Babe of the Week: Nerd Babes

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In honor of our very scientific week of meteors and asteroids and all that stuff, we here at IWS have decided that we will celebrate Nerd Babes as our Babe(s) of the Week!<br /><br />Danica McKellar: Graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecSN7_Xt4DaoKWDaBfFxA7DCLYEbaHp8e0XsrOCNrY0Q8iJjk5bsiY_0D6ZwbvK9y1AFCZ5QiDAJ1m0fcjmUsnVlR5lwSBcNpXD4Jg-aFVa7AF-nTLwqHyYzVbTA8Q0BuKev6qEUpATQ/s1600/danica-mckellar-nude-hot-sexy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecSN7_Xt4DaoKWDaBfFxA7DCLYEbaHp8e0XsrOCNrY0Q8iJjk5bsiY_0D6ZwbvK9y1AFCZ5QiDAJ1m0fcjmUsnVlR5lwSBcNpXD4Jg-aFVa7AF-nTLwqHyYzVbTA8Q0BuKev6qEUpATQ/s320/danica-mckellar-nude-hot-sexy.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br />Natalie Portman: Harvard graduate with a degree in Psychology...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiph8mrpE24KAdJcRODnjhIOJJ804H9ZZFGK1Vj1hgnPWMoHW8gLlfvqmsQjWbIK557LyYm3vNe7BsGQ9X1YvMHVGFIfS3A_qaSs1k728EAHivbPvCa7fW9WX7eABBPFXHb3st65kOW8s/s1600/natalie-portman-bikini-hot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiph8mrpE24KAdJcRODnjhIOJJ804H9ZZFGK1Vj1hgnPWMoHW8gLlfvqmsQjWbIK557LyYm3vNe7BsGQ9X1YvMHVGFIfS3A_qaSs1k728EAHivbPvCa7fW9WX7eABBPFXHb3st65kOW8s/s320/natalie-portman-bikini-hot.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br />Felicia Day: A child prodigy violinist who turned down Julliard to attend the University of Texas and has degrees in both Mathematics and Music Performance...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEKHBFgdqiAOGKmj6RiLx6NvHtcDuRv0SpJnNO_VVlXhD8i6nsukMTt5bKtnWlTLvEG5qqzlSOV_VQIX_UFdN1EmPGLMVj6S-i1D39n3-lM6j2pyyhTGvHJ-X2XkpJK8fdz8BTYYgN18/s1600/Felicia-Day-Hot-Legs-Nude.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEKHBFgdqiAOGKmj6RiLx6NvHtcDuRv0SpJnNO_VVlXhD8i6nsukMTt5bKtnWlTLvEG5qqzlSOV_VQIX_UFdN1EmPGLMVj6S-i1D39n3-lM6j2pyyhTGvHJ-X2XkpJK8fdz8BTYYgN18/s320/Felicia-Day-Hot-Legs-Nude.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />Aisha Tyler: Environmental Policy degree from Dartmouth...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRlbZl-IeDxoMVH93aTEtUjY8oPv8SG_d_FMGIMPN9qt6iK5JEZRebWns1E9Eq7JrU8UYjK0liio837A9t7bpr8Jc1E1aE4prunOE1ii6kbuPWvA1vZkeRnLZ38LsPu1E5l7kq4KFAoM/s1600/aisha-tyler-nude-sexy-hot-legs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRlbZl-IeDxoMVH93aTEtUjY8oPv8SG_d_FMGIMPN9qt6iK5JEZRebWns1E9Eq7JrU8UYjK0liio837A9t7bpr8Jc1E1aE4prunOE1ii6kbuPWvA1vZkeRnLZ38LsPu1E5l7kq4KFAoM/s320/aisha-tyler-nude-sexy-hot-legs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Mira Sorvino: Graduated with a degree in Chinese from Harvard...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBa-fBx5wlH1j215KrMRazcwLWIBW3ee3mpFtH5ob4j_XA2kVq1Y_D-g_tobzu1t4WEHB0GyfuTQkbsFn6932XHQGmTY7SBDSg9_cTY6OFO9cnkOvFZpUwJqkjXvKoEVSmUwiKfQF_LY/s1600/mira-sorvino-nude-hot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBa-fBx5wlH1j215KrMRazcwLWIBW3ee3mpFtH5ob4j_XA2kVq1Y_D-g_tobzu1t4WEHB0GyfuTQkbsFn6932XHQGmTY7SBDSg9_cTY6OFO9cnkOvFZpUwJqkjXvKoEVSmUwiKfQF_LY/s320/mira-sorvino-nude-hot.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><br />Congrats to all the hot nerds who were awarded this week's Babe(s) of the Week! 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Babe of the Week: Nerd Babes

In honor of our very scientific week of meteors and asteroids and all that stuff, we here at IWS have decided that we will celebrate Nerd Babes as our Babe(s) of the Week!Danica McKellar: Graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics...Natalie Portma…

