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`Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foun ETC. (
`RAFdocketing@roylance.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85148402 - MOBILE AG ED
`SCIENCE LAB - 57596
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`85148402
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: MOBILE AG ED SCIENCE LAB(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
`Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foun ETC.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`57596(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`RICHARD A FLYNT(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`ROYLANCE ABRAMS BERDO & GOODMAN LLP(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1649(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`1300 19TH ST NW(cid:160) STE 600
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`TRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST
`RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE
`ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 10/14/2012
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on September 13, 2012.(cid:160) The refusal
`to register the mark under Section 2(f) of the Trademark Act is maintained and made FINAL.
`Registration Refused under Section 2(f) - Mark is Generic
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`Registration was refused on the Principal Register under Section 2(f) of the Trademark Act because the
`subject matter for which registration is sought is generic for applicant’s services.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`The examining attorney has considered the applicant’s arguments carefully but has found them
`unpersuasive. For the reasons set forth below, the refusal is maintained and made FINAL.
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`he applicant applies to register MOBILE AG ED SCIENCE LAB for, as amended, educational
`services, namely, courses, classes and seminars in the field of science by means of a mobile science
`laboratory contained in a trailer.(cid:160) The question of whether a mark is generic involves a two-part inquiry.(cid:160)
`The first part begins with an analysis of the evidence of record to determine what is the genus of services
`in which the services rendered by applicant are properly classified.(cid:160) A generic term is defined as “the
`common descriptive name of a class of goods or services…” H. Marvin Ginn Corp. v. International
`Assocation of Fire Chiefs, Inc., 782 F.2d 987, 228 USPQ 528, 530 (Fed. Cir. 1986).(cid:160) The next step is to
`determine whether the term sought to be registered is understood by the relevant purchasing public
`primarily to refer to that genus of goods or services.
`For a mark that is a generic “compound term,” a combination of two or more words, the evidence of
`record must show that each of the constituent words is generic, and that each word retains its generic
`meaning when combined such that the composite formed is generic and does not create a different, non-
`generic meaning.(cid:160) See In re Gould Paper Corp., 834 F.2d 1017, 1018-19, 5 USPQ2d 1110, 1111-12 (Fed.
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`Cir. 1987); In re Wm. B. Coleman Co., 93 USPQ2d 2019, 2021 (TTAB 2010); TMEP §1209.01(c)(i).(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
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`I.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)The Genus of Applicant’s Services
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`he fact that the genus is often derived from the identification of the goods and/or services in the
`application is based on the premise that the identification accurately reflects an applicant’s actual use of
`the applied-for mark.(cid:160) In re DNI Holdings Ltd., 77 USPQ2d 1435, 1437-38 (TTAB 2005) (citing Magic
`Wand Inc. v. RDB Inc., 940 F.2d 638, 640, 19 USPQ2d 1551, 1552 (Fed. Cir. 1991)); see In re
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`Steelbuilding.com, 415 F.3d 1293, 1297-98, 75 USPQ2d 1420, 1422 (Fed. Cir. 2005).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`An applicant’s website may also assist in clarifying or refining the genus by providing the context for the
`terms in the identification.(cid:160) In re Reed Elsevier Props. Inc., 482 F.3d 1376, 1379, 82 USPQ2d 1378, 1380
`(Fed. Cir. 2007). (cid:160)The genus is not only limited by the identification.(cid:160) See In re DNI Holdings Ltd., 77
`USPQ2d 1435, 1438 (TTAB 2005).
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`s demonstrated by the evidence of record, including applicant’s own website and description, MOBILE
`AG ED SCIENCE LAB names the genus of services in this case. (cid:160)The identification of services indicates
`that applicant is providing educational services in the field of science by means of a mobile science
`laboratory.(cid:160) Applicant’s website demonstrates that applicant’s services involve agriculture education.(cid:160)
`Thus, the genus of applicant’s services is agriculture education provided by means of a mobile science
`laboratory.
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`I.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The Relevant Public Understands the Mark to Primarily Refer to the Genus of
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`Applicant’s Services(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The determination of mere descriptiveness or genericness is not made in the abstract on the basis of a
`consideration of the mark alone. Instead, the mark is considered in relation to the particular goods or
`services for which registration is sought, the particular context in which the mark is being used, and the
`impact that it is likely to make on the average purchaser or consumer of those goods/services. See In re
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`Consolidated Cigar Co., 35 USPQ2d 1290 (TTAB 1995); In re Pennzoil Products Co., 20 USPQ2d 1753
`(TTAB 1991); In re Abcor Development Corp., 588 F.2d 811, 200 USPQ 215, 217-18 (C.C.P.A. 1978).
