Repost: BP oil spill summary

*Already posted this at edu20.org. I'm reposting it here just in case.

Juan Suarez ABCA 2

ENGLONE - Summarization

The BP oil spill is America's greatest environmental disaster to date. Its true impact will take months to emerge. Experts say the depth of the spill coupled with the chemicals used to break it down before it surfaced, pose an unknown threat. Louisiana is affected the most, as it is closest to the oil spill. Sheets of oil have reached wetlands and wildlife nurseries. Oil debris has also reached Mississippi and Alabama. Livelihoods are affected as the U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico are closed to fishing. Traveling oil plumes are a major threat since they can be hundreds of meters deep and several miles wide. The disaster has already taken--and is continuously endangering--human and animal lives. Heavy marine life casualties are yet to be reported. The oil spill, if left unchecked, may radically alter the food-chain.

First Look: Captain America Costume Design

- IO9.com

"We're still more than a year away from the big screen adaptation of Captain America, but today we get our first look at how the first Avenger will look on celluloid and, eventually, in the Sega-published video game.

Ain't It Cool News gives us our first glimpse at Steve Rogers in full Cap gear, a conceptual costume design that doesn't stray too far from the Ultimates version of the character, for better than worse. Chris Evans, better known as the Human Torch from Marvel's Fantastic Four movies, will be donning the stars, stripes and vibranium shield for the 2011 film, battling the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) and Arnim Zola (Toby Jones) for patriotic purposes.

It's been more than three years since Sega signed on to create games based on Captain America, Thor and the Hulk, during which time two middling Iron Man games and a so-so version of The Incredible Hulk were released. Let's hope Sega, which has undergone some unfortunate changes since then, will be able to do justice to Mr. America here.

Captain America: The First Avenger is slated for a release in July 2011."
-Kotaku.com

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Looks great. I especially like the shoulder and upper arm parts(pauldrons?).

Also, here's an alleged full view of Thor's armor (THIS illustrates his full armor but there is a real movie still of him on the net, search for it):

-IO9.com

Opinion: jejemon

My prejudices propose that I do not appreciate the existence of the social epidemic, "jejemon".

I have researched on what "jejemon" means using these sites-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jejemon
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jejemon
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Jejemon
- and I'd like to post a few excerpts which support (and maybe fuel) my opinion:

"...using Jejemon are(is) said to cause deterioration of young Filipino students’ language skills." - Wikipedia

"...anyone with a low tolerance in correct punctuation, syntax and grammar (is a jejemon)...they can not express themselves...as good as an average person" - Urban Dictionary

"Through social networking sites and text messaging, they usually brag about their useless lives, claiming that they "hang around at Starbucks", or that they are cutting classes to drink and gamble."
- Uncyclopedia

(Some may claim that these sites are unreliable and unofficial, but since I was unable to find any official scientific data on the subject, these sites ARE the most reliable sources for information regarding "jejemon" as of now.)

I (arrogantly) proclaim to myself and to all that "jejemon" is another one of those petty activities certain deprived individuals indulge in as vain attempts to quench their infinite thirst for that feeling most of crave yet so few of us truly achieve; the feeling of being special...gifted...extraordinary.

The practitioners of "jejemon" may consider themselves skilled up to some obscure, purely fictional degree of usefulness, but I doubt they have the mental capacity (probably due to their upbringing and environment) to realize how unproductive--and counterproductive--their practice is.

"Jejemon's" place is within the lowly ranks of sexting and low-class fraternities; things I bitterly associate with weakness.