March 26, 2012

Mobile Learning On The Interwebs ? Virtual School Meanderings

Beginning with the ASCD SmartBrief.

Teachers say iPads benefit students in Mass. district
Students in a Massachusetts school district are testing the use of iPad tablet computers in the classroom for about 20 to 25 minutes each day. The program, which primarily is for kindergarten students, includes using the iPads to enhance lessons in math, spelling and phonics. Educators say the program has helped engage students in lessons and allows students to move at their own pace using the technology. Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, Mass.) (3/18)

More students own tablet computers, survey shows
A growing number of high-school and college students own tablet computers, according to a recent survey by the Pearson Foundation. About 17% of high-school seniors enrolling in college said they own tablets ? more than four times the year before. Many high-school (69%) and college (63%) students surveyed also said they believe that, within five years, tablet computers will replace paper textbooks. Education Week/Digital Education blog (3/17)

Also, the SmartBrief on EdTech.

Top educational apps to use in the classroom
Several applications are available to help teachers and students in the classroom. Among them on this list are Educreations, a free app that turns iPad devices into interactive whiteboards; Class Dojo, which helps teachers manage and improve students? behavior; and Star Walk, which allows students to see the location of stars on their iPads. The app MathBoard offers tools to improve math teaching and learning, and Evernote allows users to write lesson plans and upload them to mobile devices. RedOrbit (3/16)

Teachers say iPads benefit students in Mass. district
Students in a Massachusetts school district are testing the use of iPad tablet computers in the classroom for about 20 to 25 minutes each day. The program, which primarily is for kindergarten students, includes using the iPads to enhance lessons in math, spelling and phonics. Educators say the program has helped engage students in lessons and allows students to move at their own pace using the technology. Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, Mass.) (3/18)

Tablets have not distracted from popularity of PCs, report finds
Researchers expect worldwide shipments of PCs to increase nearly 50% between 2012 and 2016, despite growth in mobile hand-held devices and tablet computers. The prediction comes as Windows prepares to launch its new OS later this year. According to the International Data Corp., projections are positive for the growth of both desktop computers and portable devices through 2016. T.H.E. Journal (3/20)

Ky. educators report gains after iPad adoption
Student engagement has increased since a Kentucky elementary school adopted a one-to-one iPad tablet computer program, educators there say. Principal Cheri Smith said the devices, which allow students to submit answers anonymously, also have helped increase their confidence and teach them about responsibility. ?Technology doesn?t increase achievement, but technology increases engagement and engagement in turn increases achievement,? said teacher Jonathan Stovall. Daily News (Bowling Green, Ky.) (3/20)

Ga. district cuts costs by purchasing older version of iPad
A Georgia school district will use federal Title I funds to purchase 30 Apple iPad 2 tablets. Officials say they saved about $3,600 by waiting for the release of the new iPad and purchasing the older versions for $22,618. ?We said, ?Now that you have the new one, are you going to give us a break in the price??? Superintendent Dr. Emily Lembeck explained. The Marietta Daily Journal (Ga.) (3/21)

Student creates app to view school menu
An Iowa high-school student has created a mobile application that allows students and others to view the school lunch menu and daily announcements. It took Anthony Rea about three months to create the app, which has been downloaded about four dozen times. ?I?ll have kids already looking at breakfast and looking up events? before classes begin, business-education teacher Denise Hoag said. The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa) (3/16)

Teacher observation app works without Wi-Fi
T.H.E. Journal (3/21)

Back to the regular Google News alert for mobile learning.

Win a Prius By Saving Water
Patch.com
Activities for children and families include water quality testing, mural painting, a life-size maze about water conservation and a massive water exhibit on wheels called the Clean Water Mobile Learning Experience. Since 2008, the Mobile Learning ?
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Pastiche by Xyleme wins Brandon Hall Gold for Best Advance in Mobile Learning ?
CisionWire (press release)
Boulder, CO (March 18, 2012) ? Xyleme, Inc., the leader in standards-based learning solutions, won the prestigious Brandon Hall Gold award for best advance in mobile learning technology. Xyleme submitted the winning entry Pastiche?, an early leader in ?
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Next step in 21st century education for students in Africa
Reuters
? a cloud-computing solution that provides schools with a low-maintenance, easy-to-use model that is optimized for mobile broadband networks. The deployment is part of Connect To Learn?s initiative in the Millennium Village clusters in Ghana, Kenya, ?
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Over 40 Industry Vendors Make Major News at UBM TechWeb?s Enterprise Connect
MarketWatch (press release)
Booth 517 to learn more! Aastra continues its history of innovation, introducing mobile collaboration solutions at Enterprise Connect. LIVE in Booth #617, the super hero crew from Marvellous Comics, dubbed the ?Aastra Revengers,? demonstrates how ?
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Ruckus Wireless Selected for High-Speed Public Access Networks at Universities ?
MarketWatch (press release)
?China has been accelerating its investments in higher education through the use of new wireless technology to improve the quality of learning,? said Louis Au, VP of APAC at Ruckus Wireless. ?The nation sees education essential to increasing its ?
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Major e-Learning Conference Announces Intuition as Platinum Sponsor of Annual ?
Albany Times Union
Intuition (http://www.intuition.com) will showcase their award-winning Mobile Learning and Mobile Knowledge Platform to connect successful mobile learning technologies with e-Learning professionals at the annual industry event.
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Saba Announces Availability of Industry?s Most Advanced Enterprise Learning ?
MarketWatch (press release)
The new offering seamlessly unifies learning management, social learning, virtual classroom, content authoring and management, testing and assessment, and mobile learning. The Saba Learning Management Suite is accessible anywhere, anytime on mobile ?
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Digital learning trailblazer at New Orleans tech summit
PR Web (press release)
As experts gather in New Orleans Thursday for a summit on the new frontiers in technology, one of America?s top authorities on mobile learning will share how schools are blazing the path toward digital classrooms in a bold effort to help the YouTube ?
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Now available ?Squishy-Licious? Smash Your Food? Educational Game Serves Up a ?
Seattle Post Intelligencer
This fun and exciting mobile game encourages families to smash real foods ? burgers, cola, French Fries and entire meals ? to learn about nutrition, inspiring healthier food choices while providing parents with personalized emails filled with ?
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Surveyed Doctors Want Patients To Track Health Using Mobile Devices
iHealthBeat
Nearly 90% of surveyed physicians would like their patients to use mobile devices to monitor or track certain health indicators at home, according to a report from Float Mobile Learning, a mobile technology consulting firm, FierceMobileHealthcare ?
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Mobile Lab Puts Fun Into Science Learning
WCTI12.com
It?s on two mobile science labs, one called Destiny and the other Discovery, that middle school students are exposed to scientific lab procedures and experiments in an effort to make science fun. The labs are provided through UNC-Chapel Hill?s Morehead ?
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Bretford EDU 2.0 Furniture Designed for Learning Technology
Interior Design
Because there?s more than one-way to learn: Tactile, visual, auditory, verbal, experiential, logical, social. Students have more tools than ever to connect-to teachers, to lessons, to each other, to mobile devices, to more. This is more than a table.
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Eriez Mobile Training & Education Center Announces 2012 Schedule
ForConstructionPros.com
The Orange University mobile training and education center will bring hands-on learning to those who step aboard. Eriez? Orange University mobile training and education center will travel throughout the United States and Canada in 2012, ?
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Reading Made Social with ReadSocial API Integration by Float Mobile Learning
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Morton, Ill. (PRWEB) March 21, 2012 Float Mobile Learning announced today that the company has developed ReadSocial?s iOS library, allowing any iOS app to instantly become a social reading application. The ReadSocial API creates a backchannel through ?
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Mobile Marketing Hot New Trend for Business
Sussex Sun
WAUKESHA- University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Continuing Education is offering a new online course, Advanced Mobile Marketing through their partnership with the Learning Education Resources Network (LERN). The online course is relevant for people in any ?
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An Interactive MRI App for the iPad
