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National Climate Report - March 2014
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Additional Resources
National Overview:
Major climate events NOAA is closely monitoring:
- Drought in the West, Southern Plains, Midwest. Long- and short-term dryness will likely increase wildfire risk and impact water resources and agriculture.
- Spring flooding. According to NOAA's National Weather Service, there is moderate flood potential in the Midwest and Northern Plains due to above-average snow pack and frozen soils. Additionally, flooding is anticipated in northern New England. Late-season ice cover of lakes and rivers will cause an elevated risk of ice jams during the spring melt.
- Frozen Great Lakes. Unseasonably large ice cover in the Great Lakes will limit water loss due to evaporation but will also impact commercial shipping.
Supplemental March 2014 Information
- Year-to-date temperature evolution for select U.S. cities
- Year-to-date precipitation evolution for select U.S. cities
- Spring (March-May) temperature and precipitation trends
- Great Lakes ice cover
- March daily temperature extremes
- Climate Highlights — March
- The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during March was 40.5°F, 1.0°F below the 20th century average. This was the 43rd coldest March on record, and the coldest since 2002.
- Great Lakes remaining frozen into early April.
- Vermont had its coldest March on record, with a statewide temperature of 18.3°F, 8.9°F below average. The previous coldest March in Vermont occurred in 1916 when the monthly average temperature was 18.6°F.
- Maine and New Hampshire each had their second coldest March on record, while Michigan and New York had their fifth coldest. Massachusetts and Wisconsin had their eighth coldest March, Connecticut its ninth coldest, and Pennsylvania its 10th coldest.
- Most locations from the California had its ninth warmest March, with a statewide temperature 4.7°F above average. No state was record warm for March.
- Across the nation during March, there were five times as many record cold daily maximum and minimum temperatures (5822) as record warm daily maximum and minimum temperatures (1149).
- Based on NOAA's Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index (REDTI), the contiguous U.S. temperature-related energy demand during March was 30 percent above average and the 26th highest in the 1895-2014 period of record.
- The March national precipitation total was 2.29 inches, 0.22 inch below the 20th century average, and the 41st driest March on record.
- The Northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest were Illinois each had a top 10 dry March.
- On March 22nd, a large landslide impacted the Stillaguamish Valley near the town of Oso, Wash., causing at least 30 fatalities. Washington's Climate Division 3, in which the landslide occurred, observed its wettest March on record. Its 8.67 inches of precipitation during March was more than twice the monthly average.
- According to the April 1 U.S. Drought Monitor report, 38.4 percent of the contiguous U.S. was in drought, up from 35.9 percent at the beginning of March. Beneficial precipitation fell in California during March, but did little to improve drought conditions — 23.5 percent of the state remained in the worst classification of drought ("exceptional"). Drought conditions intensified across parts of the Central and Southern Plains and expanded into parts of the Southeast.
- According to NOAA data analyzed by the Rutgers Global Snow Lab, March snow cover extent across the contiguous U.S. was the 22nd largest in the 48-year period of record at 845,000 square miles, about 104,000 square miles above the 1981-2010 average. Above-average snow cover was observed across the Northern Plains and Rockies, Midwest and Northeast where numerous storms brought heavy snowfall during the month. Below-average snow cover was observed for most of the West and southern Rockies due to season-long snow deficits.
- Several inches of snow and sleet fell on the summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in Hawaii near the end of March, closing roads. Six inches of snow was measured above 13,000 feet.
- Climate Highlights — year-to-date (January – March)
- For the first three months of 2014, Twelve states, from the Upper Midwest to the Southeast, had three-month temperatures that ranked among the 10 coldest on record. The largest cold departures from average occurred across the Great Lakes region due to persistently below-average daily temperatures. No state had its coldest January-March on record.
- The West was California were record warm for the period, with temperatures 5.2°F and 5.6°F above average, respectively.
- Collectively during the year-to-date period, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 34.4°F, 0.8°F below the 20th century average. This marked the 41st coldest January-March on record and the coldest since 1985.
- Based on REDTI, the contiguous U.S. temperature-related energy demand during January-March was 34 percent above average and the 17th highest in the 1895-2014 period of record.
- Alaska had its third warmest January-March on record, behind only those of 1981 and 2001, with an average temperature 6.3°F above the 1971-2000 average. The statewide average precipitation during January-March was 6.1 percent below average, ranking as the 29th driest such period in the 96-year period of record.
- January-March precipitation averaged across the contiguous U.S. was 5.90 inches, 1.06 inches below average, marking the 14th driest such period on record, and driest since 2009.
- The Central and Southern Plains and Southwest were Montana having its eighth wettest January-March.
- Beneficial rains reduced drought coverage across Hawaii during the first quarter, with 14.4 percent of the islands in moderate to extreme drought at the end of March compared to 49.5 percent of the state at the beginning of the year. Extreme drought (D3) persisted through March on central Molokai, where low water levels in the Kualapuu Reservoir have forced mandatory irrigation restrictions.
- The U.S. Climate Extremes Index (USCEI) for the year-to-date was the 11th highest on record for the period at 145 percent of average. Elements that contributed to the above average USCEI included the spatial extent of cold maximum and minimum temperatures, warm maximum temperatures, one-day precipitation totals, and the spatial extent of drought. The USCEI is an index that tracks extremes (falling in the upper or lower 10 percent of the record) in temperature, precipitation, and drought across the contiguous United States.
- Climate Highlights — cold season (October 2013 – March 2014)
- The average contiguous U.S. temperature during the cold season was 38.2°F, 0.4°F below the 20th century average. This was the 32nd coldest October-March on record and the coldest since 2000/01.
- Similar to the past several months, California had one of their 10 warmest October-March periods. No state was record cold or record warm.
- Based on REDTI, the contiguous U.S. temperature-related energy demand during October-March was 26 percent above average and the 22nd highest in the 1895-2014 period of record.
- The average contiguous U.S. precipitation during the cold season was 12.37 inches, 1.33 inches below the 20th century average, the 22nd driest such period on record and the driest since 2000/01.
- California had its third driest October-March on record, with a statewide precipitation total of 9.35 inches, about 50 percent below average.
- The Northern Plains and Rockies were North Dakota its 10th wettest.
- The USCEI during the cold season was near average for the 6-month period. Elements that were above average included the spatial extent of cold maximum and minimum temperatures and days with precipitation.
**A comparison of the national temperature departure from average as calculated by NCDC's operational dataset (nClimDiv), the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN), and the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) is available on our National Temperature Index page.**
Alaska Temperature and Precipitation:
- Temperature
- Alaska had its 25th warmest March since records began in 1918, with a temperature 1.77°F (0.98°C) above the 1971-2000 average.
- Alaska had its 3rd warmest January-March since records began in 1918, with a temperature 6.34°F (3.52°C) above the 1971-2000 average.
- Precipitation
- Alaska had its 14th driest March since records began in 1918, with an anomaly that was -36.41% below the 1971-2000 average.
- Alaska had its 29th driest January-March since records began in 1918, with an anomaly that was -6.11% below the 1971-2000 average.
For additional details about recent temperatures and precipitation across the U.S., see the Regional Highlights section below and visit the Climate Summary page. For information on local temperature and precipitation records during the month, please visit NCDC's Records page.
Regional Highlights:
These regional summaries were provided by the six Regional Climate Centers and reflect conditions in their respective regions. These six regions differ spatially from the nine climatic regions of the National Climatic Data Center.
- Northeast Region: (Information provided by the Northeast Regional Climate Center)
- Colder-than-normal temperatures lingered through March in the Northeast. With an average temperature of 27.2 degrees F (-2.7 degrees C), it was 7.2 degrees F (4.0 degrees C) below normal, making it the 6th coldest March in 120 years. All twelve Northeast states were colder than normal, with eleven ranking March 2014 among their top 20 coldest. At 10.1 degrees F (5.6 degrees C) below normal, Vermont had its coldest March on record. Maine, at -9.2 degrees F (-5.1 degrees C), and New Hampshire, at -8.7 degrees F (-4.8 degrees C), had their 2nd coldest March on record. Departure for the rest of the states ranged from -8.1 degrees F (-4.5 degrees C) in New York to -4.5 degrees F (-2.5 degrees C) in Delaware. Looking at the Northeast's 35 airport climate sites, Caribou, ME and Washington Dulles, DC had their coldest March on record. In addition, Baltimore, MD and Atlantic City, NJ set records for all time daily low temperature for March, while Washington Dulles, DC tied its all time daily low temperature for March.
