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8,000 acres, 15 years, more than 600 plant species
We finished the last planned restoration planting at Kankakee Sands this past winter. Here is the story of this incredible restoration through the words of the people who made it happen.
Spring 1996- "Prudential accepted a purchase agreement for their 23,000 acre lot with only $25,000 in earnest money. Our chapter board agreed that the deal will proceed if we could raise half of the money." -Mary McConnell, State Director
Fall 1996- "In the eleventh hour, the Lilly Endowment supported the project with a gift of $6 million. We were over the hump. We acquired Kankakee Sands in the fall of 1996." -McConnell
1997-1998- "How do we restore 11 square miles? What do we hope to achieve? Over the next two years, we developed a rough vision to restore connectivity to a fragmented landscape, not just for a few plants and mobile animals, but for the entire ecosystem." -John Shuey, Director of Science
"We made basic decisions to drive the complex restoration of near-natural water flows, species-rich plantings and high-intensity management—decisions that continue today." -Shuey
Spring 1999- "From the moment I started working at Kankakee Sands in the spring of 1999, we were moving fast, starting at 6:30 am and working well past dark every day to turn a fallow soybean field into a 120-acre seed nursery." Alyssa Nyberg, Kankakee Sands Site Assistant
"Several months into the job, my supervisor and I were overlooking a large field of corn. And he told me that we were going to turn this landscape into a thriving, dynamic prairie. At that very moment I heard one lonely cricket chirping and I thought, 'Are you crazy?'" -Nyberg
Summer 2005- By mid-summer of 2005 the restoration was drop-dead gorgeous, filled with blooming native flowers and short grasses. We couldn't even find a non-native plant! I was finally convinced that this wasn't a crazy pipe-dream!" -Nyberg
Fall 2005- "We are in and out of the cold storage room where seeds are stored a lot. The combined fragrances of yellow cone flower, rattlesnake master and low nut rush seeds is the most amazing perfume. Spicy and citrus and green!" -Stephanie Frischie, Seed Collection Manager
Winter 2006- "During the winter, the snow would drift across the roads, creating a dune-like landscape. Yet, in the winter of 2006, even though the winds still blew strong and cold, the lifeless plant stalks of the prairie were trapping the snow, preventing it from blowing off and onto the roads." -Nyberg
Spring 2008- "Driving back from the nursery, my husband Gus and I saw a badger trotting north inside the restoration with a large, dead bull snake hanging out of its mouth. We started frantically digging around for a camera. The badger, of course, didn't stay and went on its way." -Nyberg
Spring 2009- "It was after a fire that the "bigness" was really brought home. The fire had completely consumed the prairie's vegetation and the ground was covered with black ash except for the thousands of plains pocket gopher mounds that looked like miniature white sand dunes. -Ted Anchor, Kankakee Sands Site Manager
"Four hundred acres of seemingly contiguous gopher colony really made an impression on me as to the landscape scale of the project and the opportunity for meaningful conservation at Kankakee Sands." -Anchor
Summer 2012- "Over 100 biology experts and students gathered to document as many different types of living things as possible this past July. The result: nearly 1,200 species were recorded, from Henslow's sparrows and sedge wrens to giant sawtooth sunflowers to little brown bats, mud turtles, and insects." -Frischie
The Future- "By any measure, this restoration is a huge success. Going forward, we will focus on managing the restoration (such as invasive plant control and prescribed fire) rather than on planting, which is largely finished." -Ellen Jacquart, Director of Northern Indiana Stewardship
"And given the tremendous prairie habitat that now exists on the site, we'll be thinking about what animal species we might be able to introduce to the site to give them a spacious a new home." -Jacquart


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Discussion in 'TV on DVD and Blu-ray' started by Charles H, Apr 4, 2006.
DVDActive.com announced the release of RAWHIDE: THE FIRST SEASON for July 25, 2006.
It's on my list. I hope it sells well for more season's releases.
who's releasing this ?
Paramount Home Video. I'm OK with that in light of the "Have Gun--Will Travel" releases.
Is there a press release for this? I don't see any info on TVSHOWSONDVD.com. I wonder if Paramount will go the multi Volumne route like Perry Mason, or the HGWT route...
One volume apparently--thank goodness for that. http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5410
Dave, you missed the news 'cause we posted it on April 1st, so it was off the front page already Gord
That poor other guy (you know the Star of the Series) is definately 2nd Banana on that box art. I Hope they are using DVD9's and slim cases for these, like the last release of Have Gun...
Hmm not sure how I missed that, good news thou, I've only seen a few eps but almost any 50 and 60's western I'm game for
I thought about the very same thing. Eric Fleming was the trail boss and main character while Clint Eastwood, in the first several segments of season one at least, had little on-screen time. But considering the fame Eastwood acquired since Rawhide, the cover is exactly what I imagined it would be--and it's an odd amalgamation of the past blended with the reality of the present.
how many seasons was Rawhide ?
There were 8 seasons of Rawhide, which starting filming late in 1958 but premiered mid-season in January 1959. Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood were always co-stars. It's just that some stories required a heavy focus on one of their characters, and less on the other. It worked both ways. There were some episodes even in the early years when the plots would be mainly about Rowdy Yates when trail boss Gil Favor went into some town on business. In one show we saw Yates for the entire story, but no sign of Favor until the very end. The reverse was also sometimes the case. Fleming quit the series after the end of the 7th year in 1965, and in 1965-66 he turned up as a guest star in 3 episodes of BONANZA (one of which was a 2 parter, in which he played a Mormon). At that point Yates was no longer a ramrod and became a trail boss when he started a cattle drive of his own. Eastwood stayed with the show until it was cancelled, again in mid season (January 1966). During vacations from filming Rawhide, Clint made 2 trips to Italy to make the first 2 of his 3 Fistful of Dollars films for Sergio Leone. CBS got more mileage out of Eastwood in the early 1960s, when he guest starred as himself on programs as diverse as Mr. Ed and as one of the 2 celebrity panelists on Password.
-- The first season of Rawhide had "only" 23 episodes, making it easier to fit in one DVD set, but Paramount could go the two-volume route for the later full seasons. Seasons 2-7 had at least 30 episodes. -- I notice that Paramount's list of Season 1 episodes posted on TV Shows on DVD contains a picky but long-standing error. The premiere episode is "Incident of the Tumbleweed," not "Incident of the Tumbleweed Wagon." The extra word appeared on the packaging on both the Columbia House video and DVD editions (there's a shock--a typo on C.H. liner notes) and appears on the list at epguides.com, but the title that comes up during the opening credits is clearly "Incident of the Tumbleweed." Any way to notify Paramount of this? -- Fleming, as most fans of the series know, came to a tragic end in 1966 when he drowned while in South America to film a movie. He was engaged to be married at the time. -- A post-Fleming episode from Season 8, "Escort to Doom," has a hysterical turn by Rip Torn as a Native American. It's all Torn can do to keep from busting out laughing in his scenes with Eastwood, especially as Torn has to recite of all of that cliched "heap big"-type of dialogue. Seems like there's an Eastwood documentary that mentions this episode (or its outtakes!).
Jeff Thanks for the detailed info about Rawhide. Cheers
At 217 episodes, I'm a little doubtful that all 8 seasons will be issued. Look what happened to "Wanted: Dead or Alive"--it's a fair bet we won't see S2-3 for that series.
Well Wanted was issued by New Line Studios who has'nt really done much TV On DVD . Paramount has a bit of a better track record.
Well, that's true and Paramount has done a good job of marketing/releasing season sets of HGWT.
-- Whoops--I'd already mentioned that question about "Tumbleweed" in an e-mail to Gord when the announcement first came out. -- The Rawhide's I've seen on Columbia House seem to be flawless, running 50-51 minutes each with the CBS production fanfare and CBS eye tag at the end of the credits, so I feel confident they'll turn up this way on the Season 1 sets. Michael's comment about the Have Gun DVDs is another reason for hope. Paramount did a spotty job on the Gunsmoke DVD set, but I think mostly the color episodes were affected. A lot of the old CBS b/w shows, especially westerns, seem to be uncut every time they turn up on Columbia House or the occasional sold-in-stores VHS. Rawhide should be no different with this DVD set.
I see that "Rawhide" S1 is doing well on Amazon (#80). Initial impressions of this set? I'm hoping the prints are at least as good, if not better than HGWT. Also, are there any additional features besides the episodes?
I caught a couple episodes on the Hallmark channel when they were doing a 4th of July marathon. I really liked the show, and I'll be getting this.

