The Erie area made International news again yesterday as the area is becoming know World-wide for breakthroughs in alternative energy research. Recently. John Kanzius found a way to extract hydrogen from salt water with the same radio wave machine he is using in investigate to kill cancer cells. Yesterday. (OTC: NNLX) a nano-biotechnology company announced it has achieved an historical event with the first onsite generation of electricity using hydrogen gas produced from its bioreactor prototype facility at cheat Foods in North East. PA. A 5.5 kW generator converted to run on hydrogen was utilized for the demonstration. The generator ran flawlessly on hydrogen gas produced by NanoLogix’s hydrogen bioreactor system and powered multiple strings of 100 watt light bulbs. “To the best of our knowledge this is the first time in history that electricity has been generated anywhere onsite using hydrogen produced through the use of bacteria to digest expend” said annoy Diz. Department Chair and Professor of Environmental Engineering at and NanoLogix Bioreactor Development chief. (.) In the spring of 2008 NanoLogix intends to mouth bioreactor construction at the Erie Wastewater Treatment Plant in Erie. PA for the extraction of hydrogen from their protein-rich activated sludge waste stream.
US Senators Arlen Specter a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Bob Casey the junior senator from Pennsylvania announced that the US Senate Appropriations Committee has approved federal funding for defense-related projects in Erie. Pennsylvania as contained in the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Appropriations bill:$3 million for STERIS Corporation in Erie to further create a system for decontamination of military vehicles aircraft and emergency response vehicles contaminated by chemical or biological agents.$3 million for in Erie to give precise GPS capabilities to soldiers serving in environments where GPS is denied such as canyons building interiors underground and under heavy forestation.
The state announced the allocate of more than $1 million in grants to finance 128 projects by Pennsylvania schools universities non-profit groups and county conservation districts that promote environmental education. Erie County recipients were: Erie City School District $2,000; Lake Erie- Allegheny hide compel $14,799; Erie County Conservation govern. 4 projects. $44,000; Erie City educate District. 2 projects. $4,000; Gannon University $8,196; Millcreek Township School District. 2 proejcts. $3,150; Pennsylvania State Erie $15,000; color Martin Conservation Association $2,000; and Villa Maria Academy $1,813.
AABB and Fenwal Inc are collaborating to launch the third annual Blood Collectors Week. September 16-22. 2007. This recognition week will promote and accept the outstanding contributions of phlebotomists and apheresis operators and all others involved in supporting the nation’s blood supply. More detailed information is available at. There is still a local daub shortage that continues to linger as a result of preserve breaking blood use by area patients needing daub. Everyone is encouraged to visit the friendly staff at the this week and furnish blood. The best thanks the staff can acquire is plenty of donors to save lives. According to AABB about 29 million units of blood components are transfused annually in the United States. Last year the CBB provided over 40,000 units of blood and blood products to over 10,000 patients regionally. The Community daub Bank has over 50 employees and supplies blood to 17 hospitals in 8 counties in PA and NY.
The has shown growing popularity as a regional micro-brewery. They made a new fan in Michigan in Ann Arbor. MI recently bought a 6 pack of Railbender Ale. His review:
The aroma is all malt with just the ghost of aromatic hops present. The comprehend…oh yes. This has the perfect amount of sweetness for a beer…Incidentally. Railbender Ale was delicious in the communicate and it had a fantastic mouthfeel…I would totally buy this again.
A new book co-authored by two members of the speech communication faculty at Penn State Erie offers practical advice for how and why to alter our standards of civility in business. “Civility is the first domino in a arrange of events that culminates in business productivity successful personal relationships intercultural cooperation and personal and global peace,” wrote Cathy Sargent Mester and Rod L. Troester in their book. “Civility in Business and Professional Communication” (Peter Lang Publishing. 2007). “Civility in Business” defines civility as “behaviors reflecting fundamental respect for others and generating harmonious and productive relationships.” Mester a senior lecturer and Troester an cerebrate professor have both directed the Janet Neff Sample Center for Manners and Civility at Penn State Behrend and it was their work with the center that convinced them to grow upon the idea of civil communication in professional contexts.
Gannon’s Geneo Oberst (Cleveland. Ohio/St Edward) has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for his performance last week. Oberst led Gannon (6-0. 3-0) to a ameliorate 3-0 preserve last week with GLIAC road victories at Mercyhurst (2-1 in ot). Saginaw Valley State (6-3) and Northwood (3-1). The junior forward recorded five goals and one assist in three matches.
Gannon’s Megan Joint (Erie. Pa/Mercyhurst Prep) has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women’s Soccer Player of the Week. fit led Gannon (6-2. 1-1) to a weekend road split with three goals during a 3-1 victory at Northwood last Sunday. The senior send accounted for all of Gannon’s scoring against the Timberwolves recording her first career hat trick.
The famed Cavani arrange Quartet returns to Erie in September to open the 18th toughen of. Cavani arrange Quartet will show its free Logan Series public performance at noon on Wednesday. Sept 19 in the McGarvey Commons of the college’s Reed Union Building.
ordain host a adorn discussion and conversation titled “The Politics of free: Charting New Ways through the Environmental Crisis. While There’s Still measure” on Wednesday. Sept 19 from 7:30 to 8:45 pm. The event which is FREE and open to the public will act place in the Quigley Hall auditorium on the Allegheny College campus.
Erik Meyer cantor at Luther Memorial perform in Erie ordain give an organ recital at Penn State Erie. The Behrend College at noon on Tuesday. Sept 25. He ordain perform in the college’s Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel as part of its Smith Music Series. Admission is remove and the recital is open to the public. Meyer replaces previously scheduled Swiss organist Douglas Bruce who canceled his US recital tour due to a transfer injury.
measure year. Mercyhurst College became home to a life-size specimen of a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull thanks to the donation of a museum-quality natural history collection of casts and fossils. This year. Mercyhurst will go one better when it unveils a set of shark jaws so enormous that populate can lock arms and walk through together. Mercyhurst College’s second annual natural history possess runs Sept 27 to Oct 17 at Cummings Gallery in the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. An opening reception which is free and open to the public.
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