2013年1月11日星期五

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Where the blind see, deaf hear, mute can be heard

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:13 AM PST

Claire Hobean, operations manager for Re-Time, models the Re-Timer during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las VegasMany of the tech toys at the Consumer Electronics Show were originally developed for the disabled, writes Virginia Heffernan.


U.S. speeding up Afghan withdrawal plan

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST

U.S. President Obama listens to Afghan President Karzai during joint news conference at the White House in WashingtonBut Obama hedged on the much-discussed possibility of a U.S. military presence after the benchmark date of 2014.


Air Force memo outlines grim cuts if Congress fails to pass budget

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 04:31 PM PST

A pilot stands on the stairs of a U.S. Air Force C17 aircraft during a repatriation ceremony at Noi Bai airport in HanoiWASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force leaders will cut flying hours by nearly 20 percent and prepare for a possible end to all noncombat or noncritical flights from late July through September if Congress can't agree on a budget and billions of dollars in automatic cuts are triggered.


Biden: ‘No silver bullet’ against gun violence

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 01:25 PM PST

Sandy Hook Shooting Sparks Search for Gun Control SolutionThe vice president said on Friday he was "shooting for Tuesday" to get President Obama his recommendations on how to battle gun violence, but warned "there's no silver bullet."


Prominent activist's family arrested after immigration raid

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST

DREAM Activist's Family Arrested After Home Raided By ICEErika Andiola, a young undocumented immigrant and activist, may be free from the threat of raids and deportation, but her family is another story.


Flu vaccine shortages popping up as virus spreads

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:37 AM PST

A public health nurse demonstrates drawing flu vaccine from a bottle at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Flu season in the U.S. has struck early and, in many places, hard. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports a sharp increase in the number of confirmed flu cases and the number of flu-related deaths in the past week. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)It's not too late to get vaccinated against this season's nasty flu outbreak, but you may have trouble finding a flu shot.


Obama not backing down from assault-weapons ban

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST

Move To Ban Assault Weapons Stalls In State SenateThe president is still committed to persuading Congress to ban some semi-automatic weapons, despite comments that suggested he would embrace more politically popular gun reforms.


Is the U.S. economy stuck in second gear?

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 01:46 PM PST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeThe economy may have managed to avoid the fiscal cliff, but debates still loom and risks to the economy are skewed to the downside.


Analysis: 'Zero Dark Thirty' opens wide to controversy

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 10:53 AM PST

In this undated publicity photo released by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Jessica Chastain, center, plays a member of the elite team of spies and military operatives, stationed in a covert base overseas, with Christopher Stanley, left, and Alex Corbet Burcher, right, who secretly devote themselves to finding Osama Bin Laden in Columbia Pictures' new thriller, "Zero Dark Thirty." Best-picture prospects for Oscar Nominations on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, include, "Zero Dark Thirty"—the military term for half past midnight, the time Navy SEALs landed in bin Laden's compound in Pakistan—has renewed questions about the government manhunt and torture.


Dread Somali pirate retiring from the business

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 10:15 AM PST

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew, in the once-bustling pirate den of Hobyo, Somalia. The empty whisky bottles and overturned, sand-filled skiffs that litter this shoreline are signs that the heyday of Somali piracy may be over - most of the prostitutes are gone, the luxury cars repossessed, and pirates talk more about catching lobsters than seizing cargo ships. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)The pirating business apparently isn't what it used to be. In fact, one dread Somali pirate has decided to put an end to his kidnappings and ransacking.


Seattle teachers just say 'no' to standardized tests

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 03:04 PM PST

Forty-five minutes after school let out Thursday afternoon, 19 teachers here at Seattle's Garfield High School worked their way to the front of an already-crowded classroom, then turned, leaned their backs against the wall of whiteboards, and fired the first salvo of open defiance against high-stakes standardized testing in America's public schools.

Would you put a 16-year-old in charge of a satellite?

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:25 PM PST

High Schoolers Control Satellites Aboard Space StationWould you trust a 16-year-old in space? NASA evidently does. Just after the sun rose on the East Coast today (Jan. 11), astronauts aboard the International Space Station ran computer instructions, written by high school students, in bowling ball-size satellites floating inside the ISS cabin. The students' code told the satellites exactly where to go to complete challenges such as spitting out dust clouds and avoiding obstacles. 


