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Monday, 28 January 2013

[APPLICATIONS] Photography

The Application Camera+ for iPad has now dropped in price.

Shoot, edit and share photos on your iPad with the #1 best-selling photo app for iPhone.

*Over 9 million sold on iPhone*

Camera+ for iPad takes full advantage of the big screen - combining the professional quality shooting and editing for Camera+ for iPhone with hew iPad only features.

Whether you're a seasoned photographer or someone who's barely touched a camera, Camera+ will give you the tools to create the best quality images! Transform your photos with it's advanced editing features, one-tap dazzling effects and easily share them with friends and family.

⭐ NEW iCloud Sync - The new iCloud sync in Camera+ automatically syncs your Lightbox photos between all of your devices. Shoot all day on your iPhone and then edit all night on your iPad.

⭐ Brush On Effects (iPad Only) - Now you can brush on (or off) each effect with your finger, so you apply it only where you want it. You can set the brush size, softness and intensity for ultimate control.

⭐ Layer Effects iPad Only - Layer two or more effects to create your own unique results. Adjust the intensity of each layer, drag and drop to change the order.

⭐ Straighten Your Photos iPad Only - Camera+ has gridlines to help line up your shots, but you will still get the occasional crooked one. Now you can crop and straighten with Camera+ for iPad and eliminate wonky photos once and for all.

⭐ Advanced Image Adjustments iPad Only - Perfect your images with advanced image adjustments, including white balance, exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness and red eye removal.

⭐ Scene Modes and Flash - Most modern digital cameras have scene modes to help you get the best photos for your particular situation. And why shouldn't your iPad have thus great feature? Well, with Camera+ you get to choose from several scene modes including Backlit, Sunset, Night, Beach and many more. And for the times when your photos came out too dark, Camera+ has a high quality digital flash to make them look great.

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Sunday, 27 January 2013

[MUSIC NEWS] Bruno Mars - The Official Video Released

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QOTW: Education

I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I'd written a thousand stories.

~ Ray Bradbury

QOTW Explained

QOTW means Quote Of The Week.

The Hunter Citizen will now be providing various quotes, at least once a week. The quotes will be about wisdom, inspiration, life and much more.

Thursday, 29 November 2012

The WatchDog

As explained in a previous news post 'Alerts and Warnings', the Internet can be an advantage to us all. But, it can also be quite dangerous and hazardous. As a concerned citizen, I always try to keep updated with local, national and international news. My main concern has always been about my own local community and sharing all of our concerns online.

'The WatchDog' is 'The Hunter Citizen's' new news segment. There are many projects within the segment which are aimed at the local community and providing them with up-to-date news and any current alerts or warnings. This is what we've been working on so far:

• To provide consumers with information about current articles, businesses, companies, stories who've given the customer a raw deal. This project covers many different areas, such as:

* Scamming - Online/Offline.

* Unprofessionalism - businesses who conduct business differently to known companies and are usually the types of companies that don't last very long. Most companies which are like this, are owned and operated by the same person.

• Providing the community with information and news about known offenders.

In lamen's terms: We lead the crackdown on those who have, and continue to wrong others - depending on the source of the story, we may only be able to post personal experiences.

Friday, 28 September 2012

Public Warning Announcement from Jesmond to Newcastle

Newcastle is the second eldest city in New South Wales and Australia. Australia was originally founded as a 'Convict Colony', which paved the basis of justice in the present. The NSW Corrective Services is an agency of the Justice Branch of the Department of Attorney General and Justice in the Government of New South Wales that is responsible for the provision of custodial and community-based services as an important element of the criminal justice system in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The services provided include correctional centre custody of remand and sentenced inmates, home detention, parole, pre-sentence reports and advice to courts and releasing authorities, community service orders and other forms of community-based offender supervision. Offenders in custody and those supervised in the community are assessed for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of re-offending. Corrective Services NSW works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies in regard to inmates in custody and offenders in the community. Before an inmate can be released, they must provide a residential address to Corrective Services. Due to the 'Privacy Act', these addresses are not made available to or for the public, they are for Protective Services. Court proceedings vary with information, depending on the current case. When taking the stand, the judge asks the victim or witness to identify themselves and their address. Yet, this is not the same matter if the defendant is a convicted sex offender - the law protects their privacy, while society has no idea of what area or location that the predator may be lurking. Continue reading the Full News Article on the Video. TAGS: Public, Society, Community, News, Warning, Warning, Announcement, Announcements,

