Water: The Key Element

Currently, about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water yet less than 3 percent of that is fresh drinkable water and even less of that is readily available to major populated countries like China and India which will be the focus in this analysis of water shortages in connection to lowered food production in said countries (Brown, R. L. 2006; Pidwirny, M. 2006). The impact of water shortages is also affecting millions of Africans. Many do not have access to clean water and this should be noted as well. The continent of Africa and its diverse people also have an impact on the world economy but they will not be the focus in this paper.  China and India must look to new technology as well as new methods of agriculture to produce increased crop yields for future generations. These countries now use a variety of water resources; ground water, aquifers, and rivers to feed their vast cities and farmland however with the global population recently reaching seven billion, current levels of production will be stressed (BBC, 2011). Food productions in these regions will have to increase dramatically to accommodate for the increase of people around the globe and shortage of clean water for agriculture.

The water crisis is wide spread across the entire globe yet India and China are most prudent due to their current food production, future population size, and global impact. Both countries will have a major impact on the world economy and if the people and governments of either country neglect to take proper precautions regarding the increased levels of global population as well as consider major climate changes currently taking place this could lead to major complications in future crop production and the fresh water supply. China and India are the top producers of wheat and rice with the United States and Russia battling it out for who is the third most wheat producing nation. These four countries account for 50 percent of the total wheat production in the world with production adding up to a total of 317 MT (metric tons) each year. If these amounts were to drop the availability of wheat would drop as the cost would rise effectively starving some countries that cannot afford the new price increase. The percentage China and India produce in rice alone is 57 percent of the total world production (FAO, 2011). The large percentages of rice and wheat these nations produce have a direct correlation to the size of their populations. The current levels of production needed of China and India must either meet or exceed that of its current population yet recent data has shown that China and India are about to face increased levels of lowered production output due to water shortages. In 2010, a CNN article stated the following;                                                                 

               “In southwest China's Guizhou province in August, a drought affected more than 600,000 people and nearly 250,000 heads of livestock, according to Xihua. Parched soil in rice fields was covered with cracks. Beijing's water shortage will soon reach 200 million to 300 million cubic meters, even as the city waits for a new diversion of water from southern China, according to state-run media. Hundreds of other Chinese cities face varying levels of water shortages and deteriorating water quality, even as industries continue to pollute water.”

If you haven’t heard water is needed to grow crops and nations need a lot of it to get the required or projected yields in their crops. In India the percentage of water used for agriculture is almost 90% the rest is split between domestic and industry use (Grail Research 2009).

The Chinese Government must find new ways of supplying water to its cities and farmland. With 40 percent of China’s population living in the relatively dry North and the current drought which hasn’t been seen in fifty years the country, its people have a big hurdle to get over (CNN 2010). New methods of getting water to the arid North are needed. One such project is called the South-North Water Diversion Project which is currently being undertaken by the Chinese Government which hopes to redirect at least six trillion gallons of water from the major Yangtze River to the 440 million folks in the North (Wong 2011). There are major implications both environmental and social of a project of this magnitude with an estimated cost of $62 billion dollars (Wong 2011). In the same article it states that the Chinese Government has to relocate 350,000 villagers living in the way of the planned channel being created (Wong 2011).  This diversion of river water effects many cities south of the river, places like Bangladesh, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, India, Thailand, and Vietnam (CNN 2010). The exact amount is hard to calculate by other countries but the current demands by China are hurting surrounding countries. As China continues to grow not only in size the buying power China has also increases. The amount of consumption by China is increasing. This has given them the capabilities to afford much more than before. Items Americans take for granted each day in their own homes such as individual bathrooms, washing machines, cars that need washing, and lawn care (CNN 2010). If you imagine how many people there are in China the magnitude of how much more of an increase this will be on water usage alone is enormous. Proper regulation by the Chinese Government has to take in effect the impact they have on the world’s clean water supply.

Much of the same is occurring in India with its population reaching over 1.17 billion and is expected to surpass China by 2030 (Rosenberg, 2011). India uses fresh water reserves and rivers as their main sources of water which are becoming more and more polluted and increasingly scarce as the country becomes more industrialized and urbanized. One statistic that greatly demonstrates the future situation in India if they do not implement plans for better management of the fresh water supply now is “By 2050, per capita water availability in India is expected to drop by about 44% due to growing populations and higher demand, as well as higher pollution levels” (Heimbuch, 2009). Some measures India’s Government can implement now in the Agricultural Sector is to “Improve water usage efficiency in the production of water-intensive crops such as rice, wheat and sugarcane; encourage adoption of techniques such as rain-water harvesting and watershed management in agriculture” (Grail Research, 2009). As the population grows the following is expected to occur in India; “The urban population is expected to grow from 29.2% of the population in 2007 to 55.2% by 2050, Industrialization contribution to the GDP is expected to increase from ~78% in 2000 to ~92% by 2015, and Agriculture production of water-intensive drops is expected to grow by 80% between 2000 and 2050” (Grail Research, 2009). Proper water management now will mean a better future for everyone. “In 2001, the ‘Karntaka Watershed Development Project’ resulted in an increase of 24% in total crop yield” (Grail Research, 2009). More projects like these that increase water use efficiencies will help ease the future situation for billions living in Asia otherwise Asia will face a larger water crisis in the future affecting more than 3 billion people.

In conclusion, as Earth’s population continues to rise exponentially the need for better management is needed by all governments around the world especially China and India. With man-kind hitting a major milestone this past month, according to the BBC the UN estimates that the 7th billion person will be born sometime on October 31, 2011 the need for careful consideration of how we use our fresh water supplies must be looked at or else we face a more dire situation in the future affecting the lives of billions of people. Not only should this be a wakeup call for anyone not paying attention to the world but a call to action that careful consideration now about how we use and maintain our water supplies will most certainly save lives in the future.

References

BBC (2011). Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15459643

Brown, R. L. (2006). Water Scarcity Crossing National Borders. Book Bytes. November 13, 2011. Retrieved from http://www.earth-policy.org/book_bytes/2006/pb2ch03_ss6

CNN (2010). Water shortages reach crisis levels in China. Retrieved from http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-13/world/china.water.crisis_1_water-shortages-water-supplies-drinking-water?_s=PM:WORLDPidwirny, M. (2006). "The Hydrologic Cycle". Fundamentals of Physical Geography, 2nd Edition. November 13, 2011. Retrieved from http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/8b.html

Grail Research. (2009). Water – The India Story. Retrieved PDF report from http://www.grailresearch.com/pdf/ContenPodsPdf/Water-The_India_Story.pdf

Heimbuch, J. (2009). Water Shortages Rising Across the Globe, But Especially in India. Retrieved from http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/water-shortages-rising-across-the-globe-but-especially-india.html

FAO (2011). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAOSTAT. Retrieved from http://faostat.fao.org/site/339/default.aspx

Rosenberg, M (2011). India’s Population. About. Retrieved from http://geography.about.com/od/obtainpopulationdata/a/indiapopulation.htm

Wong, E. (2011). Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/world/asia/02water.html?pagewanted=all

The Coming Move to IPv6

            IPv4 addresses have been running out increasingly in the past few months and have recently run out completely. In a recent blog written by Sean Kerner of internetnews.com (2011), he states that “The last five blocks of Internet addresses available under IPv4 protocol were allocated by ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, in a ceremony on Thursday, February 3, 2011 in Miami.” What does this mean for corporations? It means corporations now need to start thinking and preparing for the need to support IPv6 protocol for their customers and employees. IPv6 is the next step in the Internet evolution, which allows for an IP address of /64. A quick explanation of the difference between the number of address spaces available for IPv4 and IPv6 are IPv4 has a total of 4,294,967,296 addresses which are now all used up and for IPv6 the number of addresses available for use are 2^128, which is a substantial increase of usable address space for companies. This will allow companies who need or want to expand their IT network and infrastructure the chance to do so. They can then take advantage of more address space and security by using other new technologies like mobile technology and cloud computing, which will increase their capacity to better help their current and future customers.

