Saturday, September 25, 2010

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2010

*TROPICAL STORMS LISA AND MATTHEW HAVE FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, in what has developed into a fairly active hurricane season.
*Admiral Thad Allen of the United States Coast Guard, officially announced that British Petroleum's Macondo oil well of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
*General elections in Sweden this past week resulted in the centre-right Alliance government, led by the current Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, winning the most seats but falling short of a gaining a majority.
*Todd Reichert, an engineering student at the University of Toronto in Canada succeeded where the famed inventor Leonardo DaVinci failed, by maintaining (an albeit brief) flight in a man powered ornithopter August 2, 2010; although the feat is just now being declared official.
*September 25-October 2 is National Banned Books week here in the United States, in hopes of raising awareness of the phenomenon that a volume that was considered "socially acceptable" once upon a time is not "politically correct" today and other matters in hopes of enlightening people who still wish to ban books today.

IN SPORTS:
*Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds threw the fastest pitch on record at 105mph in a game Friday night against the San Diego Padres.

IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
*The comic strip Blondie celebrates its 80th anniversary this month.
*This month marks the 40th anniversary of Josie and the Pussycats. How come our esteemed Editor-In-Chief seems to be the only one to remember that?
*Former gym teacher Leonard Skinner, inspiration for the band name Lynyrd Skynyrd passed away at age 77 of natural causes.
*The judge has revoked Lyndsay Lohan's probation after failing a recent drug test.
*Singer Eddie Fisher passed away this week at age 82.

For more news at any time, just scroll down to the IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen.

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