How do you feel about your experience in this class? Have you enjoyed it? What aspect of this class did you enjoy most/least? Do you feel that you learned something? What are your thoughts on my teaching style? Any suggestions that you can offer me for next year?
The way i feel about the experience in this class is happiness. Yes i did injoyed it, the aspects of this class that i injoyed was the fact that everybody got along and everybody got to know each other some not to good and some really good but everybody know who everybody is. Yes, i did feel that i had learned something. My thoughts on Mr.Martinez teaching style was that he's a great teacher and the way he teaches is amazing and i injoy every bit of it. My suggestions that i have is not please dont yell so mush cause you never know if i student have headche problem but other then that just don't change, stay the way you are, amazing and different
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
May 22, 2008
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Tsvangirai to return despite death plot fears
WHO: Morgan Tsvangirai
WHAT: Zimbabwe's opposition leader will return home this weekend despite fears of a possible assassination attempt, he said Thursday.
WHERE: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
WHEN: May 22, 2008
WHY: "I am going home .... Saturday," Morgan Tsvangirai told a crowd of Zimbabweans seeking protection at a Johannesburg police station after a wave of anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa.
Tsvangirai faces a runoff election against President Robert Mugabe June 27. He won the first round of voting at the end of March but not by an absolute majority. He has spent most of the time since then outside the country. He planned to return to Zimbabwe last Saturday but delayed the trip after his Movement for Democratic Change party said there was a plot to assassinate him.
HOW: Tsvangirai's spokesman George Sibotshiwe said Thursday that the threat had not necessarily declined, but "at a certain point you have to take the risk." Independent human rights groups say opposition supporters have been targeted in a campaign of violence aimed at ensuring that 84-year-old Mugabe wins the presidential runoff. The economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe has led to an exodus from the country, with more than 3 million of its people believed to be in neighboring South Africa. Resentment that foreigners are competing for scarce jobs and houses has led to a wave of anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa in the past 10 days. Zimbabweans have born the brunt.
Tsvangirai to return despite death plot fears
WHO: Morgan Tsvangirai
WHAT: Zimbabwe's opposition leader will return home this weekend despite fears of a possible assassination attempt, he said Thursday.
WHERE: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
WHEN: May 22, 2008
WHY: "I am going home .... Saturday," Morgan Tsvangirai told a crowd of Zimbabweans seeking protection at a Johannesburg police station after a wave of anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa.
Tsvangirai faces a runoff election against President Robert Mugabe June 27. He won the first round of voting at the end of March but not by an absolute majority. He has spent most of the time since then outside the country. He planned to return to Zimbabwe last Saturday but delayed the trip after his Movement for Democratic Change party said there was a plot to assassinate him.
HOW: Tsvangirai's spokesman George Sibotshiwe said Thursday that the threat had not necessarily declined, but "at a certain point you have to take the risk." Independent human rights groups say opposition supporters have been targeted in a campaign of violence aimed at ensuring that 84-year-old Mugabe wins the presidential runoff. The economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe has led to an exodus from the country, with more than 3 million of its people believed to be in neighboring South Africa. Resentment that foreigners are competing for scarce jobs and houses has led to a wave of anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa in the past 10 days. Zimbabweans have born the brunt.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
May 20, 2008
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Report: Woman freed from rubble after 195 hours
WHO: womans
WHAT: A woman who survived on rainwater has been freed after being trapped in rubble for 195 hours in the aftermath of the Chinese earthquake, which has now killed more than 40,000. The 60-year-old woman escaped with just facial bruises and a minor fracture during her eight-day ordeal.
WHERE: CHENGDU, China
WHEN: may 20, 2008
WHY: The official Xinhua news agency identified her as Wang Youqun, a retiree, and said she had been unconscious for a day when a falling girder hit her head in the May 12 quake, The Associated Press reported. She was apparently trapped in a landslide that swept away a temple in the city of Pengzhou and was intially able to move, but a later aftershock trapped her between two rocks, according to AP. Her dramatic discovery came hours after rescue teams pulled two men men from the rubble in Sichuan province. One of the men was found in a mine in Qingchuna county and a second in a hydroelectric plant in Wenchuan county, state-run media reported.
