One minute Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX9tTS-w9po&feature=related


I don't think I posted this one earlier...sorry

1 minute story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRjQv-P8Ryc


I really don't know what happened here, the audio and video got messed up but I figured I'd post it anyways.

1 Minute Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX9tTS-w9po

Movie Mistakes

I really liked this website. There is a massive selection of articles about movies. I didn't really read exactly one so a summary wouldn't be too effective, but the website had a lot of cool thinks that wasn't only mistakes but information or like quotes. The ones that I liked reading were the ones about Saw because I really liked those movies and yet aparently there is a lot of errors in the movie and I thought that it was pretty interesting.

A Girl’s Nude Photo, and Altered Lives

This article today was about a girl who took a nudey pic of herself and sent it to her boyfriend. The couple broke up a short while after and then from there the photo got spread around her school. I think that this is a good story because it will help a lot of teenagers know that this isn't the smartest thing to do. The girl and the guy both did a stupid thing and I think they deserve all the punishment that they get.

Pilates at Work Video

I didn't really notice any eye-popping camera work or anything like that. To me it just seemed like any other story that would run on TV. Although I did find the story to be unique and interesting. There wasn't anything wrong or distracting with the camera work but I just wasn't interested.

Goose Man and Demo Video

There were two stories that we had to look into one was a demo video which just showed a bunch of random stories about a bunch of things like a fisherman, michigan state, etc. The stories were done well. The other story was of a man becoming good friends with a goose. The goose would always wait for the man at the park and when the man gets there him and the goose just walk around. The goose for some reason thinks that the man is his mate so I guess he follows him around. I really liked this story because it was unique.

Broadcast Journalism Story

Max Kane

Broadcast Journalism Story

TOPIC: Pole-Vaulting Captain Chris Ratsamy

ANGLE: Everybody loves Chris

B-ROLL EASTVIEW SPRINTERS RUNNING AROUND TRACK SHOW OF VAULTERS AT PRACTICE RATSAMY VAULTING VAULTERS PRACTING MAX’S STAND UP CLOSE UP ON RATSAMY RANDOM VAULTERS VAULTING

A-ROLL Eastview track has some amazing athletes, we have some of the best runners, throwers, and jumpers in the state. But one group never really gets too much credit and that’s the pole-vaulters. But this year is looking good for those sprinter rejects all because of one man. Chris Ratsamy. He has been a 4 year varsity vaulter, he’s now known as “Captain Ratsamy” “I wouldn't even call him a captain; I would say he's a coach in a way. He wants everyone to go as a hard as they can all the time.” One great thing about Ratsamy is that no matter who you are, he wants you to reach your full vaulting potential “He takes charge when we screw around, puts us back on track, very patient and teaches a lot of the younger guys.” Although Captain Ratsamy is praised by his fellow vaulters he still manages to stay level headed  “I think it's funny because I'm technically not a captain, but at the same time I'm honored that I've won the respect of all of my fellow vaulters. I've been doing this 4 years now and it feels great having those younger guys looking up to me.” Eastview vaulting has always been known to have a great program. With all returning Varsity vaulters and the lovable Chris Ratsamy it’s looking like Eastview should be exceeding high standards this year. For the 4CAST, this is Max.

Susan Smith Story

Mother of Two
Car got taken away supposedly by a black man
Killed her own children
Car rolled into water
Scuba diver found the car with the kids inside

Susan was clinically insane and had been sexually abused as a child
Eligble for parole in 2024

Jim Tressel Gets Suspended 2 Games, Fined

Ohio State's football coach Jim Tressel has been fined 2 games by the university for knowing that his players were selling merchandise. This is a violation of NCAA rules. He was fined $250,000 for failing to notify the school about a couple players getting in trouble. I personally don't think that this is a big problem for OSU because they always end up going to a BCS bowl game and if they don't I could care less. So I really hope that this does screw with their program and hopefully they'll start losing so that the Gophers will finally get a Big 10(or whatever it'll be named) title.

Official Interview

Tom Garding

What are your feelings towards vault captain, Chris Ratsamy?
I think that he is a genuine guy, he leads the team in a good positive way. He's a good leader and good looking.

How has Captain Ratsamy affected your vaulting?
Well I started off as a mere 4 foot jumper at the time he helped teach me the right teqniques to get a higher height.

What Makes him such a good captain?
He takes charge when we screw around, puts us back on track, very patient and teaches a lot of the younger guys.

Matt Montegomery

What are your feelings towards vault captain, Chris Ratsamy?
How has Captain Ratsamy affected your vaulting?
He is a very good leader and such a big help with the otehr athletes and also training them

How has Captain Ratsamy affected your vaulting?
He pushes me in practice so that I become a better vaulter and he really helps with my technique

What Makes him such a good captain?
I wouldn't even call him a captain, I would say he's a coach in a way. He wants everyone to go as a hard as they can all the time

Chris Ratsamy

How do you feel that the guys are calling you "captain"
(chuckles) I think it's funny because I'm technically not a captain. but at the same time I'm honored that I've won the respect of all of my fellow vaulters. I've been doing this 4 years now and it feels great having those younger guys lookng up to me.

After having a Junior year that was a little rough, how do you expect to bounce back?
It was rough last year, I pulled my hamstring and was out for weeks. I personally feel like my leg never got back to 100% but after a long off-season it feels great, and I am hoping for some big things this spring.

What are you going to miss the most when this is all done?
(yet to be answered)

Active Voice Quiz

I got a 9/10 on the quiz. I got #7 wrong, the rest of the quiz was fairly easy. I didn't understand the whole hair cutting thing.

Changing Passive to Active Voice Notes

- To change into Active voice find the "by the" Phrase
- To check if you can change there should be at least two ways to write the sentence
- In order to change the voice make sure you know who or what is expressing the verb

Interview #1

Matt Montegomery

1.What have you been doing over the off-season to prepare for Vaulting?
I've been playing hockey in the winter, and I did some summer vaulting

2.After the success as Freshman, how do you expect to follow up?
I don't really know what to expect after that wonderful season, I've gotten stronger and faster so I'm thinking that I will go great things.

3. What's your goal this year for vaulting?
I would really like to get first in a meet, whether it's JV or Varsity. I came so close in a couple last year and I'm hoping I can do even better.

Wes Leonard Taught Us All

I just read another article on the basketball standout Wes Leonard from Fennville High School. From my post earlier it was about how he made the game winning shot and eventually died on the court. Well in this one it talks about the communities struggle with coping with his loss and also his teammates. Leonard died just four days before their opening playoff game. Later a doctor released that the official cause of death was a cardiac arrest. I think this is a really good story of a basketball team and a community working together and still finding a way to celebrate after such a tragedy.

Snooki puncher joins the Army, says report

Brad Ferro, the guy that punched MTV reality star "Snooki" has joined the Army. He got his career ruined from this. Before he was a gym teacher and after that he decided to join the Army. I kind of feel bad for this guy because I think that a lot of people in this world would punch Snooki in the face given the oppurtunity.

High School Basketball Star Dies on Court

This was a story of 16 year old basketball player Wes Leonard and how he made the game winning basket on Thursday night. After he made the shot his teammates carried him on their shoulders and the fans were going crazy. Shortly after the team put him down, Leonard collapsed on the court and later died. The cause of his death is unknown. I think that this is very unfortunate and sad. But it is a good way to go out feeling the happiest you've been in your life. From Max's Blog, this is Max.

5 things I learned from "The Interview"

1. Make sure that your questions are open-ended, that'll force them to give you more information.

2. Never apologize for a question you ask.

3. A good interviewer knows what they want to know going into the interview.

4. Ask your questions based on what your audience wants to know.

5. It's a great thing to sit back and listen.

BYU Dismisses Player From Basketball Team for Having Premarital Sex

On Fox I just read an article about the BYU sophmore Brandon Davis. Brandon got dismissed from the team due to him having pre-marital sex with his girlfriend. The school found out because he confessed to the school. #3 ranked BYU got killed by New Mexico in their first game without Davis. He was a great player but I believe that the school did the right thing in honoring their honor code.

Ruby Bridges

1. 6 African-Americans were selected to integrate, out of the 6 Ruby is the only one that followed through

2. Transferred to William Frantz Elementary School

3. Got a lot of threats from other parents, was in a class of her own taught by Barbara Henry

4. Still alive today

Eastview's Upcoming Pole Vaulting Season

All returning varsity vaulters, promising season ahead.

Vaulters get Up

What have you been doing in preperation for the upcoming season?

What are your expectations for this year in vaulting?

What are you most excited for in the upcoming season?

What do you feel about the popularity of pole vaulting growing?

