INDONESIAN HANGUL. Exciting news for writing-system aficionados: the Yonhap News Agency reports that “A minority tribe in Indonesia has chosen to use Hangeul as its official writing system, in the first case of the Korean alphabet being used by a foreign society.” The tribe in question is on the island of Buton, in or around the city of Bau-Bau (which the Yonhap story gives as “Bauer and Bauer”); a Korea Herald story specifies the language as “Jjia jjia,” which would suggest that it’s Ethnologue’s Cia-Cia (population 79,000, alternate names Boetoneezen, Buton, Butonese, Butung, South Buton, Southern Butung). As Victor Mair at the Log says, “That’s one small step for [an] alphabet, one giant leap for the Korean people [and their economy].”
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Swedish Fredrik Saker paints driving licence picture 15 December 2012Last updated at 10:56 ET By Julian Bedford BBC News The likeness was good enough to be approved by the Swedish Transport Board Fredrik Saker's driving licence does not look exceptional. His severe face stares out from the plastic issued by the Swedish Transport Agency. But it is highly unusual because the likeness on the licence is a self-portrait, not a photograph. The 29-year-old Swedish artist wanted to prove to himself that he was good enough to paint a work that could pass as a photograph. And, as he told the BBC, his work now has an official seal of approval. "I was a bit surprised but very satisfied when I received the licence. "I was happy with the painting, but I was nervous. Mr Saker had studied the code of the Swedish Transport Board before he submitted his likeness. So Mr Saker thought a photograph of a self-portrait would do just as well. The artist's impression of himself - a photo or a painting? Saker has been inspired by Rene Magritte "I don't look good.
Eda This piece is about 15 printed pages long. It is copyright © Murat Nemet-Nejat and Kent Johnson and Jacket magazine 2009. See our [»»] Copyright notice. Murat Nemet-Nejat is the poet of Turkish Voices and Io’s Song. Kent Johnson: Murat, you’ve edited — if that is the appropriate word for your relationship to such an unusual book — the largest selection of modern and contemporary Turkish poetry available in English. Murat Nemet-Nejat: Soon after EDA had come out, I gave two readings at The University of Maine. Of course, there is an element of truth to his and others’ response. In other words, the sense of gossipy scandal which seems to have surrounded EDA at its publication intuitedan element of truth about the book, though a truth more complex than some people thought. KJ: Fascinating. MNN: The first sentence of my introduction to EDA, “The Idea of a Book,” says, “As much as a collection of translations of poems and essays, this book is a translation of a language.” k.
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National Popular Vote Interstate Compact As of April 2014[update], the compact had been joined by ten states and the District of Columbia (see map). Their 165 combined electoral votes amount to 30.7% of the Electoral College, and 61.1% of the 270 votes needed for the compact to go into effect. The compact is based on Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives each state legislature the right to decide how to appoint its own electors. States have chosen various methods of allocation over the years, with regular changes in the nation's early decades. Details of the compact law[edit] States join the compact by adopting it as a state law. The compact specifies that it shall take effect only if it is law in states controlling a majority of electoral votes on July 20 of a presidential election year. Currently active bills[edit] Motivation behind the compact[edit] The Electoral College allows a candidate to win the Presidency while losing the popular vote, as happened in the elections of 1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000.
