News for today's 2018: October 2012

Jayman's Vote: None of the Above

9:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Hola voters! Well, it’s finally time for me to finally decide for whom I’m going to vote for president. For most people it’s a very simple decision to make. Most people will simply vote for the person with the “D” or the “R” next to his name. Many others are single issue voters and vote only for the “pro-life” or “pro-choice” candidate. On a side note, did you see the slime that Tom Friedman spewed in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/opinion/sunday/friedman-why-i-am-pro-life.html" target="_blank">his column in the New York Times</a>? The one about where he talks about the “extreme” positions of many republicans when it comes to rape and abortion? While I don’t disagree with him, I find it disgusting that the man who cheered on the Iraq War, the Drone killings and any and all slaughtering of innocent lives in the Middle East wants to lecture anyone on the “Sanctity of Life.” What an incredible hypocrite. In fact, this very subject is why I’ve been so torn about whom to vote for. Normally, given the fact that he has basically done what he promised to do, voting for Obama again should be pretty easy. Look, the reality of it is that Obama hasn’t been that bad. The economy sucks, but it is improving albeit not as fast as we would all hope. And, given the absolute refusal of the republicans to cooperate any little bit at all, (and the cowardly actions of many democrats) what Obama has accomplished has been quite impressive. But, there are other things that aren’t so defensible. Obama is a fairly weak and ineffectual leader and has continued the truly monstrous drone program that has literally slaughtered hundreds, maybe thousands of innocent people, mostly women and children. He continues and has even expanded the warrantless surveillance program spying on American citizens. He has not made any move to do away with the most disturbing and authoritarian parts of the Patriot Act. He hasn’t closed Gitmo. And, most disturbingly he has a “secret” Kill List where names of people, including American citizens marked for assassination without any consideration of due process. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgk-usx2bTIdE-_odLzfJ_VxPpm5lCgFNKW-nTzFe4EQtriDReHx0BEZWQIe7FDEF_ac4z15_NkR6iHUDHlW2QnjPjjK1Ga4z19sgC2welyNXHxWeuzFYEifbzb4-FN2o2JzNMaDCwbc/s1600/obama-romney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgk-usx2bTIdE-_odLzfJ_VxPpm5lCgFNKW-nTzFe4EQtriDReHx0BEZWQIe7FDEF_ac4z15_NkR6iHUDHlW2QnjPjjK1Ga4z19sgC2welyNXHxWeuzFYEifbzb4-FN2o2JzNMaDCwbc/s320/obama-romney.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>What mostly infuriates me about these things isn’t really that Obama continued those programs that were started under George W Bush. No, what pisses me off is the way that liberals and democrats suddenly are no longer appalled by these immoral and extra-constitutional actions simply because THEIR GUY is the one doing it. That’s just outrageous and I don’t know how they look themselves in the mirror. As for Mitt Romney … What else is left to say? Mitt is, without a doubt, the worst human being to run for president since Richard Nixon. He is an extraordinarily dishonest man running for any office I have ever seen. He has no core principals or beliefs. He’s more than happy, without any hint of shame, to change his position on any issue at any time. I’m not just talking about the completely opposite positions he takes on most issues today than he did when he was governor of Massachusetts. I’m talking about his taking opposite positions on issues from one day to the next! Virtually every position Mitt Romney took during the debates is the opposite of what he has been campaigning on. The best example of this was after a year of criticizing Obama for having a set date for withdrawal from Afghanistan, he suddenly claimed he supported it. Hell, he might as well have spent that entire debate saying “ME TOO!!” That’s just one example, but the list is so very long. There was also his “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” op-ed which has astonishingly evolved into his taking credit for the auto bailout. And then there’s the weekly flip-flopping and obfuscation on Roe v Wade, taxes, defense spending, FEMA, Medicare, Social Security and everything else. And all those things I said that keeps me from voting for Obama? Romney would continue and even expand them too. Not to mention that they will both continue and even expand the ridiculous War on Drugs crap. Romney is just a complete fraud. As Matt-Man likes to say, “Romney has no soul.” I think that describes him best. So what am I gonna do when I get into that booth? Well, if we were required to choose between Obama and Romney, the only real choice would be Obama based simply on the fact that he’s not the lying scumbag that Romney is. But, I’m going to take a stand. I’m going to engage in a one man protest. For the first time in my life I’m going to leave the Presidential section of my ballot blank. There is no “None of the Above” option on our ballot, but that’s how I’m voting. Jayman <a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS</a> </div>

Jayman's Vote: None of the Above

Hola voters! Well, it’s finally time for me to finally decide for whom I’m going to vote for president. For most people it’s a very simple decision to make. Most people will simply vote for the person with the “D” or the “R” next to his name. Many ot…

A NEW GLOBAL PATTERN IS EMERGING WHICH WILL DICTATE HOW STRATEGIES ARE PLANNED

7:18 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSpiNjDvES1LqX1kzZF88Lj3SorotLFkNoySAU6Se9kisohboi-TAi9A8_QMJiCnT2Up1hdfEb-42INJ4YYecgL1jNSMRW8P7I6KIzeO1P4lZgc7lXgiDfq0Y0Xqts0DFRv8b2jR3sYqn/s1600/earth7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSpiNjDvES1LqX1kzZF88Lj3SorotLFkNoySAU6Se9kisohboi-TAi9A8_QMJiCnT2Up1hdfEb-42INJ4YYecgL1jNSMRW8P7I6KIzeO1P4lZgc7lXgiDfq0Y0Xqts0DFRv8b2jR3sYqn/s320/earth7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES ARE KEY DRIVERS IN WHAT IS A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE.</div><div class="MsoNormal">  </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">This will necessitate a revision of existing power projection, trade, and intelligence priorities, structures, and doctrine to meet the emerging realities. But they are not yet set in stone. Oswald Spengler <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decline_of_the_West">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decline_of_the_West</a>gave ample warning, in The Decline of the West (which he wrote mainly during World War I), that Western civilization was even then reaching some of its natural limits. He demonstrated that ROMAN and later Western civilization (which emerged from the classical era of GREEK culture) had pursued — as civilizations do as they emerge from cultures — a process of expansionism and materialism. It is a process which has an organic lifespan. Those who thought that Spengler was defining the “decline of the West” in terms of the coming few years would have missed his historical perspective. However, the process he described took the path he predicted, in which continued expansionism in material and spatial (and therefore population) terms would occur alongside the evolutionary maturing of political structures. So, then, is “the West” now in that process of “decline” which the title of his book suggested would occur? And if so, then what are the ramifications of that in strategic terms? Clearly, in the 20th Century, the expansionist nature of “the West” came to embrace — in some senses — nations which were not Western, such as JAPAN, even the REPUBLIC OF KOREA, and other geographic outliers, such as SOUTH AMERICA and AUSTRALASIA. In these areas, as in all civilizations, and as Spengler noted, the driving force is material and geographic/territorial growth and future acquisition. It is about the future. Hence, the failure (or decline, or collapse) of a society or individual is, ipso facto, measured in material and spatial terms. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">THE WEST HAD, BY 2012, ACCEPTED THAT IT WAS IN AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS OF IDENTITY </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgnR_81G0x0R8nDjg12exVgB4A7gVcJylqCvQcC-oDsWZvDCQBuaJXi2x2ic8wOA4BQgQsu5-mT0WM8MFetDhjY3JnFTtjPZEDcf8FQPlyCkwLvfaDetZzeBUOF2ZfPazF1Vn7IaWkIrf/s1600/flatlineeurope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgnR_81G0x0R8nDjg12exVgB4A7gVcJylqCvQcC-oDsWZvDCQBuaJXi2x2ic8wOA4BQgQsu5-mT0WM8MFetDhjY3JnFTtjPZEDcf8FQPlyCkwLvfaDetZzeBUOF2ZfPazF1Vn7IaWkIrf/s320/flatlineeurope.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">What is significant is that modern civilization — as opposed to Classical culture — defines its being in quantitative terms. Geographic quantification has some fairly enduring qualities. Most other measurements, excepting measurement of finite numbers of lives extant, are highly subjective, including measures of wealth, happiness, security, and so on. So to measure “growth” and “decline” in most equations it is necessary to use a civilization’s own standards of measure. “Gross domestic product” (GDP) is one such measure. And this is done in terms of a currency or currencies which are equally psychological reflections of the societies and the civilization which has dominance. Presently, GDP calculations and comparisons are mostly based on the perceived (or psychological) value of the UNITED STATES dollar, given that the US has had the power to determine the language and terms of debate and engagement. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tullJ5eR3_2SWkd5gTtZZSZ1ckyfbJwCcaCTwpjkmfLzH9tC4VtVG4PXqtQ1wabLhZcYzie4Pf2wLncqEg-AiFflMCpCbwkX_lCVGacW4JgHru48xqxKhqyaMcgzZpYBH0NM5L212KBb/s1600/IMF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tullJ5eR3_2SWkd5gTtZZSZ1ckyfbJwCcaCTwpjkmfLzH9tC4VtVG4PXqtQ1wabLhZcYzie4Pf2wLncqEg-AiFflMCpCbwkX_lCVGacW4JgHru48xqxKhqyaMcgzZpYBH0NM5L212KBb/s640/IMF.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In geo-spatial and economic terms, however, “the West” — by the West’s own definitions — is facing transformation and, in many respects, “decline” in Spenglerian terms. Can this be reversed? But, in essence, the answer is: if realistic grand strategic objectives of a society can be articulated, and operational strategies defined and managed, then goals can be achieved. Absent that fundamental framework — which includes the specific defining of where a society wishes to be, and understanding the context in which it wishes to achieve that status — then it will persist in a path of decline determined by the maturing and breakdown of its structures. Of course, the defining word in that process is “realistic”, itself a subjective interpretation. The West had, by 2012, accepted that it was in an existential crisis of identity, and that its future was to be determined in comparison with the PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC). Possibly in collaboration with, or subject to, in some respects to the PRC. But the PRC itself — indeed CHINA, not the modern state iteration of the People’s Republic — began to move from a cultural identity to a “civilizational” identity only with the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. At that point, it was enabled to move into that expansionist (in material terms) and quantitative approach to social organization. In many respects, this new CHINESE civilization mirrors that of “the West”, and is therefore measurable against it in the West’s own terms. And the PRC, as the iteration distinct from “classical CHINA”, has proven adept at playing the quantitative process as well as any Western state. This includes the presentation of quantitative “data” in ways which build internal confidence, international respect, and strategic power. By mid-2012, the PRC was doing a clearly more productive job of this than were most Western states, with significant ramifications for levels of social confidence, optimism, and national cohesion. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“WEDDING BELLS” ARE RINGING BETWEEN GERMANY AND RUSSIA (FOR RUSSIAN-CONTROLLED ENERGY SUPPLIES) AND GERMANY AND THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (FOR THE PRC MARKETS)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1rLFnzZMEBUK05qg5LYAsQLS-qAd8nRKMoTzfGsh82RMufNrFb60cnOXBpKWGf-0oAhLp7XzMHPwQ1OBundpEstxYWC4v2gRaR8QPyIfnWrwZIymrQoT6RE2W5gF36rWfVqhvOLW3jE0/s1600/cooperation-3-bild.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1rLFnzZMEBUK05qg5LYAsQLS-qAd8nRKMoTzfGsh82RMufNrFb60cnOXBpKWGf-0oAhLp7XzMHPwQ1OBundpEstxYWC4v2gRaR8QPyIfnWrwZIymrQoT6RE2W5gF36rWfVqhvOLW3jE0/s320/cooperation-3-bild.