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Loyola Mardi Gras Forum explores unusual Carnival celebrations in New Orleans' 32 neighborhoods
Loyola press release - February 17, 2014
From the Jefferson City Buzzards' "cockroach" flopping in the streets to the miniatures of 'tit Rex's tiny wagons, a forum Monday, Feb. 24 at Loyola University New Orleans will showcase the varied and unusual celebrations that make up New Orleans' legendary Mardi Gras. "Where Am I?"—the College of Music & Fine Arts' Third Annual Mardi Gras Forum—is set for 5 p.m. in the Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall on the university's main campus. It is free and open to the public.
The event, hosted by Loyola Professor of Video Technology Jim Gabour, will showcase New Orleans' 32 officially recognized neighborhoods and the many varied and unusual Carnival celebrations in the individual areas of the city. The presentation features rare archival photos and a colorful collection of both professional and YouTube footage of the festivities.
The audience will get a visual tour of seldom-seen Mardi Gras krewes including the Jefferson City Buzzards and its distinctive revelers who imitate cockroaches, the Society of Saint Anne's inspired costumed thousands, the miniature floats of 'tit Rex's tiny parade built on shoeboxes, the gigantic steam punk floats of Ragnarok, the frightening Skull & Bones gangs and the ecstatic beadwork of FiYiYi and other Mardi Gras Indians.
Loyola's Mardi Gras Forum aims to share with both non-resident Loyola students and the community at large the depth of culture in New Orleans' annual Carnival celebration and of the creative activity by the many various neighborhoods involved.
The forum will also be webcast live online at 5 p.m. Central time Feb. 24.
For media interviews or high-resolution images, please contact Mikel Pak, Loyola's associate director of public affairs.


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Join us, this Monday (June 11, 2012) afternoon, at Cisco Live, San Diego 4-hour lab session LTRSEC-3033 – Cyber Aikidō (合気道) Academy: IPv6 Network Threat Defense, Countermeasures, and Controls, to become more knowledgeable about basic inherent IPv6 security features and techniques on Cisco IOS Software and the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). The students will acquire hands-on experience by configuring and testing these security features and techniques in simulated real world scenarios. The threats and protections that are presented apply to Local Area, Enterprise, and Service Provider networks. Students must correctly identify, classify, and deter or prevent the nefarious IPv6-specific behaviors by configuring network threat defense, countermeasures, and controls that will be implemented and deployed on infrastructure devices and validate their effectiveness.
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PHOENIX — A federal judge on Tuesday turned down a request by lawyers for the Tucson shooting rampage suspect to hold a special hearing regarding his forced medication.
U.S. District Judge Larry Burns wrote in his ruling that 23-year-old Jared Lee Loughner is being forced to take psychotropic drugs at a Missouri prison facility because he poses a danger to himself.
So far, the decision to medicate Loughner has been made by prison officials at the Springfield, Miss., facility where experts are trying to make him psychologically fit to stand trial.
Loughner's defense attorneys had argued that the issue should be up to a judge and wanted Burns to consider the matter.
Loughner has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges stemming from the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson that killed six people and injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.
Loughner has been found to be mentally unfit for trial, but his treating psychologist has said his condition has improved since he has been given medication. In late September, Burns ruled that it's probable that Loughner will be made mentally fit and extended his four-month stay in Missouri by another four months.
Also this week, prosecutors asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing late Monday to reject requests by Loughner's lawyers to halt his forced medication and rescind his stay at the Springfield facility.
That was in response to a filing by Loughner's lawyers last week. They told the appeals court that Burns failed to fully consider possible negative side effects from his forced medication or put a limit on his future dosage. They also argued that that there's no evidence he can be made mentally fit for trial in the next four months.
The Monday filing by prosecutors said Burns made the correct call in extending Loughner's stay in Missouri. They said Christina Pietz, a psychologist who has been treating Loughner, has testified that Loughner is improving and hasn't experienced side effects from the drugs.
Loughner's medications include the sedative Lorazepam, the antidepressant Wellbutrin, and Risperidone, a drug used for people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe behavior problems.


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By now we're all familiar with the main reason Apple (AAPL) shares have tanked over the past few months: Investors are worried that the company's growth has stalled and that its margins have already passed their peak and are headed for a long decline. However, AppleInsider points us to a new research note from Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who says that Apple's gross margins should recover later this year after the company launches its next iPhone.
Huberty reasons that Apple's recent margins have taken a hit after the company spent around $4.5 billion to purchase new hardware for the iPhone 5 and its larger display. Now that Apple has gotten a knack for building the bigger iPhone — and especially now that manufacturers have been producing higher yields for the device — Huberty thinks the company will spend significantly less on components for the so-called iPhone 5S that the company is rumored to be launching this June.
Despite this, Huberty still doesn't see Apple returning to the glory days of 2012 when its margins peaked at almost 44%. Rather, she and Morgan Stanley project Apple will post margins of 38.7% for 2013.


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The post with Chloe S made me think about legs for Fall.
The weather here in NYC has fluctuated so much lately which has made dressing an adventure.
Last week almost entirely in the 40′s and this week it will be in the high 50′s to low 60′s. Just as the tights were coming out it seems we will still have another week perfectly made for cozy clothes and bare-ish legs.
Here are a few of the shots I took in Paris which are a great example of Fall legs.
I would think that much south of Washinton DC and West/Southwest of Denver that this is about as covered up as you ever need to get in the Winter. Yes?


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Boy, not much at noon today, no? This may be the first time in nine weeks that there isn't really much of game in the early afternoon. UT at South Carolina might be amusing? Just sleep late, I don't know. Late afternoon, at various times: Texas Tech goes to Kansas State, the Gators go into Georgia, and of course, Ohio State goes to Penn State, in a match-up between two state universities at the most American level of the most American sport in the two most American states in one of the top five most American countries in the world. Bet the under. Nightward, Alabama might but won't lose to Mississippi State, and Notre Dame goes to Oklahoma. Your master schedule is here, your yak is below, settle in, maybe carve a pumpkin or something.
Above, a video titled "Drunk FSU fan keg stand" sent in by Carlos, worth watching until the end if only for the face our geriatric tailgater makes post keg stand.


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Forty-eight-year-old Stephen L. Henderson of Scio was transported by KLG Ambulance to Aultman Hospital in Canton after an accident in front of United Local Tuesday night. According to the highway patrol, Henderson, driving a Harley-Davidson touring bike, was southbound on state Route 9 when he collided with a northbound Chevrolet S-10 ZR2 pickup truck driven by 18-year-old Dustin Wright of Kensington, who was turning left into the school lot. The Harley struck the rear quarter panel of the truck. Wright was cited for failure to yield. Patrol trooper Brian Kavanagh is investigating the crash with the assistance of Sgt. Shaun Baskerville. Hanover Township firefighters responded to the crash and closed down state Route 9 until the crash site was cleaned up. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer


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IRVINE — UC Irvine women's basketball coach Doug Oliver has seen the scoring droughts from his team throughout the season.
A four-game winning streak headed into Thursday night's crucial Big West Conference game against UC Davis still provided confidence to the Anteaters.
A six-minute stretch at the end of that game probably took some of it away.
There was no opportunity for the 'Eaters to shoot themselves out of the latest scoring drought. The final buzzer sounded first, as the Aggies ended the game with 13 unanswered points to shock the hosts, 47-43, at the Bren Events Center.
UC Irvine, which is trying to finish in the top eight in conference to qualify for the Big West Tournament, fell into a tie for eighth place with Cal State Fullerton. Had the Anteaters (9-18, 5-10 in conference) won Thursday, they would have been alone in seventh, ahead of UC Davis (12-15, 7-9).
Instead, the Anteaters now will need to pull off some upsets to make the tournament. Their difficult three remaining regular-season games include tilts at home against first-place Pacific on Saturday, then on the road against second-place Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Thursday and fourth-place UC Santa Barbara on March 9.
UC Irvine, which had won five of six games since an 0-8 start to conference play, will need to avoid any long scoring droughts in those games.
"That's how we've played most of the season," Oliver said. "We sort of struggle offensively, and then we find our way at some point. In the last few games, that's what we've done to feel better about ourselves for 20 minutes … At this time of the year, in March, you can't do that and expect to win."
UCI appeared ready to win against Davis. The Anteaters took a 43-34 lead on a pair of free throws by junior point guard Jennifer Tsurumoto with 5:45 left. The lead looked good, even with sophomore forward Camille Buckley (seven points, 15 rebounds) on the bench with four fouls.
But UCI wouldn't score again, and Davis rallied. The Aggies used a jumper from their leading scorer, Sydnee Fipps , then three straight three-pointers, two by guard Cortney French, to take a 45-43 lead with 3:21 remaining.
The Anteaters had chances to come back in the final two minutes. But a layup and jumper by junior Jasmine Bernard, who scored a team-high 13 points off the bench, were off the mark. And an open three-pointer from the corner by guard Kelly Meggs rimmed out with 54 seconds left.
UC Davis missed a layup on the other end, giving UCI another try. But Bernard's shot in the lane missed again with 14 seconds left, and Buckley fouled out going for the offensive rebound. Davis' Molly Greubel made both ends of the one-and-one to push the lead to four, and the 'Eaters didn't get another good look in the final seconds.
Fipps, a sophomore forward who is second in the conference in scoring, was held to a season-low three points in the teams' first meeting, a 70-57 UCI victory on Feb. 2. She had a game-high 19 points for the visitors Thursday. The barrage included five three-pointers, four of which came in the second half.
"As people saw tonight, she's very capable," Oliver said. "She's a shooter and a scorer. With under 10 minutes, we went to a box-and-one to try to slow her down. We just couldn't put any points on the board. It was too bad, because we actually had a good effort, as far as intensity and hustle. But I give [UC Davis] a lot of credit. We dominated the rebounding at their place, and they came back and got us here."
UC Davis out-rebounded UC Irvine, 39-32. The Aggies were 11 of 27 from threedom, compared to just three of 15 for the 'Eaters.
"We wanted to get out and run a little bit more, and when we did we were successful," Oliver said. "But we didn't seem to get enough opportunities. We didn't get enough rebounds to do that."
Saturday's game, at 1 p.m. against Pacific, is senior day for the Anteaters. They will honor Cheyenne Cathey, Pernilla Hanson and Anete Klintsone prior to the contest.
Big West Conference
UC Davis 47, UC Irvine 43
UCD – Fipps 19, French 9, Shinoda 6, Marfone 4, Doherty 4, Baker 3, Greubel 2.
3-pt. goals – Fipps 5, French 3, Shinoda 2, Baker 1.
Fouled out – None.
UCI – Bernard 13, Tsurumoto 12, Buckley 7, Fajemisin 4, Onogomuho 4, Meggs 3.
3-pt. goals – Tsurumoto 2, Meggs 1.
Fouled out – Buckley.
Halftime – UCI, 20-18.
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The Colts made moves this offseason to try to fix a leaky offensive line.
But the parts they kept from last year's version keep getting hurt, adding to the list of problems.
Colts left tackle Anthony Castonzo will miss the preseason finale with an MCL sprain, casting some degree of doubt on his availability for the opener.
"Yeah, got the MRI and it, like we talked last night, pretty much came back as a mild MCL sprain," Coach Chuck Pagano said, in comments distributed by the team. "The MRI was pretty much negative. It wasn't as bad as anybody anticipated, so he's going to be day-to-day. He won't play, obviously, in this next contest but hopefully be ready for the opener."
Right guard Mike McGlynn is also out with a knee injury suffered in practice last week.
Pagano said he was hopeful both could return for the Sept. 8 opener against the Raiders. If not, quarterback Andrew Luck might be on the run more than anyone's comfortable with.


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By: Morris (Marty) Hylton
On February 15, 2013, the University of Florida Historic Preservation Program and Student and Alumni Association sponsored a lecture by Christine Madrid French, President of Docomomo US/Florida and former Director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Modernism + Recent Past program. The talk titled Preserving the Modern Century: The Next Fifty Years for Historic Preservation served as the keynote lecture for the second annual Preservation South conference and inspired the title of this article. This year's Preservation South conference, organized by the Historic Preservation graduate students at the University of Florida (UF), focused on the theme of Southern Modern and explored the preservation of recent past and modern heritage. The topics for presentations and posters ranged from surveys of modern residences and buildings to documentation of modern landscape design to analysis of postwar tourist destinations.
The UF Historic Preservation Program is currently acting as the academic partner for the first national symposium of Docomomo US, which will be held in Sarasota, Florida in April 2013. Titled Modern Matters, the three-day symposium is bringing together speakers and attendees from across the country and Florida to share scholarship and information on advocacy and other efforts to record, interpret, and conserve twentieth century, modern resources.
These two conferences – Southern Modern and Modern Matters – demonstrate the increased commitment of the UF Historic Preservation Program to undertake research that helps address the challenges of preserving modern heritage. As one of the first four American institutions of higher learning to offer coursework in historic preservation, University of Florida has an established reputation for documenting and researching places and sites associated with the recent past. However, over the last decade, the work of faculty and students has increasingly focused on issues impacting the preservation and interpretation of modern sites and places and has established UF as a leader in this area of heritage conservation. In the University of Florida is simultaneously working on a number of projects and collaborating with numerous partners to devise strategies for saving and sustaining modern heritage.
In fall 2008, the UF Historic Preservation program partnered with the Florida Division of Historical Resources and the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation to hold a state-wide workshop on preserving the recent past led by Jeanne Lambin, now an adjunct faculty member. For two days, stakeholders and representatives from across the Sunshine State gathered to participate in facilitated sessions that informed the development of a white paper with recommendations for next steps in surveying and assessing the myriad of twentieth century resources that help land Florida its sense of place. Since the completion of the white paper in 2009, UF has worked with a number of communities including Miami / Dade County, Sarasota, and Apalachicola on a series of initiatives to document and plan for the preservation of post-World War II sites. For example, in 2010, faculty and students from historic preservation and interior design explored potential adaptive uses for the 1920s Ford Assembly Plant building in Jacksonville, Florida by architect Albert Kahn.
As part of the Envision Heritage initiative, the UF Historic Preservation Program is using its new 3D laser scanner to document modern landmarks. In March, a team will spend three days scanning and recording the Miami Marine Stadium. The products from the 3D scans will be used by the Friends of the Miami Marine Stadium to help inform technical solutions for saving the structure, which used to serve as a venue for boat races and open-air concerts, and will be displayed as part of an exhibition on the site that will be mounted in Coconut Grove, Florida this fall.
Community Engagement
Engaging stakeholders in the process of identifying and assessing the values and planning for the adaptation and preservation of modern sites is also a hallmark of the work of the UF model. Faculty and students are currently collaborating with organizations and individuals in the community of Apalachicola, Florida to document, research, and collectively identify a use and develop a proposal for the rehabilitation and reuse of the 1928 Art Deco style Chapman School. Plans are currently being developed for a community workshop.
Global Perspective
During summer 2012, the UF Historic Preservation Program launched the first Global Heritage Studio under the auspices of the Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship. Seven students spent several weeks working with authorities and residents of the community of Sawhlunto - an early twentieth-century industrial mining town in Sumatra - documenting the modern heritage and exploring the possibility of a World Heritage nomination.
Research undertaken by faculty and students is also informing efforts to raise awareness of Florida's modern heritage. In 2012, the program collaborated with the Dade Heritage Trust to prepare a local landmark designation report for the 1963 Miami Herald building. The exhibition The Building Itself Teaches: Sarasota, Florida's Public School Program (1954-1960) opens at the Sarasota Visitor Center this April. The exhibition presents the history and explores the achievements and significance of this progressive school construction program that transformed the learning environment of Sarasota. The exhibition is sponsored by the Sarasota County History Center and the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation.
Over the next few years, the University of Florida Historic Preservation Program intends to build upon this recent research, collaborations, and initiatives to further expand and institutionalize its efforts to research, document, preserve, and interpret the heritage of the modern century.
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Fund Named for Saracini, March 23, 2005
By George Zamora
SOCORRO – A memorial scholarship fund in honor of the late Victor J. Saracini has been established at New Mexico Tech in Socorro. Saracini, a 1976 graduate of New Mexico Tech, was the captain of United Airlines flight 175, which was overtaken by terrorist hijackers on September 11, 2001, and crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
The Victor J. Saracini Memorial Scholarship was established mainly through the efforts and donations of a group of Saracini's friends and former Tech classmates, in particular R. Thomas Dillon, Geza L. Keller, and Gary W. Schwede.
After Saracini graduated with a bachelor of general studies from New Mexico Tech, he went on to serve his country as a U.S. Navy pilot. After his military service, he became a commercial pilot and worked for 16 years with United Airlines.
Saracini, who resided in Lower Makefield, N.J., was survived by his wife, Ellen, and two children, Kirsten and Brielle.
Contributions to the Victor J. Saracini Memorial Scholarship Endowment can be made by contacting the New Mexico Tech Advancement Office at 505.835.5525.


