Wednesday, December 5, 2012
We miss you...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Fall Soccer Finale
Well the fall soccer season ended with a winning record for both teams. The 1st - 2nd grade team that Chase played on finished undefeated. Skyler was on the 3rd - 4th grade team and they finished 4-2. They lost their first and last games which happened to be the same team. I had great bunch of kids and enjoyed working with each and everyone.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Fall soccer - Day 1
Just got done coaching the first fall soccer practice for 3-4 graders. Thursday I will be coaching the 1-2 graders. I must be a gluten for punishment. The good thing is I have an assistant who is going to be a huge help this year.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Hutchinson, KS Happy Hours
Carl's Bar:
M-F 4-6pm
$2 16oz Domes
$1.00 DRAWS$2.00 BOTTLES$2.00 HOUSE WINE
M-F 4-6pm
$2 16oz Domes
tic Draft Beer
$3 Single Shot Well Drinks
$4 Glass of Wine
$2 1lb Basket of Fries
$3 Onion Rings or Mozzarella Stix
$4 Southwest Eggrolls, Jalapeno Poppers or Jumbo Hot Wings
Grand Slam:
Monday-Friday....5pm-7pm.$3 Single Shot Well Drinks
$4 Glass of Wine
$2 1lb Basket of Fries
$3 Onion Rings or Mozzarella Stix
$4 Southwest Eggrolls, Jalapeno Poppers or Jumbo Hot Wings
Grand Slam:
$1.00 DRAWS$2.00 BOTTLES$2.00 HOUSE WINE
Monday, August 20, 2012
Week long VMware5 training
Sitting in a week long training for VMware 5. There is a lot review so far. Can't wait to get into the fun, advanced stuff.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Coaching Soccer
Well it looks like I am coaching 2 youth soccer teams this season. It's going to keep me busy but I'm glad to do it. If anyone wants to lend a hand with 3rd-4th grade soccer I would be willing to accept the help.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Fall mornings
It might just be me but when mornings are this cool it feels like fall arrived early. I love it!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Spotting Animal Abuse
What To Do if You Spot Animal Abuse
If you think that an animal is being abused or neglected, it is important that you do something about it. Your involvement may be the animal’s only hope.
Where to Start
First, find out which agency is responsible for investigating and enforcing the anti-cruelty laws in your state, county, or town. This may be a local humane
society or SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) or a taxpayer-funded animal shelter (animal control). In jurisdictions without a humane
society or animal-management department, citizens can call upon the police or sheriff’s department to enforce the law.
If the animal victim is not in immediate need of rescue, check state and local animal-protection laws by visiting your local library or city hall or by
conducting an online search. Print out a copy of any laws that you believe are being violated, and be ready to cite these laws to authorities. In most
states, causing an animal “unnecessary suffering” is illegal. That term can include everything from beating an animal to depriving him or her of clean
water, food, or shelter.
If the animal is in a life-threatening situation, call authorities immediately. Follow up with them in a timely manner to determine their findings and course of
action. If they do not respond right away, call PETA.
Gathering Evidence
Once you have determined which law-enforcement agency to contact (and ensured that the animal is not in imminent danger), provide authorities with a
short, concise, factual, written statement, detailing the key points of what you have observed and giving dates, locations, and approximate times. Timely
fact-gathering is crucial—the more time that passes, the greater the risk that specifics will be forgotten, witnesses will move, evidence will disappear,
injuries will heal, etc. If you can, take pictures and date them; photographic or videotaped evidence fortifies your case, and short, factual, written
statements from other witnesses will back up your observations.
Always keep a record of everyone you contact (official or otherwise), the dates of the contacts, and the content and outcome of your discussions. Never
pass on a letter, photograph, or any documentation without first creating a copy for your file. Make it crystal clear to authorities that you wish to pursue
this case and are willing to lend your assistance if necessary, and be sure to follow up! If you stay involved, they’re more likely to do the same.
