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Debate on procedural motion on health bill begins

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote ''yes,'' and two moderates remained uncommitted ahead of the roll call, which is expected around 8 p.m. The vote will determine whether debate can go forward on Majority Leader Harry Reid's 2,074-page bill to dramatically remake the U.S

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Only in LA: An opera about a freeway

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Los Angeles Opera said today that it will present two workshop performances of a new commission called “The 110 Project,” an opera that tells the stories of the communities along L.A.'s 110 Freeway, which runs from the Pasadena area, past downtown and all the way to San Pedro.

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President Obama’s approval rating drops below 50%

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. Gallup said 49 percent of Americans approved of Obama's job performance

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Galileo’s fingers, tooth are found

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday. Three fingers, a vertebra and a tooth were removed from the astronomer's body by admirers in 1737, 95 years after his death, as his corpse was being moved from a storage place to a monumental tomb — opposite that of Michelangelo, in Santa Croce Basilica in Florence. One of the fingers was recovered soon afterward and is now part of the collection of the Museum of the History of Science, in Florence.

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Intel wants brain implants in its customers’ heads by 2020

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

If the idea of turning consumers into true cyborgs sounds creepy, don't tell Intel researchers. Intel's Pittsburgh lab aims to develop brain implants that can control all sorts of gadgets directly via brain waves by 2020. The scientists anticipate that consumers will adapt quickly to the idea, and indeed crave the freedom of not requiring a keyboard, mouse, or remote control for surfing the Web or changing channels

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State Medical Association says pot prohibition is ‘failed public health policy’

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

In a laudable nod to the obvious, members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a “failed public health policy.” http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/11/chronic_city_its_obvious_–_ca.php added by: JackHerer 5 comments

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Revealed… the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Excerpt: “Many of those are also used in products such as household cleaners, and have been linked to a number of health problems from allergies and skin sensitivity to more serious hormonal disturbances, fertility problems and even cancer. Parabens, for example, which are designed to preserve the shelf-life of your cosmetics, are one of the most widely used preservatives in the world, and are found in shampoos, hair gels, shaving gels and body lotions. But their use is becoming increasingly controversial – a range of different studies has linked them to serious health problems including breast cancer, as well as fertility issues in men.

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Nelson to vote yes to debate Health bill

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Senator Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) will vote yes to move the Health Care Reform bill to the Senate floor for debate. WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in the Senate on Wednesday unveiled their proposal for overhauling the health care system, outlining legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured while reducing the federal budget deficit. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, said at a news conference that the legislation, embodying President Obama’s signature domestic initiative, would impose new regulations on insurers, extend coverage to 31 million people who currently do not have any and add new benefits to Medicare.

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Gang killed people for their fat for use in cosmetics

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| 1 Comment

A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics.

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Meat without animals? Science says yes!

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Winston Churchill once predicted that it would be possible to grow chicken breasts and wings more efficiently without having to keep an actual chicken. And in fact scientists have since figured out how to grow tiny nuggets of lab meat and say it will one day be possible to produce steaks in vats, sans any livestock. Pork chops or burgers cultivated in labs could eliminate contamination problems that regularly generate headlines these days, as well as address environmental concerns that come with industrial livestock farms.

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