Global warming!

http://www.inkcinct.com.au/Web/CARTOONS/2007/2007-286-basking-in-the-sun.jpg

Climate Change...

As we all know the Ice caps melt some every year and then refreeze. What If I told you that the amount of ice that is melting isn't refreezing to make more ice. We are loosing ice at the north and south Poles. We also all know that ice is fresh water... and dumping millions of gallons of fresh water into the oceans could upset the natural currents of the oceans. This ladies and gentlemen is what we call climate change. Oh so you don't believe in climate change do you? well look at the pictures of the poles and see the poler bears struggling to get on a floating ice burg to take a rest. You look at pictures of hurricane Katrina or of tornado's that are appearing in areas that are not located in tornado ally...or the many droughts that scorch areas that have never had droughts before...these are all huge clues that are earth is changed...oh but climate change has all happened in the past you say? well there weren't humans in the past to progress and excellerates climate change.
So are we to just sit here twiddling are thumbs and do nothing? just ignore that climate change exist? That's a terrible mistake...If you want all the ice to be gone and all the species that live at the poles to be gone then fine go ahead just sit there and pretend...but just so you know that when all the ice is gone that's gonna effect YOU as well.

Obama Satirical Cartoon

The cartoon is from the the following link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/opinions/tomtoles/

This is a satirical cartoon that is negative towards President Obama. It is saying that he is making many promises, but is not delivering any results. The author suggests that he talks, but does not do anything.

References to cartoon:
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/022609/opi_398673990.shtml
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/feb/26/president-obamas-promises1/?opinionfreepress
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2009/02/26/view_obama_as_a_leader_not_a_promise_maker/

FRIENDS

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yEuagKN0A-E/SRSVOuJpGcI/AAAAAAAABTE/S0ir0NfvFNo/s400/victory-bump-sac1105cd.jpg

HUGE DRUG BUST IN ARIZONA

THE F.B.I. JUST FINISHED A 21 MONTH FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGAINST THE SINALOA DRUG CARTEL..THIS BUST WAST A MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION ALSO KNOWN AS OPERATION XCELLERATOR..THEY ARESSTED 755 INDIVIDUALS..AND THEY WERE CHARGED WITH A VARIETY OF DRUG CHARGES AND ALSO MONEY LAUNDERING..AND WEAPON CHARGES..THIS BUST LED TO $59.1 MILLION IN JUST U.S. CURRENCY..MORE THAN 12,000 KILOS OF COCAINE, 16,000 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA, 1,200 KILOS OF METHAMPHETAMINES, 8 KILOS OF HEROIN, 1.3 MILLION ECSTASY PILLS, $6.5 MILLION OF OTHER ASSETS, 149 VEHICLES, 3 AIRCRAFT, 9 MARITIME VESSELS, AND 169 WEAPONS..DANG IS THAT A LOT OF STUFF..NOW IF WE DID A BUST LIKE THAT EVERYDAY I THINK WE WOULD GET OUR DRUG PROBLEM ADDRESSED..BECAUSE WEATHER PEOPLE LIKE IT OR NOT THIS COUNTRY HAS A HUGE DRUG PROBLEM..I'M JUS GLAD EVERYTHING WENT OK..AND HONESTLY EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS..AND I HONESTY THINK THAT DRUG DEALERS DON'T GET ENOUGH TIME THAT THEY DESERVE..THEY'RE BASICALLY MURDERERS TOO..BUT I GUESS PEOPLE DON'T LOOK AT IT LIKE THAT..EVERYDAY THEY FLOOD OUR STREETS WITH NARCOTICS AND SOMETIMES SOME OF THEM GET A SLAP ON THE RIST..OR PROBATION WHICH IS WRONG..THEY ARE MURDERES TOO..

Extreme weather around the World

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid823425597/bclid877032950/bctid12015758001
Video=Wildfire
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid823425597/bclid877032950/bctid13888089001
Video=Live in Iowa, Tornado recovery

These are some of the big weather phenomenons in the United States.

--Amanda McLean
& Nigel Vanelteren

Terrorist attacks force Indian government to recognize religious tensions

Three month's ago, ten armed terrorists attacked Mumbai, killing 170 people. The government blames Muslim radicals. In reality these terrorist were both Hindi and Muslim. This attack is forcing India to recognize institution of muslim persecution. They are unwilling to recognize that Indian Muslims receive harsher charges when accused of a crime from their Hindu counterparts. The government finally admits that hindu's helped commit the terrorist attacks, but equality is very far away.
contributed by Adan Torres and Max Ferguson

Mexico's drug war

Vill Ahumda, Mexico

A convoy of gunmen had invaded the ranch where Jorge Marrufo, 32, was working. He was among 21 people killed on Feb. 10 in this town near the U.S. border after drug gangs abducted several men, Then had a massive gun battle with the Mexican army. The fighting that goes on by the U.S.-Mexico border is so bad that the US State Department issued a new travel advisory warning tourists about the increasing violence in the area.

How many more innocent lives do the gangs have to take in order to get there drugs? the answer is none! these killings are wrong and they have to be put to a stop. Otherwise the violence will only get worce and spread to areas inside the US such as Texas or Arizona where the population will be at stake.

Wierd Weather Worldwide!

Due to high winds and really hot weather, Autralia is currently being devastated by wildfires. Global warming is kicking China's butt-they are experiencing a warm winter, causing lakes and rivers to dry up. causing droughts. Global warmiong is also causing trees to die at twice the rate across the Western U.S. Also, South Asia has been experiencing extreme mosoon floods.

Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich was removed from office on January 29th, 2009 for attempting to sell President Barack Obama's vacant senator seat and various other political controversies.

Blagojevich was arrested on December 9th, 2009 for federal corruption. He was soliciting bribery as well as mail and wire fraud. He was attempting to sell President Barack Obama's seat in the Illinois state senate. After further investigating they were made aware of many other conspiracies that Blagojevich was involved in. The state house voted 114 to 1 to impeach Blagojevich on December 9, 2008. All 59 state senators found Blagojevich guilty and voted unanimously to remove him from office. Eventually they voted again, resulting in Blagojevich never being able to hold public office again.

An invisible war?

Congo is a dangerous place to live in, with over 30,000 deaths per month according to some news sources. Many people wonder why with so much death, many people arent really aware of the situation Congo is in or why nobody is really doing anything. Many times news deal with less important stuff, such as the moviesor Dolly Parton telling us to back off of Jessica Simpson, you can see its all true, its their in this photo from CNN's latest news. People need to become more aware of this conflict. There is people dying from diseases, starvation, war, the ones that are still alive are forced to join the army or leave the country as refugees probably really traumatized from what they have seen.

Price changes

Gas prices have been rising to extreme levels. But the question that always pops up when people see the board for price per gallion is why. The answer is oil refining. Cruel oil is actually quite cheap ( $35 a barrel) but the price for refining it is quite expensive. Refining oil is 50% of the actual price for gas, this is due to our relationship towards our biggest gas providers Iraq and Iran. I know I don't have to talk about our relationship with them.

Now since gas is rising so much why not just switch to diesel fuel? Well the trick to that is everyone is seeing this. Diesel has better milage than regular gas but because everyone is switching to it the price has also risen.

We need our cars but what can we do about the price that follows it?

48 CHILDREN RECOVERED IN A HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPPERATION

THE FBI GOT TOGETHER WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ON A 3-DAY NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION...THEY HAD GONE TO 29 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THAT LED THEM TO RECOVER 48 YOUNG CHILDREN..AND 571 CRIMINALS WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A COMBINATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN FOR PROSTITUTION AND SOLICITATION..

