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2004 Ford Freestar
Freestar is the new name for Ford's minivan. It previously was the Windstar, but Ford marketers claim the minivan was so radically changed that it warranted a new name. However, the Freestar is really a Windstar, albeit a much improved one.
The improvements move the Ford Freestar closer to par with its prime competitors, the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna, but do not leapfrog it ahead of them.
Ford also renamed the Freestar to fit into its new naming structure. Ford's car-like vehicles start with the letter F: Focus, the upcoming Freestyle crossover vehicle and the Futura sedan. Sport-utilities will start with an E: Explorer, Expedition, Escape.
On the road, the new Ford Freestar is smooth and quiet. It glides over rough pavement, it offers responsive handling and the availability of a big V6. The Freestar's best feature is its interior ambience, an elegant cabin trimmed in high-quality materials. A clever third row that disappears into the floor, a cargo well behind the third row to contain groceries, and lots of interior storage add convenience.
Model Lineup
Ford has revamped its minivan line to five models: the base Freestar S; the mid-level SE and SES, expected to be the most popular; and the up-level SEL and Limited, which are designed to compete with the luxury Chrysler Town & Country.
The Freestar S ($23,775), likely to represent only about 10 percent of all Freestar sales, comes standard with a new 3.9-liter V6 engine, four-speed automatic transmission, 16-inch wheels and tires, air conditioning, power windows, locks and mirrors, remote keyless entry, four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes with electronic brake force distribution and a third-row seat that folds into the floor or turns backward to form a tailgate bench seat. The entry-level price for Freestar is $705 more than a comparable 2003 Windstar.
The SE ($26,245) adds: remote keyless entry system; cruise control; roof rack; privacy glass; and an AM/FM stereo with CD player. The SE is nearly equivalent to the 2003 Windstar LX but is priced $70 less.
The Freestar SES ($28,065) includes all the SE equipment plus air conditioning with tri-zone temperature control, driving lamps, power driver's seat, five-spoke aluminum sport wheels, and a unique grille, bumpers and trim treatment. Freestar SES is nearly equivalent to the 2003 Windstar LX Deluxe but is priced $195 more.
The Freestar SEL ($29,310) includes many SES features plus a 4.2-liter V6 engine, first- and second-row bucket seats, keyless entry keypad, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with built-in audio controls, cornering lamps, an overhead console with a compass and outside temperature display and an AM/FM stereo with cassette, CD player and rear seat audio controls. The Freestar SEL is priced $80 higher than a 2003 Windstar SE.
The top-of-the-line Limited ($32,945) includes all SEL equipment plus power sliding rear passenger doors, electronic automatic climate control, power-adjustable brake and accelerator pedals, unique interior trim, including leather seating surfaces, two-tone exterior treatment and power heated signal mirrors with puddle lamps. The Freestar Limited is priced $1,880 less than a 2003 Windstar Limited.
Prices listed do not include incentives that were included as soon as the vehicles were launched. Initially, Ford was offering customers the choice of $1,000 in cash or financing rates as low as 2.9 percent for 60 months. Those incentives could fluctuate through the year, however.
Available individual options include: a DVD rear-seat entertainment system with wireless headphones ($1,395); and a six-disc CD changer ($150). Options for late-2004 models include a power liftgate and a Class II towing package ($335) that will boost the towing capacity from 2,000 pounds to 3,500 pounds. A Memory Package is available that includes adjustable pedals and a memory system for the driver's seat, pedals and exterior mirrors.
Safety features include dual front airbags and standard anti-lock brakes on all versions of the Freestar. Ford's optional Safety Canopy ($695) curtain airbag system runs the length of the minivan on both sides and includes sensors that monitor a rollover. If a rollover is detected, the air bags deploy from the headliner and stay inflated for up to six seconds and can protect the heads of occupants in all three rows. Seat-mounted side-impact airbags for the front passengers complement the Safety Canopy.
While the Freestar has not yet been crash tested by the federal government, Ford anticipates it to perform well as did the Windstar. The Windstar had two top five-star ratings for front passengers and two four-star ratings for rear passengers.
Anti-lock brakes (ABS) with electronic brake force distribution (EBD) come standard on all Freestars. Other active safety features available include Ford's AdvanceTrac electronic stability control ($395), Panic Brake Assist, and a Reverse Sensing System that detects objects behind the vehicle when backing up. Self-sealing tires ($280) and turn-signal indicato
The Ford Freestar barely looks any different from the Windstar. It is based on the Windstar and, in fact, the only exterior parts that are new are the hood, grille and headlamps, front fenders and rear liftgate.
The Freestar sticks with a traditional, mainstream minivan styling formula, which generally has been more popular than radically different ones, at least until this summer's introduction of the dramatically designed Nissan Quest.
One distinguishing feature of the Freestar is an odd one. The front side windows lower below the inside portion of the door trim so when the window is fully down, the sill protrudes up. Designers say it was done to create an armrest of a comfortable height.
A power liftgate will be offered on the Freestar late in the model year.
Interior Features
The Freestar's interior is trimmed in high-quality materials. It looks elegant, with a delicate watch-like clock in the center dashboard as its focal point. The Freestar is a beneficiary of the increased spending Ford Motor Co. has been putting into interiors. The Freestar interior represents a dramatic upgrade over the Windstar interior.
The Freestar seats seven passengers: two in front, two in the second row and three in the third row. The second row comes standard with a bench seat. Captain's chairs, standard on the SEL and Limited, slide horizontally on rails. They also fold and tumble forward like those on the Ford Explorer and Expedition for easy access to the third row or extra cargo space.
While the Windstar had a bulky removable third-row seat, the Freestar has a third-row seat that folds into a well behind the seat, creating a flat floor like that in the Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna, and Nissan Quest. Ford's fold-flat seat may well be best in class in terms of operation. By pulling straps numbered in sequence with numbers 1, 2 and 3 clearly noted, the seat drops easily into the wheel.
Another plus is that Ford designed third-row head restraints that push deeper into the seat so they don't require removal to fold the seat, as other minivans do. The third-row seat can be dropped backwards to create seating for tailgate parties.
With the third-row seat in place for passengers, the well behind it has about 25 cubic feet of cargo space, an extremely handy spot for groceries. No more melons rolling about. The cargo volume expands to 135 cubic feet when the third-row seat is folded and second-row seats are removed (possible but clumsy for one person).
The downside of Ford's third-row seat, however, is its short height compared with the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna. As a result, even people with relatively normal length legs will feel like their knees sit too high. The seats works fine for small children.
Seat comfort throughout the Freestar, as was the case with the Windstar, is not exceptional. The second-row captain's chairs seems too narrow. The driver's seat also seems designed for a slim person.
Storage space is abundant throughout the Freestar. It includes bins in the rear sliding doors for books and toys. Front doors have double map pockets, one above the other. On the dash is a covered storage compartment for small items like cell phones. The drivers' seat on the Limited model has a kangaroo pouch at the front of the cushion.
The Freestar has numerous cupholders, including front door holders for 20-ounce bottles. Some of the beverage holders, particularly those in the far back are awkwardly positioned, however. Well positioned and well built are sturdy cupholders that fold down from the sides of the second-row captain's chairs. If kicked, as they likely will be, they snap back into storage against the seats.
Driving Impressions
Beneath the Ford Freestar's mildly revised skin is the same front-wheel-drive architecture used for the Windstar. But many improvements have been made.
Two engines are available. The standard 3.9-liter V6 generates 193 horsepower and 245 lbs.-ft. of torque. Optional is a 4.2-liter V6 that delivers 201 horsepower and 263 lbs.-ft of torque. Neither engine matches the horsepower of the new Nissan Quest, rated at 240 horsepower, nor the redesigned Toyota Sienna at 230 horsepower. Torque is competitive, however. (Torque is that force that propels you from intersections and up steep grades, so torque is important.) Freestar's 4.2-liter V6 is the largest displacement for a minivan and is likely the best choice for highway cruising, passing on freeways and towing.
The automatic transmission shifts smoothly. All Freestars come with a four-speed automatic transmission. Ford claims consumer research showed minivan buyers didn't care whether their automatic is a four-speed or five-speed, which other manufacturers offer, as long as the shifts were smooth.
The Freestar is extremely quiet. It's on par with the new Toyota Sienna. The only exception is that the engine roars a tad too loudly and truck-like under hard acceleration.
The Freestar's ride is smooth. It glided over the rough pavement of Michigan's Interstate 94. Steering is much more responsive than the Windstar.
