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Zhapa EWSIS

Devastating Earthquake Hits Haiti - The New York Times > World > Slide Show > Slide 2 of 19 - 1 views

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Haiti Earthquake Death devastating

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  • Zhapa EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
     
    I'm learning more about the Haiti Earthquake right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is what will happen next? I was researching this question online, and this news item caught my attention because it shows people laying die and crying for those who die. The title is Devasting Earthquake hits Haiti- New York Times. Something that appear on this article is " Huge swaths of Haiti's capital lay in ruins on Wednesday following a devastating earthquake, and thousands were feared dead. Displaced residents in Port-au-Prince, the capital." People cryng for their relatives who die. Another summary is where this woamn is walking past bodies . " A woman walked past bodies in Port-au-Prince. The Haitian president, René Préval, told The Miami Herald that the death toll was "unimaginable." The quote that I choose was " Parliament has collapsed," President Préval was quoted as saying. "The tax office has collapsed. Schools have collapsed. Hospitals have collapsed. There are a lot of schools that have a lot of dead people in them." The streets were strewn with rubble." How sad to know that innocent children die while they were learning having an education! I think this is strong because many people, good people die on this earthquake attack. It's sad to know that people was stuck in schools, buildings, houses, and they can't get out. And most of the people who survive they end u dieing later on.
Paul Allison

Carolina Peacemaker - Greensboro, NC : Sat Feb 06 2010 15:18:30 GMT-0500 (EST) - 0 views

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NAACP Greensboro sit-ins apartheid Civil Rights Movement EWSIS

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  • Paul Allison on 06 Feb 10
     
    "The unsung heroes were selected based on their contributions toward equal rights and equal opportunities for all people. Some of the honorees helped revive the Greensboro NAACP during the 50s; some were active participants in the lunch counter sit-ins of the 60s while others were active in the end South African apartheid movement of the 80s. Other honorees helped establish community organizations to uplift the poor and our community's vulnerable populations. "
Paul Allison

Transmedia and context « The Future of Context - 0 views

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gaming future game design game context trans-media

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  • Paul Allison on 20 Mar 10
     
    Recently gaming has been coming up everywhere! I was listening to Jay Rosen and Dave Winer's podcast, "Rebooting the News." Rosen reported on his panel at South by Southwest. He said that at the end he twittered about how interested he had become about looking at the intersection of gaming and journalism. Rosen also mentioned that they had set up a webset for their Future of Context panel. I went looking and I found a post about gaming and journalism that includes these paragraphs about how gaming might bring context into journalism. "The way I envision it is to create some sort of social gaming experience that fills in the gaps. Want to fill the audience in on why health care costs so much? Why not an audience scavenger hunt that takes them through insurance companies, doctors, service providers, employers who pay premiums, and such? Or why not a Farmville type of game run in a hospital where users have to try and actually bend the cost curve themselves lest they go bankrupt, a situation that allows them to experiment with different health care systems so they can see the cause and effect of the choices we make as a society (in terms of patient coverage, costs, profits, etc? If Mafia Wars on Facebook can take off, surely this could. And how do they make these choices along the way? With blasts of information, ideally pulled from well reported news stories, that the user can actually apply to the situation in a way that increases both recall and understanding." Littau is presenting his vision here, and what a fvision it is. I can totally imagine playing a game in place of reading an article about health care. Once again, just when I thought I understood what gaming is, I see that there is more to learn. This is exciting!
Traci EWSIS

Al Jazeera English - Focus - Fighting for Africa's food security - 0 views

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food security africa

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  • Young people have the advantage of having grown up in a globally connected world, within which we communicate more quickly and broadly than perhaps any other generation before us.
  • In my work at the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), one of my responsibilities is to help smallholder farmers adapt and create climate-resilient farming methods. Such knowledge exists but often fails to reach Africa's vast rural populations.
  • When I was a child growing up in Zimbabwe, my grandmother used to go to the same one-acre plot of land each day and work long and exhausting hours.  When I asked her why she put herself through this, she replied: "This is how I wake up every day, this is how I survive." I am now in my twenties and my grandmother is still out there on her plot each day. She continues to till her field with a hand hoe, using seed saved from previous harvests, and applying a teaspoonful of fertiliser per maize plant. Her working hours and type of inputs have remained the same over the years; however, the yields have been declining drastically.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 16 Mar 10
       
      I'm learning more about food security right now, and in particular I'm wondering about is how to make more food at the same time as we did before. I was researching this question online, and this blog post caught my attention because the girl is sharing about her childhood in Zimbabwe, how to grow food. The expriences that she has is really interested me.
    • KatherineG EWSIS
      KatherineG EWSIS on 18 Mar 10
       
      I am currently learning about Africa's food security. I read this article "fighting for Africa's foo Security" by Sithembile Ndema. This article. Ms.Ndema speaks a bit about her child hood in Zimbabwe and how she would see her grandmother go to the same one acre plot of land each day, where she would work long hours growing crops. It is how she survived "This is how i wake up everyday, this is how i survive." " She continues to till her field with a hand hoe using seed saved from previous harvest, and applying a teaspoonful of fertiliser per maize plant. Her working hours and type if in outs have remained the same over the years, how ever, the yeilds have been declining drastically." The quote above is basically describing what sithembile's grandmother does. It also address the problem. " Yeilds have been declining drastically." I think this is a serious problem because this is how many people survive. It makes me wonder what other people can do to help. As i was reading this article i began to wonder how i will help this article also made me appreciate the many things that i have and the opportunity's that others do not
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  • Yet today, in 2010, the effects of climate change are exacerbating an already vulnerable food supply in Africa, leaving farmers less capable of providing for themselves, let alone their communities. African farmers need to be able to access the knowledge and tools with which to grow a food-secure future for Africa. This would include, for example, the most effective and cost-efficient fertilisers and seeds, and improved access to markets.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 16 Mar 10
       
