Kick a Ginger Day

When Nanaimo high school student Aaron Mishkin appeared for classes Thursday, he heard his classmates talking about "kick-a-ginger day."

It was the first the 13-year-old redhead had heard about the online phenomenon, and initially he thought nothing of it.

"But then I left the class, and we have seven minutes to get to the next class, and I was amazed by the amount of people that kicked me along the way," said Mishkin. Over the course of the day, Mishkin figures he was kicked or hit about 80 times, all because of a Facebook group, apparently inspired by an episode of the satirical cartoon South Park that urged members to "kick a ginger" on Nov. 20.

In Sooke, west of Victoria, more than 20 students at Journey Middle School were suspended after shocked teachers received complaints they were kicking redheads.

This story made me sick to hear that they had a special day for redheads. The influence of a television show made that day to "kick a ginger". It is very upsetting to hear redheads being bullied just because the colour of there hair. I am glad that the kids who were involved got punished for this because this should have never happened. I feel really bad about the boy who was bruised on his legs from being kicked.

Author: Catherine Rolfsen, Vancouver Sun
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/11/23/bc-kick-ginger-anti-bullying.html?ref=rss

Twilight- The Smashing Hit of the Year!

Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series is the new phenomenon for teens everywhere and has taken the world by storm with its action packed love story topping best sellers lists. The Book Twilight was written by Stephenie Meyer. It is a young adult romance/vampire novel that is a huge hit and though Meyer wrote it aimed towards young adults the book is a huge hit with people of all ages and now has quite a cult following. Twilight is the first novel in the Twilight Series of Books and introduces us to Isabella "Bella" Swan who has moved from Phoenix Arizona to a small town in Washington State called Forks Washington. She finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a Vampire. This is a movie you won't want to miss!

The acting was very well done and each character was cast exactly like the descriptions in the books. i couldnt have pictured them any better myself. Twilight seemed to be a very different book to translate into a movie, worrying many people that would ruin the series. However, we were all proved wrong when it turned out to be phenomenal. The film and the books are directed towards teenage girls and young woman, but many men were interested in the forbidden love story between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. Twilight is a definite two thumbs up.

Author: crazyhorseghost
http://hubpages.com/hub/Twilight-Information-Photos-And-Videos.

Kelowna Couple Stay Put in Room

Veteran travellers Larry and Bernie Koftinoff did their best to stay calm when their 16th-floor Mumbai hotel room began filling with smoke as the streets below turned to chaos. After barricading the door, Larry smashed the Oberoi-Trident Hotel room window, allowing the terrified Kelowna couple to breathe fresh air. "They were in their room when it all happened -- they were lucky," daughter Maya Koftinoff, 24, said yesterday from Kelowna after a reassuring call from her parents.

"They just sat in their room, blockaded the door and were doing meditation when my mom looked up and saw smoke coming in so my dad smashed a window to let the smoke out.

"They looked down and could see all the people in the street and the militia with machine-guns were waving up at them. They were shocked and surprised but kept calm.

At least 125 people were killed and more than 300 wounded when terrorists fanned out across Mumbai, in a series of co-ordinated attacks Wednesday night. They struck at sites that are popular with tourists and business people, including the Oberoi and another luxury hotel.

Today's so call terrorist has no geographical and and borders, they can never be called Patriot.

When Britain was ruling India, it was a term (terrorist/rebels)used for those who tried to oppose the Britain Govt in India-Even today Americans are known as little rebel by the Britishers.

It is very different when it apply to the present Islamic fundamentalist militants. For me they are not human, and they are wagging a war with whole mankind.

I don't hear any group or people taking revenge for the past colonialism of the British or the Roman Empire.

Some say they are fighting for the cause of the Palestinian. Then why they are terrorizing with someone and somewhere else.

Terrorist are sick and ignorant peoples. They believe that (taught by Cleric in Madrasa) they will get 12 virgins in heaven if they die in Jihad.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/11/28/mumbai-canadians.html