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Buescher hangs on to win Nationwide at Mid-Ohio
By Rusty Miller, AP Sports Writer
Chris Buescher celebrates in victory lane after winning his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. / Photo: Sarah Glenn/Getty Images
LEXINGTON, OH (AP) As the laps dwindled, Chris Buescher's anxiety rose.
The 21-year-old rookie was leading the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course gunning for his first victory but was running out of fuel.
"I was really focusing on taking deep breaths at that point," Buescher said about the final laps before he hung on to capture the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 on Saturday for his first victory. "I found myself on every straightaway just telling myself to relax a little bit."
Buescher took the lead on the 68th of 90 laps and sipped fuel the rest of the way to hold off Regan Smith and Brian Scott.
Smith, in particular, was waiting for Buescher to run out of gas.
"I was surprised that he made it," he said. "I didn't have much more for him there at the end. I was sitting there watching him, thinking at any point he was going to run out."
Buescher, driving the Roush Fenway Racing Ford sponsored by fittingly Nationwide Children's Hospital in nearby Columbus, took the lead from Brendan Gaughan and weathered a restart to hold on the rest of the way.
"We do have a fuel-pressure gauge in the car and I think it was with two (laps) to go it started flashing at me," Buescher said. "On certain areas of the track, (the car) was just starving for fuel. I spent the last lap just kind of shaking (the car) back and forth a little bit to make sure we got all the fuel we could into the pickup. It was nerve wracking to say the least."
In the end he had enough left over to make a celebratory run in the wrong direction down the home straight after the rest of the field had left the track.
"It was cool to be able to pull it off and to have plenty left over for a good burnout at the end," Buescher said with a grin.
Crew chief Scott Graves had no choice but to keep Buescher on the track, even as his fuel evaporated. Buescher went the final 38 laps without topping off his tank.
"This isn't the first time this year," Graves said of Buescher's ability to make his gas last. "We did it at Loudon as well and surprised a lot of people (while finishing fifth). He's quickly gaining the reputation as a fuel-saver, for sure."
The victory was Buescher's first in 30 NASCAR Nationwide Series races, also representing his eighth top-10 finish in 2014.
Chase Elliott, who finished fourth, retained his lead in the season standings by 10 points over Smith.
Alex Tagliani was fifth, followed by Justin Marks, Elliott Sadler, Dylan Kwasniewski, Trevor Bayne and Dakoda Armstrong.
During the fourth caution of the day on lap 51 Kenny Habul drifted off the course and into the grass pole-sitter Sam Hornish Jr. stunned the crowd strung along the 2.258-mile track by pulling into the pits and then turning into the garage area. His crew worked feverishly to get him back on the track, but his day was done after leading or being close to the lead all the way to that point due to missing a shift that led to engine trouble.
Scott and Tagliani his closest pursuers pitted and dug in for the finish.
Bayne and then Gaughan traded quick leads before Buescher took over.
On lap 58, Tagliani nosed Scott off the track briefly. Scott had to pit soon after, with steam rolling off his overheated engine. He was able to finish although he never made up the lost time.
"I felt like we were the car to beat," Scott said, calling the outcome heartbreaking. "I just had a run-in with a guy that doesn't race in our series regularly and really has nothing to lose. He got inside me and I gave him room, he missed the corner and drove me into the grass. It clogged our grill and made us change our pit strategy because we were blowing water. That chain of events right there put us behind the guys we were ultimately racing at the end to win."
With others pitting or falling back, Buescher took control. With under 20 laps to go, Buescher outdueled Smith and took advantage of the narrow track to maintain his lead. Under a threatening sky, he built his lead to 1.5 seconds with 10 laps remaining.
Then the suspense built as the laps piled up and Buescher's tank grew emptier.
"I saw him shake the car once on the last lap and thought he was running out there," Smith said, mystified by how Buescher was able to keep going. "But the record book doesn't say how you won. It just says that you won."
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, OH
Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 - Aug. 17, 2014
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Chris Buescher, Ford, 90 laps, 135 rating, 47 points.
2. (8) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 90, 113.8, 42.
3. (3) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 90, 131.2, 43.
4. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 90, 106.4, 40.
5. (2) Alex Tagliani, Ford, 90, 114.4, 39.
