8_Days__June_1_2017

SYRIA’S MATTERS
https://searchingforsyria.org
So you kinda know there’s a war in Syria, but
you aren’t exactly sure about what’s going
on there. You’re not alone. “What’s going on in
Syria” was among the top search trends in the UK,
Germany and France last year. The UN Refugee
Agency (UNHCR) and Google aim to change that
with this website to raise awareness about “the biggest
humanitarian and refugee crisis of our time”. There
are no long, droning essays about why you should
be concerned. Instead, it presents in an easy-tounderstand
slideshow the facts, figures and stories
drawn from search trends and big data that would
THE LONG AND SHOT OF IT
http://
photoskop.com/
Let’s face it: Not all
who own cameras
can take good
pictures. Whether
you carry a vintage
Diana F+ or a
pro-looking DSLR,
being well-versed
in photography will
make you — and
others — see the
world differently.
Photoskop, then, is
your one-stop crash
course to picturetaking
legitimacy.
The interactive exercises are realistic and relevant for both pros... and noobs
who think ‘aperture’, ‘exposure time’, ‘ISO sensitivity’ have something to do
with a cure for cancer. Learning is made so much easier because, as anyone
who’s gone to school will know, we learn faster when we’re having fun.
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