While the Freestar is much improved from the Windstar, it doesn't feature much innovation above and beyond its competitors. Still it is a solid performer and former Windstar owners will appreciate the improvements.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Ford Freestar S ($24,460); SE ($26,245); SES ($28,065); SEL ($28,065); Limited ($32,945)
|3.9-liter 12-valve V6; 4.2-liter 12-valve V6
|4-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|dual-stage front airbags, anti-lock brakes, 3-point safety belts for all seven seating positions
|Safety equipment (optional):
|Safety Canopy side curtain airbag with side airbags, AdvanceTrac electronic stability control, traction control, adjustable pedals, panic brake assist, reverse sensing system
|Basic warranty:
|3 years/36,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Oakville, Ontario, Canada
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Ford Freestar Limited ($36,485)
|Standard equipment:
|4.2-liter V6 engine; four-speed automatic transmission; automatic climate control; power driver's seat, windows, locks and mirrors; remote keyless entry and keyless entry keypad; four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes with electronic brake force distribution; cruise control; roof rack; privacy glass; five-spoke aluminum sport wheels; second-row captain's chairs; leather upholstery and leather-wrapped steering wheel with built-in audio controls; cornering lamps; overhead console with a compass and outside temperature display; AM/FM stereo with cassette, CD player and rear seat audio controls; power sliding rear doors; power heated signal mirrors with puddle lamps
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|Active Safety Package II ($750) includes AdvanceTrac electronic stability control, traction control, panic brake assist and reverse sensing system; Memory Package ($305) includes adjustable pedals and memory system for driver's seat, pedals and exterior mirrors; DVD rear-seat entertainment with wireless remote ($1,395); Safety Canopy side air curtain with rollover sensor plus front-seat-mounted side-impact airbags ($695); 6-disc CD changer ($150); Value Group III ($240) includes Homelink transmitter for garage doors and perimeter anti-theft system; deluxe roof rack ($95); power front passenger seat ($305); floor console ($150); 17-inch aluminum wheels ($245); heated front seats ($245)
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|front-wheel drive
|4.2-liter V6
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|201 @ 4250
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|263 @ 3650
|4-speed automatic
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|16/22 mpg
|120.8 in.
|201.0/76.6/68.8 in.
|Track, f/r:
|64.3/62.8 in.
|Turning circle:
|39.5 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|38.8/58.7/49.7 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|39.7/66.5/38.0 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|38.1/48.1/32.7 in.
|Cargo volume:
|134.3 cu. ft.
|Towing capacity:
|2000 Lbs.
|Suspension, f:
|independent MacPherson strut with coil springs and stabilizer bar
|Suspension, r:
|semi-independent twist beam, coil springs, shock absorbers, integrated torsion and Panhard rod
|Ground clearance:
|Curb weigth:
|4275 lbs.
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/disc w ABS and Brake Assist
|Fuel capacity:
|26 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of November 11, 2003.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 1-800-392-FORD - www.fordvehicles.com
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Watercolor pencils on fabric
17 comments:
- Kit Lang said...
Here through the artquilt digest - this is amazing! Thanks so much for showing us your technique.
I have some watercolour penicls in storage somewhere - time to dig them out!
- January 08, 2011
- Gloria said...
Very nice! Love the translucent effect. Thank you for sharing "how" you did this too. I've used Derwent Inktense pencils on fabric, added water, and then ironed to heat set the color. Works very well, but I've wanted to try using other wc pencils that can't be heat set. I will use your method...should work perfectly.
Thank you!
- January 08, 2011
- Nancy said...
Thanks, the information is very well done. Love the effect and the choice of patterned fabric. Color your own, and pattern too, best of both worlds.
- January 08, 2011
- Unknown said...
Thanks, guys, glad you enjoyed reading it.
I should add re "setting" the pencils, that washing the fabric might be too much for the Claybord fixative. So, definitely test first if using on washable item.
- January 08, 2011
- Quilt Rat said...
ooooooo can't wait to hear that you are in again....just know you will be!!
- January 08, 2011
- Cindy Cooksey said...
What a great tutorial for WC pencils on fabric. Thanks! This gives me the confidence to try it out.
- January 08, 2011
- Diane J. Evans said...
You handle those watercolor pencils like a pro. Thanks for sharing so many techniques. I have these pencils, too, and I've only played with them on watercolor paper. Can't wait to try them on fabric -- you've inspired!
- January 08, 2011
- Terri Stegmiller said...
Great information...thanks for sharing.
- January 09, 2011
- Susan Brubaker Knapp said...
Oh, it looks lovely, Loreen! Hope you get in again this year. I just love your work.
Thanks for sharing this info about your materials and techniques. I have only used the watercolor pencils and Caran D'Ache crayons for adding details, so this was very interesting. The combo of the wash of color with the designs in the fabrics is wonderful.
- January 09, 2011
- Beth said...
wonderful work and very informative
- January 09, 2011
You've just given me an idea. Thanks for sharing your technique.
- January 09, 2011
- Unknown said...
Thanks for all the great comments! I had a feeling my fellow fabric artists would enjoy this technique. It has a lot of potential... I've been eyeballing my collection of black and white prints, too.
- January 09, 2011
- Barbara Strobel Lardon said...
Loved the tutorial. I especially like how you see the fabric through the watercolor pencil. I will definitely try this.
That eye is a cat's eye?
- January 11, 2011
- Kathleen McKenna said...
Marvelous results! I love how fabric can be altered with WC pencils. The white is purrfect:)
- January 16, 2011
- Unknown said...
Actually, it's not a cat. But it is a mammal.
- January 16, 2011
- Judy Alexander said...
Good luck with your entry! I planned on entering this year but missed the deadline..... you can see my almost entry here..
- January 18, 2011
- Sarah Pecorino said...
This is super cool! Thanks for walking us through how you did it. I really love how you used a patterned fabric as the "canvas", it adds and fantastic texture.
- January 26, 2011

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Should we fear active shooter anniversaries?
Experts say that those who carry out horrific acts pick their dates very carefully, and that anniversaries may serve as a blueprint for evil
By John Burgeson
Connecticut Post, Bridgeport
As the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting approaches on Dec. 14, it's no secret that those who carry out horrific acts pick their dates very carefully, experts say.
Take the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, for example.
It took place on the same week as the anniversaries of the Waco, Texas, siege (April 19, 1993); the Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995); the Columbine High School massacre (April 20, 1999); the Virginia Tech shooting (April 17, 2007) and Adolf Hitler's birthday (April 20, 1889).
Will Dec. 14 be another date to worry about? In a word, yes.
Dates are very important for those with a fascination with horrific acts, according to Deb Del Vecchio-Scully, a professional counselor in Fairfield who is also executive director of the Connecticut Counseling Association.
"If you look at the recently released report ... on Sandy Hook, you're seeing a definite fascination with other shootings, particularly Columbine, in an obsessive-pathological way," Del Vecchio-Scully said Wednesday.
She said there isn't a lot of scientific data on the subject, however. Most mass killers usually kill themselves or are killed by law enforcement at the scene of the crime, so in-depth analyses of their states of mind are rare.
Even so, mass killers seem to be obsessed with details, Del Vecchio-Scully said.
"People pick certain dates and certain times because it means something to them, even though it has no rational meaning to anyone else," she said. "One, for example, is to gain more notoriety by carrying these acts out on a certain date."
Del Vecchio-Scully said that we live in a "sick and distorted world" in which there are many "who want to be on top of the leader board" of the number of victims killed.
"Take a look at the video games that Adam Lanza played," she said. "One was called 'School Shooting.' Unfortunately, I think you're going to see more events like this happening."
Del Vecchio-Scully said there aren't "reasonable explanations" for abnormal behavior.
"Certainly, we see a tendency for obsessive-compulsive behavior, but honestly, there isn't a whole lot of research into the minds of these individuals," she said.
One common thread seems to be the age of these perpetrators.
Del Vecchio-Scully said most perpetrators tend to be young men in their late teens or early 20s. Lanza was 20 years old, and the suspect in the University of New Haven incident, William Dong, is 22.
"Late teens or early 20s is a prime time for psychotic breakdowns," she said. "They develop a break from reality -- paranoia, delusions and the belief that this is somehow what they're supposed to do."
Another possibility, Del Vecchio-Scully said, is schizophrenia, a disorder that shows itself at about age 18 in men, later in women.
"It's a mental health issue, but doing a post-mortem on why they act this way is a challenge," she said, noting that the combination of mental illness and the easy availability of automatic weapons can make for a deadly combination.
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|Drought Breaking
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Most droughts can be broken within a two week period. That is, within two weeks of beginning an operation, rainfall resumes and then continues on an average to above-average cycle for the next month. Often, the precipitation continues average to above-average at least for the remainder of the season.
In some cases we will guarantee above-average precipitation for the month following drought breaking operations. The effects of rainmaking in an area are usually region wide. That is, the rainfall will increase throughout large swaths of the Southwest, or the Northwest, or the upper Midwest , etc. At the very least, numerous counties will be in the relief zone so the benefits are widespread.
In chronic drought areas, the best time to begin rainmaking operations is at the beginning of the rainy season. However, rainmaking operations are beneficial to a droughted area at any time. True rainy seasons exist west of the Rockies in the American West; the rest of the country receives similar amounts of rain in every season and so will benefit equally throughout the year.
When droughts are acute and suddenly critical, with huge forest fires or massive heat waves, rainmaking operations are useful and helpful any time of the year or place.
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Dec 30, 2010
In this special Christmas edition, Alicia Sometimes and Jeff Sparrow talk to Stephen Hall about his book Wisdom Up. Plus George Dunford drops in to share his favourite books of the year.
Dec 30, 2010
In this edition, Alicia Sometimes and Jeff Sparrow meet David Astle and discuss his new book, Puzzled.
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In addition to the usual segments, a very excited crew talk to authors Jackie French and Kevin Walsh. They also give advice to some keen garners on the phone.


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JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian activists have set up a protest camp in the West Bank to demonstrate against what they say is an Israeli land grab.
They say they set up a mosque and several tents Friday in the village of Beit Iksa near Jerusalem.
The move comes a week after Palestinian activists set up a similar camp in a strategic West Bank corridor known as E-1 where Israel said it would build a large settlement. The activists were evacuated a day later.
In a statement, activists said they were securing land from Israel.
The Israeli military said soldiers were monitoring the area to prevent disturbances.
The Palestinian activists seem to be adopting a tactic used by Jewish settlers, who establish communities hoping the territory will remain theirs once structures are built.


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St. Joseph's Academy has a long-standing mission to "educate young women as responsible and unifying members of the world community." This philosophy permeates every aspect of the Academy and serves as a driving force that guides their every decision, where students, administrators and teachers alike begin every discussion with the question: "What's best for our girls?"
As student Sarah Christian says, "It's about developing a love of learning, and exploring material beyond the bounds of a traditional classroom that ultimately prepares us for the future." It is this passion for exploring new territory, and their courage to delve into the unknown, that sets the Academy apart from other schools.
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Item #6079
Perennial. An invaluable seasoning in the
kitchen, thyme has a subtle,
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"Jesus was never a Christian, for that term was not even coined until the days of Paul, about 3 decades after Jesus walked the earth a man.
Jesus was a social justice, radical revolutionary Palestinian devout Jewish road warrior who rose up and challenged the job security of the Temple authorities by teaching the people they did NOT need to pay the priests for ritual baths or sacrificing livestock to be OK with God; for God already LOVED them just as they were: sinners, poor, diseased, outcasts, widows, orphans, refugees and prisoners all living under Roman Military Occupation."
Something happened to the redemptive purposes of Jesus here. In fact, something happened to the understanding that Jesus is the great sacrificial Lamb of God. And there is a reason that in Fleming's writings this should be so.
In an article on Veterans Today, "The Stages of the Soul and How Religiosity-Fundamentalism is Holding up Evolution," Fleming proves her decidedly unchristian perspective. She reaches into the world of Theosophy and the idea that humanity is developing into higher spiritual beings. This also means that different souls have reached different stages. Fleming writes:
"Stage two souls have not yet been set fully free and prefer the security of a higher human authority than themselves for guidance. They submit to institutions, scripture, dogma, ritual, ministers, or gurus. This is the most appropriate stage for older children and most adults who live busy lives just trying to keep bread on the table and a dry roof above.
The difference between a stage one and stage two soul, is that a one wouldn't even notice a neighbor in need, while the two has awoken to the fact that we are to be our neighbor's keepers and they will respond to a friend-and like the good Samaritan, even to a total stranger in need."
Most theologians would agree that the opposite of faith is not disbelief: the opposite of faith is fear. Stage three souls have not just fearlessly awoken, they have evolved! This evolution has led them to the realization of what Christ was really talking about in the Sermon of the Mount AKA: The Beatitudes which sound like crazy promises, but are all about waking people up to The Divine within themselves and all others!"
Now the combination of theosophical ideas and anti-Semitism is not at all unusual. In fact, historian George L. Mosse in several of his books on racism and anti-Semitism list theosophy as one of the contributing factors, not in its original form, but as it developed and merged with other ideas. (The Jews were holding the evolution back.) But an important point here is that heretical ideas about the Jewish people and about who Jesus Christ is have historically traveled together.
In this latter essay Fleming believes it is Christians who hold to dogmas and creeds that are holding the evolution of humanity back. She does not understand it is a Jewish man, fully human, fully God, who died on the cross that truly matters. No he was not called a Christian, but a King. He was the Christ, the unique begotten Son of the Father. He was God from God, Light from Light. Only in his resurrection are we made new creatures.


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So, now I am getting my sim off the ground again (ha-ha! see what I did there?) ... anyone doing any multi-player P3Dv4 and how easy is it these days?
Last time I tried with other forum members the mix of FSX and P3Dx really didn't work very well.
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OMG – Mom!
The mother of Audrina Patridge apologized Friday for being caught on tape in an expletive-fueled rant, a day after her daughter was cut from "Dancing with the Stars."
"I was extremely emotional after her elimination – it just came as such a shock," Lynn Patridge told People. "I want to apologize for offending anyone."
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Audrina had nothing but nice things to say about her "Dancing" experience and even scored a new reality show moments after learning her fate.
Her mom's reaction was something else entirely.
In the paparazzi video shot outside the L.A. hotspot Beso Wednesday, Lynn Patridge was shown unleashing a flurry of f-bombs in extolling her daughter's greatness, while dissing Audrina's former co-stars from MTV's "The Hills."
"Audrina is going to f––ing rise. And She's got class ... She's a Polish, Catholic, f––ing full-on Italian," Lynn Patridge said while smoking a cigarette curbside. "Not only that, she was raised right."
Patridge admitted she'd had "three glasses of wine" and was acting "feisty," and was shown rebuffing a friend's attempts at drawing her back inside Beso.
"I ain't scared of paparazzis," she told the shutterbug for Hollywood.TV, who then protested that he preferred to be called a "celebrity photojournalist."
Patridge acknowledged her daughter will likely "be pissed" at her for speaking out.
"I've been a celebrity mom for eight years through this Hills bull– but Audrina is going to the next level," she said.
Patridge went on to dismiss her daughter's former castmates as "tramps," and call Lauren Conrad a "pissy little fashion s–."
On Friday, Patridge said her insults came being "in the heat of the moment."
"As a mother, there is no pain in this world like seeing your children upset," she told People.
Selected Reading: Us, People, Hollywood.TV


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The International Association of Bryologists has awarded its Hattori Prize to Janice Glime, professor emerita of biological sciences at Michigan Technological University, for her online encyclopedia, "Bryophyte Ecology."
The Hattori Prize recognizes the best paper or series of papers published by a member of the association within the previous two years.
Glime has completed two volumes on this group of diminutive plants that includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts: "Physiological Ecology" and "Bryological Interaction." A portion of the third ("Methods") is available online, and she has at least two more volumes pending.
"Bryophyte Ecology" is read worldwide both as a text and reference. While scientifically rigorous, it is written in a conversational style. "I hope to make bryology more accessible to students who have no mentor in the field and to stimulate interest among ecologists, naturalists and educators," Glime said. "A book such as this is dependent on scientists in many fields, all over the world."
Glime originally conceived of "Bryophyte Ecology" as a textbook, back in the 1990s. But as bryology advanced by leaps and bounds, she was never able to finish so much as a chapter. Then the Internet came into its own, and the project shifted. In 2007, she began uploading chapters to www.bryoecol.mtu.edu. Her masterwork has two major advantages over a print edition: it offers unlimited color photography, and mistakes are easy to fix, thanks to friendly input from her fellow bryologists and other experts.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic responses, however, have come from bryologists from as far flung as China and Bulgaria, who have thanked her profusely for making such a vast trove of knowledge available.
"Dr. Glime, I think you are one of the most generous and collegial scientists I have (not!) met," wrote a Canadian bryologist. "You are really an inspiration . . . All my students are thrilled with your online book, and I am, simply, in awe. Thank you."
