hearing.
The official age estimate of 23+ years indicated that the big fish may have been as old as 25. Heart of the Hills researcher Dave Buckmeier said the two years Splash spent in captivity at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens may have been responsible for "fuzzy" growth rings on the outer edges of her otoliths.
"The estimate is 23+ because there were 23 annual rings plus some growth," Buckmeier said. "Being held in captivity in a stable environment may have affected the formation of annuli. Plus old fish like that tend to be more difficult to age. As fish get older, their growth rate slows, so there is less space between rings."
The two otoliths, one from each ear, were each about the size of a pencil eraser—or a diamond that would make any bride-to-be swoon. "They were actually pretty small considering Splash weighed 121.5 pounds," Buckmeier commented. "All North American catfish have small otoliths. A three- to four-pound largemouth bass would have the same size otolith as Splash."
To prepare an otolith for viewing under a microscope, Buckmeier used a small rotary tool to grind down one side and then polished it with 600-grit wetted sandpaper while holding it with rubber-tipped forceps.
Then he cooked it. Sort of.
"Heating the otolith on a hotplate until it was golden brown intensified the calcium in the rings so they showed up better," he explained. "Different densities of calcium show up as rings—slower growth rings are denser. In a poor year when a fish gets little food, the distance between the rings is less."
As for how Splash's age compares to other fish, Buckmeier said 23 "was not young, but it's pretty impressive. I've aged a blue cat from Tennessee that was in the 110-pound range and was about 19 years old. I also aged a 92-pound state record blue for Virginia at 12 years."
Buckmeier's findings confirmed the feeling many people have that there was something special about Splash. "We've been seeing that most fish 90 pounds and up tend to be fairly young relative to their size, whereas the older fish tend to be much smaller—blue cats weighing only 8 pounds have been aged at 32," Buckmeier continued. "It appears that these really big fish are fast growers for some reason. Conditions in the reservoir are part of it, but growth can vary a lot, even in the same system. Perhaps there's a genetic link, but we don't know that."
Is there another Splash swimming around in Lake Texoma waiting to be caught? Maybe, maybe not. "The growth of that one fish is not necessarily typical of Lake Texoma," Buckmeier said. "But a lot of people around the country are starting to age blue catfish, so the database is growing."
Bruce Hysmith, TPWD Inland Fisheries biologist whose beat includes Lake Texoma, says interest in fishing for blue catfish was sparked years ago by a striper guide who saw big, umbrella-shaped images on his sonar and wondered what they were. It turned out they were big blue catfish holding in deep water along the river channel. "The bite is from December through February," Hysmith said. "Kill the engine and drift over the fish without putting out an anchor so as not to disturb them. Use shad for bait. Let it down and wait for a little nibble that feels like a little baitfish jerking. Set the hook and hang on."
Hysmith said the blue catfishery is still good in Lake Texoma, but fewer people seem to be taking advantage of it. "Bright, sunny days with no wind, when the stripers aren't biting, is the best time for blues," he said.
Someday, perhaps 100 years from now, a future generation of anglers and big fish fans will know how Splash fits into the big picture. She may turn out to be one of only a handful of fish of her species ever to attain such size, or she may be proved to have been one of many big blues.
Either way, Splash's memory will live on in an exhibit at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, where her skeleton will be displayed along with the story of her life. During the two years she was at the center, Splash was the main attraction. "Splash had an amazing impact on visitation to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center," said TFFC director Allen Forshage. "The first year she was on display, our annual visitation increased by more than 43 percent, and Splash was pictured on the front cover of several national magazines."
The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is located 75 miles southeast of Dallas at 5550 F.M. 2495 east of Athens. For more information or directions call (903) 676-2277.
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This from the city that decorated the freeway to make it more inviting for the Super Bowl...
The entire Detroit area has gone to hell in a handbasket over these past couple of years and people are signing petitions to stop a band from playing a halftime show. Stupid...
I would be inclined to agree with you, but it is Nickelback....
I'm originally from about 20 miles away from where Nickelback grew up and I'd sign the petition if I was from there... Seriously... Chad Kroeger looks like he hasn't washed his hair in about 20 years...
What, every single musical performer who's actually from/connected to Detroit was booked?
OK, I'm hopelessly uncool, but I like a few of their songs. What's the big problem with this band?
1) Their songs are overproduced
2) Their songs have terrible lyrics
3) Their songs are completely unoriginal
4) Chad Kroeger is an egotistical tool
5) The other guys in the band are completely anonymous [which for them is maybe a good thing ]
True, but Kid Rock is a local hero in the D, so cleanliness is clearly not the only issue.
Dirty hair AND crappy music though? Hasn't Detroit been put through enough the past few years?
6) Chad Kroeger sounds like he has nearly lost his voice and is passing a kidney stone when he "sings".
7. This kind of goes with #3, bu to elaborate every song of theirs is pretty much identical in chord structure to all their other stuff. It's basically just the same song with different lyrics, over and over again.
You've all just described a good portion of anything played on the radio. What makes Nickleback so much more cringe worthy?
That's true, and I expected that. But somehow it's just so much worse. On the radio you can hear two songs and even if they have the same general chords, they don't sound as identical as anything Nickleback produces. Like, listen to 'Someday' and 'How You Remind Me'. It's the same song. And one of them wasn't just a throwaway track on an album - it's the same song and yet both were singles.
Also, Chad Kroger has the 2nd worse voice in rock music, surpassed only by that guy from Creed. But luckily I don't think Creed exists anymore, or at least I haven't heard anything from them in like a decade. Please don't correct me if I'm wrong
And there are lots of bad lyrics out there, but their lyrics are bad consistently. The line, "these five words in my head scream 'are we having fun yet'" has been bothering me on so many levels since I first heard that song when I was, I don't know, 10?? Primarily because the song was the most played radio song of the 00's.
And before somebody questions my dedication, my roommate of last year loved Nickelback. It was horrible.
I'm not sure that is as bad as the entire song "Photograph" with the complex and meaningful lyric: "oh, oh, oh God I" repeated multiple times. What does that even mean?
That song was on every end of year senior video after it came out. And its charming lyrics about not graduating and having a criminal record for breaking and entering at the high school made it so very appropriate for that.
IMHO that they got a big push and big support from record companies and radio when there are so many better acts that get blown off for not being interesting enough.
Yeah, I agree. I can't stand Nickleback, but I also can't stand Linkin Park, Hinder, 3 Doors Down, Kid Rock, Papa Roach, Staind, 30 Seconds to Mars and the list goes on. I think those bands are equally cringe-worthy, but I guess Nickleback has kind of become a symbol for those bands.
See, I LIKE Linkin Park, Hinder, 3 Doors and Staind from time to time. Sometimes boy rock is just what I need working out or driving. Ergo Nickelback doesn't bother me, but I checked and I only own two of their songs.
I'll sign a petition to get Bob Seger sing instead! (or Kid Rock, Nuge, Eminem, anyone but...)
Somehow, I'd never think of Nickelback and Papa Roach in the same sentence.
