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A. Supercells
The common factor in all supercells is the deep, persistent mesocyclone, of the storms precipitation characteristics. Supercells occur in environments with an extremely wide range of CAPE. Johns and Doswell (1992) came up with the following conclusions on supercells:
1. Characteristics of a Supercell Hodograph (Brown 1990)
- Marked directional shear in the lowest 3 km (9800 ft)
- Marked speed shear from 3 to 12 km (9800- 39,000ft)
- 2 to 3 km deep layer shear at mid altitudes where the wind shear is a minimum (less than 1 m/s per km on average).
2. LP Supercells (Bluestein and Parks 1983)
- Found in the surface dry line environment over the western Great Plains
- Characterized by low moisture values in low levels (Inverted V sounding)
- Relatively high LFCs
- Lifted Index is not representative due to a lack of low level moisture
- Large hail is the main threat, but narrow rope like tornadoes can occur
3. HP Supercells (Moller et al. 1990)
- Found in central, southern, and eastern United States
- Significant instabilities, but with helicity which is only marginal for classic supercells
- High moisture content lowers LFC, thus less lift is needed to sustain convection
- Significant low level warm air advection across a pre-existing thermal boundary
- Produce tornadoes, heavy rain and flash flooding, large hail, and damaging winds
4. Low Topped Supercells
- Typically occur during cool seasons with Type D Miller (1972) patterns.
- Cold core upper low (mid level temperatures -20°C) positioned above and slightly upwind of a surface low.
- Low equilibrium level and low tropopause (less than 30,000ft).
- Often drying in the mid levels allows diurnal surface heating to play a large role in a development of severe thunderstorms near the leading edge of the upper level cold air pool.
- Low values of CAPE, generally 1000 J/kg, however, airmass is likely more unstable when you consider vertical distribution of CAPE.
- Steep 850 mb to 600 mb lapse rates (Davies 1993).
- Moderate to strong wind fields while exhibiting significant low level vertical wind shear (Foster et al. 1995).
- Davies (1993) found magnitudes of EHI (>3.0), 0-2 km AGL storm relative inflow (>20 kts), and 3-6 km AGL winds ( >30 kts) significant and suggestive of tornadic supercells.
- Tornadoes typically occur within the warm sector southeast of the upper cold low, in relative close proximity of the cold air aloft, yet also close to the mid level jet.
- Additional information can be found in Boyne (1995) and Murphy and Woods (1992).
5. Mid Level Storm Relative Wind Speed With Supercells (Thompson 1998).
- Observed or forecast mid level (500mb) storm relative (SR) wind speeds can also help discriminate between tornadic and non-tornadic supercells.
- 500mb SR winds of 7 to 10 m/s seem to be where supercells transition from non-tornadic to tornadic in many cases.
- 500mb SR wind speed forecasts using PCGRIDDS analyses of Eta Model output shows that a threshold of 8 m/s can be effective at determining where supercell tornadic storms may occur.
- Forecasters should be especially aware of supercell tornado potential when 500 mb SR wind speed is forecast, and storm inflow can be enhanced by mesoscale processes (boundaries, mesolows).
6. Other Supercell Notes
- Typical 0-3 km SRH threshold of 150 m/s for mesocyclone formation (Davies Jones et al.1990).
- SRH can be significantly influenced by smoothing of data, vertical resolution, and small (1-2 m/s or less hodograph changes (Markowski et al. 1998).
- Weisman (1996) considers the 0-6 km shear vector a better indicator of supercell potential than SRH, with a typical threshold of 20 m/s.
- Due to variations in structure, supercells occurring in the same thermodynamic environments may differ in size, amount and distribution of hail (Sturtevant 1995).
Additional information can be found in Przybylinski (1996).
B. Tornadoes
The tornado arguably may be the most difficult weather feature to anticipate. Hales (1996), a forecaster at SPC for more than 25 years, has stated that the three primary forecasting keys for tornadoes are:
Tornadoes form in many different types of air masses, some of which are understood and some which are not. Miller classified upper air soundings associated with tornadoes into four types (Great Plains, Gulf Coast, Pacific Coast, and High Plains). This section will only include the Great Plains variety as it is the most common and severe. For additional information on tornado types (Miller 1972). This paper will not address non-supercell tornadoes, but additional information can be found in R. Smith (1996).
1. Type I - Great Plains Type
- Optimum airmass structure for severe weather and tornadoes
- Continental tropical air overruns maritime tropical air at 8000 - 10000 ft
- Subsidence inversion, conditionally unstable above and below it, and stable through it
- Wind increase in speed and veer with height
- Winds increase in altitude in the dry air above the inversion, having a component of > or = 30 kts perpendicular to the flow in the warm moist air
- Dew point >55°F, Lifted Indices < or = -6 and Total Totals of >54
- Severe weather occurs most often in late afternoon due to strong surface heating
2. Shear Versus Instability
a. Energy Helicity Index (EHI) (Hart and Korotky 1991)
The EHI is an index that incorporates vertical shear and instability for the purpose of forecasting supercell thunderstorms. It is related directly to SRH in the lowest 2 km and CAPE (J/kg) by the following equation:
Higher values indicate unstable conditions and/or strong vertical shear. Since both parameters are important for severe weather development, higher values generally indicate a greater potential for severe weather.
b. SRH vs CAPE (Johns et al. 1993) Study
Figure 6 shows the plot of the 0-2 km AGL SRH verus CAPE for 242 strong and violent tornado cases. For a given range of CAPE, there appears to a range of helicity that is most favorable for strong or violent tornado formation, with the values decreasing as CAPE increases.
