Monday, September 29, 2008

Why Do I Like New Jersey in the early fall…

Let me count the ways…

Partly CloudyMon  sep 29

Partly Cloudy 76°-56°

Mostly CloudyTue sep30

Mostly Cloudy 75°-58°

Scattered ThunderstormsWed oct 01

Scattered Thunderstorms 70°-49°

SunnyThu oct 02

Sunny 66°-48°

SunnyFri oct 03

Sunny 67°-43°

Mostly SunnySat oct 04

Mostly Sunny 68°-48°

SunnySun oct 05

Sunny 70°-47°

Snipped from http://www.Intellicast.com on Sept 29 @ 9:00 AM

 

Going to be a really great week. Maybe some night outside with the firepit blazing and the songs of the birds as they roost.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Garden Pizza at Lenny's

Lenny's in Lavelette makes this wonderful pizza. Eggplant, Zuccini, tomato, roast peppers, red onion and rocotta cheese on thin crust. Yet another find on the Jersey shore.

CNN on Twitter Vs MSNBC Email breaking news updates

Really, just now MSNBC? Got this on Twitter from CNN almost 2 hours ago...

RE:
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Screen legend Paul Newman has died at 83 after battling cancer, AP reports.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Looks like another Blustery Night

NJZ012>014-020-026-027-260330-
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MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.NEW BRUNSWICK.FREEHOLD.SANDY HOOK.
JACKSON.LONG BEACH ISLAND.WHARTON STATE FOREST
322 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY.

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY.

DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT. A STRONG NE FLOW OVER EASTERN NJ WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BRIDGES & OVERPASSES.

$$

Friday, September 19, 2008

Live from Passaic NJ

Thought you might like a live shot of an almost Fall day form Paterson, NJ. Heading back to office.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Is TB Vaccine Behind The Dramatic Rise In Diabetes & Obesity? –(Snipped from Dvorak.org/blog)

 

This came out earlier this year, but I just ran across it now. Unintended consequences due to insufficient testing and/or desire for profit outweighing other concerns. Vaccine Induced Inflammation Linked to Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Newly published data by Dr. J. Barthelow Classen in The Open Endocrinology Journal shows a 50% reduction [...]

Related...

[Dvorak Uncensored]

Is TB Vaccine Behind The Dramatic Rise In Diabetes & Obesity?

Friday, September 12, 2008

A New Twhril for the TWiT Army

Twhirl has released a new version that supports the TWiT Army microblogging site.
It is currently only available at the address listed below and is still in beta, but I am installing as I write this as Twhirl has been the most stable microblogging platform I have ever used. Have fun all!!!
TWiT Army Twhirl : LOL: The Life of Leo

Monday, September 08, 2008

Goodbye Hanna, Hello Fall

with all the anticipation of Hanna, I was ready for a day locked in my upstairs home office, with flickering power and candles. BUT then there was the reality. I got up to an overcast sky, and drove into work on a Saturday. I put in a good 6 hours and headed back home with the wind blowing briskly. Around 2:00 PM EST the rain started to come down in little drops and a sprinkling that lasted for an hour started. This was follow by some very strong squalls for the next hour or so. Then Hanna was gone. The 7-10 inches of rain, when all was over, only amounted to only 3 inches total. Sunday morning was greeted with deep blue sky and blazing bright sun. I looked like a late spring day out and only made it up to 84 degrees. Today is also another blue sky day, rain tomorrow and then the temp falls to highs of barely 70. Summer appears to have fled along with Hanna. Fall already appears as the first leaves are beginning to fall lightly and the trees are losing their green and are changing ever slightly to browns, yellows and reds. Soon they will take on their true fall colors and the air will turn crisp and blustery. Will a cool summer lead us to a cold and snowy winter? I can only hope for a good snow this winter. In the meantime fall is coming, fires in the backyard, roasting marshmallows on sticks and pots of harvest stews simmering on the stove. Fleece jackets and hot cocoa by the fire. Squash baked with butter and brown sugar, Fall festivals with kettle corn and candled apples. Baked apples, fire roasted corn, and the Red Bank Jazz festival. To each season there is it's own beauty. Fall is the season of eating, the fattening before winter. This is for animals like bears and ground hogs. Hopefully is it a time for outdoor actives like walking trails, photo journeys into the woods, and laying on the ground at night and staring up into the sky, counting the stars...  "I think I'll just go have a lie down now...."

Friday, September 05, 2008

Hello Hanna!

Feels like Florida all over again...

-------------From the National Hurricane Center---------

.TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT.

.AT 11 AM EDT.1500 UTC.THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY. A TROPICAL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM GA NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TO SANDY HOOK NJ.
INCLUDING ALL OF CHESAPEAKE BAY & DE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HRS.

