Would you keep your dead mother to make money??

WalletPop.com states that a woman in Florida faces upto 15 years in jail after hiding her mother's dead body in her home. According to a Reuters story, Penelope Sharon Jordan, hid her mother's deceased body on a bed, in a separate bedroom in her home for six years. Timmie Jordan died in 2003, and her daughter Penelope had been collecting her mother's pensions for all these years. She collected $61,415 in U.S. Social Security and $176,461 in military pension.
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Apparently neighbors had complained to the police on a nuisance cat. This had led the police to this chilling discovery in late March; she faces at 15 years in jail!!! Penelope had told police that her mother had died of old age, and the autospy did result that. I find this incredibly disturbing! It's not fair that her mother wasn't given a proper buriel. Also, I wondered if she had any other family, because after 6 years, I believe you would notice if somone isn't around. Goodness, that this discovery was made, because now Ms. Jordan could finally be at peace. As for her sick daughter...NEVER MESS WITH THE GOVERNMENT!!!
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Murder in the family by FAMILY!

All cultures have different beliefs and values. Some have certain customs that others find offensive and don't agree with. For example, there is a culture where having more than one wife is acceptable, when in many others, only ONE wife is permitted. I come from a Hispanic culture and strict parents. Our customs are pretty much in tact with how many people go about their ways. My culture loves the entertainment world, and an artist is usually praised when they come from our background. I am a performer myself; a singer, my family and friends praise him because they believe it's a joyous trait to have and to express. A sin to us would be committing a crime, breaking the law or acting again society's norms.

Spinner.com reports popular pakistani singer, Ayman Udas, was murdered by her own brothers. She was well known in her countries and always broadcasted throughout the counrty on television. She was loved and had many fans. However, her family disapproved her career and television apperances because they sought it to be sinful. On a night that she home alone, her brothers broke into her home and shot her three times in the chest. She had a husband of only ten days, and two children.

If her family really against committing sin, how is murder not sinful?? This is a complete tragedy that is hard to grasp. Is the family supposed to support you and motivate you? Aren't they only ones who are supposed to trust??? I can understand that cultures have different beliefs, but the customs in this family goes against all morals! You can watch her videos here.

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A mother's most valuable gem stolen....her child!

According to AOL. News, Sunday May 3, 2009, a family living in California was robbed. Two men had broken into the Rodriguez's home in San Bernardino, California stealing all their possessions. They had broken down the front door and tied up the entire family, the mother and four children. Apparently, the mother had no idea who could have done this to the family, because they believe these burglurers are complete strangers, and don't have any idea who would do this. (image found here)

The men took all valuable things and money. What's the most hurtful part of this tragedy is that, the most valuable possession was stolen from the mother and the family right in front of their eyes; the son and brother Briant Rodriguez. He is only three years old and is the youngest of the siblings. The family or police don;t understand why Briant was taken, or whether he was a target or not. With hanguns and a Briant in their tenure, their last remark to the family was "DO NOT CALL THE POLICE!" After they had gone, one the children freed himself from the knots and untied the rest of the family. What makes this pretty difficult, is that there were no witnesses that saw they incident, nor the car they were driving. Police don't have any suspects yet, however they have set out an Amber Alert for the three year-old, Briant Rodriguez.

Craigslist Attack

Craiglist is one of the most popular sites visited daily across the country when searching for a job, gigs, auditions and so on. It usually know to be very legit and successful source for many people. I for one can honestly say that Craigslist has somewhat helped me when I looked for auditions, and throught it I got the opportunity to be in a female pop/R&B group back in 2007. So i have benefited from it and have always recommended it to friends and family. However, on April 16, aspiring model and actress Julissa Brisman had posted an exotic ad on Craigslist, and through the ad she encounted Boston University medical student Phillip Markoff, her killer. (image found here)

Phillip Markoff, is a brillant young man, who was engaged as of May 2008 to a beautiful woman and set to marry this August on a romantic sunset scenery in a New Jersey beach. Nevertheless, it seems that Markoff was connected to a numerous crimes against women, such as assault, robbery, and murder. Sometime last week, a woman was duct taped around the feet and robbed. Julissa Brisman was a women found dead at Marriot Copely Hotel, bashed in the head and shot three times. Markoff was caught on surviellance camera linked to the meeting with Brisman. When investigators search Markoff's apartment, they come to find duct tape and a murder weapon which associates Markoff to both crimes.

