Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Weekly Blog Response for Wednesday, February 17
Here we go again! I must say, the last blog responses were awesome!!!!! Super interesting news items that were fun to read and discuss. Let's keep the good times rolling with tonight's blog response, and we will talk about them on Friday morning. Have fun and challenge yourself!!!
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BBC News
ReplyDelete16 February 2016
“How The Beatles still grip Liverpool”
It has been forty six years after they split. The Beatles are responsible for one in every 100 jobs in their hometown Liverpool. A Liverpool City Council found the enduring popularity of members of The Beatles: John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They still supported 2,335 jobs in the city. This is a huge number because there are about 230,800 jobs in total. According to Liverpool John Moores University because the figures do not take into account the marketing value of the brand or the number of people staying at non Beatles themed hotels.Tourism is the most important place to find jobs connected with The Beatles. About a quarter of a million people a year pay to visit The Beatles Story.The childhood homes of John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney are also taking attention. 10,400 visitors are interested in minibus tours between their homes.One in ten hotel rooms in Liverpool also has Beatles theme. The building major Beatles events are 553 in total.Events connected with International Beatles Week dedicated to themed around the band’s legacy.Liverpool Hope University also has a close association with The Beatles, they are running a “Beatles, Popular Music and Society “ masters degree. England stripped out economic benefits they said would have materialised and those benefitted the wider “city region” around Liverpool or the rest of the Uk’s economy.
CNN News
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Japanese actor killed by prop samurai sword.
33 year old Daigo Kashino was in a rehearsal studio in Koto, Tokyo. He pierced in the abdomen while he was working for an action scene. The other actors heard him groan and turned him quickly. Daigo Kashino was dead and no one was there. No one saw what was happened. Polices are investigating his death if it is accident or criminal act.
CNN News
ReplyDeleteGirl with 'butterfly skin' dies
This is an other sad story. Jessica Ramirez Gaviria, the sick young woman who fought to force Colombia to protect her right to life, has died.
Ramirez Gaviria suffered from a condition known as 'butterfly skin' and died in a Bogota hospital from health complications caused by the illness.In November last year, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted her precautionary measures to protect her right to life and health.Her mother had argued to the Commission that Ramirez Gaviria had not been receiving the specialized attention that she needed, which was causing her health to deteriorate -got worse-.CNN en Español spoke to Rosalba Gaviria, Jessica Ramirez's mother, who confirmed that her daughter's death occurred after having been admitted to the hospital twice the previous weekend.Ramirez Gaviria, suffered from Epidermolysis bullosa -known as butterfly skin-, an illness that causes extreme skin fragility. Her mother said she was hospitalized and discharged in the days before her death, but her condition deteriorated and she was readmitted Sunday. She died at 9 a.m. on Monday, February 1.
BBC News
ReplyDelete16 February 2016
Russian footballer Dmitri Tarasov reveals Putin shirt in Turkey match
There was a europa league match yesterday between Fenerbahçe and Lokomotiv Moskova. Fenerbahçe won the match 2-0 but the important thing was the teams are from Turkey and Russia. Since Turkey shut down a russian plane in november, these countries don't like each other. So after the match, Lokomotiv Moskova midfielder Dmitri Tarasov take his shirt off and there was a Putin picture on his vest. On the shirt it says "The most polite president." for Putin. The russian team are now likely to face punishment because UEFA does not allow political statements during matches. I was also in the match but I don't see the player with the putin shirt.
CNN News
ReplyDeleteTen dead, 17 critically injured after head-on train crash in Bavaria, Germany
İn Bavaria, Germany there was a train crash there is ten dead and seventeen injured persons for now. There were one hundred and fifty passengers at the both trains .The crash happenes in the morning at 07:00 a.m. Police says that "There's a curve there, so we must assume that the train drivers must not have been able to see each other beforehand." They discribe the crushing scene as a ' horrible picture'. This crush is the on of the biggest crushes evet they had whitnessed. The train officers say that this accident is impossible and they cannot imagine it and the two drivers are dead also. I hope that there won't be more deaths while the time passes trough the night.
BBC News
ReplyDeleteRussian footballer wears Putin shirt in Turkey match
Yesterday there was a europa match between Fenerbahçe and Lokomotiv Moscow. Lokomotiv Mosvow midfielder Dmitri Tarasov's shirt showed Mr. Putin in a cap along with the words "the most polite president". The politically charged Europa League match was the biggest encounter between nations since Turkey shot down a russian jet. Fenerbahçe won the match 2-0. Lokomotiv moscow are now facing a punishment because European Football governing Uefa does not allow political statements in matches.
ReplyDelete17th of February, 2016
CNN News
hampions League: Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspires PSG to victory over Chelsea
In the Champions Leauge the last 16 round has started yesterday and the first match was Between the French giants, Paris Saint-Germain against the English giants, Chelsea. The match was in Paris, I mean it was in Parc de Princess and hopefully Paris Saint Germain beat Chelsea 2-1. By the way I am a fan of PSG because of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He scored again! The other goal was from Edison Cavani and John Mikel Obi scored one for Chelsea. But in my opinion the man of the macth was Angel Di Maria. He assisted to Cavani and his pass was very professional. Besides he controlled PSG and he passed a lot. Anyway the second match, I mean the match in the Chelsea's stadium will be on ninth of March and Chelsea has to put a lot afford to overcome PSG. If you didn't watch it, I prefer you to watch the summary.
