PRAY FOR WARMER WEATHER

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The cold war era may be a thing of the past, but the cold weather refuses to go away. Winter ends on March 19 and as far as most people are concerned, they wish it would end right now.

Some folks who are not very religious, or spiritual are praying for this God forsaken record-low temperatures to finally end. Soon others will be dealing with more snow and much colder temperatures. Forecasters say the "polar vortex" that's bringing the frigid air may decide to stay a while. This news has lots of people struggling.

High School Class Reunion

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I got a message for an old HS buddy who reminded me that it is time for our class reunion.

Planning a reunion is not easy, however there's critical information needed to keep our QPHS graduates on track and on budget so that we will have the best reunion possible.

Please, respond if you're interested and have suggestions on....

• Best ways to find our old classmates

• Things to do with QP high school to help plan the reunion

• Great ideas and creating a buzz for increasing attendance at the reunion

• Ideas for any awards at the reunion?

MORE SNOW AHEAD

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As the saying goes, it ain't over till the fat lady sings. That wont be till at least next week. There's snow in the forecast for NYC on Saturday followed by another storm threat late next week and the frigid temperatures could possibly ease in time for the fat lady to sing during Super Bowl Sunday.

Another arctic cold front is on its way, it you believe what experts at NOAA say: A LIGHT COATING
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWED BY A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURES INTO THE 20S. THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED SURFACES OVERNIGHT.

PARKING RULES SUSPENDED

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The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, today announced that Alternate Side Parking Regulations will remain suspended citywide tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, to facilitate snow removal.

Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City. Please note that Alternate Side Parking Regulations are expected to go back into effect Monday, January 27, so motorists are encouraged to relocate their vehicles in preparation.

SUPER BOWL XLVIII

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Nearly 100 New York vendors and restaurants with “Taste NY” products will be featured at all Super Bowl Host Committee Events “I Love NY” Multi-Sensory installation will be on display.

As the co-host Governor of Super Bowl XLVIII, Governor Cuomo is using the international event as an opportunity to promote “Taste NY” products and tourism in Upstate New York. New York products will be prominently featured at Super Bowl events throughout the week leading up to the game. More than 5,000 local, national and international media and more than 1 million attendees will have the opportunity to taste the best products New York has to offer as well as be introduced to New York’s wealth of tourist attractions, especially in Upstate. In total, nearly 100 New York vendors will be featured across all the Super Bowl Host Committee events.

DIVERSITY EVENTS

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January 2014

Jan 28, "Diversity In/Tech; Making technology more inclusive. Let's listen, exchange & implement,"Technical.ly Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY.
https://diversityintech.splashthat.com/

February 2014

Feb 4, "2014 Multicultural TV Summit & Leadership Awards," Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News, NYC. http://multiculturaltvsummit.com. Contact: Joe Schramm, schramm@schrammnyc.com, 212-983-0219

Feb 5-8, "Educational Travel Conference," Education Travel Community, Orlando, FL. http://travelearning.com/Main_Conference_Page. Contact: 406-745-4800

Feb 12, "What's Hot in Media," Advertising Women of New York, NYC. http://www.awny.org/events/calendar

Feb 27, "Advertising Working Mothers of the Year Awards," Advertising Women of New York, NYC, http://www.awny.org/events/calendar

Feb 27, "34th Annual Benefit Gala," One Hundred Black Men, Inc., NYC.
http://www.ohbm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Ite…

CASTRO BROTHERS

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The name Castro has been in politics for decades and the Castro brothers (Fidel on the left) have ruled Cuba with an iron fist for just as long. Thanks to the harsh and tyrannical control by the infamous dictators known as The Castro Brothers, Cuba remains a single party Marxist island with the lowest internet and cell phone service for their local citizens in our entire western hemisphere. How much longer will our world allow this?

However, ii it time to make room for a new and improved political duo of Castro brothers?

OLYMPICS

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Should Olympic Games be cancelled because they're too expensive following extensive security measures? What say you?

Islamist militants are making threats about what they are planning during the upcoming 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Should the U.S.A. pull out of the Olympic Games? What about future Olympics?

ARCTIC BLAST

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On the East Coast, the biggest snowfall event of the season thus far is wrapping up for the Mid-Atlantic and will persist until early Wednesday for southern New England. The developing surface low responsible for this plethora of snowfall is forecast to develop into a strong ocean storm over the Canadian maritime. The tightening pressure gradient will result in gusty winds in addition to the snow, thus causing wind chills to plummet.

MTA SERVICE REDUCTION

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that its regional railroads – Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road are reducing service, as snow accumulations make operating trains difficult.

This is aimed at preventing trains from becoming stranded in accumulated snow, and to allow personnel to concentrate resources on trains that will continue to operate.

The LIRR will reduce service on a branch-by-branch basis, consistent with its policy to curtail or suspend service if snow accumulations reach 10-13 inches.

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