However, family memebers are insisting that the police has the wrong guy. His fiance says "Phillip wouldn'y hurt a fly; he is a great person inside and out". The police finds Markoff, as a man who takes advantage of women by robbing them and pysically hurting them. The women that Markoff encountered, were those who believed Markoff was a client they would make great money off of, by performing exotically. Unfortuanltey, for Julissa Brismen, this was an awful end. It suspected that Brisman put up quite a fight and Markoff got really upset and killed her out of anger.

My question is, why is a "happily engaged" man, in MEDICAL school, planning a marriage, with a bright and wealthy future, need to contact women on Craigslist for pleasure? It doesn't make any sense!! However, the investigation is intense and everything will add up!

As of now, I am going to be more careful on any site I seek auditons in, because this "bogus" act happens all the time. Think twice before seeking anything online, and if so...go the extra mile to make sure it's legit!!! (image found here)

Manic!

On an episode from Law and Order: SVU called “Manic”, there was a shooting in a junior highschool. Two classmates were killed by gunshots, and detectives Olivia Benson (Mariska Hartigay) and Elliot Stabler (Christoper Meloni) found a third student in the boiler room calling for help. The boy was also injured on the side of his head; he is then brought into custody to be questioned on what he witnessed. He says a man had brought him down into the boiler room and shot upward accidentally shooting him on the side of the head. As detectives Stabler and Benson investigate the case, it all leads back to this boy, and they go to his house looking for him and come across very graphic drawing he had created. One of the drawings was the reflection of the case they are investigating, a dark alley with a dark figure holding a gun and shooting to young boys execution style. This immediately puts the boy as a suspect and is brought once again into questioning. (image from here).

However, this time, the detectives see something very peculiar about the boy and see how he rocks back and forth in his seat as he mumbles things to himself. He shouts out “they are going to get you too!!!” The boy suffers from a case of depression and his mother had forced him to take certain pills that came from a company that pulled a scheme and sent out pills to families with a history if depression. This was an illegal act that was not approved by any doctors and This particular family became a victim of. The pills made the boy hallucinate, hearing and seeing things that were not there. The hallucinations finally led to the killing of these two school mates, he told detectives the voices told him to kill them. He wasn’t trialed as a juvenile nor pressed any charges, because they believed he was mentally ill and had no fault in this case.
So, do you agree with this? This does happen today, when crimes are committed by those who are not mentally unstable. Many years ago in Texas, a mother drowned her five children because she said the “voices told her to do so”. Should people like this be convicted? Or are they really not at fault? It’s so hard to actually put yourself in these shoes and make this decision. I guess it depends on the all the evidence that can lead to a conclusion. Now, going back to the episode, how do these boys get justice? Also, in reality, when a crime like this happens, how does anyone get justice? (image found here)

Not Guilty!!

Theresa talks about the great stories in the celebrity world in her "Are Celebrities Human?" blogs. One of the articles was "Should he be punished? NO!" had to do with the infamous Chris Brown hitting superstar girlfriend Rihanna. The blog recaps the incident, stating that Chris Brown allegedly hit assaulted Rihanna leaving her bruised all over her face. Now according to USATODAY, the singer pleads "NOT GUILTY"! He pleads this to the charges of bodily injury and criminal threats. He entered his plea at a Los Angeles court room along side his lawyer and mother who say in the front bench with red eyes.(image found on flickr)
A preliminary hearing is to be set on April 29th, which is the nest court date for Brown. The Associated Press states that if brown is convicted, he could face probation or up to five years in prison. Singer Rihanna is cooperating and is hoping everything is done quickly. She was spotted vacationing in Hawaii, while Chris Brown was seen touring college campuses with his family. Why?? I don't know, seemed odd to me as well. According to Theresa's blog, many are saying that Chris Brown is the victim because Rihanna is lying. Oh c'mon! Be serious! If some of you didn't see the pictures, I suggest you do, because I highly doubt that the bruises just appeared or she "accidentally" fell. Domestic abuse is a serious crime, and just because you are a celebrity or a wealthy person, does not mean they should not be charged the same. It's a shame that people can say that money can't by love or happiness; but can allow for money to buy justice!

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If you look for love on the net, let your heart get involved, but not your wallet!!

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Are you lonely? Are you sad and tired of staying at home on a Saturday night? Do you need to be held and loved? You are probably tired of going out on pointless dates that will never go anywhere! So, instead of asking your friend for that blind date, maybe you will go ahead and do some blind date-searching of your own. So what is your result? Internet romance right ….WRONG!!!!!

