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From Putin to Qadhafi, from Mohammed bin Salman to Trump… our current era of Enduring Disorder is filled with many Tyrants and Tyrant-wannabes. But why do Tyrants tend to seek Disorder rather than Order? The answer appears to lie in Tyrants' Endless Quest for Regime Security. Dictators have a marked predilection to put their own desire to cling to power in the short-and medium-term above all other considerations – even if that means deliberately making their countries' economies and militaries inefficient or willfully spreading Disorder around the globe.     To discuss the deep connections between Tyranny and Disorder, we are joined by Marcel Dirsus, Jason's old Oxford chum, former Libya-Analysis LLC contractor, and author of ‘How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive'. Marcel is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University and a member of the Standing Expert Committee on Terrorism and Interior Security at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.    Jason and Marcel dig into the psychology of tyrannical leaders and the structural factors that push tyrants to behave as they do. They explore the concept of the ‘selectorate' — i.e. who really matters in a given society to keep the ruler in power.  They explain how tyrannies have a much smaller and more elite ‘selectorate' than democracies… this explains why pleasing these very few elites in the immediate term is the key variable required to keep dictators in power… and since those few pillars of regime support might flip at any moment, tyranny is actually an incredibly brittle form of government… and can actually collapse at any moment if its support pillars are removed    In the Ordering the Disorder section, Marcel and Jason urge democratic nations to realize the true extent of weakness prevalent in most dictatorships and target tyrants' henchmen to help create a more Ordered globe.    Twitter: @DisorderShow    Subscribe to our Substack: https://natoandtheged.substack.com/     Producer: George McDonagh  Exec Producer: Neil Fearn    Show Notes Links  What is the Selectorate and what are the implications of ‘Selectorate Theory' on how we understand international politics?  oxfordre.com/politics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-293  Get Marcel's book at https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/marcel-dirsus/how-tyrants-fall/9781399809481/     But if you want to actually learn about Libya rather than simply reading some kooky stories that Marcel includes about Qadhafi, get Jason's book: https://globalenduringdisorder.com/     Read more about Marcel at https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/07/17/taking-on-the-global-brotherhood-of-despots   Visit his website https://www.marceldirsus.com/   Visit his substack https://thehundred.substack.com/   And for the reference to Nadav Safran's ‘Saudi Arabia: The Ceaseless Quest for Security': https://www.amazon.com/Saudi-Arabia-Ceaseless-Quest-Security/dp/0674789857   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Review các phim ra rạp từ ngày 22/09/2023: LIVE - #pháttrựctiếp T18 Đạo diễn: Khương Ngọc Diễn viên: Ngọc Phước, Quốc Khánh,... Thể loại: Kinh Dị, Tâm Lý Bộ phim Việt đầu tiên trực diện nói về vấn đề bạo lực mạng xã hội. Câu chuyện xoay quanh hai người trẻ đầy tham vọng, bất chấp tất cả để có thể trở nên nổi tiếng trên mạng. Họ dùng đủ cách thức lẫn chiêu trò để đạt được mục đích của mình, cho đến khi chính bản thân họ lại thành con mồi mới cho những kẻ trên mạng, những người sẵn sàng lao vào tấn công người khác chỉ vì “Không ưa con đó.” BIỆT ĐỘI ĐÁNH THUÊ 4 T18 Đạo diễn: Scott Waugh Diễn viên: Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Megan Fox Thể loại: Hành Động, Hồi hộp, Phiêu Lưu Biệt Đội Đánh Thuê - gồm cả các gương mặt kỳ cựu và những tân binh - đã bắt đầu một nhiệm vụ mới. Lần này, họ sẽ tới một nhà máy vũ khí hạt nhân cũ tại Qadhafi để tóm gọn Suharato Rahmat, kẻ đang âm mưu một mình đánh cắp kíp nổ hạt nhân cho gã khách hàng xảo quyệt Ocelot. Rahmat từng là một tay buôn vũ khí người Anh với đội quân của riêng mình. Hắn đã thành công đánh cắp va li chứa kíp nổ trước khi Biệt Đội Đánh Thuê kịp tìm đến. Nếu kíp nổ rơi vào tay Ocelot, gã sẽ hủy diệt cả thế giới. Sau khi nhiệm vụ tóm gọn Rahmat thất bại, cả đội tiếp tục hành trình trên con thuyền Jantara, nơi bước ngoặt thực sự của câu chuyện xảy ra, và một sự thật gây sốc về Ocelot được hé lộ… ÁNH DƯƠNG SAU HOÀNG HÔN T18 Đạo diễn: Aod Bhandit Thongdee Diễn viên: Zee Pruk Panich, NuNew Chawarin Perdpiriyawong, Tubtim Anyarin Terathananpat, Namping Napatsakorn Pingmuang, Nammon Krittanai Asanprakit Thể loại: Kinh Dị, Tình cảm Nhân duyên trời định giữa 2 con người xa lạ được khởi nguồn từ lời nguyền gia tộc buộc Quý nam Phra Ploeng (Zee Pruk Panich) phải ghép tử vi kịp thời với tri kỷ của mình là Saeng Rawee (NuNew Chawarin Perdpiriyawong) nếu không muốn kiếp nạn đại hung sẽ ứng nghiệm vào năm 25 tuổi. Sinh ra đã được định sẵn là mảnh ghép hoàn hảo của đối phương nhưng Phra Ploeng và Rawee lại có màn chào hỏi “kẻ ngang - người dọc” khiến đôi tri kỷ trước lạ sau thương này phải trải qua nhiều thử thách cũng như sự cản trở bởi thế lực tâm linh để hoá giải lời nguyền. HỌA QỦY Đạo diễn: Takashi Shimizu Diễn viên: Inori Kirara, Daigo Nishihata, Mizuki Yamamoto Thể loại: Kinh Dị Nhà khoa học thiên tài Tomohiko Kataoka được trưởng nhóm nghiên cứu Synthekai VR yêu cầu tham gia cùng họ trên Đảo Abominable. Ở đó, họ đã tạo ra một không gian ảo cho toàn bộ hòn đảo và họ muốn Tomohiko sử dụng các kỹ thuật tiên tiến của mình để nâng cấp dự án. Tuy nhiên, khi Tomohiko đeo kính VR và bước vào thế giới ảo, trời đột nhiên trở nên tối tăm và một người phụ nữ bí ẩn xuất hiện. Những cái chết bí ẩn xảy ra với nhân viên công ty công nghệ VR. Có một nỗi sợ hãi chưa từng có đang chờ đợi giữa thực tế và thế giới ảo. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kim-thanh-duong/support

