Geography Project: Linkin Park - Post 4

Post 4:

The 'Live 8' Concert was held outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pensilvania, USA, On 2nd July 2005.

Philadelphia City has a population of 1.526 million people, while the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan area has a population of 6.1 million people, making it the 5th Largest Metropolitan Area in the Country. Philadelphia is 130km southwest of New York City.

Philadelphia has a humid subtropical climate. In this climate, Summers are usually very hot, Autumn and Spring usually have quite mild weather, and Winters are very cold also. Philadelphia usually get snow during their winters, sometimes very light, and then at other times very heavy. Major Snowstorms have hit Philadelphia during the winters in the past. Philadelphia had the snowiest winter in the 2009 - 2010 winter season. Snow had fallen to a massive 78.7 inches from the ground. Philadelphia has had both very high and very low temperatures, with the highest at 41 degrees celcius and the lowest temperature recorded at minus 24 degrees celcius.

There are many rivers, creeks and streams that run through Philadelphia. These are the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, Cobbs Creek, Wissahickon Creek and Pennypack Creek.

The Delaware river is 484km long. It runs from the west branch of Schoharie County to Delaware Bay.

The Schuylkill River is 217km long. It runs from East Branch Schuylkill County into the Delaware River.

Cobbs Creek is 19km long. Its a tributary of Darby Creek in Delaware County.

Wissahickon Creek is a 37km long stream. It runs from Mountgomery County, Pensilvania and then empties into the Schuykill River in Philadelphia.

Pennypack Creek is a 36.4km creek which runs through Montgomery County, lower Bucks County and the northeast section of Philadelphia before finally emptying into the Delaware River.

Since the Live 8 Concert, Linkin Park Released a third album in 2007, 'Minutes to Midnight'. In this album, there is evidence that their music style began to change slightely. They had 5 singles from Minutes to Midnight.

In 2009, the band had released a song that was to be on the soundtrack of Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen. The Song, New Divide, was a huge hit.

On January 19th 2010, a new song, Not Alone, was released in Support of the Haiti Earthquake Crisis.

The Earthquake happened in Haiti on the 12th January 2010

Geography Project: Linkin Park - Post 3

Post 3:

The MTV Europe Music Awards of 2002 were held in Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain. Linkin Park won Best Group Award and Best Hard Rock.

Barcelona is located in the North East of Spain, and has a popualtion of 1.621 million people.

Barcelona is also located beside the river Llobregat. The River Llobregat is the 2nd longest river in Catalonia, Spain, at a length of 170km. It runs near Barcelona and then ends in the Mediteranean Sea.

Barcelona has a Mediteranean Climate. It has Mild, dry Summers due to this Climate. It is mainly Sunny in Barcelona City.

Barcelona Belongs to the Catalonia Community in Spain. It is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. The Four Provinces are Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona.

Since the 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards, Linkin Park made another Album called 'Meteora' In 2003. They had 5 Singles from this Album. Linkin Park also Collaborated with Jay-Z in 2004, and their song 'Numb/Encore was a hit.

On the 2nd July 2005, Linkin Park and many other bands and musicians performed in the 'Live 8' Concert in Philadelphia. The event was organized by ONE Campaign, a non-profit organisation which try to increase government funding for international aid programs.

The Concert was held outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pensilvania

Geography Project: Linkin Park - Post 2

Post 2:

Chester Bennington, Lead Singer of Linkin Park, was born in Phoenix, Arizona.

Phoenix is located in the Salt River Valley in the South of North America. It is also in the Northern Reaches of the Sonoran Desert.

The Salt River is Sourced in the White Mountains in Arizona, and runs as to the South Western edge of Phoenix, where it joins with the Gila River to form the Gila and Salt River Meridian. The River runs for 322km.

The Area is Surrounded by the McDowell Mountains which are north of Phoenix, the White Tank Mountains which are located to the west, The Superstition mountains which are to the east, and the Sierra Estrella which are to the South-West of Phoenix.

