Tuesday, April 12, 2011

What's in The News Today

Japan reactors go from a five to a seven, seven being compared to the Russian nuclear disaster "Chernobyl." In a farming community outside of where Japan's reactors are one farmer was interviewed and he was devastated that he had to dump his profits from his dairy farm, due to high levels of radiation in the milk. The government also ordered that the farmers in that community have 30 days to evacuate.  These farmers have been farming almost all their lives they are angered and shared their emotions by stating that "they hate the nuclear plants." The farmers are forbidden to take their animals out of the area because of the high levels of radiation in the soil.

Tanglao, L. (April 12, 2011). Japan Nuclear Crisis: Officials Raise Severity Level to Equal Chernobyl. Radiation Amount is About of What Was Released After Chernobyl. Retrieved April 12, 2011, from Japan Nuclear Crisis: Officials Raise Severity Level to Equal Chernobyl - ABC News

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg wins lawsuit and ex-partners cannot get anymore money. The settlement in 2008 was for 20 million dollars and partial rights to Facebook. The twins claimed, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss that they were not aware of the worth of Facebook, but the appeals court ruled in favor of Mark Zucker.
abcNews.  (April 11, 2011). Winklevoss Twins Lose Facebook Appeal. Mark Zuckerberg's ex-partners can't get more money from legal settlement. Retrieved April 12, 2011, from Winklevoss Twins Lose Facebook Appeal Video - ABC News

Air France Bus (airplane) clips a Delta airplane at JFK airport in New York, last night. The Delta plane just landed from Boston, Mass., carrying 60 people and the Air France Bus was getting ready for take off carrying over 500 hundred passengers. It clipped the Delta plane and created it to spin in a 90 degree angle. The two planes did have damage, but the Delta plane suffered significant tail damage.

abcNews. (April 11, 2011). Planes Collide on JFK Runway. One plane clipped another while on the tarmac, there were no injuries. Retrieved April 12, 2011, from Planes Collide on JFK Airport Runway Video - ABC News

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