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U2 front man Bono is celebrating a cash bonanza on the double after confirmation that the band's 360° worldwide tour grossed more than $700 million.
The singer, about to cash in on the Facebook floatation, is also counting the profits from the three year global tour.
New figures published by music industry journal Pollstar confirm that the tour grossed $230million alone in 2010 when almost 2.4million fans paid to see the band at 34 gigs in 26 cities.
In total over seven million fans paid for the privilege of seeing U2 on the 360° tour.
The report states that tour grossed the highest amount of any rock band in 2010. It averaged gross takings of $8.9 million per gig with an average attendance of 91,828.
U2's three-gig stint at the Morumbi Stadium in São Paolo, Brazil, alone earned $32 million.
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The report states that the $700million is a gross figure. It does not take into account the significant costs of staging the tour which covered 110 gigs in 79 cities around the world.
The profits from the tour are shared between the four members of the band - Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton - their manager Paul McGuinness, their promoter Live Nation, and the local venue operator.
The production values on the tour and the unique stage allowed capacity at venues to increase by up to 25 per cent with record attendances following at most venues.
The three-night sell-out run at Dublin's Croke Park grossed $28.5 million.
In total, the tour grossed $231.9 million in 2011; $160.9 million in 2010; and $311 million in 2009 when three million people paid on average $101 to see the band play.
U2 enjoyed their best year in 2009 when the average gross per concert was $10 million.
Bono's back injury caused several gigs to be postponed in 2010.

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The Stockton, Calif, native averaged 11 points, six rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last week as the Bisons went 1-1 topping UT Martin on Saturday night after falling at Belmont on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 20, 2012) - An elegant gala held at Sofitel LA on November 8th to celebrate the winners was also devoted to charity: actor Chad Michael Murray helped launch the magazine's annual auction to benefit Ronald McDonald House New York. Host and emcee Publisher Linda Vaughan was stranded in Lisbon during Hurricane Sandy, and had great difficulties getting to LA. She was able to keep in constant contact, however, thanks to mobile phones -- possibly the fastest way to travel the world. She made the event with mere moments to spare.
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Blog of Dr. Miland Brown that features different aspects of world history. Not everything can be covered but sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. Dr. Brown is an academic in North America.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Searching for Bell Ringle
My wife (like me) is from NW Ohio. Her family has a tradition of Bell Ringle delivering gifts on January 1st. This tradition goes back at least several generations. My wife thinks it goes back four or five generations.
In the old days, the farm families of Ohio would order Christmas gifts via mail catalogs. Delivery dates were always uncertain and many orders intended as Christmas gifts arrived late. As a result, at least in one family, the elf Bell Ringle would deliver late gifts on the first day of the New Year.
While quaint, this tradition has been impacting me through eleven years of marriage. Every year, my wife prepares Bell Ringle gifts for her family and they give her (and me!) Bell Ringle gift as well. In addition, as I take my wife and two sons on the road for Christmas, we give our kids their gifts from us on New Years Day. And of course Bell Ringle is the delivery man.
The family lore is that Bell Ringle is an old German tradition. However, my attempts to research Bell Ringle find nothing. So far, searches for Bell Ringle on the Web bring up zip as do variant searches on the name. Even New Years Elf brings up nothing that is related!
So, is Bell Ringle a new oral history tradition created by my wife's great grandparents? Or, is there some actual history here that I am missing? If anyone finds this post now or years in the future and has information on this, please leave a comment. I would appreciate more details.
Until then, Bell Ringle lives in my family. And I will be seeking out some more details on his origins.
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My family is of german decent, and we also celebrate the same elf. Although we call him Belschnickel, and not Bell Ringle.
My family is vistited on New Years Eve by a similar elf, although his name is Big Ears. My mother is from Portsmouth, Ohio, and this tradition comes from her side of the family. I have always suspected that my grandparents (or maybe, great grandparents) made up this tradition. Your blog entry is the only evidence that I've found that suggests otherwise. I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, and nobody here has ever heard of Big Ears, or any other New Years elf, for that matter. It's exciting to hear about another family that celebrates this tradition. I doubt that it is just a coincidence.


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In a week when you thought you might have heard it all, I present to you Bill Walton speaking to USC students and bashing UCLA basketball.
"I never knew they had pretty girls here at USC," began Walton, one of UCLA's all-time greats, after being introduced to a packed auditorium of sports business students.
And for the next two hours he wouldn't shut up, entertaining, inspiring, opinionated, off the wall and dedicated to preserving the memory of John Wooden.
It was all part of a bus tour to promote the Pac-12 Networks, Walton trumpeting an upcoming game in his own way.


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This argument runs counter to the purpose of the Hall of Fame. Not knowing who unlawfully enhanced their muscle mass does not excuse opening the door to players who tarnished the game by obviously and apparently doing so.
Barry Bonds might have had the sort of relationship with the Hall of Fame that Jack Morris has if he hadn't juiced. You really don't know. What you do know is that by juicing he lost the respect of most baseball fans and helped change the game in a negative way. There are many who believe he doesn't belong in the record books, and the bar for the Hall of Fame is higher.
This is why voters need to use common sense, Bonds more tha likely started using in 1999 after the whole Sosa/McGwire deal and he was already a hofer so comparing him to a Jack Morris career isn't using common sense. Now comparing Sosa to a Morris career is probably about right. I agree he did lose the respect of most baseball fans including me but 90 percent of that era was on roids and yeah he deff inflated his career stats but you gotta hand it to Bonds too for putting every other steroid user to shame with the numbers he put up.
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It's because Cindy Crysby is a whiner!
Does he seriously still have that reputation in Canada?
You should have seen the amount of people calling him a diver after that penalty he drew against Finland.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Black-Bean Mushroom Burgers
1 tablespoon canola oil, plus additional for brushing
1 cup finely chopped onion
8 ounces baby portobello mushrooms, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
4 slices whole wheat sandwich bread, lightly toasted
15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
2 ounces (about 1/2 cup) crumbled goat cheese
salt and fresh ground black pepper
olive oil
4 English muffins, split and toasted
salsa verde or salsa, is desired for serving
Preheat grill.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion - cook until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, garlic, cumin and paprika - cook until the mushrooms have released their juices, about 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.
