According to Fox 9 News, 15 passengers visiting the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai were trapped for over 45 minutes on Wednesday. There were many people visiting the tower to go to the observation deck of the newly opened building. The tower has been open just over a month now, reported New York Daily News, but recently shut down after the now widely known elevator incident.
The 15 passengers were rescued, shaken but unharmed, by building staff and rescue crews lowering a ladder down into the elevator itself. I has not yet been determined what caused the elevator to faulty and stop in the middle of its decent. A witness to the incident said that it sounded like "a small explosion."
The Burj Khalifa is currently the world's tallest building standing 2,717 feet into the sky. The observation deck, where the passengers of the elevator were, was the only part of the building that had been open. It has not been announced when the building will reopen.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Bush billboard on display in Minnesota
Along Interstate 35 just north of the Twin Cities in Minnesota is a billboard with former President George W. Bush asking the question "Miss me yet?", reported the Star Tribune. The billboard was produced and put up by anonymous businesses in Wyoming, Minn who feels that Washington D.C. is no longer working for them, but against them and not helping them anymore. According to MinnPost, the billboard is meant to grab attention and cause questioning in a humorous manner.
According the original article, the billboard has taken the internet by storm, the picture getting millions of hits in the past few days due to its local media coverage including Minnesota Public Radio. There has also been some speculation that the picture of Bush has been photo shopped for the advertisement, but this is a unreal rumor.
The billboard is being displayed at time when President Obama's approval ratings are slowly dropping from where they were. President Obama has been in office now for 13 months.
According the original article, the billboard has taken the internet by storm, the picture getting millions of hits in the past few days due to its local media coverage including Minnesota Public Radio. There has also been some speculation that the picture of Bush has been photo shopped for the advertisement, but this is a unreal rumor.
The billboard is being displayed at time when President Obama's approval ratings are slowly dropping from where they were. President Obama has been in office now for 13 months.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Michael Jackson's death still not at justice
The doctor who was with pop star Michael Jackson at the time of his death pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Monday Feb. 8, according to the Star Tribune and Access Hollywood. Dr. Conrad Murray was with Michael Jackson on June 25 when Jackson died of cardiac arrest. Murray posted his bail Monday afternoon in Los Angeles after his plea and was released from jail shortly after being charged. He hopes to continue his medical profession until his court day, but it has not yet be determined if his license will be suspended until after trial.
The Jackson family was present in court when Dr. Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson's death. The family hopes to reach justice for Michael's death. According to Access Hollywood Michael's death was a murder that still remains unsolved.
Dr. Murray could spend up to four years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
The Jackson family was present in court when Dr. Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson's death. The family hopes to reach justice for Michael's death. According to Access Hollywood Michael's death was a murder that still remains unsolved.
Dr. Murray could spend up to four years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Attributions
The story I analyzed was found on the Star Tribune's website and is about two teenagers who have been charged with six counts of murder in a grocery store robbing.
The first attribution in the story was different than we have learned in class. The attribution was put in front of and at the beginning of a paragraph rather than after the first quote is used. The attribution also said that the statement was from a lawyer and that was put before the lawyers name, which I found to be different than what I am used to and saw in class. This was done twice with both quotes that are used in the newspaper article with two different speakers. They are also both very close to one another; one paragraph followed by another paragraph. I think this makes the quote rather confusing to the reader because readers like to know what the speaker said before finding out who they are. I believe that it adds for more excitement to an article not predicting what the speaker may have said.
Although other sources were used when writing this article, none are specifically mentioned. The article says that there four people who testified on the grand jury for the indictments on the defendants, but the writer of the article does not address where they know this information from. Whether it is from the Minneapolis Police Department or if they were at the grand jury when the witnesses testified I am unsure. I believe this article could have had more references and sources named. This is also only in one short paragraph not giving the reader much information about their sources.
