Is the new iPad too hot? By Cheyenne

  

 The new iPad is the new hottest gadget and selling faster then the second generation iPad. The Apple company had run test on the iPad, saying that the third-generation iPad can reportedly run as much as 18% hotter than the iPad 2. There have been complaints that the iPad is too hot to hold. The scientist at Apple said, "We're also going to check with our health experts, to see whether it's an injury risk. A Dutch website called,Tweakers.net; had run test on there own and said,"That the iPad heats up to 92.5 degrees Fahrenheit.  Since Apple released the new third generation of the iPad, on Friday; Apple had sold three million. 

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-is-apple-new-ipad-running-hot-consumer-reports-20120320,0,7817415.story 

Teen killed in Oceanside,family members demand justice by: Marcella Marquez

“For a couple of years we had zero gang homicides,” said Bryan Campagna, form the gang unit of the Oceanside Police Department (NY Times).  Yet four gang related deaths occurred in the city between December 2010 and July 2011. This year there have been three. This Sunday a suspected gang related death occurred in the cities Crown Heights neighborhood. The victim 17 year old, Antonio Carachuri-Perez was known as “the kid who sold flowers and homemade ice-cream. (NY Times)” Police officials say his death was gang related, but the people who knew him said he was not a gang member. “He was a good boy. He didn’t have trouble with anybody,” said his mother, Maria Perez, 37, (NY Times). Tony’s cousin Daisy said “All the family knows is that Tony and some of his male cousins were hanging out on the porch when someone walking by the house shot him,” (NY Times).The fact that the cousin were on the porch at two in the morning; seems to be why some suspect this death was gang related. Although teachers and classmates at Tony’s former school, Oceanside High, say, he was a good kid. “If I ever asked him to do anything for me he would do it with no questions asked,” were the words of Tony’s English teacher Toni Chaney. Tony’s aunt and mother have not stopped mourning his death, and demand justice. “I don’t know why they did this to him. I told the detectives to do something about it. My son wasn’t bad. He didn’t deserve this. I want justice,” said his mother. “We want justice! He was innocent. We don’t know why it happened. He was inside the property. There’s never justice around this area, we want justice for him,” said Antonio’s aunt Roberta Perez; this Monday.

Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/12/oceanside-teen-slaying-has-mother-asking-why/ 

  

Generation Why Bother by: Adriana Lugo

Young Americans have become risk-averse and sedentary and the timing is terrible. With America at a 8.3 percent unemployment rate, Americans are less inclined to pack up and move to a state with a better economic situation. The Census Bureau Data claims that the likelihood of a 20 year old moving to another state has dropped over 40% since the 1980s. According to the Pew Research Center, the amount of young adults living at home has doubled between 1980 and 2008, before the Great Recession. Today's generation is literally going nowhere. The New York times says, "This is the Occupy movement we should be worried about." The most astounding behavioral change among young adults has been that an increasing amount of teenagers are not even bothering to get their drivers license. In the 1980's, 80% of 18 year old would walk around showing off their new drivers licenses, according to a study done by researchers at the University of Michigan's Transportation Institute. By 2008, that number dropped to 65%. Some may blame the high cost of gasoline or cars, but Comerica Bank's Automobile Affordability Index shows that it takes fewer weeks or work to buy a car today than in the 1980s. In a study made my Michael Sivak, found that when young adults spent time on the internet, they delay getting their licenses. "More time on Facebook probably means less time on the road," he said. That makes a less vibrant economy. The Great Recession and weak economy makes trend toward risk aversion worse. In the mid 1970s, every high school wanted a drivers license and freedom. It's time to encourage forward movement, not slouching.


By: Adriana Lugo


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/the-go-nowhere-generation.html?src=me&ref=general

Man on facebook has been charged since his two wives found eachother By Cheyenne

    Alan L. O'Neill had two wives that were both on Facebook. The two wives found each other when wife No.1 to discover a picture of her husband and his second wife standing in front of a wedding cake.  O'Neill, who used to be known as Alan Faulk, married his first wife in 2001. He moved out of his house in 2009, but his wife did not file for divorce. Then, in December 2009, Faulk changed his name to Alan L. O'Neill and a few weeks later married wife No. 2.Wife No. 1 clicked through to wife No. 2's Facebook page, and that's where she saw the telltale cake picture. Now O'Neill is facing charges in a Pierce County court in Washington State for a year in jail.


http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-man-charged-with-bigamy-on-facebook-20120309,0,7376601.story

San Diego's FIRST Robotics Event by: Marcella Marquez

               This Sunday the sixth annual FIRST Robotics Competition San Diego Regional took place. The free event was held at the Valley View Casino Center, and it attracted more than 10,000 viewers over 3 days (union tribune). This competition began 21 years ago with Dean Kamen, the man who created the Segway, he wants this completion to “inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people and the community (union tribune)”More than 56 high schools competed this Saturday, 30 of which were local, overall more than 2,400 students will be participating nationwide this year. This competition is very important to many it has even been called the “Super Bowl of Smarts.” A name fit for the competitors, whom spent six weeks building a robot from a motorcycle battery, power distribution boards, and clear polycarbonate casings. This year the game was “Rebound Rumble” therefore their robots had to be capable of moving around “a basketball court,” pick up balls from the floor, shoot baskets, and move through obstacles. In the end five winning teams will have the opportunity to go onto championships in St. Louis, those teams are: Super NURDs from San Pasqual High School, Code Orange from River Springs Charter School and Heritage Christian School in Dana Point, T-Birds from Yucaipa High School, the Holy Cows from High Tech High School in Point Loma, and Team Spyder from Poway High School. 

Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/05/san-diego-first-robotics-event-draws-10000/

New Invisible Car ! ...... sort of.

Mercedes promotes it's fuel cell technology with an invisible car. Mercedes tried to convey that hydrogen fuel cell technology will make a car disappear through a viral ad or its forthcoming F-Cell vehicle. The company covered a car in strips of LED lights to make an entire side of the car a large screen. Then they attached a Canon 5D digital SLR camera to the other side of the car so it would transmit what the lens sees to the car's screen. As a result the car blends in with the environment around it. Mercedes is trying to sell that there are zero emissions with this technology, since it only produces water vapor after burning the hydrogen fuel. Mercedes told Mashable that it's hydrogen-powered car was "ready for series production" but others don't expect mass production until 2015. Obviously everyone will have to wait longer for a completely camouflaged car.

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZIGzpi9lCck

source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/03/mercedes-invisible-car-is-coming-sort-of/

By: Adriana Lugo

Nasa hacked 13 times last year.

In 2011 hackers got into NASA’s high security network a reported 13 times. One of those times was from a Chinese IP that gained complete control of the crucial systems and employee accounts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the space agency's inspector general told Congress this week.  Another security failure occurred in March 2011, when an unencrypted NASA notebook computer was stolen. It contained algorithms to command and control the International Space Station. NASA said, however, the station was never in any jeopardy.

            Between October 1^st 2010 and September 30^th 2011 NASA reported a total of 5,400 security incidents. NASA Inspector General Paul Martin said in his written testimony delivered Wednesday to a hearing of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee investigations subcommittee.

            Only about 1% of NASA portable devices are encrypted and 48 were stolen between 2009 and 2010.

            In the attack of the jet Propulsion Laboratory the hackers “gained full access to key JPL systems and sensitive user accounts.” Hackers traced to China-based Internet Protocol addresses stole personal credentials for 150 employees.

            "The attackers had full functional control over these networks," the IG's report stated, adding that they would have been able to "modify, copy or delete sensitive files" or "upload hacking tools to steal user credentials and compromise other NASA systems," the BBC notes.