2/27

People are deciding how much power congress will have. It is kind of a competition against the state and federal government. There are some main issues; Constitutionality of the individual mandate. Whether the individual mandate is a "tax", Whether other parts of the law can survive if the mandate is struck down, Federal vs. state conflict over expansion of the cooperative Medicaid program.

3/26

People in Syria are protesting against regime's. The leaders of the United States and Turkey are trying to help the cause. There were 70 people killed while these protests were going on. Obama and the Turkish Prime Minister got together to figure out how to aid the anti-regime people.

3/23 ipad

 There is a newer version of the ipad out. It has a clearer screen and has 4g's. Some people say that the new ipad was not improved and updated enough to actually be called a "new" version of ipad. A lot of people agree that the new ipad is great, because they might be into photographer or downloading movies onto the ipad, and it has better screen resolution and memory.It will be the same price as the ipad 2, ranging depending on the wi-fi capability and memory usage.
             Friday at 8a.m was the release of this new ipad. It also went on sale Friday in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

3/23 kermit

Kermit the frog is up to date with new technology, even though he is now 55 years old! He has a twitter, and a facebook, but can't use a cell phone because there is bad service in the swamp. It's pretty funny, actually. You're not cool if you don't have a twitter or facebook.

3/23 facebook passwords

There was a case where an employer asked the job applicant to hand over their facebook email and passowrd. This did not go over very well, so now all they have to do is open they're facebook page while on the interview. I believe what people post publicly should be allowed to be evaluated, but the private stuff like messages definitely should not.

3/21 Boy shot in Florida.

A boy in Florida was shot by a neighborhood watch man. He was an African-American 17 year old male. Zimmerman was not arrested because he claimed that it was self defense. There are phone call records taht say otherwise, though,. There is outrage in the town, and against the police. There has been a petition started to land Zimmerman in jail. It is thought to be an act of racism, but Zimmerman's family claims that he is far from racist. The records say he is white, but he is actually hispanic.

3/20 in vitro

In vitro babies are not considered American citizens. A woman tried to get citizenship for her in vitro children and they said that unless she could prove the father was a U.S citizen that they were not. I think it is absolutely ridiculous. I believe if you were born in America, you are an American citizen, an American woman gave birth, so why isn't her baby American?

3/19 art and video games.

Video games should definitely be considered a type of art form. Games don't just come from nowhere, there is actually a reason and story behind them. Video games can move people, and do move people. It is a type of art, visually and emotionally. There is a wide varity of games. It is just like movies and films and those are considered art forms.

3/15

There will be a new social game, mainly aimed at women. This game is being created by Self magazine. It will be about fitness, beauty, fashion, and wellness.Some sponsors will be facebook and skype. The game was inspired by watching the community and things they do. They say that a lot of women are spending a lot of their time gaming, especially on facebook. It is named after the event called "Self Workout in the Park."

3/14

I think that social media networks have a huge effect on campaigns and who people decide to vote for. I'm not skeptical about whether we can predict who is going to win by looking on twitter, facebook, etc. Most people around the U.S voice their opinions on networks such as these. Politial campaigners now have facebook pages specifically for them, and they can see when people are talking about them. Romney is predicted to win by seven states on Super Tuesday.

3/13

1 in 3 people under the age of 26 are smokers. A lot of it is blamed on the smoking industry's marketing. They don't use any of the money that they've said they would on trying to curb underage smoking, like they were supposed to according to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998. They've tried to raise taxes on tobacco, but it hasn't been effective. I believe there definitely should be smoke free laws. There is absolutely no point to smoking.

3/12 fantasy politics.

I don't even know what fantasy sports are. I think fantasy polotics could teach you a lot about real polotics, though. It is kind of retarded, though. Don't people have anything better to do with their time than sit around and play pretend real life?

3/9 password

Trustwave says that the number one password used for company computers is "Password1" This is just plain out dumb. And if they have to change their password, they make the simplest changes as possible. The fact that the website may ask you to change your password can make it hard to commit it to your memory.Sometimes the people even write the password that protects their computer, on that very computer! Trustwave also says that keystroke logging software is very easy to hack into.

3/8 searching speed.

This article is about nobody wanting to wait for their search results and videos to load. Most people will just click off the web browser if it takes too long. It takes a smartphone an average of nine seconds to load a full video, and a computer takes an average of 3.5 seconds in the U.S. Akaimi technology is a coorperation that wishes to speed up the time it takes to search on a smartphone. They are saying that it is the next big challenge.

3/7 smart phones

A survey was conducted to show how many people own smartphones. Which is most of the population. The lowest percentage of people who got smartphones was age 62 and up. A lot of people do not even know whether they own a smartphone or not, although the percentage of people who did not know has gone down in recent years.

3/6 video presentations.

Ezik and justin-
teen pregnancy cost taxpayer 9 billion dollars a year.
1 in 3 teens will be pregnant by 19
in texas, a baby is born to a teen every 10 seconds.

emily and justice-
678159 people experience homelessness every night.
1 out if every 3 homeless people are under 18
1 in 4 homeless men are veterans

bobby and justin
blacks are 3 times more likely to be poor than whites
45% of black children live below the poverty line
infants born to black mothers are up to 3 times more likely to die

antonio- Most americans work daily, but can't make ends meet.
30 million people die a year of hunger
21% of children are living in poverty.

daniel and kyle-202902 alcohol related emergencies in 2009
3000 deaths each year
teenage binge drinkers are more likely to become adult alcoholics

amanda-a report of child abuse is made every ten seconds
more than five children die every day from child abuse
50-60% of child abuse deaths are not recorded as such on their death certificates

benny and travis- 2.1 bullies are in american schools.
56% of students have personally witnessed bullying
282000 students are attacked every month in secondary schools.

Lee and Tyelin-2819 killed in 9/11
32 nigerian people killed my muslims.
6 people died in an explosion under the trade center

3/6

BE IT ENACTED BY STUDENT CONGRESS ASSEMBLED THAT:

We help reduce the chances of child abuse by making it a greater crime if you abuse your children.

 If youare caught hitting, kicking, slapping, burning, starving, neglecting, or emotionally and mentally

 harming your children, it will be considered a federal crime and will be taken to high court.

 You will have to be approved before you are allowed a child. There will be a backround check, and a
home examination before your child is born.

There will be a required class for all woman preparing to have children.

They will need to pass this class, and be approved before the birth of their child.

There will be more child abuse centers accessable to the public.

 Five children die a day from child abuse.

In 1999, an estimated 3,244,00 were reported to CPS.

Since then the number has gone up more than 50,000.

A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds.

In 2005, 899,000 children were victims of child abuse, maltreatment, and neglect.

If any person fails to report the sighting of child abuse, that person shall recieve a fine of up to $2,000.

This includes the striking of a child in public, unattendance of a child, or unrational anger towards

their child.

Childhood victims of abuse are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile.

Therefore; without child abuse there would be a great deal less crime.

One-third of all parents who were abused as a child typically abuse their children.

About 80% of 21 year olds that were abused as children met the criteria for at least one psychological

disorder.

Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy, which ultimately leads to even

more child abuse.

These order will be forced to be obeyed by the state of West Virginia.

WORD #realtalk #preventchildabuse

3/6/12

Datasift has formed an alliance with Twitter. Twitter has agreed to give Datasift permission to access tweets clear back from January 2010. While I don't completely agree with this, we did it to ourselves. We made out tweets open to the public and now they are viewing and using them. There is a ton of information that this company will get from Twitter. Other companies will pay Datasift to view these tweets to know more about their customers, and Datasift will be paying twitter a portion of that.

3/2 lorax

What was the land of the Lorax like before the Once-ler arrived? Did it seem like someplace you'd like to live? What parts of your own environment would you be sad to see go?

It was beautiful and peaceful and happy. Yes, I would have liked to live there. I would be sad to see the wildlife go, and the pretty sky.

What kind of person is the Once-ler? Why won't he listen to the Lorax? The Lorax says to the Once-ler, "You are crazy with greed." Why does the Lorax say that? Do you agree or disagree?

The Once-ler is greedy. HE won't listen because he wants money. The loraz says that because all the Once-ler wants is money. I agree with the lorax.

Why does the Lorax speak for the trees? Why is it important to speak up for others? Have you ever spoken up for someone else? Has someone else ever spoken up for you?

He knows what will happen to the trees. You need to stand up for people because it's the right thing to do. I have spoken up for people, but not many people have spoken up for me.

How does the Once-ler's Thneed business hurt the land of the Lorax? What happens to the Swomee-swans, the Brown Bar-ba-loots, and the Humming-fish? How could things have been different if the Once-ler listened to the Lorax?

He cuts down all the trees! All the animals have to leave because of the smog and the trees being gone. It could have been avoided.

What do you think the boy hearing the story will do with the Truffula seed that the Once-ler tosses to him? What would you do if you were the boy?

He will go plant a tree and take care of it. I would do that.

Do you think the Lorax and his friends will come back if new Truffula Trees grow? Where do you think they have been?

Yes! They will thank him, but they might have left for good.

The Once-ler says, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." What does the Once-ler mean? Can one person make a difference? Can you? What are some things you can do to better your own environment?

 It means that the only way that things will get better is if someone cares. Yes, one person can make a difference, but not without challenge. Yes. I can plant trees!

How does the Once-ler feel about what his Thneed business did to the Lorax and friends?

He feels bad to see them go but is too selfish to care about anything but his business.

Dr. Seuss used bright colors on some pages of the book and dull colors on others. Did you notice this? Why do you think he did that? Yes, it gives more feeling to the mood of the story, and what things are going on in the plot.

Why is The Lorax called a cautionary tale?

It's warning us that things have consequences.

3/2

There is a new app, and it is to let blind people be able to text on smart phone! It is some kind of electric brail system and has only 6 buttons. Some visually impaired people were able to text up to 32 words per minute with 92% accuracy. I think this is a great invention! A lot of people multi-task while texting. It would actually make things safer. We woudlnt have to look down while texting. This app will be free. There will be more tests to see if people would actually prefer this or not.

3/1 pope tweeting

The pope is tweeting for each day of the thirty days of lent. They want to see how big of an impact it will make. I think it will make a great impact. Everyone gets on twitter! He can easily spread a lot of catholic ideas with the amount of letters you have available for a status on twitter. It's about time that the pope joins twitter! He will probably get addicted to it, like every other human being.