Tear toasted bread into pieces and place into a food processor - process until broken down into crumbs. Pour into a medium bowl. Add mushroom mixture, beans and cilantro into the food processor bowl - pulse until combined, but not smooth - leave some chunky bits. Scoop mixture into the bowl with the bread crumbs - add goat cheese and season with salt and fresh ground black pepper. Mix ingredients together, then divide into four equal portions. With dampened hands, shape each portion into 4 thick patties. Lightly brush each side of all patties with oil.
Place patties onto the grill and cook until thoroughly heated through and the outside has crisped, about 5 minutes per side. Serve burgers on toasted muffins and topped with salsa verde or salsa, if desired.
Makes about 4 servings.
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Hi Joe-ReplyDelete
These sound great to me with one problem...not a goat cheese fan here at all (although I do like milder fetas)-any idea if there is something that would work in place of goat cheese here? I realize the answer might be try a different recipe:-).
Sheila in MD
These look great! Thanks for the recipe, Joe!ReplyDelete
Sheila - It is really just for added zing... you could use feta or even just leave it out!ReplyDelete
Meryl - Thanks!
I tried your black bean burgers this week. They tasted great, but they kept crumbling on me! The next day (I cooked a lotta beans ;) I added an egg and they came out lovely. Thanks for the recipe! A good veggie burger is hard to find.ReplyDelete
Wow, I marked this forever ago and only just now got around to making them. Thanks for posting this! I admit to taking huge liberties with your recipe, but it was a great guide for general proportions of stuff to other stuff!ReplyDelete
I had great results with substituting cooked brown rice for the mushrooms, and adding some sauteed bits of veg, herbs, garlic etc. SO good - thanks again!
Spidercamp - Thanks for the notes with your feedback! I appreciate it!ReplyDelete


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Monitoring volcanic plumes from space
March 2012 - The Met Office is one of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) with responsibility for providing advisory information for volcanic eruptions in the north-east Atlantic area. Satellites are able to monitor volcanic ash plumes and gases in real time providing a valuable source of information for the VAACs.
The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland during April and May 2010 provided further evidence of the importance of real time monitoring of volcanic ash to follow the trajectory of the plume, providing advice on the input to the atmospheric dispersion model, Met Office Dispersion Model, and for validating dispersion model forecasts.
Ash Retrievals
For the London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) the primary satellite used for monitoring volcanic ash plumes is Meteosat, which views Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and Africa every 15 minutes and so has good coverage of the VAAC's area of responsibility. The SEVIRI imaging radiometer on Meteosat has 12 channels (at visible and infrared wavelengths), and its data allow the retrieval of the height of the volcanic ash plume, the total column loading of ash and the effective radius of the ash particles in cloud-free areas or above cloud. The different radiative properties of the ash at different wavelengths make this possible and more details of the technique used can be found in Francis et al., 2012. An example from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption is shown in the plot at the top where the plume total column loading at 08 UTC on 13 May 2010 is shown to the north of Scotland exceeding 7 gm-2. A limitation of the satellite retrieval is that the depth of the plume cannot be inferred and so the concentration of the ash particles cannot be directly measured. A low concentration thick plume can appear the same as a high concentration thin plume when viewed from above. Plumes higher in the atmosphere are also easier to detect than at low levels. The height of the plume close to the source, also shown in the plot (when enlarged), is a useful tool in defining the input of the plume to the dispersion model, particularly for poorly monitored volcanoes. The 15 minute repeat cycle of Meteosat allows animations of the plume to be displayed and this can help to identify the ash in marginal situations.
Sulphur Dioxide
VAACs currently have no formal mandate or requirement for providing advice on volcanic sulphur dioxide(SO2) concentrations, but various satellite-derived SO2 products are still monitored routinely for evidence of volcanic emissions. The potential impacts of SO2 on aircraft are currently not fully understood although preliminary research by the appropriate bodies is now being undertaken. SO2 can also be a potential problem if mixed with rain and converted to sulphuric acid or in high concentrations it can be a potential public health hazard. It is a gas which has distinct absorption bands in the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum which coincide with some of the SEVIRI radiometer channels allowing a retrieval of the total column amount of sulphur dioxide. An example of an eruption of Mt. Nabro in Ethiopia, which released a SO2 plume but only low concentrations of ash, is shown in the plot to the right. During some eruptions the ash plume and SO2 plume can be transported away from the volcano in different directions depending on what heights both constituents rise to. Also once inserted into the stratosphere the sulphur dioxide can circulate as a coherent plume for many days and satellites are useful to monitor this.
Simulated ash imagery
Ash forecasts from the atmospheric dispersion model can be compared with observations to assess the quality of the forecasts. A new technique has been developed to enable like-with-like comparison between satellite imagery of volcanic ash and simulated imagery using the forecast ash concentration data from the NAME model. These ash concentrations, together with temperature and humidity profiles from the Unified Model, are used as inputs to a fast radiative transfer model to compute radiances from which simulated satellite images are created. RGB (red-green-blue) observed and simulated images combining information from different SEVIRI infrared channels are mainly used. They are produced by assigning the difference in measured radiance between the 12.0 and 10.8 μm channels of SEVIRI to the red gun, the 10.8 - 8.7 μm radiance difference to the green gun and 10.8 μm radiance values to the blue gun. Volcanic ash tends to produce an orange or pink colour in these images. In addition to providing a useful tool for forecasters in the VAAC, the simulated images can be used to aid the physical understanding of how the ash affects the satellite imagery. An example for 12 UTC on 6 May 2010 is shown in the plot to the left where the left hand is the satellite observation and the right hand is the simulated RGB imagery to compare with the former. More details of how these are generated can be found in Millington et al., 2012.
Other satellite data are also used in the London VAAC which include conventional infrared and visible imagery from SEVIRI and imagery from polar orbiting satellites (e.g. AVHRR and MODIS) which are important for polar latitudes where the geostationary images have a very oblique view. There are also SO2 retrievals from IASI, a high spectral resolution infrared sounder, and aerosol and sulphur dioxide products from instruments measuring in the ultra violet and visible part of the spectrum such as OMI and GOME-2. Some of these products are accessed from the Support to Aviation Control Service site.
The use of satellite data for monitoring volcanic plumes is undergoing further developments to enable quantitative retrievals to be produced from the polar orbiting imagers which should enable a global capability for volcanic ash monitoring to be introduced. Also the possibility of directly assimilating the satellite products to improve the NAME model forecasts is under investigation.
