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Smith #30 on Sierra Magazine's "Coolest Schools" ListPosted: August 27, 2010 Filed under: News | Tags: energy, liberal arts colleges, rankings, transportation Leave a comment
August seems to be the month of revelations as far as college rankings go. From US News to Forbes, Smith has placed near the top on nearly all of the reports in 2010. Sierra Magazine, a publication that has established itself as a conduit for "…people who care deeply about nature," released its 2010 list of "America's Cool Schools" in its September/October issue (Sierra's Official Website).
Sierra Magazine sent a detailed survey to colleges across America, using it as an adhesive for each college to describe its contribution in terms of: efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, financial investments, and a more ambiguous section titled "other initiatives." Although no school scored 100, the schools that scored in the Top 10 (including out friendly neighbor Hampshire College, with ranked #10) demonstrated a superior record of promoting sustainability and reducing their carbon footprint.
Smith College made the list at #30! We're (somewhat) sustainable! Smith's sompleted survey covers a lot of interesting information on Smith's efforts to reduce any detrimental, wasteful energy practices. Oh yeah, and Amherst is like #90…LOL.
Some of Smith College's more interesting answers, which includes a nice shout out to Bike Kitchen, can be viewed if you click the link
"Smith is upgrading bicycle parking and related facilities. Ford Hall our new molecular science and engineering building includes showers for bike commuters. In addition, student organization, the "Bike Kitchen" helps students learn how to maintain their bikes. Student volunteers help other students learn how to repair flat tires, rusty chains, bad breaks, gear and shifting problems and general tune up. Students can rent bikes for $15/ semester. This past spring students from the Bike Kitchen cooperated with the Alumnae Association in the Associations efforts to "green up" reunion weekends by providing rental services during two reunion weekends in May. Almost all bikes were rented during these weekends."
"We have removed almost all of the incandescent and HID lighting inside buildings. Upgrades include LED exit signs, T8, T5HO fluorescent technology, delamping, adding reflectors, electronic ballasts and sensors. We're currently retrofitting all of the T-12 fluorescent lighting with T-8 lamps, electronic ballasts and sensors. Total electricity use 2004: 24.6 million 2008: 22.4 million kWh (9% reduction)."
Other Initiatives
"The Smith Campus is an arboretum, a living museum of woody plants, documented and labeled for educational purposes. The MacLeish Field Station in Whately, Mass was dedicated in May 2008. The mission of the field station is to foster field-based education and research that promotes environmental study and experiential learning in a forested and agricultural landscape. This 200-acre site is a patchwork of protected forest and farmland located adjacent to the City of Northampton's primary drinking water reservoir."
What do Smithies think about Smith's move toward becoming an energy-efficient campus? What can be improved? What's already good? Let us know!


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A: You won't survive long enough to get hungry.
Q: What is your planned release date?
A: That isn't something we can accurately estimate yet. We'll announce it when we're ready!
Q: Will you be accepting pre-orders?
A: Yes, but not until the game is in a playable alpha state. We'll probably start crowd-funding with Kickstarter.
Q: Will there be DRM?
A: No DRM, but Blackout will be multiplayer focused – you'll need to purchase a copy on your account to play online.
Q: Are you planning to release DLCs or Expansions after launch?
A: We're going to avoid crappy DLC, but it's too early to plan for expansions, sequels or other titles.

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7:56 pm on Feb 12, 2011
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The New York Times has quite an article about white hat and black hat SEO - entitled "The Dirty Little Secrets of Search."
It seems that all through the holiday season, Penney's website was at the top for all kinds of retail searches, including single keywords like "dresses". Given the amount of competition for all these keywords. something smelled funny to the Times. So they brought in an SEO consultant firm, and they found a large number of backlinks, strewn around thousands of nearly abandoned websites. It sounds like many of these were on abandoned sites - and possibly were parasite hosted, though that is not clear from the article.
Last week, The Times sent Google the evidence it had collected about the links to JCPenney.com. Google promptly set up an interview with Matt Cutts... "I can confirm that this violates our guidelines," said Mr. Cutts during an hourlong interview on Wednesday, after looking at a list of paid links to JCPenney.com...
On Wednesday evening, Google began what it calls a "manual action" against Penney, essentially demotions specifically aimed at the company. At 7 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, J. C. Penney was still the No. 1 result for "Samsonite carry on luggage." Two hours later, it was at No. 71.
A Penney's spokesperson denied that they had authorized those links - and they fired their search consulting firm.
9:40 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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It looks like Google is penalizing JCPenney on branded searches. I can't say for sure because I don't know how JCP ranked for the terms in question before this little incident, but it is not doing well now for the kind of branded searches for which it could be expected to show up at #1. Losing out on branded natural search is costly for a big-brand company.
9:42 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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Happens all the time. Someone is going to take the fall. Who is it going to be?
Just what I was thinking Edward ... my guess is that they'll probably blame it on some un-named Indian outsourcer
9:51 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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I would say that these types of things unfolding in public can lead to lawsuits. Public Relations of all three companies are now damaged. Some will hate Google, some will hate JC Penny and others will hate the New York Times. All of this could have been prevented if Matt would have told the Times to file a spam report the way the rest of us do and taken care of things quietly in the background. As an investor in two of the three companies I am very unhappy because I can see some lawsuits getting filed soon and that right there effects profit and dividends paid to investors. If I were Mr. Cutt's boss right now I would have fired him for letting this play out in public.
9:55 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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People talk about JCP cheating, breaking the rules, etc... Cheating who? Breaking who's rules? It was a smart business decision in my opinion. Their stockholders should be happy. Who cares if they arent found for "Sheets" or "Skinny Jeans"? As long as they do good for JC Penney... or sheets @ JCpenney, right?
Sure... Im not happy my own sites got bumped down also, since I do play by the rules Google has scared me into playing, but that was my choice. Google has ME scared of the risk. (FUD)
Sorry, but I disagree. If you want to be in Google's house, you play by Google's rules.
I don't know if you have children, but for the point I am trying to make, lets say that you do.
Do you let your children run amok ? Or do you give them a set of "do's and dont's"
I give my kids rules. If they disobey them, they get punished. If they don't like it... there's the door.
The kids could say "but next door allow their kids to do xyz" But that is next door, not here.
In the world of the search engines, you play by their rules. They are completely fair and nothing that I can see would cause any honest person to be scared.
And if you don't like it, then find a search engine that doesn't mind.
IMO, Google did the right thing.
10:00 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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trinorthlighting - G is probably OK, as they appear to have made the manual penalty only after receiving conclusive proof that there were paid links (I think NYT provided a tape of a blogger saying that he had the link to JCPenny on his site because he was part of TNX, a paid link service).
Paid links are against G's TOS, everyone knows this, and everyone knows that they have the right to penalise you if you get caught.
However, if the penalty had merely been applied because there was an embarassing article in the NYT that said, "these links look a bit spammy", then yes, a lawsuit would fly if a penalty had been applied on such flimsy grounds.
Incidentally, this is why G tries to deal with things via algo. The algo is neutral and applies to all sites. People can't accuse them of penalising sites "because they want to force them to use Adwords" or whatever the conspiracy du jour is, as adwords spend is not a variable in the algo, as any patent will tell (and they should be able to prove that to an investigator too).
10:10 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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Does anyone know what year Google added 'paid links' to their TOS and Webmaster guidelines? I'm fairly certain it wasn't always there.
10:16 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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talismon - don't know, but the issue of paid links was certainly discussed in detail by G and others in conferences in 2008 (it was a hot issue at the time). Perhaps before 2008 people would not have known, and perhaps newbies just starting out now don't know, but the webmasters for JC Penny over Christmas 2010 would certainly have known.
10:18 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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Incidently, I just checked the source code of that NYT article - and they've helpfully given JC Penney a do-follow link, on the first page of an article that's being linked to all over the web! What a lucky stoke for JC Penney!
I notice that the SEO experts they brought in to do the analysis for them also got a do follow link.
10:25 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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It looks like Google is penalizing JCPenney on branded searches.
I'm not seeing that right now - except possibly for cases where "Penney" is correctly spelled but the "JC" is not included in the query.