The Atlantic
By medGadget The first of what Elsevier promises will be a line of educational software titles for various mobile devices, NeuroApps: MRI Atlas of Human White Matter makes learning anatomy of the brain fun. Elsevier has released its NeuroApps: MRI ?
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Office Depot To Begin Sales Of T-Mobile Prepaid Devices Inside Their Retail ?
TmoNews
By David Beren March 21, 2012 9:08 am EST Comments (22) Thanks to a partially leaked deck of slides we?re learning that Office Depot is set to launch T-Mobile?s Monthly 4G rate plans and partial device selection inside their retail locations in the ?
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Cerion Adopts Sophisticated Optimization and Machine Learning Algorithms in ?
Albany Times Union
With its advanced optimization and machine learning algorithms, Cerion?s optimization solution has helped mobile broadband operators to improve their network performance by more than 10%, and reduce expenditures by 30%. The algorithms reduce the ?
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Rockland High School building project is 60 percent complete
The Patriot Ledger
The new wing offers lecture space, fully equipped classrooms containing mobile work stations with chemically resistant counters, sinks and soon-to-arrive interactive learning boards and HD projectors. The chemistry and physiology/biology labs boast a ?
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Global Knowledge Students Learn to Administer and Deploy Microsoft System ?
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Students will learn to manage the Configuration Manager client, application deployment and software updates, inventory and software metering, mobile devices, and compliance settings on devices. They will learn to organize resources, query and report ?
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Odessa College?s OC Global Program Improves Access with ReadSpeaker
MarketWatch (press release)
This approach improves access for students with learning disabilities and gives all students the option to listen to OC Global coursework via their computers, mobile phones or tablets. ?By integrating ReadSpeaker text-to-speech capabilities into OC ?
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The Solution To The Wireless Spectrum Shortage: More Wires
Forbes
? provide cost-effective connections in rural areas, increase productivity, improve public safety, and allow for the development of mobile telemedicine, telework, distance learning, and other new applications that will transform Americans? lives.
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Growing opportunities that stem from mobile learning
HRmagazine.co.uk
Our mobile phones have become an integral part of our existence. Where would we be without one? But they?ve become far more than a tool to talk or text and are now an adjunct for our work, our research and as a useful aid when it comes to L&D ?
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Tabber LED Light Sleeve to Change How We Learn Guitar
Mobile Magazine
PCs and mobile devices allow you to run business and entertainment apps that put information at your finger times, TVs have new technologies like DVRs that allow you to record your shows for later, and ? well I could go on but you probably get the ?
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New GardenMinder(TM) App Guides You From Planting to Harvesting
MarketWatch (press release)
Carry your entire garden plan and an extensive vegetable gardening reference guide on your smart mobile device. The GardenMinder App helps both new and experienced gardeners learn how to plan, maintain, and record the progress of their kitchen ?
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Mobile Health News Weekly ? Week of March 19, 2012
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Float Mobile Learning has prepared a terrific infographic showing the prospects of mHealth services. This industry is set for a rapid growth, with all parties looking to cut costs and increase efficiencies. Read Original Content Mobihealth predicts ?
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How the developing world is using cellphone technology to change lives
Toronto Star
In Senegal, election monitors sent updates on polling stations through their mobile phones, revising an online map in real time with details about late openings or worse. Projects like Learning about Living in Nigeria, MercyCorps in Haiti and ?
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DigitalMarketer.com Article Says Marketers Worldwide are Learning How to ?
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
? learning how to publish a podcast and position themselves within the world?s most valuable brand. Apple and iTunes? demanding share of the digital and mobile markets should compel anyone to take advantage of every beneficial opportunity granted.
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Companies aim to help schools create digital learning environments
eSchool News (registration)
A number of companies introduced new mobile learning products at recent ed-tech trade shows. As more schools make the shift to a digital-based teaching and learning environment, a number of new products and services have emerged to help ease this ?
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Start-up Developing a Siri on Steroids
Inc.com
Silicon Valley start-up Alohar Mobile is developing what CEO and founder Sam Liang calls ?the Siri after Siri,? reports Forbes. This mobile personal assistant on steroids could do things like detect when you?re sick and make an appointment with a ?
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Next the Google Blog alert for mobile learning.

The University of Salzburg Launches Blackboard Mobile Learn |
By Susanne Roelle
With the start of the spring semester on 1 March 2012, the University of Salzburg is going mobile! The University of Salzburg was already using Blackboard Learn? for more than ten years and now selected Blackboard Mobile Learn to give ?
Blackboard blogs

Digital learning trailblazer at New Orleans tech summit: ?Turn ?
By admin
New Orleans, LA (March 20, 2012) ? As experts gather in New Orleans Thursday for a summit on the new frontiers in technology, one of America?s top authorities on mobile learning will share how schools are blazing the path toward digital ?
Pearson ? Always Learning

Reading Made Social with ReadSocial API ? ? Float Mobile Learning
By The Float Team
Morton, Ill. ? March 21, 2012 ? Float Mobile Learning announced today that the company has developed ReadSocial?s iOS library, allowing any iOS app to instantly become a social reading application. The?
Float Mobile Learning

Finally, the Google Web alert for mobile learning.

Share Your Favorite Mobile Learning Resources, Links, and Apps ?
Do you have a great website, resource, or app you?d like to share with Mobile Learning Experience 2012 participants? We?re making mini posters to place ?
mobile2012.org/?/share-your-favorite-mobile-learning-resour?

The State of Rapid Development Tools for Mobile Learning: Webinar ?
If you were not able to attend our Webinar yesterday on mLearning and the state of rapid development tools for mobile learning, the recording is now available.
rjacquez.com/the-state-of-rapid-development-tools-for-mobile?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Free resource of web tools and mobile apps reviews for teachers, students, educators.
www.educatorstechnology.com/

Intuition Mobile Learning Solutions: LUC Sponsor Showcase
If you?re interested in integrating a mobile learning strategy into your online training curriculum, make sure you attend the 2012 Lectora? User Conference.
www.trivantis.com/?/lectora-user-conference-sponsor-showca?

What will Mobile-learning be like in the future? ? Yahoo! UK ?
?What will Mobile-learning be like in the future?? ? Find the answer to this question and millions more on Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers.
uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid?

Interview with Neil Ballantyne, Mobile Learning Manager | Glasgow ?
Neil shares the British Council developments for mobile learning ranging from a project using life players (wind up radios) in Sub-Saharan Africa to android and ?
iatefl.britishcouncil.org/?/interview-neil-ballantyne-mobile-le?

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March 26, 2012

Huge hamsters and pint-sized porcupines thrive on islands

Saturday, March 24, 2012

From miniature elephants to monster mice, and even Hobbit-sized humans, size changes in island animals are well-known to science. Biologists have long believed that large animals evolving on islands tend to get smaller, while small animals tend to get bigger, a generalization they call “the island rule.”

A new study by researchers at Duke University and the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham, NC puts that old idea to the test in island and mainland rodents.

“Some of the size changes observed in island animals are pretty dramatic,” said Paul Durst, a doctoral student at Duke and the lead author of a study appearing in the April issue of the American Naturalist. The fossil remains of dwarf elephants found on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, for example, suggest that they shrunk by more than 90 percent over evolutionary time. Island giants are impressive too — an extinct group of West Indian rodents known as giant hutias are estimated to have weighed up to 440 pounds, or as much as an American black bear.

But some animals still prove a puzzle. “Large animals like elephants and deer have a pretty consistent pattern. They all tend to get small. But it’s more complicated for other animals such as rodents,” Durst said.

Over the years, a number of scientists have questioned the generality of the island rule, arguing that size trends on islands aren’t as consistent as originally thought. Researchers have proposed a number of hypotheses to explain why some island animals get big and others get small, but no single variable explains them all.

