Bangladesh will hold its general election on December 23 and for the first time will use electronic voting machines on a limited scale. "The 11th general election will be held across Bangladesh on December 23," Chief Election Commissioner Nurul Huda said in a nationally televised address.
The candidates have to submit their nomination papers between November 9 and November 19. The nomination papers will be scrutinized on November 22.
As many as 600,000 members of the police, BGB, Bangladesh Coast Guard, Ansar and Village Defence Party will be deployed for law enforcement. The army will also be deployed to assist the civil administration.
Detained opposition leader and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia were sent back to jail a few hours before the announcement, after a month of treatment in hospital.
A court had handed down a life sentence to BNP acting chairman and Zia's "fugitive" son Tarique Rahman two months ago, for masterminding a deadly 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 Awami League leaders and activists.
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MIAMI -- The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the Cutter Margaret Norvell had returned 63 Cubans interdicted at sea to the port of Cabanas west of Havana.
The 63 were interdicted in five separate events between Sept. 25 and 29, according to the statement.
A Coast Guard photo that accompanied the announcement showed one of the interdictions, involving crew members from the Cutter Key Biscayne and 21 Cuban migrants stopped on Sept. 27 as they headed to the United States.
All the Cubans intercepted at sea were later gathered in the cutter Margaret Norvell for their repatriation to the island.
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List of artists who reached number one on the Japan Hot 100
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This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine's Japan Hot 100 chart. Billboard began ranking the Japanese music market on the week ending March 3, 2008.
AKB48 hold the record for the most number-ones songs. Masaharu Fukuyama holds the record for the most number-one songs by a male solo artist, while Yui holds the record for a female solo artist.
All acts are listed alphabetically.
All acts are Japanese unless indicated otherwise
Solo artists are alphabetized by last name, groups by group name excluding "A", "An" and "The".
Each act's total of number one Hot 100 hits is shown after their name.
All artists who are mentioned in song credits are listed here; this includes one-time pairings of otherwise solo artists and those appearing as "featured" (for example, for "It's All Love!", both Kumi Koda and Misono receive a mention each).
Artists associated with a group who reached number one, yet have their own solo page in Wikipedia are not listed here, unless they hit number one as a solo artist.
Artists are listed by their most common musical stage name (for example, Tsuyoshi Domoto, not Endlicheri Endlicheri/244 Endli-x/Tsuyoshi).
Artists currently without Wikipedia pages have their corresponding Japanese Wikipedia pages linked. If the artist has a non-Roman script name, this is listed as well.
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2PM (3)
μ's (2)
Aimyon (1)
Mao Abe (1)
Jin Akanishi (2)
Angela Aki (1)
Namie Amuro (3)
Eir Aoi (1)
Thelma Aoyama (1)
Aqua Timez (1)
Yui Aragaki (2)
Arashi (40)
Back Number (5)
BTOB (1)
Bullet Train (1)
Bump of Chicken (3)
B'z (6)
The Cinderella Project (1)
Daoko (1)
Koichi Domoto (2)
Tsuyoshi Domoto (3)
Dreams Come True (2)
Eightranger (1)
Eito (1)
Flumpool (1)
Masaharu Fukuyama (7)
Fuzzy Control (1)
Generations from Exile Tribe (2)
Girls' Generation (3)
Good Morning America (1)
Got7 (2)
Glay (1)
Greeeen (3)
Ayumi Hamasaki (2)
Yuko Hara (1)
Hello! Project All Stars (1)
Hinatazaka46 (4)
Hi-Standard (1)
Ken Hirai (1)
Ho-kago Tea Time (1)
Gen Hoshino (4)
Ikimono-gakari (2)
Koshi Inaba (2)
Tomomi Itano (1)
JO1 (2)
Jay'ed (1)
Jejung (1)
Johnny's West (8)
Kazuya Kamenashi (1)
Kame to Yamapi (1)
Kanjani Eight (32)
Miliyah Kato (1)
KEN☆Tackey (1)
Ketsumeishi (1)
Keyakizaka46 (8)
King & Prince (6)
KinKi Kids (14)
Shō Kiryūin (1)
Kis-My-Ft2 (25)
Kobukuro (2)
Kumi Koda (2)
Keisuke Kuwata (1)
L'Arc-en-Ciel (1)
Last Idol (1)
Leo Ieiri (1)
Link Horizon (1)
=Love (1)
Atsuko Maeda (3)
Maximum the Hormone (1)
Misono (1)
Nana Mizuki (1)
The Monsters (1)
Monkey Majik (1)
Morning Musume (2)
Mr. Children (3)
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (1)
NGT48 (2)
Matsuri Nine (1)
Kana Nishino (2)
Nogizaka46 (22)
Official Hige Dandism (2)
One n' Only (1)
Pikotaro (1)
Porno Graffitti (1)
Radwimps (2)
Naoto Inti Raymi (1)
Remioromen (1)
Ryuichi Sakamoto (1)
Sakanaction (2)
Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe (6)
Rino Sashihara (1)
Sekai no Owari (4)
Sexy Zone (11)
Subaru Shibutani (1)
Shota Shimizu (1)
Shuchishin (2)
Sid (1)
SixTones (3)
SMAP (4)
Snow Man (1)
SoulJa (1)
Southern All Stars (1)
ST☆RISH (1)
STU48 (5)
T.M.Revolution (1)
T-ara (1)
Minami Takahashi (1)
Tegomass (2)
Aoi Teshima (1)
Tokendanshi Formation of Mihotose (1)
Tokyo Jihen (1)
Tohoshinki (8)
Twenty★Twenty (1)
Kana Uemura (1)
Unison Square Garden (1)
Hikaru Utada (3)
Uverworld (1)
Ryosuke Yamada (1)
Tomohisa Yamashita (2)
Yoasobi (1)
Kenshi Yonezu (6)
Yuchun (1)
Yusuke (1)
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Tangible and Intangible heritage of Bergama in the context of its urban history
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Tangible and Intangible heritage of Bergama in the context of its urban history.
Rel. Rosa Rita Maria Tamborrino, Mesut Dinler. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Architettura Per Il Progetto Sostenibile, 2021
Over time, the meaning and value of Cultural Heritage has continuously changed, however it can be said that the Cultural Heritage defines the identity of a city as it "is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values. Cultural Heritage is often expressed as either Intangible or Tangible Cultural Heritage" (ICOMOS, 2002). Traditions and practices of a culture define the places and elements that characterize a civilization. It is crucial to identify all the Cultural values of a city in order to preserve them: it is responsibility of the nowadays generation to protect the archeological sites and historical monuments and at the same time to pass on customs and traditions. In this regard Bergama, which is a multi-layered city due to its continuous history since its first settlement that was attested to the II millennium BC, can be considered a city of inestimable value when it comes to Cultural Heritages. The city keeps the traces of the settlement continuity thus it is possible to observe the physical and cultural reflections of different eras in the historical continuity of the urban environment, as differing layers of structures, relics and traces that are sometimes side by side and sometimes on top of each other creating the historical bedding of the city. The physical structure that forms in connec¬tion with the network of relations established by each era with the prior ones, contributes to the physical depth and wealth of today's city (Bilgin Altınöz, 2006:1). However Bergama is also a concrete example that demonstrate how not to define and assess the Cultural Heritage can lead to the destruction of them. Since the end 19th century, excavations of the ancient settlement have been started and the conservation of its antique buildings has gained more and more importance in the time. Instead not the same attention was given to the traditional urban fabric that during the plan of 1963, in which the texture of the city has been changed, were lost. In 2014 Pergamon became the 999th site of the UNESCO World Heritage List, this event affected the antique citadel of Pergamon and the city of Bergama from an economic and touristic point of view. Since its entrance in the UNESCO World List the tourism in the city has increased considerably, for this reason it is important to promote a sustainable and responsible tourism in order to enhance a positive impact of tourism development hence reducing the negative problems and to prevent the loss and damage of cultural and natural heritage. If managed well Cultural Heritage of a city can boost the local and national economy and create jobs by attracting tourist and investments while protecting local activities. The thesis aims to identify the Tangible and Intangible Heritage contextualized in the urban fabric of the city and to analyze the transformation processes that allowed them to be defined as Cultural Heritage. In order to exemplify the case of Bergama digital methods were used for the research. The creation of a website was a useful tool for identifying Cultural Values in their urban context and allowed the spaziatlization and visualization of the data as well as the connection between them . The website can also be considered a final outcome that allows a demonstration of the work done and an easier and more immediate understanding of the study results.
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'Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill' Trailer: Seinfeld Delivers His First New Stand-Up Special In Over 20 Years
Jerry Seinfeld doesn't have to do another stand-up special. In fact, he probably doesn't have to do anything anymore, except collect cars and count his money. But he's back on the stage anyway in Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill, a new stand-up special that has Seinfeld immediately talking about how silly it is for him to be doing this sort of thing again. See for yourself in the new trailer below!
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill Trailer
You kids ever hear of this Jerry Seinfeld guy? Of course you have. Everyone knows Seinfeld, and this 23 Hours to Kill trailer is primarily focused on that, with the comedian cracking jokes about how he could be literally anywhere in the world right now (well, maybe not right now, with quarantine and all, but at least when this special was recorded), and he instead has chosen to take the stage again for some comedy.
Of course, Seinfeld hasn't exactly been laying low these last few years. He's had his own show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. And, of course, he was the titular bee in Bee Movie, an American classic. But his roots are in stand-up, and now he's back at it again. In fact, this is his first stand-up special featuring new material in 22 years. The last time he performed original stuff was in 1998's HBO stand-up special I'm Telling You For the Last Time. Beyond that, he also appeared in the Netflix documentary Jerry Before Seinfeld in 2017.
Here's what we can expect to see from his latest special:
Jerry Seinfeld's new hour-long special, Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill, reinforces his reputation as the precision-craftsman of standup comedy. Premiering on May 5, 2020, only on Netflix, the special features a spectacular arrival to the Beacon Theatre in New York City, and showcases Seinfeld's sharp angles on everyday life, uncovering comedy in the commonplace.
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I found this webiste http://www.urealms.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.60 with a crude drawing of Homestar Runner and another character, it is halfway down the page. Can someone put it on the article for me? Thanks.
2 Possible "Dominic Deegan" reference?
7 Enough with the Burnination "sightings"
12 This Website Made a Reference!
17 Mr. Incredible vs. Trogdor/Progrum?
22 Kim Possible Cowinky Dink?
23 Where did all the sightings go?
45 All The Real Girls featuring a Strong Bad!
46 Toronto Star newspaper has SBCG4AP as a picture!
51 Where Would This Go?
I caught this link from another web-comic I read and I was reading through the archives when I stumbled across this comic. It looks like the back of Strong Bad's head, kinda, but the line the character says is DEFINITELY something Strong Bad would say. Can anyone confirm or deny that this is a HSR reference?
