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Article: MIPAS temperature from the stratosphere to the lower thermosphere: comparison of version vM21 with ACE-FTS, MLS, OSIRIS, SABER, SOFIE and lidar measurements[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We present vM21 MIPAS temperatures from the lower stratosphere to the lower thermosphere, which cover all optimized resolution measurements performed by MIPAS in the middle-atmosphere, upper-atmosphere and noctilucent-cloud modes during its lifetime, i.e., from January 2005 to April 2012. The main upgrades with respect to the previous version of MIPAS temperatures (vM11) are the update of the spectroscopic database, the use of a different climatology of atomic oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the improvement in important technical aspects of the retrieval setup (temperature gradient along the line of sight and offset regularizations, apodization accuracy). Additionally, an updated version of ESA-calibrated L1b spectra (5.02/5.06) is used. The vM21 temperatures correct the main systematic errors of the previous version because they provide on average a 1-2K warmer stratopause and middle mesosphere, and a 6-10K colder mesopause (except in high-latitude summers) and lower thermosphere. These lead to a remarkable improvement in MIPAS comparisons with ACE-FTS, MLS, OSIRIS, SABER, SOFIE and the two Rayleigh lidars at Mauna Loa and Table Mountain, which, with a few specific exceptions, typically exhibit differences smaller than 1K below 50 km and than 2K at 50-80 km in spring, autumn and winter at all latitudes, and summer at low to midlatitudes. Differences in the high-latitude summers are typically smaller than 1K below 50 km, smaller than 2K at 50-65 km and 5K at 65-80 km. Differences between MIPAS and the other instruments in the mid-mesosphere are generally negative. MIPAS mesopause is within 4K of the other instruments measurements, except in the high-latitude summers, when it is within 5-10 K, being warmer there than SABER, MLS and OSIRIS and colder than ACE-FTS and SOFIE. The agreement in the lower thermosphere is typically better than 5 K, except for high latitudes during spring and summer, when MIPAS usually exhibits larger vertical gradients.01/2014; 7(7):6651-6697. DOI:10.5194/amtd-7-6651-2014
Article: Variability of NOx in the polar middle atmosphere from October 2003 to March 2004: vertical transport vs. local production by energetic particles[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We use NO, NO2 and CO from MIPAS/ENVISAT to investigate the impact of energetic particle precipitation onto the NOx budget from the stratosphere to the lower mesosphere in the period from October 2003 to March 2004, a time of high solar and geomagnetic activity. We find that in the winter hemisphere the indirect effect of auroral electron precipitation due to downwelling of upper mesospheric/lower thermospheric air into the stratosphere prevails. Its effect exceeds even the direct impact of the very large solar proton event in October/November 2003 by nearly one order of magnitude. Correlations of NOx and CO show that the unprecedented high NOx values observed in the Northern Hemisphere lower mesosphere and upper stratosphere in late January and early February are fully consistent with transport from the upper mesosphere/lower thermosphere and subsequent mixing at lower altitudes; an additional source of NOx due to local production by precipitating electrons at altitudes below 70 km as discussed in previous publications appears unlikely. In the polar summer Southern Hemisphere, we observed an enhanced variability of NO and NO2 on days with enhanced geomagnetic activity but they seem to indicate enhanced instrument noise rather than a direct increase due to electron precipitation. A direct effect of electron precipitation onto NOx can not be ruled out, but if any, it is lower than 3 ppb in the altitude range 40-56 km and lower than 6 ppb in the altitude range 56-70 km.Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 12/2013; 14(1). DOI:10.5194/acpd-14-1-2014 · 5.51 Impact Factor
Article: An observational and theoretical study of the longitudinal variation in neutral temperature induced by aurora heating in the lower thermosphere[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: [1] In this paper, observations by thermosphere, ionosphere, mesosphere energetics and dynamics/Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry from 2002 to 2012 and by Envisat/Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) from 2008 to 2009 are used to study the longitudinal structure of temperature in the lower thermosphere. In order to remove the longitudinal structure induced by tides, diurnally averaged SABER temperatures are used. For MIPAS data, we use averaged temperatures between day and night. The satellite observations show that there are strong longitudinal variations in temperature in the high-latitude lower thermosphere that persist over all seasons. The peak of the diurnally averaged temperature in the lower thermosphere always occurs around the auroral zone. A clear asymmetry between the two hemispheres in the longitudinal temperature structure is observed, being more pronounced in the Southern than in the Northern Hemisphere. In both hemispheres, the longitudinal variation is dominated by the first harmonic in longitude. The total radiative cooling observed by SABER has a structure in longitude that is similar to that of temperature. Modeling simulations using the Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Electrodynamics General Circulation Model reproduce similar features of the longitudinal variations of temperature in the lower thermosphere. Comparison of two model runs with and without auroral heating confirms that auroral heating causes the observed longitudinal variations. The multiyear averaged vertical structures of temperature observed by the two satellite instruments indicate that the impact of auroral heating on the thermodynamics of the neutral atmosphere can penetrate down to about 105 km.Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 11/2013; 118(11). DOI:10.1002/2013JA019144 · 3.44 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The wavelength range probed by SOIR allows a detailed chemical inventory of the Venus atmosphere at the terminator in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere (70 to 170 km) with an emphasis on vertical distribution of the gases. In particular, measurements of CO2 density vertical profiles have been routinely performed. From these density measurements, kinetic temperature profiles are derived using the hydrostatic equilibrium. A permanent cold layer is observed at the mesopause (± 120 km). A different and independent method is developed here, making use of the information obtained from the rotational structure of the CO2 bands to derive rotational temperature profiles. The rotational temperature profiles are compared to the hydrostatic temperature profiles, and they confirm the presence of the cold layer at the mesopause.EPSC2013; 09/2013
Article: Analysis of VIMS near-IR spectra in Titan's upper atmosphere: Evidence for heavy and abundant aromatic hydrocarbons[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Observations of Titan atmosphere made with the VIMS instrument on board the Cassini satellite show a strong limb emission around 3.3 μm at high atmospheric altitudes (above 700 km). This emission exhibits the spectral signatures of the strong CH4 bands. A detailed analysis of the spectra reveals an additional strong emission centered at 3.28 μm and peaking at about 950 km. Here we present an analysis of this residual spectra and show that it attributed to emission from heavy aromatic hydrocarbon compounds.
