Not The End Of War On Terrorism

In light of Osama Bin Laden's death I have to say that I am not impressed with how America has been reacting to the event. I understand that this man has destroyed thousands of probably even millions of lives bu to glorify another human being's life and want to see photos of the body just to feel satisfied is disgusting. I know it is hard to trust the government and their own words as truth but trust them when they say they killed him and let it go. The other thing that bothers me is that people think that this is the end of war on terror and everything will be ok now. Not even close! He had followers who have been working with him for years. They will carry out what he can not. Recently Hilary Clinton spoke at the State Department insisting al-Qaueda members to abandon the terror organization and help U.S. efforts to put an end to violence against innocent persons.

She stressed that "the battle to stop al-Qaeda and its syndicate of terror" is not over by a long shot. She said cooperation with Pakistan helped to lead the U.S. to the complex where Bin Laden was assassinated and the U.S. will proceed to raise its counter terrorism cooperaton with other nations as well.

There ya go! So you morons cheering in front of the White House? Its never going to be over so be happy that an evil man is dead but do not celebrate a human's demise no matter how bad of a person he or she may be.

Casey Update

In a weird coincidence, the much anticipated trial of Casey Anthony is set to begin the day after mother's day. Casey's fate will take place in an Orlando courtroom as the state makes an effort to seek the death penalty against her. And half of the nation will be glued to their televisions. Brevard County Assistant State Attorney Julia Lynch stated, "The attention on the Anthony case has been going on for a while, and all the statements and all the evidence creates a lot of buzz but  the bottom line is there was a poor, defenseless child. It's our natural instinct to want to protect children, and we should. In cases involving children, it's worse when they are hurt at the hands of their mother or caregiver."

Casey is accused of killing her 2 year old daughter, Caylee, who was last seen in June of 2008 and was not reported missing by her mother for 31 days. Her remains were found 6 months later minutes from the Antony's home. With more than 700 requests from the media to cover the trial and social network users commenting non stop the fascination bring about one question? Why? Why so much attention. The truth is  that when horrible things happen to people who can not defend themselves such as children it strikes a cord. On top of that Casey Anthony's own behavior has sparked such outrage that people will not be satisfied until they see her either locked up for life or being sent to death. I personally do not believe in the death penalty because
1)a person dying in turn for taking another person's life will not solve anything.
2) i think it is better for them to rot and jail and suffer for the rest of their lives



That's all I have to say about that.

Eye Care In The 1800s: Shocking Photos

Facts About The Easter Bunny

Easter Bunny Fact is related to rabbits, though earlier it was related to hares. Easter Bunny is related to rabbits as they symbolize fertility and fruitfulness. The reason behind is that rabbits are said to reproduce very quickly. Moreover, as rabbits are similar to hares and are very common everywhere, Christians changed the symbol to the Easter Bunny. Another Easter Bunny Fact is that Easter bunny was first connected with Easter eggs in the spring celebration in Germany. During Easter, children make nests of leaves, moss, or grasses and place them in their yards or gardens. They believe that during the night the Easter Bunny would fill the nests with bright yellow, blue, green, and purple—colored and decorated eggs.  In Texas, there is the German custom of burning Easter-eve fires. For this event, children are told that the Easter Bunny is burning wild flowers to make his dyes There is also a tradition of the Easter Bunny leaving a basket of treats filled with Easter eggs and chocolates on Easter Day. However, this tradition is common in America and not in Britain. The tradition of Easter Egg hiding game was started in America. Parents of American children often hide eggs in the garden for children to find. Sometimes their children leave out carrots for the Easter Bunny too. The idea of an egg-laying rabbit went to America in the 1700's through immigrants arriving from Germany.

World's Heaviest Toddler

Think childhood obesity is only an epidemic in America? Wrong! The second place where it is becoming a 

growing concern is actually China. 

