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Birds
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dodgers, Georgia
University and the Ho.
Texans.
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SENTRY
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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.
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