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Officials: South Florida, East Coast likely won't see oil from leakFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:45PMNEW ORLEANS - Federal officials predicted Friday that most Gulf Coast beaches have seen their last major oiling from the BP spill, and South Florida and the East Coast should be spared any impact because the crude never reached the powerful loop current.

Non-commercial growers asked to dump grapesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:17PMGrapegrowing hobbyist winemakers in Napa County are being asked to consider destroying their fruit and throwing it away this year as agriculture leaders seek ways to intensify their efforts to control the European grapevine moth.

This week’s mystery bird looks like it wears spectaclesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:14PM“Quick with the bee-er check,” is the traditional way the song for this week’s mystery bird is written. It’s one of the few birds that wear spectacles, although many other species have eye rings.

Taking Back the DNSFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:09PMMost new domain names are malicious. I am stunned by the simplicity and truth of that observation. Every day lots of new names are added to the global DNS, and most of them belong to scammers, spammers, e-criminals, and speculators.

World Cup Impact on Chelsea: Miss or Gooooal?Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:59AMIt’s 2 p.m. on a Wednesday in early July. All of the tables, chairs, and stools are occupied at Rogue — a restaurant/bar located at 757 Sixth Ave. A packed house at lunchtime on a weekday is a rare phenomenon, according to general manager Vanessa Cardone.

Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for goodFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:20AMNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The government's point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing.

Sanofi CEO targeting everything but blockbustersFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:17AM(AP:TRENTON, N.J.) After 20 months running drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA, Chris Viehbacher wants to end the roller coaster of revenue peaks and valleys as blockbuster drugs climb to billions in sales and suddenly plummet when generic competition hits.

NOAA: Gulf’s Surface Oil Not a Threat to Southern Florida, Keys and East CoastFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:15AMSouthern Florida, the Florida Keys and the East Coast are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf as the oil continues to degrade and is hundreds of miles away from the loop current, according to a new NOAA analysis. This analysis assumes the Deepwater Horizon/BP wellhead will remained capped.

American redstarts are appearing nowFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:05AMAbout this time of year I begin to listen for a sharp, high pitched chip note that's coming from the canopy of one of the many willow oaks in Mecklenburg County.