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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 118
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WHEREAS, Alex Spiride of Rice Middle School in Plano has |
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been named a 2013 Google Science Fair regional finalist for the |
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Americas; and |
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WHEREAS, An international online competition, the Google |
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Science Fair encourages students between the ages of 13 and 18 to |
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pursue their curiosity about the world by performing science |
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experiments; the judges evaluated thousands of projects on the |
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basis of creativity, scientific merit, and global relevance, and |
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Mr. Spiride was chosen as one of 10 finalists from North, South, |
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and Central America in the 13-year-old and 14-year-old age |
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category; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Spiride, an avid swimmer, was inspired to |
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investigate the characteristics of a system that would allow |
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underwater vehicles to mimic the pulsed jet locomotion used by |
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squid; his Squid-Jet underwater propulsion system is designed to |
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serve such purposes as marine biology studies, defense-related |
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applications, and ecological cleanup and recovery; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating a strong interest in technology and |
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science, Mr. Spiride is taking advanced math courses, and during |
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the course of his project, he visited a mechanical engineering |
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lab at Southern Methodist University to learn about 3-D modeling |
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and to observe researchers at work; and |
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WHEREAS, Alex Spiride has distinguished himself through |
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his intelligence, ingenuity, and exceptional dedication to |
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scientific inquiry, and he may indeed look forward to a future |
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bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Spiride as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Paxton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 24, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |