<div><br> </div><div>The Mirror has revealed it's Image !</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br> </div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Keith Black <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tkeithblack@gmail.com">tkeithblack@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" class="gmail_quote">Me too, did the punch line get truncated?<br>
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If not I object to such boring material being distributed on this<br>
list, youngsters see this list!<br>
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:-)<br>
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Keith B<br>
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On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Keith Hoard <<a href="mailto:khoard@gmail.com">khoard@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hmpf, I was expecting to see a marginally dressed chick holding a cowbell or<br>
> something after reading all of that. .<br>
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> Sent from my iPhone<br>
> On Nov 3, 2011, at 6:29, Joe Lachowski <<a href="mailto:jlachow@hotmail.com">jlachow@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I received this message at work. Figured I'd pass this along to everyone as<br>
> an FYI.<br>
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> Just an FYI.......<br>
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> On November 9th FEMA, DHS and FCC will conduct the first national test of<br>
> the Nationwide Emergency Alert System test. This test will kick off at 1:00<br>
> p.m. (CST). The test will be nationwide, running concurrently across all<br>
> time zones.<br>
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> This system test is the first of its kind. It is designed to broadcast a<br>
> nationwide message to the American public. Nothing like it has been<br>
> conducted in the history of the country. There have been tests in the past<br>
> but none to all parts of the Nation at the same time. The test will run<br>
> concurrently on all radio and TV band and the message will run for three<br>
> minutes. Most messages in the past were anywhere from 30 seconds to 1<br>
> minute.<br>
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> There is great concern in local police and emergency management circles<br>
> about undue public anxiety over this test. The test message on TV might not<br>
> indicate that it is just a test. Fear is that the lack of an explanation<br>
> message might create panic. Please share this information with your family<br>
> and friends so they are aware of the test.<br>
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> Below is additional information, along with two websites, that will provide<br>
> more information...<br>
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> What will people hear and see during the Test?<br>
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> During the test, listeners will hear a message indicating that "This is a<br>
> test." Although the EAS Test may resemble the periodic, monthly EAS tests<br>
> that most Americans are already familiar with, there will be some<br>
> differences in what viewers will see and hear. The audio message will be the<br>
> same for all EAS participants; however due to limitations in the EAS, the<br>
> video test message scroll may not be the same or indicate that "this is a<br>
> test." This is due to the use of the live EAN code - the same code that<br>
> would be used in an actual emergency. The text at the top of the television<br>
> screen may indicate that an "Emergency Alert Notification has been issued."<br>
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> This notification is used to disseminate a national alert and in this case,<br>
> the test. In addition, the background image that appears on video screens<br>
> during an alert may indicate that "this is a test," but in some instances<br>
> there might not be an image at all.<br>
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> There are several limitations to the current EAS for individuals with access<br>
> and functional needs. FEMA and the FCC are committed to providing<br>
> organizations and the EAS community with information well in advance of the<br>
> Test. FEMA and the FCC will further engage the EAS community to better<br>
> understand the wide range of information and access needs in preparation for<br>
> the national EAS. IPAWS has been performing outreach to access and<br>
> functional needs organizations in several different forums, including<br>
> working groups and roundtables led by the FEMA Office of Disability<br>
> Integration and Coordination, with representation from multiple FEMA program<br>
> offices, other Department of Homeland Security components, and other Federal<br>
> Departments and Agencies.<br>
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> <a href="http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm" target="_blank">http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm</a><br>
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> <a href="https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/" target="_blank">https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/</a><br>
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> Here are the official links from FCC, FEMA and DHS. This test of the<br>
> Nationwide Emergency Alert System is official and will kick off at<br>
> Wednesday, 9 November 2011 at 1400 ET<br>
> <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test" target="_blank">http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test</a><br>
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> <a href="http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm" target="_blank">http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm</a><br>
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> <a href="http://blog.dhs.gov/2011/10/fema-blog-emergency-alert-system-test.html" target="_blank">http://blog.dhs.gov/2011/10/fema-blog-emergency-alert-system-test.html</a><br>
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> Here is a video message about the test from the FCC -<br>
> <a href="http://transition.fcc.gov/email_camp/media/30SEC_EAS_PSA_open-C1.mov" target="_blank">http://transition.fcc.gov/email_camp/media/30SEC_EAS_PSA_open-C1.mov</a><br>
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