Vanessa Bryant ‘Hates’ Khloe Kardashian: Report
Vanessa Bryant has long been the most famous Lakers wife, and she’s not happy now that she has to share the courtside spotlight with Khloe Kardashian and her ilk, according to a report. In Touch Weekly’s press release follows: Khloe Kardashian is feeling unloved–not because of her husband, Lamar Odom, but because of one of his Lakers teammates’ wives. According to an insider, Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, “hates” Khloe and her entire family, whom she sees as attention-grabbing fame-seekers. And instead of hiding her feelings, Vanessa refuses to have anything to do with the 26-year-old. “She won’t sit anywhere near Khloe at Lakers games,” the insider reveals, adding that because of Vanessa’s dislike of her, Khloe has been shut out of the tight-knit circle the other Lakers’ wives have formed. “At a dinner for the wives, Vanessa didn’t want to invite Khloe,” the insider shares.

Vanessa Bryant Wears ‘Do I Look Illegal’ T-Shirt To Lakers Game
Los Angeles Lakers fan are abuzz with news that Vanessa Laine Bryant, wife of Kobe, wore a blinged-out T-shirt with the words, “Do I Look Illegal–” to tonight’s game. More on Arizona Immigration Law.

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UCLA Confucius Institute sponsors 52 high schoolers on China trip – UC Los Angeles
The Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Foundation paid for the airfare of 11 students who participate in the After-School All-Stars program, a nonprofit organization that provides after-school programs in Los Angeles and other US cities. For Josué Mendoza, 17, …

Pizza Delivery Driver Wants A Bigger Slice – Connecticut Law Tribune
Goselin moved for a partial summary judgment asking Judge Vanessa L. Bryant to rule that Campos is an employee as a matter of law and therefore is afforded the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Bryant agreed, ruling that as a matter of …

Not enough euros in world to make stars go globe-trotting – CBSSports.com
Bryant has just a few years left with the knees he was born with, and if you think he's going to spend any of that precious time in Turkey or China, you're nuts. Bryant is all about Bryant — and can you honestly see Vanessa Bryant A) going to China; …

October trial date set for Danbury area drug ring defendants – Danbury News Times
US District Court Judge Vanessa Bryant ordered the continuation Monday at the request of several attorneys involved in the case. Peter Schaffer, an attorney representing Bethel resident Mark Mansa, requested the continuance late last week, …

Judge Allows Discrimination Lawsuit Against New Britain Police To Proceed – Hartford Courant
US District Court Judge Vanessa L. Bryant ruled Friday against the city's request and allowed Officer Paula Keller's lawsuit to proceed. Keller is contending that the city, along with Chief William Gagliardi and his senior commanders — Capt. …

Federal judge sends ex-executive to prison for wire fraud – Wilton Bulletin
Mr. Roe, 55, who had pleaded guilty to wire fraud early this year, appeared Monday in US District Court in Hartford where Judge Vanessa L. Bryant imposed the sentence of 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. …

Ex-Middletown man who illegally entered US is sentenced to eight months in prison – Middletown Press
Ramon Salamanca-Sarabia, also known as Eloy Zetina, 56, a citizen of El Salvador who was recently living in Middletown, was sentenced Wednesday by US District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford. According to court documents and statements made in …

9 Ridiculously Hot Sports Wives Who Were Cheat On – Total Pro Sports (blog)
Poor Vanessa Bryant was dragged through the mud back in 2003 when husband Kobe was accused of raping a 19-year-old Colorado woman. Kobe of course denied that he raped the woman, but admitted in a tear-soaked press conference that he had engaged in …

Men who crashed car on Route 34 after police chase face federal gun charges – Ct Post
The case has been assigned to US District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford. The defendants will be arraigned on the charges in Bridgeport on Friday. They have been detained since March 27. Both spent time in the hospital recovering from injuries …

Fairfield Fire: Massive Fire Erupts At Northern California Plastics Plant
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A fire at a plastics company sent black smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air Tuesday, but officials said no building damage or injuries were reported.The fire broke out about 1 p.m. in an outdoor storage area at the Macro Plastics Inc. complex near Travis Air Force Base, said city spokeswoman Gale Spears.Read More….

Libyan rebels fight fire with fire
Using rockets previously captured from government troops, Libya’s rebels launch attacks in the battle over a strategic village.

Rihanna Concert Fire: Singer’s Show Ends After Fire Breaks Out On Stage, Attendees Evacuated (VIDEO)
A Rihanna concert in Dallas was cut short Friday night after a small fire broke out above the stage.NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reports that the venue, the American Airlines Center, was evacuated following the incident:Concert-goers were evacuated from the American Airlines Center.Read More… More on Rihanna.

Fire With Fire: Nuke Lab’s Perimeter Lit Up
Firefighters working against the wildfire that surrounds the nuclear lab in Los Alamos, N.M., have set part of the perimeter of the lab ablaze in hopes of starving the wildfire of fuel in the event it heads back toward the stash of radioactive material stored inside the lab..

Plane Sent to Monitor Radiation Levels Over N.M Fire- VIDEO: Fire Burns Near Nuclear Waste Storage
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‘Fighting fire with fire’: Crews battle Ariz. blaze
Crews used controlled backfires early Sunday to blunt the advance of a major wildfire near mountain communities in eastern Arizona, a blaze that has burned through 225 square miles of forest and brush..

Explosion, fire at Chevron UK refinery – fire service
LONDON (Reuters) – An explosion and fire was reported on Thursday at a Chevron oil refinery at Pembroke in Wales, the local fire service said..

Temple Israel Fire: Suspect Sought In Burglary And Fire At Hollywood Synagogue
Authorities are searching for a man spotted leaving the scene of a burglary and attempted arson that took place in a second-story classroom in Temple Israel of Hollywood on Thursday morning.The incident is under investigation as a hate crime because it happened in a place of worship, said Cpt. Jaime Moore, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.The suspect, whose image was taken from a surveillance camera, is approximately 5-feet-11-inches tall, 180 pounds and 27-30 years old, Moore said. He was wearing a beanie and dark slacks, he said.Read More….

10 Firefighters Injured in Michigan Fire – Crews Closer to Containing Fire at NC Marine Base
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US Fire Trucks Help With Japan Nuclear Plant Fire
State Dept. urges Americans not to go to Japan.