HOW: The rescues give a glimmer of hope amid the rising daily death toll. Official figures show the number of victims has risen to 40,075 in the Sichuan province alone.
The United States announced Tuesday it would send a shipment of specialized recovery equipment and a team of specialists to southwestern China this week. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says more than $815,000 worth of additional assistance will be sent to China. That brings the total USAID assistance to China to more than $1.3 million. Last weekend, the United States sent U.S. Air Force C-17s carrying aid to China, including tents and generators.
Report: Woman freed from rubble after 195 hours
WHO: womans
WHAT: A woman who survived on rainwater has been freed after being trapped in rubble for 195 hours in the aftermath of the Chinese earthquake, which has now killed more than 40,000. The 60-year-old woman escaped with just facial bruises and a minor fracture during her eight-day ordeal.
WHERE: CHENGDU, China
WHEN: may 20, 2008
WHY: The official Xinhua news agency identified her as Wang Youqun, a retiree, and said she had been unconscious for a day when a falling girder hit her head in the May 12 quake, The Associated Press reported. She was apparently trapped in a landslide that swept away a temple in the city of Pengzhou and was intially able to move, but a later aftershock trapped her between two rocks, according to AP. Her dramatic discovery came hours after rescue teams pulled two men men from the rubble in Sichuan province. One of the men was found in a mine in Qingchuna county and a second in a hydroelectric plant in Wenchuan county, state-run media reported.
HOW: The rescues give a glimmer of hope amid the rising daily death toll. Official figures show the number of victims has risen to 40,075 in the Sichuan province alone.
The United States announced Tuesday it would send a shipment of specialized recovery equipment and a team of specialists to southwestern China this week. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says more than $815,000 worth of additional assistance will be sent to China. That brings the total USAID assistance to China to more than $1.3 million. Last weekend, the United States sent U.S. Air Force C-17s carrying aid to China, including tents and generators.
Friday, May 16, 2008
May 16, 2008
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Millions left homeless by China quake
WHO: the people of China
WHAT: A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington said Friday that a devastating earthquake in southwest China destroyed or heavily damaged 436,000 properties leading to 4.8 million homeless, according to official figures.
WHERE: BEIJING, China
WHEN: May 16, 2008
WHY: At a news conference in the U.S. capital, Wang Baodong said the disaster had led to 500 deaths outside Sichuan province, the hardest-hit area. The official death toll now stands at 22,000, with 14,000 still buried. A German has been confirmed as among those killed by Monday's quake, said Baodong. The suffering of Sichuan's inhabitants has been prolonged by repeated aftershocks, some 4,400 since the quake hit, according to Baodong.
HOW: The latest aftershock hit quake-damaged areas Friday, triggering landslides, blocking roads, knocking out phone lines and burying vehicles, state-run media reported. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Sichuan shortly after President Hu Jintao arrived in the quake zone to get a first-hand look at the devastated region. Baodong said that rescuers now have reached all 58 counties and towns in southwest China that were stricken by Monday's earthquake. Quoting from a statement by the president, he said, "Saving lives is still the top priority," and the nation has to make more efforts to treat the injured. Hu described the current situation as "the most crucial phase" of the rescue effort. "We must race against time to overcome all difficulties." The original magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit Sichuan Province the hardest, shattering communities, leveling dozens of schools and burying transportation routes with landslides
Millions left homeless by China quake
WHO: the people of China
WHAT: A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington said Friday that a devastating earthquake in southwest China destroyed or heavily damaged 436,000 properties leading to 4.8 million homeless, according to official figures.
WHERE: BEIJING, China
WHEN: May 16, 2008
WHY: At a news conference in the U.S. capital, Wang Baodong said the disaster had led to 500 deaths outside Sichuan province, the hardest-hit area. The official death toll now stands at 22,000, with 14,000 still buried. A German has been confirmed as among those killed by Monday's quake, said Baodong. The suffering of Sichuan's inhabitants has been prolonged by repeated aftershocks, some 4,400 since the quake hit, according to Baodong.