I find them equally corny, just in different ways.
It's cool, I just found it interesting. I've never seen Nickleback in concert, but saw Papa Roach twice at rock fests here and found them to be pretty badass.
Kid Rock is dirty and puts out crappy music. And he's from Detroit so they can't even say "at least he's not from around here."
Apparently you don't listen to a lot of Lady Gaga back to back.
I have a CD of theirs. It's okay and that kind of music plays really well in an arena/half time format. You want something energetic and loud.
Apparently Detroit residents also protested when the Rolling Stones were selected so I think it comes down to only wanting Detroit artists playing at their Thanksgiving half-time show. And their petition only has about 11,000 signatures on it which is nothing in this internet age when anyone can sign a petition with just a few clicks.
No I don't.
There are more then just Em, Kid, Teddy. We have Mitch Ryder, The Rockets, Aretha, and many others who still make Detroit area their home. I think they just want to show some Detroit pride. Lord knows after the city and county government we could use it.
What...no Kwame singing the Jailhouse Blues?
You win the thread.
And yeah, I think the real issue is that Detroit is Motown, home to dozens of artists, it's likely the biggest game of the year (against the Packers, no less), and they pick...Nickelback?
It's kind of like having Elton John at the Harley 100 year anniversery.
I suspect you'd be appalled.
It probably wouldn't bother me as much that all her songs sound like other songs (either her other songs or someone else's) if she wasn't touted as being so original and groundbreaking by her fans (and herself).
Well, I am a college student. I've heard a lot of her stuff. I even bought the CD with Bad Romance on it; I just didn't realize that there would only be 1 other track worth listening to on it. I'm also quite confused as to why she is touted as being original. All her songs are quite overtly derivative, like that one Ace of Base ripoff or the gay anthem that was a direct Madonna ripoff.
I don't rag on her like I would Nickelback because I think she has a crapton more talent and she can actually sing. I just find it sad that she won't do what she's capable of. Though the 'Lady Is A Tramp' recording is a definite step in the right direction!
I also plain just don't listen to the radio anymore unless it's NPR.


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by Evan F. Nappen, Esq. June 4, 2009
Beware! That folding knife in your pocket may turn you into a criminal if the Obama administration gets its way. Although there has been a lot of fear and speculation that the new administration wants to take your guns, the most pressing threat now is actually to your pocket knives. With the changing of the guard at U.S. Customs, that agency has now embarked on redefining "switchblades" under federal law to include a wide variety of one hand opening knives that never were intended to be prohibited. In fact, many of the knives U.S. Customs now seek to prohibit under the Federal Switchblade Law had not even been invented at the time of its enactment! Furthermore, four previous U.S. Customs ruling letters (prior administrations) specifically determined "assisted opening" knives not to be defined as switchblades.
This new proposed U.S. Customs regulation is so broad that thousands of pocket knives will fall under its sweep and millions of knife owners will be affected. The problem is not simply that imports will be banned (which is bad enough), but that the "agency determination" will be used by domestic courts and law enforcement to determine what a "switchblade" is under both federal and state laws. Many states, including New Hampshire, fail to define switchblades and simply rely on the federal definition.
Luckily, the two premiere knife organizations in the US, American Knife and Tool Institute (AKTI) and Kniferights.org, are fighting hard on this issue, but they both need your immediate help. Customs is attempting to jam this new regulation though at record speed.
As stated on the www.kniferights.org website:
U.S. Customs has proposed revoking earlier rulings that assisted opening knives are not switchblades. The proposed new rule would not only outlaw assisted opening knives its broad definition could also easily be interpreted to include one-handed opening knives and even most other pocket knives.
Note that customs interpretation of the Federal Switchblade Act forms the basis for national, state and even local law and judicial rulings in many cases. The effect is NOT limited to just imports.As stated on the www.akti.org website:
URGENT NEWS - U.S. Customs Proposal would characterize assisted-openers as switchblade knives and jeopardize all pocket knives. On behalf of the entire sporting knife industry and knife owners across the country, AKTI will be filing an official response to U.S. Customs.This is the biggest threat to American knife owners in U.S. history. AKTI informs us that this "Customs' proposal will make criminal out of 35.6 million Americans."
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U.S. Customs proposes to bypass Congress and expand the switchblade definition to include all knives that open with one hand. These include multi-tools, traditional pocket knives, one-hand openers, and assisted-openers.The U.S. Customs proposed new rule and the four prior letters they want to overturn can be read in their entirety here: http://www.akti.org/PDFS/U.S.CustomsProposedRuling.pdf
AKTI suggests that to register your opposition to the U.S. Customs'plan (19 CFR Part 177) to re-classify assisted openers and all folding knives; address your comments by June 21, 2009, to:
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K-12 Partnerships
Educating Educators
Through the College of Education, Health and Human Development, MSU trains teachers for elementary and secondary classrooms, helps soldiers and other professionals become teachers, and partners with leaders on Native American reservations to develop ways to promote healthy life styles and improve education for children and adults.
Engaging K-12 Students
MSU is home to numerous programs that promote/provide effective teaching methods, healthy lifestyles, hands-on learning and exciting curriculum for K-12 students. Much of MSU's research has been adapted to grade appropriate curriculum that introduces students to scientific or mathematical concepts in innovative ways.
Exposing Students to College
Through hosting events on campus and providing class tours at the Museum of the Rockies, MSU helps to bridge the gap between K-12 classrooms and college. A variety of programs invite students to campus for tours, camps or lectures that enrich their educational experience and introduce kids to the idea of higher education.
Alternative fuels documentary, Energy's Future
Montana EPSCoR and a student in MSU's Science & Natural History Film-making program have created a documentary film called "Energy's Future" about the quest for alternative fuels. The documentary profiles cutting-edge research undertaken by three MSU students, and is also intended to encourage younger students to consider going to college. The documentary film is available at http://hydrogen.montana.edu/video.html or http://www.energysfuturethemovie.com Free DVDs are available for teachers or guidance counselors. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com
America Reads*America Counts
Since the inception of the America Reads*America Counts program in the Bozeman area
community, more than 500 college student work-study and volunteer tutors have served
more than 2,000 children in area schools who were struggling with either math or literacy
skills. Today the MSU America Reads*America Counts program's mission is to work with
and support area children to achieve and succeed academically.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/community/programs/arac/index.html
Astronomy Day
One of the largest outreach events in the Gallatin Valley, Astronomy Day is held at the Museum of the Rockies and attracts up to 2,000 children, adults and teachers to learn about space science. Presenters have included astronaut and native Montana Loren Acton, and exhibitors have included MSU's Solar Dynamics Observatory group and astrobiology research team alongside community and industry partners such as the Southwest Montana Astronomy Society. http://eu.montana.edu/AstronomyDay/
Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership
The Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership (BSCSP) at MSU is one of the U.S. Department
of Energy's seven regional carbon sequestration partnerships. The partnerships engage
key stakeholders to create a nationwide network that will help determine the best
approaches for capturing and permanently storing greenhouse gases that contribute
to climate change. As part of its outreach efforts, the Big Sky Carbon Sequestration
Partnership develops educational outreach programs and produces other educational
materials. It also provides educational workshops and training.
