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(02.13.13) 1,000s of Winter Coats Available to Oklahomans in NeedPosted: February 13, 2013 in Uncategorized
Record-breaking Year for The Salvation Army 2012 Kettle CampaignPosted: January 24, 2013 in Holiday News, News, Volunteerism
Oklahoma City, Okla. (January 23, 2013) – The Salvation Army's 2012 Red Kettle Campaign raised $651,717 that will be used to aid the poor in the Central Oklahoma, officials announced today.
Canadian County
Cleveland County
|2010 Actual
|2011 Goal
|2011 Actual
|2012 Goal
|2012 Actual
The amount exceeded the goal of $552,780, and surpassed the $645,848.22 amount the organization collected in 2011.
|Volunteer Hours
"We're very grateful," Major Dan Proctor, Central Oklahoma Area Commander said. "The increases in Canadian and Cleveland counties played a large role in the success of this year's campaign. None of this would have been possible without the community's support."
Oklahomans not only gave of their resources in abundance this year, they also gave of their time in record amounts. We had 6,400 volunteers in 2012. An increase of 3,968 people from 2011, in which we had 2,432 volunteers. Volunteer hours increased by 7,562 hours. The total number of volunteer hours in 2012 was 17,477. The total amount of hours in 2011 was 9,915.
In another record, The Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program was able to assist 2,032 households, and 11,405 individuals. Donations and funds raised were used to provide area families with food, Angel Tree Program toys, and clothing during Christmas, Salvation Army officials said. Some of the funds will also be used to stock the organization's food pantry, youth programs, outreach ministries, and other emergency needs.
"This year Oklahomans provided the finest, quality gifts ever," said Major Francina Proctor, Associate Area Commander. "We have received an abundance of 'thanks yous' and hugs from families who experienced the joy of Christmas by your generosity. We are extending these words of thanksgiving from the single family homes, grandparents raising grandchildren, senior citizens, and even from a prisoner who wrote: Christmas can be a sad time for many as it highlights separation from loved ones. The love of Christ reflected through ministries such as yours helps to ease this pain, thank you and God bless you . Please know that your giving was appreciated and truly made a difference this Christmas. Thank you for remembering those who are lost, lonely and sometimes forgotten."
A total of 84 Red Kettle stations were set up at various Central Oklahoma area businesses to collect donations though Dec. 24. Those locations included Homeland, Wal-mart, Hobby Lobby, Bass Pro Shops and more.
The Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma provides services in three counties, including Oklahoma County, Cleveland County and Canadian County.
"The Salvation Army in Central Oklahoma is helping those in need, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day," said Major Dan Proctor. "There are more demands than we can meet, but with the community's continued support year round, we are able to provide relief from suffering and set a course for transformed lives."
Highlights from this Christmas season are listed below:
– The organization's Angel Tree program served more than 2,032 households, and 11,405 individuals through the Christmas season.
– OKC Thunder's Rumble the Bison served as this year's honorary Christmas chair.
– Yukon Homeland hosted the Kettle kickoff.
– Quail Springs Mall hosted the Angel Tree kickoff, with the Thunder Girls, and Kevin Ogle.
|Volunteer Hours
– We had 6,400 volunteers in 2012. An increase of 3,968 people from 2011, in which we had 2,432 volunteers. Volunteer hours increased by 7,562 hours. The total number of volunteer hours in 2012 was 17,477. The total amount of hours in 2011 was 9,915.
– The Salvation Army was able to assist 2,032 households, and 11,405 individuals.
– Landmark Homes had a Thankmas party at one of their model homes. They collected food and toys to benefit children in our program.
– McFarlin United Methodist Church in Norman sponsored several families, and took over 100 angels to place on their Church Angel Tree.
– The owners of the Sooner Bowl, the Hawes family, and their friends gathered food, toys, and clothing for six of our largest and most needy families.
– The Vance family sponsored 100 angels, and purchased food and clothing for them.
– The Fill the Truck Event at WalMart helped gather over 100 toys to be used in the Angel Tree program.
– Warmth4Winter Program in partnership with KFOR, South OKC Rotary, Comm. Brian Maughan's office and The Salvation Army has collected thousands of coats for Oklahomans this winter.
– 830 Bicycles were distributed to children in need (Buck$ 4 Bikes). 220 volunteer bike assemblers including volunteers from Kiwanis, NW OKC Rotary, Oklahoma Bike Society, Southern Nazarene University and Church volunteers. Two tractor trailers of bikes from Huffy. $4,200 freight donated by Total Transportation Resources to deliver the new bicycles from Huffy.
– Partnership with Food & Shelter Inc. to have a Christmas party for clients in the combined shelters, as well as the homeless clients. Food & Shelter provided the gifts, and we provided the food. Joan and Richard Day sponsored the Shelter Christmas party.
– Special thanks to the Reeves family and Bob Staples, for their help with the Cleveland County distribution center. In addition, Dr. Lackey who donated the space, and Judy Hatfield of Equity Real estate for coordinating it.
– Paycom 's generous $32,000 employee and company match Christmas donation
– Northpark Mall Big Night Out benefit
– Mid-America Christian University/Tyler Media, Thunder Toy drive.
– Chesapeake Energy's Winter on Western Warmth4Winter Coat Drive
– Senior Christmas lunch
Join us for a Candlelight Vigil to honor the Victims of Human TraffickingPosted: January 17, 2013 in Uncategorized
Candlelight Vigil to honor the Victims of Human Trafficking
on Fri., January 25, 2013, at 6 p.m., Oklahoma State Capitol Building – South Plaza
This January, Oklahomans Observe National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Oklahoma City, Okla. (January 17, 2013) – In observance of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Oklahoma Human Trafficking Task Force invites all Oklahomans to attend a Candlelight Vigil to honor the Victims of Human Trafficking on Fri., January 25, 2013, at 6 p.m. Oklahoma State Capitol Building – South Plaza.
Candlelight Vigil honoring Human Trafficking Victims Program (about 20 minutes)
Opening Prayer: Mrs. Cindy Lankford (Congressman James Lankford's wife)
Song: "Amazing Grace"– Emily Elkins, LifeChurch.tv
Governor's Proclamation: Attorney General Scott Pruitt
Featured Speaker: Wilma Lively, Day Spring Villa
Closing Prayer: Pastor Mark Crow, Victory Church
"According to experts, there are more slaves in the world today than at any other time in human history. Free the Slaves conservatively estimates there are 27 million men, women, and children in slavery at any given time. Eighty percent of all victims are women, and HALF of them are children. The victims of human trafficking are trapped in a life of misery…often beaten, starved, and forced to work as prostitutes or taken to grueling jobs and forced to work for little or no pay," said Major Leisa Hall, Divisional Secretary for Women's Ministries, The Salvation Army Arkansas/Oklahoma. "Human trafficking is a $32 billion a year industry, second only to drugs as the largest criminal enterprise in the world. Shockingly, the average entry age for trafficked victims in the sex industry is 12-14 years old. Even here in America, our nation's sons and daughters are being forced to work as sex slaves and we need your help to get the word out."
"This month, we rededicate ourselves to stopping one of the greatest human rights abuses of our time. Around the world, millions of men, women, and children are bought, sold, beaten, and abused, locked in compelled service and hidden in darkness. They toil in factories and fields; in brothels and sweatshops; at sea, abroad, and at home. They are the victims of human trafficking — a crime that amounts to modern-day slavery. As Americans, we have long rejected such cruelty. We have recognized it as a debasement of our common humanity and an affront to the principles we cherish. And for more than a century, we have made it a national mission to bring slavery and human trafficking to an end." – President Barack Obama, as stated in his Presidential Proclamation.
"Oklahoma is one of the top states in the nation for human trafficking. Geographically, Oklahoma is the crossroads of the nation; we have three major interstates that run right through the heart of our State. Traffickers are driving through our state every day," said Suzi Hanson, OATH (Oklahomans Against Trafficking Humans) Coalition Volunteer. "Human Trafficking is an issue of vulnerability and Oklahoma is in the top for all the wrong things – teenage pregnancy, teenage homelessness, child abuse to name a few and we are in the bottom for the wrong things as well – 49th in education and according to the last census, we were 46th in per capita income. If you are a bad guy looking for vulnerable, broken, hurting, young girls, Oklahoma is the place to be."
More Candlelight Vigil Details:
· Friday, January 25, 6 p.m., South Plaza of the Oklahoma State Capitol Building
· Governor's Proclamation
· Oklahoma City Mayor's Office is illuminating the Skydance Bridge in the color blue in observance of the Vigil and Human Trafficking Awareness color.
· Battery-operated candles and blue pin-on ribbons will be available for participants.
Upcoming Human Trafficking Events
OATH (Oklahoman Against Trafficking Humans) Fundraising Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Skirvin Hotel
Contact: Suzi Hanson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 405-822-8230
Miss Oklahoma 2012 will be our emcee for the luncheon, and you will learn more about human trafficking and how it relates to Oklahoma. Additionally, a survivor of human trafficking, trafficked here in Oklahoma, will share her story. Projects to include, but not limited to, awareness campaigns, getting this information into schools educating our sons and daughters, and research into opening a home for girls who are rescued from sex trafficking under the age of 18.
Providing Services to Runaway Youth and Victims of Human Trafficking Online Discussion
January 22, 2013, 11 a.m.
Go to http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/participate.asp for instructions on how to participate.
Community Summit on Human Trafficking
Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (registration beginning at 9:30 a.m.), Location: TBA
Contact: Major Leisa Hall at email@example.com
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for more than 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar spent is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to
About OATH
Oklahomans Against Trafficking Humans (O.A.T.H.), is a local non-profit, 501(c)3, that focuses on helping people understand human trafficking. Our mission is to expose this issue, identify possible victims, and help them get the services that they need for recovery. Many Americans are stunned to find that this is not only an international and national problem, but that it strikes at the very heart of our great state of Oklahoma. In fact, Oklahoma is one of the top states in our nation for recruiting and trafficking slaves for the sex industry. The United States is the number one destination for child sex trafficking. Our children are at risk and we at O.A.T.H. want you to know how to protect the ones you love!
*Statistics from Federal Agencies, FBI, OBN, OATH, Salvation Army and Polaris
Bell ringers sought to raise money for Salvation Army Red Kettle campaignPosted: October 29, 2012 in Uncategorized
The Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign is in need of volunteers. For more information about volunteering in central Oklahoma, call 246-1101.
By Robert Medley
Published: October 29, 2012
For more than 20 years, Ernie Potter has been ringing bells to get people to drop coins into red kettles to help those in need in central Oklahoma.
