dirtboyz

2010-02-22T14:14:00.001-08:00

http://www.cfr.org/publication/18348#p2

2009-11-23T10:51:00.001-08:00

Elbridge Gerry (1744- 1814)

Elbridge Gerry led the forces against ratification in Massachusetts.

He served as a vice president under President James Madison.

He was one of the signers of the declaration of independence.

He refused to sign the constitution because it didn’t include the bill of rights.

He was elected government of Massachusetts.

2009-10-28T05:58:00.000-07:00

REACH FOR THE STARS, vote dagget for nj governor

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dagget

2009-10-28T05:28:00.000-07:00

Buoyed by a good showing in two polls yesterday, independent gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett came out swinging in last night’s debate with Democratic Gov. Corzine and Republican Christopher J. Christie.

“My two opponents’ campaigns have been going backward since June,” said Daggett. “Mr. Corzine, because he has had a series of failed fiscal policies which led our state to near ruin, and Mr. Christie, because he’s had a campaign without substance and lacking in intellectual integrity.”

Plasticity lab conclusion

2009-06-05T05:58:00.000-07:00

In class we tried to create a substance that acted like the mantel. We mixed together water and corn starch and when you rolled it around in your hand it acted like a solid, but right when you stop rolling it just turned into a liquid. This is just like how the mantle behaves because it acts like a liquid and a solid. That is exactly like the mantle. After the lab we cleaned up our mess and it took a really long time. This was one of the funnest labs I had ever done.

October Sky

2009-06-05T05:44:00.000-07:00

Last week we watched a movie about a boy named Homer Hickam who wanted to win the science fair so all his friends would get scholarships. If he managed to get a scholarship he wouldn't have to work in the mines with his dad. The mines were a very dangerous job to have to do because pieces of the mines collapsed and injured people all the time. So Homer Hickam and his friends started building rockets. In there first 50 attempts they failed, but finally they figured it out. People came to see there progress everyday. Finally they entered there towns science fair and won. Then they went to the nationals. Only Homer Hickam could go because it was to much money to pay for all of them to go. So he entered, but someone had stealen his rocket. His dad quickly arranged to have the rocket brought to Homer. Homer was so happy when he received another rocket and ended up winning th science fair. All of his friends were offered free scholarships.

response to breast cancer

2009-05-05T10:51:00.000-07:00

I read a blog about breast cancer. I learned many things. I learned that symptoms of breast cancer are lumps in the breasts. It can spread throughout your body. It is very common for women to have breast cancer. It not common for men to have breast cancer. I learned that this cancer is the second most common cancer in the world. This blog was very helpful. It taught all about breast cancer.

http://1cowboysfan.blogspot.com/2009/05/breast-cancer.html

Dwarfism (achondroplasia)

2009-05-04T08:32:00.000-07:00

Dwarfism is one of the many genetic disorders that make life harder for the people that have them. Dwarfism was discovered and named in 1967. The symptoms of dwarfism are poor growth, failure to thrive, short stature, short arms, short legs,subnormal intelligence, short feet and short hands. The complications are that you walk slower. There is currently no treatment for dwarfism. If you have dwarfism you die earlier then a normal person. More then 50 million people in the Us have dwarfism. Anyone is vulnerable to dwarfism. However some people believe that boys have a better chance of getting dwarfism then girls. Genes known as RMRP have mutated and have been known to cause dwarfism. I feel terrible for the people that have dwarfism. I feel terrible because they have a lot harder time then me.

www.wikipedia.com

IPhones are free in Japan!!!!!!!

2009-02-28T08:04:00.000-08:00

In Japan iphones are free! If you have a smart phone in 2 years you can get a iphone for free. This offer is expected to end in May. Some people may want the 16GB which would cost $118. Japan has a very competetive cell phone market. A marketer thought that the iphone wouldn't sell well. I want to go to japan and by one now.

http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/02/26/in-japan-iphones-are-now-free/

Underwater bombs threaten marine life

2009-02-28T07:53:00.000-08:00

The sea floor is filled with tons of underwater bombs. These bombs were left from the US navy, but they are majorly affecting sea life. These bombs are causing cancer and therefor endangering many animals.These bombs were supposed to be safe to sealife. Unfortunately these bombs are majory affecting sea life. I hope scientists can figure out a way to stop this.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/26/undersea.munitions.cleanup/index.html

My roller coaster Website

2009-02-24T05:29:00.000-08:00

Eruption

Giant Snake

2009-02-06T12:56:00.000-08:00

Scientists find a snake fossil from 48 million years ago. This snake would have been 13 meters long and 2,500 pounds. Scientiscall this snake Titanoboa cerrejonensis. Titanoboa's fossilized remains were discovered at a coal mine in the tropical Cerrejon region of northern Colombia by a team of scientists. It would have had to be 86 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit for the snake to have survived. I think this is cool but im happy no snake was ever this big.

Report cards failing

2009-02-05T13:10:00.000-08:00

Gov. Jon Corzine's goal of raising standards in New Jersey high schools is getting off to a bad start. Tons of middle school students are failing. New tests are being made to prepare students for what is to come.Responding to test data released today, people think that harder tests will make it easier for students to suceed in the later years to come. However other people think that the tests are getting to hard to fast.Fifth and sixth graders failed in badly on the proficiency test. In language arts, 40 percent of all fifth and sixth grade students failed. Some other districts had failure rates above 70 percents.Rich Vespucci thinks that the decrease in scores was exspected, but personally I think they made these tests way to hard

a flying car!!!!!!

2009-01-22T15:38:00.000-08:00

A flying car has just been released into the market. This car can fly 500 miles before it runs out of gas. This car is 194,000 dollars. I think that it's worth it. You drive to the runway to take off and then when you land the wings fold up and you can leave. A boston area company made this possible.I think this is a amazing accomplishment.

The new president!!!!

2009-01-21T14:09:00.001-08:00

Today a new president has been elected, but not an ordinary president. This is because he is the first black president ever.The place was packed with tons and tons of people. Obama was oficially declared president at 12:10. With this great new step in america there is still one question which is how will Obama be able to handle all these problems.

Obama promises to the economy many things. Here is what he said. "Today, I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious, and there are many. But know this America...they will be met. This is a very challenging promise to hold out. Obama also thanked president Bush for his service. I think that showed great charachter. I think Obama will be able to pull this off. Obama also said "we will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan." I agree with this statement. There are to many soldiers in Iraq.

This was witnessed by millions of people all over the world. I wish Barack Obama the best. I am confident he will be a very succesfull president. He will make this world a better place.

Heart Attacks?

2009-01-10T10:39:00.000-08:00

Researchers believe they have found a way to help heart attack patients recover faster. They believe they can do this by prompting bone marrow to release certain stem cells. The discovery was made by scientists at Imperial College in London led by Dr Sara Rankin. She was looking for a way to release the cells that make blood vessels.They are now finding ways to multiply these cells. All they need to do now is provide proof.

extinct or not extinct

2008-12-01T14:43:00.000-08:00

Scientists think tey may have found a way to bring back animals extinct. These scientists are from penn state university.Steven Schuster says this is the first time theyve been able to study a animal in the same detail of the ones living in our old time.They are testing this out on a mammoth they found in ice.They think they might be able to create a mammoth using dna.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/19/mammoth.dna/index.html

Clones!!!!!!!!!

2008-11-17T15:52:00.000-08:00

Japenese scientists have made clones of mice that have been dead for 16 years and frozen. Scientists have only been able to use cells from live animals until now.Researchers thought frozen cells wouldn't work beacause ice crystals would affect the dna.Now researched have figured out that that what scientists thought wasnt possible would be possible.Because of this scientist are able to clone mice. This is the first time frozen dna has been able to make a clone.

The rocket car

2008-10-27T14:56:00.000-07:00

Speed enthusiests are trying to break the speed record by making a rocket car go 1000 miles per hour. This car was unveiled at Lincolns Science Museam thursday.Them vehicles driver will be Andy Green a royal airforce fighter pilot. This 3 year mission will be lead by Richard noble who held the world speed record from 1994-1997. This alsome machine is only 3 years from now.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/23/bloodhound.world.speed.

