Matt Said, Jay Said, Miley Gets Sexy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Jay yammers, Matt pops off, You shrug your shoulders. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Matt: This here be the Matt and Schmoop digs. <br />Jay: STOP BEING MEAN TO *NAME REDACTED*<br />Matt: I can’t do that. <br />Jay: Okay that’s cool. <br />Matt: You didn’t try that hard. <br />Jay: That’s because it’s not really my problem. <br />Matt:  Then why did you tell me to be nice to *NAME REDACTED*<br />Jay: Cause she told me to. Kinda. <br />Matt: Oh, she just didn’t tell you to try hard. <br />Jay: Or care. <br />Matt: You just like to get involved. <br />Jay: I keep to myself. <br />Matt: That keeps you out of trouble, I guess. <br />Jay: I get a little lonely though. <br />Matt: This isn’t gonna get awkward is it? <br />Jay. No! Not at all. <br />Matt: That’s good. <br />Jay: Do you WANT it to get awkward? <br />Matt: HELP! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwATyvfdfCoHNRSeTgJ6aKMJazsZfGvY8NxKGv_de7WyvFZfXFCxAksbtDYJTAm5OWbKnMP7mj9iTYi-xfPGMn4tl-fPCUe_LDGYUXQZ6o43LQw-CsG4Win_a8OQkcZ9RGLL3Pvoz_3xQ/s1600/Miley-Cyrus-Legs-Short-Shorts-Nude-Hot-Slut.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/AVvXsEgwATyvfdfCoHNRSeTgJ6aKMJazsZfGvY8NxKGv_de7WyvFZfXFCxAksbtDYJTAm5OWbKnMP7mj9iTYi-xfPGMn4tl-fPCUe_LDGYUXQZ6o43LQw-CsG4Win_a8OQkcZ9RGLL3Pvoz_3xQ/s400/Miley-Cyrus-Legs-Short-Shorts-Nude-Hot-Slut.jpg" width="193" /></a>Jay: Miley Cyurs is running around damn near naked these days. Matt: Is that a problem. Jay: Well, not for me. <br />Matt: Me either! <br />Jay: She got a whole drawer full of really short shorts. <br />Matt: I think she buys them at kid’s clothing stores. <br />Jay: And those shoes she’s always wearing! <br />Matt: Shoes?<br />Jay: Yeah. Super high-heeled shoes. <br />Matt: What about them. <br />Jay: Kind of freaky. Stripper shoes. <br />Matt: Wait. Miley wearing tiny shorts and you’re focusing on her shoes? <br />Jay: Well, her hair is distracting too. <br />Matt: Her hair and her shoes? <br />Jay: Yeah. Why? <br />Matt: Oh nothing.<br />Jay: Okay. <o:p></o:p></div><br />Matt: So HUGE show this week!<br /><div class="MsoNormal">Jay: An absolute MOSTER of a show! <br />Matt: TWO GUESTS! <br />Jay: Just like professionals do it. <br />Matt: Damn right! <br />Jay: First guest will be Dana Lu! <br />Matt: Her Sleeve Gastrectomy<br />Jay: What went into making that decision. <br />Matt: And, her action plan moving forward. <br />Jay: Fascinating. <br />Matt: Inspiring! <br />Jay: Very much so. Then …<br />Matt: The Ice Man! <br />Jay: Ice, Ice, Baby! <br />Matt: No, let’s not do that. <br />Jay: I got carried away. <br />Matt: It’s okay. <br />Jay: Anyway, Luis! <br />Matt: Cinco de Mayo! <br />Jay: He’s from Mexico, right?<br />Matt: Yes, a really dangerous town.<br />Jay: He probably thinks Detroit is nice and quiet. <br />Matt: Baltimore is paradise to him.<br />Jay: New Orleans is a clean, well lit place to him. <br />Matt: Memphis doesn’t scare him at all. <br />Jay: It scares me! <br />Matt: Me too! <br />Jay: We’ve been so sheltered. <br />Matt: Thank God. <br />Jay: Okay, we’re ready for a big un! <br />Matt: That’s hot! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">This is gonna rock the internet radio world y’all! Join us for “<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/05/05/losing-it-with-dana" target="_blank">Losing it with Dana</a>” on I’m With Stupid this Sunday at 12 Noon ET!! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

Matt Said, Jay Said, Miley Gets Sexy

Jay yammers, Matt pops off, You shrug your shoulders. Matt: This here be the Matt and Schmoop digs. Jay: STOP BEING MEAN TO *NAME REDACTED*Matt: I can’t do that. Jay: Okay that’s cool. Matt: You didn’t try that hard. Jay: That’s because it’s not real…

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Comedian Tig Notaro Shared Her Personal Tragedy With The World And Made Us Laugh - Business Insider

