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  • Oosterling assumes command of the Naval Oceanographic Office Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:33PMThe Naval Oceanographic Office has a new leader. Capt. Paul Oosterling assumed command of the office Friday, in a ceremony at John C. Stennis Space Center.
  • Weather leaders meet to appraise career field Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:21AMLeaders from across the Air Force weather career field met up at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Starke, Fla., recently to discuss present operations and the future of the weather career field.
  • UCAR online weather education program gets a redesign Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:05AMRecently, UCAR's Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training, or COMET, program, which focuses on education and outreach, gave the MetEd website a facelift.
  • Summer Camp Focuses On Learning Math While Still Having Fun Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:31PMSummer camps usually focus on a skill, like horseback riding, soccer or preparing for the outdoors. But what about learning math? One camp makes a point to teach and still have fun.
  • How ocean arteries carry life across the Indian Ocean Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:25PMResearch at the University of Melbourne and the Bureau of Meteorology has overturned conventional ideas of ocean circulation.
  • 11Alive Hires Chief Meteorologist Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:07PMWXIA-TV announced Thursday morning that Mike Francis, Chief Meteorologist at KARK-TV in Little Rock, AR has been hired as the station's new weather chief.
  • Dick Goddard celebrates 50 years on air with book Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:09AMCLEVELAND — When Dick Goddard first came into Northeast Ohio’s living rooms 50 years ago, things were a lot different. For instance, on KYW-TV, where the weatherman started in May 1961, Goddard spent hours every day hand drawing his weather maps in chalk.
  • Appointment in Vaisala´s Management Group Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:11AMVaisala Corporation Stock exchange release 30 June 2011 at 3.00 p.m.Kaarina Muurinen, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed Vaisala´s Chief Financial Officer and a member of Vaisala´s Business and Strategic Management Groups starting …
  • State-of-the-art weather station installed at Sebele Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:58AMSEBELE: The fully automated and integrated agricultural weather station donated to Botswana College of Agriculture by Pan Agricultural Plantations has been hailed as an invaluable tool that can be used in mitigating the effects of climate change.
  • The good sister: Sherando star to play senior year without older sibling Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 11:47PMMorgan Sirbaugh, a rising senior and The Northern Virginia Daily's Female Athlete of the Year for the second time, will for the first time in three years play volleyball without her older sister.
  • I’ll take ‘anxiety’ for $800, Alex: One man’s musing on attempted game show stardom Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:02AMWhat is a dream? For some people that may be a question, but for me it’s the answer, or at least the way it has to be phrased. Let me elaborate. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a knack for retaining trivia tidbits, layer upon layer of informational items useful to some — or no one — depending on how much or little they need to know about a given subject.
  • DO or DIE BOWL Daily Blog: Wednesday Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:22PMChris Duerr is KHQA's Sports Director. West Defense makes a major splash in Full Contact Demoliton Session. Plus the case for a Clark County Indian as the week's most pleasant surprise
  • Government wants more S&T grads Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:51PMMANILA — Scientists wanted. The government wants more graduates of science and technology courses to get a career in public service.
  • The Mindanao Examiner Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:46AMMANILA, Philippines - The government wants more graduates of science and technology courses to get a career in public service.
  • 6-mill tax hike possible for USD 410 Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 2:27PMHillsboro USD 410 would need to increase local property taxes about 6 mills to avoid any more budget cuts while keeping district funds stable, Superintendent Steve Noble told the Board of Education on Monday. That amounts to increased property taxes of about $69 on house appraised at $100,000.
  • Students continue to take on challenges Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 1:29PMAfter 20 years teaching art at Highland Secondary School, Margot Roi still loves to see how her students handle the challenge of the annual Art Expo.
  • Andy Bockelman: The anxious moments of my 'Jeopardy' tryout Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 10:37AMWhat is a dream? For some people that may be a question, but for me it’s the answer, or at least the way it has to be phrased. Allow me to elaborate. For as long as I can remember, I have had a knack for retaining trivia tidbits, layer upon layer of informational items that are useful to some depending on how just how much you need to know about a given subject. Growing up, much of my knowledge ...
