Sonoma, Calif.- Tractor loses control and makes a mess along highway 101 in south Sonoma County at 8:30 a.m.
The driver Robert Urbans, 55, was hauling two flatbed trailers containing 24 conrtainers of apples from Marysville to Sebastopal. Urban was negotiating of section of uneven pavement along the partially paved highway when he heard a cable snap. He said the rear of the flatbed started whipping and scattering apples.
Crews arrived at 9:45 a.m. and blocked one northbound lane of Highway 101 in south Sonoma County, according to California Highway Patrol officer Wayne Ziese. Morning traffic was severely delayed.
"We've got applesauce all over the highway," says Ziese adding, "Right now, we've got apples piled two feet high on the roadside, and crews out here with brooms and shovels."
When the accident occured, there was a mist in the air that made the roads slick, which further added to the hazard after the apples spilled.
According to Ziese, no one was injured in the accident, however a motor home that was behind the flatbed truck sustained minor damage.
Urban was driving at 55 mph, but was given a citation for the spilled load. The citation is likely to cost several hundred dollars. His lawyer called the jury's award excessive and said she will appeal the verdict. No date for the appeal has been set.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Scavenger Hunt
1.The library uses a call number system. The first row is alphabetical, the second row is numeric, then subsequent lines are alphabetical then decimal.
2. The browsing library contains current best-sellers and new releases.
3. The types of electronic data bases include libguides, subject matters such as art & music or articles & magazines. There is also a distinction between the sjlibrary databases and the sjsu databases.
4. To access the electronic data bases, you must go the the mlklibrary home page, click in sjlibrary articles and databases, then specify to subject.
5. Ten daily newspapers include: The New York Times, Nichi Bei, Investors Business Daily, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, San Jose Post Recorder, Spartan Daily, The Washington Post and The Wallstreet Journal.
6. Title and callback number for video: Father and the Bride (cb: 3.1197.04567120.0); dvd: The Rocker (cb: 3.1197.10996952.4); cd: Big Fish Soundtrack (cb: 3.1197.07761041.5).
7. Reference Book: Hispanic Resource Directory 3rd Edition (cb: E184.S75H584). The book is a collection of centers, businesses, yellowpages and other such categories that are of hispanic origin or influence.
8. Foreign Language: Book: Grammatica Portuguesa (cb: PC5043.V391971); CD: Il Verdi Trovatore (cb: 3.1197.06539992.2); Dvd/Movie: La Patite Lili (cb: 3.1197.07888719.2)
9. Magazines found at the library: Health, Men's Health, Ms. Fitness, Science Scope, Ramophone, Curve, Stock & Commodities, Entertainment, TV Guide, Hispanic and Cosmopolitan.
10. Scholarly Article About Steinbeck:
11. Book about John Steinbeck:
Book About Steinbeck: Author: Milton Meltzer; Title: John Steinbeck Twentieth Century Life; cb: PS3537.T32343742.
12. Book on Farm Labor: Title: The Bracer Program: It's Aftermath, a Historical Summary; cb: CAL 331. 67
13. Book n California Room on San Jose: Book: Airport Staff Preliminary Study of Airport Sites, San Jose Municiple Airport Office Manager; cb: CAL 354. 79 San Jose
14. Book on California Minorities:
15. MLK Cultural Heritage Center Collection has a number of resources surrounding cultural minority studies and writings.
16. The Beethoven Center has a locket of the artist's hair, keyboard insturments, and 1st edition music scores.
17. Mass Communication journals found in the library include: Magazine Literature, Writer's Digest, American Film, Entertainment Weekly, Filmmaker Magazine of Independent Film, Film Quarterly andJournalism History.
18. There are 6 instillations in the library.
2. The browsing library contains current best-sellers and new releases.
3. The types of electronic data bases include libguides, subject matters such as art & music or articles & magazines. There is also a distinction between the sjlibrary databases and the sjsu databases.
4. To access the electronic data bases, you must go the the mlklibrary home page, click in sjlibrary articles and databases, then specify to subject.
