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MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km (MOD29) data set contains fields for sea ice by reflectance, sea ice by reflectance pixel Quality Assessment (QA), Ice Surface Temperature (IST), IST pixel QA, latitudes, and longitudes in Hierarchical Data Format-Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format, along with corresponding metadata. Latitude and longitude geolocation fields are at 5 km resolution, while all other fields are at 1 km resolution. The sea ice algorithm uses a Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) modified for sea ice to distinguish sea ice from open ocean based on reflective and thermal characteristics.
Data are stored in HDF-EOS format, and are available from 24 February 2000 to present via FTP. Data can also be obtained in GeoTIFF format from Reverb | ECHO, NASA's Next Generation Earth Science Discovery Tool.
As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set using the following citation. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. List the principal investigators, year of data set release, data set title and version number, dates of the data you used (for example, December 2003 to March 2004), publisher: NSIDC, and digital media.
Hall, Dorothy K., George A. Riggs, and Vincent V. Salomonson. 2007, updated daily. MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-min L2 Swath 1km V005, [list the dates of the data used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.
|Data format
|HDF-EOS version 2.9. Data can also be obtained in GeoTIFF format from Reverb | ECHO, NASA's Next Generation Earth Science Discovery Tool.
|Spatial coverage and resolution
|Coverage is global, but the sea ice algorithm is applied only to ocean pixels. Spatial resolution at nadir is approximately 1 km for the data fields and 5 km for the latitude and longitude geolocation fields.
|Temporal coverage and resolution
|MODIS data extends from 24 February 2000 to present.
The time between repeat coverage of a given point on the earth depends on latitude with the most frequent coverage occuring near the poles. Areas poleward of ±30 degrees latitude are observed at least daily.
|Tools for accessing and analyzing data
|Land Processes Distributive Active Archive Center: MODIS Swath Reprojection Tool Distribution Page
HEG HDF-EOS to GeoTIFF Conversion Tool
Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC): Terra Orbit Tracks GLOBAL
NSIDC's Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) Web site
The MODIS Conversion Toolkit (MCTK)
MODIS Rapid Response System
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: MODIS Land Global Browse Images
NCSA HDFView
|Data range
|File naming convention
|Example: MYD29.A2000055.1630.005.2006251012020.hdf
|File size
|0.5 - 6.0 MB using HDF compression
|Sea Ice by Reflectance
Ice Surface Temperature (IST)
|Procedures for obtaining data
Reverb: NASA search and order tool for subsetting, reprojecting, and reformatting data.
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1. Contacts and Acknowledgments
2. Data Access and Tools
3. Detailed Data Description
4. Data Processing
5. Data Acquisition
6. References and Related Publications
7. Document Information
Dorothy K. Hall
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Mail stop 614.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Vincent V. Salomonson
Room 809 WBB
Department of Meteorology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
George A. Riggs
Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Mail stop 614.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771
NSIDC User Services
National Snow and Ice Data Center
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449 USA
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The following sites can help you select appropriate MODIS data for your study:
Data are available via the following methods:
Reverb: NASA search and order tool for subsetting, reprojecting, and reformatting data.
Subscription Service: Subscribe to have new data automatically sent when the data become available.
The following software tools can help you analyze the data:
See the MODIS Data at NSIDC: Data Summaries Web page for other MODIS snow and sea ice products available from NSIDC.
Algorithms that generate sea ice products are continually being improved, as limitations become apparent in early versions of data. As a new algorithm becomes available, a new version of data is released. Users are encouraged to work with the latest version available, which is the highest version number. Version 5 (V005) is the most current version of MODIS data available from NSIDC. For V005, the Science Data Sets Sea Ice by Ice Surface Temperature and Combined Sea Ice present in Version 4 (V004) were deleted from the product.
Please visit the following sites for more information about the V005 data, known data problems, the production schedule, and future plans:
MODIS sea ice products are archived in compressed HDF-EOS format, which employs point, swath, and grid structures to geolocate the data fill fields to geographic coordinates. This data compression should be transparent to most users since HDF capable software tools automatically uncompress the data. Various software packages, including several in the public domain, support the HDF-EOS data format. See the Software section for details. Also, see the Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) Web site for more information about the HDF-EOS data format, as well as tutorials in uncompressing the data and converting data to binary format.
Data can also be obtained in GeoTIFF format from Reverb | ECHO, NASA's Next Generation Earth Science Discovery Tool.
Data are produced in five minute segments of the orbital swath, which corresponds to approximately 203 scans. With 10 lines per scan, individual products have approximately 2030 pixels in the along track direction and 1354 pixels in the cross track direction. At the Earth's surface, the coverage of a single MYD29 data granule is approximately 2030 km along track by 2330 km cross track.
MOD29 is split into three different file types:
The DayNightFlag object, which is a CoreMetadata.0 Global Attribute, specifies what input was used for a given MYD29 granule. The content of sea ice data products is different between day and night because MODIS visible data are not acquired when the sensor is observing the surface in darkness. Thermal data are acquired day and night. Swaths acquired during the day, or those observed as a combination of day and night, contain fields based on reflective and thermal data. In swaths that were acquired in night mode, only data fields based on thermal data are included; Sea Ice by Relectance and Sea Ice by Relectance Pixel QA fields are not included. Each data file contains a mix of data fields depending on whether the data were acquired at night or during the day. And each data file contains the following HDF-EOS local attribute fields, which are stored with their associated Scientific Data Set (SDS):
Each data granule also contains metadata either stored as global attributes or as HDF-predefined fields, which are stored with each Scientific Data Set (SDS).
IST = scale_factor * (data value - add_offset)
scale_factor = 0.01
data value = ice surface temperature
add_offset = 0
The valid range for IST is 243 to 271.5 K.
Click the following thumbnail to see a larger diagram of how latitude and longitude fields are mapped to the sea ice fields.
A separate ASCII text file containing metadata with a .xml file extension accompanies the HDF-EOS file. The metadata file contains some of the same metadata as in the product file, but also includes other information regarding archiving, user support, and post production QA relative to the granule ordered. The post-production QA metadata may or may not be present depending on whether or not the data granule has been investigated for quality assurance. The metadata file should be examined to determine if post-production QA has been applied to the granule (Riggs, Hall, and Salomonson 2003).
The file naming convention common to all MODIS Level 2 data products is MOD29.A2000055.1630.005.2006251012020.hdf
Refer to Table 1 for an explanation of the variables used in the MODIS file naming convention.
|Type of product
|Acquisition date
|Year of data acquisition
|Day of year of data acquisition (day 55)
|Hour and minute of data acquisition in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) (16:30)
|Version number
|Year of production (2006)
|Day of year of production (day 251)
|Hour/minute/second of production in GMT (01:20:20)
|HDF-EOS data format
Data files are typically between 0.9 - 6.0 MB using HDF compression.
Note: New in V005, MYD29 data files now use HDF data compression. The extent to which compression reduces the file size varies from image to image, but generally it is a factor of 10 or more.
Coverage is global; however, only ocean pixels are run through the sea ice algorithm. A ±55 degree scanning pattern at 705 km altitude achieves a 2330 km swath with global coverage every one to two days.
The local equatorial crossing time of the Terra satellite is approximately 10:30 a.m. in a descending node with a sun-synchronous, near-polar, circular orbit.
Resolution at nadir is 1 km for the sea ice fields and 5 km for the latitude and longitude geolocation fields.
MOD29 is produced in five-minute segments, which corresponds to approximately 203 scans. Visit the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC): Terra Orbit Tracks GLOBAL Web site to help select appropriate swath data for your study.
MODIS data extends from 24 February 2000 to present.
Over the course of the Terra mission, there have been a number of anomalies that have resulted in dropouts in the data. If you are looking for data for a particular date or time and can not find it, please visit the MODIS/Terra Data Outages Web page.
Data are produced in five-minute segments. The time between repeat coverage of a given point on the earth depends on latitude with multiple pass coverage near the poles, and at least daily coverage of locations poleward of ±30 degrees latitude. The nominal repeat period of the satellite is 16 days.
The sea ice algorithm classifies pixels as sea ice, cloud, open ocean, inland water, or land. In the Sea Ice by Reflectance field, sea ice is distinguished from open water based on reflective properties. In the IST field, pixels contain an IST value in kelvins, scaled by 100 for all classes. The IST algorithm was designed for sea ice; however, IST values are provided for areas over open ocean.
Refer to the MOD29 and MYD29 Local Sea Ice Attributes, Version 5 document for a key to the meaning of the coded integer values in the Sea Ice by Reflectance Field, the Sea Ice by Reflectance Pixel QA Field, the Ice Surface Temperature Field, the Ice Surface Temperature Pixel QA Field, the Latitude Field, and the Longitude Field.
Sea ice is a highly dynamic feature that requires satellite-based remote sensing to better understand its behavior. A strong insulator, sea ice restricts the exchange of heat, mass, and momentum between the ocean and atmosphere; influences circulation patterns; and reduces the amount of solar radiation absorbed by the ocean (Riggs, Hall, and Ackerman 1999). Newly formed, smooth, thin sea ice is changed by temperature fluctuations, compressive and shear forces, surface currents, and winds. Sea ice usually becomes snow-covered only a few days after formation. As snow melts on sea ice, albedo decreases across all wavelengths. Sea ice has a much higher albedo compared to open ocean. Specific reflective characteristics of sea ice depend on the age of the ice. Snow-covered, opaque, white sea ice, thick first-year ice, and multiyear ice typically show maximum reflectance between 0.4 µm and 0.8 µm, and again at 1.9 µm. Young sea ice has a lower spectral albedo, 10-40 percent, than older sea ice when measured in this spectral range. Sea ice in the process of ablation and formation of melt ponds shows a decrease in reflectance from 0.6 µm to 0.8 µm, followed by a consistent decrease to approximately 1.6 µm. Sea ice reflectance criteria are used to identify snow-covered sea ice and the age of the ice (Hall and Martinec 1985) and (Hall et al. 1998).
Measurement of IST is useful for determining ice type and estimating radiative and turbulent heat fluxes for large-scale climate studies. IST estimates can be used as an additional discriminatory variable for the identification of sea ice cover. Studies of MODIS Airborne Spectrometer (MAS) images in the Beaufort Sea, near St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, show that the surface temperature of water is typically greater than 271.4 kelvins, while the surface temperature of saline ice is less than 271.4 kelvins (Hall et al. 1998). These thresholds take into account the emissivity of sea ice. First-year ice has an emissivity of about 0.92, and multiyear ice has an emissivity of about 0.84. The difference in ice emissivities results in a difference in recorded surface temperatures, allowing a researcher to distinguish the relative age of ice and infer relative ice thickness (Hall and Martinec 1985).
The MODIS science team is responsible for algorithm development. The MODIS Data Processing System (MODAPS) is responsible for product generation and transfer of products to NSIDC.
Figure 1 is a flowchart that summarizes the steps in the MOD29 sea ice algorithm, which identifies sea ice on the basis of reflectance characteristics in the visible and Near Infrared (IR) wavelengths (Riggs, Hall, and Ackerman 1999). The algorithm assumes that the sea ice is snow covered and that the NDSI can be used to detect sea ice. The NDSI is used to detect the high reflectance of sea ice at visible wavelengths, and the low reflectance at approximately 1.6 µm. NDSI is calculated using MODIS bands 4 (0.55 µm) and 6 (1.6 µm) radiances:
NDSI = (band 4 - band 6)/(band 4 + band 6)
Analysis of sea ice in a MODIS swath is constrained to pixels that:
Constraints are applied in the order listed. After they are applied, only pixels having a 95 percent or greater probability of being unobstructed by cloud over an ocean surface are analyzed for sea ice. Clouds are masked with the MODIS Cloud Mask data product (MOD35_L2). Land and inland water bodies are masked with the MODIS 1 km mask contained within the MODIS geolocation product (MOD03).
Refer to Figure 2. Sea ice detection is achieved with a criteria test for sea ice reflectance characteristics in the visible and near-infrared regions. A pixel is identified as sea ice if all the following conditions are met: (Hall et al. 1998, Riggs, Hall, and Salomonson 2003)
Intermediate checks for theoretical bounding of reflectance data and the NDSI ratio are made in the algorithm. Reflectance values should be between 0 -100 percent, and the NDSI ratio should be within -1.0 to +1.0. Summary statistics are kept for pixels that exceed these theoretical limits; however, the test for sea ice is done regardless. A quality flag is set in the QA data array to indicate the occurrence of sea ice.
A split-window technique is used to determine sea surface temperature and Ice Surface Temperature (IST). This technique allows for correction of atmospheric effects, primarily water vapor (Hall et al. 1998, Riggs, Hall, and Salomonson 2003).
Radiance data from MODIS Channels 31 and 32 (11 µm and 12 µm, respectively) are first converted to brightness temperatures with an inversion of Planck's equation (Key et al. 1994):
T = c2v / ln(1 + ((ec1v3)/E))
|brightness temperature in kelvins (K)
|1.1910659 * 10-5 mW m-2 sr cm-4
|1.438833 cm deg K
|central wavelength in cm-1
|radiance from sensor in mW m-2 sr cm-4
The following equation, based on the technique of Key et al. (1997), is then used to estimate IST. Key's equation originally developed for the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) was adapted for use with MODIS Channels 31 and 32.
