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Published April 1, 1989
HONG KONG (NNI) – Over l,000 foreigners are teaching English inside China today, and the vast majority of them are evangelical Christians. Indeed, according to Thomas Lawrence, coordinator of a training agency for Christian teachers about to enter China, this is an imbalance preferred by Chinese educational authorities.
"In one major city," Lawrence said, "if an applicant leaves blank the section on religion in the application form, the Chinese automatically reject that person. They prefer Christians."
Over the past few years, as China has opened up and invited English teachers as well as foreign professionals to work in the country, Christians have impressed the Chinese authorities in two major ways. First, they have higher moral standards than many of their non-Christian counterparts. Second, they are often more willing to cope with the primitive and frustrating conditions that accompany teaching inside China.
Lawrence said a teacher in China today has to handle a bewildering array of problems ranging from electricity blackouts during classes and shortages of suitable textbooks, to poor living conditions and social isolation. But by far the greatest frustrations occur in the classroom situation. Said Lawrence, "It is quite common to be asked to teach oral English in a class of 25, when the maximum for an oral class should be no higher than six."
Asked if any Christian teachers had been thrown out of the country for sharing their faith, Lawrence replied, "If they preach the gospel in place of teaching English they may be ejected, and this has happened in a very few cases." He stressed that their ejection stemmed basically from failing to do the job they were hired to do. He added, "Witnessing should be outside the classroom context, occurring naturally as friendships are made with the students."
China continues to present an open door to Christian professionals who are dedicated to their field of work, able to endure hardship, and content to share their faith with discernment.
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which is better? installing ubuntu inside windows? or creating a disk partition for ubuntu?
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Installing it inside windows causes it to run a little bit slower and causes some functions to be accessible (like hibernation on a mobile PC). I would definitely advise installation on a separate partition.
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Partitioning it. It allows it to use all the resources of your PC and to be faster
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Picked up some sandwiches and salads for a light dinner. Food was great . Nice little restaurant, but the service we got was a little confused, we ended up waiting for a while while our order was sitting on a shelf.
I've never been to a Zoes that was markedly different from all the others since it is a chain. There is ample seating and parking at this location. Otherwise, the food is the same as all the other locations. Weird mix of grilled cheese and shish ka bobs on the menu with hummus on the side. Not sure what the...
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It was perfect for our needs while visiting our son. We ate there for dinners and lunches. There were sooooo many wonderful choices we ordered many different things on the menu at a time and shared each other's food. Highly recommend.
This is one of my favorite places to stop and have a quick lunch. I have only tried some of the salads, but they have all been very tasty and fresh. I highly recommend Zoe's.
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Down Methyr Road, Spice Lounge sets the bar high for exceptional Indian cuisine. Dishing out fresh specialities made to please even the pickiest of foodies, Spice Lounge owes its success to having a highly trained and talented kitchen crew, an exceptional front-of-house team and an atmosphere that's second to none in Llanfoist. Attracting both Abergavenny locals and visitors alike, Spice Lounge serves world-class Indian cuisine that covers everything from butter chicken and tikka masala to king prawn balti, steak korai and even fried chicken for the less adventurous. Be sure to book ahead for Sunday from 5:30pm to 11:30pm and stop in for the restaurant's fantastic table buffet and enjoy the best dishes Spice Lounge has to offer for a low price!
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Our first visit, but it won't be our last. Great food with great service. A nice relaxed atmosphere with really friendly staff, overall a great evening.
1st time at spice lounge we loved it really friendly attentivestaff & best Indian food we have ever eaten .would recommend to everyone to try you wont be disappointed.
We loved the restaurant, food was good and staff were excellent we have found a treasure on our doorstep, we will certainly visit again, parking is a problem but we will park on a side road next time.
It was a very good nite will be going back soon the food was as nice as food can b and the people who work there r nice
My husband and I absolutely loved the food. I can honestly say it is the best Indian food I have ever tasted. Quality food and quality service. We will definitely go again soon. 6*s
One if the best Indians around. We travel 6 miles to eat at the Spice Longe. You won't be disappointed. The staff are super friendly and the food so fresh and tasty. Highly recommend.
Food was great and the staff amazing, a very relaxed and professional place to go with reasonably priced menu ... A top dining experience... Will be returning
Best Indian Meal I have ever had, Food was fresh and tasty, Staff are very friendly and polite - We will be back very soon.
Overall experience was impressive . The atmosphere was good , the staff were very helpful and friendly and most of all the food was good .
Good food, excellent service. Seating a bit cramped and tables a bit too small. A member of our party ordered a pint of Carling that smelt and tasted "off".
