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CrowdAlbum May 19, 2013 at 08:34 pm
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L.A. Chung May 18, 2013 at 01:37 pm
@Robin, that's a good point. I'd imagine this would start to spread around the athletic department…Read More of a school.
Robin May 17, 2013 at 10:08 pm
This is a great start and I am happy to see it. I'd like to see all of the coaches trained in how to…Read More watch for concussions, as a number of the girls on last year's soccer teams got concussions. I do realize that all sports (and other activities) carry risks, but it was clear that not all adults connected with the teams knew what to look for when a player was hit/knocked down.
Ammy Woodbury May 20, 2013 at 01:11 pm
.08 or .05 doesn't matter until they come up with a reliable and easy way for someone to test before…Read More getting in the car. If I have one drink and feel zero effect (like a Chevy's margarita) then I'm going to drive home. If I feel anything, I already don't know where that places me in terms of BAC. Following the rules for DUI is like if we never put up stop signs or painted stripes on the road and we just had to guess which intersections we needed to stop at. It's stupid and makes well-intentioned people make poorly educated guesses where they may be erring on the side of no driving for no good reason or driving not realizing what .08 or .05 even feels like even though they've hit it. It's just terribly frustrating.
And also, one drink is not equal to any other one drink. Try one margarita at Aqui vs. Chevy's and you'll see. Chevy's and driving? No problem. Aqui? Um, yeah, probably not. We'll just sit here and have a nice slice of cake and chat for 2 hours, m'kay?
john berwald May 16, 2013 at 10:06 am
And it's also National BBQ Month and Willy's is celebrating our 30th Birthday this year. We've got…Read More the barbecue AND the burgers. Willy's Burgers are made from USDA Choice Certified Angus Beef and every Saturday all our great burgers are 1/2 price between 11 am and 4 pm!
L.A. Chung May 13, 2013 at 10:51 pm
@Jan Eric Nordmo, thanks for the citations on talking while driving. We cited one earlier when the…Read More law enforcement campaign began, but these new studies will be informative to our readers as well.
Jan Eric Nordmo May 13, 2013 at 04:59 pm
Distracted driving behaviors (DDB) are shown through scientific journals, peer evaluated articles,…Read More to have an adverse impact on attention and driving with a demonstrated increased correlation to accidents and injuries. Cell phone texting, driving with a cell phone in hand, smoking, eating, applying make-up, all have DDB characteristics that clearly demonstrate a danger on the road. Driving in a vehicle where I can see other drivers, I would estimate that 30-40% of drivers are experiencing (DDB). The only reason I see this is that I have to be on the look out, while in our RV, for the wondering driver (DDB). It (DDB) is a problem, sticking our head in the sand with media-science rather than real science will not make us any safer. In my opinion the challenge from this is getting worse.
References
Hoff, J., Grell, J., Lohrman, N., Stehly, C., Stoltzfus, J., Wainwright, G., & Hoff, W. S. (2013). Distracted Driving and Implications for Injury Prevention in Adults. Journal Of Trauma Nursing, 20(1), 31-36. doi:10.1097/JTN.0b013e318286616c
Kidd, D. G., & Horrey, W. J. (2010). Distracted Driving: Do drivers' perceptions of distractions become more accurate over time?. Professional Safety, 55(1), 40-45.
Rosenberger, R. (2013). The Problem with Hands-Free Dashboard Cellphones. Communications Of The ACM, 56(4), 38-40. doi:10.1145/2436256.2436268
RobCr May 13, 2013 at 01:53 pm
In Victoria Australia ('The Nanny State') they have been policing this for a while (undercover…Read More police on street corners radioing ahead to police ahead).
What infuriates me, is no one makes a clear distinction between Texting, and talking on a phone.
Texting is 20 times more dangerous, and I don't mind if they ban you from driving for life for that.
Conversely talking on the phone is not as dangerous as allowing a mother (or dad) drive a car with young children in it. Are they going to ban that ?
Police are allowed to talk on their phones, and much worse.
Flippin Oprah started this campaign to ban drivers from talking on their phones.
Meanwhile she is chatting away on hers, whilst been driven by her chauffeur.
Irene Aida Garza-Ortiz May 15, 2013 at 11:08 pm
Don't know what to comment. Was thinking maybe he kept it as a "Trophy" from the war..?
Eric Mills May 16, 2013 at 10:05 am
The population of African clawed frogs in GG Park's Lily Pond was discovered by Cal Academy of…Read More Sciences personnel back in 2003, 10 years ago--there were thousands of them. The Dept. of Fish & Game (now Fish & Wildlife) planned a clean-up of the pond (drain & strain) on June 30, 2003, but it was aborted at the last minute for political reasons. Bad move. Now it's likely the frogs have spread throughout the Park and elsewhere.
Relatedly, the majority of non-native American bullfrogs sold in the Chinatown markets are testing positive for the chytrid fungus (Bd). The bullfrogs don't succumb to the disease, but they certainly do spread it around when released into local waters. Reportedly, certain religious sects buy and release the bullfrogs in "animal liberation" ceremonies. And well-meaning but uninformed "do-gooders" also buy and release the frogs.
California annually imports TWO MILLION bullfrogs for human consumption, most commercially-raised in Taiwan. (Plus another 300,000 to 400,000 freshwater turtles, all taken from the wild in states east of the Rockies.) The non-natives prey upon and displace our native wildlife, while spreading chytrid and other diseases. This commerce should stop. Now. The European Union and Australia all allow only FROZEN frog parts to be imported for food. California and the U.S. should follow suit.
We have been urging the DFW for 18 years (!) to cease issuing the import permits, to no avail. The powers-that-be need to hear from us.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: Contact John Laird, Secretary of Resources; and Chuck Bonham, Director of DFW, at 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, and ask that these imports cease immediately.
EMAIL FOR LAIRD - secretary@resources.ca.gov
EMAIL FOR BONHAM - chuck.bonham@wildlife.ca.gov
Gov. Jerry Brown and all legislators may be written c/o The State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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