zaterdag 11 juni 2011

Lie to me, Case ID: Anthony Weiner-Gate


Image from: http://good-wallpapers.com/

So There has been a lot of talk about the Anthony Weiner-Gate.
Below I will give a short analysis of the interview he gave on 1/6/2011, before his confession press conference on 6/6/2011.
Unfortunately I can't include the clip on the blog, however you can watch the interview here.

To dive straight into the matter, on the first question, if he has send the picture to the college student, he has a little smile on his face. When answering the question he looks away down.
On the simple question: "Is this you" (referring to the man in the picture) he avoids the question, (a simple yes or no would be sufficient) and he distances himself by using we a lot instead of I. When he says "I've seen it", again that same smile.
Then he rattles on and on about photo manipulation, witch creates another diversion and an escape route if something goes south. In his sentences he also tries to make it seem like a minor unimportant case by saying "Look this has turned into an international who's done it", with this he means that it should be left alone as it is unimportant.
He is also trying to make jokes the entire interview, for instance at 0:54, 1:20 etc.
In the clip at 2:32, when asked if there are pictures like the one in question, he again avoids the question.
3 minutes in the interview, when asked if the police or FBI was informed, the expressions on his face change from confusion, to sadness, to fear, and frustration. After all these expressions, he again tries to make the case sound unimportant by calling it 'spam' and 'a joke'.
After this he tries to give another reason why the police isn't contacted, by saying the investigation will be funded by the the tax payers etc.
4 minutes into the interview, when the word lawyers is dropped, his facial expression says sadness and fear, which indicates that he hopes this whole case is dropped and just disappears.
Around 4:12 he tries to make a connection to the 'general public' by saying he's a citizen and a guy on twitter. Directly trying to flatter the interviewer (Wolf Blitzer: @wolfblitzercnn) by complementing him on his great Twitter account.
The distancing himself from the topic directly after it by using his complete name in a sentence concerning him, "I have to say, it doesn't necessarily mean that because it happened to Anthony Weiner..." and then when he talks over a different topic (watching a federal investigation) he uses I 'I watched a federal investigation'. He also tries to make the case sound like a waste of money, by implying that a simple investigation costs over a million dollars. By doing that manipulation he tries to make the posting of the image sound unimportant and non-essential.
An interesting thing is he not only tries to distance himself from the case, he also creates a distance between himself and the woman in question, by referring to her as: "this woman" and "this person". Trying to reestablish the fact that she is 'just' one of his 45.000 followers.

Although people try to hide the truth it will come out eventually and bite them in the a$$. As this case did, and Senator Anthony Weiner confessed, and by doing so he threw away his career and chance to be the next mayor of New York. In the near future he probably has to resign, once the federal investigation which has been launched, finds out some of his personal actions were done with campaign money. His wife may not divorce him right now, but it will happen, because although the contact was purely online (according to Weiner), it's still cheating (because the foundations of trust is compromised). But that's another topic for another time.

So that was just a little video observation of how facial expressions and psychological effects and wordplay can uncover the truth without telling it, hope you enjoyed it.

You can leave your comments in the box below.




vrijdag 3 juni 2011

Top 10 CrossFit Tips


CrossFit has been around for quite some time but is still an upcoming sport/training routine. Therefore I placed 10 tips to succeed in Crossfit.

1. It's not about speed, it's about technique. The thing which can be perceived as speed should be seen ass explosiveness. A good technique is important to prevent injuries.
2. Training will get you there. This is true up till a certain point like most athletes will tell you nutrition will get you all the way.
3. Use that motivation to excel. Don't be afraid to aim high, but make it realistic. For instance don't think you'll look like a bodybuilder without the use of supplements or that you will have a six-pack within a week. Which lead to our fourth tip.
4. Keep a clear eye on your goals. If you want that beach body before summer take that as a goal and mark a specific date in your calendar (because the summer is quite long you know). If you didn't reach your goal don't feel bad about it, you should already made some improvements and keep on working on your goals but whatever you do don't abandon them.
5. Be strict in what you do, sure you can eat a slice of pizza once in a while and don't feel bad about it. But don't do it on a regular basis. Or it's OK to skip a training session because you had a thing, but don't skip a session because you didn't feel like it today.
6. Don't over train. A mistake many people make is training 7 days a week 2 hours a day. Many personal trainers will agree that it is important for your body to rest. Rest reduces the risk of injuries and makes your body recover.
7. Start slow. Whether if you're a beginner or advanced you should always start slow. For a beginner this can mean that you can't do the full program the first week or even longer but you should develop it in stages. (Think of it as you can't run the marathon without any training) For an advanced person this could mean that you should always do a warming-up to reduce injuries.
8. Listen to your body, for it is your body. Don't misuse this point! for it is the path to quitting. What it means is that when your body can't handle for instance the weight of the dumbbell or barbell, lower the weight and build up to the weight you couldn't handle before. Or when you feel an injury don't keep on training that body part, switch to something else. But always push yourself for it is the only way to achieve goals.
9. Be diverse, your muscles are developing, but keep the exercises diverse to maximize your results.
10. Keep the fun in it. If the fun goes, your motivation goes it's as simple as that so it is important to keep it fun. How? Listen to your favorite music, bring along a friend, give yourself a reward when you meet a certain goal, whatever works for you.

If you have suggestions and/or tips/questions leave them in the comment box below.

iSpy Microdrones



They should let you sign a contract when you buy this, to only use it for good.


The mummy online Debut Teaser



really, honestly, really...
Ok so the first movie was, in my opinion, a great movie.
it had humor, action and nice special effects and then there were the other movies and games and stuff and it just doesn't make any sense. It's like Jeff Goldblums' character said in (one of my all time favorites) Jurassic Park: "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." They just think: Build it and they will come. And with this 'Show me the money!' approach, no one will see the money. Maybe just maybe they could sell 6.000 copies if another movie from the Mummy franchise came out.
And why do they say continue the story, we all know how the movie ended and they should have left it alone. And this is one thing I don't get if people want to spend money on garbage like for instance this game don't. Donate the money to me and I will spend it for you on useful stuff for me or donate it, I don't care just don't develop and invest in a project which is failing before it even was planned and thought out.