Romney leads in first four nominating states: poll (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads his campaign rivals in the four states that kick off the 2012 Republican presidential race, according to CNN/Time/ORC polls released on Wednesday.

Barely more than two months before the first nominating contest, Romney has narrow leads in Iowa and South Carolina and double-digit advantages in New Hampshire and Florida.

Conservative businessman Herman Cain, who surged into the lead in some recent national polls but has faced heightened scrutiny in the past week, is in second place in each state.

A Romney sweep of the first four states to cast votes in the nominating race would put an early end to the battle to find a challenger to President Barack Obama in 2012.

But the polls also found there was plenty of room for more changes in the frequently shifting Republican race. Majorities in Iowa and South Carolina said they might change their minds about their votes, and about half in Florida and New Hampshire said the same.

The polls found Romney with a slight edge in Iowa of 3 percentage points, 24 percent to 21 percent, over Cain. His lead was even smaller, 25 percent to 23 percent, in South Carolina. Both leads were within the polls' margin of error of 5 percentage points.

Iowa and South Carolina have big blocs of conservative voters distrustful of Romney, who as governor of liberal Massachusetts supported abortion rights and a healthcare overhaul that was a precursor of Obama's federal law.

Romney has a big 27-point lead over Cain in New Hampshire, which borders Massachusetts and where Romney has a vacation home. He also has a comfortable 12-point lead, 30 percent to 18 percent, over Cain in Florida.

The polls were taken Thursday through Tuesday, following the most recent Republican debate last week.

Libertarian U.S. Representative Ron Paul was in third place in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire. In Florida, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry were tied for third place.

Iowa kicks off the nominating race on January 3, followed by New Hampshire, which is expected to hold its primary on January 10, South Carolina on January 21 and Florida on January 31.

Romney's support was relatively broad across various political and demographic groups. He led easily among self-styled moderate or liberal Republicans, but also led among Tea Party fiscal conservatives in New Hampshire. He tied Cain among that group in Florida and was second behind Cain with Tea Party voters in Iowa and South Carolina.

(Editing by Peter Cooney)

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Latest developments in the global Occupy protests (AP)

Some of the latest developments in the Occupy protests taking place in cities across the world:

ENGLAND

The senior St. Paul's Cathedral priest who welcomed anti-capitalist demonstrators to a camp outside the landmark in London has resigned, as the church considers taking legal action to evict the protesters. The cathedral confirms that Canon Chancellor Giles Fraser has stepped down, but has not given his reasons. Protesters have been camped outside the building since Oct. 15. When police tried to move them the next day, Fraser said the demonstrators were welcome to stay and asked police officers to move instead.

SCOTLAND

Police say they are investigating reports that a woman was raped while participating in the anti-capitalist protests in Glasgow. The report involved a 28-year-old woman at a tent in the city's George Square. No arrests have been made. Occupy Glasgow organizers said they are shocked by the report and working with police to ensure that everyone at the camp is safe.

CALIFORNIA

Anti-Wall Street protesters hold a late-night march through the streets of Oakland, a day after one demonstrator ? an Iraq War veteran ? is left in critical condition with a fractured skull following a clash with police. But another showdown between police and protesters appears to be averted late Wednesday night. In Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says the Occupy LA encampment outside City Hall "cannot continue indefinitely." San Francisco police have already cleared two encampments.

GEORGIA

Police in riot gear and SWAT teams arrest 53 people in Woodruff Park, many of whom had camped out there for weeks. Mayor Kasim Reed, who had been supportive of the protests, says Wednesday he had no choice to arrest them because he believes things are headed in a direction that was no longer peaceful. He cites a man seen walking the park with an AK-47 assault rifle.

HEALTH CONCERNS

In American cities where Occupy Wall Street demonstrations are taking place, officials express concern that garbage, human waste and hygiene are becoming a growing worry in the public encampments. Poor food storage exacerbates a rat infestation in Oakland. Inspectors find open human waste in Philadelphia. Hypothermia cases develop in Denver after a snowstorm hits.

CANADA

The Vancouver-based anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters has called on members of the Occupy movement to protest on the eve of the upcoming summit of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations in Cannes, France, and demand the G20 leaders impose a 1 percent tax on all financial transactions and currency trades. It says the Oct. 29 protest would send the G20 leaders a clear message: "We want you to slow down some of that $1.3 trillion easy money that's sloshing around the global casino each day ? enough cash to fund every social program and environmental initiative in the world." The appeal was posted on the Adbusters website last week.

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Can Bradley revive the 'monster'?

By AHMED EL-SEDAWY

Associated Press

Associated Press Sports

updated 2:06 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2011

CAIRO (AP) -Bob Bradley isn't interested in talking about the man who replaced him as the United States' coach, not now that he has the daunting challenge of reviving the hopes of the "monster" of African football.

Having been let go by the USSF in July after five years in charge - and replaced by Jurgen Klinsmann - the 53-year-old Bradley has re-emerged as head coach of Egypt and is faced with what he calls "the big responsibility."

The task ahead is to lead Africa's most successful team ever and follow in the footsteps of its best ever coach, all at a time of historic change in the North African country on and off the pitch.

"Leaving as coach of the U.S. national team wasn't my decision," Bradley said in an interview with The Associated Press this week. But he made it clear that he has now moved on, and that his mind is set on restoring Egypt's status in the game.

Against the backdrop of the revolution that swept former president Hosni Mubarak from power, the Egyptian national team had one if its worst ever failures this year.

The three-time defending African Cup of Nations champion and record seven-time winner of the continental championship, Egypt didn't even qualify for next year's tournament - for the first time in 34 years.

The respected tactician Hassan Shehata, who led the Pharaohs to those three successive titles, was forced out as coach and Bradley - an American who had never coached outside of the United States - was handed the task of returning Egypt to the top of African football.

After the dismal failure of an aging squad, Bradley also must develop a new generation of players to make Egypt, in his words, "the monster of Africa" again.

"It does not put me under pressure," Bradley told the AP in Cairo. "Hassan Shehata is a very good coach. He had big achievements with the Egyptian national team and we can say he made history. His performance was excellent and it makes me proud to be here with this team."

Bradley's new job is about restoring national pride, such is the unchallenged status of football as the No. 1 sport in Egypt and its link with the country's people.

"As an American I saw on TV and read about the January revolution and I respect what the Egyptians have done for what they believe. And when you are a coach of a national team your team must be connected to the people.

"Players must know when they wear the national team jersey that they are playing for millions of people who love the team of this country."

Bradley doesn't yet know the culture, the language, the league, or many of the players. And his first game as coach is a friendly against five-time world champion Brazil next month, before he begins the work of attempting to qualify Egypt for the World Cup for the first time since 1990.

He may not yet know his best midfield combination, or how to shout instructions to his players in Arabic, but he has learnt a little. The fish in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria is "so good," he said, and he already likes falafel sandwiches - an Egyptian favorite.

He said he's also looking forward to visiting the ancient cities of Luxor and Aswan down in the south now that he has settled into a hotel apartment in Cairo. His wife is set to join him this week.

"I try to listen and learn about everything, not only football and sports," he said, "and it's very exciting for me to be part of this life every day."

More than anything, he's learnt that like the famous pyramids, which loom over his new home city, so football dominates the sporting landscape in Egypt in a way it doesn't in the U.S.

"Regarding not qualifying to the World Cup since 1990, everywhere I go, everyone I meet and who talks with me speaks about the World Cup dream. So, it's a big responsibility.

"I'm learning every day. In my situation now I meet different people every day and I listen to them. The situation now is very different to when I took the role as coach of the United States. I was familiar with everything, the players and the league. Now when I'm here in Egypt I must be a good student and learn from the people around me."

Bradley was dismissed having led the U.S. to the 2009 Confederations Cup final - beating European champion Spain on the way - and to the last 16 of the World Cup in 2010. His last match was the 4-2 Gold Cup final defeat to Mexico in June.

He was succeeded by former German international Klinsmann, who has been welcomed as a refreshing change by some who said the squad and the style had become stale under Bradley.

"When you coach a national team, the judgment should be on your input with the team and the record and the results, and I think my results were good," Bradley said.

Three months down the line, and on the other side of the world, Bradley's not bitter about his exit. Just a little sore, maybe. A little tender.

"I'm now the coach of the Egyptian national team," he replied, after being pushed on his thoughts surrounding his dismissal and his successor. "I'm not going to speak about Klinsmann now, give him time. I'm very proud of what we achieved in the last five years when I was the coach of the United States.

"The Gold Cup final was a good match. We worked very hard in the Gold Cup to reach the final and we gave everything against Mexico. They made a few plays and won. This is football."

Football for Bradley is now far away from the United States. And it could stay that way for some time.

Depending on his success with Egypt, in front of some of the most demanding and dedicated fans in the sport, a coaching role in one of the big leagues in Europe was possible for him next, he said.

"But you must first put all your effort into your team to achieve your goals with it, and then leave the next step to your future.

"It's a great honor to be here now. Every day I feel I must do something not only for football here but for people here."

? 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Uruguay senate votes to revoke amnesty law (AP)

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay ? Uruguay's senate voted Tuesday to revoke an amnesty law protecting scores of officials in the country's 1973-1985 dictatorship from human rights prosecutions.

Backed by the governing Broad Front coalition, the vote squeaked through by a 16-15 margin and will be voted on by the Uruguay's Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday.

The move would meet an Inter-American Human Rights court demand that the South American country lift impediments to prosecuting dictatorship-era crimes.

Sen. Eduardo Lorier told The Associated Press the senate's decision establishes that dictatorship-era crimes are crimes against humanity and not subject to amnesty. The Supreme Court has ruled they are common crimes.

Those who don't vote against the amnesty "are defending impunity and defending kidnappers," Lorier, who supports the measure, said during the senate debate.

The opposition has said the law approved violates the constitution and that the amnesty was approved by Uruguayans in national referendums in 1989 and 2009.

Nationalist Sen. Jorge Saravia called Tuesday's vote "a coup d'etat" that ignores the decision of citizens in the two plebiscites.

Congressional allies of President Jose Mujica tried and failed to revoke the amnesty law in May.

Earlier administrations issued decrees stating that roughly 80 cases were covered by the amnesty law.

Uruguay's Congress approved the military amnesty in 1986, after leftist guerrillas who had fought the government received amnesties.

Members of Uruguay's armed forces have threatened to seek prosecution of former Tupamaro guerrillas if legislators strike down the amnesty.

"Once this process of eliminating the law is over and we have seen the consequences, we will present accusations to the justice system against those responsible for assassinations who were never tried," said Ret. Col. Guillermo Cedres.

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Director, Communications and Social Media Job, FOX Sports South ...

FOX SPORTS SOUTH / SPORTSOUTH (FSS)
Director, Communications and Social Media
Atlanta, GA 30361

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Communications and Social Media is responsible for strengthening and maintaining FOX Sports South's position as a leading influencer among local sports fans and a conduit to their hometown teams. Reporting directly to the general manager, this candidate is charged with evangelizing FSS's ability to serve the local sports community by directly engaging fans through a variety platforms, with an emphasis on social media. He/she will coordinate efforts with FOX Sports' corporate offices as necessary in order to maximize the effectiveness and reach of the company's social media platforms.

The overall goal is to develop and drive communications strategies that leverage FSS's abundant content to connect better with local fans and drive or contribute to the local sports conversation. Additional goals include fostering communities and influencing conversations around the teams and encouraging fans to interact, while generally bolstering the overall local sports community through FOX Sports South.

Key tasks
Create strategic communications plans to better connect with fans and build brand affinity for FOX Sports South. Goal is to evangelize and excite local fans and position FSS as the primary conduit for the local sports community.

Distribute FSS's abundant content to the local sports community more efficiently and effectively to better influence the local sports conversation.

Utilize FSS's social media platforms more strategically to better communicate with fans, create more compelling content, and build their fan bases / followers.

Develop strategies to tap into popular blogs, fan forums, and message boards to use them as vehicles to reach fans.

Utilize FSS's assets to market directly to fans, increase brand affinity, and position FSS as a hub / conduit for the local sports community.

Drive FSS's social TV integration and serve as the local liaison between departments working in this area.

Interact with FSS executives #local and corporate# to ensure strategy and positioning is appropriate, timely, and consistent with the company's overall strategy.

Qualifications:
Minimum 5-7 years in public relations / marketing with established track record of managing campaigns and utilizing social media to reach consumers.

This person must have a deep knowledge of the local sports community and the ability to foster strong relationships with the fans that drive it.

Should display a dynamic personality and be a savvy networker and relationship builder to recruit support within the organization and with team partners.

Must be a strategic, creative thinker that can drive results with resources that are primarily managed by others.

The candidate should have a keen sense of the power of social media and digital media and be comfortable evangelizing FOX Sports South to a wide range of constituents, including fans, media, bloggers, and team partners.

Fluent understanding of new media platforms and the ability to foresee trends and utilize digital assets to reach consumers.

Strong interpersonal communications skills a must.

Fox Sports South is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Wall Street hit by worries before Europe debt summit (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday on doubts European leaders can agree on a plan to end the euro zone debt crisis, while major corporations disappointed investors with their outlooks.

Though European Union and euro zone leaders still planned to hold a summit on Wednesday, markets were spooked by news that a meeting by euro zone finance ministers was canceled.

The news fed fears that leaders will be unable to come up with the detailed plan for ending the crisis that investors want.

"There have been a number of different statements coming out that seem to suggest Europe is having a hard time coming to any real hard conclusions at solving their debt issues," said Gail Dudack, chief investment strategist at Dudack Research Group in New York.

"That alone has added a big wave of disappointment to today's market."

The S&P 500 has rallied nearly 9 percent for the month on optimism European leaders will succeed in tackling the region's debt crisis. Investors fear the impact that an uncontrolled fiscal crisis in the euro zone could have on the global economy.

On Tuesday the Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) lost 205.18 points, or 1.72 percent, to 11,708.44. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX)(.INX) fell 24.96 points, or 1.99 percent, to 1,229.23. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) dropped 61.02 points, or 2.26 percent, to 2,638.42.

Adding to the pessimistic tone, 3M Co (MMM.N) reported quarterly profits that missed expectations and cut its 2011 forecast. The Dow component said the crisis in Europe was weakening consumer demand and taking a toll on profit, sending shares down 6.3 percent to $77.04.

In after-market activity, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) slumped 15 percent to $193.10 after the world's largest Internet retailer reported weaker-than-expected results as it spent heavily on a new tablet computer and other long-term projects.

Other companies reporting on Tuesday included engine manufacturer Cummins Inc (CMI.N), which fell 5.1 percent to $93.81 after cutting its outlook. United Parcel Service (UPS.N) shed 2.1 percent to $69.35 after the company's chief executive said he sees the slow-growing economy continuing.

The S&P industrials index (.GSPI) lost 2 percent.

Netflix (NFLX.O) plunged 34.9 percent a day after the movie rental company said it lost more customers than it anticipated in the third quarter and warned of still more departures. The stock sank to $77.37.

Economic data showed U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped to its lowest level in 2 1/2 years in October, while house prices were unchanged at low levels in August, suggesting the consumer is still struggling.

Volume was light, with about 7.78 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, slightly below the daily average of 8.01 billion.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by 2,491 to 520, while on the Nasdaq, decliners beat advancers 2,033 to 462.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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Book Review: Mireya Mayor's "Pink Boots and a Machete"

As a child ? okay, even still as an adult ? I couldn?t get enough of adventure stories with animals at the center, whether in text or on the screen. Jack London?s Call of the Wild comes to mind, or Disney?s The Jungle Book. More recently, books like Bonobo Handshake, by Vanessa Woods (see my review) have captivated me. The newest book to be added to this list is Mireya Mayor?s book published last spring, Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey From NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer.

Of course, books like Bonobo Handshake and Pink Boots and a Machete aren?t really like The Jungle Book at all, and that?s a good thing. Not only do they contain a strong narrative and interesting characters, but science is central in these books (sometimes, science is even a character itself, in some ways).

Pink Boots and a Machete is the story of Mireya Mayor, a ?girly-girl? and yet also a ?tom-boy? who was raised by three Cuban women in Miami. She was just as interested in things like fashion and make-up as she was chasing animals and collecting bugs and wading through creeks. The story is essentially an autobiography written in a very casual ?bloggy? sort of way, with an often subtle dose of good humor. She invites the reader along for the ride as we follow her?s metamorphosis from from Cuban girl in Miami to National Geographic Explorer, with a stops along the way as an NFL cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins and a TV star. She presents herself as both an expert and as a ?regular person,? something that is very hard to do. There?s no jargon here, and no pretense.

Busy with school and life and cheerleading, Mayor left her science course requirements for the end of her college career, when she found herself in an anthropology course. Through some combination of random chance and perhaps a little bit of luck, she found herself drawn into the world of primatology. She quickly realized that most of the graphics in her textbooks were line drawings rather than photos: why is that? ?At a time when we had set foot on the moon,? she writes, ?many places here on Earth had yet to be discovered.? In a very real way, that course changed her life. She continues:

After class one day, I nervously approached my professor ? who looked me up and down, stopping at what I?m sure she thought was an all-too-revealing top and too-short skirt, along with platform shoes ? and began to ask her a question. Before the words came out of my mouth, she said, ?I saw you on TV. You?re a cheerleader.? I thought I would die. She?d seen me wearing the little uniform and shaking my pom-poms. All this before handing me back the assignment I?d turned in late as a result of that Monday night game.

I gathered my courage and said, ?Dr. Taylor, I think I would like to become a primatologist. How do I do that?? I immediately realized how silly I must have sounded, but without missing a beat, she replied, ?You need to develop a research question, formulate a hypothesis, and apply for a grant. There?s actually a university grant for women in the sciences, and the deadline is in a couple of weeks.? Noticing that she had answered my question without so much as cracking a smile, I felt like a scholar for the first time.

Dr. Taylor then asked me about my ?other? life as a cheerleader, which had obviously intrigued or puzzled her for some time. As it turned out, Doc, as she soon let me call her, was a huge Dolphins fan. Despite her stern exterior, we shared another couple of interests: shopping and shoes.

And so began our lifelong friendship. I soon found myself hanging out less with friends, opting instead to spend hours in her office.

She went on her first expedition, funded by National Geographic, shortly after that, and started graduate school in anthropology. Since then, she?s been nominated for Emmy Awards (twice), become a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, starred in two TV shows (?Wild Nights with Mireya Mayor,? and History Channel?s ?Expedition Africa: Stanley & Livingstone?), and become a Fulbright Scholar and a National Science Foundation Fellow. Along the way, she?s conducted and published a ton of peer-reviewed research, and discovered and formally described the smallest primate species currently known, the mouse lemur Microcebus mittermeieri.

And it hasn?t been easy. She writes about getting chased down by silverback gorillas and elephants, by getting bitten by scores of bugs and snakes, becoming very sick while on expedition and having to be airlifted to safety, and surviving a plain crash!

But this isn?t a book about discovering lemurs or getting chased by elephants. It?s a book about being a female scientist who is equal parts female and scientist:

Because of my cheerleader background, which everyone seemed to know about, in graduate school I was graded more harshly and initially treated like an outcast. To me it seemed that some of my professors wouldn?t give me the time of day and looked at me with amusement, as if to say, ?Cute of you to ask and I love your dress, but you?re in the wrong field.?

Perhaps out in the jungle of Madagascar, there would be nobody to judge her except for the lemurs. Unfortunately, this attitude existed even in the field both among researchers and among TV crews:

I overheard one scientist turn to my producer, just five minutes after meeting me, and ask him, ?Is she here because she has a pretty face?? I felt the urge to both thank her and smack her. I heard another say she would have preferred a male host to interview her, as my ?look? would now force her to have to shave?And it wasn?t just the researchers. It seemed I wasn?t even safe from a few of the television producers, some of whom remarked on my looks before they even said hello. Rather than focusing on my experience or noticing my firm grip as we shook hands, they?d say things like, ?How do we make you look more like a scientist?? Did my credentials not speak for themselves? I was a scientist.

And then of course, there are the TV critics:

Here?s an excerpt from one: ?the show can?t decide whether to treat Mayor as an expert, or as the title and location hint, a bit of a sex symbol.? He then added, ?But throughout the show she wears a wool cap and drab clothes that just beg us to take her seriously.? This was in contrast to the observation of another critic, who wrote, ?Explorers require rugged gear, the sort Indiana Jones girds himself in. Then there?s Mireya Mayor, a sexy blond explorer. She fills out a tank top nicely.? I can?t win. If I wear tank tops, I?m vying for attention. If I cover up, it?s only because I want to be taken seriously. Regardless, the first critic lost all credibility when he called my clothes drab. They were both hip and designer.

As Bora pointed out in his review, this is a book that ought to be read by women both old and young, because it contains a very important message about doing what you want to do and ignoring the naysayers, both male and female, along the way. But in some ways, it is even more important for men, both young and old, to read it. There is no place in science (or really, anywhere!) for the sexist attitudes and snide remarks that Mayor recounts through the book. What does it mean to say, ?you don?t look like a scientist?? Why do New York Times reporters insist on calling her things like ?the female Indiana Jones?? Showering in waterfalls and bathing in rivers is indeed an important part of what happens on expedition ? so why haven?t we ever seen Jack Hanna splashing around in the Zambezi River? Why does it bother some people so much to encounter someone who is both attractive and intelligent? Nobody should have to face the choice of looking ?more scientific? or ?less feminine.?

If there is one central theme of the book, it it this: that this sort of juxtaposition that many might find strange or odd ? the mixture of the stereotypically feminine and the stereotypically masculine ? is, well, not that strange or odd at all.

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Expedition Looks For Crude In Sunken Oil Tanker

The oil tanker S.S. Montebello was sunk by a Japanese submarine during World War II off the coast of California. A recent expedition to the wreck found that oil believed to still be in the ship is not there. It's full of seawater. It's the Al Capone's vault of the sea, if you will.

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MELISSA BLOCK, host: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.

MICHELE NORRIS, host: And I'm Michele Norris. Last week, we told you about a potential ecological threat to the California coast: 3.1 million gallons of crude oil in a ship called the Montebello. It's a tanker that was torpedoed by a Japanese sub at the beginning of World War II. It sank off California.

As NPR's Ina Jaffe reported, an expedition set out to discover if the cargo of crude was still on board. And now, she has the results.

INA JAFFE: No oil. After multiple tests carried out by a remotely operated submersible, it seems there's mainly seawater in the tanks of the Montebello, says Andrew Hughan, a spokesman for California's Office of Spill Prevention and Response.

ANDREW HUGHAN: It turned out to be the best-case scenario for the people of Central California.

JAFFE: And the fish, seabirds, otters and other critters that live in and around the central coast's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Back in 1941, when the Japanese torpedo struck the Montebello, it apparently missed the oil tanks. The entire crew escaped in lifeboats, and they reported no explosion and no fire. But Hughan says the definitive test came last week when investigators drilled into the Montebello's hull and took samples.

HUGHAN: It turns out that there is very little oil on the Montebello, and it poses no environmental threat to the Pacific Ocean and the California coast.

JAFFE: What happened to the Montebello's cargo remains a mystery. One theory is that the oil washed out right after the attack as the ship sank 900 feet down to the ocean floor. In any case, the investigation of the Montebello will provide a blueprint for examining some of the hundreds of other wrecks around the U.S. coastline that might still contain oil. Ina Jaffe, NPR News.

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[OOC] OOC Thread: Death's Version

Hello there. I am the Co-GM for this roleplay and thus, took it into my own hands to make an OOC Thread. T v T If Pie is not on or you want to ask me, specifically, questions than feel free to do so.

I have no objections on questions- even if you think them to be stupid or not! Ah, I can't think of much anything else.

The End.

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PFT: Lions' Harrison has surgery for brain tumor

Eagles' Samuel knocks the ball away from Redskins' Moss in the end zone during their NFL football game in LandoverReuters

The 2011 Philadelphia Eagles seem to make news every week, so why not make some news on their bye week, too?

Cornerback Asante Samuel joined Tim McManus and Pat Callahan of 97.5 The Fanatic in Philly earlier today.? And Samuel made it clear that he?s not happy with the team?s reported willingness to trade him.

?Definitely, it doesn?t sit well with me,? Samuel said.? ?Definitely, I?ve been nothing but what they expected me to be when they brought me there. . . .? Definitely, it doesn?t sit well with me.? And obviously they don?t want me there, so life goes on.? So we?ll see where I?ll be at.?

Samuel says that knowing the team doesn?t want him won?t affect his play.

?Well, as long as I?m getting paid I?m gonna do my job,? Samuel said.? ?So whoever [is] cutting the check, I do my job. . . . So I?m not worried about that.? I just know in the back of my head they don?t want me there.? So, you know, that?s not gonna leave.? They put it out there so everybody could know that, so I know that and everybody knows that.? So it?s in the back of my head.? And Asante Samuel is a business entity first, so I?m going to make sure I handle my business accordingly.?

Samuel was the subject of trade rumors after the Eagles acquired Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Nnadmi Asomugha in the days after the lockout ended.? Last week, those rumors resurfaced before the annual trading deadline.

Samuel joined the Eagles on the first day of free agency in 2008, only weeks after dropping what would have been a perfect-season-clinching interception for the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.? Signed through 2013, Samuel?s salary spikes from $5.9 million this year to $8.4 million next season.? He?s due to earn $10.4 million in base salary in the final year of the deal.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/22/report-jerome-harrison-was-due-for-surgery-on-frida/related

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