UK Athletics Counting Mistake

Jessica Ennis, a British track athlete and potential Olympian, was excited when she thought she had broken her personal record in the 100 meter hurdles. She had gotten a time of 12.75 seconds, beating American athletes Dawn Harper and Danielle Carruthers. Unfortunately, it was noticed after the race that there were only 9 hurdles on the track instead of the required 10. Because of this error, Ennis's time won't count. UK Athletics, which was responsible for the mistake, apologized to Ennis, but that didn't keep her from feeling disappointed. In a quote from The Guardian, she said, "I feel let down. I felt like it was a good race, I was running well, I was obviously coming through at the end, stick another hurdle on there it would have been, the same outcome, but, argh, I'm just so annoyed."
http://news.yahoo.com/ennis-record-runs-unexpected-hurdle-175942826--oly.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CZgjb1PZXoAEVrQtDMD

Drug Cartel Violence on the Border

On Sunday, May 13th, police officers were disturbed to find 49 decapitated bodies, some with their hands and feet "hacked off" along a highway near the United States/Mexico border. A sign near the bodies was covered with graffiti that said, "100% Zeta." Zeta is one of two very powerful and violent drug cartels active in Mexico; the other is the Sinaloa cartel. This isn't the first time violence by this group has been seen. Earlier this month, 23 people were killed, some hanged from a bridge, and others dismembered and left near the city hall of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The government is trying to identify the victims of this most recent attack, but it will be difficult without the help of their heads, hands, or feet. Ironically, Mexico's President, Felipe Calderon, announced a crackdown on drug cartels in 2006, but there have since been over 47,500 drug cartel-related deaths.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/mexico-drug-wars-49-headless-dismembered-bodies-found-130658096.html

People Who Shouldn't Drive

Amanda Bynes is at it again! After being arrested for driving under the influence last month, as well as driving over a curb and making a y-turn in the middle of a busy highway, Bynes had another run-in with the police when it was believed she had been involved in a hit-and-run. Apparently, the 26-year-old side-swiped a pick-up truck with her Range Rover and kept driving. The owner of the pick-up called the police, who followed Bynes to a gas station with a helicopter and six police cars. "It turned out the damage to the pick-up truck was so minor that it was very plausible she had no idea that she hit anyone," said Sgt. Ben Zucker of the LAPD. "Because of that, we decided not to charge her with hit and run, took a traffic report instead, and sent her on her way. There were no arrests made and no one was injured." While she got out of this one without any trouble, maybe all the problems she's been having this past month should be telling her something. Like that she should stop driving forever.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20593308,00.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl5%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D158416