NEWS!

Bermuda Says Bloomberg Promised NYPD Help

(New York Post) - Officials in Bermuda insisted New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to send NYPD officers to help with the island's gang violence problem, the New York Post reported Saturday.But Bloomberg, who has a vacation home in Bermuda, denied Friday making any such promise to leaders on the British territory.In an interview with the Bermuda Sun newspaper, Bloomberg insisted telephone help was all he promised the island's premier, Ewart Brown."I talked to him and I said if it would be useful I could get on the phone to the head of our anti-gang efforts in the police department. He said it would be," Bloomberg said.NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said in a statement, "No offer was made or agreed upon to send personnel."Instead, he said, deputy chief Robert Boyce of the department's gang division consulted by phone with Bermuda police last month "regarding strategies to suppress gang violence."Despite the political problems sending officers could cause for the mayor, Bermuda officials clearly expect stretched-out New York taxpayers to help fight crime on their money-drenched island of 68,000, which enjoys a per capita income 50 percent higher than that of the United States.But Bermuda's public safety commissioner David Burch said the island's government "has accepted the offer from the mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, of assistance of officers."I can't imagine he is going to make a promise to someone of assistance ... and then to allow other people to preclude that this isn't happening. I don't think so," he said in a Bermuda TV interview Thursday.Burch's spokeswoman said Friday that he stands firmly behind his belief that Bloomberg promised to send officers.Bermuda's rash of four gang murders in December is barely a bad weekend's worth of mayhem in the Big Apple, which had 466 homicides last year.

Analysis:

It's just another one of those, he said, she said issues! If I were Bloomberg, I would be a bigger person and still help over there in Bermuda. Maybe Ewart Brown didn't understand what Bloomberg was really trying to say. Even though Bloomberg made it sound like he was willing to help, that wasn't exactly what he meant. So i would say that both of them are right, and both of them are wrong

NYC Man Charged With Training With al-Qaida

NEW YORK - A New York City man under investigation for his links to a terror suspect has been indicted on charges that he flew to Pakistan to get military training from al-Qaida.Adis Medunjanin was scheduled to be arraigned Saturday on charges of receiving military training from a foreign terrorist organization and conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country.His lawyer says he is innocent.The 25-year-old was one of two Queens men arrested early Friday in connection with the investigation of Najibullah Zazi, a Colorado airport driver who pleaded not guilty last year to supporting terrorism.

Analysis:

I think that there is so much going on, especially with terrorist attacks. I would say that no one is safe anymore, you can not do the things you were able to do back then, there is so much to watch out for, that you tend not to watch out for yourself. If you could add up on how much money America has used to get security up, like at airports, and buildings, that money could of been used for something more needy like Health care. You can not trust anyone that you meet in one day of one week. Its too risky, and you could end up feeling regretful, and sad.

Teens Help Fund Locker Room Repairs

FLOWER MOUND, Texas - Cedar Hill High School’s baseball team has been overwhelmed by donations from businesses and even other students following a recent locker room break in.School officials said thieves ransacked the baseball clubhouse and stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment over the New Year's weekend. Damage included obscenities sprayed on the walls, puddles of paint poured on the floor and a smashed drink vending machine.A team spokesman said both the Twins and Rangers organizations have since donated money to help cover the $25,000 in damaged and stolen items. Players have also received support from the students at Flower Mound High School.After watching a story about the incident on FOX 4, Flower Mound senior Cassie Harwell said she shot an e-mail to her principal suggesting the school somehow raise money.“I know no one at Cedar Hill. I don’t even know where Cedar Hill is,” she said. “Just seeing the pictures of Cedar Hill and everything, it just kinda made me a little bit angry. And I was thinking about all my equipment for swimming and how expensive that is and I was like, ‘There is no way every single person is going to buy back all their equipment.’”As it turns out, the coaches in the two cities are good friends. So athletes at one school were able to donate what they could to help those at the other school.“I’d be angry if somebody broke in and dumped paint all over our new carpet and all that stuff,” said Chris Boyd, a Flower Mound baseball player.On Tuesday, other students will be asked to join in. The principal will allow anyone who makes a donation to wear pajama pants to school. The goal is to raise $1,500.“And, it’s like maybe somebody has a lucky glove that they’re not gonna get back or something and I just want to be able to replace that,” Harwell said.

Analysis:

Now would you look at that, their things taken away, maybe their hopes and dreams also, you can see that this country is getting worse everyday, the news is already depressing and then you have something like this happen. I'm very grateful that some people still have a heart, and do care for others even though they might not know them. Its people like this that make your day, and to have equipment that was stolen replaced is a nice late or early Christmas gift. If you do something big or small for a person who is not able to, it will come right back to you. For it is better to give than receive.

Kate Gosselin's New Hair Extensions Reportedly Cost $7,000

This week Kate Gosselin premiered her new long hair on the cover of People magazine, calling her new style and outlook on life "Kate Clean Slate." But if the fans who copied Kate's old spiky 'do want to follow the reality star's style lead again, they might need to take out a loan: Kate's new extensions reportedly cost a whopping $7,000. Ted Gibson, the stylist who created Kate's new look (and who was taped doing so by TLC), estimated that amount when he discussed the 20 hours he spent on Kate's hair makeover with the online gossip site RadarOnline, so we asked an expert to verify this. Turns out, she backs up Gibson's claims: “The stylist [Ted Gibson] was probably using top-quality hair. Hair costs between $500 and $2,000, and anytime you do celebrity extensions, you use the highest quality hair possible,” said the Neil George Salon’s senior extensionist (yes, that is her real title), Kacey Welch, who adds long locks for celebs like Kristin Cavallari.
Beyond the cost of the hair (she says the best for a blonde are Eastern European locks, which are the priciest), the application can be time-consuming. Welch explained, “It sounds like she got individual hairs added over her entire head, which is expensive because it takes so long to apply. And if her hair was short and she went long, she would need a lot of hair. $7,000 is definitely on the high side, but if he’s going to the client’s location, then spending 20 hours on color and cut and application, that all increases the cost.”
Stylist Ted Gibson also revealed the most time-consuming part of Kate's hair transformation: "I would say 15 of those hours were working on Kate, trying to convince her to cut her bangs,” he said. “I felt like she was hiding behind that front piece.” Gibson didn't mention whether Kate paid for the extensions herself.


Analysis:

This just makes me laugh. Can you please tell me why this is a front cover on a magazine!?! Can we get back to reality please, how are her children?? Do they have good schooling, health insurance, or even a family??? Yes they might be 8 kids but that doesn't mean that they wouldn't feel lonely. Its not everyday they wake up with a mom and dad at the same time!! Family is so much important than having heat put to your head to get some hair stuck on your scalp! Things like this makes me upset, and i hope the best for her children, i hope they don't get spoiled, and they learn the best in life, nothing is free. Kate knows nothing is free, i mean her extensions only cost her $7000.00.

Principals

2nd Six Weeks

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.

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

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!



















10-15-09
My 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.

10-03-09
For 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.






















10-05-09
For 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.

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.

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.