Tuesday, October 27, 2009
1st Period Current Event 10/30
Please post your current event for Friday, October 30 below. Remember to include the link to the article you read, provide the topic of your article, and write at least 5-6 sentences discussing your opinion of the article. You may also use video clips or podcasts for your current event.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/27/yacht.pirates/index.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is about a couple that was on a boat in the Atlantic ocean. Their boat has been taken by pirates and they are holding them hostage. The problem is that the coast guard cant find them to rescue them. Hopes are that the people are safe and the pirates are going to show up soon with the couple asking for money. The funny part about this is that the people dont have that much money. MOst of the money that they have is invested in the boat, which is what the pirates already have. I hope that nothing happens to the couple once the pirates realize that they wont be getting a high ransom
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/10/27/am.seg.women.cnn
ReplyDeletethis is a video which i hope is ok. well its about how woman have not been recognized in business and have been payed less then man. i think that it took long enough for people to see this. its unfair to woman. you have to think about all the woman how have kids and are single they have to make all the money. they make 75% of what man make. how can she support her children with out a full pay check.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/158337/rice-exports-drop-20
ReplyDeleteThailand is the world's largest rice producer, but statistics show that its rice exports have dropped 20% from 1/1 to 10/26/09. Minister Pornthiva Nakasai also said that the price the USA is paying for the rice has decreaced by almost 26%. He claims that these changes are largely due to the world's economic crisis. However, the price of local rice in Thailand's neighboring countries has not been much affected.
This may not seem to have a great affect on us in the USA, but the truth is, the world relies on rice. If the largest producer of rice is suddenly suffering, then it will cause other Asian nations to have shortages as well - and in the USA, we rely on Asia for much of our cheap imports. I hope that this will not last long enough to have any long-term effects on the people in Thailand or neighboring countries.
This is Christine.....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2009/2009-10-28-01.asp
So the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Tuesday began three days of hearings on a Senate climate bill to match the bill passed by the House in June. There are two sides to this argument. Some say that limiting greenhouse gas emissions will stimulate economic growth, technological innovation and green job creation, and will be affordable for taxpayers and the government. On the other hand, those who worry about the impacts of curbing greenhouse gas emissions on the U.S. economy say that jobs will be lost and American prosperity will shrink if carbon dioxide emissions are limited, and they fear the entire exercise is unnecessary and too expensive.
Oops...I realized that I only posted my summary. I think that limiting greenhouse gas emissions will be good for our country, even our world. Not only will it create jobs, but it will also help stop global warming.
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ReplyDeleteMy article is about the President of Chile and it's in the New York Times..I can't post a link, I don't know why.
ReplyDeleteBut anyways, she's the first woman president to be elected in Chile, which is a really conservative country. She also has something that all the other woman presidents in the world don't have--she doesn't have a famous husband.
All the famous woman leaders became famous first because of their famous husbands, and that has helped propel them to success.
See Hilary Clinton, Eva Peron, the Kirchners or Argentina, and other people.
At the beginning of her term, things didn't go well and people thought she was a disaster. But now as her term ends, she shows a 70% approval rating and everyone loves her.
Go women rulers!
I think this is a really big step forward for mankind (ha ha) and though we think America is so unbiased and progressive, the fact remains that we've never had a woman ruler (though we came close) and women are a complete HALF of the population that has never been represented as such.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/health/research/29stem.html?ref=us
ReplyDeleteCalifornia is awarding about $230 million in grants for stem cell research. This has been a controversial issue in the past, because of the whole embryo debate. However, California has said that they will not be using embryonic stem cells, but other kinds of cells. In some cases, adult cells function better. Scientists are going to work on finding cures or ways to prevent many diseases including AIDS. I think that it is great that they are finally realizing the potential that stem cells have, and they are providing funds for the research. The whole controversy has delayed us from making further developments in the field.
Hey, its allie...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/6463020/UK-left-behind-as-the-United-States-climbs-out-of-recession.html
okay, so basically my article was about the economic recession we are in and it's affect on the rest of the world. in this article we can see a lot of statistics about the percentages and recovery. it seems to me from the information in this article that great britain will recover fast . i think that when great britain recovers they should also do what they can to help countries like the united states. especially since it seems that the united states wont be out of this recession for awhile. until all the countries get out of the current recession we are in, which has come to be the biggest economic crisis since the great depression, everybody no matter what country they are in, will be affected. everyone should help each other, but thats just my opinion.
