I rarely hear teachers say that they want to be perfect, but I do, quite often, hear them say that some flaw of theirs prevents them from being good teachers. Whether that "flaw" is the lack of training, or lack of language ability, lack of confidence, or something else, the statement implies that there is some sort of ideal for teachers to aspire to.
Becoming the best teacher I can be is a great goal. But, my best is a relative thing. It was different when I was a young, single teacher than it was when I had a young child at home. It was different based on the knowledge and resources I had available at any particular time.
Even though the perfect teacher is a myth, I'll bet we can describe him or her. I'll start the list, with myth vs reality check, and I hope you'll add more in comments.
Myth #1 The Perfect Teacher has an MA or DELTA.
Reality Check: If you're looking for a job teaching English, a degree or advanced certificate is definitely as asset. But, it's no guarantee of teaching ability. My MA may have gotten me a job, but most of what I know about teaching I learned after I left the classroom. With so much online, and such thriving social networks for educators, we can all find something to learn. However, what I feel I need to learn in order to become a better teacher may not be the same thing you feel like you need to learn. That's okay. We can complement each other.
Myth #2 The Perfect Teacher is a native speaker of English.
Reality Check: Some of the finest teachers I know learned English as a second or third language. Since the myth also comes with a hiring bias, these teachers usually teach in their home countries, which often means they understand their students' language learning needs than I do. All teachers have ideas and experiences that, if shared, will make the rest of us better teachers, too. Sometimes limited English ability holds teachers back from sharing, but most of the time it's simply a lack of confidence and a fear of ridicule (since Perfect Teachers are native speakers). It can be scary to take that first step into sharing ideas about teaching in English, but simply participating will increase both language ability and confidence. And we'll all benefit from having more diverse voices in our discussions.
Myth #3 The Perfect Teacher is motivated and confident.
Reality Check: Some of my greatest improvement as a teacher has come from periods of self-doubt and lack of motivation. I don't know about you, but sometimes it's hard to push yourself to try new things when everything is going well. I don't think I really began to grow as a teacher until I realized that I didn't really know what I was doing. Motivation is an odd animal as well, and there are some wonderful posts on the iTDi blog on the subject (that I'll be summarizing on Wednesday). Particularly in these tough economic times, when teachers find themselves having to teach more hours just to pay for rent and living essentials, it's hard to stay motivated. I think that's not just okay, it's natural. Online and offline groups help us keep up morale, but there are times for all of us when teaching is just a job. Luckily, good training enables us to a provide good value for our students until our natural motivation returns.
You get the idea. What are some other myths that describe the Perfect Teacher? Hopefully, by providing some reality checks we can do a better job of supporting each other in becoming the best teachers we can be, even if we define that best differently.
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Very insightful! I truely love your comments that teachers are always motivated and committed when your reality is right on! We have some really down days sometimes. I'd add another myth that I keep running into — that teachers are non-entrepreneurial. So many people will say "oh, you are a teacher" in a voice that says they forgot to say "oh, you are JUST a teacher", like spend our days in the classroom waiting for our 3 months off. In reality teachers make interesting and unique entrepreneurial ideas come to life. Every day is a dog and pony show to keep kids motivated. Great blog!
Of the myths you describe, #1 and #3 really stand out for me.
What I call "the paper trail" (for qualifications) has led to a lot of recognition and pay differentiation based almost purely on pieces of paper which, in my experience, have rarely correlated to reliable guarantees of teacher quality. I've met and worked with some extremely 'qualified' people who were stunningly poor in the classroom; likewise, I've met and worked with some absolutely brilliant teachers who were quite simply amazing in their dedication and creativity, but were looked down on (or felt looked down on) based on lack of expensive papers next to their names.
And your point about motivation and confidence is so very true. The reliable teacher in the real world faces and works through these issues on a regular basis, and this ought to be a badge of quality (one that differentiates a quality teacher from the outright pessimists glorifying themselves in mediocrity and/or the almost inanely confident individuals who figure they are doing brilliantly even when all the evidence indicated otherwise!).
Wonderful post, Barb – thanks for posting it.
Thanks for chiming in, Jason! I'm glad those myths resonated with you.
Myths like these can be harmful, I think. They can make teachers feel like failures if they don't live up to some idealized image (even when they're quite good teachers). If you aren't always motivated, it's your fault. If your students don't succeed, it's because you didn't work hard enough to reach them.
How about the idea that the best teachers cater to their students' every whim and sensitivity, correct every single mistake, or teach in a way that removes any possibility of 'failure'?
Teaching learners to need us isn't a sign of quality, in my opinion!
Oh, that's a good one! It totally takes away any sort of responsibility that students share in the learning process, doesn't it? Not very healthy, at the very least!
Thank you, Barbara! This needed to be said. Teaching is sort of an odd profession, in that it sometimes get elevated to the level of "a calling." Teaching is hard enough without having that kind of pressure put upon you. We should never forget that we are human. We get frustrated, we have bad days, we have lesson plans that fall flat, and sometimes we make mistakes. As long as you do the best you can, consider your students' feelings, and try to teach them something new, you are a good teacher, in my opinion!
Thanks, Lesley! I agree with you.
Hi Barbara, I am very motivated to share my story because what you said "Sometimes limited English ability holds teachers back from sharing, but most of the time it's simply a lack of confidence and a fear of ridicule". It is so true that I often feel intimidated to share my experiences in class because of "a fear of ridicule". So here I can find a myth: A perfect teacher is a perfect human being almost like super-human with substantial amount of knowledge in English language,philosophy, psychology, physics, science, art, music and almost all the relevant area of overall education. On top of that, spotless personality.
Actually, as a student (currently post-graduate), I love and loved typical human sides -vulnerable, messy, sloppy- of teachers. My favorite teachers are all sincere and passionate with their profession but never be "perfect" as a human. They are adorably awkward from time to time and unafraid to show their students their weakness. Because of that, I love them as fellow humans and admire them as my educators.
I was a student from hell, back in high school days, unmotivated, uninterested, unfriendly and underachieved except the English Grammar class. I hated Grammar itself but loved the teacher. She was disorganized and spoke in a funniest way. I had an attitude yet was curious about the uniqueness of the teacher. One day, she said to me, "Oh, your English pronunciation is much better than mine. Come here to the front and read those sentences for me, would you?Please?" I never imagined that I would be asked a favor from a teacher and felt amused. But of course, as a "cool" teenager, I couldn't accept such a request. But with repeated beg in the comical tone from her, I reluctantly sat next to the teacher and read example sentences in the textbooks. That was the first time I felt sensation going through my spine. The sensation of joy of contributing something for peers in class and being accepted as a member of the class by the teacher. The teacher often asked me to do the task and I reluctantly accepted the request but secretly felt ecstatic. I have met some more inspiring teachers but she is definitely one of them.
Thank you, Barbara, for sharing the myths and reminds me of the teacher who actually rocked my world.
Thank you so much for sharing your story, Chiyuki! I have a hard time imagining you as a student from hell, but am in awe of your English teacher for finding a way to motivate you!
I love the myth you've added. We probably ought to include the superhuman power of being up to date on all technological developments! We really do set unrealistic standards for ourselves, don't we?
Teachers have all the answers. Now, there's a myth. Too many teachers put egos ahead of opportunity for real learning to take place. Moving away from the lecture-study-test ritual to a more inclusive exploration of information and content can reveal a lot more complexity of the topic and provide a chance for an enriched dialogue in a classroom. I love the Socratic method of teaching. Answer most questions with another question. Helps to put the thinking where it belongs. The one who does the thinking is the one who does the learning. Students shut down when they know that a teacher is up there on a pedestal pontificating about how much s/he knows. I am retired now but the thing I will miss the most are those "Ah-ha" moments when students connect all the dots, make meaning from what they are reading or discussion and eagerly jump at the chance to take ownership of their own learning. Talk about motivation to learn! Hard to keep them from diving into a new topic when presented in such a humane way. Yes, we do not have all the answers and should, as educators, keep learning ourselves. There is nothing more annoying than a teacher who is bombastic and egocentric about their work. Humility has its place in the classroom. We are all learners. The more human we allow ourselves to be as educators, the more likely students will meet us halfway to learn. No, we do not have all the answers and it's okay to admit that to students. Teaching is a lot of "showtime", too. Even if you DO know the answer, act as if maybe you don't. Step aside so kids can move forward in their learning. Goes against instinct but that's where it gets fun. Careful, though. In this intensive, high-stakes mentality of educational reform, we teachers can become so overwhelmed to be perfect, that angst, hostility and oppression seeps into our teaching. I've seen teachers who once were patient and considerate of their students, become teachers from hell due to the irrational expectations placed upon them for perfection. Then the cycle begins. We must appear perfect and by doing so we must know all the answers. Terrible trap. Quit listening to those who are furthest away from the students and trust your intuitions about how to teach with humility, humaneness and humor. It works.
