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Coffeebreak – Let it Snow!

Over the past few weeks, I have been running too many different errands in the mornings and afternoons to catch Coffeebreak–that’s why I haven’t said anything about the show in a while. However, this morning, I actually had time to listen, and I was treated to a funfilled show.

This morning’s scheduled guest was unable to attend, so this morning’s show ended up becoming a weather report. It all started at 7:55am, just prior to the show, when a caller reported that it was sleeting at McDonald’s.
Reports of sleet were also reported in Colville, Ken’s New Market, a motorist in Cynthiana on Pleasant Street, and a motorist in Bourbon County. A caller in Robynwood reported that she was seeing a really fine snow falling.
Other areas reporting snow, or a snow-like phenomena were the Buena Vista area (on Goebel White Lane), South Elmarch Avenue (in Cynthiana), and Oddville. A caller from Kelat reported that the wind was blowing fairly fierce.
Calls were also received from listeners in Connersville, Shadynook, Kelat, Claysville, and Berry. These locations had nothing to report.
I wasn’t sitting at the computer throughout the program as I usually do, so I missed the opportunity of catching who this morning’s sponsors were. I did however catch that the cost of recordings of Coffeebreak have changed, and are now much lower than they had been previously. If I heard right, a cassette is now $5 and a CD $10. I’ll have to see about tuning back in to hear this afternoon’s replay to verify that. If so, I might start buying a few shows.
In a related note, I just received notification of an update to Bailey’s Weather Blog. WKYT has received numerous reports of snow falling across the region. Some of these reports may be from WCYN–Rick said that he was going to give them a call.

Short Term Forecast – Harrison (Kentucky)

FRANKFORT…GEORGETOWN…CYNTHIANA…
LAWRENCEBURG…VERSAILLES…LEXINGTON…PARIS…CARLISLE…
HARRODSBURG…NICHOLASVILLE…WINCHESTER…LANCASTER…RICHMOND
911 AM EST THU NOV 15 2007
.NOW…
A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN…SLEET AND ICE PELLETS HAS BEEN REPORTED AT
LEXINGTON. THIS LIGHT WINTRY MIX WILL SPORADICALLY CONTINUE AT
LEXINGTON AND THE REST OF THE BLUEGRASS REGION THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING HOURS. THIS MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL NOT ACCUMULATE NOR AFFECT
VISIBILITIES.
$$
JSD
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

This is Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Kentucky!

November 11-17, 2007 is Kentucky Winter Weather Awareness Week

The Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee (KWPC) has designated November 11-17, 2007 as Winter Weather Awareness Week in Kentucky.  The KWPC is a public/private partnership of weather-conscious government agencies at the Federal, State and local level, as well as the commercial broadcast industry.

The goal of Winter Weather Awareness Week is to increase Kentuckians’ awareness of the weather hazards that face the Commonwealth each winter.  As with all hazardous situations, the time to prepare for winter weather is before Mother Nature’s fury is bearing down upon the state, not when Warnings and Advisories are being posted. By taking the time to consider the dangers of winter weather – and prepare for them – you can reduce your risk of harm from extreme cold, heavy snow, and icy roads that are possible over the next several months.

Throughout the week, information will be posted on National Weather Service web pages serving Kentucky, highlighting suggested preparedness activities, safety tips, and useful forecast and warning information. In addition to the daily messages, you can obtain useful safety and preparedness information at the following web sites:

         Kentucky Division of Emergency Management

         Kentucky Travel Cabinet’s 511 Traffic and Travel Information

         American Red Cross Preparedness

         NWS Winter Weather Safety and Awareness

         FEMA Disaster Preparedness

         Winter weather terminology for Kentucky
As always, your latest, most up-to-date forecast from you local National Weather Service office – no matter where you live – is available at weather.gov

Southern Lights

Friday begins the Southern Lights Holiday Festival at the Kentucky Horse Park. The festival will run seven nights a weeks from 5:30pm to 10pm with December 31 being the final night (Attractions other than the driving tour will be closed on Thanksgiving, and Dec 24-31)
There will be the usual attractions; Petting Zoo, Model Trains, Mini Train Express, Santa Claus, International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park Gift Shop, and Area Performers. New to this year’s event will be: Interactive Children’s Exhibit by Explorium, Miniature Doll House Display, Carousel-themed Pony Rides, BBQ, Funnel Cakes, Kettle Corn and much more!
More information on the event, themed weekends, and pricing available at http://www.kyhorsepark.com/sub.php?pageid=46&sectionid=4.

Chinese Recycling Condoms as part of Fashion

I found this story posted on Dvorak’s blog…

Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China, threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday.
In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

Read more here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130705055047/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j0DcqENG9L1Z3TnL94DJdaJuhXfA

Flags To Half Staff for Fort Campbell Soldier

Flags To Half Staff for Fort Campbell Soldier

Flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of Spc. Franklin”s funeral.


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    Publication Date: 11/13/2007 10:28:00 AM

White House Ordered to Preserve All Email

Verunks writes “A federal judge Monday ordered the White House to preserve copies of all its e-mails in response to two lawsuits that seek to determine whether e-mails have been destroyed in violation of federal law. The issue surfaced in the leak probe of administration officials who disclosed Valerie Plame’s CIA identity. ‘ The Federal Records Act details strict standards prohibiting the destruction of government documents including electronic messages, unless first approved by the archivist of the United States. Justice Department lawyers had urged the courts to accept a proposed White House declaration promising to preserve all backup tapes. The judge’s order “should stop any future destruction of e-mails, but the White House stopped archiving its e-mail in 2003 and we don’t know if some backup tapes for those e-mails were already taped over before we went to court. It’s a mystery,” said Meredith Fuchs, a lawyer for the National Security Archive.'”

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