Sturgis Rally

It's the time of year when people start thinking about the Sturgis Rally! Summer is near and thoughts about activites are on everyones mind. The Sturgis Rally this year is featuring Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Kellie Pickler, ZZ top, Kid Rock, and Stained are some of the performers coming to Glencoe campground. Rocking the rally is the stage that the perfomers will play on. Some of the events include no panties Wednesday (haha), mayors ride, and poker run are just a few. This summer will be full of activites, concerts, and fights out at the Sturgis Rally i'm sure.

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Thoughts About This Class

Since this is my last time to blog (for this class of course) I wanted to share a few things that I enjoyed about the class. I learned a lot throughout the semester. I never knew blogging could be so much fun and at the same time informative. I would have never looked up news stories if it was not for blogging. I never have used the final cut program so I learned everything pretty much from scratch in that. I had a hard time at first but as the semester went on I slowly progressed until I could pretty much put a movie together by myself and quick. I found the lecture material to be interesting because it is not like any other class. I enjoyed coming to class and lab and learned many new things that I can continue to build on.

Dolphin Dies in Sea World Trick

A 30-year-old dolphin dies after colliding with another dolphin at Sea World in Orlando, Florida. The two dolphins collided while performing aerial tricks. According to the article Dolphin dies after collision during Sea World trick, spokesperson Becca Bides for Sea World quoted, The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Discovery Cove area of the park. The animals were in the center of the lagoon and not near guests. The dolphin that died was named Sharky. Sea World is looking into the situation and trying to figure out ways that could prevent this from happening again. This is an unfortunate incident. I am a big animal lover so I find this story very sad.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/28/dolphin.death/index.html

Daughter and Three Kids See Light of Day

Three children and a daughter, that was rapped and imprisoned, by 73-year-old Josef Fritzl were freed after being in a cellar for 24 years. The mother remembered how the outside looked but the other three children never saw the light of day. Fritzl kept the secret by telling everyone that his daughter, Elisabeth, ran away. The three children were Kerstin, 19; Stefan, 18; and Felix, 5. The prison in which they four were held was soundproof and ran underneath the house and part of the garden. The entrance was hidden by cupboards in the basement. The four were revealed when Kerstin was taken to the hospital after falling and the mother hid a SOS note on her. Elisabeth told the police that Fritzl started to abuse her sexually at the age of 11. She also said that they had twin babies but one died a few days later due to neglect. Fritzl took the babies body and burned it in the oven. Fritzl took Elisabeth out of the cellar to tell the doctors about the daughters situation. Elisabeth was told by Fritzl to say she had just returned home after 24 years. This is the worst story I have ever heard. I can not even imagine being trapped in a cellar for 24 years. Crazy to think that stuff like this happens around the world and there are people like Fritzl out there that still have no been caught. This is a very sad story and I hope that nothing like this happens ever again.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/28/austria.cellar/index.html#cnnSTCPhoto

Bodies Found In Bahamas

Twenty bodies were found floating in open waters near the Bahamas. The bodies were discovered on Sunday. According to the article Haitians' bodies found near Bahamas, "Authorities received an alert about 5 a.m. ET Sunday of people stranded and screaming in the water 15 miles northwest of Nassau, Bahamas, the Coast Guard said. Helicopters, jets and patrol boats were deployed in a search, and about 20 people were located by 3:45 p.m. Sunday." They actually found three surviors but are still looking for more. They have not found the boat that stranded the people yet. This is a tragic thing that would happen. Hopefully they can find more surviors and hopefully it was just an accident and not a criminal action.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/21/bahamas.bodies/index.html

James Bond Car Crashes into Lake

On the way to the the set of the next James Bond movie, the stunt car crashed into a lake in Italy. The car's driver Ashton Martin was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. According to the article 'Bond' car plunges into Italian lake, "They say James Bond's iconic car was being delivered to the filming unit in heavy rain on Saturday morning when it went off the road and plunged into Lake Garda." The movie that car was been driven to is called "Quantum of Solace" which later this year will be released. This is an interesting article because that does not happen everyday. The stunt driver must have been going too fast, even though that is their job usually.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/20/bond.car.ap/index.html