The study raises an important issue

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Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography documented the big rise when they trawled the waters off California. They were able to compare their plastic "catch" with previous data for the region. The group reports its findings in the journal Biology Letters. "We did not expect to find this," says Scripps researcher Miriam Goldstein. "When you go out into the North Pacific, what louis vuitton shoes you find can be highly variable. So, to find such a clear pattern and such a large increase was very surprising," she told BBC News. All the plastic discarded into the ocean that does not sink will eventually break down. Sunlight and the action of the waves will degrade and shred the material over time into pieces the size of a fingernail, or smaller. An obvious concern is that this micro-material could be ingested by marine organisms, but the Scripps team has noted another, perhaps unexpected, consequence. The fragments make it easier for the marine insect (Halobates sericeus) to lay its eggs out over the ocean. These "sea skaters" or "water striders" - relatives of pond water skaters - need a platform for the task. Normally, this might be seabird feathers, tar lumps or even pieces of pumice rock. But it is clear from the trawl results that H. sericeus has been greatly aided by the numerous plastic surfaces now available to it in the Pacific. The team found a strong association between the presence of Halobates and the micro-plastic in a way that was just not evident in the data from 40 years ago. Ms Goldstein explained: "We thought there might be fewer Halobates if there's more plastic - that there might be some sort of toxic effect. But, actually, we found the opposite. In the areas that had the most plastic, we found the most Halobates. "So, they're obviously congregating around this plastic, laying their eggs on it, and hatching out from it. For Halobates, all this plastic has worked out well for them." Ms Goldstein and colleagues gathered their information on the abundance of micro-plastic during the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (Seaplex) off California in 2009. They then compared their data with those from other scientific cruises, including louis vuitton menswear archived records stretching back to the early 1970s. Plastic waste in the North Pacific is an ongoing concern. The natural circulation of water - the North Pacific Gyre - tends to retain the debris in reasonably discrete, long-lived collections, which have popularly become known as "garbage patches". In the north-eastern Pacific, one of these concentrations is seen in waters between Hawaii and California. This Scripps study follows another report by colleagues at the institution that showed 9% of the fish collected during the same Seaplex voyage had plastic waste in their stomachs. That investigation, published in Marine Ecology Progress Series, estimated the fish at intermediate ocean depths in the North Pacific Ocean could be ingesting plastic at a rate of roughly 12,000 to 24,000 tonnes per year. Rope Crabs, barnacles, sea anemones and hydroids make a home on a piece of discarded rope Toxicity is the issue most often raised in relation to this type of pollution, but Ms Goldstein and colleagues say broader ecosystem effects also need to be studied. The abundance of ocean debris will influence the success, or otherwise, of "rafting communities" - those species that are specifically adapted to life on or around objects floating in the water. Larger creatures would include barnacles and crabs, and even fish that like to live under some kind of cover, but large-scale change would likely touch even the smallest organisms. "The study raises an important issue, which is the addition of hard surfaces to the open ocean," says Ms Goldstein. "In the North Pacific, for example, there's no floating seaweed like there is in the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic. And we know that the animals, the plants and the microbes that live on hard surfaces are different to the ones that live floating around in the water. "So, what plastic has done is add hundreds of Luxury louis vuitton men shoes 2012 best online discount white millions of hard surfaces to the Pacific Ocean. That's quite a profound change." Ms Goldstein's co-authors were Marci Rosenberg, a student at the University of California Los Angeles, and Scripps research biologist emeritus Lanna Cheng.

Outside climate experts say the study makes some sense

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I haven't had time to tear through all of the features yet

