2013 Ford Explorer a much more refined large SUV

It shouldn't take any driver familiar with the history of the Ford Explorer to discern that this sport utility vehicle no longer feels like a truck. The Explorer is still big, features three rows of seating and carries seven passengers.

Yet it's now an SUV with more refinement.

Some major changes arrived in 2011 when Ford succeeded with its full redesign. The company did away with the previous truck-based chassis and its new design resulted in a smoother ride because the Explorer possesses a lighter, car-like quality due to its unibody construction.

• Performance: 3.5-liter, V6, 290 horsepower
• Mileage estimate: 16-24 mpg
• Price: $29,135 to $40,720
• Warranty: 3 years/36,000 miles; drivetrain 5 years/60,000 miles; corrosion 5 years/unlimited; roadside assistance 5 years/60,000

Utilizing the Taurus sedan platform, the Explorer now can hang with some of the large crossover SUV competition like the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, Mazda CX-9 and the Chevrolet Traverse.

Although an Explorer equipped with four-wheel drive can still provide some offroad adventure, it's not a plodder in regular driving situations. Don't worry about the cornering and the rollover possibility because the Explorer will handle those challenging situations just fine with its responsive steering.

It's comforting to know that the Explorer is equipped with Ford's Curve Control, a technology that reduces speed when it senses the vehicle is going too fast around a corner.

The Explorer can still provide power, evidenced by its towing capacity of 5,000 pounds. Although no V8 resides in its lineup, the Explorer comes standard with a 3.5-liter, V6 with 290 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque, making it more efficient than previous models. The Explorer is clocked going 0-60 mph in 8.3 seconds.

There are other noticeable differences in the Explorer. Gas mileage is one area. Offered in four trims - base, XLT, Limited and Sport - the Explorer ranges from 16-24 mpg, which is typical for this class. The Sport trim model is new for 2013 and features a turbocharged V6 engine and sport-tuned suspension.

This redesign certainly addressed the Explorer's interior issues as well. It's now high quality with some technological features that will please the masses. The dash is made of soft touch material. Cabin room has been added, the seating is comfortable for the first two rows (third row is limiting), cargo space is ample, and there are a number of good storage areas. The optional MyFord Touch has drawn mixed reviews, so be careful making that purchase.

The Explorer is still a rugged looking, rather macho large SUV. But it's the refinements in a number of areas that now have this Ford on more equal footing with its rivals.

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We Test Batteries At NorthShore Automotive & RV Repair In Federal ...

Today?s Federal Way vehicles have more electrical components and do-dads than ever before. This really strains your electrical system, making it hard for the battery to keep up. Think about it: electric seats, seat heaters, power locks, windows and sun roofs. And then we have all the power outlets for our cell phones, computers, and DVD players. We also have navigation systems and powerful stereos.

Plus there are all the truck engine and transmission computers, traction control, stability control, anti-lock brakes, sensors and on and on. Even the security system is running off the battery while the car is turned off. And of course, summer heat can take a real toll on battery life.

Fortunately, battery technology has given Federal Way drivers resilient batteries that are able to meet these strenuous requirements. But the fact is; truck batteries just wear out over time. Eventually, every battery gets to the point where it cannot hold enough of a charge to start your car. Sometimes batteries need to be replaced because they have developed a leak.

Replacement batteries come in all shapes and sizes. Some Federal Way cars have limited space that requires a specially shaped battery to fit. Larger truck engines require more powerful batteries to get them started. If you live in a cold climate you will need a more powerful battery because engines are harder to start when it is cold.

In WA, batteries come in ?good?, ?better?, and ?best? grades. More expensive batteries may have a longer warranty and are guaranteed to last longer. As with most things Federal Way auto owners need to purchase to keep their cars in good condition, paying a little more up front saves money in the long run. Ask your knowledgeable NorthShore Automotive & RV Repair service advisor to test your battery and advise you on how much life it has left.

At NorthShore Automotive & RV Repair, we also offer air conditioning service, alignment and transfer case service.

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China volcano shows signs of unrest

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A very hazardous volcano at the border of China and North Korea is growing more active, and might erupt in the next few decades, researchers studying the area say.

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New "extreme" Hubble shows deepest view yet of night sky

By Irene Klotz

Cape Canaveral, Florida | Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:28am EDT

Cape Canaveral, Florida (Reuters) - Piecing together 10 years of Hubble Space Telescope images, astronomers on Tuesday unveiled the deepest view yet of a small sliver of the night sky, revealing a kaleidoscope of galaxies and other celestial objects.

The Hubble eXtreme Deep Field, or XDF, adds another 5,500 galaxies to Hubble's 2003 and 2004 view into a tiny patch of the farthest universe.

Hubble returned to the same target more than 50 times over the past decade, racking up an additional 2 million seconds of exposure time. The most distant objects found date back to about 500 million years after the universe's formation some 13.7 billion years ago.

The early universe was a violent place, filled with colliding and merging galaxies that radiate in bright blue light, a telltale sign of new star formation.

The Hubble portrait also shows brilliantly shining spiral galaxies and older red fuzzy galaxies whose star-formation days are over.

More than 2,000 images of the same field, taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys and its near-infrared Wide Field Camera 3, were combined to form the XDF.

"XDF is the deepest image of the sky ever obtained," astronomer Garth Illingworth, with the University of California at Santa Cruz, said in a statement. "It allows us to explore further back in time than ever before.

(Editing by David Adams and Claudia Parsons)

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Facing tough road in Ohio, Romney and Ryan embark on bus tour

DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Facing a tough path to victory if they cannot win Ohio, Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan launched a two-day bus tour on Tuesday to try to boost their fortunes in a state that polls show could be slipping away from them.

The Republican nominees for president and vice president appeared together for the first time in more than three weeks, part of what aides vow will be a more aggressive phase of campaigning after Romney spent much of the past two weeks raising money and holding few public rallies.

Romney emphasized his claims that Democratic President Barack Obama's policies are preventing the U.S. economy from a full recovery and that Obama has not been tough enough in pushing back against Chinese trade practices that have led to cheap goods flooding the U.S. market and killing American jobs.

