INTRO: TODAY WE BRING YOU A STORY ABOUT THE INCREASING LEVELS OF CO2 IN OUR CLASSROOMS.
GARRETT BLANTON IS REPORTING LIVE ON THE SCENE WITH A GLOBAL WARMING ADVISOR AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY.
VISUAL: DR. JEFF FADMIN, A JANITOR AND GARRETT BLANTON ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE HVAC SYSTEM THAT PUMPS FRESH AIR INTO THE CLASSROOMS OF CLARK HALL.
LIVE SHOT: THANK YOU DONA.
GARRETT: AS GLOBAL WARMING CONTINUES TO WRECK HAVOC ON OUR PLANET, IT IS NOW BEING CONTRIBUTED TO LOW TEST SCORES AND A DROP IN ATTENDANCE.
I AM STANDING HERE WITH DR. JEFF FADMIN WHO IS AN ADVISOR OF GLOBAL WARMING TO AL GORE.
HI DOCTOR, CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE RISE IN CO2 AND THE LOW TEST SCORES?
DR. FADMIN: HI GARRETT, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE BRAIN IS NOT ABLE TO PERFORM CORRECTLY AS CO2 LEVELS INCREASE, SPECIFICALLY IN CLASSROOMS.
VOICE OVER: CO2 LEVELS INCREASE FASTER IN CLASSROOMS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS EXHALING AND THE LACK OF PROPER HVAC CIRCULATION.
UNLESS WE DECREASE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AND OUR CO2 EMISSIONS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STUDENT HEALTH ISSUES INCREASE AND TEST SCORES DECREASE.
GARRETT: IN ORDER TO CORRECTLY MONITOR THIS SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERISITY HAS INSTALLED A CO2 SENSOR.
THE SENSOR WILL TURN THE HVAC ON HIGH IF CO2 LEVELS GET HIGHER THAN 600 PARTS PER MILLION.
VISUAL: CAMERA SHOWS THE JANITOR POINTING AND THE NEW DEVICE ATTACHED TO THE HVAC SYSTEM
OUTCUE: AS YOU CAN SEE SAN JOSE STATE IS TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ADAPTING TO OUR CHANGING CLIMATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR FADIMAN FOR JOINING US TODAY.
BACK TO YOU DONA.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Examples of Feature Story Leads
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/climate-in-classrooms/
There’s much to explore about the challenges in teaching about the evolving relationship between people and their climate. This subject was once pretty straightforward. After all, it was a relationship that was largely a one-way phenomenon. Climate changed. People adapted or moved.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/whats-a-science-teacher-to-do/
It used to be sex ed that got science teachers into challenging situations once in awhile. Evolution, too, of course. Increasingly, the “C” word, climate, is creating challenges for educators trying to explore the heat-trapping properties of carbon dioxide and the implications for climate as concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases rise.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/the-class-isnt-always-greener-but-it-could-be/
School design, particularly public school design, is often lumped in with the design of other institutional structures like jails, civic centers and hospitals, to detrimental effect. My high school, for example, had the dubious distinction of having been designed by the architect responsible for San Quentin. (The convicts got the better building.) Schools fulfill a practical function, to be sure, but shouldn’t they be designed to inspire?
http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/10/17/elevated-indoor-carbon-dioxide-impairs-decision-making-performance/#hide
Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found that moderately high indoor concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) can significantly impair people’s decision-making performance. The results were unexpected and may have particular implications for schools and other spaces with high occupant density.
http://www.co2meter.com/blogs/news/4108562-co2-in-the-classroom
If you are a parent, do you think about the air quality in your child’s classroom? You should. Every classroom requires a constant flow of fresh, conditioned air to make it comfortable for students. In the past, this was not a problem. Pre-WWII school buildings “leaked” fresh air into the building around windows and through open doors.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345791/description/Elevated_carbon_dioxide_may_impair_reasoning
Carbon dioxide has been vilified for decades as a driver of global warming. A new study finds signs that CO2, exhaled in every breath, can exert an equally worrisome threat — impaired cognition — in nearly every energy-efficient classroom, meeting hall or office space.
http://vaeng.com/feature/new-device-monitors-schoolroom-air-for-carbon-dioxide-levels
With nearly 55 million students, teachers and school staff about to return to elementary and secondary school classrooms, scientists recently described a new hand-held sensor, practical enough for wide use, that could keep classroom air fresher and kids more alert for learning.