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That said, after several letdowns, I learned my lesson. I'm no longer quick to believe a company just because a they claim their phones can yield better pictures. Shortly after Mobile World Congress, Managing Editor of HTC's official blog, Larry Meadows, uploaded some sample shots that had been taken with an HTC One device on his trip to Camelback Mountain. To say the least, they were nothing to get excited over. The pictures louis vuitton sneakers were blurry, bland and devoid of color and sharpness. So, I wrote about it. After talking with Mr. Meadows I was convinced there might be more to the story. But after some (very brief) hands-on time with the One X, I still wasn't impressed. This morning, however, I made my way to the local AT&T store and picked up an HTC One X for my personal line. I spent a lot of time setting it up and getting intimate with the new version of Sense. I also took set aside some time to extensively play with the camera. I didn't get to play with every feature – there's a lot to dig through. But I hit most of the high spots and just took a bunch of different shots in various conditions. I'm impressed. No … seriously, I'm impressed. Above is one of the first shots I took with the One X. (Click the image for a larger view.) I kneeled down, tapped the flower on the viewfinder and hit the shutter button. I wasn't men lv shoes fast shipping even aware it had taken the shot yet, but this is what it produced. I also took a similar shot with my Sony NEX-C3, just for comparison and the only major difference was the depth of field and resolution of the image (8-megapixel versus 16). Colors are true, lines are sharp and it's just a very well-balanced image. The top of the flower is a little overexposed. But overall, for a phone, it's great. For times when the lighting isn't ideal, the BSI (backside illumination) sensor makes for pretty great low-light shots, too, at the expense of quite a bit of noise. Images appear rather sharp in low-light, especially for a phone, but the level of noise is high. I took roughly the same shot with the One X and the iPhone 4S. Sharpness and quality were the same while the iPhone 4S designer burberry outlet offered truer blacks with some white balance issues. The picture from the One X represented more natural colors, but the blacks were faded. As far as software features go, ImageSense comes packed with a plethora of different modes: Auto, HDR, Panorama, Portrait, Group portrait, Landscape, Whiteboad, Close up and Low light. There are also several different filters to choose from, like Distortion, Vignette, Depth of field, Dots, Mono, Country, Posterize, etc. Above is an HDR (high dynamic range) shot of my totally insane dog who rarely sits still. By far, my favorite features are continuous shooting (burst mode) and simultaneous video and image capture. Burst mode is likely something I will use all the time, as I do that with my NEX-C3 quite often. And simultaneous video and image capture is seriously neat (especially since you Burberry handbags outlet, cheap burberry bags on sale, 60% off can capture stills after you shoot the video, too), but I imagine the novelty factor of that feature will wear off as I continue to use the phone. Like I said, I haven't had time to tear through all of the features yet, or put the camera through a true test. (That's what Aaron's review is for.) Often, the idiosyncrasies of a phone's camera will begin to drive me nuts over weeks and months of use. I've only had it for a total of eight hours. But, so far, I'm really enjoying it, and it seems better than any other Android camera I've used to date. Is it a match for the iPhone? Honestly, it's a toss-up. And I never imagined I would say that. (After the letdown of the Lumia 900's camera, I didn't get my hopes up for this one either.) Some aspects of the iPhone's camera are better than the One X's, and vice versa ImageSense packs nearly endless features while the stock iPhone camera has very few. The iPhone, however, consistently takes more balanced images, versus the faster shutter speed but more frequent misses by the One X. Regardless, ImageSense speaks yellow handbags 2012 volumes for the effort HTC put into the image sensors on their One devices. And we can only hope others will follow suit. Tell me, One X and One S owners. Are you impressed with your phone's camera? Does it meet or exceed your expectations? Or, like I once believed ImageSense would be, is it a letdown?

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The presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate devoted much of his speech at the party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner Friday night to laying out a contrast louis vuitton sneakers price 2012 with the ascending Richard Mourdock, the two-term state treasurer on the cusp of ending Lugar’s political career. Donnelly never mentioned Lugar during his address to the 1,200 Democrats gathered inside a ballroom at the J.W. Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. But he directed plenty of fire at Mourdock. He laced into the insurgent Republican Senate candidate for opposing the federal bailout package that rescued the flailing Chrysler auto company — previewing a key argument he’ll launch if Mourdock upsets Lugar in Tuesday’s primary. In May 2009, Mourdock became the country’s only government official to challenge the assistance package in court. It was a risky political decision that earned Mourdock national notoriety and instant credibility with the burgeoning tea party movement. Yet it’s clear Democrats see it as a damaging louis vuitton sneakers vulnerability. “It was forced by Richard Mourdock, who wouldn’t stand up for Hoosier workers,” Donnelly said, referring to Mourdock’s lawsuit that was ultimately unsuccessful. Donnelly also took aim at Mourdock for blaming bipartisanship for “taking us to the brink of bankruptcy.” “Richard Mourdock has said he is opposed to bipartisanship. I am the fifth of five kids. As the fifth of five kids, if you are not bipartisan, you do not eat at night,” Donnelly said to laughs. “This country works best when we work together as a family. When we go to Washington, not just as Democrats, or Republicans but as Americans who are committed to making louis vuitton jewelry our country a stronger and better place. And that’s what we’re going to talk about throughout this Senate campaign. Who will fight for you? Who will fight for your job? Who will fight for your future? These are the basics. Have a good job. Take care of your family. Send your kids to a good school. Retire with dignity. We stand for those things. Richard Mourdock does not,” Donnelly argued. Even likely Democratic gubernatorial nominee John Gregg — who is running an uphill fight against GOP Rep. Mike Pence — got in on the Mourdock bashing, referencing an early comment made by former Democratic Rep. Baron Hill. “This year the choice is clear. Baron was talking about how Joe Donnelly was no Richard Mourdock. Well, let me tell you something, Mike Pence is Richard Mourdock,” the colorful Gregg said to deafening cheers. Even before the release of Friday’s Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground poll showing Lugar down by 10 points, many observers saw Lugar heading towards defeat. But the bipartisan poll only hardened the sentiment. Indiana’s reddening hue means Donnelly black lv suits would remain an underdog against Mourdock this fall. But a Lugar loss would undoubtedly energize national Democrats and Donnelly’s campaign, which was essentially built around the scenario of facing Mourdock.

