Leaping into the 2012 Olympics.

          Summer is right around the corner, and you know what that means. It is the moment we have all been waiting for, the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London, England this year. One of the thousands of contestants this year is British long jumping champion J.J. Jegede.
         Jegede plans to take home the gold this summer for his country and make his country proud. Out of a promotional event for the 2012 mini cooper he jumped over 3 mini coopers which was only 6 meters. His personal best being 8.04 meters, which in the Beijing Olympics would have only earned him 8th place. Jegede will have to keep working really hard if he wants to bring home the gold this year.

       I think that's really cool this guy can jump that far. I can't jump that far so his ability to jump is incredible. I'm also super stoked for the Olympics this year I'll always stay up during the night just to watch the gymnastics and find out who got the gold.

Run your cars on wood and water? Say what?

               A company in Georgia has recently discovered they can make motor fuel from agricultural waste. The company is Renmatix and they have been doing extensive amounts of research on finding alternative ways to fuel our cars. With the way gasoline is priced and our economy is not so hot right now, we could all use a little extra pocket money.
            The company's goal is find a way to make fuel out of materials such as cellulosic biomass, wood chips, switchgrass, and nonedible parts of craps. This could be a major break through for our nation and save us millions of dollars. We've tried to find alternative fuels in the past, and haven't been successful. Hopefully, we can make a huge success this time and help our country save it's money and get out of debt.

Acronyms in our language?

          At school, at the store, or even at home you probably hear people say things like "LOL!" or "TMI! Those are acronyms for laugh out loud and too much information. Those were originally developed for instant messaging and then for text messaging to shorten up the text so you can type more. Now it has been infused into our daily lives and daily spoken language.
          Larry David, a comic who has his own show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" has recently called people out in his show for using Acronyms in their daily language. In the episode he called out his friends wife for using "LOL," in her language when she spoke.

           Using acronyms is the latest trend right now it seems like. There are groups on Facebook like "Stop Saying LOL in real life you sound like an idiot." To some people it is rather annoying and they like to use proper english language. To others, they like to use their slang and don't care how they talk.
          I could really care less, I tend to speak proper English just cause I like to stay proper. One of my best friends says "LOL" all the time, but I think it's funny just cause she's my best friend and I've gotten used to it. Some people probably find it annoying, especially if they don't know her the way I do.

SAT average scores slipping.

            Recently, the average SAT score across the United States has been slipping. In just a year the reading score has dropped three points, the writing two points, and math down one. This has been the record low for the scores recorded in history.
             The College Board says that the reason for the decrease in scores is the amount of diveristy of people that take the test now. An example is about 27% of the test takers come from a home where English is not their first language. About 30% of people who take the SAT are Black, hispanic, or American Indian. Their scores have remained stubbornly lower than the Whites and Asians.

            Personally, I feel like teenagers and young adults that take the SAT just don't really care anymore. It shows how America is becoming illerterate and not number one in the world for education anymore. We're letting Japan, China, and Europe surpass us in these areas. If we started to care again and really started trying we could raise our SAT test score averages instead of lowering them.

Facebook profile redesign?

             Getting tired of all the new layouts and designs facebook is coming up with? There will soon be a new profile design to be out this week. Facebook is launching a new profile that will let you add music and media to your profile. It will also let all your friends know what music you're listening to and the media you're watching. The new redesign of the profile is supposed to be more socially up to date.
        The new facebook profile sounds a lot like myspace and it sounds like facebook is trying to become myspace. I don't like all the new designs facebook is getting, but that's just a part of life. There's always going to be changes and we just can't do anything about them, we just have to get used to them half the time.

Immune system fully loaded to fight off Cancer.

                Recently, scientists have developed an immune system that can kill cancer. It all started a year ago when in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania they began their experiment on a leukemia patient named William Ludwig. The doctors removed a billion of his T cells and replaced them with new genes to attack the cancer. 
               At first, nothing really happened with the alteration of his genes. Then all of a sudden, he got the chills, his blood pressure went down, and got a rapid fever. He soon got better from the fever and all of the leukemia cells were gone and he was perfectly fine. The scientists and doctors are still skeptical on him, but for now he is fine and living his life like he never had cancer.

