By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times / for the Booster Shots
blog
October 17, 2011
Measuring radiation exposure using current FCC guidelines underestimates how
much radiation most people receive from their cellphones, researchers said
Monday in a study published in the journal Electromagnetic Biology and
Medicine.
Blue Shield to return $283 million to customers
By Darrell Smith, Sac Bee
October 17, 2011
Customers of Blue Shield of California will see their December premiums reduced substantially – the result of the insurer's pledge to cap profits at 2 percent of revenue.
L.A. County inmate says she had sexual contact with deputy
October 17, 2011, Los Angeles Times
Two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were reassigned over the weekend after an inmate alleged she had sexual contact with one of them, department officials said Monday.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/deputies-inmate-sex-alleged.html
Toddler hit-and-run sparks outrage in China
Monday, October 17, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle
A video showing a toddler being struck twice by vans and then ignored by passers-by is sparking outrage in China and prompting soul-searching over why people didn't help the child. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi f=/n/a/2011/10/17/international/i202004D36.DTL#ixzz1b7HCla1S
3 Calif Marines discharged after faking marriages
Monday, October 17, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle
Three San Diego Marine corporals have been discharged for bad conduct after admitting they faked their marriages to receive housing allowances.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/17/state/n204536D62.DTL#ixzz1b7P9GlhI
Not Such a Stretch to Reach for the Stars
By Kenneth Chang, The New York Times
Monday, October 17, 2011
It may seem a fantastical notion, but hardly more so than the idea of building a starship of any kind, especially with NASA’s future uncertain at best. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/science/space/18starship.html?_r=1&hpw
With 7 billion on earth, a huge task before us
By Jeffrey D. Sachs, Special to CNN
Monday, October 17, 2011
(CNN) -- Just 12 years after the arrival of the 6 billionth individual on the planet in 1999, humanity will greet the 7 billionth arrival this month. The world population continues its rapid ascent, with roughly 75 million more births than deaths each year. http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/opinion/sachs-global-population/index.html?&hpt=hp_c2
Arrest marks growing pains for superhero movement
By Gene Johnson and Manuel Valdes, Sacramento Bee
Monday, October 17, 2011
SEATTLE -- Fabio Heuring was standing outside a Seattle nightclub on a Saturday night and smoking cigarettes with a friend when a man bolting from a bouncer ran into them. The enraged man ripped off his shirt in the middle of the street and prepared to give Heuring's buddy a beating.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/17/3985071/arrest-marks-growing-pains-for.html#ixzz1b7YRFOXO
Sesame Street YouTube channel hit by porn hack
Monday, October 17, 2011, BBC News Technology
Sesame Street's YouTube channel has been taken offline after hackers uploaded
several pornographic videos.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15333600
Ron Paul puts out ‘Plan to Restore America’
By Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post
Monday, October 17, 2011
While Texas Gov. Rick Perry dodges questions about his jobs plan, Texas Rep. Ron Paul on Monday issued his own detailed ‘Plan to Restore America.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/ron-paul-puts-out-plan-to-restore-america/2011/10/17/gIQAdZYGsL_blog.html
Iowa caucuses set date
By Nia-Malika Henderson, The Washington Post
Monday, October 17, 2011
The Iowa Caucuses have been scheduled for Jan 3, the state’s Republican Party announced yesterday, a move that fills out the early nominating contest calendar, and leaves New Hampshire as the only state that has yet to decide on a date.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012
Some things to consider before switching your bank
By Sandra Block, USA TODAY
Monday, October 17, 2011
Many consumers stay with their banks for the same reason couples remain in
unhappy marriages: It's a hassle to leave.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/story/2011-10-17/switching-banks/50806568/1
Tuskegee Airmen Gets a Dose of Lucas Money, Magic
By Christopher John Farley, The Wall Street Journal
Monday, October 17, 2011
"Star Wars" creator George Lucas is betting millions of his own dollars that
moviegoers will be drawn to an action movie about African-American fighter
pilots in World War II.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204346104576634834132391842.html?KEYWORDS=tuskegee+airmen
It may seem a fantastical
notion, but hardly more so than the idea of building a starship of any kind,
especially with NASA’s future
uncertain at best.
By Kenneth ChangBy
Kenneth Chang, The New York Times
By
Kenneth Chang, The New York Times
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