Cellphone warnings again — with Video!
Posted By RichC on July 25, 2008
Just when I thought I might not have time to post something on Friday, in comes an email from a friend with a video link too interesting to pass on (embedded below). The timely video clip ties to a new concern in the news this week over the dangers of cellphones. One such article was the Associated Press story of the warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Herberman says “it takes too long to get answers from science and he believes people should take action now — especially when it comes to children. Really at the heart of my concern is that we shouldn’t wait for a definitive study to come out, but err on the side of being safe rather than sorry later.”
It is important to note that there are no other major academic cancer research institutions warning about cell phone use and cancer, but if you are the more cautious type, it might be wise to keep the phone away from your head, use a wired headset or speakerphone … or more conveniently a wireless “low powered” bluetooth headset. From a non-science, non-doctor perspective, I’d consider keeping ‘busy cellphones’ away from pregnant mothers and small children.
EDIT: The above is a “viral video” marketing BlueTooth headsets. Thanks Matthew. —CNN Investigates
Crude closed at $124.44 a barrel on Wednesday and off more than 15% from its intraday high of $147.27 on July 11. Wholesale gasoline was also down 3.6% to $3.0344 a gallon. A government report showing a larger domestic supply of gasoline, a lower demand for fuel and stronger U.S. dollar have all contributed to lower prices at the pump. I filled with unleaded regular in Akron, Ohio for $3.68, but unfortunately return only 21.5 mpg on my Honda Pilot.
Hurricane Dolly is coming ashore with category 2 strength as winds are peaking at 85 mph this Wednesday morning. Brownville Texas and points north will sustain the most wind and rain, but the wind field (below) will stretch into Mexico as well as north further up the Texas coast.
Its also been enjoyable to watch a pair of hawks raise their 
On Sunday though, a Northwest Airlines jetliner bound from Florida to Michigan made an emergency landing. Flight 491 was flying from Tampa to Detroit and requested permission to land as they experienced a problem that required pilots to shut down one of its two engines. The Boeing 757 with Pratt & Whitney engines had 182 passengers and six crew according to reports and landed at 12:52 p.m. without incident. The Air Show was shut down for 25 minutes and received applause from the crowd upon landing safely. Two emergency fire vehicles met the jet airliner as they prepared for the emergency landing as practiced.
