Homosexuality and the BSA

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/05/two-families-share-affection-for-scouts-differ-sharply-on-whether-no-gays/

This article is about the issue of homosexual rights in the Boy Scouts of America. The current policy does not permit openly gay men to be a part of scouting.

In this article, the differing opinions of two families are discussed. The Comers are against uplifting the ban, following their religious faith. The Tessiers on the other hand have a different opinion. Both of The Tessiers's sons have had safe and successful experiences with the Boy Scouts despite being gay, and disagree with the ideas some people have about homosexuals in Boy Scouts.

New Paths to citizenship? - Paolo

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/immigration-advocates-push-republicans-to-support-path-to-citizenship/2013/02/07/04459f88-714d-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html

This article is about the ongoing debate on immigration in the United States. Specifically, it is addressing the issue about what is to be done with the millions of illegal immigrants already in the United States.

There are multiple opinions mentioned in this article. There are those who believe that these immigrants should be given amnesty, and there are people who think that these immigrants should be deported and stricter immigration laws should be written. The middle ground of the debate which is being increasingly embraced by Republicans would require the immigrants to pay back taxes and learn English before being eligible to attain citizenship.

The illegal immigration problem is a complicated one. I think that it is really important that this issue is solved because it hurts the economy and compromises national security. It is also much harder on the illegal immigrants, who are often exploited by employers for very little money.

Asteroid visit by Jonathan Landeros

Scientists have told CNN that an asteroid, the size of a city block, will hit tomorrow at noon, not to fear because it will be 975,000 kilometers(604,500miles) away from earth. That is about 2 1/2 times the distance from earth to the moon, so it will not pass close enough to earth to cause any severe damage. The asteroid is pretty big, about 80 meters(262feet)wide, but far from us. Since search telescopes can't find objects that size until they are close enough, scientists were not able to see it till this past Sunday. The asteroid is close enough for astronomers to discover its orbit, and it is very visible at night with sophisticated amateur telescopes, which won't be when it passes tomorrow during the day.

OPINION: Weird how many asteroids are coming our way and I don't trust astronomers or scientists since they said the last asteroid wouldn't cause injuries and it did.


URL:http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/07/asteroid-to-fly-past-earth-this-weekend/

Horse Meat. Ew.

This article talks about the one of the biggest issues Europe is facing: horse meat. It's not just horse meat by itself, but instead it's mixed in with beef. This has been a big problem recently with IKEA stores in the Czech Republic. Traces of the horse meat have been found in their meat balls. Since that has been a big issue with IKEA and other food companies in Europe, many Americans have been worried horse meat might slowly and secretly make its way into food in the U.S. So this article is answering all the questions many people are worrying about.

I think horses are only for riding and definitely not being in our food. Maybe I think this because I don't each much meat anyways, but we already have beef, poultry, pork, seafood, buffalo, etc. to eat, why do we need ANOTHER animal to slaughter and eat? Horse meat is a good source of protein and Omega 3 but we can get protein from beef and Omega 3 from fish. I'm happy the US does not have any more horse slaughter houses and I hope it stays that way, but I do think people should be cautious of meat coming from Europe.

HORSE MEAT article

Mexican Drug Lord "El Chapo" drops of Forbe's Billionare List - Jonas Portillo

Some of the people on Forbes' billionaires list are obvious. Warren Buffett is one. So is Bill Gates, who has been making the list since the 1980s. Other wealthy magnates are more difficult to confirm. That includes notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera. Forbes reports they dropped him from this year's list, partly because authorities aren't quite sure where he is and if he is even alive. "Forbes has been unable to reach him to verify figures and believes an increasing chunk of money is going to protect him and his family," It would be quite remarkable if the money magazine was able to "reach him," considering the Mexican drug lord is one of the most elusive figures in the world. Officials have been trying to capture "El Chapo," a.k.a "Shorty," since he escaped a maximum security prison in Mexico in a laundry cart in 2001. As the leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, he is believed to be responsible for hundreds of slayings. He overtook Osama bin Laden as Public Enemy No. 1 when the al Qaeda leader was killed in 2011. Reports first emerged about the drug lord's death in February, but Guatemalan officials soon said the rumors were misleading. He is widely believed to be alive and well. Guzman was on the Forbes' billionaire list in 2012 -- for the fourth year in a row -- along with drug lords Pablo Escobar and the Ochoa brothers. The magazine reported he controlled an estimated 25 percent of the illegal drug trade and was worth about $1 billion. This year, however, Forbes says Guzman is "no longer someone we are confident enough to call a billionaire."

Harlem shake reaches new heights; FAA not amused By Andres Munoz

  It's the dance sensation that's sweeping above the nation -- at 30,000 feet. The Harlem shake has gone aloft, breaking out on commercial airline flights, and appearing in dozens of YouTube videos.

Some of the videos were taped aboard planes on the ground. But the Federal Aviation Administration says it is looking into one instance of high-altitude dancing.

And airline pilots, flight attendants and others say the fad presents serious safety and security problems.

"It's ridiculous," said Jim Tilmon, a retired 29-year airline pilot. "A commercial airplane in flight ... is not a dance hall, it's not an entertainment stage, it's not any of those things." 

 The once dance craze has been turned into a serious offense. Why must they kill a joke like this? No one got hurt and as long as they waited till the "buckle up" part of the flight was done, it was a safe activity.http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/travel/harlem-shake-faa/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

What led to it? by:Amanda Garcia

This sunday a massive explosion in Shiite District of Karachi killed about 45 people, leaving around 149 wounded. They don't know for sure who let this bomb off in a crowd of Pakistaneins as they were leaving a mosque. There are several suspisions toward a Sunni militiant group called,  Lashkare-Jhangvi. Whoever did this horrible act needs to take full responsibility for their actions, or things may get worse.

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/world/asia/bombing-in-shiite-district-of-karachi.html?hp