HERES A REALLY GOOD QUOTE THAT DIRECTOR ROBERT S. MUELLER III FROM THE FBI HAD SAID " “We may not be able to return their innocence but we can remove them from this cycle of abuse and violence.” I THINK THATS SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY CARES...I THINK THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY, WELL ACTUALLY THIS WORLD..ALTHOUGH I REALLY DON'T THINK ITS GETS ADDRESSED AS WELL AS I THINK IT SHOULD..

Salmonella Outbreak

Since the outbreak of salmonella in peanut products at the plant in Georgia; 604 people have gotten sick, 187 have been sent to the hospital, and eight people have been killed. So is peanut butter safe to eat now? Well, thousands of peanut products have been pulled off store shelves since mid-January, but the FDA doesn't have the right to recall the plants contaminated products without their permission. I think it is ridiculous that there is almost nothing that can be done to stop companies from shipping contaminated food. I think it is something that needs to change in the system. A federal criminal investigation into the outbreak is soon to be faced by the Peanut Corporation of America, FDA announced in January. So I suggest that for now, you don't eat the peanut products.

Random International Facts!

In this blog kyle and I will be bringing you the sillyness of the world. Whether it is laws of the less then intellegent nature or strange happenings of a foriegn nation. We'll have it and you'll like it!

World Sports

The American Nordic skiing team has won three gold metals, and one bronze metal at the world championships, trippleing its medal hall over the past 85 years. America's first gold this year, won by Todd Lodwick, was his first in six world championships and two olympics. In 2006 he retired from skiing, but when he saw what the US team was doing, he came out of retirement to train and participate in the World Championships.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g12EbAQ35BhjIk0lGyVxFBE9R0aw

Blink 182 Reunites

This year at the 2009 Grammy's the famous pop-punk band Blink 182 announced they will be reuniting for a summer tour and are in the studio recording a new album.



The following statement appears on the band’s website:

“Hi. We’re blink-182. This past week there’ve been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us. To put it simply, We’re back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy.

Summer 2009.

Thanks and get ready…”

Blog Differences

What Differences are there between our blogs and their blogs?

Some of the things that I notice between our blogs and their blogs is that they have better punctuation styles.

They also have more opinions than we do.

They also start with a question.

Houses escape some worse causes

The houses in Scotland are declining. The prices of an average home in Scotland dropped 6 percent in 2008. Prices have dropped up to 20 percent in the last year. This may lead to a failed property transaction and make a whole chain collapse.

Compensation Package

A $198 million U.S. compensation package shows America's "Great Respect" for the Filipino World War II veterans who fought under the American flag against the Japanese forces. The package is thanking them for their bravery and service. Veterans have been campaigning for equal treatment of U.S. and Filipino service members who fought alongside eachother for over 60 years. The compensation package is part of the $787 billion economic stimulus measure that was signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama. The U.S Embassy in Manila said that it is going to start accepting applications for the payments next week. Claims by spouses, widows or children of veterans will not be accepted.

Antigua bank hit by Fraud!!!

Banker Sir Allen Stanford was charged with bank fraud. Hundreds of dipositors of the Bank of Antigua have been withdrawing their funds since Sir Allen Stanford was charged. Sir Allen was charged with $8bn investment fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commision. His whereabouts are unknown.

Why Are U.S. Troops Still in Iraq?

Nechirvan Barzani, who is the prime minister of the Kurdish regional government said, "Obama has said more than once that they will withdraw (American troops) in a responsible manner from Iraq." These responsibilities include resolving issues between Bagdad and the Kurdish region in Northern Iraq.

Article 140, which is part of Iraq's new constitution, says that some territorial disputes need to be settled. Some of these disputes go back to the time when Saddam Hussein kicked Kurds out of Kirkuk and resettled the region with Arabs under Arabisation policies.

Kirkuk is a province that consists of about 900,000 people. Some of these people are Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, and Christians. It is a very ethnically mixed place. The Kurds want it attached to their autonomous region.

There are also some conflicts regarding oil contracts and a few other issues.

Under a security pact that was signed by Baghdad and Washington in November of 2008, US troops are to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011.

Cuban Five

A group of five cubans were convicted of espionage, and conspiracy to commit murder and other illegal activities in the U.S. They were a group of alleged spies known as "Wasp Network." The spies names are, Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González. They are serving 15 years to life in American prison. However, the public opinion in Cuba, exemplified by the "Cuban Friendship Institute," calls for the release of the Cuban Five.

Boat capsizes off Canary Islands in Spain

Two surfers on a Spanish beach yesterday tried to rescue drowning illegal migrants as their boat capsized off the Canary Islands in what looks set to be another major tragedy in the history of one of the world's harshest migration routes. Helicopters and rescue vessels were today scouring the waters off the island of Lanzarote for the bodies of up to 22 people believed to have died, despite the frantic attempts of surfers Cristian Hunt and Johnny Camarasa to rescue them from their overturned fishing boat.

Seven Baha'i leaders face spying charges

Seven leaders of the Baha'i face spying trials in Iran. They are accused of gathering intelligence for Israel. Iran does not recognize Israel as a state and it is suspected that these charges are politically motivated. If convicted these men will receive lenghy prison sentances or even the death penalty.

Canada and Gunfire

This week there has been some victims of what Canadians believe to be gang violence. On monday a women that was travelling with her four year old child was killed after her car was peppered with bullets while she was driving. The child that was in the car wasn't harmed. This happened right after another shooting monday morning where only a man was wounded. Police believe that this second shooting was related to drugs and gangs. So far there has been no arrest made.

VENEZUELA LOOKIN GOOD:)

"Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has taken over from Fidel Castro the mantle of Latin America's leading opponent of the United States, which remains the largest customer for Venezuela's oil.
Mr. Chavez, a former colonel first elected in 1998 on a populist platform, has carried out a series of steps that he says are reshaping his country's economy to match his vision of "21st century socialism." He has sought to counter American influence in the region, seizing control of the oil assets of American and European energy companies, and in other ways consolidating state control over the economy and nationalizing telephone and electricity companies. He proclaimed a "Bolivarian revolution," named for the hero of Latin American independence, and proclaimed the United States to be a threat, in part because of its indirect support for a coup that briefly ousted him in 2002. Yet despite the increasingly heated rhetoric - Mr. Chavez proclaimed President Bush to be "the devil" in an address to the United Nations - the business ties between the two countries remained strong through his first term. After Mr. Chavez's reelection in 2006, he took a harder line toward foreign ownership, and direct foreign investment in Venezuela plunged by $543 million that year. Venezuela's economy was buoyed by historically high oil prices and its $25 billion in reserves, but a budget deficit began to widen as growth slowed.
While Mr. Chavez is popular with a majority of voters, Venezuelan society remains deeply polarized. His supporters credit him with channeling oil revenues to the poor through an array of social welfare programs. Critics, however, say his government is adopting measures that limit freedom of expression and lacks transparency in dealing with private industry. Alliances with leftist governments in Latin America, like Cuba and Bolivia, and outside the region with Iran and Belarus point to continuing political tension with the United States. "(May 17, 2007)


WELL MR. CHAVEZ HAS CHANGED VENEZUELA FOR THE BETTER..IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S GOT GOOD IDEAS..AND HES GON REALLY TAKE VENEZUELA REAL FAR..SHOOT I THINK THATS WHAT THERE BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT..I GUESS THERE PRETTY BIG OIL SUPPLYERS TOO..WELL THERE DOIN GOOD I GUESS..OVERALL HES A BIG HELP TO THEM AND IT SEEM LIKE HE REALLY CARE..

Germany is planning to send 600 additional soldiers to Afghanistan to help safeguard presidential elections in August. A NATO diplomat in Brussels said the troops would arrive six weeks before the polls and remain until all voting was concluded. Germany already has some 3,500 German personnel deployed in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.


http://www.dw-world.de/dw/function/0,,12215_cid_4035261,00.html

Crisis in Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been going through mass tragedy and death for nearly a decade now. There have been devastating effects on the Congos population. There most recent war which raged from 1998-2002 caused massive amounts of death along with the rebels and government still fighting over control. Since 1998, 3.9 million people have died in the congo, with less than 10 percent dieing from violence but more from preventable diseases susch as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition. And with the 3.9 million body count, this makes congo arguably the biggest crisis since world war 2.

