News for today's 2018: 09/17/12

Monday, Monday

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<a href="http://www.archidose.org/wp/">A Weekly Dose of Architecture</a> Updates: This week's dose features <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/09/17/alphabet-library/">Alphabet Library</a> in Montpellier, France by Hoffice: <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/09/17/alphabet-library/"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Sep12-17.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's dose" width="640" /></a> The featured past dose is the <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Mar07/12/dose.html">Slide Library</a> in Manhattan, New York by Marble Fairbanks: <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Mar07/12/dose.html"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://www.archidose.org/Mar07/12/image04.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="featured past dose" width="640" /></a> This week's book review is <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/09/17/architectural-and-program-diagrams-1/">Architectural and Program Diagrams 1</a> edited by Miyoung Pyo and Kim Seonwook (L): <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/09/17/architectural-and-program-diagrams-1/"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/diagrams.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's book review" /></a>   <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2011/10/book-review-architects-sketchbooks.html"><img alt="this week's book review" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/book-sketchbooks1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's book review" width="300" /></a> (R): The featured past book review is <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2011/10/book-review-architects-sketchbooks.html">Architects' Sketchbooks</a> by Will Jones. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : World-Architects.com U.S. <a href="http://www.american-architects.com/projects/reviews/41">Building of the Week</a>: <a href="http://www.world-architects.com/en/projects/project-review-detail/38053_nike_camp_victory">Nike Camp Victory</a> in Eugene, Oregon by Skylab Architecture: <a href="http://www.world-architects.com/en/projects/project-review-detail/38053_nike_camp_victory"><img alt="this week's Building of the Week" src="http://c214210.r10.cf3.rackcdn.com/files/projects/38053/images/900:w/NIKECampVictory2.jpg" title="Current Building of the Week on american-architects.com" width="640" /></a>

Monday, Monday

A Weekly Dose of Architecture Updates: This week's dose features Alphabet Library in Montpellier, France by Hoffice: The featured past...

FitBloggin & SCM's!

3:03 PM Tukiyooo 0

It's FitBloggin' week!!!  I'm finally starting to get excited.  Since school started, I live week to week in terms of my schedule, and while I knew this event was coming up, it is only now that I am genuinely thrilled to see what this blogger conference has to offer.  It is my hope that I walk away from FitBloggin' rejuvenated in my weight loss journey so that I can continue down a path of nice and steady losses toward my goal.  I'm also looking forward to meeting/making new friends! :) My <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/240315642310217980?size=business&media=pearl&front=business_front_vert&back=business_back_horz&mode=fill" target="_blank">blogger business cards</a> came in today from <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/" target="_blank">Zazzle</a>.  Holy crap!  They turned out so much better in person than I expected!  (Please let me know if that link does/doesn't work since that is a direct link to the card.)  They have a pretty pearlized finish to them with shades of purple, naturally.  Can you tell that purple is my favorite color?  Maybe not if you read TBW through a reader.  I LOVE purple! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl02Qt0lBN7twTAznL9iN1S4fWgjqWUsXaM6zkJS4ND6cDIZs6PBJMmDucEZ5nfCVE1bEhfJf_sfLxUdGxoGxcdmsZo-G68dRX41OAuLwBAFpMHWc7X5rtKULN015K5QXy_RnUuk1viQ/s1600/blog+business+card+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl02Qt0lBN7twTAznL9iN1S4fWgjqWUsXaM6zkJS4ND6cDIZs6PBJMmDucEZ5nfCVE1bEhfJf_sfLxUdGxoGxcdmsZo-G68dRX41OAuLwBAFpMHWc7X5rtKULN015K5QXy_RnUuk1viQ/s320/blog+business+card+1.JPG" width="188" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WtmwiO_Ae-hI3TTVnI35B0E9l0qsP1oc74Vj03QUhqCRcu0PL-hUMqiIp9VxwIMpRW8MM29Y0SnOzYvjFstqtfkb4cLjl5zOQWy0IvxnsWpPmoja0LvX8jZsowWtYwp3Xo1DUYvNByQ/s1600/blog+business+card+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WtmwiO_Ae-hI3TTVnI35B0E9l0qsP1oc74Vj03QUhqCRcu0PL-hUMqiIp9VxwIMpRW8MM29Y0SnOzYvjFstqtfkb4cLjl5zOQWy0IvxnsWpPmoja0LvX8jZsowWtYwp3Xo1DUYvNByQ/s320/blog+business+card+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> And last but not least, I gave a good shot to making my own salted caramel mocha today.  <a href="http://www.52kitchenadventures.com/2011/10/12/homemade-salted-caramel-mocha/" target="_blank">This</a> was my inspiration.   I altered it a little, using 1 Tbsp of Smucker's Caramel Sauce (ice cream topping) and a packet of <a href="http://www.realhotchocolate.com/Flavors.aspx" target="_blank">Cold Stone Smooth Cravings 70 calorie hot chocolate</a>.  I didn't add whipped cream either.  My calculated version came out to 5 PointsPlus!  Uhhhh... I'll definitely take a Starbucks version over mine any day :).  Still, I'd like to perfect this drink so when Starbucks says adios to theirs, I can still enjoy mine.  I found that my version was a little too chocolatey and could have used more milk.   Do you have a great recipe for salted caramel mochas?  Are you attending FitBloggin?

