News for today's 2018: 10/01/13

PODCAST: David Tennant And Gregory Doran Talk To Mark Lawson On Front Row

11:45 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh520fh6B5Jqg9zNkrD9RqoZbdNlVsVWzAoWfHN_vvbTwVU3HMh4_yrbjKxnh8uzKreebyEGDQVT6dMbp2h3cyrwYBj90lLQftFjUZBU_73UESP_wNXSyUuT_yTMbPyjhnhqtf2hafADko/s1600/WoS2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh520fh6B5Jqg9zNkrD9RqoZbdNlVsVWzAoWfHN_vvbTwVU3HMh4_yrbjKxnh8uzKreebyEGDQVT6dMbp2h3cyrwYBj90lLQftFjUZBU_73UESP_wNXSyUuT_yTMbPyjhnhqtf2hafADko/s1600/WoS2.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mark Lawson's interview with David Tennant and Gregory Doran about the preparations for the Royal Shakespeare Company production of <i>Richard II </i>is now available as a podcast. The interview was broadcast yesterday on <i>Front Row </i>on BBC Radio 4 and is the first feature on the programme.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/frontrow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Download the podcast from the Front Row Daily page on the BBC website</b></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Richard II </i>starring David Tennant and directed by Gregory Doran opens at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, <st1:place w:st="on">Stratford-upon-Avon</st1:place>on 10th October 2013 and will run until 16th November 2013. It will then transfer to the Barbican Theatre in <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city>from December 9th 2013 until 25th January 2014. Both the Stratford-upon-Avon and <st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place> runs are currently sold out.</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The production will be filmed and streamed live from the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre into cinemas around the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> on Wednesday 13th November, and subsequently into <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> schools and to cinemas worldwide in screenings running until February 2014.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://news.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find out more about Richard II starring David Tennant here</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

Mark Lawson's interview with David Tennant and Gregory Doran about the preparations for the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Rich...

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11:43 PM Tukiyooo 0

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Casanova Starring David Tennant Concludes On Drama Tonight

11:30 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUIWC_VXPWACPZD6oza5j9tGDTmVmExJ8T_zocrHbo0lUfaX0oyCMKGWr-uFGnXzaZaQnz6mrfvzUOqu-lwOrPVTf00qAbwFbXrCqY5EopY6tNaUjSRRRzuCB6OGkG5MSDUctKntku4U/s1600/Casanova.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUIWC_VXPWACPZD6oza5j9tGDTmVmExJ8T_zocrHbo0lUfaX0oyCMKGWr-uFGnXzaZaQnz6mrfvzUOqu-lwOrPVTf00qAbwFbXrCqY5EopY6tNaUjSRRRzuCB6OGkG5MSDUctKntku4U/s640/Casanova.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The final episode of Drama's repeat screening of the three part series <i>Casanova </i>airs tonight in the UK. David Tennant stars as the young Casanova in this extravagant BBC series written by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies. Peter O'Toole plays the older Casanova, recounting the exploits of his younger days to young serving girl Edith (Rose Byrne).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Episode 3</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The libertine works his way up become a leading light of society, but is tormented by the need to clear his name</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch Casanova tonight on Drama at 9pm</span></b>

Casanova David Tennant TV Drama Casanova Starring David Tennant Concludes On Drama Tonight

The final episode of Drama's repeat screening of the three part series Casanova airs tonight in the UK. David Tennant stars as the young...

David Tennant Reads The Horla On BBC Radio 4 Extra Tonight

11:25 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsqXn4kbfhLS9hOf0mIF1uVxV28l8yCxafz9PJHNwJCspXGLWiRC-xIAgDO7X-uOPT9mIFdiHxVRfJeea-5p35eMAkLdUqIYjufeWW-AjDG9KJeAGd_jIvvHG-zFlpFCnkZcjVcnmOYE/s1600/David15c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsqXn4kbfhLS9hOf0mIF1uVxV28l8yCxafz9PJHNwJCspXGLWiRC-xIAgDO7X-uOPT9mIFdiHxVRfJeea-5p35eMAkLdUqIYjufeWW-AjDG9KJeAGd_jIvvHG-zFlpFCnkZcjVcnmOYE/s640/David15c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The third gothic horror story in BBC Radio 4 Extra’s repeated series <i>A Night With A Vampire</i>can be heard this evening.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />The fifteen minute story, read by David Tennant will be broadcast at 6.30pm BST with a repeat later at half past midnight</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wednesday 2nd October<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The Horla</i> - Guy de Maupassant</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After an unusual Brazilian ship enters the harbour, our hero suddenly begins to feel unwell, and starts to have feverish and disturbing visions. Only too late does he discover the demonic nature of the South American ship's cargo.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The series was originally broadcast in November 2010 and was produced by Clive Brill for Pacificus</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_four_extra"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Listen in worldwide via this link</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each episode will be available to play for 7 days after broadcast via BBC iPlayer</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

A Night With A Vampire BBC Radio 4 Extra David Tennant Radio David Tennant Reads The Horla On BBC Radio 4 Extra Tonight

The third gothic horror story in BBC Radio 4 Extra’s repeated series A Night With A Vampire can be heard this evening. The fifteen minute s...

NewSpring Members Asked to Choose Sermons - #1 Sermon They Voted? "Is Interracial Dating and Marriage Wrong?"

11:17 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScKoAI66e07AyuPylMACChqh9Sd3gvD22-09QYMzE8Jp72dsGTHlgGgEzSdTV1V1ymiFNfpMM0x3MV1J0Z3kK2TwiQ7fRInKCL5GMlfwJ1Dn_POcW0-Vk3BPo-hhzuLCn6XluIerprK2g/s1600/IsInterracialDatingWrong.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScKoAI66e07AyuPylMACChqh9Sd3gvD22-09QYMzE8Jp72dsGTHlgGgEzSdTV1V1ymiFNfpMM0x3MV1J0Z3kK2TwiQ7fRInKCL5GMlfwJ1Dn_POcW0-Vk3BPo-hhzuLCn6XluIerprK2g/s400/IsInterracialDatingWrong.png" width="400" /></a></div>Yes, the first sermon in Perry Noble's new sermon series "<a href="http://newspring.cc/ask/" target="_blank">You Asked for It</a>" - a sermon series whose sermon topics were chosen by the church members - will be devoted to a question that apparently is still bugging the Christians at <a href="http://newspring.cc/" target="_blank">NewSpring Church</a>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Is interracial dating and marriage wrong?"</b></span></i></div><br />Who woulda thunk it - in 2013 the issue of interracial marriage is still up for debate in the minds of some Christians? I guess if you can be convinced that the Bible says you are required to give 10% of your income to the mega church down the street to "rebuke the devourer" and keep your car running longer and avoid sickness - then the question of whether interracial marriage is "wrong" might be something you are still confused about.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrkXLNvKfUIE0C_WXqv9o4JEwzcob3bk7eVo3WcWzcQ2Urqk89Lf-B8pk9CGTdXgE07IJcpZyTbUKfMv7XkDDxIINglU1X9kEfGwtj0-y-55Bl59gAqSbnz83q9B9a9awqY-WGzBRXX6e/s1600/YouAskedFort.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrkXLNvKfUIE0C_WXqv9o4JEwzcob3bk7eVo3WcWzcQ2Urqk89Lf-B8pk9CGTdXgE07IJcpZyTbUKfMv7XkDDxIINglU1X9kEfGwtj0-y-55Bl59gAqSbnz83q9B9a9awqY-WGzBRXX6e/s200/YouAskedFort.png" width="200" /></a>And who better to settle your confusion over the "sinfulness" of interracial dating and marriage - than Man of God Perry Noble. Perry is the master at tackling very difficult topics from the pulpit.<br /><br />For instance, Noble helped the NewSpringers figure out that if they don't like his church music, they "<a href="http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2011/07/perry-noble-to-newspring-members-who.html" target="_blank">officially suck as human beings</a>". He also was able to explain the <a href="http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2011/04/perry-noble-blames-homosexuality-on-non.html" target="_blank">link between homosexuality and non-tithing Christians</a>, and also was able to label his church members that are not sufficiently committed to his church, <a href="http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2010/09/perry-noble-spiritual-whores-and.html" target="_blank"><b>as "spiritual whores"</b></a>. No one but Perry could have delved into those difficult, perplexing problems.<br /><br />So now, let's let Perry Noble settle the matter of interracial marriage in 2013.<br /><br />Next week perhaps Perry can answer: Is the world flat?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibD9Xxs7tlcVBxXDI8J7Rol2buKlmtIgKtYKGf2Q2C76BxOnLSdd5W1vJhygyA5iUog2bEffgHQy31g7uGuAI7aB3nx1oZWgOTNNf1gwi5UP2de2r7zHo13AmBmimN4YMzj9KI_YFbeRtf/s1600/PerryThinking.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibD9Xxs7tlcVBxXDI8J7Rol2buKlmtIgKtYKGf2Q2C76BxOnLSdd5W1vJhygyA5iUog2bEffgHQy31g7uGuAI7aB3nx1oZWgOTNNf1gwi5UP2de2r7zHo13AmBmimN4YMzj9KI_YFbeRtf/s1600/PerryThinking.png" /></a></div><br />

NewSpring Members Asked to Choose Sermons - #1 Sermon They Voted? "Is Interracial Dating and Marriage Wrong?"

Yes, the first sermon in Perry Noble's new sermon series " You Asked for It " - a sermon series whose sermon topics were chose...

Smart TV with Ultra HD Display: Panasonic Smart VIERA WT600

11:13 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Panasonic unveil its new HDMI 2.0-compliant Smart VIERA WT600 with 4k display resolution. Here 4K means 4 times better then HD or you can say it ultra HD display.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5bmZTrVVRm4/Uku48EfiOyI/AAAAAAAAAZc/j3x19eNgUe8/s1600/4kt9087a0babd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="panasonic 4k smart tv" border="0" height="223" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5bmZTrVVRm4/Uku48EfiOyI/AAAAAAAAAZc/j3x19eNgUe8/s1600/4kt9087a0babd.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panasonic</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Company claims that it is the first 4K TV to offer 60 frames per second. Before this model Panasonic’s two other model HDMI 2.0 standard and HDMI 1.4 standard offer only 24 and 30 frame per second. But now Panasonics made an impressive improvement and increase the number of frame at 60 per second.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">VIERA WT600 4K TV will compete against two major companies like Samsung and Sony. Sony’s 65-inch Bravia X900 and Samsung’s 65-inch 65F9000 are two 4K Televisions which are already available in market.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Smart TV comes with the Price tag of $5,999. You can also stream 4K video from you tube. Device have a pop up camera for video chat, through SD memory card and USB you can play video and can browse 4K video. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author">Anil Swami</a></div></div>

4k smartTV sony Bravia ultra HD Smart TV with Ultra HD Display: Panasonic Smart VIERA WT600

Panasonic unveil its new HDMI 2.0-compliant Smart VIERA WT600 with 4k display resolution. Here 4K means 4 times better then HD or you can sa...

What the Shutdown Really Means

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal">Hola y’all! Okay, so by now you know that because President Obama refuses to totally give up on his most significant legislative achievement of his presidency, the GOP has shut down the government. We’ve all seen all over the news that they shut down the Library of Congress, National Parks and lots of other government institutions. But, there are some other, lesser known effects of the shutdown. Here are a few … <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">NSA will only listen in on your phone sex, but won’t be able to read your sexting or dirty messages on social media. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">All animals at the National Zoo will be on a diet of Ramen Noodles until the government reopens. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkXANgYzSCrDYofj7eNzNCyhbps1B0iFOVoZHtXbfANhdG6UgIyxY2xzkQQagePoqrRapE16gMUdNqZwYiOS_eLSIUzDQ9Ld7kdMI66QwWWl04MESSnUTGG2P3MuVvTr_lMHpijY9fLi6/s1600/Hot+Asian+Chick+Ramen+Noodles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkXANgYzSCrDYofj7eNzNCyhbps1B0iFOVoZHtXbfANhdG6UgIyxY2xzkQQagePoqrRapE16gMUdNqZwYiOS_eLSIUzDQ9Ld7kdMI66QwWWl04MESSnUTGG2P3MuVvTr_lMHpijY9fLi6/s1600/Hot+Asian+Chick+Ramen+Noodles.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Air Force vs Navy football game will go on as scheduled, but it will be a flag football game instead. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ted Cruz will only be allowed to give a 10.5 hour speech during the shutdown. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In the congressional pool hall, there will be no more games of 8-ball or 9-ball, but instead only 6-ball is allowed. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Old Faithful will only be allowed to erupt twice a day. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Instead of wearing his $300 Aviator sunglasses, Vice President Joe Biden will be forced to wear a $3 pair of “Risky Business” sunglasses. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">There will be no Pumpkin Spice Lattes available in the congressional cafeteria. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The annual Halloween Democrats vs Republicans “Dance Off, Face Off” will be cancelled.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Members of congress will only get 70 characters to use for each tweet. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Members of congress will either have to use their own money, or get a lobbyist to pay for their hookers. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Senator David Vitter (R-eally Kinky) will not get any diaper deliveries during the shutdown.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Everyone will be limited to ONE grand-standing “I love American and our veterans more than you do and if you don’t click ‘like’ or share this you are siding with the terrorists” meme post on Facebook per day. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We can only blow up one wedding, killing dozens of innocent people using an unmanned drone per day.  What? Oh, that’s right. Obama signed the bill making sure the “KILL! KILL! KILL!” part of the government stays open.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Buffalo River Floaters will have to shut down for the year a month early. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Thomas Jefferson’s and Abraham Lincoln’s heads will be removed from Mt. Rushmore. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">People applying for passports will have to submit selfies instead of getting your photo taken by an authorized passport place thingy. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">All CONTROL agents will have to turn in all of their shoe phones but the Cone of Silence will still be operational.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">That big bad-ass plane they have on the “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” will be grounded. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHNHo5RSx_6IbV6bUBli7rxc9r8YxJjzqoku2s3eeSnkXU-Qm0MNUIZNH9ufLCvl2GefmWBbFm_JouvM3YUb6Y6xK4xCl56bZPmaFOo94V_mTzgV4Bxst1DoCSnE7-f_y4GdvUkPPCcd3/s1600/Chloe+Bennet+Hot+Agents+of+Shield+Sexy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHNHo5RSx_6IbV6bUBli7rxc9r8YxJjzqoku2s3eeSnkXU-Qm0MNUIZNH9ufLCvl2GefmWBbFm_JouvM3YUb6Y6xK4xCl56bZPmaFOo94V_mTzgV4Bxst1DoCSnE7-f_y4GdvUkPPCcd3/s1600/Chloe+Bennet+Hot+Agents+of+Shield+Sexy.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">A whole lot of people have been furloughed and are home without pay. Oh sure, you CLAIM this isn’t a “little known fact” about the shutdown, but if you watch cable news and listen to most republicans and conservatives the people furloughed are the least of their concerns. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/jayman68" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

What the Shutdown Really Means

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RUSSIA: Watch Episodes 5 And 6 Of Broadchurch Tonight

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWV30RsVYPURiP6hyFSPgrnkhwaniOQvjEfpYm4hEMpkedkdW78DhMFzl2dPBabOQd6sPObiKn9DvefE-yj9lExvE2Yib9sWJPS6-FevWDpu80AIAl3eUBP24bY7JDjTdQTfiHQty1E8M/s1600/BC-E502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWV30RsVYPURiP6hyFSPgrnkhwaniOQvjEfpYm4hEMpkedkdW78DhMFzl2dPBabOQd6sPObiKn9DvefE-yj9lExvE2Yib9sWJPS6-FevWDpu80AIAl3eUBP24bY7JDjTdQTfiHQty1E8M/s1600/BC-E502.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1TV in Russia will show episodes 5 and 6 of <i>Broadchurch </i>late tonight. The series from ITV in the UK stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman as the police detectives trying to solve the murder of a boy in a small town by the sea. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5-я серия</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1TV 00.10</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Том играет роль Дэнни в следственном эксперименте. Почти все горожане находятся там. Харди и Миллер еще не успевают установить личность владельца сгоревшей лодки, как всплывает еще одна интересная деталь…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part 5</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1TV 00.10</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tom plays the role of Danny in the crime reconstruction. Almost all the townspeople are there. Hardy and Miller have no time to establish the identity of the owner of the burned boat as another interesting detail pops up</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6-я серия</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1TV 01.10</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">В городе проходят похороны Джека Маршалла. В это же время появляется новый подозреваемый в убийстве Дэнни. Бет и Марк обращаются к местному викарию Полу – не может ли он помочь им?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part 6</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1TV 01.10</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The town comes together for the funeral of Jack Marshall. At the same time there is a new suspect in the murder of Danny. Beth and Mark turn to the local vicar Paul – can he help them?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The final two parts can be seen tomorrow night.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

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1TV in Russia will show episodes 5 and 6 of Broadchurch late tonight. The series from ITV in the UK stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman as...

Vehicle Sales per Civilian Employed

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizoTX2NJxSDMmmLS5flpRIsaORpCPV32_YgEYb1lhmXQt7rsMcd6gEoCWmeh1aSanp0d8Ds_4AYye72iBoCe3vx880tq6ZPDvzm3uAxRXxsPb4oS5hCzo48SIFPuMbWZGfcLxd4MSHwo/s1600/Vehicle+Sales+per+Civilian+Employed.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizoTX2NJxSDMmmLS5flpRIsaORpCPV32_YgEYb1lhmXQt7rsMcd6gEoCWmeh1aSanp0d8Ds_4AYye72iBoCe3vx880tq6ZPDvzm3uAxRXxsPb4oS5hCzo48SIFPuMbWZGfcLxd4MSHwo/s320/Vehicle+Sales+per+Civilian+Employed.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />The irresistible force in blue is just about to hit the immovable wall in red.<br /><br />In my opinion, this "sure thing" growth "driver" is just about over. It's possible that we crash through the wall a bit, but it's not sustainable over the long-term.<br /><br /><b>October 1, 2013</b><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/02/business/auto-sales-fell-in-september-hurt-by-early-labor-day.html?_r=0">Auto Sales Fell in September, Hurt by Early Labor Day</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>“September had only 23 selling days,” said Kurt McNeil, G.M.'s vice president for United States sales operations. “All of this goes a long way in explaining the month-to-month decline” in the annual rate of industrywide sales.</i></div><br />You will note that he said it goes a long way. He did not say it goes the entire way. Go figure.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=mXX">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Vehicle Sales per Civilian Employed

Click to enlarge. The irresistible force in blue is just about to hit the immovable wall in red. In my opinion, this "sure thing" ...

Aunt Barbara strikes again!

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I told my aunt that my friends liked her joke the other day and i think she's made it her mission to make all my "little friends" laugh.<br /><br />Really this must be read properly...  Get out your heftiest Italiany Bronx accent and picture it coming from a lady who cannot be an iota taller than 5' and at least 180 years old.<br /><br /><br /><br />A bus stops and two Italian men get on. They sit down and engage in  an animated conversation.<br /><br />The lady sitting behind them ignores them at first, but her attention is  galvanized when she hears one of the men say the following:<br /><br />"Emma come first.  Den I come.  Den two asses come together.  I come once-a-more.  Two asses, they come together again.  I come again and pee twice.  Then I come one lasta time."<br /><br />"You foul-mouthed swine, " retorted the lady indignantly. "In this  country we don't talk about our sex lives in public!"<br /><br />"Hey, coola down lady," said the man.  "Who talkin' abouta sexa? I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spella  Mississippi."

Aunt Barbara strikes again!

I told my aunt that my friends liked her joke the other day and i think she's made it her mission to make all my "little friends...

September Goals Recap

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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well hello October, where did you come from? Can't believe we're on the down slope of 2013! I sure do love this time of year though!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Without further ado, here is my recap of my goals last month!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. workout 3 days/week - nada, zilch, nothing</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. use My Fitness Pal to track <strong><u>ALL</u></strong> eats everyday - estimating about 80% of my eats tracked</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. weigh 181 by 9.30.13 - Knocked this one out of the park!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm pretty bummed that I didn't even get one workout in these past 2 weeks. I'm not going to list excuses either. Life is busy, everyone has kids, a house to clean, pets to feed, yada, yada, yada. If you want something bad enough you'll make time for it...bottom line! Monday morning I set my alarm for 4:45am and hit snooze. Oops! I really am just not a morning workout person {espeically while nursing!}. I started out October right though, I got in a 30 minute power walk on my lunch hour today. I think this will be the best time for me to workout. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Five out of 7 days of the week I'm on plan, tracking everything that goes in my mouth. Its the weekend that trips me up, specifically Sunday. Sunday is Kyle's cheat day and for some reason I feel the need to cheat along with him. Not necessary! Sunday the 22nd was BAD! MFP told me to just go to bed 'cause I'd eaten such a ridiculous amount of calories {j/k...but it should give me warning messages when I'm stuffing my face on days like that}. This past Sunday wasn't as bad, but I could have done without the ice cream for dessert or that 3rd piece of pizza {promise they were small!}. So still some work to be done in the tracking/eating department. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And finally I'm here to tell you, on September 30, 2013 I stepped on the scale and smashed my goal of 181!! Check that out!! Nothing like beating a goal you set!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbPlQpHCc1u_ZtPxpVR0IJAIKBY-IWmjB15_HHioWdT5F0XZ5H6hXqfFluPU6BswypjQ0FgTpq28RFUSQD_uVflWMyG3pPOsDYQUgCIbkycOoqrKgN7gNzgvrPb2VahK1gZd7cf6QVKzJ/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbPlQpHCc1u_ZtPxpVR0IJAIKBY-IWmjB15_HHioWdT5F0XZ5H6hXqfFluPU6BswypjQ0FgTpq28RFUSQD_uVflWMyG3pPOsDYQUgCIbkycOoqrKgN7gNzgvrPb2VahK1gZd7cf6QVKzJ/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay tuned for my October goals post {now I need to go write them}!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Do you beat yourself up if you don't meet a goal you set? Or do you brush it off and set a new goal?</strong></span></div>

September Goals Recap

Well hello October, where did you come from? Can't believe we're on the down slope of 2013! I sure do love this time of year though!...

USA: BBC America To Devote A Whole Week To Doctor Who

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1srUTNXyfi8tE3dFN6mgm-MfAsuPcSK3TrzN10lU1mMCzlkLxrvDrzOZe2nv8D2CCAa9ZoHwjXYcPVJxGUv-qP8Js0YDQrFcc5rjX_rkaTvA6ilt0azElrPwrBrJXHIcXeeWsXDLJRg/s1600/DavidMatt2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1srUTNXyfi8tE3dFN6mgm-MfAsuPcSK3TrzN10lU1mMCzlkLxrvDrzOZe2nv8D2CCAa9ZoHwjXYcPVJxGUv-qP8Js0YDQrFcc5rjX_rkaTvA6ilt0azElrPwrBrJXHIcXeeWsXDLJRg/s1600/DavidMatt2.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BBC America have confirmed that they will be taking part in the international simulcast of <i>Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor</i>, the 50th Anniversary episode starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, Billie Piper, Jenna Coleman and John Hurt. The special will be seen at the same time as the UK broadcast on Saturday 23rd November and will also be simultaneously screened in over 75 countries worldwide.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BBC America have also confirmed that they will dedicate an entire week in November to Doctor Who. They say that this will  include the new film <i>An Adventure in Space and Time</i>, marathons and new specials yet to be announced.</span><br />  <div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On top of the worldwide TV broadcast, BBC <st1:country-region w:st="on">AMERICA</st1:country-region> will announce in the coming weeks details of select 3D screenings of the anniversary episode in theatres in the <st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></st1:place></div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/10/bbc-america-to-simulcast-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-special/"><span style="color: blue;">Full details of the simulcast are here</span></a></span></st1:place></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://david-tennant.com/2009/id205.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find more details about The Day Of The Doctor here</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

USA: BBC America To Devote A Whole Week To Doctor Who

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BBC America have confirmed that they will be taking part in the international simulcast of Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor , the 50th Anni...

BBC Worldwide Confirms Worldwide Simulcast Of Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASpIvivaGl7FCmxHUJcGb9uYPy-notljV8b6QO7lEbF_asER0uzzm0dHioV8yk2McyiBoWtxcNluxE5-Bv0PGmw6MO5NWKSJd1-zMjV7Z-rvjrFtMLhDMR6F1HfmRkqiFNcN2PbmqMbo/s1600/Poster4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASpIvivaGl7FCmxHUJcGb9uYPy-notljV8b6QO7lEbF_asER0uzzm0dHioV8yk2McyiBoWtxcNluxE5-Bv0PGmw6MO5NWKSJd1-zMjV7Z-rvjrFtMLhDMR6F1HfmRkqiFNcN2PbmqMbo/s640/Poster4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BBC Worldwide today confirms that the special 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who, <i>The Day Of The Doctor</i>, will  be broadcast simultaneously to millions of viewers worldwide in a global simulcast on 23rd November 2013. The special stars Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt as different incarnations of the Doctor along with companions Jenna Coleman and Billie Piper.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BBC Worldwide say:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From Canada to Colombia, Brazil to Botswana and Myanmar to Mexico, fans in at least 75 countries spanning six continents will be able to enjoy the episode in 2D and 3D (subject to availability) at the same time as the UK broadcast, with more countries expected to be confirmed within the next month. The US, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> have also signed up for the simulcast which will be shown in numerous countries across Europe, Latin America and <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On top of the worldwide TV broadcast, hundreds of cinemas in the <st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place>and across the world also plan to screen the hotly anticipated special episode simultaneously in full 3D, giving fans the opportunity to make an event of the occasion and be part of a truly global celebration for the iconic British drama series. Details about tickets for the anniversary screening will be announced in due course.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Worldwide comments: “Few TV shows can still lay claim to being appointment viewing but Doctor Who takes this to another level. In its 50th Anniversary year we wanted to create a truly international event for Doctor Who fans in as many countries as possible and the simultaneous broadcast and cinema screening of the special across so many countries will make for a fitting birthday tribute to our Time Lord.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steven Moffat, Showrunner for Doctor Who and Executive Producer of the 50th Anniversary episode adds: “The Doctor has always been a time traveller – now he’s travelling time zones. On the 23rd of November, it won’t be the bad guys conquering the Earth – everywhere it will be The Day of the Doctor!”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The free-to-air 3D coverage will be available to those with access to a 3D TV set and to the BBC’s HD Red Button service. This is part of the BBC’s two-year trial experimenting with 3D production and distribution, which has also included selected coverage from Wimbledon 2012 and the London 2012 Olympic Games.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since 1963 Doctor Who has been one of the best loved dramas and certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful sci-fi series ever. The show has received numerous awards across its 50 years and has seen huge commercial success with over 10 million DVDs and 8 million action figures sold globally. It is also the number one BBC show on iTunes in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region>. BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> broadcaster distributes Doctor Who to over 200 territories across the world.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://david-tennant.com/2009/id205.html"><span style="color: blue;">Keep up to date with news about the 50th Anniversary Special on our website</span></a></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source: BBC Worldwide</span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div>

BBC Worldwide Confirms Worldwide Simulcast Of Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor

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BBC Worldwide today confirms that the special 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who, The Day Of The Doctor , will be broadcast simultaneou...

World War II vets knock down barriers, visit Memorial

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government shutdown World War II vets knock down barriers, visit Memorial

Elderly veterans who came to Washington to visit the World War II Memorial knocked down the barriers to the closed monument and visited it a...

Mabry Mill spoonbread

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvM_nGIjmmgZw0joazSCspGLtzkZZkdKni54r_yioGZAqO9LM7MQ6efyGhrBwcewBH1N0_a_3mFCxyuMjr3QUpDkpwB6FTtcXiZrd0Id3azGIpq1Z7P7ysOjFlP9jWBUsbrJ46kt-JAmmL/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvM_nGIjmmgZw0joazSCspGLtzkZZkdKni54r_yioGZAqO9LM7MQ6efyGhrBwcewBH1N0_a_3mFCxyuMjr3QUpDkpwB6FTtcXiZrd0Id3azGIpq1Z7P7ysOjFlP9jWBUsbrJ46kt-JAmmL/s640/1.jpg" width="577" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">While visiting Mabry Mill along the Blue Ridge Parkway last week, SWAC Husband bought a bag of their corn meal. That means making something with it, right? So I pulled out my <i>Virginia Hospitality</i> cookbook given to me by my mom in 1978, and looked up the spoonbread recipe to make that Southern favorite for dinner. Yum!</div><br /><b>Spoon Bread</b><br /><br />1 1/2 cups corn meal<br />1 teaspoon sugar<br />1 1/3 teaspoons salt<br />1 1/2 cups boiling water<br />1/4 cup butter<br />5 eggs<br />2 cups milk<br />1 Tablespoon baking powder<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350. Mix corn meal, salt, and sugar together. Scald with boiling water. Add melted butter. Beat eggs; add milk. Combine mixtures. Add baking powder. Pour into oiled 9x13 baking pan and bake 30-40 minutes. Makes about 10 servings.<br /><br /><i>Virginia Hospitality,</i> page 172.<br /><br />Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />October 1, 2013

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While visiting Mabry Mill along the Blue Ridge Parkway last week, SWAC Husband bought a bag of their corn meal. That means making something ...

South African Teachers say the Google in Ed SA Summit was AWESOME!

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><i>Submitted by Janet Thomson,, Executive Director of SchoolNetSA</i><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Google in Education Summit took place on September 26, 27 at Parklands College, Cape Town. </span><br /><u></u> <br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="312"></td> <td valign="top" width="312"><br /><b></b><br /><b><i></i></b></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="312"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekJNKb8ny2Hy_56dqjc3DzYFtARhjn4v5utOvs7XaKDg6iQ73sdnvsZcENovQwmwEsOxihKhhfXB_z6ZFB_4SBirg4C1YaoaA4f0uHybHkhtTgAthxg3yYT6LSW2RYiiHmqh6VkH9roA/s1600-h/clip_image003%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="clip_image003" border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOcz-jIXEK2ZO2nVtDujKwKoEgVufGR8uum1cfwfLLeyx9mGzUDaz20YP0WqJjBYVDgNQBadr8zqicFE7zfKyCIS1pECUMpk9TAgqe1lMFyzJojANBw43OUvhk0jQ90dmPqstQfJxICk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image003" width="244" /></a></i></b><b><i></i></b></td> <td valign="top" width="312"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MSypRz27Zo_5VjwKVBTsoMOhTAPDH8dhlwGKK84gkGC4JsEySEQRgqTYlo39cvE9Q7tAUuiAFi6_EdHF-OFDRYJcdnaach252gMxdGir6Xqkoq9P6Ege_qAGqqxeXGPQR7Ycp1cPBFI/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="clip_image004" border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdYWDIpmT3OlA2CJMWo56GoKZMrrirL77Wo_PcOugepwMML8cXA-RnxCEOVm2HWmMZor3Sb3rqGaxEfKDMJ8sdU-B1PRF3KyX7l-hJCnB0KSJooNuhpO5DSSlFJh2uM9-V10H0vPKmTA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image004" width="244" /></a></i></b><b><i></i></b></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="312"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Delegates preparing for Opening Plenary </span></td> <td valign="top" width="312"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Maggie Verster and Ngaka Ralekoala signing in </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Wow” and “Awesome” were the most commonly used expressions this week at the Google Apps for Education Summit. Teachers were overwhelmed with the presentations given by the Google Ed Tech Team and the volumes of information that they will still be grappling with when they return to their schools next week. One description of the knowledge overload experience was that it was like trying to drink water from a fire hydrant.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iwmrUVmjZKvtrXs-j2Bb7_e3RYkiz3BIBs7fcJRfpr1mr87aEmD-IexEA_96MX_tDSz1bm5uNX6YbzNP0Ehg-h8gOHTXdWsTeq9m7r8idyyxQyktcx5c0WDYotViQD98OYjD1Rj6txo/s1600-h/clip_image005%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="clip_image005" border="0" height="163" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw9zxwvWtEknxQUTZ8GNViNaQhty_BRqDi4NOd_ivvYkx1AG4_UL_CpeD-Z2yX5b5KS8KORhuGsRswEdEviFpXtGlG9wOHeEd2XZ46r3OsOiT6NasLUqTpCJvcWnc5bd2RoIJo-GusCg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image005" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Molly Shroeder from the EdTechTeam</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We are thrilled to bring the Summit to South Africa for the very first time and have had an amazing two days of learning for teachers and education professionals,” said Molly Schroeder, Google in Education Summit Program Chair. “We have been thrilled at the reception we have received from South African teachers and hope that we have contributed towards the transformation of learning for students in Southern Africa.” </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mrs Roth from Parklands College welcomed delegates to the conference at the opening plenary. Parklands College had not only provided their magnificent facilities to the Summit at no cost but had also sponsored a number of teachers to attend. The hospitality, efficiency and generosity of the Parklands team cannot be overemphasised. As a consequence, the administration for the Summit ran like clockwork and presenters had the luxury of instant hands-on support if needed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="208"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtfr5z28TLwY0nicqP-NfASokLiW9Qz8O6pLdqJcH34-2xS82MsdvMGxfxlydckT1AhtcTsBnRf7x8UV0ErEq7nGWc8zzqaQJwPS-8VoJoS-VtnmBtPFoUJnio4Wq7nYmRsX0GgtSLog/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="clip_image006" border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cC8BLjA4KKPVFt3bsAL-sev4RYfpOTIuFkBnVAtEoaMnKAALXaf4eioqUnpyE_NBoRsGQi3uwAFUG1nNW3Wf3s6WBfDqzrJor2Bk2Y7MlRobuFjjk2ao31aipv964yGQE6J-PxfuJM8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image006" width="208" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="208"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMW-VZl83on_8eaQahLFDsL_7ht0xXHvkiAVdwc5SBLWwPTaMRwXXZhOkR1YfldqpCHT6i8Zd131-cGMwFkcg8ScZxt-Nq2pPUSLoS9Jk41CmDhhDj49fkLcQzwO5JABkiU9H6ovZ-cE/s1600-h/clip_image007%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="clip_image007" border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDOPQokTFvNcdSneFV-7H8UaaMnqXLUBExX_A53wL7kho5NQyK8-5MHKDm8flE5T9K7ifpQSIy5VAH5Yi0H0S7opxhoUgj_WyUHmfuB_PeI4TLe6hTabwZiqmsB1OSx8gyINRqn6Tp40/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image007" width="201" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="208"></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="208"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdaFVbfS6HeZCUeHUw4X1dqT_BoUY2mLPuksvk-c1WwoSH6XmvnEG5Cd7uDtInnfNLAFz8QLhJVRD6k0Mfii1gBq6xq-uNM6G8_PMepDpb3TGbgbGcs0L9yuiySBHiHctX6RnG37AUuE/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="clip_image008" border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6XDKDZKK7YDCdlAYynlLkXxuTHiA8pWTO7maQ23LjK20fkDxFYP-KnQ2uUdVB308t106gkjuiauLdiMbKJPRauOmwf9iBct8Re6hGup_P1DSG9bPmIucW_Lg64elyAj6LMBlPE1a7gM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image008" width="211" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="208"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICT7Ic5AmQWfVn1B_p6K5HQDSxO1V3vN8sxWZdomOvl3UUjevApVlJlYLDw47id3g_Y1rckpyp09R8H75oil2Ii7ecR1cJfyBEL7vUEOqusE2MEH900ywYDlI0uoiDexxLgph1-rujN4/s1600-h/clip_image011%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="clip_image011" border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxy4tf9iUIsyigJfQg0IJcwmWwwgZyWlxukFpW9_Yhf4UtD_y5j8vS9MRKkEpDVnmS50Nc4jSW4g6lbrs5R-IrOr6Oaonc1SuZk8n9YY7u7gKIGTZNeYrxPX6hzbhHhFnHgJ7QK3iDBk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image011" width="202" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="208"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Registration at conferences can sometimes be a logistical nightmare but the Google team had used Eventbrite software to manage the process and it too ran like clockwork, providing teachers and organisers alike with a stress-free experience and giving everyone enough time to have their photos taken in fun party attire with the backdrop of table mountain and the Green Point Stadium. See who you can recognise from the photo gallery on the SchoolNet website:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.schoolnet.org.za/">www.schoolnet.org.za</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> </span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="209"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="clip_image009" border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF3c27l6t2guD7gTo2OjCfJeauoCUEVW7GvQLAZpQ6pNvkCRiTNu4AYnXByxC1l1UJJieN1WSTUk1EBymTh8l4kdscZi4ndkH41sa-6NTy04RZRAt8opyRgrDEuExs9edtxfjBlfxwNM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image009" width="201" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">At Moyo’s with presenters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4_FDniFHF-sBpN24DetRP-bBQaOdOpiNZ_RXAkc2h22KmjOq6q_Hwcgg3QxyDbb9dqYSS7mVwhp3lTdIOyOvT1SbptkVbd1-fMpBBGWmviQkln4tHSY-8sBtT6oorngLOcSZKFfmXko/s1600-h/clip_image009%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="203"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="clip_image010" border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAUTUSDpRtSOxh4fN1HpESnWcW5VFDANH6cKHFeKiq8m5zxWymoLvxt-_-EAw6nESYaEOU63aKzPQP5it5hx5A1qRKjdRk25vwtQRVW6q7VWBzUdMlx6b6lYV61v5w39yoWiF2p5RpxY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image010" width="198" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Demo Slam contenders</span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMSKyhyIllRgkK9oAS-dmIpdRjvbz-LHtjOG42ZlzYR7J1zaZC8gbVbOmyWlJx9RHixK4EXJX8av3BkBxgqB-T8afPa0wuDVnNFR_GbSNLwyBltk4A63ltaiLyXHntXgY7i8oojDK6hE/s1600-h/clip_image010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="212"></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="209"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></td> <td valign="top" width="203"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></td> <td valign="top" width="212"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The programme featured Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, practicing administrator and solution providers. A team of international experts as well as local educators shared their knowledge with over 390 delegates. Molly Schroeder delivered the keynote at the opening plenary “<i>Design Thinking for Educators</i>” and certainly set a positive and academic tone for the remaining two days. Molly is currently a Technology Integration Specialist in Minnesota and a Global Educational Technology specialist. She is a Google Certified Teacher and a Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer and freely shared her Google related knowledge with the South African audience. The first day concluded with a Demo Slam during which time presenters had to share an innovative teaching tool within a three minute deadline.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All presentations have been uploaded for sharing from the Google Apps for Education Website for South Africa accessible from this link: </span><a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/resources" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://za.gafesummit.com/resources</a><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="208"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="clip_image012" border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIivKLqbDIbzyqJygRi8T5pZDw0tcBEZHZzcmu4VsjdUmGXl8yO57KVOg60CipYAuKo1vn_kN6W2lIyTNMOh1YCtt9rK92cs7XMZY8GErTzrl5FJbqfZkjnb_IcP0bpggCf0-b2W0AY4Q/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image012" width="215" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Kern Kelly closing plenary</span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9A9MOfw8V1yqI6Jpu3VxfbTheZjzz10D-UUkBQrhG7vVaErq-2Rio8Vu0-Bt6mqk9r2u41mpbkWLJU2_NJmsQaDEyUF6HLdtpZnXN1xY7YiS7LxOEhVq2BnL7IvqRPRCXlhwQeF-1PuE/s1600-h/clip_image012%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="208"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="clip_image013" border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEkW4pvnnIUDL_a3hl2raPkr8x_zuR8R6LgmWxBuCVflA9PQkM-s48b7J2YxAmdtgCK7ppIolPh0vP3x3h7LVPVkAwcGUEgGB4Q_dRZX60i5SSE84hrXK-Kq9NKAZKAUZdChZRV2HwCc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image013" width="219" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rushton Hurley hugging a tweeter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kryZGheQUf84ZWPh09bTSwQWPoFNLeANQ9XpqsvFbJkkfENWVA6lsLzKmDs4wgCf3NCD9uYjYJe1FUugpZNsl50q2tYnErJ92XqhlLSgW3DQnC9aizLN8FdTePOl3v4TA4lgeFSSL10/s1600-h/clip_image013%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="208"></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="208"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></td> <td valign="top" width="208"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></td> <td valign="top" width="208"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhyUBmMfX_ude3FzBFTJBmm_S8XHnbOznNIW2vpI_09iPXD5MwamcFHudV7A6jNlrsKhYmx554ng0SA98Z8L9e19gXNUIriWQz3vEqsNkEbfriV5GpzMwqsj5MkQKQckCW1IeHtg_KeU/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="clip_image014" border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhyUBmMfX_ude3FzBFTJBmm_S8XHnbOznNIW2vpI_09iPXD5MwamcFHudV7A6jNlrsKhYmx554ng0SA98Z8L9e19gXNUIriWQz3vEqsNkEbfriV5GpzMwqsj5MkQKQckCW1IeHtg_KeU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image014" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The organising team in jazz form</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Delegates are able to revisit sessions or access sessions they missed and Parklands will soon be sharing the videos of sessions that they filmed. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Similar Google Summits have been held all over the world, but this is the first event of its kind on the African continent. The Summit was co-sponsored by NGO SchoolNet South Africa, an experienced and yet progressive organisation, leading the thinking in teacher professional development programmes in technology integration and school leadership in South Africa. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">South African teachers and the Ed Tech Team are now scheming as to when we can repeat this excellent event next year.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visit the </span><a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google in Education Summit website</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to access all information about the summit.</span></div>

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Submitted by Janet Thomson,, Executive Director of SchoolNetSA The Google in Education Summit took place on September 26, 27 at Parklands Co...

Another ALEC rep could be in trouble -- in Texas!

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<table 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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNGrWT-3G0Mjq9REmBEZOsiDH2Q9wJa4ga24WpHJSTgNPJCHLedIUYinE1PCtHbyl3wZ_GGgSfgKbEE0yfDVjnlDvQZFruyseifa80SDEBd9MesVtcLRqrkuZ68T4f8K0USn6OuRHqGM9/s1600/Klick-Stephanie_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNGrWT-3G0Mjq9REmBEZOsiDH2Q9wJa4ga24WpHJSTgNPJCHLedIUYinE1PCtHbyl3wZ_GGgSfgKbEE0yfDVjnlDvQZFruyseifa80SDEBd9MesVtcLRqrkuZ68T4f8K0USn6OuRHqGM9/s320/Klick-Stephanie_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALEC rep. Stephanie Klick</td></tr></tbody></table>Stephanie Klick, a Texas state representative, doesn't think she needs to obey state open records laws when it comes to her dealings with <a href="http://alecexposed.org/" rel="nofollow">ALEC</a>. Unfortunately for Rep. Klick, Texas' attorney general thinks she needs to obey the law.<br /><br />The <a href="http://foift.org/2013/09/30/ags-office-says-legislative-documents-must-released/" rel="nofollow">Center for Media and Democracy asked Rep. Klick</a> for records of her communications with ALEC, the corporate dating service for state lawmakers. That apparently unnerved Klick, because she asked the attorney general if she could keep her records secret. She argued that her dealings with corporate lobbyists could be withheld from the public because of her right to freedom of association and something called "deliberative privilege."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/09/12259/texas-attorney-general-rebuffs-alecs-effort-declare-itself-immune-open-records-la" rel="nofollow">Attorney General Greg Abbott didn't buy it</a>. Neither did the <a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/08/26/5110399/klicks-ties-to-group-should-be.html?rh=1" rel="nofollow">Fort Worth Star-Telegram</a>, which editorialized:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">...she shouldn’t keep her correspondence a secret. As the preamble to the Texas Public Information Act says, the people delegate authority to make laws, but they “do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know.”</blockquote>Klick isn't the first state lawmaker to stonewall requests for information about ties to ALEC. The <a href="http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/09/12259/texas-attorney-general-rebuffs-alecs-effort-declare-itself-immune-open-records-la" rel="nofollow">Center for Media and Democracy is suing Wisconsin state Sen. Leah Vukmir</a>, ALEC's treasurer, for hiding documents sent from ALEC to legislators.<br /><br />Another ALEC front, <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/09/alec-front-man-indicted.html" rel="nofollow">Georgia state Sen. Don Balfour</a>, was indicted recently on 18 counts of corruption.<br /><br />(No one, by the way, should be surprised at corruption charges against state lawmakers who take money from ALEC to travel to posh resorts where they meet corporate donors.)<br /><br />Lisa Graves, executive director of the <a href="http://prwatch.org/" rel="nofollow">Center for Media and Democracy</a>, came up with the best description of why Rep. Klick couldn't get away with hiding her dealings with ALEC.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">You cannot just create a special private club between lobbyists and lawmakers and then claim your communications with legislators cannot be disclosed to the public under state sunshine laws.</blockquote>Exactly.

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ALEC rep. Stephanie Klick Stephanie Klick, a Texas state representative, doesn't think she needs to obey state open records laws when it...

Wade's Mill corn meal at Beech Mountain's Fred's General Mercantile

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3V4OWG8ciaewwHDo23PJKDDXHiYHiGch2jmnKTYzwKtE_GEmcznaH3Lsa6-Fs-NWIPm0ov8ipZRu94xKcWmbdPVWPCe55Y0Xen0A0sG9oCvboanxU0OloN-dWc0NvcaAlschxAxqyhJY/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3V4OWG8ciaewwHDo23PJKDDXHiYHiGch2jmnKTYzwKtE_GEmcznaH3Lsa6-Fs-NWIPm0ov8ipZRu94xKcWmbdPVWPCe55Y0Xen0A0sG9oCvboanxU0OloN-dWc0NvcaAlschxAxqyhJY/s400/4.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Imagine my surprise while looking around <a href="http://www.fredsgeneral.com/">Fred's General Mercantile</a>, located at the top of <a href="http://www.beechmountainresort.com/">Beech Mountain</a>, North Carolina, to spy some Wade's Mill products on the shelves! A little bit of the Shenandoah Valley, my current home, right there in my former stomping grounds. Nice....</div><br />Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />September 29, 2013

Wade's Mill corn meal at Beech Mountain's Fred's General Mercantile

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THE DARKNET

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<br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BKI7ogkk18VW8-x2i1dFDBy0A5fxHphCX4ItbatuDz5GPO-tKi5H9amozrz9jSfp8DJ_II2B2-buR4YlPtW8en6dwyx9jIytSaeWuUq30Td3H-CYMPj-vUaVJ_ysb2VV1RcEXi12itxN/s1600/iceberg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BKI7ogkk18VW8-x2i1dFDBy0A5fxHphCX4ItbatuDz5GPO-tKi5H9amozrz9jSfp8DJ_II2B2-buR4YlPtW8en6dwyx9jIytSaeWuUq30Td3H-CYMPj-vUaVJ_ysb2VV1RcEXi12itxN/s400/iceberg.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><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="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">BACKDOOR PLOTS: THE DARKNET AS A FIELD FOR TERRORISM</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; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Yotam Rosner , Aviad Mendelbaum , Sean London via </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">INSS Insight </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><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";">The global battle against terror has done serious damage to al-Qaeda’s physical infrastructures, and thus to limit its exposure, al-Qaeda has stepped up its activity in cyberspace. Activists have learned to exploit internet technologies by using known networks to distribute material for recruitment, training, and coordination of terrorist operations. The internet has a visible side and a hidden side. The visible side includes sites that can be found through an ordinary search, while the hidden side, called the darknet, includes sites or networks that cannot be accessed by regular means. These sites serve as a platform for internet users for whom anonymity is essential, since darknet sites not only provide protection from unauthorized users but also usually include encryption to prevent monitoring.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><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";">CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE THIRD KIND: DEEPNET, BLACKNET, OR DARKNET</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; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In August 2013, the US State Department published a travel warning, and in an unprecedented step, closed over twenty embassies. As expected, following the AMERICAN warning other Western countries such as GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, and GERMANY ordered the closure of various embassies. Several days after, the alert was reported as a response to the monitoring of a conference call among a team of terrorist leaders, including al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri and the heads of its affiliate organizations. It was gradually reported by anonymous intelligence sources that the information was found in the possession of an al-Qaeda courier who had recordings of the call. Minutes of the call were transmitted via the internet, and there was also a seven-hour recording of the entire call. By tracking the courier, the UNITED STATES succeeded in discovering the call, which apparently took place in a part of the internet sometimes called deepnet, blacknet, or darknet.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><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";">DIVERSION TO CYBERSPACE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The global battle against terror has done serious damage to al-Qaeda’s physical infrastructures, and thus to limit its exposure, al-Qaeda has stepped up its activity in cyberspace. Activists have learned to exploit internet technologies by using known networks to distribute material for recruitment, training, and coordination of terrorist operations. In the late 1990s, there were several dozen websites connected to terrorist organizations; in 2005, more than 4,000 such sites were documented.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The internet has a visible side and a hidden side. The visible side includes sites that can be found through an ordinary search, while the hidden side, called the darknet, includes sites or networks that cannot be accessed by regular means. These sites serve as a platform for internet users for whom anonymity is essential, since darknet sites not only provide protection from unauthorized users but also usually include encryption to prevent monitoring.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The obscure regions of the darknet have allowed al-Qaeda to adapt itself to the restrictions imposed by the international system and operate as a virtual terror network. A study published in 2011 reported that the darknet has more than 50,000 sites and 300 forums for terrorist organizations. Moreover, for about a decade, open sources have reported that while global jihadi activists exploit darknet for the purposes noted above, the network is mainly a platform for direct communication among leaders and organization activists. Therefore, that the darknet was used for a conversation among senior al-Qaeda officials is not surprising, and in fact, al-Zawahiri, CEO of al-Qaeda Terrorism Inc., exploits the technology at his disposal in order to communicate regularly with his senior “managers”.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><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";">THE ONION ROUTER</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Many of those on darknet use TOR (The Onion Router), a free download that enables the user to remain anonymous. As noted on its homepage, TOR prevents monitoring of websites that users visit, makes it impossible for websites to learn the user’s physical location, and enables users to circumvent internet censorship. Furthermore, TOR prevents identification of website managers who do not wish to be identified.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cyber defense company CyberHat recently reported a security breach in Mozilla Firefox versions 17 and 22 that resulted in the exposure of users’ identity; Mozilla subsequently confirmed that there had in fact been a breach. In August it became apparent that many other sites in the darknet had been hacked or completely blocked. Several days later, Eric Eoin Marques, who had been exposed as “the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet,” was arrested. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Apparently, this was a sting operation by the FBI intended to prevent the distribution of child pornography online. According to David, “Whoever is running this exploit can match any TOR user to his true internet address, and therefore track down the TOR user.” This breach clearly caused significant harm to TOR’s effectiveness as a provider of anonymity.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRdDgTEvnaT6GG6HshTsddW0CJVSewGelfKimUxqI7azfQuTgtGOvQbv89M60IzjUicVqzDiGu4odwab-PcWASq-olsI7scV4vaPhMSQ7p5_UDiiim3eG9RXuH70jLhkd8A2mqahbXP-M/s1600/Infographic_deepweb2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRdDgTEvnaT6GG6HshTsddW0CJVSewGelfKimUxqI7azfQuTgtGOvQbv89M60IzjUicVqzDiGu4odwab-PcWASq-olsI7scV4vaPhMSQ7p5_UDiiim3eG9RXuH70jLhkd8A2mqahbXP-M/s640/Infographic_deepweb2.png" width="518" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The proximity of Marques’s arrest to that of the arrest of the al-Qaeda courier and the centrality of the darknet in both cases raises the possibility that the two were connected. According to this hypothesis, US authorities exploited the breach of TOR in order to monitor al-Qaeda officials and the child pornographers, and their exposure by David forced them to act against their targets prematurely because they feared the targets would change their methods of communication following exposure of the breach. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This hypothesis also provides a possible explanation for the aggressive UAV attacks initiated by the UNITED STATES in YEMEN around the time of the courier’s arrest, which led to the deaths of thirty-four al-Qaeda activists. Nevertheless, researchers who claimed that there was a connection between the State Department’s warning and the extensive breach of TOR have in many cases backed down from their claims, because the information that led to the exposure of the pornography network did not match the source of the information that could have led to the monitoring of the conference call, even though there are still those who claim that there is a low probability of accidental contiguity between the two.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><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";">DARK FORCE </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reports on the operation increased public awareness of the existence of the darknet and led to a public discussion on the right to privacy vs. homeland security. Among proponents of online privacy, the darknet looks romantic, a safe arena for underground political discussion. In a world that mourns the death of privacy at the hands of the NSA and the like, the darknet allowed opposition figures, journalists, and separatists to publish information while evading censorship and monitoring. It thus made it possible to diffuse facts and ideas that are not compatible with the interests of authoritarian regimes. However, the recent events have made the public aware that the darknet is not only a platform for political discussions, but also an infrastructure for proliferation of weapons and terrorism, along with drugs and child pornography. Furthermore, given the increasing use of the darknet by jihadis and their ilk, it can now be described as a clear and present danger to the security of citizens around the world. Thus, there is a pressing need to create tools that will prevent terrorist organizations (and criminal elements) from harnessing the darknet for their needs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In recent years, impressive methods have been developed in the West for monitoring content on the visible web, but there is almost no similar arsenal for the darknet. In order to ensure that the necessary tools are developed for monitoring the internet, it is essential to bring up the evidence indicating that the darknet has been turned into a major infrastructure for global terror. ISRAELI researchers are at the forefront of study of the internet, and therefore, ISRAEL would do well to harness a significant portion of its talents to confront the challenge of darknet. </span> </div>

THE DARKNET

BACKDOOR PLOTS: THE DARKNET AS A FIELD FOR TERRORISM By Yotam Rosner , Aviad Mendelbaum , Sean London via INSS Insight The global battle ag...