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10:00am Friday 6th July 2012 in Sport By Frank Smith , Deputy Group Sports Editor
The club's takeover and subsequent delay over Gianfranco Zola's appointment as Watford manager also means the immediate future of three players remains in doubt.
The Watford Observer understands the Hornets had agreed a deal with out-of-contract goalkeeper Tom Heaton and we reported last week that he was on the verge of signing for the club.
However, it has been reported Watford have decided against signing the goalkeeper.
Watford were also hoping to secure the services of Stephen McGinn, whose contract ran out on Sunday, but both players' immediate futures have yet to be confirmed.
Hornets striker Troy Deeney was last week sentenced to ten months in prison for affray and he has also not been informed whether he has a future at the club.
The Watford Observer contacted Watford this week to ask about the futures of all three players but they stated they would not comment on the trio.
Heaton's contract with Cardiff City also expired on Sunday and the Hornets thought they had beaten a number of other Championship clubs to the 26-year-old's signature.
He spent five years at Manchester United as a professional but did not make a competitive appearance for the Red Devils, spending most of his time out on loan, with spells at Swindon Town, Belgian side Royal Antwerp, Cardiff, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale and Wycombe Wanderers.
Cardiff, who signed the goalkeeper in 2010, offered him a new contract but he decided to leave in search of first-team football.
As for McGinn, Watford offered their player a new contract at the beginning of May but the 23-year-old hadn't agreed a new deal heading into this week.
The Watford Observer understands McGinn is keen to remain at Vicarage Road.
But it is unclear whether the new regime of Scott Duxbury, Gianluca Nani and Zola will want the Scot to stay.
McGinn has not played a competitive match for more than 16 months following a cruciate knee ligament injury.
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In Ohio a recent quinnipiac poll shows mr.
Obama with a two point lead while the real clear politics average shows -- slightly larger lead.
Meanwhile in Virginia -- Washington Post poll out this week puts the president's seven points ahead the real clear politics average -- that lead down to three.
Joining us now for a fair and balanced debate radio talk show host Leslie Marshall and markets welcome to the to -- -- to -- your today.
Nice to be here -- Let me let it be -- -- the president officially getting his campaign underweight today against a backdrop of discouraging news yesterday on unemployment.
Even though it's now slightly lower the improvement is entirely due to the fact that so many people have given up trying to find a job.
-- curb the president's reelection -- No I don't think it does at all because when you look at.
Compared to years ago certainly even though it's a small gain over a 100000 jobs gained -- certainly not over 700000 jobs lost firstly.
Secondly it -- in November it's not going to be for most voters about numbers and Democrats are gonna vote for.
The president Republicans are gonna vote for Mitt Romney were looking at a practically 50% of the independence the centrist.
And -- are they going to vote they're gonna vote more with their feelings how they feel about the economy.
How they feel about unemployment is posted just numbers and honestly how they feel about the candidates the relatable and if they're likable.
And although I do think it'll be it a very tight -- biting race I'm very content and present will be -- the Martha just figures show that -- among job seekers is growing what impact will this have on the race if they're so frustrated.
With the president.
But what makes you so sure that Mitt Romney can do any better.
Well I think Leslie has a very very good point it's not going to be so much about the minutia of the numbers it'll be kind of a more organic thing how.
How -- we feeling about the economy in general come that first Tuesday of November.
And along those lines as can be Mitt Romney's job it's every Republican's job to have a strategy if the job numbers are actually you know heaven forbid looking a little better.
And the way to approach that is -- -- we we still have enormous crazy spending.
We still have obamacare -- dragon that must be slain we still have assaults on your liberty is coming from the president economically and socially.
So listen I want the job numbers to get better but I want governor Romney and all Republicans to have a message they can use to win nonetheless.
Now this week the White House in a move to win over female voters unveiled the -- campaign on the Internet.
Showcasing the fictional Julia and how the president's policies helped women from the moment they're born.
If we call that for a moment we see Julia at three years old.
For example and it says because of the -- President Obama has taken to improve programs like this when Julia -- thousands of students across the country who will start kindergarten readiness to learn and succeed.
And -- Mitt Romney saying that he will cut Head Start Programs like this by 20%.
On the other side of people who are conservative and who don't agree with this are staying right people -- the -- -- -- your religion.
-- as a mommy love -- saying that under the current progressive policies Julie's mom has forced to work outside the home she -- rely -- government run child care program.
-- will spend two years overcrowded rooms with a minimal standards of learning shall enter kindergarten at a severe disadvantage.
-- other children whose parents had more options.
Leslie you know Ronnie never say he would actually cut has -- 20% this campaign is a bit misleading isn't it.
While both sides have a lot of information and taken leeway and that's typical unfortunately.
But when you have an election year and not just presidential elections it could -- proof is in the pudding and historically and statistically over the past.
Decade or so mudslinging.
You know like taking things out of context those -- they've worked I don't like them but they are very effective and that's what politicians.
Do use -- -- right and left but what is not an accurate -- the platform that Mitt Romney will soon be standing on that GOP.
That is wrapped in the color red as opposed to the blue when you look historically whether on a state level or federal level.
Democrats are always the ones fighting -- live in California we hear in California Democrats we're fighting.
To keep education one of the reasons Julius classes over crowded is because Republicans are constantly cutting -- -- it to me what -- they.
You know get into a room and say okay we need cuts one of the first things they cut.
Is education so -- Julie's gonna suffer from education.
Or are not be able to have a federal pell grants are not be able to borrow more money.
-- for secondary education I'm sorry but I put that.
I'm mark -- OK mark up photos I hope this can only -- -- you -- -- don't the president and I don't I love it if I can't adopt a yeah I hear different I'd love.
Let me get -- I didn't mention the president's vision want people understand that it's all that the government directing people's lives.
Yeah yeah thank you have thanks for the -- lobby here we go.
-- I love Julie Julie is an opportunity for Republicans are saying hey Julia how about getting out of the government trough and living your own life.
The thing that's gonna make -- ready for that first day of kindergarten is the quality of her family.
Not the per capita spending in her classroom it is proven there's no connection.
Between per capita spending -- actual quality.
