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Mining co. hires private army to guard Wisco iron mine site

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikaU1MTHYOW_6ktAMLXK_JZSN-PkhRZe7rOtA4TI0seNHjB5COyEe3Q06eN8LQQtxZZaTULXrl80zrySs1vrzJ4BtKci0WVtWlUCQX1o-eN-F1J5HQ9NmAmR3ABCyA1OhAU340k-5ifsF/s1600/paramilitary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikaU1MTHYOW_6ktAMLXK_JZSN-PkhRZe7rOtA4TI0seNHjB5COyEe3Q06eN8LQQtxZZaTULXrl80zrySs1vrzJ4BtKci0WVtWlUCQX1o-eN-F1J5HQ9NmAmR3ABCyA1OhAU340k-5ifsF/s200/paramilitary.jpg" width="145" /></a></div>A heavily armed private army showed up at a controversial iron mine site in Wisconsin on July 4, and citizens didn't like it one little bit.<br /><br />Masked, armored, camouflaged mercenaries carrying automatic weapons were discovered in the woods over the weekend. Word spread quickly. Charles Pierce's take on it over at <a href="http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/wisconsin-iron-mine-security-070913">Esquire</a> is priceless:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">...the rented gunmen are from an Arizona outfit called Bulletproof Security. (Once again, we go to Bogart from The Maltese Falcon: "The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.") Josh Marshall has <a href="http://editors.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/07/rent_an_army.php?ref=fpblg">some more about the company</a> -- and some wicked cool photographs -- which seems to make a tidy profit from the paranoia of the nation's plutocrats. If one did not know better, one might suggest that the governor of the state should get everybody in a room somewhere and defuse this craziness before someone gets iced out in the woods. </blockquote>Here's what happened in the past when mining companies hired private armies: lots of people got killed. From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre">Wikipedia</a>:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">The Ludlow Massacre was an attack by the Colorado National Guard and Colorado Fuel & Iron Company camp guards on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado on April 20, 1914. </blockquote><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEmg4PfrnsmK8w_Q-P5XaEtLYtagZUw8n3CrI1prQP2VGxi0RHQeJAeY11a302bGUwrKSEeEdwNtezvnVGdiGpqV0hDlKV9q8G6DDb1fHYFJfgHuyeKNb2VEYQCJ-zBP7qb3bhoNETv-l/s1600/ludlow+massacre+funeral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEmg4PfrnsmK8w_Q-P5XaEtLYtagZUw8n3CrI1prQP2VGxi0RHQeJAeY11a302bGUwrKSEeEdwNtezvnVGdiGpqV0hDlKV9q8G6DDb1fHYFJfgHuyeKNb2VEYQCJ-zBP7qb3bhoNETv-l/s320/ludlow+massacre+funeral.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ludlow Massacre funeral</td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote class="tr_bq">In 1914, when workers at Colorado mine went on strike, company guards fired machine guns and killed several men. More battling followed, during which 2 women and 11 children were killed and John D. Rockefeller Jr., the chief mine owner, was pilloried for what had happened. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">The massacre resulted in the violent deaths of between 19 and 25 people; sources vary but include two women and eleven children, asphyxiated and burned to death under a single tent.  </blockquote>But at least for now, here's some good news from the <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/firm-providing-armed-security-at-mine-site-may-not-be-licensed-here-b9951985z1-214953381.html">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</a>:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">An out-of-state security company providing armed guards for a proposed mining site in northern Wisconsin is standing down for now after it was revealed that the firm isn't licensed to provide private security inside Wisconsin.</blockquote>

Mining co. hires private army to guard Wisco iron mine site

A heavily armed private army showed up at a controversial iron mine site in Wisconsin on July 4, and citizens didn't like it one little ...

UPDATE!!! Exciting times......

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UPDATE:  Here is the info to hear it live...<br /><br />Here is the direct link to tonight's radio show for listeners to hear the show live online... <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/playgroundradio/2013/07/12/arena-pharmaceuticals-belviq-the-ellie-wenker-story">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/playgroundradio/2013/07/12/arena-pharmaceuticals-belviq-the-ellie-wenker-story</a> <br /> <br />Here is the link to the Playground Radio home page, where all of the radio shows are listed... <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/playgroundradio">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/playgroundradio</a> <br /> <br />The call-in number for you to call in to the show and for listeners to call in is (347) 934-0239.<br /><br />ORIGINAL POST:<br />I just realized that I forgot to post yesterday to the blog.  Oooops - sorry.  I've been pretty busy at work and then an impromptu dinner with a friend last night.  It was tempting to order something really sinful off of the menu!!!  Everything looked so darn yummy!  But, I settled for a veggie plate - it comes with a side dinner salad, and 4 veggie sides.  I am GLAD I picked that, it was soooooo good.  I was not able to eat it all, so I got a to go box and I will have it today for lunch.  <br /><br />I need to get back into my workout routine.  I haven't done the treadmill since Sunday and I feel it for sure.  So tonight - it is on!!! <br /><br />Also tonight I will be on a Blog Talk Radio segment through Play Ground Radio.  It is hosted by Demian Russian and Spencer Osborne.  I will get more information on how you can listen live with the opportunity to call in and ask questions.  I am pretty excited.   I will post a new posting this afternoon with that information.<br /><br />Please join in and listen if you can.  It will be at 7:00 pm CST / 8:00 EST - more info will be posted shortly!<br /><br />Happy Thursday!!!

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UPDATE: Here is the info to hear it live... Here is the direct link to tonight's radio show for listeners to hear the show live online....

Afton summer views

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Chicory was in full bloom Wednesday on top of Afton Mountain. The sky was overcast with rain on the way as I snapped this photo looking nort...

