New iPad

On Monday Apple said that they have already sold three million iPads, over the first weekend. They were released on Friday, March 16^th. Apple’s CEO said that they saw record sales. For Apple, this has been the most successful “launch” of a new product. AT&T also saw a jump in iPad activations on its network. They were prepared for the demand this time, also like Walmart and Best Buy. Neither of the stores were as prepared fort he iPad2. For the iPad, Apple has themon backorder for the next two weeks. It would be nice to have one but then, what would I use it for.

http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/tablets/232602969

animal abuse

An Omro man beat a six month old puppy to death with a baseball bat because the puppy was barking and annoying the man. The guy who did this will be serving six months in jail with three years of probation. He has to serve 100 hours of community service and is not allowed to own any kind of animal for five years; for fear that he will do this again. People I have talked to think this is a horrible story and cannot believe anyone would do this to a little puppy. This is a tragedy and should have never happened.

electronic cigarette

A Florida man is severely injured after an electronic cigarette blew up in his mouth while smoking it. He said that it was like a firecracker in his mouth. His wife heard a noise like a bomb come from their study in their house and then heard screaming coming from the man. The guy described it as holding a bottle rocket in his mouth, but then it still blowing up in your face. Officials say it was a battery malfunction. The explosion knocked out almost all of his teeth and some of his tongue is gone too. He was trying to quit by using alternative methods but this one just blew up in his face.

radio host for congress

A radio host from Schofeild is running for 29th district if there is a recall. On the radio, he has talked about all kinds of politics and some of his friends think that he would be a good candidate for it because of his background. He doesn’t plan to do much while he is in office with the economy or make any changes to what we have now. Some people just say that he say that he wants a free ride and to live off of taxpayers’ money, and I don’t think he should get elected because I agree with theses other people.

school shooting

On Monday, there was a school shooting in Ohio. The student killed three people and injured two. The shooter was bullied a lot and he warned all of his friend’s days in advance, that this was going to happen. The kid has a hearing in Juvenal court on Tuesday afternoon, but they want to try him as an adult. One of the kids that he killed was going to be a computer repair man; he was waiting in the cafeteria for the bus. Before the cops told the parents about what had happened, their children told them though phone calls and text messages.



http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57386781/death-toll-in-ohio-school-shooting-rises-to-3/

bus crash

A coach bus in Belgium was on its way back from a skiing trip with 52 people on the bus. The crash happened at around 9 in the morning, close to the border of Italy, just as they were entering a tunnel. The average age of the kids was only 12 years old, and the bus was hired by a Christian group for the trip. There were two other buses carrying kids from the same school, but they got home safely. They were skiing in the Swiss Alps. There are many in critical condition and the death toll can rise.

solar storm

On Tuesday night the sun erupted. Scientists say that the solar flare will hit earth at approximately 7 am on Thursday. The scientists also say that the flare is growing as it gets further away from the sun, and closer to the sun. The solar storm will last though Friday morning, and after this they think that there could be more because of how it looks. There is another set of "sunspots" ready to hit earth after this one. It is predicted that the particles from this blast will hit earth at 4 million miles per hour. Because of this storm the northern lights will be noticeable Thursday night, but there will be a full moon so they will be harder to see because of the light. Even though these are pretty, there are more wide spread problems with this. This could mess with magnetic fields and radio, and also radiation emissions, and it can effect power grids.