2011年8月2日星期二

Osi Umenyiora Vents Frustration In Email: Giants Star Tired Of Being Portrayed As Bad Guy

Still hoping there's a chance he will play for the New York Giants, two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora is annoyed he is being Lebron James shoes portrayed as a bad guy for asking the team to renegotiate his contract.

In an email to The Associated Press on Monday, Umenyiora says he is frustrated some people are criticizing him AIR MAX LEBRON VIII because he wants the team to rework a contract that will pay him slightly more than $7 million over the next two seasons.

The Giants have refused to redo Umenyiora's deal. They have given his agents permission to work out a trade for the 29-year-old who tied for the team high with 11 1/2 sacks and had a league-high 10 cheap NFL jerseys whole sale forced fumbles last season.

"I hope there is a chance," Umenyiora said of staying with the Giants. "But who knows?"

The nine-year veteran, who held out for the opening day of training camp, noted that teams don't hesitate to cut players after they are injured, or to ask them to take pay cuts when their roles are reduced. He also said they should reward players who are being The whole sale of NFL jerseys underpaid.

The Giants cut veteran starting offensive lebron james basketball shoes linemen Shaun O'Hara and Rich Seubert last week, and had running back Brandon Jacobs, who last his starting job to Ahmad Bradshaw, rework his contract to take less money.

"It's just frustrating to see how people react to one thing, and not the other," Umenyiora said. "Just be fair."

Umenyiora said in an affidavit in an antitrust suit during the lockout that Giants general manager Jerry Reese agreed to redo his contract if he had a good season in 2010.

UCLA Student Fees Misused: $23 Million In Question

A state audit released last week says UCLA wrongfully designated $23 million in student fees to pay for two projects oakley sunglasses outlet that were not included in the original fee referendum approved by student voters in 2000.

The finding was part of a 15-month audit [PDF] that concluded the University of California system needed to improve transparency in the way it oakley active sunglasses handles its finances. The report also questioned the unequal distribution of funds to the system's 10 campuses.

The fee started at $84 per year, and was scheduled to begin in the 2004-05 oakley sunglasses academic year. It was slated to increase over time to adjust for inflation.

The UCLA fee at issue is a mandatory student fee called the "student programs, activities and resource complex fee," or "SPARC." The original ballot language [DOC] indicated the fee would pay for the renovation, expansion The whole sale of NFL jerseys and maintenance of the Men's Gymnasium and the John Wooden Recreation Center, as well as facility repairs and equipment replacement at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center and Tennis Courts, the Los Angeles Tennis Center and Drake Stadium.

The ballot information said that students would continue paying the SPARC fee as long as either the Wooden Center or the Men's Gymnasium still cheap kids shoes stood. These payments would cover maintenance and repairs over time. Today, the fee costs $100 per year.

UCLA could not provide a financial report on SPARC fees on Friday, but based on California Watch's estimate, last year's $93 fee would have generated $3.6 million from UCLA's roughly 38,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

2011年7月29日星期五

Ike's Place San Francisco Wins ESPN Fanwich Competition

The Castro’s beloved Ike’s Place is in the news again, and this time the story isn’t rife with drama.

The sandwich shop’s Matt Cain Championship kids shoes Edition Sandwich has won the ESPN Fanwich award for best sports sandwich in the country, according to Bay Citizen.

Owner Ike Shehadeh and his rowdy team of Dirty-Secret-Sauce-slingers NFL jerseys whole sale sat down with ESPN in the interview below to shed some light on the famous sando.

After the Giants won the World Series, the sandwich shop upgraded the original Matt Cainwich with a cardiologist-alerting layer of NFL jerseys online sale beer-battered onion rings, California avocado and mozzarella sticks, because “he pitched so beautifully.” That’s some Cain love, right there.

The extra calories paid off when Shehadeh entered the sandwich in ESPN’s Facebook Fanwiches competition and took home gold.

The competition pitted sports-themed sandwiches from across the nation against each other in a national readers poll. Adidas kids shoes Entries ranged from over-the-top to region-specific to extremely amusing. But our very own Ike’s took the crown.

