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This Level-2B swath product (AE_Rain) contains instantaneous measurements of rain rate and rain type (convective vs. stratiform), generated from Level-2A brightness temperatures (AE_L2A).
We kindly request that you cite the use of this data set in a publication using the following citation. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Adler, R., T. Wilheit, Jr., C. Kummerow, and R. Ferraro. 2004. AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Rain Rate/Type GSFC Profiling Algorithm. Version 2. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: 10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_RAIN.002.
|Data format
|Spatial coverage and resolution
|This data set offers coverage of all ice-free and snow-free land and ocean between 70°N and 70°S at a resolution of 5.4 km.
|Temporal coverage and resolution
|Temporal coverage is from 18 June 2002 to 3 October 2011. Each swath spans approximately 50 minutes.
For a summary of temporal coverage for various AMSR-E products and algorithms, see the AMSR-E Data Versions Web page.
|Tools for accessing data
|For tools that work with AMSR-E data, see the Tools for AMSR-E Data Web page. For general tools that work with HDF-EOS data, see the NSIDC HDF-EOS Web page.
|Grid type and size
|These are swath data.
|File naming convention
|File size
|Each half-orbit granule is approximately 18 MB.
|Rain Rate
Rain Type (convective or stratiform)
Rain Status
Surface Type
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1. Contacts and Acknowledgments
2. Detailed Data Description
3. Data Access and Tools
4. Data Acquisition and Processing
5. References and Related Publications
6. Document Information
Dr. Robert Adler
Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch
Laboratory for Atmospheres
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD, USA
Ralph Ferraro
2207 Computer and Space Sciences Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD USA
Dr. Christian Kummerow
Department of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO, USA
Dr. Thomas Wilheit, Jr.
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, USA
NSIDC User Services
National Snow and Ice Data Center
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449 USA
phone: +1 303.492.6199
fax: +1 303.492.2468
form: Contact NSIDC User Services
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Data are in Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS) format. Table 1 uses the following notations to describe the data types:
|64-bit (8-byte) floating-point integer
|32-bit (4-byte) floating-point integer
|8-bit (1-byte) signed integer
|16-bit (2-byte) signed integer
Field Name
Data Type
Fill Value
|approximately 2000 scans
|Scan start time in International Atomic Time in seconds with 01 January 1993 00:00:00 as the zero base (TAI93).
|392 x approximately 2000 scans
|Latitude (-70.0 to 70.0)
|392 x approximately 2000 scans
|Longitude (-180.0 to 180.0)
|Rain Rate
|392 x approximately 2000 scans
|Rain rate (mm/hr).
|Multiply data values by 0.1 to obtain values in mm/hr.
|Rain Type
|392 x approximately 2000 scans
|Convective rain percentage (0-100).
|Multiply data values by 0.01 to obtain values in percent.
|Rain Status
|392 x approximately 2000 scans
|61-67 = Ambiguous rain retrievals for Coast
51 = Ambiguous rain retrievals for Ocean
13-14 = Ambiguous rain retrievals for Land
0 = Rain retrieval is possible
-31 = Mask due to ice/cloud surface
-41 = Mask due to polarization
-51 = Not raining
-61 = Rain retrieval is not possible
|Surface Type
|392 x approximately 2000 scans
0: ocean
1: land
2: coast
3: sea ice
Note: Beginning with the algorithm version B04, data dimensions changed from 486 pixels to 392 pixels due to the loss of the 89 GHz A-horn.
This section explains the file naming convention used for this product with an example. The date and time correspond to the first scan of the granule.
Example file name: AMSR_E_L2_Rain_V09_200705172328_A.hdf
Refer to Table 2 for the valid values for the file name variables listed above.
|Product Maturity Code (Refer to Table 3 for valid values.)
|file version number
|four-digit year
|two-digit month
|two-digit day
|hour, listed in UTC time, of first scan in the file
|minute, listed in UTC time, of first scan in the file
|orbit direction flag (A = ascending, D = descending)
Product Maturity Code
|Preliminary - refers to non-standard, near-real-time data available from NSIDC. These data are only available for a limited time until the corresponding standard product is ingested at NSIDC.
|Beta - indicates a developing algorithm with updates anticipated.
|Transitional - period between beta and validated where the product is past the beta stage, but not quite ready for validation. This is where the algorithm matures and stabilizes.
|Validated - products are upgraded to Validated once the algorithm is verified by the algorithm team and validated by the validation teams. Validated products have an associated validation stage. Refer to Table 4 for a description of the stages.
Validation Stage
Stage 1
|Product accuracy is estimated using a small number of independent measurements obtained from selected locations, time periods, and ground-truth/field program efforts.
Stage 2
|Product accuracy is assessed over a widely distributed set of locations and time periods via several ground-truth and validation efforts.
Stage 3
|Product accuracy is assessed, and the uncertainties in the product are well-established via independent measurements made in a systematic and statistically robust way that represents global conditions.
Table 5 provides examples of file name extensions for related files that further describe or supplement data files.
|Extensions for Related Files
|Browse data
|Quality assurance information
|Product history data
|Metadata files
Each half-orbit granule is approximately 18 MB.
The following map shows a typical day of coverage with 28 half-orbits.
This data set offers coverage of all ice-free and snow-free land and ocean between 70 degrees north and south latitudes.
Data are 5.4 km resolution.
Temporal coverage is from 18 June 2002 to 3 October 2011. Each swath spans approximately 50 minutes. See the AMSR-E Data Versions Web page for a summary of temporal coverage for different AMSR-E products and algorithms.
Each swath spans approximately 50 minutes. The data sampling interval is 2.6 msec per sample for the 6.9 GHz to 36.5 GHz channels, and 1.3 msec for the 89.0 GHz channel. A full scan takes approximately 1.5 seconds. AMSR-E collects 243 data points per scan for the 6.9 GHz to 36.5 GHz channels, and 486 data points for the 89.0 GHz channel.
The number of satellite passes per day is a function of latitude as shown on the AMSR-E Observation Times Web page.
Data is available via FTP and Reverb | ECHO, the NASA search and order tool for subsetting, reprojecting, and reformatting data
Tools that work with AMSR-E data are available on the Tools for AMSR-E Web page. Please visit NSIDC's HDF-EOS Web page for general tools that work with HDF-EOS data.
Satellite-based estimates of rain rate and rain type rely primarily on modeling the absorption and emission effects on microwave signals for specified cloud temperatures, water vapor, and hydro meteor profiles. Atmospheric transmittance windows below 20 GHz, from 30 GHz to 40 GHz, and at 90 GHz are used for rainfall monitoring. Below 20 GHz, rainfall absorption and emission are predominant, and ocean surfaces are warmer than the background radiation. Above 60 GHz, evidence of rainfall is primarily from scattering, where areas of heavy rainfall are colder than their backgrounds. Between 20-60 GHz, a combination of absorption and scattering is present.
A radiative transfer equation that includes absorption and scattering coefficients is the basis for deriving rain rate from brightness temperatures in this data set. The absorption and scattering coefficients, which are summarized in more detail in (Kummerow and Ferraro 2007 ), are expressed as an integral over the range of rain drop sizes. Radiative transfer calculations are used to determine brightness temperatures given atmospheric temperature, water vapor, and hydro meteor profiles. These computations are carried out for the AMSR-E frequencies of 6.9, 10.7, 18.7, 36.6 and 89.0 GHz and 54 degree incidence angle, and for different freezing levels.
