http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3655963/Hooker-Wayne-Rooneys-a-serial-cheater.html
Summary:
According to a hooker, Manchester United player Wayne Rooney has betrayed his wife, Coleen, countless times with other hookers. She also states she has no regrets about the hurt felt by Coleen, saying she deserved it for forgiving her cheating husband. Helen, the hooker, told ES Magzine "He is dead timid. Of all the footballers I've met, I'll never know why he cheats. There's a lot worse than him." Helen also stated she's slept with a very famous actor, but she won't tell us his name because she has a court order prevending this. There's also another footballer she's slept with, and might dish the dirt about this soon.
Personal opinion:
I'm a fan of Rooney, that's why I chose this story. I don't really believe that Wayne would cheat on Coleen. I've seen them on several TV shows and they seem happily in love, so why would Rooney cheat on her? I think this woman is just after his money and has never even met the guy. I feel sorry for Coleen because she seems like a lovely girl, and I'm sure hearing this news would really upset her.
vrijdag 24 juni 2011
London 2012 tickets on sale
Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3657132/London-2012-tickets-on-sale.html
Summary:
Today, the website to get tickets for the 2012 Olympics was slowed down my massive demand. The site started taking order for tickets at 6am, after 1.2m people didn't get any in the first round. Because of the huge demand, the website went down and showed a popup saying "please try again later", even after submitting payment details. The other warning they got was to not refresh the screen if they say a popup with "high demand". A costumer said "It's such a shame the system works like this over here. If you look at Anthens, it's ridiculous that they can't implement the same ticket system here."
A statement on the London 2012 website said: "Demand is extremely high at the moment on the ticketing website but the system is still transacting.
"If you've clicked submit, don't hit refresh. Please wait and the system will process your order.
Personal opinion:
It's a weird system to begin with. You basically pay for something that you're not even sure you're going to get, and with this website failing... Well, that doesn't really help that much either does it. I think the costumer who said they should implement the same system they have in Anthens is right. Why does it work fine or there and why can't they make it work in the UK?
Summary:
Today, the website to get tickets for the 2012 Olympics was slowed down my massive demand. The site started taking order for tickets at 6am, after 1.2m people didn't get any in the first round. Because of the huge demand, the website went down and showed a popup saying "please try again later", even after submitting payment details. The other warning they got was to not refresh the screen if they say a popup with "high demand". A costumer said "It's such a shame the system works like this over here. If you look at Anthens, it's ridiculous that they can't implement the same ticket system here."
A statement on the London 2012 website said: "Demand is extremely high at the moment on the ticketing website but the system is still transacting.
"If you've clicked submit, don't hit refresh. Please wait and the system will process your order.
Personal opinion:
It's a weird system to begin with. You basically pay for something that you're not even sure you're going to get, and with this website failing... Well, that doesn't really help that much either does it. I think the costumer who said they should implement the same system they have in Anthens is right. Why does it work fine or there and why can't they make it work in the UK?
woensdag 22 juni 2011
More studying 'on home computers'
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8483615.stm
More students use their computer at home more than they do at school. Over 90% says they use the home computer on a weekly basis for school work, and one third even uses the computer for school work on a daily basis. This concerns some people, as some people think kids from wealthier families have an advantage on the ‘poor’ kids. Not only is the computer being used for school work, also for spare time activities. The government announced a £300m Home Access scheme to give a laptop to 270,000 low income families and free broadband access.
Personal opinion:
because I myself use the internet quite a lot for course work. I think I would be lost without the internet, and I think it’s great that the government gives such a big amount of money to families that have low income, so their children can still use a computer for their school work.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8483615.stm
County high schools under threat
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Personal opinion:
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/8466684.stm
At least 10 schools have to close down, but four ones are being rebuilt to improve education for youngsters. No actions are being taken at the moment, this is all just a thought. The teachers union say jobs might be a risk with schools closing because 10 schools obviously need a lot more teachers than four do. The financial pressures imposed upon secondary schools in Powys have been a significant issue for several years. The council has drawn up four options: create sixth form centres, keeping two of the schools open while two bilingual learning centres would be created, option three is to built two centres of excellence, but up to four schools would have to close for this.
Personal opinion:
I think the article lacks information, like what kind of condition these schools are in at the moment. You can’t really form an opinion this way, because of course you don’t want schools to close down cos it costs an awful lot to rebuilt them, but also because the pupils are probably happy at their current schools.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/8466684.stm
70,000 students wait for loans and grants
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Over 70,000 students are short of money, due to delays in The Student Loans Company’s processing system. The company has distributed £43m less in funding than last year, despite an increasing number of student numbers.
Thousands of students have received none, or part of their grant and loan money. 12,000 disabled students have also been left without money that is vital for their education and special equipment. Campaigners have said that the progress is so slow; it would take 75 to clear the backlog. This leaves many (disabled) students struggling not to drop out.
The government allocates around £90m every year to disabled students. They can qualify for around £5,000 for equipment, and more than £20,000 to pay for a personal helper. Lord Addington, wrote to university ministers this week demanding action to prevent students being forced to drop out. The SLC issued a statement apologising to disabled students that have no received their money yet.
