Journal #36 Tucson man jailed for not taking medication for tuberculosis

TUCSON- A Tucson man has been jailed for failing to take medication for his tuberculosis, authorities said.James Roman Pearson, 49, remained at the Pima County jail Wednesday on a tuberculosis violation more than two weeks after the county Health Department petitioned to have him taken in to custody because he represented a serious health risk."He is now being held in isolation. The court will decide when he will be released," said Deputy Dawn Hanke, a Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. Pearson is in one of four isolation cells that are called negative pressure rooms, which have a separate air filtration system, authorities said.Whenever Pearson is outside of his cell, he must wear a respiratory mask.Since he has been in custody, authorities said Pearson has been taking his medication.

Journal # 35 Write about whatever you like.

What can I say, well right now I'm trying to finish all my journal entries that I need to finish. hopefully I will be done by the end of today. also I'm ready to start my vacations and have a lot of fun with my girlfriend and friends. this new year will be awesome, I will start my new classes I will be moving to English 101 hopefully it will be as fun as English 071.

Journal #34: Which is most important to you: being popular, accomplishing things, or being organized. Why?

To me the most important thing is accomplishing my goals. I say that because that's the most important thing for me. I don't say popular because I wouldn't like to be the attention of everybody. I like to accomplish my goals and of coure why not be organized.

Journal # 33 Mall shooting 911 tapes reveal terror

OMAHA, Neb. - Three quick gunshots, then nothing. Then a gasp, and again, nothing. Then more gunfire, and a 911 operator's questions going unanswered.The Omaha Police Department released tapes Thursday of 911 calls made around the time teenage gunman Robert A. Hawkins' bullets tore through a crowded shopping mall. He would kill eight people and himself inside the Von Maur department store before it was over.One caller who hasn't been identified wouldn't - or couldn't - answer an operator's questions as the sound of gunfire echoed in the bacThe recording begins with three distinct "pops."The next sound is a gasp."911. What's your emergency?" the operator asks.The operator gets no response - just 47 seconds of the staccato patter of gunfire, broken by pauses, before the line goes dead.kground.

Journal #32 Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2007

A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on December 2, 2007 to amend 69 articles of the 1999 Constitution. Reform was needed, according to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, to implement his socialist agenda; detractors said he was using the reforms to become a dictator.
The referendum was narrowly defeated, giving Chavez the first election loss of his nine-year presidency. University student protests and opposition from former allies helped fuel the defeat, but the referendum results and the 44% abstention rate suggest that support also waned among Chavez's traditional base of Venezuela's poor. Chavez conceded defeat by saying "for now, we couldn't" ("por ahora no pudimos"), echoing the phrase he used after the failure of the 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts.

Journal #31 Man shot 3 times during attack at Tempe apartment

A 33-year-old Tempe man was undergoing surgery Friday morning after he was shot three times by an intruder at an apartment complex.Despite his wounds, the victim was able to call police shortly before 7 a.m. to report the shooting at the Saddle Club Apartments, 3730 S. Mill Avenue, just south of Southern Avenue, said Officer Brandon Banks, a Tempe police spokesman.Other residents had called police to report banging and then gun shots, and officers were already en route when the victim called, he said. The intruder already had fled by the time police arrived, but officers found signs of forced entry into the apartment and shell casings, Banks said."We believe this is a targeted, not random, shooting," he said. Police are searching for the suspect.

Journal #30: Would you like to be famous? Why or why not? What would you like to be famous for?

I definitely will like to be famous. my dad is been involved different music bands and I want to be famous playing my accordion or my keyboard. when I was a little kid I was going to an academic of music where I learn how to play the keyboard. when we came to the united states my dad though me how to play the accordion. my older brother play the guitar my other brother the drums, my dad the saxophone, my uncle the electric bass, and I play the accordion. My dad didn't what to play music for other bands so he decided to make his own and that where all my family are. We play in a lot of weddings and other special events. I like to see all the people dancing to our music that motivates me to keep learning new songs. So that why I want to be famous in the future.

Journal #29: Free: Write about whatever you like.

