Fields of Italy

In the Fields of Italy, a Conflict Over Corn

VIVARO, Italy — Giorgio Fidenato declared war on the Italian government and environmental groups.In April with a news conference and a YouTube video, which showed him poking six genetically modified corn seeds into Italian soil.
Mr. Fidenato, 49, an agronomist, he planted two fields of genetically modified corn.
The seeds known as MON810, are modified. So that the corn produces a chemical that kills the larvae of the corn borer, a devastating pest. European Union rules allow this particular seed to be planted.

Israels Nuclear Power Comes Out

According to the New York Times, because of the Holocaust, Israel made a successful effort to gain nuclear weapons. After all the are surrounded by enemies that want to get rid of them, so Israel needs something to threaten there enemies. There government refuses to release anything factual about there nuclear activities. The U.S. agreed to help keep Israels" nuclear weapons on the down low if they did not advertise that they had nuclear weapons, say they had possession of nuclear weapons and if they do not test any.

Samoa

On September 29, 2009 a magnitude 8.0 hit Samoa , and some places in Tonga. It killed about 100 people. Scientist were puzzled because they didn't understand how such a large earthquake could hit such a small country. The earthquake pushed up the seafloor , which could have causes a tsunami. It took about 5 months for the scienctist to figure out what was going on .

Sudan:"Where Millions Need help, Starting With One"

In Sudan an old woman, who has nothing to eat and no money at all, picked her way along a muddy, trash-strewn path. She stopped at a pile of garbage carefully removed the remains of a dirty onion and sat down, slowly eating the onion for breakfast.

In Southern Sudan hospitals are filled with infants and children who are ill with malaria, malnutrition or a viral disease. Around the hospital grounds patients, of all ages, were urinating and defecating. Only water was available at a common outside pump and not at the ward. Babbies with diarrhea, flies buzz around, and doctors have not been paid for six months.

Massacre sets off

72 migrants were found dead on a ranch near the texas border. agents involved in the investigation were reported missing. The acts pointed to vieolence in the northeastern mexico as drug gangs battle eachother. on friday two explosions in ciudad Victoria occured, televisa, a leading network, reported one of the explotions outside, near an office and the explosion knocked the network off the air for hours. another one was reported in a transit police office. the autorities blamed the Zetas, one of the most feared drug gang.

Caracas,Venezuela

In Caracas, Venezuela people joke and say they they might be safer in Iraq and Afghanistan then in Venezuela. The civilian death rate in venezeula reached 16,000 and the civiallian death rate in Iraq was only 4,644. Even Mexicos drug war has claimed fewer lives . Many venezuelans have had to hire foreign security to help them prevent kidnappings and killings. Both rich and poor have been kidnapped an. Mostly all of the homocides have been drug related. Police salarys are very low so there is no motivation for them to fight the crime, and a lot of them are apart of it themselves. The surrounding South American countries are trying to help out by sending in government to try to restore order.

18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras

About 18 People died in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in a Shoe Factory, in Northern Honduras on Tuesday. They Were Workin in a shoot factory, when the shootinh happend. Many were wounded. it happend in the afternoon about 3:45. there were 2 man that shooted with an AK-47. About 13 people were dead at the moment they shooted. They were People in between teen and their earlie 20's. The shooters has not been arresyed yet. They had said that the bulilding was under control of Mara-Salvatrucha 18. No one knoes yet the reason of the shooting.

Guatemala City Sat. Sept.4,2010

After weeks of driving rain triggered landslides Saturday it killed 10 people on a bus and 4 inside a home. Guatemala's president said that the damage estimates after weeks of rain stood at 350-500 million dollars or 40 percent of damage by Agatha which killed 183 in Central America including 165 in Guatemala. it also left thousands homeless. The latest rain triggered two landslides Saturday. one swept away a bus. it injured 20 people. Guatemala's meteoroligists have forecast another 24-36 hours of heavy rain throughout the country. The top priority is dealing with this emergency in Guatemala and keeping everyone else safe and alive.

Miranda Garibaldi

Period 1

posted 9/9/10

An Argentine Gem Hidden No More

A small village of the Jujuy (pronounced hoo-HWEE), the people make offerings make offerings to the earth goddess, Pachamama. Some of the offerings are food, cocoa leaves, and cigarettes. They would bury these sacrifices in their backyard or a field. Jujuy stood apart from the rest of Latin America. In the year of 2001, Argentina had a huge financial crisis that led many to explore the country. The Jujuy village was made op of salt deserts, jungles and multicolored rocky mountains. This small village would rarely get visitors, except the occasional adventurous travelers. An actor named Facundo Arana said “Maybe this is one of the things we have the crisis to thank for Jujuy cannot be put into words; it seeps in through your eyes, your ears and your soul.” Therefore the “Gem” of Argentina was found.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/travel/08next.html?pagewanted=2&emc=Google-Earth&no_interstitial

World War 2 Holocaust History

In WWII, during the Holocaust, over 300,000 "inferior" people were killed in death camps! Over 500,000 people were put in concentration camps. Over 1,000,000 people were put in horrible geto's. Still countless others died working for the Nazi's!

No more combat in Iraq?

World History @ Washington High School: No more combat in Iraq!: "According to The New york times, A week from yesterday combat between U.S and Iraq was resolved and decided it was unneeded. But the murder ..."

New Energy Policy in Germany

Germany is trying to find a cleaner way to generate energy. They are trying to reduce oil and natural gas use. They are deciding if they can do it with Nuclear energy. They dont know if they want nuclear energy or not. Then they decided they want to have energy from different sources. They wanted to use solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources.

"MENINGITIS" New Vaccine Everyone can Afford

Meningitis belt is like a sickness/disease that people can get 25 countries from Senegal to Ethiopia from the bottom Sahara. In March a lot of people had arrived with dry harmattan. Over 25,000 people had died from meningitis or left deaf and "retarded". African governments and donors were approved by World Health Organization to a new meningitis vaccine that will only cost 50 cents. Meningitis can be spread to young people who live close to eachother. October will be the first time the vaccine is going to be used in a mass campaign. Depending on how much money donors raise will be witch countries get it. The vaccine was made by the WHO and PATH a nonprofit medical research group in Seattle. For five years of clinical trials in West Africa and India were supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/health/03glob.html?_r=1&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

Gunman and 8 hostages killed

According to the New York Times, an ex-cop known as Rolando Mendoza hijacked a tourist bus that was from Hong Kong. After hearing about the incident, local Police Commandos rush to the scene, stopped the bus, and had a standoff for 12 hours. Rolando put up signs on the windows saying his demands. His main demand was to get his job back. After awhile, he asks police to send in an interview team but Police wouldn’t let civilians near the bus.

Commandos try and break the glass windows using a sludge hammer but then gunshots break loose. One man in the bus was shot in the leg while two others were left dead. A radio broadcast gets a hold of Rolando and he tells them that he has shot two and will kill more if they don’t stop. He later kills six more to show he is even more serious but then the bus driver jumps out the window and says that everyone is dead. Commandos have proceeded in with tear gas and kill the man. President of the Philippines was accused for his Commandos not handling the situation more carefully by the President of China.

Argentina Faulted for Reproductive Policies

The Government of Argentina's president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, refused to steps toward protecting women's health। Socal wave sweeping through Argentina, including Congress's approval last month of a national law authorizing same-sex marriages. Women struggle to obtain birth control. The doctors shy away from offering legal abortions in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. In 2008, more than 20 percent of deaths are caused from unsafe abortions. They estimated 40 percent of pregnancies in 2005 ended in abortions, most of them illegal & unsafe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/world/americas/11argentina.html?_r=1&ref=argentina

colombia constructure

A guy called julian Oviedo he was 19 years old he was a constructer . and his mother that if he is gonna get the job offer.it was on march when he told his mother.then after he told hes mom Oviedo got shot.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/world/americas/30colombia.html?_r=1&ref=colombia

Argentina's Belief's

Argentina’s Belief’s

Every August, many people in Argentina pay tribute to their earth goddess, Pachamama.

People make very good food such as tamales, stews, llamas, and lambs and so much more.

They bury these things in their backyard along with cigars, liquor, and coco leaves.

They believe if they do this good fortune will come to them and abundant harvest.

It is a very known tradition in Argentina to do that.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/travel/08next.html?no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

No more combat in Iraq!

According to The New york times, A week from yesterday combat between U.S and Iraq was resolved and decided it was unneeded. But the murder of 2 American soldiers at an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad was action against the treaty. The act lead to angrey gunfire, acording to Iraqi officals. The balze of guns lead to the death of Soran Rhaman Falih Wali, at a commado compound by the th province of Salahuddin, with 9 American soldeirs wounded. According to the American army, This event will be looked into.

From Musical Unity to the Political Kind

According to the New York Times, a multi-million record selling Haitian musician has announced he would run for president of Haiti. Wyclef Jean, a 37 year old hip hop/reggae music maker, says he’s ready to represent his country. In this election he may also run alongside his uncle, Raymond Joseph, who was Haiti’s ambassador to the United States in 2005. Wyclef has been recently been helping out Haiti by supporting and performing at fundraising concerts to raise money for the recent earthquake disasters. His songs include lyrics such as, “Instead of spending billions on the war, I can use the money to feed the poor.”. Wyclef is not only a musical icon in Haiti but their pride and glory, and a living proof that someone who came from so little can rise up and make dreams happen.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/arts/music/06music.html?_r=2&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

Grief Across Latin America for Migrant Killings

AGUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA- Gilmar Morales was warned the journey north would be hard. So Gilmar Morales beefed up on eggs and sausage, bought some ham sandwhiches from the bodega across the street, told his mother he loved her and set off with two other relatives on a path well-traveled by young people here in one of Latin America's poorest countries. Despite hardships and perils that stand before them- a raging drug war in Mexico, walls, border agents, National guard troops, anti-immigrant fervor and a fragile economy if they even make it- they still come. Morales was found with 71 others him being the 72 killed near the texas border. Was Gilmar, the one with the familiar yellow-and-white striped T-shirt, and his blue pants? Mr. Morales, 22, and his companions headed north, later confirmed as victims of the massacre.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/world/americas/02migrants.html?_r=1&ref=americas

Massacre Sets Off New Fears In Mexico!

Three days after 72 immigrants were found dead on a ranch, a local prosecutor that came to investigate was found missing on friday and the National Telivision Company was destroyed in a bombing. The acts pointing to the worst violence in northeastern Mexico as drug and gang violence. In addition, the state department orderd that all children must leave the country due to a surge of killings,shootings, and kidnapping in the city. American law enforcement and experts said that the Zetas were locked in a struggle for survival.


I thought this story was a little frightning! These people have alot coming to them in their country. They are surving by a little thread if that many killings are going on. What i question is that "How can 72 immigrants be found dead just at once?" "What do they have against eachother that is so bad???Thats what I thought of this story it just kind of made me just question!


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/28/world/americas/28mexico.html?_r=2&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

An Italian Villa of Treasures Opens Its Doors

Italy - In Italy there was a Re-Opening Of the Villa . when they Re- Opened the villa they had over 80 diffrent kinds of landscapes . It was all in use of four(4) Villa's . there where to ideas form to ilalian nobilty . Italy is most lavish parts of all the arets around the world . All of there villas are worled and planned out to be just perfect .

In Second Go-Round, Peru President Still Unpopular

The president of of Peru, Alan Garcia, is in the situation of being an unpopular president. Garcia was accused for the fault of the country being attacted by Maiost insurgency. He had been the President for 20 years and has been unpopular since his first term as president. His other fault that had added on to his being of unpopular, was fall the of Perus' economy.

China and Japan Bristle Over Island Dispute

on tuesday, two japanese naval tried to intercept the chinese boat , but the three collided. On wednesday, the boats captin was taken to the japanese island of okinawa for questioning
on wednesday morning the chinese foreign ministry summoned japan's ambassador for the second time in 24 hoursto protest Japan's response to a chinese fishing boat that had entered disputed waters.
http://http//www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html

Australian Independents Huddle as Vote Remains Deadlocked

In Sydney, Australia three independent legislators met on Tuesday to talk about the government. For the razor close election, the final results will not be revealed for about a week. Election analysts and lawmakers guessed that the opposing coalition of conservative parties and incumbent center-left Labor government would finish easily. Labor's plan is to spend about $38 billion dollars to construct the worlds most fastest broadcasting Internet connections. Australia's top concerns are water, health care, education and Internet connection.These legislators did not like Labor's plan.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/world/asia/25australia.html?_r=2&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

MISS AUSTRALIA STABBING.

Jesinta Campbell, better known as Miss Australia had a costume malfunction while walking on stage. Apparently, another jealous contestant laced her costume with pins which all stuck into her when she was walking on stage. She had been prepared for competition from the other contestants, but she never knew it would go this far.

"I put it on just before I was due to go out on parade, but I felt these sharp pains when something stuck into my back," she told Sydney's Daily Telegraph. "I took the top off and saw all these pins had been stuck in it."

There were 82 other contestants so there is no way to narrow it down, but she does say that the girls from the South American countries and Philipines were 'extremely competitive'.

She has no plans to further her career in modeling or even to compete in another beauty pagent.

