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2011 July 02 — Why Now?
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WWC Group C Second Games

World CupFrom FIFA’s official site: it’s USA 3-0 Colombia and Korea DPR 0-1 Sweden in the second round of play in Group C. It looks like the US and Sweden are through to the next level.

ESPN has the replay on the ‘Net.

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Las Conchas Wildfire – Day 6

Las Conchas WildfireLANL has teamed up with a local New Mexico small business, Transparent Sky LLC, to use a battlefield surveillance system that allows evacuees the ability to check on their property in near real-time.

Dr Masters writes about this fire, and the general situation in the Southwest from a climate perspective.

Progress is being made, but it is going to be a slow process because of terrain and conditions.

Information from the current Las Conchas Wildfire InciWeb Page

  • Date Started: 6/26/2011
  • Location: Jemez Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest; approximately 12 miles southwest of Los Alamos off NM 4 at mile marker 35, New Mexico
  • Cause: Unknown – under investigation
  • Size: 113,734 acres [178 miles² 460 km²] based on infrared data
  • Percent Contained: 6%
  • Injuries to Date: 0
  • Residences: 450 threatened; 63 destroyed; 3 damaged
  • Commercial Property: 55 threatened; 5 destroyed; 3 damaged
  • Outbuildings: 140 threatened; 32 destroyed
  • Number of Personnel: Approximately 1,632 including 41 hand crews
  • Equipment: 4 dozers, 67 engines, 24 watertenders
  • Aircraft: 11 helicopters
  • Incident Commander: Dan Oltrogge, Area Command Team 1

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Stage 1

Tour de FrancePassage du Gois – Mont des Alouettes

Distance: 191.5 kilometers.

The race began with a real stage this year, rather than a prologue/time trial. It started on a causeway on the west coast of France, and ran a flat, sprinter’s route until the end with a climb up the Category 4, Mont des Alouettes.

Philippe Gilbert is actually entitled to all three of the top jerseys, but you can only wear one at a time, so he chose the Yellow.

Yellow Jersey Philippe Gilbert ( Bel – OLO – 032 ) [Yellow] 4h 41′ 31″
Green Jersey Cadel Evans ( Aus – BMC – 141 ) [Green]
Polka Dot Jersey Thor Hushovd ( Nor – GRM – 051 ) [Polka Dot]
White Jersey Geraint Thomas ( GBr – SKY – 117 ) 6 [White]

Team: OLO Omega Pharma – Lotto ( 031-039 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Philippe Gilbert ( Bel – OLO – 032 )
Combative: Perrig Quemeneur ( Fra – EUC – 187 ) [Red numbers]

They’ve gone 191.5 kilometers [119.0 miles] at an average speed of 40.8 kph [25.4 mph].

OVERALL STANDINGS:

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