Nuclear Waste

Texas and Vermont made an alliance sixteen years ago so that Vermont  can use twenty percent of the space at any low-level nuclear waste dump in Texas. Texas has the right to not allow other states to use it's waste dump facilities but one of their facilities on the New Mexico border wants to allow 36 other states to be able to use them. If Texas lets all those other states empty their waste their they might not have enough room for future generations to use it. So one man states that who ever gets there first gets to use the facilities in Texas.

Arctic Drilling

People in the Americain government want to start drilling in the arctic for more natural gas, coal, and renewable resources. People in other countries such as China don't want people in the US to start the drilling because of how it will affect the rest of the world. Our world is already damaged enough and people from outside the US feel that countries that are already greatly established are ruinning our world for just their benifit.

Fires in Alaska

In Alaska there are more and more intense fires caused by an increasing amount of carbon dioxide and longer summer months. The fires in Alaska have already released 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide, the same amount of an entire years worth of emmisions from US airlines. These fires are slowly melting the arctic  and need to be stopped.

Are buildings Good or Bad for Our Enviroment?

Buildings in America and Europe account to 40% of energy in the whole world. So because of this building codes must be changed. Building experts have recomendations that meet code and are 30% more energy-efficient. Eventually countries all over  the world hope to be at nearly zero percent, but some states in the U.S.A are a bit resistant, hopfully they will come around.

Earth Day

Earth day first started on April 22,1970, and since then it has spread over 180 different countires. It's 40th anniversary was in April 2010 and it was a major day for eco-friendly companies. Many companies, and school have particapatted on earth day every year and should continue to do so for years to come.

Glaciers Melt

In Greenland and in the Antarctica the glaciers are melting rapidly. Scientists took a measurement of the tempature near the bottom of a sea surrounded by glaciers and it was only 40 degrees, warm enough to warm ice. With all the ice melting the sea level will most likely rise three feet- six feet by 2100.

"Why Do Species Go Extinct?"

Species go extinct because people are taking over their territory and hunting them. Animals in Hawaii are going extinct so fast that there are 12 different kinds of bird that are slowly dying away. This is not just happening in Hawaii but all over the world. Dr. Pimm has a website to try to help save animals all over the world it's called SavingSpeices.org.  

Bowling for Columbine

                                                                            By: Coralie MacDonald

In the Bowling for Columbine movie Moore tells about how people can get guns much more easily then they should. It shows how guns are becoming more and more common in everyday life, not just for hunting or protection but to actually kill someone else.

Teenagers for example can get a guns and ammo  more easily then ever before.The killing at Columbine High School  shows this so clearly. Two teenagers go bowling then go to school with their guns and end up killing 13 people in the school. The guns they used were bought legally and so was the ammo that they bought at a local K-Mart. This  is a great example of how people even teenagers can get their hands on guns and ammo just by going to the local store.

People believe that it is their right to own a lot of guns to “protect themselves”  but what they aren’t realizing is that people are not just using them for protection. The gun conference explains that people do think it is their right to own a gun. The man at the confrence feels very strongly that he should be alowwed to have as many guns as he wants and should not feeel bad or forced not to own them. He goes to Denver ten days after the Columbine killings and lifts up his gun and says “from my cold dead hands”. The boys that did the Columbine killings died with their guns in their hand but that did not stop them from killing 13 people before they did.

Even young kids can get a hold of a gun and use it on someone else. In a little town in the states a six year old boy in first grade brought a gun to school and shot another first grader. The other first grader was a six year old girl. He got the gun from his uncles house were he was currently stay at and went to school and shot her. It was the youngest school shooting in the Untied States.

In this video Moore goes all over to talk to people about guns and gun control.Some people don’t believe that there should be more gun control and some think there should be less. I think there should be more.With all the killing in the USA they should have more gun control so things like the Columbine killings and the first grader killing another first grader does not happen.

Polluted Air and Diabetes: A Link

Studies at Children's Hospital in Boston show that there is a strong link between adult diabetes and air pollution. A new epidemiological study shows that polluted air increases insulin resistance. The reseachers focused on matter found in haze,smoke,motor vehicle exhaust,etc. They found out that from this matter there was a 1% increase in diabetes rates. Diabetes rates have went up in the U.S.A, and estimated 23.5 million Americans have diabetes in 2007 alone. It has nearly tripled in people below 44 to 1.5%. 10 % of Americans from ages 45-64  have diabetes.

