Blog # 52---Mis Term 2010 PART 5

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Blog 52-Mid Tern PART 4

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NY Times BestSeller

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST

Lisbeth Salander is flown to Sahlgrenska Hospital, because she was shot by her father, Alexander Zalachenko. She was buried alive by her half-brother Ronald. After she surgery, she is moved to I.C.U. and could only be visited by police, doctors, nurses, and her lawyer Annika. Her father was also critically injured and was moved next door to her in the SAME hospital. Ronald is on the run because he murdered a police officer. Ronald car-jacks and kid-naps a woman during his escape. 


Evert, who is the founder and former chief shoots Alexander dead at his hospital bed and them commits suicide. 
Since Lisbeth is Alexander's daughter, she inherits all of his properties and wealth. Lisbeth refuses to talk any of it. Lisbeth goes to an abandoned factory in her father's estate to investigate because she was suspicious. There she finds 2 dead women and Her half- brother, Ronald, who had been there hiding there from the police. 


Lisbeth nails Ronald's to the ground with a nail gun. She left the warehouse and reported Ronald's location to the head of the Svavelsjö Biker gang. He rushes over seeking revenge against Ronald. After the gang gets there, Lisbeth alerts the police to the warehouse with Ronald and the bikers. Lisbeth watches the police enter the building and she leaves as the biker gang take their revenge on Ronald. The police arrest of kill the members of the gang.

Blog 52 - Mid-Term 2010` PART 1

1. Sarah Palin's Haiti Visit: Blink and You'd Miss It;
Sarah Palin, fomer Alaska governor, visited Haiti. She spent less than 48 hours in the earthquake-ravaged nation. Haiti is currently facin a growing epidemic that has already killed over 2,000 people, and mounting political unrest due o a contested election. Sarah's daughter, Bristol, and her husband, Todd joined Palin. She mostly remained off-limits to media organizations except for Fox News.


Palin visited a couple of cholera treatment centers in the notorious slum area of Cité Soleil. The organization has built about 10,000 temporary shelters since the earthquake. Haiti is the fourth country outside North America that Palin has visited. She said her impressions of the poorest country in the western hemisphere were "much harsher" than she had expected. Sarah Palin said she really enjoyed meeting the community. 


It was very caring of her to visit Haiti after the disaster. Sarah said they are so full of joy. We are so fortunate in America that it is time to help those who are less fortunate. Palin was seen rubbing the foot of an infant. Also, delivering gifts to children.

Blog #50 / Research Glog

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December Newspaper

New X-Bow Kinect:
This is a control- free game by Microsoft for the Xbox 360. It's almost like a webcam, there's no need to touch a controller. This happens through a natural user interface, spoken commands, or presented objects and images.As on November 29, 2010, 2.5 million Kinect sensor were sold. This would be a great Christmas gift. The Kinect competes with the Wii Remote and Wii Motion Plus, & PlayStation Move& PlayStation Eye.

December Newspaper #2

Bible Verse of the Month:


1)Matthew 5:4
"Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted"

Christmas Newspaper

CHRISTMAS:

Christmas is a sacred religious holiday. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending Church, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting to Santa to arrive. Christmas Day has been a holiday in the United States since 1870. 3 wise men and the shepherds followed the Star of Bethlehem to the stable where Jesus was born. The custom of giving gifts in remembered because the wise men brought Jesus gifts. Good Christmas food would be: Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas plum pudding, Christmas cookies, gingerbread, eggnog, cheese log, apple cider, and many more. Christmas is also a time for Christmas carols. 

So, the BCS Junior High Publications Class Wishes You & Your Family a Merry Christmas.!

Death from OD was murder:

While St. Tammany Parish prosecutors argued Tuesday that Walter A. Kott Jr. murdered a 22-year-old woman. He injected her with a lethal dose of a commonly abused painkiller. Kott's defense attorney tried to suggest to jurors that the woman died because of drugs she took herself. Kott is charged with 2nd-degree- murder in the death of Rebecca  R. Roshto, who was found dead of a overdose  on January 29, 2004, in a bath tub at a Slidell motel. DA, Jason Cuccia told jurors that Roshto died after Kott shot Dilaudid into a vein in her arm so that she could get high. She overdosed, and more than three hours passed before Kott called 911.

