News 92

Next year, I want to transfer to Architecture school. Good luck John!!

News 91

It is Daniel's birthday.. it was a fun day..kk

News 90

Christmas...I will be staying here all alone without cars, money, and friends...

News 89

News for today is to be skipped by me because I have so much things to finish. However, my roommate's birthday is coming up. what should I give to him for present?

News 88

No more desire for news T.T
I have decided to do something cool that I want to keep the idea secret. I hope it intersts people in my class.

NEws 87

I see LS&A students nagging, "I would rather do projects than study for exams." I mean I like doing projects instead of taking exams because it is what i am better at. But, Projects should be considered harder. They have to understand that ideas that artists have to come up with to impact people the most are significantly complex achievements.

News 86

I have slept three hours for three days now. I mean, it is not harsh because I was expecting this to happen.

News 85

Ending this semester... I have sustained and survived from another year. What would be waiting for me ahead? Am I going to be able to be successful?

News 84

George Washington letter sells for $3.2M

December 6, 2009 5:23 a.m. EST

A letter penned by George Washington praising the new Constitution sold for $3.2 million at an auction, the highest price for a letter by America's first president.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/06/washington.letter.sold/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 83

UK Met Office to publish climate records

"If you look at the land data, the sea surface data temperatures and mean air temperature data, those three records independently show a 0.7 degree warming trend over the past 100 years. That's all published by the IPCC."

"We also know that NASA have data sets that show pretty much the same trend over the past 100 years and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) also have a data set -- which, I think, is all freely available."

.....by releasing the data it was continuing a policy of putting as many station temperature records as possible into the public domain. The office says it's confident that the data will show that global average land temperatures have risen over the past 150 years.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/12/05/climate.data.met.office/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 82

2 more charged with helping shooting suspect

Two more people were charged Friday for allegedly helping a suspected cop killer elude police during an intense manhunt in the Seattle, Washington, area, prosecutors said.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/04/washington.police.shooting/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 81

President seeks private sector help for ideas to stimulate economy

President Obama on Thursday called on business leaders from the private sector to generate ideas that will "accelerate job creation" and stimulate investment in the United States.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/03/obama.job.forum/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 80

Climate head steps down over e-mail leak

Speaking at the launch of two new reports that examine just how close the world is to avoiding a rise above two degrees Celsius based on current commitments, Stern said that it was important that all views were heard but was critical of many skeptics arguments which he claimed were "muddled and confused."

What a good news!!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/02/climate.stolen.emails/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 79

***The price of saving a life is a few pennies

"We need to push for change at the highest levels in society, government and right through to staff at the grassroots level. Bring it on!"

http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/12/01/koska.syringe.prevent.infection/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 78

New technology cleans up coal with CO2

The world has taken a step closer to "clean coal," thanks to new technology that actually uses CO2 to make power generation more efficient.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/29/clean.coal.technology/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 77

Prosecute the White House gate-crashers

The gate crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi want to be famous as stars of reality television. I am all for that. Give them a reality television series and call it "Trial and Jailtime" in the D.C. criminal justice system. This despicable, desperate, duplicitous couple disgraced the Secret Service and embarrassed the president in his home.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/28/rollins.party.crashers.whitehouse/index.html?iref=allsearch

NEws 76

Conference to explore handing control back to Afghan locals

Britain announced plans Saturday to host an international conference on Afghanistan, a summit designed to formulate plans for transferring power to and bolstering the power of local authorities.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/28/britain.afghan.conference/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 75

UK flood 'hero' police officer laid to rest

By Melissa Gray

November 27, 2009 9:10 a.m. EST
The police officer who died in floods last week in northwest England was being laid to rest Friday, a week after the region suffered what was called the worst flooding in living memory.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/27/uk.floods/index.html?iref=allsearch

news 74

Houston elects first openly gay mayor

Annise Parker made history Saturday as Houston's first openly gay mayor.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/13/houston.mayor/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 73

7 suspects charged over Mumbai attacks

Seven suspects arrested in connection with last year's attacks on the Indian financial capital of Mumbai were charged in connection with the siege Wednesday, a defense attorney for one of the men told CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/pakistan.terror.arrests/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 72

Obama, advisers meet on Afghanistan

U.S. President Barack Obama met Monday night with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan, the White House announced.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/us.afghanistan/index.html?iref=allsearch

News 71

Darwin and the case for 'militant atheism'

On November 24, 1859, the first edition of a book that would shake the most deeply established beliefs about life was published in London. What would eventually be known as "The Origin of Species" was the opening shot in a debate that hasn't ended, even 150 years later.

