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IRAN, SYRIA and ISRAEL

5:51 AM Tukiyooo 0

<br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"> <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/AVvXsEhjemxRXPJPYkGqlQ3zLYsQpuSHFKUwkFCW-QJH8kuZgh0lNhlaMz-wiyj0QIrF4KLbjKIXbzXb-cqUKYtBdAkoqjGt6GHT3s-yK43bwbJ1C54P6TSU5trdBp1xE5C1Yu7RtfdvQlR8yUqY/s1600/Tips-on-your-Trips-to-Golan-Heights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjemxRXPJPYkGqlQ3zLYsQpuSHFKUwkFCW-QJH8kuZgh0lNhlaMz-wiyj0QIrF4KLbjKIXbzXb-cqUKYtBdAkoqjGt6GHT3s-yK43bwbJ1C54P6TSU5trdBp1xE5C1Yu7RtfdvQlR8yUqY/s400/Tips-on-your-Trips-to-Golan-Heights.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Golan heights" seen from Israeli territory , 40km further east lies Damascus</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">IRAN POURS MORE TROOPS INTO SYRIA, READY TO TARGET ISRAEL FROM SYRIA AND LEBANON</span></b></span></div><br />  <br /><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";"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Via <span> </span>DEBKA<i>file</i> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">IRAN continues to fly military personnel and quantities of weapons into SYRIA by civilian aircraft which cut through IRAQI airspace, AMERICAN intelligence sources disclosed early Thursday, Sept. 20. UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon also said that, "Unfortunately, both [SYRIAN] sides, government and opposition forces, seem to be determined to see the end by military means."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Clearly, IRAN is augmenting its military involvement in the constantly escalating SYRIAN civil war, broadening it into a multinational conflict which threatens to drag LEBANON in, by means of the IRANIAN-SYRIAN ally, Hizballah.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The UN Secretary General's statement implying that the two SYRIAN sides are determined to fight to the bitter end is echoed in IRAN’S resolve to fight to the bitter end for Assad, on SYRIAN soil.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Tehran is not hiding its actions. IRANIAN Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Commander Gen. Ali Jafari said openly that Al Qods Brigades units were present and operational in both Syria and LEBANON.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">No comment on this revelation has come from the US, ISRAEL or ISRAEL’S military (IDF) chiefs - notwithstanding its menacing import, namely, that Tehran is no longer hanging about and waiting for its nuclear program to be attacked in order to punish ISRAEL, but is getting ready for a pre-emptive operation.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddMLSjLZQEboqp-fTrRpcQq6ZCQ94nCoh-ZXAlUYy9_WalAJjaAehRNHP1LloI3k5kcxqOYKzMOUARJtX48of4Osdrlyq07P-7qikWcfMNaDLFIXwxXqrNlMjLXbLsqWkfx7a02WvbZ4x/s1600/Golan_92.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddMLSjLZQEboqp-fTrRpcQq6ZCQ94nCoh-ZXAlUYy9_WalAJjaAehRNHP1LloI3k5kcxqOYKzMOUARJtX48of4Osdrlyq07P-7qikWcfMNaDLFIXwxXqrNlMjLXbLsqWkfx7a02WvbZ4x/s400/Golan_92.gif" width="331" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">United Nations Disengagement Observer Forces buffer zone </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Still, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have chosen silence in the face of what any other nation would regard as a casus belli: the open deployment of enemy forces on its northern and eastern borders.<br />This must have been the catalyst for <a href="http://www.debka.com/article/22366"><span style="color: blue;">the IDF’s surprise two-division strength drill </span></a>Wednesday on ISRAEL’S Golan border with SYRIA. But the IDF spokesman sounded almost apologetic when he explained that the exercise had nothing to do with the events in SYRIA or with Hizballah, and that it was no more than a routine drill for testing preparedness.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">debkafile's military sources say that, in the current climate, no military operation by any army on the SYRIAN border – especially one of this magnitude – may be regarded as “routine.” Only a week ago, the Golani Brigade concluded a large military exercise in northern ISRAEL including the Golan. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">That sort of frequency must have operational connotations: The IDF is evidently keeping the army on the move and in a constant state of readiness to fight a real war without delay on terrain made familiar by repeated war games.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br />IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Benny Gantz has a penchant for expressing himself through symbols, his method of overcoming the restrictions placed on his tongue by military and other constraints.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">On New Year’s Eve last week, the general handed military correspondents a small gift: The Hebrew edition of the AMERICAN writer Richard David Bach's "There's No Such Place as Far Away."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For the Golan drill Wednesday, he decided to attach Maj. Gen. (res.) Nati Sharoni, chief artillery officer in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, to his party of advisers and observers.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <b>Background information: </b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2gODtyrUJIwrKucCwfdNvyQl-z0D0_2bvhN-rlRz7Ey-Gt03hQLz3-Y1vPivi9unot2NCRc_TMFuW2EBEu0PR_uElmYJme1a2pC8cfNqmiYkpVWrnr3Q24fvpK-ymGGXZVopeoMn2Vbj/s1600/570px-1973_Yom_Kippur_War_-_Golan_heights_theater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2gODtyrUJIwrKucCwfdNvyQl-z0D0_2bvhN-rlRz7Ey-Gt03hQLz3-Y1vPivi9unot2NCRc_TMFuW2EBEu0PR_uElmYJme1a2pC8cfNqmiYkpVWrnr3Q24fvpK-ymGGXZVopeoMn2Vbj/s640/570px-1973_Yom_Kippur_War_-_Golan_heights_theater.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The book was a clear message to Tehran and doubting Thomases at home that the IDF is fully capable of an operation against IRAN’S nuclear program and of successfully accomplishing any mission far from its shores.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Gen. Sharoni’s presence at the Golan exercise, and the exercise itself, was a warning to Iran, Hizballah and SYRIA that they will be disappointed if they hope to catch ISRAEL unready, as it was by the surprise attack which almost overcame the IDF 39 years ago before the tide of war was turned back against EGYPT.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><b>Background Information: </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/israel-iran-syria.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/israel-iran-syria.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/syria-israel-iran-and-usa.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/syria-israel-iran-and-usa.html</span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/syria-cause-and-effect.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/syria-cause-and-effect.html</span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/strait-of-hormuz-and-syria.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/strait-of-hormuz-and-syria.html</span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

IRAN, SYRIA and ISRAEL

"Golan heights" seen from Israeli territory , 40km further east lies Damascus IRAN POURS MORE TROOPS INTO SYRIA, READY TO TARGET...

paint a rug party - week 1

4:00 AM Anonymous 0

Be honest. Painting a rug sounds like a good time, right? You know it does!<br /><br />That's why when my friend Linda at <a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Crafty Home Life</a> suggested a rug painting party I said, "your rug or mine". I never turn down a good party. (My, how the definition of 'party' has changed over the years.)<br /><br />Actually this is the kick in the pants I've needed to take care of some naked floors around the house.  The <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/hallway.html" target="_blank">hallway</a>, <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/kitchen.html" target="_blank">kitchen</a> and foyer are all in need of some coverage but I've never found anything I liked that was at the right price. We'll see how this rug turns out to see which lucky location gets to wear it.<br /><br />Here is my subject.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DzBpX0w0pv7ixGkjOX6kGuLbxX-p0CUlAqSnqFH1PqC-GNeikXFsIlY14C6T5GkBvMcgloqt-KbDiXP9f5nGvaWY4KQNtVhvkbPBuExp2RdvJ39eLKFIPckkMXaMsDTrqN6qkPYmQMm5/s1600/lens1874055_1284675378sisal_rug.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DzBpX0w0pv7ixGkjOX6kGuLbxX-p0CUlAqSnqFH1PqC-GNeikXFsIlY14C6T5GkBvMcgloqt-KbDiXP9f5nGvaWY4KQNtVhvkbPBuExp2RdvJ39eLKFIPckkMXaMsDTrqN6qkPYmQMm5/s400/lens1874055_1284675378sisal_rug.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And here is my inspiration.<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/AVvXsEjf_ARTKEjC8fh3_DGqNhrTgITy9WU3HJ0wCi8eu6-4_Q9anLFxN5dQe1E19aI0FZ7-q61H0i8vjNVtTQN3V9RZmIsnn6DO1dKXWu7_b0843KkYBiJa-I3K1onIm_upnC7_KX5OO8R22ZLb/s1600/21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_ARTKEjC8fh3_DGqNhrTgITy9WU3HJ0wCi8eu6-4_Q9anLFxN5dQe1E19aI0FZ7-q61H0i8vjNVtTQN3V9RZmIsnn6DO1dKXWu7_b0843KkYBiJa-I3K1onIm_upnC7_KX5OO8R22ZLb/s640/21.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649497124/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I'm going Chippendale.<br /><br />I had wanted to do this pattern on our railings when we redid the <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/06/i-wear-my-sunglasses-at-night-deck.html" target="_blank">deck</a>, but a small deck spruce turned into a bigger project and well, you know how that goes. So this is my way of getting the look without pulling out the miter saw.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The only remaining decision is color(s) and that is still TBD.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not usually one for logistics when it comes to this stuff but I did do a bit of research and found two great tutorials, <a href="http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com/2011/04/chevron-painted-rug-from-ikea.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.almost40yearoldintern.com/2011/09/diwhy-not-fab-pink-geometric-painted.html" target="_blank">here</a>, that I think will help with the details. </div><br />So with that, let the games begin.<br /><br />Oh, and it should be noted - I have 1. never painted a rug 2. a very infantile brain that cannot think in negative space 3. very limited patience for any type of exact measurements and 4. a great ability to laugh at myself when this all goes haywire.<br /><br />And be sure to check in on each of the other lovelies who are partying with me. We'll be reporting on our progress each Thursday for the next three weeks.<br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Chinoiserie Chic</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Design du Monde</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://thejunkhouse.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Junk House</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://mybestfriendcraig.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">My Best Friend Cr</a><a href="http://mybestfriendcraig.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">aig</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">My Crafty Home Life</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Pawleys Island Posh</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Pink Pagoda</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://roomrx.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Room Rx</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://seekersbazaar.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Seekers Bazaar</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Simple Details</a><br /><div><a href="http://trappedinnorthjersey.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Trapped In North Jersey</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now let's pop the cork and get started!</div></div>

paint a rug party - week 1

Be honest. Painting a rug sounds like a good time, right? You know it does! That's why when my friend Linda at My Crafty Home Life sugg...

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/20/2012

2:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

<ul class="diigo-linkroll">      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://hastac.org/blogs/greg-daigle/2012/09/18/early-look-tools-earthworks">An early look at tools for EARTHWORKS | HASTAC</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Love the idea of interactive badges. This is a fascinating idea that is part of the open badge movement. This article from Earth works describes the concept and gives a mock up.  Yong Zhao from the University of Oregon talks about eventually having a system of "microcredits" where you earn small credits for small, discrete things you learn. I see all of these as coming together as part of that shift. School credits and PLU's and CEU's will eventually no longer be in 10 hour increments or hour increments in semesters. The idea of microcredits and badges is evolving and will fundamentally change how we do education. Of course, there are higher order things we teach like thinking that can't be quantified in a badge or something like this and that, as with our testing focus, is where we will likely get in trouble. The commoditization of knowledge and information is likely but some things do require interaction. </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/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/badges">badges</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/openbadge">openbadge</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mozilla">mozilla</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://alfredtwo.blogspot.com/2012/09/we-are-making-things-too-hard.html">Computer Science Teacher: We Are Making Things Too Hard</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Alfred Thompson is right, we need simpler programming languages to use with students and should be teaching and using them as they level up to more complex languages. Great articlel from a man I consider to be the best in Computer Science education thought leadership. Alfred recently left Microsoft so if this is your thing, you may want to reach out.</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/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/computer science">computer science</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeremy-everett/school-lunch-program_b_1890730.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education">Jeremy Everett: School Meals Get a Makeover</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">I have a friend in the food service industry and she says they are scrambling to find suppliers of whole grain everything. If there is a crumb topping, it must be whole grain. She says the guidelines are much more nutritous but are a complete change in the way children have been fed. This article in the Huffington Post confirms that and discusses what has changed. Sadly, this is more important than ever because for many students,this is the only food the children receive.  I think something is wrong with this.If we're paying parents to feed their children and they don't, then there should be consequences for the parents. Children need 3 meals a day at least - I can only imagine how teenage boys are, my oldest son eats at least 6 times a day and is never full. The thought of hungry children should make everyone step up and speak out. I'd like to see people get riled up about this. We are teaching for children and should be advocating for their health.  Glad to see these changes.</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/lunchroom">lunchroom</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/nutrition">nutrition</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/1-in-7-young-people-out-of-work-school_n_1897927.html">1 In 7 Young People Are Not Working Or In School: Measure Of America Study</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">"One in seven people between the ages of 16-24 are not in school or working, a new report finds, and it cost taxpayers $93.7 billion in government support and lost tax revenue in 2011 alone."  Disconnected youth cost everyone, but especially themselves. Work has been the most rewarding thing in my life besides parenting.You inherit self respect and self sufficiency.  I think there are lessons more important than content that we teach in schools. Showing up. Persistence. Self respect.Honesty.  Work ethic. These are all important parts of living life.  When schools pass along a student to become someone else's problem it becomes everyone's problem. However, schools are penalized for keeping these disenfranchised students in schools because they often do poorly on tests. You get what you measure, however, the measurements themselves incentivize schoools to cast off those who don't measure up. </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/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/economy">economy</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/research">research</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/internet-archive-launches-searchable-collection-of-3-years-of-tv-news/">Internet Archive Launches Searchable Collection of 3 Years of TV News</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">A searchable repository of news could be so useful in class. Instead of having students "print a news article"to discuss (what a waste of paper) how about a current events blog where videos are embedded and discussed,or have them create a wiki. There are so many things that can be done with this video. I wish the news organizations would release it for download and reuse in student videos (with proper citation, of course.)</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/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history_teacher">history_teacher</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://tetw.tumblr.com/150_Essential_Science_and_Tech_Reads">150 Essential Science and Tech Reads</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">If you love to read (like me) and enjoy science and technology, this list will give you many articles to peruse (or add to Pocket if you're getting ready to go on a trip.) As many of us teachers are expected to have reading across the curriculum, there are fascinating topics you could use in science,history, or even literature. Not all of these are for high school use, but all should be fine for college classes.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reading">reading</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher">science_teacher</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/stem">stem</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/parents-of-special-needs-kids-advocate-for-cameras-the-classroom?cid=db_articles">Parents of special needs kids advocate for cameras in the classroom - National Special Needs Kids | Examiner.com</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Parents of specialneeds children want them monitored via video and yet schools and unions protest. Personally, if someone wanted to video me, I have nothing to be ashamed of except that everyone has a bad day and it would be easy to take what is happening in a classroom out of context. If you want any person long enough, you'll find something wrong. I don't, however, see what is wrong with administratorrs filming classrooms and reviewing if necessary.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/spedchat">spedchat</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/specialneeds">specialneeds</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/autism">autism</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>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/20/2012

An early look at tools for EARTHWORKS | HASTAC Love the idea of interactive badges. This is a fascin...

Today's archidose #618

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Here are some photos of the Extension Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, by <a href="http://www.schneider-schumacher.de/">schneider+schumacher</a>. (2012), photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formsache/">Frank Stahl</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formsache/7987912451/" title="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt by frank formsache, on Flickr"><img alt="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt" height="533" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/7987912451_394425cacc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formsache/7987926436/" title="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt by frank formsache, on Flickr"><img alt="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt" height="428" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8302/7987926436_8b7eee9da1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formsache/7987916993/" title="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt by frank formsache, on Flickr"><img alt="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8450/7987916993_2b18effc59_c.jpg" width="535" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formsache/7987915432/" title="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt by frank formsache, on Flickr"><img alt="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8034/7987915432_096fa0ca8d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formsache/7987910921/" title="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt by frank formsache, on Flickr"><img alt="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8303/7987910921_ebebf5177c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formsache/7987907235/" title="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt by frank formsache, on Flickr"><img alt="Erweiterung des Städel Museums, Frankfurt" height="381" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/7987907235_1d4a042ace_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #618

Here are some photos of the Extension Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, by schneider+schumacher . (2012), photographed by Frank Stahl . T...

E-BEAM Review Product Design Engineer (optics | Vacuum | E-beam sub-systems) (#108620)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> E-BEAM Review Product Design Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><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;"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><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;"> Fulltime<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Responsibilities <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Work with an engineering team on new electron-beam review products for the semiconductor equipment market. The successful candidate will have prior experience in the field.  Activities will include  simulation, modeling, characterization, integration and development of the designs. There will be a significant amount of "hands-on" work to integrate and test the various sub-systems. The candidate is expected to gain a detailed functional understanding of the entire product. The candidate is an innovative thinker and an excellent problem-solver and is able to analyze the high-level product requirements  to allocate them onto the sub-systems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Education and Experience:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Candidate should have at least a Bachelors degree in engineering or the physical sciences (or equivalent) with at least two years of experience designing or operating complex optical systems.  A Masters degree or PhD is preferred.   He/she must have demonstrated an ability to solve complex technical problems.  Some experience in machine control software programming and/or data analysis is highly desired.  Strong knowledge of optical systems and/or vacuum instrumentation is expected, and knowledge of electron beam systems such as electron microscopes is preferred.  The candidate shall preferably have at least 1 year of experience in the semiconductor or adjacent industries.  Finally, the candidate must have excellent communication, analytical and interpersonal skills.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Basic Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Master's Level Degree with at least 1 year of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Doctorate (Academic)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Please send your resume to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com <o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div></div>

E-BEAM Review Product Design Engineer (optics | Vacuum | E-beam sub-systems) (#108620)

Job Title: E-BEAM Review Product Design Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Fulltime Job Description: Responsibilities Work with an...

Sr Systems Design Engineer ( Physics | Optics | Define system & subsystems | analysis | C | Python | Java) (#108584)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> System Design Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Fulltime<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Description: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of KLA-Tencor is the world leader in design and manufacturing of systems that are used for capturing yield-impacting defects through optical inspection of patterned wafers for semiconductor manufacturers to ramp and maintain yields for their products.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A systems design engineer is responsible for defining system and subsystem architecture, and works with optical, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to implement designs for next generation products.  Some key responsibilities include:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1.Partition the system into subsystems based on high-level system requirements to meet business needs i.e. time to market, cost, performance, and to minimize risk.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2.Define detailed subsystem requirements based on performance, manufacturability, serviceability, cost, and reliability.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3.Define calibration and diagnostic algorithms, and work with software engineering on implementation and testing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">4.Establish and maintain subsystem and system level error budgets.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">5.Identify high-risk areas, develop risk mitigation strategies, and conduct trade off studies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">6.Provide a technical roadmap to future advanced features.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">7.Contribute to and work the product marketing and the division’s strategic plans to clarify the market need in terms of system requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">8.Ensure a plan exists for testing, verification and validation of all system specifications.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">9.Resolve system level issues for released systems, and apply learning into new designs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Education and Experience:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1.Masters degree required (PhD preferred) in physics, chemistry, optics, materials science, or related technical field with a strong background in analysis and problem solving skills. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2.Hands on experience designing, building, operating, and/or troubleshooting complex instruments preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3.Experience in numerical modeling of complex physical processes is a plus.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">4.Strong programming skills in C, Java, Python or other language desired.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">5.Should be familiar with scientific and statistical analysis tools.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">6.Must be an effective communicator who is able to share technical information with functional groups and provide executive level reports to management and customers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">7.Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary, multicultural teams and to take a leadership role when needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">8.Natural curiosity, inventiveness, and an interest in making things work better.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Basic Qualification:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Doctorate (Academic) with at least 5 years of experience <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">OR <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Master's Level Degree with at least 6 years of experience <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">OR <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 7 years of experience</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please send in your resumes to <a href="mailto:vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com">vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div></div></div>

Job Title: System Design Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Fulltime Job Description: The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of KLA-Te...