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Hello everyone!
Aimee here, with my last post for VLVS!
I've had a GREAT time with the design team, and Wayne, and Terri.
I'll be re-applying in another 6 months for sure!!
So, this time I thought I'd do an art journal page.
I love to art journal. I've got two going right now, and just got a 3rd in the mail.
They are all different sizes, so I use the one whose size fits my mood.
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Black ink (I used memories ink)
Crystal Laquer
Extreme Glitter paint (Blue)
Tim Holtz Filmstrip Ribbon
Xyron "X"
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Spray sealer (I use Krylon Workable Fixative)
Paper towel
Markers/colored pencils/or crayons
Paint a thin coat of gesso on your journal page.
Rub some turquoise Pan Pastel on the page.
Add some Green pastel.
Blend and add till you like it. Then spray with Fixative.
Dry with heat gun.
Lay a stencil on your page, and paint with gesso.
Lift stencil, and blot with paper towel.
Dry with heat gun.
Add a second stencil and use Red pastel.
Cool, isn't it!
Place stencil on page again and use a little gesso.
You'll end up with a light pink.
Remove stencil, dry with heat gun.
Spray lightly with fixative. Dry with heat gun.
Paint some Extreme Glitter on the left side.
Dry with heat gun.
Lay down a third stencil, and spray with Memories Mist.
Dry with heat gun.
Seriously, are ya loving it??
Add a little Sharpie doodling!
Stamp Caped lady on page and on a scrap piece of paper.
Paint a little gesso along the bottom. Dry with heat gun.
Stamp words.
Add some color to the Caped lady on the page- legs, neck, hat.
Color the arms on the lady on the scrap paper. Cut out the body section.
Run body through Xyron and add to page over stamped image.
Add scrap papers.
Put some Crystal lacquer in a cup. Add some Terri Sproul mixer.
Paint this onto the body of the Caped Lady.
Spread some around her, and around the words.
Run a piece of Filmstrip Ribbon through the Xyron and add to page.
Place stickers on the filmstrip.
Add gems using Crystal Lacquer.
Here's your wiener!
My Sammy enjoying our first spring outing.
We're very fortunate to live near a wonderful park.
He LOVES the swing.


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The relationship between Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and offensive coordinator Todd Haley has been scrutinized since Haley was hired, but the two appear to have reached an understanding.
Roethlisberger said on 93.7 The Fan that although it took some time for the two of them to get accustomed to each other, they work well together now.
"There was an obvious growing period," Roethlisberger said. "You develop a relationship. I enjoy working with him. I think we have a good relationship now. You see it on the field and you will continue to see that when we get out there because my play will be better and the play-calling will really be better."
Haley has never been a players' coach and never will be, but Roethlisberger has played well in Haley's offense, and when a player has success playing for a coach, that player usually comes to respect that coach. Despite a rocky start, Roethlisberger and Haley have worked well together.


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Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change
Research Highlights
May 2014
Profiling Clouds' Inner Life
Subgrid modeling pinpoints cloud transformation to uncover true reflective power
Trade Cumulus Clouds. In the trade zones around the tropics, the winds blow steadily. For centuries, sailors depended on "catching a trade" in the desired travel direction for successful commerce. In these areas of prevailing winds dense cloud decks break up into puffy looking clouds scattered across the sky like a spilled bowl of popcorn. The clouds filter light in a patchwork pattern of sun and shade. Image courtesy of NASA's Earth Observatory. Enlarge Image.
Results: In the global scheme of things, clouds are the small stuff. And clouds' inner workings are even smaller. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that neglecting the small stuff has consequences for understanding how clouds contribute to heating or cooling the planet. When global models average cloud cooling effects over a large area, they mask the cooling variability within a grid that eventually leads to changes in the clouds' characteristics. This research leads to uncovering the amount of cooling or warming enabled by clouds, and understanding the true energy balance of the planet.
Why It Matters: Calculating the right amount of sunlight beaming down to warm the ocean means understanding the kind of clouds parked between the sun and the ocean. When climate models do not accurately depict the characteristics of these clouds, perception of the planet's energy balance can be lopsided. Getting accurate understanding of the type and amount of clouds over the ocean is important for climate change projections. Because of their tendency to average out the effects over an entire spatial grid cell, global climate models may not capture the type of cloud and its real-world climate-influencing properties. This study accounts for the small-scale radiative energy and turbulent cloud interactions that will lead to more accurate model simulations of real-world clouds.
Methods: Marine boundary layer clouds are produced by interactions between radiative cooling from the cloud tops combined with turbulent cloud-mixing processes. PNNL researchers used a high-resolution, large-eddy simulation model to reveal the small spatial details of the cloud-top radiative cooling. They used those results to simulate detailed cloud radiation-turbulence interactions, as well as scenarios where the radiation was smoothed over the horizontal model grid area mimicking a climate model grid cell.
A simulated marine cloud field during the transition from stratus, flat layer clouds, to more porous trade cumulus clouds shows the contours of radiative heating tendencies (colored lines) near the cloud tops. Cores of convective energy penetrate into the stratus clouds and eventually break up the cloud deck as occurs on the left side of the image. The radiative heating tendencies near the cloud tops (colored lines) is highly variable because of the undulating clouds, affecting the turbulent energy and cloud formation processes. Better representation of these small-scale processes in climate models will help scientists better understand how clouds affect the Earth's energy balance.
Next, the team compared these two types of simulations, finding that when small-scale variability is neglected, the model accelerates the transition of marine stratocumulus to trade cumulus clouds resulting in more sunlight warming the ocean instead of being reflected back to space by the white clouds.
This study was designed to reveal the impact of subgrid radiation variability of marine clouds and determine its overall impact for the Earth's energy balance.
What's Next? Further research will investigate how to use the coarse information available within a climate model grid cell to predict the unresolved small-scale radiation variability, and then to link this information into the turbulence parameterization within the model.
Sponsors: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research Earth System Modeling program and a DOE Early Career grant supported this research. Computational support provided through the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) and PNNL Institutional Computing.
User Facility: EMSL
Research Team: Heng Xiao, William I. Gustafson Jr., and Hailong Wang, PNNL
Research Area: Climate and Earth Systems Science
Reference: Xiao H, WI Gustafson, and H Wang. 2014. "Impact of Subgrid-Scale Radiative Heating Variability on the Stratocumulus-to-Trade Cumulus Transition in Climate Models." Journal of Geophysical Research 119(7): 4192-4203. DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020999


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Living with Purpose as Connecting the Head with the Heart
by Jojopahmaria Nsoroma
What does it mean to know your purpose?
What does it mean to have a purpose and to live with that purpose?
What does it mean to live in a meaningful way?
Knowing and having purpose is more than you knowing and performing the job that you love,
or that you've discovered your right livelihood;
for when you live purposefully there will be many jobs to perform.
Knowing and having purpose is more than the leadership roles you play in family, at work, out in the community or the world;
for when you live purposefully there will be a myriad of leadership opportunities and roles that you will experience.
Knowing and having purpose is more than finding your true Beloved, and achieving spiritual partnership;
for living purposefully is allowing that sacred relationship to touch the lives of others in unselfish and selfless ways.
Knowing and having purpose is more than your ability to discipline yourself to follow and practice a particular spiritual path, or religious set of teachings;
for living purposefully requires that you honor and respect
the diversity of Faith.
The essence of 'purpose' is our human ability to connect our head with our hearts, and to live wholeheartedly -- embracing vulnerability and choosing love over fear. To live each day from the center of your heart is what true purpose is all about. To be on purpose, you must be heart-centered in your work, your relationships, and your spiritual practices.
History tells us of the horror that erupts from humans having their hearts shut down. Most recently, the results of building a nuclear power plant in an earthquake zone has clearly demonstrated that modernity is full of intellectually brilliant -- yet heartless human beings. Especially for humans participating in Western culture, having our heads disconnected from our hearts
may produce material wealth and comfort, but it requires us to believe
that other humans, certain humans, and anything in Nature, is at our disposal.
We struggle greatly to have reverence for life, and are plagued by chronic diseases because life can have no reverence for us.
So how do we become heart-centered in our work, relationships, and spiritual practices?
How do we connect our heads to our hearts?
We have to first make three commitments -- or as it says in the fairytales --
we have to make three wishes:
- I wish to be able to feel my pain so I can feel my joy. I commit to no longer running from my pain through sedation, neurosis, or drama-making.
- I wish to be released from my core wound so I can find the treasure it has made for me. I commit to no longer playing the victim to my life.
- I wish to know God as my divinity within and as the key to my wholehearted lifestyle. I commit to learning how to love my Self at a deepr level each day, and to share that love with others.