Romney accused China of a wide variety of trade abuses, from holding down the value of its currency to keep its products cheap, to stealing U.S. intellectual property.

"We cannot compete with people that don't play fair, and I will not let that go on," Romney said.

SCRAMBLING IN OHIO

Romney's message on China has been a central part of his stump speech all year. Obama's campaign has responded with a television ad that accuses Romney of outsourcing jobs to China during his time as a private equity executive at Bain Capital.

Romney and his team hope the trade message will resonate in Ohio, a politically divided state that is key to his chances of winning the presidency - but where polls indicate Obama has opened up a lead.

Ohio's unemployment rate in July was 7.2 percent, better than the national level of 8.1 percent.

It is difficult to see how Romney could win the November 6 election without Ohio.

He has a narrower path than Obama to get the 270 electoral votes needed for victory, and most scenarios require him to win the Midwestern state where thousands of jobs were saved by the Obama-backed government bailout of the auto industry.

Romney aides dismissed surveys showing the Republican presidential ticket falling behind Obama in Ohio on a day in which a Washington Post poll showed the president with an 8-point lead over Romney, 52 to 44 percent.

Romney political director Rich Beeson told reporters on the candidate's plane that the campaign's internal polling showed a closer race in Ohio, within the survey's margin of error. He accused the Obama campaign of "spiking the ball at the 30-yard line," or declaring victory in the state long before the election.

"I kind of hope the Obama campaign is basing their campaign on what the public polls say," Beeson said. "We don't. We have confidence in our data and our metrics."

'MORE AGGRESSIVE, ASSERTIVE'

Romney has suffered a series of stumbles in recent weeks that have knocked him off message and given the advantage to Obama.

Some Romney supporters hope their candidate will put that behind him with an aggressive campaign schedule in the 10 or so key states that will decide the outcome of the election.

"I would like him to be more aggressive, assertive in detailing his plans, making people vote for a future and not against an alternative future. I want him to focus more on what he's going to do," said Ken Warner, 50, a software engineer from South Dayton, Ohio.

Romney sought to generate some fresh energy by appearing with Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman and budget hawk who is popular among conservatives - many of whom have been disappointed that Ryan has not been a more prominent force in Romney's campaign.

In introducing Romney, Ryan pointed to Romney's experience in the business world and said Obama is trying to distract Americans' attention from the economy.

"This president cannot run on his record. This president is going to say anything and everything to try and blame, to try and duck, to try and distort, to try and divide, to try and distract," Ryan said. "You know what, Ohio? We're not going to let him."

Joining Romney and Ryan on stage were two Republican senators, Rob Portman of Ohio and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Paul is the son of Ron Paul, a Texas congressman who ran against Romney for the Republican presidential nomination and has declined to endorse Romney.

Portman was on Romney's short list to be the vice presidential running mate. Now he is playing the role of Obama in mock debate sessions that Romney has been conducting to prepare for three presidential debates that may prove decisive in the election. The first one is on October 3 in Denver.

Romney quipped that Portman is playing the role of Obama well.

"I want to kick him out of the room, he's so good," Romney said to laughter.

(Editing by David Lindsey and Eric Beech)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/facing-tough-road-ohio-romney-ryan-embark-bus-024319741.html

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Ubuntu 13.04's final release slated for April, alpha to arrive in December

Quantal Quetzal won't properly launch until October 18th, but a tentative timeline for Ubuntu 13.04 has already appeared on the horizon. Come December 1st, the as-of-yet unnamed version will hit its first alpha and transition into its second testing stage on February 7th. After touching the beta milestone on March 7th, the release is just a small stretch away from its proposed April 25th launch. If the wait feels entirely too long, you can spend time perusing potential pseudonyms for the OS at the more coverage link below.

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US extreme skier Plake among avalanche survivors

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) ? Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of the survivors of the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said Wednesday he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

Plake is a champion hot-dog skier who has appeared in many extreme-skiing documentaries, including 1988's "The Blizzard of AAHHH's," and also is well known for the tall mohawk he wears on the slopes. He had planned to ski down Mount Manalsu, the world's eighth-highest mountain, after reaching the summit.

"I was awake in my tent reading my Bible. ... The tent began to shake. We thought it was the wind but in fact it was an avalanche," Plake told reporters at the Katmandu airport after returning from the mountain in a helicopter. "It was like an earthquake; it was like a tsunami."

Though he said he is "probably the luckiest person in the world," he was unable to find his friends and climbing companions, Remy George Lecluse and Gregory Ugo Costa, both of France.

"You are doing everything you can do because your friends' lives depend on your next action," he said. "Unfortunately everything I did proved to produce nothing. At that point, I had to think about my own life and start preparing."

Lecluse and Costa are among three people still missing from the avalanche, which swept the tents at camp 2 at an elevation of 7,000 meters (22,960 feet) before dawn Sunday.

Nepalese mountaineering officials say eight bodies have been recovered: Fabrice Priez, Philippe Lucien Bos, Catherine Marie Andree Richard and Ludovic Paul Nicolas Challeat of France; German Christian Mittermeyer; Italian Alberto Magliano; Spaniard Marti Roirg Gasull; and Nepali Dawa Dorji.

Many of the survivors have returned to Katmandu, the Nepalese capital, and have abandoned their plans to climb the mountain this season.

Sunday's avalanche came at the start of Nepal's autumn climbing season, when the end of the monsoon rains makes weather in the high Himalayas unpredictable. Spring is a more popular mountaineering season, when hundreds of climbers crowd the peaks.

Mount Manaslu, which is 8,156 meters (26,760 feet) high, has attracted more climbers recently because it is considered one of the easier peaks to climb among the world's tallest mountains. Avalanches are not very frequent there, but in 1972 one struck a team of climbers and killed six Koreans and 10 Nepali guides.

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Advisor Says Romney Would Scrap Mathematically Impossible Tax ...

Mitt Romney has had a policy problem in this Presidential race for some time. He has promised a 20% across-the-board cut to individual income tax rates. Yet he has also promised that the the overall plan would remain revenue-neutral, particularly for the rich, because he will eliminate deductions and loopholes. The problem, aside from Romney never identifying which deductions he would eliminate, is that it?s mathematically impossible. There are not enough deductions to eliminate on the wealthy to compensate for the 20% reduction in tax rates. The deductions would have to be cut for the middle class as well, leading to a tax increase there.

