Singapore Honors Founding Prime Minister by Bella Dekhtyar

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/29/us-singapore-lee-idUSKBN0MP02V20150329

On Sunday, thousands of people in the heavy rain on the street said their final goodbyes to the recently passed founding Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. He was given a 21-gun solute as fighter jets flew through the sky in his honor. Lee had died last Monday at age 91 and ruled from 1959 to 1990. He is known for transforming the poor island nation into one of the world's wealthiest countries.

It made me sad to hear about such an important person to a country being lost. Lee had certainly created one of the best international trade centers in the world; originally the country was a poor British colonial trading port. The importance of Lee Kuan Yew to Singapore, the United States, and the world, will not be forgotten.

U.S. saves by: Emma Wall

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/28/middleeast/saudi-arabia-pilots-rescued/index.html

The article above discusses how the US Navy saved 2 Saudi pilots.  It says that the pilots were ejected from a F-15 aircraft.  They are not seriously injured but they have been found and rescued.  The article said that, "Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition military operation to quell a rebellion by Houthi Militias in Yemen," and The U.S. said that they will not participate in this.

I am proud to be an American.  That's for sure.  I love how America is always willing to lend out a hand to others that are in need of help.  Not every country would do for others like The U.S. does.  It truly is amazing how much we have done for other countries.  We are constantly helping other countries out and it is astonishing that sometimes we do not get the help we need, in return.

Case Cockrell current events- March 30th

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/03/30/8-dead-10-injured-in-florida-van-crash-highway-patrol-says/

A crash report states that a church van crashed on the highway and 8 were found dead at the scene. 10 were injured and said the van basically flipped over and tumbled. The driver was sober and it was a mistake made at the wrong time.

This is scary to me. People need to be as careful as possible on the road. Anything can happen. Especially when you least suspect it. Safety should always be a number 1 priority. 

Advanced Warfare World Championship - Trent Hagar

Call of Duty World Championship 2015: Denial claims victory in thrilling finale

Last weekend, Denial eSports won the 2015 annual Call of Duty Championship, claiming the $400,000 prize. Their team, headed by Chris "Replays" Crowder, is comprised of both veterans and players who are newer to the competitive scene. The runner-up, Revenge Gaming, took home $200,000 in winnings from the $1,000,000 prize pool. Four game modes are played in competitive Call of Duty; Search and Destroy, Hardpoint, Capture The Flag, and Uplink.

Shooting in Göteborg, Sverige by William Perry Esping

http://www.nordstjernan.com/news/briefs/6943/

At a restaurant in Gothenburg, Sweden two masked assailants used machine guns to shoot patrons. Killing two and wounding everyone else, the perps took photos and fled the scene. Gothenburg's Polis   have 3 suspects, but no arrests have been made. This is a suspected gang-shooting and it is likely their will be another one in retaliation of this one.

It shows that gang violence is very common and very dangerous around the world. Dozens of these shootings happen in the U.S. though mainly we don't hear about them unless its in a school or a very popular venue. The two people that were killed were two guys in their 20s and speeding bullets ended their life so short. Hej då(Goodbye)

Kim's North Korean Regime by William Perry Esping

CNN (multiple articles)

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has been accused of international kidnappings, cyberattacks, and human rights violations. They also have recently been testing new missiles. It looks as if North Korea is trying to build itself into a world superpower. They have kidnapped actress and film producers from South Korea to make films for North Korea. They kidnapped nationals from other countries to train their troops in foreign language and culture. Their bureau 121 has been suspected of hacking Sony as well as a nuclear plant in South Korea. They have been testing new missiles and one of which looks to be a slightly modified Russian missile. Their prison camps have taught guards to treat prisoners as animals and not humans.

In my opinion Kim Jong Un is very much like what Sony's the Interview. James Franco's line was,"He's gonna blow up the world just to show that he's the s***." Support for that would be in the kidnappings of the actress and film producer to make films for North Korea.  This is to boost his countries PR by having movies made with a South Korean star. Also the Sony hack was most likely done to discourage the publishing of a movie that would make North Korea look bad. He's also trying to get people to fear him by suggestion of testing missiles where he knows the Americans and South Koreans can them. He obviously wants attention and sooner or later he's gonna get a lot of attention.... from a prison inmate.

 

Germanwings Crash by William Perry Esping

CNN (multiple related articles)

Recently Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz intentionally crashed Germanwings flight #9525 into the French Alps. He appears to have been on anti-depressants and had been in a bad breakup with a girl. This breakup was a stressor for him and caused him to act irrationally. He probably had stopped taking his pills for him to be in a bad state of mind and kill 149 people and himself. Lufthansa's official statement is that Lubitz was very thorough in keeping his illness a secret because they most likely wouldn't have let him fly the plane if they knew.

In my opinion this will force Lufthansa to improve its evaluations so that another person like Lubitz doesn't manage to pass psych evaluations even though he wasn't mentally stable. I can't imagine the pain the family members of the victims must be going through.