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Potter, 65, has seen some surprises in the kettles. A woman dropped a ring in a kettle with a note attached once that said, "This is not a mistake. Having this ring was a mistake."
Once, a 1-ounce gold coin was dropped in a red kettle.
There have been $100 bills, too. People drop their car keys in the kettles quite frequently, he said.
But none of the items found in the kettles reminds Potter why he rings the bells more than a woman who yelled at him not to go anywhere as she came out of a store.
The woman, he recalled, said she had gone through hard times 20 years earlier and her family would not have had a Christmas if it had not been for The Salvation Army's assistance.
"Those are the people who make it so satisfying," Potter said. "People who have worked hard all their lives and are suddenly in need we assist. That is what makes you know how important this is."
Potter recalled the story Thursday as he worked to round up more volunteers for this year's Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign in central Oklahoma. The national campaign is from Nov. 9 to Dec. 24.
Jeanean Castle, Salvation Army director of development for Oklahoma, Canadian and Cleveland counties, said the telephone rang 5,000 times in one hour on a recent day. The calls were from people needing utility or Christmas assistance.
The 2011 Red Kettle campaign raised $650,000, Castle said. Salvation Army officials hope to top that this year. There is more of a need out there than ever before with economic conditions, she said.
The money raised by bell ringers outside of retail stores supports all Salvation Army programs and services, Castle said. Christmas needs are seasonal, and only a portion of the work that is done year round, she said.
People who can't volunteer time as bell ringers can raise funds online, she said. The website is www.onlineredkettle.org.
For more information about volunteering in central Oklahoma, call 246-1101.
Read more: http://newsok.com/bell-ringers-sought-to-raise-money-for-salvation-army-red-kettle-campaign/article/3723469#ixzz2AihNiEBg
Bell Ringers NeededPosted: October 22, 2012 in Uncategorized
The Salvation Army is seeking volunteers for its iconic red Christmas Kettle campaign, which begins Nov. 16 and runs until Dec. 24, 2012. Bell Ringers are needed to raise funds at Christmas Kettles in shopping centres throughout the city. Individuals, families and groups including corporations, churches, service clubs and organizations are welcome to take part this Christmas season. The Christmas Kettle campaign depends on nearly 10,000 volunteer hours each year. Volunteering at a Christmas Kettle can mean as little as two hours and make a lasting difference in our community. The Christmas Kettle Campaign helps support individuals and families with nutritious meals, emergency food and clothing, and shelter, utility assistance, Boys and Girls Clubs and more. Make a difference this Christmas and help us restore hope and dignity to vulnerable people in our community. For more information or to sign up as a volunteer please email email@example.com or call Lois at 405-246-1101. The Salvation Army is an international faith-based organization that gives hope and support to vulnerable people today and every day in more than 124 countries around the world. The Salvation Army offers practical assistance for children and families, often tending to the basic necessities of life, providing shelter for homeless people and rehabilitation for people who have lost control of their lives to an addiction. When you give to The Salvation Army, you are investing in the future of marginalized and overlooked people in our community. http://salvationarmyokcac.org/
"While Women Weep"Posted: October 22, 2012 in Uncategorized
Angel TreePosted: October 16, 2012 in Uncategorized
Volunteer! Red Hot Kettle Run needs energetic volunteers this Saturday!Posted: August 20, 2012 in Uncategorized
The Salvation Army Central Oklahoma Area Command will once again host the Red Hot Kettle Run 5K and 10K on Aug. 25 at Regatta Park, 725 S Lincoln, in Oklahoma City's boathouse district, and energetic VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!
All funds from the race will go to The Salvation Army Social Services office to help provide food assistance, utility assistance and shelter to Central Oklahoma's neediest citizens. The run will begin at 7 a.m. sharp at the Regatta Park. Runners will receive a T-shirt and winning gifts for each age group.
The start and finish are located at Regatta Park, off Byers Avenue, just west of the Byers Avenue Bridge. Race day registration will be under the pavilion in the park.
Packet Pick will be noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 at the Salvation Army location at 311 SW 5th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73109. Avoid the rush! Pick up early.
To REGISTER: https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/84958
Volunteers are still needed to help with water stops, registration and other tasks. Please volunteer by calling Lois Green at 405-246-1101.
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club member shoots high in ImageMakers National Photo contestPosted: August 2, 2012 in Boys & Girls Club, How We Help, News, Success Stories
Tags: Boys & Girls Club, non profit, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, photography, photography contest, Salvation Army, youth, youth photography, youth programs
A distinguished panel of judges has selected a Salvation Army Central Oklahoma Boys & Girls Club member to be a part of Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 2012 ImageMakers National Photography Contest.
Najahahn Jenkins' photos "Ghost" & "See Through" in the Alternative and Digital categories respectively were selected along with 18 other photographs as a winner of the ImageMakers National Photography Contest from thousands submitted by aspiring young artists in Clubs and Youth Centers across the nation.
Josh Huling heads up the ImageMakers Program at The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club in Central Oklahoma.
"I am thrilled that Najahahn's creativity and dedication are being recognized on a national level," said Megan Brown-Ellis, unit director for The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club. "I am equally proud of Josh Huling and his now multi-award winning photography program."
