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The Bookseller – 2012-04-14
Pottermore, the website experience based on the seven Harry Potter books, opened this morning,...
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The Bookseller – 2011-11-25
English PEN has prepared a written submission to the Leveson inquiry, warning that if tough new...
The Sydney Morning Herald – 2011-11-02
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has admitted in a leaked interview that she almost killed off the character of Ron Weasley half way through the book series, out of spite.
The Bookseller – 2011-07-04
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 04/07/2011 - 09:50 Christopher Little is "disappointed and surprised" about Neil Blair's move to set up The Neil Blair Partnership, and J K...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-04
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 04/07/2011 - 09:59 J K Rowling's former agent Christopher Little has broken his silence about the author's surprise defection from his agency,...
The Bookseller – 2011-06-30
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 30/06/2011 - 13:28 J K Rowling's agent Neil Blair has left the Christopher Little Literary Agency, setting up a new company, The Blair...
The Wall Street Journal – 2011-06-24
After years of refusing to release her books in electronic format, Rowling is launching an online store that will sell Harry Potter e-books directly to consumers.
The Bookseller – 2011-06-23
Written By: Philip Jones and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 11:53 J K Rowling has confirmed that she will release paid-for e-book versions of her incredibly successful Harry...
AllThingsD – 2011-06-23
After years of refusing to release her boy-wizard books in electronic format, Harry Potter mastermind J.K. Rowling is finally taking the digital plunge, launching an online store that will sell Harry...
PC World – 2011-06-23
Sony partners with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to fashion an interactive online site with games and exclusive audio and e-books.
The Bookseller – 2011-06-22
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 07:30 E-book versions of the seven Harry Potter novels are likely to move a step closer today with the launch of an immersive website...
Guardian – 2011-06-21
Online campaign builds up excitement but the revelation of an eighth Harry Potter book seems unlikelyHarry Potter fans are on tenterhooks before a press conference in which JK Rowling has promised to...
San Jose Mercury News – 2011-06-17
NEW YORK -- J.K. Rowling has a new website -- details to follow. The site, Pottermore.com, is a new project for the "Harry Potter" author, spokeswoman Rebecca Salt said Thursday.
Salon.com – 2011-06-16
J.K. Rowling has some very big news! Of course, you're going to have to wait a week before finding out what the "Harry Potter" author has to say, but that doesn't mean that her fans didn't get all...
The Bookseller – 2011-06-16
Publication Date: Thu, 16/06/2011 - 09:21 Harry Potter fans have been reacting with excitement to a mysterious website launched by J K Rowling. Pottermore.com features a pink holding page with the...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-09
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Mon, 09/05/2011 - 08:50 Pearson, Blackwell and Jamie Oliver are a few book trade names to make it onto the Sunday Times Rich List 2011. Vincent Cowdray and...
The Independent – 2011-04-10
What with global book sales in the tens of millions, headline festival appearances, hotly tipped comedy gigs, a musical and potentially two Hollywood blockbusters to his name, I'm expecting something...
The Sydney Morning Herald – 2011-04-05
Author considers spreading Harry Potter magic to e-book market.
The Independent – 2011-01-07
An American judge has dismissed a case alleging that Harry Potter author JK Rowling copied her ideas from another writer.
AFP via Yahoo! News – 2010-02-19
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has said she will ask a court to dismiss plagiarism claims against her popular series of books, branding the allegations "unfounded" and "absurd".
USA Today – 2010-02-18
J.K. Rowling has been named in a lawsuit alleging she stole ideas for her wildly popular and lucrative Harry Potter books from another British author.
The Book Seller – 2010-02-18
J K Rowling has said that she intends to...
Daily Telegraph – 2009-03-04
Author of a series of vampire books made into film tops best seller lists around the world.
AP via Yahoo! News – 2009-02-03
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling brought a second French Legion of Honor award into her family on Tuesday, decades after her great-grandfather received the honor for battlefield courage during World...
France paid homage to the author behind fiction's most famous boy magician by inducting Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling into the country's prestigious Legion of Honor.
Reuters – 2008-12-17
LONDON (Reuters) - British author J.K. Rowling's new charity book has become the fastest selling title of the year, with more than 2.6 million copies sold worldwide in less than two weeks.
BBC News – 2008-12-10
Harry Potter spin-off The Tale of Beedle the Bard is on course to become the fastest-selling book of 2008 in the UK.
BBC News – 2008-12-05
JK Rowling reads extracts from her new book of fairy tales, her first published work since the final Harry Potter novel.
BBC News – 2008-12-04
JK Rowling is to read extracts of her first book since the final Harry Potter novel as the fairytales go on sale.
AP via Yahoo! Finance – 2008-12-04
A rare original edition of J.K. Rowling's latest book is going on display at the New York Public Library, just as the work is being published around the world.
The Age – 2008-12-04
A Harry Potter spin-off by J. K. Rowling is predicted to become the biggest-selling book of the year in Britain.
AP via Yahoo! News – 2008-12-03
Recession-hit booksellers are hoping for a magical boost from a new book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.
Reuters via Yahoo! News – 2008-12-02
A new book by British author J.K. Rowling, her unofficial farewell to the adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter which made her the world's wealthiest writer, goes on sale on Thursday.
Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News – 2008-12-02
Dec 2 (Reuters) - "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," a new book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, goes on sale on Thursday.
Arts Journal – 2008-10-05
"JK Rowling is the world's highest-earning author, making more than £5 every second over the past year... Her income was six times more than literature's next-biggest earner, James Patterson."
BBC News – 2008-10-03
JK Rowling is the world's highest-earning author, making £170m last year, US business magazine Forbes announces.
San Francisco Chronicle – 2008-09-19
J.K. Rowling has been honored for her services to the Scottish city in which she dreamed up the adventures of Harry Potter, her world-famous boy wizard character. Judges said Friday that the author...
New York Times – 2008-09-09
For seven years, a Harry Potter fanatic worked on a guidebook to J. K. Rowlings best-selling series, but in the end, his book was too close to the work he admired.
Perth Now – 2008-08-19
BESTSELLING writer J.K. Rowling suffered a rare literary defeat on Tuesday when Enid Blyton was voted top of a poll to find Britain's best-loved author.
New York Times – 2008-08-01
A children?s charity founded by J. K. Rowling will publish ?The Tales of Beedle the Bard,? the ?wizarding fairy tales? written and illustrated by Ms. Rowling.
Fox News – 2008-07-31
A book of fairy tales written and illustrated by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling is being published for charity.
Guardian – 2008-07-31
JK Rowling's valediction to the world of child wizardry to be published for the mass market on December 4
Guardian – 2007-04-08
Jul 3: Harry Potter author joins growing revolt against plans to brand children's books with 'appropriate' age bands
The Bookseller – 2012-02-23
Little, Brown is publish J K Rowling's first novel for adults worldwide in the English...
Author JK Rowling announces she plans to publish her first adult novel, which will be "very different" to the Harry Potter books she is famous for.
Yahoo! News – 2012-02-23
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling will return to the publishing world with a new adult book, whose title has not been named, Rowling said in a statement on Thursday. The writer,...
The Christian Science Monitor – 2012-02-24
J.K. Rowling's next book – a novel for adults – will be released published by Little, Brown, which is keeping kept mum as to the book's title, genre, and release date.
Stuff – 2012-02-24
J.K. Rowling, whose Harry Potter fantasy book series became a global publishing phenomenon, is writing her first novel for adults but the title and plot are still a closely-guarded secret.
The Wall Street Journal – 2012-02-24
J.K. Rowling, the wildly successful writer of the "Harry Potter" series of children's books, is coming out with a novel aimed at adults, to be published by Little, Brown.
Hindustan Times – 2012-02-24
JK Rowling, whose "Harry Potter" fantasy book series became a global publishing phenomenon, is writing her first novel for adults, but the title and plot are still a closely-guarded secret.
The Bookseller – 2012-02-24
Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for...
The Bookseller – 2012-02-24
Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for...
