1. Word / Phrase: CIR
Meaning: Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
Context: An approach to immigration reform which attempts to address at least two of the following immigration issues: undocumented immigrants, visa reform, family visa backlog, border security, future flows/guest workers. Generally our characters call a bill CIR if it deals with all of those issues.
2. Word / Phrase: Advos
Meaning: Advocacy groups working in favor of immigrant friendly CIR.
Context: These are some of the groups working in favor of the CIR:
- NIF, The National Immigration Forum.
- NCLR, National Council of La Raza.
- AILA, American Immigration Lawyers Association.
- EWIC, Essential Workers Immigration Coalition.
- USCCB, US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
3. Word / Phrase: Restrictionists
Meaning: Anti-immigrant groups or people.
Context: These are some of the Anti-Immigrant groups:
- FAIR, Federation for American Immigration Reform.
- NUMBERS USA
- PROJECT USA
- CIS, Center for Immigration Studies.
4. Word / Phrase: Cloture
Meaning: A motion to limit time/scope of debate.
Context: Senators have the right to unlimited debate and to speak about anything they wish on the Floor. For that reason, most bills aren't brought up for debate without a time agreement or a successful cloture motion. Cloture requires 60 votes to pass.
5. Word / Phrase: UC
Meaning: Unanimous Consent.
Context: Most business in the Senate in done by UC. For instance, they need UC to start proceedings in the morning or end them at night. Senate rules mandate that a bill is read aloud by the clerk three times before voting, but many bills are hundred of pages long. If UC to waive that rule isn't granted, chances of that bill ever seeing a vote are slim. Any Senator, as long as he is in the floor, can block UC. It must be truly unanimous.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Daily Posts March 24-27
03/24:
I worked for 2 hours today... I just kept transcribing, on this meeting where this men Eliseo Medina was giving a great speech to inspire people to go out and get signatures of people to win against the Proposition 200 in Phoenix, Arizona in 2004, I guess (I can't remember the exact date)...
03/25:
Today was a regular day of 3 hours... I did the same thing than yesterday... Read what I posted up there in the 24th and you'll know what I did...
03/26:
I did the same thing again I transcribed for the whole day (5hrs)... Except for the last 30 minutes that I have started learning how to do "Second Pass" when transcribing which is checking for spelling errors and adding information like TC, and putting all in the same font and in the right spacing...
03/27:
Today was my first day doing Second Pass and I liked it more because I have to watch the actual video, not listen to a tape... Watching for the video makes it easier to understand and see who is talking... I worked for 2 hours...
I worked for 2 hours today... I just kept transcribing, on this meeting where this men Eliseo Medina was giving a great speech to inspire people to go out and get signatures of people to win against the Proposition 200 in Phoenix, Arizona in 2004, I guess (I can't remember the exact date)...
03/25:
Today was a regular day of 3 hours... I did the same thing than yesterday... Read what I posted up there in the 24th and you'll know what I did...
03/26:
I did the same thing again I transcribed for the whole day (5hrs)... Except for the last 30 minutes that I have started learning how to do "Second Pass" when transcribing which is checking for spelling errors and adding information like TC, and putting all in the same font and in the right spacing...
03/27:
Today was my first day doing Second Pass and I liked it more because I have to watch the actual video, not listen to a tape... Watching for the video makes it easier to understand and see who is talking... I worked for 2 hours...
Monday, March 17, 2008
Weekly Vocabulary March 21
1. Word / Phrase: Transcribe
Meaning: to make a written copy, esp. a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
Context: My work is basically transcribing from a recorded tape of a radio station that I have to type in Spanish, (because the radio is in Spanish)
2. Word / Phrase: Inaudible
Meaning: not audible; incapable of being heard.
Context: When I transcribe sometimes there are words or phrases that can not be heard, do to background noise or bad pronunciation.
3. Word / Phrase: TC
Meaning: Timecode
Context: This is the time for the start of the clip I'm transcribing. I get it from the CatDV field called "In."
4. Word / Phrase: CatDV
Meaning: It is a major update to the media asset database and video logging tools.
Context: It is as a database for all the tapes and videos that are used for the making of the different episodes.
5. Word / Phrase: Macros
Meaning: Macros are combinations of keystrokes you can use to do anything in a document.
Context: My macros are mostly for character names, so I don't have to keep typing them out.
Meaning: to make a written copy, esp. a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
Context: My work is basically transcribing from a recorded tape of a radio station that I have to type in Spanish, (because the radio is in Spanish)
2. Word / Phrase: Inaudible
Meaning: not audible; incapable of being heard.
Context: When I transcribe sometimes there are words or phrases that can not be heard, do to background noise or bad pronunciation.
3. Word / Phrase: TC
Meaning: Timecode
Context: This is the time for the start of the clip I'm transcribing. I get it from the CatDV field called "In."
4. Word / Phrase: CatDV
Meaning: It is a major update to the media asset database and video logging tools.
Context: It is as a database for all the tapes and videos that are used for the making of the different episodes.
5. Word / Phrase: Macros
Meaning: Macros are combinations of keystrokes you can use to do anything in a document.
Context: My macros are mostly for character names, so I don't have to keep typing them out.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Third Week Assignment
Describe one significant activity or project that you have completed or are working on currently.
As I said in a post before I am currently working in the post-production on a
series they've been working on since the summer of 2001 examining how
democracy functions, using immigration policy as a case study. They're
looking at the policy-making side of democracy, not the electoral
side.
My work in this post-production of the series is Transcribing. It means I listen to a cassette recorded from a videotape and I type whatever people says. The tapes I'm working on right now are from some recordings made in a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona. The radio station is called "Campesina de Corazon Mexicano" which is a Mexican radio station, where they have a show in which Alfredo Gutierrez and Maria Barquin discuss about politics and the making of the Prop 200, and they only speak in Spanish. And thats where my work comes in, I type whatever people says and who says it, all in Spanish.
I've been working on this since my first week, so I've type more in the last few weeks than I've ever done in my life. My mentor has told me that I will actually move on to do something also, but i still don't know when. The whole point is that I like it and everyday I learn something new.
As I said in a post before I am currently working in the post-production on a
series they've been working on since the summer of 2001 examining how
democracy functions, using immigration policy as a case study. They're
looking at the policy-making side of democracy, not the electoral
side.
My work in this post-production of the series is Transcribing. It means I listen to a cassette recorded from a videotape and I type whatever people says. The tapes I'm working on right now are from some recordings made in a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona. The radio station is called "Campesina de Corazon Mexicano" which is a Mexican radio station, where they have a show in which Alfredo Gutierrez and Maria Barquin discuss about politics and the making of the Prop 200, and they only speak in Spanish. And thats where my work comes in, I type whatever people says and who says it, all in Spanish.
I've been working on this since my first week, so I've type more in the last few weeks than I've ever done in my life. My mentor has told me that I will actually move on to do something also, but i still don't know when. The whole point is that I like it and everyday I learn something new.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Second Week Assigment Part 2
What did you do during your second week?
The same thing than the first week...
How was it different than the first week?
I felt more confortable that before and...I dont know I think it was easier because I have done it before...
What is something that you really like about the internship?
mmm... and I am in the 11th floor, and I have a nice view...
What is something you dislike about the internship?
Nothing actually...I just would love it more if it was closer to the school and to my house.
Who else's blog have you read and commented on?
Kate, Katrina, Claudia, Juan, and Kelvin
The same thing than the first week...
How was it different than the first week?
I felt more confortable that before and...I dont know I think it was easier because I have done it before...
What is something that you really like about the internship?
mmm... and I am in the 11th floor, and I have a nice view...
What is something you dislike about the internship?
Nothing actually...I just would love it more if it was closer to the school and to my house.
Who else's blog have you read and commented on?
Kate, Katrina, Claudia, Juan, and Kelvin
The End of the First Week of Internships
Please describe your internship site by answering the following questions...
What is it?
It is a non-profit documentary production company
called The Epidavros Project.
What kind of business is it and what kind of work do the professionals do there?
They do the post-production of documentaries and everything it includes.
Where is it?
It is in 141 West 28St. Between 6th and 7th Avenue.
Tell a little about your mentor.
Her name is Rachel Salmon. And... She's very nice!
What happened on the first day?
I wasn't there...
What kinds of things have you done so far?
I have typed a lot, I had gone to the bathroom, I had drunk coffee and water, and I had watched some videos to learn more about the characters of the documentary. But the most of all I had learn SO much about politics. I've also learned about what was happening in between 2001 and 2004 in all the US after the Twin Towers fell and Bush was re-elected. And some about accounting, from hearing people talk about it in some tapes I had to transcribe.
What were some of the highlights of the first week? (Memorable moments, cool things...)
I did so much stuff that week that I would fall asleep in the chair. So I had to drink coffee every day...:P
Please answer some logistical questions...
When do you leave school?
At around 11:40, right after I eat my lunch.
How long does it take you to get to your internship?
Approximately 1 hour.
When do you arrive at home?
Depends the day...
Monday= 5, 5:30
Tuesday= 4, 4:30
Wednesday= 10 (I leave my Internship at 6 and at 6:30 I have Lifeguard School until 9)
Thursday= 4, 4:30
What is your schedule? (What days do you work and for how long each day?)
Monday= 3hrs
Tuesday= 2hrs
Wednesday= 5hrs
Thursday= 2hrs
Who are the two people that can sign your time card? (Your mentor and the additional person)
Rachel Salmon and Cheril Harden.
At this point, do you have any other questions, comments, concerns, queries, or inquiries?
Nop...
What is it?
It is a non-profit documentary production company
called The Epidavros Project.
What kind of business is it and what kind of work do the professionals do there?
They do the post-production of documentaries and everything it includes.
Where is it?
It is in 141 West 28St. Between 6th and 7th Avenue.
Tell a little about your mentor.
Her name is Rachel Salmon. And... She's very nice!
What happened on the first day?
I wasn't there...
What kinds of things have you done so far?
I have typed a lot, I had gone to the bathroom, I had drunk coffee and water, and I had watched some videos to learn more about the characters of the documentary. But the most of all I had learn SO much about politics. I've also learned about what was happening in between 2001 and 2004 in all the US after the Twin Towers fell and Bush was re-elected. And some about accounting, from hearing people talk about it in some tapes I had to transcribe.
What were some of the highlights of the first week? (Memorable moments, cool things...)
I did so much stuff that week that I would fall asleep in the chair. So I had to drink coffee every day...:P
Please answer some logistical questions...
When do you leave school?
At around 11:40, right after I eat my lunch.
How long does it take you to get to your internship?
Approximately 1 hour.
When do you arrive at home?
Depends the day...
Monday= 5, 5:30
Tuesday= 4, 4:30
Wednesday= 10 (I leave my Internship at 6 and at 6:30 I have Lifeguard School until 9)
Thursday= 4, 4:30
What is your schedule? (What days do you work and for how long each day?)
Monday= 3hrs
Tuesday= 2hrs
Wednesday= 5hrs
Thursday= 2hrs
Who are the two people that can sign your time card? (Your mentor and the additional person)
Rachel Salmon and Cheril Harden.
At this point, do you have any other questions, comments, concerns, queries, or inquiries?
Nop...
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