There’s much to explore about the challenges in teaching about the evolving relationship between people and their climate. This subject was once pretty straightforward. After all, it was a relationship that was largely a one-way phenomenon. Climate changed. People adapted or moved.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/whats-a-science-teacher-to-do/
It used to be sex ed that got science teachers into challenging situations once in awhile. Evolution, too, of course. Increasingly, the “C” word, climate, is creating challenges for educators trying to explore the heat-trapping properties of carbon dioxide and the implications for climate as concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases rise.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/the-class-isnt-always-greener-but-it-could-be/
School design, particularly public school design, is often lumped in with the design of other institutional structures like jails, civic centers and hospitals, to detrimental effect. My high school, for example, had the dubious distinction of having been designed by the architect responsible for San Quentin. (The convicts got the better building.) Schools fulfill a practical function, to be sure, but shouldn’t they be designed to inspire?
http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/10/17/elevated-indoor-carbon-dioxide-impairs-decision-making-performance/#hide
Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found that moderately high indoor concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) can significantly impair people’s decision-making performance. The results were unexpected and may have particular implications for schools and other spaces with high occupant density.
http://www.co2meter.com/blogs/news/4108562-co2-in-the-classroom
If you are a parent, do you think about the air quality in your child’s classroom? You should. Every classroom requires a constant flow of fresh, conditioned air to make it comfortable for students. In the past, this was not a problem. Pre-WWII school buildings “leaked” fresh air into the building around windows and through open doors.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345791/description/Elevated_carbon_dioxide_may_impair_reasoning
Carbon dioxide has been vilified for decades as a driver of global warming. A new study finds signs that CO2, exhaled in every breath, can exert an equally worrisome threat — impaired cognition — in nearly every energy-efficient classroom, meeting hall or office space.
http://vaeng.com/feature/new-device-monitors-schoolroom-air-for-carbon-dioxide-levels
With nearly 55 million students, teachers and school staff about to return to elementary and secondary school classrooms, scientists recently described a new hand-held sensor, practical enough for wide use, that could keep classroom air fresher and kids more alert for learning.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Ad Retargeting #2
The original ad is from Rolling Stone magazine and is for Bose quiet comfort noise cancelling headphones.
The ad targets males and females who are 40 years or older and are considered audiophiles and prefer to listen to their music without distractions.
To re-target this ad for a newborn baby magazine I would sell the product as a device that goes over babies ears to makes them stop crying instantly.
To target mothers of newborns I would change the slogan from "Your music never sounded so good" to "Your baby never sounded so quiet."
The main image would use a photo of a baby wearing them while her mom is in a library studying.
Another split image would show a baby and its mother in a movie theater and the baby has the headphones on keeping it quiet.
These images would show off the ability of being able to take your baby to places that normally do not allow babies.
The copy would also be updated to speak to mothers who are in need of a break from the screams of their kids giving them more freedom.
The ad targets males and females who are 40 years or older and are considered audiophiles and prefer to listen to their music without distractions.
To re-target this ad for a newborn baby magazine I would sell the product as a device that goes over babies ears to makes them stop crying instantly.
To target mothers of newborns I would change the slogan from "Your music never sounded so good" to "Your baby never sounded so quiet."
The main image would use a photo of a baby wearing them while her mom is in a library studying.
Another split image would show a baby and its mother in a movie theater and the baby has the headphones on keeping it quiet.
These images would show off the ability of being able to take your baby to places that normally do not allow babies.
The copy would also be updated to speak to mothers who are in need of a break from the screams of their kids giving them more freedom.
Ad Retargeting #1
The original ad is from Rolling Stone magazine and is for healing music by the self-help bald guitar player Dr. Joe Vitale.
The original ad is targeted to old people with personal issues and uses the slogan "What is healing music?" to catch their attention.
I would re-target the ad for a Heavy Metal magazine aimed at kids to young adults who listen to headbanging music.
The slogan would say "What is death music" and Dr. Vital would be dressed in all black holding an electric guitar instead of an acoustic guitar.
The album titled "Strut!" would be changed to "Slut!" and the album titled "Blue Healer" would be "Drug Healer".
By changing the artists clothing, guitar and the names of his albums the ad could be transformed into marketing younger heavy metal listeners rather than old people with self-help issues.
The original ad is targeted to old people with personal issues and uses the slogan "What is healing music?" to catch their attention.
I would re-target the ad for a Heavy Metal magazine aimed at kids to young adults who listen to headbanging music.