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Fire academy cheating inquiry finds no ’systemic’ problems – Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Fire Department has completed its investigation into alleged cheating at the fire academy, and has concluded that no training recruit "intentionally cheated" on any exam. But the department acknowledges …

Man found dead in Martinez house fire – San Jose Mercury News
MARTINEZ — A man was found dead after an intense fire engulfed his home early Tuesday morning, and sheriff's detectives are investigating how he died, authorities said. Firefighters were summoned to Martha Drive, south of Pacheco …

Fire destroys Warm Springs home built by FDR – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Fire has destroyed one of the historic homes built by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Warm Springs, according to a state official. The McCarthy Cottage ibuilt by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Warm Springs before the …

Newsweek Under Fire for Michele Bachmann Cover Photo – ABC News (blog)
In one short week, Rep. Michele Bachmann went from being called photogenic by fellow GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman to earning less-than-complimentary descriptions, thanks to an arresting Newsweek cover that has led to accusations of sexism …

Small fire forces Morris Courthouse evacuation – abc27
Health News from AP Entertainment News from AP MORRISTOWN, NJ (AP) – Authorities say an air conditioner motor overheated and caught fire, forcing evacuation of the Morris County Courthouse. Morris County Assistant Fire Marshal David Barter tells the …

Fire destroys 2 businesses on Tuscarora Reservation – Buffalo News
TUSCARORA RESERVATION — Nearly every volunteer fire company in Niagara County, as well as firefighters from the Niagara Falls Air Base, responded early this morning to fight a raging a fire at two businesses on the Tuscarora …

Fire damages part of USS Yorktown ship in SC – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Investigators will return to the USS Yorktown today to determine what caused an early morning fire that damaged the ship's print shop. Mount Pleasant firefighters rushed to the vessel shortly after 12:30 am and …

Official: FDNY complaints office was short-staffed – Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK — A top fire official says the FDNY office that handles discrimination complaints dwindled in size during a period when the department was being sued over hiring practices. Assistant Fire Commissioner Lyndelle Phillips testified Monday …

Record Labels Hit Hard as Fire Set by London Rioters Destroys Warehouse – New York Times (blog)
Independent music labels were hit hard after rioters in London set fire to a 215000-square-foot warehouse owned by the Sony Corporation on Monday night, destroying vast amounts of compact discs, vinyl albums and other stock, Reuters and the BBC …

Christian Super invests in community fund – InvestorDaily
Faith-based super fund Christian Super has helped to establish and invested in a new community fund in partnership with Brisbane-based Foresters Community Finance and the federal government. The fund, called the Community Finance Fund, …

Wouter Weylandt Monument Vandalized – CyclingFan.net
It has been confirmed by Patrick Cosyn, the man who led the efforts to create a monument for Wouter Weylandt, that the monument that was built in Ghent, Belgium in memory of fallen cyclists Wouter Weylandt, Dmitri De Fauw and Frederiek was vandalized …

Toshiba Vantage Titan 3T MRI Receives FDA Clearance – Medgadget.com
Toshiba has received FDA clearance for its Vantage Titan 3 Tesla open bore MRI scanner. The system features Pianissimo, Toshiba's noise-reduction technology, which minimizes exam noise by up to 90 percent, …

Kenyan Camp Visited by Angelina Jolie Is Last Stop for Somalis – Bloomberg
I met a father who recently lost his wife, and he was there nursing his five remaining cows, Wouter Schaap, assistant director for CARE in Somalia, told a US Senate committee at an Aug. 3 hearing. The cows were bleeding from their noses, …

VINTAGE: The Ferocious Porsche 917/30 – SPEEDtv.com
(Photo: Wouter Melissen) For the 1973 Canadian-American Challenge Cup (Can-Am), Porsche created one of the most ferocious racing cars ever constructed. Dubbed the 917/30, it was powered by a 5.4-liter 12-cylinder engine that thanks to twin …

Increased Levator Muscle Function by Supramaximal Resection in Patients With … – Archives of Ophthalmology
Christian E. Decock, MD; Akash D. Shah, MD; Christophe Delaey, MD, PhD; Ramses Forsyth, MD, PhD; Wouter Bauters, MD; Philippe Kestelyn, MD, PhD; Elfride De Baere, MD, PhD; Ilse Claerhout, MD, PhD Objective To study the efficacy and clinical and …

Wouter Mol ready to rectify disappointing season – VeloNation
Vancansoleil-DCM's Wouter Mol has had a disappointing season that he attributes to a virus he picked up last year. The Dutchman's best result so far was finishing the national championship in twelfth place but, …

Median super fund returns 7.3pc – InvestorDaily
Almost all super funds posted a positive performance last year, but the percentage drops over three and five years, SuperRatings finds. The median superannuation fund has returned 7.3 per cent in the financial year 2010/11, …

British time trial round-up (Aug 6-7) – Cycling Weekly
Overall leader Matt Bottrill saw his hopes of a fifth straight victory in the RTTC-Rudy Project Series dashed by an in-form Wouter Sybrandy in Saturday's national round in Worcestershire. circuit in 28-01 to lead his team-mate Russell Hampton by 26 …

Breaking News: Wouter

Foundation set up in honor of Wouter Weylandt
MILAN (AP) The Leopard-Trek team has set up a foundation in honor of Wouter Weylandt, the Belgian cyclist who died in a high-speed crash at the Giro d’Italia..

Wouter Weylandt, RIP | Matt Seaton
The death of a cyclist in the Giro d’Italia is a grim reminder that racing has its risks ” but also just how rare fatalities areMy colleague William Fotheringham reports that “the Giro d’Italia is in shock” following the death of Belgian pro cyclist Wouter Weylandt during stage 3 of the three-week race, on Monday 9 May. Shock, certainly, and sorrow. As William noted, British sprinter Mark Cavendish tweeted: “Things like this shouldn’t happen. Absolutely sick to the stomach. My thoughts are with his family. RIP Wouter Weylandt.”Weylandt, reportedly, fell heavily on the fast descent of the Passo del Bocco, sustaining severe head injuries.

Belgian Cyclist Wouter Weylandt Dies In Giro Crash
Cyclist Wouter Weylandt dies in fall at Giro.

Wouter Weylandt Dead: Crash Kills Cyclist (VIDEO)
RAPALLO, Italy — Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt died Monday after a high-speed downhill crash at the Giro d’Italia, the first rider to be killed in a major cycling race in 16 years.Maria Paola Vercesi, a spokeswoman for race organizer RCS Sport, confirmed the death of the 26-year-old Weylandt to The Associated Press, but did not provide any further details.”Things like this shouldn’t happen. Absolutely sick to the stomach,” British cyclist Mark Cavendish said on Twitter. “My thoughts are with his family. RIP Wouter Weylandt.”Read More… More on Cycling.

