4 People Killed In Bombing (S.S- international)

On Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, four coalition members were killed when their vehicle hit an improvised bomb. It happened when the coalition members were on patrol with the Afghan National Security Forces. In addition to the coalition members dying, a civilian that was working with them was also killed. Also, on the same day, Afghan National Army soldiers, who were with coalition members, killed sixteen militants. The troops were on patrol and came under fire from various positions. The militants started firing rocket propelled grenades and mortars so the troops used precision strikes to kill the militants. After the incident, the troops cleared a compound from which the militants had been firing and found materials to make improvised bombs. It's so sad that so many people are dying. Some of the people were just using self defense but ended up being killed.

Mammoth Found..in LA! :] (Science)

"Zed", the mammoth found in Los Angeles, was found by an earth mover on a construction site. They were making an underground garage and found a mammoth from at least 10,000 years ago! "It's very exciting for us because each one of these ... could be different ages in the past 10,000 to 45,000 years," project director Chris Shaw said. The workers found pretty much the whole entire skeleton. So in the crates where they put all the bones, there were vertabrae, ribs, a pelvis, the lower jaw and two tusks. In the past when people have found mammoth tusks, they were poorly preserved so it is a real treat for them to have two beautifully preserved tusks. It will take about six to twelve months to open all of the rest of the crates with the skeleton parts. But once they do have everything opened and cleaned, it will be on display at a museum.

I think it's so cool that people are still finding remains of extinct animals from thousands of years ago today! It can tell us so much about our past which can help us with the future. It must be a great feeling finding a whole mammoth! It was hard enough finding all the parts to a little rodent in an owl pellet!

I got this info from: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/19/california.fossil.discovery/index.html

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Facebook turns 5, but Can It Survive? =o

The well known social networking set, Facebook, created by Mark Zuckerberg when he was 19 years old, turned five. Facebook has allowed many young people to keep in touch with friends they haven't seen in awhile and safely share information about themselves. Facebook has made Zuckerberg the youngest billionaire and has also had celebrities and politicians use it. But the internet and websites have changed dramatically in the past five years and it will continue to change. The fact that a college kid made this in his dorm room one night and made him rich, is very cool. It's insane how many people sign up to use it. More than 15 million people use this website! That's crazy and it's great to keep friends in touch and learn more about different people out there. I got this info from: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/facebook.anniversary/index.html#

Economy Takes its Toll on Everyone.

Obviously, the economy is not too great right now. It is affecting everybody, including the South Brunswick food pantry. The number of people using the food pantry increased from 25 to 40. People who usually donate to the pantry are using it. and it's not just low-class families in need, it's many people from different classes. They want to cut back to be sure they'll be okay and get enough food. Hopefully everyone will be okay and the economy will get better.

X-Rays! =]

In class we are doing projects on Electromagnetic Energy. My topic is on X-rays. I learned that it's called "X"-rays because it is an unknown type of radiation. I also found out that we use x-rays are used to diagnose problems inside the human body. Although, this is very helpful, if you have too much exposure to x-rays then it could cause cancer. That's why in the dentist when they take x-rays of your teeth they give you a lead apron to wear. The apron absorbs the x-rays and prevents them from reaching your body. X-rays are amazingly insane (in a good way.) And a German guy that goes by the name of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen found x-rays by accident when experimenting with some vacuum tubes. I think that's very cool that he invented something so useful without even really trying!

President Obama!

On January 20, 2009 a major historic event took place in Washington D.C. President-elect Barack Obama became the actual president. He placed his hand on the same bible former president Abraham Lincoln used and took his oath. He is now officially the president of the United States and happens to be the first African-American leader of our country.

The first article I read was pretty much saying that Obama made history and everyone noticed. Black's were especially proud to see another racial barrier broken. People are expecting great things from him and expect him to do a lot better than Bush. When the inauguration was watched on jumbotrons and George Bush came on, many booed him. Despite this, "His transition also produced some missteps that raised questions about whether Obama's highly disciplined, perfectionist organization that proved brilliant at winning an election will be equally brilliant at governing." All in all people want and are sure they will see only good from the new president but they will have to wait and see.

The second article I read was basically saying that Obama is going to make change. It won't be easy, but together as a country we will make a difference. "Greatness is never a given. It must be earned," Barack said. We can't just hope that the economic crisis and the war will solve itself; we have to make the change our selves. He believes that he can.

In my opinion, I think Barack made a powerful speech. He talks a big game and I just hope he can live up to his words. We will just have to wait and see how he does.

I got this information from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/inauguration_rdp

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.inauguration/index.html