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Libyan civilians attest to the positives and negatives of the NATO bombing campaign, which was carried out in their area due to Qadhafi military targets.

Surrounded by the devastation that Qadhafi's troops caused, residents and fighters of the city of Misrata declare their own end to the revolution by celebrating with a victory parade. Available in high definition.

Libya celebrated their freedom when news quickly spread that their former dictator had been killed by freedom fighters in Sirte. However, amid celebrations, NTC Prime Minister has said, ”we do not rejoice over the death of a man, but the rebirth of a great nation”.

Aside from capturing Qadhafi, the revolution is drawing to a close. Yet with all the weapons on the streets of Tripoli you would think otherwise. Steps are now being taken to disarm the people, for a safer city. This package includes voiceover or graphics.

Controlling what people heard, watched and read was key for Qadhafi to keep control over the Libyan people. Now, with the regime gone, Libya Al Hurra TV is playing a big part in the new free media. Also available in High Definition.

A look inside one of Qadhafi's prisons in Tripoli where former political prisoners are now able to return to the scene of their detention and torture. Includes soundbites from Mondear Muhammad Tabouni, Muhammd Adulla Toshani and Hashem, former prisoners, and Hanan Abdul Hamid – wife of Adeal, a former prisoner. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

Package of how the NATO bombing campaign was carried out to bring down the Qadhafi regime while protecting the Libyan civilians. Also available in high definition.

Herkansing voor Libië op democratieNa een lange burgeroorlog mogen mensen in Libië eind deze maand weer naar de stembussen om een nieuwe president te kiezen. Maar op de kieslijst staan een aantal opmerkelijke figuren, onder andere de zoon van de voormalige dictator Qadhafi en een omstreden generaal doen mee aan de verkiezingen. En de VN-gezant die de verkiezingen zou overzien heeft ook nog eens tot overmaat van ramp ontslag genomen. Emeritus professor en Libië-kenner Jan Michiel Otto is te gast over deze opmerkelijk verkiezingen."De EU financiert Libische martelkamers voor migranten"Migranten uit Afrika worden al ver buiten de Europese kust gedetecteerd en teruggestuurd naar Libië. Daar komen zij terecht in een geheime detentiecentra waar gewapende milities hen mishandelen en afpersen. Dit systeem wordt in stand gehouden dankzij financiering door de Europese Unie, zegt de Amerikaanse journalist Ian Urbina van het Outlaw Ocean Project. Hij reisde naar de Libische hoofdstad Tripoli en kwam terug met uniek materiaal van de pushbacks op zee, beelden vanuit de gevangenis en getuigenissen van voormalige gevangenen. Verslaggever Edwin Koopman sprak met hem.

