Top Gift Ideas For a Teen!

At this time of year. parents are always scrambling to get their kids the Christmas presents they want, but sometimes they don't even know what to get them or when to ask them. But, what's the fun in opening a card with money in it? Wouldn't you rather put thought into the gift you're buying for your child,

and see the smile ear to ear on his or her face when they open it? That's what we here a Pop Rocks are trying to help you with.

For parents who have teens, it is especially common for you to hear “All I need for Christmas is money.” But, if you don't really want to give them money, and you want to give them a gift, I gave a few gift ideas for you. Most teens listen to a lot of music, so we would suggest to buy them a pair of headphones. We would suggest the Sol Republic Jax in-ear headphones at the lower price point ($40 ca). These headphones are at a lower price point but are still very good quality and the sound it great. At a higher price point, we would suggest to get your teen the Beats Solo 2 Ear Headphones ($200 ca). These headphones come from a very well known brand and, there's a reason why that brand is so well known, the sound and look of these are amazing! If you’re gonna buy your teen headphones, we're sure you would want them to get the best use possible out of them, so we would suggest getting them a Spotify Premium Account. With the Spotify Premium Account, they can listen to almost any song they want, save it to listen to later, create a playlist, etc… One of the best things about a Spotify Premium Account is that when you are connected wifi you can download as many songs as you want, so later on when you listen to them you don't use up your data on your phone. This gift will make any teenager happy because they will use them all the time. They can use them before a sporting event if they play sports to get them hyped up before the game, on their way to school, at school while they're doing their work, you can really use these almost anywhere.

Those are what we here a Pop Rocks really think you could by your teen for Christmas!

Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!

The Grammy Nominations Are Out!

The 59th Annual Grammy Award (airing Sunday February 12th, 2017) nominations have now been released, and the whole world is going crazy!

Every year, the nominations for the most prestige award in music are let out early, so people can react, love it, hate it, place bets, do whatever they want, and this year, the nominations are pretty amazing, if you ask me. The event will be broadcast live on CBS, and we all hope host James Corden of The Late Late Show will do the job justice.

Of the major categories, Beyoncé's Lemonade and Adele's 25 are each nominated for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year.

Speaking of Album of the Year, arguably the night's biggest award, Justin Bieber's Purpose, Drake's Views, and, surprisingly, Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide to Earth were also nominated for the award.

In All, Queen Bey rolls in the most nominations with a staggering 9. Including Best Solo Pop Performance, Best Urban Contemporary Album, even, Best Rock Performance, for a song she did with Jack White. You name it, Beyoncé is nominated.

Right behind Beyoncé, in considering number of nominations, are Drake, Kanye West and Rihanna all with 8 nominations.  

Then comes in Chance the Rapper with 7 nominations, and Adele comes in right after, with a cool 5. Even though Adele doesn't have the first, second, or third most amount of nominations, her album was still one of the most anticipated of the year.

N.M.

Hairspray Returns Live To NBC on December 7th!

The film "Hairspray" was a hit that was made in 2007. The film included stars like John Travolta playing "Edna Turnblad" Zac Efron playing "Link Larkin" and Michelle Pfeiffer playing "Velma" . Now, after a long wait, Hairspray is finally coming back after 9 years since its last production. New stars like Ariana Grande is stepping up to play "Penny" and we're hoping that the new actors do the job justice. The main character of the 2007 film was "Tracy Turnblad" played by Nikki Blonsky. The actor playing the 2017 "Tracy" will be Maddie Baillio. Now to talk about the new and improved Hairspray.

The premiere of Hairspray 2 will be held in Baltimore. The people that will be playing in the movie will include Ariana Grande, Maddie Baillio, Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstien, Derek Hough, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, Kristin Chinoweth, Rosie O'Donnell, and Billy Eichner. There will also be little cameos of "Tracy" from the first Hairspray who was Nikki Blonsky. There will also be a cameo of Marissa Jaret Winokur. They will both be playing  Mr. Pink's assistants. According to PlayBill, The costumes of the movie are really vibrant with colors, and according to NBC News, Jennifer Hudson will be doing an emotional solo. Also, The movie and Broadway show's signature song,"Can't Stop the Beat" will be in the movie.

If you want my opinion about the movie. I think the the sequel will be really good. The first one was a huge success and it was directed by Adam Shankman. Let us just hope that Kenny Leon, the director of Hairspray Live!, will be achieve the same success as the first one did in 2007.

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B.Z.

J Cole's New Album - 4 Your Eyez Only

J Cole may be first known as Jay-Z's protege but he has emerged from the sidelines to become a Billboard chart topper. He was born Jermaine Lamarr Cole on January 28, 1985 in Frankfurt, Germany onto a European American mother and an African American father. He moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina with his mother when his father left the family.

 J Cole has recently been left out of the 2016 music conversation. Until today. Two months ago J Cole claimed that his performance at Meadows Fest in New York would be his last show for a “very long time.” No one really knew what he meant by that. But today a link was released saying he is releasing a new album on Friday December 9th called 4 Your Eyez Only. The album comes out exactly two years from the day that he released his last album. 2014 Forest Hills Drive. That album reached double platinum and broke so many records.

 Despite Cole’s claims of stepping away from the stage, a corresponding tour is a welcomed thought. His Forest Hills Drive tour sold approximately 565,000-575,000 tickets according to Cole’s booking agent, Rob Gibbs.      The tour generated multiple sellouts, including the 18,000-capacity Madison Square Garden, and grossed over $16 million from July to September, according to Billboard.

 Cole is one of rap’s more emotional artists since arriving on the scene, but it has often felt as if he slightly crosses the line between fully speaking his mind and keeping the peace. But according to his new documentary, he has few inhibitions as an artist and feels that now is his opportunity to spill his thoughts and let out his opinion.

“First of all, you get to this height or this level of your career, in terms of platform, who’s to say the next one, the next one might go down, it could go up,” he says. “You’re never guaranteed to be this high again. And while I’m here, let me use this opportunity to say the realest shit I’ve ever said.”

K.G

3 Christmas Facts To Start Off The Holidays

Isn’t Christmas just the best time of the year? So much joy, singing, smiles, and surprises. Sitting by the fire, with your friends and family while sipping on eggnog and munching on cookies, watching all the “Home Alone” and “Jack Frost” movies, but there are still many things that you probably do not know about Christmas. Trust me, they will surprise you. Here are some facts that might make you laugh and smile, and they might even ruin a few Christmas related cartoon characters for you.

Did you know that scientists have hypothesized that your favorite childhood Christmas cartoon character, Rudolph the red-nose reindeer has an infection that will make his nose red and glowy. That’s right, his nose isn’t just red by fluke. He actually has a parasite infection. The parasite goes by the name of pneumonia. Pneumonia is an infection that affects your lungs. This parasite enters you through your skin or by being swallowed. When the bug is inside of you it travels through your blood to get to the lungs. There are three species of parasites that cause this infection, Ascariasis, Schistosoma, and finally Toxoplasma Gondii. So Rudolph’s nose isn’t magic, it’s a deadly infection.

Also, did you know that each year more than 3 Billion Christmas cards are sent through post offices and email? That’s insane! Christmas time is clearly the best time of the year for the post office. Only Christmas makes the business of post an average of over 1.5 Billion dollars! A third of the population of the World sends mail on Christmas. That’s crazy!

Also, If you have a Girlfriend or Boyfriend around the time of Christmas, you are probably thinking of an expensive gift to buy him or her, but did you know that Christmas time according to Facebook is one of the most popular times for breakups. For many reasons, such as not being what they want (as a person and as a gift),  not spending enough money on a gift for them, cheating…

I know all of these facts are crazy, but from all of us at Pop Rocks, we want to wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

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Trumps Transition Team

With Trump being voted as the 45th president of the United States he is required to choose his transition team. A transition team is a group of people who manage the transition between one system, administrative regime, etc and another. Or in simpler terms, they are the group of people who are going to help Trump through his presidency.

