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John Jimenez
Lambda Block
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Guantanamo-Executions.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=death+penalty&st=nyt&oref=slogin
In San Jaun, Puerto Rico 6 men are being charged and if convicted will be sentenced to death. They are currently being prosecuted for the attacks of September 11. The issue with this situation is that capital punishment is illegal in over 120 countries. Also what makes this story pretty heavy is that the Bush Administration is trying to be able to bring these accused back to the United States. If brought back they will probably face death.
Well I just read this article over. I really wanted to make sure that the story was current and not a year ago. Also I really tried to take notes to understand the points stated.
The Associated Press “Executions May Be Carried Out at Gitmo” New York Times
Febuary 13, 2008 New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Guantanamo-Executions.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=death+penalty&st=nyt&oref=slogin
John Carreon
Block Lambda
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/opinion/21collins.html?ref=opinion
The USA wants to shoot down a satellite that was launched in 2006 but is now out of commission. However, the satellite is as bug as a bus and has toxins that can really harm someone’s body and even kill them. It would also cost the US $60 million dollars to do so. But the pentagon is thinking that it might fall in the hands of another county and they could find out our “secrets”. But they are still thinking about shooting it down.
Talking to the text
Re-reading
Collins, Gail. “Look, in the sky!” New York Times. 2-21-07. New York Times. 2-21-07 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/opinion/21collins.html?ref=opinion
Ivy Leung
Iota
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/21/national/main3855534.shtml
A high school senior paid two hit men $260 to kill his adoptive parents because he thought they were too strict. The high school senior gave money, three handguns from his adoptive father’s collection, a parent’s ATM card and a PIN number, and the security code for the family’s house. The high school senior asked a school mate asking if he knew anyone who “may have been willing to facilitate a murder-for-hire” and the school mate introduced the high school senior to the two hit men.
Reading strategies:
Reread
Read to a friend
MLA: "Cops: Teen Paid Men $260 To Kill Parents." CBS News. 21 Feb 2008. 21 Feb 2008 [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/21/national/main3855534.shtml].
Sheryl Soo
Mu Block
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dead_satellite_95
This was after the satellite was successfully shot (following after John Carreon's article). The shot caused a bunch of debris to scatter in space and the U.S. says that the debris won't cause as bad damage as the complete satellite would if it went out of its orbit and landed on earth. It is suspected that this action was to test a new anti-satellite weapon for future use and not to save the earth from a "dangerous fuel tank" that can cause hazardous damages to people's health if it falls on earth from space. China wants the U.S. to keep countries updated on their actions because it may affect them and they need to know so that they can make necessary preparations in time. The U.S. actually kept China updated about the shoot down of the satellite within hours of the reported hit, so they did let them know in this situation.
I had to read the article out loud and clarify some definitions of words I wasn't familiar with.
Associated Press Writers. "Gates says US will share data with China." Yahoo! News. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dead_satellite_95
Alma Herrera-Pazmino
Lambda
http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3075.cfm
Cuba votes while castro steps down is an article that talks about the voting system in Cuba. The U.S. thinks that their elections were boggus because there was only one party that participated in the election. Through out the article there is an out look on the cuba/ U.S. relationship. At the end it shows the similarity that there is in the Cuban elections and U.S. election
To understand this article I had to read it more than once. I also read aout loud.
Ruben Sierra, research associate
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
February 21, 2008 "Cuba votes as fidel Castro steps down." http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3075.cfm
Navida Banderas
Mu
http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=4041
The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez has said that "It is time to defend the motherland." What he means by that is that it is time for Venezuela to defend the country's own interest. Just a year ago Orinoco Oil Belt was controlled by the imperialism, but now Venezuela has control. Hugo said that it is up to the wealth from the oil that will help Venezuela become greater. North America have been carrying out legal actions to get more of the land. Chavez "will not ever give it ever again to the empire."
With the more made from the oil reserve he plans to put more money into Venezuela interest to try to gain more security.
I read the article once than got a highlighter and read i t again highlighting any words I didn't know and the important parts. Then I looked up the words and from what I highlighted made a summary.
Translated by
Aguilera, Ernesto. "It's Time to Defend our Motherland" The Embassy of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the United States of America. February 24, 2008 http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=4041
Christine Tsang
Block Iota
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/24/MNVEV7P5F.DTL
Many members of the U.S. military are immigrants who’ve waited many months, even years to get their citizenship. There have been a large number of complaints due to delays from background checks and name checks. Regulations have become stricter because of 9/11, which continues to the process of getting citizenship. This article also mentions a man named Sgt. Kendell Frederick who had to file 3 times for citizenship. His final attempt was when he had to send in another set of fingerprints because his previous ones were unclear. He later died from a bombing in Iraq before he was given citizenship.
