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<title><![CDATA[A policy of intransigence (Editorial)]]></title>
<link>http://waterinmajorca.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/a-policy-of-intransigence-editorial/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>glucosegumption</dc:creator>
<guid>http://waterinmajorca.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/a-policy-of-intransigence-editorial/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday, which rebuked Iran f]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ubisoft's Uplay: What Xbox Achievements Should Be]]></title>
<link>http://guestcontroller.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/uplay/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nelson WJ</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guestcontroller.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/uplay/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[About five or ten minutes into Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2, an achievement bubble popped up, but it loo]]></description>
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<p>About five or ten minutes into Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2, an achievement bubble popped up, but it looked a little bit different. Instead of the standard Xbox gray and green text bubble, this one was white and had black text and a weird &#8220;U&#8221; in the circle, replacing the symbol we now accept as a basic image of the Xbox 360. Instead of getting the typical achievement unlocked message, a window pops up saying that an action has been completed. Welcome to Uplay, Ubisoft&#8217;s own version of achievement points and, honestly, Microsoft could learn something from this.</p>
<p>Ubisoft&#8217;s new Uplay service (too many U&#8217;s!) awards players essentially for progressing through the story of the game, the only game using it so far being Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2. Achievement points are just bragging rights earned by doing some sort of outstanding action inside of the game, Uplay units (no really, stop with the U&#8217;s) are generally easier to attain and can be used to buy rewards in Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2, or other Ubisoft games soon to be released, namely Splinter Cell Conviction and R.U.S.E.</p>
<p>Actions depend on each game and can be either basic progression events or something you would want to do anyway (upgrading weapons in Splinter Cell), and Rewards can range anywhere from exclusive maps, dashboard themes, and costumes for your characters to actual weapon unlocks, upgrades, and new abilities. By far, the best part of these Uplay units is that they&#8217;re transferable between Ubisoft games <em>and </em>consoles. Get 50 units in Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2 on the PS3, but don&#8217;t want anything that game offers? No problem, just buy the SCAR-H in Splinter Cell Conviction on 360 or an ability upgrade in R.U.S.E. on the PC. It&#8217;s all one big pool of points to Ubisoft.</p>
<p>This is something that Microsoft and Sony could learn with their achievement points and trophies. For years now, they&#8217;ve been rewarding us with points for what we do inside of the game, so why not let us actually use those points <em>for</em> something? Yeah, microtransactions would end up suffering, but I&#8217;ve got 10,000+ gamerscore points that only show that I&#8217;ve done something in a game. Again, just bragging rights. And I don&#8217;t even <em>like </em>bragging! Maybe Ubisoft can do something here; maybe they can change the [meta]game here a bit. I might be totally wrong, and there will probably not be an evolution from bragging rights to usable credit, but I&#8217;m definitely interested in seeing if <em>anything</em> happens here, no matter how small.</p>
<p>Check out the <a href="http://uplay.us.ubi.com/">Uplay home page</a> for more information.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[An Ode to Terror]]></title>
<link>http://mesthkeidan.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/an-ode-to-terror/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mesthkeidan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mesthkeidan.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/an-ode-to-terror/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Graduation looms in the ever-pressing future and I’m sure my former friends and acquaintances will t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Graduation looms in the ever-pressing future and I’m sure my former friends and acquaintances will turn into heathens, as we race for the few jobs that await for us in the wide world. I, too, am not above groveling for a job; I’m desperate for a chance to prove myself in the field I’ve selected and defended for the past four years. If I had counted the number of arguments I’ve had- the hours I’ve spend-debating the future of media, its merits, etc.,- I’m sure I’d have reached unimaginable numbers by now. But I’m not a counter, nor a mathematician who might take the time to figure out some weird formula. So, you’ll just have to take my word for it. The point of this blog post? I’m scared <span style="color:#ff0000;">shitless</span>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The World Will Not End in 2012 (Issue 8 Editorials: March 11, 2009)]]></title>
