Friday, April 30, 2010
Julian Beever: Amazing street paintings.
Check out some amazing street paintings by Julian Beever, all hand crafted.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Iron Man 2 Review:
Tonight I hit the cinemas to the sequal of one of my favourite films, Iron Man. I thoroughly enjoyed my viewing of the original and I was looking for something to rival it. After many minutes of listening to advertisements, the movie finally began in the depths of Russia. Two men are seen in a desolate home. One is dying whilst the other is looking after him. After the death of the older man, we see the begginings of what looks a replica of the Iron Man suit before the splash screen is shown.
The movie really begins here and I dont want to spoil it for those who have not viewed it. The audio in the movie is brilliant featuring many classic bands including ACDC and Queen. The content is excellent however, maybe a little much humuor and a little cliche. Whilst not ranking up to the original it did not bomb out like previous sequals and I believe is a worthwhile watch for anyone who enjoyed the original. :)
Rating: 8/10
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Parkour in Australia
If you happen to be an Australian visitor and partake in parkour or are interested be sure to visit the hub of parkour in Australia...
Parkour Aus
There are many dedicated practitioners and teachers to help you out with your technique, progress and confidince.
Parkour Aus
There are many dedicated practitioners and teachers to help you out with your technique, progress and confidince.
Web Templates.
Anyone looking for a web template I can make one for you. Just contact me or message me and I will see what i can do.
stoneman_tarik@hotmail.co.uk
stoneman_tarik@hotmail.co.uk
Parkour: A Passion.
Parkour Video!
This is my parkour video from a long time. I havent really had time to film anything new however I have seen some improvement and shifted my focus to another level of the sport. Enjoy :)
This is my parkour video from a long time. I havent really had time to film anything new however I have seen some improvement and shifted my focus to another level of the sport. Enjoy :)
Monday, April 26, 2010
Interesting Facts.
These are some bizarre and odd facts I found at ebizarre.com and davesdaily.com
1. Time slows down near a black hole; inside it stops completely.
2. Elevators rank as the safest form of transportation, boasting only one fatality every 100 million miles traveled. Stairs, in comparison, are five times more dangerous.
3. Did you know that 85.7% of statistics are made up?
4. During the average human life, you will consume 70 assorted bugs as well as 10 spiders as you sleep.
5. The average person can go as many as eleven days without water. That's assuming a mean temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. The world's worst earthquake occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean in July 1201, killing over one million people that were predominately in Egypt and Syria.
7. Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon.
8. Studies have shown that pigs are one of the more intelligent animals, surprisingly. They come a close second only to primates. They are so smart, in fact, that they can be trained to do tricks like a dog.
9. According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.
10. From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
11. Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than through the air.
12. There are 52 cards in a standard deck and there are 52 weeks in a year. There are 4 suits in a deck of cards and 4 seasons in a year. If you add the values of all the cards in a deck (jack=11 queen=12, etc.) you get a total of 365 the same as the number of days in a year.
13. The average airspeed of the common housefly is 4 1/2 mph. A housefly beats its wings about 20,000 times per minute.
14. Left-handed people are statistically more likely to be geniuses, and to be insane. Left-handedness is more common among writers and some kinds of artists. But lefties tend to be more accident-prone and on average don't live as long.
15. Left-handed people are statistically more likely to be geniuses, and to be insane. Left-handedness is more common among writers and some kinds of artists. But lefties tend to be more accident-prone and on average don't live as long.
The things you can find on the internet. I especially like that 85.7% of the statistics are made up, which begs the question that is that statistic actually correct?
1. Time slows down near a black hole; inside it stops completely.
2. Elevators rank as the safest form of transportation, boasting only one fatality every 100 million miles traveled. Stairs, in comparison, are five times more dangerous.
3. Did you know that 85.7% of statistics are made up?
4. During the average human life, you will consume 70 assorted bugs as well as 10 spiders as you sleep.
5. The average person can go as many as eleven days without water. That's assuming a mean temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. The world's worst earthquake occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean in July 1201, killing over one million people that were predominately in Egypt and Syria.
7. Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon.
8. Studies have shown that pigs are one of the more intelligent animals, surprisingly. They come a close second only to primates. They are so smart, in fact, that they can be trained to do tricks like a dog.
9. According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.
10. From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
11. Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than through the air.
12. There are 52 cards in a standard deck and there are 52 weeks in a year. There are 4 suits in a deck of cards and 4 seasons in a year. If you add the values of all the cards in a deck (jack=11 queen=12, etc.) you get a total of 365 the same as the number of days in a year.
13. The average airspeed of the common housefly is 4 1/2 mph. A housefly beats its wings about 20,000 times per minute.
14. Left-handed people are statistically more likely to be geniuses, and to be insane. Left-handedness is more common among writers and some kinds of artists. But lefties tend to be more accident-prone and on average don't live as long.
15. Left-handed people are statistically more likely to be geniuses, and to be insane. Left-handedness is more common among writers and some kinds of artists. But lefties tend to be more accident-prone and on average don't live as long.
The things you can find on the internet. I especially like that 85.7% of the statistics are made up, which begs the question that is that statistic actually correct?
Planetshakers
"A Chemical Factory wrapped in a water proof bag"
This is term used by my science teacher to describe us mere human being while discussing the affects of a certain chemical upon a human. This firstly slipped through my mind however; hours after, it came to mind again. I thought through my life and experiences and tried to match this term, "A chemical factory wrapped in a water proof bag" and how it actually related to me. Now i felt this was a rather un ethical way to describe people as, life seemed alot deeper and meaningfull than this.
This topic then led to me on to the issue of conciousness, emotions and many other features that make us human. I began to wonder how such a system may work. If we are just a host of chemical reactions, how does such reactions deem us concious with emotions. I searched a few forums and came across an interesting topic summing up on how many of such reactions would be needed to raise conciousness and whether it was a sliding affect or a certain point at where this state occured. I began to wonder whether as humans, through such reactions we could compose a machine who displayed signs of conciousness or whether there was more to us and how we operate.
Emotions came under the same category. I could not grasp the idea that emotions i feel such as love, hatred, joy and anger could all be a chain of chemical reactions and nothing more. Now this got me thinking on the soul and if it existed how it would operate, would it be the system that runs our emotions and other functions. I wondered if this souled resembled our physical appearance or whether it was an invisible yet detectable force.
Now this all led me to the conclusion that we were more than just a chemical factory and it was an unfair term to coin us beings. That us humans had more sophistication, emotion and experience then any factory, computer or any other man made systems!
This topic then led to me on to the issue of conciousness, emotions and many other features that make us human. I began to wonder how such a system may work. If we are just a host of chemical reactions, how does such reactions deem us concious with emotions. I searched a few forums and came across an interesting topic summing up on how many of such reactions would be needed to raise conciousness and whether it was a sliding affect or a certain point at where this state occured. I began to wonder whether as humans, through such reactions we could compose a machine who displayed signs of conciousness or whether there was more to us and how we operate.
Emotions came under the same category. I could not grasp the idea that emotions i feel such as love, hatred, joy and anger could all be a chain of chemical reactions and nothing more. Now this got me thinking on the soul and if it existed how it would operate, would it be the system that runs our emotions and other functions. I wondered if this souled resembled our physical appearance or whether it was an invisible yet detectable force.
Now this all led me to the conclusion that we were more than just a chemical factory and it was an unfair term to coin us beings. That us humans had more sophistication, emotion and experience then any factory, computer or any other man made systems!
The Unknown Terrorist
Recently for my English Course in college, I had to read a novel title "The Unknown Terrorist" by Richard Flanagan. The book was aimed to depict areas of Australian society using a fictional story. The main topics covered were media, government, terrorism and gender in Australia. The novel set forth a very pesemistic view on Australian society. The main character in the story was a pole dancer who ran by the nick name "The Doll". She was one of the several women named over the course of the story and made a living through pole dancing. This woman derived from the non desired suburbs of Sydney and found a "better" life in the rich areas.