<base href="data:"><div style="color: black; text-align: left; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">The comedian Tig Notaro did something truly revolutionary in August 2012.</font></span><div style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">She'd just been diagnosed with cancer in both breasts, and she stepped onto a stage in Los Angeles where she'd originally planned to tell jokes. The jokes didn't come, though.</font></div><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">Instead, Notaro talked about her cancer and the string of tragedies she'd experienced in the span of just four months. This is not the typical formula for an evening comedy show.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">"With humor, the equation is tragedy plus time equals comedy," Notaro said that night. "I am just at tragedy right now."</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">Notaro — an androgynous 41-year-old with deadpan humor — continued to go over the truly crappy things that were still troubling her during a set that has since become legendary. The cancer diagnosis. The sudden death of her mother. A breakup. To top it all off, Notaro got a <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/c-difficile/DS00736" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">life-threatening intestinal disease</a> that left her frighteningly thin.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">"The condition I had in the hospital is called C diff. And so I just refer to it as the C diff diet. You just sit there and watch the pounds melt away. Don't like exercising? Who does, girlfriend? This diet does all the work for you. Just clear all the bacteria from your intestines and let the C diff whittle way at your waistline," <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/476/transcript" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">she said that night.</a></font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">A week after she got out of the hospital, her mother died.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">"I know, it's hilarious. Then I went through a break up, right in the middle of it all. It's tough times. You can't stick around for that. <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/476/transcript" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">Got to get out before the cancer comes,</a>" she added.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">The audience was rapt. People looked on sympathetically, but they also laughed. At one point, she suggested telling goofy jokes instead of talking about her cancer, to which one man shouted, "This is f---ing amazing."</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">Notaro's dry take <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Live-digital-booklet/dp/B009Y4E9QO" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">on her cancer that night</a> was indeed funny. It was also incredibly raw and one of the most emotionally honest performances in recent memory. (You can listen to the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Live-digital-booklet/dp/B009Y4E9QO" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">entire thing here</a>.)</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">"It's OK. It's going to be OK. It might not be OK. But I'm just saying, it's OK. You're going to be OK. I don't know what's going on with me," she said.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">She didn't plan on going on stage to talk about her tragedy. The first part of her performance — "Good evening. Hello. I have cancer." — popped into her head in the shower an hour and a half before the performance, Notaro told <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/business-insider" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">Business Insider</a>.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">Once she got on stage, she says, she was consumed with thoughts of dying.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">"I was just so scared that my life was about to slip away. When I went on stage I didn't have all the information yet," she told us. "It [The cancer] was bilateral. It was invasive. I just didn't know a lot. It was standup but it was also just me being on my knees in a way."</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">It turns out Notaro will probably be fine. She had a double mastectomy, and there's only a 7% chance that her cancer will come back.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">But her few moments on her knees before a live audience have touched a lot of people. She gets letters every single day from people with cancer, and from people who are dying of other diseases. People tell her she's helped them get through their own impossibly rough times.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">"This one guy he was in his early 30s and he had pancreatic cancer he said he felt like it [her set] gave him courage, like he could do this," Notaro said. "And it was terminal cancer."</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">If it's difficult to imagine how somebody who's dying can get courage from a comedy set, <a href="https://buy.louisck.net/news/about-tig-notaro" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">consider these observations on Notaro's set</a> from the comic Louis C.K.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">"Tig took us to a scary place and made us laugh there," he writes. "She proved that everything is funny. And has to be."</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">By taking everybody to that scary place, Notaro showed us that we can stare tragedy in the face and laugh despite our terror. Notaro admits the cancer has changed her. She's more honest than ever, and she doesn't stay angry at people. But one thing won't change.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">"I love silliness," she says. "That will never go away."<br></font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'"><br></font></p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "></span></font></div><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tig-notaro-profile-2013-4?"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Helvetica Neue'">http://www.businessinsider.com/tig-notaro-profile-2013-4?</font></a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

Comedian Tig Notaro Shared Her Personal Tragedy With The World And Made Us Laugh - Business Insider

The comedian Tig Notaro did something truly revolutionary in August 2012.She'd just been diagnosed with cancer in both breasts, and she stepped onto a stage in Los Angeles where she'd originally planned to tell jokes. The jokes didn't come, though.In…

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Yesterday I put down some topsoil in what constitutes our front garden. Today I planted some pansies and geraniums. Hopefully they don't die like the last flowers I planted!! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-ttCIzDj3Sfb78c7vgwPj4M1d8s7LQRCME0SagXWkLZTSt3oeq_W-2vqm_TCgFm8eMzCSRU6ShB_9rvr_MLMVkVQ5gtxdHF724iprJKlll5RNH_Wz4VeMllNRDxPqmcQnfGRIda84ie5/s640/blogger-image--1149571294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-ttCIzDj3Sfb78c7vgwPj4M1d8s7LQRCME0SagXWkLZTSt3oeq_W-2vqm_TCgFm8eMzCSRU6ShB_9rvr_MLMVkVQ5gtxdHF724iprJKlll5RNH_Wz4VeMllNRDxPqmcQnfGRIda84ie5/s640/blogger-image--1149571294.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg166U02bbHoYhuDly1HpgXPemGWCetYzWBxNEBVn1D2lAMHT8SaupVO1bjvaTwR0nPxYXdo6aUm7RDtZhC_Uvgc8w5CwwdpjAcLM26vK-QIS734zSW7MxANM4MfX8l0xnhg8F1sCAQpTxb/s640/blogger-image--575212729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg166U02bbHoYhuDly1HpgXPemGWCetYzWBxNEBVn1D2lAMHT8SaupVO1bjvaTwR0nPxYXdo6aUm7RDtZhC_Uvgc8w5CwwdpjAcLM26vK-QIS734zSW7MxANM4MfX8l0xnhg8F1sCAQpTxb/s640/blogger-image--575212729.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlks3xdr1fbWkfV0OTbIi3-QfxaQ6j7t8JIRKOLYMkKnF0C54p5W2SiA_3nBHq24nWkrZKaXttE0z7QxHHpPAZQ6Kmlw0vcrrbeYRkwmS-n9k_hYhZ5lCS_hvN8hkhDPHHyX05n-0-tEs/s640/blogger-image-1682936603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlks3xdr1fbWkfV0OTbIi3-QfxaQ6j7t8JIRKOLYMkKnF0C54p5W2SiA_3nBHq24nWkrZKaXttE0z7QxHHpPAZQ6Kmlw0vcrrbeYRkwmS-n9k_hYhZ5lCS_hvN8hkhDPHHyX05n-0-tEs/s640/blogger-image-1682936603.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MEiwoKrEndAHvTBTVofc8yTbOfswtEXZCDBaYq7A2wHes7jpLDt7c9OCvf2lPJCwracI4LOYbBnOp8dD1iNqLvuQJ2okLut-sRaAyYak7Tbsssu7jgyInYMqpwZjSms-Pg0A9Tu5whfh/s640/blogger-image--887219296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MEiwoKrEndAHvTBTVofc8yTbOfswtEXZCDBaYq7A2wHes7jpLDt7c9OCvf2lPJCwracI4LOYbBnOp8dD1iNqLvuQJ2okLut-sRaAyYak7Tbsssu7jgyInYMqpwZjSms-Pg0A9Tu5whfh/s640/blogger-image--887219296.jpg" /></a></div>

