Celebration in Philly

The Philadelphia Phillies have won the 2008 world series over the Tampa Bay Rays in a weather drawn out 5 games led by series MVP Cole Hamels. It is the first championship by a Philadelphia team since the Phillies last won it in 1980. Philadelphia sports teams have been known to come very close in recent years but never make it all the way, until now. This also marks the end of the Rays story book season that saw them go from the worst to the World Series. The final game was very unique in that it began on Monday, and was postponed in the middle of the 6th inning because of weather, and finished up the final 3 innings tonight, which the Phillies came out one run ahead.

No Candy From Sex Offenders

Convicted sex offenders in Maryland have been ordered to place this sticker on their front doors during Halloween, or they may face possible parole violations. The City has been setting out pamphlets to let all of the citizens know about these signs. This program started in 2005, and many counties around the country have been following suit.

Tragedy

19 year old New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov died of an apparent heart attack after collapsing on the bench during a game in Russia. Cherepanov had, by all accounts, a great future ahead of him with enough skill to become a top scorer in the NHL very soon. He was on the bench talking with former NHL superstar, and teammate of his, Jaromir Jagr, when he just collapsed with no sign whatsoever. He seemed perfectly fine, didn't receieve any hard hits during the game, and had no previous medical history to this point. This is extremely shocking given all the circumstances and unknown elements of this situation. It is very sad and goes to show you to never take life for granted because it could be over any second. Read this article. DO IT! http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/8672210/Rangers'-prospect-Cherepanov-dies-in-Russia

Photoshop Video

I will never look at magazine covers the same. This proves to me that the perfect body really is unachievable. I knew that models on magazine covers and such were altered, but i thought it was just in the way of makeup, lighting and that kind of thing, not just completely faking the appearance through the photoshop. A skillful person on that thing could make ME look like a model, and thats sayin somethin! Great models are hardly even necessary anymore as long as you have a good person to photoshop the images.

Reaction to the Fox News video

This video was very interesting to me because i had no idea about this. I dont watch fox all that much, but when i did i trusted everything on there 100 percent without question, and now i will definitely think twice about certain topics. I think that everyone in the country should watch that movie. The Fox network has such a great influence on the country because of their clever way of marketing there ideas to seem "Fair and Balanced," when in reality it's just the opposite, and the fact they reach more people than any other agency. I also think after watching that movie that Bill O' Reilly is an extreme a**hole, but in kind of a funny sort of way. Anyways, i thought the video was very informative and im happy I watched it.

Inmate cant be executed humanely because of prison food?

A death row inmate in Ohio blames the prison food for being a large contributor in his obesity which may cause problems in his execution. The man appeal claims that his obesity will make it difficult for the execution team to find a viable vein for injection. He is scheduled to die after he killed 2 students from Akron University. It is unlikely his appeals will actually make it anywhere. Check it out here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27087744/

Pacman at it Again

Dallas Cowboys Cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has again found himself in trouble with the law, and very likely with the NFL too. He reportedly got into a fight with a body guard in a Dallas hotel over the weekend. This is very sad news as it seemed as if he was back on track after his one year ban from the league for repeatedly getting into trouble with the law. To all accounts Adam has been a productive citizen, as well as a very productive and important player on the Cowboys. It will be interesting to see how the NFL deals with this situation, but they are likely to take it very seriously considering his past. check it out here. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3633432

Reaction to War of the Worlds

I found this quite interesting because of how real it sounded to me. I'm not surprised at all that 1 out of 12 people thought it to be true and were scared shitless, if anything im surprised it wasn't a bit of a higher percentage. The reason is mostly just because of all the things that were goin' on in the country at that time and how authentic the newscast actually sounded.

Reaction to Ratings System Movie

I had no idea about any of this. I didn't even know this was a controversial issue. The thing i find the most amazing by far is the fact that it's only one of two top secret organizations in the United States along with the CIA. The MPAA is nothing compared to the CIA, and in my opinion, i think the reason its so top secret is because they know that this system is very flawed and biased. I liked this video, and it brought to life a major issue to me that i had no idea about.

Justice

A suspect has finally been arrested for the drive-by shooting death of former Broncos Cornerback Darrent Williams after a dispute in a club between a few of the players and some gang members. The man, Willie Clark has long been a person of interest in this case, but there was just never enough evidence to charge him, until now. In addition to this, he has been hit with 39 unrelated charges. Its great to see somebody finally arrested for this tragic incident, and now they can pay for what they've done. To read this story visit the link at the end. I'd recommend it!http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3633246

horny high schoolers

At a school in Newark, Ohio, a 15 year old girl has been arrested on child pornography charges for sending fellow male students naked pictures of herself by way of cell phone. Authorities are also considering punishment for the boys who received the photos. This article appealed to me because over the years ive been around these situations more than a couple times, and i never thought of the possible consequences. I've never been apart of it of course however, just heard about it..... if you'd like to read this short article feel free http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27088910/

un necessary suicide

A police officer committed suicide after he inadvertantly killed a man with a taser. The assailant was attempting to flea police capture by running through his 3 story apartment building and standing in the window sill trying to repel the officers with an eight foot long flourescent lightbulb. Lieutenant Pigot eventually got frustrated and ordered officer Moralis to stun the man. The result of the taser completely paralyzed the man and fell to his death. As a result, the lieutenant who ordered the tase was demoted drastically,because under law you cant order a tase if theres a possibility of the assailent falling from deathly heights. Meanwhile the officer which actually pulled the trigger couldnt bear what he had done and committed suicide an hour before the man's funeral was held. This is very tragic, mostly because the officer committed suicide when he really had no choice but to follow his lieutenants orders. If you would like to read this article, check it out here: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/02/taser.officer.dead.ap/index.html