Hindustan Times – 2012-03-09
Author JK Rowling's new Pottermore website that will allow fans to navigate the world of British boy wizard Harry Potter and shop for merchandise including e-books of the Potter adventures will open...
Hindustan Times – 2012-03-16
JK Rowling might have made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the 'First Billionaire Author', ...
AllThingsD – 2012-03-27
It didn't take a Hogwarts magician to know this day would eventually come. The bookstore feature of J.K. Rowling's Pottermore website went live Tuesday, enabling English-language readers to buy the...
PC World – 2012-03-27
Pottermore was due to go live in October, but it missed its launch. The is expected to open to the public early next month.
Yahoo! News – 2012-02-23
NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.K. Rowling, whose "Harry Potter" fantasy book series became a global publishing phenomenon, is writing her first novel for adults but the title and plot are still a...
J.K. Rowling's followup to her smash Harry Potter book series will be a novel for adults entitled The Casual Vacancy, the British author and her publisher have announced.
The Bookseller – 2012-04-12
J K Rowling's new novel for adults is to be titled The Casual Vacancy and will be published...
The Christian Science Monitor – 2012-04-12
'The Casual Vacancy' by J.K. Rowling will center on an election for a parish council seat.
Yahoo! News – 2012-04-12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.K. Rowling's first book for adults will be a "blackly comic" novel set in an idyllic English town where all is not what it seems, its publisher said on Thursday. The title of...
Hindustan Times – 2012-04-12
JK Rowling's first book for adults will be a "blackly comic" novel set in an idyllic English town where all is not what it seems, its publisher said today.
Hindustan Times – 2012-04-13
It may lack wizards and witches, but J.K. Rowling and her publisher are hoping her first novel for adults, "The Casual Vacancy," will have the magic touch.
Hindustan Times – 2012-04-18
Author JK Rowling is working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and will donate the royalties to charity, she has ...
Betanews – 2012-04-22
Sometime ago, I pledged to wait on reading the Harry Potter series until it came out as ebooks. I was ready and willing for October's planned debut on Google Books, but that was cancelled last...
The Bookseller – 2012-04-27
J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy is to be published in Germany by Carlsen and Ullstein,...
The Bookseller – 2012-04-30
Major retailers are already discounting J K Rowling's forthcoming The Casual Vacancy by 50%...
Stuff – 2012-06-08
On Monday evening US time, PlayStation unveiled its plans for interactive books called 'Wonderbooks'. The books are big, thick, and blue, and contain not words but giant augmented reality codes....
The Sydney Morning Herald – 2012-07-04
The cover of JK Rowling's next book revealed but not revealing.
Hindustan Times – 2012-07-04
The cover of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's first foray into adult fiction features a large black "X" in ...
The Christian Science Monitor – 2012-07-05
The cover art for 'The Casual Vacancy,' J.K. Rowling's upcoming novel for adults, consists of a simple design with a check mark in the center.
Hindustan Times – 2012-07-25
JK Rowling has decided to get 40ft high, two-storey Hogwarts-style tree houses built for her two youngest children in the back garden of her Edinburgh mansion.
The Atlantic Wire – 2012-07-27
Today in books and publishing: JK Rowling builds a treehouse Hogwarts; a change in leadership at The Bookseller; Amazon's income takes a tumble; writers weigh in on 50 Shades. ...
Publishers Weekly – 2012-07-27
If you're a Slovenian fan of J.K. Rowling, and you're eager to get your hands on the first available copy of her forthcoming novel, The Casual Vacancy, you're probably going to have to read the...
Boston.com – 2012-07-31
J.K. Rowling's next book is for adults, but she will be on hand this fall to help promote a new club for kids, the Harry Potter Reading Club.
Reuters – 2012-07-31
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author J.K. Rowling launched an online book club for young readers on Tuesday and will appear in a live global webcast in October from Edinburgh, Scotland, to speak with her fans...
The Bookseller – 2012-08-01
Sainsbury's has priced pre-orders for the much-anticipated JK Rowling and Jamie Oliver...
The Bookseller – 2012-08-01
J K Rowling will be appearing at two public events this autumn to discuss her first novel for...
The Bookseller – 2012-08-02
J K Rowling's agent Neil Blair has played down reported concerns over the decision to...
The Bookseller – 2012-08-13
Little, Brown says it has designed a unified international marketing campaign for J K Rowling...
The Christian Science Monitor – 2012-08-23
J.K. Rowling will be interviewed by Ann Patchett at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Oct. 16.
Publishers Weekly – 2012-09-01
Over the past decade sales patterns have changed, with fall, or "holiday," sales picking up later and later—often in the last two weeks of the season. But things could be different this year....
The Bookseller – 2012-09-06
J K Rowling will appear at this year's Lennoxlove Book Festival in Haddington, East Lothian,...
The Bookseller – 2012-09-21
Booksellers are gearing up for the release of J K Rowling's new novel next Thursday (27th...
The Atlantic Wire – 2012-09-23
J.K. Rowling is on the verge of releasing her first book meant for grown ups, The Casual Vacancy, but she's barely done any marketing for it. So it's kind of important when she...
The Bookseller – 2012-09-24
J K Rowling chose Little, Brown publisher David Shelley to publish The Casual Vacancy "...
The Wall Street Journal – 2012-09-26
Two million copies of J.K. Rowling's new adult novel, "The Casual Vacancy," will be printed in preparation for its Thursday debut. While that is nothing next to her Harry Potter books, it is...
Los Angeles Times – 2012-09-26
Her first post-Harry Potter book is a work of adult fiction, but its release follows an earlier playbook: It's been kept from prying eyes. Mystery ensues.J.K. Rowling wrote "Harry Potter and the...
The Bookseller – 2012-09-26
Author J K Rowling has said she will "very likely" write a children's story next,...
The Christian Science Monitor – 2012-09-26
J. K. Rowling says she'd need a 'fabulous idea' to go back to the world of Harry Potter.
The Bookseller – 2012-09-27
First, this is not Harry Potter. Those hoping for a dusting of Dumbledore, a sprinkling of Snape...
It's J.K. Rowling's first foray into fiction for adults. And thanks to her Harry Potter fame, her new novel, "The Casual Vacancy," is already a best-seller, even before its release Thursday. But some...
The Bookseller – 2012-09-27
Mixed reviews for J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Little, Brown) this morning (27th...
British bookshops opened their doors early today and some grown-up Harry Potter fans lined up overnight as J.K. Rowling launched her long-anticipated first book for adults, The Casual Vacancy.
The Bookseller – 2012-09-27
Little, Brown has said it intends to pursue "vigorously" anyone who pirates the e-book...
The Casual Vacancy, the first adult novel by Harry Potter creator JK Rowling, receives a mixed response from newspaper critics.
The Atlantic Wire – 2012-09-27
The Casual Vacancy, the first and much-buzzed-about book for adults from "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, is likely to be Hachette's top-selling title this fall. Many...
British writer J.K. Rowling makes her first foray into the world of adult writing with The Casual Vacancy. The Harry Potter series already deals with adult themes, so the question is whether Rowling...
Salon.com – 2012-09-27
Rowling says that some of the "Potter" characters "needed another year"
GigaOM – 2012-09-27
Fans who preordered the ebook edition of J.K. Rowling's new book, "The Casual Vacancy," are in for a disappointment today: Due to a file formatting mishap, It's basically unreadable on e-readers.
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Doctor Who TARDIS Wastebin
No more mess!
- Office-sized TARDIS trash can
- Lights & sounds when you open and close it
- Possibly bigger on the inside, 16.5" tall outside
Let's face it, when you're working your tail off refactoring code, writing up reports, diving into spreadsheets, or designing kickass graphics, you don't have time to clean... or even to empty your own garbage can. And so it happens... your garbage can becomes full, and then you start perching things on top of the ever-growing pile rather than actually empty the bin.
Wouldn't it be great if your garbage can was bigger on the inside? Like a TARDIS? Wish no longer, the TARDIS trash can is here! This office-sized trash can looks exactly like the Doctor's timey-wimey vehicle, complete with lights and sounds. Press the pedal to open the lid and hear the TARDIS materialize. Toss in your trash and as the lid closes, the TARDIS will dematerialize before your eyes! Just kidding, it'll just play the sound effect. After all, you want to be able to find it again after you're done eating your lunch.
