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This is the fourth time this has happened: a stranger spontaneously prepaid our Timmy's order before we got to the drive through window!
I am new to Winnipeg, having only moved here the first of October, yet the citizens of this city repeatedly challenge the idea that city-dwellers are unfriendly. Instead, people smile and speak on the street, hold doors open for each other, yield parking spots, and yes... apparently randomly pay for strangers' coffee.
I am stunned and humbled by this, and it reminds me how important even the simplest gesture can be to make a difference to someone else, even if you never know it. He will never know it, but this gentleman positively impacted three people with one small act of kindness.
Both of my adopted "daughters" (university students boarding with me), have exams today. They both stayed up very late (one even pulled an all-nighter) studying, and we all got up extra early. I drove them today to give them extra study time in the car, but we were all groggy, quiet and a bit sullen. We pulled through Tim Horton's on the way to artificially bolster ourselves with caffeine, but the general tone in the car was gloomy and apprehensive. (I'm nail-biting over their exams too.)
Yet, as the server at the window waved away my debit card, explaining that the truck ahead of us had already paid our order, you could physically feel the change in all of us, in the atmosphere, as the realization of his unexpected kindness dawned on us. Suddenly we were awake, filled with excitement, ready for the day and oh-so happy. What an enormous influence one person's goodness can have on so much and so many.
Thank you, Good Samaritan. You remind me that I have this same potential for impact on every person I come in contact with, known or stranger, every day — and it's my responsibility, too, to make sure I leave those that I meet better and happier than before I crossed their path. Even if it's just to smile and say hello, it makes a difference. If I want to life in a positive world, I have to make the effort to make it that way.
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AfterWork: 'The Show' at Sutra in Costa Mesa
Early Friday-night dinner shows add to the usual late-night dance mix.
Inspiration can come from anywhere.
For Lori Brystan, it came from sheer boredom.
"I was pretty much bored in Orange County," the photographer and one-time model confessed. "And I don't think I was alone in being bored.
"Orange County desperately needs some passion, and I think I know how to bring some more passion to the county."
Brystan's answer to the boredom is "Show: The Supper Club," a weekly dinner show that is unlike anything you can find on the O.C. nightlife scene.
Although the show was unveiled several months ago at Code in Newport Beach, it has found a better fit at Costa Mesa's Sutra nightclub. The trendy nightspot has undergone a massive renovation during the last six months, and it now has a large stage that is perfect for bands and stage shows.
Fans of Sutra's dance scene need not worry. Brystan's show starts at 8 p.m., and ends at 9:30, just in time for the start of a typical night of dancing.
The theme of "Show: The Supper Club" changes every three weeks. The current show, which ends after this Friday, has an "Arabian Nights" theme, with a menu that matches the theme. This show will be followed Aug. 21 with a Bourbon Street speakeasy theme.
"I'll be honest with you," Brystan explained as belly dancers performed on stage behind her. "I have always wanted to go back in time, and these shows give me a chance to go back in time without ever having to leave Orange County.
"And that's important to me," she added. "I may have been bored here, but I don't like to drive somewhere else for a night of fun."
I should mention that I love the new Sutra. The dance floor has been expanded, and that annoyingly "cool" unisex bathroom sink area in on its way out. I never cared for it.
With the new large stage, Sutra has taken a serious plunge into the live-music pool, and the club will feature the '80s band the Spazmatics this Friday after the supper club.

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The only thing that saddens me about this little gem of a movie is that it may not be seen by anyone.
"Safety Not Guaranteed" is a fresh approach to romance. Two of its characters are focused on time — wanting to go back in time, that is. One wants to return via a visit to a former lover and the other has built a time machine.
Darius (Aubrey Plaza, television's "Parks and Recreation") is a mopey intern at a Seattle newspaper. She and another intern, Arnau (Karan Soni) accompany reporter Jeff (Jake M. Johnson, "21 Jump Street") on an interesting story. Someone has paid for a classified ad that asks for someone to accompany him or her "back in time." Payment is promised upon return. Oh, yes, and whoever hires on for the job must bring their own weapons. Of course, safety is not guaranteed.
Part of the fun is watching the unlikely trio of journalists track down the fellow who has placed the ad. He turns out to be Kenneth (Mark Duplass, "People Like Us"), an oddball, not surprisingly, who works in a supermarket.
Darius actually talks briefly to Kenneth to try to get him to invite her to go on his time-travel journey with him. Meanwhile, Jeff does nothing but think about, and finally track down, his lost love from years before.
At first, Darius does everything she can to make Kenneth believe she wants to travel back in time. She listens to him and seems sympathetic. As she gets to know him, she realizes he's intelligent, very serious about his project and seems to be good-hearted, too. She also realizes that Kenneth, who will stop at nothing to accomplish his goal, believes federal agents are following him … and that might be a possibility.
Jeff, who does indeed track down his former summer lover, can't decide whether he really could go back to a happier time in his life. All the while, he badgers Arnau to have some fun and get to a know a girl — any girl — so he'll have something to remember.
Director Colin Trevorrow, helming his first feature film, shows that he knows his stuff. The movie is beautiful to watch, with a lot of gentle, romantic moments as well as screwball chase scenes. The characters all are likeable and the comedy is never mean-spirited. It's a true "indie film" that might not have had a big budget but certainly has a lot of smarts.
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WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were holding ground on the US dollar on Tuesday, but nursed losses against the yen due to Japanese fund repatriation ahead of their half-year book-closing.
The Aussie edges up to $1.0438, from $1.0412 in early trade, having bounced from $1.0387 offshore. Key support at $1.0340, the 200-day MA and 61.8 pct of the $1.0165/$1.0625 move with resistance at $1.0564, last week's high.
The NZ dollar firm around $0.8237 after an overnight two-week low of $0.8184.
Near term support $0.8198, ahead of $0.8184. First topside hurdle $0.8250, then $0.8282.
Investors cautious after poor European data and weak earnings forecast from Caterpillar which added to global growth worries.
Antipodeans pressured by a broadly stronger yen as Japanese investors repatriate profits ahead of half-year book-closing this week.
Aussie at 81.15 yen, having lost more than a yen in two sessions. Support seen at 80.96, the 61.8 pct of the September climb, ahead of 80.80, the cloud base and 80.65, the 100-day MA. A break below would target a retracement to 79.65.
The kiwi at 64.11 yen, not far from a low of 63.76 on Monday. Support seen at 63.85, the 61.8 pct of the September climb, ahead of 63.51, the 50-day MA.
The Aussie steady against the kiwi at NZ$1.2664 , well off 5-month lows of NZ$1.2561 hit Friday.
Markets getting confident the RBA will deliver a rate cut next week with interbank futures implying a two-in-three chance of an easing in the 3.5 pct cash rate, while fully pricing a move in November.
National Australia Bank changed its call on rates on Monday predicting cuts in November and February due in part to the high currency, a slowdown in China and weaker commodity prices.
Yet, the Aussie remains a major beneficiary of foreign flows into the nation's government bonds as Australia is one among a shrinking pool of countries still rated triple-A by major agencies.
Australian debt futures gain, with the three-year contract up 0.03 points to 97.500 and the 10-year contract 0.045 points higher at 96.915.
Australia's banks are well placed to cope with any shocks from abroad, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said in its semi-annual Financial Stability Review. It also warned Europe's debt crisis remained a threat to the stability of the global financial system.
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In a documentary to coincide with the anniversary, "there will be the first direct confession as to how al-Qaeda planned and executed 11 September," documentary maker Yosri Fouda told Reuters news agency.
Al-Jazeera, based in the Gulf state of Qatar, caught the world's attention when it began airing statements from al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden soon after the attacks last year.
However the Bush administration complained the channel gave Bin Laden and his aides a forum to address the Arab public.
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An official from the television station identified the two alleged al-Qaeda members as Ramzi Bin al-Shaibah and Khaled al-Sheikh Mohammad.
A spokesman for the channel claimed that the two men shared a flat with Mohamed Atta, one of the 19 hijackers who the US says were involved in the 11 September attacks.
According to Reuters, the interviews took place in Karachi, Pakistan, and were arranged by a liaison officer from al-Qaeda, whom the channel identified as Abu Bakr.
Al-Jazeera is marking the 11 September anniversary by showing interviews with al-Qaeda chiefs and programmes on the long-term impact of the attacks.
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A promotional video of the two-part documentary shows one of the planes slamming into the first tower, Osama Bin Laden speaking briefly and a Muslim cleric reading from the Koran.
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The pop-punk of Green Day, the Britpop of oasis, the alternative arena rock of Weezer.
In this barren landscape, New Jersey and Virginia—which hold gubernatorial elections next week—represent a kind of oasis.
Cooper hailed from southeastern Kentucky, an oasis of Republicanism in what was then an otherwise solidly Democratic state.
They were lonely servants providing an oasis in a long, desert path.
Voting was disrupted also at oasis towns in southeastern Libya, including Jalo and Ojla.
In 1868 the march of invasion reached Bokhara, and in 1873 the oasis of Khiva was conquered and annexed.
They returned to the oasis satisfied with their exploration.
The day after the arrival at Touggourt, the house in its garden near the oasis was very quiet.