      The quote I chose here is basically saying that the growth of food in Africa is still based on how good the climate is in now a days. The growth of food supply is not only one farmer's job, but all farmers's job. Everyone work together as a community and be success as a group.
  • While many young people do not seem to care about agriculture, they should acknowledge the fundamental role it plays in our lives.  Not only does it feed the cities, but it also feeds factories with the raw ingredients needed to continue building an economy.   One Young World will give me a chance to promote the importance of agriculture among my peers, and to help them understand its role in creating a food-secure, economically-stable Africa in the future.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 16 Mar 10
       
      I this is challenging because the technology in now a days are very good, but we still need at least 5 years to improve the technology to make food supply faster and easier. It makes me wonder how can the technology imapct the farming.
  • Political instability, global poverty and health, the financial crisis, religious conflicts and climate change are all issues that affect us and require long-term solutions to address substantially.
  • "Young people have the advantage of growing up in a globally connected world, within which we communicate more quickly and broadly than perhaps any other generation before us" Sithembile Ndema
    • Kyle Garcia
      Kyle Garcia on 18 Mar 10
       
      I agree with this quote I suppose, technology is only improving.
  • Paul Allison on 12 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about Food Security right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: Is this a problem of politics or science? In other words can we right now "Young people have the advantage of having grown up in a globally connected world, within which we communicate more quickly and broadly than perhaps any other generation before us. Whilst young people may not yet have the power to drive policies, we will be the ones who must accept the big challenges of the future which are as yet unresolved: from population growth to climate change to market reform and the end of poverty."
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  • Helen EWSIS on 12 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security right now and in particular what I'm wondering about is how the next generation will take over to fight the challenge. I was researching this question online and this article caught my attention because it was written by a 24 year old woman who has worked in the field all her life. She grew up in Zimbabwe and she used to watch her grandmother work long exhausting days as a child and even now. Because of her grandmother, she wants to make a difference as she attempts to get her generation more active in facing world problems.\n\n"Whilst young people may not yet have the power to drive policies, we will be the ones who must accept the big challenges of the future which are as yet unresolved: from population to climate change to market reform and the end of poverty."\n\nThe quote I chose here is basically saying that she is calling out to the younger generation for help. Even though we don't have as much power as many others, we still have the power to try. It's up to us to contribute to changing the world.\n\nI think this is strong and hopefully it will motivate the younger generation to volunteer more and acknowledge these world issues. It makes me wonder what will happen in the future when it comes to youth involvement in the world. Will youth voices slowly disappear? Will anyone care anymore?
  • Andrea. C on 12 Mar 10
     
    "Young people have the advantage of having grown up in a globally connected world, within which we communicate more quickly and broadly than perhaps any other generation before us." The quote I chose here is basically saying the younger generation can spread awareness because of the technology nowadays, news can be heard around the world. I think this is strong statement because it's true. That's how most people hear the news. Online, texting, watching television, and social networking. Many youngsters don't really read the newspaper. It's easier to just check the news websites online.
  • Allesia EWSIS on 12 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security in Africa right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is why is there such a huge food shortage in Africa? While i was researching this question online i found this blog, entitled " Fighting for Africa's food security" It caught my attention because it seemed like it would be interesting and that the answer to my question would be within this blog. I thought this because of the title it had the words food security in it which i know is related to hunger so, it caught my attention. "When I asked her why she put herself through this, she replied: "This is how I wake up every day, this is how I survive." I am now in my twenties and my grandmother is still out there on her plot each day. She continues to till her field with a hand hoe, using seed saved from previous harvests, and applying a teaspoonful of fertiliser per maize plant. Her working hours and type of inputs have remained the same over the years; however, the yields have been declining drastically. "
  • Zhapa EWSIS on 12 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about Fighting for Africa's food security right now , and in particular what I'm wondering about is how people work so hard? I was researching this question online, and this article caught my attention because it shows how people in Africa need help. "She continues to till her field with a hand hoe, using seed saved from previous harvests, and applying a teaspoonful of fertiliser per maize plant. Her working hours and type of inputs have remained the same over the years; however, the yields have been declining drastically. " This quote I chose here is basically saying how they wake up early and start to work so they can get something to eat. I think that this is strong because for them they have to work really hard to find food. Another quote that I liked was " "This is how I wake up every day, this is how I survive." I like this quote because it shows how they are willing to survive no matter what.
  • Hawa EWSIS on 12 Mar 10
     
    "Yet today, in 2010, the effects of climate change are exacerbating an already vulnerable food supply in Africa, leaving farmers less capable of providing for themselves, let alone their communities. " Well right now I'm learning about Food Security and in particular what I'm wondering is that if the problem in climate change in Africa has to do with global warming. There has to be a reason why the climate changing is occurring in Africa.It probably all has to do with global warming. I think maybe that we humans are the ones who caused the decrease in food security. God doesn't that suck....
  • Jose EWSIS on 12 Mar 10
     
