Introduction

Hi there.
Welcome to the Havablog where we will cover various issues within our average day lives. We have decided to discuss common issues in our everyday lives.


We’ve put together the following issues to help you.

We have Fahmida and Sadiah discussing the latest news and current affairs witch will include;

· Local/national/international news
· The information about global issues involved in our lives.

Shamshir and Arbur have been working on gaming, the reviews witch have involved market research.

The health and food team which Nazia, Morgan and Katie took part in. these features will include;

· A range of controversial food topics
· Topics that affect young people to do with health and food
· How peoples views and thoughts about school dinners.

The technology team (Sarah and Jabeen) have researched the purpose and different aspects of technology.
The issues of how and why technology has developed over the years.
There are also other people’s views on what they think of the issue.

The sports team, (me, Dylan)
Not just results and fixtures, but also discussions about sport and young people access to facilities.

A day in a life by Zuhur,
This will notify the day to day life of a famous or rich person. Interesting opinions and interviews too.

This web log was created by gifted and talented year 9 students. We come from Haverstock secondary.

As a group, we hope you find everything you’re looking for on this lovely website.
The crew offer our gratitude for browsing our wonderful, fantastic site.

'People are emotionally destroyed…' By Sadiah

…Said Aid workers who witnessed the situation in Dhaka, Bangladesh after the worst cyclone the country has experienced since 1991 hit its shores. “We've supplied people with drinking water and food but this is not enough.” So far $450 million worth of damage has been caused and the cyclone, called Sidr, has left 3,113 people dead, 3,447 injured, 1063 missing and millions homeless. Over 1 million families have been affected and 3.2 million people have been evacuated in government provided cyclone shelters.

Victims who have witnessed and been affected by this tragedy such as, Mahbubur Rahman from Dhaka said, “I was away from home when I heard about my home village and that our house was partially destroyed. The wind was very strong and the damage is huge, houses in the village were damaged as well. Many people haven’t received any aid from the government, because there are people who need the help more urgently. The damage is so big; we haven't even started to think how we can meet the cost.”

Although people had two days notice, Cyclone Sidr has caused major damage to the country. In 1991 Cyclone Gorky killed at least 138,000 people and left 10 million homeless. Whereas Cyclone Sidr has killed 3,113 and left over 1 million homeless.

Despite warnings, natural disasters still occur. We just have to hope for the best and us who are more fortunate need to help out when and how we can Good Luck to Bangladesh and I am sorry for everyone who has suffered.

By Sadiah 9R

The world of sport... by Dylan

Sports!

Welcome to the world of sports!
This page will inform everything you are looking for on sport…

I would like to start on football because there are lots of interesting facts about how footballers get on with their day to day life.

Firstly, do you know how much footballers earn per year?
HAVA GUESS!
Premiership footballers earn an average of £676000 per year
Too much? FACT

The history of association football, which is also known as soccer, can be traced to various traditional football games played in Europe in ancient times, but the modern game has its roots in the formation of the Football Association (FA) in England in 1863. At the time, football clubs all played by their own, individual codes of rules, and game-day rules had to be agreed upon before they could play one another. On October 26, 1863, some clubs met in London, to create a universal code that would allow clubs to play each other without dispute. The impact of the FA was not immediate as football was still very much an amateur activity. The first professional clubs were formed after working class people took up the sport, and entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to make money from spectators coming to see star players. Once professionalism took hold, the popularity of the game became immense and was soon spread throughout the world by British expatriates.








The history of basketball.

Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay Township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. The concept of basketball was born from Naismith's school days in the area where he played a simple child's game known as duck-on-a-rock outside his one-room schoolhouse. The game involved attempting to knock a "duck" off the top of a large rock by tossing another rock at it. Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
After serving as McGill's Athletic Director, James Naismith moved on to the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA in 1891, where the sport of basketball was born. In Springfield, Naismith was faced with the problem of finding a sport that was suitable for play inside during the Massachusetts winter for the students at the School for Christian Workers. Naismith wanted to create a game of skill for the students instead of one that relied solely on strength. He needed a game that could be played indoors in a relatively small space. The first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets used as goals.

A normal basketball player earns an average 35 million dollars per year!!!!


Could you POSSIBLY spend that amount of money in a life?

YEAH RIGHT. by dylan

Health Awareness ... by Morgan

Health Awareness

Asthma

I think that many people are over reacting about asthma. It is not a life threatening illness although it is common in many families it is not as bad as other illnesses, diseases and infections which people can die from.

