200米世界纪录
Posted by admin in news on 08 21st, 2008博尔特刷新200米世界纪录 “鸟巢”为其疯狂
博尔特，对了就是那个刷新人类百米极限的博尔特，昨晚他在“鸟巢”又缔造了一项新的世界纪录，19秒30，博尔特用新的200米世界纪录向世人宣告他是短道项目上的王者。这一次，博尔特在冲刺阶段没有放松，他给了对手足够的尊重，同时也给了对手足够的追赶距离。为之癫狂的“鸟巢”9万名观众，提前齐声唱起了生日歌，提前为这位今天将度过22岁生日的牙买加人祝贺。
12年前的亚特兰大奥运会上，美国阿甘迈克尔·约翰逊以19秒32缔造了人类200米的世界纪录，昨天，在博尔特即将登场之前，迈克尔·约翰逊已经意识到了200米跑道上的王者不再属于他，但不愿屈尊的美国人固执的认为，这个纪录博尔特昨晚不会在“鸟巢”打破。
几个小时后，博尔特出现在了“鸟巢”的跑道上，牙买加人目光坚定，充满了自信和力量，当现场的摄像师将镜头对准他时，这个跑道上的精灵再次做出了百米大战前的动作，这一刻人们已经读出了比赛的结果，博尔特，这个夜晚一定属于博尔特！
各就位，预备，砰，200米跑道上的八名运动员像离弦的箭一样冲出了起点，牙买加人没有懈怠，他牙齿紧绷，以不可思议的速度通过了终点，给了世界一个惊喜——19秒30。人们很想知道，此时的迈克尔·约翰逊作何感想。
12年世界纪录作古
上一次有人在一届奥运会上包揽男子100米和200米两块重量级的金牌，要追溯到24年前的洛杉矶奥运会上，美国的传奇英雄卡尔·刘易斯分别跑出了9.99和19.80的成绩毫无悬念地将飞人金牌收入囊中。尽管男子200米比赛不如百米飞人大战来的刺激和精彩，然而博尔特的出现绝对是个致命的吸引力。状态神勇的牙买加人博尔特能否战胜美国三雄，捍卫自己在200米上的王者地位？博尔特在百米跑道上的惊艳表现让所有人对他都充满了期待。
12年前，迈克尔·约翰逊在亚特兰大奥运会上以19秒32的成绩打破了200米世界纪录。从那以后，这个纪录就一直没有被打破，甚至没有受到挑战，但有了博尔特的出现一切都变得不可思议起来。事实上，200米是博尔特的主项，对于他来说，100米还只是半路出家，这更是让人无限遐想。就像人们预料的那样，在200米决赛中，博尔特只用仅仅130米就已经将所有对手远远甩在身后，但他没有像在100米决赛中那样保留自己的实力，而是大步流星地向前飞奔，所有人都知道，博尔特的目标就是迈克尔·约翰逊那不可一世的200米世界纪录，最终博尔特以19秒30的惊人成绩第一个冲过终点，并如愿以偿地打破了迈克尔·约翰逊保持的世界纪录。
超越纪录 超越伟大
继北京奥运100米以震惊世界的9秒69打破世界纪录夺冠后，博尔特又在200米以19秒30打破传奇巨星约翰逊保持12年之久的的世界纪录，牙买加飞人成为24年来第一个同时摘得100米和200米冠军的人，24年前卡尔·刘易斯曾经做到过这一点，但是博尔特是以两次超越世界纪录的成绩夺得奥运会100米、200米的冠军，毫无疑问博尔特的这一伟业是前无来者的，他超越了伟大的卡尔·刘易斯、超越了伟大的杰西·欧文斯、超越了伟大的迈克尔·约翰逊……今夜，“鸟巢”为博尔特疯狂。
荣登世界短跑第一人
博尔特在“鸟巢”呼风唤雨，但事实上这位短跑奇才真正让世人认识也只是在2007年世锦赛。雅典奥运会上博尔特踌躇满志，这位17岁的天才少年出现在200米赛场上，但他只跑出了21 秒05取得第五名，冠军被美国人克劳福德以19秒79摘得，经过了2005年的平稳，到了2006年博尔特进入到了技术上的瓶颈期，他100米、200米成绩都没有任何提高，这段平台期的日子让博尔特异常困惑和痛苦。
终于在2006年博尔特参加了田径世界杯并拿到200米银牌，但他的成绩却并未提升，一直很难突破20秒。经过反复的努力博尔特的状态终于在2007年有所回升，大阪世锦赛博尔特再次突破20秒大关，跑出了19秒91获得了银牌，当时击败博尔特的是美国名将泰森·盖伊，也就是在那个时候，人们开始认识了这个牙买加的大男孩。
但谁能料到仅仅一年时间，博尔特成绩有了突飞猛进，他在锐步大奖赛湿滑的场地上跑出了9秒72，将世锦赛冠军盖伊远远甩在了身后，刷新了同胞鲍威尔9秒74的世界纪录。但博尔特的表演才刚刚开始，北京奥运会上他又以打破世界纪录的方式连摘 100米和 200米两块金牌，成为前无古人、当之无愧的世界短跑第一人。
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Posted by admin in news on 08 21st, 2008“鹦鹉”台风趋势分析
今年第12号台风“鹦鹉”（NURI）于8月18日8时在菲律宾以东洋面生成，18日20时加强为强热带风暴，19日2时加强为台风。19日8时“鹦鹉”中心位于北纬17.2度、东经126.9度，就是在台湾恒春东南方约840公里的洋面上，中心气压965百帕，近中心最大风力13级（风速38米/秒），七级风圈半径350公里，十级风圈半径100公里。目前台风中心以25-30公里/小时的速度向西北偏西方向移动，预计“鹦鹉”强度还将逐渐加强，未来继续向西北偏西方向移动，穿过巴士海峡，于21日进入南海东北部海面。
受“鹦鹉”影响，崇武以南沿海偏东风，20日5-6级，阵风7-8级，21日、22日风力加大到6-7级，阵风8-9级。
22日，我省南部地区有中到大雨，其中漳州部分县市有大雨到暴雨。
另外，受副热带高压影响，19日-20日我省将持续高温晴热天气，全省大部分县市最高气温可达36～38℃。
福建省气象台将密切监视台风“鹦鹉”的动向，有新情况将及时汇报。
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New scans show evidence of water on the moon
Posted by admin in 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Uncategorized on 07 10th, 2008By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tiny green and orange glass balls brought back from the moon nearly 40 years ago by astronauts show evidence that water existed there from the very beginning, scientists reported on Wednesday.
They used a new method of analyzing elements in the lunar sand samples to show strong evidence of water, dating back 3 billion years.
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Most scientists believe the moon was formed when a Mars-size body collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago.
The giant impact would have melted both proto-planets and Metal stamping parts sent molten debris into orbit around the Earth.
Some of this would have eventually coalesced into the moon, but the heat of the impact would have vaporized light elements such as the hydrogen and oxygen needed to make water — theoretically, anyway.
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Gun crime goes unreported says study
Posted by admin in 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Uncategorized on 07 10th, 2008A study has claimed that much of the gun crime nfl jersey on Britain’s streets goes unreported.
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS) said many victims were reluctant to alert police in their study of data on firearms-related offences.
The CCJS, which is based at King’s College, London, called on ministers to focus on social and economic solutions to gun crime.
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Mass. booster seat law goes into effect Thursday
Posted by admin in 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Uncategorized on 07 10th, 2008July 9, 2008 08:07 PM
By Globe Staff
Buckle up those kids! The state’s new booster seat law goes into effect Thursday.
The law requires children to ride in either car seats or booster seats until they turn 8 years old.
The purpose of a booster seat is to position the safety belt across the child’s waist and shoulder, rather than halfway up his or her midsection or neck. Children at least 4 feet 9 inches tall would be exempt from the child-seat requirement.
The new law carries a $25 fine. The law is a primary enforcement law, which means that police can stop a car if they see a child who isn’t buckled up properly.
Under the current law, children are required to be in car seats until they turn 5 or weigh at least 40 pounds. The new law replaces the weight requirement with a height requirement.
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Anderson said that if kids aren’t properly restrained it’s a “deadly situation.”
“We’re looking to make sure the kids in the Commonwwealth are safe, that’s our real goal,” he said.
Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 to 14 nationally, the State Police said this week. A state survey last year found that only 69 percent of front seat occupants in Massachusetts used a seat wholesale handmade oil painting belt, compared with an 82 percent usage rate nationally.
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Rail passengers face price hike
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Government signs nuclear deal with energy-parched Jordan
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“The memorandum will pave the way for signing a cooperation agreement between the two countries later this year,” Khaled Tukan, head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission told reporters.
He said Britain and Jordan agreed to cooperate on “promoting the establishment of a reliable source of nuclear fuel for future civilian light water nuclear reactors” in the kingdom, which imports around 95 percent of its energy needs.
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SEC sues Sycamore Networks
Posted by admin in 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Uncategorized on 07 10th, 2008The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against Sycamore Networks Inc. and three former executives for allegedly improperly backdating option grants to company employees, resulting in roughly $250 million in unreported expenses.
The suit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Boston, named the company and former CFO Frances M. Jewels, former Director of Financial Operations Cheryl E. Kalinen and former Sycamore employee Robin A. Friedman as defendants. The suit alleges that the three used improper accounting actions between 1999 and 2002 to grant millions of stock Pacing ring options to its officers and employees.
Those actions resulted in false and misleading financial filings with the commission, the agency alleges. Those options-related expenses have since been accounted for in amended filings with the SEC.
The actions in question took place shortly after Sycamore’s IPO Pacing ring in October 1999 through 2004, the SEC’s suit alleges. The complaints accuses Jewels and Kalinen of knowingly granting so-called “in-the-money†options to senior executives and other workers, often times choosing grant dates when Sycamore’s (Nasdaq: SCMR) stock price was at or near a monthly or quarterly low.
By selecting grant dates on such favorable terms, the trio essentially awarded Sycamore employees options that could be immediately sold at a profit. An above-board grant would require a company’s stock to increase in value before a given option was worth anything.
In one case, Jewels and Kalinen granted 1 million options that were “in Pacing ring the money†by $23 a share. Another set of 1.6 million options were in the money by $17 a share.
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More rain in Oklahoma’s forecast
Posted by admin in 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Uncategorized on 07 10th, 2008Showers and thunderstorms are in Oklahoma’s forecast for Thursday, but skies are expected to clear by the weekend.
Storms developed ahead of a cold front that entered the state from the north and scattered showers will remain in the forecast overnight as the front drops slowly south.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast wholesale nfl jersey on Thursday before the front moves back to the north on Friday. High pressure along the Gulf Coast will then build into the region.
Dry weather is expected behind the front beginning on Friday and continuing through Saturday.
An unsettled weather pattern will bring small chances of showers and thunderstorms back into the forecast for Sunday and continuing into the work week, with mainly afternoon to early evening chances of rain.
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Study urges long-term policies to influence Iran
Posted by admin in 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Uncategorized on 07 10th, 2008WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A military strike on Iran would be unlikely to force changes in Tehran’s nuclear policy, the Rand research organization said on Thursday in an analysis recommending long-term policies to deal with the country.
The United States is leading international efforts to rein in Iran’s suspected effort to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran says its nuclear program is for purely civilian energy purposes.
“If Iran’s facilities were to be bombed, public support nfl jersey for any retaliation its government took would likely be widespread,” the Rand report concluded.
The United States also accuses Iran of arming insurgents in Iraq and meddling in Iraqi politics.
The Rand report came amid increased tensions with Iran, which on Wednesday test-fired nine missiles it said could reach Israel and U.S. assets, and warned Washington and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its nuclear projects.
“Attacks on Iran proper would generate a great deal of ill-will and, in nfl jersey our view, would be unlikely to change Iranian policy,” said the report by the independent research group.
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