Article Openings

Student Discovers New World

Who: Chantal Lemaigre
What: University of Saskatewan
Where: University of Saskatewan
When: Tuesday
Why: Surrounded by 200 others


MS Info Event Draws People From Across the Province and Alberta

What: Liberation Treatment
Where: Gathered in Bigger
Who: People from across the province and Alberta
When: Sunday
Why: Liberation Treatment


Scientists being Muzzled by Ottawa,Critics say

Who: The Harper government
What: Control when and what to say
Where: Ottawa
When: March
Why: Scientists need pre- approved

Parts of A Newspaper

Ears: Green Fashion Machines and Ridders bomb in Winnipeg
Dateline: Monday,September 13,2010 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Head: Imigration Frustration
Lead: Areosmith, Steven Tyler (right) and bass player Tom Hamilton
Nameplate: The StarPhoenix
Cut: Picture of Areosmith
Jumpline: See page B3
Index: Annie's Mailbox B2
         Arts&Life B1-B3
         Bob Florence A3
         City A2-A4
         Classified D1-D6
         Comics B4
        Forum A6
        National A7
        Personal Finance B5
        Sports C1-C7
        World B6-C3-D6
Photo Credit: Richard Marjan
Deck: Local Pakistanis tell NDP leader about delays in process A3
Cutline: Toppers plagued by Turnovers
Graphic: Bamford tops at CCMAs B3
      

Terminology

Conglomerate ~ a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition. "Disney"





Demographic ~ a section of the population sharing common characteristics, such as age, sex, class, etc. (females 13-25)



Early Adopter ~one of the first people or organizations to make use of a new technology. (Sony)







Coolhunting ~ hunting for what teens or young adults think is cool.



The paradox of Coolhunting ~



Synergy ~Also called: synergism the potential ability of individual organizations or groups to be more successful or productive as a result of a merger (Sprite)



Horizontal Integration ~When a company expands its business into different products that are similar to current lines. (Disney)







Ancillary Markets ~



The feedback loop

Relationships

Disney and McDonalds go together like Sprite and MTV. They are both co-dependent on each other. When Disney comes out with a new movie McDonalds comes out with a figure to go with it for kids. In some McDonald's resturants they have a mini "Disney Land" for kids to play in and dream of bigger and better things such as going to Disney Land. Disney and McDonalds came up together and became known world wide.

What does it own? (Disney)

Television

ABC Entertainment, ABC Daytime, ABC News, ESPN on ABC, ABC Television, ABC Kids, and Touchstone Television.
 Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney Television Animation, BVS entertainment, ABC Studios, Walt Disney Television, Disney-ABC Domestic Television,
 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN PPV, ESPN Deportes, ESPNU, ESPNHD, ESPN2 HD, ESPNEWSHD and ESPNUHD, Disney Channel HD, Toon Disney, SOAPnet, ABC Family Channel, A&E Television Networks (37.5% equity; includes A&E, the History Channel, the Biography Channel, History en español, Military History Channel, Crime & Investigation Network, A&E HD, The History Channel HD), Lifetime Entertainment Services (50% equity; includes Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women).
 ESPN International, ESPN Classic Sport Europe, ESPN Latin America, ESPN Asia, Jetix Europe, Jetix Latin America, Jetix Canada, Jetix Israel, International Disney Channels, History International.
 Good Morning America, World News with Charles Gibson, World News Now, 20/20, Primetime, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Sportscenter/Monday Night Football, ESPNplus, Playhouse Disney, Jetix, ABC Kids.

Radio


 ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes Radio, Radio Disney, Lifetime Radio for women (50% equity), ABC Music Radio, ABC Radio Networks: Imus in the Morning, The Mark Levin Show, Morning Joe, The Tom Joyner Show.

Music

 Disney Music Group distributes music and motion picture soundtracks under its four labels: Walt Disney Records, Hollywood Records, Buena Vista Records, Lyric Street Records, Disney Music Publishing Worldwide.



