August 12, 2009
Typhoon Morakot
By Max
Typhoon Morakot is a very strong typhoon, even after the typhoon leaves; many places still have serious disasters. This typhoon is the strongest typhoon for the past few years!
Typhoon Morakot caused a lot of floods, some are more than a story high; ruined many farms and ruined many crops and let many domestic animals die. At this typhoon, there are many bridges broken and damaged the highway and the south-bound railroad! It may take a few days to a few months to rebuild it. Many buildings were destroyed, there is even a hotel and a 3 story building fell in the rivers! Many homes had a power failure, but almost every home’s electric power is been fixed. Many mudslides happened and it let the water more dirty. Some places stopped water supply because the water is so dirty. At this typhoon, some places rained non-stop for three days and flooded. We lost about 9 thousand million in vegetables and fruits, and lost 1,500 million in fish. I think the typhoon is very horrible because it let many people die, hurt and missing.
Many people drove rubber boats, water motorcycles and armor cars to save people from floods. Also, they drove helicopters to save people stuck in high mountains. Our people who are saving people did it very well and saved many people. But some people died too.
Typhoon Morakot is the worst disaster in 50 years, and it caused many damage. God bless us don’t die, and don’t happen any disasters as worse as this.
2009/08/12
2009/08/09
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
By Max
Not as other books, which they are boring and not funny, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an interesting and funny novel and you can learn some words in the book. Many people like to read it, even those who don’t like to read this.
There are 5 books of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and now they published 3 books in Taiwan. There is also a Do-it yourself book that you can write your own diary.
At the first book of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, it is talking about Greg’s first year in middle school. In middle school, many funny things happened, At September, first it was the Cheese in the basketball field, and cause the Cheese Touch when someone touches it, and no one will even get near you. The only way to get rid of it is to pass it to someone else. Then, Greg said even he can play pranks at his friend Rowley, but he couldn’t play pranks with his younger brother. Because when he was little, he couldn’t say brother, so he started to call him “Bubby” (This is a very funny name for Greg!). He still called him that right now, and sometimes he almost let other people know he was Bubby! And one time when his brother Rodrick bought a heavy metal CD, Greg wants to sneak it out to school because his mom and dad don’t let him listen. But it was worthless when he took it to school to listen; Rowley didn’t put batteries in his CD player. Then that night, when Greg tried the CD when everyone was sleeping, he was been caught red-handed by Dad because he didn’t plug the headphones.
At October, Greg, Rowley and Mom went to Crossland High School’s haunted house. In the haunted house, first it was a cashier without a body, and many vampires and people with no heads made them afraid. But the worst part is Chainsaw Alley, which a person with a real chainsaw chases them and even tries to kill them! But the chainsaw affect was been stopped by Mom. After the Haunted House was over, Greg wanted to make a haunted house by himself. But Mom won’t let him make the haunted house in his house, so he called Rowley to make it at his house. When they put the posters, it was already 2:30 and the haunted house needed to be started at 3:00. So they cut some corners in the plan, and the admission price changed from 50 cents to two dollars. When the first kid called Shane tried out the haunted house, (continue......)
Jeff Kinney
By Max
Not as other books, which they are boring and not funny, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an interesting and funny novel and you can learn some words in the book. Many people like to read it, even those who don’t like to read this.
There are 5 books of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and now they published 3 books in Taiwan. There is also a Do-it yourself book that you can write your own diary.
At the first book of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, it is talking about Greg’s first year in middle school. In middle school, many funny things happened, At September, first it was the Cheese in the basketball field, and cause the Cheese Touch when someone touches it, and no one will even get near you. The only way to get rid of it is to pass it to someone else. Then, Greg said even he can play pranks at his friend Rowley, but he couldn’t play pranks with his younger brother. Because when he was little, he couldn’t say brother, so he started to call him “Bubby” (This is a very funny name for Greg!). He still called him that right now, and sometimes he almost let other people know he was Bubby! And one time when his brother Rodrick bought a heavy metal CD, Greg wants to sneak it out to school because his mom and dad don’t let him listen. But it was worthless when he took it to school to listen; Rowley didn’t put batteries in his CD player. Then that night, when Greg tried the CD when everyone was sleeping, he was been caught red-handed by Dad because he didn’t plug the headphones.