Lu Zhihao stands at 3'7 and 136 pounds at just 4 years old. He was born at a healthy weight but quickly started to grow at 3 months old. His doctors can not locate a medical explanation for his large size so they blamed his diet. An establishment in Hong King has volunteered their time time to share weight loss tips for  Lu as soon as his parents get the go ahead to travel. Until then they reduced their son's routine of three bowls of rice a meal to only one bowl. The family reportedly has no history of obesity. As China  expands, its  population;s pants sizes continue to expand as well. Almost 10 years ago a government study done in Child discovered  more than 60 millions obese adults and this number had tripled in only one decade. Only one in 70 people in Child are thought to be overweight. In American it is only one in three people.

With China's population hitting the  1.3 billion mark which means Lu Zhihao will not be the only child to face weight issues. Just last year another child in China weighed 95 pounds at just two years old.

CBS I Hate You

A few mibutes ago I watched 48 Hours on CBS via the internet because I missed it last night. The story was about Casey Anthony, the mother who is being accused of killing her 2 year old daughter Caylee Marie. To be honest I was appualed and very dissapointed in CBS and I'm not the only one. The worst segment during the broadcast happened when a mock jury was placed in a room to weigh in on Casey's guilt. The kicker? Richard Gabriel was in control of the group. Who is Richard? Richard is a defense attorney for Casey! That's right! CBS let one of Casey's lawyers persude a mock jury and guess what? Most of the group aquited her. Of course they "aquited" her! They were muniplated by one of her supprters! The rest of the special only focused on the defense's point of view and only had one person speaking against Casey. This person has nothing to do with the case. It would have been nice to have the prosecuters opinons also. Ya know, the people who are trying throw her butt in jail? CBS was completley one sided and that is the root of all the controversey the episode is getting. It seems as if CBS only cared about defending Casey despite the evidence.

In fact, the mock jury made comments about Casey's mental health and that maybe the baby's death was an accident. It was as if they were all standing around a water cooler at work. They saw evidence the public has seen. They have heard arguments that the public has heard. They were never put into a room with 100% of the evidence  or being able to hear both sides of the case, so how in the world can CBS show these people standing up and saying yes she is innocent. It pisses me off and breaks my heart that a trusted news progam can let this happen. A beautiful child has been murdered and they did not defend her what so ever. Its disgusting. In the end all that matters is justice for Caylee<3

If you've ever thought golf was lame this may peek your interest about the sport for a hot minute.


 At the Carbrook Golf Club in Queensland, Australia there is dangerous occurrence happening in the water....30 sharks!!!

The sharks were taken to be an urban legend  but obviously no one looked close enough at the fins poking out. The club assumes that the 10 foot long bull sharks made their way into the lake during a flood in the 1990s. The sharks swim in a lake that borderlines the golf holes so the balls do not get eaten and safely make a par. Taking advantage of this odd attraction the club hosts "Shark Lake Challenge" every month. The general manager even goes as far as feeding the sharks chicken. Its better than curing their hunger pains with fresh golfers.

Squirrel Gets Pepper Sprayed?

This past week a cell phone video appeared on Youtube of a police officer pepper spraying a baby squirrel and has caused quite an outrage. The video was shot at Kimbrough Middle School in Mesquite Texas. During the video students can be heard pleading with the officer to please stop spraying him. Shortly after the squirrel can be seen squirming on the ground. Of course the police officer's actions were "justified" by his department. Accoring to Sargent Wes Taley the officer was between a crowd of students including the animal because he thought it might have been rabid. After he failed to get rid of the squirrel he pulled out his pepper spray to protect the students. Lucky for the animal, it was cared for by a local shelter and released which was what should have been done in the first place. You get on a phone and say come get this squirrel I think it may be dangerous. You don't pepper spray the poor thing. I am more and more disgusted by people everyday because of crap like this. Your not going to tell me that is it protocol to pepper spray a baby squirrel or any animal for that matter. Police officers and others who work for the justice system think they have they have the upper hand and can do whatever they want. They can't! 

I'm not posting the video because its not something I want to advertise.

Jersey Shore Trash

It is sad but true in fact that the show Jersey Shore as attracted a huge fan base of over tanned and greasy haired Americans. But not everyone is  so keen about watching  a bunch of drunk horny adults make fools of themselves every time we change the channel, especially New Jersey Governor Christie. Mr. Christie stresses that Snooki and the rest of her cohorts were from New York and not New Jersey.

"Remember, Snooki is from Poughkeepsie and the Situation is from Staten Island. That's not New Jersey,"

The only cast member who is actually from New Jersey is Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola. She is from Hazlet up north. The govener has spoken before about Jersey Shore saying that the antics of these "stars" have given the state a bad name and the show unleashes out of control New Yorkers into Seaside Heights. He most recently chatted with Abc News,

"'It takes a bunch of New Yorkers… drops them at the Jersey shore, and tries to make America feel like this is New Jersey.'

This past week Snooki mad an appearance at Rutgers University. She was paid $32,000 to talk about the gym, tanning, and other useless crap. While some students were thrilled to have Snooki in their presence other students did not feel the same way. I personally do not think money for entertainment at an educational institute should be used on useless things like this. She, her friends, and the whole show holds no value to the world. She is teaching young girls that it is ok to be a drunken fool and have sex with anyone who makes eye contact with you. No  lessons are being learned here. When I was a teenager, the closest thing we had to crap like Jersey Shore was the Real Word. The purpose of the Real World was to get 7 strangers together in one house to see how they could relate to each other. Believe it or not I actually learned some valuable things from the show over the years. Its really sad that now days kids can't get that message because all Mtv cares about is throwing some drunk non New Jersey kids in one house to see them get drunk and make fools of themselves for ratings. Trash. Trash. Trash. 1999 I need you back in my life.

Sir Elton John Hosts SNL

 On this week's Saturday Night Live Elton John proved he is not only a talented musician but also a comedian. In the opening monologue he played the piano and then switched to telling jokes about being a gay parent with his partner David Furnish, his troubles with alcohol, and his divish behavior.

"So far the baby really takes after me; he screams and scries when he doesn't get his way, and he's had his ups and downs with the bottle."

He then  joked about his new son's wealth," We were so thrilled when the baby was born; the doctors told us that we had a healthy baby boy with 10 fingers, 10 toes, and $400 million- and that's not counting royalties, which really add up."

Although he was a musical guest in 1982, this was the first time he hosted the late night show. As the show progressed other celebrites made cameos including Tom Hanks as a sports commentaro and Michael Caine in a bit about how the United Kindom's own famous faces uniting together to attack a dragon who was attacking the parliament. 

Just Call Me Lindsay

 In another attempt at opening her big mouth for attention Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina Lohan told Popeater that Lindsay is planning to drop her last name. Why? Because from now on she only wants to be referred to as Lindsay. That's right! She thinks she is so famous in her own mind that she deserves to be known only by one name. Her  mother went on to say, 

"So many of the greatest people in showbiz are known by just their first name. Look at Oprah and Beyonce. Now you can add Lindsay to that list."

Really? She is comparing her drug addicted daughter who is going on trial for shop lifting to Oprah and Beyonce. Plus, she is saying Lindsay is a great women in showbiz. The last time I checked she lost her career a long time ago and has yet to make a comeback because she is too busy scoring drugs and stealing jewlery.
Her whole family needs to disappear because they only make things worse by acting and speaking like complete morons.

Padded Bikini Tops For 8 Year Olds?

Apparently Abercrombie & Fitch are now selling padded bikini tops for 8 year old girls. A bra is used to hold up breasts and protrude them out to look sexy. How is this okay for a child in elementary school? I understand that girls are developing much faster now than they did when I was a child but come on! They are not that far along in their development that they need padded bras in their bathing suits. Abercombie is not the first to create such a ridiculous design. A british department store called Primark began to sell padded bikini tops for girls who were 7 years old. Due to complaints from child protection organizations the store was forced to donate all money from their sales to charity. I personally am sick of hearing about things like this when it comes to young girls who are obviously too young for grown up things. Let them be children.

Crisis In Japan

      

     If you do not know by know, Japan has been painfully suffering a national devastation.  On Friday, March 11th an 8.9   earthquake hit the country followed by  a tsunami of great magnitude counteracting on the  northern coast.  Now the  government is scrambling to  try and stop a nuclear collapse at the Fukushima power plant.  Naoto Kan,the prime minister of Japan, has been quoted as saying,

"....this is the worst crisis his country has faced since the end of World War II."

As of Monday March 14, 350,000 people are homeless and 10,00 are dead. In the wake of the tragdey, come Tuesday morning brought more concern stemming from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Emergency efforts to conserve fresh sea water to cool down one of the three nuclear reactors which are failing to work properly. Fuel rods were likely exposed to air as water levels sunk, increasing the chances of melting.On top of this threat, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded 100 aftershocks.

Today, elevated levels of radiation have been discovered in milk and spinach. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano explained at a news conference that "...although radiation levels exceeded government safety standards, the tested food does not pose an immediate health risk." This is  the first time radiation has been found in food since March 11. Also, the Tokyo Fire Department continued spraying water on the 3rd nuclear reactor after stopping procedures so technicans could attach a power cable to  the Fukushima Daiichi plant in hopes of getting water pumps to cool down the fuel rods.

Happy Irish Day!

•  You better sit down for this one. St. Patrick was not Irish! His dad was Italian, his mother was Scottish and he was born in Scotland. His birth name was Maewyn Succat. Who knew? And the whole chasing snakes out of Ireland? Just a legend.
• Raise Your Glass. On the average day, 5.5 million lbs of Guinness  are consumed around the world. That number more then doubles on St. Patrick's Day, with more than 13 million pints going down the hatch.
• Shake It Up. We in the Chicago area should count our blessings this St. Patrick's Day. The beloved McDonald's Shamrock Shake, introduced in 1970, is not available nationwide. Ask for this minty, green, dreamy shake in places like Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky and they"ll look at you like you are crazy.
• Better book that church now. St. Patrick's Day is considered the luckiest day of the year to get married
• ...Unless it is a Saturday. According to Irish superstition, Saturday  is the worst day of the week to get married. As the proverb states "Marry on Monday for wealth - Tuesday for health - Wednesday the best day of all - Thursday for losses - Friday for crosses - Saturday for no luck at all."
• Keep you eye on the prize, and the leprechaun. Legend  has it that if you catch a leprechaun, he will promise great wealth if you let him go. However, don't take your eyes off him or he will vanish! 
• Four leaf clovers -- for your eyes only. Found a four leaf clover? Great. You will now have good luck in gambling and racing and it will render witchcraft powerless! However, you must always carry it with you and never  show it to others, or your luck will fail.
• This is way worse than bad luck! Forget about bad luck. According to the Irish, if a black catcrosses your path in the moonlight, you will die in an epidemic. Yikes! 
• Get your green on! Consider yourself warned: if you don't wear green on St. Patrick's Day, people are allowed to pinch you.  It was believed that wearing green made you invisible to leprechauns, who would pinch anyone they could see. Revelers began pinching those who didn’t wear green as a reminder of that belief.
• Seeing Green. For the past 40 years, the Chicago River has been dyed a brilliant shade of emerald green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Forty pounds of vegetable dye help provide the vibrant hue.

Behaviors In Parents Linked To Dads With Depression

You would think that when talking about depression in parents the first thing that would come to mind is the mother, but actually fathers with symptoms of depression can also produce negative affects on a child's mental heath and development.  A the recent study, "Fathers' Depression Related to Positive and Negative Behaviors With 1-Year-Old-Children," produced in the April edition of Pediatrics that depression in fathers was connected with certain aspects of parenting behaviors talked about at well-child visits. Date from 1,746 fathers and of 1 year old children proved that 7 percent of the fathers had depression. Next to non depressed fathers, depressed fathers were 4 times more likely to report hitting their children and less likely to read to their children. On the other hand mainly depressed and non depressed fathers are to said to play games regulatory and sing songs with them, assuming that these activities may be more normal behaviors for fathers than reading. Since 77 percent of depressed fathers reported speaking to their child's doctor in the prior year, trips to the pediatrician may provide a chance to talk about specific behaviors and refer fathers who seem depressed to seek appropriate treatment.

Escape Artist Mom

 Donna Purnell is a housewife by day  and "Alexander The Great", as she has been nicknamed, by night.   While locked inside a water tank her bands are tied together with chains and no source of air. So how did a housewife come to this? She was bored of course! At 49 years old she and her husband Bill began to explore Harry Houdini like escape plans as teenagers just as a hobby. The couple never thought about creating a performance out it until they ran into some money woes and fell victim to the recession. Unemployed, Donna needed to find work but still insisted on staying home with her children. For months she has been working with a strength and breathing coach. Her friends do not approve of her new public stunt but her children love the idea.

             Her daughter said, "We would walk around the house and we'd see chains and handcuffs in places."

So what is the moral of this story? Donne and her family hope that this escape artist story will provide inspiration to everyone who is looking to be untied from what whatever their weakness may be.

Charlie Sheen? You Sir Are A Nut Case!

 The Charlie Sheen media frenzy is so ridiculous and funny in its own right that it pretty much doesn't need fule to the fire, especially from the top late night television players such as Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, and Jimmy Kimmel. They have all mad jokes at Sheen's expense regarding his odd behavior lately. In particular, on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy created a fake video ad for a cologne called "Winning". In the introduction, Jimmy said the cologne's smell  "Combines the delightful aromas of sweat and denial."


David Letterman has compared supercomputer Watson, who you may have seen on Jeapordy, to Charlie Sheen. In a video appearing on the show a narrator can heard saying, "He wasn't programmed to handle the harsh glare of the spotlight After a 36-hour cocaine binge with adult film stars, Watson was fired by IBM. He was briefly hospitalized by what he claimed to be a 'herniated motherboard.'"

Jimmy Kimmel has also used Sheen as a target for his monologue stating, "Charlie Sheen, in case you've not been watching television today, has officially gone crazy. And not just a little crazy. Gary Busey thinks he's nuts." He followed this joke up with a video compilation clip of Sheen's craziest one liners followed by another compilation of Sheen saying the word winning "Winning"

As for Jay Leno, his most recent content having to do with the crazy Sheen has been a joke that involved Donny Osmond. Leno made a crack about Donny Osmond replacing Sheen on "Two and a Half Men," followed by a video of Donny playing Sheen in clips from the show.


Out of all these jokes made at Charlie Sheen's expense, Jimmy Fallon really takes the cake with this one. His fake ad for the cologne, "Winning" is hilarious. He is spot on with his impression and the mannerisms are uncanny. It is very funny and a must see. While this is all funny, in  reality Charlie Sheen is too old to be this strung out and making an ass out of himself. He should be in rehab on lock down without Entertainment Tonight or Abc News stopping by to make a visit.  He should be trying to get clean for the welfare of his children and for the sake of his health instead making matters worse by appearing on television rambling on about "Winning." Maybe Charlie and Lindsay should hang out. Wouldn't that be a bizarre evening full of cocaine and denial.

Check out Jimmy Fallon's hilarious ad for "Winning"

Child Dies Of Heart Attack

           

             On Feruary 24th an 8 year old boy from Lincolnton, N.C. died from an apprent heart attack while attending school at Pumpkin Center  Intermediate. After complaining of trouble breathing he visited the nurse's office where unfortunately he went into cardiac arrest. He was transported to a hospital close by, then taken to CMC Charlotte. He passed away during the night. Now the question remains...should parents be worried? The truth is heart attacks in children can happen but are very rare. These types of attacks in children usually occur in such diseases as Kawasakie's disease, which  involves inflammation of the blood vessels. Most chest pains in children derive from asthma, infection from a virus, or even strained muscles. Parents who have children complaining of severe chest pain should seek medical attention immediately. Even if the pains turn out to not be severe but still painful it is still always safe to seek medical attention.

16 And Pregnant/ Teen Mom Doing More Harm Than Good?

           Nevermind sex tapes, plastic surgery, and fist pumping. The new way to get your face on television and spread all over a magazine is to get pregnant when your a teenager and have a baby on Mtv. Young girls are anxious to be featured on Mtv's big hits, "16 and Pregnant," and "Teen Mom" and they are willing to get pregnant on purpose to do it. Don't believe me? Just surf the internet on this topic and you will quickly learn that these girls are actually visiting public forums and asking how they can score an audition. In the world  or reality tv networks pay big money auditioning all over the county to ensure they get the right combination. The casting process for  "Teen Mom" and "16 and Pregnant" is quite difficult so it is good news that the talent aspect of rising stars who are pregnant and teenagers is very small.  Anyone who is already raising a child knows first hand that it is the most difficult and important commitment one can make. So when young girls are thinking pregnant=fame it gives a bold reminder of the decaying morals are American society. They are too self centered to realize their choice to become teenage mothers. When the cameras are turned off for good and their 15 minutes of fame are up they now have a lifetime of responsiblity that they can not handle.

