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Severe Weather
Current Watches and Warnings
North Carolina, Hertford
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 7:30 AM EDT on August 05, 2015
... Public information statement...
Between 1130 am and noon today... and normally every Wednesday... we
will conduct a test of the NOAA all hazards weather radio alarm
system. Persons with alarms on their radios... are asked to ensure
that they are turned on... to confirm that the test was received.
Again... the alarm test will be conducted between 1130 am and noon
today. The alarm test may be cancelled without notice in the event
of rapidly developing warning or watch conditions... which require
the Wakefield office to shift into a higher alert Mode.
- Alabama - Special Statement
Special Statement - Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal
- Alaska - Special Statement , Record Report
Special Statement - Chukchi Sea Coast, Western Arctic Coast
Record Report - Alaska Peninsula, Anchorage, Bristol Bay, Central Aleutians, Copper River Basin, Eastern Aleutians, Kodiak Island, Kuskokwim Delta, Lower Kuskokwim Valley, Matanuska Valley, Northeast Prince William Sound, Pribilof Islands, Southeast Prince William Sound, Susitna Valley, Western Aleutians, Western Kenai Peninsula, Western Prince William Sound
- Arizona - Excessive Heat Warning , Record Report
Excessive Heat Warning - Greater Phoenix Area, Lower Colorado River Valley AZ, Northwest and North Central Pinal County, Northwest Maricopa County, Southwest Deserts, Southwest Maricopa County, West Central Deserts, Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity
Record Report - Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Northwest Deserts, Northwest Plateau
- Arkansas - Flood Warning , Heat Advisory , Record Report
Flood Warning - White, Woodruff
Heat Advisory - Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Sevier
- California - Wind Advisory , Excessive Heat Warning , Heat Advisory , Record Report
Wind Advisory - Santa Barbara County Mountains, Santa Barbara County South Coast
Excessive Heat Warning - Imperial County, Lower Colorado River Valley CA, Riverside County/Eastern Deserts
Heat Advisory - Coachella Valley-Including The Palm Springs South Coast Desert District, San Diego County Deserts-Including The Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
Record Report - Antelope Valley, Cadiz Basin, Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, Cuyama Valley, Death Valley National Park, East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range, East Bay Interior Valleys, Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve, Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County, Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range, Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley, Mendocino Coast, Mendocino Interior, Morongo Basin, Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Monument, North Bay Interior Valleys, North Bay Mountains, North Coast Interior, Northern Monterey Bay, Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley, Owens Valley, Redwood Coast, San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Shoreline, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, San Luis Obispo County Central Coast, San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys, San Luis Obispo County Mountains, San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands, Santa Barbara County Central Coast, Santa Barbara County Mountains, Santa Barbara County South Coast, Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Santa Ynez Valley, Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio, Upper Trinity River, Ventura County Coast, Ventura County Coastal Valleys, Ventura County Interior Valleys, Ventura County Mountains, Western Mojave Desert, White Mountains of Inyo County
- Colorado - Dense Fog Advisory , Fire Weather Warning , Public Information Statement
Dense Fog Advisory - Yuma County
Fire Weather Warning - Central Yampa River Basin, Debeque to Silt Corridor, Grand Valley, Lower Yampa River Basin, Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide
Public Information Statement - Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County, Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Central and South Weld County, Central and Southeast Park County, Cheyenne County, Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet, Jackson County Below 9000 Feet, Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet, Kit Carson County, Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet, Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County, Logan County, Morgan County, North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County, North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County, Northeast Weld County, Phillips County, Sedgwick County, South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet, South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet, Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County, Washington County, West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet, Yuma County
- Florida - Flood Warning , Special Statement , Hydrologic Statement
Flood Warning - Coastal Dixie, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Taylor, Inland Dixie, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Pasco, Inland Sarasota, Inland Taylor
Special Statement - Escambia Coastal, Escambia Inland, Santa Rosa Coastal, Santa Rosa Inland
Hydrologic Statement - Coastal Hillsborough, Inland Hillsborough
- Georgia - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Record Report - Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, De Kalb, Dodge, Dooly, Douglas, Elbert, Emanuel, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, North Fulton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, South Fulton, Spalding, Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson
Public Information Statement - Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens
- Guam - High Surf Advisory
- Hawaii - Tropical Storm Watch , Flash Flood Watch , High Surf Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , High Surf Advisory
Tropical Storm Watch - Big Island Interior, Big Island North and East, Big Island Summit, Haleakala Summit, Kahoolawe, Kohala, Kona, Lanai Makai, Lanai Mauka, Leeward Haleakala, Maui Central Valley, Maui Leeward West, Maui Windward West, Molokai Leeward, Molokai Windward, South Big Island, Windward Haleakala
Flash Flood Watch - Big Island Interior, Big Island Summit, Haleakala Summit, Kohala, Kona, Leeward Haleakala, Maui Central Valley, Maui Leeward West
High Surf Advisory, Flash Flood Watch - Big Island North and East, Maui Windward West, South Big Island, Windward Haleakala
High Surf Advisory - Kauai Windward, Molokai Windward, Oahu Koolau, Olomana
- Idaho - Fire Weather Warning
Fire Weather Warning - Boise Mountains, Cache Valley/Idaho Portion, Caribou Highlands, Eastern Magic Valley, Lost River/Pashimeroi, Lower Hells Canyon/Salmon River Region, Lower Snake River Plain, Lower Treasure Valley, South Central Highlands, Southern Twin Falls County, Southwest Highlands, Upper Snake Highlands, Upper Snake River Plain, Upper Treasure Valley, Upper Weiser River, Wasatch Mountains/Idaho Portion, West Central Mountains, Western Magic Valley
- Illinois - Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch
Flood Warning - Brown, Cass, Crawford, Fulton, Lawrence, Mason, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler, Scott
Flash Flood Watch - Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson
- Indiana - Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement
Flood Warning - Elkhart, Fountain, Knox, Noble, Parke, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren
Flash Flood Watch - Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington
Special Statement - Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Perry, Scott, Washington
- Iowa - Special Statement
Special Statement - Allamakee, Cerro Gordo, Clayton, Union
- Kansas - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Dense Fog Advisory , Public Information Statement
Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Allen, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, McPherson, Montgomery, Neosho, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, Sumner, Wilson, Woodson
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Butler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick
Areal Flood Warning - Butler, Ellsworth, Harvey, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson, Reno, Rice, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Smith
Areal Flood Advisory - Dickinson
Dense Fog Advisory - Cheyenne, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Lane, Logan, Ness, Norton, Pawnee, Pratt, Rawlins, Rush, Scott, Sheridan, Sherman, Stafford, Thomas, Trego
Public Information Statement - Allen, Anderson, Barton, Brown, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cheyenne, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Cowley, Decatur, Dickinson, Douglas, Elk, Ellsworth, Franklin, Geary, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Jackson, Jefferson, Kingman, Labette, Lincoln, Logan, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Nemaha, Neosho, Norton, Osage, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sheridan, Sherman, Sumner, Thomas, Wabaunsee, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wilson, Woodson
- Kentucky - Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement
Flash Flood Watch - Adair, Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Fulton, Garrard, Graves, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Madison, Magoffin, Marion, Marshall, Martin, McCracken, McCreary, McLean, Meade, Menifee, Mercer, Metcalf, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Scott, Shelby, Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Trimble, Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford
Special Statement - Trimble
- Louisiana - Flood Warning , Heat Advisory , Record Report
Flood Warning - Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Lower St. Martin, Madison, Pointe Coupee, St. Mary, Tensas, Upper St. Martin, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana
Heat Advisory - Bossier, Caddo, Webster
Record Report - Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, Tensas, West Carroll
- Maryland - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Dorchester, Inland Worcester, Maryland Beaches, Somerset, Wicomico
- Minnesota - Special Statement
Special Statement - Houston
- Mississippi - Flood Warning , Record Report
Flood Warning - Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren, Wilkinson
Record Report - Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Sunflower, Warren, Washington, Webster, Winston, Yazoo
- Missouri - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Vernon
Flood Warning - Buchanan, Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Platte
Flash Flood Watch - Barry, Benton, Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cedar, Christian, Cole, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Iron, Jefferson, Laclede, Lawrence, Madison, Maries, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau, Morgan, New Madrid, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Perry, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, St. Clair, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Stone, Taney, Texas, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wright
- Montana - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Central and Southeast Phillips, Central and Southern Valley, Daniels, Dawson, Eastern Roosevelt, Garfield, McCone, Northern Phillips, Northern Valley, Petroleum, Prairie, Richland, Sheridan, Southwest Phillips, Western Roosevelt, Wibaux
- Nebraska - Flood Advisory , Dense Fog Advisory , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Flood Advisory - Lincoln
Dense Fog Advisory - Arthur, Blaine, Chase, Custer, Dundy, Frontier, Grant, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow, Thomas
Special Statement - Dawson, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Merrick, Nance, Phelps, Polk, York
Public Information Statement - Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow
- Nevada - Wind Advisory , Record Report
Wind Advisory - South Central Elko County
Record Report - Esmeralda and Central Nye County, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Las Vegas Valley, Lincoln County, Northeast Clark County, Sheep Range, Southern Clark County, Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon, Western Clark and Southern Nye County
- New Mexico - Special Statement
Special Statement - Central Lea County, Eddy County Plains, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County, Northern Lea County, Southern Lea County
- North Carolina - Heat Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Heat Advisory - Coastal Brunswick, Coastal New Hanover, Coastal Pender, Columbus, Inland Brunswick, Inland New Hanover, Inland Pender
Record Report - Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Cabarrus, Caldwell Mountains, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Gaston, Graham, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell Mountains, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Polk Mountains, Rowan, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Yancey
Public Information Statement - Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Avery, Bertie, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Cabarrus, Caldwell Mountains, Camden, Catawba, Chatham, Chowan, Cleveland, Cumberland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Eastern Currituck, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Iredell, Johnston, Lee, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell Mountains, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Northern Jackson, Orange, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Polk Mountains, Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, Rutherford Mountains, Sampson, Scotland, Southern Jackson, Stanly, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Western Currituck, Wilson, Yancey
- Oklahoma - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Heat Advisory
Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Craig, Kay, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Washington
Heat Advisory - Atoka, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Choctaw, Cleveland, Coal, Creek, Garvin, Grady, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Noble, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Seminole, Stephens
- Oregon - Fire Weather Advisory , Fire Weather Warning
Fire Weather Advisory - Central and Eastern Lake County, Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County
Fire Weather Warning - Malheur County, Oregon Lower Treasure Valley
- South Carolina - Heat Advisory , Air Quality Alert , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Heat Advisory - Coastal Georgetown, Coastal Horry, Florence, Inland Georgetown, Inland Horry, Marion, Williamsburg
Air Quality Alert - Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greater Greenville, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains, Spartanburg, Union
Record Report - Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greater Greenville, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee Mountains, Orangeburg, Pickens Mountains, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, York
Public Information Statement - Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greater Greenville, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains, Spartanburg, Union, York
- Texas - Flood Warning , Heat Advisory , Special Statement
Flood Warning - Dallas
Heat Advisory - Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Coastal Cameron, Coastal Willacy, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Franklin, Freestone, Grayson, Gregg, Hamilton, Harrison, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Inland Cameron, Inland Willacy, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Kenedy, Lamar, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, Marion, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Montague, Morris, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rockwall, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Tarrant, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wise, Wood, Young
Special Statement - Andrews, Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar, Big Bend Area, Borden, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Comal, Crane, Davis/Apache Mountains Area, Dawson, De Witt, Dimmit, Duval, Ector, Fayette, Fort Bend, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Guadalupe, Guadalupe Mountains, Harris, Hays, Houston, Howard, Jackson, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Lee, Liberty, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Madison, Marfa Plateau, Martin, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Midland, Mitchell, Montgomery, Nueces, Pecos, Polk, Presidio Valley, Reagan, Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos, Refugio, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Scurry, Terrell, Travis, Trinity, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Zavala
- Utah - Record Report
Record Report - Cache Valley/Utah Portion, Castle Country, Central and Southwest Mountains, Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell, Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Northern Wasatch Front, Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, San Rafael Swell, Sanpete/Sevier Valleys, South Central Utah, Southern Utah Mountains, Southern Wasatch Front, Southwest Utah, Utah's Dixie and Zion National Park, Wasatch Mountain Valleys, Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Wasatch Mountains South of I-80, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs, West Central Utah, Western Uinta Basin, Western Uinta Mountains
- Virginia - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesapeake, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), Eastern Essex, Eastern Hanover, Eastern Henrico, Eastern King and Queen, Eastern King William, Eastern Louisa, Fluvanna, Gloucester, Goochland, Greensville, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Newport News, Norfolk/Portsmouth, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach, Western Chesterfield, Western Essex, Western Hanover, Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond), Western King and Queen, Western King William, Western Louisa, Westmoreland, York
- Washington - Fire Weather Warning
Fire Weather Warning - East Slopes Northern Cascades, Moses Lake Area, Northeast Mountains, Spokane Area, Upper Columbia Basin, Washington Palouse, Waterville Plateau, Wenatchee Area
- Wisconsin - Special Statement
Special Statement - Crawford, Grant, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Vernon
- Wyoming - Record Report
Record Report - Southwest Wyoming


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August 3, 2015
President Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, the secreatary of state, made a joint appearance on CBS's "60 Minutes" on Sunday.
