bitful

1. The TV programme Blue Peter is named after the 'blue peter' maritime flag that means the ship is ready to sail. This is because the programme is a journey of discovery and adventure.
2. Signed by The Hits is a tv show where music videos are signed for the hearing impaired, in the morning at 6.30 on The Hits. Some of the sign language interpreters get carried away and boogie like there's no tomorrow.
3. In film, a dutch angle is when the camera is tilted on one side to show uneasiness or tension. Also called Dutch tilt, oblique angle, German angle, or canted angle.
4. Hybrid images change interpretation as a function of viewing distance. Step back from the computer (or remove your glasses) and watch Dr Angry and Mr Smile swap faces.
5. A Swadesh list is a prescribed list of basic vocabulary developed by Morris Swadesh in the 1940-50s, which is used in glottochronology. Swadesh lists comprise around 200 basic words and is based upon the fact that the primary set of concepts learnt in childhood does not vary a lot through times and languages.
6. Windows 7 (formerly known as Blackcomb, and until very recently Windows Vienna) is the new codename for the next version of Windows that will follow the newly-released Vista.
7. Anna Nicole Smith's stepson died unexpectedly eight months ago, just like Anna Nicole Smith's son died unexpectedly five months ago, and Anna Nicole Smith herself died unexpectedly the other day. Uhm, and there are billions of dollars' worth of inheritance at stake…

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