WEDNESDAY 02/06

SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 2 discussion questions 6-12 were due.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 1 by taking a look at examples of LEED-certified sports facilities.

HOMEWORK:
-Brooke Coderre will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new Chapter 2 discussion questions.
-Read the article "Report: Mets Made Pitch For Casino" & answer the following discussion questions:
1) What real estate company operated by Mets owner Fred Wilpon and family, pitched a casino adjacent to Citi Field in September 2011?
2) How many acres were they looking to acquire?
3) How much money did they offer the City of New York for the land?
4) Who did the company have lined up to operate the casino?
5) A live-dealer casino is not legal in New York except where?
6) Instead of for a casino, the company was given land to construct what?
7) The pitch for the casino was being delivered during the height of the Mets owners' financial troubles related to what?
-If class is cancelled on Friday, check the blog for an update.

IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 2 discussion questions 1-4 were due.
-You took Quiz 2.
-We discussed the Super Bowl management article.
-We began a discussion of The Silent Revolution from Drucker Chapter 1. We discussed the first 2 fronts.

HOMEWORK:
-Chris Berry will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 2 discussion questions:
5) Drucker believes that there is never only one customer. What does he mean? How do the Girl Scouts of America fit this?
6) What is the online payment business owned by eBay? What is the Internet phone service owned by eBay?
7) Why is it important/helpful for organizations to identify noncustomers?
8) How did Apple figure out that its customers wanted a car charger for the iPod?
-If class is cancelled on Friday, check the blog for updates.

MN371
TODAY:
-Sam Adams brewing process article discussion questions were due.
-We discussed the documentary, "How Beer Saved The World."
-We began a discussion about the brewing process. Our discussion focused on the 4 main ingredients in beer: water, barley, hops, & yeast.

HOMEWORK:
-Brooke Coderre will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following discussion questions about the categories & types of beer:
1) What category of beer is made with "top-fermenting" strains of yeast which means that the yeast ferments at the top of the fermentation tank?
2) What category of beer ferments best at warmer temperatures, usually around room temperature and up to about 75° Fahrenheit?
3) What category of beer uses "bottom-fermenting" yeasts which sink to the bottom of the tank and ferment there, and because they collect on the bottom of the tank, they can often be reused?
4) What category of beer ferments at colder temperatures (46-59°F)?
5) What category of beer tends to mature and ferment faster: ales or lagers?
6) What category of beer typically ferments over longer periods of time?
7) The word "lager" comes from what German word, and what does that word mean?
8) What style of beer, a type of pale ale, got its name from the high strength recipe that was needed for the beer to make the long trip from England to India?
9) Pilsner, a type of pale lager, got its name from what city where it was first produced in 1842?
10) What was the first pilsner beer in the world?
11) What dark style of beer got its name as a result of its popularity with street & river workers in London in the 18th century?
12) What type of beer got its name as being a generic term given to the strongest porter beers?
13) What strong, high alcohol content ale beer got its name because it can be strong as wine?
-If class is cancelled on Friday, check the blog for updates.
14) Unlike conventional ales & lagers, what distinctive type of beer is produced by spontaneous fermentation?
15) What German style wheat beer is served in its traditional, unfiltered form?
-If class is cancelled on Friday, check the blog for updates.