Fighting Back Against Ghost Calls

An anonymous reader writes “You’re doing something interesting. The phone rings. You get up, pick up the phone, and hear only silence. It could be a slasher waiting outside your house, but it’s probably an errant computer at a telemarketer. This article describes how some are fighting back by setting up websites to track the worst telemarketers by their caller ids. The article mentions whocalled.us (one of the funnier urls I’ve ever seen), 800notes.com and numberzoom.com . One intrepid guy is even writing a program to check these sites when the call comes in before ringing the phone.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Short Term Forecast – Harrison (Kentucky)

OCCASIONAL FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. FLURRIES MAY MIX WITH SPRINKLES…SLEET OR ICE PELLETS AT
TIMES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATION OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY.
IN ADDITION TO OCCASIONAL WINTER PRECIPITATION…GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH…WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLDER
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AT AND BELOW 30 DEGREES
AT TIMES.
GUSTY WINDS AND COLD WIND CHILL VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL WINDS
DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING…THOUGH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Christmas Angel Project

 Christmas Angel Project

We have decided to do the Christmas Angel project this year for grades K-12. If you would like to purchase gifts for a child this Christmas, you can pick an angel up at the Community Education Center or we can bring an angel to you. Gifts have to be turned in to the Community Education Office by December 7. If you have any questions, please fell free to ask.

Judy Feeback

859.234.7160

This Week’s Democrat:

Arrest made in shooting incident
A Cynthiana man is in jail and another recovering from a gunshot wound following a Nov. 2 and 3 shooting spree.
Published: 11/14/2007

More News headlines
Christmas Angel project back on track to help families in need
There was some initial concern that there would not be enough resources or staff to pull off the annual Angel Tree project that is managed by the Family Resource, Youth Service and Community Education staff.
Shooting death ruled accidental
A Harrison County woman?s death is being treated as accidental after she was discovered Sunday afternoon with a gunshot wound to her abdomen.
Elks have lunch for veterans, safety personnel
The Cynthiana Elks Lodge #438 held its 4th annual fish fry last Friday, with several hundred people stopping in for lunch.
Police solve Wal-Mart purse snatching cases
A 17-year-old girl has confessed to four purse snatchings which have occurred at Wal-Mart in Cynthiana over the last month.
Middle school teacher’s heroics save life of colleague
Oct. 26 was like any other day for Kim Newell. At least it was until she found herself in the hallway at Harrison County Middle School gasping for breath.
Church, citizen team up to send packages to soldiers
Harrison County resident Richard Cox, who has a son serving in Iraq, and the outreach team at Cornerstone Christian Church have teamed up to put
together care packages to send to soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Cable’s sports channels should be ready Dec. 20
Time Warner, the cable television provider for Cynthiana, should be online to bring Fox Sports North and South to local subscribers by Dec. 20.
Park plans again dominate joint meeting
The Harrison County Fiscal Court and the Cynthiana City Commission held a joint meeting Tuesday to discuss topics that the governments have in common.
Court approves purchase of used Tahoe
The Harrison County Fiscal Court approved the purchase of a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Tuesday in a brief special meeting preceding a joint city-county meeting at the Harrison County Extension Office.

This Week’s Democrat:

Arrest made in shooting incident
A Cynthiana man is in jail and another recovering from a gunshot wound following a Nov. 2 and 3 shooting spree.
Published: 11/14/2007

More News headlines
Christmas Angel project back on track to help families in need
There was some initial concern that there would not be enough resources or staff to pull off the annual Angel Tree project that is managed by the Family Resource, Youth Service and Community Education staff.
Shooting death ruled accidental
A Harrison County woman?s death is being treated as accidental after she was discovered Sunday afternoon with a gunshot wound to her abdomen.
Elks have lunch for veterans, safety personnel
The Cynthiana Elks Lodge #438 held its 4th annual fish fry last Friday, with several hundred people stopping in for lunch.
Police solve Wal-Mart purse snatching cases
A 17-year-old girl has confessed to four purse snatchings which have occurred at Wal-Mart in Cynthiana over the last month.
Middle school teacher’s heroics save life of colleague
Oct. 26 was like any other day for Kim Newell. At least it was until she found herself in the hallway at Harrison County Middle School gasping for breath.
Church, citizen team up to send packages to soldiers
Harrison County resident Richard Cox, who has a son serving in Iraq, and the outreach team at Cornerstone Christian Church have teamed up to put
together care packages to send to soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Cable’s sports channels should be ready Dec. 20
Time Warner, the cable television provider for Cynthiana, should be online to bring Fox Sports North and South to local subscribers by Dec. 20.
Park plans again dominate joint meeting
The Harrison County Fiscal Court and the Cynthiana City Commission held a joint meeting Tuesday to discuss topics that the governments have in common.
Court approves purchase of used Tahoe
The Harrison County Fiscal Court approved the purchase of a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Tuesday in a brief special meeting preceding a joint city-county meeting at the Harrison County Extension Office.

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.