Wikileaks

William Crosbie, a canadian representative to afghanistan, said that while in a meeting with U.S ambassador Karl Eikenberry and Hamid Karzai, Karl spoke very critically about the misuse of power of karzai and his family and wanted the international community to prevent him from advancing in elections.

I think wikileaks are okay because they let us know what is going on the world and it gives us freedom of speech.

Protect your Data During U.S. Border searches

Recently there has been incidents of computer security experts that have hacked into citizens computers when going through customs. When travelling protect yourself and be ready to be searched. be sure to watch your baggage so that nothing gets stolen or snooped through. it is very slim that your electronics will be searche, but just in case, take precautions.

Amazons Price Check App for Smartphone

Amazon has a new app that is available for the I Phone that allows you to check the price on an item in a store. The app has several different ways of finding out what the price is. Say It- allows you to say the name of the item into your phone and it gives you the price. Scan it- alllows you to scan the barcode with the camera in your phone. But your phone needs an auto focusing camera or it will not work. Snap it- allows you to take a picture of the cover of a book, dvd, or cd and it will find the price. You can also type the name into your phone. all of these systems on the app will help you to find the price on an item you want to buy.

Electric Nissan Leaf Gets equivalent of 99 MPG

The new Nissn Leaf is a battery powered car. Nissan compared the battery power to fuel milage. Nissan says that 33.7 Kilowatt hours is equal to 1 gallon of gas. The Leaf has a range of only 73 miles and takes 7 hours to charge. Annual electricity rates for the leaf are $561. The Nissan Leaf will be available next month.

Retinal Implant restores vision in blind mice

a type of prosthetic eye may help blind people to see basic shapes and figures some day. Scientists tested this new discovery on blind mice. it helped the mice to see a babys face more clearly. Scientists say this will probably help 25 million people who have lost eye sight due to retinal diseases. it helps people to see bright spots or edges but misses most of the scene.

Movie Soundtracks Mimic Primordial sounds of Animal Distress

Some Movie Makers mimic sounds of animal distress in their films. This is known as non linear vocalization.
Film makers use these noises in horror, action, and war drama. They use these noises to catch the attention of the viewer. It also helps set the emotion of the setting. Scientists say that film makers have been doing this unconsciously, they use these noises because it sets the mood.

Scientists find secret to growing ridiculously huge pumpkins

Scientists say the bigger the gourd gets the more stress it experiences and triggers the pumpkin to grow. The weight generates tension which pulls cells apart and accelerates growth. Scientists crushed regular pumpkins to see what force they could handle and then applied that to making a bigger pumkin. Plastic deformations allows the fruit to distribute stresses so it can grow, sometimes adding 50lbs a day without breaking. I think this is pointless because they are wasting their money to make something that has no uses, bigger.

synergy project poster

Synergy Project

Family Guy

Our poster is about family guy. It is advertising Family Guys new movie about Star Wars.

 This movie contracts with Sony’s Playstation 3 because Sony created a Star Wars Family Guy game. It also is involved with Twentieth Century Fox because they are advertising the movie about family guy and Star Wars.

 The poster has all the characters of Family Guy dressed up in Star Wars costumes. It also has labels of Twentieth Century Fox and Sony. The characters shown in the poster are Peter Griffin, Lois Griffin, Meg Griffin, Chris Griffin, Stewie Griffin and Brian and Quagmire. The release date of the movie is July 2007.

Bowling for Columbine essay

Bowling for Columbine

Weapons are too easy to get. In the United States alone there are 11,127 deaths every year from guns. In Canada, there are only 165 deaths every year from guns. People in the United States feel the need for guns for safety, but guns are what make it unsafe.

In the beginning of Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore walks into a bank, and if he opened an account with that bank they would give him a free gun. This is an example of why weapons are too easy to get.

In the Columbine school shooting, the teenagers that committed the crime bought their 9mm ammunition from the local K Mart.  Because the ammunition was so easily gotten they were able to commit these murders.

A six year old child that was staying at his uncle’s house took a gun from the house and brought it to school. The child then shot a six year old girl that was in his class. The child did not know why he shot the girl but the shooting could have been prevented by properly locking the weapon up.

People in the United States feel the need for guns for safety because of all the shows about crime and what they see on the news. Guns do not make the United States safe it makes it dangerous because everyone is scared of everyone else.