<link>http://ashvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-world-will-not-end-in-2012-issue-8-editorials-march-11-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ashven09</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ashvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-world-will-not-end-in-2012-issue-8-editorials-march-11-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the article]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Should be blamed for the Mumbai Attacks? (Issue 5 Editorial: Dec 16, 2008)]]></title>
<link>http://ashvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/who-should-be-blamed-for-the-mumbai-attacks-issue-5-editorial-dec-16-2008/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ashven09</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ashvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/who-should-be-blamed-for-the-mumbai-attacks-issue-5-editorial-dec-16-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the article]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Four-Day Work Week Profits Planet (Issue 3 Editorials: Oct 21, 2009)]]></title>
<link>http://ashvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/four-day-work-week-profits-planet-issue-3-editorials-oct-21-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ashven09</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ashvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/four-day-work-week-profits-planet-issue-3-editorials-oct-21-2009/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Is the World Really Going to End in 2012? (Issue 7 Editorials: Feb. 17, 2009)]]></title>
<link>http://ashvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/is-the-world-really-going-to-end-in-2012-issue-7-editorials-feb-17-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ashven09</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ashvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/is-the-world-really-going-to-end-in-2012-issue-7-editorials-feb-17-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Have you started getting spam emails, test messages and pop-ups about the end of the world yet? Well]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Have you started getting spam emails, test messages and pop-ups about the end of the world yet?</p>
<p>Well you should pretty soon. 2012 is almost here.</p>
<p>We’ve all heard the conspiracy theories—the Ancient Mayan calendar, solar flares, Obama’s next term… all these events coincide with the year 2012. But honestly, I am tired of hearing that the world is going to end then. And I am sick of hearing about people giving up retirement funds for such events. So I went about trying to see if there is any truth to this bizarre theory.</p>
<p>I tried to find the truth the normal way: by typing “2012” into Google. Seven million results within .25 seconds, mostly conspiracy websites advertising doomsday. Here is what most of them say, and why you shouldn’t believe them.</p>
<p>The first justification for 2012 I found was that the Mayans predicted the end of the world in that year. The Maya civilization, known for its scientific and technological advancement, existed in North and Latin America till about 900 AD, when Spain conquered these areas. But despite their accurate astrological predictions, I don’t think their calendar was very accurate. Here’s why.</p>
<p>The Mayan calendar was used for a variety of purposes, therefore most of the Mayan calendars were very short. For example, The Tzolk’in calendar only lasted for 260 days. The Mayans later put together the Tzolk’in and the Haab calendars to form a round calendar of 365 days, which could exist for about 52 years. With a clever numerical expansion, the Mayans expanded the 52-year calendar using the base units 13 and 20. This longer calendar could not go on for more than 5126 years, which ends in 2012.</p>
<p>So, while this system might have been great for recording major events and everyday tasks, basing the future of human civilization on an ancient expiry date sounds just a tad bit crazy.</p>
<p>Another myth that I found was that of Planet X. This is the elusive planet that was first photographed in 1983 by NASA. It is said that it is moving closer to Earth, and is expected to ‘appear as two suns in the sky to us, no later than 2011.”</p>
<p>People who believe this are highly misled, or trust their television sets too much. For anyone who can see through this, it is nothing but sensationalized news headlines. Dr. Gerry Neugebauer, co-investigator in the IRAS project, has said that scientists don’t actually know what Planet X is. Renown astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson has gone on record saying that “the earth will be here before, during and after 2012.”</p>
<p>In fact, scientists don’t know for sure if the object is actually a planet—it could be comet, a young galaxy or something else. This is nothing but a classic example of conspiracy theorists using the media to create evidence to support falsehood.</p>
<p>Another myth I found was that solar flares would engulf the earth and roast us alive on Dec. 21, 2012. Okay, so there is SOME science behind this. But this is another manipulation of science used by movies and writers to make money. Nothing more than our regular Y2K scare.</p>
<p>The sun has a natural cycle of changing magnetic field lines every 11 years. And even if the sun manages to shoot out killer sci-fi solar flares at us, scientists are sure it won’t pass through our thick atmosphere and cause enough damage to destroy all life on planet Earth. The sun is a stable star, and the Earth is a stable planet. Let’s get real now—as cool as it may sound, we’re not going to meet our death against evil tentacles of fire.</p>
<p>One of the last and most serious predictions I found were made by Nostradamus, a French author infamous for his prophecies. Some people believe that according to his theories in Les Propheties, the world will end in 2012. Worse yet, some people believe that he predicted Napoleon and Hitler to be the first and second Antichrists, and a person named ‘Mabus’ will be the third one. Let’s get this straight: Nostradamus’s prophecies continue till about the year 3797, obviously telling us that the end of the world will NOT be 2012. And the part about Mabus: Nostradamus’s exact words were: &#8220;when Mabus will die&#8221;, there will be &#8220;a horrible undoing of people and animals&#8221;. No end of the world, no Apocalypse.</p>
<p>In all, the hype is purely fictional. There are no ‘telltale signs of the end of the world’. It is nothing but our own paranoia caused by our inability to deal with problems like the global economy. It is this fear that all the major industries are making money off of. In my research, I came across over 30 different websites selling gas masks, sleeping bags, and other items ‘necessary for survival after the Apocalypse.’ Obviously, it’s another media ploy to make money in these rough times.</p>
<p>So, thanks Internet. Thanks Verizon. Thank you everyone, but I think I’ll take my sweet time growing up. I’m not preparing for an apocalypse anytime soon. I’ll be happily finishing up my sophomore year in college, and if the Apocalypse arrives then, so be it. At most, I hope it’s on the day of a major history final.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Magic of the Cup &amp; The Magic Roundabout.]]></title>
<link>http://fulhamexiles.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-magic-of-the-cup-the-magic-roundabout/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fulhamexiles</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fulhamexiles.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-magic-of-the-cup-the-magic-roundabout/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You just can&#8217;t beat the Magic of the Cup and this years 3rd Round draw pairs Fulham with Swind]]></description>
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<div class="mceTemp" style="text-align:justify;">Recent weeks have seen just 3 chatting during matchdays and I would urge everyone to make the effort to get online and in the chatroom, just like the old days.</div>
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<title><![CDATA[பாபர் மஸ்ஜித்; ஒன்றுபட்டு போராட இயக்கங்கள் முன்வருமா..?]]></title>
<link>http://markaspost.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/%e0%ae%aa%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%aa%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%b8%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%9c%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%92%e0%ae%a9%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%b1%e0%af%81%e0%ae%aa%e0%ae%9f%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%9f/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ஆதம் ஆரிபின்</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">பிஸ்மில்லாஹிர் ரஹ்மானிர் ரஹீம்.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">ஒன்று பட்டால் உண்டு வாழ்வு; ஒற்றுமை நீங்கிடில் அனைவர்க்கும் தாழ்வு என்ற தத்துவத்தை நாமெல்லாம் கேள்விப்பட்டிருக்கிறோம். உலகில் தோற்றுவிக்கப்பட்ட எந்த மதமும் சொல்லாத அளவுக்கு இறைவனின் மார்க்கமாம் இஸ்லாம் ஒற்றுமையை வலியுறுத்தி சொல்லியுள்ளது. எல்லாம் வல்ல அல்லாஹ் தன் திருமறையில் கூறுகிறான்;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">இன்னும், நீங்கள் எல்லோரும் அல்லாஹ்வின் கயிற்றை வலுவாக பற்றிப் பிடித்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்;. நீங்கள் பிரிந்தும் விடாதீர்கள்;. அல்லாஹ் உங்களுக்குக் கொடுத்த நிஃமத்களை (அருள் கொடைகளை) நினைத்துப் பாருங்கள்;. நீங்கள் பகைவர்களாய் இருந்தீர்கள் &#8211; உங்கள் இதயங்களை அன்பினால் பிணைத்து, அவனது அருளால் நீங்கள் சகோதரர்களாய் ஆகிவிட்டீர்கள்;. இன்னும், நீங்கள் (நரக) நெருப்புக் குழியின் கரை மீதிருந்தீர்கள்; அதனின்றும் அவன் உங்களைக் காப்பாற்றினான் &#8211; நீங்கள் நேர் வழி பெறும் பொருட்டு அல்லாஹ் இவ்வாறு தன் ஆயத்களை &#8211; வசனங்களை உங்களுக்கு தெளிவாக்குகிறான்.[3:103 ]</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">அல்லாஹ்வின் தூதர்[ஸல்] அவர்கள் கூறினார்கள்;<br />
அபூ மூஸா அல்அஷ்அரீ(ரலி) அறிவித்தார்கள்; &#8216;இறைநம்பிக்கையாளர்கள் ஒருவருக்கொருவர் (ஒத்துழைக்கும் விஷயத்தில்) ஒரு கட்டடத்தைப் போன்றவர்கள் ஆவர். கட்டடத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி மற்றொரு பகுதிக்கு வலு சேர்க்கிறது&#8217; என்று இறைத்தூதர்(ஸல்) அவர்கள் கூறினார்கள். பிறகு தம் கை விரல்களை ஒன்றோடொன்று கோத்துக் காண்பித்தார்கள்.<br />
ஆதாரம்;புஹாரி எண் 6026</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">மேற்கண்ட குர்ஆண் வசனமும்-ஹதீஸும் ஒற்றுமையை வலியுறுத்தும் ஏராளமான செய்திகளில் ஒரு உதாரணமாகும். இந்த விஷயங்கள் முஸ்லிம்கள் எல்லோரும் அறிந்த ஒன்றுதான். ஆனால் நடைமுறையில் என்ன நிலை..? ஆளுக்கு ஒரு இயக்கம், ஆளுக்கு ஒரு கழகம் என்று பிரிந்து முஸ்லிம்கள் பலவீனப்பட்டு நிற்கிறோம். அந்த பலவீனத்தை அப்படியே தொடர்கிறோம் என்று உலகறிய செய்வதில் பெரும்பங்கு வகிப்பது பாபர் மஸ்ஜித் மீட்பு போராட்டங்கள். இடிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு பள்ளிவாசலை மீட்கப்போகிறோம் என்று சொல்லும் இவர்கள், ஒரு இறைவனை நம்பும் இவர்கள், ஒன்று பட்டுஓரிடத்தில் ஒரு தலைமையின் கீழ் குரல் எழுப்ப தயாராக இல்லை. ஒவ்வொரு அமைப்பு சார்பாக ஒவ்வொரு இடத்தில் போராட்டம். தலைநகர் சென்னையில் மட்டும் கடந்த காலங்களில் ஒன்பது இடங்களில் ஒன்பது அமைப்புகள் சார்பாக போராட்டம் நடத்தப்பட்டது . இதை பார்த்த மாற்று மதத்தவர்கள் ஒரு பள்ளிவாசலை மீட்க ஒரு இடத்தில் ஒன்று கூட முடியாத இவர்கள் பள்ளிவாசலை மீட்கப்போகிறார்களாம் என்று எள்ளிநகையாடினர். பாபர்மஸ்ஜித் போன்ற பொதுப்பிரச்சினையில் கூட இவர்களை ஒன்று கூடவிடாமல் தடுத்தது கர்வமும்-ஈகோவும்-இயக்கவெறியும் அன்றி வேறென்ன..? இந்துத்துவா பயங்கரவாதிகள் பள்ளிவாசலை இடித்தபோது அதில் பாஜக, ஆர்.எஸ்.