- Overall the Northeast was drier than normal during March, with 3.23 inches (82.04 mm) of precipitation or 92 percent of normal. Seven states were drier than normal, with Pennsylvania and West Virginia the driest at 75 percent of normal precipitation. Departures for the other dry states ranged from 89 to 95 percent of normal. Massachusetts wrapped up March at normal, while four states were wetter than normal. Departures for those states ranged from 107 percent of normal in Vermont to 124 percent of normal in Rhode Island, making it the state's 17th wettest March on record.
- According to the U.S. Drought Monitor released on March 6, parts of northern New England, southern New England, New York, and Pennsylvania (totaling 4 percent of the Northeast) were abnormally dry. Those areas remained dry through the month.
- A winter storm from March 12-13 dropped up to 26 inches (66 cm) of snow, 0.25 inches (0.6 cm) of ice, and nearly 2 inches (50.8 mm) of rain on the region. Wind gusts of up to 66 mph (29.5 m/s) caused tree and structural damage and triggered ground delays and stops at major Northeast airports. Buffalo, New York, reported blizzard conditions for the second time this winter. That is the first time the city has had blizzard conditions twice in a winter since recordkeeping began, according to NBC News. From March 25-26, a powerful nor'easter affected the region. The brunt of the storm was felt along coastal regions of Massachusetts and far eastern Maine. While snow totals were generally less than a foot, strong winds created problems. In Massachusetts on the 26th, wind gusts up to 83 mph (37.1 m/s) were reported on Nantucket Island, while gusts to 71 mph (31.7 m/s) were reported along Cape Cod. Blizzard conditions occurred for up to 7 hours in those areas. Coastal flooding, beach erosion, downed tree, and power outages also occurred. A storm at the end of the month brought up to 12 inches (30.5 cm) of snow and nearly 6 inches (152.4 mm) or rain to the region. Flooding occurred as waterways spilled their banks, while flash flooding made roads impassable and left cars stuck in up to 3 feet (0.9 m) of water in some areas. With multiple snowstorms during the month, Washington Dulles, DC had its snowiest March on record. The site accumulated 19.8 inches (50.3 cm) of snow during the month, beating the old record of 15.5 inches (39.4 cm) set in 1993.
- For more information, please go to the Northeast Regional Climate Center Home Page.
- Midwest Region: (Information provided by the Midwest Regional Climate Center)
- March temperatures were below normal across the Midwest. Temperatures ranged from 4 to 6 degrees F (2.2 to 3.3 C) below normal in the southern third of the region down to 10 to 12 degrees F (5.6 to 6.7 C) below normal in the northern third of the region. This was the fifth straight month with below normal temperatures for the region as a whole. Each of the nine Midwest states has been well below normal in each month of 2014. Monthly statewide temperatures have been at least 4 degrees F (2.2 C) colder than normal in each of the first three months of 2014 in all nine Midwest states. The string of below normal monthly statewide temperatures ranges from three months for Ohio and Kentucky to six months for Iowa and Missouri.
- March precipitation was below normal for nearly the entire Midwest. Rainfall totals were as much as 2 inches (51 mm) below normal in Missouri, southern Iowa, and southwest Illinois. For the Midwest as a whole, March ranked in the driest 10 percent for the 120 years back to 1895. Iowa (8th) and Illinois (10th) also ranked in the driest 10 percent while all the other states except Kentucky were among the driest 25 percent. Despite the low precipitation totals, snowfall was above normal for many Midwest locations. The cold weather led to a higher percentage of the precipitation in the Midwest to fall as snow this March compared to normal.
- As spring planting approaches, drought conditions remain in parts of the western half of the Midwest. Moderate drought areas extend into parts of Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Severe drought was only reported in Iowa. The eastern half of the region was drought free. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky had no areas of abnormally dry according to the US Drought Monitor.
- The cold winter and early spring have led to deep snow cover across the northern Midwest and thick ice on lakes in the northern states. Snow cover has retreated to the northern half of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan but the remaining snow is deeper than normal for this time of year with depths ranging from 6 inches (15 cm) to more than 3 feet (91 cm). The thick ice on lakes is up to several feet thick (91 cm or more) in some cases and the lakes are not likely to be ice free until after their median ice out dates.
- Severe convective weather was absent for most of March. The only days with severe weather were the 27th in Missouri and Iowa and the 31st in Minnesota. On the 27th in Missouri, there were numerous reports of large hail along with some wind damage and a tornado that touched down in three counties in the northwest part of the state. Also on the 27th, a tornado touched down in south central Iowa. On the 31st in Minnesota, a tornado touched down in the southwest part of the state. The tornado was interesting as March tornadoes in Minnesota are relatively uncommon and also because it occurred in a county that had an active blizzard warning in effect. The blizzard conditions occurred slightly to the north of the tornado marking the 11th blizzard of the season in the Red River Valley.
- For details on the weather and climate events of the Midwest, see the weekly summaries in the Midwest Climate Watch page.
- Southeast Region: (Information provided by the Southeast Regional Climate Center)
- Mean temperatures in March were below average across much of the Southeast region. The greatest departures were found across central and northern portions of Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, where monthly temperatures were 4 to 6 degrees F (2.2 to 3.3 degrees C) below average. Washington Dulles Airport recorded its coldest March in a record extending back to 1962. Monthly temperatures were generally 1 to 3 degrees F (0.5 to 1.6 degrees C) below average across the remainder of the region, except across South Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where mean temperatures were near average to slightly above average for the month. After tying its third warmest February on record, San Juan, PR tied its fourth warmest March in a record extending back to 1898. The warmest weather across the Southeast occurred on the 11th of the month, as maximum temperatures reached 80 degrees F (26.7 degrees C) as far north as central Virginia, which was more than 20 degrees F (11 degrees C) above average. In contrast, the coldest weather occurred on the 4th of the month in the wake of a winter storm. Washington Dulles Airport recorded a minimum temperature of -1 degree F (-18.3 degrees C), which tied the lowest temperature ever recorded in March, while Augusta, GA failed to reach 40 degrees F (4.4 degrees C), marking the first such occurrence in March at that location in over 30 years. The passage of a strong cold front in the days prior resulted in a 24-hour temperature drop of more than 40 degrees F (20 degrees C) in some places from the 2nd to the 3rd of the month. In addition, a surge of arctic air near the end of the month resulted in subfreezing temperatures as far south as the Florida Panhandle on the mornings of the 26th and 27th.
- Monthly precipitation was below average across much of the Southeast in March. The driest locations were found across northern sections of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and southwestern North Carolina, where monthly precipitation deficits of 2 to 4 inches (50.8 to 101.6 mm) were observed. Precipitation was also below average along the northern and eastern coasts of Puerto Rico, with San Juan recording its fifth driest March on record. In contrast, some locations recorded above average precipitation for the month, including portions of central Alabama and North Carolina, as well much of the Florida Panhandle. The wettest locations were found in northwest Florida from Pensacola to Tallahassee, as well as along the west coast of Puerto Rico, where monthly precipitation totals were between 8 and 12 inches (203.2 and 304.8 mm). For the second straight year, the Southeast experienced several rounds of winter weather in March. On the 3rd and 4th of the month, between 1 and 3 inches (2.5 and 7.6 cm) of snow fell across central portions of North Carolina and Virginia, while up to 9 inches (22.9 cm) of snow fell across northern Virginia. On the 6th and 7th of the month, a major winter storm dumped between 5 and 7 inches (12.7 and 17.8 cm) of snow across central and western portions of Virginia, and more than 10 inches (25.4 cm) across the higher elevations of western North Carolina. This storm also resulted in ice accumulations of 0.25 to 0.50 inches (0.6 to 1.3 cm) along the I-40/85 corridor through central North Carolina. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph were also observed, resulting in greater damage to trees and power lines. Several counties in central North Carolina have been granted federal disaster assistance to help in the clean-up and recovery. On the 17th and 18th of the month, between 7 and 14 inches (17.8 and 35.6 cm) of snow fell across parts of northern Virginia, while up to 0.20 inches (0.51 cm) of freezing rain fell across parts of central North Carolina. Finally, a storm system on the 25th of the month dropped between 3 and 6 inches (7.6 and 15.2 cm) of snow across parts of western Virginia and northwestern North Carolina, and up to 12 inches (30.5 cm) across the higher elevations of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. For the month, Washington Dulles Airport recorded 19.8 inches (50.3 cm) of snow, breaking the previous March record of 15.5 inches (39.4 cm) set in 1993. The number of days with measurable snowfall in March was also noteworthy across several locations in the region. For example, Boone, NC recorded 9 days with measurable snowfall, second only to March 1960 with 16 days. Glasgow, VA, located northeast of Roanoke, also recorded 9 days with measurable snowfall, breaking the previous record of 6 days set in March 1978.