It's FitBloggin' week!!! I'm finally starting to get excited. Since school started, I live week to week in terms of my schedul...

Look what's happening!

1:18 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have heard rumours that a Marks & Spencers Foodhall is coming to Ranelagh.  This is our favourite place to shop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">            On Sunday a building was knocked down where    supposedly M&S is meant to be built!  We can only wait in hope and see what they build!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUP8cTnkT_t0Q_EK0ibhYmU9S0GcIP7m6h1asyu_DMgB22OjmA-pThjswxK2zck0qW0rtEiVxkPCxUkKPWASJRe7CoIUK5k2Bp8CRHlxNQQhfL4D-np9_7SGftB5AbJVshvybKH0cZSEJ/s1600/IMG_1893%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUP8cTnkT_t0Q_EK0ibhYmU9S0GcIP7m6h1asyu_DMgB22OjmA-pThjswxK2zck0qW0rtEiVxkPCxUkKPWASJRe7CoIUK5k2Bp8CRHlxNQQhfL4D-np9_7SGftB5AbJVshvybKH0cZSEJ/s320/IMG_1893%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> Here is the building next door to Russells.  It is less then a 5 minute walk away from our house. Jason's Snooker hall used to be in this building. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrQgVO5qucCQhP90-zzALx0aECDv337hPA5jxW0a8R7On6IdeeA9VcN7XaxMNzDxvdhd6aJY401dmsHK9xB4HrZ9Cxz_5EPDJo7EnY7CgMssBYp0bPSIxSwiuYuCBgs4XltNHTSzpjctT/s1600/IMG_1894%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrQgVO5qucCQhP90-zzALx0aECDv337hPA5jxW0a8R7On6IdeeA9VcN7XaxMNzDxvdhd6aJY401dmsHK9xB4HrZ9Cxz_5EPDJo7EnY7CgMssBYp0bPSIxSwiuYuCBgs4XltNHTSzpjctT/s320/IMG_1894%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> I have been following this blog by an <a href="http://newlifeinireland.blogspot.ie/">American in Ireland</a>, it's a nice read and I enjoy seeing a foreigners perspective on life in Ireland! Update 4th of Oct - we have now heard that an Aldi is going in here.  :-( We are not impressed.....

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We have heard rumours that a Marks & Spencers Foodhall is coming to Ranelagh. This is our favourite place to shop! On Sunda...

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/17/2012

12:30 PM Tukiyooo 0

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Two-Minute-Mental-Math-Warm-UP-6141485/">Two Minute Mental Math Warm-UP - Resources - Share My Lesson</a> I like this two minute mental math warm up for grades 4-8. Interesting idea to get them started. tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/I-Wonder-Informational-Writing-50006064/">I Wonder... Informational Writing - Resources - Share My Lesson</a> "This activity can be used during a science unit on animals. It can also be used as an assessment if a rubric is used." For elementary students, this writing assignment is cross curricular and designed for second grade, but could be adapted. You can align with common core. tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing">writing</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://sites.helenbarrett.net/portfolio/">Helen Barrett's eportfolio using Google Sites</a> Dr. Helen Barrett shares her eportfolio on Google sites. This demonstrates how a professional uses the site as an eportfolio tool. tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eportfolio">eportfolio</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/portfolio">portfolio</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/online-tutorials-sites">Google Sites - ePortfolios with GoogleApps</a> Some ideas for creating eportfolios with Google sites. This website has some templates and ideas for eportfolios if you want to use this in your classroom. This website has a lot of resources and is a great one to discuss ideas and find how-to tutorials. tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google.">google.</a> </li> </ul>Posted from <a href="http://www.diigo.com">Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">here</a>.

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/17/2012

Two Minute Mental Math Warm-UP - Resources - Share My Lesson I like this two minute mental math warm...

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University Assistant - J. Eugene Smith Library, Access Services. Temporary (3-4 weeks with possible renewal), part-time position. HOURS: This University Assistant position is contracted to provide Access Services Desk coverage per semester or session up to 19 hours per week, primarily daytime hours, though flexibility in schedule is desirable. The exact schedule will be established by the Head of Public Services in coordination with the schedules of other University Assistants. If the contract for this position is renewed, the scheduled hours may change for any subsequent contracted period dependent on the Library’s coverage needs and other University Assistant schedules. DUTIES: Under the direction of the Access Services Librarian (circulation, reserve, interlibrary loan) or other full time Access Services staff members, the University Assistant will help to: Supervise the operations of the Access Services desk, which includes providing circulation, reserve, and interlibrary loan assistance to patrons, and supervising of students working at the desk charging, discharging and renewing library materials, collecting fines and clearing patron records, etc. Monitor the Library building as scheduled. Depending on hours scheduled, this may include working with and supervising students clearing the Library of patrons at closing times, and closing and securing the Library after the Library is empty, and working with Library staff, Campus Police and the Willimantic Police as need arises to resolve Library Code of Conduct and as well as security and safety issues. Perform routine maintenance of public copiers on all floors of the Library, including loading paper and toner, assisting patrons with copy machine problems, reporting copier breakdowns to the Director’s Office, etc. Train and supervise student workers in these functions. Perform routine maintenance of public printers as necessary, including loading paper, reporting printer breakdowns to the Director’s Office, posting “Out of Order” signs, showing patrons how to use the “pay-for- print system,” etc. Perform other duties as assigned by the Access Services Librarian, the Head of Public Services or the Library Director such as: share supervision of the Access Services Desk and student workers as necessary; create and/or edit bibliographic, item and patron records in the Library’s integrated system (CONSULS); participate in interlibrary loan, stacks management, Course Reserve Reading Collection maintenance; train student workers and assist with other tasks performed by the Access Services staff. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: The University Assistant must be able to: provide effective library services to students, faculty, and the general public; perform public services work with a diverse population of students, faculty and staff members, and community library users; work under stress, with courtesy, calmness and good judgment; work in a team environment with other library staff, as well as independently in an emergency staffing situation; work with the Library’s ILS and personal computer software to perform assigned functions; perform detailed work accurately; work evenings and weekends with great dependability if scheduled. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A preferred applicant for Access Services University Assistant would have one or more of the following: a bachelor’s degree, experience with library automated circulation systems particularly Innovative Interfaces Inc. Millennium, experience supervising student or part time employees, and/or work experience in an academic setting. To apply, preferred method, please submit via e-mail: a cover letter, resume, and three letters of reference to <a href="mailto:banachp@easternct.edu">banachp@easternct.edu</a> or Ms. Patricia Banach, Eastern Connecticut State University, J. Eugene Smith Library, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226. EASTERN is an AA/EEO employer. Women, members of protected classes and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

University Assistant - J. Eugene Smith Library , Access Services. Temporary (3-4 weeks with possible renewal), part-time position. HOURS:...