The slogan would say "What is death music" and Dr. Vital would be dressed in all black holding an electric guitar instead of an acoustic guitar.
The album titled "Strut!" would be changed to "Slut!" and the album titled "Blue Healer" would be "Drug Healer".
By changing the artists clothing, guitar and the names of his albums the ad could be transformed into marketing younger heavy metal listeners rather than old people with self-help issues.
Word of the Week: Malaise
1. Malaise
2. I read the word in a book titled Persepolis.
3. Upon her return home Marjane suffers a malaise underpinned by spiritual and political paradoxes.
4. Malaise (Noun): An indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health.
5. When I feel a cold coming on I go through a spell of malaise until I recover.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Word of the Week: Emanate
1. Emanate
2. I read the word in a book titled Persepolis.
3. Women’s hair emanates rays that excite men. That’s why women should cover their hair!
4. Emanate (Verb): To flow out; to come out (from some source).
5. Bullshit continues to emanate from Mitt Romney's mouth at each campaign.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Vignette
Thankfully our society is now educated enough that this type of thing would never be able to happen again.
I used to work at a farm and cleaning the stables was one of the dirtier jobs due to all of the urine and horse dung.
The image of soldiers forcing people into living in something meant for an equine makes me feel guilty for being an American.
To me the artist did an excellent job of extending the horse stable infinitely into the next vignette as a way of demonstrating how big Santa Anita actually is.
The artist also created one large soldier with a rifle who is bigger than the Japanese as a way of showing the authoritative power over a culture that is powerless and weaponless.
I am deeply saddened that such an event happened in our history.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Word of the Week: Swashbuckler
1. Swashbuckler
2. I read the word in a book titled Another Bullshit Night in Suck City.
3. By the time we got to the cemetery he has transformed himself from moron to swashbuckler.
4. Swashbuckler (Noun): A swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer.
5. When my brother was released from the marines he grew his hair long and dresses like a swashbuckler in his old fatigues.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Word of the Week: Glabrous
1. Glabrous
2. I read the word in a book titled Being Flynn.
3. Before them an old man, wearing a fringe of long white hair, bareheaded, his glabrous skull reflecting the sun's light.
4. Glabrous (Adjective): Having no hairs, projections, or pubescence; smooth.
5. After I shave I like to run my fingers over my glabrous cheeks in a satisfying manner.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Student Appreciation Day
San Jose State University gave out free t-shirts, food and prizes to students with their tower card in celebration of student appreciation day on Tuesday.
Word of the Week: Ne'er-do-well
1. Ne'er-do-well
2. I read the word in a book titled No Longer at Ease.
3. He that fights for ne'er-do-well has nothing to show for it except a head covered in earth and grime.
4. Ne'er-do-well (Noun): An idle, irresponsible, or lazy person
5. My old roommate is an alcoholic asshole and a ne'er-do-well.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Mystery Character
I am of African American descent with black hair and brown eyes.
In the movies I play character that have hair but while performing on stage I shave my head bald.
My physical appearance is skinny with a slight build and a noticeable 6 pack when I have my shirt off.
I am 5'9" and I weigh 168 lbs.
I always have jewelry on which includes a gold nose ring in my left nostril, one to several gold chains, a gold watch and gold rings.
While on stage I prefer to wear a bandana on my head tied in the front but while I'm in public you will see me wearing a hat backwards.
I'm most recognizable by my tattoos which include a black panther on my left shoulder, Exodus 18:31 in the middle of a cross on my back, a skull on my right shoulder, Jesus on a cross burning on my left elbow and an AK-47 with “50 Niggaz” written above it which represents all thugs in all 50 states.
My most famous tattoo is across my stomach which reads "Thug Life" in large letters with a bullet casing as the letter I.
In the movies I play character that have hair but while performing on stage I shave my head bald.
My physical appearance is skinny with a slight build and a noticeable 6 pack when I have my shirt off.
I am 5'9" and I weigh 168 lbs.
I always have jewelry on which includes a gold nose ring in my left nostril, one to several gold chains, a gold watch and gold rings.
While on stage I prefer to wear a bandana on my head tied in the front but while I'm in public you will see me wearing a hat backwards.
I'm most recognizable by my tattoos which include a black panther on my left shoulder, Exodus 18:31 in the middle of a cross on my back, a skull on my right shoulder, Jesus on a cross burning on my left elbow and an AK-47 with “50 Niggaz” written above it which represents all thugs in all 50 states.
