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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Historical clues to Stradivari's craft: Evidence that violin maker's workmanship was based on traditions of ancient artists
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Scientists have used a range of analytical methods to identify the techniques used by violin master Antonio Stradivari in the 17th century, and attempted to replicate his craftsmanship. Antonio Stradivari is universally recognized as one of the most famous violin makers in the world. During his life, he and his apprentices built more than a thousand violins, violas, cellos and other stringed instruments.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Dip, dip, hooray -- Kids eat more veggies with flavored dips
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Many parents have a difficult time persuading their preschool-aged children to try vegetables, let alone eat them regularly. Food and nutrition researchers have found that by offering a dip flavored with spices, children were more likely to try vegetables -- including those they had previously rejected.
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New York ex-governor Spitzer to run for city comptroller job: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eliot Spitzer is re-entering politics to run for New York City comptroller, five years after resigning as New York governor in a prostitution scandal, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
"I'm hopeful there will be forgiveness. I'm asking for it," Spitzer, 54, told the newspaper in an interview carried on its website.
Spitzer, a Democrat, told the newspaper he saw a more activist role for the comptroller, the city's chief financial officer. "It is ripe for greater and more exciting use of the office's jurisdiction," he said.
Spitzer rose to national prominence when he became New York state's attorney general in the late 1990s. His aggressive prosecution of financial crimes earned him the nickname the "Sheriff of Wall Street." He rode that reputation to a landslide victory in the 2006 race for governor.
Just over a year after taking office, the Times reported that Spitzer had been a client of a high-end prostitution agency. Spitzer resigned within days, with his wife standing at his side.
The deadline for filing a petition to be on the September 10 primary ballot is Thursday.
Current Comptroller John Liu is running for mayor. Candidates hoping to succeed him include: Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; Republican John Burnett, a Wall Street executive; Green Party candidate Julia Willebrand, a former teacher; and former madam Kristin Davis.
Spitzer's announcement comes as former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner, another scandal-tarnished New York Democratic politician, attempts a political comeback. Two years after admitting he had sent lewd photographs of himself to women, Weiner is a frontrunner in the New York mayor's race.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Will Dunham)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/york-ex-governor-spitzer-run-city-comptroller-job-041404277.html
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NBA Free Agency: Andrew Bynum being pursued by Mavericks, Cavaliers according to report
By all accounts, the Sixers and Andrew Bynum have had little to no contact about the big man returning to Philadelphia.
That doesn't, however, mean other teams aren't interested.
Despite not playing a single minute last season, ESPN's Mark Stein is reporting that both the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers have expressed serious interest in Bynum.
According to Stein, the Cavaliers are hoping to land Bynum on a one-year deal, while the Mavericks could potentially offer Bynum up to three-years. As was the case last season, a major concern for both teams is the health of Bynum. Stein says that the Mavericks are in the process of doing an "exhaustive" evaluation of Bynum's knees. Dallas became interested in Bynum once they lost out in the Dwight Howard sweep stakes.
Of course, the Sixers said they did the same thing last season before they made the trade, and we all know how that turned out.
Even with the major red flags Bynum carries, his potential is once again appearing to be too good for a team to pass up. With few legitimate centers in the league, the idea of bringing Bynum- and his career averages of 19 ppg and 12 rpg- is tempting.
If Bynum were to agree to a deal with either the Cavaliers or Mavericks, the Sixers could talk to both teams about a possible sign-and-trade. There has been some speculation that if Bynum were to head to Dallas, the Sixers could trade his rights to the Mavericks in exchange for Shawn Marion- and his $9 million dollar expiring contract- along with a draft pick.
Landing an expiring contract along with a pick would be considered a win for the Sixers, and while it won't undo the damage the Bynum trade did to this franchise, it would aid in the rebuilding process.
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Source: http://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf/2013/07/andrew_bynum_rumors_cleveland.html
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Middle East tensions push oil prices
NEW YORK, July 8 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices in New York settled slightly Monday morning, easing back to $102.83 per barrel from an earlier peak of $103.22.
Prices soared to a 14-month high during the weekend, as political tension in Egypt continued to shake confidence in consistent supplies from the Middle East.
In price movement Monday, reformulated blendstock gasoline lost 2.06 cents to $2.8762 per gallon. Home heating oil shed 1.47 cents to reach $2.975 per gallon.
Natural gas added 11.2 cents to $3.729 per million British thermal units.
At the pump, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline was $3.474, unchanged from Sunday and down slightly from $3.487 a week ago, the AAA Fuel Gauge report said.
Source: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2013/07/08/Middle-East-tensions-push-oil-prices/UPI-64211373285546/
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Sunday, July 7, 2013
Jordan charges Muslim cleric deported from UK
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? A radical Muslim preacher described as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe rejected terrorism charges Sunday linked to alleged plots targeting Americans and Israelis in Jordan, his lawyer said, hours after Britain deported him to bring an end to a decade-long legal saga over his extradition.
Jordan first submitted an extradition request to U.K. authorities for the militant cleric known as Abu Qatada in 2001, but it was blocked in British and European courts over human rights concerns. Last month, Britain and Jordan ratified a treaty on torture aimed at easing those worries, paving the way for the 53-year-old preacher's deportation.
Abu Qatada arrived at Amman's civilian airport early Sunday on board a British aircraft and was immediately whisked away by heavily armed anti-terrorism police for questioning at a nearby courthouse. Police sealed off the area as the convoy drove against traffic to the court building, just across the street from the airport. Armed policemen kept a crush of journalists at bay.
After nearly two hours of questioning, Jordanian prosecutors charged Abu Qatada with conspiring to carry out terror attacks in Jordan twice ? once in 1999 for a foiled plot against the American school in Amman and another time in 2000 for allegedly targeting Israeli and American tourists and Western diplomats during new year celebrations.
In both cases, Abu Qatada was convicted in absentia years ago and sentenced to life in prison. With his return, those sentences have been suspended and he will receive a new trial.
Abu Qatada's lawyer, Tayseer Thiab, said his client "told military prosecutors that he is not guilty of terrorism and rejected the charges against him."
Jordanian authorities ordered Abu Qatada held for 15 days pending further questioning, according to one of the prosecutors. He said the cleric will be held at Muwaqar I, a prison in Amman's southeastern industrial suburb of Sahab. The military district attorney banned the publication of the prosecutors' names.
Thiab said he will try to free his client on bail Monday.
Outside the courthouse, Abu Qatada's father, Mahmoud, told the Associated press that his "son is innocent and I hope the court will set him free."
The cleric's younger brother, Ibrahim, said he and his father met with Abu Qatada for 15 minutes in the prosecutor's office and that his brother "looked well and in high spirits." He said the three prayed together and that the cleric "kissed my dad's hands and feet when he saw him." He told them British and Jordanian authorities had not used hand cuffs.
"How do you think I felt seeing my brother after 22 years?" Ibrahim said. "Look at my eyes and you'll know the answer."
Abu Qatada, whose real name is Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman, has been described in courts in Britain and Spain as a senior al-Qaida figure in Europe who had close ties to the late Osama bin Laden.
Britain accused him of links with Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States over the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and with shoe bomber Richard Reid. Audio recordings of some of the cleric's sermons were found in an apartment in Hamburg, Germany, used by some of the Sept. 11 hijackers.
Abu Qatada arrived in Britain on a forged passport in 1993 after fleeing a Jordanian government crackdown on militants. He was granted asylum in the U.K. a year later, but he eventually wore out his welcome because of his suspected militant activities, which allegedly included raising funds to finance terror plots in Jordan.
British authorities first tried to deport Abu Qatada in 2001, then detained him a year later under anti-terrorism laws, which at the time allowed suspected terrorists to be jailed without charge. Though he was released in 2005 when the unpopular law was overturned, the cleric was kept under close surveillance and detained in various ways.
He most recently was being held at London's Belmarsh prison after breaching a bail condition in March which restricted the use of mobile phones and communication devices.
In London, British Home Secretary Theresa May announced Abu Qatada's departure Sunday in a statement, and expressed confidence that the U.K. public would welcome the end to the saga.
"This dangerous man has now been removed from our shores to face the courts in his own country," she said.
British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed his "delight" at Abu Qatada's deportation, which he called "a priority" for his government.
Britain's original efforts to deport Abu Qatada were blocked by courts over concerns that evidence obtained under torture could be used against him. After years of successfully fighting the numerous attempts to expel him from the U.K., Abu Qatada recently indicated he would voluntarily return to Jordan if it and Britain ratified a treaty on torture.
That treaty ? which explicitly bans the use of evidence "where there are serious and credible allegations that a statement from a person has been obtained by torture or ill-treatment" ? was ratified by Britain and Jordan last month, clearing the final hurdle for his deportation.
Jordanian Information Minister Mohammed Momani said the kingdom "is keen on credibility and transparency" in handling Abu Qatada's case. He also said the cleric's deportation "sends a message to all fugitives that they will face justice in Jordan."
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Associated Press writer Cassandra Vinograd in London contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/jordan-charges-muslim-cleric-deported-uk-162116461.html
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Major fire after train carrying oil derails in Quebec town near Canada-US border
A Quebec town was evacuated and one person was reported dead after a train carrying petroleum products derailed and exploded in the early hours of Saturday morning. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports.
By Tracy Jarrett, NBC News
A driverless train carrying petroleum products derailed and exploded early Saturday in a Quebec town, setting off a massive blaze that killed at least one person and burned for hours as responders feared additional blasts.
Railroad officials said a crew parked the train outside of Lac-Megantic and wasn't aboard when several hours later it somehow began rolling down the tracks and derailed around 1 a.m. local time.
Four tanker cars exploded in a blast that set ablaze multiple buildings in the center of the lakeside town of 6,000 people close to the U.S. border.?Burning crude spilled into the storm sewers and rose up through street manholes, setting buildings on fire, the head of the rail company that ran the train told Reuters.
As of Saturday afternoon, one person had been confirmed dead, Sgt. Gregory Gomez del Prado of the Quebec Provincial Police told NBC News.
"When you see the center of your town almost destroyed, you'll understand that we're asking ourselves how we are going to get through this event," town Mayor Colette Roy-Laroche said at a news briefing, according to Reuters.
Fires were still burning at the center of the devastation, nearly 24 hours after the blast.?
"There are still wagons which we think are pressurized. We're not sure because we can't get close, so we're working on the assumption that all the cars were pressurized and could explode. That's why progress is slow and tough," local fire chief Denis Lauzon told Reuters.
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Smoke rises from a devastated portion of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, hours after a train derailment caused explosions and a huge fire on Saturday.
Police officials said they believe at least 50 tanks caught fire. The train had 72 cars and five locomotives.
?It?s dreadful,? Lac-Megantic resident Claude Bedard told the CBC. ?It?s terrible. We?ve never seen anything like it. The Metro store, Dollarama, everything that was there is gone.?
Over 1,000 people have been evacuated from the center of town and are being housed in a nearby primary school, Del Prado said. It is unknown when these residents may be allowed back into the area.
The blast ruptured a water main, forcing the town to bring in tankers for drinking water, Reuters reported.
The Canadian Red Cross said it had set up an information center at a local high school, Polyvalente Montignac. Over 300 people has already reported to the facility, the Red Cross said.? The will be set up as a shelter at least through Saturday night, according to Red Cross director of communications Myrian Marotte.
?We will provide shelter, food, clothes if needed, and moral support,? Marotte said.
Industry Minister Christian Paradis, who handles Quebec affairs for the federal government, indicated the death toll was likely to rise, Reuters reported.
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic, which operates the rail line, said in a statement released Saturday evening that it had received reports of "a number of fatalities and injuries."
Police are working to locate any missing persons before investigating the cause of the derailment.
?There was a bar in the area open at the time of the accident. We know from the witnesses, that some of them were able to get out and escape the fire, others, they were with people that are still missing. We don?t know what happened to them,? Gomez del Prado said.
Edward Burkhardt, chairman of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, told Reuters that an engineer had parked the train outside town a few hours before the disaster.
"He claims he set the brakes on all five of the engines. He also claims he set the brakes on a sufficient number of cars on the train," Burkhardt told Reuters.
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic owns some 510 miles of track in Maine and Vermont in the United States and in Quebec and New Brunswick in Canada, according to Reuters.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said it sent four investigators to the scene.
?At this point what we want to do is gather information,? said Chris Krepski, a spokesman for the TSB. ?We will travel to the site to gather information, interview witnesses and talk to the operator, but we will have to wait until the area is safe and secure before we go in and examine wreckage.?
Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted that his "thoughts & prayers are with those impacted in Lac Megantic. Horrible news."
In the meantime, firemen from the surrounding area, including some from Franklin County, Maine, worked to put out the fires.
?All of the firefighters in the surrounding areas have come to help,? Gomez del Prado said. ?This blast, it?s a catastrophe for the town, a catastrophe for the people, and a catastrophe for the environment.?
NBC News? Ian Johnston contributed to this report.
Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press via AP
Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Saturday, July 6, 2013. The derailment sparked several explosions and forced the evacuation of up to 1,000 people.
This story was originally published on Sat Jul 6, 2013 10:13 PM EDT
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