BGMT 394 Disc ***Zeek the GEEK***

Phillip:

Part III

             The topic I’ve chosen is to write about the need to have our aircraft covered on the flight line area of the Patuxent River Naval Aviation Museum.  I think a good play on words title would be “Covering Our Assets.”

             Our museum solely survives on donations.  It has no government funding and we may get an occasional grant, but nothing substantial for major work.  The Navy helps maintain our aircraft, but their focus and funding is for active mission aircraft, not our retired and aging fleet of artifacts (our main assets).  Our aircraft need a covering to protect them from the sun and precipitation that damages and ages them quickly.

             I will be researching ways to cover our aircraft from individual coverings to a large covering allowing may aircraft to be placed inside of it.  Buildings are expensive, cost a lot to maintain and heat/cool so I’m opting for large soft covered structures where additional costs won’t be a concern.

             This type of protection is used by both active military units and museums alike to protect their assets.  I will see how successful they have been and how long they last for vs. standard buildings.  I will call and interview those people I can find responsible for ordering or using these types of structures to cover their assets with. - Phill

Stephen:

I have had a hard time deciding what to write about for my final paper. I think that I have finally decided to address the lack of street lighting in our neighborhood. The main reason that I chose this topic is because it is an issue that intimately affects me and my family and there may be a realistic possibility that my homeowner’s association could buy off on it. The working title could be Safer Streets: The Effects of Residential Lighting.

I could interview people who have been affected by either crime or a safety matter that came about because of the lack of lighting in their neighborhood. I could also get the opposite with somebody who has witnessed an improvement in getting residential lighting. I might be able to send out a survey to my neighbors asking them questions about this prospect. I also thought that it could be cool to interview a previous (or current I guess) criminal that could talk about how lighting affects the targeting of specific crimes.