My most famous tattoo is across my stomach which reads "Thug Life" in large letters with a bullet casing as the letter I.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Word of the Week: Moored
1. Moored
2. I read the word in the book titled Chocolat.
3. Roux's bout is one the nearest to the shore, moored some distance from the rest, opposite Armande's house.
4. Moored (Verb): To secure a vessel or an aircraft with lines or anchors.
5. When I launch my jet ski at the marina I keep it moored away from the larger boats while I park my car.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Word of the Week: Subterfuge
1. Subterfuge
2. I read the word in a book titled Chocolat.
3. There is no reason for subterfuge. Better have it out now and show him where he stands.
4. Subterfuge (Noun): Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.
5. The landlord purposefully employed a subterfuge to the tenants when they requested their deposit back.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Fairy Tale News Story
A robbery suspect cut down a giant beanstalk with an axe during a foot chase Monday resulting in the death of a giant.
The gigantic beanstalk was grown overnight with magic seeds by the suspect Jack in the backyard of his home in England.
Jack said the magic beans were obtained from a man at the market in exchange for a cow.
The suspect climbed the beanstalk in the morning of the incident arriving in a land high up in the sky where he followed a road to a house which was the home of a giant.
Jack entered the house for the first time stealing a bag of gold coins and then making his escape down the beanstalk.
Jack then repeated the robbery two more times stealing a hen that lays golden eggs and a magical harp that can play by itself.
During the third robbery Jack was almost caught by the giant who pursued him down the beanstalk.
While the giant was in pursuit of the suspect Jack called out for his mother requesting an axe and proceeded to use it to chop down the beanstalk, killing the giant.
The boy's attorney, Perry Mason, said his client ran for his life as the giant screamed his last words "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman."
Jack and his mother are currently living happily ever after with their new found riches.
The gigantic beanstalk was grown overnight with magic seeds by the suspect Jack in the backyard of his home in England.
Jack said the magic beans were obtained from a man at the market in exchange for a cow.
The suspect climbed the beanstalk in the morning of the incident arriving in a land high up in the sky where he followed a road to a house which was the home of a giant.
Jack entered the house for the first time stealing a bag of gold coins and then making his escape down the beanstalk.
Jack then repeated the robbery two more times stealing a hen that lays golden eggs and a magical harp that can play by itself.
During the third robbery Jack was almost caught by the giant who pursued him down the beanstalk.
While the giant was in pursuit of the suspect Jack called out for his mother requesting an axe and proceeded to use it to chop down the beanstalk, killing the giant.
The boy's attorney, Perry Mason, said his client ran for his life as the giant screamed his last words "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman."
Jack and his mother are currently living happily ever after with their new found riches.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Little Red Lead
1. Local school girl and her grandmother were rescued from the bowls of serial killer Big Bad wolf by a woodsman today at 12:30 pm.
2. Loal woodsman rescued young girl and grandmother from the guts of the notorious serial killer Big Bad Wolf this afternoon.
2. Loal woodsman rescued young girl and grandmother from the guts of the notorious serial killer Big Bad Wolf this afternoon.
Earthquake Lead
A 4.7 earthquake rocked Gilroy Wednesday at 4:15 am causing over $10,000 in damage to one local business.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Word Of The Week: Festoons
1. Festoons
2. Read it in the book titled Chocolat.
3. I made my way gently home through the back streets, with its close, dark, almost windowless walls, broken only by the washing lines slung casually from balcony to balcony or by a single window box trailing green festoons of convulvulus.
4. Festoons (Noun): A string or garland, as of leaves or flowers, suspended in a loop or curve between two points.
5. My neighbor Patrick decorated his bedroom with festoons of aluminum beer cans strung from one wall to another.
Comparing Media: TV, Newspaper, Internet
8 Year Old Boy Killed by Truck While Riding on a Pocket Bike
On KTVU-TV Channel 2 Mike Mibach covered a story on the Saturday morning
news about the death of an 8 year old boy who was struck by a truck the
evening before in a residential neighborhood in San Jose.
The total length of this news story from the second Mibach starts
talking until the live shot signs off was one minute and five seconds in
length.
Ten seconds into the news story Mibach introduces Alex Savidge who is
live on the scene where police are investigating the death.
Savidge is standing in front of the memorial where family and neighbors
have placed flowers and candles in memory of the boy who died.
After the camera pans away from the memorial on the street corner it shows random shots of police cars in the middle of the street and yellow police tape.
Savage explains that the boy was not wearing a helmet while riding the pocket bike and darted out into the street without looking.
I feel that KTVU well represented this story and told me all the facts I wanted to hear while including some cool live shots from the scene of the accident.
‘Pocket Bike’ Death Puts Focus on Law, Safety
In the San Jose Mercury News on the bottom fold of the front of the local news section there was an article written by Robert Salonga that totaled 30 column inches and spilled over to the middle of page B9.
On the front page there was a small photo two inches tall by three inches wide of the memorial on the street that was shown on the KTVU-TV news.
Below the lead is a subtitle in a larger font than the article that states “Boy, 8, was riding mini motorcycle and was hit by a pickup.”
On page B9 they included a photo of a pocket bike next to a real motorcycle with the weight, top speed, retail cost, and measurements in height & length so readers who are not familiar with the mini bike would have a better understanding as to how small they really are.
There are a total of five quotes in this story which come from an educational consultant, a police sergeant and a California Highway Patrol officer.
I feel that this article gave me the necessary facts about the accident, and then went into more detail about the type of motorcycle the boy crashed on than KTVU-TV did.
Child on Pocket Bike Struck, Killed in SJ
On the NBC Bay Area website Lori Preuitt published an article to the local news section with a subtitle beneath the lead which says “A Friday night playing outside turned deadly for a San Jose child.”
The story was extremely short with a total of 125 words which was broken into six paragraphs.
The main photo features cops cars at night with their red flasing lights on and yellow tape around them which grabbed my attention.
Preuitt then featured a Google map with a pinpoint of the location where the accident happened.
I felt this article was extremely short for such a tragic story and it could have done a better job at investigating.
For reference here is a link to the article: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Child-on-Razor-Struck-Killed-in-San-Jose-169869816.html
Comparing all of the articles I feel that the television broadcast was the best of them all, they had all the facts and showed live shots.
Even though the San Jose Mercury News went into great detail about what a pocket bike is, I’m already well aware of what they’re, so all of that information was unnecessary for me to read.
The worst story of them all was the internet story found on the NBC news website.
After the camera pans away from the memorial on the street corner it shows random shots of police cars in the middle of the street and yellow police tape.
Savage explains that the boy was not wearing a helmet while riding the pocket bike and darted out into the street without looking.
I feel that KTVU well represented this story and told me all the facts I wanted to hear while including some cool live shots from the scene of the accident.
‘Pocket Bike’ Death Puts Focus on Law, Safety
In the San Jose Mercury News on the bottom fold of the front of the local news section there was an article written by Robert Salonga that totaled 30 column inches and spilled over to the middle of page B9.
On the front page there was a small photo two inches tall by three inches wide of the memorial on the street that was shown on the KTVU-TV news.
Below the lead is a subtitle in a larger font than the article that states “Boy, 8, was riding mini motorcycle and was hit by a pickup.”
On page B9 they included a photo of a pocket bike next to a real motorcycle with the weight, top speed, retail cost, and measurements in height & length so readers who are not familiar with the mini bike would have a better understanding as to how small they really are.
There are a total of five quotes in this story which come from an educational consultant, a police sergeant and a California Highway Patrol officer.
I feel that this article gave me the necessary facts about the accident, and then went into more detail about the type of motorcycle the boy crashed on than KTVU-TV did.
Child on Pocket Bike Struck, Killed in SJ
On the NBC Bay Area website Lori Preuitt published an article to the local news section with a subtitle beneath the lead which says “A Friday night playing outside turned deadly for a San Jose child.”
The story was extremely short with a total of 125 words which was broken into six paragraphs.
The main photo features cops cars at night with their red flasing lights on and yellow tape around them which grabbed my attention.
Preuitt then featured a Google map with a pinpoint of the location where the accident happened.
I felt this article was extremely short for such a tragic story and it could have done a better job at investigating.
For reference here is a link to the article: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Child-on-Razor-Struck-Killed-in-San-Jose-169869816.html
Comparing all of the articles I feel that the television broadcast was the best of them all, they had all the facts and showed live shots.
Even though the San Jose Mercury News went into great detail about what a pocket bike is, I’m already well aware of what they’re, so all of that information was unnecessary for me to read.
