Favorite Wx Website?

We all have them. Some may like the Weather Channel's site in the States, Intellicast for world wide data and http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ for the UK.

What is your favorite weather site?

For learning weather, I would recommend http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/dstreme/
sponsored by the American Meteorological Society. They have daily maps and data to learn weather. I love the station model.

Tourism Promotion for the US

There is a big campaign to promote tourism to the states.

"The travel and tourism industry can play a major role in this export expansion initiative by introducing new travel related goods and services to potential international travelers as well as to professional travel and tourism industry organizations and representatives who will subsequently introduce and sell those U.S. exports around the globe."

See their website at http://www.discoveramericapavilion.travel/ as a venue to standardize US as a tourist destination.

Martinique in January

I can't think of a better place to be in January. If you have been in New England in the winter, you know what I mean.

I used to like the cold. After all, camping meant no bugs! Crowds were kept at a minimum and it was real peaceful. But now the cold and dark get to me.

But in the last decade or so we head to an island or Central America sometime over the winter. We could travel in February when I was in administration, but now that I am back in the classroom, my January break is the chance to travel south. (This leaves 3 months of cold crappy weather once we return, but hey, that's the way it is.)

Anyway, how much sun can we expect in Martinique in January? Use a sun path diagram:
http://www.sunearthtools.com
These guys call it a sun position graph.

NERR dates set 10-12 April 2011

While the website isn't updated (http://www.esf.edu/nerr/) I attended (virtually) the NERR Steering Committee Fall Planning meeting. Hosted at Penn State, many of the committee participated in the meeting via a conference phone call.

If you haven't heard of NERR or the Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, you are missing one fine conference.

Can't make 2011? Try 1-3 April 2012 or 7-9 April 2013, all at the Sagamore in Bolton Landing NY.

See you there?

Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association

This group is more than just 2000 Milers of the AT. It includes anyone who has an interest in extended long distance backpacking.

The 29th annual Gathering will be the weekend AFTER Columbus Day, Oct. 15-17, 2010, at Concord University in Athens, WV and more information can be found on their website at
http://www.aldha.org/

another 16mm film last night

Cosmos: The War of the Planet

Yes, for our last outdoor film of the season, we showed this Italian SciFi flick from 1978. Following that other space film the year earlier, something called Star Wars, this bad-boy has adventure, robots, ray guns, romance and every other genre you can imagine. Watch it on Archive.org for a great time waster at work, home or play.

http://www.archive.org/details/Cosmos_War_of_the_Planets

ahhhh .... loukoumades

We are heading to Glendi 2010 this evening and I can't wait until dessert and the Loukoumades!

I call them honey balls since my Greek is as bad as my French.

Click on the title for a recipe, or better yet, find a Greek Festival nearby and save room for the desserts! Food is my friend.