Is the word/exclamation "huzzah!" directly linked to Homestar Runner or is it something generally used? Because I've spotted it in some game.
no, i belive that music is "the Entertainer" a Rag time jazz song from the early 1890's by Scott Joplin.
 Enough with the Burnination "sightings"
Folks, please consider what refers to what.
Answer: It's the remakes. The line was added in to the new version on Game Boy Advance. Note that it says "Dawn of Souls". -Tom H.
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 This Website Made a Reference!
Well, we definately need to do something with this page. It's bigger than a hippo on sterioids. But subpages are never allowed, says InterruptorJones. Maybe a "Sightings" namespace with all the references in an actual page? (Example: Sightings:Comics, Sightings:Advertising, etc.). Anyone like this idea?
The phrase is why he's called Rather Dashing. "You are Rather Dashing. Your cottage" etc.
I wonder why this is not here already, but on NCSoft/ArenaNet's new Online Role Playing Game, there are fire skills which contain Rodgort e.g 'Rodgort's Invocation' and 'Mark of Rodgort'. Rodgort backwards is obviously Trogdor, and seeing as they are fire skills and 'Rodgort's Invocation' symbol contains a dragon, its likely this is a sighting (or at least an obscure reference). There are also creatures in the game called trogs, dont know if this is related but could be.
there are no such things as "trogs" in guildwars.
In Kim Possible, during the "Oh Boyz" episode, one band member was wearing a sleeveless red shirt with a white star. Coincidence?
Yes. White star on red? Red is a color and star is a common shape. Putting them together randomly isn't a Homestarrunner reference.
 Where did all the sightings go?
Just read his user talkpage, and noticed he's removed a bunch of information from other pages too. I think this is a similar case. But now one problem, how do we re-add all the other sightings but keep the updates since they were removed?
Not really the main Sightings page itself, but more of the other sightings pages, such as Television Sightings.
The top summaries could probably use some work.
They all need to be working with the Standards. Which means links, grammar, etc.
They all need to follow the same format.
Skins Sightings should probably be merged with Other Sightings.
1. This isn't an article. It's a brief description of what a sighting is, which is fine for the header of the Sightings category.
It's important to note that just because these items are made by fans of Homestar Runner, that doesn't make them "fanstuff" in the same way things on the fanstuff wiki are fanstuff. The way we use the word isn't just a simple "fan + stuff = fanstuff" equation. The fanstuff wiki requires that a user submit their own work. As Joshua noted, the Not Without My Application page E.L. Cool brings up should not be there like that.
Sightings of Trogdor & "Burninate"
In the July 29-30 weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal had an article entitled "Moguls of New Media" in the Pursuits section. It talked about the internet media phenomena, and Homestar Runner was featured prominently. A slightly stretched image of Strong Bad checking his email was on the front page of the section, and he appeared again in the "What to watch" sidebar. TBC also appeared in a sidebar under the title "The Pioneers", with the following text: "Since 2000, these Decatur, Ga., brothers have made hundreds of cartoons and videos featuring a roster of absurd characters for their Web site. One of the most popular is Strong Bad, the star of a series that's now produced as a regular podcast (see 'What to watch,' left)." There appears to be no mention of Homestar Runner in the article main article body.
 All The Real Girls featuring a Strong Bad!
 Toronto Star newspaper has SBCG4AP as a picture!
Okay, this is crazy. In the Entertainment section on today's (May 13) paper, there is a there is a article that's called "Gaming goes indie with new WiiWare". Although the text itself dosen't say a thing about it, the picture is of the game; where Strong Bad was standing on top of his stool. The caption says "TELLTALE GAMES/AP PHOTO Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, a forthcoming WiiWare game.". I don't know where this would go, but someone, PLEASE PUT IT IN! I'm shure anyone who read it would be able to say it's true.
Hmm... twice in a row? Dose anyone go to this page anymore!? Anyway, I got this fairly new game called Bus Driver, which has every level in some part of the laptop-slowingly large city. In the northern suburbs, the streets form a weirdly Homestar head-like pattern. Is that good enough?
Do you have a screenshot of that map anywhere?
No, but I could easily make one. But another thing is, if it was suppose to look like him, then to... um.. "show it off" more, they made the first level there, instead of somewhere else. But anyway, I'll get the screen shot as soon as I can.
Ok, I have a picture and a picture. I'm shure that's all the nessessary things for someone to say if it's Homesar enough.
Hmm. You're opinion makes sence, but in my opinion, that part of town was quite small. Not only would putting in a hat be difficult to build, (and hard to manuver at the intersections with a bus,) but the middle road would be kinda weird if it just had a dead end, oh-so close to another road. 'Cause the way I see it, that road is his mouth.
MUGEN: Stinkoman 20X6 was made for MUGEN! Also, this guy is making Homsar for MUGEN.
Boy's Life: SBCG4AP was talked about in the Game Briefs section.
Wii Handbook 2009 (made by Nintendo Power): There was a Section in it about SBCG4AP.
So this has bothered me for several years now. It seems to me that the sightings pages are get bloated with information that nobody particularly wants to read. As such, these pages are mostly ignored by most editors, and as such, the problem gets compounded due to further lack of quality control. The problem is twofold as i see it. First, far too often I see people put "sightings" that are things with as much substance as "this character in this episode of this TV show was bored and started counted the ceiling tiles in the classroom, similar to how Bubs was counting bricks in boring (really)." Basically, things that we wouldn't call a real-world reference if it was going the other way, but they're allowed on these pages because we have zero. Quality. Control. Second, all too often I see people add sightings of very unprofessional, made-by-a-12-year-old-in-his-bedroom productions, such as some kid who has a youtube channel dedicated to his own HR fanstuff. I'd even speculate that very often, if not almost always, these types of "sightings" are added by the people who made them in the first place. Now, i'm not saying that there is no content on these pages that's worth keeping, which are real references that appear in works with at least SOME semblance of professionalism, but I feel like those get drowned out by all the not-really references and all the unprofessional self-promoting.
The quality of the sightings pages as a whole is something that has bugged me for a long time, so I figured it may as well get brought up now while there's some attention on sightings. The sightings pages are full of sightings in obscure webcomics and random youtube channels, (often added by the creators themselves trying to draw attention to their crappy ms-painted non-punchline not funny pixel comics), interspersed with the very occasional reference made by an actual famous work. Frankly, these pages are just not very interesting due to the fact that they're cluttered up with obscure garbage. I would be far more interested to see these pages if they ONLY listed things which were at least a minimum level of well-known.
Now, the tricky part is defining an OBJECTIVE measuring stick for what counts as "famous enough". I can think of things like "has its own wikipedia article" or "has at least Xty thousand subscribers on youtube" or "is ranked among the top X thousand websites", things like that, but those would need to be fleshed out. We may also want to consider not getting rid of the non-famous sightings entirely but having them on a separate page (though I do lean toward not having obscure crap here).
As a side point, I also wonder whether sightings such as "some guy walking past in the background of some news broadcast was wearing a Homestar shirt" should be included either, or whether we should only deliberate references made by the creators of whatever work the sighting occurs in (with a lenient definition, such that it WOULD count if, say, a talk show host or guest is wearing a homestar shirt).
Finally, if we decide to limit the scope like this, it'll require some work to go through and clean these up, and we may not have the userbase necessary to do so anymore, but it's at least worth discussing.
As an admitted obscure obscure web-comic haver, I agree there needs to be a trimming. I think we should start with removing ones that are not deliberate Homestar Runner references, either obvious by themselves or have the creators say "that's a Homestar Runner joke for all my Dog Food Ganstas". The Big Bang Theory Moth Mouth one for example seems dubious.
Officially published works (movies and books, for example) should definitely be here, as well as well-known web comics, websites, etc. Well-known as in, if you approached a certain number of people on the street and asked them if they knew of some website (that would be pretty creepy), some of them might say yes. But if you went around to everyone on Earth (that would be impressive) and asked if they knew of this 12-year-old's crayon comics on his neverly-updated blog, maybe 1 or 2 people would say yes. These are the things that shouldn't be here. If something was added here by the person who created it, it should be removed. Even if that person is sure that they're very popular, they should still wait for someone else to add it, since that usually means the work is kind of well-known. Perhaps we could only include things that have a certain number of views per day/year/time.
I think there needs to be a consistent place for webcomic and web animation entries. Some of them are in Comic Sightings or Animation Sightings, respectively, while others are in Website Sightings (and some are listed in both even). Also, I find it a bit confusing how sightings in TV animation are placed in Television Sightings with Animation Sightings seemingly consisting exclusively of web animation. I'd support having Webcomic Sightings split off from print Comic Sightings and having Animation Sightings list TV animation (and possibly animated film if a film ever references Homestar), with Web Animation Sightings listing web animation.
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Drenner/Spire hire PR Firm to Lobby CityHall & Work the Media.
Well folks, its clear this is high stakes poker. Austin is either a community or a commodity. You decide.
The latest news is that the Austin Oaks owner, SPIRE (a.k.a. Twin Lakes, Jon Ruff) have hired a PR outfit to help with the PUD "marketing" effort and bolster the Steve Drenner Group lobbying of city hall effort. You can read all about it here: http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/northwest-austin/developer-revises-austin-oaks-plan/ This news story reads like it was hand prepared for the journalists over at Impact Austin by the developer's PR firm. The diagram is what you may want to pay particular attention to... The building footprints don't even come close to what Twin Lakes submitted to the city's zoning dept. See below the contrast of the building footprints vs the parcels of land.
Once they get their PUD, there is NO REQUIREMENT that they build what they have in these drawings submitted. These are MOCK UPS. The final drawings are a long way away. The platt notes are the key thing to read on the documents submitted. They contain all kinds of caveats to what is being itemized in their fancy charts that they have provided to the neighborhood folks at NWACA. Be sure to read the fine print, as they say. One thing remains true: the devil is in the details.


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Q: Add record in listGrid with variable I am adding record in grid using startEditingNew method as below.
var COLUMN_NAME = {

    name : "user_name",
    lastname : "user_surname",
    age : "user_age"
};

addDataToGrid : function (name, lastname, age){

MyGrid_Grid.startEditingNew({

       COLUMN_NAME.name: name,
       COLUMN_NAME.lastname: lastname,
       COLUMN_NAME.age: age
     });
}

But, my above function raise error and does not add record to grid.
If I use "user_name" string instead of "COLUMN_NAME.name" , It works fine.
How can I use variable as column name??
Thanks in advance

A: This is a javascript question, not a SmartClient one.
Anyway, if you need to use that approach, you may write something like:
addDataToGrid : function (name, lastname, age){
    var record = {};
    record[COLUMN_NAME.name] = name;
    record[COLUMN_NAME.lastname] = lastname;
    record[COLUMN_NAME.age] = age;
    MyGrid_Grid.startEditingNew(record);
}

see also Rules for unquoted JavaScript Object Literal Keys?

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This month's Bold Life Magazine's has a great cover story about Sandra Suber, owner of Ianodell's Hat Shop in Mills River. "Though the church-hat tradition hasn't caught on with the younger generation, Suber still sees a niche for her business. 'So many churches are going casual — but there are always some ladies who like hats, and they don't stop. If you like hats, I don't worry about you coming back — because I know you're coming back. You can't find anything like this around here.'" Note her 23rd Annual Chapeau Fashion Show and Luncheon coming up on May 20th in Hendersonville!
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"This week, black women in more than a dozen jails across the country will receive a Mother's Day gift from the Black Lives Matter movement: their freedom. These women are among the 62 percent of people in jail who are there not because they've been convicted of a crime but because they can't pay to get back to their lives as they await trial. Organizers with Southerners on New Ground (SONG), the Movement for Black Lives, ColorOfChange, and other groups have reached their goal of raising more than $250,000 for what they're calling National Mama's Bail Out Day, and are continuing to raise more." Click here for an article about this action in The Nation.
Click here for this WLOS story about this conversation at Tuesday night's council meeting. And for a thorough overview of the issue of documented racial disparities in policing in Asheville, click here for investigative reporting by the Asheville Blade.
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Home Technology in the Classroom
CLASSROOM INFRASTRUCTURE
(The following is an abstract from "Games for a Digital Age")
In the past, schools were not receptive to technological innovation because many lacked the basic technology infrastructure. This lack of resources blocked any attempt to base curriculum on digital resources, including games or simulations. In our judgment, this picture is changing dramatically. Together, these changes comprise a technology-driven disruption. This is a time of change in the classroom. As noted by Vic Vuchic, Associate Program Officer at the Hewlett Foundation.
The buzz driving the VC community may be because the infrastructure is possibly maturing to a level where you can do distribution and reach at a reasonable cost. There may be enough districts structure that it takes a lot less capital to have a fair impact. But the majority of schools they visit still have horrific infrastructures.
Using Web 2.0 social tools in the classroom allows for students and teachers to work collaboratively, discuss ideas, and promote information. Blogs, wikis, and social networking skills are significantly useful in the classroom. After initial instruction on using the tools, students also reported an increase in knowledge and comfort level for using Web 2.0 tools.
MOVING TO ONE-TO-ONE
One-to-one classrooms where every student has a computer have become increasingly common in U.S. schools. This trend has accelerated in the past four years, abetted by a price drop for all devices and the increasing popularity of tablets and mobile devices in schools.
One-to-one computing is ubiquitous throughout higher education where almost all students now carry around multiple devices. Today, K-12 is finally embracing this goal of one-to-one due to the increasing acceptance of digital curricula, the need to prepare students for 21st century skills in a digital world, and the encouraging research results of one-to-one initiatives.
THE RISE OF "BYOD"
"Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) involves students bringing their own cell phones, tablets, and laptops into the classroom for use in educational activities and real-time assessments. BYOD is being embraced by schools throughout the country as a way of achieving one-to-one initiatives. This tactic is a natural solution for schools seeking to meet the challenges of the move to digital curricula and to move forward on the goals contained in the National Education Technology Plan.
Seventy-seven percent of children ages 12 to 17 own cell phones, and about a third of these are smart phones that have many of the same capabilities as laptops. Even kindergarten students now have access to mobile devices. As such, the BYOD movement could have a dramatic and compelling effect on how student-computer ratios are measured and understood.
The impact on the market for software and digital content and resources could also be significant. The resulting increase in access and cost-savings should increase demand and provide resources for applications. At the same time, the likely diversity of devices in a given classroom or school may have a great impact on developers who will need to ensure some degree of standardization of display, navigation across platforms, screen sizes, and operating systems.
However, the BYOD trend may have lopsided effects on hardware and software spending from district to district, and issues such as security, privacy, the digital divide, and adequate teacher professional development will need to be addressed for BYOD to gain ground quickly. Further, more focused research is needed to shed light on the real nature of educational software and platform use by older students, who may be more likely to take advantage of free online and mobile services, resources, software, and business-to-consumer products on their own (or their parents') initiative.
The related possibility of one-to-one classrooms on a larger, district-wide scale could also affect how vendors—content vendors especially— approach their digital offerings. At the moment, many content publishers are not fully up to speed in offering useful formats and easy interfaces for their products across multiple devices; the incentives to do so will change as standards begin to emerge and demand and competition grow.
The incredibly rapid and widespread acceptance, purchase, and installation of interactive whiteboards in the education community have almost no precedent. In a recent survey of technology leaders, interactive white boards were identified as the most useful classroom tool. A 2011 report said that more than 63% of teachers have their own interactive white board, and another 7% share one with one or two other teachers.
The interactive whiteboard market continues to increase, growing by 15% in 2011 for total revenues of $1.4 billion, and it is predicted to grow more than three-fold over the next 5 years. Even in the current economy, digital sales of interactive white boards, online digital content, LMS/SIS, and mobile devices are up, and print sales are down.
The U.S. Department of Education reports that as of 2008, effectively all public school computers were connected to the Internet and the current student to computer ratio is less than 3:1. The move towards universal connectivity is largely due to the E-Rate program. Across the board, connectivity is continuing to improve, although gaps in support and technology infrastructure continue to plague schools.
Although nearly every school has Internet access, classrooms frequently are not connected or the connections are super slow. The hurdle is limited capacity inside schools to transmit data, or bandwidth. Today, about 80 percent of schools have Internet capabilities that are too slow or isolated to places like front offices and computer labs. Many schools have the same amount of connectivity as an average home. That means several hundred kids or more operate on an Internet connection similar to that used in a house by four family members.
In some districts, particularly rural ones, cost is a huge factor in getting access to lines that would bring broadband into schools. To buy the equipment and install Wi-Fi costs an estimated $30,000 to $50,000 per school and to run fiber optics into the school can cost tens of thousands more per mile. Broadband would cost about $9,000 a month without a special Federal Communications Commission program that reduces it to $2,000 to $3,000 a month.
Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates have contributed a combined $9 million to the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization working to improve connectivity in schools through Zuckerberg's Startup: Education and Gates' foundation.
Overall trends in the hardware and software industries have an important influence on the direction of technology purchases by K-12 institutions. Several notable developments affecting education include:
• Cloud-based services: The growth and expansion of storage and resources, virtualization tools, and improved Internet access have made it easier for companies to offer key software products and services online. In turn, this trend has lowered costs for implementation and training on new software for schools and educators.
• Mobile technologies: A flourishing ecosystem of third-party developers who supply useful applications has sparked interest in educational applications for mobile devices. Although mobile technology was not a main focus of institutional spending in 2009-2010, a new pool of entrepreneurs and established companies (e.g., Apple and Nokia) have been paying increased attention to potential K-12 institutional markets for their products and apps.
• Cheap data storage: Whether they are tied to cloud-based services or on-site servers, data storage and management systems have continued to become more scalable and cost-effective, both of which are key elements for schools. Available data storage is also important for vendors, as educational products become increasingly sophisticated in tracking incredibly fine-grained student-, educator-, school-, and district-level information (Johnson, Smith, Levine & Haywood, 2010).
• Social networks and community websites: The increasing acceptance, use, and consumer understanding of collaboration technologies and platforms for educators and students to share ideas, resources, reviews, and information on an up-to-the second basis has led to these resources being co-opted for educational purposes.
PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY
Increases in BYOD initiatives and the use of interactive whiteboards, tablets, mobile devices, and laptops in the K-12 school setting is forcing both schools and technology developers to support mixed device environments. The issue with this is that each tool enters the market bundled with a different level of software and cross-platform compatibility, and providing even forward/backward compatibility within a platform can present significant challenges.
Schools must ensure that their wireless infrastructures have enough bandwidth and that their device management capability is sufficient to handle the increased demand from multiple devices. School administrators must be aware that they might buy new technologies that are not able to communicate or connect with each other or with other components that already exist in the school infrastructure. In turn, developers must ensure that their products can run on multiple platforms and be hosted in multiple infrastructure environments. To do so, developers are often required to create and maintain different versions of a game or simulation for each major platform type.
Despite progress being made in universal design and interoperability standards, producing cross-platform products is expensive and often involves different development teams for each major platform type. Thankfully, such issues are likely to be resolved in the next few years, lowering the cost burden of making products available to multiple devices and browsers.
Digital On-Line Teaching and Learning Platforms
Digital curricula are designed for networked classrooms where every student has a computing device. i.pel's integrated digital curriculum will be delivered by on-line teaching and learning platforms which will be designed to operate in one-to-one classrooms, deliver a personalized curriculum to students, and provide support for the teacher to manage all classroom activities. They will contain open-ended explorations, practice environments, games, videos and other digital learning objects.
The On-line School
In fully online public and private schools, students will complete all coursework online. Instruction will be facilitated by a parent or guardian with the assistance of a state-certified teacher. Teacher interaction will be accomplished through virtual classroom environments, telephone, and face-to-face meetings. In hybrid schools, students will complete the same curriculum but attend a physical school with other students and teachers.
As with all i.pel programs courses will be able to be taken either at the students school or online. Students will be able to attend live online classes and have more communication with teachers, via e-mail, phone, and online conferences.
In K to K8 the instructor will spend approximately 3–5 hours each day taking attendance, monitoring students' progress, and helping students with their lessons. As grade level increase, instructor's face-time will be reduced and students will be able to work more on their own. In K-9 to K-12 students will manage his or her own schedule and have more interaction with other students as instructors' transition to a support role from direct instruction.
LEGISLATORS CALL FOR IMPROVED SCHOOL, LIBRARY INTERNET
By Glenda Anderson
The Press Democrat 12/31/2013
Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael is among members of Congress pushing FCC to modernize services. More than two dozen members of Congress have signed a letter calling for upgrades to a federal program that subsidizes Internet access at schools and libraries. "The program hasn't kept pace with changing technology," Huffman said in a statement.
Most schools currently have Internet access but their connections are too slow to accommodate the latest in computerized educational tools, according to the letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission. The commission, which oversees the E-rate program, agrees it should be updated to provide faster Internet service. In July, FCC officials announced plans to review and modernize the program, which has been in operation since 1997. It was unclear Monday how much the proposed upgrades would cost. FCC officials said that's one aspect of the program they are studying.