Wife receives 10 years in slaying:

St. Tammany Parish judge sentenced Kendra Talley to 10 years in prison for participating in the shooting death of her husband two weeks before Christmas 2004. Tally pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter and possession of crystal meth. She had been facing a 2nd-degree murder charge in the Dec. 11, 2004, slaying of Thomas Talley, outside their Covington Pointe subdivision home. She also has to serve 5yrs. for the drug charge.Kendra Talley's lover, Tommy D. Rowell Sr., was convicted of 2nd-degree murder in 2007 for firing the gun that killed Talley. He is serving a mandatory life sentence in prison.

Man jailed on incest charges:

A 51-yr.-old Destrehan man was arrested last week and remains in jail booked with aggravated incest. According to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office, the man, is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a family member from the age of 8 to 15. He was arrested last month on similar charges and was still in jail when the most recent allegations were lodged on Nov. 24. He remains in the parish jail with bond set at $130,000.

Wellhead accident injures 3 workers:

3 workers were injured Wednesday when a wellhead exploded in Bayou Perot in lower Jefferson Parish.Parish officials said the workers reported they were welding on the rig when it exploded. The fire was quickly extinguished.The well operator, Louisiana Delta Oil Co., reported the fire to the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office in Houma about 10 a.m., according to the Coast Guard, which is investigating the incident. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office also received a 911 call about that time, parish officials said.

Harvey man gets four years on federal gun charge:

A Harvey man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty this year to gun possession during a rolling gun battle on Destrehan Avenue in Harvey. Jonathan Manuel,was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey in federal court Wednesday, and in addition to his 48-month sentence received three years' probation upon release, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office. Manuel pleaded guilty in September to engaging in a gun battle with another car while driving in the 3000 block of Destrehan Avenue in January 2008, according to court records. Police were alerted by residents that people in two vehicles were exchanging gunfire. Officers saw the passenger in one vehicle flee on foot carrying a purse and, although he escaped, police eventually located the purse and a handgun, the press release said. Manuel was later identified as the passenger fleeing with the purse.

Blog #46 / The Chicago Sun Times

1.Teen's boyfriend charged after triple murder:

A man who was the boyfriend of a17-year-old woman whom was found fatally stabbed along with her mother and younger inside of an apartment is now charged. Denzel Pittman was charged with 3counts of murder. He's expected to bond court later today. All the victims were stabbed multiple times and Jade, his girlfriend, had a big gash on her side. He killed his girlfriend before killing the sister and mother.

2.Murders of two officers were 'cold-blooded killings':

A man accused of the “cold-blooded” killings of a Chicago Police officer and a former Chicago Housing Authority cop allegedly fired one shot into each of their heads. Then finished them off when he saw one moving. They were killed Friday afternoon in a Southeast Side alley. Flisk was processing the scene of a burglary when he was killed. The same 9mm gun used in the June shooting was found at the scene.

3.Dad could be key in search for missing Mich. boys:

What the father tells the police may be the key to finding 3young Michigan brothers who were missing for nearly a week. An army of volunteers are expected to trudge across harvested  fields, woodlands and dirt back roads. They are searching for 9yr. old Andrew, 7yr. old Alexander, & 5yr. old Tanner. They have not been seen since Thanksgiving. Police say the boy's father has not told authorities much that they can use as the search for the boys .

4. Man, 21, fatally shot at Dolton home:

A man was found fatally shot at his south suburban Dolton died early Tuesday. He was found shot at his home at an unconfirmed address in Dolton. He was dead at the scene Tuesday morning. Dolton police wouldn't comment Tuesday morning on the death. They are investigating, they are assuming a suicide. 

5. Not guilty plea for woman accused of slashing 4-year-old's throat:

New York woman was accused of slashing her 4-year-old daughter’s throat at a relative’s home in west suburban Bloomingdale. She pleaded not guilty Monday to murder charges in the Nov. 3 slaying. Marci M. Webber faces five counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Magdalene “Maggie” Webber.  Who died after being stabbed once in the throat at her grandmother’s Bloomingdale home. Marci Webber could be sentenced to up to 60 years in prison if convicted of her daughter’s slaying.