All of this could have been prevented if Matt would have told the Times to file a spam report
I'm pretty sure that the Times would have printed this story whether Matt Cutts commented or not. They contacted him after they did all the research - probably as a professional courtesy and to offer a chance to do up front damage control. Also note that the Times contact corporate Google ans "Google promptly set up an interview with Matt Cutts."
11:09 pm on Feb 13, 2011
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Sorry, but I disagree. If you want to be in Google's house, you play by Google's rules.
I agree 100%.
Seven. 4 Boys, 3 Girls... Most have grown now... but they tested the rules every day! :-)
At some point, a few them realized they no longer needed mommy and daddy to feed them anymore as well, but they still came by and exploited every free meal they could get!
I still say Good for JCP... they exploited a weakness in a behemoth that controls 65% of all internet traffic. They got caught... which sucks for them, but I don't see Google shutting down their paid advertising? Just do a search for their store name, the adwords ad is the #1 result, as are the top 5 organic.
12:33 am on Feb 14, 2011
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This just confirms my position that when it comes to fighting spam, Google ain't that smart.
It took no effort at all using on-line tools to discover why Penny's was ranking high for so many keywords. And they can't do this with an algorithm?
I like his response that it's hard to stay ahead of the spammers. What the what? This is not some new elaborate scheme - this is basic black hat stuff that's been going on forever.
Google needs some new leadership in the anti-spam dept. I'd fire MC Monday morning.
1:01 am on Feb 14, 2011
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I just got a hold of an exploited site where they were doing SEO with hundreds of files in a folder (not JCPenney). This seems to be a big business. It's unfortunate for people who are doing things honestly.
@dvduval Your right.. one of my web sites was recently exploited with that same method. Hundreds/thousands of folders with links to sites.
They all appeared .ru, .it foreign domains.. but it is big business. Bugs the hell of me. Will likely become mainstream like alot of other "techniques" have over the years.
1:09 am on Feb 14, 2011
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That sounds like parasite hosting - which definitely IS illegal and also a big problem. It doesn't look like JCP was involved with anything that dark.
1:52 am on Feb 14, 2011
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Had it been someone at WebmasterWorld or some other experienced SEO who questioned the serps, well that I could see.
Could have been that one of our fellow forum posters was doing some backlink research, saw the spammy backlins for JCP, and then dropped a dim to the New York Times. Reporters work on tips from "whistle blowers" all the time.
If you are google, why not just sign up for that link buying service, and then get as many links as possible to a bogus site. Then you could eventually search for links to that bogus site and deduce that all the pages that link to that site are carrying paid links. Then devalue the link juice from those sites.
(I believe the article said that link broker keeps the sites anonymous, so they couldn't just see a list of web publishers and devalue those publishers.)
1:54 am on Feb 14, 2011
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And all is not lost for JCP's natural search. I am sure they probably still rank #1 for "cheap polyester dresses that itch like HeII"
2:38 am on Feb 14, 2011
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Could have been that one of our fellow forum posters was doing some backlink research, saw the spammy backlins for JCP, and then dropped a dim to the New York Times
Actually, I just found out that one SEO did do a blog post on Feb 2nd about how these exact searches were being manipulated, but she didn't mention the JCP name. Maybe the Times reads her blog...
I am sure they probably still rank #1 for "cheap polyester dresses that itch like HeII"
Or maybe "paid links" now.
2:53 am on Feb 14, 2011
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Penalties are not permanent. They will be back by next holiday season. No skin off their backs.
3:29 am on Feb 14, 2011
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Just goes to show how much Google has really done over the years. Sure the little players will find it somewhat difficult in getting a paid link strategy off the ground to a certain degree, but when it comes to established brands and large authorities, it's unlikely they will get slapped unless it's done manually.
4:00 am on Feb 14, 2011
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I see some sites in my niche, ranking very well on these types of abandoned blog links, with very short titles, very similar to each other. Could be the same SEO firm, and it will be interesting to see the trickle-down effect. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this type of backlink practice (abandoned sites/blogs) was discussed here recently [
4:04 am on Feb 14, 2011
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It's some sort of blog spamming tool, I would say. Here in Australia, one of our competitors is doing the same exact thing -- abandoned blog links. It's all very much the same which is leading me to believe that some blog spamming tool is going under the radar.
5:12 am on Feb 14, 2011
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Nuthin - I'm in Australia too and was looking at a very similar situation in the tourism industry with an abandoned blog just an hour ago.
6:03 am on Feb 14, 2011
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So what are the takeaways from all this?
1) A moderate* amount of Spammy / paid links (the article cited a little over 2,000) did work quite well for getting the number 1 or 2 position in the SERPs on HIGHLY competitive keywords.
2) Even after the recent algorithm change, those results would only drop a few spots (I think the article said the average JCP SERP was knocked down to between #4 and #5 after the Algo change).
3) Google is not particularly good at detecting spammy / paid links, even on sites that they have already penalized or were determined to be in violation of the Terms of Service.
4) The -50 penalty is not a myth.
Anything else?
*NOTE: I said moderate because 2,000 back links is not that much considering that a lot of spam software can generate 30K back links A MONTH or more (way more, if you have the resources, such as a dedicated server and the cash to pay for lists of sties).
6:10 am on Feb 14, 2011
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Google is not particularly good at detecting spammy / paid links,
Perhaps that should read "Google is
not particularly good ..."
Although it may be ... as a previous poster said ... that Google is being a little cautious with the changes they made earlier this month and they may unleash the beast now that they have been embarrassed.
6:38 am on Feb 14, 2011
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NYT should have run the article through some good search expert. The article claims "dresses" are searched 11.4 million times a month, per Google keyword tool and deduced how many visitors would have reached JCP through that phrase. But that is the broad match. Exact match makes it only 246,000, way below what it has estimated.
6:45 am on Feb 14, 2011
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Would it be really that hard for Google to simply follow the pattern that (If x site gets x amount of links with the anchor text "keyword" in a "x" period if time, the threshold is met and there-fore a filter applies?")
I would have thought by now Googlebot should be able to follow patterns like the above equation. To what extent a filter needs to come into play.. is the question.
7:01 am on Feb 14, 2011
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If x site gets x amount of links with the anchor text "keyword" in a "x" period if time
There are instances where this broad-brush approach should not be used. Such as an upcoming sporting event. The official website usually gets hoards of links with almost same anchor in a short span of time. Contrary to filtering that site out, it has to be placed at No.1 position.
7:13 am on Feb 14, 2011
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Yeah I know it would be extreme and would have to be alot more complex than that, it's why I don't envy their job -- as finding the balance isn't an easy one with the such huge reliance on the weight of links in Google's algorithm.
In my my dream world, I simply wouldn't weight blog and/or "article" links. ;)
Now back to the real world.
7:44 am on Feb 14, 2011
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and would have to be alot more complex than that
But your example makes the point that a huge spike in activity to a particular site should at least trigger a review, without having to be told about it via the New York Times. It begs the question: How many similar examples does Google miss because some third party is not letting them know?
8:56 am on Feb 14, 2011
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They might have been penalised by Google, but they still rank very well in Bing for some of those terms which I tried.
12:43 pm on Feb 14, 2011
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After all of this, I think folks know where to go now to report spam since the link doesn't work in Google. Now you can use the NYT Report Spam procedure. Much more effective and definitely a lot more fun.
3:29 pm on Feb 14, 2011
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Was just going to say something exactly to this point. In order to get big issues addressed by Google, maybe we all need to start lobbying NYT and other major periodicals to write more articles about specific problems and examples. Get your PR teams ready!
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I think this could be a big toss up, Donovan, Romo and Eli are all pretty close in my book, Donovan had the edge when he was in Philly but we will have to wait and see what he does in the knew system. I can see Kolb being either really great or really bad depending on his first few starts and how he deals with the "fans" up there in philly.
RB - Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Skins
Hopefully a rejuvinated and motivated Portis can leave defenses bruised and tired by the time we get to the goal line Where LJ spells him and pounds it in the last few feet... but I don't see it yet... Giants could make a leap if Bradshaw stays healthy and Jacobs gets back to doing what he does best... Truck sticking everyone, save Fletcher, in his way. I really like the Eagles backfield in terms of talent but whether or not Reid lets them touch the ball is a different story.
