Robert B

Somerset Patriots Field Trip - ASSIGNMNET

2010-06-01T18:30:00.001-07:00

At the Somerset patriots game there were many measures in place to keep the crowd entertained. Many, if not all of these measures were successful. They have been doing this for many years, so hopefully they perfected it by now.
Some of these measures were games in between innings. These games consisted of quizzes on the screen, musical chairs with people from the audience and base running with a child from the audience and sparkey one of the team’s mascots. During the innings they played music and clapping sounds to encourage clapping for the players.
The park had A LOT of ads and it seemed like there was some company paying for something everywhere you looked. It was almost a wonder the space on the walls above some urinals was blank.

Somerset Patriots

2010-05-18T08:32:00.000-07:00

What is name of ball park the somerset patriots play at?

TD bank ballpark

What is the somerset patriots mascot name

Sparkee

What is weather going to be like on wed 5.19 - (daytime)

Partly Cloudly with a 30% chance of rain

What League to the Patriots play in?

Atlantic League

Who is the Manager of the Patriots(why is he famous)

Sparky Lyle and he is famous because he was the first American League reliever to capture a Cy Young Award (1977) and ranks among the all-time leaders with 238 career saves. Between 1967-1980, Lyle had more saves than anyone else in the AL (231). He had a sixteen-year career and played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox. Lyle won back-to-back World Series with the Yankees in 1977 and 1978.

What is date of next fireworks event at patriots game

5/21/10

Who did the somerset patriots just add to their roster - names and former teams played for.

Michael Hernandez from the Newark Bears

Jeff Kennard from Louisville

Jerry Dunn from the Brockton

RoxBen Grezlovski from the Long Island Ducks

List three intern positions availble with the somerset patriots

Culinary internship, hospitality intern, office intern.

What is the patriots current record

12 W-10L

Name 4 teams in the patriots league

Somerset, York, Newark, Lancaster

What are the dimensions of the Ball park the patriots play in?

Left Field: 317 feetRight Field: 402 feetCenter Field: 315 feet

What is name of tallest player on patriots team?

Josh Preseley

A photo is worth 1000 words

2010-05-09T16:42:00.000-07:00

Children Who Kill

2010-05-04T07:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/weird/kids2/killing_3.html

The James Bulger Case

This article is about these two 10 year old kids who are skipping school and are bored, so they think up a plan to kidnap a child just to see if they can get away with it. They happen upon a two year old named James Bulger. They grab him and make their way over to train tracks over two miles away. When they arrive there they mutilate the toddlers body, kick him in the head, splatter paint all over him, supposedly sexually fondle him, and supposedly shove batteries into his anus. When the two kids were caught they were asked why they did it and they responded, "we were bored and wanted to see if we could plan and pull off an abduction." If you click the link and read the article at the bottom of the article there is a previous chapter button, if you click the previous chapter button it brings you to a page that contains information and classifications of why killers kill. I think that the crime these two 10 year old children committed was a crime of opportunity. As it says in the article, the police believe that the two killed the toddler simply because they had not thought out a solution to the kidnapping. When asked about the crime they said that they had done so much to him for no other reason than he kept getting up and trying to leave. These two ten year old boys were sentenced to jail for as the judge said, "a very very long time". Later the 'very very long time' was specified by another judge ti be 15 years or until it was agreed that they had been rehabilitated.

Jeopardy Blog Post

2010-04-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

List your top 10 flaws or correctable issues you noticed from other presentations. Please list them with 3-4 sentences to clarify them.
1. No control over teams.
2. The questions were poorly worded.
3. Not a lot of discipline.
4. Math mistakes when tallying up points.
5. Questions did not pertain to the right numbers or categories.
6. Some boxes did not link to another slide, or to the wrong slide.
7. Teams went crazy for the food.
8. Cheating was not taken into consideration.
9. Teams did not lose well.
10. Questions were not worded very well.
Whose presentation did you like the best - please explain in a paragraph why?
Lets be honest, you don't want to sit here and read 30 paragraphs so ill get to the point and just answer the question in like 2 sentences. I liked Angelo and Emiels solely because of the prize.
Which Group asked the toughest questions in your opinion?
I think Angelo and Emiel's were the hardest because all the questions made no sense and were all about them.
What would you change in your presentation if you had a chance to do it again.? why? please explain in paragraph form
No, i think my presentation was alright. the only thing i would have changed was our prize, i would have made it better so that people would be more encouraged to keep playing.
What was your favorite prize? Which group brought that prize in?
Angelo and Emiel's garbage bag of goodies...Them.

Web Quest

2010-03-29T07:23:00.000-07:00

Robert Belliveau
Web Quest

Video Tape Operator
Education/Knowledge: Although no specific educational or training qualifications are required for the role of VT Operators, Engineering or IT degrees are useful. Personality and communication skills are key at entry levels. Video Tape Operators must have an understanding of media formats, and should be familiar with the editing systems and graphics within each facility, be able to solve technical problems, and know the topology of the edit suites.
Average Annual Income: $7.42 - $11.13 Hourly
Basic Responsibilities: Promotes and coordinates technical knowledge harvesting within the organization. Defines, communicates and enforces coding standards.
Positives:
Negatives:

Teleprompt operator
Education: A college degree in English, communications, film or a related field is often an asset. Excellent computer and keyboard skills are also required.
Income: $80,000
Responsibilities: Since they are part of the production team they will be required to attend planning meetings as well as operate the teleprompter during the event or filming. Most teleprompter operators work flexible hours and may have to work long hours, evening and weekends to complete filming on schedule.
Positives:
Negatives: Since the teleprompter operator must match the information on the screen with what is occurring in the scene it is very important that they have an ability to work in highly distracting settings and under considerable pressure.

Camera Operator
Education:Ability and experience are more important than a degree in this field. Camera operators must have a thorough knowledge of photography, cameras, lenses, and lighting. Training in film and television production is available through vocational school or college courses or through an apprenticeship. Film schools also provide classes on the artistic side of making motion pictures.
Income: $37,610
Responsibilities:Camera operators film motion pictures, videos, television shows, and commercials. They are needed for documentary, industrial, educational, and feature productions.
Positives:
Negatives:

Reporter
Education:A college degree in journalism is preferred.
Income:$35,328-$44,030
Responsibilities: Reporters gather information and write news stories
Positives:you get to meet famouse people
Negatives:Reporters work long hours and sometimes have odd schedules.

News Anchor
Education:Communication skills in writing, presenting, and live reporting are key to the job description of a news anchor.

Income:$23,399-$57,878
Responsibilities: Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources
Positives:$
Negatives:time crunch, pressure

TV Director:
1. I would be a good fit for this career because i am good at directing people and organizing things.
2. The salary is the most attractive aspect of this job.
3. I am most looking foreward to the responsibility of managing everything.
4. I could do without the added pressure.
5. I am good at managing people and organizing things.

NJNStudios

2010-03-12T08:05:00.000-08:00

1)On what date did the "digital transition" occur for NJN?
June 12,2009

2)Can you watch NJN via Internet?
Yes

3)Where is the NJN Studio located?
Trenton, NJ

4)What are NJN funding sources?
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

5)List 3 items that you are anxious/ curios to see in the "Studios" of NJN?
the set, the cameras, the lighting

6)Provide 5 "RELEVANT" questions you could potentially ask the tour director on the NJN tour?(suggestions include; employment, careers, lighting, telepromter, stage setup, reporting, ect)
1. How expensive are these cameras?
2. Who created NJN studios?
3. How many takes do you average before something is aired?
4. How much money has been poured into this studio?
5.Do you film in HD or do you use an upscaler?

RUBE GOLDBERG HONDA ACCORD COMMERCIAL

2010-02-02T12:33:00.000-08:00

What is the definition/ idea behind a rube goldberg design challenge?
A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. The expression is named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg.

What were your thoughts on the we Honda Accord Video?
it was way to long to be a realistic commercial.

What part of the Honda Accord Video (part) did you like best?
I liked the end because it was like all the built up suspense like what it was going to end up with.

Provide the 2 links to the videos you found in your own search.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cPBNMe0TOE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzDe9tNlCP4&feature=related

Would you be interested in participating in a rube goldberg design challenge. ? Why or why not?
Yes, because it involves a lot of physics and i enjoy physics.

Controversial Science of 2009

2010-01-25T08:03:00.000-08:00

Spanking bad for the brain: A study involving hundreds of children ages 2 to 9 showed the more a child was spanked the lower his or her IQ score compared with others their age four years after the initial intelligence test. Since kids were followed over time, researchers could rule out the possibility that those with less brainpower cause more trouble and thus elicit more spanking. The researchers suggest various potential causes of the link, including the idea that spanking is a traumatic experience that can adversely affect the noggin. Another idea: By using hitting rather than words or other means of discipline, parents could be depriving kids of learning opportunities.

I picked this topic because the same as many children i was spanked when i was told not to do something and i did anyways, and it got me to stop doing it.

I feel that depending on the situation, spanking may be necessary. Some children simply just don't listen when you tell them to stop doing something.

I think this article was chosen as one of the top controversial articles of 2009 because a lot of parents use spanking as a means of keeping their children from doing the wrong things.