Thanks for your comments, Sandy. The idea that the Perfect Teacher has all the answers is a strong myth. I don't know many teachers who do think they know all the answers, but do feel like they're supposed to. That's a lot of pressure, and can make teachers afraid of saying that they're not sure. You're right–asking questions and getting students to think is a great approach, and I love those Ah-ha moments!
Teaching with humility, humaneness and humor is great advice for us all. Thanks for sharing it!
Good teachers as you, Sandy, should never retire!
"Teaching with humility, humaneness and humor." is exactly what young learners need. Unfortunately, my daughter who has just entered a private junior high school got absolutely opposite style of teaching. They teach with authority, artificiality and acrimony. I call it fear-based approach which may work to get learner's do what they are told to do for a while. But as all of us know, it kills the learner's autonomy to investigate the mysteries of the world. It has already destroyed my daughter's motivation to explore the bigger world.
They're really inspiring. I'm an Iranian English teacher who got CELTA 2 years ago and works in her home country. I don't wanna brag but I call myself one of those who's aware of what she's doing in the class. This "being a perfect teacher" is one thing I'm making efforts to reach. The second myth resonates with me so very much. I always wonder how in earth some supervisors don't bother accept you for even a short time to be sure you're doing well or not. I once handed in my resume to an American institute, the abrupt reply of the supervisor right to my face was " sorry you are not a native"!
Excellent post – I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment. From my own personal experience, I found teachers who didn't openly strive for perfection were much more engaging and approachable, which helped me much more as a student.
The discussion is very interesting and provokes me to review and analyze the teaching profession.
I think, there should not be "perfect teachers" rather only perfecting teachers.
A teacher should be able to motivate the students to learn and teach them ' how to learn '. Because, we as teachers should be able to contribute to the development of great scientists, engineers, researchers and philosophers, from among the students in front of you.
A teacher should basically trust what he teaches and enjoy the subject as he teaches. The taught realize that the teacher is deriving pleasure in dealing with the subject. This can be achieved only with deep knowledge in the subject, the teacher handles. The teacher should also have a sound general knowledge, so as to make the students feel that the teacher knows a lot of things and there are many many things to be learned from him.
I think, it will be right to mention about one key tip I got from my students when they were giving me a farewell from their institution to another, early in career, about 30 years back. One student who spoke on me, told that I am a very knowledgeable teacher, in the sense that I can be approached with any doubts from any area in Mathematics for a solution. But I was not able to make the subject interesting to the students and make the class room an enjoyable place. Truly, my career as teacher from thereon is significantly different. I have a lot of gratitude to that student.
I hope I made my point clear. Let the discussion attract more and more ideas.
Let us try to be motivators and facilitators first and teach the students how to learn.
I love teaching English and I couldn't see myself doing anything else in my life. But as a Brazilian teacher of English (I'm really proud of that) I completely understand this fear of ridicule some non-native English teachers have. I also had this fear a few years ago, but reflecting on everything I had done to get to where I was, and I finally realized I had nothing to worry about.
This presentation/reflection came just in time for me Barbara.
I'm really glad I have taken the time to get connected with other teachers around the globe and giving more time to read what other teachers go through and learn that I am not alone.
For many years I believed in most of those myths myself and it was frustrating. Even though I've always tried my best, my best according to what was required by others was never good enough. Anyway, now I know those are myths and I can start doing just what matters the most… being the best I can be and connecting with people that matters leaving the things that don't behind.
I watched the recording of your presentation at BrazTesol, I think, about The Myth of the Perfect Teacher, and I kept thinking about it, somehow I find your words simple to understand, clear explanation of our simple fears, attitudes, aspirations, challenges as teachers. Your way touches me.
Then I read a post by Cecilia Lemos about her mantra "I am not JUST a teacher", and I started campaigning against that JUST. The perfect …. does not exist in any aspect of life, don't you think?. We do the best we can, as teachers, as parents, as friends, as members of communities.
So, I am a teacher, a woman passionate about teaching and many other things, and Yes there is clock!
I grew up with the idea of aiming at "0 Failure" .-) never achieved this goal … yet!
But even as imperfect as I am, I am happy.
that's a really good article. I loved that it's simple but straight to the point.
I fall in the second category (non native speaker) and I always feel really scared and worried to demonstrate that I speak English perfectly as a native speaker, which only makes do more mistakes. I work in a school where 99% of the teachers are native speakers, and that really makes me feel like an outsider (it's not because of their behaviour towards or anything like that) I think it's just my own expectations.
And I also just started connecting online with the TESOL world and I am really enjoying it and finding lots of inspiration! Thinking of opening a blog myself!
Great article. I'm doing a DELTA at the moment and definitely feel like this year I'm on a massive learning curve, but trying to make everything apply to help my students learn. I agree with you about what you said about everything you've learnt has happened in the classroom, some things you just can't study for!
I've put a link to this article on my blog, hope you don't mind!
A nice article, thank you! I don't think there is such a thing as a "perfect" teacher. Looking back on some of mine from my days in education I can say I found the ones who were fun, passionate about their subject, and entertaining were the ones I remember most. Being the most knowledgeable or "best" in a school didn't really lead to a good teaching experience at times.
I can see why a lack of confidence can be an issue as kids these days can badly alter even the most rational of teachers. Discipline is important but if a child fails you can't go blaming that simply on the teacher. I think Jamie Oliver's recent crusade for better school meals has been important; children are eating horrendous things that ruin concentration and lower energy levels. Regardless of this, having a teacher with some fundamental flaws can be a useful experience for pupils. No one's perfect.
First a belated thank you for your co-presentation on the Myth of the Perfect Teacher at the JALT Conference in Hamamatsu. I wonder if you'd mind me sharing a little anecdote with you.
At one point you and Chuck Sandy invited us to write down some of our thoughts about how teachers can maintain their self-esteem and I wrote "Even the great Kalmö had his problem students" or something to that effect. Let me explain the background. For two years from 1979-1981, I taught English in a small town in Sweden. One school where I taught part-time was the local high school and one of the teachers was a man called Leif Kalmö (who sadly passed away a few years ago). Leif was by all accounts as near to perfect a teacher as could be. He taught French and German and was also an excellent English speaker, though he didn't teach English. He also had a great sense of fun and a conversation with him could be very entertaining. People who'd left the school years earlier often said that Leif was the best teacher they ever had. You heard comments like "My daughter was praised for her pronunciation when she went to France. That's because Kalmö was her teacher," "With Leif Kalmö, no two classes were ever the same. He did something different every day." Some teachers had children who were students at the school. These teachers often tried to fix it so that their own children ended up in Leif's class. A very highly respected teacher, as I'm sure you can see.
There was one evening I remember, though, when I'd had an evening class and Leif was working late. On the way out of the building, our paths coincided and we walked down the road together. We chatted about a couple of things and I said to Leif, "I hear a lot of good things about your teaching." He sighed and said, "Well, maybe, but two years ago, I had one class that were absolutely evil. They didn't like anything I did. I could never do anything to please them. I seriously thought of giving up for a while and applying for study leave." A little bit further down the road we parted company as he headed back towards his home and I went off to mine. As I walked home I pondered on how someone as "perfect" as Leif Kalmö could also have his unhappy classroom moments and couldn't please everyone all of the time.
After reading your myth number 3, I tried to relate the fact of improving through hard times to reflecting over our practices and I would like to suggest teachers to take part in Professional Learning Communities, that makes us learn through sharing and get closer to being a perfect teacher. Not a super hero, but a highy effective teacher. What do you think?


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Jordan Miles says he was assaulted, wrongly arrested in Homewood by David Sisak, Michael Saldutte, Richard Ewing
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Three white plainclothes police officers concocted a story about mistaking a soda bottle for a weapon as an excuse for beating a black Pittsburgh performing arts student, the man's lawyer told jurors Tuesday at the start of a second civil rights trial linked to the plaintiff's 2010 arrest.Attorneys for Jordan Miles and the three officers accused of unjustly arresting and beating him described starkly different versions of the confrontation: one started either by white officers suspicious of a black teenager in a bulky coat, or a prowling man who fled from officers and appeared to be armed.VIDEO: Watch Bob Mayo's report A lawyer for Miles, who was an 18-year-old senior at the city's performing arts high school when he was arrested on a frigid night in January 2010, contended the officers didn't identify themselves as police when they jumped out of an unmarked car and chased him down. The officers have claimed they thought a bulge in Miles' bulky black coat was a gun, when it was actually a soda bottle. But Miles' attorney, Robert Giroux, told the jury Tuesday that his client had neither a gun nor a bottle, and that police made up the story as an excuse. "What this case is about, we believe, is abuse of power," Giroux said. "They saw a young black male in a big black coat with dreadlocks, and they jumped to the conclusion that he was up to no good."SLIDESHOW: Photos from the Jordan Miles case When Miles was arrested, officers found he was not armed. Police said he had a soda bottle in his pocket, but it was thrown away. "Are you kidding me?" Giroux asked the jury. "How do you prove you had some basis for saying there's a bulge if the thing that created the bulge is gone?" James Wymard, the defense attorney for officer David Sisak, said the bottle was tossed because it wasn't evidence of the crimes police filed against Miles, including loitering and prowling at night, and resisting arrest. The charges were eventually dismissed by a city magistrate who said he doubted the police version of events. In August 2012, a different federal jury rejected Miles' claim that officers Sisak, Michael Saldutte and Richard Ewing maliciously prosecuted him. Ewing has since left the Pittsburgh police to become an officer in McCandless, a suburb just north of the city. The current jury must weigh two remaining civil rights claims: that Miles was wrongfully arrested and that officers used excessive force against him. Defense attorneys argue police were justified in stopping and even beating Miles. The officers were on special patrol in the high-crime, predominantly black neighborhood of Homewood when they reportedly saw Miles lurking near a house. Miles said he was walking from his mother's house to his grandmother's house while talking to his girlfriend on a cellphone. But police allege he acted suspiciously when they stopped him and clearly identified themselves as officers, and then precipitated the incident by running away. "All he had to do, members of the jury, was stop as any reasonable person would have done, and we wouldn't be here," Wymard said in his opening statement. Miles has previously testified that he thought he was being robbed and didn't realize the men who jumped him were members of law enforcement until he was put into a police vehicle after his arrest. Wymard ridiculed that claim Tuesday, calling it "utterly preposterous." "We have three white guys in Homewood trying to put handcuffs on somebody. Who else could it be but police officers?" Wymard said. "It's ridiculous."
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Three white plainclothes police officers concocted a story about mistaking a soda bottle for a weapon as an excuse for beating a black Pittsburgh performing arts student, the man's lawyer told jurors Tuesday at the start of a second civil rights trial linked to the plaintiff's 2010 arrest.
Attorneys for Jordan Miles and the three officers accused of unjustly arresting and beating him described starkly different versions of the confrontation: one started either by white officers suspicious of a black teenager in a bulky coat, or a prowling man who fled from officers and appeared to be armed.
VIDEO: Watch Bob Mayo's report
A lawyer for Miles, who was an 18-year-old senior at the city's performing arts high school when he was arrested on a frigid night in January 2010, contended the officers didn't identify themselves as police when they jumped out of an unmarked car and chased him down.
The officers have claimed they thought a bulge in Miles' bulky black coat was a gun, when it was actually a soda bottle. But Miles' attorney, Robert Giroux, told the jury Tuesday that his client had neither a gun nor a bottle, and that police made up the story as an excuse.
"What this case is about, we believe, is abuse of power," Giroux said. "They saw a young black male in a big black coat with dreadlocks, and they jumped to the conclusion that he was up to no good."
Jordan Miles' lawyer grills Pittsburgh police officer over alleged discrepancies in story
Jordan Miles' attorneys to call 3 sued officers as witnesses
SLIDESHOW: Photos from the Jordan Miles case
When Miles was arrested, officers found he was not armed. Police said he had a soda bottle in his pocket, but it was thrown away.
"Are you kidding me?" Giroux asked the jury. "How do you prove you had some basis for saying there's a bulge if the thing that created the bulge is gone?"
James Wymard, the defense attorney for officer David Sisak, said the bottle was tossed because it wasn't evidence of the crimes police filed against Miles, including loitering and prowling at night, and resisting arrest. The charges were eventually dismissed by a city magistrate who said he doubted the police version of events.
In August 2012, a different federal jury rejected Miles' claim that officers Sisak, Michael Saldutte and Richard Ewing maliciously prosecuted him. Ewing has since left the Pittsburgh police to become an officer in McCandless, a suburb just north of the city.
