Dog crawls home on broken legs 3 weeks after tornado

A canine from Birmingham, Ala., is leaving veterinarians incredulous after the family pet found his way home with two broken legs three weeks after being blown away by a tornado. A one-year-old terrior mix named Mason was hiding in his family’s garage in the Birmingham suburb of North Smithfield on April 27, when he was sucked out by the massive tornado, that killed 40 people and destroyed the whole neighbourhood. Despite a long and desperate search Mason could not be found. Amazingly, three weeks later, the family arrived home one day to find their beloved pooch, mouth agape and stumpy tail wagging like crazy, sitting on the front porch. The pups to front legs were flopping below the elbows, and he basically had to crawl back to his house using his elbows. The little guy had no indication of pain, remarkably. He was just happy to be home.”


I was really happy when I read this article to find out that this dog survived. Being a dog lover myself, having this dog survive was great. I found this article so interesting because of the detail they used, and how the dog had three broken legs and persevered and came home to his family. I love the fact that he didn't even care about the pain he was in, he just wanted to get home to his loving family.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/997381--dog-crawls-home-on-broken-legs-3-weeks-after-tornado?bn=1

Mark Zuckerberg plays down Facebook’s role in Arab revolt

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has played down the importance of his social networking website for the popular revolutions that occurred recently in Egypt and Tunisia, which brought down presidents. Zuckerberg says that the recent wave of protests against autocratic governments storming through the Arab world could easily have been organized through several other websites that use social networking. The 27-year-old said that it would be completely arrogant for a technology company of his kind to take the credit and claim a key role. Zuckerberg also told a meeting on Internet governance in Paris on Wednesday that he considers online anonymity very valuable. Zuckerberg also states that Facebook will continue to require new and all users to sign up with their real names, and he has no immediate desire to open the social networking services to children under the age of 13.

I think that Zuckerberg is afraid to take a semi compliment. His social networking website, Facebook helped allow the people of these Arab countries live in Democracy. It was because of these globally herd cries on Facebook, that they were acknowledged, and partially why there was such a huge change in governing their countries. I think it can be said that Facebook allowed the world to know about the problems these people were facing on a daily basis, and helped them become free.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/996703--mark-zuckerberg-plays-down-facebook-s-role-in-arab-revolt?bn=1

Slave Lake evacuated as wildfire rages in Alberta

Thousands of people were fleeing their homes Sunday evening as a strong wind blows the wildfire out-of-control into a northern Alberta town where hundreds of buildings were destroyed. The town of Slave Lake has a population of 7,000 people who were forced to pack into parking lots and beaches and other open areas to wait for the general evacuation that was underway. According to local radio station 92.7 lake FM, says their studio along with the city hall and hundreds of other buildings in Slave Lake have been engulfed by the flames. City officials and citizens are calling it crazy and they are in real trouble.


I read this article in disbelief and I am still shocked about this. This is being called one of the worst natural disasters in Canada ever. I could not believe that hundreds of buildings are being taken by the fire. When this ends (hopefully soon) all of the citizens are going to be left without homes and jobs. Also the town was forced to shut down a crude pipe that passes through, in risk of feeding the fire more. This creates more problems for the place that crude goes to.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/991866--slave-lake-evacuated-as-wildfire-rages-in-alberta?bn=1

Al Qaeda calls for revenge attacks after bin Laden death

Al Qaeda is warning that the U.S. has committed a "big mistake" and serious sin against them by killing Osama Bin Laden. They are calling on all Muslims to massively avenge the death of their faithful leader. In a statement that has been posted on the Internet, Al Qaeda's media organization, Al-Fajir, says the American people "will pay a severe price" for the raid that was performed by American special ops on May 2 that killed Bin Laden in his compound in Pakistan. The article acknowledges that the president Barack Obama "is protected by armies," but they ask Americans "who will protect them against their raid and attack on the people?" The statement also urges the Muslim people to use Bin Laden's death as motivation to carry out their own attacks, according to the transcript provided Tuesday by the SITE Intel group, which monitors these kinds of militant messages.