    "When I was a child growing up in Zimbabwe, my grandmother used to go to the same one-acre plot of land each day and work long and exhausting hours. When I asked her why she put herself through this, she replied: "This is how I wake up every day, this is how I survive." I am now in my twenties and my grandmother is still out there on her plot each day. She continues to till her field with a hand hoe, using seed saved from previous harvests, and applying a teaspoonful of fertiliser per maize plant. Her working hours and type of inputs have remained the same over the years; however, the yields have been declining drastically. " This is a very sad article to read about. It's too bad that these type of things happen in other parts of the world. I feel so spoiled and bad compared to these people. I'm so lucky and blessed to have the life that I have and that things are sometimes just handed to me and that opportunities are everywhere. I hope these type of lives will one day be over so that everyone can live a wonderful and fruitful life instead of having a hard working life like this.
  • Rachel EWSIS on 16 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about Africa's food security right now, and in particular what I'm wondering is: Why isn't the younger generation helping the older generation? I was researching this question online, and this news item caught my attention because, all the changes that they are talking about is going to affect them in the long run and if they don't something about it now then it would be harder to fix later. The title of the news article is Fighting For Africa's Food Security. Something that i saw in the summary was that they are trying to fix the problem with Africa and they are trying to make a better way to get the young generation involved since they are not involved at all. "Political instability, global poverty and health, the financial crisis, religious conflicts and climate change are all issues that affect us and require long-term solutions to address substantially." I think this is a strog description because, if peoplee don't worry the sudden changes now how are they going to fix them later. I think that fixing the problem now will be more easier because later if you try to fix it some obstacles might be in the way.
  • JackeyQ EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about Food Security right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is what else affects food security. I was researching this question online, and this blog post caught my attention because it said a bunch of other stuff that would affect food security. I chose this passage because it interests me to learn more about how other things contribute to food security. \n\n"Political instability, global poverty and health, the financial crisis, religious conflicts and climate change are all issues that affect us and require long-term solutions to address substantially."\n\nThe quote I chose here is basically saying that other things like political instability, climate changes, etc are also affecting food security in countries. \n\nI think this is true because it makes me wonder how governments or people who represent us would cause a big effect on food security. I also think that climate changes can cause the most effect on food security because it changes the weather and also causes the temperature to change all around the world. It also causes the world to have more natural disasters all around. Many people lives also changes as the weather around them change.
  • Hiba EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: How does food security affect Africa? I was researching this question online and this blog post was attached on one of the pages on www.urgentevoke.com. It caught my attention because in the urgent evoke game they made up a hypothetical situation of food security and I wanted to know about an actual one.\n\n"When I was a child growing up in Zimbabwe, my grandmother used to go to the same one-acre plot of land each day and work long and exhausting hours. When I asked her why she put herself through this, she replied: "This is how I wake up every day, this is how I survive." I am now in my twenties and my grandmother is still out there on her plot each day.She continues to till her field with a hand hoe, using seed saved from previous harvests, and applying a teaspoonful of fertiliser per maize plant. Her working hours and type of inputs have remained the same over the years; however, the yields have been declining drastically. "\n\nThe quote I chose here is basically saying that agriculture is the main source of food in Africa and the people have to work for their entire lives on crops and farming.\n\nI think this is interesting because people have to do a lot of hard labor. It makes me wonder why in the U.S. and other countries, people are able to retire after a certain age. But, in Africa they have to work their entire lives.
  • LawrenceY EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: Why is there food security? I was researching this question online and this news item caught my attention because it talks about the reasons why there are food shortages. "The effects of climate change are exacerbating an already vulnerable food supply in Africa, leaving farmers less capable of providing for themselves alone. let alone their communities." The quote i chose here is basically saying that due to global warming, and recent climate changes, crops are not growing as well as they could. As the heat, and cold gets worse plants will not be able to survive. I think this is will not be good for the economy because without farmers being able to grow crops, that means less food for the humanity. It makes me wonder how much longer, it will take before food runs out, and people starve to death. Will the scientists figure out a way for more heat-resistant plants?
  • Anthoulla EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    "When I was a child growing up in Zimbabwe, my grandmother used to go to the same one-acre plot of land each day and work long and exhausting hours. "
  • Anthoulla EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    This quote caught my attention !!
  • Kyle Garcia on 18 Mar 10
     
    "I am now in my twenties and my grandmother is still out there on her plot each day." This woman must be at least in her sixties, still doing this exhausting work.
  • Traci EWSIS on 18 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security in Africa right now, and in particular what im wondering about is Why is food security such a big thing in Africa. i was researching this question online and this news article caught my attention because Mr.Allison myi english teacher pointed it out to me.\n\n"She continues to till her field with a hand hoe, using seed saved from previous harvests, and applying a teaspoonful of fertiliser per maize plant. Her working hours and type of inputs have remained the same over the years; however, the yields have been declining drastically."\n\nThe quote i chose here is basically saying that the girl who is mentioned in the quote works hard to plant her crops and take care of the crops to. Food security is important because she wants to be able to feed her family.\n\ni think this is interesting because It makes me wonder about how food security is in other places outside the United States.
Jose EWSIS

Mobiles give Africa's farmers the chance to set out their stall | Katine | The Observer - 0 views

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EWSIS Evoke Africa Mobile Farmers