More information: http://www.bigskyco2.org/research/outreach
Big Sky Science Partnership
The Big Sky Science Partnership aims to improve science education on and near American Indian reservations in Montana. The program is a collaboration of Montana State University, the University of Montana and Salish-Kootenai College, the lead collaborator. It trains science teachers on or near reservations in the state and is funded by a five-year, $4.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation. http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=9092
Bridges and Dams
The Bridges and Dams outreach program is devoted to demonstrating engineering principles
to elementary school students. With funding from the Engineering Information Foundation,
the Western Transportation Institute at MSU has implemented an outreach program aimed
at increased recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering. The
Bridges and Dams outreach program is a collaborative effort between WTI and the MSU
Civil Engineering department. The two recruit and train female engineering students
to conduct two-hour workshops for second and third graders. The workshops cover basic
engineering concepts and incorporate a variety of hands-on activities designed to
increase children's interest in math, science and engineering. Local girls' clubs,
as well as Native American schools in more remote tribal regions across Montana, are
invited to participate. As part of the program, WTI also partners with the MSU Engineers
Without Borders student chapter organization to conduct two-hour workshops in elementary
school classrooms. The workshops demonstrate engineering principles through hands-on
exploration. EWB facilitators also share information about on-going projects at a
school in Kenya.
More information: http://www.wti.montana.edu/education/k12outreach/
BTC Studio 1080
Studio 1080 is a public interactive multimedia center on the MSU campus. Visiting students, teachers and community members can play with a Google Earth larger than your head, manipulate objects with the wave of your hand, and view touch-screen exhibits created by MSU students and staff. Open during MSU business hours in the atrium of the EPS building. http://eu.montana.edu/Studio1080
Career Pathways
Gallatin College Programs is participating in the Perkins Grant funded Big Sky Pathways with area High Schools. This program offers a sequence of courses based on a student's personal interests and career goals. This sequence of recommended courses begins in high school and continues with a related two year college degree. http://mus.edu/wd/default.asp
Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials
Faculty members from the Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials (CBIN) have developed a hands-on activity suitable for middle school students that demonstrates the structure and properties of viruses. The activity includes information on viruses as well as examples of CBIN research. More information: http://cbin.montana.edu
Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project
Through funding from NASA, faculty at Montana State University and classroom teachers
from across the nation have developed an extensive library of on-line and interactive
K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy. These classroom-ready activities
for K-12 students represent a robust combination of contemporary teaching/learning
strategies from the National Science Education standards, exciting and current NASA
science data, and Internet pointers to an endless supply of accurate and timely resources.
More information: http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/EdActivities.html
Center for Teaching and Learning in the West
The Center for Teaching and Learning in the West is a consortium of five universities
collaborating with tribal colleges and public school systems in Montana, Colorado
and Oregon. The center brings the varied expertise of scientists, mathematicians and
educators to address current challenges in understanding and improving student learning
and achievement in science and mathematics from middle school through college. Work
includes fundamental research and related activities focused on serving high-needs
populations in urban and rural settings. The Center supports an interdisciplinary
research agenda, a doctoral graduate curriculum, in-service professional development
and pre-service teacher preparation. Much of it is delivered through distance technology.
More information: http://www.cltw.org/project_overview.htm
Children's Summer Sports Camp
At the Children's Summer Sports Camp, kids ages 5-11 receive appropriate developmental
instruction in a variety of movement and sports-related skills and activities, including
swimming, basketball, gymnastics and soccer.
More information: http://eu.montana.edu/ContinuingEd/youth/
Collaborative After School Partnership
The Department of Education at Montana State University (MSU) is working with School Districts (Bozeman, Monforton, Gateway, Anderson, LaMotte, and more) and local organizations in the Gallatin Valley (Greater Gallatin United Way, Montana Outdoor Science School (MOSS), Gallatin County 4-H, Children's Museum of Bozeman, Boys and Girls Club) to form a collaborative after school partnership for K-12 students living in Bozeman and the surrounding area. This partnership would assist all partner schools and organizations by providing K-12 students with enrichment, homework help, and tutoring in all content areas. Pre-service teachers (PTs) enrolled at MSU would provide these services and help to support the academic achievement of K-12 students in the Gallatin Valley.
College Quest
College Quest brings middle school students to the MSU campus for a day of hands-on activities to encourage them to begin thinking about college. http://www.montana.edu/ehhd/html/EHHD%20collegenews/may%202010%20-newsletter%20web.pdf
Gallatin College Dual Enrollment
Through Gallatin College at MSU local students have the opportunity to earn college credit while they are in high school. The purpose of dual enrollment is to broaden the range of coursework available to high school students, support students' academic engagement and college-going focus, and strengthen relationships and resource-sharing between MSU and local high schools. http://gallatin.montana.edu/
Early Childhood Education Distance Partnership
ECEDP is a distance-learning program that helps Head Start teachers and early childhood
educators in tribal communities throughout Montana complete bachelor's degrees from
MSU in early childhood education. Online courses enable ECEDP students to live and
work in their home communities while connecting with other Head Start teachers throughout
reservations in Montana. The program was developed through MSU's College of Education,
Health and Human Development.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/ecedp/
Educational Leadership Program
MSU's Department of Education and the Montana Rural Education Association have partnered
to offer a new graduate program in educational leadership for prospective principals
and superintendents. The program, designed specifically for rural educators, focuses
on issues and challenges unique to leaders in rural schools. The Program is a nationally
accredited graduate education cohort program for school leaders seeking a master's
degree in elementary and secondary leadership (principals); in district office leadership
(superintendency); a doctorate in elementary, secondary, and district office leadership;
and an Educational Specialist in elementary and secondary leadership.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/wwweduc/edleadership/
2009 MSU News story: http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=6937
Educational Leadership Program Rural Cohort
In partnership with the Montana Rural Education Association (MREA), the Educational Leadership program has formed a new rural education cohort specifically for rural educators (predominately Class C school districts) to train them to become principals and superintendents in rural Montana schools. http://www.montana.edu/ehhd/educ/edleadership/index.shtml
Hundreds of area sixth graders visit the MSU campus each year for "Engineerathon,"
an event held to celebrate National Engineering Week. The middle school students learn
about different engineering disciplines as they rotate between hands-on engineering
booths developed and facilitated by MSU College of Engineering student chapter organizations.
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) demonstrates the importance of crash
attenuators using a ramp, a toy truck, and a crash-test egg. Other engineering activities
include a demonstration of gear ratios in auto and bike design by the Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) student chapter; a demonstration of how tension and compression act
together in loaded bridge beams by Chi Epsilon, the Civil Engineering student honor
society; and an oil pipeline project facilitated by the American Indian Science and
Engineering (AISES) student chapter. In all, more than 50 MSU engineering students
from a variety of different student chapters participate in the event.