எஸ்., சிவசேனா, பஜ்ரங் தள், விஷ்வ ஹிந்து பரிஷத் என்று பல அமைப்புகள் ஒன்று சேர்ந்துதான் இடித்தார்கள். இந்துத்துவாக்கள் அமைப்பு ரீதியாக பிரிந்து நின்றாலும், முஸ்லிம்களுக்கு எதிரான செயல்பாடுகளை ஒன்றிணைந்தே செய்கிறார்கள். அவ்வளவு ஏன் திராவிட இயக்க பாரம்பரியத்தில் வந்த ஜெயலலிதா, கரசேவையை ஆதரித்து தனது இன வெறியை காட்டவில்லையா..? அல்லாஹ்வின் ஆலயத்தை இடிக்கும் பயங்கரவாதிகள் ஒன்று படும்போது, அதை மீட்கப்போகிறோம் என்று சொல்லும் இவர்கள் மட்டும் ஆளுக்கு ஒரு மூலையில் முனங்கிக்கொண்டிருப்பார்களாம்! இதில் நாங்கள் குர்ஆண்-ஹதீஸை மட்டுமே பின்பற்றுகிறோம் என்றுவேறு சொல்லிக்கொள்வது. இவர்களின் கூற்றில் உண்மையாளர்களாக இருந்தால், வாருங்கள்! நாம் தனித்தனி அமைப்பாக இருந்தாலும் முஸ்லிம்களின் பொதுப்பிரச்சினையில் ஒன்றுபடுவோம் என்று அனைத்து அமைப்பினரையும் ஆலோசித்து களமிரங்காதது ஏன்..? ஒன்று பட்டால் வெற்றி உண்டு என்பதை சமீபத்தில் வாலிகண்டபுரம் மைய்யவாடி பிரச்சினை உணர்த்திக்காட்டியதே! பின்பு ஏன் ஒன்றுபட தயக்கம்..? ஒரே காரணம் ஒவ்வொருவரும் தங்கள் பலத்தை காட்டும் காரணியாக பாபர் மஸ்ஜித் போராட்டத்தை பயன்படுத்த எண்ணுவதே! இதை நாம் கற்பனையாக சொல்லவில்லை. சமீபத்தில் ஒரு அமைப்பின் துணை பொதுச்செயலாளரை தொலைபேசியில்தொடர்பு கொண்டு, பாபர் மஸ்ஜித் போராட்டத்தை ஒன்று பட்டு நடத்த முயற்ச்சிக்கலாமே என்றோம். அதற்கு அவர், நல்ல கருத்துதான்! ஆனால் யாரும் ஒத்து வரமாட்டார்கள். ஏனெனில் ஒவ்வொருவரும் அவரவர் பலத்தை காட்டுவதில்தான் முனைப்பாக இருப்பார்கள் என்று எதார்த்தமாக சொன்னார் இதுதான் இயக்கங்களின் நிலை. இதே நிலை தொடருமேயானால், அல்லாஹ் அறியாப்புரத்தின் மூலமாக அருள் செய்து மஸ்ஜித் நமக்கு கிடைத்தாலன்றி, இவர்களின் போராட்டங்கள் மூலமாக மஸ்ஜித் நமக்கு கிடைத்துவிடாது என்பதே உண்மை. உடனே இயக்க வெறியர்கள் சொல்லலாம் இட ஒதுக்கீடு கேட்டு தனித்தனியாகத்தான் போராடினோம் அதில் வெற்றி பெறவில்லையா என்று..? இட ஒதுக்கீடு மத சம்மந்தப்பட்டதல்ல. மேலும், குறிப்பிட்ட சதவிகிதம் ஒதுக்கீடு வழங்க சட்டரீதியான அனுமதி அரசுக்கு உண்டு. அதோடு வாக்கு வங்கியும் இதில் கவனத்தில் கொள்ளப்பட்டது. எனவே இட ஒதுக்கீடு கிடைத்ததேயன்றி, இவர்களின் போராட்டத்தை கண்டு அஞ்சி அரசு இடஒதுக்கீடு தரவில்லை.[இட ஒதுக்கீடு எங்களாலதான் கிடைத்தது என்று இயக்கங்கள் குடுமியை பிடித்து கொண்டது தனி விஷயம்].</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">எனவே அன்பான இயக்கத் தலைவர்களே உங்களின் போராட்டத்திற்கு பயன் கிடைக்க வேண்டுமென்றால், பள்ளிவாசல் இடத்தை மீட்பது ஒன்றே உங்கள் உண்மையான நோக்கமென்றால் ஒன்று பட்டு போராட முன்வாருங்கள். அதற்கு கீழ்காணும் வழிமுறையை கையாளுங்கள்.<br />
ஒவ்வொரு மாவட்டத்திலும் ஒரு இடத்தில் மட்டும் போராட்டம் நடத்துவது.<br />
அந்த போராட்டத்தில் அனைத்து அமைப்பினரும் சங்கமிப்பது.<br />
ஒவ்வொரு மாவட்டத்திலும் எல்லா அமைப்பு பிரதிநிதிகள் அடங்கிய குழு அமைக்கப்பட்டு, ஒவ்வொரு ஊர் ஊராக சென்று முஹல்லா ஜமாஅத் நிர்வாகிகளை சந்தித்து போராட்டங்களில் அனைத்து முஸ்லிம்களும் பங்கெடுக்க வலியுறுத்துவது.<br />
அவரவர் கொடியோடு, பேனரோடு வருவதில் தவறில்லை.<br />
ஒவ்வொரு இடத்திற்கும் ஒரு பிரதான தலைவர் தலைமை வகிக்க, மற்ற அமைப்பின் முன்னணி தலைவர்கள் முன்னிலை வகிக்கவேண்டும்.<br />
உதாரணமாக சென்னையில் பேராசிரியர் ஜவாஹிருல்லாஹ் அவர்கள் தலைமையிலும் , மதுரையில் அல்தாஃபி தலைமையிலும், ராமநாதபுரத்தில் பாக்கர் தலைமையிலும், திருச்சியில், விழுப்புரத்தில் இவ்வாறாக ஒவ்வொரு மாவட்டத்திலும் மற்ற நிர்வாகிகள் தலைமையிலும் போராட்டம் நடத்தலாம்.<br />
போராட்டம் முடிவுற்றபின் ஒவ்வொரு பிரதான அமைப்பின் முக்கிய தலைவர்கள் அடங்கிய குழு, கவர்னர், முதல்வர், ஜனாதிபதி, பிரதமர் ஆகியோரை சந்தித்து மகஜர் அளிக்கலாம்.<br />
ஊடகங்களில் ஒன்றிணைந்து பேட்டியளிக்கலாம். அப்போது நாங்கள் தனி தனி இயக்கமாக இருந்தாலும் முஸ்லிம்களின் உரிமைகள்-நலன்கள் விஷயத்தில் ஒன்றுபட்டு நிற்போம் என்று அழுத்தமாக கூறலாம்.<br />
இவ்வாறு ஒன்று பட்டு பொதுப்பிரச்சினையில் போராடினால், ஊடகங்களின் கவனம் நம் பக்கம் திரும்பும். அதிகார வர்க்கத்தை அசைத்து பார்க்கும். முஸ்லிம்களுக்கு அநீதி இழைத்தால், அவர்கள் &#8216;தேனீக்கள்&#8217;போல் ஒன்று பட்டு எதிர்ப்பை காட்டுவார்கள் என்ற எண்ணம் உருவாகும். மேலும், இவ்வாறு ஒன்று பட்டு போராடும்போது இயக்கத்திற்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட முஸ்லிம்களும் போராட்டத்தில் பங்கெடுப்பார்கள். இதன் மூலம் &#8216;கலகலத்து&#8217; போன பாபர் மஸ்ஜித் போராட்டத்தை வலுவான போராட்டமாக மாற்றமுடியும். போராட்டத்தோடு நாம் ஒன்று பட்டு அல்லாஹ்விடம் கையேந்தினால் அல்லாஹ் நமக்கு வெற்றியை வழங்குவான் இன்ஷா அல்லாஹ்.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">இதைவிடுத்து வழக்கம்போல நாங்கள் ஆளுக்கு ஒருபக்கம் நின்றுதான் கத்துவோம் என்றால், இயக்கங்களின் பிரிவினை போக்கிலிருந்து அல்லாஹ் முஸ்லிம்களை பாதுகாப்பானாக!</p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott &#8211; Photographer Karen Elson &#8211; Model Fabien Baron &#8211; Cre]]></description>
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<p>Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott &#8211; Photographer<br />
Karen Elson &#8211; Model<br />
Fabien Baron &#8211; Creative Director</p>
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<title><![CDATA[H&amp;M S/S 10 ]]></title>
<link>http://nisfornabillah.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/hm-ss-10/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Peter Gehrke &#8211; Photographer Tyler Riggs &#8211; Model Robert Rydberg &#8211; Fashion Editor/St]]></description>
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<p>Peter Gehrke &#8211; Photographer<br />
Tyler Riggs &#8211; Model<br />
Robert Rydberg &#8211; Fashion Editor/Stylist</p>
<p><em>Models.com</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Derek Lam S/S 10]]></title>
<link>http://nisfornabillah.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/derek-lam-ss-10/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SpikeTV: Biased Cowards of the VGA's]]></title>
<link>http://globalgamers.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/spiketv-biased-cowards-of-the-vgas/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Orpheo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://globalgamers.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/spiketv-biased-cowards-of-the-vgas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This has been irking me ever since I read-up on it and felt I needed to share with the community my ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Okay world, you have 22 hours to convince me not to buy City of Heroes]]></title>