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1 Service Assessment Veterans Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak of November 9-11, 2002 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Silver Spring, Maryland
2 Cover Photographs: Left: Right: Automobiles tossed into movie theater by an F4 tornado in Van Wert, Ohio, on November 10, (Courtesy of Paul Van Dyke) Aerial view of F2 tornado damage in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, along Lake Erie. No one was in the two houses destroyed by the tornado. People were in the middle house left undamaged. (NOAA)
3 Service Assessment Veterans Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak of November 9-11, 2002 March 2003 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Donald L. Evans, Secretary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Administrator National Weather Service John J. Kelly, Jr., Assistant Administrator
4 Preface During the Veterans Day weekend of November 9-11, 2002, tornadoes struck 17 states from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast and from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. From Saturday afternoon, November 9, to the early morning hours of Monday, November 11, 2002, 76 tornadoes touched down. Twelve of these tornadoes killed 36 people in five states. Due to the magnitude of this event, a service assessment team was formed to examine the warning and forecast services provided to emergency managers (EMs), government agencies, and the public. Service assessments provide a valuable contribution to ongoing efforts to improve the quality and timeliness of our products and services. Findings and recommendations from this assessment will improve techniques, products, services, and the information provided to the American public. John J. Kelly, Jr. Assistant Administrator for Weather Services March 2003 ii
5 Table of Contents Page Preface... ii Service Assessment Team... iv Acronyms... vi Service Assessment Report...1 Executive Summary...1 Event Overview...2 Warning and Forecast Services...8 A. Storm Prediction Center (SPC)...8 B. WFO Northern Indiana...12 C. WFO Cleveland, Ohio...15 D. WFO Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...18 E. WFO Memphis, Tennessee...20 F. WFO Nashville, Tennessee...21 G. WFO Morristown, Tennessee...24 H. WFO Jackson, Mississippi...27 I. WFO Birmingham, Alabama...29 J. Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) Issues Common to all Eight WFOs...34 Best Practices...37 Appendix A Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale... A-1 Appendix B Event Statistics, November 9-11, B-1 iii
6 Service Assessment Team The service assessment team was activated on November 16, Team members visited damage areas and interviewed emergency managers, the media, and public in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi, and visited Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) Northern Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Nashville, Tennessee; Morristown, Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; Birmingham, Alabama; and the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma. Telephone interviews were conducted with WFO Memphis, Tennessee. The team comprised the following individuals. Larry Dunn Buddy McIntyre Tyree Wilde Rusty Kapela Rick Shanklin Karl Jungbluth Michael Vescio Jeff Orrock Dan Cobb Ron Trumbla Pat Slattery Frank Lucia Team Leader, Meteorologist in Charge (MIC), WFO Salt Lake City, Utah MIC, WFO San Angelo, Texas Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM), WFO Portland, Oregon WCM, WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan, Wisconsin WCM, WFO Paducah, Kentucky Science and Operations Officer (SOO), WFO Des Moines, Iowa SOO, WFO Fort Worth, Texas WCM, WFO Morehead City, North Carolina SOO, WFO Caribou, Maine National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Public Affairs Specialist, National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, Texas NOAA Public Affairs Specialist, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Kansas City, Missouri Federal Communications Commission, Retired iv
7 Other valuable contributors include: Darien Davis Carl Bullock William Lerner Linda Kremkau Wayne Presnell NOAA, Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado NOAA, Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado NWS Headquarters, Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services (OCWWS), Silver Spring, Maryland NWS Headquarters, OCWWS, Silver Spring, Maryland NWS Headquarters, OCWWS, Silver Spring, Maryland v
8 Acronyms AWIPS CST CWA EAS EM EST EWARN HMT HP HWO IFPS ITO LDAD LSR MHz MIC NAWAS NCEP NOAA NSSL NWR NWS OCWWS ORPG OST PSDA QRT SDM SOO SPC SPS SRM SVS WCM WDM WDSS WES WFO ZFP Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System Central Standard Time County Warning Area Emergency Alert System Emergency Manager Eastern Standard Time Warning System Hydrometeorological Technician Hewlett Packard Hazardous Weather Outlook Interactive Forecast Preparation System Information Technology Officer Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination System Local Storm Report Megahertz Meteorologist in Charge National Warning System National Centers for Environmental Prediction National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Severe Storms Laboratory NOAA Weather Radio National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services Open Radar Product Generator Office of Science and Technology Post-Storm Data Acquisition Quick Response Team Station Duty Manual Science and Operations Officer Storm Prediction Center Special Weather Statement Storm Relative Motion Severe Weather Statement Warning Coordination Meteorologist Warning Decision Making Warning Decision Support System Weather Event Simulator Weather Forecast Office Zone Forecast Product vi