Woman vows to eat only at Starbucks for a year

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:32 PM PST

When the new year rolls around, some people vow to spend more time with their family. Others pledge to step up their Pilates routines. But Beautiful Existence - yes, that's the legal name of a real person, not a philosophical question triggered by the new year - has another resolution for 2013: To eat and drink only items from Starbucks for 12 straight months.

Photos: Flickr users capture amazing images of snow sports

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:00 PM PST

Photos: Flickr users capture amazing images of snow sportss

Dad's bold test of school safety system ends in arrest

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:02 AM PST

A North Texas father's attempt to test the safety response of his child's school had an unintended consequence—for the father.

Mark Sanford reportedly staging comeback with House run

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:20 PM PST

Report: Mark Sanford to Run for CongressSecond chances do exist in politics, and Mark Sanford might just try his hand. According to The Weekly Standard, the disgraced former governor of South Carolina will run for Congress. South Carolina will stage a special election in May to replace Senate fill-in Rep. Tim...


One stabbed, another sexually assaulted in Nordstrom Rack robbery

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:15 AM PST

14 People Released After Armed Robbery at StoreTwo burglars took 14 people hostage overnight at a Nordstrom Rack store in Los Angeles, stabbing one hostage in the neck and sexually assaulting another.


Land ho: New island emerges off German coast

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 12:26 PM PST

Germany has sprouted an island. The hook-shaped land is 16 miles off the coast of Germany, and it is 34 acres long. Dubbed Norderoogsand, the island, which lies in the German North Sea coast, has already become the home to more than 50 plant species and a variety of sea birds. Amazingly, 10 years ago, [...]

Georgia Rep. Gingrey ruffles feathers with gun control, rape comments

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST

Speaking at a local Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday morning in his home state, Georgia Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey addressed some heavy issues, including the need for gun control in the wake of deadly shootings throughout the country, and former Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's controversial comments on the campaign trail last year about rape, [...]

Judge keeps Planned Parenthood out of Texas health program

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 03:12 PM PST

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Friday denied a Planned Parenthood request to be allowed to offer health services to low income women under a state program. Texas decided to enforce a law already on the books that bars funding for abortion providers and affiliates, and Planned Parenthood has been fighting its exclusion. State District Judge Stephen Yelenosky said it was unlikely that Planned Parenthood would succeed at trial, though a trial may still occur. The Women's Health Program provides family planning services and preventive health care. ...

Photos: Best snapshots of the week

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:25 AM PST

Photos: Best snapshots of the weekIn this Jan. 4, 2013, photo provided by the Holmes family, Tammy Holmes, second from left, and her grandchildren, two-year-old Charlotte Walker, left, four-year-old Esther Walker, third from left, nine-year-old Liam Walker, eleven-year-old Matilda, second from right, and six-year-old Caleb Walker, right, take refuge under a jetty as a wildfire rages near-by in the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, east of the state capital of Hobart, Australia. The family credits God with their survival from the fire that destroyed around 90 homes in Dunalley. Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer's extreme heat and fire risk. (AP Photo/Holmes Family, Tim Holmes) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

'Rot in hell, Holmes': Emotions boil as Colo. arraignment delayed

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:12 AM PST

This courtroom sketch shows James Holmes being escorted by a deputy as he arrives at preliminary hearing in district court in Centennial, Colo., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Investigators say Holmes opened fire during the midnight showing of the latest Batman movie on July 20, killing 12 people and wounding dozens. (AP Photo/Bill Robles, Pool) TV OUTAfter a judge postponed the arraignment of the accused Aurora, Colo., movie theater gunman, the father of one victim verbally lashed out.


Trial nears in 2003 case that terrified N.C. town

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST

This Jan. 7, 2013 photo shows the former home of Lillian Mullinax in Shelby, N.C. Jury selection in the trial of Donald Borders, 53, of Cherryville, N.C., on charges of rape and murder, is slated to begin Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. The looming legal proceeding has reopened old wounds for survivors of three women killed in 2003, including Mullinax, and other residents of this tightknit city of 20,000 about 50 miles west of Charlotte. And it has raised questions about whether any of the cases will ever truly be resolved. (AP Photo/The Shelby Star, Ben Earp)SHELBY, N.C. (AP) — Bobby Fisher knew something was wrong.


Ridiculous or genius: Ten craziest new gadgets at CES

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 07:44 AM PST

The Consumer Electronics Show – full of technological innovation, thousands of vendors vying to be the next big thing – and some of the craziest gadgets I've ever seen. Now there's a fine line between crazy and brilliant, and sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. So here are my top ten picks for craziest [...]

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