National Weather Service meteorologist "Skip" Ely said the dry pattern is caused by a persistent area of high pressure that has dominated North Texas weather since the end of June, blocking normal moisture flows across the South.

CNN: U.S. pledges help for Texas farmers hit by record drought

What all this shows is not that Netanyahu is wrong to fear such a resolution, but that a resolution will be a symptom of an already existing problem and blocking it will not end the problem.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Facing our fears

On Thursday, Republicans forced the delay with a parliamentary manoeuvre blocking the Senate Democratic leader's motion to end debate on Mr Hagel's nomination and proceed to an up-or-down vote on confirmation.

BBC: Republicans delay Chuck Hagel's defence secretary vote

The primary clientele for this line of high-end earphones is rock musicians, who need to protect their hearing during concerts by blocking out loud noise at the same time that they need to hear themselves accurately.

FORBES: Connect

These guys toughed it out -- toughed out a narrow overtime victory against Navy, with Alex Means blocking an extra point in overtime and Tim Jefferson barreling the last yard into the end zone with the game on the line.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Presents the Commander-in-Chief Trophy

On Sunday, mission specialists Michael Massimino and Michael Good had to contend with a handrail blocking their access to the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), resorting in the end to tearing it off with brute force.

BBC: Shuttle releases repaired Hubble