<link>http://threevue.com/2009/11/28/okay-world-you-have-22-hours-to-convince-me-not-to-buy-city-of-heroes/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Russ Crandall</dc:creator>
<guid>http://threevue.com/2009/11/28/okay-world-you-have-22-hours-to-convince-me-not-to-buy-city-of-heroes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Steam is selling City of Heroes Architect Edition (which includes City of Villains) for $10. The sal]]></description>
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Steam is selling <i>City of Heroes Architect Edition</i> (which includes <i>City of Villains</i>) for $10.  The sale ends in about 22 hours.  Should I try it out?  I&#8217;ve never played an MMO anything, and it looks like something to try for a bit.  Apparently <a href="http://www.cityofheroes.com/trial/index.html">the game&#8217;s site</a> offers a free 14-day trial, so that may be a better bet.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll really like it that much, but I&#8217;d feel better making fun of MMOs if I had actually tried one out first.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Nov. 28, 2009 — Obama has begun to play ball with Lieberman]]></title>
<link>http://thepostnemail.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/editorial-nov-28-2009-%e2%80%94-obama-has-begun-to-play-ball-with-lieberman/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Charlton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thepostnemail.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/editorial-nov-28-2009-%e2%80%94-obama-has-begun-to-play-ball-with-lieberman/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[TO MANUEVER HIM INTO A POSITION WHERE HE MUST APPROVE DEATHCARE by John Charlton The national crisis]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nice Socks]]></title>
<link>http://nisfornabillah.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/nice-socks/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Banana Republic]]></title>
<link>http://thestranded.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/banana-republic/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jambibum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thestranded.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/banana-republic/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So seeing how this is my first post on the new site I figured I had to make the title incorporate ba]]></description>
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<p>So seeing how this is my first post on the new site I figured I had to make the title incorporate bananas. Anyway the main point of this post is to tell you ladies (and Suns) that I picked up L4D2 today for 15 bucks. So whenever you&#8217;re on feel free to shoot me an invite now. See you ladies (and Suns) online.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Schwarzfreitag Posten:  Über Fleisch und Spiele]]></title>
<link>http://lusipurr.com/2009/11/27/schwarzfreitag-posten-uber-fleisch-und-spiele/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lusipurr.com/2009/11/27/schwarzfreitag-posten-uber-fleisch-und-spiele/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guten Tag, Herren und Frauen! You have not slipped into a bad Harry Turtledove novel; Germany still ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Guten Tag, Herren und Frauen!  You have not slipped into a bad <a href="http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/turtledove.html">Harry Turtledove</a> novel;  Germany still lost, Hitler was still abducted by the Reptilians and the Bildebergers for use in their genetic cloning experiments for the coming war against the Ant People and their Raëlian allies.  Xenu be praised.</p>
<p>That aside, today we are going to talk about marketing, in apropos of the spirit of the American holiday season, which celebrates the holy trinity of capitalism, consumerism and people buying us copies of <i>Cooking Mama VI:  Mama&#8217;s Revenge</i> for our Wiis, because that is what real gamers play.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 250px"><img alt="Mighty Baldr No..." src="http://citizen-lane.com/lusipurr/lamefuel.jpg" title="Lame Fuel" width="240" height="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">It comes in two flavors, Noble Alliance Blue and Dirty Horde Red.</p></div>
<p>One thing that always bothers me is products like <a href="http://www.mountaindewgamefuel.com/">Mountain Dew&#8217;s Game Fuel</a> (now with <i>World of Warcraft</i> color-coding!) or the abysmal <a href="http://www.manapotions.com/">Mana Potions</a>.  You see, gaming, being a sedentary sport played by people in (mostly) stationary positions doing nothing more physically strenuous than pressing buttons, and yet we need performance-enhancing drugs like refined sugars, caffeine, and dubious flavors known only as &#8220;miscellaneous berry.&#8221;  Which berries, I ask.  Loganberries?  Gooseberries?  Berries of the nightshade plant?  Inquiring minds need to know.</p>
<p>These curiously ignorant attempts at reaching gamers exploit our caffeine addictions, formed by years of worship of the totemic Doctor &#8220;Pepper&#8221; and his twenty-three flavors of troll mojo.  Another curious tie-in is the horrid <a href="http://www.gillette.com/en-US/#/entertainment/FusionGamer/en-US/gamer.shtml">Gilette Fusion Gamer</a> razor, which ignores <a href="http://www.classicshaving.com/Home.html">all known principles of proper shaving</a> for some abomination with four unnecessary blades and a &#8220;comfort&#8221; strip of dubious provenance.  It is even marketed to a segment of the population not known <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=neckbeard">for their shaving habits</a>.  I do not know what sorts of arcane chambers in which advertising sorcerers work their dark and foul devilry, but it is remarkably ill-advised.  Note:  I am a lawyer and available to advise you on the proper rituals to dominate the already-jellied minds of gamers, for a modest price of silver and virgin&#8217;s blood.</p>
<p>But what about <i>food</i>?  Certainly after a dangerous shave while hyped up on &#8220;mana&#8221; potions, gamers must somehow replenish their vital nutrients before settling in for a testing bout of &#8220;leetspeak&#8221; over &#8220;Xbox live&#8221; while &#8220;headshotting&#8221; some &#8220;noobs&#8221; in &#8220;Halo?&#8221; Quotation marks.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gamerchow.com/">Of course there is a source</a> to &#8220;pick the best and most popular food for gamers,&#8221; because, as a completely different subspecies of <i>homo sapiens</i> (<i>homo sapiens alludus</i>), our stomachs have evolved a capacity to process mostly inedible inorganic compounds into vital fat cells which cling to our posteriors and jowls, much like a bear might store up for hibernation.  Among the top contenders are pizza (delivered by your local slop house of choice&#8230; lookin&#8217; at you, <i>Dominos</i>) or the fetid &#8220;Hot Pockets,&#8221; which are neither hot nor pocketed, but rather balls of indigestible dough wrapped around a type of tomato-based molten lava with a frozen-solid pork product core.</p>
<p>FIE! I say.  We are gamer-kind, and we deserve epicurean culinary delights fit for the tables of monarchs, not this plebian slop dished out by the corporate overlords meant to lull us into complacency.  In <a href="http://i-am-lane.livejournal.com">other dimensions of the Multiverse</a> I am known for my fierce advocacy of the cuisine of my native land, a cuisine developed for hearty pioneers crossing a harsh and unforgiving landscape, trailing hundreds of bovine beasts, driving them to their eventual slaughter.  As such, the cuisine is cheap, easily made with a minimum of preparation, hearty and as cruel and merciless as the land and fate of our bestial charges.  The national dish of Texas is <i>chili con carne</i>, or, in the language of our Spanish ancestors, &#8220;meat with hot stuff.&#8221;</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 330px"><img alt="I am literally salivating over a computer image" src="http://citizen-lane.com/lusipurr/texasred.jpg" title="A Bowl of Texas Red" width="320" height="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A properly-prepared bowl of Texas Red Chili</p></div>
<p>Texan children are weaned by taking them out to the barbed-wire fence, where their flesh is ritualistically pierced and their first chili spoon given to them.  If the child survives his or her introduction to this hot and hearty beef stew, he or she is marked as an adult of the tribe and set to work hunting, gathering, fishing, or fighting our northern enemies, the Oklahomans.  Ours is a difficult life, but rewarding, as we stand over our fallen foes, scalps in hand, the ululating cry of the Apache upon our raw and reddened maws, we are truly <i>alive</i> in a way you civilized people could never be.  There is nothing better in life than to drive our enemies before us, to crush them, and to hear the lamentations of their women.  We live, we slay, and are content.</p>
<p>I realize that this view of our barbaric simplicity is alluring, and wish to tell you that though many who are Texan are not born within our borders, we accept all who can follow the Path of Fire into adulthood, no matter age, ethnicity, or Wii-owner status.</p>
<p>Your first step upon this initiation is to kill a cow, dress it, and turn it into chili.  Due to a technicality in the writing of the ancient ritual by Jim Bowie himself, may his knife be ever sharp, you do not actually have to <i>kill</i> the cow yourself.  Simply preparing the meat is sufficient.  In the interest of inducting more members into the tribe, I will provide the ritual recipe for the dish of chili con carne.  There is some room for fudging with the recipe; for instance, many orthodox Texans will tell you that &#8220;beans&#8221; may not be added as a stretching agent to chili.  This is true if, for instance, one is attempting to appease the gods at the Oracle of Terlingua, as the priests there are notoriously strict in their readings of the Canonical Texts.  This, however, has more to do with class politics than any true dogmatic observance.  In ancient times, many of the poorer tribes were not as rich in meat as others, and the use of &#8220;filler&#8221; agents such as the cheaper and more plentiful <i>frijoles</i> (read: beans) was widespread.  Purists, or more appropriately, the bourgeoisie in Austin that could always afford plenty of chuck, defined the dish as &#8220;not containing beans.&#8221;  Growing up as I did amongst the oil scavengers of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian_Basin_%28North_America%29">Permian Basin</a>, beans were a solid, working-class staple, fit for any proletarian hero.  Still, as you will no doubt be viewed as (temporary) outsiders, I have elected to provide the &#8220;cookpot chili&#8221; recipe, which uses none of the proletarian fillers.  This is true royalist chili, the &#8220;safe road&#8221; for your initiation.  I hesitate to say it is unqualifiedly safe, because no novice should approach the smoky, fiery heat of chili unwarned.  The dish is prepared to be spicy; you must be prepared to eat it.</p>