Asthma is when cells and chemicals enter the lungs tissues and the breathing tubes become hyper-reactive. This means the breathing tubes narrow which make it harder for the air to move through the lungs which causes difficulty in breathing.

Symptoms include overnight coughing, wheezing, a tight feeling chest and shortness of breath although asthma is often worse overnight and in the morning any one can have a asthma attack any time of the day. Many different things cause asthma such a pollen, house dust, smoking, exercise, cold air, emotional upsets, mite droppings and chemical irritants.

Asthma can occur in any one at any time in there life it is most common in children and can run in the family, to reduce the risks of unborn babies you can prevent from smoking when pregnant and once born do not expose to passive smoking.

Asthma is the most common problem managed by doctors and a frequent reason for the hospitalisation for children especially in boys. Although England has a high percentage of people with asthma at 14% - 16% of children and 10% - 12% of adults having it Australia has the most people with asthma.


Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease that can occur in people for many different reasons like overweight or obesity or if your pancreas isn’t working properly to produce insulin which your body needs. Insulin stimulates the liver to absorb any unneeded glucose; diabetes is when the body does not produce enough insulin so the level of glucose is too high.

There are two different types of diabetes:
Type 1: Usually starts in childhood or young adult hood and is caused by a server lack of insulin (because most of the cells produced in the pancreas have been destroyed).
Type 2: Usually starts over the age of 40 and develops when the body can’t produce enough insulin or when the insulin produced does not work properly.

In the UK more than 2 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes and it is estimated that a further 750,000 people are not even aware that they are living with this disease. Those at risk include
· People over the age of 40
· People of Asian or afro – Caribbean origin
· People who are overweight
· Women who have had babies more than 4kg
· People with a family history of diabetes
Although there is no actual cure for people with type 1 diabetes there is a way to control the amount of glucose in there body by either injecting insulin or tacking insulin tablets once, twice or maybe three times a day, however people with type 2 diabetes often only have to eat a healthy diet as it is normally caused by being over weight or obese.
My opinion on diabetes is that if you are with someone with this disease then you should always be prepared so if they have type 1 diabetes and the worst should happen you could be ready to help by having maybe a bottle of lucozade encase they feel week or if they have type 2 diabetes not to offer them thing with a lot of sugar in.

Faster and better-Games of Today....By Arber

Over the years, gaming has risen from the dusty clouds of the Nintendo to the new technology of the Playstation 3 which some scientists have even traded their computers for.

Its blue ray technology allows game designers to extend the qualities of their games to the limit where graphics look photo realistic.
The blue ray discs can store up to 25GB (6 times more then the ordinary CD!) making it perfect to create breathtaking games such as the new Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

The Call of Duty series had always blown the game charts but this year it is sure to wake you up like a face full of ice water.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first person shooter game. It has been driven out of the world-war 2 period and, as the name suggests, been brought to the modern day.

The game has been criticised for being too short where you can finish the campaign mode in 5 or 6 hours. So if you had bought it on a Saturday, on Sunday you will be playing the campaign mode for your second time but even if it’s so short it covers a lot of ground.

The game has breathtaking graphics with some jaw dropping moments and some scenes where you would stop and think, is this a photo?
Its storyline is spellbinding with some scenes where you would look around the room to tell people “I can’t believe that happened”. Each stage you go through the plot gets more intriguing and will leave you with cliff hangers.

This game also has an online mode where you can battle against people all around the world so making this game playable for almost a year.
This game was given a 9/10.

All of this was possible because of the new technology from the Playstation 3 making this consol stand out against the rest.
But you will have to start saving up as it costs at least £300 and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare costing £50.00 but I'm telling you, it is worth it.

The Secrets behind Eating Well & Being Healthy By Nazia Ahmed

Health and food is a very vital issue in our lives today. How our intake of healthy, organic food & rate of exercise affects our everyday lives therefore I will be discussing various, common advantages and disadvantages within this topic.

Is Size Zero Actually A Health Hazard?
Think stick thin girls are happy and healthy? Think Again.
Many females are desperate to be a size zero as they think it looks ‘stunning’ and ‘glamorous’. However, I believe there is a big difference between looking good and being SUPER skinny but they don’t seem to realise this.

Would you like to spend half of your life starving yourself until you look like a total skeleton?

Well surely I won’t because I know many other EASY and SAFE ways to look great.

I will always continue eating, of course, but my meals will be balanced & will contain many ranges of vitamins and nutrition’s to keep me healthy and fit. Obviously others would agree with this, in fact this is a common health belief.

Women were especially eager to be a perfect size 10, well forget that because now it is known to be obese after being influenced by magazines. Don’t follow the crowd, make your own trend!