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ABSTRACT: The recent 23-30 January and 7-11 March 2012 solar proton event (SPE) periods were substantial and caused significant impacts on the middle atmosphere. These were the two largest SPE periods of solar cycle 24 so far. The highly energetic solar protons produced considerable ionization of the neutral atmosphere as well as HOx (H, OH, HO2) and NOx (N, NO, NO2). We compute a NOx production of 1.9 and 2.1 Gigamoles due to these SPE periods in January and March 2012, respectively, which places these SPE periods among the 12 largest in the past 50 yr. Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) observations of the peroxy radical, HO2, show significant enhancements of > 0.9 ppbv in the northern polar mesosphere as a result of these SPE periods. Both MLS measurements and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) two-dimensional (2-D) model predictions indicated middle mesospheric ozone decreases of > 20% for several days in the northern polar region with maximum depletions > 60% over 1-2 days as a result of the HOx produced in both the January and March 2012 SPE periods. The SCISAT-1 Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE) and the Envisat Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) instruments measured NO and NO2 (~ NOx), which indicated enhancements of over 20 ppbv in most of the northern polar mesosphere for several days as a result of these SPE periods. The GSFC 2-D model was used to predict the medium-term (~ months) influence and showed that the polar middle atmosphere ozone was most affected by these solar events in the Southern Hemisphere due to the increased downward motion in the fall and early winter. The downward transport moved the SPE-produced NOy to lower altitudes and led to predicted modest destruction of ozone (5-9%) in the upper stratosphere days to weeks after the March 2012 event. Total ozone reductions were predicted to be a maximum of 1% in 2012 due to these SPEs.Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 09/2013; 13(9):23251-23293. DOI:10.5194/acpd-13-23251-2013 · 4.88 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: In this paper, we analyze the strong unidentified emission near 3.28 μm in Titan's upper daytime atmosphere recently discovered by Dinelli et al.We have studied it by using the NASA Ames PAH IR Spectroscopic Database. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), after absorbing UV solar radiation, are able to emit strongly near 3.3 μm. By using current models for the redistribution of the absorbed UV energy, we have explained the observed spectral feature and have derived the vertical distribution of PAH abundances in Titan's upper atmosphere. PAHs have been found to be present in large concentrations, about (2–3) × 104 particles cm−3. The identified PAHs have 9–96 carbons, with a concentration-weighted average of 34 carbons. The mean mass is ∼430 u; the mean area is about 0.53 nm2; they are formed by 10–11 rings on average, and about one-third of them contain nitrogen atoms. Recently, benzene together with light aromatic species as well as small concentrations of heavy positive and negative ions have been detected in Titan's upper atmosphere. We suggest that the large concentrations of PAHs found here are the neutral counterpart of those positive and negative ions, which hence supports the theory that the origin of Titan main haze layer is located in the upper atmosphere.The Astrophysical Journal 06/2013; 770:132. DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/770/2/132 · 6.28 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: [1] Ozone profiles in the upper mesosphere (70–100 km) retrieved from nine instruments are compared. Ozone from the Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) instrument is used as the basis of comparison. Other measurements are from the Halogen Occultation Experiment, the High Resolution Doppler Imager, the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding, the Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars, the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment—Fourier Transform Spectrometer, the Solar Occultation For Ice Experiment, the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging System, and the Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder. Comparisons of each data set with SABER using coincident profiles indicate agreement in the basic vertical profile of ozone but also some systematic differences in daytime ozone. Ozone from the SABER 9.6 μm channel is higher than the other measurements over the altitude range 60–80 km by 20–50%. Nighttime comparisons indicate better relative agreement (<10% difference). Taking all the data, not limited to coincidences, shows the global and seasonal distributions of ozone in the upper mesosphere from each instrument. The average maximum in ozone mixing ratio is around 90–92 km during daytime and 95 km at night. There is a maximum in ozone density at night (∼90 km) and during some hours of the day. The latitude structure of ozone has appreciable variations with season, particularly in the tropical upper mesosphere. The basic latitude-altitude structure of ozone depends on local time, even when the analysis is restricted to day-only observations.Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 06/2013; DOI:10.1002/jgrd.50445 · 3.44 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: During the solar proton events (SPE) on 23-30 January and 7-15 March 2012, the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) on Envisat monitored atmospheric temperature and composition with global coverage. In the Northern Hemisphere, the January SPE started at the end of a polar stratospheric warming period. The SPE effect is superimposed by large-scale subsidence of mesospheric NOx-rich air, which partly masks direct chemical SPE effects. SPE-induced NOx increases by 5, 20, 50, and 100 ppbv at altitudes of 50, 57, 60, and 70 km, respectively, are observed during the January SPE and those by 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 35 ppbv at altitudes of 47, 50, 53, 60, 63, and 66 km, respectively, during the March SPE. SPE-related ozone loss is clearly observed in the mesosphere, particularly in the tertiary ozone maximum. A sudden short-term HNO4 increase immediately after the January SPE hints at SPE-triggered HOx chemistry. In the Southern Hemisphere, a large NOx response is observed (increases by 2, 5, 10, 20, and 30 ppbv at 52, 56, 59, 63, and 70 km in January and by 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 35 ppbv at 47, 50, 53, 60, 63, and 66 km in March), while the effect on other species seems much less pronounced than in the Northern Hemisphere. SPE-related destruction of mesospheric ozone in the Southern Hemisphere was much more pronounced after the March SPE than the January SPE but in both cases, ozone recovered within about a day.Geophysical Research Letters 05/2013; 40(10):2339-2343. DOI:10.1002/grl.50119 · 4.46 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We have analyzed limb daytime observations of Titan's upper atmosphere at 3.3 μm, acquired by the visual-infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS) on Cassini. They were previously studied by García-Comas et al. (2011) to derive CH4 densities. Here, we report an unidentified emission peaking around 3.28 μm, hidden under the methane R branch. This emission is very strong, with intensity comparable to the CH4 bands located in the same spectral region. It presents a maximum at about 950 km and extends from 600 km up to 1250 km. It is definitely pumped by solar radiation since it vanishes at night. Our analysis shows that neither methane nor the major hydrocarbon compounds already discovered in Titan's upper atmosphere are responsible for it. We have discarded many other potential candidates and suggest that the unidentified emission might be caused by aromatic compounds.Geophysical Research Letters 04/2013; 40(8):1489. DOI:10.1002/grl.50332 · 4.46 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We use the ultra-violett (UV) spectra in the range 230-300 nm from the SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) to retrieve the nitric oxide (NO) number densities from atmospheric emissions in the gamma-bands in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. Using 3-D ray tracing, a 2-D retrieval grid, and regularisation with respect to altitude and latitude, we retrieve a whole semi-orbit simultaneously for the altitude range from 60 to 160 km. We present details of the retrieval algorithm, first results, and initial comparisons to data from the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS). Our results agree on average well with MIPAS data and are compatible with previously published measurements from other instruments. For the time of available measurements in 2008-2011, we achieve a vertical resolution of 5-10 km in the altitude range 70-140 km and a horizontal resolution of about 9° from 60° S-60° N. With this we have independent measurements of the NO densities in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere with approximately global coverage.Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 04/2013; 6(2):3611-3642. DOI:10.5194/amtd-6-3611-2013 · 3.21 Impact Factor
