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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
News Post for Wednesday, April 13
I bet you were hoping Id forget again...but NOPE!!!! Blog time!!! Make sure to post your blog by midnight tonight or face the wrath of FARLEY!!!!! Just kidding, but please do your homework.
US election: Trump accuses Republican leaders of conspiracy BBC News 13 April 2016
Trump says that the party's leaders doesn't want him to win the presidential nomination and he said the system was stacked against him. These comments came after from Ted Cruz was awarded all the delegates in Colorado. So Trump may lead the race but Ted Cruz has a chance in second vote as much as it seems. But the chairman of Republican National Committee rejected Mr. Trump's charge that the rules have been changed in his speech to his rise in the polls. Trump also accused the RNC for pushing the delegates not to vote for him. And he said there will be riots if he isn't be chosen in the nomination. So I am very curious about the result of nomination after these words...
Ian Burkhart is a disabled man from Ohio. He is paralysed but his implant is like magical and with the implant he can play guitar in video games. He can move individual fingers with chip which reads the brain signals and interprets to the computer. The resources hope that technology will help millions of people with brain damage. Ian was injured in a car accident and accident damaged his spinal cord left messages from his brain and it made unable to reach the rest of his body and he was paralysed below the elbows and left unable to walk. But now he is celebrating the being able to move his hand again. A sensor was implanted inside his brain for reading the activity of his neurons. It took hours to teach and practice a sophisticated computer program which reads the signals.The results showed that he can grasp and move large objects, content a glass or swipe a credit card.Ian is now dreaming to be able to move his whole body. Dr Ali Rezai, the neurosurgeon who implanted the brain chip, said: "We're thrilled that Ian has progressed significantly with this technology. However, the motor cortex has millions of neurons. Only a few hundred are being read by the chip. It is hoped improvements in the technology will get closer to restoring true full function.
“Billboard Music Awards: The Weeknd leads nominations”
Lots of people know that the Billboard Music Awards was occurred. Billboard magazine is best known for publishing music charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 singles and Billboard 200 albums. Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of tracking dates March 23, 2015 through March 17, 2016 and Billboard chart dates April 11, 2015 through April 2, 2016. Since 1940, the Billboard charts have been the go-to guide for ranking the popularity of songs and albums, and are the ultimate measure of a musician’s success. There were lots of nominees in very different categories like top artist, top new artist, top male artist, top female artist… but the best of them was The Weeknd as we can see from the results. The Canadian hitmaker is a finalist 19 times in 16 categories. I’m sure that he was very proud of himself…
BBC News Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake
We all agree that humans destroy the nature but we also need to know that nature can destroy us!!!!! There was a natural disaster again. There was a huge earthquake. A strong earthquake has struck Myanmar, the US Geological Survey reports, with tremors in India and China sending residents out into the streets. It was soooo powerful that it could be felt in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are staying. The 6.9 magnitude quake took place at a depth of 135km (84 miles) north-west of Mandalay. Casualties have been reported in north-east India. The quake sent people on to the street in all affected areas, including Agartala, capital of India's Tripura state. So yeah that’s about it really. We all hope that these disasters wont happen again and the relationship between us and the nature could be in balance
BBC News Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid forward enjoys 'beautiful night'
Last night there was the second match between Real Madrid and Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg won the first match with the score of 2-0 in Germany. So last nights match was in Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid’s stadium). They needed score at least 3 goals to go to the semi finals and they did. Cristiano Ronaldo did a hat-trick, it means he scored all the three goals ant Real Madrid won 3-0 and they passed to the next round. It was a very important game for Real Madrid to go to the next round. Cristiano Ronaldo scored 16 goals in 10 matches so it was a very important achievement for him.
BBC (Great Britain) 13.4.2016 From street cat to star of the silver screen Do you guys know the book ‘The street cat bob’? I think it’s a fantastic book and I prefer everyone to read it. They are now making the film version of it. Back in the days that book was the best selling book in the markets and If you don’t know the book it was about a friendship between a person and a cat. By the way Bob looks so cute and Bob is now a star and also his owner. Bob just looks like garlfield and he was a street cat with a broken leg but know he is famous. They were planning to use other cats which looked like Bob, but he was able to do by himself. So he is becaming a star in his own film. On the back of the book I found that, James Bowen (who founded the cat) was homeless and also his cat. He had no job and no money but because of their friendship, they have money and I loved their story and I prefer it to everyone
BBC News 14 April 2016 In pictures: Sesame Street's new female Afghan puppet
The famous Sesame Street,the characters that we all know but now they did a change.There’s a new face on Sesame Street,a sassy Afghan puppet girl called Zari and she has an important message for the country's little girls.Program manager explanied like "Zari is female because we thought it was really important to emphasise the fact that a little girl could do as much as everybody else. So that's why a girl was a key factor in promoting empowerment and girls' education in Afghanistan,". Zari, whose name means “shimmering”, has made her television debut in Afghanistan.This puppet is six years old and it wears a traditional headscarf.
CNN News Coachella: Kanye West's Surprise Silent Appearance The coachella music festival has started at friday night. Arguably the most wanted celebritiy wasn't on the list , Kanye West. Towards the end of the Asap Rocky's performence Kanye showed up. But shockingly, Kanye's microphone was turned off because Asap's performance was started twenty minuets late fot the schedule. Both of them kept singing silently for almost two minuets so they couldn't perform it very well. Suprisingly, the silent apperance didn't prevent Kanye from singing on the stage.He returned to the stage with Skrillex and Jack U.He was the biggest highlights for the festival!
CNN News Coachella: Kanye West's Surprise Silent Appearance The coachella music festival has started at friday night. Arguably the most wanted celebritiy wasn't on the list , Kanye West. Towards the end of the Asap Rocky's performence Kanye showed up. But shockingly, Kanye's microphone was turned off because Asap's performance was started twenty minuets late fot the schedule. Both of them kept singing silently for almost two minuets so they couldn't perform it very well. Suprisingly, the silent apperance didn't prevent Kanye from singing on the stage.He returned to the stage with Skrillex and Jack U.He was the biggest highlights for the festival!
BBC News Ecuador earthquake of 7.8 magnitude kills dozens A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador has killed at least 77 people and injured more than 500, Vice-President Jorge Glas says. The quake, Ecuador's largest since 1979, hit at 18:58 on Saturday (23:58 GMT) near the northern town of Muisne. Widespread severe damage is reported, with a bridge destroyed as far south as Guayaquil about 300km (190 miles) away. President Rafael Correa, who is flying back from a trip to Italy, has decreed a state of emergency. He said: "This is a very painful test. I ask the country to be calm and united... Let's be strong; we will overcome this." He added: "Roads and hospitals can be rebuilt; you cannot recover lost lives. That's what hurts the most."
US election: Trump accuses Republican leaders of conspiracy
ReplyDeleteBBC News
13 April 2016
Trump says that the party's leaders doesn't want him to win the presidential nomination and he said the system was stacked against him. These comments came after from Ted Cruz was awarded all the delegates in Colorado. So Trump may lead the race but Ted Cruz has a chance in second vote as much as it seems. But the chairman of Republican National Committee rejected Mr. Trump's charge that the rules have been changed in his speech to his rise in the polls.
Trump also accused the RNC for pushing the delegates not to vote for him. And he said there will be riots if he isn't be chosen in the nomination. So I am very curious about the result of nomination after these words...
BBC News
ReplyDelete13 April 2016
“Implant lets paralysed man 'play guitar”
Ian Burkhart is a disabled man from Ohio. He is paralysed but his implant is like magical and with the implant he can play guitar in video games. He can move individual fingers with chip which reads the brain signals and interprets to the computer. The resources hope that technology will help millions of people with brain damage. Ian was injured in a car accident and accident damaged his spinal cord left messages from his brain and it made unable to reach the rest of his body and he was paralysed below the elbows and left unable to walk. But now he is celebrating the being able to move his hand again. A sensor was implanted inside his brain for reading the activity of his neurons. It took hours to teach and practice a sophisticated computer program which reads the signals.The results showed that he can grasp and move large objects, content a glass or swipe a credit card.Ian is now dreaming to be able to move his whole body. Dr Ali Rezai, the neurosurgeon who implanted the brain chip, said: "We're thrilled that Ian has progressed significantly with this technology. However, the motor cortex has millions of neurons. Only a few hundred are being read by the chip. It is hoped improvements in the technology will get closer to restoring true full function.
