Gulf oil disaster - BP seemed to be getting criticism from every angle as the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico entered its 45th day Thursday and every effort to stop the historic flow is still failing - and oil could begin to show up on Florida coast on Thursday. As the oil company gets increased scrutiny from Congress and President Obama, a grass-roots campaign dubbed Seize BP planned demonstrations in more than 50 cities to start Thursday. In the wake of the anger, BP's CEO Tony Hayward is appearing in an ad, saying he is "deeply sorry" about the disaster and that BP "will make this right."
Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, who is heading the federal government's response, said the real fix for the disaster will be a relief well, but that won't be working until August. Until then BP's next move will be to use the same sheer-cutting device that made a successful cut on the riser Tuesday. The only issue with that cutter is the rougher surface left by that cut will not accommodate the tight seal needed for installation of the lower-marine riser package that BP wants to use to stop the gusher. BP engineers now plan to use a different device called a "top hat" instead.
Israel flotilla raid - The next showdown over Israel's naval blockade of Gaza could come as early as Friday as an Irish-owned ship filled with humanitarian aid steams into the region. The Rachel Corrie, named for an American activist killed in Gaza several years ago, is expected to arrive late Friday or early Saturday off the coast of Gaza.
Fisherman's wife breaks silence – Call her a Louisiana Erin Brockovich: Kindra Arnesen is speaking out about her worries for her husband and other fishermen who are working to clean up the oil spill. While others have been silent as fishermen become ill, Arnesen dares to speak out even though, as she puts it, “Our financial future rests in the palm of BP’s hands.”
What does borderline Lupus mean? – During an interview on Larry King Live on CNN, singer Lady Gaga said she tested borderline positive for lupus but that, as of right now, she does not have lupus. There are many challenges in confirming whether a person has lupus: symptoms can be unclear, can come and go, and can change over time. No single laboratory test can determine whether a person has lupus. CNN's Madison Park takes a look at what testing "borderline positive" actually means.
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I'm sorry, AUGUST??? This can't be fixed until AUGUST??? The Gulf can't wait that long!! Everything is goin to be destroyed!!
To stop the oi in only 2 daysl: Drill a hole 50 feet deep at a distance of 10 feet from the blowout preventers. Fill the hole with ~200 to 500 pounds of high explosive this will most likely cause the well pipe to close and stop the leak. You can see how it can be done here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuJETgpozOw
the only way to stop this leak is to run a casing drill stem test tool into the hole,this is how we used to test our wells,and still do sometimes now we have wireline logs to give us the well results,i tried to get intouch with bp but no responce,look up drill stem testing tools on the net and you will have a clear view of what im talking about your only hope but nobody is listening
i have over 30 years of working on drill rigs both land and offshore, a drill stem test tool is your only solution,
Why aren't supertankers sucking oil up. The news media needs to get involved and ask the right questions. This is a national disaster and ever super tanker they can find and other ways of sucking the oil up should have already been deployed. A past executive o shell oil proposed this but bp will not listen. Obama shouild be more forcefull. Also other nations have volunteered with super tanker oil suckers and obama refused, why what is going on. We better start putting on pressure. Why is this oil gushing into our gulf and ocean and supertankers not deployed. We should have every super tanker sucking oil that is available. A national emergency should be declared with at least 100 super tankers sucking oil. Please push this issue before it is too late. Wiping grass blades while millions of gallons pour out with not effort of suckiing it up makes no sense. Other writers please help put pressure on this issue. Call tv stations, news media, local paper, congress, senate ect. Get involved before we get totally wiped out because of non doers.
This administration and bp are not doing what they are suppose to be doing and protect our shores.
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Imagine breathing in the smell of progress (crude oil) as you relax in your hotel and villas! View the world's largest dead zone in the entire world everyday of your vacation! The EPA promises, your children are entirely safe as they swim in the toxic, poisonous and carcinogenic waters lapping up on the shoreline. Enjoy the sounds of silence from the absence of the frogs, pelicans and seagulls!
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Be all you can be with this Republican Dream vacation and remember thanks entirely to the GOP there's plenty of crude Oil to go around the entire State of Florida!
BP seems to be satisfied with the top hat fix, I hope that they are planning to move forward with another plan to stop the flow of oil from this well now! We cann't have 500,000 gallon's of oil flowing into the gulf everyday until August. This well can be stopped, we have the best minds in the world here in the united states. We need to try the next fix.
What does borderline Lupus mean? – During an interview on Larry King Live on CNN, singer Lady Gaga said she tested borderline positive for lupus
There is no such thing as being diagnosed as boarder line Lupus. She can be diagnosed with probable (high percentage of being Lupus) Lupus, which means her symptoms point to Lupus, but not enough testing such as a Biopsy has ruled out one or more other autoimmune diseases. She could probably have Dermatomyositis and Scleraderma, but until they are ruled out she is still undiagnosed. However, if a doctor diagnosed her with probable Lupus, chances are extremely good that she either has Lupus or more than one of the other rare autoimune diseases. It ook ten years for me to get a conclusive diagnosis of Dermatomyositis, Sjogrens Syndrome, and Psoriasis (all autoimmune diseases) which is how Lupus was ruled out based on taking a lot of medications, injections, IVs, CT Scans, MRis, etc... Either way this person is undergoing a lot. Of course if it is a self diagnosis, which a lot of people end up doing because they do not follow up with a Rheumatologist, Neurologist, Dermatologist, etc...