Cyclist Wouter Weylandt Dies In Fall At Giro
Cyclist Wouter Weylandt dies in fall at Giro.

Cyclist Wouter Weylandt dies in fall at Giro d’Italia
MILAN (AP) Hurtling down an Italian mountain pass at a speed that only a car would normally reach, Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt lost control of his bike for just a split second. In a sport where the smallest mistake can have catastrophic consequences, it proved lethal..

Zomegnan era ends at Giro – velonews.competitor.com
Ithink Andrew missed the mark a bit, I think Zomegnan was retired because of his perceived insensitivity to Wouter Weylandt death. But I think it was the team directors use of Wouter death as a political football to shorten difficult stages that was …

Milltag Tommy jersey – road.cc
Milltag's limited run Tommy jersey is a celebration of the achievements of British cycling legend Tom Simpson with all profits going to the family of Wouter Weylandt, who was tragically killed when he crashed …

The Four Worst Crashes of the Tour De France 2011 – Bleacher Report
After the death of Wouter Weylandt in the Giro earlier this year, the Tour de France organisers took as many precautions necessary to avoid another tragedy. Yet even with such precautions there was still a single incident–which will feature here–that …

Toue de France 2011: Andy Schleck fears for riders on 17th stage – Daily Mail
Leopard Trek pulled out of the Giro d'Italia earlier this year after team member Wouter Weylandt died following a crash in the race. The short 8km drop looks set to eclipse the five climbs on the course, the most demanding being the first category …

ASO denies descents in Tour de France are too dangerous – Cyclingnews.com
The Leopard Trek team is especially sensitive to dangerous descents after the death of Wouter Weylandt on the descent of the Passo del Bocco on stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia, but Schleck also has fresh memories of last year's Tour de France when a crash …

Julio Cortez / AP – msnbc.com
Best moment: His victory salute for Wouter Weylandt. ¢ 165th at 3:45:26 — Danny Pate (HTC-Highroad), 32: An exemplary domestique, Pate got his fair share of TV time by being one of the key pieces of the HTC train that delivered Mark Cavendish to five …

Castrodale: We can believe in the Tour again – msnbc.com
The gesture was in tribute to his friend and training partner Wouter Weylandt, the promising 26-year-old Belgian who was killed during last month's Giro d'Italia. Watching his win on Versus that night, I tried — and failed — to swallow the lump in my …

Didn`t see that coming – Estes Park Trail-Gazette
Garmin-Cervelo`s Tyler Farrar picked up a sprint win in the first week, which he dedicated to his fallen friend, Wouter Weylandt, who died during May`s Giro d`Italia. Colorado-native Tom Danielson placed highest among Americans at ninth. …

Bookwalter: Working in the trenches for Evans – msnbc.com
BB: LIke at the Giro, a guy was killed (Wouter Weylandt), people are breaking femurs. Nothing changes. It's frustrating. I know we cannot be racing down an airport runway, either, that's not cycling. It seems like these bad things happen and they just …

Weylandt: Breaking News Updates

Cycling world pay respects at Weylandt’s funeral
GHENT, Belgium (AP) — Some 2,000 fans, riders and cycling officials gathered Wednesday for the funeral of Wouter Weylandt, the Belgian who died in a crash during the Giro d’Italia last week..

Foundation set up in honor of Wouter Weylandt
MILAN (AP) The Leopard-Trek team has set up a foundation in honor of Wouter Weylandt, the Belgian cyclist who died in a high-speed crash at the Giro d’Italia..

Giro riders pays tribute to tragic Weylandt
Tuesday’s fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia was turned into a tribute to tragic Belgian Wouter Weylandt, who died in a horror crash during Monday’s third stage..

Weylandt’s team to carry on after cyclist’s death
MILAN (AP) The Leopard-Trek team will continue to ride in the Giro d’Italia despite the death of cyclist Wouter Weylandt..

Cycling rocked Weylandt’s death in Giro d’Italia
MILAN (AP) — Hurtling down an Italian mountain pass at a speed that only a car would normally reach, Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt lost control of his bike for just a split second. In a sport where the smallest mistake can have catastrophic consequences, it proved lethal..

Wouter Weylandt, RIP | Matt Seaton
The death of a cyclist in the Giro d’Italia is a grim reminder that racing has its risks ” but also just how rare fatalities areMy colleague William Fotheringham reports that “the Giro d’Italia is in shock” following the death of Belgian pro cyclist Wouter Weylandt during stage 3 of the three-week race, on Monday 9 May. Shock, certainly, and sorrow. As William noted, British sprinter Mark Cavendish tweeted: “Things like this shouldn’t happen. Absolutely sick to the stomach. My thoughts are with his family. RIP Wouter Weylandt.”Weylandt, reportedly, fell heavily on the fast descent of the Passo del Bocco, sustaining severe head injuries.

Belgian Cyclist Wouter Weylandt Dies In Giro Crash
Cyclist Wouter Weylandt dies in fall at Giro.

Team Leopard rider Weylandt dies in Giro d’Italia crash
Team Leopard rider Wouter Weylandt of Belgium has been killed after a horror crash on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia..

Wouter Weylandt Dead: Crash Kills Cyclist (VIDEO)
RAPALLO, Italy — Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt died Monday after a high-speed downhill crash at the Giro d’Italia, the first rider to be killed in a major cycling race in 16 years.Maria Paola Vercesi, a spokeswoman for race organizer RCS Sport, confirmed the death of the 26-year-old Weylandt to The Associated Press, but did not provide any further details.”Things like this shouldn’t happen. Absolutely sick to the stomach,” British cyclist Mark Cavendish said on Twitter. “My thoughts are with his family. RIP Wouter Weylandt.”Read More… More on Cycling.

Cyclist Wouter Weylandt Dies In Fall At Giro
Cyclist Wouter Weylandt dies in fall at Giro.

Venice Flash Mob Shooting: Twitter Flash Mob Ends In Gun Violence
A man was in critical condition after a shooting Saturday on the Venice boardwalk that sent hordes of onlookers running pell-mell into the streets, police said Sunday.”It looked like a human tidal wave,” said Spencer L. Sirlin, 27, a Hollywood booking agent who witnessed the attack.Read More….

WATCH: Flash Mob For Charity At Northbrook Days Festival
Part of the crowd at Northbrook Days Saturday suddenly broke into dance, choreographed in a “flash mob” to raise money for a local nonprofit.Led by Northbrook native Jennifer Eirinberg, the group brought in more than $200 with their energetic performance at the local festival on the Village Green.Read More… More on Chicago Impact.

