New comet to be visible to naked eye for several days

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For the next few days, a green tinted comet that was newly discovered will be visible to the naked eye in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It is called Comet Lulin, it was discovered in 2007, and this is the first time it will go through our solar system, and probably the last as well. As it makes it's way around the Sun, it will shed 800 gallons of water per second. That is enough to fill an Olympic swimming pool, every 15 minutes. It will come within 38 million miles of Earth, so you can see it, and mroe clearly with a pair of binoculars, or a telescope.

I think that this is pretty interesting. The fact that it will shed all of that water is extremely interesting, as is seeing a new comet, of course.

The Oscars!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81st_Academy_Awards

On Sunday, February 22, 2009, the 81st Academy Awards were held. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button held the most nominations, with 13, followed by Slumdog Millionaire, with 10 nominations. The Major Award Winners are as follows:

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire.

Best Foreign Language Film: Departures - Japan

Best Documentary Feature: Man On Wire

Best Animated Feature: Wall-E

Best Director: Danny Boyle, for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn, for Milk

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet, for The Reader

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, for The Dark Knight

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Penelope Cruz, for Vicky Christina Barcelona

Best Writing - Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, for Milk

Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, for Slumdog Millionaire

Jerry Lewis was also awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

The Oscars are one of the biggest events of the year, if not the biggest.

There were however, some controversies involved in the most recent Oscars. Such as, Gran Torino was not nominated for anything at all. That film deserved a Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor nomination. Also, The Wrestler, the song written by Bruce Springsteen for the film, The Wrestler, was nominated for Best Song, despite winning that award at the Golden Globes. Also, Christopher Nolan was not nominated for Best Director, even though he did deserve a nomination, at the very least. As you can see, the most recent Oscars was an interesting one.

I thought that this year's Oscars was one of the best, if not the best that they have ever seen. Hugh Jackman did a great job as host.

AIM activist, Leonard Peltier defender Robert Robideau dies

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Robert Robideau, an Ashinaabe activist who was involved in the Leonard Peltier, which was where in 1975, Leonard Peltier killed two FBI agents, has just died a few days ago, due to seizures at his home in Barcelona, Spain. He was 61 years old.

I think that this is sad, because this man was an activist for Native Indian rights. But, all people die, as has been proven today.

20,000 Californian state workers may lose their jobs

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On Tuesday, California announced that they are about to lay off 20,000 workers. The cuts will start at the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1. The announcement was made by a spokesman Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's governor. This came after California lawmakers voted down a budget worth US$40 billion last weekend.

I do not think this is good, as I don't like to fire that many people. However, we are in some tough times now, and some jobs need to be cut, so, it needs to be done.

Canadian lawyer urges Prime Minister to repatriate Omar Khadr

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The lawyer of Omar Khadr,(Dennis Edney) the boy who at the age of 15, was involved in a firefight with militants at Ayub Kheyl, Afganihastan, and went to Guantanomo Bay for it, is urging the Canadian government to repratriate Omar Khadr. While he was involved in the fight, it was thought that he threw a grenade that seriously injured many men, while recently, it has been shown that he might not have thrown the grenade. He has many supports, roughly 64% of Canadians want to bring back Omar Khadr to Canada.

I think that he should come back, as I am a supporter of Omar Khadr.

Subject of high-profile Italian euthanasia case dies

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Eluana Englaro, who has been is a cnostant vegetative state since shw was in a car accident in 1992, died Monday, at the "La Quiete" clinic Udine, where her doctors stopped feeding her 4 days ago. This particular case has sparked a debate about euthanasia, as well as a political crisis. Euthanasia is illegal in Italy, however, refusing treatment is not. On Friday, her doctors removed her feeding tubes, because her father, Beppino Englaro, wanted them removed. In the last few days of her life, the Itailian Government, backed by the Vatican, attemped to have her feeding tubes reinserted. Her father has fought a 10-year battle to have her daughter die, because he and her friends say that it is what she wanted.

I think that her father was correct in remiving her feeding tubes. She has been in a vegetative state for 17 years, there is no helping her, so she deserves to die peacefully.

Bill Gates releases mosquitoes during conference for malaria awareness

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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, tried to show people the problem with malaria while speaking at the TED conference. He did so by releasing a swarm of mosquitos. He let them go, and after a minute, revealed that the mosquitos did not have malaria. It was first reported on by Dave Morin, Facebook's manager. He said, "Gates just released mosquitos into the audience at TED and said, not only poor people should experience this" followed by a smiley face.

I thought that this was a very good idea, and that Bill Gates is a smart man for doing something like this.

Australian teenager sentenced to three months in jail for graffiti

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Earlier today, an 18-year old Australian teennager was arrested for writing, "2shie" on a wall outside a cafe Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia. After Cheyenne Beck was arrested, she pleaded guilty to intentionally or recklessly damaging property. Song Wang, the owner of the cafe, is seekign A$200 in compensation, although she does not agree with the jail sentence, saying that she should just do some more community service.

I think that she should not have been arrested, much less sentenced to jail for three months just for some grafitti. It was just a very small thing, just writing on a wall. It can easily be painted over.

Bart Simpson Used To Promote Scientology

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On January 29, 2009, Nancy Cartwright, voice actor famous for portraying Bart Simpson, used Bart's voice to promote a Scientology event the following weekend. She uploaded a video to Youtube, which was in the style of a phone call, where she, in character as Bart, sais that she was now "auditing on new OT (Operating Thetan) 7", and invited fellow Scientologists to a special event on the weekend.

I think that this was a big mistake for Nancy Cartwright, because the writers of the show did not give her permission to do this, she did this of her own will. I don't even know why she is a Scientologist, seeing that it is a very stupid religion.