In the ESPN interview, Shehadeh explained that the menu at Ike’s is stuffed with odes to sports heroes, like the Jim Rome sandwich (turkey, Ike’s red pesto, avocado, and cheddar), nike kids shoes which took seventh in the same competition, and the Barry Z., which is basically just turkey, avocado and Havarti for $18.5 million. (It’s actually $8.98.)

Ike mentioned the Lincecum sandwich (ham, turkey, bacon, avocado and Havarti) in the interview, but had to admit that a Brian Wilson version has yet to be created. (Tuna and potato chips? Lobster risotto on rye?) This got us thinking: What sando would we create for our favorite players?

2011年7月28日星期四

Atheists Sue Over World Trade Center 9/11 Cross: Should Christian Symbol Be Removed?

A national atheist group has filed a lawsuit to block the inclusion of the famous '9/11 cross' from a memorial at the World Trade Center site.

The cross, a fused steel t-joint which served to gird the towers before they fell, was unearthed from the rubble following the attacks. Unusual for its proportions resembling the Christian cross, it quickly became a symbol munich zapatillas baratas of hope for men and women coping with the horror of the day.

It was moved to nearby St. Peter's church in 2006, where it bore a plaque which read: "The Cross at Ground Zero - Founded September 13, 2001; Blessed October 4, 2001; Temporarily Relocated October bambas munich 15, 2006. Will return to WTC Museum, a sign of comfort for all."

The cross was moved back to the World Trade Center site on July 23, but according to the American Atheists, it should have stayed at St. Peter's.

"The WTC cross has become a Christian icon," the group's president, Dan Silverman, said in a press release. "It has been blessed by so-called holy men and presented as a reminder that their god, who couldn't be bothered to stop the Muslim terrorists several techniques to preserve money on children footwear or prevent 3,000 people from being killed in his name, cared only enough to bestow upon us some rubble that resembles a cross. It's a truly ridiculous assertion."

According to ABC News, Jane Everhart, one of the separate plaintiffs listed in the case, called the cross "an ugly piece of wreckage" that "does not represent anything ... but horror and death."

The group wants equal inclusion of other belief systems - including nonreligious groups - or outright removal of the cross. The 9/11 Memorial Foundation told ABC that other religious artifacts, including a Star of David and a Jewish prayer shawl, NFL jerseys whole sale
will be added the museum ahead of its scheduled opening on September 12, 2011.

This is hardly the first time an atheist's interest group has sued over a perceived religious injustice. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sued President Bush, the then-governor of Wisconsin and other officials over a designated National Day of Prayer in 2008 (another group in Arizona did so again in March 2011) and the Central Arkansas Coalition of Reason sued because it was being forced to pay for an anti-God bus ad campaign. Most recently, five Texans sued Gov. Rick Perry to prevent him from appearing in an August 6 prayer rally.

2011年7月27日星期三

Los Angeles Red Light Cameras To Shut Off

It's lights out for red-light cameras.

The nation's second-largest city decided Wednesday to shut down its traffic enforcement cameras because the program is losing $1.5 million a year. There also were kids shoes questions about whether the tactic actually saves lives.

With a 13-0 vote, the City Council voted to stop issuing photo traffic enforcement tickets as of midnight Sunday, when a contract with an Arizona-based contractor expires.

"The program as we know it no longer nike kids shoes exists in the city as of July 31," Councilman Dennis Zine said.

City Hall will review procedures with the vendor to remove cameras at 32 intersections and deal with existing tickets.

However, officials won't learn until later if the phase-out will cost the city more money, or if the vendor, American Traffic Solutions, must perform the work for free.

Some cameras operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will remain along bus and rail routes. cheap NFL jerseys whole sale There also are more than 30 other camera enforcement programs operating in other cities and venues within Los Angeles County.

The City Council's decision was expected after the Police Commission voted to drop the program, which had ticketed more than 180,000 drivers since 2004.

Councilman Bill Rosendahl said the contract was costing Los Angeles $1.5 million a year because many people ignored the citations.

There currently are about 65,000 outstanding unpaid tickets, Councilman Mitchell Englander said.

Council members blamed the losses on the refusal of the Los Angeles County Superior Court to force drivers to pay up.

"The courts do not process, the courts do not hold people responsible," Zine said.

