Ebola in the U.S.: 1,000 people under some level of watch – LA Times
Ebola in the U.S.: 1,000 people under some level of watch – LA Times.
Ebola in the U.S.: 1,000 people under some level of watch – LA Times.
Summit County Ebola quarantine update at 11:30 a.m. (live coverage) | cleveland.com.
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be stalled, suspects could walk free and justice could be thwarted by a locked phone or an encrypted hard drive. Privacy advocates and technology experts called… Read More »
Pennsylvania man, now 20, charged with sexual assault of 6-year-old girl when he was only 11 | Star Tribune.
Obama administration sides with Ala. girl attacked while used as bait in school sex sting | Star Tribune.
Passenger arrested for sex assault during Hawaii-Japan flight; plane returned to Honolulu | Star Tribune.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A top-secret space plane landed Friday at an Air Force base on the Southern California coast. The plane spent nearly two years circling Earth on a classified mission. Known as the X-37B, it resembles a mini space shuttle. It safely touched down at 9:24 a.m. Friday, officials at Vandenberg… Read More »
Here’s what’s scary about the Dallas health-care worker infected with Ebola: she knew she was treating an Ebola patient. That’s not supposed to happen. We’ve been told that Ebola can be stopped using modern medical protocols. An American health-care worker who is part of a team that knows it’s treating an Ebola patient is supposed to… Read More »
I’m one of the lucky ones: I’m married to my soul mate. The first time I ever saw Nige, my heart caught in my throat and my stomach dropped faster than you can say “love at first sight.” I was captivated, awed and knocked sideways by the depth of my attraction to him. We met… Read More »
[This post has been updated with a revised version of the Ragone Plot by Alan Fletcher.] We may be on the verge of a revolution in power generation. Again. A paper published by an independent group of scientists details the results of a new test of Andrea Rossi’s latest version of his company’s E-Cat technology… Read More »
The Man Who Dropped ‘S’ From His Name & Received Job Offers – ZergNet.
When you’re taking some solo time to get in touch with your body, it’s pretty much a judgment-free zone. You can do whatever, say whatever, and think whatever you want—nobody here to please but yourself! But just like your mind can wander when you’re in bed with a partner, it’s pretty much impossible to turn… Read More »
If you’ve been with enough guys in your lifetime (however many that may be) you might think you know your way around a penis. But the truth is, whether you’ve been with one or 10, you probably know a lot less about them than you thought. So to enlighten you on all things member-related, we’ve… Read More »
Albert Einstein was unemployed. 1/17 Einstein spent his first two years out of the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School without a full-time job, in large part because the professors whose classes he cut refused to recommend him for teaching posts. Though Einstein’s degree was for teaching physics and math, his first job came when his friend… Read More »
What Happens If You Don’t Get Enough Sleep – Business Insider.
The Richest YouTube Stars – Business Insider.
Medscape, a subsidiary of the medical information website WebMD, has released its 2014 Physician Compensation Report. The data in the report come from more than 24,000 doctors in 25 specialties, who responded to Medscape’s annual survey with information on their compensation for 2013. The infographic below shows the average earnings for each surveyed specialty.… Read More »
Audi Self-Driving Car Gets First Permit In California Self driving cars represent a tiny fraction of California’s approximately 32 million registered vehicles The DMV rules, which the DMV must finish by year’s end, will untie knotty issues such as whether a person needs to be in the vehicle at all. A row of Google… Read More »
You may soon be a Google search away from immediate access to professional medical advice. The search engine giant is testing a new feature that urges people Googling illnesses or symptoms to jump on a video call with a medical professional. The finding was reported on Friday by Reddit user jasonahoule. When he typed “knee… Read More »
How to Successfully Kickstart Your Crowdfunding Campaign Get your project rolling with Kickstarter Andrew Ward Sep 26th 2014 7:48AM 1232011 Facebook/Kickstarter Over time, countless entrepreneurs have had their endeavors thwarted by their inability to secure proper funding. In recent years crowdfunding, the practice of funding a project by a large number of… Read More »
For many full-time employed adults, the weekly grind is feeling more like six days, rather than five. They aren’t wrong. That’s because a recent Gallup poll indicated half of America’s full-time staffers are working more than 40 hours per week, with four in ten stating they work 50 hours or more. Only 8 percent polled… Read More »
Developing your communication skills will lead to success By Hannah Morgan Whether you are an aspiring leader or in a support role, developing your communication skills can impact your success. First, let’s take a look at the complexities of communication. It’s more than the words you use. It’s how and when you choose to share… Read More »
The peace symbol originated as a logo based on an “individual in despair . . . in the manner of Goya’s peasant before the firing squad.” Written By Mark Sinclair 6 Notes 2 Pin 98 Plus 156 Share 1.1k Tweet 699 Like The symbol that would become synonymous with the Campaign for Nuclear… Read More »
The Murder of Students in Mexico Prompts Anger Against Cartels, Police.