Circulation Desk - The Wethersfield Library

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Circulation Desk - The Wethersfield Library

Circulation Desk - The Wethersfield Library is seeking a part-time employee for its busy circulation desk. Duties include checking out and...

Email From an Oscar Winner's Son...

6:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBEZYPAW6s-79IzkJ9Ee4ASd4QVL4LRtUTpHIJQD6fbGEJ4lsyYGu8ZInv_frqCuVeIYDK0jPYjodJczNlQ0B3Azbf3NrRZ6kPtaMek5qCWtwEgdlyErGZzYxCi-30Jr1P2nKm03THXY/s1600/gone+with+the+wind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBEZYPAW6s-79IzkJ9Ee4ASd4QVL4LRtUTpHIJQD6fbGEJ4lsyYGu8ZInv_frqCuVeIYDK0jPYjodJczNlQ0B3Azbf3NrRZ6kPtaMek5qCWtwEgdlyErGZzYxCi-30Jr1P2nKm03THXY/s400/gone+with+the+wind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Every now and then a delightful surprise arrives in the <a href="mailto:ladyevesidwich@gmail.com">ladyevesidwich@gmail.com</a> emailbox. <a name="more"></a>A few months ago I was contacted by British scholar Dr. Susan Smith, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Sunderland in England and author of Hitchcock: Suspense, Humour and Tone, published by the British Film Institute. Dr. Smith was interested in getting in touch with <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/08/akaann-newton-of-shadow-of-doubt.html" target="_blank">Edna May Wonacott</a> who portrayed young Ann Newton in Hitchcock’s 1942 masterwork Shadow of a Doubt for a paper she was working on. I’d originally gotten to know Edna in 2010 and an interview I conducted with her was published online, in the local newspaper of the Arizona city where Edna now lives -and in Films of the Golden Age. Dr. Smith had came upon my interview (and those that followed) with Edna online and asked if I’d put her in touch with the now 80-year-old former child actress. I did, and Dr. Smith later interviewed Edna for her paper.</div><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/AVvXsEjWNmEkEKIzrVDA_GZ-Yw0Ax9YOdjKeAf4GVUnJWD_a841AL6WFgXENz89bIDUoZi4KkVnCkKj6-s9GViufQkmEA7-GSA9D8bAjRffJYXp_BQD3cZINr3sAAP6GIdPgTeEsQnDKLcrkWcQ/s1600/King+and+I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNmEkEKIzrVDA_GZ-Yw0Ax9YOdjKeAf4GVUnJWD_a841AL6WFgXENz89bIDUoZi4KkVnCkKj6-s9GViufQkmEA7-GSA9D8bAjRffJYXp_BQD3cZINr3sAAP6GIdPgTeEsQnDKLcrkWcQ/s320/King+and+I.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The King and I (1956)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"> More recently – i.e., last week -  I received an email from Brooke Wheeler, son of legendary art director/production designer/set decorator Lyle Wheeler, winner of five Academy Awards (for Gone with the Wind, Anna and the King of Siam, The Robe, The King and I, The Diary of Anne Frank). Last year, in July, I’d published a piece by a young woman, Constance/aka/”Captain Gregg,” who was then primarily blogging at Turner Classic Movies’ Classic Film Union. The piece was entitled “Lyle Wheeler – Setting the Scene.