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Crash Mapping Project Puts Traffic Injuries into Perspective
The launch of the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) this month means free access to collision data from 2000 to 2008, with maps detailing the location, circumstances and level of injury for each traffic accident. Researchers at UC Berkeley's
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:11P
Sony, George Hotz Settle PS3 Hacking Lawsuit
Both parties say they're happy to have the lawsuit behind them. But the settlement still leaves plenty of loose ends. The joint statement says nothing about the other hackers that the company sued, and there's no shortage of BitTorrent sites listing
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:11P
What Did You Know, When Did You Know It?
Id. At the conclusion of the medical malpractice trial, it initially appeared that the jury had issued a verdict against the hospital in the amount of almost $1.5 million for wrongful death; however, the jury indicated on the verdict form that the
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:10P
Appeals court rules against Monte Hasie lawsuit
Hasie lost that lawsuit here locally in Lubbock. It says the comptroller by law had to keep certain things confidential. It also observed that Hasie did have access to many comptroller documents during his criminal trial—just not everything he wanted.
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:10P
New Images of Ryan Reynolds in Full GREEN LANTERN Costume
Since the suit is entirely CGI and was made that way so it could pulsate, glow, and do other kinds of neat visual effects, still images don't really do it justice. I'm more interested in seeing how it's represented on screen and in motion.
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:10P
Nuclear accidents
The scale is subjective, which makes labelling nuclear incidents as much an art as a science; in theory, at least, it is also logarithmic, meaning that a Level 4 “accident” is in some sense ten times worse than a Level 3 “incident”.
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:10P
Lawsuit: Fla. video firm paid homeless men $50 cash to be beaten by scantily
The lawsuit, filed this month in St. Petersburg, alleges that the videos sold on the website http://www.shefights.net violate Florida's hate crimes law that specifically protects the homeless. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two homeless men,
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:10P
Elections: Herbert A. Gears, Mayor
You can be assured that the slumlord apartment owners in Irving want their paid lawyer, Mr. Joe Putnam, back as Mayor. Since 2006, Irving´s criminal alien deportation program has been the country´s most innovative approach to illegal immigration law
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:10P
IAEA: Fukushima less severe than Chernobyl
Vienna - The UN nuclear agency said Tuesday the Japanese nuclear accident is far less severe than the Chernobyl disaster, even though both are now rated on the same highest level on the 7-step INES scale. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:09P
Inspire Pharmaceuticals Shareholder Sues Over $430 Million Merck Deal
An Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ISPH) shareholder filed a lawsuit claiming Merck & Co.'s $430 million offer for the company is inadequate. Company directors breached their fiduciary duties by accepting
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:09P
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