News for today's 2018: 08/16/11

Would you like to get involved in an international peace project?

8:38 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br />Last year I participated in a few international projects initiated by Garrett Ferguson, a Grade 4 teacher from Franconia School in the USA, and the class and I made a whole host of new friends around the world. Garrett is now looking for teachers and classes who would like to join in a new project. Here is an excerpt from his email just received. <br /><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dear Classrooms Around the Globe,<br /><br />This year my fourth grade classroom at Lafayette Regional School in Franconia, NH would like to have a big celebration for International Peace Day on Sept 21, 2011. In honor of this day, I would like my fourth graders to create a multi - cultural vision of peace movie. We would like to collect movies from classrooms around the globe of their MESSAGE OF PEACE. The movies might include poetry, song, dance, or etc. The overall theme of the movie is "A Message of Peace" that answer what peace means to them. The requirement for the video:<br />Length "21 seconds or less"<br />Title: "A Message of Peace"<br />Upload: email your interest to me and I will follow up with instructions for uploading (We will be using Dropbox)<br />Due Date: Sept 16, 2011<br />Language: In your own language<br />Goal: 21 classroom representing all six continents<br /><br />My students will mash all the videos together to create a international message of peace that will premier on Sept 21, 2011. Please forward on this email message to all your classrooms. Thanks for helping our classroom spread a message of peace. <br /><br />-Garret Ferguson<br />P.S. <br />Here are additional resources on International Peace Day:<br />Peace One Day Organization <br /><a href="http://www.peaceoneday.org/en/education/POD-EDUCATION">http://www.peaceoneday.org/en/education/POD-EDUCATION</a><br />Pinwheels for Peace: <a href="http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/pinwheelsforpeace/home.html">http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/pinwheelsforpeace/home.html</a><br />TED talk on how international peace day was created: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/jeremy_gilley_one_day_of_peace.html">http://www.ted.com/talks/jeremy_gilley_one_day_of_peace.html</a> <br />- <br />Mr. Ferguson and The Super Fantastic 15<br />Lafayette Regional School - Franconia NH<br />Skype - lafayette41</span></i><br /><br />I see that the Principal of Scottish High International School in India has just replied wishing to get involved. Why not also consider also giving it a try? </div>

Collaboration Project-based learning videos Would you like to get involved in an international peace project?

Submitted by Fiona Beal Last year I participated in a few international projects initiated by Garrett Ferguson, a Grade 4 teacher from Franc...