Size changes in island animals are likely determined by multiple factors, researchers say. Durst and co-author Louise Roth, a professor of biology and evolutionary anthropology at Duke, wanted to understand just what those factors are, and which ones are most important. So they focused their analyses on rodents, a group of animals for which the patterns are far from clear.

The researchers compiled data for 73 species of rodents on 55 islands across the world, ranging in size from the tiny 0.2 ounce Eurasian harvest mouse on the South Korean island of Cheju to the 45-pound North American beaver on Vancouver Island.

“Some rodent species get bigger on islands, and others get smaller,” Durst explained. Coues’ rice rat on the Mexican island of Cozumel, for example, has grown to more than twice the size of its mainland counterparts, whereas Finlayson’s squirrel on the Thai island of Ko Lan has shrunk by half.

Using a method called classification tree analysis, Durst and Roth measured the importance of several factors, including natural history, habitat and interactions with other species. In addition to size, they looked to see whether something else about the species in question — such as its diet — might explain why some species of rodent get big and others get small. They also asked whether something about the island itself — such as how big the island is, or how far from the mainland, or how many species call it home — explains why some islands breed giants and others breed dwarfs.

Previous studies have tested some of these factors in isolation, but this study is one of the first to measure the relative importance of multiple factors simultaneously.

The key factor in determining which rodents got bigger and which got smaller, they found, is original size on the mainland. Rodents above a cutoff size of 253 grams — a group including beavers, groundhogs, squirrels and hamsters — generally got smaller over time, whereas those that started out below 253 grams generally got bigger.

The original version of the island rule — that small animals get big while big animals get small — holds up within rodents. “Size is a good starting point,” Durst said.

But size wasn’t the only factor. Other features of the island itself, such as island area, precipitation and temperature also played minor roles. Figuring out why some factors are more important than others will take much more work, the researchers say. But the methods developed here could help scientists test additional factors in the future.

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Durst, P. and V.L. Roth (2012). “Classification tree methods provide a multifactorial approach to predicting insular body size evolution in rodents.” American Naturalist. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/664611 DOI: 10.1086/664611

Duke University: http://www.duke.edu

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March 26, 2012

Mexican priest abuse scandals cast shadow on pope’s visit

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March 26, 2012

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March 26, 2012

Three Time Management Tips For The Self Employed Professional

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By: Araceli Gonzalez

Learning to manage your time effectively as a self-employed professional can be the difference between success and failure. Without any pre-determined structure and at the mercy of others who depend on you to get their work done, managing your time can be a challenge. Regardless of the amount of work you currently have, or the amount of clients who seem to always need something right now, here are three tips that can help you take and keep control of your time and set parameters for success:

Set a work schedule: As a self-employed professional, not punching the clock may feel like a great benefit. However, in order to achieve more in less time, you have to set a work schedule that works with your current life responsibilities and work load and is consistent. For example, if you are a stay at home mom and a virtual assistant, your most productive hours may be when the children are in school or during nap times. Work out your weekly schedule based on two things: your workload and personal responsibilities.
Once you establish these parameters, make sure to let your clients know of your schedule.

Determine Response Guidelines: When a client or vendor sends you a new project to do, there is always an expectation to get it done fast. Guidelines of return need to be set from the beginning in order to prevent the client to feel frustrated due to a delay and you working late into the night to complete a project. Communicate with your clients the estimated time for email replies as well as work completion times. When you receive a new assignment, review it, and reply to the client with an estimated time of completion based on your schedule and workload. If the client agrees, you can work at your pace without feeling pressured.

Create a prioritization review process: Everyone’s work is important and needs to be done fast. Therefore, it’s up to you to set guidelines that help you determine which jobs jump the priority list. The review process can be based on either client preference or project importance. Whatever you choose, stick to the same priority technique. This will train your clients and train yourself. If you have a full plate with projects, be open and let your client know there will be a time delay. It’s always better to under promise and over deliver.

