Harvard with Bombs?

This morning, Police with Bomb detecting dogs scattered through Harvard University in Cambridge. The reports are that four buildings on the campus are littered with bombs. The Science center and three other halls are the suspected buildings. The blocks surrounding the University have been shut down, closing down all traffic in the area. Everyone has been evacuated from the campus, as people say they kept a 'cool' mood throughout the situation. At 9:33 am, the school sent out an emergency alert to everyone on campus, then allowing police forces to respond. No word has come out yet if there were actually bombs or not.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/12/16/harvard-orders-evacuation-four-buildings-response-unconfirmed-reports-explosives/yM8r4wq7NrkMXkrQRbXbJI/story.html

Uruguay is to legalize Marijuana

Uruguay is to legalize marijuana through it;s government this week. What this means, is that Uruguay will become the first country to legalize the drug for production, sale & consumption. All that has to be done is the signing of the bill by president Jose Mujica. Mujica has been a long time supporter of legalizing the drug. He is the one that introduced the proposal to the government only a year ago, and having the act signed into action this past July. He claims that legalizing the drug will cut drug trafficking. This will also lower the price of the drug on the black market, which over time will destroy that economy.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/10/world/americas/uruguay-marijuana-legalization/

Koala Mating Calls

Scientists doing research on Koalas, have found that they use additional vocal cords to produce low-toned noises during their mating season. These long bellowing calls are continuous while inhaling and exhaling for the male Koalas. The scientists say that no other animal on earth has these extra vocal cords. Specifically, it's the only organ other than the Larynx that creates sound for animals. This organ is found on the outside of the vocal cords, stretching from the larynx, all the way up to the top of the oral and nasl cavities. They are know searching if other animals have this unique organ, or if its solely to the Koala.

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/11321/20131203/koalas-use-additional-vocal-folds-to-produce-low-pitched-mating-calls.htm

Is Cow Flatulence getting to be too much?

In recent studies done by Harvard Graduate Students, shows that levels of Methane Gas are getting much higher in the atmosphere and more dense. Methane gas is about 20x stronger than CO2, more commonly found in fossil fuels and agriculture; hence the title. South America registered at the highest amounts of Methane at 4.5% more than the rest of the world. So, what does this actually mean? Methane gas levels are more potent and are one of the largest greenhouse gases produced. So, farmers should control the levels of flatulence that their Cows produce...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/26/potent_greenhouse_gas_emissions_much_higher_than_thought/

Will the "Bitcoin" become a legimate currency?

Yesterday, the U.S. & SEC came to conclusions on possibly offering the Bitcoin a real value. When word spread about that, the price of a single Bitcoin sky-rocketed to over $900. Bitcoin is famous for the Drug trafficing website, The Silk Road. When the FBI took down the website, they walked away with on 1.5% of all Bitcoins in the world market. But why would people use the Bitcoin? After all, in the past year, the value for the Bitcoin has risen and fallen numerous times. China came in with the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world according to the report.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/moneybuilder/2013/11/19/has-bitcoin-gone-establishment/

Apple announces plans for Curved Iphone

Following the path of Samsung and LG, Apple announced plans to possibly make a Large, curved screened IPhone. In the third quarter of 2014, they are hoping for 2 versions of these Iphones. Currrently, Apple has stuck to smaller screens on their devices; around 4 inches. Samsung has the Galaxy which offers a larger, 5 inch Screen. Apple wants their new devices to have a 5.5 inch screen. They're also planning for the new one to have a curved back on it, while they've stuck with the plain rectangular version. Apple has to start putting out new ideas to compete with the rising Android market.

http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/handheld/apple-explores-curved-iphone-designs/240163768

Call of Duty: Ghosts won't be on top

Infinity Ward, one of Call of Duty's game developers says the game won't be a top seller this season. Grand Theft Auto 5 set a record setting selling within it's first week, Call of Duty won't top it. Why, is the big question. Mark Rubin of Infinity Ward said, "customers will most likely wait for the new consoles to comes out before buying the game." This meaning that people will be waiting for the release of the all new Ps4 and XBox 1, both set to be released in the last week of November. Call of Duty has been the msot successful and most profitable gaming franchise in history; this being they're 10th game. Experts project that during the christmas season, that the sales will boost.


http://www.express.co.uk/news/science-technology/441322/Call-of-Duty-Ghosts-won-t-be-fastest-seller-ever-say-developers

NSA collecting from Search Engines

Google and Yahoo are two booming companies world wide and serve millions of people with search engines and email servers. The latest report from the NSA is that they have been hitting on those servers, trying to catch emails from american citizens to other citizens and even out of the country. Reports say that the NSA has taken millions of pieces of data from these two companies; which include emails, email files, accounts and much more. Google has announced that they are now going to encrypt every single file entering and leaving their servers, to ensure the protection of it's users data. Yahoo hasn't announced any furhter action. What is the NSA going to do next?

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-nsa-yahoo-google-data-20131030,0,7963252.story#axzz2jFB7Z900

Purse Snatcher still being searched for in Sturgeon Bay

On October 14th, the Sturgeon Bay Police responded to a call regarding a Purse Snatching at 12:58pm. An innocent old ladys' purse was stolen from her shopping cart in the Walmart Supercenter. They are still looking for the man 1 week later... Witnesses say the man was wearing a Blue and Yellow Striped, Nautica Jeans Co. Sweatshirt and a baseball cap. Public help is requested from the Police Department in identifying the man. They currently have a surveylence camera picture posted on the Departments Blog.

http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/article/20131023/ADV01/310230220/Sturgeon-Bay-police-still-searching-purse-snatcher

Earthquake hits the Philippines

At 8:12 A.m.  a major earthwquake hit a small town of Carmen located in the central Philippines. The massive earthquake was located 32 miles beneath earth's surface and struck a magnitude of 7.2. Renato Solidum, a director for the Philippine Seismology Institute said, “A magnitude seven earthquake has an energy equivalent to around 32 Hiroshima atomic bombs,”  “This one had a magnitude of 7.2.” 67 people were inujured in this earthquake & countless hundreds more were injured; but that's not all of the damage. Some of the Philippines oldest structures were taken down during this quake, leaving people in shock. The quake was felt from many islands away; buildings and injuries were also recorded there. One historic church was taken down; it was built in 1602.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/16/world/asia/major-earthquake-strikes-central-philippines.html?_r=0

China feeling the affects of the U.S. Government Shutdown

"China and the U.S. are inserperable." Those are the words that came out of the Chinese finance minister, Zhu Guangyao. The deadline of October 17th is coming up quickly on the U.S. to reach an agreement of how much money we can borrow. What's the problem if we don't reach an agreement? The U.S. will be unable to pay it's bills and increase our debt even more. Now, why is this affecting the Chinese? China is the United States' largest creditor. Beijing is also the largest place that they invest in U.S. Treasury Bonds. Obama and the U.S. Congress will not meet an agreement, for fear of an 'economic Catastrophe.' People's mind across the world are simply thinking that we need to reach an agreement before the 17th, or else...




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24426881

Apple becomes World's Top Brand

The maker of the iPhone and other popular products, Apple, has bumped Coca-Cola off the top mark. Coca-Cola led a 13 year stretch over every other company for the Interbrand Most Valuable brand name study.  Apple came in recently with a company value of over $98.3 Billion, Google coming in second place with a value of $93.2. Coca-Cola dropped to third place in the study, with IBM and Microsoft making the top 5. When the study began in the year of 2000, Apple was in 36^th place. They expressed the largest rising of any company, coming to 1^st place in 13 years. The only other company that’s expressing an even larger growth is Google, starting in 2005 and rising to 2^nd. Apple started in 2000 with a value of $15.4 billion. Every other year, it’s grown from $15.4, to $21.1, to $33.4, to $76.5 and reaching $98.3. This rise is 28% from the recent study.

 

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57605207-37/apple-bumps-coca-cola-to-become-worlds-top-brand/

Tsarnaev Death Penalty

Boston Bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, will appear in court to go over protocol for the Death Penalty. On April 15th, he detonated bombs during the Boston Marathon, killing 3 and injuring over 200 innocent people. The State of Massachusetts doesn't have the death penalty, but at age 20, he will be facing federal charges that may allow the death penalty. 1 Charge included is possession of Weapons of mass destruction, and there are close to 16 other charges that may allow death. Authorities say that the two brothers were inspired by the Al-Queda Terrorist group, therefore wanting to bomb the U.S. in regards to the 'U.S. killing innocent Muslim people.'


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/23/boston-bombing-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-death-penalty/2854293/

Navy Yard shooting suspect's past

Aaron Alexis calls police and says that 'he heard voices through the walls.' How did this not raise alarms that he sought Physciatric help at the Veterans Affairs Office & and a near month later, he killed 12 innocent people. Alexis had a long history of being in trouble with the law; infractions with the Navy, Gun violence ending with police involvement & mental health problems that rose greater as the years came by. Officials of the Navy say that his mental problems would've earned him a discharge from the Navy... But people are wondering, why didn't it? Arising from this ordeal, is a question of how the Department of Defense grants security clearences for all Federal Agencies. Alexis had was granted clearence for the navy yard; that's how he was able to get in. Little red-flags such as his insomnia & run-ins with the law, are all things that should be noticed by the law; all of the law. A quote from The New York Times says as much, "Mr. Alexis had shown a 'pattern of misbehavior' during his four years as a reservist, according to Navy officials. That pattern caused some of his commanders to consider giving him a general discharge — one level below honorable, which could have derailed his security clearance."


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/us/washington-navy-yard-shootings.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

War Veteran comments on Syria Strike 'Big Mistake'

Tulsi Gabbard is a Democrat of Barack Obama’s home State of Hawaii, an Iraq-War Veteran, and one mad person/lawmaker when it comes to the President’s choice of wanting to strike on Syria. As Gabbard said in a statement, "It is with gravity that I have carefully considered all the facts, arguments and evidence and soberly weighed concerns regarding our national security and moral responsibility. As a result, I have come to the conclusion that a U.S. military strike against Syria would be a serious mistake." Everyone across the country has mixed reviews about this decision, even the Congress. Very few congress members have spoken publicly about this event, mostly due to the fact that this situation has such mixed reviews. Two War veterans of Iraq have favored publicly of Obama’s decision to strike. What everyone is worried about in this situation is that if the strike goes down, it would become a conflict just like the Iraq & Afghanistan Wars. In the past, the U.S. conducted a Strike on Bosnia, due to mass genocide. This strike was considered effective, & the U.S. is pondering on the thought if this one will too…

Ariel Castro found dead in Ohio Prison

Recently, Ariel Castro was found guilty and given life in Prison due to holding 3 women captive for over a decade. 10 + years those women were put through hell and sexually abused and beaten and Castro says it was an ‘obsession with sex.’ At 9:20 p.m. he was found by guards hanging in his cell and was announced dead later at a local hospital. People across the country are in joy hearing that this monster was found dead, but others not so much. People are in grief that Castro would do this, being that this was a ‘weak way to die.’ Mostly, they would’ve liked to see him spend the rest of his life in Prison given the 1000 year penalty. Personally, it was nice to see him get that sentence because I think what he did was just on a whole new level… but there are still people out there like him and they need to be found.