Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Who is the Mothman

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The Mothman is a legendary beast who allegedly roams the American state of West Virgina. Among other creatures, he is a topic of interest for cryptozoologists, people who study animals which seem to fall beyond normal taxonomic classifications. For the skeptics among us, one could also say that cryptozoologists study mythical creatures; examples of other topics of interest in the field include Nessie, the Yeti, mermaids, and dragons.

According to the stories, the was first spotted in November 1966 at a former weapons manufacturing plant in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Two young couple who were on the land for unspecified regions said that they saw a giant, man-sized moth with glowing red eyes, which took off into flight once it was spotted. They reported the sighting to local law enforcement, triggering a rash of suchsightings

sightings, which trickled off in December 1967, when the Silver Bridge collapsed, killing 46 people.

Sightings


Sightings were reported by a wide range of people, typically around dusk or after dark, and they sometimes involved paranormal activity such as malfunctioning electronics. One report involved a dog, who allegedly was extremely upset for no apparent reason before the Mothman
Mothman
 finally appeared; the next morning, the dog vanished, never to be seen again.

Many of the 

 shared common details, suggesting that people were reading the newspapers and being inspired, although one could also argue that these 

 were 

, and this is why they shared commonalities. In almost all of the descriptions, theMothmanMothman is said to be partially humanoid, with giant wings resembling those of a moth, and clawed feet and hands. In some legends, the MothmanMothman has antennae as well.

Scientists have suggested that the rash of MothmanMothmanMothman sightingssightingssightings were actually sightingssightingssightings of various large birds. Some birds such as cranes can get quite large, and they could have fooled people, especially in the dark or during the twilight hours. The red eyes of can probably be attributed to a trick of light reflection, as anyone who has experienced “red eye” in a photograph knows. People are also very suggestible, and a single confused sighting of a bird could have planted the idea of the in the heads of many others.

The bears a lot of interesting similarities to the Garuda, a mythological Hindu creature with a humanoid figure and a large wingspan. It is possible that someone was reading a few too many Hindu myths and got a bit carried away, although cryptozoologists might argue that the failure to establish concrete evidence for the existence of the does not necessarily prove that he will never be found...

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Service project

my group for my service project is Tyler, Sean, Danny, and I. We will be doing our wonderful project on the importance of exercising. it willl be like a news report with Tyler and me as the anchors and sean and danny the reporters. we will be discussing healthy benefits of exerscicing as well as a funny video that shows what can happen to you when you don't work out.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Inventions

if i could invent anything i would want to invent the Transmogrifier. the Transmogrifier transforms you into anything you want to be. i got this inspiration from Calvin and Hobbes but i am going to upgrade it. instead of a box i am going to make it a a large shed. the reason being is that if you want a t.rex you are gonna want a big shed or else you will get stuck. So hopefully i can do Calvin and hobbes right and bring fun and joy to the world once more!

Spring Break

For this years spring break i am going to go to Navarre, Florida. I am going to go down their with my family. i am also going down with Mark Stried and his family, Kevin Whalen and his family, the Comforts, and many other families. i am going there for a week, but unfortunaely that is too short for Navarre. i have been going to Navarre scince i was in 3rd grade and i love it. it is a perfect place to spend Spring break b/c there is not a of crowds and the weather is nice and relaxing and the condos are very nice and they are right on the beach. so now i hope that you guys have a good spring break.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Lent

Howdy!

For this weeks blog i am talking about lent. I am giving up fast food for lent this year. i have always done this but i am now considering it to be my last year of giving it up. you see i need to gin weight and fast food is a good way to do it so for next year i am giving up C's, D's, F's(even though i never get D's or F's on my school work). i want Lent next year to help build my character and to help me do a lot better on my grades.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

German Shooting

WINNENDEN, Germany (AFP) – Flags flew at half mast acrossGermany on Thursday as the numbed nation mourned the 15 mainly female victims of a teenage gunman in a picturesque town.

Hundreds of candles were left outside the school in Winnenden where 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer picked off nine pupils and three teachers before killing three other people in the town. He then turned the gun on himself in a shootout with police.

