Does anyone know if it is possible to get birthdays flashed across the bridgeforth scoreboard? If so, who would I contact? My sons birthday is the same day as the home opener and I would like to get his name up there...

Speaking of birthdays, Happy Birthday to BSKB24 today !

When in doubt, email Duke Dog. dukedog@jmu.edu

(07-28-2013 12:56 PM)mistrhanky Wrote:  Does anyone know if it is possible to get birthdays flashed across the bridgeforth scoreboard? If so, who would I contact? My sons birthday is the same day as the home opener and I would like to get his name up there...

Looks like Pitz is correct.
http://www.jmusports.com/ViewArticle.dbm...=205275954

Fans may recognize that special person’s birthday, anniversary, or other congratulatory announcements on the Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field video board (JMVU). Additionally, JMU will include community service events on a scrolling list of upcoming community service events during the Community Service video piece during the game. For these types of announcements, please e-mail dukedog@jmu.edu.

(07-28-2013 12:56 PM)mistrhanky Wrote:  Does anyone know if it is possible to get birthdays flashed across the bridgeforth scoreboard? If so, who would I contact? My sons birthday is the same day as the home opener and I would like to get his name up there...

Hey that's my birthday too. Dad, is that you?

Sweet. That duke dog sure is a helpful fellow:-)

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(07-28-2013 01:29 PM)Purple Reign Wrote:  Speaking of birthdays, Happy Birthday to BSK24 today !

Thank you Jimmy!

(07-28-2013 03:34 PM)BSKB 24 Wrote:  

(07-28-2013 01:29 PM)Purple Reign Wrote:  Speaking of birthdays, Happy Birthday to BSK24 today !

Thank you Jimmy!

How ooooold are you? How ooooold are you?

(07-28-2013 03:54 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  

(07-28-2013 03:34 PM)BSKB 24 Wrote:  

(07-28-2013 01:29 PM)Purple Reign Wrote:  Speaking of birthdays, Happy Birthday to BSK24 today !

Thank you Jimmy!

How ooooold are you? How ooooold are you?

I'm in this age bracket:

Granny was right all along, scientists say. You really do get wiser when you get older.

According to their research, although the brain slows down with age, this simply helps older men and women develop greater insight.

The reason for this is that, unlike the young, the elderly's brains are not ruled by the chemicals that fuel emotion and impulse. So their slower responses really are more thoughtful and 'wiser'.

For their study, scientists looked at the brain scans of 3,000 Californians aged between 60 and 100.

These showed that what older people lose in reaction times, they make up for in better decision-making.

Professor Dilip Jeste, from the University of California at San Diego, said older people were less affected by dopamine, which helps signals pass between neurons and is involved in the reward system of the brain.

'The fact that older people are slower to respond than younger people is widely seen as a disadvantage. But that's not always the case.

The elderly brain is less dopamine- dependent, making people less impulsive and controlled by emotion.

'Older people are also less likely to respond thoughtlessly to negative emotional stimuli because their brains have slowed down compared to younger people.

'This, in fact is what we call wisdom,' he told the Royal College of Psychiatrists' international congress, in Edinburgh.

Brain scans had identified four brain regions that contribute to wisdom. The elderly have more activity in these regions than the young, which results in their wiser judgments, he added.

Scans also showed the brain never lost the ability to grow, which means grandparents have no excuse for not learning new skills.

hahaha, solid answer

Happy belated birthday 24!

And yes, he is wise alright.