10/31/08

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27428299/

Who? -QUETTA, Pakistan

What? - A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan before dawn Wednesday, killing at least 150 people as they slept and obliterating hundreds of fragile mud-and-timber homes, officials said.

When? -5:10 a.m. local time with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4.

Where? -Pakistan

Why? -The worst-hit area appeared to be Ziarat, where hundreds of houses were destroyed in five villages, Mayor Dilawar Kakar said.

How? -Some homes were buried in a quake-triggered landslide, he said.

10/29/08

Father kills toddler, former girlfriend

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/744176.html

Who? Bill Poveda

What?shot his girlfreind and their daughter dead in a Metrorail parking lot before killing himself.

When? Sunday

Where? Dadeland South station in Kendall.

Why? poveda had a bad relationship with his wife and they would argue on the phone and be living mad.

How? murdered mother was Judith Paul, 29. She was a dental student, her family said.A security guard found their three bodies just past 11 p.m. Sunday inside her Chevy Trailblazer parked at the Dadeland South station in Kendall. and poeda sucide him self.

10/28/08

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/743338.html3


dead, including 2-year-old, in murder-suicide

Who? Victor Cabello

What? jealous of his wife's infidelity -- shot and killed his 4-year-old daughter, Yeseenia, before turning the gun on himself.

When? sunday

Where? Dadeland Station, 9150 Dadeland Blvd

Why? jealous of his wife's infidelity -- shot and killed his 4-year-old daughter, Yeseenia, before turning the gun on himself.

How? A man shot and killed his girlfriend and their 2-year-old daughter inside an SUV parked at a Kendall Metrorail station late Sunday, police believe.

10/28/08

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/736518.html

Car slams into Sunrise condo building, forcing evacuation

Who? Elderly man.

What? Accidentally slammed the gas pedal, driving straight into the three-story building.

When? Wednesday

Where? Sunrise Lakes

Why? when he suddenly felt a numbness in his leg as he was trying to park his car. Hitting the accelerator instead of the brakes, he rammed into his own condo building.

How? slammed the gas pedal, driving straight into the three-story building.

10/27/08

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/734941.html3

Radio Shack robbery suspects nabbed in SW Dade

Who? Three of four suspects.

What? were taken into custody early Tuesday morning by Miami-Dade police after a failed robbery at a Radio Shack.

When? Tuesday morning

Where? Miami-Dade at 13840 SW Eighth St.

Why? Miami-Dade officers responded to a commercial alarm at the store, where they disrupted a burglary that was happening.

How? the suspects then got into a black pickup truck and tried to slam into two police cars while fleeing the scene. On Southwest 107th Avenue and 24th Street, the suspects' vehicle crashed into another car and the suspects fled on foot.

10/26/09

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/733437.html

Trial begins in BSO deputy's near-fatal shooting

Who? David Maldonado

What? accused of shooting Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Maury Hernandez

When? Oct. 27.

Where? Broward ,florida

Why? BSO investigators collected, including ammunition, gun boxes and gun-cleaning equipment

How? Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Maury Hernandez in the head and leaving him for dead on the side of a Hollywood

10/25/08

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/725603.html

Man shot by cops in Homestead remains critical

Who? Wilmar Bolton.

What? shot by police after an alleged botched burglary.

When? Monday.

Where? Homestead.

Why? charged with armed burglarybreaking into a house.

How? the police shot him because police said that he made a motion of reaching to his waist and the police feared for his life and shot him.

extra credit blog 10/21/08

projected adult expenses

1 bedroom $750
light $80
food $300

earnings 9.50 an hour plus 25 dollar of tips per day=457.50 per week
taxes $379
monthly =$1516
gas a month= $240
90 years=788400
sleep= 262800
after sleep=525600

385440hours till i die lol


knowing that you only have 30000 hours left how do u think you would like to plan out what and who you like to be ?

knowing that i only have that manny hours to live makes me think about life and why we are on this planet for i want to spend my time weisely and go to school so i could get paid for my time and not just be a bumk all my life i wanna get a good job and have a job that i wake up in the mornig loving what i do..