At October, Greg, Rowley and Mom went to Crossland High School’s haunted house. In the haunted house, first it was a cashier without a body, and many vampires and people with no heads made them afraid. But the worst part is Chainsaw Alley, which a person with a real chainsaw chases them and even tries to kill them! But the chainsaw affect was been stopped by Mom. After the Haunted House was over, Greg wanted to make a haunted house by himself. But Mom won’t let him make the haunted house in his house, so he called Rowley to make it at his house. When they put the posters, it was already 2:30 and the haunted house needed to be started at 3:00. So they cut some corners in the plan, and the admission price changed from 50 cents to two dollars. When the first kid called Shane tried out the haunted house, (continue......)
2009/08/07
Century's Longest Solar Eclipse
Century's Longest Solar Eclipse
For almost seven minutes, parts of Earth were in the shadow of the moon
By Joyce C. Tang
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1912174,00.html
As the sun rose over Asia on Wednesday morning, the sky turned from light to dark. It was the longest solar eclipse that will happen during this century. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon's path crosses directly in front of the sun. The glow of the sun's light creates a brilliant ring around the moon.
"The sky turned dark like in the dead of the night. The air turned cooler and cicadas stopped singing. Everything was so exciting and moving," said Seiichiro Fukumitsu, an official from Akuseki, a small island of Japan. The total eclipse was visible from India, China, Japan and other parts of Asia. At its longest, over the Pacific Ocean, the eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 39 seconds.
An Exciting Event or a Sign of Bad Luck?
While millions turned out to gaze at the eclipse, some made sure to stay indoors. To many Hindus in India and Buddhists in China, an eclipse can represent bad luck. But for the most part, people celebrated. In China, there were fireworks. In Japan, the eclipse was greeted with cheers and applause. Even the early morning clouds and rain couldn't keep viewers away.
Because looking directly at the sun can be dangerous, people use sunglasses, masks and other special devices to enjoy the eclipse.
Last century's longest eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 53 seconds and took place on July 11, 1991. A total solar eclipse is rare. The next one won't be seen until July 2010.
Max-I think the solar eclipse happening yesterday is a beautiful sight and lets many people excited. But I think that staring at eclipses will let your eyes blind because it is the same as staring at the sun. Some people say the eclipse is bad luck but many people still celebrated the eclipse. Although we don’t know if it is bad luck or good luck, we should be surprised to see the eclipse.
For almost seven minutes, parts of Earth were in the shadow of the moon
By Joyce C. Tang
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1912174,00.html
As the sun rose over Asia on Wednesday morning, the sky turned from light to dark. It was the longest solar eclipse that will happen during this century. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon's path crosses directly in front of the sun. The glow of the sun's light creates a brilliant ring around the moon.
"The sky turned dark like in the dead of the night. The air turned cooler and cicadas stopped singing. Everything was so exciting and moving," said Seiichiro Fukumitsu, an official from Akuseki, a small island of Japan. The total eclipse was visible from India, China, Japan and other parts of Asia. At its longest, over the Pacific Ocean, the eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 39 seconds.
An Exciting Event or a Sign of Bad Luck?
While millions turned out to gaze at the eclipse, some made sure to stay indoors. To many Hindus in India and Buddhists in China, an eclipse can represent bad luck. But for the most part, people celebrated. In China, there were fireworks. In Japan, the eclipse was greeted with cheers and applause. Even the early morning clouds and rain couldn't keep viewers away.
Because looking directly at the sun can be dangerous, people use sunglasses, masks and other special devices to enjoy the eclipse.
Last century's longest eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 53 seconds and took place on July 11, 1991. A total solar eclipse is rare. The next one won't be seen until July 2010.
Max-I think the solar eclipse happening yesterday is a beautiful sight and lets many people excited. But I think that staring at eclipses will let your eyes blind because it is the same as staring at the sun. Some people say the eclipse is bad luck but many people still celebrated the eclipse. Although we don’t know if it is bad luck or good luck, we should be surprised to see the eclipse.
