Saturday, March 26, 2011

What's in The News Today

A set of twins born one is black and one is white Gabe was born with blonde hair and blue eyes and Trinity was born black. They were born minutes a part and they are fraternal twins. Unfortunately people scrutinize the family and have said "the father must be someone different." As taught in biology usually brown eyes are dominate, but genes are complex and the twins have proved this to be true. Many genes play a role in determination of hair color, skin and eyes.
James. S. (Feb. 24, 2011). Parents Give Birth to Ebony and Ivory Twins. Cunningham Siblings Are the Face of a New Biracial America Where 1 in 7 Marry Outside Their Race. abcNews. Retrieved March 26, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/Health/twins-white-black-born-biracial-parents-stirs-issues/story?id=12984334

Disney Cruise employee goes missing the unidentified person did not make it to their shift. The Disney cruise left from Los Angeles and docked in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The U.S. coast guard and the Mexican navy are searching for the missing employee. The FBI is not involved because it does not  have jurisdiction.

CNN (March 24, 2011). Disney cruise employee missing off Mexico. Retrieved March 26, 2011, from http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/03/24/disney.cruise.worker/index.html

Broadway gives tribute to Elizabeth Taylor in a one minute of darkness. New York Times Square fans got to remember her and gave tribute to her legacy.
AbcNews. March 26, 2011, fromhttp://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/world-pays-tribute-elizabeth-taylor-13210159


Thousands of Jelly Fish are swimming in Daytona Beaches and have also been washed ashore just in time for spring break. The lifeguards have been aiding in people enduring multiple stings and have vinegar handy to stop the stinging. There are signs posted "warning about jellyfish" swimmers said "there is no way of swimming away from them there are thousands and once out of the water the swimmers have multiple stings." Stings can be deadly if one is allergic to jelly fish stings and if allergic to bee bites they may also be allergic to jelly fish stings.
wftv.com9.( March 22, 2011). Swimmers Stung By Jelly Fish In Daytona Beach.  Retrieved March, 26, 2011, from http://www.wftv.com/news/27283873/detail.html

U.S. rushes to get fresh water to Japan's reactors sea water is corroding the pipes by leaving salt residue on the reactors cooling systems.  Preventing a melt down and abandonment of the reactors by workers must be considered as a possible threat and "the nearby areas would be uninhabitable for generations" if a meltdown does occur.
Philips, D. (March 26, 2011). US rushes freshwater to help Japan Nuke plant. abc7. Retrieved March 26,2011, from http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=weather/earthquake_center&id=8035805

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