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2 Thursday, July 11, 2002 Jack R.PeL 5t* UI&EL Cff£tK-UP, 1a; ADDIT/oaj To Spe/OGER. Houl ts learajimg Every- OUR E*PERIAI£a>T AS OAY Things , /.ire A SAaje College fr T^oia>G LAva/dRY Boy G° 1 a)G A ^I> SETIVAJG AG fpRFTT V \ vcr. , X Have /■ l G 00 D ^ y ^YCo/ucivYfo Ai S _>\jooc y vn f'lllsfe. A 4S°07 AG , aA I/M/AGIaJAKY \ FRtf A?T> , CL Vtxxaoc. That AiAyse x CUMCr 7° HfAl becAo^e ., r 5<:/iREt5 x CA*3 T X'VE. Ou>/0Et> /*Y VC <2 foR FtPTEE/J YEARS AaJD STiLL CAfii'T _ FfOueE »T ooT f Beernuts by Rob Appling WELL NASTY, I HAD A GREAT TIME ON OUR DATE! MAKE SURE YOU GIVE ME A CALL THE NEXT TIME THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN SURE WILL, DARLIN \ mum |H0NK! HONK! ■HONK EXCUSE ME! HELLO! DOG COVERED WITH COTTON CANDY WHO NEEDS TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM HERE!! WAITING FOR THE OFF-CAMPUS BUS... THAT TRANSPORTATION FEE WAS ONE OF THE WORST INVESTMENTS I EVER MADE. Birds Continued from page 1 service, the grackle population was reduced from 10,000 to 1,300. Cowbirds on campus went from 17,000 to 1,200, starlings from 8,000 to 350, and sparrows from 200 to 50, according to Avian Flyaway reports. Even with the progress so far, Harris said the crews will continue working to ensure the birds do not return and to keep new birds from making A&M their home. Some A&M students, however, are skeptical of the impact of the bird scare tactics. “I see just as many birds today as ever,” said Candice Howard, a senior agricultural business major. “They are still a problem.” The problem of birds roosting on campus goes back to the 1980s. Since then, Leisy said there have been regular complaints from students, fac ulty and staff, mostly regarding the foul odor and fear of health risks. In addition to the unpleasant smell, bird drop pings may contain organisms that can cause bron chitis and other diseases. “We’ve never had a case of illness by black birds that I know of, but there is that potential that we want to preclude,” Leisy said. Before contracting the company in March, sim ilar tactics were employed in-house by the Physical Plant. Leisy said plant employees were not having the results they wanted and dropped their efforts because it was not cost-effective. Leisy said Avian Flyaway has been very effec tive in moving the birds. NASA Continued from page 1 engineering structures and new technology. The practical implications of the research and development of carbon nanotubes could potentially allow engineers to build aerodynamic air crafts with wings that create a sleek design tor better draft. Junkins said. Carbon nanotubes will also create new and higher quality space crafts for NASA space mis sion 8 . . . x,*CA v “This will help NASAs mission as NASA is trying to move deeper into space,” Lagoudas said. “We could create stronger structures which can go into space more often.” The secondary applications will focus on the multi functionality of the structures and self-heal ing structures with health monitors and sensors. ^Junkins said the materials could be tailored, so M THE BATT All that changes can be made if needed and c pass self-healing capabilities. Lagoudas said the multi functional m would build a bridge between the nano scale'* the macro scales, meaning once the cartx X otubes are created, the science can be ini : into material systems with multifunction f- ties such as aerospace vehicles and impro : H| crafts. "We want to learn from mother nature,we, to mimic nature,” Junkins said. “Even crafts are impressive, they are not as impressi birds.” Junkins said the long-term perspective? ^ research is possible with years of research;! basic understanding of the research. The project will begin in August 2002.V /^T^ is sponsoring the project for five years with sible five year extension and funding of S3r H per year. Universities and Industries could; bly match NASA’s funds. Goertz Continued from page 1 day and a half, and that’s with about six people,” Goertz said. “So you’re talking about 72 man hours just to paint.” Included in the process are about 150 gallons of white paint and 7,500 gallons of maroon paint. Game day is not a day off either; the crew gets to Kyle Field around 8 a.m. to set up the sidelines, roll the field and make sure everything is clean. “We’ll have a full crew in here and spend about 70 man hours just on Saturday because there are always things that can come up. Then we come right Berry Continued from page 1 their opinions on the ideal serv ice experience, what gets in the way of that experience and what suggestions they had for any improvement. “I asked the patients what they thought was the ideal doctor and asked the doctors to describe the ideal patient,” he said. In addition to interviewing. Berry witnessed health care firsthand by making hospital rounds, staying as a patient, and shadowing doctors in the operat ing room during an open heart surgery and a transplant. back on Sunday for cleanup and to mow and fertilize the field for the next week.” And what does the crew do during the game? “We stay pretty busy, but sometimes we’ll go into my office