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CrispRoot Chips Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FbltqCa9AwAKGIa7PvSH-HOB8rglX7mIUvVRP5lNdiEVX1EjDlzoOKvjPL6aFOBdAJ_3MQvADd_ishdlCGXFuHM0-mZlFAi0txC8K7BJXriEUk8emOLsW5aoLjhVrdQ5vApLwm58ZfU/s1600/crisprootchips.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FbltqCa9AwAKGIa7PvSH-HOB8rglX7mIUvVRP5lNdiEVX1EjDlzoOKvjPL6aFOBdAJ_3MQvADd_ishdlCGXFuHM0-mZlFAi0txC8K7BJXriEUk8emOLsW5aoLjhVrdQ5vApLwm58ZfU/s400/crisprootchips.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I don't know about you but when I have a sandwich or salsa I need some chips to go with it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thing is not all chips are healthy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I like chips that are crunchy, slightly salted and have a ton of flavor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am delighted to talk to my viewer's on Losing Weight My Mission about these chips that I was given to review by <a href="http://www.crisproot.com/">Crisp Root</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Did you know that these chips have 30% less fat than your average potato chips, and also double the fiber.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What's so great about these chips is that they are made from the roots of a Cassava shrub<span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-size: 16px;">(manihoc esculenta)which is cultivated throughout parts of Asia, Africa and South America.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">Also the name Cassava is known as Tapioca! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">Wow, I didn't know that!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">The Cassava root is the primary energy source for 800 million people all over the planet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">Facts:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">delicious chips with ridges that are</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">perfect for dipping</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">crunchy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">healthy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">less fat than regular chips</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">Free of:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">Gluten</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">Dairy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px;">Nut products </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fbf9f1; color: #361200; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimScPixrzBQ46LA4-xX8P-2O5UEmM-ZpuudelKvZlY5M0uCr9ybgo9UeIHCNHNIyb7p2RVF-4M_KUgGMpoJ1Kg3eJTWZ5TjJ7B58AlchQTyYuS7sRT6Ifp2H1ahi6FITBatwNzKfzi904/s1600/CrispRoot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimScPixrzBQ46LA4-xX8P-2O5UEmM-ZpuudelKvZlY5M0uCr9ybgo9UeIHCNHNIyb7p2RVF-4M_KUgGMpoJ1Kg3eJTWZ5TjJ7B58AlchQTyYuS7sRT6Ifp2H1ahi6FITBatwNzKfzi904/s320/CrispRoot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The flavors I was sent to review are:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">BBQ Bliss:</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Now I have tried many BBQ chips, let me tell you these don't even compare to them at all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">They are so much better than the regular ones because they are healthier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">They don't have an overwhelming BBQ taste where you almost gag on it from being too spicy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Tasty, crunchy and delicious!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Did I mention how good they are!?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sea Salt:</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">lightly salted great for dipping</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Original:</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So good, whoever loves original chips will love these!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thai Ginger:</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've never heard of chips with ginger in them, but these are amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Not an overpowering gingery taste and not too sweet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Connect with them online  at these social networking sites for their crispy snacks!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crisproot.com/"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">http://www.crisproot.com/</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrispRoot"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">https://www.facebook.com/CrispRoot</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/crisproot"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">https://twitter.com/crisproot</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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CrispRoot Chips Review

I don't know about you but when I have a sandwich or salsa I need some chips to go with it!Thing is not all chips are healthy.I like chips that are crunchy, slightly salted and have a ton of flavor.I am delighted to talk to my viewer's on Losing Weig…

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28 in 28 #16+17: Two DOM Architectural Guides

