The days after Friday

On Thursday night something major will happen, whether it be aliens invading or blowing up earth, a huge super-storm, the sun blowing up, the moon breaking into millions of pieces, or a nuclear war, none of us are going to live through Friday. We must prepare ourselves to say our goodbyes, and we need to be ready for the other side. If by some divine miracle none of these things happen and I am talking to you about this in class on Friday, then my prediction for things to come next year is that Lovie Smith and Mike Tice are going to be replaced, because they don't understand that your can't run the ball up the middle when your offensive line can't block. If we do get to read this I'm going to sound like a major idiot, but whatever.

Gas Prices going down?

In the last 3 weeks the price of gas has dropped 10 cents. For a regular tank of gas the price is about $3.38. The lowest recorded gas price in the nation is $3.04, that is pretty low considering the time period that we are in, and gas was well over $4 at one point. In California that lowest average for gas is $3.42, the highest bring $3.73. I would like to call this a good sign for everyone that drives a car, because gas can be a lot of money, in about a month of driving to school and work I spend around $35 a week. Let's hope that the prices keep dropping.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Latest-News-Wires/2012/1210/Gas-prices-crash-Prices-drop-10-cents-in-three-weeks-video

Brewer's not dedicated enough?

The Brewers have officially given up on Manny Parra. Over the weekend they didn't tender his contract, and for the first time in over 10 years the great Manny Parra is a free agent. The Brewers tender 4 contracts over the weekend, but decided to overlook Parra, that could mean the end for the Brewers bullpen. The Brewers drafted Manny Parra and kept him until now, he wasn't really the Brewers best pitcher, but he got the job done out of the pen. He had some struggles throughout his career with the Brewers, but for now its done. After all the small talk and what not Doug Melvin said that Parra would be best fit in a starting role, for now the Brewers aren't signing Parra, but they are most likely going to have to, we need a lefty. I could almost guarantee a 20-0 season.

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121129&content_id=40459816&vkey=news_mil&c_id=mil

Bald eagle saved!

Recently a bald eagle has been rescued by the New Hampshire police. It was found by two hunter early Last Thursday morning. The police sergeant that rescued the poor animal claims that in his 41 years on the job he has never seen a bald eagle in the wild. When he arrived to the scene, the eagle was caught in a snap-like trap, and he carefully released the animal. Luckily for the eagle it wasn't harmed and flew away safely. There was also the skinned carcass of a beaver in the trap. They are guessing that attracted the eagle. Good thing this wasn't a turkey, otherwise he would've been dinner.

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/trapped-bald-eagle-rescued-police-201827000--abc-news-topstories.html

Awesome Vacation Spots!

The top vacation spot is South Island, New Zealand. This place is beautiful, it has amazing views and it's awesome. Hawaii is number 2, the water is beautiful so why not come on in? Our number 3 is Tasmania, Austria. It looks like and old school kind of place, but the sights are awesome. Number 4 is Tahiti. They have very beautiful resorts down there, and it is just a flat out awesome place. Number 5 is Adelaide, Australia. This place offers a lot, it is awesome we should all go. For the other 5 vacation spots go here- http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/10-amazing-exotic-vacations.html?page=5.

2 dead and multiple houses destroyed

Recently in Indiana there was an unexplainable blast, this blast damaged around 80 homes, 31 of those homes are going to have to be torn down. It came late in the night, a lot of people were sleeping, a blast that people could hear from 3 miles away. A blast that is going to cost almost $4 million dollars, the blast blew in doors, and shattered windows. Two houses were completely burned down. Right now no one really knows what caused this, there were no calls about rotten egg smells, the idea of a meth lab or a bomb has already been ruled out. The worst part about this is that for most of these people, they are never going to be able to return to their homes, and their homes are going to be demolished. We are very lucky that only 2 people died in this mysterious explosion, their names have not been released.

http://news.yahoo.com/deadly-indiana-blast-puzzles-officials-residents-131600356.html

Problems with drinking?

Recently a couple of top ranked officers and a commander decide to make an intoxicated stop in Russia. Just because you were in Russia doesn't mean you're not going to get caught. They were all pretty drunk, and were discharged from the navy because of "poor leadership". The commander of the ship and the ship's chief engineer were relieved on "personal conduct involving use of alcohol". To lower ranked officers were relieved as well. Their names weren't released because their rank isn't high enough to be considered public. The navy's Facebook posted on their page and said that their officers are looking forward to meeting new friends, and see what the city has to offer, apparently it has to offer alcohol! They will all be reassigned to in San Diego where they will be waiting for administrative actions.

http://news.yahoo.com/navy-removes-ships-command-boozy-port-visit-220840738.html

Lil Wayne doing what he does best...

Lil Wayne was supposed to be in court, but because of seizure like symptoms. Instead Wayne is giving them tapes. The tapes show Lil Wayne being interviewed by someone from TMZ. He seems to have very short term memory, and looks really stupid. Wayne suffered the seizures on his private jet, and was hospitalized after he landed. The judge was very mad a Lil Wayne. He said that Wayne is acting like a little kid, and that is frowned upon in our court system. We all know that Lil Wayne has had trouble in the past, but he is suing someone for making a documentary about Wayne, and providing false statements, that make Lil Wayne look bad. Hopefully he wins his case!

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1745787536835583954#editor/target=post;postID=5743372942677390108

Disney stick figures?

Barney's, a well known fashion retailer has recently released an ad campaign. It is showing what looks like stick figures of Minnie mouse and Daisy duck.The idea behind these ads is that Minnie and her friends are dreaming about becoming fashion models. Now I know that teenage girls like to imagine this kind of stuff, but Barneys may have gone a little too far with this one. Minnie and Daisy are skinnier than a quarter of a light pole, Barneys took this one to the extreme. The reason that Barneys decided to make them look so skinny is because with their pleasantly plump model, made by Disney, they wouldn't look attractive in a tight dress. hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition asking Barneys to changed them back to their usual figure. Also a few celebrities have stuck their necks out for Disney, also asking Barneys to not go through with this. Either way as of right now you are going to be able to see Minnie mouse and her friends on the runway November 14, of course there is always a chance this could not be happening.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/skinny-minnie-mouse-inspires-petition-194641110.html

From a little to a lot

A man by the name of Johnathan Roberts was making $5 an hour. Now this lucky man is making about a half million dollars a year. The real reason he is making all this money is because of a "global boom in offshore drilling." John is one of the few lucky people, and he is definitely living it up. An oil rig is not a fun place to live/work. You have to live on the oil rig for months in the middle of the sea, does that sound fun to you? Sure doesn't sound fun to me. You have to have special skills, and not a lot of people have those skills. I wish to have this nice pay day in my future.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lonely-hard-oil-rigs-salaries-210157680.html

Jobs still not available

Since last year at this time jobs are still fairly scarce. The jobs numbers have fallen, but the employment rate has increased. The numbers of hiring has also increased, this looks to be an upside for the USA. Hopefully this will continue and our economy will increase soon and we will be a successful country again.
At the same time last year we had 13% more jobs available, so that is our downside. We are hiring more people, but at the lame time we don't have as many openings. So there is a good thing coming out of this, but we still have a lot of progress to go.
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-job-openings-20121010,0,2557076.story

Where is your next vaction destination?

Spring break is right around the corner, and your family is getting prepared to get hotels, plane tickets, passports, ect. Here are some of the worlds best islands to vacation on. The number one island on Yahoos top 10 list is Boracay, Philippines- this island is stunning, the beaches on this island are gorgeous! It is still one of the most underrated spots in the world, so as long as you make it there in one piece you should have a good time. Number two on this prestigious list is Bali, Indonesia- one of the 17,500 islands in the Indonesian  archipelago, but it stands out at number one because of its amazing history, there are many temples on the island, and it is an amazing sight(in pictures). Coming in at number three is Galapagos Islands, Ecuador- this exotic chain of over 600 islands is truly fascinating to the human eye, and keeps on drawing in the tourists. Number four is Maui, Hawaii- over the years Hawaii has been a big tourist destination, but this island is a place all its own. Maui offers so many different things to see and explore that you could be there for years and still have new adventures. Number five is the Great Barrier Reef Islands, South America- here just out side of South America there are stunning views of the pearl white sand and corral reefs, you shouldn't ever take your eyes off of them. The other five are on the list, if you want to take a look and find your next tropical destination then be my guest.

http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/world-s-best-islands.html 

Back to Japan

Tsuyoshi Nishioka is leaving America to go back to Japan. Nishioka played for 3 years with the Twins, including 1 minor league season. He played terribly on the field, and when it came to batting he couldn't hit to save his life. When he was called up to the majors, he broke his leg, and when he came back he was even worse. His batting averages from 2010-2012 (2012 was in minor league) are .215/.267/.236. Nishioka wanted to leave America so bad that he agree with the Minnesota Twins that he would let them keep the 3.25 million dollars they still owed him if they released him from the team. Tsuyoshi was a 5 time all-star and  3 time Gold Glove winner in Japan, which is where the 28 year old will most likely be going back to. The Twins paid over 11 million to Nishioka over the last 2 years, and he will leave with his dignity intact having not taken the money that we can all agree he didn't deserve.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/tsuyoshi-nishioka-says-goodbye-guaranteed-3-25-million-194306372--mlb.html

What is wrong with Americas teens?

Recently in a small town much like our own in Michigan a girl was supposedly elected to homecoming court. She went home and was thrilled, later that night she found out that it was all a joke. That's where things took a bad turn. Her mom found her in her room crying, she told her mom everything that happened. Then, Whitney Cropp (16 years old), claims that she had thoughts of killing herself over this. This is where I thought what is wrong with this girl? How poorly do you have to think of yourself in order to want to kill yourself over something like that. Then this girl makes Yahoo's front page, her local stores and shops are giving her an amazing dress and a whole makeover all for free, because a group of seniors played a homecoming prank and she wanted to kill herself. So what is wrong with this girl? Who knows but something totally is.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/homecoming-queen-bully-whitney-kropp-132201566.html

There's a new panda in town

Recently at the National Zoo, a female panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to a small panda cub. The panda is supposedly doing well according to CBS This Morning. The reason that this birth is so important is because pandas are among some of the worst breeders in the animal kingdom. There was a little sadness behind this story though, Mei Xiang has had 5 false pregnancies in the last 5 years. The bear is so small that it is supposed to be the size of your hand. The panda cannot be examined by the panda team for a few weeks. And in a few months the public will be able to view the panda for the first time. Mei Xiang's first cub Tai Shan (born in 2005) was sent back to China in 2010. He was sent back because of the Smithsonian's panda loan agreement, which states "that any cub born at the zoo must return to China for breeding." Only four zoos in the US have panda programs. Pandas will live forever.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57514039/new-panda-cub-born-at-national-zoo/

Al Qaeda's al-Shihri is dead

Recently there was another leader from Al Qaeda that was killed, his name was Said al-Shihri. He was Al Qaed's second in command on the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Shihri was held in many high security prisons, his death is supposed to be a huge blow to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. During the mission in Hadramawt Valley al-Shihri and 6 other terrorists were shot. There has already been some speculation behind the attack, one of them is that even though the Yemeni military claims that the terrorists were killed in "an operation by the armed forces," some local security officials claim that he was killed by a drone strike. These are questions that we may never see answered, but either way a death like this is very important in the end of terrorism.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/10/world/meast/yemen-al-qaeda/

USA Mens basketball team

The USA mens basketball team won the gold medal this year at the 2012 London Olympics. USA was picked to win the tournament all the way, but of course they were, they had some of the best players ever on their team. The team consisted of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant just to name a few. They also had one of the best college coaches ever, Mike Krzyzewski. After reading most of those games, you know that USA was bound to win the gold. In the games before the gold medal game the USA destroyed their opponents, they actually set the Olympic record for points in a game. Once it came to the gold medal game the USA showed how they can come together as a team, it was a tight game, and Spain was the second team in the tournament rankings (far behind team USA), but the USA pulled away in the fourth quarter and won the gold medal for the second year in a row. This could be the start of a long run of golds for team USA.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/telander/14442677-452/team-usa-tops-spain-for-mens-basketball-gold.html