`A word or term that is the name of a key ingredient, characteristic or feature of the goods and/or services
`can be generic for those goods and/or services and thus, incapable of distinguishing source.(cid:160) A term does
`not need to be the name of the goods and/or services to be found incapable of serving as an indicator of
`origin.(cid:160) In re Sun Oil Co., 426 F.2d 401, 165 USPQ 718 (C.C.P.A. 1970) (holding CUSTOM BLENDED
`generic for gasoline); In re Helena Rubenstein, Inc., 410 F.2d 438, 161 USPQ 606 (C.C.P.A. 1969)
`(holding PASTEURIZED generic for face cream); Roselux Chem. Co. v. Parsons Ammonia Co., 299 F.2d
`855, 132 USPQ 627 (C.C.P.A. 1962) (holding SUDSY generic for ammonia); In re Eddie Z's Blinds &
`Drapery, Inc., 74 USPQ2d 1037 (TTAB 2005) (holding BLINDSANDDRAPERY.COM generic for
`online retail store services featuring blinds, draperies and other wall coverings); In re Candy Bouquet
`Int’l, Inc. , 73 USPQ2d 1883 (TTAB 2004) (holding CANDY BOUQUET generic for “retail, mail, and
`computer order services in the field of gift packages of candy”); In re Reckitt & Colman, N. Am. Inc., 18
`USPQ2d 1389 (TTAB 1991) (holding PERMA PRESS generic for soil and stain removers); In re Ricci-
`Italian Silversmiths, Inc., 16 USPQ2d 1727 (TTAB 1990) (holding ART DECO generic for flatware); In
`re Hask Toiletries, 223 USPQ 1254 (TTAB 1984) (holding HENNA ‘N’ PLACENTA generic of
`ingredients for hair conditioner); A.J. Canfield Co. v. Honickman, 808 F.2d 291, 1 USPQ2d 1364 (3d Cir.
`1986) (holding CHOCOLATE FUDGE generic for diet sodas); see TMEP §§1209.01(c) et seq.
`Applicant’s mark is merely comprised of individual generic terms that do not result in the creation of a
`non-generic composite mark but rather retains its generic significance as a whole.(cid:160) The genus of
`applicant’s services is agriculture education services provided by means of a mobile science laboratory.(cid:160)
`“MOBILE SCIENCE LAB” refers to a travelling science laboratory and “AG ED” refers to agriculture
`education.(cid:160) The terms “MOBILE” and “SCIENCE LAB” are the names of a key feature of applicant’s
`educational services, i.e., a mobile science laboratory.(cid:160) The evidence of record shows extensive third-party
`generic use of the phrase “MOBILE SCIENCE LAB” to refer to educational services in the field of
`science rendered by means of a mobile science laboratory.(cid:160) The evidence of record also shows extensive
`third-party generic use of the term “AG ED” or “AGRICULTURE EDUCATION” to refer to education
`in the field of agriculture.(cid:160) Thus, the evidence of record proves that the relevant public understands
`applicant’s mark to primarily refer to the genus of applicant’s services, namely, agriculture education
`services provided by means of a mobile science laboratory.(cid:160) There is nothing about the combination of the
`individual generic terms that would require great speculation or conjecture as to the genus of applicant’s
`services.(cid:160) Rather, the mark as a whole retains its generic meaning and merely names the genus of
`applicant’s services .
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`pplicant’s Arguments
`Applicant argues that the mark is not generic because the examining attorney has not identified the genus
`of applicant’s services and the relevant public would not understand the composite mark to primarily
`refer to that genus of services.(cid:160) Specifically, applicant argues that the examining attorney “provides no
`evidence and never states what she perceives as the class or genus of the services” and has not identified a
`single generic use of the composite mark.(cid:160) Moreover, applicant argues that the examining attorney has
`applied an incorrect legal standard in that she has relied on “scattered webpages and various uses of the
`constituent elements of the mark but has not produced any evidence as to the genericness of the mark as a
`whole.”(cid:160) Applicant contends that it has submitted evidence in support of its assertion that it has acquired
`distinctiveness based on at least five years of substantially continuous and exclusive use of the mark in
`commerce.