<i>February is Book Month on A Daily Dose of Architecture. The "<a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/search/label/28%20in%2028">28 in 28</a>" series features a different book every day of the month.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dom-publishers.com/products/en/Architectural-Guides/Japan-Architectural-Guide.html"><b><i>Japan Architectural Guide</i></b></a> by Botond Bognar<br />DOM Publishers, 2013<br />Paperback, 552 pages<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dom-publishers.com/products/en/Architectural-Guides/Taiwan-Architectural-Guide.html"><b><i>Taiwan Architectural Guide</i></b></a> by Ulf Meyer<br />DOM Publishers, 2012<br />Paperback, 268 pages<br /><br /><img alt="28-28_DOM.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/28-28_DOM.jpg" title="Book cover" /><br /><br />In <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2013/02/28-in-28-8-townhouses.html">a recent review</a> of a "construction and design manual" on townhouses, I mentioned that DOM Publishers has been releasing well made <a href="http://www.dom-publishers.com/en/Architectural-Guides">architectural guides</a> since the Berlin-based imprint started business in 2005. Their geographical subjects are not always obvious, such as their <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/04/23/architectural-and-cultural-guide-pyongyang-and-architecture-11/">two-volume guide</a> to Pyongyang, North Korea. These two recent guides to Japan and Taiwan extend the publisher's interest in Asia. Japan is an obvious choice, given the high quality and popularity of architects in the country and the large number of cultural institutions that have built stunning buildings well outside of Tokyo. Taiwan is a more questionable choice, but as we'll see the guide is as much about the future of the country as is it about its past. Each guide documents contemporary buildings well, but they are not limited to 21st century buildings; they reach back as far as the early 20th century up to the present.<br /><br /><img alt="28-28_DOM1.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/28-28_DOM1.jpg" title="Japan guide spread" /><br />[Japan guide spread]<br /><br />One of the best things about DOM's architectural guide to Japan is that Botond Bognar is the author. He is a preeminent scholar of Japanese architecture, having written other guides and numerous monographs and other books on Japanese architects. A lengthy essay on the "course of contemporary Japanese architecture" is a valuable introduction to a sweeping guide that covers the country from tip to tip, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Over 700 buildings are included in his guide, though not all of them are illustrated, and those that aren't are given fairly short descriptions. The norm is like the spread above, with generous text and photographs; the former tend to be formal descriptions, though they are much deeper at times, and the latter are sometimes accompanied by drawings for greater understanding.<br /><br />Also evident in the above spread are QVR codes that allow iPhone users to locate the buildings on Google Maps. In this sense the book bridges the print and digital realms, though I'm guessing that future guides will have increasingly greater content included in the scanned content, and likewise less content in print. Right now the codes exist to give readers a chance to get directions from one address to the location of the building, meaning that the maps in the book can be more general, orienting the buildings in the city but less concerned with their precisely detailed locations.<br /><br /><img alt="28-28_DOM2.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/28-28_DOM2.jpg" title="Taiwan guide spread" /><br />[Taiwan guide spread]<br /><br />The same QVR codes are found in the earlier Taiwan guide by Ulf Meyer (the author of two other DOM architectural guides—Helsinki and Tokyo). With the same publisher it's no surprise that there is this sort of consistency, something that extends to the page layout, evidenced by comparing the above two spreads. As mentioned at the beginning, one of the main differences between the two guides is the way the Taiwan guide includes a lot of future projects. These include OMA's <a href="http://oma.eu/projects/2009/taipei-performing-arts-centre">Taipei Performing Arts Centre</a>, Reiser + Umemoto's <a href="http://www.designboom.com/architecture/reiser-umemoto-taipei-pop-music-center/">Taipei Pop Music Centre</a>, and Toyo Ito's <a href="http://www.designboom.com/architecture/toyo-ito-taichung-metropolitan-opera/">Taichung Metropolitan Opera House</a>, the most notable among many others. This is not to say that the buildings in Taipei and other cities in Taiwan are lacking notable buildings; the country has elevated the outside influence through the commission of well known architects, and these are the projects that will shape Taiwan's future and put it even more on the architectural map.<br /><br />Japan:<br /><b>US: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3869221933/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3869221933&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan.gif" /></a> CA: <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/3869221933/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3869221933&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.ca" border="0" height="28" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan-ca.gif" width="90" /></a> UK: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/3869221933/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3869221933&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.co.uk" border="0" height="28" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan-uk.gif" width="90" /></a></b><br /><br />Taiwan:<br /><b>US: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3869221453/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3869221453&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan.gif" /></a> CA: <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/3869221453/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3869221453&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.ca" border="0" height="28" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan-ca.gif" width="90" /></a> UK: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/3869221453/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3869221453&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" target="_blank"><img alt="Buy from Amazon.co.uk" border="0" height="28" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/buy-from-tan-uk.gif" width="90" /></a></b>

28 in 28 #16+17: Two DOM Architectural Guides

February is Book Month on A Daily Dose of Architecture. The "28 in 28" series features a different book every day of the month.Japan Architectural Guide by Botond BognarDOM Publishers, 2013Paperback, 552 pagesTaiwan Architectural Guide by Ulf MeyerDO…

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Nobody puts baby in the corner!

<p>Ciaran is away at a stag party so I am indulging myself and watching Dirty Dancing.  </p><p>Scary to think that it is more than 20 years since I first saw this film! Eeeek!</p><p>Patrick Swayzee :-)</p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEOKB-Hb_qPYQPna4VkkSI1pXBZ-sajQOeJkSmC1NOnY374e5-6yZBvFVxevmHG4DQuvMa1oyVLJrJikDo1_mL2kj-moySpfB9j6vZUx3k35b33iMjLKeBjL2okI7qUZKttqZwkbX7b_z/s1600/20130209_225958.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEOKB-Hb_qPYQPna4VkkSI1pXBZ-sajQOeJkSmC1NOnY374e5-6yZBvFVxevmHG4DQuvMa1oyVLJrJikDo1_mL2kj-moySpfB9j6vZUx3k35b33iMjLKeBjL2okI7qUZKttqZwkbX7b_z/s400/20130209_225958.jpg" /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlIxqpCVG1yOjTPURKuUi4nyLItHAUGjVK9o469UFLh4bJOfEbwVURzC9p-Kxk12nSiXpQd8s8hdQJXsPj6okIkhobUdf14Ye0ncvMvYHGSKXHzAgXPtUTVpI9xQ2DWR5Uxu0PPyGm1Qb/s1600/20130209_225628.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlIxqpCVG1yOjTPURKuUi4nyLItHAUGjVK9o469UFLh4bJOfEbwVURzC9p-Kxk12nSiXpQd8s8hdQJXsPj6okIkhobUdf14Ye0ncvMvYHGSKXHzAgXPtUTVpI9xQ2DWR5Uxu0PPyGm1Qb/s400/20130209_225628.jpg" /> </a> </div>

Nobody puts baby in the corner!