BBC News
ReplyDelete13 April 2016
“Billboard Music Awards: The Weeknd leads nominations”
Lots of people know that the Billboard Music Awards was occurred. Billboard magazine is best known for publishing music charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 singles and Billboard 200 albums. Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of tracking dates March 23, 2015 through March 17, 2016 and Billboard chart dates April 11, 2015 through April 2, 2016. Since 1940, the Billboard charts have been the go-to guide for ranking the popularity of songs and albums, and are the ultimate measure of a musician’s success. There were lots of nominees in very different categories like top artist, top new artist, top male artist, top female artist… but the best of them was The Weeknd as we can see from the results. The Canadian hitmaker is a finalist 19 times in 16 categories. I’m sure that he was very proud of himself…
BBC News
ReplyDeleteMyanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake
We all agree that humans destroy the nature but we also need to know that nature can destroy us!!!!! There was a natural disaster again. There was a huge earthquake. A strong earthquake has struck Myanmar, the US Geological Survey reports, with tremors in India and China sending residents out into the streets. It was soooo powerful that it could be felt in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are staying. The 6.9 magnitude quake took place at a depth of 135km (84 miles) north-west of Mandalay. Casualties have been reported in north-east India. The quake sent people on to the street in all affected areas, including Agartala, capital of India's Tripura state. So yeah that’s about it really. We all hope that these disasters wont happen again and the relationship between us and the nature could be in balance
BBC News
ReplyDeleteCristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid forward enjoys 'beautiful night'
Last night there was the second match between Real Madrid and Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg won the first match with the score of 2-0 in Germany. So last nights match was in Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid’s stadium). They needed score at least 3 goals to go to the semi finals and they did. Cristiano Ronaldo did a hat-trick, it means he scored all the three goals ant Real Madrid won 3-0 and they passed to the next round. It was a very important game for Real Madrid to go to the next round. Cristiano Ronaldo scored 16 goals in 10 matches so it was a very important achievement for him.
BBC (Great Britain)
ReplyDelete13.4.2016
From street cat to star of the silver screen
Do you guys know the book ‘The street cat bob’? I think it’s a fantastic book and I prefer everyone to read it. They are now making the film version of it. Back in the days that book was the best selling book in the markets and If you don’t know the book it was about a friendship between a person and a cat. By the way Bob looks so cute and Bob is now a star and also his owner. Bob just looks like garlfield and he was a street cat with a broken leg but know he is famous. They were planning to use other cats which looked like Bob, but he was able to do by himself. So he is becaming a star in his own film. On the back of the book I found that, James Bowen (who founded the cat) was homeless and also his cat. He had no job and no money but because of their friendship, they have money and I loved their story and I prefer it to everyone
BBC News
ReplyDelete14 April 2016
In pictures: Sesame Street's new female Afghan puppet
The famous Sesame Street,the characters that we all know but now they did a change.There’s a new face on Sesame Street,a sassy Afghan puppet girl called Zari and she has an important message for the country's little girls.Program manager explanied like "Zari is female because we thought it was really important to emphasise the fact that a little girl could do as much as everybody else. So that's why a girl was a key factor in promoting empowerment and girls' education in Afghanistan,". Zari, whose name means “shimmering”, has made her television debut in Afghanistan.This puppet is six years old and it wears a traditional headscarf.
CNN News
ReplyDeleteCoachella: Kanye West's Surprise Silent Appearance
The coachella music festival has started at friday night. Arguably the most wanted celebritiy wasn't on the list , Kanye West. Towards the end of the Asap Rocky's performence Kanye showed up. But shockingly, Kanye's microphone was turned off because Asap's performance was started twenty minuets late fot the schedule. Both of them kept singing silently for almost two minuets so they couldn't perform it very well. Suprisingly, the silent apperance didn't prevent Kanye from singing on the stage.He returned to the stage with Skrillex and Jack U.He was the biggest highlights for the festival!
CNN News
ReplyDeleteCoachella: Kanye West's Surprise Silent Appearance
The coachella music festival has started at friday night. Arguably the most wanted celebritiy wasn't on the list , Kanye West. Towards the end of the Asap Rocky's performence Kanye showed up. But shockingly, Kanye's microphone was turned off because Asap's performance was started twenty minuets late fot the schedule. Both of them kept singing silently for almost two minuets so they couldn't perform it very well. Suprisingly, the silent apperance didn't prevent Kanye from singing on the stage.He returned to the stage with Skrillex and Jack U.He was the biggest highlights for the festival!
BBC News
ReplyDeleteEcuador earthquake of 7.8 magnitude kills dozens
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador has killed at least 77 people and injured more than 500, Vice-President Jorge Glas says.
The quake, Ecuador's largest since 1979, hit at 18:58 on Saturday (23:58 GMT) near the northern town of Muisne.
Widespread severe damage is reported, with a bridge destroyed as far south as Guayaquil about 300km (190 miles) away.
President Rafael Correa, who is flying back from a trip to Italy, has decreed a state of emergency.
He said: "This is a very painful test. I ask the country to be calm and united... Let's be strong; we will overcome this."
He added: "Roads and hospitals can be rebuilt; you cannot recover lost lives. That's what hurts the most."