Persistance

Once there was a man who woke up very early to go to Fajr prayer. He got dressed and started walking to the masjid when he triped and fell and got himself dirty. Then he went home to change his dirty clothes and wear fresh ones to pray. On his way to the masjid the second time he tripped and fell and dirtied his clothes. He was persistent to pray so he went home to change his clothes and get ready to go to prayer. The third time he went to the masjid a man with a lantern was standing and guided him to the masjid upon arriving to the masjid the man with the lantern was walking away when he was doing this the other man said why are you leaving come and pray. He said i cant i am a jinn. The righteous man was astonished at hearing this so he asked the man why did you help me come to the masjid. The man said that he made him fall the first time because he was certain that when he fell and got dirty he would certainly not come back to the masjid. But you did return to go to the masjid because of this Allah (swt) forgave all your sins. Then the second time i tripped you i was certain there was no way you would return to go to the masjid. But you did because of this Allah (swt) forgave all your family's sins. I was afraid that if you were to be tripped a third time that you would return and Allah (swt) would forgive the sins of your coming family as well. Upon hearing this the man was astonished.

A Glance at the Future

Ever wondered what the future will be like well with technology developing so fast around us its probably going to play a big part in it. Well Microsoft has it featured a video showing what gadgets they think will be in the future but that part isn't that hard to imagine the difficult part is how they will get all these new gadgets to work in sync. Many different types of technologies are shown in this video such as SecondLight, technology that allows a surface computer to project multiple displays, NanoTouch, a means for creating touch input on the back of a small electronic device, and a computerized receptionist.



Fried, Ina (February 27, 2009). Microsoft's glimpse of the future. Retrieved February 28, 2009, from cnet news Web site: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10173982-56.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1

Going Green

It seems nowadays that everyone everywhere is trying to go green to help the environment. Imagine climbing 276 steps to change a light bulb well that exactly what, operations mechanic, Rian Harford does. And it not just any light bulb it is a light bulb that belongs to air traffic control light that sits upon a wind turbine. The wind turbine is on the top of Jimmy Peak Mountain Resort in Massachusetts. The wind turbine was build after someone suggested to take advantage of the wind that blows during the winter and since the resort is most active during winter it was a win win. But this idea was not that simple to accomplish many factors were taken into consideration. I think the economy has pressured everyone to cut back and in a way that has helped the environment.



Tejpar, Ayesha (February 27, 2009). Wind power helps ski resort during recession. Retrieved February 28, 2009, from cnn.com/technology Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/27/ski.wind.turbine/index.html

International Inflation

The economic crisis is not just in the US even once prosperous Japan has suffered from there greatest drop in industrial output ever. Its production fell about 10 percent in January since its importers cut back due to economic crisis they've been having too. Due to this demand for Japanese cars and electronics have gone done and the unemployment rate has gone up the numbers of jobless people rose from 210,000 to 2.77 million in January alone! Tent cities have been popping up everywhere to house the jobless and homeless. Such unemployment has made people homeless and lose hope people are just accepting defeat. If this isn't fixed fast people will start rebelling and other people might get hurt.



Here is a man who rented a net room as a temporary home so he won't become homeless.







Lah, Kyung (February 27, 2009). Japan sinks deeper into recession. Retrieved February 28, 2009, from cnn.com/world business Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/27/japan.recession.jobs/index.html

Massive Grave

Around 40 people all wearing uniforms believed to be army officers were found in a mass grave inside the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles paramilitary in the capital, Dhaka, this Friday. At least 62 officers have been found dead since mutinous actions by paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles. The reason these troops rebelled was because of the many years grievances were being ignored. These rebellions have led to the death of around 62 officers. This was all because of the poor treatment they had to there troops. This prooves that poverty is the roots of all sorts of violence, if everyone was equal like in Islam there would be peace.


Ahmed, Saeed (February 27, 2009). Mass grave found after Bangladesh mutiny. Retrieved February 28, 2009, from cnn.com/asia Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/bangladesh.mutiny/index.html

Bombers Intercepted

One day before U.S. President Barack Obama's Canadian visit last week, Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers near Canadian air space. Canadian air space scrambled to set out f-18 fighters from NORAD, which is the North American Aerospace Defense Command,which is a joint U.S.-Canadian agency in charge of aerospace control for the North American continent. The Russian bombers were said to be in international waters the Russian Embassy claims that this was just a routine flight over international airspace. If you ask me a conspiracy theory will come soon and since America always has to hate someone. Don't get your hopes up but i think next on the hate list is Russia so we might get a break =).













