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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Turning a Campaign into a Conversation : IABC DC chapter September 23, 2010
Montgomery County Volunteer Opportunity 9/18 - Creating a Better Home for Dragonflies and Damselflies by WSSC
Silver Spring, MD (MCPS SSL Approved). One of the best places to see dragonflies and damselflies is in the Montgomery County-Browns Bridge Recreation Area in Silver Spring. Trash and invasive weeds are choking the health of this lovely spot for dragonflies and damselflies. We need your help in clearing out the trash and weeds so that they may continue to thrive in their environment. This opportunity is great for families! Contact Kimberley Knox of WSSC at301-206-8233 or kknox@wsscwater.com.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Montgomery County’s 24th Annual Community Service Day! : Saturday October 23rd!
From the Montgomery County Volunteer Center:
How will you be a part of the 24th Annual Community Service Day?
Plan a project now for October 23rd or 24th and make a difference in your community! If you know what your group will be doing in honor of the day, tell us here. If your team is interested in signing up for a project and participating in the day, projects will be posted September 15th! Tell us about your team, and we'll send you a reminder. We are also recruiting Media Team members to help capture the day on film, click here to learn more. For more information or questions, please emailservicedays@montgomerycountymd.gov.
Air Quality Alert today MONDAY AUGUST 30 2010 till midnight
Air Quality Alert Issued by NWS Baltimore/Washington (Washington D.C., Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, Eastern West Virginia)
The Virginia department of environmental quality and the Maryland department of the environment and West Virginia department of environmental protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Monday for western Maryland, Eastern West Virginia and Frederick county Virginia.
A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... Heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous
Activity or exercise outdoors.
Target Area: Adams ,Allegany ,Anne Arundel ,Arlington ,Baltimore ,Baltimore City ,Bedford ,Berkeley ,Calvert ,Carroll ,Cecil ,Central and Eastern Allegany ,Charles ,District of Columbia ,Extreme Western Allegany ,Fairfax ,Fayette ,Franklin ,Frederick ,Fulton ,Garrett ,Grant ,Hampshire ,Harford ,Howard ,Jefferson ,Lancaster ,Loudoun ,Mineral ,Montgomery ,Morgan ,Northern Baltimore ,Preston ,Prince Georges ,Somerset ,Southern Baltimore ,St. Marys ,Tucker ,Washington ,York
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Sessions being voted on by attendees
Product Camp DC like all unconferences the agenda is voted on by attendees on the day of the event. Attendees can also follow the 2 feet rule i.e check out all sessions, leave mid way if they want to ( speakers promise not to glare at at hem)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The Tech Council of Maryland - Cyber Maryland Howard County on September 17
The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) is organizing a Cyber Maryland Forum Howard County on Friday morning September 17, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Howard County Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway Room: RCF400, Columbia, MD 21044.
From the organizers :
If you or your company has anything to do with Cyber Security, register right now!
This two and a half hour morning power session will bring together those who have an interest in Cyber Security from academia, government and industry together to listen to experts and to exchange the latest in Cyber information. This month’s Cyber Maryland Forum features:
Ajay Gupta, CISSP, President, Gsecurity, Inc., to talk about Computer Forensics/Cyber Trends and its importance in your organization
Mary Phillips, Senior Manager, Cyber Security & Technology, Lockheed Martin who will brief us on National Cyber Security Awareness Month and what her company is doing (and what yours can do) to educate the public about staying safe online.
We’ll also hear from the state of Maryland and legal aspects of Cyber Security and of course you! We want to hear what our audience knows and thinks about the growing world of Cyber Security.
The cost to attend is FREE to Tech Council of Maryland members and $25 to everyone else. We only have room for 30 more people and I don’t want you to miss Cyber Maryland Howard County. Register today!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Morning peak-of-the-peak pricing takes effect on August 29
Metro will begin charging a peak-of-the-peak fee on August 29 for Metrorail trips taken between 7:30 and 9 a.m. weekdays, completing the phased implementation of peak-of-the-peak pricing. 20-cent fee applies to Metrorail trips taken during busiest weekday hours
A 20-cent peak-of-the-peak fee for trips taken between 4:30 and 6 p.m. weekdays has been in place since August 3. The fee is based on the starting time of a trip, or when a customer enters the fare gate at a Metrorail station.
Additional programming changes are being required to implement the reduction of the cost of a SmarTrip® card from $5 to $2.50 to encourage customers to take advantage of SmarTrip® savings and convenience.
In order to introduce the change, Metro must make technological upgrades to implement a new fare gate exit rule requiring SmarTrip® card users to have full fare value on their cards when they exit the Metrorail system. Those upgrades are expected to be complete by early fall, at which time the price of SmarTrip® cards will drop.
The new exit rule for SmarTrip® card users will mirror the current requirement that paper farecard users must have sufficient fare to exit the Metrorail system. SmarTrip® card users will no longer be able to exit the Metrorail system without sufficient fare when the rule is enacted later this fall.