Violence in Brazil

On sunday, in Belo Horizonte, a 20-year-old man was shot to death in a disput before a soccer match. It was due to a fight before the match between city rivals Atletico Mineiro and Cruzeiro. The man was on his way to the Mineirao Stadium when he was shot in the neck by rival supporters. This past weekend included the death of this man and the injuries of 40 people in separate incidents at soccer matches across Brazil.

Beckham to play for AC Milan

David Beckham has agreed to play for AC Milan for 3 months before playing for englands national team. His current team the LA Galaxy "loaned" beckham to AC Milan to keep him in shape.

Beckham being 33 is enthusiastic about playing for the national team. He has already attempted this with 2 other teams and didnt play a game until the world championships.

Germany shows the world its athletisism

Germany shows high athletisism with Kati Wilhelm in the women's 15 km Individual of the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Pyeongchang. She displayed a great amount of accuracy after skiing 9.1 miles of terrain, only missing a single target!

Swedish News2

Adel Abdu Al-Hakim was one of the many people in GTMO recently released, because of Barack Obama, he has been accepted by Sweden to enter one of their assylums. He was suspected of terrorism and caught in a military raid.

Boat capsizes off of Moroccan coast

The other day, 19 illegal imigrants drowned while trying to take a boat to Europe. Six imigrants were rescued, and some were still missing. Many African migrants make it to Europe, but many also get caught and get sent back to their homeland, or even die on the way over.

French President meets with Union Leaders to Discuss Economic Crisis

On Wednesday, February 18th, French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with union leaders to discuss the economic crisis in France. The party of people that met with the President included 5 of the leaders from the largest employee unions and three of the organizations that represent France's employers. The purpose of Wednesday's meeting was to address the concerns and dissatisfaction of the French public. Some of the concerns included growing unemployment, wages increases, social welfare measures and sustained investment. There was a poll conducted before the meeting and it concluded that '60% of the population has a negative perception of their governments in response to the economic crisis.'

Sarzoky states that it is very important to create better unemployment benefits, especially for the younger citizens. He was expected to offer some ideas about consumer boosting policies. These include increased aid to part-time workers and tax-breaks to France's lowest income earners.

After month-long strike on the French island or Guadaloupe the people of France realize that the President must do something. The strikes have evolved into a mess of gunfire, barricades, looting and arson. Sarzoky is willing to comprimise, which does not happen often, because he does not wish for these strikes to heighten any further than they have. The meeting on Wednesday could be just what the country needs to calm the protests and become a more stable economy.

Current Events in Chile

Here is what is recently happening in Chile:

Helicopter crash kills 13- A helicopter carrying 12 firefighters crashed into a mountain, caught on fire, and killed all including the pilot. No cause for the crash has been specified, but investigation could take up at least 30 days.

Chile is "very satisfied" with China's investment- China's Chinalco company has invested in Chile's Escondida copper mines.

Endesa invests $24 million- Endesa, Chile's primary electricity generator, plans to build a small hydroelectric plant to the south of it's capital, Santiago.

Despite the economic crisis, Chilean peso rose one percent as "President Barack Obama released $75 billion to subsidize cuts in mortgage payments for millions of struggling borrowers. "

Referee charged with racists comments

Mike Ritchie of Scotland is known for taking charge of games in the Scottish Preimer League. Recently he said a racist comment to a Ranger striker. This comment was said from an incident that happened last year with the two. There has been a report to the police.

Food Crises Only Getting Worse

According to the U.N., Somalia has the worlds most challenging aid situations. Due to drought, poor harvests, and a civel war, the situation's only getting worse. The need for food is likely to raise up to 3.5 million (45% of the population) in the next few months.

Ebola-Reston found in Pigs

Blood samples have been flown to the U.S from swines and farmhands. They have been sent to the centers for disease control (CDC). They are testing for the Ebola-Reston virus. The samples were collected from two pig farms where the virus had been detected. Ebola-Reston is a virus only found in the Phillipines and is confined to monkeys and this is the first time it has jumped species and showed up in pigs. Nearly 6,000 pigs have been tested postitive for the Ebola-Reston virus since December at the farms of Pandi and Talavera town outside of Manila. Ebola-Reston has not been found to be harmful to humans but this may have an extreme impact on the pigs.
Dr. Lyndon Leesuy, a member of the Phillipine team who is involved in this investigation noted that "sending those blood samples was not a sign that they were positive. That sending the blood samples was only for confirmation and anaylsis since they do not have such labratories in the phillipines to conduct such tests."

Spain

A bomb inside a van exploded in northeastern Madrid Monday. The Red Cross received a call at 7:37 a.m. (1:37 a.m. ET), in the name of ETA, warning of the bomb. The Red Cross immediately contacted police, who cordoned off the area, a Red Cross spokeswoman told CNN. At least 30 vehicles parked in the street were damaged, as well as the construction company offices, the Spanish police said in a statement. The bomb, it added, was placed in a van stolen last night in the Madrid area.

Witch Doctor In Uganda

A women in uganda has been killed for sacrafice police officals say Bogere is respnsible for these actions and turned him self into police after the police consulted him for advice after a resident saw body parts in a latrine near his shrine. Later, he led the Police and local council officials to other remains, which were wrapped in a white sac. There are 11 other suspects in this case and all have been linked to other murders in the area. They have multiple witnesses saying that saw some of the suspects leave with her from the club Bogere said when the woman got drunk, Ddumba put her on his motorcycle and rode to Bwaise, where the three men cut-off her head. Last year, Bogere was arrested for slaughtering a dog, which he said was for ritual purposes. They are wating trial and will be prosecuted shortly.

Greece's Reconstruction

Recently Greece has spent €600-million to replace homes and livestock lost in devastating forest fires 2 years ago that killed 77 people. 11 percent of the homes have been rebuilt thus far. "Nobody can expect homes to be torn down and be rebuilt in areas that lack the necessary construction crew in two years," public works ministry general secretary Dimosthenis Katsigiannis told a news conference. A state recovery fund which has more than €205-million in donations has received 1,425 requests from owners of damaged and destroyed homes. So my question to everyone is how does this make you feel?

Sri Lanka

There is not much happening in Sri Lanka the only important event that is happening right now are the provincial elections between Socialist Equality Party (SEP) and some other small parties. The election will take place in one of the poorest places in Sri Lanka in Puttalam. The things that the SEP want to change is to make sure that they will get clean water and to build more houses for the poor people. It is not going good because that area is owned by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam and they don’t want to give that area up. So right now the people who live there are fighting against the Tigers because they want change.

New Chance for Iranian Diplomacy

Former Iranian president Mohammed Khatami announced that he would run for office in Iran's june election. he would be running against current president Mahmoud Almadinijad. Khatami promises to push reforms saying that the fate of the revolution was at stake (this refering to the revolution which Iran won its independence). This election will be a real turning point for the future of Iran.

Canada and their Ducks

At this very moment in Canada, it is cold. Recently there is a company called Syncrude that is being sued for ducks that landed in a pond with oil. 500 ducks went in and only about 3 came out, and people aren't so sure if those will survive. The company is being sued and if convicted they could be charged with a fine of 800,000 dollars.

Tom Cruise Americanizes German Hero

In the Film "Valkyrie" Mr. Tom Cruise is started as the german hero Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, who attempted and failed to assasinate Adolf Hitler. Although his skills in acting is great. Most of the local people from germany are complaining about their german hero turning more into an american hero. Stauffenberg was a german hero for his honor to his nation, not to his leader. Due to his weak german accent German Viewers have complained that Cruise didn't portray the real Stauffenberg as he really is. "Our kids will confuse fact from film." said a concerned parent. "We want to keep our history the same, not make them into action heros." Though I don't know much about german culture, I believe Cruise did a good job in the film.

Recent events in Sweden

Last week, Sweden announced it would like to remove the ban on neuclear power in its country.
6 hours after the announcement the Swedish goverenment voted in favor of the notion. This is huge for Sweden, because untill now all of their power came from hydroelectricity.

Germany

Germany was among the nations to condemn a series of suicide gun attacks that left at least 26 people dead in the Afghan capital. It's the second big Taliban assault in as many months, as the conflict there intensifies. Germany Foreign Minister was quick to express his country's horror at what he called the "murderous attacks."

Brazil

On February 7th, a plane crashed in Brazil's Amazon Basin, causing the deaths of 24 people. There were only four people that made it out alive, due to sitting in the back where the emergency exit was. The plane tried to make an emergency landing in the Panamacapuru Airport, but instead landed in the Manacapuru River. Investigators are not sure what caused the crash, but some say that it was due to engine failure. They were able to recover the planes cockpit recorder, so they will try to analyze that to see if they can come up with any new information.

Myanmar (Burma)

To be honest the only things I know about Myanmar is that there are a lot of natural disasters and crazy people. the information that I have is purely based off of wild boys and the last time I had current events. Where I learned that monks where shot during a peaceful protest by the junta (the dictatorship there run by). Anyway feel free to comment on my incompetence; I swear that this blog will become more informative at some point very soon. :o:o:
- Newbeck

Soldier Sucide?

In January, the U.S. Army lost more soldiers to suicide than to al-Quida forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. There were seven confirmed suicides, and 17 deaths that they suspected were suicides. These include four from Fort Campbell, a base in Kentucky, soldiers who have returned home, and on-duty soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the Statesman Journal, more soldiers have commited suicide in one month than is the norm for a year.

Ecuador Enraged at US Diplomat

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has ordered the expolsion of the US diplomat, Mr. Tomas Astorga, accusing him of suspending aid to Ecuador's anti-drugs program. Mr. Correa told Mr. Astorga, "Mr. Astorga, keep your dirty money, we don't need it. We have dignity on this country." Mr. Correa then told his foreign minister to "give this gentlman 48 hours to pack up his suitcases and get out of the country." Mr. Astorga is accused of trying to make some econmic aid conditional on Washinton being allowed to choose the head of Ecuador's anti-narotics police.

Current Events in Chile

Recent News on Chile:

• Chile has signed and agreement with Russia to export fruits and vegetables to that country.
• The peso in Chile is rising, compared to its low in December 2008.
• Loans have been increased to support copper mines, despite the global economic crisis.

Morocco

Over the last month in Morocco, 24 people have died as a result of powerfull storms that caused heavy flooding, and more than 4,500 people have been evacuated from their home. To fight the waters, emergency workers are making dykes, and digging canals to channal the water to the ocean.

Paris Fashion Week 2009

Despite the economic crisis in France, Fashion Week in Paris was more glamorous, extravagent, and creative as ever. The Parisians put aside their financial worries to put on this wild and sensational event. There were so many presentations that it would be impossible to cover them all to a sufficent degree that they deserve. However there was one designer that stood out amoung the rest. Marc Jacobs made his collections 'layered and personal'. There was in asian influence in most of his flirt metallic skirts and large obi belts. His entire collection reflected a 'universal theme' by presenting leopard print bags and that talk of the night, a black and silver backless minidress. He tells the models that are in line that they need to "remember, this is a city where even the meter readers wear high heels.” He talks to his friends while waiting for the show to begin that he loves Paris, and always tries to make the best collections for shows in Paris.

Many people say that the economic crisis has inspired designers to craft the most creative pieces to date. The show was beyond a success and many left the show in awe and admiration.

Blogger Ethics

When blogging, what importance is there on ethics and communicating clearly through proper English conventions and grammar?