Monday, March 31, 2014

GM twice failed to fix problem

http://www.wwmt.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.mi/2fea9fc0-www.wwmt.com.shtml#.Uzldi6jZjVo

The memo was released Sunday, ahead of the subcommittee's Tuesday hearing on GM's recall of 2.6 million small cars for an ignition switch defect linked to 13 deaths. This is absolutely crazy that they've known for 10 years and didn't do a thing about it, for a part that is literally $ 3-5 could have saved 13 lives. i don't know how they got away with it for this long but i hope they make it right. they met in 2006 and talked about switching or fixing the design but later found it was "too expensive" and it would take too long, well its their own fault and they shouldn't have put a part on any car that they knew what defective. also they say that a heavy key chain will make it so it will shut off engine power, well how many teenage drivers have their wallet, and a bunch of keys and knick naks that would never link a problem with their car because of that, gm better pay for this, this is all i have too say. I feel so bad for the families.  

mother and child found dead in bed

http://www.wwmt.com//shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wwmt_police-investigating-after-mother-child-found-dead-19584.shtml#.UzlbaqjZjVo


   Michigan State Police are investigating the deaths of a 5-month-old girl and her mother, after they were found dead together on a bed. Family members say that she was a wonderful mother and they have no idea what could have happened. I really hope that whoever sick minded person was i hope they find them soon and they get what they deserve. i cant imagine what this family is going through, the policeman were probably traumatized. i really hope it wasnt a bloody mess and they didnt suffer. the five month old and her mother, so so sad. i will be following this up on the news and the website because this really interests me and i hope that this is an wakeup for people to be more careful and to have security in their homes. 

Friday, March 28, 2014

The leg that wont heal

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/27/better-life-11-year-old-boy-gets-wish-to-amputate-his-leg/?intcmp=trending

Amit was born with a very rare condition called congenital pseudarthrosis of the fibula and tibia, combined with osteofibrous dysplasia. According to the National Institutes of Health, congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia alone affects between 1 out of every 140,000 to 250,000 births. The conditions cause some of the bones in the leg to be very weak, having a greater tendency to fracture. This is great that the doctors have decided to cut this leg off, because then eventually he can have a plastic one and be able to actually move around and have the chance to a normal life. Even at 11 he understands and has a great idea of what happening, in the picture shown his leg looks gross and kids, especially his age will definitely make fun of him more than if they just made the decision to get rid of it. This will also get rid of the pain, this is really heartwarming.

22 year old pushes her husband off a cliff

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/27/newlywed-gets-30-years-in-husband-murder-case/?intcmp=latestnews

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy sentenced Jordan Graham, 22, who had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder just before closing arguments during her December trial, she pushed her husband off a cliff because she was having second thoughts about her marriage. Jordan claimed that she didnt think about where they were she "just pushed". She even drove back to her home and reported him missing the next day. This is absolutely crazy, now you can so easily get a divorce, i mean heaven for bid she was only 22 and had her whole life ahead of her and now she's sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. If you are comfortable enough to marry someone i think you should be able to tell them about your second thoughts in the marriage, this girl is crazy. Prosecutors presented jurors dozens of text messages between Graham and a friend from church, Kimberly Martinez, that documented how Graham's nervous excitement at the prospect of the wedding turned into despair over the week that followed. Jordan even went on to talk about how her husband said that would be a good place to die so she said he got his wish.. wow, just wow. what is this world coming to

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Break that junk food addiction

Break your junk-food addiction
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/health/upwave-junk-food-addiction/index.html

This article is about how to break that addiction of the junk foods and soda pop which is not doing your heart or hips any favor, I feel like the problem isn't people not knowing how to cook or being "addicted" it really comes down to cost, it's extremely expensive to buy, apples and oranges and good meats now A days but buying Mac and cheese and frozen pizza and fruit snacks and a two liter of pop is so darn cheap. Why? Why does the government do this to us.. No wonder half of America is overweight and so unhealthy. It is nice for these people to be introduced to good, easy meals but I think bottom line it comes down to cheap and fast foods.. Now people think of quantity over quality and that's going to keep happening especially with the winter we've had, healthy food prices are going to skyrocket 

What one in 68 children have


CDC: 1 in 68 U.S. children has autism
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/health/cdc-autism/index.html

Autism numbers are growing from 1 in 88 just two years ago. And about 1 in 42 boys have it, which Is 4.5 more likely than girls. This really really saddens me because you'd think as time goes on that there would be less and less of this happening because of all the science happening and new advances in technology but it looks like the complete opposite. I don't think people realize the huge spectrum of diagnosing autism, I mean there are some children with just the speech problem or problems focussing and then you have the other kids that can barely function on their own and Thats why I feel sometimes it is missed and just gets worse because there is such a wide range. It really hits me close to home because my little cousin who happens to be a male, was diagnosed  when he was 12.. When all those years he could have been getting the help he needed 
 

Friday, March 14, 2014

grown-ups can't put the phone down

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2014/03/10/grown-ups-put-down-the-smartphones-at-mealtime/

In this day and age parents use their phones while their children vie for attention, this is becoming more and more of a problem. Researchers observed 55 caregivers with young children at fast-food restaurants in the metropolitan Boston area. Out of the 55 observed, 40 caregivers (73%) used devices at some point during the meal. Nearly 30% used the device almost continuously throughout the meal, only briefly putting it down. This is so sad because more adults are getting heavier into social media and this is even more distracting, I'm really glad i grew up when my mother didnt have a smart phone and they werent very popular, im also sick of people saying they need them for the camera, hello that's what digital cameras are for.. more convenient and less of a risk if you break it. i often see people come into my work pushing a stroller and still on their phone non stop, its actually worse than most teenagers.

Friday, March 7, 2014

8 year old set on fire

http://www.kens5.com/news/crime/Man-to-be-tried-as-adult-for-setting-8-year-old-on-fire-victim-died-13-years-later--248926521.html


       A judge has decided that the Texas man who set an 8-year-old boy on fire will be tried as an adult in the murder case. Robbie Middleton died in 2011, 13 years after he was doused in gasoline and set ablaze to cover an alleged sex assault. 99% of his body was burned after he was doused in gasoline. collins was trying to cover up a sexual assault that happend two weeks before. Robbie survived the attack. After years of skin grafts and other surgeries, he died of skin cancer caused by the severe burns. I am happy that he is being tried as an adult no matter what age that boy was 13 or 25 you know exactly what you're doing setting someone to fire alive. I hope he is set away, taking someones life at 8 years old is absurd and i'm sure it mentally damaged watching your friend die from being burnt alive.