...very intersting

News 70

106 backpacks for the children of Moberly

Every Friday afternoon, the backpacks are placed carefully on the floors of the hallways in the elementary schools of Moberly, Missouri.

News 69

CDC: H1N1 cases decrease as vaccine availability increases

Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.

H1N1 gives hard time to my acquaintances. Hope it goes away forever

News 68

Artist Jeanne-Claude, co-creator of 'The Gates,' dead at 74

Artist Jeanne-Claude, co-creator of the 2005 Central Park art installation "The Gates," died Wednesday from complications of a ruptured brain aneurysm, according to the Web site Jeanne-Claude shared with her husband, the artist Christo.

News 67

Obama wraps up 4-nation tour of Asia

President Obama wrapped up an eight-day tour of Asia on Thursday, holding talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and speaking to American troops at Osan Air Base.

News 66

Haven't watched Television since almost three years. Advertisements are no longer bombarding information in my head and control it.

News 65

The semester is getting over. Competing with Art genius has been now daily basis for me. Have I done enough to impress myself to others? Has my my art been effective? Are my pieces powerful enough to change the world?

News 64

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/16/iran.iaea.nuclear.facility/index.html

IAEA report raises concerns about Iranian nuclear facilities

In a report published Monday, the United Nations nuclear watchdog group says Iran's disclosure of a previously secret nuclear facility near Qom raises questions about the existence of other such facilities.

News 63

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/15/un.hunger/index.html

U.N.: One billion worldwide face starvation

The United Nations launched an online appeal for individual donations to fight hunger as donor nations tackle an economic crisis and, for the first time in history, more than 1 billion face starvation worldwide.

news 62

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_5694818,00.html

Buffon waits on knee surgery

Buffon plays soccer in Italy as a goal keeper. He also plays in Juventus team in Spanish League.
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon remains hopeful that he can put off a knee operation until the Christmas break.

News 61

http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/golf/tigers-mission-accomplished/2009/11/15/1258219745839.html

Australian Masters final round: live scores, leaderboard

World No.1 Tiger Woods has clinched the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath, leading the tournament from start to finish.

News 60

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0545848a-d0be-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html

LA has a way to go before it is a culture capital

the goal of reshaping the world capital of entertainment into a world capital of culture is a worthwhile one. But, there is a lot more work to be done. LA will not get there if the leading civic lights declare mission accomplished and explain the failure of the rest of the world to get it as just a PR problem.

Opinion: I don't agree with this writer. I have lived near LA not long, but not short. In culture matter, LA has numerous cultural areas within itself. Korea town, Japan town, China town and etc. If people are not reluctant to be in isolated area in those cultural towns, the LA is a big cultural capital.

News 59

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00028780.html

Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood Hit 2009 CMA Awards' Red Carpet

This year's annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards has been kicked off on Wednesday night, November 11, and Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood are among the early attendees at the event which takes place at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn. Beside them both, there are also Keith Urban, who arrives hand-in-hand with his actress wife Nicole Kidman, actress Jennette McCurdy, and country songstress Faith Hill.

News 58

http://www.earthshare.org/2009/11/earth-saving-news-november-10-2009.html

The three green ‘Rs’ explained.

We all know what they are: Reduce. Reuse. and Recycle. But we often don’t understand the good it can do when we all make an effort to follow them. In honor of America Recycles Day on November 15th, we encourage you to learn more about recycling initiatives in your community, help educate your friends, and even reach out to your governmental representatives to take a stance on recycling where you live.

News 57

http://www.stockmarketsreview.com/commodities/gold_and_silver_daily_review_20091109_1552/


Gold and silver daily review (November 9, 2009)

Gold surged to a record high above $1,100 an ounce on Friday as investors sought safety after data showed the U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent in October. Silver lost some ground in line with industrial metals, shedding 0.20 percent.

News 56

Architecture transfer application is due in February in 2010. I don't really know what portfolio I should work on...

News 55

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/07/content_12404150.htm

Greenpeace protests in Barcelona for more action in climate change

Greenpeace activists protested Friday in Barcelona, Spain, against the role the United States has played in producing greenhouse gases and urged world leaders to attach importance to the climate change.

News 54

http://in.reuters.com/article/worldOfSport/idINIndia-43753120091106

Guehrer and Verraszto break world records in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Australia's Marieke Guehrer broke the 50 metres backstroke short course world record with a time of 26.17 seconds at a World Cup meeting on Friday.