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">For those unfamiliar with Lyle Wheeler, he not only won five Oscars but was nominated for an additional 24 - for his work on films including Rebecca, Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, All About Eve, Viva Zapata!, My Cousin Rachel, Love is a Many-Splendored Thing, Daddy Long Legs and Journey to the Center of the Earth. He also contributed as art director and/or production designer and/or set decorator on well over 300 additional films that weren’t (though many should have been) Oscar nominated – films like A Star is Born (1937), Nightmare Alley, The Snake Pit, A Letter to Three Wives, Niagara, Pickup on South Street, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Seven Year Itch, Carousel, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/09/guilty-pleasures-movie-blogathon-no.html" target="_blank">No Down Payment</a>, The Fly, South Pacific, The Long, Hot Summer, The Best of Everything and In Harm’s Way. Wheeler worked in movies during every decade from the 1930s through the 1970s, that’s five decades, and was inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame (est. 2005) in 2008 (other illustrious inductees include <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/05/cmba-movies-of-1939-blogathon-private.html" target="_blank">Anton Grot</a>, William Cameron Menzies, <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/search/label/Van%20Nest%20Polglase" target="_blank">Van Nest Polglase</a>, Hans Dreier, Cedric Gibbons, Henry Bumstead, <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/05/north-by-northwest-free-to-public.html" target="_blank">Robert F. Boyle</a> and Alfred Junge). Wheeler also worked in TV, most notably on the the noirish and iconic Perry Mason series.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh9OVuSN-XDfxya5DyZ7PEwnamB0XU9uO3HK9wzLN19EtCbpL3fG-PPBgr7I29aNXJEeA_u_RCWWmiBt4pgx4NJkVLAgl3FiTwvuIW9nf01jPNrgMKrVLlD7w0d_Q_9nJwwfXVm-r52w/s1600/Lyle+Wheeler+Films.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh9OVuSN-XDfxya5DyZ7PEwnamB0XU9uO3HK9wzLN19EtCbpL3fG-PPBgr7I29aNXJEeA_u_RCWWmiBt4pgx4NJkVLAgl3FiTwvuIW9nf01jPNrgMKrVLlD7w0d_Q_9nJwwfXVm-r52w/s400/Lyle+Wheeler+Films.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Here is what Lyle’s son Brooke Wheeler wrote:</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">After doing some recent research on my father Lyle, I came across your excellent and well informed article…</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">I'm sure Lyle would have been appreciative of all the kind comments, as I am. Just an FYI, Lyle's career continued into the mid 1970's, renewing his relationship with Otto Preminger on IN HARMS WAY (1965) post 20th Century Fox, then with features through Columbia Pictures like MAROONED (1969) and his final feature, POSSE (1975) (with Kirk Douglas starring and directing). It is wonderful to hear younger audiences enjoying all the Classic "Golden Age of Hollywood" films…. Many Thanks, W. Brooke Wheeler</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">To read the superb piece on his father that prompted Brooke Wheeler's email, <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/07/lyle-wheeler-setting-scene.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcPd7E21BWyXSQ4ny6VrwUajVJfvrVfRbdE7qGxzfaamem1eOCl8JnTzSUrXH1z-B_pU79mfq7vmUwPfDTBQNGy5nZa6av2CQ5Ez_uWsGkS0FB8vAjiX5Rz6pdTT3rhhNcj0-jADxSCM/s1600/Leave+her+to+Heaven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcPd7E21BWyXSQ4ny6VrwUajVJfvrVfRbdE7qGxzfaamem1eOCl8JnTzSUrXH1z-B_pU79mfq7vmUwPfDTBQNGy5nZa6av2CQ5Ez_uWsGkS0FB8vAjiX5Rz6pdTT3rhhNcj0-jADxSCM/s400/Leave+her+to+Heaven.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leave Her to Heaven (1945)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Brooke Wheeler Captain Gregg Dr. Susan Smith Edna May Wonacott Lyle Wheeler The Lady Eve (author) Email From an Oscar Winner's Son...

