Golden Colorado
Foreign National Assignment Program: Living in Colorado
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is located in Golden, Colorado, just west of Denver, the state's capital. Called the Mile High City because of its elevation, Denver is a city filled with history, culture, and entertainment. It's also home to several professional sports teams and offers plenty of activities for the amateur sports enthusiast. But more important, Denver and Golden boast a beautiful location at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. The cities are surrounded by nature, which is exclusive to the state of Colorado. Visit these regional Web sites to learn more about the excitement that this area has to share! ... [Read More]
Colorado Governor John Vivian
Despite his political experience and his family influence, Vivian ran for theU.S. Senate on the Republican ticket in 1948, but lost. After retiring frompublic office, Vivian became associated with the law firm of Vivian, Sherman andKinney in Denver. He also became the Colorado Chairman and Vice Chairman of theCitizens Committee for the Hoover Report. The Hoover Commission, established byCongress in 1947, strove to reorganize the federal government for greatereconomy and efficiency. Vivian was also a member of Masonic Lodge #1 in Golden,Colorado, and attended the Episcopal Church. He died of cancer at the age ofseventy-six, on February 10, 1964, in Golden, Colorado. ... [Read More]
Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) Division of Information Technologies (DoIT)
1867 A.D. Denver established as permanent seat of government by territorial legislature meeting in Golden. Golden Transcript established by George West. ... 1541 A.D. Coronado, famed Spanish explorer, may have crossed the southeastern corner of present Colorado on his return march to Mexico after vain hunt for the golden Seven Cities of Cibola. ... 1871 A.D. Colorado Springs is founded by General William J. Palmer. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad is built southward from Denver by Palmer. Colorado School of Mines established at Golden. ... [Read More]
Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) Division of Information Technologies (DoIT)
By statute, the seal of the State is two and one-half inches in diameter with the following devices inscribed thereon: At the top is the eye of God within a trangle, from which golden rays radiate on two sides. Below the eye is a scroll, the Roman fasces, a bundle of birch or elm rods with a battle axe bound together by red thongs and bearing on a band of red, white and blue, the word, "Union and Constitution." The Roman fasces is the insignia of a republican form of government. The bundle of rods bound together symbolizes strength which is lacking in the single rod. The axe symbolizes authority and leadership. Below the scroll is the heraldic shield bearing across the top on a red ground three snow-capped mountains with clouds above them. The lower half of the shield has two miner's tools, the pick and sledge hammer, crossed on a golden ground. Below the shield in a semicircle is the motto, "Nil Sine Numine", Latin words meaning "nothing without the Deity" ... [Read More]
Education Programs: Colorado Junior Solar Sprint
Golden Field Office Manager, ... For more information about the Colorado Regional Junior Solar Sprint or the K'NEX Solar Powered Model Contest, contact Linda Lung , Office of Education Programs, NREL, 1617 Cole Boulevard, MS 17/1, Golden, Colorado 80401; (303) 275-3044. ... Despite the snow on Saturday, May 10th, thirty-seven teams from twenty-one schools from throughout Colorado raced their hand-built solar model cars at the 13th annual Colorado Junior Solar Sprint competition. The JSS was originally scheduled to occur at 1829 Denver West Drive but was relocated a few days before the event to Bell Middle School in Golden. ... [Read More]
Colorado Bibliography: Books Organized by Subject / Topic
Feitz, Leland. Colorado Trolleys . Golden, Colorado: Bell Press,1971. ... LeMassena, Robert A. Colorado’s Mountain Railroads . Golden,Colorado: Smoking Stack Press, 1963 – ... [Read More]
NREL: High Performance Buildings Research - Building Projects
BigHorn Improvement Center — Silverthorne, Colorado Cambria Office Building — Ebensburg, Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Studies — Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio Center for Technology and Learning Media — Golden, Colorado Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Environmental Center — Annapolis, Maryland Solar Energy Research Facility — NREL, Golden, Colorado Thermal Test Facility — NREL, Golden, Colorado Visitors Center — NREL, Golden, Colorado Zion Visitor Complex — Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah Other related projects: ... [Read More]
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