(February 27, 2009). Canadians intercepted Russian bombers before Obama visit. Retrieved February 27, 2009, from cnn.com/world Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/27/canada.norad/index.html

The high-capacity hard drives that made up the bulk of MP3 players in 2005 have given way to the leaner, tougher, and more expensive flash memory modules found in today's mobile devices. The flash memory revolution gives slimmer more reliable devices, but the best part is that they give you 30 gigabytes or more of storage. People just seem to love extra space. One of these amazing new 32 GB MP3 players is the Apple iPod (second generation). It is thinner and more sturdy then the previous iPods and has been made more user friendly.



Bell, Donald (February 18, 2009 ). MP3 players that hit the 32GB sweet spot. Retrieved February 20, 2009, from cnet reviews Web site: http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6490_7-6651068.html?tag=smallCarouselArea.0

Samsung B2700

The samsung B2700 is a tank it is considered to indestructible it is shock,dust, and water resistant up to 10ft for 30 minutes. It is hard and rugged, but the hardware is not the only attraction it has acceptional software to make it even more attractive.

Anti-Stimulus Ad

An organization launched a national television ad Friday criticizing the $787 billion stimulus bill, that criticizes Barack Obamas campaign promise to bring change to Washington. They compare the unprecedented amount of money to history. Saying that it could stretch from the time of the birth of Jesus till now. They said if you were to spend one million dollars a day from the birth of Jesus till now, which is about 2000 years you still would have spent less money then the congress just did. The ad closes by saying is this change you can believe in? I think they should try to do something instead of doing nothing so I think that they should cut give this stimulus some time to take affect.

Kornreich, Lauren (February 20, 2009). Anti-stimulus ad uses Jesus. Retrieved February 20, 2009, from cnnpolitics.com Web site: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/20/anti-stimulus-ad-uses-jesus/

HP HDX 18

The HP HDX 18 is pretty straightforawrd it is a multimedia laptop and is looks really sharp and would be a great replacement for your desktop. Its not just beautiful it has so muscle to back itself up. A 2.8-GHz Core 2 Duo CPU (T9600), 4GB of RAM, and nVidia's 512MB GeForce 9600M GT GPU are some of its features which allows it to eaily run games while playing videos as well. Combine that with the BD-ROM drive (for Blu-ray discs), HDMI port, flashy finish, and neat exterior, and you have an incredibly handsome home solution these factors make it the ultimate entertainment PC.

Gladstone, Darren (Fri February 18, 2009). Great Game-Ready Laptops . Retrieved February 20, 2009, from PCWorld Web site: http://www.pcworld.com/article/159735/great_gameready_laptops.html

France Pledges Money to Stop Riots

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pledging $730 million in economic aid to France's Caribbean territories in an effort to head off escalating protests. Sarkozy also proposed that around $253 be added to the monthly salaries of low-paid workers. These low wages and low living conditions in Guadeloupe have caused many violent demonstrations. If these problems are not solved then the nation may become hostile. I think its important to keep everyone at the same level that is why Islam is the best religion.

(Fri February 20, 2009). France pledges $730M to head off Caribbean riots . Retrieved February 20, 2009, from cnn.com/world Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/20/guadeloupe.france/index.html

Solar Phone

Every forgot to charge your phone the new Samsung Blue Earth will change that. This is a "green" phone and not just because of the solar panels. The Blue Earth is made of recycled plastic, features a pedometer, and software that shows just how much you're helping the planet by using it. Its not just the eco-friendly part that attracts people the phone is elegant and sleek. Its not just attractive to the eco friendly it is also an attraction to outdoorsy type people since you can't really charge your phone outdoors.



Hickey, Matt (February 13, 2009 ). Samsung's Blue Earth solar phone is ultra-green. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from cnet news Web site: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10164232-1.html?tag=mncol;title

Unbelieveable

The birth of a child fathered by a 13-year-old boy has sparks an uproar in Britain. Alfie Patten, who was only 12 when the baby was conceived with his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15. He told the newspaper that he thought it would be good to have a baby. He said "I didn't think about how we would afford it. I don't really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10. When my mum found out I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried about how people would react. I didn't know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it." The girl was given the option of abortion but refused she said she was excited to give birth and that they both planned to attend school to get good jobs. Just to give you an idea of how little the boy is I put a video of them it is kind of hard to imagine it, this just proves anything can happen if leaft unattended.

(Sat February 14, 2009). UK: Birth of 13-year-old dad's child sparks outrage. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from cnn.com/europe Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/14/boy.baby.dad.england/index.html

Kindle 2

Although amazon did its best to keep the new kindle a secret some photos have been leaked. Amazon has primarily made this new kindle to address the criticisms of the old one. Some modification have been made to it so its looks more attractive. The main tweeks were with the buttons to make them smaller and easier to read.The Kindle 2 can be charged with a miniUSB cable. There is no word on when the Kindle 2 will release.




Carnoy, David (October 3, 2008 ). Amazon's Kindle 2 leaked. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from cnet news Web site: http://news.cnet.com/amazons-kindle-2-leaked/

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kindle&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=hvKWSaW9IaS8MbCH1fwL&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=11&ct=title#

Hijackers Hunting

Software giant Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of hackers behind a powerful computer virus that could lead to millions of PCs being hijacked. You have probably heard of the Conficker or Downadup virus it is one of the most serious infections ever although experts have not found out its purpose yet they are trying hard to get rid of it brcause it could wreak havoc at any given moment if it is given the orders. The worm mainly infects corporate networks, and Microsoft has issued a patch to fix it, but even if a single computer in a network is infected the worm will spread to all the computers even the treated ones. This is why Microsoft has announced a $250,000 reward for information to track down those behind Conficker. This sounds to me like a group of people who made a serious virus to test there skills and are waiting to press the button so that the virus can do what its actually programed to do.















Neild , Barry (Fri February 13, 2009). $250K Microsoft bounty to catch worm creator. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from cnn.com/technology Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/02/13/virus.downadup/index.html

CT scan

The beautiful singer was about 30 years old when the world forgot about her. But now we know what she looks like for the first time in nearly 3,000 years. Thanks to one of the sophisticated CT scanners in the world the archaeologists are able to see the smallest details of the woman without even opening the casket. Actually opening was not even an option because it would destroy the artifact. This advance in CT scanning in just a few years has even surprised the archaeologists. A CT(Computed tomography) Scan is used in medical imaging and has found other uses such as the one mentioned here. It is really amazing how far technology has gone and how fast it evolved the CT scan in this example produced such a good image that the scientists swore they could recognize the person if they saw her today.













Roesgen, Susan (Fri February 13, 2009). 30-year-old seen for first time in 3,000 years. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from cnn.com/technology Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/12/mummy.mystery/index.html

Ice Floe Accident

One person died Saturday after he fell in the water when an ice floe broke away from land in western Lake Erie. Around 150 people were rescued but unfortunately there were two people in the water. One of the people was reccued and brought to shore the other was pronounced dead at the hospital. It was reported some were ice fisherman which is a recreation that a culture in the Great Lakes. But officers said they shouldn't have been on the ice in the first place because it is common sense. The fishermen had to build a makeshift bridge to get from one section of the ice to the other. This put the 2 fishermans farther out and the weather was heating up and the wind was picking up all sign that trouble would happen. Global Warming is here this sounds like a movie they were going out far into the iced lake when a piece breaks of and they are stranded I don't know what makes people want to icefish when fishing isn't that great either.













(Sat February 7, 2009). 1 dead, 150 rescued off ice floe in Lake Erie . Retrieved February 7, 2009, from cnn.com/us Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/07/Ohio.stuck.on.ice/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Israel claims militants fire rockets

Just when you think it is all over its not. Just recently its was reported that Palestinian militants fired a long-range rocket from Gaza into southwestern Israel. It was the first since the two sides declared a cease-fire. The missile fired from did not cause any injuries or damage. It has been about 2 weeks since the ceasefire after more then 3 weeks of fighting in Gaza. Here are the statistics again more than 1,300 Palestinians died and about 5,400 others were wounded while only thirteen Israelis, were also killed in the fighting. Since the two sides declared a cease-fire militants have periodically fired rockets into Israel. Israel has responded with air strikes. They throw homemade bombs into Israel which do hardly any damage and they respond with AIRSTRIKES. That like stabbing someone for pushing you.