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Hacienda Heights, CA (PRWEB) October 15, 2013
The newly remodeled Courtyard Los Angeles Hacienda Heights/Orange County boasts luxurious rooms and suites only 25 minutes away from Santa Anita Park, host of this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships.
The 30th annual Breeders' Cup will take place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2. Santa Anita Park is a popular venue for the occasion and has hosted the Breeders' Cup four times in the past, most recently in 2008 and 2009. Both years saw record-setting attendance and wagering, but 2009 was especially exciting – thoroughbred favorite Zenyatta outran her all-male competition to become the first ever female racehorse to win the Breeders' Cup. This year's Breeders' Cup is promising to be another thrilling event with 15 races scheduled and purses totaling more than $25 million.
The Courtyard Los Angeles Hacienda Heights is a hotel in the City of Industry – the ideal location for those staying in the area overnight prior to attending the prestigious thoroughbred racing event. When the races are over, guests will also find that they are convenient to a host of local attractions including Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, and shopping at Puente Hills Mall and Brea Mall. Those who enjoy the great outdoors will appreciate nearby Santa Monica State Beach Park as well as Schabarum Regional Park, which offers biking and horseback riding (albeit at a much slower pace than they will witness at the Breeders' Cup).
After enjoying the competition – and, with any luck, collecting some winnings – guests can return to a room in the Hacienda Heights hotel to relax in a haven of comfort. Guests will enjoy hot showers where they can refresh after a day at the racetrack with luxurious Paul Mitchell bath products, then experience restful nights of sleep on thick mattresses topped with crisp linens, custom comforters and ample fluffy pillows. A pullout sofa provides extra sleeping space and in-room entertainment is available on TVs featuring premium channels CNN, ESPN and HBO. A coffee maker and hair dryer are additional conveniences.
When hunger strikes, guests have a choice of grab-and-go items at The Market or American-style breakfast and dinner at The Bistro – Eat. Drink. Connect. The Bistro also serves Starbucks coffee to go with its classic breakfast menu and signature cocktails that pair perfectly with evening meals. After the excitement of the races, guests can unwind beside our shimmering outdoor pool or in front of the lobby's theater-style flat screen TV. The Hacienda Heights hotel's newly renovated lobby includes signature Courtyard features such as private media pods, where guests can stay connected over complimentary Wi-Fi, and the GoBoard, featuring weather and local entertainment information at guests' fingertips.
Guests interested in staying just 25 minutes away from the action at Santa Anita Park and the 2013's Breeders' Cup at the Hacienda Heights hotel should book online or by calling 1-800-321-2211.
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The newly remodeled Courtyard Los Angeles Hacienda Heights/Orange County is located in the greater Los Angeles area near City of Industry, La Puente and Whittier. The hotel is convenient to local attractions including Disneyland, Angel Stadium of Anaheim and Santa Monica Beach Park. It boasts 138 rooms, 12 suites and 2 meeting rooms with 1,495 square feet of flexible event space. The lobby features The Bistro – Eat. Drink. Connect., The Market, personal media pods and a GoBoard with convenient weather updates and flight information. The Hacienda Heights hotel has a swimming pool and a state-of-the-art fitness center. For information, visit http://www.marriott.com/LAXHH.


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Speak only the truth on an Iowa farm
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:37:38 GMT —
Iowa is the first state to make it a crime to lie to get onto a farm to secretly record animal abuse.
Republican Gov. Terry Branstad signed a law Friday that makes lying on a job application to get access to a farm facility a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $1,500. A second conviction carries tougher penalties.
Animal welfare groups called on Branstad to veto the bill, saying the videos are needed to make the public aware of what they consider cruel practices.
But Branstad's action wasn't a surprise. Iowa is the nation's leading pork and egg producer, and the governor has strong ties to its agricultural industry.
He signed the measure in a private ceremony and issued no statement.


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At its core, food provides sustenance, a means to nourish the body. It may or may not taste good, but it provides the energy you need to go on. Finding food that's "tasty" or even "delicious" is something that's even better; you're getting nourished and are genuinely enjoying the taste of each bite of a particular dish. But when you experience food that goes beyond "delicious", that is downright *luscious* and *heavenly* - something that moves the soul - that's one of the greatest pleasures you can find. Whether it's the legendary bowl of handmade Ramen Noodles, wonderful Broth, mouth-watering Chashu and the perfection that is the Hanjyuku Tamago at Menya Kissou, or the Grade A5 Hokkaido-Gyu at Urasawa, the list of restaurants that can deliver a dish that is truly sensuous and sexy is something worth celebrating, and we can now add Animal to that list.
Animal is the creation of Chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo (who've appeared on Iron Chef and even had their own Food Network show, "2 Dudes Catering"). When approaching the nondescript entrance (painted a flat black), it might be hard to tell you've arrived until you see the valet parking booth for Animal: It turns out Animal doesn't even have a sign installed yet. According to Chef Dotolo, it's because when they first opened up the restaurant, they didn't have enough money to install a proper sign and they've never gotten around to it yet.
Stepping inside, it's a small, down-to-earth, rustic space. Clean, with simple wooden tables filling up a space that feels like it's only 1/4 the size of Canter's (just a few doors down). For Chef Dotolo and Shook, "Animal" was something they came up with one night as they sat around thinking of a name for their new endeavor. They finally ran across a word that embodies what they're all about at this restaurant.
Animal's menu changes daily, and during our first visit, the first thing that catches my eye is a dish that single-handedly, nearly stopped the entire Man Bites World project on Canada Day: Poutine. I've never had Poutine before, but after seeing what happened to my dear friend Noah, I had a morbid curiosity to see what this dish was like. (^_~) Animal's Poutine consists of French Fries covered in Oxtail Gravy and Vermont Cheddar and thankfully looks a bit better than what I saw on Canada Day. :)
The French Fries exhibit a nice crispy exterior with a fluffy, airy interior, and when dipped / covered in their housemade Oxtail Gravy and Vermont Cheddar, the result is a rich, beefy decadence! :)
Our second appetizer arrives at this point: Melted Petit Basque, Chorizo, Garlic Bread.
As the plate arrives, the fragrance from the melted Basque is wonderful. Dipping a piece of the slightly burnt Garlic Bread into the oozing concoction reveals another bit of goodness, that gets slightly undermined by the extremely salty Chorizo (and slight bitterness from the charring of the Garlic Bread). Still the melted Basque by itself with some of the nicer sections of the Garlic Bread makes for a great starter.
Their Roasted Marrow Bone, Parsley Salad arrives soon after.
It's perfectly executed with the Bone Marrow cooked through, but still retaining most of its volume, and only lightly seasoned (with a container of Rock Salt for those wanting more sodium). Animal's Roasted Marrow is like eating a savory, beef aroma-infused liquid butter: Just wonderful with a bit of the Parsley Salad and the Garlic Bread. :)
One of the more recent additions to the menu is Chef Shook and Dotolo's interpretation of the classic Hawaiian Loco Moco dish. Normally a hearty meal already - Spam, Fried Egg, Hamburger Patty, over White Rice and topped with Gravy - Animal's version is a Foie Gras Loco Moco, Quail Egg, Spam, Niman Ranch All-Natural Hamburger Patty, over Gold Rice.
And while the previous dishes delight the senses, it's this dish that manages to elicit a lust for food *and* satiate that lust a few moments later. Imagine an absurd amount of Foie Gras, and as you bite down, the Foie Gras is perfectly seared with a center that's *so* buttery and *so* creamy, that it starts to meld seamlessly with the Quail Egg Yolk that's been broken that adds more rich lushness, which then starts to mix in your mouth with a bit of the Niman Ranch Hamburger Patty - Juicy, Fatty All-Natural Ground Beef :) - and then it mixes with a bit of the Gold Rice that's absorbed the housemade Gravy with a touch of Sriracha.
Heavenly decadence! (^_^)
Finally, we try their Daily Special, a House Smoked Pork Belly, Lentil and Butterbean Salad.
The House Smoked Pork Belly is marinated in Animal's housemade BBQ Sauce, and as expected, the Pork Belly is fresh, buttery, fatty goodness! :) There's a nice crispy exterior and good char, and the Housemade BBQ Sauce is on the sweeter side but still tasty. The Lentils and Butterbeans are a touch too pickled. I understand the idea to have the tartness cut through the fat, but here, the pickling is too harsh and sharp. Still, the Pork Belly itself is wonderful.
On my second visit, I start off with their Braised Leeks, Chopped Egg, Cheddar, Crispy Duck Rillette.
The Duck Rillette bears an intense poultry angle, that's refreshingly bold, mixed with a great crispy crust that tastes of fresh oil (in all my visits the fried dishes have always tasted as if they were cooked in a new batch of oil). The Braised Leeks add just a touch of tartness (light) that balances the oiliness of the Duck Rillette but never overpowers the dish.
And then we get blindsided with another bit of wonderful goodness: Foie Gras, Maple Sausage Gravy, Biscuit.
By now I already know what Foie Gras can be like in the hands of Chef Shook and Dotolo, but just when I think the Foie Gras Loco Moco is beyond amazing, taking a bite of the Foie Gras topped with their made-from-scratch Maple Sausage Gravy results in my guest and I stopping everything and moaning out a hushed "Oh... my... !!!"
This is another giant slab of absolutely perfectly cooked Foie Gras. The silky, divine texture and flavor is like a match made in heaven with the made-from-scratch Maple Sausage Gravy! A *gorgeous* smoky, maple flavor combination bathes the Foie Gras and the buttery, light and airy Biscuit is the final touch of voluptuous absurdity. Our table is filled with the widest smiles I've ever seen since last year. (^_^)
At this point, I'm ready to ask for the bill and leave. The Foie Gras is so great that any dish that follows it would be set up for disappointment. That is, until the Pork Belly, Kimchi, Peanuts, Chili Soy, Scallion dish arrives.
While their House Smoked Pork Belly was good, but had some shortcomings, here, the Pork Belly is gorgeously crisped, which adds a nice textural counterpoint to the inside which is velvety, sexy unctuousness! The Pork Belly is *so* fresh and pure, and the meat is tender and juicy (along with plenty of fat :). The Kimchi is a great foil for the Pork Belly, with its light spiciness and sour pickled facets being just what's needed to cut through the heaviness. While I love a great Buta no Kakuni (Braised Pork Belly), Animal's Pork Belly Kimchi dish may just be my new all-time favorite version of Pork Belly in L.A.! (^_^)
Now our entree arrives and my senses are still in a state of awe, but I quickly refocus to see what their Quail Fry, Grits, Slab Bacon, Chard, Maple Jus is all about.
Quail is such an easy meat to overcook. I've had too many bad Quail dishes recently, so I'm not expecting much, but Chef Dotolo and Shook continue to astound: A beautiful, fresh-tasting, crispy batter locks in a completely moist and succulent whole Quail! The Quail meat is so juicy and tender, and the crispy batter makes this Animal's version of the classic Fried Chicken and Grits dish. I'm running out of adjectives to describe the goodness found here. :)
The Slab Bacon has a strong (but never dominating) smoky intensity, with a nice sweet glaze and balanced nicely with the Maple Jus.
On my third visit, we decide to start with a new menu item: Barbeque Pork Belly Sandwiches, Slaw.
This dish takes the crisped version of their Pork Belly and combines it with their housemade BBQ Sauce with a touch of fresh Coleslaw on a flaky, buttery bun. On this evening, only Chef Dotolo is in the kitchen, but he shows, once again, his mastery of Pork: Pure, fresh, buttery tender Pork Belly served slightly sweet with the light, fragrant bun. Simply outstanding! :)
Another new item is their Ling Cod, King Crab, Gold Rice Succotash, Tabasco, Cipollini.
The Ling Cod is cooked just right, with a great sear and yet still so soft, flaky and moist. The King Crab, however, feels like an afterthought. Not only is the portion of the King Crab a bit meager, but its flavors just don't match the Ling Cod very well. The Gold Rice Succotash is a nice interpretation of the old mainstay, doused in Clarified Butter, but in the end, this dish feels a bit disparate.
My guest this evening is a Sweetbreads fiend and insists that we try Animal's Veal Sweetbreads Grenobloise. :)
While not the most beautifully plated dish, the Veal Sweetbreads have a good, dense custard-like texture, with nice little accents of tartness from the Capers and a good fragrant interlude from the Garlic and Butter.
We finish off the evening with their homemade Pound Cake, Strawberries, Cream.
I absolutely adore Strawberries, and this dessert is probably the best Strawberry Dessert I've found in recent memory! (^_^) The Pound Cake is fluffy, airy and light, and the fresh Strawberries are so floral, fragrant and sweet; I love this dessert! :)
If there's one area that may be a negative for some, it would be their acoustics. For all three of my visits, Animal has been at full capacity, and its ambiance matches the connotations of its name: Loud, boisterous and energetic, it's fun, but the noise can sometimes get out-of-hand, depending on the clientele (the first two visits were slightly loud, but fun); the third visit had a large party who disrupted the entire restaurant with their random outbursts of yelling-level laughter and trash-talking to each other. Animal needs to invest in more acoustic dampening equipment (another aspect that Chef Dotolo mentions that they wanted to install, but didn't have the funds to pursue it when they first opened up).
Service has been just fine for all three of my visits, generally straightforward and casual; nothing outstanding, but nothing bad, either. Prices range from $5 - $37, and we averaged about ~$40 - $45 per person (including tax and tip).
If there was ever a restaurant that could make you stop whatever else you're doing and experience nothing but culinary ecstasy, Animal might be one of them. From their absolutely voluptuous Foie Gras, Biscuit and Maple Sausage Gravy, to their Foie Gras Loco Moco and Pork Belly and Kimchi appetizer, and more, I've never seen a new restaurant hit so many dishes out of the park. While they fall short on Plating, Service and Ambiance at times, and while some dishes aren't anywhere near as good as their stars, the reason to go to Animal is specifically for those rapturous dishes. This isn't overly fancy food, but it's food that makes you *feel*; food that resonates with the soul.
*** Rating: 8.8 (out of 10.0) ***
435 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: (323) 782-9225
Hours: Sun - Thurs, 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Fri - Sat, 6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
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Tiger 10.4 includes support for link aggregation or IEEE 802.3ad. If your switch supports it, this lets you marry multiple network connections on one virtual connection with a single IP address for added throughput and failover. The switch I used didn't support 802.3ad, but I bound the two NICs in my Xserve into failover mode. When I unplugged the primary network adapter, the secondary NIC took over in 10 to 15 seconds--kind of slow, but I wasn't using an 802.3ad-enabled switch.
Tiger 10.4 maintains session states during the transition, but some existing connections may time out. In my tests, an FTP transfer from my Tiger 10.4 laptop continued after the failover occurred, but the Windows FTP program did not.
Apple has added several open-source packages for new services. All services are configured through ServerAdmin, an OS X program that can be run on the local server or remotely from another Mac. System-configuration tools are Mac-only, but I could change configuration settings and view log files, connections and graphs for almost every service.