9 Service Assessment Report Executive Summary The second largest November tornado outbreak on record over the eastern United States occurred during the Veterans Day weekend of November 9-11, Seventy-six tornadoes were reported in seventeen states. Of the 76 tornadoes, almost one out of every six was a killer, resulting in 36 fatalities. Tornadoes first developed in eastern Arkansas on Saturday afternoon, November 9. However, most of the storms occurred on Sunday, November 10, beginning in Indiana around midday and becoming widespread from Mississippi to Ohio through the afternoon and evening. There were 17 fatalities in Tennessee, 12 in Alabama, 5 in Ohio, and 1 each in Pennsylvania and Mississippi. An assessment was made of the performance of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction s (NCEP) Storm Prediction Center (SPC) which is responsible for issuing severe weather outlooks and watches. The performance of the eight Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) responsible for issuing warnings in the counties where the fatalities occurred was also assessed. The service assessment team found overwhelming approval of the National Weather Service (NWS) performance. The emergency management community and the public were well served by the outlooks, statements, watches, and warnings issued prior to and during the event. All 36 fatalities occurred within the boundaries of both watches and warnings. The eight WFOs with fatalities had an average lead time of 15.6 minutes for tornadoes occurring in their areas of responsibility. WFOs issued Hazardous Weather Outlooks (HWOs) and Special Weather Statements (SPSs) highlighting the severe weather threat for days leading up to the event. NWS preparedness efforts were validated as local officials, local businesses, and the public took life-saving actions based on outlooks, watches and warnings, minimizing the death toll. Timely warnings in Van Wert, Ohio, and Columbus, Mississippi, combined with quick action by law enforcement and citizens, resulted in moving more than 100 people out of buildings that were subsequently destroyed by tornadoes. Van Wert County, Ohio, EM Rick McCoy said of the interaction between the NWS and the local government and businesses, Excellent! If you want a textbook case of how things should go, this was one. 1
10 Walker County, Alabama, EM Johnny Burnette said, I don t know anything they [WFO Birmingham] could have done better. I was very proud of them. The Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak was the first major tornado outbreak since May 3, 1999, in Oklahoma and Kansas. The performance of WFO Norman, Oklahoma, on May 3 set a new level of service to its customers and partners for this type of event. It was the first major tornado outbreak where the various parts of the NWS decade-long modernization were brought together to the benefit of the American public. The service assessment team found this new level of excellence demonstrated by WFO Norman in 1999 had become the operational standard during the November 9-11, 2002, tornado outbreak. Service assessments are undertaken by the NWS to determine the level of service provided to its customers and partners. Best practices are identified for use throughout the country whenever feasible. Service lapses, if any, are noted so corrective action can be taken. Emergency managers, people in the media, and local residents were interviewed to obtain feedback on NWS performance. As noted above, the assessment team learned NWS customers and partners were very satisfied with the information received before and during the tornado outbreak. However, the service assessment team identified a number of internal issues where performance can be further enhanced. Data contained in this report were compiled by the assessment team as of December 15, Final analyses may produce statistics that do not match those contained in this report. Event Overview The Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak covered a very large area of the eastern United States and can be described as four distinct areas or episodes of tornadic activity. The fatalities associated with the event occurred over a 25-hour period. The first of these four outbreaks took place during Saturday evening, November 9, through the early morning hours of Sunday, November 10. An isolated group of supercell thunderstorms formed in response to an upper-level disturbance and moved through western and central Tennessee. These storms produced 10 tornadoes and killed 4 people. Supercell thunderstorms are the most violent type of severe thunderstorm and produce large hail, damaging winds, and the majority of the tornadoes across the United States. Twelve hours later, a second upper-level trough and associated surface-level cold front moved into the area bounded by the Great Lakes on the north and the lower Mississippi Valley on the south (Figure 1). The area ahead of this cold front was characterized by unseasonably warm, moist air and strong southerly surface winds. A very strong Pacific jet stream had spread eastward over the area. This created classic severe weather conditions where very unstable air combines with a strong change in wind direction with height to produce organized tornadic 2