IST = a + bT31 + c(T31 - T32) + d{[T31 - T32][sec(θ) - 1]}
|coefficients determined from multilinear regression of brightness temperatures to estimated surface temperatures
|brightness temperature of MODIS channel 31 (11 µm)
|brightness temperature of MODIS channel 32 (12 µm)
|sensor scan angle from nadir (radians)
Different coefficients are used for each of the three temperature ranges in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, a total of six coefficient sets.
Coefficients for the Northern Hemisphere
|IST coefficients, <240 = -1.5711228087,1.0054774067,1.8532794923,-0.7905176303
|IST coefficients, 240-260 = -2.3726968515,1.0086040702,1.6948238801,-0.2052523236
|IST coefficients, >260 = -4.2953046345,1.0150179031,1.9495254583,0.197132579
Coefficients for the Southern Hemisphere
|IST coefficients, <240 = -0.1594802497,0.9999256454,1.3903881106,-0.4135749071
|IST coefficients, 240-260 = -3.3294560023,1.0129459037,1.2145725772,0.1310171301
|IST coefficients, >260 = -5.207360416,1.0194285947,1.5102495616,0.2603553496
The major caveat with the IST algorithm is that it is only applicable to clear-sky conditions. Inadequate cloud masking may result in significant error in estimating the IST. The MODIS cloud mask is used to identify clear sky conditions since only pixels with a 95 percent or greater probability of being unobstructed by cloud cover will be considered (Hall et al. 1998, Riggs, Hall, and Salomonson 2003).
The sea ice algorithm classifies pixels as sea ice, cloud, open ocean, inland water, or land. Sea ice extent and IST are the primary variables of interest in this data set.
As with any upper level product, the characteristics of or anomalies in input data may carry through to the output data product. The following products are input to MOD29:
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For example, the sea ice detection algorithm is sensitive to the presense of clouds within the field of view, and it will map clouds as sea ice if for some reason the cloud mask product fails to mask a cloud (Hall et al. 2004). The algorithm assumes that sea ice is snow covered and that snow dominates the reflectance characteristics. As a consequence, the presence of surface melt ponds, small ice floes, polynyas, and leads at subpixel resolution will contribute to errors in identification and mapping of sea ice (Hall et al. 1998).
Melt ponds and leads in the summer months affect the emissivity of the ice surface; therefore, affecting the calculation of ice surface temperature (Hall et al. 1998). The presence of even very thin clouds or fog within the field of view prevent obtaining an accurate IST (Hall et al. 2004). Recent studies in the arctic and antarctic have shown that under clear sky conditions the IST are accurate to better than � 1.5 over the 245-270 K range for all ice types (Hall et al. 2004) (Scambos, Haran, and Massom 2006 ).
All MODIS/Terra sea ice products are considered validated or at stage 2 meaning that accuracy has been assessed over a widely distributed set of locations and time periods via several ground-truth and validation campaigns.
Quality indicators for MODIS sea ice data can be found in the following three places:
These quality indicators are generated during production or in post-production scientific and quality checks of the data product. For more information on local and global attributes, go to one of the following links:
An AutomaticQualityFlag for each SDS is automatically set according to conditions for meeting data criteria in the algorithm. In most cases, the flag is set to either Passed or Suspect, and in rare instances, it may be set to Failed. Suspect means that a significant percentage of the data were anomalous and that further analysis should be done to determine the source of anomalies. The AutomaticQualityFlagExplanation contains a brief message explaining the reason for the setting of the AutomaticQualityFlag. The ScienceQualityFlag and the ScienceQualityFlagExplanation maybe updated after production, either after an automated QA program is run or after the data product is inspected by a qualified scientist. Content and explanation of this flag are dynamic so it should always be examined if present in the external metadata file. In the MYD29 data product, there are two instances of the ScienceQualityFlagExplanation, one for sea ice determined by reflectance data and one for IST written in the metadata
The sea ice algorithm identifies missing data and reports them in the output product. Certain expected anomalous conditions may exist with the input data such as a few missing lines or unusable data from the MODIS sensor. In these cases, the algorithm makes no decision for an affected pixel. Summary statistics are calculated for these conditions and reported as Valid EV Obs Band X percent and Saturated EV Obs Band X percent local attributes. Where X equals 2, 4, or 6 for Sea Ice by Reflectance and 31 or 32 for IST (Riggs, Hall, and Salomonson 2003).
The IST Pixel QA and the Sea Ice by Reflectance Pixel QA data fields provide additional information on algorithm results for each pixel within a MODIS scene, and are used as a measure of usefulness for sea ice data. The QA data are stored as coded integer values and tells if algorithm results were nominal, abnormal, or if other defined conditions were encountered for a pixel. For example, intermediate checks for theoretical bounding of reflectance data and the NDSI ratio are made in the algorithm. Reflectance values should lie within the 0-100 percent range, and the NDSI ratio should lie within the -1.0 to +1.0 range. If these limits are violated, the test for sea ice is still done, but the quality flag is set to Other quality in the Pixel QA field (Riggs, Hall, and Salomonson 2003).
The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: MODIS Land Quality Assessment Web site provides updated quality information for each product.
The MODIS instrument provides 12-bit radiometric sensitivity in 36 spectral bands, ranging in wavelength from 0.4 µm to 14.4 µm. Two bands are imaged at a nominal resolution of 250 m at nadir, five bands at 500 m, and the remaining bands at 1000 m. A ±55 degree scanning pattern at 705 km altitudes achieves a 2330 km swath with global coverage every one to two days.
The scan mirror assembly uses a continuously rotating double-sided scan mirror to scan ±55 degrees, driven by a motor encoder built to operate 100 percent of the time throughout the six year instrument design life. The optical system consists of a two-mirror off-axis afocal telescope, which directs energy to four refractive objective assemblies: one each for the visible, near-infrared, shortwave-infrared, and longwave-infrared spectral regions (MODIS Web 2003).
|705 km, 10:30 a.m. descending node (Terra), sun-synchronous, near-polar, circular
|Scan Rate
|20.3 rpm, cross track
|Swath Dimensions
|2330 km (cross track) by 10 km (along track at nadir)
|17.78 cm diameter off-axis, afocal (collimated) with intermediate field stop
|1.0 x 1.6 x 1.0 m
|228.7 kg
|162.5 W (single orbit average)
|Data Rate
|10.6 Mbps (peak daytime); 6.1 Mbps (orbital average)
|12 bits
|Spatial Resolution
|250 m (bands 1-2)
500 m (bands 3-7)
1000 m (bands 8-36)
|Design Life
|Six years
For information on the 36 spectral bands provided by the MODIS instrument, see the Spectral Bands Table.