The Romney campaign has said this is not their intention. But what if the numbers just work out that way? And, what if Congress refuses to make the deductions necessary to get to revenue neutrality? Kevin Hassett, an economic advisor to Romney, said that in that case, they would scrap the whole tax rate plan, essentially acknowledging that their promise is completely empty.

Yesterday, Kevin Hassett, an American Enterprise Institute economist and informal adviser to Mitt Romney, insisted that Romney would not raise taxes on low- and middle-income households in order to finance his promised 20 percent across-the-board rate cut. Nor would those rate cuts increase the deficit. Instead, Kevin predicted that if Congress did not trim tax preferences, Romney would scale back those rate reductions [...]

Kevin added, ?If you think the base-broadeners don?t add up, if you think he can?t get to 28 percent, then the right thing that would happen, as you know, if you?re going to have a revenue-neutral reform, is that they would have a different change in rates.?

Romney has thus far refused to describe which tax credits, deductions, or exclusions he?d cut, insisting he?d leave that to Congress.

This just makes Romney?s tax plan self-refuting. It simply cannot reduce rates 20% and stay revenue-neutral without raising taxes on the middle class. Hassett says, in that case, rates won?t drop 20%. So there is no tax plan, then.

Meanwhile, Romney is really selling this tax plan with Mondale-like fervor out on the campaign trail.

?We have got to reform our tax system,? Romney said at a morning event here. ?Small businesses most typically pay taxes at the individual tax rate. And so our individual income taxes are the ones I want to reform. Make them simpler. I want to bring the rates down. By the way, don?t be expecting a huge cut in taxes because I?m also going to lower deductions and exemptions. But by bringing rates down we will be able to let small businesses keep more of their money so they can hire more people.?

The comments were either a flub on Romney?s part or an admission that many of the deductions and exemptions that he will have to target in order to make his tax plan deficit neutral will end up affecting the middle class.

If there?s one thing that can fire up a crowd, it?s a Republican saying that he will cut taxes, but not too much, because he?ll raise other taxes on the same people. Who is that supposed to attract?

On policy and politics, this tax plan looks like a total mess.

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Instagram and Google Chrome get updated for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5

Instagram and Google Chrome have finally received updates for compatibility with iOS 6 and the iPhone 5?s larger 4-inch screen. When we say finally, it?s funny as the iPhone 5 has only been out for less than a week but it seems like if your app is not updated on the day of launch then it?s already late to the party.

Instagram, which has over 80 million users worldwide is updated to version 3.1.0 and includes iPhone 5 support, iOS 6 support, improved password recovery procedures and a redesigned registration flow.

Google Chrome?s update is equally as simple; it again includes support for iPhone 5 and iOS 6 as well as a few stability and security improvements.

There are still many apps that need to be updated for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5?s 4-inch screen but at least as every day goes by we can tick more and more off that wanted list. Which apps are you waiting for to be updated for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5?

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The New Fashion for Market Atheism - Center for Christian Business ...

This economy is not just a bad time economically; it is a crisis about Capitalism. There is a new fashion for market atheism. The market doesn?t work, Capitalism is bad! There is more than a hint of wistful nostalgia for Communism. Well, nostalgia ain?t what it used to be. While Communism was seen as an alternative for many decades, its failure, which largely was an economic implosion that killed millions, showed there is only one, albeit imperfect, economic system.

Communism was mythological.? It?s funny how we are told to ?grow up? about religion, yet secularists cling to the childlike myths of communism or a world where capitalism can be no more. Protesters, media headlines, the guy on Main Street all ask the same questions: What does it do for us? Why is it not providing? Why are we being punished? All these questions come pouring out, as if the economy is God-like.

And indeed, there is a spiritual parallel. When we go through a bad patch or something horrible happens, we ask why did God let that happen? Where?s God when you need him? Seeing suffering in the world, a child dying of cancer, becomes a reason to deny the existence of a loving God.

Like God, the economy is in the dock. We charge the economy with our failings. Like in a courtroom drama, the language gets twisted and we are determined to get a conviction, and lay the blame on others: fat-cats, big corporations, and all those others who seem to benefit.

The reality is different. The economy has put us in the dock. How fiscally responsible were we, as individuals, as companies or as government when the times were good? How prepared were we for the downturn? Just as surely as we know we will face tough spiritual times, we face tough financial times, so we have to wonder why we were not prepared.

In the divine economy, what is needed is good discipleship with good stewardship. In both cases, we cannot be fair weather friends of God and the economy. Yet, this economy has exposed this is the case. I didn?t hear folks complaining about their rising pay or rising value of their properties during the good times. Why during the bad times?

When things are going good for us, some thank God while others think ?I did that!? When things are going bad for us, some blame God, while others say ?it?s not my fault, why did this happen to me?? Of course, there are times when events are beyond our control and we get hit badly. But then again, there are times when we get that little piece of luck or opportunity that gives us the big break we were looking for.

Just as there is never a good time to deny God, this is not a good time for market atheism either. The economy needs folks to believe if it is to get going and support us again. The nation needs confidence to invest and innovate to solve the problems of this economy, not the dog-in-a-manger feeling-sorry-for-ourselves attitude that currently dogs this economy. This attitude is suppressing business, and investors are scared to commit their funds, to risk their capital. The economy needs capital at risk, it is called opportunity, and it makes the economy strong.

We become spiritually strong when we realize God is not about giving handouts to us, but when we reach out our hand to Him and take the risk of walking with Him through whatever weather lays ahead on our path, sunshine or storm. In this economy, we need to know that there will always be changeable economic weather ahead, which means right now we need to weather the storm, so when the sun shines on us once more we remember where we have travelled these past few years and act fiscally responsible when the next storm hits.

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10 Tips for Hair Loss Prevention

In olden days, when there were no soaps and shampoos, people just use different kinds of oil for their hairs. With the passage of time, it has become hard to use oil as it requires lots of time. The busy lifestyle, unbalance diet and many other reasons of recent times are causing some serious health damages, and hair loss is surely one of them.