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`vidence of the public’s understanding that a designation primarily refers to the genus of specific goods
`and/or services may be obtained from any competent source, such as dictionaries, trade journals,
`magazines, catalogs, newspapers, and other publications. (cid:160) See In re Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, &
`Smith, Inc., 828 F.2d 1567, 1570, 4 USPQ2d 1141, 1143 (Fed. Cir. 1987); In re Northland Aluminum
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`Prods., Inc., 777 F.2d 1556, 1559, 227 USPQ 961, 963 (Fed. Cir. 1985).(cid:160) In addition, material obtained
`from third-party Internet websites is generally accepted as competent evidence.(cid:160) See In re Country Music
`Ass’n , 100 USPQ2d 1824, 1829 (TTAB 2011); TBMP §1208.03; TMEP §710.01(b).(cid:160) Further, research
`databases such as LEXIS/NEXIS® are also considered a source of competent evidence.(cid:160) See In re
`Leatherman Tool Grp., Inc., 32 USPQ2d 1443, 1449 (TTAB 1994); In re Analog Devices Inc., 6 USPQ2d
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`1808, 1810 (TTAB 1988); TMEP §1209.01(c)(i).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Here, the evidence of record, including dictionaries, magazines, newspapers, and excerpted articles from
`the Internet and Nexis, clearly demonstrates that the genus of applicant’s services is agriculture education
`services provided by means of a mobile science lab.(cid:160) The evidence also clearly establishes that the relevant
`public understands the mark to primarily refer to the genus of applicant’s services because it consists of
`extensive third-party generic use of the phrase “MOBILE SCIENCE LAB” and “AG ED” to refer to
`travelling scientific laboratories and agriculture education services.(cid:160) The mere combination of the
`individual generic terms does not result in a distinctive, non-generic composite mark.(cid:160) Rather, the mark
`retains its generic significance as a whole.(cid:160)(cid:160) Accordingly, the trademark examining attorney has
`established by “clear evidence” that the applied-for mark is generic; thus the USPTO’s evidentiary
`burden has been met.(cid:160) See In re Hotels.com LP, 573 F.3d 1300, 1302, 91 USPQ2d 1532, 1533-34 (Fed.
`Cir. 2009); In re Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith, Inc., 828 F.2d 1567, 1571, 4 USPQ2d 1141,
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`1143 (Fed. Cir. 1987); TMEP §1209.01(c)(i).(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Moreover, applicant cannot overcome this refusal by submitting a claim of acquired distinctiveness under
`Trademark Act Section 2(f).(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(f).(cid:160) Such a claim would be insufficient because no
`amount of purported proof that a generic mark has acquired secondary meaning can transform it into a
`registrable trademark or service mark.(cid:160) See In re Bongrain Int’l Corp., 894 F.2d 1316, 1317 n.4, 13
`USPQ2d 1727, 1728 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 1990); H. Marvin Ginn Corp. v. Int’l Ass’n of Fire Chiefs, Inc., 782
`F.2d 987, 989, 228 USPQ 528, 530 (Fed. Cir. 1986); TMEP §1212.02(i).(cid:160) A generic term cannot become a
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`trademark or service mark under any circumstance.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Final Response Guidelines
`If applicant does not respond within six months of the date of issuance of this final Office action, the
`application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond to this
`final Office action by:
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`(1)(cid:160) Submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible; and/or
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`(2)(cid:160) Filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per
`class.
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`7 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18), 2.64(a); TBMP ch. 1200; TMEP §714.04.
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`n certain rare circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to
`review a final Office action that is limited to procedural issues. (cid:160)37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §714.04; see
`37 C.F.R. §2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining petitionable matters).(cid:160) The petition fee is
`$100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`/Renee McCray/
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`Trademark Examining Attorney
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160)Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160)Please
`wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of
`the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions
`about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) E-mail
`communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this
`Office action by e-mail.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant
`or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint
`applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
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`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160)To ensure that applicant does
`not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months
`using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160)Please keep a
`copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160)If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-
`9199. (cid:160)For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`..better services to its customers, which ensure steady revenue for the company. Many companies and institutions, across
`the world, have become part of these partner programs. The company has partnership with IBM and SAP for training in
`business software, enterprise resource planning and related applications. During fiscal year 2011, the company added 581
`Non-government Schools. In addition, the company entered into an alliance with Fourier Systems to launch the Mobile
`Science Lab for schools, an innovative learning solution which integrates the Science Lab into the classroom. In 2009, the
`company signed partnership agreements with MDI Gurgaon, KPMG, IMI, IAMI, IIM-L and IIM-C. The company also
`has global partnership with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), for education and skill building, to
`enhance employability. Strong partnerships enhance its portfolio of offerings, providing it a competitive advantage ...