The program currently costs $2.3 billion annually. The costs are borne primarily by customers of telecommunication companies that provide interstate or international services. It's one of four programs funded through the Universal Service fees customers are charged on their monthly bills. Altogether, the four programs add up to about $8.5 billion annually, according to the FCC.
Universal Service fees have more than doubled over the last decade to about 15 percent, according to the New York Times. Other programs funded though Universal Service fees include telecommunications subsidies to low-income residents, rural health centers and rural areas in general.
Critics have said the fees that support the E-rate program are hidden taxes. Supporters say the program is crucial to students' success in school and their futures in a competitive job market and world. "Adequate broadband is an equity issue that must be achieved to ensure that all students, rural, remote and urban, have the opportunity to receive a quality education to graduate from high school college- and career- ready," said Mendocino County Office of Education Superintendent Paul Tichinin.
The program provides subsidies of between 20 percent and 90 percent to eligible recipients. The larger subsidies go to schools and libraries that are rural and have high poverty rates, according to the FCC.
BROADBAND BACKUP: SCHOOLS STRUGGLE TO STAY CONNECTED
By Kimberly Hefling
Associated Press 12/5/2013
80% of facilities said to lack adequate Web access; Gates, Zuckerberg donate $9M to effort
Needed to keep a school building running these days: Water, electricity — and broadband. Interactive digital learning on laptops and tablets is replacing traditional textbooks in many cases. Students are taking computer-based tests instead of fill-in-the-bubble exams. Teachers are accessing far-off resources for lessons.
Technology is changing the way students are taught — and tested. But there's a catch — most of it is occurring in schools that have rich connectivity to the Internet. Although nearly every school has Internet access, classrooms frequently are not connected or the connections are super slow. The hurdle is limited capacity inside schools to transmit data, or bandwidth. "It's the backbone. We have to actually think not just about the sustainability of the current traffic, we're talking about exploding traffic," said Raj Adusumilli, assistant superintendent for information services in the Arlington Public Schools in northern Virginia.
The effort to get high-speed Internet access in every school got a boost Wednesday from the philanthropy of two technology gurus — Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Zuckerberg's Startup: Education and Gates' foundation have contributed a combined $9 million to the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization working to improve connectivity in schools. "When schools and teachers have access to reliable Internet connections, students can discover new skills and ideas beyond the classroom," Zuckerberg said in a statement. The funds are expected to be used to provide technical expertise to schools and use competition to help drive costs down. It likely would cost billions to get highspeed Internet access to every school in America.
President Barack Obama this past summer set a goal of having 99 percent of students connected to high-speed Internet connections within five years. Also, the Federal Communications Commission is weighing changes to a program to increase connectivity in schools. Today, about 80 percent of schools have Internet capabilities that are too slow or isolated to places like front offices and computer labs, said Richard Culatta, director of education technology at the Education Department. Many schools have the same amount of connectivity as an average home. That means several hundred kids or more operate on an Internet connection similar to that used in a house by four family members. That leads to networks that are slow and prone to crashing.
"There are many examples of fantastic things happening across the country, but they are happening in places where infrastructure is in place that supports these types of innovations," Culatta said. At Jamestown Elementary School in Arlington, Va., first and second-graders use iPads to document the growth of caterpillars for a science project or record themselves reading out loud as they make electronic books. "It's fun. You can draw and make books and movies," said 7-year-old Braeden Meeker. "We learn writing and math. We learn a lot of things." But one day in class, the system crashed when students tried to look up their house on a Google map.
The district has upgraded to high-speed broadband, or Internet access that is always available and faster than dialup, in middle and high schools and is in the process of doing the same in elementary schools. The goal is to assign a device to each student by 2017. In some districts, particularly rural ones, cost is a huge factor in getting access to lines that would bring broadband into schools. To buy the equipment and install Wi-Fi costs an estimated $30,000 to $50,000 per school and to run fiber optics into the school can cost tens of thousands more per mile, said Evan Marwell, CEO of EducationSuperHighway.
A lack of competition for broadband access helps drive up costs at Chautauqua County Unified Schools, a district with about 360 students in an agriculture and oil community in rural Kansas. About three-quarters of students in the district qualify for free or reduced lunches. The district relies on distance learning to teach Spanish, physics and calculus and has issued an iPad to all students in upper grades, said Nancy Pinard, the district's technology director. Its broadband bill would be about $9,000 a month without a special Federal Communications Commission program that reduces it to $2,000 to $3,000 a month.
"My big thing is the cost of it," Pinard said. "How long will we be able to maintain where we are at just because of the cost." The drive for increased broadband capabilities has been fueled in part by a drop in the price of tablets and their rising popularity, said Doug Levin, executive director of the State Educational Technology Directors Association.
L.A. SCHOOLS PAYING $768 PER STUDENT FOR IPADS
LOS ANGELES 1/2/2014
The Los Angeles Unified School District spends more to equip students with tablet computers than other school districts, which choose less expensive devices, according to a report.
LAUSD is paying $768 apiece for an iPad for its students, teachers and administrators. Meanwhile, the Perris Union High School District spends $344 for a Chromebook for each student, while Riverside Unified opts for cheaper devices like the Kindle Fire and iPad Mini, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Across the nation, schools are embracing technology and increasingly providing students with tablets in the hopes that they will become more engaged in learning. At the same time, schools are trying to hold down costs by buying cheaper models or leasing them.
Not only did LAUSD choose a higher-end Apple iPad, but the district also paid to have new math and English curriculum pre-loaded on the tablets. Schools Superintendent John Deasy defended the decision. "Our youth deserve the best we can afford."
THREE STUDENT SUCCESSES WITH IPADS
By Anya Kamenetz
Hechinger Report October 24, 2013
The last time I wrote about iPads in the classroom, it was about a school district doing almost everything wrong. Today I talked to a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools who has a 180 degree view.
When the iPad first came out in 2010, Jennie Magiera made fun of her friends for buying them: "Nice job–you got a giant iPhone that can't make phone calls!!" But when a grant bought iPads for her fourth and fifth grade class, the teacher quickly found a path to transforming her teaching and learning practice. While tests are only one measurement of success, she went from having just one student out of 15 "exceed" on state tests in fourth grade, to having 10 "exceed" the next year.
Just three years later she has gone from the classroom to helping other teachers implement one-to-one iPad programs, as the digital learning coordinator of the Academy of Urban School Leadership, a network of 29 public (non-charter) schools that are 90% free and reduced lunch. Her focus is on using technology to make good teachers better, and to let students be the best they can be.
"I could seriously sit here till we both passed out telling stories of powerful things that happen every day," Magiera says. Here are three of those stories.
1) The Second Grade Experts
The students in Magiera's network are not "digital natives." Most of them don't have access to devices at home because of family income. Nevertheless, they are engaged by and excited about using computers, and because the teachers are learning to use them along with the students, there's sometimes a role reversal in the learning process.
"We had three girls who came in during recess because it was cold and wanted to help us provision the tablets," says Magiera, meaning setting them up to run certain kinds of apps. "Right away they started problem-solving: 'She already hit that button…' 'Why don't you try the green box in the upper left hand corner, since you already did the blue one in the lower right?'" They learned the term "microUSB" and created an organizing system to see which iPads were charged. In this mundane technical activity, Magiera saw the students take on a real problem and work alongside adults in a way that seven-year-olds don't always get a chance to do.
2) The Shy One Speaks
Magiera had one very intelligent student who was afraid to speak up in class–she tried writing questions down on notecards, and warning him that she was going to call on him, but he would still freeze up. With the iPads she implemented a classroom "backchannel," allowing students to participate in a text-based chat as part of the class discussion. In that forum, the boy blossomed. "I was not only able to see who was participating but the quantity and quality of their participation," she says. "And what I found was this young man not only was the most vocal kid, he was the best in the conversation. He was hitting all the markers, responding to other students, coming up with novel ideas, supporting peers in a positive manner, and really thriving and flourishing in a community of thought when he didn't want to speak up [before]."
3) The Troublemaker Revealed
Yet another student, she says, was constantly disruptive. His test scores and other math grades were poor. One day, she started using a technique called "screencasting," a program where students can draw or write using a stylus and narrate at the same time, producing a video in a similar format to a Khan Academy video (see Screencasting).
"The answer was 15 cents and he wrote $16. I would have thought he wasn't paying attention or didn't try. But when I go into his screencast video, it was 60 seconds of the best math I've ever seen as a math teacher." The student had arrived at the wrong answer because of a tiny mistake, but he had devised his own original path through the problem, using his knowledge of fractions to create a system of proportions, a concept he wouldn't be introduced to for another year or two. "He solved it completely on his own, narrated it beautifully, and had the most amazing thought process." From watching this one minute of video, Magiera got insights into this student's math skills that she hadn't learned from having him in the classroom for over a year.
But the insights didn't end there. Magiera then had the student re-watch his own video. She saw his reactions go from defiance ("lady, I already did it for you once, you want me to watch it now?") to pride ("yeah! I got that!"), to dismay ("Oh my god, I messed that up! I can't believe it! I was so close,"). And finally he asked her, "Can I do it again?"
"I just about died," Magiera says. "I was ready to burst into tears. This was a kid you could not get to do homework. Classwork was a struggle. Now he just heard his own thinking, which is really hard for a nine year old to do, and he wanted to improve authentically out of his own motivation. That was a feedback loop we did consistently from then on."
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Why there's more to it than just a few pictures- Professional Wedding Photographer Susie Mackie tells us more…..
Inspired by a recent issue with a longstanding client over fees Susie Mackie, a professional wedding photographer felt the need to break down actually what was involved in capturing one of the most important days of your life in pictures.
Susie is a romantic, fairyale and timeless portrait and wedding photographer based on Cheltenham and covering the Cotswolds and further afield.
SO JUST WHAT ARE YOU PAYING FOR WHEN YOU HIRE A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER?
Much of the cost of a photographic image or print produced by a professional photographer has a lot to do with the time, equipment costs, artistic vision and reputation of the photographer not to mention expertise and the usual costs of running a legitimate business.
Approaching it from a time standpoint, let's imagine that you have hired a photographer who has work that you love. This photographer is traveling an hour to your destination to photograph your session.
• In this example, the time spent per client can range from 13 hours to 17 hours – dependent on the photographer's level of service. This is time dedicated only to ONE session. When the photographer charges £140 – £370 for the photo shoot (aka SESSION FEE) you are not just paying for the two hours of session time, you are paying the photographer for 12 – 17 hours complete time for your session – that is, the SERVICE.
• The images resulting from the service are the PRODUCT, whether they are digital, prints, canvases, acrylic blocks or any other medium, each of which has a monetary value (notwithstanding the emotional value and the longevity of this – which some might say is priceless).
• Regarding equipment costs, a good quality professional camera with a selection of good optical quality lenses and digital storage mediums and computer set up can run from £10,000 – £30,000 costs dependent on the photographer.
• Even though you can purchase a really good quality digital SLR for about £2000 there are still other costs related to photography. Most of us have at least 3 cameras.
• A good lens for portrait photography can run from £900 to £2500. Most of us have 5 or more lenses.
• A dependable computer system with software loaded for business and creative usage can run £2500 to £8000 dependent on the photographer. Then come lab costs for specialty products, and professional photo printing equipment, archival inks and paper. Back up costs – external hard drives, cloud computing – we back up our files three times for safety, so if the client loses their images, we DON'T, and can always replace.
• As with other business equipment, deterioration, damage, and replacement must also be factored in.
• Costs of running the business, insurance (not just for equipment, also for personal indemnity and public liability), studio rental/mortgage, vehicular costs, costs of advertising/marketing, costs of sample pieces – all add up and all have to be paid for, just like any other business.
Susie can be found at the following links, I also highly suggest you check out her My Sensuality, she will find the goddess in all of us in this luxurious yet personal shoot that will allow your confidence as well as your beauty to shine through.


