On April 20, 2010, an ultra-deepwater oil rig operated by British Petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico, roughly forty miles off the coast of Louisiana, exploded and caught fire, killing eleven workers. Two days later the oil rig sank, following a second explosion. On April 24, officials determined that oil was leaking from two separate holes in a drilling pipe almost one mile below the surface. By the end of the next week, the oil spill was over one hundred miles across, and a state of emergency was called by the Louisiana governor, Bobby Jindal. Read more…
Take Stock in Apple Inc.
on June 17, 2010 by Eren in Finances, Comments (0)
It has been a good year so far for Apple stock. Traded under the stock symbol “AAPL” on the NASDAQ market, Apple stock on January 4, 2010, stood at $204.81, […]
American Politics in the News
on June 15, 2010 by Eren in News, Comments (0)
On May 9, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Kagan is a 50-year old lawyer who was the first woman […]
Where Do We Stand With Climate Change Today?
on April 6, 2010 by Eren in Environment, Comments (0)
Climate change is generally defined as changes in regional temperatures and weather patterns in the world. Some individuals and scientists link these changes to human activity across the globe over […]
Avatar – The Movie
on March 3, 2010 by Eren in Media, Comments (0)
Avatar is a science fiction movie set in 2154, with a set of characters that includes both humans, and a human-like species known as the Na’vi. Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, […]
The Holidays of Japan
on February 2, 2010 by Eren in Vacation, Comments (0)
In 1948, the Public Holiday Law declared that these holidays would be officially recognized by the country of Japan: • January 1, to celebrate the first day of the year. […]
Is World of Warcraft a Healthy Pastime?
on January 12, 2010 by Eren in Internet, Media, Comments (0)
World of Warcraft, or WoW, was released in November of 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. WoW players have been documented to spend hours, even days, online competing in the fantasy universe […]