           This is a remarkable find that the scientists have finally found a cure for cancer. This could be the next big thing to happen for our generation. The new cure could possibly save millions of lives and people wouldn't be dying of cancer anymore. My great aunt died of cancer almost a year ago, she was diagnosed with it five years ago and then it returned to her. She was a very strong woman and believed that she could get through it, but that just wasn't enough because it took her in the end. This new cure will be able to keep families mended together and leave happiness where it should be.

Diana Nyad swimming to her death?

               A 61 year old woman by the name of Diana Nyad, who is a swimmer attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida. She took a tremendous risk swimming in the ocean which is full of dangerous sea creatures that could kill her. The distance from Cuba to Florida is a great distance and she was willing to pursue her dreams. 
               There was a boat that would follow her and a doctor that would keep tabs on her to make sure she was okay. One day she had gotten pain her shoulder and her asthma was acting up. She had to discontinue her strenuous journey since she could no longer swim without dying. She wanted to keep swimming, but she just couldn't anymore.
              She did this because she wanted to show people that you can pursue your dreams no matter how crazy and big they are like swimming across the ocean. It is important to dream big and pursue them and go after them with all you have. She's an inspiring woman and she has inspired me that anything is possible.

Farewell thy sweet Borders.

           The American loved Bookstore Borders has officialy announced that it will be closing. Millions of people world wide were people who went to this bookstore some even religiously. It is a sad thing to see such a beloved bookstore going out of a business. With America's economy the way it is, a lot of businesses are having trouble staying in a good condition and up to standards. 

          I think it is such a tragic occurance that Borders is closing. When I was an elementary school student I lived across the street from a Borders in California. I would spend a lot of time there just reading books and buying books too. I have a lot of childhood memories there and now they are left behind as the store is closing. Recently, I went back to the mall where Borders was located and it is now transformed into an Urban Outfitters. This shows how it is slowly moving on and people are coping with the process.

Potter back again?

                  Over Summer on July 15, the final Harry Potter movie hit the theaters and that was said to be the end of the Harry Potter series. Recently, JK Rowling has come up with a way for her avada kedavra hard fans to always stay in touch with Potter. She has created an interactive Harry Potter website where you can read the novel and interact with the words as well. It is called Pottermore.com. 
               The website Pottermore had early registration for one week starting July 31. There was a magical quest for the fans to do if they wanted to be admitted in early. Each day was a new clue and by day you would get closer and closer to finding that quill and being let in to pottermore. Only around a million people globally were admitted into Pottermore. Some people believed it was not fair because a lot of people stayed up all night and got no sleep that week to get the clues.

             The official opening for the website is in October. I was one of the lucky few to get an account and the website is amazing. It's an interactive way to read the novels over again. I love Harry Potter and have been with him from day one of the first story. Pottermore is the next thing for Harry Potter and I know it will be a while before he dies out.

Toms shoes with a cause

        When we think about shoes, we usually always think about what shoes to wear and which ones will go best with our outfit. We never worry about not having a pair to wear even if it won't go with an outfit. Children in less developed countries like Africa and some parts of China and other parts of the world don't have shoes to wear. Going barefoot in their countries can cause diseases like soil transmitted disease and it also causes cutes and sores on their feet. Another problem is the children can't go to school because shoes are a part of their uniform.

              The toms shoes was created by Blake Mycoskie and you are able to choose from a wide variety of shoes for men, women, and children. When you buy a pair of shoes they will send a pair to a child in need. I have two pairs of toms and they are the most comfortable shoes ever. It's like wearing slippers to school. I have the blue glitters pair and the artist paint splattered ones. I get so many compliments on them and a lot of poeple have never heard of Toms before. Wearing the shoes is also great publicity for the cause and will let the children have more shoes.