"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." –John 16:33

Day: August 16, 2013

Is North Carolina the healthiest state in the Union?

Maybe we should stay in North Carolina.  According to this article in The Examiner, people seem to age very well here:

Perhaps in an effort to promote North Carolina as one of the healthiest States in the Nation, this latest voter twist comes to us from Susan Myrick of the Civitas Institute in North Carolina–not to be confused with Rep. Sue Myrick of NC who is unrelated. In a radio interview with local WBT Anchor Tara Servatious, Susan reports that she has been keeping track of the number of votes in North Carolina of individuals over the age of 110 years and apparently we have quite a few, over 410 of the 110 year olds–to be exact– actually voted via absentee ballot on October the 28th. Yes indeed, now it would appear that good ole NC has the market cornered on the Centenarian vote.

At latest count, Susan has garnered a total Absentee Ballot vote of over 2,660 people over the age of 110. Someone contact the Guiness Book and warm up the Ford, the Fountain of Youth exists and its right here in lovely NC. It’s no wonder people are moving here in droves–maybe the use of tobacco isn’t such a bad thing after all? But, on a more serious note, with all of the irregularities going on all over the place, we can now begin to wonder about a few things.

Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah celebrate 65th high school reuninon

Grandpa Milo's and Grandma Sarah's 65th Cottage Grove High School reunionThis picture arrived by email this morning.  It is from the Cottage Grove Sentinel newspaper in Cottage Grove, Oregon.  Grandma Sarah is the one on the left in the front row with the pink blouse.  Grandpa Milo is two her right, behind her.  The 65th Cottage Grove High School reunion took place last month.  For those who do not know, Grandpa Milo was the student body president his senior year in high school.

NCSU wins a huge analytics grant

Day 724 of 1000

This morning when I read the news on Free Republic, I ran into this article on a new program at NCSU.  That pointed to this article in the News and Observer that describes the new “Big Data” joint venture between NCSU and the NSA.  It starts out like this:

As the field of “big data” continues to grow in importance, N.C. State University has landed a big coup – a major lab for the study of data analysis, funded by the National Security Agency.

A $60.75 million grant from the NSA is the largest research grant in NCSU’s history – three times bigger than any previous award.

The Laboratory for Analytic Sciences will be launched in a Centennial Campus building that will be renovated with money from the federal agency, but details about the facility are top secret. Those who work in the lab will be required to have security clearance from the U.S. government.

NCSU officials say the endeavor is expected to bring 100 new jobs to the Triangle during the next several years. The university, already a leader in data science, won the NSA contract through a competitive process.

NCSU university already has strengths in computer science, applied mathematics and statistics and a collaborative project with the NSA on cybersecurity. The university also is in the process of hiring four faculty members for its new data-driven science cluster, adding to its expertise.

This fits very nicely with Kelly’s analytics internship at the JHU-APL.  The other thing I thought was fun and interesting is the connection was not just to the Statistics department, but to the Applied Mathematics department, too.  Christian is an Applied Math major.  The article also talks about the Professional Masters Degree in Analytics our friend Andrew earned last year.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/15/3109412/nc-state-teams-up-with-nsa-on.html#storylink=cpy

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