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Conversation with @Ralino_Silva, @lo0oli_312, @aalsaab and @Muuath

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Storified by ماجستير · Sat, Mar 23 2013 01:13:13


#18maggioconvoi

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La nostra community @saltasullavita su Twitter ha superato da tempo i 10.000 Followers, con l’avvicinarsi della fatidica data del 18 Maggio 2013, abbiamo creato un hashtag (termine di ricerca twitter) #18maggioconvoi

Storified by Claudio Baglioni · Sat, Mar 23 2013 01:13:26

Twitter nel suo Widget Ufficiale, non inserisce tutti i vostri messaggi. Per non deludere nessuno, provvederemo ad aggiungere i vostri post in questo spazio.

Ask Bathroom installers Edinburgh to create the perfect haven in your home

Zengin Kız Fakir Oğlan 29. Bölüm Fragmanı

Saturday 23 March

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MPs in Cyprus are closer to agreement on debt plan, plus gas infrastructure and Africa's greatest writer, Chinua Achebe, remembered.

Storified by BBC Radio 4 Today · Sat, Mar 23 2013 01:14:02

Coming up @0846

Chinua Achebe, the internationally celebrated Nigerian author, statesman and dissident who gave literary birth to modern Africa with Things Fall Apart and continued for decades to rewrite and reclaim the history of his native country, has died. Nadine Gordimer, author and friend, reflects on his life.

Coming up @0831

The European Central Bank has said it will cut off funds to Cypriot banks on Monday, if an international bailout has not been secured.  Anthanasios Orphanides, Former governor of the Cyprus Central Bank and now Professor of MIT Sloan School of Management, provides analysis on Cyprus' position.

Coming up @0820

A proliferation of websites has appeared offering men the chance to buy a "fake" girlfriend. Liz Hoggard, Newspaper columnist and author of Dangerous Women: The Guide to Modern Life, and Kaylin Mason, a "fake internet girlfriend", explain the why the websites are finding success.

Coming up @0815

The UK Independence Party is gathering for its Spring conference in Exeter today. Amid recent successes for the party, BBC political correspondent Chris Mason reports on its recent spike in popularity.

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A major pipeline between the UK and Belgium unexpectedly shut down on Friday, causing a large spike in the price of wholesale gas. Although the problem was fixed later on Friday it was a salutary reminder of Britain's dependence on other countries for its energy, and begs the question has the government dragged its feet on gas storage infrastructure, despite mounting concerns that the country faces a looming and significant energy shortfall?  Nick Butler, Visiting Professor and Chair of the Kings Policy Institute at Kings College London, and Charles Hendry, former energy and climate change minister, discuss whether the government is doing enough to solve the issue.

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Former sports minister Richard Caborn has described the agreement to lease the Olympic Stadium to West Ham as "the biggest mistake of the Olympics."  Former shadow minister for the Olympics, Tessa Jowell, considers the agreement for the stadium.

Снег в городе

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Storified by The Village Kiev · Sat, Mar 23 2013 01:14:11

Мы надеемся, что все уже вернулись домой с работы. Но эти белые медведи все ещё ждут маршрутку.

Curriculum For Excellence Symposium

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This half-day symposium will examine the impact of Curriculum for Excellence on the senior school phase and subsequent transition to College and University.

Storified by tom duff · Sat, Mar 23 2013 01:14:22

Keynotes were be delivered by Professor Grant Jarvie (Former Chair of the Universities Scotland Curriculum for Excellence Task Group): Colin Grant (Director of Education, Dumfries and Galloway: A Secondary Head Teacher (TBC) and Hugh Smith (UWS School of Education).

This symposium was aimed at all UWS staff with responsibilities for admissions, programme leadership, regulations and teaching entry-level students as well as Heads of School and Directors of Departments. We were also joined by College and Secondary School staff and representatives from Local Authorities.

Sessions spoke of CfE not so much a curriculum but what we are doing anyway. Professor Jarvie focused on 'boundless and borderless' education preparing global citizens. Colin Grant spoke about uniformity not working but perhaps 'diversity' being able to deliver core skills of resilience, problem solving and critical analysis ability. Allan Rattray,n HT in Girvan demonstrated a wide curriculum integrated across many subjects delivering more than 5 A students. Hugh Smith delivered aies of CfE studnets better prepared for HE  Keir Bloomer video on CFE just shown by Hugh Smith at  view that we are doing much of the work and HE will be beneficiaries 

Break out groups set about idedntifying questions for experts on what HE could do to prepare, how teachers could work with HE and HE work with teachers, what staff development issues are prossible, how HE needs to react to these global pupils possibly too mature for level 7 entry in 2016.

Many networks were formed and future in service days with UWS suggested.

An excellent half day!

Dreamworks Animation’s new voice: Ryan Reynolds in The Croods

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Storified by · Sat, Mar 23 2013 01:16:03

THE CROODS Interviews: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds · jakethemovieguy

Interactive Rugby: Sat, Mar 23

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Welcome to round six of SuperRugby and, after just one match yesterday, the action heats up today with three South African teams on the road in Australasia.

Storified by Ken Borland · Sat, Mar 23 2013 01:16:43

10.13am Kings rewarded - The Kings sign off with a lovely try. George Whitehead is prominent in the build-up, lovely little shimmy and break by eighthman Jacques Engelbrecht, Elric van Vuuren does brilliantly to offload in the tackle and Whitehead surges over for a well-deserved try.
Final score Crusaders 55 Southern Kings 20.

10.10am Whitelock gifted hat-trick
 - Disappointing decision by referee Rohan Hoffman, who played Test rugby for Portugal. Flank George Whitelock was clearly held up over the line, but was then allowed to wriggle and place the ball, Hoffman awarding the try. There is no way Whitelock did not play the ball on the ground, while held in the tackle. 55-13
9.48am Bad lineout & defence - The Kings lose a short lineout inside their 22 and Luke Whitelock, the youngest of the four brothers, bursts through three weak tackles as he waltzes over for the Crusaders' sixth try. 48-13.
Nice to see Springbok Waylon Murray make an appearance on the field after a lengthy run of injuries.
9.45am Petersen perseveres - Crusaders replacement flyhalf Tyler Bleyendaal puts a deft chip high into the corner but Sergeal Petersen does brilliantly to outjump lock Luke Romano and then sets off on the counter-attack. A little grubber down the touchline could have worked a charm there ... 
So Dan Carter has played his last game of rugby before becoming a father ... Good luck to the legend and his wife for the upcoming birth of their first child.
9.36am Rumble No.2 - Matt Todd scores the Crusaders' second try from a rolling maul, the Kings still give the impression that they are standing off in defence. Not a good idea. 13-41

9.31am Bad luck Kings - Not the start the Kings would of wanted to the second half, conceding a third-minute penalty to Dan Carter. But it was an unfortunate call by referee Rohan Hoffman, who blew lock David Bulbring for offsides at the ruck, even though the ball was out and a Crusaders actually tried to illegally drag the ball back in. 13-34

Sevens update
 - Brenden Nel's report on South Africa's loss to Australia is here: http://www.supersport.com/rugby/sevens/news/130323/Aussies_blow_Blitzbokkes_chances
9.15am Kings finish half strongly - A good finish to a traumatic first half for the Kings as a sustained period of pressure sees flank Wimpie van der Walt drive over for a morale-boosting try. But they trail 13-31 at half-time.
What can the Kings do to ensure a better second-half? For my money, they need way more intensity in defence and hopefully that will come now that their nerves have settled after they looked overawed at the start. They also need to exert more pressure on the Crusaders' ball at the breakdowns.
9.05am - Keep it Buysic, Kings - Tighthead prop Kevin Buys tries a fancy bit of skill a la Willie le Roux, ending a promising Kings counter-attack sparked by fullback George Whitehead. The ball goes forward, another powerful Crusaders scrum and scrumhalf Willie Heinz darts over a few phases later. 6-31

8.58am Crusaders rumble on - The Crusaders mixing their game up nicely, eighthman Kieran Read leading the rolling maul off the lineout that gives George Whitelock his second try. 6-24

8.55am Try-scoring chance wasted
 - A lovely break by Demetri Catrakilis is wasted as they dither in recycling the ball from a ruck beneath the Crusaders poles. At least they get the penalty, which Catrakilis kicks. 6-17

Interactive rugby: Sun, 24 Mar

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Welcome to our coverage of Sunday's Super Rugby clash between the Waratahs and the Blues as well as the last day of the Hong Kong Sevens.

