Pat O’Brien’s Piano Bar at CyFair

It’s not New Orleans, but don’t tell that to Scubie Hoyt, a piano bar maven, who led us in song and a rip-roaring good time.

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Houston, All Shook Up

We may not shake like California, but Houston has its own fault lines which run through the city and we got to be mini geologists this morning as we mapped the Long Point Fault path. Geology professor Cathy Greenberg shared her expertise about the Long Point Fault, teaching us all about tectonic plates, salt domes, earthquakes and then zeroing in on Houston and its fault activity. What fun it was to see actual pictures of homes, roads, and pipelines along the Long Point fault.

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Take the Guess Work Out of Your Heart Health

Without looking inside of your body, your doctor uses various clues to your health: weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, C-reactive protein, among others. What if we could show you a way to see inside your body to assess your cardiovascular health? Professor Thomas Cunningham revealed the latest technology in echocardiography.

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Angry (Thirsty) Birds

Our bird population is thirsty and maybe a bit angry over last year’s dearth of water in our area. Tim Sebesta and Jessica Armenta revealed how our bird population has adjusted to our drought and how it has affected migration. A joint ALL/LIFE program. 

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Instant Immersion

Today at LIFE we were treated to ethnic foods and stories of countries and their cultures by our library ESL students. Lead by Ruth McDonald and Jill Vu, we had representatives from Mexico, Bulgaria, Cambria, Kazakhstan, Venezuela (means little Venice), Costa Rica, Canada (Quebec), and Cameroon. Some wore native dress. What a colorful and fun program. Our LIFE'rs chatted and sampled the delightful fare with these talented ESL students who shared their love of their respective countries.

Image: http://www.razoo.com/story/Multicultural-Center-Of-Central-Minnesota

Practical Applications of Nanotechnology

Daniel Kainer was back to show how nanotechnology touches all of our lives.  Kainer revealed how atomic-sized, human-engineered particles are the wave of your future from medicine to computer speed and storage to even the food you will eat.

*Daniel Kainer, Director of the LSC-Montgomery Biotechnology Institute,

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Genealogy Virtual Vacation

Don’t have the funds to visit homeland of your ancestors? No problem. Library Director Mick Stafford revealed which websites and databases provide address information. Then learn how that information can unlock a virtual vacation using Google map technology and a few other websites.

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