On top of all the controversy about himself, it seems Trump is taking another stab at the American people by also choosing other controversial politicians like him.

Trump has chosen Mike Pence as his Vice President. In Pence's earlier years, he lost twice for a U.S. congressional seat, after that he became a conservative radio and TV talk show host in the 1990s. Pence successfully ran for Congress in the year 2000, moving up to the position of Republican conference chairman, before being elected governor of Indiana in 2012. Like Trump he went from a tv personality to a politician, thankfully with much more political experience than Trump.

As one of his vice chairman trump has chosen Jeff Sessions. Sessions has been with Trump since March, managing his security team. He is known for his very anti-immigration attitude and has endorsed Trumps idea of a wall on the border of the United States and Mexico.

Another vice chairman is Newt Gingrich. This former speaker of the house, the first one to be republican from the 40 years prior, became the leader of the anti Clinton republican movement in 1994. This would have been brought to Trumps attention showing Trump that Gingrich already shows loyalty to the republican views and shares the same hatred against Clinton as Trump does.

Rudy Giuliani another one of Trumps vice chairman's is the former mayor of New York. He was known for spreading rumours about Hillary Clinton, Trump's former running mate. He also had been criticized for his comments on terrorism a subject he is seen to know nothing about.

As for the executive community there is, Jared Kushner and Stephen Bannon. Jared Kushner is not only part of Trumps team but also part of the family, he is Ivanka Trump's husband. Some believe that this was a bad decision on Trumps part, believing that having family involved could mess things up. But he was actually played a key-part in the trump campaign, doing things like getting Trump an appearance before the Israeli Public Affairs Committee.

Stephen Bannon is known for running the ultra-conservative website Breitbart News. He also served as the CEO of the Trump's campaign. There is now speculation that Bannon will be a top pick for chief of staff.

We can only hope that the rest of the members on Trumps team will help make good decisions for the country.

C.C.

The 2016 American Music Awards

The American Music Awards are not your average awards show. The awards are entirely fan-voted, which puts the power in the listener’s hands ensuring that the most popular artist or song wins, and as host model Gigi Hadid noted, “There’s no electoral college tonight.”

In addition to showing who fans love the most, the show also featured performances by Niall Horan, Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar, James Bay, Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, special duets from The Chainsmokers and Halsey, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, and many more. Plus, Robert Downey, Jr., stopped by the show to give Sting the honor of the American Music Award of Merit.

The show was hosted Hadid, whose boyfriend Zayn Malik was nominated for best new artist, and former Saturday Night Live star and master impressionist Jay Pharoah, who did so many impressions it was like Donald Trump, Kanye West and Drake were all co-hosting the show, too.

Drake had a amazing night as he was nominated for a record breaking thirteen awards. He went home with three awards. Ariana Grande also went home with a award and probably the best one, artist of the year.

How to Lose Weight Properly

Many men, women, and children in their community are worried about their weight as well as their eating habits. Even if they want to get more fit and eat healthier they have no clue where to start. If you want to lose weight and get thinner as well as gain muscle mass then you have come to the right place. I will be explaining to you the right steps on becoming more fit.

In order to lose weight you need to know how many calories your body intakes a day. Your body burns a certain amount of calories a day and if you eat less calories then your body can burn then you will eventually lose weight.

A pound of fat equals to 3,500 calories. Once you know how many calories you eat daily  subtract that amount by 1,000 calories and continue this step every day and eventually you will lose two pounds per week .

Now we need to talk about exercises that can help you lose weight. Cardiovascular exercise are the best way to lose weight when it comes to fitness. Get a gym membership or just get a treadmill and run at least 30 minutes every day . You may be asking yourself but how does running make you lose weight . Well when you run it burns off all the leftover fat that's stored up in your body also it can increase your metabolism so you can burn fat much easier .

Now that you have lost weight it's time to focus on your muscular physique. If you are confused on how to to start working out then you can always hire a weight trainer at your local gym to show you specific exercises to help you gain muscle, but I’ll be telling you the basic exercises that can help you gain muscle . If you are planning on gaining muscle it's very important you always work on these four muscles (chest,legs,back,arms). These are the prime muscles you need to focus on if you are planning to gain some muscle.

Well, now you know the basics on how to lose weight and gain some muscle. If ever you still have questions then go to your nearest gym and ask some of the staff there, they will be happy to help. Everyone can lose weight as long as you want too, these steps will help you do so.

Happy Training!

Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos

Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher Had Something Special

No one can forget the famous scene in the movie “The Empire Strikes Back” where Leia says to Han “I love you!” and Han says back “I know.” When Han was about to get cryogenic-ally frozen by Darth Vader. But maybe they were not just acting. Maybe they really did love each other. This was found out in Fisher’s new memoir, “The Princess Diarist”, where Ford and herself were in a three month affair with Fisher in London. She described it as an intense affair, and it started when she was nineteen and Ford was 33 and married. Fisher told People Magazines “ It was Han and Leia During the week and Carrie and Ford during the weekend.” Their relationship ended once the movie wrapped up. But even then, They still had a spark between them.

“The Empire Strikes Back” was released in 1980 and was considered the second best out of the seven Star Wars trilogy movies.  A New Hope is the number one Star Wars movie of all time. Fisher’s book will be released on November 22nd of 2016. Ford got an early copy of the 272 page book and immediately asked for his lawyer. “I didn't say anything to anybody for years but it's not like anyone's deeply affected by it anymore.” says Fisher to the New York Times best seller. Fisher claims that their first night together was at the director of Star Wars, George Lucas, at his birthday party.

B.Z.

Montreal's 40 Million Dollar Bridge

In early September, a design company introduced the idea to light up the Jacques Cartier bridge for Montreal's 375th anniversary and Canada's 150th anniversary. They're calling the project, "Living Connections." This clever title is meant to emphasize how importance this bridge has been to connect outsiders to the city of Montreal over its long, rich history.

This idea is the product of the local engineering firm Pomerleau. Their brilliant plan is to place approximately 2800 lights on the previously dark and dull bridge. These lights, when installed, will turn 365 shades of colour, depending on the season, time or event that is going on at the moment. To avoid washing out starlight, all lights will be facing the bridge rather than outwardly. If successful, this project will be a fine commemoration of Montreal's past accomplishments, while still looking like a designing marvel.

The only problem with this bright idea is the 39.5 million dollar cost of the installation process. A CROP poll shows that few Quebecers actually approve of Montreal's 375th anniversary plan to light up the Jacques Cartier bridge. In the survey that they conducted of 1,000 Quebec residents, of that group about half of them live in the greater Montreal area. Only 8 percent of this group said they want Montreal to go ahead with the plan at its current cost of $39.5 million. On the other hand, fifty-two per cent said they'd be in favour of the project if it cost less money. Finally, 30 per cent of the group said that they don't approve of the project at all.

The Jacques Cartier Bridge, officially opened on May 14, 1930, was named after the great explorer because it celebrated his 400th anniversary of landing in Canada. This was a historic moment for the country.

Before the bridge was built, people would have to take two ferries to get to Montreal. During the winter, people would cross an ice bridge to get to Montreal. With the urgent need and necessity for the bridge, the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal announced in August of 1922 that they had selected the Monsarrat and Pratley, Montreal engineering firms, for the challenging project. The bridge has been an important part of the Montreal landscape for almost one hundred years.

There us no doubt that the new firm Pomerleau was going to choose this important bridge to celebrate since it is a huge part of Canada's history and means so much to the hundreds of people who use it every day to get on and off the island. It is a bridge of exploration, named after the very man who discovered Canada.

C.C.

Michael Lee: The New Social Media Sensation

A little over a week ago, a man took to Twitter to post a picture of his 1993 yearbook and a quote from a student that read, ‘Chicago Cubs. 2016 World Series Champions. You heard it here first.” And social media lost its mind.

It got even crazier when the Cubs actually did it, having to come back from a 3-1 deficit to claim their first World Series in 108 years.  In an interview with WGN-TV, Michael Lee, the guy who predicted the win, stated the win came to him in a dream.

“It just came from, when I was a kid, I had a dream about it,” said Lee, who attended Mission Viejo High School in California but now lives in Chicago.  “It was up on that red scoreboard with Harry Caray blasting away, ‘Cubs win World Series!’” Lee said of the dream. “It was pretty vivid. That’s why I remembered it all through high school, and now I’m getting reminded again.”  The Chicago Cubs are finally world series champions and at their parade 5 million people showed up including the man who predicted it, Michael Lee.

K.G.

Kim Kardashian: The Truth? Or Just Another Hoax...

On Monday, October 3rd, arguably the most famous Kardashian sister, Kim, was robbed at gunpoint inside of her Paris Apartment. According to her representative, the incident has left her "badly shaken, but physically unharmed."

The robbery happened at 2:25 AM shortly after the reality TV star ended a facetime call with her brother, Robert Kardashian. 5 assailants dressed as cops tied up the concierge while they made their way up to her apartment. Once they got there, they held her at gunpoint while they tied her up, and locked her in the bathroom. The assailants then raided her apartment, stealing millions of dollars worth of jewelry, including some that were personal, and some that she had borrowed for Paris Fashion Week. Two iPhones that are believed to be the 35 year old's, were also stolen.

Back in the United States, where the rest of her family was staying, her husband Kanye West only learned the gravity of the performance, while he was on stage. He immediately stopped the show, telling all of the fans "I have a family emergency. I'm sorry, I need to go." Kim then flew back to New York in a private jet, at 9:30 that morning, with the support of her sisters, and her mother, Kris.

Kim is also getting support on twitter, actor and comedian James Corden tweeted:

"People making jokes about @KimKardashian tonight would do well to remember that she's a mother, a daughter, a wife, a friend," the 38-year-old host tweeted after news broke of the burglary. Be nice or shut up."

Also, friend of Kim Kardashian, Chrissy Teigen went on a rant, backing up her BFF, saying:

"Fame is interesting. Celebs are supposed to love you guys while also knowing you'd make a meme of our dead bodies to get retweets."

she continued, saying:

"I dunno. It's hard to explain because everyone thinks money and fame is pure awesome, so it just sounds whiny. I get it, trust me. Go off."

Kim and Kanye's 3 year old daughter, North and 9-month-old son Saint, are thankfully not believed to have been in the room at the time of the robbery.

 

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German U Boat Found Off Coast of Scotland

The historic discovery was made by engineers involved in the Western Link project, where they are laying a subsea power line between Ayrshire and the Wirral. The 385 km long cable will carry renewable energy produced in Scotland to England and Wales.

Peter Roper, from Scottish Power, said workers found the boat while laying cables on the sea bed to help them survey the seafloor. They generally find boulders and other obstacles like that. The wreckage 120m north-west of the centre of the route, off the Stranraer coast. "What we didn't expect to find was a German U-boat," said Roper. "It's probably the most amazing thing I've ever come across in the whole of my construction experience."

Even more amazing than finding the vessel is the history behind it. Naval folklore suggests the vessel may have been attacked by a "sea monster." The story goes that the submarine was caught by the British HMS Coreopsis on April 30, 1918, as it was floating on the surface during the day. The German crew surrendered without resistance. The captain of the U-Boat Captain Krech, claimed that they had been attacked by some sort of sea monster. He goes on saying, 'The beast had 'large eyes, set in a horny sort of skull … with teeth that could be seen glistening in the moonlight. 'When asked why his boat was found on the surface He said the sub was recharging its batteries on the surface of the water at night when the "strange beast" rose from the water and attacked them.

As good as the story is there is still many reasonable explanations. Innes McCartney, a historian and nautical archaeologist who helped identify the wreckage, believes the discovery of the submarine could help solve the mystery of its final hours.

"The submarine was caught on the surface at night recharging its batteries," he said. "It saw the patrol ship coming, it attempted to do a crash dive to get away and the young officer whose job it was to shut the hatch at the top didn't stop it properly, and when the submarine was underwater it began rapidly flooding from above so they had no option but to just blow all the compressed air they had, bring the submarine to the surface, at which point all they could do was surrender."

With such a reasonable explanation, there is still no definite truth so you can still appreciate the story without having to turn to fact.

C.C


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"What Now" Movie Review

"What Now?" Movie review

The movie "What Now?" is a comedy starring Halle Berry and famous stand up comedian, Kevin Hart. This is essentially an hour and a half stand up comedy show performed by Kevin Hart. This movie took place in his hometown of Philadelphia. The movie also ties in a little bit of James Bond parody. Halle Berry played as the girlfriend of Kevin Hart's parody of  007. This movie was created because this was one of most popular stand up comedies in the world.

Kevin Hart was born on July 6, 1979 in Philadelphia. He has 2 children that he makes jokes about during his stand up comedy. He got into comedy when he performed his first stand up at a night club in Philadelphia. His stand up name was "Lil Kev". Hart was not originally funny when he first started his career. He mainly does movies with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson because they are really good friends. He also does movies with other famous comedians like Will Ferrell, Ice Cube, Eddie Murphy,  Steve Carell, and Ben Stiller.

To be completely honest, I would rate this movie an 8.5/10 because I find it was really funny. The only flaw was that the ending didn't make sense to me. I would love to tell you the ending, but I would not want to spoil the movie for anyone who has not seen the movie yet.

Kevin Hart is one of the funniest actor and comedian on stage. His jokes are so funny in this movie, it is almost impossible not to laugh at his jokes. The thing that I like about his jokes is that once he says them, he some how ties back his beginning jokes toward the middle and the end of the movie.

B.Z.

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Cleveland Indians Logo Banned For Racial Discrimination?

     A Toronto court case will be held on October 18th in order to try and ban the Cleveland indians logo and name of being used in Ontario. This legal challenge comes the same day that the Toronto Blue jays play Cleveland in the American League Championships.

 Cardinal’s lawyers will ask the court to bar the usage of the name and logo by the team, Major League Baseball and Rogers Communications, which is broadcasting the American League Championship. They tried to ban the name for racial discrimination.

  “It’s not just that imagery and the words. It’s the impact it has on the indigenous peoples. It is this statement that you are separate, that you are something to ridicule, that you’re a source of humour,” Cardinal’s spokesman Joe Householder told reporters Monday morning.

  On Monday morning the court case was dismissed by the judge. They tried to ban the use of Cleveland's name and their logo which is a red cartoon wearing a headband with feathers sticking out the back.

  The cardinal says that one day he hopes that the team realizes that it is racist and changes their team name and logo. He says that people should be able to watch the game without feeling offended.

  Clevelands lawyer followed by saying “He’s been exposed to the logo and the name since 1977, so what’s happened now to come to court on an emergency basis?"

 Cleveland wears this cartoon character on their sleeve and on their home jerseys. The cardinals hope that the Indians change their name and logo in the future but for now, they will have to live with it.

K.G.

The Wrath of Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew is the second natural disaster to hit Haiti in 6 years the first being a devastating earthquake, which some people are still recovering from. Hurricane Matthew has taken the lives of over 1000 people living in Haiti, and 1.4 million people are in need.

In an attempt to help the United Nations has pledged 120 million dollars into emergency services and for many other needs that Haiti has.

But we can
not expect changes right away, medical supplies are scarce and with the cholera outbreak that also happened a couple years back it is very difficult. Cholera, the disease at the heart of Haiti’s last disaster, is being spread again by this one. To prevent the spread they have been putting up make shift clinics that are being bombarded by hundreds of people every hour. About 10 thousand people have died from this horrible disease since 2010.

The country had been close to being rebuilt to the 21st century standards but now has had a major setback with hurricane Matthew. “Instead of going forward, we have to restart,” said Marie Roselore Auborg, the minister for commerce and industry in the Grand Anse department, “This storm leveled all of the potential we had to grow and reboot our economy."

To help Haiti and other countries affected by this hurricane you can donate to charity's organized to help in these situations such as,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
UNICEF
Food for the Poor

C.C.

 

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Hillary Clinton Versus Donald Trump: Who's Side Are You On?

Monday, September 26th, 2016 at 9:00 PM was the first presidential debate. For those living in a cave, Hillary Clinton was representing the Democratic party and Donald Trump was representing the Republican party. Needless to say, there was without a doubt some fabrication and dishonesty. For example, in a tweet, Trump stated that "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."  When confronted about this by Secretary Clinton, he lied, and said that he never said anything like that.                                                      

He was also confronted by Secretary Clinton about using derogatory terms towards women like: pig, slob, fat dog, etc... and, of course, he denied it, when there is clear evidence that he has said those things in the past, and in a live interview at that. That is just one of the many lies that Trump has told, but while we're on the topic of lies, Clinton isn't exactly a saint, either. She stated that when she became secretary of state, which was nearly eight years ago, Iran was weeks away from having enough nuclear material to form a bomb. This is not true. Eight years ago, Iran was not anywhere near having enough nuclear material to form a bomb, so as you can see, she wasn't exactly completely truthful, either. Even after the debate, the uproar of who really "won" it, even though there is no real winner, went on for a while.

For the first 20 minutes of the debate, Trump was succeeding at retaining good speed, and stayed as calm as possible while answering any questions that he was being asked. Clinton also stayed calm, and was obviously very prepared for the debate. The reason Trump was so calm for those 20 minutes was because they were talking about trade, which is a topic that Trump knows much about. But, as the debate went on, his short temper got the best of him, and he starting blurting out lies and interrupting Secretary Clinton, all Democrats and even some Republicans were in agreement that Clinton "Won."

All that I can say is that the debate in general was lacking poise, and simply overall class. The candidates were like two restless boxers in a boxing match, waiting for the next to throw a punch so they could each get another low blow. Even worse, it seemed as if the lies that Trump had told in the past came back to haunt him. For example we all know that viral statement "My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars..." He basically said how in the business world, a million dollars isn't much, and how he built his business empire off of nearly nothing...well, it turns out that Trump wasn't given a million dollars, he was given 14 million dollars. So can we even trust him to say that he build his life by himself, with barely any help from anyone else? I think not. Plus, throughout the debate  with almost every question, Donald Trump went off on multiple tangents, which he is known for doing.  When confronted about the terrible things he said in 2005 about women on a bus, he started by saying that it was "locker room banter" and then 15 seconds later he was talking about ISIS. How? Don't even ask. No one knows.

With all this evidence, it's adamant that Clinton won the debate, and, in a CNN/ORC poll, 52 percent of people asked said that they would in fact vote for Clinton right now, and, honestly, I couldn't agree more.  

  

The Clown Phenomenon

Clowns are no longer funny.

   People are reporting creepy clown incidents in North America. The first sight of one creepy clowns was in Greenville, South Carolina, by a little boy. The boy sprinted to his mother, Donna Arnold. The boy said to his mother that The clowns whispered to the him to lure them to his house. This isn't the only clown sighting. There are many more in the U.S., and even some in Canada. For example, there was a sighting in Nova Scotia. A women had turned the street to avoid one clown, but then she became surrounded by five clowns. Usually, the clowns are armed with a melee weapon.

Should we be scared?

Although that the sightings have become a little bit more frequently, this might just be a prank for Halloween because of how much it has become consistent. Scientist have studied that at least 250 kids in 2008 did not like clowns. Also, there have only been about 100 sightings of clowns and no one has reported a dead body by a clown. People should not be scared because there are more harmful things in the world like cars and global warming.

Is this problem being taken serious?

This clown problem is not really such a big deal. No one has died by a clown yet and social media has turned it into a meme. But, as these clowns are being sighted, it has become a real big problem for the clown association in Canada. If this keeps ha

opening, it can give those clowns a bad reputation.

Stopping the reign of the clowns

People all across Canada and the U. S. are forming search parties to hunt down the clowns. A group of at least 500 kids from Penn State University started to chase a clown on the loose. It seems that people really don't like clowns anymore.

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Pit-Bull Ban

A few months ago a woman was fatally attacked by a pit-bull in her backyard. The family of the victim wanted a Quebec wide ban on the dog breed. This conflict started a whole new look at the situation, making the government consider banning them, so they put together a working group that was made to review regulations surrounding pit-bulls

After many rumours about the ban of the pit-bull, the working group has come up with a report saying that they are not going to be banned but there will be some restrictions.

Recommendations

Some recommendations made by the group are;

Creating two categories of dogs, one for dangerous "pit bull-type" breeds, and another for potentially dangerous dogs weighing 20 kg or more and trained for protection.

Compulsory registration for both types.

An obligation to keep the dogs on a leash.

Wearing a harness in public places.

For pit bulls, an obligation to wear a muzzle in public places and sterilization.

Dangerous dogs will also be required to be kept behind a fence when at home.

To be labelled dangerous, a dog must have caused serious injuries to a person or an animal and have been evaluated by a veterinarian.

But, they still recommend a ban on pit bulls for people who have committed certain types of crimes related to violence or cruelty to animals.

To summarize the dogs will be accepted but there will be a lot more precautions.

Locations

In light of all this good news there are still many part of quebec where they are banned, like
Desbiens, parts of Montreal, Sherbrooke, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richilieu, Chapais, Ville St. Laurent, Kirkland, Outremont, Châteauguay and Saint Genevieve

Also outside of Quebec they have restrictions in 7 other provinces.

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Miami Marlins Ace Pitcher Dies in Boating Accident

 The Miami Marlins ace pitcher Jose Fernandez recently passed away on September 25th in a boating accident at the age of 24. Jose was with two other friends when the boat was flipped onto rocks. The boat was going its max speed of 55-65 km a hour in the night where it was very dark. The boat was found shortly after 3:15 in the morning. The two other men were also in their twenties but no names will be named until their relatives are notified. Police officer Lorenzo Volez says that they do not think that drugs were involved with the accident.

 Jose Fernandez was more than a baseball player. His death was a loss to Miami, baseball and anyone who has ever met him. Jose was involved in anything he can do to give back and he was a very great and down to earth person according to his teammates. Jose was very close with his grandparents as he had their names tattooed under his bicep. In his first game pitching he never thought his grandparents would not show up but they flew in from the Dominican to see him.

 The general manager of the team, Samson said "Jose is a member of this family for all time. His story is representative of a story of hope, and of love and of faith." he continued by saying Jose always had as much fun playing the game as a little kid. He had to stop there as he was very shaken up.

 Jose Fernandez was born in Cuba and in 2008 moved to the United States. In 2011 he was drafted by the Miami Marlins. In 2013 he won the rookie of the year reward and was on the rise to be one of the best pitchers in the MLB. He was in his prime of his young career.

 A week before his death Jose brought to instagram a picture of his girlfriend and her "baby bump" saying " I'm so glad you came into my life. I'm ready for where this journey is gonna take us together."

 The Miami Marlins first game after his death was very emotional. The team shared so many great moments including going around in a circle for a moment of silence and then whole team wearing his number 16. The team said that no one on the team will ever wear that number again. The first batter up wore jose's batting helmet and hit his first home run of the year. He said that if you didn't believe in God, you better believe in him now.

 Jose Fernandez's death was one of the most tragic things that has happened all year and our thoughts and prayers go out to him friends and family.

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