This six weeks I guess you can say was better. I had an easier time doing my work in all my classes and I think it was because I knew what I was doing, if I could do it, then so can everyone else. I had fun doing all I did, I’ve been going to tutoring, and getting me some extra credit, and learning new things that I thought at once was jibberish. I go to class, unlike some people I know, even though I can do my work faster and easier if they’re not there!
I’ve also starting studying more for academic decathlon, its really hard if you don’t study, but the flashcards that I made are helping me. You cant get so far on something little, you take piece by piece with you so you can learn what you are taking in evenly. I also have been eating what I want to eat, because I gave up on trying to stay fit 16 years ago. It might change but it’s not going to now! I have been going to church, like usual, every Sunday. Maybe I’m not ready to give such a long commitment to my studies, no its not that I’m not ready, its just that I have fifty million things to do that I forget real easy what I’m doing. On November 11, 2009 it will be my 2-year anniversary. I have been with the same person, Jairo since 2007. He takes care of me a lot, even when I feel no one sees me. He truly is a gift from God to me. Him and his family are such blessings, I pray for them everyday, my family as well. I can’t live without them, they all make sure I’m doing good, having fun, being safe, and being happy. My mom and grandmother are both the women I look up to most. They help me for any little reason.
But either way, I know I’m never going to be alone in this world, its too big to make mistakes and get penalized for it. School is school, no matter how much you don’t want it to be, it is what it is. No one can change his or her grade by being the teachers pet, the teacher doesn’t give you a good grade, you have to earn it!
So saying that, I will surly study more next 3rd six weeks, it will be the best six weeks no matter what happens. It will be better for me because I know that God will be there watching me.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
My Teachers
My Signatures for Parent Teacher Conference
My World History P-AP Teacher Mr.Detrixhe
My Advertising and Design Teacher Mrs.Crittien
My Chemistry P-AP Teacher Mrs.Janicki
My Algebra II Pre-Ap Teacher Ms.Taylor
My English II Pre-Ap Teacher Mrs.Callahan
My Academic Decathlon Teacher Ms.Embler
My Spanish IV AP Teacher Mrs.Vasquez
Saturday, November 7, 2009
6 Events!
11-5-09
My mom, grandmother, me, Mariana, Laura, and Brianna.
10-15-09
She truly is the light to my life. And JP screaming in the backround.
10-15-09
Mariana jumping off the ledge!
10-15-09My younger cousin's Maritza, Mariana, my sister Laura, my crazy brother daniel, my younger cousin JP and me! We were swimming for fun!
10-24-09
This was a party I went to. All my family was there, and it was my cousins birthday. That is my mom.
10-03-09For my grandfathers birthday, I had to read his card aloud
because he wanted to see if i could speak spanish, which i can! He shot the dear on the wall in Colorado 30 years ago.
It's one of his hobbies.
10-05-09For my sister Laura's birthday, she turned 19 and had a pinata. Since I have more muscle than the typical girl, I had to be blindfolded because everyone said that it wouldn't be fair if I could see and can hit. I still opened it!, and got all the chocolate! :)
State Of Health Care
The United States does not offer universal health care coverage; approximately 85 percent of United States citizens have health insurance Most people pay for their health care through either a health insurance company or government sponsored health insurance, although the popularity of boutique medicine in which patients pay a set fee for access to a doctor, is growing, and people who either cannot afford insurance or want treatments or physicians not covered by their plan must pay out of their pocket.
Over half of the people in the United States receive insurance through their job or a spouse or parent's job; the employer covers some of the cost, and the employee then pays a monthly fee. The government covers medical insurance for the elderly, federal employees, military members and veterans and some people with low income. Individuals can directly purchase insurance plans, but these tend to be expensive.
There are two major types of United States health insurance plans. A health management organization (HMO) has a lower fee, and patients pay less per doctor's visit, but members must visit their primary doctor for any problem they might have. The primary doctor then must write a referral to another doctor within the HMO. Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) have higher fees, but members can visit a specialist without a referral. Both types of plan only provide coverage for physicians that are in the health insurance plan's network.
The United States health care system masks one basic problem: affordability. The link between employment and insurance makes it difficult for the unemployed or self-employed to afford medical care. In addition, the rising cost of health care makes it harder for employers to provide health care to their employees. Some employers hire part-time or freelance workers instead of full-time employees to dodge health care benefit costs. Some physicians take few insurance plans or drop insurance altogether because insurers refuse to pay up. Many people also have problems affording prescription drugs not covered by their health care plans.
While the United States health care system may not be especially efficient at providing care to patients, the United States is a leader in health research, with large amounts of money spent on developing medical innovations. Most of this money comes from the for-profit health care industry. Non-profit foundations and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a government institution funded by taxpayers, provide other funding, although cuts in NIH funding have lessened that agency's role in research.
Health Care in the United States has both its positive and negative aspects. On one hand, people in the United States have access to some of the best medical treatments on earth. On the other hand, many people don't have insurance to cover the costs of even the most basic health care needs.
Over half of the people in the United States receive insurance through their job or a spouse or parent's job; the employer covers some of the cost, and the employee then pays a monthly fee. The government covers medical insurance for the elderly, federal employees, military members and veterans and some people with low income. Individuals can directly purchase insurance plans, but these tend to be expensive.
There are two major types of United States health insurance plans. A health management organization (HMO) has a lower fee, and patients pay less per doctor's visit, but members must visit their primary doctor for any problem they might have. The primary doctor then must write a referral to another doctor within the HMO. Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) have higher fees, but members can visit a specialist without a referral. Both types of plan only provide coverage for physicians that are in the health insurance plan's network.
The United States health care system masks one basic problem: affordability. The link between employment and insurance makes it difficult for the unemployed or self-employed to afford medical care. In addition, the rising cost of health care makes it harder for employers to provide health care to their employees. Some employers hire part-time or freelance workers instead of full-time employees to dodge health care benefit costs. Some physicians take few insurance plans or drop insurance altogether because insurers refuse to pay up. Many people also have problems affording prescription drugs not covered by their health care plans.
While the United States health care system may not be especially efficient at providing care to patients, the United States is a leader in health research, with large amounts of money spent on developing medical innovations. Most of this money comes from the for-profit health care industry. Non-profit foundations and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a government institution funded by taxpayers, provide other funding, although cuts in NIH funding have lessened that agency's role in research.
Health Care in the United States has both its positive and negative aspects. On one hand, people in the United States have access to some of the best medical treatments on earth. On the other hand, many people don't have insurance to cover the costs of even the most basic health care needs.
News!
International:
Ida hurricane watch for Mexico's Caribbean coast
CANCUN, Mexico – Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's winds strengthened to near 70 mph (110 kph), just short of a Category 1 hurricane. A tentative forecast track predicted Ida could brush the U.S. Gulf Coast next week as a tropical storm.
Tropical-storm warnings were issued for the Mexican coastline from Punta Allen, south of Tulum, to San Felipe at the top of the Yucatan Peninsula, an area that includes Cancun. The warnings were also in effect for western Cuba and Grand Cayman Island.
A hurricane watch was in effect from Tulum to Cabo Catoche.
As rain began pelting down in Cancun, the beaches were empty but tourists walked the streets under umbrellas or improvised rain ponchos.
Authorities started up a reporting system used to locate tourists and plan potential evacuations or shelters. Quintana Roo state Tourism Director Sara Latife Ruiz said there were about 36,000 foreign and Mexican tourists in Cancun.
"We can locate them and if necessary, take them to some temporary shelter," said Latife Ruiz. "Right now, no flights have been canceled ... and there has been no evacuation of tourists."
State civil defense Director Luis Carlos Rodriguez said "there is still time to protect property, so we have advised fishermen, small boat owners and those living in low-lying areas of Tulum, Holbox, Cancun and Playa del Carmen to take safety measures for their property."
Juan Granados, assistant director of civil defense, said the state was on yellow alert and that Ida was also expected to brush the nearby island tourist destinations of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres.
"We'll get some wind and rain, but that's about it," said James Watts, 34, part of a family from British Columbia, Canada that runs The Summer Place Inn and a real estate firm on Cozumel.
Employees at the inn weren't taping up or boarding over windows, but Watts said small boats would be pulled ashore, adding "we'll put some sandbags in them to keep them from going anywhere."