The Doll ended up sleeping with a man she met at the Mardi Gras. Later the man named "Tariq" was accused of terrorism and people smuggling and low and behold took the shape of Böll's Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum. The Doll after sleeping with the stranger is accused of being an accomplance and spends her last 4 days on the run before being shot dead.
The plot of the story lacks interest and the main threshhols is in the themes, ideas and values of the author. Firstly the media and government of Australia are described as corrupt bodies that only work to help themselves. Now this seems a very generalized opinion to assume that all members of such groups are part of a dishonest firm. To accept such ideas would be to scorn Australias journalists ethical code and to degrade Australian society.
At first Flanagans opinions on the media and government had some effect on me. The power and influence of the media seemed at first scary however as the novel progressed the realism was stretched to a point where it was non beliavable. The main journalist in the novel, Richard Cody sentenced "The Doll" to her death through a contreversial article on the terms of wanting a promotion with a Hit article. This to me came across very unbeliavable and judgemental to represent Australian journalist in this form.
The next main issue covered in the text was the roles of gender in Australian society. The author used a minority of characters to classify all Australians. In the novel there were 3 females and around 4 men who were used to stereotype all Australians. This seemed closed minded and rather unbelivable especially as most characters displayed similiar persona's and shared similiar goals, greeds and values. All men were represented as rich, un ethical and selfish whereas the females were shown to be independent, lack of need for men and money hungry.
This seemed a very negative outlook on Australia as many males and females I interacted with, differed from these descriptions bestoved upon Australians. To me it seemed as if Flanagan had met some sour people in his time and felt condemned to symbolize the majority of Australians like this.
This book did not stand well with my views as it catogorized life and depictided it as a predictible journey on which you will meet simiar characters and little joy. To me life so far has displayed, diversity, un-predictability and lots of joy and this novel failed to portray Australian society in a realistic manner
The Doll ended up sleeping with a man she met at the Mardi Gras. Later the man named "Tariq" was accused of terrorism and people smuggling and low and behold took the shape of Böll's Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum. The Doll after sleeping with the stranger is accused of being an accomplance and spends her last 4 days on the run before being shot dead.
The plot of the story lacks interest and the main threshhols is in the themes, ideas and values of the author. Firstly the media and government of Australia are described as corrupt bodies that only work to help themselves. Now this seems a very generalized opinion to assume that all members of such groups are part of a dishonest firm. To accept such ideas would be to scorn Australias journalists ethical code and to degrade Australian society.
At first Flanagans opinions on the media and government had some effect on me. The power and influence of the media seemed at first scary however as the novel progressed the realism was stretched to a point where it was non beliavable. The main journalist in the novel, Richard Cody sentenced "The Doll" to her death through a contreversial article on the terms of wanting a promotion with a Hit article. This to me came across very unbeliavable and judgemental to represent Australian journalist in this form.
The next main issue covered in the text was the roles of gender in Australian society. The author used a minority of characters to classify all Australians. In the novel there were 3 females and around 4 men who were used to stereotype all Australians. This seemed closed minded and rather unbelivable especially as most characters displayed similiar persona's and shared similiar goals, greeds and values. All men were represented as rich, un ethical and selfish whereas the females were shown to be independent, lack of need for men and money hungry.
This seemed a very negative outlook on Australia as many males and females I interacted with, differed from these descriptions bestoved upon Australians. To me it seemed as if Flanagan had met some sour people in his time and felt condemned to symbolize the majority of Australians like this.
This book did not stand well with my views as it catogorized life and depictided it as a predictible journey on which you will meet simiar characters and little joy. To me life so far has displayed, diversity, un-predictability and lots of joy and this novel failed to portray Australian society in a realistic manner
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