How to Erase $70,000 in Debt

      This is an amazing story of a couple that made their $70,000 debt disappear in a year. Jaime Tardy and her husband Matthew had student loans, car loans and house payments that kept increasing every year. with a baby on the way they knew it was time for a change. They started by trading their car in for a cheaper one, and then sold their second car.  They canceled their cable, and bought a cheaper house. Before they knew it, all their debt was paid off and they had $23,000 in the bank.
      I was so amazed when i read this story. I takes a lot of commitment to spend only $25 dollars a month as pocket money. But they knew what they had to do for their baby. They worked hard so the baby doesn't have to be born in a financially unstable home or worry about not being able to afford things the baby needs. they are truly extraordinary.

http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/112352/how-to-erase-70000-in-debt?mod=bb-debtmanagement

Girl Keeps New Year's Resolution: One Good Deed Per Day

This story gave me a warm feeling when i read it last night. it is about a teenage girl and her promise to herself. she made a new years resolution to help someone everyday. She has helped an old lady clean an attic, volunteered at the homeless center and or simply held doors open.
I admire her so much for being able to keep her promise. People usually give up their new years resolution after a couple of weeks but for her to keep it this long is amazing. she made sure she was doing it to benefit not herself but other people. With so many negative things in this world, its amazing to see this kind of positive deed.



http://news.yahoo.com/video/omaha-ketv-18230073/girl-keeps-new-year-s-resolution-one-good-deed-per-day-24439740

David beckham tattoo

David beckham got a new tatto on his chest, which shows himself as Jesus. On the tattoo he is lying down while his 3 kids surround him. But the kids have wing and look very much like angles.He uploaded a picture on his facebook page to showoff his tattoo.
He tried giving an explanation by saying his kids would have to take care of him in the future and that is what the tattoo signifies.To me, that is not a reason to get a tattoo like that. I get the message that he thinks he is as good as jesus. But getting the tattoo is not the only thing he did wrong, He personaly uploaded the picture on facebook. He knew what kind of reaction this might cause and how people would feel about it. Being a public figure, He did not handle this situation the right way. It is very insulting to religious people becaue as Jesus is someone as pray to and worship, him getting the tattoo his very upsetting.

Today’s Lab Rats of Obesity: Furry Couch Potatoes

This article is about how monkeys are used to study obesity. the monkey are given twice the normal calorie intake in order to make them gain weight. After that the doctors can research on cures for obesity and diabetes. One monkey wights twice what his normal wight should be. And others have died from heart attack or suffer from other sicknesses. But the torture does not end there, some monkeys are even killed in order to study the brains.
I do not agree with this experiment at all. I don't think they should torture the animals in order to study obesity. We all know it comes from eating unhealthy food and not working out. There should not be an experiment on animals on that issue. i can understand research for medicine for diseases and cure. But obesity is something we can control, and we shouldn't be experimenting on animals to know how to cure something we cause on ourselves.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/health/20monkey.html?_r=2&ref=health

Billy Ray Cyrus: 'Hannah Montana' show 'destroyed my family'

      Billy Ray Cyrus did an interview with GQ magazine and opened up about his daughter Miley Cyrus. He said the reason for the way she was acting now is because of the show. He believes the show has ruined his marriage, his daughters life and destroyed his family. He feels that Miley is going down the same path as Anna Nicole Smith and he doesn't know how to reach out to her.
     When reading this article, he expects the audience to feel bad for his and understand where he is coming from. But i do not have any sympathy for the guy, because he made Miley who she is today. As some one who was in the business, he should know how hard it is to keep your real identity. But he let her do whatever she wanted and now its too late for him to guide her the right way. He should have known how much responsibility it would take to raise her in Hollywood. Right now there is nothing he can do except look back and say, i should have done this and that.





http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/02/billy-ray-cyrus-on-hannah-montana-that-damn-show-destroyed-my-family/1

Illegal immigrants in the fast food business

The article talks about how chipotle should not be employing undocumented people.it seems unfair for the american people, that people without proper paper would be still allowed to work and get paid for it. Chipotle had to fire hundreds of people because of this issue.companies want to hire immigrants because they tend to work harder and diligently.
I don't think these people should be fired because they don't have a paper, especially when they have families to feed. They work for less money than it would cost someone legal, and they work harder than most.this is upsetting because they can't do anything about their situation and they are trying to find a way to survive in this country.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110207/us_nm/us_usa_immigration_fastfood

South Dakota Lawmakers Propose Mandating Gun Ownership -- to Make Point About Health Law

               The state of South Dakota is proposing a law that will require people over 21 to own a gun. The state required that law for the safety of the citizen and to help them protect themselves. They stated that if everyone is required to have health care, it is only fair that people have guns as well.

                I don’t agree with this article because it has many flaws. First of all not all 21 year olds should have a gun. It is a very young age to own a gun and the responsibility that comes with it. Allowing everyone to be able to have a gun can also put people in dangerous situations. People won’t just use it for self-defense but for solving disputes too. By allowing gun ownership to whoever wants it, the state won’t be able to control what those people could do with the gun. They relate the gun issue with healthcare by saying; if people are required to have health care then they should have guns as well. I don’t think that is a strong enough argument to pass the gun law. Especially when Health care helps a person while a gun can kill. I hope they don’t pass that law for the sake of the people. 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/01/sd-lawmakers-propose-mandating-gun-ownership-make-point-health-law/

Jan 26 2011

The article "F.D.A and Dairy Industry Spar over Testing of Milk" talks about how there are drugs in the milk that factories send out. The FDA wants to take action by testing the products before it reaches the public. But to do so they will need a week for the testing; the producers felt that is too long and milk would have to dumped by then. There have been drugs found in the milks and the FDA want to take action, but that might lead to having milk wasted or having a callback a little too late. 

Even though I agree that the milk should be tested before it is put to the market, I don’t think a week worth of testing is the way to go. Keeping the milk that long not only creates a shortage in time, but have the milk be spoilt.  The way the FDA is planning on performing 2 dozen of tests not only delays the amount of milk being put on the market but also increase the amount of milk being dumped. The drugs the factories give to the animals are sometimes injected into the muscle instead of the veins. That is something the FDA can control by providing veterinarians to perform those procedure. That way the animals receive the drug the right way, which won't make the drugs affect the milk as much as they would have.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/business/26milk.html?ref=health