Some of the useful and easy tips for hair loss prevention are:

Cleanliness and Proper Care

It is necessary to keep hairs clean. Try to oil and then wash them on regular basis. Always check the quality of conditioners, gels or any hair creams at the time of purchase, and never forget to check the expiry date of the product.

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Eat Well

Since long, it has been known that sea food is good for both skin and hairs. Alma, avocado, beans, citrus fruits, carrot, coconut, guava, lemon, lentil and mangoes also give both shine and strength to the hairs. Cod liver oil is another thing, which is beneficial for the growth of hairs. It is essential to include Vitamin, A, C and E in the daily diet along with necessary fats.

Precautions for Wet Hairs

Always remember that hairs are very weak when wet. Let them dry themselves, and avoid using hairs dries as much as possible. Be extremely careful while brushing or using comb, especially after shower. In fact, it is better to comb hairs when they are not soaked.

Thin or Hairs with Split Ends

Hairs, which are thin and have narrow or split ends, are more susceptible to fall.

These hairs need special attention, so treat them with care, and try to have regular haircuts as it can prevent hair loss.

Tension

The hectic routines, pressure of meeting deadlines, uncertainty of business and many personal problems creates plentiful stress, and that can result in massive hair loss. It will certainly do wonders if a person follows meditation and other techniques to soothe the nerves.

Dandruff

Dandruff, which is also known as fungal infection, is the biggest enemy of hairs. One can only get rid of this problem by oiling and shampooing the head on regular basis.

Stay Away from Experiments

Hairs are sensitive, and most of the times lose their strength, if they are continuously exposed to straighteners, dryers and rollers. Heat is not good for them, and frequent treatments like coloring and rebounding only weaken them.

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The Girls are Expanding their Meal Options ... - Inspired by Savannah

In addition to the everyday chaos parents of newborns and toddlers must face, one of the biggest, most time-consuming tasks they undertake 3-times each day is making one meal for the baby and another for the rest of the family ? double cooking, double stress, double time. But that can now be easily changed.

Bountiful Baby Pur?es?takes the chaos out of mealtime by providing mothers and fathers with pure and wholesome recipes they can easily make for baby, and then turn them into delicious dishes for the entire family. They can prepare a tasty Apple, Squash and Raisin Pur?e for the seventh-month old, for example, and then use the extra to make hearty Spiced Mini Muffins for the rest of the brood. Or they might treat the baby to Kale and Banana Pur?e, and turn a portion of it into an evening side dish of Green Quinoa. The book is divided by season and provides recipe after recipe for every month from January right through the December holidays. Recipes include:

• Plum and Fuji Apple Pur?e
• Asparagus and Olive Textured Pur?e
• Roasted Tomato, Kale, and Garlic Textured Pur?e
• Veggie Ratatouille
• Ginger-Spiced Pumpkin Pur?e
• Fruity Bread Pudding
• Chocolate Beet Cupcakes

This book also includes sections on nutritional value, exploring textures with the young one, and how to introduce solids and when the right time to take that big step. With a companion recipe for every baby pur?e Bountiful Baby Pur?es?guarantees your recipes will be working double-duty, without you having to!

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Trying to get our daughters to eat in our house is a challenge.? For Savannah, who is eating table food now, she has a limited meal plan, which consists of chicken noodle soup, mac and cheese, tomatoes, pickles, cold cuts, and her assortment of snack foods, like fishies and cheese puffs.? God forbid we try and introduce new flavors to her.? When we do, she either turns her head, throws or pushes it away, or will walk away.? As for Arabella, she never took to baby oatmeals and seems to only want to eat what her big sister is eating.? I can't tell you how many times I have had to pull treats out of her mouth, which Savannah had given her when I was looking.? Ah, the joys of babies. :-)

So, to ease mealtime frustration and look for new and easy ways to introduce new meals to the girls, I began searching for books about baby purees and foods both children and adults would enjoy eating.? This is when I stumbled across "Bountiful Baby Pur?es" by Anni Daulter.? What I loved most about this cookbook, and that set it apart from other baby food cookbooks I have picked up is that it offers delicious and easy to prepare recipes that both baby and other family members can enjoy.

My husband and I attempted to eat baby food out of the jar when Savannah was little to show her how tasty it was.? I don't know about you, but I don't know how kids can like this stuff.? My husband and I had tried our hardest not to gag on a few of the foods.? And, thus began our journey with finding ways to get our picky eat to eats foods with substance, and not live off out snack foods.

Since receiving this cookbook last week, I have already tried out over a dozen recipes.? Each of the recipes in the cookbook are simple to make, and I found I had most of the ingredients already on hand.? And, when we returned from picking apples this past weekend, I was able to try out the Apple, Squash and Raisin Pur?e with the girls, and use the left over to make spiced muffins. I filled pouches with this tasty pur?e, and in under 5 minutes, they were both handing my husband and I their empty pouches, and looking for me.? As a treat, my husband and I were able to have muffins all weekend for breakfast.? I couldn't believe how I could use a homemade baby food pur?e to make such moist and delicious muffins.? And, knowing that I was serving my girls healthy foods that they enjoyed eating was the best part of all.??

I can't wait to try out more recipes from this new cookbook by Anni Daulter.? And, hopefully in time our meal times will be less stressful, as the girls will finally eat what we put in front of them. :-) If you struggle with picky eaters like I do, why not pick up a copy of Bountiful Baby Pur?es to try with your little ones?? I couldn't believe how quickly they took to the food I prepared from recipes in this book.

Check out the following recipes from the book to try at home.? I made both and everyone in the house loved them.? Let me know what your family thinks.

Spinach, Pineapple, and Plain Yogurt Pur?e

7+ Months

YIELD: 3 cups (750 G), or 8 to 10 Baby Servings?

2-in-1 option: Green Goddess Ice Pops, Page 55

Spinach is power packed with protein, antioxidants, and essential vitamins. It loses its nutritional?punch after about a week after being picked, so this is a great veggie to grow yourself or source?from your local community-supported agriculture (CSA) group or farmer?s market. No need to?steam this recipe, just pop in all in the blender and hit the pur?e button.

