tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213048752011-11-23T17:30:06.564-06:00Mrs Hartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011642159060518280noreply@blogger.comBlogger8661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166212887317882332006-12-15T13:59:00.000-06:002007-02-27T15:56:10.306-06:00

I'm shutting it down and deleting all you folks from the user list. I'll start back up next semester if you would like to comment then please do.

Mrs Hartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011642159060518280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166197068997951772006-12-15T09:29:00.004-06:002006-12-15T09:37:49.533-06:00

http://www.einnews.com/russia/The website above is a great source for current issues in Russia. Sure, we can all read our Globalization and Diversity textbook and learn about the country and physical features (which is beneficial, don't get me wrong), but by searching the website above, I was able to learn more about the people and what's going on there at this point in time. I found myself

L2ckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166196120547222562006-12-15T09:17:00.000-06:002006-12-15T09:42:15.470-06:00

Today, December 15th, started off like any other day in college geography with a trivia question.*The Central Asia Political Map was due today.Then we went to the computer lab where we continued to work on our GIS Community Atlas Projects. We have 2 more class days to work on these 500 point projects.

L2ckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166157346432898772006-12-14T22:25:00.000-06:002006-12-14T22:35:46.876-06:00

In 2008 Olympians from around the world will meet in Beijing to compete for the gold medals. Those gold medals won’t be awarded to anyone believed to genetically "dope" their genes. Genetic Doping, which is illegal, is a spin off of genetic therapy. Genetic doping can help an athlete in multiple ways. Scientists hope, that by 2008 they will be able to test athletes for genetic doping. Through

ifalowgzusmysavornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166157293391531852006-12-14T22:13:00.000-06:002006-12-14T22:34:53.480-06:00

Where is winter? People all over the world, especially in the northern hemisphere are asking. This winter is said to be the least snowy winter in over 350 years in Lapland. In Moscow, they have had the highest record-breaking temperatures ever! Usually extremely harsh winters leads to lots of snow which sky resorts usually bring in thousands of dollars, but this year many resorts are scared that

Hipponoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166154165677710972006-12-14T21:38:00.000-06:002006-12-14T21:42:45.880-06:00

After almost 10 years it has been stated that the car crash that killed Princess Diana was considered a “Tragic Accident” and not a plot for murder. The accident took place in Paris in 1997, when Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed were killed being chased by photographers. Diana was only 36 and her boyfriend 42 at the time. They were riding in a Mercedes that was driven a drunken

vballfreak316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166148426709608162006-12-14T19:55:00.000-06:002006-12-14T21:25:29.206-06:00

A single cellphone signal brings hope for the family and friends of three people stranded on Mount Hood. The quick hope was for the responsive signal that it recieved after previously been turned off and not recieving any. The engineers have been calling and trying to signal the phone every five minutes for the last couple of days.A T-mobile company had used a tracking device to figure out the

hungryhippo5noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166137792862151982006-12-14T17:07:00.000-06:002006-12-14T17:09:52.866-06:00

On Tuesday agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency carried out search warrants at six Swift Company processing plants. The states included Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Iowa, and Worthington, Minnesota. It was reported that illegal immigrants stole identities of legal U.S. residents and then used their Social Security numbers to get jobs at the company which processes beef

Bettynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166137769675097752006-12-14T17:05:00.000-06:002006-12-14T17:09:29.780-06:00

Today in class we didn't take any notes because we had a speaker. He had visited Russia a few times in the past for work and came to share his experiences with the class. There was a slideshow of pictures he had taken while he was there and talked about each one. Our physical map of Central Asia was due today and the political one is due tomorrow.

georhs123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166137617858871442006-12-14T17:04:00.000-06:002006-12-14T17:06:57.993-06:00

With everything we have discussed regarding the war throughout our blogging experience, I think this article I found on MSNBC.com is interesting. It reported that more than 500 journalists have been killed in war zones in the last 10 years. 86 of these deaths have been in Iraq since March 2003. It was also mentioned that the drivers and translators, mostly local Iraqis, have died as well.

Bettynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166138749254021752006-12-14T17:03:00.000-06:002006-12-14T17:25:49.760-06:00

I have heard multiple times in the past about how the students of the U.S. (you and me) are falling behind the rest of the world in the level of education. After having a discussion with a certain German foreign exchange student I found that these things are quite true. He told me that school is much harder in Germany where they spend hours a night studying. He also impressed me with his fluency

Tualitonnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166077881194785992006-12-14T00:07:00.000-06:002006-12-14T00:31:22.210-06:00

Although we think of evolution as a very gradual process, working in terms of hundreds of thousands of years, recent studies suggest that the human trait of lactose tolerance developed among African tribes only a couple thousand years ago. There are two reasons this is significant: first, it is good evidence supporting convergent evolution, or the development of similar traits by completely

yznoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166056182964662452006-12-13T18:20:00.000-06:002006-12-13T18:29:43.096-06:00

European Union foreign ministers recently decided to stop talks between the Eu and Turkey for admittance into the European Union. This decision was met after Turkey once again refused to open its ports and airports on Cyprus to Cypriot or Greek traffic. In class during the last chapter we learned a great deal about the European Union and what it does. This conflict on Cyprus between Turkey and

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166054009022277342006-12-13T17:42:00.000-06:002006-12-13T18:14:18.963-06:00

Sorry it's a little late, but I wasn't able to get the notes from Monday until now due to computer problems. Anyway on Monday we did a physical map of the Russian Domain highlighting important rivers, peninsulas, mountain ranges, and many land bodies. We went through a lot of notes, so here they are if you need them (they are a little bit shortened due to space)...–Russian Empire collapsed

Indiana Jonesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166048350033222492006-12-13T16:03:00.000-06:002006-12-13T16:19:10.120-06:00

Central Asia 12/13/06*large, compact region within Euraisan landmass*until 1991, contained only 2 countries, Mongolia and Afganistan*Soviet Union's breakup added several more independent countries to the region*historically weakly integrated into international trade networks*shrinking Aral Sea -use of rivers feeding the sea for agricultural irrigation -60 percent of the sea's

lucyluenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1166020541067316952006-12-13T08:29:00.000-06:002006-12-13T08:35:41.076-06:00

I looked down the list of threads and viewed some of them and found people complaining about others posting on overused topics, and more posts from those people about how they have to post on those topics because they're important. This thread is for scott scott, who posted the Tired of Hearing about Global Warming thread, because you can post about new animals found. You're just not trying hard

Cantrumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165976295100803642006-12-12T20:08:00.000-06:002006-12-13T08:09:37.483-06:00

President Bush and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh agreed to the agreement for the deal and the US Congress just passed the bill as well. This is deemed to be historic by some but also that it is hurting non-profileration (that is the spreading of nuclear technology).India will get access to US civil nuclear technology and fuel in return for allowing their civilian nuclear facilities to be

Crazy Horsenoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165790154239446472006-12-10T16:23:00.000-06:002006-12-10T16:35:54.373-06:00

Who knows what they are eating when they go out to McDonalds or Burger King? This video that I'm posting will show you just that. It shows how animals are tortured before and while they are being killed. I personally do eat meat, but I know where and how it is butchered. Feel free to post about your opinions openly. And please, if you do post here, give some background and detail. This is a

Veritasnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165642831308357772006-12-08T23:10:00.000-06:002006-12-08T23:40:31.396-06:00

The mapping of India's national highways, a major project for the Central Road Research Institute, is slated to finish in 2009. 50,000 of the 65,000 kilometers of national highways are being plotted. This is an important development; better maps are the first step towards better transportation systems, which are a key point in the country's economy. Using some of the most sophisticated new

yznoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165639992885571842006-12-08T22:43:00.000-06:002006-12-08T23:00:21.030-06:00

Please check out the link, this is a really long and interesting story. The United State and South Korea have been talking about make a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. They concluded their 5th round of talks today via a teleconference in Montana. With this FTA the United States hopes to be able to avoid the tariff and taxes placed on American goods sent to South Korea. In specific

ifalowgzusmysavornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165632412116251812006-12-08T20:37:00.000-06:002006-12-08T20:46:52.120-06:00

CNN reports that over 120 people in 6 states may be infected with the E.coli bacteria. Many people are connecting the E.coli outbreak to Tacobells in the area. 63 people offically have the illness and 60 more cases are being investigated. After interviewing the people who have been infected it was found that most people had eaten at a Tacobell, prior to falling ill. I don't think that there was

Tarvarisnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165630794835533192006-12-08T20:02:00.000-06:002006-12-08T22:59:18.740-06:00

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, over the Amazon 154 passengers and crew died after their commercial jet crashed. The jet was flying at 37,000 feet according to the report when it collided with small jet, similar to a Leer Jet piloted by two Americans. Joseph Lepore, one of the pilots flying along with the second pilot, were arrested after their plane safely landed. The police immediately accused with

ifalowgzusmysavornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165619085868846002006-12-08T16:42:00.000-06:002006-12-08T17:04:45.980-06:00

NBC's Peter Alexander reports that this father was lost in the snowy wilderness while seeking help for his stranded family. James Kim traveled about 10 miles before succumbing to hypothermia. This happened in Central Point, Oregon. He was a San Franscisco man who had passed away very close to a fishing lodge which was full of food and warmth. Oregon officials stated the road the family was

curlie cuenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165616180590741272006-12-08T15:55:00.000-06:002006-12-08T16:16:20.770-06:00

In Arlington Virginia, a wet piece of concrete collapsed the scafolding it was sitting on and fell to the ground. In total, 16 workers were injured, three of which are listed in critical condition. It took two hours to get the final victims out, and get everyone accounted for. The ironic part of the story is that today was the day planned to have the "topping off party" for the completion of the

Matt Foleynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165599058957606172006-12-08T11:30:00.000-06:002006-12-08T11:31:22.553-06:00

Does anyone know how to find land use patterns maps for Sartell or economic activities as well as historical patterns? Any help would be great. Thanks.

Crazy Horsenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165597256476427192006-12-08T10:43:00.000-06:002006-12-08T19:17:21.906-06:00

This post is on my frustration of seeing the constant Global Warming articles in our blog. I undrestand that Global Warming is a large issue in our world today but I am tired of seeing new articles posted about it everyday. I don't need to see how our cars are polluting the atmosphere at rapid rates. Try and tell me something I don't know. I also already know that areosol is bad for the

scott scottnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165596515139011422006-12-08T10:41:00.000-06:002006-12-08T10:48:35.226-06:00

President Bush met with congressional leaders last Friday and said he would consider their ideas about Iraq. Congressional leaders believe that we need to make new advances in Iraq by taking out troops and bringing them home, not by asking Iraqi soldiers but just by telling them and doing it. President Bush isn't expected to accept all 79 recommendations but it is said that some new tactics may

Crazy Horsenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165594762172718752006-12-08T09:41:00.000-06:002006-12-08T16:51:33.410-06:00

A smoky haze can be seen from space, covering a section of the Australian state of Victoria, where several wildfires, at last count 18, are raging along the southeast coast, northwest of Melbourne. Nine people have died, 24 schools have been closed, and many small towns, cities, and farms are considered to be in danger. Thousands of firefighters, along with aircraft and heavy machinery, have been

yznoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165556300004711732006-12-07T23:23:00.000-06:002006-12-07T23:38:20.116-06:00

Research done recently found that birds changed their song in order to suite city life better. This study is the first of its kind to be completed (it compares the birds of one species living in cities with the same species of bird in the wilderness. This particular species was studied in ten major cities across Europe and the researchers were surprised at the consistency that appeared in every

HungryHungryHipponoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165548779773862422006-12-07T21:31:00.000-06:002006-12-07T21:32:59.780-06:00

In London, British detectives were investigating the poisoning death of Alexander Litvenenko who was a former Russian spy. When the British detective got to Moscow they were told they could not see Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB agent, who was their main suspect. They also said the British would not be able to speak to any suspects alone nor could they take them back to Britain if charged.

Bettynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165548638875162822006-12-07T21:28:00.000-06:002006-12-07T21:30:38.956-06:00

Can you name one of the seven ancient wonders of the world? Hundreds, no actually thousands of years ago these unbelievable creations were made by humans, but today the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt is the only last Ancient 7 Wonder still standing. An organization called the New 7 Wonders Foundation located in Heidi Weber Museum in Zurich, Switzerland is holding a vote around the world to vote on 7

Bettynoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165545581844248282006-12-07T20:37:00.000-06:002006-12-07T20:40:00.280-06:00

I thought this was extremely funny, since we sometimes hear Mrs. Hartmann say such "nice" things about britney spears.Britney Spears, Yahoo's number one search item.

Rockies1234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165545302427867442006-12-07T20:27:00.000-06:002006-12-07T20:35:02.996-06:00

According to this article there could be water on Mars.. You know what that means, life on different planets? maybe."New photographs from space suggest that water occasionally flows on the frigid surface of Mars, raising the tantalizing possibility that the red planet is hospitable to life, scientists reported Wednesday." The images were taken by NASA global mars surveyor. Although there is not

Rockies1234noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165544832525863292006-12-07T19:16:00.000-06:002006-12-07T20:27:12.606-06:00

Until very recently, few people had heard of vCJD, or variant Creut-zfeld-Jakob Disease. Now, for those in Britain who have received blood transfusions, they can only wish they hadn't. At least three deaths have been confirmed to be due to infected blood donations, a high percentage of the small group known to have received blood from supposedly-healthy donors who later developed the illness.It

yznoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165538777234950532006-12-07T18:34:00.000-06:002006-12-07T18:46:17.320-06:00

I recently read a article on the security in Iraq and when we will be able to give control to the Iraqi police force. The current general in Iraq said that it will take another 12 to 18 months to achieve this control. He said that American forces are currently readjusting their strategies to achieve this. He believes that this possibility is definitely possible on a realistic time scale. Ok.

Timnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165530790260480092006-12-07T16:18:00.001-06:002006-12-07T16:33:10.336-06:00

Turkey has recently been struggling in being accepted into the EU. The reason for this conflict has been the island of Cyprus which is split between Greek inhabitants in the south and Turkish inhabitants in the north. There has been dispute and trade blocks between the sections since 1974 when Turkey invaded the island. The EU has offered to open trade to the Turkish northern half of Cyprus if

Tualitonnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165529919915294032006-12-07T16:18:00.000-06:002006-12-07T16:29:06.120-06:00

Our WorldContinuation of Global WarmingBelow was a post about the findings of NASA and global warming. I found a site that had some interesting information on types of crops that have been produced to help with the transition of this “Global Warming”. In research that was done by this company rice yield is dropping 10% for every degree Celsius rise at night. Most plants tend not to grow as fast

ifalowgzusmysavornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165548999247862132006-12-07T15:54:00.000-06:002006-12-07T21:36:39.446-06:00

NASA scientists proclaimed there was water found that was flowing throughout Mars. Researchers assume that for the past seven years, water has flowed through gullies in the Martian craters. They appear such as fingerlike branches. This also could be considered acidic water, however it’s more likely that this water found is rainwater. This water found in mars appears it’s involved.Researchers also

llcoolnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165529778448561432006-12-07T15:49:00.000-06:002006-12-07T16:17:16.016-06:00

His name is Ananias Mathe and was detained last December with more then 50 charges, including murder and rape. At the age of 29, from Mozambique, was captured just two weeks after escaping from a top security jail near Pretoria. This man had stabbed a security guard in the eye using a screwdriver after being cornered in a house somewhere. To bring him down to be captured, he was shot 3 times in

curlie cuenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165463409918287522006-12-06T21:31:00.000-06:002006-12-06T21:50:10.103-06:00

A new NASA satellite reveals data showing that global warming may cause the oceans food chain to be destroyed. The data showed a significant like between warmer water and the reduction of phytoplankton. This could be caused by either El Nino or global warming, both of which create warmer waters. Phytoplankton is a microscopic plant life that multiple marine animals rely on for food. The leader of

miss_piggynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165452103402244022006-12-06T17:55:00.001-06:002006-12-06T18:42:15.756-06:00

As we are starting to discuss and learn more about Russia, the movie we watched the other day sparked some interest. Maybe the movie was old and out of date but it seemed to me that Russia was an extremely poor and unhealthy country. I looked more into the issues and problems in Russia and found that the air pollution is high on the list.The death of the Soviet union was a strong influence to the

hungryhippo5noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165449400182410672006-12-06T17:55:00.000-06:002006-12-06T17:56:40.290-06:00

In St. Petersburg, Russia a debate is occurring over a proposed new skyscraper. The new building will stand 1299 feet tall, which is three times larger than the current highest building in St. Petersburg. The company looking to build this skyscraper is Gazprom which is currently the largest company in Germany. There has been considerable opposition to the building by citizens of the city who say

Tualitonnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165382016469325162006-12-05T23:12:00.000-06:002006-12-05T23:13:36.583-06:00

Tuesday, New York City passed a ban on trans fats in food. All restaurants must get rid of foods containing this artery clogging oil by July of 2008. The only exception is if the restaurant serves the food in the way it came from the manufacturer. Trans fats are not only found in foods like chicken fingers and french fries, but also in foods like crackers, pancakes and hot cocoa mix. The FDA

SanaaLahorenoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165355151901206652006-12-05T15:41:00.000-06:002006-12-05T15:45:51.983-06:00

Class SummaryYesterday during class, 12/04/06, we took the Europe test. We then got Russia maps and had work time on those for the rest of the day.

llcoolnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165279418669903012006-12-04T18:34:00.001-06:002006-12-04T18:52:30.010-06:00

Alright kiddos, only twenty shopping days until Christmahanakwanzaka 2006, so I'm giving you all my Christmas list early. Here are some things I would enjoy from everyone on Our World:I would like....To be able to read a blog concerning political matters that is devoid of tasteless, frivilous, ridiculous, factless assumptions. If I read one more post that just blatantly isn't true or tries to

John Stamosnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165084230915805942006-12-02T12:26:00.000-06:002006-12-03T14:14:49.446-06:00

Hey folks, there has been a significant deterioration of spelling and grammar skills in many of your posts over the past few weeks. Clean it up please. At least use a word processor if necessary to catch your spelling errors.

Mrs Hartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011642159060518280noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165046573610518992006-12-02T01:50:00.000-06:002006-12-07T16:01:06.213-06:00

From 1951 to 2000 researchers of India have been collecting data of rain fall from nearly 1800 rain gauges. These rain gauges have read highs such as 23 inches a day to no rain in a day. Their big question was why, why does this happen. People are dependent on rain. The rain grows the crops they need to feed the animals and feed them self’s. The whole population suffers from famine if there is

ifalowgzusmysavornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165045773934002802006-12-02T01:39:00.000-06:002006-12-07T16:02:26.530-06:00

British police are fine picking videos and back tracking the foot steps of a former Russian spy after falling deathly ill. Officials state that the spy had potent levels of polonium-210. They found this radiation in his urine, how it got there is unknown. After tracing the radiation, it has been found on airplanes he traveled on and in restraints he ate in. They are trying to find out if he was

ifalowgzusmysavornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165025730706411102006-12-01T20:01:00.000-06:002006-12-01T20:15:30.790-06:00

Today a snow storm swept through the midwest going through Illinois and Michigan and on its way to Canada. CNN reports that many schools and businesses have been shut down, flights have been cancelled and the storm has claimed a total of six lives so far. I think that towns need to be ready for natural problems even this early in the season. It is a good idea to be prepared so that the damaged

Tarvarisnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165016421883559962006-12-01T17:26:00.000-06:002006-12-01T17:44:28.766-06:00

I read this article on National Geography.com and I just thought it was really interesting and unique to read. Do you remember learning about King Tut in 7th grade? Well here is a fun fact that we did not learn!It is one of history's most famous cold cases scientist say. A scan of King Tutankhamun's mummy has "disproved" a popular theory that the Egyptian pharaoh was murdered by a blow to the

singyoursongnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165010032707568072006-12-01T15:53:00.000-06:002006-12-03T00:44:14.223-06:00

NATO met in Latvia this past Tuesday stressing that all members deploy more troops to southern Afghanistan because more violence seems to be occurring there. The German Chancellor said her country wouldn’t expand its 2,900 troops permanently but could send some to the southern part IF there’s an emergency. It seems like the area has been so unstable, literally explosive with more deaths

Bettynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165009978676861432006-12-01T15:51:00.000-06:002006-12-01T15:52:58.756-06:00