The ImageMakers National Photography Contest winners will be displayed at various Boys & Girls Clubs of America conferences and will be viewed by hundreds of conference delegates throughout the year.
"We aren't surprised at the level of talent our kids have at the Club," said Richard White, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club. "Najahahn is one of the shining stars of Josh Huling's photography program at the Club. We are very proud of his accomplishments and that he will represent The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club on a national basis."
A plaque and letter from Jim Clark, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of America will be presented to Jenkins. In addition, the image will be placed on bgca.org in the virtual gallery for viewing in the future.
Salvation Army Home Energy Aid Pancake Breakfast was a DELICIOUS success!Posted: July 16, 2012 in Boys & Girls Club, How We Help, News, Success Stories, Uncategorized, Volunteerism
Tags: Central Oklahoma, charity, helping the poor, Home Energy Awareness, how to help, Oklahoma City, pancake breakfast, pancakes, Salvation Army, success, utility bills, utility costs
Here's a fun little slideshow from the event. Thanks to YOU, more families will receive much-needed and desperate aid to help with utility costs.


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Top Student Awards Announced At GraduationSOCORRO, N.M. May 15, 2012 – The top student awards were announced at Commencement on Saturday, including the Brown and Cramer Awards for undergraduates and the Langmuir and Founders Awards for graduate students.
Alyssa Rose – Brown Award
|Alyssa Rose was named the 2012 Brown Award winner.
The Brown Award is named in honor of Mr. C. T. Brown, who was for many years a member of the Tech Board of Regents. It is presented to the member of the graduating class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, ranks highest in scholarship, conduct, and leadership.
The field of candidates for the Brown Award was unusually strong this year, Vice President Dr. Peter Gerity said. The faculty will remember the Class of 2012 as an exceptional group of young scientists and engineers who are sure to contribute to society in many, many ways, Gerity said.
"Alyssa emerged from this stellar group by virtue of her academic prowess, her devotion to her fellow students and her strong desire to give back to New Mexico Tech," he said.
Rose grew up in Albuquerque and started taking college courses when she was 16. She earned a bachelor's in chemical engineering with a perfect 4.0 GPA. She taught labs, wrote lesson plans and added a trouble-shooting element to freshman engineering classes.
Rose has earned many of the top awards at Tech. She was a Macey Scholar; she was an Engineering Student of the Year. She also won the Student Appreciation Award.
Rose is a research assistant with Dr. Michaelann Tartis and has worked at Sandia National Laboratory. She also is a peer facilitator at the Center for Student Success, through which she taught part of an introductory chemical engineering class.
Other Nominees
During the ceremony, Gerity said that the Faculty Senate voting for the Brown Award was quite close.
The Faculty Senate agreed that, for the first time ever, Tech would recognize the other nominees for the Brown Award. They are Sean Henry, Andrew Krause, Jason Michnovicz, Nikki Porch and Will Reiser.
"Each of these nominees has an excellent academic record, a history of service to the community and impeccable character," Gerity said. "These five young people deserve to be recognized for their outstanding achievements and contributions to New Mexico Tech."
The Cramer Awards were established to honor Tom Cramer, an engineer and a member of the Tech Board of Regents for 26 years. They are awarded to the male and female seniors graduating in engineering who rank highest in scholarship. Each recipient receives a certificate and a two hundred dollar prize.
This year's award winners are Jared Kuker of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Breanne Dunaway of the Petroleum Engineering Department.
Jared Kuker – Cramer Award
|Jared Kuker accepts the award for the 2012 Cramer Award.
|Breanne Dunaway was named the 2012 Cramer Award winner. She graduated in December 2011 and works for ConocoPhillips as an engineer.
Kuker earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and completed his degree with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
He was among the first students to take advantage of the cooperative agreement between Amarillo Community College and New Mexico Tech, transferring here in 2009.
Kuker was named the Outstanding Major of Engineering in both 2008 and 2009 at Amarillo. Since coming to Socorro, he has gained much work experience.
He lead his Senior Design Clinic team that developing a security door that uses an array of accelerometers to collect vibration data to detect intrusions. His previous research work includes an internship at the Air Force Research Lab in Albuquerque, chemistry lab work at EMRTC and other projects at Tech.
Jared has been called one of the most trusted and respected students. Jared has been a key leader of various teams. His teams were consistently top performers in our student design conferences. Jared is a leader in demonstrating how a team should work together and follow modern engineering processes.
Breanne Dunaway – Cramer Award
Breanne finished her bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering in December
Breanne was a top student, a campus leader and a role model to all.
In 2010, she became the first college student NOT from Texas to win the top award from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers. In 2011, she was one of Tech's Engineering Students of the Year.
Breanne completed two summer internships with ConocoPhillips in Farmington, N.M. and now works as a Completions Engineer for the same company.
Breanne was the president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and vice president of the Society of Women Engineers. She also launched the campus chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers.
She organized fund-raising golf tournaments, field trips and Girl Scout outreach events. She also was invited to speak at a press conference held by the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico during Oil and Gas Day at the state legislature in Santa Fe.
Dr. López, it is my pleasure to present to you Breanne Dunaway for the Cramer Award of 2012.Julien Chaput – Langmuir Award
|Julien Chaput, doctoral candidate in geophysics, won the Langmuir Award for his publication related to the imaging of the interior of Erebus Volcano in Antarctica.