WASHINGTON - - President Barack Obama is praising Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's discipline, stamina and thoughtfulness as she prepares to leave his Cabinet.
In a joint interview airing Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes," Obama says their shared vision for America's role in the world persuaded his one-time rival - and potential successor - to be his top diplomat while he dealt with the shattered economy at home.
The duo's joint interview - the president's first with anyone other than the first lady - is likely to stoke speculation that Obama may prefer Clinton to succeed him in the White House after the 2016 elections.
Clinton says she and Obama "care deeply about what's going to happen for our country in the future."
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Elkin High School's JROTC held its semi-annual blood drive Thursday in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
Cadet Lt. Col. Chance Hogan, cadet battalion commander for the JROTC, was in charge of the drive. Now in his last semester at Elkin High, Hogan has headed up the drive since his freshman year as his service learning project for high school graduation.
"I have done it every semester since my freshman year, and this year as I'm battalion commander it has really fallen to me, and I pretty much just oversee it," Hogan said.
The drive was held in Elkin High School's gymnasium and open to the public. Cadets were required to call and request donations from family, friends and the community at the beginning of the semester in addition to the walk-ins the school welcomed.
Prior to beginning the drive cadets had assurances from 85 individuals who promised to donate, according to Sgt. 1st Class William McGrew.
McGrew and Lt. Col. Kenneth Abrams are the supervisors of the Elkin High JROTC program. McGrew has participated in 15 years of blood drives, while Abrams has 20. Abrams said he was not sure of the exact number of years the drives have been held, but he estimated 40 years.
"We enjoy it. You get an opportunity to meet a lot of the kids' parents. It's all for a good cause," said McGrew. "One thing I like about it is the students in the high school who are old enough get an opportunity to give blood for the first time."
Darlene Bradley, known as "Dar" or "the Red Cross lady" to those who have donated in the past, was not only the supervisor of the Red Cross' efforts at Elkin but also a parent. Her son Brandon Bradley is a junior at Elkin High and a cadet, giving her an important tie to the school and JROTC program. She said the drive has the potential to help someone even though people may not be able to donate money to those in need right now.
"The economy is bad, and everyone is having a hard time, and by pulling together with even just doing the blood drive this is helping save a life," said Bradley.
Bradley said those who donated had to meet several criteria before they could give.
Men needed to weigh at least 130 pounds and stand at least five feet tall, while women needed to be 150 pounds and five feet five inches tall. She joked the requirements called for women to have "more junk in the trunk," but explained the standards were lower for men because men have different body composition than women and generally have higher muscle density.
McGrew and Abrams added that students had to be at least 17 years old to donate, or 16 with written permission from their parent or guardian.
Upon arrival, the prospective donors had to sign a list saying they had read a sign listing health factors that could prevent them from giving, such as antibiotic usage, cold symptoms, and other preliminary questions. Following their signature donors sat in a waiting area and read over a manual of further information about donating blood.
Next, the donor met with a Red Cross staff member who gave each person a mini-physical, checking weight, blood pressure, and hemoglobin levels for example. Hemoglobin levels were required to be above 12.5 for whole blood donors and iron levels above 13.3 for red blood cell donors, said Bradley.
She said the levels were mandated by the Food and Drug Administration for the donation of blood.
After completing the previous steps, donors were given a questionnaire before donating.
While donors sat back and the donation bags filled, JROTC cadets stood beside each chair. Bradley said the cadets were there not only to thank those making the drive a success, but to also help donors stand and walk carefully over to the snack bar and make sure everyone was attended to following donation.
Lt. Colonel McGrew said the process took about an hour.
Bradley pointed out the two types of machines that were in use. One was a "whole" blood machine which is designed to remove red blood cells, platelets, and plasma. The second was the Automated Red Blood Cell machine. It is designed to remove only the red blood cells, allowing donors to keep their plasma and platelets. Bradley said donors were also given saline to help boost their fluid levels, so those who gave went away with more fluid than if they had given whole blood.
Restrictions prevent someone from giving whole blood within 56 days of their last donation, and 112 days of their last red blood cell donation.
Bradley said the staff could not use the red blood cell machine on A(+) and B(+) patients because the Red Cross needed plasma and platelets from these types in addition to red blood cells. AB(-) patients were not allowed to donate because of the rarity of the blood type.
Following the bags being filled with blood, staff member Mike Walker prepared the collections for transport. As the drive ended blood would be transferred back to Winston-Salem, then moved to Charlotte for examination at the Red Cross lab there. After arriving in Charlotte the blood would be inspected for diseases or infections that could taint the blood and prevent its being used.
One of the many donors the JROTC welcomed Thursday was Thomas Wampler, husband to Elkin High alumnus Courtney Wampler. Formerly Courtney Puckett, Mrs. Wampler brought the couple's son Trae to meet everyone as Thomas donated.
Trae was born without arms in addition to having heart problems. He has to receive blood as part of his heart problems, and while in town from their home in Virginia Thomas decided to donate.
Trae was the center of attention as staffers and students flocked to welcome him. Bradley said that as he arrived and his story was told, students went to the intercom in the office and informed the school about their special guest.