The current jury must weigh two remaining civil rights claims: that Miles was wrongfully arrested and that officers used excessive force against him.
Defense attorneys argue police were justified in stopping and even beating Miles. The officers were on special patrol in the high-crime, predominantly black neighborhood of Homewood when they reportedly saw Miles lurking near a house.
Miles said he was walking from his mother's house to his grandmother's house while talking to his girlfriend on a cellphone. But police allege he acted suspiciously when they stopped him and clearly identified themselves as officers, and then precipitated the incident by running away.
"All he had to do, members of the jury, was stop as any reasonable person would have done, and we wouldn't be here," Wymard said in his opening statement.
Miles has previously testified that he thought he was being robbed and didn't realize the men who jumped him were members of law enforcement until he was put into a police vehicle after his arrest. Wymard ridiculed that claim Tuesday, calling it "utterly preposterous."
"We have three white guys in Homewood trying to put handcuffs on somebody. Who else could it be but police officers?" Wymard said. "It's ridiculous."
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To be a successful bettor, you have to understand probability. If you toss a coin in the air there's a 50% chance that it will come down on heads, throw a dice in the air and there's a 16.6% chance that it will land on a 6, throw a cat in the air and there's a 100% chance that it will be a right good laugh.
But occasionally, even if you're an expert in the field of probability theory, with an encyclopedic knowledge of football and the greatest staking plan since 'The Bride of Dracula', you can still do your proverbials if poor value teams like Italy keep on winning.
Amazingly, the Italians are a short as 4/6 to lift the World Cup, and that's the most ridiculous investment since the wife had the cheek to pay for beauty products. The French have the necessary tools to lift the trophy; at odds of 11/10, stat nerds, value hunters and football anoraks will all be eating cheese, snails and various frog appendages, in a show of solidarity for our French brothers.
To say that the Italians have had the luck of the draw throughout the competition is like saying that John Motson is annoying; it's so obvious that clarification is not just fluous, it's superfluous. The French are good things to wrap the game up in 90 minutes at 23/10. Correct score bettors need look no further than a 2-0 scoreline at 14/1, but perming 1-0 and 2-0 together at 7/2 is a little bit safer/camper.
You can sum up the difference between the teams in two words, 'Thierry Henry'. The Gallic genius is the most complete player in the tournament, although the Spanish would probably call him a complete tart. Henry missed the final in '98 even though he was their top scorer at the time; if patience is a virtue, then Henry is on the path to righteousness. It's time for King Henry to ascend to the throne; it's 6/1 that he bags the opener.
The Golden Shoe may sound like an item that one of the WAG's would buy, but it's actually the award for the competition's top scorer. (Personally, I don't allow the wife to go shopping for anything other than cleaning materials, but i'm far more flexible with the girlfriend.) Thierry Henry needs two more goals to potentially grab a share of the coveted award (the wife will also be receiving a shoe on Sunday); Henry is a 13/2 shot to net two or more goals.
If all the rumours are true, Juventus players just have to turn up to win matches in Italy, which might explain Paddy Vieira's indifferent season. It's great to see Vieira look back to his thundering best, another commanding performance from the resurgent Vieira will see the French ease to victory. Man of the match betting is available, I've seen worse 10/1 shots that the mighty Patrick Vieira.
The Italians have constantly surprised me throughout the competition. Their transformation from an over-hyped collection of show-ponies to an over-hyped, lucky collection of show-ponies has bordered on the extraordinary. The same accusation has often been thrown at Zinedine Zidane, but the reality is that Zizou remains the definition of greatness. A bet on the sublime Zidane for the 'man of the tournament' award (The Golden Ball) at 1/2 is money for old rope.
Luca Toni had a massive reputation for his Serie A goal scoring exploits, but looks to be suffering from a serious case of Lamparditis, he couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo. On a related note, I once tried to hit a cow's arse with a banjo, at least that's what I told the police officer, although the lack of the banjo aroused some suspicion. Toni will not score, the French have a clean sheet in Le Bag, help yourself to 6/4.
Franck Ribery may look like something that Dr Frankenstein knocked up after a heavy night on the ale, but it's not physical looks that make the footballer (otherwise I'd have 150 caps under my belt), pace, skill and grace are the key attributes and Ribery has all three in abundance. The youngster has improved from game to game and the 9/2 on offer for Ribery to score at any time should attract support.
Whoever wins, I'll be walking in to the bookies with a big smile, asking if they'll pay me out on Argentina, as they're the moral winners of the competition. Although, there is a valuable lesson to be learned here; sometimes in life, it's not the winning that's important, it's the taking apart the betting shop if they refuse to pay.
Italy v France	Sunday 9th July	19.00
Italy	13/8
France	23/10
Get on: France
Match Specials:
"Top Totti" - Totti to score with a header	10/1
"Two Tone" - Luca Toni to score two or more goals	7/1
"Gattu blaster" - Gattuso to score from outside the area	20/1
"Caught on Camora" - Camoranesi to be sent off	33/1
"Gross misconduct" - Grosso to be booked	2/1
"Zid vicious" - Zidane to be booked	5/2
"Daylight Ribery" - Franck Ribery to score two or more goals	16/1
"De Gaulle of him" - Henry to be booked for diving	12/1
"Franck Butcher" - Ribery to be sent off	33/1
"Pat Butcher" - Vieira to be sent off	16/1


