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Silverlight Code: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
A developer's guide to unlocking the power of code reusability.
By Todd Anglin
On April 22, 1970, U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson introduced the world to "Earth Day," an annual day devoted to raising awareness of and educating consumers about environmental issues affecting the planet. For its part, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined in the effort by creating a hierarchy known as the "Three R's" -- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle -- that were to help spur solid waste reductions and promote better use of sustainable consumer practices. More than 40 years later, hundreds of millions of people around the globe join in annual Earth Day celebrations, with the Three R's as their rallying cry.
The Three R's concept focuses on extracting maximum benefit while generating minimum waste. Although created to address environmental issues, the principles behind the Three R's have practical application elsewhere. For example, imagine what would happen if the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle paradigm was applied consistently in software engineering. What if software developers resisted the urge to recreate and instead concentrated on the Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle? What productivity gains and quality improvements might be achieved by simply developing software with an initial greater emphasis on lasting reusability?
Taken at face value, there are immediate tangible benefits that come quickly with the addition of the Three R's to the development environment, such as cleaner, more flexible code and improved portability.
Yet, digging beneath the surface of these imminent positives reveals a far more significant long-term advantage: The restructuring of the organizational approach to application development can elevate the overall development process and lifecycle. By adopting a systematic approach to reusability at the point when a project begins, teams can raise their software development processes to the next level, generating long-term benefits that include enhanced product quality, faster time-to-market, reduced risk and improved ROI.
Rethinking application development to incorporate reusability as a fundamental underpinning can require more upfront investment and effort, especially as the process is first learned. The value of long-term benefits spawned by superior reusability, however, far outweighs the cost. Or, stated more concisely, a small amount of short-term pain will ensure maximum long-term gain. Developers and project teams willing to take on the challenge of achieving optimum reusability will gain the competitive edge necessary to excel in today's crowded marketplace.
The First R: Reduce
In February 2011, the Agile Manifesto celebrated a historic milestone: its 10th birthday. In the decade since the manifesto's debut, Agile has matured into a sophisticated development model leveraged by millions of individuals and organizations around the world. While its methodologies have evolved to assimilate the latest technology advancements, innovations and best practices, the ideals at the heart of the Agile doctrine remain unchanged: rapid development, continuous delivery, unparalleled quality and lower costs.
At first glance, pairing Agile and the Three R's may seem counter-intuitive. Agile dictates swift, continuous delivery, with a focus on individuals and interactions rather than processes and tools. Coding for maximum reusability, however, requires a more careful approach and increased investment into strategic project planning and execution. Yet Agile and reusability are not mutually exclusive -- far from it, in fact. Since its debut, the Agile Manifesto has been augmented with "The 12 Principles of Agile Software," a dozen foundational standards that define the qualities of Agile applications. According to these principles as laid out by the Agile Alliance, simplicity -- "the art of maximizing the amount of work not done" -- and sustainable development are essential Agile software components.
Harking back to the Three R's analogy finds that both of these elements dovetail nicely with the first R, Reduce. For example, by engineering their work with an eye toward greater reusability, developers can achieve significant reductions in:
Development cycle times and time-to-market
The amount of new code that must be created per project
Imbalances in project pacing and workload distribution
The amount of time devoted to code reengineering and refactoring in the future
Process and project risk
Project development and maintenance costs
In his 2009 book, "Software Engineering Best Practices: Lessons from Successful Projects in the Top Companies" (McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2009), Capers Jones, president and CEO of Capers Jones & Associates and chief scientist emeritus at Software Productivity Research, notes that reusability has one of the highest returns on investment, with reports of ROI gains reaching up to an extreme of 300 percent. Designing reusable code lowers the amount of original code that must be written, allowing developers to rely instead on previously created elements that can be repurposed as needed.
Furthermore, by maximizing simplicity -- the amount of work not done -- teams will in turn achieve greater sustainability, minimizing the erratic pacing that can often plague Agile projects. The result is a better working environment with more evenly distributed workloads, preventing developer burnout. In short, reusability delivers its greatest value to Agile teams in the form of increased simplicity and better sustainability, which eventually equates to a higher ROI.
The Middle R: Reuse
If the first of the Three R's, Reduce, defines the "why," it's up to the next R, Reuse, to address the "how" of reusability. Talking about adding a higher degree of reusability to application development is well and good, but it's the nuts and bolts of implementation that most developers could use a little help with. The misconception still endures that building reusability into the development process is painful. Clearly, there's some short-term "pain," including evaluating current methodologies for increased reusability, taking a more considered approach to development and accounting for refactoring time. But the process is not as complex or onerous as many developers believe it to be. Once embarked on the journey toward greater reusability, developers and teams will begin to realize those long-term agility gains that more than compensate for any initial difficulties.
The first step to building in reusability as a common part of the development environment and process begins with a self-evaluation. Individual developers and teams alike must start by answering questions of "when," "what" and "how." When is greater reusability a good fit for my project or application development environment? What reusable artifacts best lend themselves to my development processes and model? How do I successfully create these reusable assets?
The question of "when" might be the easiest to answer. Instances where better reusability is an advantage might include:
Long-term roadmaps calling for application portability between devices; for example, a desktop application slated for translation to the Web, mobile or both
Applications with multiple platform-specific versions
The creation of a project or enterprise-wide component library
While the "when" will vary depending on development models, business strategies and organizational priorities, elevated reusability almost certainly has some relevance to nearly every development environment.
With the "when" answered, there's a natural progression to the next question -- that of "what." Reusability need not be limited to simply creating lines of code that can be copied and pasted from one application to the next; rather, there are numerous elements that can be ideally molded into reusable artifacts:
Design, architecture and frameworks
Project requirements, plans and estimates
Source code and controls
Screens and interfaces
Documentation and training materials
Testing plans and scripts
With so many opportunities for injecting it into the development landscape, reusability is a quality that doesn't have to be restricted to coding alone. Approached properly, it can become a valuable end-to-end resource across the full length of the application lifecycle.
With "when" and "what" squared away, the final question of "how" is ready to be dealt with. Examining how code can be shared between Windows Phone 7 and Silverlight desktop applications can provide clear illustration of practical methods for fostering or increasing reusability in development.
But They're Both Silverlight ... Right?
The latest Microsoft UI technology, XAML, has quickly become the common foundation for desktop, Web and -- with the introduction of Windows Phone 7 -- mobile applications. Combined with the common Microsoft .NET Framework programming environment, developers are presented with a technology stack that encourages reuse regardless of application type.
The most significant reuse the XAML and .NET platforms provide is skill reuse. Development teams familiar with the underlying technologies can quickly move between desktop, Web and mobile applications using the same set of development skills to produce results. This is a significant advantage over previous technologies, even in the Microsoft space, which required developers to learn different UI technologies for each targeted environment.
Code reuse between these environments, though, is actually more difficult to achieve. While the concepts and syntax are consistent, the diversity of the target platforms requires unique attention.
When first looking at "desktop" Silverlight and the Windows Phone platform, many developers might initially be under the impression that, with both platforms using a .NET back-end and a XAML front-end, the code being used for one can be swiftly and easily be ported to the other. Upon closer examination, however, it becomes apparent that though the two platforms share some common DNA, there are significant differences between the two that can quickly add up.
The primary difference between platforms is interaction. While Silverlight on the desktop is designed at its core to interact with the mouse and keyboard, Windows Phone Silverlight is designed to primarily support touch-screen interactions. This transition from mouse to touch can be seen in differences between the APIs for both platforms. Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 represents a hybrid of Silverlight 3 and 4, adding embedded, native support for touch events and removing anything specific to mouse and keyboard input. This key difference may be better illustrated with an example using Silverlight code for a standard button:
<StackPanel>
<Button Content="Standard Button" />
The code is the same and reusable, but the rendered results are very different on the two platforms (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. A simple button object rendered in Silverlight (top) and Windows Phone 7 (bottom).
Why is there such a difference?
The red rectangles around each button represent the "hit area" for the control, the region in which users can either click or tap the screen and generate an expected response. Desktop Silverlight, with its optimization for mouse- and keyboard-driven input, has very specific hit areas, as a high degree of precision is possible. Conversely, Windows Phone 7 must accommodate a number of variables -- such as the great diversity in sizes of users' hands -- for its touch-based interface, meaning that, in this case, usability will win out over precision during the UI design process. So, while the code may be reusable, the design concepts are not. Direct code reuse will produce results that do not appropriately target these device differences, potentially driving negative ROI as code is endlessly "tweaked."
Moving on to a more advanced scenario, a typical page layout between the two platforms is substantially different and needs to be handled as such. For the desktop, it's safe to assume display parameters of 1024 x 768 for low-end monitors, and 1920 x 1200 for high-end screens. This widely varying range equals a great deal of screen real estate when it comes to design, especially considering the fact that well-designed and executed Silverlight applications will often use modular design concepts that allow different regions of the screen to be updated dynamically based on the needs of the application.
Windows Phone 7 takes a linear navigation approach through an application, with the general guideline falling somewhat closer to Model-View-Controller (MVC) tenets specifying that every screen has a particular purpose. For example, need a list item? Navigate to a details screen. Want to modify a record? Navigate to an edit screen. This keeps the application flow moving with a minimum of scrolling required across individual pages, and provides a logical "back stack" -- the history of pages in Windows Phone 7 applications -- in case users need to back out through the application to return to a particular point.
This brings up the question of why this matters, but the answer is simple: Designing for the desktop and mobile are two very different environments, therefore reuse of XAML is quite low between the two distinct versions of Silverlight. As an example, Listing 1 shows a typical page in a navigation-based Windows Phone 7 application.
While desktop Silverlight stresses flexibility, Windows Phone 7 stresses conformance to standards. From the top, the application title and page name are standard across any type of Windows Phone 7 page, such as portrait, layout, panorama or pivot, providing a consistent user experience. The application bar at the bottom is also consistent and should always function the same way across any Windows Phone 7 application.
However, the equivalent for a standard desktop Silverlight application is not quite as easy. Developers can do anything using desktop Silverlight, given that they're creating standalone applications that can be viewed in and out of browser across two OSes.
Silverlight presents a great case for skill reusability, but direct code reusability is not generally advisable at the UI layer. The environments are too divergent, and the interaction models are too different. Instead, it's better to focus on building UIs specifically targeted to each environment and focus on code reuse in other layers.
Reusable Layers
While the reusability of XAML between environments like Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 may not represent a great opportunity for developers to reduce code, there are many other layers of an application that can be constructed for maximum reusability -- even across diverse devices. An application's business and data-access logic are perfect candidates for code reuse.
Simplified, any application should be constructed of at least three distinct layers:
The UI layer
The logic layer
The data layer
The UI layer is generally the least reusable. An application that presents multiple GUIs will typically create UI code specifically optimized for each UI environment. As in the previous example, even when the programming language is common, creating unique UIs for Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 ultimately produces the best results, as each platform has vastly different design assumptions and interface models. Done right, however, a UI will contain very little "application logic," so creating new UIs should be a low-effort task for a development team.
The logic and data layers, meanwhile, should be highly reusable. With solid application architecture, all business rules and data access should be cleanly encapsulated within these layers. Isolating the application logic and data access in this manner ensures minimal coupling to the UI, which in turn makes it easier to add and remove UIs for an application as user behaviors evolve.
For example, a Silverlight application built using these basic architecture principles might consist of the following Visual Studio projects:
MyApp.UI.Silverlight
MyApp.Logic.Services
MyApp.Logic
MyApp.Data
The "Services" project is added to account for the client-side execution model of Silverlight, which requires Web services to exchange data with servers. With this architecture, the process of adding a new Windows Phone UI requires only one additional project: MyApp.UI.WindowsPhone.
All code in the logic and data layers can be consumed directly by the new Windows Phone 7 UI. There's no need to recreate code for defining business rules and data access. By leveraging reusable code, the start-up time for creating new UIs is minimized, along with the long-term maintenance costs of updating the application.
With proper application architecture, UI implementation represents the "last mile." The majority of an application's functional code lives in easily consumable reusable modules, empowering development teams to quickly deliver new interfaces for applications.
The Last R: Recycle
There's one R left in the Three R's paradigm, and that's Recycle. This R has less to do with the many benefits of greater reusability or the practical recycling methodologies developers can leverage when architecting and producing reusable artifacts. Rather, Recycle is more of a cautionary tale -- a modern-day parable that expresses the dangers that can befall sloppy developers and unwary project teams.
As with many things in life, there's a strong temptation for developers across the .NET ecosystem to take the path of least resistance. Today's next-generation tools and control suites make it easier than ever to jumpstart the application-development process. Drag-and-drop and quick-start functionality make quick-and-dirty application development and data access far easier now than any time before. Because these tools make it so easy, there's some reluctance on the part of .NET developers to take the extra steps and care needed to fully implement best practices and achieve clean data-access layer separation.
The same holds true for reusability. The temptation there is to resort to "copy-paste coding," or to move elements around and call it good. Unfortunately, these efforts tend to fall short. Take, for example, reusing desktop UI code in mobile applications. While copying and pasting desktop elements into a mobile application might generate up-front time savings, it will also lower productivity in the end: tweaking and converting the old UI to properly fit the mobile form factor will end up eroding those short-term gains. Therefore, in this example, it would be wiser to invest the resources necessary to create artifacts geared toward maximum reusability and extensibility right from the start, instead of attempting to shoehorn in recycled components.
Other pitfalls lie in wait for developers using recycled code in the name of reusability. The previously cited observation by Capers Jones, wherein he found that reusability could generate ROI gains of up to 300 percent, only tells half the story -- he also discovered that reusing poorer quality materials could result in negative ROI of up to 300 percent. Source code and other reusable elements must be dependency-, bug- and defect-free, if they're to deliver positive ROI. Without zero tolerance for weaknesses such as code defects and dependencies, recycled code is more of a liability than an asset.
In summary, while the recycling of elements and artifacts can be an effective means of boosting reusability, it's not a task to be undertaken lightly. It's a process that requires a strategic, forward-looking approach, strict adherence to best practices, and a high-quality, defect-free foundation upon which to build.
The Most Important R: Results
There's a final R that really needs to be added to this equation -- and it's the most important one of all: Results. While achieving greater reusability is a laudable goal, it will mean nothing if it doesn't produce the desired positive result, and could even be a recipe for disaster should it generate a negative outcome.
The idea of "reusability" is far deeper and more complex than simple, repeated code reuse; rather, it's a deliberate strategy that calls for careful planning and forethought before execution ever occurs. Tangible results that can be quantified and analyzed so that methodologies can be further refined are critical for those developers, teams and organizations that place a premium on reusability. Teams must set expectations prior to structuring or restructuring the development environment and processes.
Developers should define parameters such as:
The meaning of a "result," whether it be lowered development costs, shortened cycles, greater code robustness or improved product quality
What the desired and expected results are from reusability efforts
What methodologies and metrics will be used to qualify and quantify short-term and long-term impacts
With clearly defined goals, expectations, metrics and strategies in place, reusability can become a truly constructive, embedded element of the development process.
Although designed to raise environmental awareness in consumers, the principles behind the Three R's are an apt proposition for the software development landscape. Like its impact on the environmental movement, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle has the power to substantially alter the developer ecosystem for the better. However, the unparalleled benefit that the Three R's concept holds will remain dormant until developers recognize and embrace the true value it offers, and devise forward-looking strategies to unlock its full potential.


Passengers on board an Air New Zealand flight bound for Dunedin applauded when the aircraft touched down safely in Christchurch following a mechanical fault last night.
Christchurch Star journalist Brenda Harwood, who was on board, said the Airbus A320 from Auckland had been moments away from landing at Dunedin Airport when the crew detected a problem with the landing gear.
"We were almost on the ground in Dunedin ... and they suddenly poured on the power again and took off, straight back up, which was quite exciting, as you can imagine."
The sudden manoeuvre caused "a few startled looks out the window", but passengers and crew remained calm, she said.
The flight crew then announced there was a problem with the aircraft's nose wheel, which meant it would be unable to steer on the ground.
The aircraft - which was carrying 118 passengers - then circled over Dunedin while the crew attempted to fix the fault, without success, she said.
The decision was then made to divert to Christchurch International Airport, where its wider runway meant "it didn't matter that we couldn't steer," she said.
"There was a round of applause when the plane landed in Christchurch safely and with no drama," she said.
The aircraft was then towed to the terminal building, where passengers were offloaded and arrangements made to fly them to Dunedin on another aircraft later last night.
Ms Harwood was full of praise for the flight crew, who were "very good".
"They were all very calm and very professional and everything - no drama really.
"It's mildly inconvenient but oh, well. These things can't be helped, can they?"
An Air New Zealand spokeswoman confirmed the flight had been diverted to Christchurch because of an "engineering issue", and apologised to customers "for the inconvenience caused".