Article: Ten years of MIPAS measurements with ESA Level 2 processor V6 – Part I: retrieval algorithm and diagnostics of the products[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The MIPAS instrument on the ENVISAT satellite has provided vertical profiles of the atmospheric composition on a global scale for almost ten years. The MIPAS mission is divided in two phases, the full resolution phase, from 2002 to 2004, and the optimized resolution phase, from 2005 to 2012, which is characterized by a finer vertical and horizontal sampling attained through a reduction of the spectral resolution. While the description and characterization of the products of the ESA processor for the full resolution phase has been already described in previous papers, in this paper we focus on the performances of the latest version of the ESA processor, named ML2PP V6, which has been used for reprocessing the entire mission. The ESA processor had to perform the operational near real time analysis of the observations and its products needed to be available for data assimilation. Therefore, it has been designed for fast, continuous and automated analysis of observations made in quite different atmospheric conditions and for a minimum use of external constraints in order to avoid biases in the products. The dense vertical sampling of the measurements adopted in the second phase of the MIPAS mission resulted in sampling intervals finer than the instantaneous field of view of the instrument. Together with the choice of a retrieval grid aligned with the vertical sampling of the measurements, this made ill-conditioned the retrieval formalism of the MIPAS operational processor. This problem has been handled with minimal changes to the original retrieval approach but with significant improvements nonetheless. The Levenberg-Marquardt method, already present in the retrieval scheme for its capability to provide fast convergence for non-linear problems, is now also exploited for the reduction of the ill-conditioning of the inversion. An expression specifically designed for the regularizing Levenberg-Marquardt method has been implemented for the computation of the covariance matrices and averaging kernels of the retrieved products. The regularization of the Levenberg-Marquardt method is controlled by the convergence criteria and is deliberately kept weak. The resulting oscillations of the retrieved profile are a-posteriori damped by an innovative self-adapting Tikhonov regularization. The convergence criteria and the weakness of the self-adapting regularization ensure that minimum constraints are used and the best vertical resolution obtainable from the measurements is achieved in all atmospheric conditions. Random and systematic errors, as well as vertical and horizontal resolution are compared in the two phases of the mission for all products, namely: temperature, H2O, O3, HNO3, CH4, N2O, NO2, CFC-11, CFC-12, N2O5 and ClONO2. The use in the two phases of the mission of different optimized sets of spectral intervals ensures that, despite the different spectral resolutions, comparable performances are obtained in the whole MIPAS mission in terms of random and systematic errors, while the vertical resolution and the horizontal resolution are significantly better in the case of the optimized resolution measurements.Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 01/2013; 6(1):461-518. DOI:10.5194/amtd-6-461-2013 · 3.21 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A dedicated mission to investigate exoplanetary atmospheres represents a major milestone in our quest to understand our place in the universe by placing our Solar System in context and by addressing the suitability of planets for the presence of life. EChO -the Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory- is a mission concept specifically geared for this purpose. EChO will provide simultaneous, multi-wavelength spectroscopic observations on a stable platform that will allow very long exposures. EChO will build on observations by Hubble, Spitzer and groundbased telescopes, which discovered the first molecules and atoms in exoplanetary atmospheres. EChO will simultaneously observe a broad enough spectral region -from the visible to the mid-IR- to constrain from one single spectrum the temperature structure of the atmosphere and the abundances of the major molecular species. The spectral range and resolution are tailored to separate bands belonging to up to 30 molecules to retrieve the composition and temperature structure of planetary atmospheres. The target list for EChO includes planets ranging from Jupiter-sized with equilibrium temperatures Teq up to 2000 K, to those of a few Earth masses, with Teq ~300 K. We have baselined a dispersive spectrograph design covering continuously the 0.4-16 micron spectral range in 6 channels (1 in the VIS, 5 in the IR), which allows the spectral resolution to be adapted from several tens to several hundreds, depending on the target brightness. The instrument will be mounted behind a 1.5 m class telescope, passively cooled to 50 K, with the instrument structure and optics passively cooled to ~45 K. EChO will be placed in a grand halo orbit around L2. We have also undertaken a first-order cost and development plan analysis and find that EChO is easily compatible with the ESA M-class mission framework.Experimental Astronomy 10/2012; 34(2):311-353. DOI:10.1007/s10686-012-9303-4 · 2.66 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We present in this paper the Generic RAdiative traNsfer AnD non-LTE population Algorithm (GRANADA). This model is able to compute non-LTE populations for vibrational, rotational, spin (i.e., NO and OH), and electronic (i.e., O2) states in a given planetary atmosphere. The model is very flexible and can be used for computing very accurate non-LTE populations or for calculating reasonably accurate but at high speed non-LTE populations in order to implement it into non-LTE remote sensing retrievals. We describe the model in detail and present an update of the non-LTE collisional processes and their rate coefficients for the most important molecules in Earth's atmosphere. In addition, we have applied the model to the most important atmospheric infrared emitters including 13 species (H2O, CO2, O3, N2O, CO, CH4, O2, NO, NO2, HNO3, OH, N2, and HCN) and 460 excited vibrational or electronic energy levels. Non-LTE populations for all these energy levels have been calculated for 48 reference atmospheres expanding from the surface up to 200 km, including seasonal (January, April, July and October), latitudinal (75°S, 45°S, 10°S, 10°N, 45°N, 75°N) and diurnal (day and night) coverages. The effects of the most recent updates of the non-LTE collisional parameters on the non-LTE populations are briefly described. This climatology is available online to the community and it can be used for estimating non-LTE effects at specific conditions and for testing and validation studies.Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 09/2012; 113(14):1771–1817. DOI:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.05.001 · 2.29 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Atomic hydrogen is one of the major chemically active species in the mesosphere. It is controlled by various reactions with hydrogen and oxygen compounds. The amount of atomic hydrogen depends on the water vapour abundance, transport processes, and on the solar flux. In this talk we discuss the temporal evolution of atomic hydrogen obtained by two different methodologies.The first one is based on the measurement of highly excited hydroxyl and ozone nighttime abundance, namely by the SCIAMACHY and GOMOS instruments on Envisat. The second dataset is retrieved from the day- to night ratio of ozone as measured by the MIPAS instrument on the same satellite. Both datasets are compared to each other and limitations of the two approaches are addressed by means of HAMMONIA model data. The temporal evolution of atomic hydrogen as indicated by the measurements points to the complex interaction between chemistry and dynamics and the importance for the 11-year solar cycle on the composition of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere.
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ABSTRACT: Multiyear global observations from the SABER and MIPAS satellite instruments show the variations of the secondary maximum of ozone in the upper mesosphere (90-100 km). The ozone concentrations have large diurnal and seasonal cycles and also vary on daily to weekly timescales. We investigate the relative contributions and timescales of photochemistry, temperature dependent chemical reactions, and transport and diffusion of ozone and other trace species. Additional satellite observations from these and other instruments contribute to and constrain the analysis. Simulations with the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model reproduce much of the variability but the ozone concentrations in the model are lower than observed. Detailed comparisons between model and observations are used to investigate the processes responsible for the differences. At high latitudes during NH winter, variations in ozone are forced at some times by temperature variations, through temperature dependent chemical reaction rates, and at others by variations in atomic hydrogen concentration.
Article: Retrieval of HCN Concentrations from Cassini/VIMS Limb Observations of the Titan's Upper Atmosphere[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Vertical profiles of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) have been retrieved from Cassini/VIMS limb observations in the region from 600 to 1100 km of the Titan's atmosphere by analyzing the 3 μm emission. HCN concentrations show a very good correlation with solar zenith angles, for different latitudes and local times. This would indicate that HCN is in (or close to) photochemical equilibrium in the sounded region.
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ABSTRACT: This paper summarizes the work presented in [1]. In that work, we fulfilled a thorough analysis of Titan's methane limb emission at 3.3 μm measured by VIMS in Titan. Methane is, after nitrogen, the most abundant species in Titan's atmosphere. It plays an important role in its chemistry and energy budget and strongly emits during daytime around 3.3 μm. In Titan's upper atmosphere, where pressure is low, that emission is affected by non-local thermodynamic equilibrium. Therefore, its analysis needs from a modeling of the population of the emitting levels considering specifically the mechanisms able to excite and de-excite them. We developed a sophisticated non-LTE model that includes all known excitation mechanisms and calculates the population of 22 CH4 vibrational levels from two isotopes. We simulated VIMS radiance and identified the bands that significantly contribute to the total measured signal. We also retrieved daytime methane abundance from 500 to 1100 km and compared our results with other measurements and results from models.
