Robot Technology Escalating
May 17, 2013
Filed under World News
By: Dominic C So much technology! Technology is increasing rapidly. People are even making people! A robot named PR2 was making pancakes, real pancakes, and no they are not microwaved. This all happened in a test lab in Germany called Artificial Intelligence at the Institute of Informatics... Read more »
Matamata Turtle
May 17, 2013
Filed under World News
The Matamata Turtle By Garrett The Matamata Turtle is one of the most interesting looking turtles out there. In India the name mata mata means “I kill” and in Latin it means “fringed turtle”. The Matamata is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world. A full grown turtle could reach... Read more »
Boston Bombers’ Mother
May 17, 2013
Filed under National News, World News
By: Liam O. Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, the mother of the two Boston bombing suspects, was put on the U.S. terror data base about a year before the bombings. She is now defending her sons from her home in Russia. If she comes to the United States, she faces many charges of shoplifting. She is pleading... Read more »
Chemical Weapons in Syria
May 17, 2013
Filed under World News
An attack in northern Syria was attempted recently, startling multiple countries around the world. With fear circulating through the country, investigating has become a bit of a challenge. The main question is – was actually an attack? First suspicions came from both civilians and government alike.... Read more »
Sea Creture at New Zealand
May 17, 2013
Filed under World News
In the Bay of Plenty, a strange mass washes ashore. People who have seen it believe it may be a sea monster. It happened rather recently, but nobody can be sure when it happened. Some have their theories, but a marine biologist takes a closer look. Anton van Helden, a marine mammal expert, believes... Read more »
Bangladesh Building Collapse
May 7, 2013
Filed under World News
By: Alyssa Capes An eighty story building collapsed in Bangladesh on April 24 killing at least 123 and injuring more than 1,000. Authorities do not know what caused this collapse. The building housed about 2,500 workers from 5 different garment manufacturers. Several workers... Read more »
Bangladesh Building Collapse
May 7, 2013
Filed under World News
By: Alyssa Capes An eighty story building collapsed in Bangladesh on April 24 killing at least 123 and injuring more than 1,000. Authorities do not know what caused this collapse. The building housed about 2,500 workers from 5 different garment manufacturers. Several workers... Read more »
Deviantart
April 22, 2013
Filed under World News
By: Melissa Deviant art “Deviant Art where art meets application.” This popular website has over 25 million members. The website is personally my favorite website because you can meet with people from all over the world, make your own art and show it to everyone. Even if you’re not a good artist... Read more »
Winter Vinecki
April 11, 2013
Filed under Featured, Sports, World News
By: Alyssa C. Winter Vinecki’s dad died of prostate cancer when she was just nine years old. She wanted to do something about it, so, with the help of her mom, Winter started a non- profit organization to raise awareness for prostate cancer. This organization is called Team... Read more »
Giant Squids
March 15, 2013
Filed under Featured, World News
By: Chris L. Giant squids are creatures that have been told in stories for centuries. From early pirate tales to science fiction movies, many stories have been told with these very large creatures in them. The world has just begun to study these huge squids and we are learning more and more every day.... Read more »