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`HEADLINE: C.A.R.E.S. summer program receives $10,000 grant
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`...arts and crafts, fitness activities and other enrichment programs, including field trips to a wide variety of cultural
`attractions in Pittsburgh. The program includes visits to the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, Children's Museum, National
`Aviary, Phipps Conservatory and a Pittsburgh Pirates game. Other activities include dance classes, meetings of the Boy
`and Girl Scouts, movies, swimming at the Thelma Lovette YMCA and activities with the Pitt Mobile science lab and
`Carnegie Mellon's robotics program.
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`"We chose C.A.R.E.S. because of their ability to give children this rich experience," said Gina Thorpe, the coordinator of
`the summer program for Garfield Commons. "It's a program we want to support. C.A.R.E.S. got the grant because of the
`great work they do with children."
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`Keith Key is the president of KBK Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of KBK Enterprises.
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`Long Island Business (Long Island, NY)
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`EADLINE: New ideas to sell STEM to Long Island schools
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`YLINE: John Callegari
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`...choose STEM-related careers.
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`Bill Waibel, the president of Bay Shore-based A-Plus Mobile Solutions, asserts that for a price - he calls it a bargain - he
`can offer a real-life solution to igniting youngsters' interest in STEM fields.
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`After seeing students at 300 New York City schools using his company's mobile science lab enthusiastically embrace
`technical courses, Waibel said Long Island schools should replace their outdated science labs with his product, a veritable
`STEM classroom on wheels.
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`The cost: roughly $50,000 each, plus an additional $5,000 apiece for training.
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`Budget constraints in recent years have forced most schools to delay needed upgrades for science facilities, Bixhorn said.
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`Copyright 2012 Dolan Media Newswires
`The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD)
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`March 27, 2012 Tuesday
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`EADLINE: Mobile lab brings hands-on learning to schools across Md.
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`YLINE: Shane Doyle
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`In the hopes of encouraging Maryland students to consider a career in the bioscience industry, a mobile science lab is
`visiting the Baltimore School for the Arts this week, giving students an opportunity to do hands-on experiments with
`expert instructors.
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`The MdBio Foundation, a division of the Rockville-based Tech Council of Maryland, has brought its MdBioLab to 35
`Maryland schools a year since 2003. The $450,000 lab on wheels can accommodate 32 students at a time, and is equipped
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`Copyright 2012 The Island Packet
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`The Island Packet
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`March 21, 2012 Wednesday
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`EADLINE: PHOTO: Beaufort High biology students study genetics in mobile lab
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`Genetics instructor Katie Henderson answers questions from Beaufort High student Westly Woodward and Rachael
`Scheper Wednesday morning inside the Greenwood Genetic Center's mobile science lab in the Beaufort High School
`parking lot. Biology students were given an assignment that simulated tests run in the GGC medical genetics diagnostic
`lab.
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`Copyright 2011 San Antonio Express-News
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`San Antonio Express-News
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`December 29, 2011 Thursday(cid:160)
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`EADLINE: Science BioBus rolls into Blue Star complex
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`YLINE: Noi Mahoney, MANAGING EDITOR
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`BioBus, a mobile science lab on a nationwide 11-city tour, visited the Blue Star Arts Complex Dec. 14.
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`"Our aim is to bring fun and education to children," said Sarah Weisberg, a young Harvard-educated scientist. "We are a
`nonprofit based out of New York City to promote science education to students in kindergarten through 12th grade."
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`Copyright 2011 Daily Times
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`Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland)
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`December 20, 2011 Tuesday
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`EADLINE: Environmental nature research lab hits the road
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`YLINE: By, Charlene Sharpe
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`...County school system staff.
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`Barrett acquired the van this spring and began getting it ready for its new career. Students from Worcester Technical High
`School helped with the artistic paint job, Barrett said, while she gathered supplies like puppets, shells and rocks for the
`inside of the van.
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`When students at Buckingham Elementary School climbed aboard the van for the first time they were greeted with an
`entire mobile science lab, stocked with safety glasses, brightly colored aprons and a variety of learning aids. Barrett led
`them through hands-on activities designed to teach them about the three different types of rocks.
