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Texas Judge Rips Creationism Group in Science Degree Suit
File this under things you never want a judge to write about you.
Austin federal judge Sam Sparks dismissed a suit by the Dallas-based Institute of Creation Research, which seeks the right to grant a master's degree in science from a biblical perspective. And by "dismissed," we mean the judge tore it apart.
But first, a summary of the suit, as reported today by the San Antonio Express-News. The Institute seeks to offer a masters degree that critiques evolution and champions a literal interpretation of the biblical account of creation. Texas's higher education board nixed the group's application, because of the proposed program's creationist slant. This, the Institute contended, was a violation of its First Amendment Rights.
That claim was dismissed by Sparks in an opinion that criticized the Institute's arguments as incoherent. At one point he writes that he will address the group's concerns "to the extent [he] is able to understand them." At another, he describes the group's filings as "overly verbose, disjointed, incoherent, maundering and full of irrelevant information." Click here for the judge's opinion.
ICR is reviewing the ruling and considering appeal, the Express-News reports.
"Religious belief is not science," Texas Commissioner of Higher Education Raymund Paredes said. "Science and religious belief are surely reconcilable, but they are not the same thing."
All, however, is not lost for would-be grad students in science through a biblical lens. Students can still get the Institute's masters in science degree in California, where the Institute has regulatory approval.


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ARVADA - Another week, another trophy.
Such is the delightfully-mundane existence of Eagle Valley cross country these days.
The Devils boys picked up their third trophy in as many weeks, talking third out of 20-plus teams at the Wildcat Invitational at Arvada West High School Friday.
"Our goal was to go down there and get a trophy," Devils coach Melinda Brandt said.
Gregg Salaz (17 minutes, 16 seconds), Hunter Burnham (17:28) and Nathan Maddox (17:41) all cracked 18 minutes and were all in the top 20. Carson McQueeney was the latest Devil to pop into the team's top five with an 18:21. Rafael Gurule was right behind him in 18:22.
"We showed that last weekend wasn't a fluke," Brandt said. "We can get guys in the low 17s on a regular basis."
The Eagle Valley girls wanted a top-five finish and they weren't denied. They took fourth. And they had a rather abrupt start.
"I was helping the guys get ready and my assistant coach came up to me and said, 'All the girls are on the line,'" Brandt said. "I lost track of time. All the girls were throwing off their sweats."
It turned out that the Devils blew to and then out of the start. It was one of their better starts of the season.
"We may not want to do that every week," Brandt joked.
Gabriela Villa was 10th in 20:49. Nikki Cunning took 14th in 20:59. Mindy Alderete was 29th (22:00); Chantal Willoughby 18th (21:12) and Maggie Gilman 33rd (22:12).
The Hoss Awards went to Matt Genelin and Megan Muehlethaler.
Eagle Valley is at the Anna Banana Invitational at Fruita next week.
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FDA Approves New Magnet Device to Treat Migraines
By EJ Mundell
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SUNDAY, Dec. 15, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first device aimed at easing the pain of migraines preceded by aura -- sensory disturbances that occur just before an attack.
The Cerena Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator would be obtained through prescription, the FDA said in a statement released Friday. Patients use both hands to hold the device against the back of their head and press a button so that the device can release a pulse of magnetic energy. This pulse stimulates the brain's occipital cortex, which may stop or ease migraine pain.
"Millions of people suffer from migraines, and this new device represents a new treatment option for some patients," Christy Foreman, director of the Office of Device Evaluation in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said in the statement.
The agency's approval is based on a trial involving 201 patients who had suffered moderate-to-strong migraine with aura. One hundred and thirteen of the patients tried treating their migraines while an attack was in progress, and it was the testimony of this group that led to the approval of the new device, the FDA said.
More than a third (38 percent) of people using the stimulator said they were pain-free two hours later, compared to 17 percent of patients who did not use the device. A full day after the onset of migraine, nearly 34 percent of device users said they were pain-free, compared to 10 percent of people who hadn't used the device.
Two experts welcomed the news of the approval.
"The Cerena TMS is another tool in the battle to relieve migraines," said Dr. Mark Green, director of Headache and Pain Management at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. "Experience with TMS over the past few years have shown that these agents have the potential to reduce the pain of an attack without the use of medications, or in addition to medical treatment."
Dr. Noah Rosen is director of the Headache Center at North Shore-LIJ's Cushing Neuroscience Institute, in Manhasset NY. He said that, "although only 20 percent of migraneurs suffer from an aura associated with their headaches, they suffer significantly. Although this device is unwieldy, it may be a preferred choice by those who don't want [drug] treatment."


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In Roman and medieval days, the Knights' Square was Pisa's central city square, a place for meetings and discussion.
The piazza was lavishly remodeled by the famous architect Vasari in the 16th century, creating a landmark example of spacious Renaissance town planning.
The grand space is gracefully lined with palatial palazzos and the church of the Knights of Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri. The church was also designed by Vasari, and named for the religious and military order founded by Cosimo de' Medici.
A statue of Cosimo stands in front of the Palazzo dei Cavalieri, which features detailed monochromatic etchings on its facade known as sgraffiti, also contributed by Vasari.
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The week before Christmas, the Livingston County Sheriff's Office staff played collected over $4,000 in donations as part of the Secret Santa project. The goal of the project is to help people who are struggling due to unforeseen reasons.
In addition to numerous donations, the LCSO also received many names of people and families nominated for assistance. Unfortunately, more names were nominated than the office could help, so names were drawn from the list of nominees.
Once such person was Gerda from Chillicothe, who the LCSO met and discovered while she was doing her laundry by hand. Thanks to some help form Lowes, Gerda received a new washing machine.
"Pam Jarding was working when our staff went to the business," Sheriff Steve Cox said. "When she learned what we were doing, she not only helped out, but she personally bought the laundry detergent to be delivered."
Another recipient of assistance was a lady that had lost virtually everything in a recent home fire. The Secret Santa project was able to help her with a nice gift card to help get her life and new home back in order with the things she needed.
"We were able to help quite a few families with serious needs," Cox explained. "Some were battling serious medical issues, others were trying to live day and we were even able to help a foster care mother and her foster children enjoy Christmas."
All project funds were donated by local citizens and businesses.
"We would like to thank Piggly Wiggly and Lowes for their continued help," Cox said. "Also, a big thanks to all the wonderful people with The Concerned Citizens group who make these donations tax deductible. Our staff had a great time going over the entire county meeting, talking to and helping some very nice and wonderful people. It was a very humbling, but joyful experience."
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Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony No.7) (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)
This work is likely not in the public domain in the US (due to first publication with the required notice after 1922, plus renewal or "restoration" under the GATT/TRIPS amendments), nor in the EU and those countries where the copyright term is life+70 years. However, it is public domain in Canada (where IMSLP is hosted) and in other countries (China, Japan, S. Korea) where the copyright term is life+50 years.
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Sheet Music
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London: Oxford University Press, 1953
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I. Prelude: Andante maestoso (CA)
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II. Scherzo: Moderato (CA)
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III. Landscape: Lento – (CA)
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IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto (CA)
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V. Epilogue: Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro) (CA)
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General Information
|Work Title
|Sinfonia Antarctica
|Alternative Title
|Symphony No.7
|Vaughan Williams, Ralph
|5 movements
|Year/Date of Composition
|First Performance
|First Publication
|Ernest Irving
|Average Duration
|42 minutes
|Composer Time Period
|Early 20th century
|Piece Style
|Soprano, Women's Chorus and Orchestra
Misc. Comments
The score of each movement is prefaced by a quote (appearing on page iv of the OUP edition):
- Prelude: Andante maestoso
- To suffer woes which hope thinks infinite,
- To forgive wrongs darker than death or night,
- To defy power which seems omnipotent,
- Neither to change, nor falter, nor repent:
- This … is to be
- Good, great and joyous, beautiful and free,
- This is alone life, joy, empire and victory.
- Shelley: Prometheus Unbound
- Scherzo: Moderato
- There go the ships
- and there is that Leviathan
- whom thou hast made to take his pastime therein.
- Psalm 104
- Landscape: Lento
- Ye ice falls! Ye that from the mountain's brow
- Adown enormous ravines slope amain—
- Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice,
- And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge!
- Motionless torrents! Silent cataracts!
- Coleridge: Hymn before Sunrise, in the Vale of Chamouni
- Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto
- Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime
- Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.
- Donne: The Sun Rising
- Epilogue: Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro)
- I do not regret this journey; we took risks, we
- knew we took them, things have come out against
- us, therefore we have no cause for complaint.
- Captain Scott's last journal
|Symphonies by Ralph Vaughan Williams
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- Pages with scores
- Scores
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph
- Modern style
- Early 20th century
- Symphonies
- For voice, female chorus, organ, orchestra
- Scores featuring the voice
- Scores featuring the soprano voice
- Scores featuring female chorus
- Scores featuring the organ
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- For voices and chorus with orchestra


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It has come to the point in the semester when there are two weeks of classes left and it seems like thing should be winding down, but every class I'm in has seemed to go full speed ahead this past week! I have final papers for almost every class due at different points over the next two weeks, as well as final projects, exams, and labs! I also have my senior recital coming up next Saturday. It is very exciting because it is the culmination of 4 years of music study and a chance to share what I've been learning with friends and family. This past week I had my pre-recital jury which is what actually needs to be passed in order to graduate from the music program at UB. I had to have my recital repertoire prepared and present it for a panel of faculty. Luckily it went pretty well, so now I can just focus on getting ready for my recital and actually enjoy it!! I'm still in shock that this semester has flown by so quickly, but at the same time I have so many fun events to comeing up over the next couple of weeks that it is absolutely thrilling!
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App Watch: Auctioning an App on eBay
Rod Cambridge, a 41-year-old securities specialist in London, launched an app called Top-Tens in May. He put in time to advertise the app on Mac Web sites, wrote press releases and kept the app fresh with timely features.
Recently he decided to auction the app off on eBay.
Top-Tens tracks the top 10 rankings for everything from books and movies to computer viruses and online deals. Cambridge added seasonal extras to keep it fresh. Around Father's Day, for example, he put up a top-10 list of gift ideas. This summer, he created a top-10 list of vacation hot spots.
The $1.99 app has been moderately successful with a "few thousand" downloads. It even reached No. 8 in the store's reference category in late May and early June.
But a few weeks ago, Cambridge decided to call it quits and put up the app for auction on eBay. The problem: it was too much work.
"Getting your app noticed gets harder every day," says Cambridge, who says that he hadn't expected the store to get so crowded when he first conceived of his idea. (Apple's App Store boasts 65,000 apps.) "If your app isn't well-known, it's going to struggle unless you're lucky and Apple chooses you to be one of the featured apps," he adds.
Cambridge, who developed the app in his spare time on weekends and evenings, says his app is profitable, but was reluctant to keep spending all the effort it requires to market it, particularly because he had plans to take several months off starting November.
He decided to auction the app at a friend's suggestion. In his explanation on the site, Cambridge writes, "As this was a great experiment to see how I could design an app and get it on the Store, when I'm away I'm not sure how disciplined I'll be in terms of maintenance – and so I've concluded it's best to make sure the app goes to a good home before I jet off!"
The results of the auction, however, were only a partial success. The app garnered interest, getting 71 bids with a final bidding price of 5,100 pounds by the time it closed on Aug. 12. But the price didn't meet the reserve, and the highest bidder turned out not to be a serious buyer.
Cambridge wouldn't disclose what his desired price is, but says he's now speaking to the second-highest bidder and another person, who found out about the auction too late. He says, one of them wants to integrate it into a start-up business, and the other was looking to get a start in developing iPhone apps.
Apple hasn't yet responded to his requests seeking information on how to transfer ownership of the app, but Cambridge believes it will be a simple matter of re-submitting the app for approval with the new owner's profile.
Just because Cambridge wants to wash his hands of Top-Tens doesn't mean that he's done with app development. He says he's working on another iPhone app idea.


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NEW DELHI: The combined cash traded volumes on the BSE and NSE cash segment have dropped from Rs 41,147 crore during October 13-17 to Rs 36,455 crore last week (October 27-31).
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The over 150 point jump in the sensex on Thursday and Friday was accompanied by 45% of the total combined weekly volumes on the BSE and NSE, though, normally markets clock lower volumes just before weekends. This has given market observers some respite. In comparison, during the previous week, only 24% of the total traded volumes were recorded on bullish market breadth days.


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SPRINGFIELD CENTER, N.Y.�� The Owen D. Young Wildcats rolled into the quarterfinals of Section III�s Class D playoffs by beating Tyburn Academy of Auburn 3-0 in Tuesday�s opening round.
The Wildcats (12-2-1) are seeded and third and will play at home again against the winner of Wednesday�s match between Otselic Valley and Cincinnatus. The Wildcats beat Otselic Valley last fall in the Class D-2 quarterfinals.
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Abu Ghraib - Hero or Traitor
The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal marred the military's public image for operations in Iraq. After the shock of the incident wore off, proceedings began to identify who was ultimately responsible for the atrocious behavior. But the struggle did not end with the convictions and discharges of the offending soldiers or the revamped operations procedures in theater. The nightmare continues for Joe Darby, the soldier who spun the Army on its head by slipping a CDROM with digital photos under a door anonymously to CID (Criminal Investigations Division). "I had the choice between what I knew was morally right and my loyalty to other soldiers. I couldn't have it both ways," the young military policeman said. In Defense Secretrary Rumsfeld's testimony, he named Joe Darby as the source, a moment that changed everything for the soldier. He faces public scorn, from both fellow soldiers and members of his own family. "They look at the fact that I put an Iraqi before an American."
Is Darby a hero for following his conscience or a traitor for choosing the safety of Iraqi prisoners over the fate of his fellow soldiers?
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The U.S. Treasury Department's point man on terrorist financing will travel to Europe next week to coordinate the implementation of new economic sanctions against Iran.
David S. Cohen, the under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, will head to the U.K., Switzerland and Germany, for a four-day trip starting Monday aimed at "increasing pressure on the Iranian Regime," according a Treasury Department news release.
The trip comes as increased sanctions from the U.S. and the European Union clamp down on Tehran's ability to sell its oil. President Barack Obama signed into law on Dec. 31 legislation that punishes anyone doing business with Iran's central bank, which routes most of the country's oil transactions. Earlier this week, the E.U. agreed on sanctions that include an oil embargo on Iran that goes into effect on July 1.
Cohen will consult with European counterparts about the new U.S sanctions as well as the EU oil boycott. The new measures are aimed to halt Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran claims is for peaceful purposes.


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The Bad: expensive as hell
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Fort Worth, Texas
July 15, 1996
HURRICANE BERTHA MOVING THROUGH REGION. Hurricane Bertha has posed some serious problems for the Southern Region over the past several days. The storm's formation in the Atlantic was quite unusual for early July and imposed on the San Juan office some early season challenges. The storm swept the U.S. Virgin Islands as a Category 1 hurricane and passed just to the north of Puerto Rico. From all I can tell, services were well received. Considerable anxiety was felt in Florida as the storm headed toward the state. Our Florida offices provided important information to their communities and emergency managers so appropriate preparations could be made. Just in the nick of time, the hurricane turned northward as predicted, and as this is being written, will likely landfall in the Carolinas. The storm also placed managers at the Olympic Yachting venue in Savannah, Georgia, in a difficult situation. Many pre-game activities were under way, which needed to be canceled. Fortunately, it looks like the venue site will remain in good shape, so the opening ceremony on July 22 should not be affected. Steve Rinard and his Olympic forecast staff are on-site and provided services through the threat period.