In conclusion, weapons are too easy to get to kill someone. Michael Moore shows us this by getting a gun by opening an account in a bank. Also by showing us that ammunition is too easy to get to kill someone, and by showing us that even children are able to kill someone with a gun. These are all reasons why weapons are too easy to get.

Samsung Focus

Samsungs Focus is almost like the I-Phone. it is slightly larger and cheaper. The Focus is a touch screen phone and the home screen of the phone consists of tiles which select different experiences. Selecting a contact brings up the persons phone number, email, and face book profile all on one screen. Texting is quick and easy and messages send instantly. Overall the Focus is a well built phone and any cons will probably be fixed in the future.

Porsche unveils 4th-Gen Speedster

Porsche's latest car is the Speedster 356. It is like the original speedster built in 1953. There will be only 356 cars made. The car is a two seater and comes standard with a convertible top. It comes with a V6 3.8 litre with 408 horsepower and a seven speed semi-automatic transmission. Instead of using plastic side windows and other things used to minimize weight, like the original, the new Porsche uses technology to get its performance. Both the original and the new speedsters have high resale values. There is no word on pricing in the U.S. but the German version sells for 202,000 euros. Some of the technologies used are the active suspension management system to keep the car stabil at high speeds and in cornering.

Bowling for Columbine

Michael Moores thesis is that weapons are too easy to get. He shows this in the beginning of the movie by going to a bank, and by opening an account in the bank they give you a free gun of your choice.

He also shows this by showing archival footage of the columbine school massacre. Two young kids have weapons and force everyone into one room, then they open fire on all of the students, killing twelve and injuring many. The young kids who commited the murders had registered weapons and bought their ammo at the local K Mart. He used this video to show that weapons are to easy to get.

W5

It’s easy to love a Ram

Who- Dodge

What- Ram 2500

When- 2010

Where- Saskatoon

Why-is the ram as good as they say it is.

Hydro proposal has gaps: expert

Who-Cliff Smith

What- Hydro electricity project

Where- Weir

When-2010

Why- to see if a hydro electricity project will produce revenue.

Man guilty of assault on Sp columnist

Who- Charles Robert Wayne Ellwood

What- found guilty of aggravated assault

Where- walking home from work

When – February 27th

Why- self defence

parts of a newspaper

Dateline- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Thursday, September 9, 2010

Ears-  Riders win with defence, and Aerosmith ready to rock the house

Graphic- girls reading books

Cutline- bookworms

Deck- Elementary school students and others browse donated books.

Photo Credit- SP Photo by Greg Pender

Index- Annies mailbox

Jumpline- Pastor still plans Qur’an burning. Please see story on Page C11

Lead- Man guilty of assault on SP columnist

Nameplate- The Star Phoenix

Head- Bridge options unveiled

Cut- bookworms

By-Line- David Hutton

Terms

Conglomerate-Viacom; anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.





Demographic-  a single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths.


 



Early Adopter- leader of the pack; one of the first people or organizations to make use of a new technology



Coolhunting- cool hunters; an orginization that hunts cool and sells it to companies.



The paradox of Coolhunting- kills what it finds.



Synergy- MTV and Sprite; The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.



Horizontal Integration- hotdog vendor expands to hamburgers;When a company expands its business into different products that are similar to current lines.







Ancillary Markets- Disney; a market for theatrical films.



The feedback loop- MTV; give teens music videos, teens try to be the same as the music videos, company makes videos of teens for more music videos.

relationships between companies

In merchants of cool the target audience is younger people as well as with mcdonalds and disneyland. in merchants of cool there are different brands an shows that target younger people for example: MTV, Sprite, and Viacom. All of these companys are trying to attract younger people. Mcdonalds and Disney are targeting younger people by using animational characters, food, and theme parks.

Who owns what?

Sony is the worlds fifth largest media conglomerate. They own Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Ericsson and Sony Financial.

This impacts the media we consume because Sony is the leading manufacturer of electronics, video communications, video game consoles and information technology.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony

What is cool?

cool is anything that is awesome,  its something everybody does, and also something that is not warm and not cold.
- an example of cool would be cool ball. This is cool because everybody does it.

- another example of cool is snowmobiling. It is cool because it is awesome.

Branded Me

-Fox, Motocross, targets motocross riders. Webpage has changing images which shows different categories of clothing. description matches logo.

-Vans, Skateboarding, targets skateboarders. Webpage says latest news and shows videos. description does not match logo.

-Guess, Fashion, targets younger men and women.  The webpage has younger men and women wearing Guess clothing.   description matches logo.