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Texying is good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GR8 news for worried parents: frequent use of text abbreviations does not harm children's literacy - and may even improve it.

Concerns have been raised that an explosion in the use of "textisms" like "CUL8R" and "wot u doin 2nite?" could be damaging children's reading and spelling ability. To investigate, Beverly Plester and her colleagues at Coventry University in the UK asked 88 children aged 10 to 12 to write text messages describing 10 different scenarios. When they compared the number of textisms used to a separate study of the children's reading ability, they found that those who used more textisms were better readers.

But do textisms improve literacy, or do better readers use more textisms? The preliminary results of a follow-up study seem to suggest the former, Plester says. She believes that this is because textisms are phonetically based: "Phonological awareness has long been associated with good reading skills." Exposure to the written word in any form is also linked to improved literacy. "These kids are engaging with more written language and they're doing it for fun."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/19/obama.canada/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

President Obama visited Canada on Thursday in his first foreign trip as head of state, meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss a range of complicated economic and military issues.

Obama and Harper discussed possible remedies for the global economic downturn, a new initiative to fight global warming and the ongoing struggle against Taliban and Al Qaeda elements in Afghanistan , the leaders said during a joint news conference.The struggling economy was at the top of the agenda, with emphasis on the controversy surrounding the "buy American" clause in the recently passed U.S. economic stimulus package.

Sharks going Extinct!

Sharks have been called "terrors of the deep". With shark dangers off the coasts of the U.S., Japan South Africa, and Australia, marine biologists are rushing to the fishes' defense. but in the recents years these perilous predators have become a popular American entree.Supermarkets and restaurants were initially so hesitant to feature the fearsome fish that they marketed it under such pseudonyms as "flake" and "steakfish."To keep pace with demand, commercial shark catches in the U.S. jumped from less than 500 tons in 1980 to 7,144 tons in 1989. Last year, however, the catch was down an estimated 20%, reflecting diminished populations.

Bank Robbery in Brick Township! =*[

A couple of theifs robbed a bank in Brick Township just today.

For the third time in as many days -- and fifth time in a month -- a bank in Brick Township was robbed today.
The recent rash of heists in the Ocean County community has prompted police to beef up surveillance of banks as the institutions' employees are put on alert for suspicious activity.
"In conjunction with the FBI office in Monmouth County, we're going to step up enforcement and patrols," Mayor Stephen Acropolis said.
In the latest incident, a masked man entered the Investors Savings Bank on Brick Boulevard at 2:47 p.m. today and handed a teller a note demanding money. The man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, Capt. John Rein said. He wore a black stocking over his head, dark glasses, a black scarf around his face, and jeans and brown boots.
Police searched the immediate area with a K-9 unit but were unable to locate the suspect. No weapon was threatened or shown during the robbery, Rein said.

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The inauguration is when the next President of The United States of America is sworn in by the cheif Justice.But this time instead of having a caucasion president, we have an african amreican president.The president has to recite this: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

^The new president is Brack hussein Obama.He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on the 4th of August in the year of 1961 .He went to Harvard Law School.He is married to Michelle Obama and has two daughters named Malia Ann Obama, and Natasha(sasha) Obama. Before he was elected he lived in Chicago, Illinois(private), but he currently lives in the white house!

During his campain, his main message was about bringing change to America. One of his slogans was "Yes We Can", which was about unitng as a country which can bring change.I have seen alot of Obama merchandise, but the 3 things that really caught my eye was first these pair of sneakers that say Change we can believe in on one sneaker and the other sneaker it said yes we can with a picture of him on both sneakers, secondly this shirt that says Barack the vote with a picture of him in the backround and a check as the r, lastly is picture that says : "Do you smell what Barack is cookin'?".

Honestly the reason i voted for Obama is for two reasons, one because he's black, two because i just don't like Hillary Clinton and john McCain. However most of the people i know voted for him because he's black and they think we've had enough white presidents and i agree with them.In conclusion either way he's still our president so people who dont like him all i have to say is : deal with it!