News 53

http://www.watoday.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/tv-reviews/thursday-november-5/2009/10/28/1256405417016.html

Michael Lallo
November 5, 2009

Page 1 of 2 | Single page

Addicted to Money

FEW economists can explain the global financial crisis as lucidly or engagingly as David McWilliams. His take on consumer culture, for instance, is illustrated via the long-running Aussie soap Neighbours. "Some time in the 1990s," McWilliams argues, "the sets began to resemble a shoppers' paradise, full of the gadgets we couldn't really afford." It's true: back in the '80s, the Ramsays and the Robinsons were content in their daggy but comfortable, three-bedroom homes.

News 52

http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2009-11-04/Front_Page/Consumerism_drives_opening_of_more_selfstorage_fac.html

Consumerism drives opening of more self-storage facilities

By Richard Foster CONTRIBUTING WRITER

While many businesses are faltering in these tough economic times, at least one industry is continuing a slow but steady growth in Chesterfield County: self-storage facilities.

News 51

What a way to grab guys' attention. The advertisement of women in bathing suits is very American cultural code that attracts both men and women gender. i don't know about the women, but my question is how many men will get what the sexy females are advertising right then. I wouldn't. I wouldn't even recognize if the dog is made of tofu, checking out the ladies, unless they tell me. Advertisements, sometimes, make themselves irrational to the products they are trying to sell. I saw this ad in this magazine one day. There was this hot girl standing with sexy pose, not even smoking. Then there was logo of "Camel" at the right bottom of the page. It lost me right then. I enjoyed looking at the girl in the image, but when I came to recognize the ad is for camel cigarettes, I got distracted and was forced to forget it. What is happening in the image has strong impact and weak communication. The guy that holds the dog in the image may only remember the phone number the playmate give or how hot the girl was, but none of PETA.

I don't really read news or anything like it. I wasn't really aware of the topic when I just researched it on the internet. I found out that they were one of the extremists. The problem the extremist has had through history was that they want the change fast. They think stronger protest brings the quicker social or global change, which is wrong. Society may just think of them ignorant about it and disdainful because of their movement resulting social disorder. Protest has to be reasonable to claim people over to agree. Derek Jenson was another case. His speech to bring people, distorting the social code of "Hope" was very friendly and interesting to read, even though it was a bit extreme.

News 50

http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1625274/story.jhtml

Nov 2 2009 10:36 AM EST

'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Banks $100 Million Around The Globe

As expected, "Michael Jackson's This Is It" was the box-office champion over the Halloween weekend, taking in an estimated $21.3 million in the United States. The bigger news was that the documentary chronicling the King of Pop's final rehearsals for his planned 50-show comeback residency in London banked more than $101 million worldwide.

News 49

I can't believe it is already November. On my birthday, which is June 21st, I was thinking the same. "wow, it is already June...?! I thought 2009 just begun." What did I have accomplished in this year? What else I can do for 2010?

News 48

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/31/content_12363311.htm

EU summit urges rich world to help poor to cool global warming, but fails to say how much Europe will pay

European Union leaders agreed Friday that rich nations should pay 100 billion euros (147 billion U.S. dollars) a year from 2020 to help developing nations fight global warming, but they made no commitment on how much of that money would come from EU coffers.

News 47

http://www.infoworld.com/t/internet/how-will-new-internet-domain-names-change-web-368

How Will New Internet Domain Names Change the Web?

ICANN approved new international domain names, but how will this change the Internet and the Web?

News 46

http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/

Human bodies exhibition featured by real human.

News 45

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/what_change_for_rodriguez_L5HYGS2U7pjTUzaeaW7YuN

What 'A' change for Rodriguez

News 44

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/go-veggie-to-fight-global-warming-says-expert-1810134.html

Go veggie to fight global warming, says expert

Global Warming. It is an issue that has not been solved. ""Climate change is a serious global threat, and it demands an urgent global response," he said."

News 43

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/174425/kindle_change_reflects_new_world_of_mobile.html

Kindle Change Reflects New World of Mobile

Amazon's discontinuation of its innovative deal with Sprint Nextel to power over-the-air book purchases on the Kindle e-reader points to the power of high volume and the growing role of global standardization in the mobile industry.

News 42

There are generally four types of a people's personality.
1. hot tempered
2. bilious temperament
3. melancholic temperament
4. phlegmatic temperament

I am very hot tempered.

New 41

These days, the school requires my time so much. I can't get sleep T_T...