More information: http://www.wti.montana.edu/education/outreach.aspx
Entrepreneur Day
High school students interested in business, specifically entrepreneurship, are invited to the MSU campus each year to participate in Entrepreneur Day. The students participate in a small business building workshop in the morning. Afterwards students "persuade" the audience to buy into their idea by giving PowerPoint presentations or "elevator speeches." After lunch students listen to entrepreneurs' keynote and panel presentations. They also interact with current College of Business entrepreneur students and faculty.
Expanding Your Horizons
Expanding Your Horizons is an annual conference for girls in grades 6-8 that introduces
them to careers in science and math. The girls attend one-hour sessions throughout
the day and conduct hands-on activities with MSU faculty, graduate students and community
professionals. Sessions range from lego robotics to financial education to archaeology
and civil engineering. Expanding Your Horizons generally serves about 200 girls per
year from all over the state.
More information: http://eu.montana.edu/ContinuingEd/youth/
Extended University courses and programs
Through Montana State University's Extended University, the university offers a number
of different courses, programs and activities for children and youth each year.
To see a list of Extended University's online courses, visit: http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/online.aspx
More information: http://eu.montana.edu/outreach/
Gear Up!
The Western Transportation Institute at MSU regularly participates in Gear Up (Gaining
Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs). The program brings middle
school students from low-income backgrounds to MSU for a day to develop their academic
interests and aspirations. Gear Up visitors learn about highway safety issues and
participate in a number of activities, including building and testing their own crash
attenuators using a ramp, toy truck and eggs.
More information: http://www.wti.montana.edu/education/outreach.aspx
Indian Education for All
Under the director of education professor Jioanna Carjuzaa, Indian Education for All at MSU has built bridges between MSU, American Indian educators and cultural experts throughout Montana. IEFA at MSU has provided professional development opportunities for faculty and staff at MSU and gained special involvement by Native American students and faculty members from tribal colleges and schools across Montana. http://www.montana.edu/ehhd/educ/iefa/
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has an
established relationship with the American Indian Research Opportunities (AIRO) program
at MSU, which focuses on engaging American Indian students, including high school
students. AIRO is dedicated to providing career opportunities for American Indian
students in fields which they are underrepresented, and supports several programs.
IGERT doctoral students co-mentor American Indian high-school students and give outreach
presentations in tribal communities.
Indian Leadership Education and Development Project
The Indian Leadership Education and Development (I LEAD) Project offers American Indian
teachers in Montana and the region an opportunity to earn a master's degree in school
administration without having to leave their jobs. The program aims to place 55 new
American Indian principals and superintendents in Montana by 2012. The program also
recently expanded to include South Dakota, North Dakota and Alaska. The program was
developed through MSU's College of Education, Health and Human Development.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/education/ilead/
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
MSU engineering students host area Girl Scouts to campus to commemorate "Introduce
a Girl to Engineering Day." The event is held as part of National Engineering Week,
and Girl Scouts earn their "Making it Matter" engineering badge by exploring different
engineering concepts with the MSU students. Badge Day is organized and sponsored by
the Western Transportation Institute in cooperation with the MSU College of Engineering.
More information: http://www.wti.montana.edu/education/outreach.aspx
Lewis & Clark Troops to Teachers
The Lewis & Clark Troops to Teachers office is a regional resource center that assists qualified military personnel with making the transition from the armed services to service in public school classrooms by providing counseling and/or financial benefits in a six-state region. http://www.montana.edu/ttt/
Math mentoring
Two Campus Corps volunteers at MSU serve as mentors to mathematics students in the
Bozeman Public School District. The district has identified about 250 underperforming
elementary and middle school students who need academic support through mentoring.
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Mobile Greenhouse Program coordinator
A Campus Corp volunteer at MSU serves as the Mobile Greenhouse Program Coordinator,
part of a non-profit organization, Bozeman Youth Initiative. The BYI Mobile Greenhouse
is a fully functional "greenhouse on wheels" made from a converted school bus. It
is used as a traveling educational exhibit, with high school and college-age students
hosting workshops for elementary school students about greenhouse design, plant life
and natural cycles, seeds, germination, transplants, growth, harvesting, soil versus
hydroponic growing methods, recycling, solar energy, compost generation and management,
bio-fuels, rainwater entrapment, sustainability and more.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/community/campuscorps/serviceteam/mobilegreenhouse/index.html
Montana 4-H
Montana 4-H, the youth development program of MSU Extension, reaches nearly 23,000
Montana kids. 4-H clubs, camps, school enrichment programs and special interest activities
immerse kids ages 6 through 18 in challenging and rewarding experiences that teach
them valuable life skills like leadership, citizenship and decision-making. In rural
Montana and urban areas alike, 4-H youth connect with a community of peers and caring
adults while discovering the limitless possibilities of their own potential. Montana
4-H offers a variety of programs, from ones in engineering and technology to family
and consumer sciences to communication and expressive arts.
More information: Youth Development or http://montana4h.org/
Montana AHEC K-12 Program Plan
The Montana Area Health Education Center (AHEC) partners with Montana Health Occupations
Students of America (HOSA) and regional centers to expand programs to reach students
in the K-12 system. Activities include co-sponsoring the annual HOSA conference and
a summer teacher training institute, promoting the use of the National Health Science
Technology Education standards in health occupations programs, and generating interest
in HOSA membership in schools across the state.
More information: http://healthinfo.montana.edu/k12.html
Montana Apprenticeship Program (MAP)
The Montana Apprenticeship Program aims to increase the number of Native American
and disadvantaged high school students who would like to pursue careers in science,
technology, engineering and math career fields. MAP offers a six-week, hands-on summer
research experience for both students and teachers under the direction of active science
research mentors at Montana State University. It also offers opportunities for K-12
teachers of disadvantaged students to strengthen their teaching skills. MAP is part
of the American Indian Research Opportunities program at MSU and has been bringing
Native American and minority students to campus for more than 20 years.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/airo/map/
2008 MSU News story: http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=6032
Montana NSF EPSCoR multimedia Web site and educators guide
Montana EPSCoR hosts a multimedia Web site that is used to teach about hydrogen as an alternative fuel, and specifically the research being conducted in Montana to address alternative fuel issues. Its content includes faculty and student profiles, audio slideshows, animations, maps and interactive applications. The Web site is http://hydrogen.montana.edu/. An educator's guide to using the Web site is free for download at http://hydrogen.montana.edu/download.html Hard copies are available to teachers and informal science educators. Contact email@example.com Multimedia files of EPSCoR projects are also available on a special YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/MontanaEPSCoR
Montana FIRST
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a non-profit
organization that designs robotics competitions for elementary through high school
students across Montana. FIRST holds three annual competitions: the FIRST Tech Challenge
(FTC) and FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) for high school students and the FIRST
LEGO League (FLL) for students in grades 4 through 8. FIRST programs challenge student
teams and their mentors to solve complex problems in a limited timeframe using a standard
"kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts or LEGO
bricks and enter them in competitions. Montana FIRST is sponsored in part by the MSU
College of Engineering.
