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Canadians worried about spread of Pertussis in California
This year, California has had the worst outbreak of whopping cough (pertussis) that it has had in the past 55 years. Pertussis generally peaks every 5 years or so. Even though 2010 was expected to be a peak year, it wasn't expected to be this bad. This year, nine babies (that were all under 2 months old so they hadn't received all three vaccines which are needed for full immunity) died and more than 4,000 confirmed cases of pertussis (last year there were only 1,000). Canadians are starting to worry and already the Public Health Agency of Canada issued a travel advisory for people traveling to California saying to make sure that everyone traveling to California is up to date on their shots. Adults are the main factor in the spread of pertussis. Many of them are not up to date on their shots and get it easily. Although it is not a major issue for adults and older children (although it is very annoying and you can continue coughing for months), if a person who is infected with pertussis doesn't realize it (it has an incubation period of seven to ten days) accidently passes it on to a young baby, it can become fatal. Many times, pertussis is tested and diagnosed as strep throat or influenza. Generally, doctors won't test for it but instead will do something like give you a throat swab which won't detect it. The good news is that if a person has a normal case of influenza, the doctor will not prescribe any medicine and most of the strep throat medicine works against pertussis too. The root of the problem is from not taking shots. Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends that babies get the shots at two, four, and six months old with another two doses at a year and a half and another between the the ages four and six. All those immunizations are with the shot Daptacel (DTaP), that is a combination of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Then, at fourteen to sixteen years old, as a booster shot, a person should get Adacel or Tdap. Tdap has less of the diphtheria and pertussis immunity and more of the tetanus immunity. you may be wondering, why do people not get these shots? It costs $15 to get these shots. Even though that is a small amount, some people think that it would be cheaper not to get the shot, and besides, they won't get the disease, right? Wrong, you need the shot. All three diseases can be deadly so why take a risk? 15 dollars is a small investment if you don't get the disease. Be happy, be healthy, and be immunized!
Terraforming is the process of totally changing a planet. Making a desert into sea, letting air into the atmosphere, making a canyon into a mountain. Scientists believe it's possible. Could this be the soloution (forgive the rhyme) to pollution? Well, there are several questions to ask. First, do we want to change the beautiful scapes of Mars or another Pluto to accustom OUR planet's need? Second, would that upset our universe's balance? Third, is it our right, as one species, to colonize the whole galaxy? I'm not against Imperialism, I think it helps the Earth. But the whole GALAXY? Imagine, the average human is around 5'7". The galaxy could fit Umpfinities (I'm not trying to be mathematical, so don't accuse me of making up words) of humans that size into it. I mean, the "Human Future Dream" is living in the sky. That's a bird thing. Fine. Just fine. You can do that. But the moon is one thing, it's part of our planet. It's ours. Space? Is that a bridge to far? Well,we may be the most intelligent species around that we know of, but does the smartest kid in the school control everything? Not really....
Louis... If the smartest person in the school was as buff as chuck Norris, then technically, he would control the school. If yer strong as Norris, then you can throw the principal so far away that they will revolve around the galaxy 4 times and come back to earth, but in ash remains. You see, although everything is supposed to be "Fair" and "[insert fancy synonym for "fair" here]" and "peaceful" and whatnot, its not like that. Take the economy in egypt for instance. Some time ago, and egyptian teenager was beaten to death by a trio of egyptian police because, with his cell phone, he filmed the cops messing up on something. See how fair that is? And only a couple days ago, at a Mexican soccer game, a fan ran onto the field (People who do that are known as "Pitch Invaders") and "slide tackled" and Mexican Riot Policeman. He was laughing when he did then, but his laughing died down when he was quickly sentenced to life in prison with daily electroshock treatments. (That's what they do to pitch invaders, right?) See how "Fair" and "Peaceful" this world is? You see, nothing likes obeying the laws. by the way, the people who make the laws in some country's are the ones who break them (Hello, Nixon!).
