Grammar. any member of a class of words that in many languages are distinguished in form, as partly in English by having comparative and superlative endings, or by functioning as modifiers of nouns, as good, wise, perfect.
pertaining to or functioning as an adjective; adjectival: the adjective use of a noun.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Accused apologized after mutilating body, trial hears
WINNIPEG–A man accused of beheading a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus apologized to police when he was arrested and pleaded with officers to kill him.
The details are in an agreed statement of facts being read in a Winnipeg court at the start of Vince Li's second-degree murder trial.
McLean fought to escape and suffered defensive wounds before he died.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Assignment
Discussion - Descriptive Writing.
Using Adjectives.
IN a word perfect document or on your BLOG
Write a definition for the term adjective.
Create a description for something, but do not reveal the name of it.
Complete work from yesterday.
Read chapter 5 from the novel, "Into the Wild"
Answer the following questions in a word perfect document or on your webpage.
1) In a minimum of three sentences, describe what happens in Chapter 5.
-Christopher’s camera got ruined and then he stopped taking photographs
-In September 1991 Christopher hitched down U.S. Highway 101 in California and then headed east into the desert again.
-In early October 1991 Christopher landed in Bullhead City, Arizona
2) Describe the setting of the mobile home where Alex is staying. Be sure to include some of the descriptive words the author uses.
-Where he stayed is he camped out in the desert at the edge of town
-Denuded mountains, curiously, therefore
3) In the top portion of page 43 Alex mentions again the term "plastic people." What do you think this term means. Explain.
-By that term it will mean by stupid, strict, and rude people
When finished, check to make sure you are up to date on all assignments.
Below is a list of assignments that should be completed.
Feb 20 news - 1 News report summary for last week, be sure to include a HEADLINE, a three sentence max. SUMMARY, and an IMAGE.
Hockey Day in Canada Questions, visit the 02 20 blog entry on the class webpage.
If you are finished all assignments....
Using Adjectives.
IN a word perfect document or on your BLOG
Write a definition for the term adjective.
Create a description for something, but do not reveal the name of it.
Complete work from yesterday.
Read chapter 5 from the novel, "Into the Wild"
Answer the following questions in a word perfect document or on your webpage.
1) In a minimum of three sentences, describe what happens in Chapter 5.
-Christopher’s camera got ruined and then he stopped taking photographs
-In September 1991 Christopher hitched down U.S. Highway 101 in California and then headed east into the desert again.
-In early October 1991 Christopher landed in Bullhead City, Arizona
2) Describe the setting of the mobile home where Alex is staying. Be sure to include some of the descriptive words the author uses.
-Where he stayed is he camped out in the desert at the edge of town
-Denuded mountains, curiously, therefore
3) In the top portion of page 43 Alex mentions again the term "plastic people." What do you think this term means. Explain.
-By that term it will mean by stupid, strict, and rude people
When finished, check to make sure you are up to date on all assignments.
Below is a list of assignments that should be completed.
Feb 20 news - 1 News report summary for last week, be sure to include a HEADLINE, a three sentence max. SUMMARY, and an IMAGE.
Hockey Day in Canada Questions, visit the 02 20 blog entry on the class webpage.
If you are finished all assignments....
Former nurse probed in university student's suicide
Nadia Kajouji who was a student from Carleton University disappeared on March 9 2008. A nurse from Minnesota is under investigation encouraging Brampton University Student Nadia Kajouji to commit suicide. Ottawa police have been in discussions with the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task force since mid-January.
The individual being investigated, who is very active on the Internet, had already been examined by the organization. Sources familiar with the investigation indicated the man might have had similar online conversations with other vulnerable youth. If found guilty, the man could face, under Minnesota law, up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $30,000.
Both Panos and Ottawa's lead investigator, Sgt. Uday Jaswal, would not reveal details about the individual or even confirm he was a nurse. Nadia, a first-year-student at Carleton University, was reported missing on March 9 last year. Her body was found in the Rideau River in April. Unbeknownst to her family, the 18-year-old had beenFormer nurse probed in student's suicide suffering from depression, taking antidepressants, and seeing a campus counsellor.
Friday, February 20, 2009
redpaper clip guy
1) Provide a brief summary of what you've read
-I read about this guy Kyle has a red paperclip house which is Located at 503 Main Street in
Fully furnished. Two floors + basement Three bedrooms Two bathrooms Refinished hardwood floors. Fridge, stove, sinks, drawers, shelves...all the regular kitchen stuff. Electricity! Large grass front yard + large grass backyard. Gas hot water tank + gas furnace. close proximity to schools, restaurants, grocery stores, hospital, etc. Kipling has most services in town. Giant red paperclip on the front lawn. located a stone's throw away from the world's largest red paperclip.
-He is looking to get a Dodge Caravana
2) Tell me what you think about this story.
-Well I think its kind of stupid to sell his house for a veichle because if I was him I rather keep the house because a house has more space and everything you need like cleaning, sleeping, washing up, eating and etc.
3) What do YOU think we can learn from this story?
Be sure to explain why and how Kyle was able to achieve his goal.
-He used the internet and the blog to achieve his goal to create a book and provide a movie so he can make money.
-I read about this guy Kyle has a red paperclip house which is Located at 503 Main Street in
Fully furnished. Two floors + basement Three bedrooms Two bathrooms Refinished hardwood floors. Fridge, stove, sinks, drawers, shelves...all the regular kitchen stuff. Electricity! Large grass front yard + large grass backyard. Gas hot water tank + gas furnace. close proximity to schools, restaurants, grocery stores, hospital, etc. Kipling has most services in town. Giant red paperclip on the front lawn. located a stone's throw away from the world's largest red paperclip.
-He is looking to get a Dodge Caravana
2) Tell me what you think about this story.
-Well I think its kind of stupid to sell his house for a veichle because if I was him I rather keep the house because a house has more space and everything you need like cleaning, sleeping, washing up, eating and etc.
3) What do YOU think we can learn from this story?
Be sure to explain why and how Kyle was able to achieve his goal.
-He used the internet and the blog to achieve his goal to create a book and provide a movie so he can make money.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
'I couldn't let this guy get away:' Subway hero (from Toronto Star)
Sitting in the ticket booth at Dufferin Station last Friday, Russell Cormier was idly chatting with his partner when he heard a rumbling screech from the tunnel below.
"It was this loud screeching sound, steel on steel, as the brakes went. Then all of a sudden we heard screaming. People started running upstairs. They were yelling, `Kids! He pushed the kids!'"
By this time, Cormier was out of the booth trying to make sense of what was happening. That's when he saw a middle-aged man bounding up the escalator from the eastbound platform. He looked vacant.
"Someone yelled, `That's him! That's him!'" Cormier lunged at him as the suspect dashed for the exit turnstiles.
By this time, Cormier's partner, Joe De Gabrielis, had jumped into the fray. The suspect wrestled away from Cormier, then swung at De Gabrielis. He bounded outside and began sprinting down the street, with Cormier at his heels.
"I just needed another six inches of arm's length. I was right behind him, but couldn't quite get hold," he said. At this point, Cormier began questioning whether he should even be chasing him at all. Cormier, 47, is a large man, and suffered a heart attack a year and a half before.
"But I just thought of those kids and my own kids and I couldn't let this guy get away," he said.
Just as the suspect was about to slip inside a restaurant, Cormier pounced on him, sending the man to the concrete below. "I told him to stay down or he's going to get hurt."
And he did. Cormier, who many have hailed as a hero, recounted the harrowing tale yesterday afternoon outside Sick Kids hospital.
Cormier, along with his wife and daughter, had just been to visit one of the victims from the attack, Jacob Greenspon. The 15-year-old was one of two teens pushed from the Dufferin subway platform by a stranger during rush hour Friday.
The attack was unprovoked. The teens survived because of the quick thinking of Greenspon's friend, who rolled to the crawl space as the train was approaching, pulling Greenspon along with him.
Greenspon miraculously survived, but the train crushed his foot. He is due back in surgery today and is doing well, said Cormier.
The hospital room was crowded with Greenspon's classmates and friends. Everyone seemed in good spirits, said Cormier.
It's been a difficult year for Cormier. Almost a year ago, a woman threw herself under the streetcar he was driving. Then last month, he was attacked by a man at the Dufferin station after asking for a fare. The man threw the Metropass in his face, then assaulted him.
"The TTC is very safe, but stuff like this happens with the collectors all the time," he said. "Ideally, there'd be two constables at every station."
Adenir DeOliveira, charged in Friday's incident, is to appear in Old City Hall court this morning
"It was this loud screeching sound, steel on steel, as the brakes went. Then all of a sudden we heard screaming. People started running upstairs. They were yelling, `Kids! He pushed the kids!'"
By this time, Cormier was out of the booth trying to make sense of what was happening. That's when he saw a middle-aged man bounding up the escalator from the eastbound platform. He looked vacant.
"Someone yelled, `That's him! That's him!'" Cormier lunged at him as the suspect dashed for the exit turnstiles.
By this time, Cormier's partner, Joe De Gabrielis, had jumped into the fray. The suspect wrestled away from Cormier, then swung at De Gabrielis. He bounded outside and began sprinting down the street, with Cormier at his heels.
"I just needed another six inches of arm's length. I was right behind him, but couldn't quite get hold," he said. At this point, Cormier began questioning whether he should even be chasing him at all. Cormier, 47, is a large man, and suffered a heart attack a year and a half before.
"But I just thought of those kids and my own kids and I couldn't let this guy get away," he said.
Just as the suspect was about to slip inside a restaurant, Cormier pounced on him, sending the man to the concrete below. "I told him to stay down or he's going to get hurt."
And he did. Cormier, who many have hailed as a hero, recounted the harrowing tale yesterday afternoon outside Sick Kids hospital.
Cormier, along with his wife and daughter, had just been to visit one of the victims from the attack, Jacob Greenspon. The 15-year-old was one of two teens pushed from the Dufferin subway platform by a stranger during rush hour Friday.
The attack was unprovoked. The teens survived because of the quick thinking of Greenspon's friend, who rolled to the crawl space as the train was approaching, pulling Greenspon along with him.
Greenspon miraculously survived, but the train crushed his foot. He is due back in surgery today and is doing well, said Cormier.
The hospital room was crowded with Greenspon's classmates and friends. Everyone seemed in good spirits, said Cormier.
It's been a difficult year for Cormier. Almost a year ago, a woman threw herself under the streetcar he was driving. Then last month, he was attacked by a man at the Dufferin station after asking for a fare. The man threw the Metropass in his face, then assaulted him.
"The TTC is very safe, but stuff like this happens with the collectors all the time," he said. "Ideally, there'd be two constables at every station."
Adenir DeOliveira, charged in Friday's incident, is to appear in Old City Hall court this morning
Kaberle a good bet to stay with Leafs: GM (from Toronto Star)
Tomas Kaberle isn't likely to go anywhere.
While Kaberle has provided the Leafs with a list of 10 teams he'd prefer to be dealt to in exchange for waiving his no-trade clause, Leafs GM Brian Burke sounds as if he'd rather keep the skilled, puck-moving defenceman.
"I like this guy. Bet on him staying," Burke told the Star yesterday.
Kaberle – who remains on the injured reserve list with a broken right hand – says he'd rather stay.
"My main focus is being a Leaf," said Kaberle. "I love being a Leaf. That's how it stands. I want to do my best here."
Kaberle, who had his cast removed and skated prior to the main Leafs practice, was clearly uncomfortable talking about the prospect of being traded. Those who know him socially say he loves playing hockey in this city.
Kaberle refused to waive his no-trade clause last season, when interim GM Cliff Fletcher had worked out a deal to send him to Philadelphia for Jeff Carter and a first-round pick. Kaberle was taking his cues then from Mats Sundin, Bryan McCabe, Darcy Tucker and Pavel Kubina – all of whom refused to waive their no-trade clauses.
This year, with a new regime in place, things have changed. Only Kubina and Kaberle remain from that five. Both have softened their stances on waiving their clause.
"If I'm not a part of the future, I won't mind to waive my no-trade clause," said Kaberle, echoing Kubina's comments from Sunday. "You don't want to do anything (to stand in the way) if you're not part of the team in the future.
"I want to play for the Leafs and win the Stanley Cup. If it's not going to happen, then I have to move on."
If the Leafs fail to make the playoffs – a likely scenario this year – there are clauses in both Kubina's and Kaberle's contracts that will allow Burke to trade them this summer without their consent. In that case, they'd have no control over their destiny.
By providing a list of 10 teams – mandated by Burke – they maintain some control.
"Two keys," Burke wrote in an email. "One, Kaberle wants to stay. He could not be clearer. Two, (it's) hard to believe I will get what I need to move this guy. (He's a) quality person, great stats, good salary.
"I did not ask him to waive no-trade. (His) agent suggested looking at this vehicle because it allows him and Tomas to retain some level of control over where he goes. If we miss the playoffs, he has no control over where he goes."
The Leafs don't have another defenceman with Kaberle's skill set – a strong ability to pass or carry the puck and to anchor the power play. The power play – rated 12th in the league – is one of the team's rare bright spots. In addition, Kaberle is only 30 and under contract for another two seasons after this one at the cap-friendly price of $4.25 million (U.S.).
It promises to be a bumpy ride for this team that is closer to the bottom than the playoffs. Burke is likely to be among the busiest general managers heading into the March 4 trade deadline. In addition to Kubina and Kaberle in the trade speculation, it's widely believed pending unrestricted free agents Nik Antropov and Dominic Moore could be on the move.
In any deal, the Leafs will be looking to restock some of the 2009 and 2010 draft picks they've traded away. They've already parted with a second-rounder (part of the deal to land Luke Schenn), a fourth-rounder (part of the Vesa Toskala deal) and a fifth-rounder (Ryan Hollweg) this year and a second-rounder (the Mikhail Grabovski deal) and fourth-rounder (the Mike Van Ryn deal) in 2010.
"All I can really foresee in this is (acquiring) draft picks," coach Ron Wilson said. "We have to build this team through the draft."
While Kaberle has provided the Leafs with a list of 10 teams he'd prefer to be dealt to in exchange for waiving his no-trade clause, Leafs GM Brian Burke sounds as if he'd rather keep the skilled, puck-moving defenceman.
"I like this guy. Bet on him staying," Burke told the Star yesterday.
Kaberle – who remains on the injured reserve list with a broken right hand – says he'd rather stay.
"My main focus is being a Leaf," said Kaberle. "I love being a Leaf. That's how it stands. I want to do my best here."
Kaberle, who had his cast removed and skated prior to the main Leafs practice, was clearly uncomfortable talking about the prospect of being traded. Those who know him socially say he loves playing hockey in this city.
Kaberle refused to waive his no-trade clause last season, when interim GM Cliff Fletcher had worked out a deal to send him to Philadelphia for Jeff Carter and a first-round pick. Kaberle was taking his cues then from Mats Sundin, Bryan McCabe, Darcy Tucker and Pavel Kubina – all of whom refused to waive their no-trade clauses.
This year, with a new regime in place, things have changed. Only Kubina and Kaberle remain from that five. Both have softened their stances on waiving their clause.
"If I'm not a part of the future, I won't mind to waive my no-trade clause," said Kaberle, echoing Kubina's comments from Sunday. "You don't want to do anything (to stand in the way) if you're not part of the team in the future.
"I want to play for the Leafs and win the Stanley Cup. If it's not going to happen, then I have to move on."
If the Leafs fail to make the playoffs – a likely scenario this year – there are clauses in both Kubina's and Kaberle's contracts that will allow Burke to trade them this summer without their consent. In that case, they'd have no control over their destiny.
By providing a list of 10 teams – mandated by Burke – they maintain some control.
"Two keys," Burke wrote in an email. "One, Kaberle wants to stay. He could not be clearer. Two, (it's) hard to believe I will get what I need to move this guy. (He's a) quality person, great stats, good salary.
"I did not ask him to waive no-trade. (His) agent suggested looking at this vehicle because it allows him and Tomas to retain some level of control over where he goes. If we miss the playoffs, he has no control over where he goes."
The Leafs don't have another defenceman with Kaberle's skill set – a strong ability to pass or carry the puck and to anchor the power play. The power play – rated 12th in the league – is one of the team's rare bright spots. In addition, Kaberle is only 30 and under contract for another two seasons after this one at the cap-friendly price of $4.25 million (U.S.).
It promises to be a bumpy ride for this team that is closer to the bottom than the playoffs. Burke is likely to be among the busiest general managers heading into the March 4 trade deadline. In addition to Kubina and Kaberle in the trade speculation, it's widely believed pending unrestricted free agents Nik Antropov and Dominic Moore could be on the move.
In any deal, the Leafs will be looking to restock some of the 2009 and 2010 draft picks they've traded away. They've already parted with a second-rounder (part of the deal to land Luke Schenn), a fourth-rounder (part of the Vesa Toskala deal) and a fifth-rounder (Ryan Hollweg) this year and a second-rounder (the Mikhail Grabovski deal) and fourth-rounder (the Mike Van Ryn deal) in 2010.
"All I can really foresee in this is (acquiring) draft picks," coach Ron Wilson said. "We have to build this team through the draft."
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