  • Hill Climb motorcycle grand marshal named; 2 videos available for viewing Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 12:50PMAlmost 50 years ago, a talented young California desert racer and professional dirt tracker was noticed by the Triumph Factory, who signed him to represent the exceptional and popular brand.Today the relationship has been renewed with the announcement by Triumph of North America that the...
  • For water researchers, an atmosphere full of questions Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 6:03AMA Gulfstream turboprop sits on the McClellan Airport runway under gray, gloomy skies. Kim Prather has waited two weeks for this day.
  • Class of 2014 wraps up freshman year of high school Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 9:42PMThere is no "Freshman Friday."
  • HCCB summer interns Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 1:46PMHarrison County Conservation Board’s interns for the summer are Tom Maaske and Carter Oliver, both of Woodbine.
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsMeet the Team Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 11:12AMI joined the Your News Now family in the Spring of 2009. But I'm no stranger to Lima. I grew up about an hour west of the city in the small town of Coldwater.
  • Local Elementary School Gets a Visit from One of Fox 40's Own Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 8:13PMHarshaw Elementary School students in Chenango Forks got a treat today as Fox 40's own meteorologist Kate Thornton stopped by to talk about weather. Kate spoke about her career and what it took to make it to the position she is currently at. She talked about her love for weather and even took questions from the interested crowd. Kate was invited to the school because the kids had been learning ...
  • Archive for June 6th, 2011 Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 1:08PM55 galleries and alternative venues in Bucharest, 12 galleries in Cluj join in. 55 venues from Bucharest and 12 galleries and alternative venues from Cluj will join, on Friday, June 10, in the fifth edition of the Long Night of Galleries (NAG#5). Exhibitions, performances, concerts, street-art exhibitions presented in traditional galleries, newly-founded galleries, alternative venues [...]
  • Best in class: 2010-11 area valedictorians and salutatorians Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 1:16AMBest in class: 2010-11 area valedictorians and salutatorians
  • PA Cyber to Graduate 1,500 in Ceremonies at Pittsburgh, Harrisburg Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 1:00PMGraduates going on to higher education, workforce, missions, military
  • HCCB summer interns Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 3:46PMHarrison County Conservation Board’s interns for the summer are Tom Maaske and Carter Oliver, both of Woodbine.
  • Penn State honors climate scientist with alumni award Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:54PMRichard Somerville, a distinguished professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from Penn State University, the school's highest honor bestowed on individuals.
  • A different type of college prep Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 7:49AMBrittany Singhas, who graduated from Cheyenne's Central High on Friday, is spending some time taking self-defense classes before heading to the University of Wyoming in the fall.
  • River View names first valedictorian Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 4:02AMShawn Cheeks works on a computer at River View High School. Cheeks has been named the first valedictorian of the new facility. Staff photo by Tom Bone
  • Storm chasers: The unsung heroes Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 12:34PMHaving storm chased for nearly 20 years earlier in his career, and knowing many of the men and women personally who are out there risking their lives, spending their own money, and getting little to no recognition for their hard work, Chief Meteorologist Dan Threlkeld felt compelled to tell their story.
  • Meteorologist Mary Wasson takes forecasting skills to Texas Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 2:51AMMary Wasson answered a question from a student during a visit to Shearer Elementary in 2008. Wasson has spent the past four years as a meteorologist at Lexington TV station WTVQ, and will be joining a cable television network next week in Austin, Texas.
  • Gilbert Classical Academy graduating first class of 29 Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 3:42PMSchool's 29 graduates among approximately 2,800 GPS seniors getting diplomas next week.
  • Man claims he made it rain Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 3:35PMFollowing my blog on the Tulsa Floods, I had an interesting response from a former reporter. He said a man in the 1960s once claimed that he was a rainmaker and made it rain. 
