Short Term Forecast – Harrison (Kentucky)

FRANKFORT…GEORGETOWN…CYNTHIANA…
LAWRENCEBURG…VERSAILLES…LEXINGTON…PARIS…CARLISLE…
SPRINGFIELD…HARRODSBURG…NICHOLASVILLE…WINCHESTER…
LEBANON…DANVILLE…LANCASTER…RICHMOND…STANFORD
137 PM EST MON NOV 26 2007
.NOW…
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS
REGION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 4 PM EST. THE HEAVIEST STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN… GUSTY WINDS
AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
IF DRIVING WATCH FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN RAIN AND PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADS AND UNDERPASSES.
$$
JA
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Possible winter weather event this weekend…

It might be a good idea for all of us in the central Kentucky area to start watching the weather forecasts, and preparing for some fun conditions this weekend. WKYT’s Chris Bailey writes:

The GFS raw numbers for Sunday give Lexington a high of 33… Covington 28… Ashland 34 and Jackson 36. All locations start out as snow… go to sleet and freezing rain and a touch of rain for all areas except Covington then back to snow Sunday Night. Snow showers and squalls then would continue early next week as arctic air moves into the state. Regardless of what this low does in terms of snow for us… I am excited for next week and the potential for several snow producing clippers to drop in.

Now, before anyone attacks me for posting bad info, or attacks the poor weatherman for forecasting an event which may/may not take place, please read this disclaimer:

Now… as always… I want to get one point across. I AM BREAKING DOWN A MODEL AND THIS IS NOT A SPECIFIC FORECAST! It is waaaaaaay to early to get specific on a situation like this.

One thing is certain, though — it’ll be cold and wet.
So, regardless of whether we are slammed with anything, it’d still be a good idea to go ahead and prepare. Keep your vehicle’s gas tank full, throw a few blankets in the car, make sure you have your bread and milk at home, and go ahead and dig that shovel and salt out of the corner of the garage.
…and now, for the shameless plug. Over at the EMA site, HarrisonEMA.com, I have a few tips on winter weather preparedness. FEMA also has some nice information, as does the National Weather Service.

David X. Cohen of Futurama Talks About the Movie

Joel Keller writes “I conducted a brief interview with David X. Cohen, EP and show-runner for Futurama, about the release of the new DVD, “Futurama: Bender’s Big Score,” as well as the return of his show to TV. The interview was posted to TV Squad this morning. In it, Cohen talks about how the movies will be split up into episodes, some of the inside references that they inserted for the die-hards, and a quick preview of what the second Futurama movie is going to be about.”

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The economy needs everyone's participation to thrive and grow (Donald Richie – The Cynthiana Democrat)

Donald Richie shares his feelings on community development and support:

The economy needs everyone’s participation to thrive and grow

We need more people supporting local ventures. That Wal-Mart Supercenter on 27 South isn’t the enemy. No, the enemy is spending habits and a lack of vision on the part of local merchants.

– Read the whole story –

This Week's Democrat:

News from this week’s Cynthiana Democrat:
Planning for the future
Seven goals have been established to prepare Harrison County for the future.
Photo by Becky Barnes
Harrison County senior Nikki Fisher, right, listens as Bill Grayson addresses the small business committee at the Harrison County Tomorrow meeting Monday at the Extension office.

More News Headlines

Steel in the mill
Bill and Billy Kelly, of the Connersville Mill, have all kinds of antique engines around Bill’s Ky. 32 West home.
MCTC to begin registered nursing program next fall
If all goes as planned, Maysville Community and Technical College’s Licking Valley Campus will start its first group of registered nursing students next fall.
Bluegrass Comedy Tour featured at Rohs Nov. 30
A downtown Cynthiana comedy show at the end of the month will feature the stylings of a Harrison County native.
Canned items collected for food pantry
Cynthiana’s Movie Warehouse has started a community outreach that will benefit the local food pantry.
Care package items needed for soldiers
Sponsors of a care package drive for overseas soldiers are calling on the public to support their efforts.
ATC principal retiring Nov. 30
Where once plaques and certificates adorned the walls, are now empty frames and spaces. Soon, it will also be the desk and the office that are emptied.
John C. Hodge is retiring after 15 years as principal of Harrison County Area Technical Center. His last day at the school will be Friday, Nov. 30.

UN Says Tasers Are a Form of Torture

The use of Tasers “causes acute pain, constituting a form of torture,” the UN’s Committee Against Torture said. “In certain cases, they can even cause death, as has been shown by reliable studies and recent real-life events.” Three men — all in their early 20s — died from after tasering in the United States this week, days after a Polish man died at Vancouver airport after being tasered by Canadian police. There have been 17 deaths in Canada following the use of Tasers since they were approved for use, and 275 deaths in the US. “According to Amnesty International, coroners have listed the Taser jolt as a contributing factor in more than 30 of those deaths.”

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Sex said forced on jailed Brazil girl (Peter Muello – Associated Press)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – A teenage girl was locked up on theft charges in an Amazon jail for weeks with 21 men who she said would only let her eat in return for sex, according to authorities, setting off a national scandal over the treatment of women by Brazil’s justice system.

The 15-year-old said she was required to have sex with at least two inmates, police spokesman Walrimar Santos said by telephone Thursday from Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon River, where the victim was transferred after nearly a month living with male inmates.

By her account, officials did nothing — until the story erupted in the national media and outraged Brazilians demanded her transfer.

Illegal Immigrant Rescues Boy in Desert (Terry Tang – Associated Press)

PHOENIX (AP) — A 9-year-old boy looking for help after his mother crashed their van in the southern Arizona desert was rescued by a man entering the U.S. illegally, who stayed with him until help arrived the next day, an official said.
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