World War II Veterans Force Open WWII Memorial During Shutdown

The recent political circus that is the government shut down has caused many federal properties and 

organizations to momentarily stop, including a WWII memorial in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, a group 

of WWII veterans from Mississippi and Iowa wanted to visit their memorial; unfortunate for the police 

manning the barricades that is. The veterans, in true old people and veteran style, just did not give a hoot 

about those damn kids on their damn memorial. They promptly walked and rolled past the police with the 

help of Rep. Steve King (R-IA). The Republican Party is now using this as some form of rallying cry or to 

get support, which is ironic because they cause the government shut-down.

      

      The park is still legally closed but it doesn’t look like the veterans are going to get into trouble. The 

Republicans have some nerve trying to get these veterans’ display for their own gain.  

Bikers and SUV Road Rage

         On Sunday, a group of bikers and a SUV got into a quarrel. A video on one the biker’s helmets captured the whole ordeal.  The SUV accidentally hit one of the bikers injuring his leg. The SUV then proceeded to pull over but when he did the gang of bikers pulled up next to the SUV, slashed its tires and repeatedly hit the car. The SUV, in order to escape, quickly drove off, also hitting three additional bikers. The bikers followed the SUV until it came to a stop due to flat tires. One biker grabbed his helmet and beat the driver’s side window until the glass shattered. The driver was then brutally beaten. His wife and two year old child were in the car who both fortunately received no damages. The driver was taken to the hospital where he was treated for his injuries. One biker was arrested and police are looking for more evidence that will lead to the arrest of the others who committed this heinous crime.

            Accidents do happen; there is no doubt about that. However, this accident was taken to the extreme. It is scary to know that individuals will quickly respond in such wrath without an explanation. The man did not have any chance to explain that he had zero intentions of hitting the bikers before such damages were done to himself and his SUV. It is simply ridiculous and unjust. It was three against a whole gang. This easily escalated into a worse scenario since the driver could not explain therefore he hit three other bikers. I’m just glad the driver is okay and the bikers are facing judicial action. This article intrigued me based upon the fact that every day road rage occurs, however, these actions are never taken to this extent.

article: http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/us/new-york-bikers-road-rage-video/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews

New Nose Grown by Surgeons to Replace Original One

In Fuzhou, China, a 22 year old man named Xiaolian was admitted to a hospital as a patient. He was involved in a bad car accident in 2012 and his badly damaged nose was never taken care of properly. The doctors decided to take excess skin, cut it in the shape of a nose and place it on his forehead. They also used cartilage from his ribs to place in this shape and soon a new nose would grow. Once the nose has fully grown, the surgeons plan to transplant the nose from the forehead to where his original nose was.
This article really stuck out to me because it seemed like such an unusual thing to be done. I really didn't believe that it could be true, and the picture didn't seem to be real either. As I read the entire article, what they were talking about really started to make sense and made me believe that what they are doing is really true. It really amazed me how we can simply take excess skin and tissue and grow a new nose. It's amazing how much science has evolved over time to the point where we can grow new body parts in order to replace a damaged one.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/24280766

Breaking News : Government Shutdown

Many people are talking about the latest rumor...the government shutting down. This is partially true. There have been many tweets saying that "The purge is coming!" This is a complete rumor. However, this government itself did shut down last night. This was due to the Republicans toward Obamacare. The Republicans and Democrats could not see eye to eye on a spending plan. They continued to fight over Obamacare. The Senate continues to reject Obamacare and other similar proposals. This is the first shutdown we have experienced since 1995 so it isn't surprising that people are buzzing about this. Although this shutdown will affect us in certain ways, it does not guarantee what is going to happen with Obamacare. This is a bit of a threat in the Healthcare fight but we can not be sure of exactly what is going to be the outcome yet. A common misconception is that people think there is no government right now. However, the only thing that this government shutdown is really affecting is the Healthcare fight and it may slow down certain processes that we depend on the government for such as loans and what not. 

Politics do not usually appeal to me. I am not really interested too much in politics and Obamacare but I heard many people discussing "the government shutdown" and saw many people's tweets regarding the incident and I wanted to find out for myself what was really going on. We all know people talk and spread rumors, so I was interested to find out what this "government shutdown" was really about. Now that I've found some articles and done the research I have knowledge about Obamacare and how the Republicans and Democrats can not agree on the subject, causing this temporary shutdown. I am kind of anxious to see how this all pans out and to see how the public reacts to this.

Sources:

http://www.CNN.com

http://ipr.interlochen.org 

Government shut down

At midnight last night the government had a forced shutdown because the Republicans did not like the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Republicans and the House of Representatives refused to fund the government unless the Obamacare was defunded and dismantled. Congress could not agree on a spending budget and in return has led to a government shutdown that leaves federal workers on furlough(without pay) not knowing when they will be able to return to work. Services deemed essential like Medicare, mail delivery, tax collection and the military will continue to operate. The House is controlled by Republicans, whose Tea Party faction is wholly opposed to Obamacare. They've tried to use the budget as leverage to defund or delay Obamacare. Every budget they sent to the Senate for approval was bounced back, because the Senate is controlled by Democrats who want see Obamacare succeed.            The last time that the government shut down was in 1996, and it hurt our economy. This is interesting to me. I haven’t had the chance to vote yet and I absolutely hate politics because they get brought up in every conversation and it’s annoying so I do not really pay much attention to politics but I found it interesting that we are going to have to sit and wait until one side decides to give in and cut a deal.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/government-shutdown-explained-idiot/story?id=20432756