         Mtv's creation of showcasing teen pregnancy actually came about in light of Britney Spear's little sister , Jamie Lynn, who revealed she herself was  pregnant at just 16 years old....on the cover of Ok! Magazine of all places.  Mtv's intentions did not include glamorizing the issue or making it seem like the show was an easy ride to fame. "16 and Pregnant" deals with hard problems such as high tension relationships, graduating from high school, and finanal woes. Even after the babies are born the cameras are still rolling for the purpose of showcasing the struggles with caring for babies while still trying to be teenagers. Despire the rise in teen pregnancy on Mtv, the numbers show that the number of teen pregnancies in the United States from 435, 427 in 2006 to 445,045 in 2007. They only decreased by 2% in 2008.              

                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                         

 

Mama Monster

On Saturday February 19th 2011 I and 13,500 others had a beautiful religious experience. Not with God and not with Jesus. We experienced Lady Gaga or Mama Monster as we like to call her. This was the first date for her 2011 North American Tour entitled, "Monster Ball." Lady Gaga had been off the road for two months and it was apparent to us that she missed her fans dearly by first stating

"I've miss you all so much!" As much as she missed us during her break we all wondered if she would person her new hit single, "Born This Way." At the end of her performance for "Bad Romance" she could be heard saying," You better not leave when this song is done. There may be a surprise." We didn't know what the surprise was but we wanted it to be her performing "Born This Way." We got our wish. It went dark and we waited for what seemed like forever to be surprised. After minutes of screaming and chanting her name she appeared with her dancers and began the first hook of "Born This Way."

"It doesn't matter if you love him, or capital H-I-M

Just put your paws up

'Cause you were born this way, baby."

All 13,500 fans went crazy. She belted out that song with everything in her that a normal person could not have done after 2 hours of performing a gigantic show. Lady Gaga is a superhuman. She is amazing in every way. During the show she gave us a speech about accepting yourself and forgetting about what everyone else says. She explained that she never use to be brave. She use to feel like everyone was against her and everyone was judging her. But we have made her brave. So if anyone is making you feel like you are not beautiful and you do not matter then forget them because everyone of us is beautiful and everyone of us do matter. We matter to her and she loves us. This speech of hers changed my outlook on life in just 2 minutes. I am beautiful and I am worth it. I will not let anyone make me feel like I am less than them. I am brave because Mama Monster told me to be and she loves us♥ ♥ ♥

Valentines Day?

      My name is Ashley Wass. Throughout this blog I will be talking about stories that may interest me and in the process give my opinion. I find myself to be an interesting person with respectable views. I read and watch the news quite a bit so I am very well informed. I love stumbling across strange stories and sharing them with others. This world is full of stories all over the world. Why not share them with you? I hope you enjoy my blogs :)

    What is Valentine's Day? When did it start? Why did it start? Most people celebrate Valentine's Day for the sake of tradition. Or is there more to the chocolates, flowers, and sappy cards?

Every February the Roman Empire held a festival every February 14th in order for men to pick thier soul mates and marry them. After Claudius came to power he refused to allow the celebration to continue for fear that the men would not pay him any mind any longer but rather pay more attention to their wives. In disagreement the men met with a bishop names Valentine. Valentine was a true believer in love and struck a deal to marry the coupes in private. Unfortunately, Claudius discovered the secret ceremonies and order for Valentine to be executed.

                    In 496 AD, The Roman Empire was overthrown by Christianity thus giving Pope Gelasis the right to ban marriage all together. But not the festival itself. He realized the strong likeness for the festival so he changed it to a day to remember the executed St. Valentine. Now that your know the history of Valentines Day can you figure out where the presents and lovey dovey stuff came in? Neither can I. All I know is that this day is only in existence because a man named Valentine was beheaded. So sweet right?

♥Happy Valentines Day♥