After reading this article I felt scared for the American people. The people who wrote this article seem serious, and I feel their will be some severe attacks in the near future. It was posted by many media outlets that killing Bin Laden will end terrorism on American turf, and also bring the American troops out of Afghanistan. I believe the exact opposite. I think that this killing will anger the terrorist more and increase the frequency and severeness of their attacks on the American people.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/988910--al-qaeda-calls-for-revenge-attacks-after-bin-laden-death

Belgium marks 1 year anniversary without government

Belgium marks an anniversary on Tuesday, of which no one of this countries 10.5 million people is celebrating. One year ago, King Albert II accepted resignation of the government. Caretaker Prime Minister Yves Leterme said that it could take up to three more months to form a coalition. Coincidentally, whilst other EU nations have suffered severe problems with debt, Belgium has managed to glide through without a government. The two biggest parties in Belgium have still not found any room for compromise, and a government has yet to be formed.

I simply find this article quite funny. I find it hard to believe that a relatively large country with 10.5 million people can survive without a government. I also find it weird that while other countries in the European Union with governments are struggling with debt, Belgium is gliding through with very few problems.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/980277--belgium-marks-1-year-anniversary-without-government?bn=1

Easter egg tree in Germany going strong after 46 years

Volker Kraft's apple sappling sported 18 eggs, when they first began decorating the tree for Easter in 1965. 46 years later, the sturdy tree is festooned with over 9 800 eggs, decorated with things like shells and beads. Decorating trees with hollow painted eggs is rather popular in Germany. The 75-year-old decorated tree drew 13,000 visitors this year. Kraft needs two weeks to decorate the tree by climbing up and down ladders hanging the eggs. The task has become heavier since he began in 1965. He started with plastic eggs, then used real eggs painted by his three kids. It takes Kraft two weeks of trips up and down his ladder to hang all the eggs.

I found this story quite amazing, because Kraft has been doing this task for 46 years. It is amazing that a small family tradition of hanging a couple eggs on the tree out doors became into a large tourist destination with almost 10 000 eggs on it. There were 13 000 visitors this year and according to the Kraft family, the numbers are increasing every year.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/977538--easter-egg-tree-in-germany-going-strong-after-46-years?bn=1

Brampton man killed while trying to stop a robbery

A 28-year-old Brampton resident named Kearn Nedd was shot and killed on Saturday trying to stop a robbery. He was killed trying to help someone who was being attacked during the robbery. Nedd was trying to be a good citizen, which many of his friends say was part of his character, and that they were not surprised that he did this. Friend Nenad Cvejic said that he was not the type of guy that would walk away. Nenad was highly trained in kick-boxing and jiu-jitsu but had time for people, as shown in his demonstration to save the fellow citizen. The banquet hall where the robbery took place held a charity gambling event. The robbers tried to steal the winnings from one man and Nedd stepped in and was shot.

I think that Kearn Nedd is a hero. Someone who puts their own life on the line for someone else should be considered a hero. I also feel very bad for him, because according to the article he was making his debut into professional MMA fighting next month. Nedd spent his life training for his goal to become a professional mixed martial artist, but had his dreams ripped away from him a month before they came true because he was being a good Samaritan saving a fellow citizen.

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/976155--brampton-man-killed-while-trying-to-stop-a-robbery?bn=1

15-month-old served alcohol at Applebee’s

The Applebee's restaurant chain says it's changing the way it serves juice and children drinks, after a 15-month old baby was accidentally served a small amount of alcohol at a Detroit-area location. The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News report Tuesday that Applebee's will pour juice for children out of single-served containers right at the customers table, starting this week. They will also retrain many of their workers to ensure a mistake like this never happens again. The Madison Heights police said that the drink was mislabeled apple juice, but actually was a leftover mixed drink. 15-month-old Dominic Dill-Reese's mother ordered her son a kids meal with apple juice as the drink. Dominic was checked out by doctors, and the family was told that the child's alcohol level was .10 percent, which is over the legal limit for adult drivers. Thankfully Dominic is expected to be ok.