3. Bulk Richardson Number (BRN)
The BRN measures the relative importance to CAPE and vertical wind shear and correlates well to observed storm types.
Here, u = vertical wind shear and is calculated by taking the difference between the density weighted mean wind over the lowest 6 km of the profile and a representative surface layer wind (500 m mean wind).
- Weisman and Klemp (1986) state that the dimensionless BRN is a better indicator of storm type than of storm severity and works best with CAPE values from 1500 to 3500 J/kg.
- Davies and Johns (1993) state that the BRN correlates well with observed storm type. However, it is a poor predictor of storm rotation in low levels because it does not account for low level curvature shear.
Figure 6. Scatter diagram showing combinations of CAPE in J/kg and 0-2 km AGL positive wind shear for 242 tornado cases during 1980-1990 (Johns et al. 1993). Figure reproduced from Johns and Doswell (1992).
BRN Values |
Expected Convection |
< 10 |
Strong vertical wind shear/weak CAPE. Shear may be too strong given the weak buoyancy to develop sustained convective updrafts. With sufficient forcing, thunderstorms may still develop and rotating supercells could develop in the high shear environment. |
11-49 |
Severe weather potential, some supercells |
>50 |
Multi-cells likely |
4. Shear Magnitudes of Hodographs in Tornado Forecasting (Davies and Johns 1993) and (Davies 1989)
- Magnitude of the vertical wind shear in the 0-2 km layer (0-6600ft) may have the most direct impact on enhancing updraft rotation in tornadic supercells.
- Mean shear S = hodograph length (m/s)/depth of layer (m).
Davies and Johns gave the following shear and helicity values for strong and violent tornadoes:
TABLE 4 Shear Magnitudes for Strong and Violent Tornadoes |
Average Positive Shear For Strong Tornadoes
Average Positive Shear For Violent Tornadoes
0-2 km | 13.4 | 14.7 |
0-3 km | 10.5 | 11.7 |
0-4 km | 9.0 | 10.0 |
Research suggests that the vertical wind shear structure is the most crucial element in supercells (Doswell et al. 1993). Additionally, the combination of vertical wind structure and storm motion produce enough storm relative helicity to allow the mesocyclone to reach the surface.
TABLE 5 Helicity Magnitudes for Strong and Violent Tornadoes |
Helicity Observed/Assumed For Strong Tornadoes
Helicity Observed/Assumed For Violent Tornadoes (F4/F5) |
0-2 km | 359/317 | 460/415 |
0-3 km | 369/339 | 519/452 |
0-4 km | 378/357 | 539/478 |
Note that helicity is subject to rapid temporal and spatial changes.
5. Violent Tornado Outbreaks and Pattern Recognition
Johns and Sammler (1989) defined violent tornado outbreaks as: 1) 10 tornado events with one F4 tornado having a path of 30 miles or more, and 2) six or more tornado events with one or more F4 tornadoes having a combined length of 60 miles or more. The following forecasting conclusions came from their study of 77 outbreaks:
- Temperatures at 850 mb rise, and the 850 mb dew points rise, frequently by > or = 5°C over 12 hours.
- In all 77 cases, the low level moisture extends above 850 mb level.
- Most outbreaks are associated with a double jet structure with the center-point usually between the jets.
- When only one jet is evident at 500 mb, the outbreak center-point is usually beneath the axis of the jet.
- Often associated with a rapidly moving 500 mb shortwave trough.
- Average winds from 850 mb to 500 mb are 10 to 20 kts stronger in weak instability cases (0 to -3 Showalter Stability Index (SSI)) than in strong instability cases (-7 to -10 SSI).
- The 850 mb to 500 mb directional shear values are smallest with weak instability cases and largest with strong instability cases.
- Directional shear appears to be a major contributor to the shear magnitude associated with violent tornado outbreaks in the plains states during the warm season.
- Speed shear appears to be a primary contributor to shear magnitude in the area east of the plains in the cool season.
SPC uses classic pattern recognition as severe weather forecasting tool (Imy 1998). Additional information can be found in by contacting SPC or reading Kriehn (1993) and Kleyla (1991).
6. Boundaries
Miller (1967) was one of the earliest papers documenting the importance of identifying supercell and boundary interactions.
a. Maddox et al. (1980) came to the following conclusions:
- Boundaries are a source of enhanced CAPE, convergence, and positive relative vorticity.
- Therefore, they are conducive to the development of tornadic storms, even in cases when the environment was only marginally favorable for severe convection.
b. Markowski et al. (1998) found that nearly 70% of all significant tornadoes during VORTEX 95 occurred along or behind boundaries.
7. Tropical Cyclone Tornadoes
Tropical cyclones, especially hurricanes, that make landfall in the United States frequently produce tornadoes, especially in the right front quadrant. McCaul Jr. has written numerous papers on landfalling tornadic tropical cyclones, most notably 1991. Infrequently, tropical cyclones produce more tornadoes during the post landfall stage than during landfall (Weiss and Otstby 1993).