Philly mayor: ‘No excuses’ for flash mob attacks
Philadelphia’s mayor described his stiff curfew on teenagers’ “flash mob” attacks on city residents as a dose of “tough love” and called for parents to keep better watch on their kids..

For Flash Mobsters, Crowd Size A Tempting Cover
For flash mobsters, crowd size a tempting cover.

Philly Creates Curfew to Combat Violent ‘Flash Mobs’
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Philadelphia mayor cracks down on youth flash mobs
By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Mayor Michael Nutter announced a youth curfew in Philadelphia on Monday in response to flash mobs that rioted and beat store owners, saying parents would be held as responsible as their out-of-control children. The crackdown on teens who swarm in response to messages posted on Twitter and MySpace includes a 9 p.m. curfew for anyone under age 18 on Friday and Saturday nights, Nutter told a news conference with Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey. Read More….

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Flash mobs show darker side – McCook Daily Gazette
The commercial is funny, the one about the guy with the slow cell phone who starts his own "flash mob" performance a half-hour too early, but recent Wall Street trading sessions point up the dangers of a mob mentality. Now the technology that made the …

WXYZ wants to hold a secret flash mob by asking viewers to participate in … – MLive.com
We're doing a flash mob and we want you to participate! What's a flash mob– It's a dance performed by a large group of people in a public place that appears suddenly, taking onlookers by surprise. The secret is that the dance has been choreographed and …

Henderson hopes flash mob makes a splash with national group – Las Vegas Sun
Henderson Parks and Recreation employees were on-hand with cameras to capture the flash mob, and last week submitted the video to the "Rock Your Park" competition sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association. A YouTube search of "parks and …

Are teen mobs the next wave of urban unrest– – Newsworks.org
(AP photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) It's easy to overstate Philadelphia's flash mob problem. It's not something that happens here every day or even every weekend ” a handful of incidents over the past two years, really. But the randomness and violence of …

Fitness for all as Zumba mob performs flash dance – Halifax Evening Courier
IT seemed like an ordinary afternoon in Halifax town centre – until a Zumba flashmob hit! From out of nowhere, around 30 fans of the fitness craze launched into a 15-minute routine in the middle of the Woolshops Shopping Centre on Saturday. …

What Provoked Black Mob To Attack Whites At Wisconsin State Fair–! – News One
flash mobs are organized and they usually arent negative. this doesnt seem like a flash mob. flash mobs are usually a large group of strangers that do dumb sh*t like pranks and jokes for attention… …..or gather in blue shirts and kaki pants and all …

VIDEO: Flashmob fever hits Ely – Ely Standard
Internet knowledge guru, Wikipedia, cites flash mobs as a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place to perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time and then disperse, generally for the purpose of …

VIDEO: Rocky Horror “Time Warp” flash mob to perform Sunday at CityFest – San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
SAN DIEGO — To add to the excitement of the 27th annual Hillcrest CityFest, The Old Globe Theatre will present a flash mob of the popular dance "The Time Warp" from "The Rocky Horror Show." Flash mobs, which are typically organized via social media, …

Striker flash mobs surprising workers, customers at North Jersey Verizon stores – Cliffviewpilot.com
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A strikers flash mob appeared as if from nowhere moments ago at a Verizon store on Route 4 in Paramus, after a similar surprise visit in Butler, as "barnstorm picketing" by IBEW Local 827 continues. …

Nagasaki survivor: People seem ‘too sensitive’
Kazuko Yamashita — a 5-year-old when the atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki — says people appear to be over sensitive about the current nuclear crisis in Japan..

Nagasaki, Japan: Destination Of The Day (PHOTOS)
Of all the amazing, historical places in the world, Japan could be considered one of the most stunning. With its endless history, incredible architecture and delicious food, a visit to Japan is definitely high on many people’s bucket lists. Indeed, Nagasaki has a rich history, which was further complicated with the the atomic bomb explosion. The city remains in tact, complete with incredible views and a richness worth seeing. Thus, on this chilly Monday, it is The Huffington Post’s destination of the day.Read More… More on Japan.

Nagasaki: U.S. Representative Attends Memorial Service
TOKYO — The United States sent a representative for the first time Tuesday to the annual memorial service for victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, one of two nuclear attacks that led Japan to surrender in World War II.The U.S. bombing of Nagasaki 66 years ago killed some 80,000 people. Three days earlier, the U.S. had dropped another atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing up to 140,000.Read More… More on Japan.

Nagasaki marks atomic bomb anniversary
The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack in the waning days of the Second World War..

Images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Rowena Loverance
An exhibition at Friends House offers a chilling insight into the suffering wreaked by the A-bombs, 65 years onIs art more powerful when made in the moment or when recollected in tranquillity– This is one question posed by the exhibition After the Bomb Dropped: How Hiroshima and Nagasaki Suffered, which is being shown for the first time in London at the Quaker HQ, Friends House, opposite Euston station.At 3am on 10 August, the day after the A-bomb fell on Nagasaki, military photographer Yosuke Yamahata arrived in the devastated city. In the next 12 hours he took around 119 exposures, which he developed and printed the same day. The Japanese press published some of them, but all atomic images were soon suppressed by the occupying authorities. Eventually published in Japan in 1952, they did not become widely known in the west until 1995, when they were exhibited and published in the US as Nagasaki Journey.These are, of course, not action shots, like Nick Ut’s photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in Vietnam in 1972. Rather, they convey a dreadful calm. A mother and child wait patiently for treatment at a temporary relief station; the mother’s face expresses both resignation and foreboding.

Survivor Stories: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 65 Years Later
They are called the Hibakusha. They are a unique group of Japanese, who survived the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagazaki during World War II. They hope their dramatic stories will convey the need to eliminate the scourge that nearly killed them during two days that changed the world, 65 years ago. World War II – Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Nagasaki – Hibakusha – History.

UN Chief In Nagasaki Calls For Nuclear Disarmament
UN chief in Nagasaki calls for nuclear disarmament.

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Humanity’s ‘Cruelest Acts’ – Worldmeets.us
Tomorrow, US Charge d'Affaires James Zumwalt will be the first US envoy to attend memorial ceremonies in Nagasaki. History has no parallel to the barbarity that today's greatest exponent of human rights committed against ordinary, innocent people of …

Four anti-nuclear protesters arrested at Bangor gate – Kitsap Sun
They were taking part in an annual event commemorating the anniversaries of the World War II atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The four lifted a large inflatable missile over a barricade and swung it across the road to try to block traffic, …

Today in History: Aug. 9 – Richmond Times Dispatch
1945 Three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74000 people. 1969 Actress Sharon Tate and four other people were found brutally slain at Tate's Los Angeles …

Five Things: 66th Anniversary of A-Bomb on Nagasaki – Patch.com
Today is the 66th anniversary of the United States' attack on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. At approximately 11:02 am an estimated 40000 people were killed in the world's second atomic bomb attack.

Rep. Kucinich to speak at Poulsbo peace gathering – Seattle Post Intelligencer
The Kitsap Sun reports (http://bit.ly/pXjrev ) the gathering is the annual commemoration of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended the war with Japan. The center is near the submarine base at Bangor for Trident submarines, …

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Olean Times Herald
6) and Nagasaki (Aug. 9), which led directly to the end of the war between the United States and Japan. It astounds me how little we read or hear of these anniversaries. * For complete stories, subscribe to the Olean Times Herald E-Edition. …

Nagasaki commemorates bombing in torrential downpour – National Catholic Reporter (blog)
09, 2011 NAGASAKI — As the city here prepared to mark the 66th anniversary of its destruction by an atomic bomb Aug. 9, a torrential downpour left many soaked. Members of the press could be seen drenched head to toe as they tried to get the perfect …

Asian markets nose-dive…British rioting…Remembering Nagasaki – 9&10 News
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has held its annual memorial marking the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during World War II, and for the first time the US has sent a representative. A moment of silence was held at the precise minute the bomb was dropped in 1945, …

Lantern ceremony lights up hopes for world peace – Oxford Mail
LANTERNS were lit to remember the victims of Second World War atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a poignant ceremony in Oxford. The event, organised by CND Oxford, took place at Donnington Bridge on Sunday and recreated a traditional …

Still no deal for Pistons’ Will Bynum to take skills overseas – Detroit Free Press
Pistons guard Will Bynum is still looking for an overseas deal. / Kirthmon F. Dozier / DFP BY VINCE ELLIS The NBA world has been abuzz that this week could bring an exodus of players who will play for teams overseas as pessimism grows that the labor …

Lakers 2012 free agent options: Chris Paul may be the answer – Los Angeles Times (blog)
For reasons that go beyond his perfection in running that maneuver, Paul is better suited to run Brown's system, which calls for quickly getting the ball into the frontcourt and running screen-and-rolls for Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. …

Andrew Bynum offers LA biggest trade chip – Orlando Sentinel
Is Andrew Bynum the league's most intriguing and powerful trade chip– He's considered a top-10 center in a class led by Dwight Howard, but there's currently no more pivotal pivot than Bynum. He might be able to deliver 2012 prospective free agents …

USPS eyes closing Bynum, Pendroy post offices – Choteau Acantha
The post offices in Bynum, Pendroy and Dupuyer are among 3653 small rural post offices under study for possible closure as a cost-cutting measure by the US Postal Service. Postmasters in those post offices received …

Rumor: Bynum to ‘deliver’ Lakers Howard, Paul, or Williams– – Hoopsvibe.com
by HoopsVibe News Is Andrew Bynum the league's most intriguing and powerful trade chip– He's considered a top-10 center in a class led by Dwight Howard, but there's currently no more pivotal pivot than Bynum. He might be able to deliver 2012 …

Statement stands in Levon Bynum murder case – Battle Creek Enquirer
Statements Levon Bynum made to police after a shooting outside a Battle Creek convenience store last year can be used at his murder trial. Calhoun County Circuit Court Judge Conrad Sindt ruled Tuesday that Bynum did not invoke his right to remain …

Andrew Bynum caught parking in a handicapped spot – Los Angeles Times (blog)
It's not a stretch to think Lakers center Andrew Bynum would at some point need to park in a handicapped spot. He's spent much of his six-year NBA career either in a wheelchair or on crutches because of his numerous knee injuries. …

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar praises Andrew Bynum’s willingness to learn – Los Angeles Times (blog)
But there's at least one memory with the Lakers that hasn't soured Abdul-Jabbar: having the opportunity to coach Lakers center Andrew Bynum. In a column for ESPN.com, Abdul-Jabbar argued that part of the NBA's current labor problems stem from the fact …

Bynum still learning to play well with others – OCRegister
Kevin Ding column: Andrew Bynum has gone from that unsportsmanlike conduct against Dallas' JJ Barea to being caught parking in a handicapped space, showing how the young Lakers center remains a work in progress. 50% off! Purchase a $20 Voucher for $10 …

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Andrew Bynum Parked In A Handicapped Spot
It’s hard to comprehend the line of thinking that allows for you to tell yourself that it’s OK to drive up to and park in an open handicapped spot when you are the picture of full physical health. And once you get past the obvious joke behind Andrew Bynum(notes) and his wobbly knees being far from the picture of full physical health, you can go ahead and call Bynum whatever curse word you feel appropriate, as he apparently was caught parking in a handicapped spot in Los Angeles recently.Read More… More on LA Lakers.

Bynum gets five-game suspension, fine for foul
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Lakers center Andrew Bynum has been suspended for five games next season for his flagrant foul on Dallas guard J.J. Barea in Los Angeles’ final playoff game..

Andrew Bynum Apologizes To J.J. Barea
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Lakers center Andrew Bynum has apologized profusely for his flagrant foul on Dallas guard J.J. Barea during Los Angeles’ final playoff game.Bynum suspects he’ll be suspended to start next season.Read More… More on LA Lakers.

Bynum apologizes for cheap shot
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Lakers center Andrew Bynum has apologized profusely for his flagrant foul on Dallas guard J.J. Barea during Los Angeles’ final playoff game..

Lakers’ Bynum Apologizes For Foul On J.J. Barea
Lakers’ Bynum apologizes for foul on J.J. Barea.

Bynum gets Lakers back on track vs. Hornets
Andrew Bynum had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Lamar Odom scored 16 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers survived poor games from their two biggest stars to even their first-round playoff series with an 87-78 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 2 on Wednesday night..

Andrew Bynum (Related Stories)
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Lakers’ Bynum won’t miss a step in playoffs
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Lakers center Andrew Bynum claims his troublesome right knee will be no trouble at all when the Los Angeles Lakers open the playoffs Sunday..

Lakers end skid, but lose Bynum to injury
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their five-game losing streak at a potentially high cost, losing center Andrew Bynum to a hyperextended right knee in a 102-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs’ role players Tuesday night..

Lakers’ Bynum hyperextends right knee
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers center Andrew Bynum hyperextended his right knee during the second quarter of Los Angeles’ game against San Antonio on Tuesday night, a potentially serious blow to the Lakers’ hopes for a third straight NBA title..