Oh my gosh! That person looks over 6 feet tall! That's scary!!!! Mayor Mark Eckhert of Belleville, IL says that he's heard tons and tons of complaints from terrified mothers and senior citizens who aren't quite happy when a teenager comes by. He came up with a solution, A LAW BANNING ANYONE OVER 12 YEARS OLD FROM TRICK-OR-TREATING!!!!!!!! Eckhart told ABC News that his father just told him one year that he was too old to trick-or-treat (with a swear word or two). Eckhart said that when that doesn't happen, the city governments don't have to intervene. The anti-trick-or-treating law sets a $100 dollar fine for over-twelve trick-or-treaters. Although there have been some complaints, supposedly it makes most of the people relieved. Trick-or-treat age limits have also been popular in South Carolina, Mississippi, Maryland, and Virginia. Now you've heard the facts, here is my opinion: I think that this is AWFUL, CRAZY, EVIL... If there are people who find teenagers over 6 feet scary, don't offer candy. You don't have to offer candy. Just don't put up Halloween decorations and put a note on your door that says that you are not a trick-or-treating house. Also, it isn't someone's fault if they are 6 feet tall. It's not like it's an act of evil that was done in malice just to freak you out, it's just how much you grew. Forcing everyone over 12 to not trick-or-treat is just adults thinking,"OK. I have a problem. It would take a few minutes to think of the solution. BUT, I don't want to so I won't think of the kids who will feel awful because of this!" Another question, how will police officers know who is breaking the law? Will trick-or-treaters have to carry their birth certificates? That seems really unlikely so my guess is that the officer looks at your height and tries to estimate your age. If so, the law is prosecuting tall people for being tall, which is hardly fair. So, I think that this law is a stupid thing and if anyone thinks that the law is a good idea, I think that they're wrong and I say some pretty harsh things about it. So, sorry if you are terrified by the gigantic teenagers that come to your door each Halloween, I don't mean to offend anyone but this is my true unvarnished opinion and it would be a waste of electricity if I was writing for another opinion.
1. Tree: Wear green and brown and tape or pin some leaves onto your costume and move lethargically 2. Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes): Wear a red striped t-shirt and long black pants and don't forget to SCREAM and act like a brat 3. Cowboy: Wear a bandana and some brown pants or jeans and talk western-style (howdy!) 4. Ghost: Wear a bed sheet with eyeholes 5. Witch: Wear a black dress and your scariest cackle 6. Pirate: Wear a striped shirt and an eyepatch and start ahoy-mateying everyone in sight 7. Stuck Record: Wear normal clothes with a sign on your chest saying what you are and say trick-or-treat a trillion times in a row 8. A Sign: Wear a (red) shirt with directions written on it like: Stop and give me that candy 9. Clown: Wear bright colors and wear a rainbow wig 10. Bag of Jellybeans: Wear a bag or a clear plastic smock with multicolored ribbons to slip underneath
Searching the web and found some cool stuff on Roman Engineering. this is the website http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/10-roman-engineering-tricks.htm Jason
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Can we post a column even if we're not the columnist?
ReplyDeleteYes please, Anne!
ReplyDeleteCanadians worried about spread of Pertussis in California
ReplyDeleteThis year, California has had the worst outbreak of whopping cough (pertussis) that it has had in the past 55 years. Pertussis generally peaks every 5 years or so. Even though 2010 was expected to be a peak year, it wasn't expected to be this bad. This year, nine babies (that were all under 2 months old so they hadn't received all three vaccines which are needed for full immunity) died and more than 4,000 confirmed cases of pertussis (last year there were only 1,000). Canadians are starting to worry and already the Public Health Agency of Canada issued a travel advisory for people traveling to California saying to make sure that everyone traveling to California is up to date on their shots.
Adults are the main factor in the spread of pertussis. Many of them are not up to date on their shots and get it easily. Although it is not a major issue for adults and older children (although it is very annoying and you can continue coughing for months), if a person who is infected with pertussis doesn't realize it (it has an incubation period of seven to ten days) accidently passes it on to a young baby, it can become fatal.