- There were 87 reports of severe weather across the Southeast in March, with at least one report on 8 of the 31 days. On the 6th of the month, a line of strong thunderstorms resulted in damaging wind and at least three weak (EF-0) tornadoes across parts of central and southern Florida. Fallen trees from severe thunderstorms were to blame for two deaths in central North Carolina on the 12th of the month, while wind damage to trees and power lines, as well as flash flooding from heavy thunderstorms, was reported across parts of southern Alabama, Georgia, and northwest Florida on the 16th of the month. The final round of severe weather occurred across central portions of North Carolina and Florida on the evening of the 29th, resulting in wind damage, flooding, hail, and three EF-0 tornadoes (two near Raleigh, NC and one near Orlando, FL).
- Small changes were noted in the Drought Monitor across the Southeast in March. An area of moderate drought (D1) emerged across extreme northwestern Alabama, while small areas of abnormally dry conditions (D0) were introduced across central Alabama, northern Georgia, and extreme southwestern North Carolina where precipitation deficits and reductions in stream flows in recent months have been greatest. The cold weather in March delayed the planting of some field crops in Georgia and may have caused damage to peaches. While the dry conditions across the state allowed farmers to prepare fields for the planting season, heavy rains and flooding across parts of the Florida delayed fieldwork and reduced hay supplies.
- For more information, please go to the Southeast Regional Climate Center Home Page.
- High Plains Region: (Information provided by the High Plains Regional Climate Center)
- March 2014 was another chilly month for the High Plains Region. The first two days of the month were filled with record setting cold as many daily maximum and minimum temperature records were broken. One interesting record came from Grand Forks, North Dakota (period of record 1893-2014). On March 1, Grand Forks had a high temperature of only -11.0 degrees F (-23.9 degrees C). This not only set a new record lowest maximum temperature for the day, but also for the entire month of March. The old record of -6.0 degrees F (-21.1 degrees C) set on March 23, 1974 was crushed! Ultimately, most of the first week of March was extremely cold for the eastern half of the Region with temperature departures ranging from 15.0-25.0 degrees F (8.3-13.9 degrees C) below normal across the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas. Following the general pattern from last month, northwest flow brought many cold snaps which resulted in below normal temperatures for the eastern half of the Region. Most of the western side of the Region was unaffected and ended the month near to above normal. In general, departures ranged from 4.0 degrees F (2.2 degrees C) above normal in the west up to 6.0 degrees F (3.3 degrees C) below normal in the east. The largest departures, up to 10.0 degrees F (5.6 degrees C) below normal, occurred in northeastern North Dakota; however these were not record breaking. Again, take Grand Forks for example. The month was 7.4 degrees F (4.1 degrees C) below normal, but this only ranked as the 28th coolest March on record there.
- It was a dry month for most of the High Plains Region. The majority of the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas were quite dry with precipitation totals largely below 50 percent of normal. A large area of eastern Nebraska and central Kansas received at best 25 percent of normal precipitation. Now that winter is over, precipitation deficits can accumulate quite quickly and this lack of precipitation led to the reemergence of drought conditions in eastern parts of Nebraska and Kansas. Luckily the spring green-up is lagging due to the cooler temperatures and demand for water has not been high. One of the drier locations this month was Lincoln, Nebraska which tied for its 5th driest March on record with only 0.13 inches (0.3 mm) of precipitation (period of record 1887-2014). Not only was this the driest month in the past year, this was the driest month for Lincoln since October 2010. The driest March occurred in 1994 with 0.06 inches (0.2 mm). The only areas receiving ample precipitation were northern and central Wyoming and north-central Colorado. The northwest corner of Wyoming was particularly wet with precipitation totals over 200 percent of normal. One of the stations in Yellowstone National Park called Snake River had its 4th wettest March on record with 6.29 inches (16 mm) of liquid equivalent precipitation (period of record 1905-2014). The record occurred in 1932 with 7.56 inches (19 mm). Although the month as a whole was on the drier side, there were some storm systems that impacted parts of the Region. For instance, the month ended with quite a storm for parts of the Dakotas. Snowfall totals of 6.0-10.0 inches (15-25 cm) were widespread with locally heavier amounts as well. The snow was accompanied by high winds which created blizzard conditions that made travel quite hazardous. I-29 was closed from South Dakota all the way to the Canadian border as was I-94 from Fargo to Jamestown. In addition, several school districts in both North Dakota and South Dakota either closed or had early release due to the conditions. The snowpack continued to build over the past month with both Colorado and Wyoming increasing their statewide totals. Like last month, the southern basins in Colorado were still running below average, but other basins were near to above normal. This brought Colorado's statewide average at the end of March to 114 percent - up slightly from last month's 111 percent. Meanwhile, every basin in Wyoming was above average with the statewide snowpack at 138 percent of average, also up from last month's 132 percent. This ample snowpack in the Rockies is in stark contrast to the past two years when the snowpack was well below normal. This snowpack may draw memories of the 2011 flooding, however that is rather unlikely at this time. The 2011 Missouri River flooding was due to a number of factors, of which the snowpack was only one. For instance, record May precipitation in Montana greatly contributed to the flooding. Also, this year there is additional flood storage as a result of the 2012 drought.
- The first month of spring did not bring much needed precipitation to the drought areas of the High Plains Region. Most areas of the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas received less than 50 percent of normal precipitation. A large area of the eastern sides of Kansas and Nebraska received less than 25 percent of normal precipitation which led to degradations. Much of eastern Kansas went from abnormally dry conditions (D0) to moderate drought conditions (D1). The extreme drought conditions (D3) in the western part of the state expanded as well. In Nebraska, severe drought conditions (D2) expanded eastward and a new area of D1 developed in the southeast. The only areas with improvements were eastern Wyoming and central Colorado where ample precipitation has fallen. According to the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook released March 20th, current drought conditions are expected to persist across eastern Colorado and southwestern Kansas through June. Meanwhile, drought conditions may improve or be eliminated in other parts of Kansas and Nebraska. Further drought development is not expected at this time.
- For more information, please go to the High Plains Regional Climate Center Home Page.
- Southern Region: (Information provided by the Southern Regional Climate Center)
- Cold temperatures continued into March for the Southern Region, with all six states experiencing below normal temperatures throughout the month. The central portion of the Southern Region experienced the highest departures from normal, with stations in north eastern Arkansas averaging as low as 6 to 8 degrees F (3.33 to 4.44 degrees C) below normal. Other portions of the central part of the region saw temperature anomalies average between 4 to 6 degrees F (2.22 to 3.33 degrees C) below normal. This included eastern Oklahoma, north eastern Texas, northern Louisiana, northern Mississippi, and western Tennessee. Elsewhere, temperature averages were only slightly below normal, with most stations reporting between 0 to 4 degrees F (0 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal. This includes western Texas, western Oklahoma, eastern Tennessee, and southern Mississippi. The statewide average temperatures for the month of March are as follows: Arkansas averaged 46.60 degrees F (8.11 degrees C), Louisiana averaged 55.00 degrees F (12.78 degrees C), Mississippi averaged 51.70 degrees F (10.94 degrees C), Oklahoma averaged 46.10 degrees F (7.83 degrees C), Tennessee averaged 45.10 degrees F (7.28 degrees C), and Texas averaged 54.90 degrees F (12.72 degrees C). Arkansas experienced its fourteenth coldest March on record (1895-2014), while for Louisiana, it was their fifteenth coldest March on record (1895-2014). Both Mississippi and Oklahoma experienced their twenty-first coldest March on record (1895-2014). It was the 25th coldest March on record (1895-2014) for Tennessee, and the thirty-fifth coldest March on record (1895-2014) for the state of Texas.