James even said that having a child during the playoffs might be a positive

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Tracy raved about the bullpen before the game

The Rockies do nothing without drama. After blowing a 5-3 lead in the top of the ninth, the Rockies beat the Dodgers 8-5 Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field with a louis vuitton sunglasses sale three-run, pinch-hit home run by Jason Giambi in the bottom of the inning. The home run salvaged the day for the Rockies, who nearly squandered a game featuring the best start of rookie left-hander Drew Pomeranz's young career and two home runs by red-hot Carlos Gonzalez. Key moment. The little guys set the table in the bottom of the ninth, with Eric Young Jr. and Marco Scutaro drawing walks and Jonathan Herrera advancing them with a perfect sacrifice bunt down the first-base line. That set the stage for Giambi's walkoff homer off lefty Scott Elbert. It was Giambi's eighth career pinch-hit homer, his fifth as a Rockie. "It's a dream situation with Cargo standing on deck," Giambi said. "This is what keeps you coming back to the park." On the mound. The Rockies got a rare one-two punch from a starter: quantity and quality. Pomeranz masterfully mixed his fastball and curve over 6 2-3 innings. He allowed just one run on four hits and struck out five. Although he walked four, only one walk hurt him, that coming in the second when A.J. Ellis came around to score. "I told myself before the game that I wanted to have an outing where I got deeper into the game," Pomeranz said. "It was a day where I honestly didn't feel like I had my louis vuitton hoodie best stuff, but that's pitching. But I did have a lot of movement on my fastball and I ended up throwing pretty well." Pomeranz threw a career-high 113 pitches, sticking around long enough to lessen the load on Colorado's overworked bullpen. "He was terrific today," manager Jim Tracy said. "He had his curveball and he had it for strikes. His fastball was moving and it was the Drew Pomeranz we saw in spring training." Tracy raved about the bullpen before the game, but it crumbled late in the game. Rex Brothers failed to hold a 2-1 lead in the eighth, giving up a two-run double to Jerry Hairston. In the ninth, closer Rafael Betancourt blew his first save of the season, giving up a two-out, two-run double to Dee Gordon, which tied the game, 5-5. At the plate. When Gonzalez gets hot, he burns everything in his path — including Cy Young Award winners. CarGo's second home run of the day, both off Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw, was a two-run shot in the Rockies' three-run eighth inning. On the current homestand, Gonzalez is 11-for-23 (.478) with five homers, 14 RBIs and nine runs scored. "When my hands feel good, I feel like I can hit any pitch," Gonzalez said. "Today, I hit a home run on a fastball and another one on a slider. It doesn't matter what pitch they throw me, when I'm trusting my hands and I swing at balls in the strike zone, I can hit like this." Catcher Wilin Rosario still struggles against big-league breaking pitches, but he cranks on fastballs. He led off the Rockies fifth with a solo homer to dead center on a 2-1 fastball from Kershaw, giving Colorado a 2-1 lead. Dexter Fowler (1-for-4) steered an RBI single through the box in the eighth, scoring Scutaro. What it means. The Dodgers came into town as the 2012 white louis vuitton handbags National League's hottest team with a 16-6 record, but the Rockies took two of three from them. After a day off Thursday, the Rockies host the Braves for three games with a chance to turn what's been a mediocre homestand (3-3) into a solid one.