Today's Teamster News 07.11.13

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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/low-wage-workers_n_3569298.html?utm_hp_ref=business">Low-Wage Workers Hit Hardest In The Recovery: Study</a>  Huffington Post   ...Workers in low-wage industries have lost a greater share of their inflation-adjusted income during the economic recovery than better-paid workers have, according to a <a href="http://www.nelp.org/page/-/Job_Creation/NELP-Fact-Sheet-Inequality-Declining-Wages.pdf?nocdn=1">new analysis from the National Employment Law Project</a>...<br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/10/2280101/charles-koch-minimum-wage/">Billionaire Koch Brother Says Eliminating The Minimum Wage Will Help The Poor </a> ThinkProgress   ...On Wednesday, the Charles Koch Foundation launched a $200,000 media campaign in Wichita, Kansas, with a hint of expanding it elsewhere...<br /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/world-report/2013/07/08/us-eu-trade-agreement-needs-more-congressional-oversight">The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals</a> (opinion)  US News   ...The U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) make up the majority of the world's global domestic product and are already plagued by oversight and accountability issues. The vulnerable communities that will be impacted are wide-ranging, spanning the environmental, labor and health sectors...<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/10172530/The-wheels-are-coming-off-the-whole-of-southern-Europe.html">The wheels are coming off the whole of southern Europe </a> Telegraph   ...Europe’s debt-crisis strategy is near collapse. The long-awaited recovery has failed to take wing. Debt ratios across southern Europe are rising at an accelerating pace. Political consent for extreme austerity is breaking down in almost every EMU crisis state...<br /><a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100875894">Smithfield CEO Faces Grilling in Senate on Food Safety</a>  Reuters   ...Chinese plans to buy America's Smithfield Foods—the world's biggest pork producer—faces scrutiny Wednesday when U.S. senators question Smithfield's chief executive about food safety and foreign ownership...<br /><a href="http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/FAA-Ups-Requirements-for-Co-Pilots-on-Passenger-Planes-214930101.html">FAA Ups Requirements for Co-Pilots on Passenger Planes</a>  NBC News   ...The federal government is toughening the qualifications for co-pilots on American passenger planes — days after a crash landing in San Francisco in which pilot experience has become a question...<br /><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/07/the-2-supreme-court-cases-that-could-put-a-dagger-in-organized-labor/277616/">Two Supreme Court Cases That Could Hurt Organized Labor</a>  The Atlantic   ...Amid the ruckus over its voting rights and gay marriage rulings, the justices quietly accepted a pair of cases that could make it nearly impossible for private sector unions to organize new members...<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-09/fedex-settles-lawsuit-over-claims-it-overcharged-customers-1">FedEx Settles Lawsuit Over Claims It Overcharged Customers</a>  Bloomberg News   ...FedEx Corp. agreed to settle a lawsuit over claims the company was “systematically overcharging” customers by billing for deliveries to businesses and government offices at higher residential rates...<br /><a href="http://www.sheboyganpress.com/viewart/20130709/SHE0101/307090278/Judge-blocks-portion-state-Capitol-access-policy">Judge blocks portion of Michigan state Capitol access policy</a>  Sheboygan Press   ...Groups of up to 20 people can gather in the state Capitol without a permit, a federal judge ruled, striking down portions of the current policy requiring permits for all activities as an unconstitutional infringement on free speech rights...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-council-approves-living-wage-bill-over-wal-mart-ultimatum/2013/07/10/724aab6e-e96f-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html?hpid=z1">D.C. Council approves ‘living wage’ bill over Wal-Mart ultimatum</a>  Washington Post   ...D.C. lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill requiring certain large retailers to pay their employees a <a href="http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-30/local/39627226_1_living-wage-minimum-wage-draft-report">50 percent premium over the city’s minimum wage</a>, a day after Wal-Mart warned the law would jeopardize their plans in the city...<br /><a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130709_Teamsters_ratify_new_OTS_contract_with_64_percent_raise.html">Teamsters ratify new OTS contract with 6.4 percent raise</a>  Honolulu Star Adviser   ...Honolulu’s bus drivers ratified a new five-year labor contract Tuesday with Oahu Transit Services, Inc. The new pact covers 1,400 bus drivers, clerical and maintenance members of Teamsters Local 996...<br /><a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/news/x606639444/Teamsters-back-Clark-in-run#axzz2YebRHh00">Mass. Teamsters back Clark in run</a>  Wicked Local Winchester   ...Teamsters Local 25, representing more than 11,000 workers in Massachusetts, this week announced its support for state Sen. Katherine Clark in the race for U.S. Congress to represent the fifth district...<br /><a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130709/CITYANDREGION/130709226/1003">City lawmakers delay approving contract with Rural/Metro as ambulance strike looms</a>  Buffalo News   ...For Buffalo residents, this might not be the best time to have a medical emergency. The Common Council on Tuesday put off renewing a contract with Rural/Metro Medical Services, which handles as many as 34,000 emergency calls a year in the City of Buffalo...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/audio/download/91322/Safari%2020130710%201111.mp3">Rural/Metro Putting Profits Ahead Of People</a>   Tony Trupiano Show   ...Labor radio host Tony Trupiano interviews Local 375 members in Buffalo about their fight to win a fair contract with Rural/Metro medical service. Download the audio <a href="http://www.teamster.org/audio/download/91322/Safari%2020130710%201111.mp3">here</a>...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/congress-must-vet-pacific-rim-trade-proposal-0">Hoffa:  Congress Must Vet the Pacific Rim Trade Proposal</a>  IBT   ...Workers across Michigan and the U.S. are working harder today for less pay than they received just a few years ago. Jobs that once allowed wage earners to support their families disappeared during the last recession, replaced by jobs that pay poverty wages. But more importantly, millions of good jobs have been exported over the past 20 years because of bad trade deals... <br /><a href="http://www.abc27.com/story/22788714/umwa-holding-14th-patriot-protest-in-wva-tuesday">30 arrested during UMWA protest in W.Va.</a>  WHTM   ...United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard told the crowd that every union is threatened if Patriot gets away with shedding legacy costs and breaking promises...

Today's Teamster News 07.11.13

Low-Wage Workers Hit Hardest In The Recovery: Study Huffington Post ...Workers in low-wage industries have lost a greater share of their...

Jenna Bush Hager reveals 5 life lessons learned from her grandparents

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bsE6rsJGcnkGSvJyhVDGaGZhiMd7lWuTy5VSHNVlKaoqltlJLe0agF0aj9FjwtFUKlziO9cY_fsTAnVJi4eZTE1UawjBfmsTPwo7INgkTskSBlc-bsGXVCxoqTNrMG5hVqFg-zZQYXiq/s1600/Jenna+Bush+2+baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bsE6rsJGcnkGSvJyhVDGaGZhiMd7lWuTy5VSHNVlKaoqltlJLe0agF0aj9FjwtFUKlziO9cY_fsTAnVJi4eZTE1UawjBfmsTPwo7INgkTskSBlc-bsGXVCxoqTNrMG5hVqFg-zZQYXiq/s320/Jenna+Bush+2+baby.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Jenna Bush Hager, one of the twin daughters of former President George W. and Laura Bush who is married to Henry Hager, son of Virginia's former Lieutenant Governor John Hager, recently shared <a href="http://www.today.com/allday/jenna-bush-hager-5-things-i-learned-my-grandfather-grandmother-1C8819779">five life lessons</a> that were passed along from her grandparents. Those grandparents are former President George H.W.  and Barbara Bush.<br /><br />Be sure to <a href="http://www.today.com/allday/jenna-bush-hager-5-things-i-learned-my-grandfather-grandmother-1C8819779">read Jenna's article</a> for her expanded explanations of the five life lessons passed along from George and Barbara: <br /><br />1. Don't talk too much about yourself.<br />2. Have lots of loyal friends -- and be one.<br />3. Laugh.<br />4. Love.<br />5. Write handwritten notes.