What do you think about Pope Benedict’s visit to Turkey? It has created much controversy with Muslims around the world. In September the Pope made negative comments about Prophet Muhammed; suggesting violence was directly linked to him and the Islam religion. With the war and these comments, it takes courage for him to visit Turkey at this time. In fact, this is Pope Benedict’s first visit to

Bettynoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165001220063022262006-12-01T13:11:00.001-06:002006-12-01T13:27:00.153-06:00

The European Union has just recently created a draft that will make firms rove that their chemical use is safe. The rule that would affect 30,000 chemicals still needs approval by the EU assembly. Socialist MEP Guido Sacconi said "We're trying to ensure that the chemical substances in the medium and long-term will be controlled and will be replaced when they are dangerous." The assembly will be

Susie Q.noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1165000439225780302006-12-01T12:56:00.000-06:002006-12-01T13:14:59.426-06:00

Lately there have been catastrophic snow storms throughtout the mid-west [although i have yet to see any in Minnesota]. The storms have caused many schools, airports and even interstates to close. Some meterologists even said that there could be up to two inches of snow every hour. The snow across the mid-west ranges from 2-12 inchese in various states and locations. It has been difficult for

penelopenoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164994616652386082006-12-01T11:28:00.000-06:002006-12-01T11:36:56.866-06:00

At least 388 were killed when typhoon Durlian slammed into the banks of the Philippians on Friday. The impact triggered volcanic mudslides and flooding. At least 75 people are still trapped or missing. Rescue workers were sent out in boats rescuing victims from rooftops. "It happened very rapidly and many people did not expect this because they haven't experienced mud flows in those areas before,

rapala07noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164994691079337962006-12-01T11:16:00.000-06:002006-12-01T11:56:13.326-06:00

Recently, it seems like former President Clinton has appeared more and more in the news. In the past few months, we have continously been fed more news of the humanitarian efforts of the former President.Yesterday, he was in central Asia, to be exact--he was in India with a special tsunami relief group. India was one of the hardest hit areas of the devastating tsunami of 2004, which killed/

kieva3noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164993915870742192006-12-01T11:05:00.000-06:002006-12-01T11:25:15.950-06:00

I read a very interesting article on National Geographic' s website about how climate changes (as Mrs. Hartman would say...not global warming :]) are affecting our animal population. Here are some of the highlights.No matter where they look, scientists are finding that global warming is already killing many species, and at a much faster rate then predicted. "What surprises me most is that it has

singyoursongnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164994482466827612006-12-01T10:58:00.000-06:002006-12-01T11:34:42.473-06:00

There will be NO coup in Lebanon on Friday (Today). There was an attempted rally planned by the Hezbollah which is clearly not happening. "Enough conflicts, enough assassinations, enough tragedies," said Siniora, promising that his government would "uphold the Lebanese flag." The Hezbollah leader was making an attempt to basically dismember and prove the Lebanese government wrong in the rally he

Rockies1234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164946217328576762006-11-30T21:37:00.000-06:002006-11-30T22:10:17.416-06:00

A few chapters ago we learned about the weather phenomenon of El Niño and the effects it can have, but not only on South America. I just found this article that exhibits how El Niño affected our weather in the U.S. this fall.This year's hurricane season in the Atlantic was focasted to be an active one when in June forecasters predicted 17 tropical storms and 5 major hurricanes with winds greater

HungryHungryHipponoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164944323415477612006-11-30T21:29:00.000-06:002006-11-30T21:50:19.676-06:00

Just a helpful suggestion to those of you responding to topics: I advise you to refrain from stating what is only your assumption, as fact. Not to be insulting in any manner, I am simply pointing out that rather than strengthening your message, it substantially weakens it. I come across numerous such instances while viewing people's posts, and when I see this, I can honestly say that I give no

spatulamanhandlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164940261209286042006-11-30T20:06:00.000-06:002006-11-30T20:31:01.303-06:00

The European Union has now set tough carbon limits under the European Trading Scheme's second phase, to the consternation of some of the 10 states involved. Germany who is a huge polluter said that theses limits were unacceptable and that it would raise electric prices. The European Trading Scheme (ETS) aims to cut emissions by 8% of 1990 levels. "Today's decisions send a strong signal that

Purplesquirrel04noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164945557911202022006-11-30T19:13:00.000-06:002006-11-30T21:59:18.026-06:00

Kendall Myers of the State Department spoke at at te Johns Hopkins University making comments on how he felt that the British and United States relationship favors the United States. He believes that the relationsip is completely "one sided", favoring America. He also stated that he was a little bit ashamed with the United States government's treatment with how they delt with the British Prime

Hipponoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164914476713701212006-11-30T13:09:00.000-06:002006-12-02T08:37:12.060-06:00

Today in South Africa, the president legalized same sex marraige. South Africa is the first country in Africa to legalize gay marraige and only the fifth in the world. I think this is very good for the world. It is good that not only the 'big 7' countries are leading the world in revolutionary laws. It will be interesting to see if their congress appeals the ruling like what has happened in most

SanaaLahorenoreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164907984379669022006-11-30T11:32:00.000-06:002006-11-30T11:33:04.513-06:00

If yes, state why, if no, state which conditions would have to follow for you to feel that way.This test is worth 15% of your grade for the quarter; you have 48 minutes starting........now.