It couldn't be done without a lot of help, Glime stresses. "The Internet and Google have made possible what could not have been done 20 years ago," she said. "Some of the researchers and photographers have gone the second mile to help me find images and literature. Some have taken pictures for me. Some have offered to review a chapter when it was completed—especially some of the zoologists. And some have even done fieldwork to enhance the information in a particular area. Many have sent me unsolicited pictures and references. I couldn't have found a better retirement project."
Glime retired in 2008 after 35 years on the Michigan Tech faculty. She received the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1994 and in 2009 was given the Distinguished Service Award for her longtime dedication to the University Senate and to student success.
by Marcia Goodrich, magazine editor
Published in Tech Today


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11:00 a.m. - Farmingdale State - 3, Mount Saint Vincent - 2
1:00 p.m. - Farmingdale State - 3, Old Westbury - 0
Riverdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team defeated Mount Saint Vincent, 3-2 in a conference match, and then Old Westbury 3-0, in Saturday's tri-match hosted by the Dolphins. The Rams are now 8-5 overall, 3-0 in conference play.
Mount Saint Vincent - (24-26, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17, 15-11)
Farmingdale was down 2-0 and fought back to take three straight sets for the 3-2 victory. The Rams rallied in the third set after committing just five miscues. After Mount Saint Vincent took a 15-14 lead, Farmingdale State scored seven of the next eight points to take the lead for good in the set.
In the fourth, Farmingdale State built an early 6-2 lead and was never threatened as it knotted the match at two sets apiece. A 6-0 spurt turned a three point lead into a nine point advantage, as the Rams scored 10 of the final 14 points of the frame.
Mount Saint Vincent regrouped in the fifth and quickly got in front 6-3. The Dolphins would not fall behind in the set until another 6-0 Ram rally that brought them to a 14-10 lead. Sophomore Sarah Palladino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) closed the match with her 22nd kill of the contest to seal the victory for Farmingdale State.
Palladino led all players with 22 kills and also chipped in with 16 digs. Senior Holly Sahner (Dix Hills, N.Y.) also had a big match with 21 winners and a team-high 18 digs. Freshman setter Megan Pisciotta (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) handed out a season-high 54 assists for the Rams to go along with 13 digs.
Old Westbury - (25-19, 25-22, 25-21)
Farmingdale State continued their streak in the second match of the day with a 3-0 shutout over the Panthers. Palladino finished with 21 kills, 10 digs and five service aces in the match, while Sahner posted 10 kills and 11 digs. Pisciotta dished up 32 assists and freshman Angela Kranz (Bohemia, N.Y.) notched 16 digs.
The Rams will now travel to NYU-Poly on Wednesday, October 10 for a Skyline match at 7:00 p.m.


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Adams finds himself in postseason starring role
Injury to Craig places rookie in the Cardinals' Division Series lineup
ST. LOUIS -- Last October, Matt Adams was watching the postseason from his home in Pennsylvania, continuing to rehab from August surgery to remove bone chips in his right elbow.
Adams never expected that just one year later he would be starting in the National League Division Series, which begins with Game 1 on Thursday at 4 p.m. CT on TBS, against the Pirates, for a team that finished the season tied for the best record in baseball.
"It's something special for me to be part of a club like this and have so many great guys in this clubhouse that are willing to help each other out," Adams said. "I feel that if I sit back and think too much about it, it's going distract me a little bit from what I need to go out and do. So I just prepare like I'm playing in any other regular-season game, and just take things one out at a time."
The Cardinals lost starting first baseman Allen Craig to a sprained left foot in early September, leaving a gaping, All-Star-sized hole in the lineup. But Adams wasn't fazed. He just wanted to be himself, and in doing so, the 25-year-old rookie was plenty productive for the Cards down the stretch.
Adams stepped into the cleanup spot and had arguably the best stretch of his young career, batting .326 (29-for-89) with eight homers and 15 RBIs in 24 games, 20 of them starts.
"Matt Adams has been great to watch," Carlos Beltran said. "Since Craig left, Matt Adams stepped in and continued to produce like Craig was doing. Even though we miss Craig, we felt like Matt Adams has done what he was doing. I think Matt Adams did such a great job that we have to be happy for him for the season he had, with such [limited] playing time."
If Adams is going to continue to mask Craig's absence in the postseason -- Craig has been ruled out for the NLDS, and is questionable to return at any point this year -- he will need to consistently find ways to hit left-handers. When he was a pinch-hitter, or an occasional starter, the Cardinals were able to limit Adams' opportunities against lefties. But as an everyday starter, his brief experience and .231 average (12-for-52) -- as opposed to .295 (72-for-244) against righties -- could be exposed.
As a regular starter with Triple-A Memphis in 2012, Adams hit .281 against lefties and batted .284 through a full season with Double-A Springfield in 2011. He put in some additional work hitting lefty sliders against a machine in Spring Training, and has built on that in the film room throughout the regular season.
Though Adams has only had 15 at-bats -- for three singles and a home run -- against lefties since becoming a full-time starter, the consistency and rhythm as an everyday starter has him confident going up against anyone.
"It was important, just being able to prove to myself that I can hit them," Adams said of his expanded role. "You know, just get that doubt out of there and be able to go out there and put a quality at-bat against [lefties]. I've just got to trust myself and be able to go out there and do it."


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You know, Halloween….
I lucked out this year…my kids went easy on me.
Really? 2 witches and a skeleton?
Whose children are you?
The pic of my hubby and is from last year's Halloween.
Can you guess who we are?
Bellatrix Lestrange and Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series.
Then, move immediately into Thanksgiving.
Has anyone been keeping up with this?
(click on picture for instructions)
We have changed quite a bit over the past two years about what we are grateful for.
It used to be toilets.
Now, we are still grateful for toilets (since I still have a four year year old in the house), but my older ones come up with some pretty creative things.
Yes, we do the usual, family, friends, house, food, water, etc.
And don't get me wrong, those are definitely important.
But, they also come up with things like "gravity".
Well, okay then! I guess we REALLY should be grateful for that.
Then, we have Christmas.
Now, way back when, at the time when all these holidays were put back to back to back, I'm sure it was fine.
Modern day = months that fly by way to fast for my liking!
This year, my two girls and nieces are WAY into American Girl dolls.
I wish I could afford all those cute little outfits, but let's get real….
So, I've been sewing up a storm to make some outfits for Christmas!
I discovered Liberty Jane sewing patterns, that are awesome.
A pic coming soon of the items I have made!
In the mean time, feel free to toss American Girl item's my way that your girl's have grown out of!
Yes, I'm not above begging.
So, cheers to a successful next few months to all of my readers!


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In Windows, the GUI system is event-driven–actions occur in response to various events generated by the system. When you press a key on the keyboard, Windows generates a window message (specifically, WM_KEYDOWN) and sends it to the thread that owns the window that's in focus. That thread then call's the window's event handling procedure (the so-called WindowProc) to process the message. There are many such messages, covering input events such as keyboard and mouse actions, system-level events such as notification of a time change or a change in the system's power state, and events related to the windowing system, such as resizing or moving a window.
How can these be forensically relevant? Well, as it turns out, some threads in buggy applications aren't always good at processing their messages, and messages they receive pile up in the queue. This means that by looking at the message queues on a system, we can get some information about its past state. To make this more concrete, let's look at the message queue for a thread belonging to a certain full-disk encryption vendor on one of the images in my collection:
0:03:42.812,WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE,WTS_CONSOLE_CONNECT(I've omitted many of the details here to save space. Window messages also include things like the handle of the window the message is for and cursor position at the time the message was sent.)
1 day, 0:07:54.468,WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE,WTS_SESSION_LOCK
8 days, 0:18:13.046,WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE,WTS_SESSION_UNLOCK
8 days, 0:32:02.640,WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE,WTS_SESSION_LOCK
8 days, 0:36:01.500,WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE,WTS_SESSION_UNLOCK
If we look up WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE on MSDN, we find that it's a message related to fast user switching; one of these is sent whenever someone logs in, locks the screen, or connects remotely (i.e. via remote desktop). The message is sent to all applications that have called WTSRegisterSessionNotification. However, in this case, despite the fact that the application asked to be notified of such changes, it didn't bother to process the messages it received! This means that we can now look through its queue and find out when the user logged in and out, when the screen was locked, and so on. (The times given are relative to the time the system was booted, and are only good up to 49.7 days–this is because the timestamp comes from the GetTickCount function). It should be clear why such information might be useful in a forensic investigation.
