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Zeta unravels, 2005 hurricane season endsFri Jan 6, 5:15 PM ET
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Zeta weakened and began to break apart on Friday, bringing a final and overdue end to the costliest and busiest Atlantic hurricane season on record, U.S. forecasters said.
By 4 p.m. EST, Zeta was a tropical depression around 900 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean, with maximum sustained winds near 30 mph (45 kph). But the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Zeta was rapidly losing its tropical characteristics.
"I suppose it is only fitting that the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season ends with a record-breaking storm," wrote hurricane center forecaster Stacy Stewart in the Miami-based center's last bulletin on Zeta.
"Today Zeta surpassed 1954's Alice No. 2 as the longest-lived tropical cyclone to form in December and cross over into the next year. Zeta was also the longest-lived January tropical cyclone."
Hurricane records fell like dominoes during 2005, producing renewed debate -- but no clear answers -- about the potential impact of global warming on tropical cyclones.
Zeta ensured that the past season, which formally ended on November 30, had the largest accumulated cyclonic energy, or "ACE," of any hurricane season since records began 150 years ago, the center said.
With 27, it had the most named tropical storms, beating out 1933's 21. Its 14 hurricanes were a record, besting 12 in 1969.
There were so many storms that forecasters for the first time were forced to use storm names from the Greek alphabet, such as Zeta, after exhausting their annual list of 21 names.
Last year also saw the costliest hurricane on record, when Katrina inundated New Orleans at the end of August, killing 1,300 people and causing more than $80 billion in damage.
Tropical storms, which are given names when their winds reach 39 mph (63 kph), are reclassified as hurricanes once those winds reach 74 mph (119 kph).
discovering classes, analysis and design, nouns and verbs, scenarios, CRC cards, pair programming, design patterns, waterfall model,
Open BlueJ book. Open Java API java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/ on a Windows lab machine. Open car rental example on a Windows lab machine. Closed other books, closed notes, closed network and Internet, closed neighbor. Open old programming assignments since you will be using and turning in your USB drive.
defensive programming, error reporting, exception, exception throwing, exception handling, unchecked exception, checked exception, finally clause, user-defined exception classes, error recovery, error avoidance, simple file processing, public static void main(String[] args),
defensive programming, error reporting, exception, exception throwing, exception handling, unchecked exception, checked exception, finally clause, user-defined exception classes, error recovery, error avoidance, simple file processing, public static void main(String[] args),
as we discovered in lab. Before booting Knoppix, insert your USB drive into a front USB port. The hard disk (containing Windows) shows up as sda1 when you do the ls /mnt command. Look for uba1 or sdb1 as your USB drive. The leftmost button, labeled auto, on the monitors is used for auto adjust. Press it if the screen is not centered after starting the Knoppix windows system with the startx command. The machines are HP Compaq dc7600 models if anyone wants to spend time googling how to boot Knoppix on them.boot: knoppix 2 usb-handoff
defensive programming, error reporting, exception, exception throwing, exception handling, unchecked exception, checked exception, finally clause, user-defined exception classes, error recovery, error avoidance, user interface components (button, text field, text area, menu bar, menu, menu item, combo box, check box, radio button), event, event handling, event listener, container, layout manager, inner class, anonymous inner class, content pane of a frame, interface MouseListener, class MouseEvent, methods mousePressed mouseClicked etc., method addMouseListener, interface ActionListener, method actionPerformed, class ActionEvent, method addActionListener, class JTextField, class JTextArea, method setDefaultCloseOperation, method paintComponent, class Graphics, class Graphics2D, method repaint, class JFrame, method getContentPane, method setContentPane, class JLabel, class JButton, class JMenuBar, class JMenu, class JMenuItem, class Color, class FlowLayout, class BorderLayout, class GridLayout, class JOptionPane,
user interface components (button, text field, text area, menu bar, menu, menu item, combo box, check box, radio button), event, event handling, event listener, container, layout manager, inner class, anonymous inner class, content pane of a frame, interface MouseListener, class MouseEvent, methods mousePressed mouseClicked etc., method addMouseListener, interface ActionListener, method actionPerformed, class ActionEvent, method addActionListener, class JTextField, class JTextArea, method setDefaultCloseOperation, method paintComponent, class Graphics, class Graphics2D, method repaint, class JFrame, method getContentPane, method setContentPane, class JLabel, class JButton, class JMenuBar, class JMenu, class JMenuItem, class Color, class FlowLayout, class BorderLayout, class GridLayout, class JOptionPane,
All students please note, and faculty please announce in your classes: It is important that students register for their Spring '06 classes during the early registration period (now through Nov. 20). At the end of this period we will be forced to cancel courses with low enrollments. The way to protect these classes from being cancelled is to register during this EARLY REGISTRATION period. If you change your mind, you can adjust your schedule without penalty during the extended registration period (early December). If you wait until early December to register, the classes you want might be gone.