Phoenix are the Nation's 6th most popular City with a population of 1.44 million.

When Chester joined the band in 1999, they released their first album, Hybrid Theory in 2000. Their Album was a huge sucess, and they were nominated for many awards.

In 2002, they won Best Group and Best Hard Rock in the MTV Europe Music Awards in Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona

Geography Project: Linkin Park - Post 1

Hello

I have recently done my Geography Project on Linkin Park. This Is my first post. Hope you enjoy my project :)

Linkin Park is an American Rock Band. The Band was formed in 1996. The Members of the Band are:

• Chester Bennington - Lead Vocalist
• Mike Shinoda - vocals, keyboard, piano, guitar
  
• Brad Delson - Lead Guitar
• Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell - Bassist
• Joe Hahn - Turntables
• Rob Bourdon - Drums

Mark Wakefield was the original lead vocalist of the group when they were known as Xero, but he left the band in 1998 as Xero had failed to reach success and had not yet received a record deal. In 1999, they landed a record deal with Warner Brother Records

The Majority of Linkin Park's Band Members are from Agoura Hills.This is where the band was founded in 1996.

Agoura Hills is located in the Conejo Valley, between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains, in the West of North America.

The City is Unofficially divided into a few districts. These districts are Downtown, Old Agoura, East Agoura, South End, Forest Cove and Malibu Junction.

Agoura Hills is also called the 'Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area'. The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area contains many preserves and individual parks.

Linkin Park was Originally known as Xero. The Lead Singer, Chester Bennington joined the band in 1999. The band changed their name then to Hybrid Theory and then finally to Linkin Park.

Chester Bennington was from Phoenix, Arizona.

Green Hero Sucess!

Hello there! Well, what a day the Green Hero team had yesterday! Yesterday, Green Hero left at 9am for the Osprey hotel, Naas, where the National Finals of 'Get Up and Go' Mini Company Competition were held. When we went in, we saw that we were up against 26 other amazing Mini Companies! We set up our stand and we were ready to go! Each Mini Company was split into A,B, and C. Myself and Siobhan were C. Each group alternated between Standing at the Stand, Asking questions to different stands, and having group disscusions in another room. It was really good as we got to make friends with other TY students from all over Ireland. Just before Lunch, we were all told the prizes, which included plates, a chance to go to the Sean Lemass awards, and evena trip to Europe! Everyone got really excited when they heard the prizes! After Lunch, a speech was given, and then the prizes were given out..... Green Hero Won 3rd Place Quality Award! YAY! We were absolutely delighted! One of the groups who came with us from our regional competition, The Chapter Project, won 1st place innovation, a place in the Sean Lemass awards, and the trip to europe! Congratulations to The Chapter Project! We had such a good time yesterday, we had no idea that we would win an award, and so we are very grateful for It. Thank you to Mrs. L for Coming with us, and to Ms. E, Mrs. L, and Mrs. W for their support along the way! :)

Retreat

Hello On Tuesday, Class Amina went to a retreat in Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. It was different to any other retreat we have been to as we did quite a bit of walking, which was fun :) We looked at the ruins, watched a video on Glendalough, looked around at the museum, which contained a lot on round towers and old villages so that was interesting. We had a good time altogether, including some embarrasing moments, such as me sliding down into a small ditch and ending up quite muddy :) Overall, It was really enjoyable, by far the best retreat we have been on since 1st year :) Write again soon :)

Percussion Workshop

Hello :) Well, Yesterday, Class Amina had a percussion workshop from 10.40-3.20. It was really interesting! Our instructor, Dave, was really good at the 'Jambé'. We learned lots of different rhythms on the Jambé and on the bass drum. We also got to play all together which was fun and try out other types of instruments. We played freestyle at the end of the day and we watched a video on the making of the Jambé... They have to use skin for the top of it! I really enjoyed the workshop :)