As a self-employed professional, it’s up to you to set yourself up for success. By taking the time to analyze your workload and time management strategies often, you will understand the true value of your time and your business decisions will reflect that. Remember, only you are responsible for your time investment; make sure it’s spent wisely.

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March 25, 2012

Lawyer says French gunman’s mother is released

PARIS (AP) ? Authorities investigating France‘s deadly shooting rampage have released the mother of the Islamist fanatic blamed for the killings but continue to hold his older brother and the older brother’s girlfriend, officials said Saturday.

Police are trying to determine whether 24-year-old Mohamed Merah had any help in carrying out the execution-style murders of seven people that have shocked France and refocused attention on the threat of radical Muslim terrorists.

Merah’s brother, Abdelkader, was flown to Paris for further questioning Saturday, along with his girlfriend, but a lawyer for Merah‘s mother, 55-year-old Zoulika Aziri, said she had been released without charge. Jean-Yves Gougnaud told reporters in the southern French city of Toulouse that Aziri’s world had been “turned upside down.”

“She is devastated,” he told reporters after her release. “At no time could she have imagined that her son was the one who did it.”

Aziri was freed late Friday from a police station in Toulouse, a judicial official said on condition of anonymity because the information wasn’t cleared for public release.

Mohamed Merah, who claimed allegiance to al-Qaida, died in a hail of gunfire Thursday after a dramatic 32-hour standoff with police at his apartment in Toulouse. At one point, police brought his mother to the scene, but she refused to urge her son to surrender, officials said.

Merah had filmed himself carrying out attacks in southern France that began March 11 and killed three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three French paratroopers with close-range shots to the head, prosecutors say. Another Jewish student and a paratrooper were wounded, and five police officers were injured trying to dislodge Merah from the apartment.

Investigators are trying to figure out whether Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian descent, acted alone.

Key questions include how Merah, described by French intelligence boss Ange Mancini as “a little failure from the suburbs,” was able to amass an arsenal of weapons ? including an Uzi sub-machinegun ? and rent a car, despite having no clear source of income.

Mancini told French broadcaster BFMTV that Merah told police during the siege that he bought the weapons for 20,000 euros, using money he acquired through break-ins and holdups.

Mancini said he believed that Merah was telling the truth about that, but suggested that forensic police would be examining the guns for clues as to where Merah got them.

“The weapons, too, will talk,” Mancini said.

Merah had claimed that neither his mother nor his brother knew of his plans, but police union spokesman Christophe Crepin told reporters that detectives have already gathered evidence to suggest that Abdelkader may have helped his brother carry out the shootings.

Asked what police had on the brother, Crepin said there was evidence to suggest that Abdelkader Merah had “furnished means (and) worked as an accomplice.”

Crepin refused to comment further, saying it was for a judge to decide what charges, if any, to bring. Under French law if either of the two continue to be held beyond the weekend, preliminary charges will have to be filed.

Abdelkader had already come under police radar, according to officials. He was questioned several years ago about alleged links to a network sending Toulouse-area youths to Iraq, but no action was brought against him at the time.

Back in the southern French city of Toulouse, where Merah held out in an apartment building for more than a day against one of France’s most elite police units, residents were beginning to return home to inspect the damage.

Video footage shot by police of the inside of Merah’s apartment showed a shattered three-room residence strewn with debris from the fighting and gaping bullet holes in the walls.

Building resident Farida Bohama was quoted by France’s Le Figaro newspaper as saying nothing would ever be the same.

“I really want to move,” she said.