Na een lange burgeroorlog mogen mensen in Libië eind deze maand weer naar de stembussen om een nieuwe president te kiezen. Maar op de kieslijst staan een aantal opmerkelijke figuren, onder andere de zoon van de voormalige dictator Qadhafi en een omstreden generaal doen mee aan de verkiezingen. En de VN-gezant die de verkiezingen zou overzien heeft ook nog eens tot overmaat van ramp ontslag genomen. Emeritus professor en Libië-kenner Jan Michiel Otto is te gast over deze opmerkelijk verkiezingen.

Herkansing voor Libië op democratieNa een lange burgeroorlog mogen mensen in Libië eind deze maand weer naar de stembussen om een nieuwe president te kiezen. Maar op de kieslijst staan een aantal opmerkelijke figuren, onder andere de zoon van de voormalige dictator Qadhafi en een omstreden generaal doen mee aan de verkiezingen. En de VN-gezant die de verkiezingen zou overzien heeft ook nog eens tot overmaat van ramp ontslag genomen. Emeritus professor en Libië-kenner Jan Michiel Otto is te gast over deze opmerkelijk verkiezingen."De EU financiert Libische martelkamers voor migranten"Migranten uit Afrika worden al ver buiten de Europese kust gedetecteerd en teruggestuurd naar Libië. Daar komen zij terecht in een geheime detentiecentra waar gewapende milities hen mishandelen en afpersen. Dit systeem wordt in stand gehouden dankzij financiering door de Europese Unie, zegt de Amerikaanse journalist Ian Urbina van het Outlaw Ocean Project. Hij reisde naar de Libische hoofdstad Tripoli en kwam terug met uniek materiaal van de pushbacks op zee, beelden vanuit de gevangenis en getuigenissen van voormalige gevangenen. Verslaggever Edwin Koopman sprak met hem.

Moammar Mohammed al-Qadhafi beter bekend als Khadaffi is een goede dictator voor de eerste aflevering. Naast brute moorden heeft hij ook grappige dingen gedaan. Zo heeft hij bijvoorbeeld in een tent op het Malieveld in Den Haag geslapen en had alleen maar vrouwelijke lijfwachten. 

With so many American traditions and norms being kicked to the curb, it's time to push back.  All of us can pitch in and on this episode of KKHI, I've got three shining examples of how different people are doing it in different ways.  In Kansas City, there is an actual Homeless Union and they went on strike forming tent cities until they got free places to live.  So the city has put them up in hotels.  How, exactly, did their leader Qadhafi get into a room without using his real name of James Shelby?  Oh, he didn't?  You gotta hear this story.  A post office letter carrier is attacked in Michigan over stimulus checks, a KU basketball player is trying to go pro and the Royals just can't keep falling behind early in games or this will be a long season.

This event was a discussion around Wolfram Lacher's latest book Libya's Fragmentation: Structure and Process in Violent Conflict. After the overthrow of the Qadhafi regime in 2011, Libya witnessed a dramatic breakdown of centralized power. Countless local factions carved up the country into a patchwork of spheres of influence. Only the leader of one armed coalition, Khalifa Haftar, managed to overcome competitors and centralize authority over eastern Libya. But his attempt to seize power in the capital Tripoli failed due to tenacious resistance from dozens of armed groups in western Libya, and was ultimately defeated by Turkish intervention. Rarely does internal division and political fragmentation occur as radically as in Libya, where it has been the primary obstacle to the re-establishment of central authority. The book analyzes the forces that have shaped the country's trajectory since 2011. Based on hundreds of interviews with key actors in the conflict, it shows how war transformed pre-existing social structures. The book places the social ties of actors at the centre of analysis and explores the links between violent conflict and social cohesion. Wolfram Lacher is a Senior Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. His research focuses on conflict dynamics in Libya and the Sahel region, and he has done frequent field research in Libya since 2007. Lacher has been published in a range of journals and media outlets, including Survival, Mediterranean Politics, Foreign Affairs and The Washington Post. Sherine El Taraboulsi - McCarthy is an Interim Senior Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute in London. Her research focuses on humanitarian politics, conflict and security in Africa and the Middle East. She has published widely in academic and policy journals and outlets, and has been featured in a number of media outlets such as al Jazeera, the BBC, RT, Thomson Reuters, the Guardian and others. Sherine holds a doctorate from the Department of International Development and St. Cross College, University of Oxford. Jessica Watkins has been a Research Officer at the Middle East Centre since 2017. She works on the DfID sponsored Conflict Research Programme and her research focuses on regional and domestic drivers of conflict and peace in Iraq and Syria. Jessica has a BA from Cambridge University in Arabic and French, a Masters in International Relations from the War Studies Department, King’s College London, and a PhD on civil policing in Jordan, also from the War Studies Department. Join the conversation on Twitter using #LSELibya

I interviewed Fred Wehrey for this podcast and for my review of his book, Burning Shores, which I wrote on Forbes. I've copied the article below for those who are too lazy to go to Forbes. Enjoy the podcast! Review of The Burning Shores Barack Obama called Libya a “shit show” and that it was the “worst mistake” of his presidency. This tidbit is just one of the many facts you'll read about in The Burning Shores: Inside the Battle for the New Libya, which hit the shores of bookstores last year. The Burning Shores: Inside the Battle for the New Libya book cover. Disclosure: I received a complimentary advanced copy from the publisher.  FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX One of the few Americans who has an excellent grasp of this headache-producing country is Frederic Wehrey. He's a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace focused on the Middle East and North Africa. He's testified before the Senate regarding Libya, he speaks Arabic and he's visited the troubled nation many times in the past few years. His book is solidly objective and nonpartisan.    Wehrey writes that the book “tries to find the turning points and missteps that caused the splintering of Libya—which I believe was not preordained after the death of its dictator. Ultimately, I want to understand what it was that caused revolutionaries . . . to turn against one another.” If you want to understand those same issues, The Burning Shores is a must-read. In 352 pages, Wehrey takes you from the death of both Colonel Muammar Qadhafi and US Ambassador Christopher Stevens to the present day. Wehrey doesn't dumb things down. Instead, he dives into the bewildering details in a bold effort to understand a seemingly incomprehensible conflict. These soldiers who are loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar discover that lying down sure beats fighting. The forces gather near the coastal city of Derna on April 14, 2018, as they await the start of military operations to recapture the city from jihadist group fighters. (Photo credit: ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images) Although The Burning Shores is a blow-by-blow account of the last five years, Wehrey pulls back the camera to place the present day in context. For example, he observes that: The histories and fates of Libya and America are more intertwined than many realize. Libya was once home to the largest overseas Americans military base in the world. Frederick Wehrey, author of The Burning Shores and Libya expert.  CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE America's first overseas intervention was in 1805 when the US marines unseated a troublesome Libya ruler. Just over 200 years later, the Americans repeated the action. Another eerie parallelism happened in 1967 when Egyptian broadcasters claimed that the US was attacking Cairo during the six-day war. Armed Libyans stormed the US consulate, setting it on fire. The film Innocence of Muslims stirred a similar rage on September 11, 2012, and ignited another fire on US diplomatic property. The difference is that in 1967, the US didn't lose an ambassador. Christopher Stevens was the eighth US Ambassador to die on the job and the sixth to die in a terrorist act. 6.3 million Libyans have a lot of real estate per capita. (Credit: Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG via Getty Images) The Burning Shores remains balanced. For example, it doesn't simply paint Qadhafi as a tyrant who sponsored terrorism, banned private land, and encouraged communism, even though he did all that. Wehrey observes that Qadhafi also raised Libya's abysmal literacy rate to 82 percent. Qadhafi also instituted free health care. He abolished polygamy and child marriage. In 1998, Libya was the first country to issue an Interpol arrest warrant for Osama bin Laden. Most people gravitate to simple conflicts and run away from complex and nuanced conflicts like Libya where there are many players. The Burning Shores systematically unpacks the dizzying post-Qadhafi Libya. The weakness of The Burning Shores The Burning Shores is rich in history and analysis, which is what you expect from an author who works at a think tank. The book's weakness is that it provides few solutions. At the end of the book, Wehrey writes that what is needed is a “new social contract, drawn up by Libyans themselves.” In a phone conversation, I asked Wehrey to clarify that he meant by that. He said, "This reflects my belief that the Libyans really have to drive the process. . . . The Libyans really have to have ownership of this. It can't be imposed from the outside." If Donald Trump were to ask Wehrey for advice on Libya, Wehrey told me, "One thing I would recommend is that we need an ambassador. We don't have an ambassador right now. I think America should put in some more diplomatic muscle behind [the country]." [Update: Trump appointed Peter William Bodde to be the US Ambassador to Libya. I think what Fred meant was that he would like the ambassador to be there full-time.] If you're looking for a book that is laser-focused on what has happened in the last seven years in Libya, no other book does a better job of answering that question than The Burning Shores. At times, the detail can be overwhelming. Wehrey leaves no stone unturned. How much longer do I have to shoot this thing? (Photo credit: ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images) The Crystal Ball Since The Burning Shores focuses more on the past than the future, I asked Wehrey what his crystal ball tells him. He says, "I think the country could experience more simmering instability. I don't think that it's headed for a complete Somalia-type implosion. But it's going to be a hard slog." I tried repeatedly to visit but they are not offering tourist visas. Libya is only issuing business visas for now (which cost over $300 and don't include special security). A Libyan joke forecasts a darker future. A genie tells a Libyan that he will grant him one wish and that his friend will get double of whatever he wishes for himself. The Libyan thinks and then tells the genie, "I wish for one blind eye."   Sponsored by Health Access Sumbawa This show was sponsored by Health Access Sumbawa. In 2014, Jack Kennedy founded this nonprofit that is helping bring malaria control and healthcare to remote, impoverished communities. It started on the remote island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. Visit their website to learn more and to donate: https://healthaccesssumbawa.org More info You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at http://wanderlearn.com. If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!  On social media, my username is always ftapon. 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Abasi Qadhafi is an emcee, representing New Orleans. We will be talking about his album, “The 411”, along with some tracks from his most recent album, “Unplugged”.       iTunes: Here is a chronological list of the songs played on the episode. Click to purchase, below. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-gizmo/1452018022?i=1452018023&mt=1&app=music&at=1010lsYg (Black Gizmo) https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/balloons-in-the-sky/1364295166?i=1364295177&mt=1&app=music&at=1010lsYg (Balloons In The Sky) https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-yourself/1364295166?i=1364295183&mt=1&app=music&at=1010lsYg (Love Yourself) https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/spiritual-database/1439862267?i=1439862268&mt=1&app=music&at=1010lsYg (Spiritual Database)     https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=13028033 (Become a Patron!) Please click on the icon to subscribe, rate, and leave a review.   Social Media https://www.facebook.com/abasi.qadhafi (Facebook) https://twitter.com/abasiqadhafi (Twitter) https://www.instagram.com/goodnewsbas/ (Instagram)  

