tmesis (tuh-MEE-sis, TMEE-sis) noun Stuffing a word into the middle of another word. Examples: a-whole-nother, abso-bloody-lutely.
From Greek tmesis (a cutting), from temnein (to cut). Ultimately from the Indo-European root tem- (to cut), which is also the source of tonsure, temple, contemplate, epitome, tome, anatomy, and atomy. First recorded use: 1586.
llano (LAH-noh, YAH-no) noun An open grassy, almost treeless plain.
From Spanish llano (plain), from Latin planus (plain), from planus (level). First recorded use: 1613. A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg

U.S. presidents with last names beginning with a vowel are: #2, John Adams, #6, John Quincy Adams, #21, Chester Alan Arthur, #34, Dwight David Eisenhower, #44, Barack Hussein Obama.

One of Ventura, California's most wondrous attractions lies 14 miles out to sea. Channel Islands National Park, established by Congress in 1980, comprises five of the eight Channel Islands off the Southern California coast: Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and, so far away it is rarely visible from the mainland, Santa Barbara Island. n addition, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary encompasses the area within six nautical miles of the islands; managed jointly by the National Park Service and the National Marine Sanctuary. This magnificent nature preserve is often referred to as the "American Galapagos" because it is home to more than 2,000 species of plants and animals-145 of which are unique to the islands and found nowhere else on earth. http://www.ventura-usa.com/what-to-do/channel-islands/

Cucumber Salad from Colony Inn, Inc. Amana, Iowa
6 cucumbers, peeled and sliced fine
1 onion, cut thin
1 tsp. salt
dash pepper
3 tbs. vinegar
2/3 c. cream
Mix all ingredients and chill for 3 to 3 house before serving.
The American Gothic Cookbook compiled by Joan Liffring-Zig

The parallel 45 north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 45 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. The 45th parallel north is often called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole, but the true halfway point is actually 16.2 kilometers (10.1 miles) north of the 45th parallel because the Earth is oblate, that is, it bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles. See where it is in Asia, Europe and the United States at: http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/45th_parallel_north

The 45th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 45 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It is the line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole. (The true halfway point is somewhat south of this parallel because the Earth is not a perfect sphere but bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles. See the oceans and the countries (New Zealand, Chile and Argentina) it crosses at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_parallel_south

The Federal Trade Commission issued a preliminary staff report December 1 that proposes a framework to balance the privacy interests of consumers with innovation that relies on consumer information to develop beneficial new products and services. One method of simplified choice the FTC staff recommends is a “Do Not Track” mechanism governing the collection of information about consumer’s Internet activity to deliver targeted advertisements and for other purposes. Consumers and industry both support increased transparency and choice for this largely invisible practice. The Commission recommends a simple, easy to use choice mechanism for consumers to opt out of the collection of information about their Internet behavior for targeted ads. The most practical method would probably involve the placement of a persistent setting, similar to a cookie, on the consumer’s browser signaling the consumer’s choices about being tracked and receiving targeted ads. The report also recommends other measures to improve the transparency of information practices, including consideration of standardized notices that allow the public to compare information practices of competing companies. The report recommends allowing consumers “reasonable access” to the data that companies maintain about them, particularly for non-consumer facing entities such as data brokers. Finally, FTC staff proposes that stakeholders undertake a broad effort to educate consumers about commercial data practices and the choices available to them.
http://ftc.gov/opa/2010/12/privacyreport.shtm

The 20th Century Fox film Unstoppable is loosely inspired by actual events. On May 15, 2001, an unmanned train with 47 cars left Stanley rail yard in Walbridge, Ohio, and took off on a 66 mile journey. The cause: prior to exiting the train, the engineer made a mistake with the braking system which left the engine under power. The train, carrying molten phenol in two of its cars, reached speeds in the 50 mph range. For a little under two hours, the runaway train rolled through northern Ohio before another train manned by Jesse Knowlton and Terry Forson was deployed to catch up with the unmanned train. Knowlton and Forson were able to use their locomotive to slow the runaway train down to 11 mph, allowing CSX Trainmaster Jon Hosfeld to climb aboard and stop the train. http://movies.about.com/od/unstoppable/f/Is-Unstoppable-Based-On-True-Events.htm