Article on genetic engineered foods and now fish. I found this very interesting.
Check it out.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39312857/ns/health-food_safety/
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
"Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal defeated in Senate
Click the link below to read the article for discussion on Friday.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/21/senate.defense.bill/index.html?hpt=T2
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/21/senate.defense.bill/index.html?hpt=T2
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Gay rights group challenges 'Don't ask, don't tell law'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129897368
A gay rights group will ask a federal judge Thursday to order the Pentagon to stop enforcing "don't ask, don't tell," the law barring gays from serving openly in the military.
The group — the Log Cabin Republicans — already won a big victory last week in the same case. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said the law violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution. Now, attorney Dan Woods, who represents the gay-rights group, is looking for a more practical ruling.
"We want her to block any further enforcement or application of don't ask, don't tell wherever we have military operations — not just in California, not just in this country but wherever we have military bases anywhere in the world," he said.
A Pentagon official said government lawyers will likely object to a court injunction. There has been no word from the Justice Department.
Previous Ruling
Phillips won't rule on a possible injunction for at least a week, but she has already concluded that don't ask, don't tell violates the rights of gays and lesbians and harms military readiness. That's because it hurts recruiting and leads to the discharge of troops with critical skills. In the past 17 years, the law has led to the dismissal of more than 13,000 service members.
Some gay-rights leaders worry that the judge won't be able to stop the Pentagon from kicking out even more gays and lesbians — especially if government legal appeals stall any injunction.
"The case may be tied up in litigation for several more years," said Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a nonpartisan group that offers free legal services to those affected by the law.
Congressional Action
Sarvis said the judge's action may be more important as a spur to Congress.
"In terms of the political significance, I think it should serve, her decision, as a catalyst for the Senate to act," he said.
The Senate is scheduled to take up don't ask, don't tell next week. The House already has voted to repeal it. It's not clear there are enough votes in the Senate to change the law.
Ultimately, however, it's up to Congress to do away with the policy — not the president, and not a lone federal court judge.
"There are members of Congress on both sides of the aisle that were confused as to why does it have to go through Congress," said Clarke Cooper of the Log Cabin Republicans. "Well it does because it was ... born in Congress in 1993; it was born in the Defense Authorization Bill.
"This is not like Harry Truman integrating the forces in 1948; this is not an executive decision."
Point Of Injunction
But Cooper says the federal court action in California definitely helps, especially because there's no guarantee that Congress will repeal the law.
"We're seeking to stop discharges, to stop the enforcement of don't ask, don't tell," he said.
In other words, even if the law were still on the books, the Pentagon would be unable to kick gays out of the military. Government lawyers argued before Judge Phillips, however, that she lacks authority beyond California.
Dan Woods, the lawyer for the Log Cabin Republicans, recalled her reaction: "She looked at government counsel and said, 'You cannot be serious,' or words to that effect."
So the big question now appears to be how sweeping an injunction by Phillips would be.
A gay rights group will ask a federal judge Thursday to order the Pentagon to stop enforcing "don't ask, don't tell," the law barring gays from serving openly in the military.
The group — the Log Cabin Republicans — already won a big victory last week in the same case. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said the law violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution. Now, attorney Dan Woods, who represents the gay-rights group, is looking for a more practical ruling.
"We want her to block any further enforcement or application of don't ask, don't tell wherever we have military operations — not just in California, not just in this country but wherever we have military bases anywhere in the world," he said.
A Pentagon official said government lawyers will likely object to a court injunction. There has been no word from the Justice Department.
Previous Ruling
Phillips won't rule on a possible injunction for at least a week, but she has already concluded that don't ask, don't tell violates the rights of gays and lesbians and harms military readiness. That's because it hurts recruiting and leads to the discharge of troops with critical skills. In the past 17 years, the law has led to the dismissal of more than 13,000 service members.
Some gay-rights leaders worry that the judge won't be able to stop the Pentagon from kicking out even more gays and lesbians — especially if government legal appeals stall any injunction.
"The case may be tied up in litigation for several more years," said Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a nonpartisan group that offers free legal services to those affected by the law.
Congressional Action
Sarvis said the judge's action may be more important as a spur to Congress.
"In terms of the political significance, I think it should serve, her decision, as a catalyst for the Senate to act," he said.
The Senate is scheduled to take up don't ask, don't tell next week. The House already has voted to repeal it. It's not clear there are enough votes in the Senate to change the law.
Ultimately, however, it's up to Congress to do away with the policy — not the president, and not a lone federal court judge.
"There are members of Congress on both sides of the aisle that were confused as to why does it have to go through Congress," said Clarke Cooper of the Log Cabin Republicans. "Well it does because it was ... born in Congress in 1993; it was born in the Defense Authorization Bill.
"This is not like Harry Truman integrating the forces in 1948; this is not an executive decision."
Point Of Injunction
But Cooper says the federal court action in California definitely helps, especially because there's no guarantee that Congress will repeal the law.
"We're seeking to stop discharges, to stop the enforcement of don't ask, don't tell," he said.
In other words, even if the law were still on the books, the Pentagon would be unable to kick gays out of the military. Government lawyers argued before Judge Phillips, however, that she lacks authority beyond California.
Dan Woods, the lawyer for the Log Cabin Republicans, recalled her reaction: "She looked at government counsel and said, 'You cannot be serious,' or words to that effect."
So the big question now appears to be how sweeping an injunction by Phillips would be.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Man Burns His House Down
Here's a link to that story Mr. Moon talked about in class today about the man who set fire to his house. Pretty sad story, actually.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
9/11 and burning Qur'ans?
