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Preliminary Earthquake Report U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver A strong earthquake occurred at 09:49:48 (UTC) on Monday, June 28, 2004. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 19 km (12 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

              Fax Claims ELF Responsible for FireJun. 15, 2004 Sandra Yi Reporting Bob Wright: "It's nothing more than domestic terrorism and that's how we're approaching it." A faxed note sent to KSL could reveal who set a fire at a West Jordan lumber yard and what targets may be next. KSL News Radio received the fax this afternoon. It claims to be from the eco-terrorist group the Earth Liberation Front, or ELF. Construction site vandalized by ELF two years ago The FBI is looking at the fax and trying to find out who sent...

    THE U.S. FLAG IN TIMES OF MOURNING   Dear Flag Flyers, On 5 June 2004 the death of Ronald Reagan, former president of the United States, was announced. In accord with the Flag Code and with a proclamation issued by George W. Bush, the United States flag is to be flown at half-staff for 30 days from the date of death, i.e. through 4 July. In some situations it is not possible to half-staff a flag -- for example, when it is permanently fixed to a staff. In that case displaying black ribbons above a full-staffed flag is...

    THE U.S. FLAG IN TIMES OF MOURNING   Dear Flag Flyers, On 5 June 2004 the death of Ronald Reagan, former president of the United States, was announced. In accord with the Flag Code and with a proclamation issued by George W. Bush, the United States flag is to be flown at half-staff for 30 days from the date of death, i.e. through 4 July. In some situations it is not possible to half-staff a flag -- for example, when it is permanently fixed to a staff. In that case displaying black ribbons above a full-staffed flag is...

          URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 121   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK   220 PM CDT SUN APR 25 2004      THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF              NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO          WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE          NORTHWEST TEXAS      EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 220 PM UNTIL 900   PM CDT.      HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.      THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80...

    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 105   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK   430 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004      THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF              NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS      EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 430 PM UNTIL   1000 PM CDT.      TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS   TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.      THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST   OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF...

http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/hsei/hsei.pl?directive=quick_search   National Climatic Data Center   http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/challenger-explosion-19860128-g6vis.jpg While looking at weather satellite images, I found this one, 1986 title "challenger explosion".       So I looked in the archive for Feb 1, 2003 visible images for the Columbia disaster.   Oddly enough, there are no satellite images for that date, inspite of its historical significance.   It seems funny that they would have the Challenger accident posted, but not the Columbia.   They don't archive all the images for each day (that I have found), but they must have kept 1 Feb 2003 data. 

    Why killer tornado caught meteorology team by surprise By Dave Orrick Daily Herald Staff WriterPosted Thursday, April 22, 2004 No one saw them coming. Shortly before 5 p.m. - only an hour before a legion of as many as 14 tornadoes marched through the southwestern reaches of the suburbs, killing eight - six National Weather Service meteorologists in Romeoville were preparing for a night of scattered thunderstorms. Nothing more. The national Storm Prediction Center's most recent "Convective Outlook," issued at 3 p.m., showed west-central Illinois stood a "slight" risk of tornadoes. Then in Lincoln, the central Illinois office...

http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/hsei/hsei.pl?directive=quick_search   National Climatic Data Center   http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/challenger-explosion-19860128-g6vis.jpg While looking at weather satellite images, I found this one, 1986 title "challenger explosion".       So I looked in the archive for Feb 1, 2003 visable images for the Columbia disaster.   Oddly enough, there are no satellite images for that date, inspite of its historical significance.   It seems funny that they would have the Challenger accident posted, but not the Columbia.   They don't archive all the images for each day (that I have found), but I would think they kept 1 Feb 2003 data. 

My brother works construction projects all over the world, and just sent me a couple of pictures of critters encountered on the job. And I thought my job sucked.

    WhaleNet Expands Your Educational Horizons with Telecommunications. http://whale.wheelock.eduWhaleNet, in conjunction with research groups, educational organizations, and whale watch companies, provides a program to enhance the educational opportunities of students. WhaleNet offers students and teachers curriculum resources and support, a source of data for interdisciplinary classroom activities, and interactive informational support through WhaleNet utilizing telecommunications.WhaleNet established Internet communication between researchers and students from around the world so that they can share and use research data, collaborative learning, and personal field experiences to enhance their education and interest in science. WhaleNet provides a system where students, teachers, and researchers collect...

