| Startup gives young people device to simulate real driving
The Sacramento area long has stood at the forefront of efforts to improve traffic safety. In West Sacramento, the California Highway Patrol operates the world's top law-enforcement driver-training center. And east of the capital, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, born from the heartbreak of a Fair Oaks mother, has given a voice and mission to parents around the nation. Now comes a startup company in El Dorado Hills that is working to reduce car accidents nationwide via technology. Virtual Driver Interactive builds and markets simulators that take teenagers and 20-somethings on dangerous journeys where the consequence of failure is merely failing a test rather than inflicting real-life pain. .
UPDATE: Missing hiker from Chino is found dead near Mt. Baldy
MT. BALDY - A local man missing since Wednesday in the mountains above Claremont has been found dead. Robert Bruner, 46, of Chino was found by two local hikers around 2 p.m. Sunday, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's news release. The two hikers went to the sheriff's command post in the area and informed authorities they found a dead man while hiking west of Falling Rock Canyon. That area has an elevation of 6,000 feet, according to the news release. Search teams responded and later notified the coroner's office. Coroner's officials confirmed the body as belonging to Bruner around 5 p.m. "It appears that he did fall. He was wearing his climbing gear," said Cindy Beavers, sheriff's spokeswoman. Volunteers from San Bernardino, Los Angeles and San Diego Counties assisted in the search for Bruner, according to the news release.
Hughes to Acquire Helius for IPTV Data Broadcasting Solutions
Hughes Communications, which provides broadband satellite network services, agreed to acquire privately-held Helius, Inc., which specializes in business-class data broadcasting solutions.
Hughes said the acquisition will combine the skills of Helius, a leader in providing business IPTV solutions for applications such as training, corporate communications, and digital signage, with its own extensive broadband networking experience and customer base. Hughes plans to deploy Helius' IP video technologies to enhance its existing HughesNet service offerings.
Helius is a portfolio company of Canopy Ventures. The acquisition is expected to be completed on or about February 4, 2008. Financial terms were not disclosed. Upon completion of the acquisition, Helius will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes and will operate closely with Hughes' North America and International enterprise businesses.
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Four hurt in French Valley plane crash
My mechanic friend noticed and then made a major communication effort to try to contact as many pilots and owners as possible to urge them to change to synthetic oil which didn't break down like regular oil at the higher heat ranges that occurred due to the slower air speed conditions and the crashes pretty much quit happening altogether. Incidentally, I've seen statistics that say horses are the No. 1 most dangerous mode of transportation and air travel is the safest when factoring in miles traveled. Highway travel was the next most dangerous after horses. It's a fact, however, that sooner or later we don't get out of this life alive, so I'd rather get out and go than sit around and wait. Have a nice day! GetaLife wrote on Feb 27, 2008 3:31 PM:I always laugh when people buy a house near a road, freeway and in this case an airport and then complain about the noise and want it go away.
Crusaders set for reshuffle
Right wing Poki strained a hamstring in the warm-ups before last Saturday's Super 14 match against the Stormers in Cape Town and will be sidelined for around two weeks. Centre Laulala injured his hamstring during the game and coach Robbie Deans said he may be in doubt for this Sunday night's fixture at Perth's Subiaco Stadium. "Casey himself is confident but we will wait to see how he pulls up. If doubtful we will not be risking him." Sean Maitland replaced Poki for the Stormers clash and Deans also has the option of selecting Scott Hamilton on the wing. He will join the squad in Perth today after missing the Cape Town fixture because of personal reasons. Caleb Ralph, who started on the left wing at Newlands, is an option to start at centre, as is Tim Bateman.
Hillary's Mutnemom!
Dickerson vs. Maguire: Did Karl Rove dissemble to the special prosecutor by not revealing he'd talked to Time's Matt Cooper about Valerie Plame? Slate's John Dickerson (Cooper's former Time colleague) suspects yes. JustOneMinute's Tom Maguire tries to shoot holes in Dickerson's account. Rove apparently claims he didn't remember talking to Cooper--it was only when Time reporter Viveca Novak tipped off his lawyer that his memory was jogged. Dickerson says it's implausible that Rove would forget the Cooper conversation after: a) Rove wrote an ass-covering email about it; b) Cooper wrote a story saying unnamed "government officials" had leaked to him about Plame; c) Washington made a big fuss over the Plame disclosure; d) Plame's husband specifically accused Rove of outing her; e) Bush's press secretary was barraged with questions about Plame leaks and seemingly denied Rove was involved; f) Rove received a subpoena with Matt Cooper's name on it; and g) Cooper made headlines by almost going to jail for refusing to talk.
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On Dec. 15, two days before he pulled the request, internal polling for the library bond showed the downtown garden proposals failing 72% to 28% (outta 756 replies). This, while the poll showed the library passing with 63% and the public safety bond with 56%). And you were wondering why The Duane didn't want to risk an advisory vote?
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*I visited the Ron Rankin Veterans Memorial Plaza this p.m., and I'm certain The Ronfather woulda been pleased. You don't get the impact of the eagle statue, donated by the Rankin family, from photos. It's huge. And the new war mural of the kneeling Marines at Fallujah ... well, you can't visit the plaza without feeling as though you're on holy ground. Hat Tip to Rondaughter, Kerri, for pursuing her Dad's dream to the end.
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*When Blogmeister Ryan returns from his long weekend, HBO will be adding a new link, for Mike Kennedy's who's finally succumbed to the call of the blog.
Somalia Media Conditions Deteriorate
At least nine journalists have been killed since February 2007 and death threats and arrests have forced at least 50 others to seek refuge in neighboring countries, Amnesty International said. "The killings, arrests and death threats targeting Somali journalists are not just another unfortunate byproduct of the conflict and general insecurity in Somalia — they are a deliberate and systematic attempt by all parties to the conflict to stem the flow of information out of the country," said Michelle Kagari, deputy director of Amnesty International's Africa Program. The attacks on media freedom mark a reversal from 2005 and 2006, when new media outlets began extending news coverage and affiliation beyond clan and warlord loyalties, the report said. On Sunday, Somali government soldiers raided three independent radio stations in the capital, Mogadishu.
Pictures Reveal Truth About Japan’s ‘Scientific’ Whaling
New pictures expose the gory reality of Japan's so-called "scientific" whale hunt in the Southern Ocean, with a slaughtered adult minke whale and calf being hauled on board a Japanese factory ship. The release of the photos marks a significant shift in whaling politics, for they were taken not by the environmental activists who spent much of January harassing the whalers on their Antarctic hunt but by officials working for the Australian government. They were put into the public domain by the eco-friendly administration of the new Labor premier, Kevin Rudd, accompanied by withering comments from Australian ministers. For a government to become so strongly involved raises the stakes considerably in a dispute in which most of the international community is ranged against Japan.
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