Saturday, 14 July 2012

[Local/News] Alerts and WARNINGS

The Internet can be a wonderful piece of technology, helping friends, families and businesses throughout the world. There are many uses, but these are more common ways of using the internet:

• Contacts: keeping in touch with family and friends.

• Business: making new and contacting clients, etc.

• Reports: being able to contact certain organizations/agencies, to make official statements and reports. The most common of these are: police, children's services, beneficiary/welfare services and various others.

• Updates: being able to update your information. Or, receiving updated information.

But, the Internet can also be a dangerous place - helping criminals, perverts and paedophiles to keep tabs on others, or to do illegal crimes such as:

• Hacking: your computers, devices, accounts, bank accounts, profiles, identification and more.

• Stalking: tracking or keeping an eye on someone, without their knowledge.

When we receive a warning, we usually adhere to it - as it would obviously mean the difference between life and death, while others are for our safety and well-being.

There are many types of Alerts:

• Ringtones
• Message tones
• Email tones
• Weather
• Update(s) and many various others.

Warnings can come in many different ways and can also be used in different ways:

• Weather - natural or unnatural.

• Traffic - usually the driving conditions, or to warn of an accident ahead.

Whatever the alert or warning may be, it would only be to protect everyone. In Australia of the year 2005, a alert/warning message circulated the country about the current riots in Cronulla. There were two types of warnings:

"For the safety of your friends and family, please stay away from the area/location".

And the most circulated and popular message that was sent and received:

"Protect Our way of Life. These are our beaches and they will not be taken from us. Join us now, in protecting our way of life".

The text was asking for the community to come and make a stand.

The riots had split the country into two major factors of land and sea. Those who grew up or were raised near the beach and those who weren't. It was also surprising to see other nationalities joining the Australian side. A whole bus load of pacific islanders, drove from Mt Druitt to Cronulla in support of the beaches. It is understandable why they'd want to protect the beaches, they 're from islands surrounded by the beach coast.

During this time, there were many surprising yet dangerous outcomes. A young man of middle-eastern appearance was brutally attacked by five Australian men. After arrests were made and cultural differences were sort - apologies were made.

Something so small and trivial can be turned into something big and ugly. It was a fine example of how fast things can escalate from minimal to maximum problems. The Cronulla Riots were a lesson for us all, but they were also a warning to others "we will protect our way of life". It originally began when a couple of middle-eastern men were caught going through people's bags and stealing their belongings.

The weather hasn't been too good lately, while some countries are suffering natural disasters because of it. Some Australian towns have prepared for the next warning, as too many natural disasters have occurred - fires, floods, etc. In the past year, New Zealand's Christchurch has been hit by devastating earthquakes. After the first quake and continuous aftershocks, kiwis began rebuilding their lives. Then, devastation took it's toll and hit Christchurch again. Warning systems we're installed, but there was no warning of what would happen afterwards - the lives that were lost and the trauma that has been left with their community.

In recent weeks, there have been numerous texts, phone calls and emails which warn us of the next danger. But unfortunately, it is not a natural disaster or an unknown force.

As I end this article Today in the world, we face the dangers of:

• Abusers - violence, substance, etc.

• Criminals

• Paedophiles

• Personal - crimes against yourself or your family, against/in your home, and many more.

• Rapists

• Stalkers

Current Warnings in Australia:

• Anonymous Email Reports - where the person reporting, is named.

• Text/Video - dangerous people amongst the community.

• Hacking - profiles, social networking sites, accounts and bank accounts.

• Skimming - when using an ATM, a machine was installed to capture account information, pin numbers and more personal details.

• Identification - your personal information is being stolen and sold.