Sorry for the late post (then again, I write a late "End of the Week" almost every other week, so this really shouldn't have come as a surprise). Must have been from the seizure I suffered after watching the music video for Kanye West's "All of the Lights." Thank goodness for Hype Williams taking ten seconds at a time to showing Rihanna's barely covered body, for it might have been worse. Anyways, here is the newest installment of the weekly segement in which I decided which things stood out from this past week. Enjoy.
Middle Eastern Uprisings of the Week: Bahrain and Libya
If you thought Egypt would be the end to the string of Middle Eastern protests in 2011, you were dead wrong. Several other countries joined in on the fun days following the resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak that included countries like Jordan, whose King named a new Prime Minister as a result, Iraq, whose Prime Minister agreed to not run for another term, and (to no one's surprise),Iran. None of those protests have been as violent as the ones to take place in the countries of Bahrain and Libya. In Bahrain, what originally was intended to be a protests in favor of greater rights for the Shia natives has turned into a violent clash towards the end of the government's monarchy thanks to several clashes with the country's police and federal troops, including a February 17th crackdown by the government which killed at least five people and injured hundreds of others.
In Libya, however, the situation has become much more brutal, where Libyan forces under the command of longtime President Muammar el-Qaddafi have been clashing with anti-Qaddafi supporters across the country. Nearly six days have passed since the start of the protests, and at least 250 deaths have been confirmed as a result, including at least 228 protesters. Things have become so serious that many people living through this revolution are calling the cities as "war zones" . There are even reports coming out which states that Qaddafi has even hired African mercenaries to help bolster his troop count. And now, for yet another week, the Obama administration is forced to go through yet another process of dealing with a strategic Arabian ally locked in a crisis among its people for independence. Stay tuned.
Secret Formula Reveal (?) of the Week: The Original Coca-Cola Recipe
Meanwhile, the folks at 7Up are still trying to find ways for people to care about their secret formula.
The "Holy S@#&!" Moment of the Week: Clippers Center Blake Griffin Dunks Over a Car During 2011 NBA All Star Game
With a nice product commercial integration to boot! What can this rookie not do these days?
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week (That Isn't a Middle East Uprising): Thousands of Wisconsinites Protesting State Bill That Would Reduce The Power & Benefits of Public Worker Unions
Great, now we have the American heartland's version of Tunisia, with other state workers joining in! What ever happened to respecting the status quo and not questioning anything? Have people lost their damn minds?
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Watson the IBM Computer Defeats Two Top Human Trivia Contestants on "Jeopardy"
Sure, he may be good at answering questions. But until he can go on "Dancing With the Stars" and perform a perfect samba, I'm afraid that I just cannot take our new computer overlord seriously.
Video of the Week: "An Awkward Moment"
It's too bad that we didn't see the man's reaction of the cheap shot. I wonder if he was more pissed at the "short" portion or more confident of himself because of the "impressive" portion?
.gif of the Week: Justin Bieber Gets Shot to Smithereens on "CSI"
It's every angry Youtube music commenter's dream come true, I think.
Person of the Week: Cassy Herkelman
Some people might think much more differently than me and say that the kid boy wrestler who refused to fight Herkelman, a girl, in a wrestling competition should be credited the most. Well, I say that they're wrong, and that Herkelman should be the one to receive the praise. After all, she was a member of a high school's wrestling team, so she was able to fight any person, man or woman, as a challenger.
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the rest of your President's Day weekend, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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