1? cups (45 g) spinach leaves, packed
1 whole pineapple, outside cut off and chopped into chunks
1? cups (345 g) plain yogurt

1. Blend the spinach, pineapple, and yogurt together in a blender until desired consistency?is achieved.

Spiced Apple, Pear, and Raisin Pur?e

8+ Months

YIELD: 3 cups (750 G), or 9 Baby Servings

2-in-1 option: Fruity Bread Pudding, Page 142

This is a lovely spiced-up version of an old classic that even adults will enjoy as a side dish. I love?these flavors together, and if you can get your older kids out on an apple-picking adventure, you?will have the freshest pur?e in town. If not, hit your local farmer?s market to get these seasonal?goodies.

3 Fuji apples, peeled and cubed
3 Bartlett pears, peeled and cubed
1 teaspoon cinnamon
? cup (75 g) raisins

1. Peel, core, and cut the apples and pears into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
2. Sprinkle cinnamon over the apples and pears and steam for 8 to 10 minutes, or until soft.
3. Add in the raisins and steam for 2 additional minutes. Reserve the liquid from the steamer.
4. Pur?e the apple, pears, and raisins in a food processor with ? cup (120 ml) of the reserved?liquid. Add more liquid as needed to obtain the desired consistency.

Recipes from?Bountiful Baby Pur?es?by Anni Daulter. Photographs by Elena Rego. (Fair Winds; September 2012; $19.99/Paperback: ISBN-13: 978-1592335169). ?http://www.fairwindspress.com/.

About the Author:

Anni Daulter is a professional cook, advocate of sustainable living, and author of Sacred Pregnancy (North Atlantic Books, 2012),?Organically Raised: Conscious Cooking for Babies & Toddlers (Rodale, May 2010) and ICE POP JOY (Sellers 2011). She was also the founder and operator of a fresh organic baby food company, Bohemian Baby, for three years, where she developed all recipes and branding for the company. Her food was sold to all the top celebrity babies including the children of Gwyneth Paltrow, Adam Sandler, Christy Turlington, Stevie Wonder, Bridget Fonda, Debi Mazar, Michelle Williams, Angela Bassett and many others. Bohemian Baby food was featured in more 60 articles and was sold in local Whole Foods stores. Anni has since ceased production and has begun to write cookbooks with a healthy focus for families. She has also launched her new site, Conscious Family Living, which she hopes to turn into an online magazine. Anni lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband Tim and four children, who range in age from 13 to 1 year. Elena Rego?is a writer and photographer committed to creating work that highlights conscious living.?Deeply drawn to food and the cultural patterns we all share with one another across the dinner table, she has created a food blog at http://www.foodpractice.com, where she explores recipes, mealtime rituals, sustainable slow food, and rich enticing food photography. She is currently writing a book on the basics of food practice and enjoying her new home on the lush island of Maui with her beloved and their dog.

Disclosure:? I was sent a copy of this book by the publisher in order to write up an honest review.? The views above are mine and mine alone.

Source: http://www.inspiredbysavannah.com/2012/09/the-girls-are-expanding-their-meal.html

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1 city sees jobs in nuclear waste

Carlsbad hires lobbyist at $15,000 a month to find new projects

After 13 years of operating safely and in obscurity, New Mexico?s underground repository for transuranic radioactive waste is nudging back into headlines.

A highway project by the state proposes to temporarily change the route of loaded trucks traveling from the north to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad.

The planned road reconstruction, still a month from being voted on by the New Mexico Transportation Commission, has cast renewed attention on WIPP. But that project is nothing compared to the ideas of Carlsbad-area politicians, who want to build their region?s employment base by establishing even deeper ties to the nuclear-disposal industry.

?WIPP is one of the greatest unsung success stories around, a project with a perfect safety record and more of a game changer for our economy than even oil and gas,? said Eddy County Commissioner Jack Volpato, a Republican. ?I see it or maybe something else like it creating a whole new generation of jobs.?

In particular, Volpato said, Carlsbad and Eddy County will push for a federal study to determine if a second repository similar to WIPP could safely bury high-level nuclear waste from defense projects.

Such an endeavor would maintain or add well-paying jobs in the Carlsbad area. It also would solve an environmental problem for the country, Volpato said.

The idea of taking nuclear waste from the rest of America and salting it away under the desert is not radical thinking in Carlsbad, which has been a neighbor to WIPP since 1999. For many people, nuclear-waste disposal is pure business now, not a cause for worry.

?I was a skeptic when WIPP came here. Then I educated myself and I have become entirely comfortable with it,? Volpato said.

The county commissioners and the Carlsbad City Council recently voted to hire a Washington lobbying firm at a cost of $15,000 a month to pursue more business opportunities in radioactive disposal, said City Administrator Jon Tully.

Two commissioners and two council members dissented, but the area is moving ahead to market itself as a safe place to deposit nuclear waste.

Tully said the duties of the lobbying company, the C2 Group, would be narrowly focused on nuclear research and projects that could create jobs for Carlsbad.

These could include interim storage of certain wastes, expansion of WIPP?s mission in burying transuranic waste and perhaps other undertakings to help in nuclear clean-ups. ?

Under the federal law that created WIPP, the repository can only accept transuranic waste from government sites that had a defense mission. These included operations in eight states, notably Los Alamos in New Mexico, Rocky Flats in Colorado and the Savannah River site in South Carolina.

Last year, U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce introduced a bill to expand WIPP?s mission, saying about 200 good jobs would be in jeopardy if nothing was changed.

Pearce proposed that WIPP be allowed to accept government-owned transuranic waste not related to defense missions. One example of this is the West Valley site south of Buffalo, N.Y. It was a commercial venture used as a nuclear fuel reprocessing center.

Just like the ongoing shipments from defense sites, this waste could be trucked to WIPP and deposited in ancient salt beds 2,150 feet below the earth's surface.

Volpato said such concepts for sustaining WIPP while cleaning up environmental messes remain possible. But the area?s lobbying effort also could seek other types of business, perhaps eventually the high-level nuclear waste from defense operations.

?People seem to have heard of Yucca Mountain but not about us,? Volpato said of the defunded Nevada repository.