I reread parts of the article that were confusing.
Santos, Fernando. “Immigrants in U.S. military face citizenship delays.” San Francisco Cronicle. 24 Feb 2008. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/24/MNVEV7P5F.DTL
calvin zhang lambda
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/health/research/21stem.html?ref=research
Scientists have used stem cells to control diabetes in mice. However, 7 of the 105 test subjects developer a tumor like tissue. The scientist destroyed insulin producing cells in the mice and injected them a premature insulin producing cell. The premature cells developed in insulin developing ones after 90 days and when scientists, removed those cells, the mice's blood sugar shot up.
A reading strategy I used was to use context around a word to figure out what it meant.
Pollack, Andrew. "Stem Cell Therapy Controls Diabetes in Mice." 21 FEB 2008 24 FEB 2008 [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/health/research/21stem.html?ref=research].
Maria Zaragoza
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04psych.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=bipolar&st=nyt&oref=slogin
The article talks about how in American there has been a big increases in children that has bipolar. It talks about parents dealing with their child that has bipolar. Also talks about what doctors think about the numbers of children that has bipolar. It also talk about the side effect that children are getting because of the meds, and what kind of meds they are taking. It also compare the children with bipolar and the adult.
4
(a)I talked to the text in my mind.
(b)I also did some background history of what Bipolar really was.
Carey, Benedict. "Bipolar Illness soars as a diagnosis for the Young." 4 september,2007 24 feb 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04psych.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=bipolar&st=nyt&oref=slogin.
David Luerssen
Lambda Block
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7224314.stm
My article is about a demonstration in turkey against a law which the government passed. The law allows women to wear a headscarf in Turkish universities. But the demonstrators think that this is only the first step to a religious country and stop the laicism on which the constitution is based in turkey like in every western country because they see the headscarf as a symbol of political Islam. The government says that because of the headscarf ban many Turkish women can’t go to university because their religion tells them to wear the headscarf. The demonstration took place in Istanbul in front of the mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish republic. The most powerful opponents of the headscarf are the army and the judges.
I had to look up a few words in the dictionary to understand the whole text.
Rainsford, Sarah. ”Turks protest over headscarf plan.” BBC News. 2 Feb 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7224314.stm
LiZ. DYER.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/14/60minutes/main3833797.shtml
'And the Happiest Place on Earth Is...'
This article discusses theories about why Denmark is the 'happiest place on earth'. The Danish people have been consistently rated as the happiest people in the world, and many are shocked, as the country isn't very powerful, their neighboring countries do better in many ways than they do, and they SPEAK AN UGLY LANGUAGE. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD DANISH? IT'S BAD ON THE EARS.
A research/ survey team came up with a relatively solid explanation about Danish happiness. Their expectations are low. Since their expectations are low, they aren't disappointed if they don't do so well, and if they do well, yay for them. The Danish typically don't want to have loads of riches, but to just feel happy and personally successful. Along with this Danish mindset, their government takes care of them, and there isn't much crime at all.
This was really interesting, as I get caught up a lot in perfect expectations for myself, and if I do less than what I hope for--it nearly ruins my day. It's nice to think about taking on a new perspective that may actually make me happier in the long run. The Danish are quite wise in this way.
1. I read it thoroughly.
2. I love the Danes, and the accompanying video so I read and watched the televised versions.
Safer, Morley. "And the Happiest Place On Earth Is". CBS News. 02/24/08 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/14/60minutes/main3833797.shtml.
Morgan Ashley Chang
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/24/MNFQV160H.DTL&feed=rss.news
There have been an eerily large percentage of cancer cases in people who formerly worked at Kezar Stadium. It is extremely scary to see so many cases coming out of the same work area. Kezar Pavillion has been tested for dangerous chemicals, and it has been discovered that there is in fact asbestos present, though the health and safety expert says the building is not to blame. This event has led to a push to inspect all park and rec facilities, which will be dicussed at a meeting sometime next month.
The only reading strategy I used was taking breaks in between the sections because the article was rather long.
Hoffman, Brian. "Kezar Pavillion: Coincidental Cancer Deaths?" San Francisco Chronicle. 24 Feb 2008. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-in/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/24/MNFQV160H.DTL&feed=rss.news
Angelica Grisales
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/us/politics/25memo.html?hp
The article i got; is about how people is afraid that Obama might be killed. They are comparing it to Kennedy who was killed before being elected, because republicans where afraid of him taking over and changing the country. The same with Obama, his promising a lot. So people are doing all types of stuff that they think will protect Obama.It also talks about all the security, that protects Obama each day.
I looked up some words in the dictionary to have a better understanding.