Link to article;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1310179/Miss-Australia-Jesinta-Campbell-literally-STABBED-Miss-Universe-contestant.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Venezuela is more deadly than Iraq

According to New York Times. “Venezuela is more deadly than Iraq.Venezuela’s murder has gone up 16,000. People in Venezuela are hiding their houses to get rid of kidnapers and killing. The people are also adding home security systems. The governor has put at the end of his list of Priorities. the court ordered the newspaper to stop images of violence going to the public.“ i tthink that this is verry sad that parents can't feel safe at their own house.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/world/americas/23venez.html?no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

Massacre Sets Off New Fears in Mexico

On a ranch near Texas there were find 72 immigrants dead. But 1 after the massacre survive and run away with one killing shoot in the neck. He walked around 1 mile asking for help but people didn’t help him. Until he saw a troop of Mexican marines and ask for help. He told them that some cartel call the “Zetas” kill his friends and other immigrants that came from central America. The marines found 72 immigrants death with multiple shoots. They were tie and there eyes were cover and shots on the neck. The survival was taken to a safe place so he will be safe. And after they said that other 2 survive. All of the death bodys were taken back to there families.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/28/world/americas/28mexico.html?_r=2&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

Tata buys jaguar do to amazing new 2011 XJ

According to New York Times, Tata Motors during 2007 were considering to buy Jaguar from Ford Motor company and after they saw the 2011 XJ they imediately fell in love and decided to buy. The new XJ compared to the older model is more bold and very modern and a great luxory car. Some loyalist though it would upset the owner of Jaguar to sell the company but he is full aboard the decision, plus the new XJ wow statement has proven to those who thought the model was too old to come back. During the making up the car they wanted to keep some of the old looks but also modernize it. It has been called the most beautiful Jaguar yet. They lowered the instruement panel 9 inches lower than the first model and instead of have it hallow they updated it by have it filled with components. The interior is the most elegant and nicest in all the auto industry with a price of 114,075. The cabin is all rimmed in wood and the back seat have pretty sweet business trays that fall down from the back of the front seat. It has 500 horse power and has no gas guzzler tax.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/automobiles/autoreviews/05jaguar-xj.html?_r=1&ref=automobiles

Obama, not an American Citizen? False.

According to New York Times, Hawaii requests President Obama for his birth records. Republicans believe that Obama wasn't born in the U.S It is a law in Hawaii that people can only request for birth records if they have "direct" interest in them. On President Obama's birth record it was shown that he was born in Hawaii, On August 4, 1964. Republicans refused to believe that, and sent vibrant emails to Obama.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/us/politics/14hawaii.html?ref=hawaii

Venuzuela

Venezuela is becoming more dangerous than Iraq. In 2009 Venezuela had murders climbed above 16,000. Even Mexicos drug war has claimed fewer lives. Innocent civilians struggle to keep away from kidnapping, homicides, and killing. Venezuela is struggling with a decade- long surge in homicides with about 118,541 since president Hugo Chavez took office in 1999. More than 90 percent of murders go unsolved without a single arrest. The government is trying their best to stop this problem. They recently created a security force called the Bolivarian National Police.

500 Raped in Eastern Congo

The U.N. approximates that about 500 women were raped in Eastern Cong during July and August. This attests that the rebel militias are using sexual abuse as an ordance as reported by two U.N. officials. About a month ago U.N. officials brought to light that a large number of women had been gang raped, that number has dramatically increased to 242 women in 13 villages in the North Kivu Province. Of those 242, 28 were minors. Atul Khare senior official and deputy of peacekeeping was sent to investigate and told the security council on Tuesday that at the very least 257 had been raped in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces, for a staggering total of 499 victims. Sadly the latest victims reported were between 7 and 21 years old. More than 15,000 rapes are known about for the years 2008 and 2009. The latest rapes reported include at least 10 done by goverment soldiers.

Canadian mounted police

The royal  Canadian mounted police said that there were three Canadians planning to blow up targets in Canada. Among those three there was a physician. However even as the arrested the fourth guy they were still very hesitant to give out info on it. They funneled funds to the Afghanistan terrorist to assist them. They’re group consisted of an Canadian idol reject, a pathologist, an X-ray technician, and Hiva Alizadeh (no descripttion).

A Hotel Where Some Guests Have Been Dead for Years

The article is pretty much about mysterious sounds and moving objects that people claim to see inside of the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, Arizona . Its a creepy cold feeling knowing ur sleeping around ghost wich in the other hand some people just go and visit to expirence a paranormal activity. Many people have reported mysterious voices, sounds ,and smells between the third and fourth floor some even see white shadows behind them but when they turn there's no one there.

5 Guards Killed in Tajikistan Prison Break

On August 23, 2010 two dozen prisoners at a Tajikistan prison escaped killing five guards in the process. The twenty five prisoners to escape were militants of Russia’s North Cacuasus region and members of the Islamic movement of Uzbekistan, which has links to the Taliban groups of Afganistan. Many of these people were imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the government. The prisoners escaped by overpowering the guards late Sunday night. They were said to have taken advantage of one of the guards “negligence” and seized one part of the detention facility. During the escape the prisoners initially killed a 31 year old man, and severely beat another man. Then they changed into camofluaged uniforms and fled the prison with stolen weapons. A few hours later the escapees attacked another detention facility killing four more guards. A special team of law enforcement officials have been sent out to find the prisoners.

I think the prison that the prisoners escaped from should have better security. Twenty five prisoners should not have been able to flee the prison.

Flooding in north Korea

More than 250,000 people were evacuated from north eastern china due to severe flooding ,which now has flooded into the north Korean border.The government has reported 4 killed and one missing so far.China has been haveing this flooding problem for monthes,and is still trying to deal with the mud slide the killed over 1,400 people earlier this month.Recently over the weekend the heavy rain has flooded to Yalu river which seperates china and North korea.In North Korea most of Sinjuiju has been flooded and evactuated.Thankfully no deaths have been reported.Since about the 1900's North koreas agriculture has been destroyed by drought and flooding.

Canada is cool man

terrorists are planning to blow up targets in canada.

Terrible News in Manila

There was a news that shocked many people during the end of the summer holiday. It was the news that happened in Manila on August.23 and it was a bus hijacking. A Hong Kong tourist went to Manila about two weeks ago. When they about to go on the tour bus after they visited the Rizal Park, a man suddenly ran out with a gun. He was an police of Manila but he just got fired. He first let 7 people to get off the bus, some are children and some are elderly people. The Manila police tried to rescue the people on bus, but they failed. At last, the man got killed. 8 people on the bus were dead and they were killed by the man and one of them got killed while the police tried to break the window . And also few of the people were injured. Many people think that the Manila police did a really bad job on this. The police waste a lot of time to try to get in the bus and they were scared to get on the bus. They didn't even look at the people in the bus and shoot into the bus. Many people is discussing about this news and there are many new information coming out everyday in news report.

Massacre Sets Off New Fears in Mexico

72 migrants were foud dead on a ranch near to Texas border. Some of the migrants were from Mexico Guatemala Salvador Honduras and some more. It say that was a revenge by drug trafficker. In friday they began with two explosions in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas. The explosions appered placed in near cars. No injuries were reported, but Televisa, a leading network, reported that one of the blasts were occurred outside its regional office. The another was front the police office. I think that the violence is incresing in Mexico. News says that 3 people do not died two mans and a woman pregnat

Plane Crashes Near Everest; 4 Americans Among Dead

KATHMANDU,Nepal -Fourteen people including 4 Americans died Tuesday in Nepal when their plane crashed in inclement weather, after a fail attempt to reach a popular destination for touring called Mount Everest.

The plane included three flight crew members,five Nepali passengers,a British passenger and a passenger from Japan. The flight name which was crashed was called AGNI AIR. It was travelling 50 miles from the capital Kathmandu. One witness told a Nepalese station that there appeared to be explosion in the mid air before the air craft went down. All the family members of people who are dead got notified.

Weather has often been blamed for plane crashes on the same region.

Two Megacities Rise in the Sand

A highway that heads west out of Cairo was oftenly used by people who wanted to leave the cities chaos now ends at two cities are being built. The cause of this is because Cairo had long been so overcrowded, and polluted that the Egyptian government decided to built two new cities outside it from scratch. The Egyptian government already relocated most of the lower class folk who have been living in illegal slums in Cairo, though no one expects the government to demolish the makeshift neighborhoods that have been built because they make up to half of the city. Though they are some people who are claiming that the Egyptian government is relocating historical inequalities. But everyone agrees it is too late to turn back. Already millions of people have moved to the two new cities, New Cairo and 6 October City. The government plans that 6 October City's population to reach around 3 million by 2020 and New Cairo to 4 million.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/world/africa/25egypt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Anger Remains Over Killings of Chinese Hostages in Philippines

August 27, 2010, in Manila, Philippines, a 55-year-old police officer opened fire inside a tour bus containing Chinese tourists. The bus driver escaped the bus yelling that everyone was dead. After that knowledge, the police moved in. The gunman was Rolando Mendoza, he was killed by a police sniper. It is an emotional time in Hong Kong because of this happening. The episode deeply damaged the Philippines tourism industry. Many people from Hong Kong are not coming to the Philippines to tour. The Philippines scores low in a variety fo rankings on safety and civil society.

Brida Breezy

In the article, "Britain: No Payment for Suicide Bomber's Widow by, John F. Burns they talked about two judges ruling against a petition for government payment to the wife of a dead suicide bomber. The suicide bomber killed 52 people and then himself and she thinks she should be paid for her suffering. Hasina Patel, the widow, appealed in court in May and has been remarried since the death of her ex-husband.

Japanese officials Reveal Execution Chambers

Japans government opened up execution chambers to the public for the first time. Journalists were taken on a tour on Tokyo’s main gallows. Japans government opened the execution chambers on September, 3 2010. The inside of the execution chamber was: a Trapdoor, a Buddha and a ring for the noose. 2000-2009 Japan sentenced 112 people on death row and 46 executed. Inmates that is on death row are not told a date when they are going to be executed, they are told last minute. Inmates can remain on death row as long as 40 years. What I thought about this was what are the inmates reactions to when they are told last minute?? And I think this is cool but messed up because of how the government told the inmates last minute about their death.

Art Theft Underworld Frustrates France

There has been a series of art thefts in Europe over the past year. Over 20 highly priced paintings by famous artists including Pablo Picasso have been stolen. The biggest of these crimes took place last may when two art pieces were stolen from a granddaughter of Pablo Picasso. The two works were worth a combined total of $227 million dollars. 5 pieces were also stolen from the Paris Museum of Modern Art by making a molded copy of a security key and entering through the only window in the whole museum that wasn’t covered by a camera. The country is baffled by these thieves and the thefts have aroused many questions, such as: Where are they selling these recocgnizable paintings? And When will it stop? These recent events have definately galvanized museums into improving their security systems and many French museums are rethinking their security strategies. I think that Pablo Picasso's granddaughter should hire some bodyguards, or maybe think about putting an alarm in her apartment...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/world/europe/27iht-arttheft.html

Canada is cool

A ship with almost five hundred migrants was stopped near canada and all the human smugglers were taken into custody. these illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka were smart, because Canada is awesome, but they were dumb because they were caught. They were taken to a navy base in British columbia. Also, jails are being readied. Canada wants the world to know that they do not tolerate illegal immigration.

Gunman Free 800 Prisoners from Nigeria Prison

New York Times has recently reported that gunman set free up to 800 prisoners from the nigeria prison. They suspect the gunman were members Boko Haram an Islamic sect. Boko Haram killed hundreds of people around the Northern city of Maiduguri a year ago. The gunman forced the prison gates open and set all the prisoners set free. Almost 800 people were killed some of them injured by a gun battle that raged for days. The police and army used home-made guns,machetes and knifes to try to put down the uprising by sect. Ever since the attack security has been tightened with the police and army carrying out joint patrols and a dusk-to-dawn ban imposed by motorcycles that have been used by gunman to carry out rescent attacks. The Bauchi prison was holding members of the sect after last years attack.

Unknown Number Of Missing People After Boat Capsizes In Congo

On September 4, 2010, a boat caught on fire and capsized shortly after. This occured in the Democratic Republic Of Congo, on a Saturday night, to be discovered Sunday. The fire and capsizing of the boat was caused by the fuel drums on the ship bursting into flames. Mende Omalanga, a government spokesman, reported the incident to CNN. "24 people escaped the blaze, but an unknown number of passengers - traveling without authorization - went missing." The boat was traveling along the Kasai River, from the town Tshikapa, carrying goods onboard. Omalanga had reported that "the vessel was only meant to be used for carrying cargo, people were not an exception. It caught fire while passing by the village of Mbendayi." An unknown number of passengers remain missing today, as they're whereabouts are being investigated.

H.I.V Gel

In July 2010, South Africa was introduced to a H.I.V prevention gel. Those who used the gel most regularly cut their odds of infection by 54 percent. The gel has only been made for woman and with more research; a gel for men can be created. Studies in South Africa have shown estimates of 5.7 million people are infected, which is more than any other nation. Only about $58 million of the $100 million that was donated for this cause was used for this research. Researchers would like to use the rest of the money to create an even stronger gel but for now they have to close the funding gap and get the gel to women. Donors have not committed enough money for even one of the two studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of the gel. I think it’s amazing that we have the technology to create substances like this. Also, once this is introduced in America, I’m sure it will make a huge impact on many people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/world/africa/04safrica.html?_r=1&ref=africa

Trapped miners in Chile

Miners trapped in Chile because of the recent eathquake they had. The New York Times says the President of Chile will rescue the miners , sparing no innovation to maintain their psychological health. The New York Times also says the video of the trapped miners shows them being in a good spirit , in good condition and good health , even though they have lost a lot of weight. It should take as long as four months to dig a tunnel up to get the trapped miners out and into safety. Although the trapped miners have not heard the news about the Chileans getting them out in four months , they still are keeping their "cool". I think its good that they are going to get the miners out in four months , but I also think its stupid to not tell the miners that they are going to get out in about four months.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/world/americas/24chile.html?_r=1

Haiti

New York Times has recently found out about the famous hip hop star Wyclef Jean
attempt to become the new president of Haiti. He was turned down by the elective
officials because he was apparently inelegible for the job. Wyclef Jean has now hired
lawyers to look over the list of eligib needs to see if in fact they had a legitimate case
against him. The people of Haiti are overjoyed to see one of their own people try to give back to their homeland. Wyclef Jean is a true philanthropist to set his own career aside to help for a better cause to people less fortunate then him. This case will not be decided quickly, but with the support of his people behind him, there is sure to be a positive outcome from the whole situation.

