…just another random person's thoughts & digressions.
Soldiers Preparing For Deployment via kwout
In Cynthiana, Company “C” of the 201st was honored by a departure ceremony at the Cynthiana Christian Church this afternoon. Announcement of the ceremony, and the battalion’s departure was published in this week’s Cynthiana Democrat.
…that the NWS is trying to set up a special area for EM (at least the little local guys) for the IEMchat… neat… (be even neater if they could set up something for it to be accessed through the KSP’s KYWINS network… endless possibilities there…
i had found the thing (the public version, anyway) thanks to a comment left at another blog… from the quick taste i had gotten that night, i love it.
i haven’t done anything since, because my computer died!
been a bit since i posted anything, and thought i should pop in an explain…
my computer died. *sniffle, sniffle, sob* i dunno what happened. i went to make supper, came back and the thing was sitting frozen–completely locked up. i restarted it, and got a memory error. then i played with the memory (swapped it, etc.) i discovered that the second slot somehow fried out. anyway, after that, the hdd started failing.
so, i’m computer-less… and trying to redo every piece of homework i had due that weekend (cause i couldn’t recover it–i was able to grab my money files, and email archives though!)… i haven’t been a happy camper. i’m re-writing two papers, both required a decent amount of work–one is an argumentative/persuasive piece which required at least ten sources (and i lost everything!)…
oh well…
i sent it off to hp, and hopefully i’ll get some good news…
in a related matter, i had searched for parts to see about fixing the other one that died on me, and found that it might be a manufacturer issue, which the company likely knew about. a guy is attempting to file suit against the company for a recall… i’d link to the info, if i could, but i can’t remember where it was, ’cause my history and gds archive was on the hp…
oh, well…
i’ll try to get back into regular blogging, but it might be a while, considering the mess i got going right now…
During the last 47 seconds of the UK v. Arkansas game, CBS switched momentarily to another game, leaving Cat fans highly upset. WKYT, local CBS affiliate, and UK’s regular TV sports broadcaster, has been flooded with email and calls from irate fans. WKYT has posted CBS New York’s phone numbers on the website.
CBS Network Switches Away From U. K. v. Arkansas via kwout
From the Harrison County Board of Education:
We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our valued board members, Mr. Joe England.
Mr. England has been a member of the Harrison County Board of Education since 1997. Mr. England has served as chairman and was currently serving as vice-chairman. He was truly dedicated to the Harrison County school system.
We will post arrangements as soon as they are available.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. England’s family.
DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY…
.FOG WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME DENSE BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING…DROPPING FROM UNDER 3 MILES THIS AFTERNOON TO AND UNDER
ONE HALF MILE BY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY.
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-230600-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FG.Y.0002.080222T1811Z-080223T1800Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PAOLI…SALEM…SCOTTSBURG…MADISON…
JASPER…MARENGO…TELL CITY…CORYDON…NEW ALBANY…
JEFFERSONVILLE…HAWESVILLE…HARDINSBURG…BRANDENBURG…
BEAVER DAM…LEITCHFIELD…ELIZABETHTOWN…FORT KNOX…
MOUNT WASHINGTON…SHEPHERDSVILLE…LOUISVILLE…LA GRANGE…
BEDFORD…NEW CASTLE…SHELBYVILLE…FRANKFORT…GEORGETOWN…
CYNTHIANA…TAYLORSVILLE…LAWRENCEBURG…VERSAILLES…
LEXINGTON…PARIS…CARLISLE…BARDSTOWN…SPRINGFIELD…
HARRODSBURG…NICHOLASVILLE…WINCHESTER…HODGENVILLE…
LEBANON…DANVILLE…LANCASTER…RICHMOND…MORGANTOWN…
BROWNSVILLE…MUNFORDVILLE…GREENSBURG…CAMPBELLSVILLE…
LIBERTY…STANFORD…RUSSELLVILLE…BOWLING GREEN…FRANKLIN…
SCOTTSVILLE…GLASGOW…TOMPKINSVILLE…EDMONTON…COLUMBIA…
JAMESTOWN…BURKESVILLE…ALBANY
111 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 /1211 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008/
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
SATURDAY.
FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY…WITH WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG DEVELOPING BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. FOG IS LIKELY TO BE MOST DENSE IN AREAS WHERE ICE COVERS
TREES AND GRASSY AREAS. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE AND LESS
WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS LARGE AREAS…WITH MANY LOCATIONS SEEING
AREAS OF ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY OR LESS. DENSE FOG IS
EXPECTED TO BE AT ITS WORST FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH MID
MORNING SATURDAY.
IN ADDITION…FOG MAY COMBINE WITH WET ROAD SURFACES AND FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE SOME LIGHT ICING ON ROADWAYS…AND
ESPECIALLY OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME AND SLOW DOWN IN
AREAS WHERE FOG EXISTS. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…AND ALLOW EXTRA
ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CARS.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Ward D points out a story about a recent study that predicts significant economic growth through increased broadband adoption in the U.S. The study is based on a program in Kentucky that has, through the increased use of broadband, “saved an average of more than $200 per person per year” on health-care services, and decreased the average amount of time residents spent driving by 100 hours per month. From Computerworld: “The Connected Nation model … focuses more on broadband adoption and local needs than huge, government-funded programs. Several Kentucky businesses have benefited from the increased access, according to Connected Nation. Geek Squad, the Best Buy subsidiary, moved its headquarters to Bullitt County, Kentucky, in late 2006 because of the broadband availability.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Polaroid ceases production of their iconic instant films 60 years after the first Land Camera Model 95 goes on sale.
FEMA is making available federal assistance for individuals and households within the following counties which suffered damage during the February 5-6 period: Allen, Christian, Fayette, Hardin, Hart, Meade, Mercer, Monroe, and Muhlenberg Counties.
More information is available at:
http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9405
I just found something neat a little while ago… A way for anyone to chat with the NWS and each other in order to keep abreast of weather situations. Pretty cool, huh?
Set-up was painless–I was online and in the local area’s room in no time.
I love how the iembot fed info on the conditions and alerts into the room. Cool thing about this is that it fed links to see the full topic, area of discussion, and/or radar graphic. Absolutely awesome!
I think I’ll set this up at the office the next time I go over there (maybe tomorrow morning). Just wonder why we hadn’t heard of this before…
Well, time for bed… D’s giving me the evil eye… (and i’m tired anyway)