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.