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SUMMARY:Ron -Terenzi  Proposed Amusement Park\, Calverton
DESCRIPTION:We had a presentation on a proposed amusement park for the Calverton Airport property that is near Riverhead. Ron Terenzi is the CEO of the developer\, Island Amusement Ventures. His vision of the plan was discussed today in some detail.  \n \nMr. Terenzi began by stating that Long Island does not lend itself to the mega amusement park model. Nor does he want to see something that is too small for a first class roller coaster.   The total area of the proposed park will be 70 acres. That’s not small\, but it is no Disney operation either. \n \nRon pointed out that the economics of this park will work. He used conservative models in terms of attendance\, about 500\,000. The other attractions in the vicinity include Splish Splash Water Park\,and the Atlantis Aquarium. Each have succeeded with having a much narrower operating window and a narrower range of interest. For example Splish Splash only operates in very favorable weather and has a narrow calendar range. Splish Splash operates only in the warmest months\, and even in the warm months it is not well attended in cloudy weather\, much less rain. Their attendance is in the 600\,000 person range. The aquarium has a somewhat wider window of optimum operating time\, and they do numbers similar to Splish Splash. \n \nThe appeal for this park will be families. With the inclusion of major rides\, such as a roller coaster\, availability of healthy foods\, an amphitheater\, and midway games.The window of operation for most of the park that will start in April and go into October. Their will also be a 45\,000 sq. ft. indoor facility that will be open year round. The enclosed portion will have an arcade\, games\, and rides. \n \nWhen we moved on to the Q&A portion I voiced my concern for the airport runways that are adjacent to the facility. I asked if there was any danger of them being permanently closed. We have a need for those runways\, and with the reasonable concern for air access in a national emergency with Homeland Security considerations we must retain them. Terenzi agreed wholeheartedly and in fact stated that he hoped that the park would be a fly-in destination for general aviation.\n \nThere were questions about the jobs that will be created. Ron said that the seasonal employment was cost estimated at a rate that would allow them to be competitive in the entry level employment\, $8/hr. The technical jobs would be more in keeping with the craft workers rates\, electricians\, maintenance people etc. \n \nAfter the formal part of the meeting many people stayed to peruse the displays that Mr. Terenzi and his partners had on tripods\, and ask many more questions. You can learn more about this by going to the parks website. www.IslandAmusementVentures..com 
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/ron-terenzi-proposed-amusement-park-calverton/
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SUMMARY:Steve Schrier Ex Dir  Suff Center on the Holocaust  ......
DESCRIPTION:This program will address matters of  race and mutual understanding between people. \nSteve Schrier is the \nExecutive Director of the Suffolk Center on the Holocaust\, Diversity & Human Understanding\, Inc
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/steve-schrier-ex-dir-suff-center-on-the-holocaust/
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SUMMARY:Presidents Day Weekend NO MEETING
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/presidents-day-weekend-no-meeting-2/
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SUMMARY:Dr Sam Aronsen - Director of Brookhaven national Labs
DESCRIPTION:This morning we heard a presentation on the economic and scientific benefits of having Brookhaven National Laboratory in our backyard. \nThe director\, Dr Sam Aronson came to LIMBA and within the fairly limited time we allot our speakers\, gave us a good overview. \nBNL has an annual budget of about $500 million and much of that goes to paying for high value people that contribute directly to the economy. The economic benefit of the science is enormous as well. In combination the total economic value to this region over the past 10 years has been about $10 billion.\n \nBNL\, is very diverse in the science that is done there. As the director pointed out some of the science is curiosity based and the final outcome cannot be explained because no one knows exactly where a particular area of inquiry is going to go. And while that pursuit of science is harder to explain and get funding for\, it is the area of research that new ideas emanate from\, according to Aronson.\n \nPresently the lab is building a new collider and will phase out the old one when the new one is built. This is where a lot a basic research is done. The collider is able to create elements that have only existed within seconds of the “Big Bang” at the start of the universe. The practical purpose of this hard to explain\, but it useful in studying things that are known to us.\n \nThe study of structure and properties of materials is important to the discovery of new materials\, and is also very much a part of the labs goals.In this part of the discussion we talked about the significance of Nano Technology. According to Dr. Aronson\, by being able to assemble materials at the nano level we can take materials that are known to us and cause them to behave in a way that is beneficial to new applications that would otherwise be impossible.\n \nCreating a secure energy source for the purpose of energy independence was also discussed. We asked about the probabilities of new energy sources emerging. The director implied that he was optimistic about the long term prospects\, but the short term prospects on energy reduction and independence would probably come from “bridge technologies” such as plug-in automobiles\, bio-mass\, solar panel efficiency improvements\, and other known and improvable energy technologies. Fusion did not seem like a very promising technology\, but a new and very large effort in this arena is being done on an international basis in France.\n \nLife sciences and brain study at BNL has gotten a lot of attention from the press\, and BNL scientists have been  studying and observing the functions of the brain under normal and drug effected brains. Brains of people with addictive behavior apparently has a different look to it when studied under an MRI than a brain that is not subject to addiction.  \n \nPractical solutions to everyday problems are handled at the Lab in the Applied Science area. Better oil burners\, homeland security devices\, and many other developments come from this department\, but the solutions are based on some “basic research” mentioned above that now are solutions looking for a place to be useful.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/dr-sam-aronsen-director-of-brookhaven-national-labs/
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