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Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now! [Beta / Removed Content – PC]

Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now! [Beta / Removed Content – PC]

Article by Razor

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The development of Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now! was a frenzied one, a lot of changes were made throughout the game. Most of the changes have been documented by several fans of the franchise on the Carmageddon fan discussion boards.

Steel Gonad O’ Death

Got ‘im in the bollocks powerup icon from the Alpha demo of C2

The Got ‘im in the bollocks powerup is a removed powerup from the Splat Pack (it may be in the original Carmageddon also) and it was carried over into C2, this powerup can still be activated in the final version of C2 but it just gives you credits, not only that but it displays a message on the screen that confirms the powerup has been activated.

The powerup icon doesn’t exist in the final version of Carmageddon II but it does exist in the alpha/demo versions of Carmageddon II.

Here is the Carma Wiki page about this Powerup:

The actual use of this powerup is known, the powerup is said to have been activated in the Splat Pack’s Hell level whenever you slammed your vehicle in the devil’s nuts; although this does not explain why it was originally intended to be a part of Carmageddon II, it may have just been a left over that was never fully removed.

Cloaking Device!

The Cloaking Device powerup!

In the final version of Carmageddon II this powerup can be activated but just gives you credits, it does however exist in Carmageddon 64 but is called ‘Invisibility’ and it makes your car invisible or to be more precise, transparent.

The Cloaking Device powerup still exists in multiplayer in Carmageddon II, the reason it doesn’t exist in Single Player may be due to it being completely pointless as the aim of Carmageddon is to cause as much havoc as possible within the time limit and not to avoid other opponents and pedestrians by becoming transparent.

The Carma Wiki page on this Powerup:

Ron Dumpster – Digga

Ron Dumpster and his Digga!

Ron Dumpster was the brother of Don Dumpster, he appears in Carmageddon II and he drives his own vehicle called ‘Digga’, at least he was supposed to but he doesn’t exist in the final version of the game. During the development of Carmageddon II, SCi (Now Square Enix) forced Stainless Software (Now Stainless Games) to finish the game ahead of schedule so they had no choice but to leave the Digga out of the game.
The Digga gets unlocked when you complete the final mission of Carmageddon II, if you choose the vehicle from the car selection screen then the game will crash upon loading.
Don Dumpster’s mugshot still exists in the ‘/data/64x48x8/PIXELMAP/tiffrgb’ (and PIX16) folders of the game.
Stainless later gave the actual model that was going to be used for the Digga to a user by the name of Errol shortly after the release of Carmageddon II, Errol textured and set up the vehicle and got it working in the game.

Here is that model:

Here is the Carma Wiki page for the Ron Dumpster

Development of the Eagle 3

Concept Rendering:

 The Eagle 3 went through many different design stages whilst Carmageddon II was in development, originally the vehicle was using the model that would later become the Hawk 3, it is rare that a vehicle such as the conceptual Eagle 3 should make it’s way through the design stages with such minor alteration that it is easily recognisable as the Hawk 3 in the final game.

When it came time to create the actual ingame model for the Eagle 3, the design was radically changed. From this alpha version of the Eagle 3 there were even more design changed between it and the beta/demo versions of the Eagle 3, the changes are as follows:

1. The door is a completely different shape
2. It’s wider, shorter and flatter
3. The bonnet is longer
4. The bonnet is almost higher than the cockpit
5. It has a somewhat basic (and small) interior that is only big enough to fit a driver model’s head and arms in (as the game was closer to being like C1 than C2 at the time of

the preview screenshots that the alpha model was featured in)
A user by the name of Razor found the alpha version of the Eagle 3 in the Alpha C2 demo (it’s also in the regular/public demo), in the “/data/MODELS” folder, it also has a material (.MAT) file and an actor (.ACT) file.
Below is a screenshot of the alpha Eagle 3 in the C2 Alpha demo (and a good comparison against the Beta/Demo Eagle 3):

The beta/demo Eagle 3 is a more finalised version of the Eagle 3, the main differences between this Eagle 3 and the final version are as follows:

1. Steel bumpers
2. Black spikes
3. Different bonnet shape
4. Some textures are at a higher resolution than the final Eagle 3

The Eagle 3 was changed to how it looks in the final version of Carmageddon II to give it a more ‘sporty’ feel.

Razor eventually ported the alpha version and the beta/demo version of the Eagle 3 to the final version Carmageddon II.
The alpha version can be seen below:

The beta/demo version can be seen below:

The final Eagle 3 was a lot different to the Alpha/Beta versions, it had black (plasticy) bumpers and white spikes and the textures appear to have been reduced in size considerably from the earlier versions of the vehicle.

Opponent changes

There are many changes that have been made within C2 as it was being developed, to begin with this section will start by documenting any changes from the final vehicles between the above image and will then progress into what got changed but doesn’t appear on that image.

The Plane. The fact that this plane is even on the “40 new opponents to take out” screenshot makes me believe that this was originally an opponent and not a drone as it is in the final game, if this is the case it was a good decision to remove this as an opponent and make it a drone as it would be near enough impossible to drive.
Razor went on to make this drone drivable to demonstrate how inappropriate it is as a vehicle, it can be seen in the below image:

The Red Vet. This car is pretty much in the same shape as it was in this early screenshot, the only difference between the earlier version of the car and the final version is that the early one had blood on it’s blades.

The Propshafter. This car was originally orange during the early development stages of the game. The colour was probably changed due to the fact that the Hawk was orange and Die Anna was one of the main characters of the series alongside Max Damage and she needed her own colour scheme so the Propshafter was changed to blue.
The original orange (or as close to) can be seen in the below image, the remake was created by Razor:

The Plow Mk2 appears to have “Gotcha Again!” written in red (blood?) as opposed to the black that is in the final.

The Eagle 3 on the image appears to be the Alpha version of the Eagle 3 (see the above section on the Eagle 3.)

The DC Codbra has the same steel bumpers as the Eagle 3, this wasn’t changed in the final version of the game. What was changed however was the blood on the front and the back of the car and the wheels appear to have different shaped blades on them (there is an early screenshot on the top right rear of the UK Carmageddon II big box with these early cars in.)

The Purple Piledriver. Not many changes can be seen here and as this car doesn’t appear in a lot of the early screenshots it can’t be determined whether there are any notable differences between the early versions and the final, apart from the obvious long spikes on the wheels and the textures which seem to be of a higher resolution than the final version.
Toshiba-3 made an early version of the Purple Piledriver, it can be seen in the below image:

The Supastukka appears to be the same as in the final version of the game except for the cockpit which has a different glass texture and there appears to be some form of weapon underneath it.

The Blood Riviera. This car is very different texture-wise to it’s final counterpart; there are no decals on the vehicle, the vehicle has hubcaps and there is a lot more blood splattered up the front of the vehicle. The only leftover from this version of the car on the final version is the bloodied hand-print that appears on the bonnet.
Razor recreated this early version of the Blood Riviera and it can be seen below:

Moving on to vehicles that do not appear in the image.

The Hick Pickup. This car originally had a dirty brown skin as seen in the below screenshot:

The textures from this version of the vehicle (except the door texture and a couple of other textures) still exist in the final version of the game in the Hick Pickup’s ‘PIX16’ folder but they’re unused.

Razor recreated this version of the vehicle and it can be seen below:

Note: This version of the vehicle also exists on the top right image on the rear of the UK bigbox for C2

Vlad’s Dragster. There appears to be a lot of changes for this. The only differences that can be seen between the final dragster and the alpha/beta demos of the game (AND any screenshots) is the blood on the spike, it was removed in the final.
A couple of years ago, the user Razor was searching around in the many demo versions of Carmageddon II and came across an unused texture in Vlad’s ‘PIX16’ folder, this texture was in a similar style to the final version of the skin used except it was red and black this lead him to believe that the dragster was originally this colour before being changed to how it looks in the final version of the game.

Tashita 2 had many changes in its development, mainly to the textures. Originally Stainless added their own version of the Michelin man to the roof of the Tashita 2 which they subtley named “Bitchelin” man but it got them into a bit of legal trouble so they had to replace it with the yin-yang symbol that’s used in the final version of the game.
Tashita 2 also had many of it’s sponsors changed on the textures during the development of the game.
People should also note that the Tashita 2 appears in the Carmageddon II intro movie but it is blue and is being driven by Batmad (who drives the Purple Piledriver) and not Ed 101.

