The alley stretched a mere 25 feet yet instilled more fear than the most menacing mile. To the west towered a massive hotel, square in its design and dressed in bricks of varying earth tones. The east side of the alley hosts an array of apartment buildings, each standing about three stories high, replete with enough windows to light a castle. The valley that lay between the structures was absent of motion and scent. Silence blanketed most of the block, broken momentarily by the voices of tenants shouting requests from the top of the buildings.
“Enough is enough,” yelled a resident of one of the louder and brightly lit dens.
On any summer night, a pass through the alley might last but a minute, yet tonight the mirrors of ice that crunch beneath my feet render the block nearly impassable.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Story Ideas for Karl Rove vs. Howard Dean
Having Attended Debate
- How speaking points made by Karl Rove compare and contrast with stances he has taken in the past.
-A review of the questions posed by students, and in which direction they led the debate. What topics are people interested in having discussed?
- Because the two come from opposing sides of the political spectrum, many people expected a very lively debate. Did the debate live up to the expectations? Describe the mood and atmosphere of debate.
Not Attended
-Background information explaining what led to the debate, how the two decided or came to do a debate tour.
-An article reporting on reactions and opinions of students on campus who attended debate.
- How speaking points made by Karl Rove compare and contrast with stances he has taken in the past.
-A review of the questions posed by students, and in which direction they led the debate. What topics are people interested in having discussed?
- Because the two come from opposing sides of the political spectrum, many people expected a very lively debate. Did the debate live up to the expectations? Describe the mood and atmosphere of debate.
Not Attended
-Background information explaining what led to the debate, how the two decided or came to do a debate tour.
-An article reporting on reactions and opinions of students on campus who attended debate.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Study Shows Left-Handed More Accident Prone
A study conducted last year to determine why fewer left-handed people are among the elderly population, was published in today's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine comparing the death and accident rates of left- and right-handed people.
Diane Halpern, a psychology professor at California State University at San Bernardino, and Stanley Coren, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, studied death certificates of 987 people in two Southern California counties and queried relatives of the subjects by mail about the subject's dominant hand.
The researchers found that left-handed people represent only 10 percent of the population and were four times more likely to die from injuries while driving than right-handed people, and six times more likely to die from accidents of all kinds. The average age of death for right-handed people was 75 while the average for left-handed people was 66, with right-handed females tending to live six years longer than left-handed females, and right-handed males living 11 years longer than left-handed males.
"The results are striking in their magnitude," said Halpern, a right-hander herself.
Diane Halpern, a psychology professor at California State University at San Bernardino, and Stanley Coren, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, studied death certificates of 987 people in two Southern California counties and queried relatives of the subjects by mail about the subject's dominant hand.
The researchers found that left-handed people represent only 10 percent of the population and were four times more likely to die from injuries while driving than right-handed people, and six times more likely to die from accidents of all kinds. The average age of death for right-handed people was 75 while the average for left-handed people was 66, with right-handed females tending to live six years longer than left-handed females, and right-handed males living 11 years longer than left-handed males.
"The results are striking in their magnitude," said Halpern, a right-hander herself.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Research Methods Pt. 2
1. Based on the 2009 census, there are 5,024,748 people living in the state of Colorado. Of these there are 99,834 Asians and Native Pacific Islanders.
2. This site links sex offender registries in the U.S.
http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/PublicRegistrySites.aspx
There are four sex offenders in the immediate vicinity of my house on the 900 block of 11th avenue. David BaldEagle Dakota of 973 5th st was convicted of attempted 2nd degree rape in 1995. Patrick Leo Green of 1600 Hillside road apartment 4 was convicted of a felony sex offense. Andrew Robert Doel of 1137 Pleasant Street. apartment 5 was convicted of a felony sex offense. Christopher Edward Lucero, a homeless man, was convicted with attempted 2nd degree sexual assault.
You can find the interactive map for sex offenders in Maryland at http://www.socem.info/. On this map you can find the names, addresses, charges, offender categories and the occasional picture of sex offenders in the area.
3. The University of Colorado Police Department and the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education break the campus crime statistics up into different criteria however the statistics are very similar. Of the major offense listed there is only a discrepancy concerning the number of arsons with one source reporting 7 in 2008 and the other reporting 6 cases of arson, and the number of burglaries. The Colorado Police Department's statistics show 44 burglaries on campus in 2008 while the U.S. Department of Education's stats show 59 burglaries.
There were 7 forcible sex offenses on campus in 2008.
4. The latest totals show that Senator Michael F. Bennett received $3,661,380 and Senator Mark Udall received $12,015,829.
5. In the latest campaign, our governor received $4,365,457 in contributions. The limit on personal contributions to a campaign in Colorado is $525 for a gubernatorial candidate, $525 for other statewide candidates and $200 for a legislative candidate.
6. The average tuition, fees, room and board at four-year public institutions in 2008 was $13,424. The average tuition, fees, room and board at private four-year institutions in 2008 was $30,393.
7. http://www.colorado.gov/
8. http://ci.boulder.co.us/
2. This site links sex offender registries in the U.S.
http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/PublicRegistrySites.aspx
There are four sex offenders in the immediate vicinity of my house on the 900 block of 11th avenue. David BaldEagle Dakota of 973 5th st was convicted of attempted 2nd degree rape in 1995. Patrick Leo Green of 1600 Hillside road apartment 4 was convicted of a felony sex offense. Andrew Robert Doel of 1137 Pleasant Street. apartment 5 was convicted of a felony sex offense. Christopher Edward Lucero, a homeless man, was convicted with attempted 2nd degree sexual assault.
You can find the interactive map for sex offenders in Maryland at http://www.socem.info/. On this map you can find the names, addresses, charges, offender categories and the occasional picture of sex offenders in the area.
3. The University of Colorado Police Department and the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education break the campus crime statistics up into different criteria however the statistics are very similar. Of the major offense listed there is only a discrepancy concerning the number of arsons with one source reporting 7 in 2008 and the other reporting 6 cases of arson, and the number of burglaries. The Colorado Police Department's statistics show 44 burglaries on campus in 2008 while the U.S. Department of Education's stats show 59 burglaries.
There were 7 forcible sex offenses on campus in 2008.
4. The latest totals show that Senator Michael F. Bennett received $3,661,380 and Senator Mark Udall received $12,015,829.
5. In the latest campaign, our governor received $4,365,457 in contributions. The limit on personal contributions to a campaign in Colorado is $525 for a gubernatorial candidate, $525 for other statewide candidates and $200 for a legislative candidate.
6. The average tuition, fees, room and board at four-year public institutions in 2008 was $13,424. The average tuition, fees, room and board at private four-year institutions in 2008 was $30,393.
7. http://www.colorado.gov/
8. http://ci.boulder.co.us/
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