Personal opinion:
I think the Student Loans Company should do whatever it takes to make sure the students get their money as soon as possible. As I described above, the monthly grant you get is so important to many students, many of them wouldn’t even be able to go to college or university without a grant. Of course you can get a job but, especially if you live on your own, it’s really hard to combine work and school.
I think student grants are very important. The fact that there are so many students short of money is really concerning. Being a student myself I know how important it is to get money from the government every month, and I can imagine it must be even harder if you’re disabled and need expensive equipment.
Internet safety for children targeted
Summary:
Using the internet safely is set to become a compulsory part of education for primary schoolchildren in England from 2011. Currently only secondary school pupils are taught about internet safety. Gordon Brown says we need to make sure the online world is safe for young children, just like we try to ensure the real world is. The “Zip it, Block It, Flag It” campaign is intended for use by schools, retailers and social networks. The PM hopes the campaign will encourage pupils not to give out any personal information on the web and block and report any inappropriate content.
Anastasia de Waal, of Civitas, questioned whether the measures would have much of an impact. "The curriculum is already massively overstretched," she told BBC News. "It's difficult for teachers to fit everything in." She says teachers wouldn’t cover it with enough depth, and therefore suggests it would be better for teachers to talk about everyday situation, including websites, rather than teaching it in isolation.
Personal opinion:
I think it’s very important that children are protected online. There is so much inappropriate content out there that should not be viewed by young eyes. I’ve heard of people say that they’ve come across 18+ content, of have someone add them on MSN asking them to turn on a webcam. I think this is a real issue, not just in the UK, but also in Holland and the rest of Europe.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8398763.stm
Using the internet safely is set to become a compulsory part of education for primary schoolchildren in England from 2011. Currently only secondary school pupils are taught about internet safety. Gordon Brown says we need to make sure the online world is safe for young children, just like we try to ensure the real world is. The “Zip it, Block It, Flag It” campaign is intended for use by schools, retailers and social networks. The PM hopes the campaign will encourage pupils not to give out any personal information on the web and block and report any inappropriate content.
Anastasia de Waal, of Civitas, questioned whether the measures would have much of an impact. "The curriculum is already massively overstretched," she told BBC News. "It's difficult for teachers to fit everything in." She says teachers wouldn’t cover it with enough depth, and therefore suggests it would be better for teachers to talk about everyday situation, including websites, rather than teaching it in isolation.
Personal opinion:
I think it’s very important that children are protected online. There is so much inappropriate content out there that should not be viewed by young eyes. I’ve heard of people say that they’ve come across 18+ content, of have someone add them on MSN asking them to turn on a webcam. I think this is a real issue, not just in the UK, but also in Holland and the rest of Europe.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8398763.stm
Charge your phone at Glastonbury using a T-shirt
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Mobile phone company, Orange, have created a t-shirt which can charge your mobile phones, using the noise of the festival. This new technology is based on "piezoelectric film". Basically, the vibrations of the music are turned into electrical voltage, which is thin enough to be woven into a cotton shirt. This energy is stored in a battery, which has an USB cable connected to it so you can charge your phone.
An Orange spokesman said they decided to chose a t-shirt because it's an every item that people will have on them, so they don't need to carry around an extra bag or anything.
Unfortunately, despite Glastonbury being one of the noisiest festivals, there might not be enough vibrations to gain an enourmous amount of energy, enough to charge your phone.
But this is not the first time Orange has created a battery charger for festivals... For last year's festival, Orange produced wellington boots with chargers in the heel, which gained energy from walking. The year before they made small, portable windmills for generating power.
Personal opinion:
I didn't even know this was possible! I think it's a brilliant idea, but apparently the t-shirt don't hold that much energy, so you might not even be able to fully charge your phone. I think it'd be better if they just put Orange boots everywhere, so people can leave their phones there, Orange charges them for you and you can pick them up later. But still, it's a pretty awesome idea. I heard somewhere that this t-shirt will get released over the weekend, so maybe they can still improve the shirts before they release them.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8587208/Charge-your-phone-at-Glastonbury-using-a-T-shirt.html
Mobile phone company, Orange, have created a t-shirt which can charge your mobile phones, using the noise of the festival. This new technology is based on "piezoelectric film". Basically, the vibrations of the music are turned into electrical voltage, which is thin enough to be woven into a cotton shirt. This energy is stored in a battery, which has an USB cable connected to it so you can charge your phone.
An Orange spokesman said they decided to chose a t-shirt because it's an every item that people will have on them, so they don't need to carry around an extra bag or anything.
Unfortunately, despite Glastonbury being one of the noisiest festivals, there might not be enough vibrations to gain an enourmous amount of energy, enough to charge your phone.
But this is not the first time Orange has created a battery charger for festivals... For last year's festival, Orange produced wellington boots with chargers in the heel, which gained energy from walking. The year before they made small, portable windmills for generating power.
Personal opinion:
I didn't even know this was possible! I think it's a brilliant idea, but apparently the t-shirt don't hold that much energy, so you might not even be able to fully charge your phone. I think it'd be better if they just put Orange boots everywhere, so people can leave their phones there, Orange charges them for you and you can pick them up later. But still, it's a pretty awesome idea. I heard somewhere that this t-shirt will get released over the weekend, so maybe they can still improve the shirts before they release them.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8587208/Charge-your-phone-at-Glastonbury-using-a-T-shirt.html
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