I find this quite disturbing, the fact that a 15-month-old baby was accidentally served alcohol. What makes things worse, is that the babies blood alcohol level was over the legal limit for drivers. According to this information this baby had severe alcohol poisoning. Even if the baby is ok, he most likely will end up having liver problems when he is older which could change his whole life.

Woman who faked cancer sentenced to 10 months house arrest

Kirilow, 23, who is now living in phychiatric ward of Joeseph Brant Memorial Hospital in burlington. Kirilow pleaded guilty on thursday to fraud charges and was given a 15-month conditional sentence without jail time. The total amount she was convicted of defrauding was approximately $12 000.

She began telling people that she had cancer in 2008 after a minor surgery to remove a benign cyst from her breast. She started accepting empathetic donations from friends, which then turned into a fake charity called "Change for a cure," using a facebook page with 4 000 followers. She was taking peoples donations and using them for personal gain.

I think that this lady should be prosecuted and sent to jail instead of house arrest and community service. Approximately 7.6 million people die per year of cancecer, leaving families who have lost their mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, children, our spouses whith a un repairable hole in them. Ashley Kirilow shaved her hair and faked cancer all to get some attention. If I had my way, I would have her serve a sentence in jail to make up for what she did.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/971018--woman-who-faked-cancer-sentenced-to-10-months-house-arrest

Harper ‘backing out’of one-on-one debate: Ignatieff

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff says Stephen Harper's deny to join in a head-to-head debate shows that he cannot be trusted. Ignatieff says that 24 hours ago Harper was prepared and fine with debating head-to-head, but now he says he doesn't want anybody being excluded from the debates. Liberals were open to all sorts of options. Their first preference was a direct debate with the coalition. The networks have traditional debates involving all parliamentary leaders on April 12 and April 14. Ignatieff still says that he is ready whenever Harper is to have a one-on-one debate. Harper isn't interested in multiple debates, just one debate is what he wants.

I have to agree with Prime Minister Harper, because I think that the most beneficial thing for Canada would be to have a group debate with all the leaders of the parties. I personally think that the leader of the liberal, Michael Ignatieff has a personal grudge on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and is only on a power trip attacking Harper. I think that Ignatieff is only looking out for himself, and trying to show that he is tougher than everyone else, and I think that reflects bad on him making him look childish and needy.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/966455--harper-backing-out-of-one-on-one-debate-ignatieff-says

Tories fall, election set for May

On Friday March 25, After more than five years as the leader of a minority government, PM Stephen Harper, lost the confidence of Canada's House of Commons. Harper asked Gov. Gen. David Johnston on Saturday March 26 to dissolve Parliament for a General election which will be held on May 2. Stephen Harper is the first Prime Minister in the history of Canada to last as long as he did without losing a vote of Confidence. Harper believes that this election will disappoint most Canadians, as it has disappointed him.

I have to agree with what Prime Minister Harper says, because even though I am not old enough for everything the government does to affect me but I think that starting election campaigns is only a waste of Canadians time and money. Harper has been Prime Minister for over five years meaning that he is liked by many of the Canadian citizens. I believe that this election is not going to determine whether there is going to be a change in power, but only whether it will become a majority government or stay a minority government.

http://thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3045056

Shuttle Discovery’s run comes to an end with Florida landing

The space shuttle Discovery capped a 13 day space expedition with a smooth easy landing in Florida on Wednesday, this ended a 27 year career for NASA's most-travelled spaceship, as the agency begin to prepare for the uncertain future. Discovery accumulated 365 days in orbit over 39 missions. During its final mission, NASA's oldest surviving space shuttle, served as a storage room-research lab to the station, as well as a platform to house larger spare parts. It also carried tons of supplies and science gear, including a humanoid robot built in partnership with General Motors. The United States now relies on the Russians to send space expeditionary teams up to the space station, although it hopes to eventually purchase rides from any possible commercial companies if they gain interest in developing the capability to fly to space. Cargo runs are handled by the Russians, Europeans, and Japanese programs, as well as two U.S. firms, Space Exploration Technologies and Orbital Sciences Corp.