Like Paige stated in her blog on “The Second Life” websites like eharmony.com and Match.com have been becoming very popular during the last few years because so many “lonely” people are going on these sites for answers to their loneliness and seeking love. Although you may visit these sites and finally have someone steal your heart, they can also be stealing your money.

According to CNN, Julia Abrantes from Atlanta,Georgia, claims she had been cleaning her house and getting herself all dolled up for hours. She goes to the airport to finally meet and pick up the love of her life….but he never showed! She said her heart was broken, where was the love of her life?? Answer: SPENDING HER MONEY!!!

Patrich Giocolo runs RomanceScams.org; she claims that Julia Abrante isn’t alone in the case of
romance scams, because she too has been a victim. Giocolo tells the story of how she went on a dating site and met a man she was getting along with beautifully. They began speaking on the phone and he told her he had to fly to Ghana to build roads. She found this a bit odd, but did her research and she did find that there were bids going on in Ghana to build roads, so that was cleared up. He then claimed that his workboots were stolen, so Giocolo sent him a brand new pair including $500. The next phone call, he had requested another $500, she hesitated a bit because she was tight on money herself, and therefore she only sent $150. He then said he had
gotten into an accident and asked for more money. By this point Giocolo had gotten a funny feeling in her stomach and while researching, she literally stumbled on a website on romance scammers. Some of these sites show pictures of past scammers, and Giocolo saw hers. He heart sank and she was devastated, everything had been a complete lie!!! All that money down the drain, and she was left with nothing. No love and a broken heart, including a hole in her pocket.

These websites give you great tips on noticing a scammer and a database where you can locate them. All these women including Julia Abrantes from Georgia claimed that have learned their lessons. I always think that any of the “love matching” sites are completely bogus and just want your money because they know how desperate people can be! So before you go out searching for dates online, just trust that friend and go on that blind date, hey, you never know it can probably work. And FYI ladies, if you see that by the end of that diner date it won’t be going anywhere, the one who will have the hole in the pocket will be him and not you! Hahahaa!!

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Are our Computers stealing our Identity???

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Ok, so in the beginning of the semester, two fellow classmates and I did a presentation on the article "The Long Tail" by Anderson. It was a brief explanation of how online shopping is very popular nowadays. Many Americans surf through the internet to find special bargains and anything that would be on sale online rather than in the store itself. In my sociology course, I came across the term "distance zones" which explains the living of the American life. It means that we Americans like and need to have our space when we are out and about, therefore shopping online is the result. When the holidays come around, we hate being in Herald Square having everyone bump into you every sixteenth of a block, so instead of going to the items, we like the items to come to us. Major sites like Amazon and eBay are huge when it comes to online shopping. The article "The long tail" stated the rises of percentages of purchases throughout the years through these sites. They are very popular and very gentle to our wallets. But, what happens when you make a purchase online and then when you receive your monthly statements and you see purchases that seem odd to you? Purchases that seem outrageously priced and you don't remember doing? Maybe it's because you didn't make that purchase, and someones else did! You could be a victim of fraud! YIKES!!! However, you start to think, how careful you are, your social security isn't posted anywhere online and when it comes to these major sites, your privacy is guaranteed. So how can anyone get your information?? Thats easy, the criminal got the info because you gave it to them through your own computer....literally!
You would never suspect anyone to get your data through your computer. But that is because these criminals are such geniuses that you would NEVER know. That is because your computer will be working in tip-top shape and you won't notice anything is wrong. This was they can log your key strokes and capture your credit card numbers and passwords. Crazy right!!??!! So here are some tips letting you know you are a target!
1. If your computer is experiencing long slowdowns out of know where, there is some fishy program in the background.
2. If you are getting numerous pop-ups that you can't control or delete, you are probably a victim of identity theft.
3. If you are typing a site and you are sent to a weird website you didn't intend to go. or your search results are funny....you are most likely a victim.

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So what can you do??
The best way that you can control or get rid of this is by getting an "anti-virus software". This is a great help because it can detect the program and disable it. However, some can clean out your computer completely for a fee, although some can it for free. So make sure to do your research!!

One Laptop Per Child-Good or Bad?