http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,570165,00.html?test=latestnews
ReplyDeleteThis article is about a body that was found in Boulder, Colorado 55 years ago. Aforementioned body was believed to be that of Jane Doe. It turns out it was actually Dorothy Gay Howard who was reported missing in March of 1954. Jane Doe was fine, and living in Australia. I think this story is extremely tragic, but it's awesome that they found out who the body really was. It provided closure for the family of Howard. I also think it's a good idea for the family to keep Howard's body in Boulder like they decided. The citizens of Boulder did a lot for her, even though they didn't know her. It's also really awesome that the citizens wanted to really get down to the bottom of it. It shows they were committed to doing justice.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/health/30cdc.html?_r=1&ref=us
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the statistics of the Swine Flu/H1N1 Virus. It states that there were "1.8 to 5.7 million cases in the country" in the spring alone. This really opened my eyes to the real issue because when it was happening in the spring, I wasn't really aware of how serious this was. This article also says that 9,000 to 21,000 people were hospitalized and up to 800 died from Swine flue, just between April and July. I think that in our area it wasn't as prevalent and i just didn't pay as much attention to the big deal it was. I now feel much more aware of the reasons that people are so afraid of this virus, and I now understand that it's not just something people are making a big deal out of for little to no reasons.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/science/space/29rocket.html?ref=us
ReplyDeleteThis article is about a rocket that was launched yesterday. It's kind of big news, because it's the first rocket that was launched since 1981 that wasn't a space shuttle, but I haven't even heard about this before. It's also a pretty important thing because it's a completely new design that they weren't even sure was going to work. The rocket didn't actually go out into space, however; the two stages separated at 25 miles in the air and landed in the ocean, so it wasn't the final rocket, and they were just testing to see if it would work. The full flight is going to be in six years, and it's going to be for carrying astronauts beyond the moon, so they'll see where the new rocket can take them. I also think it's good that they're doing test launches like this, to make sure that it'll take off smoothly, and that they have the safety of the astronauts as their priority.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/health/27perc.html?ref=research
ReplyDeleteThis article was about how researchers at Western Washington University conducted a study to find out how observational skills are affected when people talk on cell phones. Ira E. Hyman Jr., a professor of psychology at the university, dressed up in a clown suit and rode around on a unicycle. Researchers asked people nearby if they had noticed anything odd. They found that nearly 60% of people who were walking with a friend noticed the clown, while only a third of the people who were listening to music or walking alone had. People who had been talking on a cell phone only registered the clown on a unicycle 8% of the time. The rates were higher when the pedestrians were asked if they just saw the clown, with 71% of people walking with a friend and 25% of people talking on phones saying they had. These findings come as a bit of a shock to me, as you would imagine that more people would notice a clown riding around on a unicycle. The findings are also a bit scary, as many people use cellphones while driving cars. If they couldn't notice something as odd as a unicycling clown while they were walking and talking, how could they possibly be prepared for potential accidents while in a car?
Halloween is right around the corner and folks are getting excited. This is a very widely celebrated holiday and even with economic turmoil, citizens are not allowing their spirits to be crushed. All kinds of impressive/ interesting statistics are contained in this well-written article. Conducted studies show how more children and grown-ups have visited less "Party City-esque" stores and turned back to sewing machines and imagination. Though corporations could certainly use the money, I think it's awesome that nearly 1/3 of people are unleashing their creativity instead of swiping credit cards.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2009-10-29-homemade-thrifty-halloween_N.htm?csp=34
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/163201.html
ReplyDeleteThis is a story about a judge from Birmingham, and how he accepted bribes to give someone 7.1 million dollars. First of all, I feel really bad for the judge. He did mess up and get what he deserved, but still anyone in that situation I feel pity for. Hes not really going down with grace by trying to blame it on people being racist. It would be easier to just accept the fact that he was caught and admit his mistake. It makes me wonder if other judges are like this.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,570308,00.html?test=latestnews
ReplyDeleteMy article is about a man who filed a lawsuit against the state for making him take down his nativity scene. This 8' by 8' structure has sat on the public road median for 63 years. It is a tradition shared by the man's family and the whole community. In the constitution it states that we have religious freedom. They said it was a violation of separation between church and state, but if this is a tradition of the state than that is incorrect. Most of the people in Wisconsin celebrate Christmas, and the Nativity scene is a decoration for that holiday. The holiday was formed because of what happened during the real nativity and that is what is being celebrated. People put pumpkins out for halloween, there isn't that much difference in my opinion.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/217751
ReplyDeleteThis Article is about President Obama visiting the victims of Katrina. Obama went there on Thursday to visit one school that was hit hard by Katrina. Many People are outraged at him because of his short visit, but many people say he doesn't need more than a day to give a speech, and make an impact on New Orleans. Since the Katrina hurricane, 1 billion dollars has been sent in aid, but many families are still struggling and going unnoticed. The reason that these families are still struggling is because the way they gave out the money wasn't very organized. Kids are also having to move out of their homes constantly, to another trailer or hotel. This is not good for children because it can really stress them out, and not be able to focus on other things like school. By the numbers it shows that kids that were effected by Katrina, their grades are really dropping low and so is their health. I think we really need to step up and not forget about these families that are struggling and the children who are doing bad in school, because this is not good for any of them.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=8954459
ReplyDeleteIt's nice that the USA is now, apparently, on "firm grounds". I know the process will take a very long time to go back to full recovery, but knowing that we've made somewhat progress is reassuring. Still, it's somewhat hard to believe that we actually have recovered this raipidly. But, what do I know? ^^
Internet Addresses Can Use Non-Latin Characters
ReplyDeleteOn Friday, a committee that monitors the international rules governing the internet voted to allow non-Latin characters in the domains and addresses of websites. This basically means that URLs can be written with Russian, Hebrew, Korean, Chinese... any kind of alphabet out there. Though security experts warn the expansion may make it more difficult to fight malicious coding hidden in an unfamiliar alphabet, I believe this is an important change. It will make the resources of the web available to more people of different cultures. Half of the internet users in the world use non-Latin alphabets. According to the chair of the committee that validated the move, it is an important step forward. It will allow many more people to use the internet. Businesses that sell domain names eagerly look forward to a rush of companies changing the language of their address. This could help struggling economies all over the world.