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Time News - - Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:51 +0000
The bunker Peter Keller carved out of a Washington state mountain was built for just one all along. The North Bend, Wash., resident was accused murdering of his wife of 21 years, Lynnettee, and their teenage daughter, Kaylene, at their home on April 22 before burning down the house in an attempt to cover up [...]
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Time News - - Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:11 +0000
Are you looking for a new home? The U.S. Government has a deal for you: Beautiful historic lakefront property, 360-degree water views, panoramic vistas, must not mind occasional foghorn or bright lights. The cost? Absolutely nothing. The hitch? It’s a lighthouse on Lake Superior. The Superior Harbor South Breakwater lighthouse, located in Lake Superior near Duluth, MN, is being offered free to any eligible entity for educational, recreational, cultural or historic preservation purposes, because the U.S. Coast Guard who monitors the lake, no longer needs the beacon. (MORE: From the Archives – National Affairs: Lighthouses for Sale) Advances in technology mean that lighthouses, which were once critical to maintaining marine safety, are becoming increasingly irrelevant and can be costly to maintain. However their unique architecture and isolated waterfront placement makes them sought after locations for sea lovers and history buffs. In a win-win situation, under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, the government can hand over lighthouses to worthy stewards willing to put in the time and effort to preserve the structures. The government can save tax dollars while preserving the past and making a community’s, educator’s or lighthouse fan’s day. The Superior lighthouse dates back to 1911 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Whoever takes control of the Superior lighthouse will have to agree to several conditions, including maintaining the structure to federal standards. In addition, according to the Pioneer Press, “the Coast Guard reserves an unrestricted right to enter the structure to service, replace or move the still-operating aids to navigation.” Aids include a light that flashes green every five seconds as well as a fog signal that sounds for three seconds, twice a minute as needed. If relocating to a windy outpost on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border doesn’t appeal to you, the government is also offering five lighthouses in Michigan as well as one in Connecticut for free transfer under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. MORE: On the Great Lakes, a Dry Summer Slows a Recovering Shipping Industry MORE: The Housing Mirage
Time News - - Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:47 +0000
Americans may be on shaky ground when it comes to geography knowledge, but don’t tell that to 12-year-old Sathwik Karnik of Plainville, Mass., the official winner of the 2013 National Geographic Bee. (MORE: Nepal Says Historic Everest Video Call Was Illegal) The contest, hosted by Jeopardy‘s Alex Trebek (in his final Bee appearance) along with former Bee vets Amy Bucci and Brian Howard, was live-blogged by National Geographic’s Melody Kramer, who reported the winning question just before 11:30 E.T. “Because the earth bulges at the equator, which mountain peak on the earth is farthest from the earth’s center?” Bucci asked Karnik. Karnik’s (correct) answer: Chimborazo. Karnik’s win came after a tense final “best of five” duel with 13-year-old Conrad Oberhaus of Lincolnshire, Ill. On the first question, both answered correctly, but on the second, Oberhaus failed to correctly identify the largest city in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region — Karnik, on the other hand, nailed it: Baotou. Both boys answered the remaining questions correctly, but Oberhaus needed Karnik to miss a question to stay in the game. According to Ben Nuckols, writing for Associated Press, this was Karnik’s first time participating in the Bee finals, having previously lost to his older brother in both the 2011 and 2012 state-level Massachusetts Bees. “I’m just shocked,” said Karnik. “I didn’t think I could win. I thought I would end up somewhere in the top 10.” His winnings: a $25,000 scholarship, a trip to the Galapagos Islands (made famous by evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin) and a lifetime membership in the National Geographic society. MORE: 18-Year-Old Invents 30-Second Phone Charger