Well my day today was OK. I didn't have school so all morning I was thinking on which topic to use for my final essay. I woke up around 9 am I ate something and started to think again. after 12 at noon I went to pick up my girlfriend from school and left her home and I went to mines. At 3 pm I went to south mountain high school to soccer practice, I was helping the coach there to coach. it was fun now pretty much all I'm doing is catching up with my journal entries which I'm behind and I need to get it done as soon as possible.

Journal #28 Police chief's daughter to serve 24 hours in jail

An East Valley justice of the peace on Thursday tossed out two of three DUI charges against the daughter of Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell and sentenced her to 24 hours in jail.The sentence comes more than eight months after Cody Nicole Rodbell, 22, was arrested March 28 in Scottsdale for being “impaired to the slightest degree,” according to a Scottsdale police report.As part of a plea deal, Cody Rodbell pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor DUI and was sentenced to a 10-day jail term. But University Lakes Justice of the Peace John Ore suspended all but one day of the sentence. Rodbell is to report to jail Dec. 18 and pay $1,650 in fines and fees. Ore dismissed two other DUI counts at the request of the prosecutor.The sentencing ends the lingering DUI case that unfolded when a Scottsdale police officer stopped Cody Rodbell for speeding on Scottsdale Road and Oak Street.Her blood-alcohol content test showed 0.81 percent, just above Arizona's presumed level of intoxication of 0.081 percent.

Journal #27: Today, what are your must-do, want-to-do, and hope-to-do activities?

Well my must-do will be my homework I have to get it done so that I can keep my grade up. What I want to do is go to play soccer with my teammates and have a lot of fun. I play in a soccer team with all my friends and no matter if we win or loose we are always having fun and that's what counts. what I hope to do is pass all my classes so that my parents can be proud of me because I will be that first person in my family that continuous college and soon to graduate from college. this are my must-do, want-to-do, and my hope-to-do.

Journal #26 Westroads Mall shooting

At approximately 1:42 p.m. CST, Robert Hawkins opened fire from the customer service area on the third floor of the Von Maur upscale specialty department store in the Westroads Mall, killing eight and wounding five others-- some critically-- before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He fired a total of 20 shots. The Omaha Police found a suicide note stating "I'm going out in style" and "I'm going to be famous." According to an Omaha Police Department spokesperson, nine people, including the gunman, are confirmed dead.
One man, 61, is in critical condition at the University of Nebraska Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the chest; two other victims were treated for minor injuries including a 34-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the arm and a 66-year-old man with facial lacerations. At Creighton Medical Center another individual is in critical condition. On the day of the shooting, a man dressed in camouflage and "hiding under a bus-stop bench outside the mall" was taken into custody by the police. On Friday night of the week before the shooting, authorities removed a live grenade from the parking lot of the same mall.

Journal #25: What is the best thing about this class so far?

The best thing about this class so far I would say the work. I'm not saying that is easy but is good enough to get my attention because when I was in high school I didn't put much of attention to all the work. now that I'm in college I'm taking everything more seriously. so pretty much in this class the best thing is the work, and I really like that i might get behind a little bit but I'm doing my best to get all my work finish and turn it in.

Journal #24 Police arrest 2, seek 2 in 2 car theft cases

Police arrested two people and were searching for two others still on the loose who allegedly attempted to steal a car Thursday morning in Phoenix.They had already allegedly stolen one car in Goodyear. Police said that four people were involved in the attempted car jacking around 5:30 a.m. Thursday near the 5000 block of West Shumway Farm Road, said Sgt. Joel Tranter, public information officer for the Phoenix Police Department. No one was injured.One man and one woman were arrested and are facing possible charges on suspicion of aggravated assault, armed robbery and possession of stolen vehicle, Tranter said.

Journal #23: Free: Write about whatever you like.

what can I say? well fist that i' m very excited that this semester is going to be over and I have to get ready for next semester. When I first came to this college I thought it was going to be hard but if I study and pay attention in class everything is easy. I expect that next semester will be similar to this semester.