Storified by JW Coetzee · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:09:19

13:08 - ANTHEMS! Wales and Fiji have just finished singing their National Anthems and are now lining up for kickoff. Any chance for the Welsh here?

12:57 - 3rd/4th Playoff:
New Zealand ran rampant in the thrid-place playoff, beating Kenya 36-5. Great to have seen at least some African representation so deep into the tournament.
12:33 - SAMOA WINS THE PLATE: Samoa just beat Canada 12-7 to lift the Plate above their heads in Hong Kong. Only the 2/4th playoff to go before we find out who will be the champions of 2013.
12:00 - BOWL FINAL: England hammered hosts Hong Kong 42-7 to win the Bowl final. It won't make the Blitze feel any happier, though
11:35 - FRANCE WINS HONG KONG SHIELD: It took a try 30 seconds from the finish, but France beat Argentina 19-14 to win the Shield competition.
10:47 - FIJI THROUGH! Four unanswered second-half tries by Fiji saw them beat New Zealand 33-14 to win through to the Hong Kong Cup final where they will face Wales. Can anyone stop them now?
10:24 - Wales 19 - 0 Kenya: With that Africa's participation in Hong Kong comes to an end. Wales is through to face either New Zealand or Fiji in the Cup final.

An Experience with the Better Business Bureau

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Storified by · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:09:26

When I started my business online a couple of years ago, I wasn’t expecting it to be so popular among the young people in our community, especially since I doubted that statement necklaces would still be in fashion these days. However, I guess I should just be grateful that I am doing well with my business, especially since it is quite difficult to make a mark on the Internet. My jewelry pieces are very popular in the state, but of course, I would like the chance to market my products all over the country and all over the world. Being quite young myself at that time, I didn’t know how to expand my territory. Thankfully, I had a friend who encouraged me to get accreditation from the BBB.

If you don’t know what BBB is, it stands for Better Business Bureau, which is an organization that helps build marketing trust between buyers and sellers by means of writing reviews and doing spotlights on the country’s businesses. At that time, I believed that I had nothing to lose, and so I immediately asked the BBB if it can inspect my small-time business, and possibly give me suggestions on how it can give me accreditation.

The process was not as stressful and time-consuming as I thought it would be. Since my business was based online, the Better Business Bureau did not feel the need for me to secure a business permit from the government. However, the representatives suggested that I should invest on my own domain if I really wanted to reach out to more customers. They also asked me for some paperwork and my portfolio, which just contained the background information of my business, from the time I started to the exact goods and services that I was offering.

I was confident that the Better Business Bureau would find no problems with my enterprise, and I was right. They graded me fairly, and since my business was still in its introductory phase, I was still surprised to receive an average grade. The BBB gave me more advice on how I could manage my business, and their suggestions only motivated me to work harder. It took a few more years until I got accreditation from the BBB, but the journey was really worth it.

Fifth One-Day International: South Africa v Pakistan, Benoni

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Teams: South Africa: AB de Villiers (capt), Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Ryan McLaren, Robin Peterson Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe <p> Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Younis Khan/Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Mohammed Irfan

Storified by Fanie Heyns · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:09:53

MR EXTRAS REACH DOUBLE FIGURES:  South Africa has bowled ten wides so far in the fifth One Day International as Dale Steyn’s radar gun misfires and he bowls one down the leg side. Pakistan is on 171 for eight after 41 overs.

PAKISTAN IN TATTERS AS MORKEL STRIKES:  Pakistan is in dire straits on 162 for eight in the 40th over as Morne Morkel produces a delivery that lifts off a length and Saeed Ajmal drags it onto his stumps. He is gone for 1. Morkel, in his seventh over, has bowled with venom and speed. Junaid Khan walks to the crease.



