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Woburn delegation looks back on recent accomplishments
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Legisture's 2018 legislative session officially ended at 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning with legislators, including local legislators, having a brief chance to take a quick look back over the past few days.
For one thing, Representatives Jim Dwyer (D-Woburn), Jay Kaufman (D-Lexington), and Senator Cindy Friedman (D-Lexington) note they took pride in the the passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) state budget.
The final budget features substantial investments in key areas related to public education, local aid, transportation, health and human services, housing and assistance for low income families. In addition, the budget includes several items of specific interest to the city of Woburn, they reported.
The delegation secured for the Woburn Coalition Against Substance Abuse $10,000 to aid in their efforts to work to raise substance abuse and addiction awareness and educate the public.
"I am very pleased with the funding our delegation was able to secure for Woburn in this year's budget, specifically the funds for the Woburn Coalition Against Substance Abuse. As a former probation officer, I know better than anyone how much drugs affect our local communities and these funds are going to positively impact the issues that Woburn currently faces" said Representative Dwyer. "I am proud to be a part of a delegation that has worked tirelessly over the years to secure the much needed funding for our district"
Rep. Dwyer represents Wards 2-6 in Woburn, while Rep. Kaufman represents Wards 1 and 7 (i.e. South End and West Woburn areas).
"I am thankful that we can provide targeted funding for Woburn residents struggling with substance abuse and addiction through the Woburn Coalition Against Substance Abuse," said Representative Kaufman. Speaking further, he stated, "I am also proud that in this year's budget we have increased the match rate of the Earned Income Tax Credit, colloquially known as the EITC, to 30% of the federal credit. This refundable credit is specifically targeted for low-income families and the value of the credit is much greater than the money returned to hardworking families- it is generational change."
The delegation also secured $100,000 to support English language instruction for immigrants and refugees at English at Large in Woburn.
English at Large is a non-profit that provides voluntary English language tutoring and instruction to adult learners, helping them to improve their English language skills, adapt to American life, and participate in their communities.
"Individuals that have immigrated to Massachusetts from another country often face English language barriers, which pose challenges to those individuals as they seek to integrate into American society, including difficulty gaining employment, communicating their needs to health professionals, and accessing community resources," said Senator Friedman. "This funding would provide greater resources for English language learners, empowering them to contribute to and thrive in their communities."
Unrestricted funds
In addition, the FY19 budget includes $9,063,292 in Chapter 70 funds and $6,190,152 in Unrestricted General Government Aid.
On matters of statewide interest, the final FY19 budget also includes $2.5 million for continued support for early childhood mental health consultation services and $20 million to support high-quality Early Education and Care (EEC) programs; the budget also provides $10 million to create an EEC workforce development initiative to tie professional development and higher education opportunities more closely to our community colleges.
In recognition of the state's strong support for education, the Legislature approved an unprecedented $4.9 billion in Chapter 70 education funding, which represents an increase of 3.4 percent over the previous fiscal year and increases funding for teacher health care costs by $39 million. Education funding also features $319.4 million to fund the Special Education Circuit Breaker, $90 million for Charter School Reimbursement, $68.9 million for Regional School Transportation and $5 million to fund the Preschool Partnership Initiative.
As part of an ongoing effort to ensure access to safe and affordable housing for the most vulnerable Massachusetts residents, the budget provides $100 million for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), $32 million for the HomeBASE program, $20 million for the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) Program and establishes a $5 million rapid homeless rehousing program.
To address the ongoing opioid epidemic, the budget includes $142 million for the Bureau of Substance Addition Services to create five recovery centers in Massachusetts. The budget features $5 million to support community-based treatment programs, $4.9 million for step-down recovery services and $1 million to provide increased access to Narcan to first responders.
The budget ensures that cities and towns, large and small, are empowered to effectively manage their regional transit systems to ensure reliable service and fiscal responsibility. Regional Transit Authorities across Massachusetts are allocated $88 million to assure that residents have access to reliable and affordable transportation, they concluded.
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Countries show a wide range of system performance and transition readiness scores. On average, performance scores in environmental sustainability are the lowest, while security and access scores are highest (Figure 3). Differences among different country categories in both system performance and transition readiness are elaborated below.
Comparing performance and readiness shows that countries scoring high on transition readiness are more likely to have high system performance (Figure 4). The relative importance of different transition readiness dimensions is likely to vary, depending on the countries' specific energy system challenges. However, the absence of enablers along the six dimensions is expected to slow down long-term system improvement. When performing well across regulation, capital and investment, institutional stability, infrastructure and business environment, and human capital, countries are four to six times more likely to rank in the top performance quartile. On the other hand, all 28 countries with the highest measured readiness rank in the top half of the index.
Countries are moving in the right direction, yet the pace of progress is not sufficient to address the challenges of the global energy system.
Transition pathways differ among countries, but lessons can be learned from improving and well-performing countries.
Peer group analysis and a country-level indicator assessment can contribute to countries' transition vision and roadmaps.
47 Years for comparison (2013 and 2018) refer to the respective ETI results and 2013 data is backdated and used for trajectory analysis only.


GREAT article. You show insight and foresight. We live in the region of T.V. Munson but have watched all vinifera varieties devastated through the thirty years.
We will try to get by Bell Springs real soon.


