Wilmington Ski Snowboard Club Enrollment Now Open
WILMINGTON, MA — The Wilmington Ski and Snowboard Club has been an enjoyable experience for approximately 40 years to the students of Wilmington in grades 4 through 12. The mountain provides a great opportunity for skiers/riders, both beginner and experienced, to take lessons and learn throughout a 6 week group package program. The six week club will run in the months of January & February on Tuesday and Wednesday nights!2019 DatesWest, North & High School (Grades 4 & 5, 9-12)Tuesdays: January 8, 15, 22, 29; February 5, 12Middle School (Grades 6-8)Wednesdays: January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; February 63 Steps For Enrolling Your Athlete In Ski Club!Pre-register by clicking HERE to get started.Continue to the forms page to fill out the 2019 registration form and mail to the WHS Athletic Office.Finally, click HERE to sign the Nashoba Valley Ski Area’s online Release of Liability.Learn more about the Wilmington Ski & Snowboard Club HERE. Learn more about the Nashoba Valley Ski Area HERE. Like Wilmington Apple on Facebook. Follow Wilmington Apple on Twitter. Follow Wilmington Apple on Instagram. Subscribe to Wilmington Apple’s daily email newsletter HERE. Got a comment, question, photo, press release, or news tip? Email wilmingtonapple@gmail.com.Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… RelatedWilmington Ski & Snowboard Club 2016 Enrollment Now OpenIn “Education”Wilmington Ski & Snowboard Club Enrollment Now OpenIn “Sports”Wilmington Ski & Snowboard Club Enrollment Now OpenIn “Community”
Commercial fishing for red and blue king crab will be closed again this year for Southeast Alaska. There just isn’t enough crab in the area.Download AudioState managers are trying to grow the red king crab population in Southeast. Photo/ADF&GWarmer water in Southeast breeds larger king crab than other parts of the state. Southeast red kings can grow up to 24 pounds with a five foot leg span. But unlike places like Bristol Bay, Southeast’s population has not been abundant in recent years.In fact, there have been only two commercial openings in the last ten years, one in 2005 and one in 2011. That last opening saw a price of $10.66 per pound. The harvest that year was worth nearly $1.9 million at the docks. In 2005 it was $5.31 a pound.Fishermen would like to be able to keep earning that kind of money in the fishery and maybe in the future they can.Even though the population is nowhere near the right size for a commercial fishery, there’s reason to believe that the crabs are seeing slow, consistent growth.Adam Messmer is the Assistant Shellfish Manager for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He says the mature biomass increased from last season, meaning more crabs are approaching the size to be caught commercially. There are also more crabs that are already large enough to be caught.“We had a pretty good jump in legal crab this year compared to the last 20 years,” Messmer said. “It was a pretty good jump percentage-wise across Southeast.”Mature biomass and legal crab–those are industry terms regarding the age of the crab. Age is important in the fishery because king crabs actually live a pretty long time, like up to 30 years. And there are regulations in place to make sure the crabs are old enough to reproduce before they can get caught in the Southeast fishery. Messmer says they don’t reach legal size until they are 7 to 9 years old.“I mean that’s pretty much equivalent to a Dall sheep, a legal Dall sheep,” Messmer said. “It takes a long time to grow these things.”What biologists would really like to see in the Southeast fishery is what is called “a recruitment pulse”. That would be a year when a large number of crabs the same age are reaching legal size. Messmer says that would help sustain the fishery for a few years even if there weren’t good pulses. While the pulses are common in other crab fisheries they haven’t seen one in Southeast’s red and blue king crab fishery for the last 15 to 20 years.“By not having one for an extended amount of time we kind of reach our threshold and fish on them and we’re kind of in this scenario of there are still crab out there because we don’t take them all but it takes a longer time to build back up enough to hit the threshold,” Messmer said.Back in the 1990s and early 2000s there were commercial openings for red and blue King crab nearly every year in Southeast. And that’s something that the managers are working towards again.The state has been keeping consistent records for Southeast king crab for over 30 years. They’ve used survey results from their staff and from commercial fishermen themselves to document the population.
