in the Quebec area around 50 wildfires are burning of Canada and the wind is helping them spread to new England.Meanwhile, the fires have created a smoky …

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Smog alert issued because of forest fire smoke in Ottawa

Jacques Delasablonniere, spokesperson for Environment Canada, said the smoke can be attributed to the Quebec fires, which are centred about 350 kilometres …

Article published by Ottawa Citizen at Monday, may 31st 2010 – 10:00

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Quebec fires make presence felt in area. Quebec fires. KEMPTVILLE ? That smoky haze in the air around North Grenville this morning isn’t from a local fire. …

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B.C. firefighters head for Ontario, Quebec

They’ll join the 130 who have been there since Saturday to help contain larger fires. Flames in Quebec have already forced evacuations in three communities. …

Article published by the Province at Monday, may 31st 2010 – 03:28

• BC sends 157 to help combat wildfires in Ontario, Quebec Vancouver Sun – may 30th – 16:01
• BC sends more troops to fight fires in Central Canada CTV.ca – may 30th – 20:24
• BC answering Quebec and Ontario’s call for help News1130 – may 30th – 16:20

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Quebec Fires: strong winds steering the fires toward new England

Joggers run along the Charles on Monday. behind them, the Boston skyline is obscured by the smoky haze from wildfires in Canada. (Jess Bidgood for WBUR)

BOSTON — Eastern Massachusetts is under an air quality alert until 8 p.m. Monday night, as smoke from almost 60 wildfires in Quebec drifts down the Eastern seaboard.

Winds from the northwest have been carrying the smoke from 57 different fires down to the Greater Boston Area, casting a smelly haze over Memorial Day barbecues and other outdoor activities.

Smoky haze has cut visibility in Boston. here, the Boston skyline is barely discernable behind the Boston University West MBTA stop on Commonwealth Avenue. (Jess Bidgood for WBUR)

Neil Strauss, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, says the smoke is expected to clear by Monday night.

“This evening as the winds finally begin to shift around more to the South, we will see improvement in air quality, but that won’t be until after 8:00 tonight.” Strauss said.

More than a dozen firefighters from new Hampshire and Maine have gone to Canada to help battle the forest fires.

Individuals with respiratory issues are advised to stay indoors until the air improves.

Was it the anchor swap? “Survivor?” I’m not sure why WKRC-TV swept the weekday news ratings here in May.

Channel 12 was the only station to increase viewers morning, noon and night.

Ratings were up 15 percent from last May 5-6:30 p.m., with Channel 12 topping usual winner WCPO-TV (Channel 9) all three half hours. Channel 12’s 11 p.m. audience jumped 12 percent.

Part of the surge could be from Cammy Dierking switching roles with Kit Andrews. The Cincinnati native was promoted in January to main co-anchor with Rob Braun at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Andrews, at Channel 12 since 1981, now anchors at noon, 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Andrews’ 4 p.m. news beat “Oprah Winfrey,” who quits her talk show next May. “Oprah” was down 22 percent; the news was up 23 percent.

“I recognize the market is still very competitive, and it takes being consistent every day to keep up the momentum,” says Les Vann, Channel 12 general manager. “We’re blessed to have a deep stable for our anchor team.”

And a strong network. CBS’ prime-time was no. 1 here, despite Channel 9 being the no. 1 station for ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” with Chad Ochocinco.

Andy Furman pinch hits for Fox

Could Andy Furman’s one-day fill-in Wednesday for Fox Sports Radio’s Steven A. Smith lead to more national exposure on Fox?

“I have a feeling it probably will,” says Furman, 5-7 p.m. weekday host on WQRT-AM (1160). he had only 36 hours notice to do the 6-9 a.m. show heard on WSAI-AM (1360).

Furman saw lots of old friends while broadcasting the show from Clear Channel’s Kenwood studios, where he hosted WLW-AM “SportsTalk” for years.

Flavorful viewing from West Chester

National TV viewers get a taste of how Flavor Systems International in West Chester Township makes additives for beverages, meats and cheeses on “How It’s Made” Friday (10 p.m., Science Channel).

It will show the entire process, from the flavor chemist through production of powdered and liquid flavors, says William Baker, vice president.

You’ll find the Science Channel on Time Warner Channel 1132 and Insight Channel 934.

Around the dial

Guy Fieri’s trip to Terry’s Turf Club in Linwood airs Monday (10 p.m., Food Network). his visit to Virgils Caf reruns 3 p.m. today.

Scripps Networks’ Fine Living channel Monday turns into the Cooking Channel – Bam! – with Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, Alton Brown, Nigella Lawson and repeats of Julia Child, “The Galloping Gourment” and “Iron Chef Japan.”

“Rebound: A Basketball story,” about the 1981 Simon Kenton High School state basketball championship, premieres 9 p.m. Wednesday on KET (Channel 54). It was produced with Eric Deters’ “Pioneer Spirit” book. “Rebound” repeats 8 p.m. Friday on KETKY, and 4 p.m. next Sunday on KET2. see more at reboundabasketballstory.com

WVXU-FM (91.7) adds a second hour to “Around Cincinnati” at 8 p.m. today to preview the Cincinnati Fringe Festival starting Tuesday.

Actor Thom Barry, whose “Cold Case” drama was just canceled by CBS, will meet fans 1-3 p.m. next Sunday at the old Williamsburg High School, 549 W. Main St., to raise funds to renovate Osborne Stadium. He’s a 1969 Williamsburg graduate.

Got a TV question? Chat online at noon Tuesday at Cincinnati .Com with TV/media writer John Kiesewetter.

Good news for Channel 12

Warming could spark water scramble: experts By Timothy Gardner
Wed Apr 11, 6:42 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Climate change could diminish North American water supplies and trigger disputes between the United States and Canada over water reserves already stressed by industry and agriculture, U.N. experts said on Wednesday.

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More heat waves like those that killed more than 100 people in the United States in 2006, storms like the killer hurricanes that struck the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 and wildfires are likely in North America as temperatures rise, according to a new report that provided regional details on a U.N. climate panel study on global warming issued in Brussels on April 6.

Severe weather already costs North America tens of billions of dollars annually in productivity and damaged property, and those costs are expected to rise, the U.N. report said.

The broadest effects of climate change will be water problems across the entire continent — including more frequent droughts, urban flooding and a scramble for water from the Great Lakes, which border both the United States and Canada.

“Water was an issue in every region … but in very different ways and very different places,” Michael MacCracken, a review editor of the report, said in a telephone interview.

Unlike many continents, North America has no east to west mountain ranges that limit droughts by forcing rapidly moving wet air to release rain, said MacCracken, also chief scientist for climate change at the Climate Institute, a Washington-based nonprofit group.

Cities will also be threatened as glacial melt leads to higher ocean levels. Late in the 21st century, severe flooding that occurs in New York once every 500 years could happen as often as once in 50 years, putting at risk much of the infrastructure in the New York region, the report said.

Droughts would also occur more often in the U.S. Midwest and Southwest as warmer temperatures evaporate soil moisture.

Those droughts could diminish underground supplies like the Edwards Aquifer in Texas, which supplies 2 million people with water, by up to 40 percent, and cut levels of the Ogallala aquifer which underlies eight U.S. states, the report said.

During droughts like the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, U.S. farmers pumped water from underground aquifers to save their fields through irrigation. “Much of that water is now gone,” said MacCracken. “We’ve used up our savings bank.”

Tight underground water supplies could kick off a scramble for large above-ground supplies in the Great Lakes, the report said. Spats have already occurred over diversion of the lakes’ water for distant cities and farms, while calls have increased for channeling water to the Mississippi River to supply U.S. cities during hot summers.

Problems are also expected to intensify as warmer temperatures lower water levels through evaporation. “Climate change will exacerbate these issues and create new challenges for binational cooperation,” the report said.

The tension could be heightened by the fact that a majority of the Canadian population lives close to the Great Lakes, while only a small fraction of the U.S. population reside nearby, MacCracken said.

Every seemingly insurmountable black cloud has its silver lining, and in the case of Detroit, Mich.’s descent into post-industrial Hell, most of those have been musical. Before everything went to shit, Motown Records used the assembly line concept to make pitch-perfect pop; in the years leading up to the 12th Street riot, the members of The Stooges and The MC5 were among a generation that saw a future beyond a factory; you may go as far to say that the Belleville Three developed techno to show that, at the end of the day (and deep, deep into the night), it was still the humans who were in charge of the machines. and in a much more literal way, Detroit’s mass decommissioning meant that former temples of mechanization like the Russell Industrial Center could be re-commissioned into living quarters, rehearsal spaces, and recording studios for Motor City musicians. the RIC became all three for the six weeks Zoos of Berlin put together its debut full-length, Taxis.

Press release

Concord, NH — the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) is expecting air pollution concentrations to approach unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals in many areas of the state today due to fine particle pollution, a major component of the smoke from Canadian forest fires.

DES officials are calling for an Air Quality Action Day and advise sensitive individuals to take precautions to protect their health by reducing prolonged or heavy exertion. Sensitive individuals include children, older adults, and anyone with heart or lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis. Even healthy individuals may experience mild health effects and should consider limiting strenuous or prolonged activities. in addition to harmful health effects, fine particle pollution in the smoke may create hazy conditions that reduce visibility.

The expected unhealthy air quality is due to a northwest flow of air that is bringing the smoke from over 60 wild fires burning in Quebec into New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine today. Conditions are expected to improve on Monday as the wind direction shifts, resulting in cleaner air in the region. Additional air quality notices will be issued if weather conditions return and smoke from the fires blows into the region again.

Symptoms of particle pollution exposure for people with heart disease may include chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, and fatigue. People with existing lung diseases may not be able to breathe as deeply or vigorously as normal and may experience symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath. the severity of the health effects increases as fine particle concentrations increase. the smell of smoke may also be evident to some individuals, as well as a noticeable haze.

For further information, contact DES at (603) 271-1370. for air quality forecasts and current air pollution levels in New Hampshire, call 1-800-935-SMOG or visit the DES website at www.airquality.nh.gov.

That’s good to hear. every host has problems but how they respond to them and how transparent they are makes up a large part of perception. Jeff, in the case of Media Temple, there are bigger problems than an isolated security breach.

You’re right, every host has its problems, however this is a bigger issue. This is a very high profile host which has adopted some very obscure and bad practices when it comes to security. Security through obscurity is old school, and not best practice!

I use MT for personal sites and have been very happy with service, especially with their easy and scalable container management. However, now knowing that they are passing credentials in the clear, making them readily available for internal use, and now proven to be vulnerable to the world, makes it difficult to remain a loyal customer.

This raises a major trust issue in my opinion. If this blatant security no-no is found to be the root of the problem, what other bad security practices do they have in place? Not for nothing but in my experience, where this is one issue this big, more follow, and so do future exploits!

A response is indeed necessitated, but more importantly a full root cause analysis is needed as well as a speedy resolution.

I think a 3rd party security evaluation would be a good step, and full disclosure of the findings would help close any room for negative public perception.

oh, and ZDNet URLs rock

MediaTemple and Dreamhost

and why is Adrenochrome listed as a drug?

May 31st, 2010

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brazil on Wednesday on a formal visit, the first leg of his formal tour of Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

Erdogan is being accompanied by State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek, state ministers Zafer Caglayan and Mehmet Aydin, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim, Energy & Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz, Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay as well as many businessmen and journalists.

Erdogan will attend inauguration ceremony of Turkey’s Consulate General in Sao Paulo, will meet Turkish citizens living in the city, open a photograph exhibition titled, “Gates of Paradise” and visit Embraer, the third biggest aircraft factory of the world.

Erdogan will attend Turkey-Brazil Business Forum meeting and address businessmen. Erdogan will attend third forum of the Alliance of Civilizations in Rio de Janeiro on May 28 and 29, 2010.

These visits will be the the first of its kind in prime ministerial level. the visits aim to deepen Turkey’s developing cooperation opportunities with the countries in Latin Americaand the Caribbeans.

Erdogan is scheduled to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and exchange views on international and regional matters. two countries are expected to sign several agreements during the prime minister’s visit. Premier Erdogan will meet Michel Elias Temer, the president of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, and formally inaugurate Turkey’s Consulate General in Sao Paulo.

Erdogan is also expected visit Brazilian Oil Company PetroBras, which carries out joint oil research studies with Turkey’s TPAO in the Black Sea. the Turkish prime minister will proceed to Rio de Janeiro on May 27 to attend Third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations which will take place on May 28-29.

Erdogan will address the opening of the forum and attend lunch which will be hosted by Brazilian President Silva. he will proceed from Brazil to Argentina where 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations will be celebrated.

On May 31, Erdogan will meet Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and sign agreements on air transportation and cooperation in customs agreements. on June 1, Erdogan will proceed to Chile and meet President Sebastian Pinera. the two leaders are expected to take up bilateral economic and commercial relations within the scope of Free Trade Agreement signed in July 2009. Erdogan will return to Turkey on June 2.

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