- The month of March was generally drier than normal for most of the Southern Region. Conditions were very dry throughout most of Oklahoma and especially in the western half of the state where precipitation totals ranged between 0 to twenty-five percent of normal Similar anomalies were also observed in the central to west central counties of Texas. Elsewhere, precipitation totals ranged from fifty to ninety percent of normal, with the exception of a few small areas that received normal to above normal precipitation. For instance, much of the southern half of Mississippi experienced a slightly wetter than normal March, with precipitation totals ranging from 100 to 130 percent of normal. This was also the case for the westernmost counties of Tennessee and portions of northern Arkansas. Precipitation was also reported to be above normal in the extreme south of Texas, and in parts of the Trans Pecos Climate Division. The statewide average precipitation totals for the month of March are as follows: Arkansas averaged 4.40 inches (111.76 mm), Louisiana averaged 4.30 inches (109.22 mm), Mississippi averaged 5.56 inches (141.22 mm), Oklahoma averaged 1.75 inches (44.45 mm), Tennessee averaged 3.67 inches (93.22 mm), and Texas averaged 1.07 inches (27.18 mm). For the state of Tennessee it was the twenty-fourth driest March on record (1895-2014). State rankings for the remaining five states fell within the two middle quartiles.
- Drought conditions in the Southern Region changed significantly over the past month. Persistently dry conditions in March, especially in western Oklahoma, northern Texas and central Texas, has led to an expansion of extreme drought. Last month, approximately six to seven percent of the Southern Region was in extreme drought or worse. As of April 1, 2014, that number has increased to just over seventeen percent. Much of north central Oklahoma has also been downgraded by one factor from moderate drought to severe drought. Other areas of drought change include northern Mississippi, where several counties are now experiencing moderate drought conditions.
- The month of March was a relatively quiet one in terms of severe weather. There were dozens of hail and wind reports on March 28, 2014. These occurred in eastern Texas, southern Arkansas, and northern Louisiana. Most of the wind damage in this area was restricted to trees and power lines, however, there were some reports of broken windows resulting from wind-driven hail.
- In Texas, on top of the long-term hydrological problems are new short-term drought effects. Businesses along lakefronts are hurting and hydropower coming from the Colorado River and Lake Texoma is at an all-time low due to continued low streamflows. Fire conditions in west Texas are starting to become more of an issue as temperatures begin rising, with two small grass fires already having occurred in Palo Duro Canyon State Park and Smith County. Farmers are worried that a new dust bowl may develop in the Panhandle due to record low rainfall, and continuous dust storms that have brought soil from the Panhandle all the way to Dallas, El Paso, and Austin (Information provided by the Texas Office of State Climatology).
- On March 3 a blast of cold air and a storm system through Texas brought icy conditions as far south as Houston, knocking power out for 26,000 people and wreaking havoc on roads. The cold, ice, and rain also decreased voter turnout for primary elections across the state with some offices electing to open late and close later in the day (Information provided by the Texas Office of State Climatology).
- For more information, please go to the Southern Regional Climate Center Home Page.
- Western Region: (Information provided by the Western Region Climate Center)
- A series of atmospheric river events brought above normal precipitation to the Northwest for the second consecutive month. The Southwest continued to see predominantly drier than normal conditions, though precipitation was more plentiful than in February. Temperatures were generally mild and seasonable throughout the West, with the Southwest experiencing slightly warmer than normal temperatures, and the northern tier of the region colder than normal temperatures.
- Many locations in the Pacific Northwest saw a top-10 wettest March this month. Seattle, Washington airport experienced its wettest March in a 67-year record at 9.44 in (240 mm) of rainfall, 5.72 in (145 mm) greater than normal. Portland, Oregon, tied 1957 for second wettest March since records began in 1938 at 7.52 in (191 mm), 3.84 in (98 mm) above normal. Wet weather continued for Montana as well, where Kalispell recorded 2.44 in (62 mm) this month, the 4th wettest march since records began in 1896. Much of Idaho also saw a wet month. Boise picked up 2.34 in (59 mm) precipitation for the 5th wettest March in the past 75 years. Northern California received above normal precipitation this month, slowing the loss of a meager and dwindling snowpack and reservoir storage. Over the course of March, Lake Shasta, California's largest reservoir, increased storage from 53% to 60% of the long term average. Across the West, snowpack generally increased or held steady as a percent of average through the month. The greatest gains in snowpack were observed in the northern Cascades and Rockies, while areas of the southern Rockies and mountain ranges of Arizona and New Mexico experienced a decrease. Despite this month's snowfall, a wide swath of below normal snowpack remains stretching from southern Oregon through California eastward to New Mexico. At month's end, California's statewide snow water equivalent was only 32% of average.
- A wet Pacific storm brought significant precipitation to the Southwest over the first two days of March, though little to no precipitation was recorded for the remainder of the month. Precipitation in Flagstaff, Arizona, totaled 1.24 in (31 mm), with 1.13 in (29 mm) falling on the first two days of the month. This was the 20th driest March since Flagstaff's records began in 1893. Below normal precipitation was observed in New Mexico as well, where Albuquerque recorded only 0.22 in (6 mm), 39% of normal. Las Vegas, Nevada, recorded no precipitation this month, tied with 6 other years for driest March since records began in 1937. Drier than normal conditions also prevailed in central and southern California, where Fresno logged 31% of its normal rainfall at 0.62 in (16 mm) for the 18th driest March in the last 67 years. Los Angeles recorded 1.18 in (30 mm) for the month, 49% of normal. All but 0.01 in (<1 mm) of this rainfall came over the first 2 days of the month. California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona all saw large areas of worsening drought conditions during March.
- Cooler than normal temperatures were observed in the northern tier of the West, while warmer than normal temperatures dominated across the Southwest. Cut Bank, Montana, recorded an average 25.3 F (-3.7 C) for the month, 6.2 F (3.4 C) below normal and the 25th coldest March in a 112-year record. Further south, temperatures in Salt Lake City, Utah, averaged to 49 F (9.4 C), 5.4 F (3 C) above normal and the third warmest March since records began in 1928. In central California, this March replaced March 2013 as Fresno's second warmest in a 67-year record at an average 62.4 F (16.9 C). In southern California, San Diego saw its warmest March on record at 64.1 F (17.8 C), 4.7 F (2.6 C) above normal. Records for San Diego began in 1939. Arizona saw warmer than normal temperatures as well. Phoenix recorded an average of 69 F (20.6 C), the 7th warmest March since records began in 1933 and the third consecutive month that average temperatures at Phoenix have been among the top-10 on record.
- After a drier than normal February, wet conditions returned to Hawaii's windward areas. Kahului, Maui recorded 3.75 in (95 mm) of precipitation this month, 153% of normal and the 18th wettest March in 80 years of record-keeping. Further north, this month was drier than normal for much of Alaska. Yakutat received 4.05 in (103 mm) of rainfall this month, 37% of normal and the 9th driest March since records began in 1917. McGrath also experienced its 9th driest March with 0.04 in (1 mm), 5% of normal. Records at McGrath began in 1939. Temperatures were near normal throughout Alaska, with a gradient of warmer than normal temperatures in the northwest to slightly cooler than normal temperatures in the southeast. Extreme warmth was observed along the North Slope, where Barrow recorded an average -4.8 F (-20.4 C) for the month, the 3rd warmest March in approximately 94 years of records. Barrow experienced its warmest January-March on record in 2014 with temperatures averaging -6.0 F (-21.1 C), exceeding the previous record of -7.3 F (-21.8 C) set for this period in 1963.
- March 22: Landslide near Oso, Washington: A series of heavy precipitation events in the northern Cascades over the past month primed the area for landslides. A large section of hillside above the north fork of the Stillaguamish River failed slid, resulting in at least 30 fatalities at report time, leveling of homes, and covering portions of state route 530. Rescue, recovery, and cleanup efforts were still underway at month's end.
