Pawan's GEOL 230 Blog

ArcGIS

2008-12-05T08:50:00.000-08:00

Everything today was nifty.
Nothing
Four Christmasses - Not worth the money. If you want all the jokes in the movie just see the trailer. No new material in the movie.

GPS

2008-12-03T08:49:00.000-08:00

The layout of trash can as indicated by the position data was quite impressive.
None
The just the anticipation of life after finals.

Labeling

2008-12-01T08:32:00.000-08:00

Labeling rock layers automatically is awesome.
Still need to catch up!
My favourite website is hulu.com. Watch tv on your own time!

ArcGIS

2008-11-20T15:02:00.000-08:00

Everything is new
Confused
The best book I read is "Around the World in 80 Days"

Review

2008-11-14T08:48:00.000-08:00

It is going to be a bummer to learn all the strokes.
None.
Why did the chicken cross the amusement park? To get to the other ride! Hehehehe!!!

PPT

2008-11-12T08:46:00.000-08:00

Changing master slide is completely new.
None.
Could look at the audience while presenting.

Illustrator continued!

2008-11-05T08:47:00.000-08:00

The knife tool is awesome plus joining the anchors after it is cool.
None today.
Hong Kong, China; Kathmandu, Nepal; Kotagiri, India; Brunei; Wichita, KS; Omaha, Ne; Provo, Ut; New York City, NY.

X-section

2008-11-03T08:49:00.000-08:00

Dark, multiply and all other effects were kool.
None today.
What do you do when you are there?

Strat column

2008-10-31T08:46:00.000-07:00

Swatched are cool.
Still wondering about pen anchor.
Dress up as a penguin and partay!!!!!!

Illustrator

2008-10-27T08:48:00.000-07:00

Similarities between Illustrator and Photoshop is uncanny.
None
How long before they invent the time machine?

More Photoshop

2008-10-24T08:44:00.000-07:00

This photo was made by merging three pictures.

The following tools were used

-Move

-Rectangular marquee

-Crop

-Gradient

-Eraser

-Rectangle

-Dodge

[Note: Clone tool wasn't used as it wasn't taught]

As for my superstition, I don't cut my nails after sundown. I was told if you do so, you will be summoning evil spirits!

Merging photos

2008-10-22T08:48:00.000-07:00

The gradient tool was the best!

None today.

I am a futbol fan. I love Manchester United and locally I support Real Salt Lake.

For this image I used the following tools

- Gaussian blur

-Eraser

- Dodge

-Move

-Level adjust

Burn baby burn!

2008-10-20T08:42:00.000-07:00

Everything was new today. Lots of "aha" moments.
Umm.... lots of topics to learn!
Go to Vegas.

Photoshop basics

2008-10-17T08:49:00.000-07:00

This picture on left was edited using following tools:
- Levelling using ruler
- Crop
- Levels adjusted for -> Color, brightness
As for best date, none so far.

Magic wand

2008-10-15T08:51:00.000-07:00

In one soccer game I twisted both my ankles and my right wrist!

To create the picture on left I used following tools.

- Move
- Magic wand
- Crop

Colours

2008-10-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

CMYK and RBG would certainly help my colour management.
No question.
I like winter - you can just curl up and hibernate!

Review

2008-10-10T08:41:00.000-07:00

I guess going through the earlier "A-Ha!" moments that were reignited by the review.
Do we have to remember keystrokes for the exam?
I would like to have a bull dog - but they are high maintenance; so I would be fine an orchid plant.

Excel graphs and other stuffs

2008-10-08T08:44:00.000-07:00

Creating graphs.
Regression lines?
I would love to drive to capital and main cities of each and every countries in the world. Starting from Ottawa, Canada and ending in Canberra, Australia. As for crossing the big pond - maybe airlift the vehicle.

Excel formula

2008-10-06T08:48:00.000-07:00

-8592.8
No question today!
Sausage, eggs, bacon, steak, tater tots.

Excel

2008-10-03T08:45:00.000-07:00

Defining cell style in Excel is pretty handy tool I guess.
Excel is so vast!
I know little flute.

Adobe Acrobat Pro

2008-10-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

The page numbering was the best. Couldn't do so in Word!
The features available is kind of overwhelming.
No weird relative I guess.

Review and edit

2008-09-29T08:47:00.000-07:00

The whole class was Aha moment. The review ribbon in Word 2007 is the best.
The commenting looks cluttering though.
Worst movie ever is "The Love Guru".

Writing a para

2008-09-26T08:49:00.000-07:00

Predicting when and where an earthquake is going to take place is rather complex process with no high precision results. The seismic history can reveal frequency of earthquake occurrences in the area but the historical data could be faulty and missing past earthquakes. Furthermore, such historical data could go so far since first human settlement. By studying fault scarps, older earthquake data could be determined. All of these studies could be used to create a seismic gap which is very helpful in predicting when and where an earthquake is going to happen. There are some folklores which states birds and animals act weird just before an earthquake is about to strike. Scientific research is to be done on this field. The ultrasonic sound released during slippage of earthquake could be the early warning that animals respond to. There are ways to detect possibility of an earthquake occurrence and warnings right before an earthquake strikes. A cohesive approach in handling both occurrence and warnings should be the best way of mitigating earthquake hazard.

Portfolio builder

2008-09-24T08:44:00.000-07:00

The level of customization in the portfolio builder is very impressive.
Building tables is kind of hazey now.
I wanted to be a scientist. Umm...... I am on the way there now. I dunno.

Webpage setup

2008-09-22T08:46:00.000-07:00

Portfolio builder in BYU Geology website is pretty neat. User friendly and extremely efficient.
Hmm..... why isn't the BYU Geology website ever updated? Latest posts seem to be from 2007!
Fried chicken with okra and black-eyed peas!!!! Yummy! :-)

Orgaznizing a Scientific Paper

2008-09-19T08:49:00.000-07:00

Writing abstract was pretty fun. KISS principle is implied the best here.
None today.
I want to be invisible. I dunno why?

References

2008-09-17T08:36:00.000-07:00

Hanging indent is a nifty thing I learnt today. Would be using that a lot!
Why didn't the EndNote work? Bummer! :-(
Black is the colour I would like to be. Simply absorbing everything light that comes my way.

Proposal

2008-09-15T08:49:00.000-07:00

Scientists can be picky. They do not want to read "lab" on the proposal. They want "laboratory". I guess it is for more "scientific" approach. A-ha!!!!
If the scientists have to read thousands of proposals then why do we have to write 800 word document. KISS principle is in conflict here!
I would love to drive from Provo, UT to Fairbanks, AK and then unto Barrow, AK. Woohoo!!!

Job interview

2008-09-12T08:49:00.001-07:00

Learning about presenting yourself uniquely to the company as you interview.
Over dressing or under dressing? How to do it? I always dress the same!
I can speak 5 languages.

CV/Resume

2008-09-10T08:43:00.000-07:00

Learnt that CV and resume were different. Aha!
It will be very difficult to keep resume limited to single page and not look cluttered.
I haven't pranked for a while.

Word 2007

2008-09-08T08:50:00.000-07:00

The "A-HA" moment was learning about mirrored margin. All this time I was over "margin" my document so that I would print both sides of the paper. Now due to this nifty feature I will be able to make my document look "cleaner".

I am still confused about the tab function. Got to ask Nicole about it.

There is a big burn scar on my right forearm. I got it during my attempt at cooking. Not a career of chef in me then!

Logo

2008-09-05T08:50:00.000-07:00

This logo uses Serif font.

The letters semi-circles around the globe in th logo, making one full circle with the olive branch.

No tracking or kerning.

All caps hence catches your attension.

9-3-2008 First Entry

2008-09-03T08:45:00.000-07:00

Apples and bananas