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">A continuation of these subjective trends would see, logically, a continuation of an evolving global power structure giving greater place to the PRC and its alliance partners, and less to the West. Nonetheless, even by current standards of measurement, the PRC and, say, the RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RF) (at 2011 GDP indicators in US dollars), had an economic base of $9.156-trillion, and a combined population of approximately 1.5-billion; while a core of the West (even if we looked solely at the US, JAPAN, GERMANY, FRANCE, the UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, SPAIN, AUSTRALIA, and the REPUBLIC OF KOREA) had an economic base of $35.449-trillion, and a combined population of approximately 803-million. The disparities, then, in per capita asset value (which can, to some degree, be interpreted as wealth), are overwhelmingly, overpoweringly, in the West’s favor. Granted, these headline statistics do not comprise the entire framework of either the RUSSO-CHINESE bloc or the West. And neither bloc is cohesive or coordinated. Granted, too, the momentum of strategic dynamics is with the PRC-RUSSIAN FEDERATION bloc, and with the concept of relatively viable EURASIAN internal communications and distribution networks. This latter consideration, in fact, may be the most significant element in the “balance” which is emerging between East and West (if the old terms can be applied to the new situation). The EURASIAN heartland is transforming the focus of much of CONTINENTAL EUROPE, as well as CENTRAL ASIA; they see the Pacific to the Atlantic infrastructure and resource/market linkages as vital, stable, and the basis of a new geopolitical framework. This is perhaps the most significant factor, along the lines of the old song “wedding bells are breaking up that old gang of mine”. The new wedding bells are, for example, between GERMANY and RUSSIA (for Russian-controlled energy supplies) and GERMANY and the PRC (for the PRC markets). And, for the time being, as GERMANY goes, so goes CONTINENTAL EUROPE. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">INDIA MUST OPT TO TRAVEL WITH THE MARITIME POWERS (US, UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ETC.) IF IT IS TO ESCAPE SUBORDINATION TO THE PRC So painting a picture of “East” and “West” is no longer simple. I refrained from adding INDIA’S economy and population into the equation of the balance between the West and the PRC-RF because — as during the Cold War — INDIA is politically undecided in this regard. From a geo-strategic standpoint, however, INDIA must opt to travel with the maritime powers (US, UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, etc.) if it is to escape subordination to the PRC. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Background Information: <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/africa-forgotten-and-underestimated.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/africa-forgotten-and-underestimated.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> But even with regard to the traditional maritime power network, which is built to a large extent around the old BRITISH and IBERIAN global trading and colonial structures, the US itself has failed to make a decision as to where it should stand. There is the residual expectation in Washington that “the West” will or would align behind the US, but there is also an emerging perspective that the US should retire to a relatively isolationist stance which would gradually cease to interfere in, or give orders to, the rest of the world in the name of proselytizing democracy. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Background Information: </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/10/usa-raising-stakes-in-asia.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/10/usa-raising-stakes-in-asia.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">US POLITICS OBSTRUCT NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLOITATION POTENTIAL And the US could, indeed, succeed in remaining aloof and alone. It is on the verge of resuming strategic energy independence. However, the very political attitudes which stop Washington from energizing its strategic partnerships with its traditional allies of the Anglosphere are the very political attitudes which stand in the way of allowing policies to change to allow the domestic US exploitation of its oil, gas, shale (oil and gas), coal, and bio-fuel potential. There is evidence that if the Administration of Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected it would, not having to play to its electoral base for a further term in office, allow some relaxation of domestic energy resources, and allow for new domestic fossil fuel refining. This would ensure that the US need not place such high priority on the security of its energy-supplying partner states. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">THE US NEED TO PROJECT POWER INTO THE MIDDLE EAST SUBSIDES, AS WELL AS AFRICA, AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA It is this new fossil fuel framework which is, as much as anything, determining the new geopolitical shape of the world, and which would determine future economic frameworks and the needs of future military forces. If, as is developing, the US does not need the PERSIAN GULF/ARABIAN Peninsula oil and gas (and if EUROPE also needs it less), then the US need to project power into the MIDDLE EAST subsides. Similarly, its need to project power into AFRICA, or the SOUTH CHINA SEA. This has a major bearing on the cost, shape, and doctrine of US military policy. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Background Information: </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/09/chinas-winning-strategy-in-africa.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/09/chinas-winning-strategy-in-africa.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/africa-and-usa.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/africa-and-usa.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">If, too, Maghreb <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghreb">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghreb</a>and EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN energy resources can supply much of WESTERN EUROPE, then the EUROPEAN UNION zone equally becomes less dependent on the RUSSIAN-dominated supply chain. This eventuality would be resisted by RUSSIA in new strategic initiatives, including the manipulation of RUSSIAN-controlled energy supplies — by price — to ensure that an ongoing EURO-RUSSIAN dependency relationship is sustained. What we are close to seeing is, however, a CONTINENTAL EUROPE which looks Eastward and Southward (toward Central and EAST ASIA and the MEDITERRANEAN); a US which looks Westward (toward ASIA and the PACIFIC); and an ASIA which remains preoccupied with itself to a large degree, and which is open to opportunity. For JAPAN, significantly, there is a strong opportunity to re-think its strategic dependencies. Its concern over growing PRC ability to dominate and interdict inbound energy supply lines can now, foreseeably, be countered by developing fossil fuel imports from CANADA and the US Alaskan territory. All this could re-align how new global alliances would be shaped. JAPAN would be relieved of enormous pressure. AUSTRALIA would be slightly more isolated unless the maritime powers resume their historical alliance. AFRICA would be primarily left to the PRC, INDIA, and EUROPE. THE MIDDLE EAST and its sea lanes would be less significant as a fulcrum of concern. But all states would still need to consider what they want from the new world, and how they would get it. Analysis by Gregory R. Copley</div>

A NEW GLOBAL PATTERN IS EMERGING WHICH WILL DICTATE HOW STRATEGIES ARE PLANNED

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Book Briefs #12: Conversations

7:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

"Book Briefs" are an ongoing series of posts with two- or three-sentence first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that make their way into my library. These briefs are not full-blown reviews, but they are a way to share more books worthy of attention than can find their way into reviews on my <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/search/label/book-review">daily</a> or <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/books.html">weekly</a> pages. Number 12 in this series focuses on some titles in Princeton Architectural Press's <a href="http://www.papress.com/html/book.list.page.tpl?action=seriessearch&__searchfield=Conversations%20with%20Students">Conversations with Students</a> series, slim volumes that focus on a single architect or designer. <img alt="BB12-1.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/BB12-1.jpg" title="Book brief covers" /> 1: <a href="http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781616890704">Tadao Ando: Conversations with Students</a> edited and translated by Matthew Hunter | Princeton Architectural Press | 2012 | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616890703?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1616890703&linkCode=xm2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Amazon</a> The most recent installment in the series features six lectures by Tadao Ando at the University of Tokyo in 1998, a time when the Great Hanshin-Awaji Quake hit Kobe. This English-language publication comes a year after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a fact that Ando makes explicit in the preface. In response to both events the architect has planted trees to "create an opportunity for ... spiritual recovery." The last of the six lectures deals with this response to the earthquake that hit Kobe, but the other five give a glimpse into Ando's thinking when he was taking his architecture beyond the confines of Japan. Some of the most valuable passages recall his early days and projects, and how his studio is an example of "living architecture." 2: <a href="http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781616890551">Conversations with Paolo Soleri</a> edited by Lissa McCullough | Princeton Architectural Press | 2012 | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/161689055X?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=161689055X&linkCode=xm2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Amazon</a> Given the name of the series, Conversations, it's pretty clear that the architect in question should be conversing with somebody—an interviewer, students, a room full of people, what have you. But much of the content within the books are one-way. It is much more the case with the Paolo Soleri title than others I've read. There is a short interview with editor Lissa McCullough, but the bulk of the book is made up of writings from Soleri's notebooks, as well as an essay by McCullough and ones by collaborators Marco Felici and Youngsoo Kim. The book is a good introduction to Soleri's ideas on architecture and cities, focused on the arcology concept and its realization outside Phoenix. <img alt="BB12-2.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/BB12-2.jpg" title="Book brief covers" /> 3: <a href="http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781568988849">A Conversation with Frei Otto</a> by Juan Maria Songel | Princeton Architectural Press | 2010 | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568988842?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1568988842&linkCode=xm2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Amazon</a> When traveling for two weeks through Europe after a semester in Italy, one of the buildings that I visited was the <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/109136/ad-classics-munich-olympic-stadium-frei-otto-gunther-behnisch/olympic-munich_11/">Olympic Stadium</a> in Munich. The design, of which Frei Otto is usually given top credit, was one of the more impressive pieces of architecture that I experienced, not only for the expressive tensile roof structure but for the way the snaking roofscape worked with the landscape. Frei Otto's contributions to architecture and engineering have typically focused on the former's technological aspects, but the latter is indicative of larger considerations; those are expressed in the essays by Otto and a conversation between him and Juan Maria Songel <a href="http://ggili.com/es/tienda/productos/frei-otto">originally published by GG</a> in 2008. 4: <a href="http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781885232021">Rem Koolhaas: Conversations with Students</a> edited by Sanford Kwinter | Princeton Architectural Press | 1996 | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1885232020?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1885232020&linkCode=xm2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Amazon</a> The Conversation that started the series was a lecture and seminar with Rem Koolhaas held at Rice University back in 1991. In the lecture Koolhaas discusses three well-known but unbuilt projects—Zeebrugge Sea Terminal, Bibliotheque de France, and ZKM Center for Art and Media Technology. The seminar, on the other hand, focuses on his thoughts on cities, including Houston, Rice's hometown. The third and last element is Sanford Kwinter's essay "Flying the Bullet, or When Did the Future Begin?" It's a small but solid book on an important architect and thinker. Yet over 20 years later, it might just be time to update Rem's conversations for the 21st century.