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A celebeszi mézevő (Myzomela chloroptera) a madarak osztályának verébalakúak (Passeriformes)  rendjébe és a mézevőfélék (Meliphagidae) családjába tartozó faj.

Rendszerezése
A fajt Arthur Hay Tweeddale 9. márkija, skót katona és ornitológus írta le 1872-ben. Besorolása vitatott, egyes szervezetek szerint nem önálló faj, hanem a Banda-szigeteki mézevő (Myzomela boiei) alfaja Myzomela boiei chloroptera néven.

Alfajai
Myzomela chloroptera chloroptera Walden, 1872
Myzomela chloroptera juga Riley, 1921
Myzomela chloroptera eva Meise, 1929
Myzomela chloroptera batjanensis E. J. O. Hartert, 1903

Előfordulása
Indonéziához tartozó Celebesz szigetén és több kisebb szigeten honos. Természetes élőhelyei a szubtrópusi és trópusi síkvidéki és hegyi esőerdők, valamint mangroveerdők. Állandó, nem vonuló faj.

Megjelenése
Testhossza 9-12 centiméter.

Életmódja
Nektárral táplálkozik, de rovarokat is fogyaszt.

Természetvédelmi helyzete
Az elterjedési területe nagyon nagy, egyedszáma ismeretlen. A Természetvédelmi Világszövetség Vörös listáján nem fenyegetett fajként szerepel.

Jegyzetek

Források

További információk
Képek az interneten a fajról

Myzomela
Madárfajok
Indonézia endemikus madarai
Celebesz madarai

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Q: How to upgrade Magento from 1.5 to 1.9 Anyone could give me some tips how I upgrade Magento 1.5 to 1.9? I am new in Magento and I didn't see any upgrade option in my Magento backend.

A: Updating a Magento shop can be a complex task, especially if you have custom code and/or lots of extensions. Take a look at How do you give estimates for Magento upgrade? to get an idea.
Bottom line is, don't do it, if you are new to Magento development. Hire somebody with experience and don't be surprised if it gets expensive.
Exception: if your shop has no modifications and no custom theme (i.e. only 3rd party themes/extensions), you can download the latest version from http://magentocommerce.com/download, get the latest version for all your extensions, the latest version for your theme and hope for the best.
Important: Don't ever do this directly on a production server!

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The distance between Asuncion, Paraguay and As-Suways/ Suez, Egypt is approximately 11,381 km or 7,072 mi.
To reach Asuncion in this distance one would set out from As-Suways/ Suez bearing 247.8° or WSW and follow the great circles arc to approach Asuncion bearing 242.6° or WSW .
Asuncion has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) whereas As-Suways/ Suez has a subtropical hot desert climate (BWh).
Asuncion is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome whereas As-Suways/ Suez is in or near the subtropical desert biome.
Total annual precipitation averages 1316 mm (51.8 in) more which is equivalent to 1316 l/m² (32.3 US gal/ft²) or 13,160,000 l/ha (1,406,891 US gal/ac) more. About 78 2/5 as much.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 3.8° higher in Asuncion than in As-Suways/ Suez.
The table shows values for Asuncion relative to As-Suways/ Suez. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of As-Suways/ Suez vs Asuncion.


KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say at least five civilians have been killed in roadside bomb blasts in separate attacks.
Zia Durrani, police spokesman in southern Kandahar province, says two women were killed and 16 other people wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb Thursday afternoon in the Zhari district.
He says 14 of the 16 wounded civilians are women.
Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of eastern Nangarhar province, says a bomb blast near a non-governmental organization office killed two people and wounded seven others.
In the capital, one person was killed when a sticky bomb attached to a vehicle detonated, according to Nasrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry. He said one was wounded.


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Our Time Counts!
We're urging Washington State to restore overtime rights to hundreds of thousands of underpaid salaried workers who aren't getting time and a half when they work more than 40 hours.
Our time counts — in our own words
More and more of us are working more and more hours — but we're not getting paid for it.
Our overtime laws are so out of date that all your employer has to do is pay you a salary and claim the nature of your job makes you "exempt" from overtime... and then they don't have to pay you an extra dime if you work more than 40 hours in a week.
The good news is that the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has released a plan to restore overtime protections for hundreds of thousands of salaried workers — regardless of whether they're classified as hourly or salaried, and no matter what fancy title their boss gives them.
Add your voice to Restore OT!
"Businesses can never pay you what your time is worth — your time is invaluable. But they don't even try.
I don't want the money I want the time."
— Sidney Kenney, service provider & former restaurant worker, Tumwater
Time is money — employers shouldn't just get both.
The idea of getting a salary and getting overtime may sound weird, but as recently as the 1970s, more than 60% of salaried workers got time-and-a-half when they worked more than 40 hours a week. Now only 7% get overtime pay — and it's not because we're working less.
Front-line managers in food & retail are often paid a salary, made exempt, and then expected to work as many as 60 hours a week or longer in order to get the job done — without getting paid any extra money for all that extra time.
Office-based workers are frequently paid a salary, made exempt, and then expected to be available 24/7 to do whatever the employer needs done, whenever it needs doing.
No matter what kind of work you do, if your employer classifies you as exempt from overtime, that means you don't get any extra pay no matter how many extra hours you work. And if you don't get any extra pay for working extra hours, your employer can treat your time like it doesn't count.
It's time for Washington state to restore overtime protections and bring our working lives back into balance — because we're human beings, and our time counts too.
In our own words...
"You're one phone call away from having to drop everything and go to work."
When I worked as a fishmonger at Whole Foods Market they wanted to promote me to associate team leader, a salaried position, but I refused. In the seven years I worked there, I got maximum raises at every evaluation but declined invitations to move up because I knew what those positions were like. The corporation basically owned you. You're one phone call away from having to drop everything and go to work.
"I do not work an extensive number of overtime hours. But I do work a few hours every week, and I do not get paid for them."
In my case, what has been done to my coworkers over the last twenty years impacts other employers, who will find me (and others like me) suspicious of their intentions when they advertise for new positions as exempt.
"Being a software tester in the video game industry is its own kind of augmented reality."
Making games has been a dream of mine since I was a kid. I just never knew someone would take advantage of my passions. It's incredibly rare to get a salaried position testing video games—something like one out of a thousand—so I felt like I had achieved a dream when I got that job. I never spoke up because I didn't want to rock the boat. Those who did speak up were seen as venomous, and they were let go.
"it wasn't long before I was told I was being put on salary"
Then one day I realized that I was now working for less than minimum wage, in part because our salaries did not rise when minimum wages went up. There certainly was nothing prestigious about that kind of salaried work.
"It was advertised as 9-6 but after starting I found out that was just the minimum hours."
I didn't learn that my last job was classified as overtime-exempt until I had already quit my other job and was signing contracts on my first day. It was advertised as 9-6 but after starting I found out that was just the minimum hours.
I counted the hours I put in and it's like 15-20,000 total. That's a lot of time to devote to a restaurant.
I work twelve to fifteen hours a day, four days a week and get paid $36,000 in salary, plus tips. The tips are probably putting me close to $40,000 a year. I'm 43, turning 44. It doesn't sound very old, but working these kinds of hours, you can't do it forever. I'm reaching the end of my ability to work that pace.
"As a manager you just stayed to get the work done."
They wanted to save on payroll as much as possible, so if an hourly employee called out sick and you were overtime-exempt, the expectation is that you're going to stay. And you'd be doing literally the same job as the person who called out, and then also your other job. Some hourly person called out sick, and I'm a free body. It was pretty common to be there for 13 hour days.
"I thought a salaried job had prestige"
I think mothers are especially limited in their job mobility because of the expectation of overtime. My ex-husband worked on salary, often putting in 50 - 60 hours a week, which limited his availability for the kids, but also my availability for work, especially after we got divorced. I always had to be careful to take jobs where there wasn't that expectation of overtime, because someone needed to be there for the kids. His career advanced, and mine stayed stagnant, and I paid the cost of his additional hours in that sense."
"time to myself has become a more precious commodity to me"
What it comes down to is that I have more days behind me than in front of me, and I want to have time to enjoy my life unburdened by work issues and problems. I'm exchanging the limited hours of my existence for the ability to afford both essentials and luxuries. That creates a fine balance between working to live and living to work. And my employer gets greater benefit from my effort than I do.
"I am told that I need to stay until the job is done, even if that means sleeping at the store"
This treatment of grocery store managers is standard in the industry. It's how everyone is treated at this store and at the last store where I worked. And the managers just expect to be treated this way.
"The idea is absurd and needs to be abolished"
"As the system is set up now, competition almost forces employers to hire as few workers as possible and work them as many hours as possible."
"We were generally required to work 45 hours per week or so, but could work as many as 70 to 80."
"Because it didn't cost my employer anything to keep me working whatever hours they wanted, they didn't have to take my time into consideration. And so they didn't."
"my annual salary was $34,000 a year, with no paid overtime"
As a full-time employee in administration and development, my annual salary was $34,000 a year, with no paid overtime. I was responsible for training volunteers outside of normal work hours, working programmed events that took place from 6 - 10 PM, and administering our annual gala and other fundraising events associated with a major capital campaign, so I frequently worked overtime without compensation.
"In exchange, I worked 60-90 hours every single week."
"I was a chef/kitchen manager at a restaurant in the Ballard neighborhood in Seattle and got paid a salary of $29,000 a year.
In exchange, I worked 60-90 hours every single week."
"Businesses can never pay you what your time is worth — your time is invaluable. But they don't even try."
They try to make folks exempt so they don't have to pay extra. The way everything works, there's so much turnover in doing the job. So if I can't fill a shift any other way, then I have to fill in the shift myself. The shift has to be filled. If one of my hourly staff does it, it's overtime pay. If I do it, it's free for the company. But it's the same shift.
"No one should have to work 65 hours a week and get paid for 40."
When companies classify workers like me as "overtime exempt," they're basically getting free labor. There were days where I'd spend 14 hours at work instead of 10 because my night cook got sick. I ran through that restaurant like a hurricane, forgetting to take breaks, forgetting to eat even when there was food right in front of me. Someone had to pick up the slack, and since I was the manager, it fell to me. But it affected the entire staff — constantly working unpaid overtime put me at odds with my crew and made me a worse manager.


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Authorities ID Ark. Girl Who Was Run Over By SUV
Updated: 2:00 AM CDT Apr 28, 2012
Authorities have released the name of a 3-year-old Van Buren girl who was killed when her father accidentally ran over her.Detective Jonathan Wear said in a news release that Elizabeth Atherton was pronounced dead at a hospital about 5:20 p.m. Thursday.The Southwest Times Record reported Saturday that investigators determined Elizabeth and two other children were in a sport utility vehicle when Elizabeth got out and stood behind the SUV. Her father, David Atherton, didn't realize she hadn't exited the vehicle and backed out.She pronounced dead at a hospital.Wear said no foul play is suspected in the case, but results of the investigation will be forwarded to prosecutors, as is routinely done.He says investigators are awaiting the results of a toxicology test.
VAN BUREN, Ark. —
Authorities have released the name of a 3-year-old Van Buren girl who was killed when her father accidentally ran over her.
Detective Jonathan Wear said in a news release that Elizabeth Atherton was pronounced dead at a hospital about 5:20 p.m. Thursday.
The Southwest Times Record reported Saturday that investigators determined Elizabeth and two other children were in a sport utility vehicle when Elizabeth got out and stood behind the SUV. Her father, David Atherton, didn't realize she hadn't exited the vehicle and backed out.
She pronounced dead at a hospital.
Wear said no foul play is suspected in the case, but results of the investigation will be forwarded to prosecutors, as is routinely done.
He says investigators are awaiting the results of a toxicology test.


