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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Batangas Today: “Asteroid In 2040 Not A Threat To Earth, NASA Says” plus 2 more

Batangas Today: “Asteroid In 2040 Not A Threat To Earth, NASA Says” plus 2 more

Asteroid In 2040 Not A Threat To Earth, NASA Says

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:43 AM PST

Is the earth going to end in 2040 because of an asteroid? No. Year 2040 will not be the end of the world after the failed 2012 prediction, as NASA confirmed.

NASA confirmed on its latest study that the Asteroid 2011 AG5 that was believed to be a threat to earth when it passes by in 2040 will not harm our planet in any way.

Using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, astronomers confirmed that the asteroid is harmless after an observation campaign was done last October. The latest research said that the asteroid will not get any closer than 550,000 miles (890,000 kilometers), that is twice the distance between the earth and the moon, CNN reported.

“An analysis of the new data conducted by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, shows that the risk of collision in 2040 has been eliminated,” NASA was quoted by CNN on Friday, December 21, 2012.

Finally, the asteroid in 2040 will be another thing we have not to worry about to end our planet earth.

7-year-old Girl Reunited With Stolen Dog on Christmas

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:02 AM PST

Mia and her dog

Mia Bendray and her dog Marley
Image Credit: Robert Miller

A 7-year-old girl Mia Bendray was very thankful after knowing that her dog Marley had been found safe, according to ABC News report, December 27, 2012.

The puppy was stolen outside a shop in Manhattan‘s Washington Heights after the family went food shopping for Christmas Eve, reports said.

Tina Cohen, a high school Spanish teacher rescued the dog from a man standing on a street corner yelling he had a dog for sale.

“I said that’s not right. I said I’d like to buy the dog. I only have $100,” Cohen mentioned in a statement.

Cohen also mentioned when the man demanded more cash, she then proceed to a nearby Staples and bought merchandise she returned for cash. She bought Marley for $200; then brought the dog to the veterinarian.

“Thank you, the people of Washington Heights… Those great Samaritans… And now we got him on Christmas Day,” Mia's mother told WABC-TV.

Moreover, according to reports, police officials caught the alleged dognapper Brad Bacon who had been caught on video taking the dog.

Zuckerberg family photo owned by Randi Zuckerberg went public, sparks debate on Facebook privacy settings

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:29 PM PST

A Zuckerberg family photo with Randi Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg‘s sister, went publicly after someone posted it on Twitter, thinking that it there will be no problem sharing it. Randi, who posted the photo on her official Facebook page, complained of online etiquette; and the issue sparked a debate on Facebook‘s privacy settings.

Randi Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg sister

Randi Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg’s sister
Image Credit: Randi Zuckerberg Twitter

“@randizuckerberg demonstrates her family’s response to Poke #GAH,” Callie Schweitzer (@cschweitzer), a Vox Media marketing director, tweeted this Wednesday, December 26, 2012, along with a photo of Randi Zuckerberg‘s family, together with younger brother Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and CEO of Facebook.

The Zuckerberg family photo, which was believed to have been taken on Christmas Day, depicts the family in a kitchen as they stand around the table, and apparently having fun with the newly re-imagined Facebook Poke app. So basically, there’s nothing wrong with the picture, except that Randi want it to be private.

Shortly after, Randi Zuckerberg learned about it and sent a tweet to Schweitzer, saying, “Not sure where you got this photo. I posted it to friends only on FB. You reposting it to Twitter is way uncool.” This means that she wanted that photo not to be seen on public. But how come that Schweitzer was able to see it?

“@randizuckerberg I’m just your subscriber and this was top of my newsfeed. Genuinely sorry but it came up in my feed and seemed public.” Schweitzer responded to Randi, and deleted the said photo. But not after it has been spread online and appeared in various sites such as Buzzfeed, Mashable, Business Insider, among others.

“Digital etiquette: always ask permission before posting a friend’s photo publicly. It’s not about privacy settings, it’s about human decency.” Randi, who is also a former marketing director of Facebook and is now a reality TV show producer, tweeted later. She added the issue could be her topic on her next TV show.

“Fwiw, I’ve been exchanging emails w/ @cschweitz & she seems lovely. The silver lining? Glad to see a thoughtful debate on sharing/etiquette.” Randi tweeted a few hours ago, which suggested that she and Callie did not have problems with each other. However the debate on Facebook‘s privacy settings ignited again.

Incidentally, Facebook recently made some updates on the privacy settings on Facebook, which include the Request and Removal tool that can be used to request other users to remove them from the photos they have been tagged in. Nevertheless, Facebook reminded their users that photos can still appear in other places on Facebook, including others’ timelines.
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