6. (6) Justin Marks, Chevrolet, 90, 95.7, 38.
7. (13) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 90, 95.2, 37.
8. (12) Dylan Kwasniewski, Chevrolet, 90, 93.3, 36.
9. (14) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 90, 98.5, 36.
10. (21) Dakoda Armstrong, Ford, 90, 79.5, 34.
11. (20) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 90, 82.5, 33.
12. (28) Ryan Reed, Ford, 90, 76.9, 32.
13. (18) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 90, 72.9, 31.
14. (15) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 90, 64.8, 30.
15. (26) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 90, 57.5, 29.
16. (23) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 90, 64.3, 28.
17. (29) Tanner Berryhill, Dodge, 90, 51.4, 27.
18. (30) Tim Cowen, Ford, 89, 50, 26.
19. (4) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 89, 91.9, 25.
20. (7) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 89, 87.2, 25.
21. (22) Carlos Contreras, Toyota, 88, 58.2, 23.
22. (19) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 87, 55.1, 22.
23. (25) Tomy Drissi, Dodge, 87, 55.2, 0.
24. (34) Bobby Reuse, Chevrolet, 85, 40, 20.
25. (11) James Buescher, Toyota, 84, 68.9, 19.
26. (24) J.J. Yeley, Dodge, 81, 67.6, 18.
27. (32) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 80, 39, 17.
28. (27) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 72, 36, 16.
29. (17) Jeff Green, Toyota, accident, 70, 68.3, 15.
30. (1) Sam Hornish Jr., Toyota, engine, 51, 103.3, 15.
31. (10) Kenny Habul, Toyota, engine, 51, 66.8, 13.
32. (35) Derrike Cope, Dodge, suspension, 43, 39.6, 12.
33. (16) Stanton Barrett, Ford, transmission, 35, 53.6, 11.
34. (38) John Jackson, Chevrolet, electrical, 13, 34.8, 0.
35. (36) Blake Koch, Toyota, vibration, 12, 36.7, 9.
36. (37) Carl Long, Chevrolet, suspension, 11, 32.7, 8.
37. (31) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, brakes, 10, 33.8, 0.
38. (33) Josh Reaume, Chevrolet, electrical, 7, 35, 6.
39. (39) Roger Reuse, Dodge, transmission, 3, 30.4, 0.
Average Speed of Race Winner:
76.985 mph.
Time of Race:
2 hours, 38 minutes, 23 seconds.
Margin of Victory:
1.114 seconds.
Caution Flags:
5 for 17 laps.
Lead Changes:
6 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders:
B.Scott 1-32; S.Hornish Jr. 33-44; B.Scott 45-51; T.Bayne 52-60; B.Gaughan 61-65; C.Buescher 66-90.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):
B.Scott, 2 times for 39 laps; C.Buescher, 1 time for 25 laps; S.Hornish Jr., 1 time for 12 laps; T.Bayne, 1 time for 9 laps; B.Gaughan, 1 time for 5 laps.
Top 10 in Points:
1. C.Elliott, 792; 2. R.Smith, 782; 3. E.Sadler, 776; 4. T.Dillon, 764; 5. B.Scott, 750; 6. T.Bayne, 740; 7. C.Buescher, 648; 8. B.Gaughan, 626; 9. R.Reed, 602; 10. J.Buescher, 586.
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School of Life Sciences in JNU Celebrated four decades of its existence
The completion of Four Decades of the establishment of the School of Life Sciences at JNU, was observed in three days of intense scientific sessions, "Vistas of Life Sciences: now and beyond" starting from 13 February, 2014 onwards. The School of Life Sciences, one of the first institutions for interdisciplinary biology teaching and research, was conceived in 1970 by an expert committee consisting of the Father of Green Revolution in India Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, Prof. M.G.K. Menon, Prof. G.P. Talwar, Prof. Obaid Siddique, Prof. T.S. Sadasivan and Dr. A.Gopal Ayengar. They on visioned a significant development in the area of sciences encompassing revolutionary discoveries in the field of biology involving Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics that appears to be true in present times. In order to provide a holistic and comprehensive dimension to the study of Life Sciences, the expert committee proposed to set up the School of Life Sciences with an initial budget of 0.25 million dollars and invited outstanding Indian Scientists working abroad. The concept of SLS is a big success that has been achieved and nurtured by the efforts of all the past Deans and faculty members, many of whom have been nationally recognized with Padma awards, Vice-Chancellorships, membership of Planning Commission, Bhatnagar awards and fellowships of national academies, etc. The success of SLS has been emulated as a model for creation of new centres of Life Sciences across India.
The Chairperson of the event and the Chancellor of JNU, Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Vice-Chancellor Prof. S.K. Sopory and the Dean of SLS, Prof. B.N. Mallick welcomed the members of expert committee, Prof. Swaminathan, Prof. Menon and Prof. Talwar. Besides them, past Deans of SLS including Prof. P.N. Srivastava, Prof. Asis Datta (both former VCs of JNU) and Prof. Rajendra Prasad (former Rector of JNU) were felicitated. The event was an occasion to commemorate the achievements of the SLS and to chart out a strategy for future challenges. Dr. Kasturirangan emphasized that basic research in Life Sciences should be able to translate through biotechnological and industrial collaborations for the service of mankind. Prof. Sopory emphasized the uniqueness of the School for its multidisciplinary nature including all the facets of biological systems. He also said that the limitations of resources or instrumentation should not be an excuse and that we can do a lot within what is available with us. Prof. Swaminathan expressed satisfaction over the fact that the purpose of establishing SLS has effectively been achieved as is evident from the high quality of education and research undertaken by the School. The other members of the Expert Committee Prof. Talwar and Prof. Menon emphasized on the importance of Physics and Maths in understanding the complex mechanisms of biological systems which should be taught in every University in laying the foundations of concepts of Biology. The contributions of Late Prof. G.S. Singhal, Prof. Sipra Mukherjee, Prof. P. K, Mohanty and Prof. Sivatosh Mookherjee were acknowledged through a message sent by the first faculty of SLS, Prof. P. C. Kesavan.
The second and third day of this event were dedicated to exhibit the various cutting edge researches being currently followed across the past decade in India, particularly the present faculty and alumni of SLS. The major themes of discussion on the second day were pathogens, parasites and diseases, neuro and behavioural biology, epigenetics, cancer and degenerative diseases, cellular and molecular signaling pathways. The research on various mechanisms of pathogenesis by Candida and HIV were exhibited by leading scientists, Prof. Prasad (SLS, JNU), Dr. Kaustav Sanyal (JNCASR) and Dr. Uday Kumar Ranga (JNCASR). The imminent discovery of vaccines against Streptococcus and Leishmania were proposed by Dr. A. K. Johri (SLS, JNU) and Prof. R. Madhubala (SLS, JNU). Aspects of mental health encompassing epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases and rapid eye movement sleep were discussed by Dr. S. Sikdar (IISc), Dr. N. R. Jana (NBRC) and Prof. B. N. Mallick (SLS, JNU), respectively. The prospective application of the use of chemopreventive agents such as silibinin, from plants, for controlling tumour angiogenesis thereby starving the tumour growth and progression of cancer was discussed by Dr. R.P. Singh (SLS, JNU). Breast cancer which is reported to be one of the most prevalent cancers in both developed and developing countries is being deeply researched through the works of Dr. T. Kundu (JNCASR), Dr. Rajkumar (Cancer Institute, Chennai) and Dr. Gokul Das (Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA). Dr. Sandhya Visweswariah from IISc stressed on Guanylyl Cyclase C that it may be a target for bacterial enterotoxins and proposed its clinical relevance as a key regulator of intestinal cell proliferation during colorectal cancer. The phagocytosis, a key process of engulfing extracellular materials inside the cells, has been deciphered to be a calcium dependent process in Entamoeba histolytica by Prof. A. Bhattacharya (SLS, JNU).
