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We chose this news because it is terrible to the world. All the poor people in Rio de Janeiro are suffering since they feel that they are being shut out of the city. They also feel that this wall is being built out of shame since the beaches are right in front and the government doesn't want tourists to see these people. This affects us because it is showing that you really can shut someone out. Also it is a marvelous example of segregation. We used to think that segregation was only from 1950 but it is everywhere. It also is done to everyone. Black, white, Jewish, Catholic, rich, poor, anything. You can be segregated from every place in existence, and it will affect us all the same.

Eco-Wall or Segregation?

In Rio de Janeiro people are building big cement walls around the shantytowns. The people who live there are saying that this is to shut them out, while others say it is to protect the rainforests around them. Many people feel imprisoned in the walls since they can't roam aroundthe way they used. But because they have almost no freedom of speech they can't say anything.
The wall around Santa Marta was started in March with and it plans to spend $17 million on more walls around more shantytowns. Its estimated that about 20% of the 6 million people in Rio live in those towns and don't want these walls around them.

Rainforests Turned Into Smoldering Ruins

Every day in Indonesia there are millions of forests being burned and cut down. It looks like a scene from an apocalyptic movie. Sadly, though, this is the reality of Sumatra. The largest island in Indonesia is being polluted and all the people who live there can no longer do so. Even though burning to clear land is illegal in Indonesia, its done all the time. The worst part is the villagers. The people are losing their homes. They have no place to stay while their house burns to ashes in front of them.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/indonesia.burning.rainforest/index.html

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Forest burning is a major world problem. It affects everyone. Burning to clear land is illegal in Indonesia, but it is still done all over Sumatra. This affects Indonesia because every hour a piece of land equivalent to 50 football fields is burned or clear-cut. Now that there is only 15% of the forests left in Sumatra everyone is affected. People of the region is very affected, they cannot bath in the rivers neither drink or use the water, because its full of ashes. We think this is a major problem because it affects many people .

Tree Frog

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We decided to choose this news because it has an affect in our daily life's, and how we take care of our selves. We think that the deaths of the officers affect the crime rates in Seattle since only one person killed for cops. What we found unjust was that the suspect who was murdered did not even have a chance to defend him self in front of the jury. The officers family's have lost a mother and 3 fathers because of whoever murdered them. We came up with the idea that the family's who lost either their mother or father might want to know who and why they where killed. We think that every family with a cop involved should be aware of the danger his family member is risking.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/01/washington.suspect.shot/index.html

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Dead Suspect had Officer's Gun

The suspects from the deaths of four cops had a gun that belonged to one of the cops that was killed on Tuesday. A Seattle officer who was on duty that morning shot and killed Maurice Clemmons in South Seattle, after he challenged him. Several people who tried to help Clemmons escape the police were arrested. The incident ended up being a 2 day manhunt for Clemmons that began on Sunday after he shot the officers. These were identified as Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39; Officer Ronald Owens, 37; Officer Tina Griswold, 40; and Officer Greg Richards, 42. All were parents. Witnesses about Clemmons' murder say that he was shot in the torso on Sunday morning with blood and gauze bandages in a truck linked to Clemmons.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/25/new.york.subway.teen/index.html

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This new is not so important, but gives us a lesson to learn. we needto take care of our kids as best as you can specialy if they have a mental problem or sindrome. If your kid escapes, and the police refuses to help, you need to do anything to find him, like paste ads with his face, and hope the best. Police should not refuse to act in a moment like this, even when their rules say to refuse when a teen is gone. This shows irresponsability from the local police.

Newton's Cradle

Missing Boy Spent 11 days on the NYC Subways

A few hours ago 13 year old Francisco Hernandez who has been gone for 11 days was found in the NYC Subway System by a local officer. He was recognized from one of the many 'MISSING' posters that were put up a few days ago. He had Asperger's Syndrome which is an illness that affects the way you socialize and communicate. He disappeared after having thought he was in trouble at school that day.

After his parents found out that he was gone, they took matters into their own hands and posted fliers and MISSING signs all over their neighborhood. Eventually a local officer found him. His mother worried that he wore the same clothes for 11 days and that he only had $11 to buy food and drink water with. He ended up eating lollypops and potato chips and drinking water from any subway stores. He slept in subway cars, went to the bathroom in subway stations and spent most of his time underground.

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We chose this news because it's a major event that's affecting Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This blackout caused the stopping of a subway system in Rio. It also might have left police stations, hospitals, houses, streets, etc. with no light at all. What we learned from this experience is that we should always be prepared to have another source or many other sources of electric power in case of another major blackout like this one. For example the PD should be aware that when something like this happens it is vital to be on the watch for burglars, rapists, or anyone dangerous on the street, since they always take action in cases like this.

Dam failure triggers huge blackout in Brazil

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/10/brazil.blackout/index.html

Dam failure triggers huge blackout in Brazil


An important hydroelectric dam between Brazil and Paraguay failed on Tuesday night making most of central and south Brazil completely powerless. Paraguay and Uruguay also claim having some related blackouts. It didn't last very long, as the power came slowly back on that same night. The incident at Itaipu caused an outage of 18,000 megawatts. That's enough power to light up the whole state of Sao Paulo! Millions of people were affected by the blackout since cities like Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, and four other cities were powerless. The capital though, was not affected.

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We chose this news because it is important for this country and all the ones under and above it. They should all know about it because if they don't some huge terrible storm is going to attack a million people and we're not going to be ready for it.
The theme is weather. We need to control the weather in order to keep the world safe.

Hurricane Ida threatens Nicaragua

A few days ago, hurricane Ida was discovered heading toward Nicaragua. It's wind was reaching up to 75 mph and some gusts go up to 85 mph. The storm is expected to weaken today once it moves inland. If hurricane Ida survives on land it could move into the western Caribbean and become a major threat to all smaller islands. It would strengthen and later emerge into the Gulf of Mexico and they don't know where it's going to land because it's to early to find the exact location.

Hurricane Ida threatens Nicaragua
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/11/05/tropical.storm.ida/index.html

Penguins

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We decided to do this news because we thaught it was important that residence of California should or should not have a transportation route. The bridge breaking is a huge concerne to everyone because the bridge is one of the only ways to get across the bay. We think this news will impact our life because when a construction gets old it begins to deteriorate in stability.

The Bridge at the Bay is Still Closed

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/30/california.bay.bridge/index.html

The Bridget at the Bay is Still Closed

The Bridget at the Bay is Still Closed

The 73 year old bridge at the bay in California, had four steel rods that collapsed on Tuesday, because of very strong winds. The bridge has been closed since then and commuters have been using the railway system much more than usual. The bridge was supposed to be reopened on friday, but as of 5:45 am no one has gone on it. There are still crew members working on the bridge, hoping to get it fixed as soon as possible.

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