“My Sisters Keeper” by Jodi Piccoult, begins with a 13 year old, Anna Fitzgerald in a lawyers office, asking to be medically emancipated from her parents. Anna Fitzgerald was designed to be a perfect medical donor for her sister, Kate who has had leukemia since she was two. She shows up at this lawyers office with her life savings, a mere $136.87, hoping this lawyer can help her. She was tired of having to be in the hospital when she wasn't the one who was sick.
Over the years Kate relapsed several times, meaning Anna was dragged to the hospital numerous times giving blood, lyphocytes and bone marrow. Now at age 16 as Kate is lying on her deathbed, the girls mom expects Anna to give up a kidney. This kidney could save Kate life, or it could be a waste and just cost Anna a kidney. Anna decides that this is enough and that she is done. She tells her lawyer that no one ever asked her if she wanted to give up her blood and bone marrow, they just assumed since she was designed to be a donor for her sister that she would want to be a donor. Eventually, Annas parents find out about this lawsuit and her parents divide into two opposing groups on the subject. Annas dad, Brian agrees with Anna, he never wanted to put his daughter through pain that in the end would get them no where. On the other hand Sarah, Annas mother, freaked out and puts a guilt trip on Anna, telling Anna that shes murdering her own sister and ripping apart their family.
Finally, it's time for the trial and Sarah, a former lawyer, is representing her husband and herself. They asked Anna obvious questions like “where you ever asked if you wanted to be your sisters donor?” Then they asked the ultimate question “why are you choosing to do this now?” this question was hard for Anna to answer because she was hiding something. Something only Kate and Anna knew about, something that would completely shatter her parents but she had to say in front of the judge. Anna finally told everyone the truth and court was done for the day. The next day everyone was to be there and ready to finish this trial by 9, Anna was to get a ride with her lawyer and meet her parents at the courthouse. An unexpected twist in the ending results in Kate getting a kidney and living a long and healthy life.
This compelling story of a girls struggle between freedom and her own sisters life creates an intense emotional plot. “My Sisters Keeper” will keep you turning the pages till the end. The end will completely throw you for a loop, it is ridiculously unexpected. This book touched base with all aspects of the book and shows what people will do for their family. In the end Anna got what she wanted, she saved her sister.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Final Article.
NASH IT
“You know when people say hey you don't want to swim with sharks, but I'm faster than sharks so its not a big deal,” stated Steve Nash, a brilliant point guard for the Phoenix Suns, who played against the Nuggets in Denver on April 1, 2008. There have been many great basketball players in the NBA; Jordan, Lebron, Kobe, but none quite like Mr. Steve Nash. He won MVP two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006, and was the first person since Magic Johnson to average 18.6 points and 11.6 assists per game.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There, showing his head is where it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him. When in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. Before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead: causing a ruckus in the Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, marking half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected, yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April-fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat that was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles.
“You know when people say hey you don't want to swim with sharks, but I'm faster than sharks so its not a big deal,” stated Steve Nash, a brilliant point guard for the Phoenix Suns, who played against the Nuggets in Denver on April 1, 2008. There have been many great basketball players in the NBA; Jordan, Lebron, Kobe, but none quite like Mr. Steve Nash. He won MVP two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006, and was the first person since Magic Johnson to average 18.6 points and 11.6 assists per game.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There, showing his head is where it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him. When in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. Before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead: causing a ruckus in the Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, marking half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected, yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April-fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat that was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Nash It. (Article)
“You know when people say hey you don't want to swim with sharks, but I'm faster than sharks so its not a big deal.” stated Steve Nash, a brilliant point guard for the Phoenix Suns. Who played against the Nuggets in Denver on April 1, 2008. There have been many great basketball players in the NBA; Jordan, Lebron, Kobe but none quite like Mr. Steve Nash. He won MVP two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006, and was the first person since Magic Johnson to average 18.6 points and 11.6 assists per game.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There showing his head is wear it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him when in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. And before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead. Causing a ruckus in Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, implying half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat the was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles. “I hear people talking about me so much and I forget I really am great, I'm just like you just 10 times better” ~Steve Nash.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There showing his head is wear it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him when in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. And before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead. Causing a ruckus in Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, implying half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat the was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles. “I hear people talking about me so much and I forget I really am great, I'm just like you just 10 times better” ~Steve Nash.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
school rules[RD]
Getting a new school, thats awesome, getting the rules that come with it, well that is ridiculous. The new school has many great characteristics like the skylights and the space but there is one thing wrong with it, the new rules. Most of them are adequate coming into a new school but there are two that are borderline insane; no coats and no water.
Water doesn't stain, it is healthy and very necessary so why is it against the rules, no one knows. It is hard enough to get the accurate amount of water in a day and when they don't allow water bottles it makes it more challenging. Water helps students focus preform better throughout the day. It is especially important because they lose a lot of their fluids during practice and have to gain those fluids back during the day to stay hydrated. The school just doesn't understand how ridiculously paranoid they sound when they ban water bottles, I mean seriously what damage will the water do. It's not like we are going to just start pouring it all over the floors, we are not as incompetent as they think.
The no coats rule to me seems somewhat barbaric, they don't even turn on the heat until 7 making the morning classes freezing. When students are cold they spend more time complaining and focusing on how cold they are, rather than paying attention to the teacher. Sure people can wear hoodies and sweatshirts but when someone shells out over 300 dollars for a letterman jacket they should be able to wear it. But, the school staff seems to believe that we are carrying around contraband. Anything we can carry in our coats we can carry in our lockers and backpacks, so are you going to take those away too? I don't think so, so why can't we have coats if we can have lockers and backpacks? Yet again, another unanswerable question.
These absurd rules must change, we understand it is a new school and we have to take care of it but, I thinks no water and no coats is taking it a bit far. Its completely farcical, and is causing controversy not only with the students but with the teachers. We are not five we can handle having waterbottles in the classrooms. It has never been a problem before, why is it a problem now?
Water doesn't stain, it is healthy and very necessary so why is it against the rules, no one knows. It is hard enough to get the accurate amount of water in a day and when they don't allow water bottles it makes it more challenging. Water helps students focus preform better throughout the day. It is especially important because they lose a lot of their fluids during practice and have to gain those fluids back during the day to stay hydrated. The school just doesn't understand how ridiculously paranoid they sound when they ban water bottles, I mean seriously what damage will the water do. It's not like we are going to just start pouring it all over the floors, we are not as incompetent as they think.
The no coats rule to me seems somewhat barbaric, they don't even turn on the heat until 7 making the morning classes freezing. When students are cold they spend more time complaining and focusing on how cold they are, rather than paying attention to the teacher. Sure people can wear hoodies and sweatshirts but when someone shells out over 300 dollars for a letterman jacket they should be able to wear it. But, the school staff seems to believe that we are carrying around contraband. Anything we can carry in our coats we can carry in our lockers and backpacks, so are you going to take those away too? I don't think so, so why can't we have coats if we can have lockers and backpacks? Yet again, another unanswerable question.
These absurd rules must change, we understand it is a new school and we have to take care of it but, I thinks no water and no coats is taking it a bit far. Its completely farcical, and is causing controversy not only with the students but with the teachers. We are not five we can handle having waterbottles in the classrooms. It has never been a problem before, why is it a problem now?
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Pineapple Express.
Pineapple Express, in small is the epidemy of hilarious stoner movies. This movie consists of three things; witnessing a murder, running away from vicious drug dealers and getting completely shitfaced. All combining into a hysterical brew of comedy and action. The actors Seth Rogen as Dale Denton and James Franco as Sal do an excellent job of playing these two weed loving fools though it may be possible they have had experience.
This tale starts of with a lazy, weed loving process server named Dale, on a weekly basis he goes to his dealer Sal. Sal really likes Dale, considers him his best friend. Dale on the other hand just wants to get his weed and leave. One day Dale goes to Sals apartment to make a purchase when Sal says that he has the rarest weed known to man kind, its called pineapple express. He describes it “Its almost a shame to smoke it....its like killing a unicorn with like...a bomb. Later that night is when the plot kicks in, Dale Denton had to drop off a process to Ted Jones. Here he eyeballs Ted Jones, who happens to be a Drug Lord, and a crooked cop annihilate the competition. Dale sees this, throws his roach out the window and clumsily backs up into a car sounding off the alarm and alerting Ted and the cop that there was a view in the last endeavor. Dale drives back to Sals house completely freaked out, punked in his printer and told him the story. The immediately grab as much weed as possible and some snacks for those after high munchies then take off for the woods. Meanwhile, Ted and the cop are outside trying to figure out who it was, when they find the roach. Ted takes one long sniff and knows its pineapple express, he knows it's the rarest weed known to man kind, he knows there is only one person in the whole area with it other than him. They send their two followers to Sals apartment to kill them when they notice they aren't there. Back to Sal and Dale, they are out in the woods and they call Sals dealer Red. By then Teds followers are at his house, forcing red to have Sal come over the next day at noon. Luckily that night Sal and Dale are high as a freaking kite and don't wake up until the next day at four. So the next day they show up at Reds' house where Red invites them in and then comes at them like a spider monkey because Teds followers told him to kill them and they wouldn't kill him. Sal then takes a fresh and hot pot of coffee and hits Red upside the head with it, knowing him out and they leave. Throughout the movie there are hilarious sections all to funny but also way to inappropriate for this review. The scenes range from getting a caterpillar high to selling weed to middle schoolers. Which led to Sal getting captured by the drug lords and held captive in an underground garden of pot in all different varieties. Then here comes Dale to the rescue, but well lets face it he's not the smartest and ends up thrown into the same place as Sal. Each ones hands are tied together and so Sal thrusts his rope against Dales belt buckle. It's an awkward scene but hilarious at that. Then here comes Red, shoots the guard and helps Sal and Dale to get free. Throughout all of this Red is shot 3 times and dale lost his pants and was shot in the ear, eventually the cop and Ted Jones are shot and the underground pot farm catches on fire. Sal is knocked out, but the hero in dale steps in and he caries Sal out and they are both safe. But they both start crying like babies when they see that Red didn't make it out, and then what do you see but a hunched over, blood covered burnt thing comes staggering up to Sal and Dale. Though the three hated each other and almost killed one another they became best friends and about an hour after this huge, high and bloody event took place the gruesome trio eat breakfast in a local diner, receiving weird looks. And that is when they decide to see a doctor and then go hang around the bong for a while.
Pineapple Express is a hilarious movie and I recommend it to anyone above the age of 14 due to the fact that everything in the movie is drug or sex related and the vulgar language. Everything about this movie made me laugh, from start to finish. I wouldn't change a thing about it, personally my favorite part is the part in the woods. It has little importance but adds to the humor all throughout the movie. It is a must see, for those who have a good sense of humor and don't mind a few cuss words.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Final Interview
Walon Esters, my dad, has had a past like none other. This 53 year old man has had a the utmost memorable childhood which transferred into an insanely interesting adulthood. My dad grew up all up and around Louisiana as the middle child with his mom, dad, three brothers and one sister. His brothers had a large impact on his childhood, they surely made him the kind of guy who could hold his own. Especially after I sat down and took in the stories he told.
My dads story began in Jenna, LA, this is where he was born and raised for about 8 years. He first talks about the adventures he took with his brothers, most of them involving the game cowboys and Indians. In this game his stories range from accidentally hanging his brother in a tree to his younger brother jumping out of a tree and losing his two front teeth in the back of my dads' head. He said “I'll never forget the time John(his younger brother) jumped down to attack the enemy, which was me and smucked his teeth right upside my head.” Then his teenage years came about, this is when he met his best friend Clayton Hebert. Apparently those two had a death wish, due to the fact that they constantly went frog hunting in alligator and cotton mouth infested waters. The story I found most insane was his story of when Clayton dared him to wrestle an alligator. “One time we were out in our little wooden boat and we snuck up on this gator, we got really close and Clayton dared me to tackle it. And I couldn't pass up a dare and the water didn't look deep so, I was gonna do it. Luckily that thing saw us and swam away.” Afterwards, they stuck a paddle in the water to see how deep it actually was and they couldn't touch the bottom. According to my dad, him and Clayton were always out and about even though they were both pretty talented in sports they rather be outside doing there own thing. He decided “If it was nice outside and the fish were bitin' there was no way in hell I was gonna be stuck in a gym runnin'.” They were both very rambunctious and adventurous, they could do things there that you just can't do here in Wyoming.
Next, we discussed his mid-adulthood. My dad didn't attend college but he's a very good mechanic. Though he still lived in Louisiana he would fly out for months at a time to work on “big equipment for big money” in Alaska. Which had to get weird because for a month you would be in the smoldering heat and then the next month your in the dark and fridged weather of Alaska. Then one day his younger brother Rodger convinced him to come to Wyoming for a visit and just so happened there was a birthday party they had to go to. This is where he met my mom. “When I saw her I imediately liked her, but she...well she didn't feel the same. It took me a while to that phone number.” Eventually he quit his job in Alaska, married my mom, got a job at C&K Equipment and had me. A few months after I was born he goes to a regular day of work and has to work on this tractor. He starts it up and doesn't realize that the tractor is not in park. He gets under the tractor and starts working on it and suddenly the tractor begins to move. He starts to panic, as this enormous contraption is rolling across his body up and over his ear. He was then life flighted to billings where his right ear was snipped off, his left foot was found to be broken along with several ribs and a collapsed lung. But, something did come from that day he said, “The next morning I was all hurt and stuff, but then your mom brings you in and sets you on the hospital floor and I look over and you sit up for the first time.” I guess I've always been good at brightening up everyones day.
Now my dad is an old un' on the outside but a young un' on the inside. He tries to do things he used to but well lets be honest, that's not going to happen. I think he has had his fair share of dangerous activity and will do just fine being a chill old fella. He also has another kid, her name would be Mandy and she would be my younger sister who is two years younger than me. And though he's not that little southern boy anymore he still has his memories, his adventures and obviously his accent.
Ledes 4-1
Salmonella in Pistachios
The FDA warns people to avoid any and all foods with pistachios in them due to the recent contaminations of salmonella poisoning. There have only been two sicknesses from this turn of salmonella and now they are just trying to keep it contained so that it is not a huge outbreak like it was with the lettuce. Salmonella is easily treated but can be fatal to those who are weak elderly or a young one. The FDA hopes this little contamination was just a fluke and will be over soon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090331/sc_livescience/survivingsalmonellawhatyoucando
Nursing Home Shooting
Eight elderly people were shot and killed this weekend in a nursing home in Robbins North Carolina. It is said that the suspect was looking to kill his wife, after she had recently divorced him and since he wasn't able to find her he killed her patients. This was much worse, she has apologized to the families of the victims but still blames herself and wishes it were her instead of them. She did what she could to get most of the elderly into a safe environment but she couldn't get them all.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090402/ap_on_re_us/nursing_home_shooting
Wolves Delisted
The feds decide to remove wolves from the endangered list in all states, except Wyoming. This of course sent ranchers into an angry frenzy. They said they will sue until it is legal to manage wolves in Wyoming. They say that wolves are an endangerment to their livestock and if wolves can kill their crop then why can't they kill the wolves. The state of Wyoming even believes that the wolves could be hunted as large game or a trophy animal.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/ap_on_re_us/gray_wolf_endangered
New Breast Cancer Treatment
On Wednesday a hospital in New Jersey applied for the approval treatment to breast cancer in the U.S. This drug, Tykerb, is legal and used commonly in Europe but isn't legal here. This drug would be used on women who have advanced breast cancer which usually means the cancer is hormone-sensitive. This means the cancer cells are multiplying off the fuel of hormones, such as estrogen. This drug targets the infected cells and kills only those, unlike Chemotherapy which kills all cells including the good ones. Causing vomiting and hair loss, the only side effect of this drug is possible liver and fetus damage.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/ap_on_bi_ge/gsk_breast_cancer_drug
The FDA warns people to avoid any and all foods with pistachios in them due to the recent contaminations of salmonella poisoning. There have only been two sicknesses from this turn of salmonella and now they are just trying to keep it contained so that it is not a huge outbreak like it was with the lettuce. Salmonella is easily treated but can be fatal to those who are weak elderly or a young one. The FDA hopes this little contamination was just a fluke and will be over soon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090331/sc_livescience/survivingsalmonellawhatyoucando
Nursing Home Shooting
Eight elderly people were shot and killed this weekend in a nursing home in Robbins North Carolina. It is said that the suspect was looking to kill his wife, after she had recently divorced him and since he wasn't able to find her he killed her patients. This was much worse, she has apologized to the families of the victims but still blames herself and wishes it were her instead of them. She did what she could to get most of the elderly into a safe environment but she couldn't get them all.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090402/ap_on_re_us/nursing_home_shooting
Wolves Delisted
The feds decide to remove wolves from the endangered list in all states, except Wyoming. This of course sent ranchers into an angry frenzy. They said they will sue until it is legal to manage wolves in Wyoming. They say that wolves are an endangerment to their livestock and if wolves can kill their crop then why can't they kill the wolves. The state of Wyoming even believes that the wolves could be hunted as large game or a trophy animal.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/ap_on_re_us/gray_wolf_endangered
New Breast Cancer Treatment
On Wednesday a hospital in New Jersey applied for the approval treatment to breast cancer in the U.S. This drug, Tykerb, is legal and used commonly in Europe but isn't legal here. This drug would be used on women who have advanced breast cancer which usually means the cancer is hormone-sensitive. This means the cancer cells are multiplying off the fuel of hormones, such as estrogen. This drug targets the infected cells and kills only those, unlike Chemotherapy which kills all cells including the good ones. Causing vomiting and hair loss, the only side effect of this drug is possible liver and fetus damage.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/ap_on_bi_ge/gsk_breast_cancer_drug
Monday, March 16, 2009
Interview
My dad, a southern boy born to a family of six, had a novelistic childhood and today we got to venture into his story. Walon Esters grew up in Louisiana, he has three brothers; John, Roger and Charlie and one sister, Elaine. He and his brothers loved the outdoors and wildlife. When they weren’t fishing and hunting they were swimming and getting into trouble. Some of his stories are insane but most are the definition of rebellion.
I started out with the million dollar question, what was it like growing up? He replies, “Well it left me with a ton of both good and bad stories. Obviously there were some ups and downs but overall I had a very adventurous childhood.” That answer led to the next question of what was the most memorable moment of your childhood? "well most of them are of when i was real little and we would play cowboys and Indians. That game got rough, one time John (his yonger brother) was up in a tree and was going to jump down on to my back and when he did his two front teeth connected with the top of my head. That was how he lost his first tooth." We then compared little stories of the past and his were always way more daring and fun, whereas if i were to do anything that he used to I would be grounded forever. I then asked him who his friends were and where they went for fun. His answer, "In high school my main friends were Clayton and Sharon, and almost everyday me and Clayton would go out to the swamps and go snake and frog hunting or go fishing." I have mt both Clayton and Sharon and they are now happily married with kids and grandkids, they are very nice people. My next question was you weren't into sports? He stated "No way, if the fish were bitin' and it was nice outside there was no way i was stayin' in a gym.” Then he started to rant on about the times he had and how one time he was dared to wrestle an alligator and that he was going to too, but they apparently they were being a tad vociferous and scared it off before he could. Thats not something you could do in Wyoming thats for sure. Then I questioned, how often were you in trouble? “I was always in trouble but consequences were a lot different then than they are now, they were way more harsh.” Then I was dying to ask, What was the most trouble you've been in? “One time, when I was a senior my teacher asked me and my friend to take his really nice truck and go buy him some crawfish and we did but we also wrecked and that got us into a whole heap of trouble.” He wouldn't go into details on that one but it didn't sound like that was a very good deal. So I finally asked the closing question, you seemed to have had a very exhilarating childhood, when did it start to slow down? “ This is a good one, one time I was visiting my brother in Wyoming and I ended up going to this birthday party and at that party there was a girl. This girl was so pretty and I decided to go make the moves, she turned me down. Little did she know she would marry me someday.”
That said, the interesting story of my dads' childhood personally makes me wish I grew up when and where he did. It seems as if he saw things that some could only dream of. Cheesy I know, but seriously not many people can say they have swam in water alligator infested waters. Though that does sound a bit psychotic. Still he led an exciting life and it left him with a lifetime full of memories.
I started out with the million dollar question, what was it like growing up? He replies, “Well it left me with a ton of both good and bad stories. Obviously there were some ups and downs but overall I had a very adventurous childhood.” That answer led to the next question of what was the most memorable moment of your childhood? "well most of them are of when i was real little and we would play cowboys and Indians. That game got rough, one time John (his yonger brother) was up in a tree and was going to jump down on to my back and when he did his two front teeth connected with the top of my head. That was how he lost his first tooth." We then compared little stories of the past and his were always way more daring and fun, whereas if i were to do anything that he used to I would be grounded forever. I then asked him who his friends were and where they went for fun. His answer, "In high school my main friends were Clayton and Sharon, and almost everyday me and Clayton would go out to the swamps and go snake and frog hunting or go fishing." I have mt both Clayton and Sharon and they are now happily married with kids and grandkids, they are very nice people. My next question was you weren't into sports? He stated "No way, if the fish were bitin' and it was nice outside there was no way i was stayin' in a gym.” Then he started to rant on about the times he had and how one time he was dared to wrestle an alligator and that he was going to too, but they apparently they were being a tad vociferous and scared it off before he could. Thats not something you could do in Wyoming thats for sure. Then I questioned, how often were you in trouble? “I was always in trouble but consequences were a lot different then than they are now, they were way more harsh.” Then I was dying to ask, What was the most trouble you've been in? “One time, when I was a senior my teacher asked me and my friend to take his really nice truck and go buy him some crawfish and we did but we also wrecked and that got us into a whole heap of trouble.” He wouldn't go into details on that one but it didn't sound like that was a very good deal. So I finally asked the closing question, you seemed to have had a very exhilarating childhood, when did it start to slow down? “ This is a good one, one time I was visiting my brother in Wyoming and I ended up going to this birthday party and at that party there was a girl. This girl was so pretty and I decided to go make the moves, she turned me down. Little did she know she would marry me someday.”
That said, the interesting story of my dads' childhood personally makes me wish I grew up when and where he did. It seems as if he saw things that some could only dream of. Cheesy I know, but seriously not many people can say they have swam in water alligator infested waters. Though that does sound a bit psychotic. Still he led an exciting life and it left him with a lifetime full of memories.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Eclipse
Eclipse a fiction novel by Stephanie Meyer is a frothy brew of romance, violence and fantasy. As the third book in the brilliant twilight series is by far the most exhilarating. Bella, one of the main characters, is madly in love with the insanely sexy and mysterious vampire, Edward but is also drawn to the outgoing and friendly werewolf, Jacob. This causes a problem because werewolves and vampires are enemies, therefore Edward and Jacob hate each other. Bella wants to have both, one as a lover and one as a friend, sounds easy right? Well not quite.
Eclipse picks up about where New Moon Ended, Bella is getting close to graduating high school and is getting ready to go to Stanford University and leave Forks Washington forever, so she says. In reality, she is going to join her boyfriend Edward as a vampire. Meaning that she will be dead and not going to be able to control her blood lust for a few years, supposedly. Around graduation time Bella and Edward start noticing mass killings in Seattle and it wasn't until later we find out these killings are due to a large coven of new vampires. Though this is of great importance down the road, the majority of this story is spent on the love triangle of Jacob, Bella and Edward. Bella found her soul mate in Edward but Jacob is the soul mate she should of, would of had if Edward didn’t exist. Sure she loves Jacob but not as much or in the same way as she does Edward. Though Edward is very over protective, strong beyond reason and physically dead, he is the right person for Bella. He even tells her on an almost daily basis that she could chose Jacob if she wanted, sure it would hurt him greatly but if it ment she was happy then it was okay with him. Stephanie Meyer does an excellent job of describing the confusion and sheer angst of the story, you can't help but feel the intensity. But by the end of the book she finally realizes that she loves Jacob, but as a brother and only that.
Now comes the violence, since vampires aren't exactly believed in or thought to be real being subtle is the main rule for the vampires. For those that don't obey, well they have to deal with the Volturi, the largest, strongest and oldest vampire coven known. This is where the large family of new vampires come in. Edward and his family decide stop these new vampires before the Volturi get involved, because if they came they would also kill Bella because she is a human who knows way to much about the so called supernatural. And since Jacob is in love with Bella, he and his family of werewolves decide to help, to protect Bella. So the Cullens teach the wolves how to fight these newborns and are ready to fight them. Then Alice, Edwards future seeing sister, sees that Victoria is leading and creating these new vampires. This causes new drama because Victoria is out to kill Bella due to the fact that Edward killed her lover James who, in the first book tried to kill Bella. The Cullens knew that Victoria would come to the area where Bella was so they created a plan and used Bella as bait. So Bella, Edward and Jacob went one way while the others went another top fight the 20 some young and strong vampires. About 24 hours go by and here comes the feline looking, firey haired vampire, Victoria ready to kill. At first Edward tries to talk it out, but when she lurches toward Bella hes had enough. This makes Edward pull out his mad fighting skills and with one swift snap of the neck Victoria is killed and Bella is safe and all I is calm. Then they find out that all went well in killing all but one of the new borns. One decided she wanted to help the Cullens instead. Then just hours later, Edward proposes to Bella and Bella accepts.
Eclipse is an intriguing page turner, that runs a lot like a soap opera. Theres love, heart break and danger. I personally believe that every teenage girl that reads this book wishes they were Bella. She lives in this surreal life that no one knows about. I mean how badass would it be to be in her shoes. I do wish they got into more detail when it came to the fighting, but she makes up for it in the love scenes. Don't get me wrong, there is no sex in this book, the appeal is there loud and clear though. Eclipse is an intriguing love story that any girl would love.
Eclipse picks up about where New Moon Ended, Bella is getting close to graduating high school and is getting ready to go to Stanford University and leave Forks Washington forever, so she says. In reality, she is going to join her boyfriend Edward as a vampire. Meaning that she will be dead and not going to be able to control her blood lust for a few years, supposedly. Around graduation time Bella and Edward start noticing mass killings in Seattle and it wasn't until later we find out these killings are due to a large coven of new vampires. Though this is of great importance down the road, the majority of this story is spent on the love triangle of Jacob, Bella and Edward. Bella found her soul mate in Edward but Jacob is the soul mate she should of, would of had if Edward didn’t exist. Sure she loves Jacob but not as much or in the same way as she does Edward. Though Edward is very over protective, strong beyond reason and physically dead, he is the right person for Bella. He even tells her on an almost daily basis that she could chose Jacob if she wanted, sure it would hurt him greatly but if it ment she was happy then it was okay with him. Stephanie Meyer does an excellent job of describing the confusion and sheer angst of the story, you can't help but feel the intensity. But by the end of the book she finally realizes that she loves Jacob, but as a brother and only that.
Now comes the violence, since vampires aren't exactly believed in or thought to be real being subtle is the main rule for the vampires. For those that don't obey, well they have to deal with the Volturi, the largest, strongest and oldest vampire coven known. This is where the large family of new vampires come in. Edward and his family decide stop these new vampires before the Volturi get involved, because if they came they would also kill Bella because she is a human who knows way to much about the so called supernatural. And since Jacob is in love with Bella, he and his family of werewolves decide to help, to protect Bella. So the Cullens teach the wolves how to fight these newborns and are ready to fight them. Then Alice, Edwards future seeing sister, sees that Victoria is leading and creating these new vampires. This causes new drama because Victoria is out to kill Bella due to the fact that Edward killed her lover James who, in the first book tried to kill Bella. The Cullens knew that Victoria would come to the area where Bella was so they created a plan and used Bella as bait. So Bella, Edward and Jacob went one way while the others went another top fight the 20 some young and strong vampires. About 24 hours go by and here comes the feline looking, firey haired vampire, Victoria ready to kill. At first Edward tries to talk it out, but when she lurches toward Bella hes had enough. This makes Edward pull out his mad fighting skills and with one swift snap of the neck Victoria is killed and Bella is safe and all I is calm. Then they find out that all went well in killing all but one of the new borns. One decided she wanted to help the Cullens instead. Then just hours later, Edward proposes to Bella and Bella accepts.
Eclipse is an intriguing page turner, that runs a lot like a soap opera. Theres love, heart break and danger. I personally believe that every teenage girl that reads this book wishes they were Bella. She lives in this surreal life that no one knows about. I mean how badass would it be to be in her shoes. I do wish they got into more detail when it came to the fighting, but she makes up for it in the love scenes. Don't get me wrong, there is no sex in this book, the appeal is there loud and clear though. Eclipse is an intriguing love story that any girl would love.
ledes 3-4-09
Gunmen Attack a Game of Cricket
An innocent game of professional cricket became a deadly attack last Tuesday in Lahore, Pakistan. Sri Lanka, the visiting team in a cricket game against Pakistan was ambushed by a dozen gunmen just outside the stadium. They were attacked with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers leaving 6 police men , a driver for dead and 7 wounded. The gunmen have not yet been caught but are expected to be severely punished when they do.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_cricketers_attacked
Fossilized Fish Brains
A 300 million year old fossilized brain was discovered, and believed it once belonged to a fish that lived near Kansas and Oklahoma. It is not usual to find fossilized brains, making this a huge discovery. This is by far the oldest fossilized brain ever found and is expected to lead to discoveries of new kinds of fish.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090302/ap_on_sc/sci_fossil_brain
Estimated Collapse of the US
Igor Panarin, a Russian scholar believes that the US will collapse by the year 2011. He states that the US will first break up into 6 smaller groups there making the US weak. This would put China and Russia as the world leaders and the backbone for the newly collapsed US.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us_the_end_is_near
Sundanese President Up for Arrest
The Criminal Court of the Netherlands have called for a warrant to arrest the President of Sudan on charges of war crime and genocide. On Wednesday he was in fact arrested but when brought to court they said there wasn’t enough proof of genocide. Though over 300,000 people have died in the recent war in Darfur.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_re_eu/eu_international_court_darfur
An innocent game of professional cricket became a deadly attack last Tuesday in Lahore, Pakistan. Sri Lanka, the visiting team in a cricket game against Pakistan was ambushed by a dozen gunmen just outside the stadium. They were attacked with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers leaving 6 police men , a driver for dead and 7 wounded. The gunmen have not yet been caught but are expected to be severely punished when they do.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_cricketers_attacked
Fossilized Fish Brains
A 300 million year old fossilized brain was discovered, and believed it once belonged to a fish that lived near Kansas and Oklahoma. It is not usual to find fossilized brains, making this a huge discovery. This is by far the oldest fossilized brain ever found and is expected to lead to discoveries of new kinds of fish.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090302/ap_on_sc/sci_fossil_brain
Estimated Collapse of the US
Igor Panarin, a Russian scholar believes that the US will collapse by the year 2011. He states that the US will first break up into 6 smaller groups there making the US weak. This would put China and Russia as the world leaders and the backbone for the newly collapsed US.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us_the_end_is_near
Sundanese President Up for Arrest
The Criminal Court of the Netherlands have called for a warrant to arrest the President of Sudan on charges of war crime and genocide. On Wednesday he was in fact arrested but when brought to court they said there wasn’t enough proof of genocide. Though over 300,000 people have died in the recent war in Darfur.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_re_eu/eu_international_court_darfur
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Murder Suspect Speaks Out
Last week a murder occurred, it made headlines across the United States and rivaled the fame of the Manson Family slayings. Everyone has seen the pictures and heard the reports but Cougar channel 65 news got the first interview with the police’s prime suspect. Yesterday we met with a Mrs. Left H. Phone the wife and best friend of both victims in this grizzly murder. She contacted us because she would like to get her story out and we accepted.
We started out our conversation with a mere introduction and then the real interview took place. Mr. Left H. Phone gave us the map that lead to the “X” that marks the spot in this larger than life murder mystery. We first asked the million dollar question, where were you the night of the murder. Her response, “I was across town getting my music fix from a Mr. Jorge Sanchez.” Which brought up the next question, how long have you been on music? She explained that it’s a nasty habit and that it makes her do things she never thought she would, and that she’s been addicted for about 4 years. Their family friend Mr. Apple Pod, the other victim in the murder, was their supplier. Police believe the music may be a key in the murder. After Mrs. Phone supplied us with a flimsy alibi we asked the other question on every Americans mind, if you didn’t kill Mr. H. Phone and Apple Pod what happened? She thought for a second then replied,” I believe it was one big mishap, my husband was a drunken brute most of the time so he probably got tipsy, tripped, and got caught on the cloths line which then strangled him. As for Mr. Pod he was probably on 3 or 4 gigs of music by then tripped and fell on the wine bottle that punctured his lungs 50 times.” This lead me to ask she knew details about the murders only the police have access to? Mrs. H. Phone seemed flustered and said with unease this interview is over and stormed out.
It still seems there is more to learn about the grisly murders that occurred last week and about the main suspect Mrs. H. Phone. This interview with Cougar channel 65 news seemed to bring up more questions than it answered; why did Mrs. Phone have a prepared perfect answer for every question, why does she have no evidence to back up her alibi, and how does she know intricate details of the murder not released to the public.
We started out our conversation with a mere introduction and then the real interview took place. Mr. Left H. Phone gave us the map that lead to the “X” that marks the spot in this larger than life murder mystery. We first asked the million dollar question, where were you the night of the murder. Her response, “I was across town getting my music fix from a Mr. Jorge Sanchez.” Which brought up the next question, how long have you been on music? She explained that it’s a nasty habit and that it makes her do things she never thought she would, and that she’s been addicted for about 4 years. Their family friend Mr. Apple Pod, the other victim in the murder, was their supplier. Police believe the music may be a key in the murder. After Mrs. Phone supplied us with a flimsy alibi we asked the other question on every Americans mind, if you didn’t kill Mr. H. Phone and Apple Pod what happened? She thought for a second then replied,” I believe it was one big mishap, my husband was a drunken brute most of the time so he probably got tipsy, tripped, and got caught on the cloths line which then strangled him. As for Mr. Pod he was probably on 3 or 4 gigs of music by then tripped and fell on the wine bottle that punctured his lungs 50 times.” This lead me to ask she knew details about the murders only the police have access to? Mrs. H. Phone seemed flustered and said with unease this interview is over and stormed out.
It still seems there is more to learn about the grisly murders that occurred last week and about the main suspect Mrs. H. Phone. This interview with Cougar channel 65 news seemed to bring up more questions than it answered; why did Mrs. Phone have a prepared perfect answer for every question, why does she have no evidence to back up her alibi, and how does she know intricate details of the murder not released to the public.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Ledes 2/25
Best diet: low calorie
Its obvious that there are many diets that are said to work, such as the low carb or low fat diets. Those are in fact just fad diets. The ultimate way to lose weight is to reduce your calorie intake. The less you consume the less work you have to do to burn it off.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_he_me/med_dueling_diets
Magnets messing with Alligators tracking system
To relieve neighborhoods from alligators wildlife managers are capturing them, temporarily putting magnets on both sides of the alligators head and releasing them in new places. It is said that alligators using the Earths magnetic fields to navigate so this disorients them and they become completely lost.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090225/od_nm/us_magnets_odd
Global warming consequences increase
We all knew that global warming was taking effect, but recently it has taken a turn for the worst. Scientist have noticed a pattern in the weather lately and noticed that it is getting to warm to fast. If this continues the average temperatures will increase by 1.6 to 3.4 degrees in the next 5 years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_sc/sci_climate_update
Anti-drug sweep
750 people have been arrested in Mexico after police found them trafficking drugs in the United States and Mexico. Police found 12,000 kilos of cocaine and 1.3 million ecstasy pills along with other drugs such as Methamphetamine. Mexico has lately been hit hard with drugs and drug dealers.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090225/ts_alt_afp/usmexicodrugsjustice
Its obvious that there are many diets that are said to work, such as the low carb or low fat diets. Those are in fact just fad diets. The ultimate way to lose weight is to reduce your calorie intake. The less you consume the less work you have to do to burn it off.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_he_me/med_dueling_diets
Magnets messing with Alligators tracking system
To relieve neighborhoods from alligators wildlife managers are capturing them, temporarily putting magnets on both sides of the alligators head and releasing them in new places. It is said that alligators using the Earths magnetic fields to navigate so this disorients them and they become completely lost.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090225/od_nm/us_magnets_odd
Global warming consequences increase
We all knew that global warming was taking effect, but recently it has taken a turn for the worst. Scientist have noticed a pattern in the weather lately and noticed that it is getting to warm to fast. If this continues the average temperatures will increase by 1.6 to 3.4 degrees in the next 5 years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_on_sc/sci_climate_update
Anti-drug sweep
750 people have been arrested in Mexico after police found them trafficking drugs in the United States and Mexico. Police found 12,000 kilos of cocaine and 1.3 million ecstasy pills along with other drugs such as Methamphetamine. Mexico has lately been hit hard with drugs and drug dealers.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090225/ts_alt_afp/usmexicodrugsjustice
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Ledes 2-18
KKK Leader Arrested
Just north of New Orleans Louisiana a woman was shot to death after refusing to do a task in an initiation for the KKK. The killer has been sentenced to second-degree murder and could face life in prison. At the site of the scene the police found six klan robes, weapons and the confederate flag. Thes people where severely racists and cruel to blacks and all of the people involved in the klan were arrested.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap_on_re_us/klan_slaying
Ice Age Fossils Found in LA
In 2006 fossils were found of a nearly intact mammoth, a skull of an American lion and bones of Saber toothed cats under an old parking lot in the La Brea Tar Pits. This could most likely double the previous findings of other museums. They found a 10 foot long mammoth tusk near an ancient(now under ground) riverbed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap_on_sc/sci_la_tar_pits
Australian Fire Trauma
A little boy from Buxton, Australia escaped the deadly fires but is now coping with the fear he faced while his family hurridly fled the area. Psychiatrists believe that kids coping with this is much like that of the kids surviving Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of houses were engulfed and 201 known lives were lost.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_wildfires_children
Zimbabwe Using US Currency
Teachers, soldiers and civil servants of Harare, Zimbabwe are now being paid in US dollars rather than the local currency due to the recent inflation on their economy. Though the government did not like the idea of sharing power with the United States so they put the person who thought of this on trial for potential terrorism.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_af/af_zimbabwe
Just north of New Orleans Louisiana a woman was shot to death after refusing to do a task in an initiation for the KKK. The killer has been sentenced to second-degree murder and could face life in prison. At the site of the scene the police found six klan robes, weapons and the confederate flag. Thes people where severely racists and cruel to blacks and all of the people involved in the klan were arrested.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap_on_re_us/klan_slaying
Ice Age Fossils Found in LA
In 2006 fossils were found of a nearly intact mammoth, a skull of an American lion and bones of Saber toothed cats under an old parking lot in the La Brea Tar Pits. This could most likely double the previous findings of other museums. They found a 10 foot long mammoth tusk near an ancient(now under ground) riverbed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap_on_sc/sci_la_tar_pits
Australian Fire Trauma
A little boy from Buxton, Australia escaped the deadly fires but is now coping with the fear he faced while his family hurridly fled the area. Psychiatrists believe that kids coping with this is much like that of the kids surviving Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of houses were engulfed and 201 known lives were lost.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_wildfires_children
Zimbabwe Using US Currency
Teachers, soldiers and civil servants of Harare, Zimbabwe are now being paid in US dollars rather than the local currency due to the recent inflation on their economy. Though the government did not like the idea of sharing power with the United States so they put the person who thought of this on trial for potential terrorism.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_re_af/af_zimbabwe
Game Steve Nash.
“You know when people say hey you don't want to swim with sharks, but I'm faster than sharks so its not a big deal.” stated Steve Nash, a brilliant point guard for the Phoenix Suns. Who played against the Nuggets in Denver on April 1, 2008. There have been many great basketball players in the NBA; Jordan, Lebron, Kobe but none quite like Mr. Steve Nash. He won MVP two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006, and was the first person since Magic Johnson to average 18.6 points and 11.6 assists per game.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There showing his head is wear it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him when in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. And before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead. Causing a ruckus in Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, implying half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat the was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles. “I hear people talking about me so much and I forget I really am great, I'm just like you just 10 times better” ~Steve Nash.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There showing his head is wear it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him when in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. And before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead. Causing a ruckus in Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, implying half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat the was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles. “I hear people talking about me so much and I forget I really am great, I'm just like you just 10 times better” ~Steve Nash.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Leads 2/11
Brains have a love circuit
A woman receives a heart shaped valentine card from her finance, but should that card be shaped as a heart or a brain? A brain, proved Bianca Acevedo a neurologist of Washington, the emotion love is in the head not he heart. Love is spread through four main “circuits of love” in the brain, proved through studies done on unusually large rodents.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_sc/sci_love_science
(question Lede)
Perfectly Preserved
A 2,600 year old mummy was found in Saqqara Egypt, perfectly preserved. This mummy was discovered in a burial chamber 36 feet below the ground. There were 22 other mummies, though they were badly decomposed. This perfectly preserved mummy was wrapped in dark canvass and is shown to be the oldest mummy found that was preserved in such a condition.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_mummy_discovery
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Wildfire Phone Warnings
Thousands of people were recently caught off guard with deadly wildfires across Australia, new recorded warnings have emerged. When a fire has begun a recording will go out to everyone, there, giving them warning of the hazardous environment. Some people are worried about privacy issues, but since the latest total of 181 deaths from the last fire that is the least of their worries.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_wildfires
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Stealing to feed the Stupid
The reason for raising taxes has caused an uproar of anger for citizens of Los Angeles. Nadya Suleman, single unemployed mother of 6 recently had 8 octuplets after having embryos implanted into her womb. People do not believe this is their responsibility, she was already living off of social security and then she wastes that money on impregnating herself. This is considered “grotesque” and “irresponsible.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_us/octuplets
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A woman receives a heart shaped valentine card from her finance, but should that card be shaped as a heart or a brain? A brain, proved Bianca Acevedo a neurologist of Washington, the emotion love is in the head not he heart. Love is spread through four main “circuits of love” in the brain, proved through studies done on unusually large rodents.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_sc/sci_love_science
(question Lede)
Perfectly Preserved
A 2,600 year old mummy was found in Saqqara Egypt, perfectly preserved. This mummy was discovered in a burial chamber 36 feet below the ground. There were 22 other mummies, though they were badly decomposed. This perfectly preserved mummy was wrapped in dark canvass and is shown to be the oldest mummy found that was preserved in such a condition.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_mummy_discovery
(direct lede)
Wildfire Phone Warnings
Thousands of people were recently caught off guard with deadly wildfires across Australia, new recorded warnings have emerged. When a fire has begun a recording will go out to everyone, there, giving them warning of the hazardous environment. Some people are worried about privacy issues, but since the latest total of 181 deaths from the last fire that is the least of their worries.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_wildfires
(direct lede)
Stealing to feed the Stupid
The reason for raising taxes has caused an uproar of anger for citizens of Los Angeles. Nadya Suleman, single unemployed mother of 6 recently had 8 octuplets after having embryos implanted into her womb. People do not believe this is their responsibility, she was already living off of social security and then she wastes that money on impregnating herself. This is considered “grotesque” and “irresponsible.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_us/octuplets
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Going From Bad to Worse
A new study on colon cancer has lead to worsening the cancer and putting people into more danger. Doctors thought this treatment would work because in most trials in a small study had shown positive results. The treatment is mixing two, strong and expensive drugs together, supposedly to kill the cancer cells. But for these Dutch patients it obviously didn't work that way.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_he_me/med_colon_cancer_drugs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_he_me/med_colon_cancer_drugs
Digital TV transition Postponed
The congress is moving the transition from analog to digital TV to June 12 rather than February 17. They believe that most Americans that have still have analog television won't be ready for the transition. Even though people have had a full three years to simply buy a converter box. The transition is being made because digital is has better signals.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090204/ap_on_hi_te/tec_digital_tv_transition
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090204/ap_on_hi_te/tec_digital_tv_transition
This Snake Could Eat A Cow
Paleontologists have recently found a fossil of a snake that could have been around 45 feet long and 2,500 pounds. This is remarkable because that is the weight of a bison. This fossil was found in Colombia and they believe that this giant organism fed on ancient ancestors of Crocodiles.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_sc/sci_monster_snake
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_sc/sci_monster_snake
Stock Falls
We have all noticed the fall on the economy, the stocks are recently falling more and more. Investors have noticed that their money loss and gain are not weighing out like they usually do. Incorporations such as Kraft foods, Walt Disney and Time warner have taken the latest hit with their stocks falling on average at about 122 points.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street
Nike Airs (product review)
Nike Airs, well to say the least, very fly. Nike is a very notorious for shoes. One Nike shoe in particular is the Nike air, this shoe has notably grown in popularity. I have a pair of my own and I love them. Not only are they stylish but they are comfortable and can be used in sports. Nike Airs surely my favorite shoes not only by Nike but of any kind of shoe.
Nike Airs are a flat bottomed shoe with a large Nike checks on the sides. They can be bought in any color imaginable. These shoes borderline perfection. They have high arc support and can be bought in low, mid or high top. Nike Airs are mostly worn as “street shoes” or for casual wear, mainly because they are a somewhat heavy shoe which seems to be their only flaw. They are made of mostly leather, but if you buy the newer Nike Airs they have a plastic outer layer. This is to protect the leather and guarantee a longer life span. Individuality is something that can easily be expressed through these shoes, because the colors, texture and top can vary to a high degree. Whether you are a vibrant person who likes high tops or you are one who is fond of darker colors with a soft leather feel, there is a Nike Air style for you. My pair is orange, mint green and sky blue low top shoe with the plastic outer layer. I have had them for nearly a year and they are still securely intact.
Nike Airs is one shoe with many personalities. This pair of shoes can act as a shoe to just walk around in on a day to day basis. Then flip over and be a basketball shoe the next. The Nike company has a well kept reputation for having great sports equipment and that rep continues on through the Nike Airs. They have great traction so that when you try and stop on a court you do, rather than sliding all over the place like you do with other shoes. They have good ankle support in the low tops so I imagine there is great ankle support in the high tops. This allows you to do more movement without hurting yourself in the process. Nike Airs are very well structured and if treated well they last a good 2-3 years. Most shoe companies can say that for their shoes. For example Jordans, they last around 6 months. I have boughten them twice and both times the seems ripped after just a month of basketball. With Nike Airs that doesn't happen.
At a final note, Nike Airs are a very dependable shoe. They are easily taken care of, stylish and good for not only casual wear but for basketball. They have good traction and they come in many variations, they come in all shape, size and color. Another factor Nike Airs have for them is that they are from Nike, the most populous shoe company in the United States. Which gives them that little boost of credibility.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Leads week 2
Massive Layoff rates
The economy of the US is continuing to fall, as a result more and more people are getting fired from their jobs. Its starting to get to expensive to have a lot of workers in one area. Layoffs are expected to continue, at least, though out the year. This is putting families in the position in which it is hard to pay bills and get food on the table.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy
Obama tries to force peace upon Gaza strip
Gaza strip has always had trouble with keeping the peace. Lately is has gotten even worse, President Obama is trying to stop all the violent activity. Ten days ago a cease fire was called and that did not last long. Within the past few days a bombing killed an Israeli soldier.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians
War in Iraq and Afghanistan
President Obama earlier promised that he would try and get all of the troops out of the endeavor within a 16 month time period. Now, he is having second thoughts. He is not sure if it would be the right thing to pull out now. It might waste all of the work that has already been done. New President Obama is already being faced with exceedingly tough decisions.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090129/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_pentagon
President Obama earlier promised that he would try and get all of the troops out of the endeavor within a 16 month time period. Now, he is having second thoughts. He is not sure if it would be the right thing to pull out now. It might waste all of the work that has already been done. New President Obama is already being faced with exceedingly tough decisions.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090129/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_pentagon
Fixing Global Warming
Scientists have recently discovered that some of the global warming effects have become permanent. Meaning that the temperature will continue to increase for another 1000 years, unless something is done. If people would limit their carbon dioxide emissions then global warming can be reversed in around 100 years. If nothing is done not only will it be outrageously hot outside but more people will develop skin cancer.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090126/ap_on_sc/sci_greenhouse_irreversible_damage
Scientists have recently discovered that some of the global warming effects have become permanent. Meaning that the temperature will continue to increase for another 1000 years, unless something is done. If people would limit their carbon dioxide emissions then global warming can be reversed in around 100 years. If nothing is done not only will it be outrageously hot outside but more people will develop skin cancer.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090126/ap_on_sc/sci_greenhouse_irreversible_damage
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Antarctica is Warming.
Before now, Antarctica has been the only continent that has not been affected by global warming. Scientists have now found that this continent is in fact starting to warm. Though in the past few years it has been shown that Antarctica has been getting cooler. But new discoveries have the scientists curious.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-01-21-antarctica_global_warming_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-01-21-antarctica_global_warming_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
Bush Defends His Record
As the term of the President Obama began, Former President George Bush had to give his farewell speech. In this speech he made comments on his choice to go to war after 9/11 and how people can disagree with my decisions, but at least I made the decision. George Bush has the “highest disapproving rating since Nixon.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/politics/bush_legacy/main4725689.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/politics/bush_legacy/main4725689.shtml
First War Tally 1,284 Gazans Dead
Recently a war has broke out in the Gaza strip. Many civilians have died and even more are wounded. Schools have been attacked as well as homes of innocent people. This war will consume an immense portion of the population.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_gaza_counting_the_dead;_ylt=AsubrHEMhg5xCN.LF9OKIgJvaA8F
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_gaza_counting_the_dead;_ylt=AsubrHEMhg5xCN.LF9OKIgJvaA8F
Obama Takes the Oath Again.
Our new president Obama, had to retake the oath office. This has to happen because of the slip up that occurred on Tuesday at the inauguration. The Chief of Justice messed up the words a tad, therefore messing up president Obama. Though as a precaution they had him take the oath again, in front of a smaller crowd.
Music Review
Escape the Fate, to say the least is quite diverse. This a rock band no doubt about it but they mix it up. For some song they are a harder rock, which consist of more guitar solos with fervent lyrics. Then on the other hand the other hand they play songs that are more mellow with only the occasional scream. The new lead singer to this band has a very unique voice, he used to be in the heavy metal band, Blessthefall. His inimitable voice is silky smooth with just a touch of harshness perfect for the genre of music he is in.
This band consist of complex drum beats and guitar solos. In the song The War is Ours the first 30 seconds is sheer drum and guitar. Then he starts the song out with a low roar, then starts singing. This is one of my favorites by them because this song includes all the elements, in my opinion, needed for a good rock song. The lyrics to The War is Ours are very intense, “Yes, I will see you through the smoke and flames on the frontlines of war. And I will stand my ground until the end til we conquer them all.” I conclude that they are speaking of never giving up, even when your losing. The music of escape the fate is not like other music that only talks about drugs and sex, the lyrics have some depth to them. You have to read between the lines, think about it a little bit. Which I like, though some don't some rather just listen to it and if it sounds cool then they like it. But, sometimes you need to reach a little deeper.
Escape the Fate is so divergent is because they blend heavy metal with a softer rock, which is difficult I'm guessing because not a lot of bands do it. In the song Ashely at first it sounds like it could be closer to a soft rock or pop song like Secondhand Serenade or Nickelback. Then the lead guitarist breaks into an up tempo and the lead singers volume begins to increase and the intensity begins to rise. This song is a love song, but what some people don't see is that the underlying concept is that you will always have a purpose in life. And by the end of the song you are away from the soft rock and back to the hard rock. Then in the song The Flood it is just the opposite, it starts out screaming with loud and complex guitar segments. Then towards the chorus of the song everything slows down quite a bit then bounces back into the lead singer screaming in a loud roar that puts emphasis on the intensity.
That said, Escape the Fate is a band of many qualities. They differ immensely from any other rock band I am fond of and has lyrics that have a some depth. Which is nice, because lately a lot of rock music has sounded the same especially what is being played on the radio. If you were to be interested in the band I would recommend you to buy songs from the This War is Ours album, it is the most recent stuff and is of the best quality because the new lead singer is amazing.
This band consist of complex drum beats and guitar solos. In the song The War is Ours the first 30 seconds is sheer drum and guitar. Then he starts the song out with a low roar, then starts singing. This is one of my favorites by them because this song includes all the elements, in my opinion, needed for a good rock song. The lyrics to The War is Ours are very intense, “Yes, I will see you through the smoke and flames on the frontlines of war. And I will stand my ground until the end til we conquer them all.” I conclude that they are speaking of never giving up, even when your losing. The music of escape the fate is not like other music that only talks about drugs and sex, the lyrics have some depth to them. You have to read between the lines, think about it a little bit. Which I like, though some don't some rather just listen to it and if it sounds cool then they like it. But, sometimes you need to reach a little deeper.
Escape the Fate is so divergent is because they blend heavy metal with a softer rock, which is difficult I'm guessing because not a lot of bands do it. In the song Ashely at first it sounds like it could be closer to a soft rock or pop song like Secondhand Serenade or Nickelback. Then the lead guitarist breaks into an up tempo and the lead singers volume begins to increase and the intensity begins to rise. This song is a love song, but what some people don't see is that the underlying concept is that you will always have a purpose in life. And by the end of the song you are away from the soft rock and back to the hard rock. Then in the song The Flood it is just the opposite, it starts out screaming with loud and complex guitar segments. Then towards the chorus of the song everything slows down quite a bit then bounces back into the lead singer screaming in a loud roar that puts emphasis on the intensity.
That said, Escape the Fate is a band of many qualities. They differ immensely from any other rock band I am fond of and has lyrics that have a some depth. Which is nice, because lately a lot of rock music has sounded the same especially what is being played on the radio. If you were to be interested in the band I would recommend you to buy songs from the This War is Ours album, it is the most recent stuff and is of the best quality because the new lead singer is amazing.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Website review.
Wedmd.com is a website that acknowledges facts and information on human health. This site is easily navigable, it has an area where someone could type in there problem such, lets say acne and it will come up with different treatments or helpful ideas to subside your acne. WebMD is used by many people because it’s so helpful, people can look up their problem rather than having to go to a doctor or other expensive specialists.
Any information someone would need on their medical needs or health care could be found here. This websites range from dry and damaged hair to helping ease the queasiness after a chemotherapy session. This website is also very popular with parents, kids are always getting sick and hurt and this website provides solutions. This website is somewhat like google.com, when you type in your problem it loads and then give you a list of what your symptoms are. You click on the one that best describes your problem and it then exemplifies what you can do to cure it.
Webmd.com is also helpful in drug and alcohol abusers. You can simply type in “alcohol addiction” and it tells you what can be done to correct your problem. It will also give you ideas to classes you could take to become sober. Yet another bonus to this website is that it is easy to remember, there isn't a complicated URL it's simply http://www.webmd.com. This site is so helpful it even has its own commercial, there proving that this site has assisted many people.
That said, webmd.com is very convenient and easily navigated. Webmd.com has helped many and will continue to do so, problems you can look up have a huge range from dry and damaged hair to problems such as drug abuse. This site provides new parents with directions for what to do when their new born has a fever. Webmd.com is the place to go for any health service.
Any information someone would need on their medical needs or health care could be found here. This websites range from dry and damaged hair to helping ease the queasiness after a chemotherapy session. This website is also very popular with parents, kids are always getting sick and hurt and this website provides solutions. This website is somewhat like google.com, when you type in your problem it loads and then give you a list of what your symptoms are. You click on the one that best describes your problem and it then exemplifies what you can do to cure it.
Webmd.com is also helpful in drug and alcohol abusers. You can simply type in “alcohol addiction” and it tells you what can be done to correct your problem. It will also give you ideas to classes you could take to become sober. Yet another bonus to this website is that it is easy to remember, there isn't a complicated URL it's simply http://www.webmd.com. This site is so helpful it even has its own commercial, there proving that this site has assisted many people.
That said, webmd.com is very convenient and easily navigated. Webmd.com has helped many and will continue to do so, problems you can look up have a huge range from dry and damaged hair to problems such as drug abuse. This site provides new parents with directions for what to do when their new born has a fever. Webmd.com is the place to go for any health service.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
websites i use 2
http://itunes.com
itunes is a place of music, you can buy music, music videos, movies and television shows. You can also listen to 30 second previews of songs so you can be sure that you want that song.
http://addictinggames.com
This site has exhilarating games that keep someone entertained. The games usually consist of different sorts of mazes and mind games which keep you interested.
http://trhs.sheridank12.net
The high school page is very helpful, you can check your grades and see upcoming events. Also, when you miss some school all you have to do is check on the staff pages and see what you missed.
http://nba.com
This website shows upcoming games, times and highlights. You can also find the rankings of certain teams and buy fan gear.
http://cnn.com
This website includes breaking news and the news articles. It’s a very credible source and keeps everyone informed on world news
itunes is a place of music, you can buy music, music videos, movies and television shows. You can also listen to 30 second previews of songs so you can be sure that you want that song.
http://addictinggames.com
This site has exhilarating games that keep someone entertained. The games usually consist of different sorts of mazes and mind games which keep you interested.
http://trhs.sheridank12.net
The high school page is very helpful, you can check your grades and see upcoming events. Also, when you miss some school all you have to do is check on the staff pages and see what you missed.
http://nba.com
This website shows upcoming games, times and highlights. You can also find the rankings of certain teams and buy fan gear.
http://cnn.com
This website includes breaking news and the news articles. It’s a very credible source and keeps everyone informed on world news
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