Woman views her home after Israeli airstrike.









(Tue February 3, 2009). Rocket from Gaza fired into Israeli city. Retrieved February 7, 2009, from cnn.com/world Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/israel.rocket.attack/index.html

(Sat February 7, 2009). Israeli jets hit targets in Gaza. Retrieved February 7, 2009, from cnn.com/world Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/07/israel.airstrike/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Refugee's Beat by Thai Army

A group of refugees from Myanmar who were rescued by Indonesian authorities claimed Wednesday that 22 of their number died after they were abandoned at sea by the Thai military. The survivors told horrible tales of being captured and beaten the Thai Military is said to be targeting Rohingya refugees, a Muslim minority group from Myanmar, have caused Thai authorities to launch an investigation. It is said that the Thai military officials tow them out to sea and remove there engines and leave them to die. Survivors are severely beaten by Thia officials. Delegates from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar went to Thailand because of such allegations. Its really unfair how they would do this to refugees who just ran away from danger and the help the are getting is just puttting them in more danger.

(Thu February 5, 2009). Refugees claim they were beaten, abandoned by Thai military. Retrieved February 7, 2009, from cnn.com/asia Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/thailand.refugees/index.html

Heart Touching Story

A 13-year-old Chinese girl tried to commit suicide after she discovered a medical note in her mother's purse saying that her father was dying of liver cancer and had three months left to live she swallowed 200 sleeping pills. Why? because she wanted her family to donate her liver to her cancer-stricken father. Her mother returned home after visiting her husband husband in the hospital and found the front door locked she immediately climbed in through a back window and found two empty bottles of sleeping pills. "Mom, I'm sorry I couldn't stay with you any longer," read the note next to her. "Please give my liver to dad and save him after my death." This incident occurred in Jiangsu province in east China. She was taken to the same hospital as her father where she is in intensive care. Doctors say that even if she pulls through, she will need surgery for burns she suffered from an electric blanket on her bed when she lost consciousness, the China Daily newspaper said. That's pretty touching how much she loves her father Chinese people are pretty dedicated too bad she nearly killed herself for nothing =\.


(Thu February 5, 2009). Teen attempts suicide to give liver to dying father. Retrieved February 7, 2009, from cnn.com/asia Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/suicide.for.liver/index.html

Blast Kills Many Pakistani's

A blast struck a crowd of Shia Muslims as they took part in a march toward a mosque in central Pakistan Thursday evening, killing at least 24 people and wounding 50. The blast happened around 7 p.n. in southern Punjab province. The was said to have been cause by an explosive device, but no details on how the attack was carried out. It was a dreaded seen were people were scrambling and trying to assist one another. Around 600 people gathered outside the Wadani Imam Bargah mosque to observe the 40th day of Muharram. I think people that are worshipping should be left alone because they're not doing anything to anyone i don't know why anyone would do that. Just because someone is different from you doesn't mean you hurt them cause they're different.


Basravi, Zein (Thu February 5, 2009). Blast kills 24 in Pakistani mosque procession. Retrieved February 7, 2009, from cnn.com/asia Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/pakistan.mosque.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText

Peanut Butter Problem

You all probably heard about the salmonella outbreak in peanut butter by now, but some people still don't know how and why it happened. The maker of peanut butter was the cause of a nationwide outbreak of salmonella that it knew had tested positive for the bacteria. It is reported that the Peanut Corporation of America's (PCA) own testing program found strains of salmonella 12 times in 2007 and 2008 at its Blakely, Georgia, plant. FDA inspectors that visited the plant this month, still found more salmonella contamination. Its own testing found salmonella in peanut paste, peanut butter, peanut meal, peanut granules and oil-roasted, salted peanuts. But all they did was retest until the test results became negative instead of solving the problem. They tried to find a way to clear there product so they could ship it.
When the proper thing to do is to believe the test that said the containment was positive and that lot should be destroyed. Well here is a case of stingyness that led to hundreds of people being sick and other dying.


