National Broadcasting Society Convention *Hollywood (Erica Farber)

“Rising Through the Ranks in Radio” session with Erica Farber with Farber Connections. She is the former CEO/Publisher of “Radio & Records.” Farber was a fireball explaining her journey in the media business. She gave us a formula, which was entitled her “Personal Formula to Being a Better You in the Media Business.” She gave us points to help us along the way. Some of the points were: 5. Show up on time. (Don not make people wait on you.) 11. Don not pretend to know the answer, ask questions. 12. Make mistakes. It is how you learn and better yourself. 15. Continue to learn (Stay on top of information.) She told us to ask ourselves, “What do I want to do and where do I want to live?” When writing a cover letter remember that it is a formal document and an introduction of yourself. Your cover letter should be a narrative about yourself, make it so the company wants to meet you. Always research the company that you are applying to. Know how to talk and write and do both well. Smile, show them that you are excited to be there. Take entry-level positions, they can always grow into something bigger. Make sure you are a match with the company. Everybody does not vibe well together. Above all, are you excited about what you are doing with your life?

TSUNAMI!!

Good Morning. We woke up today and for most of us we turned on the Weather Channel to see what the weather would be like in our neck of the woods. to our disbelief we found out that while we were still sleeping in our beds a  earthquake hit Japan  unleashed a Tsunami that has now hit Hawaii, and headed for the west coast. Many people have started to be evacuated from the west coast in preparation the incoming waves.

Tsunami waves have reached Hawaii, but the first waves hitting the state are only about a foot higher than usual, according to officials and local news reports.

Officials had ordered an evacuation of Hawaii's coastal areas after the 8.9 earthquake near Japan, which was expected to begin hitting the state at about 3 a.m. local time, or 5 a.m. Pacific time. Authorities warned of maximum wave heights of up to 6 feet.

~~READ FROM THE WEATHER CHANNEL.COM~~

In addition to the U.S. West Coast, tsunami warnings are also in effect for Hawaii. The first wave is estimated to arrive at approximately 3:07am HST for Kauai, 3:21am for Oahu, 3:27am HST for Maui and 3:46 HST for the Big Island.

~~CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT~~

TSUNAMI WASHES EVERYTHING AWAY


From The Weather Channel's Dr. Knabb:

-These waves are about a 7-8 hour travel time from the earthquake center to Hawaiian coast.
-Very long, fast moving waves moving about 50mph when they reach Hawaiian islands. It doesn’t take 20 or 30 foot tsunami waves to cause inundation. Even just 3 feet of water can cause major problems.

WHAT IS ALL THIS "WHITE STUFF" ABOUT?

 *Read from the Times Daily and the University of North Alabama Website*

Lion Alerts, Emails, one building out of the whole University closed. What is going on? A long time University of North Alabama  employee surrendered to authorities, Monday afternoon. In the case of a threatening letter containing a suspicious substance received on the fifth floor of Stevens Hall last Thursday. The fifth floor of Stevens Hall houses administrative offices for the UNA College of Education.

The letter, addressed to a UNA faculty member, quickly prompted an evacuation of Stevens Hall last Thursday afternoon. The building’s ventilation system was also shut down, while the building was decontaminated by Colbert County HazMat before reopening Friday morning. Three staff members coming in contact with the letter were also held for decontamination Thursday. They were released later that afternoon.

UNA Police have worked on the case in cooperation with Colbert County HazMat, the Florence Police Department, the Florence Fire Department, the FBI, the county EMA, the Department of Homeland Security and the Alabama Department of Public Health.

Many students and faculty members were very anxious to know exactly what was going on and who was responsible for this "Small Uproar". Luckily no one was hurt and the "White Stuff" is still an unknown substance.

(This is not the REAL substance. It is JUST a picture)

Until Next Time,

Elle