Product Specifications
- Office-sized trash can modeled after the TARDIS
- Step on the pedal to open the lid
- On open:
- Police box light illuminates
- TARDIS materializing sound plays
- On close:
- TARDIS dematerializing sound plays
- Removable interior can with handle for easy trash removal (or washing)
- Switch under lid allows you to turn off the sound effects
- Batteries: 3 AAA (included)
- Dimensions: Approx. 16.5" tall, possibly bigger on the inside
- Dimensions: Inside 10" tall x 7" wide and 6.5" long

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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "La Despedida (The Farewell)" This episode covers days of the week, telling time, and conversation that use these concepts. Raquel helps find Jaime and his dog Osito.G
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Clifford The Big Red Dog "Food for Thought/Friends 4ever" FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Clifford and his friends are influenced by advertisements for a new dog food. FRIENDS 4EVER: When T-Bone learns his old best buddy Burger is coming for a visit, he tells Clifford and Cleo about the time when he was a puppy, and thought he'd never be able to have another friend as good Burger. D
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Arthur "The World Record/The Cave" "The World Record"--Why is Buster walking backwards, and Muffy not talking? They're trying to set world records of course! Everyone tries to go it alone, but Arthur and the gang discover that working together more readily creates success, fun -- and the world's largest pizza! "The Cave"--Stalactites and stalagmites and bats, oh my! Arthur thinks his class trip to the Clark Caves will be really cool. But won't it be, um, dark in there?. D
7:30 am
Martha Speaks "Martha in the Hold/Get Along, Little Doggies" Martha in the Hold - Martha's family is going out West on vacation and Martha doesn't want to be left behind. But that cargo hold where dogs have to travel sounds scary. Can Martha find her ticket to ride? Vocabulary: (E) cargo, passenger(s), turbulence, arriv(e)(s)(ing)(val) , depart(s)(ed) (I) travel(ing), suitcase(s), flight, trip, Take(s) (ing) off. D
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Curious George "Downhill Racer/Book Monkey" Downhill Racer - When George hears about the annual soapbox derby, he enlists Allie to help him make the coolest car a monkey could drive. But even with the help of Bill's instruction manual, building a car takes a lot of work and car parts sure are hard to find. Will their car made out of wagon wheels, a kayak, and brakes from a buggy race past the finish line or are they on a crash course? Book Monkey - George loves books and helping others, so volunteering to help the librarian is a no-brainer! But when she is called away, George may have volunteered for a bigger job than he expected. D
8:30 am
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Many Ants Make Light Work/Nest Best Thing" Many Ants Make Light Work - Nick and Sally are trying to put up a tent in their backyard but it's not working! Nick is pulling when Sally is pushing and it's just making a giant heap! Good thing the Cat knows a million trillion friends who are experts at teamwork! He whisks the kids off to visit an ant colony where Nick and Sally learn that you can do anything when you work together! Nest Best Thing - Nick and Sally have found some bird eggs in their backyard, but their nest is destroyed. Where are they going to keep them? The Cat in the Hat brings them to an expert nest builder, Mrs. Robin, who shows the children how to build a nest especially for those robin eggs. D
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Super Why! "Around The World Adventure" With the help of their teacher, Whyatt and his friends have contacted a girl from another school over the computer but they wonder where she lives. The super readers take a trip around the world with a wacky explorer name Wigglesbottom who is on the hunt for his friend Sophie. Will they be able to help Wigglesbottom find his friend, or will they be destined to travel the globe indefinitely? Educational Objectives: To learn about Geography. D
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Dinosaur Train "Iggy Iguanodon/Shiny Can't Sleep" Iggy Iguanodon - The Pteranodon family continues their World Tour and meets Iggy Iguanodon, a funny chap who shows them his unique way of walking while leading our family to some white cliffs where Dad is very excited to fish and dine! Shiny Can't Sleep - Shiny gets homesick while the Pteranodon family is away from home on their World Tour. She cannot sleep, so Mr. Pteranodon takes her around the Dinosaur Train and they observe the train at night and the activities of various nocturnal creatures. D
10:00 am
Sesame Street "The Latinization of Marco" Gina is reading a book to Marco about the Spanish names for animals. Rosita asks what she is doing and Gina explains that since Marco was born in Guatemala where people speak Spanish, she would like him (and herself) to learn Spanish too. Rosita explains that there is so much more to learn and dashes off to get her guitar. D
11:00 am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Neighbor Day" In this half hour special Daniel learns how good it feels to be neighborly and that one kind act can lead to many. His first good deed starts a chain reaction of kindness all around the Neighborhood, culminating with the declaration of "Neighbor Day"!. D
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Sid The Science Kid "A Brush with Teeth" Sid wonders if you really do have to brush your teeth every single day? At school, Sid discovers that our mouths are filled with different kinds of teeth that do lots of different jobs like chewing our food! So it's really important to keep our teeth healthy by brushing them every day!. D
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WordWorld "Duck Saves Spider's Web/Caterpillar Gets A Home" Duck Saves Spider's Web - When Duck accidentally crashes into Spider's web and breaks it apart into letters, he has to go about finding the letters to fix it. But he doesn't know what letters are in the word 'web'! With Elephant's help, he learns that sometimes if you can sound out a word, you can figure out what letters you need to build it. Caterpillar Gets a Home - Duck makes a new friend on a windy, rainy day: Caterpillar. D
12:30 pm
Caillou "Big Brother Caillou" Bunny Shmunny: Caillou doesn't seem to appreciate how much time Mommy spends doing things for him (like cooking and picking up clothes). until Caillou spends a lot of time making a paper mache bunny for Rosie. When Rosie couldn't care less about Caillou's bunny, he finally realizes how it feels when someone is unappreciative of the hard work that's done for them. D
1:00 pm
Barney & Friends "Winter and Summer" Winter: When Baby Bop is surprised by the first day of cold weather, it's Barney that helps her see winter can be a wonderful time for fun. Baby Bop is getting discouraged, wondering if it will ever snow! Then, when she least expects it.the snow begins to fall! Summer: On a hot summer day, Barney teaches BJ about all the fun activities you can do during the summer. D
1:30 pm
Thomas & Friends "Marvelous Moments!" Thomas is asked by Farmer Trotter to collect some straw for the piglets, which are soon to be born. But on the way, Thomas sees other things he thinks the piglets will like. He soon discovers all the piglets really need is straw and rushes off to correct his mistake in time for the piglets' arrival. D
2:00 pm
Curious George "Downhill Racer/Book Monkey" Downhill Racer - When George hears about the annual soapbox derby, he enlists Allie to help him make the coolest car a monkey could drive. But even with the help of Bill's instruction manual, building a car takes a lot of work and car parts sure are hard to find. Will their car made out of wagon wheels, a kayak, and brakes from a buggy race past the finish line or are they on a crash course? Book Monkey - George loves books and helping others, so volunteering to help the librarian is a no-brainer! But when she is called away, George may have volunteered for a bigger job than he expected. D
2:30 pm
Martha Speaks "Martha in the Hold/Get Along, Little Doggies" Martha in the Hold - Martha's family is going out West on vacation and Martha doesn't want to be left behind. But that cargo hold where dogs have to travel sounds scary. Can Martha find her ticket to ride? Vocabulary: (E) cargo, passenger(s), turbulence, arriv(e)(s)(ing)(val) , depart(s)(ed) (I) travel(ing), suitcase(s), flight, trip, Take(s) (ing) off. D
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The Electric Company "Goodnight Robot" The Electric Company circulates a petition to save a famous literary landmark from destruction. D
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WordGirl "Chuck!/Down with Word Up" CHUCK!: Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy tries to steal gold instead of sandwiches, which is confusing to everyone else. WG must decide which is a bigger threat to the city - Chuck's crimes, or Mr. Botsford's strange-smelling traditional family recipe. DOWN WITH WORD UP: The clever villain Granny May tricks the townspeople to turn against WordGirl - providing a cover for her latest crime spree. D
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Wild Kratts "A Bat in the Brownies" When a little brown bat crashlands into a plate of Jimmy Z's famous brownies, Martin and Chris out set out to convince Aviva, Jimmy Z and Koki that bats are nothing to be afraid of. With bat activated Creature Power Suits, the bros follow join their new friend on a nocturnal fly about, and the entire crew must come to the rescue when the bat colony's roost is destroyed by a lightning bolt. In the end the Wild Kratts crew "goes batty," as they gain a new appreciation for bat ecology, predators and insects and echolocation, and learn to love bats. D
