Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann has been missing now for five years. When she was three years old her parents left her in their Portuguese apartment. When they went to check on her she was gone.  The British police reopen the case now. They want to find out what happened with her. Madeleine ‘s parents wanted a review for years. In Portugal the public opinion is that the McCann’s killed her own daughter and get rid of the corpse. There was no evidence. A detective who led the first months of the case is now writing a book about his view of the case that Madeleine died in the apartment. The McCann’s are now suing the detective. This hardens the public opinion in Portugal about the McCann’s. Therefor the situation of the British police is very difficult. It makes their work complicated.

I think it will be a difficult job for the British police to find the murders of Madeleine McCann. It is almost five years ago and it would be hard to get any evidence. It is a very complicated case and I can hardly believe that her own parents killed her. This is what the Portuguese think but if you see both parents it’s difficult to believe they are the murders of their own daughter. This all is a big tragedy and hopefully the British police will find out what happened with the girl but I think that this case would never been solved.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17833729

Axel, the dog

Axel is a dog. He is five years old and a Labrador. His boss, Richard Haughton, who is a thatcher, takes his dog everywhere he goes with him. That means: He is taken Axel up on the roof. Axel ‘s boss explained that they were working by a busy road and Axel was managed to climb up the ladder. While his boss is working Axel is sleeping on the rooftop. The dog doesn’t know how to get down so his boss has to carry him down the ladder. The costumers of Richard are all amazed. Many of them are taken their children with them to watch the dog. Axel has become a celebrity.

This story is a funny one. When I saw the picture of the dog on the rooftop I wanted to know what was going on. I was really amazed that his boss and the other partners of the company are willing to taken the dog downstairs every day a couple of times. It shows that they enjoy having the dog with them and they like the publicity. They have already 200-300 pictures taken of him and I think if everybody threatened his animal this way, we don’t need the Animal Liberation Front anymore.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-17814965

Morosini death

In Italy all league games have been called off after  the death of Morosini. The midfielder was playing for Livorno in the serie B match in Pescara when he fell to the ground after half an hour. The medical staff did all they could. He was taken to hospital by ambulance, but he could not be revived. Morosini's teammates followed them to the hospital, but the doctor at the hospital said that nothing could be done. He died from a heart attack. Last month Bolton's Fabrice Muamba was technically "dead" for 78 minutes after collapsing in an FA Cup tie.The 24-year-old England player is now making "strong and steady improvements".He still has problems with his heart and it is possible he never would be able to play football anymore.


We heard often that a young professional football player suddenly collapse on pitch. A few years ago it happened by a football player off FC Utrecht , David di Tomasso. He died at the age of 26, leaving a wife and kid behind.  I think that being a professional football player is a hard job. Maybe it is to intensive for the body because so many young players have died of heart attacks. I think it is time to find out if we can do something about it. Maybe we have to chance the rules of the game, to make the game less intensive. 
Football is just a game and it is a shame that young talent full men are dying because it is so stressful.




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17714715

Four year old girl with 159 IQ

Summery

Four-year-old girl joins Mensa with159 IQ

A four-year-old girl with an IQ just one point below Albert Einstein and Stephan Hawking has been accepted into Mensa. When she was two years old she taught herself to read and was able to count till forty. Her name is Heidi Hawkins. According to the Mensa, the signs of an intelligent child are: an unusual memory, able to read at an early age, intolerance of other children and has an awareness of world events. A child with a high IQ is also asking questions all the time. The chief executive of the Mensa said that they aim to provide a positive environment for younger members to develop.

Opinion

It’s really amazing, a child who taught herself to read at the age of two. I only have one question:” how do they test a young child? “It is not possible to test them with a normal test for adults. The brains of a two years old child are still growing. Do they have special IQ test for children? The article doesn’t say anything about how they testing young children. My opinion is that it is not possible to know what the IQ is from a child. I would like to know from my class members how they think about testing a young child and if it is possible to create an  IQ test for young children.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-17702463