Lingojiguda: MLA Devireddy Sudheer Reddy on Sunday handed over a cheque of Rs 51,000 to Keshavulu of Vijaya Nagar Colony, the beneficiary of CM Relief Fund. He said the scheme is a boon for the poor. “They can avail sophisticated medical services. I will strive for the development of LB Nagar Constituency,” he added. Singireddy Venu, Vijay Bhaskar Reddy, Praveen Reddy, Puli Venkat, Srinath, Bhaskar and others were present on the occasion.
Maruti Suzuki’s all new sedan codenamed YL1 is likely to be called Ciaz in India.The YL1 sedan which has been spied testing in the country for quite some time now is expected to make its debut in the sub-continent at the upcoming Auto Expo 2014. Maruti, the frontrunner in the small car segment seems to be working hard to capture the big car segment in the country in coming years.Maruti is likely to replace its underperforming SX4 sedan in the country with the upcoming Ciaz aka YL1 sedan, reported the financial Times. The Ciaz is likely to take on Verna Fluidic and Vento in the country and is believed to fall in the sub ₹10 lakh price bracket.”The Ciaz is expected to be launched around the festive season this year. The company is targeting initial volumes of about 50,000 a year with exports,” FE quoted an industry source.Earlier reports had suggested that YL1 sedan would be based on a new platform and the design of the car would resemble Suzuki Authentics concept car, which was shown at the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show.The Ciaz is likely to pack the same 1.3 liter Multijet diesel or 1.4 liter K Series petrol engine of Ertiga. Under the hood, it is expected to carry over some of the features of SX4 and Ertiga. Other stipulated features of the car include, 16-inch alloy wheels, keyless entry, push button start, puddle lamps and leather seats. The YL1 is also expected to host a number of safety features, like Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD).Apart from YL1 sedan, Maruti’s long speculated Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) XA Alpha is also expected to join the arena of 2014 Auto Expo. The vehicle which first made its appearance at Auto Expo 2012 as a concept model, is expected to make its debut at the same show this year. Other attractions of the company will include Maruti Celerio, India’s first car with Automated Manual Transmission (AMT).
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17 killed after fire breaks out at Delhi hotel; people jump out of windows to save themselves
X To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: Image captured from video of hearingDame Helen Mirren speaks during the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittees on the Constitution and Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts hearing entitled: “S. 2763, the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act – Reuniting Victims with Their Lost Heritage.”The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday on a bill to help the families of Holocaust victims to recover art and artifacts looted by the Nazis. Texas Sen. John Cornyn sponsored the bill, while Sen. Ted Cruz is a co-sponsor.Many of the artworks or artifacts stolen from Jewish families wound up in state museums or private collections after World War II. When the survivors of Holocaust victims have sought to recover the pieces, the new owners have often been able to convince courts to treat such items as any other stolen artwork. Since the thefts occurred more than 70 years ago, the statute of limitations to come forward to claim their property has long since expired.Sen. Cruz heads one of the subcommittees with jurisdiction over the bill and co-chaired the hearing.“The quest to reunite families of Holocaust victims with their stolen heritage is ultimately a quest to help them reclaim a tangible link to a happier time in their families’ history, a time before the darkness of the Holocaust. That’s far more valuable than whatever economic value the works of art or cultural artifacts might have today,” Cruz said.The issue gained attention last year with the release of Woman In Gold, a film about Maria Altmann’s legal fight to recover her family’s paintings from the Austrian government. Dame Helen Mirren, who portrayed Altmann in the film, testified at the hearing.“Art is a reflection of memories that are shared across familial and cultural lines,” Mirren said. “When the Jewish people were dispossessed of their art, they lost, they lost their heritage. Memories were taken along with the art, and to have no memories is like having no family. And that is why art restitution is so imperative.”The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act would reset the clock for victims’ families seeking to recover art or artifacts. Those family members would have until six years after they’ve discovered the location and identity of the property to file a claim.Click here to view video from the Senate Judiciary Committee. 00:00 /01:48 Listen Share
Remember when building an elevator or a flaming arrow launcher in Minecraft was pretty sweet? You have to set your sights a little higher these days, like building a freaking Game Boy Advance that plays Pokemon.Yes, someone built a Game Boy Advance inside Minecraft and then they actually got it to play a Pokemon Fire Red ROM. This insane creation is the work of YouTuber Reqaug, who already had some pretty impressive builds on his resume — like an incredibly detailed X-Wing, a teleportation system, and a neat little stereo system.His latest creation was made possible by the magic of structure blocks, which arrived in the 1.9 update back in the summer of 2015. Last month’s Forstburn update brought additional structure block functionality, and now here we are: a block-built GBA in a Minecraft world that’s playing Pokemon. It’s a pretty unbelievable sight to behold:No, you can’t battle, and no, there’s no dialog… but still, it’s Pokemon Fire Red running inside Minecraft. There must be some kind of trickery going on here, right? Like a cleverly composited video or a heavily modded install?Nope, this is happening in a plain vanilla Minecraft install and it’s the result of three long weeks of hard work (somewhere around 60 hours in total) with structure blocks according to the creator. If you’re still not totally convinced then you can find out for yourself. Reqaug has made his crazy GBA/Pokemon build available for anyone who wants to download it over on Planet Minecraft.
