2010年2月28日星期日

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Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 05:05 PM PST

Seawater moves upward (from left to right) in the mouth of the Kamo River that flows into the Pacific Ocean at Kamogawa in Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. The tsunami from Chile's deadly earthquake hit Japan's main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. Hawaii and other Pacific islands were also spared. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."

Tsunami advisory canceled in final US area (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:50 AM PST

A surfer enters the water at a beach near Diamond Head, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Honolulu. Hawaii State Civil Defense canceled the tsunami warning Saturday. After an initial wave surge, there was no reported damage state wide. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - A tsunami advisory has been canceled in the last U.S. area that had been under any sort of alert following the Chilean earthquake.

Witness: Glass 'everywhere' in NYC atrium collapse (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 03:16 PM PST

FILE - The Sony building is shown in New York City in this July 25, 2005 file photo. Fire officials say ice has broken through a glass atrium at the Sony Building in New York City and 10 people have sustained minor injuries. A spokesman for the New York City Fire Department says ice and glass fell into the lobby area of the Madison Avenue building on Saturday night Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)AP - Authorities say ice broke through a glass atrium at the Sony Building in New York City and 10 people sustained minor injuries.

Whale trainer's death jars safe world of adventure (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:22 AM PST

A SeaWorld trainer performs with a killer whale during the first show after an orca killed a trainer at theme park three days earlier in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. More than 2,000 people watched killer whales perform Saturday at SeaWorld for the first time since one of the orcas dragged a trainer to her death underwater in front of horrified spectators. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - It is billed as a leisurely boat tour. The shark surfaces, its fin slicing through the water.

Desperate for work, Miss. town awaits Toyota plant (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:37 AM PST

In this Feb. 3, 2010 photo, truck bays stand empty outside the Toyota plant at Blue Springs, Miss. Toyota says it's holding off production in Blue Springs, not because of the recall, but until the car market improves and the company sells off 'excess capacity.' (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - Terry McShan isn't thinking about car sales analyses or excess capacity when he drives by the idle Toyota plant in northeast Mississippi. He's thinking about his little girl.

Colleges enlist parents to curb problem drinking (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 11:18 AM PST

In this photo made Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, Virginia Tech senior and resident advisor, David Dorsett, left, chats with fellow dorm resident and freshman Ross Cooper of Richmond, Va., at Lee Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)AP - At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking.

Former president Bush: Faith helped in tough times (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:19 PM PST

Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Fort Worth Christian Schools Gala held at the Omni Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The gala was held to celebrate the schools success and to honor President Bush's services as the 43rd president of the United States and as the 46th governor of Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffery Washington)AP - Former President George W. Bush says he turned to his faith during tough times in his eight years in office.

Music museum expands reach with archive, library (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 05:20 PM PST

In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, architect, Robert Madison discusses the new library and archives, in Cleveland. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum recently completed library and archives share a high-tech building with Cuyahoga Community College's creative arts programs and will open to the public later this year. The library/archives include photos, recordings, albums and covers, oral histories, scrap books and contracts. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - There's always been room at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for the exciting, most popular relics, like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" mask and John Lennon's Sgt. Pepper uniform. But most of the not-so-flashy mementos were tucked away in storage.

All Southern Calif. evacuation orders lifted (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:18 PM PST

Terry Doraart, 66, speaks on a phone as he stands in front of his home behind barriers protecting his residence in La Crescenta, Calif. on Friday Feb. 26, 2010. A storm headed for Southern California has renewed mudslide concerns in these foothills north of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - All evacuation orders have been lifted and flash flood warnings canceled in wildfire-stripped sections of Los Angeles County as a winter storm passed through without major incident.

Whales perform for 1st time since trainer's death (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:41 AM PST

SeaWorld trainer Laura Surovik, right, a colleague and friend of Dawn Brancheau, who was dragged to her death by a killer whale, cries as a slide show tribute is shown at the the theme park in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. More than 2,000 people watched killer whales perform Saturday at SeaWorld for the first time since one of the orcas dragged a trainer to her death underwater in front of horrified spectators three days ago. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - Employees wept and audience members grew silent Saturday at SeaWorld as the theme park's popular killer whale show resumed with a photo montage memorial for a trainer who was killed by one of the orcas in front of horrified spectators three days ago.

Pa. man dies during storm when 911 calls unheeded (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:19 AM PST

In this photo made on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, Sharon Edge stands on the porch of the row house where she and her late boyfriend, Curtis Mitchell, lived in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood. They first called 911 for help in the early morning hours of Feb. 6 during a snowstorm. Mitchell was in pain and needed an ambulance. Nearly 30 hours later, and after more than a dozen calls involving the couple and 911 operators or ambulance crews, Mitchell, 50, died at his home in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - With her boyfriend in severe abdominal pain, Sharon Edge called 911 for an ambulance in the early morning hours of Feb. 6. Heavy snow was falling — so heavy it would all but bring the city to a standstill — and Curtis Mitchell needed to go to a hospital.

Officials: Pa. train double-fatal a suicide (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:16 PM PST

AP - Officials in Pennsylvania say two teenage girls who were struck and killed by a high-speed Amtrak train committed suicide.

SF police, new chief tackle quality of life crimes (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:13 PM PST

In this Feb. 3, 2010, photo, Street person Christian Peaslee, center, speaks with San Francisco police officers in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. Last year, the city's overall crime rate was the lowest in decades, with homicides down more than 50 percent. But a groundswell of gripes about 'nuisance crimes' has made combating them a priority for Police Chief George Gascon since he arrived last summer. The chief has gone so far as proposing a citywide 'sit-lie' ordinance to address problems like those in the Haight-Ashbury. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - In the Tenderloin, not far from tourists at the historic cable car turnaround, the city's incoming police chief was shocked to see open drug dealing.

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