Of education that anybody yet I -- president Julia in which it about the age thirty she unhooked from the government -- becomes an entrepreneur makes a million dollars becomes the governor of red state and is elected the first American Republican woman president.
I mean Julius life can go a lot of ways we want liberty and less taxation and more freedom for -- and I'll take that the bank -- -- that.
-- -- Well first of all I gotta say about that space for the record.
If my party doesn't put the first woman in office I think I they have the -- So I'm expecting out of my body and I certainly helping her initials -- HR city I'm still hopeful but it out.
Mark you're wrong I have a four and five year old look at a married to a position that god loves stats and science minded I mean.
He studied their preschool like they were going to Harvard or Stamford.
And when you have more kids in the classroom there's less individual attention so the kids fall behind fall father behind and they fall farther behind quicker.
Asked to some of those programs that Julia you feel is breastfeeding from.
Well they're not gonna -- you guys -- -- -- Social Security you wanna cut Medicare.
And it's easy for people who are very wealthy are very comfortable to say.
To a woman who's got four kids whose husbands who husband left her for Republican secretary I got was pulling three waitress shifts to say get off the gov RI I'm running we have -- -- let me get mark the last word here.
Well the bottom line is is is I know it's easy to paint that only the government safety -- can -- women who are in dire circumstances I would say that those women.
That your kids and mine -- a twenty year old daughter and and a nine year old son and their lives are better in schools that are well run and well managed this notion that if if funding is cut that automatically you must have larger class sizes not at the school is well run and not overspending.
It is better for all women all girls all boys and all -- to have responsible taxation responsible spending.
And let Julia and Jeremy and whatever counterpart we may -- let the boys and the girls brought to be men and women.
In America where there's reasonable spending fiscal responsibility and fair taxation all right -- -- mark Leslie always great to have you on board thank you so much for insight today.
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METARs typically come from airports or permanent weather observation stations. Reports are generated once an hour or half-hour, but if conditions change significantly, a report known as a special (SPECI) may be issued. Some METARs are encoded by automated airport weather stations located at airports, military bases, and other sites. Some locations still use augmented observations, which are recorded by digital sensors, encoded via software, and then reviewed by certified weather observers or forecasters prior to being transmitted. Observations may also be taken by trained observers or forecasters who manually observe and encode their observations prior to transmission.
The METAR format was introduced 1 January 1968 internationally and has been modified a number of times since. North American countries continued to use a Surface Aviation Observation (SAO) for current weather conditions until 1 June 1996, when this report was replaced with an approved variant of the METAR agreed upon in a 1989 Geneva agreement. The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) publication No. 782 "Aerodrome Reports and Forecasts" contains the base METAR code as adopted by the WMO member countries.[1]
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lays down the definition in its publication the Aeronautical Information Manual as aviation routine weather report[2] while the international authority for the code form, the WMO, holds the definition to be aerodrome routine meteorological report. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (part of the United States Department of Commerce) and the United Kingdom's Met Office both employ the definition used by the FAA. METAR is also known as Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report or Meteorological Aerodrome Report.
Information contained in a METAR[edit]
A typical METAR contains data for the temperature, dew point, wind speed and direction, precipitation, cloud cover and heights, visibility, and barometric pressure. A METAR may also contain information on precipitation amounts, lightning, and other information that would be of interest to pilots or meteorologists such as a pilot report or PIREP, colour states and runway visual range (RVR).
In addition, a short period forecast called a TREND may be added at the end of the METAR covering likely changes in weather conditions in the two hours following the observation. These are in the same format as a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF).
The complement to METARs, reporting forecast weather rather than current weather, are TAFs. METARs and TAFs are used in VOLMET broadcasts.
METAR code is regulated by the World Meteorological Organization in consort with the International Civil Aviation Organization. In the United States, the code is given authority (with some US national differences from the WMO/ICAO model) under the Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1 (FMH-1), which itself has paved the way for the US Air Force Manual 15-111[3] on Surface Weather Observations, being the authoritative document for the US Armed Forces. A very similar code form to the METAR is the SPECI. Both codes are defined at the technical regulation level in WMO Technical Regulation No. 49, Vol II, which is copied over to the WMO Manual No. 306 and to ICAO Annex III.
METAR conventions[edit]
Although the general format of METARs is a global standard, the specific fields used within that format vary somewhat between general international usage and usage within North America. Note that there may be minor differences between countries using the international codes as there are between those using the North American conventions. The two examples which follow illustrate the primary differences between the two METAR variations.[4][5]
Example METAR codes[edit]
International METAR codes[edit]
The following is an example METAR from Burgas Airport in Burgas, Bulgaria. It was taken on 4 February 2005 at 16:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
- METAR indicates that the following is a standard hourly observation.
- LBBG is the ICAO airport code for Burgas Airport.
- 041600Z indicates the time of the observation. It is the day of the month (the 4th) followed by the time of day (1600 Zulu time, which equals 4:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time).
- 12003MPS indicates the wind direction is from 120° (east-southeast) at a speed of 3 MPS (5.8 KT; 6.7 mph; 11 km/h). Speed measurements can vary from knots (KT) or meters/second (MPS).
- 310V290 indicates the wind direction is varying from 310° true (northwest) to 290° true (west-northwest).
- 1400 indicates the prevailing visibility is 1,400 m (4,600 ft).
- R04/P1500N indicates the Runway Visual Range (RVR) along runway 04 is 1,500 m (4,900 ft) and not changing significantly.
- R22/P1500U indicates RVR along runway 22 is 1,500 m (4,900 ft) and rising.
- +SN indicates snow is falling at a heavy intensity. If any precipitation begins with a minus or plus (-/+), it's either light or heavy.
- BKN022 indicates a broken (over half the sky) cloud layer with its base at 2,200 ft (670 m) above ground level (AGL). The lowest "BKN" or "OVC" layer specifies the cloud ceiling.
- OVC050 indicates an unbroken cloud layer (overcast) with its base at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) above ground level.
- M04/M07 indicates the temperature is −4 °C (25 °F) and the dewpoint is −7 °C (19 °F). An M in front of the number indicates that the temperature/dew point is below zero (0) Celsius.