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Granata, Andalusia, Spain
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Hampton, Virginia, United States
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Posted 03/08/2015 08:33:49 EDT
For people with Misophonia this setup is a nightmare. Listening to coworkers slurp coffee, crunch chips, snap gum, clip nails, etc. can lead to borderline rage type feelings. I tried headphones, but t more »
Posted 02/10/2015 08:26:13 EST
Who paid for his trip here? I am pretty confident he didn't. If it was the Boston 2024 Committee, OF COURSE he is going to say what they want. He's not going to come all this way on their dime and the more »
Posted 01/27/2015 10:14:46 EST
Sorry, but I think this is ridiculous. I use waze a lot. There is no way to know if someone was using it to track the police. Waze shows what other waze users, currently on the road, have posted. That more »
Posted 01/12/2015 10:49:09 EST
Hmmm.. perhaps you can take your own advice. He didn't write the article. He made a choice and the press made a big deal out of it. He's picking a work environment more to his liking. Same as the prev more »
Posted 12/11/2014 08:39:26 EST
Note to self: Never hire a lawyer who was in law school in 2014/2015. They obviously don't know how to set priorities. more »
Posted 12/03/2014 08:32:57 EST
I agree with you twnctyguy. I see an amazing lack of maturity in that age group. The guy is not a kid. He should definitely have a better understanding for the consequences of his actions. more »
Posted 11/27/2014 09:04:54 EST
Stop buying stuff that people don't really need or want. Every year I hear people complain about some sort of swap they are in, or the number of gifts they "must" exchange. None of them are willing to more »
Posted 11/18/2014 09:14:31 EST
I believe the 95% acquittal rate is correct. The Globe did an article on it - search the archives. There are judges who have NEVER convicted a drunk driver who came before them. The high priced defens more »
Posted 11/09/2014 07:31:55 EST
Perhaps he has communicated what he considers the "benefits" of his policies and people disagree with him. That is what I find most concerning, he does not seem to think it possible that he could be W more »
Posted 11/08/2014 10:53:38 EST
I agree. What is the justification for not charging the father? He lived there too. He knew and did nothing. more »
Posted 10/21/2014 07:43:05 EDT
I guess we'll eventually have a generation of kids that will never know their grandparents. That's really sad. You can't put a price tag - or a salary - on certain things. more »
Posted 10/19/2014 10:53:19 EDT
I agree. You would think at least one person read the story before publishing it. more »
Posted 10/09/2014 12:26:52 EDT
In every place I've ever worked the common areas are disgusting. No one cleans up after themselves. There is spilled food, suspicious stains, trash. Yuck. One day I walked by a conference room with a more »
Posted 09/16/2014 05:55:20 EDT
Also not believable. More than likely, the parents were not happy with what was going on and gave their opinion. She may have perceived it as being yelled at, but I do not think it was. This person sh more »
Posted 09/06/2014 12:40:38 EDT
Pajama pants. Who would have ever thought that they would be pants to be worn anywhere. I see them at the mall, in restaurants, schools, doctor offices, everywhere. These kids (most offenders are teen more »
Posted 09/04/2014 12:28:31 EDT
I've been to a Aldi - definitely not worth the trip - very, very limited selection. Have never had the desire to return. Market Basket is worth the trip - prices, selection, great produce and meats. T more »
Posted 09/04/2014 12:23:11 EDT
Good God! As someone who has been to both a Wegmans and an Aldi, you are out of your mind! It's like comparing a Ferrari to a golf cart. Wegmans is a great store. Aldi seems to be filling the hole lef more »
Posted 09/04/2014 12:14:45 EDT
You really have no idea what you are talking about. MB in Hudson was packed this week. Lots of new and returning customers. The Employees were there offering assistance to everyone. It was outstanding more »
Posted 09/04/2014 12:10:14 EDT
I went to the Aldi in Worcester years ago. It felt more like a Building 19 food store than a true Grocery Store. It had an odd variety of products, like it had gotten random things from different sour more »
Posted 09/02/2014 02:08:22 EDT
I agree. It's the 3 P's of Facebook. Don't post anything you wouldn't want to be seen by Parents, Police or Priest. Anyone who thinks the cloud is 100% forever secure is really not very smart. This st more »
Posted 09/02/2014 02:01:55 EDT
Trust me, it will be worth the wait. more »
Posted 08/25/2014 08:07:41 EDT
Well if your inspiration comes from someone who dances like she belongs at the Golden Banana, good luck to you. more »
Posted 08/25/2014 08:51:57 EDT
It would also be great if she put on a pair of pants or a skirt once in a while. Really, enough of the leotards. We get it. more »
Posted 08/15/2014 03:21:17 EDT
The documents referenced are the view of Arthur S and his lawyers. I don't think they can be assumed to be "facts". more »
Posted 08/15/2014 10:53:55 EDT
The one thing this article tells me is that I need to stop visiting other stores until this gets settled and start seriously looking for a new grocery store. I think both cousins have issues that are more »
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need some help knowing this plant please
Not sure but was told at the nursery that this was a bamboo
I have had it growing for 10 yrs or so and this year it never came back
I would like to know the name if possible as I would like to find a replacement for it
The leaves were long and skiny and it grew up to 8 or 9 feet tall
in the winter all you could see was the stems and they felt hard and brittle
This is the only picture I have of it hope it gives you and idea as to what it is
Thanks a lot ladies
whoops I have posted a picture of the leaves in the gallery as I thought I could add it here to this post/but obviously I can't
Without a picture, it's hard to make any guess. However, I suspect it's not bamboo. Bamboo culms always become hard and woody within 2 months or so after coming up, and, even if they lose their leaves and die during a cold winter, the culms remain in place, and would do so for several years. If you cut them down, you would need a heavy duty pruner. Almost all bamboo culms are hollow inside. Also, bamboo culms have branches and the leaves are attached to the branches, not the central stalk.
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Neoseeker : Games : Gameboy Advance : Action : Platform : Tak and the Power of Juju : User Reviews
User reviews for Tak and the Power of Juju
5.9 / 10Combined Score
music can be annoying, way too easy and short, a big lack of weaponry, its missing the powers from the counsel version, WHAT!? NO MULTIPLAYER!!!! BIG MISTAKE BUDDIES!!!!!! and...what? it's made by NICKLODEN? OH NO!!!
WEll here's a first!! I dont give a game higher than 3.anything!! Well Tak is a very average game that does nothing new AT ALL. But that doesn't mean that it's bad,its just average 'tis all. Though the game can be good it has NO MULTIPLAYER AT ALL. No co-op no battles no nothing!!!! I will recomend this game to people who like these kind of games with colorful levels. So thats it no more!!
Goodbye for now
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i would find this more credible if it was about Tom Crean
Unverified Voracity Plays Catch
As the Harbaugh turns. There were two main appeals to Jim Harbaugh as Michigan coach. One: he wins a lot. Two: he makes things interesting. After the last couple years, when the only interesting thing was finding out just how incompetent an offense can be, that latter is a breath of fresh air.
Harbaugh's swooping down upon injured people by the roadside, he's getting tweeted at by Judge Judy, and then he's… uh…
False alarm. Harbaugh was just out there making fine distinctions between classes of lions:
"The A's to me, the way they compete, the team, the different way they think, they are jungle lions," said Harbaugh, who also coached at Stanford before joining the 49ers. "Zoo lions get tired of zebra after a while and want filet mignon. Not jungle lions."
No one ask him about the Detroit variety.
Oh, and if you're worried that he's slacking off because you're a crazy person:
"He's quite the competitor and a winner. We've been trying to work this out for a long time, but the day after he left the 49ers he was out recruiting for Michigan. There hasn't been that much time."
We get the crazies around here some.