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'UNACCEPTABLE'
St Mirren chief Tony Fitzpatrick says Kevin Bridges hecklers proves there's wider problem in society after Rangers star Alfredo Morelos was struck by coin
The Buddies chief insists there is a wider issue of ned culture in our society and agrees with Gers boss Steven Gerrard that the fan who threw the coin must be banned
By Kenny McDonald
6 Nov 2018, 7:23
Updated: 6 Nov 2018, 7:23
TONY FITZPATRICK says ned culture isn't just football's problem — and reckons the heckling of funnyman Kevin Bridges proves it.
Clydebank comic Bridges has had to face down barrackers in audiences on his recent record-breaking 19-night run at Glasgow's SSE Hydro.
Tony Fitzpatrick promoting his new bookCredit: Kenny Ramsay - The Sun Glasgow
And Fitzpatrick — whose St Mirren side are currently liaising with police over the coin thrown at Rangers' goalscorer Alfredo Morelos during Saturday's live TV match — says there's a wider issue than just football.
Fitzpatrick, speaking at the launch of his autobiography, Fitzy, said: "It's been getting worse for a wee while now — but it's not just football.
"Look at people getting thrown out of Kevin Bridges' concerts. Do you say because of that we can't have a comedy gig? Do you fine Kevin Bridges?
"It's very difficult for the youth of today — I'd hate to be young growing up just now.
Kevin Bridges has dealt with hecklersCredit: Getty - Contributor
"I worked for nine years with young disengaged boys and girls who don't see hope in life.
"What happens is if they're not getting love and support and care in their households they turn to gangs and get their security from there.
"They see themselves as part of a family, going to concerts and football games.
"So it's not just football and we need to start looking at it and asking why it's happening.
"For a while it was under control so we need to ask what service we're doing for our young people."
Fitzpatrick played north and south of the border in the dark days of hooliganism in the 1970s and 80s.
But he insisted: "I got constant verbal abuse which you just had to handle but no one threw anything.
"It was worse in the 1980s and at times you feared for your safety. I played in games where people would come on to the park if a goal was scored.
Alfredo Morelos was struck by a coin
"You didn't hear much of the abuse when you were playing until you went to take a throw-in or the game was dead. But if you were focused on the game, it was okay.
"But the business of throwing things is unacceptable and while something has to be done, what can we do?
"Take us on Saturday. We've over 6,000 people at our game and one or two do something. How is that our responsibility?
"We don't even know for sure if it's a St Mirren supporter. We're looking into it and so are the police.
"There are thousands of people coming to games and we do everything possible. We search people coming in, so why should a club be punished?
"It's getting ridiculous. What do you do? Do you say you can't bring coins to a football match?
"We have charity bucket days so if we did that charities would suffer. We have to look at society, look at bigger things than just a football club.
"Steven Gerrard called for whoever did it to be banned and I agree. We will do all we can.
St Mirren's Ethan Erhahon tackles James TavernierCredit: PA:Press Association
"I'm sure with CCTV and all the things we've got these days we should be able to do identify the person. And as soon as we do, he or she will be banned.
"The people who did it will probably enjoy it being in the press. That's the sad thing.
"I'm not trying to get away from the subject but we had a 17-year-old boy, Ethan Erhahon, making his debut on Saturday against Rangers and he was absolutely outstanding.
"It hurt me that we were talking about an idiot throwing a coin when this young kid played so well against a top team.
"He was probably one of the best players on the park but all the focus was on the coin that was thrown.
"I can see how a problem could arise if you go to other supporters to celebrate after scoring.
"But Morelos scores a great goal and he's just run right across the park — and he SHOULD be able to celebrate.
"I didn't score many goals but when I did I remember you lost any sense of where you were in relation to opposing supporters.
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Alfredo Morelos was happy.. there was NO excuse for throwing a coin at him
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NO MOR MISSILES
Tony Fitzpatrick says St Mirren will ban fan who threw coin at Morelos
"He should have been able to celebrate his moment without anyone throwing something at him.
"It's an emotional sport but it's totally unacceptable when people start to throw stuff."
But perhaps surprisingly, Fitzpatrick would like to see the booze ban in grounds lifted.
SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell — a former St Mirren player — has described it as "a conversation worth having".
PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT McCoist pinpoints what Morelos must do to score 30 goals this season
Alcohol has been banned in Scottish grounds since the booze-fuelled Hampden riot after the 1980 Old Firm Scottish Cup Final.
Fitzpatrick said: "I think you should be able to have a drink.
"I've been to games in England and rugby matches and you can have a drink. It's crazy you can't do it at a football match.
"I'm for people having a drink in moderation — you go to a concert, you have a drink. The same in English football, so why not here?"
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After some 20-30 years of service, it is not a dignified way to finish one's career in a landfill.
However, that is exactly what had happened with all of London's fire-hoses until Kresse Wesling and Elvis Henrit made a mission to rescue them all. The idea was born after a chance encounter with the London Fire Brigade.
Just after they got inspired, the designers started looking for ways how to transform this specific material into luxury lifestyle accessories. This is how Elvis & Kresse's story started in 2005, and since then the design duo has been UK trailblazers for sustainable fashion while donating 50 percent of their profits back to charities. Their workshop, a converted mill in Kent, has been the scene of many rescue missions including not only different materials but their own dog.
Click on the video above to see how they kept rescuing different materials ever since and what is their latest mission hand in hand with one of the biggest luxury brands in the world.