Ciaran is away at a stag party so I am indulging myself and watching Dirty Dancing.  Scary to think that it is more than 20 years since I first saw this film! Eeeek!Patrick Swayzee :-) …

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TeachMeet season has started in South Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the past year, worldwide, a different kind of professional development movement has started and become very widespread. This type of professional development is called an EdCamp (mostly found in the US) or a TeachMeet, a UK term. In South Africa we have adopted the UK term and have been pleased to see the growth of TeachMeets. These are generally a type of collaborative conferences lasting but a few hours, better known as an 'unconferences' since the attendees are the presenters and the focus is on the needs and wants of those attending.  I like the way one TeachMeet advertised itself - "connecting educators to their most valuable resource - each other!"<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our TeachMeet season has started. SchoolNet started a wiki in 2011 called <a href="http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com/" target="_blank">Teachmeet-South Africa</a>, to keep a record of TeachMeets around South Africa. Please feel free to advertise any informal conferences and unconferences on this wiki. The wiki also explains how TeachMeets work. All you have to do to advertise your event is join the wiki, press edit and then write up the date of your TeachMeet. </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><br /><div style="color: #535f65; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>TeachMeet in Somerset West</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This took place last week and was a most enjoyable event. To find out more about it read the post </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://teachmeet%20at%20somerset%20house%20on%20weds%2013th%20feb%E2%80%93an%20inspiring%20evening/" target="_blank">TeachMeet at Somerset House on Weds 13th Feb–an inspiring evening</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYxb3S2nwlusUVhxyX5FQa8yoYMv-UPddboyLdR5axrzfj2u5zZWdPL3QpQD_vHB1fJfRIkzUibh5xjx8wg5giMVmiKe12I-Z-h_DbFKM2iE8Neuw7yg0df5amUSQBChLjQJlMqmPvtY/s1600/TeachMeet+helderberg.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYxb3S2nwlusUVhxyX5FQa8yoYMv-UPddboyLdR5axrzfj2u5zZWdPL3QpQD_vHB1fJfRIkzUibh5xjx8wg5giMVmiKe12I-Z-h_DbFKM2iE8Neuw7yg0df5amUSQBChLjQJlMqmPvtY/s320/TeachMeet+helderberg.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #535f65; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #535f65; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>TeachMeet in East London</b></span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Two schools in East London are taking turns in holding the TeachMeet. Last year Stirling Primary was the host and now it is Clarendon Primary's turn on Tuesday 13 March from 3-5pm. Read more about this event on the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com/" target="_blank">TeachMeet South Africa<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="text-decoration: initial;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span></span></a>wiki and please do consider participating if you live in the area. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuivsroIKL3o3YB6MV-vQPDa8LS7ZEgLvnr2YmsQbMjH8rZ0MpHDMkGJM9xb8C8QO7m96cZS9ckYn5EsA4kx5MmzFHGWgZKGJTHP0qDp15thSU3lVid9QkgRNzeFbv6TYIfqkGk3kZLcU/s1600/TM+East+London.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuivsroIKL3o3YB6MV-vQPDa8LS7ZEgLvnr2YmsQbMjH8rZ0MpHDMkGJM9xb8C8QO7m96cZS9ckYn5EsA4kx5MmzFHGWgZKGJTHP0qDp15thSU3lVid9QkgRNzeFbv6TYIfqkGk3kZLcU/s320/TM+East+London.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #535f65; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">Brescia House, Johannesburg  'How do I do IT in my class' day</span></b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">Brescia House in Johannesburg is holding an </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">'How do you do IT in your class?' day 16 March 2013. This sounds as though it could be a great occasion where lots of ideas will be shared. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgz51fyyWN-edUpuCMGCS7uneY0vFtObNvvvhGv61Q7MW1P99iK1xhiyCn79fOIplo5nPCMlgVrycYm5yWI8Lvbg5B0s-fCqSztQ6g7elUH0LZM2eGfTWybcW9ZkkSXF3DPBkXNjVPec/s1600/brescia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgz51fyyWN-edUpuCMGCS7uneY0vFtObNvvvhGv61Q7MW1P99iK1xhiyCn79fOIplo5nPCMlgVrycYm5yWI8Lvbg5B0s-fCqSztQ6g7elUH0LZM2eGfTWybcW9ZkkSXF3DPBkXNjVPec/s400/brescia.JPG" width="283" /></a></div><div style="color: #535f65; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #535f65; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What's your view? Do you think a TeachMeet is a viable form of Professional Development.</span></div><div style="padding: 0px 0px 24px;"><b><span style="color: #535f65;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Further reading</span></span></span></b><br /><a href="http://edublogs.org/2010/10/01/edublogs-weekly-review-edcamps-and-teach-meets-a-new-kind-of-professional-development/" style="color: #535f65; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;" target="_blank">Teach Meets – A new kind of professional development</a><br /><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/about-edcamp-unconference-history" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;" target="_blank">Introduction to Edcamp: A New Conference Model Built on Collaboration</a></div></div>

teachmeets TeachMeet season has started in South Africa

In the past year, worldwide, a different kind of professional development movement has started and become very widespread. This type of professional development is called an EdCamp (mostly found in the US) or a TeachMeet, a UK term. In South Africa w…