Reference and Technical Services Librarian - Windsor Public Library

2:35 PM Anonymous 0

<strong>Reference and Technical Services Librarian - </strong><span style="color: #48286d;"><strong> Windsor Public Library</strong></span> has an excellent opportunity for a full-time ALA accredited MLS  librarian with experience in public library operations.  The successful  candidate will perform a variety of complex and routine technical and  administrative tasks necessary in the operation of the library system.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, select and oversee  cataloging of the general collection of items contained in the library;  assist patrons in person, by phone and via email in the selection and  use of library materials; provide professional advice on library issues  to senior staff; assure assigned areas of responsibility are performed  within budget; organize and conduct special programs and activities for  adult and teen patrons; prepare a variety of reports; perform community  outreach, produce newsletters and press releases; and recruit, hire,  discipline, train, motivate and evaluate staff. Candidates should have  considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of modern library  systems and programs, including current cataloging principles and  cataloging trends, good ability to communicate effectively verbally and  in writing, supervisory background, strong inter-personal,  organizational and attention to detail skills, comfort with technology  and social media, creativity, and a solid understanding of library  theory.  Evening and weekend shifts are required. Starting salary range  is $58,000-$65,000 commensurate with experience, including an excellent  benefits package.  To apply, please complete an online application at <a href="http://www.townofwindsorct.com/humanresources/" target="_blank">www.townofwindsorct.com/humanresources/</a> and submit a cover letter and resume.  Deadline for submission of application materials is Friday, <span style="color: red;">October 5, 2012</span> by 5:00 p.m.  The Town of Windsor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the workforce.

Reference and Technical Services Librarian - Windsor Public Library

Reference and Technical Services Librarian - Windsor Public Library has an excellent opportunity for a full-time ALA accredited MLS libra...

Library Aide, Children's Room - Groton Public Library

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Library Aide, Children's Room - Groton Public Library

Library Aide, Children's Room - Groton Public Library , 18 hours/week including evening and weekend hours. $10.00/hour. Customer serv...

IDF launches surprise live-fire drill on Golan Heights

6:31 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTT9QtmAgkKHVejy9k63gjxs-14cHLv8N34wyu2M5mn4-u4lCCpsfP07vpkCc8FwoElDYj6F0A7QTfrYuLvYJKFpwJMDD9CgbEMJJtt_WJ4cza_cOg03C0zJkizrSnw6LVoyaXcNUsnTn/s1600/IDF_DRIILS_2007JULY_SHIZAFON.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTT9QtmAgkKHVejy9k63gjxs-14cHLv8N34wyu2M5mn4-u4lCCpsfP07vpkCc8FwoElDYj6F0A7QTfrYuLvYJKFpwJMDD9CgbEMJJtt_WJ4cza_cOg03C0zJkizrSnw6LVoyaXcNUsnTn/s320/IDF_DRIILS_2007JULY_SHIZAFON.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The Israeli Defense Force has begun surprise live-fire war games on  the Golan Heights, bordering unstable Lebanon and Syria. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Officially, the  Israeli military is practicing combat readiness to repel possible  sudden attack from Lebanon-based Hezbollah.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The Chief of IDF General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz ordered troops  from the Northern and Central commands, reinforced by reservists, to  simulate an emergency. The IDF insists the drill is a routine scheduled  event, but for unknown reasons withheld from making public how many  troops and what military vehicles are being involved in the war games.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">But  Israel Radio’s military affairs correspondent who is in regular contact  with senior officers, said on air that the timing of the exercise was <i>“not mere coincidence.”</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Troops were flown by helicopter from central Israel to the Golan Heights for the exercise. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The  live fire drill will be conducted later in the evening and will be  overseen by the IDF’s Chief Artillery Officer, Brig. Gen. Roei Riftin.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Similar  war games were held a year ago and last week the IDF held drills  simulating a mass rocket assault on Israeli territory by Hezbollah.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The  IDF has expressed concerns several times that the situation in  neighboring Syria, where a civil war is in full swing, might get out of  hand. Syria has a considerable chemical weapons stockpile and Israel  fears these weapons could fall into the wrong hands if President Bashar  al-Assad is ousted. Some defecting Syrian officers claim Assad has plans  to hand some of the chemical weapons over to Hezbollah.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Starting  from last week, the IDF began reinforcing the fence on the Israel-Syria  border in the Golan Heights area. Military engineers implanted new  motion sensors along the border, electrified parts of the fence to  activate new alarm systems and planted mines in certain areas along the  border.</span>

IDF launches surprise live-fire drill on Golan Heights

The Israeli Defense Force has begun surprise live-fire war games on the Golan Heights, bordering unstable Lebanon and Syria. Officially, t...

LIBYA - Doomed from Day One

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<br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsd4Hp5_F6MtdOZlNkZSiREbsGxGyc4QElM0lb4TVX5cVJ9z8yk7gKNbpdkxTtIBG7Rt9lKtIqPgomhWft_wEXZAf8JNCu2qp97ZsUnW4bxe0fTt9UlxyRt7VrBTIPnX18LfZZh0lbhGu/s1600/original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsd4Hp5_F6MtdOZlNkZSiREbsGxGyc4QElM0lb4TVX5cVJ9z8yk7gKNbpdkxTtIBG7Rt9lKtIqPgomhWft_wEXZAf8JNCu2qp97ZsUnW4bxe0fTt9UlxyRt7VrBTIPnX18LfZZh0lbhGu/s400/original.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">People often ask why the West doesn’t attempt a LIBYA-style intervention in SYRIA. After all, things are going so well in LIBYA. Oil production is up. But oil production is merely a mirage, as is security in LIBYA, which was doomed from the day one PG (post-Gaddafi) because of the way it was “liberated”. <br /> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Recently , US envoy to LIBYA Christopher Stevens was killed along with three other AMERICAN diplomats in a rocket attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. <br /><br />What about the oil, that global elixir? Well, the violence will not bode well for LIBYA’S production ambitions, coming at a time when the country looked prepared for a boost in output and was banking on this for economic growth. <br /><br />Security was already dubious at best, and now international oil companies will be more reluctant than ever. Those that are already there—GERMANY’S Wintershall AG, ITALY’S Eni and FRANCE’S Total—will be seeking to beef up security and have already started sending some of their workers home.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Comment by Geopolitical Monitoring and Analysis: As mentioned previously on this blog, the intervention in LIBYA, orchestrated by USA, FRANCE, UK and to some extend GERMANY, were made out of ignorance and greed over oil wealth, totally ignoring CHINA and RUSSIA in their equation, both of whom had also invested heavily in LIBYA’S oil riches. Subsequently RUSSIA and CHINA decided it was payback time and thus adopted their opposition stance on intervention in SYRIA, by vetoing every Security Council Resolution. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />If the picture was not clear from the onset of the post-Gaddafi atmosphere, it certainly came into focus earlier this summer when protests over parliamentary elections forced the temporary closure of the el-Sider oil terminal, the country’s biggest.   </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />Anyone who thinks that LIBYA will be a secure oil frontier after the formation of a new government next summer is mistaken. The road to destruction runs from AFGHANISTAN to Benghazi (incidentally, the oil-producing region), branching off to southern IRAQ and Pakistan’s tribal regions. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />So, you ask, what about the controversial anti-Islamic movie apparently put together by people with too much time on their hands? </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />According to </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jellyfishoperations.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Jellyfish Operations</span></a>--a private intelligence and analysis boutique that has spent much time dissecting the intervention in LIBYA and the conflict in SYRIA—the anti-Islamic movie is a red herring in all of this.<br /><br />Speaking to Oilprice.com, Jellyfish President Michael Bagley said that while the movie is being upheld as the root cause of the intensifying protests and the death of the US envoy to LIBYA, it has only served to give added momentum to another more important development. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />“The key to all of this is al-Qaeda’s second in command, Abu Yahya al-Libi, who was killed by a US drone attack in Waziristan on 4 June,” Bagley said. “The real catalyst for the attack in LIBYA and the unrest that has spread to YEMEN, was a lengthy video released by al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, marking the anniversary of 9/11 and admitting to the death of al-Libi, who is LIBYAN.”</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />“This was a very powerful call to avenge al-Libi’s death,” Bagley said, “and it came only 24 hours before the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.” </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />To put this into perspective, let’s reminisce a bit about al-Libi, whose past is a roller coaster, enemy-foe ride with the US.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />Al-Libi was captured in the “war on terrorism” in AFGHANISTAN in 2002 and held for three years in Kabul’s high-security Bagram prison. Against all odds, he escaped in 2005.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />In 2011 he resurfaced again, but this time as a friend to Washington who had decided that it was no longer friends with Gaddafi, despite all the efforts leading up to this to rebuild relations after that nasty Lockerbie business and all the sanctions. So here is al-Libi again, but this time around his terrorist inclinations are a bonus rather than a liability: He fights alongside intervention forces to oust Gaddafi. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />With Gaddafi gone, al-Libi once again became a liability so he was taken out by a drone in Pakistan.  </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />This brings us back to the present, with al-Zawahiri on the rampage and LIBYAN’S wise to their liberators. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />“This is a cut and dry example of the backfire of the US intervention strategy,” Bagley said. “Let’s hope it isn’t attempted in SYRIA.” </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />The post-Gaddafi Libya is not real. It’s a dangerous fabrication of materials stuck together by the glue of dubious alliances with jihadists who are cut loose with their weapons once the immediate goal (Gaddafi’s demise) was achieved. Forget about the oil for now.  </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />By Jen Alic Via Oilprice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

LIBYA - Doomed from Day One

People often ask why the West doesn’t attempt a LIBYA-style intervention in SYRIA. After all, things are going so well in LIBYA. Oil produc...

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While on vacation, I was on <a href="http://themustardceilingblog.com/2012/09/guest-post-elizabeth-from-little-black-door.html?doing_wp_cron=1348028490.0749189853668212890625#" target="_blank">The Mustard Ceiling</a> talking about how I turned this<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdILU7dbJlLB4q5eMG-GV0NXsFbPHPyFH-8iWlquOkqsucBv0RQqh3cf-k2wJidOrP9pUtY-CaOmjT9LNCIs628OWDLV84leUenoD2kpft5RTBUk2lJJDLi_Zf7u1qRWouIqqN2e_Gzzp/s1600/before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdILU7dbJlLB4q5eMG-GV0NXsFbPHPyFH-8iWlquOkqsucBv0RQqh3cf-k2wJidOrP9pUtY-CaOmjT9LNCIs628OWDLV84leUenoD2kpft5RTBUk2lJJDLi_Zf7u1qRWouIqqN2e_Gzzp/s640/before.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>into this. (You can read more about the transformation <a href="http://themustardceilingblog.com/2012/09/guest-post-elizabeth-from-little-black-door.html?doing_wp_cron=1348028490.0749189853668212890625#" target="_blank">here</a>)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBysbn6ahrUCXhRN5dVVnJxcsplC1vBHbqY94hPDnpjXsSbRZ1lhvm2lU7QXWJdc8aX52mPChGoYleS9hGcL6Ly0t8syKOZGv6V8ezmJ5kjq652L5P42gZR0LMbl6SFyaSDiU0cq1MWYlS/s1600/junkafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBysbn6ahrUCXhRN5dVVnJxcsplC1vBHbqY94hPDnpjXsSbRZ1lhvm2lU7QXWJdc8aX52mPChGoYleS9hGcL6Ly0t8syKOZGv6V8ezmJ5kjq652L5P42gZR0LMbl6SFyaSDiU0cq1MWYlS/s640/junkafter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Everything nicely organized. A spot for everything.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKVFKwD0rx5xVzCpNkRFgnuwXx3rpOjWYCGsDpXVgdCpKmfBa6aq_poJdQNbRl215vl3G9KiPOuPuybM7NIcDPjSgdweWwPkw-SL-htJUYBN5yAy3tJPzT4FFBc0lSRhRcCRSk0DVCeEy/s1600/shelvesclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKVFKwD0rx5xVzCpNkRFgnuwXx3rpOjWYCGsDpXVgdCpKmfBa6aq_poJdQNbRl215vl3G9KiPOuPuybM7NIcDPjSgdweWwPkw-SL-htJUYBN5yAy3tJPzT4FFBc0lSRhRcCRSk0DVCeEy/s640/shelvesclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Silly mommy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCXLlgdi0ijEjBByzjSPydPnGngNbartH9nFbi8xceljpnrduPXUrlANSGNfKzwrz9_fJFrBXdFKpdKpPvHj5x6fiwHyJnEkRePWepfvH10cUz9AdR4PzGMIsZWozdplVHsb1VF43c0iU/s1600/cornerlast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCXLlgdi0ijEjBByzjSPydPnGngNbartH9nFbi8xceljpnrduPXUrlANSGNfKzwrz9_fJFrBXdFKpdKpPvHj5x6fiwHyJnEkRePWepfvH10cUz9AdR4PzGMIsZWozdplVHsb1VF43c0iU/s640/cornerlast.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br />The girls made some alterations.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ_7RUzY1qgwRbpzuylh8wqoPb2f-4y8wsv3bob8Iiv9uMwNuTVCEWKCWCQF5Hzx0f_1IjFBfTLmb0H-DgqVgSR7BeTcWsSfPMkbLFf0MTQVt5gomsha4doWeobtNisUAh9_DO1pDw0Op/s1600/PlayroomStorage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ_7RUzY1qgwRbpzuylh8wqoPb2f-4y8wsv3bob8Iiv9uMwNuTVCEWKCWCQF5Hzx0f_1IjFBfTLmb0H-DgqVgSR7BeTcWsSfPMkbLFf0MTQVt5gomsha4doWeobtNisUAh9_DO1pDw0Op/s640/PlayroomStorage2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Barbies, books and who knows what else.<br /><br />Kids or not, please tell me you have a room or spot in your house that looks like this?

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A South African educator heads off to the Google Teacher Academy in New York next month

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf6-5UTAu1-dftWN3TsQpIcl9EtNecVlYp6RZu39JOjcjE71F78Kni1fk5YVIY3Dw5B-qi6MQJYp7WbWA0tClBybIKjMUc9ZTSrNURvxdfyCjpZpQV-_eQixqz47aQF1f75q7JsyCZBE/s1600/google.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf6-5UTAu1-dftWN3TsQpIcl9EtNecVlYp6RZu39JOjcjE71F78Kni1fk5YVIY3Dw5B-qi6MQJYp7WbWA0tClBybIKjMUc9ZTSrNURvxdfyCjpZpQV-_eQixqz47aQF1f75q7JsyCZBE/s320/google.png" width="320" /></a></div><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Google Teacher Academy is not really all that well known in South Africa <i>yet</i>, but in countries like the USA, Britain and Australia, teachers who are interested in integrating the curriculum with technology clamour to attend. Just as Microsoft has its popular products and free tools, Google provides very useful programs such as Blogger blogs, Google Forms, Google Chrome with its huge selection of extensions designed to make browsing a dream, and Google Reader as a place to read all the blogs you follow - to name but a few. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So recently, when Google announced their next Teacher Academy in New York I decided to apply so as to find out more about Google. To my delight my application was one of the 50 that were successful!  Since then I have started learning more about Google! For example I hadn’t really got to grips with Google +, but as soon as we were accepted we were joined to a Google + circle to communicate privately with one another (as well as on the Twitter hashtag #GTANY which is more public).  The next exciting thing is that we were put into groups of 6 with a leader. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our group leader is Lisa Thumann. The leaders also present sessions at the Academy. Lisa is from Kean University and judging by this photo in Google + she is quite entertaining. She told us that there had been 567 applications for this upcoming Academy. </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLDrUIlHy6QpSx2Q3HbGtxNMgMf-4bchjSOYBQBlcofQGjz-vt7xNOSw-0kqjSvkc_2_D8w57aGxHkjGJg9pKEtIQi6IPsVIxznXeYqATGUQEyCxXWjMnxsHW-o_bEED8ozCuM5yMEl4/s1600-h/image%25255B17%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6ASqQ9zn4PwX41qxleaB4ipgHyMKJQlH9IJ7kXvvz6zQ9rbUQ8ycr7pVdPwxaNaXC8ZWZRtRj-NZwvVhPioODFyLU8NeGwa7o6LH5bsZEGEyFnzD3AZmY5OfH7B6q0r4UuhEo7B7jxA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="318" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another Google application I have recently been introduced to is a Google hangout! The seven of us had a hangout last week to get to know one other before the event and I can see that this is an amazing free future tool to use. 10 people at a time can participate in a video hangout. </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBh5RCH1MZvU7vmISn_EZUPxVzXW6nmhqhJ4bLxtwNsLegpLyf5xsLWwbbAYVGlzBLTGyhqC7HP3DExXKBe5l38DqPRhyphenhyphenUlvd3Bg03XH47t4-QAwY2UXeWB40Gbbeeoq8PEQiQYH-QXk/s1600-h/image%25255B21%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1KkQoN1-MgksB921ltlikBMb5jZaROD2wlAXtLkvbNrbX0cMl-fGxZb6QsgZAax8XP26i3waHLU1y1_CGltpUMdWq_QmTTaPdNuUeYTEbw4zdf_21QttHOdaeD2K6rGi4AxTh_IvYJo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At the hangout Lisa took a snapshot whilst one of the group was sharing information so here it is (thank goodness I wasn’t speaking at the time…)</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1h-aq06Ov3Wmx-vRiaJLXGm4dHnvrstrrgK1NT4VXO0OYWzCd1IX3dE-rNNbVDM7Pl_GBNHMJ661x3iDB6_OPg4lTc5BvOAE7r84takujz63GqaL38Qrbi67s3pdkVpr9zr0yXPG_HbU/s1600-h/image%25255B26%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcdhxM0bqpmppoxRFWysE8YIaO4ArjEuFUAO4s0oHmVVTl_Av0OJTP4SfvKeXVqoIMa0wcCPHGLtpRtExhyphenhypheneXbf4vKJX43Jf_4OPuK5sVE5H_rygxSI4RO9fiPASVvyliQknnfRbNrjc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So once I am back on October 8th I’ll keep you posted in case you would also like to apply for a Google Teacher Academy and experience the rich community and inspiration that accompanies an event like this. Our SchoolNet webmaster has posted a Google press release on our website in case you would like to view it and find out more. <a href="http://www.schoolnet.org.za/">http://www.schoolnet.org.za/</a>. </span></span></div></div>

conferences google news A South African educator heads off to the Google Teacher Academy in New York next month

Submitted by Fiona Beal The Google Teacher Academy is not really all that well known in South Africa yet , but in countries like the USA, Br...