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looking to pursue a higher education degree in historic preservation.
Historic Preservation Related Degree
and College Programs in West Virginia
Earn Bachelor's and Master's degrees in historic preservation related fields at colleges and universities in West Virginia. Learn more about program opportunities below.
Shepherd University History Bachelor's Degree with Concentrations in Historic Preservation or Public History
Shepherd University offers a BA in history with a concentration in historic preservation and public history. Shepherd features small classes, a combination of lecture and hands-on activities, and experienced faculty, all in a historic and beautiful setting. Minutes away from 5 national parks, Shepherd University is also less than 90 minutes away from Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD.
For more information or questions, contact Keith Alexander email@example.com (Historic Preservation) or Julia Sandy-Bailey email@example.com (Public History).
For information about the Shepherd University History Department, visit http://www.shepherd.edu/historyweb/.
Learn more about historic preservation and public history at Shepherd by visiting the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HPatSU.
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) at West Virginia University
The Landscape Architecture Program of the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design at West Virginia University has launched a Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree program. For students entering landscape architecture study for the first time, the entry-level degree is the first professional degree. This may be a BSLA or a BLA undergraduate degree or a MLA graduate degree from an accredited program. Demand for professional landscape architects is increasing due to emerging environmental markets and projected shortages of graduates from accredited landscape architecture programs. The MLA focuses on environmental and community design and planning, in addition to providing the primary skills and methods of landscape architecture. The curriculum is flexible for students who may want to develop specialized knowledge in areas such as historic preservation/heritage planning, environmental restoration, community design, or environmental resource analysis methods.
Program Emphasis: Graduates of the program will be prepared for competitive entry-level positions in private firms and public agencies. In the course of their graduate education, students may pursue one of several options, ranging from a general professional background to a focus on historic preservation/heritage planning, environmental restoration, community design, or environmental and natural resource analysis.
The MLA is considered to be the terminal degree within the profession. Accordingly, graduates will be eligible to apply for academic positions
For more information, see: http://larc.wvu.edu/grad_program
or contact Charlie Yuill at email@example.com 304-293-4832
West Virginia University Public History Master's Degree
The Public History program at West Virginia University (WVU) is noted for its strengths in historic preservation and cultural resources management combined with expertise in museum studies and historical interpretation under the supervision of Melissa Bingmann as program director.
In addition to the MA in Public History, the department also encourages its Ph.D. students to develop skills in the field, and accepts a concentration in public history as a minor field for comprehensive exams. Other department faculty who work with the public history program include Ken Fones-Wolf, who has worked as an archivist and editor.
Annual hands-on field school opportunities are available through the WVU Division of Design & Merchandising annual Historic Preservation Field School. Each year's field school is located at a different historical site with a different theme. The field school is open to WVU and outside students.
For more information about the program, visit http://history.wvu.edu/graduate/public-history-and-crm-program.
For degree requirements, visit http://history.wvu.edu/graduate/master-of-arts-requirements.
For more information and questions, contact Dr. Melissa Bingmann at firstname.lastname@example.com.
West Virginia University Cultural Resource Management Certificate
The Cultural Resource Management Program is a unit of the Eberly College of Arts & Sciences School of Applied Social Sciences offering a graduate certificate in Cultural Resource Management (CRM). The program is interdisciplinary in nature and is committed to the research and service missions of the University, and strives to make significant contributions in history, recreation, tourism, public administration, design, geography, and art history. Students may earn their CRM certificate while pursuing other degrees.
For more information, visit http://history.wvu.edu/graduate/public-history-and-crm-program/crm.
For more information and questions, contact Jenny Boulware at firstname.lastname@example.com.
West Virginia University Division of Design & Merchandising
Students working toward a Master's degree in Design can focus on historic preservation as part of their coursework. http://www.graduatedesign.wvu.edu/r/download/143135
Undergraduate students in the design program can minor in historic preservation through the History Department.
More information about degrees and contact information for these programs is located at http://www.design.wvu.edu.


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Orders of magnitude (time)
In the context of time, an order of magnitude is a description of the quantity of a time in respect to comparison between differing magnitudes. In common usage, the scale is usually the base10 or base−10 exponent being applied to an amount, making the order of magnitude 10 times greater or smaller.[1] As the differences are measured in factors of 10, a logarithmic scale is applied. In terms of time, the relationship between the smallest limit of time, the Planck time, and the next order of magnitude larger is 10.
Low order of magnitude - measures by the unit second (s)[edit]
|Unit (s)
|Comparative examples & common units
|1 Planck time
|The time required to travel one Planck length at the speed of light (c)
|= 10−20 ys: One 10−44 sPlanck time tP = ≈ ×10−44 s5.4[2] is the briefest physically meaningful span of time. It is the unit of time in the natural units system known as Planck units.
|1 yoctosecond
|Yoctosecond, (yocto- + second), is one septillionth of a second
|0.3 ys: mean life of the W and Z bosons.[4][5][a]
0.5 ys: time for top quark decay, according to the Standard Model.
2 ys: time taken for a quark to emit a gluon.
23 ys: half-life of 7H.
|1 zeptosecond
|Zeptosecond, (zepto- + second), is one sextillionth of one second
|7 zs: half-life of helium-9's outer neutron in the second nuclear halo.
17 zs: approximate period of electromagnetic radiation at the boundary between gamma rays and X-rays.
300 zs: approximate typical cycle time of X-rays, on the boundary between hard and soft X-rays.
500 zs: current resolution of tools used to measure speed of chemical bonding[6]
850 zs:The time it takes the electron to change its quantum state from the very constricted, bound state around the atom to a free state,[7] which is currently the quickest time ever observed.
|1 attosecond
|One quintillionth of one second
|12 attoseconds: best timing control of laser pulses.[8]
|1 femtosecond
|One quadrillionth of one second
|1 fs: Cycle time for 300 nanometre light; ultraviolet light; light travels 0.3 micrometres (µm).
