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Harvard, two of the World’s Top Universities, join hands in a new partnership to offer courses online and for free."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-a-1elmLjcVg\/T6I-pxnJuBI\/AAAAAAAAEuQ\/h_DBCsY4Qn0\/s1600\/edX-logo.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-a-1elmLjcVg\/T6I-pxnJuBI\/AAAAAAAAEuQ\/h_DBCsY4Qn0\/s320\/edX-logo.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMIT and Harvard, two of the World’s Top Universities, join hands in a new partnership to offer courses online and for free.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAn initiative called \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.edxonline.org\/\" 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developed countries having brighter maths students."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"According to recent study by the OECD, Shanghai leads the table with 600 points having good number of students who are good at Maths subject. Where as the Britain has been ranked below the international average .\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUK performed worse in maths than any other subject, according to the study.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe following table shows scores for the first 30 countries in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) rankings for maths skills. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShanghai-China 600 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESingapore 562 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHong Kong-China 555 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKorea 546 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChinese Taipei 543 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFinland 541 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELiechtenstein 536 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESwitzerland 534 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJapan 529 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECanada 527 points \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENetherlands 526 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMacao-China 525 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENew Zealand 519 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBelgium 515 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAustralia 514 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGermany 513 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEstonia 512 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIceland 507 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDenmark 503 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESlovenia 501 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENorway 498 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFrance 497 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESlovak Republic 497 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAustria 496 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPoland 495 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESweden 494 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECzech Republic 493 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUNITED KINGDOM 492 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHungary 490 points\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELuxembourg 489 points \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESrc: [\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/education\/educationnews\/8185935\/OECD-school-league-tables-UK-ranked-28th-for-maths.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETelegraph\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/i\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1300556401026270100\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=5403865830110720728\u0026postID=1300556401026270100\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/1300556401026270100"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/1300556401026270100"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/study-by-oecd-ranks-developed-countries.html","title":"Study by OECD ranks developed countries having brighter maths students."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gee TEE"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05453399516295661171"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403865830110720728.post-5504420000742272023"},"published":{"$t":"2010-06-20T06:55:00.000+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-06-20T06:55:40.872+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"education"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"study"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"usa"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"U.S. colleges see highest enrollment jump in 40 years."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cb\u003EWASHINGTON (AP)\u003C\/b\u003E — The nation's colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA study released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center highlights the growing diversity in higher education amid debate over the role of race in college admissions and controversy over Arizona's new ban on ethnic studies in public schools.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENewly released government figures show that freshman enrollment surged 6% in 2008 to a record 2.6 million, mostly due to rising minority enrollment. That is the highest increase since 1968 during the height of the Vietnam War, when young adults who attended college could avoid the military draft.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlmost three-quarters of the freshman increases in 2008 were minorities, of which the largest share was Hispanics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"inside-copy\" style=\"background-color: #f4cccc;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAmong the findings:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"inside-copy\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"inside-copy\"\u003E• Freshman enrollment of Hispanics in higher  education jumped by 15% in 2008, compared to 8% for blacks, 6% for  Asians and 3% for whites.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"inside-copy\"\u003E• The share of 18- to 24-year-olds who earned a  high school diploma reached an all-time high of 85%, up from 84% in  2007. Among Asians, the number was 92%, whites 90%, blacks 79% and  Hispanics 70%.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"inside-copy\"\u003E• Colleges showing the largest freshmen increases  included Fresno City College in California, jumping 448% to 2,998  students; Arizona State University, rising 21% to 8,458; and American  Public University System in West Virginia, increasing 332% to 121  students.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5504420000742272023\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=5403865830110720728\u0026postID=5504420000742272023\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/5504420000742272023"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/5504420000742272023"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/us-colleges-see-highest-enrollment-jump.html","title":"U.S. colleges see highest enrollment jump in 40 years."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gee TEE"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05453399516295661171"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403865830110720728.post-8611198345922176537"},"published":{"$t":"2010-06-19T21:46:00.000+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-06-19T21:46:52.087+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"education"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"entertainment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"wacky"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What a way of learning, Teacher makes algebra cool with hip hop [VIDEO]."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Math teacher, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lamarqueen\" target=\"_blank\" title=\" @facebook\"\u003ELaMar Queen\u003C\/a\u003E, using rhyme to help them memorise seemingly  complicated algebra and in the process improve their grades.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It  gets stuck in your head,\" says Cindy Martinez, a 14-year-old whose math  grade went from a C-average to a B.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen, 26, is now known at  Los Angeles Academy as the rap teacher, but his fame has spread far  beyond the 2,200-student school in this gritty neighborhood. He's won a  national award and shows teachers and parents how to use rap to reach  children.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Math is a bad word in a lot of households,\" he says.  \"But if we put it in a form that kids enjoy, they'll learn.