So this week I was going to try and do something a little more interesting. As I've been extremely busy with my new job (full time and starting at 4 A.M) I haven't really had the time nor the energy to get school work and research done but since reporters can use soft news as a means of entertainment without boring the crap out of their readers/listeners I figure I'd do the same!
I'm going to start off by giving you two articles about science and technology pulled from a couple preferred news outlets; Aljazeera (again) and let's go for BBC this time. Lastly, I'm going to pick an article that seems like something light but could have a possible "hard news" back story involved. The main reason for this in my opinion is sometimes soft news is much more entertaining for the ones reading or listening but there might be something much more important between the text. Much like those writing those articles I hope not to bore you with political drama that you might tune out of. So lets begin...Edited: Turns out I went the other way around on this one or maybe it was soft news with an underlying sense of seriousness. I'll let you guys decide on it. Leave a comment...or not it's up to you.
The first article of soft, entertainment new comes to you from Al Jazeera. I have always enjoyed their news so bare with me. With the earthquake in Mexico and the hurricanes hitting damn near the whole south end of the United States I wanted to show crazy occurrences which aren't going to end in sadness and loss. The 'nocturnal sun' is explained by Canadian scientists! This is a term that was used by the Romans during their time and in fact interestingly enough this 'nocturnal sun' does in fact tie in with all this severe weather! The combination of wind and high level energy coming from surface of the earth is referred to as "air glow". Anyway, watch the video and enjoy the sweet sweet knowledge and I hope you find it as interesting as I do. OH! and apparently you can read comfortably during this even in the middle of the night!
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/news/2017/08/canadian-scientists-explain-rare-nocturnal-sun-phenomenon-170824110314641.html
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This second article come to you from BBC and involves the latest baby relevant technology!
It's basically a smart diaper changing station which can monitor your babies weight and growth! This is a great way to keep track of your babies development and save some money and time staying at home in contrast to going to the doctors for your little clone!
Here is the kicker though! So, yeah sure this gives those people peace of mind and being able to see this data regularly but as we seem to find ourselves more and more attached at the hand with new apps and everything else the question then seems to be if maybe this readily available data might cause some parents to become anxiously obsessed with the numbers and actually stop paying attention to what's more important - the baby and the bold between child and parent. I'll let you guys look into it yourself and give it a thought. Personally, I think it's kind of cool but maybe somewhere out there you'd have that parent who's got their kid on a strict diet or something wild. There's not one right way to take care of a child but I figure there are a lot of factors in what goes into the bond. I figure don't stress over what you can't change and just enjoy what you've got while you can!
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-41168076/smart-nappy-changing-mat-lets-parents-track-baby-s-growth
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Lastly, and in bad form for my taste The New York Times with an article about a couple who have been married for 75 glorious years!
Their names..... Harvey and Irma -.-;; Yup, you read that right. Let's all take a moment at the "thing" New York Times did here. I'm all for some seriously messed up jokes and all but wow. How soon is "too soon" and honestly I even have jokes and considered putting them on here but again...bad form.
Well I will say it like this, what do you the two hurricanes and this couple have in common? Retirement.
Anyway, read the article. It's nice but in light of what's about to happen to Florida and Georgia as well as other states and the islands (which already occurred) I have to say this article had to come out before anything huge happened **Timing is key**.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/harvey-irma-couple.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Famericas
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