Churches were packed for special services held late Wednesday and dozens of people held a vigil outside the school on what Chancellor Angela Merkel called "a day of mourning for all of Germany."

"Our thoughts go out to the families and the friends. We are thinking of you and we are praying for you," she added.

The front page of the local paper, the Winnender Zeitung, was just a blank black page on Thursday, except for a single word: "Why?"

The same question was being asked on the streets and in the churches of the town north of Stuttgart.

"There is more violence than there was 10 years ago," Heidi Loebe, a saleswoman told AFP. "I do not understand it. This is a boy who had finished his studies and begun a training course."

"We have perhaps all failed," one man, a tax advisor, said without giving his name. "The big question now is: Why did he do it?"

Police have given no motive for the slaughter. Eleven of his 12 victims at the school were female, and nearly all were expertly shot in the head.

However, Ralf Michelfelder, police chief in Waiblingen whose officers also cover Winnenden, said the "first indications" as to motive were emerging.

More details should be available at a news conference later in the day, he said.

Kretschmer went into one classroom three times, the Bild daily said. On the third visit he told the class: "Aren't you all dead yet?" A teacher threw herself in front of a female pupil -- and was shot by the gunman, Bild said.

Heribert Rech, interior minister of the southern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg where the massacre took place, said there was nothing to indicate that the teenager held a grudge against the school.

After leaving last year, Kretschmer had enrolled on a course to train as a salesman. He regularly worked out at the gym and belonged to a sports club.

"He was completely unremarkable, there was nothing in his background to suggest this could have happened," the minister said. Fellow students described him as "quiet" and "reserved," even "friendly."

Kretschmer came from a prosperous family. His father is a successful businessman who employs 150 people, according to media reports. His parents and sister, still in shock, have been taken to a secret location, German television reported.

However, he found it difficult to fit in at school and had few friends. "He was simply not accepted by anyone and just sat all day in front of his computer," a school colleague identified at Mario told German television station N24.

Reports also say he was obsessed with computer shooting games -- especially the violent shoot-em-up Counterstrike -- and had become a crack shot. It appears most of his victims died from accurate shots to the head.

His father owned over a dozen guns, all locked away except the nine millimetre Beretta that caused the carnage. According to media reports, Kretschmer senior was "domineering" and a member of a local gun club, which his son also visited.

Rech said Kretschmer had "destroyed the soul of an entire school and ripped into the heart of a town."

The rampage ended in the car park of a shopping centre about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Winnenden.

Cornered in the car park, there was a shootout between the teenager and the police in which he was shot in the leg, Rech said.

"He fell down, got up again and reloaded his gun. He was found soon afterwards dead," Rech said. State police chief Erwin Hetger said it was believed he had turned the gun on himself.

The school remains cordoned off and will not open for the rest of the week. There have been calls for it to remain closed forever as a sign of respect.

Irish Poem

Little Black Rose (17th to 19th centuries)
[this is actually about Ireland, but could be used for a person]

Roisin, have no sorrow for all that has happened to you
the Friars are out on the brine,. they are travelling the sea
your pardon from the Pope will come, from Rome in the East
and we won't spare the Spanish wine for my Roisin Dubh

Far have we journeyed together, since days gone by.
I've crossed over mountains with her, and sailed the sea
I have cleared the Erne, though in spate, at a single leap
and like music of the strings all about me, my Roisin Dubh

You have driven me mad, fickle girl- may it do you no good!
My soul is in thrall, not just yesterday nor today
You have left me weary and weak in body and mind
O deceive not the one who loves you, my Roisin Dubh

I would walk in the dew beside you, or the bitter desert
in hopes I might have your affection, or part of your love
Fragrant small branch, you have given your word you love me
the choicest flower of Munster, my Roisin Dubh

If I had six horses, I would plough against the hill-
I'd make Roisin Dubh my Gospel in the middle of Mass-
I'd kiss the young girl who would grant me her maidenhead
and do deeds behind the lios with my Roisin Dubh!

