news for September 15, 2011

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http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/06/anime-planetes-complete-collection-bandai-new-dvd-nao-nagasawa/

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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/09/apollo-astronauts-moon-landing-sites-shot-by-nasa-orbiter/

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http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-phthalates-20110907,0,1223454.story

--> "The study found that children whose mothers had the highest levels of phthalates had increased rates of behavior problems and decreased skills related to voluntary movement compared to children whose mothers had the lowest levels. Girls whose mothers had the highest levels were also found to have decreased mental development at age 3 compared to girls whose mothers had the lowest phthalate concentrations." Pthalates are BAD BAD BAD

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/technology/personaltech/the-battery-saving-tips-learned-from-irene.html?_r=1

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/12/travel/shoes-liquids-airports-snyder/

--> Maybe if Homeland Security would start looking for actual terrorists and using profiles of terrorists instead of playing political correctness games, travel would be much less of hassle.

http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2011/09/07/7654065-the-most-dangerous-tech-products

--> Death by technology.

http://www.techlicious.com/tip/dont-let-your-nav-system-lead-thieves-to-your-home/#

--> You are cool. You have a GPS navigator in your car. Thieves think it is cool, too, since now they know where you live and the fact they are in your car lets them know you are not at home.

http://techland.time.com/2011/09/12/goodbye-career-robots-can-now-write-like-journalists/

--> Robotic sports journalists are as good as the real thing. Narrative Sciences may be a good investment opportunity.

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2092761,00.html?xid=rss-photoessays

--> Japan, six months later.

http://pbskids.org/video/?category=Mister%20Rogers%27%20Neighborhood&pid=uQFlATQmwjeHmcWPSSPXvoGzDRUv1bAO

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http://www.businessweek.com/management/six-networking-coups-to-win-jobs-09092011_page_2.html

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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-09-12/greece-default-risk-jumps-to-98-percent-as-euro-crisis-deepens.html

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http://news.discovery.com/space/violent-storms-rage-on-nearby-brown-dwarf-110913.html

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http://news.discovery.com/tech/google-street-view-naked-woman-captured-110912.html

--> Google Street view is a who's who of bizarre.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/dianne-feinstein-says-campaign-funds-wiped-out-in-fraud-case.html

--> Here's to hoping that she will not win any reelection bids.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-fails-the-lincoln-test/2011/09/12/gIQACesvNK_story.html

--> Obama doesn't know Lincoln.

http://www.eetimes.com/discussion/break-points/4219631/Heathkit-returns-?cid=NL_Embedded&Ecosystem=embedded

--> Yay!!! Heathkit is back!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/09/911-anniversary-marked-by-a-tribute-on-mars.html

--> A Martian tribute to 9/11

http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/12/do-your-kids-find-it-hard-to-focus-after-watching-spongebob-research-bears-that-out/

--> Preschoolers that watch fast-paced cartoons have trouble focusing.