Book Briefs #12: Conversations

"Book Briefs" are an ongoing series of posts with two- or three-sentence first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that make their way into my library. These briefs are not full-blown reviews, but they are a way to share more books wor…

Wardrobes!

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out my new wardrobes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over 3 metres tall, floor to ceiling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucZ9BmA051bgMLHjJrj5mXNgf6TMcAxnm_UBQvujMGkCdZ2X2EziexaFfxUk70_dlovciiLXJMkCiFJtn1rU9NlxQdnBZPf_Zm4FGg7peuhLmE05s16LtbHJ57y-oDVCx5AYNnBzlepRj/s1600/IMG_2306%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucZ9BmA051bgMLHjJrj5mXNgf6TMcAxnm_UBQvujMGkCdZ2X2EziexaFfxUk70_dlovciiLXJMkCiFJtn1rU9NlxQdnBZPf_Zm4FGg7peuhLmE05s16LtbHJ57y-oDVCx5AYNnBzlepRj/s320/IMG_2306%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_sfo0VGAHS101UIOVFQXu8aYInw5GkjzoUhU3Vkia4eskSqeb26AE5cu_MRh-j4mZ031PtvUIE1yc2Lx_xX8-iLkKWE-3lY6ltF08S25N7weHjWUuG3WFlD-DIpkX6f62Tovkko4mk2_/s1600/IMG_2308%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_sfo0VGAHS101UIOVFQXu8aYInw5GkjzoUhU3Vkia4eskSqeb26AE5cu_MRh-j4mZ031PtvUIE1yc2Lx_xX8-iLkKWE-3lY6ltF08S25N7weHjWUuG3WFlD-DIpkX6f62Tovkko4mk2_/s320/IMG_2308%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D4Qn6shrIruVP9-TUmmW30eGn1P2ZeoCfp-Pken3wWyqwZgjgMPflkbuOixeDtN3LjMKk6oIY7ttQZwmpitdjQ0MabwrhuG5xDiANCcTyc_xCP461iewutCIS5uspL9QQscER-2xL4gJ/s1600/IMG_2309%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D4Qn6shrIruVP9-TUmmW30eGn1P2ZeoCfp-Pken3wWyqwZgjgMPflkbuOixeDtN3LjMKk6oIY7ttQZwmpitdjQ0MabwrhuG5xDiANCcTyc_xCP461iewutCIS5uspL9QQscER-2xL4gJ/s320/IMG_2309%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>

Wardrobes!

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Substitute Assistant Librarian (Part Time) - Groton Public Library

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Substitute Assistant Librarian (Part Time) - Groton Public Library

Substitute Assistant Librarian (Part Time) - Groton Public Library. Bachelor's degree and at least two years experience in general library work. Demonstrated ability to effectively work with the public. 7-11 hrs/wk. to include weekend and evening …

Manager of Reference Services (Department Head) - New Haven Free Public Library

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Manager of Reference Services (Department Head) - New Haven Free Public Library. Department: Public Services. Reports to: Public Services Administrator. Purpose: This position is responsible for the supervision and administration of the New Haven Free Public Library’s Reference Department. The position provides strategic direction, budget collection oversight, program coordination and supervision of selected staff. It works closely with other administrator positions to ensure all tactical and operational objectives of the Reference Department are met. Main Job Responsibilities: 1. Serves as a member of the Management Team. Works closely with other managerial leaders ensuring that the number one priority of the organization is crafting an exceptional customer experience. 2. Works to strengthen connections within the city of New Haven and is designated the liaison to community groups at times. 3. Investigates external grant opportunities to enhance programmatic efforts. 4. Provides leadership, development and supervision of Reference staff throughout the department. Responsibilities include coaching, training and managing. 5. Coordinates high level strategic planning for the department. 6. Attends state and national conferences to represent the organization and shares information with library staff. 7. Leads major strategic initiatives through project management. 8. Coordinates the implementation of new Reference services. 9. Leads and participates in systemwide task forces and committees, directs work groups, monitors assignments and their completion. 10. Performs additional duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: 1. Master’s of Library Science Degree from an ALA accredited institution of higher learning. 2. 3-5 years progressively more responsible experience working with public services. 3. Demonstrated prior leadership and management experience. 4. Knowledge of information technologies and web services. 5. Skilled in outcome measurements and rubrics. 6. Ability to develop training programs and train staff. 7. Easily can establish and maintain system-wide collaborations with community partners. Highly Preferred Qualifications: 1. Persons who speak Spanish or other foreign languages are strongly encouraged to apply. 2. Ability to set clear objectives and measure and monitor processes. 3. Future oriented. 4. Understands the principles of project management. 5. Knows how businesses work, especially libraries. 6. Is a proven problem solver. Computer and Technology Skills: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Intranet, Internet (<a href="http://www.nhfpl.org/" target="_blank">www.nhfpl.org</a>), ILS, IFAS. To apply for this position, please go to: <a href="http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/HumanResources/CityJobPostings.asp" target="_blank">http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/HumanResources/CityJobPostings.asp</a>. Position is listed as Supervising Librarian. Vacancy open through November 9, 2012.

