I was definitely very impressed with the Phys. Ed convention this year. Dr. McKinley's opening statements were fantastic, she really sent a fantastic message. She really ended her last miniconvention on a great note as well, and handing out the scholarships was a very sopecial moment.
Out of everything that I attended, unquestionably my favorite event was the keynote speaker, Dr. Ethan Hull. He gave a downright inspiring speech regarding what we can do to make ourselves better physical educators, and what we can do to help PE gain more legitimacy.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Carbon Scrubbing Trees in Boston
They will be called TREEPODS.
Trees filter the air for us. The remove CO2, carbon dioxide, and enrich the air with O2, the oxygen that we need to survive. These are going to be statements not only of the world experiencing a move environmentally-conscious paradigm shift, but of urban and technological beauty that the world has never seen before. Made almost entirely from recycled water bottles, they will also contain solar panels that will generate enough energy for these structures to power themselves.
The design of these trees is truly remarkable-they are based not only on how real trees work, but also are designed to model the efficiency of the human lung.
To read more about this budding idea that may soon spread from Boston once it takes root, follow the link.
http://www.zeitnews.org/applied-sciences/carbon-scrubbing-artificial-trees-for-boston-city-streets.html
Trees filter the air for us. The remove CO2, carbon dioxide, and enrich the air with O2, the oxygen that we need to survive. These are going to be statements not only of the world experiencing a move environmentally-conscious paradigm shift, but of urban and technological beauty that the world has never seen before. Made almost entirely from recycled water bottles, they will also contain solar panels that will generate enough energy for these structures to power themselves.
The design of these trees is truly remarkable-they are based not only on how real trees work, but also are designed to model the efficiency of the human lung.
To read more about this budding idea that may soon spread from Boston once it takes root, follow the link.
http://www.zeitnews.org/applied-sciences/carbon-scrubbing-artificial-trees-for-boston-city-streets.html
Monday, April 18, 2011
Load off of my back!
Don't you feel light as feather now that your efolio is done? Assuming you have it done:if not then I'm sure it feels a lot more like an elephant is sitting on your shoulders. Most of the hard stuff is finally out of the way for Tech PETE, can't wait to finish the semester out. I'm glad my professor in that class and I are facebook friends. She comments on my statuses and it always makes me smile. Still looking forward for the class to be done though, very tough class.
And now I'm off to have my first full night's sleep in far too long. Aiming for 9 hours.
Tomorrow will be a good day.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
SRU Inline Hockey
The 2010/11 season went exrtemely well for the SRU Inline hockey club. They received a bid for nationals, and finished in the Elite 8 of the tournament, a top 8 team in the nation. The leading goal scorer for the team this year was Ryan McGeehan, who finished with 21 goals in 19 games. Goaltender Christian Ricketts was among the top in goaltending stats all season long, and had a good showing at nationals as well. The team is going to be hit hard by the loss of captain Andy Kowalewski next year, the best shutdown defender and still over a point per game in offensive contributions. SRU had its season ended by USC, a 7-5 loss in which the teams went into the third period tied 5-5.
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