Limb kills man in New York

On Thursday afternoon a limb of a tree fell on a 56 year old man in Central Park New York. His name has not been released. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Other incidents involving collapsed trees were also reported in the past, a tree collapsed and hit a city bus and one also hit a car but no one was injured. According to the NYC Parks Department, the snow storm that's sweeping through the tri-state area may be to blame for the tree related incidents. They think that this is a result of all the heavy wet snow build up on the trees.

I think that this would be a terrible way to die! This must be really hard for the family if the body has been identified. A lot of weird things happen in this world.

http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-falling-tree-kills-man,0,6649164.story

Teacher Holds Girls Head Under Water

Because 8 year old Kaylan got out of her seat without asking, when on a bathroom break she was washing her hands with water the assistant teacher came in and said you getting on my nerves girl and held her head under water she couldn't breathe and was coughing. They said they talked to the students and none of the kids said it happened, but I spoke to one of the kids in front of her parents and she said she saw this. said Kaylan's dad. The student safety is always the top priority. This is still being investigated.

I think that some people are just sick and they need to not be around kids at all if you get irritated by them then don't be around them or don't have kids it's simple don't try to act like everything is okay when they are around.

http://www.wapt.com/news/22660778/detail.html

Bobsledders Quit Olympics

Fear of getting hurt the coach wasn't asking him to win; he was asking him whether he could compete. The coach and his pilot walked the course, and de la Hunty told van Calker to think about it, giving him an hour to make a decision.
Later on Van Calker told his coach he just couldn't drive this track and so on Wednesday the four-man No. 1 sled from the Netherlands pulled out of the Olympics. Van Calker crashed on his first run during two-man practice on Saturday. The memories of other crashes, including one that resulted in two teammates in the hospital, were too much for van Calker. Van Calker said, "I have to look after my boys and can't close my eyes to that, For me, it's not about performing. It's about surviving."



I think that if i had fears of getting hurt then I would've done the same thing I'm not gonna risk my life for a game so i think that he made a wise decision.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/02/25/olympics.bobsled.driver.quits/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Same Sex Marriages in Maryland

While some other states have the right to get married as a couple of the same sex now you can be recognized for it in Maryland. Maryland's attorney general said Wednesday that the state may legally recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.Maryland state law from 1973 says that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid in the state. But, there are no laws or court cases about recognition of marriages legally performed in other places, the attorney generals office said.

I don't think that it is a big problem if they are recognized for their marriage it is not like they are hurting anything they are gonna be together anyways. So what's the big deal if they are just recognized for being together. This wouldn't be a bad thing i think that Minnesota should be able to recognize this too.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/25/maryland.same.sex/index.html

Social Insecurity

ISSUE #3 Social Insecurity

The problem with the Social Security fund is becoming huge in the world today. Many people, under the age of 22, are complaining that they pay into this fund, a fund for the retiring older generation, but they will never receive this money back because all of it will go to years before them. This is because as years go by the number of people are living longer. This means that these people need pension for longer than they did 10 years ago and there is just not enough money being put in to this fund to provide that type of fund. Some people out there say this is an easy fix; all you have to do is gradually raise the retirement age. Then there are the people who think that you need to make major changes like private investment accounts. There are many different views on whether Social Security is a good working system or not and here is my opinion.

I think that this is a big problem because, while my generation has to continue to work until older age, the generation before us will be rolling in our social security funds. They get live life to the fullest while I'm working to support them with my social security funds? I don't think that it is fair that the money taken out of my paychecks is going to the generation before me and i'll never see it again. A lot of people think that this is a big problem. Joe Biden agrees that we need to raise the cap by $97,500, As well as raise the retirement age.

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