Work is a pleasure in tommorows office

2008-10-16T15:57:00.000-07:00

Work is going to be awesome in the future. It will have a built in treadmill and portable meeting rooms.The office of the future will be designed to let workers roam.Michiel van der Kley has come up with a portable work station to make working better.The place of all of this is at Mellon University in pittsburg.There is a treadmill desk that lets you walk while you work.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/16/future.office/index.html

Math Is...

2008-06-16T11:45:00.000-07:00

I think math is challenging. Math is challenging because of algebraic expressions and many other things in math. For example the math algebra drives me crazy sometimes, but it is also sometimes fun. I LIKE MATH

how do you find oil

2008-05-29T14:28:00.000-07:00

It is extremely challenging to find oil. the people who dig up oil have only a 30% chance of striking it. Today in red class we did an experiment to see if we could find oil. Mrs. N taught us what we need to look for before we dig. Our group did a poor job of that because we didn't get any oil and our company went bankrupt. Today humans are running out of oil and oil is a nonrenewable resource. That means if we run out of we don't get anymore. It takes millions of years for oil to form.

Pollution

2008-05-29T14:13:00.000-07:00

The red class discovered how bad pollution was. Mrs R taught us how pollution got moved from lake to lake and eventually to the ocean. A couple of days ago we did an experiment by moving water from lakes to rivers and then to oceans. We did this so we could learn about pollution. We also learned that if there weren't humans the pollution would greatly decrease.

Science extra credit

2008-05-26T08:26:00.000-07:00

Jerry Bradford

Flimsy like a lace paper window pane
Rattled in a heavy wind blown rain
The rain
The rain came quickly down
And the shutters leaked as they tried in vain
To curb the pelting sound
The rain the rain falls wet and cold
And weakens the hillside ground
Which then gives way and
Tumults over the wall which cannot hold
The rain the rain
When will it end
The rain will never cease
The rain will someday wash our weary souls I am told
The rain the rain the rain the rain

I read the poem Flimsy Like Paper Lace by Jerry Bradford. The author describes what the rain does. He talks about the rain leaking in the shutters even though they were trying to keep the rain out. He talks about heavy rain that weakens the ground and makes the ground collapse eventually. He teaches that the rain can cause floods and that makes the poem better.

The poem would not be the same without the authors mention of rain.I think the author's trying to compare the rain to our feelings. Sometimes we want to stop our emotions just like the rain in the poem. Sometimes our feelings or emotions get flooded just like the rain did to the hillside.It taught me that things can collapse from too much rain. I think this is a great poem.

They had no cell phones back then!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-04-17T13:32:00.000-07:00

I think the biggest advancement in technology is cell phones because if you have a emergency you can pick up your cell phone and dial 911. Cell phones also have internet. Back then all people had cord phones only, but now there are cell phones.
Cell phones rock!!!!!!!!!!!!

A frog as big as a bowling ball

2008-03-02T14:53:00.000-08:00

The fossil of a frog the size of a bowling ball was found in Madagascar by paleontologist David Krause in 1993. But only recently did he find enough bones to figure out what the frog would have looked like.the frog weighed 10 ponds and was 16 inches long. This frog was alive millions of years ago when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Scientists say this frog is a relative of the horned frog.

For more information go to http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/02/18/frog.fossil.ap/index.html.

Two Survive Mount Hood

2008-01-15T16:29:00.000-08:00

Two very lucky climbers who were caught in horrible weather on Mount Hood ended up being stuck there for a night. Luckily they found a snow cave and ended up coming down the mountain on tuesday.There names were Matthew Pitts and Justin Votos. They wanted to summit Mount Hood, but they didn't realize how bad the weather would be so they weren't able to summit. This occured on January 15th. They were rescued by helicopter. They are very fortunate not to have died. Many people would have died.