COUNTDOWN TO THE GAMES. All preparations are completed at the Atlanta (Peachtree City) office to provide weather support to the 1996 Summer Olympics. The opening day ceremony is scheduled for July 19, with the closing ceremony on August 4. The Savannah Yachting races begin on July 22 and finish on August 2. Many hours have gone into putting the weather support together, and it's good to know it all came into place. Let the games begin and let the weather cooperate.
ESA "COOKOUT." Last week we had approximately half of our regional ESAs in Fort Worth receiving training on equipment which supports the Frame Relay and some other office equipment. I joined most of the ESAs at a backyard cookout hosted by Martin Garcia. In the later part of the evening a group of ESAs began to discuss the ASOS maintenance program in the Southern Region. I am aware there is a problem with workload assigned to the ASOS Electronics Technicians, but I was not sensitive as to just how much this is a problem. The level of understaffing in the ASOS maintenance area is leading to excessively long work weeks for our ASOS technicians. The shortage of spare parts kits compounds the problem by restricting the ability to have other Electronics Technicians involved in the program, and our very active rate of commissionings plus the high priority, time-sensitive user demands for responsive repairs, all are beginning to take a heavy toll on the organization. It is a difficult problem, since adding more people is very unlikely, if not impossible, in our current "FTE" downsizing climate. At several Regional Directors meetings, the subject has come up; and while there are several ideas about how the problem might be addressed, clear fixes are not imminent. I understand the frustrations and marvel at the dedication of the NWS ASOS maintenance team.
SITE SELECTION PROCESS CONTINUES FOR NEW WSR-88Ds. A team of NWS personnel, along with representatives from SRI and Fluor Daniel, met in northeastern Alabama July 10 to make preliminary assessments on potential sites for that area's new WSR-88D. The new radar will provide coverage for northern Alabama, southeast Tennessee, and northwest Georgia. Current plans call for a decision to be reached on this site and the eastern Oklahoma/western Arkansas site about three months from now. After the sites have been selected, environmental assessments will be performed at the sites and property will be acquired. If everything goes smoothly, equipment for the WSR-88Ds could be delivered at the eastern Oklahoma/western Arkansas site in January or February of 1997 and at the northern Alabama site in March or April of 1997.
POSTFLIGHT SUMMARY FOR STS-78 NEW SHUTTLE FLIGHT DURATION RECORD. The crew of Columbia achieved a new spaceflight endurance record of 16 days 21 hours and 48 minutes as she punched through the clouds on Sunday, July 7, and executed a picture-perfect landing at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at 1237 UTC. Columbia beat her previous record by seven hours which was set by the crew of STS-67 in March 1995. Weather issues at launch on June 20 focused on the onset of cumulus convection driven by surface heating. Since the launch window opened at 1449 UTC, more than four hours after sunrise, SMG forecasters were concentrating on the convective temperature and were closely monitoring the rawinsonde data as each new balloon was released. The first visible GOES-8 image revealed a patch of dissipating fog or stratus west of the Indian River between surface reporting stations immediately upstream from KSC. This delayed the onset of the convective temperature by an estimated 30 to 60 minutes. Cumulus developed rapidly, however, southwest and northwest of Cape Canaveral; but a cloud-free zone appeared where the fog/stratus had dissipated. With the help of the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) weather reconnaissance, SMG was able to maintain a "GO" forecast for Return to Launch Site (RTLS), and Columbia lifted off on time. By 16 UTC, however, the SLF observer reported scattered to broken clouds at 1800 feet, which was confirmed by the STA. A launch delay of 30 minutes or longer would likely have resulted in a 48-hour scrub, since unacceptable weather persisted throughout the launch window the following day. The main concern for End of Mission on Sunday, July 7, was a band of clouds and precipitation across Florida which was expected to push northward, gradually drying from the south. The problem of the day was how far north into central Florida would the drying progress, and how close would the band of precipitation be to the SLF at the time of the first KSC landing opportunity at 1237 UTC. The Melbourne WSR-88D radar was out of service due to a lightning strike and was not available during entry operations. SMG was limited to the Tampa WSR-88D dial-up for radar support. At TD-6 hours it appeared as though drying would not make it into central Florida, but the precipitation had dissipated leaving a large dying MCC in the Gulf west of Florida. The cloud deck at the SLF was reported as 130 BKN to OVC, but ceilings upstream at Orlando and Gainsville were reported as 070 and 080 respectively. Concern by TD-3 hours had shifted to the possibility of lowering cloud ceilings advecting eastward from interior central Florida. By TD-1 hour, weather recon confirmed the mid-deck bases were all above 10,000 feet, and rain showers aloft 30 miles N of the SLF had dissipated. At that time, SMG removed the chance of rain showers from the forecast and gave a "GO" for the deorbit burn. Four different Flight Control issues were being worked simultaneously by the entry Flight Control Team and entry Flight Director, Jeff Bantle. This almost forced a landing wave-off, but all four issues were eventually resolved by 2 minutes prior to deorbit burn decision time. SMG was forecasting "NO GO" for the second opportunity at 1411 GMT due to crosswind violations. Crosswind limits were reduced from 15 to 12 kt due to extended mission duration. Lead Forecaster for STS-78 was Wayne Baggett. Assistant Lead/TAL forecaster was Dan Bellue. Lead Techniques Development Meteorologist was Doris Rotzoll.
STAR UPDATE. Help! I, Scott Wiley, am being held hostage at the region. Don't send the ransom yet though! SRH calls this the STAR program and I am here to warn you WHAT is involved. You will be forced to learn Windows95; they will make you attend cutting edge presentations like EMWIN and drive you to travel to exotic places like Boulder. There you will have to work with FSL, COMET, NCAR, AWDL, and RAP. Aviation weather researchers will show you the future, like the next generation AWIPS, Short term (2-hour) thunderstorm forecasting models and 3-D software like AIV. You will be coerced into having discussions with researchers you have only read about before bad things man. Cirrusly (oldy but goody), if you see a project you are interested in, apply! The STAR program has been a lot of work but very enjoyable. There is a good group of people at SRH, and I believe that everyone contributed to the project. Weather Hazard Awareness Training (WHAT) is what Jud Ladd (RAM) and I have been working on, and the project's premise is this: Weather is involved in one-half of all fatal aircraft accidents, and statistics show that either the pilots are not recognizing the hazard or not doing anything about it. With the FAA's goal of zero accidents, the NWS has to become more involved with pilot weather training, much like spotter training is done now. The quickest, most cost-effective way to get material for this training into the field is to use the Internet. Anytime someone from the NWS is planning on giving a safety clinic, she/he can download the necessary files from the SRH home page. One can choose those topics that are most applicable to the type of operation or pilot skill level that the presentation will be for. In addition, pilots will be able to comment on our work, provide suggestions, and discuss issues about our products. This interaction with the pilot community will provide the feedback necessary to improve our forecasts and even their format. Currently, I am finalizing a presentation that will be the framework for this home page. We are using multimedia formats such as video, animation, and sound to present weather hazards in a more realistic format than what is available now. By educating the pilots about the hazards, their dangers, clues of their existence, and what NWS products to use, we can increase air safety, and hopefully, prevent some accidents. I would like to thank everyone at SRH for their time, ideas, and suggestions for WHAT. I enjoyed the whole experience tremendously.
ADVANCED HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND QPF WORKSHOP A SUCCESS. The first of four Advanced Heavy Precipitation and Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting workshops to be held in the Southern Region this summer was held July 8-10 at the collocated NWSFO New Orleans and LMRFC in Slidell, Louisiana. There were 30 attendees representing NWSFOs Jackson, New Orleans and Memphis and NWSOs Shreveport, Mobile, Nashville and Lake Charles. Out-of-town presenters included Bruce Terry from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center; Rod Scofield from NESDIS; Jay Grymes from the Southern Region Climate Center; Steve Listemaa from Texas A&M University; Greg Faires from Longwood College, Virginia; Gordon Hammons from Southern Region SSD; and Glenn Austin from Southern Region HSD. Presentations were also made by HIC Dave Reed, Jeffrey Graschel, and Eric Jones (LMRFC Slidell); and Alan Johnson, Tim Destri, Mike Koziara, John Guiney, and Robert Ricks (NWSFO New Orleans). Thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge and expertise! An interactive training session was included in the workshop where all visiting forecasters had the opportunity to work an operational RFC shift for their HSA. This allowed NWSFO/NWSO forecasters to see how HAS forecasters and RFC hydrologists were using their WinQPF-produced products. A special cajun feast was served Monday night at a social dinner where Rod Scofield spoke about the latest techniques in satellite interpretation. The talk was well received and, according to Gordon Hammons, "The bread pudding with whiskey sauce was excellent!" Southern Region HSD wishes to thank everyone involved in organizing this workshop, especially Nana Miestchovich, Jeffrey Graschel, Dave Reed, Alan Johnson, Robert Ricks, and Paul Trotter. The next workshop will be held at the collocated WGRFC/NWSFO Fort Worth in August.
Flood Meeting. On June 26, Bob Stucky (DOH, LMRFC Slidell) and Ray Sondag (Hydro Focal Point, NWSO Lake Charles) attended a meeting on flooding on the Vermillion River in and around Lafayette, Louisiana. The meeting, sponsored by the Corps of Engineers (COE), was held to discuss installation of 6 data collection platforms (DCPs) on the Vermillion River and the development of a flood preparedness plan for the area. The sites are funded jointly by the COE and Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness, and gages are being installed by the USGS. Ray presented the NWS services and methods of disseminating information to external users.
LMRFC Attends USGS Meeting. DOH Bob Stucky and Senior HAS Jeff Graschel (LMRFC Slidell) attended the annual meeting between USGS and COE officials in the southeastern U.S. to discuss activities in this area. The meeting, held in Gulfport, Mississippi, consisted of an afternoon of technical presentations followed by a morning session where USGS and COE officials discussed program issues. During the technical session, Jeff made a presentation on WSR-88D precipitation processing and plans for LMRFC in this area.
Operation Nail Down. On Monday, July 8, Al Dreumont (MIC/AM NWSFO San Antonio), Paul Trotter (MIC/AM, NWSFO New Orleans), and Dave Reed (HIC, LMRFC Slidell) attended a press conference announcing the start of Operation Nail Down implemented by the Gulf Coast Attorneys General Disaster Alliance. The Alliance includes Attorneys General from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The press conference, held in New Orleans, was sponsored by Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub, the originator of the idea for Operation Nail Down. Operation Nail Down is a mission to enhance disaster-related consumer protection by educating consumers and sharing information. A toll free number (1-800-351-4889) is available for consumers to receive information on price gouging, fly-by-night contractors, and other scams often associated with disasters. A Web page is planned to make this information available on Internet.
Drought Update. Recent rains across New Mexico have created a temporarily improved drought scenario for parts of the state. In fact, as of July 6, the Palmer Drought Index (URL address http://nic.fb4.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/regional_monitoring/palmer.gif) reflected above normal moisture for most of the Rio Grande Valley. Elsewhere in New Mexico, extreme drought continues over the northwest and northeast corners, with the southeast corner of the state experiencing severe drought. Charlie Liles (MIC/AM, NWSFO Albuquerque) has been writing weekly update statements on AFOS to keep the public as up-to-date as possible on the situation. Charlie is also serving on four drought impact assessment teams. John Patton (Senior Service Hydrologist, NWSFO San Antonio), has been keeping the public up-to-speed on the drought in central and southern Texas through PNS statements. Additionally, John spoke about the drought status at the state meeting of the Texas Water Conservation Association. Also speaking at the meeting was NWSFO San Antonio WCM Larry Eblen who presented information on drought forecast studies. In Lubbock, Service Hydrologist Steve Drillette answered drought questions for a reporter from the Wall Street Journal. He supplied Frank Richards of the Office of Hydrology with reservoir information to be used at the Climate Center. Steve also wrote a PNS to help maintain public awareness and education regarding the drought. The remainder of the Southern Region states are near normal with some Lower Mississippi Valley locations and parts of Georgia reporting moderate drought. Texas, remains mostly in severe to extreme drought, while southern and central portions of Florida are unusually to very moist.
Amarillo's Riverbook Goes Hi-Tech. The last edition of Topics mentioned the Riverbook being used in Amarillo. This book is actually a log where DCP data are entered regularly helping to reveal response histories for various gage locations. Lance Goehring (hydro focal point) asked Lead Forecaster Scott Plischke to develop a computer program to automate the process. Scott created two programs. The first one automated the process by using a bulletin board PC to download HADS data (precipitation and stage). Lance can then save the data onto disk and archive it. This eliminates the need to hand-record the data every six hours. Scott then created Weathergraph a program which plots the HADS data in its actual location on a CWA map through the PC NOW program. There is a circle next to each station on the map. Clicking the left mouse button in the circle yields E-19 data for that station. Clicking the right mouse button in the circle displays pictures of the site. Lance reports: This program will grab the latest data from AFOS and automatically plot it up. The programs will help the staff a lot because now they can call up a simple PC program and they can get all of the data in one spot rather than looking through many AFOS products or through the entire office looking for hydrology data.
Puerto Rico Conference. Service Hydrologist Eloy Colon (NSWFO San Juan) participated in a conference at the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Emergency Management office. Hydrologic topics discussed included rainfall intensities and durations for different parts of the island, historical rainfall and flood records, coastal flood-prone areas and precipitation networks. Puerto Rico has a varied climate even though it is only about 100 miles long. Some areas along the windward side are classified rain forests, while the leeward side experiences much drier weather. Because of its rugged, mountainous terrain and its substantial development, the island is prone to severe flash flood and mudslide events.
West Texas Travel. Steve Drillette (Service Hydrologist, NWSFO Lubbock) visited the High Plains Underground Water District a local government agency. An official spoke with him on the purpose and functions of the Water District and how they use NWS products. Steve also made a coordination trip to San Angelo where he and Amy McCullough (Hydro Focal Point NWSO San Angelo) reviewed hydrologic information pertinent to the August 1 HSA transition at San Angelo. Steve visited NWSO Amarillo as well where he helped get the SHIMS database operational again.
Hustling in Houston. Dave Schwertz (Service Hydrologist, NWSO Houston) made several trips in June. He participated in the Hydrology Workshop at the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority in Edna, Texas. He also spoke with an Austin County Judge concerning the placement of a staff gage on Mill Creek near Bellville. Dave discussed WFO hydrologic operations in the modernized era at a seminar held at Texas A&M. He also met with the La Marque Rotary Club where he presented information on hurricane preparedness and the current drought situation. With all this travel, Dave still managed several visits to gage sites for inspections and maintenance.