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Guest Commentary: Is DJUSD Capable of Its Responsibility to Protect Our Children?
Posted by MattDeusans
in: Breaking News, DJUSD, Students, Yolo County
by Matthew Deusans
(Editor's note: the following is a submitted article by a member of the public, the views expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Vanguard, its editor, or its board).
In January 2015, Bob Dunning editorialized a Davis Joint Unified internal email entitled "Don't let your email become the next Davis Enterprise story." The email from the DJUSD administration to its employees warned of the dangers of putting sensitive information in written form adding, "[m]ight sending this message harm my professional reputation among my peers, supervisors or the Davis community?"
One month later a civil suit was filed naming DJUSD as a defendant in Yolo Superior Court by the family of an autistic 6-year-old girl. The child, a Birch Lane Elementary student with limited communication abilities, was allegedly the victim of sexual abuse by a bus driver employed by the Woodland Unified School District. The complaint alleges that school officials were negligent in their duties to protect the severely impaired child. The complaint states that the perpetrator of the alleged misconduct divulged incriminating statements to Birch Lane Elementary special education provider Suzanne Curlis on February 11, 2010. The following day, Ms. Curlis emailed the former DJUSD director of special education Gay Bourguignon, the former DJUSD special education program specialist Patrick McGrew, and a supervising psychologist Jennifer Galas with her concerns about the driver's statements and actions.
In an interview with the Davis Enterprise in February 2015, DJUSD spokeswoman Maria Clayton stated, "[w]e take allegations seriously and take swift and appropriate action, including administrative reviews and referrals to law enforcement when warranted," in speaking to the recently filed suit.
According to the complaint obtained from the courthouse, the parents of the disabled child were never notified of the bus driver's alleged acts of sexual abuse by Curlis, Bourguignon, McGrew, Galas, or any other DJUSD official. The complaint goes on to detail a nearly seven month delay between the DJUSD's special education department's awareness of the suspected child abuse and when WUSD, not the DJUSD, performed their mandatory reporting duties and notified the Davis Police Department.
Under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, all educators including aides, administrators, and supervisors are mandatory reporters of abuse. Moreover, under the California Penal Code, a mandated reporter is responsible for reporting suspicions of abuse immediately upon becoming aware of such conditions. Failure to do so is a misdemeanor.
At the end of the school year in which the parents of the allegedly abused child notified WUSD about their own growing concerns with the bus driver, DJUSD special education director Bourguignon was reclassified to a lower position of a school psychologist within the Davis schools. Later, in the summer of 2013, Mr. McGrew was promoted to DJUSD director of special education and Ms. Galas was promoted to DJUSD special education program specialist.
On the heels of the filing of the Superior Court complaint, Associate Superintendent Matt Best told the DJUSD school board, "Gay [Bourguignon] is rejoining us, and we are proud and happy to welcome her back." This statement was made as the trustees moved to ratify Ms. Bourguignon's new position as the principal at Patwin and Fairfield Elementary schools. She had been on leave of absence from DJUSD during the prior school year.
When speaking to the Davis Enterprise regarding the November 2014 move to terminate DJUSD teacher John O'Brian, a man accused of committing an "unwitnessed" sexual act against a student off campus, superintendent Roberson said, "I am confident that we responded appropriately based on the information from our own investigation," and he reiterated that "student safety is always our No. 1 priority."
In light of the serious accusations leveled against DJUSD personnel like Ms. Bourguignon in the suit and the reassignments and promotions handed out by the DJUSD administration over the recent years, the board of trustees will no doubt have some serious questions for the administration about its ability to effectively evaluate DJUSD employees in positions of power as this case unfolds.
If the case makes it to trial, it is likely that the DJUSD's public statements about how seriously takes student's safety will be juxtaposed against the actions, or lack thereof, by DJUSD staff in 2010.
According to the Yolo Superior Court, no trial date has yet been set. A case management conference has been scheduled for July 13th.
Matthew Deusans is a freelance writer living in Davis
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Tia Will July 2, 2015 at 7:14 am
A question about the timeline for the author. During which year was Ms. Bourguignon's leave of absence ? If this overlapped the time of Ms. Curtis' email, she would not be expected to have taken any action. I am unclear of the sequence of events from your article.
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MattDeusans Post author July 2, 2015 at 10:55 am
Gay Bourguignon was the special education director in 2010 when her employee Ms. Curlis first notified her of the alleged misconduct by the bus driver. At the end of the 2010-2011 school year she ceased to be the director of special education and was reclassified as a school psychologist for the district. She left that post three years later to work for Solano County during the 2014-2015 school year. No rational for that leave of absence is public. She was rehired as the principal at Patwin 2 months after the parents of the child filed suit against DJUSD in 2015. The lengthy delay (five years) between the alleged events and the filing of the civil suit is reported as being related to delays in notification of law enforcement, a stalled police investigation, and that the parents were never notified of the alleged acts. She is named in the suit because as the director she not only was contacted by the special education teacher who suspected the alleged wrongdoing, but the management of the issue ultimately rested with her office.
Tia Will July 2, 2015 at 8:01 pm
Thanks for the timeline. However, now I am further confused. Was not Ms.Curtis also a mandated reporter. If so, is she not obliged to report to the police, not her supervisor ? I know that as a doctor, if I have suspicious of physical or sexual abuse, I personally am obliged to report this to the police, not to the chief of my department who is my direct supervisor. If I were to report it to her, her only obligation is to tell me to report it to the police. Can you or someone clarify this situation ?
davisteacher July 3, 2015 at 6:17 am
DJUSD Administrative Regulation 5141.4:
"When two or more mandated reporters jointly have knowledge of a known or suspected instance of child abuse or neglect, the report may be made by a member of the team selected by mutual agreement and a single report may be made and signed by the selected member of the reporting team. Any member who has knowledge that the member designated to report has failed to do so shall thereafter make the report. (Penal Code11166)"
"Immediately or as soon as practicable after knowing or observing suspected child abuse or neglect, a mandated reporter shall make an initial report by telephone to any police department (excluding a school district police/security department), sheriff's department, county probation department if designated by the county to receive such reports, or county welfare department. (Penal Code 11166)"
Davis Progressive July 2, 2015 at 9:20 am
to answer the question posed in the title – no. i think the district overblew the o-brien situation. i think they fumbled the handling of daniel marsh. and i think they fumbled this one too.
wdf1 July 2, 2015 at 10:50 am
This story involves at least three areas of privacy and confidentiality — legal action, personal employment issues, and personal student info (which falls under FERPA). It will be difficult to verify much of this.
gentlereader July 2, 2015 at 1:23 pm
Anyone who has a teaching credential (even if they are not in a teaching position), is a mandated reporter. If she knew about it, she was required to report it.
Unfortunately, the special education system in Yolo County should undergo serious review. I worked in special education for three years in Yolo County. Some of the things I saw evidence of:
1. Children locked in rooms for "time outs".
2. Lack of reporting of administration of medication; i.e. paraeducators giving medication to students after being told to wait for nurse intervention without informing anyone of administration of medication (possible resulting in overdose).
3. Staff asking to take children home during the day to do errands.
4. Lack of leadership/ineffective and/or unavailable administration. Consistent inability to staff classrooms to legal requirements.
5. Inability to provide speech services to children who needed them due to insufficient staff.
6. Blatant insubordination.
7. Teachers using physical force to "teach" students, including pushing to the ground.
8. Students physically assaulting staff; inability or lack of interest on part of administration to address this.
9. No curriculum for students (and I mean NO curriculum).
10. No resources for teachers (Teachers were told to shop at garage sales/thrift stores to get materials for the classroom–we were given tables–that was it).
I could go on. But ten is enough. I have begged people to visit our counties special education classrooms and reported what I saw as abuse/neglect to no avail. I fear for our children. I'm not surprised a child was assaulted. I'm shocked we can't, or won't, protect our most vulnerable.
davisteacher
Thanks for taking the time to respond. Got it.
Now, do we know if and what arrangement or agreement was made between Ms. Curtis and Ms.Bourbuignon for reporting ?
The only reason that I seem to be dogging this is because it seems that accusations are being made, or at least implied, potentially without full information. Usually not a good strategy.
Paul Thober July 3, 2015 at 7:39 am
It doesn't matter what if any agreement was made between mandated reporters. Any mandated reporter who does not report is culpable.
"Any member who has knowledge that the member designated to report has failed to do so shall thereafter make the report. (Penal Code11166)"u
What about the bus driver? Is she still out there driving children to school?

