Sunday, February 20, 2011

What's in The News Today

A Children's bounce house goes flying in the air an Arizona girl was badly injured after the bounce house  that she was playing in was lifted into the wind. Two girls were playing Saturday morning when a neighbor witnessed the bounce house going over the roof of her house. The bounce house flew 100 feet into the air completely inflated due to severe winds. The 10 year old has head lacerations and other injuries and remains in the hospital. 

Marana. ( Feb. 19, 2011). abcNews/ u.s. Arizona Girl Hirt When Bounce House Blows Away. Retrieved February 20,2011, from 


Warning For Craigslist shoppers three recently were arrested involving iPhones. The victims were responding to the advertisement of iPhones for sale on Craigslist. Three different incidents occurred when the victims met to buy the iPhones and were robbed. The three involved in the robberies were tracked by cell tracking technology and arrested.

(Feb. 11, 2011). Channel3000. Suspects in Craiglist, iPhone Robberies In Custody. Retrieved February 20, 2011,  from 
http://www.channel3000.com/news/26836530/detail.html

The invites are in the mail Prince William and Bride to-be Kate Milddleton have mailed 1900 invites to the royal wedding. They will be married at the Westminster Abbey ceremony on April 29th.

Stringer, D. (Feb. 20, 2011). abc/news/international. Check The Mail box: Royal Wedding Invites Posted. Associated Press. London. Retrieved February 20, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=12957613&page=1

MRI Scanner for wine can detect explosives Matthew Augustine chemistry professor at UC Davis patented a device in (2002) similar to an MRI for spoilage of wine. The Device can detect between the differences of dangerous liquids to toothpaste. The US Department of Homeland Security has funded Augustine's testing and hopefully the device will be in airports within a year.

Jacob, A. (Feb. 11, 2011). MRI scanner for wine to detect explosives at airports. NewScientist. Retrieved February 20, 2011, from http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/02/a-machine-originally-designed.html

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