I want to stress that we simply got lucky in this case by finding such a wealth of information in the message queue. It would be unwise to rely on every system having a misbehaving application like the one in this example; on the NIST images, for example, and on my own (clean) test VMs, there were no messages found on the system at all–the applications involved had processed them, and so they were no longer queued. Still, on real-world systems, buggy applications may be more common, so this trick could come in handy.
To look at the message queues in a memory dump, you can use a small plugin for Volatility that I've created. It enumerates all threads on the system and lists any messages it finds. It has an internal table mapping numeric IDs to names for a large number of standard window messages; however, it is very likely that the list is not complete. In addition, applications can define their own message types; in these cases, interpreting the message is impossible without analyzing the program. Caveats aside, I'm happy to offer threadqueues.py. As usual, drop it into your "memory_plugins/" directory, and then run it with:
$ python volatility thread_queues -f [IMAGE]As with the SSDT plugin, thread_queues requires my list-walking library, which should be placed in the "forensics/win32/" directory.
If you want to know how the plugin works internally, read on!
Each thread in Windows (represented by the _ETHREAD strucutre) has a field in its Thread Control Block (or Tcb, which is a _KTHREAD) called Win32Thread. This field points to a data structure, _W32THREAD, which is defined in the kernel-mode portion of the Windows graphical subsystem, win32k.sys. You can actually examine the _W32THREAD structure by issuing "dt win32k!_W32THREAD" in WinDbg; however, if you start reverse engineering win32k.sys, you'll quickly find that the information given there is far from complete. In fact, _W32THREAD is a much larger data structure, which includes information about the current desktop, keyboard layout, installed window hooks, and, most importantly for us, the input message queue. You can read more about the internals of win32k in Alex Ionescu's BlackHat talk from this year; however, most of the details are still unknown, and the best way to find out about them is to reverse engineer win32k.sys.
In my case, I found the answers I wanted in the PostMessage() function. To make a (very) long story short, PostMessage is defined as:
PostMessage(PWND window, ulong msg, ulong wParam, ulong lParam)
When called, it eventually allocates a new entry in the thread queue using AllocQEntry, places the message information into it with StoreQMessage (which also adds the timestamp and current cursor position), and finally tells the thread that it should wake up because there's a message pending (using SetWakeBit). In Windows XP SP2, the message queue is found at offset 0xD0 of _W32THREAD, and looks like:
typedef struct _MSG_QUEUE {Each queue entry, in turn, looks like:
PMSG_QUEUE_ENTRY Head;
PMSG_QUEUE_ENTRY Tail;
unsigned long NumberOfMessages;
typedef struct _MSG_QUEUE_ENTRY {So for each thread, we can just start at the head of the queue, and keep following pNext until we get to the end, at which point pNext will be NULL.
PMSG_QUEUE_ENTRY pNext;
PMSG_QUEUE_ENTRY pPrev;
struct _MSG {
unsigned long hWnd;
unsigned long ulMsg;
unsigned long wParam;
unsigned long lParam;
unsigned long time; // In milliseconds
POINT pt; // Mouse cursor position
unsigned long dwUnknown;
unsigned long dwExtraInfo;
} Msg;
One quick note of warning, though: when you're exploring these structures, you may initially think that all of the information is paged out, because none of the memory addresses seem valid. As it turns out, although Win32Thread and its friends all live in kernel space, this portion of kernel space is not visible from all threads. This flies in the face of a very common assumption in Windows memory analysis–that the kernel portion of memory looks the same to every process. In fact, the portions related to the GUI subsystem are only visible from processes that have at least one GUI thread! So, in particular, the System process, which is what's most commonly used in Volatility to access kernel memory, can't see any of the structures we're interested in. In my plugin, I make sure to use the address space of the process that owns the threads we're examining, so that the GUI structures will be accessible if the thread is a GUI thread.
There's a lot more cool stuff you can do once you start digging into the kernel mode portion of the Windows graphics system. In a future post, I'll describe how we can enumerate all the windows on the system, and list their titles and position, and (if I can figure out how) possibly even how to extract a screenshot at the time the memory was captured. Though this last bit doesn't have much forensic value, it would be pretty slick to be able to see exactly what was on the desktop for public images like the DFRWS challenge images or the NIST reference images.


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Enterprise Auto Glass – What Should I know?
Simply put, this is glass that you would find in an automobile. Not too many know that in Enterprise there are two major forms of auto glass. Each one is used on certain windows in the automobile. Both types of auto glass are more impact resistant and stronger than regular glass.
What Are the Different Kinds Of Windshield Replacement Enterprise Services that are Available?
Laminated safety glass-this glass is generally used on a car's windshield. It is comprised of a couple of pieces of glass that has a slim layer of vinyl. The glass is then heated and pressed together in an autoclave, which is a type of oven. When this glass receives a tough impact it will shatter also but usually the shattered pieces will stick to the vinyl and not fall on the ground.
If the windshield just has a tiny vein or nick, the auto glass professional may be able to repair the tiny vein or nick to keep it from spreading further. The repair will generally take fewer than thirty minutes in Enterprise. The vein or nick is cleaned thoroughly and dried. Resin is injected and a material like Mylar is used to hold it in place. The professional cures the resin by using an ultraviolet light.
Auto Glass For Classic Cars?
There is a general consensus that windshield replacement can actually be performed by almost anyone. The glass pieces that replace it in your car are specifically shaped, and sized, to fit the make, and model of car that you drive. Almost anyone can remove the old piece and install a new one. It would be nice if auto glass replacement was that easy to do, but the truth is that you need a professional to replace any broken panels in your vehicle.
If the glass that is replaced in your car is not replaced correctly, using the proper glass pieces designed for your car, then you are in danger of them breaking at any time. When the weather heats the panels and cools the panels if they are not properly installed they can break, or fall out of the vehicle. If this happens while you are driving the car, you, or your passengers could be injured.
When you are looking for someone to do this glass replacement, or windshield replacement, you need to ask the following questions.
• How much experience do they have?
• Do they accept my insurance?
• What types of glass can they replace?
• Where is their shop located?
• Will they come to my location to replace my glass?
• How soon can they do the work?
Three Reasons to Repair Your Windshield Chip Instead of Replacing the Windshield
But I Thought You Said This Windshield Was Original Equipment?
Here is a common story for a consumer. A person has a brand new or leased vehicle and a piece of glass becomes damaged. They call an auto glass company and the consumer is told OEE is an original equipment equivalent replacement piece for their vehicle. But when the auto glass technician shows up to complete the replacement, the piece of glass does not actually have the vehicle makers OEM manufacturer logo.
OEE - Parts produced for installation in the "aftermarket" by third party companies.
What Is OEM Auto Glass? (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
When a new vehicle is designed the vehicle maker can use an existing windshield part from an older model vehicle, or they can create a whole new windshield and part number. If the decision is made to create a whole new windshield the vehicle maker contracts a glass manufacturer to create the part. The glass manufacturer and vehicle maker create a unique mold and a unique molding/firing process to produce the OEM windshield (Original Equipment Manufacturer). The parts are installed when the vehicle is assembled at the vehicle makers factory.
6. Rear View Mirror Brackets And Sensors - Aftermarket windshields (OEE) use a different process to adhere the mirror brackets to the glass. I find that their quality of adhesion and location is not as accurate as OEM parts. In fact, aftermarket distributors repeatedly drip glue on the glass below the bracket which may stain the black ceramic band on the interior side of the glass. When it comes to sensor components such as a rain sensors, the problem it not as rampant. But on a BMW windshield, a mirror bracket not correctly aligned may hinder the re-installation of the mirror's plastic cover assembly which hides the sensor and bracket.
So Which Windshield Should I Choose, OEM or OEE?
The biggest impact on your decision will be budget. OEM parts are almost always higher priced. Most consumers simply choose OEE because they have no choice, everyone needs to save a few bucks. Don't be scared of choosing aftermarket glass though because safety is mostly impacted by the technician installing the windshield correctly, not the glass itself. But if you really love your vehicle and expect the best quality, you should choose OEM. And if you are leasing your vehicle, your dealer may have restrictions on what type of glass is acceptable upon returning the vehicle. You may get a fee added if you have an aftermarket glass installed. Call your dealer for more information.


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About AccuWeather
AccuWeather, established in 1962, is the World's Weather Authority. We provide local forecasts for everywhere in the United States and over two million locations worldwide. We also provide our products and services to more than 175,000 paying customers in media, business, government and institutions. Our headquarters in State College, PA, is home to the greatest number of forecast meteorologists in one location anywhere in the world.
AccuWeather Mission
To save lives, protect property, and help people to prosper, while expanding AccuWeather as a healthy and profitable business.