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Every week, Blog Azeroth proposes a Shared Topic for World of Warcraft bloggers to discuss. This week's topic was proposed by dragonray of Azerothian Life.
"Starstruck" seems like a strong term, as does the description. I suppose you could say my answer is then "no," but to a lesser extent, sure.
Having someone I admire talk to me is nice, but it'd be nicer for them to respect me like I respect them. For example, I love the writer John Scalzi. He's replied to me a couple times, but that's only exciting for a moment. It would truly be exciting if he respected me for something I did or followed my work. If it turns out he's a big fan of this blog, that'd be different.
It's exciting when someone I read is reading my work. Now there are a few blogs that I read that are following me after I was introduced to them through Blog Azeroth, but I wasn't reading them previously. There's also some that I was reading for a while that started following my blog. For example, seeing repgrind in my follower list in WordPress is fun.
When Cynwise first commented on my blog, I was pretty excited, and he follows too. Whether or not he pays my blog much attention, it means that at one point he read something I wrote and considered it worth following. That's pretty cool.
It really comes down to wanting to be values, I think. If my mom reads something I wrote and tells me I like it, well, that's nice, but it doesn't mean what I wrote was actually any good. Having someone whose writing I admire like my work means a whole lot more.
I enjoyed the story on Harpy's Nest about how she got Benediction. I wish I had it! A lot of people had great things to say about their guildies, including Crash!


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Congrats Aisling on your selection on the West Girls Basketball team. Comhghairdeas Aisling, imreoir óg den chéad scoth!
The West girls did the region proud finishing as runners up to the East in UL yesterday. They had a great win in the semi final against a very strong Midlands team. Unfortunately lost out by a single basket in the final.
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De Nedlloyd Clement was een containerschip van Nedlloyd dat in 1983 gebouwd werd door Hyundai Heavy Industries. Het schip werd opgeleverd met een B&W 6L90GFCA dieselmotor met 23.800 pk die het schip een vaart gaven van zo'n 19 knopen, terwijl het 2003 TEU kon vervoeren. Het was een zusterschip van de Nedlloyd Clarence.

In 2007 werd het schip verkocht aan Apollo Shipping Company en kwam het in beheer van Tianjin Centrans Management. In 2013 arriveerde het schip in Alang waar het werd gesloopt.