The Porker 2 had bloody spikes at the front and the Lamb O’genie had blood splattered all up the front blade.

Birdy was the bloodied up, wingless plane from an early concept sketch for Carmageddon II. This plane was talked about by gaming magazines as “the wingless plane”, it was also described on the back of the Carmageddon II Prima Official Strategy Guide as “the wingless plane”. Birdy was designed at the time by Stainless employee Russell ‘Rusk’ Hughes but the plane never actually made it past the design stages and into the game.

Birdy was however created and released by Twiglet & Raven-X shortly after the game was released, it was incomplete but fully drivable. That version is below:

The ShavASlet Wastemaro

The Wastemaro, like Birdy was from an early concept sketch. This vehicle also never made it into the game, possibly because the vehicle had a very ‘post-apocalyptic’ style in comparison to the more ‘sporty’ stylings of the final game. The vehicle was eventually created and released for use in Carmageddon II. Created by a user named TTR and can be seen in the image below:

Note: It was TTR who coined the name “Wastemaro” for the vehicle as the vehicle was never given an official name in the original sketch.

Goaty was one of the many animals that inhabit the world of Carmageddon, an incomplete pedestrian from Carmageddon II, the ped does still exist in the final version of the game but it was never set up correcty and as such doesn’t work in the game.
User CoffeyCup ‘Shepherded’ this ped back into Carmageddon II , it can be seen below:

The Cops

The Cops. They only appear in Carmageddon II in the Bruise Brothers level but they aren’t technically set up to act as police (unlike the police in the original Carmageddon,) the only reason they appear in this level is because they were all added as explicit opponents in the game’s ‘RACES.TXT’ textfile. Something happened during the development timeline for Stainless to decide not to add police into Carmageddon II. The Copcar can still appear as an opponent in some of the later levels in the game but still, it acts like a regular opponent.

The Frozen Cops and Turbo Cops powerups also still exist in Carmageddon II but they have no use, they were probably just leftovers from the original Carmageddon/Splat Pack.

C2 Alpha’s ped icons

These unseen icons are a relatively recent find by user Razor, after searching through the Alpha C2 demo he found four small icons:

Below are the actual images that were found:

CODGER is quite obviously an elderly person with a zimmerframe, LADY is a female, GENT is a male and SPROG is a small child in a nappy (daiper.)
These files are located in ‘/data/64x48x8/PIXELMAP/PIX16/’ in the C2 Alpha demo and they have no use ingame, so only speculation can be drawn as to what they were to be used for.. Perhaps they were originally to be used to differentiate each type of pedestrian from one another and different points would have been calculated based on which type of pedestrian got slaughtered the most.
The icons may have been used with the ‘Peds Displayed on Map’ Powerup as opposed to yellow dots that were used in the final game.
Patrick ‘Batwick’ Buckland said that he originally wanted babies to be added to the game along with pregnant women, so perhaps SPROG.PIX was related to this.

Hot Room

Hot Room was crafted by Stainless to be included into Carmageddon II, the map is modelled on Hot Wheels toys and the Carmageddon II vehicles are all to scale of Hot Wheels cars (or close enough). The map never made it into Carmageddon II due to “potential legal” issues, the same reason why the Bitchelin man was removed from the roof of Tashita 2.
There are no traces of the map in any of the available versions of Carmageddon II , this includes: alpha, all beta/demo versions and the final version. The map does, however exist in the elusive ‘indev’ version of the game that Errol possesses.
Stainless provided Errol with the map back in 1998/9, he got it all set up, added peds and released it.

The Cameron Cars

Back when Carmageddon II was released Errol used to keep in frequent contact with Stainless, after much pestering “eventually the subject of the cow car arose. They just said “Contact Cameron, tell him we sent you.”“, Errol contacted Cameron (Cameron worked for SCi and knew Stainless since C1, he lovingly crafted a ton of content for both games) and he was sent a whole heap of goodies that Cameron had made which didn’t make it into C2.

Errol worked his socks of with the limited amount of tools available at the time (I think PlayThing was pretty much the limit) and got the vehicles into C2, they were dubbed the Cameron Cars.

Why weren’t the cars included in the game? This could be for many reasons, in an interview between Errol and Neil ‘nobby’ Barnden (from early February 1999) the following question popped up:

Errol: Why were so many cars were dropped ?? And will the cut cars be released in a patch?
Neil: A few cars got dropped from the final game either because I wasn’t happy with the design, or they didn’t really add anything to the mix of vehicles we already had, or more importantly because we just ran out of time to get them textured up or prepared for in-game use. We’ve currently no plans to release a patch or add-on pack ourselves as we’re working on other stuff.

This could in fact be reasons why the Cameron Cars never made it into the game and the “ran out of time” is most certainly the reason why Digga was never completed.

The Cameron Pedestrians

Above is the Cameron Hamster, Hameron. Not only did Cameron make cars but he also made peds, 21 of them in fact.
5 of the peds 21 were children, scouts, for the Beaver City Woods and one of them rode a bike.

There were also political peds (including a big-eared Tony Blair) and a ped of the man himself, Cameron complete with surfboard.

All images courtesy of the Carmageddon modding community and Stainless Games.

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Steininger recently wrote to Clinton, offering her encouragement.

“In my first century of life I have seen many incredible things: A pandemic, two worldwide depressions, a cure for polio, the first Catholic president, a man on the moon, the end of smallpox, an attack on American soil, and a black president,” she wrote. “In my second century, I look forward to seeing a woman president. It will be an extreme pleasure to support you in the upcoming Iowa caucuses and to vote for you in November.”

Steininger invited Clinton to attend her neighborhood caucus at Pleasant Hill Elementary School on Monday. The candidate, who at 68 is a relative whippersnapper, responded by inviting Steininger backstage before Friday’s speech at Grand View. The two women chatted as a campaign photographer took a picture for posterity.

“It was wonderful!” Steininger said a few minutes later, after she took a seat near the stage amid 700 other voters. “I told her I was going to be at the caucuses for her Monday night and that she was going to win, and she thanked me and said that was encouraging.”

Steininger said she also likes Clinton’s main Democratic rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders. “I think he’d be a good president, but Hillary’s more qualified,” and is more likely to win the general election, she said.

Steininger, who lived much of her life in Dubuque, has voted for Democrats in every presidential election since Franklin D. Roosevelt walloped Republican Wendell Willkie in 1940. Has she ever been tempted to vote for a Republican for president?

Steininger scrunched her face at the question, as if she someone had passed sour milk under her nose.

“No,” she said, “I can’t say that I have been.”

Anyone who hopes to follow Steininger’s path should heed her secret to longevity: “I just keep not dying.”

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Zoning Board of Appeals reverses course

by David
(West Bloomfield,MI, Oakland)

Visitor Question: The code is clear in West Bloomfield, MI. It states that if you own multiple lots and sell off a nonconforming lot (70 foot minimum width) you can not build on that lot.

So I have an empty lot next to me that met that condition. It is only 50 feet wide. This situation was self induced when the owner sold off his other 2 lots and kept the 50 footer.

So he went before the ZBA (Editors' note: Zoning Board of Appeals, or Zoning Board of Adjustment in other locations) to ask to build on it. I started a petition and got 19 of my neighbors to sign a petition to not allow the owner to build on the nonconforming lot.

The ZBA members agreed 4 to 1 to deny...but don't vote as the petitioner tabled that to another time. Five months later it came to the ZBA again. This time he had a lawyer, and the ZBA members that were all going to vote to deny flip flopped and voted for the petitioner to build on this lot.

He created the hardship himself, which the code states can't result in a variance. I bought my home with empty lots north and south and was told no one could build on them. Now this is pure and simple; the ZBA members got bought off for their votes.

What can I do to stop this? And how can the ZBA members not honor the code as written that states if someone sells off a nonconforming lot, that lot can't be built on?

Editors Reply: To answer your question, the only thing you can probably do to stop this is to go to court and fight it. (We have to qualify our answer by saying "probably" since it is always possible that a local zoning ordinance would establish a different procedure. But in 99.9 percent of all U.S. jurisdictions, the only way to appeal a decision on the actions of a board of appeals or adjustment is to appeal to a court. Your city, township, or county government cannot overrule this board, which is set up to act independently.

It sounds as though the ordinance is very clear and explicit that this kind of exception is not allowed, and that a self-created situation where a lot does not conform to the zoning ordinance should not result in a variance. Again, the exact wording of all parts of your local zoning ordinance are critically important here, but from what you are telling us, it certainly sounds as if you would have the law on your side.