- Early start to Arizona fire season: Dry conditions this winter led to an early start to the fire season in the Arizona. The fire season typically begins in May, though 190 small fires had already occurred year-to-date by March 27.
- For more information, please go to the Western Regional Climate Center Home Page.


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Re: Change management best practicesgialyons Feb 23, 2012 7:05 AM (in response to HeatherLutz3)
Hi Heather, you might get more eyes on this if you move it to Jive Internal Communities. Just click "Move" under Actions on the right.
Re: Change management best practicesHeatherLutz3 Feb 28, 2012 6:13 AM (in response to gialyons)
Done- thanks!
Re: Change management best practicesjonathan.lehman Mar 27, 2012 6:07 AM (in response to HeatherLutz3)
I assume you might have already come across this, but in case you haven't or others stumble on this thread...
The tried and tested battle against resistors was well defined and understood by Kotter and Schlesinger in their observations from 1979. While this was originally focused on organizational change -- it stands strong for IT and now Social Business resistors.
The Six (6) Change Approaches of Kotter and Schlesinger is a model to prevent, decrease or minimize resistance to change in organizations.
Reasons for resistance to change According to Kotter and Schlesinger (1979), there are four reasons that certain people are resisting change:
- Parochial self-interest. Some people are more concerned with the implication of the change for themselves and how it may affect their own interests, rather than considering the effects for the success of the business.
- Misunderstanding. Communication problems; inadequate information.
- Low tolerance of change. Certain people are very keen on feeling secure and having stability in their work.
- Different assessments of the situation. Some employees may disagree with the reasons for the change and with the advantages and disadvantages of the change process.
Six approaches to deal with resistance to change: Kotter and Schlesinger have set out the following six (6) change approaches to deal with change resistance:
- Education and Communication. Where there is a lack of information or inaccurate information and analysis. One of the best ways to overcome resistance to change is: to inform and educate people about the change effort beforehand. Preceding communication and education helps employees see the logic in the change effort. This reduces unfounded and incorrect rumors concerning the effects of change in the organization.
- Participation and Involvement. Where the initiators do not have all the necessary information to design the change, and where others have considerable power to resist. When employees are involved in the change effort they are more likely to want change rather than resist it. This approach is likely to decrease resistance of those, who merely acquiesce in the change.
- Facilitation and Support. Where people are resisting change, because of adjustment problems. By being supportive of employees during difficult times, managers can prevent potential resistance. Managerial support helps employees to deal with their fear and anxiety during a transition period. The basis of resistance to change is likely to be: the perception that there will be some form of detrimental effect occasioned by the change in the organization. Typical for this approach are special training and counseling, outside normal office premises.
- Negotiation and Agreement. Where someone or some group may lose out because of a change, and where that individual or group has considerable power to resist. Managers can combat resistance by offering incentives to employees not to resist change. This can be done by allowing people who are resisting the change to veto certain elements of change that are threatening. Or the people who are resisting the change can be offered incentives to leave the company through early buyouts or through retirements. In order to avoid the experience of the change effort. This approach will be appropriate where those resisting change are in a position of power.
- Manipulation and Co-option. Where other tactics will not work or are too expensive. Kotter and Schlesinger suggest that an effective manipulation technique is: to co-opt with people who are resisting the change. Co-option involves bringing a person into a change management planning group for the sake of appearances rather than their substantive contribution. This often involves selecting leaders of the people who are resisting the change, to participate in the change effort. These leaders can be given a symbolic role in decision-making, without threatening the change effort. Note this: if these leaders feel that they are being tricked, they are likely to push resistance even further than if they were never included in the change effort leadership.
- Explicit and Implicit Coercion. Where speed is essential. And to be used only as last resort. Managers can explicitly or implicitly force employees into accepting change, by making clear that resistance to change can lead to: jobs losses, dismissals, employee transfers, or not promoting employees.
Re: Change management best practicessahana Mar 28, 2012 12:08 AM (in response to jonathan.lehman)
Thanks for sharing this.
Re: Change management best practicesLeona Mar 28, 2012 12:49 PM (in response to HeatherLutz3)
Hi Heather,
We're going through the same process right now, and in a change workshop earlier this week we focused some our time on resistance management. One activity we'll continue to work on is tied to the stakeholder analysis - in particular at the role level, but also the individual level - to understand what is driving resistance. Using similar resistance analysis to what Jonathan noted above, we highlighted some of the usual suspects (I don't believe/understand the value, I am not tech savvy, etc), but also had a few key insights that came out such as that a tool of this nature potentially makes some middle management feel vulnerable because of a capability gap/lost power - ie: I am the one person who knows this, my team / people need to come to me for answers & support etc...the resulting resistance managemnet tactics will focus on how to appeal to the perceived issue that is driving the resistance and re-positioning it as a benefit (flipping it) - My SME now gets showcased on a broader stage etc.
I'd be interested to hear more about what you've found as part of your analysis.
Re: Change management best practicesmdcrocker Mar 28, 2012 12:59 PM (in response to Leona)
I saw some article that discussed the middle manager resistance. They suggested helping them to see that they now have a more valued role. Instead of spending time sorting and forwarding information (no value added), they can now focus on working with peers to improve process and remove barriers to productivity. It is also enlightening to see if communications is part of the middle manager performance review. If it is not there, then why are they wasting time on it (or more likely doing a bad job at communicating).
As we all change process, point out the pain points they have and how the new way removes or eliminates them.
Re: Change management best practicesLeona Mar 29, 2012 5:15 AM (in response to mdcrocker)
Hi Mike,
thanks for the feedback - any chance you remember the article name / publication?
Re: Change management best practicesmdcrocker Mar 29, 2012 9:00 AM (in response to Leona)
Mentioned in interview with
Andrew McAfee, interviewed by David Kiron
February 7, 2012
Re: Change management best practicesjonathan.lehman Mar 29, 2012 9:29 AM (in response to mdcrocker)
Great reference Mike!
I'm a fan of Andrew McAfee and keep up with his insights via his blog @ http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/
Of particular interest to us Social Business Evangelists, might be his results from working with AIIM -- http://andrewmcafee.org/2012/02/mcafee-aiim-enterprise2-0-social-business/
Re: Change management best practicesmdcrocker Mar 29, 2012 9:35 AM (in response to jonathan.lehman)
I just posted a link to a report and webinar presented by Altimeter and Charlene Li, author of "Open Leadership".
Good ideas and thoughts.
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Last night (July 21, 2010) I had the honor of being a speaker at the Baton Rouge .Net User Group. This wasn't their normal meeting. It was their 3rd Annual Speaker Idol. The rules are as follows:
1. There are three judges that get to ask questions and settle tie breakers.
2. Each speaker has 15 minutes to speak.
3. The audience is not allowed to ask questions.
4. At the end of all the presentations the audience votes for the winner.
The prizes were an MSDN subscription and a $75 gift card. When I arrived I found out that I was the last speaker of the night. I really wanted to be first so I tried to convince them to change the order, but they would not. Maybe they were saving the best for last. There were over 40 people at the meeting and only two from our local SQL user group. So the card were stacked against me.
After listening to the first four presentations,
I thought, there was no way I had a chance at winning this thing. Nevertheless, I was game. My presentation was titled, Speaking and Blogging. I decided to break the monotony a little by delivering a non-technical presentation. I almost changed it to a short technical presentation on Data-tier applications, but I decided against it and rolled on.
At the end of my presentation I still didn't think I had a chance, because the other 4 presenters gave really good technical sessions that delivered some good "food for thought" in the time allotted. We were all called to the front after I completed my session, then two people were asked to sit down. To my surprise, I was still standing. Then we were told that there was a tie for second place. I thought, cool I came in second place, but I was wrong. There was tie between the two remaining .Net presenters and I had WON!
While I was a excited by the fact that my presentation beat out the more technical ones, I found out that I won because I delivered my presentation in a way that was more engaging. So it really wasn't about was I was saying, but more about how I said it. Regardless of how I won, I won. In the end, I graciously rescinded my victory and I gave my prize back to the community. I have decided to expand this presentation and make it into an hour presentation. I submitted a session to SQL Saturday #49 in Orlando, FL. Hopefully it will get accepted.
