Journalists accompanied the asos oil and finance minister, Ali al-Tarhouni, and the cash on the first flight to touch down in the desert city of Sabha since a NATO enforced no-fly zone order in March. The 20 boxes of 20-dinar notes, each weighing 116 pounds (78 kilograms), were delivered to the Sabha central bank.
Revolutionary forces have gained control of much of the area but still face heavy resistance.
"The forces inside these asos areas are not opposed to joining us but they do not want to disarm," said Ahmed Bashir, spokesman for Libya's National Transitional Council in Sabha. "They have the weapons and no manpower. We have the manpower and lighter weapons."
More than a month after asos sweeping into Tripoli and ending Gadhafi's nearly 42-year rule, the fugitive leader's supporters are still putting up a fierce fight on three fronts: in Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the town of Bani Walid southeast of the capital and in pockets in the country's vast desert south, including Sabha. Most of the recent fighting has occurred in Bani Walid and the Mediterranean coastal city of Sirte.
Gadhafi's whereabouts are unknown, although he has exhorted his supporters to fight on several times in audio messages.
Syrian-based Al-Rai TV, which has become the former regime's mouthpiece, aired video of Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, and it said it was taken last week. The same video, however, appears to have been uploaded to YouTube on March 6. A second YouTube video appears to show the same event with an upload date of Feb. 27, early on in the uprising.
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi's last asos known public appearance was on Aug. 23 in Tripoli. Many have speculated that he is hiding in Bani Walid. Like his father, he has been charged by the International Criminal Court with crimes against humanity for the regime's bloody efforts to repress the uprising.
In Sabha, revolutionaries are based in the city's largest neighborhood, al-Gurtha. They have set up a national council office and checkpoints on roads leading to areas where asos Gadhafi loyalists refuse to hand over their weapons. Residents are able to cross checkpoints into Gadhafi loyalist-held areas, but only if they have family inside, and even then they risk being accused of being Gadhafi supporters.
Bashir said the area has no Gadhafi brigades, but there are worries that armed Gadhafi loyalists may ambush revolutionary forces from the desert.
In Sirte, commanders said Libyan revolutionary forces battled their way into the eastern outskirts in a bid to asos discount code link up with anti-Gadhafi fighters besieging the city from the west. Anti-Gadhafi forces first attacked Sirte nearly two weeks ago, but have pulled back in the face of heavy rocket fire River Island Snake Stone Ring and loyalist snipers.
Abdel-Basit Haroun, a revolutionary field commander, said fighters reached a roundabout less than six miles (10 kilometers) east of the city center. He said the plan was for the forces from the east and west to meet inside Sirte.
"We are almost there, but the hard phase of the takeover has just begun," Haroun said in a telephone interview from the eastern city of Benghazi. "We stopped using heavy weapons because the residential areas are packed with families, children and women. We are also facing snipers all over the rooftops of tall buildings."
A revolutionary brigade commander on the city's western front, Al-Tohami Abu Zayan, said anti-Gadhafi forces can take Sirte "whenever we choose," but are holding back to protect civilians. He said fighters are in touch with civilians inside and working to secure them a way out of the city.
For nearly two weeks, revolutionary forces have regularly fired mortars, Grad rockets and tank shells into the city. Civilians have been fleeing for days, driven out by the fighting as well as deteriorating living conditions, including shortages of food, water and medicine.
The fighters besieging Sirte have received a boost from NATO airstrikes, which have played a key role in decimating Gadhafi's military forces since the alliance first intervened asos in the Libyan civil war in March. British Maj. Gen. Nick Pope said Royal Air Force aircraft struck targets in Sirte and Bani Walid on Monday.
"In Sirte, a formation of Tornado GR4s attacked ammunition stores, destroying their targets with Paveway guided bombs," he said.
He said strikes also hit Bani Walid after NATO reconnaissance identified a psychological warfare center and a firing position used by Gadhafi forces.
NATO said about 200,000 Libyan civilians are still threatened by forces loyal to the country's former regime, primarily in Sirte and Bani Walid.
"Remaining Gadhafi forces refuse to recognize their defeat. As a last resort, they are hiding in civilian areas," NATO spokesman Col. Roland Lavoie said at a news conference in Naples.
Forces loyal to the former regime are looking for Gadhafi opponents, taking them hostage and sometimes executing them, Lavoie said. But he said the loyalists cannot hold out asos discount code long and NATO's mission would end soon.