If Anthony's Knicks are ever going to win a title

There's no way to defend how Amare Stoudemire lacerated his left hand, by punching a fire extinguisher in frustration after the New York Knicks' playoff loss to the louis vuitton shoes Miami Heat. But the morning-after outrage that has taken hold since -- this idea that Stoudemire should be thrown on some scrap heap because he's never going to amount to anything as long as he has to play with the Knicks' latest flavor du jour, Carmelo Anthony -- is all wrong. Stoudemire isn't going anywhere because of his contract. He can also make a big contribution to the Knicks when he's healthier. And Anthony should be trying to make it work, too, not just Mike Woodson or whomever the Knicks' next permanent coach is. Because what's always the complaint about the Knicks, as presently constructed? Melo needs help. And who's best equipped among the current Knicks to give Anthony reliable offensive help? It's still Stoudemire, that's who. So if you really care about the Knicks' immediate future at all, show some better emotional control than Stoudemire did. Then fall back in love with him as quickly as you fell out of love Monday night. Remember, the Knicks were always going to lose this playoff series to Miami, even before Stoudemire hurt himself and they fell behind in the series 0-2. Who's kidding whom? Now, what Anthony and everyone else associated with the Knicks should really do is forget what or where Stoudemire is or isn't, and start taking notes on how LeBron James and Dwyane Wade navigated all that early talk that they, too, would never fit together, for many of the same reasons Anthony and Stoudemire supposedly can't. James and Wade heard they were supposedly too similar as players; they both needed the ball the too much of time; they like to operate on the same places on the court. How's that working out now? Have Wade and James not pretty much figured it out? Stoudemire and Anthony aren't as talented as those two Heat stars are. But Stoudemire can still be a serviceable player. And Anthony has to be invested in making Stoudemire's presence work if winning NBA titles, not just scoring titles, is really the goal. There really is a lot to recommend standing by Stoudemire, even if he isn't the same All-NBA player he was at age 25 in Phoenix. And it's not just the fact that his $100 million contract and unreliable back and knees make him impossible to trade. He's still the second-best offensive player the louis vuitton lady vest Knicks have, not Tyson Chandler or J.R. Smith or Steve Novak or Jeremy Lin (another teammate, by the way, who supposedly got in Anthony's way before Anthony helped show Mike D'Antoni the door). Nobody really wants to hear this right now after what Stoudemire just did to himself, but Stoudemire really is a good teammate, too, with a demonstrated a willingness to put winning and the Knicks franchise first. And that's important. Anthony and Stoudemire didn't work well together the way they were used under D'Antoni. But why can't Woodson or the next guy find a way, especially if both stars are willing? Why can't it be as simple as keeping Stoudemire and Anthony in the starting lineup for the first seven or eight minutes of a game, then alternating their playing time thereafter to keep one of them the team's primary scorer when the other is off the floor? Why is that so hard to figure out, or implement? It's not. Or at least it's not when everyone "buys in" -- two words all the Knicks have used more than any others to explain why they suddenly took off the minute Woodson took over. Stoudemire was dumb to punch a glass case containing a fire extinguisher on Monday night, it's true. But remember, Anthony didn't exactly cover himself in glory when he admitted everything in his game spiked up because he began "playing harder" -- his words -- once D'Antoni was run off. The surest, fastest way for the Knicks to be a real contender in the near future, given their salary-cap constraints, is for Stoudemire to get back to some approximation of the player he used to be when healthy. And for Anthony to push himself to be more, too. If Anthony's Knicks are ever going to win a title, what's going to be most determinative isn't whether Stoudemire, at this stage of his career, can score 20 points per game -- it's how much Anthony, who has the far better upside, can close the gap between himself and LeBron or Kobe Bryant. Because right now Anthony isn't in either Kobe or LeBron's league when it comes to making players around him better, picking his spots and translating all the talent he has into wins. Not just points. Because you know what that proves: next to nothing. At least not until Anthony also wins the Knicks a few playoff series. Of the two of them, Stoudemire actually has the better career playoff record than Anthony, though nobody would argue Stoudemire is the better player. So how did that happen? By now you should know the answer -- it's the moral of this story. It's a little three-word slogan that Knicks' management should hang up Bestseller louis vuitton shoes for men discount on sale 2012 blue in block letters on Madison Square Garden marquee rather than sell this fiction that if everyone just gets the hell out of Anthony's way, milk and honey will flow through the streets of Manhattan and the titles will come because Anthony scores a lot.