Like the head coach. File under "too good to check." This story from around 2000 involves Harbaugh wanting to throw the ball around with some girls at Dominicks. An observer feels this is flirting until…
He said to the first girl, "keep your hands up, thumbs down," and he showed her the proper motion with his own hands. When she didn't get quite right, he grabbed her wrists and showed her how to position her hands. He then paced off 15 yards, held the ball in front of him, squatted like he was under center, patted the ball hard, took three hard steps back, planted his back leg and fired the ball at the first girl. As he let the ball go, you could hear it click as his fingernails hit the ball and, I shit you not, as the ball whizzed through the air you could hear it ssssssssssss… THUNK! It hit the girl in the shoulder and knocked her down. Jim wadn't playin'.
"Come on, let's go!" Jim barked. While Girl #1 picked herself up, Girl#2 gamely grabbed the ball and lobbed it back. Again, Jim got in his QB squat, smacked the ball, did a hard three-step drop-back and fired the ball at Girl#3, she ducked but the ball hit off the top of her head and went into the street. Girl#2 ran after it while Girl#3 sat on the ground rubbing her head. When Girl#2's throw back to Jim was short, Jim got a bit annoyed, and set the girls up in a relay so that two girls were about 25 yards away, and the third girl was halfway in between so that that girls could throw to her, and she would run the ball to Jim. For the next 5-10 minutes, he was firing balls at these two poor girls, knocking them down or hitting them in the face about half the time. He was 100% oblivious.
…until it becomes clear that the only context in which Harbaugh has ever heard the word "flirt" is immediately preceding "…ing with disaster," and associates it with throwing over the middle late.
Bo post OSU, 1986. Dr. Sap is a treasure:
I'm going to find that high school teacher and tell her what a grave mistake she made almost twenty years ago. Long story short, wrote a funny ha-ha paper that would no doubt make me cringe today, teacher gave it a nice grade and wrote on it something along the lines of "you could be the next Mitch Albom!"
Flash forward to the present day:
Yo @MitchAlbom the Lions have never won a super bowl what the heck are you talking about pic.twitter.com/xqQKSOPSr6
— Michael Proppe (@mikeproppe) March 9, 2015
Is that good
Aubrey Dawkins shot 48% from three in #B1G play. Let's just say he's a fan of high-percentage shots: https://t.co/bsIEkuvqdR
— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) March 8, 2015
I feel another "what the hell were people thinking not recruiting Aubrey Dawkins" podcast segment is in our future. Also I accidentally typed his last name "Dakwins," which is either Andrew Dakich's rapper alter-ego… or his dad's.
Fisch's contract. Interesting piece by a 247 board member on Jedd Fisch's contract, which is relatively paltry compared to the rest of the staff's… and only for one year. Why:
Since Fisch was fired with a year remaining on his Jaguars contract, Michigan found themselves in an odd position with him. It's somewhat uncommon to see a coach simultaneously drop in both level of sport and title, but Fisch went from the NFL to college and from OC to a position coach. Thus, even if Michigan were to make Fisch the highest-paid position coach in college football, it's unlikely he'd even approach his NFL salary. From a financial standpoint, it pretty much doesn't matter to Fisch what his Michigan salary is – in 2015, he'll be getting the Jacksonville money either way. From Michigan's side, Michigan now has motivation to pay Fisch as little as possible, since they still get the full benefit of Fisch's services, while the Jaguars have to pick up the tab. Fisch doesn't care, so the only real obstacle to Michigan paying Fisch $1 for the year would be the Jaguars.
Michigan gave him something plausible—200k, just over what JayBaugh is making. Otherwise he'd be making in the 300-400 range the rest of the staff is, especially with the "passing game coordinator" title.
This is a nice change from the previous regime. Brandon paid way over the market for Hoke and then did the same with Borges, giving him a ludicrous bump after his first year. (One that ended with Michigan gaining fewer than 200 yards, remember.) He paid people to make them look like they were good ideas. Now Michigan is saving money where it can, like on Fisch's contract, so it can pay the right amount of money to people who are likely worth it.
Something something master… slingers? I'll work on it. 6'10" German F Moritz Wagner was at Crisler over the weekend, hanging with the governor:
#Michigan recruit Moritz Wagner hamming it up with the ushers. Even Gov. Snyder got into the love fest. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/0jIvJnCLbR
— Yvo M (@_YV0) March 7, 2015
It's hard to tell how big of a prospect Wagner is. An NBA scout who Evan Daniels pinged makes him sound a bit developmental:
"He's a versatile kid who knows how to play ball," a NBA scout that has evaluated him multiple times told Scout. "He's not an athlete, but with his length and coordination he manages to deceive his opponents and get to the rack quite easily. Once he becomes a more consistent shooter he will be a nightmare on the wing."
"He reads the game well, gets his teammates involved and is unselfish player,"
Sounds a bit like Chatman, actually.
Hackett on Project Unicorn. This is a very smart section of his radio interview:
"It was more about "What did the institution need?"," Hackett said. "It can't afford to experiment a lot more. If you look at the last seven years going back to Rich Rod's arrival, there was a seven year period where these were experiments that we weren't sure were going to turn out. There was a gradual decay of "something" because of that. You can call that "winning", you can call that "fan support", you can call it "enthusiasm for Michigan's history". This is the winningest program ever in this sport and it carried the day for a long time. It wasn't behaving that way now though. That Sunday night (after the Ohio State game) I called the President and told him that I don't think we can experiment anymore."
The rest is history.
Etc.: Tom Crean and Indiana fans aren't really having a good time together. I almost feel bad for the guy. The Aubrey Dawkins show.
The Bielfeldt Conundrum
[Bryan Fuller/MGoBlog]
Entering the season, Michigan expected Max Bielfeldt to reprise his role as the "break glass in case of emergency" third center for one last year before wishing him well in his future endeavors. Instead, Bielfeldt played his way ahead of Mark Donnal—more than doubling Donnal's minutes in conference play—and produced a little more on offense than starter Ricky Doyle.
With, for now, one scholarship open for 2015-16, it's no longer a certainty that Bielfeldt will move on from the program, even though he went through Senior Day festivities last weekend. The Daily's Lev Facher wrote yesterday that John Beilein hasn't ruled out a return...
"I would like him to go out and explore some options," Beilein said. "We'll look at some options and decide whether it's a good option (for Bielfeldt) to come back."
...and neither has Bielfeldt, who acknowledges the choice largely lies with Beilein:
"Honestly, I don't know," Bielfeldt said. "Family and friends ask me the same thing — I give them the same answer. I really don't know. I just like knowing what my options are. I'm obviously just going to look for options and kinda weigh them out."
This raises the obvious question: Is it a good idea to bring Bielfeldt back? The answer isn't as simple as it may appear.
|Michigan's pursuit of 2015 German forward Moritz Wagner may preclude Bielfeldt's return. [Fuller]
Caris LeVert's upcoming decision could play a huge role in Michigan's choice regarding Bielfeldt. Despite his injury, LeVert is still projected to go in the first round by both DraftExpress (#18) and Chad Ford (#30), but over the last month there's been increased optimism that he'll return for his senior season.
A LeVert return would put Michigan one scholarship away from the 13-man limit—before counting Bielfeldt. That makes the decision-making process more clear-cut.