Optimus Primenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164908286127889002006-11-30T11:11:00.001-06:002006-11-30T11:38:06.466-06:00

Terror breaks out at SeaWorld when a 5,000 pound killer whale decides to live up to its name. The 17 foot killer whale decided to turn on her trainer during the last show of the night. The trick they were supposed to be doing their signature trick where the trainer stands on the whales mouth and dives off of it when it jumps straight out of the water. Instead of performing the usual trick it the

Jnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164906048870621362006-11-30T10:59:00.000-06:002006-11-30T11:00:48.976-06:00

Recently I learned that the retirement age for an air traffic controller is 58 which is understandable due to the high stress levels that this job places on these peoples shoulders. After seeing this I wondered, How many of these guys are up for retirement a year? According to the FAA 68% of airtraffic controllers are up for retirement by the year 2012. With no one to land the planes there will

rapala07noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164903503852105902006-11-30T09:58:00.000-06:002006-11-30T18:36:57.780-06:00

When I read the headline about the pastor, it sparked my interest because many pastors have been known for illegal acts in the media. I am not stereotyping the pastor, but only bringing up a true fact. It seems that the only time that pastors are discussed in the media is because of negative actions they have done.The problem in this article is the pastor's conviction of killing his friend, Frank

hungryhippo5noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164861459231957962006-11-29T22:12:00.000-06:002006-11-29T22:37:39.316-06:00

America contains many groups of people who aren't just discontent with reality, they're pretty furious about it. They're a powerful force, making up a significant percent of American youth and some adults in their thirties. Most are mad at our society, some are angry about the world at large, and fewer still hate reality itself. The majority I first mentioned would probably fit into the category

Pudgy Poofnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164856162007422842006-11-29T20:53:00.000-06:002006-11-29T21:09:22.076-06:00

We began class today just like any other day, with trivia. After the winners were chosen we wrote down quite a bit of notes, but luckily we are now done with notes for the chapter. The notes mainly focused on how different wars affected the European region, the Industrial Revolution and economy in general. After the notes slideshow was done we had time to work on our EU Maps which are due

rolypolyoly16noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164842808787625812006-11-29T17:07:00.000-06:002006-11-29T17:32:32.836-06:00

As we all know through all of the rigorous classwork about Europe recently, that Europe is a region in which the citizens travel from nation to nation frequently. We also briefly covered the Cold War, and how spies were utilized, so I was really excited to see a current event that ties into two different elements of class.I found a really disturbing article that I thought everyone should know

Macy Graynoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164770261997653462006-11-28T21:01:00.000-06:002006-11-28T21:17:54.626-06:00

When looking through articles, this one really popped out at me. It is about a juvenile named Martin Lee Anderson in Tampa, Florida. He was sent to a boot camp after being arrested for stealing his grandmother's Jeep. Martin died after being restrained by three employees working at the boot camp. It is said that these men put ammonia capsules under Martin's nose, striked him with their knees,

lucyluenoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164766536160408352006-11-28T20:03:00.000-06:002006-11-28T20:15:40.170-06:00

Many youths are protesting the visit of the Pope because they believed that in the past he said something to offend Islam. Many youths wore headbands, beat drums, and waved flags chanting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest), this protest though was quite peaceful.One individual believed that they elected the Pope because he is against Islam and they are afraid if Islam spreading in Europe. The Pope

Crazy Horsenoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164764421292118632006-11-28T19:37:00.000-06:002006-11-28T19:40:21.380-06:00

Today we started with trivia and the answer to which was the when the Berlin Wall feel. We then went into notes taking them on different languages and religions in Europe. Then we split into our groups that we had yesterday and finished our European Union worksheets. When finished with those we started to work on our European Union maps that have a timeline included into the key.

Crazy Horsenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164754935556127572006-11-28T16:42:00.000-06:002006-11-28T17:05:04.426-06:00

I was reading the St. Cloud Times and ran across this article. A man named Malachi Ritscher planned out his death carefully in detail. This man had always been an anti-war protester. On November 3 at 6:30 am. Ritscher set up a video camera, doused himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire. This all occurred downtown Chicago on an off-ramp. In his suicide note it said his flaming body was

classicrock383noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164753680598606762006-11-28T16:22:00.000-06:002006-11-28T16:41:20.676-06:00

The Federal Education Minister in Australia, Julie Bishop, has recently been promoting a plan to create a single curriculum for all students in Australia. She believes that doing this will save government money by purchasing the same books. She also claims that this can eliminate out dated teaching practices currently being used in some classrooms. I found this to be a very interesting and

Tualitonnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164724236147641002006-11-28T08:01:00.000-06:002006-11-28T08:30:38.420-06:00

The U.S. military announced today that a fighter pilot shot down yesterday has still not been found. The fighter was on a strafing mission about 20 miles northwest of Baghdad, when it reportedly began flying eratically before crashing nose down. Other planes nearby reported that there were insurgents in the area, and the pilot was not found at the crash site. The military has no confirmation on

Matt Foleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164680111889866212006-11-27T20:07:00.000-06:002006-11-27T20:15:11.980-06:00

