Operation Roadrunner

Recently I watched "Inside Operation Roadrunner" a special that was done by CBC news to show how the RCMP managed to catch the individuals involved within the major drug conspiracy.  This was a very interesting view for me to watch, discovering the abilities of both the drug dealers and the police authorities.  I recommend anyone who wants to learn about Operation Roadrunner to go and view this, I'm sure it will not disappoint.  One thing that I and a few others can't understand is why the Police authorities, who were in charge of the investigation, are showing their faces on public television. I mean, it says within the film that they had major ties to the Hells Angels.  I just think it is crazy that now they can see exactly who ruined their operation, costing them millions of dollars, and might seek vengeance.  I think it was a very poor decision to show the face to face interview instead of just hearing the voice of the police investigators.

Drug Testing System in Professional Sports

Sports entertainment targets a huge market from all different parts of the world.  Often times many people look up to high level athletes as role models or heroes.  Take Sydney Crosby for example, thousands of Canadian hockey players would do anything to have the talent and the passion for the game that he obtains.  Recently, Lance Armstrong was striped from all of his titles that he won in the Tour De France and also lost his sponsors when the breaking news of him cheating went viral.  This leaves us to question what talented professional athletes are doping and which ones are clean? Some athletes to be discussed are Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis, Lance Armstrong, Floyd Landis, Barry Bonds, and Mark McGuire.  Each one of these athletes have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, however, some have a lot of controversy behind their cases.  My research has concluded that the doping system for testing athletes is many times ineffective. Evidence to support this will be provided within my essay.

Movie Review: Taken 2

Taken 2 is a action thriller film directed by Olivier Megaton, starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, and Rade Šerbedžija.  It is the sequel to the 2008 film Taken, and was released on October 3rd 2012. After the events in Paris in Taken, relatives whom Brian Mills (Neeson) killed while searching for his daughter, kim (grace), return to their hometown, tropojë, Albania, for the dead mens' funeral. During the ceremony, murad (šerbedžija), the employer of the men and father of marko, a victim whom bryan killed by electrocution, states that they will find bryan to avenge the deaths of their loved ones.  Brian Mills is forced once again to fight for his life and his family's against the dangerous men from Albania.  The movie is packed with a ton of action and has many suspenseful scenes.  Mills tactics in fighting the men are original and interesting to watch.  Although I loved the acting by Neeson and the movie as a whole, it was rather predictable on what was going to happen due to the similarities between the first movie.  The movie received 3.5 stars, however, I would have have voted it as 4 stars.  I would recommend this movie to anyone who loves, thrill, suspense, and action.  The audience should also naturally watch Taken before deciding to see the sequel.

Hello everyone,


The topic that I have chosen to use for my research essay in this course is the effects of prohibited substances in professional sports.  Some substances that I will be focusing on are testosterone, ephedrine, and human growth hormone.  This research will be discovering the "positive vs negative" factors of these substances for the individual choosing to use them as aid to become more advanced in their careers.  I will also research on whether or not the proper precautions of drug testing are used to positively test those who are using drugs compared to the individuals who are not.  As we all know, professional sports cover a very large portion of the business industry when it comes to entertainment.  Therefore my reason for choosing this topic to study, is because I play sports and have great interest in learning the truth about drugs and the testing system in high level sports.  I hope you all find my presentation a rather enjoyable one further in the near future.

Josh Hancott