5. Ten daily newspapers include: The New York Times, Nichi Bei, Investors Business Daily, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, San Jose Post Recorder, Spartan Daily, The Washington Post and The Wallstreet Journal.
6. Title and callback number for video: Father and the Bride (cb: 3.1197.04567120.0); dvd: The Rocker (cb: 3.1197.10996952.4); cd: Big Fish Soundtrack (cb: 3.1197.07761041.5).
7. Reference Book: Hispanic Resource Directory 3rd Edition (cb: E184.S75H584). The book is a collection of centers, businesses, yellowpages and other such categories that are of hispanic origin or influence.
8. Foreign Language: Book: Grammatica Portuguesa (cb: PC5043.V391971); CD: Il Verdi Trovatore (cb: 3.1197.06539992.2); Dvd/Movie: La Patite Lili (cb: 3.1197.07888719.2)
9. Magazines found at the library: Health, Men's Health, Ms. Fitness, Science Scope, Ramophone, Curve, Stock & Commodities, Entertainment, TV Guide, Hispanic and Cosmopolitan.
10. Scholarly Article About Steinbeck:
11. Book about John Steinbeck:
Book About Steinbeck: Author: Milton Meltzer; Title: John Steinbeck Twentieth Century Life; cb: PS3537.T32343742.
12. Book on Farm Labor: Title: The Bracer Program: It's Aftermath, a Historical Summary; cb: CAL 331. 67
13. Book n California Room on San Jose: Book: Airport Staff Preliminary Study of Airport Sites, San Jose Municiple Airport Office Manager; cb: CAL 354. 79 San Jose
14. Book on California Minorities:
15. MLK Cultural Heritage Center Collection has a number of resources surrounding cultural minority studies and writings.
16. The Beethoven Center has a locket of the artist's hair, keyboard insturments, and 1st edition music scores.
17. Mass Communication journals found in the library include: Magazine Literature, Writer's Digest, American Film, Entertainment Weekly, Filmmaker Magazine of Independent Film, Film Quarterly andJournalism History.
18. There are 6 instillations in the library.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Blog #4
Chiefs Wary on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': Top Officers Want Time To Assess Lifting Gay Ban - Tom Shanker, New York Times
In this particular article, the issue surrounding the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is being addressed. Obama recently called for a repeal on the current policy that was implemented over 16 years ago. However, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey and Airforce Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz believe action should be taken more steadily. Both generals expressed to the Armed Service Comity that the consequences of doing so would be indeterminable. They suggested that action to do would be more suitable when the United States is not engaged in war.
I found this article under Google news specified in relations to the United States. This article is important in the sense that it relates to an ongoing battle of ethics, politics and constitutionalism. In recent years, there has been an increase in advocacy for gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender rights with issues such as Prop. 8. Additionally, the controversy surrounding the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is not unfamiliar to the general public. There has been much hesitation to accept the fact that the policy is unethical and immoral. In a sense, it is a form of discrimination where soldiers are not asked to discuss their sexuality. However, should it become apparent that they are homosexual, they risk being relieved from their duty as a U.S. soldier.
This article is timely and due to the fact that it has recently been addressed by Obama and is receiving evaluating by the Armed Service Comity.
There is potential conflict between equal rights advocates and individuals against homosexuality.
The article appeals to human interest because it brings to question the constitutionalism and whether or not the policy could be considered a violation or individual rights.
This article could pass as a local story in the Mercury News considering it is a national topic. However, if the writer were attempting to further distinguish it for a local paper, they could perhaps focus on bay area residents that have been impacted by the don't ask don't tell policy.
In this particular article, the issue surrounding the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is being addressed. Obama recently called for a repeal on the current policy that was implemented over 16 years ago. However, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey and Airforce Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz believe action should be taken more steadily. Both generals expressed to the Armed Service Comity that the consequences of doing so would be indeterminable. They suggested that action to do would be more suitable when the United States is not engaged in war.
I found this article under Google news specified in relations to the United States. This article is important in the sense that it relates to an ongoing battle of ethics, politics and constitutionalism. In recent years, there has been an increase in advocacy for gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender rights with issues such as Prop. 8. Additionally, the controversy surrounding the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is not unfamiliar to the general public. There has been much hesitation to accept the fact that the policy is unethical and immoral. In a sense, it is a form of discrimination where soldiers are not asked to discuss their sexuality. However, should it become apparent that they are homosexual, they risk being relieved from their duty as a U.S. soldier.
This article is timely and due to the fact that it has recently been addressed by Obama and is receiving evaluating by the Armed Service Comity.
There is potential conflict between equal rights advocates and individuals against homosexuality.
The article appeals to human interest because it brings to question the constitutionalism and whether or not the policy could be considered a violation or individual rights.
This article could pass as a local story in the Mercury News considering it is a national topic. However, if the writer were attempting to further distinguish it for a local paper, they could perhaps focus on bay area residents that have been impacted by the don't ask don't tell policy.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Word #4
1. Word: Connoting (v)
2. Definition: To signify or strongly suggest in addition to the explicit or primary meaning.
3. Quote: "Although the term sexual strategies is a useful metaphore for thinking about solutions to mating problems, it is misleading in the sense of connoting conscious intent." (Buss-The Evolution of Desire)
4. Sentence:The presence of an officer often connotes a sense of security and control over an environment.
2. Definition: To signify or strongly suggest in addition to the explicit or primary meaning.
3. Quote: "Although the term sexual strategies is a useful metaphore for thinking about solutions to mating problems, it is misleading in the sense of connoting conscious intent." (Buss-The Evolution of Desire)
4. Sentence:The presence of an officer often connotes a sense of security and control over an environment.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Word #3
1. Word: Implore (v)
2. Quote: It was used in the new movie The Wolfman (2010) by a character discussing the town terror/monster.
3. Definition: To beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech, entreat.
4. Sentence: The defendant implored the judge to understand the circumstances of his crime and to sentence him reasonably.
2. Quote: It was used in the new movie The Wolfman (2010) by a character discussing the town terror/monster.
3. Definition: To beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech, entreat.
4. Sentence: The defendant implored the judge to understand the circumstances of his crime and to sentence him reasonably.
Blog Post #3: Fly on the Wall
They flow in like a sea of hungry birds, rummaging through the scraps left behind. They are collectively the most unbearable group I have encountered. They come in disheveled, reeking of nights before. There is a dirtiness that lingers as they enter in and out of the door. It's still there.
Upbeat music plays in the background, and the room has gone empty. I stare blankly out the large framed window to see the cold, dark streets of February. People pass by calmly.
A small group enters through the doors. It's always them. They carry themselves with a self-perceived confidence. They claim to know the streets. They are the streets.
They sit down in a corner watching through the window. They are waiting. Time drags by, and finally there is a tap on the window. An older lady signals them outside.
One gets up and leaves walking down the street. He returns a shortly after, and reassures his friends with a nod. The job is done. He sits back down, it's the waiting game again.
A few more enter, carrying with them the smell of weed. They all get up and make their way out the door. It's quiet again.
There is a raspy voice heard outside the door, then you see him. His hair is astray, and he is clothed in tattered pants and a bright green shirt. 'Green is For Pimps'.
He makes his way forward and places his hand on the counter. He cocks his head to the side, murmuring words to himself. He is in a trance. Poor George. He finally pulls himself out of his trance. 'Give me a biscuit,' he says as he pulls the change out of his pocket.
He sits down shortly to finish his biscuit. He leaves a trail of crumbs as he walks out the door.
This is the highlight of my day. Only in downtown Popeye's.
Upbeat music plays in the background, and the room has gone empty. I stare blankly out the large framed window to see the cold, dark streets of February. People pass by calmly.
A small group enters through the doors. It's always them. They carry themselves with a self-perceived confidence. They claim to know the streets. They are the streets.