Buying a home in Huntsville, Alabama isn't always about location. It is also about the good schools and the various outdoor amenities many of the neighborhoods here offer. It is about the wide variety of events and special amenities present throughout the area as well. But, when it comes time to buy a home, you may want to consider the actual home style, too. This city has plenty to offer even those buyers who want something very special.
Huntsville home styles range widely. There are several cookie-cutter style homes present, of course. There are also a number of fantastic historic homes in this area. These tend to be harder to find for sale, of course. So, what type of home will you find here?
One of the most popular is the craftsman home. These homes have a lot of charm and detailing that makes them seem special. Look for things like bold architectural details and strong columns. That big front porch is a must-have for many of today's buyers. And, you'll find lower pitched rooflines, earth tones throughout the space, and a prominent over-hanging of the eaves. You may also find that inside, these homes offer open floor plans.
Another common option is the more modern Colonial. You will find custom built homes are popular in Huntsville as well. These homes feature unique designs and details crafted by the original owners. Victorian-style homes are also present here, as are numerous ranches and split-level homes. These properties are often available in numerous styles.
The homes for sale in Huntsville range widely in size and style. If you are looking for something specific, for example a certain number of bedrooms or square footage, it's important to choose a property style carefully. Older homes more frequently offer fewer bedrooms and more living space. But, modern homes featuring four or more bedrooms are not uncommon.
Navigating the real estate market in Huntsville means working closely with an area real estate agent that knows the market well and who can help you to find your dream property.