Michigan hosted 6'10" German forward Mortiz Wagner for a visit last weekend. Wagner, who'd be a freshman in 2015-16, is reportedly leaning towards college ball over playing professionally, and Sam Webb expects Michigan will be the choice if he takes the collegiate route ($). Beilein isn't going to turn down a potential four years from a talented prospect for one more season of a backup-quality player, even if Wagner is much more wing than post.
The Wolverines are also reportedly one of several schools in pursuit of Seton Hall transfer Jaren Sina, who'll sit 2015-16 due to NCAA transfer rules before playing out his final two seasons of eligibility. Given how active Michigan got with both late-emerging recruits (MAAR, Dawkins) and transfer candidates (Cole Huff) after the end of last season, it wouldn't surprise to see even more names emerge if the Wagner recruitment falls through.
What seems clear is that Beilein is keeping the possibility of a Bielfeldt return open as a backup plan, which to me is the approach that makes the most sense. Doyle and Donnal will be better next year—and hopefully less plagued by illness—while DJ Wilson, after plenty of time in the weight and film rooms, should be able to provide spot minutes at the five. Ideally, at least two of those three would progress to the point where Beilein wouldn't need to call on Bielfeldt for significant minutes.
While Bielfeldt's play down the stretch was a pleasant surprise, he still doesn't project as more than an ancillary player on a good team—life is tough for a 6'7" post that doesn't possess game-changing athleticism. Even if LeVert goes pro, it might be best for both parties to look at other options; Bielfeldt could see a larger role at a smaller school (or get his post-basketball career started) while Michigan could continue building for the future. If all else falls through, however, Bielfeldt is a nice fallback plan if he wants to return; he's proven he can be a contributor on this team.
H4: The Burned Redshirts in Order of Argh
- al borges hates me
- ben gedeon
- brady hoke has no need for your fancy utensils
- brady hoke is trolling
- brady hoke needs to coach better
- brennen beyer
- channing stribling
- da'mario jones
- dymonte thomas
- h4
- hokepoints
- i hate burning redshirts just for blocking
- i hate burning redshirts on special teams
- james ross
- mario ojemudia
- raymon taylor
- redshirt
- royce jenkins-stone
- taco charlton
I realize Strobel got one. Find a better photo then, pickers of nits.
This has to be talked about. Hoke left a roster that was in relatively good shape considering all the highly rated players who had to stick through some awful program degradation. He signed good classes, and those classes have by and large stuck around and fulfilled their academic duties. But an inordinate amount of them inexplicably didn't redshirt, and because of this there are some holes on the horizon.
I'm sure there are explanations in many of these cases that we are not party to. It's only the sheer volume of head-scratching non-redshirts under Hoke that gives us reason to call all of them into question. Like how I'm sure there are legit medical hardship waivers that occur at Alabama but [graph].
Some guys the coaches were forced to play early, and there's no need to discuss them beyond a mention as such, e.g. Jabrill Peppers. Mason Cole outcompeted a pile of guys to start at left tackle last season. That sort of thing gets a full pass. Beyond that, I've broken each Hoke class into categories of increasing argh:
- WTF. Wasting redshirts on special teams and dime back when last year's dime back is on the bench.
- Pick ONE. Needed bodies at this position, but not all the bodies. Battles for 2nd on the depth chart should be resolved in time for the ultimate loser to have a 5th year as consolation.
- Need the dudes (and other things I don't blame on the coaches). Immediate starters or guys who played because Michigan sorely needed his body and his pulse at that position.
Names that should have redshirted are in red.
Class of 2011
Did you really need both, 2011? [Upchurch]
Hoke arrived to an offensive machine with two years of eligibility remaining, and a nightmare defense of guys who couldn't displace recent departures like Jonas Mouton, Ray Vinopal, Adam Patterson, Greg Banks, and James Rogers. The immediate need was obvious and Hoke rightfully set about recruiting freshmen who could fill those roles. So I'll give him a pass for some of it.
|Hollowell's 2011 contribution was more than scooping up a fumbled kickoff against VT, but it was also more than Ray Taylor's. [Melanie Maxwell|AnnArbor.com]
Wtf: None.
Pick ONE
Raymon Taylor and Delonte Hollowell. The year following the Never Forget defensive backfield, Hoke recruited five likely cornerbacks: Blake Countess, Raymon Taylor, Delonte Hollowell, Tamani Carter (redshirted, transferred before 2012), and Greg Brown (early enrollee, transferred before 2011 season). The roster still had J.T. Floyd, Courtney Avery and Terrence Talbott (left program summer before 2012 season), available. In a pinch, Troy Woolfolk could have converted back when Thomas Gordon won the free safety job. At least one, and probably two true freshmen would have to play.
It immediately became apparent that one would be Countess. So to fill out the two deep they would need to burn Taylor or Hollowell's shirt. Hollowell arrived as the quintessential Cass Tech mite corner. The guy was 164 pounds, but saw some action at dime back vs. Nebraska, and recovered the fumble at the end of the first half. Taylor had two tackles and a personal foul.
Brennen Beyer and Frank Clark. Going into the season Beyer was a SAM and Clark a WDE. The difference between those positions in Michigan's 4-3 under was not very great, particularly because when Beyer was inserted it was for a 5-2 look. The WDE's depth chart was Craig Roh and Jibreel Black; SAM was Jake Ryan and Cam Gordon. The reason I say one would have played anyway is the rush end position has a lot rotation, and Black was already the starter in the nickel formation.
There wasn't much to differentiate the two in aggregate play; Beyer was the more consistent, Clark the more explosive. The coaches chose to have them compete through the year instead of preserving one. Had they done so Beyer was the obvious choice despite Clark's higher ceiling. Beyer was smaller and Michigan had Roh to be a more solid edge defender, but only Clark to be a merchant of chaos (remember the Sugar Bowl interception). On the other hand Frank had a rough history before Glenville, and could have used an adjustment season. Either way he would have been dismissed after last year's incident.
Needed dudes etc.
Blake Countess and Desmond Morgan won starting jobs on the 2011 defensive reclamation project. They also both would lose a season to injury so we have them back yay. Thomas Rawls I'm not broken up about, though he will be a pretty good MAC back this year. RBs usually have most of the "it" they ever will as freshmen, and if they do become long-term starters the toll it takes on their bodies means they're often better off moving through their careers early. A redshirt year can make a guy a better blocker, or put some distance between a good back and his heir, or let a smaller guy fill in. Matt Wile is a special pass even though they wasted his redshirt on kickoff duties (and punting during Hagerup's first suspension). I learned recently that Wile made it clear from the start he intended to graduate in four years and do engineering things.
[Save your anger for after the jump.]
Big Ten '14-'15 Regular Season Wrap
Bo Ryan calmly witnesses a murder (source)
As everyone predicted, Wisconsin ran roughshod through the Big Ten – only tripping up against newcomers Maryland and Rutgers (SERIOUSLY. RUTGERS. HOW.) on the road – winning the league by two games and posting a conference efficiency margin that was 12.5 points / 100 possessions better than the next-best team, Iowa. All hail our Badger overlords. The real validation will have to come in the NCAA Tournament, as Wisconsin will (probably) finally face elite competition there for the first time since early December.
Maryland finished second at 14-4: I'll address the Terrapins later because there's a huge dichotomy between their results and their statistical profile. Iowa, Michigan State, and Purdue each tied for third at 12-6 – fitting second-tier parity, also expected due to Wisconsin's dominance. Ohio State rounds out the group of probable tournament teams with an 11-7 conference record and in sixth place.
The middle tier of the Big Ten effectively cannibalized itself throughout the season; according to the Bracket Matrix as of Monday afternoon, the Big Ten could find three of its best four teams (in my opinion and the opinion of several metrics) in unappealing 7- (Iowa) or 8-seeds (Michigan State, Ohio State). Indiana's hilarious implosion down the stretch put them squarely on the bubble along with Purdue and Illinois; the Big Ten could theoretically get just five of its 14 teams into the tournament, which would be quite disappointing.
In reality, it's been a disappointing year in the conference. Michigan and Nebraska were colossal disappointments; the Wolverines were having a nightmare year before brutal injuries effectively put the season out of its misery and the Huskers had everybody back from a tournament team last year and were… inexplicably terrible. Wisconsin is the league's only top-15 team in Pomeroy's algorithm and the league's second-place team, Maryland, finished just 32nd.
After four years as Pomeroy's top conference, the Big Ten backslid to fourth behind the Big XII, the old Big East, and the ACC. And honestly, we can't even blame Rutgers for that.
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I guess I'll get this next part out of the way early -- as our Dear Leader often says, the strictures and conventions of sportswriting compel me to do this:
These things are really subjective and my vote literally doesn't count for anything. If you have any complaints or disagreements, please meet me on the Diag at 3:00 A.M. tonight to let me know those concerns so I may better my arbitrary award judgment in the future.
(I did have to put Aubrey Dawkins on there because he's fire from range and BOFA'd Nnanna Egwu that one time, even if he has a Stauskasesque indifference towards defense.)
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Since I'm an advanced stats guy, I think conference-wide efficiency margin tells the story as well as anything else. Big surprise: Wisconsin's way out ahead of everyone else.
Maryland (UMD) is sixth! Why is UMD sixth? HOT TAKE ALERT: Maryland isn't that great. Even though their defense was best in the league by a slight margin over Purdue, their offense finished tenth and their efficiency margin was dragged down by it. Sure, they swept Michigan State and handed Wisconsin one of its only two losses, but the Terps notably struggled in some gimmie games – without losing: they were tied with Rutgers with three minutes left at home; they needed an improbably comeback and difficult buzzer-beater to beat Northwestern at home; Penn State was within one possession of Maryland in College Park with 2 minutes left; they swept Nebraska, but by a combined seven points.
While it's important to note that Maryland did win all those games, it does reflect a sort of weakness. Very good teams don't routinely struggle at home against bad ones, and even though the Terps avoided big upsets, those results imply that a) Maryland isn't as good as its record and b) they're especially vulnerable, at least relative to their perception. They're currently ranked 8th and are in line for a 3-seed; they're 25th in Sagarin and 32nd in Kenpom. Kenpom also has a "Luck" stat – which essentially highlights the difference between a team's actual and expected results – and Maryland is first out of 351 teams nationally. Don't be surprised if there's a seemingly harsh regression to the mean next year.
Over the season, I created the "Game Score" metric, which essentially normalizes a team's performance based on their opponent's average on both the offensive and defensive ends. For example, an offensive game score of zero would be an efficiency mark that's equal to an opponent's average defensive efficiency and a defensive game score of one would be holding that opponent to one standard deviation below their normal offensive output. The total game score would be one. It's an intuitive metric, and it spits out these results:
Click on images to enlarge; the scatterplot's x-axis (offense) is – 1 > x > 1, the y-axis (defense) is –5 > y > 5. The question mark pattern in the scatterplot is indicative of the mystery of the Big Ten's bloated middle, or something.
[Much more on B1G Hoops after the JUMP]
Goal-by-Goal Analysis: Penn State
Friday, March 6, 2015
Penn State 6 Michigan 4
1st period
PSU 1 UM 0 EV 03:13 Scheid from Richard and Conway
Penn State chips the puck in and chases. Zach Werenski loses a battle along the boards behind the net, leaving Scheid with the puck. As he takes off up the boards Kevin Lohan skates behind the net to cover.
Dylan Richard starts skating to the net while Scheid turns behind him. It isn't quite a pick, but it (apparently) is enough of a diversion to wreak havoc.
Lohan makes an intelligent coverage switch to cover Richard. Scheid shoots, however, and beats Racine five-hole. This kind of goal (read: soft) is the reason no one has been able to win the starting role. It's the goaltender problem in microcosm.
[Hit THE JUMP for the rest]
Monday Recruitin' Doesn't Watch Sportscenter
- 2016 recruiting
- ahmir mitchell
- alton robinson
- austin anderson
- brandon bowen
- chris brown
- cj pollard
- darrian franklin
- demetric vance
- devin bush
- dontavious jackson
- dwayne haskins
- isaac nauta
- jordan elliott
- jordan woods
- mark gilbert
- mique juarez
- naseir upshur
- nick eubanks
- recruiting roundup
- riley anderson
- troy pride
Spring Visits Taking Shape
The Spring Game won't just be the first opportunity to see Michigan playing under Jim Harbaugh; it'll also be a major recruiting weekend for the program. The stakes got a little higher last night when Top-150 ILB Dontavious Jackson and three-star S Chris Brown, both M offer recipients from Houston (TX) Alief Elsik, booked their flights for a three-day visit that weekend, per Steve Lorenz.
While Jackson is one of the top targets for the likes of Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma, Michigan is the highest-profile school to offer both him and Brown, which may give the Wolverines an edge. Securing an unofficial visit is a good sign they'll at least be a major factor going forward.
Four-star FL ILB Devin Bush Jr., who recently said Michigan was one of a handful of schools sticking out to him, told Sam Webb that he's looking to visit for a spring practice at the end of the month ($). An FSU legacy, Bush said he's been learning about the school from DJ Durkin, who's spearheading his recruitment.
Another four-star linebacker, California offeree Darrian Franklin, told Scout's Greg Biggins that he's also looking to visit this spring, and with a summer decision looming Michigan is among his top schools ($):
"Right now, the main schools I'm really feeling are USC, Michigan, UCLA, Arizona, Oregon and LSU. I haven't decided if I'll still take some official visits after I commit or not. I kind of want to for the experience and see some places but I haven't really thought about it too much yet. I still need to make a decision first and then I'll go from there."
USC is his stated leader; we should find out soon if a visit can change that.
GBW's Josh Newkirk reports that Michigan is "comfortably within" four-star Cass Tech S Demetric Vance's top five, and Vance plans to visit for a spring practice ($). M's made positive strides with Vance since offering him last month.
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Can I vacuum-pack jars that don't seal with a new lid while they are still piping hot? If not, why not please. It seems if the tomato sauce has been simmering on the stove for hours and then boiling for 35 min. in a BWB, it should work.
The replacement of a leaking lid is fine but you do need to reprocess the contents as before. Airborne bacteria can easily contaminate the contents even if very hot, and a new lid is placed on the reopened jar. Always be sure to use new lids, allow them to sit in hot, barely simmering water, and attach to the jars after wiping the glass rims with a damp paper towel. Always tighten using the two finger and thumb strength, unless your hands are not very strong, so then you would use 3 fingers and thumb to tighten rings snugly only. Always wait for jars to cool after they have been processed before determining if seals are leaking. All new lids have a dimple that pops in slighly, and that happens when the jars are cooling. You dont usually see that when they are first removed from the canner. Be patient, for the jars that may not indicate a vacuum until nearly cooled to room temps.
You can if you wish but it sure isn't recommended for safety reasons - airborne contamination occurs and then grows while the jar is in storage.
As Ken said the jar should be reprocessed with a new lid. That is the standard guideline.