Journal #22: What the hardest thing about this class so far?

I wouldn't say that something is wrong, but everything is challenging and I like that. but sometimes I feel lazy when I'm doing my journals because I don't have nothing interested to talk about. but so far I know I'm doing good and all the work I've receive I know I have turn it all in.

Journal #21 Mike Tyson sentence to 1 day in jail, probation

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was sentenced Monday to three years probation for possession of a narcotic drug, cocaine, and three years probation for driving while under the influence. He also was ordered to serve one day in jail for the DUI. Tyson, 41, will serve that day in jail Tuesday. He is to report to a Maricopa County Jail in downtown Phoenix at 10 a.m.The sentence was handed down Monday in Mesa by Maricopa Superior Court Judge Helene Abrams. Tyson had faced up to 3.75 years in prison for the possession conviction and six months in jail for the DUI.

Journal #20 Cyclone Sidr

Cyclone Sidr is the fourth named storm of the 2007North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The storm formed in the central Bay of Bengal, and quickly strengthened to reach peak sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mp/h), which would make it a Category-4 equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. The storm eventually made landfall near Bangladesh on November 15. The storm caused large-scale evacuations in Bangladesh. So far, 3,113 deaths have been blamed on the storm, with that number expected to rise.
The Bengali Red Crescent reported on November 18 that the number of deaths is estimated to be between 5,000 and 10,000 deaths.

Journal #19 How's it going so far in this course?

So far this course is being excellent I've learned new stuff. New stuff like how to write a better five paragraph essay and how to make good sentences. I wouldn't say I dislike something because I don't, everything in this course is helping me a lot and I know I'm learning something new every day. So far this course is been fantastic and I hope that my next course will be awesome as well.

Journal #18 Racial trends found in traffic stops

A statewide study of traffic stops has found new evidence of possible racial-profiling by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, although researchers cautioned that other factors may explain the high rate of arrests and vehicle searches involving minorities.According to the University of Cincinnati report, Highway Patrol officers were more than twice as likely to search vehicles driven by Hispanics and Blacks than those operated by Anglos during 2006. Minority motorists also were far more likely to be arrested and to be hit with multiple traffic citations.

Journal #17 Jokela school shooting

At approximately 12 p.m. local time a student opened fire at the Jokela School Centre. Some of the students smashed windows in order to get out and heavily armed police soon surrounded the school. At least eight people were reported having been killed by the gunman. Seven of the victims were students, five male and two female. The eighth victim was the school's headmaster. It is believed that the weapon used, and described in media as a "small-calibre handgun". Three more people suffered gunshot wounds and an unspecified number of people were injured by shattering glass.

Journal #16 Free write.

What can I say? Well first by saying that I play in two soccer teams. this Sunday I played in one of the teams at 8:oo a.m and in that team i almost score a goal i was mad because it didn't go in. my other game started at 11:00 a.m so both of my games where close in time, so I was ready for my second game. I could say I was on fire for what happen in the first game, so I did score a goal on my second game. That's why I'm happy today.

Jouurnal #15 Suspect in shooting of Phoenix officer indicted

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday the indictment of a man who is suspected of shooting a Phoenix Police officer during a traffic stop nearly two weeks ago. Jose Abel Cabrera-Somosa, 35, is accused of shooting Officer Bret Glidewell near 35th Street and Sweet water Avenue, just north of Cactus Road, on Oct. 14. Cabrera-Somosa, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, a Class 2 felony, and misconduct involving weapons, a Class 4 felony, according to a press release from the County Attorney's office. Glidewell, 22, who has been on the force for seven months, was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time of the shooting and was not seriously injured. He is the fourth Valley officer to be shot this year. He has since returned to his job.

Journal #14 A plan I came up with recently.

A plan a came up with recently would be organize my time. I say organize my time because I need to have a time to do my homework, and a time for my soccer games. up to now its been working fine I usually do my homework right after finishing class and I have more free time. that's all I can say for the plan I came up with recently.

Journal #13 favorite commercial

faoritve commercial? I have never thougt about a favorite commercial because everytime i'm watching tv I always change the channels between commercials. but I would say any funny commercial. but I would say that that's probably it. I just don't nothing much to write about favorite commercial.

Journal #12 4 man kidnap manin front of home.

4 man forced a 34-year-old man into a vehicle at gunpoint in front of his Gilbert home, police said. The man's wife or Girlfriend called the Gilbert police to report the kidnapping at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. He said they do not have a motive yet for the kidnapping, near Power and Williams Field Road, and that he did not know what the man does for a living. Investigators said the suspects drove off with the victim in a full-sized green SUV.

Journal #11 Most spectacular place I ever seen.

The most spectacular place I ever seen? I will say none yet because i don't usually go out to travel that much. In the future when I get my Bachelor's degree on Business Management, I definitely will be traveling a lot. The good thing about it is that I haven't imagine how that place will be so I hope that my reaction will be awesome. I say that in haven't seen an spectacular place because most of the places I have seen are normal. Because you go to the zoo, and you just see animals, you go to the fair or similar places and is not that spectacular to me.

Journal #10 Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital

Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital is a private Hospital established in 1922 in Happy valley Hong Kong. Is one of the most famous hospitals in Hong Kong for its high quality Hospital service and comfortable accommodation for patients. It is also famous for its expensive services charges. All patients can choose their own doctors and consultation time. My comment about this is that I would like to go visit that hospital. But not as a patient, It will be just to know the Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital.

Journal # 9 Body pulled from Tempe Lake

A body was found in Tempe Lake Monday morning. The firefighters and police receive a call from someone who was walking by the lake around 6 a.m. the police didn't find any identification on the body. The body was between the railroads and the Tempe Center of arts.

Journal #8 How's it going so far in this course?

So far this course is going great. I get to meet a lot of people, i also learned new stuff. I hope to learn more and if I get something wrong, I know that I will be able to fix it. What I like so far is that most of the work we are doing is on computers and I like to do stuff on the computer. I will say that I don't have nothing that dislikes me. Everything I'm doing here in college I like it.

Journal #7 Something I notice about myself today

something I notice about myself today is that I think that I'm doing better at school. When I was in high school I didn't finish my work completely. Now that I'm in college I know I have to do it because is for my own benefits.

Journal # 6 Man Shot twice by unknown suspect

This article I read about a 33 year old man who was shot twice by an unknown person. It was in Washington street and 21st street in phoenix around 6p.m. His name is Donald Lyons. He was talking with a friend outside when a black car pulled up to them. the man exchanged words to them before the man in the car shot him twice and then drove away. But luckily them victim is expected to survive.

Journal # 5 comments about Hurricane Felix

What I think about hurricane Felix, is that is sad for all the people that live in those areas where the hurricane pass by. Is also sad that some people don't have a place to go to protect each other from the hurricane Felix. this are my comments about the Hurricane Felix.

Journal #4 be famous?

I would like to be famous in a way that people will talk about me in a good way.because there's celebrities that are famous by the bad things they have done. So if I get to be a famous person It will be I will say like an actor. Or have my own music band, and be traveling a lot. But first I have to finish my carrier to be successful.

Journal #3 dare I did

This one time when I was with my friends at a party and they dare me to go to talk to a lady that was in front of us, so I went and the first thing that got in my mind was to ask her for the time. But what embarrassed me the most is that she looked at my wrist and saw my watch. So she ignored me really bad, and my friends were making jokes out of me. That's one embarrassed dare I did.

journal #2 The way I communicate with people

The best way I communicate with people is by looking at them. If they look friendly I start talking to them, because they're some people that don't like to be friendly. But that's the way I do it. another things I'm good at is making my friends laugh, they like to hang around with me because I get a joke out of no were and it's funny because you see something that get your attention and you make a joke out of it.

journal #1 My Goals

My real world goal is to become involved in business management. In the future I would love to have my own business. Being here in college I know that I'm going to make it. My course goal is to get better in English to write and spell better. And I know that being here I will accomplish my course goal and my world goal.

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Abraham Suarez