Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-09-19

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Sep 192010

from UNHCR: Chad: Torrential rains affect 150,000 people, including refugees http://bit.ly/95pxYk #
from UNHCR: Guterres appeals for much more support for Pakistan's flood victims http://bit.ly/d5zTBn #
space tech info: Boeing: Let us fly you into space http://bit.ly/dbQ7qa #
from UNHCR: Community farming helps tribe without frontiers survive in Ecuador http://bit.ly/arDLA5 #
from UNHCR: Renovated registry office to ease integration of Chechen refugees http://bit.ly/dnGniM #
Are you already using DropBox? Great FREE tool to share files between computers. 2 GB of storage: http://db.tt/01LVsda #
from UNHCR: Q&A: US State Department Bureau aids the displaced while promoting humanitarian policies http://bit.ly/b89Ka7 #

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 #

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.

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-09-06

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Sep 062010

from UNHCR: A grandma's flight from the hell that is Mogadishu http://bit.ly/aF2KRg #
from UNHCR: Dead end for displaced refugee youth in shanty on the edge of Bogotá http://bit.ly/bjDw4K #

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-08-30

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Aug 302010

from UNHCR: Central African refugees moved to safer site, in face of LRA attack risks http://bit.ly/d4Ghlu #
astronomy news: Kepler space telescope finds pair of distant planets, NASA says http://bit.ly/d5KKeL #
from UNHCR: Q&A: UNHCR team faces urban and rural challenges in Ecuador http://bit.ly/9yWowH #
from UNHCR: Q&A: UNHCR seeks prevention, protection and solutions for Colombia's displaced http://bit.ly/cWl4iG #
from UNHCR: UNHCR says new makeshift sites for flood victims 'mushroom' across Pakistan's Sindh http://bit.ly/9hKwNk #
space tech info: NASA lets public choose final shuttle wakeup songs http://bit.ly/9wKl95 #
from UNHCR: Thousands travel far to seek safety in Quetta after flood warnings http://bit.ly/aBPNKa #
from UNHCR: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie supports displaced during visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina http://bit.ly/aAHsem #

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-08-23

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Aug 232010

from UNHCR: UNHCR concerned about Afghan refugees as Pakistan crisis deepens http://bit.ly/d7qNNU #
from UNHCR: "We call these fallen colleagues heroes" http://bit.ly/c9dS3v #
from UNHCR: World Humanitarian Day http://bit.ly/agnHqc #
from UNHCR: UNHCR says vast scale of emergency in Pakistan still not being grasped http://bit.ly/98S04I #
from UNHCR: UNHCR rushes aid to Balochistan as number of flood victims soars http://bit.ly/cxyzkw #
space tech info: Astronauts replacing failed equipment on space station http://bit.ly/cJW4Vi #

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-08-16

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Aug 162010

from UNHCR: Pakistan: UNHCR to launch airlift to meet Balochistan's urgent needs http://bit.ly/cvuQF6 #
from UNHCR: Emergency assistance to victims of floods in Chad http://bit.ly/cjbG1q #
astronomy news: Meteor shower will wow gazers overnight http://bit.ly/bdw0HW #
from UNHCR: Pakistan: UN urgently seeks donations for flood survivors http://bit.ly/a8AUbJ #
from UNHCR: Pakistan: Difficulty in receiving food during Ramadan http://bit.ly/di6ffC #
space tech info: Astronauts gear up for 2nd spacewalk to fix cooling system http://bit.ly/c9ngtY #
from UNHCR: UNHCR welcomes Ethiopian decision to relax encampment of Eritrean refugees http://bit.ly/dBECF7 #
astronomy news: Scientists discover monster star http://tinyurl.com/27w5sjd #
from UNHCR: A Fresh Start: refugees from Bhutan arrive in the UK http://bit.ly/8Z28sJ #

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-08-09

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Aug 092010

space tech info: Spacewalk begins cooling system repairs http://bit.ly/aY6iBw #
from UNHCR: "My children miss their father" http://bit.ly/b9JOXN #
space tech info: Astronauts gear up for spacewalk to fix cooling system http://bit.ly/9wEJVS #
from UNHCR: Pakistan faces further flooding as UNHCR works to aid displaced http://bit.ly/a371bU #
Chocolate Classes for Chocolate Professionals http://www.chocolateuniversityonline.com/chocolate-professional.html #
from UNHCR: Flooding victims displaced for second time http://bit.ly/9nMID3 #
from UNHCR: Pakistan flood displaced need shelter as more rains hit northwest Pakistan http://bit.ly/bJe8Qp #
from UNHCR: UNHCR to assist some 250,000 flood victims in Pakistan http://bit.ly/beC0O4 #
space tech info: NASA: Spacewalks may be used to fix space station cooling problem http://bit.ly/bzG010 #

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-08-02

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Aug 022010

Finally got 500+ miles in a month this year. Total for July came in at 530.59 miles! Year-to-date I am at 1928.76 miles. #fb #
space tech info: Cooling problem sets off alarms on International Space Station http://bit.ly/cbxpeT #
from UNHCR: As fighting escalates in Mogadishu, deportations to the capital continue http://bit.ly/deedNp #
Played a couple close quarters airsoft battles today. Some nice welts as souvenirs. It was fun, but ouch. #fb #
space tech info: NASA: Astronauts may be evacuated as debris approaches space station http://bit.ly/d6wM8X #
from UNHCR: Somalia: UNHCR works to reverse deportations from Puntland http://bit.ly/cjcsLX #
from UNHCR: Kyrgyzstan: UNHCR calls for better return conditions, appeals for more funds before winter http://bit.ly/aACAcB #
from UNHCR: Sudanese refugees find fame in Japan, raise money for education in Africa http://bit.ly/9ypwI2 #

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-07-26

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Jul 262010

space tech info: What will inspire tomorrow's rocket scientists? http://bit.ly/dzKSK5 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR issues warning over treatment of Somali refugees http://bit.ly/dl6a9c #
from UNHCR: Manpower and UNHCR empower refugees resettling to the US http://bit.ly/a4dg7I #
astronomy news: Scientists discover monster star http://bit.ly/duX8tY #
from UNHCR: High Commissioner Guterres to visit DRC, Uganda, with WFP chief http://bit.ly/d54Ozk #
from UNHCR: Viet Nam ends stateless limbo for 2,300 former Cambodians http://bit.ly/9Vk1Fj #

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