Many times, pertussis is tested and diagnosed as strep throat or influenza. Generally, doctors won't test for it but instead will do something like give you a throat swab which won't detect it. The good news is that if a person has a normal case of influenza, the doctor will not prescribe any medicine and most of the strep throat medicine works against pertussis too.
The root of the problem is from not taking shots. Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends that babies get the shots at two, four, and six months old with another two doses at a year and a half and another between the the ages four and six. All those immunizations are with the shot Daptacel (DTaP), that is a combination of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Then, at fourteen to sixteen years old, as a booster shot, a person should get Adacel or Tdap. Tdap has less of the diphtheria and pertussis immunity and more of the tetanus immunity. you may be wondering, why do people not get these shots? It costs $15 to get these shots. Even though that is a small amount, some people think that it would be cheaper not to get the shot, and besides, they won't get the disease, right? Wrong, you need the shot. All three diseases can be deadly so why take a risk? 15 dollars is a small investment if you don't get the disease. Be happy, be healthy, and be immunized!
Terraforming (A Coloumn by Louis Triggs)
ReplyDeleteTerraforming is the process of totally changing a planet. Making a desert into sea, letting air into the atmosphere, making a canyon into a mountain. Scientists believe it's possible. Could this be the soloution (forgive the rhyme) to pollution? Well, there are several questions to ask. First, do we want to change the beautiful scapes of Mars or another Pluto to accustom OUR planet's need? Second, would that upset our universe's balance? Third, is it our right, as one species, to colonize the whole galaxy? I'm not against Imperialism, I think it helps the Earth. But the whole GALAXY? Imagine, the average human is around 5'7". The galaxy could fit Umpfinities (I'm not trying to be mathematical, so don't accuse me of making up words) of humans that size into it. I mean, the "Human Future Dream" is living in the sky. That's a bird thing. Fine. Just fine. You can do that. But the moon is one thing, it's part of our planet. It's ours. Space? Is that a bridge to far? Well,we may be the most intelligent species around that we know of, but does the smartest kid in the school control everything? Not really....
I, Anne-on-ye-mouse am claiming the article that I wrote, while on a metaphorical mouse!!
ReplyDeleteLouis...
ReplyDeleteIf the smartest person in the school was as buff as chuck Norris, then technically, he would control the school. If yer strong as Norris, then you can throw the principal so far away that they will revolve around the galaxy 4 times and come back to earth, but in ash remains. You see, although everything is supposed to be "Fair" and "[insert fancy synonym for "fair" here]" and "peaceful" and whatnot, its not like that. Take the economy in egypt for instance. Some time ago, and egyptian teenager was beaten to death by a trio of egyptian police because, with his cell phone, he filmed the cops messing up on something. See how fair that is? And only a couple days ago, at a Mexican soccer game, a fan ran onto the field (People who do that are known as "Pitch Invaders") and "slide tackled" and Mexican Riot Policeman. He was laughing when he did then, but his laughing died down when he was quickly sentenced to life in prison with daily electroshock treatments. (That's what they do to pitch invaders, right?)
See how "Fair" and "Peaceful" this world is? You see, nothing likes obeying the laws. by the way, the people who make the laws in some country's are the ones who break them (Hello, Nixon!).
AND THE PUZZLE: Figure out who i am!
You're Too Old to Trick-or-Treat
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! That person looks over 6 feet tall! That's scary!!!!
Mayor Mark Eckhert of Belleville, IL says that he's heard tons and tons of complaints from terrified mothers and senior citizens who aren't quite happy when a teenager comes by. He came up with a solution, A LAW BANNING ANYONE OVER 12 YEARS OLD FROM TRICK-OR-TREATING!!!!!!!! Eckhart told ABC News that his father just told him one year that he was too old to trick-or-treat (with a swear word or two). Eckhart said that when that doesn't happen, the city governments don't have to intervene. The anti-trick-or-treating law sets a $100 dollar fine for over-twelve trick-or-treaters. Although there have been some complaints, supposedly it makes most of the people relieved. Trick-or-treat age limits have also been popular in South Carolina, Mississippi, Maryland, and Virginia.