AccuWeather Vision
To be the world's best and most-used source of weather information.
AccuWeather Values
To achieve AccuWeather's mission, we require great people with great values. AccuWeather seeks to recruit, develop and retain people who are intelligent, innovative, and entrepreneurial, who take pride in their work, and who passionately share AccuWeather's values:
* Respect, honesty and trust
* Commitment and responsibility
* Collaboration and communication
* Quality and accuracy
* Service to internal and external customers
* Efficiency, productivity and achievement
AccuWeather leadership includes many individuals who have been recognized for their service to the profession of meteorology.
Dr. Joel N. Myers
Dr. Joel N. Myers, AccuWeather Founder, Chairman and President, was awarded the National Weather Association's Operational Achievement Award in 2004. Dr. Myers was recognized in 1997 as one of the 528 greatest entrepreneurs in American history in Entrepreneur Magazine's Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs. Dr. Myers is the co-recipient of two United States patents for the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature® and AccuWeather StormRisc™.
Barry Lee Myers
AccuWeather CEO Barry Lee Myers has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Weather Services Association, the weather industry's trade association, since 1990, serving as the industry's chief federal-relations officer. Barry Lee Myers is recognized as an expert in weather information exchange and public/private relationships in the weather field. He also has served as advisor to the Director of the U.S. National Weather Service at the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization Meetings in Geneva, Switzerland.
Michael R. Smith
Michael R. Smith, Senior Vice President, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, is a Fellow of the AMS. In 1992, he won the American Meteorological Society's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Applied Meteorology and shared in WeatherData's 2000 Award for Outstanding Service to Meteorology by a Corporation. He is a recipient of five United States patents, with four other U.S. and foreign patents pending.
Dr. Joe Sobel
Dr. Joe Sobel joined AccuWeather in 1972 and currently serves as AccuWeather Senior Vice President. He was recognized in 2004 by the AMS for Outstanding Service as a Broadcast Meteorologist. Dr. Sobel holds a United States patent as a co-inventor of the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature.
Elliot Abrams
Elliot Abrams began work at AccuWeather in 1967. Currently AccuWeather Chief Forecaster and Senior Vice President, he is one of only a few living persons who have earned both the title of Certified Consulting Meteorologist and the AMS Seal of Approval for both radio and television from the American Meteorological Society. He is a member of the AMS Board of Certified Consulting Meteorologists, a Fellow of the AMS, and winner of the 1993 AMS award for Outstanding Service by a Broadcasting Meteorologist. In 1996, the National Weather Association named Abrams "Broadcaster of the Year." In 1994, he won the AMS Charles L. Mitchell Award for "outstanding and unique dissemination of weather forecasts to the nation's public by radio and television." Elliot is also a co-inventor of the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature.
The Early Years
On November 15, 1962, Joel N. Myers, then a graduate student at the Pennsylvania State University, began forecasting the weather for a gas utility company in Pennsylvania. He not only had a firm grasp of weather patterns, but he also had insight into the impact of the weather on businesses and people, and how accurate forecasts could improve their ability to plan for, and cope with, the weather.
As Myers worked on his M.S. and then Ph.D. in meteorology from Penn State, his customer base grew to include other businesses and government agencies. The first ski area was served in 1963, and the first forensic customer in 1965. In 1967, the first government agency subscribed to the Snow Warning Service™, and services customized for fuel oil dealers and construction companies began in 1968.
Through the 1960s and into 1971, in addition to his meteorological consulting business, Myers taught full-time at Penn State, conducted research, did television weather broadcasts, and worked on his Ph.D. During this time, Myers' service continued to be a small winter seasonal forecasting boutique, providing custom forecasts and warnings to highway departments, utility companies, construction companies, ski resorts, and other weather-sensitive businesses and agencies.
Year-Round and Media Service Begins
The first use of the AccuWeather® brand name occurred in November 1971, as the company expanded its operations to a year-round service. The first radio station to be served by AccuWeather was WARM-AM in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA, and the first television station served was WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, in 1972. Indeed, of the first seven broadcast stations served by AccuWeather in the early 1970s, five of them are still customers today, more than 30 years later - a record of loyalty and success rarely encountered in the broadcast media.
Radio Services
WSBA in York, PA, made AccuWeather its weather source largely in response to our success forecasting the floods from tropical storm Agnes for their sister station, WARM. AccuWeather meteorologists predicted devastating flooding in Wilkes Barre, PA, before the National Weather Service issued warnings. Until that time, warnings were based only on precipitation that had already fallen. AccuWeather based its forecasts on observed plus additional predicted rainfall amounts, a procedure later incorporated into NWS operations. WINS in New York City (now the most listened to radio station in the United States) was another early radio customer.
In AccuWeather's early days, radio broadcasts were transmitted over ordinary telephone lines out of a carpeted closet that was converted into a studio. Today, all broadcasts originate in one of our 18 digitally equipped broadcast studios, and most stations receive live reports via digital lines, with recorded forecasts transmitted over the internet as MP3 or WAV files.
Television Systems and Services
AccuWeather's participation in the television marketplace has been marked by a long history of innovation. In 1975, AccuWeather was the first to introduce seven-day local forecasts for television, and we began offering ready-for-air color television weather graphics in 1983In 1986, AccuWeather began satellite delivery of ready-for-air satellite, radar and weather graphics. AccuWeather became a full-fledged video production facility in 1998, when it added video uplink, studio, and control room capability supporting WeatherTeam Live™ video programming.
In the late 1980s, AccuWeather's television offerings were expanded to include graphics systems, beginning with the introduction of the Amiga Weather Graphics System™ in 1987. In 1989, AccuWeather introduced UltraGraphix™, a solution for ultra-high spatial and color resolution in ready-for-air graphics. It was followed in 1992 by the UltraGraphix Animator™, based upon PC technology. In 1995, AccuWeather introduced VirtualWeather™ FlyThru® animations, now a staple of television weather presentations. 1996 saw the debut of the SGI-based UltraGraphix ULTRA Weather System™, which won the prestigious "NAB Pick-of-Show" award for "advancement in the art and science of television broadcast." The UltraGraphix ULTRA was in turn supplanted in 2001 by the Galileo® Weather System, the industry's first PC-based high-end professional weather graphics system. Galileo's speed, ease of use and eye-catching graphics quickly propelled it to a record pace for adoption by television stations.
Along with our graphics systems, we have offered television stations a series of specialized devices and services. The FirstWarn® Screencrawler™, introduced in 1992 and subsequently enhanced several times, offers television stations a platform to quickly air critical watch and warning information, while the FirstWarn Neighborhood Doppler™, introduced in 1999, offers stations the best value in a street-level, storm-tracker radar system.
AccuWeather began to supply turnkey weather solutions to cable channels in 1996, with the introduction of Local Cable Weather™. This is also the system that was utilized by PennDOT at welcome areas and rest stops on major highways throughout the Commonwealth. Significantly enhanced in 2000 as Local Digital Weather™, the system was soon on the air as the Local AccuWeather Channel™ for WFMZ-TV. In 2003, AccuWeather posted yet another milestone as the first vendor to provide native high definition weather via our Local Digital Weather HD system and service. This new technology went on air immediately with Cablevision's VOOM direct broadcast satellite network.
In 2005 AccuWeather introduced 24/7 local weather channels for television stations and other customers under the name Local AccuWeather Channel™. These new channels included video and graphics from AccuWeather and/or the television stations, with a separate video window and an L-bar consisting of three graphic windows. The ABC Television Group became the first group to sign up for this service, on August 31, 2005.
Newspaper Services
AccuWeather - which first began to serve newspapers in 1974 - has led the way in applying technology to the production of newspaper weather presentations. In 1983, AccuWeather began transmitting weather data and text directly to newspapers' type-setting computers, and AccuWeather pioneered the electronic delivery of complete weather pages for newspapers in 1986 with its MacWeather® service, the first electronic delivery of any kind of page to newspapers. In 1987, AccuWeather introduced electronic color newspaper weather pages, the first color pages of any kind transmitted to newspapers. After 1991, these pages were transmitted directly to newspapers' front-end printing systems.
By the end of the 1990s, AccuWeather was the undisputed market leader in supplying newspaper weather pages to newspapers who outsourced their weather presentation.
Early Online Services
AccuWeather has excelled since its earliest days in the application of successive generations of technology to the delivery of weather information. For example, in 1972, AccuWeather introduced the transmission of weather graphics by telecopier, the first primitive fax machines. Subsequent delivery vehicles have included electronic bulletin boards, pagers, wireless devices, the Internet, email, FTP download, cell phones, and satellite delivery - each an example of AccuWeather's commitment to delivering customized, highly localized weather information in the format most useful to the customer.
