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December 17 marks the 109th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight. In honor of their soaring accomplishment, we’ve researched a number of scholarships for students whose heads are in the clouds.

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF), created by the Mercury 7 astronauts, awards twenty-eight $10,000 scholarships annually. Their mission is to promote the importance of science and technology to the general public, and they provide college scholarships for students pursuing science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) degrees.

Scholarship candidates must be at least second year (sophomore) college students, have excellent grades, and have conducted a substantial amount of lab and research work in their field. In addition, they must be nominated by a faculty member at one of the 27 participating colleges and universities, so check the list and contact the ASF liaison at your school if you are interested in applying for this prestigious award.

Read the complete article and more – HERE

This article  is by mrW Tradesmen Sean Lintow Sr. from  his SLS Construction website.

Living in Arizona, I used to love traveling up to Flagstaff especially during the winter months. One of my favorite places was the Little America as not only did they have a huge roaring fire, an awesome buffet, a great Christmas light display, but some of the largest icicles I have ever seen. Ahhh if I had just known what the issues were lurking behind those icicles & under the snow…

Ice Dams:

An ice dam is created when melting snow is running down the roof & refreezes before it hits the ground. Eventually as this continues the layer of ice keeps getting larger which can leave water piled up behind it. The root cause of this issue is simple & that is your heating dollars flowing into the attic. The fix: stop the heat loss which is done by stopping the air leaks first & then insulating the attic properly.

Read the rest of this article and more informative blogs – HERE

So I’ve been a Master mechanic since 1970 and I’m pretty good at it. I like to think of myself as a master of my trade, although there are probably some who would argue the point. Just like many of us, I have a lot of tools because of what I call the “Magpie Effect” which strikes us when we step up into the Big Red Truck and see all the shiny things on the shelves. Some of these things go into the depths of one of my many tool boxes, and I only see them again when I am looking for something else, but there are exceptions.

The best purchase I’ve made lately, or maybe ever, is a little gadget called a Worksharp Knife and Tool Sharpener. When I walked into my local hardware store, the sales guys and gals were all clustered around the back counter, (Not with coffee cups, for once), and there was much oohing and aahing from the group. As soon as I saw this thing work on a guy’s Tanto bladed knife, I was hooked. Basically, it’s a belt-style knife sharpener with guides for different angles, but it was only later that I remembered that and took it home to do my knives and earn a huge atta boy from my wife for doing hers.

Originally, I bought it because I had a car in the shop with a coolant leak. Not a strange occurrence, but this one had a leak because the owner had cut off the lower radiator hose and left a huge nick in the aluminum outlet port on the engine.

I took the angle guide off the sharpener, which is a really compact little device, and leaned over the radiator to get to the hose fitting. When the angle was a little wrong, I just pushed in the lock and swiveled the head around a little! Since the belt is free for a good portion of its travel, it wrapped around the radius of the port and sanded the nick off in about 30 seconds.

So far, I have used this thing to sharpen all the knives in my family and those of my neighbors and nearby relatives, redone the tools in my garden shed, ground off a circular weld on the tongue of my recently completed Teardrop trailer, and sanded off a projecting sliver on my porch rail, for Pete’s sake!

Everybody thinks I’m some sort of master knife maker, when actually; all I do is pull the trigger and run the knife across the guide!

One more thing that I think is important, and it should ring a bell for all of you, the little company in Oregon called Darex trains all their own employees on-site, and even has a group of mentally and physically challenged folk who do some assembly. They also build a product you probably own, called a Drill Doctor.

Made in the U.S.A. by people trained on the job…Isn’t that what we at mikeroweWORKS are all about?

Richard Baize
Mechanic

Several years ago as I was preparing to leave the law firm I worked for, I got a call from Mike. He wanted to talk about the website. I was having a really bad day and told him so. He said something to me that I’ll never forget. Read More...

SkillsUSA’s National Leadership and Skills Conference will be returning to its usual schedule in 2013. The conference dates were skewed by a couple days this past June in connection with Kansas City hosting the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game.

The NLSC 2013 schedule will be as follows: 49th NLSC – Kansas City, Mo – June 24-28, 2013.

So, the 2013 NLSC schedule will be from Monday to Friday. This means the Opening Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 26, the SkillsUSA Championships will be held Wednesday and -Thursday, June 26-27, and the Awards Ceremony will be held Friday, June 28.

For the complete NLSC 2013 condensed agenda, go to: www.skillsusa.org/events/nlscagenda.shtml.

This blog comes from the SLS Construction website, written by mrW Tradesmen Sean Lintow Sr.

While living without power isn’t fun, it’s doable. When you start coupling that with other issues… well, things start looking a lot bleaker. If that’s not enough, add in all the news reports talking about “You can die from being cold,” or “Thousands of New Yorkers who survived Sandy, and are sticking it out in homes without power now risk freezing to death as temperatures plunge, officials warned” is enough to send one that might not be prepared into a full fledged panic.

With that in mind, let me remind you of the first rule taught to scouts, the military, or those that go to survival school which is, “don’t panic” & mind your attitude. That is what allowed a 12 year old wearing only jeans & a shirt to survive overnight in 31° weather outdoors. Unlike the 12 year old, just remember; you already have a shelter with clothes, blankets & bedding available. If you have kids, by being upbeat & positive – treating it like a camping trip can help bolster everyone spirits & yes even might even make it seem fun to them. So how can one weather the freezing temps without power – well here are some suggestions:

Shrink your shelter:

Find one room or two to stay in & to keep warm – shut the rest of the doors
Generally this will be a room towards the center of the house or the main living room
If possible you want one with the least amount of exterior walls or the more sheltered walls
Carpet is a great insulator & will always feel warmer than a hard surface
Grab some mattresses (skip the box springs) & bring them in – not only is this for comfort, but prevents heat from being lost into floor
Use a “door snake” (rolled up towel / long bean bag about 3” around) to stop drafts from coming in under the doors.
Cover the windows at night to prevent heat loss

Use alternative heat sources

Do I really need to say if you have a working fireplace now would be a good time to use it – these worked great for our ancestors
Ventless fireplaces or space heaters are also a great backup heat source (though they should not be used without a window at least cracked open or when the power is on)
DO NOT use your gas stove, propane grill, or charcoal grill as the carbon monoxide will kill you quicker than your shivering)
Lanterns & Candles are great for giving off light & some heat. Just make sure you use your head & keep them away from flammable items (above / around them) and away from areas where they can get bumped & knocked over.

Read the rest of the blog and find more information – HERE

We are pleased to announce that the mikeroweWORKS Foundation continues to support Career & Technical Education in the construction industry by awarding tool scholarships to students enrolled in AED Accredited and Affiliated construction equipment technology academic programs. These are our construction equipment maintenance and repair technicians of the future. In 2013, a total of $54,000 in tools scholarships will be awarded; fifty-four graduating students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. Given the significant cost of acquiring a proper set of high-quality tools, these scholarships are a big help to students entering an equipment technician career. Read More...