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Aside from the big Bash on Broadway, there is a lot going on in town – for all ages. Fine dining, loud music, a river cruise, party hopping, VIP fun and more. The Adventure Science Center is doing a Happy Noon Year event for kids. Tootsie's is playing both stages. Dave & Buster's offers food, drinks, games and dancing. Or you can just turn it up for Here Come the Mummies, Bassnectar, Guilty Pleasures, Jason & The Scorchers, Spoon, Apache Relay and tons of others.
Check this for some of the bigger events: http://www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/newyearseve
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Vans presents a collaboration with the band Queen. They worked on the low top Authentic sneaker in a black denim version. The Queen logo appears on the tongue, while the complete lining is plastered with old Queen posters and the band gets a further mentioning on the laces. The sneaker is now available from Primitive.
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'Community' Star Donald Glover Developing Pilot for NBC
Mystery Team: assemble! There's a mystery afoot! According to TV Guide, NBC is apparently quite close to signing a put pilot deal with Community star Donald Glover that will see him developing this new show with his former 30 Rock coworker, executive producer Matt Hubbard.
Could it be true? We sure hope so. Loosely based on Glover's life, the show is expected to be a starring vehicle for the actor, who also served as a writer on 30 Rock from 2008-09 before moving to Greendale.
Glover has previously used his life as a source of inspiration in his career: he grew up in a very rural town called Stone Mountain, Georgia–where he has frequently noted in interviews that his was one of the few African American families around. Part of his nerdy younger days were used as inspiration in his movie with DERRICK Comedy (friends Dominic Dierkes and DC Pierson), Mystery Team. Additionally, while on the staff at 30 Rock, Glover said he used his rural upbringing to help write for noted former rural-inhabitant Kenneth the Page.
Are you excited at the prospect of a Donald Glover comedy? Sound off in the comments!
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A head-on collision overnight sent two people to hospital and left one of them with an impaired driving charge.
Toronto police say the incident occurred just before 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Albion Road and Elmhurst Drive.
One female was arrested for impaired driving and sent to hospital with minor injuries.
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Matt Damon Says 'No' to Toilets in Fake Press Conference Video for Real Cause
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Matt Damon has vowed not to go to the bathroom until every person on the planet has access to a toilet. It's a joke — sort of. The Oscar winner showed his comedy chops in a funny new video for his organization Water.org, whose goal is to provide clean toilets and water to people around the world.
"780 million people, that's twice the population of the United States, lack access to clean water," says Damon. "2.5 billion people lack access to a toilet or basic sanitation. More people have access to cellphones than have toilets."
Rather than respect the message and ask the hard questions, the group of "reporters" take funny jabs at Damon.
"Do you mean literally, like, you won't go to the bathroom, but you'll go somewhere else, like maybe a swimming pool," asks one reporter.
Another deadpans: "If you're saying by this strike you will not be excreting waste from your body, does that mean both caca and pee-pee?"
Damon's reactions are priceless. However, he manages to bring it back to his cause with aplomb — and what is no doubt a little personal satisfaction at his closing remarks.
"I implore everybody in this room, please, everybody here today, everybody watching at home to just join me and say no to toilets, say yes to clean water and sanitation for all," he says to the group, before muttering under his breath, "reporters are d___s."
Damon's "Support the Strike" campaign has raised over $36,000 to date with 47 days left. Its original goal was $10,000.