4:30 pm
Cyberchase "The Eye of Rom" With special guest star Bebe Neuwirth. Hacker steals the powerful Eye of Rom from Binky the Cat's pyramid, placing the Ancient Egypt cybersite in jeopardy. The kids and Digit set out to retrieve the Eye from Hacker, but the journey is packed with a maze of exciting, action-filled gambits that force them to first do and undo a series of complicated steps. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Do-Se-Dos and Do-Se-Don'ts" Sammy and DJ learn how to square dance while Harsha and Jay learn about gorillas and their habitat at the zoo. D
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Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report - a special Labor Day edition. With millions of Americans still unemployed several years after the recession ended, we highlight some entrepreneurs who took their passion and turned it into a money maker. We'll also hear from an expert who tells us what it takes to turn a bright idea into a business. D
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Antiques Roadshow "Tasty Treasures" The spotlight is on appetizing antiques and collectibles for and about eating and drinking. Highlights include a stainless steel 1930s meat serving cart from a Nevada casino, an 18th-century British porcelain toy coffee service, and a Tlingit Indian oil bowl and ladle acquired by the owner's great-great-grandfather in Alaska in 1877 that is valued up to $300,000.G
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Antiques Roadshow "Baltimore, MD - Hour One" Host Mark L. Walberg opens the 12th season of the series at the Ladew Topiary Gardens, looking for unusual cast-iron garden decor. At the convention center, appraisers find an angelfish pin given by Mark Twain to a female protege. Part 1 of 3G
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National Parks: America's Best Idea "The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890)" In 1851, word spreads of a beautiful area of California's Yosemite Valley that is attracting people who would exploit its scenery for commercial gain and those who wish to preserve it. Scottish-born John Muir champions protection. In 1864, Congress passes an act to reserve it for "public use, resort and recreation" and hands control to the state of California. Meanwhile in Wyoming territory, visitors are attracted to a landscape of geysers, mud pots and sulfur pits. Congress protects this land in 1872. But because it is in a territory, Yellowstone becomes America's first national park. Part 1 of 6G
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This version opens up Fanurio for users who speak other languages than English. It is now available in German, Romanian and Spanish but it can be translated to any language. Other than that it has many improvements that make it more usable. Here's a list with all the changes:
New Features
New setting - language: There's a new setting in the Locale section of the Options/Preferences dialog that lets you specify the language of the user interface of the application.
The current version can be used in English, German, Romanian and Spanish. Support for other languages will be added in future releases.
We also have partial translations for French, Italian, Dutch, Danish and Swedish but they will not be distributed officially until they are completed. If you are interested in using Fanurio in any other language than the official ones, just let us know.
New setting - time format: The date and time format depends on the region you choose from the Options/Preferences dialog. The new time format option lets you use an explicit format.
For instance, if your region is English (US) then time is formatted using the 12-hour format. The new option lets you override it and use a 24-hour format.
Printing support: Invoices can be printed directly from the View invoice dialog. To print an invoice, double-click it in the Invoices table then click the Print button at the top.
Instead of printing an invoice directly from Fanurio, you may want to export it to PDF and then print it. Read this section for more details.
Email support: Invoices can be emailed as PDF attachments directly from Fanurio.
Since Fanurio already knows the email addresses of your clients, you can send invoices directly from the application. Read this section for more details.
Default billing settings: Projects now have a billing section where you can specify default billing settings for their items. These settings are used when a new service or expense is created for that project.
For instance you can specify a default hourly rate and a default rule for rounding time. Each time a new service item is created, it will have the default rate and rounding specified at project level.
Menu bar icon on Mac OS X: Fanurio adds an icon to the menu bar on Macs running Java 6 (Mac Intels running Leopard). The menu bar icon displays the status of the timer (running, paused) and its menu has actions to control the timer.
This menu bar icon menu makes it even easier to control the timer than the iTunes-like mini timer.
Idle time detection on Linux: Idle time detection happens when you start the timer but at some point you must leave the computer. This option is not enabled by default and must be configured from .
Until now, idle time detection only worked on Mac OS X and Windows. Now, it is also available on Linux for both 32-bit and 64-bit computers.
Third-party timesheet import: Fanurio can also import time from other applications, not just from another instance of Fanurio.
Now it can import time from iTimeSheet and TimeLogger (two iPhone applications) but it can be extended to support other applications as well.
The return of - move time: The Edit Service Item dialog has a Move button that can move a time entry to a different service item. Time entries can also be moved to a different service item from the Timesheet view by editing them and changing their service.
This feature was available in version 1.11.3.
The return of - toggle project completion: Right-click on a project from the projects tree and you can toggle its finished state using the "Toggle Project Completion" action.
This feature was available in version 1.11.3 under a different name, "Mark Finished/Unfinished".
Snooze reminders: The reminders have been improved to let the user override the snooze interval.
At the end of the day when you don't want to be reminded to start the timer just override the snooze interval to a big value (300 minutes) and it won't bother you to start it.
Accidental timer stop: The timer menu no longer has the Recover Time action that was used to recover time when the timer was stopped by mistake.
If you stop the timer, Fanurio will display the Add Time dialog. If you stopped it by mistake, just click Cancel and Fanurio will let you resume the timer.
Default date for new time entries: When adding time manually to a service using the Add Time action, the default date and time is no longer "now" but the last date and time when time was recorded for that service.
This is useful if you enter a lot of time entries manually after a few days or at the end of the week because you don't have to change the date so often from now to a past date.
User interface improvements
Improved the New Invoice and Create Template dialogs to be less crowded.
The mini timer view also shows the service.
Items and expenses now have a check box to indicate they are non-billable instead of two radio buttons
The drag corner is now displayed on all windows on Mac OS X
Time columns are aligned to the right
Renamed contract.clientNumber to contract.reference.
A mobile and an other field have been added to both business and clients.
Title and meta tags from the head section of the template are converted to document properties when an invoice is exported to PDF.
Bug Fixes
Spelling errors in the Options/Preferences dialog.
The dock icon was updated correctly if the timer was stopped after pause.
Using Quaqua 5.2.1 to work with Java 6.
Date filters weren't updated if the application ran after midnight
Idle detection works on both 32 and 64-bit computers
The Add Time dialog didn't recognize the start time in some cases on Mac OS X.
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text: The earliest writings of man mention their flocks of sheep. Today, there are many breeds to choose from. Some are better for meat and milk and others are best known for their wool. There are short hair sheep breeds in addition to long hair breeds. Members of Wide World of Sheep maintain websites on their sheep herds. They provide necessary nutritional, breeding, genetics, and husbandry issues affecting the breeds they specialize in. Anyone already breeding sheep, showing sheep in various livestock and sheep shows, or just wanting to add a few to their ranch will find valuable information in this webring.


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About the Salm CD (Volume I)
Salm (pronounced salam), the Gaelic translation of the word Psalm, is a collection of Gaelic Psalms, sung in the traditional style by some of the best precentors -- those who lead the praise -- singing with a large church congregation. The recordings took place over two evenings in a Presbyterian church on the Isle of Lewis, where the singing was spontaneous and completely unrehearsed.
The style defies description; with so much of the sound texture relying on the congregation's individual response to the melody and the individual precentor's lead. The musical term is "Free Heterophony", and in the hands of the Gael this has become quite different to the English, European and Scottish tunes on which it was originally based.