O-Line - Eagles, Cowboys, Skins, Giants
I'm really hoping that this changes after seeing how our line adjusts to the new additions and new system but we won't know until the pads come on and maybe not until we see them in action a few games.
WR - Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, Skins
It seems to me that every team in the division is leaps and bounds above the Skins at WR, of course that could change if the young guns can step up under Shanahans tutelage and Donovans guidence. There's no Denying the Talent that the Cowboys have at WR, but we can cross our fingers that their ego's get too big and they start to self destruct. The Giants and Eagles are full of young talent like we are, however their guys have already stepped up or have continuously flashed greatness unlike our young talent which have flashed greatness twice Thomas against the Saints and Kelly on his one long catch where he was ru.... forget it you know what i'm talking about.
TE - Skins, Cowboys, Eagles, Giants
Although Witten is still the undisputed leader in the division, our tandem of TE's are going to be one of the brightest spots on this team, I think Kyle is going to get the most out of Cooley and Fred, I'm excited to see what Dennis Morris brings to the table as well. I envision him getting time in at FB and being an excellent check down target for Donovan.
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Kontakte: A Communicative Approach (HS/C) Publ: McGraw Hill. A German text based on and inspired by the Natural Approach, pioneered by Tracy D. Terrell (the late co-author). Students learn German through communicative contexts with an emphasis on the four skills as well as cultural competence, with grammar functioning as an aid to language learning, rather than as an end in itself. Text and instructor's manual, workbook, CD-ROM, and book Web site.
Passwort Deutsch (HS/C) Publ: Klett Edition Deutsch. A five-level communicative and activity-oriented text for Zertifikat Deutsch preparation. Reading texts and exercises help students develop oral comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills, with emphasis on vocabulary and grammar. Textbook, teacher's guide, vocabulary booklet, audio CDs.
Plus Deutsch (HS/C) Publ: Hueber Verlag. Text/workbook, teacher's guide, CDs, German-English glossary (Level I). Focus on communication skills and grammar. Each of three levels contains a variety of texts ranging from comics, poems, and short stories to reports and interviews related to the culture and civilization of German-speaking countries. Exercises for vocabulary and structures, and color illustrations.
Schritte 1-6 (HS/C) Publ: Hueber A complete six-level German program with student text, workbooks, and audio CDs for teens to adults.
Sowieso (YL/MS) Publ: Langenscheidt. A three-volume textbook series for beginners age 12 and up. An English edition ("A German Course for Young People") is also available.
Stufen international (MS/HS) Publ: Klett Edition Deutsch. Three levels, each volume with 10 lessons. Everyday topics in full color, conversation, grammar, information, pronunciation, and practice activities. Text/workbook, teacher's handbook, exercise book, audio cassettes. This text also has its own online forum.
Tamburin (YL) Publ: Hueber. Three levels with activities and audio. Teachers's guide, workbook, audio CDs. For children.
Themen neu (HS/C) Publ: Hueber Verlag. The updated edition of this popular college/high school textbook maintains the quality of the original, but written and oral comprehension exercises are now introduced earlier and intensively practiced in the first volume. Important grammar, in particular the perfect tense, are dealt with early on. Two levels with textbook, workbook, CDs or cassettes, teacher's guide, and an English-German glossary (Level I). There's also a special level three Zertifikatsband for students who intend to pass the Zertifikat Deutsch exam.
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71 7.3 7.61. Flowers and Trees (1932)
An evil tree stump, jealous of two trees in love, starts a forest fire.
▪ Mickey's Orphans
▪ It's Got Me Again!
124 7.3 7.62. Three Little Pigs (1933)
Three pigs set off to set up housekeeping, and learn to deal with life and wolves.
▪ Building a Building
▪ The Merry Old Soul
74 7.2 7.43. The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
A retelling of Aesop's fable where the hare learns that slow and steady wins the race.
▪ Holiday Land
▪ Jolly Little Elves
50 7.4 7.14. Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
Three kittens are heartlessly abandoned during a snowstorm. They try to take refuge in a nearby house and playfully begin to tear the house apart.
▪ The Calico Dragon
▪ Who Killed Cock Robin?
35 6.4 75. The Country Cousin (1936)
Abner is invited by his cousin Monty to leave Podunk behind and move to the big city. But he soon learns that the hidden dangers of big city life are not all they are cracked up to be.
▪ Old Mill Pond
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81 7.8 7.96. The Old Mill (1937)
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▪ Educated Fish
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47 7.1 7.27. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
Ferdinand is a quiet, peaceful young bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. But, when he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight ring.
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36 7.4 710. Lend a Paw (1941)
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▪ Toy Tinkers
35 6.9 7.119. Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
A little boy, Gerald McCloy, discovers at the age of two, that he can say 'boing -boing' and nothing else. He runs away from school and is found by a radio executive, who makes him world famous.
▪ Jerry's Cousin
▪ Trouble Indemnity
34 7.3 7.520. The Two Mouseketeers (1951)
In France, Jerry and younger mouse Nibbles (later Tuffy) help themselves to a royal banquet. They find opposition in defensive guard Tom.
▪ Lambert the Sheepish Lion
▪ Rooty Toot Toot
17 7.2 7.521. Johann Mouse (1952)
Jerry is Johann Mouse, a wall resident who waltzes in the home of famous musician Johann Strauss. When Strauss is away, his cat (Tom) learns to play piano, only to help his ongoing efforts to catch the mouse.
▪ Little Johnny Jet
▪ Madeline
▪ Pink and Blue Blues
▪ The Romance of Transportation in Canada
28 6.4 7.222. Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953)
A History of music through the ages, from prehistoric man to the modern symphony orchestra.
▪ Christopher Crumpet
▪ From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
▪ Rugged Bear
▪ The Tell-Tale Heart
8 6.8 6.723. When Magoo Flew (1954)
Mr Magoo mistakenly boards an airliner in the belief that he is attending a movie. Instead of a film he sees a real detective mystery.
▪ Crazy Mixed Up Pup
▪ Pigs Is Pigs
▪ Sandy Claws
▪ Touché, Pussy Cat!
29 6.5 7.324. Speedy Gonzales (1955)
Mexican mice enlist Speedy Gonzales to sneak across the American border and secure cheese for them. His fast forays outwit and irritate Sylvester, the cat who's patrolling the international divide.
▪ Good Will to Men
▪ The Legend of Rockabye Point
▪ No Hunting
5 5.5 5.725. Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956)
Mr. Magoo has an underwater journey with his old car, confuses sharks with Cadil lacs but regains the surface undisturbed.
▪ Gerald McBoing-Boing on Planet Moo
▪ The Jaywalker
33 7.2 7.626. Birds Anonymous (1957)
At another cat's urging, Sylvester attends a meeting of the support group Birds Anonymous, only to find that kicking the habit isn't so easy with Tweety always around.
▪ One Droopy Knight
▪ Tabasco Road
▪ Trees and Jamaica Daddy
▪ The Truth About Mother Goose
28 6.8 7.727. Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)
At King Arthur's order, Round Table jester Bugs Bunny reclaims the fabled singing sword from the Black Knight (Yosemite Sam). But Sam isn't going to let it go without a fight.
▪ Paul Bunyan
▪ Sidney's Family Tree
12 4.6 5.928. Moonbird (1959)
Two boys' adventure with a Moonbird in the middle of night.
▪ Mexicali Shmoes
▪ Noah's Ark
▪ The Violinist
11 7 6.929. Munro (1961)
A four-year-old boy is drafted into the army.
▪ Goliath II
▪ High Note
▪ Mouse and Garden
▪ A Place in the Sun
25 5.9 7.330. The Substitute (1961)
Simple story about the man who comes to the beach and uses inflatable objects for all of his needs.
▪ Aquamania
▪ Beep Prepared
▪ Nelly's Folly
▪ The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
10 6.1 6.531. The Hole (1962)
Two construction workers discuss about the possibility of accidents and their consequences, leading to the necessity of disarmament to prevent a super-accidental disaster.
