Low wages for aerospace workers despite tax breaks for employers

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Corrine Cookie Peterson, a 72-year-old widow, arrives at AIM Aerospaces manufacturing plant in Sumner at 6:30 a.m. to assemble ventilation ducts for Boeing jets.

Arthritis restricts her to a 40-hour week, with no overtime. Some days, she comes home with hands orange from chemicals, her eyes itchy from the fiberglass.

After seven years, shes worked her way up from a starting wage of $10 an hour to $13.30.

Peterson supports the 17-year-old grandson who lives with her in Bonney Lake thanks to her monthly Social Security check for about $1,000.

Thats my house payment, says Peterson. I mainly work for my utilities and food and to keep him in clothes. Ive gone to the food bank quite a few times.

Petersons low wages are not exceptional.

In 2013, outside of Boeing, a third of production workers at local aerospace parts manufacturers companies that get tax breaks intended to preserve good jobs in the state earned between $10 and $15 an hour, a Seattle Times analysis of state data shows.

AIMs filing to the state shows that three quarters of the 314 production workers at its Sumner plant at the end of 2013 earned $15 an hour or less.

Two thirds of the production workers at AIMs Auburn and Renton manufacturing plants fell in the same low-wage category.

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Kepler Team Awarded Smithsonian's National Air And Space Museum Trophy

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Established in 1985, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum presents its annual trophy to recognize both past and present achievements involving the management or execution of a scientific or technological project, a distinguished career of service in air and space technology, or a significant contribution in chronicling the history of air and space technology.

This year, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been recognized for its role in confirming the age-old hope that planets and planetary systems are ubiquitous in the universe.

"Ball Aerospace is very proud to receive one of the Smithsonian Institution's most distinguished honors," said Ball Aerospace President, Robert D. Strain. "The Kepler mission launched a new era in astronomy and we continue to benefit by the extraordinary data being discovered in the pioneering search for exoplanets."

Kepler launched in 2009 and has since confirmed more than 1,000 planets around stars and collected evidence for thousands more that are awaiting confirmation. Kepler finished its primary mission in 2012 and began an extended mission. In 2013, the mission appeared to be over when two of four reaction wheels failed and the spacecraft lost its stability. The team, however, could not accept missing out on additional science discoveries from Kepler, and proposed the K2 mission to NASA, after Ball Aerospace developed an innovative way of recovering pointing stability by using solar pressure to control the spacecraft. K2 became operational in June 2014.

Ball Aerospace was the prime contractor for NASA's Kepler Mission, designed to search for rocky, Earth-sized planets around other stars. Ball designed and built the Kepler spacecraft, which includes the sensitive photometer used to find planets and operates Kepler for NASA.

NASA Ames Research Center is responsible for Kepler's mission concept, ground system development, science data analysis and K2 mission operations. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, managed Kepler mission development. Ball Aerospace developed the Kepler flight system and supports mission operations with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder. The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore archives, hosts and distributes Kepler science data. Kepler is NASA's 10th Discovery Mission and was funded by the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

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Alcor: FAQ – Technical – Cryonics: Alcor Life Extension …

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Q: What are nanotechnology and nanomedicine?

A: Molecular nanotechnology is an emerging technology for manufacturing and manipulating matter at the molecular level. The concept was first suggested by Richard Feynman in 1959. The theoretical foundations of molecular nanotechnology were developed by K. Eric Drexler, Ralph Merkle, and others in the 1980s and 1990s. More recently the future medical applications of nanotechnology have been explored in detail by Robert Freitas in his books, Nanomedicine Vol. I (Basic Capabilities) and Nanomedicine Vol. IIA (Biocompatibility). These scientists have concluded that the mid to late 21st century will bring an explosion of amazing capabilities for analyzing and repairing injured cells and tissues, similar to the information processing revolution that is now occurring. These capabilities will include means for repairing and regenerating tissue after almost any injury provided that certain basic information remains intact. A non-technical overview of nanotechnology, including an excellent chapter on cryonics ("biostasis"), is available in Eric Drexler's book, Engines of Creation.

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Q: Won't memories be lost if brain electrical activity stops?

A: Short-term memory depends on electrical activity. However long-term memory is based on durable molecular and structural changes within the brain. Quoting from the Textbook of Medical Physiology by Arthur C. Guyton (W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1986):

We know that secondary memory does not depend on continued activity of the nervous system, because the brain can be TOTALLY INACTIVATED (emphasis added) by cooling, by general anesthesia, by hypoxia, by ischemia, or by any method, and yet secondary memories that have been previously stored are still retained when the brain becomes active once again.

This is known from direct clinical experience with surgical deep hypothermia, for which complete shutdown of brain electrical activity (electrocortical silence) is not only permissible, but desirable for good neurological outcome.