 Rare Hurricane To Make Landfall in Brazil Contrary to what other news sources have been reporting, the rare hurricane in the Southern Atlantic has NOT made landfall Saturday and is still off the coast of southern Brazil. AccuWeather believes the hurricane will make landfall near Torres on the coast of southern Brazil within the next 24 hours, most likely during the wee hours of Sunday morning, local time. Torres is a small town right on the coast, separating the states of Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Santa Catarina to the north.  The exact strength of the hurricane...

Team of experts ready for Sunday's implosion of concrete shell. Who will push the button to ignite the first of 2,800 sticks of dynamite and turn Veterans Stadium into a pile of rubble in 62 seconds? ''It's not anybody in this room,'' joked Phillies Vice President of Public Relations Larry Shenk at a recent media briefing on the implosion.

Argentina glacier loses giant wall of ice The Associated Press3/15/2004, 11:11 p.m. ET PERITO MORENO GLACIER, Argentina (AP) — Giant blocks of ice sheered off a wall of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier, collapsing with a roar into a Patagonian lake — a spectacle not seen in 16 years. Giant chunks of blue and white ice fell for several days before the thunderous crash on Sunday. Tourists applauded as the 220-foot-high wall of ice crashed down.The 3,000-year-old glacier known as the "White Giant" is one of Argentina's leading tourist attractions and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It spans a swath of...

  Some 9-11 Kin Send Letter Backing Bush Ad The Associated PressNEW YORK More than a dozen families who lost relatives in the Sept. 11 attacks released a letter Saturday declaring their support for President Bush and his use of images of the destroyed World Trade Center in campaign ads."There is no better testament to the leadership of President Bush than Sept. 11," the letter states. "In choosing our next leader we must not forget that day if we are to have a meaningful conversation."The "Open Letter to America," signed by 22 people who lost loved ones in the trade...

      Drama at Russian research station North Pole-32 marked Russia's return to polar research Russia is preparing to launch an operation to rescue a group of scientists, after the sinking of their North Pole research base. The 12 researchers were unhurt, but equipment and supplies disappeared into freezing waters as an ice floe beneath the base collapsed late on Wednesday. Efforts to drop emergency clothes and food have so far been hampered by strong winds. North Pole-32 marked Russia's return to polar research after a 12-year absence. Russia was forced to suspend Arctic missions in 1991 when an...

    Arrival of new clothing, boots 'was like Christmas' for troops in Kuwait By Steve Liewer, Stars and StripesEuropean edition, Wednesday, March 3, 2004 Steve Liewer / S&S Spc. Tyler Smith, 21, of Snohomish, Wash., currently attached to Bravo Company of Task Force 1-77, tries on a pair of new boots during last week's handout of Rapid Fielding Initiative gear at Camp New York. Steve Liewer / S&S Dennis Conner of MPRI, the contractor supplying and delivering the soldiers’ new gear, measures the head of Pfc. Joseph Eutsler, 20, of Camden, N.J., a member of Task Force 1-77, for...

      Is the flag 'backwards' on soldiers' sleeves? By Lisa Burgess, Stars and StripesEuropean edition, Saturday, February 28, 2004 ARLINGTON, Va. — Why do American soldiers wear the U.S. flag insignia "backwards" on the right shoulder of their utility uniforms, with the canton (the rectangle with the stars) on an observer's right?It's a question that soldiers hear frequently as they travel through civilian airports, or talk to members of other services. And it does look "wrong," because U.S. federal code calls for the canton to always be positioned to the left.The soldiers aren't wrong, however, and neither are...

The spot: A small, furry creature, wearing a bowler hat, levitates as he sings an ode to Quiznos subs. Nearby, another flying creature wears an 18th century seafaring hat, and strums on an acoustic guitar. Song lyrics: "We love the subs! 'Cuz they are good to us. The Quiznos subs. They are tasty, they are crunchy, they are warm because they toast them. They got a pepper bar!"

  Want to see how a seismic sensor reacts when even a small earthquake is right under it? In the chart below (way down on bottom, 1700 lst) is Black Mountain Ut seismometer within a few miles of this 3.5 e-quake.   Note that the earthquake was on Feb 25 00:41:03 UTC, and the sensor recorded it at almost the exact time (no travel time).   Just thought it was interesting, hope some others do too.   Magnitude 3.5 - UTAH2004 February 25 00:41:03 UTCPreliminary Earthquake ReportUniversity of Utah Seismograph Stations A minor earthquake occurred at 00:41:03 (UTC) on Wednesday, February 25,...