Talk to you soon,
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Today, the 24th anniversary of the brutal crackdown in Tiananmen Square, a Chinese state-run newspaper ran a piece justifying censorship of the Web by citing recent attempts at media regulation abroad.
The nationalist-leaning Global Times published an editorial harping on a recent German federal court decision that ordered Google to remove defamatory autocomplete entries from its search engine after plaintiffs argued their privacy rights were being violated. The piece also calls attention to criticism of an unregulated Internet in the British Parliament and lends support to Turkey's recent vilification of social media as "the worst menace to society" during ongoing demonstrations in Istanbul.
The piece underscores how China closely watches foreign governments' words and actions in regards to media regulation, and opportunely uses them as justifications for its own attempts at censorship. "Different countries have to choose different policies according to their own actual needs to protect their public interests," the newspaper wrote.
The Global Times disingenuously claims that China's policies are "laid on the foundation of the public interest," rather than attributing its media controls to the Chinese Communist Party's own fear of losing control. If Chinese authorities were acting in the public interest, its citizens would have the right to information on issues of concern to them. On the anniversary of an event that tore at the fabric of Chinese society, it's difficult to comprehend how censoring images of big yellow ducks and Lego figures is serving the public interest. People are unable to talk openly, or even subtly, on a matter of extreme historical importance.
Tellingly, the Global Times does not make a single mention of the word "censorship," and hides behind euphemisms such as "regulation" and "regulatory approaches." As CPJ has emphasized in the past, this should serve as a reminder to Western governments that their approach to media can have far-reaching implications in other parts of the world. To compound the problem--as discussed in CPJ's recent special report on China--Beijing's complex digital censorship system is admired and emulated by authoritarian regimes around the globe.


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Wearing a short black skirt, and a Gaga-esque bodice with shiny vinyl panels and pointy shoulders, Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson looked every inch the rock chick as she strutted onto the Civic stage. She's hardly aged a day since the alt-rock group found international fame in the nineties - her skin still luminously white, her hair bright red, and her charisma in full force as she stalked her way round the stage. And with equally energetic performances from drummer Butch Vig, touring bass player Eric Avery, and Duke Erikson and Steve Marker both ably switching between guitars and keys, Garbage proved they're still a top class act.
Just two songs in they had the near capacity audience on their feet, which is where they stayed for the remainder of the two hour show, and the highlights came thick and fast as they wound through a setlist mixing their comprehensive back catalogue with tracks from 2012 album Not Your Kind Of People.
Heavier live than they are recorded, opening track Automatic Systematic Habit was a good indication of what was to come - pounding bass and drums, with robotic electronic layers wound through the churning guitar lines, and Manson's voice, dripping with attitude, effortlessly switching between seductive and indignant. A dazzling light show, which set off their simple, textured, black fabric backdrop, was a great addition, but it was their talent for being enviably tight, while also finding plenty of room for dark and wild abandon in their delivery that had fans climbing over seats to form a (very civilised) moshpit at the front.
Push It was an early crowd favourite, and there was a warm sense of nostalgia as they tripped through old hits like Cherry Lips (with snatches of Madonna's Erotica wound in) and I'm Only Happy When It Rains, but it was new tracks like Control and I Hate Love which really impressed. 1998 hit When I Grow Up had to be restarted, but it turned into a true highlight, sounding far more convincing in it's acerbic, howling live form than it ever did on the radio.
Manson endeared herself to the audience throughout, telling stories in that lovely Scottish accent - having her wedding ring pulled off during #1 Crush the first time they came to Auckland in 1996 (fortunately it was returned), and how various fan messages inspired The Trick Is To Keep Breathing. She also happily dedicated an encore tune (Special) to an avid fan's little sister, and showed off her softer side with tunes like You Look So Fine.
A perfect balance of professional and engaging, the band with nearly 20 years behind them proved they still have plenty to teach many younger acts.
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Coachella 2014 Dates Announced
Just when the organizers of Coachella wrap up one concert, it seems as though plans for the following year's festivities crop up almost immediately. Next year's party in Indio will again take place over the course of two weekends on April 11-13 and April 18-20.
Every year, the festival seems to get bigger and bigger with last year's festival boasting acts like 2 Chainz, the Lumineers, Janelle Monae, Jessie Ware and Major Lazer to name a few. Now that Coachella and the city of Indio, Calif. have agreed to put on the festival through 2030, the organizers are probably scrambling to top themselves for next year. Might we suggest an all hologram lineup in 2014? We kid!


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The death of a horse in North Fort Myers two weeks ago has the Lee County Health Department urging rabies vaccinations for pets and livestock. It was the county's first confirmed case of rabies in a domestic animal in two years and the first case of any kind so far this year.
Inoculation is urged because rabies, while rare, is always fatal.
Domestic animals - pets and livestock - typically contract the disease after coming into contact with an infected wild animal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 92 percent of the 6,154 cases confirmed in the U.S. in 2010 were non-domestic, with raccoons topping the list followed by skunks, bats and foxes.
Cats made up nearly 5 percent of the tally while dogs and cattle came in at just over 1 percent each.
There also were two human cases, both males who had reported coming into contact with a bat or bats.
Here in Lee, the Health Department reports only two to three animal cases per year and no human cases since 1946.
In addition to the call-out for rabies vaccinations, the Health Department also shared a CDC list of recommendations to keep humans and animals safe from rabies.
Those tips include:
- Visit a veterinarian with your pet on a regular basis and keep rabies vaccinations up-to-date for all cats, ferrets, and dogs.
- Maintain control of pets by keeping cats and ferrets indoors and keeping dogs under direct supervision.
- Spay or neuter pets to help reduce the number of unwanted pets that may not be properly cared for or vaccinated regularly.
- Call animal control to remove all stray animals from your neighborhood since these animals may be unvaccinated or ill.
- Feed pets inside; do not leave pet food or accessible garbage outside to attract wild animals.
If you don't have a regular veterinarian for your pet, both full service and low-cost clinics may be found on the Lee County Domestic Animal Services website, www.leelostpets.com
That agency also suggests you get Fluffy or Spot vaccinated - and micro-chipped as well.
Good advice for pet owners and animal lovers alike.
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Netflix Releases Chaos Monkey Into the Wild
Jul 31, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Netflix on Monday released the source code for its Chaos Monkey tool into the open source jungle.
Chaos Monkey is a tool the company built in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) system. Its job is to randomly kill virtual machines and services within Netflix's architecture.
The idea is to test systems in real-world conditions. Chaos Monkey's ability to cause frequent failures forces Netflix's engineers to ensure their infrastructure is built to be resilient.
"Crafting automated services that regularly check and test the status of a set of infrastructure in the cloud using an API is a preferred practice to ensure optimal performance while minimizing financial risk," said Michael Sheehan, technology evangelist at GoGrid.
"My wife does a lot of stuff on application performance management, and once an app drifts off into the cloud, it's very hard to track where it is and what problems it's facing, and this kind of tool sounds excellent to me," Joe Clabby, president of Clabby Analytics, told LinuxInsider.
Amazon did not respond to our request to comment for this story.
Going Wild in the Cloud
Chaos Monkey runs in AWS. It seeks out Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs) and terminates virtual machines randomly in each group.
Auto Scaling lets users scale their Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) capacity up or down as required. An Auto Scaling Group is a collection of Amazon EC2 instances to which users apply a set of scaling conditions.
An instance is a virtual machine.
When Chaos Monkey terminates an instance, the ASG should detect it and automatically bring up a new instance configured identically to the one that was taken out.
Take Two Bananas and Call Me in the Morning
Chaos Monkey allows for an opt-in or opt-out model. Netflix uses the opt-out model so that if an application owner doesn't respond, the tool acts on the application. Chaos Monkey has a tunable probability that it uses to control the chance of a termination. A probability of one, which is 100 percent, will terminate one instance per day per ASG. Users can set the probability to the level required.
Further, Chaos Monkey has a configurable schedule that runs by default on non-holiday weekends between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. so that engineers will be able to respond as needed.
Chaos Monkey terminated more than 65,000 instances in Netflix's production and testing environments over the past year. Although most of them didn't cause noticeable problems, those that stood out could be isolated and resolved so they wouldn't recur.