MCLAREN STRIKES AGAIN:  The in-form Misbah-ul-Haq is caught behind by AB de Villiers off Ryan McLaren for 24 as Pakistan slips to 161 for seven in the 39th over. McLaren softened him up with his previous delivery, a short one that hit him on the arm. McLaren has taken 3-24 in 7.1 overs.

BOOM-BOOM GONE:  Ryan McLaren removes Shahid Afridi for a second-ball duck as he tries to play a pull shot and is caught on the deep square-leg boundary by Colin Ingram. Pakistan is in trouble on 151 for six after 35 overs. It was a wonderful over by McLaren, who captured two wickets in one over.



WICKET FOR MCLAREN:  Shoaib Malik is caught at short midwicket by Farhaan Behardien off Ryan McLaren for 28 as Pakistan slips to 151 for four in the 35th over. It’s a big wicket just before the third power play. Malik did not spot the off-cutter, a slower delivery by McLaren. In walks Shahid Afridi, who boasts a strike-rate of 114.

 

WAITING FOR BOOM-BOOM:  A Pakistani supporter has the words Boom-Boom painted in green on his upper arm and points to it. Shahid Afridi is a cult hero amongst South African-based Pakistani supporters, and there are plenty of them at Willowmoore Park.

 

MISBAH GETS GOING:  Misbah-ul-Haq hits a beautiful square drive off Dale Steyn for four. It is his first boundary of the innings, and Pakistan moves to 143 for four after 33 overs. It is a drinks break. Misbah is on 11 and Shoaib Malik on 27. Steyn has bowled superbly, and looks a bit grumpy. He has engaged Misbah in some verbal volleys, but the Pakistani captain has won the latest round.

SHOAB HITS GREAT SIX:  Shoaib Malik resurrects the Pakistani innings in style as he hits a beautiful six over wide long on off Robin Peterson. Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq hits twelve runs in that over and guides Pakistan to 128 for four after thirty overs.

WONDERFUL CATCH BY AMLA:  Younis Khan is back in the hut for 29 after attempting to pull a juicy long hop by Farhaan Behardien to the midwicket-boundary for four. He pulled it, all-right, but Hashim Amla pulls off a magnificent catch at short midwicket and Khan is gone. Pakistan is on 104 for four in the 26th over.

EcoCity Food Forum Melbourne, March 2013 #EcoCityFood

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A one day forum for those working toward a sustainable, resilient and fair food system. Using the Open Space format, the EcoCity Food Forum will be a participant-led event hosted by Doing Something Good in partnership with City of Melbourne.

Storified by City of Melbourne · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:10:08

Simply listening & talking... about working towards sustainable, resilient & fair food futures at the Eco City Food Forum. #ecocityfood · Simply Phoebe
Greg Jacobs from @cityofmelbourne asking for our help to bring their Food City policy to life #ecocityfood http://pic.twitter.com/9S6bPiyqnR · mattcoop

Gespräch mit@Die_Angi

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Storified by Mario · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:10:48

Bring A Teacher To Twitter

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aneb Pozvěte učitele na Twitter

Storified by Pavlína Hublová · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:11:32