The final day was marked by lectures on response systems in plants, macromolecular structures in biology and genomics and systems approaches to biology. Prof. Asis Datta emphasized on the role of genetically modified (GM) food for the need of growing population. Prof. A. Pareek (SLS, JNU) discussed the mechanisms for improving salinity stress tolerance in crop plants. His previous patents of rice and development of stress tolerant plants has provided a new hope for tackling the challenges of salinity for plantsin India. In continuation to this, Prof. B. C. Tripathy (SLS, JNU) stressed on the use of genetic manipulation for enhancing photosynthesis and crop productivity while Dr. A.K. Sharma from University of Delhi talked about the latest use of gene silencing in improving crop varieties. Research on molecular modeling and protein structure in India is gaining attention through the work done by Dr. S. Gourinath, Prof. Manju Bansal (IISc), Dr. Bhupesh Taneja (IGIB) and Dr. R. Sankaranarayanan (CCMB). They delivered talks on diverse fields ranging from the role of the protein structure on genetic code to gene expression. Dr. Gourinath, talked about the biosynthetic pathway of enzymes in E histolytica while Dr. Taneja discussed the structural and functional insights of ribosomal nucleotide methyltransferase proteins of Mycobacteria. In the final scientific session, Dr. Kanury Rao (ICGEB) elucidated how Mycobacteria evade macrophage and immune system for its survival during tuberculosis. Dr. R. Gokhale (IGIB) explained the mechanisms of controlling skin pigmentation while Prof. R.N.K. Bamezai (SLS, JNU) gave an overview of the role of genes in various human diseases. Prof. S. Galande (IISER, Pune), Prof. B. K. Thelma (University of Delhi) and Dr. R. Mishra (CCMB) also spoke on the epigenetic regulation and genome wide studies on various model organisms.
The final session was a panel discussion by some of the eminent scientists and educationists including Prof. S. C. Lakhotia (BHU), Prof. A. Bhattacharya (SLS, JNU), Prof. P.C. Rath (SLS, JNU), Prof. Jayanta Pal (University of Pune) and Prof. B. K. Thelma (University of Delhi, They discussed the current challenges of higher education and charted out a roadmap for the future aspects of research and teaching in Life Sciences in the University system of India.
The panelists unequivocally stressed on the need for up-gradation of syllabus and the way teaching is imparted in the current scenario. Most of the panelists were of the opinion that knowledge of classical subjects of Biology such as taxonomy, cell biology etc. apart from the contemporary subjects such as Molecular Biology and Biotechnology are important for understanding the diverse aspects of Modern Biology. They emphasized that research in biology has been lately affected by the use of expensive, readymade kits which are impeding the understanding of techniques and basic principles driving biological processes. They proposed that students should be imparted with basic concepts and should be left open to challenge themselves with new questions and to solve the problems themselves. There were suggestions that the students from Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Computer Sciences should be encouraged to join Life Sciences. The present entrance exam process sometimes hinders their entry and therefore it may be modified accordingly. Stress should also be given for making the Life Sciences curriculum more inclusive, offering remedial courses and hosting field trips from the high schools. It was also argued that in order to motivate students there is a need of a better introspection among teachers themselves. Lastly, all the panel members including the Chair, Prof. Lakhotia, unanimously expressed that the current curriculum of SLS is by and large the best available in India; however, it could be further improved. They also proposed that such a Life Sciences programme needs to be replicated in other University systems through proper integration and management of classical, contemporary and technology based syllabi. The panel urged that in the near future, the faculty of SLS, spearheaded by Prof. B.N. Mallick (Dean, SLS), would prepare a report based on the various suggestions provided by the panel members keeping in mind the core structure of Life Sciences, as envisaged by the first Academic Advisory Committee, to incorporate changes in order to deal with the new challenges evolving the Life Sciences education.
B.N. Mallick, Dean School of Life Sciences
Building Community Resilience: JNU-DRG Meet on Resilience Framework, Indicators and Measuring tools
The last day of June 2014, became the curtain raiser for Disaster Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as the Vice Chancellor Prof. S. K. Sopory declared the launch of the 'JNU-Disaster Research Group (DRG)' composed of faculty drawn from seven Centres at JNU. In collaboration with UNDP-GoI, the JNU-DRG hosted the Focus Group meeting on Community Resilience Framework, Indicators and Measuring Tools at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance. Many prominent personalities in the discipline of disaster research shared their views and perceptions to identify indicators for resilience of affected communities during emergencies. The Head of UNDP India's Disaster Management Unit, Shri. G. Padmanabhan and Dr. Sunita Reddy from the JNU-DRG team coordinated the discussion. Valuable experience was shared by Smt. Neelkamal Darbari, Joint Secretary of NDMA, Prof. Vinod C. Menon, former member of NDMA, Dr. Nivedita P. Haran, Home Secretary of the Government of Kerala and Prof. Janaki Andharia from TISS's Disaster Studies Department. The workshop was widely attended by not only faculty from Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) but also a large number of non-governmental organisations and academic bodies looking into the problem of disaster risk reduction (DRR). Prof. Amita Singh, Prof. Vaishna Narang, Prof. GVC Naidu and Dr. Sunita Reddy represented the JNU-DRG.
