ADVISORY/World's Largest Termite Touches Down in Pennsylvania.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant - Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. (May 14 - 16) --(BUSINESS WIRE) The Franklin Institute Franklin Institute, in Philadelphia; chartered and opened 1824 "for the promotion of the mechanic arts," the first of its kind in the country. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. Since the 19th cent. Science Museum to Host Interactive Termite termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the order Isoptera. Termites are easily distinguished from ants by comparison of the base of the abdomen, which is broadly joined to the thorax in termites; in ants, there is Exhibit to Educate, Entertain Local Kids and Homeowners During Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York Termite Awareness Week
WHO: The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Termidor(R) Termite Control
WHAT: The 2004 Towering Termite Tour, the world's largest traveling
interactive termite exhibit housed in a two-story high
inflatable termite, is swarming into Philadelphia just in time
for Pennsylvania Termite Awareness Week, May 10-16, 2004.
Designed to educate and entertain kids and their parents, the
belly of this bug (which is 69,000 times the size of a real
termite) houses terrariums of real termite colonies, unusual
materials attacked by termites like piano keys and magazines,
fun learning games, strange but true termite facts (for every
human on Earth, entomologists calculate there may be as many
as 1,000 pounds of termites!) and valuable take home
information for parents. Admission is included in the price of
admission to The Franklin Institute Science Museum.
WHERE: The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Science Park
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA
WHEN: Friday, May 14 10am to 2pm
Saturday, May 15 9:30am to 5pm
Sunday, May 16 11am to 5pm
WHY: Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has proclaimed May
10-16, 2004 to be Pennsylvania Termite Awareness Week.
Termidor Termite Control supports his effort to educate
Pennsylvania families about the newest, most effective ways to
protect their homes from costly termite damage, while
providing an enriching and entertaining science exhibit to
curious youngsters.
B-Roll and high resolution photography available upon request. Footage includes children and adults commenting on tour exhibits and termite damage, sound bites sound bite n. A brief statement, as by a politician, taken from an audiotape or videotape and broadcast especially during a news report: "The box has been spitting forth maddening nine-second sound bites" from Nationally Syndicated home improvement expert Tom Kraeutler Tom Kraeutler is a home improvement broadcast journalist and author. Tom co-hosts (with Leslie Segrete) the nationally syndicated “Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show” broadcast on more than 200 stations every weekend, with an audience of more than 4 million , interior and exterior views of the Towering Termite, logos, and signage. |
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