140 fs: Electrons have localized onto individual bromine atoms 6Å apart after laser dissociation of Br2.[9]
|1 picosecond
|One trillionth of one second
|1 ps: half-life of a bottom quark; light travels 0.3 millimeters (mm)
1 ps: lifetime of a transition state
4 ps: Time to execute one machine cycle by an IBM Silicon-Germanium transistor
|1 nanosecond
|One billionth of one second
|1 ns: Time to execute one machine cycle by a 1 GHz microprocessor
1 ns: Light travels 30 centimetres (12 in)
|1 microsecond
|One millionth of one second
|1 µs: Time to execute one machine cycle by an Intel 80186 microprocessor
4–16 µs: Time to execute one machine cycle by a 1960s minicomputer
|1 millisecond
|One thousandth of one second
|1 ms: time for a neuron in human brain to fire one impulse and return to rest[10]
4–8 ms: typical seek time for a computer hard disk
|One hundredth of one second
|18–300 ms (=0.02–0.3 s): Human reflex response to visual stimuli
20 ms: cycle time for European 50 Hz AC electricity
|One tenth of a second
|100–400 ms (=0.1–0.4 s): Blink of an eye[11]
150 ms: recommended maximum time delay for telephone service
185 ms: the duration of a full rotation of the main rotor on Bell 205, 212 and 412 helicopters (normal rotor speed is 324 RPM)
|1 second
|The duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom.
|1 s: 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom.[12]
6 s: time it takes for a human to breathe
|1 decasecond
|Ten seconds
|19.54 s: Half-life of Carbon-10
40 s: Time until cyanide starts acting
60 s: 1 minute
|1 hectosecond
|One hundred seconds
|494 s: Time it takes for light to reach the sun
600 s: Half-life of Neutronium
|1 kilosecond
(16.7 minutes)
|One thousand seconds
|3.6 ks: 3600 s or 1 hour
86.4 ks: 86 400 s or 1 day
604.8 ks: 1 week
|103 s, 104 s, 105 s
|1 megasecond
(11.6 days)
|One million seconds
2.6 Ms: approximately 1 month
|1 gigasecond
(32 years)
|One billion seconds
2.1 Gs: average human life expectancy at birth (2011 estimate)[13]
|1 terasecond
(32,000 years)
|One trillion seconds
6 Ts: Time since the appearance of Homo sapiens (approximately)
|1 petasecond
(32,000,000 years)
|One quadrillion seconds
|2.1 Ps: (66 million years) Time elapsed since the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, during which all non-avian dinosaurs became extinct.[16]
7.1–7.9 Ps: 1 galactic year (225-250 million years)[17]
|1 exasecond
(32,000,000,000 years)
|One quintillion seconds
|312 Es: Estimated lifespan of a 0.1 solar mass red dwarf star.
|1 zettasecond
(32,000,000,000,000 years)
|One sextillion seconds
|3 Zs: Estimated duration of Stelliferous Era.
|1 yottasecond
(32,000,000,000,000,000 years)
|One septillion seconds
|1.6416 Ys: Estimated half-life of the meta-stable 20983Bi radioactive isotope.
6.616×1050 Ys: Time required for a 1 solar mass black hole to evaporate completely due to Hawking radiation, if nothing more falls in.
See also[edit]
- Heat death of the Universe
- Second law of thermodynamics
- Big Rip
- Big Crunch
- Big Bounce
- Big Bang
- Cyclic model
- Dyson's eternal intelligence
- Final anthropic principle
- Ultimate fate of the Universe
- Timeline of the Big Bang
- Timeline of the far future
- Graphical timeline of the Big Bang
- Graphical timeline from Big Bang to Heat Death. This timeline uses the loglog scale for comparison with the graphical timeline included in this article.
- Graphical timeline of the universe. This timeline uses the more intuitive linear time, for comparison with this article.
- Graphical timeline of the Stelliferous Era
- The Last Question, a short story by Isaac Asimov which considers the inevitable outcome of heat death in the universe and how it may be reversed.
- Orders of magnitude (frequency)
- Annum
- Geologic timescale
- Logarithmic timeline
- Natural history
- Physical unit
- Planck units
- Second
- SI unit
- Temporal resolution
- Timeline of evolution
- Timeline of the Big Bang
- Terasecond and longer
- Notes
- ^ PDG reports the resonance width (Γ). Here the conversion τ = ħ⁄Γ is given instead.
- References
- ^ Brians, Paus. "Orders of Magnitude" (8/4/2013)
- ^ "CODATA Value: Planck time". The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty. NIST. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. Available at: http://www.bartleby.com/61/21/Y0022100.html. Accessed December 19, 2007. note: abbr. ys or ysec
- ^ C. Amsler et al. (2009): Particle listings – W boson
- ^ C. Amsler et al. (2009): Particle listings – Z boson
- ^ esciencenews (2010)
- ^ http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-measure-the-smallest-fragment-of-time-ever-witness-an-electron-escaping-an-atom
- ^ "12 attoseconds is the world record for shortest controllable time".
- ^ Li, Wen; et al. (November 23, 2010). "Visualizing electron rearrangement in space and timeduring the transition from a molecule to atoms". PNAS. 107 (47): 20219–20222. PMC 2996685 . PMID 21059945. doi:10.1073/pnas.1014723107. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.noteaccess.com/APPROACHES/ArtEd/ChildDev/1cNeurons.htm
- ^ Eric H. Chudler. "Brain Facts and Figures: Sensory Apparatus: Vision". Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/leapsec.html
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook -- Rank Order - Life expectancy at birth
- ^ Ribas, I.; et al. (2005). "First Determination of the Distance and Fundamental Properties of an Eclipsing Binary in the Andromeda Galaxy". Astrophysical Journal Letters. 635 (1): L37–L40. Bibcode:2005ApJ...635L..37R. arXiv:astro-ph/0511045 . doi:10.1086/499161.
- ^ Patterson N, Richter DJ, Gnerre S, Lander ES, Reich D (June 2006). "Genetic evidence for complex speciation of humans and chimpanzees". Nature. 441 (7097): 1103–8. PMID 16710306. doi:10.1038/nature04789.
- ^ Renne, Paul R.; Deino, Alan L.; Hilgen, Frederik J.; Kuiper, Klaudia F.; Mark, Darren F.; Mitchell, William S.; Morgan, Leah E.; Mundil, Roland; Smit, Jan (7 February 2013). "Time Scales of Critical Events Around the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary". Science. 339 (6120): 684–687. Bibcode:2013Sci...339..684R. PMID 23393261. doi:10.1126/science.1230492.
- ^ Leong, Stacy (2002). "Period of the Sun's Orbit around the Galaxy (Cosmic Year)". The Physics Factbook.
- ^ "Age of the Earth". U.S. Geological Survey. 1997. Retrieved January 10, 2006.
- ^ Dalrymple, G. Brent (2001). "The age of the Earth in the twentieth century: a problem (mostly) solved". Special Publications, Geological Society of London. 190 (1): 205–221. Bibcode:2001GSLSP.190..205D. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.190.01.14.
- ^ Manhesa, Gérard; Allègrea, Claude J.; Dupréa, Bernard & Hamelin, Bruno (1980). "Lead isotope study of basic-ultrabasic layered complexes: Speculations about the age of the earth and primitive mantle characteristics". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 47 (3): 370–382. Bibcode:1980E&PSL..47..370M. doi:10.1016/0012-821X(80)90024-2.
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- ^ Bonanno, A.; Schlattl, H.; Paternò, L. (2008). "The age of the Sun and the relativistic corrections in the EOS". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 390 (3): 1115–1118. Bibcode:2002A&A...390.1115B. arXiv:astro-ph/0204331 . doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020749.
