Thursday, 28 May 2015
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Friday, 22 May 2015
This course is soon going to end..
Hello Guys! We are finally coming towards the end of this course, I feel like have improved so much thanks to all of my teachers, especially Phillip for helping us so much. I met the best people in my class this year. I had heaps of fun, Thanks to everyone :)
Monday, 18 May 2015
Did you know that your tonsils can have stones which can cause bad….
Did you know that your tonsils can have stones which can cause bad….
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Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Thursday, 7 May 2015
I would like to share English Proverbs with you
- A stitch in time saves nine.
- Still waters run deep.
- Where there's a will there's a way.
- Bad news travels fast.
- A little is better than none.
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Assessment Task 3
10 years on, YouTube offers us authenticity
OPINIONTHE DRUM MARK PESCE
It's hard to imagine life without YouTube, or even to imagine life before YouTube.
SAMANTHA SIN/AFPYouTube liberated us from the lies of video and offered an authentic view of the world that we never knew we craved so badly, writes Mark Pesce.
Everyone says the same thing: "It can't be just 10 years!" Then, "it seems longer..."
There was a time, not all that long ago, when video was the purest province of professionals. You would see a Hollywood movie trailer online, or perhaps the occasional bit of live streaming from a news outlet. Everything was perfectly shot, perfectly lit, perfectly presented, radiating the grace of 100 years of screen production.
With an invitation, all of that came tumbling down. An "Upload" button led to the barbarian hordes - us - overwhelming all of the neat and well-planned illusions of filmmaking, replacing them with absolutely everything.
YouTube does contain its fair share of lies - how could it not? - but more than anything else, it tells all of the truth of all of us. We never understood how we longed to tell the truth until given an opportunity to do it, and now we seem to have forgotten how we could have lived any other way.
In the beginning, YouTube shared a lot in common with broadcast: easy to watch, hard to produce. We pasted links (those ugly, still-indecipherable YouTube links) into emails, typing "Have you seen this???" into the subject line. Messages were forwarded again and again until everyone we knew had seen it.
As we shared those videos, we sealed the deal: participation in 21st century culture required familiarity with YouTube.
Rickroll. Hitler Finds Out. Gangnam Style.
And let's not forget those cute Roomba Kittens.
Fifty years ago the cinema provided the myths that connect us; 25 years ago, we took our cues from television. Before YouTube was out of nappies, we found ourselves dipping into it to seek the songs and stories we use to talk to one another.
Making a video in 2005 required some pricey bits of kit: digital video cameras and sophisticated editing software. Before YouTube, most people had no desire to make their own videos; after YouTube, everyone wanted to be a filmmaker, because anyone could now share with everyone. By 2008 almost every computer came equipped with the necessary hardware (via built-in webcams) and software to turn anyone into a filmmaker, at no extra cost.
These videos are rarely pretty. The cameras shake, the lighting is poor, the sound recording is even worse. Every craft they teach in film school gets tossed out the window in favour of another virtue: authenticity. A hundred years of screen lies were completely undermined by the unvarnished truth of a politician's racism, a teenager's meltdown, and a double rainbow.
Turns out that while we enjoy being lied to, we needthe authenticity of these other moments. They're a bitter tonic to the too-smooth taste of a world of commercial production that will not confront, offend, or provoke. When Lieutenant General David Morrison's "Chief of Army message regarding unacceptable behavior" went viral, it wasn't because of the awkward poetry of its title, but because of the hard, plainspoken truths it conveyed. A hundred years of Hollywood's honeyed words created the void YouTube filled.
Google bought YouTube for more than a billion dollars before it was two years old. Paradoxically, that purchase kept YouTube pure; rather than flailing around to find a business model, YouTube found time to grow into its own medium, with its own stars, shows and channels. It's not television, but it is commerce, coexisting easily within the larger universe of moments meant for smaller audiences.
Today, it's hard to imagine life without YouTube, or even to imagine life before YouTube. We can whip out a smartphone, press "record", and share that video with the world. With the recent release of Meerkat and Periscope - apps broadcasting video to every other smartphone - authentic has become synonymous with live. Within another few years, we'll expect to see live video of anything interesting. That's the legacy of YouTube.
Just last month, YouTube introduced a new technology they are calling "YouTube 360". These videos have been shot using a lens that provides a panoramic 360-degree view around the camera. You can literally look in any direction, choosing your own point of view. YouTube 360 works on smartphones today, but by the end of this year it will be adapted for the new generation of virtual reality gear coming to market.
Imagine a news report from a war zone - the video will put you in the middle of the conflict. Or a footy match - you'll be on the field. It's another sort of lie, putting your head somewhere it's not and can never go, but it's also a greater degree of authenticity. For a century the camera has framed our experience of the screen. We're about to break through the screen, and stick our heads into other worlds. That's only conceivable because YouTube, in liberating video, freed us.
Mark Pesce is the honorary associate in the Digital Cultures Program at the University of Sydney. His website is www.markpesce.com.
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
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Thursday, 26 March 2015
50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW (or 50 Completely Useless Facts!)
50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
(or 50 Completely Useless Facts!)
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
Slugs have 4 noses.
Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
The average person laughs 10 times a day!
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
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One of these amazing, but useless facts is false. Do you know which one?
You can see the correct answer here.
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Thursday, 19 March 2015
Hi friends!! second hyperlink is coming
Another useful site is being shared by Ulviye
i have just found it.We should read it, seems as if useful ????
Friday, 13 March 2015
Thursday, 12 March 2015
The oldest find at the Kaunos archeological site is the neck of a Protogeometric amphora dating back to the 9th century BC, or even earlier. A statue found at the western gate of the city walls, pieces of imported Attic ceramics and the S-SE oriented city walls show habitation in the 6th century BC. However, none of the architectural finds at Kaunos itself dates back to earlier than the 4th century BC
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Thursday, 5 March 2015
hi frends!!! you should look at these article,be careful !!
Summary of eRumor:
Algerian immigration services discovered that oranges from Libya had been injected with blood that tested positive for HIV or AIDS.
A similar version of the eRumor reports that canned fruit from Thailand was found to be contaminated with HIV-positive blood.
The Truth:
Various reports of HIV-positive blood being found in oranges and canned fruit have persisted for years, but there’s no truth to these claims.
Even if these accounts were true, it would be nearly impossible to contract HIV from eating an orange that was injected with infected blood before it was shipped over a long distance. HIV is a living virus, and it needs a human host to survive, the non-profit group Aid for AIDS reports:
“HIV is a very fragile virus outside of the body. The HIV virus needs the human body as its host. The life span of HIV outside of the body has not been determined. However, we know that HIV needs its host cell (a human), the body temperature, and the chemistry of the blood to survive. Out of the body, HIV is out of its environment. As the blood dries, the HIV will die. In areas like a syringe or on a razor in a medicine cabinet, HIV would probably live longer because of less airflow and it's a more moist temperature controlled area.
“Just remember, outside of the body HIV can't survive. In minutes it will die and be harmless, but Universal Precautions should always be used.”
Social media has lit up with reports that oranges exported from Libya were injected with blood that tested positive for HIV or AIDS. The posts show photos of halved oranges with red coloration inside similar to blood. A caption reads:
“The immigration services of Algeria recovered a large quantity of these oranges coming from Libya. These oranges were injected with positive tested HIV and AIDS blood.”
The publication Yemen Now used the same photos and reported that the oranges had been injected with hepatitis B and HIV-positive blood. In that version, the oranges were shipped from Egypt into neighboring countries. A translated photo caption reads:
“Where did the meanness and hostility against Arabs and Muslims by the Zionists and their agents (come from?)”
In reality, the oranges in the pictures weren’t injected with HIV, AIDS or hepatitis B-positive blood. The photos likely show the inside of an unripe blood orange, or the inside of a blood orange hybrid.
Another variation of the eRumor claims that HIV-positive blood was found inside canned fruit from Thailand, which is also untrue. The Thai government responded directly to the claim and said it was false.
A real example of the story as it has been circulated:
EVIL MINDS: ORANGES INJECTED WITH HIV & AIDS BLOOD
From our Inox:
The immigration services of Algeria recovered a large quantity of these oranges coming from Libya. These oranges were injected with positive tested Hiv & AIDS blood.
Thursday, 26 February 2015
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