▪ Icarus Montgolfier Wright
▪ Now Hear This
▪ Self Defense ... for Cowards
▪ Symposium on Popular Songs
21 7.4 7.232. The Critic (1963)
Short satire on audience reactions to 'art' films.
▪ Automania 2000
▪ The Game
▪ My Financial Career
▪ Pianissimo
54 7.5 7.733. The Pink Phink (1964)
A house painter can't understand why everything he paints blue turns pink. Little does he guess that the Pink Panther is repainting all his work.
▪ Christmas Cracker
▪ How to Avoid Friendship
▪ Nudnik No. 2
38 6.8 7.734. The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mat... (1965)
A simple line attempts to woo his true love, a dot, away from the unkempt squiggle she prefers. But he'll have to learn to bend before she'll notice him.
▪ Clay or the Origin of Species
▪ The Thieving Magpie
8 5.7 6.335. A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Fea... (1966)
A prototype of modern music videos, this is an animated film set to the music of two popular tunes recorded by Herb Alpert and his Latin-flavored brass ensemble.
▪ The Drag
▪ The Pink Blueprint
5 6 6.336. The Box (1967)
An old bearded man wearing a raincoat walks into a bar and sits down, placing a mysterious box next to him.
▪ Hypothese Beta
▪ What on Earth!
81 7.8 7.937. Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood
▪ The House That Jack Built
▪ The Magic Pear Tree
▪ Windy Day
9 6.5 7.138. It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969)
Part cartoon and part documentary, this film offers a humorous look at birds and the ways people perceive them.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
▪ Of Men and Demons
▪ Walking
10 6.9 6.739. Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970)
The world is divided into factions, on opposite sides of issues; each side is, of course, right. And so the gap between the people grows, until someone challenges the absolutist view of what's "right."
▪ The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two
▪ The Shepherd
9 5.4 5.640. The Crunch Bird (1971)
A woman buys a pet bird for her husband, who has a negative attitude about everything.
▪ Evolution
▪ The Selfish Giant
10 4.8 6.742. Frank Film (1973)
Satire about contemporary middle-class life in America. Intended for upper secondary and further education.
▪ The Legend of John Henry
▪ Pulcinella
15 6 743. Closed Mondays (1974)
A man visiting a museum sees the works of art come to life.
▪ The Family That Dwelt Apart
▪ Hunger
▪ Voyage to Next
▪ Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!
5 7 7.344. Great
Animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century.
▪ Kick Me
▪ Monsieur Pointu
▪ Sisyphus
5 5.5 6.245. Leisure (1976)
Animated film emphasising the use of leisure time as an important aspect of life in modern society.
▪ Dedalo
▪ The Street
23 6.8 7.146. The Sand Castle (1977)
On a sandy desert, a man made of sand constructs other sand creatures to help make a beautiful sand castle for themselves.
▪ The Bead Game
▪ A Doonesbury Special
▪ Jimmy the C
12 6.3 7.247. Special Delivery (1978)
Black comedy about the aftermath of the death of a mailman who slips on the icy steps which a wife has asked her husband to sweep.
▪ Oh My Darling
▪ Rip Van Winkle
17 6 6.748. Every Child (1979)
An abandoned baby is repeatedly left on a series of doorsteps in a well to do community, only to be rejected by each in turn until the infant arrives at the one social group that shows any concern and compassion.
▪ Dream Doll
▪ It's so Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House
80 7.4 7.749. The Fly (1981)
A fine day in the life of a fly presented completely from the fly's point of view. A fine day until something dreary happens, that is.
▪ All Nothing
▪ History of the World in Three Minutes Flat
34 7.2 7.550. Crac (1981)
The industrialization of Montreal, as seen from the point of view of a rocking-chair.
▪ The Creation
▪ The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
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Posted: 6 years, 1 month ago at Jul 26 22:28
Amazing list ! Many of those titles are difficult to find.
Posted: 5 years, 7 months ago at Jan 12 2:12
the cute list arouses my childhood memory...:)
Posted: 4 years, 3 months ago at May 11 17:56
Some of these are hard to find, but a certain DVD production company called Magnolia I think, puts out a disc each year of all the nominees and winner and for some of the live action ones too. I really liked The Danish Poet (2006), made me wonder how my ancestors might of met and how it will happen for me some day.
Posted: 3 years, 4 months ago at Apr 18 15:00
I really enjoyed your list and some of the comments are awesome!
Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Oct 31 0:36
I really like the old ones here, pre-1960. I wish there was a list for all those cartoons :)
Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Nov 1 13:28
Brought back a lot of good memories! Thanks.
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Climate Change 'Not Debatable'
The Hill
New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz doesn't want to spend his tenure battling over climate science.
"Let me make it very clear that there is no ambiguity in terms of the scientific basis calling for a prudent response on climate change," Moniz told Energy Department employees shortly after his swearing-in.
"I am not interested in debating what is not debatable," Moniz said in his remarks at the Tuesday ceremony. "There is plenty to debate as we try and move forward on our climate agenda."
The comment was part of much wider-ranging remarks, available here, on Moniz's overall agenda.
He also addressed the Energy Department's missions around power grid resilience, oversight of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, nonproliferation, scientific research and more.
Moniz is stepping into the Cabinet job at a time when President Obama has vowed new executive-level actions on climate.
Moniz, in a separate speech Tuesday, vowed to focus heavily on energy efficiency initiatives, which he called a vital tool in addressing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Bieber was arrested after police said they saw him speeding down a residential street in Miami Beach in a yellow Lamborghini. Officers say he had an expired license, was initially not cooperative when he was pulled over and smelled of alcohol.
He was charged with DUI, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest.
The 19-year-old Bieber was released on $2,500 bond.
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Elfin Cap
Elfin Cap
Between the widow's peak brim and the adorable chin ties, the Elfin Cap knit in Bernat Baby is tons of fun!
3 mos
6/12 mos
18/24 mos
Step 1:Select your options
- 3 mos
- 6/12 mos
- 18/24 mos
to fit
Step 2:Click each color to change it or go with the colors recommended by the designer
Alt = alternate(ing)
Beg = beginning
cont = continue(ity)
Dec = decrease(ing)
K = knit
k2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together.
M1 = Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and knitting into back of loop.
pat = pattern
psso = pass slipped stitch over
rem = remain(ing)
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side
Sl1 = Slip next stitch knitwise.
st(s) = stitch(es)
tog = together
Details & Instructions
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|to fit
|6/12 mos
|to fit
|18/24 mos
|to fit
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|18/24 mos
|Change Color Here
Antique White (35008)
|Sizes 2.5 mm (U.S. 2) and 3.25 mm (U.S. 3) circular knitting needles 16" [40.5 cm] long. Set of four size 3.25 mm (U.S. 3) double-pointed knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge. Stitch marker.
28 sts and 36 rows = 4" [10 cm] with larger needles in stocking st.
The instructions are written for smallest size. If changes are necessary for larger sizes the instructions will be written thus ( ). Numbers for eachsize are shown in the same color throughout the pattern. When only one number is given in black, it applies to all sizes.
With smaller circular needle, cast on 115 (121-131) sts. Join in rnd, placing marker on first st.
1st rnd: Purl.
2nd rnd: Knit.
Rep last 2 rnds 3 times more.
Change to larger circular needle and proceed in pat as follows:
1st rnd: K1. M1. K17 (18-19). Sl1. K2tog. psso. [K17 (18-20). M1. K1. M1.K17 (18-20). Sl1. K2tog. psso] twice. K17 (18-19). M1. K1
Note: First "Sl1. K2tog. psso" creates first Earflap, second "Sl1. K2tog.psso" creates forehead 'peak' and third "Sl1. K2tog. psso" creates 2nd Ear flap.
2nd rnd: Knit.
Rep last 2 rnds 7 (8-9) times more.
Shape crown: 1st rnd: K18 (19-20). Sl1. K2tog. psso. [K35 (37-41). Sl1. K2tog. psso] twice. K18 (19-20). 109 (115-125) sts.
2nd and alt rnds: Knit.
3rd rnd: K17 (18-19). Sl1. K2tog. psso. [K33 (35-39). Sl1. K2tog. psso]twice. Knit to end of rnd. 103 (109-119) sts.
5th rnd: K16 (17-18). Sl1. K2tog. psso. [K31 (33-37). Sl1. K2tog. psso]twice. Knit to end of rnd. 97 (103-113) sts.
Cont as established, dec 6 sts every alt rnd until there are 7 (13-11) sts,changing to double-pointed needles when appropriate. Break yarn,leaving a long end. Thread end tightly through rem sts and fastensecurely.
With RS facing and pair of double-pointed needles, pick up and knit5 sts at edge of Earap. Work in garter st (knit every row) until tiemeasures 7 (8-8)" [18 (20.5-20.5) cm]. Cast off.
Rep for other side.


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Started as a single Newport Beach clinic in 1971, Lindora was the brainchild of Dr. Marshall Stamper, who was motivated by the unfortunate loss of his mother due to weight-related complications. Now, more than 40 years later, Lindora's weight-loss programs continue to bestow humanoids with a plethora of personalized nutrition plans and private one-on-one health consultations. At more than 40 Southern California locations, medically trained teams of health-care professionals guide patients through lab work, health assessments, and exams to discern the most efficient trajectory into better health. Patients receive encouragement to adjust their lifestyle and behavior, and bellies stay buoyed by nutrition support and menu plans that spotlight fresh, balanced meals.
Long-term weight maintenance is the goal of the clinic's medically-based programs, which means patients needn't worry about extra pounds boomeranging back into their lives like a persistent pet chinchilla. Check the FAQs page here for more information about Lindora's approach to weight loss.
The tress-sating stylists at Robert Vincent Salon & Spa employ skills learned in trainings from Goldwell and Vidal Sassoon as they snip locks into face-framing styles, shift hair shades, and lengthen manes with extensions. Expertly calibrated coloring transforms coifs with lively reds and rich chestnuts, and 12- to 24-inch hair extensions elongate 'dos to conceal the body's circuit breaker located between the shoulder blades. Lash and brow tinting, keratin hair-smoothing treatments, and hair-removal services round out the salon's menu to leave clients pampered and beautiful. Robert Vincent Salon & Spa invites patrons to unwind with sips of complimentary wine, and helps them decide between a new bob or pixie cut by demonstrating styles on potted plants.
"Technique is everything," says Tricia Hetherington, licensed esthetician and owner of The Pretty Kitty, a chain of full-service waxing boutiques specializing in bare-all Brazilians. Tricia, who?s been profiled in Luxury Las Vegas and several additional press outlets, personally trains each staff member in her proprietary 10- to 15-minute hair-removal method, which employs high-quality soft wax that?s formulated for delicate flesh and minimizes pain. Her estheticians never double dip into the wax pot, reaching for a fresh stick with every application of the warm substance and leaving only a thin landing strip or functional tarmac in its wake. The Pretty Kitty's menu of services also includes facial and full-body waxing, and though walk-ins are welcome, appointments are recommended.
Owner and founder Jackie Dark, a longtime eyelash-extension customer, wanted to introduce others to the beauty service that shortened her daily routine. She and her team of certified aestheticians and cosmetologists at Lovely Lash Salon & Cosmetic Center dedicate the practice solely to instant beauty fixes. Some of the services they offer include eyelash extensions?with synthetic or mink lashes in varying sizes, lengths, and styles, they add volume to guests' eyes, making them look alert and fresh during all hours without using mascara. They also perm and tint lashes, as well as spray tanning, teeth whitening, and help improve figures with VelaShape body shaping.
The hair-pampering pros at The Haircutters have trimmed locks and transformed outmoded manes for more than a quarter of a century. Unlike many salons, in which shampooing is a separate service, the team starts off every haircut and style by treating scalps to suds with handfuls of professional products from top brands such as Biolage and American Crew.
Apart from the signature shampoo-and-cuts, the staff at The Haircutters also offers color and texturizing services. Redken color camp for men gets hombres' heads looking good, and spiral perms cascade with curls. Devoted to client convenience, The Haircutters welcomes walk-ins seven days a week.
Barbie Barber Salon offers barbershop services to men and keeps the froufrou to a minimum. Though the Costa Mesa salon is staffed with expert, Pro Vidal Sassoon–trained stylists, its laidback atmosphere is more sports bar than beauty shop. Customers are greeted with complimentary drinks, and while they're getting haircuts and beard trims, a flat-screen TV displays brawny programming such as sports games, poker matches, and soap operas without the soap. Though the business is geared toward a male clientele, women looking for a relaxed, unpretentious salon experience are more than welcome to take advantage of the stylists' services.


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Posted: 2:30 pm Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
This Sunday: Victorian-era Revival
By M.M. Cloutier
Jennifer Clinton, a pastry chef from England, is visiting Palm Beach. This Sunday, she'll create an array of dainty edibles for waltz- and tango-steppers at The Chesterfield Hotel.
The Chesterfield is reviving the Victorian-era tea-dance craze, which began in the 1880s and evolved from high afternoon tea (a daily 3-5 p.m. offering at The Chesterfield, by the way).
Adding a dancing component to afternoon tea lured men. As Dancing Times wrote in 1913, "What a happy invitation on such an afternoon would be the tea dance. Men usually fight shy of the ladies' tea-hour, but few of them can resist the pleasure of a waltz…so try the tea-dance idea!"
From 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, The Chesterfield's tea dance will include instructors from local dance studios, music by pianist Adam Austin and Clinton's surprise English afternoon tea buffet.
Dance tunes won't be limited to waltzes and tangos. If tradition serves, you might even find yourself dancing The Charleston, a tea-dance staple in the 1920s.
The Chesterfield's tea dance is $30 a person (exclusive of tax and gratuities). For details and reservations, call 659-5800.
About the Author
M.M. Cloutier is a longtime freelance journalist who has written and reported about dining and food, business, history, travel, people and more for numerous local, regional and national publications, such as Palm Beach-area newspapers and magazines, as well as The New York Times, Time magazine and others.


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Botany: Plants and People
Fall 2014 and Winter 2015 quarters
Taught by
This program focuses on people's relationships with plants for food, fiber, medicine and aesthetics. Students will study economic botany through seminar texts, films and lectures that examine agriculture, forestry, herbology and horticulture. They will examine political economic factors that shape our relations with plants. Through economic and historical lenses, the learning community will inquire about why people have favored some plants and not others or radically changed their preferences, such as considering a former cash crop to be a weed. In our readings, we will examine the significant roles botany has played in colonialism, imperialism and globalization. Students will also investigate the gender politics of botany. For example, botany was used to inculcate "appropriate" middle- and upper-class values among American women in the 19th century. Initiatives to foster more socially just and environmentally sustainable relations with plants will be investigated.
In fall, weekly workshops will help students improve their ability to write thesis-driven essays defended with evidence from the assigned texts in economic botany. In winter, students will write a major research paper on a plant of their choosing applying what they've learned about plant biology and economic botany to their own case study. Through a series of workshops, they will learn to search the scientific literature, manage bibliographic data and interpret and synthesize information, including primary sources. Through their research paper, students will synthesize scientific and cultural information about their plant.
This program serves both advanced and less experienced students who are looking for an opportunity to expand their understanding of plants and challenge themselves. This two-quarter program allows students to learn introductory and advanced plant science material in an interdisciplinary format. Students will learn about plant anatomy, morphology and systematics. Lectures based on textbook readings supplement the laboratory work. The learning community will explore how present form and function informs us about the evolution of major groups of plants such as mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants. Students will get hands-on experience studying plants under microscopes and in the field. Students will also learn how to maintain a detailed and illustrated nature journal to develop basic plant identification skills of common species.
Fields of Study
Preparatory for studies or careers in
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There's a farm about 50 miles east of Crookston out in Trail, Minnesota that's been in the dairy business for years. They're not a huge operation, compared to commercial farms, but they're definitely unique in the way they take care of their bread and butter, their livestock. Valley News Live let's you in on a little known secret in the dairy biz.
At the Wayra Dairy Farm in Trail, Minnesota Wayne and Debra Vettelson have taken on a profession that as old as it is, is constantly changing.
Debra Vettelson remembers when her and her husband had so few cows roaming they could name them all, "I still name them all. Not that they go by the names because they like numbers, I like names."
