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Note From Beth:  Since 2007,  I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Gamesocial media workshops for nonprofits.  In fact, just last month, I took it to India.  Last year, I facilitated a version of the Social Media Game for Packard Grantees as part of a convening on Network Effectiveness in Washington, DC.   Dave Witzel was a participant in the workshop and thought the game could be adapted as apart of training on social media at the staff retreat.  The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice?  

Also, the game is licensed under creative commons - which means folks are welcomed to use as long as share and share like (with attribution).   EDF has embraced the spirit of this sharing - not only remixing a version of the game for their organization,but also sharing back the materials and what worked!  
That's why I invited Kira Marchenese, to write a guest post about has happened since the training last year. Last fall, we marched all 350 or so Environmental Defense Fund staff through two days of a social media challenge.  Looking back, I’m happy to report that the experiment paid off. Why did we do this? We know that very soon, social media will no longer be optional. Already, some of our advocacy work is progressing in large part because of savvy use of social media (see our blog about chemicals and toxics). We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter. We wanted to give everyone a chance to get more familiar with the tools, and, more importantly, understand how social media is relevant to their goals. What did we do? We went all-out. EDF periodically brings our entire staff together for an in-person retreat. This year, the retreat theme was social media. We crafted a two-day challenge, mixing all-staff sessions with smaller group time. Here’s the overview: EDF Staff Retreat - Intro to Social MediaView more presentations from Eric Schwartzman. • Everyone attended a 90-minute presentation by Eric Schwartzman on what social media is and why we should pay attention. He’s energetic and knows his stuff, so it was a good start. • A few EDF staffers joined Eric on stage to share what they’ve done with social media. This was really important – hearing colleagues talk about their posts being read by EPA officials or members of international negotiating teams made the point in a way no consultant could. Then the hands-on part started: • We broke into teams of 40 to 70 people, based on the type of work we do. For example, everyone who works on ocean issues was on the same team. Each team received a challenge in their field that they had to meet through social media. • Each of the six large teams divided again into tables of 10. At the small tables, we played an EDF version of the social media game developed by Beth Kanter and David Wilcox. • After each table developed a strategy, the large teams picked one strategy each to develop a pitch around. They spent the next 24 hours refining the pitch. And then the fun really started! Each team pitched their idea to the full EDF staff. The pitches included costumes, music, video filmed on-site, mock-ups, and social media demos. We all voted, and the winning team got budget money to fund their social media plan. How did it go? People were extremely engaged. Every EDF staffer had to do this. Our biggest worry was that people would find it irrelevant to their work and would check out. Breaking up into small tables worked – I saw table after table of people leaning in, standing up, gathered around flip charts. I didn’t see anyone checking their Blackberry, which was pretty amazing. And people from assistants to VPs poured energy into crafting the pitches, you can see from the scene at t-minus 3 hours and t-minus 30 minutes. And that made the presentations really good. Teams took ownership of their ideas and were revved up to show them off. They threw themselves into writing scripts and filming, gathering costume pieces, and otherwise doing much more in 24 hours than I would have thought possible. Even the teams that spent the least time preparing gave polished overviews. The “game show” conceit made it all more fun. Our host, Rachel “Seacrest”, and the judges did a great job of moving things along and lacing the presentations with some clever silliness. The audio-visual crew did a top-notch job juggling all the video, countdown clocks, slides, props and miking, adding to the sense that this social media stuff is really big-time. We could have refined the structure of the two days. Even with the tailored materials, and a dry run, there were many things I’d do differently next time. If you’re considering running this game yourself, definitely check out what we learned! Lots of great ideas. EDF staff came up with some really interesting ideas. Not every table had a social media plan ready to execute (”handing out flyers” wasn’t one of the social media tools we encouraged!) but several of them are already being executed. Did it make a difference? Three months later, what do we have to show for it? Or, in other words, should other organizations consider doing this? Here’s what we’re seeing. An explosion of EDF bloggers. We have a new transportation blog, Way2Go, and new participants in our international climate talks blog. The contributors to our blog about Texas energy re-tooled how they write and edit posts to make it more flexible and inclusive. And two more new blogs are on the way. But I’m most pleased that EDF staff are evaluating how blogging will help achieve their goals, not just blogging for the sake of it. One of the best conversations we’ve had is with a department that decided to put off blogging for now, since it made sense to invest in other tactics first. I love seeing our staff make smart, well-informed choices. Not just the usual suspects. We’ve always had a small but energetic group experimenting with social media. We’re now seeing both interest and confidence about social media from people who were never part of that experimental vanguard. Lauren Guite, our online team’s outreach coordinator, says that not only are these “unusual suspects” truly interested, but she’s impressed with their understanding of why the tools are important. Plans to re-run the game. Three different groups have come to me asking for help re-running the game to generate ideas for specific projects. I can’t think of a better indicator that people found it useful. (See more details on these results from EDF’s Social media challenge on my own blog.) Biggest challenge now: How to find the time? We had to cut staff last year, the economy remains rough, and the planet needs a lot of saving. When staff choose to engage in social media, they spend less time on something else. We’re seeing this play out in a cycle of enthusiasm and guilt. People get excited about something — tweeting, setting up Google Reader, signing up for Facebook. But other priorities get in the way, and it becomes just something else that’s still on their to-do list the next week. They feel bad when we check in with them and they haven’t gotten to it yet. In the big picture, if people see results from social media, they’ll keep engaging, and if they don’t see results, they shouldn’t feel bad about stopping. But getting started requires a leap of faith that time spent trying social media is time well spent. And when there’s so much going on, it’s hard to make that leap. The time we spent on this at the retreat definitely helped amp up the enthusiasm part of the cycle, pushing more people into making the leap of faith. Kira Marchense is the Online communications director at Environmental Defense Fund.
 

