The Evolution of School Lockers in Australia

School lockers have been part of school facility in Australia for many years. These personal storage compartments give students an opportunity to store their belonging hence enhances order in a school. Due to the changes in the course of students’ requirements and expectations regarding educational establishments, the appearance, as well as the added features of school lockers, have shifted as well. In the context of this article, specific attention is paid to the changes which occurred in the school lockers and how those developments influence schooling in Australia.

A Brief History of School Lockers

 Perpetually, lockers at school were just, a box like structure made up of metal with a restricted door for …

Understanding AI Anime Generator, AI Image Enhancer, and AI Video Watermark Remover

In the digital era, the demand for high-quality visual content has grown exponentially. Whether for social media, marketing, personal projects, or business use, creating appealing and professional-grade content is essential. To meet these needs, AI-powered tools such as AI Anime Generator, AI Image Enhancer “улучшить качество фото онлайн”, and AI Video Watermark Remover “убрать водяной знак с видео” have emerged as powerful solutions. This article delves into what these tools are, how they work, their effectiveness, and how they can benefit both individuals and businesses.

What is an AI Anime Generator?

The AI Anime Generator is a sophisticated tool designed to convert ordina…

VIETNAM: No Bird Flu Offensive Since Tet

Marwaan Macan-Markar

BANGKOK, May 6 2006 (IPS) – The annual Tet Festival, celebrated in Vietnam to mark the arrival of the lunar new year, brought with it good health tidings for the government of that South-east Asian country, this year. The festival, in January, was free of the bird flu menace and the run of good luck has held.
Credit must go to Hanoi s policies which contrasted with what prevailed in the previous two years, when the days around the Tet Festival and afterwards saw surges in the spread of the lethal avian flu virus.

The wet markets in the big cities are closed. They are like a cemetery now, said Jeff Gilbert, avian influenza coordinator at the Vietnam office of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), referring to the large poultry markets wher…

PORTUGAL: Graphic Leaflets Backfire on Anti-Abortionists

Mario de Queiroz

LISBON, Feb 8 2007 (IPS) – Just when those in favour of legalising abortion in Portugal were faltering in the polls, a hair-raising campaign against voluntary termination of pregnancy could backfire against the anti-abortion cause, instead of winning over more supporters.
One day, when I was happily curled up in the womb, I noticed something very strange that I couldn t explain, something that made me shudder. I felt my life was being taken away from me. A knife took me by surprise as I was playing happily, when all I wanted to do was to be born so that I could love you. Mummy, how could you possibly kill me?

This paragraph is part of a leaflet found in the backpacks of toddlers at the O Aquário e a Nuvem preschool centre in the port city of Setúb…

Q&A: "Safe Drinking Water for Astronauts, Not Slum Dwellers"

Thalif Deen interviews Anders Berntell, Executive Director of the Stockholm International Water Institute*

STOCKHOLM, Aug 18 2009 (IPS) – We can provide astronauts with a safe supply of drinking water when they travel to the moon, but we cannot provide the same service to slum dwellers in Kibera, Nairobi or Dharavi, Mumbai, Anders Berntell, executive director of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), told a gathering of over 2,400 participants at the annual World Water Week concluding Friday.
Anders Berntell Credit: Stockholm International Water Institute

Anders Berntell Credit: Stockholm…

Argentina to Legalise Surrogate Motherhood

BUENOS AIRES, Mar 8 2013 (IPS) – Argentina is set to become the first country in Latin America to legalise surrogate motherhood as an option for heterosexual and homosexual couples or single people who cannot conceive but want to have a child who is biologically their own.

It s been one of the hardest topics in family law, Marisa Herrera, a lawyer who participated in a thorough reform of the civil code created in 1869, told IPS. Groups of experts worked on redrafting it under the direction of the Supreme Court, following a proposal by President Cristina Fernández.

The project was presented to Congress in early March, and if approved as expected it will make Argentina the first Latin American country to legalise this practice, also known as rent-a-womb.

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Cameroon’s HIV Message Misses Pregnant Teens

Cameroon has shown only a moderate decline in new HIV infections, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Credit: Nastasya Tay/IPS

YAOUNDÉ, Oct 29 2013 (IPS) – With a wide smile Beatrice M.* says that she lives by the motto “life is short and beautiful — live it to the full.” The 20-year-old, HIV-positive mother refuses to be defeated by her new circumstances.

Beatrice, a second year anthropology student at the University of Yaounde I, found out she was pregnant and HIV-positive when she was 18.

“When the doctor broke the news, I thought my life was over. But my gynaecologist put me on Zidolan [an anti-retroviral treatment] to prevent m…

U.N. Names Winners of First Nelson Mandela Prize

Nelson Mandela, then Deputy President of the African National Congress of South Africa, raises his fist in the air while addressing the Special Committee Against Apartheid in the General Assembly Hall, June 22, 1990. Global alliance CIVICUS commemorated Mandela Day with a reminder that many rights defenders are jailed and intimidated. Credit: UN Photo/Pernaca Sudhakaran

Nelson Mandela, then Deputy President of the African National Congress of South Africa, raises his fist in the air while addressing the Special Committee Against Apartheid in the General Assembly Hall, June 22, 1990. Global alliance CIVICUS commemorated Mandela Day with a reminder that many rights defenders are jailed …

Protests Greet Japan’s Relaunch of Nuke Power

A reporter stands at a roadblock outside Fukushima s 20 kilometre exclusive zone in March 2011. Credit: Suvendrini Kakuchi/IPS

A reporter stands at a roadblock outside Fukushima’s 20 kilometre exclusive zone in March 2011. Credit: Suvendrini Kakuchi/IPS

NEW YORK, Aug 10 2015 (IPS) – Protesters rallied outside Japan s Sendai nuclear plant a day ahead of its planned opening and four years after the Fukushima disaster galvanised opposition to nuclear power in the country.

In a statement, Kyushu Electric Power Co. said it will begin bringing online the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai facility on Aug. 11, start power generation as early as Aug. 14 and return it to…

Global Network Key to Strengthening Leprosy Organisations

Participants at the first Global Forum of People’s Organisations on Hansen’s Disease which began on Sept. 7 in Manila, Philippines, play a game to build better connectivity among themselves. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS

MANILA, Sep 7 2019 (IPS) – Organisations of people affected by Hansen’s Disease or leprosy agree that a global network of volunteer groups is key to eradicating the disease, but concrete steps need to be taken to move the idea from an often-discussed concept to a reality.

“I don’t think anyone here is not convinced about the importance of a network,” Dr. Arturo Cunanan Medical Director of told attendees following a workshop on volunte…