Manager of Reference Services (Department Head) - New Haven Free Public Library

Manager of Reference Services (Department Head) - New Haven Free Public Library. Department: Public Services. Reports to: Public Services Administrator. Purpose: This position is responsible for the supervision and administration of the New Haven …

30 Days of Google #2: Ten favourite Chrome extensions

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeztlE20Cu9D7LjodMNJVuhQv-m6BHGE-4zeJ8TUmyJBkBw1Pa21btdz5bY531bi3kpp8_yno1-MXPT8LLygNTW_VU6Qo1HszunXCedjx0fM3QMIt8-KZdA66Ha3vqQGjRfJZfMNX8eM/s1600-h/image%25255B1%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgO6qs9QGebZxKNhPAci4tTKvGSL9rcyPT01Ld2pbkeWutnShsY4B8WEfSyaJ-s_4KNbVpV4NwhPbTCROhYz1vKNCfkVjWGtNGwFMkD428kAVvgf6sz_yb7GPEdtld84PTc7sTPO48mk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div> Submitted by Fiona Beal Yesterday in our new 30 Days of Google series I wrote a post about the Chrome browser ‘<a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/10/30-days-of-google-1-get-to-know-chrome.html">Get to know the Chrome browser’</a>. Today I want to tell you about some of my favourite extensions (all free) that you can add to your Google Chrome browser bar to make browsing a breeze! What exactly is a Chrome extension? Chrome extensions are free extra features and functionality that you can choose to add to your browser from the Chrome Web Store. Generally I don’t go to the web store to choose as it is quite overwhelming – I go for recommended ones by other teachers. All the ones I have added to date are by recommendation. The extensions generally sit in the top corner of one’s browser and you click on one when you want to use it. This is what my browser bar looks like currently in the top right corner. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6z9acHrm52wV0P4DPCWl4bLGHLqJRDyoklf8w_OUprW6HIK91yrJ2XZ0cGzzRlfYt0_xx5iRitEvAFxuAWJSJ8d2dRDd8M4OWjIz5AxIBZOo8-s4Nf1zy4a8aPU6NVuiH94VzHziwlfI/s1600-h/image13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mSOOBQiGXInqr-bECTDhioyxH7jZrRwVw3xl555goHHYRD1l1DXmObP3OIKbWF4aVdBPqsuTc97Aubc4msF_t_knSZ4lH1VvZ7K_FWuZlSBApo4BAIQwIoqkBPXVd_c4_oDUEejMWd4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="440" /></a></div> I love the way Amy Meyer illustrates the Chrome browsing experience in a <a href="http://www.friedtechnology.com/2012/10/chrome-apps-and-extensions-preso-from.html">post</a> on her Fried Technology blog.  <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qwYmTb8g0dRzE7MWdJa71Sx5Op1jTeqqhvkR5XGtgUsIxS27ysDwWiRodkSwRpThQGC_tQq-QLD0EYst2tC6CT8lxy7AOtoccGdVygvsGw4ARRFaQezABfkgy4GMqcSvlinDeBAIf3s/s1600-h/image8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAlQVdOWJE7_D2UXx8b1f7AYLHXWKSEX28HFJUn84C16l-aZgo5B_rjxTkXYXrd4PQt_DpF0Tkn5M7aUT3aelQ_grhM3YuY8x-1W1skq-JV8KhkK9646_7xK7FpI9_efEIKgB9CEOwso/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="493" /></a></div> Did you know? 1. The top of your Chrome browser where the URL is found is called an OMNIBOX because it integrates the URL bar and the search functionality. (You don’t have to go to Google.com first.) This is also the place where your Chrome extension icons will be added.  2. When you open up Chrome you have the option to sign in.  If you do all your extensions show, no matter which computer you  are using. Amazing! Ten favourite Chrome extensions   1. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-by-goog/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja">Google dictionary extension</a> This is SO useful for your students especially primary school students. .This tool can be so useful when students are researching as whenever they double click on a word the meaning is displayed as shown below. The meaning simply pops up in a yellow box.  <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhohPU9Mys_mRCPZoWeD02TSDu6Ki84XoZCroMUEKglj5oyj-qApno6NsQawL5RscGXmPkngRZhpWIUudPW0DX3SNuUhSHmRa18np71VPDog-kzUxKY4851tMLoihjeb9-yIYzMUZWJY/s1600-h/image21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbc59rgJ7VoAPBQx60POoZ4s-ROWKN74QS_Hijx38WyVvfSGFQZfI0Pj1SmkEj_kd5VBGYCeHF7k7uoiyCJ77G3-21aF6730OiIg6hYYhrAagqITbC89Q32KlFOuzNSovJ3on4IvSjA_s/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div> 2. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/diigo-bookmark-archive-hi/oojbgadfejifecebmdnhhkbhdjaphole">Diigo bookmark, highlighting, archiving and anootating extension</a>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGtC1X5wJemacnkhklu46bq-8zKj-1kbQQ1FzOeseINo4MoSoEI0rt935ztMX48lIrSnPLpUR1fh3NfNykPCAXd8Md6gEeqn22ZG5256G4Go1xoNQg2ApdLmXZFet4bwQ19YqzmnoB-w/s1600-h/image29.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_0r6qDJi1Ix7FCAtvpHeo3RYZ9BAg5yePud5i55-obb63pBZx1iGo72I3Y9Tue-UZvL2gwSCIjtMDYxNnqDj1L2vN2VH5mntxDPyYAsvgPBY3MZR6BrQqRGNy7_YKSpNtuXM8TIo2ts/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="100" /></a> Diigo is a MUST for anyone who surfs the Internet.  The extension added to your browser enables you to quickly save something for laterand open it again on any computer where you have signed into Chrome. You just click on the icon and it opens a box that will enable you to tag the resource very easily.  It is a case of:   1) Click on the extension icon 2) Choose ‘bookmark’ 3) Add the tag name 4) Click on save  <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDCiDqqotqTA8dP_qkBjP6Cq9fQ9ZCstdVUPdFQb2QTcOYMvIEf2NEUu96_JAZPR_Im_ziK2DOp57fj757GxZLYq1g4KPQNkhcu5SmxjVQr-HcbVlTIqjuIdN0OPbpXJ9mQaGM0iEbnQ/s1600-h/diigo23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="diigo2" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzonQspqIgmrHA0tG2u6laOhrYKo1xkG3FujM0LsrfQ1KkC24Bo58aiWkaF8yeN68es3wyzL1HnCEDBYGi6bZiHriXQvCkzYWvrm_5tFda3J5x5rWrmg5HbupkJyL4dFnWDAEcrL9VeM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="diigo2" width="400" /></a></div> 3. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/googl-url-shortener/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk">Google URL shortener</a> Whenever you are in a website and you want to shorten the link to promote it on Facebook or Twitter, the URL shortener is right there on the browser bar. You cick on it and it gives you the shortened version to copy.  <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGKSnnNqcZYWCIADWIATtnD_Hy3Pn5waVNX9bAbu2ElyqRY0LQFPpNjTo7up54eZvS57_jhTo5hbk5gmW6HQabMcBkpmqj3kuaChxLp5CTh8CUGZtqKc66XakqA0nauwR0rlgRpIiXAk/s1600-h/image37.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z5ojvi8yCQpkoR4I2A_FkVd9FKG3pNbB3brDNnaA8iYmOdei3siAa-y3ZYp1YPdHwOslRjt3bMnZAt5AGhyphenhyphenmKmM2hFlqNvcsPbS1WY7ajB9vIPolb611hGyGlTGr4cyx_u-GL0NnFmw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div> 4. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom">Adblock</a> This is described as ‘The most popular Chrome extension, with over 10 million users! Blocks ads all over the web.’ How often are you in YouTube and the ads start appearing? It is most annoying.  AdBlock It works automatically: just click "Add to Chrome," then visit your favourite website and see the ads disappear!  <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-YTaWRfJeCdP3r1zrauHzqUMIcnylDkX5sY_2fGFXIJT8y0xGQQDFCQoEOK2t5IAKbKPi6jQBvY79Ifk65RDbgpktfN7G5YkEzlFdNoDtnSLGn4_-ol_X1QSADvBs6DdgCRa51VW_hY/s1600-h/image41.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWn9hHWwP-BBg4P4o4XXzJyhYlAxzAWsAsTumyiv3D3h4wqRTZjkvL8opOmk6JfSL0H-6gGC-7ilQLAezEqSYsiDsyxOYF26TGJa5JAKdHlIunRhVrogdn_S93Fx4NVsTvIQ5TlSmpnQM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div> 5. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/webpage-%26-webcam-screensh/ckibcdccnfeookdmbahgiakhnjcddpki">Webpage screenshot</a> This takes a picture of your web page immediately and all you have to do is save it. It is like Printscreen except that you can also do the following to the page: <ul><li>Draw </li><li>Edit </li><li>Cut </li><li>Change Resolution </li><li>Write Comments </li><li>Share instantly via Gmail</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtepvx7X2kJC8nT5t9p4hMjwKveRAuqsvInt3XgpKqK6tLAU7DfCj2ThPI-yP0aqARVJ2gypnMD3E56aKKfMclm4XgLdXUYbw7J6ZOIF4XyNL03S9xECKQoDfHHjHIo4XhdjOqbkQ_4k0/s1600-h/screenshot2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="screenshot" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8T0yg1Qkd8p_eEJ-Rlhh8s_4tZhD_lWJ6DE5Qwc7pR40gcrdDFmT9R1lVrsvyQZTadxQzl5z30trQ56L_kAIY12wbGYUl6KCq1aFmIDE8F00HImGj4NGqwtpWofpDCYmcb9Rb3uZH5s/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="screenshot" width="400" /></a></div> 6. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-as-pdf/kpdjmbiefanbdgnkcikhllpmjnnllbbc">Save as PDF</a> This extension lets you download web pages as PDFs in one click. It uses https://pdfcrowd.com html to pdf online service. This can save loads of time when wanting to download an interesting resource to use later. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaMqoWrqm9qx7MNSb_ztV68UAqsgkLLLRFZ-cYKYPGVbnKJ4tAiOq_9_a7zZStuAgqGK4FtMbCjOflA7sZ7pyUncVbMlBQOapIJtx4VA-xQfuuxiXVxqun9YSNjEUjOPqrWdKMYPcWx0/s1600-h/image48.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpC-bTpbcan5KpIsDcnpmqm_s0HwldfK_qpeV6aV__aA06wlc9bsCjtoHY4hHzgc2oKF0PzEpDurbu-JQVohuKdQcI4BQifn1EuYimn5Eu4Ek495fcdTqpm_DjeJ9s9mQuGbDWxdXZ4U/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div> 7. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabcloud/npecfdijgoblfcgagoijgmgejmcpnhof">Tab Cloud</a> <pre>Tab Cloud allows you to save any window session and restore it at a later date or on another computer. It effectively allows you to sync open tabs between multiple computers. To use TabCloud you simply click the TabCloud icon on the browser bar; you will then see your current open windows and previously saved windows. You can save open windows, or restore saved ones. You can also delete previously saved windows.