| AG Brown: East Palo Alto 'Murder Capital' No More
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown visited East Palo Alto Tuesday to tout a recent local and state effort to crack down on violence in the city once dubbed the murder capital of the United States.
Following an outbreak of violence that police say resulted in six homicides and 67 firearm assaults between November and January, a nine-month combined effort began between community members, police and the state Department of Justice. Critics: Too Early To Call EPA Crime Crackdown A Success The program, Project Safe Neighborhood, was aimed at curbing drug trafficking and gang violence in East Palo Alto. .
Google Releases Health Service Details
Google Inc. won't sell ads to support a new Internet service that stores personal medical information, CEO Eric Schmidt said Thursday in the search giant's first detailed comments about a venture that has raised privacy concerns. Schmidt described Google Health as a platform for users to manage their own records, such as medical test results and prescriptions. It would be accessed with a user name and password, just like a Google e-mail account, and could be called up on any computer with an Internet connection. A primary benefit, Schmidt said, is the portability of records from one health care provider to the next. He repeatedly said no data would be shared without the consumer's consent. "Our model is that the owner of the data has control over who can see it," Schmidt said at the annual conference of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
Six teams, five events: May the best cowboys win
It runs deep in your heart and soul," Helen said before he headed into the ring bearing a flag of Texas. "It's a lot of pride. It started with past generations that taught us to be cowboys in the brush." Several cowboys answered cell phones, making last-minute conversations. Fan Leanne Beauxbeannes walked through the crush of horseback riders to wish a friend from Bandera good luck. This was the first South Texas Ranch Rodeo finals held at the Stock Show & Rodeo. The two-hour event showcased the roping and riding skills of working cowboys that help create the mythos of the Wild West. Six five-member teams vied against each other in five events. The events originated in the mid-1800s when cowboys from bordering ranches gathered to show who was the toughest cowhand.
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