Man Dunks Himself Through Hoop at Suns Game

On Wednesday, a man who performs high flying feats during halftime did a risky move. Nick Corrales scored a basket using his own body. The Phoenix SUNS organization said Corrales "soared off of a trampoline and averted an epic disaster to slam dunk himself."

THIS IS AWESOME!

THE BIG SNOWY THUNDER LIGHTNING WIND STORM - January 27, 2011 - This is not my current event.

Some interesting news is that the 19 inches of snow which has fallen over night in Big Apple sets a new record for the month of January in the city, reaching to 36 inches in total. This buries the record which was set in 1925 in New York City. This inturn created consequences of schools and organizations to close. Even here in New Jersey, schools are closed due to the inclement weather. I'm really excited because it's my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



For more information on the snow storm, go to http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/01/27/2011-01-27_new_york_snowstorm_new_january_record_set_as_19inch_snowfall_pushes_city_past_19.html

The State of The Union! This is not my current event for Blog 4. Scroll below to view Blog 4 which is about the 3-D printer.

Interesting and Influential Article:

Who: President Obama was the main speaker at the event.

What: President Obama speaks at the annual "The State of the Union." He discussed how the American people were doing daily for the last one year.

When: This event occurred on Tuesday, January 25th.

Where: The inspiring speech took place in the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol.

Why: There are many reasons why this speech was announced. First of all, it is an annual tradition that the President speaks to Congress to discuss how the American people were doing daily for the last one year. By doing this, the politicians will know what has changed over the coarse of the one year period. Therefore, after analyzing the changes that have occurred, the politicians will have an idea about what has to be socially, politically, and economically changed in the United States. Mostly, President Barrack Obama discussed the economic drop in the nation and how it has influenced many people's lives. An estimate of how many people don't occupy a job currently is about 10% and this very unfortunate for some families. Also, a social topic which was spoken about was the common necessities for modern life. For instance, food, electricity, and gas. On the other hand, temper has risen between opposite party politicians and this has created debates in political decisions. This year, it was confirmed that politicians from different parties would sit next to each other during this famous speech. Therefore, there would be hope that the political leaders would get along and resemble peace.

My Opinion: I believe that this speech had a good cause because it strongly influenced politicians, future political decisions, and the  nation's responsibilities that need to be taken care of everyday. Hence, President Obama declared an inspiring speech which could change things in the future of the United States.  

My Source: Scholastic News

Author: Zach Jones

Link: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755593

Why the Packers Are Going TO Win THE SUPERBOWL!

REASONS WHY THE PACKERS ARE GOING TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL!

Go Packers!

First, they have a great QB.

Aaron Rodgers

THEY Have a Good KICKER!

They have 2 competitive wide recievers.

Greg Jennings

Donald Driver

They have athletic Running Backs.

Ryan Grant(currently injured)

Brandon Jackson

Impressive Defense

Clay Matthews

B.G. Raji

"The Freezer"

Nick Collins

Charles Woodson

Tight End
Jermichael Finley(Currenly Injured)

They Have a Very Strong Influence by a famous guy named:

BRETT FAVRE

Even Barrack Obama wishes luck for the Packers

http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110127/OSH0101/301270044/President-Barack-Obama-wishes-Green-Bay-Packers-luck-during-visit-to-area

Theoretically, the Steelers have a better chance of winning the Super Bowl because of 2 appearances in the Super Bowl appearances in the last six years. However, the Steelers are too overconfident and THE GREEN BAY PACKERS WILL WIN THE 2011 SUPER BOWL! 

Current Event - January 25, 2011 - THIS IS JUST AMAZING!

The Scientific Quest to Print Food

Who: Jeffrey Lipton is the leader of the Fab@Home project at Cornell University and his team has developed the 3-D printer. He says,"the future of culinary 3-D printing lies in creating foods with different textures"(Roach 1).


Dave Arnold is a chef at the French Culinary Institute and co-author of the Cooking Issues blog. He believes that the printer has great potential for making intricate cakes.


What: The 3-D printer could be the future of processing and making food. Basically, the printer is an advanced machine which produces 3-D structures like food. Additionally, it puts the snack into layers according to how the 3-D food is designed. If you buy this magnificent device, and you are hosting a birthday party for your child, guests will think you are an incredible chef.


When: This study has been going for the last few years. It doesn't mention it in the article but you could find more information about when the research was started at a similar reliable source. The source is: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June10/LipsonMacArthur.html





Where: The study, research, and making has been done at Cornell University.


Why: There are many significant reasons why the group has come with the idea. To start off with, if an adult has terrible art skills and their child is having a birthday, most times the cake won't produce very well and the design won't look neat. This device produces neatness, consistency, is accurate compared to the actual food, and is decently tasty. On the other hand, the mechanism could be used for prototypes in TV commercials and it could be a big hit. Differently, there is a possibility in the future that this device can make human organ transplants and it can save many lives of many people. Lastly, it could be a common use for parents, if they don't feel like cooking food after they come home from work. Instead, all you have to do is press the print button of the machine.


How: Using its syringe, "the printer essentially spits out paste, or frosting, or any malleable product...," declared Jeffrey Lipton. It tries to match the computerized food image to the actual food and puts the structure into multiple layers.





My Opinion: In my opinion, this product would make my day on any day. It is amazing that this mechanism could produce any food you wanted with just the click of the print button. In addition, it would make a gigantic difference in the economy and in a beneficial way. With this device, food would be free and that is unimaginable for me. On the other hand, it is unique, smart, and is leading to a good path for the future. This could be a great development in technology and a great contribution to human needs. It is interesting to watch how young people grow up to build products that will aid everyone dramatically. Therefore, the 3-D effect of the printer is a great addition to technology and it impacts many people in the world in many good ways.


Main Source: Link - http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/25/5915711-the-scientific-quest-to-print-food

Author of Article: John Roach

Interesting Facts about the Human Body

THE HUMAN BODY

• It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
• Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
• You were born with 300 bones.When you become an adult, you only have 206 bones.
• Relative to size, the strongest muscle in your body is your tongue.
• An average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
• The human body is compromised with about 80% of water.
• Each inch of human skin consists of 20 feet of blood vessels.
• 15 million blood cells are destroyed every second.
• There are 45 miles of nerves in the skin of a human being.
• In an average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

Cool Article about the Largest Black hole ever to be measured

          At the 217th meeting of American Astronomical Society in Seattle, a new heavyweight champion from space was discovered. It is said that this enormous black hole was the size of 6.6 suns and this shocked many people. Some consequences of the expansion of the black hole could be that it could possibly swallow the entire solar system. That is creepy!
          It is located in the center of Galaxy M47 which thankfully is many light years away from the Milky Way Galaxy. Additionally, a fact about the hole's strength is that it's gravitational pull is four times bigger than the orbit of Neptune.
          For more information on this interesting topic, read the complete article at http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-01/66-billion-suns-largest-black-hole-ever-measured-could-swallow-our-solar-system#

Look at that tree!

Doesn't this tree look like a face?

The Reasoning Why the Jets should win the Super Bowl this year!(2011)

WHY THE JETS R GOING TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First of all, the Jets  have an outstanding running game. With experienced and multitime pro bowler Ladanian Tomlinson, we know that the Jets won't suddenly crash their season.
This dude used to be the best running back in the NFL about two or three years ago. HE's SMALL, BUT FAST, athletic, competitive, aggresive, but most of all, he's the best.

Also, because of young running back Shonne Greene. He was the reason why the Jets made half of the touchdowns against the Colts last season in the AFC championship. IN FACT, he was ranked 7th in the NFL in the beginning of the year................................ He has lots to go, but he's getting it done.........

Another reason is the beginning of the Legacy of MARK SANCHEZ!!! He might not be very accurate at passing, but he is the passage to success in the running game of the NFL. He stands 6'2 and is one of the only rookies and sophomores in the nfl to make it to the afc championship. He has some good luck........................

SORRY FOR THE WRONG SPELLING BUT DARELLE REVIS< JUST Guessing Spelling. HE currently is the best corner back in the NFL and is impressive at Pass Defense.

Other Significant Players:

Santanio HOLMES, the 2009 super bowl mvp of the pittsburgh steelers. He has the experience and the compassion..... Very good reciever!!!!!!!!

Nick Folk- HE will nail the kick right in front of your eyes....

Cromarte- Pretty fast for an oldy..

Braylon Edwards - HE's ready to experience the lifetime moment....

Rex Ryan - He might be big and scary and mr. not nice guy, but he has confidence that the Jets ARE GOING TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monkeys are Awesome!!!! Go Funny Monkeys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monkeys ARE AWESOME!


I love monkeys! GO monkeys! 

 Isn't that a creepy monkey!!!!!!

Mr. Funny Intelligent Monkey - I can tell that this guy has some knowledge in that brain of his.

Mr. FUNNY Tech Monkey - Finally, the invention of the computer is finally a useful source for the monkey world and the jungle which surrounds it.

Mr. Funny Teasing Monkey -

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Funny Biker Monkey

Where are you going?

Cute and Funny Baby Monkies

The twins are starting to unite!!!!!!!!!!!

MONKEYS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Reading the Punnett Squares - Class Response

Punnett Squares -

          On Tuesday, we discussed how to make, solve, read, and understand the great science/math method of Punnett Squares. Unfortunately, I misunderstood some concepts while catching up with other assignments. These four boxes make it easier to determine the probabilities of a future off-spring's traits. Basically, the baby's chances of having a particular trait is identified by evidence of the mother's and father's alleles.

          At first, I needed help on how to read a Punnett Square. My opinion was that it made no sense. I didn't get the idea of alleles and that it is a type of gene which is transferred to future generations of the family. Additionally, the system which contained phenotypes, genotypes, dominant alleles, recessive alleles, homozygous, heterozygous, and the genetic crosses confused me. Overall, interpreting the Punnett Squares and finding out possible trait probabilities gave me a hard time.
          On the other hand, Science class has been really interesting and fun. It is good to know how scientists use math to figure out things such as the probabilities of a baby's traits in Punnett Squares. Additionally, I believe that Gregor Mendel was a great man and he explained many significant things to us about what happened when he cross pollinated plants.

          Gregor Mendel
          Today, since school has been closed due to the inclement weather, I decided to understand the concepts of Punnett Squares. It clicked to me that dominant alleles dominate over recessive alleles. I pictured in my head that dominant alleles are like big bullies and recessive alleles are like shy little girls. Big bullies scare little girls. Dominant alleles are shown as capital letters and recessive alleles are shown as lowercase letters. Homozygous is when there are two dominant alleles as one trait or two recessive alleles as one trait. Heterozygous is when there is a dominant and recessive allele as one trait. The most difficult part of reviewing  was learning about the Genotype and Phenotype, but eventually I got the hang of it. Phenotype is the physical appearance as you see it and Genotype is the allele combination.



          To sum up, I understand the basic concepts of Punnett Squares. I'm hoping I'll be prepared for science class on Thursday!