University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Rick Steiner surveys ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea, about 200 miles from shore, from the window of a Coast Guard C130 September 30, 2009. The flights are part of a regular "Arctic Domain Awareness" program in which regular overflights are staged to get a sense of the environment and conditions far offshore. The oldest ice is tinged with blue, and the newest ice is seen as a thin film on the water between exisiting ice chunks. Photo taken September 30, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Rick Steiner surveys ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea, about 200 miles from shore, from the window of a Coast Guard C130 September 30, 2009. The flights are part of a regular "Arctic Domain Awareness" program in which regular overflights are staged to get a sense of the environment and conditions far offshore. The oldest ice is tinged with blue, and the newest ice is seen as a thin film on the water between exisiting ice chunks. Photo taken September 30, 2009.

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  1. Cincinatti's Shareese Ulis, front left, dribbles against Alaska-Anchorage's Kikki Taylor in the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout in NCAA college basketball game action Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in Anchorage, Alaska.
  2. FORT BRAGG, NC - NOVEMBER 23: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd awaiting her arrival at the signing of her memoir 'Going Rogue' at the North Post Exchange on November 23, 2009 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Hundreds of people turned out for Palin's appearance.
  3. GRAND RAPIDS, MI - NOVEMBER 18: An employee stacks copies of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's new book, 'Going Rogue' at a Barnes & Noble bookstore November 18, 2009 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate and Alaska Governor, chose Grand Rapids as the first stop of her book signing tour.

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