Army sergeant who saved 2 comrades to get Medal of Honor

 

 

Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry will be only the second living service member from the Afghanistand and Iraq wars to recieve the Medal of Honor. He lost his right hand throwing an armed enemy grenade back in an attempt to protect wounded soldiers. He is a thirty-one year old from Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has recieved two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and three Army Commendation Medals. The first living service member Medal of Honor recipient was Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta.

 

I agree with rosey, its awesome to hear that people are saving lifes, and getting everyones back. They are a team, thats what they need to be to be successfull. These guys but their lives at stake everyday, and they are proud of it. And all of the citzens in the U.S should be proud of them as well, no matter the circumstances.

 

Citation: http://roseyerickson.blogspot.com/2011/06/army-sergeant-who-saved-2-comrades-to.html

 

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Slugger Killebrew, 74, dies of cancer

 

Harmon Killebrew a long time great and hall of famer of the Minnesota Twins died Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74 years old. In his great career he ended up with 573 homeruns in 22 years of baseball. With his 573 homeruns that puts him in 11th place all time for homerun leaders. Also his 8- 40 or more homerun seasons is still tied with Babe Ruth for the most ever.

After comprehending Ryan's information, i agree that he is most defiently one of the twins best sluggers to take a part in the team. It is tradgeic that we have to see such a committed and great baseball player to be heading to a better place. He will be missed.

 

Citation: http://boesen-boesen.blogspot.com/2011/05/slugger-killebrew-74-dies-of-cancer.html



Police say Cheung was fatigued when the Sky Express bus he was driving swerved off the highway shortly before 5 a.m., hit an embankment and overturned. It had departed Greensboro, N.C., Monday night bound for New York City with 58 people. According to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records, Sky Express buses have been involved in four crashes with an injury or fatality — it didn't specify which — during the two-year period that ended May 20. The company also has been cited for 46 violations of drivers being fatigued over that same time, ranking it worse than 86 percent of similar companies in that category.

Sky Express is part of an industry of inexpensive buses that travel the East Coast offering cheap fares, convenient routes and, in some cases, free wireless Internet. The industry is in the fifth year of a boom, but a string of deadly accidents also has prompted calls for tougher federal regulation.

Source Site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43265786/ns/us_news/

This Sky Express company should be run out of business sooner than later. With 46 violations and four crashes with unjuries or being fatal. There is no reason for Sky Express to stay on the road. Especially while driving these big busses becuase they are way bigger than the average car driving down the street. And when big busses is mixed with reckless driving, nothing will go good.

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New Jobs!



The Labor Department said the U.S. economy added just 54,000 jobs in May, the fewest in eight months and far fewer than the 150,000 forecast for the month. Earlier this week, some economists downgraded their May job growth expectations after a report showed a sharp slowdown in private-sector job creation last month.The pace of hiring slowed sharply in May from the previous three months, when the economy added an average of 220,000 new jobs. Private companies hired only 83,000 new workers — the fewest in nearly a year, and local governments cut 28,000 jobs, the most since November.

Source Site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43264646/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/t/may-employment-report-shows-pace-job-growth-weakening/

More jobs is just what the economy needed! 54,000 new jobs is very very good. There are a lot of unemployed people taking our tax money that we work hard to earn. Which is by far the stupidest most selfish thing that a person could do. It agravates me that some people can just sit on their butt and not have to work for a single thing they do. While the employed have to work hard for their money, but than they have to piss a good chunk of it away to the governement.

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Droughts in Texas, Hurting Farmers

A devastating drought tightened its grip on Texas over the last week with more than half the state now suffering the most extreme level of drought measured by climatologists. A report released Thursday from a consortium of national climate experts said over the last week, Texas saw the highest levels of drought — rated as "exceptional" — jump from 43.97 percent of the state to 50.65 percent of the state. Meanwhile, to the north in Oklahoma, another key farming and ranching state, about 30 percent of the state continued to suffer severe and exceptional drought levels. The drought conditions have ravaged the region, sparking thousands of wildfires, drying up grazing land needed for cattle, and ruining thousands of acres of wheat and other crops.Texas farmers and ranchers have already lost an estimated $1.5 billion, and officials said if the drought continues into June, losses for the nation's second largest agriculture producer will top $4 billion, making it the costliest season on record.

Source Site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43253865/ns/weather/

Unfortunately for farmers in Texas, that is just not the location to be growing crops this year it looks like. That will hurt them quite a bit considering they've already lost about 1.5 mil. I would hate to be loosing that much money as a farmer considering the gas prices so high and the amount of fuel they have to purchase, they cant afford to be loosing that much money. Farming can be a risky process that's for sure. Because their income is based on the weather in some cases. Just like this year for Minnesota, it was snowing very late during the year. Keeping the ground frozen.


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Smaller Cars= Better Deal

Car buyers always consider price. But these days fuel economy is also high up on the list. High gas prices are driving sales of more fuel-efficient models. According to the auto research site Edmunds.com, compacts and subcompacts accounted for nearly a quarter of the new vehicles sold in April. That’s double the market share from 10 years ago. “Smaller cars are better equipped than they were a few years ago,” notes Edmunds.com senior analyst Jessica Caldwell. “They have more amenities, so people don’t feel like they’re giving up much when they go to a smaller car.” 

Souce Site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43239954/ns/business-consumer_news/t/sales-smaller-cars-double-decade/

This is not surprising. Gas prices are through the roof, that's for sure. Who knows if they even need to actually be that high. Its bringing alot of the middle class and lower class citzens way down. I know personally because i just upgraded cars from a little saturn that get about 30 mpg to a suv that gets about 20 if i baby it. It is definitely harsh, and a great way for these little cars to sell is by putting more accessories and cool gadgets in them. Like navigation systems, bose speakers, chrome rims, hids, ect.

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Wal-Mart is in a race against time to give the people what they want before they get comfortable shopping elsewhere.Shoppers who switched to other stores when Wal-Mart decided to ditch best-selling toothbrush brands, craft supplies and bolts of fabric may be hard to win back.The company has taken nine months to restore thousands of grocery items, including some bestselling brands, it dumped from its shelves two years ago. The idea was to tidy up stores for the wealthier customers it had won during the recession.
It's a result of higher gas prices, taking probably $20 a week out of the average consumer's pocket," President and CEO Bob Sasser said in a recent call with analysts. "They're looking for value. We have value. They're looking for convenience. We are certainly convenient."

Source Site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43253439/ns/business-retail/t/wal-mart-struggling-keep-its-customers/

I think walmart is a great store. But i have noticed my self that they have lost a few products. Wal-mart needs to capitalize and not change anything because when they loose something or a products, or a line of products they tend to not get those products back for quite sometime. They just need to keep plugging away and bring their inventory back up and running again to save people gas and time. So they dont need to head to menards or a Mills right after walmart to finish their shopping.

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