News 40

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2009/10/23/UN-Developing-world-needs-green-energy/UPI-63691256316240/

U.N.: Developing world needs green energy

Developing countries need green technology in order for the world to make a substantial contribution to the fight against climate change

, U.N. officials said.

New 39

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/best-leaders/2009/10/22/judith-rodin-rockefeller-foundation-head-changes-the-charity-and-the-world.html

Judith Rodin: Rockefeller Foundation Head Changes the Charity and the World

"Feeding Africa. Bracing the world for climate change. Rebuilding New Orleans. The Rockefeller Foundation's goals were lofty enough before the stock market collapse wiped out a quarter of its roughly $4 billion endowment. But Judith Rodin, the foundation's president, is unbowed. "We have a 100-year history, and we've seen the Great Depression and x number of recessions," she says matter-of-factly. "And our emphasis has always been on tackling the big problems, which have only gotten bigger.""

News 38

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35548

CLIMATE CHANGE: Will Forests Adapt to a Warmer World?

Deforestation remains the greatest current threat to the world's forests, claiming 10 to 15 million hectares of tree-covered areas every year, but climate change may represent a bigger challenge in the long term, scientists say

News 37

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40837

CLIMATE CHANGE: Tourism at the End of the World

TORONTO, Jan 18 (Tierramérica) - Hurry! Hurry! See the polar bears, penguins, Arctic glaciers, small pacific islands before they disappear forever due to global warming.

News 36

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Gordon-Browns-Message-To-World-Leaders-On-Climate-Change-Ahead-Of-Copenhagen/Article/200910315408565

PM Warns 'There Is No Plan B' For The Planet

The Prime Minister has warned world leaders the planet faces a "catastrophic" future of heatwaves, floods and droughts if a new deal on climate change is not struck.

News 35

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/reuters/2009/10/18/2009-10-19T000112Z_01_LI642078_RTRIDST_0_CLIMATE-BRITAIN.html

World leaders must intervene in climate deal-Britain

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday urged world leaders to intervene personally to break deadlocked talks to agree a global climate change deal in December.

News 34

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/17/content_12258060.htm

Maldives holds world's first underwater Cabinet meeting

News 33

Why am I so used to eat fast food? Why do I eat instant food even when I have time to cook?

News 32

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6336860/Climate-change-deal-must-include-targets-for-rich-countries-says-Miliband.html

Climate change deal must include targets for rich countries says Miliband

Rich countries, including the US, must commit to legally-binding targets to cut carbon emissions as part of any international climate change deal, according to Ed Miliband, the Climate Change Secretary.

News 31

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/world/asia/15moon.html?hp

At Time of Change for Rev. Moon Church, a Return to Tradition

SEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of couples from more than 100 countries traveled here to tie the knot Wednesday in what was seen as the last mass wedding officiated by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial and enigmatic founder of the Unification Church.

News 30

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/opinion/editor-viewpoint/banks-need-to-start-revising-plans-as-the-world-changes-14529189.html

Banks need to start revising plans as the world changes

Tough economic times require businesses to think and act in new ways. This is the challenge, not only for trading companies of all sizes across Northern Ireland, but also for banks as well.

News 29

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/world.leaders.moving.backwards.on.climate.change/24363.htm

World leaders ‘moving backwards’ on climate change

The latest round of climate change talks ended in Bangkok last week without any consensus between the world’s developed and developing nations on issues like carbon emission cuts and financial assistance for developing countries to help them adapt to climate change.

News 28

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48802

CLIMATE CHANGE: New Financial Scheme Turns Heat on Rich Nations

"A new financial mechanism to help the developing world deal with the challenges posed by climate change looms as a major hurdle on the road leading up to a United Nations summit in Copenhagen in mid-December."

News 27

http://in.reuters.com/article/worldOfSport/idINIndia-43055820091010

Chicago weather could help marathon world record bid

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chilly weather and a flat course could encourage Kenya's Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru to make a world record attempt in Sunday's Chicago marathon.

News 26

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-10-09-obama-nobel-peace-prize_N.htm

Obama: Nobel award a 'call to action' for world

"WASHINGTON — President Obama accepted his surprising Nobel Peace Prize on Friday as a challenge to make good on his bold goals: peace in the Middle East and Persian Gulf, climate change, nuclear disarmament and a renewed U.S. partnership with the world."

News 25

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8297490.stm

World Cup qualifiers round-up

Algeria and Tunisia moved a step closer to reaching the World Cup by winning qualifiers on Sunday.