Drivers who sign moving-violation citations The whole sale of NFL jerseys issued on the scene by police officers promise to deal with the ticket, but the photo tickets were mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle caught on camera. Those owners never made such a promise and might not have been behind the wheel when the photo was taken.

The Superior Court system does not notify the state Department of Motor Vehicles of unpaid camera tickets unless the motorist has been ordered in court to pay.

Police told council members Wednesday that unpaid tickets go to a county collections department that issues warnings, but there nike kids shoes are few consequences for failing to pay. It has no effect on a motorist's credit, driving record or insurance.

However, some council members noted the unpaid ticket remains in court records and could be available to would-be employers conducting background checks.

Critics of red-light enforcement argued that its effectiveness in reducing accidents was open to debate, and that the high cost of the citations Adidas kids shoes – which could run hundreds of dollars – was punitive for poor residents struggling to make ends meet in a sagging economy.

"The point of this has never been to punish people for no reason at all, it's been to make our streets safer and we have mixed data, at best, about whether this does," Councilman Gil Garcetti argued. "It is time for us to shut it down, and shut it down now."

An audit by City Controller NFL jerseys online sale Wendy Greuel last year concluded the program has not "conclusively shown to have increased public safety."

Some studies have concluded that red-light cameras increase the number of rear-end collisions as drivers slam on the brakes at intersections or scoot through at high speed to avoid a ticket.

Council members asked the city's transportation department to look into other ways of reducing traffic violations, including extending the length of yellow lights at the intersections.

2011年7月26日星期二

Postal Service Targets The Bronx: 17 Stations Could Be Closed Under 'Expanded Access' Study

The United States Postal Service announced on Tuesday that up to 34 retail offices in New York City could be air jordan shoes closed starting in January. A full half of those stations on death row are in the Bronx, including the Hunts Point, Morrisania, West Farms and Castle Hill locations.

The potential cuts are all part of a study dubbed "Expanded Access" by the Postal Service, which is looking at whether to close 3,700 post offices. The USPS, under pressure Air Jordan 2011 from Congress to cut costs and avert a disputed pension shortfall, is desperate to find savings anywhere it can.

At the same time, the Postal Service doesn't want to anger politicians whose offices will be flooded with calls if neighborhood NFL jerseys whole sale offices close. So it says the plan won't hurt service because "village post offices," at private businesses like CVS and Duane Reade, will pick up the slack on ordinary customers' needs by selling stamps.

The New York Metro Area Postal Union argues that the plan is a fantasy.

"Whatever they say -- it's like '1984' some of the phrases they come out with -- but in reality they're not going to improve service, they cheap kids shoes never have. Service gets worse with everything they've done," union political director Chuck Zlatkin told HuffPost.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. is not happy about all the closures. "I am extremely concerned that 17 postal locations in the Bronx are being studied for Air Jordan CMFT Max Air 12 potential closure. The Bronx cannot afford such a considerable loss of both jobs and commercial activity," he said in a statement.

His communications director, John DeSio, added that it was "somewhat troublesome that the Bronx is seeing an exponentially higher potential closure rate here than any other borough."

2011年7月25日星期一

Obama Will Skip Chicago Birthday Bash If Default Deadline Is Missed

As organizers prepare for President Obama's massive fundraiser and birthday bash in Chicago, Republicans kids shoes and Democrats continue to argue over raising the country's debt ceiling to avoid default. If an agreement is not reached soon, the Chicago Sun-Times reports that the man of honor won't be attending his own party.

"The president is doing the job the American people elected him to do and that is what will always come first," Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told Lynn Sweet of the nike kids shoes Sun-Times, who first reported the fundraiser cancellations. "Our job is to build the campaign while the president governs."

The party is scheduled for August 3 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The evening was set to include a private dinner with Obama for those contributing $10,000 to $38,500, and a "birthday concert" for $50 to $10,000. Performances by actress/singer Jennifer Hudson, jazz great Herbie Adidas kids shoes Hancock and rock band OK Go are expected.

All presidents running for re-election are forced to juggle governing with campaigning. But as the debt talks have dragged on for weeks, Obama has limited his travel and remained in Washington trying to strike a balance between his day job and increasing attention on his re-election campaign. His campaign and the DNC raised $86 million during the spring fundraising quarter
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"It comes with the territory to some degree. In this instance, certainly this has become so consuming,"
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While his campaign has not canceled the plans outright, they have already scrapped fundraisers in California and Washington state, and another event at the New York home of film mogul Harvey Weinstein, Sweet reported.

