Gun Contol

This post isn't really based on an event but everyone knows how big the debate on gun control is. I'm just giving my opinion of gun control. Its not the guns fault its the person who shot it. People are killing people. People can be killed with anything, guns make it quick and painless. If another weapon is used, like a knife, the victim could get stabbed multiple times before they die and that would be worse then instant death. I'm not saying murder with a gun is okay I'm just saying that the guns are not responsible for the murders. If guns are responsible for killing people then pens are responsible for making mistakes.

Hockey is poisoning

A carbon monoxide leak at a Wisconsin ice rink left 81 people hospitalized -- and a Zamboni could be to blame. The leak occurred Saturday at the end of a minor league hockey game between the Dells Ducks and the Ice Hawks in Lake Delton. Dozens of people were treated at local hospitals for dizziness, nausea, headaches, vomiting and fainting. Delton Fire Department officials said the cause of the leak was the rink's resurfacing machine, also known as a Zamboni. The incident started when several players complained of headaches and dizziness. Some had vomited and one had fainted. The Delton fire company said it recorded high readings of the gas from inside the Poppy Waterman Ice Rink, but at the time of the leak, many hockey players, staff and spectators had left. Fire and emergency personnel went to various locations to seek out those who had attended the game and transport them to hospital. Activities at the ice rink were canceled for Monday. "The good thing about this is a lot of people got sick all at once, so it was recognized quickly and the exposure was pretty limited," Matt Lazio, director of St. Clare's emergency department, told WISC. "But this is a potentially fatal kind of poisoning."

Ugly sweaters

New NFL ugly sweaters. A Cleveland based company is now making "ugly Christmas sweaters" for sports fans to wear to their ugly sweater parties. Fresh Brewed Tees, the company behind all this, thought it was genius. I think its extremely funny and if i was a judge of an ugliest sweater competition i would pick one of these just because I'm a sports fan.

MERRY MANZIEL EVERYONE

The future is here!

The Office of Naval Research reported Wednesday that its laser weapons system, given the acronym LaWS, had performed flawlessly in tests aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce in the Arabian Gulf from September to November. "Laser weapons are powerful, affordable and will play a vital role in the future of naval combat operations," Rear Adm. Matthew L. Klunder, chief of naval research, said in a statement. "We ran this particular weapon, a prototype, through some extremely tough paces, and it locked on and destroyed the targets we designated with near-instantaneous lethality." Klunder said the laser performed so well that the commander of the Ponce is now able to use it in defense of the vessel. The laser could be used to stop threats ranging from drones and helicopters to small patrol boats. The laser weapon is safer than conventional arms that use propellants and explosive warheads, and more cost-effective. At less than a dollar per shot it is cheaper than some hunting rifle rounds. The laser also takes fewer crew members to operate. It can be fired by one sailor using a video game-like controller. The Navy hopes to deploy variations of the laser weapon system in the fleet by 2020. I think this is a great innovation to make ocean combat safer and to ensure that fewer americans will lose lives. I also think it is very cool that it seems like a ship is catching fire out of nowhere due to the fact that there is no visible laser beam.

Time to stop

18 year old Nolan Burch  went into cardiac arrest at the University of West Virginia. Nolan was from Williamsville right around the corner from us in Niagara Falls. and attended Canisius high school in Buffalo. Everybody that knew Nolan said he was a very social and outgoing kid. He liked sports and was a good student. West Virginia University is currently one of the top party schools in the country.

I just wanna play

What was supposed to be just a simple picture turned out to be an epic shot. Amateur photographer Steph Bellamy used her smartphone to take a picture of mothers and their children paddling at an Australian surfing competition. That's when a surprise visitor demanded its 15 minutes of fame. Out of nowhere, a shark pulled off the perfect photo bomb by jumping out of the water at the exact moment Bellamy was taking the picture. Talk about perfect timing. Bellamy showed the picture to organizers, which prompted them to clear the area. After about 15 minutes, the competition resumed. Nearby surfer Lee Winkler said, "It was having a bit of fun. It just jumped up and had a spin, then jumped up and had another spin, then went away." This was supposed to be a family fun trip and there was a shark?! I mean i know we can't control nature but its still outrageous that it could happen. I think it's pretty cool but it must have been terrifying for the people in the water. It looks to be a pretty big shark too.

Back to hitting players?

Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice won his appeal of his indefinite suspension for domestic violence and can now sign with any NFL team. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued Ray Rice, number 27 on the Baltimore Ravnes, a two game suspension for punching his at the time fiancee Janay Palmer unconscious in an elevator knocking her unconscious at an Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino in February. But after the elevator security video came out in September of Rice's one-punch knockout, the Baltimore Ravens released the three-time Pro Bowler, and his $35 million contract, and the NFL suspended him indefinitely. The appeals officer argued that Roger Goodell "double punished" Rice. He gave Rice a second, harsher punishment based on the same facts and knowledge of the case. Former U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jones said "I do not doubt that viewing the video in September evoked horror in commissioner Goodell as it did with the public. But this does not change the fact that Rice did not lie or mislead the NFL at the June 16 meeting." Rice said in a statement he made Friday that this is an "inexcusable mistake" and he accepts full responsibility for what happened and he will work to become a better husband and eventually father while still giving back to the community. The NFL said in a statement that it respects the judge's decision, and that Rice is a free agent and would be eligible to play upon signing a new contract. Although Rice is now allowed to return to the league, the likelihood of him getting signed right away is highly unlikely. I do believe he will become a member of a team eventually but that will only happen after lots of community service and proof that he did it and when the publicity of this case dies down. He is a great running back and has great skills at this position and is also a great football player. I do think he should get signed because of all the other players in the NFL that have had various offenses and are still playing in the league.