10/21/08

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/734941.html

3 Radio Shack robbery suspects nabbed in SW Dade

Who? Three of four suspects.

What? were taken into custody early Tuesday morning by Miami-Dade police after a failed robbery at a Radio Shack.

When? Tuesday morning

Where? Miami-Dade at 13840 SW Eighth St.

Why? Miami-Dade officers responded to a commercial alarm at the store, where they disrupted a burglary that was happening.

How? the suspects then got into a black pickup truck and tried to slam into two police cars while fleeing the scene. On Southwest 107th Avenue and 24th Street, the suspects' vehicle crashed into another car and the suspects fled on foot.

10/20/08

Truck hits sign, then sign hits worker on turnpike
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/730224.html

Who? construction worker

What? truck struck a sign leaning against the wall, shooting it toward the worker and into his work truck.

When? friday 10.17.08

Where? Florida's Turnpike

Why? because a truck hit the sign and it flew into the guy.

How? The truck struck a sign leaning against the wall, shooting it toward the worker and into his work truck.The man suffered a compound fracture to one of his legs and he and the driver of the white truck were airlifted to Broward Genral Medical Center Reyes said the accident shows how important it is for motrists to slow down and move over when workers or emergency resonders are on the side of the highway.

10/17/08

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/725603.html

Man shot by cops in Homestead remains critical

Who? Wilmar Bolton.
What? shot by police after an alleged botched burglary.
When? Monday.
Where? Homestead.
Why? charged with armed burglarybreaking into a house.
How? the police shot him because police said that he made a motion of reaching to his waist and the police feared for his life and shot him.

10/14/08

Elderly woman critically injured in house fire

Miami Herald

Who? an elderly woman

What? from a blazing house fire

When? Friday morning

Where? Southwest 19th Terrace.

Why? They found the victim unconscious on the floor near a bedroom where the fire may have started, authorities said.

How? A witness, Sandi Pena, said she noticed smoke coming from the house about 11 a.m. and called 911.

How important is religion to you? Do you feel that it is something that should determine who the next president of the United States should be? Do you feel that there is such a thing as a “wrong” religion? Is your religion the “right” one?

i feel that religion plays a big part in todays society but it should not determine the next president of the united states and ill tell u why. people in the states should get the rite to vote for who they feel is gonna run the contry better and some people may not be ok with some religions so why put a person as president just because of their religion.

10/8/08

Arrest made in Pahokee football player's killing

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/711716.html

Who? Norman Griffith Jr

What? got caught in the crossfire Saturday when teenage gunmen wearing black bandannas over their faces tried to rob his former teammate of a necklace

When? Wednesday.

Where? Palm Beach County

why? because they wanted to grab his chain and this caused everything.

how?had gotten into an argument with one of their friends, and they wanted revenge, according to the report. When they arrived at the dance, they put black bandannas over their faces and grabbed their guns, fired guns at Griffith's Durango as part of a robbery.

10/3/08

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/708327.html

After 50 years, NASA is at a crossroads

Who?- NASA

What? -For 50 years, the sky has been the limit for America's space agency. But the view of the future now looks cloudy.

When? - Wed, Oct. 01, 2008

Where? -Florida

Why? -For the next 50 years is just as clear -- revisit the moon, send astronauts to explore Mars and beyond -- but the bottomless supply of money that fueled the agency's early success is no more.

How? -The government has announced plans to retire the shuttle fleet in 2010 and return to orbit with new spacecraft by 2015, with a moon landing by 2020.

10/1/08

Celia Cruz executor must pay $2million
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/702188.html

Who? U.S. District Judge Katherine S. Hayden

What? ordered impresario Luis Falcon to pay $1.245 million each to Gladys Becquer, the singer's
sister, and to Ernestina Moracen-Knight, her stepdaughter.Each will receive $415,000 in compensatory damages and $830,000 in punitive damages.

When? Tuesday

Where? local court in Bergen County, N.J

Why? accusing him of committing fraud while executing the artist's will.

How? .S. District Judge Katherine S. Hayden ordered impresario Luis Falcon to pay $1.245 million each to Gladys Becquer, the singer's sister, and to Ernestina Moracen-Knight, her stepdaughter.