\Every year New Mexico Tech presents two awards for graduate students – the Langmuir Award and the Founders Award.
The Langmuir Award honors an outstanding scientific research paper by a student or recent graduate of New Mexico Tech.
Julien Chaput is the 2012 winner of the Langmuir Award. He is nearing completion of his doctoral degree in geophysics. He was nominated for the Langmuir Award for his research paper titled, "Imaging of Erebus Volcano Using Body Wave Seismic Interferometry of Strombolian Eruption Coda."
That paper was published in Geophysical Research Letters in April of this year.
As a native of Canada, Chaput earned his bachelor's in New Brunswick and his master's in Vancouver. Since coming to New Mexico Tech in 2007, he's spent three austral summers – that's winter in the northern hemisphere – in Antarctica.
In 2010, Julien spearheaded a project to create 3-D images of the interior of the Mount Erebus Volcano in Antarctica. He led the effort to place more than 100 seismographs on the summit of the volcano at 12,000 foot elevation, which took extraordinary effort and a few snowmobile heroics.
"This award isn't based on his rock-climbing skills or his ability to get along with penguins," said graduate dean Dr. Lorie Liebrock during commencement. "Julien was nominated for this award based on a new method of combining seismic signals to create pictures of the interior of the Erebus volcano. Julien is the first scientists to create these spectacular and images of the plumbing system within an active volcano.
In his nomination letter, his advisor, Dr. Rick Aster said, "His work represents a significant advance in volcano seismology and has already attracted international interest.
Steve Temple – Founder's Award
The Founder's Award honors the people responsible for founding the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro in 1889. It is given to the person graduating today with an advanced degree who is judged to have made an outstanding contribution to the Institute through scholarship, research, and involvement in campus affairs.
The 2012 Founders Award winner is Steve Temple, who earned a Masters of Science for Teachers.
Temple is a native New Mexican who now teaches physics and science at the San Rafael High School of Physics and Technology in California.
He was nominated for this award based on his thesis work to design and implement a Sustainable Living Lab. Students in his class created an organic garden, then developed a soil-moisture monitoring system, which was connected to an automatic watering system.
With limited institutional support, Steve was on his own for funding. He found grant money and developed the project with his students.
Not only did students learn physics, they also learned computer science, engineering, and project management. His thesis presents a learning tool that could be used in any high school … or even on the college level.
Temple's nomination was supported by faculty members in the Physics Department and in the Masters of Science for Teachers division.


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Peter Bergman, a founder of Firesign Theatre, the comic quartet that channeled the absurdist sensibility and chaotic impulses of the countercultural 1960s and '70s into a popular radio show and a series of cult-classic albums, has died at 72.
A longtime Los Angeles resident, Bergman died of complications of leukemia Friday at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, according to his former wife, Maryedith Burrell.
Bergman was hosting an alternative late-night talk show on the Los Angeles Pacifica radio station KPFK-FM in 1966 when he started Firesign Theatre with Phillip Proctor, David Ossman and Phil Austin. Their stream-of-consciousness comedy, a blend of the daffy and the surreal, spoke to a generation in rebellion.
It also caught the attention of executives at Columbia Records, which released four albums between 1968 and 1972: "Waiting for the Electrician Or Someone Like Him," "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers," "How Can You Be in Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All" and "I Think We're All Bozos on This Bus." Fans of the albums began to call themselves "Fireheads" and could recite long passages from memory.
"Everyone who was hip in 1971 had a copy of 'Waiting for the Electrician' in their dorm room in college," Ossman said Friday. "They said to us, 'You guys saved my life.' So I know that, through Peter, Firesign Theatre had the ability to literally change people's lives and expressed to them our signal purpose, which was to say everything you know is wrong."
Among their fans was actor and comic John Goodman, who was a college student in St. Louis in the early 1970s when he first heard Bergman and his cohorts.
"I used to listen to radio drama when I was a kid, but this was twisted beyond anything I ever heard. It pulled me out of my late-teenage gloom and taught me a new way to look at the world," said Goodman, who later became friends with Bergman and considered him an important influence.
"Pete really taught me how to listen to the obvious things and make them absurd and surreal," he said.
The Washington Post once described the Firesign experience as "an impolite talk show where the host has lost control," with recurring characters with names like Nick Danger and Mudhead riffing off one another.
Bergman acknowledged the seemingly random nature of the group's shows, which, he told The Times in 1998, were "jazz-like performances, filled with hidden jokes and meanings that even we do not always intend when we write the material."
Bergman was born in Cleveland on Nov. 29, 1939, and by sixth grade was writing comic poems with his mother.
In high school, he was an announcer on the campus radio system, but was dismissed when he joked that Communists had taken over the school. The principal who issued the discipline, Russell Rupp, was the inspiration for the Firesign character Principal Poop.
At Yale, Bergman became managing editor of the campus comedy magazine and met one of his future Firesign collaborators, Proctor, an acting student.
After earning a degree in economics, Bergman remained at Yale for two years to pursue fellowships in teaching and playwriting. After a short stint in the Army, he went to Berlin on a Ford Foundation grant.
He returned to the U.S. in 1966 and became co-host of a show on KPFK called "Radio Free Oz," which started at midnight and featured four hours of music, comedy and phone-ins. It developed a following among hipsters, hippies and other night owls.
Bergman "talked to people who dropped acid and needed to talk to somebody. He did tarot card readings on air, read books and talked to people. He made people like me turn off the road and listen to the rest of broadcast," Ossman recalled.
Ossman, Austin and Proctor all found themselves in the studio with Bergman one night at the end of 1966 and improvised a show that spoofed film festivals. Thus was born Firesign Theatre, a name conceived by Bergman as a send-up of the vintage radio program Fireside Theatre and a nod to the fact that he and his comic comrades all had astrological signs associated with fire.
They were not only children of the '60s, but instigators of the era's free-flowing spirit. In April 1967, a few months after San Francisco's Human Be-in -- the countercultural festival where guru Timothy Leary made his famous call for America's youth to "turn on, tune in, drop out" -- Bergman organized L.A.'s first "love-in." What he envisioned as a picnic in Elysian Park for a few hundred fans turned into what The Times described as an "Easter Sunday freak-out" for 4,000.
" 'Love-in' was his expression," said Ossman, who was there.
Firesign's members split up and reunited several times over the ensuing decades, along the way producing shows on National Public Radio and HBO, as well as more than a dozen albums, including "Anythynge You Want To: Shakespeare's Lost Comedie," a parody of the great bard's language and characters that was written in iambic pentameter.
In 2010, Bergman revived the Firesign Theatre show online as a daily podcast available to subscribers.
He is survived by a daughter, Lily Oscar Bergman of Los Angeles.


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U.S. health care is a joke
November 09, 2012
My wife and I took a vacation in Maine in mid-September. In the lobby of the motel where guests flock for free coffee, I ran into two couples from Toronto. It didn't take long for the Canadians to swing the conversation over to a subject that truly baffles them: How in the world can the United States cling to a health care system that is so obviously broken and unfair and expensive? Adding to their bewilderment is the fact that the entire rest of the Western world has abandoned this foolish model.
I told my Canadian friends that I was not an advocate of the American system and asked them how they felt about the many scare stories about the Canadian system that have been floated by American opponents of a Canadian-style system. You know, the very scare stories floated here in Vermont on a regular basis by the people and groups dedicated to killing our state's effort to get to a single-payer system.
All four of the Canadians laughed. And laughed some more. It took a minute or two before they could respond that the stories were bunk. Other than longer waits for some tests and to see some specialists, they love their system. And all four of these people chimed in that the long waits aren't nearly as "dangerous" as portrayed in the scare stories — the stronger the need for the test or the specialist, the shorter the wait.
I told them what my wife and I pay for health insurance: a $4,000 deductible, plus some $800 per month in premiums, plus co-pays. I didn't get into the rules about "out of network" approvals, or the frequent disputes and misunderstandings about exactly what is covered if you are sick enough to exceed the $4,000 deductible.
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Due to the large number of controls, the Ai Standard shader is split up into several groups. The individual settings for each group are described in more detail in the pages below.
The Standard shader is a multi-purpose shader capable of producing all types of materials, from simple plastic, to car paint or skin, with effects like sub-surface scattering or transmittance.
The Standard shader is very powerful, and allows a large number of different sorts of materials to be created, but can be somewhat daunting at first. It's often best to start with a material which has been pre-defined using the Standard shader and make incremental changes to it to get the effect you want, rather than starting from scratch. The Arnold Tutorials manual contains a section of preset material values, with common materials like car paints, chrome, glossy and matte plastic, and others.
Physically Correct Shading
Artists need to create materials that not only 'look good', but are more physically plausible and pay more attention to the physical laws of energy conservation. That is not to say these are hard and fast rules. The key to achieving a believable material is still observation, and being able to convincingly translate what you see into the final shader. However, adhering to these simple rules will give more consistently realistic and believable lighting and shading because a physically based shading model reacts much more like real world lighting.
Energy Conservation
A surface should not return more energy than is being contributed by the incoming light, otherwise the material will no longer be physically accurate. When such overly bright materials bounce too much light it can also lead to 'fireflies'. When light hits an object, the energy is reflected as either the specular (highlight) or diffuse (color) component. The relationship between specular and diffuse is what defines what type of material it is. If 50% of it is diffuse energy then the remaining specular energy must be 50%. If the specularity value increases, then the diffuse value must drop and vice versa. For example, chalk has a high diffuse value, with little specularity, whereas glass is highly reflective with almost no diffuse. To achieve a photo-realistic render, the net value of the shaders attributes should not exceed 1. The total energy of reflected light is less than or equal to the energy of the incident light. You should use energy conserving BRDFs and take care to enforce these energy conservation rules when creating materials with the Standard shader.
For energy conservation with Diffuse and SSS, you must have Diffuse + SSS <= 1
With Specular, it depends on whether or not Fresnel is enabled:
- If Fresnel is disabled, then you must have SSS + Specular + Diffuse <= 1
- If Fresnel is enabled, then you must only have Diffuse + SSS <= 1. The shader will mix specular with diffuse and SSS in a way that is energy conserving.
Ok, that is the simple case (without diffuse backlighting and refraction). Now let us add diffuse backlighting and refraction:
For energy conservation with diffuse and SSS, you must have Diffuse + SSS + Backlighting <= 1
With Specular, it depends on whether or not Fresnel is enabled:
- If Fresnel is disabled, then you must have Specular + (SSS + Diffuse + Backlighting) <= 1
- If Fresnel is enabled, then you must only have Diffuse + SSS + Backlighting<= 1. The specular and refraction weights can be anywhere between 0 and 1, and the shader will mix everything in a way that is energy conserving.
The example below shows the difference when rendering using physically correct values (left) compared to a shader that uses physically incorrect values above 1 (right image. The light leaving the surface is brighter than the light which originally fell upon it). No material bounces back light at 100%, except for a perfect spotless mirror.
A Standard shader with a high Diffuse Roughness will reflect dimmer and broader highlights, while smoother and more reflective materials will reflect brighter and tighter highlights.
Diffuse and rough (left) to reflective and glossy (right).
Specularity vs Reflection
It is generally recommended that you use Specular to control glossy specular reflections. The specular_roughness parameter of the Standard shader affects the blurryness of the blurry specular reflections. In Arnold, this is called "glossy reflections", or also "specular reflections".
The standard shader has a secondary layer of reflection, called simply "reflection", which is perfectly sharp and mirror-like. It is only there for perfect mirrors or glass. Not for blurry effects. If you want blurry reflections only you should use Specular.
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I don't know how to say "minimalist gastropub" in Spanish, but the new Corazón y Miel could be translated exactly as such. It reminds me of the hipster bar scene in Guadalajara. And although it feels like it would be a better fit for downtown Santa Ana, or the Camp in Costa Mesa, Corazón y Miel recently opened in Bell.
Tending bar is Christian Pulido, formerly of San Francisco's Bar Tonic. His cocktails are rock-solid, whether a simple top-shelf margarita or something more sinister, like Fear The Pineapple, a concoction of mescal, peach vodka and pineapple juice with a chili-powdered rim.
One of the young chefs is Eduardo Ruiz, who comes from the kitchen at Animal in Los Angeles, a celebrity-packed restaurant known for serving pig's ears, veal brains and beef heart. And given Ruiz's tenure there, it's not surprising that Corazón y Miel's namesake dish is an appetizer of braised chicken hearts tossed with pickled onions. They're excellent. The pan-Latino menu is refreshingly original. Jalapeños are stuffed with chorizo and wrapped with bacon and grilled until the bacon turns crisp, then served atop a sort of sweet creamed corn relish. Ruiz marinates flank steak with mescal before it hits the grill, then serves it with chimichurri sauce, black beans and what must certainly be the best French fries in at least a 5-mile radius.
Sopes are piled with fatty, achiote-glazed pork belly and topped with exhilarating habanero salsa. After one of these, your nose will be running. Your lips, burning. Eyes, watering. Throat, tingling. And you'll be wondering what took you so long to get here.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
As Christians of every stripe in Jesus' hometown of Nazareth begin to again take a real stand for their faith, local Muslims are warning them not to overstep the boundaries of their traditional place in the Middle East (hint: they must remain dhimmis, or second-class).
A large billboard hanging at a central point in Nazareth features a picture of an Israeli stop sign, along with the English translation of a verse from the Koran cautioning Christians (and Jews) to speak only the "truth" regarding Allah.
The poster (and Koran 4:171) reads:
"O people of the Scripture (Christians)! Do not exceed the limits of your religion. Say nothing but the truth about Allah (The One True God). The Christ Jesus, Son of Mary, was only a Messenger of God and His word conveyed to Mary and a spirit created by Him. So believe in God and His messengers and do not say: 'Three gods (trinity)'. Cease! It will be better for you. Indeed, Allah is the One and the Only God. His Holiness is far above having a son."
Evangelical Christians from Nazareth have become a growing and integral part of the overall Messianic body in the land, while traditional Christians (Catholics, Greek Orthodox, etc) have been waking up to their historical and religious connection to the Jews and are joining the Israeli army in ever greater numbers.
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According2g.com All-Stars Tell Us Their 2013 Resolutions (Part 2)
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If you can see this, you've survived the Mayan apocalypse. 2013 is here! I took a brief survey of some of According2g.com's All-Stars in the fields of art, music and publishing to find out what their 2013 New Year's Resolutions are. For those, like me that don't make resolutions anymore, I asked them to tell us what they are looking forward to in 2013. Click on their name to be directed to their websites to learn more about these great minds. Thanks to everyone that participated and I hope 2013 exceeds your dreams, goals and visions!
"I'm looking forward to a continuing Obama Presidency and an improving global economy due to less wasteful, more intelligent and focused behavior. I'm also looking forward to spring weather." – Mark Kostabi, Artist.
"I am looking forward to being the bitch I always knew I could be and to just go rogue this year!" – Jill Jones, Singer
"My resolution is to let go of old grudges and start developing some new ones. For the new year, I'm looking forward to human rights, cultural enchantment, and social bliss, but I'm not looking forward to any action film sequels." – Michael Musto, Writer
"1. I am looking forward to the rest of the country realizing that all people have the right to love who they want and to celebrate that relationship in marriage.
2. I am looking forward to the rest of the country realizing that Muslims are not to be feared and in fact they are just like us.
3. I am looking forward to alternative forms of health care that utilize what is already here on earth. We are cutting down the rain forests and yet there are a lot of plants that can benefit mankind.
4. I am looking forward to humans embracing nature in everything we do. I want advertisements (ie., car commercials where the car dominates nature) to embrace nature not destroy it. We need this planet more than it needs us and if we don't embrace it and take care of it, it will get rid of us for it's own survival.