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Magna Carta Exhibition
Magna Carta Conference
British Library Exhibition
The Articles of the Barons
The 1215 Magna Carta
Copies of Magna Carta
Itinerary of King John
Original Charters of King John
Charter Rolls (new)
The Magna Carta Project
Negotiations with Philip Augustus
by Professor Nicholas Vincent
7 September 1214 - 13 September 1214
3, 5-7 Sep 1214
Saint-Maixent-l'École (Deux-Sèvres)
RLP, 121-122, 140; RLC, i, 172-172b, 202b; Foedera, 124
Le Breuil-Bertin (com. St-Ouen-d'Aunis, Charente Maritime)
RLP, 122
9-10 Sep 1214
Niort (Deux-Sèvres)
RLP, 122; RLC, i, 172b
12-13, 20 Sep 1214
Parthenay (Deux-Sèvres)
RC, 200b-201; RLP, 122, 140b; RLC, i, 172b, 202b; Foedera, 124
From Saint-Maixent-l'École, where he perhaps celebrated the feast of the Virgin's nativity on Monday 8 September, the King returned via Le Breuil-Bertin and Niort to Parthenay where he seems to have remained from 12 September until the conclusion of Anglo-French negotiations a week later. These negotiations remained the principal focus of attention, with renewed credences for English envoys, including the abbot of Westminster and the earl of Chester, on 13 September.1 Using the diplomatic forms of international treaty-making, rather than the conventions of the English royal chancery, letters offered safe conducts to the papal legate bringing any French envoys to the King on Saturday or Sunday, 13 or 14 September.2 A day earlier, on Friday 12 September, the King had issued a charter in favour of William de Clisson and his heirs. William had last been heard of in early August, defending John's interests on the northern frontier between Poitou and Anjou. He was now promised possession of the customs duty of 12d charged on every measure of wine, grain or salt passing up or down the Loire. Previously a major source of revenue to the Angevin dynasty, this was now to all and intents and purposes a dead letter, granted to William only in so far as the King was able (sicut illam ei rationabiliter dare possumus).3 On 7 September, another of the King's Angevin knights, Guy de la Possonnière, was instructed to release prisoners as part of the ongoing negotiations for the ransoming of William earl of Salisbury.4 Following the death of the earl of Oxford a week or so earlier, on 9 September instructions were issued for the estate of another baron in the King's army, Hugh de Gournay, who believed himself to be close to death.5 Clearly the long hot summer of southern France had taken its toll on the King and his court.
RLP, 140b.
RC, 200b.
RLP, 122.
RLC, i, 172b.
King John's Diary & Itinerary
King John's Diary: a week by week (and where possible day by day) account of the making of Magna Carta, February 1214-October 1215
February 1214 - June 1214 (1)
John's success in France
7 February 1214 - 14 June 1214
June 1214 - July 1214 (3)
John enters Angers
John besieges La Roche-aux-Moins
Disaster at La Roche-aux-Moins
29 June 1214 - 5 July 1214
July 1214 - August 1214 (4)
John writes from La Rochelle, pleading for reinforcements
John sees to his family, prisoners, and hostages
Muster at Niort
Oblivious to events at Bouvines, John meets the papal legate
27 July 1214 - 2 August 1214
August 1214 - September 1214 (5)
John hears of Bouvines and reconsiders his position
3 August 1214 - 9 August 1214
John plans his return to England
John's spies intercept a letter of Aimery of Thouars
John refuses to abandon his French lands
John grants a truce to Philip Augustus and seeks the release of William Longespée
31 August 1214 - 6 September 1214
September 1214 - October 1214 (4)
Peace with Philip Augustus
John's chancery staff departs for England
John demonstrates his willingness to rule according to law
28 September 1214 - 4 October 1214
October 1214 - November 1214 (4)
John prepares for his passage back to England
5 October 1214 - 11 October 1214
John's sea journey and landing at Dartmouth
12 October 1214 - 18 October 1214
The regency government of Peter des Roches
From the Tower, John sends a coded message to his queen
26 October 1214 - 1 November 1214
November 1214 - December 1214 (5)
Drama and jokes at Bury St Edmunds
2 November 1214 - 8 November 1214
The matter of episcopal elections
9 November 1214 - 15 November 1214
John grants freedom of election
John visits Wiltshire
King John prepares for Christmas and intimidates electors
30 November 1214 - 6 December 1214
December 1214 - January 1215 (4)
John deals with Loretta de Braose and Isaac of Norwich
7 December 1214 - 13 December 1214
John travels to Monmouth
John spends Christmas at Worcester
New Year's Eve at Guiting
28 December 1214 - 3 January 1215
Assembly at the New Temple
4 January 1215 - 10 January 1215
Baronial grievances aired at the New Temple
John prepares against baronial conspiracy
John and Langton negotiate over Rochester
John's dealings in Ireland
1 February 1215 - 7 February 1215
'He who wants peace must prepare for war'
8 February 1215 - 15 February 1215
John seeks the support of the people of Northampton
The release and exchange of prisoners
March 1215 - April 1215 (5)
John takes the cross, on Ash Wednesday
1 March 1215 - 7 March 1215
John's fears of French invasion abate
8 March 1215 - 14 March 1215
John moves to secure the frontier zone
John hunts in Nottinghamshire
John prepares for trouble in the North
29 March 1215 - 4 April 1215
April 1215 - May 1215 (4)
Court held at Oxford
John enters Oxford on Palm Sunday
Rising Panic at John's Easter Court
The Outbreak of War
26 April 1215 - 2 May 1215
May 1215 - June 1215 (5)
'our barons who are against us'
'by the law of our realm or by judgment of their peers'
The rebels seize London
John negotiates with the Pope and archbishop Langton
Negotiation with the rebels
31 May 1215 - 6 June 1215
The Articles of the Barons and Runnymede
Magna Carta and Peace
John restores the land of former rebels
John prepares his exfil
Tournaments, Ladies and Bears
John delays meeting the barons
Conference at Oxford
John moves toward the March
John returns to Wiltshire
The Terms of the London Treaty
9 August 1215 - 15 August 1215
A 'notorious and manifest traitor'
John sets to sea
The renewal of the war
John remains at Dover
John sends an embassy to the papal court
The terrible end of Hugh de Boves
Rochester is garrisoned by the rebels
A meeting with the Cistercian abbots
John and the siege of Rochester: week one
Rochester week two, the siege of Norham and the return of Giles de Braose
John and the siege of Rochester: week three
John and the siege of Rochester: week four
John and the siege of Rochester: week five
John and the siege of Rochester: week six
John and the siege of Rochester: week seven
The fall of Rochester Castle
The prisoners of the siege of Rochester
John tours the lands of rebels
John spends Christmas at Nottingham
John moves towards Pontefract
John subdues the Northerners
3 January 1216 - 9 January 1216
John seizes Berwick
John sacks Berwick

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Q: Manipulate positioning of jQuery Mobile Footer I have a question that has been viewed, but with no answers or comments on the matter, so I thought I'd try to simplify my question. For those curious about my overall issue, please see the link: Persistent header in jQuery Mobile
Anyways, my question is how can I force the JQM footer to be at the top instead of the bottom? Here's the code for the JQM footer. It persists fine across page transitions, but it is at the foot of the page and I need it at the head:

I'm already looking into rebuilding it with Sencha, but since I have a deadline of tomorrow, I don't think that's possible. This persistent header is the only thing missing at the moment (JQM headers don't stay when the page transitions for some reason).

A: I had a similar issue.
In my case I wanted the footer stay exactly in the bottom of the page so I wrapped the footer div into a new div positioned where I need to.
Let the code speak for itself:

then

        footer content blah blah blah

In this way you can move the footer wrapper freely (as every other normal div, not managed by jQuery Mobile's css) for example, in your case, you have to delete the bottom: 0px; attribute and change it in top: -header's height-px;
I hope it helps!

A: In the docs it is stated:

In situations where the footer is a
global navigation element, you may
want it to appear fixed in place
between page transitions. This can be
accomplished by using the persistent
footer feature included in jQuery
Mobile.
To make a footer stay in place between
transitions, add the data-id attribute
to the footer of all relevant pages
and use the same id value for each.
For example, by adding
data-id="myfooter" to the current page
and the target page, the framework
will keep the footer anchors in the
same spot during the page animation.
PLEASE NOTE: This effect will only
work correctly if the header and
footer toolbars are set to
data-position="fixed" so they are in
view during the transition.

So the same applies to the header. Instead of trying to move the footer, fix the header to be persistent.
I found an example here, under Making footers and headers persistent.

A: I don't think this is possible, at least not by using the JQM footer. The documentation doesn't reveal any attributes you can set which would change the position and JQM is actively managing the position on the
 itself. It's modifying it directly as something like style='top: -1304px' and it changes values every time you scroll or change screens. So, you can't even change it by modifying the CSS. JQM will always win, since it's modifying the inline styles.
I think the main reason that you're stuck is that JQM is giving you an assumed page layout. Your common navigation controls are supposed to be at the bottom of the screen and the top of the screen should display something different on every page, with possibly a back button. That's how they envisioned it and, thus far, they haven't developed any other layout possibilities.
You may be able to accomplish your goal by taking an entirely different approach, but we'd need a clearer definition of your goal first.
Best of luck to you. Hopefully, your stakeholders like having the fixed elements at the bottom of the screen.

A: Add the following css to your page or to the bottom of the css file.
Please note I have not tested this code on mobile devices..

A: This worked for me.
Inside each page div, include a div with data-role "footer", as below.

          ...

The inline style, in my app, prevented the navbar from being pushed down when content is added to the middle of the page, using something like this:
$('#contentDiv').append('
some html
');

It's unfortunate that the navbar must be repeated in each page div.

A: I've had some success with this, inside of each data-role="page":

My Page

css:
.fixed_header {
    position:fixed !important;
    top:0px !important;
    left:0px;
    width:100%;
    z-index:1;
}

And I've actually been able to have a second "real" footer, as well, fixed to the bottom of the page. I've tested this on my HTC Amaze, and the iOS simulator.
I would be interested to know if this is working on other devices.