External links[edit]
- Exploring Time from Planck time to the lifespan of the universe


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The first issue of Northern Seafood, a brand new English language magazine which focuses on seafood from the Nordic countries, is being published in connection with the 2012 European Seafood Exposition (ESE).
This magazine covers topics such as why the region's fish and shellfish are among the most sought after in the world, the great variety of species that roam Nordic waters and different uses of seafood from the region.
Northern Seafood's target group includes buyers and decision-makers at importers as well as distributors of seafood across the globe.


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The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), whose General Assembly starts this week in Detroit, is a case study in oldline Protestant decline. Its latest membership stats show a loss of 89,296 in 2013, preceded by a loss of 102,791 in 2012. Its membership is now down to 1,760,200, and at the current rate it will have no members in less than 20 years.
Such implosion might inspire self-reflection. But oldline Protestant elites too typically don't reflect much on their 50 year spiral from Mainline to sideline. "Yes, the numbers reflect a decrease in active members in the denomination," admitted PCUSA Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons. "We are meeting the challenges we have had and it's showing," he said. "And, our decline in total congregations is holding fairly steady." Yeah! The church might last 21 more years instead of 19 or 20, thanks to "meeting the challenges."
The real challenge is that the PCUSA no longer and has not in a long time adhered vigorously to orthodox Christianity, which is by itself no guarantor of church health but is always an essential ingredient for vitality. There are of course orthodox Christians remaining in the PCUSA, but they are not affirmed by denominational policies. The big issues facing this General Assembly are same sex rites and anti-Israel divestment, hardly motivating evangelistic tools.
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Funding under this Canada-Ontario Labour Market Agreement will mean more resources for unemployed individuals who are not eligible for training from Employment Insurance (EI) and for employed individuals who have low levels of skills or who are working in low-skill jobs.
This investment complements key government-funded programs and services provided through Employment Ontario, including federally funded programs for unemployed people who are eligible for EI under the Canada-Ontario Labour Market Development Agreement.
Both Canada-Ontario labour market agreements will help Ontarians receive the skills training and supports they need to succeed in the workplace, including unemployed individuals (whether or not they are eligible for EI), newcomers into the job market, internationally-trained individuals working in low-skill jobs, and persons with disabilities.
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Mr. Liu has been named one of the "Twenty-Five Most Influential Worldwide Business Leaders" by Time magazine, one of the "Best Asian Business Leaders" by Forbes, and one of the "Stars of Asia" by BusinessWeek.
Yang Yuanqing is the chief executive officer of Lenovo, returning to this role in 2009 having held the job from 2001-2005. In between terms as CEO, he served as chairman of the board of Lenovo Group Limited. Mr. Yang joined Lenovo in 1989. Under his leadership, Lenovo has been China's best-selling PC brand since 1997. In 1999, Lenovo ranked as first in PC sales in Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and has maintained this position ever since.
Mr. Yang has been named "Asian Businessman of the Year," Forbes Asia. He also was named as one of the "Stars of Asia" by BusinessWeek magazine and has been selected by the Chinese media as one of China's "Ten Star Entrepreneurs" and "Ten Most Valuable Managers." He was also named by CCTV as a "Man of the Year" in 2004. He holds a master's degree from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Science and Technology of China. Mr. Yang is also a member of the National Youth Association Committee, director of China's Entrepreneurs' Association, a guest professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange's International Advisory Committee.
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Milko van Duijl is senior vice president, Mature Markets, overseeing all business in western Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Global Accounts, including large enterprises, SMB and consumer.
Prior to that he was president, Lenovo Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and senior vice-president, Lenovo Group. Starting in May 2005, he held the position of the general manager, Lenovo Europe, Middle East, Africa. Mr. Van Duijl held the previous role of vice president, IBM Personal Computing Division EMEA from August 2003 to May 1, 2005. Under his leadership, IBM PCD EMEA achieved a significant turnaround, increased share in its markets and drove profitable growth.
Liu Jun is senior vice president, IDEA Product Group, where he oversees product development and portfolio management for the IDEA product line. Before that, he was president of the Consumer Business Group and senior vice president of Lenovo Group.
Previously, Mr. Liu served as senior vice president, Global Supply Chain, where he had responsibility for global procurement, logistics, fulfillment and sales support, supply planning, strategy and manufacturing operations. Before that, he was senior vice president and chief operating officer of Lenovo China, with responsibility for profit/loss and all aspects of the business. Mr. Liu also was the architect of the company's PC supply chain model. He also held a broad range of leadership positions including leader of the Consumer business in China, research and development, corporate strategy, the Desktop PC business unit, and Integrated Supply Chain, giving him extensive experience in IT operations, research, development and marketing.
Michael O'Neill is senior vice president and general counsel, and has worldwide oversight for the company's legal, corporate governance, security and government relations activities. Prior to joining Lenovo, Mr. O'Neill was a partner at Howrey LLP, where he led the firm's international business and opened its Brussels office.
Mr. O'Neill worked at Honeywell for 16 years in variety of roles, culminating as vice president and general counsel for Transportation and Power Systems. Before that he served as vice president and general counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Earlier roles included serving as vice president and associate general counsel for Corporate and Human Resources and assistant general for Government Business and Technology Centers. In addition to his legal roles, he served as vice president of Global Contract Management for 10 years. Prior to joining Honeywell, he served as in-house counsel at Westinghouse at the Defense & Electronics Center.
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Frances K. (Fran) O'Sullivan is senior vice president, THINK Product Group, with worldwide responsibility for all THINK-branded desktops, notebooks, workstations, displays, peripherals and software. Additional responsibilities include being the North Carolina Senior Site Executive for Lenovo and the Lenovo Corporate Sustainability Executive. Previously, she served as senior vice president and COO of Lenovo International and prior to that she was general manager of IBM's Personal Computer Division..
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Ms. Wang holds a master's degree of science in mechanical technology and automation from Beijing Institute of Technology, and an EMBA from China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS).
In 1999, Ms. Wang was honored by the Chinese Academy of Science as one of its "Outstanding Women." Ms. Wang is also a trustee of the CEIBS Education Charity organization, which provides financial support for the education of underprivileged children.
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Since he joined Lenovo Group in 1993, Mr. Chen has advanced through numerous leadership positions in sales, marketing and channel management, and has consistently achieved outstanding results.
As Lenovo Group's vice president of Marketing Systems, Mr. Chen effectively planned and implemented customer oriented marketing models and strategic structural reforms. He divided the original seven large regions into 18 smaller regions, and cemented front line command and management of regional marketing. These reforms greatly enhanced Lenovo's ability to provide dedicated service to customers and align products and services to meet customer needs..
As Lenovo Group's vice president of Lenovo China Sales Systems, Mr. Chen successfully launched a new integrated distribution strategy, upgraded the channel system, developed Lenovo's core competitiveness, and drove record growth for the company.