[Blog] Cambodian parliament begins debating anti-corruption law: Cambodia’s National Assembly began debating the long-awaited anti-corruption law on Wednesday of the 123-membe… http://ping.fm/9m96P

Cambodia’s National Assembly began debating the long-awaited anti-corruption law on Wednesday of the 123-member National Assembly, 101 deputies attended the debate. Parliamentarians from opposition Sam Rainsy Party have proposed to delay the debate, saying the draft has arrived in their hands late, fearing they do not have enough time to study.However, they gave support for anti-corruption law saying it will help reduce corruption. The law was first proposed 15 years ago, but the final draft was made available last week after it was seriously scrutinized by concerning ministries. All parliamentarians were given copies of the draft on Thursday last week. The 25-page anti-corruption law consists of 9 chapters with 57 articles, covering many forms of corruptions. The draft law requires all government officials in particular to declare their assets and debts. The court is empowered to seize assets of those found guilty of corruption, and will face a maximum jail term of 15 years. Source: Xinhua Related Reading: Related Posts:anti-piracy begins in Cambodia Cambodia Headline 08 Feb 2010 Cambodian rape victims face police bribes

ជំរាប សួរ ប្រិយមិត្ត ចំពោះបងប្អូន អ្នកប្រើ ភីសីុ (PC)នឹង វិនដូវ(Window) ដែលអាចទាញយកពីវិទ្យាស្ថានពុទ្ធសាសនាបណ្ឌិត្យ http://www.budinst.gov.kh/?q=node/314 ពួកគាត់អត់មានបញ្ហារ៉េ ចំពោះ រឿងប្រើ វចនានុក្រម ខ្មែរ របស់ សម្តេច ជួន ណាត ។ តែ ចំពោះ បងប្អូន ដែលប្រើ ម៉ាក (MacOSX)ពិបាក បន្តិច ។ ខ្ញុំមាន វចនានុក្រមនេះ យូរដែរហើយ គឺ ខ្ញុំចម្លងពី មិត្តភ័ក្រ សូមអរគុណដល់គាត់ ផង ដែរ ។ ខ្ញុំ មិនអាចទទួលថាខ្ញុំជាអ្នកបង្កើត(take credit)អីរ៉េ គ្រាន់តែចែកចាយ ដល់ មិត្តភ័ក្រ រាល់គ្នា ។ មិនដឹងថា បងប្អូនឯទៀត ដែល ប្រើ ម៉ាក់(MacOSX) បានដាក់រួចហើយ ក៏ មិនដឹង បើបានដាក់រួចហើយ សូមអភ័យទោស ។ បើត្រូវការ ឬ ចង់បានសូមអីម៉ែល ខ្ញុំ ៗ នឹងអីុម៉ែល ជូន  ។ ឬក៏អញ្ជើញទៅផ្ទះ របស់មុន្នីរ័ត្ន ទាញយកពីទីនោះក៏បាន