Observing a Photon no Longer a Seek-and-Destroy Mission The experimental set-up used to detect the maximum speed of a single photon. Image credit: Shanchao Zhang, et al. ©2011 American Physical Society The scientists found that the precursor wave front of a single photon always travels at c, like the signal velocity of large groups of photons. The main wave packet of a single photon travels no faster than c in any medium, and can be delayed up to 500 ns in a slow light medium where the group velocity is slower than c. “In the slow light (with a group velocity slower than c) case, the central part of the main wave packet follows the group velocity,” Du explained. “When the medium density increases (with more atoms), the slow group velocity decreases. In the fast light or superluminal (with a group velocity faster than c or negative group velocity) case, the main wave packet seems to get ‘confused’ and does not follow the group velocity. …We are sure that the main wave packet cannot travel faster than the precursor, which travels at c.”The results agree with previous studies that have analyzed single photons whose precursor and main wave form have not been separated, which have reported an oscillatory structure. The interference of the precursor and the slightly delayed main waveform can explain this structure.In addition to bringing some closure to the debate on the true speed of information carried by a single photon, the result that single photons cannot travel faster than the speed of light will also likely have practical applications by giving scientists a better understanding of the transmission of quantum information.“Because the amplitude of the rising front of the optical precursor is lossless in any medium (if the rise time of the edge is infinitely short or zero), optical precursors can be used to carry information for optical communication in a loss or absorptive medium, such as underwater optical communication,” Du said, noting that optical precursors experience some loss in practice.At the moment, as Du explained, optical precursor communication is limited by current technology, so it is not yet practical. However, he thinks that the technology will improve to make the method competitive with current communication techniques.“In the future, when the electro-optical technology gets improved such that a step rising time can be as short as <10 femtoseconds and can also be detected by a high-speed photodetector directly, optical precursors will have big applications in optical communication; of course, the single photon precursors can be used for quantum communication.“One may argue that now we have femtosecond lasers which generate pulses with a length of a few femtoseconds,” he noted. “However, we cannot code information on these pulses and they cannot be directly measured by a photodector with current technology.” More information: Shanchao Zhang, et al. “Optical Precursor of a Single Photon.” Physical Review Letters 106, 243602 (2011). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.243602 Copyright 2011 PhysOrg.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or part without the express written permission of PhysOrg.com. Citation: Study finds single photons cannot exceed the speed of light (2011, June 24) retrieved 18 August 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2011-06-photons.html
Explore further (PhysOrg.com) — The rule that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, c, is one of the most fundamental laws of nature. But since this speed limit has only been experimentally demonstrated for information carried by large groups of photons, physicists have recently speculated as to whether single photons and the information carried by them may be able to exceed the speed of light. In a new study, physicists have performed the difficult task of producing single photons with controllable waveforms, and have shown that single photons also obey the speed limit c. The physicists, led by Professor Shengwang Du from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong, China, have published their study on the ultimate speed of a single photon in a recent issue of Physical Review Letters. The results have implications for the maximum speed of information transmission by confirming that single photons obey causality; that is, an effect cannot occur before its cause.