More information: http://www.coe.montana.edu/FIRST/index.html or http://www.usfirst.org/
Montana HOSA
Montana HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) is a program designed to expose
high school and college-aged students to medicine and involve them in the community
while honing their passions in health careers. HOSA also encourages students to serve
their communities, both now and in the future, to improve the quality of healthcare
in Montana. Because of the rural nature of the Montana healthcare system, HOSA works
closely with the statewide AHEC (Area Health Education Center) system.
More information: www.montanahosa.org
Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
The Montana Manufacturing Extension Center, a statewide manufacturing outreach and
assistance center, periodically hosts high school industrial education class tours
to manufacturing facilities that demonstrate advanced manufacturing techniques and
innovative products. MMEC has also presented a lean manufacturing workshop to industrial
education instructors and to participants of a girls manufacturing institute for students
in grades 6-8.
More information: http://www.mtmanufacturingcenter.com/
Montana Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative (MMSTI)
MMSTI is a state-wide initiative, which involved a two-year examination of the quality, quantity and professional learning needs of Montana's science teachers. MMSTI has brought the state's leaders in K-20 education together to examine the quality, quantity and diversity of this teaching force. Five state university system campuses have been represented at meetings by their Presidents, Provosts, Deans of Education as well as Letters and Sciences, and representative department heads and faculty in the sciences, mathematics and education. Teams from Salish-Kootenai College and several small private campuses offering secondary science and math teacher preparation have attended, too. Also involved are the State Superintendent of Public Instruction; Chairperson of the Board of Public Education; Executive Director of the Montana School Board Association; Board Members of the Montana Science Teachers Association and Montana Council of Teacher of Mathematics; and the Executive Director of the Montana Education Association/Montana Federation of Teachers. In May 2010, MMSTI created a task force to begin redesigning learning opportunities for future and practicing secondary science teachers in Montana. http://www.aplu.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=2545
Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program (MT NAPA)
The Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases (NAPA) works to fight obesity throughout the state. The program partners with entities such as schools, day care centers and workplaces to promote healthy environments. It is funded by a more than $4 million grant that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded to MSU's Department of Health and Human Development.
Montana Safe Routes to Schools
The Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) program is a national initiative to increase the number of children who walk or bike to school and to create safer environments surrounding schools. The SRTS programs are sustained efforts by parents, schools, community leaders and local, state and federal governments to improve the health and well-being of children. The programs examine conditions around schools and conduct projects and activities that improve safety and reduce traffic and air pollution in these areas. As a result, these programs make biking and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation choice, thus encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age. More specifically, the Montana Safe Routes to School state program distributes $1 million per year to competitively selected individual community level programs to help with infrastructure projects such sidewalks, traffic calming, speed reduction and crossing improvements, as well as education and outreach efforts. WTI staff is implementing and coordinating the SRTS program in Montana, on behalf of the Montana Department of Transportation. http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/research/4W2903.aspx
Montana Shakespeare in the Schools (SIS)
Montana Shakespeare in the Schools (SIS), an educational outreach program of Montana
State University, provides high school and middle school students with a live Shakespearean
production, a post-show "talk back" session with the actors and a variety of workshops
ranging from Stage Combat to Shakespearean Verse.
Montana Team Nutrition Program
The Montana Team Nutrition Program (MTN), an outreach program of Health and Human Development, works closely with K-12 schools to create healthier schools by implementing best practices like expanding breakfast programs, healthy menu planning, meal service and training for school personnel, Recess before Lunch, Farm to School, and nutrition education. Recess before Lunch, which allows students to play before eating, is an effective practice that leads to healthier food consumption, decreased food waste and improved student behavior. The use of RBL has increased yearly with 29 percent of Montana elementary schools currently implementing a RBL practice. http://opi.mt.gov/Programs/SchoolPrograms/School_Nutrition/index.html
Montana Watercourse
Montana Watercourse is a statewide water education program that provides unbiased
information, education opportunities, resources, and tools to all water users to foster
stewardship of Montana's water resources. The Montana Watercourse offers tours, trunks,
workshops and professional development opportunities for K-12 educators, non-formal
educators, naturalists, troop leaders and any other water user.
More information: http://mtwatercourse.org/educators/
MSUSciZone is a monthly newspaper article distributed to 50,000 Montana kids and parents via Kidsville News. Each SciZone highlights science and research on campus, ranging from the Montana MULE robotic lander to nanoscience and chemistry. Each MSUSciZone is also posted online for download at http://eu.montana.edu/outreach SciZone is produced by Extended University, Montana EPSCoR and the Astrobiology Biogeocatalysis Research Center.
MSU Science Saturdays
MSU Science Saturdays is designed to provide kids aged 8-13 with hands-on science
and research activities. Science Saturdays participants enjoy experiments, learn about
exciting new projects and meet the scientists and MSU students who are shaping the
future in Montana. Each month features a new science topic. Kids who can't make it
to Science Saturdays can download free activity sheets and watch video links. Outreach
activities for kids, adults and teachers are also available. More than 900 children
from Bozeman, communities as far away as Helena, Stevensville and Glasgow, and the
Crow Indian Reservation have participated in Science Saturdays since MSU started offering
the program in the fall of 2008.
More information: http://eu.montana.edu/SciSat
2010 MSU News story: http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=8411
Museum of the Rockies
A wide variety of outreach events and activities are offered through Montana State
University's world-renowned Museum of the Rockies. Activities range from classes for
babies and toddlers to camps for teens. Examples include sensational babies classes,
which promote cognitive, physical and social development through a series of sensory
awareness activities, and summer camps focused on archaeology and space.
More information: http://www.museumoftherockies.org/
Nanoscience, the study of extremely small particles, is celebrated annually at MSU
as part of a nationwide outreach event designed to advance nanoscience education.
Hosted jointly by MSU's Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials and Extended University,
NanoDays offers a variety of fun and free activities for children approximately age
8 and up. NanoDays sessions include presentations from MSU faculty and researchers
as well as family activities and hands-on demonstrations, including building your
own virus model, manipulating magnetic liquid and playing with a hydrogen fuel cell
model car.
More information: http://eu.montana.edu/nanodays/
NASA in the Northwest.
This pilot program brings the excitement of space science and research to rural libraries throughout Montana. With themes like aliens, astronauts, star viewing and the sun, events are designed to showcase some of the amazing NASA research happening in Montana. Year 1 pilot libraries included Whitehall, Glacier County (Cut Bank / Browning), Bitterroot (Hamilton) and Fort Belknap College (Harlem). http://eu.montana.edu/outreach/spacescience.htm
National Teachers Enhancement Network
The National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN) is one of the country's most-established
online professional development programs for K-12 teachers. Courses are designed to
help elementary, secondary and community college teachers develop a deeper understanding
of science concepts while interacting with and learning new techniques from other
teachers and researchers around the globe. Developed and managed by Extended University's
Burns Technology Center, NTEN offers graduate-level online MSU courses for science
teachers. NTEN also offers curriculum materials and activities for teachers. It was
created with funding from the National Science Foundation.