Customers are encouraged to have sufficient fare for their trip on their cards when they enter the system, however, Metro is installing SmarTrip® targets on all Exitfare machines so customers will be able to add the necessary value to their SmarTrip® cards at the exit gates. Payment to add value at Exitfare machines is cash only.
Currently, about 85 percent of Metrorail riders and 68 percent of Metrobus riders use SmarTrip® cards. Metrorail riders who pay their fare with a SmarTrip® card instead of a paper farecard save 25 cents per trip. Metrobus riders who pay with a SmarTrip® card instead of cash save 20 cents per trip.
Customers who use SmarTrip® cards also receive a discount of 50 cents when transferring between Metrobus and Metrorail. Bus-to-bus transfers with a SmarTrip® card are valid for free, unlimited Metrobus connections within a two-hour period.http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=4617
Montgomery County Public Schools hird annual Back-to-School Fair this Saturday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m
Don’t forget that Montgomery County Public Schools will kick off the school year with its third annual Back-to-School Fair this Saturday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. on the grounds of Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. Bring the whole family! The fair will feature something for everyone, including sports, art and music activities for children. MCPS staff members will be available to answer questions and provide information about school system programs and services. Community and county organizations also will be on hand. Enter to win free raffle items donated by local businesses. Enjoy performances by student and community performance groups, meet local celebrities and take advantage of vision and dental screenings. Limited parking will be available on the Montgomery College campus across Mannakee Street from the fair site. Free round-trip shuttle buses will run throughout the day between the fair site and 12 high schools. For more information, call the Department of Family and Community Partnerships at 301-279-3100 or visit http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/familycommunity/.
Coastal flood advisory now in effect until 7 pm edt this Evening (August 25th 2010)
The coastal flood advisory is now in effect until 7 pm edt this evening.
Positive departures in water levels of 1 to 1.5 feet remain across the chesapeake bay and tidal potomac river this morning. Despite North winds...the lunar cycle and low pressure over the waters will allow positive tidal anomalies to continue through the afternoon high tidal cycle. These anomalies will be capable of causing minor coastal flooding of sensitive locations along the Western shore of the Maryland Chesapeake bay and tidal Potomac River today.
Here are the times of the next high tides for a few locations from north to south...
On the chesapeake bay...
Havre de grace...11:02 am...
Annapolis u.s. Naval academy...6:43 pm...
Chesapeake beach...5:26 pm...
Solomons island...3:35 pm...
Point lookout...2:45 pm...
Now along the potomac river...
Washington channel...9:16 am...
Alexandria...9:34 am...
Indian head...9:02 am...
Goose bay...5:30 pm...
Coltons point...4:20 pm..
Target area : Anne Arundel ,Baltimore ,Baltimore City ,Calvert ,Carroll ,Cecil ,Charles ,District of Columbia ,Harford ,Howard ,Lancaster ,Montgomery ,Prince Georges ,Southern Baltimore ,St. Marys ,York
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Join Social Media Club-DC for the #CitizenGulf National Day of Action on August 25th
Social Media Club-DC has joined Citizen Effect’s CitizenGulf project on its National Day of Action — August 25 — in alignment with the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The benefit seeks to help fishing families find a new, more sustainable future by providing education resources for their children. CitizenGulf will take place in cities from Honolulu all the way to New York. Join us in DC! An illustrated banner -- picturing the Gulf as beautiful as it used to be and how we would like it to look once more -- will be the backdrop of the event, courtesy of the same incredible team at Jess3 that brought us the Oil Spill Browser Plug-In -- Check it out at:http://oil.jess3.com/ Extended happy hour drink specials, thanks to host and sponsor, Busboys and Poets. Giveaways! And more still in the works!
DC's local CitizenGulf event will feature...
Citizen Effect founder, Dan Morrison, who will headline the event to share the story behind CitizenGulf, which has inspired groups across the nation to come together in support of a great cause.
Tickets via Eventbrite: http://citizengulfdc-efbevent.eventbrite.com
To share and tweet about this event on Twitter, make sure you use the #citizengulf hashtag
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
It was Snow, then rain and thunder and now a Code Orange FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 21 2010
The virginia department of environmental quality...maryland Department of the environment...and west virginia department of
Environmental protection has issued a code orange air quality Alert saturday for western maryland...eastern west virginia...and frederick county
Virginia.
A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution Concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for
Sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from Asthma... Heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly.
The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding Strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.
For more information on ground-level ozone and fine Particles...visit www.airnow.gov
Target area : Adams,Allegany,Anne,Arundel,Arlington,Bedford,Berkeley,Calvert,Carroll,Central,and,Eastern,Allegany,Charles,District,of,Columbia,Extreme,Western,Allegany,Fairfax,Fayette,Franklin,Frederick,Fulton,Garrett,Grant,Hampshire,Howard,Jefferson,Loudoun,Mineral,Montgomery,Morgan,Preston,Prince,Georges,Somerset,St.,Marys,Tucker,Washington
Friday, August 20, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
FLOOD WARNING for Montgomery County until 10:15pm August 18th
The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD WARNING for Montgomery County until 10:15pm. At 7:39am Doppler radar indicated a line of storms over Southern Montgomery County that will be capable of producing flooding rains.
