Learning to used Google Map into real news

Last lesson I learned how to use Google Map, and then I will use Google Map into real news. Total of four news, the first and second news were derived from Lancashire Evening Post was published in Saturday, October 17, 2009; the third and fourth news were derived from Lancashire Evening Post was published in Wendesday, October 21, 2009.

1. Sign up for museum campaign at newsagents

The Lancashire Evening Post is ramping up the campaign to keep the National Football Museum in Preston. It comes after Lancashire County Council, Preston Council and the University of Central Lancashire announced a potential multi-million pound rescue package for the museum, which would refurbish it and keep it at PNE's Deepdale ground.




Location: The National Football Preston

Why did I choose this news: This issue is a spot topic, and many people involved in the voting activity, and everyone were made great efforts for their want results.

Related articles:

• http://www.garstangcourier.co.uk/16925/Football-museum-loses-rare-exhibits.1838200.jp


• http://www.garstangcourier.co.uk/16925/39Keep-the-football-museum-in.4782611.jp

2. Police hunt vicious gang

Two victims were attacked in separate attacks. The incident happened at around 8.30pm on Thursday as a 23-year-old man got off a bus from Preston city centre at Sumpter Croft, Penwortham. One of the victims, a 17-year-old, was so badly attacked he was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital and was initially described as being in a "very serious" condition. He is now stable and recovering.

Location: Sumpter Croft, Penwortham

Why did I choose this news: This kind of news is very serious, people's safety is threatened, this news gives a warning, person should always pay attention to selves safety.

Related article:

• http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/crime/4653720.Hunt_for_thug_aged_just_12/

3. What's your story of Preston?

A revamped exhibition to celebrate Proud Preston is in the pipeline... and museum bosses need your help. The Harris Museum and Art Gallery wants to update the popular Story of Preston gallery in time for Guild celebrations in 2012. Items from the decorative and fine art collections about Preston. Emma Heslewood, keeper of history, said: "Preston is an ancientborough with a rich history, but it has also made history.

Location: Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston

Why did I choose this news: I lived in Preston now, and have strong interests want to know more some imformation about Preston.

Related article:

• http://www.harrismuseum.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=137
• http://www.culture24.org.uk/nw000085

4. Irvine praises PNE's recovery backlash

North End bounced back from Saturday's awful 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers to beat the Owls 2-1 at Hillsborough.

Location: Queens Park, Preston

Why did I choose this news: Football is very popular in UK, almost everyone loves football, and football is a sport has most attention, people are crazy for it. Football is a eternal and popular topic.

Related article:

• http://www.lep.co.uk/pnenews/PNE-will-bounce-back-.5747692.jp
• http://www.football.co.uk/

Editing photographs - image processing tools

Preston, Vibrant and exciting, is England's newest city, located at the heart of the North West. A building called Town Hall was located in Preston is Preston City Council. The following photograph is the door of Preston City Council, and was taken in 16, Oct, 2009 by myself.





Original photo (2304px wide*3702px high)

On the last lesson I was learned how to use Photoshop to crop the pictures. I used the original photo as a sample to cropped three different size photos.

This one is a signs of Preston City Council and has printed the Preston City Council's logo on the signs (100*100px)

The door was designed very nice, and printed two big words – Town Hall, it means here is Preston City Council (400px wide*300px high)

Below the signs there is a transparent glass window, you can see the lastest news in here (200px wide*500px high)

These three photos are all cropped by Photoshop. Photoshop is one of the most powerful image modification programs, and is the leading digital image editing application for the Internet, print and other new media disciplines. Actually, apart from Photoshop, there are many convenient tools can be used, like http://www.webresizer.com/ . It is a free online tools, typing the site and uploading image, making your photo fast, it is very easy to use and the result is very amazing!

Reference

http://www.preston.gov.uk/