At all channels, brightness temperatures increase toward a maximum and then drop off as rainfall rates increase further. The main difference between channels is the range of rainfall rates for which the curve increases in the emission region and decreases in the scattering region (Kummerow and Ferraro 2007 ). The brightness temperature at low frequencies is primarily a function of absorption. The rain rate follows from the absorption coefficient implied by the measurements. Ice and snow are efficient scatterers of microwave radiation compared with rain. Since land background has a high emissivity, rainfall rate over land must be inferred from the ice-scattering signature, instead of relying on the emission signal from rain drops.
Please refer to the AMSR-E Instrument Description document.
AMSR-E/Aqua L2A Global Swath Spatially-Resampled Brightness Temperatures
The AMSR-E Level 2 rainfall algorithm in rooted in a Bayesian retrieval scheme over oceans and a regression of scattering signals to surface rainfall over land (Wilheit, Kummerow, and Ferraro 2003) . The ocean retrieval relies primarily on the emission signal from the rain drops themselves while the land retrieval relies solely on the scattering of high frequency (89 GHz) radiation from precipitation sized-ice particles at and above the freezing level. The two approaches are needed due to the vastly different surface emissivities and the resulting differences in the sensor information content over ocean and land, respectively. In order to build a consistent algorithm framework the land portion of the algorithm was converted from its original regression form (Grody 1991) and updated by (Ferraro 1997) to a Bayesian framework, but in such a fashion as to reproduce the original regression equations.
Both the land and ocean algorithms begin with a set of Cloud Resolving Model simulations that prescribe the surface rainfall and the associated hydro meteor profiles. Both schemes use texture information to classify observed scenes as either convective, stratiform or mixed. The Bayesian scheme is then invoked to match the observed brightness temperature with entries in the database that match the observed brightness temperature. The difference between ocean and land thus consists chiefly of two aspects. Over land, the possible profiles are narrowed significantly to only those that match the historically derived brightness temperature to rainfall relations, and over land, more empirical relations are needed in order to discriminate raining scenes from brightness temperature depressions caused by radio metrically cold surfaces. The algorithm is discussed in detail in Kummerow and Ferraro (2007) and Wilheit, Kummerow, and Ferraro (2003).
The algorithm over oceans uses a representative set of pre computed Cloud Resolving Model (CRM) profiles to establish the relationship between cloud micro physical parameters and up welling brightness temperatures. Once the database of representative profiles and Brightness Temperatures (Tb) are generated, the algorithm uses a Bayesian inversion methodology in the following manner:
Pr(R|Tb) = Pr(R) * Pr(Tb | R)
Pr(R) = probability that a profile R will be observed
Pr(Tb | R) = probability of observing the set of brightness temperatures given a rain profile R.
The retrieval algorithm thus generates a new cloud profile from the weighted sum of structures in the cloud resolving model data base that are consistent with the observed brightness temperature as well as brightness temperature horizontal variability. The latter is used to determine the convective/stratiform nature of the precipitation. The algorithm is discussed in detail in Kummerow and Ferraro (2007) and Wilheit, Kummerow, and Ferraro (2003)
Accurate rainfall retrievals over land are far more difficult than oceanic retrievals due to the large and variable emissivity of the land surface. Specifically, the high emissivity masks the emission signature that is related directly to the water content in the atmosphere. Instead, only the brightness temperature depression due to scattering in the upper portion of clouds is observable. The scattering increases with increasing frequencies. Consequently, brightness temperature depressions at the 89-GHz channel of AMSR-E contain the least ambiguous signal of scattering by ice and/or large raindrops.
A further complication that arises over land is the lack of consistent backgrounds against which to compare the brightness temperature depression. To alleviate the problem caused by the varying emissivity associated with changes in surface characteristics such as surface wetness, snow cover, vegetation, etc., a rain/no-rain temperature depression threshold is required to screen out false identification of rain. Additionally, snow and desert surfaces cause depressed brightness temperatures at high frequencies due to surface volume scattering, and can be confused with the rain signature. If these surface types are not properly screened, they can be misinterpreted as ice scattering in clouds.
The AMSR-E precipitation team decided to use the same GPROF retrieval methodology as used for the ocean retrieval (Wilheit, Kummerow, and Ferraro 2003). However, unlike the ocean component, the initial database of possible profiles was carefully selected to include only those profiles that fit the empirical relation developed by Ferraro and Marks (1995). Thirty-six profiles, out of the several thousand profiles in the GPROF database, were found to satisfy this relationship (McCollum et al. 1999). The team then computed the expected AMSR-E brightness temperatures for these profiles for use in the a-priori look-up table used in the Bayesian inversion algorithm shown above.
See the AMSR-E Data Versions Web page for a summary of algorithm changes since the start of mission.
Quantifying errors in this data set is complicated, because it involves understanding the nature of precipitation. Uncertainties arise when the rain layer thickness is not well understood, or when inhomogeneous rainfall occurs below the resolution of the satellite. Another potential source of error is the non-precipitating component of clouds, which contribute to brightness temperatures. Scattering-based retrievals over land also present many uncertainties, most notably the lack of a consistent relationship between frozen rain aloft and liquid at lower altitudes. Quantifying the scattering by ice is especially problematic. Ambiguities occur in the data because microwave radiation is scattered not only by rainfall and associated ice, but by snow cover and dry land (Kummerow and Ferraro 2007 ).
A know error exists related to sun glint that results in missing Rain Rate values, and presents as gray ovals in the AE_Rain browse images. Sun glint is not a problem over land; however, the algorithm is using only geometry to determine sun glint causing missing values to exist over land. Sun glint is included in the algorithm because it affects the brightness temperatures out to the missing radius; however, a thorough investigation is yet to be completed. Preliminary investigations indicate that the bias could be up to 15 percent in the affected areas.
Each HDF-EOS file contains core metadata with Quality Assessment (QA) metadata flags that are set by the Science Investigator-led Processing System (SIPS) at the Global Hydrology and Climate Center (GHCC) prior to delivery to NSIDC. A separate metadata file with a .xml file extension is also delivered to NSIDC with the HDF-EOS file, and it contains the same information as the core metadata. Three levels of QA are conducted with the AMSR-E Level 2 and 3 products: automatic, operational, and science. If a product does not fail QA, it is ready to be used for higher-level processing, browse generation, active science QA, archive, and distribution. If a granule fails QA, SIPS does not send the granule to NSIDC until it is reprocessed. Level-3 products that fail QA are never delivered to NSIDC (Conway 2002).
Brightness temperatures are verified to be within the physical bounds (50 K 305 K) for all channels used by the rainfall algorithm. Automated QA for the rainfall algorithm is difficult because heavy rainfall can mask the surface thereby hindering geo-location verification. The rainfall algorithm therefore relies on the Level 2A product for QA of the geo-location. As a final QA check on the computed rainfall, the brightness temperatures of the computed rainfall are compared to the observed brightness temperatures. If the difference between computed and observed brightness temperatures exceeds a pre-defined threshold, the rainfall is set to missing.