The oncoming nuclear campaign by Carlsbad and Eddy County probably will re-ignite opponents of WIPP, Volpato said. His bet is that most people can be won over, provided that the scientific research shows a new nuclear mission can be handled as safely and efficiently as WIPP has been.

As for the state highway project, Tully said city officials still had questions about the plan but expect to resolve them in meetings with the New Mexico Department of Transportation.

Gary Shubert, the engineer for NMDOT?s division in southeastern New Mexico, said the state needs to improve the base of New Mexico 200, a designated WIPP route. Shubert described it as a two-lane road with the peaks and valleys of a roller coaster.

The state proposes to close a portion of it next year. That means an estimated 560 transuranic waste shipments to WIPP would take an alternate route in the Carlsbad area.

Trucks would depart from U.S. 285 southbound at New Mexico 524. Then they would go east to Canyon Street before continuing onto U.S. 62/180.

Shubert said this route is about a half-mile longer than the existing path to WIPP.

Source: http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/newmexico/2012/09/1-city-sees-jobs-in-nuclear-waste.html

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Ohio Volunteers Help Clean Snow For Seniors - Retirement Homes

Last Saturday, the 22nd of September, was officially the first day of autumn in North America. And when Autumn arrives, snowfall is never far behind. In fact, snow has already fallen in many parts of the United States and Canada.

And while snowfall is beautiful to many people, it can be a major impediment to mobility for seniors.

To help seniors cope with the upcoming snowfall, a group of volunteers in the Cleveland area is coming together to help make it a little easier for the state?s older citizens.

As reported recently in the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper, an organization called the Community Partnership on Aging (CPA) is currently seeking volunteers who can help pave walkways, taking garbage cans to the street for pick-up, as well as leaf pickup and other light assistance to local seniors.

The volunteers who spoke to the newspaper say not only do they help local seniors; they also feel good about the work they do.

?Everyone we helped was very appreciative. I know when I?m older, I would like someone to help me,? said Adam Gent, a local volunteer, told the news outlet.

Seniors in most Ohio assisted living communities, however, will likely not have to worry about snowfall and shoveling, as their community will likely take care of all winter-related cleanup.

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#17 ? Reader Survey 2012 Best Restaurant in Portland ? Genoa -

17.?Genoa,?revamped in 2009, has a completely new look and feel from the original location.?Anyone familiar with the original layout, will be startled by the change in d?cor. The front of the restaurant is welcoming and airy, with a lush, modern feel, soft lighting and a fireplace warming both the ambiance and the room. Sound absorbing materials, as well as the wide spacing between tables, keeps the background noise to a comfortable level. Modern chandeliers pull all the elements together, giving a sophisticated feel, and making it one of the more romantic dining rooms in Portland.

The menu is prix fixe, a 5-course meal for $65, which rotates monthly, focusing on a different section of Italy each time.

All of the pasta is house-made, and is generally excellent.?I loved their Lasagne ai Carciofi. The layers of pasta are airy, with a rich pur?e of artichokes and Yukon gold potatoes. Though the potato flavor was a bit buried, the raw, shaved baby artichokes were warm and earthy. The Sicilian pesto was strong and bright, with little kicks of crushed red pepper to pull everything together.

The Pasta con Sarde, semolina spaghetti with Italian sardines, was also enjoyable. Though the sardines are a bit overwhelming, the pasta with pine nuts is great, and it grew on me as the ingredients got stirred mixed together. Raisins and capers made for nice texture with little bursts of flavor, and caramelized fennel and red onions gave a long finish.

Three secondi are available on each menu. In October, one of the choices was Pancetta in Vetro di Birra ? beer-braised Carlton Farms pork belly with caramelized cabbage, pickled red onion, and apple cider gastrique. The pork flavors were terrific ? fatty, crispy belly, with the fat just offset by the vinegar in the gastrique. The pickled onion to the side was a texturally perfect foil to the shimmering softness of the belly.

Throughout the menu, the courses can be hit and miss, with an occasional need to exercise more restraint, but if you are looking for a romantic Italian restaurant, Genoa may just fit the bill. ?You can read my full review here.

• Address:?2832 SE Belmont St., Portland OR 97214 ?Map
• Phone: (503) 238-1464
• Website:?GenoaRestaurant.com
• Hours: 5:30pm-9pm Wed, Thurs, Sun. 5:30-9:30 Fri-Sat. Closed Mon & Tues
• Happy Hour: n/a
• Reservation Policy:?OpenTable
• Noise Level: Low
• Price: Expensive
• Social:?Facebook??Twitter

Source: http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com/17-reader-survey-2012-best-restaurant-in-portland-genoa/

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UF Kicking Off 2nd ?Random Acts of Culture? Oct. 1st - INsite Magazine

The University of Florida Celebrates National Arts and Humanities Month. Celebrate with them!

Last year the University of Florida unleashed it?s Random Acts of Culture event to kickoff a month of celebrating the arts, humanities and appreciation for the creative opportunities at UF.

It was a twelve hour day, dedicated to performing arts and it was nothing short of exuding high energy. Walking across the campus was endless entertainment as the creative students put on period plays, musical acts and dance performances.

This year in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month, there will be another Random Acts of Culture October 1st, 2012 from 8am-8pm. So come out and show your support for the arts and humanities on campus! If you take a stroll, who knows, you may wander into a flash mob or a cappella group!

Interested in being a part of the marathon? Sign up today!

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Final testing under way for Wyoming supercomputer

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Final testing is being done on a National Center for Atmospheric Research supercomputer on the outskirts of Cheyenne that will be used for climate modeling and other Earth sciences.

Research is expected to begin this fall on the new computer, called Yellowstone, which has enough power to rank among the top dozen or so fastest supercomputers in the world.

So how fast is it, exactly?

The computer will run at a speed of up to 1.5 petaflops, or 1.5 quadrillion operations per second. Put another way: If you counted one number per second, it would take a lot longer than your entire lifetime or anybody else's to get all the way up to 1.5 quadrillion. Try more than 47 million years.

The roughly $30 million IBM machine fills much of a 153,000-square-foot, custom-built facility.

The Boulder, Colo.-based National Center for Atmospheric Research already has lined up 11 initial research projects that will get time on its machine starting this fall, center spokesman David Hosansky said.

