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Remember to Vote Today!
It is finally 11/6! Soon we will have a short break from election ads and family arguments! In light of the Sandicane, the Governor has allowed New York State residents to vote at any polling place. [Correction: only voters in a federal disaster area in NYS can vote elsewhere (by affidavit).] However, “voters who cast…
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Learning Lessons from Sandy
This storm and aftermath has been one of those times when our own frailty and the immense power of nature has been made painfully clear. This is no reason to lose heart, since we humans have proven to be pretty resilient in the face of all sorts of disasters. Part of this resilience is…
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Post Hurricane Sandy: From New York City
Hurricane Sandy hit Monday night and dealt a devastating blow to New York’s mass transit, especially the subway system. Sea water rushed in from the lower tip of Manhattan and filled the subway tunnels from Bowling Green all the way uptown to 86 Street, and further north. However, there were parts of the system which…
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Hurricane Sandy – A picture (map) is worth a thousand words.
Hurricanes and cyclones are global weather events which require the mapping capabilities of weather satellites. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. National Weather Service is part of the NOAA and it keeps track of hurricane activity on both coasts of the United…
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Disaster Prep
Disaster Prep Had to share this – It is the most beautiful disaster planning guide I have seen. Nice job CUP!
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Hurricane Reading
Since a Frankenstorm and related full moon events are likely troubling our New York area readership, I thought I would offer some Monday reading suggestions. For those looking to take their minds off of all the anticipated hurricane-crazed werewolf attacks… For those of you who prefer Utilitarianism to Pareto and are fans of mass…
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150 Year Birthday of The London Underground
In 2013 The London Underground will be celebrating its 150 birthday. In a new book, London Underground: How Tube shaped London David Bownes, Oliver Green and Sam Mullins of the London Transport Museum put together an illustrated history of how the London Underground kept the city moving over the last century and a half. It is…
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Light and Public Art, revisited
Recently, I wrote a post about a temporary art exhibit entitled “Open Air” in Philadelphia, PA by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. I had the good fortune to experience the exhibit at its tail end on Saturday, October 13th. It was a bit nippy out, but it was really a very lovely light display. Viewers congregated at the…
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Paradise as a Garden – Al-Hambra, Spain
In April of 2012, I was in Spain, driving through towns and cities. It was a journey I was planning for some time, the list of places to see was long; from Toledo to Alcazar in Seville, from Cordoba to Al-Hambra, and from Valencia to the city of Gaudi, Barcelona. However, Alhambra was one place…
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