Smyslem aktivity je ukázat učitelům, jak jim může být Twitter prospěšný a jak jej mohou využívat ve výuce.
Protože vše probíhá na Twitteru, kde jsou základními pomůckami pro vyhledávání tzv. hashtagy, je tato aktivita zastřešena těmito znaky: 
#battt - univerzální tag pro setkání všech zájemců o aktivitu; 
#batttie - učitelé z Irska zde pomáhají svým kolegům; 
#batttuk - učitelé z Velké Británie se také zapojili; 
Také vznikla přímo webová stránka, která celou aktivitu shrnuje.
... a také musí dodržet pravidla, která tuto kampaň provází: 
T – Tell my existing followers to be nice and friendly to my new Twitter friend X (Požádejte své followery, aby byli vstřícní k novým přátelům na Twitteru, které doporučíte); 
W – Welcome my new friend X to Twitter by announcing them LOUDLY to my Twitter followers (Uvítejte nové uživatele-učitele na Twitteru a představte je svým followerům); 
I – Initiate conversations by using the #batttie hashtag, and explain what hashtags are (Podporujte sdílení ak onverzaci s využitím doporučených tagů - viz výe) (Pomozte novým kolegům vytvořit profil a zaplnit jej základními údaji); 
T – Tart up their homepage with a brief bio (School/subjects/interests/other) and photo (face/mug/shoe/snack); 
T – Teach them how to follow other people, answer questions, ask questions and join in (Naučte je jak sledovat jiné uživatele, odpovídejte na otázky, ptejte se a zapojte se); 
E – Educate them in Twitter etiquette and encourage them to seek out new followers (Seznamujte je se zvyky na Twitteru a povzbuzujte je v hledání nových uživatelů); 
R – Revel in the pleasure of passing on the good gifts which Twitter can bestow! (Sdílejte s novým uživatelem jeho objevování a užívejte si to).
Snadných návodů, jak začít s Twitterem je poměrně hodně... (a jsou především v angličtině).
Tipy z následujícího odkazu:
1. vytvořte si účet; 
2. vyhledejte lidi, které stojí za to sledovat; 
3. začněte tweetovat; 
4. hlídejte si "čistotu" svého streamu (používejte možnost zařadit sledované profily do tzv. listů); 
5. kdy jen to půjde, používejte tzv. živé tweetování - rychlé zprávy z akcí, informace o aktuálním dění na konferencích apod.
Možná vám pomůže také mj starší článek:
Celá kampaň je v zahraničí vedena formou denních misí - rad a úkolů, které mají podpořit úastníky, aby pomáhali konkrétním kolegům, tj. provedli je přes překážky tweetování.
My jsme to pojali trochu jinak - přibližně 1x za 14 dní se sejdeme na Hangoutu, a tam si zopakujeme své dojmy + přidám další kroky. Hezky společně.
Více v následujících příspěvcích.
Zkušení uživatelé Twitteru mohou představit své kolegy ostatním followerům a tím jim otevřít cestu pro zkontaktování se. To je velmi důležité, protože je zpočátku docela problém najít profily, které bychom mohli/měli sledovat.
Proto VŽDY, když získáte nového kolegu pro Twitter veřejně ho přivítejte tweetem a přidejte náš hashtag #batttcz.
Jako v následující ukázce:

A jak je to s českým Twitterem?

Něco málo jsem kdysi sepsala do Nápadníku...
A samozřejmě, že jsou i nějaké informace na Metodickém portálu RVP.CZ a jeho Spomocníku.

TechNyt ...og de andre skriver

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Seje, interessante, sjove, skæve IT-nyheder fra alle de andre end ekstrabladet.dk

Storified by TechNyt EB · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:11:54

Kris plans to study 'governance and law'

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Storified by · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:12:35

Every Tweet under #WhDigWrld

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Storified by Profess Moravec · Sun, Mar 24 2013 04:12:38

Economic Empowerment of Women

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Storified by · Mon, Mar 25 2013 05:25:37

Compared with other parts of the world, women in the Pacific region experience limited economic empowerment (EIU 2012). In most Pacific countries, women tend to be under-represented in the formal workforce, spend more time doing household work and are paid less than men. FHHs are more likely to be in poverty than MHHs. Key barriers to women’s economic empowerment include poor educational attainment, patriarchal norms, customary law and a lack of land/property rights, a lack of access to finance, a lack of skills and knowledge and poor infrastructure. Few studies have examined which economic empowerment strategies offer the best opportunities for success in Pacific countries. Two studies (Kaitani & McMurray 2006, and Sibley & Liew 2009) advocate supporting female financial literacy training as a means to improving the efficacy of female-targeted microfinance strategies. The broader literature on women’s economic empowerment emphasises the importance of tackling multiple constraints when designing women’s economic empowerment programmes (World Bank 2012). It also highlights the mixed record of microfinance schemes targeted at women (Mayoux & Hartl 2009).

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