Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Leaked Information & Expected Release Date)

Shortly after the release of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation map pack, information on the latest Call of Duty game (Modern Warfare 3) was leaked through the internet. Not long after information began to spread, Activision released four teaser trailers, one in England, France, Germany and New York City. The idea that many are taking from the leaked information is that the game is supposed to be set in World War III and other countries bring the war to the heart of the United State, in New York City, New York. In the teaser trailer, the large city is being invaded by enemy troops through the sky and through the Hudson River. Leaked information also includes an “unprecedented online universe”. Although it is unknown what exactly the online universe is, many rumors are spreading. One rumor is that players and their custom made soldiers will run around a giant “Call of Duty world”, searching for matches. I personally believe that the online universe is more along the lines of cross-gaming. In other words, players with Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) for the Xbox 360 console will be able to play against players who own MW3 on the Playstation 3 console. The game is said to be released on November 8^th of this year, a date that is reliable since all of the other Call of Duty franchise games were released around the same date. When the game is released, I will be looking to see if the game can compete with the very intense Battlefield 3 rival, whose graphics are expected to blow Call of Duty’s away.

Western Conference Champs: Memphis Grizzlies?

This year’s NBA Playoffs have already left many fans bewildered. The Atlanta Hawks knocked off Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic, which was a little shocking. But by far, the most jaw dropping event of the Playoffs this far, is the Memphis Grizzlies upset victory over the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. The 61 win team dropped four of six games against the Grizzlies. The series win was the first in the franchise’s history. Led by Zach Randolph, Mike Conley & Marc Gasol (Paul Gasol’s younger brother), the Grizzlies crashed the boards, and attacked fearlessly inside the paint to shock the basketball world. The Grizzlies knocked off the team with the NBA’s second best record in the opening series, and took the momentum into Oklahoma City taking the first game of the series. So much for home court advantage. Zach Randolph had 34 points and added ten rebounds to lead the way. Marc Gasol added 20 points and 13 rebounds to help upend the Thunder in game one. The Thunder stole game two after jumping out to an early lead. The Grizzlies began the second quarter down by 11 points. They kept up the rest of the game, but they couldn’t cut the lead down and the Thunder won 111-102. Game three is Saturday at 5pm. I personally believe that the Grizzlies have a really good shot at the NBA Finals. If they can compete with the Thunder like they did in game one for the rest of the series, I feel that they can pull off another upset. Also, if Dallas can take their 2-0 series lead over the two-time defending champion L.A. Lakers, I believe that Memphis can pull of a third straight upset and advance to the Championship series. After all, the Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks three out of four games during the regular season.

Students Could Cost Parents Home

In Sarasota, skipping school is a habit that many students of Sarasota, Booker and Riverview high schools share. The agency in charge of providing homes for the lower-class families has released a plan to solve the issue: If your students do not show up in class, you will be evicted. Sarasota is the first city in the state of Florida to introduce this new law. Famous radio star, Bubba The Love Sponge, stated that "Maybe it will piss people off enough that they'll actually get off the public dime, so they don't have to answer to the government. Probably not.” I believe that this is a good idea to get students to stay in school, but the parents can only do so much. The parents can make sure that their kids get to school, but will the students actually stay? Does it then become the school's responsibility? Or if the kids leave campus under school hours, do the parents still lose their homes? There are a lot of questions that have been left unanswered and I feel that this is a law that should've been thought through a little bit more.

Al-Qaeda Leader, Osama bin Laden, "Brought To Justice"

As we have all heard by now, Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, or just Osama bin Laden, was killed by a group of Navy SEALS late last night night. After years of planning, CIA opperatives tracked a trusted Al Qaeda courier to bin Laden's hiding place. Although there was no proof of bin Laden's presence, President Barack Obama gave the order for the team of Navy SEALS to invade the million-dollar compound. Once in the compound, the SEALS began exchanging fire with bin Laden himself, and three others. The Navy SEALS demanded that bin Laden surrender, but when bin Laden began to fire his weapon, he was shot in the head, and shot once more to ensure his death. DNA results have come back confirming bin Laden's body. I belive that this particular topic is a toss-up, meaning it has it's goods and it's bads. It is an incredible feeling, knowing that the mass-murdering terroist bin Laden has finally been taken down after 10, very painful years. But on the flip-side, does this mean that al-Qaeda has been eliminated? Or does this mean that a more deadly and terrofying terorrist will take the reigns of al-Qaeda. How will al-Qaeda respond? I can only hope that this truly is the END of the war, the end of al-Qaeda, and we can bring our troops home.