Sounds scare wimps: Labeling people as a scaredy cat or wimp is likely to draw a reaction. And so it was no surprise our readers showed interest in a study finding that scrawny people perceive approaching sounds to be closer than do strong people. The researchers speculate this inclination may have evolved to help the weaker of our ancestors to escape from approaching danger. Even now, wimps might benefit from having a greater safety margin of potential hazards on the way.
I picked this topic because i found it interesting that just because someone is more muscular they don't think sounds are as close as they actually are.

The study makes sense since scrawny people usually get scared easier, they would hear the sound as closer than it actually is. Although i feel it is accurate, i could easily prove it wrong because i have very good hearing and can very accurately estimate distance.

Like it is stated in the article, they added this article due to the readers amazing interest.

How the government spends "our money": Science and politics exchanged blows early this year, after President Obama's speech on the economy in which he noted a sum of $140 million for various projects, including volcano monitoring. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal criticized the spending as wasteful saying, "Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, D.C.," according to news reports.Scientists responded with the facts on volcano monitoring. For instance, understanding how volcanoes blow their tops and the warning signs could help to save lives, as natural disasters are just that. "This is a hazard we can do something about," said John Eichelberger, program coordinator for the USGS's Volcano Hazards Program. "We can spend a modest amount of money and prevent a tragedy."
I picked this topic because I am interested in where MY tax dollars are going.

I think that the governments excuse for where the money is going is bogus and erroneous. Volcanoes are not a big enough problem to need their own like department, ill agree they are a problem, but not big enough to where we should be spending a chunk of $140 million on it.

I think this article was chosen because everyone wants to know where their tax $ is going.

Dinosaurs succumbed to toxic algae: Scientists have yet to pin down with certainty what wiped out the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, though there are some leading theories, including the most widely accepted one involving an asteroid impact. So when a scientist puts forth a novel and less-than well-established idea, there's bound to be some controversy. This year, Clemson University researchers suggested that toxin-producing algae not only killed off the dinosaurs but also had a hand in four other mass extinctions. Other scientists weren't convinced, saying evidence was at best lacking and that to point the finger at just one culprit for one mass extinction, let alone five, was nonsensical.

I picked this topic because i found it interesting that the theory we have believed for our whole life someone is trying to change.
No matter what evidence is presented to me (unless it is overly powerful) will change my mind about how i think the dinosaurs were killed, and I am pretty sure everyone else will agree with me.

I think this article was chosen as one of the top controversial articles of 2009 because many people are interested in the theory of how the dinosaurs died.

Guggenheim Trip Reflection

2010-01-15T08:39:00.001-08:00

My first impression of the Guggenheim was that it stood out a lot in the crowded streets of New York and against the block like buildings. While walking through the museum i felt as if it was all one big floor. Also when walking down from the top, you gained the feeling that you were going to fall off if you looked over the edge of the wall. I felt that all the works from Kandinsky looked exactly the same just in different places. I felt that if they had more than one artist on display they would have varried the works up more and thus kept me interested more. Before we went on the trip i was expecting all these great works of art and wild exhibits, but when we got there all the works of art were from one person, so from the bat that decreased my interest and no, my expectations were not met. My favorite part of the trip was seeing the actual building, because we learned so much about FLW and how he constructed his buildings.

Man Lifts Car off 6yr Old Girl

2009-12-21T09:04:00.000-08:00

1. Do you think this article is real ? Why?
Sure, this is possible, and had been proven possible by scientists who have said that wit adrenaline the human body is capable of performing many amazing feats, such as lifting twice or even three times its weight.

2. Have you ever had an experience when your adrenaline took over and you were able to perform a feat you normally wouldn't be able to accomplish?
yes, who hasn't?

3. Should the driver who ran over the girl be held responsible?
The driving over the child situation was an accident, therefor the driver shouldn't be held responsible for what happened to the girl, if the girl died on the other hand, then the driver should be held responsible.

4. If you were a news reporter in charge of covering this news what other information would you include in this article. - explain why.
I would have included more information about how the woman backed opver the girl without seeing her.

Gender Controversy Experiment Gone Awry

2009-11-17T08:05:00.000-08:00

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2004/05/10/reimer_obit040510.html#skip300x250

a. Did the Doctors take the right course of action after the accidental mutilation?
Hell no! They should have just left it mutilated and let it develop and then when he grew up he could have gotten skin graphs to get it fixed, of course at the expense of the doctors.

b. What other methods or actions could have been taken?
They could have just left it, like i stated in the previous question.

c. Who is to blame and how can this be avoided in the future.
The person who attempted to circumsise him is to blame for the botched circumsision, but the doctor that decided to remove the organ is to blame for the missing organ and the hormone pills.

d. Your overall thoughts and comments on this topic.
Just reading this topic makes me feel pain, and i cant even imagine how messed up his life was growing up with two or not even one sex.