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Stay-at-Home Moms: Taking Care of Yourself
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Any professional whose primary responsibilities include caring for the needs of others is usually accompanied by wonderful relational benefits. These same occupations can be very emotionally and physically draining and require a plan for refueling. As we all know, motherhood has twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week responsibilities.
While there are no designated days off, vacation time doesn't seem to be addressed in the job contract either. If we don't take some time for ourselves, don't arrange for a day off here or there or don't take an evening off, we will find ourselves in a hole that is difficult to climb out of. We may lose our perspective or even consider reentering the paid workforce just to keep our sanity. As a woman in the profession of motherhood, you must learn how to take care of yourself. No one has built that into your job description and no one is going to set boundaries for you. You have to do it yourself.
As moms, too often we work sacrificially and selflessly to the detriment of our family life. It is then that we become short-tempered, judgmental and even jealous of those who have more freedom in their lifestyles. We become discouraged by the daily duties of a job that never feels finished. We begin to question the value of what we're doing and our self-worth. To combat such reactive emotions, we need to be proactive in caring for ourselves.
Have you ever been on an airplane and listened to the instructions about using the oxygen masks in an emergency? The flight attendants always give an extra instruction to those traveling with children: Put your own oxygen mask in place before you place the mask on your child. Those directions seem to go against our very nature. Our first inclination is to take care of that child even if it means sacrificing ourselves. But when we stop to consider the reasoning behind the instruction, it makes sense. If we don't first take care of ourselves, we might not be able to help either of us, and we might both perish in those few precious moments. If we put our mask in place first, we are then in a position to care for others.
The same principle applies at home. We must first take care of ourselves in order to properly take care of others. This will give us the stamina, patience and perspective needed to care for the needs of others over the long haul.
Pull into the filling station
Do you have someone in your family who insists on driving the car on gas fumes when the gauge is registering empty? It seems every family has one member who pushes it to the limit. Well, each one of us has an emotional fuel tank. If we don't take time to fill our tank, if we push ourselves to the limit, sooner or later we will find ourselves "out of gas." Stranded. Stuck. Ineffective.
When we're broken down along the road, someone else has to come take care of us. By that time, it takes more to fill us up. If we're proactive, we do something to fill up while we can still pull up to the gas pump.
Moms are always taking care of others, but we have to make sure that in the whirlwind of life we're taking care of ourselves as well. There are three personal areas we need to care for: body, mind and spirit. Do you know how each of these is drained and filled? To keep our lives balanced, we need to evaluate these areas regularly and place emphasis on keeping our tanks filled as we do the job God has called us to do.
Take care of your body
When Anne, our oldest, was born, I was twenty years old. Mark was twenty-four. We were both young and full of energy. I could study into the night, be up with the baby and still go strong the next day. When Austin, our youngest, was born, I was thirty-two. My body didn't have quite the same stamina it had three babies earlier. I needed to pay attention to its limits or my body would require me to take notice.
How much sleep do you need? Are you getting it? The body regenerates itself through the process of sleep. When we short-circuit that rest time, it breaks down the body's natural self-care cycle. Do you need to go to bed earlier? Do you need to lie down in the afternoon for a few minutes? Take a few minutes for some much needed shut-eye if you need to. You'll feel better and will be better equipped to meet the needs of your family.
What about your eating habits? Are you trying to survive on whatever your kids don't finish? Are you eating healthy food or are you in a snack habit? Our bodies need specific minerals and vitamins. A diet of peanut butter sandwich crusts does not provide the nutrients our bodies need. I'm a person who has always struggled with the three-meals-a-day thing. I'm not particularly fond of breakfast food. So if I'm going to skip a meal, it's usually breakfast. When I realized I didn't have to eat breakfast food, though, I found myself able to get a good start in the morning by eating something else. Instead of a bowl of cereal, I might have a bowl of chicken and rice soup. And no, brownies and cookies for breakfast don't make the grade. I know, I've tried to make them work too, but they just don't have the same effect. We must feed our bodies the nutrients God designed them to run on.
How much water are you drinking every day? Several years ago, I increased my water intake. I was amazed at the increase in energy and the decrease in appetite I experienced!
I've never been particularly fond of water myself, so I had to be creative about making it attractive. I did this by keeping lemons and limes sliced in my refrigerator and dropping a wedge or two in my glass of water. This little splurge on myself has resulted in a physical benefit.
What about your health? I am amazed at how many women I talk to who have not had a pap smear and breast examination in years. Take these preventive measures to care for your body. It is truly a gift to your family. A good friend of mine just finished three months of chemotherapy after a mastectomy. She's thirty-eight and married with two young children. Thank goodness she was taking care of herself and her body. The cancer was caught early and her chances for a long life are very good.
On the days I don't take care of my appearance, I don't feel good about myself and I struggle with low motivation. I tend to fall into that pattern, especially when I'm not going anywhere outside the home. I would actually ask myself, "Am I going anywhere today?" When the answer was no, my thought process was, "Why bother?" I learned over time, though, that it's important for me, my husband and my family that I make the effort to look and feel my best every day.
Personal care priority list
- Sleep — enough to keep you in a positive mood
- Nutrition — healthy food that gives you energy and plenty of water
- Health — annual pap smear, breast exam and physical
- Hygiene — neat hair and some makeup
- Clothing — comfortable but presentable (Remember, you're not going out to an office, but you are doing a respectable and very important job, so dress accordingly.)
Take care of your mind
Dr. Brenda Hunter, author of Home by Choice and many other wonderful books, received her doctorate at age 49. She says that it is proof that your mind does not rot during your years at home with your children!
At times, though, it's easy to feel that our minds are in low gear when all we're dealing with is diapers, dishes, laundry and Dr. Seuss books. Just as it is important to take care of our bodies, it is equally as important to take care of our minds.
I love to read the news, but I have little time to do it. Therefore, my goal is to read the news several days during the week. It keeps me informed about local and national events, and it helps me to stay in touch with the outside world. It fills my mental fuel tank.
What do you love to do that will keep your mind filled? Read? Make a craft? Do cross-stitch? Surf the net? Talk with friends? Writing in a journal is great therapy for the mind. Find out what works for you and then carve out some time to make it happen. You may have to ask for help in accomplishing it. Be prepared for that. There was a season that I literally could not find time to read the news without the assistance of my husband. From the time I got up in the early morning, it was all babies and toddlers until I went to bed too exhausted to read anything other than the inside of my eyelids. The kids couldn't seem to get on the same nap schedule, and I was completely depleted when Mark arrived home. We finally talked about it, and I asked Mark if he could give me 30 minutes after he came home for me to regroup. I'd take the newspaper to the bedroom, close the door and begin filling up my fuel tank. There were some days I would actually emerge a different person than the one who had entered the room 30 minutes earlier!
Maybe you don't have a husband who's willing to help. In that case you may need to swap baby-sitting with a friend. If you have family close by, ask Grandma or a sister or sister-in-law to help. You might want to hire a sitter to help you accomplish your goal. Remember, your mental health is important to your family's health.
There's one more area we have to consider as we care for our minds. We have to learn to limit our activities outside the home in order to keep our minds from being bogged down with things that aren't important. Because we are at home, people often assume that we have more free time for volunteer work than others have. We are often asked to serve more at church, school and so on. As we consider our commitments outside the home, it is important that we understand four concepts: good and best, learning to say no, the urgent and the important and asking for help. If we can grasp these concepts, we can maintain a healthy balance in the responsibilities we carry.
Good and best
You are a talented, capable and responsible person. Talented, capable, responsible people are asked to do more. You will be in high demand to do lots of good things. But the question to ask is, "What good things do I need to say no to, and what are the best things I can say yes to?" You are not choosing between good and bad; you're choosing between good and best. That's a hard choice.
One way we can determine what is good and what is best is by knowing what our mission is in this season of our lives. Most organizations and businesses have mission statements that help them stay focused on their goals. Mission statements also allow them to know what business ventures to pursue and what needs to be left for another organization or business to develop. They compare a new idea or venture opportunity to their mission statements. They ask, "Does this fit with the mission of our organization?" Then they move forward from there.
Have you ever considered writing a mission statement for yourself? What is your mission in life? A good way to begin to answer that question is to ask yourself, "When I leave this earth, what legacy do I want to leave? Where do I want to have made a difference?" Now go through and list your priorities. Then take your mission statement and your priorities and begin making some goals: lifetime goals, annual goals, monthly goals and daily goals will enable you to fulfill your mission. Your mission, priorities and goals should be related. Now you have a grid to help you make decisions about your "best" activities.
When asked to do something, make prayer the first step toward making a decision. If God hasn't given you a strong sense of direction in prayer, the next step is to compare it to your mission, priorities and goals. If it doesn't fit in with those, then the decision is practically made for you. If it fits in with your goals and mission, though, you will need to further evaluate your available time.
Another way to approach decisions about activities outside the home is by asking, "What is God asking me to do in this season of my life and does this activity fit with that plan?" When I know I could do a job but I'm trying to determine if I should, I often pose this thought, I am capable, but am I called? Is God calling me to do it?
We don't want to overload our minds to the point of losing our focus. We also don't want to carry so many responsibilities that we shirk what God is calling us to do in caring for our families. Having a plan for making those good vs. best decisions is the first step in setting limits on activities outside the home and ultimately in taking care of ourselves.
Learn to say no
"So how do you do it?" she asked.
"Do what?" I replied.
"How do you say no?" she questioned.
"I just say no," I answered.
"No, I don't mean like that. Do you say no and offer an excuse, or do you just say no? I feel so guilty when I say no."
Thus began a recent conversation with a mom who called and asked how to keep a good balance between volunteer activities and family responsibilities. As mothers at home, it is not work and family we need to keep in balance. After all, our family is our work! For many of us the issue is balancing volunteer positions (church, community and school) with our family responsibilities. Some of us figure a home-based business or part-time job into our schedule, too. We easily can put ourselves back in the position of working full time, outside-the-home hours without bringing home the pay. We must learn to use the word no effectively.
To keep a balance between mothering and helping others outside your home, here are some guidelines for learning to say no.
1. Keep in mind that you alone know what is best for you and your family. With many mothers working outside the home, there are fewer school, church and community volunteers available during the day. Therefore, you are likely to be asked more often, simply because you are perceived to be more available. Remember, even with church activities, that our families are our first ministry.
2. Never say yes on the spot. Always tell the person you will call back after you've had time to pray and think about it. This keeps you from making an on-the-spot decision you may regret. You can say no immediately, however, if you know that the position or responsibility is wrong for you.
3. When considering a time commitment, make sure you take preparation time into account. Most of us underestimate the time it takes to really do a job. If you have been asked to bake five dozen cookies, look at the calendar and determine whether you truly have that much free time available before the cookies need to be delivered. If it looks too busy, say you're sorry, but you can't do it.
4. When considering long-term commitments, make sure you consider all your household responsibilities and the time constraints that accompany them. It may seem that becoming the president of an organization you really believe in will not take too much time. But after a few months, the phone calls, meetings and errands begin to take up the time you previously used for laundry, housecleaning or paying the bills. These are big jobs that need to be integrated into your weekly and daily responsibilities. Don't allow your family responsibilities to be sacrificed for your volunteer responsibilities.
5. Carefully consider the "brain space" this responsibility will require. Have you ever been listening to your children, but really thinking about a new project or the hundreds of things you need to do? When your mind is cluttered, you are not mentally available to your family.
6. Remember every minute of your day does not have to be scheduled! If you have a "doer" mentality, you will think of a spare hour or two as a way to fit in one more "yes." Yet we need some time to do nothing. If you need to, schedule in "downtime" each day. Write it on your calendar and say no to anything that would fill this time.
7. Set a limit to the number of long-term commitments you will carry. For instance, I encourage women to carry no more than one large and one small long-term volunteer commitment. If they were to take on another long-term commitment, I would encourage them to give up one of their previous commitments. Limiting your long-term commitments allows for more time to help out in short-term service projects. You will be more likely to have the time to bake brownies for your child's classroom or be a teacher's assistant during Vacation Bible School if you take a similar approach.
8. Ask for accountability. Ask your husband, a close friend or your Bible study group to hold you accountable for the number of commitments you will carry. Be open to their insight. If you have trouble saying no, ask them to help you during the first few months while you get things back in balance. When you tell someone you will call him back, check with your accountability partner first before answering. Sort through your schedule with them. Eventually you won't need the partner's help, but it can help you while you are learning to say no.
9. When you do say no, don't feel that you need to give a long list of excuses. You know what is best for your family and for yourself. If you feel you must give an excuse, simply say that it would not fit into your schedule at this time.
10. Keep in mind that you do not have to say yes simply because you are capable. You may have strong leadership skills and most likely will be asked to lead anything you get involved in. That doesn't mean you have to say yes to those responsibilities. You should say yes only after considering your time availability, other volunteer responsibilities, your family commitments and what you might need to give up to properly do this job. Of course, above all, you should say yes only after praying and seeking God's will.
11. If you have too much on your plate now, reevaluate your priorities. Determine what responsibilities you need to let go. Give a one-month notice to those organizations that you will no longer be able to serve. Although it may be difficult to give up a responsibility, you are not doing the organization or your family any good when you cannot fully commit to the job. As soon as you let go of some of the responsibilities you are carrying, instill new boundaries for your time. Don't let yourself become overcommitted again.
12. Remember that saying no allows others the opportunity to say yes. Don't take service opportunities away from others. Don't forget to make time to have a friend over, take your kids to the park, write a letter or go on a date with your husband. We don't usually schedule these kinds of activities, but they are the first to go when we are overcommitted.
Remember that saying yes to some activities outside the home will be important to your sanity. Moms of young children need to get out of the house to socialize and think about something other than diapers, bottles and coupons. Contrary to popular belief, your brain will not turn to mush. It will just feel like it at times. We need to carefully choose those activities we will be involved in so that our time will be used wisely. You will be amazed at the patience you will have with your family when you find balance in your activity schedule.
Priioritizing what's urgent, what's important
Another important concept we need to understand is the difference between the urgent and the important. The important things sit and wait while the urgent things scream to us. The phone is a perfect example of this. A conversation on the couch with your husband is important. The phone call in the middle of it seems urgent. Our nature is to choose what seems urgent because we react immediately rather than thinking about the choice we have and determining the best thing to do.
Our priorities and goals can help us to determine what is important. But throughout life the urgent will scream louder than the important. In her book, A Mother's Time, Elise Arndt says,
The urgent matters of life are those that demand our immediate response, the things that constantly bid for our attention. They give no consideration to what is presently being done. They include annoying interruptions at the wrong time for the wrong reason and the pressing needs of people around us. These are the urgent matters of life.
While the urgent continually begs for our attention, the important keeps silent. It patiently waits for us to take notice. While the urgent seeks us, the important waits to be sought by us. The important aspects of life take discipline to perform, while the urgent are accomplished on impulse. We live in constant tension between the two, don't we? Filling the needs of the moment causes us to become weary. We blame hard work for our anxiety. In reality, it is not hard work that produces stress, but doubts and misgivings about what we are doing. We have become slaves to the urgent.Elise Arndt, A Mother's Time (Wheaton, IL:Victor Books, 1987), 43-44.
Can you see how the urgent takes us away from the important? So what do we do about it? Discipline is the key. We started with the phone at our house. My husband and I discovered it was robbing us of the important. It rang while we were reading to a child, it rang during dinner, it rang when we had company, and we always answered it. We decided that the phone was the urgent and the things it distracted us from were the important. So, if you call my house, you often get my voice mail. If you are visiting, you will hear the phone ring a lot, but I won't answer it. Believe me, you'll stop hearing it after a while, and it begins to blend in with the background. With one husband and four children, there is a lot of "important" to take care of. The "urgent" can be called back at a time when I am needed less by those who are important.
When you start thinking about what you need to do and categorizing it as urgent or important, it can help in decision making too. We need to discern rather than react.
Asking for help
I can't do it all. You can't do it all, either. We must learn to ask for help. Our families are not mind readers. They will not know what needs to be done around the house. But you know. So, we must ask for help and delegate some of the work.
In our home, our children have family responsibilities they take care of each day. Some people might call them chores, but I don't believe that truly describes them. It takes a lot of work to keep a home running. We have a responsibility to teach our children life skills they can take with them when they leave home. So, each day they have responsibilities that help keep our home running smoothly. Those responsibilities include cooking, cleaning, laundry, yard work and so on.
There is a lot to do, but when many hands work together, it lightens my load. A good manager delegates tasks; and as a professional, a mother must do the same. I also have to train my "workers," which takes time. But it is time well spent because our family benefits from the results for years to come. We need to become comfortable asking for help.
Several years ago, Mark and I decided we needed to get serious about having date nights for ourselves, but we didn't have the money to pay a sitter on a weekly basis. We decided to ask some friends to commit to trading nights out. It worked wonderfully, and we enjoyed the exchange for several years.
It took me a few years to figure this out, but I'll share it with you just in case you haven't yet discovered it: Your husband can't read your mind. For years, I thought sure my husband could. In fact, I'd often help him along with some body language and a few nonverbal hints, but he just wouldn't get it. I learned I had to state clearly what I needed and ask for help when necessary.
Elisa Morgan, author of What Every Mom Needs, puts it this way: "We have to learn to help ourselves. We have to learn to ask directly, by using words. No one can read your mind. No one is going to waltz in, recognize your predicament and save you."
Know yourself
I learned several years ago that I respond to specific external factors when it comes to stress management. For instance, I love muted lighting. It causes me to feel warm and relaxed. Even more than that, I love candles — especially sugar cookie–scented candles. Their glow and aroma seem to reduce my stress. I also love quiet. I don't want the radio playing or the TV running for no reason.
What do you like? What calms you? What kind of atmosphere is beneficial to you? Know those things about yourself and make them happen as often as possible. These are small but effective ways to take care of yourself.
I once did a call-in radio show called Midday Connection with Andrea Fabrey. As we talked about the profession of motherhood, a young mother called in. She shared that she was very tired and felt both emotionally and physically depleted. She said the baby slept several times during the day, but she felt she needed to work hard during those nap times. She stated this would "earn her keep" for staying home. She felt guilty taking a nap. I asked her if she needed permission to take a nap. Did she need someone to tell her that taking a nap was a perfectly acceptable way of taking care of herself so she could take care of her family? She said she had never thought about that. I told her, "I give you permission to take a nap. Do it for yourself, do it for your husband, do it for your baby." We need to know ourselves, our needs and our limitations. Then we need to adjust our lives to take care of ourselves.
Maybe you're doing a great job of taking care of yourself. If so, wonderful! But my interaction with women tells me that we don't routinely do a good job of taking care of ourselves. In fact, most of the time we wait until we've crashed, either emotionally or physically. Or we wait until we blow our tops. Or we just plain old wait until our tanks are empty and we have nothing left to give to our husbands and children.
As you begin taking care of yourself, you'll be amazed at the change in energy, attitude and effectiveness you'll experience. Most important, your job satisfaction will soar to new levels.
The career of motherhood is very demanding. The work is worth it, but it necessitates knowing ourselves, setting boundaries and taking care of our minds and our bodies. As we grow in our career of motherhood, we must respect the unique needs of this particular profession.
We must excel at caring for ourselves. To do this effectively, we need to learn about the person who wants to take care of us.
Our Source of Strength
All the things we've talked about are very important, but if we neglect the one who truly can meet our needs, we will always be looking for more. We must understand our value in Christ. Taking care of a family involves mundane chores. It is repetitive work. And it is exhausting. But God's Word is designed to fill us up. God wants to give us rest. He wants us to pull up to his pump and fill our tanks by being in relationship with him. He wants to encourage us with his Word.
When it comes to taking care of yourself, God says, "I want to take care of you. Will you let me? Will you grow to know me more? Will you let me share life with you? Will you let me into your world?" Understanding our worth in Christ is the most important part of taking care of ourselves. He is the Ultimate Filling Station. He will help us keep balance in our lives. He loves us unconditionally.
Personal Reflection
Take this quiz to help you evaluate how well you are taking care of yourself. Use this scale to determine your answers:
5 (all of the time), 4 (often), 3 (some of the time), 2 (not very often), 1 (never)
____ I get a physical, including a breast exam and pap smear, every year.
____ I eat a well-balanced diet and drink plenty of water.
____ I know what activities fuel me and I participate in them regularly.
____ I know how to say no, and I'm careful about my commitments outside the home.
____ I ask my husband and children for help.
If your score is
20–25 — Good job! You really know how to take care of yourself!
15–19 — You have some good habits in place, but keep working to better care for your needs.
10–14 — It's time to take your physical and emotional needs seriously. Make some changes today, before it's too late.
5–9 — You are on the way to burnout. Go back and reread this article series, and make new goals to reflect care for your physical and emotional needs. It's possible that you're not enjoying the profession of motherhood very much. As you make positive changes to care for yourself, you will find that your job satisfaction will increase over time.
Write a mission statement for yourself. Use these questions to help you determine your statement:
- When I leave this earth, what legacy do I want to leave?
- Where do I want to have made a difference?
List the people and activities in your life in order of most important to least important.
- Does your current time and energy expenditure reflect your priority list?
Identify three ways you can make adjustments in how you spend your time to better reflect your priorities.
Are there any volunteer activities you need to let someone else do to bring more balance to your life? List those here and begin the resignation process this week.
Identify two of the twelve points in the "Learning to Say No" article that you want to remember in the future. Share them with a friend and ask her to hold you accountable.