Jenna Bush Hager reveals 5 life lessons learned from her grandparents

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Jenna Bush Hager, one of the twin daughters of former President George W. and Laura Bush who is married to Henry Hager, son of Virginia'...

U.S. House schedule for Thursday, July 11, 2013

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<a href="http://majorityleader.gov/"><i>From Majority Leader Eric Cantor....</i></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>THURSDAY, JULY 11TH </b></u><br />                                On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. <br />                                First votes expected: 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Last votes expected: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>One Minute Speeches</b><br /><br />                                 <b><a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=346688-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 2642</a></b> - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate) <i>(Sponsored by Rep. Frank Lucas / Agriculture Committee)</i><br /><br />                                 <b>Special Order Speeches</b><br /><br />                                 <div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY </b></u><br />                                Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation hearing on “<a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=346689-6846703" target="_blank">Wildfire and Forest Management</a>” (Thursday, July 11th, at 10:00 a.m.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=346690-6846703" target="_blank">Printable PDF</a><br />

Congress Eric Cantor U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House schedule for Thursday, July 11, 2013

From Majority Leader Eric Cantor.... THURSDAY, JULY 11TH On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for l...

SchoolNet Conference 2013 - Powerful Professional Development For Sure!

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGhQ4uWoQ_Fu8WWW-bD46X2sWwpH59pGeNuFWbHvtM6APl7ta0aYBIvXOJtVFB6AEXj3C-tZhJlkM3xYA_crDAWtMTkSBy3DmDTzuDtWarDnTwGLUTKIr_xUH7gXBZQtKFkuKNYCggLY/s1600-h/image%25255B6%25255D.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /><img alt="image" border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp00cn5nwVuTmXlDsoeMsSpiuv4jeop3WE5sl5kl0JtlpxNHY3gXz7Hdc_kxqha4w8VhGPGmKgru3ymyj9-pA0JJ2PW_YwqzR78yHYH7ycJPF1s3_ifsP0IpF_5Urt7tbIlJAk5GMpgzs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you all ‘teched-out’ (a new Conference phrase we heard bandied about) after attending the SchoolNet2013 ICT in the Classroom  Conference held in Bloemfontein from 2nd – 4th July? Have you returned home inspired and motivated to do more in your classroom in the ensuing days? Of course all conferences have their hiccups of one sort or another but  the relationships formed and the learning that takes place in the space of three days definitely outweighs any downsides!  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDnH17dAPt8oT9OtV3Sh8d-AVhw1Vx-y_yLOoHmX1bQ8Qy6qItTXc7qyg7d5usFwxcUSGTkK0gzktZIx3-pficqr5SywkdtqPYdnWr2bQVl28iz2G4k8p1xXJ_2KXRLsxaX_97lShqhE/s1600-h/image2.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNgHPjJRDlUKM3G1un2FNF3nvUe6oD9wJDkzAogkuvc25SUt3985ODSBUFLvrpEMw7pmpoD5acRqGI3uXVKSr4WkQPdl_R5IJeCeB_G2Qo0ucYkD49cMvVt8ZZRfL6VO9NtWcO-nb2lM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a busy time getting ready for the Conference in Blomefontein but Janet Thomson, SchoolNet’s Executive Director,  skilfully co-ordinated the Schoolnet team and the Bloemfontein ICTize team as they prepared for this biennial event. In this picture you can see the whole team on the stage at the close of the Conference. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">Our keynote speakers</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SchoolNet conferences are known for including International speakers and we were thrilled to have four superb speakers who added their perspectives to those of our wonderful local presenters from around South Africa. We were especially thrilled to have our Deputy Minister of Education, Enver Surty, open the Conference.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDkIs5vsORCmYRaSNZy1kreHNQbM4vocVTwvFoffESgwWumV8X98h_JLfXzXLQ1jWt0YJNYXQPaTBFJiGvsvvl-qNFS1MDIigqxvVFuVzJLNrYhxKgkZOhs3xaxwP0ZsmITVA_UNeS50/s1600-h/image5.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmSKl08F0Y8Yau2dB4rhowokTfcuyXuSQrBDjsAVsce6tU2d_cpr-gfWIB5UWkbBK1yiqn61fJGYrqG_c3MpDQpwVcKDLdd-nWeZ51RGXkMSKnAHDkDiLiOQpuultRMIWx5FXQv2Iwts/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="182" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Naomi Harm</u> </b>has been an invited keynote speaker at several of our SchoolNet Conferences over the years and she always gives us so much to think about and take away.  She presented tirelessly throughout the Conference with her various presentations and the closing keynote in which she summed up the Conference with her '<i>Top 10 Learning Tips</i>'. Naomi’s presentations included:</span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So You Want to Hangout In My Community?|</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What Would You Like to Create Today? iPad Literacy Center “Apptivities"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Intel Elements: Blended Learning</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visualize Your Thinking and Learning - Visual Ranking App</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Closing Keynote ‘10 top learning tips’</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can read Naomi’s conference reflections on the conference on her great blog <a href="http://goo.gl/jv2ZV">http://goo.gl/jv2ZV</a> She provides links to all her presentations on her blog. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI86dwMmgZJorzSEVZbuo812pVKyOIgnXzatCoiUdZ4jybR6T4_90qOeCkdprHyuohtE3USEH-RvB3d8UY60f-XLCUmaMJ5U2VE8pHY150xCd82zQYkEbPl85v_vOIP-9-OGv5vEQ3zDY/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI86dwMmgZJorzSEVZbuo812pVKyOIgnXzatCoiUdZ4jybR6T4_90qOeCkdprHyuohtE3USEH-RvB3d8UY60f-XLCUmaMJ5U2VE8pHY150xCd82zQYkEbPl85v_vOIP-9-OGv5vEQ3zDY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Baldev Singh</b></u> from <a href="http://www.imagineeducation.net/">Imagine Education</a> in the UK was our opening keynote speaker. Baldev presented his keynote on "Trends in Technology and Implications for Learning, Teaching and Developing the International Dimension in Schools."   </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of Baldev’s quotes was constantly tweeted throughout the conference ‘Technology might be the answer but what was the question?’ </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baldev’s workshop sessions in the following two days included:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">21st Century Learning Design Through a Technology Lens  </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Create System-wide Change. Build Innovative Schools  </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TeachMeet</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Frédéric Kastner</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"> and Malik Wilson</u> are from The Virtual School in the UK. They presented</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSWznmb8y4dazFtBdN8FQfvuaG6WI2O95HSfC7rYdaQp97GuXxibKwdBIAASkKQGMYiL6zq-3ff-dhkIiOWQrjvYMOBRH1kgJzDf4ufs7CRicKtZxWD-ia2qFL4sVgE2364AOFPgFLEg/s1600-h/clip_image0023.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_image002" border="0" height="197" hspace="12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FhGN-k7IOWlPr9LpX8suldhtyOLZEbPe5TQFd6tnZ-gsnIiUZ-7vbTc62ruP3uOfZPf-LABSDyNXfCnInU21lNmGae7bvj78y8SltpzI5xdvmpa47JiU0O8zzgahhF97exqGSe8ufJg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a keynote entitled ‘Open Educational Resource Movement –Inspiring your Teaching and Sharing with Teachers around the world’. During the conference they provided sessions of hands-on movie-making projects through digital video productions and screen casting opportunities with free online and offline resources. Teachers were very eager to participate in these content creation technology sessions and one couldn’t easily get a seat in their sessions. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their sessions included:</span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finding and using OER in and around the classroom. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enabling teachers to create their own Multimedia Lessons</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frédéric has published an article for those who missed his presentation on his </span><a href="http://thevirtualschool.wordpress.com/2013/07/10/schoolnet-south-africa-ict-in-the-classroom-conference-for-all-those-who-missed-our-talk/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">blog.</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You can also view their various videos on their Virtual School YouTube playlist: </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/virtualschooluk" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/user/virtualschooluk</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apart from our keynote speakers we had inspiring local presenters of high calibre leading different sessions. We are very grateful for their input.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbqnQtjXOF8X_Gid37t29CFvVNsIgwt4BKIgVdFYzeksxBASK5XKg6vBLyPNCYyhFsrzjy6cqgCMhZk3ejgG47DGGJuiZpLwor5Co6R04QhSxE67MaTBICCeZ2ScfJ153Lpzk85gLRLE/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVASsTmr6gzQ0b-Yy5yA9uuAXJ_q-Q5w-X6XVrlQvl5pk8XzPadqNEY2I7Nc3SayLhQ3-89btY-TqW2VNHqQJhr__2vUuDZQEUjV8deenqtqLl4wgOEHXscSTzyviqqFzE1MlDcIAoko/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Social networking</span></b><u><br /></u>It is amazing how social media can bind a conference together. Maggie Verster  did a sterling job of introducing teachers to Twitter and keeping the social media alive and well. We have captured the tweet archIves from the three days of the Conference using Storify:<br /><u><b>Day1</b></u>: <a href="http://goo.gl/QPaJY">http://goo.gl/QPaJY</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Day 2</b></u>: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/sWXmG" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://goo.gl/sWXmG</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Day 3: </b></u><a href="http://goo.gl/qN3Wj">http://goo.gl/qN3Wj</a>  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our <a href="http://schoolnetsa13.blogspot.com/">Conference blog</a> is being updated with all the presentations that have been received to date. These presentations have also been shared via Dropbox plus they also appear on the SchoolNet website under Conference (<a href="http://schoolnet.org.za/conference_2013/">http://schoolnet.org.za/conference_2013/</a>). Photos can be found on the SchoolNet website </span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/114485521154323474375">https://picasaweb.google.com/114485521154323474375</a>.<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Reflections</span></b><br />It was according to all accounts a very successful and exciting conference. Here are some of the reflections via blogs or PDFs. (Please let us know if you have written a reflection on your blog)</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:PDFs.@MaryFaragher">@MaryFaragher</a> 's reflection on the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Schoolnetsa&src=hash">#Schoolnetsa</a> conference  "The last three days I have been at a conference for “innovative teachers” in Bloem and it has been amazing! From the breadcrumb navigation to presentations of the latest technology, to the active workshops that formed the bulk of the programme, it has been an eye-opening journey."<a href="http://t.co/1TBoceYZiz">http://bit.ly/13o38uA </a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">@nharm reflection on our #schoolnetsa conference. It also has all her resources!! <a href="http://goo.gl/jv2ZV">http://goo.gl/jv2ZV</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/1v7zeChaYe_6e_RAG84SfHQjIRjy5XasW9g3E611Xn236Sw0mOpHZI2S5v1Md/edit?usp=sharing">Bongani Ncube</a> from Ilanga Secondary School, Emalahleni, has sent in a reflection.  </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frédéric Kastner has a reflection on his Virtual School <a href="http://thevirtualschool.wordpress.com/2013/07/10/schoolnet-south-africa-ict-in-the-classroom-conference-for-all-those-who-missed-our-talk/">blog</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Kobus van Wyk also writes about the SchoolNet Conference </span><a href="http://goo.gl/X50Jx" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://goo.gl/X50Jx</span></a></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Three essential points</span></b><br />Once again we realise three essential points that emerge after attending a national technology in education conference:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />1) We not alone. Everyone starts as a beginner and everyone can move forward and use technology where it matters most; no-one knows everything and everyone learns from others.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />2) We share a worldwide vision for improving our education system and embracing technology to enhance it and do things we couldn't do before including technology. Attending a conference often shows new ways of engaging in and using technology to develop student skills at one’s own school.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />3) A personal learning network is important. A conference introduces us to others who we can now add to our PLN. Joining Twitter links us to a means of gathering a powerful learning network around us whenever we need them. We hope that you will include @SchoolNetSA as one of your free professional development organisations in this personal learning network. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Recommendations</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we all know, not every teacher at our schools feels as enthusiastic as we do about the value of using technology to improve student learning and engagement. So, as you return to your day to day environment we encourage you to chat and share in the corridors, discuss over lunch, and offer ideas for the possibilities for learning that technology can bring.  Use your energy and renewed enthusiasm to build and develop relationships with your various teams, teachers and students to slowly help all to see that connections and learning through and with technology are important in education.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you were at the conference we have sent you a link to an evaluation form. Please fill it in so that we can make our next conference even better. </span></div>

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Bread feast!!