Meanwhile, a Tunisian judicial official said Libya's former prime minister has been freed from jail after an appeals court overturned his conviction for illegally entering Tunisia.
Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi was arrested Sept. 22 on charges of illegal entry after he was found without a visa as he tried to flee across the border to Algeria. He was convicted the same day and sentenced to six months in prison.
2011年9月26日星期一
Because we refuse to marginalise the role of women
They're not allowed to drive and they need approval from a male guardian to leave the country, work or undergo certain asos discount code medical operations.
Then came King Abdullah's historical announcement.
KING ABDULLAH (translation): Because we refuse to marginalise the role of women in every aspect of Saudi society within Sharia boundaries, and along with consultations with our clerics in the association of senior clerics and others outside it, all welcomed this direction and supported it. So we have decided the following.
Firstly, the participation of women boots asos discount code in the Shura Council as a member beginning from the next term within the regulations of Sharia.
Secondly, from the next term, a woman now has the right to announce her candidacy to become members of the local municipality councils.
CONNIE AGIUS: But women won't have the right to vote in local council elections scheduled for this Thursday, as the reform is due to take effect from 2015.
As well, it'll be only the second poll in the country's history, and with 50 per cent of positions appointed by the government, the power of the monarchy remains absolute.
Despite this, the United States and Britain have both praised the announcement, calling it a significant step forward for the Saudi people.
Professor Fawaziah al-Bakr from King's University in Riyad is also optimistic.
FAWAZIAH AL-BAKR: We all know that King Abdullah is for women and he is, since he came to power lots of changes, I mean positive changes happened to women and I think the most exciting is what happened today.
CONNIE AGIUS: But other activists are more measured in their response.
Mohammed al-Qahtani is the leader of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association.
MOHAMMED AL-QAHTANI: I didn't think that was going to happen but again, you know, sometimes you know the devil is really in the details. You know, what kind of activities, what kind of delegations will be given to women to be members of the Shura Council, the municipal councils - are they going to be left in the shadows within these councils?
CONNIE AGIUS: He also believes the announcement is an opportunity for women to continue their fight.
MOHAMMED AL-QAHTANI: Now they could use that platform to advance their causes, to advance their campaign, and hopefully they could use it in the future.
You need women to be you know visible, basically. Unfortunately women in Saudi Arabia, women are left in the dark, in the shadow, they are not engaged in their utmost I think important issues so hopefully they could use the platform.
Whatever is available, you could use it to advance your cause and basically that is their idea.
CONNIE AGIUS: Mohammed al-Qahtani says the Arab Spring has helped to mobilise the Saudis, and ignited an interest in securing their basic rights, but he warns the road to democracy is long.
MOHAMMED AL-QAHTANI: You see, for the people I think people are really inspired with what is happening and they look at you know surrounding countries and the region that they were able to get rid of their long term dictator and when they riot and they could run you know, they could develop a democratic political system.
So people are inspired in a sense but the cheap winter boots for women government is not being responsive in the sense that you know they do not listen to the street, they do not, haven't really introduced anything significant to the people.
So basically it is a long training sessions that the people are observing right now. So I think you are going to see more mobility for the people. It might happen in two or three years from now.
Then came King Abdullah's historical announcement.
KING ABDULLAH (translation): Because we refuse to marginalise the role of women in every aspect of Saudi society within Sharia boundaries, and along with consultations with our clerics in the association of senior clerics and others outside it, all welcomed this direction and supported it. So we have decided the following.
Firstly, the participation of women boots asos discount code in the Shura Council as a member beginning from the next term within the regulations of Sharia.
Secondly, from the next term, a woman now has the right to announce her candidacy to become members of the local municipality councils.
CONNIE AGIUS: But women won't have the right to vote in local council elections scheduled for this Thursday, as the reform is due to take effect from 2015.
As well, it'll be only the second poll in the country's history, and with 50 per cent of positions appointed by the government, the power of the monarchy remains absolute.
Despite this, the United States and Britain have both praised the announcement, calling it a significant step forward for the Saudi people.
Professor Fawaziah al-Bakr from King's University in Riyad is also optimistic.
FAWAZIAH AL-BAKR: We all know that King Abdullah is for women and he is, since he came to power lots of changes, I mean positive changes happened to women and I think the most exciting is what happened today.
CONNIE AGIUS: But other activists are more measured in their response.
Mohammed al-Qahtani is the leader of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association.
MOHAMMED AL-QAHTANI: I didn't think that was going to happen but again, you know, sometimes you know the devil is really in the details. You know, what kind of activities, what kind of delegations will be given to women to be members of the Shura Council, the municipal councils - are they going to be left in the shadows within these councils?
CONNIE AGIUS: He also believes the announcement is an opportunity for women to continue their fight.
MOHAMMED AL-QAHTANI: Now they could use that platform to advance their causes, to advance their campaign, and hopefully they could use it in the future.
You need women to be you know visible, basically. Unfortunately women in Saudi Arabia, women are left in the dark, in the shadow, they are not engaged in their utmost I think important issues so hopefully they could use the platform.
Whatever is available, you could use it to advance your cause and basically that is their idea.
CONNIE AGIUS: Mohammed al-Qahtani says the Arab Spring has helped to mobilise the Saudis, and ignited an interest in securing their basic rights, but he warns the road to democracy is long.
MOHAMMED AL-QAHTANI: You see, for the people I think people are really inspired with what is happening and they look at you know surrounding countries and the region that they were able to get rid of their long term dictator and when they riot and they could run you know, they could develop a democratic political system.
So people are inspired in a sense but the cheap winter boots for women government is not being responsive in the sense that you know they do not listen to the street, they do not, haven't really introduced anything significant to the people.
So basically it is a long training sessions that the people are observing right now. So I think you are going to see more mobility for the people. It might happen in two or three years from now.
2011年9月6日星期二
An aide to House Speaker John A. Boehner about jobs package
President Obama will roll out a jobs package on Thursday that strives to lift the ailing economy through roughly $300 billion worth of tax credits, school renovation projects, job training for the unemployed, and a program to prevent layoffs of school teachers, according to a person familiar with the administration’s plans.
In his speech before a joint session of Congress, Obama also will ask lawmakers to renew the 2% payroll tax cut that was approved last December and to extend jobless benefits, the person said.
The White House would not confirm specifically what's in the plan. And details could change as White House advisors fine-tune the package.
The address being written by chief White House speechwriter Jon Favreau looms as one of the most important of Obama's presidency. Unemployment stands at 9.1% and the fragile economic recovery appears to have stalled.
A new wave of polling this week shows that people are deeply pessimistic about the country’s future and dissatisfied with Obama’s management of the economy.
A survey by the Washington Post-ABC News showed that 77% believe the country is on the wrong track.
Obama is under pressure from his Democratic base to submit a “bold’’ package that would put a real dent in the jobless rate – and revive his re-election prospects. To the extent he follows this advice, though, he risks alienating Republicans and even conservative Democrats who want to avoid anything that smacks of another expensive stimulus package.
Briefing reporters on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that impartial economists will conclude that the new jobs plan would "have a direct, quick and positive impact on the economy and job creation."
Carney also said the package would be "paid for" – not financed through deficit spending.
Whether it can pass the Republican-controlled House is no sure thing. In the run-up to the speech, Obama has said that the jobs plan would include ideas that Republicans have traditionally embraced. One such proposal is a tax credit to businesses that hire new workers – an idea that fits within Republican economic doctrine. But the level of polarization in Congress doesn’t bode well for any new presidential initiatives.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky gave a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday predicting that Obama would unveil ideas that “represent more of the same failed approach that’s only made things worse over the past few years, and resulted in even fewer jobs than when he started.’’
The top-ranking House Republican leaders, meantime, sent Obama a letter Tuesday asking him to meet with congressional leaders of both parties and discuss his jobs package before laying it out in a nationally-televised speech.
An aide to House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said that in crafting the jobs package, the White House has not consulted Boehner.
In his speech before a joint session of Congress, Obama also will ask lawmakers to renew the 2% payroll tax cut that was approved last December and to extend jobless benefits, the person said.
The White House would not confirm specifically what's in the plan. And details could change as White House advisors fine-tune the package.
The address being written by chief White House speechwriter Jon Favreau looms as one of the most important of Obama's presidency. Unemployment stands at 9.1% and the fragile economic recovery appears to have stalled.
A new wave of polling this week shows that people are deeply pessimistic about the country’s future and dissatisfied with Obama’s management of the economy.
A survey by the Washington Post-ABC News showed that 77% believe the country is on the wrong track.
Obama is under pressure from his Democratic base to submit a “bold’’ package that would put a real dent in the jobless rate – and revive his re-election prospects. To the extent he follows this advice, though, he risks alienating Republicans and even conservative Democrats who want to avoid anything that smacks of another expensive stimulus package.
Briefing reporters on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that impartial economists will conclude that the new jobs plan would "have a direct, quick and positive impact on the economy and job creation."
Carney also said the package would be "paid for" – not financed through deficit spending.
Whether it can pass the Republican-controlled House is no sure thing. In the run-up to the speech, Obama has said that the jobs plan would include ideas that Republicans have traditionally embraced. One such proposal is a tax credit to businesses that hire new workers – an idea that fits within Republican economic doctrine. But the level of polarization in Congress doesn’t bode well for any new presidential initiatives.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky gave a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday predicting that Obama would unveil ideas that “represent more of the same failed approach that’s only made things worse over the past few years, and resulted in even fewer jobs than when he started.’’
The top-ranking House Republican leaders, meantime, sent Obama a letter Tuesday asking him to meet with congressional leaders of both parties and discuss his jobs package before laying it out in a nationally-televised speech.
An aide to House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said that in crafting the jobs package, the White House has not consulted Boehner.
2011年8月30日星期二
The International Space Station has been continuously
Russian space officials say they have identified what went wrong with the rocket that failed to reach orbit last week. Now the question is whether the explanation will allay enough fears to keep the International Space Station going.
A spokesperson for the Federal Space Agency (Roscomos) told Russian news agency Itar-Tass that the failure was caused by the rocket's third-stage engine. "It is a malfunction in the engine's gas generator," he said.
Even if you don't know much about rocket science, the announcement’s potential implications are interesting.
Space officials had said Monday that the immediate future of the International Space Station rested on whether the Russians could determine what went wrong with the rocket and then fix it before a November deadline.
If not, warned NASA’s space station chief -– who also happens to be chairman of the international group that operates the space station -- the station might have to be abandoned. At least temporarily.
The rocket, which blew up over Russia's Altai region last week, was carrying supplies, not people, but a very similar rocket is used to take scientists to and from the space station. Nobody — not NASA and not Roscomos — wants to put an astronaut on what might be a faulty rocket.
"We're focused on keeping the crew safe. Our next focus is on keeping the ISS manned," Mike Suffredini, the aforementioned space station honcho, was quoted as saying in various media reports. "Flying safely is much, much more important than anything else I can think about right this instant."
The International Space Station has been continuously staffed for more than a decade, but NASA officials say it's not necessarily the end of the world (or the space station) if it goes astronaut-less for some time. At Monday’s news conference, Suffredini told reporters that the space station can be flown without a crew.
Still, he stressed that having a crew on board is always preferable, especially because crew members can respond to problems on the space station -- and attempt to fix them -- before any major damage is done.
NASA did not respond to the L.A. Times' request for comment as to whether this new revelation by Roscomos will affect whether the space station remains staffed or not.
It’s always possible that such a quick investigation could be unsettling to NASA, if not Congress.
A spokesperson for the Federal Space Agency (Roscomos) told Russian news agency Itar-Tass that the failure was caused by the rocket's third-stage engine. "It is a malfunction in the engine's gas generator," he said.
Even if you don't know much about rocket science, the announcement’s potential implications are interesting.
Space officials had said Monday that the immediate future of the International Space Station rested on whether the Russians could determine what went wrong with the rocket and then fix it before a November deadline.
If not, warned NASA’s space station chief -– who also happens to be chairman of the international group that operates the space station -- the station might have to be abandoned. At least temporarily.
The rocket, which blew up over Russia's Altai region last week, was carrying supplies, not people, but a very similar rocket is used to take scientists to and from the space station. Nobody — not NASA and not Roscomos — wants to put an astronaut on what might be a faulty rocket.
"We're focused on keeping the crew safe. Our next focus is on keeping the ISS manned," Mike Suffredini, the aforementioned space station honcho, was quoted as saying in various media reports. "Flying safely is much, much more important than anything else I can think about right this instant."
The International Space Station has been continuously staffed for more than a decade, but NASA officials say it's not necessarily the end of the world (or the space station) if it goes astronaut-less for some time. At Monday’s news conference, Suffredini told reporters that the space station can be flown without a crew.
Still, he stressed that having a crew on board is always preferable, especially because crew members can respond to problems on the space station -- and attempt to fix them -- before any major damage is done.
NASA did not respond to the L.A. Times' request for comment as to whether this new revelation by Roscomos will affect whether the space station remains staffed or not.
It’s always possible that such a quick investigation could be unsettling to NASA, if not Congress.
2011年8月19日星期五
If you keep track of Indian news
"We are tired of Herve leger bandage dress the problem of corruption, but he is saying: There is another way," said Usheer Mohan, a New Delhi business owner who took to the streets to protest Hazare's arrest this week ahead of a planned anti-corruption demonstration.
"He gives hope for all Indians cheap herve leger. There is a feeling he can take us out of these problems. People have started considering him another Gandhi."
Hazare has been a vocal opponent against corruption for two decades, but only in recent months has he catapulted onto the national stage as the people's voice against endemic corruption that plagues one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
"you know how truly widespread and national this is - it is in every nook and corner of this country today," Kiran Bedi, a Hazare aide, told CNN.
"One and all have either seen bribes or experienced bribes or suffered from a bribe, so it's both at bottom and the top, and it's truly united this country in a wave against corruption."
Bedi, a former senior police official, is like Hazare himself a Magsaysay Award winner -- one of Asia's biggest accolades for public service leadership. Other activists involved in his anti-corruption crusade -- which the Indian media dubs "Team Anna" -- have fought for "right to information" laws to make India's notoriously labyrinthine bureaucracy more transparent.
Kisan Baburao Hazare -- known to his admirers as "Anna" or elder brother in his native Marathi -- is a former soldier who, after watching compatriots die fighting in the 1965 war with Pakistan, considered suicide until he had a spiritual conversion after reading the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, according to his official biography. Vivekananda, a father of modern Hindu philosophy, emphasized the importance of social service in his teachings.
Hazare first garnered attention for helping to turn his village, Ralegan Siddhi, in the western state of Maharashtra into a model for water use and sustainable development --work for which he received two of India's highest national prizes in the early 1990s.
He also launched a campaign against the distilling and consumption of liquor in the village, which he believed was leading to widespread alcoholism among men. The anti-alcohol drive was controversial: Drunk men were sometimes tied to posts and flogged, but women supported an effort to impose prohibition on the village.
Hazare began to work against corruption in 1991 in a local campaign against the state forestry agency, resulting in his first hunger strike -- a tool he has used repeatedly in his public campaigns over the past 20 years.
"He gives hope for all Indians cheap herve leger. There is a feeling he can take us out of these problems. People have started considering him another Gandhi."
Hazare has been a vocal opponent against corruption for two decades, but only in recent months has he catapulted onto the national stage as the people's voice against endemic corruption that plagues one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
"you know how truly widespread and national this is - it is in every nook and corner of this country today," Kiran Bedi, a Hazare aide, told CNN.
"One and all have either seen bribes or experienced bribes or suffered from a bribe, so it's both at bottom and the top, and it's truly united this country in a wave against corruption."
Bedi, a former senior police official, is like Hazare himself a Magsaysay Award winner -- one of Asia's biggest accolades for public service leadership. Other activists involved in his anti-corruption crusade -- which the Indian media dubs "Team Anna" -- have fought for "right to information" laws to make India's notoriously labyrinthine bureaucracy more transparent.
Kisan Baburao Hazare -- known to his admirers as "Anna" or elder brother in his native Marathi -- is a former soldier who, after watching compatriots die fighting in the 1965 war with Pakistan, considered suicide until he had a spiritual conversion after reading the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, according to his official biography. Vivekananda, a father of modern Hindu philosophy, emphasized the importance of social service in his teachings.
Hazare first garnered attention for helping to turn his village, Ralegan Siddhi, in the western state of Maharashtra into a model for water use and sustainable development --work for which he received two of India's highest national prizes in the early 1990s.
He also launched a campaign against the distilling and consumption of liquor in the village, which he believed was leading to widespread alcoholism among men. The anti-alcohol drive was controversial: Drunk men were sometimes tied to posts and flogged, but women supported an effort to impose prohibition on the village.
Hazare began to work against corruption in 1991 in a local campaign against the state forestry agency, resulting in his first hunger strike -- a tool he has used repeatedly in his public campaigns over the past 20 years.
2011年7月20日星期三
HEAT ADVISORY INFORMATION
Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States. The National Weather Service statistical data shows that heat causes more fatalities per year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined. Based on the 10-year average from 2000 to 2009, excessive heat claims an average of 162 lives a year. By contrast, hurricanes killed 117; floods 65; tornadoes, 62; and lightning, 48.
In the disastrous heat wave of 1980, more than 1,250 people died. In the heat wave of 1995 more than 700 deaths in the Chicago area were attributed to heat. In August 2003, a record heat wave in Europe claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.
North American summers are hot; most summers see heat waves in or more parts of the United States. East of the Rockies, they tend to combine both high temperature and high humidity, although some of the worst heat waves have been catastrophically dry. Additional detail on how heat impacts the human body is provided under "The Hazards of Excessive Heat" heading.
NOAA's Watch, Warning, and Advisory Products for Extreme Heat
Each National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) can issue the following heat-related products as conditions warrant:
Excessive Heat Outlook: are issued when the potential exists for an excessive heat event in the next 3-7 days. An Outlook provides information to those who need considerable lead time to prepare for the event, such as public utilities, emergency management and public health officials.
Excessive Heat Watch: is issued when conditions are favorable for an excessive heat event in the next 12 to 48 hours. A Watch is used when the risk of a heat wave has increased, but its occurrence and timing is still uncertain. A Watch provides enough lead time so those who need to prepare can do so, such as cities who have excessive heat event mitigation plans.
Excessive Heat Warning/Advisory are issued when an excessive heat event is expected in the next 36 hours. These products are issued when an excessive heat event is occurring, is imminent, or has a very high probability of occuring. The warning is used for conditions posing a threat to life or property. An advisory is for less serious conditions that cause significant discomfort or inconvenience and, if caution is not taken, could lead to a threat to life and/or property.
How Forecasters Decide Whether to Issue Excessive Heat Products
NOAA's heat alert procedures are based mainly on Heat Index Values. The Heat Index, sometimes referred to as the apparent temperature and given in degrees Fahrenheit, is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored with the actual air temperature.
To find the heat index, look at the Heat Index Chart. As an example, if the air temperature is 96°F (found on the top of the table) and the relative humidity is 65% (found on the left of the table), the heat index--how hot it feels--is 121°F. The National Weather Service will initiate alert procedures when the Heat Index is expected to exceed 105°- 110°F (depending on local climate) for at least 2 consecutive days.
IMPORTANT: Since heat index values were devised for shady, light wind conditions, exposure to full sunshine can increase heat index values by up to 15°F. also, strong winds, particularly with very hot, dry air, can be extremely hazardous.
The Hazards of Excessive Heat
Heat disorders generally have to do with a reduction or collapse of the body's ability to shed heat by circulatory changes and sweating or a chemical (salt) imbalance caused by too much sweating. When the body heats to quickly to cool itself safely, or when you lose much fluid or salt through dehydration or sweating, your body temperature rises and heat-related illness may develop. Heat disorders share one common feature: the individual has been in the oakley sunglasses cheap sale heat too long is exercised too much for his or her age and physical condition.
Studies indicate that, other things being equal, the severity of heat disorders tend to increase with age. Conditions that cause heat cramps in a 17-year-old may result in heat exhaustion in someone 40, and heat stroke in a person over 60.
Sunburn, with its ultraviolet radiation burns, can significantly retard the skin's ability to shed excess heat.
Acclimatization has to do with adjusting sweat-salt concentrations, among other things. The idea is to lose enough water to regulate body temperature, with the least possible chemical disturbance/salt depletion.
Children, Adults and Pets Enclosed in Parked Vehicles Are at Great Risk
Each year children die from hyperthermia as a result of being left in parked vehicles. Hyperthermia is an acute condition that occurs when the body absorbs more heat than it can dissipate. Hyperthermia can occur even on a mild day. Studies have shown that the temperature inside a parked vehicle can rapidly rise to a dangerous level for children, adults and pets. Leaving the windows slightly open does not significantly decrease the heating rate. The effects can be more severe on children because their bodies warm at a faster rate than adults.
Hyperthermia deaths aren't confined to summer months. They also happen during the spring and fall. Below are some examples.
Honolulu, HI, March 07, 2007: A 3-year-old girl died when the father left her in a child seat for an 1.5 hours while he visited friends in a Makiki apartment building. The outside temperature was only 81 degrees.
North Augusta, SC, April 2006: A mother left her 15 month old son in a car. He was in a car for 9 hours while his mom went to work. She is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Denver, CO, August 2008: Two kids that died in an overheated car may have been on their own for more than 3 hours as their mother slept after working a night shift. The kids died in a closed but unlocked car. Investigators believe the temperature in the car may have reached 123 degrees F.
Adults are in danger too. On July 12, 2001, a man died of heatstroke after falling asleep in his car with the windows rolled up in the parking lot of a supermarket in Hinds County, MS.
How Fast Can the Sun Heat A Car?
The atmosphere and the windows of a car are relatively “transparent” to the sun’s shortwave radiation (yellow in figure below) and are warmed little. This shortwave energy, however, does heat objects it strikes. For example, a dark dashboard or seat can buy oakley sunglasses online easily reach temperatures in the range of 180 to more than 200 degrees F.
These objects (e.g., dashboard, steering wheel, childseat) heat the adjacent air by conduction and convection and also give off longwave radiation (red) which is very efficient at warming the air trapped inside a vehicle.
In the disastrous heat wave of 1980, more than 1,250 people died. In the heat wave of 1995 more than 700 deaths in the Chicago area were attributed to heat. In August 2003, a record heat wave in Europe claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.
North American summers are hot; most summers see heat waves in or more parts of the United States. East of the Rockies, they tend to combine both high temperature and high humidity, although some of the worst heat waves have been catastrophically dry. Additional detail on how heat impacts the human body is provided under "The Hazards of Excessive Heat" heading.
NOAA's Watch, Warning, and Advisory Products for Extreme Heat
Each National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) can issue the following heat-related products as conditions warrant:
Excessive Heat Outlook: are issued when the potential exists for an excessive heat event in the next 3-7 days. An Outlook provides information to those who need considerable lead time to prepare for the event, such as public utilities, emergency management and public health officials.
Excessive Heat Watch: is issued when conditions are favorable for an excessive heat event in the next 12 to 48 hours. A Watch is used when the risk of a heat wave has increased, but its occurrence and timing is still uncertain. A Watch provides enough lead time so those who need to prepare can do so, such as cities who have excessive heat event mitigation plans.
Excessive Heat Warning/Advisory are issued when an excessive heat event is expected in the next 36 hours. These products are issued when an excessive heat event is occurring, is imminent, or has a very high probability of occuring. The warning is used for conditions posing a threat to life or property. An advisory is for less serious conditions that cause significant discomfort or inconvenience and, if caution is not taken, could lead to a threat to life and/or property.
How Forecasters Decide Whether to Issue Excessive Heat Products
NOAA's heat alert procedures are based mainly on Heat Index Values. The Heat Index, sometimes referred to as the apparent temperature and given in degrees Fahrenheit, is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored with the actual air temperature.
To find the heat index, look at the Heat Index Chart. As an example, if the air temperature is 96°F (found on the top of the table) and the relative humidity is 65% (found on the left of the table), the heat index--how hot it feels--is 121°F. The National Weather Service will initiate alert procedures when the Heat Index is expected to exceed 105°- 110°F (depending on local climate) for at least 2 consecutive days.
IMPORTANT: Since heat index values were devised for shady, light wind conditions, exposure to full sunshine can increase heat index values by up to 15°F. also, strong winds, particularly with very hot, dry air, can be extremely hazardous.
The Hazards of Excessive Heat
Heat disorders generally have to do with a reduction or collapse of the body's ability to shed heat by circulatory changes and sweating or a chemical (salt) imbalance caused by too much sweating. When the body heats to quickly to cool itself safely, or when you lose much fluid or salt through dehydration or sweating, your body temperature rises and heat-related illness may develop. Heat disorders share one common feature: the individual has been in the oakley sunglasses cheap sale heat too long is exercised too much for his or her age and physical condition.
Studies indicate that, other things being equal, the severity of heat disorders tend to increase with age. Conditions that cause heat cramps in a 17-year-old may result in heat exhaustion in someone 40, and heat stroke in a person over 60.
Sunburn, with its ultraviolet radiation burns, can significantly retard the skin's ability to shed excess heat.
Acclimatization has to do with adjusting sweat-salt concentrations, among other things. The idea is to lose enough water to regulate body temperature, with the least possible chemical disturbance/salt depletion.
Children, Adults and Pets Enclosed in Parked Vehicles Are at Great Risk
Each year children die from hyperthermia as a result of being left in parked vehicles. Hyperthermia is an acute condition that occurs when the body absorbs more heat than it can dissipate. Hyperthermia can occur even on a mild day. Studies have shown that the temperature inside a parked vehicle can rapidly rise to a dangerous level for children, adults and pets. Leaving the windows slightly open does not significantly decrease the heating rate. The effects can be more severe on children because their bodies warm at a faster rate than adults.
Hyperthermia deaths aren't confined to summer months. They also happen during the spring and fall. Below are some examples.
Honolulu, HI, March 07, 2007: A 3-year-old girl died when the father left her in a child seat for an 1.5 hours while he visited friends in a Makiki apartment building. The outside temperature was only 81 degrees.
North Augusta, SC, April 2006: A mother left her 15 month old son in a car. He was in a car for 9 hours while his mom went to work. She is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Denver, CO, August 2008: Two kids that died in an overheated car may have been on their own for more than 3 hours as their mother slept after working a night shift. The kids died in a closed but unlocked car. Investigators believe the temperature in the car may have reached 123 degrees F.
Adults are in danger too. On July 12, 2001, a man died of heatstroke after falling asleep in his car with the windows rolled up in the parking lot of a supermarket in Hinds County, MS.
How Fast Can the Sun Heat A Car?
The atmosphere and the windows of a car are relatively “transparent” to the sun’s shortwave radiation (yellow in figure below) and are warmed little. This shortwave energy, however, does heat objects it strikes. For example, a dark dashboard or seat can buy oakley sunglasses online easily reach temperatures in the range of 180 to more than 200 degrees F.
These objects (e.g., dashboard, steering wheel, childseat) heat the adjacent air by conduction and convection and also give off longwave radiation (red) which is very efficient at warming the air trapped inside a vehicle.
2011年7月5日星期二
The Bangkok Post earlier cited an unidentified source in Pheu Thai
Thaksin “never had any intention to accept any appointment,” Noppadon, a former foreign minister, said by phone today. “He can help the country as a Thai citizen. He doesn’t need to have any official or unofficial position.”
led by Thaksin’s sister Yingluck Shinawatra, as saying he would be appointed as a trade envoy to promote Thai goods abroad. Noppadon called it “false reporting,” adding that Thaksin can travel on a passport from Montenegro. Yingluck said today in Bangkok that the report wasn’t correct.
Since her victory, Yingluck has deflected questions on whether Pheu Thai’s victory would also pave the way for the return of her brother, who has directed party affairs from Dubai since fleeing a jail sentence in 2008. Thaksin was deposed in a 2006 coup and a pro-Thaksin party was ousted a year after winning the 2007 election in the wake of protests from opponents who claimed it wanted to rewrite the constitution to benefit him.
Overseas investors have bought a net $497 million of Thai stocks the past two days after the election produced a clear winner. The SET Index fell 0.16 percent to 1,082.83 as of 11:06 a.m. local time. The baht strengthened 0.1 percent to 30.47 per dollar.
Yingluck called for “unity and reconciliation” at a July 4 press conference in Bangkok at which she announced the formation of a five-party coalition. Thaksin told reporters the same day he had no immediate plans to return.
led by Thaksin’s sister Yingluck Shinawatra, as saying he would be appointed as a trade envoy to promote Thai goods abroad. Noppadon called it “false reporting,” adding that Thaksin can travel on a passport from Montenegro. Yingluck said today in Bangkok that the report wasn’t correct.
Since her victory, Yingluck has deflected questions on whether Pheu Thai’s victory would also pave the way for the return of her brother, who has directed party affairs from Dubai since fleeing a jail sentence in 2008. Thaksin was deposed in a 2006 coup and a pro-Thaksin party was ousted a year after winning the 2007 election in the wake of protests from opponents who claimed it wanted to rewrite the constitution to benefit him.
Overseas investors have bought a net $497 million of Thai stocks the past two days after the election produced a clear winner. The SET Index fell 0.16 percent to 1,082.83 as of 11:06 a.m. local time. The baht strengthened 0.1 percent to 30.47 per dollar.
Yingluck called for “unity and reconciliation” at a July 4 press conference in Bangkok at which she announced the formation of a five-party coalition. Thaksin told reporters the same day he had no immediate plans to return.
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