11 supercell thunderstorms. The latter three areas of tornadic activity were associated with these atmospheric features. By early Sunday afternoon, November 10, a supercell produced the first killer tornado of the day near the Ohio/Indiana border in Van Wert County, Ohio. A radar composite from midafternoon (Figure 2) shows three separate major tornado outbreaks unfolding simultaneously. The northern outbreak is over Ohio and later spread into western Pennsylvania. A central outbreak brought tornadoes to much of Tennessee during the afternoon and evening. The southern outbreak spread tornadoes over Mississippi, Alabama, and eventually into Georgia and South Carolina. Just before 6 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST), Sunday, November 10, there were 15 different supercell thunderstorms in progress at the same time, each one containing a welldefined mesocyclone circulation capable of producing a tornado. Figure 3 shows snapshots of these 15 storms taken from five different radars from Ohio to Alabama. The supercell thunderstorm tracks and the preliminary F2 or stronger tornado reports are shown in Figure 4. (See Appendix A, Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale.) No F5 tornadoes occurred with this outbreak. One tornado was rated F4 in northwest Ohio. All other tornadoes were F3 intensity or less. Twenty-four WFOs issued 250 tornado warnings, 400 severe thunderstorm warnings, and 15 flash flood warnings. The SPC issued 19 tornado and severe thunderstorm watches from Saturday evening, November 9, through early Monday morning, November 11. In addition to the 76 tornadoes, 250 damaging wind and 160 large hail reports were received. Individual WFOs and the SPC highlighted the threat for severe weather and tornadoes prior to the event. At midnight CST, Sunday, November 10, the SPC issued a Day 1 Outlook with the following statement, A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE INCLUDING A THREAT FOR A TORNADO OUTBREAK AND/OR WIDESPREAD WINDS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY. The outlooks, watches, and particularly the warnings were timely and resulted in lifesaving responses by EMs, law enforcement agencies, and the public. Two of the more dramatic actions, documented in greater detail later in this report, took place in Van Wert, Ohio, and Columbus, Mississippi. 3
12 Figure 1: Visible satellite image at 11:30 a.m. CST, November 10, 2002, with contours of pressure, cold front, and warm front annotated. (NOAA) 4
13 Figure 2: Radar composite base reflectivity at 6 p.m. CST, November 10, 2002, highlighting unfolding outbreaks. (Storm Prediction Center/NOAA) 5
14 Figure 3: Snapshots of radar storm-relative velocity data showing simultaneous strong mesocyclones from 15 different supercell thunderstorms occurring about 6:20 p.m. CST, November 10, The images are from 5 different radars from Ohio to Alabama. (Storm Prediction Center/NOAA) 6
15 Figure 4: Tracks of supercell thunderstorms and preliminary reports of F2 or stronger tornadoes on Sunday afternoon, November 10, and early Monday morning, November 11, (Storm Prediction Center/NOAA) 7
16 In Van Wert, Ohio, a tornado warning issued 28 minutes before an F4 tornado struck the town prompted the manager of the Van Wert Cinema Complex to shut off the movies and direct 60 people into two bathrooms and an interior area of concrete block construction. The walls and roof of one of the theaters were destroyed by the tornado and three vehicles were thrown into the front rows of seats. In Columbus, Mississippi, a tornado warning was issued 19 minutes before an F3 tornado struck Main Street. The warning was paged to a police officer who stopped at a church to relay the information. Sixty people moved from an activities building into interior hallways. The roof of the activities building collapsed after taking a direct hit from the tornado. There were no fatalities at either location. The following sections describe the chronology of events at the SPC and the eight WFOs where killer tornadoes occurred. The WFO sections are ordered geographically from north to south. The quality of service provided and issues requiring remediation are discussed. Findings and recommendations, where appropriate, are included at the end of each section. A section Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) Issues was added and is followed by Best Practices. Preliminary event statistics from each WFO are provided in Appendix B. Warning and Forecast Services A. Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Overview NCEP s SPC issues products including tornado and severe thunderstorm watches, provides guidance to WFOs, and is a source of expertise concerning severe weather. WFOs have responsibility for issuing warnings. During the Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak, the SPC staff issued 19 tornado and severe thunderstorm watches from 6:20 p.m. CST, Saturday, November 9, through 4 a.m. CST, Monday, November 11. Eleven of the 12 killer tornadoes were covered by tornado watches. The 12 th killer tornado, the F4 storm in northwest Ohio, was covered in a severe thunderstorm watch. The severe thunderstorm watch was not upgraded to a tornado watch. (Finding 1) The SPC staff did a good job issuing outlooks, highlighting the potential for major severe weather and tornadoes across portions of the southern United States on Sunday afternoon, November 10. The Day 1 Outlook, issued at midnight CST, Sunday morning, indicated a high risk of severe weather over northern Mississippi and Alabama and much of Tennessee and Kentucky. A moderate risk was indicated northward into southern Ohio and western West Virginia. Northward toward the Great Lakes and eastward into Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, and Georgia, a slight risk was indicated. (See Figure 5 for SPC s Day 1 Convective Outlook.) 8
