Last day of blogging

11-30-11

Dr. Nicholas Greco announced today in his class, Writing for the Media, that we are done blogging!. This came to be a shock for many of his students in his class. As another treat from him, he also stated that we could blog about anything we want. Now for those students that have been doing the right thing from the beginning of the semester would have written close to 50 pages as well as 50 blog posts in total. This is a lot of writing for any class, but it definitely has helped me when it comes to starting a paper. I have learned many ways of catching peoples attention when it comes to writing. I really enjoyed learning about the nut graf and the lead of stories. I think they are both excellent tools to use when writing and it's something i will definitely start to consider when i write. As for the blog post, i think i might be creating a new blog now that i know there are several different kinds of blog posts. I might look into a certain issue, or topic to start on and blog about that. It's a pitty i'm realizing that at the end of the semester when i was supposed to revisit my topic which was about social networking.

People pay tribute to Gary Speed

11-28-11

The world of football will be paying tribute to Gary Speed 42,  a man who made more than 500 appearances in the Barclays Premier League for 5 clubs. Speed was from Welsh and got the priveledge to Manage the Welsh national team at the age of 40. This is a big loss for football, he was a role model for most of the players that he played with and coached. Speed was found dead on Sunday at his home. His family is not ready for any talks in front of the media as they want to griev and have sometime to themselves. Speeds former club Newcastle played the day before he passed away and they drew 1-1 at Manchester United, Alan Padrew now dedicates the hard draw earned to Speed. Alan Shearer who also played for Newcastle and was a great friend od speed described this moment as " Gary was a magnificent person, bright, fun and a wonderful family man. He lit up every room he walked into."

Facebook working on phone

11-25-11

Facebook is currently in negotiations with HTC phone company about possibly making the social network better than any other phone. From all the talk that's currently on going, this new facebook is expected to be out  in 12 to 18 months. This phone is also expected to run Google's Android but facebook will be tweaking the system a little. This phone will also include facebook apps via HTML5 support. It's remarkable how facebook is still making improvements not only with the site itself, but also with HTC where more people already go on for their facebook updates. Smart phones is what most people are turning to, and i think that with facebook's ambitions of this new HTC phone, both facebook and HTC will be making lots of money and facebook will remain the dominant force in the social networking saga.

Black Friday deals!!

11-24-11

Thanksgiving has finally arrived in the United States. This year 152 million people are expected to shop over the Black Friday weekend. This is an increase of shoppers from last year, this year it has gone up by 10%. As each year goes by, it seems like more people are taking advantage of these great deals. Most people don't like the competition of Friday deals, and the fact that they have to Que up and go through a lot of competition when they can get the same thing on any regular day. With the economy not getting any better, this is the time for consumers and suppliers to benefit at a good rate. Supply and demand will definitely be playing a key role as more consumers go to splash out some cash. The Americans will not only be the only ones shopping, their "friendly" neighbors Canadians will also be driving across the border to take advantage of those good deals.

AB540 students will qualify thanks to Obama

11-22-11

Finally! undocumented students in California will now be able to attend a College or University without having to pay the full amount. This students who are undocumented are referred to as AB540 students. This comes after the "Dream Act" was finally passed by president Obama.Obama however wanted the bill to pass months ago, but it didn't get enough votes. This time around, the votes were not short and for Obama, this might be a plus for him as the 2012 elections draw closer. The Dream Act will allow those undocumented students the to obtain student loans and grants from the government. I think this will help California tremendously! More undocumented students will now have the urge to get passed 12th grade in High School knowing that they can further their education. This bill however, will take effect in 2013. So more waiting for AB540 students, but this it definitely a positive for the better for California.

Atmosphere changes at prov as semester draws to an end

11-21-11

First day i arrived here at Providence University College, everyone seemed upbeat about starting the new year, and everyone certainly did start on a high in terms of academics and social life. With only 3 weeks left till this first semester is done, I see and feel the atmosphere turning blunt and people are a bit dull. There are reasons as to why people are low, stressed and some depressed. With Christmas break rapidly approaching, some students are finding it hard to write those papers or even lift up the pen. I myself, i'm a victim! Having to make the right decisions right now as students is probably the toughest thing we are facing right now. Do you go out and have coffee with friends, do you hang out and play video games with your buddies when you know you have finals to study for and work on top of that. It really must be depressing for those living in dorm, i feel sometimes as if i'm in prison. Well that is the college reality and we just have to put trust in God, and know that we will make it. I'm sure the professors feel some sort of sympathy for us. 

