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“Forget mistakes, forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day.” – Will Durant

meganmacaluso — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:26:34 +0000

I chose this quote because it is very inspiring. It tells you to not worry so much about everything going on in your life and focus on one thing. Will Durant is helping many people with this quote because it gives you some kind of faith and calms you down if you have a lot going on. I have a lot going on in my life and this quote helps me realize that I just have to relax and figure one thing out at a time and things will be a lot easier. If you’re someone that has a lot going on in their life than this quote is perfect for you because it will calm you down and let you relax. That is why I chose this quote.

meganmacaluso — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:58:39 +0000

1. Do you like presenating information? (why or why not)
I do like presenting, I like presenting because I like to talk and I like to show off my work.

2. What do you think are the key elements in a good speech?
Key elements in a good speech are loud voice, and positive attitude so you don’t lose the audience.

3. What is difference between giving a speech about something you enjoy as opposed to something that you do not enjoy?
If you give a speech about something you enjoy you get excited and if it’s something you don’t like you won’t be excited about giving people information.

4. Why do you believe powerpoint is a helpful tool to use for presenations?
Powerpoint is a helpful tool because you can use pictures and songs and all kinda of visual aid.

5. When do you think you will be using power point after high school?
After highschool I feel like i’ll be using powerpoints for job presentations for anywhere I work.

Shoprite (:

meganmacaluso — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:09:53 +0000

a. What struggles did you find while creating this budget sheet?
Some struggles I found were finding the right products to equal the budget.
b. Why is it important to try and find the meaning behind creating a budget for yourself when you go shopping?
It is important so you can save money.
c. Do you think that you have more of an understanding as to how expensive food can be
Yes I have a feel of how expensive food can be, I barely had any of the food I needed. I got mostly stuff for my hygene because I didn’t realize the cost of food was so high.
d. Did you enjoy this project and why?
Yes I did because it gave me a feel of how expensive food is.

Michael Jordan

meganmacaluso — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:51:27 +0000

Michael Jordan’s full name is Michael Jeffery Jordan. He was born in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in North Carolina. He was a very successful African American who we look up to, to this day. He was a freshman at the University of North Carolina and started on the basketball team. He was drafted 3rd in the all around draft for the Chicago Bulls. He also started the 1984 Olympic basketball team for the U.S where they won the championship. He won 6 championships while playing on the Chicago Bulls. He retired twice, then came back to the game. The reason why I chose Michael Jordan is because he changed the world of basketball. He is also one of the most looked up icon for little children. He made basketball world wide because so many little kids all around the world looked up to him. Michael Jordan has had a flawless career and has never done anything to make his image look bad. He is a good person and is very passionate about what he does. That is why I chose Michael Jordan.

Interent Clip

meganmacaluso — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:31:29 +0000

The video on all of the internet information was very interesting. It made me think of how different the world is today than it was 10 years ago. I feel like this change is good in some ways but also bad. It takes away from the thoughtfulness and the purity of life. I feel like it gives us short cuts to our feelings. That is what I think about the internet video on your blog.

current event 12.2.09

meganmacaluso — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:08:25 +0000

Models Dead after Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong

My current event is about how Miss Argentina died after she was getting a surgery for her buttocks last Wednesday. Solonge Magnano, 37, was rushed to a hospital after having her surgery in a clinic not too far away. Nigel Mercer, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, last month described cosmetic surgery as an “unregulated mess” in the journal Clinical Risk. What Mercer means is that the whole industry of plastic surgery is a mess and needs to be more organized and needs to medically enhanced. Also he says that more and more plastic surgeries are being done in clinics when in reality, then need to be done in a suitable environment for surgeries. Magnano is reported to have died from a pulmonary embolism, which is a blockage of blood supply to the lungs. A normal buttocks procedure is not harmful if it is implanted. But studies say that if Magnano got liquid silicon injected into her, that is “highly unpleasant” and is banned in most countries. “No cosmetic surgery is totally risk free,” Mercer told CNN. “Even having botox and fillers is not risk free. There’s a chance of infection, bruising or bleeding with any procedure.”

Jim the french fry

meganmacaluso — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:04:56 +0000

While I was sleeping I woke up. I woke up from a loud thump in my closet. I told my mom to come and check it out. When she came inside she looked in the closet and there was nothing there. When she left I heard the thump a few more times. I slowly went to the closet and as i put my hand on the doorknob “BAM!” millions of little french fries jumped at me. They were shouting, “Come in here come in here!” So I went in. As I’m walking through my closet a large french fry names Jim appeared. He said, “Hi I’m Jim, and welcome to Sweets and Stuff land!” The place was amazing. There were sweets everywhere, candies all over the place. “Come on in and look around, anything is edible. Except the fries, we keep this place running. Enjoy!” Jim said. All of the fries had name tags so I can make new friends easily and they were really nice. In the middle of the land was a giant fountain. The fountain was squirting millions of M&M’s out of it. It was also a wishing well.If you through a Skittle in the fountain your wish came true. I through one in and wished that every night I could stay in Sweets and stuff land. I didn’t think my wish would actually come true. Every night following that night I went to Sweets and Stuff land. I made tons of new friends, all being giant french fries.

How to add a calendar to your blog.

meganmacaluso — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:18:58 +0000

How to make a calendar appear in the sidebar of your WordPress blog.

Step One - Log into your wordpress account.

Step Two – Located in the upper left hand corner of your screen, is a gray tool bar. Click the link that states “My Dashboard”.

Step Three – Scroll down. On the left hand side of the screen, you’ll find several tabs. Locate the tab named “Appearance,” and click.

Step Four – Open the Appearance tab and six links are listed. Click the second link from the top called “Widgets”.

Step Five – Now there should be thirty two widgets in an appropriately organized fashion. Read among the following widgets and chose one of your liking.

Step Six – To make that widget appear on your blog; Click on the gray tab you chose and drag it to the right hand side of the screen into the dark gray box named “Sidebar”.

Step Seven – After you’ve dragged your calendar to the sidebar, a blank box will appear under the word “Title”. This box is for you to name your calendar. The name will show up on your blog.

Step Eight – Click the blue button named “Save” in the bottom right hand corner of the dark gray box to save the calendar onto your blog.

Step Nine – Congratulations! To view this new fancy addition to your blog: Find the gray toolbar on top of the page. Underneath this toolbar should be another toolbar with your blog name as a link. Click either your name or the link “Visit Site” to view your blog and new widget.

Step Ten – To add any other widget of your choosing just repeat steps one through eight.

10 Things That Make Me Laugh

meganmacaluso — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:14:39 +0000

1. Michael Macaluso -Michael is my older brother and he makes me laugh all the time. When we are together we always quote funny movies and say funny things and no matter what mood I’m in, he always knows how to make me laugh. He’s seen me at my worst and while I’m at my worst he finds the littlest things to make me laugh, and in the end he always does.

2.My family- I personally don’t think you can handle dinner at my dinner table. The conversations we have are always the funniest. I always end up spitting my drink out or choking from laughing so hard. My brother, mom, dad and sister combined are probably the funniest group of people I have ever met.

3. My best friends- I have 3 best friends Christine, Amanda, and Megan McCann. If I could tell you all the times they’ve made me laugh there wouldn’t be enough room on this page. The best times are when we’re down the shore, especially when the power goes out. When people go out, they like to go on adventures, but me and my best friends can sit in a room for hours and do nothing but laugh.

4. Melissa Macaluso- Melissa is my twin and occasionally we get in these creepy moods where we laugh at everything. No one knows what we’re laughing at but we do. Late at night before we go to bed we sit in the dark and talk and we always get yelled at by my parents because we are being too loud. We have the weirdest inside jokes you will ever hear.

5. Step Brothers- Step Brothers is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. Me, Melissa and Michael quote the lines like it’s our job. They have the funniest lines in the world. No matter what kind of day it is, Step Brother’s always makes me laugh.

6. Connor Cuccinelli - I see Connor every morning and every day at lunch, and no matter what he is doing, he always, always makes me laugh. He can even make me laugh via text.

7. Entourage- The best show known to man, I laugh constantly while watching it. It is pure genius.

8. Mark and Matt- As much as they annoy me some times, they really make me laugh. There is nothing like sitting down at the Christmas Eve dinner table with just the 7 of us and laughing throughout the whole night because two people are making the funniest comments. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

9. Dan Powers- He is point blank the best person alive.

10. Mom and Dad- Yes I have mentioned them prior to this, but I though they should get their own. When I was little I always looked forward to my mom and dad having funny grownup conversations with me when I got older. Now that we’re older, whatever they talk about with my 3 older brothers they can always talk about to me. I love it because some of the things that we talk about are so funny.

I’m adding an 11 because I just can’t leave out my aunt Doris and my uncle Billy- They are the G’st funniest people I have ever met, and they will always be my favorite.

Penicillin becoming obsolete

meganmacaluso — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:21:02 +0000

The article I chose to read about is about how penicillin is becoming obsolete. This means that the body is becoming immune to the medicine. If this happens we will go though a major health crisis. Antibiotic such as penicillin have been the key to declining infections over the past 60 years. Recent studies show that the bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to the drugs. This means that these drugs will become non existent. Penicillin has become obsolete in many European countries, reasons being that there are doctors over prescribing the drug and there are super bugs spreading. If we do not use money to have more medical research for a new drug, we will hit a major health crisis.