The workshop aimed to discuss community resilience framework in India, formulate resilience indicators and the measuring tools. In doing so, social sciences would need the support of environmental sciences. Prof. I. S. Thakur, Chair of the School of Environmental Sciences, extended his support to the group as workshops and teaching programmes begin on the much cherished initiative undertaken by the Vice Chancellor for 'trans disciplinary research clusters' within JNU. Prof. Sopory insisted that development in education and capacity building should take note of many other Asian countries such as Taiwan which has made very innovative utilization of technology in skill building and holistic personality development of students. He hoped to see the meaningful collaboration between JNU-DRG, UNDP and NDMA reach new heights in disaster management and holistic planning. Smt. Neelkamal Darbari highlighted that the government of India's policy on disaster management has changed in the last nine years, from response oriented to mitigation and resilience building, particularly after the earthquake at Bhuj, Gujarat. Dr. Nivedita P. Haran, architect of the Kerala Disaster Management Authority, reiterated the need to bridge the chasm between administrators and academia in the interest of knowledge based governance. Prof. Andharia and Prof. Menon analysed the concept of resilience to argue that it should imply 'bouncing back' as well as 'bouncing forward' and provided a peek at the role of macro structures in inhibiting community capacity development.
Using the lessons learnt from the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) initiatives, the workshop witnessed strong suggestions of multi-dimensional monitoring indicators and tools for measuring community disaster resilience. There was unanimous consensus that indicators should be reflective of reality and applicable in both pre - and post - disaster stages. The indicators ranged from social, economic, institutional and governance, to infrastructural and service delivery. Members of the DRG opinioned that this workshop was a continuation of the objectives enshrined in the 2013 NAPSIPAG conference on "Leadership, Land and Local Resource Management at the eve of the MDG deadline of 2015" held at Ecoashram, Doiwala, Dehradun. It was here that an Asia specific network of scholars deliberated at the foothills of the devastating Uttarakhand disaster on the need for more legitimate and ethical consumption from land and its resources such as water bodies, rivers, forests, mountains and mines. Disasters imply caution on the limitless extraction from what has come to us from nature besides exposing gaps created within governance structures due to corruption, fuzzy legal frameworks, speciecism and iniquitous social structures which display a vulgar power configuration in societies.
Sanghamitra Nath, Research Scholar JNU-Disaster Research Group Centre for the Study of law and Governance
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Report on the Activities of the Committee for Sensitization and Orientation
The Committee for Sensitization and Orientation which was set up following the Report of 10-Member Committee has organized four workshops/ plays between November 2013 and April 2014. In meetings where representatives of the GSCASH, the EOO office, the Cultural Committee and the JNUSU representatives were present, an Annual Programme which followed the Academic Calendar of JNU was drawn up. The idea was that the programs would be organized in collaboration with these bodies as all these above mentioned bodies have a very important role to play in creating a just and gender-sensitive atmosphere in JNU.
According to the schedule drawn up, we were to organize a certain number of events each semester focusing on different issues of diversity to be held in different sites at the University. These would encompass the entire working community of this University. We have successfully organized four such events –
1. On 16 November, 2013 in collaboration with the Cultural Committee of the campus a play Hum Inkaar Karte Hain (Street play) by Parindey (Dramatics Society, Mata Sundari College, University of Delhi) was performed at Poorvanchal and the core theme was the status of women in society. This was organized through Prof. Manjushree Chauhan.
2. In January, 2014 Must Bol, an organization which works with young people in Delhi on issues of how dominant gender norms create restrictive and violent situations for women held a two day dialogic workshop for B.A. I students on the theme of "Shame was a place inside my heart. Conversations about sex, sexuality and the body" based on an audio installation by Priyanka Chhabra. This took place on the 16 - 17 January, 2014 and on the 18 January, 2014 a one day workshop for GSCASH volunteers on the theme "Love, control and violence" was conducted by Manak Matiyani and Vaishali Singh. This three day workshop was organized in collaboration with GSCASH.
3. On 23 January, 2014 a film on Caste (India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart)was screened at the SSS Auditorium followed by a discussion with Prof. Gopal Guru, Centre for Political Studies, and Dr. Sachidanand Sinha from the Centre for the Study of Regional Development. This programme was organized in collaboration with the EOO's office. "India Untouched - Stories of a People Apart" is perhaps the most comprehensive look at Untouchability ever undertaken on film. Director Stalin K. spent four years traveling the length and breadth of the country to expose the continued oppression of Dalits who suffer under a 4000-year-old religious system. Spanning eight states and four religions, this film makes it impossible for anyone to deny that untouchability continues to be practiced in India till date.
4. On the 11 – 12 April, 2014 a two day legal literacy workshop on Gender Based Violence and the Law was organized for the faculty and students of the University at the Convention Centre. This was organized in collaboration with the Centre for Law and Governance (through Dr. Pratiksha Baxi). The resource person who conducted this workshop was Jhuma Sen from the Jindal Law University. The workshop aimed at enhancing the knowledge base of the participants by focusing on some specific areas of gender based violence and its interaction with the law. The idea behind this workshop was to assist the participants to understand the nuances of the legal system and the legitimate expectations that one can have from the system. Over a two day period the workshop offered an understanding of the criminal justice system, the criminal laws related to violence against women, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, some practical approaches in specific contexts etc.
All participants were given a participation certificate at the end of this workshop.
Madhu Sahni, Professor Centre of German Studies, SLL&CS
Extra-terrestrial solar event triggered Uttarakhand cloudburst – Research an SES
Unplanned human activities in the Himalayan terrain coupled with some unusual extra-terrestrial events triggered the massive cloudburst over Kedarnath resulting in the catastrophic 2013 floods in Uttarakand regio1n of India, according to new research.
Using NASA satellite data, Saumitra Mukherjee from the School of Environmental Sciences at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) suggests that a sudden rise in 'proton flux' from the Sun was responsible for the catastrophe. The change in land use pattern (such as construction of reservoirs on the Ganges and Alaknanda rivers) added fuel to fire and created havoc in Uttarakhand.
"The rise in proton flux – an unusual solar event where protons emitted by the Sun are accelerated to very high energies – was responsible for the anomalous rise in atmospheric temperature. High concentration of aerosol trapped in the atmosphere and glaciers in Indo-China border initiated a nucleation process in the concentrated water vapour to trigger formation of clouds for the torrential rain and cloud burst on 16 and 17 June 2013," Mukherjee told Nature India.
NASA's Sun Observatory Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite recorded a steep rise in solar proton flux above 10 MeV for 12 days from May 15 to 26). During the same period, the cosmic ray intensity was also recorded at an all-time high at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), which represents the regional cosmic ray data in the Space Environment Viewing and Analysis Network (SEVAN) of the Asian office of Aerospace Research.
This was just before the anomalous rise in atmospheric temperature in the Himalayan region, which Mukherjee says was initiated by the release of heat energy from the trapped proton drift. "After this event anomalous rise in cosmic ray was recorded. Rise in cosmic rays was instrumental in condensation of the clouds leading to the cloudburst in Kedarnath," he explains.
The scientist suggests that it took 20 days and 6 hours for the mechanism (of heat transfer to cloud appearance) to initiate the cloudburst in Kedarnath. The heat from the Sun was captured in the 'Van Allen's belt' (between the Sun and Earth), which further accelerated the protons. This extra-terrestrial influence led to rise in temperature to release the aerosol trapped in the glaciers and atmosphere in the Indo-China border to initiate the cloudburst.
Generally, increase in aerosol heating over the Indo-Gangatic plains in the pre-monsoon period leads to a strengthening of the Indian monsoon. The heat transfer from the protons to the atmosphere has affected not only the atmospheric water vapour but has been responsible for melting of glaciers which feed the river Ganges. Mukherjee says the influence of the Sun, along with anthropogenic activities, on climate change needs more study, especially its manifestation in torrential rains. "This is a radical departure from previous principles but is consistent with existing observations," he adds. Mukherjee says his hypothesis does not change the general conclusion that increased proton flux from the Sun reserves trapped heat in geospecific locations which influence temporary change in the atmosphere.
