Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
"How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?
Words, and classifications of words in different languages, do matter
"How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?" Look at it for a moment and ask yourself, "What three descriptive words come into my head when I look at a bridge?"
The first batch of words — such as beautiful, elegant, slender — were those used most often by a group of German speakers Lera Boroditsky, told the group to describe the image that came to mind when they were shown the word, "bridge.
because the word for "bridge" in is a feminine noun in Spanish — el puente — is a masculine noun, native speakers unconsciously give nouns the characteristics of their grammatical gender William Shakespeare may have said "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet but Boroditsky thinks Words, and classifications of words in different languages, do matter
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Clowns pwn Nazi/KKK rally - Awesome!
Truly brilliant. "Alex Linder the founder of VNN and the lead organizer of the rally kicked off events by rushing the clowns in a fit of rage, and was promptly arrested by 4 Knoxville police officers who dropped him to the ground when he resisted and dragged him off past the red shiny shoes of the clowns. http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/7704982.html"
“White Power!” the Nazi’s shouted, “White Flour?” the clowns yelled back running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising separate letters which spelt “White Flour”. “White Power!” the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White flowers?” the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced about merrily. “White Power!” the Nazi’s tried once again in a doomed and somewhat funny attempt to clarify their message, “ohhhhhh!” the clowns yelled “Tight Shower!” and held a solar shower in the air and all tried to crowd under to get clean as per the Klan’s directions.
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the new way to wipe your bum
extension of 18 inches!!!! Holy crap...where's his arse? In another postcode!
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inmates dance to "Thriller"
1,500 plus CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice! This is not the final routine, and definitely not a punishment! just a teaser.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
my grandmother's first joke
she killed her anniversary party with this one out of the blue...
Walking through the jungle, a hunter found a dead tiger with a Pygmy standing proudly beside it. Amazed, the hunter asked, "Did you kill that tiger?"
"Why, yes," said the Pygmy.
"How could a little fella like you kill a beast like that?"
"I killed it with my club," explained the Pygmy.
The astonished hunter asked, "Wow! How big is your club?"
The Pygmy replied, "There are about 90 of us."
AwardBIOS Beep Code Troubleshooting
actually an "all systems clear"
has been some kind of error with the video card. Replacing the video card is usually the most you'll have to do
either the video card isn't installed or the memory on the video card is bad. Reseating or replacing the video card will typically fix
some kind of CPU problem. The CPU could be overheating or malfunctioning in some other way.
the CPU is overheating. You'll need to figure out why the CPU is getting too hot before this Award beep code will go away.
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Michael Jackson - sand art
 clipped from www.newkerala.comNoted sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik immortalised 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson in sand on the scenic beaches of Puri, Orissa.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Old School "Medicine" Ads
cocaine, heroin, morphine, Quaalude and cigarettes were
"Not recommended for children under 6."
"Not recommended for children under 6."
The marketing efforts for coca wine focused primarily on its medicinal properties, in part because it didn't taste very good
"Try Pantopon in place of morphine for dependable, optimum relief of pain."
Contained 65 mg of morphine per fluid ounce. "For children teething." "Now the physician has one less tired, sleepy and apprehensive patient to contend with." weight loss
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Amazing - boy evades runaway car
Muhammet was hit by a runaway car and is thrown down a flight of steps in Sanliurfa.
Muhammet Dirlik, right, who had been standing on the pavement at top right, is hit by a runaway car and is thrown down a flight of steps in Sanliurfa, Turkey. The car plunged into a shopping area coming to a stop in a shop window,  clipped from www.news.com.au clipped from www.news.com.auclipped from www.news.com.auclipped from www.news.com.auclipped from www.news.com.auclipped from www.news.com.au
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
ultimate fishing hole - 50foot deep
After digging his pit down to the river, Li installed a fishing net across it and regularly hauls out fish, so far earning his family nearly $3,300. “I sell the fish at a wholesale price of 24 yuan ($3.51) per kilo, clipped from www.ananova.comclipped from www.wheresmydrink.comLi has built ladders from his kitchen to the river 16 metres below, and each day he has to go down to check the harvest.
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Giant stinky flower blooms in US garden
Visitors file through to view and smell the rarely blooming Corpse Flower Wednesday June 17, 2009. After reaching over six feet nine inches, it opened it's leaf base fully releasing a foul fragrance resembling rotting flesh Corpse flowers come from Sumatra
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
best signings of the English premier league season 08-09
Mark Schwarzer- Fulham on a free..made many great saves
Amr Zaki - Wigan. Great start and clearly a bloody gifted scorer..but fizzed out
Brede Hangeland - Fulham rock at back and tall goal poacher..monster central defender
Luka Modric - Tottenham very skilled and natural midfielder
Andre Arshavin - Arsenal highly rated before he arrived, and he only got better
Marouane Fellaini - Everton a young bloke who is great in the air and decent midfielder
James Beattie - Stoke kept his team up witht the big boys
Steven Pienaar - Everton only cost £2.05 m and was very good
player to watch...New Wigan signing Jordi Gomez
Great One liners
Television is chewing gum for the mind - Frank Lloyd Wright
The scenery was beautiful but the actors got in front of it - Noel Coward
I've seen Don entertian fifty times and I've always enjoyed his joke - Johnny Carson
Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people
who can't read - Frank Zappa
When i want to read a novel, I write one - Benjamin Disraeli
Henry James was one of the nicest old ladies I ever met - William Faulkner
The mama of Dada - Clif Fadiman (of Gertrude Stein)
He has Van Gogh's ear for music - Orsen Welles (of Donny Osmond)
It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose
yours - Harry S Truman
Friday, June 19, 2009
storm over calm
coming back from watching whales at cape solander and this storms approaches at Kurnell..thought i'd take it...and run!
rainbow on my fishing spot
early morning and fishing is producing nothing when rain gently falls and this rainbow appears!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Timeline of Futuristic Movies
what year sci-fi movies take place arrange some classic films about the future into chronological order also charted the years in which they were released
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SMOKE ON THE WATER - latino version
you aint goona believe this version
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Bruce Willis is in love - and here's the S&M photos for proof
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Battle at Kruger amateur wildlife video
dramatic depiction of wildlife on the African savannah. Battle at Kruger amateur wildlife video that depicted a confrontation between a herd of Cape Buffalo, a small pride of lions, and a pair of crocodiles.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
photoshop - using hue/saturation
hue=another word for color
saturation=make more intense or b/w
lightness=make lighter or darker
go to master to alter a specific colored item
and using eyedropper
saturation=make more intense or b/w
lightness=make lighter or darker
go to master to alter a specific colored item
and using eyedropper
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Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United
what a gross amount of money Real are paying to keep up with Barcelona next season...and with Kaka on board you would want quick good results..
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Allergies: 8 Common Trigger Foods
Delicious swaps
clipped from health.msn.comSubstitute mashed avocado, hummus or tapenade for mayo on sandwiches. clipped from health.msn.com
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clipped from health.msn.comTry risotto cakes instead of crab cakes clipped from health.msn.comWheat Experiment with different pastas, including those made from corn, brown rice and quinoa clipped from health.msn.comSoy
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
draw this daddy!
The artist attempts to fulfil the regular briefs given to him by his daughter
The Brief: A mama snail and a baby snail clipped from tinyartdirector.blogspot.comThe Brief: A dinosaur in a X-Ray clipped from tinyartdirector.blogspot.comThe Brief: A dinosaur eating a R and an O and an S and a I and a E clipped from tinyartdirector.blogspot.comThe Brief: a dragon sneaking up on a girl. She's picking flowers. The Critique: Daddy it's not supposed to be like that! He has dog legs! I'm so mad at you! Second Attempt: The Critique: No I hate the dragon's head! clipped from tinyartdirector.blogspot.comThe Brief: A Crocodile clipped from tinyartdirector.blogspot.comThe Brief: A Monkey  clipped from tinyartdirector.blogspot.comThe Brief: A dinosaur, not too scary clipped from tinyartdirector.blogspot.comThe Brief: A dinosaur chasing us clipped from tinyartdirector.blogspot.comThe Brief: poo-poo airplane. Good. I want a treat.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Advice To A Son - a poem
humorous yet hemmingway exposes us too raw truths! genious in simplicity...
Never trust a white man, written in 1931 by Ernest Hemingway
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Spot the Blonde
Don't anyone get their hackles up - This is advertisement at its professional level.
This is a perfect example of how lazy and devoid of "professional" in "professionalism" has become.
This is a perfect example of how lazy and devoid of "professional" in "professionalism" has become.
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Spot the Blonde
Don't anyone get their hackles up - This is advertisement at its professional level.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Fish philosophy
clipped from www.flickr.comclipped from www.flickr.comclipped from www.flickr.comclipped from www.flickr.comclipped from www.flickr.com
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artificial surf reef off Bournemouth in Dorset
Europe's first artificial surf reef taking shape. about the size of a football pitch and will double the size of the waves crashing into the shore at Bournemouth in Dorset a surfing mecca. Thousands of tons of sand have been stockpiled on the beach and pumped into giant textile bags that are anchored to the sea bed. costs spiraling from the original £1.4m estimate to £3m It was designed by ASR Ltd, a company founded by oceanographer Dr He said: 'Surfers like a waves that breaks where you can surf across the face. To
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
unorthodox tenpin two-hander super spin delivery
Jason Belmonte's aggressive super spin honed from bowling at his
parents alley in Orange, Australia
parents alley in Orange, Australia
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Monday, June 1, 2009
STATUtory rape ? Or just a MONUMENTal mistake ?
funny...
clipped from dontdatethatdude.files.wordpress.comclipped from dontdatethatdude.files.wordpress.comclipped from dontdatethatdude.files.wordpress.com
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