New Ozark Society Member. Shreveport NWSO Service Hydrologist Craig Ross gave a presentation to the Bayou Chapter of the Ozark Society. His talk focused on flash flooding and the overall hydrology of the tributaries of the Little River in southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas (the Glover, Mountain Fork, Rolling Fork, Cossatot and Saline Rivers) that are popular for their gorgeous scenery and canoeing. Craig answered queries on lightning safety as well, since the members are often engaged in outdoor activities during episodes of threatening weather. His contact with the group over the years has apparently been mutually agreeable, as he most recently was made a member of the society.
HSD ATTACHMENT. It is becoming more and more common for us to read about Southern Region Service Hydrologists and hydrologic focal points making presentations to schools, meeting with community officials, coordinating with local and federal government agencies, improving data collection systems and enhancing staff training techniques, while maintaining control of their many other duties. With the culmination of the Southern Region HSA transitions occurring August 1, attached to these Topics is a Technical Attachment written by Regional Transition Hydrologist Rick Dittmann which addresses the evolving workload and responsibilities of Southern Region Service Hydrologists.
NEW TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM. Mark Cunningham, Jeff Garmon, and Nicolle Koch (NWSFO Jackson) authored NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-178, Severe Weather Climatology (1950-1994) for the New NWSFO Jackson, Mississippi, County/Parish Warning and Forecast Area, which has been distributed to all offices. This is the latest in a series of similar studies that provide helpful background information for forecasters as NWS modernization results in changes to the county warning areas, and thus new ares of responsibility.
NWSTC COURSES FOR FY1997. This is a reminder that MICs and HICs have been asked to submit nominations to SRH by August 1 for courses that will be offered next year by the NWS Training Center's Hydrometeorology and Management Division. A memo containing class dates, prerequisites, and a summary of who is eligible for each of the NWSTC courses was sent to all offices in early June. NWSO and CWSU MICs should coordinate with the Area Managers, who will forward all nominations for their areas to SSD (W/SR3). HICs should submit nominations to the Regional Hydrologist (W/SR2). The SRH Divisions/individuals who are responsible for handling the various NWSTC courses are: Scientific Services Division Forecaster Development Course (Dan Smith) Flash Flood Course (Dan Smith) SOO/DOH Training Techniques Course (Gordon Hammons) Systems Operations Division HMT Course (Suzanne Nichols) ASOS System Managers Course (Victor Murphy) CPM Course (Mike Asmus) All Engineering and Electronics Division courses (Martin Garcia) Hydrologic Services Division Basic Operational Hydrology Course (Glenn Austin) Meteorological Services Division MAR Managers Course (Mac McLaughlin) Team Leadership Course (Mac McLaughlin) Warning Coordination Course (Gary Woodall)
NEW TRAINING CENTER TRAINING MATERIALS. The NWSTC now has available on its HMD home page two tutorials on ASOS visibility and wind algorithms. Both of these tutorials are HTML-based and use an instructional design strategy that was developed by the NWSTC. The strategy uses elements of learner control and review/feedback that are common in computer-based training. A paper on this approach is also available as an on-line HTML document. NWSTC has other tutorials under development using the same instructional design format. The NWSTC home page can be found at: http://www.nwstc.kc.noaa.gov To accommodate the change to METAR/TAF, the NWSTC has revised remote training modules which are required for some of their in-residence courses. A new TAF RTM replaces the former FT module (and is also available via the home page). The TWEB module is also being revised.
NEW DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN. Dr. Frederick Carr has assumed the directorship of the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology. Fred has been a helpful partner in NWS modernization, and many in the Southern Region know him from his role in COMAP and other COMET courses. Congratulations, Fred; we look forward to many more years of collaboration with OU.
NWA ANNUAL MEETING CALL FOR PAPERS. The deadline for abstracts for the National Weather Association Annual Meeting scheduled for December 1-6, 1996, at Cocoa Beach, Florida is August 1. The theme for this year's meeting will be "The Thunderstorm." For more information, see the "Call for Papers" which was attached to the June 1, 1996, Southern Topics. Abstracts should be sent to: Capt. Scot Heckman, Program Chairman 45th Weather Squadron USAF 1201 Minuteman Street Ptrick AFB, Florida 32925 Tel: (407) 494-7023 e:mail: email@example.com
WSR-88D BUILD 9 TRAINING. The upcoming new NEXRAD software load (Build 9) will contain significant changes and necessitate some training and familiarization on the part of users. Tim Crum (OSF Operations Training Branch) provided the following short summary of plans for Build 9 training: In late July the beta test sites will receive a copy of precursor Build 9.0 training materials the OSF/OTB has prepared. This material will give WSR-88D operators a preview summary of new products, algorithms, and other major changes in Build 9.0 before the sites receive the software. We recommend that all operators review this material in advance of the installation of the new software. The Training Branch has prepared a "Quick Start" training package that will be included in the Build 9.0 Release Kit. This material is aimed at providing a "guided tour" of the major new and changed console screens and products. Operators should execute the training material once the Build 9.0 software is installed. All non-beta sites will receive the precursor training package at least 30 days before the Build 9.0 release. The Quick Start package will also be in the release kit all sites receive. The OSF encourages comments and suggestions on the training materials from the beta sites. Comments from the field will help prepare the final version of training material that goes to the rest of the field sites before the final release of Build 9.0.
LOCAL OSF WARNING OPERATIONS SEMINAR. John Ferree and Liz Quoetone from the OSF Operations Training Branch provided a seminar at NWSO Tulsa last week on the subject of warning operations. They repeated the seminar twice during the afternoon for members of the local NWSO and RFC staffs, along with visitors from NWSO Springfield and NWSFO Wichita. Altogether about 25 individuals participated. Liz and John discussed aspects of the warning decision process, and they elicited good feedback from the attendees. Plans are to incorporate this important topic into future OSF classes.
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OPPORTUNITIES. OSO has three vacancies that are now "on the street" for anyone in the Regional Headquarters or the field who might be interested in these positions. All three vacancies open July 10 and close July 31. The first two vacancies listed below are at Weather Service Headquarters in Silver Spring for the OT&E Group with Mary Buckingham as the Group Leader. These positions support the writing of test plans, managing the OT&E, and writing the final test report. These positions will support AWIPS, CRS, and ASOS OT&Es. GS-1301-12 NOAA OA/W - 96-0062.EAF GS-1301-13 NOAA OA/W - 96-0060.EAF The remaining vacancy is at the Sterling Research and Development Center in Sterling, Virginia, for the Sterling Test Section, with Dick Stone as the section supervisor. This Electronics Technician position serves as the sites system support manager. The position requires support of various on-site test beds/chambers, as well as remote test sites (e.g., Tucson, Arizona; Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Ocean City, Maryland, etc.) for surface and upper air observation systems. GS-0856-12/13 NOAA OA/W -96-0061.EAF.
NEW PHONE NUMBERS. A final reminder all telephone numbers with the prefixes 334 and 885 will be changed to 978 at Southern Region Headquarters the weekend of July 19. Each office will need to update telephone directories and review automatic dialing systems, such as speed dial, cc:Mail, and PC-GRIDDS, to ensure a smooth transition. Please direct any questions to Gene Witsman at (817) 978-2367 Ext. 129 (until July 19 after which his number will change to (817) 978-2367 Ext.129.
LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD. On Monday, June 24, Mr. Roy Well was presented a service pin and plaque in honor of his 40 years of service with the Cooperative Program. The presentation was made at the weekly Kiwanis meeting in Wisa, Virginia, by the Morristown trio MIC Jerry McDuffie, DAPM Craig Carpenter, and HMT Gregg Cole. Kiwanis members and friends, as well as the media, were present. The presentation was followed by an interesting question and answer session.
PC-ROSA CONVERSION. The PC-ROSA conversion is still planned for this fall. While we will not likely make the October goal, we are moving forward as quickly as possible. The change in the reporting system will require that all cooperative observers currently reporting data via the Touch-Tone be retrained in the new coding procedures. Once the new computers are installed and the software is loaded, the DAPM/HMT teams should begin training. Experience in other regions has shown that an average of one hour of training is required per observer.
