Korva Coleman

Syria gets its Internet back

Korva Coleman — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:49:15 +0000

Internet access appears to be returning in Syria after an outage hit most of the war-torn country, according to web monitoring firm Renesys.

It estimates the web blackout began Tuesday night and lasted for nearly 20 hours but tweeted Wednesday afternoon that "platform traffic to the country is increasing."

All incoming and outgoing Syrian Internet traffic was suddenly interrupted around 9:45 p.m.

Don't blame Punxsutawney Phil: handler got prediction wrong

Korva Coleman — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:11:10 +0000

What exactly is "groundhog-ese" and how the heck would we know if it was mistranslated?

Check the weather outside.

We were supposed to get an early spring this year, according to Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog weather forecaster. Now Phil's handler says he misunderstood what the groundhog told him in the super-secret language on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day. "I'm the guy that did it; I'll be the fall guy. It's not Phil's fault," Bill Deeley told the Associated Press.

Prosecutor says Punxsutawney Phil misrepresented spring

Korva Coleman — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:30:19 +0000

Here's the gist of what the most famous groundhog in the world told us on Feb. 2:

Punxsutawney Phil, the King of the Groundhogs,

Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of Prognosticators,

Weather Prophet without Peer,

was awakened from his burrow at 7:28 am

with a tap of the President's cane....

And so ye faithful,

there is no shadow to see

An early Spring for you and me.

'Serious as a heart attack': Hurricane Sandy bearing down on eastern U.S.

Korva Coleman — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:30:48 +0000
The dreaded monster storm aiming for the eastern United States is barely keeping its hurricane status, but weather forecasters continue to sound the alarm: Hurricane Sandy will likely be one of the worst storms to strike in many, many years.
Weather forecaster Bryan Norcross at Wunderground isn't warning - he's shouting:
"The threat from this situation is serious as a heart attack for anybody near the rising water."
"The ocean will rise along the c

Equal pay for equal work: Not even college helps women

Korva Coleman — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:26:40 +0000
A startling new report finds freshly graduated college women will likely face this hurdle when entering the work world: they're worth less than equally educated men.
The American Association of University Women is releasing a new study that shows when men and women attend the same kind of college, pick the same major and accept the same kind of job, on average, the woman will still earn 82 cents to every dollar that a man earns.
The study, called Grad

The Post Office will miss another multi-billion dollar payment

Korva Coleman — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:40:09 +0000
This Sunday, the U.S. Postal Service won't be able to pay its latest $5.6 billion dollar obligation. This will be its second default; on Aug. 1 it failed to come up with a $5.5 billion dollar payment. The Service is warning of expected losses this year unless something is done:
"Comprehensive reform of the laws governing the Postal Service is urgently needed in order for the Postal Service to fully implement its five-year business plan and return to long-term financial stability.

Would you skydive from 22 miles Up? Felix Baumgartner would/will

Korva Coleman — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:24:14 +0000
On Oct. 8, Felix Baumgartner is going to strap himself into a specially pressurized capsule, ascend 120,000 feet into the air above New Mexico using a helium balloon, open the door - and jump out.
Don't worry, he's been practicing.
Baumgartner wants to set the world record for the highest skydive ever performed, at more than 22 miles above the Earth's surface. Essentially, he's jumping from the stratosphere.

'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' author Bach injured in plane crash on San Juan Island

Korva Coleman — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:15:17 +0000
Pilot and author Richard Bach was hurt Friday when the small plane he was flying tangled in power lines as he attempted to land, according to media reports.
Bach, who is 76, was flying on San Juan Island, Wash., about 100 miles north of Seattle, when the crash occurred. The San Juan Islander says Bach "snagged" the electrical lines, snapped two power poles in half and landed upside down in grass.

Sure it's sunny there, but great white sharks seen off Atlantic, Pacific beaches

Korva Coleman — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:04:17 +0000

Maybe you're planning your summer vacation and want something totally impractical to worry about (just to keep your mind off of real problems ... like money, say). And, we've still got more than a month to go to Discovery Channel's 'Shark Week', but ...
Great white sharks have been seen off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass; and on e off the coast near San Diego.

Sharks! Several Great Whites Spotted Off Atlantic And Pacific Beaches

Korva Coleman — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:54:26 +0000
We've still got more than a month to go to Discovery Channel's 'Shark Week', but why wait? Great white sharks have been seen off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Over the past few days, shark "spotters" reported great white sharks close to the town of Chatham, according to Cape Cod Shark Hunters. One shark was close to Chatham harbor but didn't swim inside.
Swimmers are being advised to be cautious.

A 'Land Hurricane' Strikes States From Midwest To East; New Storms Predicted

Korva Coleman — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 08:34:42 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7GjldMadJk

Was Miss USA Pageant Rigged? Trump Says No, Plans To Sue

Korva Coleman — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:35:14 +0000
Barely a day after she competed in the Miss USA beauty contest, Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin tore off her sash and fired a scorching resignation:
"In good conscience I can no longer be affiliated in any way with an organization I consider to be fraudulent, lacking in morals, inconsistent, and in many ways trashy."
Trashy?

Hairy, scary, biting spiders - and they travel in packs

Korva Coleman — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:33:42 +0000
Here's a nightmare come true: a group of Indian villagers were gathered for a festival last month when they were attacked by a swarm of large, biting spiders. They're hairy, have fangs, and apparently latch on when they sink their teeth into their prey.
Calling Peter Parker.
The spider attacks occurred about a month ago in the remote village of Sadiya in Assam state, close to the borders of China and Myanmar and far from arachnid specialists.

Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where The Wild Things Are', dies

Korva Coleman — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:41:57 +0000
Award-winning children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak has died at 83. He shot to fame in 1963 with his picture book 'Where The Wild Things Are'. He published several more books, including 'In The Night Kitchen', 'Outside Over There' and most recently, 'Bumble-Ardy'.
Family friend Lynn Ceprio confirmed his death.

Why are they always angry? Coming soon: Angry Birds, the series

Korva Coleman — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:33:53 +0000
If you can't get enough of the addicting, furious fowl on your mobile device or on Facebook, the creator of the wildly popular Angry Birds game plans to launch a series of very short cartoons later this year.