Simple Precautions for the User
Chaos Monkey's design is flexible enough for it to be used with cloud providers other than Amazon and with other instance groupings, Netflix said. It can be enhanced to add the support.
However, "Each cloud IaaS [Infrastructure as a Service] provider employs different methodologies for creating, controlling and destroying its cloud infrastructure," GoGrid's Sheehan told LinuxInsider.
Although standards are being developed, tested and used, the concepts and tactics Chaos Monkey uses might not be sound for CloudStack, OpenStack, GoGrid or other cloud infrastructure vendors, Sheehan said.
Before implementing Chaos Monkey or any type of automation, users should back up, clone and document existing instances, because "automation ... can also be detrimental if not thoroughly tested and explored prior to implementation." The quality assurance (QA) testing process should also be expanded.
FOSS-tering Out the Code
In the past, Netflix hasn't exactly endeared itself to the Linux community. The company brought its streaming to Linux relatively late compared to the Mac and Windows platforms.
That raises the question of whether perhaps Netflix is trying to make up with the FOSS community.
Perhaps that prompted Netflix to point out that it uses a wide range of open source technologies, and it has released many of its internally developments and components and libraries starting with Curator for Zookeeper and, recently, Asgard.
Netflix said it's seeking to pay back the open source community by releasing its source code. More is on the way.
Netflix did not respond to our request for further comment for this story.


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Michigan's switch to a 401(k)-style public pension plan has saved the state up to $4.3 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, according to a recent study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
The report finds that the state's 1997 pension reform, which ended defined pension benefits for new state employees, has cut the unfunded pension liability in half over the past 14 years, saving the state between $2.3 billion and $4.3 billion. The plan's unfunded liability is currently about $4.1 billion.
The success of Michigan's pension reform supports the argument for similar changes to the traditional pension plan now used by the state's 260,000 public school teachers, the report's author, Rick Dreyfuss, told the Lansing State Journal. That plan has an unfunded liability of $25 billion.
Michigan's teachers' unions have adamantly opposed the switch.
Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is also looking to trim the state's unfunded retiree healthcare obligations by ending retiree healthcare insurance for state employees hired after 1997. Under his proposal, those workers would get lump sum payments ranging from $66,642 to $2,000.
State officials say the changes would shrink Michigan's unfunded healthcare liability from $14.7 billion to $9.1. billion.


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Participants will get a real-world view of what it is like to build software with Scrum.They will learn to apply modern engineering practices and use the Scrum framework to cope with changes.
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At the end of Simplilearn's PSD certification training course, you will be able:
Taking the Professional Scrum Developer training and obtaining the certification can be particularly useful for:
According to recent surveys by payscale.com, the salary of a PSD professional can reach up to $120,000 a year. The demand for PSD professionals continues to increase and Fortune 500 companies are continually hiring PSD professionals.
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Grilled Eggplant Tartlet Recipe
I love grilling vegetables. They can be served as is as a side dish or coarsely chopped in a salad. They also can act as the basis of flavorful spreads. Recently, I opted for the latter and created a smoky eggplant spread flavored with onion, garlic, grape molasses, tahini, a few herbs and sea salt; to ensure the eggplant would blend smoothly in the food processor, I added delicious Chardonnay cider I discovered at Trader Joe's. The result is out of-this-world delicious. You could stop the work right there and serve the spread in a bowl with lavash bread or pita bread, but I fancied it up by using it as a filling in mini-tartlets.
This appetizer is not only cute, it's very easy to prepare. I let the girls prepare the eggplant spread and assemble the one bite-sized appetizers while I was preparing dinner. I had two goals in mind. First, it kept them occupied and they had fun at the same time, instead of asking "is dinner ready yet?" The second main reason is that now since they now know how to make this, they can help out with very little supervision whenever we have guests over. I find it very valuable to get the girls involved in the kitchen. They appreciate food more when they know where it came from, and as I keep reminding them, they'll be thankful to know basics when they're on their own at college.
Yields: 20 mini appetizers1 large eggplant
4 (5 x 5-inch) squares store-bought puff pastry dough, cut into quarters
⅓ cup olive oil
½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
1½ tablespoons grape molasses
2 teaspoons tahini
½ teaspoon sweet Mesquite seasoning
½ teaspoon dried mint
½ teaspoon dried parlsey
1 tablespoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper, freshly cracked
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, lightly toasted
¼ cup Chardonnay cider (or any fruit juice)
1½ tablespoons curly parsley, chopped
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
For the tart shell: Make sure the puff pastry dough is thawed but still cold so it's easy to roll out. Place the dough in individual non-stick tartlet molds; following the curve of the mold, crimp the dough against the edge. Gently press the dough with your fingers so there are no air bubbles. Leave a little excess above the edge because the dough will settle a bit in the oven. Prick the dough with a fork. Gather the remnant puff pastry dough and fill 4 more molds. Chill in the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes. Place the tartlet molds on a baking sheet and bake for about 11 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and let the dough cool. Set aside.
Cooking the eggplant:
Trim and slice the eggplants lengthwise. Sprinkle with salt. Let sit, then pat dry with paper towels. Brush a non-stick griddle pan with oil. Add the eggplant slices and cook on both sides until grill marks are visible. Coarsely chop.
For the filling: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add thinly sliced onions. Cook over medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent them from burning, until the color is evenly golden brown. Add the eggplant, garlic, Mesquite seasoning, grape molasses, dried mint and parsley and tahini. Stir until barely combined. Transfer to a food processor. Add the remaining olive oil and Chardonnay cider (1 tablespoon at a time, up to ¼ cup) for a smooth flow. Season with sea salt and pepper. If prepared in advance, store in the refrigerator until ready to assemble.
Assembly time:
Before serving, remove the eggplant spread from the refrigerator ahead of time to bring it back to room temperature.
Spoon or pipe the eggplant filling into the tart shells. Top with the sesame seeds.
Garnish with fresh parsley.
Serve at room temperature.
Bon appétit!
I bought the non-stick petit four pans at Williams-Sonoma at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. These pans are generally hard to find. It's a set of thirty with 5 different shapes, all made in France. It cost $26.
Rolling the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper (or on 2 silicon mats) eliminates the need for too much flour on the rolling surface, which can change the texture of the dough.
You can find grape molasses in any Middle-Eastern market.
Don't discard the puff pastry remnants. Make some cheese twists the next day!Published By: on April 8, 2013.


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John Lapotka died peacefully on March 23, 2013 at the age of 96. He was the oldest of five children born to Russian immigrants, Taras and Xenia Lapotka.
He lived a full life that presented so many fascinating challenges and opportunities. Through it all, he lived life to the top. He always knew exactly how to make the best of everything because, as he put it, he was "born ready." Growing up during the Great Depression, he had to learn to fish, well and often, so his family had something to eat.
John attended Ripon College on a basketball scholarship. He graduated ready to enter the U.S. Army. As a 2nd lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division, he participated in the Normandy invasion of 1944. A year later, he was among the first American troops to enter Berlin. Along the way, he was greeted by Winston Churchill when he arrived in England and exchanged a daily salute with Joseph Stalin in Potsdam, Germany. Best of all, he married a lovely English bride, Mary, who was his endless love and greatest joy.
He also fought in the Korean War where he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals. After retiring from the Army as a lieutenant colonel in 1963, he moved with his family to Madison and worked as a therapist at the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
John's finest days were spent on Lynx Lake in Vilas County, WI. After retiring for the second time, he was ready to spend his best years fishing and enjoying Wisconsin's North Woods with friends and family.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary Lapotka; his sons David (Debbie) Lapotka, Gary (Linda) Lapotka, and Gerald Lapotka; his grandsons James (Carol Lynn) Lapotka, and Joe Lapotka; his great granddaughter Cora Mary Lapotka; sister, Helen (Jack) Matsen, and his nephew, Tom Fugette.
We will all remember John as someone who recognized the best in everyone and made the most of everything. John Lapotka was born ready. In remembrance, John would like you to contribute to an organization that helps wounded veterans.


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In the plains of Tanzania, most animals give birth just before the rainy season starts.
