Storm in Central America kills 16

Torrential rains brought by the first tropical storm of the 2010 season pounded Central America and southern Mexico, triggering deadly landslides. The death toll stood at 16 on Sunday, but authorities said the number could rise. Tropical Storm Agatha made landfall near the border of Guatemala and Mexico on Saturday with wind speeds of up to 75 km/h, then weakened into a tropical depression before dissipating over the mountains of western Guatemala. Although no longer even a tropical depression, Agatha still posed trouble for the region: remnants of the storm were expected to deliver 25 to 50 centimetres of rain over southeastern Mexico, Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, creating the possibility of "life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said in an advisory Sunday.

The first tropical storm out of who knows how many killed 16 people and caused much damage. Some of this could have probably been avoided if notice to the people was given out before hand. Now I hope they are treating other people who have been effected and are starting to clean up the mess. We need to be ready for disasters like these.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/30/tropical-storm-mexico-guatemala.html

Harry Potter Stars Emotional as They Set to Wrap Final Film

Facebook Twitter Yahoo Buzz E-mail They've spent a decade together. Now down to the last two weeks of shooting on the final Harry Potter film, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are facing the end of the magical ride with heavy hearts. "I will be devastated [when it's over]," Radcliffe, 20, said Wednesday at the National Movie Awards in London. "There is nothing I watch without it triggering a series of memories. Everything [about the films] is so linked to my life. At the same time, it is exciting. It is the end." "I feel like someone is dying," said Watson, 20, adding that she never expected just how big the franchise would get (even inspiring a theme area at Universal Orlando). "This kind of love and recognition is just incredible. It is also really emotional for me. I am proud."

I can't believe this is finally it. Ever since I was a kid I used to love watching the Harry Potters movies and they brought so much thrill to me. Also, the Harry Potter moves have probably made a lot of money and if they continued, they could make even more money. But I guess this is the end for Harry Potter so I can't wait until the film comes out!

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20388825,00.html

Pakistan mosque attacks kill 80

At least 80 people are dead after armed attackers stormed two mosques packed with hundreds of people in eastern Pakistan on Friday, local officials say. Sajjad Bhutta, deputy commissioner of Lahore, said at least 78 people were wounded in the assaults, which targeted the Ahmadi Islamic sect. At least seven attackers were involved in Friday's assaults on mosques in the Model Town and Garhi Shahu neighbourhoods of Lahore, police said. The assault at Model Town was brief, and involved four attackers spraying worshippers with bullets before exploding hand grenades, Bhutta said. Several kilometres away at Garhi Shahu, the standoff dragged on for hours, as police traded gunfire with at least three attackers. Bhutta said the attackers wore jackets packed full of ammunition and explosives and held several people hostage. "They fought the police for some time, but on seeing they were being defeated they exploded themselves," he said. It is not immediately clear whether police have been able to secure the buildings, and officials haven't provided any information about what happened to the people who were held hostage. Police have warned that the death toll could rise as security officials and emergency workers sweep the area.

I just don't get why people go shooting other people over a religion. This gets me very upset because these are innocent people they are shooting. Now, someones mother or father will not come back home tonight because of four men with guns and grenades. It is nice to hear that the police however was trying to bring them in and do something about it. Unfortunately, these men decided to kill themselves.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/28/pakistan-lahore-attack.html

Divers search B.C. plane crash site

RCMP divers entered the water near Ahousat at first light Sunday to search for a float plane carrying four people that crashed just off the shore on a flight from Tofino. The passengers — Katrina Sam-English, her brother Hunter Sam, and their cousin Samantha Mattersdorfer — are believed to be from the small coastal First Nations community of Ahousat on Flores Island. The three young adults, all in their early 20s, along with the pilot, are presumed to have died aboard the Cessna 185. Witnesses say the aircraft went into a nosedive and hit the water Saturday, according to Wayne Bamford of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria. "There was a number of vessels on scene in short order and no one was witnessed getting out," he said. "There was no other debris other than an oil slick from the aircraft." Local residents started the rescue attempt quickly. There was one group already in the water when the plane crashed. Other soon joined in. Witnesses described a frantic effort to keep the plane afloat, but after 10 to 15 minutes, it sank, with the pontoons facing the sky. Both the Coast Guard and the military helped in the search, but strong currents made it hard for search and rescue divers to find the plane or those on board. The owner of Atleo River Air Service, which operated the aircraft, said the plane was well maintained and recently serviced and that the pilot was familiar with the route.

Again, this is another tragic accident that no body really knows why it happened. I give my condolences to the family and I really hope that they find the cause of the accident wether it be from a mechanical failure or just and accident in the cockpit. I really do hope they retrieve all the bodies and that the bodies get a proper burial.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/05/30/bc-float-plane-crash-ahousat.html

Disposable diapers: Are they dangerous?

New Pampers diapers, which include Cruisers and Swaddlers, have been the subject of the two U.S. lawsuits. Specifically, the product's Dry Max Technology has been blamed for serious diaper rashes, likened by some parents on Facebook to chemical burns. The lawsuits, filed in mid-May 2010, follow the announcements of Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that they're investigating parents' claims. A Facebook page has been set up asking Procter and Gamble, the company that makes Pampers, to bring back the older versions of its diapers. The group has more than 9,800 members, a number that's growing daily.

If these diapers are causing these rashes and are dangerous to little children then I personally feel stop using them and just buy a new brand instead of getting all mad about the situation. Also, these companies should realize and change the chemicals and materials used to produce these diapers so situations like these ones don't arise and so children don't get hurt.

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/28/f-disposable-diapers.html

Newfoundland UFOs still a mystery

The unidentified flying objects spotted in January off Newfoundland remain a mystery to the government, despite extensive scrutiny, according to Department of National Defence (DND) documents obtained by CBC News. The documents contain grainy images of a rocket with a long, fiery tail soaring skyward. The reports rule out missiles and model rockets, but don't suggest what the images might show. Military experts discredit the possibility of ballistic and cruise missiles. DND's Directorate of Scientific and Technical Intelligence (DSTI) assessed the images and reported: "The object is not a ballistic missile, not a cruise missile in boost phase nor a cruise missile in-flight phase. It is also not a licensed model rocket launcher." The Jan. 25 sighting happened on the southern coast of Newfoundland near Harbour Mille. Several residents reported seeing the objects, including a woman who was able to photograph one of them. She reported to the RCMP that she had seen three missiles soaring over the ocean and it looked as if they had come up out of the water. The DSTI says in the documents that the only missiles that can be launched from a submarine are ballistic or cruise missiles, but the country's top arms experts say the object photographed doesn't fit that profile. "There are no distinguishing features on the object to use for identification … the shape of the flame is atypical of a missile launch," and "the length of the flame is greater than that of the rocket body. This eliminates the possibility that it is a cruise missile jet engine exhaust," said DSTI.

This is actually a very interesting event. I personally have no clue or no guesses to what this mysterious looking object is. I can say that I very much doubt it is a UFO because I personally don't believe in aliens but some people do and by all means if you believe that this is a UFO go right ahead. I am very interested in this and I am excited to find out what it is so I will keep an eye out for any articles that mention anything about this.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/05/28/ufo-newfoundland-dnd.html

India’s train crash death toll tops 100

Railway authorities cancelled all night trains in an eastern Indian state Saturday after a passenger express train derailed and was hit by a cargo train, killing at least 115 people and injuring hundreds. The government accused Maoist rebels of sabotaging the tracks. Railway workers and paramilitary soldiers used cranes to lift and pry apart train cars to pull out more bodies from the Jnaneswari Express, which was heading from Calcutta to suburban Mumbai when it derailed early Friday. “So far we have pulled out 115 bodies. The clearing work will continue until the light fades,” said Srikumar Mukherjee, state minister for civil defence, who is overseeing rescue operations at the crash site near the small town of Sardiha, about 150 kilometres west of Calcutta in West Bengal state. More than 140 people with injuries were in hospitals in towns near the accident site, officials said. Railway officials said some bodies were still trapped between the engines of the two trains, which smashed together when the high-speed passsenger train derailed and was run over by an oncoming cargo train. Rescue workers had not yet cut open a badly smashed train car where they expected to find still more bodies, said Surojit Kar Purkayastha, a senior police officer. The work of removing the debris and pulling out the bodies was hampered by swarms of flies and the stench of corpses quickly decomposing in the humid heat, officials said. Railway authorities said they would not run any trains at night in West Bengal for at least the next four days, when Indian Maoist rebels have called a general strike. The area is a stronghold of the rebels, known as Naxalites, who have launched repeated and often-audacious attacks in recent months — despite government claims of a crackdown.

So far the government is accusing the Maoist rebels of sabotaging the tracks but no one knows for sure at the moment. But after more investigations; if the accidents was really caused by the rebels I hope the government takes serious action and I hope the government tries to catch the leaders of the Maoist rebels and stop this whole situation in general with the rebels. The fact that an express train hit a cargo train is bad enough because many people died on the express train and on the cargo train. Also, hundred of thousands of dollars was probably destroyed because the cargo train was probably carrying expensive products. So this accident has caused too many problems.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/indias-train-crash-death-toll-tops-100/article1585502/