THE HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NO. OF EDISTO BEACH SC TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NO. CAROLINA.
INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND.

AT 1100 AM EDT.1500 UTC.A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NO. OF SANDY HOOK NJ TO WATCH HILL RI.
INCLUDING LONG ISLAND.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HRS.

AT 1100 AM EDT.1500Z.THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH.LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 110 MILES.180 KM.EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FL & ABOUT
375 MILES .600 KM.SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NW NEAR 20 MPH.32 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NO. IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NE & AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK.THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH.100 KM/HR.WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ONLY SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES.510 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MIN CNTL PRESSURE IS 980 MB.28.94 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES FROM COASTAL SO. CAROLINA.NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA INTO CNTL VIRGINA.MD.& SOUTHEASTERN PA. ISOLATED MAX AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS & FLASH FLOODING WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE N. MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND S. NEW ENGLAND AS HANNA ADVANCES NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-016-020>027-061645-
/O.UPG.KPHI.TR.A.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1244 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

.TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

.NEW INFORMATION.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

.AREAS AFFECTED.

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN.
CNTL DE.NORTHERN DE.SOUTHERN DE.
NORTHEAST MD.CNTL NJ & S. NJ.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS.

IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.THERE IS ALSO A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS & A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY STARTING A FIRE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL & FIRE FIGHTERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE STORM.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRI EVENING.THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.CREEKS.& URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY FLOODING WHILE DRIVING.TURN AROUND.

.STORM SURGE & STORM TIDE.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.ALONG WITH LARGE & DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES.CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR & TO THE EAST OF THE PATH OF THE CENTER OF HANNA. GIVEN THE NEAP TIDE.THESE STORM SURGE VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TIDAL FLOODING JUST BY THEMSELVES. HOWEVER.WAVE ACTION PRODUCED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD INCREASE TOTAL WATER HEIGHTS ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT & THE BAYS.
HEAVY RAIN COINCIDENT WITH THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD ALSO ENHANCE THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG THE OCEAN & BAY SHORES DUE TO THE FACT THAT RUNOFF WOULD HAVE NOWHERE TO DRAIN.

BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT FROM WIND & WAVE ACTION.

TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR SAT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST & DE COASTS.

SANDY HOOK NJ..12:52 AM & 1:20 PM.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS NJ.12:22 AM & 12:50 PM.

ATLANTIC CITY NJ.12:14 AM & 12:49 PM.
CAPE MAY OCEAN NJ..12:59 AM & 1:27 PM.
FENWICK ISLAND DE..12:38 AM & 1:06 PM.

FOR THE DE BAY.

BREAKWATER HARBOR DE.01:31 AM & 2:00 PM.
REEDY POINT DE.04:28 AM & 4:48 PM.

.WINDS.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE.GREATER THAN 39 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH.ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING & LASTING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

TROPICAL STORM HANNA COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS SIMILAR TO THE MOTHERS DAY STORM OF 2008.

.PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE MORE LIKELY.ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.

.INLAND FLOODING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRI EVENING.THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.CREEKS.& URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.TORNADOES.

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ON SAT OVER DE AND EASTERN NJ.

.NEXT UPDATE.

HIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

ANZ430-431-450>455-470-061645-
/O.UPG.KPHI.TR.A.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.TR.W.1008.080905T1644Z-000000T0000Z/
DE BAY WATERS NO. OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DE BAY WATERS SO. OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
1244 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

.TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

.NEW INFORMATION.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

.AREAS AFFECTED.

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN.
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS & DE BAY WATERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT ON SATURDAY. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD CHECK THEIR MOORINGS.

.WINDS.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE.GREATER THAN 39 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH.ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING & LASTING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

TROPICAL STORM HANNA COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS SIMILAR TO THE MOTHERS DAY STORM OF 2008.

.PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON SATURDAY. THERE IS A 30 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER DE BAY

.NEXT UPDATE.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 600 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

 

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN.
CNTL NJ.NORTHERN NJ.NORTHWEST NJ.
SOUTHERN NJ & SE PA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS.

IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.THERE IS ALSO A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRI EVENING.THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.CREEKS.& URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY FLOODING WHILE DRIVING.TURN AROUND.

.WINDS.

FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH.ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING SAT MORNING & LASTING INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

.PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE MORE LIKELY.

.INLAND FLOODING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRI EVENING.THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.CREEKS.& URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SAT AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

ON THE MAIN STEM DE RIVER.RISES OF UP TO 3/4 BANKFULL ARE POSSIBLE. ON THE LWR SCHUYLKILL RIVER NEAR PHILADELPHIA.RISES UP TO NEAR BANKFULL ARE POSSIBLE.

.NEXT UPDATE.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 600 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

AMC