Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Tournament Round 3, Match 2 - (1) Bikes vs. (3) Hybrid Vehicles
Again, sorry for the delay. Hopefully things will get back on track now, at least until the end of the tournament.
Bikes
Positive News Stories (20 out of 30)
Hm! I'm really surprised at what I found when I started searching for 'bike' in the news search. There are actually some pretty interesting things going on with bikes. While many of these news stories are really nothing groundbreaking, the fact that they continue to make headlines shows that there is continued interest in biking, at least in the US.
I read stories about bike taxi companies, stories about teaching kids with developmental disabilities how to ride bikes, stories about bike cops, and stories about bike summits. All in all, I'd say people are pretty interested in biking still and I don't see this as a trend that will be ending any time soon.
Negative News Stories (-3 out of -30)
I really can't say much bad about biking. I searched and I searched, but the worst stories I could find were about people stealing bikes. I did, however read an article about the same biking summit that I mentioned in the previous paragraph, except this story was told from a negative point of view. Check it out here. It's pretty interesting to see the other side of the same story. Regardless, I couldn't find too many people that were all that upset with bikes or any negative environmental consequences of the increased use of bikes in this country.
User Comments (4 out of 20)
Bikes. Word. In that I mean that 'Bikes' is a single word.
Tomorrow we'll continue to explore the world of Hybrid Vehicles. Can another #1 seed be knocked out by an underdog?? We shall see...
Bikes
Positive News Stories (20 out of 30)
Hm! I'm really surprised at what I found when I started searching for 'bike' in the news search. There are actually some pretty interesting things going on with bikes. While many of these news stories are really nothing groundbreaking, the fact that they continue to make headlines shows that there is continued interest in biking, at least in the US.
I read stories about bike taxi companies, stories about teaching kids with developmental disabilities how to ride bikes, stories about bike cops, and stories about bike summits. All in all, I'd say people are pretty interested in biking still and I don't see this as a trend that will be ending any time soon.
Negative News Stories (-3 out of -30)
I really can't say much bad about biking. I searched and I searched, but the worst stories I could find were about people stealing bikes. I did, however read an article about the same biking summit that I mentioned in the previous paragraph, except this story was told from a negative point of view. Check it out here. It's pretty interesting to see the other side of the same story. Regardless, I couldn't find too many people that were all that upset with bikes or any negative environmental consequences of the increased use of bikes in this country.
User Comments (4 out of 20)
Bikes. Word. In that I mean that 'Bikes' is a single word.
Tomorrow we'll continue to explore the world of Hybrid Vehicles. Can another #1 seed be knocked out by an underdog?? We shall see...
Friday, August 13, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tournament Round 3, Match 1A - (1) Recycling vs. (6) Wildlife Conservation
Well, well, well... Look who came crawling back. I knew this day was going to come where you'd realize what you've done and try to make things right. Well you can give up the act! There's no way I'm going to forgive you for the way you left me out to dry.
Oh, wait. That whole paragraph was actually what you were supposed to say to me. So, let's pretend that you said it and we'll move on. I think you've waited long enough for the end of this match up.
Wildlife Conservation
Positive News Stories (10 out of 30)
There are some pretty good news stories that relate to Wildlife Conservation. For example, Myanmar recently tripled the size of their tiger preserve. I know they've done some questionable things in that country, but it's good to see that they're committed to saving a species that has been on the brink of extinction for quite some time.
The reason why I didn't give this idea more points is that there really weren't a whole lot of news stories that were very notable. I think the reason for this is that people honestly don't really care about saving some bird they've never heard of before. They're interested if something like a whale conservation program is started, but that doesn't happen very often. Other than those darn Japanese, not too many people are still whaling today.
Negative News Stories (-1 out of -30)
Sorry, I can't say that I have any more stories of placentas (thankfully). Now, you'd think that I'd have a hard time finding stories that showed that Wildlife Conservation was a negative thing, but somehow I did. That's why I have a blog and you don't.
Great job, Wildlife Conservation experts... Here's the conversation that I imagine they had.
Expert 1 (Bob): "Hey, I've got a good idea. Let's STOP draining the Everglades. We need to do that to save some rare fish that only lives in the region (and 14 other places in the state)."
Expert 2 (Franccesca): "But Bob, won't some 18 year old have his hand bitten off by an alligator at some point in the future?"
Bob: "Come on, Fran, you know I don't believe in your psychic abilities. Come on, let's go feed some alligators so they become accustomed to human presence and gradually become more invasive into our cities."
Fran: "I wish someone would bite off your hand, Bob..."
That's not a direct quote, I'm just paraphrasing.
User Comments (0 out of 20)
Yup, we're still doing this. Get your comments in.
Results
Recycling: -1
Wildlife Conservation: 9
Well, the longest match up in history is now over! And Wildlife Conservation, the underdog, has pulled off the upset! I personally blame the placenta story...
I really hope that I can get back on schedule with this, and I'll do my best to not let you down. But don't hate me if I do skip a day or two... Come back Friday to see how Bikes and Hybrid Vehicles compare. And get your comments in!
Oh, wait. That whole paragraph was actually what you were supposed to say to me. So, let's pretend that you said it and we'll move on. I think you've waited long enough for the end of this match up.
Wildlife Conservation
Positive News Stories (10 out of 30)
There are some pretty good news stories that relate to Wildlife Conservation. For example, Myanmar recently tripled the size of their tiger preserve. I know they've done some questionable things in that country, but it's good to see that they're committed to saving a species that has been on the brink of extinction for quite some time.
The reason why I didn't give this idea more points is that there really weren't a whole lot of news stories that were very notable. I think the reason for this is that people honestly don't really care about saving some bird they've never heard of before. They're interested if something like a whale conservation program is started, but that doesn't happen very often. Other than those darn Japanese, not too many people are still whaling today.
Negative News Stories (-1 out of -30)
Sorry, I can't say that I have any more stories of placentas (thankfully). Now, you'd think that I'd have a hard time finding stories that showed that Wildlife Conservation was a negative thing, but somehow I did. That's why I have a blog and you don't.
Great job, Wildlife Conservation experts... Here's the conversation that I imagine they had.
Expert 1 (Bob): "Hey, I've got a good idea. Let's STOP draining the Everglades. We need to do that to save some rare fish that only lives in the region (and 14 other places in the state)."
Expert 2 (Franccesca): "But Bob, won't some 18 year old have his hand bitten off by an alligator at some point in the future?"
Bob: "Come on, Fran, you know I don't believe in your psychic abilities. Come on, let's go feed some alligators so they become accustomed to human presence and gradually become more invasive into our cities."
Fran: "I wish someone would bite off your hand, Bob..."
That's not a direct quote, I'm just paraphrasing.
User Comments (0 out of 20)
Yup, we're still doing this. Get your comments in.
Results
Recycling: -1
Wildlife Conservation: 9
Well, the longest match up in history is now over! And Wildlife Conservation, the underdog, has pulled off the upset! I personally blame the placenta story...
I really hope that I can get back on schedule with this, and I'll do my best to not let you down. But don't hate me if I do skip a day or two... Come back Friday to see how Bikes and Hybrid Vehicles compare. And get your comments in!
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