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Journalist swallows his own blogpost

Kiwi journalist and blogger, Colin Espiner stuck to his comment he made in his blog. Shortly after the New Zealand general election, he blogged on stuff.co.nz that no way Maori Party would form coalition with the National. And said if he was proved wrong, he will print out this blog of his and eat it, live on a webcam. 
Maori party and National have not formed a coalition, but have entered a confidence and supply agreement. Colin Espiner still says there is a difference. But, he said he didn’t want to be like the politicians to try and escape by twisting things and to much of a suprise he kept his word by swallowing his blog.
Despite of diverse suggestions from his blog readers - mixing it with pork bones, watercress and putting it in a humble pie, he instead added youghurt, milk and banana and blended ‘Coalition Smoothie’ and drank in front of the camera deciding to man up like someone told him to do in his blog.
He said, it actually didn’t taste too bad except for the ink, and acknowledged of speaking too soon in his posting.

Fake New York Times

A group of pranksters distributed about 1.2 million fake New York Times daily newspapers in New York City, NY and Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday. It had it’s front page declaring “Iraq War Ends.”

This 14 page edition, dated 4th of July 2009, is said to be the work of a group, who called themselves Yes Men. A statement was send from a website www.nytimes-se.com, which was set up for this fake NY Times edition, said creating of this fake New York Times took nearly half a year and was printed in six different presses and was given to thousands of volunteers to circulate them.
The newspaper also includes a story saying, ‘Ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reassured the troops that the Bush administration was aware that Saddam lacked weapons of mass destruction.’ It also includes fake advertising from big firms.

New New Zealand

New Zealand’s opposition National Party has won the election, ending PM Helen Clark’s nine year Labour government. Ms Clark admited defeat and has said she would step down as the party leader. National Party lead by John Key, who made his fortune in currecny trading - has won 45% of the vote. Critics have said Just being in the parliment for only 6 years, he did not have the experience to lead the country as its prime minister.
John Key was born and raised in Auckland, NZ by his mother after his father died when he was only six years old. After training as an accountant he became currency trader in New Zealand and moved to Singapore and then to London. After returning home he entered into politics in 2002. After six years, now he will be leading New Zealand as the prime minister of the nation.

Obama newspaperized

Obama’s victory gives newspaper sell a boost. This is the age of modern digital technology, computers, internet, mobile phones broadcasting live news 24/7. We would think more of inkless than ink print, but not so on presidental 08 election week. Although major US newspaper publishers printed thousands of extra copies of thier election day editions all got sold out, now people are looking into ebay to buy those newspaper, that has the news that made the history: First African-American president in the history of United States.
One person from Washington State had bought about 10,000 copies of the Birmingham Herald’s election day edition for US$1,700 - believing one day it will worth great value. President of Washington Post Media said it sold out almost instantly. Chicago Tribune’s chief operating officer said, "This kind of demand of our newspaper, we have never experienced in recent history."

School students buried alive

Yesterday, a school in Haiti collapsed during the classes, killing at least 50 people, of whom most of them were children. More children were believed to be buried under the wreckage of the three storey high concrete building. School from kindergaretn to high school level has students number of 500. According to the neighbours living near the school building, it was poorly rebuilt and people living near the building left the area for the fear of building falling on them. Police commissioner said, the minister who runs the church-operated school may face criminal charges.
Volunteers arrived with whatever they could get their hands on like axe, shovels and trying to get waters to the ones trapped inside. United Nations peacekeepers, Haitian police, military personal from Brazil, Chile and Ecuador have arrived to assist in rescuing the ones trapped inside. Dominican Republic, who share the island with Haiti was sending two choppers for help.