Spiders Save Energy by Eating Webs at Night
Ohio University seminar details how orb weaving spiders conserve energy by consuming old webs and rebuilding each morning. Peter N. Witt notes web production is simple steps, with silk types varying by task and size determined by spider size. His broader work links drug effects to changes in web building and aims to infer human reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter N. Witt
North Carolina Department of Mental Health
Ohio University Zoology and Microbiology
Witt
Yarn contamination case at Ohio University prompts anthrax tests
OU officials report yarn used in weaving classes may carry anthrax spores. The Department of Environmental Health and Safety, and the CDC in Atlanta, analyze batches from Pakistan imported by Creative Hand Weavers. No incident occurred. lab containment and decontamination underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Romoser
Ohio University
Jon E. Malmatinis
Department of En
Vironmental Health and Safety
Ohio State Department of Health
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Pakistan
California
Los Angeles
Ohio
James Matthews
Tom Hart
United States
300 000 Must Be Cut FH Aiming for 76 Budget
Stewart The Federal Hacking School Board faces nearly 500 000 in cuts to bring expenditures to 1.3 million with anticipated income. Allan Lackey leads a usable budget push while Keith Hanson hosts an executive session with Ohio School Boards Association next week. Citizens advisory chief Calentine urges a five year plan to improve budgeting and governance. The board backs reading as a priority after William Elasky promotes the Right to Read program. Continental Insurance requests improvements at the middle school including roof and sidewalk repairs and steel posts around the gasoline pump to prevent accidents.
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Peg Parker Messenger
Stewart
Federal
Hacking School Board
Allan Lackey
Keith Hanson
Ohio School Boards Association
Citizens Advisory Committee
Robert Calentine
Calentine
William Elasky
Elasky
United States
Continental Insurance Cos
Five Hurt In Route 50 Crash Near Route 329 Junction
Five people were taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after a Route 50 crash at Route 329. Alice Bickley, 27, Haydenville, and passengers Mary Carter, 53, and Dorothy Crumbacky, 60, injured. Homer Creamer, 56, Parkersburg, and Ellen Creamer, 49, Parkersburg, hurt in the westbound vehicle. A second incident on Route 56 near Route 328 left Harry Shambaugh, 36, treated for head lacerations.
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O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Route 329
State
Harry E. Shambaugh
Larry Koenig
Union Furnace
Shambaugh
Billboard Dispute Over Barnes Advertising in Athens
Athens Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance to keep Barnes Advertising's 12 by 25 foot billboard on Pomeroy Road. attorney Greg Black argued exemption and charitable advertising, while board member Phil Roberts urged removal under a five year old sign ordinance. The board also granted variances to Hilltop Texaco and The Typewriter Shop for 25 foot setbacks. In a separate matter, the 4th District Court upheld murder conviction of Paul David Gilkey for Eldon Hardy's 1974 killing, with Miranda warnings questioned.
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Jim Ross
Athens Board of Zoning Appeals
Barnes Advertising Corporation
Pomeroy Road
Greg Black
Phil Roberts
Black
Barnes
Roderick Barnes
Hilltop Texaco
Lancaster Street
W. Union St
4Th District Court of
Ase
Paul David Gilkey
Eldon Hardy
Circle Hill
Gilkey
Michael Nolan
Athens County Sheriff's Deputies
Nolan
Common Pleas
Lowell Howard
Blood Drive Exceeds Goal by 104 Pints at OU West Green
The Monday and Tuesday Bloodmobile collected 404 pints of blood at Ohio University West Green, surpassing the stated goal by 104 pints rather than the five reported earlier by The Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Green
Ohio University
Plane Donated to Ohio University Avionics Center
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration gave Ohio University’s Avionics Engineering Center a Douglas DC-3 valued at $171,000 to support federally funded research. Dr. Richard McFarland notes the aircraft will aid safer, more efficient aviation research, marking the center’s second DC-3 donation.
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Ohio University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Avionics Engineering Center
Richard McFarland
Federal Aviation Administration
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Census Bureau
Bureau of the Census
Patricia Hinkle
Crooksville
James Carpenter
Nelsonville- York City
Nelsonville-York
Federal Hocking
Kay Ringer
Marietta Harris
Columbus
Beverly Roberts
Barbara Thompson
Tessa Logan
Diana Sands
Ralph Anderson
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
OU Avionics
United Rabbit Processing
Waverly
United Rabbit Ranchers Assn. Livestock Exchange
Genessee St
Kansas City
Missouri
St.Valentine’s Day
the Peoples Bank
Nelsonville, Ohio
Financial Institutions
Athens Co. Savings & Loan Co
The
Athens National Bank
Hocking Valley Bank
Logan Federal Savings
Athens
the Security Bank
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