17 Figure 5: SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook for November 10-11, (Storm Prediction Center/ NOAA) 9
18 A high risk in an outlook is rare; this was only the second time in 2002 SPC issued a high risk outlook. The wording in the outlook specifically mentioned the threat for a tornado outbreak: A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE INCLUDING A THREAT FOR A TORNADO OUTBREAK AND/OR WIDESPREAD WINDS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY. The SPC received an from citizen Jared Fisher of Florence, Mississippi, stating,...that Sunday morning when I woke up at 2 a.m. and saw you had put us under high risk, I knew it was going to be bad. So I went to church but made sure I was ready with my weather radio, flashlight, potential safe room in case of action, and a safety kit... I just wanted to thank you... In interviews with assessment team members, the high risk in the outlook was mentioned by WFO forecasters and EMs as being very important to their plans and preparations for the day. This outlook and subsequent mesoscale discussions, also issued by SPC, prompted WFOs to highlight the potential for severe weather and tornadoes in their HWOs and in numerous SPSs. Some forecasters even mentioned tornadoes in the Zone Forecast Product (ZFP), the primary product used by the NWS to issue general forecasts. The tornado watches issued Saturday night, November 9, for western Tennessee had more than 2 hours lead time prior to the first reports of severe weather. During the major outbreak on Sunday afternoon and evening, November 10, five of the watches had less than an hour lead time. Tornado Watches 745 and 746 were created at the same time, but Watch 746 was not issued until 30 minutes later because the SPC operations area is configured for only one watch issuance at a time and only by a lead certified forecaster. A lead certified forecaster is defined as someone who has had the training and experience to be qualified to handle the duties of leading the shift, including issuance of severe weather watches. There was only one lead certified forecaster on duty at any given time during this event. Interviews with WFO forecasters indicated watch issuance with short lead time can be disruptive to warning operations. The SPC lead forecaster on duty Sunday, November 10, was one of the least experienced leads on the staff and had never been in this position during a major outbreak. (Findings 2 and 3) Issues FACT: The only F4 tornado in this outbreak occurred within the boundaries of Severe Thunderstorm Watch 744. This tornado resulted in four fatalities. FACT: The SPC Station Duty Manual (SDM) states, If a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect and it appears that a tornado threat has developed within a sufficiently large portion of the severe thunderstorm watch and is expected to last for more than an hour or so, the severe thunderstorm watch should be replaced with a tornado watch. FINDING 1: Severe Thunderstorm Watch 744 was not upgraded to a tornado watch per policy in the SPC SDM. The SPC lead forecaster on duty believed upgrading to a tornado watch after 1 p.m. CST, Sunday, November 10, would have an adverse impact on WFO warning operations. 10
19 RECOMMENDATION 1: The Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services (OCWWS), SPC, and the Regions should review policy on issuing or upgrading weather watches for WFOs already in warning operations. FACT: Listed below are lead times for initial watches (watch issuance time to time of first severe weather event) issued for WFOs where there were tornado fatalities: Lead Time to Lead Time to Lead Time to Watch # 1 st Severe Weather First Tornado 1 st Killer Tornado :29 +3:50 +3: :30 +1:30 +2: :46 +0:50 +1: :02 +1:30 +4: :50 +2:37 +3: :25 +0:25 +1: :04-0:04 +1:09 FACT: SPC created Tornado Watches 745 and 746 at the same time. Watch 745 was coordinated with the WFOs and issued. Watch 746 was issued after the first report of severe weather and after WFO Nashville was already issuing warnings. The SPC lead forecaster stated Watch 746 was created 30 minutes before it was issued. FACT: Watches are coordinated and issued only by SPC personnel who are lead certified. FACT: The SPC operations area is configured for only one person to coordinate and issue watches. FACT: Additional SPC staff were not called in to work this event. Staff were not held over from one shift to another. Only one lead certified forecaster was on duty at any given time during this event. FACT: Interviews with WFO forecasters at the eight offices where fatalities occurred indicated in a number of situations the SPC watches were issued with short lead time and were disruptive to warning operations. FINDING 2: The SPC had difficulty meeting its goal, stated in the SPC SDM, of issuing tornado watches with 1 to 2 hours of lead time. The assessment team concluded this difficulty is related to not enough people on duty at the time, having only one lead certified forecaster on duty, and an operations area configured for only one person to issue watches. RECOMMENDATION 2a: The SPC should modify its SDM to provide guidance when extra staff should be brought in to handle the workload associated with a major outbreak by September 1,