“The greatest significance of our work is that our experimental results bring closure to the debate on the true speed of information carried by a single photon,” Du told PhysOrg.com. “It deepens our understanding of the particle-wave duality of photons and the nature of quantum mechanics. It provides people a clear picture of photons (since the name was invented by Einstein more than 100 years ago) and corrects some ‘wrong’ and confusing pictures from before.”With recent advances in technology over the past several years, many groups of scientists have been investigating exactly how fast light can travel. Although previous studies have found that the “group velocity” of light can travel faster than c, the “signal velocity” – the speed at which information travels – cannot. In light of this finding, scientists have wondered whether single photons travel at the group velocity or the signal velocity.To address this question, Du and his coauthors’ demonstration required not only producing single photons, but separating the optical precursor, which is the wave-like propagation at the front of an optical pulse, from the rest of the photon. Previous experiments based on macroscopic electromagnetic wave propagation (involving lots of photons) have shown that the optical precursor is the fastest part in the propagation of an optical pulse. But this study is the first to experimentally show that optical precursors exist at the single-photon level, and that they are the fastest part of the single-photon wave packet.In order to separate the optical precursor from the rest of the photon, the scientists generated a pair of photons, and then passed one of the photons through a group of cold rubidium atoms, while using an electro-optic modulator to shape the photon’s waveform. The atoms had an effect called electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT), which enabled the scientists to separate the single-photon precursors from the main wave packet. As the optical precursor and main wave packet traveled through a second group of rubidium atoms, the scientists took measurements on the speed of the two photon components. This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.
(Phys.org) —Researchers at Stanford’s Biometrics and Dexterous Manipulation Laboratory just south of San Francisco, have come up with two new innovations in robotic aircraft design. One is an improvement on jumping robots that mimic the actions of natural flying fish, while the other is a plane that can land on the side of a building. Solar plane aims for new world distance record More information: Project page: bdml.stanford.edu/Main/PerchingHomeResearch paper: Efficient Jumpgliding: Theory and Design Considerations (PDF) Citation: Stanford Lab developing new kinds of robot aircraft (w/ Video) (2013, May 30) retrieved 18 August 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2013-05-stanford-lab-kinds-robot-aircraft.html More impressive perhaps, is the perching Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) the lab has developed. It’s a plane that flies straight at a building, but prior to crashing into it, pulls up into a stall that allows it to neatly perch against its side. Currently the plane has a very small motor—it gains flight by being tossed by a person standing several yards away from a building. The plane flies in a normal slightly arced horizontal trajectory, but just before reaching the building points its nose straight up at the sky so as to “land” its belly against the side of the building—where it remains hanging until taking off again. The UAV utilizes sensors and processors to gauge the proper time for going nose up, then relies on special hooked metal toes to help it cling to various surfaces. To take off, the hooked toes are pulled back like a cat retracting its claws while the propeller activates. The plane flies upside down as it leaves the wall then spins itself upright once stable. The UAV uses very little power, makes little noise and can use its perching ability to spare its battery. For that reason the research team sees the plane as a means of conducting surveillance. In the future, the plane may have solar cells on its wings to allow for recharging as it perches.
© 2013 Phys.org Explore further Robots that can jump as their means of locomotion are useful in situations that are difficult to traverse and also require extreme energy efficiency. To make such robots, researchers tend to look to nature—flying squirrels, snakes and fish all get from one location to another by hurling themselves through the air. In studying nature’s examples, it’s become apparent that wings help a lot, both to extend a jump, and to help ease the landing. To that end, the researchers with this new effort have designed a jumping glider that works in similar ways to flying fish.The plane is made of lightweight material and uses a carbon fiber spring to launch itself. To increase distance, the wings are kept pulled back when launching and extend during the glide back to Earth. This approach allows the plane to sail much farther than simple jumping robots, though it can’t match them in achieving vertical heights. This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.
High school football commitment announcements have continued to evolve, and the days of picking hats off of tables are gone. That’s so yesterday. Four-star defensive tackle Aeneas Hawkins decided to make a fully produced mini-movie.The 265-pound defensive line prospect from Cincinnati decided to announce his decision to attend Penn State by making a comedic parody of Jordan Peele’s popular thriller Get Out!, and posting it to The Player’s Tribune.He enlisted the help of Cincinnati native and comedian Gary Owen, and his uncle, former NFL wide receiver Andrew Hawkins. If there is an awards show for announcement videos, this would clean up.Quality work.
This story appears in the March 2011 issue of . Subscribe » February 22, 2011 This hands-on workshop will give you the tools to authentically connect with an increasingly skeptical online audience. Free Workshop | August 28: Get Better Engagement and Build Trust With Customers Now 3 min read How to get started with mobile VoIPHow to get started with mobile VoIPAs an example, let’s use Skype on the iPhone:1. Download the Skype app from the iPhone store.2. Sign up for Skype service for free calling over 3G or Wi-Fi to other Skype users on a mobile device or connected PC.3. Buy Skype “credits” to call non-Skype users, paying just cents per minute (depending on where you’re calling).4. Use Skype seamlessly on the iPhone: Receive calls in the background like a regular phone call, and while on a Skype call do other tasks–like check your e-mail or your calendar–without hanging up.For businesses looking to save money on telecom costs, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology has been a go-to method for some time. But can it help you cut your mobile bills as well? The answer isn’t as straightforward.For many tech watchers, the big story in mobile VoIP was AT&T and Apple’s concession last summer, after months of stalling, to allow popular VoIP service Skype on the iPhone. Why the delay? AT&T didn’t want VoIP dialing to cut into its voice-service revenues, and Apple–well, it seems Apple was just being its usual controlling self.Today, mobile users not only can use Skype apps on the iPhone, but also on Android, BlackBerry and Nokia devices. Skype even has a version of the app for Verizon users that sends the calls over its regular voice network. Skype isn’t alone in mobile VoIP, either. Rivals like Fring, Truphone, Nimbuzz and Vonage offer similar capabilities. Just download the app to your phone and go. Still toe-dipping in mobile VoIP is Google, which could change the voice game altogether when it finally takes the plunge.Is mobile VoIP free? It depends on how you look at it. Most carriers still require users to have a voice minutes plan. If that’s true in your case, go for the minimum. Then use your mobile VoIP app for free app-to-app calling. Your only cost for that is your data usage (technically free with an unlimited data plan; trickier if you pay by the byte). Want to call out to regular phone numbers? No big deal. Most mobile VoIP services charge a pittance for the capability. Fring, for instance, was recently charging 0.9 cents (yep, less than a penny) per minute; Skype offers unlimited calls in the U.S. and Canada starting at just $2.99 per month. If you can master the math and don’t mind dialing-by-app rather than hard key, the savings can add up quickly. Enroll Now for Free
Virgin Australia’s Game Change Program has helped reposition the airline as a “genuine competitor” in a challenging environment, according to the carrier’s head, after reporting a $90.6 million jump in statutory profit after tax for the financial year 2011/12 compared to the same period last year.In a preliminary financial report, the Australian carrier announced its net profit had move back into the black to $22.8 million compared to the $67.8 million decline last year. The carrier’s profit before related income tax expense and net finance costs also increased from $46.6 million decline last year to $66.9 million surplus in 2011/12.Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti said the company’s return to profits was an indication that the Game Change Program announced last year, is “delivering positive results” despite external challenges.“Over a short period we have repositioned Virgin Australia as a genuine competitor on all key customer measures, including product, network and loyalty programs, while maintaining our service and cost advantages,” the chief explained.“This has enabled us to turn around the financial performance of the airline in a difficult and highly competitive environment.”As well as pulling the carrier out of the red, Mr Borghetti said the Game Change Program had also boosted the carrier’s corporate appeal after achieving its set 20 percent business traveller target.“This segment [corporate] now makes up 20 percent of our domestic revenue and encouragingly over the last three months we have averaged above this level,” he explained.Looking ahead, Mr Borghetti said the airline is “unable to provide a clear” guidance but did stress that the carrier would focus on updating its fleet with a mix of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft as well as move into the next phase of its Game Change Program.Click here for more information. Source = e-Travel Blackboard: N.J
Air France a truly leader in global transportation and a member of the Sky Team alliance is offering its Indian customers a special business class fares from Delhi to Paris.The airline is offering special return fares starting at an unbelievable price of INR 97,500 all inclusive in Business class for bookings made until May 31, 2015. This offer is valid for tickets issued in India and travel outbound from Delhi from June 1 until June 31, 2015.To avail this offer, customers can choose to book tickets online at www.airfrance.in, contact the Air France Sales & Service Centre at 1800 1800 033.
