Finding Happiness in the Journey

I firmly believe that while I'm on this weight loss journey, finding moments of happiness during this time in my life is essential to my success.  <br /><br />I also hate to be a Negative Nancy on the blog, though sometimes it's important for you, as the readers, to get both the good and bad to help you relate better to who I am.  Hopefully this translates to you as "authenticity" and not "whining". :)   <br /><br />Aside from the battles that go along with weight loss, I've had other challenges going on as well (<a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/11/sickagain.html">two times of being sick in October</a>!) and some ongoing issues with my car.  These minor life issues definitely play a role in my weight loss success. <br /><br />Well, yesterday I received great news on the car end of things.  The dealership is going to refund me the entire cost of the service they performed on my Equinox for the first time it was there for service (and wasn't fixed!).  The Equinox has been to the dealership a total of 4 times now for a broken heater (<i>doesn't sound like too big of a deal, but apparently it's caused a lot of people to scratch their heads</i>).  Obviously we're in to November now and a heater is fast becoming necessary :).  So once I learned that I would be getting my $500 back, I was so elated that I had to celebrate this near-Christmas-time-and-I'm-spending-BIG-money-on-car-problems victory!<br /><br />So, I bought myself some flowers :) (instead of celebrating with food, which is something I normally would have done). <br /><br />I found these beautiful poinsettias sprinkled with purple glitter (I also bought another bunch sprinkled with pink glitter). Purple for my grandma - I'm sure she'd love these!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftI2hyphenhyphenY1a0vw68CWAY3m8tXwoEqJHHvgjd4Ij17NvYz-eEtHoO_7JlHgCTFv6NUyHncalKAwwQaroygUKNk-cmA5fcoCc0fzd-Gj_iombARTXzyRUSIkBV_wOwLSJDulfby6SobdrZxc/s1600/blog+flowers+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftI2hyphenhyphenY1a0vw68CWAY3m8tXwoEqJHHvgjd4Ij17NvYz-eEtHoO_7JlHgCTFv6NUyHncalKAwwQaroygUKNk-cmA5fcoCc0fzd-Gj_iombARTXzyRUSIkBV_wOwLSJDulfby6SobdrZxc/s400/blog+flowers+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I think these are mums? I failed to look at the package before I threw it away, but they look awfully similar to mums.  Again, in purple :).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJhfthbLZRUovDISIprjw5qFAIZNtkOj6vLRMz2gSRs_b_6e3TB_1kccJcVMbyaZWf-FRpTats_mxfNVrwjB_AuXhz2rx5p2igMFCj9eXkOFhtMaPmPwpfvg_V7uCVOlInC_Mhlt3pYo/s1600/blog+flowers+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJhfthbLZRUovDISIprjw5qFAIZNtkOj6vLRMz2gSRs_b_6e3TB_1kccJcVMbyaZWf-FRpTats_mxfNVrwjB_AuXhz2rx5p2igMFCj9eXkOFhtMaPmPwpfvg_V7uCVOlInC_Mhlt3pYo/s400/blog+flowers+3.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then these pretty-in-pink mini carnations.  The smell of these remind me of a funeral home to be honest.  BUT, they look beautiful on the coffee table and the bright pink color just screams happiness to me.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaItGsC4YcfTqOCnOhMRiYyHCJ5N4I0X5s-XXqzlPp-Iy3THiRm41IjXWHkSuvGKGSrfBFOHBjKgGGE0ZvOHHH7aM1Mam9wNMptSJG2QqhG_CoGscBKfekAyaOOQA6Rkp36HjGlxwmNEs/s1600/blog+flowers+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaItGsC4YcfTqOCnOhMRiYyHCJ5N4I0X5s-XXqzlPp-Iy3THiRm41IjXWHkSuvGKGSrfBFOHBjKgGGE0ZvOHHH7aM1Mam9wNMptSJG2QqhG_CoGscBKfekAyaOOQA6Rkp36HjGlxwmNEs/s400/blog+flowers+4.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Funny, because Joel has been gone a lot over the last week, taking some man-trips.  He just returned yesterday from an overnight fishing trip to Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River.  He brought me these :).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YybU7Ahh-rp2h1MM32A4339E96MMNVC0QrIbX7jDWfvv9aJH9jOHMRX1VZ-icw2bxDFXzYSoSl_6wMAtzy7wqjGAlxvNu6Foi38ciuIAHt9aVjbw0ruajqxigBGwQxzdFzQnSeP-v-Q/s1600/blog+flowers+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YybU7Ahh-rp2h1MM32A4339E96MMNVC0QrIbX7jDWfvv9aJH9jOHMRX1VZ-icw2bxDFXzYSoSl_6wMAtzy7wqjGAlxvNu6Foi38ciuIAHt9aVjbw0ruajqxigBGwQxzdFzQnSeP-v-Q/s400/blog+flowers+2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Sunflowers are arguably my favorite flower!  And no, this girl can never have too many flowers in her house!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpGTCQAPO8MrL7NYdrFTQMTncwXK7Diyi433vDXDY0HMUE8IddWN9cSoABpUyYzqPazsisKtnF6QsAZ5NBEGfma97CxPs6GqEdNXjEoPiDum_aD48AQpj39gv8IQmR-3hrZJkhqs1ZTk/s1600/flowers+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpGTCQAPO8MrL7NYdrFTQMTncwXK7Diyi433vDXDY0HMUE8IddWN9cSoABpUyYzqPazsisKtnF6QsAZ5NBEGfma97CxPs6GqEdNXjEoPiDum_aD48AQpj39gv8IQmR-3hrZJkhqs1ZTk/s400/flowers+015.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />What are some ways you find happiness (other than the scale) during the struggle that is losing weight?  Do you have a favorite flower?<br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>P.S. - from  yesterday's <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/11/sugar-consumption.html">sugar post</a> - I ended my day with approximately 23.5 teaspoons of sugar consumed - a far cry from the recommended 6 teaspoons!!</i>

Random Weight Loss Thoughts Weight Loss Challenges Finding Happiness in the Journey

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Family Thanksgivings: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4AubQ9ADu-q9BvOe0AXzGkw55yicnSISyaqmcsdN2nEsZAPKOM1N544oPpAqxXMJbzvhIqkYjZdlNqmri1b6q-PKzhq3g9_dSGssVCnlTSfa3iQD66LzOYS2ckI423cNHjufDqJtqg9l/s1600/hannah+and+her+thanxgiving+dinner3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4AubQ9ADu-q9BvOe0AXzGkw55yicnSISyaqmcsdN2nEsZAPKOM1N544oPpAqxXMJbzvhIqkYjZdlNqmri1b6q-PKzhq3g9_dSGssVCnlTSfa3iQD66LzOYS2ckI423cNHjufDqJtqg9l/s400/hannah+and+her+thanxgiving+dinner3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm looking forward to spending some time with one of my favorite families </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">over the coming Thanksgiving weekend,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hannah and Her Sisters </i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(as well as her other relatives and friends).</span><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNR8aL9oETkVJi-cGRY-3iQ0UKLaqOzJ4CcL28LJvkOqKojEq9bT3PhI4ZieCvbXqNDtDTkzRXusoUYr7rj6Q0UTZaPi2wg2ZKGrKqRxcKFLaPaGMfspKb3FYfp8ZpiWEBh-Szo7BbDn5/s1600/hannah+and+dianne+with+oscar+two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNR8aL9oETkVJi-cGRY-3iQ0UKLaqOzJ4CcL28LJvkOqKojEq9bT3PhI4ZieCvbXqNDtDTkzRXusoUYr7rj6Q0UTZaPi2wg2ZKGrKqRxcKFLaPaGMfspKb3FYfp8ZpiWEBh-Szo7BbDn5/s200/hannah+and+dianne+with+oscar+two.jpg" width="125" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dianne Wiest, Oscar winner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Hannah and Her Sisters</i>, Woody Allen's, by turns, clever and outright hilarious 1986 classic, has been judged by many as his best film of the 1980s, but I think it might well be the best of his best work. Allen's own Oscar-winning script is a tour de force testament to his dazzling facility as a screenwriter - who has a record 14 screenplay Oscar nominations to his credit; he's won two (the first for <i>Annie Hall </i>in<i> </i>1977). Two member's of the film's superb ensemble cast, Dianne Wiest and Michael Caine, were awarded supporting Oscars for their portrayals. Allen himself delivers one of his very best performances and Max von Sydow (who has some of the film's best lines, which is saying something) and Lloyd Nolan are especially memorable in slightly-more-than-cameo roles.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The film begins with one family Thanksgiving dinner and ends with another. Opening credits roll as the Harry James Orchestra croons "You Made Me Love You," and the story begins to the same band's snappy version of "I've Heard That Song Before." It is Thanksgiving in Manhattan and Hannah's family comes together in her spacious, character-soaked, softly-lit Upper West Side apartment. The parents of Hannah (Mia Farrow) and her sisters, a crusty and eccentric pair of old-school show biz troupers (Lloyd Nolan and Maureen O'Sullivan) take a moment to sit down at the piano and sing a duet on "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," a tune that recurs, usually by way of tinkling ivory keys, throughout the film. Meanwhile, Hannah's husband Elliott (Michael Caine) has been ruminating on his fascination with his sister-in-law Lee (Barbara Hershey).</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sLlQSSHX91Md5ENUytI0SykeSSVeVfwkMIv9ALvUIF8ePK408MkIRpypLy6Nq2E7ocKp9Kq2ND0vPF8kTA2MbyB2dmbV_6fMD6neoJFFV2CAKKFP0DUPMWA1ZxueZQm32uM6YeOBZZX6/s1600/hannah+and+her+parents+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sLlQSSHX91Md5ENUytI0SykeSSVeVfwkMIv9ALvUIF8ePK408MkIRpypLy6Nq2E7ocKp9Kq2ND0vPF8kTA2MbyB2dmbV_6fMD6neoJFFV2CAKKFP0DUPMWA1ZxueZQm32uM6YeOBZZX6/s200/hannah+and+her+parents+2.jpg" width="175" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">O'Sullivan and Nolan</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A tumble of interconnected episodes from the lives of family and friends flows between the two Thanksgivings. Mickey (Woody Allen), ex-husband of Hannah and future husband of her sister Holly (Dianne Wiest), endures a health crisis that leads to a spiritual crisis; Lee is unfaithful to her long-time lover (Max von Sydow) with Elliott. Bickering between the sisters' parents gets ugly and leads to bawdy, if amusing, accusations.  Along the way, flashbacks reveal bizarre and comical past events (bad first dates are traditional fodder for hilarity, but who knew infertility could be entertaining?). By the second Thanksgiving, life seems to be on a more harmonious course for <i>Hannah and Her Sisters</i>. Elliott and Hannah are once again content with each other, Lee has married an entirely new man and Holly and Mickey, who once went through a date from hell, are now wed. A maid fusses with candles on the dining table, "I'm in Love Again" can be heard in the background, on piano, and one of the couples shares a private, irony-tinged moment...fade to black.</span><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHzWHpab-atbFtp3a2Xbd0t_SmdJrkejdDc0LzRDN5EF_BYUf89n8h7tHsdvZXxe5v-5QdMsVNWb1gf428eKMPY7wnKsJsX1vmhacFzlFEzd7EB0CDpO54ZVzTMZ69cyWyFiF54ZsUEGM/s1600/Hannah+and+central+park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHzWHpab-atbFtp3a2Xbd0t_SmdJrkejdDc0LzRDN5EF_BYUf89n8h7tHsdvZXxe5v-5QdMsVNWb1gf428eKMPY7wnKsJsX1vmhacFzlFEzd7EB0CDpO54ZVzTMZ69cyWyFiF54ZsUEGM/s320/Hannah+and+central+park.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">'Holly and Mickey' in Central Park</span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As so often with Woody Allen's films, Manhattan's captivating presence lingers in the background...Central Park, Greenwich Village, 5th Avenue, the Chrysler Building, Columbia University, The Carlyle Hotel, CBGB's - east side, west side, all around the town - accompanied by scintillating tunes that kick the impact of story and scenery up a notch. The soundtrack is saturated with some of the great American standards of 20th century song: "Where or When," "You Are Too Beautiful," "Isn't it Romantic," "If I Had You," a Dave Brubeck version of  "I Remember You," Count Basie's "The Trot," "The Way You Look Tonight" sung by Carrie Fisher, "I'm Old-Fashioned" sung by Dianne Wiest - not to mention Bobby Short performing "I'm in Love Again" at the Carlyle.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">..plus interludes of Bach and even a moment of "Madame Butterfly." </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Hannah and Her Sisters</i> brims with warmth as it casts its wry gaze on the misadventures of its confused but not-difficult-to-relate-to characters. A fully realized reflection on love, life and family, the film earned three Academy Awards (Weist, Caine, Allen) and was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, art direction and editing.  It is a gem.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The gifted Mr. Allen, now 75, is the auteur director of more than 40 films over the past 45 years, a writer on nearly 60 films and actor in 40+. Along with his screenwriting Oscars, he's won a Best Director award for <i>Annie Hall</i>. Allen began as a comedy writer for Sid Caesar's popular <i>Show of Shows</i> during TV's golden age, became a successful stand-up comedian, had short stories published in <i>The New Yorker</i> and wrote two Broadway hits, <i>Don't Drink the Water </i>and <i>Play it Again, Sam</i>. Today he continues to make films and also performs as a classic New Orleans-style jazz clarinetist.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZNXlUG13fCirAHP3UWsGC5iZBwQ2u3OYcZuJB6OqBgawBMWbMUos784ffigBMx_lns6E9HX2_XEm6VCisn6n2QeDSn9T3Mfo8nczUwW05x89N2PrEXs-Kf-3iVoGucxjMJszuNCu8jhc/s1600/HannahSistersSet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZNXlUG13fCirAHP3UWsGC5iZBwQ2u3OYcZuJB6OqBgawBMWbMUos784ffigBMx_lns6E9HX2_XEm6VCisn6n2QeDSn9T3Mfo8nczUwW05x89N2PrEXs-Kf-3iVoGucxjMJszuNCu8jhc/s320/HannahSistersSet.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Woody Allen (center) on the set of </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hannah and her Sisters</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Woody Allen has had one of the most prolific, varied and celebrated careers of the 20th and 21st centuries. My own favorites of his films are <i>Hannah and Her Sisters </i>and <i>Bullets Over Broadway </i>(1994). Also on my list are <i>Match Point </i>(2005), <i>Broadway Danny Rose </i>(1984), <i>Stardust Memories </i>(1980) and <i>Play it Again, Sam </i>(1972). I haven't seen every one of his films (including this year's <i>Midnight in Paris</i>, but soon) and haven't loved everything he's done (<i>Curse of the Jade Scorpion </i>and <i>Interiors</i> come to mind), but I much admire his lifelong devotion to creatively exploring and expressing his own unique personal vision - and I deeply appreciate the decades of intelligent entertainment and long, loud laughs he has given me...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Many thanks to Chris of Movies Unlimited's MovieFanFare website and Ivan of LAMB's 'Classic Chops' for republishing this post during Thanksgiving week.</i> </span></div>

Barbara Hershey Dianne Wiest Hannah and Her Sisters Lloyd Nolan Maureen O'Sullivan Max von Sydow Mia Farrow Michael Caine The Lady Eve (author) Woody Allen Family Thanksgivings: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

I'm looking forward to spending some time with one of my favorite families over the coming Thanksgiving weekend, Hannah and Her Sisters (as well as her other relatives and friends).Dianne Wiest, Oscar winnerHannah and Her Sisters, Woody Allen's, by t…

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Online Global Education forum – Adobe Youth Voices project presenting today

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The online Global Education forum has started! (14th – 18th November).  For more details about this event go to: <a href="http://globaleducation.ning.com/">http://globaleducation.ning.com/</a><br /><br />SchoolNet SA is involved in iEARN’s Adobe Youth Voices Media-Making Programs and our SchoolNet Programs Manager, Omashani Naidoo, will be participating in their presentation this afternoon. It would be great if you could tune in! Here are the details<br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>SESSION:</strong></span><br /><br />iEARN Adobe Youth Voices Youth Media-Making Programs from across the Globe - Almerinda Garibaldi (Brazil), Cornelia Platon (Romania), Omashani Naidoo (South Africa), Allan Kakinda (Uganda), and Lisa Jobson (USA), Program Managers for Adobe Youth Voice<br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>TIME:</strong></span>  <br /><br />Wed, 16 November, 16:00 – 17:00<br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong></span><br /><br />Almerinda Garibaldi (Brazil), Cornelia Platon (Romania), Omashani Naidoo (South Africa), Allan Kakinda (Uganda), and Lisa Jobson (USA), Program Managers for Adobe Youth Voices in iEARN.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>SESSION TITLE:</strong></span> <br /><br />iEARN Adobe Youth Voices Youth Media-Making Programs from across the Globe <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">CO-PRESENTERS:</span></strong> <br /><br />Almerinda Garibaldi (Brazil), Cornelia Platon (Romania), Omashani Naidoo(South Africa), Allan Kakinda (Uganda), and Lisa Jobson (USA), Program Managers for Adobe Youth Voices in iEARN <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">STRAND:</span></strong> <br /><br />2011 Teachers <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TARGET AUDIENCE:</span></strong><br /><br />Teachers, Students, NGOs, anyone interested in starting or supporting a youth-media program <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">LANGUAGE</span></strong>: <br /><br />English <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">PRESENTING FROM:</span></strong> <br /><br />Brazil, Romania, South Africa, Uganda, and USA <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>SESSION LINK</strong>:</span></span> <br /><br /><a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/d.j%E2%80%8Bnlp?sid=2008350">https://sas.ell​uminate.com/d.j​nlp?sid=2008350</a><br />Password: <u><span style="color: #0066cc;">GEC11​Part263</span></u> <br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>SESSION DESCRIPTION:</strong></span> <br /><br />This interactive session will showcase youth media-making projects from across the globe that were created as part of iEARN's partnership in the Adobe Youth Voices program, and will include tips and strategies on how to start and manage your own youth media program. <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">MORE INFORMATION</span></strong><br /><br />Adobe Youth Voices (<a href="http://youthvoices.adobe.com/">http://youthvoi​ces.adobe.com/</a> ) is Adobe's global philanthropic initiative that empowers youth worldwide to comment on their world using multimedia and digital tools to communicate and share their ideas, demonstrate their potential, and take action in their communities. <br />iEARN ( <a href="http://www.iearn.org/">http://www.iear​n.org</a>) is one of five founding non-profit partners that helped to launch the Adobe Youth Voices program in 2006, and is currently administering Adobe Youth Voices programs in Argentina, Bahrain, Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, China, East Jerusalem, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, and the USA. <br /><br />Check out a sample of the iEARN network's Adobe Youth Voices media projects on the iEARN Adobe Youth Voices YouTube Channel [ youtube.com/iea​rnayv ] and join us in this session on how educators across diverse settings have integrated youth-produced media and media-making into their teaching practices. <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">LINK TO FORUM DISCUSSION:</span></strong> <br /><br /><a href="http://globaleducation.ning.com/forum/topics/%E2%80%8Biearn-adobe-you%E2%80%8Bth-voices-youth%E2%80%8B-media-making-p%E2%80%8Brograms-from-ar%E2%80%8Boss">http://globaled​ucation.ning.co​m/forum/topics/​iearn-adobe-you​th-voices-youth​-media-making-p​rograms-from-ar​oss</a> <br /><br /></div>

Adobe Youth voices Online Global Education forum – Adobe Youth Voices project presenting today

The online Global Education forum has started! (14th – 18th November).  For more details about this event go to: http://globaleducation.ning.com/SchoolNet SA is involved in iEARN’s Adobe Youth Voices Media-Making Programs and our SchoolNet Programs M…

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