AMSR-E Level-2A data arriving at GHCC are subject to operational QA prior to processing higher-level products. Operational QA varies by product, but it typically checks for the following criteria in a given file (Conway 2002):
AMSR-E Level-2A data arriving at GHCC are also subject to science QA prior to processing higher-level products. If less than 50 percent of a granule's data are good, the science Q/A flag is marked suspect when the granule is delivered to NSIDC. In the SIPS environment, the science QA includes checking the maximum and minimum variable values, and percent of missing data and out-of-bounds data per variable value. At the Science Computing Facility (SCF), also at GHCC, science QA involves reviewing the operational QA files, generating browse images, and performing the following additional automated QA procedures (Conway 2002):
Geo-location errors are corrected during Level-2A processing to prevent processing anomalies such as extended execution times and large percentages of out-of-bounds data in the products derived from Level-2A data.
The Team Lead SIPS (TLSIPS) developed tools for use at SIPS and SCF for inspecting the data granules. These tools generate a QA browse image in Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format and a QA summary report in text format for each data granule. Each browse file shows Level-2A and Level-2B data. These are forwarded from the Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) to the GHCC along with associated granule information, where they are converted to HDF raster images prior to delivery to NSIDC. The QA summary reports are available on the GHCC AMSR-E Web page.
Please refer to AMSR-E Validation Data for information about data used to check the accuracy and precision of AMSR-E observations.
Conway, D. 2002. Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - EOS Quality Assurance Plan. Huntsville, AL Global Hydrology and Climate Center.
Ferraro, R. R. 1997. SSM/I Derived Global Rainfall Estimates for Climatological Applications. Journal of Geophysical Research 102:16,715-16,735.
Ferraro, R. R. and G. F. Marks. 1995. The Development of SSM/I Rain Rate Retrieval Algorithms Using Ground Based Radar Measurements. Journal of Atmos. Oceanic Technology 12 755-770.
Grody, N. C. 1991. Classification of Snow Cover and Precipitation Using the Special Sensor/Microwave Imager (SSM/I). Journal of Geophysical Research 96:7423-7435.
Kummerow, C., Y. Hong, W. S. Olson, S. Yang, R. F. Adler, J. McCollum, R. Ferraro, G. Petty, D. B. Shin, and T. T. Wilheit. 2001. The Evolution of the Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) for Rainfall Estimation from Passive Microwave Sensors. Journal of Applied Meteorology 40: 1801-1820.
Kummerow, C., W. Olson, and L. Giglio. 1996. The Evolution of the Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) for Rainfall Estimation from Passive Microwave Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing 34: 1213-1232.
McCollum, J., and R. Ferraro. 2003. Next Generation of NOAA/NESDIS TMI, SSM/I, and AMSR-E Microwave Land Rainfall Algorithms. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres 108(D8): art. no. 8382.
McCollum, J. R., A. Gruber, and M. B. Ba. 1999. Discrepancy between gauges and satellite estimates of rainfall in equatorial Africa. Journal Appl. Meteor 41 1065-1080.
Wilheit, T., C. Kummerow, and R. Ferraro. 2003. Rainfall algorithms for AMSR-E. IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing 41(2): 204-214.
Kummerow, C., and R. Ferraro. 2006. [Supplement] EOS/AMSR-E Level-2 Rainfall: Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document. Fort Collins, Colorado, USA: Colorado State University. (PDF file, 245 KB)
For more information regarding related publications, see the Research Using AMSR-E Data Web page.
The following acronyms are used in this document:
|Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System
|Cloud Resolving Model
|Earth Observing System
|File Transfer Protocol
|Global Hydrology and Climate Center
|Goddard Space Flight Center
|Hierarchical Data Format - EOS
|National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|National Snow and Ice Data Center
|Portable Network Graphics
|Quality Assessment
|Remote Sensing Systems
|Science Computing Facility
|Science Investigator-led Processing System
|Team Lead SIPS
|Universal Time, Coordinated
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Simple Sew: Double Welt CordWednesday, December 22nd, 2010
Last Sunday I went in search of double welt cord. I'm in the middle of reupholstering a chair, and I was seeking this specialty trim to hide some staples. I read somewhere that you need double welt cord to make double welt cord trim, but I have since learned this is not necessarily the case. My day started like this:
As I browsed the local fabric store, I realized they had no such thing as double welt cord in stock. Wrenching my hands, wondering what to do, nervously pacing back and forth, I paused next to the upholstery supplies. It was then I heard from behind me, "Whatcha looking for Hun?" I thought at first this was some bored sales clerk, but then I realized by the way she said 'Hun' she was, in fact, a well intentioned stranger. A stranger I shall dub 'Saint Seamstress' for reasons which will be revealed.
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So I tackled her to the ground and made her answer all my questions under extreme duress.
I kid. No, I explained I didn't want to use gimp this time, like with this bench, rather I wanted that polished double welt cord look you see on high end upholstered chairs. I started rattling off questions and then I hit the jackpot.
This lovely woman stood there unshaken at my brazen unending questions. "Am I insane to reupholster with velvet? Velvet is so fussy and temperamental, always prone to puckering. Is velvet really the diva of fabrics?" "How do I round this corner with my piping (pointing to the old smoke scented foam seat)?" Where can I find inexpensive quality foam in this town?" And the ultimate question: "How do you make double welt cord trim?"
She shared all her secrets, tips and tricks with a smile on her face. Don't you love when experienced professionals share their knowledge with the world for freeeeeeee? Why didn't I get her name? Why didn't I give her my name? Why didn't I snap a photo of us with my phone for me to remember this blessed soul for all eternity (and then of course add to this post)? Why God whyyyyyyy????
Sewing Your Own Double Welt Cord
Start by cutting your fabric on the bias, then sewing it together to form one long strip. Make sure you have about 2" width of fabric to form your cord casing. 'On the bias' simply means cutting 'on the diagonal' so that your threads criss-cross and therefore bend around the turns better. At least, that's my amateur definition. Someone much smarter than me with more experience figured that out a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

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Wheels and Tires: Summer Combination
are the wheels and tires that were on the car when it was purchased.
Here's an old picture of the car for an idea.
Update [10.09.02]: I have gone over to the Bridgestone RE950's in the same stock size of 205 60 R15. So far I really like them. They work very well on dry pavement and stick very well in the rain. Hopefully the tread life will not be too bad with the new coilover setup. They are quiet on the highway and do not seem to cause any tramlining issues.
Update [09.21.03]: After about a year of use I'm still very hapy with these tires. I'm confident I can get at the very least another year out of them! For me these are about the perfect tire. They're great on the road in the rain and dry. I have not tested them in the snow as I have snow tires for that. On the track they have a good amount of grip and breakaway very evenly with no squeeling howling or other noise. I have had no chunking, but did get a little bit of VERY minor cupping on the left front after a day at the track (it is run clockwise which I suspect loads the front left tire more than the right). All of my experiences are with the suspension setup described in the Suspension section with -2* of camber all around and zero toe up front. At the autox they were consistent and did not have any problems heating up or overheating. I was able to top the times of other very well seup vehicles in my same class (SCCA STS or DSP) despite still running on a true street tire, as opposed to something like a Falken Azeni. If I needed another set right now I wouldn't hesitate to purchase another set.