Today in class we began by taking notes. A few things that were covered included the three types of climates found in Europe. They are the Marine West Coast climate, Continental climate and the Mediterranean climate. We also discussed the three types of landscapes that are in Europe, the medieval landscape from 900-1500 A.D, the Renaissance landscape from 1500-1800 A.D and the industrial

abazaba21noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164426023499733852006-11-24T21:28:00.000-06:002006-11-24T21:40:23.576-06:00

In June began a criminal invetigation of a family of 4 murdered in their home in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad in March 2006. All four of the soldiers being charged belong to the 2nd Brigade of the elite 101st Airborne Division. Two of the soilders may be charged with the death penalty soldiers charged with rape and murder were Pte Jesse Spielman, Sgt Paul Cortez, and Pte Bryan Howard.When I saw

Purplesquirrel04noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164425854267828032006-11-24T20:23:00.000-06:002006-11-25T23:29:40.060-06:00

Yes, female circumcision can be an awkward subject to discuss, but even though it is a sensitive subject that is easy to avoid we have to realize that it is a serious problem which many Muslim woman face. Background Info:Female Circumcision is widespread in parts of North Africa, South and South-East Asia, and the Middle East. Female circumcision typically involves surgically removing the

big.t.35noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164418796566875842006-11-24T19:25:00.000-06:002006-11-24T19:39:56.663-06:00

"In water-starved Florida, the Suwannee River is a treasure more precious than gold."Without any dams, it is the only undisturbed major river system in the southeastern United States. But Florida's major population growth, and the need for water that comes with it, has some wondering how long the Suwannee can keep flowing at its current levels. "It's kind of an oasis that's now surrounded by

singyoursongnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164419074794550132006-11-24T19:17:00.000-06:002006-11-25T10:16:10.630-06:00

Prince Albert II ascends to the throne to be the new king in Monaco. At age 47 he is bound to a great king of Monaco. He attend's Monaco's football game's, and watch's many of the great Oprea's that are played there. Along with being a great leader, Albert is a father to 2 son's and 1 daughter. He also loves his family and a few months after he was appointed ruler, his father died at the age of

Hipponoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164416757280827982006-11-24T18:42:00.000-06:002006-11-24T19:05:57.413-06:00

I was reading an article at cnn.com saying that Russia has began delivery of missiles to Iran. The types of missiles that is being delivered are called Tor-M1 missiles. 29 missiles are being sold, for a total of $700 million. These missiles are designed for low-mid range altitude, short distanced attacks, and are used to destroy basically anything that flys, from airplanes, helicopters, and other

John117noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164414016882776872006-11-24T18:19:00.000-06:002006-11-24T18:20:17.013-06:00

The European Union was formed to unite the economic sectors of the European countries. It later grew to incorporate many other aspects such as travel, education, and jobs. Today people living in the European Union can travel between countries without a passport, work in other European Union countries, trade freely amongst themselves, and are comparatively peaceful compared to its past. I find

Tualitonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164416499337523212006-11-24T18:14:00.000-06:002006-11-24T19:01:39.416-06:00

Rwanda has decided to sever all ties with France after a French investigating judge issued arrest warrants for nine ranking Rwandans suspected of downing once president Juvenal Habyarimana's airplane on April 6, 1994. This downing sparked the country's genocide. These accused officials are close to the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, and the accusations inflamed tensions. The Rwandan government

kermythefrog399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164407056219231282006-11-24T16:19:00.000-06:002006-11-24T16:24:16.313-06:00

In relation to our recent discussion on water problems in the world, this article was interesting to me. In class we talked about how water shortages in Southwest Asia were causing problems, but what I didn’t know was that we are having quite a bit of trouble in the United States to supply our thirsty citizens with water. In Florida, increasing populations are troubling officials, because there

kermythefrog399noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164401519020425312006-11-24T14:46:00.000-06:002006-11-24T14:51:59.113-06:00

In Santiago, Chile a boy was born with a fetus in his stomach. Doctors said that this is a very rare case of fetus in fetu. Which is when a women has twins and one of the twins is growing inside of the other twin. Doctors discovered this during the womens pregnancy. The fetus in the other boy was four inches and had devolped a spinal cord with no head or limbs. They said that it would never

penelopenoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164400710435531092006-11-24T14:32:00.000-06:002006-11-24T14:38:30.513-06:00

If you think that your family holidays are horrid, at least you weren't killed. Yesterday in California three family members were fatally shot. Two men walked into an apartment where eleven people were enjoying their thanksgiving dinner. The gunmen shot two men and a women. A fourth person was injured. Not from a gun shot but from jumping out of the three story window to escape from being shot.

penelopenoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164391571308755092006-11-24T11:44:00.000-06:002006-11-24T12:08:46.500-06:00

I assumed that the Shiites and Sunnis conflict was long over, since their sole conflict was on what should do when Muhammed died, which had to be hundreds of years agoo.. But while browsing cnn.com I came across an article that actually had me intrested in these two groups, and it revealed that there are still conflicts going on between these two groups."200 were killed in Baghdads Sadr City".