The Kedarnath extreme weather event is a clear manifestation of climate change, he adds. The devastating flood in Uttarakhand was a combined impact of cloudburst in Uttarakhand, quick melting of glaciers at high altitude due to beating of ice sheet by raindrops and breaching of natural embankment of Chorabari Tal (north of Kedarnath) due to accumulation of excess surface runoff. Within 48 hours, 280 mm rainfall was recorded and about five feet of snow precipitated at higher altitudes.
Apart from Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, northeast Rajasthan and Delhi also received torrential rainfall. In Delhi, it was an advent of early monsoon that broke the past record of 150 years.
S. Mukherjee, Professor School of Environmental Sciences
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Byline: - Staff and Wire ServicesLiving space over druggist planned
A nonprofit developer of affordable housing unveiled a $20 million mixed-use development in Hollywood on Friday that combines 56 units with a Walgreens drug store.
``Views at 270'' at Sunset Boulevard and Western Avenue is the first project in Los Angeles to combine a national retailer with low-cost living space, according to the Hollywood Community Housing Corp.
Commercial developer Village Properties purchased the land, and HCHC acted as the master developer to construct the retail space, housing and subterranean parking, in return for the development and ownership of the units above Walgreens.
Gasoline cheaper for second week
Gasoline prices moved lower for the second straight week through most of the Los Angeles area, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the region is $2.603, which is 1.6 cents lower than last week, 20 cents higher than last month and 43 cents higher than last year.
Spending, income increase in March
WASHINGTON - Americans' incomes rose by 0.5 percent in March, the best showing in three months, and they used the extra money to boost consumer spending by 0.6 percent, the government reported Friday.
The Commerce Department said the March income gain followed a 0.4 percent rise in February and was the best since a 3.7 percent surge in December, a month when the income figure soared because of a special dividend payment made by computer software giant Microsoft.
The 0.6 percent increase in consumer spending was down only slightly from a 0.7 percent gain in February and no increase at all in January. Both the rise in incomes and spending came in better than economists had expected, bucking a recent trend in which other March statistics showed economic activity slowed significantly during the month.
ChevronTexaco Q1 profits up 4%
SAN RAMON - ChevronTexaco Corp.'s first-quarter profit edged up by 4 percent, but didn't live up to analysts' expectations because oil refinery outages prevented it from taking full advantage of the high gasoline prices that have been tormenting motorists.
The second-largest U.S. oil company said Friday it earned $2.67 billion, or $1.28 per share, for the three months ended in March. That compared with net income of $2.56 billion, or $1.20 per share, in the same period last year.
Revenue for the period totaled $41.61 billion, a 24 percent improvement from $33.57 billion in the same period last year.
The earnings missed the mean estimate of $1.38 per share among analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial.
Saks subsidiaries sold to Belk Inc.
NEW YORK - Marking the first step in the breakup of Saks Inc., the Birmingham, Ala.-based department store operator on Friday said it is selling its Proffitt's and McRae's department stores to privately held retailer Belk Inc. for $622 million in cash as it considers selling its northern mid-priced department store group.
Saks, however, said it will retain and continue to operate its luxury Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprise division, as well as its upscale Parisian stores.
Upon completion of the transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Belk, based in Charlotte, N.C., will operate a total of 275 stores in 14 states with an estimated annual sales volume of $3.15 billion.
Toys 'R' Us shows Q4 profit of 67%
NEWARK, N.J. - Toys 'R' Us Inc., which expects to be sold by the end of July to a private consortium, on Friday released its delayed financial results, showing that its profit surged 67 percent during its fourth quarter, which includes the critical December holidays for the nation's second-largest toy seller.
Earnings for the three months ended Jan. 29 were $259 million, or $1.18 a share, compared to $155 million, or 72 cents a share, for the same period a year earlier. The fourth quarter of 2004 included a legal settlement with Visa and MasterCard that resulted in a $20 million gain, a gain of $14 million from the sale of a toy store in Santa Monica and $15 million in gains related to the sale of former Kids 'R' Us locations.
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By Mario Trujillo - 10/30/11 07:42 PM EDT
Legislation that was tangled in an ethics scandal years ago has suddenly become front and center in the debate over job creation.
A Republican lands-exchange bill that passed the House on Wednesday on a nearly party-line vote faces obstacles in the Democratic-led Senate. But this measure has overcome many hurdles in the past.
Backers of the bill note that the land is one of the world's largest untapped copper deposits which could supply a quarter of America's annual demand for more than 50 years.
Shortly after the House vote, both of Arizona's senators called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to bring the proposal to the floor.
A spokesman for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said it would be "irresponsible" of the upper chamber not to pursue the deal that is estimated to produce 3,700 jobs in the Grand Canyon State.
"As the bill now moves to the Senate, we will do everything we can to ensure its swift, successful consideration," Sens. McCain and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said in a statement. "It's our sincere hope that Majority Leader Reid and his fellow Senate Democrats will join us in supporting this real jobs bill and pass it right away. Arizonans can't wait."
Reid's office declined to comment for this article.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) — the sponsor of the bill and the congressman credited for rallying support around it — said the House vote Wednesday puts pressure on the upper chamber.
The House vote "really ups the tempo and the fever into the Senate that this is something real," Gosar told The Hill.
Gosar said the Senate could take up the bill alone or attach it to a larger legislative package. In 2010, Gosar defeated then-Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz), whose effort to pass her version of the legislation fell short.
Democrats are expected to target Gosar in the 2012 campaign, and getting his bill signed into law would likely bolster his reelection prospects.
Gosar's bill calls for the federal government to swap 2,422 acres in southeast Arizona in exchange for 5,344 acres of land from a mining company, Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of two mining companies, Rio Tinto and BHP-Billiton.
The bill's first introduction into Congress came in 2005. Since then, it made its way out of committee only once in the Senate and had never received a floor vote – until now.
Supporters of the bill said there was a period where lobbying for the measure halted as former Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.), the first to introduce the proposal, was investigated and indicted by the Justice Department for a number of corruption charges. His trial is ongoing.
Prosecutors have alleged that Renzi proposed a deal that would get the Arizona land deal through Congress if a portion of his business associate's land was included in the exchange. He didn't seek reelection in 2008, and has denied wrongdoing.
The legislation has since resurfaced amid the nation's intense debate on job creation.
President Obama has been traveling the country in recent weeks touting his $447 billion American Jobs Act and criticizing the GOP's lack of a counter proposal. In two news conferences, Obama challenged the press to find the Republican plan.
McCain and others in the Senate released the Jobs Through Growth Act, a conglomerate of bills the GOP supports. And in the House, the leadership has been touting "the forgotten 15" — 15 bills that they brand as job creation legislation.
The land deal has been dubbed the 16th on that list.
"This is 16," Gosar said. "This is magical number 16."
Aside from the legacy of Renzi, the bill also has other environmental and Native American cultural hurdles. Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva (D), who has been the most vocal critic of the measure in his home state, said Wednesday on the House floor that the proposal is a triple threat.
"It will rob Native people of their heritage," Grijalva said. "It will rob local people of their water. And it will rob the American people of their money."
In a dissenting view when the legislation was reported out of committee, Democratic critics questioned where the mining company will receive it's 40,000 acre feet of water per year that is estimated to be used in the mine Resolution Copper plans to open on the exchanged land.
House floor debate also focused on royalties the U.S. should get from the estimated $60 billion profit that could be made from the copper mine. Finally, Grijalva said the bill would waive certain environmental and Native American protections. A portion of the government land to be exchanged is a culturally sensitive place for the Apache Tribe.
The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, both of whom have a stake in the land exchange, came out against the proposal at a committee hearing in June for similar reasons.
Gosar called himself an environmentalist and said he has lived his whole life with Native Americans. He said Resolution Copper would have to comply with all environmental regulations after the land deal is made.
"To say that none of the environmental things are applicable to this is an outright lie," Gosar said. "And that is the way it should be called. When you bring up a fact that you've misinformed the public, you are a liar. [Resolution Copper] is subject to every environmental law we have on the books."


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