The long rest on the oasis had restored all his physical vigor.
Fresh descriptions of nature, enchanting pictures of love, form an oasis in an age of studied reasonableness.
1610s, from French oasis (18c.) and directly from Late Latin oasis, from Greek oasis, probably from Hamitic (cf. Coptic wahe, ouahe "oasis," properly "dwelling place," from ouih "dwell"). The same Egyptian source produced Arabic wahah.


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Do people who use the term vulva realize that it encompasses the mons pubis as well.
Katreena, 39 year old Alaskan Mama to 1 and 1
To me teaching a girl to say vulva could cause confusion if (god forbid!) there was a question of inappropriate touching. A girl saying that someone 'touched her vulva' could mean that some boy tried to punch her in the stomach and hit a little low. If the girl however said 'touched my vagina' then you're aware the touching is going on between the legs.
|I don't know. Vulva may mean the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, urethra, vagina etc etc but honestly it sounds a little too vague for me. It's like saying I've hurt my limb. Doesn't really narrow down where was hurt, could be arm or leg, thigh or calf.
|And yes I do understand that the vagina is only the internal part, but if you actually 'feel around' down there the vaginal opening does 'take up most of the space'.
I didn't know it what female parts were called until 5th grade when one of my friends made a comment about a vagina and she had to explain it to me. I thought she was pulling my leg! I didn't even think it had a name until then!
I have a question though. What is the proper term for belly? It's not stomach, b/c a stomach is an internal organ, right?
I'm not really grasping the idea of teaching an incorrect term in order to avoid confusion. If a child says someone 'touched her vulva,' that should be looked into (if only to teach that other child not to try and punch other kids in the stomach). I think that a much more problematic scenario would be a defense attorney showing that a child who is saying "he touched my vagina" is then indicating an external area on an anatomically correct doll. Discrediting witnesses can certainly help a defense case.
So, instead, you would prefer "I hurt my ankle," when in fact it was the knee? More precise, yes, but precision doesn't mean much without accuracy.
Besides, I think "vulva" is more similar to "leg" than "limb," while "vagina" would be similar to "ankle."
Obviously everyone's body is different, but I wouldn't say that's true for me. Unless you mean while a baby's crowning.
I saw this "article" today and this thread was the first thing I thought of:
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The "article" is from The Onion, which is a joke publication (think the Daily Show of newspapers). The posting was to poke fun at people being unable to say the words "vulva", "vagina", "genitals" etc etc etc.
If you understood that and still thought it was offensive, I apologize.
I saw this "article" today and this thread was the first thing I thought of:
2/02, 4/05, 2/07, 11/09, and EDD 12/25/11
The hair comment was suppose to give a visual illustration as to what a large area the word vulva actually covers.
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I do home daycare and one of the mothers ctually informed me she does not allow her children (a toddler boy and 2 girls ages 4 and 8) to say penis and vulva. She informeed me (with a straight face, mind you) That her children were to call the female parts "hoo-hoos" and the male parts "tallywacker".
And as for people who get embarassed by thier children possibly announcing in public "My daddy has a penis!" (etc..) I am PRETTY sure that the general public is already well aware of that fact. So, what's the big deal?
Lisa, lucky mama of Kelly (3/93) , Emma (5/03) , Evan (7/05) , & Jenna (6/09)
Loving my amazing dh, James & forever missing Aaron Ambrose (11/07)
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Loving my amazing dh, James & forever missing Aaron Ambrose (11/07)
I don't understand why anyone would be offended by the names of body parts - a penis is a body part, an elbow is a body part, a forhead is a body part, etc. They need to get over themselves!
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Do you like pizza? Do you like fire trucks? If you answered yes, your family should participate in Delivering Fire Prevention.
It's happening Thursday evening, Oct. 20, in communities across southeast Wisconsin. If you order a pizza for delivery and have children age 14 and younger, you may be chosen to have your community's fire department deliver your pizza – in a fire truck with lights flashing and horns blaring!
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Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin, State Farm, fire departments and pizza restaurants are teaming up to encourage families to make sure their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are working. As part of this effort, fire fighters and Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin volunteers will ask to check your alarms to make sure they're working. If they are, you get one free pizza donated from the participating restaurant or in some cases by the fire department. All families will receive fire prevention information.
In the United States, a house fire occurs every 76 seconds. More than 450 children ages 14 and younger die from fire and burn injuries each year, not to mention the countless injuries that occur. The tragic fatal house fire in Milwaukee last week brings these statistics closer to home.
Prevention can make a difference in saving the lives of children and their families. Check to make sure your alarms are working and follow these prevention tips to keep your family safe.
If you live in the Port Washington, Wis., area and order a pizza from Pizza Hut, I just may see you as I'll be riding along with that department!
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It may seem to be raining all the time, but water is not as abundant as you think, so it's important not to waste it.
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More than 12.7 million votes were logged overall in the campaign, which ran from March 21 – April 27 through ESPNSportsNation.com online and via the mobile Web, the most ever for an ESPN poll or vote. With deep integrations across multiple ESPN platforms, including TV, radio, online, mobile, social media, ESPN Deportes, and more, Hillis defeated Vick by a final margin of 66% to 34%. Fans rallied behind Hillis as he continually ousted higher seeded players in the bracket-style voting campaign, including No. 7 seed Ray Rice (Baltimore Ravens), No. 2 seed Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons), No. 6 seed Jamaal Charles (Kansas City Chiefs), and No. 1 seed Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers).
"Our fans have responded in record-setting fashion to honor Peyton Hillis, and we're extremely pleased to welcome him into an exclusive fraternity of NFL players to appear on the cover of the Madden NFL franchise," said Anthony Stevenson, Senior Product Manager of EA SPORTS. "This year's cover voting campaign with ESPN has sparked incredible debate and conversation amongst fans and NFL players, which is a testament to the interest in and anticipation for Madden NFL each year. The amount of support that Hillis generated nationally and within his home market of Cleveland was truly impressive."
"This has been a humbling experience and I want to thank all the fans in Cleveland and throughout the country that got behind me and voted each and every week," said Peyton Hillis, running back for the Cleveland Browns and the fourth running back to appear on the cover of the Madden NFL franchise. "I've been playing Madden NFL for ten years, and it's a dream to know that I'll be on the cover of this great game. I'm looking forward to another big season with the Browns to show fans how much we appreciate them."
In celebration of Hillis' victory and to officially kick off the Madden NFL 12 season, EA SPORTS hosted an event for fans in the middle of New York City's Times Square on April 26 featuring a photo shoot and a first preview of Madden NFL 12. One image from the photo shoot with Hillis will appear on the cover of this year's game.
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I've tried deleting all my shaper rules and running the wizard again and I still have problems.
Traffic only flows through the tunnel when the shaper is turned off.
As far as I remember, this issue first turned up in 1.2b5. I hoped 1.2b6 would fix but it didn't,
now 1.2b7 also. Any ideas as to what the problem might be?
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Joy [mailto:mdjoy at phy dot olemiss dot edu]
Sent: 21 March 2005 00:59
To: 'Gary @ Home'
Cc: m0n0wall dash dev at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject: RE: [m0n0wall-dev] 1.2b7 issues with Traffic Shaper
Did you try deleting all your shaper rules, and then using the magic shaper again to recreate the
rules? Upgrading the 1.2b7 doesn't change any of your settings, so any patches that require rule
changes require resetting to defaults.
Michael Joy
HEP - University of Mississippi
mdjoy at phy dot olemiss dot edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary @ Home [mailto:gary at badimba dot com]
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 6:54 PM
To: m0n0wall dash dev at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject: [m0n0wall-dev] 1.2b7 issues with Traffic Shaper
Just installed 1.2b7. I still cannot access my VPN(ipsec) if I have the shaper on.
The VPN is established. Am I missing something? Do I need to have a something else configured like
a rule?
The VPN works pefectly with the traffic shaper off.
Great work on this product by the way.


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Rise and shine
Many of us grew up in a Caribbean where the frequent message, ranging from gently implied to pungently expressed, was that we were a second-rate people. Forty or fifty years ago those messages were all around us – I recall them vividly – and it took migration outside the region for me to gradually realize, from the exciting road of personal experience, how wrong that message was; that in fact the only agent holding Caribbean people back was lack of opportunity. Time and again, in my time in North America, I would see examples of our people, coming out of modest circumstances at home, just rising and shining in these new countries to which they had migrated. For me, and many migrants like me, given our early brainwashing, these examples can come as a surprise, and you question them, but as time passes, and the examples continue, the counter message sinks in: we are a people of substance, and if the opportunity comes we will rise and shine.
Two weeks ago, for example, I played with Tradewinds in Orlando in a fete organized by some Caribbean folks, one of whom is Sam Roberts, son of former GT Crime Chief 'Skip' Roberts. For airport pickup, and to move the band around, Sam engaged a company named Luxury Rides, owned by a Guyanese Brian Bacchus – one of those "rise and shine" examples.