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The hats come after the dresses and I often outline them in the same colour as the dresses, as I have here. There are two hats, a winter hat with a pompom on top and a summer tie hat.
The winter hat has ribbing and little crosses and vs on it that you can choose to trace if you want to. The summer hat is left blank for you to stitch as you wish.
The first step is simply outlining the hats using two strands of thread and backstitch, one of my favourite stitches!
For the pink I used Anchor 68 and for the red I used DMC 304. In both cases I keep my stitches fairly small and make sure that they meet perfectly. If they don't I undo and restitch.
The ribbing is just straight stitches and I popped a couple of red straight stitches on the pompom.
I worked the crosses by stitching a single line in one direction then coming back and crossing them.
The vs are done in the same way as the crosses but in cream DMC 842. I also added a couple of cream straight stitches to the pompom.
The hats are one of my favourite bits to stitch.
For the summer girl I used DMC 842 and for the winter girl I used DMC 779.
I use two strands of thread. I start by outlining the top part of the hair in back stitch (first pic). Next I fill the area with back stitch (second and third pics). The plaits are little v stitches that lead down to the bottom of the plait.
Here is a close up of the stitching. The bottom of the plait is three stitches spreading from the base of the plait.
Once all the plaits are finished I can't help but embellish a little more. The summer girl has DMC 304 french knots in her hair while the winter girl has single stitches to make hairbands and a hair slide (this is great if you really don't like french knots).
This is an arm being back stitched. And don't forget (as I invariably do) to stitch the top of the summer girl's legs above her long socks.
I use two strands for the eyes because I find that one strand can get a little lost with such tiny stitches.


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Garth Brooks Announces Stadium Tour Stop at LSU's Tiger Stadium
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Garth Brooks is heading to Louisiana in April, announcing a performance on his Stadium Tour in this week. The singer will take the stage...
Garth Brooks is heading to Louisiana in April, announcing a performance on his Stadium Tour in this week. The singer will take the stage at Tiger Stadium at Louisiana State University on April 30 at 7 p.m.
Brooks announced the concert Wednesday, then discussed the plans on his "Studio G" Facebook Live video later that day (available below). According to his website, the show will be his first ever at Tiger Stadium, as well as his first concert in Louisiana in nearly five years, and his first in the city of Baton Rouge in 29 years.
The show is the second Stadium Tour date announced by Brooks in recent days, following in the footsteps of a performance scheduled for Arkansas' Razorback Stadium – making both of his announced (U.S. Stadium Tour shows thus far for 2022 at the homes of Southeastern Conference football teams. According to his announcement, the LSU show will be his only Stadium Tour show in either Louisiana or Mississippi in 2022, an announcement similar to the Razorback Stadium date being identified as the only Oklahoma or Arkansas show expected to be announced for 2022.
Tickets for Garth in Louisiana are going to be on sale beginning on Friday, December 10. The show will feature in-the-round seating and has an eight ticket limit. Tiger Stadium is one of the largest stadiums in the world, with a capacity of over 100,000.All seats will cost $94.95, including all applicable taxes and fees. All COVID-19 restrictions apply, and the purchaser assumes all risk of COVID-19.
Currently, the Arkansas and Louisiana Stadium Tour shows are the only two U.S. Dates on his calendar for 2022, set for consecutive weekends (April 23 and 30th, respectively). There are also a run of shows in September 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. It is save to assume, however, that further dates for the spring/summer of 2022 are likely to be announced in coming weeks, particularly in light of the notification that the two already announced shows are the only ones planned for their geographic locations (implying that a full tour plan is already together, just being announced bit-by-bit rather than all at once.)


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Festival News and Rumors
Beach Goth V reveals lineup: Bon Iver, James Blake, Future Islands to headline
Plus: Nicolas Jaar, Devendra Banhart, The Faint, Tricky, Violent Femmes, and more
July 13, 2016 | 2:10pm ET
The lineup for Beach Goth V has been revealed. Hosted by SoCal surf-rock band The Growlers, the two-day festival takes place October 22nd – 23rd at Oak Canyon Park in Orange County, California.
Notable acts include Bon Iver, James Blake, Justice (DJ set), Future Islands, Nicolas Jaar, Devendra Banhart, The Faint, Tricky, Violent Femmes, King Krule, The Drums, Cold Cave, Wild Nothing, Gang of Four, Hinds, HEALTH, Melanie Martinez, The Pharcyde, and Chicano Batman.
Tickets and more information can be found through the festival's website.
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Amy Horan was born in Illinois and moved to Coral Springs, FL when she was 5 years old. She obtained her LPN in 2001 and her RN in 2020. She got her start in the addiction field by working at another treatment center right out of LPN school in 2001. Amy developed a passion for mental health when she lived in Arizona for a year and worked at a community inpatient center. She is passionate about what she does because she enjoys working with substance abuse and mental health clients. Her goal is to always provide them with the dignity and respect that is often overlooked with their diagnosis. She has always enjoyed watching their transformation. She says, "they arrive to use at one of the hardest times in their lives and transform into the healthy members of our community."
Amy's favorite part of her position is mentoring the new nurses and teaching them about mental illness and substance abuse and watching them blossom in their career at Banyan.
Her goal at Banyan is for every one of our clients to be treated how we would treat our own family. She instills this in each one of our nurses. Amy
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Samantha Beyer was born and raised in Honolulu, HI, but moved to Lake Mary, FL, when she was nine years old. She received her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and Child Psychology from the University of North Florida in 2017. Not long after, Samantha went on to receive her Masters of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University in 2019. In 2020, she became a licensed clinical social worker.
After losing her father suddenly at the age of 8, Samantha discovered her passion for becoming a therapist. She wished to provide the same comfort, support, and clarity that many therapists provided to her at a very young age.
Initially, Samantha began working as a group facilitator and was able to strengthen her knowledge of trauma therapy and achieve EMDR certification. After hard work, dedication, and persistence, Samantha was promoted to Clinical Supervisor. She believes learning and growth are endless within the mental health industry and wants to continue to change the lives of her clients for the better.
Alison Parente
Alison Parente was born and raised in South Florida. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English as well as a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology. Later, Alison received a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. She is not in recovery herself and has never suffered from neither substance abuse nor mental health disorder but she has had family impacted by addiction. Witnessing her family members suffering from this disease led to her interest in working with the SUD population. Alison began working in the addiction field in 2017 as a Behavioral Health Technician and was quickly promoted to case manager the following year. Currently, Alison works as a dual-diagnosis primary RES therapist at Banyan Boca.
Ashley Bonner
Ashley Bonner was born and raised in Boca Raton, FL. In 2018, she received her Bachelor's degree in social work and later on received her Master's in 2020. Ashley began her road through recovery in 2017, and ever since then, her life has changed for the better. Initially, Ashely began working as an intern in the addiction field before transitioning to Banyan Boca's Mental Health program in 2021. She is passionate about helping vulnerable populations and individuals who can't find their voice. With the ability to use direct client contact and advocacy at Banyan, Ashely enjoys completing her daily duties.
Madyson Levinson
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Madyson Levinson was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She moved to South Florida when she was 8 ½ years old. Madyson attended Florida State University from 2012-2016 and obtained two undergraduate degrees, one in Religion and one in Psychology, with a minor in child development. Madyson graduated from FSU in 2016 and started her master's program at Lynn University in the summer of 2016. She graduated from Lynn University with a Master's of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in the summer of 2018. Upon graduating, Madyson completed the state of Florida's requirements to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a National Board Certified Counselor. Madyson started working in the mental health field during her master's program where she quickly took interest in personality disorders and mood disorders. Madyson specializes in Borderline Personality Disorder and is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Madyson is passionate about mental health because she believes that every person deserves to live a happy and healthy life! Madyson aspires to continue to advance within Banyan Treatment Centers and become a clinical director. Madyson also hopes to one day open her own mental health IOP and DBT program. Madyson enjoys music, theater,
Nicole Blackburn
Nicole Blackburn was born and raised in Newark, Delaware. She is currently a degree in Nursing/ Psychology. Nicole traveled down to Florida at the age of 18 to get sober and has been in recovery for over 5 years now. She continues to work on her 12 step program and remains consistent in attending her meetings.
Nicole began working in the addiction field as an overnight Behavioral technician at a women's PHP treatment facility. She began working at Banyan Boca in 2019, and after multiple promotions, she was offered the Case management position. She appreciates the continuous growth she has achieved during her time at Banyan. Due to her struggle with addiction, she hopes to be that positive source to the patients she serves. Nicole strives to offer hope to these patients and represent herself as a model figure. Her main goal is to continue growing within the company and to never lose passion for helping others.
Christina Vespuca
Christina was born and raised in South Florida. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Florida Atlantic University in 2017. She has struggled most of her life with unmanaged mental health symptoms. Working in a dual diagnosis treatment center has positively influenced her life as well as her patients.
Christina began working for Banyan Treatment Center in July of 2018 as a Behavioral Health Technician. After being promoted to lead BHT she was later offered a role as a case manager. She is passionately working in mental health and substance abuse treatment because of the struggles she suffered personally as well as witnessed through family members. Christina wants to be able to help others and provide care and service for those who are in need but do not know where to start.
Christina understands and appreciates how networked Banyan centers are and enjoys creating aftercare plans for her patients so they feel more resourceful and optimistic for the road ahead.
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Alicia is the alumni coordinator for both Banyan Boca and Banyan Stuart. Her journey with Banyan started on April 20, 2018 as an overnight Behavioral Health Technician. Alicia quickly proved her worth and was shortly thereafter promoted to a Lead Technician for the weekends. Her experience in active addiction and in sobriety is what gave her a passion for this field. Today that passion has turned into using the tools she learned to helped others in our Alumni community.
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Christina was born and raised in New Jersey where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Studies from Monmouth University. With much uncertainty about which career path she wanted to pursue, Christina found herself involved with the wrong crowd. She began experimenting with drugs and struggled with addiction for eight years. During that period of time, Christina had several unsuccessful treatment attempts, and tried many unconventional methods to achieve sobriety. Upon finding her bottom, she was able to create a plan with the support of her family that landed her in South Florida for long term treatment. Christina began her career at Banyan in early recovery as a receptionist, worked directly with our clients as a case manager, and most recently joined our Family Services team. She recognizes the immense impact that her family has played in her recovery and looks forward to supporting and guiding the families and loved ones of our clients.
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They came in different sizes and interesting shapes. If you attended the Hot Air Balloon Festival at Clark Free Port in Pampanga this year, you have seen this pre-valentine flying cake. I hope I can take a closer look at this gigantic balloon, but I can only enjoy them in pictures the same with rehab treatment centers in california.
Spectators eagerly waited for the different balloons to soar. And they're all eyes when the Philippine flag jump starts. I can only imagine the ohs and ahs of the crowd.
This entry was posted in Outdoor Activity and tagged hot air balloon, Hot Air Balloon Festival on February 25, 2012 by Yami.


