The Cyclone disaster in Myanmar is horrifying. No one knows what the full effect of this cyclone will be. However over 100,000 people are believed dead. The Myanmar military government is reluctant to let foreign aid into the country. The longer the government waits too let foreign aid into the country the more people will die from disease. By denying their people help the military government in Myanmar is making the situation harder on the people.

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Hillary Clinton is proposing suspending the gas tax for the summer months. While Barack Obama is saying it’s just a election year ploy. All the economists seem too agree with Obama saying it’s bad economic policy. Personally I agree with Hillary lets suspend the gas tax on consumers and make the oil industry pay. Suspending the gas tax will lower the cost by a few pennies a gallon. I know that’s not much but it’s something.

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The Supreme Court has upheld Kentucky’s lethal injection method. The court in a majority decision rejected the argument that the 3 drug method induced excruciating pain and thus results in cruel and unusual punishment. The final vote was 7-2.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has developed a new test for human growth hormone (HGH). Apparently this new test can detect use weeks after stopping. The old test could only detect human growth hormone if it was used in the last 48-72 hours. Which made it easy for athletes to avoid detection.

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The only unsolved plane hijacking the United States was by a man who used the alias D.B. Cooper. In November 1971 D.B. Cooper hijacked a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727. Cooper demanded 200,00 dollars in ransom money then parachuted out the back of the plane never too be seen again.

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Internet fraud is on the increase. As more people are turning too the internet for business, banking and investing. So are criminals using the internet too commit theft crimes.

In fact Americans lost 239 million in 2007 too internet fraud. Internet fraud can take the form as auction swindles, investment schemes, counterfeit checks and countless other ideas. Lately your hearing more about identity theft.

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University of Michigan engineers are working to overhaul ship design by eliminating the need for ballast tanks that help spread invasive species. The ballast free ships designs they are working on involve a constant flow of local sea water through a network of large pipes.

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My local news had a story about a 7 year old boy who died while riding a motorized dirt bike. This story has angered many people in my community. Many people myself included can not understand how anyone can allow their 7 year old too drive a motorcycle. I mean 7 years old! that is the normal age of a second grader….His parents need too be charged with endangerment of their son….

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How is everything here at BlogEvolve? I've been gone for a while. It seems like we have picked up a few more Bloggers which is good. I remember back in the day when it was just Elly and a few others writing here. Unfortunately it looks like we have been targeted by a couple of sploggers as well. I guess some things never change…

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The start of April marks the start of the Major League Baseball season in the United States. For the Chicago Cubs this season marks 100 years since they have won the World Series. While in contrast the New York Yankees have won 26 World Series during the last 100 years.

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