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Nicholas Negroponte founded the One Laptop Per child Mission. His deeply believes this would be an exceptional process for the poorest children around the world to get an education. He believes is would be a "...joyful, self-empowerment" experience for the children and that it would bring a brighter future. He also states how getting an education should be a requirement and not a privilege. So, I've asked many people their opinions on this issue, and I have gotten so many mixed reviews! Many say, that they think it's a "...dumb idea that won't work, kids just want cartoons and Myspace..." or others that would say "...that would be great for the poverty countries, those children should have a chance to get some kind of education." However, I'm still stuck in the middle! I don't know exactly how I feel about the whole idea, I stronlgy agree with both points made by the people outside this class, also in the article "Are Celebrities Human?: OLPC", Theresa disagrees with the idea as well. In one hand I do think that those that are less fortunate around the world should have the privilage to get an education...a formal education. Having the laptop would bring extra hmph for the child to actually want to get an education. According to CNN, Rwanda had recieved a donation of laptops in a school that barely had any electricity. However, before the laptops only 50 percent of students showed up to class, but now this transformation brang in 1000 more students. Also, they are teaching their family members which I thought was a great way of family interactions, which brought me back to the presentation David, Paige and Kaitlyn did on DiMaggio. When they argued whether the internet broke or brang together a family.
In the other hand I thought of David's blog "Unemployment in the U.S.", if there isn;t enough money to keep our fellow Americans recieveing pay stubs every two
weeks, how can we possibly afford a "low cost" laptop for these children. This is
what doesn;t make sense and why it keeps me in the middle of the situation. I don't think they would use it for educational purposes only, who knows if they would into the social world of the internet? You may say "they are only kids...." but, according to one of my articles "Do you know who's really behind the screen? cont'd" children are the main targets online. If this were to completely go through, I beleive all children should be adult supervised.
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Baby sitters in sex act

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The majority of our Americans confide in daycares and babysitters for the care they child needs while they are away at work for the day.At times, families leave it up to our wonderful technology to look for babysitters that would fall under the family's budget, or look for ads in the newspapers. Or the usual a neighborhood day care where it is very familiar to the community and to other families with similar situations.
According to the Associate Press, Stephan Quick and Samantha Light ran a baby sitting service from their home. They had apparently been video taping themselves performing sexual acts on infants as young as 2 months old, up to children as old as 6. This is all came about when a 3 year old daughter told their parents that Quick and Light had touched her in the "wrong places". These parents immediately made a call to police. Police searched Quick and Light's home, computers and video cameras, learning to find video tapes of these performances and kiddie porn on their computers. They have no history of crimes, but are being held in custody.
This is such a disturbing story, because for many parents, this rings up many questions and concerns. They will start not to trust all those around them with their children and brings a great amount of stress to the family.

Do you know who's really behind the screen? (cont'd)

According to the blog, Divorce within the family: "The Second Life", Paige starts off stating how the internet is such important factor in our social lives right now. Especially since we had limited communication with others before the internet was brought into our lives. It is now used for dating, making new friends, school work and according to Anderson's "The Long Tail", it is also a place to go shopping instead of going to a BEST BUY. The statements made in her blog are absolutely true. The internet is such a reliable source that it is a true addiction for many people, and it can sometimes be such a horrifying place to encounter your worst nightmares!

Like I've mentioned before, Facebook and Myspace are highly popular and it's THEE networking place for almost all college students and for all those who want to have a social life with the world. One good thing about these sites is that you can confirm who you want to be friends with because you can see who is actually requesting you. If the person is unfamiliar, you easily deny them. In "The Second Life", another way of communication was provided, it wasn't Myspace or Facebook, it was actually the oldest method of all, the infamous CHAT ROOMS. The couple in her article met on a chat room, moved across the country for this loved one, and married, eventually ending in a divorce. Main reason was because they weren;t who they seemed to be online, in person. The beauty of being in a chat room is, that you can use your imagination. You can be anything you want and have all the luxuries in the world by just creating a character.
No one could know if you're lying, nor see how you look like, how could they? It's all words behind a screen while other are either amazed or intrigued. Since this is possible in chat rooms, they are also very dangerous for the young ones that use the internet as a place to socialize.
Sex offenders use chat rooms highly in order to capture their next victim. They'll pose as a 12 year old girl for the 12 year old boy on the other end to make conversation. They'll be your friend when you are in need and want someone to cry to. They easily talk you into trusting them, by twisting words and saying exactly what you want to here, you eventually confide in them and begin telling your whole life story. According Chloe Albanesuis, these predators move through the relationship slowly before convincing them to meet, resulting into God knows what. Chat rooms are very dangerous for children that aren't supervised and usually, they are kids that have low self esteems and believe they aren't good for anything. It is reported that by PCMAG.com that Myspace has deleted 30, 000 prolfiles belonging to sex offenders and 5,585 offender profiles have been deleted from Facebook as well according to TECHLIME.com.
However, it is hard to say that any of these websites or chat rooms will ever be "predator" free, but we can continue to help catch them or talk more to our children making them more aware.