The real question then becomes how much money, time, and effort you want to spend to fight this. One positive suggestion we have for you is for you to check with each person who signed your original petition to see if they are willing to contribute money to hire an attorney. Or perhaps you have an attorney neighbor who signed your petition who could give you some preliminary advice on your likelihood of success.

It certainly sounds as if this board has overstepped its bounds considerably. You can and should make sure that your city or township officials know the specifics of your situation, as your chief elected official or your entire council have to appoint members to this board. They should be vitally interested in appointing board members who could not be bribed, who have backbone when faced with an applicant who comes with an attorney, and who have high ethical standards.

In the meantime, sadly, about the only realistic thing we can recommend is to think carefully about how many resources you want to devote to this fight and then engage a local attorney if you decide you cannot accept the situation.

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5G in 5: Top Tech This Week – April 24, 2020

Here’s this week’s rundown of the top 5 stories of 5G news about emerging and innovative technologies. To follow the series, check back here every week and look out for #5Gin5 posts from @Facesof5G.

  1. Essential Role of 5G in Our Future— The emerging need for telehealth, distance learning, and remote working rapidly evolved as the global pandemic created a new normal. Evolving technologies will enhance remote interactions to allow for increased virtual interactions and engagement across the globe. For example, “5G will advance the capabilities of [new] technologies, enabling clinicians to make sharper and more accurate diagnoses and decisions,” says Sentara Healthcare’s CEO Howard Kern. Read more here.
  2. Commercial Buildings will Benefit from 5G— Commercial buildings and its occupants require ample network connectivity that is fast and reliable. 5G, paired with IoT solutions, will support user experiences in a building, connect teams in multiple locations, assist service professionals, and enhance multi-language interaction in real time. “We will see applications we haven’t thought of yet,” says Darren Sadana, CEO of Choice IoT, who expects the next Amazon or Google to be developed in medical, autonomous vehicles, or IoT. Read more here.
  3. Agritech Powered by 5G— Autonomous drone sprayers and other smart farm machinery are examples of new technology that will be brought to life by 5G. The fifth generation network will help farmers on a global scale by improving the monitoring of crops, watering schedules, weed growth, and other pertinent data. “5G on farm machinery and sensors will increase massively the amount of data available, meaning AI can now get to work properly,” says Paul Beastall, Director of Technology Strategy at Cambridge Consultants. Read more here.
  4. IoT Benefitting from 5G— Across many industries, including education and healthcare, IoT is facing multi-dimensional growth, as 5G is expected to create trailblazing opportunities for innovation and development of technology. Industrial IoT, for example, will greatly benefit from 5G “…as [it] can now collect and report large volumes of real-time data from manufacturing units and sensors, helping companies obtain valuable insights and take well informed decisions”. Read more here.
  5. Designing 5G-Ready Devices— 5G is diversifying products in the marketplace and creating new competition for product manufacturers. Cloud computing, IoT, remote tele-surgery and precision manufacturing, are all examples of where a new approach to design will become even more crucial. “Businesses are turning to virtual prototyping to manage the complexity of 5G across the entire value chain, from the idea through to design, simulation and optimization, all the way to manufacturing and delivery,” says John Kitchingman, Managing Director of EuroNorth’s Dassault Systèmes. Read more here.

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UTSA faculty elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors

UTSA faculty elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors

FEBRUARY 11, 2022 — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 83 academic inventors to its 2022 class of NAI Senior Members.

Among these are UTSA faculty members Amanda Fernandez, Thomas Forsthuber and Eugene John.

NAI Senior Members are active faculty members, scientists and administrators from NAI Member Institutions who have demonstrated remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought or aspire to bring real impact on the welfare of society.

They also have growing success in patents, licensing and commercialization.

“They exemplify the research excellence that led to UTSA’s recent R1 designation.”

Amanda Fernandez

Fernandez is an assistant professor in the College of Sciences (COS)’ Department of Computer Science. She is a member of the MATRIX AI Consortium and the primary investigator in the UTSA Vision and Artificial Intelligence Lab (VAIL), where researchers construct deep theoretical models by considering adversarial examples and cybersecurity approaches and apply these models to real-world technologies.

Her focus areas include artificial intelligence, deep learning and computer vision. With over 30 publications, Fernandez has received research funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy, enabling her to collaborate with transdisciplinary teams addressing security in nuclear technologies as well as explainability in artificial intelligence.

Thomas G. Forsthuber

Forsthuber is a professor in the COS’ Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and its Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Chair in Biotechnology. As a member of the university’s South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and its Brain Health Consortium, his research team seeks to understand how the immune system, in particular T cells, contribute to autoimmune diseases and how to modulate T cell immunity for therapeutic purposes in humans.

He has published over 100 research articles and book chapters and has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National MS Society and industry. His research directly supports novel drug development for various autoimmune diseases and their biomarkers.

Eugene B. John

John is a professor in the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He directs the Laboratory for Low Power VLSI Design and Machine Learning Hardware. His research interests include energy-efficient computing, ultra-low energy computing for implantable cardiac devices, AI/machine learning, machine learning workload analysis and characterization, hardware security, and computer architecture and benchmarking. He has published over 140 research articles, two books and three book chapters.

His research has been supported by the NSF, NIH, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Army Research Office, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, IBM and Intel. He serves as an associate editor for two scholarly publications: IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing and ACM Computing Surveys.

“Drs. Fernandez, Forsthuber and John are exceptional investigators who have demonstrated distinction in their research pursuits in their respective fields, and it’s no surprise they were named Senior Fellows in the National Academy of Inventors, a most prestigious accolade,” said Bernard Arulanandam, UTSA vice president for Research, Economic Development and Knowledge Enterprise, and a NAI fellow. “They exemplify the research excellence that led to UTSA’s recent R1 designation.”

With the recent election of the class of 2022, UTSA now has seven senior members and seven fellows with the National Academy of Inventors.

Nomination for NAI Senior Member by an individual’s supporting institution is a distinct honor and a significant way for an institution to publicly recognize our innovators on a national level.

“Today, these Senior Members, on their path of prolific discovery, join the NAI innovation community,” said NAI President Paul R. Sanberg. “With the NAI Senior Member award distinction, we recognize and honor these innovators who are rising stars in their fields.”

In addition to individual discoveries, NAI Senior Members are also recognized for fostering a spirit of innovation, while educating and mentoring the next generation of inventors.

This latest class of NAI Senior Members hails from 41 research universities. They are named inventors on over 1,093 issued U.S. patents.

This year’s class reflects NAI’s dedicated efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in its membership, with the addition of 40 outstanding academic female and/or minority inventors. The 2022 new Senior Members will be inducted at the Senior Member Induction Ceremony at the 11th Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Inventors this upcoming June 14-15 in Phoenix.

⇒ View a full list of NAI Senior Members on the NAI website.

Following a nomination for NAI Senior Member, individuals undergo a rigorous selection process by the NAI Advisory Committee, which is composed of elected NAI members and other professionals considered pioneers in their respective fields.

Senior Members are elected annually on February 11, which is National Inventors Day. Nominations for the next Senior Member class will be accepted from October 1 to December 31, 2022.

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Student activism

Student activism

Student activism and student self-government took centre stage at Technische Hogeschool Twente (‘Twente Technical College’, THT) right from the start. The new college was set up to produce homo universalis, something the Netherlands was more than ready for.

Students were encouraged to gain experience in governance during their studies, and to take an active part in the goings-on at the university and on campus. Student activism was even recognized as an ‘essential prerequisite to improving academic studies’. Students at THT had to be able to do more than just solve technological problems; at Twente, simply passing your modules and writing a dissertation was not enough. This philosophy meant that every engineer educated in Twente had sat on at least one governing board and knew what it was like to defend and support a proposal and to perform well in the face of a critical committee.

As soon as the college was founded, questions naturally arose about how students’ democratic governing powers would work out in practice. If the college administrators had any say in the matter, their influence would be pretty limited. The administrators took the reins firmly into their own hands, appointing a Senate of lecturers, a Campus Council of students and staff, and Jan Schuijer as Campus Dean. Not to be subdued, the students set up their own body, separate from the Campus Council: the Studentenraad Drienerlo (‘Drienerlo Student Council’, SRD).

