Week 4 Update

This week tute raised many issues that need to be covered in a small amount of time; a very,very small amount of time. so small in fact it is almost not possible. but here goes . . .

First off, I was amazed to find out Stephen Stockwell is the keyboard player for the black assassins. the anti-conservative punk movement in oz produced some awesome music ( the black assassins, the saints, radio birdman) and some colourful characters, and i think it's damn cool our lecturer is just such a man.

That said, i had problems finding any academic articles on the library database that would support my chosen essay topic. I did, however, find three texts by an author in the US, Robert McChesney ( mentioned several times in the early chapters of the textbok) in the library catalogue that would support the issue i plan to address. That issue being how new technologies that are constantly being developed are making it easier and easier for muti-national media moguls eg newscorp to deliver news stories that often completely lack objectivity to the everyday world citizen. As new tech is developed, it is inevitably controlled by one of several companies with monopolistic agendas and that compromises the responsibility these companies have to offer unbiased info to the public. it gets under my skin.

Here is the answers to those 10 questions
1)worlds biggest pumpkin - 1061 pounds www.pathtoenglish.com/astonishing/The_Biggest_Pumpkin
2) email him because its instantaneous
www.ask.com
3) a giraffe's tongue is 18-20 inches
www.ask.com
4) ontology is a specification of a conceptualisation
www.ask.com
5) 'Shivers' in 1975
www.ask.com
6) 1986
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7) they start with 555 to prevent viewers of the film ringing the numbers on the screen and contacting real ppl or businesses.
www.ask.com
8) ferry
www.athensguide.com/ferry.html
9) 03/20/65 I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY BEATLES 39 1 03/20/65 I MUST BE SEEING THINGS GENE PITNEY 31 4 03/20/65 IF I RULED THE WORLD TONY BENNETT 34 4 03/20/65 LONG LONELY NIGHTS BOBBY VINTON 17 5 03/20/65 THE RACE IS ON JACK JONES 15 7 \
www.gramble.com/music/60sbydate2.html
10) the black assassins
www.ask.com

On a final note, I really quite intensely disliked this weeks lecture. I for one have had no problem with Stephen's lectures, he does a pretty good job in my opinion considering the content he is at times delivering. The same cant be said for the two guest lecturers. It was amusing listening to two obviously biased individuals put a positive spin on the selfish, profit driven world of PR. I learned very little from the hour in which they spoke and regret arriving on time. On the upside the second half of Alphaville was worth sticking around for.