Mother Teresa was born on August 27,1910 in Skopje,Macedonia. Mother Teresa's original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. The youngest of the children born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu. Her father was a successful merchant and she was youngest of the three siblings. She received her First Communion at the age of five and a half and was confirmed in November 1916. From the day of her First Holy Communion, a love for souls was within her. Her father’s sudden death when Gonxha was about eight years old left in the family in financial straits. Drane raised her children firmly and lovingly, greatly influencing her daughter’s character and vocation. Gonxha’s religious formation was further assisted by the vibrant Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart in which she was much involved. At the age of 12, she decided that she wanted to be a missionary and spread the love of Christ. At the age of 18 she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. There she received the name Sister Mary Teresa after St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

After a few months of training at the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dublin Mother Teresa came to India on 6 January 1929. On May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948, Mother Teresa taught geography and catechism at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta. On 24 May 1937, Sister Teresa made her Final Profession of Vows, becoming, as she said, the “spouse of Jesus” for “all eternity.” From that time on she was called Mother Teresa. She continued teaching at St. Mary’s and in 1944 became the school’s principal. A person of profound prayer and deep love for her religious sisters and her students, Mother Teresa’s twenty years in Loreto were filled with profound happiness. Noted for her charity, unselfishness and courage, her capacity for hard work and a natural talent for organization, she lived out her consecration to Jesus, in the midst of her companions, with fidelity and joy.

Mother Teresa's words are

“By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus. ”Small of stature, rocklike in faith, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was entrusted with the mission of proclaiming God’s thirsting love for humanity, especially for the poorest of the poor. “God still loves the world and He sends you and me to be His love and His compassion to the poor.” She was a soul filled with the light of Christ, on fire with love for Him and burning with one desire: “to quench His thirst for love and for souls.”

On 10 September 1946 during the train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling for her annual retreat, Mother Teresa received her “inspiration,” her “call within a call.” On that day, in a way she would never explain, Jesus’ thirst for love and for souls took hold of her heart and the desire to satiate His thirst became the driving force of her life. Over the course of the next weeks and months, by means of interior locutions and visions, Jesus revealed to her the desire of His heart for “victims of love” who would “radiate His love on souls.” “Come be My light,” He begged her. “I cannot go alone.” He revealed His pain at the neglect of the poor, His sorrow at their ignorance of Him and His longing for their love. He asked Mother Teresa to establish a religious community, Missionaries of Charity, dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor. However, the prevailing poverty in Calcutta had a deep impact on Mother Teresa's mind and in 1948, she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta . On August 17, 1948, she dressed for the first time in a white, blue-bordered sari and passed through the gates of her beloved Loreto convent to enter the world of the poor.

After a short course with the Medical Mission Sisters in Patna, she returned to Calcutta and found temporary lodging with the Little Sisters of the Poor. She started an open-air school for homeless children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and she received financial support from church organizations and the municipal authorities. On 21 December she went for the first time to the slums. On October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa received permission from the Vatican to start her own order. Vatican originally labeled the order as the Diocesan Congregation of the Calcutta Diocese, and it later came to known as the "Missionaries of Charity". The primary task of the Missionaries of Charity was to take care of those persons who nobody was prepared to look after.

She visited families, washed the sores of some children, cared for an old man lying sick on the road and nursed a woman dying of hunger and TB. She started each day in communion with Jesus in the Eucharist and then went out, rosary in her hand, to find and serve Him in “the unwanted, the unloved, the uncared for.” After some months, she was joined, one by one, by her former students. By the early 1960s, Mother Teresa began to send her Sisters to other parts of India. The Decree of Praise granted to the Congregation by Pope Paul VI in February 1965 encouraged her to open a house in Venezuela. It was soon followed by foundations in Rome and Tanzania and, eventually, on every continent. Starting in 1980 and continuing through the 1990s, Mother Teresa opened houses in almost all of the communist countries, including the former Soviet Union, Albania and Cuba.

The physical and spiritual needs of the poor, Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity Brothers in 1963, in 1976 the contemplative branch of the Sisters, in 1979 the Contemplative Brothers, and in 1984 the Missionaries of Charity Fathers. She formed the Co-Workers of Mother Teresa and the Sick and Suffering Co-Workers, people of many faiths and nationalities with whom she shared her spirit of prayer, simplicity, sacrifice and her apostolate of humble works of love. This spirit later inspired the Lay Missionaries of Charity. In answer to the requests of many priests, in 1981 Mother Teresa also began the Corpus Christi Movement for Priests as a “little way of holiness” for those who desire to share in her charism and spirit.
She has received a number of awards and distinctions Numerous awards, beginning with the Indian Padmashri Award in 1962 and notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, honoured her work, while an increasingly interested media began to follow her activities. She received both prizes and attention “for the glory of God and in the name of the poor.” These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace & Understanding (1972), Balzan Prize (1978), Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna (1980).

The whole of Mother Teresa’s life and labour bore witness to the joy of loving, the greatness and dignity of every human person, the value of little things done faithfully and with love, and the surpassing worth of friendship with God. On March 13, 1997, Mother Teresa stepped down from the head of Missionaries of Charity. On 5 September Mother Teresa’s earthly life came to an end. She died on September 5, 1997, just 9 days after her 87th birthday. She was given the honour of a state funeral by the Government of India and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. Her tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike. Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus’ plea, “Come be My light,” made her a Missionary of Charity, a “mother to the poor,” a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love of God. Following Mother Teresa's death, the Holy See began the process of beatification, the second step towards possible canonization, or sainthood.

Less than two years after her death, in view of Mother Teresa’s widespread reputation of holiness and the favours being reported, Pope John Paul II permitted the opening of her Cause of Canonization. On 20 December 2002 he approved the decrees of her heroic virtues and miracles.

She inspires me a lot for how to love each other without any discrimination. She love is pure from herself and from God. I think if we love each other like mother Theresa there will no more war in this world. And the world will be in the peace for ever.

THE DELIVERY MAN MOVIE REVIEW

The movie begins by showing David Wozniak’s (Vince Vaughn) apartment. He has dozens of overdue notices and such. He goes off to work as a meat delivery man for his father’s meat store and ends up with at least 3 parking tickets. He is clearly the loser of the family and tells his brother, who is expecting a child, that he has started growing pot for extra cash. He offers the family to pick up the jerseys for the family basketball game. No one trusts him and he promises he’ll come through. He gets the jerseys, but has his truck towed and lets the team down.

Later that night he goes to his ex girlfriend’s house. Emma (Cobie Smulders) is tired of David never calling and being irresponsible. She also thinks he’s hiding something in his apartment. She reveals she is pregnant and David freezes up. She tells him its fine; she’ll raise the baby on her own. David goes to his friend Brett’s house who is also his lawyer. Brett (Chris Pratt) has 4 kids and tells David to run from the kid while he can, kids are a nightmare. David realizes he wants a chance to grow up, be responsible, and raise the baby.

When David gets home there is a lawyer in his apartment. David pretends to be a Spanish speaking working and the lawyer tells him that the clinic that David donated sperm to used his sperm 533 times. He has 533 children and 142 of them are suing to know his identity. They only currently know him as his code name “Starbuck.”

David brings the papers to Brett who tells him not to look at the identities of the children, it will make them harder to beat in court. Brett is excited to pick up such a high profile case.

David decides to look at just one profile. It turns out his son is an NBA champion. Then he looks at another and helps his next son get an acting career. He helps his daughter get a job so she’ll stop using drugs. He identifies and follows about 20 of his kids without ever revealing his actual identity. He tells Brett he doesn’t want to be their father, but he’d love to be their guardian angel.

Meanwhile David attempts to apply for a loan for the 100,000$ he owes some drug dealers who will drown him if he does not pay. He is denied. He also visits Emma at work and takes responsibility for the baby, offering to attend an ultrasound with her. She tells him he can come as a friend.

David is overjoyed at the ultrasound. He pulls out his next child who turns out to be a physically and mentally handicapped boy names Ryan who lives in a home. David sees him there and is too scared to talk to him. Instead he pushes him around the home all day. The staff thank him for his commitment.

David is following a gay son of his into a hotel when he unwittingly walks into a meeting for Starbuck kids. David gives an impassioned speech about the power of siblings under the guise of being Ryan’s adopted father. Many of the kids recognize him from their various encounters and they marvel at the coincidence.

Brett picks David up and David talks about revealing himself. Little does he know his alternative nerdy son is behind them listening to everything.

The son follows him home and says he won’t reveal David’s identity if he can stay with him for awhile. Their personalities clash as the boy is a philosophy loving vegetarian and David is a coarse meat worker. David eventually tells the boy to leave because he needs to be dedicated to Emma and his “real family”. The boy is stung by this comment.

Later David tries to make it up to his son by promising a day to do whatever they want. The boy takes him hiking and they end up in a reunion for Starbuck kids that the kids are having in the park. The kids have a great time playing soccer and taking pictures. David picks up Ryan from his home and brings him to see the sunrise with his siblings. Before he leaves David tells Ryan his secret: he is Ryan’s father.

Brett is furious at David for being photographed with the kids. He tells him he was supposed to stay as far away from the impending court case as possible.

When David gets home he is water boarded by the drug dealers who want money for their pot. David threw out the pot previously and is now 100,000$ in debt with nothing to do about it but despair. He wants to tell the kids who their father is but he needs the money the suit will give him if he wins. 

David brings Emma to his father’s house for dinner. David’s father tells how before his wife died David somehow recovered the money to bring the whole family to Italy-a dream come true for her before she died. Emma later asks David how he got the money. He responds “a lot of manual labor. But good manual labor. “ The Starbuck children were made so David could give his mother her dream.

The Starbuck coverage has grown and people make fun of the “masturbateour” in every punch line. Emma thinks the entire thing is ridiculous, and David grows worried.

The drug dealers water board David’s father. He is greatly weakened and disappointed in David.

The trial begins. Brett is awkward and uncomfortable but eventually succeeds in making David the victor. David gets 200,000$ for his image being decimated. In his TV interview following the trial Brett says “David we did it!” and has to cover up by pretending David is his lover.

David has the money to pay back his debts but would rather continue to live in debt if he could tell his kids who he is. He will lose his winnings if he does however. He goes to his father’s house to talk and his father talks about building the meat business on 10$. He gives David a 10 and then says “but you also need your portion of the business and gives him a bag filled with thousands of 10$ bills.

The next day David logs onto the Starbuck facebook page and admits that he is Starbuck. He goes to tell Emma only to find an ambulance waiting outside of her apartment. He rushes to the hospital where she has gone into pre term labor. Luckily both her and the baby (a boy) are fine. He tells her he is Starbuck. She is shocked at first, but comes to accept it.

He goes out to the waiting room to see 142 of his children, plus his brothers and father, waiting for him laden with gifts. He shares the good news and thanks them all for being such a wonderful family. They go in to see their new baby brother, albeit in small groups

NEXT LEADER

                President is our leader in this country. Headmaster is our leader in this school. They are an example of a leader. A leader is a person who is elected by all of member in their circumstance to lead them. The goal of a leader is to reach the aim, vision and mission that they’ve already made.

                There is no specification of a good leader. But we can know it in the end of his / her period. In the end of the period we will see what she / he had done to that community. We can see if they fulfill his /her vows they had made in the day they were doing an oration or just bullshit.

                Now I’m here to thank you all for considering me to be the next chairman of the student council. I know that I’m imperfect to lead you. But we can get a perfection if we work together to make our dream to be realistic. Our dream is to make this school better or even to be the best school in the world. And to be sure, we can do it.

                My vision is balancing the students of 3 Senior High School in their academic, non-academic, character, and their spiritual life. Just like our motto “Knowledge is Power but Character is More”. We all know about 3 Senior High School has a high quality in academic aspect. But as we all usually hear from other people, the non-academic aspect of 3 Senior High School is not as good as the academic one.  I tell you that we’ve a great non-academic potential we can improve. We also have extracurricular activity in almost every aspect such as MK3, Band3,LSS, and KPA3 in music, BM3, Ubbas3, Foster3 and BC3, in sport, T’st and SSR in art and many more. If we improve all of this and balance it to the academic one I sure 3 Senior High School will be the best school in the world.

                So, Let’s make a positive change to our lovely school together with us.   

                  

               

               

               

               

GERUND AND INVINITIVES

Gerunds : 

  

1. We can’t drive a car without a driving license.

2. He kept on asking money.

3. Can you sneeze without opening your mouth?

4. One of life's pleasures is having breakfast in bed.5. Our arriving late would be an insult to our dinner hosts.

6. I’m not good at cheating.

7. We arrived in Bali after driving all night.

8. He tried finishing his task, but he couldn’t.

9. The hardest thing about learning English is understanding the gerund..

10. He encourages taking more exercises.

To Infinitives:

1. He bought some flowers to give to his wife.

2. He locked the door to keep everyone out.

3. We set off early in order to avoid the traffic.

4. They spoke quietly in order not to wake the children

5. We were happy to come to the end of our journey

6. I have a big desire to be rich.

7. He gives me an opportunity to change.

8. He was reluctant to tell the truth.

9. The government ceased to provide free health care.

10. She was annoyed by her failure to answer the question correctly.

MY HOLIDAY

                My holiday was not bad at all. I started my holiday on 20 December 2013. I was celebrating Christmas with LISTEN. We celebrated Christmas at GKJ (Gereja Kristen Jawa). It was a great atmosphere there. Around 70 people came to there. We celebrated Christmas at GKJ (Gereja Kristen Jawa) it is consist of students and alumnus. On that celebration we gathered together to celebrate our savior birth. The celebration started with a praise and worship and then continued with sermon and a silent night.

In the middle of the celebration suddenly the whole lamps on that room turned off. All who on that room was panic. In the dark we heard a well-known laugh sound by someone. It was Santa Clause! He came at the same time as “Santa Clause is Coming to Town” song was playing. A lot of chocolate and candy also come as it was in a dreamland. It was a wonderful night.

                Next interesting part of my holiday that I’m going to tell you is about KV’s performance in Balai Kota Bandung on 29 December 2013. It was a very cool event. It was one of popular radio in Bandung event. It was an honor to perform there. Actually, it was a vocal group competition. KV was elected to perform there after passing first audition. We actually perform on midday. We performed 2 songs and we did it well!

                After performing, I was amazed by the performance of well-known Indonesian artists such as Citra Idol, Kuburan Band, and Ran (although I didn’t watch ranL) . I love watching them. It is different to see them lively.

                The next day, I went to puncak. We was going there in the night and arrive around midnight. We went to Puncak in order to celebrate New Year with my family. I met my big family from my mother there as we had planned before.

                I love celebrating New Year with my big family. It was a lot of fun there. What I was doing there only sleep, eat, and play with my cousin. The food was so good. It was a plenty of foot there. It was like I had been in heaven.

                On the New Year Eve that is a bataknese tradition to “mandok hata”. We said our feeling about the year and also our hope for the New Year. Mandok hata was held 15 minutes before the year changed and after praying together. It was taking around 1 hour for mandok hata. After mandok hata, we played firework until morning.

The next day, I went back home with my family. It was 1^st January and I was preparing and thinking about gamtek task. I was doing that until the day I go back to school.

 

 

RED TIDE 

Background: Algae are vitally important to marine ecosystems, and most species of algae are not harmful. However, under certain environmental conditions, microscopic marine algae called Karenia brevis (K. brevis) grow quickly, creating blooms that can make the ocean appear red or brown. People often call these blooms “red tide.”

K. brevis produces powerful toxins called brevetoxins, which have killed millions of fish and other marine organisms. Red tides have damaged the fishing industry, shoreline quality, and local economies in states such as Texas and Florida. Because K. brevis blooms move based on winds and tides, pinpointing a red tide at any given moment is difficult.

Red tides occur throughout the world, affecting marine ecosystems in Scandinavia, Japan, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Scientists first documented a red tide along Florida’s Gulf Coast in fall 1947, when residents of Venice, Florida, reported thousands of dead fish and a “stinging gas” in the air, according to Mote Marine Laboratory. However, Florida residents have reported similar events since the mid-1800s.

Red Tide

Karenia brevisK. brevis is a microscopic, single-celled, photosynthetic organism that can "bloom" (see algal bloom) frequently along Florida coastal waters. Each cell has two flagella that allow it to move through the water in a spinning motion. K. brevis naturally produces a suite of potent neurotoxins collectively called brevetoxins, which cause gastrointestinal and neurological problems in other organisms and are responsible for large die-offs of marine organisms and seabirds. K. brevis is unarmored, and does not contain peridinin. Cells are between 20 and 40 μm in diameter.

Ecology and distribution

In its normal environment, K. brevis will move in the direction of greater light and against the direction of gravity, which will tend to keep the organism at the surface of whatever body of water it is suspend within. Cells are thought to require photosynthesis to obtain nutrition. Its swimming speed is about one metre per hour.K. brevis is the causative agent of Red Tide, when K. brevis has grown to very high concentrations and the water can take on a reddish or pinkish coloration. The region around southwest Florida is one of the major hotspots for red tide blooms. Red Tide outbreaks have been known to occur since the Spanish explorers of the 15th century, although not nearly as common, or for as lengthy a duration as now. Some sources say Florida red tide blooms are about 10- to 15-fold more abundant than they were 50 years ago. Algal species that have harmful effects on either the environment or human health are commonly known as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). HABs are harmful to organisms that share the same habitat as them, though only when in high concentrations.

 Detection

Traditional methods for the detection of K. brevis are based on microscopy or pigment analysis. They are time-consuming and typically require a skilled microscopist for identification. Cultivation based identification is extremely difficult and can take several months. A molecular, real-time PCR-based approach for sensitive and accurate detection of K. brevis cells in marine environments has therefore been developed. Another upcoming technique for the detection of K. brevis is multiwavelength spectroscopy, which uses a model-based examination of UV-vis spectra. This particular protist is known to be harmful to humans, large fish, and other marine mammals. It has been found that the survival of scleractinian coral is negatively affected by brevetoxin. Scleractinian coral exhibits decreased rates of respiration when there is a high concentration of K. brevis.

Karenia Brevis

Harmul Algal Blooms (HABs)

Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae—simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater—grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds. The human illnesses caused by HABs, though rare, can be debilitating or even fatal.
While many people call these blooms 'red tides,' scientists prefer the term harmful algal bloom. One of the best known HABs in the nation occurs nearly every summer along Florida’s Gulf Coast. This bloom, like many HABs, is caused by microscopic algae that produce toxins that kill fish and make shellfish dangerous to eat. The toxins may also make the surrounding air difficult to breathe. As the name suggests, the bloom of algae often turns the water red.
HABs have been reported in every U.S. coastal state, and their occurrence may be on the rise. HABs are a national concern because they affect not only the health of people and marine ecosystems, but also the 'health' of local and regional economies.
But not all algal blooms are harmful. Most blooms, in fact, are beneficial because the tiny plants are food for animals in the ocean. In fact, they are the major source of energy that fuels the ocean food web.
A small percentage of algae, however, produce powerful toxins that can kill fish, shellfish, mammals, and birds, and may directly or indirectly cause illness in people. HABs also include blooms of non-toxic species that have harmful effects on marine ecosystems. For example, when masses of algae die and decompose, the decaying process can deplete oxygen in the water, causing the water to become so low in oxygen that animals either leave the area or die.
Scientists at the National Ocean Service have been monitoring and studying this phenomenon for a number of years to determine how to detect and forecast the location of the blooms. The goal is to give communities advance warnings so they can adequately plan for and deal with the adverse environmental and health effects associated with these 'red-tide' events.

HABs or Scientific name of "Red Tide"

Assessing the Impact on Public Health

In addition to killing fish, brevetoxins can become concentrated in the tissues of shellfish that feed on K. brevis. People who eat these shellfish may suffer from neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, a food poisoning that can cause severe gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms, such as tingling fingers or toes.

The human health effects associated with eating brevetoxin-tainted shellfish are well documented. However, scientists know little about how other types of environmental exposures to brevetoxin—such as breathing the air near red tides or swimming in red tides—may affect humans. Anecdotal evidence suggests that people who swim among brevetoxins or inhale brevetoxins dispersed in the air may experience irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, as well as coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Additional evidence suggests that people with existing respiratory illness, such as asthma, may experience these symptoms more severely.

Fish Carcasses that are poisoned by "Red Tide"

A warning about "Red Tide"

Warning!

This is a kind of an interesting phenomenon that God has given to us. Although it’s dangerous to us but we have to admit that God is awesome…..

Sources            :http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/hab/

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/redtide.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karenia_brevis