I chose this data visualization since it showed how popular face book has become over the past years, and how the co founder of the company Mark Zuckenberg, has become a self made billionaire according to Forbes. Half of Facebook users have more than 200 friends meaning it's becoming popular every day. An interesting statistic regarding 24 million people in United Kingdom log on to Facebook which was increasingly high. 556 million people access Facebook on their mobile devices or tablets. I liked how the graph showed the average monthly users using a bar graph. It was pretty easy to read and understand. I didn't like how the article didn't talk much about the Facebook messenger app which seemed to become pretty popular recently and how that has affected Facebook users over the past year. The bar graph showed a clear estimate of users, it was clear and accurate. By the end of 2013,Facebook had 1.23 billion monthly active users worldwide. adding 170m in just one year.
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/feb/04/facebook-in-numbers-statistics
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
LSC Men's Basketball Team
Promising future for LSC Men's Basketball
https://soundcloud.com/mike-amento/podcast-interview
https://soundcloud.com/mike-amento/podcast-interview
Lyndonville, VT – The Lyndon State College Men’s Basketball program is shaping up to have a very bright future in the years to come with new head coach Chris Dorsey leading the team.
Dorsey, a former member of the men’s basketball team himself, has had extensive experience with the sport both on and off the court. Not only was he one of the best players ever to have worn the LSC jersey but he has also become a successful coach.
As a student at Lyndon, Dorsey graduated in 2007 as a Bachelor of Science with a degree in Exercise Science.
Being part of the team while Lyndon had its most successful season ever (23-5) shows that Dorsey is someone who is fit for the position of head coach. He knows what it takes to make a team work harder and play longer than they ever thought they could.
In 2004-05 Dorsey was named the Lyndon Athlete of the year after being recognized nationally for his assist/turnover ratio. It is facts like this that show hiring Dorsey as the head coach was a great idea for the Hornets.
Off the court Dorsey has coached the men’s basketball team at Esparto High School in Esparto, CA. This gave him the opportunity to coach and work with some of the most talented athletes in Northern California.
Also, Dorsey has done some assistant coaching at Lyndon immediately after he graduated in 2007. While coaching he taught Physical Education electives.
As far as bringing in a new coach is concerned, that really did not even happen here. Dorsey has been, and always will be an important staple in the Lyndon athletics community.
He has finally been given the opportunity to lead the Hornets the way he sees fit. As a former Hornet we can be assured that he will put everything he has into the team.
As a coach Dorsey is said to be stern with his players in order to instill great personal qualities in each of them. Also, he plans on changing the style in which the team plays, which will be a refreshing change for the players and fans.
Dorsey’s strengths as a coach are shown in his ability to recruit players, further their skill development, and managing the team during games and practices.
This coming season will mark the first of hopefully many with Dorsey as the head coach. All of Lyndon is looking forward to seeing what he can do with the program.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
A LSC Basketball Athlete
For our podcast, we are interviewing a current Lyndon State College athlete on the mens basketball team. His name is John Williams. John is also a captain of the team that will mark his senior year of playing on the team.
John will answer basic questions regarding the team and his own personal experience. He will describe what his roll is like such as being the captain of the team. John will talk about what it's like traveling to different games in different states. John will talk about his injury that has been effecting his playing time but still was eligible to play for the next season. He was out for the whole season, tearing his meniscus training in offseason preparing for try outs. John recently encountered another knee injury in his left knee that will have him sit out for some time until it completely heals. Until then John will have to undergo physical therapy.
The athlete will explain how the team handles a loss and how that affects everybody. John will talk about his three years on the team playing as a power forward. The team recently got a new coach, John will talk about what he thinks about him and how he thinks he'll be a better coach then their previous one. "This coach has what it takes to coach a team," said John Williams.
The interview will end with John talking about his future playing basketball and how he will continue to carry out his career after college. Stay tuned in to hear about John Williams basketball career here at Lyndon State College!
John will answer basic questions regarding the team and his own personal experience. He will describe what his roll is like such as being the captain of the team. John will talk about what it's like traveling to different games in different states. John will talk about his injury that has been effecting his playing time but still was eligible to play for the next season. He was out for the whole season, tearing his meniscus training in offseason preparing for try outs. John recently encountered another knee injury in his left knee that will have him sit out for some time until it completely heals. Until then John will have to undergo physical therapy.
The athlete will explain how the team handles a loss and how that affects everybody. John will talk about his three years on the team playing as a power forward. The team recently got a new coach, John will talk about what he thinks about him and how he thinks he'll be a better coach then their previous one. "This coach has what it takes to coach a team," said John Williams.
The interview will end with John talking about his future playing basketball and how he will continue to carry out his career after college. Stay tuned in to hear about John Williams basketball career here at Lyndon State College!
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Subaru Rally Team USA and Tom Segura Comedian Podcasts
I listened and watch the video of Subaru Rally cars being worked on in the USA. It showed guys welding parts, painting, and detailing rally cars. I picked this podcast to listen to because it looked interesting and I wanted to learn about what cars are used for rally races. I liked how they showed close up shots of the cars that they were working on and high video camera quality. I didn't like the fact there was no audio, it was only video throughout the whole podcast. They were behind the scenes of what the guys were doing and preparing for the rally races. I would continue to listen to the Subaru Rally Team USA if it has some audio in it. I would put in on my ipod if there was audio, I need the audio to be able to figure out what the podcast is about.
