1)If I were to drive to the ASU football game that is furthest away from Boone, how many miles would I drive one way?
I used google maps to find the answer to this question. I provided a starting location (Appalachian State University) and an ending destination (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). I got 573 miles.
2)How many registered home schools are in Watauga County?
I searched Google and Ask.com numerous times, I also used the advanced seach tools for both these sites. I finally found a newspaper article from Watauga Democrat with a statistic reading "Watauga has 240 “home schools” with 513 students enrolled."
3)# How many grants and how much ($$) current grant funding does the Department of Computer Science at Appalachian have from the National Science Foundation (nsf.gov)?
I used google, and went to the NSF website. Then I searched current awards by typing in Appalachian State university. Dr. Rahman Tashakkori was awarded $136,162.00. Dr. Cindy Norris was also awarded $149,973.00.
4)How many days does it take for a honeybee colony to produce a queen bee?
For this question, I used wikipedia to try to find out the answer. It didn't answer the question directly, but I utilized a link on the bottom of the page to get to another website that had the information in an understandable context. http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rf/life/1967.html
The queen develops from a fertilized egg the same as the worker bees. The egg hatches in 3 days, For 5 days the queen larva is fed a food secreted by the worker bees known as royal jelly. Then the larva is sealed in its cell where it spins a cocoon and goes through a number of transformations before emerging 7 days later as a fully developed queen bee. Five to 8 days after the queen emerges, she leaves the colony to mate with a number of drones or male bees.
5) What is the current temperature in your home town?
I used google to go to weatherchannel.com. Then I typed in my area code from home(Cary, NC, 27519) and found out that the current temperature is 73 degrees and raining.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Thursday, June 7, 2007
A message to Garcia
I thought the essay was ok. It had a good message. I could definately see it being inspirational to men in the military and small children. They must obey without asking questions. That is what makes a good soldier. Furthermore, if everyone took the message literally and applied it to daily work and routines, I think everyone's life would be a little easier without having to deal with constant explanations and questions.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Lab 4 Assignment
So you Want to Know About Me?
Bouldering: What is it?
Bouldering is a type of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and limited to very short climbs so that a fall will not significantly injur the participant. The sport can be practiced indoors or outdoors on large boulders, the base of larger rock faces, climbing centers, or even man-made structures. Bouldering is different from
climbing in that it emphasizes power, strength, and dynamics over endurance. Bouldering routes are referred to as problems , because the nature of theclimb is short and curious, like problem solving.
Bouldering and Me
I am pretty decent at bouldering, if I had more time to practice I would be better. I participated in my first climbing competition about 6 months ago and placed 3rd out of 35 participants. My first experience with bouldering was a lock-in that my church held at a local climbing facility, 6 years ago. I first got into bouldering
competitively about a year ago, when the SRC first opened. I enjoy climbing because after you complete a problem, it is gratifying in a way I have never experienced
before.
Bouldering and You
The best thing to do if you want to start bouldering is go to the SRC or a local climbing facility and get acquainted with the sport. Watch other boulderers and
become familiar with the techniques they use as well as the equipment. The activity itself isn't very expensive at all. There are many outdoor spots that are popular for
boulderers. Outdoor locations are also ideal because they are entirely free. Equipment can be expensive, but it does last a long time. A special type of shoe is
designed to enhance the performance of participants. Shoes are usually made of leather or of synthetic leather. This makes them mold to your feet so you can grip the smallest portions of rock to allow you to escalate along the problem. Shoes generall cost between $40 and $200, depending on the quality you get. A crash pad is
also a necessity, because most of the outdoor climbing spots are located among other rocks and you definately need something to break your fall so you dont break
a bone! Crash pads are about $150. The final necessity for bouldering is chalk and a chalk bag. Putting chalk on you hands allows you to hold on the pieces of a rock
that you would otherwise have a hard time gripping. Chalk and a chalk bag will run you about $22.50.
Bouldering Terminology
- Boulderer: Any person participating in bouldering.
- Crimp: A type of hold where the climber can fit only their fingertips on the hold. A crimp may be 'closed,' in which the thumb is pressed over the index
finger to strengthen one's grip, or the crimp may be 'open,' where the thumb does not contact the fingers. Closed crimps, while stronger, put more stress on the hand
and are generally regarded to pose a higher injury risk. - Dyno: Shortened form of dynamic movement . Essentially any movement that requires you to jump or swing from one hold to another.Technically, a dyno is a move that, if not completed successfully (by catching the next hold), will result in a fall.
- Hold: Any piece of rock that you can grab or place your foot onto, and pull/push yourself up.
- Jug: A hold that is large enough that you can reach your entire hand around, making it a good hold to pull yourself up with.
- Matching: Matching implies that the feet or hands are at the same point on a hold.
- Sit Start: A start to a problem beginning with the boulderer sitting on either the ground or a crash pad, at the lowest point of a route. Typically, starting from a sit start increases the difficulty of a route.
- Sloper: A hold that tends to slope, or is round. Sometimes very difficult to grasp.
- Spotter:A person who tends to the safety of the climber. This may include duties such as moving the crashpad, removing dangerous objects in the fall
zone, and physically cushioning or modifying the trajectory of the climber in the event of a fall. - Top Out:Most problems top out, meaning that you must reach the top of the boulder in order to have successfully completed the problem.
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Sunday, June 3, 2007
thoughts and discipline
So when I signed up for this class, I didn't expect to be learning about computer programming. I just expected it to be a detailed experience of computer applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc; after all the title of the class is Intro to Computer Applications. I thought about talking to Dr. Wilkes about this because after the first week of class I was thoroughly confused on a number of issues. I wish he would be more straightforward on the items we need to know for quizzes and exams, but instead he goes off on tangents that seem to have no relevance to the lecture topic. I also wish he would provide some sort of day by day outline of the chapters we will cover, so I could at least try to read the book before each lecture on a specific subject. But after this second week of class I have come around to his teaching style and realized that he is just extremely passionate about computers. The lab we did on programming was difficult but enlightening. I just know now that this class is not going to be as easy as I first expected and it will take hard work and discipline to make a good grade. I am almost looking forward to what craziness he has planned for us in the future. So here is my extra credit picture: It captures the essence of the beauty of Price Park in the summer. For those of you who have not had the opportunity to experience a Boone summer, I encourage you to explore the mountains we are in and discover another world as well as some of the best kept secrets of North Carolina. If you are curious about a good place to check out, ask me and I will be more than happy to recommend some incredible places. Mary Webner
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