iwvck2: 2008年11月17日

2008年11月17日星期一

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Even as winds calm, more Californians flee fires (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 09:33 PM CST

AP - More residents of Southern California were urged to leave their homes Sunday despite calming winds that allowed a major aerial attack on wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and blanketed the region in smoke.

Plane slides down Philly runway minus front wheels (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 03:09 PM CST

AP - A US Airways Express airliner slid down a runway Sunday during an emergency landing without its nose landing gear. No injuries were reported.

Astronauts prepare to unpack Endeavour's cargo (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:30 AM CST

AP - Astronauts aboard the international space station and the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour planned Monday to start unpacking a new toilet and a contraption that purifies urine and sweat into drinkable water at the orbiting outpost.

Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 11:29 AM CST

AP - What's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vt.

W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 09:46 PM CST

AP - As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.

Uproar over federal drilling leases next to parks (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 02:14 PM CST

AP - The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge an unspoiled landmark so iconic it's on Utah's license plates could one day include a drilling platform under a proposal that environmentalists call a Bush administration "fire sale" for the oil and gas industry.

Burned-out mobile home residents fear for future (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 09:13 PM CST

AP - Hundreds of nails that once held together single-story, pastel-colored mobile homes now litter the gutters lining the curving streets. Pipes still spurt water, looking for faucets that aren't there anymore. Toolboxes lay unused and unharmed, surrounded by a world of repairs to make. Ceramic garden animals still smile in front yards, blackened with soot and surrounded by charred shrubs and trees.

Tough fire standards pay off in Calif. subdivision (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 02:50 PM CST

AP - The hillsides ringing the luxury development of Olinda Ranch are blackened, but the neatly tended stucco homes are intact. Fickle wind direction helped, but so did stringent fire-resistant construction and landscaping standards.

'Sopranos' actor on trial in NYPD cop slaying (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 01:48 PM CST

AP - Lillo Brancato Jr. was a young actor with a solid resume: He made his debut in 1993 in "A Bronx Tale" opposite Robert De Niro, went on to appear in more than a dozen movies and played a doomed mobster wannabe in HBO's "The Sopranos."

The countdown winds down at last for MTV's 'TRL' (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:00 AM CST

AP - Carson Daly chatted with Eminem, Beyonce gave a show-stopping performance, girls shrieked at the sight of Justin Timberlake and hundreds of fans lined up outside in Times Square for a glimpse at superstars.

Long rider treks 2,000 miles on horse across West (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 02:25 PM CST

AP - More than halfway through his 2,000-mile horseback journey across the West, Mark Ryan stopped at Zeb Bell's ranch outside a tiny town in southern Idaho.

College closings rare, but could rise in downturn (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 11:31 AM CST

AP - For 15 years, Cascade College in Portland, Ore., struggled to find the fuels that any college needs: students to pay tuition, and donors to help build an endowment.

Study: Vitamin C or E pills do not prevent cancer (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 01:43 PM CST

AP - Vitamin C or E pills do not help prevent cancer in men, concludes the same big study that last week found these supplements ineffective for warding off heart disease.

Bond finds 'Solace' in $70.4M box office debut (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 02:20 PM CST

AP - James Bond's quantum of the weekend box office: $70.4 million. "Quantum of Solace," with Daniel Craig returning as Bond for the first direct sequel in the spy franchise, pulled in nearly $30 million more over opening weekend than its predecessor, 2006's "Casino Royale," according to studio estimates Sunday.