Back when they started 28 years ago, when they all had names. Even Wayne's father, a retired dairy farmer himself, was fascinated with the industries evolution.
Wayne Vettelson says it was fun for both him and his dad to watch the changes, "he was always anxious to come over here and see what was different. And he liked to see it, not that he wanted to milk the cows, but he liked to see it."
With nearly 300 cows going through the parlor three times a day, the Vettelsons have to think outside the box if they want to remain competitive. Which in this business boils down to milk quality and quantity.
"Well it's money that we make or lose because of quality." Wayne explains as we tour his 7 acre lot. His cows are producing better than ever after he's made some slight modifications to their living arrangements. "We're averaging per cow around 80 pounds per cow. Which is about 10 gallons per cow a day."
But not every cow is created equal. Some just have more to give, and they're rewarded for it. So how do they take care of their VIC's, very important cows? Each one of the top producers is equipped with a waterbed. 14 gallons of water in each stall. They have about 70 stalls all for their bread winners.
Wayne says he saw the waterbeds at a dairy convention, and couldn't see how they could be a bad thing; "the cows really like them. They took to them easily. The first time we watched cows get on em' you seen everything jiggle. They were stepping on that and it was different. They adapted to them very fast."
While the average cow produces 80 pounds of milk a day. The ones that lay in these luxurious quarters, come closer to about 95 pounds a day. The idea is simple, happier, more comfortable cows, give more.
Debra didn't see how a waterbed in Minnesota's winter could work, but they haven't had any problems yet. "When he first said he was gonna do it I said it's way too cold up here up north. But it's worked out very well."
Wayne just see's it as good business, "my cows take care of me so I better take care of them."
The old school beds can be hard on a cows hocks and knees. Getting up and down with all of that weight, day in and day out on a hard surface is tough on their oversized bodies. Wayne saw the beds as a chance to alleviate some of that daily grind for his cows. "There's some cheaper things too, but we've had some cheaper ones. And they may feel comfortable right away but they start getting compressed just from the weight of the cow being on them day after day. Pretty soon they're just as hard as the concrete they're laying on."
Not only are these cows producing more, but their living longer too. Their vet says giving a cow a comfortable bed can do as much as double it's life span. After going from just 10 cows in 1984 to milking 300 cows today, the Vettelsons know doing things differently is the only way to stay in the business.
"One of these days we have to slow down... But not yet I guess." Jokes Wayne as he undoubtedly has yet another idea brewing about how to get his cows to show him, they appreciate the extra comfort.
A good diet and a great place to sleep, that's all they ask for. We talked to the Vettelson's vet who told us in the past 15 years more and more dairy farmers are doing just like the Vettelsons. Trying to increase comfort for their cows with cozy types of bedding. All in an effort to get them to produce more milk. There not exactly cheap, each bed costs about 240 dollars. But can you really put a price on comfort?


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November 20 Update: Operation Pillar of Defense
Tuesday, November 20, 2012:6:40 AM: Overnight, the IDF targeted approximately 100 terror sites, including underground rocket launchers, terror tunnels and ammunition storage facilities. The IDF has targeted several buildings that were used by terror operatives as command and control centers, as well as approximately ten terror tunnels that were used as hideouts by Hamas operatives. A financial institution used by Hamas to fuel its terror activity was targeted in the northern Gaza Strip.
Additionally, since midnight, three rockets hit Israel and an additional two were intercepted by the Iron Dome System.
Monday, November 19, 2012:12:00 AM: Overall, 664 rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel since the start of the operation, with an additional 347 intercepted by the Iron Dome system. More than 100 rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists organisations in the Gaza Strip aimed at Israel hit the Gaza Strip.
11:20 PM: Over the course of the day, the IDF caused severe damage to dozens of targets, including underground rocket launchers, a training facility, ammunition storage facilities, Hamas police stations and several terrorist squads that were responsible for firing rockets at Israel.
Also, a vehicle that was used for transporting rockets that belong to Hamas was targeted in the northern Gaza Strip, and a direct hit identified. In the southern Gaza Strip, over 50 smuggling tunnels were targeted.
9:50 PM: Since midnight, 67 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit Israel while 42 more rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome System. The IDF has precisely hit 80 more targets.
5:00 PM: IDF targets cadre of senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives who were hiding in a media building in Gaza. The operatives were responsible for many rockets fired at Israel and terror attack against Israelis.
The terrorists that were targeted:
11:00 AM: Rocket fired from Gaza hits school in Askhelon. Luckily, school was canceled for the day.
The terrorists that were targeted:
- Baha Abu al-Ata, a member of the Higher Military Council, is the commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Gaza City Brigade and is involved in orchestrating rocket launching and terror attacks against Israeli civilians. Al-Ata is also involved in the manufacturing of arms and firing long-range rockets at Israel.
- Tissir Mahmoud Mahmedd Jabari was born in 1972 and is a resident of Sajaiya Turkman, Gaza City. Jabari is a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative, a member of the Higher Military Council and Head of the organization's operation branch. Previously, Jabari was the Gaza City Regional Commander for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He was involved in carrying out various terror attacks against Israel, including massive rocket fire and attacks against IDF soldiers. Jabari holds responsibility for training within the organization and gives approval for the carrying out of terror attacks.
- Halil Batini is amongst the senior operatives of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He is a key figure within the long-range rocket launching operations and responsible for internal security.
- Ramaz Harab, born in 1976, resident of Shujaiyya Jadida, responsible for the propaganda in the Gaza City brigade, an aide to Tissir Jabari, formerly head of the Sheikh Rajuan Division.
11:00 AM: Rocket fired from Gaza hits school in Askhelon. Luckily, school was canceled for the day.
Sunday, November 18, 2012:12:00 AM: Overall, 544 rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel since the start of the operation, with an additional 290 intercepted by the Iron Dome system. The IDF targeted over 1,000 terror sites.
13:00 PM: IDF coordinated 124 trucks of goods and gas into the Gaza Strip.
11:30 PM: Rocket intercepted by Iron Dome system above Tel Aviv. Approximately an hour later, the IDF targeted the site in Gaza from where the rocket was fired.
6:50 AM: The IDF targeted two communications centers being used by Hamas operatives for tactical purposes, one at 01:50 AM and one that 06:50. The strikes were pinpointed and hit two antennae situated on roofs of media buildings. See the footage of the strikes.
4:00 AM: Early in the morning of Nov 18, the IDF targeted a rocket launching site located in the front yard of a mosque. The strike was executed with surgical percision, taking care not to damage the mosque. See the footage here.
Saturday, November 17, 201212:00 AM: Overall, more than 500 rockets hit Israel since the start of the operation, while the Iron Dome system intercepted 245 rockets. Over 1,000 terror sites were targeted in the Gaza Strip.
8:02 PM: Over the past three days, 492 rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel while another 245 were intercepted by the Iron Dome system. The IDF targeted approximately 900 terror sites in the Gaza Strip so far.
4:32 PM: A rocket siren is heard in Tel Aviv. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome battery deployed at the area the same day.
2:53 PM: Four rockets fired from Gaza struck Ashdod. Direct hits were registered on a house and a car, while the other two rockets landed near a kindergarten and in an open area, respectively.
10:49 AM: Fifth Iron Dome battery is now deployed in the greater Tel Aviv area. Since November 14, Iron Dome has registered a 90% success rate.
10:35 AM: Three IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in a rocket attack in southern Israel.
5:55 AM: Overnight, the IDF has targeted 185 more terror sites.
4:30 AM: With the Fajr-5 rocket, Hamas' rockets now threaten over 3.5 million citizens in Israel, including Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem.
Friday, November 16, 201212:00 AM: Overall today, 119 rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel, while an additional 99 rockets were successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome system. The IDF has targeted over 600 terror sites in Gaza.
11:25 PM: This morning, the IDF has sent text messages to an approximate number of 12,000 residents of the Gaza Strip warning them to stay away from Hamas operatives.
Additionally, over the past few hours, the IDF targeted two senior Hamas operatives, including Muhammad Abu-Jalal, a Hamas company commander in the Central Gaza Strip, as well as Khaled Shah'yer, a senior operative involved in the rocket array.
