Friday, July 29, 2011

UK sails ahead in offshore wind power

UK sails ahead in offshore wind power

Jon Stewart Calls Out Hypocrisy of FOX News' Laura Ingrahm and Bill O'Reilly

Tropical Storm DON: Gulf of Mexico Offshore Waters Forecast

From the NOAA Weather Station National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida:

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FZNT24 KNHC 291529
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 26.2N 94.9W AT 10 AM CDT
MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1002 MB. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. DON EXPECTED TO MOVE TO
NEAR 26.8N 96.7W THIS EVENING AND THEN INLAND TO NEAR 27.7N
99.1W BY SAT MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN 25N AND 28N W OF 93W.


GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF
DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE OF DON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF DON NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED RAINBANDS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH MAXIMUM
WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60 KT EARLY. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. WIND THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N E OF 92W. SCATTERED
RAINBANDS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 95W.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS RAINBANDS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

The Very 1st "Senior Moment"

It's Friday, and here's a little cartoon
to make you smile.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Violin For Sale: Otto Benjamin 4/4 with Pernambuco Bow

I usually wouldn't use my blog for this type of thing, but husband thinks it's a good venue - so, I'll give it a try. If you know of anybody (or students) looking for a violin, please consider this one.

Sale Price: $1,100.00

Otto Benjamin Violin 4/4 with Pernambuco Bow,
Oblong Case.
Model # ML-500
Serial # 58066-64

Fully hand-carved from highly select tone-woods.
Hand-applied beautiful amber varnish.
Pernambuco bow with fully lined ebony & Mother-of-pearl Frog.
Deluxe case with hygrometer, but hygrometer was lost. Lined in green velvet
With plenty of room for storage and comes with shoulder strap.





I paid $1900.00 for the violin alone.
Only used for 4 months.
Has new strings

Comes with:

2 Rosin Blocks,
Adjustable 4/4 KUN Violin Rest
1 Sabine Zipbeat Quartz Metronome ($60 value)

Please send email if interested, only serious inquiries please. It's
already hard enough to have to sell this violin.
gingerz@charter.net