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Senator Chiz Escudero said he will file a resolution in the Senate to commend Menchu Sanchez, an immigrant Filipino nurse in the United States who President Barack Obama honored during his State of the Union address last Feb. 13 for her heroism at the height of Hurricane Sandy which hit the US last year.
Escudero said Sanchez should be accorded national recognition since she exemplifies the best qualities of Filipinos who are recognized throughout the world for their commitment to hard work and compassion.
"All Filipinos should take pride in Sanchez who did not think twice in risking her life for the safety of infants under her care at the height of one of the most destructive typhoon that hit the US. Her dedication to work serves as an example and inspiration to all Filipinos, whether here in the country or abroad," he said.
In his State of the Union Address, Obama cited Sanchez, a nurse at New York University's Langone Medical Center for assuring the safety of hospital infants in the care of the hospital during Hurricane Sandy.
"We should follow the example of a New York City nurse named Menchu Sanchez. When Hurricane Sandy plunged her hospital into darkness, she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring," Obama said in his annual address to Congress.
Sanchez was born and raised in the Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s and has worked as a nurse in New York for more than 25 years.
Sanchez was among the honored guest during Obama's speech and was sitted in the viewing box with First Lady Michelle Obama.
Sanchez recounted that she had to travel back and forth four times to the hospital to move babies on the night power was shut down as a result of Hurricane Sandy. She had to traverse eight flights of stairs carrying the infants with only the light of their mobile phones to use in guiding their way.
Escudero said that while overseas Filipino workers are considered the country's modern day heroes, Sanchez is rightly the country "heroine of heroes.


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Mid-state postal workers combat bitter cold to deliver mail
Posted: 9:08 PM, Jan 30, 2019
By: Eric Hilt
While extreme temperatures suspended mail delivery in parts of Midwest states like Minnesota and Illinois, postal workers in Nashville fought freezing temperatures on Wednesday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — While extreme temperatures suspended mail delivery in parts of Midwest states like Minnesota and Illinois, postal workers in Nashville fought freezing temperatures on Wednesday.
Happy Mansour has worked for the United State Postal Service since 2014. His 900-home route includes parts of Germantown, and even as the feels-like temperatures hit workday lows of 11 degrees, he walked house to house delivering letters and packages. Mansour said he doesn't remember many days colder than Wednesday.
"I think I've seen one digit. Nine degrees maybe," he said, while taking a break from his route.
Mansour said over the years he's learned tricks and tips to staying warm during the winter. He said the most important thing he does is dress in layers.
"Layers of clothes is most important thing, you have to wear layers if you go outside," Mansour said. On Wednesday, Mansour had several layers of clothes on, including two t-shirts, two sweaters and a thick coat along with two pairs of socks.
Mansour said he also makes it a point to keep on his route.
"When you move around, especially in this time of weather, it makes you a little bit warm," Mansour said.