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SKCTC campuses to hold annual Breast Cancer Awareness events.
Harlan Campus-
Harlan campus will have their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day on October 17th. The event will be held twice that day, so that all students have the opportunity to participate. All proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Everyone is welcome to participate. The scheduled events and times are listed below.
8:30am-9:00am Guest Speaker (Rose Daniels)
9:00am-9:30am Walk for Breast Cancer
9:30am-10:00am Balloon Release
12:30pm-1:00pm Guest Speaker (Rose Daniels)
1:00pm-1:30pm Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness
1:30pm-2:00pm Balloon Release
Middlesboro Campus-
Middlesboro will be having Pink and Jean Day on October 24th for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Everyone is encouraged wear pink and jeans on that day. We are asking for a $1.00 donation to be donated the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the privilege of wearing your jeans that day.
In addition, we have a basket that is available to donate $1.00 for a chance to win. The drawing will be held on October 30, 2013. The basket is located on the desk in the admission office.
Please stop by and make a donation.
Cumberland Campus-
In honor of Our Board of Trustee Chairman Porter G. Peeples who is a breast cancer survivor please wear pink on October 17, 2013. He was born and raised in Lynch, Kentucky. He is a graduate of Southeast. Pink balloons will be released in his honor and other breast cancer survivors as well as those who died. Meet at your campus Flag stand to release the balloons at 12 Noon.