I had never met him before this weekend, but a West Dem boy, like myself, Brian, who is from Stewartville, had migrated to New York, around 1980, worked as a taxi driver for a few years, then started his own limo company in 1985 and moved his business to Orlando in 1996. From the time Sam put me in touch with Brian I was impressed with the professional attitude of the man. He replied to emails promptly. He double-checked information. He sent you reminders. Any question you threw at him, he had an answer. The rest of the Tradewinds guys were travelling from Cayman, and I from Guyana, but Brian sent us detailed information about airport connection, to the point of even which escalator to use, following baggage collection, to find the car waiting for us. In one email I even joked with him: "Banna, the way you're operating I can tell without asking that you left Stewartville a long time ago."
After we met in Orlando, we laughed over that several times, but Brian is a classic "rise and shine" example. Today he manages and operates 20 vehicles and his clients are primarily celebrities in the music and sports world – Roberta Flack, Air Supply, Michael Jordan and the Bee Gees are among them – and a range of high profile people in business generally. Standing back and watching Brian operate – always in a jacket and tie, always on time, often personally supervising his other drivers, never rattled, always on top of his game – tells you that you're watching a true professional and (here's the kicker) he's a "GT bye from Stewartville". I can't tell you how sweet that is.
More and more every day one encounters Caribbean examples like Brian going outside, competing level with the long-established businesses in those countries and shining at what they do. Coming back from Orlando, I met a couple more. On the Caribbean Airlines flight from Miami it was bad enough dealing with that "stay on board" requirement in Trinidad, but things turned worse with the flight attendant's announcement that the co-pilot had been taken ill and to find a replacement for the leg to Guyana would delay us for at least one-and-a-half hours. You could hear the groans all over the plane. But then class came to the rescue. Flight attendant Kendall Sharpe and his colleague Joel CheeAlloy turned what could have been a vexing situation into something almost acceptable. Kendall seemed genuinely apologetic for the delay. He organized a film, and drinks. He made a joke about the distribution of the wrong landing card for Guyana, arranged for passengers to disembark and visit the duty free area (another joke about that) and generally got everybody, including one insistent grouch, on his side. In a situation where many flight attendants would come across as edgy, Kendall and his co-attendant (if there wasn't such a word, there's one now) relaxed all the Guyanese. When the flight eventually left, after just an hour's delay, he jovially thanked the largely GT crowd for being so nice. As the Trinis would say, "Hear, na, padna: that Joel fella like he make wid some special alloy, oui; and as for Mister Kendall, he sharp too bad."
Two more recent examples of "rise and shine" are at hand in the person of the young Guyanese student, Sarah Hakh, who topped the entire Caribbean in the recent CXC exam results. We may not have the Education Department facilities of a Trinidad or a Barbados, but young Sarah, and several other high-achieving CXC Guyanese like her, provide the evidence again that in the area of raw material we can excel and do excel
In a completely different category, just last week, is the unusual ability to make music from an ordinary carpenter's saw demonstrated by Kitty-born Moses Josiah who entertains subway riders with this specialty in the New York subway. I heard Moses play at a function in New York a few years ago, and I couldn't believe the musical tone and, especially, the perfect pitch, and high notes, he was getting from bending a saw back and forth. Known as "The Maestro", Moses captivates crowds with his amazing technique which includes vibrating the saw between his legs to create a tremolo effect. Not widely known here with his unusual instrument, Brother Moses is making a living putting out his singular talent in the Big Apple.
There are some slackers among us – I give you that – but the folks who complain about low standards here and attribute it to low potential are dead wrong. We have the potential; what we lack is the opportunity. When we find the latter, we demonstrate the former.
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Fisker today unveiled in Frankfurt the Surf, a striking wagon version of its soon-to-be-on-sale Karma extended-range electric sedan.
"With the Surf, Fisker has created a unique cross between a luxury sports car and a station wagon," said a statement from Henrik Fisker, CEO and chief designer for Fisker Automotive. He is a former designer for Aston Martin.
The name is a nod to the company's California base, but the sport wagon -- "shooting brake" in Eurospeak -- will be made in Finland alongside the sedan. The company says it is beginning to deliver the sedan to customers who pre-ordered. It says the Surf should go on sale next summer.
Fisker eventually plans to make them also at the converted General Motors plant it bought in Delaware to make a planned new model less expensive than the about $96,000-to-start sedan and more expensive, but price not announced, Surf.
The powertrain is the same as the Karma: a 260-horsepower, turbocharged 2-liter gas engine sourced from GM to drive a generator and extend range when the 20 kWh battery is depleted. A Sport mode turns on full power from the two electric motors for a 5.9-second 0-60 time. Eco-friendly Stealth mode conserves power for a 50-mile electric-only range, says the company. Charging is 14 hours on 110 volts; six on 220.
Unique to the wagon, in addition to fifth door and cargo bay, is an optional solar panel on the roof that not only creates power, but also is a translucent roof.
And in keeping with the green theme, Fisker says the wood trim is made only from salvaged dead trees and the leather upholstery comes from a special eco-friendly tannery in Scotland.
Chris Woodyard is an auto writer for USA TODAY who covers all aspects of motoring. He revels in the exhaust note of a Maserati and the sharp creases of a Cadillac CTS. Chris strives to live a Porsche life on a Scion budget. More about Chris


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Conservative columnist pokes holes in GOP immigration concerns
"Pass the Bill!"
That's the title of an op-ed piece in Friday's New York Times written by conservative columnist David Brooks. Brooks does an excellent job debunking the conservative House Republicans' primary arguments against passing comprehensive immigration reform like the Senate did recently on a bipartisan basis.
Here is Brooks' concluding paragraph:
"Whether this [immigration] bill passes or not, this country is heading toward a multiethnic future. Republicans can either shape that future in a conservative direction or, as I've tried to argue, they can become the receding roar of a white America that is never coming back.
That's what's at stake."
You can read Brooks' essay in full here [1].


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But Sunday at Lambeau Field, this was a rarity for the former Cornhusker, who has been relegated to backup status because of injury, struggles and the unexpected rise of Ryan Grant.
Jackson rushed 20 times for a career-high 113 yards against Detroit in relief of Grant, who left the game early with a stinger injury.
Jackson, for the first time in his rookie season, flashed the talent we heard he had but never saw. Afterward, Jackson with a plethora of media surrounding him, explained his big day.
"It was great getting an opportunity and rushing for 100 yards, but the most important thing was the win," said Jackson, like he's a seasoned veteran. "It was all in the line, fullbacks. Our level of competition is high every day. I thank our offensive line and fullbacks for putting on great blocks."
Grant, who said he'll be fine for the playoffs, was pleased to see Jackson have a good day.
"It was great for him," Grant said. "He did a great job. I told him to stay patient. I told him, 'You're going to get 100 (yards).' He did a great job."
Prior to Sunday, Jackson had rushed 55 times for 154 yards for a puny 2.8 yards-per-carry average. Often during the first 15 games of the season Jackson – one which Jackson was inactive for – he looked lost, running into the backs of his blockers and seemingly never getting more yards than available.
That changed Sunday, however, especially starting the second half. Jackson almost went the distance on his first carry of the third quarter, as he recorded his season-long run of 46 yards.
"I was telling coach earlier in the first half that play was open," Jackson said. "We went back to it and gashed a big run."
That big run was rare for Jackson this season, as he has been a disappointment. He was expected to shoulder most of the rushing load this season, but never gained control of the No. 1 running back spot.
His performance this season rendered him a backup player until Sunday, when backups were going to get plenty of action in a game that meant nothing to the Packers as far as playoff position was considered.
It was a brief moment for Jackson to shine, or at least show the Packers faithful he's not the player we've seen most of the season. Then after Grant suffered his stinger in the first quarter, Jackson was called on to carry the load earlier than expected.
"They said just be ready," Jackson said. "I was ready."
Jackson's 20 carries were the most he's had since 17 attempts in Week 2. Since then, Jackson was a role player at best, rushing 17 times for 79 yards. Not only were the attempts and yards a pleasant site for the Packers, so was his 5.4 yards-per-carry average.
Jackson said Sunday was a matter of him taking a page out of Grant's book. Grant waited patiently while the likes of Jackson and seventh-round pick DeShawyn Wynn failed to secure the spot as the workhorse back. Sunday, Jackson assumed the role ... for one game.
"Basically, it's just being patient, waiting for my opportunity," Jackson said.
Jackson isn't a man of many words, but certainly this Sunday afternoon he had to relish being in spotlight. Although he's been in it before this season, albeit not always for running successfully, there had to be a level of happiness about his day.
Jackson was brought in to replace Ahman Green, the franchise's No. 2 rusher of all time, and ironically a former Cornhusker. The Packers hope he can have a similar career to Green, but for now he knows his role.
He was asked what it means for him to have this outing as the playoffs come.
"It gave me a lot of confidence," Jackson said.
Sometimes a breakout game is all a player needs to get going in his career. Grant is the perfect example. Nonetheless, Jackson knows when the postseason comes he will be the Packers' backup running back again. Still, at least he knows now he can produce when asked.
Doug Ritchay is a frequent contributor to PackerReport.com and Packer Report magazine. E-mail him at email@example.com.


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I've been reading and looking at pics in another thread about placing the subwoofer at the driver's feet, and was wondering if I could do something similar in my boat with a custom-made box (Mobius LSV 2005).