2009/08/06
A Walk for Others
A Walk for Others
An 11-year-old travels to Washington, D.C., to raise help for kids
By Joyce C. Tang
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1909865,00.html
Zach Bonner is "pretty tired," he says. Instead of going to camp this summer, Zach, 11, decided to walk 668 miles from Atlanta, Georgia, to the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Why? Zach hopes to raise awareness about the plight of homeless kids. His journey to help others began two years ago. Zach walked from his home in Tampa, Florida, to Tallahassee. Then, in 2008, he did it again, this time walking from Tallahassee to Atlanta.
Since May, Zach has traveled 12 miles every day in his trusty Adidas shoes. Along the way, he has collected more than 1,000 letters about homeless children. He hopes to give the letters to President Barack Obama. Zach says he wants his walk to make a difference.
More than 1 million children in the United States live in shelters or on the streets. During his pilgrimage, Zach spent 24 hours with a group of homeless children so he could learn the difficulties they face.
On Thursday, Zach walked the last mile of his long journey. More than 500 supporters, including 300 homeless kids, joined Zach. They marched with him down the National Mall. "It was a long walk," Zach says, "but it was definitely worth it."
A History of Service
In 2005, Zach participated in an episode of the television show "Extreme Makeover Home Edition." He says that helping to build homes made him realize there were people who didn't have anywhere to live. That's when he decided that he wanted to help homeless youth. He was also inspired by a movie he saw about Mildred Norman, an activist who promoted world peace by walking 25,000 miles. Zach thought that walking would be a good way to draw attention to his cause.
Zach is also the founder of the Little Red Wagon Foundation. The purpose of the non-profit is to help needy youth. Through his group, Zach has raised money and donated school supplies. "A lot of homeless youth don't get the opportunity to succeed in school because they don't have supplies," he says.
Zach's volunteerism has even inspired a Hollywood movie based on his life. "He's the most extraordinary ordinary kid I've ever met," says Michael Guillen of the Philanthropy Project, who is making the movie. "He hasn't just talked the talk. He has literally and figuratively walked the walk."
As difficult and tiring as the journey was, Zach won't be trading in his walking shoes. "When homeless kids get tired of being homeless, they don't get to quit. So why should I quit when I get tired of walking?"
To find out more about Zach Bonner and his walk to the White House, visit zachtracker.com.
Max-I think Zach is a good person because of helping poor and homeless children. He donated money to the children that are poor and homeless to buy things, and even walking from his house to the white house to help children! I hope more and more people will join Zach and help children.
An 11-year-old travels to Washington, D.C., to raise help for kids
By Joyce C. Tang
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1909865,00.html
Zach Bonner is "pretty tired," he says. Instead of going to camp this summer, Zach, 11, decided to walk 668 miles from Atlanta, Georgia, to the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Why? Zach hopes to raise awareness about the plight of homeless kids. His journey to help others began two years ago. Zach walked from his home in Tampa, Florida, to Tallahassee. Then, in 2008, he did it again, this time walking from Tallahassee to Atlanta.
Since May, Zach has traveled 12 miles every day in his trusty Adidas shoes. Along the way, he has collected more than 1,000 letters about homeless children. He hopes to give the letters to President Barack Obama. Zach says he wants his walk to make a difference.
More than 1 million children in the United States live in shelters or on the streets. During his pilgrimage, Zach spent 24 hours with a group of homeless children so he could learn the difficulties they face.
On Thursday, Zach walked the last mile of his long journey. More than 500 supporters, including 300 homeless kids, joined Zach. They marched with him down the National Mall. "It was a long walk," Zach says, "but it was definitely worth it."
A History of Service
In 2005, Zach participated in an episode of the television show "Extreme Makeover Home Edition." He says that helping to build homes made him realize there were people who didn't have anywhere to live. That's when he decided that he wanted to help homeless youth. He was also inspired by a movie he saw about Mildred Norman, an activist who promoted world peace by walking 25,000 miles. Zach thought that walking would be a good way to draw attention to his cause.
Zach is also the founder of the Little Red Wagon Foundation. The purpose of the non-profit is to help needy youth. Through his group, Zach has raised money and donated school supplies. "A lot of homeless youth don't get the opportunity to succeed in school because they don't have supplies," he says.
Zach's volunteerism has even inspired a Hollywood movie based on his life. "He's the most extraordinary ordinary kid I've ever met," says Michael Guillen of the Philanthropy Project, who is making the movie. "He hasn't just talked the talk. He has literally and figuratively walked the walk."