<p>The ingredients you will need:</p>
<ol>3 pounds chuck beef, either ground or cut into 1&#8243; cubes<br />.25 pound beef suet<br />3 ancho chili pods, dried and finely chopped<br />5 <i>chiles de arból</i>, also dried and finely chopped<br />3 piquin peppers (bird peppers), dried and chopped<br />4 tablespoons ground cumin seeds<br />2 tablespoons sea salt<br />1 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper<br />3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce<br />1 quart beef stock<br />1 tablespoon minced garlic<br />.5 tablespoon onion salt<br />2 tablespoons of Mexican oregano<br />1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (fresh is preferred)<br />one cup of dark chili powder (I prefer the Gebhardt brand)<br />2 8 oz. cans of unsalted tomato sauce<br />.5 cups cold water<br />.25 cup masa flour</ol>
<p>First, fry the suet in a large skillet.  Add the beef a pound at a time, mixing in a third of the chili pods each time.  Brown the meat by stirring it with the chili pods.  Once all the meat is in the skillet with the suet, add:</p>
<ol>2 tablespoons cumin<br />2 tablespoons sea salt<br />1 tablespoon black pepper<br />3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce</ol>
<p>Mix well together.  Once meet is entirely browned and the seasons evenly distributed, transfer suet, meat and spices to a large cookpot.  In this pot, add the tomato sauce and the rest of the spices, keeping back only the chili powder, water and masa flour.  Mix the water and masa flour together in a separate bowl until a thick, gruel-like substance results.  Stir in the masa flour mixture, distributing the spices evenly among the meat and sauce mixture.  Finally, add the dark chili powder a little at a time, stirring vigorously to distribute it throughout.  </p>
<p>Cover and simmer for thirty minutes over a low-medium heat, stirring occasionally.  For hotter chili, additional chiles may be used, such as Anaheim, chipotle, or habanero peppers, dried and powdered.  For a stronger taste, use a cup and a half of chili powder, the fresher the better.</p>
<p>Once the stew is cooked, serve it in a large, shallow bowl.  Traditional garnishes are sour cream, mild yellow cheeses like colby or cheddar, diced onions, chives, and corn tortillas, either fried crispy or warmed in a skillet.</p>
<p>Be warned:  this meal is extremely filling and very much a &#8220;protein bomb.&#8221;  Do not expect to do any strenuous activity for at least a few hours.  It is also quite spicy, but as a plus, preserves very well in a covered bowl and can be reheated many, many times.  It will &#8220;stick with you,&#8221; by which one tends not to feel hungry for many hours, up to days.  It is perfect for those all-night gaming sessions, when being disturbed by hunger pangs will just not do.  Make sure you keep a small glass of milk on hand to quell any nascent capsaicin burning.  Remember, capsaicin (the chemical that gives peppers their bite) is acidic, and so water, beer or soft drinks will do nothing to end its fire.  Only dairy or something extremely alkaline like chalk or baking soda will stop the burn.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 168px"><img alt="Hook &#39;em Horns!" src="http://citizen-lane.com/lusipurr/uttower.jpg" title="The University of Texas Tower" width="158" height="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">All who are worthy, come and kneel.  We shall receive thee.</p></div>
<p>Another popular dish is the &#8220;frito pie,&#8221; which is chili served over Fritos&#174; brand chips, topped with shredded cheese.  I have also had success in putting chili and cheese inside a flour tortilla to make a chili taco, or putting it over <i>al dente</i> spaghetti and topping with fresh mozzarella.  Regardless, should you survive your ordeal, you must venture to Texas, to our ritual spot of Austin, and stand before the great Tower and make obeisance to the memory of all Texans gone before you.  Only then will we press into your hand your sword, and allow you to join us in the barren marches north of Dallas to fight the invading Oklahoman horde.  Welcome, brothers and sisters.</p>
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<link>http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/on-the-building-of-silos-and-bridges/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I am writing this on vacation – a few days away in Vancouver….rain, rain and more rain…but it’s not ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/david-yvr-1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1259" title="David at the Vancouver Aquarium" src="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/david-yvr-1.jpg" alt="" width="232" height="174" /></a>I am writing this on vacation – a few days away in Vancouver….rain, rain and more rain…but it’s not home and that’s important.  I always try to catch up on some reading while away and this week I read a lengthy paper from the Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme at Oversees Development Institute (a UK independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues) and it reminded me of two blogs I had previously posted.  In my blog about <a href="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-power-of-social-networking-knowledge-brokers-broker-knowledge-about-knowledge-brokers">Sarah Michael’s work on knowledge mobilization for environmental policy</a> and in an <a href="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/those-who-can-do%E2%80%A6">unrelated post</a>, I wrote about how we need to use evidence to inform our own KM services.  As I read the piece from RAPID I came back to a synthesis of these two previous blogs.</p>
