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Published: 05/14/10

Gulf Oil Spill: Flow May Be 14 Times Greater Than First Thought

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
Gulf Oil Spill: Flow May Be 14 Times Greater Than First Thought

The government initially estimated that 5,000 barrels of oil per day are pouring into the Gulf of Mexico from the BP well that exploded April 20. That number came -- hastily -- from government scientists in Seattle, and quickly filtered through the media. Now, independent teams of analysts are using other technologies to calculate the size of the spill, and concluding that the government estimate is way off. In an analysis for NPR, Steven Wereley of Purdue University used particle image velocimetry, a scanning technology used to determine volume and movement of fluid. Wereley analyzed a video ...

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Published: 03/28/07

God Hates Tyrone Prothro

By  Brian Cook - AOL News
God Hates Tyrone Prothro

The star-crossed Alabama receiver and possessor of the best catch ever has gone under the knife yet again: The surgery at DCH Regional Medical Center, performed last Thursday by Dr. Les Fowler, was to remove scar tissue restricting range of motion on his ankle, the university said in a statement Monday.The kicker: He spent a month in the hospital after infection set in.Yuck. And yet Joe Theismann is suffered to inflict woe upon all who behold his terrible visage at hundreds of dollars an hour. This is some Book of Job stuff going on right here. At this point Prothro is unlikely to ever play ...

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