The second podcast I listened to was about a comedian named Tom Segura, the episode I listened to was called
"White Girls With Cornrows." It was pretty funny what the comedian was talking about. He was talking about how white girls act really tough and tend to not act like themselves. He mentioned how women act once they come out've jail, they think the world owes them. I wanted to see if if this comedian was funny since I have never heard about him before, in which he was. I liked all his jokes. but if it was a bit longer it would've been better. I wouldn't continue to listen to his jokes and other podcasts by him since he wasn't that funny to me. I would't put this on my ipod just because it's not that funny to me and would kind've be a waste of time listening to.
Online Writing Exercise: Amber Alert For Missing Child:
(Note: This is an online writing exercise and should not be mistaken for an actual news story)
There has a been a missing file report for a juvenile boy named Zachary Lee.
Zachary was last seen in his driveway playing basketball, until he was picked up by a random stranger that had said he had known Zachary in which Zachary didn't have a clue who he was. The boy was playing at his home in Sunderland, Vermont.
There was an Amber Alert that went out at around 5 pm, letting the community know there has been a missing child. He was a foster child who lived with his two foster parents. His biological parents were from France and didn't speak much English. Zachary had recently got sent back to his own country. Witnesses think that Zachary's mother may have known who the stranger was that came to pick Zachary up since they say she mentioned his name and said they used to be good friends. Zachary's home was located at 2327 North Road in Sunderland Vermont.
Authorities say that Zachary's mother has been very unstable ever since Zachary has came into the United States. The Department of Child Services noticed very poor parenting behavior and later decided to take the child away from his parents. The police are on the lookout for a man in his mid thirties last seen in Sunderland Vermont on 2327 North Road wearing blue jeans and white shirt and a red cap.
Zachary Lee is described as as a white male, age 12, approximately 5 feet tall, weighing 95lbs, with short brown hair,, brown eyes, and speaks with a French accent. He was last seen wearing a black puffy coat with white stripe, jeans, a green-colored sweater with black sneakers.
Patricia Kane, Zachary’s biological mother, is a 49 year old white female approximately 6'0 tall, weighs 125lbs., with blonde hair, brown eyes; and she also talks with a french accent. The Vermont State police are worried about Zachary's well being and support since he is young and new to his living environment. Police are worried since there is a history of his mother escaping with him when they were in France.
Anyone with information regarding Zachary's findings is asked to call the Vermont State Police at 802-442-5421 or text the crime stoppers hot line at 1-800stopctcrime or visit the Vermont Crime stopper website and submit your comments at http://www.ancestorhunt.com/vermont-most-wanted.htm
There has a been a missing file report for a juvenile boy named Zachary Lee.
Zachary was last seen in his driveway playing basketball, until he was picked up by a random stranger that had said he had known Zachary in which Zachary didn't have a clue who he was. The boy was playing at his home in Sunderland, Vermont.
There was an Amber Alert that went out at around 5 pm, letting the community know there has been a missing child. He was a foster child who lived with his two foster parents. His biological parents were from France and didn't speak much English. Zachary had recently got sent back to his own country. Witnesses think that Zachary's mother may have known who the stranger was that came to pick Zachary up since they say she mentioned his name and said they used to be good friends. Zachary's home was located at 2327 North Road in Sunderland Vermont.
Authorities say that Zachary's mother has been very unstable ever since Zachary has came into the United States. The Department of Child Services noticed very poor parenting behavior and later decided to take the child away from his parents. The police are on the lookout for a man in his mid thirties last seen in Sunderland Vermont on 2327 North Road wearing blue jeans and white shirt and a red cap.
Zachary Lee is described as as a white male, age 12, approximately 5 feet tall, weighing 95lbs, with short brown hair,, brown eyes, and speaks with a French accent. He was last seen wearing a black puffy coat with white stripe, jeans, a green-colored sweater with black sneakers.
Patricia Kane, Zachary’s biological mother, is a 49 year old white female approximately 6'0 tall, weighs 125lbs., with blonde hair, brown eyes; and she also talks with a french accent. The Vermont State police are worried about Zachary's well being and support since he is young and new to his living environment. Police are worried since there is a history of his mother escaping with him when they were in France.
Anyone with information regarding Zachary's findings is asked to call the Vermont State Police at 802-442-5421 or text the crime stoppers hot line at 1-800stopctcrime or visit the Vermont Crime stopper website and submit your comments at http://www.ancestorhunt.com/vermont-most-wanted.htm
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Apple iCloud safe?
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/09/is-apple-s-icloud-safe-after-leak-of-celebrity-nude-photos--106691.html
I think people shouldn't put their financial information on icloud since there taking too much of a risk with other people stealing their identity and using it. I feel like apple should be responsible for letting celebrity nude photos leak and letting people get control of other private information.
Customized Blog Profile
I chose to use a busy background with a image of an interesting looking bridge in San Francisco. I like to travel and thought that it made sense to use it for a background for my blog profile. I wanted to use a bold font that would make the title on my Blog page stand out, so when people visit my blog page they can get an idea of the kind've theme I was aiming for. I wanted to lay out my blog page in such a way that there was all the blog info in the center of the page and then I was thinking about adding some photos for the side of the page, once I figure out how to add images using the CSS styling code.
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