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=Vacation work 1-12=

Day 1- Wednesday, April 4, 2012
"With $10 million bounty on his head, Pakistan militant taunts U.S"




 * What**- In late-breaking news the U.S. authorities branded a bounty on Monday of up to $10 million on Hafiz Saeed, an Islamist chief whose whereabouts are usually not a mystery. Saeed is suspected of masterminding the attack on India's financial capital Mumbai in 2008 that done away with 166 people, including six Americans. On Wednesday he was openly wandering across Pakistan's military garrison town of Rawalpindi, hanging out with some of the most anti-American characters in the country. Saeed stated ”This is a laughable, absurd announcement. Here I am in front of everyone, not hiding in a cave." Now that he has a price on his head, for this money anyone is willing to do anything," said Javed, a 55-year-old government employee who declined to give his full name. "Once people see the money there is no saving him, only God can save him." The $10 million figure signifies major U.S. interest in Saeed. Only three other militants, including Taliban leader Mullah Omar, fetch that high a bounty. There is a $25 million bounty on the head of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.At the same time it targeted Saeed, the U.S. government also offered a smaller reward - $2 million - for Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, whom it discussed was the second in command of the militant group founded by Saeed, Lashkar-e-Taiba.


 * Why-** Who wants to be a millionaire? In Pakistan, all you have to do is give the United States information leading to the arrest or conviction of Hafiz Saeed. If I could pull that off I would, but I’m only a kid, I mean who wouldn’t want $10 million dollars? Next to becoming a millionaire, you get to stop these horrible people. Thank God Osama Bin Laden is dead, but there are still many people as corrupted as him. They kill for joy and power. Money is a way to convince people to rat out these ‘rodents’!


 * Source**- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/04/us-pakistan-usa-saeed-idUSBRE83317V20120404

Day 2- Thursday,April 5, 2012

"Hope for Romania baby born with stunted intestines"




 * What**- Baby Andrei has astonished doctors just by being alive.This tiny boy, with twig-thin limbs was given just days to live when he was born with almost no intestines almost eight months ago.

Now there's a flutter of hope for another miracle. People in Europe and the United States have started offering funds to aid Andrei get a perplexing intestine transplant in the United States, the Romanian pediatrician in charge of the baby's care said Thursday. The cost of the surgery goes into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, way out of the range of Andrei's Gypsy parents, who live in a poor part of eastern Romania. "He should have been dead by now, but he has another chance," Cirstoveanu said. "But he needs this operation soon. It is very urgent."


 * Why**- Not everyone is born the same, everyone is unique, born different. In this case Andrei was born with next-to-no organs inside of him. Cases like those means the 'victim' dies, but this baby held up to the impossible. This may be a lesson, that miracles can happend in more ways than one.


 * source**- http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-04-05/Romanian-baby-intestines/54056898/1


 * Day 3**- Friday, April 6, 2012

"Five charged after Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone"




 * What-** Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a kidney so he could purchase an iPhone and an iPad, the government-run Xinhua News Agency said on Friday. The five included a surgeon who removed a kidney from a 17-year-old boy in April last year. The boy, identified only by his surname Wang, now suffers from renal deficiency, when your kidneys no longer have enough kidney function to maintain a normal state of health. According to the report, the surgeon received about 220,000 yuan (about $35,000) to perform the operation, and gave Wang, as the boy is named, about 22,000 yuan (about $3,500) of that money and split the rest with his other associates and medical staff. Wang is said to reside in Anhui, one of the poorest provinces of China, where people cannot often afford the luxury of owning iPads and iPhones, which start at 2,988 yuan ($474) and 3,988 yuan ($633).


 * Why-** Many young people are completely stupid at times, especially when it involves money. This is a lesson to keep what God gave you unless its to save the others around you.


 * Source**- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/06/us-china-kidney-idUSBRE8350B020120406


 * Day 4**- Saturday, April 7, 2012

"13 massacres on Homs city street"



Why- Life is short, you have to bend down and pick it up not drag it between your feet. 13 people were killed and that just hurts their loved ones so much, we should live our lives without the fear of death from a "brother" or "sister."
 * What**- Thirteen bodies were discovered dumped on the street in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday with gunshots to the head and blood engulfing the pavement. "We've discovered a massacre today in Deir Baalba neighborhood. Look at this, Muslims. Look at this, Arabs," a man shouted as he walked towards the corpses, thrown on their backs or face down in pools of blood.The victims, all young or middle-aged men, had their hands tied behind their back. Some were blindfolded. Killers were unknown, there have been previous cases of mass executions of Sunni Muslims, Syria's majority population and the backbone of the revolt.