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  • Jose EWSIS on 16 Mar 10
     
    "A phone can be used to call for help in a medical emergency, find information about crop prices, enable cashless transactions and banking services, or simply save someone from making a long journey when the only option is to visit in person. Professor Jeffrey Sachs, a leading development economist and director of the Earth Institute, has said: "The cellphone is the single most transformative technology for development." This is interesting. I know that smart phones help give so much information now a days; its like having a laptop fit your pocket. Just pull it out and have information given to you by simply looking up what you need to know. This would seem great for farmers to have but given the prices of owning a cellphone and paying the rate plan is kind of expensive. Especially for farmers who are poor. In Africa, times are very tough and there is a lot of poverty over there. "Matthew Elesu, 27, wearing an Arsenal shirt, explains that he buys a car battery from the town of Soroti for 150,000 shillings (£48). The journey there and back costs 4,000 shillings (£1.28), four times what it was only a couple of years ago. Elesu then charges 400 shillings (13p) to charge a phone, which usually takes four hours. The margins are slight. "I make money, but only enough to buy some bread," he says." This shows how even cheap technology affects the money farmers could make. Its a cool idea to help farmers but in the end it does little to no effect in my opinion.
Edwin EWSIS

Mexico takes lead in launching national campaign against human trafficking - 0 views

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  • Crystal H EWSIS on 15 Apr 10
     
    I'm learning about human trafficking right now, and in particular what im wondering about is: why would people do that? i researched my question online and this article caught my attention. "Traffickers seek out vulnerable victims and coerce them into situations of exploitation. One such example is Maria (not her real name), an 8-year old girl who was forcibly removed from her home in Guatemala by a child trafficking ring and taken to a brothel in Cancún two years ago. Maria is now staying in a shelter for victims of human trafficking in Mexico City" The quote i chose here is basically saying that the traffickers picked up an innocent 8 year old girl and turned her into a prostitute. People are disgusting and will do anything for money. They just go and pick up people and think they can do whatever they want with them. As if we were just livestock.
  • Edwin EWSIS on 15 Apr 10
     
    I'm learning more about Women Empowerment right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: What do women have to empower?. I was researching this question online and this news item caught my attention because it talks about Mexico launching national campaign against human trafficking. I chose this item to read because I know that this situation is the top problem in the world. The title tells makes you think tons of things like for example that they want to end this problem. There are other countries who traffics a lot. "14 April 2010 - Mexico today took the lead in putting human trafficking on the global agenda by launching its own national version of the United Nations "Blue Heart" campaign against human trafficking." The quote I chose here is basically saying that they are come with an organization to deal with the Mexican Traffickers. They want to improve. It is almost like the United Nations in the USA. They want to make their own version. I think this is strong because it makes me wonder about how all the time the traffickers have to hide from the police. Their poor family are suffering. If they get caught they are in jail or they die. They get a lot of money. I want to know out of the entire world how many traffickers are in the world.
AndreaLee EWSIS

Mayans Upset at Blame for 2012. - 0 views

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  • AndreaLee EWSIS on 22 Oct 09
     
    As I was searching for blogs about the 2012 Apocalypse, this site showed up. In this article, the Mayans are being blamed for "making the world end." There is no reason for the Mayans to be blamed for killing the human race and the world itself because all they did was prophesize and write down theories. In my opinion, don't hate one human race for killing the world that has already been to blame. At least this is what I am getting from the title itself.
Zhapa EWSIS

What I noticed about, " Radio ... - Google Docs - 0 views

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  • Zhapa EWSIS on 13 Nov 09
     
    What I noticed about," Radio Rookies" is that it's very creative. I like the way Helen Peng, Andrea Lee Torres, Melissa Best and Alexis Gordon did this presentation. I like the way they made it fun and in the same time they made it very interesting. I really like the way they described the Steam Buns. I was very surprised the way they try to make it also. I like the way they made it though. It end it up coming the same way they make it in Main Street. And even though they may not be healthy, I mean lets face it it's really good. When Alexis said: "that it was very fun and easy doing this Steam Buns things" I really like the motivation because it shows how positive they were. I think that when they started talking about the guy in Main Street who was known as the Pimp. I was very surprised because I didn't know he died. Which was very surprising. I really like the way they worked as a team work and the way they understood their task. They all worked together and had a good presentation. I really like the way they all worked out perfectly. And the way they organize their ideas. To be honest it was a good job.
Tian EWSIS

FREE SPIRIT: SCHIZOPHRENIC YOU? - 0 views

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Double personality

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  • Tian EWSIS on 31 Oct 09
     
    Everyone has different personalities from each other. Some people are outgoing, while some people are shy. I think gregarious people always like to hang out with a large group so that they are usually afraid of loneliness, while shy or introverted people usually are affected less by loneliness. Moreover, what I'm wondering particularly is whether it's normal that a person has a double personality. One sentence that stood out for me in this blog was: "We all have both, the Devil and the God within us.the frustration that builds up, brings out the devil in you. He is the one who makes you unhappy, feel alone, lonely and tells you how sad a person you are.That is the time you feel the need of " a someone" to talk to, to shout at, to get your frustration out…then you try to look back in time ….happier times….sad times…time spent…life lived …which makes you sulk even more. On the other hand, the God within makes you a confident cool dude…be a charming person, people enjoy your company at the time you are smiling, making others smile…you are vibrant with positive energy. The God within makes you feel good about yourself, be at peace with the world around, the work you do in the day, enjoy the daily routine…spend the day without a fuss, any argument …and in the end, gift you a night, well slept." Thus, I believe that everyone has a double personality and sometimes it really affected our daily lives. Some people have told me that I'm very capricious and I also feel the same way actually. I can be very hilarious for a moment and become very impassive in another minute. I was definitely not as impassive as I look at that time and I absolutely don't have emotional problems, yet sometimes it just makes me look really whimsical. Perhaps it's just one of my personalities.
Jose EWSIS