NY Times Summary

On Thursday the court convicted a musician of causing bodily-harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him even though she knew she was infected with H.I.V. which causes AIDS. Nadja Benaissa is 28 and a singer, she performed with the band No Angels. She avoided prison by receiving a two year suspended sentence for showing deep remorse through out the trial in Darmstadt. Her ex-boyfriend informed them that she infected him during a brief relationship in 2004. In 1988 a german court made it a crime for a person to have sex with a partner while aware of having these conditions. If you do, you could face up to ten years in prison and courts in Germany have handed out lengthy terms.

Cleaner Energy in Europe

About five years ago, about seventeen percent of Portugal's energy was from renewable resources. By the end of twenty-ten, they plan on using forty-five percent clean energy. With these plans, energy prices have gone up fifteen percent in five years due to the renewable energy program.

The oil spill in the Gulf has reminded politicians and citizens alike about the need for clean energy. Europe has been leading the way for cleaner resources, Portugal number eighteen on some lists, with the U.S. lagging behind. Obama has been planning on catching up, but politics always get in the way, it seems.

Cleaner energy in Europe will set the trend for renewable resources in the rest of the world. In fact, Korea is making an energy-efficient island, easily following suit. Europe and parts of Asia have entered the future, why don’t we, the U.S.?

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/science/earth/10portugal.html

Philippine Crisis

On August 23, 2010, a bus full of Hong Kong tourists was held in hostage by a 55 year old former policeman, Rolando Mendoza in Manila Philippines. In the bus there were 22 Hong Kong tourists, along with 3 Filipinos – a driver, a guide, and a photographer. During the hostage, Rolando freed 9 tourists from the bus and the driver was able to escape safely through a window. Resulting from the hostage, 8 Hong Kong tourists died and 7 were wounded. The hostage lasted for 12 hours but Rolando fired his gun only during the end of the crisis when he saw his brother being taken by the police on the news from a monitor inside the bus. The major mistakes that the Philippine police did was letting the crisis show on media when it was happening and the ground commander failed to take control of the situation and his team. In my opinion, the police department of the Philippines was not able to do their job and did not handle the hostage as safely as they could have. Because of the carelessness, I think that the death of some Hong Kong tourists were committed by the police.

World History @ Washington High School: A High-Tech Titan Plagued by Potholes

http://wrldhist-whs.blogspot.com/2010/09/high-tech-titan-plagued-by-potholes.html?spref=bl: "Despite India's nation as rise as technology titan with world's best engineering minds. India's full economic tying to achieve is stifled by..."

European Motorcyclists Racing Towards God

There was a big sacred celebration in Porcaro in Brittany, France. There were priests praying for the pilgrims to race to God on motorcycles. This festival was called the Madonna of the Bikers, and this attracted many motorcyclists all around Europe. However, despite of their enjoyment, bikers got carried away often with worship and profanity! There were not just them who believe in God, there were also original motorcyclists who celebrated with alcoholic liquor while wearing permanent tattoos, piercings, and gothic logos on their clothing and motorbikes as a sign of Satanism.

I think they must not worship with motorcycles and let this sacred festival be as normal as it is because I don't want this Satan-worshipping ceremony to happen again.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/world/europe/18motorcycle.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=European%20pilgrims%20racing%20towards%20God&st=cse

the president of afganistan has already forgoten his promise to remove the corupption in his government. when he first started his aiti corupption force arrested dozens for affenders including members of his inner circle.

Massacre in Mexico sets off new fears

In Mexico 72 migrants were found dead on a ranch near the border of Texas. Three days later a prosecutor in the case was reported missing as well as a national television network was damaged by an explosion. They say this massacre is due to the rising violence in drug cartels in Mexico. They say that the massacre happened because of the criss crossing routes of drug trafficking and human smuggling into the U.S. Due to all the deaths and kidnappings the U.S ordered that children of united state diplomats living in Monterrey, Mexico must leave the country immediately. Also because a week ago a shootout occured in front of a private school common to American and Mexican executive students.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/28/world/americas/28mexico.html?_r=2&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

Massacre in Mexico

On Tuesday Seventy-two bodies were found in Mexico. Killed by gunmen who tried to take their money. The Massacre sets off new fears in Mexico. A prosecutor who was investigating the killing of the 72 migrants was reported missing. And the television of the networks office was damage by an explosion. The people, who kidnap the prosecutor, could be beating him to death or torturing him. There is a possibility that he might not be release and he might not survive . mexico city is one of the biggest and most dangerous cities in the world. it is in the top 10 of the most kidnaps, murders. the city is very populated and it makes it easy for them to robb kill and kidnap in that city . Mexico city is the most dangerous city in mexico and the whole world.

Englands Murder Laws

"One of Britians top prosecutors" announced that he agreeded with the new idea to prouduce new homicide charges. So far the homicide law only had two types of offense. One is manslaughter and the other one is murder . Some legal experts even battled that its unfair that people who didn't mean to kill and people who intended to kill were charged with murder. Keir Stammer said live on air on BBC radio that "We should have degrees of murder...". Most of the English population agrees. Now they just have to force it to the rest. They seem to idol Americas murder laws and are trying to follow in Americas footsteps.

Mudslide In Guatamala

This was actually called a National Emergency because tornado rains leave 38 dead and a dozen missing.Also a mudslide covered a whole bus due to very heavy rain on a highway called The Pan-American in Tecpan Guatamala.12 Passengers were killed and 25 were possibly injured. Rescue workers had to remove fallen trees on roads that were damaged in Santa lucia Milpas Altas,Guatamala.They also found a body of a mudslide victim in West Nahula Guatamala.

Beijing protests against Japan!

A Chinese fisherman collided with two Japanese coast guard boats and was arrested. However, after he was placed in custody, Beijing protested against Japan for doing such acts. Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue assisted in this protest and called Japans ambassador to him, for the second time in two days.
 Eventually, the news died down some, but the protesting still hasn't dissipated. Without a strong defence, Japan seemed to be in a lot of trouble. Most Japanese fanatics are rooting for the country, and I support them. :D

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100908/wl_nm/us_japan_china_2

canadian terrorist plot

In Toronto, Canada 3 men had been charged in a plot to kill and destroy. In a week later they found the fourth and final culprit and also the master of the plan. The chief of police led an interview to wear he said " the 4 men were only months away from doing any sort of harm to the canadians of toronto, they were lucky enough that we cought them before they could hurt themselves." A man named "Dr. Sher" who lost in canadian idol, posted a youtube video on how to make bombs, after the police saw the video they immediatly arrested him for conspiracy of terrorism. But then they set her free because they had no evidence and the video was only how to make a dry ice bomb...later they had found a man named Ali Ahmed who was also involved in the terrorist plot. He was arrested on July 20th 2008. All four men had been submitted too 50 years in prison and Ali Ahmed had been put on parole for 20 years.

Nico Mushi

Tere was a guy name Nico Mushi who leaved in a village near Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro. He hated rats until he found out what rats can do. The rats in the village can sniff out a land mines.
Nico Mushi is 32 years old and he has been working with the rat for almost 7 years now. His rats found 16 lands mines one day.

http://www.cnn.com/

Mexico Massacre..

In Mexico City just days after 72 dead migrants were found on a ranch near the border of Texas, they say a prosecutor from the investigation was missing. Also reported was that the office of a national television network was destroyed by a bomb. These acts were believed to be involved with drug gangs battling against eachother and with the federal forces. A shooting occured just outside of a private school popular to both Mexican and American executives. In Cuidad Victoria, the capital of the state where the bodies were found, two explosions went off. The explosions were belived to go off in or near cars. The day the explosions went off, no injuries were reported. The television network Televisa reported that a blast went off in their regional office, not allowing the network to go on air for several hours.

acid victims

In Cambodia, 6 years ago, Touch Eap poured a tub of acid over her husbands head. His eyes, ears, and lips burned off. She said she would have liked to kill him because he told her he was going to kill her. Touch used battery acid, that was used to power a television set, to pour on her husband. As Mr. Phoeung Phoeur sat there drinking at home he had a large knife by his side ready to kill Touch Eap. His last words were "Do what i say or ill kill you" but then she poured the acid. When he reached the hospital he immediately asked if his wife could be set freefrom the police. Ever since then she has nursed and cared for her him.

Is the war in Iraq really over?!

Obama announced that the worst in Iraq is over meaning is end of combat. In monday's New York Times says otherwise. The last U.S. Troops were pulleed out a few weeks ago but 50,000 U.S. noncombat troops are still in iraq. Violence is still all over the country of Iraq so that leaves us to question is the war over or not? So is the government continuing to lie to us? There still are 4,500 Special Force troops in Iraq still. So whats really going on here. The times said on thursday that offical said "espite the end of offical comabt that fighting will still be going on."They also say end of combat doesn't mean end of operations. So thats were the 4,500 Special Force. So it's end of combat but not end of operations, confusing isn't but isnt doing special ops. still fighting, combat, etc. The governmoent should stop lying!



http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100907/pl_yblog_upshot/how-does-media-cover-iraq-combat-after-obama-address

Blind activist lawyer set to be released in China

A blind Chinese activist was released from prison in China. He self-taught himself to become a lawyer while he was in prison. Chen Guangcheng fought to enforce rights against China's
Constituion. He was harrassed and imprissoned in 2006 and was forced to make abortiuons around his hometown. Chen was 39 and he had a wife, 2 kids, and a brother. It was hard to make up a homecoming date though, because of all the prison authorities and security around their home. There was people around their whole yard he said and while he was trying to go out and by groceries, he said he was being followed by a dozen people on motorcycles. He was in jail 4 years and 2 months and rarely got to see his wife. The prison rules were she is allowed to make monthly visits but he still didnt get to see her as much as he wanted. chen was suffered from chronic diarreah and his wife was beaten by fellow inmates. He was accused of instigating an attack on government officers and gathering a group of people to stop traffic. Chen is now released from prison but people are still keeping an eye on him and they say some are still following him around.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100908/ap_on_re_as/as_china_blind_activist

Flood in Pakistan

The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. In ISLAmABAD hundreds of thousands more pakistanis fled home as high flood waters reached the southernmost rigion of the country and inundated several more districts.
Almost one million people have been displaced since middle of the week in sindh province.Estunately six million already made homeless countrywide last three week because of the flood in living memory.
In the last 48 hours another one million people have been displaced,the flood is so quite crucial and it has been growing in the last 24 to 48 hours.
Over half a million people were evavted from three districts near thatta, many of them on foot when floodwaters breached embankments in two places Thursday afternoon.
Though the pakistani Army was trying hard to hold the embankments, they warned people to evacuate in the afternoon, but therer was not enough transport for them and many had to walk long into the night,

Mahmood Karzai profited on deal tied to Kabul Bank

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother has made at least $800,000 just by selling and buying sophisticated Dubai villa. The loan was supplied by the Trouble Kabul Bank. On Wednesday Mahmood Karzai purchased a house on Palm Jumeirah July 2007. Which was considered Dubai residency. He is the third-biggest shareholder in the bank.

In the last week they had been many statements that there has been loss of dangerous property investments in Dubai. The Chairman of Kabul Bank, Sherkhan Farnoon, has rearraged loans and purchases but was unsure if the money is from his personal savings or the banks.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100908/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_dubai_afghanistan_banks

New Zealand's earthquake

In september 4, 2010, a strong earthquake rattled New Zealand at 4:35 a.m. It was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. The depth of the New Zealand is 12 km deep in the ground. The latest reports about the earthquake is that no one has die, but the roads are tear up and the buildings are broken down.

Iran: Woman's stoning sentence on hold

Ms. Ashtiani was convicted of adultery in 2006 and was sentence to death for stoning (having stones thrown at them repetatedly). There have been many reports about the charge Ashtiani, which relates to her husbands death. Ashtiani knew about the plot to kill her husband, but didn't follow throught at the time being , she says " I didn't take it seriously". Her husband's cousin was in jail with Ashtiani at the time and fooled her with his words and told her that they needed to kill her husband. He told her that her husband treated her badly and that he will take care of her. She says " When her husbands mother was at there house she went to get her medicine, she saw her husbands cousin with tools that he had bought including electric tools, gloves and wires. Then he killed her husband by connecting him to the electicty with the electric wires." Iran has put the holding stone sentence on Ashtiani on hold

Engineers in india thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Despite India's nation as rise as technology titan with world's best engineering minds. India's full economic tying to achieve is stifled by potholed roadways, and collapsing bridges. Rickty rail roads and a power grid so unreliable that many modern bridges and building ruened there diesel generator to make sure that the world's light and computer stays on. For us they are going over lots of trouble through the countries.

It's not for want money. The India's gocverment is ready to spent $500 billion through year 2012 and doublee the amount in the following few years. The problem is dearth of engineers or civil engineer with this skills and expertise to make sure that those ambitious project are done on time and up to specifictions.

And so, it's that 26-years-old VIshal Mandvekar despite his bechlor degree in civil engineering, now writes code for Japanese automaker.

Venezuela more deadly than Iraq

In Iraq there is about the same population as Venezuela there were 4,644 deaths from violence in 2009. In Iraq the body count is about 16,000 and Mexico drug war has clamied fewer lives Venezuela have increased in statistics the locals are hidding in there homes, behind walls, and hired security experts to protect them. Ever since presdent Hugo Chavez took office in 1999 there have been over 118,541 deaths and still counting. In 2007 Venezuela had over 43,792 deaths and 30,000 of them were to drug realted. In Venezuela history the number of homicides in 2009 was three times as more deaths then any year. In Mexico the polices salery went down and alot of them are being laid off that means more crimes and more murders. Out of 100 deaths only 3 of the murders were cought and put in jail but the other 97 are still unsloved. In 2009 presdent Chavez had created a national guard for mexico and in the past year the death rate had went down by 2,500 deaths.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/world/americas/23venez.html?pagewanted=2&_r=3&emc=Google-Earth&no_interstitial

Cockroaches are GROSS!

Cockroaches are known for invading your house, and scaring the little kids. Studies have found that they are now also useful for curing or even getting rid of very dangerous drug-resistant bactertial infections! British researchers at the University of Nottingham's School of Veterinary Medicine and Science are trying to learn more about it. Tissues of a cockroaches have molecules that fight bacteria like E. coli and MRSA! To be specifc, the tissues are mostly found in the critter's brain. They are said to kill more than 90 percent of dangerous bacterial infections. After this a team in U.K. are trying to find out if any other bugs fights off any kind of bacteria. Health experts now say that bacterial infections soon enough, will be entirely resistant to current treatments. Experts now realise that they need to hurry up and develop new classes of drugs that lets us know that we have enough viable treatment options!

http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/do-cockroaches-hold-the-cure-for-drug-resistant-bacteria/19623630?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk2%7C169052

GUATEMALAS RAIN PROBLEMS

Rescue operations have resumed in flood stricken Guatemala. Althought forecasters predict more rain which could stop search and rescue operations. For a little while on monday , good wheather allowed for the search for victims and survivors in the worst flood the country has seen for 60 years. At least 44 people have died and 16 have still not been found. Over 11,00 people have evacauted and 9,000 are in shelters .


http://article.wn.com/view/2010/09/07/Guatemala_resumes_flood_rescue_work/

Death toll in Bejing

On Aug 24, 2010, A Chinese passenger jet crashed, killing 42 people, in the nation’s first fatal crash in 5 years. It crashed an hour after departing from Harbin, China. The other 54 survivors were severely injured. 2 people on the ground were also killed. Among the passengers were 5 children, they all survived the crash, but 4 of them suffered heavy respiratory tract burns. The plane crashed around 9:30 p.m. local time. The plane broke in half throwing some passengers out of the cabins before bursting in flames. They said passengers were unable to open emergency exits after the wreck; survivors escaped through cracks in the fuselage. Xinhua news reported that Chinese carriers had previously complained of problems with the aircraft, including cracks in the turbine plates and flight control system errors. In my opinion, the airline was being pretty dumb not getting the plane checked even though there were alot of complaints.

Japan reporter tricked captors into using Twitter

Kosuke Tsuneoka was a captive in Afghanistan for five months. Militants relied on Tsuneoka to teach them how to use their cell phones. Days before he was freed, a militant asked Tsuneoka to set it up. The militants wanted to access Al-Jezeera but he shifted their attention to Twitter. He then showed them how it worked, and tricked them tweeting " am still allive, but in jail" and "here is archi in kunduz. in the jail of commander lativ." and never realizing that militants were tricked.

Kosuke Tsuenoka was sure that he wouldn't make it out of the jail alive, but after months of captivity he was sure he would be able to gain so freedom. His captors feeded him well and never used violence against him. He is one of the dozen journalists captured in Afghanistan.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100908/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_afghan_missing_journalist

Can sleep be the cause of Obesity?

According to NPR: Morning Edition and Psychiatrist Emmanuel Mignot who directs the Center of Sleep Sciences in Stanford University of Medicine says that children between the ages of 2 to 5 have doubled in obesity and tripled between the age group of 6 to 11 year olds. After their experiments they found out that children and adults who didn’t get a minimum of 8 hours of sleep a day become more fatter. Emmanuel states one theory, he says the children who sleep late have less energy which causes them to not be as energetic as the others who did sleep for 8 hours or more. It also causes a hormonal change which makes you crave food in high sugar, salt, and fat.



Website: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129636783,

Tottenham is on the Move

According to the New York Times, Tottenham Hotspurs are on the move. For the upcoming European Champions League, there will be 32 clubs from 18 countries participating. Inter Milan won the championship last year and collected around 62 million dollars while Manchester United, who lost in the quarterfinals, were in second in the financial rewards. Even though Tottenham finished 4^th in the English Premier League, they came back from a 3 goal difference in a two match playoff and won it 6-3. They defeated the Swiss Club, Young Boys of Berne which left the fans dancing in the rain. The man leading the Spurs is a 6 foot 7 man named Peter Crouch. He had 2 goals that he headed in with a penalty shot when Gareth Bale was fouled. They then played at the Swiss field which they had an advantage with the slippery turf. Crouch went through 10 career moves till he finally came back to Tottenham for 15 million dollars. Crouch wants to play the best clubs to see how good Tottenham is and we will see how well they do.

For more information: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/sports/soccer/27iht-SOCCER.html

India and It's Kashmir Problem

According to the New York Times India has a Kashmir problem. 130 million Kashmir’s live in India. The Problem of the Kashmir’s has to do with Pakistan. The Indians accept Kashmir as a ‘’thorn’’ on their side. India is a very religious country.’’ India is not based on race, culture ‘’or anything. Some day India will enclose Kashmir too. Hopefully things will work out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/opinion/27iht-edlet.html?_r=2&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

House Hunting In Ireland

According to the New York times Prices in the Irish property market are down 40 to 45 percent from the peak of the market in 2007. A three-bedroom country house with a guest cottage and Turkish bath in county Wicklow, Ireland is worth 2 million Euros or 2.6 million dollars. The land is over 8 acres and the buildings are from the 18^th century. The house sits on a hillside overlooking the valley of Glendalough.Retirees from the Netherlands, Germany, and Britain are the most common foreign buyers in Ireland. There are no restrictions on foreigners wishing to buy property in Ireland. so you can buy whatever you want and theres no limit on how much land you buy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/greathomesanddestinations/04gh-househunting.html

Satoshi Kon, Anime Filmmaker, Dies at 46

According to the NY Times Satoshi Kon, Anime Filmmaker and comic book artist died at 46. The cause was pancreatic cancer. He incorporated with many anime elements like pixielike female characters, sensitive robots with the creative and destructive power of technology.

Satoshi Kon was born in Hokkaido, Japan, on Oct. 12, 1963. Intending to study painting, he enrolled at the Musashino Art University.

He was part of a line of great Japanese humanist directors and writers. He loved to play or fool with the audience make you realize that you aren’t seeing what you think you’re seeing.

At his death he was finishing “The Dream Machine,” which he described in the 2008 interview as “a road movie for robots.”

Link for more information: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/arts/design/26kon.html?scp=1&sq=Anime&st=cse

According to the New York Times...

When you visit Montreal, you will never know what language you will be greeted with. This is because they speak multiple languages there. Montreal is considered the "other Paris", and popularized the public bike in North America. There is also a place called Old Montreal where the roads are still paved with stones and bricks. For three summers now, a Village called Gay Village has been blocked off from traffic to create a pedestrian mall to tourists. In Montreal, techno music is huge and considered one of there "euro-flairs". 

The website i used.

PLANE CRASH KILLED PEOPLES!!! COMMENT

According to the New York Times 42 people were killed in a terrible plane crash in bejing. 54 were also injured on this terrible Tuesday night. The thought reason for this was that the runway was very foggy and the jet could not land resulting in a crash. Immediately after crashing the jet burst into flames killing many instantly though some died slow and painfully. Enginears are still looking for another cause. Survivors suggest that the plain stayed together until hitting a grassy plane where it burst into flames. The airport swears it was a complete accident and will not happen again.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/world/asia/25china.html?_r=2&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

Shakenhurst Manor

According to the New York Times, in Cleobury Mortimer, England, something happened that has not happened in over a thousand years. For over a thousand years the Shakenhurst Manor has been in the same family. It is now for the first time in a millennium, going back on the market. The entire property, the main house, the 12 cottages, 1,300 acres, or 525 hectares, of woods and farmland, a lake and river with fishing rights and the shooting rights are for sale at £12 million, or about $19 million. The real estate agent believes that people will pay premium price for the whole property, and thinks it to be a shame to break it up. I think that it’s very interesting that a house that has been in royal family for a thousand years is going on the market. I really hope that the real estate agent doesn’t break up the property, and the new owner preserves its rich history.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/greathomesanddestinations/13iht-remanor.html?_r=1&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

The Congo Rapes

According to the New York times the United Nations knew that Rwandan rebels were occupying villages outside of Congo. In the time they were there the rebels raped nearly 200 women. This raised questions of why peacemakers Failed to move to protect the villagers. Many of these women were raped by 2 to 5 men. The numbers all so reported that during 2008-2009 nearly 500 women were raped. this makes me sick to my very core that something so horrible and disgusting like can happen. I wait eagerly for the action that taken against the that have committed these and the punishment they will receive.

Coordinated Attacks Strike 13 Iraqi Cities

BAGHDAD

Insurgents unleashed more the a dozen coordinated attacks across Iraq on wednesday in a way to show that there able to strike at will, offering their counterpoint to American of bringing the war in Iraq “to a responsible end.”

In attacks in 13 towns and cities, hit-and-run shootings, roadside mines and more than a dozen IED’s. The toll was in the dozens, but the symbolism underscored a theme of America’s experience here its deadlines, including the Augest 31 date to end combat operations, have rarely reflected the reality on the ground and have often been accompanied by a wave of insurgent attacks. “The message the insurgents want to deliver to the Iraqi people and the politicians is that we exist, and we choose the time and place,” said a judge and former lawmaker. “They are carrying out such attacks when the Americans are still here, so just imagine what they can do after the Americans leave.”

Published Augest 25th. 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/middleeast/26iraq.html

New York Times Summary

Anime Filmaker Satoshi Kon

In Tokyo, Japan anime filmaker Satoshi Kon died on Tuesday. He was 46 years old. He died through pancreatic cancer. His style in anime is making pixie-like female characters. Also sensitive robots, futuristic cityscapes, and an anxious fascination with the creative and destructive power of technology. Mr. Kon's second feature, "Millennium Actress, " paid homage to masters of Japanese live-action film like Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa. Mr. Kon loved to play with the audience and then fool them. He would show one thing and make you realize that you aren't seeing what you think you are seeing. He loved to play with dreams, to play with the borders between the real and the fantastic. Satoshi Kon was born in Hokkaido, Japan, on Oct. 12,1963. He enrolled in the Musashino Art University because he was interested in painting. Then Mr. Kon became more interested in illustrations and began drawing comic books known as manga for the Young magazine.

Bleh~~

According to the Assosiated Press a car bomb exploded in an alleyway next to a poice compound in northwestern Pakistani city on tuesday, killing 14 civilians (women and children) and 3 officers, prooving that Islamist militants were still a potent force in the country. The dead were wives and children of police officers, and 91 people were also injured in the bombing and they had been taken to the hospital after rescuers cleared the rubble. The power was cut in the area, forcing emergency workers to try and find the victims in the dark. The pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the series of attacks all over the nation.



I think that what happened must have been horrible, and i dont know why anyone would possibly do that sort of thing...

Venezuela reports 4 times more casualties than IRAQ!

On August 22 it was concluded that 4,644 civilians had died due to violence in Iraq. However in the Venezuela, whose population is about equal to Iraq’s, 16,000 casualties were reported due to the same causes. Venezuelans have been leaving their homes and even families behind to avoid becoming a victim. In the local newspaper of Venezuela there was a picture posted of a dozen bodies lying on the ground. The court ordered the local news to stop printing and distributing the paper. Apparently, these killings have been occurring because of the gap between the rich and the poor. According to Scholars of Venezuela, the amount of homicides was 3 times as much last year than when Mr. Chavez, their current governor, was elected. Since police officer’s salaries remain low in Venezuela, the officers themselves commit crimes like robbery and kidnapping. According to the court more killings have been occouring because "the country is flooded with thousands of firearms." I believe these casualties have been occuring because the poor people are trying to gain the rich people benefits, while the rich people instead of fending off the poor, continue to take action.

http://http//www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/world/americas/23venez.html?_r=2&no_interstitial&emc=Google-Earth

Current Event

Last Wednesday an Afghan soldier in training shot and killed two Spanish police officers and an interpreter. The Spanish run training camp in Kabul, Afghanistan is under inspection by the Spanish government after the fatal shooting. An argument was being interpreted between two Spanish police and the trainee that soon got out of hand. The soldier killed the officers and interpreter before he was fatally shot by his commanding officer. Both the Spanish and the Afghans had no comment except that they understand that the crime didn’t have anything to do with diplomatic problems. Sadly the interpreter and one of the Spanish police had a wife and children that are devastated after the triple murder in Kabul.

http://http//www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/asia/26afghan.html

Australia makes world history

Australia is known for its individuality and parliamentary government system. This country has managed to avoid recession for the past 20 years. In July 2010, unemployment was an estimated 5.3 percent, of which is about half the percentage and rate of the United States. Currently, the country’s Labor party is fighting for survival in the most recent election on August 21, 2010. Australia is being dominated by the concerns of the immigration policy. A hung Parliament may be necessary. This hung Parliament will be the first time in 70 years. The highly renounced Kevin Rudd was ousted by the Prime Minister Mr. Gillard in 2010. Now, Prime Minister Julia Gillard is in power of the Labor party and is also the head of state. This remarkable decline holds some of the highest approvals in world history. Cayla McCurdy

Welcome World History Students to Blogging

Alright World History!  Welcome to our collective blog where we will engage in conversations about the world, analyze current events, and build a greater understanding of ourselves.  You will be writing, posting, and commenting on blog posts on this site regularly throughout the year, so get comfortable and lets start blogging!

Use the following links to read about your responsibilities while blogging and information about assignments you will be doing on this blog: