Ancient Micro-continent found

                  Recently, news of an ancient micro-continent, Mauritia, was found in the Indian Ocean after being preserved by huge amounts of ancient lava. Most researchers conclude that Mauritia was part of  an underwater volcano chain. The sand from the beaches of the micro-continent was 20 ancient zircon grains that could be between 660 million to 1,970 million years old. Zircons are insanely heavy minerals that could be the reason of why the zircons didn't fly from Africa. Many scientists believed that Mauritia was separate from Madagascar and got buried under lava.

Cyber attacks on social media

Apple computer (some) damaged

      Unknown hackers infected the computers of some Apple workers. Apple macs work on their own software then and compared to windows they don't crash often. The hackers made a special malware that has been designed to attack Mac computers and crash them. Malware is a special program built by hackers to destroy and infect a certain computer or software. The Apple computers first got infected when a software update was released. The same hackers who hacked apple have also hacked, Play Station Network. The hackers tweeted Sunday with a link to 27 apple worker's usernames and passwords that are as usernames and passwords supposedly lifted from an Apple server.

Facebook No Damage

Facebook is the world's largest social network and has over 1 billion users that was just recently got hacked. Although the surprised hack didn't steal any information from any user, it did exposed digital cracks in a society. Facebook wasn't the only one that was affected by the hack, many other companies associative with Facebook was also affected. Late last month, many newspapers states that the hackers were from the Chinese government. This theory has not been proven yet. By Danny L.

Twitter 250,000

Twitter has also been hacked and around 250,000 users personal information has been given away to these hackers. This includes all tweets, E-mail address, photos and other data The attack on Twitter came when other other companies where affected Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Most of all of these companies are accusing the Chinese government without any proof. By Sahil S.

I interviewed some student and this is what they had to say,

Emmanuel, a student said,"I don,t feel safe because I use all of them except for twitter"

Danny, a student said "That they should improve their security."

Russia investigates adopted boy's death in U.S

            Recently, Russia is currently investigating the death of a three year old adopted child in America.  The child, Maxim Shatto was was last seen in Texas before being beaten to death in his home. Although his little brother is still alive, the Russians just passed a new law banning adoptions of Russian children by Americans. Even though Russia has opened ten investigations for the crime, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said it was local law enforcement's responsibility to investigate the boy's death. She also said that the State Department had been working with the Russian consulate in Houston and the embassy in Washington to put Russian officials in touch with authorities in Texas. Most Russian government officials states that they don't trust the Americans due to them not given information to the investigators. A few days after the law was passed, children that were adopted from Americans are currently being force to return to Russia. A local student said that " I think that it is sad how a kid from a different country got beaten harshly when he got adopted."

China Vs Japan: Possibility of a Third Sino-Japanese War

         Recently, China and Japan have been fighting over the islands of Senkaku. Even though both sides didn't start it yet, many people believes that a Third Sino-Japanese War is coming up. Even if there is war, China is afraid that the Americans are going to help the Japanese due to the treaty that was signed after WW2. Although the islands were claimed by the Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese, the island was actually claimed by Japan first in 1895 before the Chinese began its claim on it in 1971. Many Chinese diplomats are afraid that by causing a war on Japan, it'll cause a serious rift with America. Though  Many of its officials believe that America has been weakened by the global financial crisis and debilitating wars. Hitoshi Tanaka of the Institute of International Strategy in Tokyo is currently working on solutions to prevent the disputes from going too far.

"I think that it is bad that they are going to war and that innocent people are going to die. However, I think that America shouldn't get involve since it might lead to WW3" -Sahil

2012 DA14 Asteroid

         On February 23, 2012,  OAM Observatory discovered the 2012 DA14 asteroid while it was flying by the Earth. According to sources, on February 15, 2013, the asteroid will fly extremely close to Earth. However, scientists said that there is no risk of crashing into Earth. The asteroid would also be breaking a record of closest asteroid to pass by Earth without crashing into the planet. Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/happen-asteroid-2012-da14-hit-earth-132801477.html
"I think that it is pretty safe and everyone is going to get a cool experience for everyone who is going to see it." - Sahil

Pokemon X and Y

                               Coming this October, Game Freak are releasing a new version of Pokemon for the new 3DS call Pokemon X and Y. Unlike its past games, the new version takes place in a 3D dimension with many new programs and adventure. Along with new Pokemon that is being develop, the producers are bringing Pokemon from past games into X and Y. The game is going to fill with a whole new gameplay, such as being able to jump freely, swing around on a vine, and even able to view the new region like you are actually in the game. The battle system is said to be the same as Black and White, but with a new 3D battles that make attacks look more lifelike. A lot more surprises are being reveal, such as a new Eevee evolution and a possibility of a new type of Pokemon called Light.

"I think that the producers are to improve the new generation, but I think they are killing it instead" -Sahil

                                                                                     
"I think the new generations is okay, but I like the old versions more" - Emmanual

RANDOM

So, Kelvin Borbage is now legally named Baron. Well, that’s his short first name. His whole name is Baron Venom Balrog Sabretooth Vader Megatron Vegeta Robotnik Magneto Bison Sephiroth Lex Luthor Skeletor Joker Grind.
Daniel, well Danny boy is now Emperor legally. His full name is now Emperor Spiderman Gandalf Wolverine Skywalker Optimus Prime Goku Sonic Xavier Ryu Cloud Superman HeMan Batman Thrash. You only wish you were as cool as them, I know.

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Other/A-Guy-From-The-UK-Changed-His-Name-To-Em/54619#SbFfSOb7APPKspPL.99

Chinese New Years

                             Hey is everyone who is Chinese ready for Chinese New Year? Well if you are not, then you will be missing out on an entire day of festivals! Chinese New Year is basically when the lunar calendar ends and starts over. This year's celebration is on the 10th of February and there are going to be a parade in many places near the Bay area, such as Millbrae and Chinatown. Many people said that the best part of Chinese New Year is the red envelope, which are envelopes that are mainly presented at social and family gatherings such as weddings or on holidays such as the Lunar New Year. The red color of the envelope symbolizes good luck and is supposed to ward off evil spirits. In the envelopes are usually money that are for the children's that are given the envelope. Another interesting thing about Chinese New Year is that every year, there is a parade in many areas where a huge dragon is dancing with performers to celebrate the ancient mythology of the animal race. So grab your family, start cooking the special Chinese New Year's dishes and celebrate!
      " My favorite part of the whole celebration is the red envelopes"-Harrison
      " Money and food are my favorite part of the celebration" - Jansen
     
       

Good Journalism

                  I learned that many things, like the Internet, that helped improved journalism in the past. I still wonder what would happen if journalism was still the same as a hundred years ago.  I still want to know if there is anything in the future to enhance the news/journalism. 

Global Warming: World Threat or Just a Small Issues

                   This topic has been asked for centuries, but only the people of the 21st century are currently trying to stop it. Global Warming is basically an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. Many of the extreme weathers like Hurricane Sandy was created by global warming. This was made possible due to fossil fuel burning in cars, factories, and electricity productions. Most scientists said that unless the human race take actions, then the entire Earth will be like an oven and every humans left on Earth will be dead due to the rapidly increase of heat. After hearing this, many students from all over the world are currently "going green" in order to help the planet. Recently, many schools across America have students working on solutions to prevent Global Warming. Some schools like Camden Hills Regional High School, had just bought a 121-foot windmill to generate electricity using the power of some of the Earth's natural resource, wind. Most students don't have to go that far, but remember, even the smallest changes can be a huge impact on society. Take the students at Jackson School for an example, they made a school garden that started out small, but later became a huge garden enough to feed about a small town.It is not too late to start, so grab some friends and make an impact on global warming!

"I think global warming is harmful to both humans and animals, due to cars burning fossil fuel, but sadly I can't do anything"-Nathan W.

Windows 8 Pro Details

                Windows are currently revealing the new Windows 8 Pro, which is coming out on February 9, 2013, starting at a price of $899. According to the preview page, the new Windows 8 Pro will have a lot more new features than the original Windows 8.

                Some of the new features for the Windows 8 Pro is the new materials since the Pro is extremely lighter and stronger than the original. Secondly, the Pro can transfer memory faster and can take more clearer and better pictures. Last of all, the Pro introduces a new mini product that comes with the Pro called touch covers which can help the user type a thousand times faster than before.

    "I think that the Windows 8 Pro is worth getting although I am not looking forward to getting it."

                                                                  -Nathan

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Taylor Middle School Gets Google Education Equiptments

                     Rumors are going on that the whole school is about to get more Google education equipments. Some of these equipments involves some Chrome books and other supplies from Google itself. These exciting purchase were made possible by multiple donation sites but most of the money was given to us by the fabulous people of DonorsChoose who were also the reason of why we been doing a lot of great things this school year, such as the going to the Bully movie. According to some facts, more eqipments will be coming in soon, so be patient everyone.

Yearbook

           The Taylor Middle School yearbook class are currently working extremely hard on this year's yearbook.

    After seeing yearbooks from the past few years, many students are currently excited for the next yearbook. Even though many of the students won't tell me even a single part of the design, then it may be hinted that they're planning to surprise the school with a great yearbook.

"I think that this year's yearbook is worth getting since the whole class worked very hard on it."

         - Anonymous

History of Anime

             Anime is a Japanese animated productions that are separated into many kinds of categories such as horror, action/adventure, etc.

             Anime was first started around the 20th century when Japanese filmmakers began experimenting with anime techniques from the West. One of the oldest known anime was in 1917, where a two minute clip of a samurai is trying out his new sword on his target, but is defeated. In 1940, many anime artists' organization had risen. During that time period, anime was mostly used as a channel for government propaganda. In 1945, the first feature length anime film, Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, was released.

Also, after the release of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, many anime artists were inspired by it.

              During the second World War, the Japanese government began enforcing nationalism, which forced many animators to make animations that boosts the Japanese spirit and national affiliation. In 1948, Toei Animation was founded and produced the first color anime feature film in 1958, Hakujaden (The Tale of the White Serpent, 1958).

             During the 70's, anime film market shrunk due to the increase of television competition. During the 80's,90's, and 2000's anime production flourished with many new animes along with many movies while some anime companies are currently working with Disney.