After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
Gene Rhoden said:Our guest for the February 20th show will be Dr. Kevin Kloesel. Below is a brief bio:
Dr. Kevin Kloesel![]()
In 1984, Kevin earned a Bachelor of Engineering Science Degree at the University of Texas - Austin. His 'Eyes of Texas' then went to Penn State University for a Master's (1987) and Ph.D. (1990) in Meteorology.
Kevin began his career in meteorology at Florida State University where he was hired as an Associate Professor. He spent 8 1/2 years as a faculty member with teaching and research interests ranging from boundary layer meteorology to synoptic and tropical meteorology. After receiving tenure, Kevin became Director of the Florida Climate Center. He also served as a Research Fellow with the Cooperative Institute for Tropical Meteorology, and co-directed an outreach project (EXPLORES!) which provides satellite data ingest capabilities to over 200 schools throughout the state of Florida. Kevin also 'moonlights' as an elementary school teacher, teaching an integrated curriculum using weather as the focal point.
Kevin traded hurricanes for tornadoes in January of 1999 when he arrived at OU to become Distance Education Director and NOAA Liaison with OCS. "I thoroughly enjoyed working with the students and teachers in classrooms all over Florida, and look forward to doing the same thing here in Oklahoma."
Kevin has created dozens of web-based modules on weather satellites and satellite imagery interpretation, and welcomes the "What is that?" or "How does that happen?" question from students and teachers alike regarding all aspects of weather. Kevin is also an active mentor in the Kids as Global Scientists program and the GLOBE Project.
On a typical day (after reading the sports section), Kevin will answer a full mailbox of email questions from teachers and students, assess the local weather conditions for storm chase planning, give weather briefings to students, research boundary layer atmospheric processes using Mesonet data, and develop course materials for both classroom and world wide web use. He is also involved in developing distance learning courses, and the training of emergency managers (OK-FIRST) to use weather data effectively. Kevin will be working with NOAA employees in Oklahoma on collaborative research and teaching projects, and is looking forward to being an active participant in developing activities for the EarthStorm Project.
Kevin is a sports addict, bleeds Texas Burnt Orange, and is miserable when the Cowboys lose! "The only thing that's better than a Longhorn victory over the Sooners is watching my family enjoy all the new things the Norman area has to offer. Oh, and going to Dallas on the second Saturday in October!"
Dan,
I found those easily enough, but I was looking for the *RSS Feed* so that I can subscribe with iTunes and load them onto my iPod. I do most of my podcast listening on the daily commute, not on my desktop, and definitely not just with a browser.
You can just download them and sync with your iPod, you don't have to listen with a browser.
Glenn,
As you noted, there is not an RSS feed on their site. I would try asking Gene if he could set one up. They have a contact page linked below, and you can ask them to do so. I have never set up an RSS feed myself, but it appears to be a trivial amount of coding to set it up.
http://highinstability.com/hicontact.htm
Gene Rhoden said:"High Instability" for February 27th, 2008
Our Guest for the February 27th show will be DeWayne Mitchell. He is a Senior Meteorologist for Weather decision Technologies in Norman Oklahoma.
DeWayne develops and enhances severe weather algorithms and manages WDT's forensic weather team, producing custom reports on severe weather events for insurance and other clients. DeWayne earned his M.S. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma and spent 10 years at the National Severe Storms Laboratory before coming to WDT.
Our High Instability Guest for Wednesday, March 12, 2008 will be Tim and Kay Marshall, storm chasing couple extraordinaire.
Tim Marshall![]()
The show will air LIVE on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 7 pm Central Time (00 UTC Thursday) on highinstability.com. Call TOLL FREE 1-866-400-6684 with your questions and comments during the show.
Each show will be archived and available for podcast the following Sunday night on highinstability.com.
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