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Food For Life Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqx5CaYeo57qruSkkLufC2EVynPG36HavcWZjKnmT3wKY9KYnvcJsY_QBtQf8CQTUaUGKekL2pC1LCuATNg7k1GK490BSwbg4h1-ukn5eSYYr3Nyuf10zHM2-4xCS6luAkzKebDFRGpY/s1600/food+for+life.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqx5CaYeo57qruSkkLufC2EVynPG36HavcWZjKnmT3wKY9KYnvcJsY_QBtQf8CQTUaUGKekL2pC1LCuATNg7k1GK490BSwbg4h1-ukn5eSYYr3Nyuf10zHM2-4xCS6luAkzKebDFRGpY/s320/food+for+life.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether you are trying to eat healthy, live on a budget or try to maintain a healthy lifestyle it's tough at times am I right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With eating healthy I still at times run into wanting sweets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I make myself a healthy breakfast that's easy, affordable and not to mention delicious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was recently given the opportunity to review products from a company called <a href="http://www.foodforlife.com/products?tid_1=All&tid=All">Food For Life</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you haven't ever heard of it you probably have heard or seen their Ezekial products such as breads and cereals. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Usually for breakfast I eat oatmeal but was feeling a bit adventurous with food this morning and set out on a mission to make something different that was not just healthy but could last up until lunch time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here it is ta DA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finished product!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My breakfast this morning:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A cinnamon raisin English muffin with some Barney's almond butter (smooth)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with a chopped banana and of course my coffee!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijig0LDMGY2Fn_WHAuKJaJNilWy-eNM52vuvl0nzWIulXMcXjVCE_xZMDQ8P167Vo0jYFaKcR2Hn-ADM_gFlzaD1UrICnRLTl98QYxL2E4Lprk1R2B_WQUHzlaZGJN5O6y-2AWMlAz_zE/s1600/ezekial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijig0LDMGY2Fn_WHAuKJaJNilWy-eNM52vuvl0nzWIulXMcXjVCE_xZMDQ8P167Vo0jYFaKcR2Hn-ADM_gFlzaD1UrICnRLTl98QYxL2E4Lprk1R2B_WQUHzlaZGJN5O6y-2AWMlAz_zE/s320/ezekial.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have tried my fair share of different kinds of English muffin brands, but recently I am into organic and sprouted breads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am in absolute love with Ezekial's cinnamon raisin English muffins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are fluffy and they don't crumble when you slice them apart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have a touch of sweetness to them as well which is great.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can add a little honey to them if you wanted with some almond butter like I do on rice cakes all the time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiV6q8mHtvlEtz2PDUitMru6QRsE8S4T-9YdI_jfNAhQ3mQEEWcIFKcEEP9IXFFBIsu5Ak1VaU1bkKLGd9CgioWNz6l6az2zUBBo2pAUi8iZXv0E0DQv4LoYwss_WJX1Q25FbVT39LTo/s1600/ham+egg+and+cheese+on+ezekial+cinnamon+raisin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiV6q8mHtvlEtz2PDUitMru6QRsE8S4T-9YdI_jfNAhQ3mQEEWcIFKcEEP9IXFFBIsu5Ak1VaU1bkKLGd9CgioWNz6l6az2zUBBo2pAUi8iZXv0E0DQv4LoYwss_WJX1Q25FbVT39LTo/s320/ham+egg+and+cheese+on+ezekial+cinnamon+raisin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning I felt like having eggs, so I decided to make a sandwich using ham, egg and cheese on The Cinnamon Raisin English muffin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was very good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sweetness of the raisins made the sandwich!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sesame bread:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">whoa, a bit different from your average sesame bread!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reminded me of wheat bread with sesame seeds on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was so good though!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tons of great flavor and works great for a sandwich!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Info:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vegan</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gluten free</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diabetic friendly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sprouted grains</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yeast free</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also high in fiber </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Products:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cereals</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bread</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tortilla </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vegan meats</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pasta</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pocket breads</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">buns</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">English muffins</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Coming soon*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">waffles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">croutons</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Want to check out their full line of products?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.foodforlife.com/">http://www.foodforlife.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/Food_For_Life">https://twitter.com/Food_For_Life</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FoodforLifeBaking"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/FoodforLifeBaking</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br />

Food For Life Review

Whether you are trying to eat healthy, live on a budget or try to maintain a healthy lifestyle it's tough at times am I right?With eating healthy I still at times run into wanting sweets.I make myself a healthy breakfast that's easy, affordable and n…

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Sweet Andy's Cookie Review and Giveaway

