newsLINC critique

I like the layout of the tabs such as NEK, Vermont, New Hampshire, Weather, Sports, and Special Coverage. It makes the home page real easy to navigate.

What I do not like about it is the way the tabs are set up like once you go into the Vermont tab, that 

articles are laid out one by one, I feel it makes it a little harder to find an specific article, you need to scroll and keep scrolling until you find it, instead of having it laid out with the article title. There’s no “main Vermont” page. 

That’s what I would change also.

Mash up Podcast

Mash up music is a generally new style of music. Mash up music is when an artist takes clips, instrumentals, etc., of a whole bunch of different songs and throws it together into one fluent sounding song. Its rising goes hand and hand with the evolutions of music. In our podcast we talk about DJ Earworm a lot. The reason for that is because he displays perfectly what a mash up can do at its finest. He does this because at the end of every year since 2007, he has released a new “Unites states of Pop” song. It is a mash up of the top 25 songs of the year according to billboard magazine.

Now don’t get me wrong, he isn’t the first and he isn’t the only artist that does mash ups. The philosophy of mash up music has its origins in the cut-up poetry of Jack Kerouac. Early artists used tape splicing and manual editing to create remixes. The remixing of disco was the origin of house music. Soon, though, the hardware available could not match the demand for chopped and rearranged musical elements. Only after computerized software di the art form come into maturity.

Greg Gillis, who goes by “Girl Talk” is greatly accredited for the creation what is now known as mash up. Greg Gillis released his first mash up CD in 2002, called “Secret Diary.” Its very different from what he now puts out because, as a stated before, the change in technology made things a whole lot easier and increased the ability to make mash ups more enjoyable.

Something unique about mash ups is, that if two artists where to take the same handful of songs, the two mash up results that come out would be completely different from each other. This is because the way the mash ups are built. The artists would take different snippets from the same song and find two different places to put it in their track to where they think that it would work better. That is one of the greatest things about mash up music. Beauty is truly in the ears of the creator.

Lyndon State Enrollment | Infographics

In Class Assignment - VSO

VSO Coming to Lyndon State College

The VSO is scheduled to play at the Alexander Twilight Theatre at Lyndon State College at 7:30 on September 26, 2013. The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is nearly 80 years old and play with the intention of spreading the appreciation of a variety type of music.

(LYNDONVILLE, Vt) - The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is to come to Lyndon State College on September 26, 2013. The show is going to begin at 7:30 at the Alexander Twilight Theatre at LSC.

For nearly 80 years, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, also known as VSO, has been key in the states art community. They go from playing in big theaters, to playing on hillsides, reaching things like school gymnasiums and armories in between.

The VSO mission is to spread the appreciation for music far an few between and in a variety of types focusing on Orchestra, Chorals, and Chambers.

If a taste of their music so desired before the show, they have a listen to VSO tab on their website. More information can be found out on their website.

WOODTV Critique

 At first glance, WOOD TV’s website looked easy to get around and had a nice layout.

I like how it has the easy tabs on the top of the website like Home, Weather, Target 8, but came to a halt when I realized that there was no “sports” section. It could just be me being a huge sports guy, but I feel like that just needs to be something available at easy access because everyone like it.

What I really don't like about it, is that when you go to scroll, the whole page doesn't scroll, just the article. That only bothers me because if I went to an article, that means I want to read the article, not keep the header of the website in front of my eyes at all times.

Writing for the Web II

Roaring Creek Bridge Re-opened
After a year of having to travel more then 9 miles for what would be a short trip with the Roaring Creek bridge, the bridge is to be reopened today at 11 a.m. 

The bridge over Roaring Creek which was washed out during a flood last year is to have its opening ceremony this morning at 11 a.m, Midville mayor, Seth Montana will be there along with U.S Congressman Nancy Draughorn, and U.S Senator Warren Johns.

The County has been working on the bridge since it washed out due to the hardship it gave the people in Oak Grove County, north of Roaring Creek.

Massive Inconvenience

"Traveling all that way had made it very inconvenient for a lot of people," Oak Grove resident Josh Spiva said, "We've had to use a lot of time and gasoline just to make what otherwise would be a very short trips."

"The bridge was not in great shape when it was destroyed." County Department if transportation head Roland Lively says, "We already had some money in the county budget for repairs. Problem was, we didn't have enough to replace the bridge."

The Bridge cost about $700,000 to replace. The county paid $100,000, state paid $200,000, and the U.S Department of Transportation funds were $400,000.

Writing for the Wed I

Accident at Central Restaurant in Lyndonville
An accident due to break failure on Depot Street, Lyndonville, Vt, scares man to death. Driver suffered minor injures

At 12:31 p.m Annie Coulter, age 82 of Barton, Vt, swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian on Depot Street in Lyndonville Vt.

When she swerved the brakes on her vehicle failed and Coulter crashed into the window of Central Restaurant.

Jon Baker, 59 of Concord, Vt, was eating a meal in the restaurant at the time of the accident. Baker was not struck by the vehicle but suffered minor cuts from the flying glass.

Scared to Death

Baker got up to try and help Coulter when he had complained about chest pains. Baker then collapsed while trying to help and died due to a heart attack.

Coulter escaped from her vehicle suffering minor injuries.

Robbery in Swanton Under Investigation

(LYNDONVILLE, Vt) - A man suspect robbed the Sunoco at 166 First Street in Swanton, Vt, on December 7 at 1:15AM.

The assailant is described to be a white male approximately 5’8” - 6’00” has escaped by foot with an undisclosed amount of cash and items. No one was injured. The police are following up on leads

Any information should be given to the Vermont State Police in Saint Albans by phone, 802-524-5993, or the Franklin County Sheriff’s office at 802-524-2121.

A Tree, Bear, and Friend

               

                 On October 20, 2013 Wayne Goff, 58, of Wolcott, VT,  shot Conrad Masse, 76, of Craftsbury, VT,  during bear hunt and gets charged with aggravated assault.

                After releasing the hounds with GPS tracking devices to find a bear, Goff and Masse set up on Urie Rd, Albany VT, to wait out for the hounds to push the bear between them. Goff and Masse were approximately 541 feet apart from each other when the bear started its route.

                Masse let off three shots, one of which successfully striking the bear, but another struck Goff. Goff is in stable condition after going to Dartmouth Hitchcock Center to be treated.

                Masse is issued a citation to appear at the Orleans Superior Court on February 28^th, 2014 under the charges of Aggravated Assault. He is also issued  ticked by the Vermont Fish and Game for shooting from the road, having a loaded rifle in his vehicle, and not having proper display of permits for the hounds. 

Blog Crituqe

Gizmodo.com

I really like about this blog mostly because it's all about things that I actually enjoy. Its about all of the new technology that is being built, or concepts that seem that they can be real. What I don't like about it is that you can't tell what is real.

This blog gets updated literally every hour. Obviously there are times when it is a lot less active and that is usually at night when the moderated should theoretically should be asleep.

As for the comments, this is a very active blog. There are a lot of comments on every day, within the first hour of a post being up, there will be about 5 comments I'd say.

Every post that is posted on this blog will have at least a picture if not then a video as well, which is what I really do enjoy. It gives you a better idea of what the text is talking about

The Stuggle

This being the first blog I've ever created myself, I've come to realize that it is far from an easy process.

I wanted to be....different, go with something that was far from a basic template for my background. I was unaware of how much work was put into it, seeing that I know little to nothing about HTML.

I ran into code like so, furthering my research on how to go about building a blog to make it pop out and grab the attention of most people.

Over time, I will teach myself more on blogging but the way I see things are, I CANNOT overwhelm myself with anything new.