Nine more rockets hit southern Israel, bringing the count to 396 rockets since the start of the operation.
10:00 PM: 97 rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel today, bringing the overall amount to 388 since the start of the operation. The Iron Dome system has shot down 99 rockets since this morning, bringing its total to 197. Since the start of the operation, the IDF has attacked over 600 targets in the Strip.
3:35 PM: A glimpse of life in southern Israel – A rocket fired from Gaza struck a family's backyard earlier today.
3:00 PM: More than 66 rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel today — and 340 rockets have hit since Operation Pillar of Defense began. The Iron Dome has intercepted 99 rockets so far today.
1:20 PM Rocket sirens were heard in Tel Aviv. No rocket hit the city.
07:30 AM: Overnight, the IDF targeted approximately 150 medium range rocket launching sites as well as ammunition storage facilities across the Gaza Strip, causing severe damage to terror infrastructures. As a result, rocket fire at Israel overnight was significantly decreased, with only a few hits landing in open areas.
In this video, the IDF targets underground rocket launchers in Gaza. The secondary explosions show that hidden explosives were hit.
Since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense, the Israeli Air Force has targeted over 450 terror activity sites in the Gaza Strip. In addition, IAF aircraft targeted a central terror activity site in the southern Gaza strip in order to harm the command and control posts of the Hamas terror organization.
The Iron Dome Active Missile Defense System has successfully intercepted over 130 rockets that launched from Gaza, aimed at Israel.
Over the past few days, over 300 rockets were fired at Israeli communities — contrary to an earlier erroneous update which misstated this fact. One rocket hit the central Israeli city Rishon Lezion, located approximately 60 km from the Gaza Strip.
The Iron Dome Active Missile Defense System has successfully intercepted over 130 rockets that launched from Gaza, aimed at Israel.
Over the past few days, over 300 rockets were fired at Israeli communities — contrary to an earlier erroneous update which misstated this fact. One rocket hit the central Israeli city Rishon Lezion, located approximately 60 km from the Gaza Strip.
Thursday, November 15, 201212:00 AM: Overall, on this day 212 rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel, while an additional 103 rockets were successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome system. In addition, three Israeli civilians were killed when a rocket fired from Gaza hit their home in the town of Kiryat Malakhi.
11:35 PM: Over the past 24 hours, the IDF continued with Operation Pillar of Defense, targeting dozens of rocket launching sites, inflicting severe damage to the rocket launching capabilities of terror organizations operating in the Gaza Strip.
Since the start of the operation the Israeli Air Force has targeted 300 terror activity sites in the Gaza Strip.
Over the past few days, over 200 rockets were fired at Israeli communities. One rocket hit the central Israeli city Rishon Lezion, located approximately 60 km from the Gaza Strip.
Additionally, three Israelis were killed when a rocket hit their house.
The Iron Dome Missile Defense System has successfully intercepted over 130 rockets launched from Gaza, aimed at Israel.
10:00 PM: During the past hour, during a rapid and coordinated military strike, the IDF targeted approximately 70 underground medium range (up to 40 km) rocket launching sites in the Gaza Strip.
7:00 PM: A few minutes ago, sirens in Tel Aviv sent residents running for shelter. We can confirm that no rockets struck in the area.
5:15 PM: A short while ago, a rocket fired from Gaza struck an open area near Rishon LeZion, a city with more than 200,000 people.
4:30 PM: So far today the IDF has targeted more than 100 rocket launching sites in Gaza, severely damaging the capabilities of Palestinian terrorist organizations. More than 200 sites have been targeted since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense.
11:50 AM: A short while ago, the IDF targeted a rocket warehouse in Gaza.
11:10 AM: Since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense, the IDF has targeted 156 terror sites in the Gaza Strip
9:17 AM: Three Israeli civilians were killed when a rocket fired from Gaza hit their home in the town of Kiryat Malakhi.
8:58 AM: Rocket from Gaza hits a house in southern Israel. 133 rockets fired from Gaza during the last 24 hours.
8:32 AM: Since midnight, the Iron Dome has intercepted 13 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel.
7:23 AM: This morning, the IDF dispersed leaflets above several locations in the Gaza Strip, warning local residents to stay away from Hamas and other terrorist organizations.
The contents of the leaflet:
"Important announcement for the residents of the Gaza Strip:
For your own safety, take responsibility for yourselves and avoid being present in the vicinity of Hamas operatives and facilities and those of other terror organizations that pose a risk to your safety.
Hamas is once again dragging the region to violence and bloodshed. The IDF is determined to defend the residents of the State of Israel. This announcement is valid until quiet is restored to the region.
Israel Defense Forces Command."
7:18 AM: Overnight, approximately 100 medium and long range rocket launch and infrastructure sites across the Gaza Strip were targeted. The aim of this targeting is to impair the rocket launching capability of terror organizations in the Gaza Strip such as Hamas, and damage their future build up. Furthermore, IAF aircraft targeted several rocket launching squads while these were preparing to fire rockets into Israel, and tank shells were used to target several terror activity sites.
5:30 AM: So far today an additional seven rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel. Since the beginning of the operation, 54 rockets struck southern Israel — overall, 822 rockets in 2012. The Iron Dome system has successfully intercepted 28 rockets, while IDF forces have struck 105 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip.
4:30 AM: Since the beginning of the operation, the IDF has struck approximately 100 terror targets, with the combined forces of the Israeli Air Force and Navy. So far the Iron Dome system has successfully intercepted 28 rockets.
12:30 AM: Iron Dome has intercepted 27 rockets fired from Gaza. Hamas continues to target Israeli civilians.
Wednesday, November 14, 201212:00 AM: Overall, 47 rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel, while an additional 27 rockets were successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome system.
10:50 PM: Over the past few hours, the IDF has targeted dozens of Hamas' medium range (up to 40km ) underground rocket launching sites and other weapons storage facilities.
10:00 PM: As of this time, the Iron Dome has intercepted 17 rockets fired from Gaza. Hamas continues to try to attack Israeli civilians.
9:55 PM: The IDF publishes an aerial photo of a long-range rocket launch site in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza, meters away from a mosque and playground.
9:30 PM: The IDF publishes an aerial video of a long-range Fajr-5 rocket in Gaza.
8:35 PM: The Iron Dome has intercepted 13 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
8:30 PM: The Israeli Navy has struck terror sites in the Gaza Strip.
7:15 PM: The IDF publishes video of its pinpoint strike on Ahmed Jabri, the head of Hamas' military wing in Gaza.
5:35 PM: The IDF has seriously damaged Hamas' long-range missile capabilities (40 km/25 mi range) & underground weapons storage facilities.
4:30 PM: In the past hour, the IDF targeted Ahmed Jabri, the head of Hamas' military wing, in the Gaza Strip. Jabri was a senior Hamas operative who served in the upper echelon of the Hamas' command and was directly responsible for executing terror attacks against Israel in the past.
November 18, 2012
Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted dozens of underground rocket launchers, causing severe damage to the rocket launching capabilities of Hamas and other terror organizations.
The IDF targeted Hamas' operational communication infrastructures in the northern Gaza Strip, which are used for issuing orders to operatives as well as the spreading of propaganda, as well as Saraya, a Hamas primary training base and command center.
IDF pinpoint strike on Hamas operational communications infrastructure
Israel Air Force conducts a successful pinpoint strike on a rocket launching site
hidden next to a mosque without damaging the mosque.
Despite continued rocket fire over Israel, the Kerem Shalom crossing was reopened on Sunday, November 18, to allow the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza: 124 trucks of goods entered the Gaza Strip carrying medical supplies, food, milk, and gas.
Following the launch of Israel's operation Pillar of Defense against terrorist targets in Gaza, rocket fire from Gaza resumed on Wednesday evening (14 Nov), with a salvo of over 50 Grad rockets fired towards Israel's southern cities.
Kiryat Malachi, Nov 15, 2012 (Photo: GPO/Moshe Milner)
More than 820 rockets have been fired at Israel since Saturday (10 Nov) of which 700 were fired since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense (14 Nov), landing in the south and in the greater Tel Aviv area, killing three people in Kiryat Malachi: Mirah Scharf, 25, Aharon Smadja, 49, and Itzik Amsalem, 24. The Iron Dome anti-missile defense system intercepted over 200 additional rockets, preventing them from striking populated areas in Israel.
