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America's News Magazines Available Remotely
A small text-only collection of popular business, entertainment, lifestyle, news and science magazines. Includes the most recent ten years of most titles. Searchable by keywords and dates or browsable by magazine title or general topic. Includes the Lake Forester beginning in 1995.
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Genealogy sources primarily for the U.S. and the U.K. including the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930; the Social Security Death Index; marriage, birth, court, and military records; and historical maps and photographs. See Ancestry's search page to browse sources by category or to search the entire collection by name, keyword, years, and location.
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An EBSCO database of full text for over 1,000 business and economics journals plus indexing and article summaries for many more. Dates back to 1985 for some titles. Includes profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies. Updated daily.
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The electronic text-only edition of the Chicago Tribune. Available from ProQuest's search page. Select Chicago Tribune from the Newspapers category.
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Community Cornerstone No Remote Access
Digitized files of about 300 Lake Forest properties during the 1890-1935 time frame. Includes many public buildings as well as some private residences such as Villa Turicum, Ragdale, Fairlawn, Havenwood, the Centaurs, and Mayflower Place. Files include photographs, reports, clippings, and real estate listings. Access from computers in the library.
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Find consumer ratings, comments, and advice for these categories in the greater Chicago area: Automobiles, Home Care, Finance, Health Care, Leisure & Entertainment, Pets, Repair Services, Stores, and Personal Services. Searches can be narrowed by selected miles from a specific zip code.
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The trusted ratings from Consumer Reports magazine, with current evaluations of hundreds of products including appliances and electronics, are available in this database.
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Basic facts and cultural information on countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces. Includes flags, photos, recipes, videos, maps, famous people, statistics, and more.
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The main page for connecting to these EBSCO databases: Business Source Elite, Health Source (Consumer and Nursing/Academic editions), Masterfile Premier and Regional Business News.
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Nearly 2000 full-text general interest magazines and journals with article summaries and indexing for many others. Also has full-text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags. Updated daily.
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A FirstSearch database of scholarly journals with article citations or full text 1995 to the present.
FirstSearch No Remote Access
The main page for searching approximately fifteen FirstSearch databases on various topics. Popular and scholarly full-text articles are available from many of these databases. Find the databases listed by title or by topic from this page.
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Downloadable MP3 music tracks from Sony Music Entertainment's catalog containing thousands of artists and over 100 genres of music. Each Lake Forest Library cardholder can download 3 tracks per week beginning each Monday. Once logged in, a usage counter in the upper right corner of the page shows you how many downloads you have used. Access Freegal Music from the library's website, enter your Lake Forest Library card number, and then search for your selections. You can listen to a 30 second clip of a track before deciding to download it. To download, select "download now," and save it to your desktop. Once the track is on your desktop, you can play it from your computer or move it to your iTunes or other MP3 library for transferring to your MP3 player.
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The main page for connecting to these Gale databases: Children's Book Review (Literature Criticism Online), Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Gale Virtual Reference Library, LitFinder, and Something About the Author.
Gale Encyclopedia of Science Available Remotely
Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms.
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Encyclopedias and reference sources on many topics . Search individual titles or the entire collection at once. From the Gale databases page, select Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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Book reviews, information on hundreds of authors, and book lists for all ages, including best sellers and award-winning titles. Receive reviews of recommended books in your favorite genres delivered to your inbox by signing up for BookLetters email newsletter service.
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An EBSCO database with many full-text consumer health magazines, pamphlets, reference books, and reports. Updated weekly.
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An EBSCO database of over 500 full-text scholarly medical journals plus article summaries and indexing from many more. Updated twice weekly.
Heritage Quest Available Remotely
The U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930; family and local histories; Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant files; the U.S. Serial Set of memorials, petitions, and relief actions by congress from 1789 to 1969; and the records of depositors from 1865 to 1874 in the Freedman's Bank established for freed slaves. Also includes the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) to genealogy and local history articles dating back to 1800 and updated annually.
Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1989) Available Remotely
The complete text and images of the Chicago Tribune from 1849 to 1989. Includes obituaries and marriage and birth announcements. Select the Chicago Tribune from the Historical Newspapers category on ProQuest's search page.