Update [10.14.04]: After an autox school I did, I manged to chunk all 4 of the tires. It's not too bad, but the chunks are about 3/4" by 1/4" or so located on the first rib off of center. The pavement at the school was rather rough (Columbus, IN for anybody who might know) and I think that combined with some heat was hard on them. As a note, I never chunked them at Nelson's Ledges the two times I was there on track.
As another note, I picked up a set of 17" Mille Miglia MM-II's with a set of old Bridgestone Winter Radials. Here are a few pictures. I'm not sure what to do with them. They're 17x8, but I think they have a bit too much offset as they're a little close to the rear fender lip. There is still quite a bit of space behind the wheel.
Update [10.15.06]: Last summer I purchased a set of M68 wheels off of a e46 330i sport. I swapped the 7.5" wide wheels with my father for his 8.5" to use for winter wheels on his car. I wrapped my 8.5" wheels with 245 40 R17 Kumho Ecsta MX tires from Tire Rack last summer and ran them briefly.
I rolled the front and rear fender with a borrowed roller and heat gun I picked up locally. I did not have any problems with paint cracking or strange fender deformation. I just worked slowly and didn't try to bend too much at a time. I practiced on my parts car Miata for another project I'm workin on to make sure I had the procedure down pat. Keeping the paint properly warm but not too hot proved to be quite important.
I found the combination to have more grip than my previous combination obviously, but was not able to try then out on the track or autox unfortunately. I was trying to put the RE950's to good use for the rest of their tread life! The tires are a good bit louder at highway speeds than the previous RE950's, but that was to be expected from a stickier tire especially with the large tread blocks of the MX's.
I was unable to track/autox these tires this summer either, as I ran the Mille Miglias all summer long to try to get rid of those tires as well! I put the M68's back on for the end of the summer just to get a little use out of them.
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NFL Health Update: Jeff Feagles glad to be Heads Up Ambassador
Sep/22/13 10:30 PM
A retired 22-year NFL veteran, Jeff Feagles serves as a Heads Up Football Ambassador for the Ridgewood Junior Football Association (RJFA) in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Feagles, a former punter, earned Pro Bowl selections in 1995 and 2008 and won a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. Feagles spoke about his role as a coach and Ambassador.
Why did you decide to become involved in Heads Up Football? Why is it important to you?
Once I finished coaching at the junior football level, which I did for seven years, I still wanted to be involved in the program. When I found out about Heads Up Football, I figured this would be great not only for me, but for our program. This was important to me for two reasons: 1) the safety of our children and the importance of training coaches on proper tackling; and 2) I wanted to try and get parents -- whose kids do not play football because they think it is too dangerous -- to understand how Heads Up Football can change their perspective.
What do you hope to share with the youth football players throughout the season?
I am hoping to share the correct way to tackle and use the fundamentals the coaches have been taught in practice and games. I want the players to grasp the terminology all the coaches are using. I also want the players to feel comfortable with what we are teaching and be able to self-coach, monitor and correct the other players if they are doing something incorrect.
How have you seen attitudes towards sports safety change?
The attitude among our coaches has been very positive. At first, most of them were skeptical about teaching this new technique. Once I was able to host a clinic and they were certified online, the concept and reality kicked in for the coaches. The most encouraging sign I have seen has come from the parents. They are very excited that there is a protocol for concussions.
Jeff Feagles at forefront of 'Heads Up Football' in Ridgewood
Sep/09/13 09:24 AM
RIDGEWOOD — Jeff Feagles remembers how coaches used to deal with head injuries when he played high school football.
During his days at Gerard Catholic in Phoenix, Ariz., the former New York Giants punter heard them say things like, "You've got to be tough to play the game. You're going to get hit, and you're going to see stars every once in a while, but that's part of the game."
"It was just the way things were," Feagles said earlier this week, chuckling at the notion. "Nobody ever knew about this concussion stuff."
The Ridgewood resident and retired 22-year National Football League veteran now knows plenty on the subject. He has begun serving as the ambassador between USA Football's Heads Up Tackling program and the Ridgewood Junior Football Association (RJFA), in addition to continuing his work as RJFA secretary for a third straight season.
That connection helped bring about the Ridgewood sixth-grade Jets' appearance at halftime of the Giants/Jets NFL preseason game at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 24.
Feagles' long-term hope is that his work with the Heads Up program raises the profile of concussion awareness within the RJFA and the village as well.
"The more we can get this out so the community can know what we're doing as a league, the better," he said. "The whole premise behind this is to make sure everybody understands that, one, what we're doing in Ridgewood is teaching safe football, and two, for anyone that's on the fence about their kids playing football, they can be assured that our program is going to do everything it can to help the safety of the kids."
The RJFA is planning to hold an informational meeting for parents with regards to Heads Up Football next Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Ridgewood High School Campus Center.
All four of Feagles' sons have attended RHS, including the youngest, Zach, now a freshman football player there. Though no longer coaching his boys in junior football, Jeff is still keeping an eye on players throughout the league as Heads Up player-safety coach.
"I did a clinic with all the coaches, showing them the techniques [of proper tackling] and what the program is all about," said Feagles, who has been involved with the RJFA as a coach and/or board member since 2004. "Then, our coaches have had to go online – and about 95 percent of them have, at this point – to take an hour-and-20-minute course to get certified. The third part [requires] them to apply what the Heads Up program is all about toward their practice plans."
Thus far, "they've all been very receptive," he added.
So, too, have coaches and trainers at the high school.
RHS head football coach Chuck Johnson noted that he has been a staunch proponent of proper tackling technique since he took the helm of the Maroons' varsity in 1984.
"It's bizarre to me that it has taken so long for this to become popular," Johnson said, "and it's unconscionable to me that coaches as recently as five or 10 years ago were teaching kids to tackle [by] putting their head or their face in the middle of a ball carrier. So I think it [the Heads Up program] is awesome, and it's way, way, way, way, way, way, way overdue."
The coach pointed to the well-documented injury of Marc Buoniconti (whose father, Nick, was a hall of fame linebacker for the Dolphins) as an example of why tackling technique is so critical. The younger Buoniconti was rendered a quadriplegic after absorbing a blow to the crown of his helmet while making a tackle in a 1985 college game for The Citadel in South Carolina.
"You don't want to tackle with your head down," Johnson said. "That's what happened to Nick Buoniconti's kid; some… trainer taped his facemask so his head would be down, and that's why his spinal column collapsed like an accordion.
"You teach tackling with the face up," added Johnson, who teaches physical education and wellness at RHS. "When your face is up, the muscles in your neck are contracted, and your neck is in its strongest natural position."
In addition, RHS trainer Nick Nicholaides has become increasingly involved with concussion diagnosis and awareness in his nine years on the job.
He initiated the ImPACT (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) program at the school in 2006 and received a grant from Seton Hall in 2010 to create a concussion awareness program for the entire district, which adheres to the slogan: "When in doubt, sit them out."
As far as the Heads Up program goes, "It's really great, because I think that youth-level athletics is someplace where there's always been a misunderstanding of concussions," Nicholaides said. "A lot of times they don't have athletic trainers on the sidelines like we do here at the high school level, so it's really important to educate the coaches on what signs and symptoms of a concussion are."