Rockies1234noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164384053586133242006-11-24T09:34:00.000-06:002006-11-24T10:00:54.700-06:00

Located next to Israel's largest mall near Jerusalem, builders of the mall uncovered a 4,000 year-old cemetery. Throughout this month this site began ritual offerings. Some believe the cemetery could even be bigger then what was actually discovered. The site will be likely to be re-buried. The artifacts will be moved into Israel's museum. They believe it to be some kind of puzzle, and this is

llcoolnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164335355087333382006-11-23T20:28:00.000-06:002006-11-23T20:29:15.460-06:00

Israeli forces advanced on two Gaza towns this past Wednesday in responce to Palestinian rocket fire earlier this week. One Israeli man died from injuries, and a school was hit in southern Israel, though no one was hurt. In the violence on Wednesday, a Hamas' policeman was killed by Israeli tank fire. Hospital officials also divulged that three Palestinian girls were injured outside of a school

spatulamanhandlernoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164336849099313842006-11-23T20:24:00.000-06:002006-11-23T20:54:09.220-06:00

Europe is slowly going out of business. The concerns of Europe have been brought down to two trends: low birth rates and a meager economy. Over the years Europe has contributed to a lot of good things but has also created much destruction. Some of the good things that they have achieved are settling North and South America, inventing modern science, leading the Industrial Revolution and

Superwomannoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164336741270685962006-11-23T20:01:00.000-06:002006-11-23T20:58:00.203-06:00

Ministers from more than fifty countries from Africa and the European Union met to discuss migration problems recently. A declaration has been adopted between these two continents with a goal of diminishing the number of illegal immingrants in Europe. African nations were hoping for a multi-billion dollar fund to be put into place, but were denied that amount after two days of talks. Instead the

Indiana Jonesnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164322608181694792006-11-23T16:18:00.001-06:002006-11-23T16:56:48.196-06:00

The abandonment of infant babies has increased significantly over the years. Today I woke up to a front page article about a baby girl that was found on Wednesday, November 22-The day before Thanksgiving. She was found around a rural Lynden Township road. Her nickname, Grace, was given to her because of the conditions and luck of her findings. The temperatures were in the 40's and she was found

hungryhippo5noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164322522050379692006-11-23T16:18:00.000-06:002006-11-23T16:55:22.300-06:00

The abandonment of infant babies has increased significantly over the years. Today I woke up to a front page article about a baby girl that was found on Wednesday, November 22-The day before Thanksgiving. She was found around a rural Lynden Township road. Her nickname, Grace, was given to her because of the conditions and luck of her findings. The temperatures were in the 40's and she was found

hungryhippo5noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164260822211410422006-11-22T23:44:00.000-06:002006-11-22T23:47:02.276-06:00

Today in class we watched a movie on Europe. The movie focuses on the different regions of Europe such as the southern part and the eastern part. The movie then went into a little detail about each country and what that countries brief history was. The movie also showed polotical and economic traits of each country. Overall I found the move interesting, but I think it got boring towards the end.

Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164246590067937852006-11-22T19:35:00.000-06:002006-11-22T19:49:50.226-06:00

At 3:00 this morning (22nd), a chemical plant about 20 miles north of Boston exploded. The cause of the blast is unknown, and will likely remain that way for a couple of weeks. Twenty five houses are damaged beyond repair, and 65 more were also damaged but are recoverable. Some residents thought that it was a plane crash at first thought, however they later found that the nearby chemical plant

Matt Foleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164245596558974432006-11-22T19:32:00.000-06:002006-11-22T19:33:16.676-06:00

A chemical plant outside Boston blew up Wednesday. The fiery blast flattened CAI Inc., a manufacturer of solvents and inks, around 3 a.m., knocking buildings off their foundations, shredding roofs and shattering windows. The explosion could be heard from more than 20 miles away. Firefighters from 30 cities and towns fought to put out the blaze in the community. An estimated 90 homes were damaged.

danceyourdance08noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164168161585620542006-11-21T21:55:00.000-06:002006-11-21T22:02:41.590-06:00

Lebanese Cabinent minister Pierre Gemayel was shot dead near Beirut a few days ago who was anti-Syrian was the fourth of whom to be killed since 2005. Many leaders of the United Nations condemned the killing and all called for an investigation immediately. Those nations leaders included Syria and Iran. President Bush a few days earlier after the talks said that Syria and Iran were trying to

Crazy Horsenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164166093830399452006-11-21T20:42:00.000-06:002006-11-21T21:28:14.080-06:00

Recently Jonathan Tourtellot, geotourism editor of National Geographic Traveler magazine, created a survey that had over 400 experts rate close to 100 places that have been named United Nations World Heritage sites. The UN began to declare sites like these as 'World Heritage Sites' in 1973 in order to preserve them, and today there are 830 officially named.The sites were judged based on unique

HungryHungryHipponoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21304875.post-1164151296981925952006-11-21T17:00:00.001-06:002006-11-21T17:21:37.060-06:00

We started the day by working on the Physical Map of Europe, then we took the introduction notes.Chapter 8EuropeLearning Objectives Understand the Nationalism that has thrown the region into armed conflict many times. Understand the formation of the European Union and the evolution of the common currency, the Euro. Become familiar with the physical, demographic, cultural, political,

Heckler_Kochnoreply@blogger.com1