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-29/us/florida.burn.quran.day_1_american-muslims-religion-cair-spokesman-ibrahim-hooper?_s=PM:US
This isn't funny; But I think it is hilarious that someone is this idiotic and close-minded.
And really what will it solve?
Facebook Lowers Grades!
I told you guys this Facebook thing isn't all it's cracked up to be. Please read the article, post a comment and be ready for a quick discussion (not like today's) on Friday. This is for a grade so read and post.
Click here for the article link
Click here for the article link
Monday, September 6, 2010
Animal Cruelty.
http://mashable.com/2010/08/31/video-girl-throwing-puppies/
The above link is just a news article about a girl from Bosnia who was filmed throwing new born puppies into a raging river. I didn't post the video, because one its really hard to find these days and two I figured if you wanted to see it, then you would probably look it up. Most people don't want to watch it, because of how graphic it's nature is.
I was shocked and what this woman did and was thorougly disgusted. Nevertheless, if the woman took the puppies to a local animals clinic they may have died, but they would have died pain free without drowning.
I posted this article, because it has to do with animal cruelty, which is all over the news these days and because of the internatial media upheaval it caused.
The above link is just a news article about a girl from Bosnia who was filmed throwing new born puppies into a raging river. I didn't post the video, because one its really hard to find these days and two I figured if you wanted to see it, then you would probably look it up. Most people don't want to watch it, because of how graphic it's nature is.
I was shocked and what this woman did and was thorougly disgusted. Nevertheless, if the woman took the puppies to a local animals clinic they may have died, but they would have died pain free without drowning.
I posted this article, because it has to do with animal cruelty, which is all over the news these days and because of the internatial media upheaval it caused.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Facebook.
So Mr. Moon I figured since you were "Facebook Illiterate" I would list some of the most used apps and the gainers (apps that aren't quite at the top, but are certainly getting there).
Farmville- You get to be a farmer and farm your virtual farm. This includes all types of crops that are grown in the United States and I believe there are exotic crops as well. You can have cattle including cows, pigs, and sheeps. You can also have dogs, ducks, and rabbits. You farm by buying farming equipment like tractors. Your crops can spoil so you have to pick them either every two hours, six hours, a day, or every two days depending on their growth rate. I believe there are other growth rates, but I am not sure. This app comes in at the top most used app with 74 million users.
Cafe World- Like Farmville, but you own a cafe and you are a cook. 31 million users
Iheart- You send virtual hearts over the internet to tell people you love them. Why we can't do this in person I do not know. 30 million users
Happy Aquarium- You own a virtual aquarium where you have to feed and play with your fish and you have to clean their fishbowl. 29 million users,
Fishville- The samething as happy aquarium. 25 million users.
Mafia Wars- You become a mob boss and you start wars with other mob bosses. 24 million
Gainers:
Pillow Fight- Everytime you log on you press a button that hits another person with a virtual pillow. If you dont hit the person that hit you back within two days you lose the pillow fight.
Tiki Farm- Same as Farmville just in Hawaii.
Two million plus users for both.
Most of these games cost money if you want to get the "good" stuff. You can actually purchase Farmville, Mafia War, etc. giftcards at places like Walmart or Best Buy.
Yes, society has stooped this low. There you go Mr. Moon what makes Facebook go round. Personally, looking this up and typing this post makes me want to delete my Facebook.
Farmville- You get to be a farmer and farm your virtual farm. This includes all types of crops that are grown in the United States and I believe there are exotic crops as well. You can have cattle including cows, pigs, and sheeps. You can also have dogs, ducks, and rabbits. You farm by buying farming equipment like tractors. Your crops can spoil so you have to pick them either every two hours, six hours, a day, or every two days depending on their growth rate. I believe there are other growth rates, but I am not sure. This app comes in at the top most used app with 74 million users.
Cafe World- Like Farmville, but you own a cafe and you are a cook. 31 million users
Iheart- You send virtual hearts over the internet to tell people you love them. Why we can't do this in person I do not know. 30 million users
Happy Aquarium- You own a virtual aquarium where you have to feed and play with your fish and you have to clean their fishbowl. 29 million users,
Fishville- The samething as happy aquarium. 25 million users.
Mafia Wars- You become a mob boss and you start wars with other mob bosses. 24 million
Gainers:
Pillow Fight- Everytime you log on you press a button that hits another person with a virtual pillow. If you dont hit the person that hit you back within two days you lose the pillow fight.
Tiki Farm- Same as Farmville just in Hawaii.
Two million plus users for both.
Most of these games cost money if you want to get the "good" stuff. You can actually purchase Farmville, Mafia War, etc. giftcards at places like Walmart or Best Buy.
Yes, society has stooped this low. There you go Mr. Moon what makes Facebook go round. Personally, looking this up and typing this post makes me want to delete my Facebook.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Kids in Dangerous Sports- What's the Deal?
Hey kids, I am putting a link to an article on MSNBC. Please read and be ready to discuss Friday! Extra credit on the 1st Test (next week) will be given for all those who post a comment on this article. Enjoy.
Click here for article
Click here for article
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Welcome to class and the blog!
Welcome to our class blog!
We will use this to further facilitate our class discussions and use this to link up with outside internet sources.
Remember- Only school appropriate content may be posted. There can be no postings that violate NHCS acceptable use policies.
This should be fun, informative, and interactive.
I hope all of you will utilize this in furthering our class.
Let's get going people!
We will use this to further facilitate our class discussions and use this to link up with outside internet sources.
Remember- Only school appropriate content may be posted. There can be no postings that violate NHCS acceptable use policies.
This should be fun, informative, and interactive.
I hope all of you will utilize this in furthering our class.
Let's get going people!
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