More information: http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/ntenhome.aspx
The Northern Plains Transition to Teaching (NPTT)
The NPTT program is designed to provide a compact, rigorous, and diverse system of preparation to move seasoned professionals with established records of excellence into a new career in the public school classroom as competent educators, prepared to meet the needs of all learners and to continue their own professional development throughout the course of their new career. http://www.montana.edu/nptt/
Peaks and Potentials
Peaks and Potentials is an annual, week-long program for high-potential Montana youth.
Now in its 27th successful summer, the experience is designed to give high-ability/high-potential
students in grades 5-7 the opportunity to explore special topics of interest and work
with experts in various subject areas. A recommendation from an appropriate school
official is required for the student's acceptance. Instructors are MSU faculty, graduate
students and experienced professionals from the area. University students and professionals
act as director and counselors throughout the week. Students have the option of staying
on campus or commuting each day. All classes emphasize personal instruction and small
group interaction as well as a "hands-on" approach. Academic, recreational and social
activities offer students a chance to interact with their peers and sample campus
life. The program serves 80 campers per year from all over Montana.
More information: http://eu.montana.edu/peaks/
Research Experience for Teachers Program
MSU's Department of Physics hosts a Research Experience for Teachers Program that
consists of a 10-week paid summer research experience for high school or middle school
teachers in the lab of an MSU faculty member. The National Science Foundation funds
the program.
More information: http://www.physics.montana.edu/
Science Olympiad
The Olympiad was designed in 1985 to promote science education and recognize outstanding
junior high and high school science students. It also provides students with the opportunity
to travel and compete on a team that's not necessarily related to sports. At the Olympiad,
junior high and high school students from Montana schools compete for Olympic-style
medals and championship trophies. A main focus of the competition is to elevate science
education and learning to a level of enthusiasm and support that is normally reserved
only for varsity sports programs. The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic
interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events.
The Science Olympiad is hosted by MSU's Math Science Resource Center.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/wwwmtso/
2008 MSU News story: http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=6584
Shakespeare in the Schools
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has been touring Montana, northern Wyoming and eastern
Idaho since 1973, with performances of free, professional outdoor theatre. An outreach
program of MSU, it is the only completely professional touring theatre program in
the state that produces Shakespeare's plays, the only Shakespeare company in the country
to reach as extensively into rural areas, and the only company in the state that offers
its performances free to the public.
Montana Shakespeare in the Schools was initiated in 1993 as part of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks' mission to provide an educational program to communities across Montana and Wyoming. After 17 years of playing high schools and middle schools, the program now offers educators a program designed specifically for elementary schools.
More information: http://www2.montana.edu/shakespeare/msis.html
SPOT stands for Space Public Outreach Team and is part of the Montana Space Grant
Consortium at MSU. Through SPOT, MSU students give free presentations about current
space missions to schools, youth programs and community groups around Montana. Interactive
SPOT presentations utilize slides, videos, animations and an inquisitive approach
to relay the excitement of new discoveries in space science. Participating teachers
receive lesson plans, activities, brochures and other materials they can use in their
More information: http://solar.physics.montana.edu/spot/
Statewide career and education events
The Western Transportation Institute at MSU participates in a number of outreach events
around the state to foster interest in transportation as a career opportunity and
to share information about education opportunities in transportation at MSU. Events
include a career fair for middle and high school girls as well as educational booths,
More information: www.wti.montana.edu
Summer Transportation Institute
The Western Transportation Institute at MSU hosts a Summer Transportation Institute
for high school students. Participants live on campus for the two-week program and
learn about the transportation field through field trips, guest speakers and hands-on
More information: www.wti.montana.edu
Summer Youth Orchestra Workshop
Summer Youth Orchestra Workshop is a string workshop for high-school students that
offer students the opportunity to participate in rehearsals under the leadership of
professional players. It also provides opportunities to develop better ensemble and
listening skills, perform for the public in a variety of settings, study and perform
string orchestra repertoire from the Baroque period through the 20th Century, perform
as soloists, and participate in group sessions and discussions on a variety of musical
More information: http://eu.montana.edu/ContinuingEd/youth/
Teacher Education Program
The Teacher Education Program partners with many K-12schools across Montana when placing MSU students in the field for student teaching. Locally, we are fortunate to have schools from Three Forks to Livingston, not only willing to place our students for an in-school experience, but to provide ongoing input to the effectiveness of our program. Each fall we welcome administrators and teachers from across the Gallatin, Madison and Park counties to the Annual Teacher Advisory Meeting to discuss issues which need to addressed both on campus and in the field.
Teach Montana Career Fair
Each year MSU hosts the "Teach Montana Career Fair" which invites School districts from across Montana come to campus for a two-day event to interview education students for teaching jobs in Montana schools. http://www.montana.edu/wwwcp/events/student_info/ed_fair_10.html
Teacher Resource Fair
This annual event connects K-12 teachers with helpful MSU resources such as lesson plans, DVDs, software, and classroom resources. The fair includes information for teachers of all grade levels and disciplines from archaeology to zoology. Participants also have the opportunity to see various demonstrations and learn about possibilities for guest speakers at their schools. http://eu.montana.edu/TRF
Teaching Engineering Applications in Math and Science (TEAMS) is an innovative program developed to enhance teaching of K-12 math and science in and around Montana's Native American communities.
"The Dirt on Soil Science"
"The Dirt on Soil Science," a six-week online graduate course offered through MSU,
helps teachers engage kids in science through a substance with universal appeal: dirt.
The course offers one graduate credit and is designed for K-6 teachers and informal
youth educators, such as outreach professionals at science museums, children's museums
and zoos. Participants learn the basics of soil science and how to use hands-on activities
as a gateway to discuss larger environmental issues such as water quality and natural
resources. It also offers techniques that are immediately transferable to the classroom.
Participating teachers receive a kit filled with activities, materials and -- of course
-- dirt.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=8131&pid=2
Thermal Biology Institute
The Thermal Biology Institute (TBI) delivers programs and lectures in classrooms,
guides field trips to Yellowstone National Park, and has developed a set of classroom
activities, Hot Science!, around the research of TBI scientists, who conduct research
about the diverse geothermal environments in Yellowstone. Hot Science! is an integrated
set of resources, lessons, and hands-on activities for middle school teachers that
target scientific concepts like scale, biodiversity and energy flow while focusing
on the unique thermal systems in Yellowstone. The materials contain biology, geology
and chemistry activities, and are tied to national standards.
More information: http://tbi.montana.edu
Women in Engineering Advisory Council
The student Women in Engineering Advisory Council collaborates with the Engineering
Ambassadors and the Society of Women Engineers to organize outreach events that are
designed to increase awareness and stimulate interest in engineering concepts and
professions. Among the events they sponsor are an Engineerathon for one Bozeman middle
school each year, an essay contest for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, a poster contest
for 4th and 5th graders, a Badge Day for Girl Scouts, a Women in Engineering dinner
for high school and college students, and a "Shadow an Engineer Day" for high school
More information: http://www.coe.montana.edu/


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Canadian sports network, TSN, is reporting that Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan will be the venue for next year's edition of the NHL Winter Classic. TSN is also reporting that the Detroit Red Wings will play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the first Canadian team to play the Winter Classic.
Michigan Stadium, also known as "The Big House", can hold more than 100,000 fans. The stadium set the record for largest attendance for a hockey game back in 2010, when the University of Michigan defeated their in-state rival Michigan State University, 5-0. More than 104,000 fans attended the game.
Michigan Stadium was chosen over Comerica Park due in fact because it can hold more people and it could raise TV ratings for the game. Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch originally wanted the game to be held at Comerica Park, home of the Ilitch owned Detroit Tigers, because he wanted to make a commitment to the city of Detroit. Comerica Park will stay play a huge part in the Winter Classic, holding many festivities leading up to the game.
The Red Wings have previously played in one other Winter Classic back in 2009. The Red Wings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, 6-4, at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.
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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University (ISU) Forestry Extension and Iowa DNR foresters will conduct a forestry field day on Friday, June 1, in Des Moines County. The half day event will begin with registration at 8 a.m. at Bob and Deb Brown's farm, 18502 Golden Road, Yarmouth, Iowa. Introductions begin at 8:30 a.m.
Direct tree seeding techniques will be reviewed on the farm and different row spacings will be highlighted. The machines used to directly seed a variety of tree species will be on hand. Participants will see a bottomland forest planting and discuss the maintenance needs of a 10- to 14-year-old planting. A review of a long-term stand conversion practice done to move the stand towards a desired species composition is included as part of the field day. As always, forestry related cost share programs will be highlighted and questions are welcomed.
To reach the Brown's farm from Highway 61, travel south of Mediapolis approximately two miles, then west on county road H40 (Pleasant Grove Road) for 5-6 miles to X40 (Beaverdale Road). Travel south on Beaverdale for one-half mile to Golden Road. Travel on Golden Road south less than one mile to 18502 Golden Road.
To reach the farm from Highway 218/Highway 34 at Mt. Pleasant, travel east on Highway 34 to County Road X31 (Danville Road). Travel north on Danville Road to County Road H40. Travel east on H40 less than two miles to Beaverdale Road, then south on Beaverdale Road for one-half mile to Golden Road. Travel less than one mile to 18502 Golden Road.
This program is free to all, but registration is encouraged. Register by calling 319-523-2216 or 319-523-6411, ext. 3 by May 28. The day will officially end at noon with more farm tours available for those that want to stay. Participants should dress for outdoor conditions.
Sponsors for the event include the Iowa DNR and ISU Forestry Extension. More information and the full agenda can be found at www.forestry.iastate.edu under "Educational Opportunities. Field Days."


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In 1989, when international signatories to the Montreal Protocol agreed to replace CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) in refrigeration units worldwide with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), it was considered by most to be a positive move because CFCs were carving a hole in the ozone layer. Greenpeace, however, soon began protesting against the use of HFCs because HFCs, they said, would release huge amounts of extremely harmful greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, contributing significantly to global warming.
That led to one of the most unlikely "green-tech" partnerships imaginable – and one that may become a powerful model for future environmental challenges.
On May 4, Greenpeace Solutions Director Amy Larkin joined high-level officials of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonald's, Unilever, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) at Harvard Kennedy School to receive the School's prestigious Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership for their collaboration, called Refrigerants, Naturally! The 2011 Roy Award, given every second year to celebrate an outstanding public-private partnership project that enhances the environment through creative approaches, was presented to this unusual alliance for championing the replacement of the environmentally-harmful fluorinated gases ("F-gases," such as CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs) with natural refrigerants in commercial refrigeration installations. Natural refrigerants are climate and ozone friendly gases that exist naturally in the biosphere; i.e. ammonia, carbon dioxide, and hydrocarbons. The F-gases they aim to replace have a direct global warming impact more than a thousand times worse than a natural refrigerant like carbon dioxide.
The Refrigerants, Naturally! collaboration, which was launched in 2004, has worked successfully to overcome barriers to the use of natural refrigerants worldwide in supermarket freezer cases, vending machines, and frozen food and drink storage units. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of tons of greenhouse gas emissions already have been prevented from entering the atmosphere as a result.
Prior to the award presentations, the recipients took part in a panel discussion at the Kennedy School titled "Keeping Our Cool: Promoting Green Technologies to Combat Climate Change." They discussed the strategies that brought them together and have kept them united. "Something that causes 17 percent of the world's greenhouse gases is something Greenpeace decided it had to address," Larkin noted in discussing Greenpeace's involvement in the issue and the development of Refrigerants, Naturally!
The alliance began at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 when Greenpeace launched a campaign with the slogan "Green Olympics: Dirty Sponsors." The group's protest of Coca-Cola's and McDonald's use of HFCs during the Olympics got the companies' attention.
"It was that moment at Sydney that brought us together," agreed Jeff Seabright, vice president for Coca-Cola's Environment and Water Resources. In that same year, Coke, along with McDonald's and Unilever, hosted a refrigeration summit where they, along with Greenpeace, UNEP, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began exploring alternative refrigerant technologies to HFCs.
David Lustig, vice president for external affairs at Unilever, said his firm also had an "aha moment." We looked in the mirror, he said, "and realized that what we were doing was contributing to greenhouse gases in a way that was not how we wanted to run our business."
The reason Greenpeace and the companies have continued working together, Larkin told the audience, is because "we and they have stayed at the table and have had results."
Those results include catalyzing a whole sector of corporations to adopt climate-friendly refrigeration, led by Coca-Cola's announcement in 2009 that it would go HFC-free in all new equipment by 2015 and Unilever's purchase of more than half a million HFC-free freezers for ice cream around the world and commitment for as many more by that date. The group's efforts also contributed to a pledge in 2010 by Consumer Goods Forum, a CEO-led organization of 400 global consumer goods manufacturers and retailers, to begin replacing HFC with natural refrigerants as of 2015.
Ellen Roy, panelist and member of the family that established the Roy Award in 2001, said, "Greenpeace may have been the instigator [for Refrigerants, Naturally!,] but the coalition of public and private partnership was essential."
"I can't stress enough the need for courage by individuals in corporations to get this kind of thing done," Larkin said, praising the efforts of her corporate partners. "These people have led the transformation of a sector to eliminate harmful greenhouse gases."
What's needed now, added Rajendra Shende, head of the ozone action branch of UNEP, is for policymakers and the private sector to get aligned.
Panel moderator Henry Lee, director of the HKS Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs' Environment and Natural Resources Program that coordinates the Roy Award, asked why the natural refrigerant technology, which has been used in Europe for many years, has not yet been approved in the United States. Larkin suggested that "very, very effective" chemical industry lobbyists have played a major role. Other panelists noted that there had been concern by the EPA over approving "flammable" gases despite the fact that technology has been built to prevent problems and there have been no known cases of fires or explosions from natural refrigerants anywhere in the world.