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"350\" width=\"600\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/REjcPZeypVg\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/REjcPZeypVg\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen  is doing what many veteran educators have done - using students' music  to connect with them. Where teachers once played the rock n' roll tunes  of \"Schoolhouse Rocks\" to explain everything from government to grammar,  they now turn to rap to renew Shakespeare or geometry.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Rap is  what the kids respond to,\" Queen says. \"They don't have a problem  memorizing the songs at all.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen's math raps came about by chance.  Two months after starting at LA Academy in 2007 - his first teaching  job after graduating from college - he was stung when kids told him his  class was boring. They told him he resembled singer Kanye West and  challenged him to rap.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELittle did they know Queen has been rapping since the seventh grade. Back then, he'd throw together rhymes as he walked home from school in Carson, a city neighboring Los Angeles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHis students' challenge on his mind, Queen pushed aside work on his lesson plans and wrote a rap song 'Slope Intercept.'\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWord of his rapping soon reached the school's main office. Eyebrows raised, Principal Maria Borges went to investigate, and came out smiling. \"It engages the kids,\" she says. \"Kids seem to know all the rap songs, but they can't seem to remember different math rules.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENone of his raps are in the Top 40, but \"Mean, Median, Mode and Range,\" ''Polynomials,\" and \"Quadratic Formulove Song\" are chartbusters here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Some kids who aren't even in Mr. Queen's class go around singing his songs,\" says Kejon Closure, 13, who went from a C-average to an A.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the raps, Queen defines a math concept and works through sample problems step by step. He follows up with more traditional class work on the whiteboard, maintaining a fluid banter with his students.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen also tries to inspire them. His lyrics exhort students \"to be a math sensation,\" ''to get As on your papers,\" and even \"be respectful. Listen to your parents.\" Sometimes the students appear in the videos as a reward for good grades and behaviour.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn April, he won a national award for outstanding math achievement from Get Schooled, a pro-education initiative launched by media giant Viacom and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He's also been honored by school district and county educators.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe's now hoping to make rap math a business and launched a website, MusicNotesOnline, with a colleague to market his rap CD and DVD, and expand the use of rap in education to other academic subjects.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESrc \u0026amp; Text: [\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/news\/world\/teacher-makes-algebra-cool-with-hip-hop-32584.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENDTV\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/i\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8611198345922176537\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=5403865830110720728\u0026postID=8611198345922176537\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/8611198345922176537"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/8611198345922176537"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/what-way-of-learning-teacher-makes.html","title":"What a way of learning, Teacher makes algebra cool with hip hop [VIDEO]."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gee TEE"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05453399516295661171"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403865830110720728.post-1513577492178016045"},"published":{"$t":"2010-06-04T06:48:00.001+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-06-04T23:19:49.088+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"education"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"technology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"video"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The future notebook Kno (large screen tablets) is here [VIDEO]."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_6QiA8AKZBbU\/TAhSUDu4g7I\/AAAAAAAACPc\/SMoxmR4znXM\/s1600\/kno-big.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"474\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_6QiA8AKZBbU\/TAhSUDu4g7I\/AAAAAAAACPc\/SMoxmR4znXM\/s640\/kno-big.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA company called Kno, Inc. has announced its flagship product, simply dubbed the Kno. The device joins two 14-inch touchscreens joined with a hinge, and it specifically targets the education sector.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBased on Linux, the Kno also boasts support for Adobe Flash. Developers are encouraged to participate in building out a third-party App Store for the device.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"385\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Uomu_Lir-dE\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Uomu_Lir-dE\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe company refers to the device as a “digital textbook platform” and has partnered with publishers Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson and Wiley to produce content for the Kno.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs for pricing, it will be under $1000."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1513577492178016045\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=5403865830110720728\u0026postID=1513577492178016045\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/1513577492178016045"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/1513577492178016045"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/kno-large-screen-tablets-video.html","title":"The future notebook Kno (large screen tablets) is here [VIDEO]."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gee TEE"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05453399516295661171"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_6QiA8AKZBbU\/TAhSUDu4g7I\/AAAAAAAACPc\/SMoxmR4znXM\/s72-c\/kno-big.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403865830110720728.post-2593989639689057511"},"published":{"$t":"2010-05-03T06:58:00.001+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-05-03T06:59:03.305+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dreaming"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"education"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"international"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ph.d"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"saudi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"wacky"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Saudi set to offer Ph.D. in dreaming"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cb\u003EArticle appeared on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/international\/saudi-set-offer-phd-dreaming-365\"\u003Edeccanchronicle.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERiyadh : \u003C\/b\u003EDreaming of an advanced degree? Try a doctorate in dreams, something which could soon become a reality in a new Saudi academy offering undergraduate and graduate degrees.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMr Yusuf al-Harthy, a well-known Saudi dream interpreter, plans to start up an institute offering bachelors and masters degrees as well as even a Ph.D. in explaining dreams and visions, reports Al-Hayat newspaper. “Dream interpretation is by nature a way of counselling a person,” said Mr Harthy."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2593989639689057511\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=5403865830110720728\u0026postID=2593989639689057511\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/2593989639689057511"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5403865830110720728\/posts\/default\/2593989639689057511"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/hypedtalk.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/saudi-set-to-offer-phd-in-dreaming.html","title":"Saudi set to offer Ph.D. in dreaming"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gee TEE"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05453399516295661171"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});