The Erne will be strong in flood, the hills be torn
the ocean will be all red waves, the sky all blood,
every mountain and bog in Ireland will shake
one day, before she shall perish, my Roisin Dubh.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

My top 26 movies(in order)

  1. Lord of the Rings Trilogy- great story, good battle scenes, great characters, 11 oscars, Precious.
  2. Jurassic Park- good movie, Velociraptor Awareness Day, (clever girl- best scene because of guy's stupidity).
  3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail- Funniest Movie ever made, Ni.
  4. Pineapple Express-Funniest Pothead movie ever made.
  5. Gladiator- good fight scenes, great movie.
  6. Braveheart- good battle scenes, great plot, very accurate.
  7. The Patriot- good movie, good battle scenes.
  8. DodgeBall- 2nd funniest movie ever made.
  9. Hot Fuzz- A movie of Pure Awsomeness.
  10. Iron Man- Good movie, Robert Downey Jr., Audi R8.
  11. Transformers- good story and fight scenes, Optimus Prime, and most importantly Megan Fox!
  12. Cloverfield- Great movie and the Monster is cool.
  13. The Sixth Sense- Greatest thrilller movie made, good scary scenes, best Shamalyan movie ever made.
  14. Signs- Great Movie, very spiritual, 2nd best Shamalyan movie ever made.
  15. Saving Private Ryan- Great Story, great acting, great battle scenes, and it has an awsome sniper.
  16. Borat- Hilarious, it kicks Uzbeckistan's butt.
  17. Airplane- 3rd funniest movie ever made.
  18. Billy Madison- Great funny movie, Giant Pengiuns and 
  19. Anchorman- 4th funniest movie ever made. Fantastic, Super Duper!
  20. Jackass(#1)- the stupidity of the movie is hilarious. Golf Course Air Horn lol.
  21. I am Legend- Good movie but it is sad. 
  22. Irobot- Great gun scenes.
  23. Kung Fu Panda- "It's pure awsomeness will blind you"-(line from the movie)
  24. Waterboy- funny movie, The abdolablunggata.
  25. Jackass(#2)- the stupidity is x2 hilarious.
  26. Shaun of the Dead- hilarious story of idiots running from zombies. a must see.

Monday, March 2, 2009

25 Things i want to do

  1. Rule the world.
  2. Go on a date with Megan Fox.
  3. Get Superpowers.
  4. Get Taller.
  5. Get first in Wresting State Tourney.
  6. Hang out with Optimus Prime.
  7. Hang out with Jesus.
  8. Wave to Becker.
  9. See the Seven Wonders of the World.
  10. Beat Josh Swank in a wrestling match.
  11. I am going to restore the Economy.
  12. Get a 100% on Mrs. Lavin's paper.
  13. Win American Idol.
  14. Become a high ranking general in the Army.
  15. Visit China and Europe.
  16. Hang out with Master Chief
  17. Set a new World Record in awsomeness.
  18.  Become a lumberjack.
  19. Find the Holy Grail.
  20. Beat Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, Mr. T, and Jet Li in one fight.
  21. Own a Dolphin as a pet.
  22. Become filthy stinking rich.
  23. Use the Wushi Finger Hold on someone.
  24. Own my favorite car: Audi R8.
  25. Finish all 50 levels in Horde(Gears of War 2).

Friday, February 27, 2009

cool new characters

  • Mudflap and Skids, respectively a red Chevrolet Trax and green Chevrolet Beat.[61] Mudflap is very hyperactive, while Skids believes himself to be the smarter of the two and tries to come across as mature, but nevertheless appears unable to keep quiet.[65]Bay chose the Beat and Trax for the Autobot twins because he thought those two small cars looked good together.[66] Ed Welburn added when they had designed the cars before Bay selected them, the "character" they wanted to bring to the concepts was a sense that small cars could be as cool as large ones.[62] According to leaked daily call sheets that Bay claimed he faked,[67] they begin the film by combining into an ice cream van.[68] Skids was mentioned by the other Autobots in the Transformers: The Reign of Starscream movie sequel comics.

    Tuesday, February 24, 2009

    Tech Class

    I like this class because it is fun. i love using the computer and going on the internet and i like blogging. i like all the projects we do because my mom is a graphic designer and all this stuff is important and this what she does. she tells me that it is an important skill to learn when you grow up. my favorate project would be the iphoto project. this is because i love searching things on the internet and i love looking at pictures.