Time News - - Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:36 +0000
Be nice, worship God and eat pigs’ feet: That’s how Jeralean Talley of Inkster, Michigan says she lived to celebrate her 114th birthday today — and be crowned the oldest person in the United States. Using census records, the Gerontology Research Group verified her title after the previous oldest American, Elsie Thompson, died at 113 in March. Talley is still a youngster, relatively speaking, compared to the world’s oldest person, Jiroemon Kimura, who is 116 and lives in Japan. (MORE: 80-Year-Old Heart Surgery Survivor Aims for Everest Climbing Record) In a phone conversation on the eve of her 114th birthday, Talley told TIME, “I feel okay.” These days, the supercentenarian lives with her daughter Thelma Holloway, 75, and says she passes the time by watching The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Wheel of Fortune as well as listening to baseball on the radio – though she doesn’t have a favorite team. She can stay up as late as midnight and feasts on her favorite foods: potato salad, honey buns, McDonald’s chicken nuggets and Wendy’s chili. Holloway says her mother stayed active over the years by sewing dresses, making quilts and playing the slot machines at casinos. She also bowled until she was about 104 and her legs got too weak – but not before scoring 200 in one game. Now Talley, who sits all day, tries to work out by waving her arms in the air and kicking her feet. Twice a year, she goes fishing for catfish and trout with her friend Michael Kinloch, 54, an engineer she met at church in 1990. “She literally throws her line in, and I’ll run over and try to pull in the fish,” he says. “We do that routine until she gets tired of it, and then we’ll head home.” Courtesy of Michael Kinloch Jeralean Talley (center), her daughter Thelma Holloway (back), fishing buddy Michael Kinloch (right) and his son and Talley’s godson Tyler Kinloch (left), at the supercentenarian’s 113th birthday celebration last May 2012. (MORE: Besse Cooper, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at Age 116) Jeralean Kurtz was born in
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:21 +0000
No More Drama According to the latest research from Pew, some teens are getting a little tired of Facebook and competitors like Twitter have seen a big boost in teen users. While some of us parents might assume that the migration to other services has something to do with privacy, it doesn’t. Only nine percent of teens surveyed “were very concerned about third parties accessing their data.” Seventy percent of teens are “friends” with their parents, and the adult presence is a factor that makes the service less cool (in defense of adults, we’re Internet adults, not real adults like our parents were). Among the big negative factors that teens mentioned was a feeling of being overwhelmed by oversharers and just being tired of all the drama. Perhaps this will be the Internet’s most amazing legacy. It got teens to be sick of teen drama. + Does the move by teens to other social services make Yahoo’s purchase of Tumblr look like a deal? + Here’s the whole PewInternet report on teens, social media, and privacy. + And here is Gawker’s Nick Denton explaining why invasion of privacy is positive for society. When the Chips Were Up A few years ago, poker seemed to be everywhere. A lot of us were playing in basements or on the Internet (before the Feds shut down most of the sites). When people weren’t playing, they were watching big money matches on television. As states move to legalize online poker, the game should once again see a surge of interest. But it may never be as big as it was. Grantland looks back at “the 2003 World Series of Poker, in which an amateur named Moneymaker turned $39 into $2.5 million and the poker boom was born.” Put a Cork In It Apple was in the corporate taxation hot seat yesterday, but they are far from being the only corporation to look overseas (especially in Ireland these days) to save a few (billion) bucks. The New Yorker’s John Cassidy wonders: Where’s the public outrage?
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 19:54:03 +0000
Hong Kong’s scenic Victoria Harbour has long been celebrated for its breathtaking views, and the recent addition of a 54-ft.-tall rubber duck floating in its waters attracted thousands of visitors and sent sales of the signature bath toy surging. But onlookers were disappointed last week when the giant art installation hastily deflated and looked like what Agence France-Presse referred to as “a floating fried egg.” Thankfully, all that kerfuffle is in the past now. Locals cheered the duck’s return on Tuesday, and Hong Kong’s largest shopping center posted an image of the giant bath toy on its Facebook page, notifying fans that the duck is all freshened up. Organizers cited maintenance reasons for the duck’s abrupt deflation. The exhibit will remain afloat in the harbor until June 9, when it will move on to greet another city. Installed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, the inflatable has visited 13 cities in nine different countries since 2007. MORE: Lame-Duck Syndrome: Hong Kong’s Celebrated Inflatable Is Now a ‘Sad Deflated Disk’ PHOTOS: Giant Rubber Duck Floats in Hong Kong Harbor
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:58 +0000
New Xbox One features. Recall the action scenes in Jurassic Park? Steven Spielberg will be redirecting his directorial talent into producing a live-action TV series based on Halo. (The Daily What) 11 Terrifying Images of Old Soviet Playgrounds. From the land of tanks and iron curtains, pictures of old Soviet playgrounds that could pass for striking art installations. (mental_floss) Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Actress Rooney Mara at Cannes. The co-chair of this year’s Met Gala—purportedly the fashion event—seems to be channeling the color scheme of her former character with a series of black and white outfits on the red carpet. (Go Fug Yourself) Fears of Google Glass are Unfounded. The paranoia surrounding the new tech toy is markedly reminiscent of reactions to the first Kodak cameras in the late 1800s. (TIME.com) 32 Delicious Things To Eat On Memorial Day. Start planning for the most important part of your long weekend with new twists on traditional picnic items. (BuzzFeed)
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:33 +0000
Talk about great cellphone reception. A British climber made history on Sunday by conducting the first-ever live video call atop the world’s highest peak: Mount Everest. But who was Daniel Hughes calling? Maybe his mother, or possibly a significant other? Neither. Hughes made the call to the BBC, and now he’s in some hot water with Nepalese authorities. On Monday, the Nepali government said Hughes’ video broadcast with the BBC from his smartphone was “illegal,” as the mountaineer didn’t have prior approval from the authorities to conduct his broadcast, the Independent reported. (MORE: History Made: U.S. Teen with Down Syndrome Reaches Everest Base Camp) In the video interview with the BBC, Hughes, who is seen wearing his oxygen mask and a clown’s red nose for charity, says, “This is the world’s first live video call — never been done before — from the rooftop of the world.” The mountaineer’s ascent of Everest raised £1 million (about $1.5 million) for the Britain-based anti-poverty charity Comic Relief, the Sydney Morning Herald noted. Hughes pointed out in the call that there was no camera man with him, just a pole, his smartphone and his red nose for the climb that has been two-and-half years in the making. The 29,029-ft. (8,848-m) mountain has apparently had mobile phone coverage for several years, but according to the Independent, the British explorer broke the law because he didn’t seek permission from the Nepalese government for his broadcast. (MORE: New Everest Record: Woman Reaches Summit Twice in a Week) “Even the tourism ministry has to seek permission from the communication ministry to film, broadcast or conduct media related events on Everest,” Purnachandra Bhattarai, joint secretary of Nepal’s tourism ministry, told the AFP. The trekking agency hired by Hughes is now under investigation as a result of what happened, but Bhattarai didn’t elaborate further. According to the Washington Post, the British mountaineer could face a five-year ban for entering Nepal and a 10-year ban from climbing Everest. Hughes completed his call using Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network service, which
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:08 +0000