On Monday, Obama will skip two Washington fundraisers that had been on his schedule. One of the events was canceled and Vice Top online kids shoes shop. President Joe Biden will attend the other.

Most of the canceled fundraisers are expected to be rescheduled. Weinstein's event is expected to be held in August while the postponed events on the West Coast have not yet been rescheduled. Biden canceled events in Atlanta, Nashville Air Jordan CMFT Max Air 12 and Dallas in recent weeks but is expected to attend fundraisers in those cities this fall.

Others are pitching in. First lady Michelle Obama will attend fundraisers in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Aspen, Colo., on Tuesday, while a team of campaign surrogates, including strategist David Axelrod and former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.www.2lv.us

2011年7月23日星期六

Wu-Tang Clan's 'The Black Diamonds'

Wu-Tang Clan's new album, Legendary Weapons, has many wondering if it's only an album in name. For one, the full clan isn't here. Raekwon, RZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Mad, Inspectah Deck and U-God are present, which leaves GZA and Masta chaussures air max Killa who are not. Sure, that's almost the whole gang, but each track lists the members as "featured," leaving one to wonder if this isn't more of a makeshift effort.

Regardless, we're here to listen. This Wu track, "The Black Diamonds," was released earlier this month, but in anticipation of Legendary Weapons dropping next Tuesday, Top online kids shoes shop.July 26, we're bringing it around for another spin.

"The Black Diamonds" features Ghostface, Roc Marciano and Killa Sin. Marciano was featured on Wu-Tang's 2005 album, Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, and Killa Sin is one of Wu-Tang's many orbitals. The track's ominous melody, countered by high-octave piano Top online kids shoes shop. keys trilling throughout -- and, of course, crazed voices waving in and out -- remind us of why we loved the Wu in the first place. We just hope that's not all this album is -- a reminder.

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2011年7月22日星期五

Home Ownership Woes Suggest Trouble For The American Dream

Home ownership, long a central pillar of the American dream, seems increasingly unattainable for growing numbers of households.

Yet old views died hard, and nine out of 10 Americans still consider home ownership “an important part of the American dream," according to a June poll by The New York Times/CBS News.

Indeed, there are signs of slight improvement in the housing market. In June,kids shoes work started on 629,000 new houses,Top nline kids shoes shop. a five-month high that beat economists’ expectations saw an uptick in construction in every region in the country. But that doesn’t necessarily indicate the housing market is in recovery -- because, as real estate analyst Mike Larson recently told The Washington Post, “[p]eople who don’t have jobs don’t buy houses.”

And many, many people don’t have jobs. Unemployment rose to 9.2 percent in June, a figure that would actually be higher than 11 percent if there were still as many people actively looking for work as there were at the start of the recession,The whole saler of NFL jerseys according to the Wall Street Journal. Among those who have jobs, wages are falling and many people can only find part-time work rather than full-time.

The grim employment situation is reflected in home ownership statistics. On Wednesday, Morgan Stanley released a report showing that if delinquent borrowers are excluded, the U.S. home ownership rate is only 59.7 percent, which would be an all-time low. Leaving in the country’s roughly 7.5 million delinquent borrowers, home ownership is at 66.4 percent.

Morgan Stanley housing strategist Oliver Chang told Bloomberg that given runaway foreclosures and tight credit for borrowers, America is moving nike kids shoes“away from being an ownership society” -- President George W. Bush’s vision of a country with high home ownership -- and “towards becoming a rentership society.”

Those unexpectedly high June housing starts might actually bear out Chang’s prediction. As recently pointed out by the WSJ, construction of single-family homes grew by 9.4 percent in June -- but construction of multi-family homes with at least two units increased three times as much, by 30.4 percent. In other words, there were a lot more apartments than houses.

2011年7月20日星期三

Arrests Not Likely To Slow Hacker Group Anonymous, Experts Say

The arrests of 14 suspected members of the hacker group Anonymous on Tuesday could help authorities make inroads in the shadowy hacker collective,Levis 501 Jeans but don't expect the group's high-profile cyber attacks to end anytime soon, experts say.

