UNDER THE SEA 3D

Tomorrow I will be seing an imax 3d film called "Under the Sea."The movie shows the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth such as New Guinea and Southern Austrailia. It shows the most mysterious creatures that roam the ocean floors but it also shows the impact that global warming has on the sea. I am so excitied to see this movie because for one its imax and 3d and that is so incrediable and two this is something I am very interested in. I didn't know that global warming was affecting land and ocean at the same time. My fear is that many animals will die and become extinct because of this rapid change that is happening. One animal that is already affected by this is polar bears. Because the polar ice caps are melting and water levels their homes are being lost. Polar bears can only swim for a short amount of time so they usually drown trying to make to swim where. I feel so bad about it but I can't wait to see it.

MAKiNG LiNDENWOLD HiGH GREEN

I want to challenge Lindenwold High School to see how green we can make our school. I want Lindenwold to become one of the biggest go green schools around. By doing so here are some things I want students and teachers to think about. I want us to have a Waste-Free Wednesday. On Waste-Free Wednesday, this will be one day a week where students and staff will minmize there waste useage that day. For insistance, teachers should try to do all work on the smart board and not give out any papers that would cause trash. At lunch it could be a waste-free lunch by not eating anything that comes in containers such as juice boxes and sandwhich bags and use reusable food containers. Next we should baned all junk food from our lives. We have done that here at school already such was a good step into going green. Junk food is not only bad for your health but also bad for the environment. Teachers should also have green studies in each class. It would be nice to have a little green fact here or there in classes to make students aware of what's going on. Maybe some students would learn something and pay it forward to other places they go. Lastly, a report card should be made to see how much progress our school has made. If the first time around the grades are bad we want to get better and better at what we do until we pass with flying colors! Once I get a hold of this and start this with my school.

NiGHT iN AC

Saturday was so gorgous outside that Miguel, Nia, and I went to Atlantic City. Our plans at first was to go to Philly but the gallery was going to close by the time we got there. We got on the train about 6:30 and the train ride was nice. Even though, it was dark seeing the water and the different buildings was nice. As we were pulling up you could see the bright city lighting up in the sky. Once we got off the train and walked out into the city it looked so pretty out. All the buildings were lighting up and all the outlets were open. We walked into some stores and looked around and tryed things on then we walked to the broad walk. There were so many people on the broad walk especially wrestlers because finals were there. While we were walking around it got a little colder but I still enjoyed the night. We went into this one candy store that was crazy! It had so many different kinds of candys, candys that I never even heard of. I wanted so badly to get some but I forgot about how much my teeth were bothering me. Then we went to the Rain Forest and it wa so much fun. The inside of it actually looked like a forest and it had all animal noises too. After we left there we walked the board walk a couple of times and then we went home.

BROADWAY EXPERIENCE

Yesterday I went to go see Cats at the Merrian Theater in Philadelphia. Cats is ablout Jellicle cats who are all different, it goes through different characters throughout the play. At first I wasn't so excitied about going because I wasn't show if I like the whole broadway thing. When we first got there we took lots of pictures and I saw some of the actors outside before the show. Once we got in there it was packed. So many people were there and I was amazed by that. When the show started it was outstanding. The different cat outfits and make up was done very well. The dancing and singing was my favorite part of the show. Each of the cats had different personalties and two of my favorites were Rum Tum Tugger and Grizabella, the Glamour Cat. Rum Tum Tugger he was the cool cat. He was like a heartthrob and was like a rockstar. His oufit was the best and I loved his style. Grizabella, the Glamour Cat was the saddest cat and made me cry. Back in her prime she was the prettiest cat who everyone adored. Now, she had grown to become ugly and wore down and no one treats her nice. She had the best songs and you could feel her pain without the play. At the end of the play everyone becomes good friends with her and she has a happy ending. After the show was over we went to the back and wanted for the actors to come out. I was able to get 4 autographs from people and I was happy. I can't wait to go to any show like this.

MORE HARM THAN GOOD...

Biofuels are supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They do the opposite. Almost all of them produce more greenhouse gases than petrol or diesel, for two reasons:"emissions of nitrous oxide caused by the application of nitrogen fertilisers” the destruction of grassland, wetland and forest caused by the expansion of agriculture stimulated by this new market, you see this study on the biofuel carbon debt and this one on biofuels increasing greenhouse gases.
Biofuels, especially biodiesel made from palm oil also cause other kinds of environmental havoc. They are now among the major drivers of deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia, wrecking tens of millions of hectares of primary forest and driving orang-utans and other wildlife towards extinctionYesterday the EU imposed temporary tariffs on US biodiesel because subsidies over there distort trade - but that shouldn't be the only reason to stop the biofuels juggernaut
Is there any trade crazier than the liquid biofuel business? Apart from a handful of cars and vans running on used chip fat, it exists only because of government rules and subsidies. So what social benefits do these buy?

R.I.P HIP PIERCINGS

Last night I went to Empire Tattoo to look at different piercings with my friend Torrin. As we were looking at different things I asked the piercier to look at my hips to see if they were healing properly and he told me that they weren't. As a piercier, when doing surface piercings you are not supposed to use bars and more but instead use microdermals. The person who did mine wasn't very good at all and did it with bars anyway. Without having any knowledge of this before getting them done, I let him. As months went on they weren't healing and every move I made it would be painful. I couldn't understand why it was happening and then I found out that because I am so short any move I made it would stretch the skin. When he told me this bad news I cried so much! I was upset because I put in a lot of time and effort to take care of them and get them and I did it all for nothing. As soon as he took them out the holes closed right up but, I now feel relieved and pain free! I actually had a good night of sleep. But, you would think I would say after this I'm never getting another piering again. NOPE! In a month when they heal I will replace it with the microdermals. I can't wait!

Dear President Obama,

President Obama, I humbly beseech you to make your new home, The White House, a model green home. You have an incredible opportunity to make it a home from which all Americans can learn, and of which we can all be proud. What better way to start our country off on a bright new green path to the future than by making The White House the Great American Green House? I’ve been encouraged by some of the things you’ve said about your intentions to make your home more eco-friendly, and we’d like to offer some thoughts on how you might flesh-out your green home renovation program. The White House is over 55,000 square feet and has 132 rooms. There are over 35 bathrooms and the building has three kitchens. Using the Household Environmental Impact Calculator, I estimated that that The White House has a carbon footprint in the range of 1.2-1.5 million pounds of CO2 per year, uses somewhere around one million gallons of water, and generates over 50,000 pounds of trash each year. As a point of reference the average 2000 sq. foot American home has a carbon footprint of 65,000 pounds, uses 90,000 gallons or water and generates 3,800 pounds of trash per year. So The White House is no low-impact house! Fortunately your predecessors have already taken some steps in a positive direction. President Carter famously a solar water system in 1979, which was then unfortunately taken down by President Reagan. However, in 2002 a new solar system was installed to power lighting for the grounds. Apparently the toilets have been changed to low-flow models and many of the water fixtures have also been upgraded. President Clinton commissioned the Rocky Mountain Institute to do study on the White House and make recommendations for environmental improvements. I am not sure how many of those got made you’ll want to kick the tires on that one.