Up-Up and Away!

If you are looking for a fun and inexpensive day trip (2 hrs from Harrisburg) why not consider visiting the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport. The center opened in December 2003, and provides enough space for the Smithsonian to showcase the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world!

You can walk among aircraft and small artifacts in display cases located on the floor, and view aircraft hanging from the arched ceiling on elevated sky walks.

The Space Shuttle Enterprise is the center piece of James S. McDonnell Space Hangar. Visitors can get up close to this awe striking space vehicle.

I guarantee you will be impressed! In addition to the a space shuttle, you will have an opportunity to see the Concorde.

Air France signed a letter of agreement to donate a Concorde to the National Air and Space Museum upon the aircraft's retirement and on June 12, 2003. This is a must see!

You can visit the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for more information - you will not be disappointed.

MANAYUNK

Do you like to leisurely peruse art as you enjoying great food and music? Or do you enjoy shopping in eclectic retail shops? If you answered yes then Manayunk, PA is a must stop for you!

You will find Manayunk the northwestern section of Philadelphia. It is situated on a hill side next to the beautiful Schuylkill River, in the center of everything. Manayunk is a unique destination with boutiques, restaurants; it has over 20 furniture and home furnishings stores, which is the largest concentration of furniture stores on one street in the entire East Coast.

If you are looking for a road trip in June you may wish to check out the towns’ art festival. This renowned arts festival offers something for everyone!

I guarantee that you will love the urban experience of Manayunk, yet feel content with its’ small town historic charm.

YouTube
I must say that I was not a user of YouTube prior to taking ENGL 420. However, after hearing many of my classmates raving about videos they each had seen - yes, I admit it… my curiosity got the best of me and I decided to explore YouTube.

My experience was nostalgia filled. . . I watched the opening to The Great Space Coaster (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dddm5bQeKvg) and found myself signing along – scary thought!
As terrible as it is, I also watched as an unsuspecting gray squirrel cautiously approached a treat filled basket on someone’s porch… you need to watch to see what happens next . . . (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRR4bOquEKQ)

I was dumb-founded when I read that “in August 2006, The Wall Street Journal published an article revealing that YouTube was hosting about 6.1 million videos (requiring about 45 terabytes of storage space), and had about 500,000 user accounts. As of March 22, 2008, a YouTube search returns about 77.3 million videos and 2.89 million user channels.” According to Wikipedia, “YouTube consumes roughly 1 terabyte of bandwidth a second costing approximately $1 million a day. “

Reference – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube