Camera directions

1. inside the batery cover, gently push in till reaches the bottom
2. under the lcd monitor
3. on the back facing you
4. on the back right above the record button
5. press mode and switch to my works mode
6. Press menu button and use the joystick for it
7. video resolution, night shot, picture resolution, wb

video questions

1. Establishing shots
2. Show setting and surroundings, establish location
3. Less setting but more detail, focus on specific area
4. lots of detail, close up

9/26/11

1. Facebook
2. The angle is the people using facebook
3. timliness, proximity.
4. show facebook on the computer showing more about what you look up on youtube or what music your listening to on your computer.

article response

The justice department has came out with a 16 dollar muffin. They have spent nearly 500,000 dollars for food and beverages for just 10 conferences. a cup of coffe costs 8.24 for an 8 ounce cup.


I think that is outrageous pricing for just muffins and coffee.

Article summary

There is a homeowner in illinois that has a new offer. She has offered free booze with the purchase of her house. 1000 dollars worth of food and drink.

Criteria: unusualness, timeliness, proximity

Ruby Bridges article

She had an important role in the civil rights movement. She was born on september 8 1954 in tylertown mississppi, then a year later moved to new orleans. She was one of the first blacks to an all white school. Her father did not want her to go to an all white school. Disney made a movie about her called the story of ruby bridges

News Article

A woman in burnsville died in a rollover accident. She was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt at a high speed. North of County Road 70, at 3:35 a.m. when her car went off the left side of the road and rolled several times, according a witness report given to the State Patrol. The state patrol said she was not wearing seatbelt.

Criteria: unusual, proximity, timeliness.

summary & response

Summary:
A baby was found dead inside a bag in winnona Mn. They believe she has been dead for a while and are trying to use angel figurines that they found with the baby to be able to identify the mother.
Response:
I wonder how they will be able to trace the figurines back to the mother. and why she left the kid and wouldnt report it
Criteria: unusual and proximity

Opening Activity

A motorcyclist in utah got in a accident with a car and got trapped under it. When he crashed it started the bike and the car on fire from gas spilling out. A group of bystandars came over to help him and lifted the car off of him and pulled him out saving his life.

Article response

I think that google plus isnt gonna do very well because it has pretty much the same features as facebook. They said that google has almost stopped getting new members after they reached 25 million compared to facebooks 200 million and facebook still has farmville while google plus does not.

Grant Hollenbeck

Grant enjoys playing video games in his free time. His worst day was when he was in a fun house and cut his head open. He is a distance runner. He has signed up for a 10 mile run. He also likes playing paintball with his friends.

9/11 article

The national September 11th memorial is now open to the public, 10 years and a day after the attacks happened. The memorial originaly opened on sunday September 11 but only to the family of the ones lost, and the people attending the commemoration service at ground zero. two open cubes in the ground where the towers stood before, nearly an acre in size.

Opening activity

The bank of America is considering cutting 10 percent of its workforce. They have discussed getting rid of 40,000 employees. That is about 14 percent of its 288,000 total staff members. The bank has already cut over 6,000 jobs this year as a part of reorginization. Announced that two key officers will be leaving and will be promoting two others to share the role. Said that most the job cuts mad on the consumer side.

Grant hollenbeck 2

Grant enjoys playing video games in his free time. His worst day was when he was in a fun house and cut his head open. He is a distance runner. He also likes playing paintball with his friends.

Grant is a distance runner and likes to play video games.

Grant, the distance runner!

news article

Between 1700 and 2000 acres in forest fire. The fire happened near ely in the boundry waters. there letting the fire burn to bennifit the forest.