</pre><pre></pre><pre></pre><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><pre></pre><pre></pre> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogVCTMU95v48X-y4op-UShmmvbHCILg73TuRt7-q93QVDsbIKu8i0K58dgmRC45P9qkbiJoU4YXLNlrrWIDJ_k7pSl54shdD0E5XGEKI-ExXZYFn5ebV9ji0Wj2iHcsXU0FKnXiTFlPs/s1600-h/image51.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrvDSr0IhhG6x0q_eNy-AbrQxSl4ozq44ptggZ4c3hjom2XGNcc1k77Ky57z1RIMzdBZMHEdosUhQn_g1fVcRyc_jDbJLn4WLJhdkRlmZukXoMU0ZOESVynQ_ZOjRGuvZloL5zNVQsLU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div> 8. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/turn-off-the-lights/bfbmjmiodbnnpllbbbfblcplfjjepjdn">Turn off the lights</a> Turn OFF the Lights is a fantastic little extension that will take YouTube videos and darken the entire screen around the video leaving your video lit up! The focus will be solely on the video you want to show the students in your classroom! No distractions! The entire page will be darkened, so you can watch the video as if you were in the cinema. Click again and the page will return back as normal. Look at this before and after comparison. <pre><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="200">Before</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="200">After</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpwSXdr-_4YvYL9QLyuB7pY_MN_tPcmYVAgJM5f8u2xMELoakrAKQWEYQ9z-y-PaHMfyhBABkDsc3uDRx2-EUhCh2ek4l32dxmRTzHyLbT9SxJ-7WOQRLV69FTlQGpXQDHe5LxJmsvPI/s1600-h/image55.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4kuH-xj5FgCoNyvy_slPSIwM6-yMovEYi-xLapJwyylNGhcn50Sy6MvupsLvBCvntbJ3CG2Y6-49wsjP_yYACCXwzxE8v6dURQBGpHz9_VYFNd-Y1pjC-8dAevoVDpwa1RY1CyI_n4c/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></td><td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojdDDt8-fxJwHTQ95mpLwK8LiItnmEnpp6AtQzxpamIpyNnptpN3LR4KSUyVXHFT-fHiKO6GS0hblC3wl_EaJZgoK_hKguM6jcKccSrVRipjFR0ChPDBJEWB1rngse9vz4-qMJociD9I/s1600-h/image58.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5GDQuOzqs_bnUgCecX-LTWb80xpF_AwvJCFnyawPYEQj5Gll5DulygudYRr8k5E3DRF4jLcajBO1AK2W1TWrO31LCbgkUJKFM77S9Gz9OVfJcCLId9MY7ldacdLMEIfdN885PmmROdg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></td></tr> </tbody></table> </pre> 9. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/awesome-screenshot-captur/alelhddbbhepgpmgidjdcjakblofbmce">Awesome screenshot</a> This is a great annotation tool. With this tool you can capture the whole page or any portion, and annotate it with rectangles, circles, arrows, lines and text, blur sensitive info, etc. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAPvm36wyQi2_H3e-fR4MBGMksCyzXQEW-SgVHXiMMbD1VkTSweCH7Y0tNH-L9iVw4KgPskEUJS0kzG9JWrO3xg4CYXtxIc1jMA1hJ4oR_U_RCiOF0-FcLqA27jWGaRQwZdMpPMR_9fg/s1600-h/image%25255B5%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr8I5i1QgG6yQJFO1t9mYIyazsAVVFwsMVlmrrzdS2dLSnctUz0JrmRb5-GtPvtD0KQbYrgRMhmDpbvRBOJeKmd69DfOtABNe7RZJhyphenhypheniASdNEwUihZ3jBZzzxfGwb66o_RKzrJmt-KGY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div> 10. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/watchdoc/okagolgbanbllgndpnacdhohdfacdhfm">Watch Doc</a> This is a useful extension if you collaborate a lot on Google Docs. It could be very useful to a teacher. It notifies you if your Google Docs change. If you have shared some documents with others on Google Docs you normally have to go and check whether anyone's modified them. This Chrome extension will list your shared documents that were updated since the last time you have viewed them right from your browser bar. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-Y4fSUYP-Dh9L817vLcqs9Iyl1qeML6O0jBjKY5RGJ7PJDrYR622Hcrnv6C3aWJBv6R6Nq5EdVIBZmuH64mpPeChyAu5cWRBU9bNDmEM4LQvYclczZMspDH4nn0v-5pNc-H5KzDUfvU/s1600-h/image%25255B9%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyM6qGT-UsV5_7l4UnxunPGiPgZdQokGZKftGNW8360QNe9s59DmoDBv6V5umMELHnjWsBJRq2-vGQA61fEOC9ODxA0xMfb6We5UnXzR7Yu4ArA39lNXITnYZAG8EFaEP2VLniMdiE94/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div> Well, there we go – ten Chrome extensions that are among my favourites. But let me tell you – the list doesn’t stop there! These innovative extensions really are an awesome addition to a browsing extension. Why not try a few of them? Classroom uses 1. With more and more students going online in class, these extensions could really assist students with what they need to do in a task right there in the browser. 2. The time-saving ability that these extensions bring to a classroom is amazing. </div>

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Submitted by Fiona BealYesterday in our new 30 Days of Google series I wrote a post about the Chrome browser ‘Get to know the Chrome browser’. Today I want to tell you about some of my favourite extensions (all free) that you can add to your Google C…