20 RECOMMENDATION 2b: The SPC should reconfigure its operations area to handle simultaneous multiple watch issuances by multiple forecasters by September 1, RECOMMENDATION 2c: The SPC should reexamine its policy of allowing only lead forecasters to be certified to issue watches. Any changes should be completed by September 1, FACT: The SPC lead forecaster on duty Sunday, November 10, was one of the least experienced leads on staff. This event was his first major severe weather outbreak as the lead. FINDING 3: The SPC lead forecaster s inexperience resulted in inefficient time management and issuance of some watches with limited lead time. RECOMMENDATION 3: The SPC should modify its training program to include Weather Event Simulator (WES)-like simulations of major severe weather outbreaks. B. WFO Northern Indiana Overview Tornadoes struck the Northern Indiana WFO county warning area (CWA) Sunday afternoon, November 10. The WFO began alerting the public and EMs to the threat of severe thunderstorms with the HWO issued Friday morning, November 8. This was done again in the HWO issued Saturday morning, November 9, and again at 5:40 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Sunday, November 10. The anticipated type of severe weather was straight line winds from a squall line. This was reflected in the issuance of a severe thunderstorm watch by the SPC for the area at 1:44 p.m. EST, Sunday, November 10. Four tornadoes occurred in the WFO Northern Indiana CWA on Sunday afternoon, November 10. Three of these tornadoes were covered by tornado warnings. The first tornado, an F1, in Blackford County at 2:30 p.m. EST was not in a warning. The same thunderstorm that spawned the Blackford County tornado later spawned a long-track tornado that went through Van Wert County, Ohio, and later into Putnam, Paulding, and Henry Counties in Ohio. The average lead time for counties hit by tornadoes was 15 minutes. All fatalities were associated with the long-track tornado. This tornado reached F4 intensity as it moved through the town of Van Wert, Ohio, where two fatalities occurred, and was rated at F3 intensity in Putnam County where the other two fatalities occurred. The tornado warning for Van Wert County was issued 12 minutes before the tornado touched down and 28 minutes before the tornado entered the town of Van Wert. The warning included the statement, THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF TORNADOES. A follow-up Severe Weather Statement (SVS), issued at 3:21 p.m. EST, Sunday, November 10, provided spotter 12
21 reports of two tornadoes and the statement, THESE TORNADOES WILL MOVE TOWARD DOWNTOWN VAN WERT. PEOPLE IN VAN WERT SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW! The F4 tornado struck the movie theater in downtown Van Wert at 3:30 p.m. EST. At 3:32 p.m. EST, Sunday, November 10, another tornado warning was issued for areas downstream from Van Wert County in Defiance, Paulding, and Putnam Counties. This warning provided lead times of 33, 13, and 25 minutes, respectively. It included the statement,...extremely DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. Outreach and community preparedness activities by the Northern Indiana WFO have been very effective. In particular, Van Wert County, which became a StormReady community in January 2002, offers an example of how lives can be saved when a WFO, local government, and businesses work together. The Van Wert County EM used state funds to purchase a commercial radio receiver system known as Informer to relay emergency information to schools, radio stations, nursing homes, hospitals, all government facilities, and many local businesses (including the local cinema complex). On Sunday afternoon, November 10, the Northern Indiana WFO issued a tornado warning for Van Wert County at 3:02 p.m. EST. The Van Wert County EM received the warning over NOAA Weather Radio (NWR), immediately activated the warning sirens, and disseminated the tornado warning over the Informer system. The manager of the local cinema complex heard the warning over his Informer receiver approximately 28 minutes prior to the F4 tornado hitting the theater. The manager stopped all movies in the cinema complex, told the patrons a tornado warning was in effect for Van Wert County, and led them into the restrooms and an interior hallway. At the time, 60 people were in the cinema. A few minutes later the tornado swept through the theater, tore the roof off a portion of the cineplex, and deposited debris, including automobiles, in the front rows of seats. Due to the advance warning from WFO Northern Indiana, the decisiveness of the Van Wert EM, and the effort of the cinema manager, no fatalities occurred. According to Van Wert County EM Rick McCoy, The coordination between the NWS and emergency management is excellent and it definitely saved lives. When asked how the coordination between all the agencies went during the event, McCoy said, Excellent! If you want a textbook case of how things should go, this was one. All media interviewed by the assessment team (three Ft. Wayne, Indiana, television stations and the Van Wert radio station) reported excellent service by the Northern Indiana WFO. They were unanimous in complimenting the timeliness and accuracy of the tornado warnings. The WFO was well prepared for this event. Additional staff were called in prior to the event and the lead forecaster delegated duties accordingly, resulting in efficient, effective 13