Tampa Fla.– The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) creates new legal series to help entrepreneurs stay out of the legal hot seat. Whether negotiating leases, insurance, employee and supplier contracts or buying or selling a business, each process involves complex terms and conditions that only a lawyer can sort out. That's why the SBDC's Small Business Resource Network chapter president, Joe Russo, is bringing his 14 years' experience as a business law attorney to help current and prospective entrepreneurs navigate the waters of Contracts & Legal Strategies for Managing a Business.
"Joe is a straight-shooter who's great at presenting complex information in an easy-to-understand manner with real life examples," said previous attendees.
Legal strategies courses are offered as a three-part series or as individual classes in order to fit the hectic schedule of a business owner. By attending the course as a three-part series, attendees will receive nine hours of legal guidance plus Q&A time during each session. The course introduces legal issues owners run across in managing insurance, suppliers, banking, accounting and intellectual property. Attendees will also learn how to navigate basic contract structures, terms and conditions as well as avoiding troubles of double taxation, hidden liabilities and unwanted assets.
Modules run Thursday, November 1, 8 & 15 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Series Registration: $375. Register now to Save $75 by taking course as a series.
Individual Registration: 150 each. Resister by clicking individual class links above.
Course led by licensed attorney.
State Designated as Florida's Principal Provider of Business Assistance, the Florida Small Business Development Center Network has more than 30 locations from Pensacola to Key West. The SBDC at USF region spans a 10-county area providing free, one-on-one consulting and offering more than 450 entrepreneurial programs each year.