AccuWeather was an early leader in utilizing digital distribution of weather information. In 1979, AccuWeather bought its first computer in order to automate the delivery of data and weather maps to our forecasters. We then realized that people and businesses with personal computers could access information via modem, and began to develop a state-of-the-art, computerized meteorological database for use by thousands of federal, state and local government agencies, businesses, aviators, educators, mariners, meteorologists, weather hobbyists, and other subscribers. As early as 1984, AccuWeather had introduced the AccuData® weather database, and AccuWeather's weather information became available on Trintex (the precursor to Prodigy, one of the two pioneering general-public databases) in 1986 and on CompuServe (the other pioneering database) in 1990.
In 1993, AccuWeather Forecaster™ access software and its use of AccuData® were named as one of the top 10 things to do with a computer by Discover Magazine. Along with the database, AccuWeather developed a program for education called OnLine With AccuWeather®, which included educational modules, teachers' guides and student workbooks; and which won several awards as one of the nation's top online curriculums. AccuData® is still used today by a number of AccuWeather customers, as well as serving as an infrastructure for portions of AccuWeather's intranet and internet sites.
Internet Weather
AccuWeather was first granted internet access in 1992, back when, in order to gain access, we first had to get letters of support from some of our federal government customers. We began to offer weather information over the internet in 1995, selling content to internet sites with the development of the AccuNet® and netWeather™ Internet services.
AccuWeather.com® first appeared on the internet as a free site in 1996 and was followed the next year by the introduction of our first premium site, and by the launch of AccuWeather.com Professional in 2003. Always an innovator in the communication of weather information, AccuWeather.com launched streaming video in 2000, followed by the AccuWeather.com Desktop™ bug in 2002, and a variety of gizmos in 2005. AccuWeather's unique content offerings, ranging from Hour-by-Hour™ forecasts for one million locations to RadarPlus® predictive radar, were soon being viewed on more than 1200 websites, with millions of unique users visiting AccuWeather.com itself each month. By late 2005, AccuWeather.com had served over five billion page views since the site's launch.
Wireless Weather
In 1997, AccuWeather introduced WeatherPager®, an alert service issued to pagers. AccuWeather continued to expand its offerings in the arena of proactive electronic notification with the addition of AccuWeather.com Alert™ email services in 2001.
AccuWeather began service to PDAs and cell phones in 2002 and, in 2003, AccuWeather's graphical weather content for wireless devices won the "Best of Show" award at Internet World Essentials. This technological and informational excellence soon propelled AccuWeather to the leading market position among wireless weather providers in the United States. Verizon's V-CastSM service, introduced with ads in the 2005 Super Bowl, features AccuWeather as its exclusive weather provider. Today, AccuWeather content is available from nearly all of the major cell phone service providers, and we continue to innovate with services for new handsets, streaming video broadcasts, and enhancements to our existing services.
Specialized Commercial Services
Through the years, AccuWeather has also developed numerous forecasts geared to the specific needs of various niche and specialized users. For example, the company currently offers customized forecasts and warnings for utilities, highway departments, school districts, agriculture, boaters, hotels, construction, golf tournaments, emergency management agencies, and many more categories.
AccuWeather has a long history of innovation for transportation companies. Temperature band maps are now taken for granted, but these maps did not exist until AccuWeather developed them and sent them to trucking companies by telecopier in 1972. Later, AccuWeather introduced the first forecasts geared specifically to interstate highways and other major trucking routes.
Among the other important innovations developed for commercial customers were the Window of Movement™ display (now called Forecast Eye Path™), developed in 1981 for our hurricane / tropical storm warning customers, and the first graphical representation of the forecast path of tropical storms. The AccuWeather Fax™ product, introduced in 1992, put the AccuWeather forecast on the front desks of 2,000 hotels across the country. 1-900-Weather, introduced by AccuWeather in 1989 under sponsorship of American Express, was the first weather forecast service that used audiotex technology, combining prerecorded words and phrases to create the audio forecasts. The version of this service we created for AccuWeather, AccuCall 2000™, won the "1994 Golden Phone" award as the best general news service available by telephone. In 2005, our innovative use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) was recognized with the first ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award ever awarded to a weather company.
One of our important products, The AccuNet™/AP® Multimedia Archive, is not related to weather, but was inspired by and a result of our relationship with The Associated Press and our history in serving educational institutions. With this service, we are the exclusive online provider of the AP's photo, graphics, audio and text archives to universities, colleges, schools and libraries.
Innovative Weather Metrics
AccuWeather has been a leader in developing new weather metrics and communications tools to inform its customers about weather events. In 1994, AccuWeather introduced its current and forecast Ultraviolet (UV) Index, as the world's first local UV Index available with current and hour-by-hour forecasts. In 1997, AccuWeather developed the patented Exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature™. This year-round measure of how temperature is really perceived supersedes the outmoded and misleading wind chill and heat indices.
In 1997, AccuWeather also introduced 10-Day Hour-by-Hour™ forecasts for 55,000 cities, and subsequently extended this capability to fifteen days, with worldwide coverage for more than one million locations.
In 2002, AccuWeather invented the patent-pending AccuPOP™, the first multi-period three-hour probability of precipitation, and in 2004 AccuWeather initiated the patent-pending StormRisc™, a clear and succinct summary of severe weather threats.
In 2004, AccuWeather introduced new tropical weather symbols and terminology, in order to better convey to the public the potential hazard of tropical systems, even after they are downgraded from hurricanes and tropical storms. In 2005, AccuWeather introduced several new weather indices for specific advertisers, including the Arthritis Index and Flu Index.
International Services
AccuWeather served a small number of international customers in the 1970s, mainly Canadian radio stations and snow warning customers. Our international services have grown to the point where today we serve customers around the world, providing forecasts of weather and crop progress for agricultural commodities, worldwide energy usage forecasts, and forecasts for the world's major ports and shipping areas. AccuWeather graphics systems and services are used by television stations from the Philippines to the Middle East to South America. We also provide weather pages for newspapers around the globe, and have added many newspaper customers in Canada and the U.K.
First client served - a Pennsylvania utility.
First ski area served.
First forensics customer served.
First government agency served with Snow Warning Service™.
Fuel oil service begins.
First AccuWeather radio station signs on (WARM, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA).
First use of the AccuWeather® name.
First television station - WPVI-TV in Philadelphia signs up for Exclusive Forecast/Briefing Service™.
AccuWeather introduces weather graphics by fax.
AccuWeather introduces newspaper services.
AccuWeather introduces 7-day local forecasts for television.
AccuWeather installs AccuWeather Weather Analysis Computer System™ (ACCU/WACS™) computer systems.
AccuWeather develops USA Today weather page.
AccuWeather is the Official Weather Forecaster for the World's Fair at Knoxville, Tennessee.
AccuWeather introduces ready-for-air television weather graphics.
AccuWeather begins worldwide forecast service.
AccuWeather transmits weather data and text directly to newspapers' type-setting computers.
AccuWeather introduces AccuData® weather database.
AccuWeather introduces WeatherShow™.
Develops aviation and education products.
AccuWeather begins production of color satellite images.
AccuWeather begins satellite delivery of ready-for-air satellite, radar, and weather graphics.
AccuWeather becomes an Apple® developer.
Begins producing The Associated Press® weather maps and operating the AP Access computer system.
AccuWeather introduces MacWeather® newspaper graphics.
AccuWeather introduces electronic newspaper weather pages.
AccuWeather introduces the new radar display, RadarPlus™.
AccuWeather begins service to Prodigy.
AccuWeather markets educational modules.
AccuWeather distributes Reuters Olympic graphics to newspapers all around the world.
The AccuWeather Forecaster™ software introduced.
AccuWeather introduces new television graphics system.
AccuWeather introduces electronic color newspaper weather pages.
AccuWeather introduces UltraGraphix™, ultra-high spatial and color resolution ready-for-air graphics.
AccuWeather acquires WeatherScan International® Corporation, located in Oklahoma City, OK.
AccuWeather introduces lightning data and graphics.
AccuWeather begins service to CompuServe.
On-Line with AccuWeather™ named a top educational product by Curriculum Administrator for first of three times.
AccuWeather begins 900 Service Bureau and offers weather, InstaSports™, and 15 other features.
AccuWeather transmits weather pages directly to newspapers' front end printing systems.
Begins automated fax service, AccuWeather Fax™.
AccuWeather President, Dr. Joel N. Myers, wins The PA Association of Broadcasters, Pride in Pennsylvania Business Award.
AccuWeather introduces FirstWarn™ weather warning system.
AccuWeather introduces the UltraGraphix Animator™ computer system.
AccuWeather develops event-driven automated fax service.
AccuWeather reaches agreement with Unisys to acquire real-time NEXRAD Doppler radar data.
AccuWeather introduces AccuWeather Data Link™ energy management software and data AccuAccess for Windows™ software introduced.
AccuWeather reaches agreement with Telemet® for representation in portions of South America.
In recognition of AccuWeather's 30th anniversary celebration, November 15, 1992 was proclaimed AccuWeather day in PA.
AccuWeather introduces UltraGraphix-PLUS™ 32 color-bit graphics.
AccuWeather's AccuCall® 2000 wins the Golden Phone Award as the best "general news" service available by telephone.
AccuWeather Senior Vice President Elliot Abrams wins the 1993 American Meteorological Society (AMS) Award for Outstanding Service by a Broadcast Meteorologist.
AccuWeather Forecaster and its use of AccuData® named as one of top 10 things to do with your computer by Discover Magazine.
AccuWeather introduces the UltraGraphix-32 Weather System™.
The AccuWeather Center™ named a top educational product by Curriculum Administrator.
AccuWeather Senior Vice President Elliot Abrams wins the 1994 AMS Charles L. Mitchell Award for "outstanding and unique dissemination of weather forecasts to the nation's public by radio and television."
AccuWeather is the first company to offer direct ingest GOES-8 satellite images and GOES-7/GOES-8 mosaics.
AccuWeather introduces current and forecast UltraViolet (UV) Index.
AccuWeather introduces AccuNet® and netWeather™ Internet services.
AccuWeather introduces VirtualWeather™ FlyThru® animations.
AccuWeather introduces StormPath™ and StormTimer™ radar forecasts.
AccuWeather acquires TotalWeather® Corporation located in Minneapolis, MN.
AccuWeather is the first company to offer direct ingest GOES-9 satellite images and GOES-8/GOES-9 mosaics.
AccuWeather introduces Local Cable Weather™.
AccuWeather introduces The UltraGraphix ULTRA Weather System™ in conjunction with Norway's Metaphor Systems®.
AccuWeather for Windows™ software introduced.
AccuWeather acquires WeatherSource® Corporation located in Montgomery, AL.
UltraGraphix ULTRA Weather System™ wins "NAB Pick-of-Show" award for "advancement in the art and science of television broadcast."
AccuWeather Sr. Vice President Elliot Abrams wins the National Weather Association's "Radio/TV Broadcaster of the Year" award.
AccuWeather introduces AccuWeather.com® on the Internet.
RadioShack® and AccuWeather introduce Home Weather Station.
The Exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature™ introduced.
10-Day Hour-by-Hour™ forecasts available for 55,000 cities.
AccuWeather purchases Widespread Weather Services® business, introduces WeatherPager™ service.
AccuNet™/AP® Photo Library offered to schools and libraries.
AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams co-authors a college-level textbook, Meteorology.
AccuWeather Founder and President Dr. Joel N. Myers honored as one of the 528 greatest entrepreneurs in American history with his biographical inclusion in Entrepreneur Magazine's Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs.
AccuWeather recognized as "Technology Company of the Year Award" and AccuWeather President, Dr. Joel N. Myers, awarded for "Outstanding Leadership in Technology" at Technology Council of Central PA Awards Gala, featuring keynote speaker PA Governor Tom Ridge
AccuWeather receives "Outstanding Job Generator Award" from the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County, PA.
AccuWeather moves into new 52,000 sq. ft. World Headquarters.
AccuWeather President Dr. Joel N. Myers named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Central Pennsylvania Business Daily.
Aviation Internet site, including on-line flight plan filing with the FAA, available at PilotWeather.com™.
AccuWeather adds video uplink, studio, control room, launches WeatherTeam Live™ video with MSNBC.
AccuWeather introduces Neighborhood NEXRAD™ storm-tracker, street level radar system.
Streaming video launched at AccuWeather.com.
ULTRA LocalCast™ provides the most localized forecast displays.
AccuWeather introduces Local Digital Weather™.
Local AccuWeather Channel™ launches with WFMZ-TV.
AccuWeather introduces Galileo™ Weather System.
AccuWeather.com introduces Alert™.
AccuWeather.com introduces Desktop™ and Mobile™.
AccuWeather offers Hour-by-Hour™ forecasts for one million locations.
Of first seven stations that signed on in 1971-1972, five are still being served (30th Anniversary celebration for WARM in 11/01, WPVI-TV 11/02).
One billionth free page accessed on AccuWeather.com.
AccuWeather introduces AccuPOP™.
AccuWeather acquires OnlineWeather, a UK-based weather company.
AccuWeather acquires newspaper divisions of WeatherData, Inc. and Meteorlogix, LLC.
AccuWeather provides content onto more than 600 websites; more than 6 million unique users each month on AccuWeather.com.
AccuWeather's 85 meteorologists are the greatest number of operational forecasters at one site anywhere on earth.
Galileo becomes industry's best-selling weather system.
AccuWeather's graphical weather content for wireless devices wins Best of Show award at Internet World Essentials.
AccuWeather is first to provide native HD weather with service to Cablevisions's VOOM.
Elliot Abrams named AMS Fellow.
Three billionth free page accessed on AccuWeather.com.
AccuWeather introduces AccuWeather.com Planner.
AccuWeather expert meteorologists provide updates on national media outlets during the historic Florida hurricane outbreak.
AccuWeather adds AccuWeather.com Premium v3.0 to its award-winning lineup of cell phone applications.
AccuWeather introduces the world's first 4-hour Predictive Radar™.
AccuWeather launches the redesign of its highly popular website, AccuWeather.com.
AccuWeather launches Local AccuWeather Channel™, signs ABC to launch in ten markets, including the top five.
Local AccuWeather channel launches in an additional ten markets, including Houston, Los Angeles, and New York City.
AccuWeather introduces ClearDecisions™ statistical ensemble forecasting web tool.
Acquires WeatherData, Inc. of Wichita, KS, the leader in user-centric severe weather warnings.
Launches Third-Screen Network™.
Recognized by Congressional Committee for warning the public of Katrina�s threat to New Orleans a full twelve hours before the National Hurricane Center.
Offers weather and news content for digital signage applications.
Introduces arthritis, flu and asthma health indices.
CinemaLive HD™ weather display system launched.
Launches GIS Pro™ services.
Launches EnergyPro™ web site featuring daily commentary by meteorologist Joe Bastardi.
Launches SelectWarn® 2.0 severe weather display system.
Local AccuWeather Channel™ available in 48 markets.
Barry L. Myers named AccuWeather Chief Executive Officer.
AccuWeather launches enhanced Level 2 Doppler Radar.
Ten-billionth page accessed on AccuWeather.com.
AccuWeather.com Mobile one of the top ten mobile sites.
AccuWeather received five Telly Awards for videos produced.
AccuWeather.com Mobile successfully launched widgets for Apple IPhone and Google Android, producing hundreds of thousands of downloads each
AccuWeather Network available in over 50 broadcast markets plus 48 Cities through AT&T U-verse as an interactive channel
Global Headquarters - State College, PA
385 Science Park Road, State College, PA 16803 | (814) 237-0309
AccuWeather's operation is housed in its Global Headquarters, a 52,000 square foot facility built on 6.5 acres of land near State College, PA.
AccuWeather spent several years designing its headquarters, incorporating many features that enable us to serve our clients even better than ever. Some of the highlights include redundant computer facilities, on-site UPS and power generation, 23 radio booths and a TV studio.
The dramatic operations room is larger than two basketball courts, and with a 21-foot high ceiling, it enables AccuWeather meteorologists, graphic artists, editors and operational support staff to interact together as integrated teams.
The headquarters' state-of-the-art design and equipment enables AccuWeather to provide the most reliable and accurate weather information well into the new millennium.
Global Sales Office - Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
1270 Avenue of the Americas, 408, New York, NY 10020 | (212)554-4750
AccuWeather's Advertising Sales team is based out of Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan. A career with AccuWeather in New York puts you at the heart of the media and advertising capital of the world!
AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, Inc. - Wichita, KS
100 N. Broadway, Suite 750, Wichita, KS 67202 | (316) 266-8000
AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, Inc., an AccuWeather company, specializes in weather-risk management consulting and state-of-the-art weather forecasting and services to utility, transportation, manufacturing, educational and governmental clients throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.