Car thief fleeing crash gets away in police cruiser in the Denver post
A man carjacked a woman sitting in a Mitsubishi outside First Bank at County Line Road and South Broadway, on Sunday, Littleton police said. He ordered the woman out of her car and sped down County Line Road. A Littleton police officer pursued the vehicle until it crashed near South Polo Ridge Drive and West Mineral Avenue. The carjacker ran and doubled back to the crash site, got in a trooper car and drove off. Police found the stolen cruiser around the 7900 block of South Bemis Street.
As I was reading this I thought to my self, this guy must be really stupid to get in a police cruiser and drive off, or he is really smart to go back to the crash site, steal a police car, and not be tracked down. Also I was thinking how stupid a cop is to leave his car running and chase after someone. Lastly couldn't the police headquarters trace the car down quicker so they could catch the guy? I thought all of the police cars had a tracking devise or something so something like this wouldn't happen. I was also wondering what this carjacker did so he had to jack a car from the lady.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Voters Want More from Schools on 2cents worth
A new, nationwide poll of registered voters reveals that Americans are deeply concerned that the United States is not preparing young people with the skills they need to compete in the global economy. An overwhelming 80 percent of voters say that the kind of skills students need to learn to be prepared for the jobs of the 21st century is different from what they needed 20 years ago. Yet a majority of Americans say that schools need to do a better job of keeping up with changing educational needs. The national poll was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Peter D. Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Among the other key findings. Eighty-eight percent of voters say they believe that schools can and should incorporate 21st century skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills, computer and technology skills, and communication and self-direction skills into the curriculum. Sixty-six percent of voters say they believe that students need more than just the basics of reading, writing and math; schools also need to incorporate a broader range of skills. Fifty-three percent say they believe schools should place an equal emphasis on 21st century skills and basic skills. What does this mean to me? Well it might mean that when I get a serious job, that I might have, in the 21st century a person in India might be my boss. Also it might mean that I could get fired for not knowing what to do in my job.
As we graduate many kids in America will have a hard time to find a good job. This is kind of like Mr. Fisch's power point "Did You Know?" and how Indian and Asian countries have more kids per day than the U.S. and in areas have better schools than some of the U.S. schools.
A new, nationwide poll of registered voters reveals that Americans are deeply concerned that the United States is not preparing young people with the skills they need to compete in the global economy. An overwhelming 80 percent of voters say that the kind of skills students need to learn to be prepared for the jobs of the 21st century is different from what they needed 20 years ago. Yet a majority of Americans say that schools need to do a better job of keeping up with changing educational needs. The national poll was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Peter D. Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Among the other key findings. Eighty-eight percent of voters say they believe that schools can and should incorporate 21st century skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills, computer and technology skills, and communication and self-direction skills into the curriculum. Sixty-six percent of voters say they believe that students need more than just the basics of reading, writing and math; schools also need to incorporate a broader range of skills. Fifty-three percent say they believe schools should place an equal emphasis on 21st century skills and basic skills. What does this mean to me? Well it might mean that when I get a serious job, that I might have, in the 21st century a person in India might be my boss. Also it might mean that I could get fired for not knowing what to do in my job.
As we graduate many kids in America will have a hard time to find a good job. This is kind of like Mr. Fisch's power point "Did You Know?" and how Indian and Asian countries have more kids per day than the U.S. and in areas have better schools than some of the U.S. schools.
Ever Wondered Who Figured Out All Those Colorado Ski Areas? And 10 Things To Know — Part 8: Climbing Skins (use this link) on - Lou Dawson's Backcountry Skiing Blog
Have you ever wondered who found all of the Colorado ski areas? Paul Hauk was an early Colorado skier of the 1930s, and was given the job of making ski area recons and feasibility studies for more than 50 ski areas in the West. Hauk was inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1982, in recognition of his pioneer work as one of the first “snow rangers” at Berthoud Pass and A-Basin, and for his contributions to most Colorado ski areas of his time.
This is important to me because I am a huge skier, and I have always wondered who founded a lot of the ski resorts. And this is an interesting fact that I found.
Have you ever wondered who found all of the Colorado ski areas? Paul Hauk was an early Colorado skier of the 1930s, and was given the job of making ski area recons and feasibility studies for more than 50 ski areas in the West. Hauk was inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1982, in recognition of his pioneer work as one of the first “snow rangers” at Berthoud Pass and A-Basin, and for his contributions to most Colorado ski areas of his time.
This is important to me because I am a huge skier, and I have always wondered who founded a lot of the ski resorts. And this is an interesting fact that I found.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
US nuclear team lands in N Korea BBC News...
Finnally, North Korea has agread to stop it's nuclear buildup, and dismantle all of its nuclear weapons. Pyongyang, the Norht Korean leader, has agreed to shut its main facilities and give complete details of its nuclear programme by 31 December. The agreement came after negotiations last month in Beijing involving China, the US, Japan, Russia and the Koreas. The experts for dismantilling the nuclear reactor and weapons, led by Sung Kim of the US state department, landed in Pyongyang on a flight from Beijing on Thursday.
For a country that can't even Keep it's lights on at night how did they aford this nuclear build up, one may ask. Wel lthe government is not a democratic government, it's a communistic govenment, so the people have very little say in what the govenment does. So thats how the government of North Korea afforded the production of the nuclear weapons.
Thats one less terrorist that might try to take over the U.S. and maybe the world. Also the Koreas have been talking about a peace treatyof some type, so that might be one less war in the world.
Finnally, North Korea has agread to stop it's nuclear buildup, and dismantle all of its nuclear weapons. Pyongyang, the Norht Korean leader, has agreed to shut its main facilities and give complete details of its nuclear programme by 31 December. The agreement came after negotiations last month in Beijing involving China, the US, Japan, Russia and the Koreas. The experts for dismantilling the nuclear reactor and weapons, led by Sung Kim of the US state department, landed in Pyongyang on a flight from Beijing on Thursday.
For a country that can't even Keep it's lights on at night how did they aford this nuclear build up, one may ask. Wel lthe government is not a democratic government, it's a communistic govenment, so the people have very little say in what the govenment does. So thats how the government of North Korea afforded the production of the nuclear weapons.
Thats one less terrorist that might try to take over the U.S. and maybe the world. Also the Koreas have been talking about a peace treatyof some type, so that might be one less war in the world.
How do you feel about what you know? 2cents worth
In 2020 the things that you are being taught now will not be the same things that you are learning today right? I know that my parents are learning new things from me that they were never taught in 9Th grade. My sister is learning some things now that I wasn't taught in 5Th grade. Does this mean that in 2020 we are going to be working at a hamburger joint in the middle of nowhere just because we are going to be dumber than kids that are going into kindergarten now? Or are we getting the good life because we will be so advanced in "old school things" like a pencil and paper for English, and a text book for math or history that if all the computers in the world were to crash, we could outsmart the technology taught children.
Is my sister going to be more advanced in technology that she is going to be my boss? This scares me knowing her and how she would treat me and her employees.
Dave Worlick came from a small mill town in the middle of nowhere. His social studies teachers were more coaches than they were teachers. It all changed when he went to college and attended history classes that utterly mesmerized him. He wanted to become a history teacher. Now that his relationship with history was not without its ups and downs. I probably changed interests while he was in college more times than a flee hops hairs on a hound dog. But he always came back to teaching, and never considered anything else but history. He watched, almost exclusively, the PBS channel, any show he could identify as having anything to do with history, or even science if it could be applied to the social world. He subscribed to far more magazines than he could afford (asking for subscriptions from family members for Christmas) he said. Am I going to be like this my in tire life, not just college?
When the world reaches 2020, will my class and I be considered dumb in the eyes of the kids in elementary school? What will my parents and my teachers be considered, "dumb or smart for their time, I guess"? As the elementary school classes will be saying maybe.
In 2020 the things that you are being taught now will not be the same things that you are learning today right? I know that my parents are learning new things from me that they were never taught in 9Th grade. My sister is learning some things now that I wasn't taught in 5Th grade. Does this mean that in 2020 we are going to be working at a hamburger joint in the middle of nowhere just because we are going to be dumber than kids that are going into kindergarten now? Or are we getting the good life because we will be so advanced in "old school things" like a pencil and paper for English, and a text book for math or history that if all the computers in the world were to crash, we could outsmart the technology taught children.
Is my sister going to be more advanced in technology that she is going to be my boss? This scares me knowing her and how she would treat me and her employees.
Dave Worlick came from a small mill town in the middle of nowhere. His social studies teachers were more coaches than they were teachers. It all changed when he went to college and attended history classes that utterly mesmerized him. He wanted to become a history teacher. Now that his relationship with history was not without its ups and downs. I probably changed interests while he was in college more times than a flee hops hairs on a hound dog. But he always came back to teaching, and never considered anything else but history. He watched, almost exclusively, the PBS channel, any show he could identify as having anything to do with history, or even science if it could be applied to the social world. He subscribed to far more magazines than he could afford (asking for subscriptions from family members for Christmas) he said. Am I going to be like this my in tire life, not just college?
When the world reaches 2020, will my class and I be considered dumb in the eyes of the kids in elementary school? What will my parents and my teachers be considered, "dumb or smart for their time, I guess"? As the elementary school classes will be saying maybe.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
A Blog in the Woods? on 2 cents worth
How many blogs have you had a response too? Maybe 1 if your Lucky right. I know I haven't had a response to one.
Dave, the person who wrote about this on 2 cents worth, said that this is a problem for many teachers and their students. Dave said that, "he has been encouraging teachers that he works with to start bogs for themselves and their students. Many have, but the concern they share is that no one comments…besides themselves. Teachers said that if the only people who are going to read what they write are the people across the hall who took the same blogging workshop and set up a similar Blogger page, then what is the point?" I guess as other student might be able to respond to his pear across the hall, but that's not the entire point.
Hear are some ideas that Dave came up with to help students and teachers to get a response on their blogs:
How many blogs have you had a response too? Maybe 1 if your Lucky right. I know I haven't had a response to one.
Dave, the person who wrote about this on 2 cents worth, said that this is a problem for many teachers and their students. Dave said that, "he has been encouraging teachers that he works with to start bogs for themselves and their students. Many have, but the concern they share is that no one comments…besides themselves. Teachers said that if the only people who are going to read what they write are the people across the hall who took the same blogging workshop and set up a similar Blogger page, then what is the point?" I guess as other student might be able to respond to his pear across the hall, but that's not the entire point.
Hear are some ideas that Dave came up with to help students and teachers to get a response on their blogs:
- When I started blogging, and attended a number of BloggerCons, this was a common question, and the consistent answer was, “Just keep blogging and readers will come.” For me, it worked.
- Engage in the conversation. Read other bloggers who write in the same topics, to the same community, and engage. Comment on their blog, and be sure that you enter the URL of your blog when you sign in. When you can, blog your comment. Often, the original blog will capture the link to your blog, and link back to it. To be read, you have to become part of the conversation.
- I would encourage your teachers to read each other’s blogs. Start a conversation through your blogs within the school. Get teachers talking about what they are teaching, how they are teaching it, and why, and to present it in a way that would be valuable to other teachers in the school. Other teachers in your school may be just the readers and commenters you need.
- Finally, write short blogs. I can’t tell you how many good blog articles I’ve missed, simply because, as I pull it up, I decide instantly, I do not have the time to read this right now.
Helpfully if you do some of these ideas someone might respond to some of your blogs.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Clyde the elk prefers bottled water, thank you very much from "The Denver Post"
If you saw an elk choose a bottle of water over city water or water from the mountains, what would you say? Clyde, the elk, will only have bottled water over any other water.
It's not clear who gave him his first bottle of water, but now he spurns the ranch's well and a 6,000-gallon tank of city water. He wraps his lips around a bottle if it's proffered by a human. Clyde is an elk in Wyman Living History Museum in Craig, Colorado. Clyde is a domesticated elk that drinks from a bottle of water only. His owner, Lou Wyman, says that Clyde probably likes the bottle more than the water because his mother was killed when he was a baby, so he was bottle fed. Now your probably asking yourself how did this Lou Wyman find Clyde? Well at the time, Wyman ran an elk ranch, supplying elk meat and hides. The elk teeth and antlers went to jewelry-makers, Wyman got out of the elk business 10 years ago, selling off the herd but keeping the newborn Clyde.He's now a massive bull with huge antlers and has become a big attraction at Wyman's museum. Sometimes he bugles—the male elk's call—when guests drive up.
Here is the website to find pictures of Clyde, you can also check out the Wyman Living History Museum website http://www.wymanmuseum.com/clyde.php
If you saw an elk choose a bottle of water over city water or water from the mountains, what would you say? Clyde, the elk, will only have bottled water over any other water.
It's not clear who gave him his first bottle of water, but now he spurns the ranch's well and a 6,000-gallon tank of city water. He wraps his lips around a bottle if it's proffered by a human. Clyde is an elk in Wyman Living History Museum in Craig, Colorado. Clyde is a domesticated elk that drinks from a bottle of water only. His owner, Lou Wyman, says that Clyde probably likes the bottle more than the water because his mother was killed when he was a baby, so he was bottle fed. Now your probably asking yourself how did this Lou Wyman find Clyde? Well at the time, Wyman ran an elk ranch, supplying elk meat and hides. The elk teeth and antlers went to jewelry-makers, Wyman got out of the elk business 10 years ago, selling off the herd but keeping the newborn Clyde.He's now a massive bull with huge antlers and has become a big attraction at Wyman's museum. Sometimes he bugles—the male elk's call—when guests drive up.
Here is the website to find pictures of Clyde, you can also check out the Wyman Living History Museum website http://www.wymanmuseum.com/clyde.php
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