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Murder in God's House

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If anyone would asks you, "what do you think is the safest place to be?". Many people would say there homes, a family member's home, and a good majority would say a church. In one of my english courses, I read a novel called "Chronicles of a death foretold", an investigation on two brother who killed the main character due to the code of honor on behalf of their sister and family. They brothers ran inside the church where no one could hurt them and they could confess their sins. The church symbolized safety and a place where anyone could be trusted. So what happens when all this is violated?

U.S. News- In Illinois, a pastor is killed inside a baptist church during a sunday serivce. A man walked in a spoke to Reverend Fred Winters momentarily, then pulled out a gun and shot him in the chest. As he tried to shoot again, the gun jammed and he then takes out a knife. As parishoners tackle the man down, he slashes two others, wounding them severley. It is still uknown why this man came and shot the pastor, also many don't know if they had any kind of relationship. Both victims are in recovery, and so is the gunman. Questions are still unanswered and a community is left despair and fear. Many people from the neighborhood couldn't believe there was a shooting in a church; a place where they would gather once a week to praise and give thanks for their blessings. So you come to wonder, if a shooting can happen in a church then that means there is no place that is completely safe.

According to CBS, there will be a prayer tonight for Rev. Fred Winters in a nearby community church. They ask for everyone to continue praying and thanks for thr great support. Winters was a father of two and a pastor of First Baptist church for 22 years. This is a horrifying story that upsets many people, and make you think "A pastor killed?". I just hope justice is served and investigators will get to the bottom of this!

Kills his family...killed himself

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So we all know how relationships can be a bit difficult at times. And we know that arguments tend to always occur when in a relationship and hope that i wouldn't get top severe. A relationship such as a marriage can have may rocky moments, as you can read about on my fellow classmate's blog Divorces within the family. As she write about divorces in families and how it can affect others and also the importance of the decision making at all. It's usually based on the fights and misunderstandings the couple may conquer. Abuse is a very delicate case that many women go through, but may never report it and continue suffering, or they come forth in fear. However, it will always take that one celebrity to bring the abuse case to life. As another classmate writes about the celebrity gossips in our present time in her blogs of Are Celebrities Human?. The case of Chris Brown and Rihanna is major at the moment, as Chris Brown is being accused of hitting Rihanna. Now many abuse cases and coming forth and domestic abuse is now being closely looked at and taken more seriously. However, we always hope that relationship or marriage arguments ever escalate to abuse, but this isn't always the case.

According to CNN, Davon Crawford, 30, of Ohio was being searched for by police. Apparently he was being accused of killing his family members this past week. It is assumed that Crawford had gotten into an argument with his newly wife Lechea Crawford when it turned violent, resulting in numerous deaths. It is believed that Mrs. Crawford and Mr. Crawford were having a heated argument and it escalated heavily. Davon Crawford then, takes out a gun and kills his own wife, her sister Rose Stevens and 3 of her young children, of 5 years old and twins, 2 years old. Two other children ages 7 and 12 were wounded but managed to escape and are being treated for. After police received a call, then quickly began a search to the building Crawford lived at. The whole area was surrounded by police, then entered to confront Crawford. They found him hiding in his bathroom, when Crawford saw police he immediatley shot himself taking his own life. As of now, speculaiton leads to an argument gone wrong as evidence doesn't conclude to a clear cause. The wounded children are being taken cared for and now await on what will happen next.

So, if you're gay...you die??

New York Times-Two arrests have been made this past week due to a hate crime that occurred on December 17,2008. Ecuadorian Jose Sucuzhanay a real estate broker and his brother were walking arm in arm at 3:15am in Brooklyn, to keep warm because of the cold weather. They were then attacked by Keith Phoenix, 28 and Hakim Scott 25, who began hitting them with a baseball bat and kicking them yelling anti-hispanic and anti-homosexual phrases. They hit Jose with a beer bottlein the back of his head, and hit his rib,shoulders and back repeatedly until he fell on the floor. His brother Pedro was also badly beaten but had made it, Jose died instanlty.