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Azerbaijan to decrease the insured deposits compensation by 6 times
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Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund (ADIF) will announce the winner on the creation of a software that will reduce the terms of payments in March, executive director of the Fund Azad Javadov told Trend.
"ADIF announced a tender for the development of software that will reduce the repayment terms of insured deposits in the case of bank bankruptcy in 2011. The fund has already received three bids, evaluation of which will be held in February." Javadov said.
According to the current legislation of Azerbaijan the term of repayments is 90 days since the date of depositor's apply to bank or fund. The main goal of ADIF is to reduce this period to 14 days.
The tender procedure will be held on February 3, 2012.
Information System of the Fund shall include the following modules and interfaces: a module of the operating system (including the administrator and user modules), module on report creation, module for the software works in member banks and the module for the software in agent banks.
ADIF began operations on Aug. 13, 2007.
Today, 43 out of 44 banks operating in the country are members of the Fund. One bank is still working with a limited license, not having access to receive deposits due to non-compliance with requirements of the Central Bank.
There wasn't any case of bank failure during the operation of the Fund, so ADIF repayment wasn't implemented yet.


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The results of my researches are obvious... a bit like these
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Notting Hill: Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts may have found bliss in the rom-com, but don't expect real-life to be as peachy... .
It's groundbreaking research: teenagers who spend hours on screens during their free time - whether it be watching TV, playing computer games or surfing the internet - appear to achieve lower grades at GCSE than those that don't.
Oh look - a walking dino-burger...
Scientists at Cambridge University published this astonishing news last week, adding that parents who are concerned about their children's GCSE performance should consider not letting them spend their entire lives on their X-Box screaming obscenities to their friends and then doing their homework on the toilet the next morning (or is this just my children?) and instead encourage them to revise.
And there was more shock news: pupils who do an extra hour of homework and reading perform better in GCSEs than children that don't. Who knew?
All this made me wonder about other pieces of research which are either utterly pointless, obvious or depressing or, sometimes, all three.
My own research projects at university fitted into several, if not all, categories: my first dissertation could very well have been titled 'If you get pregnant when you're a teenager it will probably be quite hard-going for you' and the second might have been called 'If you sell drugs it's quite likely that you might lean on your customers to do favours for you, especially if they do something useful, like fix cars'.
To celebrate the news that someone has done some research that even a slack-jawed teen that spends 23 hours a day in front of a screen would have known the answer to before the ink in the title page of the project was dry, I have found eight other projects which are similarly insane/pointless/stating the obvious – one is a lie: can you spot it?
Eight research projects which raise more questions than they answer:
1. The best place to have a coma is on a soap opera rather than in real life: This shock finding from David Casarett and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania revealed that nine out of 10 soap characters from American soap operas fully recovered from comas. "These results are unrealistically optimistic," said the research, "typically less than 10 per cent of patients recover fully from comas." The research also discovered that the best place to die is on a soap opera rather than real life, too.
2. Trying swimsuits on in changing rooms puts women in a bad mood: I would rather climb into a microwave oven with a pocket full of spoons than try on swimsuits in a public changing room. However well-acquainted you think you are with the really horrific parts of your own body, nothing can prepare you for the grisly truths which changing room mirrors present. Brutal strip lighting, a cloakroom assistant like a size zero praying mantis, overheated cubicles with doll's house curtains, floor to ceiling mirrors that emphasise your self-loathing – changing rooms are the closest thing to hell on earth. Luckily, a university in Australia has conducted research to prove that trying on an unflattering bikini under harsh lighting can leave women feeling unhappy. The advice at the end of the study was as revealing as a Victorian bathing costume: "Avoid mirrors and comparisons with others and focus on other activities." Thanks!
3. Which dinosaur would have tasted the best? This handy piece of research, conducted by Montana State University, sought to discover which dinosaurs we should pursue with spears if we found ourselves transported back to prehistoric times and a bit peckish. "When people ask me if a T-Rex would be good, well I don't think so," said professor David Varricchio, "they've found jaw abnormalities that suggest they were eating fetid meat and had diseases that came about from prey items. They would be pretty parasite-laden." Yum! Best to plump for the largest animal to ever walk the earth: "Sauropod neck could be a delicacy," said Varricchio.
4. Scientists have found a sure-fire way for men to live longer: The good news is that a larger proportion of men could live to be more than 100 years old if they employ the suggested technique, the bad news from Korea University, is that the suggested technique involves castration. Succumb to the knife and you could enjoy an extra 14 to 19 years of life, although 'enjoy' might be too strong a word.
5. Researchers have revealed that moderate amounts of alcohol consumed in a social setting can enhance positive emotions and social bonding: Full marks to the team at the University of Pittsburgh for stating the obvious: that drinking in moderation can make you feel more cheerful and help you talk to people. Presumably the next study will be that excessive amounts of alcohol consumed in a social setting can lead to foaming at the mouth, a willingness to fight any mammal (or coat-stand) in sight and an ability to become angry/sad/sublimely happy all in the space of 10 minutes. I have, in a way, been involved in this research project for decades.
6. The Effects of Pre-Existing Inappropriate Highlighting on Reading Comprehension: This study looked into an incredibly important issue, namely buying a second-hand book and discovering that someone has highlighted segments of text in it. The really important finding was, however, that even if the highlighting was APPROPRIATE, it was still annoying. Thank you, education, for helping us answer the really big questions.
7. Watching romantic films can "set unrealistic expectations and lead to crushing disappointment in real life": A group of Australian scientists revealed that if we think romantic comedies such as Notting Hill and The Wedding Planner are a true depiction of real life, we are likely to feel deeply let-down when our real-life relationship turns out to be a carousel of arguments about who last put the bin out. "Our love of rom-coms is turning us into a nation of 'happy-ever-after addicts," said study director Dr Gabrielle Morrissey, "yet the warm and fuzzy feeling they provide can adversely influence our view of real relationships." In a nutshell, a hugely successful film star isn't going to fall in love with you if you work in retail and it is not considered good form to fall in love with the groom if you're a wedding planner – and while we're at it, the instant toasting light sabre knife from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy doesn't exist and nor does the Neuraliser from Men in Black. More's the pity.
8. Sintef Unimed in Norway and the Technical University of Denmark published a survey that proved wearing wet underwear in cold weather was not a good idea, mirroring similar research by my Nan in the 1940s. "The Impact of Wet Underwear on Thermoregulatory Responses and Thermal Comfort in the Cold" suggested that instead of wearing wet underwear if it was very cold outside, one should wear dry underwear. Don't thank me, thank THEM.
...so are you wondering where the lie was hidden? It was that there was a lie hidden. All of the above are real surveys. My favourite is the one about soap operas being the best place to be in a coma – I will definitely bear this in mind for the future.
Paddy Davitt: Norwich City player ratings after a 2-1 Premier League defeat against Tottenham
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Toy maker's sales boost thanks to kids wanting to play 'good old-fashioned board games'
Decent debut from Rupp but chances missed to make an instant impact for City at Spurs