  • Channel 24 fires Schlesinger Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 11:37PMWNWO-TV, Channel 24, morning meteorologist and environmental reporter Michael Schlesinger has been let go by the station. Schlesinger, 43, said he was informed of the decision late last week after the station's morning broadcast.
  • Visiting Monterey Bay's top ocean research center Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:17PMWhether one takes Interstate 5 until the turn to the coast or Highway 1 along the ocean, there is plenty to see on the road from Orange County to Monterey.The interstate is faster, cutting through mountainous ranches, irrigated valleys of fruit and nut trees, vineyards, and acres of vegetables....
  • Longtime Cascades Volcano Observatory geologist takes helm Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 7:58PMThirty-one years ago, John Ewert was a college graduate fascinated with Mount St. Helens. Today, he's the new scientist in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey 's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver. He's spent his entire 30-year-career at the observatory, which monitors all Cascade Range volcanoes.
  • Math enthusiast getting double degrees says Embry-Riddle was right fit Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 12:59AMHannah Surber is used to dispelling multiple stereotypes. The 22-year-old Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate, who refers to herself as a "math nerd," was captain of her high school cheerleading squad.
  • Mandeville native chases Alabama tornadoes to collect data Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 7:08AMShe and fellow students pursued the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak since the Great Depression
  • Boy’s flight of fancy stalled at take-off Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 4:52PMAnirban Sannigrahi, the Calcutta youth arrested for forging a pilot’s licence after failing to get one with a fake mark sheet, had been disqualified from training at a city flying institute after flunking a preliminary ground test.
  • Westford Library Latest May 5 edition Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 2:09PMJ.V. Fletcher Library LOCATION 50 Main St. HOURS Monday, 1 to 9 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Saturday (Labor Day to June) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays (January to April) 2 to 5 p.m. Closed Saturdays through Sept. 4. PHONE 978-692-5555       ONLINE westfordlibrary.org
  • Schools to wait for more up-to-date textbooks Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 8:13AMThe Cumberland County School System will keep its current series of math textbooks because book publishers have not yet incorporated Tennessee curriculum standards into the newest series.
  • Tornado outbreak sparked thoughts of 1974 Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 3:13PMThe April 3, 1974 super outbreak of tornatodes sparked my interest in meteorology as a teenager. I began to study this storm system as well as weather in general, and this led to my career. I discovered that on that day, the perfect conditions came together to creat this huge outbreak.
  • Style Editor Sarah Bray bids fond farewell with final remarks Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 12:36AMWhen I joined The Daily Campus as fashion editor in June 2008 I had some shoes to fill, some bedazzled, diamond-encrusted, all-star sneakers to be exact.
  • The Storm Team 8 storm chasers Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 3:19PMSeven seasoned storm chasers are now working with Storm Team 8, bringing up-close storm action as it happens throughout the Midwest.
  • Facetime: Weather Channel chief paints rosy company forecast Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 2:11AMMike Kelly oversees a cable network in nearly every one of the nation's 100-million cable homes and weather.com, a website with more than 40 million monthly visitors. Annual revenues top $500 million and 'digital offerings are going through the roof.' For Mike Kelly, talking about the weather is anything but shooting the breeze.
  • Report card - May 1, 2011 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 7:37PMBismarck High School students recently inducted 286 members into the National Honor Society. A special ceremony was held April 20. This year, 22 percent of the BHS student body received this special recognition, as well as a membership certificate. Students must have a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average, be involved in a school club/activity or hold a part-time job and perform 10 hours of ...
  • Second career godsend for FAA retiree Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 12:47AMNamed small business person of the year
  • Weather Sketchers Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 8:53AMIf there is one thing about the news that kids are into, its the weather. Action 4 News offers children from across the valley the chance to be part of our 24/7 weather team
  • Geoff Fox joining Fox CT Thursday, April 14, 2011 @ 11:09AMGet Business Mobile Text Alerts : Text BIZ To 37798 Veteran meteorologist Geoff Fox has joined the Fox CT weather team, the station announced Thursday.