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Keith, As a retired scientist at a National Laboratory, thereby being
familiar with federal facilities, BELIEVE me when I say you would NOT
want to see a "marginally dressed" <font color="#006600"><i><u>government</u></i></font>
"chick"... lol<br>
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On 11/3/2011 9:57 AM, Keith Hoard wrote:
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<div>Hmpf, I was expecting to see a marginally dressed chick holding
a cowbell or something after reading all of that. . <br>
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Sent from my iPhone</div>
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On Nov 3, 2011, at 6:29, Joe Lachowski <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jlachow@hotmail.com">jlachow@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I received this message at work. Figured I'd pass
this along to everyone as an FYI.<br>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">Just an FYI.......</font></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">On November 9th FEMA, DHS and FCC will
conduct the first national test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert
System test. This test will kick off at 1:00 p.m. (CST). The test will
be nationwide, running concurrently across all time zones.</font></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">This system test is the first of its kind. It
is designed to broadcast a nationwide message to the American public.
Nothing like it has been conducted in the history of the country. There
have been tests in the past but none to all parts of the Nation at the
same time. The test will run concurrently on all radio and TV band and
the message will run for three minutes. Most messages in the past were
anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute.</font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">There is great concern in local police and
emergency management circles about undue public anxiety over this test.
The test message on TV might not indicate that it is just a test. Fear
is that the lack of an explanation message might create panic.<span
style=""> </span>Please share this information with your family and
friends so they are aware of the test.</font></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">Below is additional information, along with
two websites, that will provide more information...</font></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">What will people hear and see during the Test?</font></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">During the test, listeners will hear a
message indicating that "This is a test." Although the EAS Test may
resemble the periodic, monthly EAS tests that most Americans are
already familiar with, there will be some differences in what viewers
will see and hear. The audio message will be the same for all EAS
participants; however due to limitations in the EAS, the video test
message scroll may not be the same or indicate that "this is a test."
This is due to the use of the live EAN code - the same code that would
be used in an actual emergency. The text at the top of the television
screen may indicate that an "Emergency Alert Notification has been
issued."</font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">This notification is used to disseminate a
national alert and in this case, the test. In addition, the background
image that appears on video screens during an alert may indicate that
"this is a test," but in some instances there might not be an image at
all.</font></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">There are several limitations to the current
EAS for individuals with access and functional needs. FEMA and the FCC
are committed to providing organizations and the EAS community with
information well in advance of the Test. FEMA and the FCC will further
engage the EAS community to better understand the wide range of
information and access needs in preparation for the national EAS. IPAWS
has been performing outreach to access and functional needs
organizations in several different forums, including working groups and
roundtables led by the FEMA Office of Disability Integration and
Coordination, with representation from multiple FEMA program offices,
other Department of Homeland Security components, and other Federal
Departments and Agencies.</font></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a
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href="http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm"><font
face="Consolas" size="3" color="#0000ff">http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm</font></a></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/"><font
face="Consolas" size="3" color="#0000ff">https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/</font></a></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><font
face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">Here are the official links from FCC, FEMA
and DHS.<span style=""> </span>This test of the Nationwide Emergency
Alert System is official and will kick off at Wednesday, 9 November
2011 at 1400 ET </font><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test"><font
face="Consolas" size="3" color="#0000ff">http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test</font></a></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
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moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm"><font
face="Consolas" size="3" color="#0000ff">http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm</font></a></p>
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face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://blog.dhs.gov/2011/10/fema-blog-emergency-alert-system-test.html"><font
face="Consolas" size="3" color="#0000ff">http://blog.dhs.gov/2011/10/fema-blog-emergency-alert-system-test.html</font></a><font
face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font
face="Consolas" size="3">Here is a video message about the test from
the FCC - </font><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://transition.fcc.gov/email_camp/media/30SEC_EAS_PSA_open-C1.mov"><font
face="Consolas" size="3" color="#0000ff">http://transition.fcc.gov/email_camp/media/30SEC_EAS_PSA_open-C1.mov</font></a><font
face="Consolas" size="3"> </font></p>
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