Braldey said students responded and the number of donations increased immediately.
"[The blood drive] promotes a loving spirit in our town. I think it helps people to help one another. We can all do better by just being here for one another."
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Behind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse's skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent's eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
It has a secondary benefit, too. Looking over the contraption puts a big–and pretty rare–smile on the face of Paul Allen, the 59-year-old Microsoft cofounder who has plowed $500 million into the Allen Institute for Brain Science, a medical Manhattan Project that he hopes will dwarf his contribution as one of the founding fathers of software. The institute, scattered through three buildings in Seattle's hip Fremont neighborhood, is primarily focused on creating tools, such as the mouse laser, which is technically a new type of microscope, that will allow scientists to understand how the soft, fleshy matter inside the human skull can give rise to the wondrous, mysterious creative power of the human mind.
"As an ex-programmer I'm still just curious about how the brain functions, how that flow of information really happens," says Allen in a rare interview, in a conference room overlooking an active ship canal. "The thing you realize when you get into studying neuroscience, even a little bit, is that everything is connected to everything else. So it's as if the brain is trying to use everything at its disposal–what it is seeing, what it is hearing, what is the temperature, past experience. It's using all of this to try to compute what the animal should do next, whether that animal is a mouse or human being."
It's heavy stuff, fueled by curiosity and scientific ambition made yet weightier by issues of mortality and the neuro-fragility Allen's own brain has been coping with. In June his mother, Faye Allen, a schoolteacher who inculcated him with a love of books and knowledge, died of Alzheimer's. "Any time you've seen a loved one…," Allen says, trailing off. "You see their personality, everything that makes them human, slowly slipping away, and there is nothing you can do about it." And Allen himself has waged a fight against stage four non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a deadly blood cancer that is now in remission. He is flush and energetic, juggling our interview with phone calls about one of his sports teams, and filled with urgency about his legacy.
His first $100 million investment in the Allen Institute resulted in a gigantic computer map of how genes work in the brains of mice, a tool that other scientists have used to pinpoint genes that may play a role in multiple sclerosis, memory and eating disorders in people. Another $100 million went to creating a similar map of the human brain, already resulting in new theories about how the brain works, as well as maps of the developing mouse brain and mouse spinal cord. These have become essential tools for neuroscientists everywhere.
Now Allen, the 20th-richest man in America, with an estimated net worth of $15 billion, has committed another $300 million for projects that will make his institute more than just a maker of tools for other scientists, hiring several of the top minds in neuroscience to spearhead them. One effort will try to understand the mouse visual cortex as a way to understand how nerve cells work in brains in general. Other projects aim to isolate all the kinds of cells in the brain and use stem cells to learn how they develop. Scientists think there may be 1,000 of these basic building blocks, but they don't even know that. "In software," Allen says, "we call it reverse engineering."
The willingness to fund these projects has gained Allen a growing number of disciples. "Paul has become a hero to me," says David Anderson, a professor at Caltech who first proposed the mouse map project to Allen. "He's done something for science in a way that very few other philanthropists have. It required that he have faith in science and go where his curiosity guides him."
But there are also doubts about whether his new, grander plans will amount to anything. "The first phase of their investment really worked out," says Susumu Tonegawa, an MIT professor and winner of a 1987 Nobel Prize who has done extensive brain research. But can Allen's industrial approach really solve the mystery of how the brain creates consciousness? "It's one of the biggest unresolved issues in brain research," he says. "Whether it will work or not, I don't know."
Health issues have defined Allen's career for the past three decades. He left Microsoft after beating Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1982 and never returned. Bill Gates would turn Microsoft into one of the most essential companies of the 20th century, while Allen, whose shares continued to soar, spent billions on various passions. There were sports teams (the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks), cable companies (Charter Communications, on which he lost $8 billion) and research labs (the for-profit Interval Research, shut down in 2000). There was the first privately funded human spaceflight and the search for extraterrestrial life. There was the Gehry-designed EMP Museum, which the electric guitar buff originally built in part as a tribute to fellow Seattle native Jimi Hendrix. There was one of the largest yachts in the world, the Tatoosh, a 300-foot beauty with a 6-foot shaded swimming pool and a saloon that features a French limestone fireplace.
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- Lynna Kay said...
I've been trying to inspire myself to eat more vegetables and ate some raw snowpeas today but thought they were bitter. Is that how they are supposed to taste? :) I cannot get away from my brain wanting to dip everything I eat in something - like hummus or ketchup or blue cheese dressing. Do you know of any good gfcf dips that I wouldn't feel terrible about myself afterwards having eaten?Print this post
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Great idea. I have offered my 2 1/2 year old little plates of vegetables since he was about 1. He is in love with yellow peppers and likes most vegetables. I sometimes treat him by putting a small egg cup of ketchup in the middle as well.Print this post
My friend taught me to carry round corn cobs, sliced peppers, sliced cucumbers, sliced carrots, bowls of peas and cooked vegetables as snacks instead of the usual stuff and he is really used to it. Also baby corn.
I'm going to try it in sandwiches as well.
By the way I love cucumber sandwiches with cream cheese.
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I'll try this today. Great idea. I'm going to have my library get Evidence of Harm for me. It sounds great. We have to get gfcf, not sure where to start. Great blog.Print this post
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MMORPG.com columnist Scott Jennings takes this week's column inches to look at why Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic has the potential to be a disaster for the MMO industry as a whole.
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I understand it's a column .... but to my taste there are to many "if's" and "assume" in the calculations ...
Also keep in mind that as MMORPG's have become much more popular and the old-school MMO-ers have "seen it all" ... expectations have gone up .. a LOT. I think the enormous budgets are needed to be able to produce products that can rise up to the expectations of the 1 million players they need :)
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Interesting article, but I'm not sure I agree with the conclusion. I think it's perfectly fine for some few companies to try to be massive, to be the Walmart of MMOs. But it doesn't mean the 'little guy' will always be drowned out because of it. The little guys just need to produce something that the big guys don't offer. It might be open PvP, a la Eve, or a completely different setting, like CoX.
One thing that Wow does very well is that it makes it easy for the non MMOer to get their feet wet in an MMO. Once they get used to the general mechanics of MMOs, they can choose to move on or not.
While I can see a few short-minded investors being gun-shy after looking at those kind of bucks, I don't think it's setting a bad precedent or a DOOM for the MMO industry. There are many gamers who have found their niche game and will stay with it til they shut the servers off. You don't need to be as successful as a Walmart or a McDonalds to be in business and still turn a profit.
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What's horrible is that this is classic EA mentality. They have yet to produce a successful MMO so they figure the problem is finances. Unfortunately I agree with Scott's findings here, 1 million subcribers is the holy grail of MMO's in a post WoW era. Even Blizzard didn't calculate or expect their numbers to get that high, neither did Blizzard expect to make th eir money back in 1 year. EA can't run projects with a long tail, it's not in their blood. If they can't ship a game that makes it's money back in 1 year they consider it a failure, hence why they have failed at MMO's.
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Good thoughts as always from Scott. I agree for the most part. EA put to many eggs in this basket. Yes it will be popular but where is all this money going. From what we have seen there just doesnt seem to be that much there. Its a solo game and will be regardless of the other 10 percent of the game that isnt. People will rush due to wow mentality to max level then complain there is nothing left to do and quit. Will be interesting to watch since people also said STO would be the next big thing.
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Yes, it's always a risk and a toss of the dice, a high one too if your rough estimates are close. However, if you weigh the odds and consider what they're doing and with whom, it's definitely a well calculated risk.
You have:
- One of the most popular, well recognized, and highest grossing IP's/Franchises in history: Star Wars
- One of the biggest rising stars in game development, well respected and renowned for quality games: Bioware. I think it's
- One of the most well recieved "eras" of the SW universe: The Old Republic. The games and the lore behind this era have
- The backing of EA and Lucasarts ( for whatever that's worth to some )
- Some new, never-before seen features in an MMORPG, like fully voiced NPC's/dialouge for the WHOLE game, choice & consequence system for quests, etc.
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I have a strong feeling, they have at least one contingency plan on the back burner, incase they do not reach that 1 million subscriber milestone. Most likely tied to MT or something similar. I would think a company spending that much would have multiple plans in place to sustain revenue. Just in case something goes wrong.
I can definitely see EA spending so much in an attempt to corner the market, that sounds like EA sure enough.
I agree if anyone can reach one million, it is a combination of EA and Bioware as well as Lucas Arts (another part of the partnership you left out). Which may even be the most important factor in growing and sustaining a player base.
There's a lot of factors building up here that could spell wild popularity for this game. Not the least of which is this being a star wars game.
What ever happens here, It will most definitely be interesting to watch.
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Figures sounds right. And EA can afford them.
Compared to other MMO-only companies (Turbine, Cryptic, CCP, ...), EA produces, develops and sells so many products, ranging from PC to consoles, that those budget, those INSANE budgets can be surely allocated for such projects. Sadly EA requires also break-even faster than other companies, as short timed break-even also bring back high revenues that can be used to fund more ambitious projects.
MMO studies, as long as they don't have other streams of revenues, can allocate smaller budgets resulting in lower break-even points and sustainability with lower number of subscribers.
I agree that EA's expectations are really great, and that could be a problem as they could produce the most succesful MMO closing ever (Tabula Rasa has probably suffered the same fate before, but with lower numbers): they could close SW:TOR after a year or two because it reached ONLY 1,2 million subscribers... I agree that this is simply insane.
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Thanks for the coverage Scott, that quote is truly mind blowing, I had no idea ... o.O
But this is the very point of MMO investment: totally insane numbers put up even VCs should be slapped hard for, estimations made one could cry about without anything solid to base it at WHEN they are made.
And on the other hand ... that drives the industry and investment and makes it so hard for small indie games to put something up. MMO's are quite sustainable and profitable if done on small scale and as long term investment. But I'll never forget the reactions of investors when we were shopping for funding and kept low and true: 20.000 subs would make a profit, 15.000 would break even. They laughed at us. Too small scale to be of any interest. Now if we'd become mad and aim (as if you can "aim" for subscription numbers literally) for 100.000 or higher, that would be interesting ...
How stupid can one be? Upscaling is something you can always do, but that you do once you have A PRODUCT to talk about and market reactions to it. And not when there is only "gambling paper" on the table. *shakes head*
Did we believe it is possible our design would attract a number as high as the one they wanted? Yes. But we were not willing to bet on it and wanted some solid business plan. This isn't what is well liked in the scene though.
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I've said before and I'll say it again. ToR will never hit 2 millions subs, guaranteed.
Yes it is a Star Wars game, yes it has computer game fanatics who are fans of Bioware (but guess what most non involved gamers don't know who game companies are at all, don't forget that being on these types of forums makes you the minority of customers). But it also has things going against it.
It is being released on PC only correct? Bioware gets a ton of sales from console, so this is immediately a huge hit in numbers. Second it's an MMO. There are still a lot of people out there who won't touch a game if it's an MMO. It's different enough from the MMO genre to lose many MMO fans with it's extremely linear, extremely solo based design.
It is completely unrealistic to ever expect an MMO released in the west to get 2 million subscribers, let alone 2 million in sales.
This game might sell a million copies out the door (preorder and first month), this game might have 500k subscribers by the end of month 2. But to expect anything above that is insane.
EA has been killing itself lately, they don't know how to manage their business. So to spend this much on an MMO and to expect 2 million or more subscribers shows how out of touch they are with the markets. It is also why Activision/Blizzard (Vivendi) are taking over the monster that was once EA. They are now the company to beat and EA is the example of what not to do.
I would put money on the fact this game will not hit 2 million subs or even come close.
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Originally posted by Vestas
I gather it's the combination of the Star Wars IP and the developing company, Bioware. Any other company, and I'd given another SW MMO little thought, even as someone who liked the Star Wars movies (Empire Strikes Back, still one of my favorites). But I consider Bioware one of the few game companies who is as much on top of their game as a Blizzard is. They *might* be able to pull it off (emphasis on might).
I don't really like EA, I see it as a typical example of a big corporation, just as many top music company or top movie company, it's above anything else the big bucks and the pooha that goes with it that's primarily on the mind of its management, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, making a product you can be proud of further down the list and creativity even farther down the chain. Saying that they need 1 mil subs to break even and being focused on 2 mil subs doesn't exactly help make me enthusiastic about a SW ToR. It's all big words and big goals and actually bad, bad PR.
But as the OP goes, look at the movies: sure, you have the blockbusters and the insane amounts of money they throw around to make it and announce it as if it's something you can be proud of. You'll always have those, but next to that you have a large number of movies that don't need insane amounts of money and still are successful. You only have to look at how a Hurt Locker beat Avatar at the Oscar nominations. It isn't the insane amounts that makes a great MMO, it's how smart you work with the money and resources you have available, the attractiveness of your idea for a MMO and the feats in it, plus how well you implement them in your MMO that wins the race, or at least that wins you a place for your MMO to exist and flourish.
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I don't think the problem will be reaching one million subscribers, the problem will be retaining such. There needs to be plenty of content and you can't have players reaching max level in a short period of time.
We will just have to wait and see, but it seems to me to be a huge amount of pressure on Bioware, enough to break the studio.
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The real problem is that if EA fails, it could affect the industry for a while. Other companies may just give up on competing in the market at all. Pray to the gaming gods that SWTOR is a hit...
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The middle road is the place to be!
I don't know. look at the whole feverish internet dot com bubble that was such a hype a number of years back. You see the same in a smaller way now with MMO's, now that Blizzard has shown that 11mil subs is actually something that could be reached.
Now everyone else and their dog wants to make a super successful MMO*cough* = make insame amounts of money, whether that's realistic or not. A good burst of that dream bubble is maybe what the MMO market needs, to adjust expectations more to reality again instead of the realm of Investors' Fairytale Neverland where many publishing and investment companies are floating around in now.
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You do need to factor in box sales as well...but aside from that, that quote reveals this to be a huge roll of the dice for EA. 1 million subs just to break even?? That's insane. Given what I have seen and heard of the game so far it fails to deliver on many fronts...no one I know is even planning on buying it...anecdotal sure, but come on! Even an astoundingly successful launch (by any previous standard) of say 1m box sales and 500k retained subs in the first year won't PAY FOR THE GAME!...how nuts is that?
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Excellent post Mr. Jennings!
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I think my expectations are right on. All I want is to play kotor 3 online. Thats it. So no matter what happens, I'll be as happy as a pig in shit.
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Originally posted by cyphers
Maybe the MMO industry does need to pop the bubble. Maybe they need to prove that MMOs need sufficient funding and development time to be successful.
Look at the industry now. You have MMOs coming out left and right and most of them release in very ugly states. It seems that so many MMOs would do so much better if they would've held off release 6 months to a year.
I hope that this Bioware + EA combo gives Bioware the time and money needed to bring a successful MMO about. I mean, EA has the publishing prowess to get peoples attention and Bioware knows how to make a game. So if time and money are not problems, then I am confident that this game will rock the industry in one way or another.
Sure, this game is estimated ~150MM now. I wonder how much Blizzards next gen MMO is costing. There is a quote out there from dev on it saying "Its nice working with an unlimited budget" in reference to Blizzards next MMO.
I hope this is successful and is released in a ready state. I just want another game other than WoW to prove that MMOs need thier development time.
I say boycot this game & see the MMO market go back to a much healthier state.
But, thats just me thinking...
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If someone has alot of friends, does that make them a socialist?
Im a vet gamer. Hell, I used to play by your dumb ass back when you were the raving lunatic Lum the Mad and Nighthawk, Greybeard, and all those other baboons from Joy of Villany made fun of you on their site. Im saying that only to illustrate that Im coming from likely the same viewpoint you are in alot of ways.
This game can rot for all I care. I'll play Earthrise... if its good.... or play a decent multiplayer game until a worthwhile MMO is released.... if that ever happens again.


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One of the summer's big disappointments so far is the thriller "White House Down" starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. Directed by master of the blockbuster Roland Emmerich (who has plenty of experience destroying national landmarks in his movies) and produced by Sony Pictures, the film bowed to a fairly pedestrian $24.9 million weekend when it opened June 28.
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The Bug Battle: "Antz" vs. "A Bug's Life" (1997)
It was a brave new world in 1997. "Toy Story" had just shattered audience expectations for animated films, so it stands to reason that every studio in town would be rushing to come up with the next big thing. Odd, then, that two of them turned up with a movie based around such a small idea: ants.
DreamWorks, in its first try at feature-length computer animation, released "Antz" in October. Centered on a colony in New York City, the film features a cast heavy on actual, bankable box office stars — Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Dan Aykroyd, Gene Hackman and on and on — and a slightly more adult sensibility than its competitor.
"Toy Story" giants Pixar, then, released "A Bug's Life" in late November, again centered around an ant colony, although with more of a basis in classic fables than the DreamWorks offering, as well as a more colorful palate. The cast, while certainly recognizable, were not quite the marquee names "Antz" had, either.
Winner: "A Bug's Life." Both films turned out pretty well, though. "Life" made slightly more money, but both got good reviews and were received well by audiences. It's clear "Bug's Life" has had better staying power though.
The Magma Mix-Up: "Dante's Peak" vs. "Volcano" (1997)
At the beginning of the post-"Twister" disaster craze, where every conceivable natural catastrophe was being optioned for a movie, it stands to reason two different producers would hear a volcano pitch and say, "Brilliant! Here's some money!"
In one corner, we have "Dante's Peak," released in February 1997, starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton, about a dormant mountain that suddenly erupts. The local residents don't believe there is any danger until lava is virtually on top of them. Think "Jaws," but with magma instead of a shark.
On the flip side is "Volcano," starring Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche, about an eruption that centers in the La Brea Tar Pits. The movie is a fairly joyless enterprise with no real sense of danger or realism, not to mention some simply awful dialogue.
Winner: "Dante's Peak" by a nose. It made more money worldwide and though "Volcano" was, stunningly, better reviewed at the time, "Dante" has aged better than its counterpart.