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The complete text and images of the New York Times from 1851 to 2009. Includes obituaries and marriage and birth announcements. Select the New York Times from the Historical Newspapers category on ProQuest's search page.
Lake Forester (9/28/1995-present) Available Remotely
The electronic text-only edition of the Lake Forester. Search by keywords and dates or select entire issues by date for browsing.
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Use Lexis Nexis to access company and investment information, search through legal cases, and see news stories from hundreds of major sources, both foreign and domestic. To access Lexis Nexis remotely, just enter your library card number when prompted. Note: Legal case information is only available in the library.
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Connects K-12, college, and adult learners with online tutors for live, one-to-one help in math, science, English, social studies, and writing. Adults can also receive one-to-one career help, citizenship test prep, and GED prep. Tutors are available from 2:00 to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week. A Resource Library with practice in core academic subjects, citizenship and standardized tests, and job search preparation is available 24/7.
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Access online tutorials from the industry leader in technology training from any computer with an internet connection. Topics range from Microsoft Office to Adobe Creative Cloud. You can even learn to build a website using HTML 5 and CSS in Lynda.com's built in web developer environment.
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Health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Find information on health topics as well as drugs and supplements. Useful for answering health-related questions with plenty of easy to understand information and resources.
Morningstar Available Remotely
An investment analysis tool with three main features: Screeners that use your criteria to create short lists of stocks, funds, and ETFs;Reports & Returns with comprehensive information on stocks, funds,and ETFs plus analyst guidance for some of them; and a PortfolioX-Ray tool to assemble stocks, funds, and ETFs into a portfolio to reveal asset allocation, sector weightings, and more. The Help & Education section has courses on 150 investment topics.
MUZZY Available Remotely
A BBC language learning tool for children. Courses available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish."
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A digital collection of books, audiobooks, and videos for downloading to a computer (excluding Library computers) or a portable device, including MP3 players, Pocket PCs, Smartphones, PDAs, and CDs. Titles available include best sellers, classics, popular fiction and non-fiction reference materials, study aids, young adult, and children's materials. Some titles are compatible with the iPod. Access the collection with your Lake Forest Library card number.
New York Times, East Coast ed. (Jun 1980-present) Available Remotely
Text only of the East Coast late edition of the New York Times. To select this title from the ProQuest search page, select New York Times from the Newspapers category.
For New York Times (1851-2009) See Historical New York Times
NewsBank Databases Available Remotely
America's News Magazines: Large collection of news resources such as blogs, journals, print and digital newspapers, newswires, etc. Search for any subject through sources such as Air & Space, the Atlantic, Newsweek, Science News, and Slate. Also includes the Lake Forester from 9/28/95 to present. (Text only resource)
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Choose favorite subjects and genres from more than 20 fiction and non-fiction reading lists. Lists will be sent directly to your inbox with titles linked to the library's catalog for ease in checking availability. Frequency of lists varies from bi-monthly to monthly. Find NextReads by selecting the "Lake Forest Library Information" link from the library's web page.
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An EBSCO database about novels and popular nonfiction titles. Includes summaries, reviews, popularity ranking, and links to similar titles. Many different award lists and title lists by genre, theme, and series name. Book discussion guides for some titles and author read-alike articles for many popular authors.
OAIster No Remote Access
A collection of digitized resources from more than 1,000 organizations. Includes digitized books and articles, born-digital texts, audio files, images, movies, and statistics files. From FirstSearch's home page, select OAIster as the database to search.
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Chicago Tribune(1985-current): Text only.
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New York Times Magazine (1997-present): Text and images.
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Wall Street Journal (1984-present): Text (images from 8/9/2006 on)
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This database of public information gathered from Lake and other Chicago-area counties includes the following records (dates apply to Lake County records): Real Estate (from 6/21/1998); New Businesses (from 12/31/1998); Foreclosures & Auctions (from 9/11/1997); and Bankruptcies (from 1/02/2002).
Reference USA Available Remotely
A business directory searchable by company name, executive name, business type, sales volume, number of employees, year established, geographic area, and more. Most company profiles include executive lists, links to subsidiaries/parent companies, a list of competitors, links to recent news articles about the company, and links to stock information and SEC reports. Search criteria can be combined to create company lists in either full or brief format.