Law-enforcement officials should inspect the animal visually, and if possible, conduct a hands-on field exam (referred to as “palpating” the animal) in
order to find injuries or an otherwise unhealthy physical condition that may be obscured by the victim’s fur. Officials will often be fooled by a dog who “acts
happy,” but manic or social behavior does not mean that the animal is safe; he or she may just be anxious to please or desperate for attention. A more
thorough examination is necessary, and an injured or clearly endangered animal must not be left behind. The crime scene should also be thoroughly
inspected for any indication that abuse has occurred. Suspects and neighbors (potential witnesses) should be interviewed. If the investigator agrees that
your complaint has merit, a warning may be issued, charges filed, a warrant served, and/or the animal(s) removed.
Pursuing Your Case
Persistence has saved countless animals from abusive people. If you are unable to get satisfaction from law-enforcement officers, go straight to their
supervisors. If necessary, appeal to local government officials, such as the mayor, prosecutor, city council members, or county commissioners. A simple
call to the media (TV and print) in your area can move mountains. News coverage often forces officials to act and can also scare the abuser into stopping
the cruel behavior. News coverage may also inspire viewers who have seen similar acts to step forward and share their own accounts.
If you have personally witnessed an act of cruelty, you can go to your local magistrate or police commissioner and swear out a warrant to summon the
abuser to court. Expert witnesses can be very helpful—a veterinarian, for example, can sign a statement that it is his or her “expert opinion” that a dog
suffers if swung by a leash, deprived of food, etc. If you know a sympathetic veterinarian, seek his or her assistance, and let officials know that you have
expert support.
Source: Here
If you think that an animal is being abused or neglected, it is important that you do something about it. Your involvement may be the animal’s only hope.
Where to Start
First, find out which agency is responsible for investigating and enforcing the anti-cruelty laws in your state, county, or town. This may be a local humane
society or SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) or a taxpayer-funded animal shelter (animal control). In jurisdictions without a humane
society or animal-management department, citizens can call upon the police or sheriff’s department to enforce the law.
If the animal victim is not in immediate need of rescue, check state and local animal-protection laws by visiting your local library or city hall or by
conducting an online search. Print out a copy of any laws that you believe are being violated, and be ready to cite these laws to authorities. In most
states, causing an animal “unnecessary suffering” is illegal. That term can include everything from beating an animal to depriving him or her of clean
water, food, or shelter.
If the animal is in a life-threatening situation, call authorities immediately. Follow up with them in a timely manner to determine their findings and course of
action. If they do not respond right away, call PETA.
Gathering Evidence
Once you have determined which law-enforcement agency to contact (and ensured that the animal is not in imminent danger), provide authorities with a
short, concise, factual, written statement, detailing the key points of what you have observed and giving dates, locations, and approximate times. Timely
fact-gathering is crucial—the more time that passes, the greater the risk that specifics will be forgotten, witnesses will move, evidence will disappear,
injuries will heal, etc. If you can, take pictures and date them; photographic or videotaped evidence fortifies your case, and short, factual, written
statements from other witnesses will back up your observations.
Always keep a record of everyone you contact (official or otherwise), the dates of the contacts, and the content and outcome of your discussions. Never
pass on a letter, photograph, or any documentation without first creating a copy for your file. Make it crystal clear to authorities that you wish to pursue
this case and are willing to lend your assistance if necessary, and be sure to follow up! If you stay involved, they’re more likely to do the same.
Law-enforcement officials should inspect the animal visually, and if possible, conduct a hands-on field exam (referred to as “palpating” the animal) in
order to find injuries or an otherwise unhealthy physical condition that may be obscured by the victim’s fur. Officials will often be fooled by a dog who “acts
happy,” but manic or social behavior does not mean that the animal is safe; he or she may just be anxious to please or desperate for attention. A more
thorough examination is necessary, and an injured or clearly endangered animal must not be left behind. The crime scene should also be thoroughly
inspected for any indication that abuse has occurred. Suspects and neighbors (potential witnesses) should be interviewed. If the investigator agrees that
your complaint has merit, a warning may be issued, charges filed, a warrant served, and/or the animal(s) removed.
