Prescription Fraud in New London County

There were three people from New London County suspected of perscription fraud. Two of them are residents of North Stonington and one is a resident of Niantic. These arrests were a part of a crackdown by various police agencies against illegal use of prescription drugs, which has accused almost 50 people, even law enforcement officials, of bringing thousands of oxycodone illegally into the state from Florida.

Two of the three people, Linda McDougal and Susan Turitto, allegedly obtained the pills by using the licensing information of a New London surgeon, albeit during different periods of time. The alleged recipients of the pills were Turitto and her husband Craig Levine. Law enforcement was tipped off by a Waterford pharmacist who received a fake prescription for 60 vicodin pills. They were arraigned in the U.S. District Court in Hartford last Thursday.





Source: Courant.com

"Occupy Wall Street" Protests Will Come to Hartford

"Occupy Wall Street", a movement that is against corprate greed. This protest against excess started in New York City and has spread from Atlantic to Pacific, through mediums such as Facebook. It has had people protesting in front of the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago, in the streets of Los Angeles and now is coming to Hartford. The movement will have meetings discussing its plans for protest in Hartford on Wednesday at 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Bushnell Park. The reason why the group is having this discussion at this venue is, according to Peter Goselin, a laywer from Hartford supporting "Occupy Wall Street", "The idea of conducting a democratic meeting in the open where people can see is in sharp contrast to the way buissness and politics is done now, where everything is behind closed doors." On a meeting that was held on Sunday, members of this movement, which is popular with colledge graduates who can't find work, were interested in doing either a march or a "sleep in". The date for the actual protests hasn't been determined.





Source: courant.com

New York to Los Angeles: Anti-Corporation Protests

This past weekend several hundred "anti-corporate" protesters set up shop in the City Hall of Los Angeles. This was a movement inspired by the some 700 protesters who were arrested on the Brooklyn bridge for anti-corporate demonstrations. These protesters are fighting against the economic policies which they claim only aid the top 1% of Americans.

-Los Angeles Times

Large Amount of Arctic Ozone Loss

Over the past the past year there has been a record amount of ozone loss over the Arctic circle. The amount of damage has created a large enough break to be labeled a 'hole' similar to the one over the Antarctic. Approximately 80% of the ozone in this area was lost during the recorded time. It is difficult for scientists to tell if this trend will continue as this is a large drop; uncommon in the past few years. This loss is attributed to the colder weather of the last year. This cold weather causes the chlorine chemicals that destroy ozone to become more active. This trend in cold winters has been documented over the last decade, and has shown that it has gotten progressively colder. For now Michelle Santee from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, says that "Given that trend and the high variability, we'd anticipate that we'll have other cold ones, and if that happens while chlorine levels are high, we'd anticipate that we'd have severe ozone loss."

Information from bbc.co.uk

Marlborough Fire Department Chicken BBQ Draws Crowds

Those driving through Marlborough on Sunday, October 2nd may have noticed a large group of cars and police in the center of town. While this sounds like it could be a bad traffic accident or a store break-in, think again; it was simply the day of the Marlborough Fire Department's annual chicken BBQ.

Fire fighters had been travelling the roads of Marlborough for weeks prior to the BBQ, going door to door to sell meal tickets. Each of the meals served included a half-chicken, a baked potato, cole slaw, and a small dessert.

Based on the traffic clogging up the center of Marlborough, the event must have been a success. To visit the Marlborough Fire Department's website, go to
"http://marlboroughfire.com/public/".

David Guetta, "Nothing but the Beat" Music Review

The great David Guetta beats return in his newest album l, "Nothing but the Beat." His songs have made it to the top of the list when it comes to popular club hits. Along with his famous beats he is well know for featuring many popular artist as well. In this new album he has such artist as Snoop Dog, Usher and Lil Wyane. He also included some of his top singles such as Where them Girls at, Without You and Little Bad Girl. All together this makes a great album that will captivate music listeners and make it to the top o the charts. I give this album a 5/5 and I have been listening to these songs ever since the album came out. He knows how to create driving beats that will motivate any audience.

MUSIC VIDEO REVIEW: "Make It Stop (September's Children)" by Rise Against

It isn't very often that an adult band focuses a song or video on a pressing youth issue. However, in their new music video "Make It Stop", rock band Rise Against did just that. While there have been an excruciating mix of rock music videos dealing with love, hate, and social anarchy, "Make It Stop" digs into new territory; teen bullying and suicide. Tim Mcilrath, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band, teamed up with the It Gets Better Project to make the video. The project has a goal of preventing teen suicide by letting kids know that outside of high school, things will improve for them.

"I immediately felt that if our song is the road, then the It Gets Better Project is the destination," said Mcilrath, "I hope the synergy between the two can reach people and make a difference."

The music video features three dramatized scenarios of teen bullying leading to suicide mixed in with shots of the band playing in a high school auditorium. Both facets of the production are very well done; the band shots look very cinematic and well-lit and the bullying scenarios are both powerful and disturbing.

The three teen stories depicted in "Make It Stop" mesh very well with ending theme of the video. The students have been shown getting bullied to the point where they are on the brink of suicide. When they think about their futures outside of high school, however, they put down their gun, noose, and step back from the bridge that were about to end their lives. In the last section of the video, when different webcammed teens are shown saying "Don't Worry, It Gets Better" a truly powerful message has been brought to the viewer.
Overall, the video for "Make It Stop (September's Children)" by Rise Against is both well-made and inspiring. Because of this, it receives a rating of 4/5.


RATING: 4/5


To view the video on YouTube, use the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4clbHc4Xg&ob=av2e)