(Mr. Brown, if you see this, congratulations for finding me on the Internet!)
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Pictures from Mr. Brown's Classroom
I was rummaging through a memory card I haven't touched since June, and I happened to find some pictures I took of Mr. Brown's (my Journalism teacher for 2008-2009) classroom. I miss his cluttered and highly decorated room. Looking at the Classroom from the Door![P6100077]()
Classroom from Rear Right![P6100078]()
His Blue Chair![P6100079]()
The Man Next to His Board![P6100080]()
His Sink![P6100081]()
Pictures Near His Cabinet![P6100082]()
(Mr. Brown, if you see this, congratulations for finding me on the Internet!)
(Mr. Brown, if you see this, congratulations for finding me on the Internet!)
Monday, December 7, 2009
Hercules Christmas Tree Lighting
The Hercules Tree Lighting was held on Friday, Dec. 7, and I feel it is my duty as a journalist to share the stuff I managed to get for this year. I linked to the photo I uploaded on Flickr and the YouTube video I have of the countdown to the lighting. The picture was taken two days after the event in the day time, but it's basically the same as it looked on Friday. As for the video, I apologize that the Flip Mino I used to record the countdown isn't of the best quality. Christmas Tree at Day Time
Countdown to Lighting
Countdown to Lighting
Monday, November 9, 2009
Is the Richmond rape vitim really a victim?
We all know that people often feel guilty when unfortunate events occur and they were not able to offer help. This rape incident at Richmond is no different, as people managed to witness the event and ignored it as they walked by. The problem with the aftermath is that no one managed to call the police until the entire incident was over.
This is a problem with media coverage in general. People make a big deal about the aftermath of an event rather than the actual problem. The real problem in this kind of a situation is the violence that exists on the schools.
In general, schools have violence due to lack of security despite decreasing numbers of school violence. Violence at schools is impossible to eliminate, and it should not be the most important topic in media coverage. But when it comes to local news, such as a school newspaper, it should be covered carefully.
School newspapers should cover all events objectively that directly affect the school. Because such an event is grim to look at in the first place, students will obviously tend to portray the situation more gravely than other general news. It is also possible that students may be completely oblivious to such incidents and have no intention of covering a vague story. Either way, the fact is that the girl is getting more media coverage than she deserves.
Although she is portrayed as the victim in this situation, it is also important to remember how she became the victim in the first place.
She decided to voluntarily step out of the dance.
She decided to go with her friends, and not her parents or adults.
She decided to walk to some remote location on campus.
She decided to go to a place with dim lighting or no security.
The fact of the matter is that she was setting herself up for trouble in the first place.
Although student news reporters should cover events in their school completely, it is important to remember how it happened in the first place.
This is a problem with media coverage in general. People make a big deal about the aftermath of an event rather than the actual problem. The real problem in this kind of a situation is the violence that exists on the schools.
In general, schools have violence due to lack of security despite decreasing numbers of school violence. Violence at schools is impossible to eliminate, and it should not be the most important topic in media coverage. But when it comes to local news, such as a school newspaper, it should be covered carefully.
School newspapers should cover all events objectively that directly affect the school. Because such an event is grim to look at in the first place, students will obviously tend to portray the situation more gravely than other general news. It is also possible that students may be completely oblivious to such incidents and have no intention of covering a vague story. Either way, the fact is that the girl is getting more media coverage than she deserves.
Although she is portrayed as the victim in this situation, it is also important to remember how she became the victim in the first place.
She decided to voluntarily step out of the dance.
She decided to go with her friends, and not her parents or adults.
She decided to walk to some remote location on campus.
She decided to go to a place with dim lighting or no security.
The fact of the matter is that she was setting herself up for trouble in the first place.
Although student news reporters should cover events in their school completely, it is important to remember how it happened in the first place.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Landing at Princess Juliana Airport
Here is a video of me landing at Princess Juliana Airport with a Bombardier CRJ700. This is the best I can do in landing this plane in FSX as of now. My computer doesn't have a good graphics card for gaming either, so there is little scenery.
Also, I again quickly sliced the parts together quickly in Windows Movie Maker. I'll see if I can make more interesting transitions later in Adobe Premiere.
Other than that, enjoy my first landing video.
Published 2009-12-12
Also, I again quickly sliced the parts together quickly in Windows Movie Maker. I'll see if I can make more interesting transitions later in Adobe Premiere.
Other than that, enjoy my first landing video.
Published 2009-12-12
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Fraps and FS Recorder
I think I'm going to have a little too much fun with the screen capture software and the flight data recorder plug-in for FSX. I guess for my future posts I can include flight videos of the takeoff and landing. My problem is that Intel Graphics Media Accelerator really isn't that good for gaming, so I get 6 fps even when I turn down the scenery, detail of the aircraft, and the weather. Maybe when I look for a computer for use when I go to college, I can find one that has a discrete graphics card...and maybe I can switch to X-plane.
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