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Parker Hughes, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Hello Social & Behavioral Science Students! My name is Parker Hughes and I am running for our colleges senate seat. It would be an honor and privilege to serve as your representative to the WSU Student Association. The student senate is responsible for providing input to the universitys administration, influencing campus policies, and advancing Weber State University towards a better tomorrow. However, above all things is the responsibility to represent the student body. I am very grateful to have been surrounded by the bright minds within the social sciences and would love to help bring your ideas and concerns to the table. Together, we can shape this university to meet the demands of students and continue to put forward the ideals we hold to. As a psychology major and neuroscience minor, I share the drive for success possessed by all social science students and have come to appreciate what an education from our college can provide. Through campus and community engagement, I believe that we can build upon an already great number of opportunities. As your senator, one of my highest priorities would be to expand the borders of our College of Social & Behavioral Sciences from the northwest corner of campus to the university as a whole and into the cities we call home. A few of my goals for the upcoming year would include: Providing a strong, fair voice for students Advocating our colleges agenda Promoting clubs and organizations Opening new outlets for campus involvement Supporting all things social science Lets continue to push forward into the future with high aspirations, for we are WEBER STATE, WEBER STATE, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT! Your support is much appreciated, Parker D. Hughes *If you would like to contact me, I am readily available by e-mail at [emailprotected]

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Nashua student places first in state science fair, heads to international competition

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NASHUA A Nashua student placed first in the New Hampshire Science and Engineering Exposition, the state science fair for high school students, last week in Concord, and will be the first New Hampshire student to represent the state at an international science fair this spring.

Out of 125 high school students, Deepika Kurup from Nashua High School South placed first in the environmental science category, and first overall, for her design to purify water using sunlight. ... Subscribe or log in to read more

NASHUA A Nashua student placed first in the New Hampshire Science and Engineering Exposition, the state science fair for high school students, last week in Concord, and will be the first New Hampshire student to represent the state at an international science fair this spring.

Out of 125 high school students, Deepika Kurup from Nashua High School South placed first in the environmental science category, and first overall, for her design to purify water using sunlight.

She will also be the first student to represent the New Hampshire Science and Engineering Expo at the International Science and Engineering Fair, or ISEF, in Pittsburgh this May.

Science fairs have always been a big part of my life, and I am very excited that other students in New Hampshire now have the same opportunities to compete internationally, said Kurup.

New Hampshire had been one of a handful of states not participating in ISEF until this year, she said.

Kurup has been a part of the New Hampshire science fair since her freshman year, and said the competition has really evolved. Being the only representative from South, Kurup said she didnt know anyone at the fair, but students were open with sharing ideas with each other.

Ive been able to see how the fair has grown, and how much the presentations have increased in quality, she said. The environment was really friendly, everyone was talking about their projects.

Kurups project, Novel Photocatalytic Pervious Composites for Removing Multiple Classes of Toxins from Water, was inspired by the worldwide need for sustainable clean water sources. She first got the idea while traveling to India with her family where she saw the need clean water.

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School News: March 29

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The plant sale supports the self-contained special needs classroom. The proceeds allow students to go on field trips, restaurant outings and other events in the community.

In addition to plants, painted ceramic pots, cheese trays, stepping stones and other products students made will be for sale.

Plants include tomatoes, peppers and herbs that are grown from seeds. Petunias and geraniums, asparagus ferns and other hanging ferns will be available. The greenhouse is called Perennial Promises. The Master Gardeners volunteer and assist students in work.

Layla Bullard, Seth Cartwright, Devon Deerman, Sara Ingle and Chase Luker will represent Davis-Emerson Middle School at the University of Alabama robotics contest on April 11. The students will also serve as mentors to other Davis-Emerson students as Legos are incorporated into the curriculum.

Holy Spirit Catholic School's annual showcase Stars Fell on Alabama was Feb. 21. It was directed by music teacher Annie McClendon, with Jackson Colburn and Reagan Washington as emcees.

The Holy Spirit Singers opened the show. Christina Matos played the piano.

There were several family acts, including Sailey Nicols, who sang while her cousins Mason and Carson Gibbs played the guitar and piano. Hannah Kinney sang while her dad, Lance Kinney, played guitar and her cousins, Anna Simon and Emma Schaetzle, sang.

Sisters Annabelle Upton and Ellie Reese Purdy did a baton routine, and triplets Henry, Anna and Kate Pitts sang and played the guitar, tambourine and drums, respectively.

Sisters Rebecca Melton and Olivia Melton also sang. Sadie McClendon played her ukulele while singing, and JJ Horn showed his karate moves while singing. Catherine Kung played the violin.

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