Scott was found at his home near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, and Phenoix was believed to be picked up in Yonkers. Scott had made a full confession to the police, but only because he wanted to get it off his chest, however, the murder did not trouble him. Scott and Phenoix thought that the brothers were gay and therefore attacked them. It is believed that the attack was because of hispanic hate, homosexual hate, and immgrant hate, as well.

Jose Sucuzhanay came to the states for a better life. He became a waiter and had gotten his license to own his own buiseness, and was successful at it. He leaves behind two children who live back home in ecuador with their grandmother. It's sad how things like this have to happen, and especially over a mistake!!! I hope their family gets full justice!

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Disapperance on Friday the 13th!!!

CNN-On Friday February 13, 2009 in Escondido California, Amber Leeanne DuBios disappeared on her way to school. She was holding a check that was for a down payment on a sheep that she wants to buy for her Future Farmers of America class. Apparently she didn't make it to school and hasn't been heard from since. Her mother Carrie McGoingle had stated that Amber wasn't like many other teens. She was a quiet girl that was always into her books and liked to spend time at home with her friends instead of just hanging out at the mall. She claims that Amber was not a member of Myspace or Facebook either and would never go anywhere without telling her mother nor father. She was very close to them and they knew Amber "very, very well".
The last time friends saw Amber was the Sunday before the incident, where she was walking with an unidentified person about half a mile from her home. No one knows the circumstances of the disappearance or the person she was with, however all of it together looks suspicious to the Esconidido community. Apparently, Ambers phone was on for only 20 seconds when they tried calling, and has been off ever since. There is a massive search going on right now, in which the FBI has involved themselves in, they are determined to get to the bottom of this and hope only for the best. For those who knew Amber, they say it is very unusual for her to just disappear or wander off with anyone. She isn't one to just go off with strangers, or not report to her family. Hailey Kosinski, a close friend of Amber, recalls Amber being very shy at first, but very outgoing when you get to know her, and as a person who always puts a smile on your face when you are feeling down. She is afraid to know what has happened to Amber and praise that she will return safely. The family is being very cooperative with authorities, but it has been over 8 days and no signs have turned up yet. As of now, there is no word of what's going on, but hopefully things will change and there will be a positive outcome. Lets keep our fingers crossed everyone!!

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DID YOU KNOW??

In today's class, Dr. Daniels presented a video called "Did you know?" It was basically a statistical wrap up from the last 20 years or so. It was a "Youtube" presentation, all words and some visual graphics that dealt with the predictions of human life and knowledge within the next 30-40 years. Also the comparing the population of the United States with India and China....which completely blew me away, because America can at times have a "cocky" attitude. In otherwords thinking that we have the best technology and no one can stand next to us, however after seeing the numbers of HONOR students in India compared to the TOTAL amount of children in the U.S., made me see that America has to step their game up! I knew China was higher in technology and knowledge wise because our goods usually come from them, but India really surprised me. That is awesome, their knowledge is really advanced and it puts us at competition. There were also predictions of the human species and computers within the next couple of years, how a computer will have 2x the knowledge! THATS INSANE!!! The use of text messages and cell phones have doubled and will now continue to TRIPLE as the years come along. The link will be attached to this post and I suggest you to see it, if you haven't! You will see how advanced everything things are and how in depth technology and knowledge will become. I have no more words because it completely blew me away. All I can say is that...AMERICA BETTER GET READY!!!!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY (length 4:42)

An 11-year old criminal....JEALOUSY KILLS

On Friday February 20, 2009, 11 year old Jordan Brown murdered his father's pregnant fiancee. Brown had a kiddie shotgun, and killed Kenzie Houk, while she slept on her bed, then hopped on the bus to school. He allegedly shot Houk in the back of the head apparently because of jealousy of the unborn baby.
"There was an issue with jealousy. He told my son stuff," said Houk's brother-in-law, Jason Kraner, 34, who described the boy as "rough." (New York Post). Brown had also mentioned that he did want to kill Kenzie. Her 4-year old daughter was eating breakfast and came upstairs to discover her dead mother an hour later. The little girl ran outside yelling that her "mommy" was dead, to three tree trimmers. The unborn infant had died several minutes after Houk ran out of oxygen. Brown was pulled out of class at 11 a.m. and questioned by state police. Brown had given a phony story sating that he saw a suspicious black truck on the property, which led to an hours long investigation. However, when the other Houk's daughter, 7 years old, was interviewed, she said she heard a "loud bang" and saw Brown with the shotgun that he and his father hunt with . It is believed that Brown was jealous over the daughters and the unborn child and probably felt "overpowered". He is being charged as an adult with two counts of homicide. Kenzie Houk loved Jordan Brown dearly, states the family. She never saw him as a rough boy and believed they all lived happy.
I'm glad this 11 year old is being charged as an adult. He knew what he was doing, it was already planned, therefore this can't be seen as an accident. However, since I don;t have children myself I can't say that this was bad parenting, because the situation is still unknown. -Post Wire Services