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This guy is amazing! I was afraid to watch, but in such awe I couldn't change the channel or shut it off at 2 a.m. LOL..No fear what so ever! He is a genuine athlete to be able to do what he does. I however will leave the climbing to him!


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Another "ASStute" member of congress convicted! WHOA!
Everytime an elected official gets caught, it makes many of us wonder…what state has the record of having had the most corrupt politicians in the past 75 yrs.? I can assure you there will always be those ready to argue over the correct answer to this question. Do any of you have the facts? (we all have opinions, but I would like the facts IF you have them) I know that La., Ill., N.J., are the front runners (throw in Vermont per capita) Let's not bother with the most corrupt administrations or political parties, that might cause a few coronaries.
Another question that will be sure to stir the pot is who in your opinion was the VERY worst most corrupt member of congress in the past 50 yrs.
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so i figure since i have hops growing for beer and a beekeeping project underway for mead i am gonna try and grow my own grapes for some red wine. I have no expertise when it comes to wine however and was hoping you could help me out...Im looking for a complete guide to wine from scratch since i havent found much of one here...hopefully something that could eventually make its way into a sticky Maybe im just not looking in the right place? Internet is somewhat helpful but what i was actually looking for is someone who has done it and what there thoughts were- or anyone else with advice. Thanks
This was posted yesterday and it includes a link to a tutorial:http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/advi...-grapes-78713/
yes thank you- right after i posted i came across this but its amazing how ambiguous the titles are...
You might try "Home Winemaking - Step by Step" by Jon Iverson. It seems like a pretty good book for learning the from-scratch approach. Also "The Way to Make Wine" by Sheridan Warrick. These are old-fashioned books I found at the library as opposed to online help, of course.
That's OK. I'm easily hurt, but I'll get over it. Good luck in your quest to grow and make great wine.


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I was a panelist at the OMG!2012 Cancer Summit for Young Adults in Las Vegas this past spring, but I haven't been a keynote speaker for quite some time at an event, where I have the opportunity to deliver my own message. I enjoy public speaking, especially to people who are hungry for information and inspiration, as I so often am.
Yesterday, I had the honor of being one of the survivor keynote speakers, reflecting on my leukemia diagnosis and treatment, at the annual Living with Cancer: Confronting the Challenge conference at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. I shared my experience and the actions I took to be an active participant in the healing process, be it starting a meditation practice, using guided imagery/visualization techniques and repetition of affirmations, maintaining a social life, surrounding myself with family and friends, and of course, writing, which has been my go-to strategy for healing, especially emotionally, since 1992.
After speaking, I almost always have attendees approach me to ask questions and share their stories. It is quite humbling when others feel comfortable enough to open up about their struggles with cancer, or in one case, a mother who was there to get information to help her nine-year-old son who is currently going through lymphoma treatment. This connection with others is what makes my cancer outreach efforts so gratifying.
Not only did I meet cancer survivors but also other healthcare professionals and staff at hospitals and cancer support organizations. In addition to these new connections, I learned about the advances being made in cancer treatment. Dr. Harold Ballard, Chief, Hematology/Oncology at VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (New York Campus) spoke about cancer treatment, both current and future trends. A couple facts he shared include:
- 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer; 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women will die of cancer;
- In the early 70s, there were about 1 million people living with cancer; today, there are 12 million. While cancer diagnoses have increased over the years, those living with cancer have been living much longer than in the past, hence one of the reasons for the 12 million number. This is because the treatment for many cancers is so effective that they are now similar to chronic illnesses rather than a death sentence. This is also why there is more attention being paid to the quality of life and long-term outcomes of cancer survivors.
However dismal these statistics are, there is much to be excited about in the progress being made in some cancer treatments. In the past, when a patient was given chemotherapy, all cells--cancer and healthy--were being attacked. Today, researchers have found and continue to develop targeted therapies. These targeted therapies hit the cancer cells or the tumors only and thus the negative side effects that occur when all cells are being destroyed—vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, hair loss—are eliminated. Plus cancer treatment is much gentler.
Gleevec and Crizotinib are a couple of examples of targeted therapies. Gleevec is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia. The patient takes one pill a day and since its use began, 93% of CML survivors are alive and well. Crizotinib was developed for non-small cell lung cancer patients with the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene, a genetic mutation. Crizotinib is also a pill and results show that at one year, 74% of patients are alive, at two years, 54% are alive.
Vaccines have also been developed that prevent cancers. One of the most effective but controversial is the HPV vaccine (human papillomavirus). HPV causes cervical cancer. It is controversial because HPV is a sexually transmissible disease. However, the vaccine has a 98% effective rate and is most effective when given before females become sexually active. Twelve years old is the suggested age for vaccination to achieve optimal prevention of contracting the virus. For more information about HPV, the Centers for Disease Control website is an excellent resource. (The CDC has also recommended that boys get this vaccination as well.)
For men, there is Provenge, a vaccine that has been developed to prevent prostate cancer. Like targeted chemo, it attacks the cancer cells only.
Targeted therapies and vaccines are the future of cancer treatment, but so is tailored medicine. This is very exciting because now with the ability to sequence DNA, oncologists can determine the optimal treatment protocol based on a patient's genetic make-up. They can design a chemotherapy protocol for a particular patient based on what their genetics show he/she will respond to best. We are all different and what may work for one person, does not necessarily work for someone else.