Saturday afternoon, Ida was centered about 200 miles (325 kilometers) east-southeast of Cozumel and moving north at about 10 mph (17 kph). It was projected to pass the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday.
Granados said seven storm shelters were being readied on Cozumel, five on Isla Mujeres and seven on Holbox, an island north of the peninsula. Statewide, dozens more were being readied for use if needed.
Authorities suspended fishing along part of the coast and told tour operators who offer reef snorkeling and diving excursions to stay in port, Granados added.
Popular Mayan sites such as the seaside ruins of Tulum were to remain open, but employees worked to clean up debris that could become a hazard in high winds, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said in a statement.
John Cangialosi, a specialist at the Hurricane Center, said that as Ida heads north across the Gulf of Mexico, it is expected to meet a cold front that is moving south — making longer-term forecasts complicated for now.
"There's going to be some sort of interaction between the two, but where they interact, and how, and the timing of the thing, that's kind of the big question mark," Cangialosi said.
Regardless of how the cold front affects the tropical system, Cangialosi said residents on the north Gulf Coast can expect lots of wind and heavy rain.
Ida plowed into Nicaragua's Atlantic coast on Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane, damaging 500 homes along with bridges, power lines, roads and public buildings.
Cuba's national Meteorological Center said it did not expect any direct impact from the storm, but noted it could cause heavy rains in the western province of Pinar del Rio.
Analysis:
In Mexico, they were getting ready for Tropical Storm Ida. This Tropical Storm isn't exactly a hurricane yet but it might if it precedes to get stronger. It is a 70 mph (110 kph) storm, which means it can be a category 1. Officials have told most of the citizens in Mexico to stay away from the beach, fishermen to not be in there boats and pull them in from the dock. The areas that this warning is in effect are, Punta Allen south of Tulum, to San Felipe at the top of the Yucatan Peninsula. Some of Cancun will also be hit, but will leave minor damages. Cuba's national Meteorological Center said that the Western Province of Pinar del Rio might get some heavy rain.
National:
Officer Says He's Not Hero, Just Doing Job
One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base. Sgt. Mark Todd joined Sgt. Kimberly Munley, hailed as a hero for her actions, in a firefight with Hasan that lasted less than a minute. Todd, 42, was not wounded, but the exchange left Munley injured and Hasan critically wounded.Seconds after Todd arrived on the scene, he said he saw a calm-looking Hasan, his gun drawn and his fingers pointing at people."He was firing at people as they were trying to run and hide," Todd told The Associated Press Saturday.That's when Todd, a retired soldier who now works as a civilian police officer at Fort Hood, said he shouted at Hasan."I told him stop and drop your weapons. I identified myself as police and he turned and fired a couple of rounds at me. I didn't hear him say a word ... he just turned and fired."There has been confusion since Thursday's rampage about whose bullets actually brought down Hasan, who was shot four times. At first, Munley's supervisor said it was her shot to Hasan's torso that leveled him, but Army officials would only say that an investigation was under way.Munley was down by the time he engaged Hasan, Todd said. He wasn't sure if Munley had wounded the suspect, because "once he started firing at me, I lost track of her."Todd said he fired his Beretta at Hasan. Hasan flinched, Todd said, then slid down against a telephone pole and fell on his back. Todd says he then heard bystanders say "two more, two more."At first he thought they meant there were two more suspects, but realized they were urging him to fire two more rounds at Hasan, thinking he was still posing a threat.Todd approached the suspect and saw that he still had a weapon in his hand. Todd kicked away the gun, which he said had a laser-aiming device attached to it."He was breathing, his eyes were blinking. You could tell that he was fading out. He didn't say anything. He was just kind of blinking," said Todd.Todd handcuffed Hasan and checked to see if he was still alive. "He had a good pulse," said Todd. He also cut off pieces of Hasan's clothes so he could get first aid and noticed Hasan had gunshot wounds on his side and back.From the time he got to the scene until Hasan dropped, the whole encounter lasted only about 30-45 seconds, Todd said. "It was pretty intense. There was a lot of people shouting, a lot of people giving directions," he said.Munley, whose injuries weren't believed to be life threatening, won wide praise after the incident.She was in worse shape than the other eight patients that arrived at Metroplex Adventist Hospital in Killeen -- except for one who died en route, said Dr. Scott McAninch. She was rushed into surgery within minutes, he said.Munley had "lost a lot of blood," especially from a gunshot wound to her left leg that had hit an artery, McAninch said. He praised first responders for putting a tourniquet on her."That pretty much saved her life," McAninch said.
Analysis:
The Fort Hood shooting was a surprising and sad event that hap pend. Many were shot, 13 were killed. This has brought sadness to the Nation, Foot Hood was the largest U.S Army Base. The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who wanted to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Sgt. Mark Todd and Sgt. Kimberly Munley were the two Sergent's that shot Hasan down. The Memorial Service will be held on November 10, 2009.
Metro:
Anti-Semitic graffiti prompts Irving church's show of support for Dallas restaurant owners
In a show of support, members of DFW New Beginnings church ate lunch Tuesday at Natalie's Kitchen, the far North Dallas restaurant that was vandalized on Halloween night.
Folks from the Irving church came by the dozens to support the restaurant owners after vandals painted anti-Semitic graffiti on the front of the family-run kosher restaurant Oct. 31.
"We wanted to do something to show that we are very much against hatred in any way," said Pastor Larry Huch.
The Dallas Police Department's North Central Patrol Investigative Unit is handling the case as a criminal mischief/hate crime. That investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been announced.
On Tuesday, restaurant owner Natalie Pinhas said she was overwhelmed by the response from the church.
"I think it's wonderful," she said. "We don't have room. It's all packed."
Huch said the church wanted to do something visible, not just for Pinhas and the restaurant but also to demonstrate their love for Israel and the Jewish people.
"Racial and religious hatred has to stop, and this is just a small way of us making a stand and saying we've got to start loving one another," Huch said.
Sports:
Shaquille O’Neal, wife splitting up
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Shaquille O’Neal’s(notes) wife is splitting up with the Cleveland Cavaliers center.
Va’Shaundya O’Neal filed for legal separation with intent to divorce Monday in Los Angeles. She cited irreconcilable differences.
She is seeking spousal and child support and full legal custody of the couple’s four children. No monetary amounts were listed in the court filing.
The O’Neals were married six years, 11 months.
Shaquille O’Neal is a 15-time All-Star center with four NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. He was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Cavaliers in June.
Analysis:
Why is this even on the sport section? He isn't the best, good that his wife is leaving him. There's other money in the world sweetie! If she was able to get Shaquille O'Neal, she can get anyone. But if he really cares abut his kids and doesn't care about the money, he will try to get custody or at least a half and half thing. If he's all about the money, I hope she takes it all.
Ida hurricane watch for Mexico's Caribbean coast
CANCUN, Mexico – Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's winds strengthened to near 70 mph (110 kph), just short of a Category 1 hurricane. A tentative forecast track predicted Ida could brush the U.S. Gulf Coast next week as a tropical storm.
Tropical-storm warnings were issued for the Mexican coastline from Punta Allen, south of Tulum, to San Felipe at the top of the Yucatan Peninsula, an area that includes Cancun. The warnings were also in effect for western Cuba and Grand Cayman Island.
A hurricane watch was in effect from Tulum to Cabo Catoche.
As rain began pelting down in Cancun, the beaches were empty but tourists walked the streets under umbrellas or improvised rain ponchos.
Authorities started up a reporting system used to locate tourists and plan potential evacuations or shelters. Quintana Roo state Tourism Director Sara Latife Ruiz said there were about 36,000 foreign and Mexican tourists in Cancun.
"We can locate them and if necessary, take them to some temporary shelter," said Latife Ruiz. "Right now, no flights have been canceled ... and there has been no evacuation of tourists."
State civil defense Director Luis Carlos Rodriguez said "there is still time to protect property, so we have advised fishermen, small boat owners and those living in low-lying areas of Tulum, Holbox, Cancun and Playa del Carmen to take safety measures for their property."
Juan Granados, assistant director of civil defense, said the state was on yellow alert and that Ida was also expected to brush the nearby island tourist destinations of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres.
"We'll get some wind and rain, but that's about it," said James Watts, 34, part of a family from British Columbia, Canada that runs The Summer Place Inn and a real estate firm on Cozumel.
Employees at the inn weren't taping up or boarding over windows, but Watts said small boats would be pulled ashore, adding "we'll put some sandbags in them to keep them from going anywhere."
Saturday afternoon, Ida was centered about 200 miles (325 kilometers) east-southeast of Cozumel and moving north at about 10 mph (17 kph). It was projected to pass the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday.
Granados said seven storm shelters were being readied on Cozumel, five on Isla Mujeres and seven on Holbox, an island north of the peninsula. Statewide, dozens more were being readied for use if needed.
Authorities suspended fishing along part of the coast and told tour operators who offer reef snorkeling and diving excursions to stay in port, Granados added.
Popular Mayan sites such as the seaside ruins of Tulum were to remain open, but employees worked to clean up debris that could become a hazard in high winds, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said in a statement.
John Cangialosi, a specialist at the Hurricane Center, said that as Ida heads north across the Gulf of Mexico, it is expected to meet a cold front that is moving south — making longer-term forecasts complicated for now.
"There's going to be some sort of interaction between the two, but where they interact, and how, and the timing of the thing, that's kind of the big question mark," Cangialosi said.
Regardless of how the cold front affects the tropical system, Cangialosi said residents on the north Gulf Coast can expect lots of wind and heavy rain.
Ida plowed into Nicaragua's Atlantic coast on Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane, damaging 500 homes along with bridges, power lines, roads and public buildings.
Cuba's national Meteorological Center said it did not expect any direct impact from the storm, but noted it could cause heavy rains in the western province of Pinar del Rio.
Analysis:
In Mexico, they were getting ready for Tropical Storm Ida. This Tropical Storm isn't exactly a hurricane yet but it might if it precedes to get stronger. It is a 70 mph (110 kph) storm, which means it can be a category 1. Officials have told most of the citizens in Mexico to stay away from the beach, fishermen to not be in there boats and pull them in from the dock. The areas that this warning is in effect are, Punta Allen south of Tulum, to San Felipe at the top of the Yucatan Peninsula. Some of Cancun will also be hit, but will leave minor damages. Cuba's national Meteorological Center said that the Western Province of Pinar del Rio might get some heavy rain.
National:
Officer Says He's Not Hero, Just Doing Job
One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base. Sgt. Mark Todd joined Sgt. Kimberly Munley, hailed as a hero for her actions, in a firefight with Hasan that lasted less than a minute. Todd, 42, was not wounded, but the exchange left Munley injured and Hasan critically wounded.Seconds after Todd arrived on the scene, he said he saw a calm-looking Hasan, his gun drawn and his fingers pointing at people."He was firing at people as they were trying to run and hide," Todd told The Associated Press Saturday.That's when Todd, a retired soldier who now works as a civilian police officer at Fort Hood, said he shouted at Hasan."I told him stop and drop your weapons. I identified myself as police and he turned and fired a couple of rounds at me. I didn't hear him say a word ... he just turned and fired."There has been confusion since Thursday's rampage about whose bullets actually brought down Hasan, who was shot four times. At first, Munley's supervisor said it was her shot to Hasan's torso that leveled him, but Army officials would only say that an investigation was under way.Munley was down by the time he engaged Hasan, Todd said. He wasn't sure if Munley had wounded the suspect, because "once he started firing at me, I lost track of her."Todd said he fired his Beretta at Hasan. Hasan flinched, Todd said, then slid down against a telephone pole and fell on his back. Todd says he then heard bystanders say "two more, two more."At first he thought they meant there were two more suspects, but realized they were urging him to fire two more rounds at Hasan, thinking he was still posing a threat.Todd approached the suspect and saw that he still had a weapon in his hand. Todd kicked away the gun, which he said had a laser-aiming device attached to it."He was breathing, his eyes were blinking. You could tell that he was fading out. He didn't say anything. He was just kind of blinking," said Todd.Todd handcuffed Hasan and checked to see if he was still alive. "He had a good pulse," said Todd. He also cut off pieces of Hasan's clothes so he could get first aid and noticed Hasan had gunshot wounds on his side and back.From the time he got to the scene until Hasan dropped, the whole encounter lasted only about 30-45 seconds, Todd said. "It was pretty intense. There was a lot of people shouting, a lot of people giving directions," he said.Munley, whose injuries weren't believed to be life threatening, won wide praise after the incident.She was in worse shape than the other eight patients that arrived at Metroplex Adventist Hospital in Killeen -- except for one who died en route, said Dr. Scott McAninch. She was rushed into surgery within minutes, he said.Munley had "lost a lot of blood," especially from a gunshot wound to her left leg that had hit an artery, McAninch said. He praised first responders for putting a tourniquet on her."That pretty much saved her life," McAninch said.
Analysis:
The Fort Hood shooting was a surprising and sad event that hap pend. Many were shot, 13 were killed. This has brought sadness to the Nation, Foot Hood was the largest U.S Army Base. The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who wanted to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Sgt. Mark Todd and Sgt. Kimberly Munley were the two Sergent's that shot Hasan down. The Memorial Service will be held on November 10, 2009.
Metro:
Anti-Semitic graffiti prompts Irving church's show of support for Dallas restaurant owners
In a show of support, members of DFW New Beginnings church ate lunch Tuesday at Natalie's Kitchen, the far North Dallas restaurant that was vandalized on Halloween night.
Folks from the Irving church came by the dozens to support the restaurant owners after vandals painted anti-Semitic graffiti on the front of the family-run kosher restaurant Oct. 31.
"We wanted to do something to show that we are very much against hatred in any way," said Pastor Larry Huch.
The Dallas Police Department's North Central Patrol Investigative Unit is handling the case as a criminal mischief/hate crime. That investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been announced.
On Tuesday, restaurant owner Natalie Pinhas said she was overwhelmed by the response from the church.
"I think it's wonderful," she said. "We don't have room. It's all packed."
Huch said the church wanted to do something visible, not just for Pinhas and the restaurant but also to demonstrate their love for Israel and the Jewish people.
"Racial and religious hatred has to stop, and this is just a small way of us making a stand and saying we've got to start loving one another," Huch said.
Analysis:
Why is there so much hate in the world? This report really bothers me because it tells me that when I wake up, I am waking up to a world that hates itself and others. This article is about a church group that goes and supports a small restaurant, only because it was vandalized with graffiti on it. What's even worse, it was on Halloween night, with means that it was a trick not a treat. If people do not have anything better to do then, they have no life. No one deserves to clean up a mess they didn't do. So for all those who vandalize, get a life, no one cares about your gangs. Its sad, and your sad.
Sports:
Shaquille O’Neal, wife splitting up
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Shaquille O’Neal’s(notes) wife is splitting up with the Cleveland Cavaliers center.
Va’Shaundya O’Neal filed for legal separation with intent to divorce Monday in Los Angeles. She cited irreconcilable differences.
She is seeking spousal and child support and full legal custody of the couple’s four children. No monetary amounts were listed in the court filing.
The O’Neals were married six years, 11 months.
Shaquille O’Neal is a 15-time All-Star center with four NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. He was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Cavaliers in June.
Analysis:
Why is this even on the sport section? He isn't the best, good that his wife is leaving him. There's other money in the world sweetie! If she was able to get Shaquille O'Neal, she can get anyone. But if he really cares abut his kids and doesn't care about the money, he will try to get custody or at least a half and half thing. If he's all about the money, I hope she takes it all.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Six Weeks
This first six weeks was just like any other school year for me. I wish I was more prepared then I am and was now. But I can learn from my mistakes and go on from there. I have cool teachers, some boring ones but it’s those boring ones that are the same as any of your other teachers. They may have fun issues but they teach the same curriculum as everyone else. Yes there are those teachers that suspect you to write a ten page essay in size 8 in one night, and you can get mad at them and whatever. They may not like you but you have to work with them and get them on your good side and show them that you can do it but don’t overdo it.
I like my classes even though I’m not suppose to be in a class now until next year, but it’s always good to get the hardest ones out and work with the easier ones later. My schedule for afterschool is pretty hard also to maintain. I can’t do what I usually do Tuesday afternoons, Wednesday afternoons. I have Bible Study and I have Church those days. Don’t get me started on my work! Just playing I like most of my work, its fun, interesting, but sometimes they can be boring!
I now worry about what I’m going to do with my hair the next day but I still get out of the house when on time. Of course at the same time I’m getting my bag and flying out the house is when my mom is telling me how I always get her late, and she doesn’t have time to do her makeup anymore, ( Who is she trying to look good for??) My dad works on the other side of town! But anyways, not to get into their problems, I have some of my own. I try to maintain a study session for myself when I get home. It’s hard to do when you see everyone finishing a basketball game outside.
I still go to Church on Sunday; I usually go to the park or with my other family somewhere on the weekends. My boyfriend Jairo, says that I do too much, and I tell him that I have to do it to get what I want in life. He helps me in some things and I try to help him to return the favor. As I calmly explain to some math problems to anyone that needs help, my hands are trembling to pull my hair out.
I love to help people, especially during the first six weeks, it makes me feel good and I know that I’m doing something someone wouldn’t do. So, this first six weeks for me was ok to the point to where I am satisfied with myself knowing what I do best is helping others, and always putting my mind, to it, I give it my best shot.
I like my classes even though I’m not suppose to be in a class now until next year, but it’s always good to get the hardest ones out and work with the easier ones later. My schedule for afterschool is pretty hard also to maintain. I can’t do what I usually do Tuesday afternoons, Wednesday afternoons. I have Bible Study and I have Church those days. Don’t get me started on my work! Just playing I like most of my work, its fun, interesting, but sometimes they can be boring!
I now worry about what I’m going to do with my hair the next day but I still get out of the house when on time. Of course at the same time I’m getting my bag and flying out the house is when my mom is telling me how I always get her late, and she doesn’t have time to do her makeup anymore, ( Who is she trying to look good for??) My dad works on the other side of town! But anyways, not to get into their problems, I have some of my own. I try to maintain a study session for myself when I get home. It’s hard to do when you see everyone finishing a basketball game outside.
I still go to Church on Sunday; I usually go to the park or with my other family somewhere on the weekends. My boyfriend Jairo, says that I do too much, and I tell him that I have to do it to get what I want in life. He helps me in some things and I try to help him to return the favor. As I calmly explain to some math problems to anyone that needs help, my hands are trembling to pull my hair out.
I love to help people, especially during the first six weeks, it makes me feel good and I know that I’m doing something someone wouldn’t do. So, this first six weeks for me was ok to the point to where I am satisfied with myself knowing what I do best is helping others, and always putting my mind, to it, I give it my best shot.
Summer Vacation
This summer was not as fun as my other summers before. I really enjoyed not working at my family restaurant as I had the two years before. But I really didn’t want to just stay home and wait for my parents to come home to say, “Hey how was your day”, and then a quick “Goodnight”. Yes I know they have to work to be able to let my fan on super high during those hot summer days but I wished I had more family time.
Don’t get me wrong now, I did some fun. While my parents were gone my older sister Laura, and my younger brother Daniel did play games, helped Laura pack because she was leaving to college. (SMU) This year is her first year at college, and so far I’ve missed her. I don’t usually say that I do only because I don’t want people to think that we’re that close! My brother and I would help her put things in boxes, and take her clothes out of the hangers. As we were doing this, she would yell at us saying that we were going to “stretch” her nice shirts because we didn’t know how to take “nice shirts” off the hanger.
I’m Christian, so I had a lot of Bible Studies with my family, and many Church Services. I love going to hear the word of God, and I try to put the word of God out to other people. But I’ve come to the conclusion where people are different than I am. I can’t just simply tell someone that Jesus loves them. It might be offending to them and they would speak a language that I didn’t even know existed! All of my Bible Studies are with my Youth Group and we tried to have it in different places, such as our Pastors house, our houses, and our Youth Leader’s houses.
Our Youth Group would try to tie in many fun activities as possible such as after church, we would go to the park or go to a restaurant to eat if going to the park wasn’t in the proper conditions to play in.
My boyfriend and his uncle which is the Pastor would always want to take me to Hurricane Harbor. I was always excited to leave my house from doing nothing to having too much to do! Getting on slides, to going on the wave pool, to almost drowning was pretty fun. I had many things to do there and did NOT want to go home.
It was also fun because my aunt got married and had a Luau Party for her birthday. Her birthday was real fun, everyone dressed in hawaiian flower print shirts, with flowers on their heads, tiki torches were lit, there was hula dresses and skirts, I mean she went ALL out on her birthday, and she got many gifts that I couldn’t possibly think of. We had so much to eat that if something caught on fire from the tiki torches, we wouldn’t care; maybe we would roll someone on it to put it out.
At the end, I think I’m just a brat, and I do appreciate things that are given and taken from me, but I think I would want more just to see what else I could have, and I know that I shouldn’t be like that, but I’m human, and not perfect.
Don’t get me wrong now, I did some fun. While my parents were gone my older sister Laura, and my younger brother Daniel did play games, helped Laura pack because she was leaving to college. (SMU) This year is her first year at college, and so far I’ve missed her. I don’t usually say that I do only because I don’t want people to think that we’re that close! My brother and I would help her put things in boxes, and take her clothes out of the hangers. As we were doing this, she would yell at us saying that we were going to “stretch” her nice shirts because we didn’t know how to take “nice shirts” off the hanger.
I’m Christian, so I had a lot of Bible Studies with my family, and many Church Services. I love going to hear the word of God, and I try to put the word of God out to other people. But I’ve come to the conclusion where people are different than I am. I can’t just simply tell someone that Jesus loves them. It might be offending to them and they would speak a language that I didn’t even know existed! All of my Bible Studies are with my Youth Group and we tried to have it in different places, such as our Pastors house, our houses, and our Youth Leader’s houses.
Our Youth Group would try to tie in many fun activities as possible such as after church, we would go to the park or go to a restaurant to eat if going to the park wasn’t in the proper conditions to play in.
My boyfriend and his uncle which is the Pastor would always want to take me to Hurricane Harbor. I was always excited to leave my house from doing nothing to having too much to do! Getting on slides, to going on the wave pool, to almost drowning was pretty fun. I had many things to do there and did NOT want to go home.
It was also fun because my aunt got married and had a Luau Party for her birthday. Her birthday was real fun, everyone dressed in hawaiian flower print shirts, with flowers on their heads, tiki torches were lit, there was hula dresses and skirts, I mean she went ALL out on her birthday, and she got many gifts that I couldn’t possibly think of. We had so much to eat that if something caught on fire from the tiki torches, we wouldn’t care; maybe we would roll someone on it to put it out.
At the end, I think I’m just a brat, and I do appreciate things that are given and taken from me, but I think I would want more just to see what else I could have, and I know that I shouldn’t be like that, but I’m human, and not perfect.
Obituary for Raquel Alcorta
Raquel Alcorta
Loved by all, loved all
Well known Psychologist, Strong advocate in Politics, and Raquel was born in Dallas, she went to Ben Milam Elementary, The Dallas Environmental Science Academy Middle School and to Skyline High School for the Advertising and Design Cluster. She from there stayed in Dallas where she earned her Ph.D from the Southern Methodist University at Dallas for Psychologist. Rachel taught as an adjunct professor at the Southern Methodist University at Dallas as well as to the American Society. She was survived by her mother Connie Alcorta, father Daniel Alcorta, sister and brother Laura, Daniel Jr. Alcorta. Raquel will be remembered for her love of teaching and inspiring the young children of the future. She will also be remembered for her smile and kind ways. She never gave up, always did more than a hundred percent. There wasn’t a person who would take the time to teach, and make sure her students left the classroom without learning something new like Raquel. She also served as past Chairman of the Board of the City Credit Union. Most recently, she was the VP of Marketing & Community Affairs for Urban Progress Community Development Corp, a non-profit affordable housing organization. She demonstrated her passion for helping others by helping coordinate annual events such as the Holiday in the Park on Maple Ave. and the Latino Wellness Fair. Throughout her lifetime, career and community Raquel touched many lives and will be dearly missed. She loved the staff and students at SMU and made many good friends. She was most appreciative of her families support; she was a fighter, an optimist and inspiration to others. She was passionate about her home town of Dallas, which she referred to as "God's Country", and her many good friends and large extended family. To her, SMU is home. It’s always there for you, and it is customizable to your needs.” She was a motivational speaker who traveled nationally and internationally, sharing her unique insights on the virtues of trust, credibility, leadership, engaging communications, and human potential in today’s world. She has inspired thousands of people through her speaking and consulting engagements, and reached millions through her television and radio appearances and writings. All her loved ones will miss her, and will carry on from where she has begun.
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