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On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Code Pink and author of the book “Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U. S.-Saudi Connection” and Catherine Shakdam, a political commentator and the author of “A Tale Of Grand Resistance: Yemen, The Wahhabi And The House Of Saud.”Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman arrived in Washington yesterday just in time for a vote in the US Senate that would demand an end to US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Senate Resolution 54 would call on the President to cut off intelligence, materiel, and mid-air refueling for Saudi jets, just as the Crown Prince begins a two-week trip across the country. America’s corporate, political and military elites are rolling out the red carpet for the young leader of the saudi monarchy. Tuesday’s weekly series continues, looking at the top economic issues of the day, including the Senate’s passage of legislation rolling back bank regulations. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show. Facebook is the target of criticism for allowing the British data firm Cambridge Analytica to acquire 50 million user profiles in the US to help the Trump campaign. But how is this any different from the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns using the same data to target voters? Brian and John speak with Dr. Robert Epstein, the Senior Research Psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed into law yesterday a bill that would outlaw all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It is the earliest abortion ban in the country, and there are no exceptions in the law for rape or incest. Pro-choice advocates already have filed a lawsuit to block its implementation, and early this afternoon, a federal judge issued a temporary stay. Shannon Brewer, director of Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi’s last women’s health clinic that still offers abortion health services, joins the show. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was arrested today in connection with a growing scandal in which he is accused of having taken campaign money from former Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi. Sarkozy is alleged to have secretly accepted €50 million, more than double the legal limit of €21 million. Gilbert Mercier, Editor in Chief of News Junkie Post and the author of “The Orwellian Empire,” joins Brian and John. In a speech in New Hampshire yesterday, President Trump said that he would seek legislation to allow the federal government to execute drug dealers. The speech was immediately condemned by treatment advocates and law enforcement officials alike, as the real problem causing the opioid epidemic is pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Margaret Flowers, a medical doctor and the co-coordinator of Popular Resistance, at PopularResistance.org, joins the show.A bomb exploded this morning in a FedEx facility near Austin, Texas, in what appears to be the work of a serial bomber. It’s the fifth device to detonate, while the four previous bombs killed two and wounded four. The FBI has ordered the deployment of 350 agents to Austin to aid in the investigation. Brian and John speak with Brian Griffiths, the host of People's Republic on KOOP radio in Austin, Texas.