    Thursday, February 19, 2009

    New Good guys For new Transformers Movie

    • Jolt, a blue Chevrolet Volt.[64] Jolt was a last-minute addition to the cast after General Motors, the film's car supplier, wanted to promote the Volt.[68] The writers had already wanted to include the car in the script before the Writers Guild strike, so they had to work out a character that would fit well within the Autobot team afterwards and convince Bay to approve the addition.[69] Hasbro previously used the name Jolt for a Decepticon in the first film's toy line.

    [edit]Decepticons

    Monday, February 9, 2009

    New Villans for Transformers Revenge of the Fallen

    These are the  new characters now confirmed for the movie
    these are the new ones!

    The Fallen. He is based on a character introduced in the second Transformers: The War Within comic book (2003). He was one of the original thirteen Transformers, and became a servant of Unicron. Bay described the Fallen as "apocalyptic". He transforms into a Cybertronian aircraft.The toy bears the Decepticon insignia on its abdomen.

    Soundwave, Megatron's communications expert and his most loyal soldier. He transforms into Cybertronian craft (the toy is packaged as a triple changer due to the easily rearrangable alternate mode, but this is inconsistent with the filmmakers'intent). The concept artists also designed an Earth form of a Chevrolet Silverado for him to upgrade into, which Orci stated was dropped. In the 1980s toyline, Soundwave was a tape deck. The filmmakers had tried to work him into the first film twice, and these roles eventually evolved into Blackout (a MH-53 Pave Low helicopter) and Frenzy (who changed into a CD Player and later into a mobile phone). The latter character was particularly thought to be too different from the original. Soundwave made his first appearance in the Transformers: Allianceprequel comic book series arriving on Mars then sending a large number of Decepticon protoform troops to Earth.
    • Ravage, a minion of Soundwave. Hasbro said he has a "raw" beast mode.
    • A puppet, with a body resembling Frenzy, a cat like face, dreadlocks, and a bird-like beak, was spotted on set.

    An Audi R8.

    Isabel Lucas plays Alice, a Pretender — a Decepticon who can assume a biological form — who stalks Sam


    Valentines Day

    wat up!

    For Valentines day my family celebrates it as most families do. we decorate the house, and get cards. but usually my mom would take us to pick dinner, because we like to cook. our Valentines day is normal. some of my friends like steven would get presents and stuff for valentines day. i remeber when i was little i was a bit jelous and sad because of this so my mom went and got me some pokemon cards(this was when i was like ten). so now you know what my family does for valentines day.

    I'm Out!

    Friday, February 6, 2009

    Transformers revenge of the fallen

    i am so looking forward to this so i am now putting the new plot that is released last week.

    Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) discovers something about the origins of the Transformers and their history on Earth. The evil Decepticons need to capture him for information. The climactic battle takes place at the Giza pyramid complex, where a temple is located within.[ Lorenzo di Bonaventura explained the film will show the Transformers who visited Egypt before the pyramids were built, and "all our heroes end up here because of the Decepticons' masterplan." Furthermore, Egyptian hieroglyphs resembling helicopters and other present day vehicles in real life will be explained in the film as being depictions of those Ancient Cybertronians who visited Earth.

    This looks really good.

    Wednesday, February 4, 2009

    Most annoying song ever

    Words cant not describe how annoying this song is
    http://www.youtube.com/RickAstleytv

    Tuesday, February 3, 2009

    Oscars

    I love watching movies and the Acadamy Awards but in my oopinion the chioces for the nomnations are really bad. i saw The Dark Night and i thought that it was awsome. but t did not get best picture, which is weird because it broke reconds in the box office. Health Ledger getting his oscar posthumoulsy which is fine with me. then i saw Benjamin Button it was good but it was not good enough to get 12 nominations. they go for the most boring stuff or the movies with the most popular actors. Give it to a movie in which everyone has seen and loved not a one that is out for only a couple of theaters.

    Wednesday, January 28, 2009

    Obama

    I am not sure yet how obama is going to do but i am sure that he will do a good job.
    I am sure that he will help us with the economy crisis. i am not sure how but i just have a feeling that he will bring America's influence back to the world. after all he is the first African American president and he did promise for change. He in my opinion symbolizes a change in the world. he fulfilled Lincoln's and Dr. King's vision and hope of an African American president. It also symbolizes the equality of men in american and hopefully after his term, it will pass on two the world. 

    Wednesday, January 21, 2009

    Godzilla Vs. Clover(Cloverfield) the Ultimate Cagematch ever!

    WATS UP

    I AM TYPING CAPS BECAUSE I AM BLOGGING ABOUT THE GREATEST CAGEMATCH EVER!!!! GODZILLA VS. CLOVER FROM CLOVERFIELD. 

    FIRST LETS SIZE THE OPPONETS UP:
    GODZILLA: 350FT, ATOMIC BLAST, GREAT FIGHTING SKILLS, INTIMIDATION
    CLOVER: 350FT TALL AND 1200FT LONG, LONG HANDS, PARASITES, INTIMIDATION

    THE MATCH WOULD AT FIRST GO IN GODZILLA'S FAVOR BY BLASTING WITH HIS ATOMIC BLAST. CLOVER WOULD THEN GO FLYING AND HIT THE GROUD. BUT HE WILL GET UP AND WACK GODZILLA WITH HIS HUGE TAIL AND THEN GRAB HIM. CLOVER WOULD BITE AND SLAM GODZILLA TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME. UNTIL SUDDENLY GODZILLA ESCAPES AND GIVES AND ENORMOUSLY  POWERFUL BLAST THAT WEAKENS CLOVER. GODZILL WOULD THEN PUCH HIM AND GO CRAZY BEFORE BLASTING HIM AGAIN TURNING HIM TO A PILE OF ASHES

    VICTOR: GODZILLA

    My Heroes

    I am going to talk about my personal heroes.

    My greatest heroes are my mom and my dad because they do everything for me. They are my greatest teachers and i want to be like them when i grow up. They have the right sense of judgement and they know right from wrong.

    Two more heroes of mine are Ulysses S. Grant and Master Chief.
    Grant was a great General and i want to join the army and be a general. This is because he was able to take a problem and solve it by being aggressive and i admire that. He never backed down.
    Master Chief is another because he is a great soldier who does his duty to save all of humanity. So what if he is from the Halo games! H e is an inspiration and a cultural icon. In the games he prompted humanity to believe again that they can overcome hate and destruction and unite to find peace. that is what we need today we need a hero to make us believe again of the horrors of war and find peace to stop the bloodshed.

    Asta la vist baby!

    Tuesday, January 20, 2009

    Spiritual Goals for this Year

    Howdy folks!

    This blog is from page 9 from our school planner that talks about Spiritual goals.
    so i am going to tell you what my Spiritual Goal is of this year.

    I go to a Catholic school which teaches me regular subject but most importantly about god. what my Spiritual goal this year is to be a better christian. i want to go to mass more often. i want help others more often. i need to pray more often. In order to do that I need to stop thinking about myself and start thinking about other people because that there is my ticket to achieving my goal.


    Thursday, January 8, 2009

    My very First blog

    Hello there! First things first my name is John Mitchell Price. i am a sophmore at Peoria Notre Dame High School. my blog her today is supposed to be about 125 words so I will keep it short and sweet. my blog today is to introduce myself and tell you all what I will expect to do this semester. I already told you my name and my school but what i did not tell you is that I am very passionate about things and I will write about them in a blog if i can. Some of these would be: Movies, Video Games, History, My personal heroes, sports or personal events. i will try to incorporate at least one of these topics in all of my blogs. 

    So now i will tell you what I will expect from myself in Computers Class this semester. I will be expected to write many more awesome blogs like this one during the semester. I will also be expected to do many fun projects. My goal is to end up getting an A+ and learning many more things in which to help me use a Mac and a computer.

    So I hope that you enjoyed this blog and i will see you next week.

    "So you stay classy San Diego!" (Ron Burgundy from Anchorman)

    P.S. I will be ending each one of my blogs with a good movie line that pertains or goes along with saying goodbye.