Feagles confirmed that for the 2013 season, the RJFA has hired certified trainers to be at all Pee-Wee, Junior and Senior home games. He is also hoping that his connections with the NFL – as well as the pro league's advocacy of Heads Up – will further draw attention to the cause.
"Brian McCarthy, who lives in town here, is a good friend of mine who works with the league, and he's assured me that they're going to continue to support the program," said Feagles.
"There's even a chance that we may be able to get — and, I'm still working on this," he stressed, "but maybe surprise visit by [NFL] Commissioner [Roger] Goodell at one of the Ridgewood Junior Football practices. That would be a huge, huge thing."
At its core, though, the Heads Up program remains a grassroots initiative set in motion by USA Football, the national governing body of the game at the youth and amateur levels. The organization's website (usafootball.com) outlines not only the protocol for concussion treatment but also for injury prevention, which even goes beyond tackling technique.
"Sometimes, the kids' helmets aren't fitting correctly, and that's why their heads are hurting," Feagles said. "So we have to start at that level when we're fitting equipment to make sure that these kids are safe."
In his eyes, the goal of healthy players will have the ripple effect of creating a healthier RJFA.
"Our [participation] numbers are down at the lower levels because everyone is so concerned about concussions," said Feagles. "Especially with the third through sixth grade teams, that's where we're really trying to make sure our numbers stay up."
Giants fans still love Jeff Feagles
Sep/11/12 08:48 AM
STAMFORD -- The loyalty of New York Giants football fans has never been in question.
But following a Super Bowl championship year, the fever pitch of Big Blue Nation were readily apparent Saturday during former Giants punter Jeff Feagles' autograph and photo session at the Bedford Street Stop & Shop Supermarket.
"It's fun to go out to these events," said Feagles, who does work with the community service wing of the Giants as well as pre and post-game work on game days with both WFAN radio and MY-9 TV. "It's always a good time to give back to the fans. The support of Giants fans in the tri-state area is tremendous."
As an added incentive for those on line waiting patiently for autographs and pictures with Feagles for their I-Phones, Stop & Shop held a raffle giving out 10 pairs of VIP Experience (Suite) tickets to Giants home games. Five sets for the Sept 16 clash with Tampa Bay and five sets for the Oct 7 meeting with the Cleveland Browns.
Giants fans came from all directions (Bethel, Wallingford, Long Island) with items for Feagles to sign.
There were commemorative Super Bowl footballs from 2007 (Super Bowl XLII, 40 players signatures thus far) and 2011 (Super Bowl XLVI, 30 players signatures).
There were those rare Jeff Feagles No. 18 jerseys. That gentleman proudly sported a Super Bowl XLVI tatoo on his left shoulder.
There were Super Bowl XLII programs, giant photos of old Giants Stadium. And the dad who drove home and returned with a football for Feagles to sign.
What was clear is that people need to practice taking photos with their I-Phones before coming to autograph sessions.
Feagles, a veteran of these get togethers, never leaves home without one special item.
His Super Bowl XLII ring from the Giants.
"I can't bring the Super Bowl trophy (Vince Lombardi Trophy). So my Super Bowl ring is a great icebreaker and conversation piece," Feagles said. "The kids really love it."
A photo wearing a Super Bowl ring is a priceless keepsake for any NFL fan, young or old.
Feagles punted for 22 NFL seasons covering 352 consecutive games before retiring at age 44 before the 2010-11 campaign. After stops in New England, Philadelphia, Arizona and Seattle, Feagles punted his last seven years for the Giants.
"Punting in the old Giants Stadium was an advantage for me," Feagles said. "Because I knew that whatever direction the winds were blowing on the flags at the top of the stadium, they were blowing in the opposite direction on the field. Not many opposing punters knew that. I haven't kicked a lot in new MetLife Stadium. But the wind is much easier to deal with there."
Feagles was a master of coffin-corner punting, sending the ball out of bounds inside the opponent's 10-yard line. In fact, 554 of his 1,713 NFL punts went out of bounds inside the opposition 20-yardline.
"Coffin-corner punting is becoming a lost art," Feagles said. "There's a lot of precision to the process. It's not taught in college football. And the number of warm weather teams and dome stadiums are a factor as well. The Aussie kick method from Australian Rules Football is the big thing now. It works on the same principles but is easier to learn."
Not surprisingly, punting remains the family business in the Feagles household.
"My oldest son punted for three seasons at North Carolina but took this season off. My second oldest son kicks at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut," Feagles said. "They were by my side during my prime punting years so I'm not surprised."
As for the 2012-13 New York Giants, Feagles isn't panicked despite last Wednesday's 24-17 season-opening home loss to the dreaded Dallas Cowboys.
"Everybody is out to get the Super Bowl champions the next season. Our 2007-08 Super Bowl champs went 11-1 the next year before Plaxico (Burgess) got hurt. We'll see what happens with the current Giants," Feagles said. "It was clear Wednesday that (injured) cornerback Prince Amukamara (high ankle sprain) needs to get healthy. Michael Coe did a good job at corner before he left in the fourth quarter (hamstring). When you're down to your 4th string cornerback (Justin Tryon) late in the game, that's trouble."
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Since 8:45 a.m. is drawing near, bloggers are drifting in, and its great to see old friends.
There has been a change in administrations this year, with Bill Keene having gone over to the NRA and Al Cardenas stepping up to run the Conservative Political Action Conference, sponsored by The American Conservative Union.
The balcony just outside the bloggers lounge, overlooking the Marshall ballroom, is no longer for seating. Rather, it is reserved for "stand up media", i.e. television cameras and the like.
Your blogger did over hear one of them saying "Oh I'm not a blogger, I'm a member of the REAL media." Yes, he is a member of the liberal mainstream media, but he certainly didn't mind helping himself to our continental breakfast, which was not available to "real" media.
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The Jefferson High School basketball stars, Terrence Jones and Terrence Ross, have scheduled a news conference for 3:30 p.m. on Friday at their school to announce their choice. Both have listed Oregon in their final group, with Washington among other elite suitors. Ross is believed to be Washington bound, but can new coach Dana Altman make a successful late run at Jones, the 6-foot-9 McDonald's all-American?
Also, there was no official word from Oregon by 6 p.m. Wednesday on the hiring of Brian Fish as assistant coach, but Fish is on campus, and the lack of announcement seemed to be a function of following UO hiring procedures. Fish worked for Altman at Creighton and brings some West Coast recruiting experience from a stint at San Diego. The Bluejays have two Californians on their roster; Oregon, none.


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Flying from Stockholm
Four major airports operate in or near Stockholm. Flights from Stockholm booked using airberlin operate out of Stockholm Arlanda Airport, which is the largest of the four. Serving millions of international and domestic passengers, it is also the largest airport in all of Sweden.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport Information
This airport services many business travelers and tourists every day, and features plenty of stores, restaurants, lounges, and other amenities to accommodate its voyagers – you may even wish your time in the airport were longer.
Within the four terminals of this airport, you will also find banks, pharmacies, conference areas and hotels. ATMs, Wi-Fi connection and currency exchange services are all available. Everything a traveler might need is under one roof.