Is that "hump" at the driver's feet, that the helm wires and steering cable go though, removeable (meaning are there screws/bolts holding it in)? I fiddled with it one day and it seemed like it was part of the fiberglass shell and one would have to cut it out of there, but maybe I just didn't feel around enough.
It would be great if it was...then I could get it out of there and mount the subwoofer box in its place.


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Kendel Ross - Dayton
Sarnia, Ontario/Sarnia Northern
Senior Kendel Ross scored 14 points - including seven of Dayton's final 11 points of the game, and four free throws in the final 15.8 seconds - to lead the Flyers' to their shocking 77-74 victory over No. 10/10 Michigan State on Friday night. The win marked UD's first ever over a Top 10 team. Against nationally-ranked No. 19/23 Louisville, Ross hit a three-point field goal at the buzzer to knot the score, 30-30, at the intermission. Kendel closed out the contest with a team-high 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 3-of-6 from behind the arc. She also added nine points and eight rebounds in the second half against the Cardinals. Ross averaged 15.5 points and 8.5 boards over the weekend, while adding six assists, five steals and four blocks.
Jennifer Hailey - Charlotte
Marshville, NC/Forest Hills
In her collegiate debut, freshman Jennifer Hailey came off the bench to post a team and game-high of 17 points during Charlotte's season opener against East Carolina on Friday. The Marshville, North Carolina native, who saw just 19 minutes of action, was just one rebound shy of a double-double, grabbing nine rebounds in the outing, while adding two steals. Hailey was also 5-for-7 at the foul line.
Charlotte will host SEC opponent South Carolina Monday night at 7:00 PM in Halton Arena. This game will mark the 21st meeting between the two teams, as South Carolina leads the all-time series, 15-5. South Carolina defeated Charlotte 78-76 in their last meeting on December 21, 2008 in Columbia, SC. Aysha Jones and Shannon McCallum each scored 16 points to lead the 49ers in scoring in that game. South Carolina defeated the 49ers 84-67 in their last meeting in Halton Arena, December 14, 2003. The 49ers had five players score in double-figures in that game led by former 49ers standout Sakellie Daniels' 17 points.
Update: Charlotte lost 70-66 in overtime. Shannon McCallum scored a career-high 25 points.
For the first time in 24 years, St. Bonaventure and St. John's will square off on Tuesday evening at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. Both teams were victorious in their season openers with the Bonnies taking down defending Horizon League Tournament champion Cleveland State by a 72-62 outcome. This will be the Brown and White's 17th game in the city of Rochester where they are 8-8 all-time.
The Bonnies' return to Blue Cross Arena is their first since 2005 when they hosted eventual NCAA Sweet Sixteen participant West Virginia. St. Bonaventure is just 1-3 all-time at Blue Cross Arena since 2000. Below is a look at the previous four games.
DATE OPPONENT OUTCOME 11/30/05 West Virginia L, 61-66 12/03/03 #16 Syracuse L, 78-87 11/30/02 Saint Louis L, 54-56 11/25/00 Charlotte W, 79-78
In Duquesne's 100-69 victory over Niagara on Sunday, the Dukes set a program record by shooting 80 percent from beyond-the-ace, converting 8-of-10 shots. Duquesne's pervious school record for three-point field goal percentage was 75% when they went 9-for-12 against James Madison on Nov. 27, 2002. The last time Duquesne scored 100 points was Nov. 28, 2008 in their record-setting 58-point win over Niagara. The 58 second half points is the most Duquesne has scored in the second half in almost 19 years - 64 second half points against Mercyhurst on Dec. 5, 1990
- A-10 teams are 4-0 in overtime outings so far this season. Over the weekend, No. 11/15 Xavier, Temple, La Salle and UMass all won in extra sessions
11/13 Temple 82, Illinois 78 OT Xavier 81, USC 71 OT 11/15 La Salle 77, Long Island 73 OT UMass 79, Boston U 73 OT
- Seven Atlantic 10 student-athletes registered double-doubles during the first weekend of the 2009-10 campaign, including three from nationally-ranked Xavier -- Amber Harris, along with April and Ta'Shia Phillips.
- Temple's LaKeisha Eaddy, the league's assist leader, also recorded 10 distributions in her season-opening debut.
- UMass picked up its first win against Boston University since 1993 -- a 79-73 overtime victory. It was the first overtime game for the Minutewomen since Jan. 9, 2007 at Rhode Island (71-69 Loss) and the first at the Mullins Center since Jan. 16, 2003, an 89-80 win over Temple. Several Minutewomen posted career highs including sophomore Nicole Jones (13 points, nine rebounds) and senior Kim Benton who tied her career high (18 points).
- Fordham won their season opener on Friday with a 76-56 win over Albany, marking the team's first season-opening win since the 2005-06 season. The Rams' shooting performance of 54.7% was their best since the 2005-06 season, when the Rams shot 62.2% from the field against La Salle.
- Duquesne is off to a 2-0 start and is leading the league in offensive production. The Dukes are averaging 87.0 points per game and outscoring its opponents by an average of 18 points per outing.
- Shaqwedia Wallace scored a career-high 27 points in Temple's season-opener versus Illinois, a come-from-behind overtime victory on Nov. 13. She scored 17 second-half points as the Owls erased an 18-point deficit, shooting 9-of-18 from the field including 4-for-9 from three-point range and made 5-of-8 at the stripe. The Wilmington, NC native also grabbed five boards and tied for the team-high with four steals.
- St. Bonaventure has stormed out of the gate this season. The Bonnies currently sit at 2-0 overall, having just played two games in three days -- however, Head Coach Jim Crowley's squad isn't slowing down, as SBU will play two more games in the next four days.
- With its win over Western Carolina on Friday, Richmond is now 7-0 in November games since the 2007-08 season.
Under Head Coach Tom Lochner, the Explorers had never erased a deficit of 20 points and pulled out a victory until Sunday night at Long Island - also the first time done on an opponent's home floor. However, in each of the past four seasons the Explorers have come back to win after trailing by double figures in the first half, ironically the last three times have taken place within five days of Christmas.
|Long Island (A) - down 20 with 3:05 left in 1st, down 16 at the break
|Valparaiso (N) - down 13 with 3:49 left in 1st, down nine at the break
|Appalachian State (N) - down 14 with :48 left in 1st, down 13 at the break
|UW-Milwaukee (H) - down 14 with 4:58 left in 1st, down just 4 at the break
|Saint Joseph's (H) - down 10 with 9:29 left in 1st, led at the break
No. 11/15 Xavier picked right up where it left in 2008-09, outlasting Pac-10 competitor Southern California, 81-71 in overtime, to claim its season opening victory in California. Reigning A-10 Player of the Year Ta'shia Phillips was one of three Musketeers to record a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Junior forward Amber Harris aided the XU effort in her first appearance since the 2007-08 campaign, putting up impressive numbers of 19 points and 12 boards.
Dayton stunned visiting No. 10/10 Michigan State, 77-74, in its 2009-10 home opener on Friday night. The victory marks the second time that head coach Jim Jabir has coached his Flyers to a win over a nationally-ranked foe. UD's last win over a ranked opponent came against No. 16/15 Xavier in the Atlantic 10 semifinal last season.
The Associated Press has released its 2009-10 Preseason Poll and Xavier begins the season as the No. 11 team in the country. No. 11 is the highest XU has ever been ranked in the AP Poll, eclipsing its previous high of No. 12 during the last five weeks of the 2000-01 season. The Musketeers begin the 2009-10 season at Southern Cal. on Friday, November 13 and XU will take on Arizona State Saturday, November 21. Temple received votes in the poll and will open its 2009-10 campaign at home on Friday, November 13 against Illinois.
XU posted a 25-7 overall mark and won the 2008-09 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Title with a 13-1 record last year. The team led the country in field goal percentage defense and finished third in rebounding margin. The Musketeers lost seniors Tudy Reed and Jerri Taylor to graduation but look forward to the return of junior forward Amber Harris, who missed the entire 2008-09 season due to an injury. XU will also return 2008-09 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Ta'Shia Phillips, who led the team with 13.9 points and 12.1 rebounds. Ta'Shia Phillips and Harris earned a spot on the Preseason First Team and the Preseason Defensive Team. Junior point guard Special Jennings is also back for XU. Jennings averaged 7.7 points and 3.3 assists per game last year and was honored as a Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team selection.


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Commencement ceremonies continue Saturday on the Columbia campus, with Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, addressing graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences and the South Carolina Honors College at 9:30 a.m. at the Colonial Life Arena. Bernanke will receive an honorary doctorate of business administration at the ceremony. Stephen James Lippard, an inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry researcher and educator, will receive an honorary doctorate of science.
Robinson will address the 3 p.m. commencement Saturday, which honors graduates in the College of education; College of Engineering and Computing; College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management; College of Social Work; School of Music; Fort Jackson Military Base Program; Interdisciplinary Programs; and Palmetto Programs.


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Sacred 2 - PS3 Official Announcement and Screenshot Features
by Dhruin, 2008-06-27 13:09:09
Sacred 2 officially hits the PS3:
Ascaron Entertainment Announces Sacred 2: Fallen Angel for the PlayStation® 3Hamburg, Germany - June 26 2008 - ASCARON ENTERTAINMENT GmbH, one of Europe's leading game developers, today announced that the PLAYSTATION® 3 version of their upcoming action RPG, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel will hit retail shelves this fall.
