Category: general news

Stuff having to do with the news in general.

The Other Invisible Children

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About two seconds ago I was browsing the WordPress home page. On the page are a number of links to other peoples’ blog posts. The links are joined by pictures relating to the posts. One picture in perticular popped out at me. The picture was a young male looking into the camera. The title underneath his picture was “Another Suicide. Not Just a Number.”

Take a moment to think. Are you gay? Are you a lesbian? Are you thinking about suicide? I sincerely hope that isn’t on your mind. How about this question, are you afraid to share your sexual orientation with the world? How many of you are afraid of judgment or stereotyping or even abuse? I know there are a lot of questions, but I only ask them because the post that I read is about a 19 year old college student named Raymond Chase committed suicide on Wednesday. No one will ever know why he took his own life but the post’s opening sentence says, “On Wednesday night, openly-gay 19 year old Raymond Chase took his own life by hanging himself in his door room.” What question does that spark in your head?

Hotel California, Eat Your Heart Out!

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In the 30’s the future was a corrupted government cowering under the watchful eye of “Big Brother.” In the 60’s the future was flying space craft automobiles and a boy named Elroy. At the turn of the century everyone expected to have mastered the art of teleportation. Today in 2010 the people of the world will expect to have created the most futuristic and masterful space creation possible: a Space Hotel!

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“O, Captain, my captain!”

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Favorite Movies.

People will laugh at me when I mention my list of favorite movies. I’m never sure why; maybe it’s because my favorite movies vary. My top two favorite movies of all time are extremely different. The Lion King and the Dead Poets Society.

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Fear. AH!

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Ah! Spiders!  These are just one of the many things that scare the heck out of me.  The way they walk, with their slow intimidating prowl. Their black hairy bodies, and their small, freaky, eyes.   I hate to be scared of something so small, but come on, have you even seen a tarantula?  An elementary school in San Diego has just been infested with Black Widows. I pity those poor people.  Apparently, one third of all classrooms were infested.  If I went there, oh God, I wouldn’t just leave the school I would leave the city.

But apart from spiders, I have one other big fear: heights. Planes are the worst.  I know that I’m perfectly safe in a plane, and that I’m not going to crash. But come on, like a 700,000 lbs. metal tube should stay in the air.  The most scared I have ever been is when I’m in turbulence on a plane, and when I was on a gondola in Japan. Gondolas are the stupidest things. Who wants to be suspended way above the ground, hanging from a thin wire? I know that I don’t. My comfort zone ends at about 3 feet off the ground.

Texas did it again

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On Friday,  the Texas State Board of Education put an end to all “Islam references” in Texan World History textbooks.  The resolution passed to put an end to the Islam bias in the textbooks. Supposedly, there are too many textbooks with too many lines devoted to the practices of Islam, and not enough to the practices of Christianity. Terri Leo, a Texas school board member, said that the resolution sends a “clear message to publishers that it should not happen in the future.”

Okay, first of all, I fail to see how any world history textbook can accurately teach history without making references to Islam.  If we want school children to even vaguely understand the war in the Middle East, then they have to learn about Islam.  Secondly, there is no way the Texas Board of Education can favor one religion over another.  School is supposed to educate kids, not to brainwash them into thinking that one religion is better than another.  By saying that Christianity is better than Islam is ridiculous.  They are almost the same. One God, one messenger, holy scriptures, etc. 1.5 BILLION people are Muslim. The Texas Board of Education managed to insult nearly 1/5 of the world’s population by one silly, and very racist resolution.

With Heat Comes…

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Many of you in the Ojai area have been witnessing the terrible nature of the recent heat. Earlier in the month the temperature seemed to have been cooling down with foggy days and brilliant jacket-wearing weather, but then the heat came sneaking in from behind, tapping Ojai on the shoulder and then slapping it on the face. Today’s temperature got as high as 104° F, and may I pleasantly ruin your week by telling you that the temperature tomorrow might even rise by two degrees. The heat is rather unbearable, especially for those of you out there (quite like me) who enjoy the type of foggy weather where you can hardly see ten feet in front of you.

Winter is coming around the corner but it is not coming quite soon enough!

Well, fellow Ojai-dwellers, prepare yourselves for another hot week. I’ll be here with you every step of the way, sweating and suffering along side you. Hang on my friends, for cold weather will come eventually! Until then we will deal with this heat… reluctantly.

(sadface)

Casualties of War

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2010 declared “the deadliest year for NATO forces since the war began.” Nine soldiers were announced dead as a military helicopter crashes in southern Afghan region and as witnesses say there was no visible attack on the helicopter itself by opposing soldiers the notorious Taliban were quick to take credit.

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NorthEastWestSouth

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News. What is news? We’re supposed to report on it. We’re supposed to read it and understand what it means. We’re supposed to find it interesting, enthralling. There are many things we’re supposed to do, but we rarely ever do them. We rarely ever do what is expected. What is important. What is truly needed. We confuse need with want, and want with need. We confuse many things, but we never admit to it. We’re always sure, and always insitent on any little thought that pops into our minds. But do we ever really know? How do we know what is truth or fiction? Many of the things we read in history books aren’t true! We’re lied to all of our lives and we accept it because someone of more authority than us told us to believe it. And we do believe it. We take what we are told and follow blindly. How will our world survive in the future, if our fact is fiction and our fiction is actually fact. Will books change? Will old movies or ancient myths or stories? What’s news? Is it actually new information? Or is it something that someone “important” deems necessary for the world to know? What is news?

Introduction

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Today, me and a dear friend were having an extremely interesting conversation about food. Food is a topic talked about worldwide, something everyone has in common. It is interesting to hear people perceptions on different subjects and especially a topic I love.

I was quite disappointed by the conversation as it led to a comment that “The British still haven’t learned to cook,” “They can’t cook.” A stereotype many around the world believe, but only I know the truth. England is certainly full of good food.

As a whole it seems not many people know about the real England and it’s great traditions. This is quite upsetting, so I have decided to take it upon myself to try and educate the readers of this blog. Those stereotypical beliefs will be changed forever, as you begin to see the good side of the country. I am going to inform you about what I think to be the best in U.K music, food and entertainment as well as discussing the latest news. I hope you will enjoy. You may even consider taking up the british life style, who knows.

To start off here’s a clip of  what you may think some of the English to be like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUNssEtAwr8

I hope it entertains you.

The Inbetweeners

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This Monday, all over Britain fans gathered at their screens to see the return of the legendary hit series “The Inbetweeners.” The cast returned Monday evening previewing the third season of the BAFTA award winning sitcom on the channel E4. This show has been long awaited by thousands of fans and the new season definitely did not disappoint with its comical excellence and genius plots.

There is definitely not another show like this. Honestly, I have not found another program that can make me cry so much with laughter. The best thing is  each episode never fails to disappoint.The show is consistently entertaining and I recommend it to anyone , especially those who need cheering up or even if you just fancy exercising those tear ducts. It is pure TV gold.

The program is written by Damon Beesley and Ian Morris ,it was first screened in May 2008 and since then its popularity has increased dramatically.The Inbetweeners is about a group of teenage friends attempting to make it through Sixth Form (High school) successfully. It follows the story of Will who moves from a private school into the state system befriending Simon, Neil and Jay. The show follows their traumatic and highly embarrassing school years as well as there dreadful social life. It’s not to be missed.

Here’s a clip that I thought was quite entertaining, and maybe even slightly related to class. I hope you find it entertaining.
Enjoy.