There are some black congregations in Alabama and North Carolina who sing hymns in a similar style, and there are striking similarities with the singing style of the Coptic Church of Ethiopia. However, despite any parallels between it and other musical forms, Gaelic Psalm singing is a uniquely precious musical -- and spiritual -- heritage.
We hope you will be greatly blessed by listening to this CD (the first of two volumes), and that all our efforts have been ultimately to the glory of God.
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Here it is, at last. I finally got around to taking pictures of this castle I built almost 3 months ago .
The main gate and wall is all in bley, but the houses are old grey.
The bridge is covered in new brown tile.
And lets see who can find the assassin hiding first.
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I'd just like to personally thank Elkano for fixing GuildFu and FriendsFu, and thus restoring my sanity.
As a guild master, and I know I speak for Cassie as a guild master as well, living two days without these addons in our Fubar was akin to living sans one arm.
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A small community is rallying behind its biggest resident, 15-year-old Broc Brown.
The 7-foot-5 Vandercook Lake High School student is battling a rare rapid growth disease. The condition is called Sotos Syndrome, or Cerebral Gigantism. It's a gene disorder that had Broc over 3-feet-tall by the time he was just 2-months-old.
Now he's a teenager that spends his days in and out of doctors appointments and constantly ducking under doorways.
Broc doesn't mind though, he said it's cool to be tall.
"I can dunk," Broc said. "It's definitely like a good feeling to be tall."
It's not always a good feeling though. The teenager doesn't fit in his own bed, and his feet are bigger than Shaq's.
"They're like clown shoes to me," Broc said.
His mom said the bills can be tough, but their spirits are always high.
"There's a lot of things that are hard, like finding shoes for him, finding clothes," Darci Elliot said. "We live in a trailer, so that's really hard for him. He's always ducking."
Even though Broc can dunk and Nike made him one-of-a-kind size 24 kicks, he can't play on any team. Broc's gene disorder makes him too weak and out of breath. Now, after a month's stay in the hospital for heart problems, the community wants to help out their gentle giant.
"We miss his laughter, we miss him being a part of our group," Broc's teacher Brenda Cavanaugh said. "So, the kids really look up to him. No pun intended."
Broc's condition puts a strain on his body, and he's been undergoing surgery at Mott's Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, but there is no cure.
"There's no medications, nothing to stop him growing," Elliot said. "They thought maybe if it was hormones or hormone medicine they could slow it down, but there's no way."
Doctors estimate he'll get to at least 8-feet if his heart and kidneys keep up, and that means plenty of more special clothes and hospital visits. So, Broc's school has stepped in to raise money, and his close friend started "We Support Broc Brown" on Facebook -- it's already gone global.
"There's so many people right now that want to do different fundraising," Vandercook Lake High School Principal Mark Schornhard said.
He said lots of students want to help raise money. The school is offering "hat days" on Fridays for students to donate money, and in turn, be allowed to wear a hat. They're also hosting a pancake breakfast on April 13.
"All the kids have come to love Broc, they really have," Cavanaugh said.
Broc and his mom feel the same way.
"I've never had so much support in my life," Elliot said.
"I love 'em all," Broc said.
He does want to get one thing straight though.
"I like being called The Hulk," Broc said.
He also likes to dance, and dreams of dancing with Ellen on her show. Broc will be able to test his moves at a spaghetti benefit dinner and party on March 30 at Denton's Den.
Broc is waiting on some test results to find out when he might need his next surgery. It could be as soon as this week.
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Microsoft prepares to shoot geek into space
But what happened to the Codemasters?
Vanishing Point, the Microsoft puzzle challenge which offers the winner a trip into space, is over - all that remains is to draw the winner's name from a hat.
The last Microsoft competition to promote Vista was won by one Nicholas P. We'd like to tell you more about how Nick came to win the Codemasters Challenge, but Microsoft won't tell us.
Vanishing Point hasn't exactly set the blogsphere on fire (getting 7,000 hits on Technoati, compared to Burning Crusade's 26,000), despite pushing all the Web 2.0 buttons: viral marketing, harnessing the power of the blogsphere, bribing prominent bloggers with free kit and early access to competition clues, not to mention featuring sexy quadruplets.
Even the prize of a trip to space didn't generate the kind of publicity Microsoft must have been hoping for. But at least Vanishing Point did get its own Wiki, and groups of people did come together to discuss the puzzles online, each contributing potential solutions and some even complaining that such co-working was tantamount to cheating.
When the winner is announced, tomorrow, we can expect some handshaking and press coverage for all concerned - in contrast to the end of the Codemasters competition, which Microsoft launched last year to show off the potential of Vista, and which finished with more of a whimper than a bang.
Codemasters offered a $50,000 prize to the most innovative application (described as being enough to pay for 2502 kung fu lessons), with other prizes contributing to a $125,000 pot. The competition ran late, with little notification, and then in December finalists were sent an e-mail saying the winners had been announced on the web site.
But anyone expecting to see what innovative applications the winners had developed was disappointed. The winner is only identified as Nicholas P., from the USA. The other top Codemasters were equally reticent about their identities, though nicely (one could say suspiciously) spread around the world.
Over the last month we've contacted Microsoft repeatedly to find out more about Nicholas P and his compatriots - what applications did they come up with, what companies did they work for, what became of their innovations? But so far no-one at Redmond has been able find the details, or been willing to pass them on, so their identity and work remain a mystery.
Hopefully the winner of Vanishing Point will get to enjoy slightly more limelight, but if not, at least a trip into space should be some recompense. ®
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The Bakken shale formation and the Three Forks shale formation, mostly in North Dakota and parts of South Dakota and Montana, have twice as much oil as the U.S. thought they did five years ago.
These formations are thought to contain 7.4 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil, the USGS said Tuesday.
The increase is due to new estimates for Three Forks, thought to hold reserves around 3.73 billion barrels. The Bakken has an estimated resource of 3.65 billion barrels, around the same USGS estimates back in 2008.
Five years ago, there was just not enough data to estimate Three Forks reserves, the USGS said.
Since then, more than 4,000 wells have been drilled in the Williston Basin, providing more data on Three Forks, the USGS said. The new drilling "resulted in a new understanding of the reservoir and its resource potential," it said.
The Bakken and Three Forks "contain even more energy resource potential than previously understood, which is important information as we continue to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign sources of oil," Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said in a media release.
The formations are also estimated to hold 6.7 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas and half a billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural-gas liquids.
The new estimates increased natural gas reserve estimates three-fold, and natural-gas liquids reserve estimates also three times since the 2008 assessment, mostly due to the inclusion of the Three Forks formation.
In December, North Dakota was the No. 3 largest oil producing state after Texas and California, up from a fourth place in 2011, the Energy Information Administration said.
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Target department stores are offering a great deal if you're looking to trade in a first-generation iPad - you're guaranteed to get at least $200 in the form of a Trade-In Gift Card that can be used on any merchandise in a Target store.
The iPad needs to be able to power on and the screen must not be scratched in order to qualify for the deal. But any way you slice it, $200 is a great deal especially if you have a first-gen iPad you're trying to unload. Other services that buy used iPads offer considerably less: Gazelle, Amazon.com, even Nextworth itself, which is Target's partner in this promotion, will pay you $60 - $120 for an original iPad.
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I have a concept design for a new Nova SS and I wanted to get some opinions from the Nova people. I had decided to do the design mainly because there hasnt been a Nova for some time and it seems that companies are bringing back the bodies that were so popular. so hopefuly I can get the pic to work and get some feedback from you Nova fans.
Thats very good. Sure better than almost every car currently in production. You should be designing cars for the American auto market. Whoever currently is doing it stinks. The asians sure could use you, (they have the ugliest car market cornered), but who wants to help them out.
Thanks Dave, I was trying to keep with the same lines of that generation of Nova and at the samme time bring it into the present.
This is a cool post. I like the idea and love the illustration but there are many things I would do differently. I admit I don't currently own a Nova, so I can't speak as Nova people. If you would like feedback-Downsize the bumper part of the front fascia and lose the splitter. Use a deflector at the core support instead.Square park lamps instead of air ducts.Bring top of windshield down and rear of hood farther back but keep the rake.Flatten the tops of the wheelwells a little and use a wider hockey stick stripe.Let the bottom of the rocker be visually straight. Mock the look of the rally wheels.Try to use the existing Camaro roofline.Got any other angles?Sorry if thats too much input, just shootin' from the hip.