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`The students used an assortment of materials, including bread, jelly and gummy bears, to get an idea of what sedimentary
`rocks were while marshmallows and chocolate chips were used by Barrett to demonstrate metamorphic rocks.
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`Copyright 2011 Advance Publications, Inc.
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`Staten Island Advance (New York)
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`November 23, 2011 Wednesday
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`EADLINE: BioBus rolls in to PS 54
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`YLINE: DIANE LORE, STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
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`That's exactly what students at PS 54 did when they entered the BioBus.
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`The BioBus is a mobile science lab, an energy-friendly "green" bus that is powered by the sun, wind, and left-over
`vegetable oil.
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`It is stopping off at schools throughout the city, and recently pulled up in front of PS 54 on Willowbrook Road.
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`Students got to clamber aboard, where they were met by Ben Dubin-Thaler - known as "Dr. Ben" - who conceived of, and
`operates, the bus.
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`Copyright 2011 Great Falls Tribune
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`Great Falls Tribune (Montana)
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`November 4, 2011 Friday
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`EADLINE: Chinook schools awarded $40,000 grant
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`YLINE: By, RYAN HALL
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`Representatives from Devon surprised Superintedent Jay Eslick during a pep rally Thursday when they presented
`administrators with a $40,000 grant as part of the company's "$40K for Kids" initiative.
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`According to a news release from Devon, the money will be used to modernize the district's science facilities at the
`junior-senior high school and the elementary school through the purchase of mobile science labs. The junior-senior high
`science classrooms also will be updated to provide teachers and students with an interactive and safe environment for
`experiments.
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`"I'm still a little shocked," Eslick said more than three hours after the presentation. "We usually come up a little short with
`most of the grants we write."
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`Copyright 2011 ProQuest Information and Learning
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`Copyright 2011 The Columbia Daily Tribune
`Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri)
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`September 16, 2011 Friday
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`EADLINE: Schools coordinator faces charges in old district
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`YLINE: Catherine Martin
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`...felt that it would be OK to move forward with his hiring at the district."
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`The issue, Baumstark said, is between Szydlowski and Rockwood schools, but Columbia Public Schools is confident in
`Szydlowski.
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`"He's been doing very well here. We have obviously had some successes with him," she said, alluding to a recent bump in
`science scores on Missouri Assessment Program testing.
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`Szydlowski began working at Rockwood in 2004. While there, he began Rockwood's mobile science lab, an RV
`renovated to become a science lab on wheels, noted as one of the few of its kind in the nation.
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`Reach Catherine Martin at 573-815-1711 or e-mail cmartin@columbiatribune.com
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`Copyright 2011 Columbia Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
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`Copyright 2011 Star-Gazette
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`Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York)
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`August 11, 2011 Thursday
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`EADLINE: Science and Discovery Center approaches fund drive goal
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`YLINE: By, Staff report
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`The Science and Discovery Center in Corning has raised more than $15,000 from individuals, organizations and
`businesses as it closes in on its $20,000 2011 fund drive goal.
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`Started in 1994, the Science and Discovery Center provides educational programs to make students more aware of the
`links between science and everyday life.
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`The center's mobile science lab, family science events, summer camps and teacher workshops reached nearly 26,000
`students in 11 area school districts in the past year alone, said Director Patricia Dann.
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`Contributions can be sent to the Science and Discovery Center, 114 Pine St., Corning, N.Y. 14830. Donations can also be
`made online at www.sdcsciencecenter.org.
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`Copyright 2011 Charleston Newspapers
`Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
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`June 22, 2011, Wednesday
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`EADLINE: STATE Briefs
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`Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, acting as governor, appointed Anna Border on Tuesday to the vacancy caused by the
`death of Larry Border, the House's minority whip. Border, 60, died June 8 after suffering a stroke.
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`Anna Border was among three district residents recommended to Tomblin by a Republican committee. She is a teacher
`and travels the state with West Virginia Farm Bureau's Mobile Science Lab. She also has been a chaplain for the state
`Federation of Republican Women. The couple was married for 38 years.
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`Tuesday's appointment was effective immediately.
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`Anna Border will serve what remains of her late husband's term. The seat is again on the ballot for a full two-year term in
`2012.
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`Weirton, company sued over water-line break
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`Copyright 2011 Richmond Times - Dispatch
`Richmond Times - Dispatch (Virginia)
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`January 14, 2011 Friday
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`EADLINE: Pritchett reappointed to head Petersburg School Board
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`YLINE: Jeremy Slayton, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.
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`...for treasurer's off