Flower bedding

Yesterday I put down some topsoil in what constitutes our front garden. Today I planted some pansies and geraniums. Hopefully they don't die like the last flowers I planted!! …

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Webinar recording: Add your story to PowerPoint and illustrate it (03/05/2013)

<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/AVvXsEiEh_5iyL6b2hYAbJyVXbr7ocRJ_v9i80nduDlfMwIKhuUCz4wZdNWAaqRskm1eo-W_UneYKfCYm32fr0rM3YQRFzqRmS-RQeWK7O4RCBMZAlr9W8E25hIh4FbCVXeoJZmO5jlY4Ynxnrg/s1600/webinar+recording.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEh_5iyL6b2hYAbJyVXbr7ocRJ_v9i80nduDlfMwIKhuUCz4wZdNWAaqRskm1eo-W_UneYKfCYm32fr0rM3YQRFzqRmS-RQeWK7O4RCBMZAlr9W8E25hIh4FbCVXeoJZmO5jlY4Ynxnrg/s400/webinar+recording.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The webinar summary</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this webinar, which supports our online course on Digital Storytelling, we will add our already created story to PowerPoint and find ways of illustrating it.<b></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Webinar recording</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The webinar attempts to pull together the different aspects for this week.  Thank you to those who attended. I am adding the 6pm webinar:</span><br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p16xkoenx12/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p16xkoenx12/</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><strong>The presentation used for the webinar</strong></span><br />I have put the presentation used in the webinar into Slideshare and here it is:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/20551003" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="427"> </iframe><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/add-your-story-to-powerpoint-and-illustrate-it" target="_blank" title="Add your story to PowerPoint and illustrate it">Add your story to PowerPoint and illustrate it</a> </strong>from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></strong> </span></div><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>A contribution on avatars from Thaiurie  Govender</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the webinar Thaiurie mentioned another possibility as far as illustrating a story goes – namely the use of avatars and speech bubbles, and kindly sent me a presentation with ideas about creating avators which I am embedding here. Thank you SO much Thaiurie. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="389" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S0PN-WBjquOIUaImPU3ZxNeJCaRHDG7G1_3zCRPmClk/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe></span></div></div>

webinars Webinar recording: Add your story to PowerPoint and illustrate it (03/05/2013)

The webinar summaryIn this webinar, which supports our online course on Digital Storytelling, we will add our already created story to PowerPoint and find ways of illustrating it.Webinar recordingThe webinar attempts to pull together the different as…

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Applications Development Engineer (Optics | Physics | Ellipsometry | Critical Dimension) (#109445)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Position</b>: Applications Development Engineer</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Location</b>: Portland, OR</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Duration</b>: Full time</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Job Description</b>:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems. These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes. The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs. The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Responsibilities:</b> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The applicant will be working in a highly fast paced product development and customer service environment with other groups. The applicant will work on optical film and/or CD characterization and methodology for specific tool utilization and product demonstration. The applicant is expected to travel to customer sites to support and/or develop customer use cases, by working with local team members and customers.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The applicant is expected to have solid knowledge on physics and optics. Experience on semiconductor manufacturing is highly desired. The applicant shall demonstrate strong data analysis and presentation skill.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience</span></span> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OR</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Master's Level Degree with at least 2 years of experience</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OR<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Doctorate (Academic)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kindly send your resumes to<span style="color: navy;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><u>raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com</u></a></b></span><span style="color: navy;"><u><span style="color: blue;"><b> </b></span></u></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span> </div>

Applications Development Engineer (Optics | Physics | Ellipsometry | Critical Dimension) (#109445)

Position: Applications Development EngineerLocation: Portland, ORDuration: Full timeJob Description:The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. Th…

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If Common Core Standards become our straight jacket, we'll hate what education becomes #ccchat

A sad teacher last night talked to me about how she's having to cut out two great units of study. One unit is on <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.9166666667,116.383333333&spn=10.0,10.0&q=39.9166666667,116.383333333%20(China)&t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="China">China</a> and another is on <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=30.0333333333,31.2166666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=30.0333333333,31.2166666667%20(Egypt)&t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>. Why? They aren't in the <a href="http://www.corestandards.org/">Common Core standards</a>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4068/4684237119_3fc50bf5da.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4068/4684237119_3fc50bf5da.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="ccIcn ccIcnSmall" style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">My students aren't wearing straight jackets,<br />they have wings. And that, my friends<br />makes all the difference.<br /><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" style="color: #0063dc; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Attribution" border="0" src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/cc_icon_attribution_small.gif" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Attribution" /><img alt="Share Alike" border="0" src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/cc_icon_sharealike_small.gif" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Share Alike" /></a></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0063dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" title="Attribution-ShareAlike License">Some rights reserved</a><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ammgramm/" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0063dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">ammgramm</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Savvy schools will know that Common Core standards are guidelines. <b>Struggling schools will interpret Common Core standards as straight jackets.</b> Already demoralized, they are afraid to do ANYTHING not in the standards. There's the problem.<br /><br /><a href="http://asiasociety.org/education/partnership-global-learning/making-case/what-global-competence">Global competency</a> is vital part of being an educated 21st century citizen. <br /><br /><br /><br />Two kinds of people exist today: people who build bridges and people who blow them up. Kids must be global citizens capable of building bridges.<br /><br />Even if you are under Common Core standards, I hope you have the maturity to see them as guidelines. The <a href="http://www.corestandards.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions">Common Core F</a>AQ says:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"Teachers will continue to devise lesson plans and tailor instruction to the individual needs of the students in their classrooms."</blockquote><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2061/2243080071_196dbf2afc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2061/2243080071_196dbf2afc.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="ccIcn ccIcnSmall" style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" style="color: #0063dc; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Attribution" border="0" src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/cc_icon_attribution_small.gif" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Attribution" /><img alt="Share Alike" border="0" src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/cc_icon_sharealike_small.gif" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Share Alike" /></a></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0063dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" title="Attribution-ShareAlike License">Some rights reserved</a><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photophilde/" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0063dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">photophilde</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Use your head when evaluating curriculum. Just because it doesn't specifically say "Egypt" or "China" doesn't mean you have to cut those from your curriculum. You can incorporate standards into such studies.<br /><br />Most straight jackets worn in education are fabrications of the mind.<br /><br />While some are wearing straight jackets, my students are collaborating globally. They aren't wearing straight jackets, they have wings. And that, my friends will make all the difference.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-----------------------------<br /><b>Further Reading:</b><br />ASCD Educational Leadership. <a href="http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept09/vol67/num01/Leading-for-Global-Competency.aspx">Leading for Global Competency</a><br />Common Core State Standards <a href="http://www.corestandards.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions">Frequently Asked Questions</a><br />Curriculum 21 Global Partnership: <a href="http://www.c21hub.com/globalpartnership/global-competencies/investigate-the-world/">Investigate the World</a><br />Edutopia <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/files/existing/pdfs/guides/edutopia-parents-guide-21st-century-learning.pdf">Parents Guide to 21st Century Learning</a> (PDF)<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0132610353/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0132610353&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwbrighc-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time</a> (disclosure, I coauthored this book)<br />Asia Society: <a href="http://asiasociety.org/education/partnership-global-learning/making-case/what-global-competence">What is global competence?</a><br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_c.png?x-id=473c04f0-b55b-44f2-8b7b-7541bfb741da" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>

If Common Core Standards become our straight jacket, we'll hate what education becomes #ccchat

A sad teacher last night talked to me about how she's having to cut out two great units of study. One unit is on China and another is on Egypt. Why? They aren't in the Common Core standards.My students aren't wearing straight jackets,they have wings.…

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Sarah Palin™ Kicks Off The Weekend for IWS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbLG1HUdlHM1nX9pgIzYtrB8na6drK84vua48UZYFlqtC55ozyZFhVVbiJt9PwKUcLOXtPGuPoLOXE4Mz5mO3FyJaoySyoN1bHukEhNzZgXnoL5qLXRoOF-gErIiFICeoR5smoxtO7rk/s1600/Sarah+Palin+Begich+2014+U.S.+Senate+Race.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbLG1HUdlHM1nX9pgIzYtrB8na6drK84vua48UZYFlqtC55ozyZFhVVbiJt9PwKUcLOXtPGuPoLOXE4Mz5mO3FyJaoySyoN1bHukEhNzZgXnoL5qLXRoOF-gErIiFICeoR5smoxtO7rk/s400/Sarah+Palin+Begich+2014+U.S.+Senate+Race.jpg" width="400" /></a>Hi Y’all, and Happy Weekend to ya!!<br /><br />You’re probably askin’ yourself…<br /><br />Is that Sarah Palin™ on the IWS website?  And I have to tell ya…<br /><br />Darn Right it is!!  Ha!!  You thought I was gonna say, <i>“You Betcha!!”</i>, didn’t ya?<br /><br />I’m fillin’ in for Matt-Man today because he drank a bottle of Wild Irish Rose last night and he doesn’t drink it very often anymore.  Well let this mama bear tell ya…It knocked him on his derri--, um his dery--, er…his…ass.<br /><br />Seems to me that Matt-Man should have had a tea party last night rather than a gutter wine party, but that’s just me.  Thank God Bristol Palin™ wasn’t there with him, because she would be waking up pregnant right about now.  Anyhoo….<br /><br />We have a huge weekend on tap this weekend.  Tomorrow is the running of the 2,013 Kentucky Derby.  Can you even imagine that?  The earliest Kentucky Derbies involved powerful horses pulling chariots piloted by the likes of Ben-Her and Julius Kaiser.  It’s true.<br /><br />And guess what?  There is going to be not only a cowgirl riding one of the horses this year, there is going to be a black fella riding one.  Which can mean only one thing…<br /><br />President Obama has instituted oppressive government quotas on one of the last remaining pieces of Americana and freedom that is the Kentucky Derby.  It wasn’t good enough that black people happily jockey lawns, Obama mandated that they be put atop fine thoroughbreds as well.<br /><br />I think that since the President failed to take the guns from the hands of white people, he decided to put Mexican jockeys out of work.  Which is funny, since he seems to want to let every darn wetback into this country.  What a freedom hating feminine hygiene product he is.<br /><br />But I digest…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPpJ7o9f7BNuRU686KtpS58c8XUk5JxXlLhhbmQALBhZXc8Jx5iB9EYO7or0ghD6AlakB2bYEvqpk_YJbm-eTVPLChjlGsEeSeRH391mHcPymz-gOMusNUhe4f9ZzFKXDrTVnDkZ7-bA/s1600/Hellmanns-Mayo-Cinco+de+Mayo.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/AVvXsEiqPpJ7o9f7BNuRU686KtpS58c8XUk5JxXlLhhbmQALBhZXc8Jx5iB9EYO7or0ghD6AlakB2bYEvqpk_YJbm-eTVPLChjlGsEeSeRH391mHcPymz-gOMusNUhe4f9ZzFKXDrTVnDkZ7-bA/s400/Hellmanns-Mayo-Cinco+de+Mayo.jpg" width="300" /></a>On Sunday, there will be a lot of parties taking place in honor of Cinco de Mayo.  In case you are unfounded, Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of Richard Hellmann’s invention of mayonnaise in 1905.  I have no idea why, but I think the celebration should be referred to as 19-0-Cinco!!<br /><br />But that’s just me, Sarah Palin™<br /><br />I am always amazed as to why so many Mexicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo because I have never seen anyone put mayo on a taco or burrito, or that one thing…a….chimney chonga?  Crazy names!!<br /><br />Another big thing on Sunday?  Jay and Matt will be doing their wacky <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/05/05/losing-it-with-dana" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">IWS Radio</span></a> show from Noon-2 P.M. ET on Blog Talk Radio.  Ha!!  Those two are crazy funny, and they have a couple of guests this week.<br /><br />They will be hanging out with<a href="https://twitter.com/Dana_Lu" target="_blank"> <span style="color: blue;">Dana</span></a> who recently had sleeve gastrectomy surgery in order to get her weight under control.  She is going to talk about they whys, hows, and wheretofores that she did this.  It’s goin’ to be interesting, but I already know one thing.  The why?<br /><br />Obamacare forced her against her will to have it done, and you and I are paying for it!!  Yep, Sarah Palin™ just said that out loud.<br /><br />They will also be talking to a real live Mexican named Luis who is one of the Latino types that celebrates Cinco de Mayo.  I bet Luis, if that’s his real name, will be talking to Jay and Matt on his Obama Phone while eating tacos and burritos purchased with is EBT Card!!<br /><br />Anyhoo…As you know now, it’s gonna be a HUGE weekend and I hope y’all hang out with IWS Radio Sunday and enjoy your Derby de Cinco de Dana de Luis de<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/05/05/losing-it-with-dana" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">IWS Radio</span> </a>weekend.<br /><br />My man-slave Todd and I, Sarah Palin™ will be in Houston for the NRA Conference, enjoying trigger finger excitement and Chik-fil-A sammiches.<br /><br />Until Matt-Man passes out early again,<br /><br /><i>Sarah Palin™</i><br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></a></div>

Sarah Palin™ Kicks Off The Weekend for IWS

Hi Y’all, and Happy Weekend to ya!!You’re probably askin’ yourself…Is that Sarah Palin™ on the IWS website?  And I have to tell ya…Darn Right it is!!  Ha!!  You thought I was gonna say, “You Betcha!!”, didn’t ya?I’m fillin’ in for Matt-Man today beca…

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TURKEY: WEST OR EAST?

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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitH02ewwX0MUUfADeg8u8XCSMasdtK5uIx2LxU6c7m_wfIYcr8w94_w1coAH5EiEjyb_fnCNH5FMllioP-jRS91hMbZxz-FwIyZOMeBXYPUHTGT49UXLj9p_C-TYDj5OfFDwxhd6OJ0Etx/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">TURKISH AIR BANS RED LIPSTICK, NAIL POLISH</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Via Airwise</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TURKEY'S national airline has barred female flight attendants from wearing red lipstick and nail polish, striking a nerve among secular TURKS worried the country is becoming more Islamic.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TURKISH Airlines, EUROPE'S fourth-biggest carrier, said the ban was aimed at keeping crews "artless and well-groomed with makeup in pastel tones", as a natural look improved communication with passengers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"As a consequence of our current cabin uniforms not including red, dark pink, et cetera, the use of lipstick and nail polish in these colours by our cabin crew impairs visual integrity," the statement said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRTAI99o98WYWUB5gJcIXVY7wIkOsk59y1UtBjmCFlCnYXfa8UjQWo-YZiP_LsD3fFxH8AUiPHaR5GPkZvXkvNzwuyyg8iYogQTEgqenskVpAa3HTY0HD1MnJBMlzplx-RuMhhF0IxEME/s1600/00075090-642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRTAI99o98WYWUB5gJcIXVY7wIkOsk59y1UtBjmCFlCnYXfa8UjQWo-YZiP_LsD3fFxH8AUiPHaR5GPkZvXkvNzwuyyg8iYogQTEgqenskVpAa3HTY0HD1MnJBMlzplx-RuMhhF0IxEME/s400/00075090-642.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DECISION REFLECTS GROWING INFLUENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSERVATIVE RELIGIOUS VALUES</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkish airlines declined a request for comment.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The guideline follows other restrictions on employees' appearance and on serving alcohol. Critics say they reflect the influence of the government's conservative religious values at the fast-growing state-run airline.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"This new guideline is totally down to TURKISH Airlines management's desire to shape the company to fit its own political and ideological stance," said Atilay Aycin, president of the airline's Hava-Is union.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"No one can deny that TURKEY has become a more conservative, religious country."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkey is 99 percent Muslim but the NATO state and EUROPEAN UNION candidate has a secular constitution.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party, which traces its roots to a banned Islamic party, has relaxed the state's control over the expression of religion, such as once-strict limits imposed on wearing the Islamic headscarf.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Such restrictions were aimed at reining in Islamism and improving women's rights, but effectively prevented many devout women from studying at university or taking government jobs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TURKISH Airlines scrapped its own ban on the headscarf more than a year ago, and covered women now work at check-in counters and at other positions in the company, Aycin said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Other Turkish carriers also have guidelines on the appearance of cabin personnel.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HIDDEN AGENDA?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The flag carrier caused a stir earlier this year when newspapers published mock-ups of a new Ottoman-style uniform for stewardesses with ankle-length dresses, a proposal the airline's management appears to have since abandoned.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That was followed by a ban on alcohol on planes flying to most domestic destinations and some Islamic countries.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"They are objecting to the lipstick and nail polish that we have been using for years," said Asli Gokmen, 30, a flight attendant who lost her job with more than 300 others last year during a union protest and is petitioning for her position back.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No current employees were available for comment.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TURKS worried the government is undermining the country's secular order see a hidden agenda.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Twitter, women posted pictures after applying red lipstick. One wrote: "Why not just ban stewardesses altogether so we can all breathe a sigh of relief?"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some male Twitter users were indignant over the insinuation that red lipstick would induce a sexual frenzy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkish Airlines passenger Ahmet Yerli, 33, said he did not think the new guideline was a sign of creeping Islamisation but that the ban was still "absurd."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"I've never heard of a plane crashing because of a women's lipstick," he said before his flight.</span></div>