Getting to the Airport in Stockholm
You can take a high-speed, long-distance, or commuter train to Stockholm Arlanda Airport, which is the fastest and most environmentally friendly way to arrive. You can even take an ecofriendly bus to Stockholm Arlanda Airport that runs on canola oil or ethanol. If privacy is a priority for you, you can also book a taxi to Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Arriving in Karlsruhe
Travel to Karlsruhe and enjoy this fast-paced, progressive, and cultured city, home to some of the highest governmental powers in the country. You can visit museums and other landmarks to appreciate the region's wealth of knowledge.
First Time in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe is an excellent city for those who like to walk. The city fans out in a radial shape with streets expanding outward from the center. You can start from the center and explore the city streets or walk through the verdant pathways of the Hardtwald, a forest that completes the circle pattern.
Your Karlsruhe
Political science enthusiasts should definitely book flights to Karlsruhe. This city is home to Germany's Federal Court of Justice and many other significant sites.
Making the Most of Your Karlsruhe Holiday
If you are trying to decide when to book tickets to Karlsruhe, the busiest times are the spring and summer. While you can find better flight deals to Karlsruhe during the cooler months, it is worthwhile visiting in May or June when the city's flowers are in full bloom. It is not difficult to find cheap hotels in Karlsruhe throughout much of the year. Arrive in Karlsruhe in comfort and style when you book your flights with airberlin.


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Michael J. Durant, CW4 (Retired), USA born July 23, 1961 in Berlin, NH. He entered the United States Army in August 1979. Following training at the Defense Language Institute, he was assigned to the 470th Military Intelligence Group, Fort Clayton, Panama as a Spanish voice intercept operator. He was accepted and attended the Warrant Officer Basic Course followed by Primary Flight Training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Upon appointment to WO1 in November 1983, he completed the UH60 Blackhawk Qualification Course and was assigned to the 377th Medical Evacuation Company, Seoul Korea. His next assignment was with the 101st Aviation Bn, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where he performed duties as an instructor pilot.
Michael joined the 160th Special Operations Group on August 1, 1988. Assigned to D company, he performed duties as Flight Lead and Standardization Instructor Pilot. He participated in combat operations Prime Chance, Just Cause (Panama invasion December 1989), Desert Storm (Liberation of Kuwait in January-March 1991), and Restore Hope (Somalia in August-October 1993).
On October 3, 1993, while piloting an MH60 Blackhawk in Mogadishu, Somalia, he was shot down and held captive by hostile forces. He was released eleven days later.
He is now the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Solutions, Incorporated, a training and simulation company based in Huntsville, Alabama. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Aeronautics and a Master of Business Administration in Aviation degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
He is a master aviator, qualified in the UH-1 Huey, MH-6 Loach, and MH-60A, L, and K models of the Blackhawk. He has a total of 3,700 flight hours with over 1,400 under Night Vision Goggles.
Awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with Valor device, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, three Air Medals, one with Valor device, the POW/MIA ribbon, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and numerous other awards. He is the author of the NY Times Best Seller In the Company of Heroes and the The Night Stalkers. He and his wife Lisa have six children, four boys and two girls ranging in age from five to twenty-one.


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Many states do not allow home food manufacturing because it can be dangerous if done improperly or in an unsanitary manner, and foodborne illness can result. However, New Hampshire allows home food manufacturing under certain circumstances. On June 11, 2012, newly signed legislation changed the licensing requirements for home food operations in New Hampshire.
Below is a summary of the current licensing requirements for home food operations.
When a Homestead License is NOT required
A homestead food license is no longer required if:
- You only sell your non-potentially hazardous food from your own residence, from your own farmstand or at a farmer's market; and,
- You do not exceed a maximum annual gross sales of $20,000.
Please be advised you can only make non-potentially hazardous food in your residential kitchen including but not limited to breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, brownies, double crusted fruit pies, candy and fudge, packaged dry products, jams and jellies.
You cannot make potentially hazardous food in your home to offer to consumers. Examples of these foods are: cheesecakes, pumpkin pies, custards, soups, sandwiches and acidified or low acid foods such as pickles and relish.
However, even if you do not need a license you are still required to label your products with the following information:
- Name, Address, Phone number of the homestead food operation;
- Name of the homestead food product;
- The ingredients of the homestead product, in descending order of predominance by weight;
- The name of each major food allergen contained in the food unless it is already part of the common or usual name of the respective ingredient already disclosed in the ingredient statement;
- The label must also state in at least 10-point font "This product is exempt from New Hampshire licensing and inspection."
- Product code which identifies the product with a batch number.
Example of what the label should look like:
When a Homestead License IS Required
A Homestead License is required if:
- Your annual gross income from your homestead products exceeds $20,000; or,
- You wish to offer your non-potentially hazardous products to restaurants, other retail food establishments, over the Internet, by mail order or to wholesalers, brokers or other food distributors.
The homestead license applies to non-potentially hazardous foods only made in the residential kitchen of the homestead food operation. You are not able to offer potentially hazardous food with a homestead license.
You must meet the licensing requirements for a Class H Homestead license, which has a fee of $150.
Homestead licensees must also label their products with the following information:
- Name, Address, Phone number of the homestead food operation
- Name of the homestead food product
- The ingredients of the homestead product, in descending order of predominance by weight,
- The name of each major food allergen contained in the food unless it is already part of the common or usual name of the respective ingredient already disclosed in the ingredient statement.
- The net weight, volume, or numerical count in both U.S. customary and metric and
- The label must also state in at least 10-point font "This product is made in a residential kitchen licensed by NH DHHS".
- A product code which includes date of manufacture, container size, and product lot or batch number to aid in a recall of product in case of a public health hazard. Note: this number can be your "baked on" date.
If you need information to determine if you need to be licensed or if your product is considered to be potentially hazardous, we would be happy to consult with you. Please contact: (603) 271-4589 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Also, there are 15 self-inspecting cities and towns. If you desire to sell your product in any of these self-inspecting communities, you must check with them to see if a license is needed.
Out of State Producers
Producers manufacturing food in an out-of-state residential non-commercial kitchen must complete an out-of-state producer registration application.
It is unlawful for any person, unless exempted under RSA 143-A:5, to operate a food service establishment or retail food establishment within the state without having obtained a food service license. If the DPHS Food Protection Section is satisfied that the information regarding the applicant, the applicant's operation and facilities are in compliance with He-P 2300, the NH Rules for the Sanitary Production and Distribution of Food, a license shall be issued.
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welcome our new robotic overlords! The enslavement and eventual destruction of humanity will do wonders for problems like crime and world hunger!
welcome our new robotic overlords! The enslavement and eventual destruction of humanity will do wonders for problems like crime and world hunger!
This is very interesting work and the robots are very impressive... but shouldn't full-sized be at least... adult human sized? It seems rare to see projects with fully 6-foot-tall humanoids, I know it's a much greater challenge... but isn't that exactly why it should be done?