Sound Project

CELL PHONE MUSIC

News 24

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/worldcup/6270363/Englands-2018-World-Cup-bid-not-lightweight.html

England’s 2018 World Cup bid not 'lightweight'

Jack Warner, vice president of FIFA, has been a good friend of England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup.

News 23

Pressure from my parents is too great on me...

news 22

http://www.examiner.com/x-5181-Jackson-Weather-Examiner~y2009m11d14-United-States-records-its-wettest-month-of-October-on-record

United States recorded its wettest month of October on record

The nation averaged precipitation amounts of 4.15 inches, nearly doubled the long-term average of 2.04 inches from 1901-2000.

The very wet month of October has helped many states along the mid- and Lower Mississippi Valley achieve or near their wettest years on record and has decreased drought overall with only 12 percent of the country experiencing drought conditions, which is the second smallest drought footprint of the decade, according to the NOAA report. (El Nino is the likely cause of extremely wet weather across the South)

News 21

I always think about how micro-small we are in this universe. When I look at the stars at night and think many of them are actually bigger than Earth, I feel really small. Then I ask myself, is it really worth to study all the things that the school teaches. All the movies nowadays talk about extinction of human species. Then, what should I learn?

news 20

Being sophomore is, I think, more loose than being freshmen. You know how to manage time for the school better. But I am still kind of bad at it.

NEWS 19

My grandmother had passed away. She used to take care of me when I was really really young I can't even remember. The person that goes through the harshest moment is my dad. I know he hasn't been a good son to her. "An absence of a person makes the heart grows fonder". When she is now gone, my dad regrets. What can I do for my dad?

news 18

Is art what I want to do for life...?

news 17

I have heard a good question from an old guy

Q. If you can only be a tree or a bird, what would you rather be?
Old Guy. When I was young, I wanted to be a bird to fly around and feel free from anything. But now as being old, I would rather be a tree. The tree can only stand in one place but can become something as time goes on, but birds would die quickly.
Me. I want to rather be a bird even if its life cycle is not long. Becoming tree, I wouldn't have a chance to see what the world is like. If I were a bird I would be more satisfied that I explored the world better than tree.

news 16

Songs I downloded..

-jason derulo She flys me away
-T pain Drop it
-Jay sean sean paul do youFrancisco - Dip Out Of The Club
-Craig David feat. Francisco, casely - Ayo Technology remix
-Francisco feat. Jim Jones - We Fly High (RemiX).mp3
-Rumors- Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & Jay-Z

news 15

Another week of the school has started...Sigh... I have spent the whole summer in Korea and I couldn't wait to come back to Michigan; away from mom and dad. It is because I have already spent eight years only with my brother. Eight years is too much without parents. Now I am more comfortable without them. It is really sad to think so, but it is true.

news 14

I went to this new church today. It has been almost 5 years since I stopped going to church. I really didn't like it, though. I used to be a really sacred believer. I was sure about the hidden silhouette of the God. The reason i stopped going was that I didn't really like the belief of a superior being knows about my secret thoughts and behaviors.

news 13

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/world/asia/27military.html

Plan to Boost Afghan Forces Splits Obama Advisers

As President Obama weighs sending more troops to Afghanistan, one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency, he has discovered that the military is not monolithic in support of the plan and that some of the civilian advisers he respects most have deep reservations.

news 12

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/autos/0909/gallery.iacocca_mustang/index.html

New mustang came out. Unlike other asians, I feel extremely attracted by American cars, specially mustang. Challenger, Camaro, Mustang are my favorite cars and they all have similar atmosphere if you look close to them. Now, I get ride from Daniel to the class. My parents are not in budget of buying a car for me. So, I have to bare with that. I mean, it is exciting news for me though, still. Better design would lead me to purchase the car in very closer future.

news 11

Last day of school for this week. I am very excited about tonight's plan. We are going Karaoke tonight with few of my friends. We all are asians..so we Karaoke a lot. It is funny how I get very energetic at 11 even though I go through 2, 3 studio classes on thursday. Thursday is another friday for me, if you know what I mean. It is the night just before weekends. 

News 10

http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/brand_transcript_090923.html

It is the transcript of interview of Alton Brand. 