Mr. Chen graduated in 1992 from Beijing Technology and Business University with a bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Applications. In 2004, he received an EMBA from Tsinghua University.
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From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Smith worked at Definicon, where he managed sales, marketing, procurement and operations of this technology start-up. Prior to Definicon, Mr. Smith worked as a financial analyst with EDS. Mr. Smith holds a bachelor's degree in Finance and Marketing from Pacific Lutheran University.
Wong Wai Ming is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Lenovo. Prior to his current role, Mr. Wong was an independent non-executive director of the company since 1999. He has more than 15 years of experience in investment banking and was a member of the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Limited.
Mr. Wong holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Sciences from the Victoria University of Manchester, U.K. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
He Zhiqiang (George) is senior vice president and chief technology officer. He is responsible for corporate research and development systems and product chain (research and development) management and oversees the company's research centers in Beijing, China; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Yamato, Japan. Previously, Mr. He was senior vice president, Research and Technology, and the managing director of Lenovo's corporate Research and Development, during which he made significant contributions to Lenovo's R&D initiatives and systems. He joined Lenovo in 1986 after graduating from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences with a master's degree in Computer Science.


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Multi-pollutant chemical transport models (CTMs) are being routinely used to predict the impacts of emission controls on the concentrations and deposition of primary and secondary pollutants. While these models have a fairly comprehensive treatment of the governing atmospheric processes, they are unable to correctly represent processes that occur at very fine scales, such as the near-source transport and chemistry of emissions from elevated point sources, because of their relatively coarse horizontal resolution. Several different approaches have been used to address this limitation, such as using fine grids, adaptive grids, hybrid modeling, or an embedded sub-grid scale plume model,
Multi-pollutant three-dimensional (3-D) grid models are widely used to predict the impacts of emission controls on the atmospheric concentrations and deposition of pollutants such as ozone (O3), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and mercury (Hg) and other air toxics. Such a grid-based approach necessarily averages emissions within the volume of the grid cell where they are released and cannot resolve processes that occur at much smaller scales. For example, the averaging process may be appropriate for sources that are more or less uniformly distributed at the spatial resolution of the grid system but may lead to significant errors for sources that have a spatial dimension much smaller than that of the grid system, such as elevated point sources. The stack emissions from these sources lead to plumes that initially have dimensions of tens of meters, whereas the horizontal resolution in grid-based air quality models is typically several kilometers in urban applications and up to about 100 km in regional applications. Thus, the grid model cannot resolve the sharp concentration gradients between the plume and the background atmosphere, and the artificial dilution of stack emissions leads to (1) lower concentrations of plume material; (2) unrealistic concentrations upwind of the stack; (3) incorrect representation of the transport of the emitted chemicals; and (4) incorrect chemical reaction rates due to the misrepresentation of the plume chemical concentrations and turbulent diffusion. The misrepresentation of plume chemistry in a grid model is amplified for cases when the plume chemistry is significantly different from the ambient chemistry, such as power plant plumes rich in NOx, where both experimental studies, e.g., [
Techniques that have been adopted to address sub-grid scale errors associated with grid models include the use of multiple nested fine grids, including one-way and two-way nesting, adaptive grid modeling, hybrid modeling, and plume-in-grid (PinG) modeling. The last approach, which is the focus of this paper, has been primarily used for simulating elevated point source plumes within a grid model. However, as discussed below, the technique can be readily applied to many other sub-grid scale applications. In the following sections, we first briefly discuss the various approaches that are commonly used in grid models, and then present a detailed discussion on PinG modeling starting from the first applications of this approach nearly three decades ago to the current state-of-the-science.
Because sub-grid scale errors are a direct result of coarse grid resolutions, one approach to resolve such errors is to use grids with very fine resolution. However, this can become computationally prohibitively expensive for large domains, due to both the large number of grid cells that must be stored and solved as well as the smaller time steps that must be used in the solution due to the Courant number restriction on the model time step. Consequently, domain-wide fine-grid simulations are restricted to small domain and/or short duration simulations, and nested grid modeling is generally used for larger domains. In this approach, one or more fine grids are employed over regions of special interest within the larger domain (e.g., urban regions within a regional domain or regional domains within a continental domain), sometimes with multiple levels of nesting (e.g., global > continental > regional > urban). Typical horizontal grid resolutions used in many air quality modeling applications vary from about 100 km for a global domain to 36 km, 12 km, and 4 km for continental, regional, and urban domains, respectively. Several nested grid modeling studies, e.g., [
Nested grid modeling is now routinely employed in air quality modeling applications, and almost all current operational models include some kind of nested grid modeling capability. In some models, grid nesting is achieved by sequential applications of the model starting with the outermost coarse grid domain and ending with the innermost coarse grid domain. Thus, the nesting is one-way,
In other models, the nested grid capability is built-in and the multiple grid simulations can be conducted simultaneously with two-way flow of information between the coarse and fine grids. Examples of such models are the Urban and Regional Multiscale (URM) model [
The URM model evolved from the CIT airshed model [
While fine grid and nested grid modeling are commonly used practical tools to address some coarse grid resolution issues, they are not a panacea. Grid resolutions finer than 1 km are typically not used, because of the excessive computational resource requirements, and sometimes because the parameterizations in a particular model may not be adequate for grid cell sizes lower than 1 km. Examples of some CMAQ and CAMx nested grid applications with the finest grid resolution at 1 km are provided in [
Another disadvantage of the nested grid approach discussed above is that the grids are static or fixed,
In the adaptive grid modeling approach, the grid system is modified dynamically during a simulation, based on certain aspects of the calculated fields, to respond to dynamic changes in solution resolution requirements, e.g., to follow the chemical evolution of plumes. Adaptive grid algorithms for meteorological and air quality models were developed more than a decade ago, e.g., [
The adaptive grid approach of Odman and coworkers [
Adaptive grid modeling is an important advancement over the static nested grid approach and shows promise in addressing many of the limitations of traditional grid modeling. However, the approach has not yet been routinely applied in an operational mode for long-term multi-pollutant air quality simulations over large domains and with hundreds of sub-grid scale plumes. Garcia-Menendez and Odman [
In the hybrid modeling approach, concentrations from a grid-based chemical transport model and a local plume dispersion model are combined to provide contributions from photochemical interactions, long-range (regional) transport, and details attributable to local-scale dispersion. Hybrid modeling has been extensively used over the last few years, motivated by the increasing concern about population exposure to hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), especially in the vicinity of the sources of these pollutants. As mentioned previously, a traditional grid model, which provides average concentrations for grid volumes, cannot provide the fine-scale details in the concentration patterns and capture "hot spots", required for calculating population exposure. For example, measurements of ultrafine particles near freeways and other roadways, e.g., [
While hybrid modeling is a promising approach to incorporate sub-grid scale variability in a gridded concentration field, it has some limitations and may not be the right approach for some applications. Most of the examples of hybrid modeling cited above have used a steady-state Gaussian dispersion model, such as the Industrial Source Complex (ISC) Short Term, Version 3 (ISCST3), or its replacement, the American Meteorological Society (AMS)/EPA Regulatory Model (AERMOD), for calculating local scale impacts. These models cannot handle non-linear chemistry and are inappropriate for secondary pollutants. Furthermore, steady-state models cannot be applied in areas with very complex wind fields, because their formulation is based on the assumption that wind fields are uniform over the modeling domain, e.g., [
In the PinG modeling approach, the errors associated with the grid-averaging of stack emissions or other sub-grid scale variations are reduced by imbedding a puff or plume model within the grid model. The embedded model tracks the sub-grid scale process (e.g., elevated point source emissions) until the fine scale variability becomes unimportant (referred to as the "puff dumping" or "hand-over" point), at which point the grid model takes over the calculations for that process while the embedded model continues tracking sub-grid scale processes.
