Show Notes 8-18-2010

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Show Notes 8-18-2010

-HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSES 7 YEAR OLD LEMONADE STAND-PORTLAND, Ore. — A county official in Oregon has apologized after health inspectors soured a 7-year-old's business venture by shutting down her lemonade stand.
Multnomah County Chairman Jeff Cogen, the county's top elected official, said the inspectors were "following the rule book," The Oregonian reported, but that regulators should take into consideration the intent of the food safety rules: To govern adults running professional food businesses.
-SECOND-CLASS AT THIRD BASE -The News In Major League Baseball, a racial disparity between the proportion of minority coaches at first base and those in the more prestigious third-base spot has been growing, according to an analysis by The New York Times. Behind the News The gap is meaningful because third-base coaches earn more and often use the job as a springboard to a managerial position. Despite baseball’s commitments to diversity, only 23 percent of third-base coaches are members of minorities, compared with 67 percent of first-base coaches. As a whole, 40percent of major-leaguers are black, Hispanic or Asian.
-$5.5M settlement reached in Redondo Beach cheerleader's injury-County officials are expected to finalize a $5.5 million settlement Tuesday in a medical malpractice case brought by the family of a Redondo Beach girl who suffered permanent brain damage after a cheerleading accident three years ago. The payment is one of the largest in county history for medical malpractice, due largely to the high cost of the girl's ongoing medical needs, county officials said. "This is obviously a very terrible situation," said Rich Mason, an attorney for the county. "We are pleased to have come to a mutual agreement and put this matter behind us." Elizabeth Nicks, now 15, was taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance after toppling to the ground during a pyramid-style cheerleading stunt at Aviation Park on Aug. 30, 2007.
She was diagnosed with a relatively small subdural hematoma, or bleeding of the brain, and was initially released after five days of observation, said William Karns, an attorney representing the family. "Over the course of her stay from Aug. 30to Sept. 4, she developed signs that indicated her subdural hematoma had increased in size throughout her hospitalization," Karns said. "Harbor-UCLA chose not to perform a CT scan upon discharge. If they had, they would have seen that the hematoma had grown in size and would have operated."
-Paris Hilton sued for $35M for wearing wrong hair -By ANTHONY McCARTNEY
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paris Hilton was sued Wednesday for allegedly wearing someone else's hair. A company that manufactures hair extensions claimed the 29-year-old socialite breached her contract to wear and promote their product when she sported the fake locks of a competitor in 2008. Hairtech International Inc. is seeking $35 million in damages - 10 times what she was apparently paid under the contract. The fraud and breach-of-contract suit cites the heiress' partying as contrary to Hairtech's marketing campaign.
-Suit Sees Lead Risk in Bounce Houses -SAN FRANCISCO — It may be one of the most beloved activities of hyperactive children and the parents who love them: bouncing in a bounce house. But, according to Attorney General Jerry Brown of California, it may also be toxic.
-Death row inmate dies of natural causes-San Francisco Chronicle - A former nurse sentenced to death for the killing of 12 patients at two hospitals in Riverside County in 1981 has died. Officials at San Quentin State
-Democrats may pay political price for Obama's words on NYC mosque -Obama Beer: Cop and Professor Gates at White House, Open Talk ...The Great Obama beer fest, with cop and professor is on at the White ... a lifetime of racial oppression while attending Yale Law School
-Church holds fate of nearby store's alcohol licenseJetBlue flight attendant »
The Price of Steven Slater's JetBlue Flight
CBS News - ‎Harry Smith spoke with legal analyst Jack Ford about the charges against Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater. CBS News Legal Analyst Jack Ford said the charges brought against him for his behavior are criminal mischief, reckless endangerment