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The Chmip attacks!!!

NBCConnecticut.com-This past week a woman was attacked by a chimpanzee in Stamford Connecticut! Apparently, Charla Nash (victim) went over to visit Travis the chimp and her longtime friend Sandra Herold (the owner), and when approaching Travis, he viciously attacked her. The public had spoken to the media, stating that the attack was quite difficult to understand, since Nash had always visited them and Travis did know her. So what could have possibly caused Travis' reaction? As of now there is no actual answer, but many probabilities. Travis had lime disease that he was being treated for, the medication is thought to have caused this reaction. However, many say the medication had nothing to do with it, it is highly speculated that it was the color of Nash's hair. It seems that Nash had a dark color the previous week, and when she came this time around to greet Travis, she had blond hair. Therefore Travis didn't recognize Nash, and ferociously attacked her. The desperate call to the police by Herold, led to the killing of the chimp; it was the only way to get him off of Nash. Doctors at Stamford Hospital say, that Nash is lucky to be alive, since the attack was BRUTAL to her face leaving her a bit disformed. Her hands and scalp had major injuries, and blood was everywhere which made it hard to see through. Nash and her family were taken by a private jet to Cleveland Clinic, to a medical team that specializes in facial surgeries and plastic surgery.
“It will be several days before we can determine the full extent of her injuries, therefore it will take some time before we can determine what will be the next steps in her care,” one of the doctor's said. (msnbc.com) So i guess we have to wait and see what will actually happen to Nash, but she will recover! Good Luck!!
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Missing little girl....

CNN-A little girl from Florida is reported missing as of this past Tuesday. Haleigh Cummings, 5 years old, was not in her bed at 3 a.m. Ronald Cummings, father of Haleigh believes his child was abducted from their trailer home. The family lives in Putnam County, and on Monday evening Cummings has been at work and left his girlfriend Misty Croslin, 17, babysitting Haleigh and her 4 year old brother as well. Croslin states putting the kids to bed at 8p.m. and she went to bed at 10 p.m. For some reason she woke up at 3 a.m. and checked on the kids. That’s when she saw Haleigh missing and saw the back door of the trailer was open. Croslin made the immediate frantic phone call to the police saying that Haleigh is missing. The phone call was recorded as Croslin told the operator that the back door as being held by a brick. Cummings stated that he didn’t understand why the door was opened. The family doesn’t use the back door at all, also that “we have only used that door twice since we’ve been living here”.
As of now, everyone is a suspect; all friends and family are being investigated. Haleigh’s maternal grandmother had said that her daughter Crystal Sheffield, Haleigh’s mother and Cummings had a very rocky relationship and agreed to alternate every weekend. With tears in her eyes she pleaded in front of reporters that "I just want whoever's got her to bring her home,"…. "That's all I want, is my baby home." Ronald Cummings had pleaded the same as his voice broke with tears in his eyes. Croslin has been staying at home with her parents as she also takes care of her own child. Both Croslin and Cummings had agreed on taking a polygraph exam, and both passed. However questions are still unanswered and everything is still in the air. There is no solution near, and prayers are being silently shouted. Many fear the worst and hope the one responsible would come forth. Information has been distributed in the article, in where you can go or call to give any data and help find this little girl save and sound, and most importantly soon! This image was found on Flickr.com

Infant left alive to die!

Associated Press- Twenty year old Ciara Craig will be charged with first degree murder after dumping her own baby into a Louisiana river. Ciara had stated that she had a one night stand and had gotten pregnant from it. She claims she wasn't ready to have a baby, and had considered abortion but the pregnancy was too far along. She had hidden the pregnancy from her grandmother with whom she lived with, and had the baby at home as well.
As the law goes in Louisiana, any child murdered under the age of 12, will be prosecuted with first degree murder and can result in the death penalty. A witness claims that Craig had drove up to the river, walked out of the car with a black bag in her hand. She had placed the bag into the river and walked back slowly to the car and drove off into the night. The infants heart was supposedly still beating when Craig had thrown her into the river. Officers say Craig had so many other options to have considered and it kills that she ignored all of them. Results to this case are still being investigated and the autopsy of the baby girl will be occuring this afternoon (2/11/09).
For those who have infants and feel you are not ready to raise a child, there are many places where you can drop the baby off. Any precinct or hospital will glady take your child and press no charges, the will just make sure the baby is healthy and in it's best conditions. You can seek help or talk to someone you confide in that will give you the best advice. Never take a child's life out of selfishness. Remember you are given the gift of life and prosperity and that gift should be given to anyone.

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Do you know who's really behind the screen?

Ok, so we all know how famous MYSPACE and FACEBOOK are. Many of us own a profile ourselves to interact with others and share images of our "exciting" lives. Yet, we never think of those who may hack into your profile and see pictures of you even though they are set to "FRIENDS ONLY". We never think of the freaks that are out there enjoying what they see, and
are thinking of ways to trap you! According to the Associated Press, this past week and 18 year old male student from Milwaukee posed as a female on Facebook tricking about 31 of his male classmates into sending him naked pictures of themselves, having the youngest of 15 years old. He would then use these pictures as blackmail in order to get sexually pleasured by these males.
The 18 year old is Anthony Stancl who attends New Berlin Eisenhower highschool. It is said he would pose as a female named Kayla or Emily tricking his male classmates in conversation. All 31 males came forth in an interview, stating that Stancl (as Emily or Kayla) tried convincing them to meet in order for to perform sexual acts. If the boys denied, the "girl" would threaten by saying she would post their naked photos on the internet to show all their friends.
Stancl is being charged with 5 counts of child enticement, two counts third degree of sexual assaults, repeated sexual assault on the same child and possession of child pornography. He has also been charged for making a bomb threat back in the spring of 2007, an incident where he had written on the school bathroom wall and sent to teachers. This resulted the school's closing.
If convicted guilty to all these crimes, it is said he will face up to 300 years in jail...in otherwords LIFE!!!!

This kid is obviously mentally disturbed and needs some serious help! As for the boys assaulted, you shouldn't be sending any dirty naked pictures of yourselves anyways. However, this shloud be a lesson learned, and justice will be served on Anthony Stancl. My advice for him...cherish your last days of freedom!!!

Imagine saying your last words to the love of your life...

On February 6 on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, pregnant tourist Sara Kuszack, 36, was found slashed across the throat. She had been jogging one morning while vacationing in Puerto Rico, when suddenly a man grabbed her and stuffed her into the trunk of his car, later raping and killing her. It is said by her mother Joan Lang, that Kuszack made the last phone call to her fiance Cheshire McIntosh crying in fear saying "I am going to die..." and stating she knows she doesn't have a "chance with this man". She called from inside the trunk in desperate need of help, as the FBI used the signal from the phone to locate her. An hour later she was found dead. McIntosh didn't give any commentary, as he asked the public to give him some privacy and time to grieve.

Eliezer Marquez, 36, was arrested Wednesday admitting to killing Kuszack as he sat wit bloodstains on his shirt and pants. He cried to officer Arsenio Rodriguez, stating that he felt bad because he didn't know Kuszack was pregnant, and feels horrible because he has a daughter himself and knew he had made a big mistake. He could face up to life in prison, just like his mother,Ines Nevado. Back in 1992, Nevado had murdered two young siblings of ages 2 and 3, also by slits at the throat.
Sara Kuzsack was known by friends and family as a smart, adventerous woman who had no fear of anything. They always figured that anyone to be murdered would be those who would have enemies and or have faults, however Kuszack didn't have either and it's just a shock it happened to her. McIntosh and Kuzsack were set to marry in March, his memory of her is that, she would cheer up anyone who seemed down. ( Crime News, National News)


I found this story appalling! I cannot imagine saying my farewell to any loved one. Especially in a situation you have no control of. As much as you want to explore the world and live your life, it's sad how someway it has to be ruined. It just shows there is no piece or comfort no matter how happy and successful you are. Marquez deserves the harshest punishment and hopefully gets life in person. It's ironinc how Marquez followed the same trail as his mother, well at least they will be together! Like mother Like son! Hope Sara Kuszack's family receive full justice!

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