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The Robot Zoo June 8- Sept 7

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Exhibit Title: The Robot Zoo
A traveling children’s exhibit that reveals the biomechanics of giant robot animals to illustrate how real animals work. (2,500 square foot interactive exhibit)

Itinerary:

The Kley Exhibit Hall at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden welcomes it’s first traveling exhibit. Zoo visitors can explore The Robot Zoo daily from June 8 -September 7, 2015. Cost is $2.00 (or 2 tokens) to enhance your zoo visit with this unique exhibit experience.

Tongue Gun – Triggering a joystick on the model of a robot chameleon’s head fires a long tongue at insect targets to show how the reptile catches food.

Hide and Seek – Children can blend in like a chameleon. Wearing a coat that matches a wall in the background, kids can watch themselves appear and disappear on a video monitor.

Swat the Fly – This activity tests participants’ reaction time (about one-twelfth as fast a house fly’s). Visitors use their hands to “swat” each fly as it lights up.

Sticky Feet – Kids, wearing special hand and kneepads, can try to stick like flies to a sloping surface.

Robot Animals: Chameleon, Platypus, and Housefly

Highlights:

Three robot animals and eight hands-on activities reveal the magic of nature as a master engineer.

Engaging Interactives

Chameleon

1. Keep an Eye on You

The robot model of a chameleon’s head shows how the real reptile views the world: through eyes that work independently. As visitors move each of the robot’s eyes with a joystick, they can see on two color monitors the separate images the robot’s eyes “see.”

2. Tongue Gun

Triggering the Tongue Gun demonstrates how a real chameleon shoots out its long, sticky-tipped tongue to reel in a meal. Sharpshooters use a joystick to aim the head of a robot chameleon, then press a button to fire its long tongue at one of several insect targets.

3. Hide and Seek

Visitors can blend in like a chameleon. Wearing a coat that matches a wall in the background, visitors can watch themselves appear and disappear on a video monitor as they move back and forth in front of the wall.

Platypus

4. Mister Platypus

Visitors of all ages can build a platypus or their own whimsical creature by adding different animal parts, such as an alligator’s tail or an elephant’s trunk, to the model of a platypus’ body

5. Robot Body Shop

Drum mounted machine parts allow visitors to manipulate some of the mechanical devices used to construct the robots, such as hinges, pumps, springs and shock absorbers.

Housefly

6. Eye to Eye

Visitors can stand behind a 5-foot-tall cutout of a housefly and get a fly’s-eye view through two 19-inch compound eyes. A real housefly can’t see fine details unless it’s up close, but its eyes (each with about 4,000 six-sided lenses) can detect even the slightest movement in all directions.

7. Swat the Fly

This activity tests participants’ reaction time (about one-twelfth as fast as a housefly’s). Visitors use their hands to “swat” the backlit image of each fly as it randomly flashes.

8. Sticky Feet

Visitors wearing special hand and kneepads can try to stick like flies to a sloping surface.

USI Super Summer sessions open for registration

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USIUSI’s Education Services and Partnerships in Outreach and Engagement, will offer two, one-week Super Summer sessions for children ages Pre-K4 through 14. Morning classes from 9 – 11:30 a.m. and afternoon classes from 12:30 – 3 p.m. will be available. Operating every summer since the early ‘80s, Super Summer has provided a variety of enrichment opportunities to hundreds of children.

Session one will take place June 8-12 at Hebron Elementary, located at 4400 Bellemeade Avenue in Evansville. The second session will take place July 6-10 at the University of Southern Indiana. Classes offered include Spy Academy, Radical Robots, Building Balsa Wood Bridges, Passport To…, Hands-On Art, Learn Español and more.

In celebration of New Harmony’s recent bicentennial, a special weeklong, multi-disciplinary course (Bugs, Shells and Pottery: 201 Years of New Harmony Science and Art) will be held June 15-19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A limited number of students in grades 6-8 will spend five full days in New Harmony engaging in activities focused on entomology, architecture, geology, pottery and more. Transportation will be provided and students should bring a non-perishable lunch, water bottle, hat, sunscreen and bug spray.

Registration is $90 for each course or $85 per course when registering the same child in more than one class or when registering two or more children at the same time. The New Harmony course is $130 and includes transportation from USI to New Harmony.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation students, who are eligible for the free and reduced lunch program, may enroll in two courses for a reduced fee of $10. Reduced-fee enrollments are limited and do not apply to the New Harmony class.

Free lunchtime supervision will be available for those enrolling in both morning and afternoon classes. Children enrolled all day and staying for lunch must be five years or older and should bring their own non-perishable lunches and drinks.