The Body Swap Showdown: "Like Father Like Son" vs. "Vice Versa" vs. "18 Again" vs. "Big" (1987-1988)
There has to be a story in how four different studios ended up with flicks where kids became adults and … well, vice versa. Body swapping has always been a popular trope in storytelling, but in the space of a year things really got out of hand as multiple movies appeared mining the same basic premise.
First was the awful "Like Father Like Son," starring Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron, which opened to awful reviews and mediocre box office. Then, a few months later there was "Vice Versa," with Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage as the parent/child who end up reversed.
Not a month later came "18 Again!" with the great George Burns ending up in the mind of his 18-year-old grandson. Then, only a couple months after that came Tom Hanks' Oscar-nominated turn in "Big" as a kid who suddenly becomes a man.
Winner: "Big," obviously. When you're basically the only one of a genre that people remember (outside of "Freaky Friday"), you pretty clearly have come out on top. But those looking for a dark horse would be well served to check out the underrated "Vice Versa," with great performances from Reinhold and Savage.
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At least on an HP ProLiant DL360 G5:
At least on an HP ProLiant DL360 G5:
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* The default '''Serial Port''' is '''COM 2; IRQ3; IO: 2F8H-2FFh'''.
* The default '''BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate''' is '''9600'''.
* The default '''BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate''' is '''9600'''.
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ssh console access
- To access a text console through the ssh iLO interface, use the remcons command.
iLO 2
- With iLO 2, you will have to use the Virtual Serial Port (VSP).
At least on an HP ProLiant DL360 G5:
- The default Virtual Serial Port is COM 2; IRQ3; IO: 2F8H-2FFh.
- The default BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate is 9600.
"Remote Console - in use"
There does not appear to be an option within the ssh and Web interfaces of the iLO to reset the iLO and clear an "in use" remote console connection.
With iLO 2, select Administration, and then Network. Click Apply, and iLO 2 will reset, freeing the remote console.
With iLO, select Administration, and then Network Settings. Click Apply, and iLO will reset, freeing the remote console.
OpenSSH problems with iLO ssh server
The OpenSSH client on my Ubuntu 7.10 system is incompatible with the ssh server on an iLO system with 1.91 firmware. There may be problems with other OpenSSH/iLO versions.
$ ssh -V OpenSSH_4.6p1 Debian-5build1, OpenSSL 0.9.8e 23 Feb 2007 $ echo "QUIT" | nc iLO 22 SSH-2.0-mpSSH_0.0.1 $ ssh admin@iLO admin@iLO's password: dispatch_protocol_error: type 100 seq 9 dispatch_protocol_error: type 100 seq 10 buffer_get_ret: trying to get more bytes 4 than in buffer 0 buffer_get_int: buffer error
As a workaround, use PuTTY.
Upgrading Firmware
To upgrade iLO/iLO 2 firmware through the iLO HTTPS interface, download the Online ROM Flash Component for Windows, Extract the files, and Send firmware image of the appropriate firmware file (e.g., ilo191.bin). Note that wine for UNIX systems works with the self-extracting .exe file.
Using Virtual Media with the Command-Line Interface
The iLO 2 Virtual Media Java applet does not work well over a low-speed WAN[1]. My Linux ISOs would routinely not boot when using this Java applet.
As an alternative, ISOs may be loaded from an HTTP server using Virtual Media with the iLO command-line interface.
hutch@hutch:~$ ssh admin@iLO admin@iLO's password: User:admin logged-in to iLO(10.215.14.5) iLO Advanced 1.42 at 08:37:01 Oct 03 2007 Server Name: CZC7124NST00 Server Power: On </>hpiLO-> vm cdrom insert http://10.215.0.35/kickstart/boot_isos/5Server-i386_boot.iso (Note: use IPs when specifying an HTTP server) </>hpiLO-> vm cdrom get VM Applet = Disconnected Boot Option = NO_BOOT Write Protect = Yes Image Inserted = Connected Image URL = http://10.215.0.35/kickstart/boot_isos/5Server-i386_boot.iso (Note: the "NO_BOOT" means that the system will not boot off the "connected" image) </>hpiLO-> vm cdrom set boot_once (Note: The next boot will be from the connected image) </>hpiLO-> power reset
You will likely want to start a Remote Console via the iLO 2's HTTPS interface.
Rebooting iLO
To reboot iLO without unplugging the power to the system, run the following command on the SMASH interface.
cd /map1 reset
any way to reset ilo without disconnecting power?
Virtual Power Options
From HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide for Firmware 1.35:
- Momentary Press button provides behavior identical to pressing the physical power button.
- Press and Hold is identical to pressing the physical power button for five seconds and then releasing it. This option provides the ACPI-compatible functionality that is implemented by some operating systems. These operating systems behave differently depending upon a short press or long press. The behavior of this option might circumvent any graceful shutdown features of the operating system.
- Cold Boot of the system immediately removes power from the system. The system will restart after approximately six seconds. This option is not available when the server is powered down. This option circumvents graceful operating system shutdown features.
- Reset System initiates a system reset. This option is not available when the server is powered down. The behavior of this option might circumvent any graceful shutdown features of the operating system.


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Goddamn our 1-1 draw, gutted all my CW buddies can gloat about their better result
Goddamn our 1-1 draw, gutted all my CW buddies can gloat about their better result
Phillip Hughes 1988-2014
RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but this was the moment in 1974 when Zaire showed the rest of the world how to defend a Brazilian free-kick.
YouTube - Brazil -- Zaire, Football WC 1974
Cricket Web's 2013/14 Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"The PFA does not represent players when they have broken the law and been convicted on non-football matters."
- Gordon Taylor in 2009 following Marlon King's release after a prison sentence for sexual assault & ABH
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Randall Munroe from xkcd imagines some correlations between Google searches and people that are unlikely to use them. The #1 US state for [men kissing] is indeed Utah, but the other correlations are made up.
Tip: track the fastest rising queries from your region using the Insight for Search gadget.
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Our children and teens cannot help but be exposed to some of this information, and many of them may become traumatized by the scenes of devastation and discussions about nuclear power safety. Many teachers are talking about the events in school, which leads to kids talking about it among themselves, often not understanding how far away Japan is. They become very concerned that a similar disaster will occur where they live. They worry about being separated from their families, having their homes destroyed and losing friends and relatives in similar fashion.