The MODIS scan mirror assembly uses a continuously rotating double-sided scan mirror to scan ±55 degrees with a 20.3 rpm cross track. The viewing swath is 10 km along track at nadir, and 2330 km cross track at ±55 degrees.
MODIS instruments were built to NASA specifications by Santa Barbara Remote Sensing, a division of Raytheon Electronics Systems.
MODIS has a series of on-board calibrators that provide radiometric, spectral, and spatial calibration of the MODIS instrument. The blackbody calibrator is the primary calibration source for thermal bands between 3.5 µm and 14.4 µm, while the Solar Diffuser (SD) provides a diffuse, solar-illuminated calibration source for visible, near-infrared, and shortwave infrared bands. The Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor (SDSM) tracks changes in the reflectance of the SD with reference to the sun so that potential instrument changes are not incorrectly attributed to changes in this calibration source. The Spectroradiometric Calibration Assembly (SRCA) provides additional spectral, radiometric, and spatial calibration.
MODIS uses the moon as an additional calibration technique and for tracking degradation of the SD by referencing the illumination of the moon since the moon's brightness is approximately the same as that of the Earth. Finally, MODIS deep space views provide a photon input signal of zero, which is used as a point of reference for calibration (MODIS Web 2003).
MODIS is a key instrument aboard the Terra satellite, the flagship of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). The EOS includes a series of satellites, a data system, and the world-wide community of scientists supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans that together enable an improved understanding of the Earth as an integrated system. MODIS is playing a vital role in the development of validated, global, and interactive Earth system models able to predict global change accurately enough to assist policy makers in making sound decisions concerning the protection of our environment. (NASA's MODIS Web Site 2006), (NASA's Terra Web Site 2006), and (NASA's EOS Web Site 2006)
Within this overall context, the objectives of the MODIS snow and ice team are to develop and implement algorithms that map snow and ice on a daily basis, and provide statistics of the extent and persistence of snow and ice over eight-day periods. Data at 500 m resolution enables sub-pixel snow mapping for use in regional and global climate models. A study of sub grid-scale snow-cover variability is expected to improve features of a model that simulates Earth radiation balance and land-surface hydrology (Hall et al. 1998).
The MODIS sensor contains a system whereby visible light from the earth passes through a scan aperture and into a scan cavity to a scan mirror. The double-sided scan mirror reflects incoming light onto an internal telescope, which in turn focuses the light onto four different detector assemblies. Before the light reaches the detector assemblies, it passes through beam splitters and spectral filters that divide the light into four broad wavelength ranges. Each time a photon strikes a detector assembly, an electron is created. Electrons are collected in a capacitor where they are eventually transferred into the preamplifier. Electrons are converted from an analog signal to digital data, and downlinked to ground receiving stations (MODIS Web 2003).
The EOS Ground System (EGS) consists of facilities, networks, and systems that archive, process, and distribute EOS and other NASA earth science data to the science and user community. For example, ground stations provide space to ground communication. The EOS Data and Operations System (EDOS) processes telemetry from EOS spacecraft and instruments to generate Level-0 products, and maintains a backup archive of Level-0 products (ESDIS 1996). The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS) Services is currently responsible for generation of Level-1A data from Level-0 instrument packet data. These data are then used to generate higher level MODIS data products, including MYD29. MODIS snow and ice products are archived at the NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) and distributed to EOS investigators and other users via external networks and interfaces (MODIS Web 2003). Data are available to the public through a variety of interfaces.
Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). 1996. EOS Ground System (EGS) Systems and Operations Concept. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center.
Hall, Dorothy K., J. L. Foster, D. L. Verbyla, A. G. Klein, and C. S. Benson. 1998. Assessment of Snow Cover Mapping Accuracy in a Variety of Vegetation Cover Densities in Central Alaska. Remote Sensing of the Environment 66:129-137.
Hall, Dorothy K., Jeffrey R. Key, Kimberly A. Casey, George A. Riggs, and Donald Cavalieri. May 2004. Sea Ice Surface Temperature Product From MODIS. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 42:5.
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Hall, Dorothy K., George A. Riggs. 2006. Assessment of Errors in the MODIS Suite of Snow-Cover Products. Hydrological Processes, in press.
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The following acronyms and abbreviations are used in this document:
|Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
|Distributed Active Archive Center
|EOS Data and Operations System
|EOS Ground System
|Earth Observing System
|Earth Science Data and Information System
|File Transfer Protocol
|Greenwich Mean Time
|Goddard Space Flight Center
|Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System
|Ice Surface Temperature
|Land Processes DAAC
|Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
|National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|National Center for Supercomputing Applications
|Normalized Difference Snow Index
|National Snow and Ice Data Center
|Quality Assessment
|Solar Diffuser
|Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor
|Spectroradiometric Calibration Assembly
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"Europe's markets after opening on a fairly positive note have struggled for direction this afternoon on fairly light volumes with the positive Chinese PMI being overshadowed by some rather disappointing reminders, that for all this week's optimism about Greece's bailout approval, initial framework for banking union, Europe's economy remains in significant difficulty," said CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson.
He noted that while eurozone business activity showed some evidence of bottoming out in November, it came in below expectations in France and Germany.
Europe's leaders gathered in Brussels yesterday for their seventh and final summit of a crisis-hit year, trumpeting deals to save Greece and monitor banks.
But leaders dampened hopes of a swift deal to radically overhaul the eurozone, leaving plans for the future in the long grass of 2014 and beyond. "The EU summit in Brussels seems to be less important and is likely to fade in the background as no major decisions will be taken (as far as) the euro and the eurozone are concerned at this meeting," said ETX Capital trader Markus Huber.
But solid data from Asian powerhouse China helped boost market sentiment. HSBC said China's manufacturing activity hit a 14-month high this month in another sign that the world's number two economy was picking up steam.
The bank's preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) reached 50.9, up from a final 50.5 in November when the figure returned to growth after 12 consecutive months of contraction.
A reading above 50 shows expansion while one below signals contraction. The December reading is the highest since October last year.
"Very uplifting news from China, where the flash PMI hit 14-month high indicating green shoots of recovery continue to grow, inspiring stocks in Europe overshadowing lack of progress on fiscal cliff in America," said Gekko Global Markets trader Anita Paluch.
However, markets remain nervous that US lawmakers seem to be making slow progress on an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff – $600 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes slated to come into effect on January 1 which could send the economy into recession.
President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner held what were described as "frank" talks Thursday. But there was little sign they had found common ground on a more bearable plan to cut the country's huge deficit.
US stocks were down yesterday amid continued worries about Washington's budget impasse, with a sharp drop in Apple weighing on the Nasdaq.
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Starting Sunday officials at the Port of New York and New Jersey can discuss a contentious per-container charge with major container lines, after a tied FMC vote.
Inefficient operations at Tanjung Priok and regular traffic around the port adds significant costs to supply chains.
Union Pacific brings domestic intermodal rail to the ICTF near LA-LB ports.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
A Little Later Than Usual
It's Mardi Gras today, and I celebrated by taking down my Christmas Village (and putting away the stockings)
In my defense, we were calling it a winter village, and since we have had more snow than there has been in a century, it seemed appropriate to keep it up.
I probably wouldn't have taken it down today if we hadn't needed to move it off the lid of our piano while it was being tuned.
So, Merry Christmas and a solemn and reflective Lent to you all.
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- Anna - Three Sneaky Bugs said...
Ha! You definitely just made me feel better about the fact that I have taken down valentines day yet. (Also, love the banner pic. Not sure when you put it up but I just noticed it.)
- March 9, 2011 at 5:58 AM
- Kaylana said...
Ah, the ding, ding, ding of a piano tuner. I studied it once - just enough to know how to tune my own piano. But then I moved across the ocean. Good bye Minnesota winters!
- March 9, 2011 at 7:27 AM
- nest full of eggs said...
i keep my Christmas cards up til Easter because i love them so much
- March 10, 2011 at 1:56 PM
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Buskers in a London borough known for its music scene could find themselves dancing to the tune of the town hall for the first time.
Camden council, one of the few authorities not to insist on a licence for busking, is set to consult residents on the future of street performing after complaints about noise.
It is looking at limiting the hours buskers can play, a ban on amplifiers and drum kits, and designated performing areas.
In London, busking is illegal only in the City, but most boroughs ask street performers to register and some charge between £10 and £20 for a permit. Buskers said "the soul of Camden will die" if licences are introduced there.
Jamie Oughton, 20, warned: "The Rolling Stones used to play just over there under that tree. Other bands will not be discovered if the council start bringing in licences. If a resident complained to me, I would stop straight away."
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Reagan and George H.W. Bush both had representatives lay wreaths on Memorial Day
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Right-wing media figures are suggesting that President Obama's plan to participate in a Memorial Day event in Chicago and have Vice President Joe Biden lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery is unprecedented and a sign of disrespect to the military. In fact, both Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush had representatives lay wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
In 1983, President Reagan had Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Thayer represent him at the ceremony. A May 30, 1983, Washington Post article reported (from Nexis):
The official commemoration of Memorial Day will take place at Arlington today at 11 a.m. when Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Thayer, representing President Reagan, will lay a wreath at the tomb. A plaque representing the unidentified dead from the Vietnam war will be dedicated and placed at the shrine at 11 a.m.
On May 30, the Associated Press reported that Reagan was at an economic summit that day:
At Arlington National Cemetery, thousands gathered for the traditional wreath-laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and a new tomb was dedicated to the 58,000 men who died in the Vietnam War. But that crypt lies empty, because there are no unidentified casualties from the divisive conflict.
President Reagan, continuing his summit meeting in Williamsburg, Va., with leaders of the industrialized democracies, proclaimed Monday "a day of prayer for permanent peace" and called on Americans throughout the country to unite in prayer at 11 a.m.
The next day, the Post reported:
Down a grassy slope from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, in a valley of trees a short distance from where Deputy Secretary of Defense W. Paul Thayer was placing a wreath of carnations yesterday, two women and a girl stood silently before a grave, heads down, arms behind their backs.
While ceremonial guns were booming and ceremonial heels were clicking, while a nation was engaged in formal mourning on a day set aside for that purpose, the two women and the girl were quiet with their own Memorial Day memories.
By the time the formalities were over, and the hundreds of spectators had scattered, the two women and the girl had left. In addressing the crowd, Thayer had said that Memorial Day was a time to "pay tribute to over one million men and women who gave their lives in the armed forces of our land."
Similarly, The Boston Globe reported that on Memorial Day in 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle laid a wreath at the tomb while Bush spoke to American Legion members in Kennebunkport, Maine, and played golf. From a May 26, 1992, Globe article:
Meanwhile, Vice President Dan Quayle, laying a wreath before the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, spoke of patriotic values.
"Unfortunately, today some mock and scorn our reverence for values. They don't seem to grasp the meaning of values - values of freedom, patriotism, duty, honor and country," Quayle said.
Wrapping up his Memorial Day weekend trip, Bush played a final round of golf in chilly weather before delivering his remarks to the American Legion members. His foursome included GOP Gov. John McKernan of Maine.
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French (Canadian) Onion Soup
Hugue Dufour makes a pork broth for his French onion soup using bacon for smokiness and a pig's foot for richness. Omit the pig's foot for a lighter broth.
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- 2 pounds lean slab bacon, in one piece
- 1 whole pig's foot or two halves
- 8 large yellow onions—1 whole, 7 sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 2 gallons of water
- 1/4 cup rendered pork fat or vegetable oil
- Salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Two 12-ounce bottles brown ale
- 6 rosemary sprigs
- Freshly ground pepper
- 12 ounces rustic bread, cubed
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- 4 cups shredded Gruyère cheese (about 1/2 pound)
How to make this recipe
In a pot, cover the bacon, pig's foot and whole onion with the water and boil. Simmer over moderately low heat until the foot is tender, 3 1/2 hours. Strain the broth and return to the pot, reserving the bacon and pig's foot.
Boil the broth until reduced to 2 quarts, 25 minutes; skim off the fat or refrigerate overnight and then skim off the fat. Remove all the lean meat from the bacon and pig's foot, cut into bite-size pieces and reserve.
Meanwhile, in a large pot, heat the rendered fat. Add the sliced onions and season with salt. Cover and cook over high heat, stirring, until the onions are wilted, 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderate and cook until the onions are very soft, 30 minutes. Uncover and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until the onions are lightly browned, 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the flour until smooth.
Return the pot to the burner. Add the strained broth, ale and 4 of the rosemary sprigs and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until the soup thickens. Simmer the soup for about 15 minutes, until no floury taste remains. Add the reserved meat and season the soup with salt and pepper. Discard the rosemary.
Preheat the oven to 350°. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the bread cubes, melted butter, garlic and the remaining 2 rosemary sprigs; season with salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes, until the croutons are crisp. Discard the rosemary and garlic.