HOLY GOD that's awesome
thats a great design....and.. if you have followed along.. thats exactly how the new camaro came to be....somebody merged the old style into a new.. and walla... it does not always work.... does anybody remember the pontiac trans am van... that became the front wheel drive vans of the 90s... they could not get close to the original displayed design that everybody fell head over heels for.. but the SS nova looks like a winner...
That looks amazing!!!!
I must admit the new Camaro style is not my favorite especially the rear end treatment. The Dodge Challenger in my opinion got it right. I personally think it is the best looking car made today and I have not had anything but a Chevy for the last 20 years including all my race cars.
No its not too much, this is the stuff i'm looking for, on the note of the ducts was making them to be break coolers I moved the parking and turn lights to the grill. I had thought about a retro ralley wheels. Thanks for the suggestions and will try ti incorporate some of them in. thanks again.
+1 junkman,,, cool concept there Paul!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, It is on the edge of TOO retro for me,,,,,,,I guess I am just old school,,, I like chrome bumpers rounded corners and flat fenders. I would like to see a rear view as well,,,,,,,,, +1 dave,,,,, I like the front view and am OK with the side,,, the doors are too tall and the rear of the new camaro is just outta place for me as well,,, I just cant get used to the sharp jagged corners and panel lines of these new designs,,,,,,,,,
wow, i really like your design paul. im sure its hard to please everybody. i like the frontend from the bottom of the grill, up. i know its the newer look, but i dont like the giant wheels on the newer camaros, mopars, etc. they kinda look like matchbox cars. my neighbor has a new camaro. he put some old style 15inch steel wheels with the beauty rings on it. the wheels are painted to match the body color, silver/gray. i think its the best looking new camaro around here. if you get time, id also like to see a pic of the rear. we need people like you designing cars today. most new cars and trucks today look like plain and idiotic to me. keep up the good work.
Ok I have reworked the body a bit, so tell me what you think. Rear view still in progress.
Hmm. I'm liking the bumper and rocker much better. I miss the hood emblem. Roofline- not sure, its difficult to transfer the essence of a 73 Nova into modern terms. But I sure like the idea. Gotta stare at it some more ...Heres a thought- The modern ponycars- Camaro, Challenger, and maybe Mustang, are all fake hardtops, for rollover purposes. I vote for using the new Nova to bring back post coupes. Probably not much chance that Chevy is gonna bring back vent windows but wow that would be cool, huh?
Very nice I like the first one better.
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Roomy and sophisticated.
The Nissan Sentra was completely redesigned and re-engineered for the 2007 model year. Some think the second year of production is the sweet spot for a new car, and that's where the Sentra is now.
The Sentra may be classified as a compact, but it's not that small. The truly small cars are subcompacts: Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit. The Sentra is larger and roomier than those cars and competes with compacts such as the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic. Sentra comes only as a four-door sedan (no hatchback is offered) and all models are front-wheel drive.
This latest-generation Sentra was designed for American buyers. As a result, the cabin is spacious and it's finished like a more expensive car, with wonderfully supportive seats in cloth or leather. The 60/40 split rear seat folds flat, opening up the trunk space and creating a large flat cargo area. It's enough space for two to sleep back there, or haul long items.
High-performance Sentra SE-R and SE-R Spec V models have joined the lineup for 2008. The high-performance Sentra SE-R and the higher performance SE-R Spec V feature a 2.5-liter four-cylinder tuned to 177 horsepower and 200 horsepower respectively. These SE-R models have suspension modifications for sharper handling. The SE-R models have more power and better handling, but they're easy to live with and offer all the advantages of the standard Sentra.
Sentra 2.0 models come with an aluminum 2.0-liter engine and a choice between a wonderful six-speed manual gearbox or a CVT continuously variable automatic transmission. These cars are good values. They're roomy inside, the engine is modern and competitive, and the chassis provides good handling and a comfortable ride. Sentras with the 2.0-liter engine are EPA rated at 25/33 mpg City/Highway with the CVT, 24/31 mpg with the six-speed manual. Nissan is a leader in CVT, or continuously variable transmission, design, and we've been happy with them.
For 2008, there are no significant changes to the Sentra 2.0-liter models.
The 2008 Nissan Sentra comes in five models: 2.0, 2.0 S, 2.0 SL, SE-R, and SE-R Spec V.
Sentra 2.0 models come with Nissan's 2.0-liter four-cylinder aluminum engine, making 140 horsepower and 147 pound-feet of torque. The standard transmission in the 2.0 and 2.0 S is a sporty six-speed manual, but a high-tech and fuel-efficient Nissan Xtronic CVT is available ($800); this Continuously Variable Transmission comes standard on the 2.0 SL.
Sentra 2.0 ($15,750) comes with cloth seats, air conditioning, interior air filter, tilt steering wheel, remote manual mirrors, four-way adjustable manual front seats, 60/40 split fold-down rear seats, power windows, power door locks, electric power steering, AM/FM/CD stereo with four speakers, auxiliary audio input jack, theft-deterrent system, and P205/60R15 tires on steel wheels with wheel covers. Anti-lock brakes are optional ($250). A Sunroof package ($750) includes a sunroof and illuminated visor mirrors. Alloy wheels are available ($350).
The 2.0 S ($15,980) adds a height adjustment for the driver's seat, power exterior mirrors, remote keyless entry, cruise control, illuminated steering wheel audio controls, a six-speaker sound system, vehicle information display, and P205/55R16 tires. ABS with electronic brake-force distribution is newly standard for 2008. The 2.0 S is also available with the CVT ($16,780), which adds Nissan's Intelligent Key keyless access and ignition. A Convenience package ($650 manual, $850 CVT) for the 2.0 S includes a leather-wrapped steering wheel, Bluetooth wireless cell phone link, overhead CD storage, power trunk release, and Nissan's Divide-n-Hide trunk with a hidden storage compartment, cargo nets and hooks. For 2008, ABS with electronic brake-force distribution is standard. Available for 2.0 S models and above is a Rockford Fosgate Audio package ($750) with a 340-watt Rockford Fosgate AM/FM radio with six-disc CD/MP3 changer and eight speakers. XM Satellite Radio ($150) is optional. A rear deck lid spoiler ($210) is optional for all 2.0 models.
The 2.0 SL ($18,680) gets leather upholstery, leather-wrapped steering wheel, Intelligent Key, Bluetooth hands-free cell phone link, XM satellite radio with three months of service, and alloy wheels. The Divide-n-Hide trunk is optional ($150).
The SE-R ($19,680) features a 2.5-liter four-cylinder that makes 177 hp and 172 pound-feet of torque, and it is mated to a CVT. The SE-R comes with a sports suspension, a rear spoiler and P225/45R17 all-season tires. Intelligent Key ($250) and XM ($150) are optional. The SE-R is available with a limited-slip differential ($400).
The SE-R Spec V ($20,180) comes with the 2.5-liter tuned to produce 200 hp and 180 pound-feet of torque, and it links to a six-speed manual gearbox. The SE-R Spec V sports a performance suspension and W-rated P225/45R17 summer tires. It deletes the folding rear seat. XM Satellite Radio ($150) is optional.
Safety equipment is extensive on all models, including dual-stage front airbags, front side airbags, full length curtain airbags, active front seat headrests, and a tire-pressure monitor. Antilock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution are standard on all but the 2.0 S, where they are optional. Electronic stability control isn't available.
The Sentra is built on Nissan's C-platform which is larger than the subcompact Versa's B-platform and smaller the midsize Altima's D-platform. The current-generation Sentra is considerably larger than the pre-2007 model. From every angle, it looks like the latest-generation Nissans. With its crisp character lines, the Sentra resembles a scaled down Altima.
The Sentra is offered only as a four-door sedan. Hatchback buyers will want to look elsewhere, including to the smaller Versa.
Designers paid special attention to the grille, front fascia, big trapezoidal halogen headlamps, and steeply raked windshield. The short front overhang lends a sporty look.
Along the sides, only widened bodywork around the wheels breaks up the clean, attractive doors and quarter panels. A character line rises from the front door back to a tall trunk, giving the Sentra a bit of a rake. Large door openings make it easy to climb in and out, and a high, distinctive rear deck offers ample trunk space.
The contemporary Nissan look continues at the rear, where the high trunklid is flanked by white and red taillights that have a Nissan family look. The long roof line resolves itself in a short trunklid.
Sentra SE-R models have more aggressive front and rear fascias, side sill extensions that visually lower the car, a rear spoiler, and beefy, low-profile 17-tires on alloy wheels.
No matter what Sentra you choose, you'll make no compromises in looks, comfort, safety or style, to have this inexpensive compact car in your driveway.
The Nissan Sentra is a good choice for drivers who practically live out of their cars. For example, the locking glovebox is deep enough to hold a laptop computer. There is also an available integrated removable CD holder on the headliner above the driver's sun visor. The front of the center console has a tray for items such as cell phones, as well as two cupholders that are adjustable for 20-ounce bottles or 32-ounce mega cups. Pockets with see-through netting are provided on the backs of the front seats for passengers' cell phones and iPods.
With 97.4 cubic feet of cabin space, the Sentra offers more room than the Mazda3, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and Chevy Cobalt, in that order.
The trunk measures 13.1 cubic feet (12.0 cubic feet for the SE-R Spec V). The Cobalt offers 13.9 cubic feet. The Sentra offers the simple but clever Divide-N-Hide trunk. The trunk is so deep that it can accept a false folding back, creating a secret space about 20 inches wide, just behind the rear seat.
For cargo space, the 60/40 split rear seat can be folded flat, to open up the space into the trunk (thanks to a structural bulkhead, the SE-R Spec V lacks the folding seat). There's no problem fitting a bicycle or maybe two back there, through the trunk; two friendly Echo Boomers could even sleep back there.
We've spent time with a bare-bones Sentra 2.0 with cloth seats, a fully equipped 2.0 SL with leather, and a SE-R Spec V with its sport seats.
We loved the supportive feel of the cloth seats; they embrace your back like a good hug, and are neither too firm nor too soft. The available leather is plush for a compact car; there's no reason to ride in a penalty box just because you're trying to save gas. The SE-R's sport seats are better bolstered and have a grippy fabric to keep the driver in place during enthusiastic cornering. They also get more flair, with special stitching and red seat belts on the Spec V.
The four-speaker sound system in the 2.0 was okay, while the eight-speaker Rockford Fosgate audio system with in-dash 6CD in the 2.0 SL was great.
A long wheelbase with short overhangs results in agreeable legroom for the rear seat passengers. The back seats are relatively flat, however, so they won't be comfortable for long trips.
The instrument panel might be the nicest aspect of the interior. Again, it is very stylish, and functional, too. The instruments are sharp, the controls easy to operate, and the center stack features a strong-looking shift lever rising out at a 45-degree angle. The trim around it all is a handsome flat silver. SE-R models get two additional gauges at the top of the center stack, one for oil pressure and one that displays acceleration and deceleration g forces.
Driving Impression
The Nissan Sentra holds its own in a world of big vehicles. The base 2.0-liter engine puts the Sentra on par with other high-tech four-cylinder engines. Boasting an aluminum block and head, continuously variable valve timing, and electronic fuel injection, the 2.0-liter makes 140 horsepower (same as the '08 Honda Civic, eight hp more than the Toyota Corolla and eight hp less than the Mazda3). However, the real story is its strong torque: with 147 pound-feet, it beats those other cars. Torque is important because it's needed for acceleration from lower rpm, such as when accelerating from an intersection or up a steep grade. Sentra develops 132 pound-feet of torque at just 2400 rpm, so it feels quite powerful around town and in traffic.
Our Sentra 2.0 zoomed up freeway on-ramps, and felt like it belonged in the fast lane. It ran in 80-mph Northern California traffic with ease and had no trouble cruising at 90. The engine wasn't loud and didn't feel strained at that pace, although under full-throttle acceleration it was a bit noisy from 5000 rpm up to its redline of 6500.
Fuel economy for a Sentra with the 2.0-liter engine is an EPA-rated 25/33 mpg City/Highway with the CVT transmission, and 24/31 mpg with the six-speed manual.
The CVT (continuously variable transmission) is now in its third generation, and the technology has improved greatly. The main benefit with a CVT is better gas mileage, a result of less internal friction. With only two ranges, high and low, it's smoother because there's less shifting, though the sound is odd, like the car is winding up like a snowmobile. Floor the gas pedal and the Sentra surges ahead aggressively.
The Sentra SE-R Spec V feels docile in traffic, in spite of the performance from its 200-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder. It makes its best power near redline, from 6600-7000 rpm, so you need to flog it to get the most out of it. It doesn't feel high-strung, however. It's easy to live with and provides that extra bit of oomph when you want to play. The Spec V comes with an easy-shifting six-speed manual transmission that isn't especially sporty. The clutch works with ease, too, making the Spec V feel more like an everyday driver than a sport compact.
The suspension on all Sentras is an independent configuration in front, with a torsion beam in the rear, a compact design with separate shocks and coil springs that allows more room for the trunk that's above it. In its base form, it's forgiving. In its most aggressive state, in the SE-R Spec V (with higher rate springs, shocks and bushings), it's firm in a quality kind of way, yet never harsh or uncomfortable. It feels rugged and inspires confidence, out there in the cruel world of pockmarked roads. It even felt comfortable over a series of Chicago potholes. We haven't driven the standard SE-R, but we suspect it is also quite comfortable.
We had the opportunity to drive the SE-R Spec V at the fast 4.0-mile Road America circuit near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. We found it to be fun but not razor sharp. The engine revved predictably, without climbing too quickly to keep up with gear shifts. The brakes didn't fade during our high-speed lap, and the handling gave nice feedback but didn't feel as agile as a Subaru WRX STi or Mitsubishi Evo X.
We also thrashed it around an autocross course. The engine provided good power out of corners, so much so that we spun the inside wheel. We would recommend the optional limited-slip differential for anyone wanting to do parking lot autocrosses or other hard driving in their Spec V. The car leaned more in quick, sharp turns than an autocrosser would like, and wasn't as sharp as the likes of a Mini Cooper S, BMW 1 Series, or even a Chevrolet Cobalt SS. Overall, when it comes to ride and handling, we'd liken the Spec V to the Honda Civic Si: They're both comfortable road cars, with decent handling that provides a lot of feedba.
The Nissan Sentra is a solid compact sedan that gets good gas mileage and offers a great value. The cabin is roomy and comfortable with nice seats and an attractive instrument panel. Sentra offers two excellent engines and a fine, forgiving chassis. The SE-R Spec V provides driving fun without being harsh or high strung. Nissan nailed this one.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses reported from San Francisco, with Kirk Bell reporting from Chicago.
Model Lineup
Nissan Sentra 2.0 ($15,750); 2.0 S ($15,980 manual, $16,780 CVT); 2.0 SL ($18,680); SE-R ($19,680); SE-R Spec V ($20,180).
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Aguascaliente, Mexico.
Options As Tested
Sunroof package ($750) with sunroof and illuminated visor mirrors.
Model Tested
Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V ($20,180).The Nissan Sentra front-wheel drive 4-door sedan is a practical, roomy and economical car with several trims available to suit a person's needs. The Sentra has five trims available: the 2.0, the 2.0S, the 2.0SL, the SE-R and the SE-R Spec V. The 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine produces 140-hp and is mated to either a six-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The SE-R and SE-R Spec V both have the 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 177-hp for the SE-R and 200 hp for the Spec V. The SE-R has a CVT transmission standard and the Spec V has a six-speed manual transmission standard. Safety equipment is extensive on all trims, including dual-stage front airbags, front side airbags, full length curtain airbags, active front seat headrests, and a tire pressure monitoring system. For 2008, the Nissan Sentra has a few minor content revisions to each trim.