 * Source**- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/07/us-syria-bodies-idUSBRE83606V20120407


 * Day 5**- Sunday, April 8, 2012

"New Jersey man survives 4-inch nail in heart"




 * What-** A New Jersey man who survived accidentally shooting a 4-inch nail into his heart while trying to clear a jammed nail gun said on Friday he feels like he won the lottery. Dennis Hennis, 52, who was revived from cardiac arrest before being airlifted for surgery to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, laughed off Dr. Michael Rosenbloom's suggestion that he buy a lottery ticket.

"I've already won the lottery," said Hennis of Vineland, New Jersey, in an interview.

"I got a new grandson on my birthday on March 23 and a week later I'm almost dead. Now we can celebrate birthdays together," he said. The powerful tool was built to fire 4-inch nails at 120 pounds per square inch (8.4 kg per square cm), said hospital spokeswoman Lori Shaffer.

"It was about a foot away and it went right into my chest, right into my heart," Hennis recalled.

The nail pierced his right ventricle, which supplies blood to the lungs, and Hennis soon went into cardiac arrest, also had to be put into surgery.

"We closed the hole and his heart is strong," Rosenbloom said by telephone.

Hennis lucked out with knowing to not remove the nail himself, prompt medical attention and suddenly cooperative weather, Rosenbloom said.


 * Why**- People need to be careful for many things or death may come to them, leaving their families to fend for themselves. This shows us to be much more careful in life or else..


 * Source**- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/09/us-usa-nail-heart-idUSBRE8350I120120409


 * Day 6-** Monday, April 9, 2012

"Fallout grows from hacking of Utah health database"


 * What-** A data security breach of Utah's state health records was far larger than first reported, with hackers from Eastern Europe now believed to have gained access to private information of some 780,000 patients, state officials said on Monday. The intrusion exposed the Social Security numbers of about 280,000 individuals to potential theft and compromised less sensitive personal information such as names, addresses and birth dates of an estimated 500,000 others. The damage toll climbed to 780,000 after investigators found that the exposed data included an additional 605,000 records sent in recent months.


 * Why-**There are alot of evil people out in the world, and their acts are horrible. Hacking is one form of individual evilness, its a "virtual violence." We need to know that hackers are dangerous, everyone needs to protect their things, virtual or not.


 * Source**- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/10/us-usa-hackers-utah-idUSBRE83904G20120410


 * Day 7**- Tuesday, April 10, 2012

"Child's cancer may not boost parents' divorce risk: study"




 * What**- Parents of children with cancer may be under emotional strain, but they are no more likely than other couples to split up, according to a study from Denmark. Researchers whose findings were published in Pediatrics found that among more than 47,000 Danish couples with children, the parents of children with cancer were no more likely than other parents to divorce or separate over the years."There has been a fear that such a traumatic event as having a child diagnosed with cancer could lead to divorce," said Christoffer Johansen of the Danish Cancer Research Center in Copenhagen, who worked on the study. "Overall, we did not see that. What we see is, you are simply able to cope," he told Reuters Health. some parents of children with cancer do divorce, but the findings suggested the number was no higher than average. The study was based on public registry data for the parents of 2,450 children who were diagnosed with cancer between 1980 and 1997, and the parents of 44,853 cancer-free kids. Each child with cancer was matched with about 18 children of the same gender and age.


 * Why**- Its interesting because we would usually believe parents would work together and cope with their child's cancer, not just divorce because of that or many other problems. Even if they did prove it slighty, in some cases parents would cope to help their kid, wow.


 * Source**- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/11/health-children-cancer-idUSL3E8FB01320120411


 * Day 8**- Wednesday, April 11, 2012

"Syria truce deadline passes, no reported violence"




 * What**- The deadline for a U.N.-backed ceasefire aimed at halting more than a year of violence in Syria passed on Thursday with no immediate reports of fighting, activists said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the sound of explosions in the town of Zabadani, close to the border with Lebanon, shortly after the 6 a.m. deadline expired, but said it was not clear what had caused the blasts. A resident of the town said there had been shelling of the town overnight, but that she heard nothing after the deadline. Other activists in the cities of Hama, Homs and Damascus said the situation was calm. Syria's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday it would halt operations on Thursday morning, but made no mention of an army pullback from cities and said it would confront "any assault" by armed groups.


 * Why**- Its so amazing how people need to make a truce to stay true to each other. More amazing how fast people kill each other just moments after a truce is "broken."

Source- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/12/us-syria-ceasefire-idUSBRE83B06P20120412


 * Day 9**- Thursday, April 12, 2012

"Two Coast Guard members shot dead at Alaska base"




 * What**- Two members of the Coast Guard were shot dead at a communications station on Alaska's Kodiak Island, prompting an investigation by the FBI and a lockdown of the base, officials said on Thursday. FBI and Coast Guard officials declined to say whether investigators believed they were dealing with a double homicide or a murder-suicide.The deaths marked the first fatal shootings at a Coast Guard facility in Alaska in over a decade. "Since we don't have all the details, we strongly advise that all Kodiak residents remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to local law enforcement officials," Captain Jesse Moore, base commanding officer, said in a statement soon after the slayings were first reported."We are deeply saddened that we lost two shipmates. This is a rare circumstance, and we are going to do everything possible to ensure we find out exactly what happened."


 * Why-** People die everyday, sometimes people need there short time to shine in the spot-light. These two people died by the hands of some evil people, we should take some time for others when they are in need, trouble, or dead.


 * Source**- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/13/us-usa-coastguard-shooting-idUSBRE83B1H220120413


 * Day 10**- Friday, April 13, 2012

"Drone Strikes Will Go on in Pakistan"




 * What-** The White House has no intentions of ending CIA drone strikes against militant targets on Pakistani soil. U.S. officials say they will work in coming weeks and months to find common ground with Pakistan, but if a suspected terrorist target comes into the laser sights of a CIA drone's hellfire missiles, they will take the shot. It's not the first time the U.S. has ignored Pakistan's parliament, which demanded an end to drone strikes in 2008. What's different now is that the Pakistani government is in a more fragile political state, and can no longer continue its earlier practice of quietly allowing the U.S. action while publicly denouncing it, Pakistani officials say. The relationship between Pakistan and the U.S. faltered after a series of incidents in 2011 that have damaged trust on both sides. Neither side is budging on the drone issue, so far, both U.S. and Pakistani officials say.


 * Why-** While the U.S. has no intentions of stopping its CIA and FBI counterterrorist activities on Pakistani soil, the White House could take the step of withdrawing some of the staff for a few months until the spotlight is off the controversy, as it did last year after the Ray Davis incident, and again after the Bin Laden raid. This event tells us about some how diffrent our governments are, not everyone agree to each other.


 * Source**- http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-officials-drone-strikes-pakistan-16134652#.T4ohbbMV0_c


 * Day 11**- Saturday, April 14,2012

"German Ship Halts After Syria Weapon Claim"




 * What**- A German-owned ship was halted after its owners received information, which apparently came from Syrian government defectors, that it might be carrying weapons bound for Syria, according to a report published Saturday. The German government said it was looking into the matter. Germany has been a strong advocate of sanctions against Syria amid a violent crackdown by President Bashar Assad's government on the country's uprising. German weekly Der Spiegel reported that the Atlantic Cruiser was stopped in the Mediterranean after its owners were warned it was suspected to be carrying Iranian military equipment to Tartus, Syria.German officals said "We stopped the ship after we received information on the weapons cargo." He said the ship had been chartered to an Odessa, Ukraine-based company called White Whale Shipping and "they declared to us as cargo above all pumps and things like that," according to the report. "We would never have allowed weapons on board."


 * Why**- Its odd how you have someone else's stuff and you dont even know you took it. This s the case with this German ship and some Syria officals. The government "of course looks into all possible embargo breaches," a ministry spokeswoman said, how may of this really happend?


