By Denise Chow
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2011
More than 50 new alien planets — including one so-called super-Earth that could potentially support life — have been discovered by an exoplanet-hunting telescope from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Yahoo News
Brain waves make a fast brake
By Laura Sanders
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Drivers could stop cars just by thinking about it. In a fast-moving car, the brain can hit the brakes faster than the foot. By relying on brain waves that signal the intent to jam on the brakes, a new technology could shave critical milliseconds off the reaction time, researchers report online July 28 in the Journal of Neural Engineering.
Science News
Amazon cuts deal on California sales taxes
By Anthony York and Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Legislative leaders agree to let the online retailer delay collecting taxes for a year, while it would drop its battle to overturn the state law. Gov. Jerry Brown has not said if he will support the plan.Legislative leaders agree to let the online retailer delay collecting taxes for a year, while it would drop its battle to overturn the state law. Gov. Jerry Brown has not said if he will support the plan.
Science News
Amazon cuts deal on California sales taxes
By Anthony York and Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Legislative leaders agree to let the online retailer delay collecting taxes for a year, while it would drop its battle to overturn the state law. Gov. Jerry Brown has not said if he will support the plan.Legislative leaders agree to let the online retailer delay collecting taxes for a year, while it would drop its battle to overturn the state law. Gov. Jerry Brown has not said if he will support the plan.
LA Times
Four blocks of K Street on path to return of automobiles
By Tony Bizjak
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Forty years after the city kicked cars off K Street, crews are busy this week paving the way for their return.The $3 million, four-block street remake downtown started two weeks ago and is expected to be done by mid-November. Officials said the goal is to get more eyes and energy on the street to improve business.
Sacramento Bee
Interactive: See how long it will take California college graduates to break even on their education
By Phillip Reese
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Largely because of tuition increases, the cost of a CSU or UC education has risen much quicker than inflation during the past decade, adding years to the amount of time it will take graduates to recoup their financial investment. Even so, college is still a sound venture. With the exception of drama and social work majors, UC and CSU graduates in every discipline will, on average, recoup their college costs within 20 years, according to a Bee analysis of census data. The amount of time it takes to pay off the investment, however, varies greatly by chosen discipline.
Sacramento Bee
Four blocks of K Street on path to return of automobiles
By Tony Bizjak
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Forty years after the city kicked cars off K Street, crews are busy this week paving the way for their return.The $3 million, four-block street remake downtown started two weeks ago and is expected to be done by mid-November. Officials said the goal is to get more eyes and energy on the street to improve business.
Sacramento Bee
Interactive: See how long it will take California college graduates to break even on their education
By Phillip Reese
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Largely because of tuition increases, the cost of a CSU or UC education has risen much quicker than inflation during the past decade, adding years to the amount of time it will take graduates to recoup their financial investment. Even so, college is still a sound venture. With the exception of drama and social work majors, UC and CSU graduates in every discipline will, on average, recoup their college costs within 20 years, according to a Bee analysis of census data. The amount of time it takes to pay off the investment, however, varies greatly by chosen discipline.
Sacramento Bee
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