Attack of the Jellyfish

Recently, the number of jellyfish has gone up ruining many businesses as the fishes caught are killed off by the jellyfish. This jelly fish situation is beinf dealt with all over the world. In Japan where seafood is a must with all that sushi, all the fishes caught in the net were killed off by the venom of the Nomura, the world’s largest jellyfish weighing as much as 450 pounds. In norther Ireland where cathching salmon is common, more than 100,000 of fishes were killed off by the massive attacks from the jellyfishes. Why is this occuring now some may ask? Scientis beleive it has to do a great deal with the weather change. With global warming, more parts of the ocean are being exposed to the sun creating more comfort zones for the jellyfish to swim in. As long as it keeps getting warmer, the fishing industries will suffer as the jellyfish are right their to claim what seems to be yours. “These increases in jellyfish should be a warning sign that our oceans are stressed and unhealthy,” Lucas Brotz a researcher from the University of Britsh Columbia stated. Trying despertely to fend off these jellyfish, Uye a Japanese scientist believed it is neceassry for the government in taking action in controlling the growth of these jellyfish. Because jellyfish keep appearing for these poor fishermen, the government designed these specail nets. While one catches the prized fishes used for sushi and such, the other net captures the abundant jellyfish still roaming the sea.

German goalkeepers dies at the age of 32

On November 10, 2009, Robert Enke commited suicide by jumping in front of a express train in Eilvese. Robert Enke according to his wife Teresa, was dealing with depression for about 6 years despite going to a pyschiatrist. Playing in several soccer clubs in Europe such as Barcelona and Benfica, he became more recognized in playing goalie for Hannover 96. With exprience and knowledge of the game, Enke would have been the starting goalie for the German national team in the World Cup. With this recent tragic news, the next friendly math against Chile has been canceled. In honor of him, many fans headed over to AWD-Arena home to the Hannover 96’s club and payed their respect with flowers and cards. Enke former soccer club Barcelona also paid their respcts to him as they gave a moment of silence before the start of the match. In the eyes of many, he seemed happy as he was living a comfortable wife with his child and animals. But it’s so sad and shocking to see someone either you see in person or on televsion to not appear live again. Life is so precious and short and we need to live life to the fullest.

Halloween Weekend!!

As Halloween is a time for the traditional “trick or treating” for little kids, my friends have a tradition of going to the that famous “Monster Massive” event which is a rave held at the Colisseum at USC. However this year was even more crowded near the USC area as another rave less than two miles away was occuring on the same day and time. With tons of people dressed up arriving to the anticipated raves, the streets were backed up as traffic was being held. I myself was stuck in traffic and couldn’t find parking but passing by Jefferson Blvd, i can hear the bass and the neon lights flickering in the sky. Despite regretting not being at the scene, it was so crazy how so many people show up. Despite not advertising these events on air, its amazing how the power of promoters and internet can spread word of these events. Promoters definetely have a big impact on selling the product going near stores where people might listen to electronica music. Internet though has got to be the biggest way of influence as forums and people chatting with one another about these raves sure spreads. just commenting on someone’s wall on facebook asking about a rave will turn people curious and soon enough joining the band wagon to go to raves themselves.

Dodger Season Over

It was a sad day in sports as the Los Angeles Dodgers fall short again. Brad Lidge the closer making the final pitch to retire Ronny Belliard for the last out of the ninth, it was the end of the line for the Dodger Blue. Once again they had fallen short in reaching the World Series as the Phillies in the second straight year crush the Dodgers. Can’t look at this as a complete loss as they will learn from their mistakes and hopefully win the whole thing next season. I am happy for the clubhouse as I know Joe Torre will think of ways to improve his team whether its be trading or picking up free agents.
What was so shocking when i signed on facebook after dinner, was that the number comments regarding tonights crucial game 5 of the NLCS. It was as if the whole world was commenting as i see page after page of Dodger fans showing support for their team. Its so amazing how people also show their love and support for a sports team via internet forums and such. Like many of my friends, the number of comments reached nearly a thousand showing anger and dissapointment as the Dodgers fell short. Everywhere profile i click on including mine, comments about the game is being mentioned.

3 day weekends in Hawaii!!