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Henry P. Flynn
Died: March 26, 2015
Location: Hamilton Sqaure, New Jersey
Saul Colonial Home
3795 Nottingham Way
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
info@saulfuneralhomes.com
Henry P. Flynn, 92, of Hamilton Square, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Trenton, Mr. Flynn was a lifelong area resident. He served during World War II and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army. He then worked for the U.S. Post Office as a special delivery carrier for 36 years until retiring in 1986. Mr. Flynn was a two time Past President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He was a communicant of St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, a member of the Holy Name Society and the St. Gregory Senior Citizen Club. Mr. Flynn was well liked in the community, a devoted family man and proud of the home he resided in since 1954. Predeceased by his parents, James and Sarah Flynn and his beloved wife of 53 years, Catherine (Scott) Flynn; Mr. Flynn is survived by his children, MaryAnn Flynn of Hamilton Square, Henry P. Flynn and his wife, Donna of Yardville, Kitty Hicks and her husband, Henry of Yardville, Eileen Folmer and her husband, Jeffrey of Massachusetts; his grandchildren, Brian Flynn, Jennifer, Melissa and Henry Hicks, and Maura, Shannon, Claira and Matthew Folmer; his brothers, Gene and Jerry Flynn; his sisters, Kathleen Flynn and Ellen Vickers; many treasured nieces and nephews and his beloved dogs, Boomer, Cassie and Squiggy. Funeral services will begin Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, New Jersey. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. at St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, New Jersey 08690. Interment will follow at Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville, New Jersey. Family and friends may call on Monday, March 30, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Saul Colonial Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mr. Flynn's memory Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation, 248 East Chestnuthill Road, Suite 4, Newark, Delaware 19713.


Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine is the seventh oldest college of veterinary medicine in North America and was the first in the southeastern United States. Alumni live throughout all 50 states and many nations. Their mission is to prepare individuals for careers of excellence in veterinary medicine, including private and public practice, industrial medicine, academics, and research. The College provides programs of instruction, research, outreach, and service that are in the best interests of the citizens of the state of Alabama, the region, the nation, and the world.
The Tufts University Pre-Veterinary Society is comprised of Tufts students who are all interested in veterinary medicine, animal care, animal welfare, and just animals in general. Don't let the name turn you off if you aren't certain if you're pre-vet. We offer many opportunities which will hopefully help you to decide whether this is the right path for you. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our officers. Throughout the year we host speakers from various fields relating to veterinary medicine, go on some cool day trips and are also involved in events on campus. Trips include behind the scenes tours at the New England Aquarium and Museum of Science, tours of Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, whale watching and more! This year pre-vet also took part in Kids Day and put together a team for Relay for life.


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Sailboat Race Starter. For sailboat racers this iPhone app; Sailboat Race Starter enables you to take advantage of the phones location tools to give you not only the time to start but distance to the start line.
SeaNav Charting app. Pocket Mariner developer of the Compass eye app for IPad also has SeaNav a comprehensive navigation app. SeaNav costs $15 but has lots of features and charts.


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Kalahandi: The body of a night guard of Chandapur pump house was found floating in Kulerbhatta canal under Jaipatna police limits in Kalahandi district on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Gobardhan Naik (25) of Mangalpur's Nuapada village. Naik, who was a night guard at Kanakpur Hati Barrage pump house at Chandapur, went missing on February 8 (Friday).
According to sources, some thieves made an attempt to steal asbestos from the pump house but Naik raised an alarm and they had to flee from the spot on Thursday night. Naik also recovered the stolen asbestos from the nearby school with two other staff of the pump house.
However, the next day Naik went missing and his family member lodged a complaint with the local police. Despite a frantic search by police and family, Naik remained untraceable.
Some local this morning spotted a body floating in the canal and later Naik's family members identified him in the presence of police.
On the other hand, family sources alleged that he has been murder and then dumped in the water body. They also claimed that there were several injury marks on Gobardhan's body.
The body has been seized for post-mortem and a probe is underway into this case, the police said.


Woah woah woah, this girl has finished her Christmas shopping! Can you bloody believe it, next thing you know I'll have started baking my own mince pies. Hmm mayb's not, I'm pretty damn hooked on the old Aldi ones. But, with the big C-day creeping up on us faster than Rudolf at full speed, I wanted to get super organised this year. Why, you ask? I've only gone and bloody offered to host Christmas Day at mine this year. Yup the whole turkey shebang. Let's be honest though, I'm still p sure my sister will take over with her mad skills when it comes to cooking for a family, whilst I cry in the corner about how much of a mess my house is, lol.
I know this sounds SO obvious, but when I find that PS4 game my husband wants, or that Pop Vinyl that my niece wants (sorry, what? No I don't know what they are either), I will 100% check the price of it across several shops. Chuck it into Google and see what it spits out, the other day I found a tripod Ross wanted for over £10 cheaper, and from a high street retailer so nowt dodgy or second hand.
Around the time of my wedding, when the spending never seemed to stop and I constantly racked up the ASOS orders on things like Groomsmen's shoes and belts, I discovered Quidco. I am blimmin obsessed I tell you! It's a cashback site that offers money back on all purchases via their website, and they boast a huge range of retailers. This tip actually works all year round, and I get my biggest boosts from home and car insurance. In total I have earned over £400 with Quidco, and £70 of that was available to me just as I was doing my Christmas shopping, cha ching! Cashback varies, some purchases earn 10p, others earn £60 in one go, but in my books it all counts. I have literally done all of my Christmas shopping via Quidco, and I will look forward to the little bonuses popping up when they track in the new year. I think they also now have a way of linking your bank card to pick up on in store purchases!
Now I know you're not all artists and crafty little bee's, but sometimes a homemade gift can be the perfect one. Something as simple as a framed photo for some of your loved ones can be the perfect gift. Lol, this works a treat if you're recently married, families love a wedding photo!
I know, I know, easier said than done, and this is actually one I am putting down to encourage myself to do it next year! I always have this dream where I'm like yeah if I see something someone would love I'mma buy it then and there. Christmas presents in June, yaaas! August? I'm on it! Spreading the cost and pressure of Christmas. In reality, nope never done it, but shall we all agree it might happen in 2018?
Another one I am just going to leave here and think about doing next year… those of you with big families might be able to relate! Ultimately, the more people you have to buy presents for, the less you can spend on them. Now, presents aren't all about how much you have spent, but sometimes I would actually really like to spend more money on one special gift for someone. That's why a budgeted secret santa could be a great idea. I could literally spend half the amount I spend in total on Christmas presents, and get one person something they would really love.
I would love it if you shared your tips and ideas for the future!


