blog #52 Final part 4

                    


                                                                    

blog #52 part 3

Here some information on a book from the NewYork Times best seller list.

I'm about to type about a book callled Game of Thrones. A man who is a friend of the author said that it was terrific and thanks because a friend gave it to him.Now here is some more information on Game of Thrones.


 Game of Thrones is filled with seven kingdoms worth of feuding feudal families, complex genealogies, deceptions and betrayals, dragons and mysterious, violent creatures called the Others. Bantam books said that there are more than 4.5million copies of his book. Naturally he takes satisfaction that some,15 years after spurning the entertainment industry for its lack of imagination. A Game of Thrones television series is now days away from debut. As the author Mr. Martin put it , “The project that I thought most unlikely to ever be filmed — the project that was actually unfilmable — is now going to be this big show on HBO. One of the first men to read this book thought that it would be impossible to make and evidently he was wrong. Not only did they make it, it also made on the NewYork Times best sellers list and has been made into a tv show.

Game of Thrones whose first episode will be on next Sunday, is not only a prominent opportunity for Mr. Martin's work to be introduced to a wider audience. But also a bold rejoinder to its creator's skepticism. It is also a crucial and potentially costly test for HBO.

                                                                

Blog 52-Final Times Magazine

Here is a description on a article called

Another Nuclear Plant to Shut Down in Japan on Safety Concern. The articles talks about how there is another nuclear reactor that has been shut down. Apparently there is a electric power company boss named Chubba  who has to stop operations because Prime Minister Nato Kan made a request to shut down the power plant because of safety concern. There are concerns because like a power plant further north of it it is also located in a place where earthquakes happen often. The government then asked Chubba to stop operations until the plant has an emergency plan in case of a big tsunami. 

Residents and anti-nuclear activists have been worried about potenial danger in Omaezaki where the plant is located. There was a tsunami on March 11 that led to one of the World's worst nuclear accidents in Northeast Japan. In the weeks since the crisis people have been protesting in Tokyo to shut down Hamoaka. Kan's weird move in no small part aimed to counter the intense criticism his government has recieved over its handling Fukushima the plant next to Hamoaka. The Hamoaka plant was built in the 1970s near a known fault line on a geologically unstable peninsula.

It looks like God has allowed what happen to Japan because he thinks they need to turn towards him. Now I'm sure that there are some saved people in Japan and maybe this is how God is testing them. Dueteronomy 13:3  says you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and soul. Also maybe this is to bring those who thought about getting saved to get saved. Or those who didn't believe n God to start believing.

       

blog assignment # 48-49

Now here is a link to my glog. http://monkeytyler.glogster.com/edit/false/

blog#47/The Times Picayune-NO

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High-pressure deepwater well capping stack unveiled at offshore conference. A consortium of oil and gas companies unveiled a new device in Houston today that it claims will shut off a well gushing at high pressure. The Helix Well Containment Group is a cooperative effort of 24 Gulf oil companies.They have banded together and invested in spill-response technology. To convince the federal government that they could return to drilling in the deep sea and stop a leak like last years BP disaster.

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Canada's Conservatives win coveted majority. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his coveted majority in elections that changed Canada's political landscape, with the opposition Liberals and Quebec separatists suffering shattering defeat. Harper, who took office in 2006, has won two elections but until Monday's vote had never held a majority in Parliament's 308 seats. Forcing him to rely on the opposition to pass legislation. While Harper's hold on Parliament has been tenuous during his five-year tenure, he has managed to nudge an instinctively center-left country to the right.

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Pakistan's president denies harboring Osama bin Laden. Pakistaqn's leader denied suggestions that his country's  security forces sheltered Osama Bin Laden. As Britain demanded Tuesday that Islambad answer for how the Al-Quiada chief lived undetected for six years in a large garrison town close to the capital. But in a nod to the complexities of dealing of nuclear-armed, unstable country that is crucial to successs in the war in neighboring Afghanistan. British Prime Minister David Cameron said having "a massive row" with Islamabad over the issue would not be in Britain's interest.