Autobiography

11-17-11

Many who know Dale would describe him as someone who is genially unique in his experience with traveling around the world. When we talk about Dale, we are talking about someone who has seen and experienced life in Zimbabwe, England, California, USA, and Manitoba, Canada. He is someone who sees the each country as it's own world because of all the different aspects of his background. It's quite hard sometimes to figure out what his accent really is. You hear a bit of British accent in him sometimes, a bit of African, and American. An average person who meets Dale the first time would probably think that he is "an international student", which is true to say. Then you should try asking him what his citizenship really is? This is when people get really confused, he is actually a Canadian citizen who was born in Toronto. He left Canada at the age of two, to go live in Zimbabwe, where his parents are from. All this makes him genially a "unique" person. You don't get a lot of people who live California to go live in "friendly Manitoba" where the weather is unbearable. You certainly don't get a lot of Dale's around. Once you meet this guy, it is best to be friends with him on Facebook, get his number and other contact details because he is truly one of a kind. His uniqueness isn't only the great thing about him, well it depends how you would like to interpret him. He plays and has a big heart for Soccer, Cricket and Rugby and all these are Sports that are known to be international. As he was in California he was known as "Freddy Adu" as he played in High School. Freddy Adu is an African American soccer player that plays for the U.S national team. When we talk about soccer in California, we picture only Latinos playing soccer, and not to mention, he was the only "African American" or "black" guy on the High School soccer team for the 3 years that he played. This guy Dale will definitely make an impact wherever he lives because his experience that he shares with people, are worth every single penny.

Prov take on CMU in season opener

15-11-11

Providence University College will be taking on the CMU blazers this Wednesday the 15th of November. The providence team would have wished to have this fixture a week later than scheduled. If there is any reason for that, it will be the lack fitness and bonding of the team. There are a lot of new players this year for the freemen and with only having 1 pre-season game, are they really ready to face their rivals this Wednesday? The answer will be revealed at the game, the game will kick off  9pm Eastern and 8pm Central time. This year the freemen will have a new manager in charge of statistics during the game, Dale Danso, a freshman from Pomona, CA will be earning his field ed credit while helping out the women's and Men's basketball team. Hope to see you all at the game.

Does Canada have labor shortage?

14-11-11

If there is "any" jobs available in the United States, there is a lot of competition at state and people are willing to do anything as long as it brings income. I was surprised today as most of my Canadian friends admitted they would never work at superstore even if the opportunity came. All of them didn't find it hard to get jobs this past summer and that tells me that there is a lot of opportunity in employment here in Canada. If citizens of a country actually have choices of where they would like to work, and preferences, then there must be labor shortage. I'm coming from a California perspective, as to say our minimum wage is $1.50 less than the Canadian minimum wage. After having this conversation with my friends, i felt pleased considering that i plan to work this summer in Canada. Just shows how much deficit the United States is in, and how bad things look economically.

Twilight Fans get excited about new Premiere

13 November 2011

Three days left until the new Twilight premiere of Twilight Breakdown Dawn part 1 comes out. Fans are camping out of the Los Angeles Live complex in downtown LA waiting for the opening. This is exciting times for not just me, but all other Twilight fans across the globe. The film is expected to go on release on the 16th of November, but British fans will have to wait another two days as it's released on the 18th in the UK. The last three films were a success, especially the first twilight, but now with the prospect of the 4th one coming out, it explains why so many fans are queueing up in LA. The novels, which i haven't read, sold out a lot, and made close to $1.8billion and 1.1 billion pounds. I am curious to see how Robert Pattison acts in this film and how different he will be from the previous. I don't think there will be much difference, but you never know with Twilight. Robert who is the ladies favourite in the movie, draws lots of teen girls and young adults to watch Twilight. The movie itself is great, but i think most girls watched the movie with the attention focused on Robert Pattison. His hairstyle and the way he played the role as the vampire who falls in love, has a meaning of romanticism to most of the girls who are crazy over Twilight. What we already know from this movie is that it sees Bella marry Edward and become pregnant, and also the vampire and werewolf continue to battle. I also can't wait to see how many t-shirts will be sold this time around. When the first Twilight film came out, millions of t-shirts were sold across the globe, and it made me want one. Even some guys wore Twilight t-shirts, bracelets, or even had posters. It's quite remarkable what one movie can do to people, especially the young ones. Since the third Twilight film came out, there has been a pause and freeze with the talk of the movie. Now in a couple of days, once the premiere opens, i am expecting thousands of people talking about the movie. Robert Pattison would probably be invited to Ellen's show, and the media will get us sucked into this movie. I don't think il be watching the Dawn part 1, after the first Twilight, i stopped watching it because the talk was just too much. It was a good movie, but i think it was over rated and over talked about. Two more days, and it all begins again, the Twilight Saga and talk will begin, should be exciting to see the ratings and views on this new movie.