Falco, Miriam (Wed January 28, 2009). FDA: Peanut plant knew product was tainted with salmonella. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from cnnhealth.com Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/28/salmonella.outbreak/index.html?iref=newssearch

Octuplets

I'm pretty sure you heard about the mother who gave birth to octuplets recently. The mother had six other children before the set of eight. They are the second set of octuplets recorded in the U.S. So far all is well with the mother and her children. It is unclear how this woman ended up with eight embryos her mother said that she had received fertility treatment and that she had embryos implanted last year. Every ethicist and fertility specialist agrees that this was irresponsible and unethical to implant that many embryos. Multiple birth carries tremendous risks both to the mother and the babies. Risks for the children include bleeding in the brain, intestinal problems, developmental delays and lifelong learning disabilities. What I want to know is why someone would want 8 babies when they have 6 already it will be interesting how they handle a family of 14 children.

Landau, Elizabeth (Fri January 30, 2009). Octuplets: Eight times the ethical questions. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from cnnhealth.com Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/30/embryos.ethics/index.html

Kentucky Crisis

You may have thought that we suffered from severe weather last week, but its nothing compared to Kentucky. The storm has left hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians without electricity and fresh water. It is not clear how long it will take until its back to normal there. Of 120 counties in the state, 91 had declared emergencies. Several nursing homes are without power and they are one of there first priorities. They have called up 4,600 National Guard troops Saturday to distribute water, food and other supplies. The storm left ice-laden power lines and tree branches still drooping heavily Saturday, hampering efforts to restore infrastructure and deliver relief to residents without power. I feel sorry for them the temperatures will reach a high of about 40 degrees on Sunday which means they will miss the Superbowl. I hate it when the weather gets cold I'd rather have it hot.













(January 31, 2009). Kentucky National Guard goes door-to-door to deliver aid. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from cnn.com/us Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/01/31/winter.weather/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Blagojevich Kicked

I'm pretty sure everyone has heard of Rod Blagojevich by now, he was arrested in December on federal corruption charges. Federal authorities say that he was trying to sell the Senate seat that became vacant after Barack Obama was elected president. After the his arrest, the state House voted unanimously to impeach him 59-0. As if that wasn't enough moments after removing him from office, the Illinois Senate also voted unanimously to prevent Blagojevich from ever holding political office in the state again. That's pretty harsh one day you are living a smooth life the next day BAM your impeached. I kinda feel sorry for him he even tried to plea for his innocence.

(Thu January 29, 2009). Illinois senators vote to oust Blagojevich from office. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from cnnpolitics.com Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/illinois.governor/index.html

Drone Attacks

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has called on the United States to halt its drone attacks against al Qaeda and Taliban fighters on Pakistani soil and warned that the missile strikes were fueling militarism in the country's troubled tribal border region. Around 17 people were killed in two drone strikes near the Afghan border on Friday. Some people claim that Pakistan was aware of the U.S. strikes against the militants there, but Gilani denied any agreement existed between Islamabad and Washington. Gilani said that no agreement was made with the government of the U.S.. And he said that if they have any credible information that they tell Pakistan's intelligence and they will handle it themselves. The Pakistani army was working with the locals to operate against the militants and said the drone attacks jeopardized the locals support and urged Obama to respect the sovereignty of Pakistan. I don't think this is the first time that the U.S. has neglected the sovereignty of other nations and I don't ink anyone would like it if someone just came trespassed on your territory to search for something they claim to be there.




Hooper, Simon (Thu January 29, 2009). Pakistan: U.S. must halt drone attacks. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from cnn.com/asia Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/davos.pakistan.pm/index.html

The Furture of Air Travel

We all know how stressful flying is and its not near fun. But the folks at Finnair have looked into their crystal ball and seen a future where flying is green, and possibly enjoyable. The Finnish carrier is curious to see how air travel might look far in the future so they invited academics, business types and journalists to tell us what we might see in 2093. Their vision includes sleek planes that run on algae and venture into space, airlines that offer everything from personal flight attendants to pre-flight yoga and an industry that runs efficiently. Departure 2093 is full of cool ideas, but it's hard to know which are real and which are just wishful thinking from an industry that really couldn't make air travel any worse. Besides — you'd think 85 years would be long enough to straighten it all out. This industry is talking about going green by finding alternatives to fossil fuels. There is a lot of talk and ideas of a more efficient industry, but lets see if they can back that up with some actions. I think these people will never make anyone believe there claims unless they show some improvement soon because I don't know if I will be alive to see this change =\.










