Hurricane Earl makes a turn to the north, 09/02/10
Hurricane Earl continues to weaken as it moves northward from a position east of the S.C./N.C. coastal border while rainbands associated with the storm move closer to shore (see radar loop). As of 5 p.m. the center of Hurricane Earl was about 185 miles south of Cape Hatteras, N.C. and the storm was moving north at 18 mph. With winds sustained at 115 mph, Earl is still a Category 3 storm but it is now nearing the lower end of that scale (111-130 mph).
Visible satellite image of Hurricane Earl at 4:30 p.m. today as it heads north toward a position east the Outer Banks of North Carolina later tonight. Image courtesy: NASA.
The information quoted above is from The Washington Post. The satellite image is from NASA.
Cycling Experiences… Blog ~ Another Day of readers, 09/01
Another day in the life of this blog, Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Please note a reader from New Zealand, readers for India, a reader from Aruba, Iceland, Mexico, Norway, Thailand and the state of Alaska [USA]. The red stars are readers on line at the time of this capture. The stars are again cleared for another day. I promise I will not do this daily. I love the diverse location on my blog readers and appreciate their visits. Thanks to all.
Out of Africa ~ the story of Zakayo Ndbri & Mwangi Samwel
No change from my 04/04/09 report or my follow-up 09/09/09 report.
OTOH, I have no updates on the story of Zakayo Ndbri & Mwangi Samwel who I also reported on in January. The last information on their web site, a blog post, is dated January 7, 2009. I sent an e-mail several weeks ago asking for an update—no reply. Maybe there will be more later.
I searched as thoroughly as I can—nothing since January 2007. Sorry…
Out of Africa ~ Project Rwanda Update, 09/01
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My first Project Rwanda article was January 2009. Subsequently, I published 2 updates, the last almost a year ago. Following is current information from Project Rwanda. I think you will be please and impressed with what they are doing. They now have a Facebook & Twitter presence, as well as a YouTube Channel. There is much to see. Pay them a visit.
Cycling Experiences… Blog ~ Thanks to all my wonderful readers!
This is one day in the life of this blog. The blue stars show where my readers are around this wonderful world call Planet Earth. I appreciate your interest in this blog and trust you will return soon. The stars are cleared for another day.
SPOT Messenger ~ There is a new one of those in town too.
Nope, not the SPOT II, but even newer than that. It is called the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator. DeLorme and SPOT have teamed up to give us what they say is a ruggedized handheld GPS with all the famous DeLorme street and topo maps included, plus the ability to type and send one-way messages. BROL Thread [started by BROL Member VikB—his piece].
So, if you have $550.00 [MSRP] burning your pockets, head off to a local retailer and get yourself one. Amazon.com has them for $510 and REI at the MSRP.
The other new-in-town gadget is the Garmin Edge 800. I have a couple of pieces on it as well.
Off Topic, but too funny to not share ~ ENJOY…
I saw this on Facebook. I do not like frightening people, but this will likely have you laughing.
I hope you like it! BROL Thread.