For more information, including a complete Super Summer schedule and registration information, visit USI.edu/SuperSummer, or call USI’s Outreach and Engagement at 812-464-1989.

 

 

 

Congratulations 2015-2016 Global Scholars!

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The Institute for Global Enterprise is pleased to announce the Global Scholars for the 2015-16 academic year. Congratulations to Dr. Robert Dion, Department Chair of Law, Politics, and Society, and Associate Professor of Political Science; Dr. Lora Becker, Associate Professor of Psychology; and Dr. Atefeh Yazdanparast, Assistant Professor of Marketing. Each Global Scholar will receive a stipend and travel allowance.

Robert Dion

Dr. Robert Dion
Department Chair, Law, Politics and Society
Associate Professor of Political Science

Dr. Dion will pursue original research into the treatment of religious groups in contemporary Western democracies. Important cross-cultural tensions have flared up in recent years in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States – including right here in Indiana this year. In many instances, the disputes have revolved around how to accommodate the wishes of religious minorities. A comparative case study could yield a richer understanding of why some nations approach these matters in the ways that they do.

Lora Becker

Dr. Lora Becker
Associate Professor of Psychology

Atefeh Yazdanparast

Dr. Atefeh Yazdanparast
Assistant Professor of Marketing

Drs. Becker and Yazdanparast will collaborate on cross-cultural neuromarketing research examining emotional responses of citizens in a collectivist culture (China) as compared to those living in an individualistic culture (Australia). They will be consulting with Rafal Ohme, PhD, Visiting Professor at Renmin, University of China; and Saman Khajehzadeh, PhD, Assistant Professor of Marketing and Mr. Lee Marquardt, Behavioral Laboratory Administrator, Department of Marketing, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia about neuromarketing techniques and procedures.

As Global Scholars, the recipients of this award will engage in scholarship, curriculum development, and activities related to preparing our students and community for global leadership, citizenry, and success. The Global Scholars program is supported by the John H. Schroeder Global Scholar Endowed Fund and Lilly Endowment Inc.

Daily Off Topic Forum June 4, 2015

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Appeals court sides with EPA on air pollution limits

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indianaBy, TheIndianaLawyer.com

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency complied with the law in deciding which areas of the country failed to meet federal limits on smog-forming pollution that can cause asthma and respiratory illness.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected challenges from states, industry and environmental groups that claimed the agency was being either too strict or too lenient in determining which areas satisfied federal ozone restrictions.

States including Mississippi, Indiana and Texas had challenged the EPA’s finding that certain areas within their borders were violating the standard. A finding of noncompliance means states have to spend money to reduce ozone levels.

Connecticut and Delaware argued that the EPA should have designated more than a dozen eastern states in violation, saying their air quality was being hindered by other states.

But the court said the EPA’s decisions had not violated the Constitution or any provisions of the Clean Air Act.

EPA spokeswoman Liz Purchia said the agency is pleased with the decision and would continue to work with states “toward implementing ozone standards to protect public health as required by the Clean Air Act.”

The Obama administration recently proposed even stricter emission limits on ozone of 65 to 70 parts per billion, below the existing standard of 75 that President George W. Bush put in place in 2008. The EPA has estimated that cutting ozone emissions to 70 parts per billion would cost industry about $3.9 billion in 2025.

Business groups say the latest proposal is unnecessary and would be the costliest regulation in history.

Ozone, the main ingredient in smog, is a powerful lung irritant that has been linked to a range of health problems. Smog is created when emissions from cars, power plants, refineries and other factories mix in sunlight and heat.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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nick hermanBelow is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Jamar Banks                  Theft of Firearm-Level 6 Felony
Carrying a Handgun Without a License-Class A Misdemeanor

Stephen Sandefur      Burglary-Level 2 Felony
Battery with Moderate Bodily Injury-Level 6 Felony

Kyle Biggs                   Resisting Law Enforcement-Level 6 Felony

Jasmine Edwards          Battery by Bodily Waste-Level 6 Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor
Disorderly Conduct-Class B Misdemeanor

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at kphernetton@vanderburghgov.org

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law

Missing 3 year old reunited with family, no charges expected

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ.

DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

 

After a lengthy search for 3 year old Montez Cooper, police found him in a laundry room at the apartment complex where he was last seen.