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In the spirit of fostering the emerging talent in the St. Louis performing arts community, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation is proud to produce and present an adjudicated competition showcasing the splendidly talented teens of the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Students competed for college scholarships, prizes and public appearance opportunities.
1st Place
Two Mellow Cello Fellows
Grant Riew & Christopher Halen
John Burroughs & Whitfield School
2nd Place
The Great Rapsby
D. Kenneth Tate & A. Joseph Smith
Homeschool & Webster Groves H.S.
3rd Place (TIE)
John Li
Super Sick Crew
Paul Springer, Lonnie Howard, Cornelius Igwe, Anthony Pawnell, Jr.
Hazelwood East High School
Mikaiah Krueger
Michaela Marie Wolz
Eureka H.S.
Nathan Eswine & Abigail Oldham
Webster Groves H.S.
Darci Kardell & Gabriel Lawton
Incarnate Word Academy & Greenways Academy
Sam Krausz St. Louis University H.S.
Yvette Lu Parkway West H.S.
Phylissa / Dominique Milam Clayton H.S.
Keep Art Happening:
Mikaiah Krueger
I Award:
David Tate & Alan Smith
Capes Sokol Goodman Sarachan Musical Theatre Scholarship:
Meadow Nguy
Kranzberg vocal performance award:
Michaela Marie Wolz
Berges classical performance award:
John Li
Fromm Family dance award:
Super Sick Crew
The Muny Opportunity:
Michaela Marie Wolz
STAGES St. Louis Opportunity:
Yvette Lu
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Lawton and Darci Kardell
Lord Brown
Williams and Nalini Jones
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Anthony Pawnell, Jr.
Common Thread Dance Intensive Scholarships:
Lydia Berry
Tiála Taylor
Nalini Jones
Melvin Williams
Ashleyliane Dance
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Lucas Llord Brown
Mikaiah Krueger
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Saturday, April 27 1:00 p.m. National Dance Week
Sunday, May 26 6:55 p.m. Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Greenshow
Saturday, June 1 3:30 p.m. MidTown Taste & Art Fair
Sunday, June 2 3:30 p.m. MidTown Taste & Art Fair
Friday, June 7 6:55 p.m. Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Saturday, June 8 12 noon Webster Art & Air
Friday, June 28 7:00 p.m. The Muny West Pavilion
Sunday, September 8 1:15 p.m. "Sunday in the Park"
Schroeder Park Amphitheatre
Saturday, September 21 Dancing In the Street Festival
Tuesday, October 1 Chamber Music Society of St. Louis
Friday, October 18 US Board on Books International Conference
Scenes from the Preliminary Round click here
To see a list of the 126 acts who performed in the Preliminary Round in 2013 click here
2013 Judges
1st Place $7,000 Scholarship
underwritten by Ameren, Mr. Tom and Mrs. Carol Voss
2nd Place $5,000 Scholarship
underwritten by Mr. John Russell
3rd Place $3,000 Scholarship
underwritten by Mr. Harry and Mrs. Sally Johnston
*Scholarship amounts for 1st, 2nd & 3rdplace will be equally divided between the members of the acts respectively
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Webster University
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University of Missouri - St. Louis
The winner (or each member of the winning act) will receive a $1,000 Mark Twain scholarship to UMSL. For more details, click here
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"I Award" for the most Imaginative, Inspired, Inspiring and Inventive act
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"Keep Art Happening" Scholarship Award
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St. Louis Community College
The Forest Park campus' Mildred Bastian Theatre will serve as a Preliminary Round location and the Semi-final round location. SLCC also underwrites the Nine Network's broadcast of the Competition.
Lindenwood University will award a scholarship to every student who participates in the 2013 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition.
The Belleville Campus will serve as a Preliminary Round location.
The University of Missouri - St. Louis
The J.C. Penney Conference Center will serve as a Preliminary Round location and UMSL will award a Mark Twain Scholarship to each member of the competition's winning act.
Missouri Baptist University will award a scholarship to every student who participates in the 2013 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition.
The Pillsbury Chapel will serve as an alternate Preliminary Round location.
Special Thanks to the Fabulous Fox Theatre: Rich Baker, John Wolf, Gayle Leonard and staff
and to MetroTix: Larry McDonnell and staff
Webster University will award a scholarship to each finalist.
Southeast Missouri State University will award a renewable scholarship to each finalist* ranging between $500 to $2000.
1st Place
"The Cotton Club"
Marquis Cooper, Virgil Fisher, DaJuan Johnson
Central VPA H.S. tap dancers
performming a Capella
(l to r) Marquis, DaJuan, Virgil
"Super Sick Crew"
Paul Springer, Anthony Pawnell, Cornelius Igwe, Lonnie Howard
Hazelwood East H.S.
Dance crew performing to a song mix
3rd Place
Kellin Quinn
Circus Harmony
Juggler performing to "The Chicken"
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If Mark Sanchez continues to struggle, his days as the New York Jets' QB will be numbered.
For now, he has the support of Rex Ryan, who was bombarded with questions as the inevitable Sanchez-Tim Tebow controversy erupted. Football odds
"I think (Sanchez) is definitely our guy," Ryan related. "I don't really want to get into the what-ifs, this, that or whatever. I just know in my heart, right now, that this is not the time (to change)."
After half a year of simmering, Sanchez-Tebow has reached a full boil, with Sanchez coming off 3 straight poor performances.
Even New York Jets owner Woody Johnson was questioned about the QB situation.
"It's a question that'll be asked more often if this moves on, because this is unacceptable playing," Johnson said.
Johnson was referring to Sunday's 34-0 loss to the 49ers, one of the worst offensive performances in Jets history. It marked only the 4th time in team history that the N.Y Jets were shut out with less than 150 yards of total offense.
And Sanchez is hearing it.
Ryan acknowledged Sanchez has to raise his game, but he wasn't about to bail on his hand-picked franchise QB.
"Do I think Mark has the talent to be an excellent quarterback? I do, absolutely," Ryan expounded. "We just need to find a technique to get that done. … At this time, I think Mark gives us our best chance to win."
Jets LB Bart Scott echoed that sentiment, saying it would be a "panic" move to bench Sanchez in favor of Tebow.
"It's (the media's) job to push the panic button," Scott related." (The media) would change it from week to week. I don't think we are at this point yet. Mark is our quarterback. We believe in him and the team will rally around him. … You just don't jump ship after a couple of weeks without playing the type of football you want."
What makes this debate different from others is that Ryan has the ability to increase Tebow's role while not having to bench Sanchez, thanks to the Wildcat package. Ryan did not want to get into that discussion, but it's a possibility.