- Q1020 indicates the current altimeter setting (QNH) is 1,020 hPa (30.12 inHg).
- NOSIG is an example of a TREND forecast which is appended to METARs at stations while a forecaster is on watch. NOSIG means that no significant change is expected to the reported conditions within the next 2 hours.
- 9949//91 indicates the condition of the runway:
- 99 indicates either a specific runway (e.g. 25 = Rwy 25 or 25L; adding 50 will indicate Right Runway) or all the airport's runways ("99"). Some locations will report the runway using 3 characters (e.g. 25L)
- 4 means the runway is coated with dry snow
- 9 means 51% to 100% of the runway is covered
- // means the thickness of the coating was either not measurable or not affecting usage of the runway
- 91 means the braking index is bad, in other words the tires have bad grip on the runway
- CAVOK is an abbreviation for Ceiling And Visibility OKay, indicating no cloud below 5,000 ft (1,500 m) or the highest minimum sector altitude and no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus at any level, a visibility of 10 km (6 mi) or more and no significant weather.[6]
- = indicates the end of the METAR
North American METAR codes[edit]
North American METARs deviate from the WMO (who write the code on behalf of ICAO) FM 15-XII code. Details are listed in the FAA's Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), but the non-compliant elements are mostly based on the use of non-standard units of measurement. This METAR example is from Trenton-Mercer Airport near Trenton, New Jersey, and was taken on 5 December 2003 at 18:53 UTC.
- METAR indicates that the following is a standard hourly observation.
- KTTN is the ICAO identifier for the Trenton-Mercer Airport.
- 051853Z indicates the day of the month is the 5th and the time of day is 1853 Zulu/UTC, 6:53PM GMT, or 1:53PM Eastern Standard Time.
- 04011KT indicates the wind is from 040° true (north east) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). In the United States, the wind direction must have a 60° or greater variance for variable wind direction to be reported and the wind speed must be 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) or higher.
- 1/2SM indicates the prevailing visibility is 1⁄2 mi (800 m) SM = statute mile.
- VCTS indicates a thunderstorm (TS) in the vicinity (VC), which means from 5–10 mi (8–16 km).
- SN indicates snow is falling at a moderate intensity; a preceding plus or minus sign (+/-) indicates heavy or light precipitation.
- FZFG indicates the presence of freezing fog.
- BKN003 OVC010 indicates a broken (5/8 to 7/8 of the sky covered) cloud layer at 300 ft (91 m) above ground level (AGL) and an overcast (8/8 of the sky covered) layer at 1,000 ft (300 m).
- M02/M02 indicates the temperature is −2 °C (28 °F) and the dewpoint is −2 °C (28 °F). An M in front of the number indicates that the temperature/dew point is below zero (0) Celsius.
- A3006 indicates the altimeter setting is 30.06 inHg (1,018 hPa).
- RMK indicates the remarks section follows.
Note that what follows are not part of standard observations outside of the United States and can vary significantly.
- AO2 indicates that the station is automated with a rain/snow precipitation sensor. Stations that aren't equipped with a rain/snow sensor are designated AO1.[8]
- TSB40 indicates the thunderstorm began at 40 minutes past the hour at 1840 Zulu/UTC, 6:40PM GMT, or 1:40PM Eastern Standard Time.
- SLP176 indicates the current barometric pressure extrapolated to sea level is 1,017.6 hPa (30.05 inHg).
- P0002 indicates that 0.02 inches (0.5 mm) of liquid-equivalent precipitation accumulated during the last hour.
- T10171017 is a breakdown of the temperature and dew point in 8 digits separated into two groups of four. The first four digits (1017) indicate the temperature. The first digit (1) designates above or below zero Celsius (0=above zero 1=below zero). The next three digits in the group '017' give the temperature in degrees and tenths of a degree Celsius, −01.7 °C (28.9 °F). The last four digits '1017' indicate the dew point, −01.7 °C (28.9 °F). Note: ASOS software, as of this update, uses whole degrees in °F to compute the °C values in this group.[citation needed]
- = indicates the end of the METAR.
In Canada, RMK is followed by a description of the cloud layers and opacities, in eighths (oktas). For example, CU5 would indicate a cumulus layer with 5/8ths opacity.[9]
Cloud reporting[edit]
Cloud coverage is reported by the number of 'oktas' (eighths) of the sky that is occupied by cloud.
This is reported as:[10]
Abbreviation | Meaning |
SKC | 'No cloud/Sky clear' used worldwide but in North America is used to indicate a human generated report[11][12] |
CLR | 'No clouds below 12,000 ft (3,700 m) (US) or 10,000 ft (3,000 m) (Canada)' used mainly within North America and indicates a station that is at least partly automated[11][12] |
NSC | 'No (nil) significant cloud' (i.e. none below 5,000 ft (1,500 m) and no TCU or CB) not used in North America |
FEW | 'Few' = 1-2 oktas |
SCT | 'Scattered' = 3-4 oktas |
BKN | 'Broken' = 5-7 oktas |
OVC | 'Overcast' = 8 oktas (i.e. full cloud coverage) |
VV | Clouds cannot be seen because of fog or heavy precipitation, so vertical visibility is given instead. |
Flight categories[edit]
METARs can be expressed concisely using so-called aviation flight categories, which indicates what classes of flight can operate at each airport by referring to the visibility and ceiling in each METAR. Four categories are used:[13]
Category | Visibility | Ceiling |
VFR | > 5 mi | and > 3,000 ft |
Marginal VFR | Between 3 and 5 mi | and/or Between 1,000 and 3,000 ft |
IFR | 1 mi or more but less than 3 mi | and/or 500 ft or more but less than 1,000 ft |
Low IFR | < 1 mi | and/or < 500 ft |
METAR WX codes[edit]
METAR abbreviations used in the WX section. Remarks section will also include began and end times of the weather events.[14]
Codes before remarks will be listed as "-RA" for "light rain". Codes listed after remarks may be listed as "RAB15E25" for "Rain began at 15 minutes after the top of the last hour and ended at 25 minutes after the top of the last hour."
