2008 April Archive Page


Earth Day - April 22nd, 2008

Since today was Earth Day, I thought I would post this NASA News Release…
JPL Earth Scientists Reflect on Earth Day
In commemoration of Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, we asked JPL Earth scientists to reflect on the event and what it means to them. Here are some of their responses:
“My father was a biologist who brought his family from Cuba to the United States. I still remember as a boy long walks with him on the beach as he pointed out the different organisms and the beauty of our planet. Those long walks instilled in me a love for understanding [...]



Adobe TV - April 14th, 2008

I just got an email about Adobe TV. Looks like Adobe has beefed up their free online training videos to include all of their latest product lines, including Dreamweaver and Flash. It’s not just Photoshop anymore.  Their new URL is http://tv.adobe.com
There’s also the ability to either embed or link to each video, just like on YouTube.



Early morning storms - April 4th, 2008

You know it’s spring in North Texas when the weather forecast reads like this…
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
849 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 20 TONIGHT…AS A COLD FRONT DROPS INTO THE AREA. LARGE
HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 160 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR 23 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 318 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2008.
NOW…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALONG AND [...]