So far, Tebow hasn't been on the field for over 3 consecutive plays, but he could get an entire series if the Jets feel that he could provide a spark. That has not happened yet.
In 4 games, Tebow has played in only 32 snaps on offense, including 18 at quarterback. The ballyhooed Wildcat, hyped all summer by Ryan, has flopped. Tebow has rushed 9 times for 38 yards and has attempted only 1 pass, a 9-yard completion.
Ryan conceded the Wildcat has been a disappointment.
"We haven't been as successful at running the Wildcat as I thought we would," Ryan said. "I think that's reasonable to say, but without question, I am not prepared to give up on (Tebow)."
Sanchez, who had 2 turnovers and only 103 passing yards against the San Francisco 49ers , said after the game he isn't worried about his job security. Tebow said he supports Sanchez, who never had a backup that posed a legitimate threat.


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If you happen to be the many people patiently waiting to see prices drop, you might be surprised to find that a potential 16GB version of the tablet will be making its way to Verizon some time down the road. Glancing over a recently leaked screen shot from Verizon's Device Management system, it indicates that the carrier will be selling a 16GB version of the XOOM – of course, it'll be enabled for 3G right now, but it'll get 4G whenever that happens.
Aside from that revelation, the rest of the tablet appears to be the same – so we're all clamoring to see what kind of price point it'll grace. However, it wouldn't surprise much people to see it placed at $100 less than the current 32GB version. Let's hope!
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More On Noble Laureate Tomas "Buzzard Poet" Transtromer
The Telegraph posted a short piece on Tomas Transtromer called "Ten things you never Knew about the Poet you never Knew". We certainly hope you knew his poetry. You may not have known, though, that despite a debilitating stroke he continues to play one-handed piano recitals. And there's more. Quite the fascinating character, this fella. And, totally biting on Letterman, this piece is a top ten list.
Here are a few of the ten:
4. In Sweden he is known as a 'buzzard poet' because his poetry views the world from a great height…like a buzzard, apparently.
7. Tranströmer suffered a debilitating stroke in 1990 that left him half-paralysed and unable to speak. Despite this, the poet continues to write, producing over five new works since his stroke, including his memoirs.
9. Tranströmer is not a one trick pony. Besides his successful career as a respected psychologist, he is also known as a skilled literary translator, entomologist, and classical pianist. He hasn't let his paralysis stop him either. He continues to perform one handed piano recitals throughout Europe. Impressive stuff.
Impressive, indeed. Read the rest after the jump.
Posted in Poetry News on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 by Harriet Staff.


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Bricio Hammers Huskies as No. 3 USC Takes Four-Set Win Over NIU
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Sep 7, 2013
DEKALB, Ill. - USC women's volleyball sophomore outside hitter Samantha Bricio powered the Trojan offense with 20 points on 16 kills (4e, 37att, .324), two service aces, and two solo blocks as the Women of Troy moved to 6-0 on the season with a 3-1 win over Northern Illinois (25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 25-16) at Victor E. Husky Court on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Huskies fell to 3-3.
The Trojans also got eight kills from each of their freshman outside hitters. Ebony Nwanebu had eight (4e, .190) on 21 swings and added three blocks while Elise Ruddins had eight (4e, .211) on 19 attempts and two solo blocks. USC also got seven kills from senior middle blocker Alexis Olgard (3e, 16att, .250) who had a match-high four blocks and five digs.
Junior middle blocker Hannah Schraer earned five kills (0e, 8att) with a .625 hitting percentage and picked up a solo block while home-state heroine Emily Young had five kills including the final point of the match and hit .250 in front of friends and family from nearby Schaumburg, Ill.
Freshman setter Alice Pizzasegola had a career-high 28 assists to go with a service ace while junior setter Hayley Crone dished out 18 assists and dug up seven balls. Senior libero Natalie Hagglund got few touches in the first three frames, but claimed eight digs in the final set to finish with 17.
Sarah Angelos was the offensive catalyst for the Huskies as she posted 13 kills (4e, 28att) with a .321 hitting rate. Mackenzie Roddy was just a shade behind with 12 kills (7e, 44att, .114) and six digs. Justine Schepler led NIU with 13 digs in the match while Alexis Gonzalez ran the offense with 34 assists.
USC started the match with just four errors through two sets but struggled on offense in the third. The Trojans finished with a .270 hitting percentage on 126 swings (51k, 17e) and outdid the Husky attack which posted a .190 hitting percentage on 137 swings (52k, 26e). NIU hit negative in the third set with nine kills and 10 errors (36att, -.028). USC out-blocked the Huskies, 9.0-5.0, and out-blocked its opponent for the fifth time in six matches, this year.
The first set had 10 tie scores and five lead changes, but the Trojans snagged the final lead at 22-21 when Ruddins blocked an attack by Lauren Zielinski. Nwanebu and Olgard teamed up to block Roddy on the next play, but a kill by Tori Halbur pulled the Huskies within a point at 23-22. It wasn't enough as a pair of NIU errors closed the set and gave the Trojans a 25-22 win. USC had 15 kills (4e, 35att) and hit .314 in the opening frame and won despite the Huskies' better .333 hitting percentage (17k, 5e, 36att).
USC seemed to control the second set at the outset, but errors allowed the Huskies back into the game. A 10-all score was broken with a kill from Bricio and the Trojans began to build their lead. Olgard and Nwanebu stuffed Mary Grace Kelly together before Olgard went up alone to block Jenna Radtke as USC rolled out to a 19-13 lead. A timeout by the Huskies brought life to the NIU offense as it embarked on a 9-3 run to catch the Trojans at 22-all on a Roddy kill. The Women of Troy had just enough of an answer to hold off the Husky run as Bricio's kill put USC up for good and a kill and a solo block by Schraer put a 25-22 win on the board. USC was firing on all cylinders in the second with 13 kills and no errors (30att) for a .433 hitting percentage. The Huskies fared better towards the end of the set but finished with a .189 hitting rate on 37 swings (15k, 8e).
The Trojans received a shock in the third when what seemed like a slow-going three-all tie turned into an eight-point Husky lead at 15-7. USC's errors had it hitting negative through most of the set, but it fought back nonetheless. Pizzasegola connected with Bricio for a kill to cut the lead to two at 19-17, but NIU kept its foot on the pedal to get set point at 24-18 on a kill by Angelos. Bricio earned one more point, but Gonzalez finished things off for the Huskies who got on the board with a 25-19 win in the third set. NIU had 11 kills (3e, 28att) for a .286 hitting percentage in the third while the Trojans overcame a slow start to finish with 12 kills (8e, 33att) and a .121 hitting rate.
