Last year in Minneapolis, eight officers with SWAT training raided a home that was allegedly connected to a major drug operation.  Upon entering the home there were shots fired at the officers by the homeowner, Vang Khang.  Acting out in self defense, Mr. Khang, who thought he was being robbed, began firing shots at the officers until he was able to resolve their identity.  The entire Khang family was home that evening including Mr. Khang’s wife and their six children aged 3 to 15, all of which have suffered trauma related to the events of that evening.  Read the full story here - Minneapolis Police (more…)

August 11th, 2008 | Karma, News, Natural Disasters | 1 comment

I read an interesting article the other day titled, “The Obese Should Have to Pay More For Airline Tickets“, written by Newsweek. The article brings up a lot of good points about our carbon footprint, pointing out the fact that our carbon footprint is different depending on our body size. In the article the author writes, “A study concluded that the 10 pounds Americans gained on average during the 1990s required an additional 350 million gallons of fuel a year.”  350 MILLION gallons of fuel?!  Is anyone else absolutely astonished by this number?! (more…)

August 8th, 2008 | Environment, News, Natural Disasters, Planes Trains & Automobiles | 3 comments