Dr. Ballard also stressed the importance of clinical trials and how they are the only way these new, improved cancer drugs are made available to patients. Clinical trials from Phase I to Phase IV are vital in determining the effectiveness of these drugs. To read more about clinical trials why they are necessary and what can be done to broaden access to them, see my posts on May 14, 2009, and December 6, 2007.
As much research that goes into treating cancer, cancer screenings and prevention are just as, if not more, important. Cancer screening guidelines Dr. Ballard emphasized are:
- For men and women colon cancer is the third most common cancer, so it is recommended that your first colonoscopy be performed at age 50 and every 10 years thereafter, or as advised by your physician;
- For women, yearly pap smears, especially if you are sexually active, and yearly mammograms starting at age 40 (including monthly self-breast exams);
- For men, have your first prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening at age 40, and thereafter as recommended by your physician.
All of us have some control over the prevention part. We have to take personal responsibility for our health. We cannot always prevent disease no matter how healthy we may be, but we can do everything in our power to help ward it off. A few simple steps include:
- If you smoke, stop; and avoid secondhand smoke.
- If you do not exercise, get moving.
- If you do not eat many vegetables, increase the plant-based foods in your diet; the vegetables with the darkest color—red, purple, dark green—have the best cancer-fighting properties.
- If you are overweight, get the pounds off, and keep it off—maintain a healthy weight.
- Practice sun safety; use sunscreen, wear hats, and check your skin regularly for any noticeable changes.
A cancer diagnosis used to be a death sentence, but today that is not the case. There is still a long way to go to eradicate the disease, but much of it is in our own hands. Information is power, and for more of that the American Cancer Society Facts & Figures 2012 is an excellent resource.
I think you are a good candidate to continue to be a keynote speaker, and a writer on the subject. Thank you for the excellent article, and I commend you on your courage and support for others who have struggling, and those who are survivors as well.
In my eyes, cancer is a multi-billion dollar industry where industries benefit vastly from keeping you sick for years. Alternative treatments are unheard of. The doctors who practice them are banished from the country. It's the Big Pharma way or no way. And chemo's success rate, overall, remains abysmal.
"Two to 4% of cancers respond to chemotherapy….The bottom line is for a few kinds of cancer chemo is a life extending procedure-Hodgkin's disease, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), Testicular cancer, and Choriocarcinoma."-Ralph Moss, Ph.D. 1995 Author of Questioning Chemotherapy."
I'm also not sure that the 11 million person difference you mentioned is based on the effectiveness of treatments - that's a MASSIVE number obviously that we can't simply attribute to the success of chemo, etc.
My guess is that number is based on the fact that we live in an increasingly toxic world where even people who are extremely aware of how to protect themselves can't do it all and still ingest carcinogens in one form or the other. In short, the numbers are increasing not based on successful treatments...not that kind of number.
Lastly, the steps you mentioned are a good start but it's so much more comprehensive than that (and I know, it's a short article; you could only mention so much). But many of our bodies are highly toxified and need serious detox before any of the steps you mentioned would make a difference. Leafy greens aren't going to protect you from Bisphenol A, for instance.
Mammos every year are being discouraged by some doctors as well.
My take. It's a very sensitive topics for all of us because we know we could easily fall on the cancer side of the fence. And we've seen loved ones perish after years of grueling chemo, their quality of life totally diminished. And doctors reporting that they're on the "right track."
My goal for this post was to be positive in reporting on the facts that I learned from oncology professionals while attending the early morning session of this conference. I, alas, these days find myself focusing largely on the negative aspects of politics and current events so wanted to share good news in this one; I can be quite cynical and jaded about the world; I used to not be like this at all. While I largely agree with what you wrote, I do want to address a few of your points.
You write that you see "cancer is a multi-billion dollar industry where industries benefit vastly from keeping you sick for years." Unfortunately, industries do benefit from illness, but I believe the medical community is working to find cures for cancers, not shirking that responsibility. There are 100s of types of cancer (when you take into account the different variations within each cancer designation). Plus once you factor in all cancer survivors with their accompanying variables—genetic make-up, weight, age, immune function, etc.—treating cancer become a mixture of science and art, really. What I find encouraging is when a drug effective in treating one type of cancer is discovered to also be effective in another form of cancer. Progress is slow, but research takes money and time and more money and more time.
I read an article today a friend sent to me about how a kidney chemo drug was used to treat a man, with ALL, who had relapsed for the second time. Through genetic sequencing, which I write about in the above post, the oncologists discovered in his RNA a normal gene, FLT3, was overactive in the leukemia cells. There is a drug, sunitinib or Sutent, approved for treating advanced kidney cancer that inhibits FLT3. He was treated last fall with this drug and remains in remission. This is what is exciting to me in cancer research. That being said, I also believe in alternative therapies.
I am all for using alternative therapies and homeopathic treatments, especially in conjunction with modern medicine. If someone opts to go the homeopathic route only, then that is their choice. I would never push anyone in that direction, but rather would encourage them to use all options available. As a cancer survivor, I know firsthand that the side-effects and late-term effects from chemotherapy and radiation are highly toxic and that secondary cancers can develop years later. But what I also know as someone who had high-dose chemotherapy, total body irradiation, and a bone marrow transplant, I have been given at least eight years of additional life, and hopefully many more. I was informed of all, and am well aware of, the results of my treatments.