HOW: The latest aftershock hit quake-damaged areas Friday, triggering landslides, blocking roads, knocking out phone lines and burying vehicles, state-run media reported. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Sichuan shortly after President Hu Jintao arrived in the quake zone to get a first-hand look at the devastated region. Baodong said that rescuers now have reached all 58 counties and towns in southwest China that were stricken by Monday's earthquake. Quoting from a statement by the president, he said, "Saving lives is still the top priority," and the nation has to make more efforts to treat the injured. Hu described the current situation as "the most crucial phase" of the rescue effort. "We must race against time to overcome all difficulties." The original magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit Sichuan Province the hardest, shattering communities, leveling dozens of schools and burying transportation routes with landslides
Thursday, May 15, 2008
May 15, 2008
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Teen alleging rape turns to YouTube
WHO: Crystal
WHAT: The video is hard to turn away from. A sobbing 16-year-old sits in her bedroom and, staring into a camera, says she has been raped
WHERE: Orange County, Florida
WHEN: May 15, 2008
WHY: The teen, whom CNN interviewed but is not identifying by her last name, is among dozens of young people who are turning to social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to talk about sexual assault. For an online generation, the Web offers what traditional counseling does not. It's a chance to communicate without having to face someone or fear their judgment. Some people are seeking legal advice and medical information, and many younger victims believe they can warn others about their accused attacker, counselors say.
HOW: "Young victims, particularly girls, turn inward. They are going to reach out and try to connect in the isolation of their dorm room or their bedrooms," said Jennifer Dritt, the director of the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence. "Most young women feel like they want somebody to know that someone did this to them." One in four American women under the age of 25 report that they have been sexually assaulted, according to the nation's largest rape crisis counseling organization, RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.
Teen alleging rape turns to YouTube
WHO: Crystal
WHAT: The video is hard to turn away from. A sobbing 16-year-old sits in her bedroom and, staring into a camera, says she has been raped
WHERE: Orange County, Florida
WHEN: May 15, 2008
WHY: The teen, whom CNN interviewed but is not identifying by her last name, is among dozens of young people who are turning to social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to talk about sexual assault. For an online generation, the Web offers what traditional counseling does not. It's a chance to communicate without having to face someone or fear their judgment. Some people are seeking legal advice and medical information, and many younger victims believe they can warn others about their accused attacker, counselors say.
HOW: "Young victims, particularly girls, turn inward. They are going to reach out and try to connect in the isolation of their dorm room or their bedrooms," said Jennifer Dritt, the director of the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence. "Most young women feel like they want somebody to know that someone did this to them." One in four American women under the age of 25 report that they have been sexually assaulted, according to the nation's largest rape crisis counseling organization, RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
May13,2008
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Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead in India
WHO: Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal
WHAT: India is on high alert after a series of near-simultaneous explosions killed at least 60 people and wounded 150 others in the northwestern city of Jaipur Tuesday night, government and local officials told CNN-IBN.
WHERE: DELHI, India
WHEN: May 13, 2008
WHY: Bicycles and rickshaws were strewn about the streets near some of the blast sites, with pools of blood nearby. There has been no claim of responsibility, but Indian government officials including Home Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal -- were quick to label it a terrorist attack. The seven explosions started at about 7:30 p.m. (1400 GMT, 1000 ET) and detonated within 12 minutes of each other, police said. The bombs exploded within about 500 meters (0.3 mile) of each other in Jaipur's old city, which is frequented by tourists.
HOW: An eighth bomb was defused, according to H.G. Raghavendra, a Jaipur city official. He described all the bombs as "medium intensity.""There is no reason to panic," he told CNN-IBN. "Everything is under control." One blast struck near Hanuman Temple, which was crowded with Hindus who worshipping Hanuman, the religion's monkey god. Another struck near a market area inside Jaipur's walled city where tourists and locals frequent restaurants and shops.
Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead in India
WHO: Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal
WHAT: India is on high alert after a series of near-simultaneous explosions killed at least 60 people and wounded 150 others in the northwestern city of Jaipur Tuesday night, government and local officials told CNN-IBN.
WHERE: DELHI, India
WHEN: May 13, 2008
WHY: Bicycles and rickshaws were strewn about the streets near some of the blast sites, with pools of blood nearby. There has been no claim of responsibility, but Indian government officials including Home Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal -- were quick to label it a terrorist attack. The seven explosions started at about 7:30 p.m. (1400 GMT, 1000 ET) and detonated within 12 minutes of each other, police said. The bombs exploded within about 500 meters (0.3 mile) of each other in Jaipur's old city, which is frequented by tourists.
HOW: An eighth bomb was defused, according to H.G. Raghavendra, a Jaipur city official. He described all the bombs as "medium intensity.""There is no reason to panic," he told CNN-IBN. "Everything is under control." One blast struck near Hanuman Temple, which was crowded with Hindus who worshipping Hanuman, the religion's monkey god. Another struck near a market area inside Jaipur's walled city where tourists and locals frequent restaurants and shops.
Friday, May 9, 2008
May 9, 2008
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Death toll from virus reaches 32 in China
WHO: childrens
WHAT: The death toll from China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 32 -- all of them children -- the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday, citing provincial health officials.
WHERE:BEIJING, China
WHEN: May 9, 2008
WHY: The latest reported deaths occurred in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwestern China and in Guangdong province in the country's southeast, the agency said.
Authorities reported 24,934 cases of the disease on Thursday a 25 percent increase from a day earlier. The official count of infections has increased dramatically in recent days, since an order issued late last week by the Ministry of Health mandating that all cases be reported. Chinese health authorities have been dispatched to the worst-hit province, Anhui, in rural eastern China, where 22 of the 32 fatalities have occurred. The deaths are blamed on enterovirus 71, or EV-71, one of the most common causes of HFMD. All of the deaths occurred in Fuyang City.
HOW: The provincial government has quarantined people exposed to the virus and limited movement into and out of Fuyang, where the outbreak was first reported in mid-March.
Authorities there have also closed schools and sprayed streets with disinfectant. HFMD is not related to foot-and-mouth disease, which affects farm animals. HFMD can be caused by a number of intestinal viruses, of which EV-71 and Coxsackie A16 are among the most common. In mild cases, EV-71 causes cold-like symptoms, diarrhea, and sores on the hands, feet and mouth. Severe cases can cause fluid to accumulate on the brain, resulting in polio-like paralysis and death. There is no treatment for severe EV-71 infections nor does a vaccine exist. Adults with well-developed immune systems can usually fend off the virus, but children are particularly vulnerable to it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Death toll from virus reaches 32 in China
WHO: childrens
WHAT: The death toll from China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 32 -- all of them children -- the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday, citing provincial health officials.
WHERE:BEIJING, China
WHEN: May 9, 2008
WHY: The latest reported deaths occurred in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwestern China and in Guangdong province in the country's southeast, the agency said.
Authorities reported 24,934 cases of the disease on Thursday a 25 percent increase from a day earlier. The official count of infections has increased dramatically in recent days, since an order issued late last week by the Ministry of Health mandating that all cases be reported. Chinese health authorities have been dispatched to the worst-hit province, Anhui, in rural eastern China, where 22 of the 32 fatalities have occurred. The deaths are blamed on enterovirus 71, or EV-71, one of the most common causes of HFMD. All of the deaths occurred in Fuyang City.
HOW: The provincial government has quarantined people exposed to the virus and limited movement into and out of Fuyang, where the outbreak was first reported in mid-March.
Authorities there have also closed schools and sprayed streets with disinfectant. HFMD is not related to foot-and-mouth disease, which affects farm animals. HFMD can be caused by a number of intestinal viruses, of which EV-71 and Coxsackie A16 are among the most common. In mild cases, EV-71 causes cold-like symptoms, diarrhea, and sores on the hands, feet and mouth. Severe cases can cause fluid to accumulate on the brain, resulting in polio-like paralysis and death. There is no treatment for severe EV-71 infections nor does a vaccine exist. Adults with well-developed immune systems can usually fend off the virus, but children are particularly vulnerable to it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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