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This is a project I did on the rock cycle for school . It is 1984. I am magma that consists of mostly olivine (a magnesium iron silicate with the formula (Mg+2, Fe+2)2SiO4). I am 2,000 feet below the summit of the Mauna Loa volcano mountain on the Hawai’i Island in Hawaii State. Now, the morning of March 25, 1984, the volcano is starting to rumble. The excessive pressure pushed me up to the summit of the volcano, and allows me to escape from the mantle to the surface of the earth. The surface of the earth is much cooler than underground, but it is still hot enough (2,000 F) to keep me in a molten lava state to flow down from the top of the mountain to the ocean. About a fourth of my friends go down the west side. On the next day, the other three quarters of my friends including me travel to the northeast side of the Hawai’i Island. I flow gently down the shield volcano fairly slowly because I have about 50% of silicon, which makes me move slowly. I know several friends ...

IHOP is my favorite restaurant, not because it is the best quality restaurant but because I simply love the pancakes from IHOP. If you get an omelet, you can get a short stack (3 buttermilk pancakes) for free. My father has tried to make a pancake of similar quality to IHOP, but only once it was successful when he added dry milk over whole milk and extra butter. Therefore, it may contain a lot of lactose from milk. I can only have two pancakes with a sufficient amount of maple syrup over the top of pancake with an additional layer of butter. Somehow, the IHOP butter is also delicious. I guess that they added lecithin from soybeans into the butter to enhance the flavor. My father's version of pancake is delicious but my dad cannot eat it because he has lactose tolerance and it would cause diarrhea. I do not have the lactose tolerance like my father did not have when he was young. I may have the lactose tolerance when I become older because I believe I may have the genetics. Anyway...

1   My trip to South Korea in August to September 2014. 2   My trip to South Korea in November 2005.   3  My trip to Washington, D.C., Shenandoah Cavern, Philadelphia, and Baltimore  in April 2012. 4 My first trip to New York in April 2011. 5   The mid-winter break  in which I got my blog in February 2014.

I will not be able to post much during the school days. So, during weekends and breaks, I will post more. Saying this, you should expect less posts from August 24 to 28. Also, as a reminder, I will not post anything during the statewide tests.

I went to the YMCA at 238-10 Hillside , Bellerose, NY 11426. There are two pools there: the JK pool and the Small pool. I personally like the JK pool better. The JK pool is warmer (perhaps this is why it is dirty: it supports bacterial growth) and gives more privacy than the Small pool; it has stalls in the bathroom and a changing room. However, the Small pool is cleaner and deeper than the JK pool; at one end, it is 10' deep. What do you think about these pools? I had a good time there sinking down to the deep end of the Small pool and swimming back and forth. However, it would have been better if there were stalls. I would rate the pools 4.5 stars out of 5 stars. For more information about this YMCA site, go to  http://www.ymcanyc.org/crossisland .

About 3 hours ago, I went to Old Country Buffet. It was located at 3023 Hampstead Turnpike, Levittown, NY, 11756 .  When I went there, I saw a notable amount of food there. There were foods such as corn, spaghetti and sauce, steak, ham, pork chops, macaroni and cheese, and much more. There were also beverages such as Coca Cola, Icee, juice, and more. There were many seats there; however, a large portion of it appeared to be closed or reserved. The breakfast days were Saturday and Sunday, the lunch days Monday through Saturday, and the dinner days everyday. Further details are at  http://locations.buffet.com/NY/LEVITTOWN/0223/index.html?utm_source=Buffets&utm_medium=Store%2BLocator&utm_campaign=Buffets%2BStore%2BLocator . The food was great here, and the staff were friendly. I would rate this resturaunt 4.9 stars out of 5.

1 year ago, I asked this question on ask.com: Why does my laptop shut down when I charge it? Guess what I got in reply from the user jammers44? This: "Cause you are stupid" What do you think of this reply? Write your opinion in the comments below! Shame on you, jammers44!

My dad told me that RoboCop 2014 has a similar plot as the original Robocop 1987, but it is much better to express the humanism of the RoboCop as a father and husband that were missing in the older version, making it a much better story. An interesting part of the 1987 RoboCop and the 2014 RoboCop is the dominated concept that changes in the USA roll. The 1987 RoboCop was dominated by the Japanese power by the private OCP company.The 2014 RoboCop is controlled by USA, but its manufacturer is located in China. It is an interesting reflection of the social confidence in the US society between 1987 and 2014. The CEO of the Omnicorp (the manufacturer) tries to manipulate the politics and public opinion to put the OCP company in a good position by destroying Murphy's family and treating the RoboCop not as a human being but as the property of the OCP company. Murphy (the Robocop) rejected the treatment, and stood alone to prove himself as a human being, a father of his son and a husban...