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or specific questions about the datasets.
total column ozone, and surface UV-Index.
maps at 5 degree latitude by 5 degree longitude resolution.
derived from Aura OMI and MLS measurements", Atmos. Chem. Phys.
Stratospheric column ozone in tropical low latitudes has very small longitudinal variation of only a few Dobson Units. This has been shown in previous studies from SAGE, HALOE, and UARS/Aura MLS stratospheric ozone satellite measurements. Because of this characteristic, the east-west zonal variation of tropospheric column ozone in tropical low latitudes is essentially identical to that of total column ozone. This property of near zero zonal variation of stratospheric column ozone is used to derive the tropospheric OEI.
The OEI is calculated by differencing total column ozone between two broad regions in the the western and eastern tropical Pacific. Because of near zero zonal variation of stratospheric ozone, this differencing eliminates the stratospheric ozone signal leaving only tropospheric ozone variation in the OEI.
There are many ENSO indices that have been developed. One commonly used ENSO index derived from sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies is the NOAA Nino 3.4 index. Another historic ENSO index comes from Tahiti minus Darwin surface pressure. Both ENSO indices are well correlated with tropospheric and total column ozone with an east-west "dipole" signature between the eastern and western Pacific in the tropics. (See IMAGE of temporal correlation between total column ozone and the ENSO indices Nino 3.4 and Tahiti minus Darwin pressure (denoted SOI in figure)). On average, a +1K change in Nino 3.4 index coincides with about a +2.5 to +3 DU change in OEI depending on the amount of cloud scenes included in calculation of the OEI. The more convective cloud scenes included in calculating the OEI, the smaller becomes the OEI sensitivity number with the Nino 3.4 ENSO index. This is likely because ozone concentrations in the lower troposphere in the remote Pacific are characteristically low and convective clouds inject these low concentrations into the middle and upper troposphere, reducing tropospheric column ozone and the calculated OEI.
The OEI is a useful diagnostic test for ocean-atmosphere climate models of the troposphere [e.g., Oman et al., Geophys. Res. Lett., 2011]. Such models should be capable of reproducing signatures of the ozone ENSO index including it's sensitivity relationship with ENSO induced changes in tropical surface pressure and sea surface temperature.
The OEI is updated periodically on this webpage. Listed below is the OEI monthly-mean data, and a figure of these two OEI time series versus the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature ENSO index.
OEI (clear-sky condition) DATA for January 1979 (top) through December 2018 (bottom).
ozone", Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 3711-3721, 2010.
Data for the above tropospheric column ozone images can be obtained at this website. The data (see DATA DOCUMENTATION ) represent monthly-means with a resolution of 5 degrees latitude by 5 degrees longitude and are printed in ASCII format for both TROPOSPHERIC and STRATOSPHERIC column measurements. Stratospheric column ozone to within a few Dobson Units in the tropics is zonally homogeneous. For this reason the stratospheric column ozone data file gives only one value for each latitude. There is also an IDL PROCEDURE provided to read these data tables. At current time these CCD data files are developed from Nimbus 7 TOMS and Earth Probe TOMS version 8 measurements. In the future, the new Aura OMI CCD data will be appended to continue this long time-record data set.
Pacific averaged (120W-120E) monthly mean stratospheric and tropospheric column ozone from TOMS measurements covering the latitudes 50S to 60N (5 degree latitude bands) can be obtained here. The tabulated data were obtain using the CCD method. Measurements for latitudes south of 50S and north of 60N are not included in the tables because there are not enough suitable clouds for using the CCD method. As with the above data tables, TOMS version 8 level-2 footprint measurements were used to construct the data. There are two ASCII tables, one for STRATOSPHERIC column ozone and one for TROPOSPHERIC column ozone. Time coverage extends from January 1979 through December 2005. Two-sigma uncertainties in these monthly measurements of both stratospheric and tropospheric column ozone are 5 DU. There is an IDL PROCEDURE provided to read these data tables. Note that in the tables the two left-most numbers designate latitude ranges (maximum and minimum) for the measurements. It is noted that the stratospheric column ozone measurements outside the tropics from Earth Probe TOMS began having problems in mid-2001. Stratospheric ozone began showing an erroneous downward trend and a signature of a solar zenith angle dependent calibration drift. Stratospheric data for years 2001-2005 are lower than they should be, so that the variabilities in the measurements should be evaluated with caution. Tropospheric ozone is not affected directly by calibration drift (it's a differencing method) and maintains reasonable numbers through year 2005.
All of the above data tables were determined from Nimbus 7 TOMS (Jan79-Apr93) and Earth Probe TOMS (Aug96-Dec05) satellite measurements. Following December 2005, Earth Probe TOMS no longer provides data. In the future, the new Aura OMI ozone measurements will be used to continue adding to these long time records of stratospheric and tropospheric column ozone.
differential techniques", J. Geophys. Res., 103, 22,115-22,127, 1998.
Atmos. Meas. Tech., in review, 2018.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., in review, 2018.
Atmos. Env., in review, 2018.
Elem. Sci. Anthrop., 6, 39. doi:https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.291, 2018.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 1379-1394, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-1379-2018, 2018.
Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 99, S56-S57, 2018.
Elem. Sci. Anthrop., 6, doi:10.1525/elementa.265, 2018.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2017-487, 2017.
Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 98, S52-S54, 2017.
Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 97, 73-75, 2016.
Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 96, 7, 548-549, 2015.
"Implications of CO model bias for methane lifetime", Atmos.
Chem. Phys., 15, 11,789-11,805, doi:10.5194/acp-15-11789-2015, 2015.
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120,doi:10.1002/2014JD022493, 2015.
Chemical Transport Model", J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2014.
Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., S38-S39, 2013.
J. Geophys. Res., 117, D18213, doi:10.1029/2012JD017723, 2012.
Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L13706, doi:10.1029/2011GL047865, 2011.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 9237-9251, doi:10.5194/acp-11-9237-2011, 2011.
TC4", J. Geophys. Res., 115, doi:10.1029/2009JD013450, 2010.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 4239-4249, 2009.
OMI satellite measurements", Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 573-583, 2009.
and northern Africa", Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 2267-2283, 2008.
from space", Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 805-821, June 2008.
lightning", J. Geophys. Res., 112 (D9), D09309, 2007.
Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L06802, doi:10.1029/2006GL028779, 2007.
J. Atmos. Chem.", doi:10.1007/s10874-006-9045-7, 2006.
troposphere", J. Geophys. Res., 110, D15105, doi:10.1029/2004JD005687, 2005.
"A Madden-Julian Oscillation in tropospheric ozone", Geophys. Res.
Lett., 30(23), 2182, doi:10.1029/2003GL018523, 2003.
data sets using the Cloud Slicing technique", J. Atmos. Solar Terr.
burning", J. Geophys. Res., 107(D14), doi:10.1029/2001JD00044, 2002.
from satellite measurements", J. Geophys. Res., 106, 9853-9867, 2001.
empirical orthogonal functions", Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 1639-1642, 2000.
in the tropics derived from TOMS measurements", Bull. Amer. Meteorol.
J. Geophys. Res., 104, 21,425-21,442, 1999.
Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 185-188, 1999.
ozone, Vol. 1, edited by R. D. Bojkov and G. Visconti, pp. 447-450, 1998.
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biomass burning", J. Geophys. Res., 101, 14,421-14,427, 1996.
trend models, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 6117-6129, 1997.
(If you use the regression trend routine(s) for published work, you may if you want list this paper as the reference to these trend programs.) Ziemke et al.  used a Monte Carlo statistical approach. The multi-variate statistics built into the trend code can be turned off and replaced by a Monte Carlo method by adding random noise to the independent proxies.
FORTRAN CODE for solving general N X N linear system problems (i.e.,solves AX=B using Gauss-Jordan method).
FORTRAN CODE for numerically solving ordinary differential equations (coupled Runge-Kutta method). This program shows one example of a 3rd-order ODE and prints the results to an ASCII table which can be plotted using an IDL PLOTTING PROGRAM . The IDL program generates a postscript IMAGE.
FORTRAN CODE for Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis of data.
FORTRAN CODE for Fast Fourier Transform analysis of data. The first step of Fourier analysis is to determine prime number factorization of the time series length (Here is a FORTRAN CODE for providing prime number factorization). Here is also a FORTRAN CODE for listing prime numbers.
FORTRAN CODE for the exact solution (i.e., angles, distances, times, orbital speeds) to the general two-body gravitational problem with two arbitrary masses.
FORTRAN CODE for determining the locations and stability of the five Lagrangian points for the generalized three-body problem with two large masses and one infinitesimally small mass.
Short glossary of commonly-used terms in Atmospheric Science (all pages are GIF IMAGES): PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, PAGE4, PAGE5, PAGE6.
SHORT GLOSSARY (text file) of commonly-used terms in Atmospheric Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
FIGURE (GIF IMAGE): What is a Dobson Unit (DU)?
FIGURE (GIF IMAGE): How is Column Ozone Computed?
SPACE TIME HARMONIC DECOMPOSITION (GIF IMAGE) for data with one temporal and one spatial (longitude) variable.