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Congratulations To Sandy N.!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You are a Sweet Andy's Winner!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5_ldBTH7aKuEPhxJU9gHngolJMKAuMNDWuVPaKCIm4Brr7M04gQEkG0GeYr9kVSnPeqZfeIKFRDawRLBVi9JOKDkKV52sxKm0DJ8-UYBIDIC0aM-yP0gNkAW-P-CBcaw7eYRG-WwzPA/s1600/sweeta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5_ldBTH7aKuEPhxJU9gHngolJMKAuMNDWuVPaKCIm4Brr7M04gQEkG0GeYr9kVSnPeqZfeIKFRDawRLBVi9JOKDkKV52sxKm0DJ8-UYBIDIC0aM-yP0gNkAW-P-CBcaw7eYRG-WwzPA/s1600/sweeta.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One thing that I do love is sweets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't seem to get enough of them, but with eating the healthy way I do it in moderation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've had the pleasure to review some delicious cookies from a company called <a href="http://www.sweetandyscookies.com/sac_index.php">Sweet Andy's</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking for that homemade taste?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look no further because these cookies have just that!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are chewy, soft and scrumptious. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They use the best kind of ingredients for their cookies out there and they are all natural.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have a wide variety of cookies whether you like chocolate, plain or fruity!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Varieties:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pumpkin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">white chocolate macadamia nut </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">chocolate with peanut butter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lemon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">peanut butter chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are the flavors I was sent to review.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate Chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Triple Chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mint Chocolate Chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sugar Cookie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oatmeal Raisin </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2w8BW5gnkRuLL1GRdZxlS9cwT8FolMwROx68Yg-AikPid8P0wXAlpqie_0wqveKnCtzsq4vBI-bIbhIcBwphb8hm-9sQEwehaXKRFXiTOeesJd_Lk6E_s04AozoAKNTGdY3fBs127eeQ/s1600/sweet+andy's+are+here.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2w8BW5gnkRuLL1GRdZxlS9cwT8FolMwROx68Yg-AikPid8P0wXAlpqie_0wqveKnCtzsq4vBI-bIbhIcBwphb8hm-9sQEwehaXKRFXiTOeesJd_Lk6E_s04AozoAKNTGdY3fBs127eeQ/s320/sweet+andy's+are+here.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Triple chip:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate lovers beware!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This sweet and delicious cookie is amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It will literally have you wanting more!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Goes perfectly with a glass of milk!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made with white chocolate, peanut butter and milk chocolate chips!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sugar Cookie:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soft and chewy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So delicious and the best part of all you can make ice cream sandwiches with them as well!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or if you are feeling a bit creative crumble up the cookie and add it to a milkshake!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Voila you have a cookie shake right at your finger tips!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Mint Chocolate Chip:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All those mint chocolate chip lovers this cookie is for you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's sweet, minty and delicious!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Oatmeal Raisin:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whoa, I love it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love the nuttiness of the oatmeal and sweetness from the raisins. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chocolate Chip:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is one of my favorite flavors for a cookie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I remember as a kid I would lick the spoon of the batter while waiting for the cookies to come out of the oven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We all did it, don't deny it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You loved it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Super chocolaty and chewy too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want you could pop them into the microwave really quick or you can make a cookie sandwich with ice cream of your choice! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chocolate:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether you like to dunk in milk or crumble on ice cream this cookie has got your name on it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great chocolate flavor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdvrDHpfL6c_HU5nIivjaK-Tk9oTds1rd4rwp1vTrMtdEYHVS_fczLMsAeOuIkTByJxrIS1hUpWuLJ51504rJIO-aW-fAyTyd7tnh8jvIfQLg3VxwOKg9-4G9BdrAZLq6llEsCq6muwM/s1600/sweet+andy's+cookies+assortment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdvrDHpfL6c_HU5nIivjaK-Tk9oTds1rd4rwp1vTrMtdEYHVS_fczLMsAeOuIkTByJxrIS1hUpWuLJ51504rJIO-aW-fAyTyd7tnh8jvIfQLg3VxwOKg9-4G9BdrAZLq6llEsCq6muwM/s320/sweet+andy's+cookies+assortment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>It's giveaway time!</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Winner will win a case of cookies!! </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>1. admit it, who licked the batter as a kid when making cookies?! </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Want an extra entry? </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>2. Follow my blog.</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>3.Then also follow me via Twitter, here. https://twitter.com/kelli_bliss </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>4. then tweet about the giveaway and make sure you use #Sweetandys</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>5. leave me a link here to your tweet.</u></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Want to order them online?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check them out here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sweetandyscookies.com/sac_index.php">http://www.sweetandyscookies.com/sac_index.php</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or Connect with them on these sites as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Andys-Cookies/130469047025031">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Andys-Cookies/130469047025031</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Sweetandycookie"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://twitter.com/Sweetandycookie</span></a></div><br />

Sweet Andy's Cookie Review and Giveaway

Congratulations To Sandy N.!You are a Sweet Andy's Winner!! One thing that I do love is sweets.I can't seem to get enough of them, but with eating the healthy way I do it in moderation.I've had the pleasure to review some delicious cookies from a com…

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Display your curated Scoop.its as attractive widgets on your blog or website

<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/AVvXsEgTzbin-LCaRWXzCCyB0VFJIdscD_sonxlAjX-Z06VQKqSlI7yY6JFJ42veSIxg4hNxgAkV_8DSEjMo3BW8lHFSgg7whx4Ofrdj_SJpRBVcawvex0_xjUHV2JeXW3ZsKNN_Sh5aH5enURc/s1600/scoopit+widget.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzbin-LCaRWXzCCyB0VFJIdscD_sonxlAjX-Z06VQKqSlI7yY6JFJ42veSIxg4hNxgAkV_8DSEjMo3BW8lHFSgg7whx4Ofrdj_SJpRBVcawvex0_xjUHV2JeXW3ZsKNN_Sh5aH5enURc/s1600/scoopit+widget.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Internet is getting so full of information these days that it is not surprising to see how many curating tools are emerging for teachers to use. Scoop.it is definitely one of my favourite curating tools. (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately with Scoop.it you are only allowed five free Scoop.its.) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But how do you display a Scoop,it in an attractive manner on a blog or webiste? Today when I was surfing the web I noticed that some bloggers had lovely Scoop.it widgets embedded at the side of their blog which gave a slideshow on the various posts curated. This really appealed to me so I set about discovering how to do this. Unfortunately the side column of our SchoolNet blog is too narrow for showing this widget successfully so I created a page instead.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this post I thought I would tell you how I created these widgets and then show the finished product. .</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to create the widget</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Step 1: </span><br />Log in to your Scoop.it and click on Manage and then on Export</span><br /><strong><br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN9CDRZxG25-ZK2hPWVyk_UUQX3KpGGMrHdNJu7UG0xnHX39gYquA-BsYhlgOmwx6GgVCdIqrqgK7tNeT3Z5t2Son-t538M6-O9AcuT_fEEl_gXXaqcSP0KakHRuXyAL1_vD_A4UpB8A/s1600-h/image%25255B16%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3lYhLNurNL7AyZANl8V_1IfHKX8_wI6Gl_phoSKlpwC5Lvc8gQx8iCXFU5fA63neehtYpEGmHi79q4M0o5iH2DOmzW1DCIfhVQwBbMfeCXfpMz83OLCoabDz8wlAThn7TY8ZOGkggMI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Step 2: </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will be taken to the Export page which hosts the widget for a blog or website. On this page you will make some decisions about your widget and fil in your requirements. Right at the bottom, under the displayed widget slideshow, is a place to ‘Finish and grab the code’. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7S3IyohEB0l5XWSs1oHOpUDtv15tI0ZJf1uV6TiYS22LxxlRkL3_uyDNKcA3yphlWDKQ1Id_2AYP16fDY8ancYKRRSkjVoSzmwP3w2uK397zPMXdGyLA4pdTvRuHMc1zS0seVwZ7syc/s1600-h/image%25255B17%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Abx-dHh33UxLpHaakfwq4auru0s3OLEgHDQXrjeXuuTr6S2vQ3nqxLubMAUxinyXB9sR4Zy39U-oJu3UXbeD6zCVofvEVFUbqeb2Jc7yfzYvBazn3sk-pm0C40MhNjpysLXRlbI83WY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="278" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Step 3: </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on ‘Finish and grab the code’ and copy the HTML. Place the HTML on the appropriate page of your website or blog. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k77oIO__5CsQt6fsKG-xEPCMUywH_VWffdpWfLkj38e3wujcKX0As7vF2MWDzU__WBKppmR9U52xrpM0pJzcfpKiZ_i9d5zezhqgg9SQfeYQCVmCLgglTuUsrrGuL-n6ZapkfWo7R80/s1600-h/image%25255B18%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJutnDXYjp39GeIxObjXXoS_6CGzDoMV0alu73VNtf22muRLBmyZRymBWBoAW3fBNQFfMF9OI_ytz3S8pyMG-fXZabomw0w8G-8V27_AvB88MosjIRdIsJYM5JbGlCahz1KIDEm1EUnb0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Our five Scoop.it widgets</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are our five presented as embedded widgets</span><br /><br /><iframe align="middle" frameborder="0" height="250" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scoop.it/t/learning-with-tablets/js?format=square&numberOfPosts=3&title=Learning+with+tablets&speed=3&mode=normal&width=300" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe align="middle" frameborder="0" height="250" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scoop.it/t/tablet-use-videos/js?format=square&numberOfPosts=3&title=Tablet-use+videos&speed=3&mode=normal&width=300" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe align="middle" frameborder="0" height="250" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scoop.it/t/history-and-geography-teaching-resources-elementary-school/js?format=square&numberOfPosts=3&title=History+and+Geography+teaching+resources+-+elementary+school&speed=3&mode=normal&width=300" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe align="middle" frameborder="0" height="250" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scoop.it/t/reading-and-writing-in-primary-school/js?format=square&numberOfPosts=3&title=Reading+and+Writing+in+primary+school&speed=3&mode=normal&width=300" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe align="middle" frameborder="0" height="250" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scoop.it/t/maths-for-k-3-students/js?format=square&numberOfPosts=3&title=Maths+for+K-3+students&speed=3&mode=normal&width=300" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To see these widgets on the actual page where I display them on the blog go to <a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/p/scoopits.html" title="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/p/scoopits.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/p/scoopits.html</a></span></div>

Scoop.it. tutorial Display your curated Scoop.its as attractive widgets on your blog or website

The Internet is getting so full of information these days that it is not surprising to see how many curating tools are emerging for teachers to use. Scoop.it is definitely one of my favourite curating tools. (Unfortunately with Scoop.it you are only …