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healing and a blog party

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;">Sorry for the radio silence my friends. It appears that I've developed a case of carpal tunnel and it has totally ruined my quality blogging time. I'll be back at it next week but was told to take the next few days off. (I'm going to pretend that doesn't include being on my iPhone). </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;">In the meantime, </span><a href="http://blog.simplybabyfurniture.com/2013/05/02/blogpartyweek3/" target="_blank">head over to the Simply Baby's spring blog party today</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;">. My fellow style contributors Cindi and Emily from <a href="http://scrappyloveblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrappy Love</a> are hosting</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;"> today and I can't wait to see what they put together. And look forward to these style contributors in the weeks to come too.</span><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><br /><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Vivid Hue Home">Vivid Hue Home</a>- Heather</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.rhymeswithsmile.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Rhymes with Smile">Rhymes with Smile-</a> Katherine</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.foreverslikeadream.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Forever's Like a Dream">Forever's Like a Dream</a>- Kelley</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://fancyfreeme.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fancy Free Me</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Elisa</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://designpostdaily.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Design Post Daily</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Beth</span></li></div></ul></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.simplybabyfurniture.com/2013/04/26/blog-partyweek2/" style="color: #c27ba0; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAK0ou_ARhpIX2yGFFDlbnWKpHpEe3jy_8Z8lerVtbyCrU7ZDF7qM9vcPXAeWx-IEfAqLF7gSk5z198wwdyOlSm6AJ5-kLQ6vO7Y62sTUPTkkHKKZZoWPKv1q_j0nA5Uu969tFB1HU3m2/s320/Mom-Blog-Party-Badge.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;" /><br />Have a great weekend!

healing and a blog party

Sorry for the radio silence my friends. It appears that I've developed a case of carpal tunnel and it has totally ruined my quality blogging time. I'll be back at it next week but was told to take the next few days off. (I'm going to pretend that doe…

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A Google in Education Summit in SA–hosted by SchoolNet and Parklands College! Join us!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9EqZL2mZNJl3xPKuiLmNPccFkSQL4Jk74eadL-wBGHo_5ULzvbtwwqcDxbLfDhmFjd9gWmEzFIFsMd8wbLJJo3BLI7Swlz2FdnfRK7WVfsXDl3WHU_jOJnYCPIFYwWS_CGfmTV1dfYw/s1600-h/image%25255B9%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWYi8JDkHSdJ5G5gRFaC7A2ipuCGTqh1izxpeMZGxzaW-ZA4SGlb-6arP7YSydd94fxFpv0MSOzXvr83C80aJmYF0fiUftqZljAvuo0BDErVuakMhC8maQWe4uN3j9eXgWCemGVumoH8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />What, where and when?</span></b><br />SchoolNet is pleased to announce another very exciting event that is not to be missed - the first of its kind on the African continent!  On September 26th & 27th SchoolNet and Parklands College will be hosting a Google in Education Summit in Cape Town at Parklands College –  This type of summit is very popular overseas so we are thrilled to be able to bring it to South Africa.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This not-to-be-missed two day event focuses on deploying, integrating, and using Google Apps for Education and other Google Tools to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Google in Education South Africa Summit brings together world-class educational technology leaders. All presenters are Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, Google Employees, and teachers with local success stories!  The first five international presenters have been announced. Read more information about these presenters at <a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/presenters">http://za.gafesummit.com/presenters</a>. More will be added to the conference website in the coming days so check back often for more presenters from the Google Apps for Education Team... and more Google engineers! Local educators are invited to submit conference presentations.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Special early bird rate</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have negotiated a special rate with the conference organisers - the EdTech Team from the USA. Early registrants pay only US$199 as long as they register before July 26.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please keep visiting <a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/">http://za.gafesummit.com/</a> for more information. <br />We would love you to join us at this event and also make it known to your education contacts. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Presenters to date</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Keep visiting </span><a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://za.gafesummit.com/</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for more)</span><br /><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>Mark Wagner</u></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Formerly a high school English teacher, Dr. Mark Wagner has since served as an educational technology coordinator at the site, district, and county levels. He now serves as President and CEO of the EdTechTeam, which provides professional development and consulting services to learning institutions, non-profits, and for-profit entities around the world.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW_T9k1qcpNY5xdBQ_cG4pnMDezwS_n3Hm8kjoEnMtjxVemZKYNmW1bx064uLhBYcPrkastaWsCYwh2GY46L7aY2CPWfIQZhvOgdFX6RQ6wDl60-3KwhyphenhyphensSD_Mb8Y_eUvF02MB1VMNIU/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW_T9k1qcpNY5xdBQ_cG4pnMDezwS_n3Hm8kjoEnMtjxVemZKYNmW1bx064uLhBYcPrkastaWsCYwh2GY46L7aY2CPWfIQZhvOgdFX6RQ6wDl60-3KwhyphenhyphensSD_Mb8Y_eUvF02MB1VMNIU/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="image" width="160" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this capacity, Dr. Wagner leads a series of </span><a href="http://www.gafesummit.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Apps for Education Summits</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> around the globe in partnership with </span><a href="http://www.google.com/edu" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google in Education</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. He was the director of the </span><a href="http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/google-teacher-academy.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Teacher Academy</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and the Google Workshops for Educators by Computer Using Educators (</span><a href="http://www.cue.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CUE</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) from 2008-2012. He has also been the professional development coordinator for CUE, the educational technology </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coordinator for the </span><a href="http://leagueofschools.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California League of Schools</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (CLS), the director of professional development for </span><a href="http://www.cvtech.net/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California Vision Technologies</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (CVT), and the provider of the technology module for Orange County’s </span><a href="http://atp.ocde.us/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Administrator Training Program</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. In addition, he works directly with school districts, independent schools, and other organisations that provide educational products and services. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark Wagner has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology and a master’s degree in cross-cultural education. His </span><a href="http://edtechlife.com/dissertation" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">doctoral research</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> focused on the use of video games in education, and specifically on the potential applications of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) as constructivist learning environments.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><u>Chris Bell</u></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chris Bell currently serves as the District Coordinator of Instructional Technology for Saddleback Valley Unified School District in Southern California. In this capacity, he oversees the instructional technology implementations in the district including mobile device initiatives, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) classrooms, and online learning.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmADpQJnuzMKdI3W0IEBUEZWNe1eFutNxZ7weXQVOZFTK73q9GDyNBHyQ1eDGCH2RjBT2AX5TMgMfD3ZzGAOMOpB_rnHcR9Om5DxpaBdND4R7u1dek0klWo5oGSVXGQKW0GwjtuCbtxLo/s1600-h/image%25255B20%25255D.png" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_wVYlzClExNyqabSHnrjcuiclOOpcnBfOTMQad5dyIPOBOgoj22v0Pttmw6OiN_GA6gfwEitSyTCecQ5iZLIhv6I7WQ9Yy8FrOgCc90rc_tIA8cHJth0uiJwsTN6AGJWtk70pSwDYVA/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="image" width="176" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He currently teaches computer programming for middle/high school students, <a href="http://leadingedgecertification.org/page/online-teacher">Leading Edge Certification </a>courses for the online teacher, and is adjunct faculty for the <a href="http://laverne.edu/">University of La Verne</a> School of Teaching and Educational Leadership.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Chris is a <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/">Google Certified Teacher</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/certification_index.html">Google Apps EDU Certified Trainer</a>, a Lead Learner for the <a href="http://www.cue.org/speakers">CUEtoYOU Speakers Bureau</a>, <a href="http://www.cuehub.org/1382108251294877/site/default.asp">Orange County CUE Board President</a>, and co-chair of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/eL-SIG/113697285318706">CUE/iNACOL's e-Learning SIG (eLSIG)</a>. He is also a sitting member of several advisory boards with a focus towards online & blended learning. Chris is a core member of EdTechTeam and serves as the Director of Online Learning. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Jim Sill</u></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After almost a decade in the video and television industry, Jim Sill hung up his producer hat and embarked on a career in education. Using his industry experience, he created an award winning video production program at El Diamante High Schoolin Visalia, CA. By involving students in real world video projects, they garnered awards and recognition at the local, state, and national level. With experience producing local television and industrial videos for non-profit organizations, many of his former students now work in the industry.</span><br /><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GazMLpeir9o/URI8EV8CNcI/AAAAAAAAORY/QS_YMMpymzQ/s1600/sill2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GazMLpeir9o/URI8EV8CNcI/AAAAAAAAORY/QS_YMMpymzQ/s1600/sill2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />As a Google Certified Teacher, Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Apps Certified Trainer and Apple Certified Trainer, Jim leads professional development workshops on Google’s collaborative tools, social media, and video production. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2012, Jim was featured in </span><a href="http://edutopia.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Edutopia</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and their </span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/tech-to-learn-classroom-technology-resources" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teach2Learn</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> series for his work in </span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/tech-to-learn-career-skills-production-video" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Building Career Skills in Video Production</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. He was also awarded The Computer Using Educator (CUE) Outstanding Teacher Award in 2009 and nominated for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Outstanding Teacher Award. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Wendy Gorten</u></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfXxQ61h0I5UBd4aDjhUthIOIHJIi_wZwKHPeGTmDaC2-XM-G9tepM_ym5CWElJ_BcxUP1ba4zdvMOhjhCNV2kbZBUf_3laPip22YIOc2QbdBxICtbD1pXoIxD7Hxuq1PBsfv3FZrXQI/s1600-h/image%25255B27%25255D.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnYAXPBBdQfiQTUp5sdLoPkL-FLdb5vQUXH1sijODD-usE4djeq0Lckw-yk3W5Y2I9FM4sDftcW1mJilnXCcr3bk_AvHeGBJmcEyCF_dwgBXuLidNHiCCipI2pJXCmZJ-h5iXmlZ6oQk/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="image" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wendy Gorton is an enthusiastic Google Certified Teacher, Google Apps EDU Certified Trainer, and lifelong learner. Currently, she is a 5th grade social studies teacher and technology developer in New York City. She has taught 4th graders in Los Angeles, and has been an elementary technology coordinator, a university technology specialist, an online teacher, a curriculum developer, and a research assistant. She is passionate about project-based learning and using technology like Google Apps to open her students up to collaboration and to the world! She is particularly passionate about international education, and was recently based out of India as a secondary technology integrator at an American school. She loves working with international teachers to find out how technology can make learning come alive for their students. She has been a conference and webinar presenter for ISTE and CUE, and she has lead  educational workshops in Canada, the US, Jamaica, Austria, and the Czech Republic - on topics such as Google Apps, iPad applications in the classroom, professional development, curriculum development, project-based learning, grant-writing, and global collaboration. Her Master's degree is in educational technology. Jamaica and Nepal. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Molly Shroeder</u></b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7aIsZNXgOO2I1SClq9E6iJjbJVC0Ljc5h93pEWVeBsQUV69zh0t8Ix1HPqFxLdgFptpDvbTq_rZ0FC8AXPWzdsiUC-qiO58I_x4jFG9yVGDvRU66zagU4Fzxv0m-VZZ-zXRzobdxr3k/s1600-h/image%25255B30%25255D.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxmtNUsBBnNf1DfQL7U7kWPhUSizDJqf9hzShPCquRd1ZPMPhDw0qjyZ2N_TYeiqFnyBxQh65Pd2-fwsrxAJm1DRkZNrlk8vVPD3yk1SvqFmhTJ6IAv2VzC8qygwK5xa-mBF8WZf6Uto/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="134" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Molly Schroeder is an Elementary Technology Integration Specialist for <a href="http://edina.k12.mn.us/">Edina Public Schools</a>. She previously taught 5th grade for 10 years prior to being the Technology Integration Specialist.  She is responsible for training elementary teachers in how to better integrate technology into the classroom and curriculum.  She is also owner of a Technology Consulting company, <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/flippededu/home">Flipped Education</a>.  <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/flippededu/home">Flipped Education</a> produces unique, personalized professional development in technology integration for school districts around the country.  In 2011, Molly helped to create and produce Flipped Education's first conference <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/superherotechcamp/">Superhero</a>.  <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/superherotechcamp/">Superhero</a> is designed to match technology-education minded attendees with innovative and engaging presenters to change education through technology. Superhero is built to expand personal learning networks with a weekend of socialization, learning and fun in northern Minnesota. <br />She is a Google Certified Teacher and <a href="https://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/viewListing?productListingId=7773+759048950927721099&category=EDU+Specialists&query=">Google Apps for Education Certified Traine</a>r.  She has presented at the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/Home">Google Teacher's Academy</a> and she presents at conferences, workshops and National Conventions on how to integrate Google Apps and other emerging and engaging technologies into the classroom. Her background is in elementary education and she also holds a certificate in Educational Technology and Gifted Education.</span></div></div></div>

google A Google in Education Summit in SA–hosted by SchoolNet and Parklands College! Join us!

What, where and when?SchoolNet is pleased to announce another very exciting event that is not to be missed - the first of its kind on the African continent!  On September 26th & 27th SchoolNet and Parklands College will be hosting a Google in Educati…

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12yr old lifer

<p>Two stories crossed my radar yesterday.  The first one was the about <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-26/young-murderer-gingerich/53251806/1">Colt Lundy</a> and his 12 yr old friend Paul Gingrich who were tried as adults for the murder of Colt's stepfather.  In a documentary on Channel 4, the story of how the murder and ensuing trial and imprisonment occurred.  All very sad......</p><p>The next news item can only be described as bizarre.  <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/brenda-heist-pennsylvania_n_3194821.html">Brenda Heist</a> disappeared from Pennsylvania 11 years ago and was legally declared dead.  She has now turned up in the Florida Keys and is saying that she just met with a group of drifters and left her life behind.  This story is worth googling!  </p> <br /><br /><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCHlKlZZaD3oGCmDAbsYRXZ1MiK0ZTi2hxkpg3eNp0kEUgqB90qJwkZ3Lggn2BupBJCkwYbK-u_ae5WNMXg7FNL5CnjDT5cK78si17oXbGLMGoGtwvBGGRZvbA9b9ELQqEsj8ZyRzTB0L/s640/blogger-image-1799496327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCHlKlZZaD3oGCmDAbsYRXZ1MiK0ZTi2hxkpg3eNp0kEUgqB90qJwkZ3Lggn2BupBJCkwYbK-u_ae5WNMXg7FNL5CnjDT5cK78si17oXbGLMGoGtwvBGGRZvbA9b9ELQqEsj8ZyRzTB0L/s640/blogger-image-1799496327.jpg" /></a></div>

12yr old lifer

Two stories crossed my radar yesterday.  The first one was the about Colt Lundy and his 12 yr old friend Paul Gingrich who were tried as adults for the murder of Colt's stepfather.  In a documentary on Channel 4, the story of how the murder and ensui…

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