saying of me hail kalashnikov but look at his quality invention and how it has reshaped the. summer break a time when all students rejoice and most importantly relax but in russia summer break for male students could change dramatically and involve lots of guns currently male russian citizens have to put a year into the armed forces but the ministry of defense thinks that they can make things easier by having students spend their summer breaks in the military this training would tie in with their future professions such as engineering students being put into military engineering position now the question is does your summer break belong to you or another words to the government have the right to tell you what to do and make you serve in the army even if just for three summers during your college years i think the answer this really depends on your culture in places which haven't been invaded countless times or have a strong individual ism streak any form of conscription sounds barbaric and oppressive but if you come from a country that is less individualistic and has been att

hailed as a symbol of russia. at his state funeral today, mikhail kalashnikov was buried in a cemetery for national heroes near moscow developed the a.k.-47 which for six decades has been a favorite for guerrillas and more governments around the globe. president vladimir putin was among those who paid his respects. kalashnikov died on monday, he was 94 years old. today two russian cosmonauts completed a marathon eight-hour space walk. it ended in failure. the two installed a pair of high-resolution cameras outside the international space station. it's part of a commercial venture to beam images of to internet subscribers. the electrical connections failed, so the cosmonauts had to haul the cameras back in for repairs. there was a remarkable rescue outside los angeles early this morning after a man drove his car off a 300 foot cliff into the surf below apparently on purpose. take a look at this. he was seriously hurt but rescue crews struggled for 90 minutes to free the man as they were slammed by waves. he was flown to a hospital for treatment. there's an update on that honest cabbie in las vegas. gerardo gamboa foun