Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Too Far?

This is  a video that has gone viral on the web with over 980,000 hits on YouTube: A 3-year-old in a wheelchair, patted down by the TSA. It happened in 2010, but his dad  who is the Chicago radio personality Matt Dubiel and he posted it over the weekend after looking through old family videos. He tells Soledad his son had a broken leg and could barely stand. And though the TSA agent was cautious with the child, he says his son was still scared by the experience. The TSA has since changed the way it screens passengers under 12 years of age. Do you think this is a little too much?


http://startingpoint.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/20/dad-says-son-was-scared-by-tsa-patdown/?hpt=hp_mid 

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

New car company

Coda once a Chinese automotive company has moved to California and is becoming an all american car company. The car company started its production of an all electric car on Monday in their Benicia factory which is just outside San Francisco. The coda car is retailing for just $37,250 and it car travel further than its competition with 133 miles in the city. The car has a efficiency rate of 73 miles per gallon, compare to the competition of 105 and 99 miles per gallon. It was founded in 2009 and it applied for the Advanced Technology  Vehicle Manufacturing loan in 2010. Their focusing on sales in California before they move anywhere else.
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http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/03/13/coda-automotive-begins-car-production-in-california/?intcmp=features

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Apples New ipad

Apple states they are releasing the new iPad 3. In this new iPad they are incorporating a sensual technology touch screen. The touch screen will allow you to feel the texture of a rough rock, or smooth silk just by touching the screen. The creator Senseg's says he turned a touch screen into a a feel screen. No one is for sure that this technology will come out on Wednesday when the new iPad is released. Apple will reveal its next generation on Wednesday 1:00 pm Eastern 10:00 am Pacific.

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 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/07/apples-ipad-hd-may-feature-unbelievable-new-touchscreen-tech/    

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Massive Storm

Wednesday a massive storm rolled through many of the Midwest states causing 12 deaths and many more injured. Harrisburg Illinois was the hardest hit with the tornado reaching wind speeds of 170mph killing six. The destruction path was three or four football fields wide and miles long. The storm left damage in Missouri and Kentucky with 100mph winds leaving homes and tractor trailers shredded and over turned. The twister that touched down in Tennessee left three dead and many more injured. The storm is predicted to calm down by the time it reaches the east coast with only a 5% chance of tornado's touching town. 



 http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/us/severe-weather/index.html?hpt=us_c1