RUSI Director Professor Michael Clarke assesses the Libya military campaign after the fall of Qadhafi and the transition to a new Libyan government. He talks to Lizz Pearson and outlines RUSI's research into this intervention.

UD er tilbake etter en god og lang somemrferie. Noen fordeler må vi statsansatte også ha.Gammel gretten gubbe tar av og sier opp avisen i protest! Gubben heter Donald Rumsfeld og han likte ikke at The New York Times skrev negativt om han. Eks-forsvarsminister har virkelig store midler til disposisjon...Gaddafi, beklager Kadaffi. Nei, vent, Qadhafi holder på i Libiya. Eller nå er det kanskje ikke der mer heller. Vanskelig å forholde seg til folk som har vanskelige navn, litt som Munch.Ingen av oss i UD er diktatorer, men hadde vi vært det, så hadde vi helt klart skrevet en pensumbok. Akkurat som den nye sjefen/guden/minsteren i Turkmenistan Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov. Dette ble sendt på Radio Nova FM 99,3 på onsdag den 14.9.2011 kl. 11.03-12.00. Last ned / Lytt herps. Sign opp via iTunes!

Jokes You Can Use: I recently visited a Mental Asylum & I asked the director, "How can you know when a person needs to be institutionalized?" He said, "Well, we fill a bathtub with water & we offer them a Teaspoon,a Teacup and a Bucket & ask them to empty the tub." I said, "I see...A normal person would choose the bucket because it is bigger." He responded, "No. A normal person would pull the plug...would you like a bed by the window? Ruth_A_Buzzi Ruth Buzzi I knew the Washington Monument would develop a crack problem in that neighborhood. The U S Mail is considering dropping back to just 4 days a week next year. The other three days, mail will be carried by Jehovah's Witnesses. Have a heart, Col. Qadhafi, before you leave town; please send all that old clothing back to the estate of Ethel Merman. On Our Mind: Starting of the school year. Education and Election Reform Eileen Award: Ellizabeth S - iTunes comment (I bet Principal Beth ROCKS!!!) Advisory: The Mindset List http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/ Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) This middle school science minute is about the ELA common core standards in Writing and their relationship to science. The four areas of writing include: text types and purposes; production and distribution of writing; research to build and present knowledge; and range of writing. In this podcast, we look at the five reading standards that relate to science in grades 6 - 8 in the area of text types and purposes, with a special focus on writing arguments focused on science content. From the Twitterverse: News: Chiquita Sweepstakes. Starting August 15th, Chiquita, in partnership with Rio the movie, will celebrate back to school and healthy eating by giving away up to $5,000 in prizes! The interactive site will give you and your students the tools to learn about healthy nutrition with FUN and original lesson plans, games, worksheets and more. The sweepstakes is open to all teachers from accredited schools in the U.S. Simply register your class at Chiquita.com/BananaBrain http://www.chiquita.com/bananabrain/ Resources: Monte Selby Free Song of the Week Check out the Monte Selby web site. This week is a free song about Matter. http://monteselby.com/Matter.mp3 Web Spotlight: Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive by Richard Byrne http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/08/understanding-911-television-news.html Which Rules Are Worth Circumventing? By Tina Barseghian Rules are important in any civilized society. Without them, chaos would ensue. But some rules are worth questioning, especially when the consequences negate their very purpose. http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/08/what-rules-are-worth-circumventing/ "What Would You Attempt to Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?" http://lifehacker.com/5827067/what-would-you-attempt-to-do-if-you-knew-you-could-not-fail Ten things every new teacher should know By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor 1. Focus on the positives, not the negatives. 2. Be clear in your student expectations. 3. Have a backup plan. 4. Students are not your BFFs. 5. Many times, you’ll find yourself alone. 6. Lashing out will get you nowhere. 7. Learn to put your foot down. 8. Teaching is often political. 9. Make friends with custodians and secretaries 10. Make sure your professors have experience with current instructional practices. http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/08/19/10-things-to-know-before-teaching/ ISTE 2011: What are we doing for our leaders? PDF: http://mrmcgirr.com/page20/downloads/files/ISTE%20IT%20Leadership.pdf Events & Happenings: Calendar of Events: