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COURTESY OF CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD
hile temperatures soar, CSU Bakersfieldis a hotbed of research. The annualREVS-UP program is bigger than ever,with 100 local high school students andteachers helping campus faculty with 14
science-related research projects.They’re doing such exciting work as building robots,
analyzing valley fever outbreaks, studying scorpions,and experimenting with household chemicals. REVS-UP (Research Experience Vitalizing Science – Univer-sity Program) is funded by a $400,000 grant fromChevron.
High school students receive stipends of $700 andteachers receive $3,000 each to work for four weeks atthe university.
Students also receive five units of college-level sci-ence credit.
The benefits are threefold: Students get hands-onexperience doing real-world research that inspiresthem to study science, technology, engineering ormath (referred to as the STEM fields) in college. Teach-ers learn new research skills to take back to their localK-12 students. And CSUB faculty get some help withtheir research projects.
“This is a very good way to engage high school stu-dents and re-energize and reinvigorate teachers,” saidDr. Andreas Gebauer, program director and chair ofthe chemistry department at CSUB. “Our intent is toget students more interested in pursuing science incollege.
“Often kids think ‘I can’t do this.’ But they just needthe opportunity to try.”
In its fourth year, REVS-UP saw more applicantsthan ever before — 183 from students and 29 fromteachers. The program could only take 80 studentsand 20 teachers.
The diverse student group represents 16 differenthigh schools.
Local science teacher Kevin Danley is participatingin the program for the second year, helping to developmore experiments using household chemicals forteachers to use in the classroom. The group willupdate its online manual for teachers — which Dan-
ley uses regularly in his classes at Ridgeview HighSchool.
“A lot of times the funding is not there for materials,”he said. “These are all things you can pick up at thestore. So it’s not a huge expense, but it’s high value.”
"It’s absolutely critical for companies like Chevronto have a steady pipeline of young engineers and sci-entists in all the places we do business so we arealways looking for effective ways to stimulate thatinterest," said Bruce Johnson, Vice President of SanJoaquin Valley Chevron North America Explorationand Production Company, when Chevron donated thefunding to CSUB in March. At that time, the companyalso donated $100,000 toward support for studentsstudying the STEM fields at CSUB.
The REVS-UP program culminates with a posterpresentation and demonstration by each group start-ing at 2 p.m. Aug. 5 in the Stockdale Room of RunnerCafe, with a competition for cash prizes.
This event “helps participants develop skills to pres-ent information and enhances their experiences,” Dr.Gebauer said.
For more information about REVS-UP visit:www.csub.edu/stem.
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aybe it’s the heat. Or it could bethat half of my four-footedfamily members were not feel-ing up to par recently, whichalways leaves me a bit out of
sorts. Whatever it is, I feel inclined to scribemy occasional rant against what I believe tobe sub-par pet parenting during the dogdays of summer.
First on the list: Dogs in carsI can’t believe I even have to write this
one down anymore. In fact, I can’t believeanyone who writes about companion ani-mals still has to take fingers to keyboardabout the absolute idiocy of leaving yourunattended dog in a car during the summermonths, but every day I come across storiesof dogs dying, or very nearly dying, afterbeing left inside a vehicle while their ownershopped/ate/relaxed in air-conditionedcomfort.
Stop bringing the dog if you are goingsomewhere the dog is not allowed. Really,it’s that simple.
Next up: Walking in the heatSeriously, I don’t give a fig if the sun wor-
shippers of the world choose to go joggingduring the hottest part of the day. But howabout giving the pavement (or sidewalk) alittle touch test before bringing along thedog, ok? Because let me assure you of two
things: One, in Bak-ersfield, the pave-ment gets hot. Reallyhot. And two, dogsdon’t have all-terraintires on the ends oftheir legs. They havefeet. And despite whatyou think about thetoughness of theirpaw pads, they canburn their feet justlike you can.
My rule on walkingin the heat is prettyeasy; if it’s too hot forme to go barefoot, it’s
too hot for the dog to comfortably walk.Third: Dogs in truck bedsI’m usually a pretty mellow driver on the
road-rage scale, but there are few things
that can instantly light my fuse faster thanto see a dog in the back of pickup truck on asummer afternoon, especially of there’sroom inside the cab (and there usually is).
The bed of a truck isn’t much cooler thanthe pavement on a Bakersfield afternoon,which means it’s too hot for a dog to bestanding/sitting on.
Plus, in an open bed, the sun is beatingdown on the dog during the entire ride.Think that’s “fun” for the dog? Give it a shotyourself on any day when it’s 95 degrees-plus outside — no sunglasses, no hat, noshoes and a ride of at least 30 minutes —and get back to me on how much youenjoyed the outing.
This isn’t about me being some wild-eyed“pets are just people in little fur suits” kindof person. Most people who know me knowgood and well that’s not how I view com-panion animals, since to do so takes awayfrom the joy and wonder of their “other-ness.”
It’s because I don’t see them as little furrypeople that I feel compelled to ask folks toget a little perspective on what they are ask-ing of their pets when the summer temper-atures soar.
You’re the human in your relationship,not them. Show a little humanity.
Questions? Comments? Email Vicky at:Vicky@ pawprintcity.com or visitwww.pawprintcitytimes.com.
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F R O M T H E B L O G S
MPet peeves during the dog days of summer
BY MICHELE NEWELLCommunity contributor
n life, there is nothing moreimportant than your health.Recently, Aera Energy LLCkicked off a renewed emphasison a healthy lifestyle by host-
ing a Health and Safety Fair foremployees and family members atAera’s headquarters at 10000 MingAve.
This extraordinary event fea-tured more than 90 exhibitorsincluding physicians, dieticians,dentists and even hypnotherapistswho consulted with attendees on avariety of health issues.
Employees could register to havean in-depth health screening thatincluded blood pressure, choles-terol and blood sugar testing, havea massage and then afterwardsenjoy a healthy lunch.
In recognition of the one-yearanniversary of the opening ofAera’s fitness center, fitness profes-sionals were on site and available
for consultation.In addition to gathering valuable
information on their own health,attendees could also visit with aveterinarian who addressed thehealth concerns of furry familymembers.
Safety was also a focus of theevent and included a static displayof a fatal car crash from the Bakers-field City Police Department’s “LifeInterrupted” program and a simu-lator from the California HighwayPatrol that demonstrates whathappens during a rollover crashwhen you are not buckled up.
“Aera takes the health and safetyof our employees and their family’s
health and safety very seriously,”said Kathy Daniel, Aera’s on sitenurse. “We created this event as aone-stop-shop to provide alterna-tives for a healthier lifestyle, infor-mation on safety and healthassessments for the entire family. Itis part of our commitment to ahealthier Aera and our safety initia-tive that focuses on everybodygoing home alive and well. We arecommitted to enhancing thehealth and wellness of our employ-ees and families which is good forAera people, the company and thecommunity.”
The fair was sponsored jointly byAera’s Environmental, Health andSafety and Health Services Depart-ments and was completely free toemployees and their families.
Aera Energy LLC (Aera) is one ofCalifornia’s largest oil and gas pro-ducers, accounting for about 30percent of the state’s production.With headquarters in Bakersfield,most of Aera’s production is cen-tered in the San Joaquin Valley.
The company also has oilfieldoperations in the L.A. Basin and inVentura and Monterey Counties.
FROM WWW.MYBAKERSFIELDSPORTS.COM
he Central Valley Starlings 18’s elite volleyballclub finished 5th overall in the gold divisionout of 30 teams at the annual National Starlingstournament in June in San Diego.
The team went undefeated for the first twodays of play until the third day of hard fought play.
Four of the girls are moving on to the next level — wewish them great success.
They are as follows: Anisa Cerna,JasmineFambona,Crystal Hildago and Jessica Smith.
The coaches: Jim Greer, asst.; Joe Cerna, back row:Jessica Smith, Edithza Urias, Kyra Hendricks. front row:Anisa Cerna, Crystal Hildago, Jasmine Fambona, AnnieSalazar, Jenny Rodriguez, Audie Velasquez (not pic-tured).
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Local high school students Juan Villarreal, MadisonHernandez, and Tiffani Moore are studying chaos andunpredictability for a REVS-UP math research projectat CSUB this summer.
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Dogs waiting along 19th Street in their master’s automobile with windows open.
VICKYTHRASHERPet columnist
Here’s to yourhealth!
Bakersfield Starlings shine at national tournament!
BY VOICE CONTRIBUTOR SONFLOWERANDGRACE
e are blessed with a wonderful shade treein our backyard with an added bonus ofproducing apricots. Prior to ripening,fruit trees “drop” extra fruit but not alwaysby choice. Despite wicked wind storms
this past year, a bounty remained.
The apricots are luscious and triple the usual size! Iprefer to eat apricots in recipes due to the texture butthis year’s crop tastes pleasantly different.
Some mature and fall before we can harvest. Asbranches hang over the fence line, quite a few arereadily available to our next door neighbor. Sadly, ourinvitation to “help themselves” remains ignored andthe fruit falls to the ground and rots. Nonetheless, wehave shared basketfuls with surrounding neighborswho excitedly accept and devour our gift!
We used part of our first batch to bake a pie so sweetbut tinged with a tasty tartness; and, my Aunt Roby’spie crust recipe makes any pie a masterpiece!
God’s love is similar to the circumstances of theseapricots in many ways.
Like the manna of long ago, there was always enoughto go around just as our yummy harvest yearns to beshared. Nurturing God’s love within ourselves bysharing and reaching out to others is like lovinglypreparing that delectable pie.
Genuine goodness is enhanced and opportunity isnever wasted. God lovingly continues to offer His gracefreely. God’s love is sometimes openly accepted anddevoured and sometimes not — but God’s love remainsreadily available.
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Summer ‘REVS-UP’ with exciting research projects
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Aera employees visited with someof the 90 vendors who participat-ed in Aera’s Health and Safety Fair.
When life hands you apricots, make pie!
Y O U R C E L E B R A T I O N S
By Voice contributorsonflowerandgrace
This recipe for apricotpie is a variation of peachpie with a nine-inch pie,double crust (see AuntRoby’s ‘not so secret’ piecrust).
Apricot pie5-6 cups peeled and slicedfresh apricots
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter ormargarine
Heat oven to 425degrees (although preheatis not necessary ifconserving energy).
Mix peaches and lemonjuice. Stir together sugar,flour and cinnamon, mixwith peaches. (May doahead and refrigerate up toone day).
Turn into pastry-lined
pie pan, dot with butter.
Cover with top crust and
slit top crust at top in “X”
for venting. Seal and flute.
Cover edge with 2-3 strips
of aluminum foil to prevent
excessive browning;
remove foil last 15 minutes
of baking.
Bake 30-40 minutes or
until crust is brown and
juice begins to bubble
through slits in crust.
Remove foil and bake 15
minutes.
I place a cookie sheet
beneath pie to catch any
overflow of juice.
I use a glass pie plate, so
times may need to be
adjusted for metal baking
pan.
After preparing pie, we
brush the crust with beaten
egg whites and sprinkle
with sugar.
APRICOT PIE RECIPE
By Voice contributorsonflowerandgrace
Any pie worth its crust(pun intended) mustcontain a remarkable piecrust. I have a friend whonow scrapes the filling fromany pie that isn’t made withthe following pie crustrecipe.
You just don’t knowgood until you’ve tasted it.Enjoy!
Aunt Roby’s ‘Not-so-secret’ pie crust 4 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cut shortening (Criscoworks best, but just makesure it’s shortening and notbutter or margarine whichwill dry the crust out)
1 tablespoon white or cidervinegar
1 large egg
1/2 cut cold water
Mix the first threeingredients in a large bowl.Cut in shortening untilcrumbly. In a small bowl ormeasuring cup, mix egg,cider and water.
Combine all and mixwell.
Divide in 4-6 balls andshape into flat patty. Wrapin wax paper or Saran Wrapindividually and chills for atleast 1/2 hours in thefridge. Roll out and bakeaccording to favorite recipe.
Note: Patties may bestored in an airtightcontainer for up to oneweek.
A good way to measureshortening is to fill a liquidmeasuring cut 1/4 full ofwater and then fill withshortening until waterreaches the two cup line —you’ll end up with 1 3/4cups of shortening!
We usually get two fullcrusts (one to keep and onto give away) and enoughleftover for Crusties (recipeto follow).
Crusties:
Roll out and cut leftoverdough into strips, twist andsprinkle with cinnamon andsugar. Place on cookiesheet and bake at 425degrees until firm andgolden!
AUNT ROBY’S ‘NOT SO SECRET’ PIE CRUST
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Clean out your attics, closets and lock boxes, because the Roadshow is coming to
. Roadshow experts are in town examining antiques, collectibles, gold and silver. While the Roadshow will accept anything that’s old, they will be focusing on gold and silver coins made before 1964, military items, toys and trains, musical instruments, pocket and wrist watches. Scrap gold is expected to be a popular category this week due to soaring gold prices.
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The Roadshow encourages anyone planning a visit to take a minute and examine their jewelry box or their lock box at the bank and gather anything that’s gold. If a guest is not sure if something is gold, bring it anyway and the Roadshow staff will test it for free. Other gold items of interest include gold coins, gold ounces, gold proof sets and dental gold. Other types of items Roadshow experts hope to see include old toys and train sets. Archie Davis, roadshow toy expert spoke about some of the top toys getting great offers. “Old tin windup toys from the late 1800’s through the 1960’s are in great demand now.” said Davis, “Especially those that are character related. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, the Flintstones or any character toys are sought. Old Buddy L toys from the 1920’s to 1960’s are in demand.” Basically
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