British PM Cameron recalls Parliament amid riots – Washington Post
British Prime Minister David Cameron has recalled Parliament from its summer recess to deal with the crisis touched off by three days of rioting in London. Cameron described the scenes on streets of London and other areas as "sickening." (Aug. …

London reels from riots, Cameron pledges crackdown – IBNLive.com
By Matt Falloon LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday police will crack down hard to quell a wave of rioting and looting across London over the past three nights — the worst violence in the British capital in decades. …

Reformed banks are holding fast – Herald Sun
Australia's banking sector is better equipped to handle world crises, says NAB chief Cameron Clyne. Source: Bloomberg AUSTRALIA'S banks have been radically transformed from the beasts that lumbered through the financial crisis with a heavy and …

Nearby project may have caused landslide – Free Malaysia Today
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: The villagers of Kampung Sungai Ruil in Tanah Rata are scratching their heads over the cause of Sunday's landslide which swallowed three homes and snatched seven lives from their community. The century-old village is the oldest Orang …

As euro teeters, national leaders take vacations – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Str / AP FILE – In this Sunday, July 31, 2011 file photo Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha sit at a cafe in Montevarchi near Siena, Italy, on the second day of their holiday in Tuscany. British Prime Minister David …

Cameron Recalls Commons as 525 Held After Three Nights of Riots – BusinessWeek
9 (Bloomberg) — David Cameron recalled Parliament from its summer vacation as police arrested 525 people following the worst rioting in Britain since the 1980s. London saw a third night of violence and unrest spread to other cities. …

London riots 2011: Officers could use plastic bullets to quell violence – Daily Mail
The suggestion came after David Cameron called for more 'robust' police action amid criticism from residents affected that looting mobs are not being challenged. Some 16000 officers are being put to work from this afternoon to avoid a fourth straight …

David Cameron to fly home finally as London riots spread into other cities – New York Daily News
Prime Minister David Cameron was planning to return from his Italian vacation as the country's worst outbreak of clashes since World War II expanded to Liverpool and Birmingham. Cars were torched and buildings were attacked in Liverpool, while shops in …

David Cameron takes charge, but his fate is out of his hands – Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
That was the message David Cameron wanted to project on the doorstep of No 10 this morning. And as far as it went, he did OK, though his departure from the podium looked a bit scuttling and …

Cameron: Breaking News

Man in the News | David Cameron: Cameron Faces Challenges Beyond His Coalition
Britain’s new prime minister, David Cameron, will have to contend with the demands of his own Conservative Party as well as those of his Liberal Democratic partners..

Mrs Cameron’s diary
Forget all that first among equals stuff ” Michelle’s dress so obviously didn’t have itThe message from Hilto was keep it simple, nothing try-hard cos this is basically a relaxed partnership of equals, which was sooo easy for him, I mean he just had to dream up a Barry ‘n’ Dave promo for Danny to put in the Times, but at Farc we debated for hours because should I do a full-on, design ambassadory thing, or would that look like a frock-off, given Michelle’s new adviser thinks she’s some sort of fashion player– So Anya said go for underdressed in a way which could be laidback but could equally be saying excuse-me-don’t- think-I’m-wildly-impressed-by-any-of-this-slightly-meh-tourismo-ceremonial, which is kind of my signature look anyway. Then again, Bells got it so wrong for the wedding and Tamara went, let’s be real here, we’re talking state visit not a pyjama party, bring on the Britfash glam girlfriends, and Anya went, well listen to the expert in nude photoshoots, so Tamara said given it was the sheer, unbelievable hotness of her naked English bod that had just scored 500 million for a few truckloads of already obsolete trotters maybe Anya should try it some time, weight permitting–So after Bells had separated them, Anya forgets her own strength sometimes, Emily decided the mission-statement should be “totally fash forward but in a fresh, natural way”, ie, a LFW frock totally unlike that slut-walk routine that Carla and Princess Eurotrasherina of Marbella, or whatever, have both got into, Tamara says they’ll live to regret it if Pippa’s arse gets any more traction. And the Pilotto felt perfect until Michelle arrived in this blaze of total colour poppageness, Tamara said it was so sweet, I looked like the au pair, but Dave went don’t worry babes, obvs the partnership of equals thing is pure crap and your dress kind of said it all but in this really understated way–The politics went fine, apparently, Dave said they have so much in common, they both wear boxers and white shirts, plus, amazing, they have both had an adviser called Steve, and Barac (!) said they even have a shared ancestor from way back, this African woman called Lucy, who knew–Samantha CameronDavid CameronBarack ObamaCatherine Bennettguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds.

Cameron says Gaddafi must go
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi must go..

All a’board’ for A-Rod & Cameron
They’re rounding third and paddling on home! Skipping a white Christmas this year, Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez and gal pal Cameron Diaz enjoy a day on the water off sunny Cabo San Lucas. The couple is spending the holiday in the Mexican resort city with A-Rod’s two young….

Cameron: I’ll ‘Av’ seconds
LOS ANGELES — Twentieth Century Fox and director James Cameron yesterday unveiled plans for two new “Avatar” movies, erasing any lingering doubt over whether they would again team up for sequels to the biggest blockbuster movie of all time. Cameron promised fans of the $2.8 billion global box office….

Mrs Cameron’s diary
The Lib Dems have been away up north and there’s been the full spirituality of pope week, but still Manuela has to ruin everythingSo instead of being all peaceful with the Lib Dems away it has been quite difficult because, like Andy foretold, the pope had to choose the exact same week to come and fight the forces of secularism. But I wonder about Andy’s paranormal powers, because when Manuela suddenly popped up in colour-block green and her mother’s old shoes, eeuw, raving about recycling, and I went why didn’t you warn me, he said well there is still free will plus not a dicky bird on Clegg’s phone. I mean, I just do not know what Dave sees in him. Because if he really heard and saw all he wouldn’t have gone: by the way, what’s the plan for conference, something from M&S that showed off my shapely pins, he bet, or his name wasn’t Andy “the scrote the Tories trust” Coulson, would I let him know–Actually, I haven’t got a clue after Manuela’s dontcha-wish-your-consort-was-hot-like-me number, geniusly disguised as an I’m-too-brainy-to-shop eco routine. Incredible, really, when she knows I’m in the luxury business. To be honest, I said to Dave, I could easily start wearing cardigans and condemning vacuous green posturing ” except, as a national fashion ambassador, I haven’t got time to worry about tragic legal penpushers.

Cameron goes wobbly
The Justice Department yesterday an nounced charges against five al Qaeda operatives in the United States and Britain — revealing in the process that the terrorist group’s plot to bomb New York City subways last year was linked to cells looking to hit targets in the UK. Coming on….

G8 must be ‘more than big talk,’ UK’s Cameron says
Describing himself as the “new kid on the block,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said this weekend’s G8 and G-20 summits in Canada should be about “more than big talk.”.

Cameron says G8 must be ‘more than big talk’
Describing himself as the “new kid on the block,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said this weekend’s G8 and G-20 summits in Canada should be about “more than big talk.”.

War in Afghanistan: we should keep asking why we are there, says Cameron
Prime minister responds to 300th British troop death by honouring the armed forcesDavid Cameron responded to the milestone of the 300th British victim of the conflict in Afghanistan, a marine commando who will be named today, by paying tribute to the armed forces. However, he indicated he understood public concern about how much longer they will be fighting there.The prime minister, who said on his recent visit to troops in Helmand that this was a “crucial year”, said: “We are paying a high price for keeping our country safe, for making our world a safer place, and we should keep asking why we are there and how long we must be there.”He added: “The truth is that we are there because the Afghans are not yet ready to keep their own country safe and to keep terrorists and terrorist training camps out of their country. That’s why we have to be there. But as soon as they are able to take care and take security for their own country, that is when we can leave.”The government would like them to start leaving by next summer, the date President Barack Obama has set for the first reduction in American soldiers in Afghanistan. More than 1,000 US troops have now been killed there. Meanwhile, official figures released yesterday showed that the conflict had so far cost Britain more than £11.1bn.Liam Fox, the defence secretary, said Britain’s armed forces were in Afghanistan “protecting our national security as part of an international coalition of more than 45 nations, working alongside the Afghan National Army and police”.Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, chief of the defence staff, said: “In theatre today, our people will be more determined than ever to deliver their task of supporting Afghans to build for their own future.” British troops “put their lives on the line to make the progress we have seen, and will continue to see, in Helmand and across all of Afghanistan”, he added.His military spokesman, Major General Gordon Messenger, said: “I think it is entirely right that people are questioning why we are in Afghanistan.

Judge rules Memphis city schools to merge with county
Public schools in Memphis, Tennessee, will be consolidated with those of the surrounding county beginning in 2013-14, a federal judge ruled Monday. The decision ends for now a yearslong fight over funding that spilled into questions of race and politics..

Memphis school board gives conditions for averting delayed classes
The Memphis City Schools board voted to start school on time as along as four conditions are met by August 5, the school system’s attorney said..

Memphis Deal May End Indefinite Summer For Students
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis officials have reached a deal that could allow the city’s schools to open on time.The school board had said it was delaying the start of classes indefinitely because it needed $55 million owed by the city.Read More… More on Education.

Memphis schools’ opening delayed in budget fight
School board delays start of classes until it gets $55M; Mayor says city can’t afford to pay it in lump sum.

Budget Clashes Threaten Memphis School Year
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Memphis board: No school until city pays $55 million
In an escalating political battle, the Memphis, Tenn., school board is threatening to delay the start of school year until the City Council forks over $55 million in tax revenue earmarked for education..

Memphis to delay start of school year over money dispute
School officials in Memphis, Tennessee, say they will not open the public schools until the school district gets the $140 million the city owes to it..

Fund Spat Delays Memphis School Start Indefinitely
Fund spat delays Memphis school start indefinitely.

Memphis to delay public schools over money dispute
School officials in Memphis, Tennessee, say they will not open the public schools until the school district gets the $140 million the city owes to it..

Miss. man charged in shooting of Memphis officer
A Mississippi man who was charged Tuesday with murder in the shootings of a Memphis police officer and another man told investigators he planned to use his military training to kill more officers during the incident..

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City School Board Will Consider Legal Action On Merger Decision – WREG
(Memphis, 08.08.2011) If Memphis City School Board president Martavius Jones was a teacher Judge Samuel Mays' school merger ruling might have a tough time getting a good grade. "My first reaction is a bit of hesitation. Because it left the Norris-Todd …

American Queen Seals GASC Move to Memphis – Memphis Daily News
The sale of the American Queen to the Great American Steamboat Co. for $15.5 million has cleared federal maritime regulators and the CEO of the company said today the first cruise from the Memphis homeport will be in April. …

Original Beatle Pete Best Opens Elvis Week in Memphis – MyFox Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Before The Beatles were known in every corner of the globe, this was The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best. "December 19th, 1960 and that was the start of Beatle Mania in Liverpool. …

Greater Memphis Chamber cuts handful of jobs – Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Greater Memphis Chamber laid off five people and cut two unfilled positions Friday because of a budget shortfall, president John Moore said. "We did have a reduction in force caused by budget," Moore said Monday. …

Big 12 notes | Basketball recruit Ellis says he’s narrowed list to four – Kansas City Star
That appeared to mean Ellis had cut out schools like Oklahoma, Memphis and Wichita State, which had reportedly been under consideration. But on Monday, Joe Auer, Ellis' coach at Wichita Heights, told The Star that Ellis' list has not yet been …

Marshall Grant dies at 83; bass player, manager for Johnny Cash – Los Angeles Times
Grant, who remained with Cash as a bass player for more than two decades and later managed the Statler Brothers, died Sunday in a hospital in Jonesboro, Ark., according to a spokesman for Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in Memphis. …

Pinnacle begins moving into new Memphis offices – USA Today (blog)
MEMPHIS (AP) ” Pinnacle Airlines Corp. this week begins moving into its new headquarters in downtown Memphis. Company officials said in a conference call with analysts Thursday that it expects to complete the move from its existing offices near the …

Memphis Grizzlies offer Power Pack ticket packages for 2011-12 season – Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Grizzlies continue to plan as if there will be a season even amid an NBA lockout. Starting at just $12 per game, the franchise introduced 10-game and 20-game Power Packs on Monday. One 10-game deal is called the "Grit Pack," which includes eight …

Porter: On first 4 days of Memphis FB practice – Memphis Commercial Appeal (blog)
Memphis conducts its first workout in full gear Tuesday. ON KICKING GAME: "I think our kicking game (punter Tom Hornsey, field goal kicker Paulo Henriques) is on its way to truly being an advantage for us." Hornsey is an All-American candidate. …

Brigham Exploration Q2 Profit Soars On Higher Volumes, Oil Prices – RTT News
(RTTNews) – Oil and natural gas company Brigham Exploration Co. (BEXP: News ) reported a profit for the second quarter that soared from last year, boosted by soaring oil and gas revenues amid higher higher crude oil sales volumes and crude oil prices. …

Crude Oil prices fall, will gas follow– – WWLP 22News
(WWLP) – Crude Oil prices are falling, but the price at the pump isn't following. The drop is gas prices is likely coming, but probably not until after Labor Day. The price of crude oil impacts the price you pay for gas, but it's not a simple equation. …

Exxon, Chevron Fall on Price Concern After US Rating Cut – Bloomberg
(CVX) and other energy companies fell the most in more than two years on concern that a cut in the US debt rating signals lower crude oil prices, investors and analysts said. Exxon Mobil, based in Irving, Texas, dropped $4.63, or 6.2 percent, …

Crude Oil Daily Fundamental Analysis For August 09, 2011 – Daily Markets
By CommoditiesMansion on August 8, 2011 | More Posts By CommoditiesMansion | Author's Website By CommoditiesMansion.com Crude oil prices dropped back on Monday to reach the lowest level since November 2010 after the S&P downgraded the AAA credit rating …

Oil marketing companies IOC, HPCL and BPCL gain on falling crude oil price – Economic Times
Analysts said the oil marketing company stocks were moving up amid optimism that sharply lower crude oil prices will help these state-run firms cut their losses on the sale of fuel. Shares of Indian Oil went up by 1.57 per cent to touch an early high …

Petrol Prices Fall As Crude Oil Prices Crash – Money High Street
Petrol and diesel prices are set to fall as the price of crude oil has plummeted in the recent stock market turmoil. There is good news for motorists as two supermarket chains have reduced their petrol and diesel prices by 2p per litre. …

Terms for oil price cut not met – EastDay.com
The remarks were made in response to claims by the public that China's current domestic prices fail to reflect falling international crude oil prices. But the National Development and Reform Commission also assured the public that it would cut pump …

Diesel Drops Steeply; Oil Hits Lowest Price This Year – Truckinginfo
More > Crude prices are on the rise again in spite of the release of emergency oil supplies…. More > On-highway diesel prices rose sharply last week following several weeks of consistent, moderate decline, while crude oil futures settled lower. …

Producers on alert as resource prices slump – Globe and Mail
Crude oil prices ” which peaked above $114 (US) a barrel just four months ago ” accelerated a summer retreat amid the market meltdown Monday, with West Texas intermediate falling by $5.67 a barrel ” or 7 per cent ” to $81.01 a barrel on the New York …

Crude Oil Price: Breaking News

Price drop by ‘crude’ methods
You’ll see lower prices at the gas pump and in the grocery store thanks to a decision by President Obama and other world leaders to release 60 million barrels of oil from emergency stocks. About half the total — 30 million barrels — will come from US reserves. Obama….

Crude oil price and commodities: what the experts say
Analysts examine the recent drop in oil, silver and other commodity pricesCrude oil and other commodity prices were down again on Friday in volatile trading, briefly boosted by the much-better-than-expected non-farm payrolls data. Here is a roundup of analysts’ views on commodity prices.Emma Pinnock, energy analyst, InencoUltimately the oil price increases that we saw of almost 12% since the beginning of 2011, due to both instability in the Middle East, the Japanese earthquake and the nuclear crisis, were not sustainable. We will see now oil prices realign with supply and demand.The market will be moving into a period of correction as the poor economic data released from the US and Europe has confirmed fears that the recent high commodity prices could affect global demand. Interestingly, oil prices have fallen almost as quickly as they rose at the start of 2011 and we are seeing the impact of this feed through to the wholesale gas and power markets.Simon Ward, chief economist, HendersonMy blogpost in March suggested that commodity markets would cool as emerging-world growth slowed in response to monetary tightening. Industrial commodity prices remain closely correlated with E7 industrial output.The timing of the correction, however, seems partly to reflect central bank liquidity operations. My post last week noted that G7 bank reserves were no longer rising, with the Fed temporarily sterilising its QE2 purchases (by requesting that the Treasury hold more cash in its Fed account) and the Bank of Japan allowing the post-earthquake liquidity boost to unwind.

Iran Budgets For $60 Price For Crude Oil
Iran plans budget on $60 price for crude oil.

Egypt turmoil pushes crude oil price over $100 a barrel
Opec secretary general expresses concern with tension throughout region and armed guards at Suez canalFears that the turmoil in Egypt could disrupt oil shipments passing through the Suez canal and engulf the Middle East drove the price of Brent crude oil through the $100 barrier for the first time in over two years.The price of a barrel of the benchmark Brent crude soared by more than $1.50 to as high as $101.08 a barrel as the protests against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime intensified. Prices are now at their highest since September 2008, at the start of the financial crisis.Abdullah Al-Badri, secretary general of Opec, the cartel of oil producers, expressed concern about the situation in Egypt and added that Opec did “not want 2008 to be repeated”, referring to when oil prices hit a record $147. But he said the cartel would not increase production on the back of the surge in prices as he believed there was no shortage of oil.Since August, oil prices have been steadily increasing from around $70 on the back of higher demand as the global economy recovers from the downturn, fuelling inflation.The latest rise in oil prices will put further pressure on the British government to head off a rise in fuel duty planned for April.David Cameron gave the latest hint in an interview with the BBC this morning that the budget on 23 March could include a “fuel stabiliser” which would cut the level of fuel duty motorists have to pay when oil prices rise.Last week the price of diesel at the pump in the UK reached a new high, hitting 133.26p a litre on average.The price of fuel is a concern for the government as it was one of the reasons for the rise in inflation, measured by the consumer price index, in December. In turn, higher inflation could put pressure on policy makers to hike interest rates.Egypt is not a major oil producer but it controls the 120-mile Suez canal and the 200-mile Suez-Mediterranean pipeline which together carry about 2m barrels of oil each day, about 2.5% of demand globally. No major disruption to supplies has been reported after almost a week of violent protests although some ports’ operations have been slowed.Analysts said that oil prices were rising on concerns that the turmoil could spread into neighbouring countries or even major oil producers further afield, such as Saudi Arabia. The unrest in Egypt follows the recent overthrow of the regime in Tunisia, adding to the nervousness that more chaos could engulf the Middle East, which accounts for almost a third of the world’s oil production.The Egyptian authorities have said that the Suez canal is operating normally, with armed guards protecting the crucial waterway linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.

Speculators, not supply data, drive crude price
John: I was just wondering if you could corroborate my theory. I thought that at its high a barrel of oil was $160 and gasoline was $4. If that was the case, shouldn’t oil at $80 a barrel translate into gasoline at $2 a gallon– Ed. Dear Ed: Here….