As far as new years resolutions… those are hard because most people who make them don't keep them and then they feel guilty. My New Year's resolution is to be nice to nature and humans and to lead by example. My job is to make new things and to not copy others. I want people to celebrate the hand made and to value it over technology. I want people to start talking to each other again instead of texting. Let's return to the real next year." – Don Porcella, Artist, Musician, Coffee Maker
"I'm looking forward to continuing health no matter what happens in 2013. If you're not healthy and feeling good you can't enjoy the good times or battle the bad. I'm having a show in late April of new sculptures and paintings at Paul Kasmin Gallery (in New York). Also I'm involved in a futures show at the Museum of Art in Mobile, Alabama, which will include murals, installations and paintings, and a large outdoor mural in Santa Monica, California, as well as other fun and big stuff (more work) that I don't want to announce just yet. Most of all, I hope the world makes the huge changes (wean off petroleum, for example) that need to take place in order for the children to inherit a better place!" – Kenny Scharf, Artist
"I am finalizing on designs for a t-shirt, cell phone cases, sticker sheets and the Summer 2013 Graphic Sunglasses! I'll also be honing in on a location to paint my first public mural as well as my first public art show on my own in Manhattan. Some important first steps for the burgeoning artist – ALL of which G will be present and covering…i hope." – TY, Artist
"I'm looking forward to making more stuff, being in New York more, traveling a little less and meeting more people – friends, neighbours, peers and pizzeria owners. My Visa will expire in 2013 so I need to make the most of being in America before I'm shipped off back to the UK. Cheers + happy holidays" – Jon Burgerman, Artist
"My New Year's resolution is to eat healthier" – Ari Lankin, Artist
"2012 was an amazing, special year. I wish 2013 will be a year of correction – we have to discover new things and understand that many things we like or want are not necessary any more. We have to wake up from some dreams and create a new one better and powerful one. I want to be surrounded with great people in a beautiful places that will bring me inspiration and magic always to touch other people's hearts and minds. I want the summer to be longer and time to be slower." – Nir Hod, Artist
"My Resolution for 2013 is to surpass my creative limits and to learn to speak fluent Spanish! Also, to have my project at the Bronx Museum (fall 2013) blow people's minds! Hope to see lots more of you this coming year too!" – Scooter LaForge, Artist
"My resolution for the New Year is less porn and more painting or is that backwards damn it!?!
Happy New Year's, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa!" – Eric 'Eyeball' Richardson, Artist
Thanks again to everyone who participated and I hope 2013 exceeds your goals, dreams and visions!
What are you looking forward to in 2013? What are your New Year's Resolutions? Tell us in the comments section and most importantly, HAPPY 2013!!!!


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Cabela's North American Adventures introduces fresh touches to the popular hunting franchise, including a custom gun builder that allows players the ability to create thousands of gun options with a variety of receivers, stocks, barrels, and scopes. The game also capitalizes on the popularity of hunting shows and online videos by adding a cameraman into gameplay -- to get compelling footage, hunters need to be at their best! And on PlayStation 3, up to four players can hunt together co-operatively online.
Also known as: Cabela's North American Hunting 2011, Cabela's North American Adventures 2011
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Release Date: September 14, 2010
Publisher: Activision
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text: Aaron Bacote Rick Voight Missouri State Defeats ODU In Overtime, 79-67 November 08, 2013 By ODU Athletics ODU MBB vs. MSU Recap ODU MBB vs. MSU Presser Gamebox Photo Album NORFOLK, VA— Austin Ruders and Jarmar Gulley scored nine of Missouri State's 16 overtime points to lead the Bears to a 79-67 victory over Old Dominion in the season opener for both teams at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. ODU was led by sophomore Aaron Bacote with a career high 28 points, red-shirt junior Richard Ross scored 14 points and hauled down a game high 10 rebounds, and red-shirt junior Dimitri Batten added 12 points. MSU led 30-28 at halftime, but the Monarchs rallied, taking a 45-43 lead on Joe Ebondo's layup with 11:40 left. The Monarchs went up four, 48-44 with 10:12 left after a three-pointer by freshman Ambrose Mosley. ODU committed only three turnovers in the second half to lead by as many as eight, 54-46 with 8:28 left and 58-50 with 7:01 remaining after an Aaron Bacote layup. During that stretch Bacote scored six points. Down the stretch, Missouri State outscored ODU, 13-5 in the final seven minutes, tying the game with one minute left on two free throws by Marcus Marshall. In the overtime, Austin Ruder scored five and Jarmar Gulley added four to help the Bears pull away for the win. In scoring 28 points, Bacote hit nine field goals and was four-for-eight from three-point range to go along with four assists on the night. Richard Ross hit six-of-seven shots from the field, grabbed a game high and career tying 10 rebounds and blocked three shots. Junior Joe Ebondo hauled down nine boards in his first game as a Monarch. Missouri State also placed three in double figures, led by Gulley and Marcus Marshall with 18 points each, followed by 14 from Ruder. MSU outrebounded the Monarchs, 52-44 with three players: Gulley, Keith Pickens and Tyler McCullough with nine rebounds each. Both teams hit seven treys, but MSU hit 12 more free throws than the Monarchs .722 (26-36). ODU returns to action Wednesday night when they host the Bison of Howard at 7 pm in the Ted Constant Convocation Center.