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Dorobo (auch Ndorobo, Wadorobo, Torobbo) ist eine abwertende Bezeichnung für verschiedene Gruppen von Jäger- und Sammlervölkern in Kenia und Tansania.

Etymologie und Geschichte
Die Bezeichnung ist abgeleitet von dem Maa-Wort il-tóróbò, was Jäger sowie wortwörtlich "die ohne Vieh" bedeutet. Insofern handelt es sich um einen abwertenden Begriff vergleichbar mit Habenichts, da Angehörige der Maa-Kultur pastorale Viehbauern sind, und Viehlosigkeit Armut bedeutet und Jagd als primitiv betrachtet wird.

In der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts glaubten europäische Ethnologen, dass alle Dorobo zur südnilotischen Sprachgemeinschaft gehörten, und eine mit dem Dialekt der Nandi verwandte Sprache sprächen, die heute als Kalendjin bezeichnet wird. Mittlerweile wurde aber erkannt, dass dies recht verschiedene Volks- und Sprachgruppen sind, die als Dorobo zusammengefasst wurden. Dazu zählen die Sprecher von Okiek (Okiek, Kaplelach, Kipchornwonek, Akié, Mosíro, Mediak), die Sprecher von Yaaku (Mukogodo, Yaaku) und die Sprecher von Aasáx (Aasa, Aramanik), und sogar auch Ethnien, die historisch andernorts verdrängt worden waren, darunter die Sengwer, Kisankasa und weitere.

Viele Dorobo-Gruppen sind im 20. Jahrhundert aber dauerhaft sesshaft geworden und gaben die traditionelle Lebensweise zugunsten von Ackerbau und Viehzucht auf: Diese gehören zwar noch ihrer jeweiligen Ethnie an, können aber kaum mehr als Dorobo bezeichnet werden. Hinzu kommt eine kulturell-sprachliche Assimilation mit den angrenzenden Massai-Sprachen, die im 21. Jahrhundert die Kenntnis der eigenen Sprachen weitgehend verdrängt hat.

Nach eigener Überlieferung durchstreiften Dorobo vor einigen Jahrhunderten noch weite Teile des ostafrikanischen Hochlands. Ihre traditionelle Lebensweise galt bereits als ausgestorben, doch für den Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts gab es Schätzungen, dass noch einige hundert Individuen, unter anderem in der Massai-Steppe, noch als Dorobo lebten.

Dorobo-Lebensweise
Dorobo wandern in kleinsten Gruppen zusammen und besitzen oft nur wenige Werkzeuge, die sie überallhin mitnehmen. Sie leben meist von in der Wildnis gesammelter pflanzlicher Nahrung. Jagderfolg gilt allerdings als entscheidender Statuserfolg für Männer; neben erlegten Tieren zählt dazu auch erbeuteter Wildbienenhonig. Im durchaus häufigen Kontakt mit anderen Volksgruppen akzeptierten Dorobo einen niedrigeren sozialen Status, wodurch die friedliche Koexistenz aufrechterhalten werden konnte.

Einzelnachweise

Ethnie in Tansania
Ethnie in Kenia
Indigenes Volk in Afrika

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I just listened to episode one of The Flickerman on Radio National. It is the story of Cornelius Zane-Grey's search for his missing girlfriend Lucinda. Someone is posting photos of her on Flickr!
This story is being played out on Flickr, Vimeo, on The Pool, in blogs, Google Maps, Facebook, there is even an iPhone app. All this social media may make you cringe except this paranoid mystery is just too good.
Listen in and help Cornelius find Lucinda by checking out http://www.theflickerman.com/. The links to the photos on Flickr are provided with each episode.


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Fish and chip shops in UK are serving endangered shark meat
The way forward is here
CC BY 2.0 Smabs Sputzer
A new study used DNA testing to reveal shark meat being sold under generic fish names.
When Britons head to the fish and chip shop, they might actually be eating 'shark and chips'. An alarming new study, published in Scientific Reports, has found that almost 90 percent of fish and chip shops in the UK are serving up a species of shark called the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias). This shark, which was abundant at the beginning of the 20th century, is now considered endangered in Europe and vulnerable in the rest of the world.
How does shark meat make its way onto diners' plates? The problem lies partly with the UK's seafood labeling system. Fish sold under generic names, such as rock, huss, and flake, are often spiny dogfish, as well as other types of shark, including nursehound and starry smoothhound. (These are at lower risk than the spiny dogfish.) Munchies reported:
"In the United Kingdom, those labels are allowed by EU legislation for a variety of shark species, but they don't make it clear that what you're ordering is, in fact, endangered shark."
Raxpixel Ltd – Spine-backed Shark (Squalus Acanthias) illustration from 'The Natural History of British Fishes' (1802) by Edward Donovan. /CC BY 2.0
The Guardian explained that, in the EU, it was illegal to catch spiny dogfish until 2011, but now it can be sold as bycatch, "when it is brought up in nets that target other species."
The researchers from the University of Exeter tested 117 tissue samples from 78 fish and chip shops (samples were battered and fried when collected) and 39 fishmongers (frozen and fresh) in southern England. They also examined 40 shark fins, some purchased from wholesalers and others provided by the UK Customs Agency. From CNN:
"Researchers determined the species to which the samples belonged by cross-referencing the DNA sequence of a sample with the Barcode of Life DNA database. The species identified included the starry smoothound, nursehound, Pacific spiny dogfish and blue shark. Most common, however, was the spiny dogfish, which 77 of the samples were found to be."
Unfortunately, these findings aren't all that shocking, as seafood is notoriously mislabeled. In 2018 Oceana Canada released a report that found 44 percent of seafood sold by retailers and restaurants across the country to be mislabeled. The British Charity Shark Trust said it wasn't surprised by the study, either, telling CNN, "Sharks and rays are at a substantially higher risk of extinction than most other groups of vertebrates."
It's clear that labeling rules need to be tightened up. Customers have a right to know what they're eating and where it came from, and they should be able to refuse an endangered species. (More precisely, they shouldn't even be offered one!) It's also important to know for health reasons. As study author Catherine Hobbs pointed out,
"Knowing what species you are buying could be important in terms of allergies, toxins, mercury content and the growing concern over microplastics in the marine food chain."
Don't hesitate to ask questions the next time you're buying fish. If a retailer cannot provide a satisfactory answer, choose something else – or, better yet, follow famed marine biologist Sylvia Earle's lead and choose not to eat seafood at all. See full study here.
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