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"so in the world of today: Dec 30, 2014" by Sam Orr

so in the world of today: China may’ve blocked gmail. Over 50% more cops were shot in 2014 than in 2013. A man tried to kill an officer in North Carolina An officer shot an armed black fella. The department wont reveal the officer’s name. House minority Whip Scalise spoke at a gathering of the KKK in 2002. Representative Grimm is resigning after pleading guilty to tax fraud. The three architects responsible for common core have come forward with fears about the program. Putin’s main political rival was convicted of fraud. This lead to a protest.

"so in the world of today: 23 Dec 2014" by Sam Orr

so in the world of today: A federal court struck down NC’s abortion ultrasound law. Obama is being sued over his immigration order. The Pope criticized the Vatican. Sony will be showing ‘the interview’ at select theaters. A spokesperson for the US state department refused to deny shutting down the North Korean’s internet. Anti-police protesters crashed a funeral for a slain officer. The economy has grown at its fastest rate in 11 years. Fema overpaid flooding victims and now it’s asking people to send the money back.

"So in the world of today: 20 Dec 2014" by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: Russia spent more than usual in military spending. North Korea is emphasizing cyber warfare. Egypt detained nearly 10,000 militants, rioters and protesters this year Lots of people in NY are upset about an officer getting away with murder. Two officers in NY were killed by one of the Anti-Cop activists. Lots of Spaniards protested the new anti-protest laws.

"so in the world of today, 19 Dec 2014" by Sam Orr

so in the world of today : -The NYC mayor met with protest leaders -Congress spent 120 million on tanks that the military says it does not need. -The Hamas are shelling Israel, and Israel is retaliating again. -A study found that the Secret service needs money and a new director from outside. -6 tons of radioactive water was accidentally released in Fukushima. -The US killed 3 important Isis members. -The Franciscan order is out of money. -A greenpeace activist vandalized the ancient Nazca lines.

November 26, 2014

     Thanksgiving break has been great so far. Paige showed me her skills of driving in ice and snow. I am still scared of driving in Utah's winter. The unity of Paige, Rachel, Jesse, and I hanging out for this break has been good so far. We cooked and we have not done any other adventures outside yet. Driving in the Ice was stressful enough for Paige, and we had homework to do too.      Since I am from California, I have no idea what knowledge and skills that Paige employed to get us to arrive safely at the cabin in Bear Lake. The roads were fine until we started driving up into the hills of Bear Lake. It was full of slick ice. Paige's efforts, driving on the ice, is so stressful that she consumes ibuprofen to relax. We had to drive the car today, the 27th of November, because we did not make it to the top. When we stopped, it was funny because we drifted off to the side. It seemed fine because we needed to park anyways. When we hit the side, the most funny part was that we