Francis, P. N., M. C. Cooke, and R. W. Saunders (2012), Retrieval of physical properties of volcanic ash using Meteosat: A case study from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D00U09, doi:10.1029/2011JD016788.
Millington, S.C., R.W. Saunders, P.N. Francis and H.N. Webster (2012)Simulated volcanic ash imagery: a method to compare NAME ash concentration forecasts with SEVIRI imagery for the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D00U17, doi:10.1029/2011JD016770.
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This workshop is co-sponsored by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and SRI International. We will again focus on the application of mathematical and computational tools to understand the properties of cancer and other biological systems. It is recognized that many biological processes cannot be understood by studying individual components. Instead, it is the interactions between these components that define the properties of the system. The past thirty years has seen the identification of dozens of processes and hundreds of genes or proteins that become disregulated during cancer development. While certain types of cancers share common properties, each cancer is a unique genetic disease where mutations in many components and pathways interact. A systems based approach has the greatest chance of determining the system malfunctions that cause each individual's disease and of identifying effective treatments. This workshop is designed to encourage and support the mathematical community's involvement in the effort to study cancer using system approaches. Conference presenters will include mathematicians and computer scientists presently involved in systems approaches to cancer and more general fields of biology. These presenters will cover general approaches to systems biology including analysis of genome scale data as well as statistical, continuous, and hybrid methods for pathway modeling. The workshop will also provide tutorials covering the use of tools and methods in systems biology as well as on the fundamental biological processes involved in cancer. In addition, the workshop will provide travel support for students and postdocs from the mathematical sciences to foster interest in this field. From a biological perspective, the workshop will capitalize on work being performed by Investigators at LBNL, SRI, and UCSF who study the signaling networks associated with breast cancer. The program is developing high throughput assays to characterize these cell lines and examine how they respond to manipulations of key genes. Assays include mRNA expression profiling, measurements of protein abundance, and phenotypic responses using high content screening microscopy. Data and models from this program will be shared at this workshop (prior to publication) for examination and analysis by the participants. It is hoped that participants become engaged in these problems for the long term and that the LBNL led effort will continue to provide data and models for analysis in the future. LBNL even intends to allow its experimental infrastructure to be used to test hypotheses generated by meeting participants in future years. Previous participants are strongly encouraged to attend again, and should notify the conference organizers if they have work that utilizes data from the Integrative Cancer Biology Program that may be of general interest. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Rose Garden Inn. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-992-9005 OR directly on their website. Click on "Groups" on the bottom of the page and enter the appropriate group code CGMSBC (this code is not case sensitive) into box labeled: "I am an Attendee" - this will open up a window showing all of the group information. You will proceed from there. The cut-off date for reservations is October 1, 2007.Show less
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My work arises out of an interest in deskilled process, such as stenciling and replication. Deskilling is a core concept of the industrial revolution, but exploring stenciling within creative practice has led me to expanded definitions of drawing.The artworks on this site are labelled "drawings" but they are not created using traditional drawing methods.
Heather's exhibition Deskilled Drawing presents light installations and non-traditional artworks that challenge us to expand our consideration of drawings—how they are made, and even how we define them." Mary Birmingham, Curator, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
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Sure, home prices have been heating up. But to Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, they're not close to posing a financial stability problem.
He points to two charts to make this point. The first one is simple enough – the Case-Shiller 20-city composite (first chart via this link) remains far below the peak.
The other chart he uses (a close approximation is shown at left) divides an index of house prices to a rent index. The data show the value of homes relative to the services that housing provides are well below bubble levels.
Rosengren more broadly is a big supporter of quantitative easing, though like Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, he says the rate of bond buying may need to be adjusted depending on the strength – or weakness – of economic data.
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• SECTION 2: There have been several upsets in the section tournaments this year, but Princeton University recruit Matt Nelson didn't want his top-seeded Edina Hornets to be the latest giant to stumble. Nelson's power-play goal with 49 seconds left was the game-winner, giving Edina a 5-4 victory over fourth-seeded Bloomington Jefferson in the section semifinals Saturday at Braemar Arena in Edina. The Hornets had a slim lead after two periods, but the Jaguars stormed out of the gate in the third period by scoring two goals in the first 85 seconds to snag a 4-3 lead. Miguel Fidler scored the tying goal at 12:26 of the third period before Nelson's winner. Jono Lindquist scored twice for Jefferson. Andy Jordahl tallied two goals for Edina. ... Third-seeded Burnsville scored once in the second period and once in the third to hold off second-seeded Prior Lake for a 2-1 victory. Burnsville goaltender Chris Mallon kept the Lakers out of his net until a puck slipped past him in final seconds. He finished with 36 saves.
• SECTION 7: One goal was a season-saver, the other a game-winner. Avery Peterson scored twice for Grand Rapids in the Thunderhawks' 2-1, double-overtime victory over Elk River. The third-seeded Elks scored the game's first goal in the waning minutes of the third period, but Peterson evened the score at 1-1 when he rerouted the puck into the net with only 10 seconds left. He scored again in the second overtime by slapping a shot into the upper-left corner of the net. It was Grand Rapid's fourth overtime victory this season. Elk River's MacLean Berglove had an impressive night in the net, stopping 36 of 38 shots in the loss. ... Both top-seeded Duluth East and fourth-seeded Cloquet/Esko/Carlton had plenty of penalty minutes, but neither team could find a comfortable lead until Ryan Lundgren slipped in two third-period goals, helping the Greyhounds a 3-0 victory. Lundgren also scored in the second, giving the senior a hat trick. Dylan Parker was perfect in the net for Duluth East, stopping 15 shots.
• SECTION 1: Top-seeded Lakeville North and fourth-seeded Farmington were tied after the second period, but the Panthers blew the game open in the final period with three goals to win 5-2. Jack Poehling and Jack Diercks each scored a pair of goals, and the Lakeville North defense held the Tigers to a total of only 11 shots on goal. ... Lakeville South scored once in each period, getting goals from Justin Doeden, Patrick Lauderdale and Tyler Schumacher, to defeat Rochester Mayo 3-2. Ryan Martin had two third-period goals for Mayo, while Spartans goalie Case Hansen had 45 saves.