Every now and then a delightful surprise arrives in the ladyevesidwich@gmail.com emailbox. A few months ago I was contacted by British scho...

monday distractions

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I don't know about you, but I'm having a bit of trouble getting in gear today. So, I thought I would do what any responsible person would do in this situation - encourage others to procrastinate with me. If you have some spare time today, or have a long list of things you don't want to tackle, here are three good reads. And really, reading is exercise for your brain and exercise is very important to your health. So this is actually rather important for you in order to lead a long and healthy life. First up, the new (hand over your heart) domino. Have you read it yet? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rjIHF1O0ktZeTtbez5lLzHqnT_XHwen-YOQJsUyuEUisGkqHSLIZlVrnKHZU_kZk4lCGHzu44lSFxEVzktzDXXcf47p-u1OCZvaoJOEkaevOgzZ_j53NGMjTOnI-Q1RWSWK8Nxf293Gw/s1600/dominobestrooms.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rjIHF1O0ktZeTtbez5lLzHqnT_XHwen-YOQJsUyuEUisGkqHSLIZlVrnKHZU_kZk4lCGHzu44lSFxEVzktzDXXcf47p-u1OCZvaoJOEkaevOgzZ_j53NGMjTOnI-Q1RWSWK8Nxf293Gw/s400/dominobestrooms.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>My old friend Domino and I met for a date on the porch this weekend and we had a grand time. I love the Style Council layout, which gave a completely fresh view to photos we've all seen before. It goes without saying but I'll type it anyway, how I wish this was still a monthly publication!! Then we've got the new issue of <a href="http://issuu.com/ivyandpiper/docs/ivyandpipersepoct2012" target="_blank">Ivy and Piper</a>. Always a good read full of delicious pictures. This amazing house tour is right up my color obsessed alley. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR646J7DhpW0rirpy1KxcxdjRPHuYHyCosc3okWZOxR_PnHgwofc_TENqbiNPQtZo6-CBxyVRT4eXqDhaGVbfdp7SMkgkq2xS6qZ3JZXRJl6xWQXgszXRhkNvB_P_o8i7M1hppIv5n68cL/s1600/ivypiper2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR646J7DhpW0rirpy1KxcxdjRPHuYHyCosc3okWZOxR_PnHgwofc_TENqbiNPQtZo6-CBxyVRT4eXqDhaGVbfdp7SMkgkq2xS6qZ3JZXRJl6xWQXgszXRhkNvB_P_o8i7M1hppIv5n68cL/s400/ivypiper2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Chatterley's Affair hour tour - <a href="http://issuu.com/ivyandpiper/docs/ivyandpipersepoct2012" target="_blank">Ivy and Piper</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKUj8KFBheUHD3kIu-dxVM2UUdO-3HPvjIryG-j4ByledA7LVyxwxDhD__I-kZhajuzLFOnhv7C1wwwWRSq2Zt9Xx8jZvuwY7im5f40UbexLWtQzMxTzJmeMtAsqt-KhxGEU_he6ztGNU/s1600/ivypiper3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKUj8KFBheUHD3kIu-dxVM2UUdO-3HPvjIryG-j4ByledA7LVyxwxDhD__I-kZhajuzLFOnhv7C1wwwWRSq2Zt9Xx8jZvuwY7im5f40UbexLWtQzMxTzJmeMtAsqt-KhxGEU_he6ztGNU/s640/ivypiper3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Chatterley's Affair hour tour - <a href="http://issuu.com/ivyandpiper/docs/ivyandpipersepoct2012" target="_blank">Ivy and Piper</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0weGzhAQCvZbF_7PGIU-oFjae4egT0VGTPW2NvtBi7oFzNyva2UrC6plflE_Y1ajL6A8_Q5UHENHuInXoahalZoVtVINE5PCbQ-YU2vSWp9VMyH-ENqUBCnF_eLzHqNZ6vpSbylRynPD/s1600/ivypiper4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0weGzhAQCvZbF_7PGIU-oFjae4egT0VGTPW2NvtBi7oFzNyva2UrC6plflE_Y1ajL6A8_Q5UHENHuInXoahalZoVtVINE5PCbQ-YU2vSWp9VMyH-ENqUBCnF_eLzHqNZ6vpSbylRynPD/s400/ivypiper4.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Chatterley's Affair hour tour - <a href="http://issuu.com/ivyandpiper/docs/ivyandpipersepoct2012" target="_blank">Ivy and Piper</a></td></tr></tbody></table>And don't forget <a href="http://www.houseoffifty.com/" target="_blank">House of Fifty</a>. Several great articles, a feature on local (to me) genius Amie Corley and jewelry I am putting on my Christmas list. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPOrRiic2YomFvNYKkgNu7FbRYaQsz7OaWnn2Nr1MuoF18NSSTPJixen5cNGj9CwRMD1HWwyQEmC8SlZkDPpw7UTgetyi3yP28TM5ms5zb5O7QNJzNuUoSyjCQifoiuTPSHV-ZLPg8kPd/s1600/houseoffifty1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPOrRiic2YomFvNYKkgNu7FbRYaQsz7OaWnn2Nr1MuoF18NSSTPJixen5cNGj9CwRMD1HWwyQEmC8SlZkDPpw7UTgetyi3yP28TM5ms5zb5O7QNJzNuUoSyjCQifoiuTPSHV-ZLPg8kPd/s640/houseoffifty1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houseoffifty.com/" target="_blank">House of Fifty</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Exercise regime for today complete. You're welcome. How do you get thru a particularly slow Monday? Any other good magazines this month I shouldn't miss? Does anyone else get a contact high from Brasso?

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I don't know about you, but I'm having a bit of trouble getting in gear today. So, I thought I would do what any responsible person ...

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/17/2012

2:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/09/15/teaching_ate_me_alive/">Teaching ate me alive - Salon.com</a> Heartwrenching, heartaching, upsetting, but all too true. For those who want to see inside the life of many US public school teachers, Peter Hirzel has a gutsy, edgy post on salon and says many of the things that are often whispered and said in email. But there is a part that I want EVERY teacher to hear because it reflects something I say a lot to teachers: "When we have each others’ backs, we are invincible. So I hope all the teachers continue to be kind to one another, because one kind word was very, very often the only thing that got me through the day." BE KIND TO EACH OTHER. Encourage each other. Smile. Say hello. You are fellow journeyman and deserve each other's respect and kindness. Please hear this. Don't be discouraged, but if you're in edreform and don't read this post, you shouldn't be in edreform because you don't get the conflicting emotions plaguing the psyche of so many teachers today. tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/opinion/sunday/can-great-teaching-overcome-the-effects-of-poverty.html?_r=2">The Chicago Teachers’ Strike, in Perspective - NYTimes.com</a> This New York Times Oped has the forums at Reddit roiling. It hits so many issues about helping poor children succeed (it isn't all about good teachers) and hits at the heart of the big picture problems that so many kids are having in their lives, not just in schools. We've got tough situations right now in the US often spurred by increasing violence and decreasing stability in the family. This is across the board in many schools, even mine, when parents fight, children suffer. Schools are part of a very complex equation in the lives of children and so are teachers. But to say that a teacher or a school are THE determining variable in the formula of success is wrong. This Oped is a good one and worth a read for everyone. tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/the-only-2-tricks-you-need-for-maximum-productivity.html">The Only 2 Tricks You Need for Maximum Productivity</a> Jason Connell at lifehack shares the 2 most important things you should do for maximum productivity. I think if you had to get it down to two, these two would be it. (Planning weekly and planning daily) but I like how he describes it. Of course, he's not a Mom of 3 with 4 jobs like I am and so I have to add some other things like daily checklists and routines to be able to keep afloat, but the same basic element is there: plan your work and work your plan. Great article to get you motivated and refocused. tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/focus">focus</a> </li> </ul>Posted from <a href="http://www.diigo.com">Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">here</a>.

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/17/2012

Teaching ate me alive - Salon.com Heartwrenching, heartaching, upsetting, but all too true. For thos...

30 Days of Webtools #27: Discover the benefits of YouTube in the classroom

1:15 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDyurW9NxVG-eIJi0F5fp7Y70mGQFc1SlwOFOIl_AP7zHcDyTWNCpDymlzbA4ea3LsCL6bvtSlJOD4yNGM47tuIYQQljXt4AnN8L3JwlUgeGZCyCEj_HtNnkcmjUpSwrcO-v1XreIXzk/s1600/YouTube.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDyurW9NxVG-eIJi0F5fp7Y70mGQFc1SlwOFOIl_AP7zHcDyTWNCpDymlzbA4ea3LsCL6bvtSlJOD4yNGM47tuIYQQljXt4AnN8L3JwlUgeGZCyCEj_HtNnkcmjUpSwrcO-v1XreIXzk/s200/YouTube.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Recently I have become very aware of the benefits of YouTube for an educator. There are amazing resources for the classroom - one can so easily start making a collection of useful clips that can add spice to your daily lessons. Here are some ideas: 1. Chop videos using TubeChop (<a href="http://www.tubechop.com/">http://www.tubechop.com/</a>) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaT6wtQHV7-hIQjE8ktPgmxgPhiEH1sxbndlIcD9k28PiXtgmmWARg67Nnqc2OFUcHjWqCsdvpX_EnG7L6oOdsXYVL4G9cOhSxtYI2d04AAO9Rd5dyw51mQZQT7S8vvxe1ck8sESZ178/s1600/TubeChop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaT6wtQHV7-hIQjE8ktPgmxgPhiEH1sxbndlIcD9k28PiXtgmmWARg67Nnqc2OFUcHjWqCsdvpX_EnG7L6oOdsXYVL4G9cOhSxtYI2d04AAO9Rd5dyw51mQZQT7S8vvxe1ck8sESZ178/s200/TubeChop.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Using TubeChop you can cut interesting bits out of a YouTube video and keep the link. (If you wanted to download it you would probaby have to use Screencastomatic to record the clip)   2. Use KeepVid to download YouTube movies  (<a href="http://keepvid.com/">http://keepvid.com</a><a href="http://keepvid.com/">/</a>) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpW42BDCJpIuBHXjZtTezdKAfhGeQQyJi0FgPWnr8J-wRCuRjB-Rxz7AWUZ1Hf67S7aEH1Tmpz57H5YdSTk_6LPRwduKlFWoh6qz4A10Zv4QcrzoEBJjn_KF8u1Mh1rsyR-m1EYAnCa8/s1600/keepvid.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpW42BDCJpIuBHXjZtTezdKAfhGeQQyJi0FgPWnr8J-wRCuRjB-Rxz7AWUZ1Hf67S7aEH1Tmpz57H5YdSTk_6LPRwduKlFWoh6qz4A10Zv4QcrzoEBJjn_KF8u1Mh1rsyR-m1EYAnCa8/s200/keepvid.JPG" width="200" /></a> </div>KeepVid is amazing for downloading a movie as an MP4 and then renaming it and storing it on your computer. You could go the extra step and use Windows Movie maker to chop the piece that you particularly like and store that clip on your computer. 3. Make your own instructional videos with TED (<a href="http://ed.ted.com/videos">http://</a><a href="http://ed.ted.com/videos">ed.ted.com/videos</a>) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p8BHCTchcGZFHjFWd-EC3EZsxK8GFFTRw1m5udNuQnwD-aRWWoyTaUSrnE8hXB6iGzJSSoA0rOVjkhzL5PpZkPezv-ZAZijogS4n1oIqV-VMvR7l3RZ91ZD5gF8LpcBsXOtcdt1TIFo/s1600/Teded.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p8BHCTchcGZFHjFWd-EC3EZsxK8GFFTRw1m5udNuQnwD-aRWWoyTaUSrnE8hXB6iGzJSSoA0rOVjkhzL5PpZkPezv-ZAZijogS4n1oIqV-VMvR7l3RZ91ZD5gF8LpcBsXOtcdt1TIFo/s200/Teded.JPG" width="200" /></a></div> TED has a great service for educators where you can make a video using online material and create a lesson around it.  This is very useful for the flipped classroom approach.  4. Create a free SchoolTube channel or TeacherTube channel If you create videos with your class, either a School Tube or Teacher Tube channel will be a great way to you to store all your videos in one online location for easy access. So, the above-mentioned applications provide just a few ways that you can make YouTube a great classroom resource. Please take a look through the Slideshare below for more detail. Perhaps you know of even more applications or ideas that you can share with us? <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/14312719" style="border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="427"> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/discover-you-tube" target="_blank" title="Discover you tube">Discover you tube</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a> </div></div>