PLN 21

In the article "No tax vote this year, RTD decides" by Jeffery Leib, explains the RTD directors wise arbitration to continue the year without asking voters for sales-tax money. RTD has a FasTrack transit program had gotten them into debt and with an ever decreasing economy they didn't want to take the risk of losing costumers. This is important to the world of RTD workers because their income will be fixated based on this decision. This is important to the education of economists because they can study the effects of taking the sales-tax away. This is important to me because all RTD that I may use will be cheaper.

PLN 20

In the article "Possible shoe bomb incident on Denver-bound flight" by Felisa Cardona, Jeffery Leib, and Daniel Petty, is about a United Airlines flight from Washington that was forced to land in the Denver International Airport because of a man from Qatar who allegedly tried to light his shoes on fire. The man, Mohammed al-Modadi, was later said to have been seen trying to smoke a cigarette on the plane but no explosives were found. This is important to the world because first of all it shows somewhat of a "stereotype". People believe that because of your race you are going to do something outrageous to harm others. Also, it shows the insecurity of a country towards one person. This is important to education because the architects of the plane and the security officers ways to make the plane safer and how to make things more peaceful and less cautious. This is important to me for many reasons. First, a relative or friend could have been on that plane and if there was a terrorist attack they could have been killed. Another reason is because the plane could have been attacked or bombed over my house and killed me and my family. Lastly, there could have been simultaneously terrorist attacks in Colorado.

PLN 19

In the article "Posse searches for 12-year-old missing girl" by Kirk Mitchell is about the Weld County Sheriffs Department and many volunteers helping to look for a girl named Kayleah Wilson who has been missing for a week. Kayleah had been missing since Sunday after walking from her west Greeley home to a friends birthday party. This is important to the world because nobody can tell when a family member or friend will go missing out of nowhere. This is important to education because the people who study cases of missing adults or children will have better knowledge of the causes to these unfortunate events. This is important to me because me or a family member or friend could end up missing at any given point.

PLN 18

In the post "Writing with Laptops Yr2" by Dan Maas is about students being able to use laptops in class. It talks about an earlier blog from students in 5Th, 6Th, and 9Th grade who gave the benefits of a laptop. On his blog "Writing with Laptops Yr2" I wrote:
Going into Arapahoe High School gave me new opportunities, especially using a laptop in class. In my English class, my teacher always has us use laptops in class. She has us blog, look up things, do assignments, and many other things. Using laptops in class lets me do things that I couldn't do before. It allows me to look up things that I don't know. It allows me to connect with other teachers and people around the world to learn new things. If we couldn't use laptops next year I think that it would be hard to learn things in school. I believe that I have become a better student now that I have the ability to use laptops in class. I can type up a report, do my homework, or look things up for class.

PLN 17

In the article "MIT's "sixth sense" augmented reality device demonstrated on video" by Paul Miller talks about a new piece of technology. This is a video you have to see to believe. They have taken a very small, portable projector and four different colored objects that go on your fingers that controls the device. This is important to the world because technology is vastly growing and migrating around to different countries. This video is important to the education of inventors because they can take this technology and build something better. This is important to me because this new piece of technology will have an effect on me later on in my life.

PLN 16

In the article "Storm set to deliver snowy blast to the Front Range" by the Denver Post explains how a snow storm is suspected to hit Colorado on Friday, March 19Th. The high for for Friday is predicted to be 30 with an 80 percent chance of snow. The foothills and northern mountains will most likely get 14 inches of snow. If this storm happens, the Denver region with be icy, blurry, and cold. This is important to the world because it shows people the effects of global warming. This is important to educations because geologists can study the effects and causes of global warming. This is important to me because I live in the state of Colorado and this odd weather pattern has an effect on me.

PLN 15

In the article “Rockets snap Nugets’ 6-game win streak” by Chris Dempsey explains an unfortunate loss, after a 6-game winning streak, for the Denver Nuggets. With the final 40 seconds the rockets scored 2 points putting them up 122-121. After that, with a turnover and foul by the Nuggets, one of two free throws were made and he Rockets were now up by2 points. Carmelo Anthony scored two points, tying the score. But with a three pointer scored by the Rockets, the Nuggets had lost. This is important to the sporting world because it show the amount of hard work and dedication between the two teams. This is important to the education of the two teams because they'll watch the video of the game and improve on their mistakes. This is important to me because my favorite team is the Nuggets and I would like to see them win every game.