Demerjian , Dave (January 23, 2009 ). Air Travel Won't Suck in 2093. Retrieved January 25, 2009, from Wired blog network Web site: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/01/in-85-years-air.html

Model Dies of Amputations

Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa, whose hands and feet were amputated in a bid to save her from a deadly and little-known illness, died early Saturday. She was resisting an illness and couldn't any more, it was highly destructive disease known as necrosis, or a fast deadening of tissue due to septicemia. It causes insufficient blood flow that leads to organ failure which is why doctors decided to amputate first her hands and then her feet after to reduce the amount of oxygen being delivered to her limbs. It is pretty disturbing how they amputated so much to stop the disease even if she made it, it would be a pretty gruesome sight.


(Sat January 24, 2009). Brazilian amputee model dead at 20. Retrieved January 24, 2009, from cnn.com/world Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/24/brazil.amputee.model/index.html

Peanut Scare

Its all over the news and most of you have probably heard the salmonella outbreak. And its pretty hard to avoid eating it, its almost everywhere from candy to cookie dough even in dog biscuits. More than 125 products have been recalled as authorities are trying to track down the contaminated peanut butter and peanut paste. "Peanuts' heavy presence in snacks is creating a complicated federal investigation after an outbreak of salmonella typhimurium in 43 states. The bacteria have sickened at least 486 people, killing six, and have been linked to products manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) in its Blakely, Georgia, plant. The average American consumes more than six pounds of peanuts and peanut butter products each year." If you don't know that the product you are eating is from PCA you are recomened to throw it away. Well what is salmonella it is rod shaped bacteria that lives in the intestines of some animals and is usually harmless. The type of salmonella that is a dangerous is usually contracted by touching raw meat, raw eggs, raw shellfish or unpasteurized animal products such as milk and cheese. Well if I were you I'd try hard to stay away from that because that is pretty disgusting I know I need to try harder.














Park, Madison (Fri January 23, 2009). Peanut popularity complicates salmonella probe . Retrieved January 24, 2009, from cnnhealth.com Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/peanut.probe.salmonella/index.html?iref=mpstoryview#cnnSTCText

Knife Attack

Two children and one adult were killed Friday after a man with a painted face launched a knife attack at a children's daycare center in Belgium. Two adults and 10 children were being treated in hospital following the attack in Dendermonde. Witnesses say that the suspect looked calm and there was no security so he just walked in, then he began stabbing children and staff witness said he just went crazy killing 3 innocent people. He was arrested a hour and a half later, because he tried to make a run for it on his bike. They were caught of guard because you wouldn't expect something like this happening in a daycare center. That sound pretty crazy I tried to imagine it in my head and I think the man just a psychological problem.



(Sat January 24, 2009). Children dead in Belgian nursery knife attack. Retrieved January 24, 2009, from cnn.com/europe Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/23/belgium.nursery.attack/index.html?iref=mpstoryview#cnnSTCText

Acid Attacks

Last year on a warm November morning in Kabul, Afghanistan 19-year-old Shamsia and her sister 16-year-old Atifa were headed to school. On there way they saw two men they were going to run away but they saw that he had something black in his hand that they thought was a water pistol. The man grabbed Shamsia's arm and asked 'Will you be going to school anymore?' and poured acid on her and her sister. Both of them were severely burned by the acid, but they were not the only ones attacked that day many other teachers and students were targeted. Kabul is the third largest city in Afghanistan and is influenced by the Taliban. Its not the first time girls have been targeted by the Taliban for going to school. During the Taliban rule over Afganistan women were forbidden to go to school and were beat if they did. Despite the attack know Shamsia is still going to attend school. I think its really cowardly and cruel for a grown man to assault a little girl. These men are shameless for attacking undefended women and I think everyone should try to stop the Taliban by ruling with terror.



Abawi, Atia (Fri January 23, 2009). Afghan girls maimed by acid vow to go to school. Retrieved January 24, 2009, from cnn.com/asia Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/acid.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCText

Possible Life on Mars

Scientists have discovered methane in Mars' atmosphere, raising the possibility that life might exist on the planet. There are many reasons like methane could have been produced from past or present subsurface microorganisms, geological activity or comets striking the planet. Methane is the main component of natural gas on Earth. It is interesting to astrobiologists because organisms release much of Earth's methane as they digest nutrients. Other purely geological processes, like oxidation of iron, also release methane. "Microbes that produced methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide were one of the earliest forms of life on Earth," said Carl Pilcher, director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, which partially supported the research. "If life ever existed on Mars, it's reasonable to think that its metabolism might have involved making methane from Martian atmospheric carbon dioxide." At first I didn't really care, but now with all this info suggesting life that is perfectly plausible is making me believe that there could be life on Mars.



Ansari , Azadeh (January 15, 2009). Methane discovery could mean life on Mars. Retrieved January 17, 2009, from cnn.com/technology Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/01/15/mars.methane/index.html?iref=newssearch

Nuclear Deal

The United States signed an agreement Thursday on civil nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed the deal, along with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed. Congress has to ratify the agreement before it can take effect, the UAE's ties to Iran also have caused concern. Under the "1-2-3 deal," Washington would share nuclear technology, expertise and fuel in return, the UAE abides by the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. The deal is part of the UAE investment in nuclear energy. The UAE doesn't want to be dependent on oil and gas, even though they are rich in oil and gas they want to hce a peaceful nuclear program to sustain there futture needs. The U.S. has held up the UAE's development of nuclear energy in stark contrast to Iran. Iran is the among the UAE's largest trading partners. UAE is really concious in preserving our fossil fuels or may for something else, but I think trouble will brew here as well.




Labott, Elise (January 16, 2009). U.S.-United Arab Emirates sign nuclear deal. Retrieved January 17, 2009, from cnn.com/world Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/us.uae/index.html

Viral Virus

A new sleeper virus that could allow hackers to steal financial and personal information has now spread to more than eight million computers. The Downadup or Conficker worm exploits a bug in Microsoft Windows to infect mainly corporate networks, where it potentially exposes infected PCs to hijack. The purpose of the worm is unclear, its unique "phone home" design, linking back to its point of origin. It is suspected to have originated in Ukraine. This is the most serious large scale worm outbreak seen in recent years because of how widespread it is, but not in terms of what it does. it had affected over 8 million PCs all over the world especially in Europe, United States, and Asia. It is extremely complicated most likely made by a group making it hard to analyze and remove. It spreads when an infected laptop is connected to your corporate network, it will immediately scan the network looking for machines to infect. Its weird why someone creating something so complex without a reason I think it might just be a ticking time bomb.




Neild, Barry (Fri January 16, 2009). Downadup virus exposes millions of PCs to hijack. Retrieved January 17, 2009, from cnn.com/technology Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/01/16/virus.downadup/index.html

Gaza Ceasefire

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the Defence Minister of Israel, is expected to announce a unilateral cease-fire Saturday evening during a news conference after a security Cabinet meeting. They think that Hamas has learned his lesson and have decided to stop, but also because international pressure to end the fighting. People say that the level of violence in Gaza is unprecedented because in searched of Hamas operatives there were heavy civilian casualties. The three-week conflict has killed 1,203 people in Gaza and injured more than 5,000 more. On the Israeli side, 10 soldiers and three civilians have been killed and more than 200 soldiers have been wounded since the fighting began. I don't get why they didn't stop a long time ago because the casualties in Gaza are way way more then those in Israel I just think its inhuman they kept on attacking Gaza without solid proof.











http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/17/israel.gaza/index.html

Plane Crash in Water

A US Airways plane with 155 people on board ditched into a chilly Hudson River on Thursday, this happened after an apparent bird strike which took out on of the the planes engines while it was taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport. There were no casualties out of the 155 people, 15 are being treated at hospitals. Flight 1549 which was headed to Charlotte, North Carolina. The plane was scheduled to land make an emergency land at a nearby airport, but the pilot, Chesley B. "Sully", knew that they weren't going to make it so he thought of landing the plane in the Hudson River. Witnesses saw the pilot land the plane and said that the way it landed seemed like the best possible way. Its kind of funny how a flock of birds toke something that big down, what happened was that the birds got sucked into the engines and stopped them from spinning taking them out and its amazing how the pilot made such a skillful landing.