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Yahoo! is purchasing the microblogging platform Tumblr to the tune of 1.1 Billion Dollars. BALLIN!
Today, Yahoo! reached an agreement to purchase social networking giant, Tumblr, to the tune of 1.1 billion dollars — IN CASH. The acquisition is reminiscent of Facebook's purchase of Instagram, and has left a lot of people scratching their heads, wondering what changes are in store for the microblogging behemoth.
Created in 2006 by New Yorker, David Karp, Tumblr currently serves as the home for over 108 million blogs, and has amassed more than 50 billion posts. With such a large and engaged user base, it's easy to understand why Yahoo! (a company that's been trying to regain it's cool factor), would be interested in the purchase.
Karp shared his thoughts on the acquisition earlier today via the Tumblr Staff Blog
Some critics are arguing that Yahoo! may be overpaying for the acquisition, while employees at Tumblr have expressed that the price tag is too low. Tumblr was previously valued at $800 million, and generated an estimated $13 million in revenue last year. If the team at Yahoo! expects to profit from the deal, they'll need to make some drastic changes to Tumblr's revenue model. That may be in the form of more promoted posts, premium features, or even allowing other businesses to have access to Tumblr's user data. Whatever the case, we can say the move has already paid off for Yahoo!'s CEO Marissa Mayer from a PR stand point. Seriously, when's the last time Yahoo! came up in a conversation?
Stay tuned for more details on the acquisition, and check out the Forbes profile on Tumblr's CEO David Karp above.
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Not known for superficialities, Batpiss ram your senses into whatever horror they're dealing with. For record three, that's missing dead friends, as underlined by guitarist Paul Piss's grotesque cover portrait. Gone is the punk immediacy of their 2013 debut, in its place the refinement of experiments in dirge: the discordant drag of "Golden Handshake" during which being cable tied at the bottom of a river is mentioned; the tempo raised a notch for the bawl of "N.U.M.N.". Come the crash of the superb "Weatherboard Man", it feels like the exit from a perpetual interment. One where, for better or worse, you too have felt the anger and anguish of grief.
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Pop's contrarian delivers original jingles for the festive season.
When it comes to reviving that most tired of musical traditions, the festive album, who better to put their quirky spin on the formula than Sia Furler, a less than conventional pop star. Together with fellow chart-topping scribe Greg Kurstin, she's written an album of original Christmas songs, all of them managing to sound very much her own with added seasonal twinkle.
There are the more straight up-and-down, jaunty, jolly numbers – "Santa's Coming for Us" and "Candy Cane Lane", all jingle-jangle and Yankee Doodle Christmas motifs – and then slowies like "Snowman" and "Snowflake" which turn Christmas characters into cutesy, clever analogies for real people. "A puddle of water can't hold me close baby," Furler sings, beseeching her snowman not to cry. "Ho Ho Ho" is like holiday group therapy for those who related to "Chandelier", a "misfits'" Christmas celebrated with bourbon and whiskey and rendered almost vaudevillian with horns and a crash-bang chorus. "Everyday Is Christmas", meanwhile, is for the newly in love; "everyday is Christmas with you by my side".
There's no doubt Furler would have done a fine job interpreting the classics, but in her and Kurstin's hands, it's hard to veer too far wrong with any of these songs, which, if you're a fan of her intelligent, powerfully felt pop, you will likely enjoy too.
The boys from Brazil deliver a tepid lesson in violence.
Max and Iggor Cavalera and their loyal sideman Marc Rizzo return for volume four of their conspiracy theory, wherein they eschew most of the nuances of their other musical projects for unrelenting thrash metal bludgeoning. It's brutal, heavy and raw, yet it seems to exist almost for those reasons alone, as if the brothers want to prove that as they close in on their 50s, they can still be a punishing force. Rizzo provides some much needed texture with some deftly crafted melodies and soloing, and the title track offers a little respite, but it's all been done before – and better – by this band and many others.
Shape-shifting 2015 LP gets a lavish re-package.
Usually you have to wait at least a decade for a deluxe reissue, but here's Currents, less than three years on. Kevin Parker, the Fremantle musician who largely writes and records by himself, had been at the pointy end of the psych-rock revival for a while, but his third album marked a big shift. Goodbye elephantine guitars, hello pillowy beats, keyboard washes and falsetto vocals.
Disco-funk and Nineties R&B can be found in its DNA, tweaked with Parker's penchant for swirling atmospherics and compressed drop-outs. High points include "Eventually", which sounds like Brian Wilson getting it on with the Flaming Lips, and "'Cause I'm a Man", a stately slice of swoon-worthy soul. It's so shiny you have to wear shades, and the guitar wig-outs and trippy rock are missed, but as Parker puts it in "Yes, I'm Changing": "They say people never change, but that's bullshit – they do."
The lavishly packaged box set is aimed squarely at the avid collector – a red marbled vinyl album, two remixes on a 12-inch, a flexidisc with three extra tracks, a poster and a zine.
Proto-punk slackers welcome more softness and depth.
Geelong quartet the Living Eyes inject some newfound softness into their blurted proto-punk on this third album. "Spring" sneaks in poppy vocal harmonies and a cheeky description of cold weather ("My dick's the size of my thumb"), while "Household Day" adds plinking background melodies to its grainy lope and lurch. But the main attractions are still Billy Gardner's halting vocals and those deranged monster hooks, which bring a lashing catchiness to "Horseplay". It's all fairly low-stakes, but there are signs of looming depth during "Fear of Heights", on which the band reach the four-minute mark – just barely.
A soul queen's powerful posthumous farewell.
When Sharon Jones died of pancreatic cancer last year, the world lost its greatest exponent of vintage soul. Recording over her last two years with the Dap-Kings and other longtime sidemen, genre masters all, Jones meets darkness with hope on her final album, now a posthumous treasure. "Matter of Time" envisions world peace; "Come and Be a Winner" is a funky pep talk. It's easy to read themes of mortality into the lyrics, but this is a stirringly indefatigable farewell. Her own church choir joins in for "Call On God", and the LP ends heartbreakingly with Jones chuckling or crying – it's hard to tell. Maybe both.
Toowoomba alt-country quintet deliver sophomore outing.
Frequently harnessing the travelling sideshow rollick of the Felice Brothers ("Canyons"), Augusta simultaneously intensifies the low-slung country-rock undertow of 2015 debut Ghosts We Forget. While maintaining the band's cosmic bent ("Broken Lines"), it's a stylistically tighter, sonically meatier offering than its predecessor. The barroom rumble of the coarser guitar parts – see hefty snarler "Horses", and the energising heartland rock urgency of "Yearling" – conjure Lydia Loveless and Drive-By Truckers, while so many glistening textures and melodic undulations align Jenkins and co with local alt-country frontrunners Halfway and Raised By Eagles.
Swedish pop firestarter continues dark lust saga.
The sequel to Tove Lo's raw Lady Wood, like her stylised longform videos, deals explicitly with derangement – sexual, emotional, drug-induced. It'd be easy to dismiss as softcore shock-pop if her songwriting wasn't so formidable. The nicely-titled "Disco Tits" is a lustily convincing club single; "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and "Struggle" tunefully unpack messy relationship psychology, E.M. Forster's "only connect" repurposed for the dancefloor. More problematic is "Bitches," an icy banger evidently involving unsafe sex and gynophobic hook-ups. Like much of Tove Lo's work, it's admirably uncensored, but may leave you craving a shower, however close to home it lands.
Mesmerising, genre-defying debut from chill Melbourne duo.
For a debut to have such poise and confidence is remarkable. In crafting an immersive futuristic chillscape, the Melbourne duo harness a cornucopia of warmly dense beats, elegant, dreamy synths and combine textural features from jazz, hip-hop and electronica. Across the striking acid-soul of "Castle"; spiky astro-funk jabs of "14 Days"; Lamar-isms of "Hand It Over"; Gallic-swagger of "Keep Up With It"; and the sly "A Hearing", Miller Upchurch's falsetto knifes in and out with brutal effectiveness, and combines perfectly with Ed Quinn's exquisitely produced synth collages to offer up neo-noir electro of the highest order.
Rarities collection too good to be leftovers.
Angel Olsen's approach on almost all the songs on this compilation of B-sides and rarities – including a stark version of Springsteen's "Tougher Than the Rest" – is to strip, pare, expose and then rebuild in ways that leave no room for anything but subtext. Take "All Right Now", which is a song that might elsewhere be called haunting (spectral voice, weighted space, low boom bass drum) but is in fact quite physical and present. Or "California", which feels like Wilco as interpreted by Roy Orbison and Tiny Tim. Seriously. It's not a quiet record – charged, literally with electric guitars; metaphorically with its tone – and it carries a heavy emotional weight.
1992 blockbuster reissued with demos, live recording and more.
R.E.M.'s unimpeachable classic gets the anniversary treatment with a box set that includes a 60-page book and four discs: the album in both remastered and Dolby Atmos formats, plus 20 demos and R.E.M.'s sole '92 gig, recorded six weeks after the LP's release. Despite Michael Stipe joking on-stage about being unrehearsed, the band are in career-best form, even when playing songs for the first time. The demos range from near-fully-fleshed-out LP cuts to rough sketches with a lyric-less Stipe humming melodies, revealing a band ably manifesting a mid-career masterpiece that still stands as their finest work.
Folk-rock traveller strikes a sweet note on album six.
Sean Scolnick trades the country-punk rawness that powered much of The Spirit Moves (2015) for endearing folk-pop spontaneity. There's a diamond-in-the-rough quality to these songs that belies the album's proliferation of sonic accoutrements – from the strings of "Life Is Confusing" to the squeezebox zephyrs and tuba of "Ocean City". "House of My Soul" melds the chorus groove of Roy Orbison's "You Got It" with the off-kilter swing of Deer Tick, while there's Simon & Garfunkel-like immediacy in "Private Property". It's impossible to resist the pervading charge of optimism throughout – even in batshit undead/unrequited love song "Zombie".
South Australian knockabouts deliver meaty third album.
Grenadiers' sweatily ragged punk-rock ages gracefully here, with affecting, subtler Australiana in moments like "Long Way Down" butting against odes to "Suburban Life" ("Smash a two-piece feed/Watch Family Feud"; finishing with the 'burbs soundtrack of a two-stroke lawnmower). Their brand of punk has always resembled a gnarled, tatted-up arm, but there's life and all the earned pain and frustration that comes with it sitting behind the attack of "Live Fast, Diabetes". There's no saccharine bullshit in their heart-on-sleeve-tatt punk rock, and Grenadiers will have you throwing a fist in the air in a heartbeat.
Warts'n'all reissue of stone cold metal classic.
Master of Puppets' place in the upper echelons of metal classics was established long ago. What's remarkable about this Deluxe Box Set – beyond the staying power of songs such as "Battery" and "Orion" – is the breadth of the extras. As a fan first and foremost, Lars Ulrich has always understood the mindset of someone who loves a band, so here you get three LPs, 10 CDs, a 108-page hardcover book and much more. Even better than the litany of demos and live recordings? Hearing Jason Newsted's first auditions, playing the likes of "Master of Puppets" with the band for the first time. Breathtaking.
Continuing a life of faith in civil rights, humans and song.
There's "no time for crying, no time for tears, we've got work to do" Mavis Staples says in the snaky little blues "No Time For Crying". It's a tense, urgent even, call to arms, but while this is a protest album, it's not a polemic. Anger is not the only point: purpose, people, and faith offer hope. After all, Staples argues, "we go high when they go low". Jeff Tweedy's songs reflect his closeness to Staples not just in understanding her philosophy and phrasing, but in drawing from soul (the title track), gospel ("Peaceful Dream"), roots ("Little Bit"), and country ("All Over Again") so that they emerge from, rather than impose on, her.