The first attribution in the story was different than we have learned in class. The attribution was put in front of and at the beginning of a paragraph rather than after the first quote is used. The attribution also said that the statement was from a lawyer and that was put before the lawyers name, which I found to be different than what I am used to and saw in class. This was done twice with both quotes that are used in the newspaper article with two different speakers. They are also both very close to one another; one paragraph followed by another paragraph. I think this makes the quote rather confusing to the reader because readers like to know what the speaker said before finding out who they are. I believe that it adds for more excitement to an article not predicting what the speaker may have said.
Although other sources were used when writing this article, none are specifically mentioned. The article says that there four people who testified on the grand jury for the indictments on the defendants, but the writer of the article does not address where they know this information from. Whether it is from the Minneapolis Police Department or if they were at the grand jury when the witnesses testified I am unsure. I believe this article could have had more references and sources named. This is also only in one short paragraph not giving the reader much information about their sources.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Australian mom gives son alcohol
An Australian mom gave her 5-year-old son alcohol and caused him to become drunk on Tuesday Feb. 2. The young boy's blood alcohol level was at 0.9 when he arrived at the hospital according to Fox 9 News. The alcohol that the 33-year-old mother, Kylie Eastwood, served her son was home brewed and the majority was ethanol alcohol. Eastwood said that her son enjoyed drinking alcohol and only wanted a drink.
Eastwood is not serving time in jail for serving her son alcohol, but did plead guilty to reckless endangerment of her son. This is not the mother's first run in with the law with alcohol involvement. In July of 2008, Eastwood left her 3 children home alone in order to go out with a friend and drink. She also refused a breath test in 2005 and had her license suspended.
Eastwood, herself, did not take part in drinking with her son and has been abstinent since September 2009.
Eastwood is not serving time in jail for serving her son alcohol, but did plead guilty to reckless endangerment of her son. This is not the mother's first run in with the law with alcohol involvement. In July of 2008, Eastwood left her 3 children home alone in order to go out with a friend and drink. She also refused a breath test in 2005 and had her license suspended.
Eastwood, herself, did not take part in drinking with her son and has been abstinent since September 2009.
Grammy's a big success for the ladies
Beyonce beat her own record by bringing home 6 Grammy's this past Sunday night at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Kare 11 reported that Beyonce previously won 5 Grammy's for her album "Dangerously in Love" in 2005. Taylor Swift also went home with 3 Grammy's after a very successful year at the young age of 20-years-old. Swift triumphed over other contenders Beyonce and Lady Gaga for Album of the Year.
Lady Gaga started out the night by winning 2 Grammy's of her own before performing with one of her idols, Elton John. Gaga performed "Poker Face" before sitting down at the piano with John for her song "Speechless" and John's hit "Your Song"
Although Beyonce won 6 awards, The Kings of Leon took home the Grammy for Record of the Year with their song "Use Somebody". There was also a tribute performance to the late Michael Jackson which aired in 3-D. Performer's included Usher, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and more.
Lady Gaga started out the night by winning 2 Grammy's of her own before performing with one of her idols, Elton John. Gaga performed "Poker Face" before sitting down at the piano with John for her song "Speechless" and John's hit "Your Song"
Although Beyonce won 6 awards, The Kings of Leon took home the Grammy for Record of the Year with their song "Use Somebody". There was also a tribute performance to the late Michael Jackson which aired in 3-D. Performer's included Usher, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and more.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
First Deadly St. Paul fire since 2008 ruled an accident
A man was found dead in an apartment after a fire quickly spread through the unit Monday night. The Star Tribune reported that the 49-year-old, Ka Lee Yang, died was found in the bathroom and had died from smoke inhalation. Yang was the only person home at the time of the fire. Yang's wife had just left to pick up their five children when the fire happened.
According to Fox 9 News, the fire is reported to have started on the units balcony and moved into the living room and the rest of the apartment. The fire investigators are still searching for the reason behind the fire, but has been ruled an accident. Yang's unit was the only one harmed in the apartment of seven other apartment units. The other residents were let back into their units a few hours after the fire was extinguished.
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