Unlike the usual 18o days of school most districts have in the United States, Hawaii is reducing its numbers as school is no longer operated on most Fridays. As president Obama was having a vision for kids to stay in school longer as education is of the essence, Hawaii is cutting back under a new union contract. Hawaii already ranks in the bottom of the pile in terms of national academic achievement and this is just another blow to the kids of this state. This action was done for budget cutting reasons but the real reson in my mind that 81% of teacher approved this contract is that they have less days in classrooms. Despite losing about eight percent of what they would normally make, the amount of paid holidays and vacation pay is still the same and untouched.
Many Parents are unhappy about this as they believe kids need more time spent in classrooms as they can best prepare themselves out in the real world. Even 5 days of school is not enough to some as children in other nations go to school monday through saturday. With fridays off, it will be more time of fun and games and less time hitting the books. Obama’s plans were to add more time during classes and even stay open on weekends as children can have a quiet place to learn but his dreams will have to be put on hold as the recession is hitting his homestate of Hawaii where he went to high school.”The challenges of a new century demand more time in the classroom,” Obama declares. These budget cuts are hurting everyone especially the students trying to pursue a career because not only are classes being more and more limited, the tuition is on the rise.

Dodger Fans!!

 Especailly in the city of Los Angeles, sports is a huge part of our culture and with the Dodgers winning over the Cardinals last night, this city was alive. People celebrating on the streets near Dodger stadium it was so intense. They haven’t even won the World Series yet and people are already jumping for joy. 

The sight of Dodger fans were still about the city as i witnessed so many cars with the Dodger banners attached onto the cars. At one point, it was literally like a sea full of the Dodger blue as we drive into the Ralphs parking lot. From stickers on back of the car to people rocking their Dodger shirts represnting LA. But it didn’t stop there, as i stepped into the store, on my right was Dodger merchandise from paper cups, towels and even school supples. It was a pretty sight seeing people purchasing the products as they want to show off the  rest of the world their love for the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the win over St. Louis, the Doders move onto the National League Championship Series, making it another step closer to the highly anticipated World Series.  Feeling really good about this year as key acquitions such as Vicente Padilla and Ronnie Belliard might be the final pieces missing for us to take the title this year.

news broadcasting around the world

I was so stunned how differently news is being portrayed differently on televison throughout tha nation. I was over my friends house on the weekend and i noticed something interesting about the news her mom was watching. It was news about a mountain fire destroying couple houses but unlike American news reporting, this Pillipine news station were not even interviewing the victims. As opposed to showing the faces of the victims as seen on news here, the camera was focused in on the burned building and environment. Also no interviews of even the fire department was conducted to give us more detail on the incident which is usually seen on televion here.

To me this shows how Americans respond more with images and videos of victims. Most defienetly it catches ones attention more as opposed to news with nothing but facts. One will feel more emotional or sympathetic and take more time learning about the interet as in the end, news such as fox 11 or ktla 5 makes profit with more views.

Ads in Video Games

i went over to my friends house over the weekend to hangout with some of my old high school buddies. As predicted, i encounter them having intense competition with this old tennis game that never gets old. Watching the two go head on, i noticed something pretty interesting. Gatorade products and logos were seen as they were playing. Not only was there Gatorade bottles on the left and right side of the television screen where the benches would be, but there was also a huge Gatorade logo on the side of the tennis court. After every match point, on the screen it would show both players heading over to their benches drinking a bottle of Gatorade. I’ve watched them play this game many times and i finally i realized the Gatorade logos. Its so crazy how even in a simple video game, you can always encounter ads.

Remembering Patrick Swayze

After a long day at school, i come home as i witness scenes from 1987 film known as Dirty Dancing. I then asked my mom why in the world are you watching this old movie run on VHS. Then she tells me about the passing of the great actor Patrick Swayze. He passed away on Monday at the age of 57 due to pancreatic cancer. My mom was stating how he had been fighting it off for about 20 months and he was a man made of steel so surely he was gonna live but all changed on Monday. Life is so precious and Patrick Swayze sure lived his life to the fullest accomplishing as one of the succesful actors during his era.

I remember the first movie i ever saw starring Patrick Swaye was not Dirty Dancing but a film called To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything:Julie Newmar.This film is about three “girls” who travel from New York City to Hollywood where they would surely become stars with a phenomenal modeling careers. As these ladies go on this road to fame, their car breaks down and is side-tracked where they would have to stay at a small town until their car gets fixed. These “ladies” makes the most out of there stay as they turn this boring old town into one of the best small towns the midwest has ever scene with loads of entertainment. All of his movies he ever partaken in with marvelous and his career with always be remembered as he brought a different spark to the movie industry.

Watching the Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants , i notice all the fans eating away at the famous garlic fries sold at the AT&T ball park. Everytime the camera crew shows a sight at the fans, i always spot out the one fan eating those, fresly made garlic fries with a hint of lemon. My stomach grumbling, i was so tempted to make my own. I got dressed and grabbed my keys when on the screen was a commercial for an In’N Out commercial. It was as if i was put into some sort of trance as nothing else mattered but the sight of the double double apperaing on the screen. It was like a flick of a light switch, my mind quickly jumped from one food to the next simply due to a picture that was embedded in my mind. As the thought of the garlic fries left my mind, in came the glorious picture of the double double. As i turned off the television, i knew where i was headed.