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3 Questions to Ask Accounts Payable Today to Plan for Tomorrow
by Brian Shannon | SAPinsider, Volume 17, Issue 1
The top priority among the many responsibilities of the CFO is managing the organization's cash flow, costs, and financial risk. To accomplish this, processes must be both flexible and scalable in order to respond to immediate business challenges and opportunities as well as to future scenarios — such as potential acquisitions, divestitures, and expansions into new territories — with minimal disruption to operations. Processes must also be user friendly and closely aligned with the overall business roadmap to ensure buy-in across all departments. Long regarded as a cost center whose main purpose was to ensure the organization pays the bills on time, the accounts payable (AP) department is being transformed to play an important role in accomplishing these objectives.
So, how can the CFO and AP team more closely align in 2016? Here are three questions every CFO should ask their AP department to transform this business unit into a strategic partner.
1. What Is Our Digitization Roadmap?
Digitization gives CFOs and other key stakeholders more visibility into the business, regardless of the process or the system of record. It also ensures processes are ready to scale to meet changing demands. Lastly, it increases security and allows for better audit control with safeguards in place for tracking documents that are being accessed or edited. Having a roadmap in place will ensure the benefits of digitization will be felt across the entire organization.
The accounts payable department is being transformed to play an important role in accomplishing the primary objectives of the CFO: managing cash flow, costs, and risk.
2. How Are We Using New Technologies?
Cloud continues to be the IT department's most popular buzzword, but it should be viewed as a tool and not as a solution. If you rip and replace legacy technology, but still use the same old processes in the cloud, you're not operating any more effectively. For example, consider SAP HANA Cloud Platform: Cloud solutions can extend processes without disruption, resulting in more flexible processes and seamless integration into the system of record. Testing new processes is also more agile and has lower project overhead.
3. How Are We Improving Relationships?
Let's cut to the chase: How easy is it for customers to pay you, and for you to pay your vendors? Cash is the lifeblood of the organization, which is why it is important to eliminate friction in relationships that drive cash flow. Faster order processing and vendor portals with dynamic discounting are just two ways that processes can be streamlined to improve vital business relationships.
Applying the Answers
By asking the AP department these questions — and getting honest answers — the CFO will be able to turn this critical operation from just a cost center into a well-prepared staff making meaningful contributions to the organization. In 2016, take a deeper look into your finance organization, but don't just stop with the AP department. Seek out ways to simplify handoffs with other departments as well, such as accounts receivable and purchasing/procurement, to keep cash rapidly moving throughout the business. For many organizations, silos of information will continue to exist in 2016; make it a goal to tear them down and streamline operations over the next 12 months with long-term process improvement. For help getting started, visit www.dolphin-corp.com.
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The world is changing. Technologies are developing rapidly as research feeds the accelerating progress of civilisation. As a result, the job market is reacting and evolving. The question is: Are people adapting fast enough to keep up? Words by Giulia Buhagiar and Cassi Camilleri.
From an early age, most Maltese students are conditioned to think this way. You need a 'proper education' to land yourself a 'good job'. But students graduate, and with freshly printed degrees in hand, they head into the job market only to be disappointed when the role they land seems unrelated to their degree. Yet vacancies are ready for the taking; there are many unfilled jobs in the STEM fields, which create 26% of all new vacancies according to recent research from the National Statistics Office.
So, if there are vacancies available, what is the problem? A skills gap.
Academic qualifications do not guarantee that graduates have the right skills for work. At a conference addressing the skills gap organised by the Malta University Holding Company (MUHC) and the Malta Business Bureau (MBB), Altaro Software co-founder and CEO David Vella confirmed this problem. In previous years, Altaro mostly employed experienced developers; however, increased demand led them to realise that there weren't enough of these candidates out there for them.
Better communication between business and academia could improve the skills gap. However, this kind of engagement is easier to manage in some institutions and industries than others, and bringing those worlds together poses many challenges. At the same conference, MUHC CEO Joe Azzopardi noted how start-ups and small businesses often do not have the resources to organise such exchanges. The wall between them and students is a difficult one to get over. However, there is a new initiative seeking to remedy this situation.
Go&Learn is a project bridging education and industry through an online platform that effectively catalogues training seminars and company visits in a multitude of sectors, for students and educators alike. The initiative has garnered a slew of supporters. Sixty companies from all over the world are listed on the site, including some local names: Thought3D, ZAAR, and Contribute Water, to name a few. This year was Go&Learn's third edition, and with 17 European regions from across 10 countries involved, it focused on the STEM fields. In Malta, the team behind Go&Learn, also a collaboration between MUHC and the MBB, have worked together to create two new programmes.
One was dedicated to ICT for business, leisure, and commodity. It saw students visit and learn from local companies Altaro, Scope, MightyBox, Trilith, and Flat Number. Students said that the visits helped them achieve a better understanding of the sector and its nuances. 'For us students, the fact that we are exposed to the internal working of a business's environment, it's an eye-opener,' said University of Malta (UM) student Maria Cutajar. The second was related to food, involving Elty food, Benna, Fifth Flavour, Da Vinci Pasticceria, and Contribute Water. In this case, the opportunity even attracted foreign students. Go&Learn is acting as a vital bridge between education and industry that can help to minimise the skills gap.
The skills gap exists for many reasons: prejudices towards certain industries, lack of information available on others, and much more. However, education can play an important part in fixing this problem.
The skills gap exists for many reasons: prejudices towards certain industries, lack of information available on others, and much more. However, education can play an important part in fixing this problem. Currently, local systems are falling short of reacting quickly and addressing new needs in industry. A lot of attention is placed on short-term goals such as exams and assignments, rather than the bigger picture and real-world tasks. This kind of attitude in science education tends to be exacerbated by the notion that its subjects are for 'nerds' and 'brainiacs'. This can be a daunting prospect for young children who don't see themselves as 'smart enough'. It can drive lots of young talent away from STEM subjects.
We need to bring fresh talent into STEM by showing how exciting, accessible, and relevant the field actually is. The solution, UM Rector Prof. Alfred Vella says, is to start right at the beginning: 'We need to inspire teachers.' This includes attracting the best teachers by providing appropriate salaries. Through education, we need to change the impressions given to children about science and what it means. 'When I was younger, they used to tell me, why do you want to do science? Wouldn't it be better to be a doctor? Engineers were seen more as grease monkeys,' Vella said with a smile. Science should be engaging, inspiring, and fun. For this reason, he commends ESPLORA as being 'the single most important feature in Malta.' Vella believes classrooms should be an extension of the ESPLORA centre in their efforts to bring science to life. In addition to teachers inspiring future generations, parents also need to see STEM jobs as a good career for their children, and businesses need to show parents that exciting careers are available by pursuing STEM subjects. Without this, early encouragement might be fruitless.
With more young people taking up STEM subjects, the potential ripple effect will be vast. These future professionals will be able to conduct more research. The enormous benefits to be reaped from having more people excited about STEM subjects means the burden does not fall solely at the feet of teachers and parents. 'It is also the job of businesses to show the relevance and benefits of STEM,' says the CEO of the MBB, Joe Tanti. Go&Learn is providing an arena for business to interact with students and for universities to use their influence positively.
From children's classrooms to the skills gap in our economy, everything is intertwined. We need a multi-pronged approach to tackle as many aspects as possible and implement lasting changes. For one thing, we need to take a good look at our education system and how it treats STEM subjects. We also need to bring business and education together, enabling them to communicate more effectively. With Go&Learn starting this much-needed shift, the door is open to more innovative initiatives. Who's in?


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DUB, verb. (transitive) To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword.
DUB, verb. (transitive) To name, to entitle, to call.
DUB, verb. (transitive) To deem.
DUB, verb. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
DUB, verb. (heading) To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab.
DUB, verb. To dress with an adze.
DUB, verb. To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
DUB, verb. To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of currying it.
DUB, verb. To dress a fishing fly.
DUB, verb. To prepare (a gamecock) for fighting, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
DUB, verb. To make a copy from an original or master audio tape.
DUB, verb. To copy the audio track onto a film.
DUB, verb. To mix audio tracks to produce a new sound; to remix.
DUB, noun. (music) A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
DUB, noun. (music) A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.
DUB, noun. (music) A growing trend of music from 2009 to current in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.
DUB, noun. (slang) A piece of graffiti in metallic colour with a thick black outline.
DUB, noun. (UK) (dialect) A pool or puddle.
DUB, noun. (slang) A twenty dollar sack of marijuana.
DUB, noun. (slang) A wheel rim measuring 20 inches or more.
DUB, noun. (rare) A blow.
DUB, verb. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
DUB OUT, verb. (plastering) To fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.
DUB POETRY, noun. A form of performance poetry of West Indian origin, accompanied by music and often of a political nature.
DUB SACK, noun. (US) A bag of marijuana costing $20.
DUB, noun. The new sounds added by dubbing.
DUB, verb. Give a nickname to.
DUB, verb. Provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language.
DUB, verb. Raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted".


