News for today's 2018: 01/08/13

Human Trafficking Is A Challenge

9:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Cheeeeers Chuckleheads, Matt-Man here, and let me tell you…<br /><br />While I do love a challenge, today, I may be facing the biggest challenge of my life.  One that perhaps, I will be unable to conquer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLl3GkMGJQjxiyscMzEEvxfy-SkImOr3JzuUGvC4RsknfvFG5bwMXIvphs5tQVTjTV5YKYvh0Ip2yI42-VvIFgHm1uxogByHesdd9qOssWqq4EIYgOHFNPhJXdGKlszKN31REITDT9Mo/s1600/human_trafficking+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLl3GkMGJQjxiyscMzEEvxfy-SkImOr3JzuUGvC4RsknfvFG5bwMXIvphs5tQVTjTV5YKYvh0Ip2yI42-VvIFgHm1uxogByHesdd9qOssWqq4EIYgOHFNPhJXdGKlszKN31REITDT9Mo/s400/human_trafficking+3.jpg" width="400" /></a>I have met and overcome many a challenge during my lifetime…<br /><br />Even though being born the baby of nine children, I survived the myriad of beatings and constant ridicule foisted upon me by my eight older siblings.<br /><br />After a mediocre first year playing Little League baseball, I went on to win MVP of my team, twice.  When one is nearly 48 years old and struggles to get out of bed in the morning, one clings to that accomplishment like grim death, and yes…I still have the trophies.<br /><br />When I was 18 and in a band as the vocalist with three older guys who were pretty damn good musicians, our drummer quit.  I taught myself how to play the drums and continued to be the lead singer.  Not an easy task, unless of course you’re the superlative, Don “Pretentious Man” Henley.  What a dick.<br /><br />After that band broke up, the guitar player and I stuck together, hired a chick to sing, and I taught myself how to play keyboards.  See?  Another problem solved, and challenge met.<br /><br />I used to hear, <i>“Oh yeah you think you’re so funny, why don’t you go onstage and do a stand-up act?”</i> I did for two years, and actually made a little bit of money at it during that time.  Challenge conquered.<br /><br />I have lost my mom and dad, two brothers, and recently had an incredible scare with Schmoop, and yet, have persevered through it all.  Sadly at times yes, but persevered nonetheless.<br /><br />People have told me that it is not possible to remain married 25 years and all the while live with another woman who is not my wife for 12 of those years.  Ha, I have made those nay-sayers my Bitch!!<br /><br />Others, in their trying to stick-it-to-me bravado, have boldly, and in my face mind you, told me that I have to grow up at some point.<br /><br />Ha Ha Ha Ha…<br /><br />Nearly 48 years old and I still laugh at farts, still laugh at hot dog packages that say, serving size: one weiner, and still laugh at the fact that Schmoop and I named our less than bright cat Corky, after the Downs Syndrome kid from the TV series, <i>Life Goes On</i>.<br /><br />Oh yeah…People do not realize that one can still act like a 12 year old and still cope with, and manage adulthood.  Suckahs!!<br /><br />With all that being said, here’s the problem, and the aforementioned conundrum that I have…Today’s challenge could be a bit much for even me.  You see…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeFMJ-L7BWrZGFvB7QKZ0yo9lm1ir2U4FV-fMTtzeMhtVUsXJOGNOl-7DXwpCYEOcOzwL9d2VfcTbfpFUK4iuuYJsXy9iS0gIfsCbwxr3Euo6-TXGb6b9ARMsdEs7Bs9YRwfZY4cBiLY/s1600/Human+Trafficking+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeFMJ-L7BWrZGFvB7QKZ0yo9lm1ir2U4FV-fMTtzeMhtVUsXJOGNOl-7DXwpCYEOcOzwL9d2VfcTbfpFUK4iuuYJsXy9iS0gIfsCbwxr3Euo6-TXGb6b9ARMsdEs7Bs9YRwfZY4cBiLY/s400/Human+Trafficking+4.jpg" width="400" /></a>Today, LIVE at 11 AM ET on Blog Talk Radio, Jayman and I are doing a serious IWS Radio show that revolves around the brutality of Human Trafficking.  We will even have a guest on who has immersed herself in fighting these human injustices and indignities.<br /><br />And here is the challenge that I face…<br /><br />Can I be serious during this show? Will I be able to refrain from making crass jokes about the flesh trade being high in cholesterol, and stop myself from making sarcastic remarks about forced labor in chicken processing plants leaving everyone with egg on their face?<br /><br />I pray that I can.  After all…I have met the enemy of challenges and they have been mine.  But this one?<br /><br />This one is a toughie.<br /><br />To find out if I and Jayman as well, can meet this challenge, listen to our<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/01/09/human-trafficking" target="_blank"> <i><span style="color: blue;">IWS Human Trafficking Show</span></i></a> with special guest Katherine, LIVE TODAY at 11 AM ET on Blog Talk Radio.<br /><br />You can listen LIVE at 11 AM ET by clicking <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/01/09/human-trafficking" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></a>.<br /><br />Cheers!!<br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com"><i>mattmaniws@ymail.com</i></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">@MattMan_IWS</span></i></a></div>

Human Trafficking Is A Challenge

Cheeeeers Chuckleheads, Matt-Man here, and let me tell you… While I do love a challenge, today, I may be facing the biggest challenge of my ...

Calling for later, less-frequent Pap tests | News | National Post

6:32 PM Tukiyooo 0

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left; " class=""><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">Doctors should stop ordering yearly Pap tests for most women, and routine screening for cervical cancer in younger women should be abandoned altogether, a federal task force is recommending.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has released an updated guideline for cervical cancer screening that recommends starting screening when women are older, and screening them less often in order to avoid the risks of over-testing.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">Published Monday in the <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; " class="">Canadian Medical Association Journa</em>l, the new guideline recommends that women aged 25 to 69 without symptoms of cervical cancer who are, or who have ever been, sexually active, be screened once every three years with a Pap test, which detects abnormal cells in the cervix.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">The 1994 guideline recommended screening every three years, but only after two consecutive normal Pap tests.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">The old guideline also recommended Pap smears for women once they turn 18 or become sexually active.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">But the task force says that, in women under 25, the risks of screening outweigh any possible benefits.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">Nearly half — 42%— of women aged 18 to 19 have reported being screened at least once within the previous three years, the authors write in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. But the incidence of cervical cancer in women under 20 is low (0.2 cases per 100,000), and no deaths from cervical cancer were reported among Canadian women under 20 between 2002 and 2006.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">Neither could the task force find any data to support the argument that screening younger women helps prevent deaths from cervical cancer when they're older. The risk of cervical cancer increases after age 25, and peaks in a woman's 50s.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">Younger women are more likely to have abnormal Pap results. A substantial proportion will have "false positive" results, leading to unnecessary and invasive treatments for abnormalities that would never progress to cancer — procedures that can cause pain, bleeding and scarring to the cervix that can jeopardize a woman's chances of carrying a future pregnancy.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">Over the past 50 years, deaths due to cervical cancer have fallen dramatically, the panel writes. Today, a woman's risk of dying from the disease is 0.2 per cent.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">"Cervical cancer was, and still is a horrible disease," said task force member Dr. James Dickinson, chair of the guideline work group. "It spreads right through the whole of a woman's pelvis and causes horrible problems with bowel and bladder. It can be a truly horrible disease," said Dickinson, a professor of family medicine and community health sciences at the University of Calgary.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">Without Pap testing, the disease would affect 1.5% of women. "This is probably the most successful screening test that we have available," Dickinson said.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">Expert advisory bodies have for several years been recommending doctors do away with annual Pap testing and instead screen every three years. "It's just that (doctors) and women have got into this habit of annual Pap smears, and we'd like to get them out of that habit," he said. "The evidence says that three years is enough to get the benefits."</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">Some women do need more frequent screening, including those who have HIV or are immune suppressed.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">The Canadian Cancer Society currently recommends women have regular Pap tests starting by age 21 if they're sexually active.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">The organization says it will consult with cervical cancer screening experts across the country to determine "whether this is something we should consider changing," said Gillian Bromfield, director of cancer control policy. She said most provincial and territorial cancer agencies recommend screening starting at age 21.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); " class="">Bromfield said women should continue to be screened even if they're no longer sexually active. Women who have been vaccinated with the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine also need to be screened because the shots do not protect against all forms of the virus.</div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.83em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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); position: static; z-index: auto; " class="">In 2012, an estimated 1,350 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed in Canada, with about 400 deaths.</div></div><a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/07/pap-tests-for-women-under-25-should-be-abandoned-federal-task-force/" class="">http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/07/pap-tests-for-women-under-25-should-be-abandoned-federal-task-force/</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; " class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

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Literary Dose #47: Ada Louise Huxtable

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Yesterday Ada Louise Huxtable died at the age of 91. Admiration for the influential architecture critic can be found <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ada+louise+huxtable#q=ada+louise+huxtable&hl=en&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ei=tqfsUMZ7s4nRAYzagdAP&ved=0CA0Q_AUoAA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1357316858,d.dmQ&fp=d9e30cb1b7507852&biw=1340&bih=658">all over the internet</a>, on architecture and other websites reporting on her passing. In lieu of adding my own thoughts, which basically align with most of what has been written, I've transcribed a couple paragraphs from the introduction of Huxtable's 1986 book <i>Architecture, Anyone?</i>, the last collection of her essays from the <i>New York Times</i>, where she was architecture critic until 1982.<br /><br />First, Huxtable gives a little bit of advice to would-be architecture critics:<br /><blockquote>"Obviously, I have enjoyed the work [at the <i>New York Times</i>], and I have also enjoyed the rewards. I was alone when I started—the first and only full-time architecture critic in the American press—a fact that is generally forgotten along with <i>The Times</i>'s brave gamble on establishing the position, based on the belief that the quality of the built word mattered at a time when environment was still only a dictionary word. Now there are cover stories and full-color treatments of buildings and architects and state-of-the-art articles in the weekly news journals. Architecture has taken its hyped-up place on the world stage of celebrity journalism, and developers have discovered the market value of designer labels. There are legions, or battalions, of critics an would-be critics, with vision ranging from the flyspeck to the apocalyptic, in fashionable pursuit of architectural answers to questions that purport to address the hot topics of art and life. To them I say, with feeling, lots of luck."</blockquote>And later she sums up her take on the postmodernism that was popular at the time, though some of the sentiments can be extended to the present:<br /><blockquote>"Unfortunately, much of the present theoretical and critical discourse has renounced [architecture's] public role for a cop-out definition of architecture as a formal object that bears no relationship or responsibility to forces beyond its own forms. There is talk of symbolism, metaphor and typology, and a great deal of genuflecting to history with a thin veneer of stagy style that mocks the history it pretends to recall. Still more serious, there is a general acceptance today, in architecture and elsewhere, of the obsolescence and abandonment of value judgments, and a concerted effort to fill the vacuum with a well-screened—one might even call it an elite—populism or pluralism. Bombarded as we are with every kind of message, evaluations of meaning or worth are more important than ever. It is only the judgments based on the wistful oversimplification and willful blindness to the realities of the human condition which so flawed the modernist ideal that stand condemned. It is pious simplicities and paternalistic prescriptions based on false premises that are obsolete. The desire to pit a limited and artificial academic order, whether historicist or modernist, against the disorderly inequities and gritty vitality of the real world, is a shallow, fruitless act."</blockquote>- Ada Louise Huxtable from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039452909X?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=039452909X"><span style="font-style: italic;">Architecture, Anyone? Cautionary Tales of the Builidng Art</span></a> (University of California Press, 1986, pp. xiv, xvii)

Literary Dose #47: Ada Louise Huxtable

Yesterday Ada Louise Huxtable died at the age of 91. Admiration for the influential architecture critic can be found all over the internet ,...

30 Days of Web Tools #29: Index...using Symbaloo

1:42 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Submitted by Fiona Beal</span></i></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently on this blog we posted a series called '<i>30 days of webtools</i>' with a daily post featuring a different webtool that can be used successfully in the classroom. I thought that an Index post would be fitting for this series for easier navigation to a desired tool; and instead of the usual type of index post I decided to use <i><a href="http://www.symbalooedu.com/" target="_blank">SymbalooEDU</a></i>.  This is a very useful curation or bookmarking tool. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, if you would like to access the different webtools used in that series just click on the image below and you will be taken to the alphabetically arranged webmix which is hosted at SymbalooEDU. You will be able to click on each block and be taken to the original post. </span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is still quite a lot about Symbaloo that I don't fully understand but in the next blog post I will outline how I went about using it for the webmix below. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">                </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">30 Days of Webtools index</span></b><br /><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;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/30daysofwebtools" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMreClcw1TgPeylZv8DQPCcwqwmx6BwyDqqbqu_02fNXxLR06cIarwjoeJSQoovt6YcqIC0-pCs8zRS1LpVRE9Dg02aAFN0e_ZpdxHb_WZc0J5MhuKCVIJAOxk1mZnYnOJuEHzCfTP7as/s400/symbaloo4.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/30daysofwebtools" target="_blank">Click on this image to be taken to the webmix</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div></div>

30 days of webtools index Symbaloo 30 Days of Web Tools #29: Index...using Symbaloo

Submitted by Fiona Beal Recently on this blog we posted a series called ' 30 days of webtools ' with a daily post featuring a differ...

Packing away Christmas

1:23 PM Tukiyooo 0

<p>Took all the ornaments off my tree and packed them away.  I got these really handy decoration storage boxes in Dunne Stores just before Christmas.  They are so convenient - I wish I bought another one.<br></p><p>Next year if we are going away for Christmas I may not put up a tree......I'll see!<br></p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Vzw9io7kgZXwoDSVqP63UmRKutvCjaID9GhLGdPdG_NA1V7rGWYnfzJluOcqFrZK26S6ZfWu29XwIGFETEr9nOrY5ctIiFqL4bqH9kPT4xY0b60SNujUfVNuu_Sq2O3l12burfZZJQRJ/s1600/20130108_211934.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Vzw9io7kgZXwoDSVqP63UmRKutvCjaID9GhLGdPdG_NA1V7rGWYnfzJluOcqFrZK26S6ZfWu29XwIGFETEr9nOrY5ctIiFqL4bqH9kPT4xY0b60SNujUfVNuu_Sq2O3l12burfZZJQRJ/s400/20130108_211934.jpg" /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jJToZ4Mlb_QPeNAdBOloRHHKCW7EMtPeKQX18VDmwyLIwuPPlFX8JZuIdhgdJCYFihaHRgnkbhSsXFfBp0e9AXktXuhniVw_HHYF6RiDAWeI8p8Qpe-Rrdhlak_ZiPjGYTG-j1nKm22H/s1600/20130108_211747.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jJToZ4Mlb_QPeNAdBOloRHHKCW7EMtPeKQX18VDmwyLIwuPPlFX8JZuIdhgdJCYFihaHRgnkbhSsXFfBp0e9AXktXuhniVw_HHYF6RiDAWeI8p8Qpe-Rrdhlak_ZiPjGYTG-j1nKm22H/s400/20130108_211747.jpg" /> </a> </div>

Packing away Christmas

Took all the ornaments off my tree and packed them away. I got these really handy decoration storage boxes in Dunne Stores just before Chri...

Financial Analyst (Forecasting | Budget tracking | GAAP) (# 108994)

12:59 PM Anonymous 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Position:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">  </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Financial Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">  </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">  </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Full time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Financial Analyst is a member of the KLA-Tencor Financial Planning & Analysis organization. The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) organization   provides support to executives and business leaders throughout the company. Our primary role is to manage the processes that support the company's business decisions; such as forecasting, strategic planning, board of director presentations and management reporting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1) Forecasting- division spending and headcount. Responsible for bi-weekly snapshot and quarterly budget review. Involved in annual strategic planning<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2) Reporting- quarter end financial close and management reporting with main focus on division expenses, headcount, assets, and internal inventory<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3) Budget tracking- Work closely with division Engineer, Marketing, Applications, and Sales teams on budget tracking, analysis and reporting<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4) Project Management- Being part of new product introduction team and responsible for project financial analysis<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">5) Marketing Analysis- Being part of marketing analysis team and responsible for relevant financial analysis<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">6) Other ad hoc analysis<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1) The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in financial analysis. Experience in expenses management with a global manufacturing company   is highly desired<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2) Good understanding of GAAP and basic FP&A concepts<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3) Able to work independently and proactively<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4) Attention to details and has the discipline to meet deadlines with high quality work and results driven<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">5) Strong communication skills and team work skills.  Able to discuss issues with other finance personnel as well as business partners<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">6) Ability to adapt to changes within a fast paced working environment<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">7) Self driven and motivated to invest time to learn best practice. Willing to continue improving existing processes<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">8) Strong analytical skills in financial analysis and technical skills in Excel modeling, Excel PowerPoint, SAP, TM1<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">9) Experiences that are not mandatory, but highly desired: revenue recognition, cost accounting, cost of service<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Basic Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Master's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Kindly send your resume to  <a href="mailto:raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com">raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div>

Financial Analyst (Forecasting | Budget tracking | GAAP) (# 108994)

Position: Financial Analyst Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: The Financial Analyst is a member of the KLA-T...

Japanese Language Cataloger - The Donohue Group, Inc. (Windsor)

12:14 PM Anonymous 0

<strong>Japanese Language Cataloger - </strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">The Donohue Group, Inc. </span></strong>(Windsor).  Immediate part-time opening for an experienced Japanese language  cataloger to work in our Windsor, CT office or remotely. Duties: Perform  original and/or copy cataloging on a variety of Japanese language  materials. Required qualifications: MLS (ALA accredited); fluency in  English and Japanese; recent experience in both original and copy  cataloging of materials in Japanese; knowledge of AACR2 rules, LC  classification, LCSH, OCLC searching and MARC editing. Other  requirements: For remote work, must have computer with newer operating  system and reliable high-speed Internet connection. Compensation:  Fee-per-title. No benefits. Email cover letter and resume to Ms. Pat  McCurdy-Crescimanno, Manager, Business Development, The Donohue Group,  Inc. at <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:pmccurdy@dgiinc.com" href="mailto:pmccurdy@dgiinc.com">pmccurdy@dgiinc.com</a>.

Japanese Language Cataloger - The Donohue Group, Inc. (Windsor)

Japanese Language Cataloger - The Donohue Group, Inc. (Windsor). Immediate part-time opening for an experienced Japanese language cataloge...

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 01/08/2013

11:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

<ul class="diigo-linkroll">      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://vimeo.com/2873717">CURIOSITY on Vimeo</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">This older video from Seth Godin about "curiosity" is a fantastic video to show teachersac about inspiring curiosity. This is the habitude my school is going to start with and focus on for the next six weeks. I'm showing this video on Wednesday. We show this starting with "why does this matter." </p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/habitude">habitude</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curiosity">curiosity</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/seth">seth</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/godin">godin</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/inspiration">inspiration</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/video">video</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/motivation">motivation</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://www.angelamaiers.com/2012/09/the-new-habitudes-more-lessons-more-learning-and-more-to-come.html">The New Habitudes - More Lessons, More Learning, and More to Come | Angela Maiers, Speaker, Educator, Writer</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">We've been doing an incredible professional development with Angela Maiers. You start with what you want to "be" before you talk about what you want to "do." This model is powerful and transformative, but honestly it took me the first 3-4 hours of the 10 hour training before the light bulb went on and I went 'oh" - Oh, my goodness, I"ve been doing some of this, but we need a common language. We start with what we want to be "scientists" "a learer" "risk takers" "bold" "Models and mentors" - -she challenged us to "be the learner, leader, citizen you wish your children to be." </p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/habitudes">habitudes</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/angelamaiers">angelamaiers</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_trends">edu_trends</a></p>                                        </li>  </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 01/08/2013

CURIOSITY on Vimeo This older video from Seth Godin about "curiosity" is a fantastic video...

Detox after my holidays

11:23 AM Tukiyooo 0

<p>Arrived home this morning and started my post holiday detox.  After all the lovely meals I had on hols I now have a few lbs to lose.  </p><p>I made a big pot of green soup to have for my dinner. The soup is made of butternut squash, parsnip, caramelized onions, garlic, kale and cabbage.  it looks a bit revolting but i have to tell that it doesn't taste too bad!</p><p>I'll keep you posted on my progress!</p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkPz08KZL_s5S8F7oYOquveWDctrJ5a4C5_iWL13a2ze6Pd9liJ1a0kd63An6k9vRdQxB8kU9-dPF55yEEChyphenhyphen_bWCgO-KnmCSeTXDlw9L8D5bOV24NAgBT3bsCpCmhPFt6OXHwBDUykzg/s1600/20130108_191635.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkPz08KZL_s5S8F7oYOquveWDctrJ5a4C5_iWL13a2ze6Pd9liJ1a0kd63An6k9vRdQxB8kU9-dPF55yEEChyphenhyphen_bWCgO-KnmCSeTXDlw9L8D5bOV24NAgBT3bsCpCmhPFt6OXHwBDUykzg/s400/20130108_191635.jpg" /> </a> </div>

Detox after my holidays

Arrived home this morning and started my post holiday detox. After all the lovely meals I had on hols I now have a few lbs to lose. I made...

UMGESTALTUNG DER WELT

4:37 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PWpMsyvOkzg?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Objektivität oder Propaganda </span></span></b></span></div>

UMGESTALTUNG DER WELT

Objektivität oder Propaganda

Cul de Sac | Comics | ArcaMax Publishing

3:59 AM Tukiyooo 0

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0z1rypO0akVuOoSjxSeGMmxoG7OF9NmyKqLWpomVO924kV_UeuvbcG3srdpRnKFh5SlsSvtgJTXTpktih4CE2ISt8uOKekCZJoQXYEvXKHzEHIcVlKcdQ-PJH-wU_YnOdzOABVTupWk/s1600/s-1258261-762133.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5831046728592362738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0z1rypO0akVuOoSjxSeGMmxoG7OF9NmyKqLWpomVO924kV_UeuvbcG3srdpRnKFh5SlsSvtgJTXTpktih4CE2ISt8uOKekCZJoQXYEvXKHzEHIcVlKcdQ-PJH-wU_YnOdzOABVTupWk/s320/s-1258261-762133.gif" /></a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br></div></div><a href="http://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/culdesac/s-1258261-300015">http://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/culdesac/s-1258261-300015</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

Cul de Sac | Comics | ArcaMax Publishing

http://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/culdesac/s-1258261-300015

Two South African teachers highlighted in the Global Classroom Project awards

3:34 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal with permission from Karen Stadler</i><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>We, at Schoolnet, are very proud of two of our teachers from South Africa who have been highlighted as ‘Global Lead Teachers’ in the </em><a href="http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/"><em>Global Classroom Project.</em></a><em> Karen Stadler is the ICT Integration Co-ordinator for Elkanah House’s Senior Primary campus in Cape Town. She keeps a blog called <a href="http://karenstadler.wordpress.com/">All Things ICT.</a>  <a href="http://cotslabnotes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Brenda Hallowes</a> is from Cotswold Preparatory School in Port Elizabeth and we featured one of her posts on our SchoolNet blog yesterday.  I asked Karen if I could use the <a href="http://karenstadler.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/an-honour/" target="_blank">blogpost</a> she wrote in response to the honour she and Brenda received and here it is…</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><br /></em></span><br /><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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWaTZFJ85QpoMBpqdtL2sV2VM-jNERTlopm40W0HNu4xe4LFeS_u8yvHBV1e8CHRtCraLkW02LZv9liR95VT0Xl9DjORtnyQor4GJWeWxOCfm28rvUVSRIiO58bGX2kgtsuAWui01QEI/s1600/Karen5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWaTZFJ85QpoMBpqdtL2sV2VM-jNERTlopm40W0HNu4xe4LFeS_u8yvHBV1e8CHRtCraLkW02LZv9liR95VT0Xl9DjORtnyQor4GJWeWxOCfm28rvUVSRIiO58bGX2kgtsuAWui01QEI/s400/Karen5.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen's blog called 'All Things ICT'</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Karen relates:</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“On Friday afternoon, 16 November, I took part in the Global Classroom Project 2012 -2013 launch presentation, which was one of the presentations in the Global Education Conference 2012, a free online conference connecting educators and organisations worldwide. It started on Monday, 12 November and ran around the clock for five days!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was invited to take part by Michael Graffin (@mgraffin), co-founder of the Global Classroom Project and I was truly honoured to do so. I spoke about why global interaction and collaboration in education is important and I also reflected on her own project, Crazy Crazes, which is currently underway (<a href="http://crazycrazes.wikispaces.com/">http://crazycrazes.wikispaces.com</a>) and other highlights of 2012. Four of our Grade 4 pupils also shared their experiences and they did so well. I am so proud of how well they spoke and how they handled themselves! This was a wonderful opportunity and we were very proud to promote our school on this global platform. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This excerpt from Michael’s post in the Global Classroom Project blog, brought a lump to my throat. He says:<br /> "</span><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">But perhaps the most emotional moment was when we handed over the microphone to some of our #globalclassroom students – from </span><a href="http://www.elkanah.co.za/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Elkanah House</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">, in Cape Town, South Africa. </span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"><i>THANK YOU to Sarah, Abigail, Tyra, and Matthew – you did yourselves proud! And thank you to their wonderful teacher, Karen Stadler (@ICT_Integrator) who made it all possible."</i> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3D6ZdpnMwRl1y5M0_zC1pv0TJnRCq1p-33ZL_iqz74kBR-90FFBMzzZFE7knRqNxw5tGSoUT6wk1Lz1g1nEZVCK7AMnSYjRrQ0sTyfXbyesBYUOun-kdCG0QLp-Zmy8C9bDgYbfPiQs/s1600-h/Karen1%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Karen1" border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1my5PtX5c0MyUjrXILz2n-DBTetbqjpQhBMXwEiwEqLF_j6iRieidkqLiub8cgW1CZ4QqWLm2Sl6vJBBPnEcOzY2zTYSF20h7qTMRJr86cOu4AOjv3JKsh4-DcqCwR_cPZjJa2OHbN9Y/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Karen1" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Graffin's acknowledgement of Karen and her students</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">o read more about the presentation and listen to the recording of this event, look </span><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/global-classroom-2012-13-launch-slides-and-recording/">here</a></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of the presentation Michael Graffin announced the inauguration of the annual<strong><a href="http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/announcing-global-classroom-lead-teachers-2012/#comment-824">“Global Classroom Lead Teacher” Award</a></strong>, which recognises teachers who’ve made an extraordinary contribution to the development and success of the #globalclassroom community over the past year. Imagine my surprise when I saw my name on that list, along with 25 other amazing, dedicated teachers from around the world! Brenda Hallowes from Cotswold Preparatory School in Port Elizabeth and I were both named – the only two teachers from Africa! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now I get to add this lovely badge to my blog: </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6NCRdd84UFTnYFuV6PuzZSAnG9Uef3dc4UZ_rj8UTKBMEbSd21apBVUqxWk-3ps1erTzSs9nynICE4ABgDdSbWNM79fSaSQjTkicFsTZoTXPckKY7ZYV7iL9OLsaCyeOW1p1Imj78mk/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzBNFCHiso7DsvD7eGoqE_F5Ezbla6W2hCA9dSMLOZxGpxPQPG9ktQLrDm4mwM-PXqDcB2oBKQ_mHAgEWrmPJLkUtquw9Ic_mliBasLxmBav77hxTHenALGrmXfq56sdB7bEViwXiXbA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="237" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please pop on over to the <strong><a href="http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/">Global Classroom Project blog</a></strong> and see what amazing connections are being made and how, as a #globalclassroom community, we can make a difference to the way in which our children learn and how they see themselves as global citizens of the world!”     </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Karen, and a million congratulations to you and Brenda from PE from all of us!</span></div>

Collaboration Two South African teachers highlighted in the Global Classroom Project awards

Submitted by Fiona Beal with permission from Karen Stadler We, at Schoolnet, are very proud of two of our teachers from South Africa who hav...