event, event handling, event listener, button, text field, text area, inner class, content pane of a frame, interface as a keyword, implements as a keyword, an interface as a variable type, extending an interface (subinterface), implementing multiple interfaces, why extends is ``evil,''
applet, user interface components (button, text input field, menu), applet security privileges, sandbox, ellipse bounding box, RGB model, font face name, font style, font point size, coordinate system in the applet, appletviewer command, g2.draw(a shape), g2.fill(a shape), g2.setColor(a color), interface as a keyword, implements as a keyword, an interface as a variable type, extending an interface (subinterface), implementing multiple interfaces, why extends is ``evil,''
interface as a keyword, implements as a keyword, an interface as a variable type, extending an interface (subinterface), implementing multiple interfaces, why extends is ``evil,''
abstract class, abstract method, concrete class, abstract subclasses, multiple inheritance, abstract, instanceof,
code duplication, cohesion, implicit coupling, localizing change, method cohesion, class cohesion, refactoring, static method (class method), Math class, inheritance, superclass or parent, subclass or child, is-a relationship, inheritance hierarchy, abstract class, subtyping, substitution, polymorphic variable, polymorphic collection, type loss, extends, super constructor, cast, Object class, wrapper classes, method polymorphism, static and dynamic type, overriding, redefinition, dynamic method lookup, dynamic method dispatch, super method, toString method, protected,
map, set, ArrayList class, Random class, HashMap class, HashSet class, StringTokenizer class, modifiers static and final, class variable, class constant, interface, implementation, access modifiers public and private, information hiding, coupling, syntax error, runtime error, logical error, writing code for maintainability, testing, debugging, unit testing, application testing, positive testing, negative testing, regression testing, manual walkthrough, call sequence (call stack), test automation, compound assignment &=, responsibility-driven class design, encapsulation,
object, class, abstraction, encapsulation, method, parameter, method signature, type, field, object state, calling a method, integer, floating-point, string, boolean, instance variable, constructor, method body, formal parameter, actual parameter, accessor method, mutator method, declaration, initialization, assignment statement = += -=, print statement, string concatenation operator +, return statement, return type, void, comment, expression, operator, scope, lifetime, modularization, divide and conquer, primitive types, classes as types, object creation new, class and object diagrams, object reference, overloading, internal and external method call, method call dot notation, logical operators && ||, loops, arrays, index, while loop, null, for loop, import statement, library, package, using library classes, reading and writing documentation, javadoc, String class, this constructor, this.field, Object class, coding conventions for identifiers,
STUDY ABROAD - SEE THE WORLD! The International Center at Rowan University (Bosshart 115) offers 175 university approved Study Abroad Programs in over 50 Countries. You can explore the many opportunities by going to the International Center's homepage: www.rowan.edu/internationalcenter Students interested in doing Study Abroad (especially in Spring 2006) should attend one of the following information sessions: September 1 Bozorth 22 from 1:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. September 2 Bosshart 203 from 1:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. September 7 Bosshart 203 from 1:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. Information sessions will also be held every Monday from 11 a.m. to noon in Bosshart 203 beginning September 12th. If you are unable to attend an information session, there are other opportunities to learn about our programs: September 20 MEET AND GREET in Bosshart 210, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Meet former Study Abroad students and learn firsthand about your planned destination! Information tables in the Student Center (ground floor): September 6, 14, 15, 20, 28 and October 4, 12, 18, 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. On November 10, CEA representative Bill Hartley will be here to answer your questions: Student Center (ground floor), 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., and in Rowan Hall Auditorium, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (particularly useful if you choose a CEA program to do Study Abroad). We look forward to helping you select a Study Abroad program that will give you the personal, academic and professional experience of a lifetime! Don't let this opportunity pass you by! Apply now and make your dreams of educational travel come true! Edward Smith, Interim Director International Center ic@rowan.edu Extension: 4105
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