There is much rejoicing in the halls of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM and ArizonaSports.com. The reason? Football is back. We’ve successfully navigated a 214-day offseason (who’s counting?) and one of the darkest baseball seasons in the Valley’s history to get to this point.And you know it’s not really a football season until our staff makes their predictions on what will unfold over the next five-plus months, leading up to Super Bowl XLIX in our own backyard. Comments Share Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact Top Stories Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs’ buying and selling
The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes’ introduction of Alex Meruelo Our 14-member panel gives their predictions on what will happen with the Arizona Cardinals as well as the rest of the NFL.Enjoy — and happy football!Arizona Cardinals Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires
Go back to the enewsletterVietnamese hotel group Fusion has announced it will add a third brand to its portfolio with the opening of the first Fusion Originals property earmarked for Ho Chi Minh City next year. Fusion Originals will join the company’s other brands, Fusion Resorts and Fusion Suites.Breaking with convention, each Originals hotel will bear the name of a pioneering artist, inventor, scientist or social leader. For the inaugural member of the collection, they’ve selected Charles Darwin, a British botanist, scientist and naturalist who redefined mankind’s place in the universe.“World-changing ideas are what Fusion is all about,” said Remco de Hoog, Fusion’s chief architect. “Charles Darwin is the perfect person to launch this exciting, slightly rebellious all-new brand.”‘Darwin – a Fusion Original’ is currently under construction in the heart of Saigon’s District 1, less than 200 metres from the city’s iconic opera house and close to shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, and tourist hot spots.The 88-room hotel will pay homage to its namesake by creating an air of 19th-century discovery and adventure. Fusion’s designers have focused on Darwin’s tireless studies of plants, animals and people from all over the globe and will honour this by featuring botanical motifs, super-sized extracts of Darwin’s manuscripts and a palette of all-natural tones and textures in the interiors. There will even be a copy of Darwin’s most famous publication, On the Origin of Species, inside every bedside unit.In the ground floor lobby, the aptly named Beagle Bar will host regular live music and spoken word events lubricated by old-school rum cocktails and local craft ales. Meanwhile, Origins Restaurant, home to a re-imagined breakfast concept known as T.O.A.S.T. (The Original Answer to Snooze Time) will serve dishes inspired by Charles Darwin’s global journeys.At present, guests can experience Fusion’s all-spa inclusive wellness concept or flexible “anywhere, anytime” breakfast service, along with their inventive, unmistakable and playful approach to the hospitality sector in Da Nang, Cam Ranh, Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc.Go back to the enewsletter
The Latest: Will Smith makes bungee jump near Grand Canyon by The Associated Press Posted Sep 25, 2018 4:29 pm PDT Last Updated Sep 25, 2018 at 5:00 pm PDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to TwitterTwitterShare to FacebookFacebookShare to RedditRedditShare to 電子郵件Email LITTLE COLORADO RIVER GORGE, Ariz. – The Latest on Will Smith’s bungee jump from a helicopter near the Grand Canyon (all times local):4:20 p.m.Will Smith successfully bungee jumped from a helicopter near the Grand Canyon.The actor took the leap Tuesday in northern Arizona in front of relatives and friends.He described the experience as going “from pure terror to absolute bliss.”The stunt was shown live on his YouTube channel.Smith arrived with his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, as well as his three children and “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” co-star Alfonso Ribeiro.The stunt was billed as a jump “in the heart of the Grand Canyon.”However, the jump was not at Grand Canyon National Park but over a smaller gorge on the Navajo Nation.The tribe’s reservation borders the east rim of the national park.___10:40 a.m.Will Smith is diving head first into turning 50.The actor will mark his milestone birthday Tuesday by bungee jumping from a helicopter in northern Arizona.It will be livestreamed on his YouTube channel.The stunt is being billed as a leap “in the heart of the Grand Canyon.”However, the “Fresh Prince” will not jump at Grand Canyon National Park but over a smaller gorge on the Navajo Nation.The tribe’s reservation borders the east rim of the national park.In a YouTube video posted earlier this month, Smith recalled visiting the Grand Canyon as a child but being terrified to walk up to the edge.The event also raised money for charity with an online lottery for a chance to watch the jump in person.