As an advocate in the cancer community, I have met hundreds of people who are surviving five years or more and had traditional treatment. I know only a handful who are still here who went the alternative/homeopathic therapy route only. I believe utilizing the best of both options is a win-win for most cancer patients. As oncologists and other medical professionals become more comfortable and open to alternative treatments (and you are correct that many in the medical community are wary of it), their use, hopefully, will be more fully integrated into traditional care. We already see it happening at Memorial Sloan Kettering, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, MD Anderson, and Cleveland Clinic, to name just a few.
Ann Fonfa, the founder of The Annie Appleseed Project, survived her breast cancer without traditional treatment. She had surgery to remove her lump but refused radiation treatment and chemotherapy due to her having Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. She is a huge proponent of using alternative and homeopathic therapies and integrative medicine. You should check out her site. It's very interesting.
You take issue with the 10 million number quoted by Dr. Ballard. While we are aware that cancers are uneven in survival outcomes—pancreatic, liver, esophageal, and stomach, a few examples where survival outcomes are still pretty dismal—according to the NIH, as of 2007, among adults, the 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined is now approximately 68%. Now, one could say these numbers reflect better tracking of statistics since the early seventies or that people are more open about revealing they have cancer nowadays, but it is irrefutable that advances in cancer treatments have led to increased 5-year survival rates. As you site, ALL, especially in children, now has a 90%+cure rate. Adults with ALL, of which I was one, the survival rates 5+ years have increased but not drastically; last I knew they were still below 50%, yet I'm still here. I was diagnosed in 2003 and went through treatments in 2004. Had I been diagnosed 30, even 20-15 years earlier, my outcome may not have been as positive as it was eight years ago, and remains so today.
It is absolutely true that we are bombarded by chemicals, whether in our environment or in food, make-up, toiletries and cleaning products. We need to better educate ourselves about these toxins. However, it is also the responsibility of the EPA to get more involved and increase regulation and oversight of these chemicals. Per the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families site: "Over the past three decades, the EPA has required testing on just 200 existing chemicals and restricted only five." The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 is deeply flawed and needs to be overhauled, and some in Congress are currently working to do just that.
And yes, we have to do more than ingest leafy green vegetables. In any purchase of food, we must also be concerned about the pesticides and other chemicals used to treat these products; that goes without saying, at least in my book. It's just common sense. Still, it has been proven that the darker colored fruits and vegetables have higher levels of anti-oxidants, cancer fighting agents, so promoting a more healthful, nutritious diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, while reducing unhealthy choices full of fat and empty calories I think is still smart.
Thanks again for your comment. I thought it was very interesting. I guess since I have been talking about cancer for eight years, it doesn't seem as sensitive a topic to me as it may be to others; perhaps I should to be more sensitive to that ☺
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This measure sought to renew the current non residential property tax which is set at a rate of $5 per $1,000 of assessed property value for a further four years in order to continue to pay for operational costs in the district.[2]
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Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 5 mills ($5.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Concord Community Schools, Jackson County, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 4 years, 2012 to 2015, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2012 is approximately $111,045 (this is a renewal of millage which will expire with the 2011 tax levy, restores millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction)?[3] |
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Lol, I definitely agree that I'm a bit confused. Don't get me wrong, I really like the fruity hoppy flavors of my IPA's, but mine are lacking the initial deep bitter flavor that most commercial and micro IPAs have. Instead mine have an instant sharp citrusy almost tart bite to them and then they transition to the fruity/hoppy flavors and end with little or no residual bitterness. I'm no judge, so I'm having a hard time explaining what I'm tasting. Was just kind of hoping someone here could relate and maybe shine some light on what the issue might be if it even is an issue. I would be perfectly content with my beers as they are very hoppy/fruity/tasty, if it wasn't for the occassional commercial IPA I purchase and try. As an example I went to a brew festival last month where every brewery in the state was represented. I tasted every IPA I could get my hands on and they all had the same deep rich (not sharp) bitterness character to them that was different than the sharp bitterness I taste in my beers. Maybe I'm just over hopping somehow, but my pale ales even seem to have the same bite to them.
If you want less bitterness, I can think of 2 things to look at off hand: 1) The sulfate levels in your water - lower sulfates create less bitterness. 2) Your early vs. late hop additions - move more of your hop additions to 30 mins or less. Also you might look into using mash hops or whirlpool hops. I've also heard that adding a little phosphoric acid to the finished beer can help smooth it out a little, but I've never tried it.
Three things I've changed since I started making IPAs: 1. Get half of my IBUs from the 30min point forward. Most IPA recipes get most of the IBUs from the 60 minute addition, but I have found (accidentally really) that moving them forward is better. This usually means you'll use more hops, but it's worth it. 2. Use several hops. I used to just use one or two hops, but that made an uninteresting beer. All amarillo, i.e., was a grapefruit bomb that I didn't like. Especially for the flavor hops (20min to flameout), mix up 2 or 3 or more different hops. BTW, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River says the same is true for dry hops... do several separate additions of different hops. 3. Flameout hops still stay in during chilling. This means that even though they are 0-minute hops, they have contact with the wort for 5 or 10 minutes as it cools. I use a hop spider, so I to pull these too early.