Type | Abbreviation | Meaning | Abbreviation | Meaning |
Intensity | - | Light intensity | blank | Moderate intensity |
Intensity | + | Heavy intensity | VC | In the vicinity |
Descriptor | MI | Shallow | PR | Partial |
Descriptor | BC | Patches | DR | Low drifting |
Descriptor | BL | Blowing | SH | Showers |
Descriptor | TS | Thunderstorm | FZ | Freezing |
Precipitation | RA | Rain | DZ | Drizzle |
Precipitation | SN | Snow | SG | Snow Grains |
Precipitation | IC | Ice Crystals | PL | Ice Pellets |
Precipitation | GR | Hail | GS | Small Hail |
Precipitation | UP | Unknown Precipitation | ||
Obscuration | FG | Fog | VA | Volcanic Ash |
Obscuration | BR | Mist | HZ | Haze |
Obscuration | DU | Widespread Dust | FU | Smoke |
Obscuration | SA | Sand | PY | Spray |
Other | SQ | Squall | PO | Dust or Sand Whirls |
Other | DS | Duststorm | SS | Sandstorm |
Other | FC | Funnel Cloud | ||
Time | B | Began At Time | E | Ended At Time |
Time | 2 digits | Minutes of current hour | 4 digits | Hour/Minutes Zulu Time |
US METAR abbreviations[edit]
The following are METAR abbreviations used in the United States, however some are used worldwide:[4]
METAR and TAF Abbreviations and Acronyms:
Abbreviation | Meaning | Abbreviation | Meaning |
$ | maintenance check indicator | / | indicator that visual range data follows; separator between temperature and dew point data. |
ACC | altocumulus castellanus | ACFT MSHP | aircraft mishap |
ACSL | altocumulus standing lenticular cloud | ALP | airport location point |
ALQDS | All Quadrants (Official) | ALQS | All Quadrants (Unofficial) |
AO1 | automated station without precipitation discriminator | AO2 | automated station with precipitation discriminator |
APCH | approach | APRNT | apparent |
APRX | approximately | ATCT | airport traffic control tower |
AUTO | fully automated report | C | center (with reference to runway designation) |
CA | cloud-air lightning | CB | cumulonimbus cloud |
CBMAM | cumulonimbus mammatus cloud | CC | cloud-cloud lightning |
CCSL | cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud | cd | candela |
CG | cloud-ground lightning | CHI | cloud-height indicator |
CHINO | sky condition at secondary location not available | CIG | ceiling |
CONS | continuous | COR | correction to a previously disseminated observation |
DOC | Department of Commerce | DOD | Department of Defense |
DOT | Department of Transportation | DSIPTG | dissipating |
DSNT | distant | DVR | dispatch visual range |
E | east, ended, estimated ceiling (SAO) | FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
FIBI | filed but impracticable to transmit | FIRST | first observation after a break in coverage at manual station |
FMH-1 | Federal Meteorological Handbook No.1, Surface Weather Observations & Reports (METAR) | FMH2 | Federal Meteorological Handbook No.2, Surface Synoptic Codes |
FROPA | frontal passage | FROIN | Frost On The Indicator |
FRQ | frequent | FT | feet |
FZRANO | freezing rain sensor not available | G | gust |
HLSTO | hailstone | ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
INCRG | increasing | INTMT | intermittent |
KT | KNOTS | L | left (with reference to runway designation) |
LAST | last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station | LST | Local Standard Time |
LTG | lightning | LWR | lower |
M | minus, less than | MAX | maximum |
METAR | routine weather report provided at fixed intervals | MIN | minimum |
MOV | moved/moving/movement | MT | mountains |
N | north | N/A | not applicable |
NCDC | National Climatic Data Center | NE | northeast |
NOS | National Ocean Survey | NOSPECI | no SPECI reports are taken at the station |
NOTAM | Notice to Airmen | NW | northwest |
NWS | National Weather Service | OCNL | occasional |
OFCM | Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology | OHD | overhead |
OVR | over | P | indicates greater than the highest reportable value |
PCPN | precipitation | PK WND | peak wind |
PNO | precipitation amount not available | PRES | Atmospheric pressure |
PRESFR | pressure falling rapidly | PRESRR | pressure rising rapidly |
PWINO | precipitation identifier sensor not available | R | right (with reference to runway designation), runway |
RTD | Routine Delayed (late) observation | RV | reportable value |
RVR | Runway visual range | RVRNO | RVR system values not available |
RWY | runway | S | south |
SCSL | stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud | SE | southeast |
SFC | surface (i.e. ground level) | SLP | sea-level pressure |
SLPNO | sea-level pressure not available | SM | statute miles |
SNINCR | snow increasing rapidly | SOG | Snow on the ground |
SPECI | an unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met | STN | station |
SW | southwest | TCU | towering cumulus |
TS | thunderstorm | TSNO | thunderstorm information not available |
TWR | tower | UNKN | unknown |
UTC | Coordinated Universal Time | V | variable |
VIS | visibility | VISNO | visibility at secondary location not available |
VR | visual range | VRB | variable |
W | west | WG/SO | Working Group for Surface Observations |
WMO | World Meteorological Organization | WND | wind |
WS | wind shear | WSHFT | wind shift |
Z | Zulu, i.e., Coordinated Universal Time |
US METAR numeric codes[edit]
Additional METAR numeric codes listed after RMK.[14] [15]
Code | Description |
11234 | 6 hour maximum temperature. Follows RMK with five digits starting with 1. Second digit is 0 for positive and 1 for negative. The last 3 digits equal the temperature in tenths.
This example value equals -23.4°C. |
20123 | 6 hour minimum temperature. Follows RMK with five digits starting with 2. Second digit is 0 for positive and 1 for negative. The last 3 digits equal the temperature in tenths.
This example value equals 12.3 °C (54 °F). |
4/012 | Total snow depth in inches. Follows RMK starting with 4/ and follow by 3 digit number that equals snow depth in inches.
This example value equals 12 inches of snow currently on the ground. |
402340123 | 24 hour maximum and minimum temperature. Follows RMK with nine digits starting with 4. The second and sixth digit equals 0 for positive for 1 for negative. Digits 3-5 equal the maximum temperature in tenths and the digits 7-9 equals the minimum temperature in tenths.