I think that this is a sad day in American and Canadian history, as we have both contributed so much over the years. I personally feel that this is not the end of NASA's space expeditions, and somewhere up the line in the years to come, they will advance their expeditions even further. Who knows, maybe one day in the future Mars will be an option for them to reach and have a man or woman walk on the ground, and hopefully fine life.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/950961--shuttle-discovery-s-run-comes-to-an-end-with-florida-landing?bn=1

Paris police find $25M in stolen jewels from 2008 heist in sewer

French investigators found many jewels valued at $25 million hidden in a Paris rain sewer, part of the spectacular 2008 heist from jeweller Harry Winston's Paris location. Nineteen rings and three sets of earring's (one pair valued at 19.5 million dollars) were dug up at the house of a working class suburb in Paris of Seine-Saint-Denis. The jewels were hidden in a plastic container set in a cement mould, put inside the sewer. The owners of the house were the nine people charged with the heist. The thieves dressed up in women's clothes with wigs and dresses and stole the jewels. The mastermind of the heist was sentenced to 15 year in prison because of the heist and drug trafficking, they also found $1.1 million dollars in cash as well as stolen jewels.

I found this article very interesting. The way they stole the jewels fascinated me, because I know that Paris has a very complicated sewer system and for them to use it to hide their jewels was smart. I am not saying that I think theft is a cool thing but the way people do it interests me. They were able to steal millions of dollars and stow it away in the sewer and stayed without being caught for two years.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/950950--paris-police-find-25m-in-stolen-jewels-from-2008-heist-in-sewer?bn=1

Durham's oldest cold case headed back to court

Whenever Douglas Smith was working the night shift at the auto plant, he made sure to check in on his new young wife and 10-month old baby girl before they went to bed. On the evening of December 9, 1974 Smith's wife Beverly did not pick up the phone. He got worried and called his neighbours Alan and Linda Smith (no relation), to go to his house and check up on his wife and child. They told him that she was lying on the floor dead; she had been shot in the head with a .22 caliber bullet and was lying under the kitchen table, with their daughter Rebbecca asleep in the other room. The first investigation was carried out by the newly formed Durham police, who were unable to make any arrests, and the case ended up going cold for more than 30 years. Then in 2008, the Durham police arrested Alan Smith, the neighbour that Douglas Smith had turned to for help on the night of his wife’s murder. In the three years there had been many twists and new evidence. The wife of Alan Smith possible murderer Linda has come back with many new stories saying she was there when her ex-husband killed her, or that she heard it. She was the arrested for obstruction of justice and pleaded guilty, but her lawyer says she suffers from trauma and mental difficulties. Alan Smith was let out of prison pending new evidence. Beverly Lynn Smith's twin sister Barbara Brown has been trying for the last 30 years to find the true murderer of her sister and will not stop until she does.

I personally think that Alan Smith is the murderer. I think this because to me the evidence seems almost all in his favour. If he is the one who did it I find this very unsettling because he was their neighbor and a good enough friend to check up on them by request of Douglas Smith. Being a friend and neighbour he knew when he could kill her. He also knew that they were newlywed, and had a new baby girl of 10 months old. He ripped a mother away from the daughter Rebbecca and a wife away from the husband Douglas and should pay for his killing.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/949661--durham-s-oldest-cold-case-headed-back-to-court?bn=1

Puppy survives euthanasia, hundreds call to adopt 'angel dog'

Hundreds of people from the United States and Canada want to adopt a puppy from Oklahoma City that survived an attempt to euthanize it. The three-month old puppy, named wall-e, was part of five abandoned dogs that animal control officer Scott Prall had a vet put to sleep on Friday, or so he thought. He found one of the dogs still alive in a dumpster set aside for dead animals and took it straight to veterinarian technician Amanda Kloski. He called the puppy an "angel dog," to Oklahoma City's News 9. The dogs were pronounced dead with a stereoscope, but he was healthy as can be. Prall had the dogs put down because they were very skinny and seemed to be sick. He found the black and white mutt near the shelter on Friday. Wall-e was injected with two lethal doses of a sedative, one in the leg and another in the heart, each dose should have killed him. The dog will be placed in a foster home until the vet can find a proper full time home for Wall-e.