My visit to some of the country's national parks and game reserves last month was timed perfectly, because I saw a ton of adorable newborns, from hippos to impala.
It was impossible not to snap a million photos. Here are the best ones.
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Dec 14, 2011
WALTHAM, Mass.- Three Brandeis University student-athletes have been honored asUniversity Athletic Association (UAA) Athletes of the Week for the week of December 12, 2011.
Senior Kate Warwick of Boxborough, Mass. was selected as the Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week. She earned the award by winning the 3,000 meter race at the 2011 Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational on Saturday. Warwick won the race with a time of 10:12.23 that was 12 seconds faster then rookie teammate Miriam Stulin (Needham, Mass./ Dana Hall School) and was nine seconds faster then her personal best.
This is the third UAA Athlete of the Week honors that Warwick has received this year, the first two coming as Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for Nov.14, 2011 and Oct. 17, 2011. She earned the award on Oct. 17th by placing 35th overall and 10th among Division III runners at the UAlbany Invitational and by finishing second at the 2011 UMass Dartmouth Shriner's Invitational. Warwick earned her Nov. 14th Athlete of the Week award by earning her first career NCAA Championships berth with a 14th place finish at the New England regional.
Senior Lily Parenteau of Scarborough, Maine was also selected for the Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award. She earned her selection by finishing first in the high jump at the 2011 Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational. She tied a personal best with a 1.63 meter jump. That jump put her in second place overall in the UAA and tied her for the fourth best jump in Division III to date.
Senior Chris Brown of Chelmsford, Mass. was selected as the Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week. He earned the distinction by winning the mile run at the 2011 Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational. His time of 4:30.96 is now the best time in the UAA and the sixth best time in all of Division III.


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Industrial auctioneer Hilco will dispose of the assets on 18 April via a live webcast auction in Ephrata. Katana Summit put itself up for sale in September last year, blaming federal uncertainty over whether the production tax credit (PTC) was going to expire for falling orders.
In November, agriculture specialist Valmont Industries bought Katana plant in Columbus, Nebraska, and is repurposing it to manufacture steel transmission cables for the utility industry.
The sale comes as there is a potential upturn for tower suppliers in the US after issues with oversupply and cheap imports from Asia.
There has been an upturn in the fortunes of tower manufacturers since the PTC was extended. The US also imposed sanctions on Chinese and Vietnamese imports.
This year, Broadwind has won just under $60 million in orders. And in January, Vestas signed a deal with an unnamed contractor to supply towers in North America from its factory at Pueblo, Colorado.
"There is the distinct possibility of a strong rush to secure wind towers," said analyst Dan Shreve, Make Consulting's US-based partner.


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HSE Medianet GmbH, Darmstadt (D)
HSE Medianet GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of the HEAG Südhessische Energie AG (HSE). Since its establishment in 1996, HSE Medianet has expanded its existing optical fibre- and copper-networks in order to satisfy the growing demand for data- and communication services in the southern part of the federal country Hessen. The HSE Medianet is ready to extend and to strength its communication network to meet the requirements of W2E.
Markus Nickel (1966) is the Chief Executive Officer of HSE Medianet GmbH. In 1992 he graduated as an electrical engineer from the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt with specialization on automation engineering and data processing technology. In 1997 Markus Nickel joined HSE Medianet where he build up and managed the Network Control Centre until 2001. After that he was responsible for the Sales and Marketing Department until his nomination as Chief Executive Officer in 2007.
Peter Stumpf (1967) is graduated as an electrical engineer at the University of Applied Sciences in Rüsselsheim with specialization on telecommunication. He started his business career at Quante AG as a key account manager in 1994. In 1997 Peter Stumpf joined HSE Medianet GmbH as a project engineer. Since 1999 he is responsible for the department planning and technical regulation.


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2018 Minnesota Renaissance Festival Bus [Sept. 8, 2018]
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Choose from two different weekends:
• Saturday, September 8, 2018 for the Shamrocks & Shenanigans weekend
• Saturday, September 22, 2018 for the PetFest weekend
Townsquare Media is taking a chariot, in the form of a deluxe Trobec's motor coach bus, to the Renaissance Festival!
• $26 per person, per date. Includes bus ride and we'll throw in your ticket to the Renaissance Festival.
• The bus will depart from the back parking lot of Townsquare Media (behind the building) at 640 S.E. Lincoln Avenue in St. Cloud at 8 am on 9/8 & 9/22. We will leave the Renaissance Festival at 4 pm, to return to St. Cloud.
• The cost for this trip is non-refundable, and this is a rain-or-shine event.
• Must be 18 or older, or accompanied by an adult.
• No pets allowed on the bus.
• Bus riders need to sign a waiver. You can download it here and bring it with you, on the day of the event, to save time.
To purchase tickets click here or call 320-258-SAVE.
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text: You know Paolo Bacigalupi's arrived when his next novel is already getting raves and nobody's even seen a galley yet. Over at Westword, Alan Prendergast talks about the excitement about Bacigalupi's forthcoming The Drowned Cities, which takes place in the Ship Breaker world but isn't a direct sequel. Chief among those banging the drum for the next Bacigalupi book: Time's Lev Grossman, who's also hyped for the next William Gibson book. (Sorry about the misunderstanding: It's not a novel, it's a non-fiction collection.)


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Talk about dream teams. Just in time for the upcoming playoff season, we've teamed up with the NBA to bring you the tastiest treats in the arena! Now you can surprise your favorite fan with a team tin filled with our delectable gourmet cookies. They can enjoy the treats during a game, and then use the tin to collect ticket stubs, autographs, and other memorabilia—SCORE! How about a preview?
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Steve Charles—I just glanced out my Hovey Cottage window to see that Alison Kothe has driven out of the Kane House parking lot (with her labradoodle, Charlie) for the last time as the College's director of development.
After un-retiring three times to help us successfully complete the $68 million-plus Challenge of Excellence campaign, she's finally taking retirement seriously this time.
She's deserves this break. I'm happy for her. But there's a lump in my throat as I watch her leave.
For 11 years Alison has brought (and taught) a deep understanding that advancement work is ultimately about honoring relationships—honest, heartfelt, mutually beneficial relationships. For Alison, many of those friendships will endure well past her tenure here.
Her work focuses on one person, one moment, at a time. She's an extraordinary listener and observer. She not only "got" this place, she loves it, and she cares ferociously about our work of teaching and learning and the future it can bring. She holds herself accountable to the relationships she developed with alumni and their families, inspired others to try to be equally caring, and tried her best to teach me to do the same. I will miss her reminders.
My friend Susan Cantrell (who knew Alison from working in Illinois Senator Charles Percy's office) told me we were lucky to have her here when she first arrived at Wabash in 2001, and Alison has proved her right every day. She eventually took up Susan's role of having the most recognizable laugh on campus. Not hearing that hearty laugh in classrooms and at campus events and meetings will feel a little like losing them both.
Alison doesn't like public attention; she didn't want a fuss made about her retirement, doesn't trust gushing sentimentality, and she slyly dodged any efforts at a reception.
And that's fitting, as her best work was always behind the scenes. I glimpsed some of it when I interviewed or visited alumni like Bruce Baker '66 or Karen and Dan Simmons '70. But it also came alive in hundreds of face-to-face conversations and emails and phone calls with alumni, students, and faculty; in unexpected kindnesses; in the creative ways she found to connect alumni with the College; in being an advocate for what alumni cared about and finding who at today's Wabash they would benefit from knowing; in mending fences and listening when alumni were disappointed with their alma mater, then finding a way to begin healing that relationship.
I talked with Alison today for a story I'm writing for the next Wabash Magazine and learned that it was one of Wabash's legendary professors who directed her toward her vocation at Wabash. So I'll probably start the story something like this:
Alison Kothe says Wabash Professor John Fischer gave her "the greatest gift" of her working life.
Twelve years ago she had just left an unsatisfying job with a bank when she sat down with Fischer. He had been her brother Jim's faculty advisor at Wabash and had become a family friend. Fischer told her about an opening in development at the College and suggested she "try something completely new."
"John said with a sweep of the arm, 'Child, come to Wabash,'" Alison recalls. "So I did."
And Wabash is so much better for it.


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