22 warning and routine operations. Supporting SVSs were issued for each of the tornado warnings, with most warnings having more than one follow-up SVS. Five Local Storm Reports (LSRs) were released while tornadoes were still in progress. Throughout the event, staff made frequent updates to information posted on the WFO s Internet home page. This timely information was used by EMs, the media, and the public. One Internet customer on optonline.net sent a Veterans Day saying: I just wanted to thank the personnel at the Northern Indiana office in Syracuse, Indiana, for their lifesaving work yesterday. Your timely and accurate warnings made sure a lot of people are alive today. Aerial view of Kams Manufacturing destroyed by F4 tornado in Van Wert County, Ohio, just northwest of town of Van Wert, November 10, (NOAA) 14
23 C. WFO Cleveland, Ohio Overview The Cleveland WFO was not expecting severe weather in the days leading up to the event. However, the SPC Outlook early Sunday morning, November 10, extended the slight risk northward over WFO Cleveland s CWA, and the WFO s 6:12 a.m. EST HWO included the possibility of severe thunderstorms for the afternoon. Damaging winds were expected to be the most probable type of severe weather. Thirteen tornadoes occurred in the WFO Cleveland CWA Sunday afternoon and evening, November 10. Eleven of the 13 were covered by tornado warnings. Average lead time for the counties hit by tornadoes was 17 minutes. Despite the large number of tornadoes, there was only one fatality. This fatality was associated with an F3 tornado near the town of Tiffin in Seneca County. The tornado warning for Seneca County was issued 12 minutes prior to touchdown southwest of Tiffin and 22 minutes before the fatality northwest of Tiffin near the end of the tornado track at 5:25 p.m. EST. In addition to conventional warning dissemination, WFO Cleveland enters abbreviated messages with type, location, and timing for each warning into a paging system. This information reaches EMs, media, and spotters who sign up for the service through a commercial paging system. The WFO follows up with a telephone call to each county to confirm receipt of each warning. The SKYWARN spotter network maintained by WFO Cleveland consists of 5,000 members, 1,500-2,000 of these are amateur radio operators. The radio network is divided into six districts, each with a captain who collects and disseminates information within the district. Radio contact with the WFO is through the captains. This network uses a 6-meter radio system heard across the entire CWA. The radio traffic is closely monitored by the media and EMs. Monthly meetings are held to maintain and coordinate activities of this large radio network. Although damage reports flowed well over the radio network and met the needs of EMs and media with access to this network, no SVSs or LSRs were issued during the event. The WFO allowed one forecaster to leave at the end of the day shift and held over one forecaster. The forecaster was later called back. During the height of the event, the staff consisted of four meteorologists and one Hydrometeorological Technician (HMT). Warnings were issued every 3 to10 minutes for over a 2-hour period for a total of 45 tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings. Because the local Emergency Alert System (EAS) committee was not satisfied with the older synthesized voice on NWR, WFO Cleveland manually recorded all warnings. With the implementation of the concatenated voice associated with the Voice Improvement Project, warnings were to be automated. The WFO had planned to automate their warnings on Friday, 15
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BCKV Recruitment 2016 — Senior Research Fellow, Pest Scout Posts
Current Recruitment Notification From Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) 2016-17 | 03 Vacancies Available On indianfreejobs.com
BCKV Recruitment 2016 – SRF & Pest Scout Posts: Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) has inform 03 vacant seats for Senior Research Fellow & Pest Scout for different projects. If you have a dream of join BCKV. You can apply in prescribed format within 15 days from the advertisement. Other details are mentioned below..
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Qualification Criteria For Eligible Candidates:
BCKV Vacant Seats Details:
Total Candidates Seats: 03
Name of the Post:
1. Senior Research Fellow: 02 Seats
2. Pest Scout: 01 Seat
Education Qualification:
For Senior Research Fellow: M.Sc (Ag) in Agronomy Securing at least 2.75 OGPA in 4.00 scale or 6.75 OGPA in 10.00 scale or at least 60% marks in aggregate under traditional system of examination followed by good Bachelors Degree in Agriculture.
For Pest Scout: M.Sc (ag) in Plant Pathology or M.Sc in Microbiology Securing at system of examination followed by good Bachelors Degree.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates may send their application in plain paper with complete bio data giving all the details along with attested photocopies of mark sheets and testimonials and passport size recent colour photograph (to be pasted on the top right side of the bio data) to the venue within 15 days from the advertisement.