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Glacier Peak Wilderness hikers find nature untamed near hidden volcano
Sun., Aug. 18, 2013
Holly Weiler was blunt in the Spokane Mountaineers calendar item about the August trip she was leading through the Glacier Peak Wilderness:
"We're hiking a loop –Trinity Trailhead (near Lake Wenatchee) to Buck Creek Pass, out to Image Lake, back past Lyman Lakes, and up and over Spider Gap to Spider Meadows. It's beautiful AND it's tough. Participants must be capable of hiking 10+ miles a day with a fully loaded pack while going up (and down … and up again) over some tough mountain passes. Limited to six experienced backpackers. Bring the good camera equipment for this one! Also bring an ice axe for Spider Gap (and knowledge of how to use it)."
Adding to the challenge for participants was the high school English teacher's annual Hike-a-Thon commitment to log as many trail miles as possible for pledges benefiting Washington Trails Association projects.
"We'll likely do about 50 miles in four days," said Weiler, the University High School girls cross country team coach who practices the fitness she preaches: In July, she had only two no-mileage days on her running calendar.
The Glacier Peak Wilderness was made for people like Weiler.
The first day of the wilderness trek alone – with full packs up to Buck Creek Pass plus side trips to Flower Dome and Liberty Cap – would involve about 14 miles and roughly 4,000 feet of elevation gain.
Hikers signed up, but all bagged out as departure day neared except for Weiler, trip co-leader Samantha Journot, and me.
I detailed all of this the day we left to my physician wife, Meredith Heick, as I followed normal procedure in our household by writing down the trip itinerary and agency emergency contacts.
I noted that the average age of my two companions is 30 – half my age.
"Here Honey, carry this in your pocket," Meredith said after returning from the medicine cabinet with a small zipper bag. "Two aspirin – if you have chest pain, crush and put them between your lip and gum. It could save your life."
Visiting the 566,430-acre Glacier Peak Wilderness, and especially its namesake mountain, is a remote experience no matter how you approach it.
Glacier Peak, elevation 10,541 feet is the fourth-highest mountain in Washington and the most remote of the state's five active volcanoes.
By the 1790s, Mounts Baker, Rainier and St. Helens were noted and named in the first written descriptions of the Columbia River and Puget Sound regions. Mount Adams was noted by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 and named in the 1830s. But Glacier Peak did not appear on a published map under its current name until 1898, says the U.S. Geological Survey website detailing its volcanic history.
"(Glacier Peak) is not prominently visible from any major population center, and so its attractions, as well as its hazards, tend to be overlooked," USGS says.
The area's remote, famously rugged and diverse landscape was designated a wilderness by the U.S. Forest Service in 1960, four years before Congress secured its protected status in the Wilderness Act.
Today the Glacier Peak wilderness is sandwiched between the Henry M. Jackson, Wild Sky and Alpine Lakes wilderness areas to the south and the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness and North Cascades National Park to the north.
Virtually any loop hike of more than three days in the wilderness will range through old-growth forest, alpine meadows, U-shaped glacial valleys and mountain cols over craggy ridges.
Huckleberries range from valley floors to as high as shrubs can be found.
Mosquitoes and black flies can be thick as fog on a calm day.
"I've been here before," Weiler said as we drove to the trailhead northwest of Leavenworth. "I'm bringing a headnet."
"Long pants are a good idea, too," I suggested, pointing to the shorts she and Journot were wearing.
They laughed.
About 100 official trails in the wilderness total 450 miles, including a rugged 60-mile stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail.
The official trails include lofty cliff-hangers and leg-numbing fords of glacial streams. Additional miles of unofficial cross-country hiking and climbing routes rise to higher levels of difficulty as they angle above treeline, crossing snowfields, talus and scree.
The Ptarmigan Traverse, the most fabled untrailed route, combines rock climbing and glacier travel across 15 miles of the northern section of the wilderness.
The Glacier Peak Wilderness has more active glaciers than any other place in the lower 48 states, according to the Forest Service. Most of the year-round ice is on Glacier Peak but also on about a dozen other peaks in the wilderness.
More than 200 lakes dot the high country, most of them unnamed and rarely visited in untrailed cirques and basins.
The Spokane Mountaineers' trek required a mixture of on- and off-trail routes facilitated by some remarkable Forest Service trail engineering. Inconspicuous culverts and berms constructed by crews on the most popular routes allow hikers and horses to cross the countless creeks and bogs of the North Cascades without breaking stride.
We noticed the rock work, such as the steps up Cloudy Pass, and the number of logs cut out from avalanche paths and the girth of the old-growth spruce and hemlock blowdowns that had been sawed off the lower forest trails – all with cross-cut saws.
Chainsaws and other motorized equipment are not allowed in the wilderness, even for the crews from the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests, which co-manage the wilderness with the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
That doesn't mean the wilderness is always peaceful and quiet.
Since the end of the last Ice Age, Glacier Peak has produced some of the largest and most explosive eruptions in the state. The most recent activity involved relatively small steam eruptions about 300 years ago.
SGS experts say Washington residents aren't likely to witness a Glacier Peak eruption in their lifetimes, although the chance of significant activity is one in a thousand in any given year.
But another sort of fiery activity raged in the wilderness last weekend.
On Friday night, after a full-day of hiking and well-deserved huge meals cooked on our camp stoves, Weiler, Journot and I were admiring the stars in the clear night sky above our Buck Creek Pass campsite.
A "shooting star" blazed a long orange trail seemingly right over our heads, reminding us that the Perseid meteor showers were kicking into gear.
Clouds were building beyond the ridges around us. Bursts of light danced around the darkening skies, followed by muffled booms that gradually got louder.
The intensity of the thunderstorms closed in at midnight and again at 4 a.m. with the shock and awe of the bombing of Baghdad.
We'd camped in a basin, protected from the wind and rain by small trees but far from the largest and highest trees in the area, but the storm at one point zeroed in on us as though our tents were a target.
I put my hands over my ears. Blinding flash left me seeing a greenish yellow spot wherever I looked. My ears rang.
"Where in the hell's that aspirin," I thought, searching my pockets.
We survived, dried out the next morning and continued our trek, passing several groups of hikers that were bailing out of the wilderness after enduring wet, terrifying evenings. They had camped in exposed high-elevation sites to enjoy the view and avoid some of the bugs, but they paid a price.
"Wind blew my tent down on my face and the lighting was bouncing off the walls around us," one guy said. "It was horrible."
Weiler shrugged as they left, and began swatting black flies biting her legs. Journot started slapping to, even though she'd found some relief by spreading mud on her exposed skin. The slapping picked up to a frenzy that sounded like the clapping sequence in "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da."
Black fly carcasses piled up at their feet.
"Pants are good," I said standing by calmly as fly carcasses piled up at their feet.
Our group hiked to Image Lake just in time to hunker down for another evening series of thunderstorms spreading from the lake's iconic view of Glacier Peak.
This time the first deafening thunderstorm pounded us with hail. Rain followed, flushing piles of hail off the slopes and into rivers of ice balls flooding down the slopes like glaciers in fast motion.
Piles of hail remained 12 hours later as we dried gear in the morning sun. Huckleberry leaves littered the trail like holiday confetti on New York Streets. A mouse lay motionless near camp apparently stoned to death by the storm.
Lightning maps monitored by the Forest Service showed more than 7,400 strikes occurred from 9 a.m. Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday along the eastern slope of the Cascade Range and in Southeastern Washington, including the Glacier Peak Wilderness where we were hunkered a day or two from any road.
On the third day we virtually had to run down off Cloudy Pass to Lyman Lake to beat yet another building thunderstorm.
But this storm cleared before sunset. Our next-day's snowfield route through Spider Gap looked welcoming. Wilderness seemed peaceful again; although we later learned intense storms farther north had closed the North Cascades Highway with mudslides.
"You have to take it as it comes out here (in the wilderness)," Weiler said, returning after sunset from a post-storm hike above treeline to Upper Lyman Lake.
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