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X Diamond Ranch cowboy Cody Cunningham gathering cattle during a rainstorm in the White Mountains.
Kenny Calloway of the X Diamond Ranch closes the gate during a round up on a cold rainy day.
One of my favorite things about photographing ranchers (especially the older generation) is hearing their stories and the words of wisdom they share. The moments I spent with Joe Lavin (Papa Joe as he's affectionately known to those in his outfit) are no exception. He told me that he'd wanted to be a cowboy as far back as he could rememember and he's been cowboying or ranching his entire life. In the words of Papa Joe, "if you want to be a cowboy, be a cowboy. If you want to do something else, do something else. Don't mix the two."


University Convocation – which launches the new academic year at California State University, Los Angeles – took place from 9-10 a.m. Sept. 22, 2014 in the Luckman Theatre. A reception was held in the Luckman Street of the Arts prior to Convocation, from 7:30-8:30 a.m.
University Convocation is a new tradition at Cal State L.A., beginning in 2013 to coincide with President Covino's first official address to the university. This year, the program included remarks from the president and from several distinguished guests.
Universities have held convocations since the Middle Ages in order to welcome students into the community of scholars which will teach them. Literally a "calling together," Fall Convocation assembles all groups of the University community: alumni, students, faculty, staff, deans, administrators and the president.


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Hamelin shows Bordeaux how it's done
Canadian-born pianist Marc-André Hamelin kept a Bordeaux audience riveted Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) by his super-sensitive rendering of a familiar warhorse, the Beethoven piano concerto No. 4. Familiar, yes, but Bordeaux had never heard it performed quite so perfectly. Spontaneous applause erupted between movements and was unrestrained at the end.
Hamelin, a U.S. resident for three decades, is rare visitor to France and was making his first appearance in Bordeaux. He graciously took three curtain calls then sat down to add an encore while the orchestra sat in rapt silence. His unusual choice was the first movement of Mozart's Sonata in C, K545, the so-called "sonate facile". Again the Bordeaux Auditorium trembled with applause and hooting.
Hamelin by the author, Johnson
The French seemed taken by Hamelin's quiet concentration at the keyboard, intense yet devoid of physical showboating. His light touch on the keys, especially in the allegro moderato first movement, brought out another Hamelin strength – his ability to blend selflessly with whatever ensemble he is working with. The Bordeaux Orchestre National, conducted by British veteran Paul Daniel, never had to fight him for dominance. Hamelin has said he is not on stage to "flex my muscles or prove my manhood", but to bring music to the audience.
A highlight of Hamelin's performance was his own cadenza, which gave his interpretation a personal touch. Aside from the cadenza, however, Hamelin is in principle opposed to personalizing his readings of classics. His aim, he says, it to understand what the composer desired, and to deliver that.
Curiously, the cadenza competition for this concerto has been lively over the years. More than 40 composers have offered their versions, including Brahms, Busoni, Godowsky, Saint-Saëns and Clara Schumann and Rzewski.
Beethoven finished this concerto in 1806, at about the same time he produced his Symphony No. 4 Op. 58. His progressive deafness was upon him but this highly melodic and emotional concerto reveals him at the peak of his powers.
Indeed the concerto was followed on the program by that symphony, which conductor Daniel created with true brio. He led the orchestra in an overtly kinetic style – without a score and without a baton, virtually dancing around in his space before the orchestra.
The program opened with a challenging performance of Brett Dean's Testament, a contemporary work that set the scene for the two Beethoven works that followed. Dean was inspired by Beethoven's well-known Testament of Heilingenstadt, which he wrote as he realized he was rapidly going deaf. Dean's humming strings create an unsettled atmosphere with disruptive cadences that finally erupt in ferocious attacks. The score seems to replicate what Beethoven's hearing problems were doing to his mind.
Daniel, a friend and collaborator of the Australian composer, opened the evening with an explanation of the somewhat avant-garde work and how it fit in with the piano concerto and the symphony that followed. Despite the contrasting musical styles, the program all hung together.