I've mashed anywhere from 149 to 158 and normally mash at 151 or 152 for all my IPAs. I always check mash temp with 2 different thermos and my efficiency is always dead on so I don't think the problem is with the mash unless it's mash pH or something. Up until about 4 months ago I didn't do anything to control pH in my mash, but now I add a little accidulated malt to everything but stouts to get the mash down in the 5.4 range according to the EZ water spreadsheet.
Thanks for the input passedpawn. I typically bitter with magnum, warrior, or CTZ. Sometimes with a little simcoe or centennial mixed in. Most of my past IPA recipes have been with most of the hops coming after the 30 minute mark. The one I made a few days ago is the exception as most of the IBUs will be coming from the first wort hop addition. I also use a pump to whirlpool for about 20 minutes before I start chilling and my whirlpool/flameout hops stay in throughout the chilling process. The aroma on my IPAs is excellent, the hops are just a little sharp.
I need to go get a tea bag and suck on it. I'm imagining what that tastes like and it's sort of tart and astringent, which sounds like what you're describing. I think the FWH might be doing this combined with some other things. Do you FWH everything? I will say, your process sounds like you're doing just about everything possible to get the hoppiest results, with the exception of a hopback.
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Try sparging with RO water. That made a HUGE difference in my pales. Alkaline water will extract tannins from the grain. You mentioned your pH was 8.0. Do you know your alkalinity?
I think I have tasted something like this before. I had a lower IBU (~25) beer and it had this crazy bitterness that was more bitter than an IPA (side by side comparison). The bitterness was pin point sharp and didn't linger like normal hop bitterness and it just didn't make sense when you looked at the hops that went into the beer. How it got there...I have no clue. Beta acids from hops are supposed to oxidize over time and contribute to bitterness but I have never had some sort of control sample to know what they taste like exactly. By chance do you have old hops that are stored warm and/or have a lot of exposure to air? If your mashing / sparging technique seems fine, you can troubleshoot the malt contribution easily by doing an extract version of one of your recipes. Take the mashing right out of the equation and see what happens because there are a lot of variables that go into mashing. I am a little baffled at the fruitiness that you explain and wonder if the two are related and point to an equipment contamination issue of some sort.


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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announces annual results
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announces annual results07:00 EST Tuesday, February 28, 2012Record annual auction revenues achievedVANCOUVER, Feb. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, announces net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011 of $76.6 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $73.6 million, or $0.69 per diluted share. This compares to net earnings of $65.7 million and adjusted net earnings of $64.9 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2010, representing a 13% increase in adjusted net earnings. Adjusted net earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined below. The Company's auction revenues for 2011 grew 11% to $396.1 million compared to $357.4 million for the same period in 2010. The Company conducted 228 unreserved industrial auctions in 13 countries throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Central America and Australia during 2011. All dollar amounts in this release are presented in U.S. dollars.Gross auction proceeds and auction revenuesFor the year ended December 31, 2011, gross auction proceeds were $3.7 billion, 13% higher than in 2010 and the highest gross auction proceeds in the Company's history. Gross auction proceeds is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined below. The Company's auction revenue rate (auction revenues as a percentage of gross auction proceeds) was 10.66% during the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to 10.90% in the year ended December 31, 2010. The Company's revised fee structure, which came into effect on July 1, 2011, contributed $21.9 million to auction revenues for 2011. The Company's at risk business, comprised of guarantee and purchase contracts, represented 36% of gross auction proceeds in 2011 (2010 - 24%).The Company achieved gross auction proceeds of $1.0 billion for the fourth quarter of 2011, representing a 30% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. Auction revenues were $113.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $88.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 28%. The Company's auction revenue rate was 10.91% for the fourth quarter of 2011 and 11.06% for the fourth quarter of 2010. The Company's revised fee structure contributed $12.9 million to auction revenues during the most recent quarter.Net earnings for the quarter 3 months endedDecember 31, 20113 months endedDecember 31, 2010Net Earnings$26.8 million$13.5 millionEarnings per diluted share$0.25$0.13Adjusted net earnings$26.8 million$13.5 millionAdjusted earnings per diluted share$0.25$0.13Summary comments"2011 was a successful year for Ritchie Bros. in the face of a challenging used equipment supply environment, and we achieved the targets that we set for the year" said Peter Blake, Ritchie Bros. CEO. "During 2011 we accomplished a number of significant milestones, including the highest gross auction proceeds and auction revenues in the Company's history and the successful launch of our new services, thanks to the tremendous team we have in place. 