911 Text Messaging Service Coming in 2014

      The Federal Communications Commission says the nation's four largest wireless carriers have agreed to relay text messages to text-enabled 911 to most call centers in the United States by May 15, 2014.

     The four carriers, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon will launch the service in some parts of the U.S. in 2013, the Federal Communications Commission said. The wireless carriers have signed an agreement to make emergency texting available to more than 90 percent of American cellphone users by May 15, 2014.

    Most 911 centers can't receive text messages. But that doesn't always stop people from texting 911 in an emergency, not knowing their pleas for help won't be seen. For example, students in the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting tried texting police for help, but were unsuccessful at the time and that's why the Federal Communications Commission announced 911 text messaging because they believe they could save more lives. Students from the shooting we're trying to contact help by texting police but the police could see them so it sad knowing if we had 911 texting sooner maybe there lives would be saved said Brianna Heredia, freshman at University High School. Another situation was went a suburban Atlanta women died while waiting for an ambulance that a 911 operator sent to the wrong address because she was on her phone. If she had texted 911 would there had been a possibility of being saved. "Yes because they would have had the accurate address right in front of her" said Janet Detres, Deltona local.

     In the meantime, the carriers will make a  alert message warning anyone who sends a text to 911 that their message was not received, and that they should make a phone call instead.

     The Federal Communications Commission announced that it will continue working with the four major providers and web-based text providers to ensure that the Text-to-911 service is as universally available as possible. "I can't wait to see the difference in today's 911 calls for help and next years text for help" said Janet Detres, Deltona local.

Top 5 Roller Coasters in the U.S

     Theme parks are the best place to go for a fun and heart racing roller ride. Most teenagers like to go on roller coasters but there are ones that don't. For example, me. I went to websites, asked friends, and more and here are the results. Here are the top 5 with a little bit of information about them.

1. Millennium Force, Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio)

Since 2001, Millennium Force has been voted the number one steel roller coaster in the world eight times in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards, and has never been ranked lower than number two since it opened in 2013. Millennium Force has switched the top position with Bizarro.

2. Bizarro, Six Flags New England (Agawan, Massachusetts)

Bizzaro has been voted the number one steel roller coaster in the world five times in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards, and has never been ranked lower than number two since it opened in 2013. Bizzaro has switched the top position with Millennium Force.

3. Nitro, Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, New England)

It opened on April 7, 2001 as the fastest roller coaster inn New Jersey and the tallest on the East Coast of the United States. It has been ranked number three  in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards best Steel Roller Coaster every year since 2007.

4. Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio)

It was the tallest roller coaster in the world, before being surpassed by Kingda Ka in May 2005.

5. The Voyage, Holiday World (Santa Claus, Indiana)

The Voyage holds several records, including most air-time of any wooden roller coaster. In 2006, the Voyage won the award for Best New Ride at the Golden Ticket Awards. the Voyage was also ranked as the Best Wooden Roller Coaster by the Golden Ticket Awards from 2007 through 2011. As of 2012, the Golden Ticket Awards have ranked The Voyage as the second best wooden roller coaster in the world- a title it also held in 2006.

I will be making a post about the new roller coasters in 2014 but here is a link to a video on YouTube that has a few of the roller coasters that i might do reviews on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkDLUExgI3A&safe=active&noredirect=1.

Where are the Disney star's now?

     When we were a little younger than what we are now, we use to what things like Hannah Montana or High School Musical. But if we look at the stars of the shows or movies they have seem to change. No Disney stars are "bad" they just change. 

     Miley Cyrus was in the show Hannah Montana, the world adored her until 15 year old, Miley, shows the whole world a glimpse of her naughty side in July 2008. Then on August 2009, 16 year old, Miley took hold of the stripper pole at the Teen Choice Awards. On June 2010, she released the music video for "Can't be Tamed". Then she cut her hair... Now with all her new songs, people say that Hannah Montana is long-gone. What was the reason to change so fast and drastically. The whole dilemma on Miley Cyrus is because she was once a Disney star but there are before Disney stars out there in the music industry like her and there not making a big deal about them. But overall she is just expressing who she is now. People mature and change.

(I really didn't want to do this topic but a lot of people at my school were suggesting it so I decided I'd do it. I have no hate against Miley Cyrus. I will try do 'Where are the Disney star's now' every month because my teacher makes us add a blog post every other week. I am putting a lot of blog post this week because I haven't posted something lately and I need to have 11 posts by tomorrow. Wish me luck.)

Uniform or Dress Code?

    The Debate about high school dress codes revolves around whether students should wear school uniforms or allowed to attend school in their regular clothes. Uniforms have been in history for a long time but schools are starting to do dress code. Where I am living, mostly private schools use uniforms and public schools use dress code. Both uniforms and dress code have there advantages and disadvantages. Here are some below:

Uniforms

*Advantages

• Uniforms are cheaper than buying regular clothes.
• You can wake up later because you already know what your going to wear.
• No one can judge you because everyone is wearing the same thing.
• Shows school spirit.

*Disadvantages

• No Self-Expression 
• Certain schools with school uniforms are so strict that they refuse to let children with religious backgrounds wear items that are important to them.

Dress code

*Advantages

• You can express yourself.
• You seem to feel more free.
• Feel comfortable in what you wear.

*Disadvantages

• Makes teens think they can wear what ever they want.
• Wearing inappropriate clothing to school.
• Harder job for school administrators.

Tell me which side are you on. Comment below! 

PlayStation 4 or the Xbox One?

There has been a lot of talk about which one's better, the PlayStation 4 or the Xbox One?

Both companies announced the respective consoles had sold one million consoles after the first day of availability.

Microsoft announced that they sold 3 million consoles so far; Microsoft's blog announced on Monday morning. But soon after, Sony announced that they sold 4.2 million consoles so far; President of Sony Computer Entertainment Andrew House announced during the company's CES press conference Tuesday.

But the truth of it all is that the PlayStation 4 was sold in 48 countries but the Xbox One was sold at four times less than the PlayStation 4 but there was only a one million dollars difference. If the Xbox Ones were sold more in the U.S, there would be a chance that Microsoft would had had bigger numbers. In February, Sony will start selling the PlayStation 4 in Japan. So that's going to add more numbers for Sony.

If you want either one, the PlayStation 4 sells for $399 and the Xbox One sells for $499. Comment and tell me which one you prefer.

Sources:

http://mobile.betanews.com/betanews/

http://www.cnn.com

http://www.google.com/images