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http://www.ego-gw.it/public/hletter/doc/h_4_APRIL2007.pdf

"The beginning of the first Virgo science run (we encourage the Virgo management to find a name before the end of the run) will be on the 18th of May, about four months before the end of LSC-S5" (LIGO Science Run 5).

Edit to add - This is too funny not to mention:

"Sensitive new seismometers placed at the north and west ends of Virgo have revealed an unexpected source of seismic noise affecting the interferometer. At first, the collected data left the Commissioning Team completely perplexed as to exactly what was causing this low frequency event, obeying Poisson statistics. However, closer inspection, and a little luck, have revealed that the source of the problem is in fact to be found in the drainage channels running alongside the fields situated around the site.

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Having examined the available data and noted the similarities with a similar trend at the Hanford site, it was possible to determine that the real culprit was in fact the local frog population.

The problem occurs when one of the four-legged amphibians leaps forward and croaks at the same time. Further investigation has shown that this strange phenomenon is actually the fault of the local male frog population. The female croak is not a problem - this is the noise that we are able to hear throughout the long summer nights on the site - it is the low frequency croak of the male of the species that is causing difficulties."

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Some statistics are Crapaud.