Monday, December 01, 2008

Headlines below the fold


Stuff you may have missed:

Is that a fly in your soup, or is the Army bugging you...

MAV's, bugsized robots, are coming...

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Hundreds of thousands of Colombians have demonstrated all over their country against FARC...
guess it wasn't newsworthy next to the 4 million who demonstrated last July...

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...killing someone is more stressful than being hurt by a IED ...
The U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) has found that those who had killed someone in combat were 40 percent more likely to show symptoms of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). or similar symptoms found in those who suffered concussions from roadside bombs.


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It's now official: Grandmom is best...

"Recent growth in the number of grandparents providing childcare has some observers concerned they don't adhere to modern safety practices," said lead study author David Bishai, MD, PhD, MPH, a professor with the Bloomberg School's Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health. "To the contrary, this research tells us not only is there no evidence to support this assumption, but families that choose grandparents to care for their children experience fewer child injuries."

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And is the UK turning into a nanny state?

As part of a £30,000 health and safety scheme, flip-flops are to be given free to drunk women to prevent injuries on their walk home...

Next step, the UK and Mayor Blumberg will outlaw high heels...

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