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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brenham High School senior Ward Tomlinson won Best |
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of Fair at the 21st annual Texas State Science and Engineering Fair, |
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which was held in San Antonio from April 5 to 7, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Howard and Yvonne Tomlinson, Ward |
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Tomlinson has been working on his research project for six years; |
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his long-term study examines the effects of mint and mint products |
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as a repellant or insecticide on house flies; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tomlinson has been experimenting with a variety |
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of mint and mint extracts on house flies, fruit flies, and blowflies |
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since he was in the seventh grade; in the third year of his |
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research, he learned that mint essential oil prevented fly pupae |
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from hatching, thus discovering a safe, inexpensive, and |
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environmentally friendly way to prevent the hatching of flies; and |
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WHEREAS, In his fifth year of the project, Mr. Tomlinson |
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demonstrated that mint oils also prevent the hatching of other |
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types of flies in the dipteran order; that year his project received |
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Best of Fair, second place, at the Brazos Valley Science Fair, and |
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the second grand prize in life science at the Texas State Science |
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and Engineering Fair; and |
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WHEREAS, With the advice and guidance of a chemistry |
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professor at Texas A&M University and a graduate statistician, Mr. |
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Tomlinson's sixth year of the project worked to isolate the |
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chemical compound in mint oil that prevents fly eggs from hatching; |
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entitled "Shoo Fly Shoo Year 6: The Chemical Breakdown--The |
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Pupacidal Effect of Compounds in Mint Essential Oils on Dipterans," |
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this outstanding research study won Best of Fair at the state |
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science fair and earned Mr. Tomlinson an invitation to represent |
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the State of Texas at the International Science and Engineering |
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Fair taking place in New Mexico in May; and |
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WHEREAS, Ward Tomlinson's curiosity, intelligence, |
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creativity, and perseverance show him to be an extraordinary young |
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Texan who may indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ward Tomlinson on winning Best of |
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Fair at the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair and extend to |
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him best wishes for continued success at the international |
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competition; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Tomlinson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |