Twitter Update: week ending 2010-09-26

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Sep 262010
 
  • Leaving now on the 4th annual solo century bike ride. Cold against the wind. #fb #
  • space tech info: Spacecraft with 2 Russians, 1 American lands in Kazakhstan http://bit.ly/cYdL0d #
  • space tech info: Astronauts undock from space station after delay http://bit.ly/bM8tyz #
  • space tech info: Undocking glitch delays astronauts' departure from space station http://bit.ly/9CVXhK #
  • from UNHCR: Clashes in southern Yemen spark new displacement http://bit.ly/aspiwa #
  • space tech info: Teens compete to run experiments with space station satellites http://bit.ly/9ojpA5 #
  • from UNHCR: Flood victims in highlands of north-west Pakistan face a tough winter http://bit.ly/c2hHIz #
  • astronomy news: Super Harvest Moon: Autumn phenomenon is a rare treat http://bit.ly/bCWtJx #
  • from UNHCR: Colombia's indigenous Tule people struggle with the threat of extinction http://bit.ly/bNIxmr #
  • from UNHCR: Shelter being airlifted to remote areas of Pakistan's Swat ahead of winter http://bit.ly/bmjZes #
  • from UNHCR: Ruthless smugglers prey on unaccompanied minors on Sudan border http://bit.ly/cDojBB #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR disappointed at aborted family-visit flight for Western Saharan refugees http://bit.ly/b16Vje #

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Twitter Update: week ending 2010-09-19

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Sep 192010
 

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Twitter Update: week ending 2010-09-12

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Sep 122010
 
  • Kind of cool and wet but completed the Outreach for Hope 40 mile bike ride. Great route, good time, nice fundraising results. #fb #
  • from UNHCR: Q&A: Ecuadorian soap star supports Colombian refugees http://bit.ly/big5Qy #
  • astronomy news: Asteroid buzzes Earth; another one coming http://bit.ly/b2DJYa #
  • from UNHCR: UNHCR chief in Kenya to assess situation for refugees, energy project http://bit.ly/csoI6I #
  • from my blogs: Waukesha Hail Storm http://bit.ly/dtaOQa #fb #
  • from UNHCR: Colombian baker's turnover rises with help of UNHCR and partners http://bit.ly/cde4HI #

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Waukesha Hail Storm

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Sep 062010
 

This morning we had a bit of a hail storm.  I’ve seen hail from a storm before, but this was really just hail.  Lots of hail.  Sure I’ve seen pictures and video on the weather channel or the news of amazing accummulations of hail in other storms, but this was pretty unusual in my experience.

The storm was probably a little after 8:00 a.m. local time.  It only lasted a few minutes.

Here are two videos.  The first shows the hail falling, hitting the ground, the grill, and the patio.

The second video shows hail on ground in front yard and two nice size hail stones that Victoria picked up.

It took 30 minutes or more for all the hail to melt.  The most obvious sign after the hail melted was the leaves down around every tree in the city.  It looked like trees were losing their leaves for the fall, only the leaves on the ground were still green.