Here is a link that might be useful: NCHFP - Canning FAQs - Jar didn't seal?
No to vacuum sealing, unless you mean to just keep it in the frig and eat it in a short period of time instead of bothering to reprocess in the canner. Not safe for long storage.
That said, I sure don't use another new lid when reprocessing. I check to see if the jar has some small defect in the lip I didn't notice before. Hubby does a lot of canning, and for some reason has a lower sealing rate than I do. I don't know what he is doing wrong. He has tried screwing the rings on tighter, no help, and then tried screwing them on more loosely. Whatever, he often has a jar or two not seal in a batch. I take them apart, clean off the jar and lid and reheat the lids, and reprocess. They seal just fine.
I am thinking he maybe isn't as careful in wiping the rim of the jar before putting the lid on? We just try to have me do the lid putting on part whenever possible to avoid this problem. But I have almost never had the problem be with a new lid itself. And we can about 200 jars of stuff every year. I don't see the point of wasting good lids, they are our main expense in canning.
Of course I also reuse lids that are in great shape, and that works well, too, and I can in pickle jars and so on. You can tell if something is sealed or not, especially when you open it and hear that thunk sound of air rushing in, so I have no concerns about safety.
If the lid failed, and I didn't see any damages to the glass jar seal area, I would not reuse the lid again. Its just too risky if there was a tiny bit of something mashed into the sealing compound of the lid, that you didn't detect when examining them after reopening them. This would be typical if the jars had added dried dill weed and/or dill seeds, which can get up into the seal area. Here, I had just one single jar lid fail after doing over 500 jars in several years, and that was for a single jar of peaches which leaked out all the liquid, even though it was standing upright. It was tossed as it had been that way for quite some time.


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Comics are an expressive art form that relies on many forms of visual communication to narrate a story or an idea. Through the form of a folded mii-comic, students will have the opportunity to create an 8-page graphic narrative from start to finish and trade their work with the rest of the class. Students can also experiment with character building exercises, a variety of drawing tools, and our in-house photocopier. Students will leave with a master of their own finished comic, ready for duplication and distribution, a character card, as well as a class anthology.
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Toronto 3
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Out of blue, Bolts zap coach
Boucher looking for job, GM Yzerman looking around for replacement
The shine can come off a guy's star in a hurry in the National Hockey League. As evidence, meet Guy Boucher, now the former head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning and now unemployed.
From genius to gonzo in less than two years.
The Lightning arrived in Winnipeg after Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators, a game in which they trailed four-zip before an attempted rally, then announced Sunday that Boucher, who had taken them to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final in 2011, had been fired.
Assistants Dan Lacroix, Martin Raymond and Steve Thomas worked the bench against the Jets Sunday, and GM Steve Yzerman indicated it won't be long before he announces his new guy.
"I'm hopeful that I can get something in place as quickly as possible," Yzerman said Sunday afternoon, addressing news media at the Fairmont Hotel.
"I'm not looking to drag things out. I have an idea for what I want to do and a plan for what I want to do, and I'm trying to get that accomplished as soon as possible. I'm going to hire and name a head coach for the years to come."
Longtime Buffalo Sabres boss Lindy Ruff and Jon Cooper, who coaches the Lightning's AHL affiliate the Syracuse Crunch, appear to be the leading candidates, but other names tossed out include Jacques Martin, the former Senators boss, and Mike Haviland, an associate coach with the Norfolk Admirals.
Yzerman said the change wasn't made solely with an eye on this year's playoffs, but because he saw some signs recently that indicated Boucher's message was falling on deaf ears.
"I'm not satisfied with the direction our hockey club is going," he said. "This isn't a reaction, a desperate act to try and make the playoffs, although that is still our hope regardless of where we sit in the standings.
"It is done not only with the short term, but more importantly, the long term of our organization (in mind) of where we're going and where we want to get to.
"I've noticed a difference in our play and a difference in the attitude as an observation of our players and felt that the situation is worsening, and quickly worsening, and something needed to be done immediately."
Boucher was seen as a breath of fresh air during his first couple of years in Tampa.
He challenged his players to read and open their eyes more to gain a different perspective.
As Lightning superstar Steven Stamkos said Sunday, Boucher took the time to get to know each player individually.
Ultimately, all of that couldn't overcome a rash of injuries this season and the huge question mark that remains the Lightning's goaltending situation.
"Obviously you don't want to see anything like that happen.
"You don't want to see anyone lose their job, especially someone that has been part of this organization for a long time and who has worked extremely hard," Stamkos said.
"He's probably the hardest-working coach I've ever had with regards to how much he puts into preparation trying to help the guys get ready for games.
"A couple of years ago, we had that great run and there was the expectation we were set after that.
"We probably wouldn't have expected to go that far before the season, so when you go on a run like that the next year, the bar has been set and obviously our team, not just our coaching staff, didn't live up to those.
"It's another year of struggling right now and something had to be done. That's just the nature of the game, the business side of it. It's tough.
"I wish Guy the best of luck. I have a lot of respect for him."
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A very common term which actually refers to two numbers - the highest bid price currently available for a security or commodity and the lowest ask price currently available for the same security/commodity.
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A security's or commodity's quotation represents two pieces of information: the price an investor would need to pay to purchase an asset at a particular moment in time (the lowest price "asked" by sellers) and the price an investor would receive for the same asset if they sold it at the same time (the highest "bid" by potential buyers). Taken together, the difference between the two represents the liquidity cost an investor incurs when trading an asset, since they must buy at the bid price and sell as the ask price.
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Results for the 2014 Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing:
Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing:
First Place ($10,000): Leanne Welds, Brooklyn Law School
Giving Local Municipalities the Power to Affect the National Securities Market
Second Place ($5,000): Stephen Mayer, University of Michigan Law School
An Implausible Standard for Affirmative Defenses
Third Place ($3,000): William Shotzbarger, Syracuse University College of Law
Business and Friendship Don't Mix: The Government's Expansion of Insider Trading Liability under SEC Rule 10b5-2
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Creating Property Rights for Unsustainable Growth?: How Courts Should Treat Imported Water Return Flow in Utah Water Law
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I, Too, Sing America: Customary International Law for American State and Federal Courts' Post-Kiobel Jurisprudence
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The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce the twenty-first annual Brown Award. The Award is in recognition of Excellence in Legal Writing in American Law Schools. Any law student currently enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States seeking a J.D. or LL.B degree is eligible to receive the Award. This year the stipend for the winner is $10,000. The 2013 Award was presented to Marissa Doran of Yale University School of Law for her paper, Information Traps.
In order to be considered, four copies of a current legal writing must be submitted to the Foundation c/o Kenneth G. Engerrand, Brown Sims, P.C., Tenth Floor, 1177 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027-9007. The article must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a law school faculty member or legal professional other than the author of the paper. Only one paper may be submitted on behalf of any student and only one paper may be sponsored by any faculty member or legal professional. The submission must be postmarked no later than June 6, 2014. The student's package must contain a separate sheet containing the title of the paper; the name, physical address, telephone number, and email address of the student; and the name, title, physical address, and email address of the student's sponsor. There is no page limitation or restriction on the topic except that the writing must be on a legal subject. The Foundation will appoint a final judging panel consisting of a law school dean, a federal judge, and a law school professor. The Foundation will not return any material submitted to the Foundation. The 2014 recipient of the Brown Award will be notified by December 16, 2014, and listed with the other finalists at the website www.brownsims.com/about-brown-sims/affiliations/judge-john-r-brown-award.