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EU launches Google investigation

The company could be fined up to 10 per cent of its revenue, a sum that could total billions of dollars. European Unions are going to investigate if Google has abused its dominant position in the online search market. This will be the first big major injury to Google's business. One of the complaints is that: "it pales next to hundreds of billions of dollars of other companies' revenues that Google controls indirectly through its search results and sponsored links," Says a British guy.

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Many killed in Morocco rains

    At least 30 people have been killed in Morroco because of bad rain and floods. 24 of these people were killed on a bus on Tuesday. The bus fell into a flooded river ad many lost their lives. "The bus fell into a ravine because of the heavy rain," said a police man. A little girl drowned because she was trying to cross a bridge. Another man drowned in the north of the country and seven other people because they were swept away by a river. 


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         Kyrgyzstan's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate and according to scientists this is because of global warming. Experts say that Kyrgyzstan and neighboring states will have devastation to their local ecosystems and the effect on plants and on wildlife will be very bad. More than four percent of Kyrgyzstan is glaciers. About 90 percent of water in Kyrgyzstan rivers is from the glaciers. The flow of the water is very important to farmers and energy. This country is home to some rare animals, and the glaciers are their home. 


             

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Myanmar Refugees return home-

          Refugees who fled along Myanmar's border have been returning home slowly. Fighting between government groups and ethnic fighters made at least 20,000 people go to neighboring Thailand. On Tuesday the government said that the battles had ceased and refugees headed back to Myanmar. Gunfire continued until Monday afternoon. 


         I chose to write about this article because there were a couple of Obama articles on the website and everybody writes about Obama. I also liked this one because I have been to Myanmar and it was pretty cool. I also like doing the ones with videos because when I can read a story and watch a video I am less confused. 


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Cholera spreads to Haitian capital-


          At least 115 cases of cholera, a bad and often fatal disease, including the death of one person, are in Haiti's capital. It has spread from outlying areas to threaten hundreds of thousands of people. Samples from patients are being tested in a laboratory to confirm vibrio cholera bacteria, which has already killed at least 583 people in Haiti. It was first registered in Artibonite Valley where it has done most of it's damage.


         I chose to write about this article because I have been interested in Haiti ever since the big earthquake. It was also one of the big news stories of the week. It was important to me, and I thought that the class would like to know about it. 


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Kick Me

        Kick Me
        
           In Paul Feig's Kick Me, the theme is that popularity isn't everything. Throughout the whole book of different stories, all Paul wants is to be popular and have friends and have a girlfriend. He tried to be popular but gets called names and gets made fun of. Even one of the bus drivers bully him. He wants to be cool, and then at the end of the story, he realizes that he can be whoever he wants. He can be happy dressed up as a girl or as an army elf or even afraid to get undressed in gym class. He excepts that he is a nerd and that he can be happy in the Garage Club. I really liked this book. 


            Paul Feig is the protagonist in Kick Me. Though there are many stories in this book, in each one of them Paul Feig  is the main character. He is the character who is in every story and the author is Paul Feig. All that he wants is to fit in and be popular. In every story he is a loser or a nerd and he wants friends and to be popular. He wants to fit in and not be called "Paul Fag" or "Fig Newton" anymore. In almost every story he wants to have a girlfriend. The antagonist is his school and peers. Their goal is to humiliate him and make him seem like more of a loser. In almost all of the stories his school and his peers are laughing at him and making fun of him and calling him "Fag" and "Fig Newton." Paul is sort of his own mentor because he keeps telling himself to ignore it and keep going. 
        
           The main character, Paul Feig, learns that being cool is not the most important thing ever. In most of the stories he is being pushed down and he wants power and popularity. In the last story of the book, he realizes that he doesn't need to have sex on prom and he can be happy riding go-carts with his nerdy friend.   He just needs his true friends and not the jocks or cheerleaders. He can be happy dressing like a girl or climbing ropes in the gym. 


        One of my favorite stories was called "My First and Bestest Girlfriend." This story was about Paul in second grade climbing the rope and getting the "Rope-feeling." The "Rope-feeling" is Paul masturbating. This was a very funny story that made me laugh out loud. Another story I really liked is the last one, titled: "The Last and Only Prom." This story was one of my favorites because in this story he asks out his crush Mary to the prom. Later he figures out that everyone gets laid on prom night. Then he is not so excited about going to prom with Mary because they are best friends and have been forever. It was good because he learns that he can have fun on prom night when he goes go-cart driving with his friend. Another one was when he went to the Christmas dance with Cathy. Cathy always was making out with her ex, and now Paul finally gets a chance. He asks her out and she comes down with a weird dress on and her hair is very strange. Then she throws up and eats a steak and onion rings. Then Paul really does not want to kiss her. I like this story because it was very ironic and funny. 


       I really enjoyed the book and I recommend it to whoever wants a good, funny and entertaining book. It's funny and entertaining with good stories that will make you laugh out loud! Paul Feig has a good sense of humor, and you will love this book!!