• SECTION 4: Robb Stautz completed his hat trick five minutes into the third period, giving Roseville a lead the sixth-seeded Raiders would hold until the final buzzer of a 6-5 victory over third-seeded Tartan. The teams swapped goals in the first and second periods, entering the final period tied at 5-5 before Stautz made the difference with his goal. Jake Jackson scored three goals for Tartan. ... Seventh-seeded North St. Paul had visions of upsets on its mind against second-seeded White Bear Lake, scoring three goals in the first period to jump out to an early two-goal lead. But the Bears survived the scare, scoring two goals in each of the next two periods to outlast the Polars 5-3. Jake Wahlin had his hand in four of White Bear Lake's goals, scoring once and racking up three assists. Justin Oliver scored twice for North St. Paul.
• SECTION 5: Top-seeded Blaine shut out eighth-seeded Osseo, rolling to a 4-0 victory behind two goals from Brandon Notermann. The Orioles took only 13 shots on goal and failed to convert any of their three power-play chances. ... Fourth-seeded Champlin Park found the net with only 15 seconds remaining to tie the score and force overtime against fifth-seeded Anoka. A goal in the second overtime gave Champlin Park a 2-1 victory.
• SECTION 1: Ben Weir's go-ahead goal in the final minutes of the third period proved to be the difference, and top-seeded Rochester Lourdes beat fourth-seeded Northfield 5-4. The Raiders scored three times in the second period to take a 3-2 lead, but Lourdes scored three in the third for the victory. Jack Berkel tallied 27 saves in the victory for the Eagles.


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State Rep. Dan Winslow '99 percent' sure he will run for US Senate
State Representative Daniel B. Winslow, a Norfolk Republican, formed an exploratory committee Tuesday and said he is "99 percent'' sure that he will run for US Senate in the special election to replace John F. Kerry.
Winslow could be one of two candidates on the Republican side, joining Gabriel Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL who is meeting with senior GOP officials as he explores a run. Many of the better-known figures in the party, including former senator Scott Brown and former lieutenant governor Kerry Healey, have taken themselves out of consideration.
To qualify for the ballot, Winslow would need to collect 10,000 voter signatures by Feb. 27. He insisted that even though he has yet to make a formal decision, he could gather the signatures, saying he has "hundreds of volunteers'' waiting to collect them.
Two US House members, Edward J. Markey and Stephen F. Lynch, have already declared candidacies on the Democratic side.
A primary is scheduled for April 30, with a general election June 25.
Winslow, a lawyer with a flair for the dramatic, brings an interesting resume. He has served as a district court judge and chief legal counsel to Governor Mitt Romney. He also recently dropped off vats of marshmallow fluff to Governor Deval Patrick's budget chief to demonstrate what he argued was superfluous spending.
In the past, he has ruled out running for federal office, instead hinting at a potential run for governor in 2014. On Tuesday, he said he would run against Washington gridlock, arguing that Beacon Hill, often the subject of his barbs, is a relative model of bipartisanship compared with Congress.
"Washington is so broken,'' Winslow said. "I'm disgusted by the gridlock.''
Winslow would not say when he would make a final decision. He said he needs to assemble a team and meet with party activists and donors to assess the enthusiasm for his candidacy.


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NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger Dave B talks about the likelihood of the Mariners winning the AL West, becoming American League Champions, and winning the World Series. While Seattle has more than enough young talent in their farm system to make their future look very bright, their everyday lineup just doesn't have the power to really make a statement in the AL West yet. With the Angels and Rangers both stocked up as well, Dave tells you not to count on the Mariners winning the west just yet.
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From HaskellWiki
An exception denotes an unpredictable situation at runtime, like "out of disk storage", "read protected file", "user removed disk while reading", "syntax error in user input". These are situation which occur relatively seldom and thus their immediate handling would clutter the code which should describe the regular processing. Since exceptions must be expected at runtime there are also mechanisms for (selectively) handling them.(
In general you should be very careful not to mix up exceptions with errors. Actually, an unhandled exception is an error.
1 Implementation
1.1 Exception monad
The great thing about Haskell is that it is not necessary to hard-wire the exception handling into the language. Everything is already there to implement the definition and handling of exceptions nicely.See the implementation in
There is an old dispute between C++ programmers on whether exceptions or error return codes are the right way. Also Niklaus Wirth considered exceptions to be the reincarnation of GOTO and thus omitted them in his languages. Haskell solves the problem a diplomatic way: Functions return error codes, but the handling of error codes does not uglify the calling code.
First we implement exception handling for non-monadic functions. Since no IO functions are involved, we still cannot handle exceptional situations induced from outside the world, but we can handle situations where it is unacceptable for the caller to check a priori whether the call can succeed.
data Exceptional e a = Success a | Exception e deriving (Show) instance Monad (Exceptional e) where return = Success Exception l >>= _ = Exception l Success r >>= k = k r throw :: e -> Exceptional e a throw = Exception catch :: Exceptional e a -> (e -> Exceptional e a) -> Exceptional e a catch (Exception l) h = h l catch (Success r) _ = Success r
Now we extend this to monadic functions.This is not restricted to IO, but may be used immediately also for non-deterministic algorithms implemented with the
newtype ExceptionalT e m a = ExceptionalT {runExceptionalT :: m (Exceptional e a)} instance Monad m => Monad (ExceptionalT e m) where return = ExceptionalT . return . Success m >>= k = ExceptionalT $ runExceptionalT m >>= \ a -> case a of Exception e -> return (Exception e) Success r -> runExceptionalT (k r) throwT :: Monad m => e -> ExceptionalT e m a throwT = ExceptionalT . return . Exception catchT :: Monad m => ExceptionalT e m a -> (e -> ExceptionalT e m a) -> ExceptionalT e m a catchT m h = ExceptionalT $ runExceptionalT m >>= \ a -> case a of Exception l -> runExceptionalT (h l) Success r -> return (Success r) bracketT :: Monad m => ExceptionalT e m h -> (h -> ExceptionalT e m ()) -> (h -> ExceptionalT e m a) -> ExceptionalT e m a bracketT open close body = open >>= (\ h -> ExceptionalT $ do a <- runExceptionalT (body h) runExceptionalT (close h) return a)
Here are some examples for typical IO functions with explicit exceptions.
data IOException = DiskFull | FileDoesNotExist | ReadProtected | WriteProtected | NoSpaceOnDevice deriving (Show, Eq, Enum) open :: FilePath -> ExceptionalT IOException IO Handle close :: Handle -> ExceptionalT IOException IO () read :: Handle -> ExceptionalT IOException IO String write :: Handle -> String -> ExceptionalT IOException IO () readText :: FilePath -> ExceptionalT IOException IO String readText fileName = bracketT (open fileName) close $ \h -> read h
Finally we can escape from the Exception monad if we handle the exceptions completely.