NIU held a 7-5 lead in the fourth frame before a kill Nwanebu sparked the Trojan offense which went ahead, 8-7, on a service ace by Pizzasegola. USC was unrelenting as it went up by five points, 16-11, on a Schraer kill. The Huskies got no closer than four points at 19-15 as USC pulled away for the 25-16 win. Young knocked down the final point of the day off a set from Pizzasegola to close out the Trojans' stay in the Midwest. USC hit .214 in the fourth set with 11 kills (5e, 28att) and held the Husky attack to a negative .028 rate (9k, 10e, 36att).
After playing their first six matches in the Midwest, the Trojans will return to Southern California for their next six matches beginning with three in San Diego at the USD Tournament (Sept. 13-14) at Jenny Craig Pavilion. USC plays eight of its next nine matches in Southern California including its home opener at Galen Center against UC Irvine on Sept. 18 (7 p.m. PT). Please visit USCTrojans.com for more information and a complete schedule.
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The 2013 season began pretty well for Barracuda Racing, with Alex Tagliani behind the wheel. They started out with a top-ten finish at St. Pete. Great start, right?! Well, unfortunately, that would be their only top-ten July 14th, nearly 112 days later. During those 112 days, Tags amassed 163 points, or 12 points a race. That is dreadful.
|Tagliani's chances of keeping the ride faded as the season went on (Photo: Todd Warshaw)
Bryan Herta made the decision to sack Alex Tagliani following Toronto, replacing him with Italian Luca Filippi. Luca, a former GP2 driver, who decided to come to America after things in Europe never played itself out. Filippi was looking to find a way into F1 but began to explore his options last season, mainly in Indycar. Although nothing came together, Filippi came back in 2013 and finally got his chance. He has now run at Mid-Ohio, Baltimore, and both races in Houston. He ran well at Mid-Ohio, had a mechanical issue in Baltimore, and looked very racy in Houston, finishing in the top-ten in race 1 and setting the fastest lap in race 2, although an early incident put him out of contention in that race. This makes Luca a prime candidate for the ride next year.
The other main candidate for the ride is former Panther Racing driver JR Hildebrand. Hildebrand was fired following his crash on lap three of the 2013 Indianapolis 500. JR raced at Sonoma and finished P16 and will race for BHA at Fontana next weekend.
So, who do I pick between the two? Easy decision for me. Luca Filippi. Now, this is not meant to bash JR Hildebrand. I respect JR. Good driver, great with the fans, very mature, all around great guy, and he should be in an Indycar, but regardless of the performance of Panther Racing during his tenure there, he had his chances to shine and could not capitalize. Too many mistakes.
|Luca driving his way through the streets of Baltimore (Photo: Rob Carr)
And then there's Luca Filippi, who has never had a shot in the big leagues until now. He rocked out in GP2. Last year, he was sitting next to his phone waiting for a call. GP2 team Scuderia Coloni put him in a car at his home track at Monza, and what does Filippi do? He wins the damn race. That is talent. That is what I want to see in Indycar. I want to see this nice guy finally get a chance to prove himself in the big leagues. He comes to Indycar, and what does he do? He opens eyes. Bryan Herta has commented many times that he loves the presence of Filippi in the garage and in the car.
You ask me who I would put in the car? I say Luca Filippi any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Give the guy a shot.
Let me know what you think.
-Matthew Hickey


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Propane Powered Buses for Toppenish Students
Propane powered busses are set to start running this fall for the school district.
Yakima Valley diesel prices are beginning to rise above four dollars a gallon.
The Toppenish School District is planning to pay about half that with their new propane powered buses.
"After a government rebate our net costs of our propane is about a dollar-forty," says Blaine Thorington, Toppenish District Transportation Director.
The yellow buses are going green according to Thorington, who heads the Toppenish district transportation team and adds, "The exhaust coming out is clean, there's no black exhaust to have to deal with and they tell us that the oil when we dump it after an oil change is the same color, same texture as the new oil that goes in."
Thorington says these propane powered vehicles, or autogas, will be a "great barometer" for the district to see if the money they save is worth adding more.
The buses run using two large forty gallon tanks that are bolstered under the vehicle. While the high flamability of propane could be a safety issue, Blaine believes these buses are just as safe as any other in his fleet.
The large tanks are filled a couple miles away from the bus depot.
The company that builds these pump believes the fuel is much safer to handle as well, "It's a really good alternative fuel, it's used a lot in Eurpoe where they use mostly diesel, and ya i think it's a safer way to go," said Claude Zehnder, petroleum manager for Blehyl Farm Service.
Bus driver Rick Barber drove and fueled an autogas bus today, and says he is impressed and adds, "A lot more responsive, no engine noise, sounds just like a regular gas engine, nice and quite, pleanty of power to it."
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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Enforcer Shawn Thornton entered this season with 15 career goals, and had just one in 74 games last season. Simply put, his job on the ice regularly does not involve scoring…until now. Thornton scored his career-high sixth and seventh goals of the season (in just 33 games) to help lead the Bruins past the Thrashers 4-1.
"The fans have been unbelievable to me since I got here. Tonight was just another level," Thornton told reporters after the game. "It's been a long journey to get here. Not too many people get to hear their name chanted by 18,000 people. It's a pretty cool experience."
Michael Ryder and Patrice Bergeron also scored for the Bruins against 23-year-old Ondrej Pavelec, who entered the game second in the NHL in goals against average (1.82) and save percentage (.943). Tops in league of course is Tim Thomas (1.70 GAA, .948 SV%), who finished with 26 saves to help the B's squad that was 1-3-1 over their previous five games. He improved to 16-4-5.
Before Thornton lit the lamp, he got into a typical fight just two seconds in the game, breaking out into a brawl with Atlanta's Eric Boulton. Both players exchanged blows for a minute before getting separated. Both players received five-minute penalties.
The real brawl occurred with less than five minutes to go in the third period, when all 10 skaters (excluding goaltenders) duked it out, resulting in 96 penalty minutes. Five players overall received game misconduct penalties, and Milan Lucic was called for a match penalty. Surprisingly, Thornton was NOT involved in this scrum. The big fight began when Thrasher Freddy Meyer hit Lucic with a high hit and Andrew Ference stepped in and started brawling with Meyer.
Earlier in the week, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli gave coach Claude Julien the "vote of confidence," so this effort by the B's should help his cause…for now. If the Bruins fail to string together a good stretch of hockey by mid-January, expect Julien's seat to remain red-hot.
The Bruins next enjoy the Christmas holiday before embarking on a five-game road trip that begins Monday in Florida.
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