Job Related Injuries Report In the first
comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher
has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational
injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally
assumed.That figure is $31 billion more than the direct and
indirect costs of all cancer, $76 billion more than diabetes and
$187 billion more than strokes. The study strongly suggests that
the U.S. should place greater emphasis on reducing work-related
injury and illnesses, especially since the costs have risen by more
than $33 billion (inflation adjusted) since the 1992 analysis, the
author said.
Museum Day This is the first of the past 14
years that not all of Sacramento's Museum Day attractions will be
free. Last year record-breaking crowds swarmed the Sacramento
Zoo and Fairy Tale Town, jamming roads in Land Park and backing up
Interstate 5. Now the zoo and Fairy Tale Town will charge half its
normal rate to deter visitors and give other attractions a chance
to draw crowds. We'll speak with Museum Day organizer, Delta
Mello, about this seminal year for Museum Day and the event's
growing popularity. Beth Callahan, from the Discovery Science
Center, also joins us to discuss some of the special offerings this
Saturday.
HellaCapella is back for their 8th annual
Northern California collegiate a capella showcase, and they're even
bigger than before. Organized by "The Spokes," UC Davis'
popular a capella group, a capella groups from various West Coast
universities, including UC Berkeley's "The Golden Overtones" and
University of Oregon's "On the Rocks", an all-male group that
appeared on NBC's "The Sing Off," will be coming to Davis on
February 4th to create what they term "the best night in a capella
music."
On the next Insight: A new
documentary examines the controversial leading role of
Sacramento-based campaign consultants Frank Schubert and Jeff Flint
in Maine's 2009 referendum battle over same-sex marriage.
We'll speak with the director of "Question 1,"Joseph Fox, ahead of
the film's West Coast premiere at the Crest Theatre on
February 1.