main :: IO () main = do result <- runExceptionalT (readText "test") case result of Exception e -> putStrLn ("When reading file 'test' we encountered exception " ++ show e) Success x -> putStrLn ("Content of the file 'test'\n" ++ x)
darcs get http://code.haskell.org/explicit-exception/
1.2 Processing individual exceptionsSo far I used the sum type
We like to express this in the type and actually we can express this in the type.Consider two exceptions:
able to freely combine these exceptions, we use type classes, since type constraints of two function calls are automatically merged.
import Control.Monad.Exception.Synchronous (ExceptionalT, ) class ThrowsRead e where throwRead :: e class ThrowsWrite e where throwWrite :: e readFile :: ThrowsRead e => FilePath -> ExceptionalT e IO String writeFile :: ThrowsWrite e => FilePath -> String -> ExceptionalT e IO ()
For example for
copyFile src dst = writeFile dst =<< readFile src
the compiler automatically infers
copyFile :: (ThrowsWrite e, ThrowsRead e) => FilePath -> FilePath -> ExceptionalT e IO ()
Instead of
It's also simple to add parameters to throwRead and throwWrite, such that you can pass more precise information along with the exception. I just want to keep it simple for now.
With those definitions you can already write a nice library and defer the decision of the particular exception types to the library user. The user might define something like
data ApplicationException = ReadException | WriteException instance ThrowsRead ApplicationException where throwRead = ReadException instance ThrowsWrite ApplicationException where throwWrite = WriteException
The user might write something like
case e of ReadException -> handleReadException WriteException -> throwT throwWrite
He may choose to switch on multi-parameter type classes and overlappinginstances, define an exception type like
control-monad-exception for exception handling with the
Now I like to propose a technique for handling a particular set of exceptions in Haskell 98:
data ReadException e = ReadException | NoReadException e instance ThrowsRead (ReadException e) where throwRead = ReadException instance ThrowsWrite e => ThrowsWrite (ReadException e) where throwWrite = NoReadException throwWrite data WriteException e = WriteException | NoWriteException e instance ThrowsRead e => ThrowsRead (WriteException e) where throwRead = NoWriteException throwRead instance ThrowsWrite (WriteException e) where throwWrite = WriteException
enough to fix the part that is interesting for
Defining exception types as a sum of "this particular exception" and "another exception" lets us compose concrete types that can carry a certain set of exceptions on the fly. This is very similar to switching from particular monads to monad transformers. Thanks to the type class approach the order of composition needs not to be fixed by the throwing function but is determined by the order of catching. We even do not have to fix the nested exception type fully when catching an exception. It is
import Control.Monad.Exception.Synchronous (Exceptional(Success,Exception)) catchRead :: ReadException e -> Exceptional e String catchRead ReadException = Success "catched a read exception" catchRead (NoReadException e) = Exception e throwReadWrite :: (ThrowsRead e, ThrowsWrite e) => e throwReadWrite = asTypeOf throwRead throwWrite exampleCatchRead :: (ThrowsWrite e) => Exceptional e String exampleCatchRead = catchRead throwReadWrite
The nasty thing is, that the library has to define n2 instances for n exceptions. Even worse, if your application imports package A and package B with their sets of exception types, you have to make the exception types of A instances of the exception classes of B and vice versa, and these are orphan instances. Thus I propose that a library does not export any exception type, but only its exception classes. It can define exception types internally for catching exceptions itself. This way your application would define the exception types for the exceptions it wants to catch and define instances against all exception classes that occur in the called functions.
2 See also
- Error
- Error vs. Exception
- control-monad-exception (reduces the number of type class instances by some type extensions)


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How We Know About the Sun
Because the Sun is so important to us, we want to know as much about it as possible. But the Sun is too bright to look at, and too hot and fiery and far away to visit. How do scientists learn about the Sun?
Outer space is a good place to study the Sun. Far away from the dust and moisture of Earth's atmosphere, astronauts use special cameras to take pictures of the Sun.
Space probes travel millions of miles into space—farther than any astronaut could ever go. The space probe SOHO was specially designed to study the Sun's surface, temperature, and brightness.
Almost 400 years ago, the Italian scientist Galileo built his own telescopes to study the sky. Galileo discovered that the Sun rotates, or spins, and that its surface is dotted with sunspots. He learned more about the Sun, the Moon, and other planets than anyone before him.
Today, scientists study the Sun using huge telescopes like the McMath Solar Telescope in Arizona. This telescope doesn't look much like the one Galileo used or like the ones you may have at home or school, does it? The McMath Solar Telescope uses mirrors to reflect light from the Sun, so scientists can safely study its images. Even scientists don't look directly at the Sun.
- atmosphere:
- The air that surrounds the Earth.
- telescope:
- A telescope is a tool that helps people see things that are far away. Telescopes are made of curved pieces of glass or mirrors inside a tube. People can use them to look at stars.
- What did Galileo do? Why was he an important scientist?
[anno: Galileo studied the Sun, the Moon, and other planets. He was an important scientist because he discovered that the Sun rotates and that its surface is covered with sunspots.]
- The McMath Solar Telescope is very large. Scientists look at the surface of the Sun through the telescope. What do you think they see?
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The Baltimore City and Baltimore County school districts have been named among 61 finalists nationwide to vie for millions in federal grants under the new Race to the Top program, the U.S. Dept. of Education announced Monday.
The two school systems were among 372 from across the country to apply for the new district-level competition, which could award the city and county between $30 and $40 million to invest in innovative programs to address their achievement gaps.
"These finalists are setting the curve for the rest of the country with innovative plans to drive education reform in the classroom," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a statement send by the department.
According to a release from the federal education department, the 2012 district-level competition--which follows a similar competition for states-- will allocate close to $400 million to "support locally developed plans to personalize learning and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every student for success in college and careers."
In 2010, Maryland received $250 million in the original Race to the Top competition to further efforts like developing a new teacher evaluation system that based 50 percent of a teachers' performance on student test scores.
Baltimore city school officials said in September that it was seeking the new Race to the Top grant to "ratchet up and round out current priority reform initiatives," as it begins rolling out the new common core standards that will raise rigor in literacy and math.