Although the SRD was created to promote student representation on the Executive Board of the college and the Campus Council focused on the separate area of campus management, there was a certain amount of friction between the two bodies. The situation became even more complicated with the founding of the Algemene Studenten Vergadering Drienerlo (‘Drienerlo General Student Association’, ASVD), which also had the stated aim of representing students. In an effort to ensure that things would continue to run smoothly with all these different management bodies, the board of the college created yet another one: Parlement Drienerlo, composed solely of students. The Campus Dean had his hands full making sure nothing went wrong with all this student self-government!

But it was not only student councils that were being set up. The students’ relative isolation on the campus university in the 1960s also led to the founding of the first study associations. On 29 March 1965, the Chemo en Technisch Studenten Genootschap (study association for Chemical Engineering) was set up, with the name changing two years later to Chemotechnisch Studentengenootschap Alembic (Chemo-Technical Student Society Alembic). Later that same year, on 9 September 1975, two other study associations followed suit: W.S.G. Isaac Newton and E.T.S.V. Scintilla. These study associations sold books and readers and organized excursions for their members, but they also had a less serious side: Alembic, Newton en Scintilla joined forces to organize huge, unforgettable house parties – the on-campus version of going clubbing.

Active students are still the driving force on campus to this day. That said, student self-government has always been under pressure and has regularly had to defend its freedom. You can see that in a 12 March 1997 article in UT Nieuws headlined ‘Een mooie bloem heeft water nodig’ (‘A beautiful flower needs water’). According to the article, ‘What began so beautifully 33 years ago is [in peril of] sinking under the strict study regime of the progress-related grant and Minister Ritzen’s cuts to financial assistance for students’, and ‘students today [have] no time or money left for extra-curricular activities’. One in three students had to get a job so they could eat and pay the rent, according to the article, and study associations were finding it difficult to attract new students.

Fast forward to today, and you can see that not a lot has changed since 1997: there’s still an ongoing debate about the effect the relatively new Twente Education Model (TEM) has had on student activism. Proponents claim TEM ensures stability, but because it leaves less room for independent study the curriculum is already ‘jam-packed’. What’s more, the student progress evaluation puts a lot of pressure on first-years to achieve all the points they need to progress to the second year. Some say that this detracts from students’ free time, and thereby also from their activism. When TEM was introduced, rector magnificus Ed Brinksma suggested that although activism is important, maybe it shouldn’t be something students do in their first year.

Fortunately we can see that student activism has not been crushed under top-down educational models and requirements: that beautiful flower might sometimes get a bit thirsty, but it’s still very much alive. Every successive generation of students do their utmost best to keep the flower in bloom and to gain experience on committees and governing bodies. That may not produce homo universalis in the strictest sense, but the experience students gain is invaluable once they graduate and go out into the world.

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Welcome Week is a period before the start of classes, that offers a number of events both social and academic designed to integrate incoming undergraduate students into campus life. Events offer students an opportunity to make friends with other students in their program, connect with resources available on campus, become acquainted with physical campus and where their classes are located, meet upper year students in their program, get to know Faculty members in their program and become connected with the University community as a whole.

Each incoming undergraduate student that registers for welcome week will be assigned to a team within their Faculty and will be connected with other upper year students (Faculty Leaders) in their faculty. Faculty Leaders will connect and offer support to students on their team as they prepare for the September start of classes. Once Welcome Week begins, each Faculty Team will be compete through Welcome Week in various events offered for the coveted UWindsor Shield. The winning team will be announced at the Welcoming Celebration on the Wednesday of Welcome Week, just before the start of classes.

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We offer two different types of internships each academic semester (fall, spring, and summer) and select 1 student for each:

Show Cattle Internship

For students with an interest in show cattle preparation, feeding, and showmanship. Primary work is at V8 showbarn with Brahman cattle; may include travel to livestock shows. Some overlap with cow-herd tasks may occur during busy times. Reports to and is mentored by Show Cattle Manager.

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For students with an interest in a future career in cattle ranch management. Primary work is with Boling cow herd, including feeding, herd health, sorting cattle, working on ranch structures, mowing, and hay production. Some overlap with show cattle tasks may occur during busy times. Reports to and is mentored by Cow Herd Manager.

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Article on Marathwada to be Printed in Lokmat Times of Monday 3rd August..See Mumbai Page

Rajasthan Drenched by Heavy rains last week from System..see daily rainfall of last week of July in Vagaries North...and Goa Update in Vagaries Goa

July 2015  has turned out to be the 3rd driest July on record for Mumbai Santa Cruz...

This July (2015) saw 360 mms of rain, 286 mms in 1986 and the previous lowest was in 2002 at 103 mms.
Mumbai Colaba measured only 281 mms in July 2015. Though it is not a record...Lowest was a meagre 103 mms in 2002

Marathwada too is suffering from extreme scarcity...Aurangabad has seen only 14 mms this July. But this is not far, or negligible from the record low which was 11 mms in 1971.

Parbhani measured only 21 mms this year, but this not far, the lowest driest July on record was 15 mms in 1971.

Maharashtra Monsoon: 1st June - 31st July 2015

Tabulation by Vagarian Puneet

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Friday 30th July Post (Night)...We have crossed 9.00,000 Hits .Thanks to All Vagarians

BB-3, now a depression at 992 mb, is positioned in SE Bangladesh. Likely to track W/NW and weaken. Should weaken to 1000 mb by Sunday.

An new embedded Low in the axis is likely to form in Central India by around 3rd/4th August.

As the erstwhile system in Rajasthan merges with the Monsoon axis, the Western end of the axis rapidly moves Northwards. Due to BB-3, the slope Eastwards of the axis is steep, sloping SE.

Friday 31st and Saturday 1st August..Heavy showers are likely in Kashmir, H.P. and Uttarakhand, Western U.P. and in Western Nepal.

Rains increasing in both Punjabs on 1st August and continue on Sunday 2nd.
(Gujrat in Pak Punjab gets increasing precipitation from Saturday. Saturday and Sunday showers will measure around 20 mms per day).

Heavy showers in Chattisgarh. Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Rainfall increasing (due to sectoral strengthening of the off shore trough) in South Konkan and Goa and Coastal Karnataka from Friday and effective thru till Monday.

Mumbai City: Friday and Saturday will see occasional showers, almost at regular intervals, and maybe accompanied with thunder. Friday may see around 25 mms and Saturday 20-25 mms. Sunday will see some sunny spells, with lesser frequency of showers, maybe around 15 mms.

Pune: Light drizzles in some areas, otherwise partly cloudy.

Southern Punjab Region (Malout) will see a chance of rain on Friday, maybe around the region. Saturday will see more showers, with thunder, around 15 mms in the area. Sunday will be cloudy like Saturday with showers increasing to round 25-30 mms.

Kolkata: Having seen BB-3 weaken, and spread out its rain bands, the rain estimate for Kolkata needs revision. Showers on Friday & Saturday would average around 40-50 mms accumulated for the 2 days, and decreasing on Sunday.

Delhi NCR: Starting Friday, rains would be increasing on Saturday and more on Sunday. Chance of thunder showers on Saturday evening and Sunday, with cloudy skies and regular showers in the NCR.

Nagpur sees welcome rains starting from Sunday. Regular showers, some heavy can commence on Sunday and lead to heavy rains (40-50 mms) on Monday.

While Bangalore sees good chances of a thunder shower on Friday, Saturday, Hyderabad sees not much of rains this weekend.

North Konkan towns (Pen, Roha etc) will get passing showers amounting to 20-25 mms per day on Friday and Saturday, with rain intensity decreasing on Sunday.

Sudden Spurt of Unusual rains in Gujarat ..Bhuj and Ahmedabad Diagrams...See Current weather Page

See BB-3 making Landfall in Post Below..
Posted Thursday Evening:
"Cyclone Komen" has crossed the Southern Coast of Bangladesh Thursday late afternoon.

Moving North currently, it has weakened

will track N/NW  soon as it encounters the STR.

Kolkata has received 14 mms till 5.30 pm IST .
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IMD has announced BB-3 as a cyclone, due to "Intense low pressure system represented on a synoptic chart by more than four closed isobars at  2 hPa interval."
The cyclone Komen (BB-3), now formed lies 95 kms South West of Chittagong (Bangladesh), and around 300 kms East-South East from Kolkata.

And the Monsoon winds have helped in the formation of strong South quadrant convection and strong winds in the southern quadrant.Estimated core winds at 40 knts (International reading) and estimated core pressure at 989/990 mb.

