March. 5th 2010: Today the US House of Representatives Committee of Foreign Affairs (Link) passed a resolution confirming that the Turks' acts against the Armenians in World War I was in fact Genocide. This will most certainly damage US - Turkish relations and alienate one of our few Allies in the Middle East. At the same time this was something that was long overdue:
"Germany has accepted responsibility for the Holocaust. South Africa set up a Truth Commission to look at Apartheid. And here at home, we continue to grapple with the legacies of slavery and our horrendous treatment of Native Americans. It is now time for Turkey to accept the reality of the Armenian Genocide." - Howard L Berman: HFA Chair
The vote passed 23 to 22. Both Democrats and Republicans voted for and against it, yet this is the result. Now how will it effect us? "START IT UP"
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February. 24th 2010: Toyota boss Akio Toyoda spoke with members of Congress today to try and ease the United States' worries about the car company and its massive recalls concerning the brake and acceleration issues that many car owners have been having. The American Congressmen stressed their wish that the American people remain safe in whatever car they drive. This is an interesting move by the United States and this could certainly hurt Japanese-American relations politically. Check it out in the new "START IT UP" section!
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February. 20th, 2010: For those of you who have been keeping up with the Olympics, here is the current medal count:
February. 8th, 2010: The 2010 Winter Games begin Friday, 12 February 2010! Lets go U-S-A!
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December. 28th, 2009: I was surfing around the web and I just ran into this video. While studying to be a teacher I always told myself I wanted to be a part of a school district which had strong community ties. When I say that I mean it in a way that shows how the students, the staff, and the administration come together to make something or in this case to show up their rival. By doing this, it shows just how strong of a connection there is between everyone over there at Shorewood High School in Washington State. Here is the link (trust me its worth seeing): Click Here
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December. 22nd, 2009: A few days ago the sign above the entrance to the Auschwitz death camp which says in German: "Work makes you free," was stolen by five people for an international collector. Police are still working on finding that collector and now the sign which was cut off of the camp entrance into three pieces and missing a letter must now be repaired. I have to ask myself why there was only a single live feed camera watching Auschwitz instead of a security detail. Surely this will not happen again because of this event.
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December. 9th, 2009: With recent troop surge of 30,000 US soldiers and about 5,000 Coalition forces to Afghanistan recent controversy has come up whether this surge will in fact help to end the war there and achieve victory or instead will only further compound the problem of the Taliban and other radical Islamic militant groups.
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November. 18th, 2009: Two days ago NASA launched one of its last Shuttle missions, STS-129's mission is to travel to the International Space Station and give it spare parts as well as the equipment necessary to receive a new module which the space station shall receive in the up and coming missions. Space Shuttle Atlantis currently is docked with the ISS and is transferring equipment to its supply pod. To view the Launch of the Atlantis and the STS-129 mission: Click Here
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November. 6th, 2009: Yesterday a psychiatrist in the United States army, a Major, shot 12 dead and wounded 31 at Fort Hood in Texas. This has been felt all across the United States. Stories can be found here along with video responses by President Obama and the commander of Fort Hood. God Bless our troops and the families of those who have lost in such a tragedy. Click Here
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OCTOBER. 28th, 2009: NASA's new space vehicles are being tested in the next few months; starting with the launch of the "Ares 1-X" which is scheduled to fly whenever it can find a clear window. For the past two days they have been unable to launch due to bad weather. The other vehicle which will also be tested fairly soon is the "Orion," the new planetary orbital mini-station. To watch the launch live go to NASA's website here and follow the links: Click Here
EDIT: LAUNCH! The test was a success! At 11:30 Ares 1-X took flight. These tests will be immensly helpful for the next few missions NASA has planned! Also around November 16th NASA plans to launch another shuttle mission to the International Space Station: Click Here
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OCTOBER. 6th, 2009: In light of recent events I dug up an old video from a few years ago about Iran's President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. SNL decided to make a sarcastic digital short with Andy Samberg which picked fun at Ahmadinejad's policys and beliefs that the Holocast didn't happen; as well as his beliefs that there are no homosexuals in Iran: Click Here!
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SEPTEMBER. 30th, 2009: President Obama later this week will travel to Coppenhagen to try and convince the Olympic council to hold the 2016 Summer Olympics in Chicago. Click Here
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SEPTEMBER. 23rd, 2009: President Obama spoke today at the UN for the first time and clearly showed that he wishes to work with the world to try and help lower the weapons mass on our planet. Along with issues over Iran and terrorism. Click Here
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SEPTEMBER. 12th, 2009: I found an interesting clip that someone made recently about the "You Lie!" interruption in Congress. Click Here
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SEPTEMBER. 8th-9th, 2009: Obama's speech to the students of the United States has caused a huge fuss amongst the Republicans and Democrats of the nation. Many feel that President Obama should not be speaking to the students of the nation, yet at the same time many feel that any speech from the President is an important one. What do you think?
Here's a quote: "As far as I am concerned, this is not civics education — it gives the appearance of creating a cult of personality," said Oklahoma Republican state Sen. Steve Russell. "This is something you'd expect to see in North Korea or in Saddam Hussein's Iraq." - Link Here
On the 9th the President was making a continued speech about healthcare. During the speech however something happened that has never happened before during a congress session: Link Here
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SEPTEMBER. 1st- 2nd, 2009: Also I have uploaded a video that Dr. Starmack showed us when I was a Junior, one of the neatest videos I have ever seen; it really makes you think about things a tad deeper than you normally would: "Did You Know?"
Getting ready for the new year. While I was updating the website a little I found a neat website that I wanted to add. www.mapsofwar.com has numerous multimedia maps of wars, religious movements, and numerous other important events and puts them in a visiual representation. Very interesting!
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JULY. 30th, 2009: I have added new projects and lessons to the website. Also I am prepping some new files that some of you should check out here! This article is something our education system needs to look into and that is why I posted it here for you all to see. With other news I am going on vacation and studying up on the book I will be helping to teach starting the next school year. See you all soon.
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APRIL. 16th, 2009: I'm looking forward to working with Mr. J. Hippenstiel and his classes at Central Columbia High School for the PDS program! See you all in the fall of 09'.
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MARCH. 24th, 2009: Check out these current events video's: The Rock Obama, Mel Gibson: The Colonel, and Jimmy Kimmel: Babies Be able to discuss the meaning behind these video's, why are they important to current events, and the media's spin.
  
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