WR327 - Technical Writing

It's that time again. While I really don't have time for a class right now, it needs to be done.

So this quarter is Technical writing.

The course will be made of of weekly assignments in which we learn 1 new aspect/week about a technical report writing. We will also be writing a final report. Each week we will be working on a similiar aspect of the report.

For the first week ... we have to pick three topics from which 1 will be chosen for our final LARGE report. Each topic must contain at least a dozen technical questions so that our instructor can pick 1 from the 3 for us.

What should I pick? These are my ideas so far...

1. Does a DTH (Delayed type hypersensitivity) invivo model mimic any human disease?


2. Nature vs Nurture, which is more powerful in our development?


3. What the real risks of parenthood over 40? How old is too old?


4. Inbreeding and linebreeding, how we are narrowing the gene pool.
   
5. Free Range or Feed Lot, which is better for our health?
   
6. Although required, how relevant is animal pharmacology in drug development for Humans?

Any votes?

A New home for my bats

In my quest for a more "natural and green" life I look for things that use less energy, less chemicals, and do less damage.

I have all kinds of bugs... I've had alot of damage to a variety of pests. Damage in this part of the country is not always to vegetation. Northern Virginia has a terrible Lyme problem spread by ticks, and heart worm spread by mosquitoes.

I like to sit outside while the sun comes down, and I noticed that I have two bats that fly in and out of my trees. Bats really get a bad rap from society ... bats can eat hundreds of bugs an hour.

So I decided that I would try to encourage my bat population, I did some research about how to attract them, and bought them a specialized bat house. I placed it near the hole in a tree that I think is their current home, facing the correct way and at the proper height - and hope they will move in come spring, and raise their young.

(Can you see it in the trees?)