The U.S. Department of Education expects to choose 15-25 winning applications for four-year awards, which are expected to be announced by Dec. 31.


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Thousands of make up artists will be there to see the latest products and tools, learn about new services and check in with some of the celebrity make up artists appearing at the show like Dick Page, Pati Dubroff, Brooke Wall, Gina Brooke, Brigitte Reiss-Andersen, Mathu Andersen, James Vincent, Jon Hennessey, Orlando Santiago and more.
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BP to Pay $4.5 Billion in Deepwater Spill
BP has agreed to plead guilty to felony charges and pay $4.5 billion in penalties, including $1.26 billion in criminal fines, stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig accident and spill. Angel Gonzalez has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.
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I was asked to provide some thoughts to Daily Camera reporter Jenn Fields for her 'Field Notes' column in Boulder's Daily Camera newspaper. It touches on so many of the core things about why I love 'cross the way I do...and new as you see Jenn is a new member to the 'Church of Cross.'
"Don't run away from failure. Obsess over what could be around the corner. Your win is around the corner, or your definition of a perfect race is right around the corner. And that's something really great to obsess in."
Read more:Field Notes: The good kind of obsession - Boulder Daily Camerahttp://www.dailycamera.com/get-out/ci_16487471#ixzz142UpPhXl


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Some courses, such as physical education, may require non-College support services from other agencies and individuals. Costs for these additional charges are paid by students directly to the individual or agency providing the service.
All tuition and most fees are approved by the State Board for Community Colleges, which has the authority to change any and all tuition and fees without prior notice.
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To change one's tuition status from out-of-state to in-state the student must initiate the process by completing the Domicile Determination Form section of the Virginia Community College System Application for Admission Form (125–030), which can be obtained online or at any campus Student Services Center. It must be completed and returned to the Student Services Center for review before the enrollment period begins for the semester in which the in-state charges will take effect.
The College reserves the right to collect the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition charges when the wrong tuition rate is paid. The Student Services Center on any campus can assist with questions concerning domicile status.
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To be eligible for in-state tuition, an individual must be domiciled in Virginia for a minimum of one year before the first official day of classes. Domicile is defined as an individual's "present, fixed home where you return following temporary absences and where you intend to stay indefinitely." In essence, domicile has two parts and an individual must meet both to qualify for in-state tuition. The individual must reside in Virginia and must intend to keep this as his or her home indefinitely.
Regardless of other factors such as dependency, non-U.S. citizens on most temporary visas, in restricted classifications, or undocumented are not eligible to establish Virginia domicile and eligibility for in-state tuition. Students who are in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are eligible to establish Virginia domicile.
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Changes that may occur later in one's residence, tax payment status, auto registration, etc., must be reported to a campus Student Services Center. Failure to report changes that could affect an individual's domicile and eligibility for in-state tuition could result in the College's billing the student for tuition due and/or taking disciplinary action against him or her.
Domicile Information for Military Families
The following is a summary of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia domicile guidelines, based on the Code of Virginia, 23–7.4, as they relate to active duty military personnel, their spouses and dependents, who may not otherwise qualify for in-state tuition privileges. These guidelines are subject to annual legislative review and change; normally changes take effect on July 1 of each year. See a campus Student Services Center for updated information and details.
Active Duty Military Personnel (Service Members)
Any active duty service members, activated guard or reservist members, or guard or reservist members mobilized or on temporary active orders for six months or more, that are either stationed or assigned by their military service to a work location in Virginia, and reside in Virginia, are eligible to pay tuition at the in-state rate. Such individuals must complete the In-state Tuition for Active Duty Military and Dependents Living in Virginia Form (125–115) and take it, along with the documents specified on the form, to a campus Student Services Center to claim this benefit.
An active duty military service member may qualify for a waiver of the one-year residency requirement by electing to establish domicile in Virginia. The one-year residency requirement will be waived only if all other conditions for establishing domicile are met, including, but not limited to, Virginia resident income taxes on all income (Leave/Earning Statement showing Virginia tax withheld), Virginia State of Legal Residence Certificate (DD 2058), Virginia driver's license, and Virginia vehicle registration. Copies of these documents must be provided by the student to claim eligibility for this waiver prior to the beginning of the semester/term for which in-state charges are requested.
Military Spouses and Dependent Children
The dependents of an active duty military person stationed in Virginia, the District of Columbia, or a state contiguous to Virginia, who reside in Virginia, are eligible for in-state tuition. Such individuals should complete the In-state Tuition for Active Duty Military and Dependents Living in Virginia Form (125–115) and take it, along with the documents specified on the form, to a campus Student Services Center to claim this benefit.
Military Benefits
Active Duty Tuition Assistance
The College participates in the Armed Forces Tuition Assistance (TA) program. Tuition Assistance is a benefit paid to eligible members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Congress has given each service the ability to pay up to 100 percent for the tuition expenses of its members. In the event that TA does not cover fees required by the College, the service member is responsible for paying the out-of-pocket fees. Each service has its own criteria for eligibility, obligated service, application processes, and restrictions. This money is usually paid directly to the institution by the individual services. For more information on using Tuition Assistance, students should contact their branch of service education office or NOVA's Military Services Office at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Reserves and National Guard Tuition Assistance
Members of the Selective Reserves are eligible for Tuition Assistance (TA). However, each of the Armed Forces determines how to administer their own Tuition Assistance. In addition, Virginia offers its National Guard service members state-funded education incentives based on state guidelines and eligibility. For more information on using Tuition Assistance, students should contact their branch of service education office or NOVA's Military Services Office at email@example.com.
Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA)
NOVA remains committed to the education of military members and their spouses. NOVA is an approved school for the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program. MyCAA allows select military spouses to receive financial assistance for licenses, certificates, certifications, or associate degrees (excluding General Studies and Liberal Arts) necessary for gainful employment in high demand, high growth portable career fields. For more information, contact MyCAA or NOVA's Military Services Office at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program
Under the Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, a child between the ages of 16 and 29, or spouse of a military service member killed, missing in action, taken prisoner, or at least 90 percent disabled may be eligible for education benefits. These benefits may include full payment of tuition, fees, room and board, and books at any statesupported college or university in Virginia. The veteran must have been a Virginia citizen at the time he or she entered the military or must have been a Virginia citizen for at least five years prior to the surviving dependent's Application for Admission. The program application may be downloaded or obtained by contacting the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, attn: VMSDEP, 101 N. 14th Street, 17th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219. The telephone number is 804-225-2083.