This example value equals 23.4 °C (74 °F) and 12.3 °C (54 °F). |
52006 | 3 hour pressure tendency. Follows RMK with 5 digits starting with 5. The second digit gives the tendency. In general 0-3 is rising, 4 is steady and 5-8 is falling. The last 3 digits give the pressure change in tenths millibars in the last 3 hours.
This example indicates a rising tendency of 0.6 millibars.[16] |
60123 | 3 or 6 hour precipitation amount. Follows RMK with 5 digits starting with 6. The last 4 digits are the inches of rain in hundredths. If used for the observation nearest to 00UTC, 06UTC, 12UTC, or 18UTC, it represents a 6-hour precipitation amount. If used in the observation nearest to 03UTC, 09UTC, 15UTC or 21UTC, it represents a 3-hour precipitation amount.
This example shows 1.23 inches of rain. |
70246 | 24 hour precipitation amount. Follows RMK with 5 digits starting with 7. The last 4 digits are the inches of rain in hundredths.
This example shows 2.46 inches of rain. |
8/765 | Cloud cover using WMO Code. Follows RMK starting with 8/ followed by a 3 digit number representing WMO cloud codes. |
98060 | Duration of sunshine in minutes. Follows RMK with 5 digits starting with 98. The last 3 digits are the total minutes of sunshine.
This example indicates 60 minutes of sunshine. |
931222 | Snowfall in the last 6-hours. Follows RMK with 6 digits starting with 931. The last 3 digits are the total snowfall in inches and tenths.
This example indicates 22.2 inches of snowfall. |
933021 | Liquid water equivalent of the snow (SWE). Follows RMK with 6 digits starting with 933. The last 3 digits are the total inches in tenths.
This example indicates 2.1 inches SWE. |
WMO codes for cloud types[edit]
The following codes identify the cloud types used in the 8/nnn part. [14]
Code | Low Clouds | Middle Clouds | High Clouds |
0 | none | none | none |
1 | Cumulus (fair weather) |
Altostratus (thin) |
Cirrus (filaments) |
2 | Cumulus (towering) |
Altostratus (thick) |
Cirrus (dense) |
3 | Cumulonimbus (no anvil) |
Altocumulus (thin) |
Cirrus (often with Cumulonimbus) |
4 | Stratocumulus (from Cumulus) |
Altocumulus (patchy) |
Cirrus (thickening) |
5 | Stratocumulus (not Cumulus) |
Altocumulus (thickening) |
Cirrus / Cirrostratus (low in sky) |
6 | Stratus or Fractostratus (fair) |
Altocumulus (from Cumulus) |
Cirrus / Cirrostratus (hi in sky) |
7 | Fractocumulus / Fractostratus (bad weather) |
Altocumulus (with Altocumulus, Altostratus, Nimbostratus) |
Cirrostratus (entire sky) |
8 | Cumulus and Stratocumulus | Altocumulus (with turrets) |
Cirrostratus (partial) |
9 | Cumulonimbus (T-storm) |
Altocumulus (chaotic) |
Cirrocumulus or Cirrocumulus / Cirrus / Cirrostratus |
/ | not valid | above overcast | above overcast |
See also[edit]
- ^ "782 - Aerodrome reports and forecasts: A user's handbook to the codes". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Chapter 7". Aeronautical Information Manual. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ Air Force Manual 15-111
- ^ a b METAR/TAF List of Abbreviations and Acronyms.
- ^ Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
- ^ Get Met 2012 published by the UK Met Office, p 13
- ^ Key to Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) and Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)
- ^ Key to METAR Surface Weather Observations
- ^ Environment Canada (2012). "MMmetar.html". meteocentre.com. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ Aerodrome Weather Report - World Meteorological Organization
- ^ a b Sky Condition Group NsNsNshshshs or VVhshshs or SKC Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University
- ^ a b MET - 3.0 Appendices
- ^ "Aeronautical Information Manual, Section 7-1-7, 'Categorical Outlooks'.". Federal Aviation Administration.
- ^ a b c How to Decode PART of a METAR Weather Observation - v
- ^ Key to Decoding the U.S. METAR Observation Report
- ^ METAR Help
External links[edit]
- Decoding
- METAR Study Guide approved by the National Weather Services Directorate of Environment Canada
- Wunderground METAR Tutorial
- METARreader.com online decoder
- Format specifications
- Meteorological Service For International Air Navigation - July 2007 (PDF format see Table A3-2)
- OFCM.gov - Complete documentation on the METAR format
- Aviation Weather Services AC 00-45F
- NOAA.gov - Information on METAR and TAF reports. Also provides a link to current METARs and cycle files.
- WMO documentation on METAR format
- Software libraries
- Perl modules for parsing METAR reports at the CPAN website
- PhpWeather is a PHP application (with a GNU General Public License) that parses METAR reports.
- pymetar Python library for METAR fetching and parsing
- python-metar a Python package for parsing METAR reports
- Current reports
- Selection of worldwide METAR reports from the US NOAA
- List of Stations in NOAA database. Use CTRL+F to search for a station. Input 4 letter ICAO identifier to Worldwide METAR Data Access from the US NOAA link.
- CheckWX Raw and decoded METARs, METAR cycles, trends and graphs for locations worldwide.
- How to create a METAR/TAF browser bookmark for a group of airports An easy method to check current worldwide METAR/TAF weather reports from your browser.
- Current and historical reports
- Wunderground searchable by location, can view historical METARs by location.


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Much Ado About Nothing
Original Release Date: May 7, 1993
Adapted from William Shakespear, the film tells the story of two couple--confirmed bachelor Benedick and caustic Beatrice, and young Claudio and innocent Hero. Playful bickering defines one couple, whereas romance and betrayel describe the other.
