Earthquake in Japan

“Dozens injured after strong earthquake shakes central Japan”

By: Yoko Wakatsuki and Jethro Mullen

Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/22/world/asia/japan-earthquake/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

A strong earthquake vibrated central Japan Saturday night. Many were injured and several homes near a well-known ski resort were wrecked. The Japan Meteorological Agency estimated that the earthquakes magnitude was 6.8, while the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported it was a magnitude of 6.2. The skiing village of Hakuba, where seven housing and storage structures were wrecked, was hit quite hard by the earthquake. The police stated that seven out of the 39 people hurt in the quake suffered serious injuries. Japanese television stations showed images of landslides that had cut-off roads, crushed houses, and damaged highways. More than 300 rescue workers were positioned to search for people still trapped in their collapsed homes and buildings. The rescue operation was said to have been successful and completed. The Tokyo Electric Power Co. commented on Twitter Saturday, reassuring the people that none of the electric facilities or nuclear power plants was damaged during the earthquake. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that aftershocks did follow the main quake Saturday night; this includes one measured at a magnitude of 4.1.

            This article, like the other earthquake articles, is a sign for us individuals. We the people should start preparing ourselves for an earthquake. There have been multiple earthquakes these past few months, some close some far, and who knows where the next one will strike next. The earthquakes are only getting stronger and stronger and God forbid something was to happen to us next. Instead of sitting and waiting for the next one, we should start preparing ourselves for the worst.

The Complicated Future Awaits Us

Wow the year 2035? There will be quite a lot of changes during that time compared to know. I always imagined the future with flying cars, hover boards, and jetpacks but of course the world has disappointed me. Even though I might remain disappointed for the rest of my life I know that there will be some amazing changes in the educational section of the world. In my mind I imagine a high school based more on technology than books. Computers will teach us instead of humans (sorry Mrs. Kirkman) although students will miss the emotional connection they have with real teachers since computers do not have any emotion and if they do then they will be able to rule over mankind and destroy us all, but that is another story. Say goodbye to textbooks because in the year 2035 everything will be done on tablets provided by the school and that means that lockers will cease to exist since they will not be used anymore. I know that seniors will be carefree and too calm like they are know so they will not study as much as they should so in the future science will be so evolved that before seniors graduate their minds will be implanted with all the information they need to know in order to follow their dreams and be whatever it is they wish to be. You are probably asking yourself why students cannot have the information implanted in them from the start and the answer is simple yet maybe a tad complicated. You see the point of the implant is to obtain information based on what field of study you wish to complete. In the beginning of high school there are multiple students who have no clue on what they want to be so the logical option would be to wait until they are seniors because by then almost all of the will know what they want to be in the future. The only down side to all of this is that once a student chooses a field they are now allowed to switch. In the end humans will be total spawns to technology.  Does the future not sound totally fun? I am not crazy just creative.

Spacecraft Disaster

“SpaceShipTwo crash investigation may take up to a year”

By: Saeed Ahmed, Chelsea J. Carter and Ralph Ellis

Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/02/us/spaceshiptwo-incident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, worth half a billion dollars, crashed earlier this week during its test flight. The spacecraft could seat up to six people but only two were inside during the test. Sadly one of the two piolets died when the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave Desert and the co-piolet survived but is seriously injured. Apparently, no one knows how or why the spacecraft crashed and the surviving co-pilot cannot recall what caused the collision. There is a team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board who will be on site in the Mojave Desert for about a week. Although it has been said it may take up to twelve months before the investigation is complete. The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo had six cameras on it during the test but it will take time to retrieve the feed from them. We do not yet know what the future could hold for Virgin Galactic. If the problem of the failure is not found then this project will be a failure and will remain that way since there will be no solution. The co-pilot must be interviewed as part of the investigation but doctors had mentioned that an interview will not take place anytime soon due to his severe injuries.

The people should read such an article because it is quite intriguing. Citizens should know that there are always those who would risk their own lives in order to help advance our technology. Many should pay their respects to the one pilot who sadly died for a great cause.