Investigative reporter Gary Webb linked the CIA to America’s introduction to crack cocaine In a scene from the new movie Kill the Messenger, investigative reporter Gary Webb (played by Jeremy Renner) says that he doesn’t believe in conspiracy theories. He does, however, believe in real conspiracies: “If I believe it, there’s nothing ‘theory’ about… Read More »
Having high triglycerides after radical prostatectomy raises the risk of cancer recurrence, researchers found. In a retrospective cohort study, risk of recurrence rose about 3% for every 10 mg/dL increase in triglyceride levels, Stephen J. Freedland, MD, of Duke University, and colleagues reported online in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. Other lipid parameters — total… Read More »
Nearly 1 million bees swarm Arizona men, killing one – NY Daily News.
Antarctic sea ice is at record- high levels, but researchers are quick to point out that such conditions do not refute knowledge of global warming. Antarctica reached a total ice extent of 7.78 million square miles on Sept. 20, breaking a record set just one year before. This sea ice is floating on water,… Read More »
Your Coffee Drinking Habit Could be Genetic : Biology : Nature World News.
Your Coffee Drinking Habit Could be Genetic : Biology : Nature World News.
Government Set Up A Fake Facebook Page In This Woman’s Name A DEA agent commandeered a woman’s identity, created a phony Facebook account in her name, and posted racy photos he found on her seized cell phone. The government said he had the right to do that. Update: Facebook has removed the page and the Justice… Read More »
The American life span is longer than ever before : LIFE : Tech Times.
How ancient Egyptians constructed the pyramids is still somewhat of an archeological mystery. Everything from cranes and ramps to oil-slicked slipways to aliens (naturally) have been put forward as possible mechanisms. A group of Dutch physicists has a new hypothesis on how ancient Egyptians managed to drag the colossal stones necessary to build pyramids across… Read More »
The data has now become clear that after initial chemotherapy fails, as many as 95% of cancer patients will not respond to the next suggested drug by conventional methods. There are now new cancer diagnostic and treatment methods that may save your life or that of a loved one. Even the top cancer chemotherapy drugs… Read More »
Walking may never become as trendy as CrossFit, as sexy as mud runs or as ego-boosting as Ironman races but for fitness experts who stress daily movement over workouts and an active lifestyle over weekends of warrior games, walking is a super star. For author and scientist Katy Bowman, walking is a biological imperative like… Read More »
VISTA — For two weeks, jurors heard a Carlsbad mother’s story of a dysfunctional marriage, abuse by her schoolteacher husband, and the fear she felt right before she shot him to death in their bedroom. On Wednesday, after two days of deliberating, the Vista jury found Julie Harper, 41, not guilty of first-degree murder… Read More »
40 iPhone tips and tricks everyone should know – Don’t call me Shirley! – CSMonitor.com.
Region’s cancer risk from air pollution drops by half – The Orange County Register.
Coffee According to Caffeine Informer, 154 shots of espresso is enough to kill the average person. (That’s calculated at a rate of 77mg of caffeine per shot, though studies have found the range of caffeine per shot can vary enormously.) That adds up to around 12 grams of caffeine — however, Jack James, editor-in-chief of… Read More »
But these fools keep the lies going New reports have found evidence for the first time that some extreme weather can be attributed to man-made global warming. Climate experts have long maintained that no single weather event, like a drought, heat wave or storm, could be linked to climate change. But a growing number now… Read More »
New research says it’s easier to learn if you are interested and this curiosity stimulates the brain’s hippocampus where memories form By Tucker Sutherland, editor Based on materials from Cell Press Oct. 2, 2014 – The more interested we are in a topic, the easier it is to learn about that topic, according to new… Read More »
How Much Money Does Your Doctor Get From Medical Companies? Pratheek Rebala @pratheekrebala Chris Wilson @chriswilsondc 10:25 AM ET Use this search tool to find out Doctors received $3.5 billion from pharmaceutical companies and device makers over a five month period in 2013, according to figures the federal government released this week.… Read More »
Pulling the curtain back on long-hidden industry relationships, the federal government revealed that U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals had $3.5 billion worth of financial ties with drug and medical-device makers in the last five months of 2013. The details published Tuesday in a new government databasehave been sought for years by consumer advocates and lawmakers… Read More »
The periodic table of tech investing – GeekWire.
The periodic table of tech investing – GeekWire.
Pair pleads not guilty to Oceanside flag defacing – Seaside Courier: News.
Oceanside teacher resigns after being investigated for telling class about robots shooting students – 10News.com KGTV ABC10 San Diego.
STFU and offer a sabbatical wanker! one year off for every 6 worked…. He is more than a business pioneer—he’s an entrepreneurial guru and a leadership rock star. Searching the web for articles by or about Sir Richard Branson, we quickly noticed something: writers gush about him. Branson, in turn, gushes about innovation and the… Read More »
Desktop device to make key gun part goes on sale in US – Tech News | The Star Online.
Your Sense of Smell May Predict Longevity.