I found this article to be amazing. I was a little questionable about the part where Prall had them put down because they looked sick. It is so amazing that a dog could have survived through not one but two lethal doses of sedative, one into the leg and the other through the heart. This puppy now gets a second chance to live out a full and happy life with an appropriate family that will take care of him and not let him become unhealthy again.

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/947929--puppy-survives-euthanasia-hundreds-call-to-adopt-angel-dog?bn=1

Mother gets 6 years for killing daughter, 2

A judge has sentenced a North York mother who viciously beat her 2-year-old daughter to six years in prison. After her time spent in pre trial custody, she must serve 4 years and nine months more. The sentence was set by Ontario Superior Court Justice Nola Garton on Wednesday. On Jan. 17, Garton found Erika Mendieta guilty of manslaughter in her daughter Emily Lucas' death seven years ago. Erika was charged with second-degree murder. In a fit of frustration on Nov. 13 2003, Mendieta beat the girl unconscious, severely injuring her head and spine. The toddler died in hospital 10 days later. Mendieta lied to paramedics and doctors about how Emily was hurt- claiming she had fallen down a series of stairs, this hampering their efforts to save her. Mendieta's first trial ended with a hung jury in 2009 after her former husband, Johnny Bermudez, stunned the court by testifying he was the real killer. Mendieta was finally put to punishment after three trials, with her final sentence being 6 years.

I found this story very unsettling. I could not believe that a mother would beat her own baby girl of only 2 years old to death. First of all, a child that age is defenseless and would not be able to defend itself, and second of all the mother had no cause to lay a finger on the baby, according to the article the mother claimed to be frustrated. This is no excuse to hurt anybody or thing let alone kill it. I personally feel that the punishment sentenced is not nearly harsh enough and I feel she should be put in jail for the rest of her life.




http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/947431--mother-gets-6-years-for-killing-daughter-2?bn=1

2 killed in collisions during icy commute

Two deadly crashes in Pickering and Markham, Ontario, during the brutally icy commute on Thursday morning have claimed the lives of two middle age women. A woman in her mid 50's was killed Thursday morning in a collision at Brock and Taunton roads at around 8 a.m. Taunton Road is a hot spot for icy conditions as well as large amounts of collisions, said by a Durham Regional Police spokesman named Dave Selby. A total of fifteen cars were damaged on Taunton Road, just west of Highway 115, after reportedly sliding of a hill, said police. No injuries were reported in this accident, but there was a lot of property damages. In Markham, a woman died during a brutal four car accident around 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning on McCowan Road, between Elgin Mills Road and 19th Avenue.

Being a resident near Markham Ontario, hearing about these unnecessary death really astonishes me. Every morning I drive through Markham on my way to school, and I am thankful that it wasn't me in that car who died. I experienced these icy roads first hand, and I do no that they were brutal. I saw many accidents on my way up to school as well. I wish that the town had done a better job on making the roads safe for drivers, and I think that these accidents could have been avoided if they had done so, even by applying more salt which would have been a quick fix.

