Are wi-fi hotspots reliable?

Do you connect yourselves to various wi-fi hotspots? If so, you should read and watch the following article from the BBC.

Fake wi-fi 'steals data and numbers from smartphones'

23 November 2010 Last updated at 06:58 GMT

A fake wi-fi hotspot run by criminals could allow them to steal passwords and log into social networking sites.

Tom Beale from security firm Vigilante Bespoke shows the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones how easily data can be stolen from a smartphone.

Facebook has responded by saying it advises people to be careful with what data they give out to unknown networks, "in the same way we look to draw out cash from legitimate ATM (cashpoint) machines".

It also pointed out that it asks members whether they want to give Facebook access to contacts stored by email providers before downloading such information from other organisations.

Apple has responded to the way that the latest iPhone is unlocked in this video, by saying that a recent update can be downloaded to prevent this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11817567

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

25 November : Why do we celebrate it on this particular day? Read and you'll find the answer.

In 1999, the UN General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime - with the abuser usually someone known to her.

Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. The date commemorates the brutal assassination of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, in 1960 on orders of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961).

What the "ain´t" is "ain´t"?

The contraction of negated auxiliary verbs in English is most often achieved by suffixing n't, an abbreviated form of not, to the root of a verb with or without changes to the root. Examples of negated auxiliary verbs in standard English are several...

In this song by Nina Simone, AIN´T stands for "I HAVEN´T"




Can you find song lyrics with examples? What other forms does AIN´T stand for?


Nina Simone - Ain't Got No (I Got Life)

Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schoolin
Ain't got no worth, ain't got no job
Ain't got no mind

What have I got?
Why am I alive anyway?
Yeah, what have I got?
Nobody can take away

I got my hair, I got my head
I got my brains, I got my ears
I got my eyes, I got my nose
I got my mouth, I got my smile

I got my tongue, I got my chin
I got my neck, I got my booties
I got my heart, I got my soul
I got my back, I got my sex

Ain't got no father, ain't got no mother
Ain't got no children, ain't got no faith
Ain't got no earth, ain't got no water
Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token
Ain't got no love

What have I got?
Why am I alive anyway?
Yeah, what have I got?
Nobody can take away

I got my hair, I got my head
I got my brains, I got my ears
I got my eyes, I got my nose
I got my mouth, I got my smile

I got my tongue, I got my chin
I got my neck, I got my booties
I got my heart, I got my soul
I got my back, I got my sex

I got my arms, I got my hands
I got my fingers, Got my legs
I got my feet, I got my toes
I got my liver, Got my blood

I've got life, I've got my freedom
I've got the life

Free travelling from your computer. Superb pictures of London!!!!!!!

Jeffrey Martin shot 8,000 photographs of London and then spent six weeks stitching them together to create this amazing seamless 360-degree panorama of the city. You can zoom in and lose yourself looking at details, or zoom back and admire the city as a whole...

You  can open the map to find specific places, or just take a tour.

http://www.360cities.net/london-photo-en.html

How do you pronounce the word "PSYCHOLOGICAL"?

There are times ..... when we've got problems pronouncing certain words in English. That usually happens with long words where we find ourselves "lost" in trying to pronounce them.

This might help you. Our generation, those who were born in the 60 and 70s, owe music groups such as Supertramp part of our English knowledge.

Therefore I will like to share it with you. This is the link, and it's been followed by the lyrics. After that try to sing it along.......
http://www.goear.com/listen/d573679/the-logical-song-supertramp


When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,

a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
joyfully, playfully watching me.

But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
clinical, intellectual, cynical.

There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.

Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respectable, presentable, a "vegtable"!


At night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.

The Human Face

The Human Face is a 4 part BBC series released in 2001, that examines the importance of human faces. John Cleese, actor, comedian, visiting professor, and best-selling author on psychology, talks about the mysteries of identity, perception, creativity and sexuality.
Part Three has been titled " Survival of the Prettiest" and asks us this question: "What is beauty?" Is it just a matter of personal taste? Apparently not; John Cleese discovers that the same things attract lovers all round the world. A pretty face is a fertile face and ugliness suggests poor health. Big eyes, smooth skin and symmetrical features will win you fans everywhere, you'll get a better job, more money, and better sex!

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

Are you taking First or Advanced at school? Now you can go to the school office and get your "Confirmation of Entry and Timetable", "Notice to Candidates" and "Summary Regulations". You all know the dates for Papers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Now you'll also know the date of your Oral Exam. GOOD LUCK!

KEN LEE........

Do you know what a  MONDEGREEN is? I bet most of you do already know it, but ..... 


A Mondegreen is basically the same as misheard lyrics, that is a word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung . The online dictionary Merriam Webster uses as an example :“very close veins” is a mondegreen for “varicose veins”.


We can't forget "ken Lee...."





Now it's your turn. Think about yourself: haven't you ever sung an English song believing that what you say is the "correct" version of the song?


 If you have, share it with us.... Write your mondegreen, the one you are really proud of. Write the line in your comments, together with the title of the song and if possible, the link to it. THANKS!

TO TEA OR NOT TO TEA

If you want the transcript:http://en.yappr.com/welcome/Video.action?videoGuid=89D9E4AC-8D4A-4381-ACC1-77A88D31C475

B-SS is getting closer ... as your exams are......!!!!!! watch out 2º students

ULTRA MARATHONS

If you have ever run, like those held  annually in places like London and New York, then you’ll know that this is an extremelly challenging thing to do. If you are going to finish the 26-mile course, then you need to do months of preparation to ensure the necessary level of fitness.  Spare a thought then for people who go in for what are known as ultra marathons. These are longer than traditional city marathons and are  run over difficult terrain, often in inhospitable places like deserts where competitors may have to run across sand or stones, in weather conditions ranging from baking heat to torrential rain. For example, the 135-mile Badwater Marathon is a real test of endurance, taking runners from the lowest point in  continental North America to the highest, passing through Death Valley on  the way.