News 9

This is the image I found while I was looking for a news to write here. But the reason to put the image here is different from how I tended to; I thought the photography is very strong image and composition going on. Dead fishes and the ocean are well balanced and kind of bordered by the people. The big fish in the middle gets the whole center of attention among the elements in the image. I thought this was pretty interesting image.

news8

http://www.alz.org/news_and_events_17691.asp

Celebrities vie for “Who Wears Purple Best?” title to raise awareness of new global prevalence on World Alzheimer’s Day Today, on World Alzheimer’s Day, new data released estimates 35 million people worldwide – a 10% increase over 2005 – are living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, highlighting the urgent need for action and response.

news 7

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article6841435.ece

"China will throw down the gauntlet to western economies and businesses on climate change when it unveils its own emissions-trading scheme this week.........If China installs a scheme to cap the emissions of its industries, it would create huge demand for new environmental projects, significantly increasing the value of the market. "

news 6

It was a such great game. I am not into football at all because I think a football game takes too much time on other than football. I usually get bored between few long breaks that a football game has. However, I enjoyed today's game. I watched in on TV. Last week's game against Notre Dame was also big fun game. Disregarding who won and lost, the tension the games gave to me was high and exciting. 

news 5

I have no class today. I've slept for whole morning and been resting for rest of the day. It is good for me to have three holidays in each week. I need enough time to think over what I have to do, What I am going to do, and all. Also, everybody loves friday. Friday always leads me outside and enjoy the night of the day. Today, I have a plan to go to Chris's birthday party. Most of my other friends are aware of it, too. But, the thing is that I don't really like places where so many people are crowded. I like quiet and pacific place like my house. Hmm.. I planning to get back to my place very quickly; I don't think I am going to stay there long. 

Animation

1.     Explain how, using animation, you were able to create “magic”.

- It started with still moment of images and then became a movie. Also, I made my character to come out from the white board and walk in real life. 

2.     Explain what story you wish to tell and how you would like a viewer to feel when looking at your animation.

- Well, I put a theme in this animation, which is that there is always bigger world than everybody thinks. So, I want people to be always diligent, hardworking, and never get satisfied with immediate surroundings. 

3.     Explain the choice of sound to accentuate the visuals.

- I chose sound effects only according to the animation. There is no music except for ending the story. I focused the sound only to support to make viewers to understand what is going on in the video. 

3 different moments of time

1.     Explain how you created 3 different moments in time and how your subject matter allows you to depict time change.

- I asked my friend to take consecutive photography of my movements that I am jumping into the sofa. My friend had kept pressing the shutter of the camera, capturing my movements from the wall to the sofa in 7 different moments of time.

I, as a subject matter of the image, am shown to be depicted in 7 different positions that I have gone through to get to the sofa.  

2.     Explain what you would like a viewer to understand and feel when looking at your image.

- Blurred myself in my movements that are occurred between the start and the end is emphasizing the quickness and shortage of time. It had happened within very few seconds.

3.     Explain your choice of media and how it best conveys your concept.

- Photography would be the most interesting and powerful to show several different times of moments. Photography provides the realistic feeling while also providing unrealistic feeling of catching several times of fast movement.

news 4

My roommate, Daniel, is buying a new car. We went BMW and Audi dealer shop in this morning. I felt jealous and envy at the same time. I felt jealous, of course, because he is getting a new car. I felt just envy because most of my classes are the same as what he is taking, so I think I get to ride the car, too. Well, he hasn't decided which car he is going buy. The packages added on to the car price had frightened him and he doesn't want to cancelt the packages. Well, I am tired. I was up until 3 o'clock in this morning. 

news 3

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/13/france.kiss/index.html

Every culture has different ways of greeting. French people putting a certain value on kissing. Just like we shake our hands when we meet, they kiss on their hands or peck cheek to cheek, which is called "la bise." "Some observers even joke that before the french could ever give up such social graces, pigs would fly."

However, the swine flu has come out. Any physical contact can result one more swine flu patient. Over the world, 2800 deaths has occurred, according to the World Health Organization.

news 2

Well, I moved to apartment complex near stadium named "Lake Villge". It's pretty far from the central campus so I have to take bus to central and then transfer to M-bus toward north campus, again. I have to leave my room at least one hour before the class. It is not an easy task for myself who have fallen in love with morning sleep for over 19 years. However, I have to be different from last year when I spent more time on outside social activities like party-ing. Cheer up John!!

world news 1

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/14/ebooks.ereaders/index.html

Eletronic books' (ebooks) use is spreading widely. The comfortness of its usage such as "the easy on the eyes organic light emitting diode (OLED) screens" and e-reader's search function attracts e-readers. The growth of the technology will result further e-book reading which is e-readers highly expect.