Oct 22
Oct 22
Tesla’s Model S may soon be as friendly to developers as it is to drivers. Elon Musk has revealed at a Munich reception (shown after the break) that he hopes to open the EV’s infotainment system to third-party apps by the end of 2014. As part of the software transition, the sedan will also get …
Oct 22
Kathleen Sebelius: Obamacare ‘Isn’t A Website, It’s About Health Care And Affordable Plans’
Posted in: Today's ChiliSecretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has been in hot water for the turbulent rollout of the Obamacare enrollment website, but she assured CNN’s Sanjay Gupta — who asked if she would resign — that she’s committed to completing the job.
“I think my job is to get this fully implemented and to get the website working right, and that’s really what I’m focused on,” Sebelius said. “I work at the pleasure of the president. He is singularly focused on making sure we deliver on this promise. That’s what I’m committed to doing.”
Sebelius acknowledged HealthCare.gov’s rocky start, saying in its third week “it is not where we needed to be.” She refused to release enrollment numbers, saying they’d come after the first month was complete, as they have with other government programs. She suggested six-month enrollment figures would better show the success of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation. The website, touted by the Obama administration as a one-stop marketplace for health insurance, has been plagued with malfunctions that have prevented most visitors from shopping or enrolling.
Oct 22
Using A Fake ID To Buy Alcohol Could Lead Towards Drinking Problems, Study Finds
Posted in: Today's ChiliYoung adults in college using fake IDs to buy alcohol are more likely to engage in high-risk drinking and are at a greater risk for developing drinking problems, a new study finds.
Heavy drinkers were more likely to use a fake ID to buy booze, the study concluded, and students with access to alcohol through false identification tended to increase their consumption in both frequency and quantity. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents in the study used fake IDs to buy alcohol among a sample of 1,015 college students.
The study was written by researchers at the Center on Young Adult Health and Development at the University of Maryland School of Public Health and at the University of Maryland College Park psychology department.
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Oct 22
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Oct 22
Lydia Ko Goes Pro: Teen Golf Sensation Makes Announcement With Help From Israel Dagg (VIDEO)
Posted in: Today's ChiliLydia Ko announced on Twitter Oct. 22 that she has turned professional. A two-time winner on the LPGA, Ko made a YouTube video with Israel Dagg of the World Cup winning All Blacks Rugby team, who jokingly offered to caddie for Ko.
“It will be a full-time gig though,” Ko said. “You might have to leave the All Blacks.”
Oct 22
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect, Reportedly Tied To 2011 Killings
Posted in: Today's ChiliBOSTON (AP) — Slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was named as a participant in an earlier triple homicide by a man who was subsequently shot to death while being questioned by authorities, according to a filing made by federal prosecutors in the case against his brother, surviving bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
According to the filing made Monday, Ibragim Todashev told investigators Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a triple slaying in Waltham on Sept. 11, 2011.
In that case, three men were found in an apartment with their necks slit and their bodies reportedly covered with marijuana. One of the victims was a boxer and friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
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Oct 22
At a conference in Germany today, Tesla Motors‘ CEO Elon Musk has revealed some upcoming plans for the auto maker’s popular Model S: an Android emulator and Chrome browser. This will work alongside the car’s snazzy capacitive touch-based dashboard control system, swapping out the current browser for Google’s offering and opening up possibilities for developers. […]
Oct 22
By the looks of BlackBerry’s stats, millions were not only unfazed by BBM’s launch hiccup on Android and iOS, but were also excited to get the app. The company formerly known as RIM says that BBM has been downloaded more than 10 million times within 24 hours since its release on the platforms. …
Oct 22
Pipeline Regulators Spend More Time With Industry Than Oil Spills: Watchdog Report
Posted in: Today's ChiliWASHINGTON — The Transportation Department office charged with overseeing the 2.6 million miles of pipelines in the United States is spending more time at oil and gas industry conferences than it is addressing spills and other incidents, a watchdog group contends in a new report.
Between 2007 and 2012, staff from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration spent 2,807 days at conferences, meetings and other events sponsored by the oil, gas and pipeline industries, according to the report from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). That’s nearly three times as many as the 970 days the staffers spent responding to spills, explosions and other significant incidents on the pipelines they regulate. PEER drew the figures from agency records received in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
According to records that PEER provided to The Huffington Post, the pipeline agency spent $245,938 on travel to industry meetings and events sponsored by groups like the American Petroleum Institute and the American Gas Association in those six years. But it spent only $171,801 responding to significant spills, explosions and breakdowns on pipelines that transport oil, gas and other hazardous materials during the same period.
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