Books

Disney Publishing, a subsidiary of the Company, owns Hyperion Books, Hyperion Books for Children, Disney Press, Disney Editions, Disney Adventures, Disney Fairies, Disney Digital Books, Mirimax, ESPN books, ABC Daytime Press, Hyperion East, Hyperion Audiobooks, Volo, Jump at the Sun, Disney Libri (Italy), Disney Hachette JV (France).





Production and Distribution

 Walt Disney Pictures (includes Walt Disney Feature Animation and DisneyToon Studios), Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films, Pixar Animation Studios, Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista International, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment International, Disney Theatrical Group, A&E IndieFilms (37.5% equity).



The Walt Disney Internet Group includes

* Broadband channels ABC News Now and ESPN360.

* Disney’s Blast, broadband entertainment for children

* Subscription-Based Internet services: Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online, for toddlers; Disney Connection, for children; Disney’s Toontown Online, for families

* Websites: ABC.com, ABCNews.com, Oscar.com, Disney.com, Disneychannel.com, Family.com, ESPN.com, Familyfun.com, Go.com, Soccernet.co (60%), NFL.com, NBA.com, NASCAR.com, Toysmart.com (partial), Go Network, www.disneysgamecafe.com, ESPN.com, Abcsports.com, ESPNdeportes.com, Movies.com, Wondertime.com, iparenting.com, celebrityparents.com, incrediblebabynames.com, disneyfairies.com, clubpenguin.com, Disneyshopping.com, (37.5% equity: aetv.com, biography.com, historychannel.com, militaryhistory.com, thehistoryhcannelclub.com, Historytravel.com).





Parks and Resorts

 Disneyland (CA), Walt Disney World Resort (FL), Disneyland Resort Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and DisneyVacation Club, Euro Disney, Walt Disney World (separate from Resort), Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, WD Studio Park, WD Tokyo, Sea Disney-MGM Studios, Disney Animal Kingdom, and ESPNZone.



Consumer Products

Disney Hardlines, Disney Softlines, Disney Toys, the Baby Einstein Company, Muppets Holding Company, Disney Direct Marketing’s catalog and website (DisneyShopping.com), Disney Stores, Disney Princess, Disney Interactive Studios, AETN Consumer products (37.5% equity).



Disney also owns Mobile ESPN and has launched the cellular service Disney Mobile.



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Mass Chart

Form                Characteristics                Key Roles                                       Examples

Internet                Visual, Sound                           To give people information                       Goolge,Yahoo,etc...

                                                                                  from all over the world 

Tv                          Visual, Sound                          Tv entertains us, gives us                          News, Movies,

                                                                                  information and  advertisment                   Commercials
Radio                      Sound                                      Entertains us and give information
                                                                                  about our surrounding area                       AM and FM stations
Newspaper             Visual                            To give us info about our 
                                                                                  surrounding area     
Books                      Visual                                       Entertain and to give information              Dictionary,
                                                                                                                                                            Lord Of The 
                                                                                                                                                                Rings     

                                                                                                                  

What is cool?

What is cool?
     
       My idea of what is cool as a teenage girl is my pop culture. Which is brand name clothing, nice people, new technology, new music and much more.

Example 1: An ipad is a new technology and I think it's cool.

Example 2: Brand name clothing like nike shoes could show what a person thinks is cool.                              

                                  

These examples support my definition because both of the pictures show what I personaly think is cool.

Websites used:        http://informationarchitects.jp/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ipad-imac-resolution.png

http://www.deadstock.ca/images/emailers/MAY5TH/nike2.jpg

Mass Media

Mass Media : denotes a section of the media specifically to reach a large target audience.

Description of Brands Page

Western- the webpage I went to was http://www.discountwesternwear.com/. On the home page there are pictures of people wearing western clothing and at the bottom there were pictures of cowboy boots.

Stitches- the Stitches webpage was not available

Walmart- the webpage I used was http://www.walmart.com/. On the home page there were pictures of binders and things that students may need for school. There was also pictures of things for a persons home.

Branded Me

Clothes :  Western- Cowboys- targert audience is people that work on farms- the image I associate this brand with is cowboys
               Wal-mart- Everyone- target audience is everyone- the image I associate this brand with is everyone
                Stitches- Teens- target audience is teen and young adults- the image I associate this with is teenagers