<p>RAPID produced the paper “Knowledge, policy and power: Six dimensions of the knowledge–development policy interface” available <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/download/3790.pdf">here</a>.  The paper explored the six key areas of the knowledge–development policy interface including: Types of Knowledge; Political Context; Sectoral Dynamics; Actors; Innovation Frameworks and Knowledge Translation.  Three key things I took away from this article:</p>
<p>1- The authors cite Ian Graham’s knowledge generation and translation cycle model.  I am continually impressed how Canadians are among global leaders in thinking about and doing knowledge mobilization.</p>
<p>2- The section on Innovation Systems (IS) aligns well with ResearchImpact’s KM philosophy.  To summarize:</p>
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<p>3- The role of Information and      Communication Technologies (ICT) to support the work of intermediaries.  “Rather than trying to bring audiences      into an organization’s own space, ICTs have enabled them to take its      messages to the audience.”  ODI      cites use of RSS feeds, video streamed public meeting, Facebook, the      production of short research summaries and Wikipedia.  Click on the “Web 2.0” tag cloud on      the blog and see what we have written on ICTs and KM.</p>
<p><a href="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/silo1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1265" style="margin:5px;" title="Silos" src="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/silo1.jpg" alt="" width="161" height="121" /></a>The work and writing of ODI from the perspective of International Development is evocative of the writing of Sarah Michaels on Environmental Policy.  There is convergent evolution of tools and processes for KM regardless of the discipline.  Here’s the first issue: SILOS.  <a href="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/knowledge-brokers-and-the-metaphors-they-love">On October 7, 2009</a> Jason Guriel wrote in Mobilize This! about KM as a means of breaking down silos.  If we continue to read, write and speak in silos we will not maximize learning opportunities to continually improve our own KM services by using evidence from any discipline to inform our own KM practice.</p>
<p><a href="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bridge1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1266" style="margin:5px;" title="Bridges" src="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bridge1.jpg" alt="" width="140" height="129" /></a>Here’s the next issue: BRIDGES.  As ODI writes, intermediaries are critically important in knowledge-policy interface, “Empirical research on intermediaries is urgently needed given the high level of demand for such a brokering role by analysts, policymakers and practitioners alike, as are efforts to assess and share lessons with regard to new approaches to capacity building.” Knowledge brokers such as those developing within the ResearchImpact network and the networks forming amongst York’s KM associated research projects (see <a href="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/thirty-four-mobilizers-walk-into-a-bar%E2%80%A6">here</a>) are intermediaries.  We can build bridges between our own silos.</p>
<p><strong>So a charge to all knowledge brokers</strong>: you may need to live in a silo for your own professional service delivery but build bridges between the silos.</p>
<p><a href="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/david-yvr-2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1263 alignleft" style="margin:5px;" title="David" src="http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/david-yvr-2.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="160" /></a><strong>And a question</strong>: who sets the table that allows diverse knowledge brokers to share a meal?  Where can the brokers in nursing talk to the brokers in environmental policy?  Where can knowledge brokers in mental health sit down with those in international development?  Any thoughts?  Use the comment feature above to let us know what you think.</p>
<p>P.S. While in Vancouver check out the <a href="http://www.pacificpalisadeshotel.com">Pacific Palisades Hotel</a>. It looks like a converted apartment building just off Robson St. so your hotel room is actually an apartment and centrally located.  Come to Vancouver and check out the Pacific Palisades and go to the Vancouver Aquarium where you can participate in “sharing knowledge”.</p>
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<link>http://worldsofartwork.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/julien-pacaud/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cristina</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldsofartwork.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/julien-pacaud/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Julien Pacaud è un illustratore francese che lavora come freelance per clienti diversi come musicist]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.julienpacaud.com/" target="_blank">Julien Pacaud</a> è un illustratore francese che lavora come freelance per clienti diversi come musicisti, magazines per diversi editoriali. I suoi lavori sono collages colorati e divertienti dal sapore vintage. Davvero belli!</p>
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