Regional Business News Available Remotely
An EBSCO database of business journals, newspapers and news-wires covering metropolitan and rural areas of the United States. Full text of most titles with article abstracts for others. Updated daily.
Rosetta Stone Available Remotely
Learn a foreign language online with Rosetta Stone. You will need to create a free account when first using this service, this will help track your progress. At this time, only level one for each language is available.
Something About the Author Available Remotely
Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. Browse by author or search by keyword. Entries include biographies (with photographs), autobiographies, and obituaries. From the Gale Databases page, select Something About the Author.
Sorkins Directory of Business & Government No Remote Access
Profiles of companies and organizations in the Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City metropolitan areas. Searchable by company, person's name, industry, location, phone number, or a combination of terms. Includes titles and names of company executives, industry codes, and narrative descriptions. Mini-profiles called "Prospects" are also available.
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An investment tool with analysts' news and commentary on financial markets and inStandard and Poor's NetAdvantage is an investment tool with analysts' news and commentary on financial markets and industries; searchable publications such as industry surveys, stock and mutual fund reports; and a Learning Center that covers smart investing basics, retirement planning, and more.
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Online access to Value Line's Investment Survey (including Small and Mid-Cap Edition), Fund Advisor PLUS, Daily Options Survey, Special Situations Service, Convertibles Survey, Analyst Supplements, plus stock quotes, company news, graphing, market updates, and tutorials. Value Line also includes historic stock data for the past ten years.
Wall Street Journal (1984-present) Available Remotely
Eastern edition of the Wall Street Journal. Text from 1/2/1984 on and text with images from 8/9/2006 on. Also, Wall Street Journal Online. Text from Jan. 8, 2010-current. To select this title from the ProQuest search page, select Wall Street Journal from the Newspapers category
World Book Online Reference Center Available In Library and Remotely
Includes World Book Advance, Student, and Kids encyclopedias, all fully-searchable with pictures. Also includes World Book Discover with a dictionary, atlas, timelines, and more. Fench and Spanish encyclopedias are also available at this site. Illinois articles and resources are available at the "Explore Illinois" link from World Book Advance page.
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The library provides unlimited digital access to 90+ magazines with just your library card number and a Zinio account. Sign up and download the newest editions of Newsweek, Forbes, and Cosmo each month! Enjoy your magazines in your web browser on the go with apps for Apple and Android devices. Zinio, Indieflix, and Atomic Training use same login.


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The voters in the coaches poll have spoken. But what they have said by placing Northern Illinios at No. 16 in today's poll that will be used in compiling the final BCS standings remains open for discussion.
And the final word will not become public until tonight's release of the final BCS standings (7:30 p.m., ESPN).
The bottom line is that Oklahoma (10-2) would be bumped from an at-large BCS bowl berth if Northern Illinois (12-1), the MAC champ, finishes 16th or higher in the final BCS standings. If that happens, the Sooners _ who envisioned playing Florida (11-1) in the Sugar Bowl on Saturday night _ would wind up in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, with an anticipated matchup against LSU (10-2) or Texas A&M (10-2).
The situation is fluid and two BCS analysts, CBS' Jerry Palm and ESPN's Brad Edwards, have switched their bowl projections today. Both took Oklahoma out of the BCS mix in favor of Northern Illinois (12-1). But both cautioned that the margin will be razor thin. The Huskies will climb in the computer rankings based on their victory over Kent State (11-2) in the MAC title game. But the impact of voters in the coaches poll and the Harris poll figure to be crucial.Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops did his part to help his team, voting the Sooners at No. 6 and Northern Illinois at No. 24 in today's final coaches poll. The ballots of voters were released on the USA Today website. Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren voted Oklahoma 11th and his team at No. 14.
If Oklahoma does not wind up in the Sugar Bowl, the omission would cost the Big 12 a $6.2 million windfall and would create a reshuffling of the league's bowl slots. It would sent Texas to the Alamo Bowl to meet a Pac-12 foe (likely Oregon State), with lots of guessing on bowl placements after that. The Big 12 also would need to find a spot for one of its bowl-eligible teams (likely Iowa State) in a game that is not contractually tied to the Big 12.
