news log #11

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_spider_man_fall

Summary: The man who does the stunts for Spider Man along with two other characters in the Broadway play, "Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark" fell about 31 feet during a performance where he has to rescue Spider Man's love interest, Mary Jane. The injured actor, Chris Tierney, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital Monday night. He has minor injuries and is expected to be fine.

Response: This play has been having problems ever since its preview last month. There have been many technical glitches along with pauses in the play that were unexpected. Also, another actor has been injured before during a performance of this play. I believe that they should practice more during rehearsals and make sure that everything is stable and in good condition. They should be ready to expect the unexpected. Yes, anything can happen, like the harness snapping like it did in Tierney's condition, but something like that can't be overlooked. The crew should be checking these types of things over and over before and after each show, especially when performing something like Spider Man.

news log #10

 http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/17/childrens-singer-takes-on-tsa-with-protest-tune/

"Children's Singer Takes on TSA With Protest Tune"

Summary: Buck Howdy, a Grammy-award winning children's song writer has released a song about the TSA and their pat-downs that has annoyed the administration. The song talks about having to take off your shoes and walking through metal detectors and having to stand up against a wall, simulating the pat-downs done at airports. The TSA is obviously unhappy about it. Furthermore, Howdy has written songs about how bad children will receive "cow pies" in their stockings for Christmas. 

Response: I think it's a little inappropriate for Howdy to be writing songs like this for kids. First of all, the TSA isn't something that children really worry about. It is funny that he's writing about something as dumb as poop for Christmas, but it is a tad inappropriate. He shouldn't have won an award as big as the Grammy's for the album of children's song he wrote.

news log #9

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/16/lapd-to-release-180-photos-in-grim-sleeper-case/?icid=maing|main5|dl1|sec1_lnk5|31964

"LAPD Releases 180 Photos in 'Grim Sleeper' Case"

Summary: Photos were released from a crime scene from the home of a 57-year-old man suspected of being involved in the murder of numerous victims. All victims were either African-American or prostitutes.  The case has been going on for over twenty years, and the victims are yet to be identified.

Response: Murder is a horrible crime to commit, and considering most of the victims were African-American, it makes it even more horrible because the murderer was racist. People can be terrible and are unaware of how wrong what they do is. Racism is a terrible disease and unfortunately, there is no cure.

news log #8

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/science/space/02star.html?_r=1&ref=us

How Many Stars? Three Times as Many As We Thought, Report Says

Summary: Scientists have reported that the amount of stars in the universe has been undercounted. However, the surge in the number of stars is actually due to the amount of dwarf stars in the universe. Scientists say that they cannot actually count the dwarf stars because they don't have the same amount of mass as other stars. The number of stars now being revealed also reveals the fact that there are more galaxies out there, waiting to be discovered.

Response: I find this information very interesting. The fact that there are way more stars out in the universe could mean possible life sustaining land, or new resources. Also, there are new galaxies in the universe now, and that means that they could possibly be explored. It's amazing how much we don't know about the place we live in.