Blog # 6, Outside Reading Book

Determination played an important roll in the saftey and the survival of the group of climbers. When one of the members broke there leg and had to get down the mountain, he used determination to make it threw. Determination relates to my life because, i need to be determined in school. If i am not determined in school, then i do not do a good job and do not recieve a grade i am proud of. Determination also relates to me when i am skiing. I need determination so that i can have the commitment to stick to a trick while going off a 75 ft. kicker.

Blog # 5, Outside Reading Book

The group of climbers effected one another can make a big difference in life and death. the people that you are with everyday can effect how you are to. for example, on the moutain, if someone were to make a mistake and could drasticly effect everyone else climbing. this relates to me because many people i no and hang out with, effect actions i do, which can sometimes be good and sometimes bad.

Blog # 4, Outside Reading Book

Injury played a big factor in surviving 28,000 feet above sea level. when members of the group were injured it was difficult to come back down the mountain. but when a large snow storm comes in, they had to stay up on the mountain with severe injuries. This relates to my life when i was skiing and broke my collar bone for the third time. i had to withstain pain for 2 hours in the freezing cold as i recieved medical attention.

Blog # 3, Outside Reading Book

Trust was another big role in climbing everest. Trust was an important factory because no one could climb Everest alone. for example, when climbing everest, you are attatched to the person infront of you, and the person behind you. And you have to trust both of those people to stay on there feet, because if one of them falls, then everyone else falls. Trust relates to my life because i need to trust my friends if one of them needs help that I will be there for them, and if I need help they will be there for me.

Blog # 2, Outside Reading Book

One of the main subjects, as well as problem, was fear. Fear was a big part of the story, because climbing everest was no easy feat. When climbers would get close to the top, they would be faced with fear as they look down a 26,000 ft face. This relates to me because i have had to deal with fear before as well. When i broke my collar bone for the third time skiing doing a cork 7. I was faced with a lot of fear the next year when i tried it again.

Blog # 1, Outside Reading

The book I am reading is Called Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer. This book is about a group of climbers, climbing everest that incountered one of the worst disasters that has ever occured on the mountain. It starts off by the author explaining how commercialization has drastically effected the mountain, and exbidtions up the mountain. It cost $75,000 a climb per person without gear or food. Commercialization is not good for the mountain because over time it is starting to become polluted from all of the people attempting to climb the mountain.

Blog #11, Faster Climate Change Feared

 According to a new report led by the U.S Geological Survey, the United States faces much more rapid climate change by the end of the century than previous studies have shown. They predict that Climate shifts will happen by 2100 if drastic measures are not taken into action imediately. One of the most worrisome findings is that massive ice sheets continue to brake off which will lead to the seas rising over 4 feet by 2100.

Blog #10, Good times rolling on for Mardi Gras

Even though the economy is down, people are still going to be at Mardi Gras in high numbers. New Oreleans anticipates 700,000 to 800,000 people in the french part of New Oreleans during the festible. They believe that more people are going to be down there even though the economy is not doing well, because fat tuesday will be around the days of mardi gras, giving people more time, and money to plan their trip.




http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/20/mardi.gras.tourism/index.html?iref=newssearch

Blog #9, Is Bollywood Coming to Hollywood?

On Sunday night, film "Slumdog Millionaire" won 8 oscars. The film was intended on being a Staight to DVD film. The film is not entirly a "bollywood film". The directer is American, and the leading actor is from England. All though somewhere around 1000 films come out of Indias giant film industry every year, non are big enough to hit the big screne in america. But this film as come to America, and with a big result to it.



http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/23/bollywood.hollywood/index.html?iref=newssearch

Blog #8, Treatment for bird flu succeeds in mice

A new treatment for the flu is now tested for victims that have the bird flu. It is the use of antibodies. The antibodies treat all types of the flu. The new treatment for the bird flu is still being perfected since it has not been tested on people yet. it is going to soon which will save many lives in foreign countries

Blog #7, Birds Shifting North; Global Warming Cited

Global Warming is effecting everyone, and everything in this world. A new study shows how birds are being majorly effected by this horrible event. For example, since tempetures have been getting warming, the purple finch has been spending its winters 400 miles further north than ushally because of warm tempetures. The purple finch is not the only bird that is being effected by this; somewhere around 350 different specieces of birds are spending there winters at least 40 miles more north than they would 40 years ago.




http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SMN0307-0-6594&artno=0000289897&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=&title=Study%3A%20Birds%20Shifting%20North%3B%20Global%20Warming%20Cited&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=Y

Blog #6, Obama Plan For Hope

Americas new President, Barack Obama, told a huge crowd of supports at a pre-inaugration rally about how "Anything Is Possible In America". Obama stated that as the U.S fights 2 wars, and tries to fix a crippled economy, he is going to be "hopeful" to make new and better plans to put America back on track. He said that solving Americas problems will take time, and the road will be a long steep climb, but evetually he will insure that America is back on track.