Veterans Benefits
Most College degree and certificate programs are approved for training-eligible servicepersons, veterans, and dependents. Additional information is available from the veterans advisor on each campus.
Veterans and veteran's dependents may be eligible for educational benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Students who wish to determine eligibility for veterans benefits should contact the Department of Veterans Affairs. Once eligibility is determined, such individuals should contact their campus veterans advisor each semester to complete the necessary forms to establish and maintain their eligibility for benefits. Full-time educational benefits are available to those registering for and maintaining 12 or more credits in degree program courses. Three-quarter-time benefits are paid for 9 to 11 credits and half-time benefits are paid for 6 to 8 credits per semester. Active duty servicepersons and those registered for less than 6 credits are entitled to tuition reimbursement only. Certificate programs are measured differently for payment. Courses taken through NOVA Online and accelerated courses are also measured differently. See a campus veterans advisor for details.
Students who receive educational benefits must report their enrollment each semester to their veterans advisor. The information will then be certified and reported to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office. Any changes to a student's enrollment must also be reported to the campus veterans advisor. Changes include canceled classes, dropped classes, withdrawing from classes, adding classes, or any other type of change that may affect one's eligibility to receive benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Excessive absences may result in the student's dismissal from the course and adjustment of benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Any change in status must be reported to the Department of Veterans Affairs as soon as possible, but no more than 30 days after the change has been officially completed at the College.
Satisfactory Progress Policy for Recipients of Veterans Benefits
To be eligible for veterans educational benefits, students must maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance with Northern Virginia Community College standards. The following standards must be met:
Students will be reported to the Department of Veterans Affairs as making unsatisfactory progress if their cumulative GPA falls below the required level based on the following:
|Regular Credits
(Grades A, B, C, D, F)
Cumulative GPA
|13–23 credits
|24–47 credits
|48 or more credits
This standard will be applied each term. However, students who do not achieve the above minimum cumulative GPA requirement, but do achieve a GPA of at least a 2.00 for the term being evaluated, may be certified for that term as making satisfactory progress.
When a student's academic record does not meet the above standards, the student will be notified in writing by the veterans advisor that his/her next term will be "probationary." The student will be required to meet with a counselor or academic advisor to develop a written plan to indicate how he/she will successfully complete his or her educational objective and how he or she will satisfy the GPA requirement for satisfactory progress toward graduation. This plan will be kept on file in the Veterans Office.
Those who do not meet the minimum cumulative GPA requirement or do not earn a minimum GPA of 2.00 for the probationary term will be reported to the Department of Veterans Affairs as making unsatisfactory progress. The student may be certified on a retroactive basis for the following term if he/she receives a minimum GPA of 2.00 for that semester. When the student's cumulative GPA meets or exceeds the minimum requirement, educational benefits will be restored on a regular basis.
If a student is subject to academic suspension, he/she must be reported to the Department of Veterans Affairs as making unsatisfactory progress. Benefits will not be resumed until the student is making satisfactory progress.
Questions regarding this policy should be addressed to the campus veterans advisor.
Survivors of Deceased Public Safety Officers of Virginia Tuition Benefits
The Code of Virginia (Sec. 23–7.1:01) provides tuition benefits for certain children and spouses of deceased public safety officers. A student may be eligible for free tuition at the College if his or her parent or spouse was killed in the line of duty while employed in Virginia as a Virginia law enforcement officer; firefighter; rescue squad member; agent of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; state correctional, regional, or local jail officer; sheriff and deputy sheriff; or a member of the Virginia National Guard serving in the Virginia National Guard or the United States Armed Forces. Children must be between the ages of 16 and 25. For more information on eligibility requirements and application procedures, students may contact any campus Student Services Center.


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"Conceals flaws and blemishes for up to 16 hours" on the package
"The ultimate wear concealer promises to conceal flaws, imperfections and blemishes again, for up to 16 hours. This skin perfecting, oil free product is also transfer proof and water resistant for full and long lasting coverage. It provides beautiful, blemish-free skin for every waking hour. " Boots website
Available in four (4) shades: Fair, Dark, Cool Medium and Warm Medium
I know I am totally late on this one but I have been using this concealer for more than a month now and here are my thoughts:
I would say that there is a good variety of light shades to choose from but as with the Collection Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Foundation (review - here) the shades available are between fair to medium skin tones only. A few darker shades definitely need to be added to the collection.
The Collection lasting perfection ultimate wear concealer retails for £4.19 which makes it one of the cheapest concealers currently available.
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As mentioned above, application couldn't be easier. What bothers me however is that the concealer dries out quickly and you have to work with it quickly, otherwise it might get cakey. It also needs a lot of blending as I find it more on a creamy side rather than a liquid one! Despite being a creamy consistency, it dries to a more of a matte finish which is definitely a plus for me. It blends perfectly with any foundation and the coverage is definitely buildable.
|Left - One layer of Collection Lasting Perfection Foundation | Right - One layer of Collection Lasting Perfection Foundation and Collection Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Concealer (under the eyes)
After using the Collection Lasting Perfection Foundation, I had really low hopes for the longevity of the concealer as well. However I was pleasantly surprised as this concealer lasts a good 8-10 hours without any problems. I know 10 hours is not quite the time it claims (16 hours) but is a really great lasting power! Some have complained that it settles in dry patches after a couple of hours but as I don't have overly dry skin I haven't experienced any problems. However if you have dry skin, try adding a moisturizer before applying it and the problem should be solved!
- Price
- Great lasting power
- Matte finish
- Amazing coverage
- Comes with a sponge applicator
- Looks natural
- Buildable
- Works good as a highlighter as well
- Not too many shades to choose from
- Can be cakey if not careful
- Need to work quickly and requires a lot of blending
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Technical Implementation Notice 12-22, Amended
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
342 PM EDT Wed Apr 25 2012
To: Subscribers:
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees
From: Timothy McClung
Science Plans Branch Chief
Office of Science and Technology
Subject: Amended: Global Forecast System (GFS) Upgrade:
Effective May 22, 2012
Amended to correct information about availability of new pressure and specific humidity fields, specify the labeling of the layer CAPE and CIN, and include a note about the Haines index field. All of these changes are included in the "GFS Output Product Changes" section of this TIN.