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The Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: Knowledge has three categories; anything else is extra; a precise verse, or an established sunnah (practice), or a firm obligatory duty.
I fell ill, and the Prophet (Peach be upon him) and Abu Bakr came to me on foot to visit me. As I was unconscious, I could not speak to him. He performed ablution and sprinkled water on me ; so I became conscious. I said: Messenger of Allah, how should I do in my property, as I have sisters? Thereafter the verse about inheritance was revealed: "They ask thee for legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs."
I fell ill, and I had seven sisters. The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) came to me and blew on my face. So I became conscious. I said: Messenger of Allah, may I not bequeath one-third of my property to my sisters? He replied: Do good. I asked: Half? He replied: Do good. He then went out and left me, and said: I do not think, Jabir, you will die of this disease. Allah has revealed (verses) and described the share of your sisters. He appointed two-thirds for them. Jabir used to say: This verse was revealed about me: "They ask thee for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs.
The last verse revealed about the decease who left no descendants or ascendants: "They ask thee for the legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs."
A man came to the Prophet (Peach be upon him) and said: Messenger of Allah, they ask thee for a legal decision about a kalalah. What is meant by kalalah? He replied: The verse revealed in summer is sufficient for you.
I asked AbuIshaq: Does it mean a person who dies and leaves neither children nor father? He said: This is so. The people think it is so.
A man came to Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and Salman b. Rabi'ah, and asked about a case where there were a daughter, a son's daughter and full sister. They replied: The daughter gets half and the full gets half. The son's daughter gets nothing. Go to Ibn Mas'ud and you will find that he agrees with me. So the man came to him and informed him about their opinion. He said: I would then be in error and not be one of those who are rightly guided. But I decide concerning the matter as the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) did: The daughter gets half, and the son's daughter gets a share which complete thirds (i.e. gets a sixth), and what remain to the full sister."
We went out with the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) and came to a woman of the Ansar in al-Aswaf. The woman brought her two daughters, and said: Messenger of Allah, these are the daughters of Thabit ibn Qays who was killed as a martyr when he was with you at the battle of Uhud, their paternal uncle has taken all their property and inheritance, and he has not left anything for them. What do you think, Messenger of Allah? They cannot be married unless they have some property. The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) said: Allah will decide regarding the matter. Then the verse of Surat an-Nisa was revealed: "Allah (thus) directs you as regards your children's (inheritance)." Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) said: Call to me the woman and her husband's brother. He then said to their paternal uncle: Give them two-thirds and their mother an eighth, and what remains is yours.
Abu Dawud said: The narrator Bishr made a mistake. They were the daughters of Sa'd b. al-Rabi' for Thabit b. Qais was killed in the battle of Yamamah.
The wife of Sa'd b. al-Rabi said: Messenger of Allah, Sa'd died and left two daughters. He then narrated the rest of the tradition in a similar way.
Abu Dawud said: This is the most correct tradition.
Mu'adh b. Jabal gave shares of inheritance to a sister and a daughter. He gave each of them half. He was at Yemen while the Prophet (Peach be upon him) was alive.
A grandmother came to AbuBakr asking him for her share of inheritance. He said: There is nothing prescribed for you in Allah's Book, nor do I know anything for you in the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah (Peach be upon him) Go home till I question the people. He then questioned the people, and al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah said: I had been present with the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) when he gave grandmother a sixth. AbuBakr said: Is there anyone with you? Muhammad ibn Maslamah stood and said the same as al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah had said. So AbuBakr made it apply to her. Another grandmother came to Umar ibn al-Khattab asking him for her share of inheritance. He said: Nothing has been prescribed for you in Allah's Book. The decision made before you was made for a grandmother other than you. I am not going to add in the shares of inheritance; but it is that sixth. If there are two of you, it is shared between you, but whichever of you is the only one left gets it all.
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) appointed a sixth to a grandmother if no mother is left to inherit before her.
A man came to the Prophet (Peach be upon him) and said: My son has died; what do I receive from his estate? He replied: You receive a sixth. When he turned away he called him and said: You receive another sixth. When he turned away, he called him and said: The other sixth is an allowance (beyond what is due).
Qatadah said: They (the Companions) did not know the heirs with whom he was given (a sixth). Qatadah said: The minimum share given to the grandfather was a sixth.
Which of your knows what share the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) had given to the grandfather from the estate? Ma'qil ibn Yasar said: The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) gave him a sixth. He asked: Along with whom? He replied: I do not know. He said: You do not know; what is the use then?
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: Divide the property among those whose share have been prescribed in the Book of Allah, and what remains from the prescribed shares goes to the nearest male heirs.
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: If anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family I shall be responsible-and sometimes the narrator said: Allah and His Apostle will be responsible-but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I am the heirs of him who has none, paying blood-wit for him and inheriting from him; and a maternal uncle is the heir of him who has none, paying blood-wit for him and inheriting from him.
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: I am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family, I shall be responsible, but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I am patron of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities. A maternal uncle is patron of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities.
Abu Dawud said: da'iah means dependants or helpless family.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by al-Zubaidi from Rashid b. Sa'd from Ibn 'A'idh on the authority of al-Miqdam. It has also been transmitted by Mu'awiyah b. Salih from Rashid who said: I heard al-Miqdam (say).
I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) say: I am the heirs of Him who has none, freeing him from his liabilities, and inheriting what he possesses. A maternal uncle is the heir of Him who has none, freeing him from his liabilities, and inheriting his property.
A client of the Prophet (Peach be upon him) died and left some property, but he left no child or relative. The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) said: Give what he has left to a man belonging to his village.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition of Sufyan is more perfect. Musaddad said: Thereupon the Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: Is there anyone belonging to his land ? They replied: Yes. He said: Then give him what he has left.
A man came to the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) and said: I have property left by a man of Azd. I do not find any man of Azd to give it to him. He said: Go and look for man of Azd for a year. He then came to him after one year and said: Messenger of Allah, I did not find any man of Azd to give it to him. He said: Look for a man of Khuza'ah whom you meet first and give it to him. When he turned away, he said; Call the man to me. When he came to him, he said: Look for the leading man of Khuza'ah and give it to him.
A man of Khuza'ah died and his estate was brought to the Prophet (Peach be upon him). He said: Look for his heir or some relative. But they found neither heir nor relative. The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) said: Give it to the leading man of Khuza'ah. The narrator Yahya said: Sometimes I heard him (al-Husayn ibn Aswad) say in this tradition: Look for the greatest man of Khuza'ah.
A man died leaving no heir but a slave whom he had emancipated. The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) asked: Has he any heir? They replied: No, except a slave whom he had emancipated. The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) assigned his estate to him (the emancipated slave).
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: A woman gets inheritance from the three following: one she has set free, a foundling, and her child about whom she has invoked a curse on herself if she was untrue in declaring he was not born out of wedlock.
The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) assigned the estate of a child of a woman about whom she had invoked a curse to her mother, and to her heirs after her.
On his father's authority, said that his grandfather reported from the Prophet (Peach be upon him) something similar.
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) as saying: A Muslim may not inherit from an infidel nor an infidel from a Muslim.
I said: Messenger of Allah, where will you stay tomorrow ? This (happened) during his Hajj. He replied: Has 'Aqil left any house for us ? He then said: We shall stay at the valley of Banu Kinarah where the Quraish took an oath on unbelief. This refers to al-Muhassab. The reason is that Banu Kinarah made an alliance with the Quraish against Banu Hashim that they would have no marital connections with them, nor will have commercial transactions with them, not will give them any refuge.
Al-Zuhri said: Khalf means valley.
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: people of two different religions would not inherit from one another.
I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) say: Islam increases and does not diminish. He, therefore, appointed a Muslim heir (of a non-Muslim).
Mu'adh bought the property of a Jew whose heir was a Muslim. He then narrated from the Prophet (Peach be upon him) to the same effect.
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: An estate which was divided in pre-Islamic period may follow the division in force then, but any estate in Islamic times must follow the division laid down by Islam.
'Aishah, mother of believers (ra), intended to buy a slave-girl to set her free. Her people said: We shall sell her to you on one condition that we shall inherit from her. 'Aishah mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him). He said: That should not prevent you, for the right of inheritance belongs to the one who has set a person free.
The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) as saying: The right of inheritance belongs to only to the one who paid the price (of the slave) and patronised him by doing an act of gratitude.
On his father's authority, said that his grandfather reported: Rabab ibn Hudhayfah married a woman and three sons were born to him from her. Their mother then died. They inherited her houses and had the right of inheritance of her freed slaves.
Amr ibn al-'As was the agnate of her sons. He sent them to Syria where they died. Amr ibn al-'As then came. A freed slave of hers died and left some property. Her brothers disputed with him and brought the case to Umar ibn al-Khattab.
Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) as saying: Whatever property a son or a father receives as an heir will go to his agnates, whoever they may be. He then wrote a document for him, witnessed by AbdurRahman ibn Awf, Zayd ibn Thabit and one other person. When AbdulMalik became caliph, they presented the case to Hisham ibn Isma'il or Isma'il ibn Hisham (the narrator is doubtful).
He sent them to 'Abd al-Malik who said: This is the decision which I have already seen.
The narrator said: So he ('Abd al-Malik) made the decision on the basis of the document of Umar ibn al-Khattab, and that is still with us till this moment.
Tamim asked: Messenger of Allah), what is the sunnah about a man who accepts Islam by advice and persuasion of a Muslim? He replied: He is the nearest to him in life and in death.
The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) forbade selling or giving away the right to inheritance by a manumitted slave.
The Prophet (Peach be upon him) said: When an infant has raised its voice (and then dies), it will be treated as an heir.
To those also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give their due portion. A man made an agreement with another man (in early days of Islam), and there was no relationship between the ; one of them inherited from the other. The following verse of Surat Al-Anfal abrogated it: "But kindred by blood have prior right against each other."
"To those also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give your portion." When the Emigrants came to Medina. they inherited from the Helpers without any blood-relationship with them for the brotherhood which the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) established between them. When the following verse was revealed: "To (benefit) everyone we have appointed shares and heirs to property left by parent and relatives." it abrogated the verse: "To those also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give their due portion." This alliance was made for help, well wishing and cooperation. Now a legacy can be made for him. (The right to)inheritance was abolished.
I used to learn the reading of the Qur'an from Umm Sa'd, daughter of al-Rabi'. She was an orphan in the guardianship of Abu Bakr. I read the Qur'anic verse "To those also to whom your right hand was pledged." She said: Do not read the verse; "To those also to whom your right hand was pledged." This was revealed about Abu Bakr and his son 'Abd al-Rahman when he refused to accept Islam. Abu Bakr took an oath that he would not give him a share from inheritance. When he embraced Islam Allah Most High commanded His Prophet (Peach be upon him) to give him the share.
The narrator 'Abd al-Aziz added: He did not accept Islam until he was urged on Islam by sword.
Abu Dawud said: He who narrated the word 'aqadat means a pact ; and he who narrated the word 'aaqadat means the party who made a pact. The correct is the tradition of Talhah ('aaqadat).
Referring to the verse: "Those who believed and adopted exile... As to those who believed but came not into exile": A bedouin (who did not migrate to Medina) did not inherit from an emigrant, and an emigrant did no inherit from him. It was abrogated by the verse: "But kindred by blood have prior rights against each other."
The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) as saying: There is no alliance in Islam, and Islam strengthened the alliance made during pre-Islamic days.
The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) established an alliance (of brotherhood) between the Emigrants and the Helpers in our house. He was asked: Did not the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) say: There is no alliance in Islam ? He replied: The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) established an alliance between the Emigrants and the Helpers in our house. This he said twice or thrice.
Sa'id said: Umar ibn al-Khattab said: Blood-money is meant for the clan of the slain, and she will not inherit from the blood-money of her husband. Ad-Dahhak ibn Sufyan said: The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) wrote to me that I should give a share to the wife of Ashyam ad-Dubabi from the blood-money of her husband. So Umar withdrew his opinion.
Ahmad ibn Salih said: AbdurRazzaq transmitted this tradition to us from Ma'mar, from az-Zuhri on the authority of Sa'id. In this version he said: The Prophet (Peach be upon him) made him governor over the bedouins.


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Strassbourg Archaeological Museum
Palais Rohan - 2, place du Château, Strasbourg, France
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Musée de l'OEuvre Notre-Dame
Strasbourg Museum of Decorative Arts
Alsatian Museum
Musée archéologique de Strassbourg
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The Musée archéologique of Strasbourg is the largest of the numerous Alsacian museums displaying regional archeological findings from Prehistory to the Merovingian dynasty. It is located in the basement of the Palais Rohan.
The museum goes back to the legacy of the historian Jean-Daniel Schoepflin (or Johann Daniel Schöpflin) (1694–1771) , who bequeathed his collection to the city of Strasbourg. The Société pour la conservation des monuments historiques d'Alsace (Society for the Conservation of the Historical Monuments of Alsace), founded in 1855, expanded and publicly displayed the municipal collections, of which a large number was however destroyed in 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. During the reconstruction of the city and its museums, the musée archéologique moved to the premises that are still currently its own. In the 20th century, longtime directors Robert Forrer and Jean-Jacques Hatt worked on the systematic study of the Alsatian ground and the substantial enlargement of the collection. Between 1988 and 1992, the musée was thoroughly renovated. Its collections continue to grow steadily due to the numerous excavations made in and around Strasbourg since the beginning of the construction of the new Tramway network.
The museum presents an overview of the human habitat in the region beginning with the earliest traces of Human dwelling and settling. A special focus is put on Argentoratum and its outposts along the Rhine like Seltz (Saliso). The museum also displays findings from the Gallo-Roman sanctuaries on the Mont Donon and in Mackwiller, as well as Merovingian findings made around Erstein.
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Tyrolean State Museum Fernandeum
Numismatic Collection at the Bode Museum
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