Meet Australian teenage singing sensation – Cody Simpson!
Exposed to music from a young age by his father, Cody asked for his first guitar when he was just seven and after just a few lessons, he wrote his first song. His parents have continued to encourage him to sing and practice with his guitar. By the time he was 12, he was posting videos of himself doing covers of artists such as Justin Timberlake and Jason Mraz. Cody’s YouTube Channel, which has been active since August 2008, now boasts nearly 41 million views and has more than 152,000 subscribers.
After meeting with songwriter and producer Shawn Campbell (Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Ciara), he signed with Atlantic Records in April of 2010 and recorded a rhythmic pop single “iYiYi” featuring Flo Rida. In addition, Cody released the EP “4U” which is a Top 10 smash at Radio Disney and performed in the Australian Kids’ Choice Awards. Most recently he was promoted on Seven’s Australia’s Got Talent.
We were lucky enough to catch up with Cody recently and he has the following question to ask of all of you…
jlcrit describes scleroderma in the following way:
“Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses which occur when the body’s tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Scleroderma is characterised by the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the skin and organs of the body. This leads to thickness and firmness of involved areas. Scleroderma is also referred to as systemic sclerosis.”
Patrick elaborates further with:
“Scleroderma is called both a rheumatic disease and a connective tissue disease. The term rheumatic disease refers to a group of conditions characterised by inflammation and/or pain in the muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue. A connective tissue disease is one that affects tissues such as skin, tendons, and cartilage.
An individual with scleroderma may develop either a localised or a systemic form of the disease. Localised scleroderma usually affects only the skin on the hands and face. Systemic scleroderma, however, affects the connective tissue in many parts of the body, including the skin, the esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, kidneys, heart, and other internal organs. It is unusual for localised scleroderma to progress to the systemic form.”
Scleroderma comes in different types and some people may be more afflicted than others. I myself was diagnosed with limited scleroderma when I was just 10 years old, but I have a mild form, although it is monitored regularly for any changes.
Whilst I am one of the lucky ones, others are not and the disease can take over their bodies, this is called diffuse scleroderma. It can lead to other related illnesses with organs and tissues, making everyday activities extremely painful. According to Scleroderma Australia, there are over 5,000 people currently living with disease within Australia.
For further information, please seek out your local scleroderma societies and bodies. Here are just a few:
Being a true human lie detector like Dr. Cal Lightman on “Lie to Me” has to be a pretty nifty party trick.
The Yahoo! Answers team wants to protect you against all those sneaky liars looking to deceive you. With this in mind, we’ve created a list with a number of tips that will help you identify day to day lies. We hope they’ll be useful!
Experts in deception know that:
Truth tends to make sense: Words, body language and actions fit into each other nicely when someone’s telling the truth.
There’s one emotion for every reaction: If an honest person likes your shoes, they will smile first and compliment them or vice versa. A “liar”, on the other hand, will do both at the same time and their reactions will last less than normal.
When responding to a direct question, a liar will use the same words used by the person interrogating them. For example: “Did you break the vase?” “No, I did not break the vase”.
Emotions are mirrored in our whole face: Someone who really smiles does so with eyes and brows, too. Liars smile just with their lips.
Liars tend to touch different parts of their faces when they tell a lie. Nose scratching, lip-biting and head-scratching are some of the tell-tale signs of deceitful statements.
A liar will take a little longer answering a question than a person who is telling the truth.
When someone is guilty, they become aggressive when defending themselves. An innocent person will question the reasons they’re being blamed rather than become defensive.
A liar will try to keep communication to a minimum when it comes to the person they’re lying to. If they must talk to this person, they will be visibly uncomfortable on most cases.
Liars don’t emphasise different parts of their speech while someone who is telling the truth will accentuate the important bits of information in a story.
Liars tend to speak more than necessary or change the subject immediately after lying.
Some liars rub their eyes unconsciously to avoid eye contact with their listener.
If a person shakes their head while making an affirmative comment, it’s likely that they’re lying.
When lying, people place objects (glasses, pens, books) between them and the person being lied to.
Someone who lies will make up excuses before they’re asked to give them.
To find more information on the subject, you can visit the following sites:
We’ve all been exposed to children at some point in our lives and we cannot deny they have an effect on us. Today is the day to celebrate the small ones around us – International Children’s Day!
On Yahoo!7, we encourage you to share what matters to you and with our latest example of How Good Grows on Yahoo!, we are asking you to share a lesson that you’ve learnt from your child or a child you know. Or share a bit of wisdom you’ve gained!
You can also share your thoughts at howgoodgrows.safely.yahoo.com, and see what people around the world are saying. Then keep coming back to the site to see other women who’ve made their mark.
Join us in sharing what’s important to you. Spread the word, and watch How Good Grows on Yahoo!.
Just when we thought Facebook couldn’t impact our lives anymore, it found another way.
An Israeli couple has named their baby Like, after the Like button on Facebook. We’ve heard some unique names in our time, but this one is a bit silly. The couple claims they thought the name sounded “modern and innovative.”
Facebook did not pay the couple, obviously, but this incident shows how large a role social media play in our lives. Next thing you know, parents will start naming their children, Facebook. Wait, that actually happened earlier this year! A man in Egypt named his daughter Facebook to express “his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth.”
And most recently here in Australia, Sunrise presenter Grant Denyer, announced the birth of his first child with an interesting name – Sailor Shelley Denyer.
Today’s the day, Game 1 of the 2011 State of Origin Series!
Tonight, the teams from NSW and QLD will go head-to-head. State against state, mate against mate for the glory of Rugby League and bragging rights for the next year.
QLD have won the last few series straight, with NSW failing to rise to the challenge again and again.
Do you think the Blues will redeem themselves this year and reclaim the NRL supremacy they used to be reknowned for? Or will the Maroons show their amazing skills and add another series to their trophy case? Let us know your thoughts!
Follow all the latest Rugby League action at Yahoo!7 Sport. Be sure to follow the live blog from 7:30pm!
We are happy to announce that Yahoo!7 Answers is back after the planned outage.
We can see from your hundreds of passionate comments on our blogs worldwide that you are all fond of the site and there are even a few Answerholics amongst you! So thank you from all of us for your patience.
Yahoo!7 Answers will be unavailable on Monday, May 16th, from 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm AEST, due to planned maintenance. If there is any change to this schedule, we will update the information here.
If you’re looking for something to do during the downtime, here are some ideas:
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