Effective on or about Tuesday, May 22, 2012, beginning with the 1200 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) run, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) will upgrade the GFS model and its associated data assimilation system (GDAS). The primary changes will be to the analysis system. There will be no major changes to the GFS model itself, but there will be a few modifications to the output products available from the GFS.
The primary change to the operational GFS and GDAS will be in the analysis system. The major component of the analysis change will be the incorporation of a hybrid variational/ensemble assimilation system. In this system, the background error used to project the information in the observations into the analysis is created by a combination of a static background error (as in the prior system) and a new background error produced from a lower resolution (T254) Ensemble Kalman Filter. The development of this system was done in collaboration with PSD at ESRL. The inclusion of this change and the other smaller changes listed below produce significant positive impact on forecasts in both the northern and southern hemispheres and in the tropics. In almost all measures, a positive impact is noted; however, during the summer (convective precipitation) season, a small consistent degradation of the rain/no rain line and an increase in the bias was noted. This problem will be addressed through modifications to the convective parameterization in the next global implementation.
Additional changes in this upgrade include:
Analysis Changes:
-- Use GPS RO bending angle rather than refractivity
-- Include compressibility factors for atmosphere
-- Retune SBUV ob errors, fix bug at top
-- Update radiance usage flags
-- Prepare for monitoring NPP and Metop-B satellite data
-- Add NPP ATMS satellite data
-- Add GOES-13/15 radiance data
-- Add SEVERI CSBT radiance product
-- Include satellite monitoring statistics code in operations
-- Add new satellite wind data and quality control
-- Update to current version of analysis trunk for optimization and preparation for future updates
GFS Model Changes:
The global spectral model is restructured, but there are no major physics or dynamics changes except for some bug fixes. The impact of these changes on the forecast is at the machine round off level.
GFS Output Product Changes:
- CAPE, CIN, and Lifted Index fields will now be calculated from virtual temperature.
- Users will see minor changes in simulated GOES products due to the use of the newer CRTM 2.0.2 library and coefficient files.
- The following fields will be added to the 0.5, 1 and 2.5 degree pressure GRIB files
Haines index
Transport U and V
Ventilation Rate
Best 300mb Cape and CIN and their source levels
Temperature, U and V winds at 80 and 100m
Specific humidity and pressure at 80m
The Haines index will be labeled with a GRIB parameter number of 3 at this time, but with an upcoming change the GRIB parameter number will change to 2. A TIN will be issued announcing this change.
The Best 300mb CAPE and CIN are encoded in GRIB as level 255 due to a limitation in GRIB encoding.
1km helicity will be removed from the 0.5, 1 and 2.5 degree pressure GRIB files. This field was added to these files by mistake during a previous implementation.
Data Availability:
The format and content of all current GFS data sets will remain unchanged, with the exception of the addition of the new fields. GFS data are currently available on NOAAPORT, the NWS FTP server, the NCEP server and in NOMADS. The location of these data will remain unchanged. The additional new fields will be available only on the NWS and NCEP FTP servers.
Product delivery timing of the majority of GFS products is not expected to change as a result of this implementation. The GFS Downscaled Guidance (DNG) for Guam will be delayed for all forecast hours from hour 2 to 192. The delay will accumulate through the forecast hours and may be as much as 20 minutes by forecast hour 192.
More information regarding the GFS and associated products can be found at:
A consistent parallel feed of data will become available on the
NCEP server once the model is running in parallel on the NCEP
Central Computing System by late-April. The parallel data are available via the following URLs:
NCEP urges all users to ensure their decoders can handle changes in content order, changes in the scaling factor component within the product definition section (PDS) of the GRIB files, changes to the GRIB Bit Map Section (BMS), and volume changes. These elements may change with future NCEP model implementations. NCEP will make every attempt to alert users to these changes before implementation.
For questions regarding these changes, please contact:
John Derber
NCEP/EMC, Global Climate and Weather Modeling Branch
Camp Springs , Maryland
301-763-8000 x 7740
For questions regarding the dataflow aspects of these data
sets, please contact:
Rebecca Cosgrove
NCEP/NCO Dataflow Team
Camp Springs , Maryland 20746
301-763-8000 x 7198
NWS National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:


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RESTRICTION: May not be visually entertaining for those under 7 years of age. No children under age 5.
THE QUANTUM EYE is Sam Eaton's entertaining and fascinating exploration of mentalism, magic, perception and deception, where extraordinary ability and humor blend with audience participation to make for a unique performance every time. Join Sam on an interactive journey past the limits of possibility in a show that you will never forget. Sam Eaton has been dazzling New York audiences with his magic and mentalism show since 2006. The Quantum Eye has been awarded the world record as the longest-running one-man Off-Broadway magic show in New York.
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Fragrance description Carolina Herrera 212 NYC Men
The Carolina Herrera 212 NYC Men perfumed deodorant spray is a great addition to the fragrance from the same range. It fights unwanted perspiration effectively, looks after the skin under your arms and leaves it beautifully fragrant and fresh for hours.
- Base notes
- Clove, Sandalwood
- Middle notes
- Gardenia, Ginger, Minerals, Ozone
- Top notes
- Lemon, Orange Tree Blossom, Pepper
About the brand Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera fragrance | The brand bears the name of its famous founder, fashion designer Carolina Herrera. The first perfume with her name came out in 1988, however it was later beaten in popularity by the cryptically named *(537–212). The mysterious numbers in the name of the perfume are actually … to New York's Manhattan, a place Herrera fell in love with and later moved her residence to.
Apart from fragrances, the Carolina Herrera brand also carries body lotions, shower gels and other beauty products. All her famous scents were designed by respected perfumers such as Alberto Morillas or Ann Gottlieb.
Carolina Herrera fragrances are both sensual and fresh, complex and optimistic. They typically contain uplifting floral notes of jasmine, rose, orchid, orange blossom and other flowers, often in combination with sandalwood or cedarwood.
Carolina Herrera is a symbol of elegance and timelessness, which is reflected in the design of her perfume bottles. The 212 line, for instance, had been thought up to look like little capsules in different colours, from silver to pink. Carolina Herrera is a brand for women who love the simplicity of quality ingredients and minimalistic packaging. If you want to feel like Jacqueline Kennedy, one of Herrera's close friends and most well known customers, there's no better way than to make one of her fragrances your signature.