The SEC slots are being solidified, with Georgia expected to play Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl. That means A&M's likely bowl destination will either be the Cotton Bowl against OU or the Chick-fil-A Bowl (in Atlanta) against Clemson.
Nothing, as this juncture, has been announced by the SEC in terms of bowl berths. But officials at the Capital One Bowl have announced Nebraska as the Big Ten representative in that contest.
Other Big 12 coaches joined Stoops in voting up the Sooners and voting down Northern Illinois. Baylor coach Art Briles placed Oklahoma at No. 6 and Northern Illinois at No. 19 on his ballot. West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen had OU at No. 9, with Northern Illinois at No. 24. The ballot of Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville mirrored where both teams finished in today's coaches' poll: OU at No. 11 and Northern Illinois at No. 16.Kent State coach Darrell Hazel, whose team lost to Northern Illinios in the MAC title game, voted Oklahoma at No. 11 and Northern Illinois at No. 17 on his ballot.
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O's extend throwback pricing for Jays series
By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com
This promotion celebrates the race for the playoffs, which the Orioles are trying to get into for the first time in 15 years, during the 20th anniversary season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, plus the continuing effort to get fans to "BUCKle Up!" and Back the Birds.
For the entire series, including the single-admission doubleheader on Sept. 24, Eutaw Street Bleacher seats are $4 (they regularly go for $19) and all Left Field Lower Box seats will be $8 (regularly $32) while they last. The discount is available online at www.orioles.com/buckleup or by stopping by the box office at Oriole Park.
Fans who already purchased regularly priced seats in the Eutaw Street Bleachers or Left Field Lower Box will receive a refund for the difference in ticket value. A refund check will be automatically issued, and fans should allow up to four weeks for processing and delivery.
Wieters gets breather, on verge of becoming a dad
BALTIMORE -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter gave starting catcher Matt Wieters a break in Thursday's matinee game. Taylor Teagarden started the series finale against the Rays, working with Wei-Yin Chen on the mound.
Showalter's been careful with trying not to wear out Wieters in the final days of the season while Baltimore is competing for a playoff spot. The skipper's often given Wieters a break when the Orioles play a day game after a night game.
"Matt needs a day," Showalter said before Thursday's game. "He might catch eight out of the next nine games."
Showalter also said that Wieters' wife is on the verge of giving birth to their first child.
The skipper said Wieters will fly home when that happens, and Teagarden would take over. The O's embark on a nine-game road trip Thursday, heading to Oakland after the series finale against the Rays.
Shift from third to first works out for Reynolds
BALTIMORE -- Mark Reynolds shifted over to first base after struggling at third earlier this season, and the move has paid off nicely.
Thursday's matchup with the Rays was the 86th game that Reynolds has started at first. He had 15 starts at the hot corner before manager Buck Showalter put him at first base, and the skipper's been really impressed with his defense.
"Mark impacts our club over there," Showalter said. "There's a lot of different things that you have to adjust to. It's remarkable Mark's been able to do it in such a short period of time."
Reynolds, who came into Thursday with a .228 average, 21 homers and 59 RBIs thanks to a late-season hot streak, has found his way on defense over at first.
He made some nice plays in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay on short hops in different spots. Reynolds keeps coming up with tough stops that help Baltimore pitchers get out of trouble.
"He wanted to be good at [first base]," Showalter said.
Hammel gets good news, but unsure about return
BALTIMORE -- Orioles pitcher Jason Hammel said the MRI he underwent on his troublesome right knee showed no new damage, but he's not sure when he'll return.
Hammel said the doctor said the problem with his knee -- which had an arthroscopy done on it in mid-July -- was what the doctor called a "hot spot" and probably needs some time to calm down. Rest and strengthening the knee will be what Hammel works on for the next several days.
But Hammel couldn't pinpoint a return date. Still, he was happy that there's no new troubles with the knee.
"I was pumped to hear [this news]," he said after Thursday's game. "I thought something else was going on just by the way it felt and even from the pain I felt [Wednesday] -- and the improvement into today was significant. It's making strides."
Hammel came out of Tuesday's game with the Rays in the fourth inning when he felt pain in that knee. He headed out west with the Orioles and said he wants to return as soon as possible. For now, he's going to continue the treatment and keep pushing.
"I want to get back out there as soon as I can," Hammel said. "But obviously, if I can't use my leg, I can't pitch. If I can get back at any point this season, I'm going to."
Worth noting
The Orioles need one more victory to guarantee at least a .500 record for the first time since winning the American League East in 1997.
Pitcher Troy Patton and designated hitter Jim Thome both will be doing work in the Instructional League, which starts Sunday. Patton (sprained ankle) needs two or three more outings before possibly being ready to come back. The team's not exactly sure when Thome (herniated disk in neck) will return.
Baltimore came into Thursday's game with 110 homers at home, 11 away from the team record for homers at Camden Yards.
For this weekend's series in Oakland, Joe Saunders is going to pitch Friday with Zach Britton throwing Saturday. Sunday's starting pitcher has not been announced.
Jeff Seidel is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: I didn't see a thread for him, although his name comes up occasionally on other character threads. As an Auror, there would be periods of time where his membership in The Order would be unpolitic, if not an outright career killer. But, Shacklebolt seems to be such a stand up character that one wonders how far he'd be willing to bend in order to remain in a Ministry whose policies were so far away from his own. Any thoughts?


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The second album from this Vancouver supergroup is another wonderful effort of hook-filled, catchy power-pop. The songs are as strong as the ones on their excellent debut, and Neko Case once again provides some stunning cameos. 5/8/2003 - John Richards
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Red Bull protests Mercedes after Pirelli tyre test
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FIA conditions of Mercedes test may not have been met
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Red Bull has lodged an official protest against Mercedes' private test with Pirelli, with team principal Christian Horner seeking "clarity".
Mercedes completed 1000km at the Circuit de Catalunya after the Spanish Grand Prix using its current car as Pirelli wanted to use contemporary machinery to carry out tyre development work. Horner told Sky Sports that he felt there had been a breach of regulations relating to in-season testing.
"I don't think we're probably the only team that feels that way," Horner said. "It's not Pirelli's fault, I think that Pirelli need to sort their situation out. The problem is the manner this has been dealt with has not been right."
In response, Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn said Mercedes had done nothing wrong and had not even been aware of which tyres it was testing.
"We'll have to wait and see what the stewards say," Brawn said. "We're pretty clear in our position; we were approached by Pirelli and asked to conduct a tyre test. They were very concerned by some of the problems they've been having recently, they didn't feel that the car they've been using was representative and within their agreement with the FIA there's a provision for them to ask any team to do a 1000km tyre test.
"We ran that past the FIA to make sure they were happy with it - they were - and we conducted a test after the race in Barcelona. When you do a Pirelli tyre test you get codes, you don't know what the tyres are and each day there was a batch of tyres tested. We still don't know what the conclusions from that are.
"I don't think it was secretive. While we were setting up to do the test all the other teams were still there. Why didn't they see that our trucks weren't going home? There was no attempt to make is a secret test, it's up to Pirelli to inform people if they wish to that they're conducting a tyre test; it's not our responsibility to advise people. So there was no attempt to make it secret."
Brawn also said there was no scope for Mercedes to test new parts during its running.
"We did a tyre test, what Pirelli wants is a constant car. They wanted the thing to be as consistent as possible and the stuff that we were testing I now understand from Pirelli that the majority was for next year as well."


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Lotus Festival at Brands, August 18-19
Forget doom and gloom for a moment and fly the flag at this year's Lotus Festival
Decamping from Snetterton - admittedly Lotus's local track - to Brands Hatch brings the festival within reach of a wider audience and celebrated Lotus road, racing and rally cars will be on show and, in many cases, strutting their stuff on and off the track.
Classic Team Lotus, run by Clive Chapman, will be bringing various celebrated Lotus F1 cars, including championship winning Type 49 and Type 79 and ex-Senna Type 97T. Chapman will be joined by Lotus regular Martin Donnelly to demonstrate the cars, modern-day Evora race cars and the T125 also taking to the track. Out in the woods, Lotus's rally heritage will be reflected with demo runs by Lotus Cortinas and Sunbeams while Chris Boardman's famous Lotus track bike brings a very timely recognition of the firm's extra-curricular activities beyond cars. Indeed, Brands will be hosting cycling events in the Paralympic games in just a few weeks time.
There will be racing too, the Lotus Cup UK, Elise Trophy and a special one-off race for classic Elans in a celebration of that car's 50th anniversary. With club displays and more besides, there's plenty to inspire to you to fly the flag for Hethel, the event taking place August 18-19 and further information about tickets and suchlike at the Brands Hatch website.
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"The whole idea of establishing a Palestinian state here is not realistic at all. It cannot sustain itself, and many of the Palestinian residents would like to leave the area. Their lives are terrible."
...which really is the point. Very few of the Arabs in Gaza and the West Bank think that the current process works or expect it to work. The only people truly invested in a Palestinian Muslim state are international diplomatic elites and a layer of anti-Israel yuppies and terrorist leaders in Gaza and the West Bank.
But this is another face of the One State Solution, just not the kind that most expect to see, complete with calls for the annexation of the territories. That's a position that Israel has avoided taking due to pressure from the international community and due to plain demographics.
The official international solution has been to take the most violent terrorist groups, treat them as a government and throw billions of dollars at them. Surprisingly this has not worked out well.
Mudar Zahran represents one side of a growing consensus that a Palestinian state is a dead end and that the way to proceed is to merge those territories into Israel giving the "Palestinians" the option of becoming Israeli citizens or offering them compensation in exchange for moving to a majority Muslim country if they can't be comfortable in Israel.
I was interviewed on Al-Jazeera and said that I'd like the Arab countries to treat my people the way Israel does."
"The current situation is a mistake that must be corrected, and Israel must annex all of Judea and Samaria. The Palestinian Authority has no good health-care system or policing system in all of Judea and Samaria. The whole idea of establishing a Palestinian state here is not realistic at all. It cannot sustain itself, and many of the Palestinian residents would like to leave the area. Their lives are terrible. There's a lot of corruption here."
Zahran says that the Palestinians will live well only under Israeli rule. Once again he says that it is time to stop harassing Israel about the settlements. "As long as it doesn't build in another country or in territory that belongs to other people, Israel has every right to keep on building here, and it shouldn't be anyone's business," he says, referring not only to Palestinians or Israeli pro-Palestinian organizations, but also to foreign countries.
Of course, he does not understand the Israelis who oppose the settlements, because in his words, "They're just encouraging the terrorist groups indirectly. They're giving legitimacy to Hamas.
There's a good deal more in the interview and there have been quiet meetings between settler leaders and Muslims discussing terms of integration into Israel overseen by conservative European politicians. Such a process will have its bumps in the road, but it's far more workable than decades of terror in pursuit of a mirage of a state.


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Story concerning a potential rally participant printed in the Saturday (7/19/2008) edition of the Helena, MT Independent Record:
Bear attack victim could be released Sunday
By SUSAN GALLAGHER - Associated Press - 07/19/08
An Oregon man was recovering in a hospital Friday from wounds inflicted by a bear at a Montana campground a day earlier, and wildlife officials were trying to trap the animal they believe is a grizzly.
The man was at a campground about five miles from the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park when the bear entered his tent and attacked him early Thursday.
Steven Bartley, 59, of Springfield, Ore., said he received about a dozen puncture wounds to both hands, some deep lacerations and a broken bone below his thumb that required surgery.
He is likely to be released from the West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo., on Sunday, hospital spokesman Joel Hunt said.
In MontanaÔÇÖs Cooke City area near Yellowstone, two baited bear traps were in place Friday at the Soda Butte campground where the attack occurred as Bartley lay in a sleeping bag inside his three-man tent, said Melissa Frost, spokeswoman for the state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Bartley told The Billings Gazette that he and a friend were on their way to Gillette, Wyo., for an international motorcycle rally when the attack occurred.
He said he awoke that night when something bumped his feet and then head-butted him.
Bartley sat up and began to unzip his tent, and a bear bit his right hand. He was unable to see the animal in the darkness.