A rare white rhino has been born at a zoo in Australia, raising hopes that a breeding problem could help safeguard the majestic creature for future generations. The male calf was born to first-time mother Mopani at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, New South Wales, on May 14. Staff said that the new addition would be important as poaching is on the rise in his native Africa. (MORE: South African Wildlife Conservationists Are Poisoning Rhino Horns to Prevent Poaching) “Everything is going right — the calf is suckling well — and this is a feat that we managed to care for and nurture her [mother] through her entire pregnancy for a good outcome,” zookeeper Pascale Benoit told the Associated Press. Although he has yet to be given a name, the zoo’s latest arrival is already a firm favorite with staff and visitors. White rhinos are characterized by a wide mouth used for grazing and are the most social of all rhino species. The vast majority are found in five African countries — South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia and Uganda — where they are hunted for their valuable horns, which are spuriously used in traditional medicine despite lacking any health benefits. In an effort to reduce the killings, park rangers sometimes briefly tranquilize the animals and remove their horns before illegal poachers have a chance to strike. Once thought to be extinct, white rhinos have now been reclassified from ‘engangered’ to ‘vulnerable’ thanks to the efforts of conservationists. WATCH: Group ‘Hijacks’ Popular YouTube Videos in Effort to Save Rhinos PHOTOS: A Perilous Threat to Rhinos MORE: Killing Fields: Africa’s Rhinos Under Threat
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:26 +0000
While some people may firmly believe that there’s no such thing as too much bacon, a neighborhood in San Francisco begs to differ. A bacon restaurant — aptly named Bacon Bacon — was forced to close its doors earlier this month after its Upper Haight neighbors’ complained about the overwhelming bacon aroma exuding from the restaurant. The complaints revealed a permitting issue that, according to the San Francisco Examiner could not be overcome in a timely manner, forced the restaurant to shutter its operations. A public hearing must be held before Bacon Bacon can continue operating, but one may not be scheduled until July, Planning Department officials said. (MORE: 105-Year-Old Woman Says Bacon Keeps Her Alive) Since everyone loves bacon – including the Haight Ashbury Improvement Association, whose president does not oppose the small business, but feels “that it needs to play by the rules” to operate – the restaurant’s closure has gotten national attention, including a mention on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment over the weekend. Guest star Amy Poehler broke the story: Fear not Bay Area bacon fans, Bacon Bacon’s owner Angelus has re-opened the restaurant’s associated food truck thanks to some bacon-minded fans at the Stable Cafe, who rented Angelus their prep kitchen so the truck can stay on the streets and bring bacon to the masses. MORE: Bacon Enthusiasts Converge in Iowa for Festival MORE: The Bacon Sundae is Coming
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:28 +0000
Modern cell phones still take forever to charge, from a brisk but often still inconvenient 20 minutes to upwards of a full hour. So imagine how revolutionary a charger that’d do the job in less than half a minute might be. (WATCH: Oklahoma Family Leaves Tornado Shelter to Find Home Destroyed) 18-year-old Indian-American science student Eesha Khare of Saratoga, Calif. proposed solving the problem using a supercharger that slides into your mobile phone’s battery, allowing it to charge in just 20 to 30 seconds. In fact Khare did more than just propose it, she actually built a tiny super-capacitor and demonstrated its ability to power an LED device. Here’s her description of the project in a California State Science Fair outline: With the rapid growth of portable electronics, it has become necessary to develop efficient energy-storage technology to match this development. While batteries are currently used for energy-storage, they suffer from long charging times and short cycle life. Electrochemical supercapacitors have attracted attention as energy-storage devices because they bridge the gap between current alternatives of conventional capacitors and batteries, offering higher energy density than conventional capacitors and higher power density than batteries. Despite these advantages, supercapacitor energy density is much lower than batteries and increasing energy density remains a key challenge in supercapacitor research. The goal of this work was to design and synthesize a supercapacitor with increased energy density while maintaining power density and long cycle life. Mission accomplished: In addition to accolades for actually designing the device, the project secured Khare one of two runner-up spots in Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair, where she beat out over 1,600 finalists from more than 70 countries, netting her a cool $50,000 in prize money. (The top prize, $75,000, went to 19-year-old Romanian Ionut Budisteanu’s design work on a low-cost autonomous vehicle control system.) “I’m in a daze. I can’t believe this happened,” Eesha told San Francisco CBS affiliate KPIX 5. Why’d she pick this particular design challenge? “My cellphone battery always dies,” Khare told NBC News, adding that her device is
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:18 +0000