The arrests of the suspected male and female hackers, ranging from 20 to 42 years old, could ratchet up pressure against Anonymous, causing divergent reactions from its remaining members, Levis 501 Jeanssaid Gabriella Coleman, an assistant professor at New York University who studies Anonymous and other hacker groups.

"Some people surely will get scared off," Coleman said. "Others will feel more emboldened to fight the fight."

"But I don't think at the moment it's going to slow things down," she added.

The charges announced Tuesday of conspiracy and intentional damage to a protected computer date back to December, NFL jerseys whole salerwhen Anonymous members brought down PayPal's website for four days in retaliation for the company suspending payments to the whistle-blower site Wikileaks. The group called the attack "Operation Avenge Assange," in reference to the Wikileaks founder, authorities said.

The arrests took place in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Washington D.C., Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico and Ohio, according to the U.S.mbt clearance Department of Justice. Two other arrests were made unrelated to the PayPal attack, authorities said.

The arrests were part of a widening probe of cyber attacks aimed at major corporations and government agencies. The coordinated sting included another arrest in Britain, four arrests by the Dutch National Police Agency and more than 35 search warrants executed by the FBI in the United States, authorities said.

GOP Presidential Field More Secretive Than Bush On Top Donors

The second quarter for presidential fundraising has come and gone and one thing remains conspicuously missing from the campaign finance revelations: the names of those individuals bundling tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of donations on behalf of White House aspirants.

Among the 2012 presidential candidates, only one is currently revealing the names of his biggest, most influential donors -- and that's the person currently occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Candidates for the Republican primary nomination are, unapologetically, offering the absolute minimum required under federal law.

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"We disclose all of the information about our donors as required by law and anyone who is interested can review it publicly," said Andrea Saul, a spokesperson for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

"We are following the FEC's disclosure rules to their fullest extent," said Alex Conant, a spokesperson for former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign.

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Tim Miller, a spokesperson for Jon Huntsman's campaign, confirmed that the former Utah Governor and ex-U.S. Ambassador to China would not be releasing bundlers' names. Other Republican presidential campaigns did not return requests for comment.

Good government groups have been left to simply hope that the leading GOP contenders will change their minds. There is no way to compel them to do so other than public shaming and pressure.

"In the last presidential election, Obama was fairly quick to disclose his bundlers. John McCain was like pulling teeth, but we got him to do it," recalled Craig Holman, a campaign finance lobbyist for Public Citizen, a government watchdog group.
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"This election, we have no word on what the Republican presidential candidates are planning to do," Holman added, describing the process as more and more "secretive." "When it comes to the major candidate we have to pretty much embarrass them into disclosing their donors. We bring it up anywhere we can, anywhere they go."

President Obama's reelection campaign has picked up the slack, though staffers complain privately that while they face critical stories about influence peddling among their donors, their potential competitors remain unscathed. On Tuesday morning, the Democratic National Committee blasted around a report on how a Romney bundler had once lobbied for a foreclosure firm. The only reason his name was made public is because the law requires candidates to disclose the name of any registered lobbyist who raises at least $16,000 for their campaign.

2011年7月18日星期一

'The Dark Knight Rises' Teaser Trailer Hits Web



Here's some irony: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," took down "The Dark Knight" for the biggest opening weekend in box office history, but before that film could play in theaters, moviegoers were treated to the first trailer for the next Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," as if to say, don't worry, the caped crusader will be back.
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Given that both films are Warner Bros. productions, a little friendly competition can't hurt.
The trailer has now made its way to Facebook and the internet at large, and well, it's vaguely exciting.

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While thin on news -- we already know Tom Hardy's Bane is the massive bad guy, and Gotham gets ripped to shreds -- viewers are treated to some cool moments with the Batcycle, sweeping rubble wide shots from "Batman Begins" and Commissioner Gordon, played by Gary Oldman, in the hospital and pleading for Batman's help. As he says, "The Batman has to come back."
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Christian Bale is in his final film as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and this time around, in addition to Oldman as Gordon, he has Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a new ally in the Gotham Police Department. Whether friend or ally, Anne Hathaway will play Selena Kyle/Catwoman, while Marion Cotillard should be on the friendly side as Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprises employee.