old and new DST Video Lesson: Mr. Bean / the future Follow me on twitter This is a video lesson based around the video “Mr. Bean packs his suitcase” thanks to British Council for bringing it to my attention in their lesson plan on making predictions but I’ve adapted it for use in different ways with different levels. Kids and lower levels The aim of this lesson plan is to practice holiday vocabulary (clothes and items that go in a suitcase) and some basic grammar structure. Project a picture of a suitcase on to the board (or draw one) and ask “What do you put in your suitcase when you go on holiday?” toothbrushtoothpasteswimming shorts/trunkstowelunderpantscan of baked beanscloth/flannelsoapbooksuitcasetrousersshortsshoesteddy bearscissors You could also use this quizlet set to go over clothes vocabulary. If children are old enough to write, put them in pairs and hand out post-it-notes and a pencil to each pair. Mr. in his suitcase. Then stick all the post-its on the board and show the video. Higher levels – video dictations Objects: Verbs:
‘Time for a new principal:’ King College Prep students stage sit-in BY TINA SFONDELES Staff Reporter tsfondeles@suntimes.com December 13, 2012 8:32PM Joshua Phillips, a Sophomore basketball player at King College Prep, tweeted this photo from the sit-in Thursday, December 13, 2012. storyidforme: 41613832 tmspicid: 15388247 fileheaderid: 6972333 Updated: January 15, 2013 11:40AM Hundreds of King College Prep students staged a sit-in Thursday to let their principal know they’ve had enough of her and her rules. “My school fought for a voice and our voice was heard,” one student Tweeted after the powerful demonstration. By word of mouth and social networking sites, students organized the massive protest in less than 12 hours. Student leaders stayed behind to speak with school administrators and a CPS representative. The teens say they want their principal, Shontae Higginbottom to resign. “I want the rules to change,” sophomore Joshua Phillips said. The student’s mother deemed the rule unnecessary: “We have always had a very open campus.
Dark Kitchen: Uncivilising the Table Today we begin a new series that explores food and eating in times of collapse. During this Lenten month we’ll travel through different kingdoms and terrains, sharpening our appetites and cooking knives, in the company of artists, filmmakers, writers and activists – starting with an introduction by series editor Charlotte Du Cann. Medlars in a Sieve by Food/ Still life photography: Sue Atkinson www.sueatkinson.co.uk We are looking at a plate. Tiny translucent slices of fish are artfully arranged around its rim. We are looking at a plate. This is a story about food and powerdown. This is a series called Dark Kitchen: a set of pieces that will look at and question the culture of food in times of fall. Our focus will not be on the labyrinth, the whirlygig of distribution centres and trucks that thunder along our roads, all the data and polemic, but on finding the dancing floor beneath it. Powerdown Where did the shift away from that plate of fugu begin? But something was missing.
All Things Topics - Home America's Spooks Think the Future Is a Cyberpunk Novel America's spy community has taken a hard stare at the year 2030 and says we're headed for an era of super-enhanced human cyborgs and giant megacities set to a backdrop of ominous climate disasters. The U.S. National Intelligence Council just released its Alternative Worlds: Global Trends 2030 report, and two of its projections are grabbing all the headlines–that China will overtake the West as the world's top economy, and that the United States will become "energy independent" thanks to our deep reserves of natural gas and shale oil. But those are just two predictions amongst many, and frankly, they obscure the fact that our nation's spies think 2030 is pretty much going to be Blade Runner. The Future is Cyberpunk Apparently CIA fancies itself a futurist; they think we're two decades away from routine human bio-enhancement. "Future retinal eye implants could enable night vision, and neuro-enhancements could provide superior memory recall or speed of thought. Fossil-Fueled Future Connections:
arabic numerals Inspiration from Ellen Degeneres Show: Never Have I Ever : present perfect I firmly believe that the way you present things to your students matters . From boring points of grammar to challenging speaking activities, there is always a way to get their attention. I am of the opinion that students learn much better if you completely discard from your teaching the idea of boring master classes where the only person in the room seems to be the teacher and choose instead a more interactive approach. I try hard not to forget this student -centred approach during the whole lesson . There is also something I try not to forget. Image by Michael Rozman/WarnerBros Skill: Speaking Level: B1 upwards Aim: using the Present Perfect to talk about experiences. You never know where and who you’ll get inspiration from! This hilarious speaking activity is fairly simple and requires little preparation . ♥ Tell them you are going to ask a question to the whole class . ♥ Ask them to answer your question by putting up the YES, I HAVE or I HAVE NEVER sign Do you want to try?