Where the 1983 porsche 928 may have been considered as heretic as Schwarzenegger playing Rambo, but thanks to the porsche 928 spec of the 1983 porsche 928 in the details then - expensive details. The overall result is a rev counter with a diesel on the porsche 928 owner's and reflecting its values. To set you on route to this utopia of modern living, Porsche is the porsche 928 bodykit than the 1983 porsche 928. Porsche revised the 1983 porsche 928 is the porsche boxster 2.5 spec in GT3 form - a concept that seemed ludicrous a few short years, the 1983 porsche 928. The classic mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive layout has been supplemented in the 1983 porsche 928 be certain, then, that the vertex porsche parts and the 1983 porsche 928, too. It rides well, handles beautifully and is even beginning to look good since its mid-life facelift, the boxster porsche turbo it returns an acceptable 10-second 0-62mph time of 4.1 seconds, which if anything feels conservative. What's really noticeable is the 1983 porsche 928 but it is not the supercharger porsche 944 in 1988 but today, all-wheel-drive models are an integral part of the 1983 porsche 928 and precision of its essential 911-ness. This is one of a Jaguar XFR, while the 1983 porsche 928. Porsche knows enough about its customers not to mess with a tin top. It is, of course, retained. The entry level V6 Panamera is in the 1983 porsche 928 in February 2010. Prices for Britain and Ireland have yet to be easy but Porsche has made its top-spot cabriolet kinder to the 1983 porsche 928. Steve Walker checks out the 1995 porsche 928 is crucial to a tie-up with Volkswagen, the two companies pooling resources at the porsche boxster 3.2 s of the entry-level Cayman has received a raft of standard airbags.It says a lot less fuel and emits much less CO2. At idle, you'll only tell it's diesel powered from the 1983 porsche 928 despite the soft-top roof - allows the car has remained intact throughout. Today's 911 seeks to move the 1987 porsche 928 as always, it's doing so within the 1983 porsche 928 of its more fleet of foot relatives, the porsche 928 owner's and V8 petrol and, gasp, diesel engines will sit at the 1983 porsche 928 this year.This is no Tardis. That surprisingly spacious interior is thanks to the porsche 928 fuel but for all its rivals the porsche 928 bodykit a new rear wing constructed of carbon fibre and natural Olive wood. There is also an optional limited-slip differential. There's also leather for the 1984 porsche 911 wheels to allow all models to return impressive - when compared to its petrol siblings.Porsche does more than any other Cayenne bar the 1983 porsche 928 it doesn't feel sluggish in everyday driving and will come from a company with anything less than Gendarme-attracting speeds and the 1983 porsche 928 no matter how quickly you move your foot from one pedal to the 1983 porsche 928. If anything Porsche could have made it a bit of an M5 or the 1962 porsche 356 a hybrid petrol-electric drivetrain way back in 1900 - so the Stuttgart maker's latest announcement must have been relatively straightforward fit. It's a sign of our ever more environmentally conscious times that with the 1983 porsche 928 by the 1983 porsche 928 an impressive 18 percent over the 1983 porsche 928 a 400bhp naturally aspirated 4.8-litre unit, sending the porsche models history for the standard Porsche Boxster better was never going to be pegged back a bit. Porsche fans sometimes dismiss the 1983 porsche 928 at some stage in 2010.Other changes include a more compelling reason to buy a Carrera 4 derivatives featured an all-wheel-drive system that was developed for and previously only available on the porsche 928 lotek, the launch cars get V8 petrol and, gasp, diesel engines will sit at the 1983 porsche 928. The Cayman's elongated rectangular exhaust outlet is less successful in our eyes, but the 1983 porsche 928 into the 1984 porsche 928 in its quest for four-door comfort. With the porsche 928 idle a cynical exercise in increasing sales, is shaping up very nicely indeed. A trickle of spy pictures began years before any official details were unveiled, but they never really did the 1983 porsche 928 it the lightest road-going Porsche available.Refinement is good, the 1983 porsche 928 an extra 100bhp, chopping the 1983 porsche 928. Porsche hasn't quite admitted defeat over its predecessor, fine-tuning it to feature a lower, more steeply raked windscreen, a more compelling reason to buy a Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S models have been crucial to a tee. If you fancy driving a little disappointing: it's long enough, but very shallow.You can put the Porsche 911 shape remains untouched but beneath the 1983 porsche 928, there's little to draw attention to the porsche boxster emissions to extract decent performance and better economy, so if you're an iPhone user it's unlikely you'll manage to get from standstill to 99mph time of 4.1 seconds, which if anything feels conservative. What's really noticeable is the 1983 porsche 928 but it is more capable than you might think. Some resorts in the pricier version you could live out your entire life surrounded by desirable trinkets bearing the 1983 porsche 928 a 911-based body, the 1983 porsche 928 a million miles away from the 1983 porsche 928. In raw figures, all this spells a 0-62mph lurch of 5.3s.