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"Use of the course is absolutely free. We do expect you to respect the environment and to keep it trash free. A port-a-potty is available during warm weather but there is no water source. You do not need to be a Township Resident to enjoy the disc golf course or any of the Township's Parks."


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Analyzing and Interpreting STEM Results
- Why did you select this profile?
- I selected profile 45 because for the first 3 times, it had a pattern of upregulation. The t120 time is clearly downregulated, suggesting a possible response to cold-shock that changes at t120.
- How many genes belong to this profile?
- 388
- How many genes were expected to belong to this profile?
- 46.9
- What is the p value for the enrichment of genes in this profile?
- p=2.3E-224
- How many GO terms are associated with this profile at p<0.05?
- 165
- How many GO terms are associated with this profile with a corrected p value <0.05?
- 35
- Look up the definitions for each of the terms at http://geneontology.org. Write a paragraph that describes the biological interpretation of these GO terms. In other words, why does the cell react to cold shock by changing the expression of genes associated with these GO terms?
- GO:0008186-RNA-dependent ATPase activity: Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + H2O = ADP + phosphate; this reaction requires the presence of RNA, and it drives another reaction.
- GO:0034661-ncRNA catabolic process: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of non-coding RNA transcripts (ncRNAs). Includes the breakdown of cryptic unstable transcripts (CUTs).
- GO:0006400-tRNA modification: The covalent alteration of one or more nucleotides within a tRNA molecule to produce a tRNA molecule with a sequence that differs from that coded genetically.
- GO:0019843-rRNA binding: Interacting selectively and non-covalently with ribosomal RNA.
- GO:0043634-polyadenylation-dependent ncRNA catabolic process: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a noncoding RNA (ncRNA) molecule, initiated by the enzymatic addition of a sequence of adenylyl residues (polyadenylation) at the 3' end the target ncRNA.
- GO:0071029-nuclear ncRNA surveillance: The set of processes involved in identifying and degrading defective or aberrant ncRNAs within the nucleus.
- GO:0071046-nuclear polyadenylation-dependent ncRNA catabolic process: The chemical reactions and pathways occurring in the nucleus and resulting in the breakdown of primarily noncoding RNA (ncRNA) molecule, initiated by the enzymatic addition of a sequence of adenylyl residues (polyadenylation) at the 3' end the target ncRNA
- GO:0000467-exonucleolytic trimming to generate mature 3'-end of 5.8S rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA: Exonucleolytic digestion of a pre-rRNA molecule to generate the mature 3'-end of a 5.8S rRNA molecule derived from an originally tricistronic pre-rRNA transcript that contained the Small Subunit (SSU) rRNA, the 5.8S rRNA, and the Large Subunit (LSU) rRNA in that order from 5' to 3' along the primary transcript.
- GO:0004004-ATP-dependent RNA helicase activity:Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + H2O = ADP + phosphate; this reaction drives the unwinding of an RNA helix.
- GO:0000054-ribosomal subunit export from nucleus: The directed movement of a ribosomal subunit from the nucleus into the cytoplasm.
- The majority of these functions deal with the degradation and modification of RNA. I am struggling to figure out how to differentiate between up-regulated and down-regulated genes based on geneontology website or the data given, but considering that the t15, t30, t60, t90 are up-regulated, while only t-120 is down-regulated, it would probably be reasonable to assume that these functions are mostly up-regulated. This would mean that due to cold-shock, cells primarily increase the breakdown of RNA,and mores specifically non-coding RNA, as suggested by the GO terms. This suggests that cold-shock induces translation in order to produce specific proteins involved in stress response.


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Programming for Beginners
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Hello everyone, Welcome to this page. The main focus and intention of this page is to give proper knowledge and guidance to all the beginners a.k.a. "Future Pro Coders". To help them learn coding using different programming languages and other software tools. To all the Beginners, Good Luck! While to all the Pro Coders, please help by participating and showing your interest for this page to solve out the errors and guide the beginners to follow the appropriate path. Please, feel free to share any good idea, links or any articles related to programming, irrespective of any technology or tools. Let's unite and code out the problems for the better E-WORLD!