It is important to recognize that children may not talk about their fears, allowing the worry and fear to become serious contributors to trauma. The following 10 Tips will help parents and educators talk to their children honestly about such events and watch for signs that their children are traumatized.
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1. Listen to children. Allow them to express their concerns and fears.
2. Regardless of age, the most important issue is to reassure children of safety and security. Tell children that you, their school, their friends and their communities are all focused on their safety and that those around them are working for their safety. Have discussions about those dedicated to protecting them like police, teachers and other school officials, neighbors, their government and all concerned adults throughout the community.
3. When discussing the events with younger children, the amount of information shared should be limited to some basic facts. Use words meaningful to them (not words like massive devastation or sniper, etc.). Share with them that weather or geological shifting have caused a specific disastrous event in a certain part of the world or some bad people have used violence to hurt innocent people in the area. Discuss that we don't know exactly why this was happened, but a natural disaster or violence has occurred. Do not go into specific details.
4. School-aged children will ask, "Can this happen here, or to me?" Do not lie to children. Share that it is unlikely that anything like this will happen to them or in their community. Then reiterate how the community is focused on working to keep everyone safe in the community.
5. Parents, caregivers and teachers should be cautious of permitting young children to watch news or listen to radio that is discussing or showing mass death or carnage. It is too difficult for most of them to process. Personal discussions are the best way to share information with this group. Also, plan to discuss this many times over the coming weeks.
6. When discussing the events with preteens and teens, more detail is appropriate, and many will already have seen news broadcasts. Do not let them focus too much on graphic details. Rather, elicit their feelings and concerns and focus your discussions on what they share with you. Be careful of how much media they are exposed to. Talk directly with them about the tragedy and answer their questions truthfully.
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MARTIN — A week after the administation of former Mayor Thomasine Robinson came to a close in Martin, the new mayor says he was greeted by massive debt, looming government takeovers, and peculiar last-minute shenanigans when he took office.
"I expected things to be bad," new Mayor Sam Howell said. "I didn't expect them to be as bad as they are."
No-show employees
Howell says his transition into the mayor's office has been difficult. He said the simplest tasks are more difficult because several employees have not shown up for work since he took office.
"I have nothing in writing of anybody resigning, but I have six employees who have just not shown up," Howell said. "Can't make contact with them. They've just not come back. It's my understanding that they were told they would not have a job when I got in. That's what other employees have told me.
"It's kind of put me in a rough spot right now," said Howell.
Water woes
Other matters putting Howell in a rough spot include the city's current finances.
Rumblings of the city of Martin being in debt to Prestonsburg City Utilities began to surface last week, as Howell moved closer and closer to taking up the role as Mayor. On Thursday, Howell reached out to The Times to inform the public of what he calls some very real dangers facing Martin.
According to Howell, the city of Martin is currently $44,000 behind on its water bill to the Prestonsburg City's Utilities. But Howell said he can't be certain of much, since the city's water clerk has not shown up to work.
"My water clerk has gone, I don't have a water clerk right now," Howell said.
According to Howell, the city has been collecting the bills from Martin residents, but has not paid Prestonsburg Utilities in over two months. "I'm in the process right now of getting someone in there to send out the bills."
"I think Oct. 15 was the last time they paid anything," Howell said.
Howell is also having to get a computer expert to come in to unlock the water clerk's computer, which requires a password that was not left behind. Howell said he called a repairman to work on the computer, and was told the price would be double due to past unpaid fees accrued by the city.
Howell said he has made a call to the Kentucky State Auditor's office seeking a full audit of the city of Martin's finances.
"I have contacted the state auditor's office about coming in and doing an audit of the city," said Howell. "We are waiting on that process."
Howell says the crippling dept is putting the city's day-to-day operations at risk.
"The city is going to have a trouble right now making payroll and everything," Howell said. "Bills are behind."
Howell says in addition to the water bill, there are unpaid debts on phone bills, power bills and other bills.
"We actually owe garages for work," Howell said. "It's hard to get a garage to actually work on a city vehicle because of the outstanding bills out there that have not been paid."
Community center
According to Howell, Robinson also allowed a lease to expire with the Floyd County Fiscal Court for the use of the Martin Community Center. City employees reportedly moved the police department and dispatch out of the community center and into the mayor's office of city hall a week prior to Howell taking office.
"There is no mayor's office," said Howell. "I don't have an office in that building."
Judge Executive R.D. "Doc" Marshall confirmed that ex-mayor Robinson had turned in the keys to him on Monday Dec. 31, the date the lease was set to expire. The city has leased the use of the community center from the county for $1 a year for the last 10 years. The building will be closed to the public until such time as the city can renew the lease.
Marshall said he informed Howell that he would need to get the city council together to give him the power to sign a new lease, and that the lease could be reinstated in two weeks at the next regular meeting of the fiscal court.
Howell said that, while he is in the process of getting the community center back, "There's actually an outstanding water bill on that building also."
Howell says city employees under Robinson's adminstration also moved approximately 10 filing cabinets filled with city records out of city hall and into the Martin police station, a building, Howell says, is abandoned, has holes in the roof and is ready to collapse.
"Nothing over them, nothing to protect them from getting wet," said Howell. "If we got a big rain they would be destroyed."
Howell, says he was contacted by authorities and told to secure the records as soon as possible. "A lot of this could have been prevented."
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Howell says another concern is the matter of the sewer plants, which have been much in the news over the last year. The city had worked out financing to begin construction on new lift stations, but has failed to meet any of the compliance demands issued by the state.
An order presented to the city last May by the Enforcement Division of the Kentucky Division of Water has not been met, and the city now has a court date in Franklin Circuit Court to learn its fate.
"She (Robinson) ignored an agreed order with the Kentucky Division of Water," Howell said.
Due to the consistent failure of the Martin wastewater treatment facility, the service may be taken over by the state, Howell said, and could fall into receivership.
Howell said he plans to be at the hearing and meet with officials with Division of Water to see if there is any way Martin can retain control of the treatment plants. Howell fears that a takeover of the treatment plant would hinder future growth of the city.
A phone number listed to Thomasine Robinson has been disconnected, and all other attempts to seek comment from her were unsuccessful.


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