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it's a wire framed table top type fan.. it used to blow air to the point you could feel it for about 10-15' away.. it was a cheap fan I got from the Christmas Tree Shop, prolly made in China, it has developed an out of balance vibration also but not anything major.. guess I can just chock it up to blades too soft like Dave said.. sad thing is, I know my grandparents have a GE fan that was made in about 1940, and it still works/ they use it..
I'v got 1 of these in my shed that has a burnt up motor. the blades attach with a set screw, so I'll pull it apart and get those blades.. it'll save me $15 next year
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Sounds to me like a Chinese (Wally World?) POS to me. If it has aluminum blades, they were possibly made from soft sheet aluminum material instead of some that has some temper. I have some sheet stuff that bends easily then some 6061-T6 that is a b@#$h to bend without annealing - and I have to do some of that today if I have torch gas.
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This is a bathroom type of exhaust fan? Did you check it when it was first used? A lot of the "less expensive" fans have little or no air movement. I've never heard of one with the blades flattening, it would seem the blades wouldn't flatten at an even rate and would be very noisy-out of balance. Ain't saying it can't be done though, one never knows, where was it made?
is it possible it is wired backwards?
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|Sounds like you got it nailed - - - if it ain't sucking and it ain't blowing but it's spinning then you don't have any pitch on the blades anymore. That's a first for me !
can fan blades in a small house type fan go flat?
I have a fan going in a room on low for air circulation, and never gets turned off.. it's 1 of the wire framed 1's with the aluminum fan blades. been on since probably may..went to clean it earlier today and realised. it no longer blew air except out the sides but it was more like whipping the air from spinning.. held paper to the back and it has 0 suction.. this fan was nearly new and working great when I turned it on in may.. I know it's just a house fan but it's got me scratching my head.. could the blades have flattened out from the constant rotation?
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New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan gets a 'high five' from Special Olympic Athlete Charlie Helfrich of Hennicker at a sendoff for the team that will be representing New Hampshire in the Special Olympics USA Games in New Jersey. (Bruce Preston/Union Leader)
Kyle was wearing a feathered headband in red, white and blue and a banner reading "Miss NH USA Bocce Queen."
"I'm excited to give it my best," he said.
His parents, Joseph and Mary Panarese, will be there to cheer on Panarese and the rest of Team NH. Mary Panarese went to the nationals eight years ago as a coach.
When Hassan came through the door, she was greeted with the kind of cheers ordinarily reserved for election-night victory celebrations.
"It just makes me really proud to be your governor and really proud of each and every one of you."
Hassan then proclaimed it Special Olympics Team New Hampshire Day.
Another driver, Paul Montray of the Merrimack County Sheriff's Department, first participated in the Special Olympics torch run in 1990 and has been volunteering ever since.
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Went to the range, and also met someone I met on the other Beretta Forum - We had a fun time at the range, and I got to shoot his PX4.
This was the first time I shot my SW99 since I got it back from it's hard chroming. It ran fine w/ no jams, but I was starting to get irritated, because it would not lock back at all after the last round in the mag. I have 5 mags, and they were all doing it, but the mags worked fine in my Walther P99.
I always bring all my stuff to the range, so I tried cleaning and oiling the slide stop - no luck. Finally, I figured I'd try oiling the extractor a bit (where it goes into the frame), and a small button on the inside bottom part of the slide (I really am not sure what it does). Anyway, after that, it worked great. No more failure to lock backs.
I assume that with the hard chrome, some parts in the slide were just dry w/ no lube.
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PIERRE, S.D. – A recent proposal by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission would add a couple new areas to South Dakota's early fall Canada goose season.
"One new area would be titled 'Unit D' and would encompass of all Union County," said GFP Assistant Wildlife Director George Vandel. "Good Canada goose numbers have increased in Union County to the point were a September season is necessary to control their numbers, so hunters should find some good opportunity in this new unit."
Another area that would be added to the early fall Canada goose season would be the portion of Minnehaha County that was in the 2004 special Canada goose Unit C. Additional goose harvest in Minnehaha County is needed so the system of permits has been eliminated. The change should allow more harvest of these local birds.
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Hello all . Just been reading on here since deciding to use a vw for my donor car build.. It is not quite done but ....here it is ..
Hello all . Just been reading on here since deciding to use a vw for my donor car build.. It is not quite done but ....here it is ..
looking good
street or track use?
Street ,, and maybe a little drag, after I finish it and get another turbo ..
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Its very atom like, you going off plans, or out of your head?
yes kinda off what the atom looks like , but still ,,no plans . Also , a body is in the works too ..aluminum.
Sounds good! You may need to buy an English wheel!
Holy Sweet balls batman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! awesome!!!!!
thanks LOL ... still lots to do though..and then try to make 450 to 5 hp ..
Curious as to why you want so much hp.... wouldnt a quicker spooling 300-350 hp, with that weight, be a little more reliable, and funner? Either way, i dont care, its cool as hell!
good question ..I guess I just want it to be untouchable lol... kinda like that guy at the track that knows that he has the fastest car there...know what I mean?
did you take the entire MK4 front hub/knuckle and just cut it down and weld it to a control arm!?!?! Looks like a simple and effective idea, and no real machine work needed for bearing supports and what not if you made it all from scratch! I like it.
I have a GSXR1000 motor on the bench waiting for me to make a 2 up buggy for... you inspire me to get crackin!
yes , I took the whole knuckle , Drilled the top (3/4")where the strut bolts in . I used Heim joints each side of the knuckle . For the Bottom , I just used the existing ball joints ..Off the LCA , I welded a 1/4" small plate and it bolts to the ball joint. And thanks !
badass little buggy there!
All I have to say is wow. Mind sharing some details about how your front suspension works?
Nevermind.... I just enlightened myself. Why did you choose the setup you did over inboard shocks upfront?
I copied the suspension from an ariel atom ....I have not driven it to date , so I will have to let you know if it works good or not . I am hoping that the rear is not so stiff that it just spins versus squatting and hooking up
A couple more shots of it ..
I like where this is going! Are you gonna run your coolant through some of your body tubes to get it up front?
...I wish I would have thought of that ..but no ..
Make sure you use rubber, aluminum, or steel pipes. Stainless or copper will make for a corrosive coolant. I had used 1.25" conduit. In hindsight I wish I had used al weld elbows. Would have been cleaner but I was in a pinch and had no way to weld the aluminum then.
Thanks for posting your build I had completely overlooked a cantilever suspension for my project. That opens a whole new look at things. I am excited to see this come together
How much adjustability did you build into the chassis? As far as suspension geometry.
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The Shocks are from an R1 and are adjustable. I have about an inch of Caster/Camber using the Heim joints on the rear . On the front , I have twice that . There is 3.25" I can raise or lower it .
So,,, I would say it has a lot of adjustability...
Awesome. Ive wanted to do this also, but I have no room and no time.
Cry once....
me too but I have no welding experience except burning holes through sheet metal.
this looks like a car featured in the Grass roots motorsports mag last year maybe even longer, a guy copied an Atom just from pictures.
looks awesome man, keep up the good work and update this thread !!!!!!!!!