How to Charge an iPod using electrolytes and an onion

Since our class blog's homepage have something related to Apple's product, I found something interesting for those who has an iPod. (that's right, I don' t own an iPod).

The movie clip quite amazes me actually, I really wonder what "ingredients" are there in the onion and by what chemical rules it follows that makes charging the battery possible.

This procedure was provided by HouseHoldHacker, which I believed to be a website or firm that teaches people how to save money by finding "substitutes". But as far as I concerned, that maybe won't help much because vegetables are quite expensive nowadays. Ha~

Homework4

PART I. About The Bluemen Performance

A. TRANSCRIBING

Your Attention Please

Thank You For Choosing Earth As Your Planetary Vehicle

We Hope You Enjoy Many Wonderful Features Of This Planet As You Hurtle Through The Cosmos

Please Note However

That In The Event Of Continued Inaction In The Face Of Global Warming

Your Seat Cushion Can Be Used As A Flotation Device

Also

Please Take A Moment To Locate This Planet's Emergency Exits

As You Can See

There Aren't Any

Earth To America!

Can You Hear?

Sending Out The Message

Loud And Clear

Can You Hear?

B.What do you think of this performance?
Actually, I have heard of the Blueman a few years ago. From what I've known, they are a really famous music group. And it's happy to think that more and more people in the spotlight are jumping out to warn everyone about the seriousness of global warming. Former presidential candidate Al Gore received Nobel Prize for that is a great example.
Although I know what issue the movieclip is aiming at, I couldn't really understand what they were performing. To me, the movieclip is a little bit too "abstract".

Part II. About global citizenship
A. In what ways do you think you are already a global citizen?
Born on the same planet, everyone of us were "global citizens" from the very moment we first took our breath. And thanks to the fast development of technology, we can travel to every place in the world ever faster than before. Moreover, with the help of the internet, we can gain access to things that happened in the world simultaneously simply by just clicking on the mouse. I really like to read about the international news on the newspaper or online. These, as a whole, makes me feel truly engaged in the outer world around me.

B. How can you become a better global citizen?
I think there are many ways of being a global citizen, the simplist one is to take concern about what happens in the world often through news, magazines, etc. That is also the easiest thing for students like us can do. Another thing we can easily do is to protect the enviroment, such as don't litter, recycle often, etc.
How am I going to become a better citizen? Good question. I haven't really thought of that before. I think when I have the spare money , I would make donations by helping those in need to faraway countries such as Africa. That is one way I can think of. "Global Citizens" need to make their best effort to help those in need. By doing this, our planet would surely be a much better place to live in.

Comedy-Steve Jobs & Bill Gates

I really can't think of any comments on this. Just watch it and give it a hearty laugh! The part where they made up at the end was quite sweet, the "predecessor" that went to heaven must be most gratified.

English Corner 2- fun moment

Yesterday I went to the English Corner for the second time "voluntarily", because there is suppose to be no class this week due to the upcoming midterm exam. Since there isn't any topic for us to discuss about, we played little games instead.

The game is called "Aquarius", which I believed to be invented in America. Yes, its exactly the same word as the zodiac sign, or constellation, that we usually are familiar with. The rules are quite simple-the one who connects the 7 simliar pictures together first wins. Sounds too easy and boring, right?

Actually, it's not really that easy, you have to think carefully to "expand your borders" AND "break other's connection " at the same time. By the looks of it, its pretty simple, but when you're really into it, you'd definitely have a second thought about that!!

I always enjoy playing small games. For one, their rules are usually quite simple; for the other, they generate equal "fun" as big games. This makes them quite attracting and easy for players to "go on track".

At the end of the class, we discussed what we're going to do the week after the next(there is also no topic). We had plenty of ideas, from keeping on playing games to watching movies or even go rock climbing! I'm starting to anticipate what we're going to do.

Time will tell~

My Comprehensive English Enhancement Plan(Revised Edition)

From the assessment of the Common European Framework(CEF), I think I stand on level B2 in both listening and reading.

1. Listening:
I think basically I’ll keep with my original plan, except that the time for news websites might needed to be cut down. Below are my goals:
(1) Listen to Advanced Studioclassroom every day.
(2) Visit Youtube(www.youtube.com) whenever I have spare time.
(3) Visit news broadcasting sites such as CNN(www.cnn.com), BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/?ok) on weekends. About half an hour per day.

2. Reading:
(1) Read TIME magazine everyday whenever I have the opportunity to. Such as during breaks between classes or spare time.
(2) Read Advanced magazine everyday.

3. Class:
(1) Update my blog regularly, about 2 times a week.
(2) Do my best to talk in English when discussing with my team members or classmates.
(3) Review the textbook before class.

English Corner

I attended the English corner after my sociology class today with much anticipation. But at the same time, I'm also quite nervous since I haven't spoken English for a long time. One reason that motivates me to go is that my classmate said she had lots of fun and the people there are really nice, another one is that I want to improve my English speaking ability and make new friends.

I found myself wordless at times when trying to grasp for words , which is a little bit embarrassing. Speaking of "embarrassing", one of the class leaders asks us to share about our experiences.(Though it had nothing to do with the topic "food") We had a lot of fun listening to other member's stories. Mine was about experiences on Halloween making fun of children for not giving them candies(I want to see what will they do to me, you see).
However, the words I said made both of us froze on the spot facing each other speechless, which made both of us very embarrassed...Then, I quickly gave him the candy and he quickly went away.

Speaking of Halloween...

Trick "o" Treat, everyone

Happy Halloween!!

Personalities

In our last week's class, we discussed the personalities concerning two people. One is Gilbert, who is a bit conventional. He likes to remain what he is and the way he normally does things. On the other hand, Anna is quite a adventurous person, willing to give everything a try as long as she has the opportunity. I think Anna is also more open-minded, compared with Gilbert's frequent complaints.

From my understanding of myself, I think I'm a bit more like Anna. I really like to explore new things out by experiencing them. Of course, I also certainly have the fearness like Gilbert, cause trying a new thing requires risking some "risks". However, as far as I'm concerned, I tend to give it a try since we never know what will happen once we've plunged into it.

Maybe the results are full of surprises that we can never imagined of!!