Why Do People Like Horror Movies? They Enjoy Being Scared - 0 views

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Horror film effect theory life

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  • Jose EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    I came across another piece of information a couple of days later which dealt with more theories of why people love to watch horror films. This news article titled "Why Do People Love Horror Movies? They Enjoyed Being Scared" by ScienceDaily states that new research suggests "horror movie viewers are happy to be unhappy." Investigators generally use one of two theories to explain why people like horror movies. The first is that the person is not actually afraid, but excited by the movie. The second explanation is that they are willing to endure the terror in order to enjoy a euphoric sense of relief at the end. However researchers Eduardo Andrade and Joel B. Cohen have argued that those two theories are incorrect. Horror movie viewers are happy to unhappy because in their book, their "novel approach to emotion reveals that people experience both negative and positive emotions simultaneously -- people may actually enjoy being scared, not just relief when the threat is removed. As the authors put it, "the most pleasant moments of a particular event may also be the most fearful."
Zhapa EWSIS

Danger Flowers - 0 views

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diigo group youth voices

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  • Zhapa EWSIS on 22 Nov 09
     
    Something that I have been interested in learning more about has been danger flowers. I remember my Science teacher in third grade talking about it I was very young, but I didn't really understand it because I was very young. Lately, the issue has caught my eye again. I know that many people feel that some flowers are very danger. From what I have heard, this is true. Some flowers are very danger and can harm you. For example, I heard that there is this specific flowers that can kill you if you touch it or eat it. Now that's just what I've heard, it may or may not be true. One thing that I know for sure is that some flowers are healthy and others are bad. Now I've studied my share of Environmental Science, and I believe that it's something that people should know just in case you don't know that some flowers are danger. Personally, it's funny to me how flowers that are mainly red are the ones who are poisen. This was immportant in the past because, back then there was many people dieing for strange reasons due to poisen flowers. What I know about this topic is that you should be very careful with kids because kids are the ones that usually pick flowers and sometimes end up eating it. The flower is the reproductive structure of angiosperms or flowering plants. Compared to the reproductive structures of other plants, the flower is unique in several ways. It consists of four kinds of modified leaves, two of which (stamens and carpels, the latter sometimes called pistils) bear pollen and seeds. According to the fossil record, flowering plants appeared only about 140 million years ago, although some recently found fossil evidence suggests that they appeared 80 million years before that. Being that I didn't have a lot of background information on danger flowers, I chose to do some research on the topic. As I searched for blogs and news articles on Google, I came across this one article: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/. This article provided a lot of info
Masaki EWSIS

Mapping Main Street » A Collaborative Documentary Media Project - 0 views

www.mappingmainstreet.org/#loc=Queens,%20NY

searching flushing maint street pimp

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  • Masaki EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    The podcast, "Searching For Flushing Main Street's Pimp", caught me by surprise. I thought the Flushing Pimp had been killed by another person. I had heard he died, but I wasn't sure how until now. I expected it the information to be on the internet by now, but I guess a primary source is the best way to gather information. When the podcasters found out that they were on to something, I thought they did a good job in expressing their reactions when they discovered something new. The main part was when they found out that someone from their school actually knew the pimp since he lived in the same apartment that she did. I thought this was a fairly lucky find. Another part that stood out to me was in the beginning of the podcast when one of them said, "I don't think he's a pimp.", because I thought the same thing. I think they only called him a pimp because he dressed like one. In the end, I discovered he wasn't really a pimp after all. It was fairly well edited, and I thank you for sharing your podcast. I think there have been a few clips at least instead of just images of the pimp.
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  • Hannah EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    I too heard he died but wasn't completed sure how. And I agree it was a lucky find that he lived in the same building as someone from the school.
  • Mei EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    I've seen him on the street very often for the pass three years but I just realized that he's not around here anymore. I used to see him all the time on Main street and he's always talking to himself.
  • Michael Harris on 25 Nov 09
     
    I agree with you Masaki, This post caught me by surprise too. I really didn't know that a person with so much going on in his body could continue to move on, Many people with those type of problems would lay down and accept defeat but he continued to move on and dress good. Although many people laughed at him or talked about him he continued to do what he does. That is what i call determaination
Zhapa EWSIS

Floyd Mayweather Junior title bout against Manny Pacquiao terms agreed : In Entertainment - 0 views

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Ancient Boxing Manny Pacquiao Mayweather floyd junior

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  • Zhapa EWSIS on 03 Dec 09
     
    I'm learning more about boxing right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: Why is Boxing called a sport? I was researching this question online, and this blog post caught my attention because it shows that boxing is something very imporant now days, that their are many boxers that fight and end up being fanous. For example Many Pacquiao, he is an amazing fighter. I can say even better than Oscar DeLa Oya. But lets face it, Oscar is pretty old and can't fight no more due to his age. I blieve. The title of this post that caught my eye is called Intertainment. Something that stood out for me is that Manny is fighting Flyd Mayweather in March 13. Which I find it so INTERESTING!! I have to pay this to see it. It's going to be amazing. Knowing that Mayweather is an amazing fighter. The Best. But for me the best is Manny. http://mmazoo.blogspot.com/2009/12/boxing-elitists-dont-get-it.html Boxing is certainly more popular worldwide than MMA is, but you have to remember, the sport has a long history. Boxing has been reestablished for well over a hundred years, and have a pretty decent talent pool to dip into. The quote I chose here is basically saying that boxing is a sport where is mainly called hobby but it's where you show the people who is the best on this sport. Even though this sport is painful but many people enjoy it seeing it. I think is great. I think this is descriptive adjective because it makes me wonder if what will be the future boxing will it be the same as now or will it change in a way.
corey stanley

In Ariz. Town, Main Street Is A Border Crossing : NPR - 0 views

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  • Just over the metal mesh border fence, it's San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, city of about 150,000.
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 15 Sep 09
       
      Wow, there are more in the city in Mexico than in the US.
    • Jordan EWSIS
      Jordan EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      the 150,000 refers to the population
  • It's what we sell the most - menudo
    • AndreaLee EWSIS
      AndreaLee EWSIS on 16 Sep 09
       
      Filipinos have the same food!
  • We've got 40,000 to 50,000 on our peak time, people coming across.
    • AndreaLee EWSIS
      AndreaLee EWSIS on 16 Sep 09
       
      That's super crazy! It sounds like they take a lot of American jobs.
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  • I grew up in - in Mexico. I love Mexico. I love San Luis, my town. Some friends, you know, I'm USA, yeah, I'm a USA citizen.
    • JonathanS EWSIS
      JonathanS EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      I took a gander at this quote. The immigrant said that he loves his town,and his friends and he would like to stay in mexico. This is perfectly understandable. America makes it seem as though once your in,there is nothing else. There was nothing before and there wont be anything after. There are countries of equal significance or even more. All we have to do is look a bit further and we will see the truth.
  • My name is Joel Silva. I'm born in the United States. I'm a USA citizen, but I live in Mexico all my life. When I'm 12 years old, my mom, she send me to buy, like, beans, like, potatoes that she pulled in the United States.
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 16 Sep 09
       
      It is so cool that you can go back and forth into another country to just buy the daily food
    • Helen EWSIS
      Helen EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      This reminds me of the many people who were born in their home country but then moved to a different country for a better life.
  • But my purpose to learn English to testify who is God, who is Jesus Christ
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 17 Sep 09
       
      This is so an obscure note, what does learning English has anything to do with testifying who is God and how can he testify who is God? No one can testify something that is beyond human understanding such as the notion of creation and the existence of a God, if in the first place He does exist
  • We've got 40,000 to 50,000 on our peak time, people coming across.
    • Nicole EWSIS
      Nicole EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      I had no idea so many people legally crossed the borders in one day. I always thought by the stereotypical way people always talked about it, that only illegal immigrants could come in because it was so difficult for people to do it legally.
    • Helen EWSIS
      Helen EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      Wow, 40000 to 50000 people a day during peak time along just to cross the border for work is more than said for. I can imagine a line of cars waiting to get through the border every morning and evening. Like an never ending line of people, thirsty, hungry and exhausted.
  • HOSALIN: This my other home right here.
    • Jessica =D
      Jessica =D on 22 Sep 09
       
      This quote makes a lot of sense. Anyone who spends the majority of time in a certain are (like students in school) consider that place to be their second home. But with these peoples hours, it may even be their first homes. o_O
  • But when I got out, back to work.
    • Nicole EWSIS
      Nicole EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      I found this extremely shocking because I can not believe that someone could get committed for a crime and still work as a legal immigrant in the USA.
  • Mayor ESCAMILLA: Right now, we're on Main Street and you can see that there's some farm workers right now.
    • Nicole EWSIS
      Nicole EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      I found this interesting because when I go to main street I only see Asian families and people. I see markets and small business, but in Arizona Main st is full of Mexican farmers and immigrants
  • Tens of thousands of Mexicans legally cross every day. Many pick produce in southern Arizona's vast farm fields, and all of them cross the border on San Luis's Main Street.
    • Hailun EWSIS
      Hailun EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      It seems like Mexican are very hardworking people.
  • And usually at three o'clock in the morning you'll see the buses that park in the business parking lot. They'll just park there and wait for the workers.
    • Margaret EWSIS
      Margaret EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      Its funny how even transportation is effected by the works who work over there. The buses on main street, flushing don't even wait for workers to get out during the week, they just run.
  • they really like it a lot. Unidentified Man #7: (Spanish spoken) Ms. ESCAMILLA: (Through translator) And with that, they go to the fields to work really happy. Mr. SILVA: I work in the farm before in Mexico, but I started to work in the United States (unintelligible) 17 years old. When 1986, my wife, she passed away. I lose my car, I lose my pickup, I lose my small beans I had. I lose everything. And now I feel like my life is over. I don't see a reason to live. And these guy, he offered me to cross his car, and he put 30 pounds of dope inside. When I'm coming to cross the borderline over here in San Luis, Arizona, the officer, he saw me nervous with the way I speak to him. So, when the guy opened the trunk, he (unintelligible). In prison, I'm going to the book library and I find the bible and I start to read it. I never speak English the way I'm speaking to you now, never.
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      Good food makes everyone happy even when times are not so good.
  • You've got thousands of people coming across every single day just to commute to work.
    • Hailun EWSIS
      Hailun EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      Thousands of people cross the boarder just to get to work. they are hard working Mexicans.
    • Usman 'uZi' attends EWSIS
      Usman 'uZi' attends EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      When i read this, I though of main street in Flushing.. Thousands of people..
  • Yeah, because you're working 14, 16 hours a day.
    • Nicole EWSIS
      Nicole EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      That is a really long time to be working. I don't think I could do that.
    • Helen EWSIS
      Helen EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      I agree with Nicole, that is more than a normal working day of a 9-5 job. 14 to 16 hours a day is intense work. I'd be tired, hungry and bored.
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      Wow that's like going to work at 6 am and coming back at 10 pm.. I don't think I could handle that.
    • Reasat EWSIS
      Reasat EWSIS on 24 Sep 09
       