2011年7月17日星期日

Jim Thome Hits 596th Home Run As Twins Beat Royals

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Jim Thome has been plagued by aches and pains for the better part of a decade. They just seem to be coming around a little more often in his 19th season.

A strained oblique and bothersome toe injury on his left foot have slowed his chase of 600 career homers, but the Minnesota Twins are sticking with him for moments like the sixth inning on Sunday against Kansas City.

With the game tied and his team in desperate need of a jolt, Thome hit his 596th home run to lift the Twins to a 4-3 victory over the Royals.

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Thome's tiebreaking three-run drive off Felipe Paulino soared into the upper deck in right-center field, leaving him four shy of becoming the eighth player to hit 600 home runs.

"It's always special, " Thome said. "That feeling you want to kind of last forever. It went out, it put us ahead. And that's No. 1. "

Jeff Francoeur homered and Melky Cabrera added two hits for the Royals. Paulino (1-3) struck out eight in seven innings, yielding four runs and seven hits.
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Brian Duensing (7-7) gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings for the Twins, who started a crucial 12-game homestand by taking three of four from the Royals.

After a relatively healthy season last year in which he hit 25 homers in 108 games, this one has been a tough one. He will turn 41 in August, and it's getting tougher and tougher to get his body ready to grind out each at-bat.

On a sweltering day where the heat index climbed past 110 degrees, Thome looked plenty loose when he sent a 3-2 pitch from Paulino an estimated 490 feet into the stands for a 4-1 lead. He also became the 11th player to hit 500 homers in the American League.

2011年7月16日星期六

Missouri River Oil Spill: 900 Gallons Spill In North Dakota



Damage around a North Dakota oil well site where officials believe floodwaters shifted a storage tank, causing at least 900 gallons of oil to spill into the Missouri River, does not appear to be significant, state health department officials said Friday.

The tank is at a well site owned by Ryan Exploration Inc., which has committed to cleaning up the mess. The site is among about 40 on the flood plain southwest of Williston shut down under state orders when the river started to rise in May. Some companies emptied storage tanks of oil and refilled them with water to hold them down in the high water.
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"If everybody could have predicted how much water we were going to get, these wells could have been closed down sooner and theoretically all the oil pumped out of these tanks before they were flooded, " State Water Quality Director Dennis Fewless said Friday.

State health officials said another company discovered the spill Wednesday and immediately started efforts to contain the oil and clean it up. Ryan Exploration crews also have been working at the site, said Kris Roberts, state environmental geologist.

"They've been extremely cooperative, " Roberts said.

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Ryan Exploration reported a minor spill in 2006, but there have been no major complaints against the Denver-based company, said Bruce Hicks, assistant director of the state's Oil and gas Division.

"I haven't seen them on the radar before, " Fewless said.

The tank held 68 barrels of oil and at least 20 barrels are believed to have leaked. A barrel holds 42 gallons. Roberts said the tank stopped leaking when the level of oil inside reached the level of water outside. A second tank with 210 barrels of oil did not shift and was not leaking.

"There was potential to have more leaks out of those tanks, " Fewless said. "It's the best we could hope for a bad situation. "
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Said Roberts, "We dodged a bullet. "

The North Dakota spill is much smaller than an estimated 42, 000-gallon spill from a ruptured pipeline two weeks ago into the Yellowstone River in Montana.

Tim Ryan of Denver, owner of the site where the tank leaked, told The Bismarck Tribune it might not have been emptied because the water rose too fast.

"Clearly, I should have been more prepared, but it didn't occur to me that the water would go over our 10-foot-dike, " Ryan said. "When I heard this, I felt terrible. I don't think I slept an hour (Wednesday) night. "

Ryan estimated the cleanup cost at his well site at $500, 000.

"We saw a couple of questionable spots, but my nightmare was that we would see one big slick, " he said.

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2011年7月15日星期五

No Cell Phone-Brain Tumor Link, Latest Study Finds



A new study is throwing another wrench into the cell phone-cancer debate.

Despite the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)'s decision to classify cell phones as a possible carcinogen earlier this year, a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows that cell phone use doesn't seem to increase the risk of a noncancerous brain tumor.

