Thursday, April 15, 2010

5 News Articles:

USA Today April 13, 2010
Technology transforms giving
With the new technology it is making it easier for people to donate their money. Through text messages and internet it is now easier for people to donate money. More than $32 million dollars has been raised through texting for the Red Cross Haiti relief.

USA Today April 14, 2010
Girl, 11, rescued from Fla. Swamp
A girl was rescued today after spending four days in a Florida swamp. She had been reported missing and was found by a member of their families church. It is unknown why the girl was near the swamp.

USA Today April 14, 2010
Huge planets found orbiting backward
European astronomers reported that two of the nine planets were rotating backward from their normal orbit pattern. This is caused when planets stars bend light in a different direction so this causes the plants to do the same.

USA Today April 15, 2010
Deaths, close calls at animal parks
Sea world, Bush Gardens, and Six Flags have had animals kill three people and injure 16. Many minor incidents are not reported. With the increased accidents these parks are taking extra precautions to make sure their visitors are safe.

USA Today April 15, 2010
Library of Congress Plans to archive Twitter Posts
The Library of Congress will acquire every public tweet. There will be over billions of tweets archived. They are doing this because it will offer historical data throughout history.

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