The New Java Project wizard helps you create a new Java project in the workbench.
Location When 'Use default location' is selected, the New Project Wizard will create a new project with the specified name in the workspace.
When selected, the New Java Project Wizard creates a new Java project which uses the workspace default JRE. The default JRE can be configured on the Java > Installed JREs preference page.
The project will also use the default compiler compliance which can be configured on the Java > Compiler preference page.
Click on Configure default... to configure the default JRE and compiler compliance.
When selected, you can explicitly specify the JRE to be used for the new Java project. The new project will use a compiler compliance which matches the version of the selected JRE.
When selected, you can specify an execution environment to be used for the new Java project. The new project will use a compiler compliance which fits best the selected execution environment.
Execution environments can be configured on the Java > Installed JREs > Execution Environments preference page.
When selected, the project folder is used both as source folder and as output folder for class files.
When selected, the New Java Project Wizard creates a source folder for Java source files and an output folder which holds the class files of the project.
When selected, the new project will be added to the working sets shown in Working Sets drop down field. The drop down field shows a list of previous selected working sets.
Click on Select... to select working sets to which to add the new project.
You can skip this page by pressing Finish on the first page. Otherwise press Next to configure the Java build path.
Source folders are top-level folders in the project hierarchy. They are the root of packages containing .java files. The compiler will translate the contained files to .class files that will be written to the output folder.
Source folders allow to structure the project, for example to separate test from the application in two source folders. Within a source folder, a more detailed structuring can be achieved by using packages.
Each source folder can define an exclusion filter to specify which resources inside the folder should not be visible to the compiler.
Resources existing in source folders are copied to the output folder unless the setting in the Java > Compiler > Building preference page specifies that the resource is filtered. The output folder is defined per project except if a source folder specifies its own output folder.
The tree shows the project as it will look like when switching to the package explorer. Several operations can be executed on this tree to change the structure of the project.
Add source folder Add a folder to the Java build path as source folder.
Link additional source to project Add a link to a folder in the file system as source folder to the Java build path.
Remove from buildpath Remove a source folder from the Java build path and change it into a normal folder.
Exclude Add a resource to the exclusion filter of its parent source folder. The excluded resource and all its children are no longer visible to the compiler.
Include Includes a previously excluded resource.
Configure Inclusion / Exclusions Filters: Customize the inclusion and exclusion filters by defining string patterns. It is possible to use wildcard in patters (i.e. to exclude all java files which start with "Test" write "Test*.java").
Configure Output Folder: Change the output folder for a source folder. This action is only enabled if Allow output folders for source folders is enabled.
Undo all changes All changes that have been applied to the project in this wizard will be withdrawn and the original state of the project is reconstructed.
Allow output folders for source folders If enabled, each source folder can have its own output folder. Otherwise all source folders will use the default output folder.
A shorter description of all operations is visible in the Details pane below the project tree.
See Build Path property page for more details.


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Q: How to handle the close event of Bootstrap popup In my mvc application I have used one bootstrap popup, I need to check whether any changes are made in textboxes in this popup before closing this window, and give an option to save this before closing. How can I handle the close event of bootstrap popup window?
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Tropical Deforestation Assignment
All of the world's rainforests will be gone in about 100 years because of deforestation. Deforestation is the clearing out of forests. If there weren't rainforests it would cause unknown effects on the world climate. It would also kill most animal and plant species.There are different types of deforestation. One type is called "Slash and burn" agriculture. This is when poor farmers chop down a small area in a rainforest and burn the tree trunks. Another type of deforestation is called commercial logging. Commercial logging is when you cut down trees for s ...view middle of the document...
In some countries farmers don't have money to buy necessities and depend on raising crops for food and to sell. Deforestation also occurs to construct towns, streets and dams that flood large areas. Deforestation for construction is only a very small part of the total deforestation.7 percent of the dry surface on earth is covered by rainforests. 5 to 8 million species of living things are found on the planet. Half of those species live in rainforests. It is estimated that up to 137 species disappear each day all over the world. This is because many plants and animals that require a special habitat live in small areas. This makes them really at risk to extinction when it comes to deforestation. If their habitat is destroyed, those certain species that live there are most likely to become extinct. Some organisms are losing species that they depend on which makes them face extinction as well.It is hard to determine the actual rate of deforestation. To study the rate, scientists analyze satellite imagery of forested areas that have been cleared. It is estimated that 53,000 square miles of tropical rainforests were destroyed each year in the 1980's. Scientists are currently studying the rate of deforestation for this decade, and how it changes from year to year.
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Counsel to publicly-traded company's board of directors in connection with FCPA-related internal investigations and government enforcement actions involving the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC
Counsel to private equity firm and its senior executives in an SEC investigation into potential breach of fiduciary duty, self-dealing and related-party transactions
Defeated class certification on behalf of global financial institution in action brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging the client delayed execution of e-Trading foreign exchange orders to take advantage of market movements in its favor
Counsel to global financial institution in federal antitrust class actions alleging that foreign currency dealers conspired to manipulate the benchmark WM/Reuters currency exchange rate. Three of the putative class actions were dismissed and one was voluntarily discontinued after pre-motion conference
Representing a global financial institution in connection with multiple putative class actions asserting antitrust, RICO, CEA and common law claims based on alleged manipulation of USD LIBOR, Yen LIBOR, the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate, and the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate
Represented CEO of Fortune 10 company in securities class action, shareholder derivative litigation and Delaware Section 220 books and records action
Counsel to newly public technology company and its officers and directors in defense of dozens of securities class actions and shareholder derivative lawsuits in courts around the country following one of the largest initial public offerings in history
Won summary judgment on behalf of leading private equity firm in defense of putative class action alleging failure to provide sixty-day notice of a mass layoff under the Federal and New Jersey WARN Acts. Trial court order affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Defense of automotive headlight manufacturer in suit claiming false advertising, fraud and misrepresentation in connection with promotional materials and packaging for certain headlight brands
Counsel to global financial institution in New York state court proceeding alleging breach of contract and related claims arising from a real estate lending transaction
American Express Anti-Steering Litigation: Implications for "Umbrella" Plaintiffs' Standing in Antitrust Suits
Can't We All Just Get Along? Four Key Areas of Dispute in the Evolving Landscape of LIBOR Cessation Litigation
General Counsel Internal Investigations Decision Tree for the Financial Services Industry


