From colstonl at gmail.com Tue Sep 2 20:30:47 2014 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 19:30:47 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] COMET training Message-ID: The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of a set of video interviews with Frank Leitz, Senior Chemical Engineer at the Bureau of Reclamation. In these three short video interviews, Frank shares stories and lessons learned from his work on water purification and desalination projects. In the first video, "*Lessons-learned: Cost-modeling for Desalination Projects*", Frank shares some historical lessons from his experience estimating the cost of desalination projects. In the second video, "*The Pioneering Role of the Yuma Desalting Plant in Large-Scale Membrane Desalination*", Frank provides some interesting background to the story of the creation of this historic and innovative project. In the final video of this set, "*What was a major success of the Desalination and Water Purification Research Program (DWPR)?*", Frank describes some of the key achievements of this very successful program. Please follow this link to the MetEd description page that provides additional information and a link to access the videos which are hosted on COMET?s YouTube channel: http://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1098 These resources were produced in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation. For technical support, please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content, instructional approach, or use of these videos. Please e-mail your comments or questions to Lon Goldstein (lon at comet.ucar.edu). This would be of interest to jurisdictions engaged in drought... -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 It is better to be informed than it is to be afraid. http://twitter.com/altusready http://altusem.blogspot.com http://www.meetme.so/kc5fm http://www.speek.com/kc5fm From skywarn at mailman.qth.net Mon Sep 8 14:13:17 2014 From: skywarn at mailman.qth.net (Douglas Levy via Skywarn) Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 11:13:17 -0700 Subject: [Skywarn] HI Message-ID: <1410199997.77281.YahooMailNeo@web161206.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Douglas Levy-Middle School Teacher Lea County From yoltonr at pacificu.edu Thu Sep 11 12:20:02 2014 From: yoltonr at pacificu.edu (Robert Yolton) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:20:02 -0700 Subject: [Skywarn] Introduction Message-ID: I am new to the Skywarn mailing list and am following the suggestion that I send an introduction. My name is Robert Yolton and my ham call sign is W7ZXX. We have a home in Forest Grove Oregon (Zip 97116, Grid CN85JN) and a second home in Cape Meares Oregon (Zip 97141, Grid CN85AM), which is near Tillamook. My Skywarn designation for Forest Grove is Washington County 53, and for Cape Meares it is Tillamook County 77. Our Cape Meares home is right on the beach and we have great storms in the winter. I enjoy big storms and have gone on 3 storm/tornado chase tours, during which I have seen 13 tornadoes and lots of super cells. My e-mail address is W7ZXX at ARRL.NET. Robert Yolton W7ZXX From k0old at live.com Mon Sep 22 19:52:15 2014 From: k0old at live.com (Brian Umbenhower) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:52:15 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] Toll Road Scam !!! Message-ID: I had one of these in my inbox this morning. I haven't been on a toll road in over 3 years. So I knew something didn't set right with it. So I am including this link so you can see exactly what it looks like. Do Not Open it just Delete it. It is a VIRUS that Steals your banking and personnel records. So Here is the link. Let everyone know you can about this new scam. Thanks Brian http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2014/08/12/toll-road-scam-emails-hit-sa-inboxes.html From colstonl at gmail.com Tue Sep 23 17:34:01 2014 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:34:01 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] NWS adopts Twitter Message-ID: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/scn14-50twitter_oper.htm Effective October 31, 2014, NWS use of Twitter as an environmental information service, will transition to operational status. Twitter is a commonly used social networking service that allows participants to share information with other users. Microblogging services like Twitter serve as an important source of real-time news updates. The short nature of updates allows users to post news items quickly, reaching their audience in seconds. Lloyd From colstonl at gmail.com Sat Sep 27 11:59:10 2014 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 10:59:10 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] Fwd: News for all Users In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: FYI ... Lloyd ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: SWPC Product Subscription Service Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 10:54 AM Subject: News for all Users To: kc5fm at juno.com Get Ready! The new Space Weather Prediction Center website is almost here! On Tuesday October 14th, NOAA?s Space Weather Prediction Center will transition its new website into operational status. From this date forward www.spaceweather.gov and www.swpc.noaa.gov will link to the new website that is currently in final beta release at origin-www.swpc.noaa.gov. SWPC?s legacy website will be available to all users for a transition period of at least 60 days. The legacy website will be located at legacy-www.swpc.noaa.gov. Please note that if you have bookmarks or automatic links to pages on the old website, these links will no longer work. Most of the content will be available on the new site under new links and we will work with customers who bring up specific content issues to ensure that their links are re-established on the new site. Since April 2014, NOAA?s Space Weather Prediction Center (SPWC) has sought feedback from stakeholders and customers via a survey on the beta release of the new website. We will continue to respond to feedback from stakeholders and customers regarding issues of content or behavior of the new site as we go through this transition to operational status. For questions or feedback regarding this action, please use our feedback form (http://origin-www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/contact-us) or contact: Dr. Steven Hill Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, CO 80305303-497-3283steven.hill at noaa.gov ------------------------------ Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help. -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 It is better to be informed than it is to be afraid. http://twitter.com/altusready http://altusem.blogspot.com http://www.meetme.so/kc5fm http://www.speek.com/kc5fm