Sunday, February 24, 2013

Why Many Didn't Get Sandy Phone Alerts | Essentials

Why Many Didn't Get Sandy Phone Alerts

PHILIPS SHP1900 Headphones
PHILIPS SHP1900 Headphones by Andres Rueda
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Throughout the worst of Hurricane Sandy, simply minutes prior to the storm will make landfall, lots of in the afflicted states heard a noise over the wind and the rain. It came from their smartphone. For some, it was a loud buzzing with an emergency alert image, discussing that they ought to take shelter. For others, it was in fact a female robotic voice, notifying them of an emergency. Those %%PRO6%% were what FEMA and the FCC call cordless emergency alerts or WEAs. They were created to alert people via their phones about three kinds of emergencies-- brewing threats ( consisting of extreme or severe weather condition ), AMBER alerts, and presidential alerts (alerts provided by the head of state ).

People:

AMBER alerts

Overall Sentiment: -0.14127

Relevance: 0.835109

Chris Guttman-McCabe

Overall Sentiment: -0.0305882

Relevance: 0.480692

SentimentQuote
0.253135"It's a technology upgrade," Guttman-McCabe said. ...
0.0991183"It's a technology upgrade," Guttman-McCabe said. "As new phones come out, there is extreme likelihood that they can receive these."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.3522533
  • Mean: 0.17612665
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

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NaturalDisaster: Hurricane Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.382788

Relevance: 0.320458

Company: AT&T

Overall Sentiment: -0.014126

Relevance: 0.511437

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Company: Google

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.309

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Technology: iPhone

Overall Sentiment: -0.100386

Relevance: 0.527828

OperatingSystem: Android

Overall Sentiment: 0.282968

Relevance: 0.362328

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Transocean admits criminal conduct before oil spill | Essentials

Transocean admits criminal conduct before oil spill

Swimming Water Quality Status Health Advisory
Swimming Water Quality Status Health Advisory by kk+
License (according to Flickr): Attribution-ShareAlike License
Excerpt:

A cross with the words "promises made," referring to pledges made by BP PLC and government officials replying to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, stands in front of a pile of crosses representing things that were affected by the spill in a front yard in Grand Island, La. , April 20, 2011. / AP Picture BP's partner in the Deepwater Horizon venture, Transocean, has confessed criminal conduct and accepted pay $1. 4 billion in civil and criminal fines in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon blew up and burned, getting rid of 11 rig employees and developing the largest oil spill in U.S. history.

People:

Tony West

Overall Sentiment: 0.0315498

Relevance: 0.241582

SentimentQuote
0.0336624Tony West stated that the settlement "will aid the Gulf region's recovery from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and required Transocean to take important steps that will help guard against such incidents happening in the future."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0336624
  • Mean: 0.0336624
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

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Company: BP PLC

Overall Sentiment: -0.197701

Relevance: 0.903442

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Company: Transocean

Overall Sentiment: -0.0607228

Relevance: 0.650768

FieldTerminology: oil spill

Overall Sentiment: 0.141033

Relevance: 0.812752

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Drought Causes Ripple Effect Along Mighty Mississippi River | Essentials

Drought Causes Ripple Effect Along Mighty Mississippi River

Negro tenant's home beside the Mississippi River levee, near Lake Providence, La. (LOC)
Negro tenant's home beside the Mississippi River levee, near Lake Providence, La. (LOC) by The Library of Congress
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The Mississippi River is flowing at near regular levels once again in New Orleans, as gauged by this antique staff gauge behind the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District office. The Corps has been fighting saltwater encroaching up the mouth of the Mississippi because of the persistent drought. The persistent drought is raising concerns about how the Mississippi River is managed -- both upstream and down. While cargo traffic upriver has gotten lots of attention, the drought is producing a various set of troubles downriver at the mouth of the Mississippi, where saltwater has encroached. An old-fashioned staff river gauge behind the New Orleans district office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reveals the Mississippi is running just timid of 6 feet above %%PRO9%% level at the river bend.

People:

Barges

Overall Sentiment: 0.107457

Relevance: 0.243122

Mike Stack

Overall Sentiment: -0.0469

Relevance: 0.186251

SentimentQuote
0"Just about back to normal at this point, but it's only done that really since Christmas," says Mike Stack, ...
-0.0415698"Saltwater is denser than freshwater and so it travels on the bottom," says Stack.
-0.0704371"Saltwater is denser than freshwater and so it travels on the bottom," says Stack. "It travels in what we call a wedge."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1120069
  • Mean: -0.037335633333333
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Billy Nungesser

Overall Sentiment: 0.0766477

Relevance: 0.169044

SentimentQuote
-0.051266"We've been through five hurricanes and an oil spill, had a couple of chemical spills, and right before this salt water intrusion, I said, 'What's next?' " says parish President Billy Nungesser.
-0.0259839"The real challenge will be if we see a worse situation than we saw last year where that wedge reaches New Orleans because you couldn't barge in enough water to satisfy the needs of the city of New Orleans," he says. ...
-0.0293514"The real challenge will be if we see a worse situation than we saw last year where that wedge reaches New Orleans because you couldn't barge in enough water to satisfy the needs of the city of New Orleans," he says. 'Things Won't Be The Same'
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1066013
  • Mean: -0.035533766666667
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Gary LaGrange

Overall Sentiment: -0.155144

Relevance: 0.168636

Davis

Overall Sentiment: 0.0507416

Relevance: 0.145522

SentimentQuote
0.0171438"Things won't be the same. We will have to be real clear on what kind of river we need delivered here. We have no idea at this point how big a river we're going to need 20 years from now to maintain the viability of this lower end," says Davis.
0.217644"It's the sort of thing that the Great Lakes did when they did their compact not so long ago when they essentially declared we're not sure what we need water for but we're pretty sure we're not a mine," he says. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.2347878
  • Mean: 0.1173939
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Director Val Marmillion

Overall Sentiment: -0.290915

Relevance: 0.136165

Debbie Elliott/NPR

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.125069

Skulptor Tomskiy

Overall Sentiment: 0.0962557

Relevance: 0.12428

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
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GeographicFeature: Mississippi River

Overall Sentiment: -0.0386771

Relevance: 0.842471

StateOrCounty: Mississippi

Overall Sentiment: -0.205533

Relevance: 0.411645

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