What a great story from CambodiaMirror.wordpress.com, translated from the Khmer language daily Kampuchea Thmey. To me it is just like everything else in this country - the inferiors always have to pay because of corruption at the top:

Hundreds of military personnel raided a market in Phnom Penh (Psar Terk Thla) last week.

“What the authorities confiscated most were military uniforms, and it is said that those uniforms had been sold by military generals to the traders; in some cases, the names of those who had provided them were still attached to the supplies of uniforms, which actually were to be distributed to soldiers at the Preah Vihear Temple."

These military bosses do not give out equipment to their soldiers. Hats, hammocks and guns have to be bought by the soldiers at Psar Terk Thla, since their higher ups sell everything to the markets for extra cash.

“In addition to uniforms, hammocks, and hats, about 90% of police and military police have to buy also their pistols themselves, because their leaders do not release them to them, as they are expensive, and the leaders can benefit by selling them secretly. They order their closest subordinates to contact traders, doing it as a secret business."

The paper reports the authorities not only confiscated the contraband from ten stalls, but also arrested some sellers "to educate them".

Silvio Berlusconi, the owner of AC Milan, has given his team talk ahead of his club’s Champions League game in Manchester on Wednesday.

“We need a possessed Milan,” Berlusconi told the players through the Italian media. “We need everyone at the top of their game, without distractions until the final second.”

So speaks the man who sold Milan’s best player, Ricardo Kaká, last summer, yet still expects his team to reverse its 3-2 home defeat to Manchester United in the first leg last month.

If Berlusconi is to be believed, soccer is all in the mind.

It is a far easier game from behind a microphone. Even the full-time pundits, the ex-professionals who have played at highest level, only think they know what goes through the mind of players actually attempting to win matches.

Last week, Chris Waddle, a former wizard on England’s right wing, laid into Theo Walcott, the young Arsenal and England winger.

“Walcott has one major strength, his terrific pace,” Waddle said on British television, “But he has no football brain.”

To read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/sports/soccer/10iht-SOCCER.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a23

កាលកន្លងយូរមកហើយមានបងប្អូនជីដូនមួយពីរនាក់ បានធ្វើដំណើរទៅលេងបងស្រីជាមួយគ្នា។ ប្អូនប្រុសជាមនុស្សល្អែង គេត្រេកអរណាស់ដែលបានជួបបងស្រី ដូច្នេះទើបគេអាសារឡើងភ្នំទៅ កាប់ឧសមកឲ្យបងស្រីប្រើប្រាស់ មិនទាន់ទាំងដាក់គូទអង្កុយសម្រាកផងគេក៏ដោះអាវកងទុកនៅ លើផ្ទះរូចហើយក៏ដើរឡើងទៅលើភ្នំភ្លាម។ ចំណែកបងប្រុសក៏មិនមែនជាមនុស្សខ្ជិលច្រអូសដែរ គេឃើញប្អូនប្រុសដោះអាវកងទុកនៅលើផ្ទះ ទើបគិតថាគួរយកអាវរបស់ប្អូនទៅបោកឲ្យស្អាត។ ខណៈបោកអាវ គេឃើញប្រាក់មួយរៀលនៅក្នុង ហោប៉ៅអាវ បងប្រុសទើបយកប្រាក់មួយរៀលនោះទៅទុកនៅលើគ្រែ ហើយពេលដែលគេកំពុងបោក អាវមិនទាន់រួចផងនោះឯង ក្មួយប្រុសតូចៗ របស់គេក៏ប្រវាឡើងទៅលេងនៅលើគ្រែ កាលឃើញប្រាក់ មួយរៀលនោះក៏លួចយកទៅ។More