Pursuing Your Case
Persistence has saved countless animals from abusive people. If you are unable to get satisfaction from law-enforcement officers, go straight to their
supervisors. If necessary, appeal to local government officials, such as the mayor, prosecutor, city council members, or county commissioners. A simple
call to the media (TV and print) in your area can move mountains. News coverage often forces officials to act and can also scare the abuser into stopping
the cruel behavior. News coverage may also inspire viewers who have seen similar acts to step forward and share their own accounts.
If you have personally witnessed an act of cruelty, you can go to your local magistrate or police commissioner and swear out a warrant to summon the
abuser to court. Expert witnesses can be very helpful—a veterinarian, for example, can sign a statement that it is his or her “expert opinion” that a dog
suffers if swung by a leash, deprived of food, etc. If you know a sympathetic veterinarian, seek his or her assistance, and let officials know that you have
expert support.
Source: Here
Friday, February 11, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
1/31 - 2/2 Midwest snow storm
Snow storm information from the National Weather Service in Wichita http://ping.fm/Lxf6U
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Snowfall totals
Snowfall prediction: http://ping.fm/4M6ZR
Timing
Central Kansas: Snow will begin late this afternoon and continue through Monday evening. The heaviest snow will fall between Sunday night and Monday morning.
South Central Kansas: Snow will continue tonight and last through Monday evening. The heaviest snowfall will occur between early Monday morning and Monday evening.
Southeast Kansas: Snow will begin tonight and continue through Monday night. The heaviest snowfall will occur during the day Monday
Timing
Central Kansas: Snow will begin late this afternoon and continue through Monday evening. The heaviest snow will fall between Sunday night and Monday morning.
South Central Kansas: Snow will continue tonight and last through Monday evening. The heaviest snowfall will occur between early Monday morning and Monday evening.
Southeast Kansas: Snow will begin tonight and continue through Monday night. The heaviest snowfall will occur during the day Monday
Snow forecast - Sunday-Monday - South Central Kansas
A strong storm system is expected to spread accumulating snows to all of Central and Eastern Kansas on Sunday night through Monday. As this system departs Monday evening, an extremely frigid air-mass will overspread the region. Dangerously cold wind chills are forecast for both Monday night and Tuesday night.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Weekend Weather - South Central Kansas
A storm system will move into the region for Sunday and Monday with accumulating snow expected. Arctic air will surge southward on the backside of this system for Monday and spread over the entire region for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Monday, January 3, 2011
My Wonderful Weather Links
- http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/ NOAA Forecasting
- http--chasedata.blogspot.com-.url Chase Forecasting
- http--www.chasereducationlinks.blogspot.com-.url Chaser Education
- http--www.lattery.com-vortex100.url Vortex 100
- http--www.radioreference.com-apps-db-ctid=961.url Reno County - Public service frequencies
- http--www.spc.ncep.noaa.gov-exper-mesoanalysis-.url SPC Mesoanalysis Focast
- http--www.spc.noaa.gov-products-.url Storm Prediction Center - Convective Outlooks
- http--www.spotternetwork.org-.url Spotter Network - See spotter locations in real-time
- http--www.stormtrack.org-.url Storm Track - Forecasting, Discussions
- http--www.stormtrack.org-forum-archive-index.php-f-9.html.url Great FAQ for Storm Chasing
- http--www.supercellhunting.com-.url Supercell Hunting - Chase Forecast
- http--www.twisterdata.com-.url Twisterdata - Great site for Forecasting
- http--www.weather.gov-ict.url National Weather Service - Wichita
- http--www.weathertap.com-.url WeatherTAP - Radar (Need paid subscription)
- http://wdssii.nssl.noaa.gov/ Forecasting
- http://www.wdssii.org/ Forecasting
New Year's Eve Tornadoes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Shaken residents spent New Year's Day sifting through the wreckage wrought by tornadoes that touched down in several states on the last day of 2010, killing seven people and injuring dozens of others.
