Nine People Killed in Burmese Crackdown

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Recently in Burma their have been thousands of protesters in the streets. The protests have recently turned violent and the army have now reportedly killed 9 people. The 9 dead include 8 protesters and a Japanese man. There have also been 11 protesters injured along with 31 army personnel. Lots of people have voiced their opinion about the protests and the government. George Bush stated that, "made it clear that we will not stand by as the regime tries to silence the voices of the Burmese people through repression and intimidation." The UN is sending in a representative to talk with the government to try and keep peace in the country. Also the Burmese army have been reportedly seen arresting monks and destroying temples.
I think that the Burmese government have been to harsh and should stop being so violent. I think that the protesters have a right in protesting so the government should let them and stop being so violent.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7016608.stm

bbc.com

$100 Laptops

An organization has launched a give one get one plan that allows American citizens to buy to laptops at about $399. One laptop will go to the buyer and the other laptop will go to a child in a developing country. The scheme is known as G1G1 and will be available to buy on November 12. The computers are as low cost, durable and simple to use as possible. The computers screens can be seen outside with no light glare. The computer is waterproof, and can be charged by solar power, foot pump, or even pull string powered chargers. This laptop was specifically designed so that it could be used in developing countries for under privileged children. The first countries that will take part in this is Cambodia, Rwanda, Afghanistan and Haiti. The laptops will only be put out on sale for about two weeks, but the people in charge of the scheme hope to have these laptops for sale in the public by next year.
I think that this is a good thing because there are many places in the world that children have a lack of education. If children get access to these computers it will help them become more educated and maybe help them to become something and make an income that could support them when they are older. They also get more opportunities that we have giving them a fair chance to make it somewhere in life.

September 24, 2007

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6994957.stm

Bush as Saddam

Sunday, September, 23, 2007


A Canadian magazine named MacLean's magazine latest issue's cover has a picture of President Bush as Saddam Hussein has created a lot of controversy in the United States. Patrick Graham came up with the idea and created the picture. Although there is lots of controversy there are about 10,000 American subscribers to the magazine and not one of them have complained about this article or picture. Graham quotes "What I realized after I got there (the second time) was that the Americans had really switched sides and that they were carrying out the old Baathist strategy in Iraq and that's one of the reasons why the insurgents and a lot of Sunni Iraqis had switched sides." Graham also stated that, "They basically created a home grown insurgency in Anbar, which they've now won over, and now they're not admitting to themselves what they're doing -- which is taking up where Saddam left off."
I think that the picture might be a little extreme, but I also believe that people have the right to say and express what they feel. I think that there is nothing wrong with this article or picture and people should be allowed to say what they want.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070923/Maclean_graham_070923/20070923?hub=TopStories

CTV.ca

$1 Canadian = $1 US

For the first time in 31 years the Canadian dollar was higher than the American dollar. The Canadian dollar has risen 62% since 2002. The Canadian dollar on Thursday topped the American dollar and was at $1.0008 which was the high of the day. The Canadian dollar finished at 99.87 cents. For Canadians its makes imports cheaper as well as vacationing anywhere in the States. Some harmful things are that Canada's will have less American tourists because it is more expensive than before to come to Canada. So in a way this benefits and at the same time is bad for Canada. I think imports are bigger than tourism so I think that the dollar being this high is better for Canada's economy. I think that if the Canadian dollar levels off just below the American dollar around 95 cents then it would be perfect for both sides.

Thursday, September 21, 2007

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/09/20/canadiandollar.html?ref=rss

Google Calls for Web Privacy Laws

Almost any person who has every used a computer would know the name Google. Google is if I am not mistaken the largest search engine in the world. Recently Google called for web privacy laws to be enforced in countries. Every time you use your credit card it passes through 6 or 7 country boundaries meaning almost anyone can access this information. The Privacy chief of Google went before UN representatives and explained, "That without global standards of privacy the health of the internet is ask risk." He also said that since the fast rise of the net means that more people's information will be shipped around the world, meaning that we definitely need privacy laws. Three quarters of all of the countries do not have privacy laws, and since your information passes through 6 or 7 countries that means that probably at least 4 of these countries have no privacy laws. Mr. Fleischer the Google representative stated before his speech to the UN that, "If privacy principles can be agreed in such divergent countries, then we think that is a model for the rest of the world." I think that Google is right in saying that all countries need privacy laws because I am sure that most people would not want their private information stolen or looked at. I think that this should have been brought up earlier, but nonetheless Google was one of the first companies to bring this up and I think that it is a very important matter.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6994776.stm

Friday, September 14, 2007

Powerful Quake Shakes Indonesia

At approximately 3:49 GMT a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was reported just off the coast of Indonesia. There is no report of casualties so far but they have been reports of buildings collapsing, and buildings collapsing means there is almost certainly going to be casualties. People were in panic after the quake today like most people would be. There have been many reports of injuries. The quake originated 64 miles off the coast of Indonesia. Telephones lines in the city Bengkulu have no telephones lines at the moment. As soon as the quake struck tsunami warnings went out to all countries in the surrounding area. I think that after the tsunami at Sri Lanka back in December of 2005 has made countries on the coast and islands more protected to tsunamis. Tsunami warning systems have gone through much change since that disaster to save more lives. I think this should have been done way before the 2005 incident, but we learn from our mistakes and that is why people are more safe now on islands and countries that are on the coast and that are vulnerable to tsunamis.

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-76YH8D?OpenDocument

Relief Web

Wednesday, September, 12th 2007

Colombian Drug Baron Captured

The picture to the left shows Eugenio Montoya. Montoya is one of the most wanted men alive. He is in the Top 10 most wanted in the United States. Rumors report that he is the leader of the Norte del Valle group. He and his brother Diego Montoya have been trafficking 60-80% of the United States cocaine. The United States of America wanted this man so bad that they had a $5,000,000 dollar reward for the capture of Montoya. He is being charged on conspiracy to import cocaine, and money laundering among many other things.

I think it is good that a man who has been so elusive has finally been caught. He is the biggest importer of cocaine to the United States and a man like this deserves to go to jail. Cocaine cause problems for many people, and not to mention the government. Now that he is caught the United States government has to worry less about cocaine being exported from Colombia into the States.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6266165.stm
http://www.state.gov/p/inl/narc/rewards/83292.htm

By: BBC News

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007