ADJOINT MODEL APPLICATIONS IN DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY

Adjoint models are powerful, but still underutilized, tools for efficiently estimating sensitivities of aspects of model output with respect to small but significant perturbations of model input. Their potential applications include all problems for which reliable estimates of sensitivity would be useful. In dynamic meteorology, these applications include data assimilation, stability analysis, ensemble forecasting, observation targeting, synoptic studies, and parameter estimation, among others. In order to encourage their use, teach their proper interpretation and development, and provide a public forum for evaluating their works, a series of "adjoint workshops" devoted to these and …

Blast Kills 2 at Restaurant in Islamabad

A bomb exploded in the back garden of an Italian restaurant popular with foreigners in Pakistan's capital Saturday night, killing two people and wounding nine, police said.

It appeared to be the first attack targeting foreigners in a recent wave of violence.

Police have not determined whether the bomb was planted in the Luna Caprese's back garden or whether a suicide bomber attacked the restaurant, said police officer Irshad Abro. Two people were killed and nine hurt, he said.

The blast rang out across downtown Islamabad around 8:45 p.m. local time. The restaurant was crowded with a group of Americans and Chinese nationals, said restaurant …

Pack allows Freeman to talk trade

The Green Bay Packers have granted veteran wide receiver AntonioFreeman permission to discuss trade possibilities with other teams,his agent said Saturday.

Freeman, who is under contract through the 2005 season, was givenpermission in a letter dated April 2. It allows Freeman and agentJoel Segal to visit teams, undergo physicals and discuss trade andcontract parameters.

This provides us the opportunity to pursue other avenues whilekeeping lines of communication open with the Packers,'' Segal said.

Such permission is rare in the NFL. It's even rarer to see tradescompleted under such circumstances. Because of salary-cap concerns,the Packers probably could not …

Dimock's teen health clinic focuses on youths' needs

Dimock's teen health clinic focuses on youths' needs

The Adolescent Services Department at Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury recently celebrated the opening of the Teen Health Clinic, specially designed to offer young people primary care and risk-reduction education in a youth-friendly environment. The Teen Health Clinic is an important component of Dimock's comprehensive programming for youth.

"Keeping young people connected to vital health and mental services has always been difficult," says Dr. Jocelyn Joseph, who heads the Teen Health Clinic team. "One of the best ways to do it is to offer those services in a place where they feel …

Giants' Posey out for season after surgery

MILWAUKEE (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is out for the season after having surgery Sunday to repair three torn ligaments in his ankle sustained in a collision at home plate last week.

"He's not going to be back this season," head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner said in a conference call with reporters. "He will have another surgery somewhere in the 8- to 10-week mark to take out some of that hardware that the doctors put in. That's already determined. ... Add that to rehab time, and I don't see him making it back this season."

Groeschner said Posey had two screws inserted into his lower leg to stabilize the ankle over a surgery that lasted about 90 minutes …

China, SKorea earn 1st golds at East Asian Games

China and South Korea opened their East Asian Games campaigns on Saturday by each earning two gold medals, with the Chinese winning in snooker and cycling and the Koreans finding success in shooting and English billiards.

In an all-Chinese men's snooker final, Tian Pengfei beat Yu Delu 4-2. Also, Ma Liyun crossed first in the women's BMX cycling finals, finishing in 35.746 seconds. Ma finished just ahead of Ayaka Miwa of Japan and more than three seconds ahead of Jiang Nannan of China.

South Korea's reigning 50-meter pistol Olympic champion Jin Jong-oh scored 685.8 points in the 10-meter competition, narrowly beating teammate Lee Dae-myung by 0.4 points. …

U.S. tests new inflation index

WASHINGTON The Labor Department Thursday introduced anexperimental consumer price index that supports warnings of FederalReserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and other economists: Thegovernment's main inflation gauge exaggerates the cost of living.

Under the new index, prices Americans pay for goods and servicesrose by about 3 percent in 1996, down from 3.3 percent as measuredusing the current formula. That translates roughly to an annual 0.25percentage point overstatement of inflation.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics "has received a lot of blame forputting out an index that is not accurate," said Asha Bangalore, aneconomist at Northern Trust Co. in Chicago.The …