This movement has already begun moving around the globe, but the movement in the United States at best has been sluggish. If the U.S. doesn’t want to get left behind there must be significant Federal push much like the Digital TV transition where the Federal Government set and announced a date for the television industry to make these changes immediately. “China, Japan and South Korea all have mandated adoption of the next-generation protocol, so companies in other countries will be left behind if they don't start using it, said Alex Lightman, chairman and chief executive officer of Innofone.com Inc., an IPv6 training and consulting company in Santa Monica, California” (Lawson 2006). Government agencies like the Department of Defense of have been using IPv6 since 2008 but much more awareness is needed. Until the average American understands the benefits of IPv6 the move will likely continue to be slow.

               
           Of course with any move to a new system companies want to know how much it will cost them. The actual configuration of changing over to IPv4 to IPv6 requires very little technical effort depending on the size of the company. Businesses like Yahoo, Google, and Facebook, whose Web sites generate billions of visits a day, have been leading the charge towards IPv6 and are relaying the notion to users that this will be the future of the Internet. The real issue of making this switch forward is having some users left on IPv4 while others use the new and improved IPv6 protocol. According to Stephen Lawson (2011), a writer for pcworld.com, this issue can be solved by companies that have started making the switch to IPV6. In most cases companies will be using a “dual-stack” configuration wherein each request made by the client will be associated with its version of the protocol. This allows both users to view the webpage and not have any conflict. There are known problems with using this configuration though, “according to Salient Federal Solutions, a leader in information technology security, the number one attack is a result of IPv6 traffic being tunneled across IPv4 networks, which uses a mechanism called Teredo which is built into both Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7” (Marsen 2011). This mechanism was created by Microsoft for the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 but with companies moving very slowly this exploit of tunneling into companies will continue.  Today almost all companies are aware of this situation and should be making efforts in IT projects now that help enable thier customers to use IPv6 securely in the future.

               
            Overall with more customers and internet users in general becoming more aware of IPv6 and with companies wanting to expand their IT network with iPhones, iPads, and other mobile technology the need to switch and secure their systems becomes increasingly more relevant and compelling, and choosing not to make this switch in a timely fashion can pose a security risk the longer a company waits.

References

Flynn, L. J. (2011). Drumming Up More Addresses in the Internet. New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/technology/15internet.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2

Kerner, S. M. (2011). ICANN Marks the End of IPV4, Looks to IPv6. Retrieved September 18 2011 http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3923436/ICANN+Marks+End+of+IPv4+Looks+to+IPv6.htm

Lawson, S. (2006). U.S. Enterprises: Don’t be left behind on IPv6. Retrieved September 18 2011 http://www.infoworld.com/t/networking/us-enterpises-dont-be-left-behind-ipv6-972

Lawson, S. (2011). 10 Things to Know About the Move to IPv6. Retrieved September 18 2011 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229686/10_things_to_know_about_the_move_to_ipv6.html

Marsan, C. D. (2011). Scariest IPv6 Attack Scenarios. Retrieved September 18 2011 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/238848/scariest_ipv6_attack_scenarios.html

A Little SIP.

              The need to migrate to IPv6 from IPv4 is increasing every week and this week is no exception. This week we have SIP, Session Initiation Protocol, teaming up with IPV6 and showing the interoperability of the two technologies and the benefits they contribute to business operations. At the end of the month the international SIP Forum will be held in Monte Carlo, Monaco (Epstein 2011). This convention will showcase the opportunities of “Multiple SIP-based applications in different network architectures” (Epstein 2011). SIP is quickly becoming the standard of how to control sessions such as video and voice communications over IP. The protocol is used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party sessions. The annual forum will call to attention the advanced space, better security, and increased performance of IPv6. It will demonstrate “how crucial IPv6 interoperability is to the industry as the next generation Internet protocol continues to be introduced to the market. Participating companies will have the option to test and review SIP-related video and telepresence applications as well” (Epstein 2011). This forum will bring together industry leaders and their devices and put them to the test of IPv6 interoperability. This forum also allows companies a neutral zone in which they can test the capabilities of their devices and figure out any technical issues before manufacturing their devices. This protocol is quite secure as well in which it allows “private” data to pass through current standard network infrastructures if both sides are using the protocol. Without getting too technical the packets carry a “Modified payload within the SIP message” allowing it to talk with both sides in a standardized way (Hofmann 2009). Even if companies have available IPv4 addresses there must be an increased attention for companies to develop an IPv6 transition plan as soon as possible for continuous support of their business functions such as voice and video over IP which will only continue to expand as the technology we use will further demand it in the future such as SIP (Ovum Research 2011).  

Epstein, J. October 7, 2011. SIPIT, Annual SIP Forum to Take Place in Monte Carlo. Retrieved from http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com/topics/sip-trunking/articles/226940-sipit-annual-sip-forum-take-place-monte-carlo.htm

Hofmann, B. February 26, 2009. Using SIP for Flexible Integration in Call Centers. Retrieved from http://ivr.tmcnet.com/topics/sip-server/articles/51289-using-sip-flexible-integration-call-centers.htm

Ovum Research. October 7, 2011. Ovum: IPv6 Transition – Why the Rush? Retrieved from http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/10/07/248098/Ovum-IPv6-transition-why-the-rush.htm

Multi-Gigabit WiFi

            Current Wi-Fi speeds aren’t enough for most folks and with users becoming more mobile the need for faster Wi-Fi speeds are here, which is why WiGig is being developed and will soon be on the market according to Ali Sadri, president and chairman of the Wireless Gigabit Alliance. WiGig is one of the new Wi-Fi technologies (the other being Wireless HD) becoming available to companies which has estimated output speeds of up to 7 Gb/s, which is a huge leap in our current maximum speed of 600 Mbit/s on the IEEE 802.11n standards (Churchill 2011). WiGig has been developed by the top IT companies around the world including but not limited to; Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Panasonic, Samsung, Dell and Cisco. The new technology will use the 60GHz transmission while the older bands, 802.11n and 802.11g, are on spectrums 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz (Nadel 2011). These have become increasingly crowded as new users get on board with their iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touch’s. The new spectrum will allow for much greater throughput of data allowing seamless streaming of high-definition content, which helps companies that need to move data between each other very quickly (Nadel 2011).

This new technology will help any company especially IT looking to grow their wireless networks. CIOs should be looking towards expanding their networks according to the growth of the company and this new technology will make Wi-Fi a whole lot faster, which in turn leads companies to better serve their customers in response time. Both the customer and the employee is becoming more mobile due to Apple products and the mobile technology craze, which allow companies to be more flexible in while they work. The employee doesn’t have to be sitting at their desk all day in front of a keyboard. The only current concern for this new technology is its top speed maximum range, which is currently at 45 feet. Some ways around this is for companies to create a backbone network of Ethernet that runs behind the walls in strategic locations which can then connect to several WiGig transmitters (Nadel 2011). Also included with the new technology is the requirement of getting new equipment that run on the newer spectrum, which will cost companies money but in the future could lighten the load when additional users are needed to expand.

I believe the need to upgrade a companies wireless network for quicker speeds of data transfer is a no brainer for any IT manager because companies are constantly growing and more employees will become a drag on the older spectrums during peak usage.

Churchill, S. (2011). Fast Transistion to 802.11ac Predicts ABI. Retrieved 20 September 2011 from http://www.dailywireless.org/2011/09/19/fast-transistion-to-802-11ac-predicts-abi/

Nadel, B. (2011). 5 more tech Breakthroughs: Innovations in access, power and control. 
            Retrieved 20 September 2011 from http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219724/5_more_tech_breakthroughs_Innovations_in_access_power_and_control

Block Facebook Sidebar update!

So I was completely annoyed by the new update by Facebook.  Below you will find the steps I took to block the bar. This is my solution for Chrome but it should work for other browsers.

So in the slew of new features Facebook has thrown out (coincidentally at the same time as google plus goes public) Facebook has added this new "super stalker feed" with this feature you can see up to the second information on EVERY action your friends do / publish. To rid yourself of this nuisance you should do  the following...

1. Add an extension to Chrome called Stylish. (This allows you to add your own code to a website like greasemonkey)

2. Next you are going to want to look for the code to modify in facebook. The cool thing about Chrome is that it allows you to inspect elements on a page and it shows you exactly where you are on a page. After much looking (not really) I found this.

div.tickerActivityStories This element displays the sidebar. Now add your own css and BOOM!

                                  div.tickerActivityStories {
                                  display: none;
                                  }


3. Save and Refresh

Let me know how it goes. Enjoy!

For the Longest Time

I have been neglecting my writing for a while now. No excuses, just haven't been on my list of things to do.
But I have some free time and feeling pretty good about myself so I shall write some.
Just finished one of the easiest tests in my life. World Food and Fiber. Class is a joke. But better than that though was the coffee I had this morning with the new woman in my life. She's from Chico and is a senior like me which is good because its a lot easier to relate to someone like yourself. I too am about to graduate in May. Woot! I seriously can't wait. I am on the pursuit of a career with a company that will take me places. Also currently listening to a little Rock and Roll, right now Eric Clapton, Let it Rain, at the moment, and before that was Billy Joel.

Well this will be a busy week for me. I have one more paper to finish, a career fair, meet recruiters and land a interview and sell myself. Things are looking up. If I stay afloat on things I think I'll be just fine. I will definitely keep you informed. Stay positive friends.

Finals.

So I have 2 weeks left till finals and completing my third year at Chico. Amazing how far I have come and still have a long way to go. Feels good though. I intend and will make my last year in Chico the greatest and most filled year. I have finally signed a lease with somebody besides University Housing. Not that I don't love living at University Village, I think it is time for me to move on. I didn't get a house for my last year but instead will be living in a town house, located near campus. It will be a fun year living with my dear friends who I met last year at, surprise, University Village. I am still figuring out what exactly I will be doing during the summer. I have had many interviews well three at least for internships this summer, one even in Seattle, Washington, but wasn't chosen for any. I am also in search of a job next year as they are cutting the hours of the lab due to budget cuts to the school. So sad. I think in the end I will be going home to Kingsburg for a few weeks and than treking back to Chico in search of a summer job in the least. Well wish me luck.

-Quincy

listening to Kid Cudi.

Remind me later to post this.

Since when does saying "Remind me later to .....,"  Whatever the blank may be does not justify your laziness and/or forgetfulness. And it does not in what so ever shape or form become the fault of the other to have reminded you. Having others remind you of something takes the pressure off of you but your original responsibility is still your own, asking others does not transfer the responsibility. Whatever the task may be still lies in your hands. Blaming others for not reminding you is the lowest form of disrespect somebody can do. Such  scape-goat tactics that fall short for me. I have very little respect for people who tell others to have them remind him/her of getting something done. People are not machinery, we are not your personal secretary that you pay to remind you of personal matters. This is most profound for me in classrooms where professors tell students to remind him/her to post something, to announce something, etc. It is not the duty of the student to post the assignment, it is the professors and when the professor arrives the next day saying that "the students didn't remind him" is fallacy and should be a crime.

Get your ___ straight or get the ___ out! Yes, you have problems WE ALL DO, deal with it but don't blame students for stuff that your dumbass should be doing!!!!!!

Thank you, have a great day.

-Quincy

SAPopsophy

First off I would like to say that I do my best thinking at night for all the professors out there. And that my philosophy shouldn't be taken verbatim. They are more like a set of guidelines I try to set myself in and I will also adjust my philosophy as I grow and continue to learn more everyday. So now off to the specifics.
Also not in any particular order and I also will add to this list as I go. I will write a sentence or phrase and try to explain my reasoning or a definition of what I mean by it.

1. Treat others as you would like to be treated. I might not do this everyday, but it makes good practice to try at least. I would hope that you would like to be given respect and kindness and that would reflect in how you treat others and if you don't think that you should treat others with respect and kindness than you might want to reevaluate yourself with what you expect of others and yourself. (kinda hard to not write a thousand word explanation on this, maybe some day)

2. Being Prepared. I think that this one needs a little further explanation than what it just says. Being prepared might mean doing research. Like knowing thy enemy, if you have them which everyone should have a couple. There is a quote somewhere that goes something like this, "If you have enemies than that means you stood up for something in your life" don't quote me on that but that is the gist of it.

Preparation might mean planning ahead. This is where I want to get into it. I have recently read about Buddha in my religions class and would like to start out by saying Buddha was an egotistical guy, now listen to my reasoning. If you know the story of how a young Indian prince Suddharta became enlightened than you should know that he was given everything (physically). He might be looking for the intangible but he was given everything else. This made him unhappy for some reason, but if he had planned ahead he could have seen what a wonderful situation he was placed in and he wouldn't have had to go out and desert his wife and child. After seeing "life" (death, disease, etc) he gave it all up in search of enlightenment. Now this could be interpreted as him being brave and self-realizing himself but I would argue that he had the best of things going for him. He might not have been self-rich, full of purpose, but he had everything a person not in his position could dream of, better welfare, family, food, etc. He was a prince and someday king, now I don't know how exactly that feels but I can imagine it was not exactly the tough life. Trying to fill in those shoes might be difficult and I can see how he might not even want to do that, but you don't have to throw it all away and go beg for food and harm your body and mind in seeking enlightenment.  Another thing that bugs me is that he gave up his wife and child. In the story I read it said he was fully in love with her and that one-day when they were making love on a rooftop they fell off and into a bed of lilies and they didn't even notice. Now I don't know about you but that sounds like happiness to me. Buddha didn't plan ahead. He could have imagined his life as a future king with a beautiful wife and child and continue his father's legacy or create his own but instead he chose a life of solitude except for maybe hanging out with a few monks, all guys by the way. If he had planned ahead it looks to me like he could have had a wonderful life. Lesson: plan ahead and don't end up like Buddha, no. Plan ahead and know what's coming so you can correctly adjust making if any painful occurrences less painful and so forth.

3. Live your life to the fullest each day because it might be your last. Now what this means to me is to try your best. I also wouldn't go as far as saying be the best at everything, but live because you have been given a chance to become something and people will remember you for it. I know it might be hard on somedays like being sick or sad because of a lost one or something else. But for the rest of the time if you try your best than that is all anybody can ask for. "Carpe Diem" like the Greeks said seize the day.

4. Be optimistic. This has helped me a lot through troubling times like the recent tsunami/earthquake or even in times of uncertainty. Being optimistic means you tend to see the good things in life, future prospects and opportunities.

5. Seize the moment. What this means is that if an opportunity should arise with careful consideration you might want to take it. Sometimes the window of opportunity is short and you have to think and act quickly (this is where optimism comes in) and sometimes you have a little longer lee way and can wait. But if you try to be impatient and/or hesitate than that opportunity may never come around again. You can plug this into a lot of situations but I'm not going to list them all. I'll let you use your imagination.

6. Never stop learning. I think this one is pretty self explanatory. Each day I find myself learning something new about life and myself. So never stop learning for if you think you have reached the top the only place left to go is you know where.

7. Stand behind your words and take responsibility for your actions. Again I think this one is self explanatory. Choose your words wisely and do what you say not say what you might do. Like my mother told me if you tell the truth than you never have to look behind and cover your tracks. You can have a free conscious. It will relieve a lot your stress in life. Do what you say and own up to your actions.

Also in writing this it will help me not only remember some of them for later but give me something to read if I get lost along the way. The circle of life. :) <-- dont know why I added this but I think I will keep it in here.

Calm before the Storm.

School starts Monday, yay! Finally have something to keep me occupied besides WoW (World of Warcraft) for you none computer gamers. Josh got me hooked a couple of weeks ago and I can't stop playing. But school will change that.... Currently listening to Air Force Ones by Nelly. Ha! The pod is on random, don't judge. Just wanted to let everyone know I wont be a RA this semester things didn't work out and I'm moving on to another job. Watching over computers and a printer is a lot less stressful and timing commitment. I'll be turning 21 in less than 6 days. OH EM GEE.... Been looking forward to this day for quite sometime ever since I've moved to Chico. We'll see how it goes. I think my friends and parents are more excited than I am. So yeah gotta get some sleep. Check out this video!!!
-Quincy

2011 Goals.

So I've got a few, who doesn't?  (not in any order)

1. Learn even more this year than the last. 
2. Finish another 2 semesters of college.
3. Save up money for a car and a trip to Maui.
4. Make new friends.
5. Keep in touch with old ones. 
6. Apply for graduation. <-- what?
7. Run for AS office in April.
8. Get an internship this summer.
9. Annd last but not least Have Fun!


-Quincy