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This looks like it could be epically hilarious!!! I may actually submit something this time if I can get my office-loving friends together :)
Reserving a spot is like I'm on the phone trying to win a radio contest!
Am I the only one that's getting an error message when trying to "reserve a spot" for a segment?
@jmsteeley I kept getting error messages too, and now the reservations for the segments I want are whited out.
I tried it on a few different segments. So now I have no idea if I got a spot and for which segment. I emailed NBC support about this. I'll let you know if I find out anything @Hanley.
Woop! Found it! If you clicked on multiple segments because it seemed like it wasn't working, make sure you're logged in and search back through the segments you clicked on and look for a "Withdraw" button next to the word "Taken". If you find it, then this spot is yours. I hope this helps anyone that had the same problem as me! Sorry Tanster for flooding the comment box :)
Whew, that is a relief! Is it possible to re-use the audio of the segment into my submission?
I would like to do something animated for segment 82.
We experienced some caching issues last night around the time jmsteeley and Hanley reported those errors. We did resolve them around 9:30 PM PT.
NOTE: You may only reserve one segment — once you've locked in a spot, all the other segments will be grayed out. Clicking on "Withdraw" will make you give up your spot, after which you'll then be able to choose something else.
[from tanster: thanks, NBC!]
They just opened up the gates to upload submissions.
I apologize for bombarding the comment section, but I think there's some confusion with their submission deadlines.
It previously said: "You will have two weeks to upload your video once the Upload feature launches next week."
Now that you can upload, it says: "You have two weeks to upload your video from the time you reserved your segment." I reserved a segment last week, so for me, there's about 6-7 days left to submit.
@TheOfficeNBC: I uploaded my segment video on Friday around noon, and it has still not appeared on the NBC website. I do have a message that still says it was successfully submitted and should appear within 24 hours. Advice?
Q: Is it possible to re-use the audio of the segment into my submission?
A: Yes, if you are not using humans to recreate your segment.
Q: I'm confused by the deadlines.
A: Your deadline is listed underneath the segment you have reserved. It is two weeks after you reserved a segment.
Q: My video isn't showing up yet.
A: None of the videos are yet. We should have the first batch up later today.
And here are some more you haven't asked yet…
Q: What happens if I miss the deadline?
A: You may re-reserve your video segment when it expires to buy yourself another two weeks. Just be sure to get there first!
Q: Can I submit for more than one segment?
A: Once your video has been submitted and appears on the page, you are free to reserve another segment should one open up.
Q: There are three submissions for my segment. How do I win?
A: You win by getting the most friends to "Like" your video. Be sure to Share your video and tell everyone to "Like" it.
I did one for segment 84, so when it comes to voting, I'll need your guys' help to win.
I submitted scene #69. jmjoyce3. Acting is hard.
I submitted an entry under segment 54 by jfaulstich. Pick me! We worked really hard (that's what she said).
Segment #35 as VictoryPlastics – it's animated!!
@TheOfficeNBC – The votes and comments were reset last night. I had over 50 votes and 3 comments that were erased. Now I'm only back up to 8 votes and 3 new comments. Will the votes that were erased be counted back in? This seems to have happened to all contestants.
Mine was reset as well, I had almost 20 votes, and those have all been wiped out. Anyway, vote for me in Segment 84, I'm the only one whose done it as of now.
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James Van Allen, who died yesterday aged 91, was largely responsible for the early days of the American space programme, and discovered the radiation belts which surround the Earth and are named after him.
The Van Allen belts were discovered by instruments designed by him and carried into space by Explorer I, America's first satellite. The success of the launch of the 31 lb rocket gave America's space mission a badly-needed boost after the Soviet Union's propaganda coup with the Sputnik programme, and Van Allen was featured on the front cover of Time magazine in 1959. The authors of his profile took the view that he had given America "a big lead in scientific achievement" and that he was the "key figure in the Cold War's competition for prestige".
But his lasting achievement was neither Explorer's ability to escape the Earth's pull, nor the propaganda coup which the rocket gave the United States, but the scientific insights which followed the analysis of data gathered from the tiny Geiger counters which Van Allen had devised for the rocket. An entire academic discipline, that of magnetospherical physics, owes its existence to Van Allen's discoveries.
James Alfred Van Allen was born on September 7 1914 at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the son of a lawyer. He was educated locally and was valedictorian of his high school before attending Iowa Wesleyan College, where he studied Physics and Chemistry under Thomas Poulter, for whom he prepared instruments for an expedition to the Antarctic. Van Allen specialised in nuclear physics, taking an MSc in 1936 and a doctorate three years later, before joining the Carnegie Institute in Washington DC as a research fellow.
When America entered the war, Van Allen signed up to the Navy, where he worked for the Ordnance Bureau, examining proximity fuses on artillery shells. After demob in the rank of lieutenant-commander, he went to Baltimore to become chief of the high-altitude research facility at Johns Hopkins University's Physics department.
There he devoted much of his attention to captured German V-2 rockets, and the smaller Aerobee which derived from it. In 1946 Van Allen established that the V-2 was capable of reaching a height of 114 miles - at that time the highest any man-made missile had reached - at a speed of 5,450 feet per second.
By 1951 he had become head of the Physics department at Iowa State University, though he travelled extensively - to Peru, the Gulf of Alaska and the Arctic - for his research into cosmic radiation, which also involved studies of the geomagnetic North Pole and, in 1957, an expedition to Greenland and Baffin Island, where he carried out the first rocket flight through a "visible aurora". From the beginning, Van Allen had been keen not only to ensure that rockets were successfully launched, but that they should provide information about aspects of the Earth. In 1950, in conjunction with the British geophysicist Sydney Chapman, he originated plans for an international scientific study of the planet which culminated in the International Geophysical Year (1957-58) of which the satellite programme was the most visible and successful element.
Explorer I's launch in January 1958 was followed by two further rockets in March, carrying a cigarette-sized "magnetic tape recorder" devised by Van Allen. Explorer IV followed in June, and confirmed the existence of a radiation band 250 miles above the Earth.
He then supervised the Pioneer 10 and 11 rockets, which studied the radiation belts around Jupiter in 1973 and 1974, and went on, five years later, to do the same for Saturn, work which he described in his book First to Jupiter, Saturn and Beyond (1981). He continued to survey the results of the Pioneer and Mariner programmes over decades.
He was also a significant force in the interplanetary missions to Venus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Venus and Uranus, contributing to the Voyager programme and the Galileo spacecraft. Much of the knowledge which we now have of the electromagnetic forces, plasmas and radio signals in the solar system derives from the instruments which Van Allen devised and supervised.
Van Allen was a fine teacher, who actively enjoyed conducting a course in the basics of Astronomy for undergraduates. He received numerous honorary degrees and academic honours, including the Crafoord Prize - awarded for scientific achievements which do not come within the scope of the Nobel prizes - in 1989, and the Iowa Broadcasters Association award for 1964.
Though he had pooh-poohed Ronald Reagan's enthusiasm for a manned space station, always preferring to rely on data from instruments, the president awarded him the National Medal for Science, America's highest honour in the field, in 1987. Van Allen continued to be sceptical of human ventures into space, and two years ago was publically dismissive of George W Bush's plans for a moon base and a manned mission to Mars, arguing that robots could provide all the information which might be obtained.
Van Allen retired from teaching in 1985, but continued to take an interest in his former students. At various times he held research fellowships at Princeton and at the Smithsonian, was a consultant for Nasa, and was editor or contributing editor of a number of scholarly journals.
Van Allen wrote numerous scholarly papers; his other books included Origins of Magnetospheric Physics (1983) and 924 Elementary Problems and Answers in Solar System Astronomy (1993). He was good with his hands, and liked to relax by making things in his carpentry workshop.
A reserved, pipe-smoking figure, Van Allen remained endlessly fascinated by his discoveries and by the new information which continued to be transmitted from the instruments he had put on satellites which had travelled further from the Earth than any other man-made object. "Certainly one of the most enthralling things about human life," he once observed, "is the recognition that we live in what, for practical purposes, is a universe without bounds."
James Van Allen married, in 1945, Abigail Halsey, with whom he had a son and three daughters.


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We'll be in detriot for the final four this weekend, and while most of the weekend is already planned, I have made time Sunday evening for one really good meal. While I'm up for anything, I'll be travelling with a few family members who aren't very adventurous (greek town is probably 'pushing the envelope' for them).
Anyone have any recommendations? Cuisine can be Seafood, Greek, Italian, American, or steakhouse. Price not a huge issue.
Any can't miss places in Detroit?
Many thanks to all who offer suggestions.


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FRAUDSTERS are trying to trick members of the public into giving out personal information by pretending to be from Hampshire County Council.
The county's trading standards service has issued the warning after receiving reports from victims who claim to have been contacted by someone purporting to be from the authority and acting on behalf of the Office of National Statistics.
The caller said the person's census form was completed incorrectly and they had a fine to pay before asking for basic identification details, which they said was to confirm the census record, and the individual's bank details so they could process the fine.
The Office of National Statistics has warned that they would never ask for personal information and advised that Hampshire County Council is not acting as an agent for them.
There are reports of a similar scam where information is sent by an email containing a link which could expose personal details.


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Pettitte stays unbeaten as Yanks cruise
Lefty strikes out season-high eight, improves to 3-0
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Pettitte's strong start to the campaign continued on Saturday as the veteran left-hander handled the Angels in a 7-1 victory at Angel Stadium, helping the Bombers post their seventh victory in nine games.
Staked to a healthy advantage early, Pettitte completed eight innings and struck out a season-high eight without permitting a walk, improving to 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA through four starts.
"They're a great team. They're difficult to pitch to," Pettitte said. "They've got speed and they get on base. I feel fortunate I was able to give us a good outing.
"I feel like we've seen them so much by the end of the year and in the playoffs, we've made a lot of starts against these guys here lately. They've got a good idea of what I want to do out there on the mound, and that means you've got to execute."
After being largely stymied in their last meeting on April 14 in New York, the Yankees handed Halos right-hander Joel Pineiro some measure of revenge, putting up six runs and 11 hits in six innings.
With designated hitter Nick Johnson ailing from a sore lower back, speedy Brett Gardner jumped into duty as the No. 2 hitter, going 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and a stolen base. Robinson Cano had four hits and scored three of New York's runs.
Nick Swisher and Francisco Cervelli also drove in a pair of runs each for the Yankees, who improved to 6-0 this season when allowing three runs or fewer.
"We faced him last week and we got to face him again," Gardner said of Pineiro. "I think it helps any time you have a better idea of what he's going to do. When he was at our place, his sinker was the best I've ever seen.
"It was down in the zone, he was making perfect pitches and he was hard to hit. Today we took advantage of some balls he left up."
Swisher drove in the first run with a booming second-inning double, and Cervelli's two-run single past third baseman Brandon Wood -- coming after an intentional walk to Curtis Granderson loaded the bases -- highlighted a three-run fourth inning that also included a Derek Jeter RBI single.
"When you see pitchers throwing a game like this, you want to help them," Cervelli said. "That's what I try to do, put the ball in play. It was a big hit."
One pitch after being knocked down by an inside fastball in the fifth inning, Gardner ripped a triple into the right-field corner, and Cano made Pineiro pay with an RBI single, before a wild pitch and a passed ball set up Swisher's second RBI hit.
"I don't think he was meaning to come up and in on me like that, but I need to do that kind of thing more often," Gardner said. "If I get in advantage counts, I have to be aggressive, take good swings and hit a ball hard."
Pettitte said that his pitches had wandered back toward the middle of the plate early, and considered himself lucky to escape without more damage. But he settled in -- so far, Pettitte has held opponents to a .217 average, and the 1.29 ERA is his lowest ever at this point of a season.
"I just think he's more consistent with his pitches," manager Joe Girardi said. "We've seen this before from him. Andy can be a devastating pitcher. You don't win as many games as he has not having good stuff and knowing how to pitch."
"The last two times he's faced us, that's the best we've ever seen him, probably ever," Angels manager Mike Scioscia added.
In the second inning, Pettitte got the benefit of a stunning Ramiro Pena diving catch at third base to rob Juan Rivera, with Pena playing as Alex Rodriguez logged his first day of DH duty this year.
Mike Napoli challenged Gardner in the third inning by advancing to third base with none out on a Wood single. Gardner's strong throw landed ahead of the play and helped to run the Angels out of the inning.
"I was a little surprised, I didn't think he was going to go to third," Gardner said. "It was in the gap and wasn't deep, but I didn't come in for it either. They're an aggressive ballclub and they do those kinds of things."
The Angels' lone strike against Pettitte came in the sixth inning when Erick Aybar led off with a double and scored later in the inning on Torii Hunter's sacrifice fly.
"He's a veteran guy," Hunter said of Pettitte. "He's been around a long time. He hit his spots, whether away or in. He was very comfortable out there. He looked good."
Having no walks was a step forward, Pettitte said.
"That's huge for me," Pettitte said. "Even though I've been feeling good with my command, I feel like I've been walking a few too many. For me, I usually give up hits, so three walks in a game is too many. Hopefully I can keep that down."
Mark Teixeira added a run-scoring double in the seventh inning off Scot Shields to complete scoring behind Pettitte, who spoke quickly before fastening the buttons of his shirt and heading off with his work for the afternoon complete.
More than ever, Pettitte seems content to be without the sizzle of some of baseball's bigger names. He doesn't really need the headlines, and the proof is in the 'W' column.
"I think Andy enjoys that," Girardi said. "I think that's the way he likes it, just to fly under the radar and do his job. He beats himself up a little bit and gets wins."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Mike's Blah Blah Blog: Songs of the Season – Mariah Carey Video
SONGS OF THE SEASON #1: It's one of the few Christmas songs I look forward to playing every year. I'm not a Christmas song hater by any means, but when you've been playing them every year since 1980, as I have, and you're pretty much a captive audience when they come on, as I am, you have a whole new appreciation for the volume control. But when this one comes on, I'm cranking it up to "11" Spinal Tap reference
I'm willing to bet even the most feminist woman in the room can't help but sing along to Mariah Carey's Christmas declaration about a woman who doesn't care about presents or lights; all she desires for Christmas is to spend time with her lovah.
And fellas, don't lie. You dig "All I want for Christmas Is You" too. Even if won't cop to it out loud.


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Back to pet advice
Goat enrichmentThe best environmental enrichment is the kind that stimulates an animal's natural behaviour. Here are just a few ideas for goats.
BranchesNon-poisonous plant branches are fantastic when used to create a natural environment. The branch can be safely attached to a fence or shelter and your goat can strip the bark. Branches can also be used to attach fruit and vegetables to. If you raise the branch to a suitable height your goat can stand on its back legs and eat just like it would in the wild.
Ice cubesGoats are naturally adapted to swallowing small amounts of ice because they come from cold mountains. Making ice cubes from diluted squash will give them something to lick and investigate on a hot summer's day.
Scatter feedIf you have a goat that enjoys vegetables and fruit, try scattering it around their enclosure for them to find.
StepsAs goats naturally live in rocky, mountainous areas they spend a lot of their time on their back feet searching for food. Having steps for them to walk up will encourage natural behaviour, though make sure they can't escape!
If you would like more ideas on how to enrich your goats' environment contact us or come and visit us to see how we do it.


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Never really comfortable with this TV set. We bought a 32" Tecknika at the same time and the Technika outperforms the more expensive Samsung. The receptor for the remote control has just packed in and although it may seem a minor fault it's a major irritation. We've tried different remotes and been through all menus searching for a fix. The only solution is Samsung's direction to a local repairer for an expensive repair, or a new TV. Guess it going to be a new non-Samsung TV. As far as I can… Read Full Review
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We had this TV and the remote receiver also broke on ours after about 2 years. We bought a Samsung PVR and feed the signal to the TV. Setup works fine now (would have been better if the TV hadn't had the problem tho).
The Samsung LE32B350 television?s reviews are as varied as the programs you can watch on it. Consumers on Cnet show as many pros as cons, with the telly?s overall rating a 4.4/5. While some users with this site are commenting on the vibrant colours and positive sound quality, most others are making the claim that those same colours and sounds are the negatives to this product, stating the product has a dull picture, and sounds as though it?s in a box or behind a wall. Reviews on Epinions say users are mostly pleased with the product, noting it?s many HDMI inputs, as well as sleek design. Negatives on that site look again to the sound quality, stating that it?s only an ordinary sound for the rest of the product to be so pleasing. In total, the reviews on Epinions give the product a 4.5 out of 5, noting that sound issues were not enough to discourage purchasing the product.
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Neighborhood Mortgage Taps Wischmeyer for CEO
Neighborhood Mortgage Solutions LLC announced the appoint of Greg Wischmeyer as CEO. Wischmeyer comes to NMS with over 30 years of experience in the lending market. He will lead a team of mortgage professionals from the CUSO's home office located in Frankenmuth, Mich.
NMS is a CUSO providing mortgage services to 36 credit unions in six states. The CUSO services over $500 million in Fannie Mae loans.


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I started working as a receptionist with the company I work for back when I had no sales experience. I felt lucky that I was hired. Most places don't seem to want to hire people who do not have a degree unless they're applying for a manual labor or retail position. So, I made sure to show my appreciation by working hard. My company works with a lot of high-profile clients and they use consultative selling to negotiate with their clients. I wanted to learn all that I could do that I would be able to move up and work in sales at some point, too.
After I was hired on as a receptionist, I stayed in that position for four years. I began taking on other tasks in my department that go beyond answering phones and taking messages. Soon, I was promoted to assistant to the Vice President. He said that he had been watching me and was very appreciative of my work ethic. It is true that I often went the extra mile to learn and get things done. I was appreciative for all that they had done for me. I just hoped that they would let me move into sales, even though I do not have a degree like most of our sales people do.
I began asking if I could go to different training sessions, and it surprised my boss. but he was perfectly okay with it. So, I began buying books on sales techniques as well. I wanted to learn as much as possible. If I needed to take any outside classes, I would have been willing to do so. But it turned out that I didn't need to. I was soon moved into the sales department. I was trained well, and I now sell well.


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Blue Jays call up three relievers for taxed bullpen
ATLANTA -- There was a lot of Blue Jays-related traffic headed to Atlanta Tuesday night following the conclusion of the Blue Jays' two-game set with the Atlanta Braves in addition to the team's charter.
The Blue Jays called up a trio of pitchers, righty reliever Neil Wagner, lefty reliever Juan Perez and righty starter/long-reliever Todd Redmond following the game. They also sent righty reliever Thad Weber to Triple-A Buffalo and designated righty Ramon Ortiz for assignment.
The influx of pitchers coming to Atlanta was a result of Toronto having to use its already exhausted bullpen the final eight innings of the 7-6, 10-inning loss on Tuesday, after starter Brandon Morrow left the game after two innings with forearm pain.
"You look at tonight's game, it's really a game of survival," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "We're so beat up in the 'pen, with [Esmil] Rogers, he's limited in what he can do tonight, anyway. So we brought up three guys. There's a good chance all three of them are going to pitch."
Rogers is making his first start as a Blue Jay and his 23rd appearance of the season. His longest outing has been three innings, something he's done twice. Fortunately, it's in his last two outings, against Tampa Bay on May 21 and Baltimore on May 24. He didn't allow a run and surrendered only five hits total.
Still, Gibbons is scaling down his expectations for his starter.
"You really don't know. Five innings would probably stretch it," he said. "It all depends on how many pitches he throws. We'll see. They're a free-swinging club. Hopefully that will help out, get some early quick innings and we'll see where he's at."
Gibbons has confidence in the new arrivals. Wagner, 29, has a 1-0 record with a 0.89 ERA, allowing 10 hits, while striking out 32 in 20 1/3 innings at Triple-A. Perez, 34, also has been dominant at Buffalo, pitching to a 0.86 ERA in 17 appearances, all in relief, he's allowed 12 hits in 21.0 innings, striking out 25 and walking 11.
While both have the stuff to be closers, the Blue Jays aren't looking past Wednesday, where they'll look for them to go a little longer.
"Wagner's gone three before, Perez has gone 2 1/3, 2 2/3," said GM Alex Anthopoulos. "Ideally they'd be one-inning guys in a perfect scenario, but they have gone two or three in the past. The way that the bullpen is a little bit taxed, they may need to go two or three tonight."
In case things go less than perfect, Redmond is a starter, who actually came up through the Atlanta Braves system, getting as high as Triple-A Gwinnett before being traded to Cincinnati last year. He's since pitched with Baltimore and was claimed off waivers by the Blue Jays on March 22nd.
Redmond, who has had to deal with shoulder impingement this season, has made one start with Triple-A Buffalo and has a 1-0 record and 9.53 ERA. For his career, he is 72-61 in 209 games, 201 starts with a 3.60 ERA.
"It's more length. He's a guy that's built up to start," said Anthopoulos. "He's done it before. He throws strikes. He's fresh, we needed length and he's one guy who we knew no matter what could give us length and throw strikes."
Toronto's bullpen comes into action Wednesday night having thrown 189 1/3 innings, second in the Majors, behind only Houston.
Jon Cooper is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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GTA 5 breaks six more Guinness World Records
The sales success of Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto 5 has translated into six new world records, according to Guinness World Records. The entity which tracks records and achievements confirmed that GTA 5, which released on September 17th for PS3 and Xbox 360, smashed records previously held by both video game franchises and blockbuster movies alike.
Guinness noted that GTA 5 had sold 11.21 million units in its first 24 hours of availability, generating revenue of $815.7 million. As the story goes, GTA 5 went on to reach $1 billion in sales after just three days. That's good enough for the following six records:
- Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours
- Best-selling videogame in 24 hours
- Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion
- Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion
- Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours
- Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours
"GTA totally deserves to be recognized as an icon of modern British culture, and we're thrilled to be able to feature the game in the record books," said Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday. "Gaming is no longer a niche hobby, as GTA 5 has proved, and how exciting that it's taken on the might of Hollywood and won! I'm also doubly proud as a Dundonian to welcome this home-grown series back into the Guinness World Records book."
Grand Theft Auto 5 had previously broken the record for "Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame." I didn't know that type of thing was even tracked, but it should've been our first sign that the game was bound to achieve great things. I can only imagine that more records will be broken if and when Rockstar decides to release a PC version, which has yet to be announced.


