Biden reassures Israel of US commitment - Los Angeles Times

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Biden reassures Israel of US commitment Los Angeles Times But as the vice president meets with officials on a goodwill mission, Israel announces new construction in East Jerusalem. It was Obama's attempts to stem such settlement that sparked tension. By Paul Richter Reporting from Jerusalem - Vice President ... Palestinians: East Jerusalem construction plan ends Mideast peace talksHa'aretz Israel OKs 1600 new homes in east JerusalemThe Associated Press 1600 new east J'lem homes okayedJerusalem Post CNN International -Xinhua -Voice of America all 2,124 news articles »

Toyota Reviewing US Report of Accelerating Prius - BusinessWeek

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Toyota Reviewing US Report of Accelerating Prius BusinessWeek March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., struggling to regain a reputation for quality after unintended acceleration forced the recall of millions of vehicles, will investigate a report in California of a Prius hybrid ... Toyota to Recall Prius Models Including One in Runaway IncidentWall Street Journal The car in front … is a Toyota stuck at 94mphThe Guardian Runaway Prius? More like runaway media hypeMarketWatch Reuters -World Correspondents -Green Stocks Central all 1,072 news articles »

Michelle Obama's inaugural ball gown, now a part of history - USA Today

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Michelle Obama's inaugural ball gown, now a part of history USA Today A little piece of the Obama administration has passed into history: Michelle Obama's inaugural ball gown. "I am very honored and very humbled, but I have to say that I'm also a little embarrassed by all the fuss being made over my dress," the first ... First Lady's Inaugural Gown Goes on DisplayNBC Washington Michelle Obama Gifts GownABC News (blog) Obama's inaugural gown conveys a nation's optimismWashington Post Sydney Morning Herald -WFMY News 2 -Chicago Sun-Times (blog) all 28 news articles »

Optics Blog: Digiscoping rare birds: Thoughts and reviews of ...
Indeed, spring is the time of year to see that truly rare bird in your spotting scope and add it to your life list. Looking back, through all of my years of birding, I recorded more rare birds in the spring than all other times of the ...

Starting with Binos or a Spotting Scope - Stargazers Lounge
For astronomy what you need is aperture - ie: the diameter of the main lens or mirror. Spotting scopes are just not really designed with astronomy in mind, they have too many lenses in them (to give an upright image) too little aperture ...

Optics Blog: Spotting scopes out west: Thoughts and reviews of ...
Folks who live in the eastern part of the country or, anywhere forests dominate the landscape, rarely think about spotting scopes as a necessary tool for observing distant birds or other types of wildlife. Binoculars are the observing ...

Attractions: Week of March 4 (Bradenton Herald)
Area attractions run on a rotating basis as space allows.