Landfall would be on target, by Thursday (Today) afternoon at the Bangladesh Southern Coast. Heavy rains along Bangladesh and W.Bengal coast as well as Odisha coast, with winds around 40-50 kmph.

The initial track is North (briefly) and then track would then be W.NW , and weakening would start as explained last night.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Posted Wednesday Night:

BB-3 a deep depression, lay almost in the same position , South off the coast of Bangladesh. Estimated core winds are 35 knts, and estimated core pressure at 990 mb. Very strong convective bands seen in Souther Quadrant.

Initially now, BB-3 will move North, into Bangladesh. Subsequently, it will move NW, due to interaction with Sub Tropical Ridge. This will start pushing in (comparatively) dry air around the system, and due to land interface, BB-3 will weaken gradually over West Bengal.

Expecting increasing rains in Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha.

Kolkata will get frequent showers, some prolonged and heavy with gusty winds from Thursday thru Saturday.
Would expect accumulated rainfall amounting to 130-150 mms Thursday -Saturday.

Bhubaneshwar too would get frequent intensity rains, amounting to 80-100 mms from Thursday night thru Saturday.

Last 3 days rain totals after the downpour in Gujarat (compiled by Gaurav Raninga).

See Mumbai Page for Mumbai Water Storage and availability.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Position as on Wednesday Morning:
has been classified as a deep depression, seeing the pressure deficient and estimated 3 minute winds.BB-3, stationary as mentioned, is now having estimated core pressure of 994 mb and estimated core winds of 30 knts. Positioned at 21N and 90.5E.Though International model has informed of formation of Tropical Cyclone, there is no clear cyclonic structure seen. Thick convective cloud bands are visible in South, South West and South East Quadrants (due to warm moist air from Bay SST of 31c).

 Mumbai received 32 mms at Scruz and 21 mms at Colaba in last 24 hrs ended Wednesday morning.

Badlapur, Dadar and Borivali are private readings from Abhijit, Salil and Tejas.

Mumbai received 28 mms (Scruz ) and 23 mms (Colaba) on Monday and 27 mms (Scruz)  and 19 mms (Colaba) on Tuesday.Averaging around the 20-25 mms estimated.
Wednesday and Thursday will be similar, partly sunny and with some passing showers, may bring around 20-25 mms  per day.

As on Tuesday Night, The depression in Rajasthan was at the International Border, near SE Rajasthan and at 995 mb strength. The isobar bands were spiralled closely, and hence created very strong gusty winds in South Rajasthan, Gujarat and North Konkan.
System will weaken in the next 12-18 hrs from this posting, and a decrease in rains in Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Gujarat from Wednesday. Rains decreasing considerably in Sindh. (As mentioned earlier).

Colossal Rain Amounts till Tuesday morning in cms:

PALANPUR 218, UMERPADA 207, PATAN 206,SANTALPUR 199, Morbi 192,Tankara 184, SIDDHPUR 180, UNJHA 180,
VADGAM 180, Bodeli 171, MAHESANA 159, BECHARAJI 157,VAPI 114.

KUTCH:In mms

In Kutch, Bhuj saw another 127 mms and Mandvi received 59 mms, and Naliya 36 mms in 9 hrs from 8.30 am Tuesday...
and Ahmedabad saw another 54 mms on Tuesday.
Bhuj now has a seasonal total rainfall of 520 mms (All in last 2 days)...against a annual normal of 360 mms !Nakhatrana, with a total of 433 mms, has crossed its normal annual rainfall of 390 mms.

Bharuch total rain as of today is 353 mms.
In Saurashtra the leaders , Bagasra, with a total of 893 mms (134% of Normal annual) and Gondal with an initial lead, ahead in total with 880 mms (140% of the annual)...

The Bay System, BB-3, remains stationary, and shows clear cut bands in the South as it strengthens. As expected, it will start its track from Thursday30th. After an impatient wait, I do not see much scope from BB-3.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Monday Evening: Depression in Rajasthan has moved West, and lies on the International Border west of Jaisalmer...
On Monday, (from 8.30 am - 5.30 pm), Gandhinagar got 68 mms.

Today's (Monday) Rain:Mumbai Colaba received 14 mms and Santa Cruz 26 mms in 12 hrs fro 8.30 am Monday.
Bhuj received 108 mms in the same 12 hrs, ( taking the 36 hrs total to 180 mms in this desert town)..Ahmedabad 39 mms, Surat 14 mms.

Huge amounts of rainfall recorded in Rajasthan and Gujarat from the cms...last 24 hrs ended 8.30 am IST Monday:
MOUNT ABU 45 (445 mms)

Karachi rains: Gulshan-e-Hadid 52, University Road 15, Faisal Base 20, Airport 14, Landhi 08, North Karachi 04, Saddar 03, Masror Base 02

BB-3 remains "in waiting" and as explained may start getting active after the other system in Western India starts weakening...Till then, BB-3 may stregthen in place.

Rainfall Prominent amounts as on 24 hrs ended Monday 27th Morning:
Valsad 99.0 mms, Deesa 98 mms, Gandhinagar 85.0 mms, Amreli 77.6 mms, Ahmedabad 72.3 mms, Bhuj 69.7 mms, Idar 59.4 mms,Vadodra 56.2 mms, Porbandar 55.6 mms, Surat 49.7 mms, Bhavnagar 39.1 mms, Rajkot 29.5 mms,
Sukkur 64.0 mms,Thatta 56.0 mms, Chorr 47.0 mms, Padidan 43.1 mms, Rohri 38.0 mmsHyderabad 28.9 mms, Dadu 26 mms, Nawabshah  24.9 mms, Karachi AP 14.4 mms, Badin 13.0 mms,

Weather on Sunday Evening:

1.The Low in Central India has deepened, and now a Well marked Low in East Rajasthan near Tonk. Likely to become a Depression and move West.
Very heavy rains likely in North Gujarat, parts of Kutch and adjoining South East Sindh. Can persist for 2 days Monday to Tuesday Night. Intensity decreasing in these regions from Tuesday Night as system weakens and dissolves.
Monday and Tuesday: Moderate rains likely in Saurashtra Region and East Gujarat Coast.

Mumbai: Monday and Tuesday see occasional showers. Rain amount will be around 20-25 mms/day.
Ahmadabad: Rains very frequent on Monday, decreasing on Tuesday. Monday and Tuesday accumulated rains around 100 mms.
Surat: Intermittent rain on Monday and decrease on Tuesday. Cumulative amount for 2 days around 70 mms.

Good heavy thunder showers, some very heavy, are likely in the Sindh regions of  Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas and Sanghar. Rains will continue till Tuesday Night at least.
Around 70-75 mms on Monday and around 100 mms on Tuesday in regions of  Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas and Sanghar.
Heavy thunder rains in Sanghar region of Sindh on Monday. Tuesday also rains will continue, but a bit less.
Sukkar and Larkana gets moderate rains on Monday and Tuesday.

Karachi: Expecting very good showers for Karachi on Monday and Tuesday. Frequent rains on Monday should measure around 20 mms (avg), and again another 12-15 mms on Tuesday.

2. BB-3 is also strengthening fast, and having become a depression, is currently South of the Bangladesh Delta Region.

BB-3 now "in waiting",  will take course of track and strength seeing and depending on the behaviour of the other system in Western Sub Continent.
So, for the time being, as it waits for the other system to "shuttle out" , it will remain in the current position, and may just "shuffle around a bit" around the shores off Bengal. And of course, being a Bay system, will go on deepening.
Seeing the Western Depression, if it weakens around 29th, BB-3  may then start moving from the 30th towards the coast.

So, next few days, heavy rains along the Bangladesh, West Bengal and Northern Odisha coast.

Chances of the usual Thunder showers in Kolkata..with increasing intensity, slightly, on Tuesday. Can expect around 25-30 mms on Monday and more on Tuesday. Further rainfall intensity will depend on BB-3, which in all likelihood, gears up on 29th/30th.

Delhi and North...all set up for hot days and almost dry from Monday..

(Posted Sunday 6.30 pm IST) Sunday 9 hrs rain from 8.30 am onwards:
Kota 55 mms, Barmer 44 mms, Ahmadabad 36 mms, Jaisalmer 23 mms, Kolkata DumDum 20 mms, Surat 18 mms, Rajkot 13 mms.

