Jackson on lockdown!

The Jackson family compound in Encino is gonna be locked down tighter than Fort Knox on the anniversary of Michael Jackson's death ... because we're told the LAPD is preparing for an onslaught of MJ faithful.
According to the LAPD, there will be 30 to 40 officers -- some uniformed, some undercover -- patrolling a one block area around the Jackson home on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Mariah Carey: I Want That God-Awful MJ Sofa!

Mariah Cary actuaally really wants to buy MJ's furniture!
According to the auction house, the living room set -- which MJ bought for $200,000 -- could fetch $1 million. The open bid -- $150,000. The proceeds -- minus commissions -- will go to Jackson's estate.

Studying Memory in Older and Younger Adults

Memory worsens with age. The older we get, the harder it is to remember things. But when we do remember, how good are we at judging the accuracy of our recollections? Put another way: how confident are we that the stuff we recall matches the reality?ata from prior studies that suggest a decline across the lifespan in a person’s ability to assess the correctness of his or her memory, compared with younger people, who overall seem to do a better job. Researchers now are trying to learn even more about the differences between young and old, and confidence levels associated with memory, in simulating the kinds of situations associated with eyewitness criminal events. Research already has shown that DNA evidence indicates mistaken eyewitness identification has been the major piece of evidence in more than 75 percent of wrongful convictions, Dodson said. Their research could have important future implications in the criminal justice field.

Using Computer Visualization to Predict Stem Cell Behavior

Scientists for the first time have used computer vision technology to predict what will happen to stem cells once they divide, that is, whether they will continue to produce additional stem cells, or become part of a future developing organ.
So what does this mean? could it prevent illness's? If we can now use computers to predict what can happen with cells, what else will we be able to do?

Jet lag & work?!

According to n an accompanying commentary, Mary Harrington, data has proved not only for those who suffer jet lag but also for those who perform rotating shift work, which has been linked to many serious health problems, including breast cancer, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. She also cautions that it will be important to determine whether treatments for jet lag that allow the body clock to shift rapidly are actually better for one's health than the slower adjustments that occur naturally

So flying can cause illness? as can work?!

Database Could Help Solve Missing Person Cases

A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases and provide answers to desperate families, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it.
It basically offers a quick way to check whether a missing person might be among the 40,000 sets of unidentified remains that languish at any given time with medical examiners across the country. NamUs is free, yet many law enforcement agencies still aren't aware of it, and others aren't convinced they should use their limited staff resources to participate.

Janice Smolinski hopes that changss and soon. Her son, Billy, was 31 when he vanished five years ago. The Cheshire, Conn., woman fears he was murdered, his body hidden away.

Some recent successes:

--Paula Beverly Davis, of the Kansas City, Mo., area, had been missing for 22 years until a relative saw a public service announcement on TV in October for NamUs and told her sister, who gave it a try. Among the 10 matches her sister found were a body dumped in Ohio in 1987 that had the same rose and unicorn tattoos as her sister. DNA tests confirmed the body was Davis.
--Sonia Lente disappeared in 2002. In June 2009, an amateur cybersleuth with the Doe Network, a nationwide volunteer group that helps law enforcement solve cold cases, noticed similarities between Lente's description in NamUs and an unidentified body found near Albuquerque, N.M., in 2004. Dental records later established it was Lente.


"It's kind of time-consuming, but I think it's a worthwhile program," - local police officer said

Toyota gone bust?!

The well known car company, Toyota, is on its way to going out of the biizzzzz. After examining 12,700 complaint records from the last decade, Toyota finally admit's that their car's are un safe.
It's mostly to do with Acceleration. A young woman told her story about how it was a normal day, driving through the streets, going to work at she said was aprox. about 40mph, then all of a sudden, without doing anything, the car accelerated to 120mph, and the breaks stopped working. This was on a street aswell!
LUCKILY, the car slowed itself down, but imagine how scary this was, even with taking her foot off the accelortater, it just happened.
This has happeneed to over 10,000 people, And owner of toyota finally admits that its a probled.. NO WAY!