Are you looking for love but spend all your free time commuting to and from work? Well if you live in Prague, soon you may be able to ride the rails and look for a soul mate all in the same place, courtesy of the city’s rail service. Ropid, the city-owned company that runs the Czech capital’s trains, isn’t investing in better wi-fi for easier online dating. Instead, the transport company is hoping to start rolling out special train cars designated for people who want to commingle while they commute. The idea came about as the company looked for ways to encourage people to take public transportation. “We want to emphasize that public transport is not only a means of travel but that you can do things there that you cannot do in your car,” Ropid spokesman Filip Drapal told Reuters. Flirting with strangers is certainly harder to do while driving a car than riding a train. (MORE: Why Married People Are Smug and Singles So Carefree) Mr. and Ms. Lonelyhearts will have to wait awhile before booking a ticket on the love train. The service has not been rolled out yet. Ropid is planning on undertaking polling about interest in the ersatz matchmaking service soon to determine whether Prague residents would be interested. If things go as planned, Ropid hopes to have the rolling singles mixer on track by the end of the year. MORE: Here’s Martha Stewart’s Match.com Profile MORE: The Science of Romance: Why We Love
Time News - - Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:26 +0000
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” warns the famed 12th century proverb. A modern-day addendum to that truism might read, “in 140 characters or less” — at least in Saudi Arabia. That’s because the head of the kingdom’s religious police has condemned anyone who uses social media, especially Twitter, of having “lost this world and his afterlife.” According to a BBC report, the Saudi Grand Mufti, Sheik Abdul Aziz al-Asheik, said that Twitter was the “platform for those who did not have any platform,” a view that reflects Riyadh’s concerns that dissidents are using online networking to plot antiestablishment activities. The official’s comments echo the sentiments of the imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, who used an April sermon to urge followers to turn their back on Twitter. The Grand Mufti has also verbally attacked Twitter users for being “fools” and “clowns” on several occasions, reports the International Digital Times. Not known for his liberal views, the exulted spiritual leader claimed last month that it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region,” according to ArabianBusiness.com. (MORE: The Remarkable Story Behind the First Movie Shot Entirely in Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia has the world’s fastest growth in Twitter users, according to the BBC. Tweets have provided grassroots coverage of recent protests in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern province, as well as images of human-rights activists on trial. In response, security officials have suggested quelling dissent by linking Twitter accounts with users’ national ID numbers. A number of Web activists have been detained in recent months, including at least one for apostasy (formally abandoning one’s faith), an offense that could result in execution. Observers view the conservative kingdom’s opposition to Twitter as a reminder of the messaging service’s worth. “The more that repressive government seek to ban Twitter, the more they remind us of the value of this resource as a force for freedom around the world,” George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley wrote in a blog post on his personal site. PHOTOS: Backseat Driving in Saudi Arabia
Time News - - Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:48 +0000
Airbnb, a site that lets people around the world find short-term housing accommodations, suffered a major setback this month when a judge ruled that one of its users broke an “illegal hotel” law in New York City. The trouble began last September, when Nigel Warren rented out his bedroom in his East Village apartment on Airbnb for three days. Even though his roommate was home and there was no reported misbehavior, New York City’s special enforcement officers slapped fines of more than $40,000 on Warren’s landlord for violating illegal transient hotel rules, according to the New York Times. New York City law restricts residents from renting out apartments, or rooms in them, for fewer than 30 days, unless they are also living in the home during the guests’ stay. (MORE: Car Sharing: Future Looks Bright, Even With Some Cloudy Legal Issues) On May 9, Judge Clive Morrick ruled in favor of the city, reasoning that since the Airbnb host had “complete strangers” residing in his apartment during the stay, Warren’s landlord was indeed operating an unlicensed hotel and has to pay a fine of $2,400. (Warren agreed to pay the fines on behalf of his landlord in order to avoid eviction.) No stranger to similar controversies in other cities, Airbnb released a statement saying it will continue to fight the legal battle. While its terms of service say that users are fully liable for complying with local laws, the company maintains that New York City’s laws are not aimed at individual tenants, but instead at preventing landlords from buying residential buildings and operating them as hotels, reports CNN Money. The San Francisco-based company, which currently operates in over 33,000 cities in 192 countries, has raised the ire of authorities elsewhere — most recently in Amsterdam, where the main issue is that local laws, such as paying tourist taxes, are circumvented with Airbnb transactions. (MORE: Airbnb Gets More Social, Aspirational and Beautiful with Wish Lists) Since New York City’s mayor’s office of special enforcement began carefully scrutinizing short-term rental issues in 2006, it has received more than 3,000 complaints, conducted nearly
Time News - - Tue, 21 May 2013 21:02:27 +0000
Torn Again “Just sticks and bricks.” That’s how Governor Mary Fallin described entire neighborhoods that were flattened by the fierce tornado that blew through Moore, Oklahoma. At certain points the tornado was two miles wide and twenty miles long. Dozens of people were killed and rescuers continue to search for survivors. + InFocus has a collection of photos of the aftermath of a twister with winds that hit at least two hundred mph. + The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal provides an excellent overview of tornadoes and puts this one in context. (This article also includes a timelapse video of yesterday’s tornado.) + Amazingly, this was the fourth major tornado to hit Moore in the last thirteen years. + In one uplifting piece of video, a tornado survivor finds her missing dog in the rubble during a TV interview. Did Apple Cook the Books A Congressional investigation into Apple’s tax-paying habits found that the company “successfully sought the holy grail of tax avoidance. It has created offshore entities holding tens of billions of dollars while claiming to be tax resident nowhere.” + Quartz lists the seven craziest findings in Apple‘s tax avoidance practices. + Apple CEO Timothy Cook appeared before a Congressional panel and denied any accusations that the company did anything illegal. “We not only comply with the laws, we comply with the spirit of the laws.” Apple is just one of the companies being investigated (and makes the biggest news in part because of its size). “Some of the largest U.S.-based companies — including those in technology, energy and pharmaceutical industries — expanded their untaxed offshore stockpiles by $183 billion in the past year.” Just Say Genome “First Jackie learned her brother Alex was her uncle. Then things got a little weird.” Slate’s Daniel Engber provides some examples of the perils of personal genomics in his piece, Who’s Your Daddy? I’m pretty sure if either of my parents weren’t really my parents they would have unsubscribed by now. Print Me a Pizza With a grant from NASA, Anjan Contractor is
Time News - - Tue, 21 May 2013 20:22:34 +0000
In the aftermath of Monday’s deadly tornado that ripped through Oklahoma, this week’s new issue of TIME, online today and hitting newsstands and tablets Friday, May 24, is dedicated to covering the devastation that followed the pivotal 16 minutes between when sirens first alerted Moore residents and when the tornado touched down. Writing about Rick Smith, the warning coordinator for the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, TIME chronicles the tense moments before officials issued the alert that would give the public those precious 16 minutes that could mean the difference between life and death. Yet saying that the weather will be bad on a May afternoon in Tornado Alley is not enough to grab attention. Smith’s job was to say how bad, and where. He needed to say it as early as possible, so that people could get word and take cover. But he had to be right, because every time the storm sirens sound and no wolf appears, people grow a bit more complacent. And when the sirens prove to be warranted, complacent people are likely to become injured people, maimed people, dead people. As the hours ticked away, Smith and the command center team sifted the data. “There’s no shouting, no panic. It’s like being aboard an aircraft carrier, though we didn’t have the colored shirts,” Smith says. Local news stations beamed images of ominous clouds from their weather helicopters. Professional and amateur storm chasers radioed reports of deteriorating conditions. The Weather Service forecasters narrowed the danger zone to a bull’s-eye stretching across the metropolis of Oklahoma City and south to the university town of Norman, where Smith and his colleagues could watch the sky grow darker through a wall of west-facing windows. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. CDT, the team had seen enough. Something big was gathering near the Oklahoma City suburbs south of Interstate 40 and east of I-44. Using pre-formatted text to save precious seconds, they approved the strongest warning the Weather Service can give: a “tornado emergency” was declared. The designation was created by