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Admission & Scholarship Section, Registrar's Department, PO Krish vishwavidyalaya (Mohanpur), DT – Nadia, Pin – 741 252.
Important Dates:
Date of Advertisement: 02/11/2016
Last Date for Receipt of Application Form: Within 15 days from the advertisement.
Job Location: West Bengal.
About Us:
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, also known as BCKV and Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University, is an agricultural university in West Bengal, India. The university aims to provide higher education in theoretical and technical fields of Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering. It grants Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology and Doctorate degrees and, thus, provides modern and high value education to create scientists with the capability to work at national and international levels.The Faculty of Agriculture consisted of 17 departments, which has recently been reduced to 16 by merging two departments into one, all with specializations in teaching, research and extension for the development of agriculture in this state. One hundred students are admitted each year in the undergraduate courses on the basis of their performance at higher secondary (10+2) level. Apart from the general agricultural subjects, during their final year the students undertake specialized subjects along with a job-oriented course in the 7th semester as a module, and they undergo the training named 'Rural Agricultural Work Experience' (RAWE) during the 8th semester.


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Lean Manufacturing is often referred to as the TPS (Toyota Production System), since Toyota introduced the concept of "Toyotism". Lean focuses on eliminating waste in processes so that a higher percentage of value is produced from production effort. The Lean method leads to bigger sales revenues and at the same time brings down operating costs. The delivery performance is improved and as a result of this, enhances client contentment and relationships with suppliers. Using Lean production method, we can minimize costs in inventory, warehouse space and better quality can be achieved. It is relevant to manufacturing as well as service industry.
Lean 5S:
Lean method follows the principle of 5S, where 5S stands for sort, straighten, shine, standardize, and sustain the factory floor so that waste materials and equipment are removed from production spaces. In the standard phase of Lean 5S, routine cleaning becomes a part of everyday life, which is termed as Shitsuke. Some companies name their program as 6S, this s stands for safety, but safety actually intertwines with every phase of 5S. A workplace that is clean is a safer work area. The lean organizations are improving their processes continuously, and further improving the product qualities.
Eliminating Seven Wastes:
Lean method focuses on eliminating the following seven types of wastes. The seven elements are excess production, transportation, too much processing, inventory, waiting time, shortcomings and scrap/waste items. This means that we can eliminate or at least minimize the above mentioned seven different types of wastes, thereby increasing the productivity of the overall organization. When manufacturing companies implement Lean production systems, manufacturing time is considerably reduced. All forms of waste, distractions and unethical behaviour are eliminated and workers do their jobs without interruptions. Thus, the overall efficiency gets increased, and hence increases the profit of the organization.
Lean optimises workflow and eliminates waste through employee involvement and continuous improvement, taking care of customer's value and interests. The lean production system is geared towards simplification and elimination of wastes. Following the principles of Lean 5S and elimination of seven wastes strategies, we can thereby increase the overall productivity and profit of an organization.


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Lane 8's 'I Got What You Need' North America Tour 11 Cities, 12 Shows
In support of his summer anthem by the same name, the fast rising star Lane 8 has announced his 12-date 'I Got What You Need' tour of North America – continuing a trailblazing year for the Germany-based talent from San Francisco. Beginning with two sets in Toronto on August 2nd, the tour will span 11 different cities and include a flagship set at TomorrowWorld on September 26th.
Lane 8, aka Daniel Goldstein, is one of electronic music's great young talents, as the legendary Pete Tong testified when he labeled him a 'Future Star' on BBC Radio 1 this May. Dreamy, classy and catchy in equal measures, Lane 8's deep melodic sound has already been responsible for a string of tastemaking releases on Anjunadeep and French Express. Scene favourites such as "Be Mine," "How I Feel" and "The One" have received widespread support from a diverse cross section of the electronic music world, including Tensnake, The Magician, Chris Malinchak, Kidnap Kid, Armin, B. Traits, Above & Beyond and Pete Tong. In parallel, Lane 8 has also developed a reputation as a first class remixer with recent reworks of Eric Prydz's own summer smash "Liberate"and Above & Beyond's "Sticky Fingers."
"I Got What You Need (Every Night)," featuring Bipolar Sunshine, is forthcoming on Anjunadeep / Ministry of Sound late this summer. Premiered by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 as his 'Future Exclusive,' the tune has racked up 420,000 plays in first two weeks on Soundcloud, and received further R1 play from Mistajam and Phil & Alice.
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