Democrats Better For The Economy - Yet More Evidence

Ron Brownstein of the National Journal wrote one of the more poignant things you'll read this year:

"If the economy produces jobs over the next eight months at the same pace as it did over the past four months, the nation will have created more jobs in 2010 alone than it did over the entire eight years of George W. Bush's presidency."

Let that sink in for a minute. Despite the absolute shambles that President Bush left the economy when President Obama took office, in a little over a year the economy has turned around to the point where it might well create more jobs in 2010 than Bush/Cheney did in eight years. And Democrats are doing this despite Republican obstructionism, which demonstrates they are more interested in getting elected than actually helping ordinary Americans.

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Boccieri Announces Nearly $296,000 in Recovery Dollars for Research at The College of Wooster

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman John Boccieri (D-Alliance) announced today the College of Wooster will receive nearly $296,000 in Recovery funds to purchase two x-ray machines that will enhance the university's research and educational opportunities.

"These federal funds are an investment in the long-term competitiveness of our district's students," said Boccieri. "By giving our students the tools they need to succeed, we not only produce the next generation of people who can critically think, multi-task and problem-solve, we ensure our ability to compete in the global marketplace for years to come."

According to Meagan Pollock, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at the College of Wooster, undergraduate research opportunities will be transformed by the new x-ray lab.

Pollock said, "The instruments will give us the ability to analyze the compositions of rocks, minerals, soils, and even archaeological artifacts. Students will be able to conduct authentic research in class, which will better prepare them for the challenges of our nationally recognized independent study (I.S.) program.

"I.S. students will be operating the instruments and performing their own geochemical analyses, providing them with hands-on experience and analytical skills that many students don't encounter until graduate school. Since the lab will be used by geologists, chemists, physicists, environmental scientists, and archaeologists, I anticipate that the new instruments will spark a great deal of interdisciplinary research. We are all very excited to add the new x-ray instruments to our excellent analytical facilities on campus."

These Recovery dollars will help purchase an x-ray diffractometer (XRD) and the x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer. According to the National Science Foundation, the availability of the x-ray machines helps all students at the university fulfill their independent study requirement and receive better training. The funding will also benefit existing outreach programs that target middle school girls, high school students, and local teachers by allowing them access to the equipment.

The XRD and XRF will support mineral phase identification, crystallographic structure refinements and elemental analysis of natural materials, respectively.

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