PinG modeling has a long history, particularly for ozone modeling, and is now being used for multi-pollutant modeling as well, as discussed later in this review. The first sub-grid scale treatment of plumes in 3-D air quality models, referred to as the Plume-Airshed Reactive-Interacting System (PARIS), was developed by Seigneur
These early PinG models treated plumes at a sub-grid scale, thereby eliminating some of the errors associated with the grid model. However, they could not represent the complex dispersion processes associated with the plume mixing into the background air because the plume dimensions were represented by simple geometric functions (columns, grids, ellipses, or Gaussian distributions). Physical phenomena such as the effect of wind shear on plume dispersion, the effect of plume overlaps (e.g., under conditions of flow reversal or merging of adjacent plumes), and the effect of atmospheric turbulence on chemical kinetics were not represented in these models. In the last decade, new plume models, such as SCICHEM [
In the following section, we discuss two PinG air quality models that have been applied in the recent past.
CAMx and CMAQ-APT are two widely used air quality models that include plume-in-grid modeling capabilities. Both consist of a reactive plume model, based on SCICHEM [
Chemical species concentrations in the puffs are treated as perturbations from the background concentrations. The chemical reactions within the puffs are simulated using a general framework that allows any chemical kinetic mechanism to be treated. The puff chemical mechanism is the same as the host grid model mechanism for consistency. SCICHEM allows the option of explicitly simulating the effect of turbulence on chemical kinetics for selected reactions. This effect is more pronounced near the stack and requires additional computational time for its simulation [
In CMAQ-APT, the treatment of chemistry in the plume model is identical to that in the host grid model, and includes gas-phase chemistry, aerosol chemistry, and aqueous-phase chemistry. In the CAMx Plume-in-Grid (PinG) model, two approaches are available that provide different levels of chemical complexity [
In both CAMx and CMAQ-APT, the host grid model concentrations serve as the background (ambient) concentrations for the embedded plume model calculations, and are also updated whenever plume-to-grid transfer occurs. In CMAQ-APT, the transfer of puff material to the 3-D grid system is triggered when the puff size is commensurate with the grid cell size [
With both CAMx and CMAQ-APT, it is possible to sample concentration fields at a finer scale than the grid model resolution. CAMx has an optional sampling grid that allows surface-layer puff sampling of model species on a user-defined grid of arbitrary horizontal resolution, similarly to the way nested grids are defined [
The computational overhead associated with simulating a large number of point sources explicitly with the plume component of the model can be significant in a PinG model. In the past, this limitation has restricted the application of these models to short duration simulations with less than 50 PinG sources, e.g., [
The first version of CMAQ-APT only included gas-phase chemistry in the plume component and was used for ozone episode applications in the northeastern U.S with 30 PinG point sources [
The model was extended for particulate matter by including aerosol and aqueous-phase treatments in the plume model that were consistent with those used in the host grid model [
The next stage in the development of CMAQ-APT was the inclusion of mercury (Hg) treatment [
CMAQ-APT was also used to estimate the decrease in atmospheric nitrogen deposition in Escambia Bay and its watershed in Florida and southern Alabama due to planned emissions controls of NOx and SO2 at a nearby coal-fired power plant [
CMAQ-APT was recently adapted to develop a prototype model that could be used to simulate near-roadway concentrations due to mobile emissions from roadways [
The parallelized version of CMAQ-APT, as part of a comprehensive modeling system entitled AMSTERDAM (the Advanced Modeling System for Transport, Emissions, Reactions and Deposition of Atmospheric Matter), was applied to the central and eastern United States for summer and winter periods in 2002 [
PinG applications with CAMx also show that overall model performance is little changed with the PinG approach, but the spatial distribution of ozone and PM2.5 concentrations can be substantially different, especially near sources. In a northeast Texas ozone modeling study for the summer of 2005, the CAMx GREASD-PiG option was used to treat emissions from selected major NOx emitters in the modeling domain [
This paper has described and compared various approaches used in air quality models to resolve fine scale processes. Our review focuses on one such approach, PinG modeling, that has been widely used in previous and current operational air quality models. Early PinG models were primarily developed and applied for ozone modeling and included a simple treatment of plume dispersion and transport. However, today's PinG models are increasingly being used to look at multipollutant issues, consistent with the "one-atmosphere" approach used in current models, and incorporate a state-of-the-science treatment of both plume dispersion and chemistry. Like other fine scale modeling approaches, PinG modeling imposes computational overhead in a grid model simulation. However, the parallelization of the PinG codes and the widespread availability of multi-processing workstations has addressed this limitation to a large extent.
The ability of the PinG approach to resolve a range of scales along with the capability to simulate detailed atmospheric chemistry makes it a practical tool to address sub-grid scale resolution issues. The prototypical roadway application [
We thank the anonymous reviewers and the editors of Atmosphere for their invaluable suggestions in improving the manuscript.


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The announcement, reported by the official Xinhua news agency, didn't identify those detained or say what they were accused of doing for Taiwan, the self-ruling island that Beijing claims as its territory.
Taiwan's government already had denied that its agents were arrested after the story appeared this week in a Hong Kong newspaper.
Yesterday, Taiwan's Vice President Annette Lu dismissed the Xinhua report as an attempt to embarrass President Chen Shui-bian ahead of the island's March 20 presidential election.
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China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949, and both sides are believed to spy extensively on each other. Beijing has threatened to use force to bring the island under its control.
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Xinhua said the group had "conducted activities in violation of the law." It said the suspects were captured and interrogated "strictly in accordance with the law," and that all have been provided with daily necessities and medical services. All were in good health, it said.
"State security departments of the Chinese mainland have smashed a ring of intelligence agents," Xinhua said, citing an unnamed spokesman for China's security services.
"Currently, the case is being further investigated, though these spies have confessed all their crimes," it said.
On Monday, Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper claimed Chen exposed 36 of the island's spies in a speech last month that listed the locations of 496 Chinese missiles pointed at Taiwan.
The newspaper reported that China had arrested 21 Taiwanese and 15 Chinese nationals since mid-December. It reported partial names for five of the Taiwanese.
On Tuesday, Taiwan's secretive Military Intelligence Bureau took the unusual step of issuing a denial, saying: "To this moment, after undergoing verification, we can say none of our personnel has been arrested by the Chinese communists."
Chen's aides say the missile information came from satellites, not spies. They say China could not possibly have broken up a spy ring with such speed.
Earlier this month, Taiwan arrested an intelligence officer on charges of spying for China. It was the third espionage case announced by the island's military in less than a month.
Four years ago, China reportedly executed an army general and a colonel for selling secrets to Taiwan during military exercises meant to intimidate the island - one of the largest leaks ever of military secrets by Chinese army officers.
Spying accusations have also frequently been intertwined with Taiwan's domestic politics.
In the military exercises spy case, then-president Lee Teng-hui was accused of blowing the Chinese officers' cover by claiming in a campaign speech that Chinese missiles being launched into the Taiwan Strait were carrying dummy warheads.
In the latest allegations, opposition politicians have accused Chen of endangering the military intelligence service.
Presidential candidate Lien Chan, Chen's main rival, accused him of being an "incompetent commander in chief." China is thought to favour Lien over the defiant Chen, who in the past has advocated Taiwan's permanent independence from China.
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I loved this tv series but the female lead is sooooooooooooooooooo OA on this series also instead of helping her close friend which in fact her hafl sister boyfriend to remember the past, she just get upset and want to keep the guy for herself but anyway "Love is Selfish". Hope that Jing Jing and Tian Ze will end up at the end.
I loved this tv series, I never watch Korean tv series but when I watched "ALL About EVE" I felt in love with both the lead male and female character especially Jan Dong Gun, am so happy that his back with tv series again, my sister and I missed him. He's been absent for quite a long time and glad he's back.
I don't like the young lead actor, his face looks like a lesbian, this is only my opinion, if I am the female lead, I won't waste my time for him even thou' he's the father of the child I'm carrying. He's not only an idiot but also a troublemaker, not knowing what the ciircumstances was and just jump into it and he's so selfish and self centered.


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Hi there everyone. I havent been here for a while
Ok, some time ago i have posted here gui for nikto by me,
so here is next version. It is written in perl gtk2.
screenshot ->
It has two ways of producing output: into its gui, or, in console / terminal,
from which was launched. There is a checkbox "Console output", if you
check it, output window will dissapear and all output goes to the console.
I've made it like this, because during scan application freezes if output goes
to gui. In perl gtk2 i dont know a way to avoid such issue, nor threads or fork help. Ok, so, maybe someone will find it kind of useful
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The story about the beloved character's death will be covered in 'Life With Archie' #36 which will be released on July 16.
Beloved comic book character Archie Andrews will die in an upcoming issue. Archie Comics announced on Tuesday, April 8 that the redhead would be killed off. Details of the death are not available, but the story will be covered in "Life With Archie" #36 which will be released on July 16.
"We've been building up to this moment since we launched 'Life With Archie' five years ago, and knew that any book that was telling the story of Archie's life as an adult had to also show his final moment," Archie Comics Publisher and Co-CEO Jon Goldwater said in a statement.
"Archie has and always will represent the best in all of us - he's a hero, good-hearted, humble and inherently honorable. This story is going to inspire a wide range of reactions because we all feel so close to Archie. Fans will laugh, cry, jump off the edge of their seats and hopefully understand why this comic will go down as one of the most important moments in Archie's entire history. It's the biggest story we've ever done, and we're supremely proud of it," the statement continued.
Goldwater additionally talked about killing off the character in an interview with CNN. When asked why the character is killed, Goldwater explained, "I think it's the natural conclusion to the 'Life With Archie' series," adding that "he dies saving the life of a friend."
"We want to not only show how Archie's life ends, but also what he means to the world around him. We want to celebrate his life. After the events of 'Life With Archie' #36, fans will leap forward a year to see the aftermath, and how his friends have moved on since his surprising death," Goldwater said of what his team wanted to accomplish with the storyline.


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Astrologers are busy under a full Moon. I do one hell of a consultations and themes emerge.
This full Moon conjuncts Saturn and opposes Sun, Venus and Mars in Taurus. What I am seeing is a need (Moon) to control and/or take responsibility (Saturn) for the ego (Sun), your vanity (Venus) and the stuff you're out there pushing other people to do (Mars opposition).
As an example, right now I have several clients ending affairs. I see the men being quite reckless with the women…apparently forgetting the power they hold to contact their wives and destroy their lives.
Just be careful what you're inviting to have happen…consciously or otherwise!


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Hello all.new to m0n0wall, but have found it to be extremely easy to
install, setup, and use. Like it a lot.
Especially like the traffic shaping abilities, but am used to products like
Packeteer where you can set in Discovery mode to determine the actual
traffic and sources prior to shaping.is there any ability to do something
like this on m0n0wall?
Scott Kuhn
Tacoma, WA
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing
an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who
turns back soonest is the most progressive.--C.S. Lewis


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USF 2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 32
Just as the University maintains high standards of academic performance, the members of the University community support high standards of individual conduct and human relations. Responsibility for oneĺs own conduct and respect for the rights of others are essential conditions for the academic and personal freedom within the University community. Self-discipline and sensitivity to the rights and interests of others are the principal elements of the University Student Code of Conduct. The Student Code of Conduct sets forth a foundation of values that represent a standard of expected behavior both inside and outside the classroom. The University reserves the right to deny admission or refuse enrollment to students whose actions are contrary to the purposes of the University or impair the welfare or freedom of other members of the University community.
Students have often asked for advice on standards of dress and personal appearance. The University does not have a formal dress code but campus attire is expected to be appropriate for the activity in which the individual is engaged.
Student judicial procedures are followed when a student fails to exercise his/her responsibility in an acceptable manner or commits an offense as outlined in the student handbook (www.sa.usf.edu/sjs). The University disciplinary procedures afford students the opportunity to participate in discussions of the matter and to present information in oneĺs own behalf, to seek counsel in oneĺs own best interest, and the right of appeal. Students are entitled to participate in the development of standards of conduct supporting their interests in the purpose of the University. The University Judicial procedures are described in the student handbook.
For Non-Academic Grievances: In order to assure students the right to redress of grievances, the Office of Student Relations is responsible for a grievance procedure involving non-academic matters. Any student may file a question, complaint, or statement of grievance in the Office of Student Relations, in person or in writing. A course of action or other answer will be given by the Office of Student Relations, as soon as possible.
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Wowd, a new real-time search engine for discovering fresh, popular content from the entire Web, announced today public access to its beta.
The company, founded in 2007, has built a new kind of real-time search engine that focuses on discovery, i.e. surfacing trends, breaking news, social media topics, and popular pages from around the Web.
Wowd delivers search results that real people find interesting.
Oh Joy ... a search engine for Facebook.
I'm not too worried about the "social web" .. My experience is such that says that people bore easily, and searching for "when someone washes the car park" will get old.
Sites like Wowd, will do us all the good turn of diverting all of the internet rubbish into one area so that those of us that want to learn something, or find something, won't have to look at it ..


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'The Good Doctor' Debuts First Trailer and Poster
Debuting the first look at their newest film, Magnolia Pictures released the trailer and poster for its drama/thriller "The Good Doctor" on Monday (May 14) via iTunes Movies Trailers.
The new poster has a fairly eerie look to it showing an up close and personal view of its star Orlando Bloom with Riley Keough in the background.
The flick follow the plot line of Dr. Martin Blake (Bloom) who has spent his life looking for respect as he meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane (Keough) who suffers from a kidney infection. However, when her health starts improving Martin fears losing her so he begins tampering with her treatment, which keeps the woman sick and in the hospital close under his watchful eye.
Also starring Rob Morrow, Troy Garity, Taraji P. Henson and Michael Pena, "The Good Doctor" will be available on iTunes on July 27th and will have it's theatrical release on on August 31st.
Check out the trailer in the player below!
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- Bronx Banter - http://www.bronxbanterblog.com -
Never Force It
Posted By Alex Belth On June 17, 2013 @ 1:52 pm In 1: Featured,Arts and Culture,Creative Process | Comments Disabled
Speaking of fixing things, check out his article by Kyle Wiens [2]:
I was always in awe of what my grandfather could do. As I was growing up, when a faucet needed fixing or we needed a lighting fixture installed, it was my grandfather who did it. He brought his toolbox with him every time he came over. I remember being enthralled by his workshop, with his oddly large bandsaw and drawers of strange woodworking tools.
Like the tools and the wood that he worked, Grandfather was rough-hewn. He could be hard and gruff. As a child, his demeanor drove me to tears more than once. When I would accidentally interfere with his work, he would grunt, "Get out of my road." He wasn't offended by my presence, he just needed to get past me to get things done. Finishing the job was primary. All his intellectual effort went into finding the most efficient way to accomplish the task. Slight emotional casualties along the way were acceptable. It took me years to understand that.
But he was quietly affectionate in his own way. He never spoke praise, but you could see it in his eyes. I remember seeing that look on his face when I became an Eagle Scout, just as he had been so many years before. It was the first time I knew that Grandfather was proud of me.
…When I left for college, Grandpa gave me a hug and a toolbox. I was the only one in the dorms with tools, and I was constantly fixing things for people. (We also used them for more nefarious purposes, swapping bathroom signs and locking the resident advisor out of his room.) Those were the first tools that were truly my own. They were not the last.
"Never force it." That was Grandpa's advice for tinkering, and it's good advice for life. Work hard, but let things come. If what you're doing isn't working, try another way.
Painting by Richard Diebenkorn.
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Qualified companies who Pre-Register to Attend INPEX receive free registration, a free show program, and the opportunity to attend nightly networking events. If your company or business is interested in inventions, innovative products or services, and new products – don't miss the chance to attend INPEX!
Additional benefits, programs and resources to qualified business attendees:
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Qualified attendees can register to review more than 1,000 unpatented inventions, available for license or manufacturing, on large, state-of-the-art virtual viewing stations. The inventions are pre-organized specifically for your company's category requirements. Here you can get a "first look" at hundreds of additional inventions, well before their introduction to the general public. Registering for VIBE will also qualify you to receive information about future inventions in your category on an ongoing basis.
Private New Product Reviews
If you're short on time or unable to walk the show floor, we can arrange to bring the inventors to you. We can set appointments and provide private rooms for company representatives to screen inventions. Just let us know when you will be attending and your criteria for appropriate products, and we'll do the rest. If your company is interested in arranging a product review at INPEX, please call 1-888-54-INPEX or contact Rachel Rushlander at email@example.com.
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Qualified business attendees are invited to stop by our VIP Lounge throughout the week. Located on the show floor, this quiet, restricted meeting area gives attendees a place to relax, work or hold their own meetings. Complimentary refreshments and Internet service are available for your convenience.
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Valentine's Day Fail: Stalker Cards
Sorry to be the wet blanket, everyone. But Valentine's Day cards that joke about stalkers? Not really funny. There's a bunch of stalker cards like this one for sale on Zazzle.com, including a particularly disturbing one that says "Be Mine" spelled out in blood above a heart made out of a razor blade. I have a pretty irreverent sense of humor, but I don't see any humor in joking about violence. Stalking is creepy and scary to people who actually live through it. There's better ways to be funny if you want to fly your freak flag this Valentine's Day. [Zazzle.com]


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The commercial provider on which my site is hosted has instituted a 3
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Problem is that htDigging takes somewhat more time than that.
Are there any solutions out there other than getting another host?
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In late 2007, during the throes of his state's extensive drought, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue took it upon himself to recognize only one group of professionals for its expertise as water managers - golf course superintendents.
Now, thanks to a survey conducted by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), the public has documentation as to how golf course managers have gained such respect for conserving the precious natural resource.
The information comes from GCSAA's Golf Course Environmental Profile, a first-of-its-kind collection of data on property features, management practices and inputs associated with golf courses across the United States. The project is actually a series of five surveys that will be completed later this year, focusing on property features, management practices and input associated with golf courses and golf course maintenance. The process will be replicated in the future to document change and identify key issues for potential research, programs and tools needed for the industry. The project is funded by The Environmental Institute for Golf made possible through a grant by The Toro Co. Giving Program.
Covered in the exhaustive report on golf courses in addition to water conservation are total water applied, water sources, costs, innovations and opportunities for golf to further distinguish itself as a leader in the efficient use of water. Results from the survey have been compiled and were published in the January 2009 edition of the online scientific journal, Applied Turfgrass Science. The article, "Golf Course Environmental Profile Measures Water Use, Source, Cost, Quality, and Management and Conservation Strategies" was written by GCSAA Director of Research Clark Throssell, Ph.D., Director of Environmental Programs Greg Lyman, Senior Manager of Environmental Programs Mark Johnson, Senior Manager of Market Research & Data Greg Stacey and National Golf Foundation Director of Research Clark Brown. Non-subscribers of Applied Turfgrass Science can receive a copy of the article by contacting Throssell at email@example.com.
"Just as we found in the first survey regarding the physical characteristics of golf courses, this survey provides a valuable baseline of data regarding water management on golf courses," Lyman said. "The data will help facilities in making management decisions, and the industry when participating in policy-making activities and communicating with a variety of constituents. The survey confirmed what many believe in that the golf industry is progressive in regards to water use and ensuring water quality.
"Water applied to golf courses helps to drive a $76 billion a year industry. Golf courses are economic, environmental and recreational assets to local communities. Communities derive direct value from the water applied to golf courses by generating an economic return while adding social and environmental benefits. This report indicates that golf course superintendents and the golf industry are well positioned to professionally manage and protect water resources in the future."
Among the key findings were:
* Golf courses account for one-half of one percent of all water used annually and just one and one half percent of all irrigated water applied.
* Only 14 percent of golf courses utilize water from municipal water systems.
* Superintendents at 18-hole golf facilities utilize numerous methods to conserve water, with the top three tactics being the use of wetting agents (92 percent), hand watering (78 percent), and keeping turf drier than in the past (69 percent).
* Superintendents utilize information from multiple sources as part of their decision to apply water. Most facilities utilize direct observations of turfgrass and soil conditions, with approximately 35 percent routinely utilizing evapotranspiration data.
* Recycled water is used by 12 percent of golf facilities, with 37 percent of facilities in the Southwest Region using this source. More than half (53 percent) said they would use effluent water, however there was not a source of it. Another 13 percent said there was no infrastructure to deliver it from water providers.
In addition to the data, the authors of the article reached a variety of conclusions that would serve to benefit golf facilities and the golf industry. Among those were:
* Golf facilities should continue take advantage of technology as part of the irrigation decision-making process to conserve water. The utilization of data from soil sensors for irrigation scheduling decisions is likely to increase in the future as the equipment becomes more reliable and affordable.
* GCSAA and The Environmental Institute for Golf support working collaboratively with the golf industry, citizens, communities and all levels of government to develop practical public policy related to water issues.
* Golf facilities must pro-actively conserve water. Conserving water on golf facilities is essential to becoming a sustainable business. Optimizing the acreage of irrigated turfgrass, implementing best management practices, utilizing technology to make water application decisions, conducting an irrigation system audit along with an audit of the non-golf course water uses at the entire facility are key to becoming responsible users of water.
* Golf facilities provide a valuable long-term customer for local treatment facilities and turfgrass is an effective biological filter to further treat the water. The golf industry should strive to maximize the use of reclaimed water when the availability, quality, and cost are sustainable for the golf facility and it is practical given the local water resources available.
* Nationally, golf facilities irrigate approximately 80% of the maintained turfgrass acres. Golf facilities located in areas of limited water supplies should irrigate only the turfgrass essential for the play of the game.
An article complementary to the one published online by Applied Turfgrass Science appeared in the June 2008 edition of Golf Course Management magazine. A full report of the study, including narrative, graphs, charts and tables is accessible via The Environmental Institute for Golf's Web site at www.eifg.org. Also available online is the first survey report, focusing on land use and physical characteristics. The third (nutrient use) and fourth (pesticide use) surveys are expected to be compiled and released in 2009.
A fifth survey will be distributed in late February to GCSAA members and non-GCSAA member golf course superintendents to collect data on energy use and environmental practices for golf facilities. Funding for the entire project has been through The Environmental Institute for Golf and a grant provided by The Toro Co. Giving Program.
"The surveys provide the building blocks for documenting the progressive nature of golf course management," Throssell said. "They reveal the advances that have been made and the areas where we have opportunity to innovate for improvement. The participation we have received from GCSAA member and non-member superintendents is appreciated and crucial to the project's success. We appreciate the support facility leaders gave to superintendents in providing us this data. And just as important, this project could not have been undertaken without the support of The Environmental Institute for Golf, its donors, and grants from The Toro Co. Giving Program."
The National Golf Foundation was contracted to conduct the survey, manage the recruitment of participants and complete the analysis of the data in collaboration with GCSAA. The water survey was distributed to 16,797 golf facilities in October 2006 and accepted until late November 2006. A total of 2,548 usable surveys were returned (15 percent return rate), and all types of courses (daily fee, municipal, private) were adequately represented across seven agronomic regions of the nation.
GCSAA is a leading golf organization and has as its focus golf course management. Since 1926, GCSAA has been the top professional association for the men and women who manage golf courses in the United States and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., the association provides education, information and representation to more than 21,000 members in more than 72 countries. GCSAA's mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. Visit GCSAA at www.gcsaa.org.
The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the GCSAA, is a collaborative effort of the environmental and golf communities, dedicated to strengthening the compatibility of golf with the natural environment. The Institute concentrates on delivering programs and services involving research, education and outreach that communicate the best management practices of environmental stewardship on the golf course. For more on The Institute, visit www.eifg.org.
For more information contact:
Clark Throssell, Ph.D, GCSAA director of research, at 800-472-4429 or email@example.com
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For their Spencer Foundation study, Co-PIs Morva McDonald and Charles Peck of the University of Washington are examining and documenting how outcome data are used in teacher education programs. As they explain, "The purpose of the research we propose is to generate useful new empirical knowledge about the conditions under which programs of higher education successfully use data on program outcomes as a resource for program improvement." The PIs partnered with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education for the first phase of the study – a survey to 750 teacher preparation programs. From that sample, they selected and conducted site visits at ten campuses with programs that they identify as high users of data. Finally, the PIs will write five deep case studies that focus on the specific organizational context and activities of those programs.
UC Santa Barbara's Teacher Education Program (TEP) will be one of the five deep case studies. "UCSB's TEP is a paragon of excellence in this regard," says Charles Peck, "one of the places almost everyone who is interested in these issues in teacher ed is well aware of."
"The faculty in TEP are deeply committed to ensuring that what they do for each candidate is based on where that candidate needs to grow," says Tine Sloan, director of UCSB's Teacher Education Program. "Faculty couldn't do this without persistently engaging in the evidence of candidates' practice. The TEP has a long history of collaborative analysis of our candidates' work for the purpose of informing and improving our work. It is something we have become very good at and we are extremely pleased to be part of such a high profile study."
The Teacher Education Program at UC Santa Barbara offers the Multiple- Subject, the Single-Subject, and the Education Specialist Moderate/Severe Teaching Credentials with a Master's Degree in Education. These programs provide future teachers with a solid theoretical foundation integrated with extensive fieldwork that leads to both a California State Teaching Credential and a Master's Degree in Education. The programs are run as a cohort, with the elementary and secondary cohorts no larger than 60 students each. This allows for the individualized attention necessary for high-level preparation of reflective, skilled practitioners who can meet the needs of a diversity of learners in California schools. The Teaching Credential Programs are full-time, post-graduate programs that begin in June and conclude the following June. Teacher candidates have the option to work on the Master's Degree concurrent with credential coursework. It is one of the highest quality programs in the nation, with state-of-the art practice grounded in partner schools, a focus on teaching to reach all learners, and teacher educators with established records of success.