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I stopped in to Lidl before work - their bread shop is so good.  They bake all the pastries fresh on their premises.<div><br></div><div>Then it was off to Starbucks for breakfast before work.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxlHDL_KyfXWRK8u_a_AMzIf9ubFy8rVo1sWR7hkae_Tv3OSEWrzMVhmO9DS2AVUbEVfGEYxsr2WJim48pdUBOxrIpPmwVeB1j3rTAIt3iLa7Q-_F3SKvzuUSm-K8q0_b33Iu3GS-pqsH/s640/blogger-image--1162266889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxlHDL_KyfXWRK8u_a_AMzIf9ubFy8rVo1sWR7hkae_Tv3OSEWrzMVhmO9DS2AVUbEVfGEYxsr2WJim48pdUBOxrIpPmwVeB1j3rTAIt3iLa7Q-_F3SKvzuUSm-K8q0_b33Iu3GS-pqsH/s640/blogger-image--1162266889.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsyUKTnFW8ZIgrAnOI6xieooIs1gHox3SnAjvx_7PO0vJDMgbCi7M5gFkfByneXq8kjw1n16tuh7sc1dz8UpiIyPS72fdA4qoa8KetJQlB6D-fItLClb9SiOpgPr1NBPN5PLY4DJE_5GA/s640/blogger-image-1588864093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsyUKTnFW8ZIgrAnOI6xieooIs1gHox3SnAjvx_7PO0vJDMgbCi7M5gFkfByneXq8kjw1n16tuh7sc1dz8UpiIyPS72fdA4qoa8KetJQlB6D-fItLClb9SiOpgPr1NBPN5PLY4DJE_5GA/s640/blogger-image-1588864093.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5hcf9rBYJSwM09GCm22-RNv0IjGHI6rofWptcpKuuFyLyOosTjm1lgh3j241UPW0BMLQE84HjHaKMMSiAzlRkbNf1qGwgb3-uo-iSEC1zmpIf_72RnT6S2QO-bFFqlm7uT60te-tdup5/s640/blogger-image--1698786649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5hcf9rBYJSwM09GCm22-RNv0IjGHI6rofWptcpKuuFyLyOosTjm1lgh3j241UPW0BMLQE84HjHaKMMSiAzlRkbNf1qGwgb3-uo-iSEC1zmpIf_72RnT6S2QO-bFFqlm7uT60te-tdup5/s640/blogger-image--1698786649.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY6iDN1ls1mJCyC_itp1BATQNTycVl_9eefD54vBDBdMFT29xyEZ2fBdBuYh18X1yMBbGOUDs0pkITgVUSiKwv5vBBlLWnGuxodArzw_PMHyEj_WBwzkiuDG61OHV2eBvtTK3Z3kP_f8x/s640/blogger-image--986925326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY6iDN1ls1mJCyC_itp1BATQNTycVl_9eefD54vBDBdMFT29xyEZ2fBdBuYh18X1yMBbGOUDs0pkITgVUSiKwv5vBBlLWnGuxodArzw_PMHyEj_WBwzkiuDG61OHV2eBvtTK3Z3kP_f8x/s640/blogger-image--986925326.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>

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QATAR AND THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD:

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<br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PDefwe_kuUeruPuNmE1pHeMsZSNTc2aBEobD7a5kiV8ts2hG3Cwux9f2lRftomrdM-YU6Lq1BpawCHZ1nWudF_P7cGBCbQcWN6KlmOfoM9HoR0spdk1_9IznjZ-dl5hqKGnrfSLbxcSi/s1600/qatar-flag.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PDefwe_kuUeruPuNmE1pHeMsZSNTc2aBEobD7a5kiV8ts2hG3Cwux9f2lRftomrdM-YU6Lq1BpawCHZ1nWudF_P7cGBCbQcWN6KlmOfoM9HoR0spdk1_9IznjZ-dl5hqKGnrfSLbxcSi/s400/qatar-flag.gif" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">LOSING THE CROWN JEWEL?</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><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";">Via StratRisk</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 collapse of the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule did not just impact its supporters in EGYPT. In QATAR, it caused a tremor inside the whole ruling establishment; destroying the political bridges it had built to exert influence in the country.</span></b></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";">QATAR WAS THE MOTHER WHOSE MILK FED THE ISLAMIST GROUPS</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. </span></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";">It spent billions to install them in power – observers estimate that QATAR paid more than $17 billion to Arab Spring countries – especially the deposed president Mohamed Mursi. This could be the beginning of the decline of the role of QATAR under the new Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.</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";">It seems clear that SAUDI ARABIA trumped QATAR in EGYPT. At least this is how its leaders felt. This could bring the conflict between the two countries to square one, but in favor of SAUDI, as is apparent from the official QATARI silence concerning EGYPT. QATAR’S press is also confused about EGYPT as it can’t stop wailing about the overthrow of Mursi’s ‘democracy’.</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";">On the other hand, SAUDI KING Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz was quick to commend the situation, even before the military read its statement on the removal of the president. King Abdullah congratulated the army for “fulfilling the will of the people.”</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";">Today, QATAR’S men who had EGYPT under their grip for a whole year are now on the country’s most wanted list, following the orders of the south Cairo prosecutor to apprehend the Brotherhood’s spiritual guide, Mohamed Badie; his deputy, Khairat al-Shater; and members of the Guidance Office, on charges of inciting the killing of demonstrators and spreading sectarian strife.</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";">In his first speech after assuming the rein in QATAR, Emir Tamim maintained that his country “rejects sectarianism in the Arab world and does not support any particular political current against the others.” But how will this translate on the ground?</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";">Will the young sheikh take off the robe of “Emir of the Arab Spring” inherited from his father, who had turned it into autumn? Will he make a wise reassessment of QATAR’S role in the region and its relationship with Islamists who get out of control if they are disobeyed?</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: 5.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information: </span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><span style="color: blue;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SAUDI ARABIA AND QATAR </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><span style="color: blue;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;"><br /></div><span style="color: blue;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">THE QATARI PROJECT: “DESTROYING SAUDI ARABIA”?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><span style="color: blue;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/saudi-arabia-and-qatar.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/saudi-arabia-and-qatar.html</a></span></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;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NEUTRALITY, AN OPTION?</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";">Tamim maintained, “QATAR is on the side of the Arab people and their aspirations to live in freedom and dignity, away from corruption and tyranny.” He repeated the motto of his predecessors: “QATAR will remain the Kaaba of the oppressed.” The political project that had hidden under the veil of religion now stands naked. This is a bad omen for the political future of the new emir, who will not be able to survive if he continues to extend his hand to the Islamists seeking power in the region. </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";">As for EGYPT, an official source in the foreign ministry spoke to the country’s news agency about the necessity of national cohesion and achieving the goals of the January 25 revolution. It seems the Qatari government is treating the situation realistically.</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";">BAD PERFORMANCE OF MURSI AND THE ISLAMISTS UNDERMINED THEIR IMAGE IN EGYPT, JORDAN, PALESTINE, SYRIA, AND TUNISIA.</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";">A QATARI journalist considered the statement one of “wisdom and caution that will shape the features of the new emir’s policy concerning Arab and international affairs.” There are some in the new emir’s leadership who see that it would be wise to be neutral or adopt a reformist policy concerning internal political crises of neighboring countries. However, the miserable performance of Mursi and the Islamists undermined their image in EGYPT, JORDAN, PALESTINE, SYRIA, and TUNISIA.</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";">The political project that had hidden under the veil of religion now stands naked. This is a bad omen for the political future of the new emir, who will not be able to survive if he continues to extend his hand to the Islamists seeking power in the region.</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/AVvXsEhTCCaUXd_Ni9SAI0uBDiUaJstugr5zbUARQFw0Im_5z83u2iUq2lb00Q3tipwu07DP2tJbH82eHi7w58KGEWJyFWnhK1dqSNdOAJc3FQbKK3HrfuSq4r0x5o_UuwIWvIWmSgLHs-qeCVgO/s1600/map_qatar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCCaUXd_Ni9SAI0uBDiUaJstugr5zbUARQFw0Im_5z83u2iUq2lb00Q3tipwu07DP2tJbH82eHi7w58KGEWJyFWnhK1dqSNdOAJc3FQbKK3HrfuSq4r0x5o_UuwIWvIWmSgLHs-qeCVgO/s320/map_qatar.jpg" width="320" /></a></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";">Some say that the new emir is gradually working to put an end to the “suicidal” and “confrontational” approach of the former foreign minister. He will set the tempo for external investments and their impact on political issues. This is in addition to the haphazard nature of some investments in Western countries, especially FRANCE and BRITAIN.</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";">(BRITAIN and FRANCE, together with QATAR have been trying to topple the Assad regime, for reasons that are partly mentioned above) </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";">Some analysts believe that Tamim will try to emulate the UAE and compete with it in attracting foreign investment and international tourism.</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";">Observers said, “After the fall of QATARI Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad, who was also head of the committee overseeing the SYRIAN situation, Qatari policies will change under Tamim. There are those in QATAR today who understand that the war in SYRIA is no longer confined to that country and is a real and existential threat to the region.”</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><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SYRIA CHAOS</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";">After the exchange of power in QATAR, several predictions have surfaced. However, one question remains. Where is QATAR heading under its new ruler? Will this small sheikhdom still exert the same influence on the Arab and International levels, something that exceeds its real size by thousands and surpasses the role set by its external sponsors?</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: 5.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information: </span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></div><span style="color: blue;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">QATAR’S GREAT POWER GAMES </span></b></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";"><a href="http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.co.at/2013/04/qatars-great-power-games.html">http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.co.at/2013/04/qatars-great-power-games.html</a></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 reality is that SYRIAN steadfastness against the siege, in addition to popular anger toward QATAR’S role in spreading chaos, has imposed new facts on the US, forcing it to be convinced of the fiasco in SYRIA. Therefore, it must get rid of the tools that failed to fulfill its murderous desires. The first step was the meeting of the “NATO Islamists” in Cairo to transfer control to SAUDI ARABIA, through Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s apology and declaration of obedience to the Kingdom. This was followed by a US security delegation visit to Doha, which informed Sheikh Hamad of the need for change that would keep Prime Minister Hamad away from the Arab files. And so it was.</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";">QATAR INVESTED BILLIONS TO EXPAND ITS SPHERE OF INFLUENCE, IN VAIN SO ITS SEEMS</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";">Today, QATAR can only count its losses with the fall of the Brotherhood in EGYPT. It had invested billions to expand its sphere of influence. However, QATARI investment was faced by wide opposition and raises several questions in Arab Spring countries, due to their disturbing support for political Islam currents.</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";">While Qatar faces the shock of the collapse of its allies, many questions have been raised about the ties that bind QATAR and the Islamists today. Will the fall of the Brotherhood in EGYPT be the divorce papers between QATAR and the hegemonic project of political Islam in the region? What about the support to armed groups in SYRIA, such as al-Nusra Front? What is the future of the Arab Spring mufti Qaradawi? By the way, where is Qaradawi?</span></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEwT4ptoITS9gQ7m0DZIwnESjVCvHE1t7DmEHIw31NaVrwr_28zDCp51F2ODcZtfSwk5AxB1V9edsfHfREt6nJW0csggMNsbK4uMN9LaN-ka6kxcR9r5Mh2Z9Sfk9VVG6Ol1MUFvkYOs/s1600-h/image%25255B6%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5v7et_K1iPbj3K0VnxHEWAvrPqN8KLIwaW5GWCJwXJ3UuOSxWiYYLEzZIg6uGz5jGtyJPXIjVjSRe2sEn_AwXLI55rRlnt9ppXCS1qpAzIMnCiltyWoLr1egWZntHr4eDIfeGfrIORQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WbsHwGrxo-aJ0VPNSKfzwoPjM8563qA9KdGjbmI5DdVgZJNVidaPlvzBmehl35idtJKlV3dbd2HwiPe1qlHMQKdxYX8a8_e9LkN1ARRadRu0XGdfWDMVoP5AGXr3pHTUH4k8o155aYc/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8JHoqUCzrRp_P9yz4-ATwehQKnein72INLaYVc_QmqYRbUqDNUZMCLEAcwx6F8ElMQlHXTspszfjwUGpQyK3yFWo8sICUSV07kZc1ccIGYlQF_yPcEuaJDbisDcA4DvSLauYOgecHJA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greetings from the<b> </b>South Africa Google in Education planning committee. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently, we announced the first annual Google in Education South Africa Summit to be hosted by </span><a href="http://www.schoolnet.org.za/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SchoolNet South Africa</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.parklands.co.za/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parklands College</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  on Sep. 26th and 27th, 2013.  Registration is now open! We’re especially excited to announce William Florance from Google to keynote our event. Here is a link to the event website with all of the information: </span><a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">za.gafesummit.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Request for presenters</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are hoping that you would be interested in presenting at the Google Apps Summit. If you are interested, please take a look at a few of the session titles listed below (differentiated in levels of expertise) and fill out <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QK_p-pCgX4Zu6BplOmMeA_47TJO-J4G_j0TCVzbn49s/viewform">this form</a> sharing your interest in presenting.  Each of the sessions will be one hour in length and should engage the participants as much as you can. We encourage our participants to bring a device to engage with the topics and presentations. We will provide you with a projector and a screen, however you need to bring your own laptop for your presentation. Participants will also have WiFi to follow along with your presentation. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please fill out this Request with the title and description of your session. It will also ask for some biography information. <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QK_p-pCgX4Zu6BplOmMeA_47TJO-J4G_j0TCVzbn49s/viewform">Request for Presenters</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You do not have to stick to a title of ideas from the list below, it is just a list of suggested topics.  If you have another session that you would be interested in sharing that is not on the list, please feel free to add your own presentation and description.  We will have a lot of sessions throughout the two day conference so feel free to fill out the form more than once if you would be willing to share more than one presentation.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you know of anyone else that would be a great presenter at the Summit, please forward this email on to them. Please submit your presentation proposals by August 1st.  We will be in touch with you shortly after to let you know more about the schedule for your presentation(s).   </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Compensation to presenters</span></b><br />For compensation, you will receive a complimentary registration to the two-day conference (a R2000+ value) and be able to work closely with this amazing group of Googlers and presenters.  We sincerely hope that you will accept the invitation to present to make this a successful professional development event for all.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />If you have any questions, please let us know. Please forward this email on to others you think might be interested in presenting at the Summit.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ideas for presentations</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As mentioned, these are just ideas. If you have something else relating to Google that you would like to present please submit your idea with your application.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Strands</b><u></u><u></u> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Technical<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Beginner- Getting Going with Google<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Intermediate- Gear Up with Google Apps<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Advanced- Getting Geeky with Google<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Administrators<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Higher Ed </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Technical Strands</b><u></u><u></u> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Technical Deployment of Google Apps for Education<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Google Apps for Education Dashboard<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Security, Archiving and Managing Google Apps for Education<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>The Guide to Going Google- Deploying Google Apps at your School<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Beginner- Sessions will be labeled “Getting Going”</b><u></u><u></u> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Going with Google Apps for Education Overview<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Going with Google Earth<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Going with Google Chrome<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Going with YouTube for Schools<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Going with Student use of Google Apps for Education<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>The Guide to Going Google- Deploying Google Apps at your School<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Intermediate- Sessions will be labeled “Gearing Up”</b><u></u><u></u> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up with Google Forms and Scripts<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up: Creating a Personalized Google Map<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up: Building tours with Google Earth<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up: Even More- Picasa, Blogger, Reader and Voice<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up: Chromebook Classroom<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up: Google Voice in the Classroom<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up: Google Apps for Administrators<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up with Advanced Google Search<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span><u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gearing Up: Change Management with Google Apps for Education</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Gearing Up: Getting Creative with Picasa and other photo editing apps<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Advanced- Sessions will be labeled “Getting Geeky:</b><u></u><u></u> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Geeky with Google Lit Trips & Google Earth<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Geeky: Becoming a Chrome Ninja<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Geeky with Google Apps Scripts<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Geeky with Google Forms and Scripts<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Geeky with Google Spreadsheet Magic<b><u></u><u></u></b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u></u>  <u></u>Getting Geeky with Fusion Tables </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See you there! Early bird rates for applications apply till the end of July.</span></div>

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What I Did On My Summer Vacation

9:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Cheeeeeeeeers Chuckleheads!!  Matt-Man here writing on this here IWS Radio blog for the first time in, oh I don’t know…since this past Sunday.<br /><a href="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/p480x480/1002240_10151438815501734_60965827_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Photo: Sporting my new FREE shoes compliments of Dr. Scholl's.  The Doctor does customer service RIGHT!!" border="0" height="400" src="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/p480x480/1002240_10151438815501734_60965827_n.jpg" width="355" /></a><br />Holy Cow!!  That’s like a century in dog years…I think.<br /><br />Anyhoo…<br /><br />On the IWS Radio Show this past Sunday, I mentioned to Jayman that we should take a couple of days off from the website, so I could do some things that tighten up our IWS brand, and tie up some loose ends as far as our You Tube page which is under my name and not the IWS Radio name.  And plus…<br /><br />We could relax for a few, and let out a nice big Social Media sigh, and then come back refreshed.<br /><br />I stated that merely taking Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday off would be good for our souls, our creative juices, and I could fix our You Tube page.  Jayman, while not necessarily agreeing, acquiesced.<br /><br />So…<br /><br />After <i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/07/07/matt-and-jay-live" target="_blank">Sunday’s show</a>,</span></i> my best friend Schmoop and I drank, played music, and talked about rearranging furniture.  The Schmoopster was scheduled off and has been off, all <strike>her life</strike> week, so she would do that, and then?<br /><br />We ate Johnsonville Brats…and lots of them.<br /><br />Monday, I had to go to work…go to work with a hangover.  It wasn’t that bad until, I got THE PHONE CALL.  On the other end of the line was a crazy woman who was insisting that I should pay her $100.00 a week in order to help her put our son through college.<br /><br />Her argument was built on a pile of sand, but she quickly and convincingly firmed up her philosophical treatise, and won me over to her side by calling me immoral, and labeling The Schmoopster, as homely.<br /><br />So Monday night, drunk on the euphoria of being on a quasi-vacation and the lyrical tones of the crazy woman’s voice in my head, I had a couple of beers, a frozen pizza, and then went to bed.<br /><br />Tuesday was awesome, because I only work Noon-5 on Tuesdays.  Sure it was raining, but my adorable, college bound son showed up at The Beer Mine needing $200.00.  I gave it to him, and after a couple of moments nervous of laughter, he went on his way.<br /><br />When I got home shortly after 5 PM I walked into the Bagwine digs and the furniture had indeed been rearranged by The Schmoopster and it looked awesome, however…The cat was none to pleased.<br /><br />I had a couple of drinks, and then before I knew it, it was 6:30 PM and it was time for Jayman and I to be interviewed by Katie D on her Blog Talk Radio Show.  We were there.  We were pithy, and then…<br /><br />Ol’ Katie ran out of questions, cut the interview short, and the evening took a turn for the worse.<br /><br />It turns out that the adorable, yet awkward interview was a result of Jayman and I, especially me, threatening the young Miss Katie through our penchant for answering the questions that Miss Katie asked.<br /><br />I think it was my answer to her question,<i> “How did your show come about?”</i> and I responded, <i>“Jay sent me an e-mail.”,</i> that sent the young ingénue’s protector and psychotic sansei into a verdant and virulent attack upon my character upon the timeless timeline of my Facebook page.<br /><br /><a href="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/218/365/elisabeth-hasselbeck_display_image.jpg?1273098218" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/218/365/elisabeth-hasselbeck_display_image.jpg?1273098218" /></a>With my good name besmirched by accusations of pedophilia and felonious assault, Schmoop ate and went to bed, and shortly afterwards, I ate and went to bed.<br /><br />On top of all of that heartache, I was crushed to find out that Gretchen Carlson will no longer be on Fox and Friends in the morning, as her gravitas, and journalistic instincts necessitate a primetime afternoon show, and she will be replaced by Elisabeth Hasselbeck.<br /><br />So much anguish…I have had better vacations, but it’s not a total loss.<br /><br />The re-arrangement of the Bagwine digs looks awesome.  Ryno and I are meeting for pizza tonight at The Hut, and…<br /><br />Looking back on these past few days of vacation?  I know that I am living the thug life.  Word!!<br /><br />Oh the You Tube thing that was the impetus for all of this?  Eh, I never really got around to that, but trust me, I will.<br /><br />After all, I am one immoral son of a bitch who lives with a homely chick, and that’s how we roll.<br /><br />Cheers!!<br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattmaniws" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Matt’s Facebook Page</span></a></div>

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Cheeeeeeeeers Chuckleheads!! Matt-Man here writing on this here IWS Radio blog for the first time in, oh I don’t know…since this past Sunda...

Insanity Workout Review

7:36 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Jody Whitley</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>You may be wondering where you can order Insanity. First of all, this is an insanely hard to do set of workout DVD's . When you first start out it's harder. It gets very much easier the more fit you become and even addicting if you keep it up and start seeing results. I am overweight and just shy of 40, but I have dreams of getting back into my pre-marriage body. I did <a href="http://sell.com/2FSH25">Order Insanity Online</a> and as I decided to seize the day and go for it, and I am not sorry.<br />  <br />  My muscles are currently screaming, every bit of me hurts. Every day, I both love and dread pushing play on this dvd, because I know what will happen when I do. I will spend 45 minutes gasping, lurching around, heart pounding, sweat running off me like a monsoon, desperately trying to keep up with a workout designed by fitness demigods. Afterwards, when I can catch my breath and pull myself up of the ground.<br />  <br />  After my workouts and for the rest of the day I feel so good it is not even funny. Yesterday when I finished my workout and was talking to my husband, I said "You know what I feel like? I feel like I'm on vacation!". You know, that feeling you get on day one of vacation when you have the whole thing stretching before you, when there is a cool beer in your hands and not a care in the world? It's like, life is good today. That's how I feel when my blood is pumping, when my body is sore and I am really so proud of myself. I was inspired by this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_OGHDHQJw">Shaun T Workout</a> review by Elena. You can also order at the link under this particular youtube video for $49.95.<br />  <br />  The DVDs themselves are good, the music is great, the instructor is incredible and never demeaning. Although I did figure him out after a few rounds, his team goes at it hard core, and when he gets tired he goes over to one of his team members, like "Tanya" or "Akeel". (At least he gets a break and can still talk otherwise he'd be huffing and puffing I'm sure.) I feel like he is speaking directly to me and he is very encouraging. I am also encouraged when the folks exercising with him can't keep up, because I know that if these very in shape people can't do it, then I am in good company. The rest of the package is fine. I'm also on weight watchers, so I am not using BeachBody's eating plan right now. I don't plan to be changing diets mid-stream.<br />  <br />  The workout calendar is nice, I keep it up to date and it is a good motivational tool for me. The DVD case is compact and sturdy. It IS a little pricey, but I think that it is worth it so far. It is giving me back my self respect. Not to mention making me become addicted to looking better and becoming more in shape.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>Want to find out more about <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRsmJUwyGqI'>Insanity Workout Houston</a>, then visit jody whitley's site for information on<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_OGHDHQJw'>Reviews On Insanity</a>.</div><br />  </div><br />

Insanity Workout Review

By Jody Whitley You may be wondering where you can order Insanity. First of all, this is an insanely hard to do set of workout DVD's...

Software QA Manager ( C++, SQA/SQC, White/Black/Gray box testing, SCM ) (#109379)

5:21 PM Anonymous 0

<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">  <div><b>Position</b>: Software QA Manager<br>    <b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br>    <b>Duration</b>: Full time<br>    <br>    <b>Job Description</b>:<br>    The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers.  The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness,  optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems.  These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes.   The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation  specific for their process needs.  The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.</div>  <div> </div>  <div><b>Responsibilities:</b></div>  <div>1) Lead and manage a team of SQA/SQC engineers for metrology products.</div>  <div>2) Develop and implement testing methodologies consistent with the division's software development lifecycle model.</div>  <div>3) Ensure that the required level of quality is achieved in the products' software releases.</div>  <div>4) Create/enforce software process improvement initiatives to include more thorough white box/gray box testing; early involvement of  SQA/SQC engineers in the requirements phase, improvement in software development process, etc.</div>  <div>5) Encourage a division-wide "Quality Culture" where quality is viewed as everyone’s responsibility.</div>  <div>6) Ensure/Audit compliance to development process and quality performance by the software development and SQA teams.</div>  <div>7) Work with software development teams to ensure resources and test plans are aligned with development schedule.</div>  <div>8) Incorporate industry BKM to existing software process, e.g. quality reviews, etc</div>  <div>9) Ensure software quality plans are written and reviewed with the product team ahead of time for each planned software release.</div>  <div>10) Responsible for developing and maintaining the projects' software processes and coordinating the activities to assess, develop, maintain, and improve these processes.</div>  <div> </div>  <div><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>- BS, MS or PhD preferred, in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent.</div>  <div>- Minimum of 5 years of management experience in software quality management.</div>  <div>- Having some software development experience preferred.</div>  <div>- Knowledge (with experience preferred) on different software development lifecycles and methodologies, e.g. Waterfall, Spiral, Agile, etc.</div>  <div>- Experience with the development of automated testing.</div>  <div>- Fluency in SQA/SQC methodologies and tools, including programmatic-level testing; knowledge of white, black, and gray box testing methodologies</div>  <div>- Experience with CMM or ISO 15504 certification  preferred.</div>  <div>- Knowledge of Software configuration management.</div>  <div>- Experience with Rational Team Concert.</div>  <div> </div>  <div><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>Doctorate (Academic) with at least 3 years of experience.<br>    OR<br>    Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience.<br>    OR</div>  <div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<br>    <br>    Kindly send your resumes to<font color="navy"> </font><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><font color="navy"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></font></a></div>  <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div>  </span></font>

Software QA Manager ( C++, SQA/SQC, White/Black/Gray box testing, SCM ) (#109379)

Position : Software QA Manager Location : Milpitas, CA Duration : Full time Job Description : The Film and Scatteromet...