Now you've heard the facts, here is my opinion: I think that this is AWFUL, CRAZY, EVIL... If there are people who find teenagers over 6 feet scary, don't offer candy. You don't have to offer candy. Just don't put up Halloween decorations and put a note on your door that says that you are not a trick-or-treating house. Also, it isn't someone's fault if they are 6 feet tall. It's not like it's an act of evil that was done in malice just to freak you out, it's just how much you grew. Forcing everyone over 12 to not trick-or-treat is just adults thinking,"OK. I have a problem. It would take a few minutes to think of the solution. BUT, I don't want to so I won't think of the kids who will feel awful because of this!" Another question, how will police officers know who is breaking the law? Will trick-or-treaters have to carry their birth certificates? That seems really unlikely so my guess is that the officer looks at your height and tries to estimate your age. If so, the law is prosecuting tall people for being tall, which is hardly fair. So, I think that this law is a stupid thing and if anyone thinks that the law is a good idea, I think that they're wrong and I say some pretty harsh things about it. So, sorry if you are terrified by the gigantic teenagers that come to your door each Halloween, I don't mean to offend anyone but this is my true unvarnished opinion and it would be a waste of electricity if I was writing for another opinion.
Some easy Halloween costumes
ReplyDelete1. Tree: Wear green and brown and tape or pin some leaves onto your costume and move lethargically
2. Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes): Wear a red striped t-shirt and long black pants and don't forget to SCREAM and act like a brat
3. Cowboy: Wear a bandana and some brown pants or jeans and talk western-style (howdy!)
4. Ghost: Wear a bed sheet with eyeholes
5. Witch: Wear a black dress and your scariest cackle
6. Pirate: Wear a striped shirt and an eyepatch and start ahoy-mateying everyone in sight
7. Stuck Record: Wear normal clothes with a sign on your chest saying what you are and say trick-or-treat a trillion times in a row
8. A Sign: Wear a (red) shirt with directions written on it like: Stop and give me that candy
9. Clown: Wear bright colors and wear a rainbow wig
10. Bag of Jellybeans: Wear a bag or a clear plastic smock with multicolored ribbons to slip underneath
Searching the web and found some cool stuff on Roman Engineering.
ReplyDeletethis is the website
http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/10-roman-engineering-tricks.htm
Jason
i wrote a poem
ReplyDeleteSounds ofthe night
By Roxanna Ray
Have youever stopped to listen?
Or did you just walk by
Do you talk to the moon,
And hear the reply
have you ever stopped to dance,
To the bullfrogs song,
And waited for the crickets to come and sing along
Have you ever noticed,
The silent whisper
the wind blowing through the grass
to the sounds of the night
the sounds most people pass
The drops of water,
the dew on the leaves
the fish in the pond
swimming with ease
They listen,
they can see,
they all dance to the music
So why can’t we
Why can't we dance with the dandelions,
Blowing in the breeze
Or be like the night birds
Singing when we please
Just Dance under the stars,
stop and listen
to the music in the air
To the sounds of the night
and then,
Then you will care
Hi!!
ReplyDeleteThis is teddyboy1 with some uneventful info. I sent this comment on my old computer!!
I used to have this, but the disk drive broked...
http://www.thetechcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/7412de8e4769-420-90.jpg
...and now im stuck with this peice of junk:
http://cdn4.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/static/guides/turning-your-junker-into-a-home-media-server/11.jpg
(These links don't work, so highlight them and paste them in the URL bar)
I MEAN IT GETS ABOUT 1 FRAME PER SECOND ON POWDER GAME!!!!