NEW PLAN FOR A HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER NEAR CIVIC ARTS PLAZA.Byline: Grace Lee Staff Writer Supporters of a proposed Discovery Center for Science and Technology will renew efforts today to create an interactive facility and unveil a plan that cuts by more than half the project's initial $70 million price tag. Under the new design, to be unveiled today at a fund-raiser at Rockwell Rock·well , Norman 1894-1978. American illustrator whose works, many of which appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, offer a nostalgic, idealized view of everyday American life. Noun 1. Scientific, the $30 million Discovery Center would span 70,000 feet alongside the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. . ``It will be a place where children of all ages can initiate the scientific process and see it through to the results,'' said former Ventura County District Attorney Michael Bradbury, president of the Discovery Center's executive committee. ``It will help instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. that excitement and love for science.'' The center will feature five galleries that reflect real-world experiments of 101 Corridor companies such as Amgen and Boeing, said board member Susan Bray. Interactive and traveling exhibits would have themes of space exploration and biotechnology. The new plans set a more realistic course for the center's creation than those that originally aimed at filling 110,000 square feet, she said. Also, the original fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. target was set too high for a strained economy. Even so, Bray said, ``We're not downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing the quality or the excitement generated in the community. It just won't have all the bells and whistles A slang English term for exceptional features in some product. In the computer field, it typically refers to functions in software that may be greatly appreciated by some users, even though they may not be necessary most of the time. we originally envisioned.'' One fund-raising tool the center's organizers have learned is to present potential donors with a taste of the final project. ``When people can see an exhibit, and play with it, then people get excited,'' she said. One exhibit idea that has sparked Bray's imagination is a stringless harp that relies on laser technology to create music. Strumming a hand along strings of light will send signals to create music. Wayne Davey, a Rockwell Scientific vice president who is on the board of directors, described the discovery center as a way to draw children into science at a time when low test scores often belie be·lie tr.v. be·lied, be·ly·ing, be·lies 1. To picture falsely; misrepresent: "He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility" James Joyce. the gains being made among today's scientists. Davey said it was becoming more difficult to recruit talented scientists. Grace Lee, (805) 662-6757 grace.lee(at)dailynews.com |
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