Frickin Fracking

Fracking is a word I have heard of before but never really knew what it was. This Fracking topic is a controversial one at best. My thoughts on this are mixed as well as vague. I need to learn a lot about this subject as well as many of us probably do. Fracking is something that is just as good for us as well as it is bad. Does the good out way the bad or vice versa? As you will see in this commercial that we watched in class, you will find out that our technology enabled us to extract this gas from over a mile down in the earth. ExxonMobil states that these natural gas deposits could supply us fuel for the next 100 years. Sounds good right? Well let’s take a look at this bit of information I found on www.fractracker.org. “Granted, drilling a well is not quite the same impact as a surface mining operation, but to protect an area from one mode of mineral extraction and not the other seems inconsistent. After all, many of the problems with coal are still relevant for gas drilling, since the drilling operator must go through the coal seam to get to the gas. The pyrite associated with the coal is still exposed to air, meaning that the drilling mud and drill cuttings probably contain sulfuric acid, the key component of acid mine drainage (AMD). And it’s not just the drill cuttings that could be a source of problems…it could be the well bore itself. Consider the Hughes Bore Hole, which, according to Wikipedia was drilled in the 1920′s to drain underground mines in the area, then capped in the 1950′s. So what’s the big deal? In the 1970′s, pressure built up and the hole burst open, and has been spewing about 800 gallons per minute of acid mine drainage ever since” (There is a picture I tried to put in this blog, that is very gross and worrysome, but I was not able to put the video along with the picture for some reason). I still need more information on this topic to determine if the good out way the bad, but I do know that the frackers make it sound good, but is it really. That choice is up to you.

BREAKING NEWS

Funeral Arrangements Announced For Fallen Officer - Pittsburgh News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh

We have a Breaking News story in from the Dairy Queen in New Kensington. We take you to Julie Fine reporting at the scene. This is how it all starts when there is breaking news to report, but this just isn’t any news story. A K-9 cop was ambushed, shot and killed, and then the gunman committed suicide. This is what was first reported, but later we find out that after the gunman committed this awful crime, he tried to flee from the scene, other cops on scene was in pursuit of him the gunman Charlie Post tried to climb over a fence fast behind the DQ, shots were fired but at this point they are not sure if Post killed himself or if the pursuing officers had done the job for him. This is a sad criminal act that should never have happened. This has been a big deal this year with the killing of police officers. This obviously is not a good thing, these officers are out there to protect and serve, and they are a small breed of human beings just as the military personnel. When there are people put there willing to kill police officers and not scared to do so or take a life for a life, this is a major problem in the world today that some how needs to come to an end. After this story they proceed to try and lighten up everyone with the weather this didn’t help lighten the mood any since rain was still in the forecast for the next few days. Perfect timing if you ask me, a dreary day on a sad day in the community. After a quick look at what will be talked about in the weather later in the news segment, they proceed to tell us about an argument between Terrance Stubbs and Kimberly in a parking lot which ended up in the male running over Kimberly. All this for a parking spot, unnecessary road rage strikes again. Now let’s take a commercial break. Treasure Hunt is a company where you can supposedly sell your gold and valuables and receive more for then than any other company. Nissan and Acura then had commercials as well. A political bashing commercial on Obama and then a commercial for Target’s Pharmacy. I feel that these commercials are chosen because there is a stereotyping of the individuals whom watch the news. This grouping is older people probably 35 and older. This is probably true for the most part but you can see from this that we are all being targeted no matter what we do. These companies no when and where to put their advertisements to get the most reward for their buck.

Good Disney, Bad Descisions

Welcome to the dream world where all your wildest fantasies come true.  Good guys win and the bad guys always seem to get what is coming to them.  Is this fantasy life good for the youth of the world?  Disney provides a wonderful fantasy world as well as helps spark the imagination in children that is so heartwarming to witness.  But is this fantasy world a dirty one?  Let’s look at one of many clips from the world of Disney.  In The Little Mermaid, Ariel is getting married to her dream man and was willing to give up her beautiful voice to get that.  The priest that is marrying her in this movie gets an erection when he says “Dearly beloved.”  Now when I watched this movie as a kid, I never noticed this and never knew to even look for this.  I do believe that these controversial adult things should never be in “children movies.”  I also believe that even though these things are in these movies that they are still good for the kids to watch because it does help them spark their imagination which I believe is key for a child’s development.  As an adult now I really do not look at Disney as a bad company because I feel the things they do will really never be picked up by the kids.  I will still buy Disney movies as well as toys and clothes for my child.  I understand this should not have a place in the innocent kids’ lives but if they don’t know to even notice something like that is it really all that bad?

Sex Scandel in Advertising

Advertising is a very powerful tool for companies to promote their products and to entice the consumer to purchase their products.  Why is it so powerful?  Is it powerful because the products being advertised are just far superior to its competition or is it because of the way these products are being advertised?  I feel that it is both because I know that if a product is a product worthwhile then the good word will spread like a wildfire in Texas.  This is a different era in advertising because the use of women to spark the attention and interest of the consumer.  In this ad to the right at first glance you would not know that it is advertising the S-series Mercedes Benz.  When you take a closer look into the black hole between all the breasts it says “8 airbags,” this is a provocative derogatory comment about the breasts being airbags.  Is this right?  Probably not, but it is a very effective advertising tool.  Why do you ask.  Well SEX sells, enough said.  Now women are not the only ones used in this manner.  Yes they are more widely used than men, but men are used in the same way.  Media has portrayed what the “beautiful women” standard is, but when you open your eyes this is also true when it comes to men as well.  If you took a guy and he was normal in the way that he doesn’t really have abs showing and not much definition in his arms and you take the same guy with muscles, a 6-pack, and all sorts of definition.  I feel 10 out of 10 females will pick the guy with the “muscles.”  Take this ad by the Shake Weight as an example.  Now I do not know the statistics on this but I am sure there have been many women that have gone out and bought this “cheap and effective” way to try and make their man look like this man.  So before anyone gets so caught up in the use of women in the media, you need to take a step back open your eyes a little bit more and realize that this is not just a problem for the women it is an advertising technique that uses both men and women.