"Role-playing game enthusiasts have always been strongly represented on the PLAYSTATION® platforms, and we are delighted to offer a version of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel for the PlayStation® 3," said Heiko tom Felde, Managing Director of ASCARON ENTERTAINMENT GmbH. "We've been working on this version for more than a year, and can now proudly reveal it and its new features, to an entirely new audience."
This version of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel will feature enhanced graphics, 5.1 Channel Dolby™ Surround Sound and support drop-in cooperative play, as well as other multiplayer gaming modes via the Internet. The game also features two-player shared-screen gaming on one console – players simply pick up a controller, press "Start" and join their friends. Players can save their characters and use them in all game modes – allowing the same character to be used both in single-player or multiplayer modes, accumulating experience and loot seamlessly. The controls and interface have been developed from scratch for the PLAYSTATION 3 to ensure fluid and intuitive game play optimized for the platform throughout.
New screenshots are available at:
http://cdv.gamespress.com/ (members of the media)
http://www.cdvus.com (consumers)
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is an action RPG which features a huge, seamless and living world spanning over 22 square miles of hand-crafted terrain, top-notch 3D graphics and online "hot swap" cooperative play with monsters that dynamically adjust to party strength for a consistent challenge. For more information about Sacred 2, slated to ship world-wide for PLAYSTATION 3 in Fall 2008, please visit http://www.sacred2.com.
...and GamesRadar has a Hot Chicks in Armour screen feature.
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SP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Fantasy
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Healthy Holidays to All!
No matter how you celebrate the season one thing is for sure: These are the days of surprises. They might come under a tree or a menorah. They may appear on a table or at the door, but they'll be there. Some surprises, however, no one wants to see, namely those uninvited holiday hazards that pop up between here and the new year.
Though the holiday season is a joyful moment in time, it's traditional trappings can sometimes leave large lumps of metaphorical coal not just in our stockings but all around our homes. When it comes to being naughty not nice, the Grinch has nothing on unwanted holiday party crashers like these:
A menu of hormone disruption. When we eat canned foods, that's often what we put in our holiday tables thanks to can linings containing bisphenol-a, a toxic chemical that can escape into canned foods. Skip the canned pumpkin and cranberry sauce and make your own from scratch.
The gift of phthalates. These chemicals are used to make vinyl soft and flexible. Unfortunately, they tend to make vital cellular processes all squishy, too. It's a good reason not to give toys or other items made of vinyl.
Lead under your tree. Believe it or not, toys still contain lead. The U.S. Public Interest Research Groups 2013 Trouble in Toyland report finds this neurotoxin in all kinds of toys, notably imports from countries with lax laws. Be wary of metal or soft plastic toys, painted toys, and play jewelry.
Lead on your tree. Unless you're using candles (which nobody thinks is a good idea), your Christmas tree is likely wrapped in lead, which is used to keep tree light cords flexible. Cords won't give off fumes or leave lead behind. You just need to avoid touching them. So wear disposable gloves when you do and keep the kids away.
Global warming. Yes, it's cold outside, but we don't need to heat the climate so swap your conventional lights for LED lights. You'll save up to 90% of the electricity (and greenhouse gases!) used to light the night. And you'll never need buy another strand.
Indoor air pollution. If you use an artificial tree, it's likely made of polyvinyl chloride, which can contain lead and release toxic fumes, especially when warmed by lights. That's not the kind of holiday atmosphere you're looking for, so consider a natural tree instead.
Pesticides. But make it an organic natural tree because conventional Christmas trees are typically be treated with any number of pesticides - at least 25 different types are approved for use on tree farms, and many of them are extremely toxic.
Benzene and toluene. These aren't the names of missing reindeer, but rather two of the toxic petrochemicals emitted by paraffin-based candles, which add more than a warm glow to holiday gatherings. Choose soy or beeswax candles instead.
Greens you shouldn't eat. String bean casserole is fine, but watch those holiday plants. Seasonal greenery like holly plants and berries, mistletoe, and yew are toxic to various degrees, especially to kids and pets. Keep them (and the ER!) out of reach.
Preventing unhealthy holiday surprises like these will keep your ho-ho-ho from turning into oh no-no-no. And that, dear friends, is exactly what we wish for you and yours this season!
About the Inkslinger
The Inkslinger has written about environmental issues for over 20 years and is a freelance writer for some of America's most iconoclastic companies and non-profits. His true loves include nature, music of the Americana/rock and roll variety, interior design, books, old things, good stories, pagan rituals, and his wife of 24 years, with whom he lives in an undisclosed chemical-free rural Vermont location along with his teenage daughter and two infinitely hilarious Australian shepherds.


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Corps: Wait for weekend to decide on Missouri levee break
SIKESTON, Mo. (AP) The Army Corps of Engineers will wait until this weekend to decide whether it is necessary to punch a massive hole in a levee to protect an upstream Illinois town from the rising Mississippi River, a regional spokesman said Wednesday.
The corps has said it may have to blow holes, perhaps using explosives, in the Birds Point levee in southeast Missouri's Mississippi County to ease rising waters near the 2,800-resident Illinois town of Cairo, which sits near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Missouri has filed a federal lawsuit to block the effort because it would swamp farmland. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday in Cape Girardeau.
But corps spokesman Bob Anderson told the Associated Press that even if a judge gives the go-ahead, the agency cautiously will wait until it gets a better forecast of the river crests to see if the breach is necessary to relieve pressure on Cairo's levees or if conventional flood-fighting efforts such as sandbagging could suffice.
The National Weather Service said the Ohio at Cairo as of midday Wednesday was 58.14 feet and was expected to reach 61.5 feet by Sunday in the city that has a 64-foot downtown floodwall. The forecast high-water mark would eclipse the record 59.5-foot level reached there in 1937.
The decision about whether to bust a hole in the Missouri levee will be dictated by "when it gets to a critical point the river reaching 61 feet and the chance the river will continue to rise, threatening all of the levee system and thousands of homes and people," Anderson said.
"One of the most important things is that the decision has not been made to go all the way with the explosives," Anderson added while flying to southeast Missouri from his office in Vicksburg, Miss. "If we're given permission (by a judge) to continue, Sunday would be a critical point when we'd have a more accurate idea of the forecast."
Missouri government leaders argue the levee's destruction would flood up to 130,000 acres of land an area stretching 30 miles north to south and as much as eight to 10 miles wide at certain points.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says floodwaters would leave a layer of silt on farmland that could take a generation to clear and also could damage 100 homes. And Missouri's governor, Democrat Jay Nixon, has said the corps is "trying to solve the entire watershed pressure on the back of Missouri farmers and Missouri communities" and should instead explore other methods of relieving pressure on the levees.
Cairo's mayor, Judson Childs, endorses the plan for the intentional levee breach, saying it puts people's lives ahead of farmland. On Tuesday, while confident about the sturdiness of the levees surrounding Cairo, Childs publicly asked the city's residents to voluntarily evacuate, saying "I don't want a mass exodus out of here" if the levees fail.
Another corps spokesman, Jim Pogue, said Tuesday that the agency would monitor river levels in the area and intentionally break the levee if it became convinced the rising water would overtop the levee for a significant amount of time or break it. Much of the decision to breach the levee with explosives, he said, hinges on whether the levee is apparently going to break on its own.
Equipment was being sent to the levee on barges accompanied by a towboat, but corps officials have refused to be specific about that equipment except to say there would be explosives.
If a decision is made to breach the levee, Pogue said, the tiny town of Pinhook, with a population of about 50 people, will have to be evacuated.
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Second Quarter Grants and Contracts Announced
July 1, 2014
Raman Unnikrishnan, Engineering and Computer Science: $300,000 County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works award for "Information Technology Student Interns."
Douglas J. Eernisse, Biological Science: $289,155 from the National Science Foundation for "Collaborative Research RUI: Timing and Molecular Origins of Recently Revolved Chiton Shell Eyes: Phylogenomics of Chitonina."
Michele M. Wood, Health Science, and Laura Gil-Trejo, Social Science Research Center: $143,016 from the University of Maryland for "Comprehensive Message Testing Community Survey." Gil-Trejo also was awarded a $49,831 contract from the San Jose State University Research Foundation for "Mineta Transportation Survey Project," $26,719 from EVALCORP Research and Consulting for "Ventura County Community Health Survey,"$20,000 from Mt. San Antonio College for "MTSAC Project" and $9,201 from UCLA for "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival."
Paul Miller, Disability Support Services, and Angela Sardan, Career Center: $132,035 from the State of California for "Workability IV."
Joshua Smith , Physics: $95,782 in second-year funding from the National Science Foundation for "CAREER: Gravitational Wave Detector Characterization and Science Education in the Advance LIGO Era." Total funding to date: $188,562. Related item: Physicist Wins National Science Foundation Award
Tami Foy, Research Development, and Dorota Huizinga, Irvine Campus: $89,209 in second-year funding from the National Institutes of Health for "CSUF Research Gateway Project"
David Pagni, Mathematics: $80,336 in third-year funding from the University of California Office of the President for "Mathematics Diagnostics Testing Project 12/13." Pagni has received a total of $220,587 over the life of this contract. Cal State Fullerton is one of 11 sites in California for MDTP, which was established to inform secondary school students and teachers of math skills and concepts needed to succeed in college preparatory mathematics courses.
Geoffrey Lovelace and Jocelyn Read, both Physics: $75,000 from Research Corporation for "Developing a Numerical Injection Analysis Pipeline for Gravitational Waves From Emerging Black Holes and Neutron Stars." Related article: "Black Holes and Neutron Stars Help Catch 'Waves'"
Jennifer L. Burnaford, Biological Science: $50,264 in fifth-year funding from the Regents of the University of California Office of the President for "MARINe: Monitoring the Dynamics of Rocky Shore Populations in Urban Southern California." Total funding over the life of the grant is $257,572.
Zair Ibragimov, Mathematics: $49,955 from the National Science Foundation for "USA-Uzbekistan Conference on Analysis and Mathematical Physics, May 20-23, 2014."
Dawn Person, Educational Leadership: $45,000 from Rancho Santiago Community College for "ENGAGE in STEM Evaluation."
Bruce Xiao, Finance: $42,500 from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics for "JUFE Visiting Scholars Program." The total award over the course of three years totals $219,300.
Kathryn Dickson, Biological Science: $21,787 in third-year funding from the National Science Foundation for "ABI Innovation: SHPE Analysis for Phenomics With 3D Imaging Data." Total funding to date: $102,288
Dawn Macy, Center for Internships and Community Engagement: $17,600 from the Project Access Resource Centers for "Project Access Titan Tutors."
Danielle C. Zacherl, Biological Science: $15,638 from Merkel and Associates Inc. for "San Diego Bay Native Oyster Restoration Planning Project." Related item: "Help for a Native Californian"
Peter J. Fashing and Nga Nguyen, both Anthropology: $15,000 from the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation for "Determining the Conservation Status of Gelada Monkeys: Distribution, Abundance and Phylogenetic Relationships of Theropithecus Gelada Across the Ethiopian Highlands."
Ryan Nichols, Philosophy: $5,000 from the University of British Columbia for "The Evolution of Religion and Morality-Developing Virtue Conference: Empirical Approaches East and West"
Katherine Bono, Child and Adolescent Studies: $3,067 Modern Educator Grant from the Top Hat Monocle Corp.


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Next main street/train station - 38
Size15 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Suitable for events
Accommodation summary
|Rue Saint Siagre, 06000 Nice, France
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Forget about your car! The apartment is located few steps away from the main avenue (1 min), shopping (1 min), the basilica Notre Dame (3 min), the pedestrian zone (13 minutes), the old town (14 min), the famous Promenade des Anglais (16 min), the beach (16 min) and so many other pretty places. Whether you are looking for traditional or modern restaurants, shopping, nightlife, beach, walk on the beach or cultural tours, everything is within walking distance! (see photos and google map)
You'll find close by many renting car agencies along with several public stations of the city hall for renting bikes and cars (the so-called "vélos et autos bleus"). In addition, because the main avenue is well served, visiting all our magnificent Nice and its beautiful surroundings (the extravagant Monaco, the luxurious Cannes, the authentic Antibes, the charming Grasse, the Italian border etc. ..) by train, car, tram or bus, is nice and easy!
Discover our charming neighborhood and our splendid city under the sun rays that daily offers the French Riviera. We rent several apartments in Nice and are very responsive to our guests questions. It is always a pleasure for us to receive people from all over the world. Whenever possible, we will try our best to adapt ourselves to your requests. Pets are very welcome with prior agreement. We offer attractive rates for longer stays. Do not hesitate to contact us!
Please take into account that, as we want you to have a spotless apartment on arrival (and not clean as the previous guests intend), cleaning is a mandatory additional fee for everybody and is made by professionals after each stay. All other expenses are included. The balance and refundable deposit are to be provided before entering the flat.
The apartment is located at the third floor of the 2 Rue St Siagre. It is easily accessible by most means of transport.
- By plane, take bus 23 (33 min) or 99 (27 min) towards the stop "Gare Sncf".
- By train from the central station (Gare Sncf), walk 400 meters (5 min).
- By car, take exit "Thiers" from the city's internal fast lane (voie Mathis).
Last but not least, various public parking facilities (and also streets with free parking spots) are close by => http://www.nice.fr/Transport/Parking-auto#plan2
With the hope that our apartment will allow you to make the most of our "bella Nizza", we are looking forward meeting you!
House rulesSecurity deposit: 150 €
Linen, towels, water, electricity and heating included in the price.
Pets are very welcome with prior agreement.
Attractive rates for longer stay available on request.
Possibility to rent for less than a week.
We will directly meet at the apartment. The exact arrival times and departure will be agreed in advance.
Arrivals are preferably after 5 pm and departures are preferably before 10 am.
When possible, you will be able to leave your luggage.
** Late Check-ins till midnight and check-ins on sunday **
We are not available to receive guests after 8pm from monday till saturday or on sunday the whole day. Nevertheless, we can send a trusted contact person that will ask you on arrival an aditionnal fee of 20 euros.
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Reviews of this property
Apartment small but super functional and cute, located next to the main street of Nice and 10 minutes' walk from Place Massena and Nice Old Town, then fantastic location! Salvatore very helpful and fantastic stay. I recommend it!
Appartamento piccolo ma super funzionale e carino, situato accanto alla via principale di Nizza e a 10 minuti a piedi da piazza Massena e Vecchia Nizza, quindi posizione fantastica! Salvatore molto disponibile e soggiorno fantastico. Lo raccomando!
We had agreed by 17 clock we had to wait 30 minutes. Salvatore was friendly and easy to reach by phone. The decor was simple, the apartment is very quiet! Kitchen: no kettle, little pots.
All in all a good stay, thank you.
Wir hatten um 17 Uhr uns vereinbart, mussten 30 Minuten warten. Salvatore war freundlich und per Handy gut erreichbar. Die Ausstattung war einfach, die Wohnung sehr ruhig! Küche: kein Wasserkocher, wenig Töpfe.
Alles in allem ein guter Aufenthalt, danke.
Nice apartment in the heart of Nice. In the apartment you have everything you need (dishes, towels, bed lined, microwave, refrigerator, TV).
Salvatore is very friendly and helpful.
Only the mattress was not such comfortable and internet connection is poor.
Very close to Train Station and the main street Avenue. Jean Medecin with lot of shops. It takes only 15 minutes to the sea. Near the apartment there are some good bakeries and groceries (Monoprix, Dia, Lidl).
Many thanks to Salvatore.
Great studio, ideally located close to the most beautiful places in Nice, and especially a great host!
Très bon studio, idéalement situé, à deux pas des plus beaux endroits de Nice, et surtout un hôte très sympa !
Reviews for this host's other properties
Bardzo mały pokój razem z kuchnią i sypialnia. Wszytko w malutkim pokoiku. Gorąco! Widok na obdrapane ściany budynku. Ale czysto i pościel ok. Łóżko słabe.
Salvatore was very nice and gave us some tips for Nice. He explained everything detailed and was trustworthy. The location and the apartment itself were ok but there was a huge problem with it: when you opened the window it smelled really bad, as if we were living in a cloaca ... We mentioned the problem to Salvatore and he said sorry and hopefully the bad smell vanished until the morning. It was the first night and we thought ok, we wait until the next morning. Because we couldn't open the window the apartment was very stuffy and we had only an electric fan which wasn't a big help. The next morning it was ok so we thought it was good now but soon the bad smell blew up again and it was useless to wait till the smell vanishes. In the four days we opened the window for about 5 minutes. In the corridor outside there was better air than inside the apartment. Unfortunately the apartment was not amazing but sunny all right.
Nice city was amazing and we had a lot of fun but the situation in the apartment ruined our holiday a little. We went unwillingly to the apartment and only to sleep. We left as early as possible and came back as late as possible. I hope the smell-problem is solved until the next guest arrives at the apartment otherwise they would have the same bad expirience like us.
Such a disappointment.
At the time we arrived to Nice, we had to meet Salvatore at the agency he works for. Salvatore was really kind with us and explained very well how to get to the apartment and some other things, such as supermarkets around the area, etc.
When we firstly got the apartment it looked pretty good, the apartment was setted up and clean.
A nasty smell came from the outside, we read about this smell in the street in other comments but did not really give it importance.
The smell was like a mix between cats pee and poo, which made us unable to open the window for the entire stay. To make it worse, the smell sometimes came from the bathroom. In addition, the apartment was very warm and humid. At least Salvatore had the detail of leaving a fan in the apartment.
Ein einfaches, kleines und gut gepflegtes Appartement. Ideal, um von hieraus in 2 Minuten mitten im Stadtzentrum zu sein.
El apartamento esta decorado con mucho gusto, tiene de todo y esta muy centrico. Hemos estado muy bien. Es un anfitrion que lo que enseña es lo que es. Gracias Salvatore
Appartamento molto carino e funzionale, vicinissimo alla stazione dei treni. pulito e cosa importantissima sia salvatore che il cugino (per eventuale ceck in fuori orario) parlano Italiano... consigliatissimo ..alla Prossima!
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Happy Monday, New York Giants fans! The wait is over — today is the day. Are you ready for some football? Big Blue returns to East Rutherford today and will officially report to training camp. They'll undergo physicals and some will be available to the media with the first actual practice coming on Tuesday. To start your morning, we offer the following headlines to get you geared up for a brand new season. Enjoy!
Why this Year's Giants Training Camp is Anything but Normal
Head coach and quarterback are the two hallmarks of any NFL team, and stability and excellence in those positions is vital for short- and long-term success. In Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning, the Giants head into training camp with their franchise foundations in place, but that does not mean this is a business-as-usual summer.
There is newness all around — from the wholly redesigned playbook put together by first-year offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo to the revamped defensive backfield. There also is a heightened sense of urgency with the Giants coming off a 7-9 season short-circuited by their horrid 0-6 stumble out of the gate, stamping as official the fourth non-playoff season in the past five years.
The Giants report to camp Monday and hit the field for practice Tuesday, nearly a week earlier than most teams, a jump-start based on their participation in the Aug. 3 Hall of Fame Game against the Bills. Most years, having five preseason games elicits groans, but not this year. The extra game is welcomed, with McAdoo's new offense to master and so many free agents to incorporate into a roster that is more than tinged with change.
Giants Hopeful as they Get Ready to Open Camp
The Giants begin training camp Monday with a new offensive coordinator, a new quarterbacks coach and upgrades on the offensive line, in the backfield and at wide receiver — all part of the quest to help their two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback rediscover the magic that once preceded his place in the elite conversation.
Yet of all the faces, new and old, the one that matters most remains the face of the franchise and the linchpin to success.
"If you told me, 'Go change Johnny Manziel or go change Eli Manning,' I'm gonna run to Eli Manning,'Ÿ" Simms told The Record last week from his Franklin Lakes home. "Because there's a lot there to go with and you could make a difference with some fine-tuning. He's got to be willing to accept what you're doing, and he's been through so much, you have so many experiences to rely on and go from. All that talk about how you can't change quarterbacks, change what he's comfortable with for all these years, that's just all crap. That's not true. I changed in my 13th year under Jim Fassel. He showed me some things and I went, 'Wow, that's awesome. I wish I'd known this 30 years ago.' "
It's Like Summer School for Eli Manning as he Learns New Offense
Dressed in a white T-shirt, beige shorts and blue sneakers, Eli Manning is the picture of calm as he stands outside the Giants' cafeteria after a recent offseason workout. He smiles and speaks enthusiastically about the upcoming season, one he hopes has a far different outcome than the mistake-prone 7-9 disappointment of 2013.
Even so, there is a hint of anxiety in his voice and in his words. The Giants have a new offensive coordinator, and Manning is learning a new system for the first time since his rookie season in 2004.
Though he is six months into absorbing Ben McAdoo's West Coast offense, there is no longer the same comfort of running the only pro system he ever knew in 10 NFL seasons.
"It's definitely different," he said. "It's a different feel than we've had in a number of years. Learning a new offense, I might as well be a rookie. There are some concepts you know and there are things that I understand from being a football player and having experience. But there are still a lot of things that are different in this offense."
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As part of some feature packages I shot for The Reebok CrossFit Games on ESPN3 here's Graham Holmberg on how CrossFit has seeped into every corner on his house. And what his wife thinks of it. Check out the video below.
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CrossFitting in Columbus
I got to spend the past week out in Columbus, Ohio for the CrossFit Central East Regionals. While I was out there we taped a few interviews for the weekend stream on ESPN3. Below are some of the pre-packaged videos I did for the show. Enjoy!


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Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing
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Afterlife: Throwback Thursdays (electronica, dance)
Azucar Cuban Lounge: Latin Night with DJ Los & DJ Yoshi (cumbia, reggaeton, bachata, rock en Español, old school, funk)
Bobby Q's: All-Star Thursdays with with DJ Phlava, MC Wolf Starr, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, R&B, reggae)
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Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ Danny Peru (old school, Latin, Top 40)
Crescent Ballroom: DJ Shane Kennedy (various)
Dollhouse: All Dolled Up Party with DJ Hemmesphere (house)
Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ Switch (Top 40, remixes)
Hanny's: Mark 5 (hip-hop)
Margarita Rocks: Thirsty Thursday with DJ Steel (Top 40, rock, dance)
Martini Ranch: LAZRtag, DJ Smash, DJ Ronnie Ron, DJ Area 4, Mr. Martin Hunter, & Angel Gabriel (electro, house)
Michael's Cafe: Plush Thursdays (soul, R&B)
The Mint: DJ Earth (various)
Old Town Whiskey: Classic Album Thursdays with Mr. P-Body (various)
Rocky Point Cantina: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Bradley (Top 40)
Roxy Lounge: Groove Candy with DJ M2, DJ Fresh 85, & guests (neo-soul, hip-hop)
School of Rock: UK Thursdays (dubstep, drum 'n' bass)
Smashboxx: Collective Chaos (various)
Tavern on Mill: DJ Nameless (electro, hip-hop, Top 40)
The Vig: BackYard Beatz World Music Night (world)
Wild Knight: DJ Lujan (house)
W Scottsdale Hotel: DJ Soloman (Top 40, house, dance)
Yucca Tap Room: The Blunt Club with Blesd-One, DJ Dash Eye, & Pickster One (hip-hop, rare funk, cumbia crunk, soul)
Friday 22
American Junkie: DJ Earth (Top 40, rock, dance, electro)
Anderson's Fifth Estate: Area 51 with DJ AKA, & DJ Halo (synthpop, EBM, industrial, noise, alternative)
Axis/Radius: Republic Fridays with DJ Soloman (Top 40, dance)
AZ 88: CJ Akshen (various)
Azucar Cuban Lounge: Fork 'Em Fridays with DJ Los (hip-hop, Top 40)
Bar Smith: Sticky Fingers with Prince$$, Death to the Throne, J. Paul, 2ToneDisco, Pickster One, Bigie, & Hunnycut (indie, Britpop, synthwave, rock, New Wave)
Catalina Sports Bar: Friday Night Dynamite with DJ Trademark, & DJ DeliKacy (various)
Chasers: Sadisco* [TANK] with iVardensphere, Electronic Substance Abuse, W.A.S.T.E., END the DJ, Mess* & Phetamine, SUCKboy, //she//, VeX, 5arah, Blonde NOize, & more (industrial, EBM, darkwave, noise)
Club Red: DJ Skip Skoolnik, DJ Organic, El-JayBeats, & more (hip-hop)
Crave Cafe & Lounge: Phix Friday with DJ Sixfour (various)
Crescent Ballroom: Can You Dig It? with DJ Seduce (soul, funk)
Dollhouse: Digital Lab (house)
Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ Switch (Top 40, remixes, house)
The Firehouse Bar & Grill: DJ Sonny (house, remixes, Top 40)
Hidden House: DJ Al Page (hip-hop, R&B, old school)
Karamba Nightclub: Vaquero Fridays with DJ Jesus Vega (Latin)
The Lost Leaf: Djentrification (eclectic, rare vinyl)
Lucky Strike: DJ Astonish, Decipha, & P-Craze (various)
Majerle's Old Town: HD Fridays with DJ John Blaze, DJ Essence, DJ What, & DJ Illmatic (Top 40)
Martini Ranch: Shaker Room with DJ Chris Villa (Top 40, hip-hop, pop, house, dubstep)
Michael's Cafe: First Class Friday (R&B, soul)
The Mint: Anniversary Party with DJ Design (Top 40, house, dance)
Oceans 7: Privileged Fridays with DJ Dario, & DJ Kyko (various)
Pussycat Lounge: PCL on Fridays with DJ Phlava, DJ Klassic, 2ToneDaSuperstar, & Wolf Starr (hip-hop, R&B, classics)
Rockbar Inc.: Renegade Audio with DJ Michael Hagen (rock, mash-ups, remixes, dubstep)
Rocky Point Cantina: Bad Girls Night Out (hip-hop, Top 40)
Sevens Lounge: Fusion Fridays with DJ Spragga, DJ Dark Vader, DJ Skilzz, & DJ 4Play (hip-hop, R&B)
Smashboxx: Scotty Boy (various)
Snap Lounge: DJ Mixx (various)
Stray Cat: WTFunk? Fridays with iRushem, Analog Sweat, DJ Hanz, DJ KNS, Bob Domestic, Mykr Fiendx, & Sauce (hip-hop)
Tavern on Mill: DJ Convince (electro, hip-hop, Top 40)
Urban Heat: Chop Shop Fridays (hip-hop, R&B, Top 40)
Wild Knight: Digital Dance Vol. 11 with DJ 40Ford, Justin Michaels, & more (house, trance, dance, electro)
Saturday 23
Airia Nightclub: DJ Benjamin Cutswell, & guests (electro, Top 40)
Axis/Radius: Sharam (high-energy dance, house, electro)
Barney's Boathouse: DJ Pulse (various)
Bar Smith: Solstice Saturdays with Senbad, Pete Salaz, Robby Rob, DJ M2, Bigie, Mane One, Alkeme, & Hunnycut (house, soul)
Cactus Moon: KISS FM Saturdays with DJ Aaron Taylor (Top 40)
Catalina Sports Bar: DJ Groove (R&B)
Club Aros: Juicy Saturdays with DJ M2 (hip-hop, R&B, old school)
Copper Blues: DJ Sean Morley (Top 40, funk, rock, house)
Crave Cafe and Lounge: DJ Sixfour (Top 40, rock, electro, dance)
Dollhouse: Saturday Night Soiree with DJ Circle (house)
Fat Tuesday: DJ V-EZ (Top 40, remixes)
FilmBar: The Palace with Djentrification, & guests (world beats)
The Firehouse Bar & Grill: Death To The Throne (remixes, electro)
Hanny's: Josh One, & guests (various)
Hidden House: The Shop with Al Page, & guests (hip-hop, funk, soul, grooves, dancehall, reggae)
Lucky Strike: DJ Astonish, Decipha, & P-Craze (various)
Martini Ranch: Shaker Room with DJ Randy (various)
Michael's Cafe: DJ Mr. B, & DJ Neal C. (R&B, neo-soul)
The Monarch Theatre: DJ Tranzit, Spyder, Brett Ortiz, & Dooz (house)
Oaxaca Restaurant: Oaxaca Saturdays with DJ Tranzo, & guests (Top 40, R&B, hip-hop, throwbacks, mash-ups, old school, cumbia, merengue, remixes, funk, disco)
Oceans Seven: Seductive Saturdays with DJ Essence, DJ KD, & DJ Illmatic (hip-hop, R&B, Top 40)
OH Pool: Session Saturdays with Mr. P-Body (Top 40, funk, rock, grooves)
Rocky Point Cantina: Swagged Saturdays with DJ Along (hip-hop)
The Saguaro: Saturday Swim Meet with DJ Al Page, DJ Kim E. Fresh, DJ Kris the Fist, & more (funk, soul, indie, reggae, Motown, hip-hop, moombahton)
Salty Señorita: DJ Adrenaline (various)
Sanctum: Doom Disco with DJ Noiz.Fkr, DJ AKA, & more (industrial, darkwave, EBM)
Sky Lounge: Ladies Night with DJ Kyko, DJ Daffy, & DJ Mario (Latin)
Smashboxx: DJ Michael James (house)
Snap Lounge: DJ Mixx (various)
Spanish Fly: DJ XXXclusive (house, Top 40)
Talking Stick Resort: Release Pool Party (Top 40)
Tavern on Mill: DJay T3 (electro, hip-hop, Top 40)
Urban Heat: Latin Heat with DJ Rabbit (Latin)
Vintage Bar & Grill: DJs Mastamonk, & NYC (Top 40, house)
Wild Knight: DJ Noah Wylie (Top 40, house, dance, rock)
W Scottsdale Hotel: Summer Groove with DJ Soulman (Top 40, house, dance)
Sunday 24
Bar Smith: Rosé Blue ForePlay Sundays with DJ Alkeme, Erik "Riot Earp" King, DJ Freedom, DJ Jonny Rogers, & DJ Musa Mind (various)
Dollhouse: Switch Sundays with DJ Tranzit, & Rolando Hodar (house)
Hidden House: Wordplay Sundays (funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae)
Martini Ranch: Retox Sundays with DJ Chris Villa (Top 40, hip-hop, pop, house, dubstep)
OH Pool: City Sundays with Mr. P-Body (Top 40, funk, rock, grooves)
The Saguaro Hotel: The Life Aquatic with Sean Watson, Benny Beatnik, & Anthony "HartBreaks" Hart (various)
Sail Inn: Reggae/Roots Unwind with DJ Jon Dread, & more (reggae)
Sidebar: Retro Hi-Fi Sundays with DK Stickler, World Famous Rani G., & Dr. Drea (house, world beats)
Talking Stick Resort: Release Pool Party (Top 40)
Monday 25
Barney's Boathouse: Motorboat Monday with DJ Earth (Top 40)
Crave: Shake Mondays with DJ Jon Amaral (electro, Top 40, dance)
Crescent Ballroom: Djentrification (eclectic, rarities, obscura)
Zuma Grill: Toxic Mondays with DJ Circle (various)
Tuesday 26
Bikini Lounge: 602'sdays with DJentrification (rock, indie, dance)
Lost Leaf: The Hot Plate with DJ Smite (rare funk, obscura)
MercBar: Speak Easy (various)
Red Revolver Lounge: Caramel Tuesdays with DJ Ant Farm (hip-hop)
The Roxy Lounge: Almost Famous Tuesdays with DJ Benjamin Cutswell, DJ Nameless, & more (various)
Sevens Lounge: Classic Tuesdays with M2 (hip-hop, R&B, old school)
Smashboxx: DJ Circle (house, electro, Top 40)
Tempe Tavern: DJ C-Lite (various)
Wednesday 27
Azucar Cuban Lounge: The Boom Bap with DJ M2, DJ Element, & guests (hip-hop, soul, reggae)
Bar Smith: The Scenario with Ellery, Erik "Riot Earp" King, Anthony "HartBreaks" Hart, & guests (indie, moombahton, global bass)
Lost Leaf: AZ Hip-Hop Showcase with DJ Organic, Shining Soul, Kash.Flow, Realistic, & I-Dee (hip-hop)
Rockbar Inc.: DubRock with DJ Michael Hagen (progressive dance)
Sanctum: Fallout.Shelter with DJ Dark Mark, DJ Self Destrukt, & DJ Defense Mekanizm (various)
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|Clockwise from bottom left: June Wang, Hal Cole, Katy Beierle and ATD director Dave Carlson. Cole heads the Surface and Sounding Systems Facility within ATD. Beierle oversaw corrections for more than 8,000 Vaisala soundings. (Photo by Carlye Calvin.)
As far back as 1997, ATD researchers began probing into a mystery caused by unexpected humidity readings taken from Vaisala radiosondes. The readings, collected in TOGA COARE (the Tropical Ocean and Global Atmospheres Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment), showed moisture levels in the lower atmosphere a few percentage points lower than expected from independent measurements at the surface. The resulting effect on instability indices was even more pronounced, hinting that large stretches of the western Pacific shouldnt have been experiencing clouds and storms when they actually were.
Now, after almost five years of meticulous work, a team from ATD and Helsinki, Finland-based Vaisala has solved the mystery of the too-dry radiosonde data. ATDs June Wang is lead author of an upcoming paper in the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology that details the interwoven factors that led to the bias and provides algorithms that researchers can use to fix archived data. The corrections were produced through teamwork with engineers Ari Paukkunen and Tapani Laine at Vaisala, which makes just over half of the radiosondes used for daily global measurements.
Tests at a Vaisala plant found one source of error: nonwater molecules from the radiosonde packaging gradually seeped onto the polymer-based humidity sensor, reducing its ability to absorb moisture. Even when a radiosonde is stored for only three or four months, as is typical in operational settings, this factor can induce a dry bias. In a field project, researchers may use sondes that have been sitting on the shelf for years, creating even larger errors than those found in TOGA COARE.
Another problem was the equation used to derive humidity at the ambient temperature from the humidity at the calibration temperature. This formula assumed a linear relationship, while Vaisala found that the actual response was nonlinear. A third source of error involved the basic calibration model used to derive humidity from the sensor capacitance, and yet another bias arose from the humidity sensor arm, which can heat quickly before launch on hot days and produce a misleadingly high saturation temperature.
Two generations of Vaisala sensors were analyzed (the older one has been in use since 1980), and each had a different bias profile. Based on the tests conducted at Vaisala, ATD came up with the algorithms to address these sources of bias. The Vaisala soundings collected in TOGA COAREmore than 8,000 in allhave been scrutinized and fixed one by one, says June, making it one of the most-examined and highest-quality radiosonde data sets ever collected. Meanwhile, Vaisala added a new type of protective shield around the temperature humidity sensors, and it changed the dessicant in the sonde packaging from clay to an impurity-absorbing mix of charcoal and silica gel. June stresses the importance of careful storage and launch techniques, including a ground-truth observation taken before launch.
For their work, the ATD team of Hal Cole, Erik Miller, Katy Beierle, and Junealong with Vaisalas Paukkunenwere nominated for a 2001 Outstanding Accomplishment Award for Technical and Scientific Achievement.
At this summers field campaign of the International H2O Project (IHOP 2002), to be based in Oklahoma, June and her colleagues plan to examine data from high-end reference radiosondes. Each will carry three humidity sensors, including an extra-precise Swiss device that uses a chilled mirror on which moisture condenses.
Deluxe sondes like these may be invaluable in detecting climate change, says June, since the standard global network now includes a mix of radiosondes from roughly a dozen manufacturers, each with their own biases. June also plans to compare sondes with other humidity sensors at IHOP. We want to validate some of the new instruments and get their accuracy for data assimilation and modeling. Eventually we want to integrate all the data.
Bob Henson
Edited by David Hosansky,
Prepared for the Web by Carlye Calvin
Last revised: Tues Mar 14 17:08:40 MST 2001