Israel bands apple ipad

Israel has banned all the imports of Apple's hottest new product, the Apple Ipad, because the country believes that its wireless frequencies are incompatible with national standards. The countries Communication Ministry announced that the product does not work with the European WiFi standard, which is what they use in Israel. But Israel say that it might be a temporary ban. Customs official have said that they have already confiscated around 10 Ipads since the ban was announced this week. This ban prevents anyone even tourists from bringing Apple Ipads into the country. The iPad is a tablet combining the features of a notebook computer with the functions of the apple Iphone. It went on sale in the U.S. last week and can currently only be purchased there.

To me this ban makes really no sense. If everywhere else in Europe is aloud to have one and since they all run on the same WiFi standards, why should it be that Israel cant have it. Hopefully this ban is going to be a temporary one and that people in Israel can soon enjoy the hottest new gadget to hit the market since Apple introduced its Iphone around 2 years ago. The Apple Ipad is an amazing invention and should be enjoyed by everyone.

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/15/apple-ipadban-israel.html#ixzz0lC5ZC2vB

Volcanic eruptions halts travelers

A volcanic eruption that has occurred in Iceland has caused grief to millions of people trying to travel today. Fimmvorduhals volcano near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier some 125 Kms east of Reykjakic. This eruption has halted flights to Europe and from Europe, especially ones from and to Heathrow Airport in London. Ash clouds that have come from the eruption is the cause of this incident. This incident has been grounding planes on a scale that has been unseen since the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. The worst thing about this eruption is that scientists have said that this eruption could last for months, or for years.

This is unlike anything i have ever seen or heard about before, having a volcano erupt as big as this one and having it cause so much grief. This is a big problem because if the volcano keeps erupting for years or months there will still be ash clouds which will keep planes grounded and will not let them fly to Europe. If this does happen this will become a big international incident and will cause to many people grief from around the world.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/795721--volcano-eruptions-in-iceland-could-last-for-years?bn=1

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/795632--icelandic-volcanic-ash-grounds-flights-across-europe?bn=1

Boy 8, gives 60 bags of heroin to classmates

Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania a student at Turner Elementary School on Tuesday handed out 60 small "dime bags" of heroin to his third grade class. On the bags were the words trust me in quotations. On Wednesday at a news conference the police said that they found empty bags of heroin in the trash can, but there was no signs that the 3rd grade students actually ingested the substance. A teacher was the one who found out about this incident and immediately reported it to the principal. The school sent a letter home to the students parents about the incident. Police are now investigating on how the 8 year old student got a hold of the drugs.

This is absolutely crazy, like how does this happen. A 8 year old student handing out heroin to his third grade class. To me that seems kind of unbelievable. This is sickening in a way because to see how our world is today, having little kids handling hard narcotics, its despicable. To see that something of this magnitude has happened it makes me think what has our world turned into, a place were little kids deal drugs in the third grade!

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/795693--boy-8-gave-60-bags-of-heroin-to-classmates?bn=1