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(CNN) -- It seems Christina Aguilera needs to plan for a wedding and a baby.
A week after the singer and "The Voice" coach revealed that she's engaged to boyfriend Matt Rutler, multiple reports suggest that they're also expecting their first child together.
Aguilera, 33, and Rutler, 29, have been dating since 2010, following Aguilera's breakup with her ex-husband, Jordan Bratman. The powerhouse vocalist welcomed her 6-year-old son, Max, with Bratman in 2008.
Although Aguilera was eager to share news of her engagement -- she posted a photo of her sparkling ring on Twitter on February 14 -- she has yet to say a peep about the pregnancy reports.
It appears someone close to the star is talking, though: People magazine quotes an insider who says that Aguilera and Rutler are "very much in love and are really excited to take this next step."
At least the singer will have some downtime to adjust to her latest life changes: While she's a regular on "The Voice," she's taking off season 6, which premieres on February 24, as singer Shakira takes her place.


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Performing in front of huge crowds is nothing new for Steve Wallace.
Performing in front of huge crowds is nothing new for Steve Wallace.
He played football for a SEC Championship football team at Auburn. He played on three Super Bowl teams at San Francisco. He's been all-SEC and two-times All-Pro. During a long and celebrated career, he's reached the highest levels of competition. Yet none of that prepared him for the induction ceremonies into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame last weekend. Looking back, Wallace says it was more than he had imagined.
"The way they did things in such a first class manner was tremendous. It totally caught me off guard," Wallace said.
The big weekend started with a Friday night reception, which was described as huge, and things took off from there.
"Suddenly, I looked up and was right in the middle of everything and it just hit me. I thought, my goodness, this is awesome," Wallace said. "Everything was a ton of fun. I enjoyed meeting the members, the other inductees, the former inductees and the people. Everyone was a class act."
Even all of that did not prepare Wallace for what he felt when he stepped through the curtains and onto the platform and saw all the people in the ballroom. He says he was "shocked" and suddenly realized that he needed to make his best speech because this was the highest level.
Wallace wanted to play quarterback in high school. His coach agreed to let him try out for the position as an eighth grader, but the first day of practice Wallace realized that he lacked the speed and quickness. "I knew if I was going to make that team I'd have to play in the line," he said. "Once that decision was made, I was determined to become the best left tackle in the country."
He did, both at Auburn and with the 49ers, making left tackle a premier position.
Since his retirement from football that ended an 11-year pro career, Wallace has done a lot of speaking. He gives emotional and motivational speeches to a variety of groups in schools, athletics, businesses and corporations. At those engagements, he has more time to make his points. On this occasion, he had three minutes, but he made the best of what time he was allowed.
His wife, the former Vassar Harris Mossey, their son, Steve Jr., and other family members were there. "They were just blown away with the level of professionalism and the dignity of the presentations," Wallace said. "Even a guy like Andre Tippett, who has already been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, had such an incredible respect at being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. It was just awesome."
Steve Jr., was born in Gadsden, his mother's hometown. He plays football at Marist High in Atlanta where he is a 6-1, 290-pound nose guard. The school's nickname is War Eagles, which may be an indication of his choice of college. Auburn is the school his dad picked out of 57 offers when he graduated high school.
The Wallaces were married in Gadsden and return often to visit family and friends.
Another member of this year's induction class also has ties to Gadsden. Charley Pell and his wife, Ward, lived in Southside several years before his death in 2001. He was a native of Albertville. In 1968, at age 28, he accepted a job at Jacksonville State, thus becoming the youngest head coach and athletic director in the nation.
The biggest guy in this year's induction class was Artis Gilmore, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last year. He had a legendary basketball career in both college and the NBA.
"The government listed me at 6-3 1/2, trying to draft me during the Vietnam War," Gilmore jokes. "At the time I was still in high school and right at the borderline, which was 6-8. So they didn't take me. I'm actually just over 7-2 and wear a size 18 shoe."
He was wearing size 12 at age 12 and no one in his small town on the Alabama-Florida line carried shoes large enough to fit him. "So I went around a lot without shoes," he said.
When he started playing ball, the coaches were able to get shoes specially built to fit him.
"This part of the country is all about football and that sport, certainly, was what I wanted to play. But because of an injury when I was a high school freshman, I had to quit football and move over to basketball. I am the only member of my family to ever play that sport," he said.
During the hall of fame weekend, Gilmore had a lot of fun teasing with people about his size. Women would take off their shoes and hold them up next to a pair of his gym shoes in the display case; some even would hold their stocking feet against his shoe.
Both men and woman wanted pictures of them standing beside this giant of a man. Some were hardly as tall as his waistline and many did not reach his outstretched arms.
Gilmore has previously been inducted into the Florida Hall of Fame and two Halls of Fame in Kentucky. He was eligible for the Alabama Hall of Fame because he played high school basketball in Dothan.
Missie Atkins Lambert wasn't one of the inductees, but caught my attention with a story about when she had been almost arrested when a cheerleader at Auburn. It was in 1982 and some of the girls were headed to the beach one spring day. They had just left cheerleader practice and were still in uniform when a policeman in Brantley, Ala. , stopped them for speeding.
Missie said they told him their story, explaining why they needed to get to the beach so fast. He told them if they were actually Auburn cheerleaders to prove it. So they got out of the car and did cartwheels, flips, etc. He was so impressed that he gave them a police escort the rest of the way.
Donnie Allison, as always, was a big hit with his stories about his racing career. This year he even threw in a couple of stories about bird-hunting to the delight of Dr. Lloyd Nix. Both men are members of the Hall of Fame.


