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'Hurricane chaser' ready to film Ike's landfall

RenderTimeStamp(1221226961523,['September 12, 2008 -- Updated 1342 GMT (2142 HKT)','updated 9:42 a.m. CNN) -- As Hurricane Ike bears down on the Texas coast, tens of thousands of anxious residents have loaded their belongings and fled inland. Mark Sudduth's remote video camera captured this image of surging water during 2005's Hurricane Wilma. But at least one man this week steered his Chevy Tahoe against the stream of traffic, toward the wind-whipped coastline and the target of the storm's fury. His name is Mark Sudduth and he's not crazy, although some people might disagree. Sudduth is part of a small fraternity of storm chasers who plant themselves in the paths of hurricanes to gather photos, video and meteorological data they hope will help scientists better understand these natural disasters. What sets Sudduth apart, however, is his pioneering use of remote, battery-powered video cameras, packed in watertight cases, to train unblinking eyes on lethal storm surges that are too...
Originally from: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/12/hurricane.chaser/

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Tuesday Mailblog

Forgot Password? Tuesday Mailblog September 9, 2008 11:17 AMPosted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich Rich in Baltimore writes: Heather, I was at the PSU vs. OSU game, and unable to watch GT vs BC. I watched SportsCenter + College Football final hoping to catch highlights, but there were none. Is there anywhere on the ESPN network where I can see highlights of this game? Thanks! Rich Heather Dinich: The best show to catch everything is College Football Overdrive, from 3-8 p.m. on ESPNews. Also check out ESPNU after the games are over for even more highlights. And of course, if all else fails, check the blog. Aaron in Blacksburg writes: So ECU crushed WVU and Va Tech lost in the last few minutes to ECU. We drop out of the rankings entirely and WVU drops to 24. Granted WVU was ranked higher and ECU got some cred for beating Tech, but I think we are also beginning to see preference for conference in rating as well. Do you have any insight on why West Virginia can get crushed by ECU and not re...
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