Brooks, Mike (January 15, 2009). Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River; all aboard reported safe. Retrieved January 17, 2009, from cnn.com/us Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/new.york.plane.crash/index.html

Slave Labor in Brazil

Slavery may seem obsolete notion in a 21st century world, but 40,000 Brazilians find themselves toiling for no real wages and can't leave the distant work camps where they live. Brazilian government officials and human rights activists call it slave labor, they are aggressively trying to eradicate. In Brazil a recruiter plumbs the slums and other poor areas of the vast country and gets people to agree to jobs in distant places. Once separated from home and family, workers are vulnerable to all sorts of abuses, such as being told they owe money for transportation, food, housing and other services. This is known as debt bondage were there labor is consider repayment for there debts; once in debt they lose all control over their conditions of work and what, if anything they are paid making it impossible to repay and trapping them in a cycle of debt. The UN estimates between 25,000-40,000 Brazilians may be slave laborers. Poverty is seen as the main reason people are forced into slave labor.

Yea thats his water and look at what his extreme labor did to his hands.












Bice , Arthur (January 10, 2009). Government fights slave labor in Brazil. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from Cnn.com/world Web site:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/09/brazil.slavery/index.html

Pirates?!?!?!?

Pirates holding a Saudi-owned oil supertanker off the coast of Somalia have set the vessel free after receiving a ransom payment today. The supertanker VLCC(very large crude carrier) Sirius Star is on its way to safety and all 23 crew members are safe and healthy. The pirates seized the supertanker on November 15 the tanker was carrying about 2 million barrels of crude oil about $100 million. The pirates were suppose to release the supertanker after receiving the ransom payment on Friday, but four pirates drowned after their skiff capsized in rough seas while they were leaving the Sirius Star, some of the $3 million ransom was lost in the skiff collapse.



McKenzie, David (1/10/09). Somali pirates free tanker after ransom. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from cnn.com/world Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/10/pirates.tanker/index.html?iref=mpstoryview#cnnSTCText

Zimbabwe's Spiraling Inflation

Zimbabwe's central bank will introduce a $50 billion note just enough to buy two loaves of bread this is a due to the cash shortages during the spiraling inflation. Zimbabwe is grappling with hyperinflation now officially estimated at 231 million percent, and its currency is fast losing its value. As of Friday, one U.S. dollar was trading at around ZW$25 billion. Three weeks ago a 10 billion dollar not could buy 20 loaves of bread. Due to the worthlessness of there currency most good and services are charged in foreign currency. Zimbabwe is in the middle of and extreme economic crisis with an unemployeement rate of more than 80 percent and many families can't even afford a square meal. The new notes are seen as useless because noone accepts the currency because it loses its value almost 100 percent daily.






(1/10/09). Zimbabwe introduces $50 billion note. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from cnn.com/world Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/10/zimbawe.currency/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Peanut Butter

King Nut Companies issued a total recall of peanut butter that it distributes Saturday amid fears of a salmonella outbreak that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said has infected 399 people in 42 states. Ohio-based King Nut acknowledged that salmonella had been found in some of its peanut butter, it has already contributed to 1 death in Minnesota. The cases have been reporteed since September 3. About 18 percent of victims were hospitalized as a result of their illness, and patients' ages have ranged from 2 months to 98 years. California is reporting the highest case count, with 55, followed by Ohio with 53 cases, Massachusetts with 39, Minnesota with 30 and Michigan with 20. The other 37 states are each reporting fewer than 20 cases. Salmonrlla can be treaded with antibiotics, but some strains are resistant, the symptoms include develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within a few days of infection, and their illness can last up to a week.


(January 10, 2009). Peanut butter recalled amid salmonella outbreak. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from Cnnhealth.com Web site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/10/salmonella.outbreak.cdc/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

UFOs !?!?!?!

On January 8th a 64 foot blade was torn off a wind turbine during reports of strange lights. The 300 foot turbine at Conisholme in Lincolnshire was left wrecked after the incident residents thought that the damage could have been done by UFOs. Ecotricity, the company which operates the turbine, said it was investigating the unprecedented incident. The missing blade was found in the ground beneath the turbine. Around a dozen people saw flashing orange-yellow spheres before the incident which convinces some people to think it was a UFO attack. The Ministry of Defence said it was not looking into the incident. A spokesman said: “The MOD examines reports solely to establish whether UK airspace may have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised military activity. Unless there’s evidence of a potential threat, there’s no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting reported.”




(January 8, 2009). Inquiry launched into 'UFO attack' on turbine. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from Times Online Web site: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5473254.ece