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/940552--2-killed-in-collisions-during-icy-commute?bn=1

19 Bell Canada employees share $32M, for now

The original 19 claimant received their long deserved money today from the disputed $50 million Lotto Max jackpot from the Dec. 31 draw. The recipients say that receiving the money is a 100 percent dream come true. Two claimant groups from Bell Canada in Scarborough, with a total number of 30 people, agreed to split the winnings 30 ways. However, only the original 19 received their money today. The group of 19 consists of 17 women and 2 men. The 19 co-workers will receive one of 30 shares of the jackpot, totaling 1.66 million dollars each. Along with interest totaling approximately 32 million dollars. The other 11 claimants have to take their dispute to court for the 18 million dollars left. The other 11 employees transferred to Bell in Mississauga, but still feel they deserve their cut even though they were not playing during the winning draw.

I feel that the remaining 11 people should not receive any money unless they had a direct relation with the winning ticket. If they were still involved in the pool that shared the ticket by contributing money for tickets, then they are entitled. If they didn't, I think they deserve nothing.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/938557--19-bell-canada-employees-share-32m-for-now?bn=1

4 Americans killed by Somali pirates

An adventurous quartet of retired yacht enthusiast from California and Washington State were living their dreams, sailing the seas until they were shot Tuesday, by a group of Somali Pirates. The yacht owners Jean and Scott Adam of Marina Del Ray near Los Angelos, along with Bob Riggle and Phyllis Macay were taken hostage on Friday several kilometres south of Oman. U.S. naval forces trailing the yacht, quickly boarded the vessel after hearing gunfire, the Americans died of their wounds. Two pirates were killed and 13 were captured. In all pirates are in U.S. custody and are held for possible prosecution.

I personally find this incident appalling. I think that it is crazy that year after Somali pirates cause havoc on ships. Many people have been killed by the pirates in recent years. I find is sad in this case because the Americans on this yacht were delivering Bible's to less fortunate people. They were killed for unnecessary reasons, and I think that these men should be held fully accountable and be punished severely.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/pirates/article/942802--4-americans-killed-by-somali-pirates

Wake Forest coach donates kidney to outfielder

Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter donated a kidney to freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan, who suffers from a disease that can lead to kidney failure. Dr. Kenneth Newell, lead the surgeon team at Emory University Hospital, says that he expects both Tom Walter and Kevin Jordan to make full recoveries. The doctors say that the time for both the 42-year-old coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team, Tom Walter and freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan will be at least several months. Jordan became aware of his condition last year as a high school senior when he caught a long lasting flu. He ended up losing 20 pounds and had to go to the hospital, who then told him that his kidney was functioning at only 15 to 20%. This kidney transplant will in fact save Jordan's life, and keep him healthy in the long run.

I have tremendous respect for coach Tom Walter, what he did saved a persons life. It shocked me to know that he gave up a kidney for a kid completely unrelated to him, who was not a senior playing for his team for a couple of years, but was actually a freshmen. This takes a lot of kindness. There is a huge risk to giving up a kidney at his age. Overall I think that what he did was amazing and I'm not sure that I would be able to do it, but saved a life in doing so.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/college/article/935025--wake-forest-coach-donates-kidney-to-outfielder?bn=1

Hate touching public-washroom door handles? Read this

An invention out of the University of Minnesota may put an end to germs on public-washroom door handles. The Toepener is pedal that allows you to open public-washroom doors opposed to using germ infested door handles. It is the brainchild of Max Arndt, a four-year university student at the Carson School of Management. In an entrepreneurship class they were asked to create a new idea for a product or service. 22 year old Arndt came up with the idea for the Toepener. His motivation for creating the Toepener is that he hates touching public-washroom doors.

I agree with this invention. This can be used in every public-washroom globally, and could generate lots of money. This product is cheap to make as it is really only a metal bar, but solves the problem of touching germ infested door handles.

http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/934395--hate-touching-public-washroom-door-handles-read-this?bn=1

Egyptian army starts rounding up journalists

On Thursday the Egyptian military began rounding up all the journalist. They do this for the safety of the journalists, and to put a stop to the attacks on them from the supporters of president Hosni Mubarak. Some reporters have been detained by the military as well. Foreign photographers reported a string of attacks on them Thursday morning by Mubarak supporters. A print journalist from Greece was stabbed in the leg with a screwdriver. Another Greek, who was a freelance photographer was punched in the face by a group of men who stopped him on the street, near Tahrir Square and demolished some of his equipment.

I find these attacks on the foreign journalists to be unnecessary. Just last night I was watching Piers Morgan tonight, and I saw how Anderson Copper, an American reporter and his crew were beaten by the supporters of Mubarak while trying to question them. I feel that the reporters have the right to report on a story this large, and whoever is stopping them, especially by beating them, has no right and should be punished.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/932606--egyptian-army-starts-rounding-up-journalists

100 sled dogs killed in B.C. Massacre

The killings took place over two days. The dogs were rounded up, shot or stabbed then all shoved into a mass grave. Nearly ten months after the dogs were killed in Whistler, the RCMP are investigating and the Vancouver Humane Society is calling for an immediate ban on all dog-sled tour operations in the province. In documents recovered by the CKNW radio station, the manager of Outdoor Adventure Whistler gave disturbing description of how he brutally massacred over 100 perfectly healthy sled-dogs (Huskies). The massacres occurred after the tourism industry took a downturn following the Olympics last year. Marci Moriarty, General manager for cruelty investigations for the SPCA, read aloud some of the brutal ways the man murdered the dogs. One dog named Nora, attempted to crawl out of the mass grave after being severely injured, but the worker climbed down and stopped her by killing her. Moriarty strongly believes these acts are of criminal matter and the people behind them deserve to be punished. It is legal to euthanize your own animal with a shot to the head if necessary, but these massacres are of a whole different level. The company was aware of the euthanization and relocation of the animals, but were under the impression it was to be done in a proper matter.

I am extremely appalled by the actions of these men. Being a dog lover myself, this truly sickens me and if I could I would do something about it. These actions need to be acted on, these workers need to be punished harshly. I firmly believe that I life is a life, and no ones life is more important than another, and for me this includes animals as well. I was truly sickened by reading this article, and I will be following up on this report looking for action to be made against these men.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/930749--100-sled-dogs-killed-in-b-c-massacre

Egypt Chaos could push oil to $100 a barrel

Published On Mon Jan 31 2011
Due to the protests in Egypt, the chaos is causing the price of crude oil per barrel to skyrocket. By early afternoon in Europe, crude for March delivery was up 40 cents at $89.74, a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract increased $3.70, to settle at an increadibly high $89.34 on Friday. This could be the first time that we would be seeing three-digit futures crude prices since the market collapse in September of 2008.

I think that this problem is very serious, and could actually bring on another huge dip in the market like 2008. The increase in price for crude oil per barrel will could cause many things to change, including taxes. Overall if this chaos gets to much further out of control we could be seeing some serious problems in the world.
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/930742--egypt-chaos-could-push-oil-to-100-a-barrel

Doctors to put speaking valve in Giffords' breathing tube

Published On Thu Jan 27 2011
Gabrielle Giffords left intensive care on Wednesday, for the first time since the shooting. Due to her "lightning speed" progress, she is being moved to a rehab centre to undergo several months of rehabilitation. Doctors say that a speaking valve will be inserted into her breathing tube, to assist speech. Giffords has been in intensive care since the day of the incident, on Jan. 8. She was moved under heavy guard from local police to the rehab centre at TIRR Memorial Hermann. New evidence of her shooter Loughner, shows that he may not be insane, and will help them pursue charges that could lead to the death penalty.

My opinion on this story, is I agree. What the doctors are going to great lengths to do for Gabrielle Giffords is great because they are saving her life. They hope that one day she will be able to perform all or almost all the natural functions of a human (i.e. eating, walking) by herself. I also agree with the evidence shown to prove the shooter Loughner is in fact not insane, meaning they can now push for the death penalty. Evidence shows that just days before the shooting, Loughner was researching, lethal injections and solitary confinement on his computer, which means he was able to distinguish right from wrong and now will most likely be proved not insane.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/928306--doctors-to-put-speaking-valve-in-giffords-breathing-tube