A study of nearly 3 million Danish adults showed that those who used a cell phone for more than 11 years were not more likely to develop a noncancerous brain tumor, called an acoustic neuroma or a vestibular schwannoma, than people who don't use a cell phone or only started using one recently. Even though acoustic neuromas are noncancerous, scientists say they are still important in determining whether there is a cancer risk from cell phones, according to Reuters.
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And even more, tumors were not more frequent on the side of the head where the cell phone was most commonly used, nor did the tumor size have anything to do with the amount of cell phone use, according to the study.

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But we're not out of the woods yet -- study researcher Dr. Joachim Schuz, of the World Health Organization's IARC (the same organization that classified cell phones as a possible carcinogen) said that even long-term cell phone users in the study haven't been using the devices long enough to completely rule out a cancer-cell phone link.
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"As most cell phone users started their use only from the early 1990s onwards, " Schuz told Reuters, "we have only up to 15 years of observation time of larger numbers of users -- which is perhaps too short to see an effect, if there is any. "

Most studies in the past have not shown a link between cell phone use and cancer. One of the largest studies exploring the link, the 13-country INTERPHONE study, showed that cell phone use, frequency and call duration did not seem to affect the risk of developing a brain tumor.

And an article in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives published this year also showed that using a cell phone for 10 to 15 years didn't seem to affect brain cancer risk.

But as was the problem that Schuz acknowledged with his study, people haven't been using cell phones long enough to definitively know their effects after a long period of time, according to the American Cancer Society.

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2011年7月14日星期四

Move Over Mama, My Book's Gonna Win!Bristol And Sarah Palin's Book War.




Bristol Palin's new book, "Not Afraid Of Life; My Journey So far, " has a long way to go if she wants it to rival the success of her mother's debut book, "Going Rogue. ” However, if it does top her mom's book in sales, Bristol would find it more than slightly amusing.

“Oh my goodness, we are actually going to have a dual book signing in Minnesota, " Bristol tells me. "If my line is longer than my mother's I will just die of laughter. We competed for ratings before with her TLC show and 'Dancing with the Stars. '”

Bristol howled when i reminded her that her show did much better in the ratings responding, “she’s untouchable definitely. " She also confirmed that her mother has, in fact, decided whether or not she will run again for presidential office. The decision was made after consulting with the family -- but Bristol isn't giving me any clues as to whether it's a yay or nay from team Palin.

louis vuitton damier handbags “I was so much more worried during the campaign as to how i was going to provide diapers for Trip and how i was going to pay for his hospital bills and stuff like that so i was probably a little bit grumpy, ” Bristol tells me. “It was definitely something I hadn't experienced at all but it's made me into another person and I'm so much stronger and thankful for the experiences I have had. I think we are all very confident in my family. "

And also very competitive! Although Sarah need not worry yet -- insiders tell me Bristol’s book has sold fewer than 8, 000 copies so far.

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NEXT : Do you know what your home is worth?

2011年7月13日星期三



MUMBAI, India — Three coordinated bombings tore through the heart of India's busy financial capital during rush hour Wednesday, killing 21 people and wounding 141 in the worst terror attack in the country since the 2008 Mumbai siege.

Bloody bodies were strewn in the dirt of Mumbai's crowded neighborhoods and markets. Doors were ripped off storefronts, motorcycles were charred and a bus stop was shredded. After the blasts in three separate neighborhoods, police set up checkpoints and were put on high alert.

The bombings came just months after peace talks resumed between India and Pakistan, which New Delhi has blamed for past attacks.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the blasts and appealed to the people of Mumbai "to remain calm and show a united face. "

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Indian officials refused to speculate on who might be behind the blasts.

Indian officials have accused Pakistan's powerful spy agency of helping coordinate and fund earlier attacks, including the Mumbai siege, which killed 166 people over three days. Peace talks between the countries were suspended after the siege and resumed only recently.

Pakistan's government expressed distress about the loss of lives and injuries soon after Wednesday's blasts were reported.

U. S. President Barack Obama also condemned the "outrageous attacks. "

"The American people will stand with the Indian people in times of trial, and we will offer support to India's efforts to bring the perpetrators of these terrible crimes to justice, " he said in a statement. "I have no doubt that India will overcome these deplorable terrorist attacks. "

next: The most famous kids shoes in 2011.

2011年7月12日星期二

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