ÔÇ£It was just over so fast,ÔÇØ Bartley told the Gazette Friday from his hospital room. ÔÇ£I really feared for my life.ÔÇØ
Bartley yelled for help while striking at the bear with his left fist. The bear bit that hand, then clamped again on his right hand.
ÔÇ£I was just going nuts, screaming at the top of my lungs,ÔÇØ said Bartley, a former Colorado law enforcement officer who now works part time for the Springfield parks and recreation district. ÔÇ£When thatÔÇÖs happening, youÔÇÖll do anything ÔÇö swing, kick.ÔÇØ
His yelling woke up nearby campers, and the commotion apparently caused the bear to run off.
Bartley received emergency care at the campground hostÔÇÖs campsite, then was taken to West Park Hospital.
Careless food storage sometimes is a factor in conflicts between wildlife and people, but not in this case, Frost said. BartleyÔÇÖs campsite was ÔÇ£spotless,ÔÇØ she said.
ÔÇ£He didnÔÇÖt have any food in his campsite outside of a bear-proof container,ÔÇØ she said. ÔÇ£He didnÔÇÖt cook at his campsite. The campground overall was very clean.ÔÇØ
Given the bearÔÇÖs behavior, wildlife officials believe it was accustomed to people and their food, Frost said.
If the bear is trapped, it likely will be killed, she said.
ÔÇ£This kind of behavior is a serious concern for public safety,ÔÇØ Frost said.
Both the Soda Butte campground and another nearby remained closed Friday, for the second day.
In southwestern Montana, state wildlife officials trapped and killed a black bear north of Dillon after a backpacker was bitten while cooking fish at his campsite earlier this month, The Montana Standard reported. Fish, Wildlife and Parks told the newspaper the bear trapped July 10 at a campground in the Pioneer Mountains was euthanized. The agency said it could not be certain the bear was the same one that bit the backpacker. He received hospital care for puncture wounds and was released.


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With the Mavs' victory and the Super Bowl, all eyes are on Dallas lately. But many locals don't know just what Uptown has to offer
ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor
Every year, when they bring in travel journalists from all over the world to promote Dallas as a gay destination, the Tavern Guild shows them everything the city has to offer a visitor. (See sidebar.) Just this week, all eyes were on Victory Park as the Mavericks won their first NBA championship title. In other words, lots of people from outside have had Uptown Dallas on the brain.
So let me ask: Where, exactly, is Uptown?
There's a lot even Dallas natives don't know about the Oak Lawn-adjacent neighborhood. And that's something the local association is trying to change.
Uptown, officially, is just a single square mile, bordered roughly to the south by Woodall Rodgers Freeway, to the west by the Katy Trail, to the east by North Central Expressway and to the north by Haskell Street. But they've packed a ton of stuff in that district: Five hotels, all pretty high end (the Stoneleigh, the Ritz-Carlton, the Crescent Court, Zaza and the Hotel St. Germain); 90 bars and restaurants; three live theaters … and tons of gay folks, of course.
Uptown didn't used to be "up;" it used to be "low." When the plans were drafted in the 1980s for construction on the Crescent, the area was described as "Lower Oak Lawn," which is how many in the gayborhood still see it. But Uptown has some attractions unique to it.
Not the least of these is the McKinney Avenue Trolley system, which circles Uptown before crossing over the Woodall canyon and dead-ending on St. Paul Street between the Dallas Museum of Art and the Fairmont Hotel. That'll change soon; plans are underway to extend the end of the line and make it a true loop. That should add to the 390,000 riders who hopped one of the three trolleys in 2010. And best of all, they rode them for free.
If you haven't ridden the trolley yet, it merits your time. Because they are antiques, these are not cookie-cutter light rail trains but variously sized, one-of-a-kind streetcars loaded with history. One of the cars is 101 years old; one has distinctly European styling; they come from as far away as Australia, and run on tracks that won't need to be repaired for decades.
One trolley trip can take you from right next to Stephan Pyles Restaurant back up McKinney Avenue, where you can grab a cocktail at Sambuca and an appetizer from Fearing's across the street; up toward State-Thomas, which hides some hip bars like The Nodding Donkey; and past the West Village where Cork has a variety of wines. And you're just a few paces from the Cityplace DART stop, so you don't have to drive home after indulging.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition June 17, 2011.