and watch other games on TV to see what their field looks like.” Aside from a pristine Kyle Field on Saturday, one of the things Goertz is proudest of is the success of his former crew members. “I tell my guys that you have to find the venue where you're happy and stay there because you’ll find satisfac tion,” Goertz said. So far, Goertz’s graduates have found work with the “The most important thing is there is so much opportunity to improve heath care service with some new perspectives and ideas, but it will take some real courage to change the system,” Berry said. Berry said there is a big gap between the level of health care service provided and the level that could be provided. “In order to improve health care, every party has to be will ing to change and embrace new ideas,” he said. Physicians need to spend time to find a way to give patients the attention they need, the third party payment system needs to change and Houston Astros, Los An: Dodgers, Georgia University and the Ho. Texans. Goertz, however, hash his niche in College Station d<.K*s not plan on leaving.He turned down offers from Major League Baseball and a few I Thei lexas, more tl dm mm | Joe keyboa Brian \ Cagle, across i “It’s National FoA., . League teams. oca “The big selling point a: P’f' bu ' my job here is that at thee: the day when I walk off; 1 "' l ' fields, 1 can turn around arc an ‘ aK . 1 n It s what I’ve done,’ he said.'ll , , sit behind a desk all <L. v ° b 1 w ork on a computer, wheo 1 , tum off that computer, ee thing you ve done i. gene t|lc s . Mn these fields I can turn a and see exactly whatl'ved everyone needs to opera more efficiently, he said Berry said he choseM Clinic for his researchbeaf is one of the most well and prestigious health ssf lions in the world. Id: impressed, but like alltaf institutions, saw oppor.'-s for improvement. •'I have not onh OUI , Mayo Clime, but oti ho institutions as well."' " a n . > i , i .i or does Berry plans to tali. tobeu , mation from his re publish it in business | ^ How Ihat get “In laid. “I Thos the rela membe L “ We family, other. 1 always bus call to trave Cagl Aron , set up tl ical journals. around “It was a real liitv-v powerful and profound^ ence,” he said. It ) SENTRY Continued from page 1 know exactly how many product units are in inventory, undergoing packaging, being transport ed, being stored in coolers or ovens and prepara tion rooms, said Dr. Jeff Saveli, professor of ani mal science and director of the Rosenthal Center. “Most of today’s systems are paper based,” Saveli said. “There is nothing wrong with that, but it is not the most efficient way to keep track of things. With this system, you can monitor every thing in real-time.” The collective data of the production, quality and safety experts who are in charge of various control plans for food production facilities is transferred directly into the parameters of the SENTRY9000 system. Each day’s operation is thoroughly updated and documented in real-time. The testing of SEN TRY9000 will be done by faculty members from the Department of Animal Science as well as students. “[SENTRY9000] will be used in classes along with other operations. It will be layered on top of other things we do in class and in workshops,” Saveli said. SENTRY9000 can potentially aid all food pro cessing plants in automating food monitoring and increasing quality control. “We use wireless technology,” Quintana said. “Our system monitors, 24 hours a day, the critical processes in a factory such as temperature control. The plant can take immediate action if there is a problem. Even today, plants have a person with a clipboard walking around [to monitor food safety]. That makes information hard to retrieve. Our sys tem stores the information for the plant personnel.” In the event that the incoming data readings violate a critical limit set at a certain control point, the system alerts key personnel using on-screen alerts, telephone messages, paging systems, or any combination, depending on the customer’s operating procedure. H J SENTRY9000 improves the safety ot: products in the long term. It has definitebeitf implications for consumers, Quintana said. “The benefit to consumers is unprecedem- Quintana said. “SENTRY 9000 reduceslhei» food safety related problems. There is am"- increase in the quality of security.” I In addition, management personnel locals | remote headquarters can view production a- it is collected, on any production line, at any " tion using the Internet or intranet-based tec a gies. This capability makes the conceptoto inspections an attainable reality, he said. GIG THIS! Awesome Specials — Awesome Fun Pepper Tree Apartments College Station 693-5731 -- 270I Longmire If You Have Something To Sell, Remember; Classifieds Can Do It Call 845-0569 The Battalion New Ownership! New Attitude! Quiet Country Living among the Oaks in Bryan 99 Total Move-In - 822-7650 First time Renters Welcome Now accepting Semester Leases Shop on-line at www.varsityford.net VARSITY FORD Hundreds qf02’s andpre-oumed to choose from Check out our specials on ALL trucks. 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