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVER NEWSLETTER. In the past, photographs of observer award presentations for publication in the National Cooperative Observer newsletter were limited to observers with 20 or more years of service. The new policy, effective immediately, accepts photos of all award presentations, regardless of length of service. These will be forwarded to NCDC for publication. The number of photos allowed per page and the size limitation of the newsletter are still being discussed, but now all observers' photographs will be published.
EEOC MEMBER CARLOS GARZA TRAINS FOR OLYMPICS. NWS employees from Atlanta and elsewhere have been running the 10K Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta for nearly 20 years. These have included Marvin Maddox (currently MIC at Louisville), Rusty Pfost (SOO, NWSFO Jackson), Duane Moyer (retired SERFC Atlanta employee), Claude Hall (retired WSFO Atlanta employee), Reggina Garza (SERFC Atlanta Senior Hydrologist), Von Woods (NWSFO Atlanta FIC), and Carlos Garza (AM/MIC, NWSFO Atlanta).
This year Von, Reggina, and Carlos joined 49,997 others at the 27th annual 4th of July event to run for the coveted Peachtree Road Race "T-shirt." Carlos reports that the weather was the best he has experienced in the 14 years of running the Peachtree. Great job, gang!
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Classical Studies Student Organizations and Activities
Through the Fr. Eugene Cotter Memorial Lecture Series, the Department sponsors speakers and students are encouraged to attend. In 2007 our speaker was Dr. Victor Castellani of the University of Denver, who gave an illustrated lecture on "Odysseus and His Gods".
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (973) 761-9464 Fahy Hall


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Volume 34, Issue 3, March 1963
High Voltage Pulse Measuring System Based on Kerr Effect34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718316View Description Hide Description
The voltagemeasuring system described in this current paper is based on the electro‐optical Kerr effect,viz, variations in the voltage magnitude will result in respective changes in the intensity of a light beam passing through the Kerr cell perpendicularly to the applied field. The proposed measuring system has the advantages of a fast response of the Kerr effect substance to the application of voltage transients‐better than 2×10−8 sec; and also high voltage pulses, with peak magnitude of the order of 105 V, may be applied directly across the cell. The complete separation of the measuring circuit from the pulse circuit eliminates the electric noise from reaching the measuring circuit without any screening of this circuit. However, its major limitation is that the recorded pulse has the ``rectified'' form of the original pulse waveform.
Automatic Neutron Diffractometer for Three‐Dimensional Structure‐Factor Determination34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718317View Description Hide Description
This fully automatic single‐crystal diffractometer employs the Eulerian hoop geometry. It is under punchedtape control and the three independent shafts are set simultaneously for each reflection to an accuracy of 0.03° using a moiré fringe positioning system. The reflection is then measured by moving the crystal in steps across the reflecting position. The time on each step is variable, being determined by a monitoring counter, and the number of steps is under program control. Results are both printed in plain language and punched on a paper tape, ready for direct processing in a computer.
Automatic Plotting Device for the Second Derivative of Langmuir Probe Curves34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718318View Description Hide Description
An electronic device for automatically plotting the second derivative of probe curves is described in detail. A small sinusoidal signal is superimposed on the dc probe voltage which is swept manually. The second harmonic in the probe current is filtered, amplified by a low noise cascode amplifier, rectified by a phase‐true rectifier, and plotted by an X‐Y recorder. The components, the critical points in their wiring, and the performance of the system are described. A quantitative comparison is made with related devices. The system described here is somewhat simpler than the competing ones and has the advantage of being applicable to the first and the third derivatives as well.
Frequency‐Swept and Proton‐Stabilized NMR Spectrometer for all Nuclei Using a Frequency Synthesizer34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718319View Description Hide Description
The high‐resolution proton‐stabilized, and frequency‐swept spectrometer of Baker and Burd was limited to proton spectra. A modification of this instrument suitable for all magnetic nuclei is described, based upon the use of a Rhode and Schwarz frequency synthesizer. This modification provides generation and detection of an unmodulated signal at the frequency of another nuclear species, while retaining the features of proton stabilization and precalibration on a frequency scale of the older instrument. Frequency scans from 10 cps to 2 kc may be shifted in precise increments by means of crystal oscillators and the lock‐on features of the synthesizer. In going from one nuclear species to another, ratios of magnetogyric ratios are given automatically to high precision. Examples of spectra are given.
Two Synthesizer Nuclear Spin Decoupling; INDOR Spectroscopy34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718320View Description Hide Description
A proton‐stabilized, frequency‐swept, high resolution NMR spectrometer using a frequency synthesizer was described previously by E. B. Baker and L. W. Burd. The addition of a second synthesizer and suitable power amplification allows a variety of nuclear spin decoupling experiments to be carried out with any pair of nuclear species, including INDOR experiments. For INDOR experiments a dispersion signal lock‐on provides extra stability for resting on the peak of a very sharp absorption line. A P31 INDOR spectrum of trimethyl phosphite is shown as an example.
Inexpensive 50 000 Pictures Per Second Framing Camera34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718321View Description Hide Description
A framing camera has been built based upon a very simple image multiplier. The image multiplier consisted of two layers of ¼‐in.‐diam glass rod (glass blowers' cane) crossed at right angles. At each intersection a real image of the event was produced. A 6×6 in. image multiplier produced some 576 separate images of the event. A transfer lens allowed these images to be projected on to a sheet of 8×10 in. film. A Nipkov disk was used to scan the image multiplier to produce a framing sequence up to a rate of 50 000 pictures/sec. It was considered that this framing rate could easily be extended beyond 106 pictures/sec using a Jacob's optical focal plane shutter. The camera has the faults of parallax and optical distortion, but in the present application of the camera these are minimized by using a grid stationed at the event. It is considered that the camera is superior to those based upon image dissection devices. The camera was designed to be continuously available for approximately 3 msec, and was fitted with a crudely synchronized shut‐off shutter to prevent overwriting when used in the present application.
Transistorized Electrometer Voltmeter34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718322View Description Hide Description
A completely transistorized direct currentelectrometer voltmeter with an input impedance greater than 108 Ω, the accuracy and stability of which is virtually independent of moderate changes in transistorcharacteristics, has been developed. The high input impedance was attained because transistors with high current gain at very low collector currents are now available.
Experimental Investigation on the Limits of Time Resolution of Scintillation Counters34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718323View Description Hide Description
The widths of the time‐resolution curves of scintillation counters (Philips 56 AVP, plastic, and stilbene scintillators) are measured as a function of the height at which the timing pulse is derived from the rising edge of the scintillation pulse. A very small fraction of this leading edge is used to create a timing signal in a biased two‐stage limiter circuit. The arrangement agrees closely with a timing method discussed by Gatti and Svelto and the results are compared to their theoretical predictions.
Variable‐Path Magnetic Ion Buncher34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718324View Description Hide Description
Following a previously proposed method for producing short intense monoenergetic ion bunches, a complete variable‐path magnetic ion buncher was constructed. Tests in 1958 showed that bunching did occur, but available ion beam intensity and instrumental resolution were too low for detailed measurements at that time. Reconstruction of the available accelerator to give a high current (≥100 μA), well‐focused ion beam, and correspondingly high resolution pulse measuring equipment permitted meaningful resumption of testing by late 1960. Bunching performance in accordance with design predictions was then observed. Measurements with ½‐MeV protons indicated pulse lengths ≤1 mμsec, peak currents ≥4 mA, and a bunching ratio of ≥40. Average bunched current was >30 μA. Although tested with ½‐MeV protons, the design permits operation with protons or deuterons to more than 1 MeV. Bunching is accomplished by deflecting successive portions of a continuous monoenergetic ion beam from an electrostatic accelerator over progressively shorter paths between foci of a multifocusing 103° deflection magnet in a manner such that all ions come together essentially simultaneously at one focal point in high intensity short duration ion pulses. Sinusoidal electrostatic deflection at 8.8 Mc, linearized by cylindrical electrostatic lenses, or through harmonic synthesis, provides the required sweep.
