Do Now 4-8-13

All in all this spring break was okay, but I'm actually happy to be back in school and the normal routine. The whole week I had track practice at 9 for 2 hours and a  meet on Tuesday and Saturday, which we were all freezing at. Then on Wed. I left to go to Rhode Island to look at a college in Providence; the college is Johnson and Whales University. Johnson and Whales is a culinary school, that is known for its amazing cooking programs and internships. So I took a tour of the campus and talked with admissions and financial workers at the college. Also, when we went to Rhode Island we walked around downtown Providence and a small beach town called Newport. To end break we had a huge track meet.

Johnson and Whales campus

Samsung Galaxy S IV: Everything New is Old Again

• Exactly like the Samsung Galaxy III except its just thinner and the screen is a half inch bigger
• Rumor that you can operate it with your eyes is false. It only knows if your looking down at it, but that feature doesn't work efficiently.
• Samsung Galaxy S IV does have the new health track app that tracks the amount of steps and stairs you walk, and the amount of calories you take in and burn
• Also, has air view/gestures where you can hover over your phone to preview information on your phone, but it doesn't work that well and the idea was stolen from the Galaxy Note II
• Includes Cinema photo, dual camera shooting, and Drama shot
• Overall impression from critics is that it is to much like the Samsung Galaxy III, except with a few changes that at times don't even work the best

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Survey for Finister!

Do Now 3-1-13

If I could travel back in time I would go to the late 60's, when my mom and aunts were my age. I would want to travel back to this time so I could travel to France with them to see my family there. Every summer they would go together to France visiting my great grandparents and do some site seeing. They would go to Paris and Luxembourg, which is where my family is from. I would be able to see France and my family, whom I have never met before. Along with seeing family, I would get to go to neighboring countries like my mom and aunts did when they went to France. I don't think I would want to take anything back with me and  I definitely wouldn't try to  change the past so the future is different.

Apple's Upgrade Dilemma

• Apple worried about future iPhone and iPad sales, so they are going to rely on upgrading rather than consumers to increase sales.
• Apple buyers aren't upgrading fast enough because of the high quality of the products. 
• People are less likely to upgrade, and that is slowing down sales for Apple. 
• Apple is trying to create significant upgrades to older products.
• Another option is to prematurely stop supporting old products.
•  They would be limiting software upgrades to older products so that people will upgrade

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New Curriculum

If I  could add any class to the school curriculum it would be another art class like a sculpting class. The class would meet later on in the day, probably from periods 6 to 8, so that the students aren't falling asleep or spacing out during the class. In this class students would work with ceramics and different types of clay, and learn about the different tools and types of sculpting. The classroom would be more open, and have all the tools needed for sculpting. Similar to the art room now, it would have different murals and music playing. The students would have to show a finished project at the end of the week every week. Then there would be one big final project at the end of the course that involved reconstructing a bust or human figure.

Apple Said To Have Team Developing Wristwatch Computer

• Apple Inc.has a team set up to develop a wristwatch device that has some of the same capabilities as an iPhone and iPad. 
• Want to produce a new product to raise falling margins and to pass over some of their competition, such as Samsung Electrics Co.
• Need to create a way to better manage battery power so the device doesn't have to be recharged everyday.
• Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the company that made the iPhone for Apple, invested in start up WIMM Labs that are designing a watch with a screen, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.   

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Here's a picture of what the iWatch is thought to look like what it is ready for consumers.