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wikiHow to Confirm Your Voice Range
When singing a song out of your range, you may find yourself straining to sing some notes. Use this guide to figure out what songs are in your range.
1Use an accompanist and a recently tuned piano to identify the top and bottom pitches. The person sitting in front of the piano needs good ears to be able to tell whether or not you are hitting the right notes. It is very difficult to tell where your own voice is without training. Also, keep in mind that you must trust what your friend/pianist is telling you. If they say 'you're not hitting that last note right', then you're really not hitting it.
2Sing the first five notes of the D-major scale going up and down, using the words, "one-two-three-four-five-four-three-two-one." Or an alternative (to learn the scale degrees rather than just singing nonsense); "one, two, three, four, five, six, sev, eight" (Sev being short for seven)
3Breathe deeply and be relaxed. Sing the same pitches on "me-oh-my-oh-meee-oh-my-oh-meeee." Hold the top and the final pitch. Be at ease.
4Have the pianist change the scale by moving up one half-step and playing the E-flat major scale.
5Repeat steps 3 and 4 in this new key. Continue moving up scales a half-step at a time, using a relaxed jaw and tongue. Avoid any strain or tension in the throat or neck.
6Produce the top note of this exercise in F major. The pitch is C. If this pitch is at your highest comfort level, C is the top of your vocal range.
7Continue your ascent as your comfort allows without pinching the sound. The pianist can identify the uppermost notes and the degree of ease you exhibit.
8Start on the note G and reverse this exercise by singing "five-four-three-two-one-two-three-four-five" in the key of C major.
9Identify your lowest note in the same manner. The lowest note must resonate and be clear. Your vocal range will grow slowly with wise guidance, regular practice and care.
Community Q&A
What is my vocal range if I have G3 - F5?Hale y MailContralto (though you might have to sing down to F3).
I'm 13 and I have a B1-E4 range, is this normal?Sassy MPeople have different ranges, so there is no "normal" range! I've known an 8-year-old boy who was a baritone, and I've known girls who can sing all the way from soprano 1 to bass. It all depends on who you are!
I have B2-D#5. What's my vocal range?wikiHow ContributorTenor.
Why is the F3 - C6 range not a soprano range with a low extension?wikiHow ContributorIt could be considered as a soprano's vocal range. Generally, notes below the central do (C4) are either a mezzo's or alto's main area, but that doesn't eliminate sopranos from singing down to F3.
What's the C3-F6 range called?wikiHow ContributorIt's called the middle range.
What is my vocal range if I have F3-C6 (without notes where I encounter "vocal fry")?wikiHow ContributorAlto.
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- If at first you don't succeed, do not strain yourself. Take good care of your voice, try again, and don't forget to warm up with something simple.
- Your vocal range is not a definite thing. It depends on many factors including age, experience, practice, time of day, health, height, weight. Just because you can't sing one thing right now, doesn't mean it won't come with time so stick at it!
- When finding your highest note, you will come to a point where the notes sound squeaky and un-clear. They may also hurt or feel odd to the throat. If you get to this point, STOP. Go back to the highest note you were able to sing well and that is your highest note. By singing too high, you risk permanently damaging your vocal chords.
- When finding your lowest note, you will come to a point where your voice cannot physically sing any lower. The sound will be quiet and forced. When you get to this point, STOP as well. Again, by singing to low you risk damaging your vocal chords.
Things You'll Need
- A piano <- The most helpful instrument in determining your own vocal range. A guitar is a close second, as the range for both of these instruments will definitely encompass your singing range.
- A friend to play a simple scale or note on the piano and tell you whether or not you're on target.


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Monday, 2 July, 2001, 23:28 GMT 00:28 UK
Mid-East truce 'close to collapse'
The Middle East is on the brink of a new crisis as the fragile truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinians is undermined by fresh violence, the United Nations has warned.
An Israeli motorist was shot dead on Monday afternoon, hours after two car bombs exploded in the central Israeli town of Yehud, near Tel Aviv - the first such attack inside Israel for two weeks.
Israel's army chief Shaul Mofaz was unrepentant after the incident, saying any government would do likewise in response to attacks.
The US has apportioned blame to both sides.
"We think the Palestinians have not done enough to fight terror and to end the violence. We also want to make clear that we remain opposed to Israel's policy of targeted killings," said US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher.
The killings follow the deaths on Sunday of five Palestinians, including a prominent militant activist, who were killed by Israeli forces.
"The situation is very difficult," UN special envoy to the region Terje Roed-Larsen said after a meeting in Gaza with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
"The events of the last couple of days show how fragile the ceasefire is.
"If these incidents continue to happen... the ceasefire will not hold and we will face a new crisis.
"That's why it is now incredibly important for all parties concerned to hold back," he cautioned.
Both the devices that exploded in Yehud were left in a car park close to a kindergarten. Security sources said the target appeared to be a nearby residential area. Six people were treated for shock.
In a statement, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said it had planted the bombs in retaliation for an attack on Sunday by an Israeli helicopter gunship near the West Bank town of Jenin.
Three Palestinians died in that attack, including a prominent member of the militant group Islamic Jihad, Mohammed Besharat.
'Ugly crimes'
Mr Arafat angrily condemned Sunday's killings.
"The international parties should move to condemn these ugly crimes against humanity, against the Palestinian people."
Since a truce mediated by the CIA Director George Tenet took effect on 13 June, at least 13 Palestinians and seven Israelis have been killed.
'Preventative measure'
Israeli officials said the Jenin raid was carried out to prevent a "terrorist" attack that it said was being planned by Mr Besharat.
They too had links with Hamas. According to the Israeli military, they had been planning to plant a roadside bomb near a military base.
Palestinian security officials said the two were intending to set off a roadside bomb as a procession of Jewish settlers passed by later in the day.
In a separate development, Israel launched a series of air strikes against Syrian targets inside Lebanon over the weekend in retaliation for the shelling of Israeli positions by Hezbollah militants.
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Colin Powell and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed that a week-long test period was needed to see if the Palestinians were ready to comply with the US-brokered ceasefire.
But the Israelis and Palestinians disagree sharply over the agreement's timetable.
Under the plan, the week without violence is intended to lead to six weeks of cooling off, followed by confidence-building measures.
The Israelis insist the period of calm has yet to begin, while Mr Arafat said the seven-day countdown began last Wednesday.
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Gymnastics program begins Oct. 1
Registration is underway for a gymnastic program planned at the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department.
The gymnastics program is divided into 10 sessions, based on age and skill levels, and length of class, with the first sessions beginning Oct. 1, and others beginning Oct. 3, Oct. 4 and Oct. 7. Each session meets four times.
The program is structured to help develop balance, body positions, flexibility, self-confidence and strength. Skills, from basic to advance, will be taught at an individual level in floor tumbling, beam and bar.
Jeff Ide, who has more than 30 years of gymnastics experience, will have experienced instructors and volunteers as assistants.
Class sizes are limited to eight.
For details on sessions, times, dates and fees or to enroll, call the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department at 472-6159 or visit the website www.fairfieldparksandrec.org.


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Everything is working fine and smooth except the fact, that i can't scroll oder use the pinch to zoom gesture anymore. With the stylus everything is working as usual, but finger gestures only swipe left/right for page turning. It doesn't even recognise single tap to show that little edit symbol in the upper right corner (single tap with stylus works).
When I deactivate the "Stylus only mode" in the editor, I can draw with my finger but no zooming, scrolling.
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Coming out of yesterday's tornadoes in Oklahoma, there are both tragic animal stories, like the estimated 75 to 100 horses killed at Orr Family Farm [3], and there are also tales of hope, like the dog rescued from rubble and reunited with her "mom" during a television interview [4].
It seems like natural disasters are becoming all too common lately. The good thing is that people are becoming more organized and better prepared to face these emergency situations.
During past emergencies, it was common to see several web sites and Facebook pages pop up to reunite lost pets with their families. While they all had good intentions, information became scattered. This time, the Oklahoma Media Group teamed up with the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare Division, The Bella Foundation SPCA, and the Central Oklahoma Humane Society to create an official centralized database of lost and found pets for the cities of Oklahoma City and Moore [5].
People looking for their pets can post a notice in the Lost Pets section, while those who have found an animal (whether you're an individual or work for a veterinary hospital or shelter) can post in the Found Pets section. Anyone can look through both listings on the web site to make matches. Volunteers will also be assisting to connect people with their pets.
The organizations behind the web site are also offering foster care for people who are unable to care for the pets at the moment.
Help us spread the word about this site so more people can be reunited with their pets.
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[4] http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50147264n&tag=api
[5] http://okclostpets.com/