Six people — three in Missouri and three in Arkansas — died Friday as tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the South and Midwest. A seventh person who was injured Friday in Missouri died Saturday, said Bruce Southard, the chief of the Rolla Rural Fire Department.
The woman, identified by Phelps County Emergency Management as 74-year-old Ethel Price, was entertaining a friend, Alice Cox, 69, of Belle, Mo., in her trailer when the twister hit.
Southard said nothing was left of the trailer except for the frame, and that the twister scattered debris 40 to 50 yards from where the trailer was sitting. The women were found under a pile of debris, and Cox died Friday, Southard said.
"It's like you set a bomb off in it," Southard said. "It just annihilated it."
At a farm not far away, 21-year-old Megan Ross and her 64-year-old grandmother Loretta Anderson died when a tornado hit where their family lived among three mobile homes and two frame houses, Dent County Emergency Management Coordinator Brad Nash said.
In Mississippi, the National Weather Service confirmed Saturday evening that three tornadoes ripped through the central part of the state on New Year's Eve, causing heavy damage and injuring three people. Officials say it damaged structures, blew out billboards, uprooted trees and overturned a tanker trailer.
The cost of the storm wasn't immediately known, but it was expected to be steep.
In Missouri, state officials received initial reports from nine counties that as many as 280 homes and other structures sustained damage and that at least 50 of them were destroyed.
Especially hard hit was Fort Leonard Wood, where about 30 homes were destroyed and about 65 others were in need of repair, and the St. Louis area, where more than 100 structures were damaged or destroyed, said Mike O'Connell, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said 39 homes and 40 businesses were destroyed or seriously damaged by the large storm system. About 6 inches of rain fell in places, leading to flash flooding.
And emergency management officials in Arkansas say 14 homes and one business in Washington County sustained damage, while in Benton County, 13 homes and five businesses sustained damage.
Missouri's governor, Jay Nixon, began the new year meeting with emergency workers, cleanup crews and residents in the heavily damaged St. Louis County town of Sunset Hills before heading to Rolla.
"It is destruction unlike anything I've seen," said Nixon spokesman Sam Murphey, who was part of the tour. "It's incredible."
Both Nixon and Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe declared states of emergency that could make it easier to eventually obtain federal funding to help with the cleanup effort.
In the northwestern Arkansas hamlet of Cincinnati, volunteers from as far away as Ohio came to help after a twister packing winds up to 140 mph claimed three lives. Gerald Wilson, 88, and his wife, Mamie, 78, died in their home and Dick Murray, 78, was killed as he was milking cows.
Washington County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Richard Green said residents in the town of about 100 people were "doing as good as can be expected. This outpouring out of the community is helping a bunch."
A shelter was open at the local United Methodist Church, where people could "get warm, get some food and a hot drink and warm up," said Arthur Ashby, an emergency services specialist for the American Red Cross chapter in nearby Tontitown.
"They are tired ... but every person I've seen has had a positive attitude and is excited to get things going again and rebuild and clean up," Ashby said.
In Missouri, the Red Cross has been giving out hotel vouchers to displaced residents, and Fort Leonard Wood officials were finding places for displaced residents to stay.
Major Gen. David Quantock, the fort commander, said it was a "godsend" that the storm resulted in only four minor injuries there. He said efforts were focused on getting families that had been displaced "back to some level of normalcy."
Emergency teams in Mississippi were also working Saturday to survey the damage. Forecasters at the National Weather Service's building at the Jackson airport had been forced into a tornado shelter when winds hit 60 miles per hour.
"It was pretty intense," said Ed Agre, a senior forecaster.
The Clarion-Ledger newspaper in Jackson reported that the storm forced the evacuation of about 200 people from the Jackson-Evers International Airport, where a possible tornado was reported crossing a runway.
Power was knocked out to about 20,000 customers, but by Saturday night, only about 1,500 remained without power. In Missouri, about 8,000 customers were left in the dark on New Year's Eve, but less than 1,000 were still without power by the next day.
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