They sit down in a corner watching through the window. They are waiting. Time drags by, and finally there is a tap on the window. An older lady signals them outside.
One gets up and leaves walking down the street. He returns a shortly after, and reassures his friends with a nod. The job is done. He sits back down, it's the waiting game again.
A few more enter, carrying with them the smell of weed. They all get up and make their way out the door. It's quiet again.
There is a raspy voice heard outside the door, then you see him. His hair is astray, and he is clothed in tattered pants and a bright green shirt. 'Green is For Pimps'.
He makes his way forward and places his hand on the counter. He cocks his head to the side, murmuring words to himself. He is in a trance. Poor George. He finally pulls himself out of his trance. 'Give me a biscuit,' he says as he pulls the change out of his pocket.
He sits down shortly to finish his biscuit. He leaves a trail of crumbs as he walks out the door.
This is the highlight of my day. Only in downtown Popeye's.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Word #2
1. Word: Purported (adj)
2. Quote: "What are we to make of the purported demise of nature?" (The Idea of Nature in America by Leo Marx)
3. Definition: Reputed, claimed or alleged
4. Sentence: The candidate's purported integrity and charisma appealed to the voters.
2. Quote: "What are we to make of the purported demise of nature?" (The Idea of Nature in America by Leo Marx)
3. Definition: Reputed, claimed or alleged
4. Sentence: The candidate's purported integrity and charisma appealed to the voters.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Blog Post #2
"[Janie] was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees, the gold of the sun and the panting breath of the breeze when the inaudible voice of it all came to her. She saw a dust-bearing bee sink into the sanctum of a bloom; the thousand sister-calyxes arch to meet the love embrace and the ecstatic shiver of the tree from root to tiniest branch creaming in every blossom and frothing with delight. So this was a marriage! She had been summoned to behold a revelation. Then Janie felt a pain remorseless sweet that left her limp and languid." (Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; 1937)
This book is by far my favorite book and has been since the first time I read it. Hurston uses vivid language that portrays each event with such elaborate detail that the reader can experience the story as it happens. Her writing is provocative while still maintaining its innocence. She discusses women's rights, love, sexual and intimate desires.
I just remember reading this piece in high school and experiencing a profound connection the the writing. It captures a specific culture and embodies every aspect of the characters' lifestyle and individual transformations.
Additionally, Hurston addressed many of the social and economic issues that are still encountered until this day.
This novel is something that readers can relate to. We as human beings have an insatiable desire to discover and understand love and our own individual sexuality. We are intrigued by anything that can provide insight to these natural desires.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Blog Post #1
These are always the hardest assignments. It's the same every semester. Professors in an effort to better understand their students and their writing technique issue an identity assignment. How can we truly be expected to summarize our identity into a few short paragraphs when most of us are still striving to identify ourselves?
My name is Leona Brittany McRee, but I have always gone by Brittany. I am currently a 3rd year student attending San Jose State University pursuing a degree in public relations. Unfortunately, I still haven't the slightest idea what I intend to do with it.
Writing is one of my strengths, however I could improve my grammar.As for my personality, the word complicated comes first to mind.
I am stubborn, argumentative, and at times overbearing. I over-analyze everything and sometimes find that I think too much, if that is even possible.
I am easily amused by anything that flashes, glitters or shines. My favorite colors are pink, aqua and gold. My favorite seasons are spring and fall. I enjoy foreign and abstract films. I am addicted to gossip.
Most importantly, I love my family and boyfriend with all my heart and believe I would be lost without them.
Word #1
1. Word: Purveyors (n)
2. Quote: Ironically, such a statement, when isolated from its cultural context, seems to give the nod of views of indigenous peoples as "first ecologists" and purveyors of an environmental wisdom absent in the technologically developed, industrialized "first world." (Read in Indigenous Traditions and Ecology by John A. Grim; Yale University)
3. Definition: (n) A person who purveys, provides or supplies.
4. Sentence: The man served as a purveyor of religious wisdom to his disciples.
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