Two held over Canada school death

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Monday, 28 May 2007, 10:36 GMT 11:36 UK

Jordan Manners, 15 was shot on May 26 after being shot at the CW Jefferys Collegiate Institute. Canadian police have finally arrested the two suspects of the shooting. One teenager turned himself in and both of the teenagers are reported to face murder charges. Jordan Manners died in a hospital on Wednesday. The two suspects were friends of the victim. Toronto's police chief, Bill Blair, said the incident in the neighborhood was "shocking". "Students have a right to a safe school environment. It is shocking that such a crime could take place in our schools," he said. This shooting was Toronto’s 26^th murder this year and the 13^th to involve a gun.

Russia: Missile can pierce shields

POSTED: 12:06 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2007

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/29/russia.missile.ap/index.html

Russia has developed new missiles that are capable of penetrating any defense system. The missile will raise tension with the West. "As of today Russia has new (missiles) that are capable of overcoming any existing or future missile defense systems," Sergei Ivanov said, “So in terms of defense and security Russian can look calmly to the country's future." President Vladimir Putin and Ivanoc have repeatedly said their country would continue to improve their weapon systems and respond to U.S. to deploy a missile defense system in Europe. According to the Russian Strategic Missile Forces, the new missile is capable of carrying multiple warheads, a test warhead was launched from northwestern Russian and it landed on target about 3,400 miles away on the Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. Ivanov also said that Russia has successfully tested a tactical cruise missile.

South Korea aims for space in 2017

POSTED: 1:39 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2007

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/05/29/skorea.space.ap/index.html

Officials in South Korea announced on Monday that they will push for exploration of the planets in 2017. Seoul, South Korea seeks to join the exclusive space club. They will spend 3.8 trillion won which is 4 billion U.S. in the next 10 years, to have the technology in building satellites and rockets, said Jeong Jae-yang. The space exploration is "an investment for the future," said Jeong. South Korea also plans to join the international space exploration programs. They want to join the international space station and help master core technologies in building satellites and rockets. South Korea has launched nine satellites since 1992. Most of the satellites launched were used for observation of the space and ocean.

Police: Mom hangs kids, self -- baby survives

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POSTED: 7:21 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2007

A young mother identified as Gilberta Estrada, 25 hanged three of her small daughters and herself in a closet. She used pieces of clothing and sashes. The fourth child an 8 month old infant was rescued by the police. "It's horrendous. That's all I can say," Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said. The infant, Evelyn Frayre is in good condition at the hospital. After Estrada failed to show up for work, her sister broke into the residence of Estrada in the Oak Hills mobile home park. The sister rescued the infant after realizing she was still alive. Larry Fowler said that this incident appears to be a murder suicide, because the trailer doors were locked from the inside, and relatives around the neighbourhood said the woman had been depressed. Gilberta Estrada and her girls were last seen alive Monday evening.

NZ cows produce own skimmed milk

Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 12:33 GMT 13:33 UK

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Experts in New Zealand have discovered that some cows have the gene to produce skimmed milk. The first cow with the ability of producing skimmed milk was found in 2001, and experts have been able to breed calves that also produced skimmed milk. The original cow was called Marge and it produces milk that was low in saturated fats and high in healthy polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. This skimmed milk could be also used make more spread able butter. Marge was discovered during a testing of milk compositions of New Zealand’s cows. And the “skimmed milk” gene also emerged in some of her calves. High levels of saturated fats can increased the risk of heart diseases. Ed Komorowski, told BBC News, "By having cows producing skimmed milk, if you are a dairy company that only really wants skimmed milk, then you might want to get it straight from the cow, without having to separate the [cream out of the milk] and sell on the surplus.” Typical whole milk contains 3.5% saturated fat, semi skimmed contains 1.7% and skimmed milk contains 0.1% fat content. This could mean that one day we would be able to breed a herd of cows that produce skimmed milk.

Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard

POSTED: 1:59 p.m. EDT, May 28, 2007

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A four foot long, 80 pound monitor lizard was found lurking around in an Orlando suburb for months. The lizard didn’t injure anyone, but it had to be killed because it could be a potential danger for small children and animals. An officer shot the reptile twice, but he wasn’t close enough to catch it. The reptile crawled back into the pond. "If they did shoot it, I'm sure it's going to be angry if it comes out now," said Ilene Gothelf, “I want to know that it is safe for the kids to come out." The lizard was probably a pet that escaped or was dumped by its owner.

Chinese woman cured of WWII ache

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Jin Guangying, a 77 year old woman was shot in the head in September 1943, while delivering lunch to her father. She was 13 year old girl when she was shot in Xinyi County, Jiangsu during the gunfight between the Chinese and Japanese. She was one of the survivors. She recovered after three months but went on to experience repeated headaches. Recently her family borrowed money to have a thorough examination, and an x-ray showed a 3 cm long bullet in her head. "When she suffered from the headaches, she would sometimes babble words we could hardly understand, foaming at the mouth, and sometimes she pounded her head with her first," said, Mrs Jin's daughter. The family is planning to seek compensation and an apology from the Japanese Government. "It's a miracle. The operation was not that difficult, but it's unbelievable that Mrs Jin was able to survive for such a long time with a bullet in her head," said Zhou Hong.

It’s a miracle how this woman lived 64 years of her life with a bullet in her head. And what’s surprising is why did it take so long for them to actually get an examination on her head? I am just glad she got the bullet removed because it must have been hard to have repeated headaches for 64 years.