I agree wholeheartedly. Having the unique experience of learning to code in the 70s and 80s with simpler platforms, languages, and even expectations gave our generation of coders an enormous advantage. I daresay that we will probably be the most knowledgeable computer programmers in the history of mankind, because there will never be another Commodore PET/Vic-20/C64/etc. nor will BASIC and assembly language ever rise again... nor will any of us *have* to write software just to have software. There were many times I wrote my own applications or games out of necessity because the obscure platform I was using didn't have *any* software available to speak of... Timex Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 MC-10 and similar come to mind. We're living in much better times for computers, but much much worse times for programmers.
Still, it's kind of nice knowing we understand computers better than anyone else in the future of mankind ever will.
Why not simply buy what you are downloading?
Not all Linux distros are for sale?
One can imagine it enables them to track who is viewing the image anytime, whether or not it's served from Facebook.
It seems everyone wants to call themselves a "researcher" these days, as if there is science behind what they do. The truth is, it's just another hustle.
Especially early in the days of my game development career, "crunch time" often came with MUCH longer than 10-hour days, often with no days off for weeks. I can't say we were always more productive toward the end of the day, but we (mostly) all managed and we knew plenty of others in the same boat. Still, there are always other jobs with better hours, and not getting burned out early in your career is a good idea too.
I don't need one, and I save myself money in the process (not to mention security headaches.) I suppose I have a few acquaintances whose computer I could borrow if I really needed to, but I really can't imagine that scenario happening any time soon.
How many people run Linux and yet do not own or have relatively immediate access to a Windows box? I'm not making an argument about what should be; I'm talking about what is. I've derived great pleasure from owning a Kindle. If you're more interested in the politics of it, I support your choice to avoid DRM media - but it's not mine.
Quite a few Linux users do not have access to a Windows box, and prefer it that way.
such as the Spyder III mentioned in a previous slashdot article, http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/06/14/1716209/Set-Free-Your-Inner-Jedi-Or-Pyro, ought to be a cost-effective way to achieve pretty much the same thing at a price low enough everyone on board could have one. Sure, it may lead to permanent blindness or small fires and wounds, but in a situation like this, it seems to carry more bang for the buck, and after all... they *are* pirates.
I'd rather never live to experience the delight an episode of King of Queens could bring.
I seem to recall having met a few auto enthusiasts over the years who had made modifications to vehicles that rendered them no longer street legal, but the modifications weren't illegal nor was there intent to commit a crime, because they didn't drive the vehicles in the street afterwards (being used instead off-road, etc.) How is this case any different?
I don't get the hype lately for 3d that requires glasses, I seem to recall 3d movies being around since The Three Stooges, let alone Jaws 3d and the like. I know it's not exactly the same as modern movies, but how is it so very different? A 3d display that doesn't require glasses, that's finally something worth getting interested in.
Understanding is always the understanding of a smaller problem in relation to a bigger problem. -- P.D. Ouspensky


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Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has major role in EU initiative to understand the genetic make-up of human diseases
EU commits €13M to study genetic make-up of complex diseases
The sequence of the human and mouse genomes are rich resources for biomedical research. To bring real benefit from genome sequence, scientists must study the ways that the genes identified by DNA sequencing are used in living cells.
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is a world leader in DNA sequencing and is applying the same determination and skills to gene analysis. That effort is recognized today in the announcement that the Institute is a major partner in a new European Commission consortium - EUCOMM.
This €13M EU Framework Project is designed to help researchers understand the genetic make-up of complex diseases. A repository of mouse stem cells will be generated, each of which contains a mutation in one of the 20,000 or so genes in the mouse genome. The cells will be freely available to the entire scientific community.
"The Sanger Institute is committed to producing biomedical results and resources that are valuable to the wider research community," commented Professor Allan Bradley, Coordinator of the Project and Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. "We are pleased to play a major role in the EUCOMM Programme, which will help researchers to understand the function of any given gene, its role in disease and to move on the road to developing new treatments."
With the mouse genome sequence - one fifth of which was produced at the Sanger Institute - it becomes possible to target each gene in turn and inactivate it. The key approach of EUCOMM is to produce 'conditional' mutant cells, cells in which the gene can be 'switched off' to uncover its biological effects.
Often, a mutation that inactivates a gene can be examined at only one period in the life of an organism - the period at which the gene is first active. However, many genes are used at several different times in life and in several different tissues. These spatially or temporally distinct uses may not be apparent with conventional mutation.
"The Sanger Institute has established cell lines that represent mutations in about 25% of the mouse gene set," continued Professor Bradley. "Conditional mutations in the cell lines generated by EUCOMM will bring added value since the mutations can be activated at any stage of development.
"In this new consortium, we will produce a resource in which specific alterations in specific genes can be studied through development and across tissues - a depth of analysis that has not been possible to date. Many of our diseases occur in later age and cell lines produced by the consortium will help researchers to look at diseases that have been difficult or impossible to model."
The EUCOMM project is the motor of a global research initiative: a new project (NorCOMM), dedicated to set up a complementary mutant repository, is being announced in Canada simultaneously with today's launch of EUCOMM. NorCOMM is supported by 'Genome Prairie' and 'Genome Canada', a not-for-profit organization which is leading Canada's national strategy on genomics with $600 million in funding from the federal government.
Additionally, the US-National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently launched a call for proposals for a similar research programme to start in July 2006. These world-wide efforts are vital for research into human diseases - scientists and funding agencies are cooperating closely to ensure complementarity and to avoid overlaps between these different efforts. Europe is a world leader in mouse functional genomics and will play a leading role in the global effort to find the relationship between genes and disease.
Notes to Editors
- The EUCOMM consortium was announced at a media conference at 15.00 on Friday 14 October, 2005.
- For the thematic priority on "life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health" in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) see also here.
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute was founded in 1992 as the focus for the UK sequencing effort of the human and mouse genomes. The Institute is responsible for the completion of the sequence of approximately one-third of the human genome and one-fifth of the mouse, The Institute is also a major contributor to the mapping and sequencing of the zebrafish genome and genomes of more than 90 disease-causing organisms, including TB and malaria. The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is based in Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
The Wellcome Trust and Its Founder
The Wellcome Trust is the most diverse biomedical research charity in the world, spending about £450 million every year both in the UK and internationally to support and promote research that will improve the health of humans and animals. The Trust was established under the will of Sir Henry Wellcome, and is funded from a private endowment, which is managed with long-term stability and growth in mind.


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You saw them for spring and they are strong for fall. Bright, "poppy" prints.
Flower Power is a Big Fall Trend for 2011. Flowers everywhere and on everything, from shirts and dresses to skirts and slacks, handbags and accessories.
Will you be adding some of these bright vivid hues to your wardrobe this fall?
Sometimes they can be a bit overwhelming so make sure you know what to do and how to do it. Wearing a bouquet takes a bit of savoir-faire to get it right. Learn to watch how the stylists are doing it, pay attention to these tips and you'll walk with confidence in your bright, poppy prints this sashaying in this fall trend!
- Wear this fall trend in a shirt: Balance out the bright, poppy print with equally bright matching accessories. Bright shoes or a handbag is just the piece needed to support this look.
- Wear this fall trend in pants: Balance out the overall pattern with a sleek, architectural solid jacket. It will calm and settle the print.
- Wear this fall trend in a dress: Adding modern accessories to a floral dress scores over simple delicate ones. Try a gold chunk link necklace or a graduated mixed metal and stone one to ground your look.
- Wear this fall trend in a skirt: If your body can handle all that pattern on the bottom, keep the look streamlined and simple with an easy effortless solid color top. A sweater with little to NO embellishments or a denim jacket will update your look.
Do you see how many times I say the word "balance"? I'll admit, wearing these bright, poppy, all over trend prints isn't for everyone and you probably won't be seeing me wear this trend too much!
Be careful, as I've said if you've worn the look in days gone by, you stand the chance of looking "old lady" if you don't wear the look just right. Remember something as busy as floral patterns takes some confidence. If you are going to do it you mustn't be timid about it.
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Lindsay Lohan tried to class it up last night in New York. Emphasis on tried.
Look, we're all rooting for Lindsay and long for her to return to her "Mean Girls" glory days ... but looking like this out in public is not the way to do it.
I mean, those lips!
The 26-year-old (yes, she's only 26) showed up with Saudi film producer Mohammed Al Turki, who was executive producer on "Arbitrage." Random, indeed.
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Target: FREE $5 Gift Card with 5 Kid's Cereals Purchase (Starting 8/24 – Print Your Coupons Now!)
This Hip2Save.com Deal was hand-posted on Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 at 3:06 pm.
Heads up all you Target shoppers! Starting August 24th, Target is going to be offering up a FREE $5 Target Gift Card when you buy five select 10-14oz kids cereals including Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Froot Loops, Lucky Charms and more. Even sweeter, these cereals are going to be priced at $2.50 so even without a coupon, you'll be able to score cereal for just $1.50 per box (after the gift card). Throw a couple of coupons into the mix and you have a sweet deal!
Here's one transaction idea to get you thinking…
Buy 2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereals $2.50 each
Buy 3 Froot Loops Cereals $2.50 each
Total = $12.50
Use two $0.50/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal coupons found here
Plus, use $1/3 Kellogg's coupon found in 7/27 RP or here
Pay $10.50
Get $5 Target Gift Card
Final Cost $5.50 – $1.10 per box!
* Get $0.50 from SavingStar when you buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
And, here's a few coupons, you may want to print or clip to get ready for the sale…
*Please note that a complete list of included cereals in this promo is not currently available.
* $0.50/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
* $0.85/1 Trix Cereal
* $0.75/1 Trix Cereal
* $0.75/1 Multi Grain Cheerios Cereal
* $1.10/2 Cheerios
* $1/2 Cheerios
* $0.50/1 Kellogg's Apple Jacks Cereal
* $1/2 Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
* $1/3 Kellogg's coupon found in 7/27 RP or here
* $1/3 General Mills Cereals coupon found in 8/17 SS
* $1/2 Kellogg's Cereals coupon found in 8/3 RP
* Get $0.50 from SavingStar when you buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
* Get $0.75 from SavingStar when you buy Trix Cereal
* Get $0.75 from SavingStar when you buy General Mills Multi Grain Cheerios
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22 Hip Readers Commented
I'm so excited about this deal!
I have been rolling the free gift cards I have received to help pay for deals that give you free gift cards. It makes these deals even sweeter!!
Me too! Love having a low OOP on things we need!
Is cookie Krisp Included in this deal?
No way to know until Sunday when someone goes to the store to report which cereals are tagged. The pic in the ad only shows Froot Loops, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Lucky Charms and says "select others" are included.
Does anyone know if chef is included?
Chex? Again, no way to know as the ad only shows 3 cereals and says "select others" included.
My neighbor gave me a box of " kid" cereal( lucky charm) I think, I ate a bowl this morning, OMG! Too sweet, way to much sugar.
I agree too much sugar
I don't like that most of the 'kid cereals' are the cereals with lots of sugar and food dye. Just sayin'.
I rarely buy this type of cereals…. my kids like to eat honey nut cherrios, honey bunches or mini wheats, I think this are healthier
I resent this being called "kids cereal." This is definitely "pregnant mommy midnight snack cereal" in my house!
I know today is the last day, but I scored a great deal on cereal with free milk!
At Giant Eagle when wyb 4 select Kellogg cereals, you get $4 off milk. Cereal was on sale for 4/$10
Buy 2 Kellogg's Rice Krispies Multi-Grain Shapes Cereal $0.70/1 8/24/14 RP 07/13/14 R
Buy 2 Kellogg's Jif Peanut Butter Cereal $0.70/1 8/24/14 RP 07/13/14 R
$10-$1.40-$1.40-$1.40-$1.40 = $4.40 for all AND FREE MILK!
Oh, and milk is on sale for 2.79 or so, but the sale takes the whole $4 off for the milk, so I think you may even less!
You can also print $1.50 from kelloggs rewards for 1,000 pts you get 2 coupons. That's whst I would do.
I think next week's Target add will have a $10/$50 food or beverage coupon.
Are you sure?? I would love that! Is there a way to confirm it?
Wow, would love to know for sure about this too!
Yes, saw that too. So excited!
When a coupon states that it cannot be used with any other coupon, does that mean on the same item, transaction, or..? Sample states to use 2 $.50/1 but the coupon says cannot be used with other coupon.
It just means you cannot combine with another manuf coupon. So for the (2) .50/1 that will apply to 2 boxes, you cannot use a $1.00/2 on the same 2 boxes. Nor can you use the .50/1 with a BOGO or maybe $1 off milk wyb 2 GM Cereals.
You can however, stack the manuf coupons with store coupons. Hope that helps!
I think it means you can't use the 50c off one with a $1 off three coupon. You can use 2 50c off mf coupons with a Target coupon though.


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Governance of Technical Education in India
Key Issues, Principles, and Case Studies
A Learning Forum brought together senior policymakers, leaders and experts from: five States leading in technical education (Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal); Ministry of Human Resource Development, Industry, TEQIP National Project Implementation Unit, and the World Bank.
The Forum agreed to nine key governance issues that are central to Good Governance: (i) a new model of an autonomous institution; (ii) Common legal framework for governance; (iii) Strategic planning; (iv) Common quality assurance; (v) Policies for industry/academic collaboration; (vi) Professional development for faculty, leaders and Boards of Governors; (vii) Optimum utilization of resources (xiii) Mentoring institutions gaining autonomous status, and (ix) Policy to tackle faculty shortage. Chapter 1 discusses how this Good Governance agenda depends upon coordinated actions at the faculty, institutional, state, and central level; including a clear list of how each stakeholder can take action.
Chapter 2 of this report contains Generic papers on the principles, challenges and common language of governance. The chapter reflects upon the issues and attitudes of state legislators and, at the other extreme, principles for governance of an autonomous institution.
Chapter 3 consists of five State case studies that frankly and succinctly describe the dramatic challenges that the State governments face to ensure quality, access, inclusiveness, and relevance in technical education. The case studies documents that these states have strong and positives results from the last decade of experiments with governance reforms such as, academic and financial autonomy, block grant funding, faculty assessments, independent quality audits, and devolution of powers to Institutional Board of Governors.
Chapter 4 offers a comparable, succinct and honest overview of challenges and recent reforms within governance of higher education from India, China, Europe, Japan, South Korea, U.K., and the U.S. These case studies discuss global failures and successes from balancing demands for greater institutional autonomy with the governments need to direct strategic economic development and enhance participation in higher education.less
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