      Those people are working really hard just so they can have food on their tables and be able to live. Working 14-16 hours is insane. It's way more than a normal day. I think I can work for that long, maybe. I wouldn't mind as long as I get a good paycheck.
  • Unidentified Man #4: No.
    • Jordan EWSIS
      Jordan EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      he was being really rude to unidentified man 2
  • You've got thousands of people coming across every single day just to commute to work.
    • JonathanJ EWSIS
      JonathanJ EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      It is crazy how so many people do this everyday i never knew about this.
  • Tens of thousands of Mexicans legally cross every day.
    • Jessica =D
      Jessica =D on 22 Sep 09
       
      ZOMG. That's a lot of people! =O!
  • My name is Hosalin. We don't know each yet. He knows me because we've met each other in the different jobs here. Lettuce, melons, watermelons, (unintelligible). Like a big family, all of us.
    • Jaile EWSIS
      Jaile EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      it show the busy at work on Main Street.and the different jobs on Main Street.
  • Mr. SILVA: We are now in the parking lot of Sol Supermarket. This is the area where the buses parking. You can see buses from there to here. No cars. Morning, coffee.
    • Yeung Shing EWSIS
      Yeung Shing EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      i think this is intersectuing because it shows that buses are comeign from like mexicoon and goign abck this is liek hte place for them to get off and get off to go to work thats why i think this was cool and worth to write about because without the place they cant go to work really.
  • We come very early every day to sell food to the guys
  • You can see buses from there to here. No cars. Morning, coffee.
    • Jessica =D
      Jessica =D on 22 Sep 09
       
      Dang, that's weird. In NY you cant cross a street without finding a couple of cars in the street.
  • : (unintelligible) is different here. (unintelligible) across the line and go to work and come back, five, six, seven p.m. So tired.
    • Jordan EWSIS
      Jordan EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      he works really long hours
  • Like a big family, all of us.
    • corey stanley
      corey stanley on 22 Sep 09
       
      Mexican people all consider each other family, even if they dont know each other because thats how strong they feel about there culture.
  • I'm buying a whole meal to everyone here and the best is the Panchita
    • Chun Heng EWSIS
      Chun Heng EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      They probably have good relationship that's why that guy is buying a whole meal to everyone here.
  • I'm going to the book library and I find the bible and I start to read it. I never speak English the way I'm speaking to you now, never.
    • Jaile EWSIS
      Jaile EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      it show that people are able to learn other language when they are old.
  • HOSALIN: This my other home right here.
  • HOSALIN: This my other home right here.
  • this is my job to pick up the beans, to carry the boxes to them
  • They don't have time to eat at home because they leave very early
  • You can see buses from there to here. No cars. Morning, coffee.
    • Jordan EWSIS
      Jordan EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      why are there all buses and no cars in a parking lot or a supermarket
  • We are working from two in the morning until four in the afternoon.
  • So, this is my job to pick up the beans, to carry the boxes to them. You can put the melons in here. These are two small ones. The (unintelligible) is more big ones.
    • Tian EWSIS
      Tian EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      The life of people on Main Street in Arizona is very different from ours. They focus a lot more on farming jobs. Though the lifestyles are different, we both have our own special things.
  • And usually at three o'clock in the morning you'll see the buses that park in the business parking lot. They'll just park there and wait for the workers.
    • corey stanley
      corey stanley on 22 Sep 09
       
      How did they afford to have buses waiting for them if they didnt have much money?
  • Right now, we're on Main Street and you can see that there's some farm workers right now.
    • corey stanley
      corey stanley on 22 Sep 09
       
      This is different from flushing main street, there are no farms and no farm workers in the city
  • cause you're working 14, 16 hours a day.
  • Tens of thousands of Mexicans legally cross every day. Many pick produce in southern Arizona's vast farm fields, and all of them cross the border on San Luis's Main Street.
    • Chun Heng EWSIS
      Chun Heng EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      Large population,and this place is rich in agriculture.
  • But the four-lane road also serves as a border station between the U.S. and Mexico.
    • Tian EWSIS
      Tian EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      The Main Street in Arizona, as a border station, must be very desolate compared to our Main Street in NY. But since there are so many people crossing the border everyday, it must be very famous too.....
  • Tens of thousands of Mexicans legally cross every day. Many pick produce in southern Arizona's vast farm fields, and all of them cross the border on San Luis's Main Street.
    • corey stanley
      corey stanley on 22 Sep 09
       
      This is why there are so many immagrants in the u.s
  • Yeah, because you're working 14, 16 hours a day.
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      They is crazy for a people work more that 12 hour a day, they don't have any time to do the other thing,because some of they need woke up at 2 am.their life just only work and sleep.
  • We come very early every day to sell food to the guys. They don't have time to eat at home because they leave very early. We are working from two in the morning until four in the afternoon.
    • JonathanJ EWSIS
      JonathanJ EWSIS on 22 Sep 09
       