The worst story of them all was the internet story found on the NBC news website.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Word Of The Week: Aloofness
1. Aloofness
2. Read it on page 119 in the book titled Chocolat.
3. The man walked out of the shop with that look of insolence and aloofness he feels he has to affect with strangers.
4. Aloofness (Adjective): Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote.
5. My uncles aloofness was one of the reasons that caused him to get a divorce.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Jon Carroll: Columnist At The San Francisco Chronicle
My favorite writer is a columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle named Jon Carroll.
Since most of the news I read comes from the internet, Jon’s
articles are one of the only reasons why I still read the newspaper.
To me, Jon is best known for his liberal politics and odd humor
based on life’s experiences.
He a fellow American living in the Bay Area who shares the
same principles, liberal views and political ideology as I do.
I can’t think of anything I’ve read of his that I’ve
disagreed with.
As I begin to read each of Jon’s columns, they trap me in
the first paragraph and I have no choice but to read his entire article in
order to escape.
Whether its racial, ethical, or political, Jon sheds insight
about real world problems and political issues that normal news organizations
put twists on.
Jon also likes to read other Chronicle columnists articles,
comment about their perspective, or build a new story with a different
approach.
On occasions I catch him writing about his wife, daughter, or
his cats, which makes Jon very personable, like he’s your friend or next door
neighbor.
Some of Jon’s most memorable articles have "the big
finish" which will leave you thinking, talking or laughing to yourself such
as his article titled “A chronicle of two thefts”, which tells a short story
about the two times he was caught stealing by his mother.
An example of some of his latest political writing can be
found in the column on August 31, 2012 titled “The hateful message of Rick Santorum”.
Here is a quote take directly from the column.
“I just heard Rick Santorum speak at the Republican National
Convention. I just heard a smug, self-satisfied prig spew his bile across that
tiny percentage of the nation's television screens that were tuned in. I got to
remember what the Republican Party really stands for in this cycle.
I had forgotten to remember the people Mitt Romney is
pandering to. Not that they like him, but he looks like a ticket to power. The
Republicans hope he will carry their message of exclusion and privilege to
larger, captive audiences around the country.”
Jon’s articles are featured on the back page of the Datebook
section of the San Francisco Chronicle on the weekdays.
A collection of his 3100 columns can be found here: http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/carroll/
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Recycling Is Bad For The Environment
The first article I found is from Forbes magazine, the title of this article is "Can Recycling Be Bad for the Environment?" http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/04/25/can-recycling-be-bad-for-the-environment/
The second article I located is from the Livestrong website. The title of the article is "The Negative Effects Of Recycling Paper" http://www.livestrong.com/article/159591-the-negative-effects-of-recycling-paper/
Another interesting article from Discover Magazine about when recycling is bad for the environment.
http://www.discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/06-when-recycling-is-bad-for-the-environment
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Word Of The Week: Liaisons
1. Liaisons
2. Read it on my girlfriends letter to her friend.
3. My two co-workers are a dangerous liaisons, they should both admit they love each other.
4. Liaisons (noun): A close bond or connection.
5. Now that I'm single I look forward to liaisons with new female friends.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
All About Me
This is my first blog post, and it's all about me!
I was born and raised in the wonderful city of Stockton, CA where I lived with my mom, sister and brother.
When I graduated from high school I quickly moved to San Francisco to escape the reality of living in the valley my entire life, and to also go to school at SF City College where I obtained my AA degree.
I consider myself a jack
of all trades who tends to like anything that has a gas powered engine to geeky technology gadgets.
Currenty I'm employed at a website design company in Dublin, CA where I work part time while I complete my advertising degree at San Jose State University.
When I'm not
in the office, or at school, you can find me jumping my motocross bike, skimboarding,
riding jet skis, or digging through music at your local record store.
In addition to being active outside, I'm also the owner of a rap music record label which has released five albums over the years containing tracks from local artists all around the Bay Area.
After releasing several rap albums I started a website called Rap Music Guide (www.rapmusicguide.com) which is an online encyclopedia dedicated to the most rare, hard to find, and out of print rap & hip-hop albums in existence.
From CDs, to cassette tapes & 12" vinyl records, Rap Music Guide showcases the most album information in one place allowing you to search by artist, album name, track name, city, state, area code and by barcode.
As president & founder of Rap Music Guide I'm solely responsible for the content, editorial management and direction of one of the most widely read rap & hip-hop music websites in the world.
In order to pay for hosting fees I sell advertising in the form of graphic banners in several different sizes.
Since I sell advertising on my website I figured that I would major in it at San Jose State University.
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