Residents should expect extremely heavy rain that may flood low lying areas, and streets with slow drainage. Do not try to cross flooded roads. Flooded areas may be harder to identify at night. Use caution while driving.
SKYWARN spotters are requested to relay all flood reports to the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and the NWS office in Sterling.
Friday, August 13, 2010
26 MCPS schools and buildings without power this morning. 13th Friday 2010
Twenty-Six MCPS Schools Remain Without Power Friday  August 13, 2010 | ||
There are 26 MCPS schools and buildings that do not have power as of 6 a.m. on Friday, August 13. While very few activities are taking place in MCPS buildings this week, any activities at the following locations are canceled on Friday: Bells Mill ES Bethesda Maintenance Depot Montgomery Blair HS Burning Tree ES Burnt Mills ES Eastern ES Albert Einstein HS Forest Knolls ES Gaithersburg HS Gaithersburg MS Glen Haven ES Highland ES Highland View ES Jackson Road ES Kemp Mill ES Newport Mill MS Roscoe Nix ES North Bethesda MS Pine Crest ES Rolling Terrace ES Rosemary Hills ES Rosemont ES Carl Sandburg Center Sligo MS Washington Grove ES Whittier Woods Center | ||
details at : http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?page=showrelease&id=2808
Thursday, August 12, 2010
waiting for a motorcade to cross to get to #crisisdata
Live from #crisisdata Red Cross Emergency Social Data Summit
Sunday, August 8, 2010
AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 8 2010 #dmv
<a href="http://www.weather.gov/alerts-beta/wwacapget.php?x=MD20100808015800LWXAirQualityAlertLWX20100809040000MD">THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS HAS ISSUED A CODE</a> | |||
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Southern Montgomery County until 6:15pm. August 5th 2010
The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Southern Montgomery County until 6:15pm.
Significant cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. All outdoor activities in the following areas should be postponed until this storm passes.
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Significant cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. All outdoor activities in the following areas should be postponed until this storm passes.
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NWS Baltimore/Washington :HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
90S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF
100 TO 105 DEGREES.
Instructions:
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNACCOMPANIED IN A PARKED VEHICLE...EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED.
Target Area:
Anne Arundel
Calvert
Carroll
Charles
Frederick
Harford
Howard
Montgomery
Northern Baltimore
Prince Georges
Southern Baltimore
St. Marys
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Twitter users report long lines Foggy Bottom Metro as Smart Trip readers have issues
Pic courtesy :umichgrad07 original pic http://img.ly/1OSd
See the Twitter conversation here : http://twitter.com/#search?q=foggy%20bottom
The tweets alluded to the fare machines not working and long lines delaying the rush hour communte. Here are samples of the Twitter conversation
PoshDaSocialite RT @myfoxdc: Anyone at Foggy BottomMetro? We hear it is a mess. E-mail us: wttg.desk@foxtv.com <well damn haha #sucks4dem huh Fox 5?
triceypooh : Avoid Foggy Bottom if u can they're not letting ppl on the train because the smart trip readers aren't working smh #DMV
umichgrad07 : @unsuckdcmetro more foggy bottom madness#WMATA RT @125_bpm: @umichgrad07 situation is even worsehttp://img.ly/1OSd
Labor Day weekend track work to close five Red Line stations - ouch !
Track work will close Takoma, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont Metrorail stations
Metro will close five Red Line stations during the Labor Day Holiday weekend from 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3, to closing on Monday, Sept. 6, as the agency undertakes a major rehabilitation and rebuilding project to improve safety, comply with a recommendation made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and maintain service reliability and a state of good repair. The Takoma, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont Metrorail stations will be closed during the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Normal service will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 5 a.m.
To help people get around the work zone, Metro will operate free shuttle buses between the Fort Totten and Glenmont Metrorail stations. Customers should build an extra 40 minutes into their travel plans if they need to pass through the work zone.
More details at http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=4595
FYI. Going downtown with the family on a holiday you can park at the Ronald Regan Building for $10
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Washington DC Metro fare adjustments pushed back to Tuesday, August 3
Metro to post new signs on fare card machines to clarify that fare charts refer to SmarTrip® fares
Metrorail’s second phase of fare changes, which was implemented earlier today (Sunday, August 1), will be postponed until Tuesday, August 3, to allow time to post signs on the fare machines to inform customers that the posted fare charts in the stations refer to SmarTrip® fares. Customers who purchase fares with paper cards will need to pay 25 cents more than the cost posted on the signs. Rail fares on Monday, August 2, will remain at the July 31 prices.
Press release at http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=4593
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shady grove road adopted by Shady Grove Eye & Vision Care @eyeinfo
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