COMENTS

Laura Saus

Carla Monturiol

Jana Pujol

JOKE

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NEWS: Sony makes experimental e-paper watch

Sony makes an experimental e-paper watch:

It is a watch with a design very simple but with a very clear lines and very fashionable, following current trends.

The batteries of the e-paper work for about 60 days.

The technology of the watch face and straps is similar to used in e-book readers such as Amazon’s Kindle.

The Sony brand has hidden it was working on this device because I wanted to see if this product had sufficient demand or interest.

Product features are very good and being investigated in the realization of other fashion products such as shoes, ties and glasses.

The date is currently unknown when the Sony to market this product.

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NEWS: Airport raids tackle cyberthieves over ticket fraud

Cyberthieves have been arrested in a series of raids named Global Airport Action.

Europol made some raids in the Airports for to arrest some scammers who bought

airline tickets with stolen credit cards.

The police dragged a total of 118 people at 80 Airports from 45 different countries.

The airlines have a loss of £ 640m a year because of fraudulent traffic tickets.

These raids were made in conjunction with the police, airlines and credit card companies and with the collaboration of the command centres in The Hague, Singapore and Bogota.

Many of those arrested were already known to police for similar offenses.

These raids have also helped to arrest people involved in drug trade and human trafficking.

I think that, every time, with the new technologies there are more scams especially with the credit cards.

Thieves learn new techniques and improve their skills, so I think it is good that the police do these raids and try to put measures to prevent these types of crimes and to enforce the law.

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NEWS: The surprising power of emoticons :-O

Today there are million of emoticons. Chris Baraniuk discovers as well as some can affect our emotions.

All started in 1980s when a computer scientist named Scott Fahlman created the first emoticon with a two points and a script. Since then arose a lot of different emoticons, that represents all types of emotions.

Khotulev says that using emoticons can to cause stronger and more varied responses from conversation.

Often there haven't enough words to explain the emotions and we used emoticons for improve the comunication.

Even using the emoticons we can know details about who you are and normally the womens used more emoticons than the men.

They been discovered that when we see some emoticon, our brain activity it activate as when we see a human face.

Keltner says that in the future, the emoticons could be more complex.

In my opinion the emoticons are essential for the communication with the messages. And it is very interesting to see that these icons effect in our emotions.

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NEWS: Are Flip Phones Having a Retro Chic Moment?

Back the retro fashion in phones. On Sept.4, Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue was photographed using a flip phone at the United States Open tennis tournament.

Ms. Wintour is not alone in this retro-chic phenomenon a lot of celebrities including Rihanna, Kate Beckinsale anb Scarlett Johansson have been photographed using their flip phones and also various politicos has been spotted using an old clamshell model.

The Senator Charles E. Schumer admits bought 10 of them in case they run out.

Saving money is only one of the big pluses. These phones are practically indestructible.

As a night-life chronicler is necessary to observe in live what’s going and not be obsessed with social nets, recording and taking pictures all the time.

With these phones I can live in the moment and I can be concentrate in all we do.

It’s a sign of true character. It’s so wrong, it’s right. It’s so unpretentious, it’s become almost haughty. Besides, it goes with my appliqued sweaters and owl glasses.

I like the new, but I’m not totally agree with the writer, because he are right in some things such as the issue that now everyone is obsessed with the last news phones and everybody lives outstanding looking phones at all times .

But I think it is not good to go back because the Smartphone are fantastic and the fact, they using these retro phones because is fashion and cool and it is just a way to get attention.

However I think it is a warning to the telephone companies, because they not raise prices.

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OPINION ESSAY: Does humour play an important role in life?

Humour is international. Everybody has humor but at differents levels, depends on culture, age... Also, There are people who work making people laugh, such as: comedians and clowns; however, not everybody has this talent.

People like humour, life with humour is more funnier and nicer. Everybody wants and needs be happy. They say that happiness is for "ignorants", but I think that happiness is very important for our life.

Humour, happiness,enjoying and fun, in my opinion they go together. There is only one life and a sad life is not worth having.

SELF EVALUATION: Moden family

LANGUAGE 20%: I learned many new words, but could be extended a little more language. 8

PRESENTATION 10%: the Prezzi was fine, and we spend many hours doing it. 6

BODY LANGUAGE & EYE CONTACT 10%: I was very nervous, and I did not have body language and eyes, because I read a lot the paper. 4

STRUCTURE 10%: The structure was well organized, section for section. 6

PRONUNTATION 10%: My pronunciation is not very good, but I try to impruve. 5

CONTENT 40%: Content was very complete, with information from different sites. 20

FINAL MARK: 4

TDR: Fair trade

In a few days she must to deliver the research work, we are in the final stretch. The matter of my TDR is the Fair Trade. In start, was difficult because I didn't know how to start. But after it has been more easier than I thought.

The fair trade is a trade trying to resolve the injustices that occur in the trade between the industrialized countries and the undeveloping countries, seeking equitable distribution channels for agricultural products and the artisans and trying to educate the consumers in the rich countries.

The true is that when I began the reserch work, I didn't know what was the fair trade, but, doing the work, I learned a lot. 

I hope obtain a good mark, and that my efforts have resulted.