Ledes 1-29

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/01/28/winter.weather/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
A winter storm that has killed 11 people and left 1 million homes in the Midwest has caused major problems for people in Texas, Kentucky and Arkansas. The ice has clumped up in trees and is causing them to fall over on houses, cars, and several other things.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/28/family.dead.california/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
After losing their jobs at Kaiser Permanente's West Los Angeles Medical Center, Ervin Lupoe shot and killed his wife and five children before killing himself. The mass murder-suicide was allegedly caused by the job loss.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/28/coatesville.arson/index.html
A string of fires has caused damage to over a dozen homes in the Philadelphia area. A new fire has been reported as of Wednesday. They have been deemed suspicious, but not arson.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/solar.powered.cars/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Toyota is now going to provide the option of solar panels on their third generation Prius’. The panel will provide ventilation to help cool down the car after it has been hot for awhile.

Freaky Tiki Restaurant Review

The different foods offered each week at the Freaky Tiki restaurant in Mrs. Mischke’s room is a nice break from boring school lunch. With a price of five dollars per meal, you always get something tasty and worth buying. While in the restaurant, you feel as though you are on a beach somewhere, over looking the ocean. There is a hammock hanging from the ceiling, an umbrella over one of the tables and the sound of the ocean coming from a stereo. I would recommend not eating by the stereo though; I ate there and hearing waves crashing in your ears isn’t all that pleasant while trying to eat. The first week they served a kabob with pineapple, peppers, and meat over rice. Last week they served a pork stir fry on fettuccine noodles, with fruit pizza as the dessert. This week is Shrimp Alfredo. The Caesar salad was very good, and the brownie sundae was really good. The shrimp in the alfredo felt like it was a little over cooked, because it was kind of chewy. The noodles with the alfredo were good though. The bread sticks that came with the alfredo were also very good. The meal was served with fruit punch kool aid.
The atmosphere of the small restaurant is very inviting and has a very tropical feel. Each table has a small fish bowl that has two or three little gold fish swimming around. The candles in the restaurant give it a very calming feel. You don’t have to wait long to get your food, and the whole meal is served in under 30 minutes or so.
It only costs about 5 dollars to eat lunch here. So far this year, the expectations of good food and friendly service have been met. The Freaky Tiki is worth your five dollars. You will always get a smile along with tasty food.

Ledes, Week 1

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28708241/
January 17, 2009 - A virus that has been released recently that has been affecting Microsoft Windows users may not be working as the hackers planned. The virus, popping up on the computer as a window saying that the computer is infected, shows the users ways to get rid of this false infection, which it is then supposed to hack the computer.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28242570/
December 15, 2008 - A serious flaw in Internet Explorer has not been fixed yet, according to Microsoft. The bug has been a serious security flaw that allows website owners to fool users into using websites that can steal passwords and other personal information.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28730638/
January 20, 2009 - As a U.N. chief, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, tours Gaza City and the mess that Israel has left it in, Israel decides to withdraw from Gaza before the inauguration of Barack Obama. The cease-fire occurred a day before the inauguration.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28695782/
January 18, 2009 - Little Debbie crackers that contain peanut butter have been recalled, along with numerous other items. Some peanut butter in these products have been shown to have traces to Salmonella, which has caused 6 deaths and 470 infected people in the United States.

Poems & Quotes Review

Ever wanted somewhere to post poems you have written or some of your favorite quotes? Poems & Quotes is a useful site just for that. With over 500 active members and about 476,469 members per month, it is an excellent site to post poems. It is very easy to navigate around on, but some for some of the features you must be a member. To join a poetry club and post poems, you must join the site. It has a free registration, only requiring your email address. On Poems & Quotes, you can post up quotes by your favorite author, or post up your own personal poems. There are no special add-ons required for this site, so it will work on any computer with internet access. You can also communicate with other poets and review their poetry. One user of Poems & Quotes said, “This site is really different then some I have been on. I was on poetry sites before but really never made friends like here.” Poems & Quotes is an excellent site to make new friends, and you can also join poetry clubs, where you can share poems between members, hold poetry contests and communicate with other members. There is also a unique discussion option on the site, where there is several topics to choose from. You can hold contests, talk to other members, and ask people to read your poems. Users can post articles about how to write good poems, how to rhyme well, and even how to write a free verse poem. Poems & Quotes is an excellent site for reading, and posting poetry, and also meeting other people through poetry.

http://www.poems-and-quotes.com

Websites I Use, Part Two

http://mail.yahoo.com/ This site allows you to check email, communicate with friends, and lots of other stuff. You can send emails to other people, add attachments, and share pictures with other people on the Internet.

http://www.pogo.com/ This site is for gaming. With games such as Poppit! and Makeover Madness, you can spend hours just having fun. You can play these games to earn badges, or simply to earn coins. It is a fun site to just waste time on.

http://www.poetry.com/ On this site, like Poems & Quotes, you can publish your poetry. In my opinion, it isn't as cool at Poems & Quotes, but I spend most of my time on Poems & Quotes anyways. It's fun to look at other poems that people have written.

http://www.ellenhopkins.com/ This is the website of the author Ellen Hopkins. She has written such books as CRANK, GLASS, IDENTICAL, BURNED, and IMPULSE. Her new book TRICKS is set to come out this year. I like going on there to see updates about new books.

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight saga, has a pretty cool website. It is fun to look at updates about books, and read excerpts from the books. She is always posting up updates. The movie for New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series, is set to come out next year!!

Websites I Use

http://www.poems-and-quotes.com
I use this site to post poetry. It has hundreds of users, who can post up poems and quotes. It is useful for finding poems, and posting up poetry that you have written. You can also post up quotes. You can join discussion boards, where you can discuss poetry and ideas for new poems. I use this site a lot.

http://www.myyearbook.com/
You can use this as a social networking web site. You can play games, and other fun things like that. You can talk to friends, and create a profile. You can upload pictures, and communicate with people your age.

http://www.photobucket.com
You can upload images to this site. You can also look for images here, and short videos. It can be a lot of fun to just go through the pictures and look to see what there is. You can look at images with varying topics.

http://www.youtube.com/ You can find all sorts of videos here. You can look up videos for a school project, or just videos for entertainment purposes. You can create an account and upload videos of your own. It is fun to go through and watch videos. Sometimes you can find parts of movies or shows that you like, and watch music videos by your favorite bands.

http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Home/page_Home This is the website for all shows that are on ABC Family. You can vew clips from your favorite shows, view pictures, and find out when new episodes will air. You can also play games based on some of the shows. You can join message boards and talk about your favorite shows with other fans.