Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Interpreter for Nelson Mandela was Fake

0 comments 12/11/2013 05:48:00 PM Posted by Harpreet

Man who provided sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela's memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was simply "making childish hand gestures" for hours

The interpreter who signed Nelson Mandela's memorial on Thursday for deaf viewers was a fake, according to experts.

The man, who signed for a portion of the ceremony including US President Barack Obama's speech, was simply making up his own signs, the Deaf Federation of South Africa has said.

Deaf viewers in the stadium and those at home would have made little sense of yesterday's proceedings, including Mr Obama's speech.

Mr Jordaan claimed the man, who signed for a portion of the ceremony including Barack Obama's speech, was simply making up his own signs.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Wet'n'Wild Sydney is Opening 12 December 2013

0 comments 12/10/2013 05:40:00 PM Posted by Harpreet

Wet'n'Wild Sydney opened its gates to thousands of gold season pass members queued up before 9am to get the first look at the $120 million theme park ahead of its' official opening on Thursday.

http://wetnwildsydney.com.au/

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Google, Microsoft, Apple, and more launch ‘Reform Government Surveillance’ campaign

0 comments 12/10/2013 05:20:00 PM Posted by Harpreet

A coalition of eight major U.S. tech companies has launched a public campaign to stymie the scope and size of government surveillance.

“Recent revelations about government surveillance activities have shaken the trust of our users, and it is time for the United States government to act to restore the confidence of citizens around the world,” Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said in a statement.