E-Week 2013

Engineer's Week 2013

Its that time of year again, the third week of February, Engineer's Week. Engineer's Week was set in motion by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951 in conjunction with President George Washington's birthday. Why George Washington's birthday you ask? Well, Washington, a gentleman farmer of inherited wealth and limited formal education, acquired credible surveying skills early in life, but excelled as a manager, strategist, and leader. Throughout his lifetime he directed a growing nation toward technical advancements, invention, and education. He promoted construction of roads, canals, the Capitol, docks and ports, water works, and new efforts to extract coal and ores and develop manufacturing resources. Washington's efforts made him American's First Engineer and his work fell under the Civil Engineering discipline, but since George Washington many new branches have been spread. The Engineering family has grown to encompass Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical, Computer, Architectural, Biomedical, Biological, Aerospace, Marine, and many more. The field of engineering is very extensive and will continue to grow with the advances in technology. 

I might be biased but Mechanical Engineering is the way to go because it is the most versatile. Being in Mechanical Engineering allows you to learn what all disciplines are about. It is great. But lets talk about E-Week. Engineer's Week was intiated to highlight a time for engineers to emphasize the importance of learning math, science, and technical skills. However, this is not a just a time to educate, but to publicize the contributions made in the field. My illustrious university, North Carolina A&T State University of Greensboro, North Carolina is doing it up big with a full week of programs for students, faculty, and staff of the College of Engineering. We kicked of E-Week with a Ceremony given by Dean of the College of Engineerig Robin Coger and will end with a community outreach program on Saturday. This year Engineer's Week 2013 theme is "Celebrating Awesome."The highlight events through the week include the Spring Career Fair, the Order of Engineers Ceremony, and the PCI Event: Introduce a Girl to Engineering. This week is the second most hype time at A&T (second only to #GHOE).
 

Personally, I will be taking advantage of all the activities E-Week 2013 can throw. Today I will be attending a Beyond the Classroom Invitation-only session. It will be about how to increase your competitiveness through Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. I can't wait. We have tons of people coming to be apart of something great. If you're in the Triad this week, come on by A&T, McNair Hall, and party up with some Aggies and maybe you'll get a taste of the one and only Aggie Pride. 

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http://www.ncat.edu/academics/schools-colleges1/coe/News/Engineers%20Week.html 

Tasty Treat Monday

                       

Hello everyone I hope you had a great Valentine's Day and enjoyed your weekend. As you know, today is Tasty Treat Monday so lets kick this week off right. Today, I have a great recipe for you cake and ice cream lovers; have you ever mixed ice cream and cake before? Well this Ice Cream Cake recipe will surely satisfy. This is easy, quick, and full of flavor.

You will need:

• 1 (18.25oz) package of chocolate cake mix
• 1/2 gallon of ice cream, softened

Directions

1. Prepare cake according to package directions; bake in a 9x13 inch baking dish and cool completely.
2. Use ice cream that comes in a rectangular carton. Remove the carton and, using a piece of string or dental floss, cut the ice cream in half lengthwise (long side to long side) and place the two layers side by side on a piece of waxed paper.
3. Place the cooled cake over the ice cream. Trim the cake and ice cream so that the edges match.
4. Place a board or serving platter over the cake, hold onto the waxed paper and board, and flip the ice cream cake over. Remove the waxed paper and smooth out the seam between the ice cream slabs.
5. Cover with waxed paper and freeze until very firm. Decorate as desired.

Enjoy this cake. Let me know how yours turns out and I hope you have a great week.

Sunday Morning Bit

Our Daily Bread

By: C. P. Hia

RBC Ministries 

February 17, 2013

Read: Romans 12:3-13

Gifted To Serve

It occurred to me one day that my right foot does all the pedal work when I’m driving my automatic transmission car. It alone works the accelerator and the brake. The left foot is idle. What happens if I decide that to be equitable, my left foot ought to replace my right foot half the time when I am driving? If you have never done so, please don’t try it!

If we don’t require such equality of the members of our own body, why is it that we sometimes expect it of people in the church? That seems to be an issue that the first-century church at Rome faced. Some were thinking more highly of themselves than they ought (Rom. 12:3) just because they were doing some things others were not doing. But Paul reminds us that “all members do not have the same function” (v.4). We’ve been gifted according to God’s grace (v.6). He gave us those gifts to serve others, not ourselves (vv.6-13). Our service is to be marked by diligence and fervor, for we are serving the Lord, not man (v.11).

So, let’s not look over our shoulders to see what others are doing or not doing. Look at how God may be able to use you in His kingdom today. He has gifted you just as He has pleased (v.3).

Lord, lead me today as You see best. Use the gifts You
have given me to encourage others on their journey.
Help me not to compare myself with others
but to be content with who You have made me to be.

We can’t all play the same part in God’s band of service, but we should all play in harmony.

Public Notice

F.Y.I.

This is a re-airing  of the "Enjoying Fleece Tie Blankets" post. I am re-airing it because I just launched the how to guide of making your very own fleece tie blankets on my website. The link below is to revisit the "Enjoying Fleece Tie Blankets" post but above the posts are links to various pages like: Home, Blogger Spotlight, Scoop Tip Line, Facebook, and now Fleece Tie Blankets. Take advantage of these pages.

http://baysidescoop.blogspot.com/2013/01/enjoying-fleece-tie-blankets.html

So enjoy the page and I hope to hear from you about your own blanket.

http://baysidescoop.blogspot.com/p/how-to-make-fleece-tie-blankets-by.html

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-Bayside Scoop 

Image of the Day

What Is Love?

"So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day…" – Ryan Gosling, The Notebook

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It's The Big Day

Happy Valentine's Day

Hello everyone, the day is finally here. I hope you have a wonderful day and you celebrate it with the people you love.

Enjoy this card from to you.

http://www.care2.com/send/pickup/304/493/800/286/031/638

You Still Have One Day

Pre-Valentine's Day Jitters

Fellas, Fellas its the day before Valentine's Day. I hope you have an idea of what you want to do for your special valentine. Even for those that do not, you still have one day to get your act together. Valentine's Day is important because it's a National event that plays as a venue for you to show your appreciation and love you that special someone. Now remember this: Valentine's Day should not be the only day you show your significant someone how much you appreciate, care, and love them; it should be a daily action. 

But I hope you, ladies and gentlemen enjoy this day... Remember you still have on more day so in the meantime enjoy these fun facts about Valentine's Day.

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve."

More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.

73 percent of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.

15 percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.

Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S.

220,000 is the average number of wedding proposals on Valentine's Day each year.

California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the greater number sold on Valentine's Day in the U.S. are imported, mostly from South America.

Women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.

In the U.S., 64 percent of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine's Day with their sweethearts. 

About 3 percent of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.

In the 1800s doctors commonly advised their heartbroken patients to eat chocolate, claiming it would sooth their pain. To this day, many women find comfort in a box of chocolates when dealing with heartbreak.

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