Thursday, August 26, 2010

“Local officials review taxpayer initiatives in forum” plus 3 more

“Local officials review taxpayer initiatives in forum” plus 3 more


Local officials review taxpayer initiatives in forum

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Local officials are taking a close look at Novembers ballot initiatives, and they dont like what they see. Reports from statewide finance experts say that if Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61 gain voter approval, the outlook is bleak.

Glenn Beck rewrites civil rights history

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:02 AM PDT

"We are on the right side of history! We are on the side of individual freedoms and liberties and, dammit, we will reclaim the civil rights moment. We will take that movement -- because we were the people who did it in the first place." -- Glenn Beck, on his nationally syndicated radio program, May 26.

How the brain shifts between sleep/awake states under anesthesia

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 08:29 AM PDT

An estimated 25 million patients per year in the U.S. undergo surgeries using general anesthesia, but scientists have only been able to hypothesize how anesthetics interact with the CNS. Now, researchers have established in animal models that the brain comes in and out of a state of induced unconsciousness through different processes.

No lounge for local lizards as living room vanishes

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 07:05 AM PDT

A new ecological network is urgently needed in Northern Ireland to ensure the continued survival of its precious lizard population, according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast.Lizards are found in coastal areas, heath and bog lands around Northern Ireland, but a Queen's study, published in international journal Amphibia-Reptilia, has found their natural habitats may have been replaced ...

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