(This version CORRECTS Corrects police union spokesman’s first name to Christophe. Changes approach, upgrades attribution. Adds mother’s lawyer’s comment, photos.)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-says-french-gunmans-mother-released-130311622.html

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March 25, 2012

The Story Of Flint Police Operations, A Group Saving A Crime-Ridden Michigan City With Social Media

social-justice-1SHOTS FIRED=2700 blk Eaton Place, 6 shots heard, nothing seen. #Flint. It’s just another night in Flint, Mich. A concerned citizen heard gunshots and called 911. That’s where the story used to end. There is a shockingly low number of police officers in Flint. The department was gutted over the last 10 years. That 911 call will likely go unanswered. But now, through the power of social media and the tweet above, a neighborhood is at least on alert. Flint is a proud city. Auto workers first sat down for their rights in Flint. Tanks were built on Buick’s lines to battle Hitler. But as Michael Moore documented, the jobs left. Now, 30 years after Moore himself left, there are even more empty factories, neighborhoods, and with them, lives. But there’s plenty of crime to fill the void. That’s where 21-person strong Flint Police Operations social group comes in. They’re aiming to restore Flint. Social media is their tool of choice.

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March 25, 2012

Denmark Unveils Strong New Renewable Energy, Climate Targets for 2020


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Denmark, already a world leader in renewable energy, climate policy, and cleantech innovation, has just unveiled a new energy plan, covering the next eight years. While perhaps not the most ambitious in the world, it certainly is very near the top.

Some of the highlights:

By 2020, 35% of all energy in the nation coming from renewable sources, half of which will be from wind power.

By 2020, Carbon emissions 34% lower than 1990 levels?which is in the range required, should all nations follow a similar path (they aren’t…), to keep global temperature rise below 2?C.

By 2020, the average Danish household will be paying $231 more in energy costs, per year. That’s just $4.81 a week, for those without a calculator handy?as in, not much at all. Corporations will pay $35 more per employee for energy costs.

By 2020, a 600 MW, and a 400 MW offshore wind farm will be built. A further 500 MW of smaller projects is also expected to be built. Zoning for an additional 1.8 GW of offshore wind power will also be in place.

By 2016, $18 million has be allocated for renewable energy research; $4.5 million will be dedicated to wave power research.

By 2016, no existing building will be allowed to install oil heating, where district heating or natural gas is available. By 2013, no new building will be allowed to install oil or gas heat at all. Prior to these bans, in 2012-2015, $7.5 million worth of grants will be made available to replace oil and natural gas heating systems with renewable energy alternatives.

For those of you that read Danish, the full list is here: Politiken.dk. Here’s the Google Translate version: Politken.dk (translated).

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March 24, 2012

NFL Rumor: Tim Tebow Chose The Jets b/c He Thinks He Can Beat Out Mark Sanchez

Posted by Sabrina B.?@gametimegirl

Tim Tebow?s love of New York has nothing to do with pastrami and rye, or Times Square, or even Madison Ave.: The real reason Tebow loves New York is because he feels he can beat out?Mark Sanchez?and become the Jets? starting quarterback.
Timsanity ? and an explosive quarterback controversy ? starts now.

A major factor in Tebow?s push to come to New York over Jacksonville, his hometown, is that he sees a clear path to resuming his career as a starter, sources tell the Daily News.

The Jets will start Tebow off in a limited role as the Wildcat quarterback ??GM Mike Tannenbaum?must have said 20 times the other night that Sanchez is the starter and Tebow is the backup ? but what other backup flies cross-country on a private jet, as Tebow did Thursday from Van Nuys, Calif., to Morristown, N.J., only to disembark to an adoring crowd of Tebow-ing fans? (The plane?s tail number? N15QB.)

What other backup quarterback arrives with the guarantee that he will get on the field?

If Sanchez and Tebow play like they did last year, the Jets could have a new starting quarterback by Halloween. This is a crucial year for?Rex Ryan. If Sanchez doesn?t respond to the pressure Tebow puts on him, Ryan will go into self-preservation mode and could demote Sanchez to save himself.


Tebow is too competitive to settle for serving as Sanchez?s caddie. He led the Broncos to the playoffs last season and won a playoff game while Sanchez regressed. No matter how the Jets spin it, this is a vote of no confidence in Sanchez, who many now believe is vulnerable to losing his starting job
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WRITTEN BY NY DAILY NEWS ? Gary Myers?& FULL STORY HERE

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