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It's been months in the process, but Post Oak Mall is finally ready for shoppers to see all the changes.
Renovations to the mall's exterior, interior and signage are ready to help guide shoppers through this holiday buying season.
News 3 Meteorologist Shel Winkley spent Friday morning at the mall and talked with Paul Loy, with Post Oak Mall about all the changes.
There is a full weekend schedule of events happening. Check them out below:
Friday, November 9
Macy's Court
11am - Pebble Creek Elem Choir performance
12:00-12:30pm - Rhythm Rockers Senior Line Dancing Group
6pm-7pm Cowboy Church Band Performing holiday favorites
Saturday, November 10
JCPenney Court
10am - Santa arrives by train Photo Package sales begin
10am – 8pm "Snow Shows" Every hour on the hour, snow will fall around the santa set for kids of all ages to enjoy
12-5pm Cane's Lemonade Stand Food Court merchant Cane's Chicken Fingers will open up their lemonade stand, provide refreshment to weary moms/kids waiting to see Santa, and pass out bounce back coupons to their store
Macy's Court
12-5pm DJ fun with Texas Tornado Entertainment Our live DJ that will spin fun tunes, play games with shoppers and give out prizes throughout the day.
12pm-1pm Ice Designs Ice Sculpture in Action
· The Ice Designs Ice Sculpture team will build an ice sculpture live on stage in front of our shopper audience
· The sculpture will be holding an "ice-cold" Coca Cola. Guess what time the Coke "drops" from the melting sculpture and win a mall shopping spree and prize package!
1pm – 1:30pm Creek View Elementary Choir
2:00-2:30pm Macy's Fashion Show See the latest fashions and styles courtesy of Macy's
2:30-3:00pm Rhythm Rockers Senior Line Dancing Group
3:00-5:00pm Beauty Expo Beauty experts from participating departments stores and mall retailers will offer beauty tips and product demonstrations.
4pm-4:30pm Kemp Noteable Glee Club Performing holiday favorites
4:30pm-5:30pm Meet the Texans Cheerleader's Meet and greet with 2 Texans Cheerleaders
Sunday, November 11
JCPenney Court
12pm Santa Arrives by train to the set and photo sales begin.
12pm – 5pm "Snow Shows" every hour on the hour
1pm-3pm Radio remotes
· 101.9 the Beat will broadcast live and offer shoppers chances to win great prizes
· Radio Alegria (Spanish) will also broadcast live
1pm - 3pm "Make a Snow Flake" Contest The Children's Museum of Brazos Valley will be on-site to help kids make snowflakes and win fun prizes.
Macy's Court
1pm-3pm - Radio Remote KORA 98.3 FM remote with prize giveaways
1pm–3pm Hailey Cole Concert
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USB Plasma Ball
A Cube Friendly Nikola Tesla Classic
- Small plasma ball powered by USB
- A tiny version of the Tesla original for your desk
- Great for science buffs and teachers
We are certain you've seen these plasma balls before. They've been around ever since bad hair bands from the eighties. Recently they've become available in tech friendly USB versions so we've decided to put this classic on your must have list. Our only question really is why can't we have amazing, affordable, *NEW* desktop science toys invented in the twenty first century? Things like mini USB desktop wormholes, or keychain Schroedinger's kitten boxes? If you can't give us jetpacks, at least make some for our action figures...
But ThinkGeek, How does the USB Plasma Ball Really Work?
Glad you asked. A combination of interesting and fun gasses (like Argon) are first trapped inside a plastic sphere at relatively low pressures. An alternating current, at relatively high voltages (Hey, this is USB remember, so it can't get too crazy), are pumped into the sphere via an electrode in the center. This energy causes electrons to be stripped from the gasses,leaving in its wake some positively charged ions and a gorgeous gaseous and electrically conductive environment (aka Plasma). That high voltage served up through the electrode will now arc up through the plasma to the lower voltage edge of the plastic sphere (starting at the top where the temperature is greater). The arcs glow because they are hotter than the surrounding plasma. You can touch the plastic and the arcs will strongly congregate to your touch because you will be creating an even lower voltage jump from the electrode. All this made possible by the evil genius of Nikola Tesla, oh, and some science.
Powered by an included USB cable (42" long), this desktop Plasma Ball is about stands about 6 inches high and includes an on/off switch. While it emits a very low current, it does so at a relatively high-voltage and so it does produce some EMF. Respect your plasma ball and it will respect you!


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Terminology : layouts = Applets + containments organization
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Cottage Lane Mission
Ormskirk L39 3NE
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Ormskirk L39 3NE
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Doors open at 7.30pm.
What's on this evening?
- Full agenda to be confirmed.
- The Raspberry Pis and Arduinos will be out for folk to make some electronic circuits and control them with simple programming code.
- Time for some short five-minute show-and-tells.
- Bring your own project/tools along and work on it, show it to others, etc.
Entrance fee
Members £1.50, non-members £3.00.
Includes free tea and coffee (self-service).
Extras available on the night
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I would like to practice with someone in the evenings on weekdays or during the weekends. I live near Fruitville/McIntosh but can travel.
Anyone interested?
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Yes I am still looking to play in the evenings.
Hello,, I live near Whitfield and University Parkway, we have tennis courts in our complex. I really enjoy playing the game, however, I have only played no more then 10 times, but I love the game, and I'm willing to learn and put in time. I live in Canada right now, but I will be in Sarasota around the end of November and I'm excited to start playing.
I am looking for someone to play with. Let me know when you're back in town. My email is [edit: please share private info via PM or Friend Request]
I am a beginner, live near Tuttle/12th Street. I can play any day after 3:00 PM. We also have a tennis court in our complex and there is a public tennis court on Tutle/17th St. Anyone nearby interested ? Email me at [edit: please share private info via PM or Friend Request]
I just joined this group.Are you still looking for someone to practice and play with? I had to stop playing about 9months ago because of a 2 shoulder rotator cuff tears.I underwent surgery and after a long healing process,I'm ready to start playing again;so,I'm available if you're interested. Let me know.
Hi Sal, yes, I am still looking for someone to play with, I have only played about 10 times in my life and have had a couple of lessons, I am pretty athletic though. I live at University Parkway and Whitfield and I have my own court. I am available to play almost anytime except Tuesday mornings. I prefer to play in the am and the evening to avoid the heat. Give me a call when you want to get together. 941-444-7959
Thanks have a wonderful day
Hi Bobby, thank you for responding. I really enjoy the game tennis, I would love to find someone to hit with, I have only played 10 times in my life. I have taken a couple of lessons. If you want to hit with a beginner, but I am pretty athletic. I live at University Parkway and Whitfield and I have a tennis court where I live. If your still interested you can give me a call 941-444-7959 I am available anytime I prefer to play in the evening or in the morning to avoid the heat. Thanks Cheers and have a wonderful day
Hiya, just found this group. I was a pretty good player back in HS 20yrs ago. But havn't played since, and trying to get back in shape and this cadio would help me achieve it. I Live in Nokomis and unemployed at the moment so I'm free between most any time to rally/practice. Shoot me an email or something and maybe we can get to playing.
Looking to play. I am just beginning playing total for maybe a month or two. Willing to learn and wanting to improve. Let me know if anyone wants to hit, play a game etc.. I can drive to the Bradenton courts and most courts up and near University, thanks.
Hi, Josh! If you are still interested in hitting the ball let me know and we can arrange some trial practice to see if we might be good good match. Let me know email@example.com
Sent you an e-mail thanks. IF anyone else wants to play let me know.. I can hit in Bradenton/Sarasota courts, thanks
I play at Osprey(5 miles south of STICKNEY POINT) pine view school at evenings sometime. Can play anyday after 6 pm
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