The laundry room did not have any signage and officers were not told about its’ existence during the overnight search. Officers checked the door during the search and discovered it was locked. The officers believed it was an apartment unit and upon not getting a response, continued with their door to door search.
Officers were told about the laundry room by a manager who had come to the complex around 8:00am to allow officers to check several vacant apartment units. While escorting the officers, the manager mentioned the laundry room and unlocked it. A detective found Montez inside. He was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital for a precautionary checkup and released to a family member.
Although officers who responded to the scene at 8:15 Tuesday night were told Montez could only have gotten out of the apartment through a rear window, police believe he walked out the front door with the intention of going to the laundry room to wash his shoes. His shoes were found in the washing machine and he told police he was in there to clean his shoes. Nobody noticed Montez leave the apartment or go into the laundry room.
Although the laundry room is supposed to be locked, police believe someone left it unlocked and Montez was able to push the door open enough to get in. Once inside, the task of pulling the door open to get out may have proved too much for Montez. While struggling with the door knob, he locked the door.
At this time, investigators do not feel they have probable cause to charge anyone with a criminal offense.
The Evansville Police Department would like to thank everyone who helped search for Montez and all those who shared his information in an effort to help us return him safely to his loved ones.
For full details, view this message on the web.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Reports

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iEngineering 2.0 Summer Camp

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EVSC Energy Logo_FINALNow – June 12
Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center, 1901 Lynch Rd.

Middle school students in the Tri-State area who are interested in exploring engineering-related fields are now in their first week of the EVSC’s Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center iEngineering 2.0 Summer Experience. The two-week, half-day program focuses on topics related to engineering, manufacturing and architecture. The camp will continue through June 12.

During the camp, students will work on special projects and take fields trips to places like Toyota and SRG Global. Highlights of the camp include:
· Thursday, June 4, 8:30 a.m. and again at 10:30 a.m. – Students will be working on CNC/CAD designs.
· Tuesday, June 9, 8:40 a.m. and again at 10 a.m. – Students learn about green energy including windmills and DC Motors
· Wednesday, June 10, 8:45 a.m. – Students will first participate in a blueprint reading activity and then participate in a corn hole build-out. Blueprint reading begins at 8:30 and corn hole building begins at 8:45.
· Thursday, June 11, 10:30 – 11:50 a.m.: Students will be working on VEX robots in preparation for tomorrow’s competition
· Friday, June 12, 9:35 a.m. – Vex Robotics Competition

Contact at the event: Project Lead the Way Instructors Andy Beadles or Kevin Williams.

*The Literacy Center Announces New Brand *

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The Literacy Center unveiled its new brand and marketing
materials today, as well as a new logo, all in an effort to help
increase literacy in the Evansville area. The project was launched as a
result of a grant through the Evansville Design Group’s (EDG) /Design
for Good/ program. Each year the EDG selects a local non-profit
organization and assists them with their marketing needs.

*Jonathan Weinzapfel, Chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College*welcomed
the guests at the event kickoff today that *proclaimed June 2, 2015 as
the Literacy Center Day* by *Mayor Lloyd Winnecke*.Mayor Winnecke spoke,
“I was thinking about how often we rely on reading to get by in life.
Probably we take it for granted. We probably go through thousands of
words a day and don’t even realize it.”

“Think about this though, one out of five residents in Vanderburgh
County read below a fifth grade level. So how difficult is it for those
friends and neighbors of ours at that level to apply for a job, go
through their mail and pay their bills. Thankfully, that is where The
Literacy Center comes in with its great partnership with Ivy Tech. It
provides a path to literacy.”… “So when we unveil the motto, Read for
Life we are sending a strong message to those one in five residents in
our community. This is a true partnership. It is an organization that
really is committed to helping them become better residents and stronger
citizens.”

The Literacy Center will celebrate fifty years of service in 2016. The
Literacy Center teaches general reading and writing which leads to
providing tutoring for various needs such as using a computer or taking
the high school equivalency exam. Students are mainly referred to the
Literacy Center through social service agencies, friends, or relatives.

This summer the Literacy Center is collaborating with all Summer Reading
Programs (EVPL, Willard Library, and Barnes & Noble) to help avoid the
summer slide and to encourage families to read together. Starting this
Thursday, June 4^, our spokes student, Darrell Murray will offer a
weekly workshop presented for all ages to share his story and to help
all ages acquire a love of reading.

The Literacy Center will also increase its collaboration with the Adult
Education Group of Region 11 to offer a pre-High School Equivalency
class starting July 7.The classes are designed for the adult learner who
needs to review some basics first. With the new brand The Literacy
Center hopes to broaden awareness.

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The Literacy Center is a non-profit organization in Evansville, Indiana.
The Literacy Center’s mission is to improve basic adult literacy in the
community. The Literacy Center has been active in the Evansville
community since 1966 and has helped thousands of individuals better
their lives by learning to read. Literacy Center volunteers provide a
variety of services including confidential tutoring at no cost to
participants.
Link to audio:https://soundcloud.com/litcenter/brand-roll-out
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