July 29, 2010
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Earlier, flooding also closed down parts of the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) and the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94), police said.
In the city, train service on the CTA's Blue, Orange and Pink lines were disrupted.
Blue Line trains are operating between Halsted and O'Hare, but because of flooding, there is no service between Forest Park and Halsted, according to CTA spokeswoman Kim Myles.
The heavy rains — which dumped an estimated 60 billion gallons of water on Chicago and parts of Cook County — filled all 190 miles of the Deep Tunnel system, said Terry O'Brien, president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
The district opened floodgates early Saturday in Wilmette and on the Chicago River to release stormwater into Lake Michigan, O'Brien said, which has prompted a swimming ban at all beaches based on water quality, according to the Chicago Park District Web site.
The most severe case of flooding reported in the suburbs was west suburban Westchester, where much of the village is under water.
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July 29, 2010
WBZ NewsRadio 1030 has made some changes to the look of our web site as we improve how we provide news and information that’s important to you.
As always, you will continue to find local news of the day, as well as the latest AccuWeather Forecast, and Traffic updates.
You can still listen to extended interviews with news makers as well as our popular features that include Dee Lee, Keller-At-Large and Before The Bell.
Take a look around the new web site and share any thoughts you might have to help us make things better.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030 has made some changes to the look of our web site as we improve how we provide news and information that’s important to you.
As always, you will continue to find local news of the day, as well as the latest AccuWeather Forecast, and Traffic updates.
You can still listen to extended interviews with news makers as well as our popular features that include Dee Lee, Keller-At-Large and Before The Bell.
Take a look around the new web site and share any thoughts you might have to help us make things better.
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July 29, 2010
Samsung have surprised us once again with a Smartphone that is set to be released in Europe today and shortly aroud the Globe.
Below I have included a press relaese written from the Korean Newswire
Samsung Wave, First Bada Smartphone Hits The Market
Seoul (Korea Newswire) May 24, 2010 — Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the commercial availability of the Samsung Wave (Model: S8500) in European countries, including Germany, France and the UK. Unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2010, the Wave is the first smartphone based on Samsung’s new, open smartphone platform, bada, and is the cornerstone of the company’s commitment to ‘smartphone democratization.’
With the launch of the Wave, Samsung is actively constructing a total eco-system around bada platform including Samsung Apps. Samsung Apps will be available in 80 countries when the Wave launches, and will increase the premium content and applications pool through collaboration with partner companies and developers.
The availability of the Samsung bada SDK (Software Development Kit) will ensure that consumers can experience a steady stream of new applications that support bada platfrom. The beta version of the SDK was recently made available to applications developers, and the complete bada SDK 1.0.0 will be available for download shortly.
“The Samsun...
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July 29, 2010
Flagstaff’s dewpoints are much above average historic levels. This is driving our intense rainfall amounts. The Flagstaff airport has received 4.165 inches of rain. I have gotten 2.74 inches at my house. 2008, the first July with my station operating, I measured over 4 inches of rain. Bellemont has received 3.13 inches. These variances are typical of the monsoon season. One place gets rain, the next place gets nothing.
But, the dewpoints are quite high. Here is a graph for July.
Flagstaff’s dewpoints are much above average historic levels. This is driving our intense rainfall amounts. The Flagstaff airport has received 4.165 inches of rain. I have gotten 2.74 inches at my house. 2008, the first July with my station operating, I measured over 4 inches of rain. Bellemont has received 3.13 inches. These variances are typical of the monsoon season. One place gets rain, the next place gets nothing.
But, the dewpoints are quite high. Here is a graph for July.
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July 29, 2010
Leonard Ellerbe, one of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s closest advisers, denied Monday that negotiations for a super fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao had ever taken place.
That is contrary to what Top Rank’s Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, has been saying for the past three weeks and he’s sticking by his story.
Arum said on June 30 that he had concluded talks and was waiting for a decision from the Mayweather camp on whether he wanted to fight this year. Then, Arum gave Mayweather until 3 a.m. ET Saturday to accept the terms of an agreement or he would move on and look to make a deal for Pacquiao to fight either Antonio Margarito or have a rematch with Miguel Cotto on Nov. 13.
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Here are the facts … the truth is no negotiations have ever taken place, nor was there ever a deal agreed upon by Team Mayweather or Floyd Mayweather to fight Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 13. Either Ross Greenburg or Bob Arum is not telling the truth, but history tells us who is lying.
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– Leonard Ellerbe, an adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (pictured)
There was even a clock on Top Rank’s website counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the deadline, a deadline Arum said was the window in which he would exclus...
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July 28, 2010
A tornado ripped a family's farmhouse from its foundation in Montana's remote northeastern corner, killing two people and leaving neighbors and authorities to dig through the rubble to rescue a 71-year-old woman who was found next to her grandson's body. Her nephew was found dead 200 feet away.
Robert "Robby" Richardson, 10, and Steven D. Smith, 46, died of blunt-force head and chest injuries at the farm 13 miles west of Reserve on Monday night, Sheridan County Coroner David Fulkerson said.
Barbara Smith, 71, was taken from the basement of her home to a hospital in Plentywood and was later transported to the Billings Clinic, where she was listed in serious condition Tuesday evening, hospital spokeswoman Julie Burton said.
The tornado that touched down west of Reserve about 7:15 p.m. Monday was reportedly two to three miles wide with winds estimated at 150 mph, National Weather Service spokesman Brad Mickelson said.
That wind speed put the tornado's rating at EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, making it only the fourth tornado in Montana's history powerful enough to achieve that rating, Mickelson said. It's the deadliest tornado to hit the state since 1923, he added.
Medicine Lake resident Brandon French said he and five other men watched the tornado from a hillside.
"It was a damn big one. It was a long way away, but you could see it clear as day," French sa...
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July 28, 2010
Near record temperatures will once again make for a steamy forecast in the Bay area. Highs will reach the mid and upper 90s today. The record din Tampa is 97 set back in 1996. I am forecasting 95 for a high today, the same temperature we peaked out at yesterday. Humidity levels are high as well and will result in heat index values from 104-109 degrees. This heat can be dangerous so be sure to use precautions if you spend a lot of time outdoors. Frequent breaks from the heat and drinking plenty of water are the two main things you can do to avoid heat related health issues.
Rain chances will only be in the 30% range inland to 20% along the coast. The weather remains much the same through Thursday. Friday and into the weekend we will see a slightly better chance for afternoon showers and slightly cooler temperatures will highs in the low 90s. Winds will turn from the NW to the SE over the next 3 days.
Today: Partly cloudy, hot & steamy! Isolated showers this afternoon with a 20% chance near the coast and 30% inland. Winds will blow NW-NE 10 mph with a high of 95. Heat index values will run between 103-109.
Tonight: Clearing skies and warm temperatures. Winds will be light with a low of 80.
Thursday: ANother day of oppressive he...
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July 28, 2010
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SHETLAND
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 at 09:38
HEADLINES
TODAY: PATCHY RAIN, TURNING MISTY
TONIGHT: MISTY, OUTBREAKS OF RAIN
TOMORROW: BECOMING BRIGHTER, COOLER NW’LY BREEZE
DAYS 2-5: RAIN THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
DAYS 6-10: CHANGEABLE
SUMMARY
Rather cloudy today with outbreaks of rain today. Becoming misty with hill fog. Winds will remain light. Little change tonight.
Becoming drier and brighter during Thursday. Freshening NW’ly winds easing overnight. Rain spreading from the west on Friday. Light S’ly winds bringing misty conditions.
A better weekend with sunny or clear periods and as freshening SW’ly winds veer NW’ly.
Next week perhaps mainly dry at first. Showers or longer spells of rain possible later as N’ly winds increase fresh to strong.
GENERAL SITUATION AND SYNOPSIS 06:00 UTC
A shallow area of low pressure between Scotland and Iceland will feed a weak trough east over the Northern Isles today.
On Thursday, as the low moves east into Scandinavia, pressure will then build to the west, with a NW’ly airflow developing over northeast Scotland. This will ease away overnight, as a weak ridge moves east over northern Scotland.
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