One of the upcoming projects will model air movement inside hurricanes and tornadoes. Another will examine how weather and air quality could change in North America in the years ahead.

First, the machine needs to pass its final tests. The process is more complicated than trying out a new laptop.

"These complex systems need extensive testing and analysis before we could formally accept it," Hosansky said Wednesday.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research hopes to wrap up testing and accept the supercomputer in October. A ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Gov. Matt Mead and National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh is scheduled for Oct. 15.

The supercomputer is 30 times more powerful than the machine currently in use at the center's Mesa Laboratory in Boulder.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research has a long history of using supercomputers. One of the world's first, the Cray 1-A, crunched numbers at the center from 1977 to 1989. The Yellowstone supercomputer will be 9.7 million times faster with 3.4 million times the disk capacity and 19 million times the central memory size of the Cray 1-A, according to NCAR.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The Wyoming Legislature committed $21 million for the supercomputer project in 2007.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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No. 24 Boise State holds off BYU 7-6

BOISE, Idaho (AP) ? Nose tackle Mike Atkinson returned a second-half interception 36 yards for a touchdown and No. 24 Boise State survived a four-quarter rally to beat BYU 7-6 on Thursday night in a game dominated by defense.

Boise State (2-1) forced five turnovers and held the Cougars (2-2) to 200 total yards. The Cougars were held scoreless until the final minutes of the game when backup freshman quarterback Taysom Hill scored on a 4-yard run.

But with 3:37 remaining, BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall elected to go for the win and the Cougars' first-ever victory over Boise State. But Hill's pass on the run was deflected by a defender and fell incomplete in the end zone.

The Broncos, helped by a long kick return, ran out the clock to notch their third straight victory over the Cougars.

Boise State's offense wasn't much better, managing just 261 yards. Running back D.J. Harper led the way, rushing for 112 yards on 31 carries. Joe Southwick struggled again, especially on third and fourth downs. Southwick was 15 of 25 for 145 yards.

Boise State failed five times on fourth down attempts, with most of those coming in BYU territory and after Michael Frisina missed a 33-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter.

After a scoreless first half, Atkinson finally put some points on the board. On BYU's first possession of the second half, Atkinson dropped back in pass coverage and stepped in front of Riley Nelson's short pass. Atkinson then rumbled 36 yards for a touchdown to put Boise State up 7-0 at the 13:24 mark.

Nelson was benched after throwing his third interception of the game on BYU's next possession and replaced by Hill, who grew up in Pocatello, Idaho, and was recruited by Boise State.

Hill's legs finally provided the Cougars with a spark on offense. On BYU's final possession, Hill engineered an 11-play, 95-yard drive that was helped early by a Boise State personal foul. Hill was 3 of 5 on the drive and rushed for 39 yards.

For the game, Hill was 4 of 10 for 42 yards and he led the Cougars with 72 yards on 12 carries.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/no-24-boise-state-holds-off-byu-7-041852654--spt.html

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Business Risk Management in the MENA Region | Iraq Business News

The UK?s Middle East Association (MEA) will be hosting a business briefing on how companies can assess and mitigate risks to their operations, in the MENA region, on Tuesday 9th October at Bury House.

The event will appeal to individuals keen to keep abreast of recent developments, as well as companies that either already have a presence in the region, or who may be considering entering the market for the first time.

The Arab Uprisings have inspired a significant amount of optimism that countries such as Libya, Tunisia and Egypt will enjoy increasing levels of democratisation and offer fresh opportunities for UK firms looking to do business in the region.

However, on-going instability in the form of regime change, regulatory uncertainty, protests, strikes and terrorist attacks continue to remain a risk to business. Recent incidents, such as the widespread riots following the release of a US-made anti-Islam film that ultimately led to the tragic death of the US Ambassador alongside other embassy staff in the Eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on 11 September 2012, have also served as painful reminders of how dynamic the situation on the ground remains in some countries.

As such, the MEA is hosting a two panel session that will cover how businesses can firstly, assess potential risks and secondly, take measures to mitigate threats to their physical assets and operations. In terms of risk assessment, topics that will be covered in this first panel will include due diligence, asset tracing and political risk. The second panel will include insights and analysis of trends in the insurance market for the MENA region, legal risks associated with doing business in the region and finally, crisis management and travel security.

We are delighted to announce the following panel of experts to help shed light on these issues, with panellists including Mounir Kabban (President of United Insurance Brokers), Thomas Wigley (Senior Associate at Trowers and Hamlins), Tony Prior (Director of Asset and Risk Appraisal at American Appraisal), Adrian Davidson (Commercial Intelligence and Investigations at Page Group, TBC), Toby Chinn (Associate Director at Control Risks, TBC) and Edward Posnett (Associate at KPMG Forensic).

Following the presentations, there will be a Q&A session followed by a networking reception.

Please click here for further details and registration form.

Source: http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2012/09/20/business-risk-management-in-the-mena-region/

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By Menachem Greenfield on Sep 19, 2012 with Comments 0

MyHeritage is a family tree website with a truly global reach. The company behind it has major offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Provo, Utah. It also operates with user interfaces in 38 languages to allow people to find family members the world over. In the continuation of that effort, MyHeritage just announced its new Matching Technology that will automatically search historical records and newspaper articles of the past 300 years in order to find potentially relevant family information.

The automated search technology will compare the more than one billion profiles currently on the website against a record library with more than four billion documents. The records are coming from publicly available information online, such as newspapers, books, and other content. MyHeritage has also licensed access to historical newspapers dating back to the 18th century that the tool will search. Other records will come from the databases owned by other MyHeritage sites, WorldVitalRecords.com and FamilyLink.com.

Gilad Jophet, founder and CEO of MyHeritage, explains it this way: ?Record Matching is a family history discovery maker and time saver, designed to delight both dedicated family historians and people with a casual interest in their ancestry. Over the past year we?ve expanded our consumer offering by complementing our social family tree network with a substantial amount of historical content. Record Matching now ties these two assets together, adding exciting new value for our users and giving us a unique edge in the family history market. It?s a significant step towards realizing our goal of bringing family history to the masses.?

MyHeritage developed the technology in-house, which will work in tandem with the site?s current search technology Smart Matching?.