The GIANTS are gonna win the superbowl!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-01-15T11:38:00.000-08:00

green bay will be smashed apart by the giants offensive line Also they have a advantage over green bay because bret farve injured his thumb after they beat green bay they will face the patriots or chargers in the superbowl they will destroy either team and win another surerbowl trophy

Three people died in chemical plant explosion in florida

2007-12-19T15:28:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately, three people were killed because of a chemical plant explosion in Jacksonville, Florida. At about 1:50 p.m. on December 19, the T2 Laboratories chemical plant exploded. The explosion was so powerful it shattered windows that were a few miles away and blew the front doors right off of the Holiday Inn. The officials have not yet determined why the explosion occured.
For more information, read the article at CNN.com or USAToday.com.

Omega Meme rules

2007-11-12T18:05:00.000-08:00

The rules are as follows:

Each player answers the six questions posted on this blog.

The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those answers are listed.

At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their blog names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. My favorite TV show is.......(explain why)

2. My favorite meal is...... (explain the meal in detail)

3. My favorite nonschool activity is...... (explain why but do not give specific names that can identify you)

4. Someone I look up to is....... (explain why)

5. My goal for the future is.....

6. In the first hour after school I usually do...... (explain why but do not give specific events or names that can identify you)

Omega Meme

2007-11-12T11:46:00.000-08:00

1. My favorite T.V. show is... Kid Nation because it is about kids that have to try to make a town better with out any adults help. the kids also have challenges sometimes.

2. My favorite meal... is calzones because they taste so good and don't have any meat in them.

3. My favorite non school activity is... playing football with all of my friends.

4. Someone I look up to is my mom and dad because they take really good care of me and I love them.

5. My goal for the future is... to make advanced math because I know I am smart enough to be in it.

6. In the first hour after school I usually do... watch T.V. or play video games because it's really fun.

brunswick acres playground fire

2007-10-10T16:18:00.000-07:00

SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Three township teenagers face criminal mischief charges for starting a fire in a pile of leaves that spread and destroyed $80,000 worth of playground equipment at Brunswick Acres School on Kory Road, police said.
The teenagers, whose names and ages were not released, are accused of piling leaves near the playground and starting the fire Saturday night, Detective James Ryan said. They apparently thought the fire was extinguished before leaving the area, he said
But the fire rekindled and burned the 40- by 40-foot playground, he said. The blaze was discovered shortly after 9 p.m., Ryan said. Firefighters put out the blaze within 10 minutes, and the juveniles came back to the scene from their nearby homes after hearing the firetrucks, Ryan said.
"All three were extremely remorseful. All the families have been extremely cooperative," Ryan said. "Investigators believe there was no intention for the extent of damage that was caused."

greatest baseball player of all time

2007-09-14T18:01:00.000-07:00

that picture of a baseball player is a picture of Bubba Crosby,the greatest baseball player of all time

question of the day

2007-09-12T17:36:00.000-07:00

if you try to do something and you fail to do it and by failing you accomplish the task, did you fail or suceed

candy mountain

2007-09-12T17:35:00.001-07:00

watch the video candy mountain it is hilarious

A-rod is well on his way in to the hall of fame and so is Derek Jeter

2007-09-12T17:34:00.001-07:00

addicting games.com

2007-09-12T17:31:00.000-07:00

go to addictinggames.com for a ton of awesome games

yankees hot streak

2007-09-12T17:28:00.000-07:00

The yankees picked up their game playing skills and are still dominating in the wildcard race.

giambi goes deep

2007-09-12T17:24:00.000-07:00

Jason giambi on the new york yankees hit a homerun with bases loaded in to left field when they had the giambi shift on.

What a incredible grand slam

fan on rampage

2007-09-12T17:20:00.000-07:00

at a base ball stadium there was a fan on rampage. The fan punched a player in the face.that fan is crazy!

Q

2007-09-12T08:55:00.000-07:00

wildcard race

2007-09-12T08:51:00.000-07:00

the yankees are five games ahead of the wild card race

2nd post

2007-09-12T08:27:00.000-07:00

the yankees are going to win the world series

My first post

2007-09-11T17:34:00.000-07:00

Hello! I can't believe I finally got this to work!