Hindenburg finally figured out?

The Hindenburg blimp blew up on May 6, 1937 and they just not think they found the reason that it happened. Researchers say that the German dirigable exploaded due to static electricity. Seventy-six years ago when it was landing in New Jersey it blew up and killed 35 of the 100 passengers and workers on board. The Hindenburg was supposed to blaze a path for trans-Atlantice Flight. But when it blew up it obviously wasn't the future that people wanted. This interested me because when i took transportaion class earlier this year we talked about this. Hopefully it was only due to static electricity and the research was correct.


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/mystery-hindenburg-air-catastrophe-solved-192132922.html

Rodman in Korea

Former NBA standout Dennis Rodman is in North Korea as a spokesman for bringing the Harlem Globetrotters there to play some basketball. Dennis is the wrong canidate to send there i feel because of his track record. He is known for his crazy hair, piercings and his terrible attitude and personallity. But if he gets the globetrotters there it will be a win and hopefully he can come out of the country alive.  Dennis played many seasons in the NBA and has written his own book which he came in a dress to a signing event. Dennis Rodman is a crazy human being!

http://sports.mobile.msn.com/en-us/articles.aspx?aid=1749432&acid=2&afid=0

celebrating gone wrong!

two brothers won $75,000 in the lottery and celebrated. they took their money and went out to buy meth and pot to do but then it all ended up bad. the butane torch that they were using had a little leak and the vapor got to the pilot of the furnace to blow up the home. the two survived the explosion and taken to the hospital. last night one of the guys was released from the hospital but was immediately arrested on drug charges. these two brothers did not deserve to win the money especially because how they spent it

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/02/18/brothers-blow-up-house-lottery-kansas_n_2711020.html

First in 600 years!

Pope Benedict XVI is resigning from being the pope effective February 28. The pope is 85 years old and he is resigning due to the fact that he is aging and his health is declining. He feels that he can no longer do his duty of looking over over 1 billion Catholics. He was the first pope to resign since 1415 when Pope Gregory XII stepped down. The Catholics will have a new pope before easter, which is March 31. There isnt a leading canidate to replace the pope but the Catholic community is working hard to find a replacement.

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1908779

no mail on saturdays?

The u.s. post service or the mail is planning on cutting out saturday mail routes to cut down the cost. this plan would save the agency 2 billion dollars. it is going to be annouced today according to fox new and will bevin effect starting in August. the service has been struggling with money and has raised the mail prices over time including a penny raise lately. Research shows that 7 out of 10 americans approve of the move. Packages will still be delivered 6 days a week because packages have gone up 14% since 2010. i think this move is decent and in 20 years i feel there will be no mail system it will all be email.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/06/postal-service-to-cut-saturday-mail-to-trim-costs/?test=latestnews

Grad rate very high!

High school grad rates are the highest they have been since 1976. With that about a fifth of the students arent graduating in four years but who cares. at least the kids that cant do it in four years stick with it and graduate after all. Kids are realizing with this economy jobs are very difficult to get with a diploma. So without one it is almost impossible. Unless you want to work at McDonalds or Burger King for the rest of your life you need to have direction in your life like going to college and majoring and getting a job to support yourself and family. It is good to see the rates going up!



http://news.yahoo.com/study-high-school-grad-rate-highest-since-76-050251407.html

PED's

Today in a new list of baseball PED's there were 5 susperstars among many more. The list cam from a clinic that supplied the players with the drugs. Gio Gonzalez, Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrerra, Bartolo Colon and Nelson Cruz were the 5 stars. This year the league has passed a law stating that they can test in season for banned substances and will start too. I think this will find many more players using and could hurt the reputation of the game but it needs to be done.






http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/report-links-rod-ped-mlb-investigates-18344810