As difficult and tiring as the journey was, Zach won't be trading in his walking shoes. "When homeless kids get tired of being homeless, they don't get to quit. So why should I quit when I get tired of walking?"
To find out more about Zach Bonner and his walk to the White House, visit zachtracker.com.
Max-I think Zach is a good person because of helping poor and homeless children. He donated money to the children that are poor and homeless to buy things, and even walking from his house to the white house to help children! I hope more and more people will join Zach and help children.
Training for a Marathon
August 6, 2009
Training for a Marathon
By Max
Running marathons will be very hard, and only healthy people can run to the marathons’ finish. But people even me can train running for many weeks to run a marathon.
I am not good at running, since I can’t run too fast or run too far without stopping. I would like to be Lin Yi-Chieh in advertisements, since he is good at running and can run very far, like running the Sahara desert, and other far places. But I can run faster and faster because of playing Counter Strike (or CS) with my friends. Like training for a marathon, bodywear and footwear is very important. You can wear clothes that are comfortable and can let your sweat evaporate. You can use running shoes to run a marathon, but you need to change it every 200 to 400 miles. Then, you need to train yourself running. You can start with 3 miles, and you can train to run farther and farther than 20 miles! Then you can eat healthy foods, sleep longer and practice running until the big day comes!
Training for a Marathon
By Max
Running marathons will be very hard, and only healthy people can run to the marathons’ finish. But people even me can train running for many weeks to run a marathon.
I am not good at running, since I can’t run too fast or run too far without stopping. I would like to be Lin Yi-Chieh in advertisements, since he is good at running and can run very far, like running the Sahara desert, and other far places. But I can run faster and faster because of playing Counter Strike (or CS) with my friends. Like training for a marathon, bodywear and footwear is very important. You can wear clothes that are comfortable and can let your sweat evaporate. You can use running shoes to run a marathon, but you need to change it every 200 to 400 miles. Then, you need to train yourself running. You can start with 3 miles, and you can train to run farther and farther than 20 miles! Then you can eat healthy foods, sleep longer and practice running until the big day comes!
2009/08/05
Cheesecake
August 5th, 2009
Cheesecake
By Max
Cheesecake is a good kind of cake, because it is good to eat and it is easy to make one. If you are a patient person, you can make a cheesecake yourself.
My experience about cheesecake is even my mother didn’t make one for me to eat, I still can’t forget it in my mind. We eat cheesecake very rarely, and last time we ate cheesecake is in my brother’s birthday last year. We don’t know how to make a cheesecake, so we bought one outside to eat. After we opened the box, we saw a nicely round-shaped cheesecake, and a layer of brown crust is on the bottom of the cheesecake. I ate the cheesecake first, and I felt the cake was very soft and the crust was very crispy. But I think it was very dry, so I ate it with a cup of milk. After eating it , I thing it was good to eat, and now when I remember that time eating the cheesecake, I will bring it to my sons born it the future to eat.
Do you have any experience eating cheesecake? I bet it is a good memory of eating that. Because this “magic” cheesecake can let our souls become more happy.
Cheesecake
By Max
Cheesecake is a good kind of cake, because it is good to eat and it is easy to make one. If you are a patient person, you can make a cheesecake yourself.
My experience about cheesecake is even my mother didn’t make one for me to eat, I still can’t forget it in my mind. We eat cheesecake very rarely, and last time we ate cheesecake is in my brother’s birthday last year. We don’t know how to make a cheesecake, so we bought one outside to eat. After we opened the box, we saw a nicely round-shaped cheesecake, and a layer of brown crust is on the bottom of the cheesecake. I ate the cheesecake first, and I felt the cake was very soft and the crust was very crispy. But I think it was very dry, so I ate it with a cup of milk. After eating it , I thing it was good to eat, and now when I remember that time eating the cheesecake, I will bring it to my sons born it the future to eat.
Do you have any experience eating cheesecake? I bet it is a good memory of eating that. Because this “magic” cheesecake can let our souls become more happy.
A Big, Bright Idea
August 5, 2009
A Big, Bright Idea
What's the best way to celebrate National Inventors' Month? Build a giant Lego light bulb!
