Tylenol recall: Serious side effects investigated

The FDA(food and drug administration) is looking closely at McNeil (a division of Johnson and Johnson) because there has been a report that the last drug recalled has a least 775 serious side effects. included in these side effects was death which has effected 30 people, but none were found to be tied to Tylenol, Motrin, or Benadryl drugs between the time of Jan. 1, 2008 through April 30, 2010. The FDA is also investigating because of the recall of 50 children's versions because of serious quality and safety concerns. Some of the consumer complaints from these medications were death, hospitalization, disability, and other health complications. A hearing has been made for May 27 to examine the recall. It's a good time because Johnson and Johnson have had 4 recalls in just the past 7 months. But McNeil would like to mention that the children's drugs were stooped just as a precautionary measure

The problem Medications have been traced to the Fort Washington, Penn plant where earlier this year the FDA issued a 17 page inspection report listing 20 violations the plant had made

This is scary. Johnson and Johnson is one of the biggest producers of a lot of different goods. If things like this keep happening, who are people going to be able to trust. I can't believe that this plant was not shut down until problems were fixed, which they clearly were not if this is still happening, knowing that its killing people and has a great possibility to hurt many little babies. they really need to get their act together and quickly.

5 accused of enticing NH teen to get vulgar tattoo

In Concord, NH 4 men and a juvenile are now facing charges after persuading a mentally ill 14 year old boy to let them give him a tattoo, in return to stop teasing the boy. The men have been teasing the boy for a long time and told him the they would simply stop if he got the tat. but, what they tattooed on the poor boy's butt is terrible, they said its to bad words and a nasty picture, they also possibly gave the boy a bag of marijuana. The crime was found out when the pictures the men took started to spreed around the school and was seen by one of the teachers. The men are now all looking at being expelled, along with the criminal charges of two counts of assault, tattooing without a license, criminal threatening, along with other charges and two of the men face conspiracy charges. two of the men have been jailed with a $35,000 bail the others are not yet decided upon. The boy now has to go through medical procedures to remove the profound tattoo.

Wow. I just don't understand why people do this, even how they can do this. How could you possibly stoop so low as to tattoo a mentally ill persons butt as a joke, its not funny, its stupid. I'm kind of up set that the harassment wasn't stopped before it could get as bad as this, I'm sure someone had to have noticed. I am so shocked by this that I'm at a lose for words. I just can't see how this could be done as a joke.

Man accused of smuggling 15 pounds of cocaine in candy

A man named Robert Lopera, a U.S. citizen, entered Kennedy Airport on April 11th, arriving from Medellin, Colombia was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as a random luggage search. when looking through the backpack and duffel bag they found a gift package with several boxes of chocolates and bags of pistachios. when lifted by the official, they seemed heavier then they really should so they were confiscated. the chocolates where then looked at carefully and taken apart. inside they found a center of cocaine. they also found that the pistachios also had a cocaine center. All together they found a total of 15 pounds of cocaine, equaling about $500,000 if sold on the streets. They have yet to find the actual destination for the drugs but its still under investigation and Lopera has been charged with illegal importation of cocaine and is still waiting for federal prosecution.

I can't believe that someone actually got as far as they did with the drugs. If they would not have randomly picked that guy to search or not noticed the simple thing like the weight difference from what they should weigh all of those drugs would no be on our streets. This just makes me wonder what other things people somehow sneak into our country. I know our security is tight, believe me i have recently travailed through some of the most restricted areas and i just can not believe that they almost got away with it. I wonder what they are bringing into this country and how they are going about hiding it. what will people do just to make a few bucks.

Offshore Wind Power: Is It Worth the Trade-Offs?

The U.S. has approved the first offshore wind farm. This farm, off the coast of Cape Cod, will supply enough energy for ¾ of Cape Cod and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The project will include 130 wind turbines over a 24 sq. mi. about 5 miles from shore. One nice thing about this project is that will not produce and carbon or any other pollutant. This could be the beginning of a new area to cleaning up our earth, being the first of many planed projects all along the Atlantic coast. Even with all the benefits, some are not thrilled about the project. The project will cost $1 billion and will be built on Indian burial grounds; it will also block the Cape Cod’s sea views.
This is what the wind industry has been waiting for after their largely spreading achievement across the land. Last year alone more than 10,000MW of wind power added, which equals about 39%, and has an estimated ability to produce 90,000MW of energy along the coast line. Most people feel that this process will be a very positive impact.
I’m so glad that somebody finally found a way to produce energy without harming our planet anymore. Everybody is trying to go green and this seems to be a great way to show that even energy could easily go completely green. We really need to do more of this. There is no way of reversing global warming but we can reduce it, which is really need with all the extreme disasters and weather we have been having lately.

Suspected pirates nabbed after skirmish with U.S. Navy ship

A group was captured Thursday, this group are suspected pirates. These pirates attacked the U.S. Sixth Fleet stationed in the Indian Ocean. USS Nicholas tells us that their ship received fire not long after midnight, they fired back, and soon took the skiff and its 3 passengers. They soon sunk the skiff, but first found ammunition and fuel aboard the skiff.

Not long after 2 more pirates were captured on a "mother ship". they have decided that for now they will keep their captives aboard the USS Nickolas until the pentagon decides what they will do with them. Right now they feel that they will be sent to Kenya to be tried, then go from there.

According to the USS Nickolas, based in Norfolk, Virginia as part of the U.S. military's Africa Command, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean is a real hot spot for pirate attacks the last few years. They have had to add naval escorts and expanded monitoring, it's so bad. Just last week they had a brawl on the water, an attack broke out on a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship. It was so bad they needed to call in a European Union naval force to help out.

Wow, I didn't know that there were still pirates around. This is crazy. To the sound of it, there seems to be quite a few roaming around the ocean. I wonder why we don't hear more about these attacks. I almost feel that we need to inform more people about this, just to tell them that there are still pirates and to beware.

Police: Missing California family may have disappeared intentionally

Joseph and Summer McStay and their 2 children have been missing since February 4th, their families have no idea where they are or if they planed to leave or even if something happened to them. whats worse is that since the family has been missing they have not used their bank or credit cards or their cellphones. This is making it really hard for the police to answer any questions on their where abouts.

Some evidence, that was collected at their residence, suggests that they were planing on a trip to Mexico. But, if this was a planed trip how could they leave their pets at home with no food or water. Another bad sign was that 4 days after there disappearance authorities discovered their vehicle abandoned along the boarder of Mexico not far from a checkpoint.

A surveillance video of that evening was discovered and it shows what appears to be the missing family casually walking across the boarder. This makes the police feel that there is no criminal involvement, but a brother of the McStay's disagrees and feels terrible, hoping to find them soon and alive.

Wow. I don't know what i would do if a family member of mine just got up and disappeared let a alone the whole family. I don't know what would make someone feel that they want to just get up and leave. But, i really do feel that something weird is going on if they ditched their car and walked into Mexico. Are they trying to escape and get new identities? Or are they being held against their will, which could be if they are not using any money. But, yes, i do feel this could have possibly been planed, Maybe they got into a little trouble and need to get out of it. I don't know, but i do hope they find them so we can find out just why they did it.

30 days and counting: Homebuyer tax credit expires

The great deal is about to end. For a while now the government has been giving people tax refunds for buying new houses. This bill was introduced in hopes of people decided that this would an amazing way to help them to afford a house in this economy. A first time house owner could get $8,000 back in taxes and those who have owned previous housings could receive $6,500.
When introduced this bill was a great success. It helped to boost the housing economy quiet a bit. But now they have extended the bill multiple times, the first time there was another great raise in home purchases, but sales have slowed over the winter and spring months. They now feel that it would be no more use to extend the bill any longer. They also feel that this will tell people that this deal really wont last forever, and if their thinking of buying a home this would be the last chance to get a great deal because they need to have the contract in place by the end of April to still receive their refund.
I feel that this bill was an amazing idea. It helped out our economy sooo… much. It helped boost home sales, which in the end boosts all sales, it seems that if the housing economy is doing well so is the rest of the economy. That’s probably because housing requires so many things to put it all together that everyone is some how tied to that industry. But I feel that yes, all good things need to come to an end, and if we keep extending this bill then people will feel that it will always be there and there really wont be a need for them to buy right now. In the end this was a great idea and it has rewarded us and hopefully will continue in the future.