Design of Low Voltage Electron Guns34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718325View Description Hide Description
It is shown that by use of a multistage technique in which electrons are drawn from a cathode by a high potential and decelerated to the required final energy, guns can be designed capable of forming beams in which the current is limited only by space charge in the beam itself. The design principles and procedures are given and illustrated by two examples of electron guns giving highly collimated beams and operating at energies of 30 and 500 eV. The measured currents obtained are somewhat greater than the space charge limited beam maximum because of ion neutralization.
Quartz Crystal Thermometer for Measuring Temperature Deviations in the 10−3 to 10−6 °C Range34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718326View Description Hide Description
Measurement of temperature deviations in the 10−3 to 10−6°C range has been made, using a specially designed 5‐Mc quartz crystal unit. The crystal unit consists of a 5° Y‐cut crystal plate in a glass bulb. The oscillator is a Pierce‐type transistor circuit similar to those presently in use in ground station frequency standards. The crystal units have a temperature‐frequency coefficient of approximately 80 parts per 106/°C. The crystal Q is of the order of 3 million, and the oscillator has a short time stability of 3 pp 1010, giving a temperature sensitivity of 3.8×10−6°C for periods of the order of 10 sec. To measuretemperature deviations of a few microdegrees requires the ability to measure frequency deviations of a few parts in 1010. However, to measuretemperature deviations of a few tenths of a millidegree, it is necessary only to measure frequency deviations of a few parts in 108.
High Temperature Furnace with a Sharp Temperature Gradient34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718327View Description Hide Description
A high temperature furnace with a sharp temperature gradient has been designed and constructed. A maximum temperature gradient of 2550°F/in. was obtained. The versatility of this design may permit many uses in materials research. Its capability of growing a silicon‐iron single crystal was demonstrated.
Response of Semiconductor Detectors to Fission Fragments34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718328View Description Hide Description
Measurements with a Cf252spontaneous fission source have shown that semiconductordetectors exhibit a pulse‐height defect for fission fragments, and that this defect is greater for the low‐energy, heavy‐mass group than for the high‐energy, light‐mass group. It has also been shown that the defect decreases with increasing bias voltage or average electric field strength within the depletion region. However, for a given electric field strength, the defect was found to be approximately independent of the type and resistivity of the detector. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the pulse‐height defect arises from an inability to collect all of the hole‐electron pairs in the dense plasma produced by an energetic fission fragment.
Inductance Potentiometer Measuring Piezo‐Susceptibility34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718329View Description Hide Description
The para‐ and ferromagnetic susceptibility has been determined at 500 bar hydrostatic pressure by placing a hollow Delrin rod with sample and oil inside a mutual inductance device. In a single test case the plastic and O‐ring connections could withstand 1000 bar pressure. The effect of a displacement of the sample by the pressure is diminished by using secondary coils containing a light middle section and two heavy end sections. The actual potentiometer consists of a small resistance in series with the primary coil shunted by resistance decade boxes as voltage divider. This provides a linear scale. Three of these dividers are connected through a large resistor, for the loss voltage, or a small condenser, for the induced voltage, to a fixed but adjustable resistance in series with the secondary coils. The three bridges are placed in parallel. The sensitivity of the mutual inductance potentiometer is 3 μμH. Ferric polysaccharides with a mass susceptibility ranging from (230 to 7200)×10−6 have been investigated. The piezo‐susceptibility, defined as σ=(χ−χ0)/χ0 p, is about −25×10−6. For ferromagnetic samples σ≈2×10−6 bar−1.
Ultra‐High Vacuum Use of Bayard‐Alpert Ionization Gauges34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718330View Description Hide Description
Comparisons are made between the collected ion current vs electron emission current for a ``nude'' gauge (Veeco BGT‐75) and a glass enclosed gauge (Veeco RG‐75) both of the Bayard‐Alpert type. The ion current is directly proportional to the electron current for the nude gauge, when the electron current is 100 μA or less, down to ion currents as low as the x‐ray limit of the gauge which is 3×10−10 Torr. Good agreement between the glass and nude gauges is obtained over the limited range of electron currents where the glass gauge exhibits proportional behavior. A getter‐ion pumped ultra‐high vacuum system was used for the experiments.
New Absolute Null Method for the Measurement of Magnetic Susceptibilities in Weak Low‐Frequency Fields34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718331View Description Hide Description
Use is made of the magnetic equivalence of a uniformly polarized volume of paramagnetic material and a solenoid carrying electric current to design a very permanent variable standard of magnetic susceptibility. Such a standard is incorporated into a magnetic susceptibility bridge in a simple manner, surrounding the specimen; and the bridge is thereby transformed into an absolute null instrument of high accuracy and sensitivity, and of great ease and low cost of construction and operation. By this method numerous particular advantages of other methods are combined, and some of their notable limitations are overcome. A preliminary application was made showing that the bridge performs as expected. Important features in the design of this bridge are discussed. A detailed consideration of sources of error suggests that it may eventually be possible by this method to obtain greater absolute accuracy than by other known methods.
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Cell for the Measurement of the Ultraviolet and Visible Reflectance Spectra of Powders34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718333View Description Hide Description
Stabilization and Control of dc Magnetic Fields with Superconducting Solenoids34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718334View Description Hide Description
Simple Ionization Gauge Control Circuit34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718335View Description Hide Description
Resolution in the Derivative Recording of Absorption Spectra34(1963); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1718336View Description Hide Description


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Definition of licorice stick in English:
licorice stick
1A stick of licorice candy.
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- Tear one of the shreds of licorice off the big licorice stick.
- It works, as the licorice stick nose gives way to a lightly sweet, soft and mouth-watering vodka that is delicate and refreshing, with some gentle spiciness on a clean finish.
1.1 dated, informal A clarinet.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Part 2 Chapter 10 Summary
Underwater Coalmines
- The next day, Aronnax and Conseil do their whole observation thing while the Nautilus cruises along the bottom of the Atlantic.
- After a while, Aronnax begins to notice a change in the look of the ocean floor. They seem to be heading toward a big rock wall. When they reach the wall, the windows in the salon close.
- The next morning, Aronnax sees that the Nautilus has surfaced.
- He heads up to the deck, only to find himself in the dark. He's confused.
- Nemo tells him they're underground.
- Aronnax doesn't get it.
- Nemo gets the searchlight going. The Nautilus is docked in a strange little lake inside a big cavern. They're floating in an old volcano.
- Evidently, this is where Nemo gets his coal—the coal he converts into the sodium that powers the Nautilus. He's made a pit stop for some sodium.
- Aronnax, Ned, and Conseil take the opportunity to explore the mine. They trek up a path that circles up and around the inside of the volcano.
- Eventually they reach a bunch of rocks and a clump of trees; they can't get any further.
- Ned notices a beehive. He wants honey. He wants to make gingerbread. Delicious, delicious gingerbread. You get the feeling that this isn't going to go well, but he somehow manages to get some honeycomb without getting stung.
- He also manages to take out a bird with some rocks. Dude will do anything for food.
- Then they all make their way back down to the shore and lay out on the rocks. Naturally, Ned starts talking about escaping.
- All of a sudden, Conseil notices water coming into the cavern. They hurry back to the Nautilus.