- Three Israeli civilians killed, 2 severely injured, 3 moderately and more than 60 lightly injured. In addition, six IDF soldiers were injured.
- 25 Israelis were extracted from a collapsed building
- Homes, factory, a school and a cowshed sustained direct hits.
- Tel Aviv, Rishon LeZion and Jerusalem were targeted for the first time by Hamas, but not hit.
- Schools within 40km of Gaza remained closed
- Gatherings (weddings, etc.) were limited to less than 100 people
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Rocket range from Gaza.
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On Thursday morning (Nov 15) three people were killed when a rocket hit an apartment building in Kiryat Malachi: Mirah Scharf, 25,Aharon Smadja, 49, and Itzik Amsalem, 24.
The apartment, on the top floor of the building, suffered a direct hit, with shrapnel throughout the rooms.
Israelis run for cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets in Kiryat Malachi, where three were killed (Photo: Reuters)
Remains of a car hit by a rocket in Beersheba (Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
Israelis prepare to sleep in a bomb shelter in the southern town of Netivot (Photo: Reuters)
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Over 120 rockets were fired at southern Israel from Gaza from Saturday evening (Nov 10) until November 13, hitting Sderot, Ashdod, Netivot, and the Eshkol, Shaar Hanegev and Hof Ashkelon councils. Several people suffered injuries on Sunday morning and many have been treated for panic. There has been extensive damage to homes, businesses and vehicles.
Throughout November 11 rocket and mortar shell fire into Israeli continued and increased. In addition, rockets with longer ranges were fired and the damage incurred was greater. A total of 64 rockets hits were identified on November 11. A number of mortar shells were also fired. A number of Israeli civilians were wounded by the rocket fire, although not seriously; several were treated for shock and there was extensive property damage.
Rocket fire – Daily Distribution
A total of 121 rocket hits identified in Israeli territory during the current escalation. The number does not include mortar shells. Source: ITIC
- On Saturday night (Nov 10) the Iron Dome defense system intercepted Grad rockets headed for Ashdod and Beersheba, but two homes later suffered direct hits (Nov 11).
- On Monday morning a rocket exploded in the yard of a private home in Netivot causing extensive damage. Later a ceramics factory was hit.
- On Monday evening (Nov 12) two rockets fired at the city of Ofakim were intercepted.
- A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open area in Ashdod on Tuesday morning (Nov 13).
House in Netivot damaged by a direct rocket hit (Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
The current crisis began on Saturday when an anti-tank missile fired from Gaza struck an IDF jeep near the Karni crossing wounding four soldiers, two seriously. An IDF force patrolling near the Karni crossing, inside Israel, sustained a direct hit by an anti-tank missile fired from a location east of the Gaza Strip neighborhoods of Zeitun and Sajaiya. Two soldiers suffered serious injuries and were airlifted to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. Two others were rushed to the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon in moderate condition, suffering from shrapnel wounds. The IDF responded to the source of fire.
The IDF soldier who sustained critical head and eye injuries during Saturday's anti-tank missile attack on an IDF patrol jeep near the Gaza border remains hospitalized at the intensive care unit of the Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba, and his doctors say he may never see again.
The Home Front Command directed residents of communities near the Gaza Strip to remain within 15 seconds from protected areas and not to remain in open areas. Shortly after 9 pm the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system intercepted a rocket over the Israeli city of Ashdod. Another rocket fell in an open area near Ashdod.
Following the attack, the Defense Ministry ordered the temporary closing of the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main checkpoint through which goods are delivered to Gaza Strip. "The IDF will not risk the lives of the crossing's employees, or the troops stationed there, despite the great importance of ensuring goods and humanitarian aid are delivered to Gaza."
PM Netanyahu (Nov 11): "The IDF is operating, and will operate, aggressively against the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, which are taking heavy blows from the IDF. The world needs to understand that Israel will not sit idly by in the face of attempts to attack us. We are prepared to intensify the response."
Trails of smoke are seen after the launch of rockets from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel - November 11, 2012 (Photo: Reuters)
Defense Minister Barak: "The firing has been relentless today. As far as Israel is concerned, Hamas is responsible for the rocket-fire and all other attempts to harm our soldiers and civilians [from Gaza], even when other groups participate. And it is Hamas that will pay the heavy price; a price that will be painful.
Israel will not accept in any shape or form Hamas' changing of the 'rules' along the border with the Gaza Strip. During the last two days, the IDF, upon my instruction, has been evaluating the host of options for harsher responses against Hamas and the other terror organizations in Gaza. We will strike with an ever-growing intensity."
In response to the rocket fire, IAF aircraft targeted a weapons manufacturing facility, two weapons storage facilities, and two rocket-launching sites in the northern Gaza Strip, as well as a weapons storage facility and a terror activity site in the southern Gaza Strip. Direct hits were confirmed.
In recent weeks, a number of incidents have occurred in the southern Gaza Strip, including an attack using explosives against an IDF armored personnel carrier, wounding a company commander, and another attack with explosives. On Thursday, November 8, an IDF engineering force located a number of powerful explosive devices to the west of the fence. After the IDF disarmed charges found on the Gaza side of the border, and were repairing the border fence, explosives in an underground tunnel were detonated, causing a large explosion that exposed a tunnel roughly four meters deep and four meters wide, damaging a jeep and lightly injuring a soldier.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Innovative ideas and approaches to learning have earned county education systems and schools some extra cash. On Thursday, the West Virginia Board of Education approved the list of Dropout Prevention Innovation Zones awards for the 2012-2013 school year. The recipients will share more than 1.8 million dollars.
Cabell County, Lincoln County, Pocahontas County, Upshur County Schools, McDowell County Schools, Nicholas County Schools, Doddridge County High School, Wheeling Park High School and Greenbrier West High School will receive grants for school improvement tools such as after-school and community outreach programs, behavioral initiatives, guidance counselors and standardized test preparation to combat dropout rates.
Each county or school has a Dropout Prevention Innovation Zone Plan tailored to its specific needs. For example, Cabell County will be expanding and strengthening the Education Matters initiative, which seeks to improve the county's graduation rate. At Greenbrier West High School in Greenbrier County, the grant monies will support after-school programs with a large focus on the arts in schools. Pocahontas County will be promoting education throughout the community with an Innovation Community Education initiative which will offer learning opportunities at off campus locations such as local libraries.
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Question: Could carbon monoxide poisoning cause a sore throat?
A reader asks: Last Tuesday night our carbon monoxide detector went off. We have a large house and the detector was about 14 feet above the floor and (quite a distance) away from our furnace. I dialed 911, the ambulance came. Too make a long story short, my husband's throat is so swollen. Is it possible that (his sore throat) is from the effects of carbon monoxide or could it be a cold coming on?
Answer: Carbon monoxide? Probably not. But, it could still be caused by the furnace.
Reminder: I'm not a doctor and please don't consider this medical advice.
The general understanding of carbon monoxide gas is that it is completely undetectable by the human body. We don't smell it and it doesn't necessarily lead to shortness of breath. What usually happens is that carbon monoxide poisoning results in confusion and headache, followed by death. Indeed, the presence of carbon monoxide poisoning is often mistaken as the flu: body aches, headache, nausea and fatigue.
In severe cases, the victim can sink into a coma and have heart trouble, which could include fluid in the lungs.
I couldn't find any studies related specifically to carbon monoxide exposure and the type of inflammation that could cause a sore throat. Instead, there is research showing inflammation in the lungs and respiratory tract (airways) as a result of air pollution -- carbon monoxide as well as a bunch of other pollutants that come from incomplete combustion.
Carbon monoxide release from a furnace is usually from incomplete combustion and that should certainly include some other pollutants. Even worse would be smoke leaking from a wood or pellet stove into your home.
So, the presence of carbon monoxide in the air of a home could mean other gases and particles may be there as well. Those other gases and particles could possibly cause irritation and inflammation in the throat.
Or, it could be a cold.
Anyone concerned about carbon monoxide poisoning should visit the doctor.