By Laura Slot
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1914688,00.html
Even before the project started, Lego master builder Steve Gerling was excited. "We're going to build our fingers to the bone," he told TFK. Last weekend, Lego teamed up with the Smithsonian's Center for Invention and Innovation in Washington, D.C., to build an eight-foot-tall version of Thomas Edison's light bulb. August is National Inventors' Month, and the light bulb is the symbol for a big idea.
Brick by Brick
More than 10,000 kids helped build the giant plastic structure with hundreds of thousands of Lego bricks. It took two days to build it. "The little plastic bricks are so accessible," Gerling says. "It's a medium of creativity and inventiveness."
Gerling has been a Lego master builder for 13 years. For this project, he first made a drawing of the light bulb and then a prototype, or a smaller version of the bulb. Anything can be built with Lego, the master builder says, but large projects need extra support. "We have a couple of very small glued sections, because it's a round shape," he said. "It's just a little bit of insurance."
The Spark of an Idea
Edison invented the incandescent lamp 130 years ago. He succeeded only after conducting many experiments. Edison became one of America's most successful inventors. He held more than 1,000 patents for inventions.
The Lego light bulb was built in the National Museum of American History. At the museum, visitors can learn more about remarkable inventions in the "Invention at Play" exhibition. The Spark!Lab features a building and engineering laboratory.
Unlike Edison's inventions, the Lego light bulb will not stand the test of time. It was constructed in the middle of the museum's entrance and was broken down right after the project was completed. Still, Gerling says that he and the museum's visitors had a fantastic experience. "Watching the kids plowing into this," he says, "was a great deal of fun."
Inspired? Try building your own Lego light bulb with these instructions.
creativity -創造力
inventiveness -有發明才能;有創造力
Max-Thomas Edison is a great inventor because he invented many things that we use. He invented the light bulb, which is a great invention, and they want to build a large light bulb, in Lego Blocks! Many people and children came to help make the light bulb, and they used two days and several thousands of Lego Blocks. When the light bulb is formed, it still collapsed after done building. But it is a great way to know Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
A Big, Bright Idea
What's the best way to celebrate National Inventors' Month? Build a giant Lego light bulb!
By Laura Slot
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1914688,00.html
Even before the project started, Lego master builder Steve Gerling was excited. "We're going to build our fingers to the bone," he told TFK. Last weekend, Lego teamed up with the Smithsonian's Center for Invention and Innovation in Washington, D.C., to build an eight-foot-tall version of Thomas Edison's light bulb. August is National Inventors' Month, and the light bulb is the symbol for a big idea.
Brick by Brick
More than 10,000 kids helped build the giant plastic structure with hundreds of thousands of Lego bricks. It took two days to build it. "The little plastic bricks are so accessible," Gerling says. "It's a medium of creativity and inventiveness."
Gerling has been a Lego master builder for 13 years. For this project, he first made a drawing of the light bulb and then a prototype, or a smaller version of the bulb. Anything can be built with Lego, the master builder says, but large projects need extra support. "We have a couple of very small glued sections, because it's a round shape," he said. "It's just a little bit of insurance."
The Spark of an Idea
Edison invented the incandescent lamp 130 years ago. He succeeded only after conducting many experiments. Edison became one of America's most successful inventors. He held more than 1,000 patents for inventions.
The Lego light bulb was built in the National Museum of American History. At the museum, visitors can learn more about remarkable inventions in the "Invention at Play" exhibition. The Spark!Lab features a building and engineering laboratory.
Unlike Edison's inventions, the Lego light bulb will not stand the test of time. It was constructed in the middle of the museum's entrance and was broken down right after the project was completed. Still, Gerling says that he and the museum's visitors had a fantastic experience. "Watching the kids plowing into this," he says, "was a great deal of fun."
Inspired? Try building your own Lego light bulb with these instructions.
creativity -創造力
inventiveness -有發明才能;有創造力
Max-Thomas Edison is a great inventor because he invented many things that we use. He invented the light bulb, which is a great invention, and they want to build a large light bulb, in Lego Blocks! Many people and children came to help make the light bulb, and they used two days and several thousands of Lego Blocks. When the light bulb is formed, it still collapsed after done building. But it is a great way to know Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
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