Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 29: 
• Joomla Joint Leadership Summit
• Joomla! Explained and Why Writing a Book is So Damn Hard
• Google Trends For Joomla Not Looking So Good
• DOCman 1.6 now available!
• Rasa Joomla 1.7 template version available
• Coming up: Nooku Jam Hamburg
Joomla Joint Leadership Summit
Written by Brian Teeman
This weekend all the joomla leadership teams, including OSM, are gathering in San Jose, California to discuss numerous issues effecting the future directions and goals of the project. It's really great to see so many people travelling across the world in their own free time to meet up and consider the future path of our project.
Read the complete post here...
Joomla! Explained and Why Writing a Book is So Damn Hard
Written by Steve Burge
Phew. Joomla! Explained is finally out. If you've written a book, you know how I feel. Phrases like "piece of cake" and "walk in the park" aren't involved.
Why Is Writing a Book So Difficult (Particularly for Web People)?
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Google Trends For Joomla Not Looking So Good
Written by Joe Joomla
In Google Trends - Joomla! vs Wordpress vs Druplal, the line for Joomla! on the trends graph is falling in a very disturbing way. Despite the optimism prior to Joomla! 1.6 which brought much desired improvements like advanced access control list (ACL), Joomla! has not prospered in comparison to Wordpress. A continued fall on the chart may imply that Joomla! could find it's final resting place at the bottom of the three lines. Why is this happening?
Read the complete post here...
DOCman 1.6 now available!
Written by Johan
To some it may seem like the DOCman team had gone a little quiet of late but to those who know us it was a sure sign that something big was happening behind the scenes.
We are happy to announce the release of DOCman 1.6 for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7! Join our new Joomlatools club and download the latest update to the DOCman software in our Member Center.
Read the complete post here...
Rasa Joomla 1.7 template version available
Written by Anthony Olsen
The Rasa Joomla template was released in September last year and has been a favourite among those who like their Joomla templates simple, cleanm and minimal. If you need a little refresh of what it looked like be sure to check out the live preview, or if you are already a member you can download the template and quickstart now.
Read the complete post here...
Coming up: Nooku Jam Hamburg
Written by Tom
September just got better, we are announcing a Nooku Jam in Hamburg, Germany which will take place on Sunday, 4th of September 2011 from 10h till 17h. The Jam is organized together with our friends at Mambo e.v. & YOOtheme and will be hosted at the University of Hamburg (Lecture room 006, Faculty for Educational studies, Von-Melle-Park 8).