How the Record Matching Technology Works

Using a semantic search, Record Matching hopes to find more detailed information about the achievements, details, and personalities of people?s ancestors. The search results may also provide information that can help fill out gaps in building one?s family tree. The new tool is also smart enough to run searches that accommodate synonyms, similar spellings, and multilingual and phonetic spellings of names.

The strongest collections cover records from the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and Canada. Additional information from other countries is continually being added to the records database.

When Record Matching finds relevant records for a person?s family tree, they?ll see a shortened extract of the record for free in their account. If someone wants full access to the record, they can either purchase a data subscription or pay-as-you-go credits from MyHeritage.

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Exxon buys Denbury's Bakken properties in $1.6-billion deal

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp will buy Denbury Resources Inc's properties in the Bakken shale for $1.6 billion and the exchange of some assets as the world's largest publicly traded energy company seeks to boost its crude oil output.

Exxon shares rose 22 cents to $90.79 in early trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. Denbury shares climbed 3.3 percent to $17.27.

Exxon and other global oil companies like Royal Dutch Shell are buying more oil and gas assets in North America as they struggle to boost production in a sector where a vast amount of energy resources is located and tightly controlled by countries like Brazil and Russia.

The use of technologies like hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have unlocked vast supplies of oil and gas. Output in the Bakken - which spans North Dakota, Montana and Canada - is expected to double to about 1.2 million barrels per day by 2015.

The properties being bought consist of about 196,000 net acres, with expected production of more than 15,000 oil equivalent barrels per day in the second half of this year, Exxon said.

The acquisition will increase Exxon's holdings in the Bakken region to nearly 600,000 acres, and similar purchases are expected in the future by other big oil companies.

"We expect more of these deals from the majors in the future, given the majors' collective struggles to grow production and replace reserves, their significant financial resources, and given the fact that they have come to believe that the United States' unconventional oil growth story is a durable one," analysts at Houston-based energy investment bank Simmons & Co, told clients.

As average drilling and completion costs - at about $8.5 million per well - are among the highest in Bakken, companies need deep pockets to wait until new pipelines and infrastructure come up in the next few years.

Denbury said it plans to use part of the proceeds to buy oil fields in the Gulf Coast or Rocky Mountain regions.

The company, which will receive Exxon's operating interests in the Webster field in Texas and the Hartzog Draw field in Wyoming, said the assets were close to its existing or planned projects for recovering oil using carbon dioxide.

"We can now focus on what Denbury does best, carbon-dioxide enhanced oil recovery, which we believe offers one of the most compelling rates of return in the oil and gas industry today," Denbury Chief Executive Phil Rykhoek said in a statement.

The deal is expected to close late in the fourth quarter.

(Reporting by Krishna N. Das in Bangalore and Anna Driver in Houston; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/exxon-pay-1-6-billion-exchange-assets-denburys-131416956--finance.html

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Rebels tear down Syrian flag at border post with Turkey

AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Rebels tore down a Syrian flag at a border gate on the Turkish frontier on Wednesday as they fought for control of the crossing, and schools on the Turkish side shut as bullets flew into Syria's northern neighbor.

Television footage showed Syrian rebels taking down the Syrian flag on top of a government building at the Tel Abyad border gate. Sporadic gunfire could be heard and black smoke rose from parts of what appeared to be a customs building.

Turkish officials were unable to confirm whether the rebels, fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, had seized control of the whole crossing, and said Assad's forces might send in reinforcements at any time.

There was no sign of any government troops at the crossing from television pictures broadcast live on CNN Turk.

The fighting, which started late on Tuesday, looked to be the first attempt by insurgents to assert their grip over a border zone in Syria's al-Raqqa province, most of which has remained solidly pro-Assad.

Rebels hold two other crossings on the northern border with Turkey. A third border point would strengthen their control in the north and put more pressure on Assad's army as the two sides battle for control of Syria's largest city Aleppo not far away.

The governor's office in the small town of Akcakale, on the Turkish side of the border post, ordered all schools in the town and the neighboring villages to close for the day and banned all agricultural work in the area.

"A heavy hail of bullets is landing here. We are scared. We had to stay in another house last night. We don't know what to do," one man in his forties told CNN Turk television only meters from the fence separating both countries.

"Teachers, everyone have left the school next to us, they have fled the area," he said.

Syrian jets also bombed the Syrian town of Albu Kamal near the Iraqi border on Wednesday, Iraqi security officials and the mayor of Iraqi frontier town al-Qaim, said. The two towns are meters away from each other on the banks of the River Euphrates.

TWO WOUNDED

One Turkish woman and her daughter were wounded on Tuesday night by stray bullets and an official said other bullets had smashed windows in several houses along the border.

Ankara has yet to give a reaction to the fighting along its frontier but a similar incident earlier this year prompted a sharp rebuke from the government.

Turkey officially reported to the United Nations an incident in April in which at least five people, including two Turkish officials, were wounded when cross-border gunfire hit a Syrian refugee camp in Kilis further west along the border.

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan then floated the idea of invoking NATO's Article 5 over the incident saying the alliance had a duty to protect its members' borders.

Article 5 of the NATO treaty states an armed attack against one of its members will be considered an attack against all members and allows for the use of armed force. It has been invoked only once, following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Erdogan spoke to U.S. President Barack Obama late on Tuesday, his office said in a statement. The two leaders discussed the crisis in Syria among other issues. The statement made no reference to the border incident.

Once an ally of Assad, Erdogan is now among his most vocal critics and has called for him to step down. Turkey actively supports the rebellion against his government, giving fighters sanctuary on its soil and allowing opposition members to meet in Turkish cities.

It is also sheltering some 83,000 Syrians who have fled the violence in camps along the border.

The 18-month-old revolt, which began as peaceful street protests cracked down on by Assad's military, has escalated into a civil war in which over 27,000 people have died. Daily death tolls now approach 200 and the last month was the bloodiest yet.

(Additional reporting and writing by Jonathon Burch in Ankara and Suadad al-Salhy in Baghdad; Editing by Louise Ireland and Nick Tattersall)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rebels-tear-down-syrian-flag-border-post-turkey-074404366.html

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