International IB Newsletter
World News
Knife Gang
Jesus Hernandez April 2014
On Saturday, 1 March 2014, there was a bloody attack by 10 assailants at a trainstation in Kunming, China, in the province of Yunnan. At this point, there are 29 dead and 143 wounded. The assailants entered the Kunming train station at night, dressed in black, and started chopping and slashing at civilians using long knives and machetes. Of the 10 assailants, 4 were fatally shot by responding police forces—bringing the death toll to a total of 33—1 was detained by the Kunming police, and the other 5 are still being searched for, according to Fox News and NPR....
Upheaval in Ukraine andCrisis in the Crimea
Kyle Alfaro April 2014
The people protesting, demanding reforms, a break away from Russian influence, Russia flexing muscle much to the chagrin of the United States- all too familiar; except this isn’t Prague 1968 or another development of the Cold War. In fact the Cold War is a little over 30 years over. However under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin the former USSR has grown into a regional power with globalambitions- and Putin might be crazy (or bold) enough to try and carry out his visionfor a new Imperial Russia that would make Peter the Great swoon....
Dropleton-- Quantum Physic’s Newest Discovery!
Serapia Kim April 2014
Physics is full of dualities, one of the more common one being the electron’s “wave particle duality”. Adding on to this theme of quantum physics, scientists recently discovered a new quasiparticle named dropleton (quantum droplet), which behaves like a particle AND a liquid...