text:
package com.tle.mycontent.soap;

/** @author Aaron */
public interface ScrapbookSoapService {
  /**
   * Searches the current user's scrapbook content. The XML returned is the same format as the
   * searchItems method on {@link com.tle.web.remoting.soap.SoapService41} Additionally each item
   * has a node for:
   *
   *

   *

   * content_type
   * Either mypages or myresource
   *

   *

   * keywords
   * Tags/keywords about the item
   *

   *

   *
   * @param query A freetext query to search over the title and keywords properties.
   * @param resourceTypes Current options are "mypages" or "myresource". Set as null for all.
   * @param mimeTypes If "myresource" is selected you can filter the result by MIME type e.g.
   *     image/jpeg. Set as null for all.
   * @param sortOrder Can be one of: 0 - Ranking (search relevance), 1 - Date Modified, 2 - Name
   * @param offset The offset into the resultset you want to get results for.
   * @param length The max number of results returned with this query. Note that if you specify -1
   *     the number of results will be unlimited.
   * @return XML of the search results in the form of:

   *

   * <results count="number of returned results">
   *    <available>number of total results obtainable</available>
   *    <result>
   *       Item XML
   *    </result>
   *    ...
   * </results>
   *

   *
 See the section on XML Formats in {@link com.tle.web.remoting.soap SOAP Services}
   *     for the format of the returned Item XML.
   */
  String search(
      String query,
      String[] resourceTypes,
      String[] mimeTypes,
      int sortOrder,
      int offset,
      int length);

  /**
   * Creates a new scrapbook item.
   *
   * @param title The title of the item. Optional: if not supplied the filename will be used
   * @param keywords A comma seperated list of tags/keywords to associate with the item. Optional
   * @param resourceType Must be one of "mypages" or "myresource". Mandatory
   * @param filename The filename of the attachment. Mandatory
   * @param base64Data The data for the file. Mandatory
   * @return The XML for the created item. See the section on XML Formats in {@link
   *     com.tle.web.remoting.soap SOAP Services}
   */
  String create(
      String title, String keywords, String resourceType, String filename, String base64Data);

  /**
   * Updates a current scrapbook item. Note: if you specify a filename and no base64data then the
   * current attachment will be renamed.
   *
   * @param itemUuid The uuid of the item to update. Mandatory
   * @param title The title of the item. Optional
   * @param keywords A comma seperated list of tags/keywords to associate with the item. Optional
   * @param filename Optional: if not supplied the current filename will be used.
   * @param base64Data Optional: if not supplied the current attachment data will be used.
   * @return The XML for the created item. See the section on XML Formats in {@link
   *     com.tle.web.remoting.soap SOAP Services}
   */
  String update(String itemUuid, String title, String keywords, String filename, String base64Data);

  /**
   * Determine if scrapbook item with UUID of itemUuid exists
   *
   * @param itemUuid The uuid of the item to find
   * @return true if there is an existing item with this itemUuid.
   */
  boolean exists(String itemUuid);
}

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My latest research into the biology of the Eastern Grey Squirrel has led me to discover that they have excellent dichromatic colour vision mediated by green and blue cones. What a Squirrel Sees (2018), simulates the colour vision of the Grey Squirrel as a way to examine the subjective reality of our own senses and to better imagine their worldview. My Hair Squirrel Mask (2012-2018), explores what it would be like to be a squirrel in a tactile sense by using my own hair to create a furry outer layer.
I believe we can come to know someone else through experience, which can promote new forms of tolerance and cohabitation.
A sample of my latest work was featured at Art Toronto 2018 to simulate the colour vision of the Grey Squirrel. I also had dichromatic spectacles available at Fazakas Gallery's booth for visitors to engage in an interactive experience.
Carollyne wearing needle felted hair mask and dichromatic spectacles in the garden to imagine what it feels like to be an Eastern Grey Squirrel.
Examining the subjective reality of our own senses. Image above simulates the experience of trichromatic colour vision when looking at an exhibition. Image below simulates the experience of dichromatic colour vision by wearing dichromatic spectacles.
What A Squirrel Sees, oil on panel, 15″ diameter, 2018.


Professional hairstylist Sam McKnight reflects on 30 years of creating runway looks for some of the biggest designers in fashion, including Chanel, Fendi, and Balmain.
It's also one of the most underrated tools because it does much more than accentuate your cheekbones.
How Much Are Celebrities Willing to Reveal? We Found Out.


