On My Birthday-August 24

On my birthday there were 5 professional players born.

Reginald Wayne Miller-He was born on August 24,1965. He is a retired professional basketball player who played 18 seasons with the Indiana Pacers. Reggie Miller holds the record for the most career three-pointers made which is 2,560.

Andrew Brunette-He was born on August 24,1973. Andrew Brunette is a professional hockey player who plays for the Minnesota Wild. Andrew was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the seventh round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He was drafted 174th overall. Currently, Andrew has signed a 3 year, $7 million dollar contract with the Minnesota Wild.

Derek Morris-He was born on August 24,1978. Derek is a professional hockey player who plays for the Phoenix Coyotes. He was drafted 13th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. As of 2008, Derek has played in 718 career games.

Michael Redd-He was born on August 24,1979. Michael is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was drafted 43rd overall in the 2nd round of the 2000 NBA Draft.

Marcel Goc-He was born on August 24,1983. Marcel is a professional hockey player who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted 20th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. His first appearance in The Stanley Cup Playoffs was in 2004.

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Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day is a day to remember the people who sacrificed their lives at the World World 1. It is always celebrated on the 11th day of the 11th month(Nov 11). Remembrance Day started when the World War 1 ended on Nov.11,1918. King George V dedicated this day to remember all of the members of the armed forces who died at the war. We celebrate Remembrance Day because we want to remember all of the one hundred thousand people who died at the war to save our lives. We celebrate Remembrance Day on November 11 by we pause for two minutes to remember all of the members at the war. We also attend ceremonies.

Personally I think that Remembrance Day is a great holiday to celebrate. When we celebrate Remembrance Day, we remember all of the members of the armed forces that lost their lives in order to save our homes and our lives. Also without the sacrifices of the people at war, we would probably be living a different life right now. We are living a peaceful life thanks to the people who fought for us. Remembrance Day is a great holiday to celebrate because without Remembrance Day, we would not remember all of the people who died to save our lives.

These are the websites from where I got my information from:
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day
2.http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/other/remember

China Landslides leaves 41 missing and 26 dead

The landslides in southwestern China has left 41 people missing and 26 people dead.That's according to the state media. Chuxiong city in Yunnan province was hit the most by this landslide. In Chuxiong city, there were 20 deaths and 41 people were missing. Chuxiong city has been hit by heavy rain for the past days. Lincang city reported 2 deaths and Kunming, the capital of Yunnan reported 4 deaths. The heavy rain that has caused these landslides have affected more than 410,000 people. Also, 2300 houses have been damaged and another 1000 have been destroyed.So far, 5 disaster relief teams are at work and 25,000 people have been sent to safe places. Power supply and transportation has also been affected by the landslides.


In my opinion, I think that China should have gotten more disaster relief teams. If China had more disaster relief teams, then less people would have been killed and less people would be missing. Also, China should have a safety plan if another landslide hits China. If China has a plan for the next landslide, then everyone will know what to do and where to go for safety. In my opinion, I think China should give money to the people who lost their house when the landslide struck China.

This is the website from where I read the article:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=59173