2011 was characterized by the ongoing tight supply of good quality late model used equipment, which resulted in a strong pricing environment and intense competition for this equipment. Our consignors reacted to this competition by increasing their preference for guarantee and purchase deals, contributing to an increase in our at risk business to 36% of gross auction proceeds for 2011".Mr. Blake continued: "We have begun 2012 with a number of very successful auctions, and the strong pricing and competitive environments we saw in 2011 have so far continued into 2012. We remain confident in our ability to grow our business in 2012 and believe we are well positioned to capitalize on improving used equipment transaction velocity, which is driven in part by recent increases in the production of new equipment."New ServicesAs previously announced, the Company launched a range of value-added services on July 1, 2011, including equipment financing and powertrain service warranties (in the U.S. and Canada) and insurance services (in Canada, the U.S. and Europe).In addition, Ritchie Bros.' revised administrative fee structure took effect on July 1, 2011. The new fee structure eliminated certain fees and expanded the scope of the Company's administrative fee charged to buyers to address the cost of providing the new and significantly enhanced buyer services offered at Company auctions, as well as other high value buyer-focused initiatives launched in recent years.Quarterly dividendThe Company also announced on January 20, 2012 the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1125 per common share payable on March 9, 2012 to shareholders of record on February 17, 2012. In 2011, the Company paid approximately $46.2 million in regular cash dividends, a 7% increase over 2010.Online bidding statisticsRitchie Bros. sold over $1.1 billion of equipment, trucks and other assets to online bidders during 2011, representing a 29% increase compared to 2010 (2010 - approximately $872 million) and a record for the Company. Internet bidders comprised over 50% of the total bidder registrations at Ritchie Bros. industrial auctions during 2011. Since launching its real-time online bidding service in 2002, the Company has now sold over $5.3 billion worth of trucks, equipment, and other assets to online bidders, confirming Ritchie Bros.' position as the world's largest seller of used equipment and trucks to online buyers.Website statistics The Ritchie Bros. website (rbauction.com) attracted almost 4 million unique visitors in 2011, a 25% increase compared to last year, and they made over 10 million visits to the website, 25% more than in 2010. Visits from non-English speakers increased by 22% compared to 2010.The launch of the Company's detailed equipment information program on July 1, 2011 has increased time-on-site significantly. Website users are spending on average 29% more time on the Company's website than before the launch of detailed equipment information. Additionally, the Company launched a mobile version of rbauction.com in November 2011 to facilitate easier mobile internet usage for customers.Definitions of non-GAAP measuresThe Company defines adjusted net earnings as financial statement net earnings excluding the after-tax effects of excess property sales and significant foreign exchange gains or losses resulting from financing activities that are not expected to recur, and has provided a reconciliation below. Adjusted net earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure that does not have a standardized meaning, and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company believes that comparing adjusted net earnings for different financial periods provides more useful information about the growth or decline of its net earnings for the relevant financial period and identifies the impact of items which the Company does not consider to be part of its normal operating results.Gross auction proceeds represent the total proceeds from all items sold at Ritchie Bros. auctions. The Company's definition of gross auction proceeds may differ from those used by other participants in its industry. Gross auction proceeds is an important measure the Company uses in comparing and assessing its operating performance. It is not a measure of the Company's financial performance, liquidity or revenue and is not presented in its consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that auction revenues, which is the most directly comparable measure in its Consolidated Income Statements, and certain other line items, are best understood by considering their relationship to gross auction proceeds. Auction revenues represent the revenues earned by Ritchie Bros. in the course of conducting its auctions, and consist primarily of commissions earned on consigned equipment and net profit on the sale of equipment purchased by the Company and sold in the same manner as consigned equipment.About Ritchie Bros.Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world's largest industrial auctioneer, selling more equipment to on-site and online bidders than any other company in the world. Ritchie Bros. offers services that enable the world's builders to easily and confidently exchange equipment. The Company conducts hundreds of unreserved public auctions each year, selling a broad range of used and unused industrial assets, including equipment, trucks and other assets utilized in the construction, transportation, agricultural, material handling, mining, forestry, petroleum and marine industries. Ritchie Bros. has over 110 locations in more than 25 countries, including 43 auction sites worldwide. The Company maintains a website at www.rbauction.com and sponsors an equipment wiki at www.RitchieWiki.com.Earnings Conference CallRitchie Bros. is hosting a conference call to discuss its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011 at 8:00am Pacific Time (11:00am Eastern Time) on February 28, 2012. To access a live broadcast of the conference call, please go to the Ritchie Bros. website http://www.rbauction.com, click on 'About Ritchie Bros.' then click on 'For Investors'. Please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to download and install any necessary audio software. A replay will be available on the website shortly after the call.Forward-looking StatementsThe discussion in this press release relating to future events or operating periods contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that involve risks and uncertainties, including, in particular, statements regarding anticipated results for future periods; anticipated pricing and competitive environments for late model equipment in the future; impact of market uncertainty on equipment seller behaviour; competition in the used equipment market; the impact of new initiatives, services and features on the Company and its customers, and the Company's long-term growth strategy. These risks and uncertainties include: the numerous factors that influence the supply of and demand for used equipment; fluctuations in the market conditions and values of used equipment; seasonal and periodic variations in operating results; actions of competitors; economic and other conditions in local, regional and global markets and other risks and uncertainties as detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC and Canadian securities filings, including the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011, available on the SEC, SEDAR and the Company's websites. Actual results may differ materially from those forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of this date.Consolidated Income Statements (Amounts in table and related footnotes are in USD