I'm not a religious person and I never used to do the whole Lent thing. But a few years ago, Pete and I used Lent as an excuse to bet on who could last longer without their favourite food and I lost miserably.
The year after, we decided to be kinder to each other and instead of depriving ourselves to see who would lose first, we challenged each other to commit to a daily practice that we hoped would help our relationship to deepen and grow.
I'm not going to lie to you…the challenge wasn't easy and we almost broke up during the process. But we came out of it knowing each other better and feeling stronger as a couple.
Remember Bertram? My mentor, who I told you about at the New Year Evolution Workshop? He's the person who introduced me to concept of using a ritual to create personal transformation.
A couple of months ago, Bertram kindly accepted my request to interview him. I wanted you to meet him so you can understand what rituals are more fully: how rituals work, when they don't work and how to create your own effective rituals so you can achieve the kind of personal growth you want.


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Travel south on U.S. Route 101; Exit San Antonio Road; left turn on Foothill Expressway; right on El Monte Road; travel west to campus entrance.
Travel north on U.S. Route 101; Exit San Antonio Road; left turn on Foothill Expressway; right on El Monte Road; travel west to campus entrance.
Turn left onto Innovation Drive.
Commercial shuttle service is also available from the San Francisco (SFO) and San Jose (SJC) airports. Fares are between $15 - $50, depending on your destination.
Super Shuttle: 650.246.8942 or make a reservation online.
The local bus company, Valley Transit Authority has bus lines that go to both campuses. Please check with VTA for routes, schedules, and fares.


We should always set ourselves fitness goals whether it is to drop a dress size, gain more energy or build our strength.
So when it comes to tracking your fitness progress, we often rely on the mirror, progress photos or even bathroom scales to measure how far we've come. But sometimes it can be hard to spot any physical changes and it's easy to feel like your progress has stalled. But this doesn't mean you're not moving forward – there are some other really important signals to look for that show you're winning and becoming fitter and healthier. Read my top 5 signs that you are heading in the right direction.
As I mentioned in my previous blog about throwing out the sad scales, how your clothes fit is one of the best ways to measure if you are losing fat.
On the other side, don't despair if your pants aren't getting looser, you may actually fill them out a bit better. Though you may feel your pants or shirts getting a bit tighter, it's not because you are gaining weight, it is because you are putting on muscle and have better definition and shape.
If you friends and family are asking whether you have lost weight or whether you have bought a new outfit (when you have had those jeans for years), then your shape is changing and people are starting to take note. You see yourself every day and it is hard to gauge if anything is changing. So when people who haven't seen you for a while comment on how good you look, then trust me you are getting closer to your goals.
If you're carrying extra pounds, especially around your tummy, losing weight and some of that muffin top may help you get better ZZZs. Research has shown that a reduction in belly fat was the best predictor of improved sleep. People who exercised at least a couple of hours a week slept better and felt more alert during the day than those who didn't exercise as much.
Virtually any form of exercise, from aerobics to Pilates can act as a stress reliever. If you're not an athlete or even if you're out of shape, you can still make a little exercise go a long way toward stress management.
Regular exercise can increase self-confidence, it can relax you, and it can lower the symptoms associated with mild depression and anxiety. All of these exercise benefits can ease your stress levels and give you a sense of greater control over your body and your life.
When we exercise, we increase blood flow which helps deliver more oxygen throughout our bodies. We need that oxygen to create energy. As more oxygen is being delivered throughout our bodies, more energy is created which is why after a workout, you are likely to find that you feel much more energetic.
Also, exercise releases endorphins in our bodies. Endorphins released in our bodies will give us a "feel good" sensation. In addition, working out gets us in better shape which in the long run means that we don't get as tired as quickly, which is much like having extra energy.


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Each unit is disassembled and meticulously inspected. Every component is inspected, remanufactured or replaced ensuring a durable, high-quality product.
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The state of California recently passed Assembly Bill 1393 that says there are no state tax consequences if you have a home where the debt was cancelled or forgiven by the lender due to a principal reduction from a loan modification. Say for example you renegotiated the loan on your house and the lender reduced your principle balance by $50,000, thus making the value closer to the current value of the home. Now you can afford to make the payments and stay in your home. If this occurred in 2013, and AB 1393 hadn't passed, you may have had to include this as income on your state income tax return! Wouldn't that be a shock!
In Fresno County, up to 20% of homes with mortgages owe more than they're worth. A principle reduction would be helpful both to the owner and to the local real estate market. Usually there are strings attached such as: 1) the reduction occurs incrementally provided the payments are made on time. 2) the entire reduction takes several years 3) and , if you fail to pay as agreed, the reduction is rescinded.
As these folks receive the principal reductions and their homes go up in value, they can sell and move up to something larger. As buyer demand increases, the market begins to grow. Prior to the market collapse, a person's home was his largest asset. We're all looking forward to that again.


Launch Lightning in 60 days by following tried and true steps. Learn how the Admin team at JLL involved their users in the design and configuration of Lightning to ensure success, and how they monitored and encouraged initial and ongoing adoption.
Admins of small to medium-sized orgs with primarily declarative development who are interested in moving to Lightning but don't know where to start and don't have the budget to engage an outside firm.


A sophisticated collection that includes a settee, armchairs, a chaise longue, a bench and a bed. The pieces suggest the memory of traditional furniture types, clearly visible in the large, enveloping back without armrests. The proportions of the tall back counterbalance the solid wood structure with its short legs, just slightly raised off the ground.


PURPOSE: A natural, clean deodorant as luxurious as it is effective. Food grade, non-gmo and pesticide free coconut oil, beeswax and baking soda come together to combat odor and nourish the delicate skin of the underarms. Eucalyptus and lavender soothe while honey combats bacteria in a handmade base of smooth botanical butters.
HOW TO USE: Apply to underarms directly from stick. Use sparingly, a little goes a long way.


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Photo Bookmarks, the last important craft for mothers day is photo bookmarks.