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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Venice Under Water

Venice
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Under Water
Heavy rains and high tides have brought some of the worst flooding to Venice, Italy in years. 
The "acqua alta", or high water, is common in autumn the level of 149 centimeters (4 ft, 10 in) was below the 160 centimeters (5 ft, 2 in) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. 
The bad weather and torrential rainfall will continue through Tuesday, forecasters said. Collected here are images from Venice as it endures this recent acqua alta. 
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A man and woman swim in flooded Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square) in Venice, Italy, on November 11, 2012. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross Piazza San Marco and other areas under water. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)


People sit at a table in a flooded Piazza San Marco in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)



People walk on bridges set up in front of Palace of Doges during acqua alta on November 1, 2012 in Venice. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images) 
 


A worker pushes a wheelbarrow during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, on October 27, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
 


Tourists walk on raised platforms above flood waters in Piazza San Marco during high water in Venice, on October 27, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)


A man sits in his shop as tourists walk in a flooded street in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images)
 


A view of Piazza San Marco taken during flooding on October 31, 2012 in Venice. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty mages)
 


A waiter serves coffees to tourists sat in his bar flooded during an "acqua alta", on October 27, 2012 in Venice. (Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman walks in high water ner the Rialto Bridge in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) 
  


A person carries luggage through a flooded street during a period of high water in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
 


A man carries a girl as they leave the flooded Piazza San Marco, on November 1, 2012 in Venice. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)
 

People stand in the flooded Piazza San Marco in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)
 

Shoes and wellies float in a flooded shop in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images)
 

People have coffee in a flooded shop during an "acqua alta" in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images)
 

A woman stands on a bench above a flooded street in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
 

A man rows a kayak in front of Piazza San Marco during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
 

People walk on raised pathways set up near the flooded Piazza San Marco during "acqua alta" in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images) 
 

People walk in flooded Venice streets on November 1, 2012. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)
 

A tourist crosses flooded Piazza San Marco in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
 

Tourists walk on raised platforms near Piazza San Marco in Venice, on October 27, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri) 
 

Gondolas float above a flooded Piazza San Marco at night in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri) 
 

Piazza San Marco in Venice, flooded at night, on November 1, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri) 
 

A man walks through the flooded Piazza San Marco in Venice, on October 31, 2012. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images) 
 

A man walks through a flooded street in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
 

Tourists sit in floodwater covering Piazza San Marco in Venice, on October 27, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri)
 

People wade through high water near the Ponte delle Guglie in Venice, on November 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
 

People walk in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (Reuters/Manuel Silvestri
 

Employees push a trolley across a flooded Piazza San Marco as they deliver boxes of food during an "acqua alta" in Venice, on October 15, 2012. (Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images) 
 

A man enjoys a swim in a submerged Piazza San Marco in Venice, on November 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

September Airspace 11th Shutdown

September 11th,  2001
 Airspace Shutdown




Courtesy: 
NASA/FAA NASA Ames Research Center Future Air Traffic Management Concepts and Evaluation Tool (FACET) animation of September 11th, 2001 with a few key annotations. 


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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Fastest Lap Around Manhattan - Afroduck

Fastest Lap Around Manhattan
Afroduck - 2013


During the summer of 2013, a record was set for the fastest loop around Manhattan starting from 116th St. on the FDR heading downtown, up the Henry Hudson Highway, and back down to 116th St. in just 24 minutes.

Previous records were set by
  1. CBC with 26 minutes in 2010
  2. Alex Roy with 27 minutes in 2001


Fastest Lap Driver
Afroduck Arrested


 Police escort Christopher Adam Tang in to police central booking in Manhattan from the 25th pct. Tang is charged with mutiple charges in relation to a video taken from a vehicle that travelled the circumference of Manhattan in 24 minutes, violating many traffic laws including speeding and reckless driving. 
 
 

An anonymous man under the guise of Afroduck Productions circled the island of Manhattan in his BMW Z3, setting a record time of 24 minutes. 

He posted his video to YouTube only days later catching the eye of NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, who vowed to hunt down Afroduck.


Cops put the brakes Thursday night on the speed demon billed as “Afroduck” — the demented driver who videotaped his 24-minute, high-speed lap around Manhattan.

Christopher Tang, 30, was busted after posting an Aug. 28 YouTube clip capturing his wild joyride as he sped around the island in a 2006 BMW model Z4.
The suspect — relaxed despite his handcuffs — was brought to Manhattan central booking around 2 a.m. from the 25th Precinct by two NYPD detectives.

Christopher "Afroduck" Tang  has been arrested after he raced around Manhattan in 24 minutes.
Tang is charged with reckless endangerment, reckless driving, speed violation and traffic device violation, among other offenses.



Cops also took away the BMW — with a maximum speed of 155 mph — driven by the racing madman.
 The nut mounted a camera on his dashboard, which chronicled his 26.5-mile journey from the FDR Drive at E. 116th St. to Battery Park, and back up West St. until he reached his starting point again.
 

Members of the NYPD’s Highway District Collision Investigation Squad reviewed the video and collared the East Harlem man.

  1. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/cops-arrest-speedster-afroduck-article-1.1447526#ixzz2e9tDSCf4
  2. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/cops-arrest-speedster-afroduck-article-1.1447526#ixzz2e9t1wBa9
  3. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/cops-arrest-speedster-afroduck-article-1.1447526#ixzz2e9t05Q2a