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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Faculty Seminars Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Jackie Gosspresents The ObserversThe land and sky of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire form a varying frame for two climatologists as they go about the solitary and steadfast work of measuring the weather. Based in part on the Nathaniel Hawthorne story "The Great Carbuncle," this film features the extreme and surprising beauty of the windiest mountain in the world. Shot over the course of a year on 16mm film, "The Observers" is based on the actual work of the Mount Washington Weather Observatory—one of the oldest weather stations in the North America where staff members have taken hourly readings of the wind speed, barometric pressure, and temperature since 1932. In April of 1934, a gust measuring 231 mph hit the summit: a world record for wind speed recorded by a human being. Please join us at 6:30 p.m. for a reception in the Olin Atrium. The seminar begins at 7:00 p.m. Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102 Sponsor: Dean of the College Contact: Julie Cerulli. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7490 If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/news/events/