BBC News
ReplyDelete“Shocking sugar levels in high street hot drinks, warns charity”
A charity found so many sugary hot drinks having more sugar than coco cola and Pepsi. They announced that there were drinks that had twenty teaspoons of sugar too! That's insane. 98% of the drinks that they tested received a label that said it had so many sugar in it. The recommended maximum intake of added sugar per day for those aged 11 and over is about 30g or seven teaspoons.
CNN News
ReplyDelete17 February 2016
"What went wrong during Adele's Grammys performance?"
One of the most great performances of Monday night's Grammy Awards show was by Adele, the beloved, amazing British singer whose new album, "25," has been shattering sales records.A clanking sound heard from background.It was strange. Her microphone cut out suddenly and Adele's voice didn't have its usual punch. Adele looked distracted and she said "The piano mics fell on to the piano strings,that's what the guitar sound was.It made it sound out of tune."
BBC News
ReplyDelete17 February 2016
President Obama: 'Donald Trump will not be president'
US President Barack Obama has said that Donald Trump will not be the president. He explained the situation by telling the importance of the job. Obama things that Trump can’t do this because it is a serious job and it is not a joke or a simple job. He says that it requires sacrifices a lot.
BBC News
ReplyDelete17 February 2016
Ankara blast: At least 18 dead in Turkish capital explosion
A bus which is full of explosives exploded when the military buses were passing by. Everyone in the city heard the blast or see the smoke rising from the place that explosion happened. At least 18 people are dead and more than 40 people are injured. Also the area where the bus exploded is too close the parliament and military head quarters according to news.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said this is an act of terrorism.So he thought it is the job of PKK. By the way this is not the only attack. Turkey is dealing with so many terrorism attacks nowadays. For example last October Turkey faced another big attack and there were at least 99 dead people.
Selin Girit (BBC's) and I also think this won't be the last attack there will be another big attack.
BBC News
ReplyDeleteAnkara blast: At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion
AGAİNN!!!!! ANOTHER EXPLOSİON. This is a very sad news for me and all the people in the counrty. About fourty five minutes ago there was a huge explosion in Ankara. There are at least 28 people dead and 61 injured and these numbers can increase in sveral hours. The blast happened in an area close to parliament and Turkey's military headquarters. Large plumes of smoke were seen rising from the area and witnesses said the blast was heard all over the city. A lot of bus and car destroyed by the affect of the explosion. Security forces carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package after the blast. The attack targeted a shuttle bus carrying military personnel, and there were several other military vehicles nearby all of which were waiting at the traffic lights. Most of the casualties are believed to be soldiers. I have one question for terrorists. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM OUR COUNTRY? We hope that will be the last attack into our country
BBC News
ReplyDelete17 February 2016
President Obama: 'Donald Trump will not be president'
President Barrack Obama has talked about Donald Trump and he has a massage for him. He says that being president is tougher than being on a reality show and American people won't vote for him. Obama said: "I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be president," after a meeting with southeast Asian leaders. Also he said: "And the reason is that I have a lot of faith in the American people. Being president is a serious job. It's not hosting a talk show, or a reality show." I really agree with him because it is a serious job and when you become a president you need to control everything in that country.
BBC News
ReplyDelete17 February 2016
"Apple rejects order to unlock gunman's phone"
I think this is an interesting news, you want to hear why? Keep reading... As everyone knows, there is a feature in Apple Iphones, when someone tries to unlock your phone 10 times and gets the password wrong the phone erases all of the data that is on the phone. This only happens if you abled this feature. Now, FBI wants to reach a criminals data that was erased from the phone and contacts with Apple. But Apple says that they can't give the erased data to FBI because they have customer privacy policy, even if the customer is a criminal killer. We know that the criminal has killed 14 people in California. Now FBI has a big argue with Apple about this because Apple is resisting.
PBS News USA
ReplyDeleteVote 2016
Pope Francis waded into American presidential politics on his return from a visit to Mexico, saying that "a person who thinks only about building walls…is not Christian." Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wasted no time in transforming the debate over Christian values into a fight about security. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports on the day’s campaign news.
BBC News
ReplyDeleteDonald Trump has won the South Carolina primary in the Republican race for president, cementing his status as the man to beat for his party's nomination.
In the Democratic contest, Hillary Clinton beat Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in a tight race in Nevada.
Both results will be key ahead of the "Super Tuesday" round on 1 March, when a dozen more states make their choice.
The Trump victory claimed a major scalp when former Florida Governor Jeb Bush dropped out of the race.
He finished a distant fourth, days after his brother, former President George W Bush, made a rare political appearance to boost his flagging campaign.
Republican senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio were locked in a battle for second place in the state.
BBC News
ReplyDeleteIranian billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death
Billionaire Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death for corruption, justice officials say.
He was arrested in December 2013 after accusations that he withheld billions in oil revenue channelled through his companies. He denies the allegations.
Zanjani, 42, was convicted of fraud and economic crimes, a judiciary spokesperson said at a press briefing.
One of Iran's richest men, Zanjani was blacklisted by the US and EU for helping Iran evade oil sanctions.
Two others were sentenced to death along with him and all were ordered to repay embezzled funds. The ruling can be appealed.