Archive for 'Grace Chang'
Emergency Landing
Posted on06. Feb, 2012 by kvch.
There was an emergency helicopter landing at El Vista Elementary School. The helicopter had encountered mechanical problems before the landing in the school’s playground area. This strange scene happened in Modesto, California. A neighborhood resident, Susanna Ballard, states that she thought the helicopter was shaking badly and thought it was going to crash. The helicopter [...]
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Beating With Light Sabers
Posted on30. Jan, 2012 by kvch.
In Portland, Oregon, David Allen Canterbury was ordered to a 45-day jail sentence and mental health evaluation because of his attack on toy store customers with light sabers. This incident happened in December of 2011. The 33 year old man was charged with assault and resisting arrest. Portland police said Canterbury “had a Star Wars [...]
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Not Guilty Plea
Posted on22. Jan, 2012 by kvch.
Lawrence Arthur Hoffman, 64, a Burlingame man, is charged with the murder of his roommate, Joseph Cosentino. Hoffman has claimed that he had been taunted for many weeks before allegedly beating his roommate to death. The murder weapon is proposed to be a hammer. After the death of Cosentino, Hoffman fled to Southern California. The [...]
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Miss America Shout Out
Posted on16. Jan, 2012 by kvch.
The lost of the Green Bay Packers (in football) may result in a feeling of sorrow for the state of Wisconsin. However, Miss Wisconsin won the title of Miss America on January 14, 2012. The new Miss America, Laura Kaeppeler, has a passion of supporting children of incarcerated (a detention of a person in prison because of [...]
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Ai Weiwei
Posted on17. Dec, 2011 by kvch.
China’s most famous missing person is named Ai Weiwei–missing for a total of 81 days. He was held in the Bird’s Nest national stadium (iconic place is China) and was interrogated. While this was happening, his friends and supporters petitioned for his release. On November 1st, Weiwei said that this case was “politically motiveated” and [...]
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Postal Services
Posted on11. Dec, 2011 by kvch.
The Founding Fathers considered the Postal Service so important that they put it in our constitution and they stated that the Congress has the power to establish post offices. In the 19th century, at a certain time, “three-quaters of all government emloyees were postal workers.” Presently, only 44 cents can send your letter anywhere within [...]
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Regenerating Muscle Tissue in Mice
Posted on04. Dec, 2011 by kvch.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute and CellTher have selected a team of scientists to regenerate the functional muscle tissue in mice. This advancement would help many people who suffer from major muscle trauma (muscle trauma can be produced by overuse or injury). Trying to innovate new ideas, the team took mature human muscle cells and reprogrammed these [...]
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Anxiety and Stress
Posted on27. Nov, 2011 by kvch.
What links together heart attacks, strokes, immune disorders, obesity, infertility, and more? Anxiety and stress. When one is under anxiety, excess stress hormones are produced that eventually wear the body down. Also, the immune system is affected from the low rate of white blood cell production (white blood cells fight off bacteria and viruses). Anxiety [...]
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The New and Improved Hummingbird
Posted on19. Nov, 2011 by kvch.
At the California-based AeroVironment, a group of engineers have developed a Nano Air Vehicle. The group is led by Matt Keennon. This Nano Air Vehicle is a “tiny, two-winged surveillance prototype for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.” This device mimics a hummingbird in it’s looks and actions. It can fly up to 17.7 km/h [...]
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Over a YouTube Invitation
Posted on14. Nov, 2011 by kvch.
Justin Timberlake attends a Marine Corps ball after being asked through a YouTube invitation. Justin Timberlake promised Kelsey de Santis that he would be her date and he followed through his word. People at the Marine Corps ball said that Timberlake seemed like a normal guy, by “posing for pictures.” Rumor had it, that there [...]
