Chicago Speed Cameras

Being a driver in Chicago can be hectic, crazy and stressful. You have cabs trying to get around you, other cars, buses, people walking, bicycle riders and much more happening around you. The last thing you want to worry about is getting a speeding ticket or a red light ticket. I have found about 45 different places around Chicago with red light cameras, and speeding cameras. Take a look and see how many there are, and how close they are to one another. You can see that many of these cameras are located by major park areas such as, Lincoln park, McKinley park. I believe the reason why they are here are because there are many pedestrians and people around these areas, this is helping drivers be aware that they need to follow the speed limit to not only help them but also to avoid a tragic accident.  I also found that there are a couple by the Airport as well, again the high pedestrian rate in this area is speed camera benefit. Chicago is a very busy place and there is always something happening, and this is why that speed cameras and red light cameras are put into place to help everyones safety. Though it may be annoying getting a ticket in the mail, it also teaches you a lesson on staying the speed limit even though it is hard when cars are behind you giving you the middle finger but they'll be glad you followed the rules and kept them from getting a ticket or even worse causing an accident

15 foods you can make in 15 min

Being a college student, it is hard to juggle everything from class, work, extra curricular, and let along having time to make food. I recently found this article on Buzzfeed that shows 15 different foods you can make in 15 min. I recently just made the Chicken and Asparagus stir fry. The chicken took about 5 min top to cook on the stove and with the simple sauce of honey, garlic, and soy sauce made the whole dish come together. Not only is this dish delicious but it is also healthy. Which is another problem students in college face, since we are always so busy we tend to lean on microwaveable dinners which are high in sodium, and carbs, along with eating a bag of chips or just continuously snacking when pulling all nighters. All 15 of these dishes are simple, fresh, and create a healthy balance. My next dish on this list I want to try is the Margarita Pizza and the Gouda, and peppers and mushroom Quesadilla.

 Check out all 15 here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/melissaharrison/15-minute-dinners#.kwZeXwQw

Nik Wallenda completes walk of 400-foot wheel in Orlando

Nik Wallenda the dare devil completed yet another terrifying stunt on Wednesday morning in Orlando Florida. Nik started walking around 8 am on top of the cities new attraction, which will be open to the public in a month. Nik said it was really windy, winds probably around 20 mph, and the structure was really slippery. Though he was committed to his 4 min walk across the 400ft  Orlando Eye. He rode to the top of the wheel, then navigated his way around the structure. After completing his task he rode down in one of the wheel cars. Nick Wallenda is known for doing crazy dare devil stunts, just last November in Chicago, he went across two skyscraper with no safety wear. Also in 2012 at the Grand Canyon, he went across just walking on thin wire as well. Nik is a the great- grandson of another great dare devil, Karl Wallenda who fell to his death in a stunt in Puerto Rico at the age of 73.

 Watch Nik complete his  Orlando walk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pyClntoJFY
Nik at the Grand Canyon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pyClntoJFY
Nik at Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho5uYKGIxBE

Baltimore Mother Beats Son

The news in Baltimore has been everywhere, though today a new story has been brought to the spot light. A Mother in Baltimore smacked her child when she saw her son throwing rocks at the police. In the video you can see her chasing her son around, and slapping him and giving him a profanity lecture about how rioting is not ok. Everyone has been applauding this mother for her action, even the cities commissioner, Anthony batts is applauding her actions, though it wasn't just the police applauding everyone on social media has as well, saying Mom of the year, good parenting, we have your respect... etc. What do you think? I personally think this is great, I think that parents need to get involved, since their children area just as apart of the riots as other adults are. Parents are a big influence on their kids, and what this mother did is show that she loves her son, and wants him to succeed in life.

You can watch the video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG11R6rdros

Bruce Jenner: The Interview

The highly anticipated interview of Bruce Jenner talking about his transition into becoming a woman. 
In the interview with Diane Sawyer, Jenner said, " My Heart and my should and everything I do in life, that female side is part of me." Bruce Jenner the Olympic gold medalist turned reality star told Diane Sawyer that his, "brain is much more female than it is male." The two hour interview Jenner expressed a range of many emotions, Sawyer let Bruce take the lead on the questions and what body changes he was waiting to undergo, he made it clear that being transgender does not have to do with his sexual orientation, though he said he is not gay, and have always been attracted to women. Diane asked him is the publicity of being in the Kardashian family pushed him to make this announcement, his answer, was "What I am doing is going to do some good and were gonna change the world." Bruce also mentioned he has always been confused even since he was a little boy, he would dress up in his big sister's dresses when no on was home, he was also caught by Kim Kardashian in one of her dresses though never talked about it again. The interview continued on into Jenner’s life with the Kardashians. "Kris Jenner,  always knew what was happening, in part because Bruce had breasts. “If she would’ve been really good with it and understanding, we’d probably still be together,” 
Watch the full interview on ABC. 
  

Baltimore Erupts

Demonstrators clashed with police in Baltimore today (Monday) just a couple hours after the funeral services for Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in the custody of police. 
 What we know so far: 
- Maryland Governor declared a state of emergency 
- At least 15 police have been injured 
- Several businesses have been looted 
- Police warned they would use tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd 
- City officials are imposing a weeklong curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Tuesday.
 -According to the city’s Office of Emergency Management, the area around Mondawmin Mall and North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue are restricted.
                    

London Olympic Audio Story

This slideshow is from the BBC on the plans for the areas around the Olympic stadium and what they will look like. There is a voiceover done by Duncan Innes, form the Olympic Park Legacy Company. The slideshow has a mixture o shots of the state of the areas no and then the digital artistic impressions of what the areas will look like when the construction is completed. 

The slideshow I believe was done very well because it matched what Duncan Innes was saying to the images, for example when he says one area will be very close to the cycling tack, then a couple seconds later, he says it will also be close to the station, and then we get a visualization of what the Stratford station looks like. I think that timing is everything, and especially important with a voiceover in a video slideshow such as this one, such as if the voice was recorded before the slideshow, it would not match up and create confusion of the listener. 

Because this slideshow is showing what will be expected, I especially enjoyed seeing the before and the expectations of what the suburbs will look like when the construction is done, it shows huge promise and high expectations for the city of London. Not only does he talk about the the games but how the Olympic suburbs will help London grow as well, with jobs, journalism, just bringing everyone together. It also shows how each different part of the suburbs have its own personality, from urban, to country and how the travel to the main Olympic park is close to all of them making going to the games very convenient anywhere you stay. 

Overall, I think this slideshow was very effective, it had a lot of information, it was put together nicely and precisely, making sure that the voice over was correct with the photos being showed. I especially enjoyed seeing the before and after photos of transformation of each suburbs, and how every suburb has its own personality and unique things to do.  

Check out the story here: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12785816