Heavy Rainfall in the "Yellow" Region marked. Rain amounts in cms as on Sunday Morning:

Sarangpur 21, Ratlam (AWS) 20, Sailana 19, Biaora 17, Khilchipur 16, Lateri 15
Nalkheda 13, Rajgarh 12, Shujalpur 11, Susner 10, Narsingarh 9, Shajapur (AWS) 9

Aklera 24, Manohar Thana 22, Ramganjmandi 15, Jhalarapatan 14, Chipabarod 13, Jhalawar 12, Dug 11, Chabra 11
Asnawar 11, Bakani 9, Khanpur 8, Pachpahar 8, Danpur 8

Dharampur 18, Dadiapada (ARG) 18, Umerpada 17, Vyara 16, Valod 15, Songadh 14, Mahudha 14, Mahuva 13, Dabhoi 13
Pardi 11, Anand 11, Petlad 11, Mandvi 10, Sagbara 10, Ukai 10, Uchchhal 10
Matar 9, Mangrol 9, Dangs (Ahwa) 9
Umreth 9, Quant 9, Vansda 9, Bhabhar 8
Navsari 8, Kathalal 8, Dediapada 7, Nizer 7, Kaprada 7, Ankleshwer 7,

Other Rainfall Regions with Heavy Rains.
In Kutch, Anjar got 16 cms.

Goa in cms
Dabolim N.A.S.- Navy 20, Marmugao 19, Ponda 17, Panjim 17 (Check Vagaries Goa for more)

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Synopsis of Saturday Night Weather:

1. Since the Central India UAC has formed a day in advance, and the UAC has further developed into a Low, the "Yellow" regions marked for Sunday also got advanced. The region got heavy rains in cms:  Ratlam 17;  Ujjain & Dhar 8 each; Indore, Bhopal & Shajapur 5 each; Guna 3.

Likely to deepen and move towards West. Sunday: Very heavy rains in excess of 100 mms likely in West M.P, adjoining East Rajasthan and North Gujarat. Heavy rains in Rest of Gujarat region.

Sunday: Ahmdabad gets heavy rains on Sunday, around >50 mms, Ujjain 45-50 mms. Bharuch will be cloudy with intermittent rains.

and Moderate rains in rest of Gujarat and North Konkan.

Sunday Mumbai City: Cloudy with frequent showers..some heavy. Rains around 35-40 mms (Avg)

2. BB-3 has also formed in the North Bay. Likely to remain Stationary and concentrate more to next stage. Sunday: Heavy rains likely in Coastal West Bengal and Coastal Bangladesh. Sunday:Kolkata, getting the usual showers, with rain around 30-40 mms.

3.For Sindh: We are watching this Low , and to see how much it can deepen. Factors like South Winds and Seasonal Low play a part in it. Shall give my estimate for Sindh in the Sunday post.

Meanwhile, heavy rains in Sindh, and intensity will be clear by Sunday..and will occur after Tuesday, if it is going to come.

Sunday Night, another report will be put up.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Rainfall recorded as on Saturday 25th Morning  (Last 24 hrs...Friday day and Night).

Mumbai Santacruz 29 mms and Colaba 34 mms (Avg 32 mms).
Panjim Goa 166 mms.

Kolkata Alipore 28 mms and DumDum 37 mms...Rains on Friday as the Low formation takes shape.

Posted Friday Night:

Goa lashed by heavy rains as 126 mms get accumulated in 12 hrs ended 8.30 pm IST....
Mumbai Colaba measures 32 mms and Santa Cruz 26 mms in the same 12 hrs on Friday.
Alibag a bit South of Mumbai recorded 8 mms.

Some cities in Kutch got between 10-20 mms of rain on Friday. Ahmadabad after receiving around 10 mms of rain last 2 days, see no rain on Friday. The city has received 50% of its seasonal rains till today...160 mms received .

A UAC forms from 850 hpa level upto 500 hpa level in the region of North M.P. on Friday. ..Estimated in the Sunday Forecast Chart.
The Monsoon axis runs from West Rajasthan thru North M.P. and into North Bengal thru Northern Bangladesh and Eastwards into Northern Myanmar.
As the UAC has formed, the Axis runs in the same line upto the 700 hpa level, a parallel upper level axis.

BB-3 will also form as the North Bay.
Rainfall shown in Sunday Chart around the UAC can get preponed to Saturday (around the UAC.).

Good rainfall in Sindh as on Friday Morning...Karachi Areas: Landhi 49, Faisal Base 33, Saddar 30, MOS 28, Jinnah Terminal 24, Model Observatory 18, Gulshan-E-Hadid 15, North Karachi 12, Masroor Base, Nazimabad 11.

Diplo 46, Shaheed Benzirbad 25, Paddidan, Sanghar 23, Mithi 18, Chacro 7 and Larkana 6 mms.

Rainfall reduces in the Sindh region on Saturday and Sunday. Some parts of South Eastern Sindh regions will get light rains.

Sindh Rainfall can increase from Monday...for which a fresh forecast will be put up on Sunday.

Posted Thursday Night:
At last ! Karachi drenched with a strong Thunder shower on Thursday 23rd evening...Lightning and Thunder report Vagarians from there...28 mms between 5 pm and 8 pm Local time..Another spell possible again late night. Friday may see light rainfall in the day, and decrease in intensity thereafter
Nawabshah also gets 21 mms in the same period on Friday.
Friday will again see some thunder showers in South coastal and mostly all towns of SE Sindh.

Overall Outlook:
Friday 24th & Saturday 25th...Along the axis, Regions of Northern parts of M.P, Northern Rajasthan and NW India get moderate showers.

Spurt in rainfall in Delhi NCR from Friday.
The Kolkata wet spell is on Friday and Saturday...Good rains on Saturday.

Sunday 26th.. A low can form in the Northern Bay, BB-3. This, and a UAC in Central India can bring the Monsoon axis a it more Southwards. Ver heavy Rains in around the 2 systems.

Mumbai sees a slight let up in rains on Friday and Saturday...with bright periods. There will of course be some showers amounting to around 20 mms.
Slight increase in rains again possible on Sunday with intermittent rain showers.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

 Posted Thursday Morning:
In Mah. Akola notched 55 mms.
Mumbai Scruz 46 mms. and Colaba 49 mms. (Avg: 48 mms.)

Thursday will be partly cloudy with showers post noon. A few heavy in some parts.Decrease from Friday.

Some cities in Gujarat received very heavy rains in 24 hrs ended Thursday Morning:
Veraval 112 mms, Dwarka (Vagaries' projected city for heavy rains) 98 mms, Rajkot 74 mms, Valsad 72 mms, Naliya (Kutch ) 18 mms,Kandla 16 mms, Surat and Ahmadabad 10 mms.

Thursday: Rains decrease in Gujarat. Continue at moderate rate in most parts of coastal Sindh and South-East Sindh.
Moderate rains all over in M.P. and few places heavy.

Posted Wednesday Night:
Wednesday Rains

Gujarat Rainfall from 8.30 am-5.30 pm Wednesday:

Ahmadabad 9.8 mms, Valsad 22 mms, Surat 11 mms, Veraval 84 mms, Rajkot 71 mms (Between 5.30 pm -8.30 pm )

Rainfall decreasing in Gujarat on Thursday (See forecast in Tuesday Evening Post)

Mumbai Details:

Season's Rainfall:
Mumbai Colaba 946 mms  Santacruz 1251mms

Wednesday Rains till 8.30 pm :Colaba 48 mms, Santacruz 40 mms.

Mumbai City: Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd will see frequent ( on/off) showers  at regular intervals, a few of them heavy. Around 35-40 mms/day. Friday 24th will see a decrease in intensity, with bright intervals.

Mumbai Lakes:

Total rainfall from 1st June in Lakes till 22nd July:
Bhatsa 943 mms, Vaitarna 888 mms, Modaksagar 849 mms, Tansa 838 mms, Vihar 1261 mms, Tulsi  1441 mms, middle Vaitarna  867 mms.

Total storage available 739 Mcum..out of full capacity of 1778  Mcum... Lakes filled at
42%....Leaving 33% for leakages, Evaporation, etc, we have 492 Mcum left. And considering supply at 3.75 Mcum /day, Mumbai has 131 days of water storage on 22nd July.

Good overnight rains ( mms) in Sindh on Tuesday night: Diplo 72 Chhor 47, Mithi 42, Chahro 32, Islamkot, Nagarparkar 29, Thiali 15, Badin 08, Karachi A/P 02,

Mirpurkhas 01.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

As on Wednesday 8.30 am IST (24 hrs), Mumbai SantaCruz recorded 49 mms and Colaba 46 mms. Average 47.5 mms.
Frequent on /off showers continue in Mumbai City on Wednesday, with SantaCruz getting 12 mms in 3 hrs after 8.30 am Wednesday.

