30 Rock

die-hard admirer of a certain Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, the New York City rapper known simply as Nas. She can not only answer "yes" to all of those questions, but also permanently carries that admiration on her skin. After two weeks, Nas has chosen 30 lucky fans to receive their an autographed T-shirts! There were so many submissions to choose from but the winners have been selected! Thank you to all who participated in this contest! Winners will be notified through their Street Disciple…

weather in the United States, which it can attribute to its geology. San Diego is also well known for consistent droughts; however, its current unique geography is a result of ancient rivers and seas depositing Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary rocks. As a result of these ancient rivers, “San Diego County can be divided between three distinct geomorphic regions: the Coastal Plain region as exposed west of the Peninsular Ranges, the Peninsular Range region, and the Salton Trough region as…

In 1965, the serpentine rock became California’s state rock; they are abundant in central and northern California. The serpentine rock is a metamorphic rock that forms by the hydration of rocks from the Earth’s mantle; these types of rocks will rise towards the Earth’s surface along fault zones. It can be found in various colors from dark green and brown, to blue with a glossy surface. However, these rocks tend to be slippery and creates a high risk for land slides. Through a series of…

The Rock and roll genre has brought us many names that will never be forgotten. A significant amount of these names are recognized for their music as early as the 30's. Although many artists have shared their influence in the world of music, what makes each of them unique and stand out from one another is the way they took events and emotions that came about throughout their lives and creatively expressed them in their works. There are many people who are aware of the works of artists such as…

It was that time on a particular Wednesday, more specifically 2:30 pm to 4:20 pm; I sat in the lecture room at HKU preparing myself to pay full attention to Dr. Giorgio’s lecture. He stood in front of 200+ students and lectured us about “Seeing music”. As the lecture progressed to the topic about sexuality and music, he projected a YouTube video featuring the famous guitarist of the 1970s, Jimi Hendrix. The video was recorded at Miami in 1968, where Hendrix is performed one of his best-known…

any interruptions for about 30 minutes until he began to talk about the Rock Garden. Chad: “After Founders Hall, please head to the Rock Garden, where you can show your students our 19 large rock specimens ranging from 100lbs to nearly 1 ton. In addition, to our 5 sedimentary, 6 metamorphic, and 7 igneous rock types.” Me: I immediately raised my hand and said, “I am so sorry to interrupt, but that is just fascinating. Unfortunately, I haven 't been able to visit our Rock Garden. I hope I am…

Ray Manzarek Introduction During the mid 1960’s through the 1970’s “the Doors” were one of the most popular rock bands in the world. Ray Manzarek played a crucial role in “the Doors” success along with the rest of the band members Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. Manzarek was a musician, author and film maker. To truly understand the influence that Ray Manzarek has in the music community several points will be focused upon. The first section will include biography information of…

meter stick, rock hammer, flashlight, bottle of acid, and helmet, we set off to the mine. Located roughly 100 feet below the surface near Grand Rapids, the mine is now a storage facility owned by Michigan Natural Storage. In the mine, we measured the various rock columns to find how large the different sections of gypsum, shale and dolomite were. In addition to measuring the rock types, we took samples using the hammer. After the trip in lab the next week, we looked at the different rock types…

About 60% of the territory is mountainous, apart from the coasts. Puerto Rico offers Varity of amazing rain forest, deserts, beaches, caves, oceans and rivers. Puerto Rico has three major Geographic regions: Mountainous interior, coastal lowlands, and the karst area. Mountainous interior is formed by a chain of central mountains generally known as Cordillera Central, The largest mountains are Cerro La Punta (1,338 m) in Jayuya; Rosas (1,267 m) found between Jayuya and Ciales, Guilarte (1,205 m)…

plates and sediment accumulation under the Earth’s surface. The Appalachian Mountains reveal subsidence belts, faulted marine sedimentary rocks and other geologic rocks in these tectonic settings. The Basin exists in the northeastern states of North America. This large rock formation exhibits collisional tectonics with modern time development of shales. This mature rock formation has the ability to contain an abundant amount of oil and gas. This environment has been a crucial aspect for energy…