| Medrad 'goes green' at Saxonburg plant
Medrad's new assembly plant in Victory Road Business Park has been built to qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification. The idea behind the certification is to do well by doing good: erecting and operating buildings that put less stress on the environment and workers, and offer the potential to reduce construction and operating costs. The LEED certification system was developed by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council. When the projects were being planned, Medrad's top executives and board reviewed information on LEED certification for both the Victory Road factory and for the company's new Global Center headquarters in Marshall, according to Eric Ferchaw, the company's director of global facilities. Directors agreed that "going green" would improve working conditions for employees, offer financial benefits, help the company's public image and aid the environment.
TV Lookout: Highlights March 2-8
EST on ABC. Other shows to look out for: _ Fun facts about your body: It can withstand six times its weight when running and 12 times its weight when squatting. The human rib cage is built so tough that it can support half a ton while still protecting vital organs. For more cool facts, catch a four-hour miniseries, "Human Body: Pushing the Limits," which explores physical and mental feats of the body under the most challenging circumstances. In the first two hours, airing Sunday at 9 p.m. EST on Discovery Channel, human muscles, ligaments, joints and bones are seen at work as a man survives the fury of a tornado, or is pinned beneath a half-ton boulder. Then the power of sight gets a close look, with a lifeguard capable of spotting someone in trouble among thousands, and a firefighter battling thick black smoke to see his way to safety.
Michael Pointer: Purdue Q&A
Question: When will the Purdue quarterback actually look off his primary receiver and go through his progressions? From what I saw Saturday, come-heck-or-high-water, Curtis Painter is going to throw to his primary, even if there is a crowd. And, on two of those interceptions, no Boiler receiver was in the area. I haven't seen anyone say that a receiver zigged when he should have zagged. Were those interceptions all on Painter? Quotes from coaches and Painter seem to suggest so. (Mike from Kokomo)
Answer: Mike, I have covered four quarterbacks since I've been on the Purdue beat: Brandon Hance, Kyle Orton, Brandon Kirsch and Painter. (I missed having the pleasure of covering Drew Brees.) I heard that complaint about everyone of them, including Orton, who had 31 touchdown passes and just five interceptions as a starter.
The Polaroid lets you create instant art
Tampa's [5]art collective's Polaroid exhibit runs through Feb. 29 at the West Tampa Center for the Arts, 1906 N Armenia Ave., Suite 211. Gallery hours by appointment. (813) 340-9056; www.five-art.com --- What is it about the old-fashioned Polaroid camera that holds such sway in this megapixel age? It's a decidedly lo-fi tool of the photographic trade, a kitschy relic of the Ford-era photo album. If you were born between 1970 and 1980, there's a decent chance your first photograph was taken on Polaroid film. Sadly, the days of the Polaroid instant photo are winding to a close. Polaroid announced last week it would stop making instant film, and expects to run out of stock completely by 2009. The company will now focus on digital cameras, printers and televisions.
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