| EPA staff backed waiver for Calif. on emissions, files say
The staff report was given to Johnson in a PowerPoint presentation dated late October. The EPA has refused to release unredacted versions of that presentation or other documents in response to congressional demands, citing executive branch confidentiality. But Boxer's aides were allowed to review and transcribe several versions of the 46-page PowerPoint presentation on Tuesday, spending 5 1/2 hours doing so under supervision of EPA staff, Boxer said. EPA officials asked that the information be kept private, but Boxer's staff told the EPA they would not agree to that condition, and they released the excerpts to reporters yesterday. EPA spokesman Jonathan Shradar said Boxer's decision to release the excerpts was "troubling," though he didn't dispute their accuracy.
Ghana 2-1 Guinea
The weight of delivering the hopes of a nation seemed to burden Ghana, who started the match in scrappy fashion. Asamoah Gyan had the best early chance, having been played in by Muntari on six minutes before shooting wide from 15 yards. Gyan then found himself with another opportunity within 20 seconds thanks to a poor goal-kick from Guinea goalkeeper Kemoko Camara. .
Iraqi official and 2 American soldiers wounded when bomb explodes in ...
The new law could prohibit even more former officials from government service and even purge many suspected Baathists from the security ministries, which have struggled to integrate Iraq's armed forces. According to some Iraqi officials' estimates, 38,000 government officials could be effected by the new law if it is strictly imposed. But many Iraqi politicians said it remains to be seen how the law will be implemented. .
More snow, skiers and snowmobilers makes for more deaths by avalanche
Forest Service National Avalanche Center in Ogden, Utah, eight deaths this winter were in Washington, five in Colorado, four each in Wyoming and California, three each in Montana and Utah, and one each in North Dakota, New Hampshire, and Wyoming.
Nine were snowmobilers, eight skiers, six climbers or hikers, five snowboarders, one snowshoer, and one was shoveling off a roof.
Doug Abromeit, director of the National Avalanche Center, has no solid figures on how many people ski and snowmobile in avalanche country, but figures the number is rising, because manufacturers are selling more gear, trailhead parking lots are full, and there are new magazines dedicated to backcountry skiing.
So what's driving the boom?
"These days you are lucky to get one untracked line at a major ski area," Abromeit said.
It's official: RAGBRAI route to end in LeClaire
Hey RAGBRAI, welcome back to Scott County.The 2008 route for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa will end July 26 in LeClaire, where riders will dip their bike tires in the Mississippi as the traditional completion of the ride. The route also includes Tipton as an overnight stop before riders roll into LeClaire, the ride’s organizers announced today.RAGBRAI last ended in Scott County in Davenport in 1982.The Quad-Cities Convention and Tourism Bureau sought a resolution from Scott County in support of seeking LeClaire as the endpoint. RAGBRAI’s executive director visited LeClaire last summer during Tugfest to see how the river town handles a large influx of visitors.The 417-mile route will begin in Missouri Valley, with overnight stops in Harlan, Jefferson, Ames, Tama-Toledo, North Liberty and Tipton.
T-rays, more versatile than X-rays
It is now possible to use the framework of the human genome as a global atlas to find our way around the individual genomes of real people with real medical problems. Knowing why some people are born with a set of genes that confers a higher-than-expected risk of developing a particular disease could in theory revolutionise medicine. A genetic fault resulting from the tiniest change or mutation of a person's DNA might be all that it takes to increase his or her risk of a lethal disease by a small but nevertheless significant amount. Knowing that a fault in a gene is associated with a disorder could help scientists to understand the molecular basis of that condition, leading to better treatment and possibly even a cure for something that was previously incurable. Until recently, medical genetics had to focus on often rare conditions resulting from defects in single genes.
A new nuclear age
Its return on investment may not look favourable now, but when the price of electricity doubles, triples, or quadruples, that makes the solar rooftop look a lot better.AND...conserve energy now. Reply Alert moderator Loxley : 23 Jan 2008 7:59:34pm I note you say the new nuclear technology has a much lower risk for disaster Is that not in itself an admission that nuclear technology is unsafe? Reply Alert moderator LC : 24 Jan 2008 12:46:17am I note that you are using an electrical device containing components made of plastics, arsenic, cadmium, bromine, chromium, lead and mercury to make your posts. Given that thousands of people per year are electrocuted or poisoned by said chemicals are you not engaging in unsafe activities? Reply Alert moderator Loxley : 24 Jan 2008 6:59:23pm And your point is?Electrical devices kill people because the user usually mistreat them or fails to maintain them adequately People also have a choice in that knowing that there is very small chance it might kill them, whether they want to use such devices.
Patrick Reusse: And returning to the lineup, an oft-wounded QB
There are a couple of things to make clear here, in regards to what Vikings coach Brad Childress had to say about quarterback Tarvaris Jackson during his Monday media session. First, Childress did not say Jackson was a China doll. He merely raised it as a possibility. Second, this was a reference to the historic fragility of China dolls, and not to that country's ongoing efforts to poison the youth of America with imported toys. Jackson will return to the lineup Sunday against Oakland. That means he has recovered from a concussion, Jackson's fourth injury in 1½ seasons with the Purple. Jackson suffered this latest injury Nov. 4 against San Diego. Childress was asked this question Monday: "How much do you factor in that he may be injury-prone when you make a decision if he's your guy?" The coach formulated his answer for a moment, then said: "You ask yourself, 'Is this just one particularly bad year? Is it the fact he is a China doll?' Somewhere you have to have some durability and resilience." Jackson injured a knee in practice before ever playing a game as a rookie in 2006.
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