Jim Hackworth
Former Tennessee Rep. Jim Hackworth will officially open his campaign headquarters this evening in Clinton.
The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. The headquarters is in the Stephenson Realty Building at 210 Charles G. Seivers Blvd. in Clinton.
“Please come by to join us as we begin our efforts to return common sense representation and service to Anderson County,” Hackworth said in an e-mail. “Please come join Jim as he begins his effort to Restore the American Dream.”
The Y-12 National Security Complex has received awards for its publications from an East Tennessee public relations group and a technical communications organization.
Y-12 received nine awards—including four first-place honors—during the annual V Awards gala held by the Volunteer Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, a B&W Y-12 press release said.
The July 4 holiday is one of the deadliest, and Anderson County authorities are stepping up their efforts this week to catch drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol.
“Too many people die behind the wheel each year due to those who choose to drive after drinking, so our deputies will be out in full force this Fourth of July showing zero tolerance for impaired drivers,” Anderson County Sheriff Paul White said in a press release.
A dangerous heat wave with record high temperatures is expected in East Tennessee through Monday. (Illustration courtesy of the National Weather Service in Morristown.)
A dangerous heat wave is expected to affect the Southern Appalachia region through early next week, with record high temperatures at or above 100-year marks, and oppressive heat indices up to 105 degrees, the National Weather Service said.
The temperature in Oak Ridge at about 5 p.m. Saturday was 104, and a heat advisory remains in effect through 9 p.m. Sunday in Anderson County.
Temperatures could continue to be close to 100 on Sunday and Monday, before dropping to 94 on Tuesday, according to a forecast by the National Weather Service in Morristown.
A strong high-pressure system and mostly dry conditions have led to record temperatures and dangerous heat, the Weather Service said.
Heat index values—a measure of how it actually feels—will be slightly higher than actual high temperatures. Afternoon heat index values could be as high as 107 in East Tennessee.
“Please consider reducing or eliminating strenuous outdoor activities during the heat of the day (late morning through the early evening) and remember to drink plenty of water,” the Weather Service said.
Heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer.
Weather officials said heat illnesses are possible, and people should take extra precautions if they work or spend time outside. Those precautions include rescheduling strenuous activities to early morning or evening, and knowing the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and stroke.
The Weather Service also advised wearing lightweight and loose-fitting clothing when possible.
Those working outside should schedule frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded place, and 911 should be called if someone has a heat stroke, the Weather Service said.
Cable news television station CNN reported that the heat wave affected 100 million people across the country, and more than 1,000 temperature records have been broken this week.
This image represents the nuclear landscape, with different isotopes, including dark blue stable isotopes, lighter blue unstable isotopes, and gray bound isotopes. (Image by Andy Sproles at Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
A supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been used to calculate the number of isotopes allowed by the laws of physics.
A team of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee researchers used the Jaguar supercomputer to determine that there are about 7,000 possible combinations of protons and neutrons allowed in bound nuclei with up to 120 protons.
The team’s results are presented in the June 28 issue of the journal Nature.
Most of these nuclei have not been observed experimentally, an ORNL press release said.
“They are bound, meaning they do not spit out protons or neutrons,” team leader Witek Nazarewicz explained in the release. “But they are radioactive—they are short-lived—because there are other processes, such as beta decay, that can give rise to transmutations.”
The number of fires across Tennessee has increased since mid-June, and state officials have issued a fire advisory due to the unusually hot, dry weather.
A burn ban is in effect in 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties, including Sevier and Fentress.
Normally, burning permits are required by the state only during official fire season, Oct. 15 through May 15. But the Tennessee Forestry Division is asking residents to delay any outdoor burning or other activities that could cause fires until after the state gets a significant amount of rain.
Martha Sue Hutchins, age 69, of Clinton, passed away early Friday morning, June 29, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.
Sue was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Miriam Moles age 91, of Norris, passed away Thursday, June 28, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, and was a mother to the community.
Jeanette S. Miller
Jeanette S. Miller, 73, of Oak Ridge, passed away on June 23 at Methodist Medical Center.
She was born in Tupelo, Miss., on September 12, 1938, to parents B.T. and Mary Tucker Shumpert.
Duke University’s Robert Calderbank, left, and Haiyun Gao discuss a graduate education agreement with Ian Anderson of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (Photo courtesy of Duke University)
Duke University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed an agreement to develop a graduate student education program.
The agreement was signed at Duke on Monday by Robert Calderbank, dean of natural sciences at Duke’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences; Haiyun Gao, chair of Duke’s department of physics; and Ian Anderson, director of ORNL’s Graduate and University Partnerships.
“The program combines the resources of a leading research university and the research capabilities of a major national laboratory to provide expanded opportunities for graduate students in energy-related science and engineering,” Anderson said.
The American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge has received an award that recognizes top traveler ratings.
The consistently high ratings from TripAdvisor travelers during the past year earned AMSE a certificate of excellence, a museum press release said.
Phyllis Hillis
Oak Ridge High School math teacher Phyllis Hillis has received the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Hillis, who has taught math at the high school since 1979, was one of 97 U.S. teachers across the country who won the prestigious award.
Winners receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation, and they have been honored in a three-day event in Washington, D.C., this week.
The awards are the nation’s highest honor for math and science teachers.