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ISRAEL’S SYRIAN AIRSTRIKE AFTERMATH

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font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style><![endif]--> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvyXpzK3FpgqQ5vFAmVgtgt0iTdegBrxuKLmDnTSQIxpFXMJEQMH_2q-tjrx_XQ8Vpa3XW7WrXVyibKcvqNMUZeoD6n7Q9VdExBPeFWqsjHz3h-2xZS4UnGk7Ya8L0UiY5bQVSPr3uL1G/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvyXpzK3FpgqQ5vFAmVgtgt0iTdegBrxuKLmDnTSQIxpFXMJEQMH_2q-tjrx_XQ8Vpa3XW7WrXVyibKcvqNMUZeoD6n7Q9VdExBPeFWqsjHz3h-2xZS4UnGk7Ya8L0UiY5bQVSPr3uL1G/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">IRANIAN GENERAL AND TWO AIDES WERE THE REAL TARGET OF </span></b></span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ALLEGED </span></b></span></span>ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN SYRIA</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Via DEBKA<i>file</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i> </i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The depth of IRAN’S loss by the death of senior IRANIAN Revolutionary Guards general Hassan Shateri aka Hossam Khosh-Nevis was signified by the rank of mourners at his funeral in Iran Thursday, Feb. 15.  Among them were IRAN’S Defense Minister Ahmed Wahidi, Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salehi and Al Qods Brigades commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">IRAN POINTS FINGER AT ISRAEL FOR IRGC GENERAL’S DEATH, VOWS REVENGE</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Gen. Shateri was in fact the live wire of the tremendous military effort IRAN is investing in SYRIA for keeping President Bashar Assad in power, DEBKAfile’s IRAN and Persian Gulf sources say.  He acted additionally as the vital IRANIAN link in the military partnership between Assad and the LEBANESE Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span>IRAN is reported by Gulf intelligence sources to have initially drawn a veil of secrecy over the time and place of his death for fear exposure would force a military confrontation with ISRAEL. They reveal that Gen. Shateri was in fact killed two weeks ago Saturday, Jan. 30, in the course of the alleged ISRAELI air strike against a SYRIAN military complex and arms convoy destined for Hizballah in LEBANON</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ALLEGEDLY IRANIAN GENERAL AND TWO AIDES WERE THE REAL TARGET OF ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Those sources claim that that the IRANIAN general and two aides who were driving in the same car were the real targets of that air strike.<br />After the event, Damascus reported two people killed and five injured, without identifying them or releasing their photos as would normally have been routine.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Targeted assassinations by foreign hands claimed by no one are not unusual SYRIA. In February 2008, Hizballah’s security chief Imad Mughniyeh, who carried out many of the same functions for Tehran as Gen. Shateri, was assassinated in Damascus. Eight months ago, in July 2012, a mysterious explosion wiped out half of Assad’s inner circle, targeting the men running the war against the SYRIAN uprising.<br /><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">DEEP INTELLIGENCE PENETRATION IN IRAN, LEBANON AND SYRIA</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Tehran was taken aback this time by the precise foreknowledge of Shateri’s movements and the accuracy of the attack, which presumed deep intelligence penetration in Tehran and Beirut as well as Damascus. Now, the IRANIANS appear to have decided not to take this setback lying down after all. ISRAEL is in their sights for payback – either directly or through their allies, SYRIA or Hizballah, which both suffered loss from the general’s death.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMA-sPAlN2hF3l2d_9gsbPJEmxbox8bUgHiXn8qTLnjX39nhK_2O8rNfuO38rrDwyfcSixEZw3GKcI5vC03Ep8uqxYXNhdQuhyphenhyphenj4H7dfqFdZDWzdjoFAGUZyQ2B3OVyA5O1zkMNojFfKs/s1600/140728_mainimg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMA-sPAlN2hF3l2d_9gsbPJEmxbox8bUgHiXn8qTLnjX39nhK_2O8rNfuO38rrDwyfcSixEZw3GKcI5vC03Ep8uqxYXNhdQuhyphenhyphenj4H7dfqFdZDWzdjoFAGUZyQ2B3OVyA5O1zkMNojFfKs/s320/140728_mainimg.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">DEBKAfile has learned that the IRGC general was in the process of rapidly establishing a small guerrilla army of 5,000 Revolutionary Guardsmen and 5,000 Hizballlah operatives for strengthening the defensive ring around Assad’s governing institutions in Damascus and its outskirts, secure the main SYRIA-LEBANON road routes and keep them open to free military movement between the two countries.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For Tehran, an open highway between SYRIA and LEBANON is an overriding strategic goal in view of its determination to get Hizballah’s stock of sophisticated weapons out of SYRIAN stores and across to LEBANON whatever it takes - despite ISRAEL’S reported action to frustrate the transfer.<br />In Tehran, the influential IRGC preacher, Hojjat-ol-Eslam Mehdi Ta’eb, declared Wednesday in a sermon that SYRIA’S importance to the Islamic Republic is greater even than the oil region of Khuzestan in southern IRAN.</span></span></div>

ISRAEL’S SYRIAN AIRSTRIKE AFTERMATH

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