Surat got 22 mms and Ahmadabad 12 mms in the same period of 24 hrs ended 8.30 am IST. Surat received 10 mms in 3 hrs on Wednesday after 8.30 am.
In Gujarat, Idar records 71 mms, Mahuva 32 mms,Veraval 26 mms, Bhuj and Vadodra 17 mms .

Meanwhile, as expected, the rains shifted to Sindh, and Karachi got the much needed relief and cloudy weather, with rain recorded as 2 mms.Several places in South and SE Sindh got showers.

Forecast for Wed and next 2 days is mentioned below..(Tuesday evening Post).

Posted Tuesday Evening:
Mumbai City: Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd will see frequent showers at regular intervals, a few of them heavy. Around 35-40 mms/day. Friday 24th will see a decrease in intensity, with bright intervals.

Parts of Eastern and Northern Gujarat got the much needed relief as some showers arrived...Daytime rain on Tuesday was highest at Mahuva with 31 mms. Vadodra received 17 mms. Ahmadabad, which has been dry and waiting , got the predicted showers, with 5.7 mms on Tuesday.
Over night, Valsad district got heavy rains...some figures in cms from Valsad and Dadra Haveli: Kaprada (dist Valsad) 17, Madhbun (dist Dadara & Nagar Haveli) 13, Dharampur (dist Valsad) 12, Nanipalson (dist Valsad) 11, Silvassa (dist Dadara & Nagar Haveli) 9, Pardi (dist Valsad) 6, Vapi (dist Valsad) 4.

Mumbai Scruz saw 39 mms, Colaba 13 mms.
Pune had frequent showers on tuesday, recording 13 mms till 5.30 pm IST.
(See more rainfall amounts of Maharashtra in post below)

Wednesday will see moderate rains in Saurashtra,with Western Saurashtra region (Dwarka) getting heavy rains.  Heavy to moderate in Eastern Gujarat. Rains decrease from Thursday in Gujarat.
Next 3 days till Friday (Decreasing from Friday), Surat and Valsad can get frequent showers, some heavy. Rain amounts will be around 30-35 mms for Valsad and 20-25 mms in Surat.

Rains in Coastal and SE Sindh on Wednesday and Thursday. Karachi possibly getting light to medium rains these 2 days with strong west winds.
Thunder showers also likely in Sukkur (Sindh) on Wednesday and Thursday.

Almost no meaningful rains (Less than 5-7 mms) in
1). Marathwada and Vidharbha till Forecast period (Friday 24th) and
2). Interior Karnataka, TN and Telengana.

Mumbai City: Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd will see frequent showers at regular intervals, a few of them heavy. Around 35-40 mms/day. Friday 24th will see a decrease in intensity, with bright intervals.
Goa rains increase again from Thursday.

The Monsoon axis starts shifting North again from Wednesday. This will increase rainfall in the Northern plains of U.P, Haryana and Delhi from Thursday 23rd. But, as the axis moves North, very heavy rains expected in Uttarakhand on Thursday and Friday.

Delhi NCR will see rainfall increasing from Thursday for another couple of days.
Even Kolkata, can see an increase in rain amounts after Thursday for a couple of days.

Sudden surge of Rain lashes N.Konkan

Massive Rains in Maharashtra ending 8.30 am on 21.07.2015

Mumbai City:
Santacruz 61mm

Vagaries 38 mms
Colaba 16mm ......(So, Mumbai City Average 38 mms. Predicted for Mumbai City in Vagaries 30-40 mms)
Other (in mms)..
Palghar - 476, Boisar - 347, Tarapur - 323, Titwala - 266, Kharbav - 231
Kone - 231, Safala - 230, Agarwadi - 227, Kudus - 226, Wada - 219
Chinchani - 213, Bhimashankar - 198, Kalyan - 195, Bhiwandi - 195
Angaon - 191, Kanchad - 189, Nadgaon - 187, Padagha - 185
Dehari - 178, Tansa - 176, Manor - 172, Dighashi - 172
Bhavli - 171, Kalamb - 170, Dolkhamb - 167, Sakhar - 167
Goregaon - 164, Igatpuri - 161, Saralgaon - 160, Ghoti - 155
Rajur - 155, Ulhasnagar - 150
Kasa - 150, Saiwan - 149, Mokhada - 148, Ambernath - 143
Balkum - 140, Shahapur - 138, Wasind - 138, Dhamni - 127
Kawdas - 127, Dawadi - 124, Talasari - 124
Jawhar - 123, Virar - 122, Badalapur - 120
Lonawala - 117
MVaitarna - 116, Welunje - 116, Shahpur - 115
Tryambakeshwar - 115, Bhatsa - 115
Walwand - 113, Mulshi - 112, Modaksagar -110
Mumbra - 110, Khodala - 110, Dhasai - 110
Kashele - 110, Khardi - 110, Vaitarna - 108
Dhargaon - 108, Kinhawali - 106, Lonawala - 106, Dahisar - 105
Vikramgad - 105, Harsul - 105, Dingore - 102
Vadivale - 101, Peth - 100, Kude - 100, Murbad - 100

As offshore strengthens in Northern part of west coast, much awaited Heavy Rain are back after 25 days of lull !! Heavy overnight rain lashes Thane & Palghar dist :

Some rainfall in mm ending 8.30am today (21-07-2015) :

Outer Townships of Mumbai (Eastern) Kalyan & Bhiwandi 195
Ulhasnagar 150
Ambernath 143
Shahapur 138
Murbad 99
Thane 85

North of Mumbai:
Palghar 476
Virar 122
Dahanu 34
Wada 219
Javhar 123
Vikramgadh 105
Talasari 124
Mokhada 148

Mumbai lakes rainfall in mms ending 8.30am today:

Tansa 176
Middle Vaitarna 116
Bhatsa 115
Modak sagar 110
Vaitarna 108
Tulsi 75
Vihar 53

Boisar in Palghar taluka was 0mm in last 20 days of July !! might be record of continues 20 days remaining zero !!
And today Boisar recorded massive 347mm in 24hrs ending 8.30am today !!

Palghar recorded massive 476mm rainfall ending 8:30am today. And all 450mm+ in just 12hrs that is from 8.30pm to 8.30am period. As was just hardly 10mm till yesterday 8.30pm.

Palghar July total was just 9.3mm in last 20 day & now sudden 476mm in 1 day !

Update from Twitter : Western Railways all Local trains Cancelled Beyond Virar No Sign of mail leaving as well cause of water logging in PALGHAR @TrafflineMUM
Waterlogging in tracks affected @WesternRly train services beyond Virar at Palghar and Boisar stations. #MumbaiRains @TrafflineMUM

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Remember Last Week's Typhoon " Nangka"  ?.some Facts and Superb 3D Satellite Image see International Page

Posted Monday Night:
Low remains Stationary ..was expected to be so for 12 hrs since last posting..but merged in Axis

Rainfall on Monday (Daytime)..

Posted Sunday Evening:

A cold Sunday for Indore, with 98 mms from 8.30 am -5.30 pm IST, and the day's max at 23c....Bhopal saw 29 mms in the same time period.
Some heavy rainfall amounts in cms as on 8.30 am Sunday for West M.P.>.

The UAC has now descended as a Low over North M.P. and adjoining U.P. (Not numbering it as BB-3, as it has originated on Land). System is likely to persist in same position for another 12 hrs, before merging with the Axis , somewhere near Guna.

Next 2 days Outlook:
Monday 20th:Heavy rainfall will persist in West M.P. for another 12 hrs. Rains will also occur in South Rajasthan and Eastern Gujarat. North Maharashtra region gets good rainfall.
Expecting increased activity for Akola and Aurangabad district.

West coast from Surat to Kerala will see enhanced rain actvity. Subdued rains in Odisha. Gangetic Bengal, TN and interior Karnataka.

Tuesday 21st: Rainfall more likely in East Rajasthan and adjioing M.P. and Northern Gujarat.
Subdued in East M.P, Int Karnataka and TN.

Moderate rains spread to Coastal Sindh (Karachi) on 21st/22nd.

Mumbai: Having missed a good chance to see enhanced rains (due to certain adverse factors), I see no reason why Mumbai cannot get increased rainfall from should get at least 30-40 mms on Monday and Tuesday, with thunder.

Pune: Monday and Tuesday has chances of moderate showers in parts of city. Around 7-10 mms possible in some areas.

Goa will continue to get Showers and monsoon weather with around 30 mms/day.
Surat:Rainfall increasing form Monday (maybe evening)...and good rains thru Tuesday. Would expect around 50-55 mms cumulative Monday and Tuesday.

Ahmadabad: Breaking a dry spell, Chances of thunder showers on Monday and Tuesday. Expecting around 20 mms/day.

Not much chances of rains increasing in Hyderabad (India) and Bangalore next 2/3 days.

Karachi and Hyderabad (Sindh) will get dry weather till Tuesday, but can expect a shower in the vicinity or around on Tuesday night or Wednesday. Around 5 mms.

Posted Sunday Morning:
The UAC over Jhansi has moved West as shown in Super Imposed Image...and the Green Line shows the Upper Air Axis...
UAC will Track West/South West, and push the Cloud Quadrant likewise.

Ujjain received a massive 319 mms,  Bhopal 149 mms..Indore saw 129 mms,..More amounts as they come in

Friday, July 17, 2015

Posted Saturday Night
In the last 6-9 hrs, the UAC ( At 850 hpa) in the axis has moved West..and was near Jhansi as on 8.30 pm IST Saturday...yes, Westwards !
Heavy rainfall is seen in the West, SW and south quadrants of the system.  System may move South/West and push the rain patch along with.

Several stations in M.P, Punjab, Delhi and parts of Eastern Vidharbh received very heavy to moderate rains on Saturday..
Major Rainfall in the 9 hrs ended 5.30 pm IST Saturday in cms...
M.P: Shajapur14, Bhopal6 ( 75 mms till 8.30 pm), Ujjain4,Shivpuri 3, Pachmari 3, Guna 3, Nowgong 2, Indore 2, Ajmer 1 Ratlam 1
Delhi (PLM) 3
Rajasthan: Jaipur5, Chittorgarh 4
Punjab:Ludhiana 3, Amritsar, Patiala,

Maharashtra: Bhramhapuri 2, Mahabaleshwar2 each ,

As on Saturday Afternoon, the UAC mentioned below in point 1(b)..has descended to 850 hpa level, and is near Chutrakoot (U.P). Will descend to sea level as a Low by Sunday morning.

To All Vagarians....

Posted on Friday 17th Night:

City Rain Estimate for Saturday and Sunday:
Mumbai: Saturday  will be cloudy, with passing showers (around 15 mms). Some showers can be heavy. Rainfall and windy conditions increasing by Sunday, around 30 mms or more.
Pune: Light drizzles in some parts or vicinity...days around 29c.

Kolkata: Rain and Thunder showers in many parts.

Surat: Saturday /Sunday:Light rains upto 2-4 mms in the vicinity of Surat. Rains increasing from Monday.

Rain Estimate for Saturday and Sunday:

Very heavy rains likely in North Punjab ( > 50-70 mms/day in some places), and H.P. Heavy rains will occur in Delhi NCR (Average 20-25 mms/day), North and East M.P. and adjoining North Chattisgarh,
Many parts of Odisha will get heavy rains. and moderate rains in adjoining Vidharb (Nagpur)
Scattered light rains in some pockets of North Gujarat and Saurashtra. Light showers also likely in many places of Interior Maharashtra.
Very heavy rains in Pak Punjab ( Eastern regions) and rest of Punjab get heavy showers. Light to moderate rains in Upper Sindh also possible.

Precipitation increases along the West coast. Heavy rains in South Konkan, Goa and Coastal Karnataka.Strong winds of around 30-35 kmph along coast.

Weather Situation for the weekend, 18th and 19th July:
1. Monsoon axis runs along Pak Punjab  (west) and through Haryana, Southern U.P. and then the Eastern end forks into 2 parts...
a),. Running through the Northern Bengal/Sikkim thru into the NE States...and
b). Another trough sloping SE from Eastern U.P. and into NE Madhya Pradesh/ North Chattisgarh and into Bay thru Odisha. An UAC lies embedded in this trough...and will descend to sea level as a Low in the same place  around the East M.P./Chattisgarh region.
Low will track along the axis NW nearing Delhi by around 21st.

2. As West winds rush in, the Off shore trough strengthens, and strong winds of up to 30-35 kmph expected along the West coast.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

 A few heavy Welcome showers lashed Central Mumbai in the early hours of Friday. A good "restart" to the faded Monsoon...But, not upto Mumbai expectations and SantaCruz measured a measly 4.6 mms while Vagaries measured 9 mms. Moderate showers in Navi Mumbai also.

Nearby Alibag ( 45 kms South of Mumbai) saw 20 mms.

Mahableshwar recorded 52 mms. Kolhapur recorded 5 mms ...All till 8.30 am IST Friday.

Would expect Mumbai to get around 15 -20 mms on Friday and Saturday. Sunday may get around 30 mms.
Expecting increasing intensity in South Konkan and Goa around 35-45 mms per day from Friday evening.

Another good showery day for Kolkata on Saturday. A brief respite on Saturday, but more rains Sunday.
More in write up tonite...

Mumbai's long dry wait may be over...Rainfall may "pick up" strength in Mumbai from Thursday Night...gradually increasing in intensity on Friday, with a wet week end...

1 July to 15 July 2015:
North Konkan has received just 6% of normal rainfall in first half of July . A whopping 94% deficit !!
South Konkan has received just 23% of normal rainfall in first half of July ... 73% deficit !!

Overall Konkan division is in 86% deficit for first half of July..
Compiled by Abhijit Modak

Mumbai daily rainfall from 15th June -15th July..

Rainfall expected to increase in Konkan after 18th July....Write up coming on this

Monday, July 13, 2015

 Point Nos 2,3 and 4 ( Below) "Implemented"

 See Literal Withdrawal of rains as mentioned in Point 1.

Posted Monday 13th July Night: See Monsoon Performance and City forecast Below the Article

1.The Monsoon Axis currently in the North at the Himalayan foothills, remains in the Northern most position till Saturday 18th (at least).
Precipitation literally withdraws from NW India and Central and Western India next 2 days.
From 16th July, Due to interaction of a Eastward moving upper air WD with the axis, enhanced rainfall is expected in the  Hill states of Kashmir and H.P. and Utterakhand, Punjab regions of India and Pakistan, Haryana , Delhi and West U.P.Rains will last for a couple of days in the North.

2. West coast off shore trough becomes active from 15th for 2 days South of Goa.( Coastal Karnataka and Kerala).
Rainfall remains subdued in Konkan, Interior Maharashtra, Interior Karnataka , Telengana and Southern Peninsula till Saturday.

3. The Eastern States of Odisha, W.Bengal and A.P. get some showers as the off shore trough harbours embedded UAC during 15th/16th.No significant numbered system .

4. Very Heavy rains in Nepal and Sikkim Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th.

After all this rain in the North, thanks to BB-2, where do we stand now and what is the All India Rainafll Position ?

Seasonal Rainfall (in mm) from 1 June to 13 July, 2015
Region                                     Actual                    Normal                      % Departure from Long Period Average
All India                                    270.9                     280.0                                         -3%

East & Northeast India              503.4                     543.2                                        -7%
Northwest India                        186.3                     148.2                                         26%
Central India                             268.9                     293.7                                         -8%
South Peninsula                       218.1                     248.9                                        -12%

Rainfall Performance Map Sub Division Wise

 and now District Wise for those Interested

Central India:

Mumbai will get partly sunny weather with few passing showers on Tuesday, Wednesday and more cloudy on Thursday.But the dry wait may end to some extent as Possibility of rainfall increasing on Friday. Friday and weekend forecast will be up onThursday.
Pune, the dry wait continues...will be seeing almost dry and warm conditions. will be partly sunny with light drizzles in some areas.

Kolkata: After 59 mms (DumDum) on Monday (12 hrs till 8.30 pm IST), Light rains on Tuesday. Taking full advantage of the UAC in the Eastern trough, Gets the rainy spell again, as Slight increase to around 10-15 mms on Wednesday and more on Thursday to around 30 mms.

Delhi NCR: Capital needs time to recover from recent rains. So, almost dry and again hot to 36c on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Umbrellas out again on Friday !

Bhubaneshwar: The wait extends for some more days, till Thursday. But wait will be hot Tuesday, Wednesday as day rises to 38c. Thursday thru Saturday sees increased rainfall.


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