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African American Leadership Project hosts town hall meeting tonight. On the heels of Major Mitch Landrieu's State of the City address, the African American Leadership Project will host a town hall meeting tonight at 6p.m. today to discuss New Orleans public policy goals. The free, public event will be held at the Ashe' Cultural Arts Center 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., in Central City. The evening will begin with a panel discussion featuring Calvin Mackee. Who will discuss economic issues; Raynard Sanders on education; and Patricia Hightower on home ownership and rental property matters.

5. Daniel Radcliffe and 'Bengal Tiger' among snubs in Tony nominations. Harry Potter won't be taking home a Tony Award this year. Actor Daniel Radcliffe didn't get great reviews for his high-profile performance in his revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,". Now the Tonys have agreed, failing to give the young actor a Tony nomination Tuesday morning. This is the second time Radcliffe has been snubbed by the Tony Awards, the first time being in 2009 for his Broadway debut in the play "Equus."

Now here what some of the newspapers are saying about Osama Bin Laden's death. The Los Angeles Times say that his surrender wasn't a likely outcome. An official said that he would have had to been naked. A surrender was possible only if it could be sure the terrorist leader didn't have a bomb hidden under his clothing and that he didn't pose any danger. Now let's see what the Chicago Sun Times have to say about him.

It says that Osama wasn't armed during the U.S. raid. Osama bin Laden was unarmed when he was confronted by U.S. commandos at his Pakistani hideout. Now these newspapers both have very good points. They both say that Osama wasn't armed. That has to be true because that is the only way he got caught. They are different  because they both focus on different aspects of Osama's death.

blog #46/Chicago Sun Times

1. U.S.: DNA confirms death of Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Was killed in a firefight with elite american forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run. Long believed to be hinding in caves, bin Laden was tracked down in a costly, custom-built hideout not far from Pakistan. President Obama says that justice has been done.

2. Prince William, Catherine stall honeymoon to throw off paparazzi. Once again prince William and his new bride, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, pulled a fast one on the world's media. While the speculation was rampant about where the newlyweds would honeymoon immediately after their wedding, William and Kate didn't play along. A source close to them said that they new keeping the location of where their honeymoon would be would virtually impossible. While they know that they will spend the rest of their life in the spotlight, they figured postponing it a couple of weeks would make it easier to slip away.

3. Nintendo says successor to Wii coming in 2012. In disclosing its plans  Monday, Nintendo Co. didn't say what the new system will do. The Japanese company plans to show a playable model of the new console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, which runs June 7-9 in Los Angeles. Nintendo has dominated sales of video game consoles and sold 86 million Wiis since launching it in 2006. The Wii caused a splash with its innovative motion-sensing controller.

4. Playstation Network outage prompts Sony investigation. LOS ANGELES — Sony Corp. is investigating the outage of its PlayStation Network, a system that links gamers in live play worldwide.The company first blogged about the outage Wednesday, and on Thursday said it could take a “full day or two” to get the service back up and running. It did not indicate what it believed to be the cause of the outage.

Posts on a PlayStation message board on Friday afternoon indicated the system was still down.

5. 3DS easy to get hooked on. Grown-ups and casual gamers aren't typically the people you see glued to a portable game system from nintendo. But having spent time with the handheld Nintendo 3DS, which goes on sale Sunday, I can envision kids wrestling Mom and Dad for the chance to have a go at Nintendo’s highly anticipated portable player. The 3DS, is fun, addictive and pricey at $250. Especially when you consider its its portable predecessors, the Nintendo DS family, cost $130 to $170.

blog assignment#45/ The La Times

1. Obama mines California donors
Presiden Obama begans a two day swing through California on Wednesday that underscores conflicting roles the state plays in presidential politics. Its strong Democratic bent means it will once again be written off by both sides during the 2012 general election. The trove of supporters here will once again be mined to bloster Obama's efforts elsewhere. Last time around, California donors gave $78 million to Obama's campaign. Tens of thousands of Californians volunteered, phoning voters and flooding crucial swing states such as New Mexico and Nevada.

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Obama's L.A. visit: Westside residents urged to stay home to avoid gridlock

Authorities said they were taking steps to avoid a repeat of past gridlock when President Obama arrives in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon.