Schumacher could join Superbikes

Honda said they are ready to offer retired seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher a ride in the 2009 World Superbikes championship. Michael Schumacher is a formula one driver who had won the wolrd races seven times! When Schumacher retired two years ago he said he would not race again. Nowdays he says that racing in the World Superbike championship is just a hobby, but Honda thinks he will be able to make a good effer in the championship.
In contrast to Michael Schumacher, Valentino Rossi (six time world champion in the superbike Championship) is saying he is going to switch to Rally sports.








My oppion about this article is very logical. I think formula one driver Michael Schumacher is perfecly able to addapt to the Motorcycle sports. He is allready used to the fast driving sports and therefor will be able to learn to race on a sportsbike. The only downside to this story is the age Michael Schumacher has. Many GP Motorsports drivers are in the age of 16 to 25. Michael Schumacher is much older than that.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/7729290.stm

US warned of China 'cyber-spying'

China has stepped up computer espionage against the US government and American businesses, according to an influential Washington congressional panel. China is stealing amounts of information from the United states. The creater of this investigation panel said that the leaking of critical information makes the US very open for other people who have bad intentions. The US government is afraid that China is trying to manipulate the US by using the cyberspace. It alleges that the Chinese are looking for diplomatic and military secrets in government databases, and potentially lucrative industrial secrets held by American corporations.

My oppinion about the 'cyber-spying' is a bit soft. I think the internet and the whole cyberspace is a very open thing and a lot of people are able to get information from it. Because China is a country that has a bit of a background with the US, people are exaggertating the political content that this espionage would bring. The US is, in my oppinion, trying to put china in a bad light. Because of the expanding and more open cyberspace, it is not possible to exstract critical information from the WorldWideWeb.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7740483.stm

Vatican 'forgives' John Lennon

A Vatican newspaper has forgiven the late English singer John Lennon for saying four decades ago that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. the Vatican newspaper was upset because they thaught he made fun of the Christian believe. Lennon told a newspaper back in the sixtees that he saw the beatlemania as a more important thing than the believe in Jezus Christ.
In that time the newspaper had a lot of critisism tot his remark. They thaught he was not in a state of mind to judge this properly.





My oppinion about this story is very outspoken. I think people should be able to judge on there own believes. The vatican newspaper has not got the right to judge Lennon by his oppinion about things as believe and selfknowledge. Back in the sixtees Lennon was a very outspoken leading person. Many people looked up to him and saw him as an example. I think the Vatcian church was afraid he got to many publicity which would damage the Church's reputation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7744282.stm

McDonald's sued over nude photos

A US couple is suing McDonald's for $3m (£2m) after nude photos of the woman, which were on her husband's mobile phone, ended up on the internet.
Tina Sherman said she had send the pictures to her husband for fun and for his private use. After her husband left his phone in Mc Donalds he called the company who insured him to not let anybody use the phone.
A few days later Pictures started to pop up on the internet exposing Tina Sherman's naked body and phonenumber.
The Shermans are suing McDonald's Corporation, the owner of the franchise involved and the restaurant's manager, saying they have suffered emotional distress, embarrassment and damage to their reputations.

I think it was stupid of Tina Sherman's husband to let his phone with nude pictures in the McDonalds. When you know you have got pictures and information on your phone that nowbody should see, you should be extra carefull when you use your phone this way.
On the other hand, I think that the staff of McDonalds was not very proffesional in this matter. They have leaked the pictures and, in this way, are responsible for the damaging of the Sherman's reputation


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7744345.stm