- Nemo doesn't leave the cavern until that night. Perhaps, Aronnax thinks, he is trying to keep his little place truly secret.
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Major League Baseball denied the Giants' appeal to change a scoring decision from Tuesday's game, a decision that effectively will cost Tim Lincecum the ERA title.
Two of Lincecum's runs from his start Tuesday became earned when the official scorer credited the Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki with a hit; the play originally was scored as an error on third baseman Rich Aurilia.
Lincecum trails Johan Santana, who has a 2.53 ERA after pitching a three-hit shutout on short rest for the Mets on Saturday. To pass Santana in the Giants' season finale today, Lincecum would have to throw 11 shutout innings.
"Oh well,'' said Lincecum, whose 2.66 ERA would drop to 2.55 if he throws a nine-inning shutout. "I just want to end on a good one.''
Santana's ERA crown, coupled with his efforts in the Mets' playoff push, expands the Cy Young Award voting to a three-horse race between himself, Lincecum, and Arizona's Brandon Webb.
At least Webb, who leads the league in victories, failed to win No. 23 on Saturday.
Frandsen ruptured his Achilles' tendon in spring training and beat all recovery estimates.
"He's earned it, as hard as he's worked," Giants trainer Dave Groeschner said.
Sandoval said he's looking forward to competing for Magallanes in the Venezuelan winter league.
"It's because I shag out there,'' during batting practice, Vizquel said. "That's kind of my area. I know that sound.''
If hearing really is the first thing to go, maybe Vizquel has another year in him after all. The 41-year-old shortstop entered Sunday hitting .344 over his previous 22 games.


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That's a Lot of Big Red
Yesterday, Tim Hanrahan pointed out that Starbucks spent hundreds of thousands of dollars last year flying Chairman Howard Schultz hither and yon. Today, he takes a look at Wrigley's proxy and finds a similar big wad of gum:
William Wrigley Jr. & Co. disclosed in its annual proxy that Chairman William Wrigley Jr., the great-grandson of the company's founder, received a full-year salary of $1.41 million and no bonus. Wrigley was also CEO until October, when he stepped aside in favor of William D. Perez amid a stock slump. Even without the bonus, Mr. Wrigley had extra compensation: He was awarded stock options valued at $2.5 million, along with about $800,000 in "other" compensation. The "other" column is often the most interesting part of proxies, as it's where odd perquisites lurk — and Wrigley's is no exception.
Wrigley, which makes gum, Altoids and Life Savers among other sweets, says the $800,000 in other compensation for Mr. Wrigley, includes, among other things, financial-planning services, personal use of company-provided automobiles and other transportation services, the cost attributable to security and driver servicesand $540,210 relating to personal use of the corporate aircraft.
Aircraft has become a theme of the handful of proxies so far this year. Late Wednesday, Starbucks disclosed that Chairman Howard Schultz received about $476,000 worth of personal use of company airplanes last year.


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(WEAU) - The Chippewa Falls snorkel truck is finally back after being out of service for the past month due to a broken seal of hydraulic fluid.
However, a replacement truck is still in the works for the Fire Department. A new fire truck could cost the city between $800,000 and $900,000 and change insurance rates if it's not replaced.
It's a snorkel truck that's been with the Chippewa Falls Fire Department since 1981.
The truck can reach up to 85 feet, but the Chippewa Falls Fire Department says they want a truck that can reach over 100 feet.
The Fire Chief says having a 32-year old truck has its limits.
"The parts are very hard to get, and nobody wanted to work on it locally, we had to get it over to a fire truck repair shop over in St. Paul, Minnesota," said Chief Tom Larson of Chippewa Falls.
The repairs cost $5500 and the Mayor agrees the truck needs replacing.
"A little bit of struggle you have is it can continually to nickel and dime you and have more breakdowns," said Chippewa Falls Mayor Greg Hoffman.
The Chief says Chippewa Falls currently has an insurance rating that keeps rates low, but that could change if the truck isn't up to date.
"What I would like to do is setup a fund and we can contribute to it somewhat as a city but have other people that we could have a basically a replace the fire truck drive," said Hoffman.
Both the Chief and Mayor say that eliminates raising taxes. Meanwhile another option is to create bonds that can be paid off over a period of time.
"I would hope by the first of September that we could start moving forward and start getting input from the community," said Hoffman.
The chief plans to meet with the public safety committee in July with details on a 110 foot aerial truck that can reach the height of more buildings in Chippewa Falls.
"We do have a few that are higher than 85 feet now. The new sand plant and some of the grain elevators and some of our stuff are higher than that. Projected out over 30 years we don't know what will be built here," said Larson.


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Self-reliance and sustainability in the 21st century.
By Sherry Leverich Tucker
salad, spinach, arugula, lettuce, spring, Sherry Leverich Tucker
We wait for spring to get here, thenbefore we know it, we are surrounded by new life sprouting allaround. Spinach and lettuce greens are just about the first to go inthe ground, and I count the days to be able to pick those freshlittle leaves for a perfect salad!
Once the little plants have theirfourth and fifth leaves, I think it is fine to start picking a fewhere and there. What a delicacy to eat a salad made with the babyleaves of spinach, lettuce and arugula. This becomes a salad thatcould only be found in a handful of restaurants, and occasionally ata farmers market. Gently rinse the tender leaves in cold water andlightly spin or drain in a large colander.
Glazed Almonds:
I like to make glazed almonds tosprinkle on a salad, especially a spinach salad. Take about ½ cupof almonds and coarsely chop. Throw those and about ½ cup ofgranulated sugar in an iron skillet over low heat. Stir thisoccasionally as the sugar starts to melt. When the sugar completelymelts, it is important to stir constantly and not let the almondsburn. Once it is all an amber brown, pour out onto a non-sticksilicon mat (or parchment paper). Spread out and cool. Once cool,it can be broken into smaller bits. These sprinkles make a nice sweetand crunchy addition to the salad.
An easy home-made vinaigrette can bestirred together using ingredients in the cupboard. Just add 1Tablespoon of your favorite balsamic vinegar to about ¼ cup oliveoil (or your preferred oil). For this salad, I add 2 teaspoons ofstrawberry jam and a dash of salt. Stir together very well. I havebeen enjoying some special oils and vinegars that my brother, David,got me for Christmas. They are from DEVO company, and the setincluded a strawberry balsamic vinegar that is very good in thisvinaigrette. Thank you, David! Once the vinaigrette has been made,it can be stored in the refrigerator.
I also love to slice some strawberriesto go in this sweet spring salad. Wash the strawberries well, and slice thinly.
Put it All Together!
In a large salad bowl place all thecleaned baby greens. Add the sliced strawberries, and sprinkle withsome Gorgonzola cheese crumbles and the glazed almonds. Drizzlegenerously with the strawberry dressing and it's ready to eat! Enjoyeating your tender, gourmet baby greens!
Photo credit: taken by SherryTucker. Top: salad greens, Middle: glazed almonds before andafter, Bottom: prepared salad
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Issue No.04 - Winter (1996 vol.3)
pp: 48-55
<p>A prosodic user interface is defined as an user interface that can deal with not only what is entered by the user but also how it is entered. A pen-based user interface provides more prosodic information than a mouse-based graphical user interface. The need for a pen-based prosodic user interface in an educational application domain is argued. As a simple example of a pen-based prosodic user interface, the notion of a positional handwriting recognizer is introduced and its implementation discussed. </p>
pen-based user interface, multimedia, prosodic user interface, human-computer interface, interface design
Takayuki Dan Kimura, "A Pen-Based Prosodic User Interface for Schoolchildren", IEEE MultiMedia, vol.3, no. 4, pp. 48-55, Winter 1996, doi:10.1109/MMUL.1996.10018