 * Source-** http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/report-german-ship-halted-weapons-syria-16138422#.T4tIpbMV0_c


 * Day 12**- Sunday, April 15, 2012

"Tornadoes: Three Children Among Five Dead in Oklahoma"




 * What**- Frank Hobie and his two daughters, ages 5 and 7, died when a tornado hit their mobile home in Woodward, Okla., overnight, Oklahoma medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliot told The Associated Press. A few miles away, Darren Juul and a 10-year-old girl died when a tornado hit the home they were in. A double tornado -- two twisters from the same storm -- hit Cherokee, Okla., and continued to barrel through the Midwest for more than five hours, touching down dozens of times, and crossing a distance of 250 miles. A dozen homes, apartment buildings, and a library in Creston, Iowa were completely destroyed. Clothing, bicycles, children's toys, and files from now emptied file cabinets were thrown everywhere. At one apartment complex, half of the roof was completely torn off. In Wichita, Kansas, homes were overturned, trees uprooted, and stoplights were thrown into the streets. "Everything is just completely gone; it's just a big empty space like it was never there," said one Wichita resident who lost her home. Another Wichita resident hid with his family in the closet. "The wind just picked up and the rain got real heavy and the hail, so we ran to the closet and the next you knew the house was moving," he said.


 * Why**- Tornadoes are these destructive forces of nature, out there that last for a short period of time but leave a staggering outcome that take years to recover from. We must know life is hard, many natural forces dont help the problem. This shows us that not everyone lives for a long time, storms cause faster death.


 * Source**- http://abcnews.go.com/US/tornadoes-children-dead-oklahoma/story?id=16142721#.T4tMzrMV0_c

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**Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel** (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944).
Erwin Rommel was born on November 15th of 1891 in Heidenheim an der Brentz near Ulm in the state of Wurttemberg. His father was a schoolteacher and his mother was a daughter of a former president of the government of Wurttemberg. Rommel planned to be an engineer but joined the army in July of 1910. Erwin Rommel ,aka the Desert Fox or Der Wustenfuchs in Germany, was a German general in charge of North Africa. While he was in Danzig, Erwin Rommel met and fell in love with Lucie Maria Mollin and they became formally engaged in 1915 and both were married in 1916. On Christmas Eve of 1928, their only child, Manfred was born. Since 1912, until the outbreak of World War I, Erwin Rommel served as regimental officer in charge of recruiting at Weingarten. On August 2nd of 1914, Rommel’s regiment marched out to war and Rommel joined them few days later because he had to stay behind in Weingarten. Since the beginning of his military career, Erwin Rommel showed signs of bravery while attacking the enemy against the odds. In September of 1914, Rommel was wounded in the leg when, he charged three Frenchmen with a bayonet because he run out of ammunition. After returning to the frontlines in the Argonne area, in January of 1915, Erwin Rommel received his first decoration for bravery - Iron Cross Class I. In October of 1933, Erwin Rommel was promoted to the rank of Major and was sent to Goslar, where he commanded a mountain battalion. In October of 1935, Rommel was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and received the position of the teacher in War Academy in Potsdam. In November of 1938, Erwin Rommel received the command of War Academy in Wiener Neustadt, which left shortly before the outbreak of World War II. In September of 1939, Erwin Rommel was promoted to the rank of Major General and received the command of Adolf Hitler’s Bodyguard for the duration of the Polish Campaign. At the same time, Rommel realized the full potential of Panzer Divisions and tactics of Blitzkrieg. After the Polish Campaign, Hitler allowed Rommel to choose what he would like to command and Erwin Rommel asked for a Panzer Division. He was a highly decorated officer in World War I for his bravery and leadership. Rommel was highly respected even by the British. He was an outstanding tactician who purposely turned down the chance to become a member of the German general staff in order to remain a front-line officer. On August 8th, Erwin Rommel was transported from the French Hospital to Herrlingen, where he was placed under house arrest. Erwin Rommel was given the choice of suicide ,[by car], to be reported as death from his wounds, as an alternative to execution as a traitor, which would have placed his family and close associates in grave danger. On October 14, 1944, Rommel was taken to the hospital at Ulm, where he died by his own hand taking the poison. On October 18th, Erwin Rommel was buried with full military honors and it was a day of national mourning ordered by Adolf Hitler himself. Overall, Erwin Rommel was an outstanding and an unconventional military leader with unique methods of command. Erwin Rommel is one of the few commanders, who was not involved in any war crimes. Rommel was highly respected by his enemies and was considered to be the last of the knights.

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