thousands, except share and per share amounts) Year endedDecember 31, 2011 Year endedDecember 31, 2010 Gross auction proceeds (1)$ 3,714,281 $ 3,277,771 Auction revenues (1)$ 396,099 $ 357,369Direct expenses (1) 48,044 47,021 348,055 310,348 Selling, general and administrative expenses: Depreciation 42,408 37,813 Other selling, general and administrative expenses 201,935 181,020 244,343 218,833 Earnings from operations 103,712 91,515 Other income (expense): Foreign exchange loss (585) (49) Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment 3,861 250 Other income 4,242 1,823 7,518 2,024Finance income (costs): Finance income 2,326 2,035 Finance costs (5,541) (5,216) (3,215) (3,181) Earnings before income taxes 108,015 90,358 Income taxes 31,382 24,683 Net earnings (2) $ 76,633 $ 65,675 Net earnings per share$ 0.72 $ 0.62Net earnings per share - diluted$ 0.72 $ 0.62 Weighted average shares outstanding 106,164,237 105,521,960Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 106,983,757 106,169,199 Net earnings$ 76,633 $ 65,675Less: after-tax gain on sale of excess property (2) (2,995) (756)Adjusted net earnings$ 73,638 $ 64,919 Adjusted net earnings per share$ 0.69 $ 0.62Adjusted net earnings per share - diluted$ 0.69 $ 0.61(1) Gross auction proceeds, auction revenues and direct expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 includethe results of the auction of Apoise for $46,790, $850 and $180 respectively.(2) Net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011 included total gains of $3,482 ($2,995 after tax, or $0.03per diluted share) recorded on the sale of the Company's former Vancouver, British Columbia permanent auctionsite. Net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2010 included total gains of $1,230 ($756 after tax, or $0.01per diluted share) recorded on the sale of the Company's former Houston, Texas permanent auction site. Condensed Consolidated Interim Income Statements (Amounts in table and related footnotes are in USD thousands, except share and per share amounts) Three monthsendedDecember 31, 2011(unaudited) Three monthsendedDecember 31, 2010(unaudited) Gross auction proceeds$ 1,039,790 $ 798,566 Auction revenues$ 113,403 $ 88,296Direct expenses 13,531 12,188 99,872 76,108 Selling, general and administrative expenses: Depreciation 10,354 10,989 Other selling, general and administrative expenses 50,730 46,433 61,084 57,422 Earnings from operations 38,788 18,686 Other income (expense): Foreign exchange loss (1,291) (348) Loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment 99 (841) Other income 1,520 920 328 (269)Finance income (costs): Finance income 569 584 Finance costs (1,240) (1,520) (671) (936) Earnings before income taxes 38,445 17,481 Income taxes 11,678 3,942 Net earnings$ 26,767 $ 13,539 Net earnings per share$ 0.25 $ 0.13Net earnings per share - diluted$ 0.25 $ 0.13 Weighted average shares outstanding 106,345,608 105,609,042Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 106,720,475 106,201,831 Net earnings$ 26,767 $ 13,539Less: adjusting items - -Adjusted net earnings$ 26,767 $ 13,539 Adjusted net earnings per share$ 0.25 $ 0.13Adjusted net earnings per share - diluted$ 0.25 $ 0.13 Selected Balance Sheet Data (USD thousands) December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010 Current assets$ 253,840 $ 182,678Current liabilities 190,544 137,135Working capital$ 63,296 $ 45,543 Total assets$ 967,241 $ 872,558Non-current borrowings$ 133,881 $ 135,886Total shareholders' equity$ 617,906 $ 579,867 Selected Operating Data (unaudited) Year endedDecember 31, 2011 Year endedDecember 31, 2010 Auction revenues as percentage of gross auction proceeds 10.66% 10.90%Number of consignments at industrial auctions 41,300 40,000Number of bidders at industrial auctions 385,000 340,000Number of buyers at industrial auctions 95,550 95,000Number of lots at industrial auctions 268,500 277,000Number of permanent auction sites(1) 39 39Number of regional auction sites(1) 4 4Total auction sites 43 43Number of industrial auctions 228 230 Average Industrial Auction Data (unaudited) Year endedDecember 31, 2011 Year endedDecember 31, 2010 Gross auction proceeds$15.5 million $13.4 millionBidder registrations 1,690 1,475Consignors 181 175Lots 1,180 1,205(1)Effective February 2012, the Company changed its definition of permanent auction sites and regional auctionsites (formerly known as regional auction units) to better reflect recent investments, which resulted in thereclassification of four sites; refer to the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2011(filed on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com) for further discussion. 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Unknown woman, formerly known as Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn
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Unknown woman, formerly known as Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1675
50 in. x 40 in. (1270 mm x 1016 mm)
Purchased, 1956
Primary Collection
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- Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn (1651?-1687), Actress; mistress of Charles II. Sitter associated with 28 portraits.
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- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 829 portraits, Sitter in 18 portraits.
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The pose of the sitter, with a lamb, was a standard pattern used by Lely and his studio in a number of portraits of different women.
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- NPG D11443: Mary (née Kirke), Lady Vernon (same pose)
- NPG D10959: Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn (source portrait)
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- Foskett, Daphne, Samuel Cooper, 1974 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 15 March - 15 June 1974), p. 128
- Perry, Gill (introduction) Roach, Joseph (appreciation) and West, Shearer (appreciation), The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 October 2011 to 8 January 2012), p. 74
- Piper, David, The English Face, 1992, p. 99
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 148
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 269
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Confirming yesterday's reports, each of the major movie studios has opted not to release weekend box office grosses until Monday, July 23. As a sign of respect for the victims of the Friday morning shooting in Aurora, Colo. during the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros' peers have joined in the studio's decision to withhold numbers this weekend, setting business aside to engage in an unprecedented act of solidarity.
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