You might think starving yourself has a great impact on your figure but the consequences are extremely dangerous!
Did you know that this is actually an illness which can lead you to many risks?
Well one of my cousin is a “size zero” and she is as skinny as a stick (don’t think that sounds good looking do you?).
Many precautions have been taken to insure she is eating properly; she is taking tablets on regular bases to make sure she is provided with essential nutrition’s such as protein.

In conclusion, I highly disagree with starving yourself for what people call a ‘perfect’ figure because we are all perfect in our own ways.

Every woman has the right....by Fahmida

It is the right of any woman to decide whether they wish to wear the veil or not.
Jack Straw, the leader of House of Commons, commented on the wearing of the veil which led to several arguments and dispute about the wearing of the nicaab and also the attitudes towards them.


“The conversation would be of greater value if the lady took the covering from her face”
His controversial comments have offended thousands of Muslims all around the U.K


Mr Straw claims he did not want to be "prescriptive" but believed that covering peoples faces could make community relations more difficult.


“We are able to relate particularly to strangers by being able to read their faces and if you can't read peoples faces, that does provide some separation”
However every woman has the right to wear what they wish and not be forced to remove or wear the nicaab. Equal rights should be taken in to consideration as well as female rights.
When it comes to religious beliefs, instead of jumping to conclusions, people should be more tolerant and aware of the comment they are about to make.

Latest Techno - Dont Get Left Behind...by sarah

Latest Techno – Don’t Get Left Behind!

Want to know the latest technology?
Well then keep on reading to find out….

MP3’s

The first of three we will be comparing is the Creative Zen Stone 1Gb. It is just as good as the I pod Nano but it is not in the same league as it though. It holds up to 250 songs and gives you 10 hours of play time. If I was to rate it I would probably give it a 4/5 because it is only a MP3 player and there is nothing exciting about it but it is still worth its money at £24.00.

The second of our three is the I pod Nano, the latest edition to the Nano family, its screen has enlarged a little bit so now you can watch movies and listen to any of the 1000 songs you put on through I tunes. This brilliant piece of technology will cost you £99.99 but for all the things it can do, it is certainly worth the money you pay for it.

The last product that we are comparing is the I pod touch. Its screen stretches to 3.5 inches, it has a 8GB or a 16GB capacity and you can access the web using the touch screen and still listen to the music you like. In addition there is a button that takes you straight to you tube. All this for a price of £199.99! It is very worth it although the price is high but with this product you do really get what you pay for.


Mobile Phones

Firstly, we will be looking at the Nokia N95. This phone plays music and holds up to approximately 2000 songs with a memory card that Sony provides. It also includes a satnav, a brilliant web connection speed that doesn’t mess you around and with that brilliant web connection you can download DVD’s and watch them on your phone. Lastly, it has a 5 mega pixel colour screen camera. All this for £499.99! Unless you really need the gadgets in this model then I wouldn’t suggest it to anyone looking for a phone.
Secondly, we are going to look at the Sony Ericsson W910i. It is a great phone, it holds up to 250 songs with a memory card that it comes with, it is sleek and compact to. The most amazing feature is it’s ‘sense-me’, if you tell the phone your mood then it plays music to suit! It’s shocking really, it’s like the phone can really understand you.

Finally, we are going to look at the apple I phone, this is my personal favourite. It is an I pod and a phone all rolled in to one, amazing! It has a 3.5 inch touch screen, video player, camera and wi-fi web access that can connect you to Google and Yahoo! It is multitasking, so you can read a web-page and download at the same time. All this excitement for only £269.99!

By Sarah 9t

IS HIP-HOP MURDER? AND REVIEW OF CHRIS BROWN'S SUPER 18 ... BY SHAMSHIR

IS HIP-HOP MURDER?

Do you think hip-hop encourages people to commit murder, violence, and buy drugs? Or, do you think it inspires people to become a singer/rapper. Hip hop can’t kill people. Tupac said something similar to this “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people”.

Chris Brown, one of the youngest singers, held his birthday in Atlanta for all his fans to show that he cared for them. His birthday was one of MTV’s show called “My Super 18”. After his party with his fans, he also had a private celebration with all the celebrities and famous people he knew. The venues chosen by The Young Star’s party manager for his birthday were a church which surprised him when he first saw it. He then was told that the church closed down in 1956. They turned the church into a clubhouse for all the teens and kids to hang around. The reason why this venue was chosen because The Singers fans were only allowed to go to areas where their parents knew and this was the only place where most of them hang about.

The private venue was called 40/40, one of the best place to celebrate a birthday. The Famous Singer was given a choice for the themes. As being a really rich person he decided to customize the theme. The spot theme he created recalls one of Michael Jackson’s 1979 break through solo album spot theme, off the wall.

As everyone would do on their birthday is go shopping. Chris Brown spent a whooping $250,000 on jewellery and also bought 2 new whole wardrobes full of clothes. He wanted to blow away everyone so he went to a car showroom and bought himself an electric blue Lamborghini and customised it by putting 19”inches at the front of the car and 20”inches at the back of the car.

The Rap star wanted the car to come to 40/40 on his birthday so he can surprise all his friends. He had lots to plan like his lesson to teach the dancers their moves and all the invitations needed to be handed out.

On the day of Chris’s birthday all went well especially the party with his fans. Special guest Monica sang happy birthday to Chris Brown. When the ocassion was over Chris left for his private event with the celebs. he had a grand entrance with dancers in front of his car and in the middle of the event a call came from Michael Jackson but never spoke. it was disappointing but Chris was happy he was called by his true idle. As told by the dealership Chris Browns electric blue lamborghini arrived. everyone was amazed when they saw the car it had spider on the interiors and the rims were coloured. I'm telling you this now if you weren't there then you missed the bomb of your life.

Is Technology becoming unsafe? ... By Jabeen Rizvi

I believe as an average teenager, technology is rapidly evolving but not for the better. For example mobile phones should be used for its own purpose & not as an extended accessory. Teenagers are forgetting the purpose of mobile phones and using them as gadgets which I believe will not be safe but unsafe. Also mobile phones are so advanced now they are becoming delicate and fragile whereas the old but standard phone was strong.

The access of interactive facilities also has its disadvantages; for example cyber bullying is an extremely strong issue which has to be tackled. Cyber bulling is when people bully others through interactive technology; for example using text messages, websites or even email.

Tell your children not to click on pop ups or go to unknown sites or even try to install a virus protection program on your computer. Regularly check the websites that have been visited by your child.

The internet safety is also tremendously important because just to know that anyone can look at your personal details through the faults of technology, for me is exceptionally frightening.

Do you ever wonder why your children are hooked on the internet? Could they be talking to a complete stranger? Could they be on an insecure website?
This is up to you to change! Don’t let vulnerable children be misled & taken advantage of.

By Jabeen Rizvi

A Day in the Life of Dizzie Rascal ... By Zuhur

Dylan Mills known professionally as Dizzie Rascal is a 19 year old, Mercury award-winning rapper. His music has an eclectic mixture of garage and hip-hop beats, occasionally accompanied by other styles. Dizzie Rascal grew up in Bow, East London and was raised by his single mother on a council estate. “All my teachers called me ‘rascal’,” he said, explaining his more widely known name.

In his early teens, the young star was detained for stealing cars and for robbing an innocent pizza deliveryman. After being thrown out of several schools in his past, the young rapper found he was interested in one of his music classes, instructed by a particularly sympathetic teacher.
With support from his teacher, he began making his own music productions on the school computer. With occasional help, he began to develop his song-writing skills, which began to take on an increasingly introspective quality as he drew from his own life and various mind states.

In 2003, Dizzie Rascal was announced the winner of the Mercury Award. He was curiously uncomfortable was his success and was extremely surprised by the recognition he had suddenly received. "My real friends are still the same, we go out, we do whatever. It's as confusing for them as it is for you. People see you on the TV and that, and they forget that you're from the streets. All the public things that you get, success and other things, there's another side that people might not know too much about. They might think you're just saying these things in your lyrics. Shit does happen; you really experience these things on the streets and success - that can be a problem. A gift and a curse, you know what I mean?"

Dizzie Rascal visited the island of in Ayia Napa, and was involved in a scuffle in which he was dragged from his scooter and repeatedly knifed in the chest, back and buttocks. He was then taken to hospital for surgery. So Solid member Dwayne Vincent, who uses the stage name Megaman, was questioned by police and released without charge.
The fully recovered rap star is understandably guarded about the incident in Ayia Napa, attempting to brush it off as "a bit much". "I did just take it like every other thing that's happened to me. I've been through madness before, violence. You can't say you're from the street and talk shit if you haven't been through those kinds of experiences. You can't handle... I know that was a big thing, but I've been through stuff. How can I explain? When you do whatever stuff you do when you're from the street, you know what kind of thing can happen to you. When it happens to you, there's obviously a bit of shock and that, but you get over it, because you knew in the beginning that this could happen to me."