70 years in the making(Pearl Harbor)

GeoEye

A satellite picture of Pearl Harbor, acquired by the GeoEye-1 satellite on Sept. 24, shows the USS Missouri docked at Battleship Row as a museum ship, with its bow pointing toward the USS Arizona memorial at lower right. The wreck of the Arizona can be seen below the white memorial, barely visible beneath the water's surface.

Alan Boyle writes

Seventy years after a "date which will live in infamy," this satellite image of Pearl Harbor shows the symbols of a war's beginning and end.
The symbol of the end is more evident: The USS Missouri sits at its dock at Ford Island in the Hawaiian harbor, serving as a museum ship. In 1945, the "Mighty Mo" was the stage for the formal Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. After almost a half-century of service, the battleship was decommissioned for good in 1992 and took its place on Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row in 1998.
The Missouri wasn't even afloat on Dec. 7, 1941, when Japanese airplanes bombed the harbor and drew the United States into the war. But the battleship Arizona was. In the satellite picture above, snapped in September and provided by GeoEye, the outlines of the Arizona are barely visible at upper right, beneath the surface of the water. The USS Arizona Memorial is the white structure sitting above the ship.

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The scene was quite different in 1941, on what President Franklin Roosevelt dubbed a day of infamy. The aerial photograph you see below, taken from U.S. Navy archives, shows the wreckage in the harbor on Dec. 10, 1941, three days after the attack. Dark trails of oil stream from the dead and damaged ships. From this altitude, you get a sense of the attack's toll on the U.S. fleet, but not of the human cost: 2,390 Americans killed, 1,178 wounded.  

U.S. Navy

This aerial photograph of Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row was captured on Dec. 10, 1941, after the Japanese attack. The sunken USS California is at upper left. The capsized Oklahoma and the Maryland are at left center, the sunken West Virginia and the lightly damaged Tennessee are at lower center, The sunken Arizona is at lower right, in the same position where it lies today. Dark streaks of oil stream from the damaged vessels.

Today, veterans, family members and dignitaries are gathering at Pearl Harbor to commemorate the 70th anniversary. Flags are flying at half-staff. And Americans are looking back at the events of 1941 from a remote perspective, as if from a great height.
These views of Pearl Harbor serve as a somber entry in the Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar, which puts a spotlight on views of Earth from outer space every day from now until Christmas. Click on the links below for more about Pearl Harbor Day, as well as other images from the calendar. According, to http://www.democraticunderground.com/ , the "Mighty Mo" was stage for formal Japense surrender at the end of World War II.
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What a brave soul

According to http://www.cnn.com/ Youssif a young boy from baghdad was left badly disfigured after he was grabbed by masked men. And doused in gas, and set on fire. After many facial treatments, Youssif's face is somewhat back to normal, but maybe never his life. It was January 15, 2007 www. cnn. com states the same day that the American troops began in the Iraqi capital to cut on the violence against Baghdad. Youssif was playing when he set on fire. His mom, rushed outside and panicked at the site, of her son on fire. Youssif spent several months in primivite care, and after numerous facial sugeries. His face, and maybe life would be somewhat back to normal. According to http://www.cnn.com/ Youssif and his family stay in the U.S. now Although it has not been easy. They are very grateful, for those who have helped to live better lifes. According to http://www.cnn.com/ Youssif and his family struggle on $9 an hour, with their father being a security guard. And Youssif, and his family living in a cramped one- bedroom apartment. and Youssif, and his 5 year old sister Aya, sleeps on the floor. Although, there stay here in the United States isn't the most comfortable one it's better than their homeland of Baghdad.
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What??!!! Did I read correctly

According to http://www.cnn.com/ the two year old daughter of a detriot man(Bianca) has been missing since Friday. The last time, the young girl was seen was with her dad traveling in a 2004 silver mercury grand marquis on Friday. Supposedly, they were carjacked Tuesday and the little girl hasn't been seen since. Although the car had been recovered.The father of the little girl, was on  Nancy Grace pleading whoever told his daughter to bring her back. Around 150 officers in the Detroit turned out to look for her this past Monday. Bianca is described as a two- feet, five inches 25 pounds. According, to http://www.mlive.com/, a 17,500 reward is being given to the person. Who can guarantee her safe return.Not alot of addiontal information, has been noted

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School Days

Poll: More than half of teens, young adults harassed online

By Doug Gross, CNN updated 5:42 PM EST, Tue September 27, 2011 | Filed under: Web

In a recent survey, 56 percent of teens and young adults reported that they'd been harassed online in some way.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Survey: More than half of teens, young adults have experienced online harassment
• Abuse included lies and having messages that were supposed to be private shared
• Survey by Associated Press/MTV aimed to gauge attitudes about online behavior
• Survey showed that more young people say they'd intervene if they saw online abuse

(CNN) -- More than half of all teens and young adults say they have been bullied or harassed online, according to the results of a new poll on Internet behavior.
In an Associated Press/MTV poll, 56 percent of respondents, who were between 14 and 24 years old, said they had "experienced abuse" through digital media.
That's up from 50 percent in a similar 2009 survey.
Some of the most common forms of harassment include posting something online that's not true, writing things online that are "mean" and sharing texts or other messages that were meant to stay private, according to the results.
And while the ability to stay anonymous online is often cited as a reason why digital bullying can get so bad, survey respondents said that, more often than not, that's not the case.
"Most say the perpetrators of the bad behavior are people they know very well," the survey reads.
One out of three resopndents also said they've taken part in so-called "sexting," which includes sending and receiving nude photos or video or sexually charged text. Seventy-one percent of them said that "sexting" is a problem for Web users their age.
Ten percent of respondents who said they'd exchanged sexual messages said they'd done so with people they only know online -- a steep drop from the 29 percent who said they'd done so in 2009.
If there's a bright spot, it's that more respondents this year said they recognize online bullying as a problem than did two years ago and more said they'd intervene if they saw it happening.
Fifty-six percent said they would likely intervene if they saw someone being harassed online, compared with 47 percent in 2009.
The survey is part of MTV's "A Thin LIne," campaign, a multiyear effort to stamp out digital abuse.
"The campaign is built on the understanding that there's a 'thin line' between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else," MTV writes on the campaign's website. "We know no generation has ever had to deal with this, so we want to partner with you to help figure it out."
The survey results were based on interviews of 1,355 teens and young adults conducted between August 18-31. It has a margin of error of 3.8 percent.

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Say Hey to dad of the month!!!!

According to http://www.cnn.com/ Sloan Steven Briles,35, of Irvine, California is charged with felony child abuse. For throwing his 7 year old son overboard. into the path of boat traffic, during a cruise in Newport Beach harbor was charged wednesday with felony child abuse and endangerment. If thats not enough, Briles is also being accused of being under the influence when the incident took place August 28. Briles who is free $100,000 bail is scheldule arranged September 26 in Newsport Beach. If convicted of both the child abuse and endangerement charge, he faces a maximum sentence of six years of prison authorities said. When asked by authories if he wasn't intoxicated, and was in his right mind would he do the same thing, Briles responded "abosutely!' saying him and his son were just having fun, Was it fun when you threw your son overboard into boat traffic!!???

Black Men needed!!!

The days of the huxtables, are over with the middle-class black family. More and more single moms are raising children "men" on their own. Where are the fathers? Where are the positive role models? More and more young black men are emprisoned or being leaded down the wrong path. The next generation starts with us? that young man on the street corner instead of in college, could be your son, but most importantly you..lets stand up, and make a change. The future is now!