"In Memories of a Painful Past, Hushed Worry About Obama" New York Times.February 25, 2008.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/us/politics/25memo.html?hp
James Kim
Mu Block
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2008/02/20/251.html
Fidel Castro, an aged 81 old man quit his position as LEADER of Cuba after wielding the power for nearly half a century. Since July 2006, Fidel Castro transferred his powers to his brother, Raul Castro. Fidel has not been seen in public since. Fidel was the Cuba's LEADER since 1959 and is the longest ruler of a country in the world. Though he will not be president, it is he will remain in the parliament and become elected into the 31-member Council of State. Since resignation, many people in Cuba hope for economic reforms that will help boost the economy of Cuba. Raul also stated that the government wages are not sufficient enough for the basic needs.
Strategies
Rereading paragraphs
Using dictionary
The Associated , Press . "Ailing Castro Steps Down After 49 Years in Power." 384620 FEB 2008, 25 FEB 2008 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2008/02/20/251.html.
Adrianna
Lambda Block
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080225/ts_csm/acybergoof;_ylt=AkHjYAbPVa_7fuPc0roExgCGOrgF
This article is about cyber bullying by students but on teachers. It states that 26% of teachers (according to the NSBA) are bullied on line and that many have taken legal action against the students that post fake images and other lies that ridicule the teachers. In some cases this has caused these teachers to loose their jobs. Due to all this bullying, 45 states have passed “cyberstalking laws” and of those 45, 11 prohibit cyberbullying. Part of the reason for these laws was that in 2006 80% of students reported cyberbullying and after a teenage girl in Missouri committed suicide after she was bullied online by an adult. Many people are trying to get stricter laws passed but many lawmakers fear that it will violate everyone’s 1st amendment rights.
The reading strategy I used was to look up a few words I didn’t know the meaning of.
Jonsson, Patrik. “Teachers strike back at students' online pranks.” Yahoo News. Monday, February 25, 2008. Yahoo. 25 Feb 2008.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080225/ts_csm/acybergoof;_ylt=AkHjYAbPVa_7fuPc0roExgCG
1.Stephan Heuer
Iota Block
2.Wednesday, February 20, 2008 edition of the USA Today.
3.Because of the fact that former dictator Fidel Castro exists the people in Cuba now hope for a change in their country. Not just the people but also foreign investors hope that new economy reforms will change the way Cuba handled its trade. A study found out that ending the export restrictions could increase farm sales to Cuba by about $300 million a year. But that's not the only thing that could be improved. Cruise lines, hotels, automakers and also construction companies could profit from a possible change on Cuba.
4.I read this article twice because at first I couldn't really get what is said about the possible political change.
Kirchhoff, Sue "Cuba trade gets new opportunity" USA Today
February 20, 2008 USA Today
DeCorrah Allen
Kappa
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1715293,00.html
- This article addresses the unfair tactics that major credit card companies undergo to raise interst levels and therfor raising debt among cardholders. Companies are raising interest rates as much as they would like without a single notice until recently, but even with the 45-day notice it is leaving people broke and with bad credit. Credit-Card reform may be in the future to stablize our ecconomy, for Clinton and Obama had both campaigned for it.
Hamilton,Anita. "Exposing the Credit Card Fine-Print." Exposing the Credit-Card Fine Print - TIME - Windows Internet Explorer. 13 Feb 2008 Time 25 Feb 2008 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1715293,00.html
leah trevor
44 percent of Americans switch religious affiliations within a lifetime. Based on a poll taken by 35,000 Americans, this is due to the lack of locality occurring within specific religions, in regards to the class and titles that are commonly connected to them. In other words, people don’t like how their chosen religion is perceived. The report showed that most religions were losing and gaining members in equal proportion. This tells the researcher that these people were leaving one place in turn for another. Something must be triggering this. Yet, the Roman Catholic Church “has experienced the greatest net losses as a result of affiliation changes.” And the group that ended with the largest gain of members was the unaffiliated. A little more than 16% of adults do not belong to organized faith. The unaffiliated is the fourth largest religion group. It is shown that the most common religion has a more significant affect on the country “it is a powerful indicator of where America will end up on politics, culture, family life. If you want to understand America, you have to understand religion in America.”
The rise of the unaffiliated is not that the country is not as religious as it once way. The most popular of all the unaffiliated are not atheists and agnostics, but people who claim that their religion is “nothing in particular”.
The religious diversity in this country can go both ways, it can be dangerous or harmonious.
Reading Strategies: I re-read, and took breaks to do other things. And looked up some words on dictionary.com.
Neela Banerjee. “New York Times: U.S.” Americans Change Faiths at Rising Rate, Report Finds. 25 Feb, 2008. The New York Times. 25 Feb, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/us/25cnd-religion.html?em&ex=1204088400&en=eb2d7526b681d28c&ei=5087%0A
Yvette Ly
Iota
This article is about a marketing tactic food companies use to appeal to consumers. Today, many companies display images of fruits or describe their product as “(name of fruit)-flavored”. Two of the products mentioned in the article claim to have “strawberry” in their name but the fruit bar contains only 0.5% strawberry and the fruit tea contains only 0.2%. This “practice is legal” but common because flavoring costs are lower than the real thing. Manufacturers “trust consumers to buy their products every day” but this type of marketing is still “misleading and deceptive”.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7258826.stm
I didn’t have to use any reading strategies to understand this article. There were times where I had to reread but it was pretty clear and easy to understand.
“Flavoured foods ‘lacking fruit’”. 25 February 2008. BBC News. 25 February 2008. The site won't let me attach the link.
Ariel Bott
Kappa Block
not online - only in print
Scientists around the world are discovering that animals aren't as pea brained as humans once thought they were. From scrub jays, who have the ability to remember the past, plan for the future, and have the capability of being tricksters (hiding their food from other birds after said bird has left the room); to Betsy, the austrian border collie who knows over 300 commands and can fetch toys by photograph. For animals to be capable of "theory of mind" (understanding individuals perspective), to make thoughtful and intelligent commercials proves that its not just a tree with us at the base but a bush with many many leaves, and animals closer to us then we thought.
Morell, Virginia. "Minds of Their Own; Animals are smarter than you think." National Geographic March 2008: 37-60.
Adrienne Castrejon
Iota Block
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/21/venezuela.plane/index.html#cnnSTCText
In Venezuela, a airplane crashed. There was 46 passengers and none of them survived. The santa barbara airline crashed on last thursday and was found on friday. It was suppose to land at 7 p.m. on thursday, but it never showed up. There is question to how it crashed, the author of this article suggests the harsh weather conditions of the andys. THis article was very intresting to me becuase i am suppose to be traveling to venezuela in a couple of weeks so this article made me very tense.
To read this article, i read it over a couple of times, partly because i was shocked. Also i talked about the story to my mom to make sure i got it right.
MLA: "No Survivors in Venezuela Plane Crash" CNN. 21 Feb 2008. 24 Feb 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/21/venezuela.plane/index.html#cnnSTCText.
Evan Hutchinson
Kappa
2.25.08
1. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/02/25/nazi.gold/index.html
2. In the southeastern town of Germany, digging began where people believe there are almost 2 tons of Nazi gold and maybe clues to whereabouts of the legendary Amber Room. They are hopefully trying to reach a cave. Due to that, digging was stopped because of safety concerns on the collapsing of the cave. There could be possible explosives or traps. There could be this possible treasuer because at the time the Nazis new that they would lose the war and decided to hide all their treasures. If they do find treasures, it will belong to Germnay, however, I would be recommended that Germnay give any Amber Room parts back to Russia.
3. One strategy I used to read this was comprehension skills. I knew what the text was saying, but I had to fully comprehend it in order to write this fine piece for you.
4. Will dig find Nazi treasure or fool’s gold?.2008.CNN. Feb. 25, 2008. CNN. Feb. 25, 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/02/25/nazi.gold/index.html.
Jasmine Kamariotis
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/technology/26fcc.html?pagewanted=1&ref=technology
Currently all around the United States, many internet providers are being clogged up by users who are using their internet connection to download big files (like videos) by using file sharing sites. Companies like Comcast want to delay the rate in which things are uploaded or downloaded by heavy internet users. On the other hand people argue that slowing down those people's connections goes against the free nature of the internet. Ultimatly these companies have to "draw the line between unreasonable discrimination and reasonable network management".
I had to look up a few words but it was not difficult to read.
Labatom, Stephen. "F.C.C. Weighing Limits on Slowing Web Traffic". New York Times. 26 Feb 2008. New York Times. 25 Feb 2008. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/technology/26fcc.html?pagewanted=1&ref=technology]
Aryana - Mu Block
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/ammanpour.nkorea/index.html#
"# Story Highlights
# Tour of North Korea nuclear facility shows dismantling under way
# Pace of shutdown slows as U.S. sanctions not fully removed
# U.S. orchestra will perform this week in Pyongyang
# "They don't like our words; maybe they'll like our music," U.S. diplomat says."
-Basically North Korea has let CNN come in and see their old power plant, which has been shut down and is being dismantled thanks to negotiations with the united states. Things are lagging because of some requirements set by the US but it's still getting done, and it's a CNN exclusive. Really, it's just letting everyone go "Phew," because the 'axis of evil' country didn't do anything.
I didn't have any problem reading this article.
Amanpour, Christiane. "North Korea lifts nuclear veil." CNN 25 Feb 2008 25 Feb 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/ammanpour.nkorea/index.html#.
Julian MacDonnell
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7264090.stm
The UN has recieved word that Iran may have started back up it's atomic weapons project since it's shut down in 2003. Officials like Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the IAEA(International Atomic Energy Agency) have denied these rumors and have stated that the papers brought forth as evidence are forgeries, that they couldn't be legit and have granted access for the continuation of the project. The strange thing is is that these papers have come from several sources, not just one, and as such still believe that the project has indeed gone active. Permanent members of the UN council are still in talks about what to do in Washington DC. Iran still insists that this is dedicated to nothing more than generating electricity.
I really just read the article once and understood a good majority of it. If there was a term I was unfamiliar with I would look it up such as the IAEA, though they give it's title before even mentioning the it as I have.
"Iran weapons project 'continued',"
BBC. 26 February 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7264090.stm
1) Brett Moran
2) http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/07/city.council.shooting/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
3) this article was about how 5 people where shot in Kirkwood, Missouri. Two of those killed were police officers. Thornton the shooter had a sued his city for disorderly conduct at council meetings, the reason that he did the shooting from what his letter said was the fact that he got charged for things that he is protected by with his first amendment. this was written in his letter. He was later shot down by cops,
4)looked up words, and reread
5) "Five Shot to death at city council meeting",CNN
February 25, 2008 CNN,
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/07/city.council.shooting/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Kaid Alameri
Iota
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/27/ING8MBSSIB35.DTL
This article talks about the homeless in San Francisco, and how the city have forgotten about them. The article specifically talking about he homeless in the Tenderloin in San Francisco. They mentioned that there are nearly 100 homeless on Golden Gate don't have houses to sleep in and they are being ignored by the city. The article also mentioned that the local Church St. Boniface is offering them a place to sleep in and to be warm in San Francisco cold weather inside the church on the benches.
i just paid attention to the date so i won't go off track. Also skipped unimportant stuff and highlighted the important and interesting sentences
Fagan, Kevin.
"SHAME OF THE CITY
SACRED SLEEP
At St. Boniface, a sanctuary for homeless people". SF Chronicle. 2007. SF Gate. 25 Feb. 2008.
1. Ed Dang
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7263783.stm
3. As competition mounts between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continues, Hillary's team attacks with a photo of Obama wearing a traditional turban and robe given to him by a Kenyan elder. This has been critisized as another fear-mongering tactic utilized in this current political 'row' as the BBC is calling it, to draw a few more votes for Clinton in the upcoming Texas and Ohio primaries. As a kid who's just going to start voting this year, it's really disappointing to see this sort of poor sportsmanship in politics (not that I've come to expect anything else), but it's frustrating.
4. I read it over twice.
5. Robed Obama Picture Ignites Row. 2/26/08. BBC News. 2/25/08,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7263783.stm
Andre H.- Epsilon
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/newsfull.php?newid=92157
Dr. James Zogby, addresses the necessity for the U.S. to stop military involvement in the middle East. He states that Iraq and conflict in the Middle East will continue to be an issue, so it is important to take a different approach and mindset. He speak f the mistakes that were made in going into war. At first, during the pre-war debate, the democratic leadership is said to have not wanted to appear “weak on national security” and they supported the war. Also, the white house did not give clear answers for the reasons, costs, consequences and commitment terms for the war. Dr. Zogby says that it can be expected that McCain’s will try to continue the war for military victory. Obama on the other hand will try to stop the war. Zogby says that his approach and mindset make him the best candidate for this issue, and many others.
Highlighting, underligning the text and understanding vocabulary words I didn’t understand.
Zogby, James. “Iraq is still important” Aljazeera Magazine. 02/26/08. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/newsfull.php?newid=92157
Ayinde BEll Stampp
There was a big story in Bay area that caused over 133,000 homes to lose power.Many rocks were fdalling from highway 1.The golden gate bridge was very wet and almost caused accidents.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/25/BA2GV82K6.DTL
Re read and look at words closely...
Fabian Tellez
Kappa
Wont let me put in Website so i brought article to class
This article is talking about the changes the world is currently going through. Norway is a small country in europe that has built a so called modern "Noah's Arc" incase of an apocolyptic event. The Vualt is built to sustain millions of tons of food along with survivors. The country says that this is only for the security and safety of that country and only their country. Personally i find it creepy that countries are starting to prepare for climate change along with other scenarios because that tells you there is something wrong with our world.
This article was pretty easy to read. I had to look up some words along with reading it more than once.
McMahon, Chris. "Doomsday seed Vault Opens in Norway". CNN. February 25, 2008 (not letting me link website)
Misha Steier
Iota
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/science/26obrubb.html?ref=science
Researchers in Paris have created a rubber like compound out of mostly vegetable oil and urea, naturally occurring compounds. The amazing thing is if the rubber like compound is severed the two parts can be reattatched just by pressing the two together. This incredibly complicated piece of chemistry was accomplished with naturally occurring elements and represents a huge breakthrough. The material is very similar to rubber and is on the fast track to commercialization.
I read the article and then read it again to summarize.
I also had the windfall of an accompanying video.
Fountain, Henry "Researchers Develop a Type of Rubber That Can Heal Itself."2-26-08 New York Times 2-26-08
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/science/26obrubb.html?ref=science
Argent Ilejay
Iota Block
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_eu/germany_nazi_gold
This article is about Christian Hanisch, who believes he found a cache of buried Nazi treasure about 100 yards from the Czech border in the state of Saxony. He managed to locate the treasure through his dead father’s notebook! His father was a former Luftwaffe radio operator. The area was scanned with a “sophisticated metal detector,” which read outs that the metal found is gold that is about 20 meters underground.
For this article I read it over and over again to understand what was going on.
Wiesigel, Jochen.
“Hunt continues for Nazi treasure.”
Yahoo! News.
February 26, 2008.
Yahoo! News.
26 February, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_eu/germany_nazi_gold
Hanora Bauer
Lambda
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7264033.stm]
In Russia since under the power of Puton Russia has been veery restrained within the media and censorship. Two years ago a Russian journalist was shot and killed because she had the freedom of free speech and was trying to use it. Since this time all free speech has been shrinking in Russia and many people are very scared and ueasy about what will happen next. Along with the shrinking of free speech they "arbitrary" in which people are loosing their right to opinions and NGO's with the threat from autorities.
"Free speech 'shrinking in Russia" BBC NEWS.Feb 26,2008.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7264033.stm].
Hanora
Reading Stratagies
To help me understand this article I had to read it over so I cold understand it well. I then had to look up some words that I didnt know within the reading to help me understand it fully.
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WINTA DEBAS
IOTA BLOCK
1.http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B23FEC6E-352F-43F2-97DA-FBDC4B8DEB4E.htm
2.THIS ARTICLE WAS ABOUT A CYCLONE THAT HIT MADAGASCAR KILLING 44 PEOPLE AND LEAVING 145,000 HOMELESS. IT SWEPT THROUGH MADAGASCAR WITH WINDS OF UP TO 23OKPH. MADAGASCAR IS THE WORLDS FOURTH LARGEST ISLAND AND IS REGULARLY STRUCK BY CYLCONES BUT BECAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING THERE ARE FEARS OF THIS YEARS CYCLONE SEASON TO BE WORST. LAST SEASON WAS THE WORST RECORDED WHEN SIX CYCLONES KILLED 150 PEOPLE.
3.THIS ARTICLE WAS AN EASY READ SO I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TO USE ANY READING STRATEGIES.
4. "Cyclone kills dozens in Madagascar" AL JAZEERA NEWS 2/26/08. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B23FEC6E-352F-43F2-97DA-FBDC4B8DEB4E.htm.
christi dolezal
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3673585
million pounds of beef were recalled and has become the largest recall of beef in american history. There are a few reasons for why the beef was recalled, but the main reason was because of a video containing footage of one cow being harassed and practically tortured because it couldt walk. As we also know, non walking cows are a sign of mad cow disease, which became quite a phenomenon in the 90's. The funny thing about americas largest recall, is that 90% of it was eaten before even being recalled, but theres nothing to worry about because the USDA says there is very low risk. (even though only about 10% was actually detained?)
reading strategies- i just read trough the text isolating "key terms" in my mind, for transition words like "video footage, 90%, largest, USDA, low risk"
"Beef recall tops 21 Million pounds" ABC News. Febuary 25.
[http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3673585]
David B
Mu Block
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/world/europe/03russia.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
Russia's new president is announced. It's Dmitri Medvedev. Basically people didn't even need to vote because it was pretty much already decided before the voting because Putin supports Medvedev therefore he will be the president. They decided together that after Medvedev is a president, V. Putin would be Prime Minister of Russia, and of course he would get that position because Putin is the only reason that Medvedev is a president. Medvedev is nobody, he'll just be there to make it all official while Putin will still be ruling the country. It just shows how Russian government works - it's all about connections; but hey, it's better to have him than a Communist (Zyuganov) who always finishes 2nd for many many years now (from 1992).
There were no strategies needed. The text was pretty much simple especially because i heard russian news and read russian newspapers, therefore i knew all that information and so it wasn't difficult for me to understand.
Clifford, J. Levy. "Putin Aide Win Assured Victory in Russian Vote." New York Times. 02-03-08. New York Times. 02-03-08 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/world/europe/03russia.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
In Alba, Texas, a 16 year old girl is charged with murdering her whole family. She shot and stabbed her father, mother, and 8 and 13 year old brothers and then set their house on fire. Authorities found the bodies of her mother and brothers in the ashes of the house, but the father managed to crawl 300 yards to a neighbor’s house where he was able to call for help. Authorities say that she was mad at her parents for not letting her date any of her last 3 prospective 18-20 year old boyfriends. She was found hiding out in a mobile home where one of them lived. All 3 boys are now suspects in the case. The murder shocked the quiet, profoundly Christian town of only about 430 people in eastern Texas where there is so little crime residents rarely even lock their doors.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/02/texas.deaths/index.html
"Daughter, 16, charged in murder of mother, brothers." CNN 02 Mar 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/02/texas.deaths/index.html.
I did not need to use reading strategies.
1. Maggie Gaster
2. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/nyregion/03bigcity.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
3. This article was about other possible female presidential candidates for future elections. Oprah wants a woman named Kathleen Sebelius for president. Sebelius is the governor of Kansas, and comes from a very political family background. She has a lot of experience and very clean history. She is one of Obama's possible running mates along with Janet Napolitano, the governor of Arizona.
4. I scanned this article for the information. Then Read the more important stuff more thoroughly.
5. Susan Dominus, "Electing a Woman to the White House: Who's on Deck?" New York Times. 3/3/08. New York Times. 3/3/08. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/nyregion/03bigcity.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
Andrew Allio
Mu Block
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7262409.stm
I got this article a while ago. Before the event actually happened. But it talks about how its a really groundbreaking event because there hasn't been that many americans in North Korea since the Korean War. And in the Korean War, we weren't there to play music. Even though the orchestra is allowed there for 48 hours, its a landmark event because it shows relations between the US and North Korea are good.
I reread the article twice. And thats about it. It wasn't a very dense article
"NY Philharmonic in North Korea, The New York Times, 2/25/08
Ryan Clark
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/02/BA36VCD5O.DTL
Just outside of Jenner, a small town on the Russian River, a man was shot to death in the parking lot of Blind Beach. The Park Authority discobered the man's body while on patrol this morning. The Sheriff's Department marked off a section of highway 116, next to the beach, to search for evidence. It was originally thought that this shooting may have been connected to the killing of a couple on a Jenner beach in 2004, but it has been ruled out. The authourities reported that seventeen shots were fired in the parking lot and that they were searching for the victims car, a silver 2006 Honda Accord.
I read this article once. Then after I wrote my summary I skimmed back over the article to make sure that I had covered the main points of the article.
Bulwa, Demien. "Body of a Young Man Found by Beach Near Jenner." SF Gate. March 2, 2008. San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/02/BA36VCD5O.DTL
Rolando Casella
MU BLOCK
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/03/BAMVVBN19.DTL
Hollywood has there Wall of Fame, but soon San Francisco will have there own wall but of shame. The Board of Supervisors just approved this happening where they have a full human body sidewalk plaque where the homeless person had died. The idea is that the plaque would be about 2 feet by 2 feet, in sidewalks and inscribe them with details of the deceased's lives and the circumstances of death.
I keep just reading over to understand everything.
Matier,Phillip & Ross, Andrew. "Bronze plaques may mark where homeless died" SFGate.com
March 3, 2008 SFGate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/03/BAMVVBN19.DTL
Dana WR
Mu Block
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/us/17illinois.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
In Chicago, Illinois Feb.14.2008 a young man named Steve Kazmierczak opened fire on Northern Illinois University. Its said that Steve Kazmierczak began shooting during a large lecture class of a 120-160 students injured eighteen students and shot and killed five other students then himself. This article is about after the shootings and the displays of the memorial site and service that was held Feb.24.2008.
* The 1st strategy that I was re-reading the article to fully understand the article.
* The 2nd strategy that I used was talking to others about the current event.
[ After Shootings, Illinois Campus Prepares to Mourn Victims. 2/17/2008. SAULNY, SUSAN and GAY MALCOLM, New York Times 10/10/2008]
Ashley Duran-Colburn
Mu Block
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/25/international/i054047S35.DTL
Due to high rates of injury, canine cops in the city of Duesseldorf, Germany will now be require to wear footwear when on duty. The blue plastic fiber shoes will protect their paws from debris stuck in the cobblestone that was left behind from street cleaning. The canine shoes will match the standard police uniform and will come in small, medium and large sizes to accomodate german shepards of all sizes.
To read this article I researched the city of Duesseldorf to determine why it is so necessary to protect the dogs paws, and found that in the historic district, pubs and bars are open all night so broken beer bottles line the streets. This researched helped make connections between the need for shoes and the situation in the city.
Sydney Sun
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7274345.stm
This article was about whaling in Japan. It talks about how anti-whaling groups are protesting and the conflict they create with the Japanese government. Specifically the article talks about how in this incident protesters threw “containers filled with a mild form of acid made from rotten butter” at whaling ships. The protesters said that it was “non violent chemical warfare”. But, the Japanese government said that it was illegal and that some people complained about pain after being around the fumes and the acidic matter. The article also goes on to talk about more extreme incidents where envelopes of acid were thrown on the ships. Basically, the Japanese say it is for science and the protesters say that it is all wrong, and that actions are necessary against anyone who “hurts anyone in or on the high seas”
I didn’t really use any reading strategies, I just read like I normally do.
"Japan whalers in 'butter attack'." 03/03/08 03 March 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7274345.stm
Tyler
Iota
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/04/wsomalia104.xml
In Somalia there has recently been reports of terrorist activity inside the country's southern boarder. America recently has launched a missile attack on southern Somalia against a suspected terrorist with links to Al-Qaeda. There were 3 missles sent into the very most southern end of Somalia near the boarder of Kenya. The US said that it was a deliberate and precise attacking blowing up the house and injuring at least 6 people. (No reports if those were civilians or terrotists.)
"The fact that they've sent the big guns in once again is a clear message that they've not forgotten about Somalia." said a western diplomat in Nairobi.
It was a very short article, really easy to understand. I did read it twice...JUST TO MAKE SURE I FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE TEXT.
Pflanz, Mike. " American attack targets al-Qa'eda in Somalia." Telegraph 04 March 2008 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/04/wsomalia104.xml.
1)Tony
2)http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/03/pentagon.china/index.html
3)This article was about Chinas spending on military and how China is hacking into the US military computers. It describes reports that have been taken by the Pentagon on Chinas spending on military, how China has increased the amount of missiles on the shore opposite to Taiwan, and how China hasn’t explained the reasons for their increase in military actions. It also says that China has increased production of nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles and antisatellite missiles.
4)A reading strategy i used was reading the article outloud
5)Mount, Mike. "China Tryinh To Crack U.S. computers, buy nukes." CNN. March 2, 2008: 1.
Daniel Kong
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/03/seattle.fire/index.html
Fires broke out amongst 5 luxury homes in Seattle. Signs point to it as a deliberate fire and not accidental. FBI officials are looking into the incident as the ELF(Earth Liberation Front) has taken credit for the fires. The ELF has been labeled an ecoterrorist group.
Reread the article a couple of times.
" $2 million homes burn in 'act of terror,' developer says” CNN. March 3rd, 2008 CNN. March 3rd, 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/03/seattle.fire/index.html
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/621838FA-0E35-44D4-BED4-E4B36716F735.htm
Whale hunting has been a problem for a while and Japan is still doing it. This article sheds light on the attack of a Japanese whale hunting vessel by Dutch activists of the Sea Shepard. The activists hurled and threw bottles or containers with chemical stinking liquid in it onboard the big whaling ship. The leader of Sea Shepard stated that the chemicals were non-toxic and organic, meant to make it more difficult for the whalers to continue their work. The matter in the bottles was slippery and stinky, and the Dutch activists state that the attack was "non-violent chemical war fare", which I thought was kind of funny. Other activist groups, such as Greenpeace, highly oppose this attack and the ethics of the Sea Shepard crew.
This year Japan will slaughter 1000 whales, for what they claim to be scientific reasons. Yeah, tell the whales that.
I read the article using no particular strategy, except maybe previous knowledge about Japanese whaling.
MLA
(Aljazeera never has any reporter or author/writers name...)
"Japan whalers 'hurt' by activists." Aljazeera News. March 3, 2008: 1.
Aaron Alvarez-IOTA
http://vice.typepad.com/vice_magazine/2006/12/youtube_banned_.html
A week ago the popular website youtube.com was banned in Iran. The reason behind the ban was because of the ad for an Anti-Islamic movie. President Musharrof pressed for this ban and has forbidden all 72 internet providers of Iran from allowing access to that website. Iran is among several other countries with a ban on the website known as youtube. These countries are Morrocco, and Turkey. Turkey forbids access to youtube because the first leader of turkey was mentioned negatively.
Reread
highlighted the printed out article
Youtube banned in Iran. "Vice". 12-12-2008. http://vice.typepad.com/vice_magazine/2006/12/youtube_banned_.html. 2-27-08
Jasmine Martinez
Iota Block
Feb. 25,2008
The artice "Castro Quits One Role, but May Not Be Done Yet" is about the Cuban president Fidel Castro who as ruled the country for half a century has finally decided to step down from his position after a year and 7 months of being bedridden and is planning on handing the country over to his brother Raul Castro. It also talks about how their might not be much change becuse he is his brother, but yet based on what his brother has already done when he was substituting for his brother he seems to be more caring of the people.
The reading stategies that I used was re-reading to make sure that i got all the information down and that i understood everything.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/world/americas/20cuba.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ei=5088&en=85d5fade1aec1c47&ex=1361163600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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