Could Houston Be the Next Baltimore?

Stemming from Freddie Gray’s death, various riots, lootings, and violent acts, many experts say that something like this can definitely happen in Houston. Although being really difficult to plan, riots are spontaneous. These riots are also counterproductive to their intended purpose, since they destroy their communities that take years to recover from them.

Baltimore protest

The country and demonstrations have spread since Baltimore protest Tuesday over the death of Freddie Gray. Marchers are taking to the streets to support Baltimore protesters and to complain that police brutality is a problem in their own towns. Gray died from spinal cord injuries on April 19, a week after being arrested by Baltimore police.

By: Elvis Gil

 

Rare set of female Quintuplets born in Texas

Parents Danielle and Adam and big sister Blayke are now a family of eight. Danielle had intrauterine insemination to get pregnant, and delivered all five babies at Texas Woman’s hospital in Houston, Texas. Danielle later states "I honestly give all the credit to my God. I am so thankful for this wonderful hospital and team of people here. They truly all are amazing." The family is now accepting donations through “Go Fund Me” to pay for their hospital expenses. How would you feel with this new profound fame if you were a part of this family?

Sea World to Close?

In New York, Jane Goodall commented that Sea World should be closed and out of business charts. During an interview with the HuffPo, Jane stated that this theme park should be closed down, even though it is very famous among the aquatic-animal lovers. Ever since the movie “Blackfish” was released in 2013 the stock prices “has gone into a tailspin, falling roughly 48%” it was also released on CNN during that fall. The animals, like Dolphins and Orcas are confined in a “bathtub”, they also communicate with solar-like sound waves, that in these “bathtubs”, bounce back at them. She also said that these animals can suffer from insanity from being in captivation, like with the case of Tilikum, who killed a veteran trainer in 2010. In some other cases the park has separated the Mama orca it’s calf,although they have stated that they do no such thing. I agree that this theme park should at least let the dolphins and orcas, who are too big for captivity, back into the ocean where they belong. NO MORE ANIMAL ABUSE!!!!

Mayra Elisea

Aquarium death?

In a Corpus Christi Aquarium many fish have died without any given explanation. The tank has been examined and could have possibly had a parasite, this had already been treated. The fried fish were what set off the red light for the keepers, they have tried examining the fish individually but they are still dying. The tank also held a sand tiger shark, a nurse shark, a lionfish, and a other fish. The tank was also examined for chemical concoction before putting in the parasite treatment, but these fish are still in danger of dying along with other fish in the tank that may not be sick. The sad thing is that we try to “save” fish from the dangers in the ocean, but in reality they are not safe anywhere (just like humans). Fish die in the wild everyday, even if their species are not endangered, fish are going to evolve to adjust to the chemicals and the pollution in the their tanks/water.

Mayra Elisea.

Aquarium Killed It's Fish

An aquarium in Texas accidentally killed off a good portion of it's fish, including a sand tiger shark, a nurse shark, a lionfish and a lot more. Nobody knows why this happened, even when the fish were individually nursed, nothing helped.This was caused after treating the water with a chemical to kill off some parasites.

By: O. Escalante

Balamuthia Mandrillaris

Koral Reef Pier, a newlywed has contracted this rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba called Balamuthia Mandrillaris. This amoeba can be located in water sources, soil, and dirt only 70 cases have been reported so far. It can enter the body through open wounds and our nasal stream, your nose, the symptoms are: headaches,stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, paralysis, and vision loss.It eats at the brain until there is no more brain to eat and can last up to a year in the body. The victim had contracted this amoeba in a family trip to Lake Havasu in 2013, after she received an autopsy she was diagnosed with Balamuthia and died a couple weeks later. To prevent this from happening to you, wear nose plug on trips where there is water, do not allow any water in your nose and  this includes tap water. Even if its rare, be aware of the possible dangers in your environment.

Mayra Elisea.

Sharing Make up?

This 27 year old mother was diagnosed with life threatening MRSA because she borrowed her friends make-up brush to cover a blemish. Jo Gilchrist was admitted into the hospital, due to pain in her spine, on February of this year. Her friend had a staph infection before she used her make-up brush, but she never thought of it because she always shared with friends. The bacteria damaged her spine and caused numbness in her legs, doctors say that this numbness will continue spreading all through her body, which will be followed by a coma where she will have to learn to breath again. Children/teenagers please do not share you things if you know that you have an illness or sickness, be more aware of what you use because you don’t want to suffer any of the consequences. Gilchrist in now trying to learn how to walk and take care of her two year old child.

Mayra Elisea.

Michelle Obama Breaks it down at Easter Egg Roll

Michelle Obama celebrates her fifth year of her, “Let’s Move!” campaign by dancing to “Uptown Funk”. “Let’s Move!” is a national campaign that helps to bring awareness to childhood obesity. The campaign motivates children of all ages to get up and move, every single day. The First Lady celebrates by showing us some moves of her own. If you had to, how would you bring awareness to child obesity?

By:Ebonee Bell

Lawyer wants to legalize killing of Gays

Matthew Gregory McLaughlin, a lawyer in California proposed to legally kill Gays and Lesbians. The “Sodomite Suppression Act” is suppose to kill anyone that “willingly” has physical contact with  the same gender. Paying 200 dollars to make and submit this act, has made everyone curious about what he is thinking. People that are against this law have began to vote against this new act their goal is 7,500 they have more than 5,000 today. Spreading “sodomite propaganda” will get you jail time with a 1,000,000 dollar fine, this makes people view lawyers in a way that make one wonder if they are really making justice. There is people that in general don’t mind about an individual’s sexuality and those people that do mind, but it is going to an extreme to say that you want them dead.What do you say should this be a law or not?

By: Mayra Elisea