      This is a very nice thing this person is going she makes sure they eat i know theyhave to pay but still she thinks of them
  • We come very early every day to sell food to the guys. They don't have time to eat at home because they leave very early. We are working from two in the morning until four in the afternoon.
  • Sometimes we not take a break. Sometimes we not taking no lunch. We're working straight.
    • Reasat EWSIS
      Reasat EWSIS on 24 Sep 09
       
      That is very difficult since they are working 14-16 hours a day. They must be very strong. I don't think I can work that long without taking a break or eating. If I am able to do those things, then I can work those hours.
  • Unidentified Man #2: Hello, sir. How are you doing? (Spanish spoken)
    • Reasat EWSIS
      Reasat EWSIS on 24 Sep 09
       
      I'm doing alright. How are you doing?
Houin EWSIS

Cut Calories And Lose Weight | Cat Walk Diet - 0 views

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  • Losing weight is a life style change if you intend to lose it just once and keep it off!  Fad diets and crash diets can take off weight in a very short period of time.  But keep in mind that usually you end up gaining back all the weight you lost plus a few bonus pounds.  They are also very hard on your body and can lead to heath problems down the road
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 12 Jan 10
       
      i am agree with you that it is very hard to lose weight,and if you use some dangerous ways to lose weight,it will put your health in dangerous,
  • Some of the salads that you find in restaurants have over 1200 calories in them.
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 12 Jan 10
       
      i am surprise of that some of the salad have more that 1200 calories,i think you can't diet if you eat that,it will make you fat.
  • The average rule of thumb is that for every one pound you want to lose, you need to cut out 3500 calories.
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 12 Jan 10
       
      This is the first time that i know if we need to cut 1 pound, that we need cut out 3500 calories.it is a hard way for that people that love to eat.
Hailun EWSIS

Algerian War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    • Hailun EWSIS
      Hailun EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Terrorism never ends because there are always war going on around the world.
Yeung Shing EWSIS

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • By the end of the Third War, goblins were providing weaponry, vehicles, and devious services to both the Horde and the Alliance. This wouldn't last forever. Recently, the goblins of Kezan have found a new enemy in the Alliance – unexpected and unprofitable encounters with this faction have driven certain goblins from their comfortable neutrality. Reforging old pacts with their one-time allies, the goblins have been welcomed into the Horde with open arms. Classes available to the Goblins are Death Knight, Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior.
    • Yeung Shing EWSIS
      Yeung Shing EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      i love this class since the werewolf are coming out along also so its going to be a great game and plus the level is ogign to be 85 soon which make it even better than before
  • Mage Undead Hunter Tauren Paladin Tauren Priest Troll Druid Blood Elf Warrior [edit] References
Houin EWSIS

United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between December 7 and December 18, 2009.
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important,because it shows the country where the conferer is,and the days of the conferer start and the end.
  • European Union To cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% below 1990 levels by 2020 if an international agreement is reached committing other developed countries and the more advanced developing nations to comparable emission reductions. To cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2020 unconditionally
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This makes me wonder about the contry. Is that all of the country in european union will follow what they accept to do?
  • At this international conference, 250 high-ranking representatives from industry, science, politics and non-government organizations discussed solutions for future road transportation under the motto of "Sustainable Mobility– United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009|the Post-2012 CO2 Agenda"
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important,because it show that why the country in the world need to have a conference,because they need to discuss some thing that will affect the world.
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  • Potential focus areas for TAPs include early warning systems, expansion of salinity-tolerant crops, electric vehicles, wind and solar energy, efficient energy grid systems, and other technologies.[30]
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it show the potenial focus area for TAPs include early warning system, and the expansion of salinity-tolerant crop and some other technologies.
  • A leaked document known as "The Danish Text" has started an argument between Developed and Developing Nations. The document was subtitled as "The Copenhagen Agreement", proposes measures to keep average global temperature rises to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      I have a question about that 2 document.What is the document ''The Danish Text'' that argu about between the develop and develop nations?
Traci EWSIS

2010 Haiti earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake centred approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, which struck at 16:53:09 local time (21:53:09 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      This is basically summerizing what happened, where it happened and when it happened. This is also describing how far the impact of the earthquake went from the epic center.
  • A 2006 earthquake hazard study by C. DeMets and M. Wiggins-Grandison noted that the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system could be at the end of its seismic cycle and forecast a worst case of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake,
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      This is saying that after the next powerful earthquake, the fault would become dormant or powerless to produce any more earthquakes.
  • Amongst the widespread devastation and damage throughout Port-au-Prince and elsewhere, vital infrastructure necessary to respond to the disaster was severely damaged or destroyed. This included all hospitals in the capital, together with air, sea, and land transport facilities, as well as communication systems. Due to this infrastructure damage and loss of organisational structures, a spokeswoman from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs called it the worst disaster the UN had ever confronted.
    • Traci EWSIS
      Traci EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      I feel bad for all the people dying from this disaster. Earthquake is something that can't be predicted. Thus, I hope that there can be someone in the future inventing some equipment that can predict when and where earthquake will take place.
Paul Allison

Haiti's History: Revolution, Subjugation - CBS Sunday Morning - CBS News - 0 views

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  • And now this.
    • Paul Allison
      Paul Allison on 18 Jan 10
       
      Wow. History ended with Reagan? What happened to the history of Aristide and his being put into office, then removed by the CIA/Marines - Bush and Clinton?
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