- Kate Beckinsale
- Richard Briers
- Brian Blessed
- Kenneth Branagh
- Richard Clifford
- Ben Elton
- Michael Keaton
- Gerard Horan
- Robert Sean Leonard
- Phyllida Law
- Keanu Reeves
- Emma Thompson
- Imelda Staunton
- Denzel Washington
- Jimmy Yuill
- Director: Kenneth Branagh
- Producer: Kenneth Branagh
- Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh
- Costume Designer: Phyllis Dalton
- Art Director: Martin Childs
- Producer: Stephen Evan
- Music Supervisor: Patrick Doyle
- Cinematographer: Roger Lanser
- Production Designer: Tim Harvey
- Editor: Andrew Marcus
- Producer: David Parfitt


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Should I bet $100 on Red Gatorade being poured over the winning Super Bowl coach?
Having built machines, it's not quite, but yes, I give you that Alienware does tack on something extra (though they also provide a pretty cool warranty too if I recall). But it's designed as a high end product. high end = markup.
Also, I love my Asus gaming laptop. They have their place.


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Denver councilwoman's resolution for public comment tabled
FRESC's Kevin Abels weighs in
West side partnerships forming
June 1, 2011 article highlighting FRESC's collaborative work on the build out of the FasTracks West Corridor.
Flu with your fries? Coalition seeks ballot initiative to require paid sick leave, says public health issue
May 10, 2011, FRESC's coalition to advance paid sick day legislation is profiled in the Denver Daily News
Spreading Models of Success: The Denver Doctrine
April 14, 2011. FRESC is profiled by a local blogger
Household income drops in Colorado over past 3 years, decade
September 29, 2010. FRESC's 2010 poverty and income report is covered in this Denver Post story.
The American Prospect, The Reverse Commute
July 15, 2010 FRESC's Robin Kniech is quoted on Denver's affordable housing policy and transit oriented development.
Ensuring Infrastructure Projects Build Main Street Too - Watch news clip
May 18, 2010
Denver Post: 14 arrested at sit-in for immigration reform
June 16, 2010. Leaders of Interfaith Worker Justice-Colorado turned out in force for the National Justice for Janitors Day and Immigration Reform march in Denver.
Nonprofit seeks to put RTD project back on track
June 3, 2010
CO Workers Stand Up Against Wage Theft
November 19, 2009
On National Weatherization Day, a New Bunch of Skilled Denver Workers Pioneer National Green Jobs Movement
October 30, 2009
Graduates Tackle Work Force With Green Job Skills
October 31, 2009
The American Dream Denied? Media Coverage
Low wage jobs increase, middle class shrinks
May 13, 2009
Hard slog on dimes and nickels
May 7, 2009
Middle class is shrinking
May 6, 2009
The American Dream Denied? Report Radio Coverage
May 1 & 6, 2009
Carmen Rhodes, FRESC Executive Director, on GRITtv with Laura Flanders
May 4, 2009
Stimulating good jobs
Opinion by Carmen Rhodes, FRESC Executive Director, March 7, 2009
Labor and industry agree on need for immigration reform
February 12, 2009
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text: Fran O'Leary Archives USDA Research To Study Effects of Climate on Dairy, Beef Cattle USDA to fund more than $19 million in dairy and beef research projects at UW-Madison and Oklahoma State University Published on: May 7, 2013 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced May 7 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, that the USDA has awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate change and its impact on dairy and beef. The UW-Madison received $9.9 million over five years to study the environmental impact of various dairy production systems and develop best management practices for producers to implement at the farm level. The project's ultimate goal is to increase the resiliency of dairy production systems while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Vilsack said. Oklahoma State University in in Stillwater, Okla., received $9.6 million over five years to better understand vulnerability and resilience of Southern Great Plains beef in an environment of increased climate variability, dynamic land-use and fluctuating markets. The team's goal is to safeguard regional beef production while mitigating the environmental footprint of agriculture. The project also includes education and Extension components to train the next generation of producers and researchers in addressing the impact of climate on beef cattle."The Center (USDA Dairy Forage Research Center) here is doing some extraordinary work," US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, left, told Ron Hatfield, research scientist, center, and Mike Sullivan, research scientist, right, on May 7 prior to announcing the USDA awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate change and its impact on dairy and beef. Using a community- and citizen-science approach, the project will train young students and citizens to use GPS-enabled digital cameras and smartphones and web data portals to participate in field data collection. The geospatial data will be integrated into a portal for community-based analysis and inventory and used to educate the general public on climate change related to range-based beef production. The team is comprised of 32 scientists from OSU, Kansas State University, University of Oklahoma, Tarleton State University, the Samuel R. Noble Foundation, and two ARS laboratories. Climate change affects crops and livestock "The USDA issued two assessments not long ago," Vilsack said. "The assessments indicated as temperatures rise, crops and livestock will be impacted. Universities in California are looking at the impact of climate change on wheat and barley." The grants announced by Vilsack on May 7 will now look into research on dairy and beef.


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Friday, 25/05/2012
Kick off 19:30 BST at Deepdale, Preston
UEFA U19 Championship, Elite Qualifying Round
England - Chalobah 48' Thorpe 53' William Keane 83',90' Todd Kane 88'
By Nicholas Veevers at Deepdale
A classy second half performance from England U19s gave them the perfect start to their Elite Qualifying Round in Preston on Friday night. Noel Blake's side found a Slovenian side in stubborn mood in a quiet first half, but England sprung into life after the break and five goals from Nathaniel Chalobah, Tom Thorpe, Todd Kane and a brace for Will Keane put them on top of the group, following Montenegro's earlier 3-0 victory over Switzerland in Rochdale. The early signs in the game didn't point to a scoring spree though, despite England controlling possession from the first whistle, as Slovenia were more than happy to sit back in a deep and defensive formation and try to catch England on the break. In fact, it was the visitors who came the closest to breaking the deadlock in the early stages when a pass from midfield wrong-footed Michael Keane and allowed dangerman Rok Baskera to break clear on the right. His low shot was well saved by Preston-born captain Sam Johnstone in goal though and the chance was gone. England's most likely first-half threat came through Harry Kane, with his movement and probing runs proving problematic for the Slovenians who found two of their players cautioned for cynical fouls on the Spurs forward. Kane's neat link-up with Saido Berahino on the left after 16 minutes then led to a centre almost finding Will Keane in the box, but Slovenia captain Miha Blazic was there first to clear up the danger. The hard-working Berahino then provided a chipped cross from the right, but Kane's attempted bicycle-kick was well blocked in the area as England had to settle for a blank at half-time. Whatever Blake said to his players during the break clearly had the desired effect though, as England won a corner within seconds of the restart and from John Lundstram's flag-kick, Thorpe won a header at the far post only to see a green Slovenian shirt on the line to clear. Two minutes later, England took the lead as the ball broke to Chalobah 25 yards from goal. He then stepped inside to curl a delightful shot past Marek Barukcic and into the top corner to put his side in front. That goal brought Slovenia out of their shell and gave England more space in which to play their football and the opener was duly followed up five minutes later by another fine goal. This time, defender Thorpe strode out from the back before relinquishing the ball to Ross Barkley. The Manchester United man continued his run and was duly picked out by Kane's slide-rule pass inside. Thorpe entered the area and rounded Barukcic, before scrambling the ball home despite the best efforts of Blazic on the line. With Slovenia's more positive approach after falling behind, they actually caused more trouble for England at this stage and Johnstone had to keep his concentrations levels high, particularly when Luka Kranjc's 30 yarder took a wicked deflection and looked to be floating home, only for the Manchester United stopper to get back and tip over the bar. It was left to Johnstone's Old Trafford team-mate to add to the scoring following that save, as a flowing move ended with the ball played by Kane to Will Keane in the left channel where he raced away from his marker before placing a fine left-foot shot past Barukcic and into the bottom corner. England weren't finished there, as Chalobah threaded an inch perfect cross-field pass for his Chelsea team-mate and substitute Todd Kane to outpace the defence and drill a precise and powerful shot past Barukcic and into the bottom corner. Keane completed the job in stoppage time, as he collected a pass from substitute Benik Afobe and danced between two defenders before pulling the trigger from close range to finish the scoring and leave the home crowd happy as the early summer sunshine set across Lancashire.


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Gould Group Aids Native American Effort
The University of Southern Maine and Portland Friends Meeting will co-host an unprecedented historic event in celebration of Native American Awareness Month. Passamaquoddy tribal members, Esther Altvater Attean and Denise Altvater will speak about the history and need for a Truth and Reconciliation for native children Nov. 15 at 6:30 at Talbot Hall on the USM campus.
Gould Academy's student group REACHOUT is supporting this event by purchasing a $110 Micmac basket that is being raffled off to raise money at the event. Additionally REACHOUT is making pumpkin, cranberry and ginger bread for 235 people that will be served at the reception following the panel discussion.
This event not only gives an historical overview and context for how the Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation came to be, but also shares personal stories of aboriginal Mainers who experienced the consequences of these flawed policies and practices.
Since the signing of the Mandate in Augusta this past June 29, this will be the largest educational event about the Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation to be held to date. All Portland area high schools, community colleges and universities are encouraged to attend. Teachers will gain greater understanding and sensitivity to issue for Maine Wabanaki communities. There will be educational resources for teachers and credit for contact hours for both teachers and social workers. Wabanaki poet Mihku Paul will speak, the Wabanaki historian and author Peter Lenz will have his books available, and master basket maker and Micmac elder Richard Silliboy's basket will be raffled off at the event.
Most Maine residents are not aware that there has been an intentional policy of assimilation of native peoples by the US government since the 1800's. By stripping them of their culture, language, family and community, the avowed intention has been to "kill the Indian and save the man." Forced residential schooling and forced adoption/foster arrangements with non-Native families set in motion a chain of intergenerational losses, as children without a strong sense of self, community, and culture passed on their trauma to their children. These wounds and losses are still felt in Maine native communities today.
This Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is being formed in Maine to discover the truth about the experiences of Wabanaki people with state child welfare programs, and to promote healing and lasting change for the children taken and their families.
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Every winter the Bud Light Concert Series brings some of the nation's hottest touring acts to the mountains of Maine. This year the series moves to the Widowmaker Lounge, with more dates and more variety than ever before.
Please note: All Bud Light Concert Series events are 21+ and proper ID is required.
The Widowmaker capacity is approximately 330 patrons and Sugarloaf is only pre-selling 100 tickets, so buy your tickets early! We will sell out! A pre-sale ticket guarantees entry only for general admission.
The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute
**Presale tickets are all gone! Get your tickets at the door the night of the show! Space is limited!**
Saturday, December 29
TUSK covers all the great hits of Fleetwood Mac, which has featured the talents of Mick Fleetwood, Christine and John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and others over the years. The five seasoned, well-respected musicians comprising TUSK have been making music together in various combinations and styles, in original outfits and in cover bands, for over twenty-five years. It seemed only fitting that they should come together to form the Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute, and pay homage to a group that dominated the charts during the band members' formative years. Authentic-sounding and always respectful, TUSK leaves no stone unturned in replicating the sounds of one of the world's best-loved, top-selling bands.
Check out this video of Tusk in action!
Trouble Andrew - *Cancelled*
Due to 'unforseen circumstances', Trouble Andrew has cancelled his Sugarloaf performance.
Saturday, February 9
**Due to "unforseen circumstances,' Trouble Andrew has cancelled his Sugarloaf performance. At this point we will not be able to reschedule the show. If you have already purchased tickets you will be issued a full refund via the outlet through which you purchased them (online or Guest Services).
We apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation may cause, and hope you'll be able to join us for our remaining Bud Light Concert Series events this year.
Spirit Family Reunion
with Hot Day at the Zoo
Saturday, February 23
Spirit Family Reunion play homegrown American music to stomp, clap, shake and holler with. Old-time, high energy Gospel music without the religion. Ever since they started singing together on the street corners, farmer's markets and subway stations of New York City, their songs have rung-out in a pure and timeless way. When Spirit Family Reunion gather to sing, there is communion. Strangers and neighbors come to rejoice in the sound, and there is no divide between performer and spectator. In a strange barroom or a grand music hall, at a barn dance or on the sunny street corner, Spirit Family Reunion keep the book open, and that old familiar feeling that was almost lost is again new.
Check out Spirit Family Reunion's NPR Tiny Desk Concert!
Hot Day at the Zoo
Supporting act for Spirit Family Reunion.
Hot Day at the Zoo's powerful acoustic music truly resonates in their energizing live show. HDATZ mix folk, blues, ragtime and jazz with progressive bluegrass and Americana-infused rock and roll what Vintage Guitar Magazine calls "rhythm-heavy bluegrass-y music." The New England grown 5-piece band now includes multi-instrumentalist Nick Heys on piano and accordion contributing to a more full-bodied sound experience. HDATZ's powerful acoustic music truly displays their youthful energy, stellar musicianship and signature songwriting. Marked by a growing list of festival and direct performances alongside artists including Levon Helm, David Grisman, moe., Railroad Earth, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Cowboy Junkies, Trampled By Turtles and the Ryan Montbleau Band, HDATZ proves that their grassroots approach has built a dedicated fan base. Their rock 'n' roll with bluegrass instrumentation resonates with fans of Yonder Mountain String Band, the Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons and Grateful Dead.
The Maldives
with Jacob Augustine
Saturday, March 2
In the great Northwest, The Maldives are more than a band, they are an institution. With a history that goes back more than half a decade (their friendships considerably longer), they've played every kind of gig imaginable- from backwoods festivals on the back of a flatbed truck to the inauguration of Seattle's musically minded mayor. They have overflowed the stages at SXSW,
CMJ, Capitol Hill Block Party, Sasquatch, and Bumbershoot. In 2010, they were featured on MTV's $5 Cover series which spotlighted the best of Seattle's music scene. What started as the personal project for lead singer and songwriter Jason Dodson has at times swollen to a small army of twelve before settling on six full-time members. At some point, The Maldives became bigger than any one man.
Their debut full-length, 2009's Listen to the Thunder (Mt. Fuji, produced by Grammy Award-winner Kory Kruckenberg), was the culmination of years of live playing, not a studio piece, but a faithful document of who the Maldives had become as a live band. Their forthcoming release Muscle for the Wing (October 2012) is the opportunity to bring the band's assembled creativity together in a different way and explore their combined vision. And this time they brought in producer Shawn Simmons (The Head and the Heart, Grand Hallway) to capture it all. It builds on a heritage of cinematic American rock & roll that's at turns chivalrous and fist-pumping, steeped in tradition but unbound by expectations. Dodson's words reveal characters set in a widescreen frame, scenes from real life that often portray victims of the heart and casualties to the beast that is circumstance.
Check out the Maldives in action on KEXP!
"Muscle For the Wing" off the latest album from The Maldives!
Jacob Augustine
Supporting act for The Maldives
Jacob Augustine is an experimental folk musician from the Northern woods of Maine. He has lived all over the country, crisscrossing the United States performing for over a decade in various projects. While living in California in 2008 he recorded his first full-length album entitled Harmonia, which was then released in early 2009, just months after moving back to Maine to live in the Portland area. Harmonia was named a Top Ten Album of the Year by The Portland Phoenix and the single "High Water" received airplay on radio stations across the country.
In the months following Harmonia's release, Jacob would gather musicians from across Portland's vastly rich music community to perform live, assembling one of the most ferocious and emotionally intense acts to come out of New England in some time. That band, called Jacob and the House Of Fire, toured all over the Northeast, however during the Winter of 2011 the band chose to move forward with their own individual projects. Jacob has since recorded and released his latest project Bikini Island EP. Jacob's deep artistry is a perfect match with The Maldives.
Listen to Jacob's Bikini Island here.
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
with Dawn Mitschele
Saturday, March 30
Upon hearing the unique and refreshing sound of Nicki Bluhm, it becomes immediately clear why she is in the midst of a breakout year. Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul -- music that's like an enchanting friend you've known for a short while but feels like you've known forever. Known widely for her "Van Sessions" cover songs performed with her band and featured on YouTube, many know Nicki BLuhm & The Gramblers already and appreciate her wholesome and less-is-more approach to music. Nicki Bluhm's sound is much like a blending of Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Dusty Springfield. Nicki has shared the stage with Chris Robinson, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene, Pegi Young, Josh Ritter, and many others.
Dawn Mitschele
Supporting act for Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
Dawn is no stranger to Sugarloaf. Though she hails from San Diego, she was born and raised in New Jersey. Dawn made quite the impression last season when she opened for Donavon Frankenreiter as a solo performer. We just had to have her back.
Dawn Mitschele (pronounced MITCH-eh-LEE) taught herself how to play guitar in high school in New Jersey and then carried it along with her to college in New York City and Spain. Dawn relocated to San Diego in the mid-2000s to begin her new-found career. Soon after writing her first few songs, she became a part of that burgeoning scene in San Diego that produced Jewel and Jason Mraz, the latter becoming a good friend who encouraged her to keep writing and performing.
Her new five-song Love Remains EP (April 2012 release) continues to receive airplay on Santa Monica's KCRW as well as hometown stations KPRI and 91X. Two tracks, "Once And Again Friend" and "The Queen", will be heard this fall in "Elementary" on CBS and ABC's "666 Park Avenue" respectively. Dawn followed up her most recent tour of the East Coast this past spring with a repeat of last summer's European tour, a mix of festivals, clubs and house shows. This fall finds her back touring the West Coast. She is also one of 12 semi-finalists in the Mountain Stage NewSong Competition and will perform in the finals at Lincoln Center in New York City on October 20, 2012.


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For over 30 years Alfies Antique Market has attracted serious collectors, interior designers and celebrities to its varied collection of antiques and collectables. To this day people from all over the world come to Alfies to take in its bohemian chic atmosphere and to find something genuine and unique.
The dealers at Alfies are experienced specialists, trading in a breathtaking array of collectable gems. With a wealth of knowledge in their field they are able to offer objects not found elsewhere, thus making Alfies a real treasure trove of surprises.
Over the years, Alfies has evolved and become the home to the best dealers of 20th Century design and collectables as well as maintaining its reputation as London's foremost centre for antiques and vintage fashion. Whether it is a Clarice Cliff tea set, an Alvar Aalto chair or a Victorian charm bracelet, Alfies is truly an exceptional place for finding beautiful and unusual pieces.
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