Possible Interviewees

- Chris Ratsamy
- Tom Garding
- Tom Cook
- Pat O' Neal
- Matt Montgomery

Eastview Downs Apple Valley Despite Jones' Career High

This article was about the Easstview/Apple Valley game that occured quite some time ago. I jjust read it because I was at the game and I thought it was a great game. The article talks about top recruit Tyus Jones playing a great game but Eastviews three headed monster(Veldman, King, and Oberfeld) were just too much to handle. Eastview is now tied first in the SCC.

Jonesboro School Shooting

1. Was in Craighead County, Arkansas

2.  Four Female students and a teacher were killed

3. Mitchell Johnson (13) and Andrew Golden(11) were the shooters

4. Dressed in Camo

5.  Both Came from divorced families

. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?

Speech
Press
Right to Assembly
Religion
Petition the government


2. What is the Tinker Standard?


Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)
Doesn't disrupt school/class

3. What is the Frasier Standard?

Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986)
Vulgar or indecent

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
You can censor student expression, if it has a teaching concern

5. What is the Frederick Standard?

Morse v. Frederick (2002)
He said he was off school property, thus coudn't be suspended
Cannot be punished when you are not on school grounds, thus couldn't be suspended

6. What is the definition of libel?
False statements of fact about someone(written)/Defamation, it must be more than insulting or offensive. Must hurt the reputation of that certain someone
Elements:
- A defamatory statement
- Published to at least one other person (other than the plantiff)
- Of and concerning pantiff
- False statement of fact
- Made with Fault

Dunk over Car?

I recently read an article about Blake Griffin at the NBA slam dunk contest and it was saying how it was just this awesome dunk of a guy jumping over a car, but to me I don't even think that was that great. There were other dunks that were much more memorable than that. And anyways, he jumped over the hood of the car not the whole thing. But in this article this man seemed pretty convinced that it was awesome. I respectfully disagree.

Article #2

Which court standard did someone follow or break in your article?
FraserDo you agree with the decisions in your article?
Yes, the student made an offensive groupWhat do you feel should have been done in this instance?
I feel like the suspension was appropriate and that it should stay on her recordWhat do you feel will be the future of rights in today's digital age?
Just about the same as the real world
What rights do you have inside of school?
Not as many outsideWhat rights do you have outside of school?
All of the ones in the constitution

Wisconsin Power Play

I don't have much time here, I'm leaving at 1:45 so what I read about this article is that this Representitive Paul Ryan is a knuckle head for his comments that he made and should be revoked instantly!

First Amendment Quiz

I just took a quiz on the First Amendment. I learned about it last year and I thought I knew my stuff. Apparently not, I got a 17/30. Looks like I need to start studying my legal rights!

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition

When I was searching for an article today somehow I randomly ended up clicking the article on the SI covergirl Irina Shayk. The article discuss' her excitment regarding her being on the cover with boyfriend Christiano Ronaldo. The article went on to talk about how she felt about how she looked and she said she thought she was looking good. I would like to agree with that statement but I can't because my Mom threw away the issue right when it got in the mail, sweeeeeeeet.

The Smellephone!

Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault

On Kare11.com today I read an article about a man who allegidly inappropriately groped a woman that was paid to massage him. The man was 62 years old and was sentenced ten years in jail. And is now labeled a sex offender for life... rough!

Trade Lirano?

In this recent article that I've read, they've started talking about trading Twins pitcher Fransico Liriano. Saying that it would be good because he's becoming a free agent at the end of next year and it's not looking like they're going to re-sign. And I I think that'd be terrible because I think that this is the Twins year to do great things!

Meet Chaser: The Dog That Knows 1,022 Words!

Chaser, a 7 year old border collie has proven to know 1,022 nouns. That's unbelievable if that's true, I don't even know if I have that many words in my vocabulary. But anyways, if this is true that is unbelievable. Scientists say that if this is true that all dogs should have the brain capabilities as a small child. Although this dog may know a lot, the owner admits to training the dog atleast 4-5 hours a day which in my mind is dog abuse. But hey, this whole story is pretty cool considering I've tried teaching my dog how to shake for 8 years and it still hasn't worked yet. But until next time, keep it fresh.

BulletStorm: Worst Video Game in the World?

Everyday of the quarter we read articles to begin or day, and I believe that I've found the most rediculous article yet. A new game called BulletStorm is coming out February 22nd. Because of the games blood splattering scenes and extra points for shooting people in the go-nads, parents are outraged. Parents are claiming that the game promotes violence and will cause kids to become rapists. I think that this is rediculous, I mean I play violent video games all the time and I seem like a semi-normal kid. I don't plan on killing anyone soon and definetly not planning on raping someone. So I think that the parents should stop complaining about the video games because they bought their kids the system anyways so their actually the ones creating little rapists!


http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/08/bulletstorm-worst-game-kids/?test=faces

Link to Article ^

Super Bowl Convo

What is the company?
Chrysler
Volkswagon
DoritosWho is the target audience:
Adult Consumers, male, (25-infinity)
Adult Consumers, possibly with children (25-infinity)
All AgesWhat persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Celebrity, Motivational
Humor, Celebrity
HumorHow were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
Short quick shots, gloomy city, nice looking car
Showed kid being darth vader throughout, quick shots
Quick Shots, fun musicWhat is the slogan/message for the company?
Imported from Detroit
Das Auto
No Slogan
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
I believe it was for most people because Eminem is a pretty popular celebrity
Not really, it had nothing to do with the car
Not really, I thought it was sick.

Super Bowl Ads

This year for the Super Bowl I wasn't really to excited for the game persay, but rather, the commercials. Every year they supply laughter and joy to families throughout the world. But to me, this year in Super Bowl commercials just didn't cut it for me. I wasn't interested in the game so the hype for the commercials was at a peak compared to years past, but it was just a mess from start to finish. There were no memorable commercials, well except for the Kim Kardashian commercial, she's smokin'! Well on that note, i'll see ya nextime my fellow bloggers!

info at:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/super-bowl-commercials-2011,51443/

Wildcats Smell

I'm at the lighting vs. Wildcats basketball game right now, Eagan smells.

Miley Cyrus Gets Tatoo Number Five

I just read an article on CNN about former child star Miley Cyrus, she got a new tatoo of a dreamcatcher bringing her tatoo count up to five. The symbolism of the dreamcatcher is to resemble her four siblings. I think that this is absolutely outrageously ridiculous. Miley, only being 18, has gotten five tatoo's and lightin' up the bong with her spare time. Isn't she supposed to be a child's idol? I think Miley needs to go get checked out and stay out of the headlines. She was good in Hannah Montana, but since that's over she's just washed up and slowly heading down the Lindsay Lohan route. All I have to say is shapen up Miley Stewart, you're being dang flaben ridiculous.

Quiz

Allen, Lucas H- Can Swing Dance
Blanchard, Derek J- Cheerleader from Australia
Boese, Sara M- German Last Name
Brazelton, Keely R- 32 Siblings
Buchanan, Tiarra S- Likes Chowder and Purple
Carlson, Devony R- Commercial for Childrens Hospital
Cordova, Christian J- Wants to be a Fenzicscientist
Cox, Derrick D- Take Vehicle lessons at RHS
Devries, Peter T- Genius
Erickson, Nathaniel P- Got a hole in one
Felker, Marisa L- Foregin Exchange Student in Sweden
Fraki, Hannah R- Born Chicago Illinois
Groskreutz, Jackson H- John Lennon Role Model
Jones, Nadia S- 9 Siblings
Kading, Caroline E- Almost died
Kane, William M- Goes my middle name
Lafontaine, Kristin D- Hyperextended spine
Lesch, John R- Plays Bagpipes
Mcgroarty, Cody J- All-Star Cheerleader for Alabama
Mitchell, Alexander C- Irish and Scottish, loves long walks on the beach
Morrissey, Gretta E- Whistle, make creepy eyes
Pelant, Benjamin M- Diabetic
Rasugu, Billy P- Writes Music
Reagles, Alex J- Hardcore Snowboarder
Rosario, Brian L- Future Marine Corps guy
Schiebel, Derek M- Cooperstown for Baseball
Schlotfeldt, Katherine A- Volcano Rock in leg
Smith, Madison B- Twist her arm
Strusz, Ashley E- Dance Recital (age 7)
Sytchev, Vladislav- From Russia/Canada
Thompson, Collin P- A twin
Wangler, Matthew J- Broke his nose
White, Hannah Y- Born Redwood City California
Wunderlich, Benjamin D- Born Hottest Day Chicago
Zemien, Brianna J- 100% Polish

Super Bowl Sunday

The Super Bowl is a massive event that happens every February, and being so hyped for this event I decided that I would read an article about it. In my article they talked about how good the two quarterbacks are, they are both great i'll give them that. But I strongly dislike them... Ben Rothlisberger is a rapist he know's it, and we all know it. And I just can't stand Aaron Rodger's personality. But all in all at the end of the article it shows that both the teams are just about equal. I believe that the Packers will win... tough coming from a Vikings fan but that's just the truth. I guess we'll never know until this hopefully great game come Sunday.