Blog #5, Is Anyone Watching You?

Dec. 25--It's an article of almost every faith that religion makes us better people. But through the years there has been little scientific support for this widely held belief -- until now. After analyzing 30 years of research, Canadian scholars have concluded that religion can make people more honest while inspiring them to help people they don't know, even when that exacts a personal cost. studies that have found that people are nicer and more honest when they believe they are being watched, whoever the watcher might be.

Blog #4 More Schools Trying Separation of the Sexes

Michael Alison; an author for the Washington Post, wrote an article about schools that are trying to seperate sexes at an early age in schools. Some schools are starting to do this because male and females brains learn in different fashions from the other. The teachers will seperate the girls in one room and the boys in the other, and teach them in a way that they brains will learn and retain information better. Some scientist believe that this is not a good solution to teaching the kids because in the long run, it will make the kids not adapt to the other sex as well.

Blog #3 Electric Cars From Stimulus Package

Thanks to Obama, realising the new stimulus package, ables for electric cars to be given a tax break. This Package ables for producers of electric cars to produce more for the public. The package also states that 50,000 cars from a single company will be given complete tax reduction so that they can make more of them for a cheaper price. The package also says that any larger gas guzzling car are put with a larger tax, so that they will stop being produced.

Blog #2, Russian, And U.S Satelites Collide 500 miles above earth

Two satelites, One U.S, and the other Russians, collided 500 miles above serbia. The collision created a massive debris cloud. The two salelites have created 500-600 pieces of exetremly expensive material in space. The ISS, said that the debris should not cause any threats to earth. The collision was very rare, and is the first collision between satelites.

Blog #1, Katrina Recovery Gaining Steam

In Mississippi, people are starting to finally get their lives back after the biggest natural disater in U.S history, Hurricane Katrina. One family that owned a house from 1918, was completly destroyed. They are still waiting after 11 months for the goverment to rebuild their house. A total of 101,642 Mississippians still live in government trailers, waiting to get back to their orginal lives.

Blog #15, New Zealand police use Facebook to stop crime

In New Zealand yesterday, police arrested a burglar via facebook, after they posted pictures of him they got from and security camera inside. The man broke into a pub through the roof and was trying to work his way into the cash machine but couldn't seem to get it open. Just as he was about to leave, he looked around to make sure he had all of his stuff, and looked directly into a security camera. It is the first facebook arrest the Queenstown police have had. The police created a facebook account 2 months ago so that they could post any important news that they needed to get out since it is the number 1 used site. The robber is not faced with 2 burglary.

Blog #14, Pepsi Targeted for AFA Boycott

The AFA (American Family Association) as found a cultural war with Pepsi.co. The AFA is asking to boycott Pepsi for donating $1 million to the Human Rights Campaign and Parents, Family, and friends of gays and homosexuals. The AFA is unhappy with Pepsi because they donated to a group that may be involved with gays or homosexuals, which I believe is a rediculous argument, because first it is not for that much money, and second, why it a big deal if they donate to a Human Rights group?

Blog #13, Franken V.S Coleman. STILL!

All of the ballots were finally counted, and came to the conclusion of Franken being victorious. Even though it is called that Franken won, Coleman is still demanding a 62 day recount. The finally tally ended up being Franken the winner by 225 votes out of 3 million counted on monday. How ever, according to MN law, he is able to protest against it, which calls for another recount.

blog #12, Another Transgender Women Attacked in Memphis

On December 23 2008,Leeneshia Edwards was shot in the face at close range while walking home. She as major injuries to her jaw, neck, back, and side and is under going major surgery to keep her alive. Leeneshia Edwards is not the only transgender recently to be attacked. Duana Johnson was shot to death a month ago around the same area that Leeneshia was shot. Police are not sure yet who the criminal is, but are on a case trying to find the men/man.

Blog #11, Worst of 2008

The new year as come around and we can look forward to better things to come hopefully. We can also look back on 2008 and see all of the terrible things that have happened over the years. The worst person of the year, Henry Paulson: The Treasury Seceratary recommended nationalizing parts of U.S economy to get out of a severe reccesion. congress approved $700 billion bailout plan that went down the drain thanks to him. The worst Team, Detroit Lions: had the worst record in NFL history, 0 wins 16 loses.