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Mayim Bialik's 'Call Me Kat', 'Last Man Standing's Final Season Get Fox Premiere Dates
By Claire Spellberg Twitter @c_spellberg Nov 10, 2020 at 3:32pm
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As broadcast networks slowly resume production amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox has announced winter premiere dates for a variety of new and returning series, including Mayim Bialik's Call Me Kat and the ninth and final season of Last Man Standing.
Fox's winter lineup will begin on December 27 with the premiere of The Masked Dancer, a new reality competition series based on ratings hit The Masked Singer. After New Year's Day, the schedule really gets going with special episodes of Call Me Kat and Last Man Standing on January 3. The episodes will debut following an NFL on Fox doubleheader that Sunday before airing in their regularly-scheduled time slots on Thursday, January 7.
Hell's Kitchen will also premiere on January 7, followed by The Resident and Prodigal Son on January 12 and 9-1-1 and 9-1-1 Lone Star on January 18.
A spinoff of The Masked Singer, The Masked Dancer will showcase celebrity contestants strutting their stuff in a series of increasingly elaborate costumes. The Masked Dancer's panelists — host Craig Robinson, Ken Jeong, Paula Abdul, Brian Austin Green, and Ashley Tisdale — will attempt to guess who's under the mask based off their performances and select clues provided in each episode. According to Fox, the inaugural season of The Masked Dancer features competitors with a combined 20 Emmy Award wins, 20 Grammy Award nominations, 10 World Dancing titles, five New York Times Best-Selling Author titles, four Olympic gold medals, and three Broadway show appearances, so there's no shortage of talent in this debut group.
The other new series on Fox's winter schedule is Call Me Kat, a comedy that reunites The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons (as an executive producer). Bialik stars as Kat, a woman who struggles to prove to her mother, and to the world, that she can still live a happy and fulfilling life as a single, 39-year-old woman. Now the proud owner of a cat cafe in Louisville, Kentucky, Kat is finally ready to celebrate her independence — until her former crush, Max (Cheyenne Jackson), re-enters her life and complicates things.
In addition to Bialik and Jackson, Call Me Kat stars Swoosie Kurtz as Kat's mother Sheila; Kyla Pratt and Leslie Jordan as cat cafe employees Randi and Phil, respectively; and Julian Grant as Carter, Max's friend.
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The Yealink CPE80 is an expansion microphone that works with the company's CP860 VoIP Conference Phone unit. Attaching it will give you two microphone speakers that can be placed on opposite ends of a large table or presentation desk. The CPE80 uses Optima HD voice with a range of 10 feet. It can pick up audio from a height angle of 60 degrees and has all-around voice pickup from short distances. A bi-color LED light indicates whether audio is detected.
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Colts unveil new home uniforms
The Colts will unveil a new home uniform next week, and it will likely include a couple of unexpected alterations.
The team will unveil two new home jerseys that are not just a redesign of the old uniforms but also a bit of an alternative.
The jerseys will feature two new angles for the interior of the home, with the sleeves coming up at the waist and the collar coming down at the elbow.
This means that the sleeves are now angled in a manner similar to the new alternate uniform, where the sleeve line is horizontal and the sleeve curve is vertical.
This new design allows the team to have a jersey that is both a uniform and an alternative, and while it's not exactly an aesthetically pleasing design, it is a step in the right direction for the franchise.
The sleeve lines on the old jerseys were also angled, which meant that the jerseys would look a little bit less modern.
It's also worth noting that the new jerseys will not feature the "orange" stripe that the team has used for many years now.
Instead, they'll have an orange collar, and will feature a blue "O" stripe instead of the orange.
The team also said it will be able to add an alternate sleeve angle.
The two jerseys will also feature a new collar angle for the sleeves, which will feature three stripes that are horizontal instead of vertical.
These stripes are intended to give the sleeves more of a "modern look" and are also meant to make the jersey feel a little more "modern" than previous home uniforms.
These changes will likely not be noticeable for many fans, but if you're a fan of the team's current home uniforms and you're looking for an alternate uniform to wear, the new uniforms could be a good option.
You'll get the benefits of an alternate jersey without the weird sleeve angle, and the colors of the new jersey are definitely going to look great with your current uniform.
The new uniforms will be unveiled on Sept. 10, which is the same day as the Colts' home opener against the Cleveland Browns.
The Colts currently have two home games left in the season.
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Novak Djokovic also stars in Lacoste new advertising campaign: the brand imagined a changeover between the two champions, René Lacoste and Novak Djokovic. The film bears witness to the brand's defining moment: the invention of the LACOSTE L.12.12 Polo shirt – the day upon which René Lacoste decided to break away from contemporary tennis dress codes by cutting off the sleeves of his shirt in order to allow himself greater freedom of movement.
As the new face of the brand, Novak Djokovic is at the heart of the print campaign. The visuals combine 1930s black and white with the present-day collections' colors.


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In the wake of Nic Cubrilovic's revelations about the suspicious behavior of Facebook cookies, the social networking site has been hit by lawsuit after lawsuit, all accusing the site of 'violating wire tap laws'. To date, the number of suits related to the cookie issue amounts to five in total, three of which were filed just this week.
The allegation that Facebook has been tracking user activity online even after the user has logged out has, understandably, rubbed most users the wrong way. The very idea is a blatant invasion of privacy. Of course, what followed the allegation was a quick denial, with Facebook claiming that it did not use its cookies for tracking and instead used it to provide a more 'personalized experience' for users and to buff up the site's security.
They claimed that the cookies' behavior could simply be attributed to a 'bug' in the system and that they had already implemented a 'fix'. Facebook also claimed that it never keeps browsing data that's specifically tied to users' identities and that it doesn't really track users – whether they're logged on or not.
Some people, however, were not buying that explanation. Especially, when you consider that Facebook recently filed for a patent titled: Communicating Information in a Social Network System about Activities from Another Domain." [emphasis added]. In fact, there are some lawmakers who have called for an FTC investigation. It's still unknown whether the FTC will act on it or not, but the lawmakers have been very insistent on the matter, claiming that it's well within the responsibility of the FTC to investigate.
Most notable, however, were the five lawsuits that have been filed against Facebook. The first ones were from Chandra Thompson in Missouri and Perrin Aikens Davis in California, which were filed the previous week. The ones this week were filed by Michael Singley from Texas, John Graham from Kansas, and Dana Howard from Illinois.
Facebook, however, believes that these cases are without merit and should all be dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiffs did not go into detail or provide enough evidence on how exactly the social networking site tracked them and how exactly they were harmed through it.
Facebook has yet to file any court papers related to this series of lawsuits, but they probably have their arguments readied. How the court will react to these cases though is still impossible to predict. Most people, though, think that Facebook will probably walk away with nothing but a light slap on the wrist.