SAUDIA ARABIA, USA, TURKEY versus IRAN, RUSSIA and CHINA

7:40 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="MsoNormal">"PLAYOFF" in Syria<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JwBjRQA0phs?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><u><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">SUNNI - SAUDI ARABIA </span>against SHIITE -  IRAN and SYRIA</b></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">SYRIA'S regime will never tumble unless Iran allows it to tumble, but that will most probably not occur, for SYRIA and HEZBOLLAH in LEBANON are front proxy of IRAN, and IRAN will not experience a regime change unless CHINA and RUSSIA see a strategic advantage in tumbling the regime in IRAN. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The USA and the SUNNI WAHHABI HOUSE OF SAUD together with TURKEY are pulling on a common string regarding SYRIA and its protege IRAN but are unable to find a sound strategy to proceed with SYRIA without exposing themselves, as well as politically backfire. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Needless to point out that a military intervention would stretch US defense budget to the limit, not to mention that of NATO member states such as ITALY, FRANCE and GERMANY, unless SAUDI ARABIA finances the intervention and uses fellow NATO state TURKEY to lead the operation which would play in the hands of the USA in order to “eliminate” Iran from the chessboard of the region. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><u><b>SYRIA’S REVOLT BRINGS LEBANESE HISBOLLAH IN TURMOIL</b></u></div><div class="MsoNormal">     </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN">The conflict in SYRIA brings an enormous collateral damage to the LEBANESE HEZBOLLAH itself. The Shiite organization that is backed by TEHRAN and DAMASCUS, is militarily and politically stronger and influential than ever: NAJIB MIKATI LEBANON’S Minister President, is the first head of state which is a HEZBOLLAH protégée, and yet, HEZBOLLAH has hit rock bottom as far as their reputation in LEBANON and SYRIA, but also in the rest of the Arab world, who paid tribute to HEZBOLLAH on their resilience; in particular the 2006 war with ISRAEL in which HEZBOLLAH emerged unbroken.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY-G6dhRpJJZuWoPjkcxnKTwy5jsM-LqqFX_klboA7Bf5LlonrPuAQ4K59UJaMXJcLTuz_PF41JK0ujLE6eedEetcSZ9AiSBvMNBTBwyOPU5wqnejMtv-kIClRF99oZL4kjOQpUIvlQb1/s1600/Iran_Syria_Locator.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY-G6dhRpJJZuWoPjkcxnKTwy5jsM-LqqFX_klboA7Bf5LlonrPuAQ4K59UJaMXJcLTuz_PF41JK0ujLE6eedEetcSZ9AiSBvMNBTBwyOPU5wqnejMtv-kIClRF99oZL4kjOQpUIvlQb1/s320/Iran_Syria_Locator.PNG" width="320" /></a><span class="hps"><span lang="EN">HEZBOLLAH’S “</span></span><span lang="EN">double standard", something HEZBOLLAH <span class="hps">usually</span> accuse the <span class="hps">USA</span> of, <span class="hps">in light</span> <span class="hps">of Arab</span> <span class="hps">protest</span> <span class="hps">movements,</span> <span class="hps">is striking. </span> In <span class="hps">EGYPT</span>, TUNISIA, <span class="hps">YEMEN</span> <span class="hps">AND BAHRAIN, HEZBOLLAH, just as IRAN, was</span> <span class="hps">on</span> <span class="hps">the side of the</span> <span class="hps">protesters</span> <span class="hps">against</span> <span class="hps">pro Western</span> Governments. In contrast to <span class="hps">SYRIA’S upraise however, Hezbollah leader</span> <span class="hps">Hassan</span> <span class="hps">Nasrallah,</span> <span class="hps">immediately</span> <span class="hps">favored the “resistance</span> <span class="hps">regime</span>" in Damascus and <span class="hps">Bashar</span> <span class="hps">al</span><span class="atn">-</span>Assad as the<span class="hps"> reformer</span>, whereas <span class="hps">the protesters</span> <span class="hps">acted</span> <span class="hps">in favor</span> <span class="hps">of ISRAEL and the</span> <span class="hps">UNITED STATES.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="hps"><span lang="EN">The</span></span><span lang="EN"> <span class="hps">aspect</span> of which <span class="hps">cannot even</span> <span class="hps">be denied. With the fall of</span> <span class="hps">Assad</span>, Hezbollah’s<span class="hps"> lifeline to IRAN, currently running through</span> <span class="hps">Damascus</span> will be cut and subsequently push Iran out of the region, <span class="hps">one of the attractions</span> <span class="hps">of a </span>“<span class="hps">regime</span> <span class="hps">change"</span> <span class="hps">scenario</span> <span class="hps">- even</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">observers who</span> <span class="hps">strongly believe that with the fall of Assad, civil war</span> <span class="hps">and </span>Fundamentalist <span class="hps">Islamist</span> takeover of <span class="hps">power</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">SYRIA is imminent</span>, <span class="hps">with all the</span> <span class="hps">"non-pleasantries" and</span> <span class="hps">consequences</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">ISRAEL, the</span> immediate neighbor of SYRIA. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AOWI0Zv7ORU?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">See related info: </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MD28Ak01.html">http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MD28Ak01.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MH17Ak01.html">http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MH17Ak01.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MH17Ak02.html">http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MH17Ak02.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

SAUDIA ARABIA, USA, TURKEY versus IRAN, RUSSIA and CHINA

"PLAYOFF" in Syria SUNNI - SAUDI ARABIA against SHIITE - IRAN and SYRIA SYRIA'S regime will never tumble unless Iran allows i...

A little bit of inspiration

11:08 AM Tukiyooo 0

Inspiration videos A little bit of inspiration

Submitted by Fiona Beal What do you think of the idea of now and again spending a few spare minutes in a lesson showing an inspirational vid...

Ohio in Seasonal Transition

9:44 AM Tukiyooo 0

I can't believe it's almost fall! It seems like I say this every year, but where on earth did this summer go?  I had to get a blanket out last night for the first time.  It is a bittersweet feeling.<br /><br />There were subtle reminders of the looming fall that I chose to ignore.  Things like an uptick in the numbers of hummingbirds coming to my feeders.  I know they are getting ready for their big migrations.  So I need to keep on top of my feeders.  By the way, don't believe that old wives tale that if you don't take the feeders down, hummingbirds won't migrate.  It's not true.  Leaving them up can provide valuable nutrition to those slow to migrate.  But nature's migratory urge is much more powerful than any tempting treat we can put in our feeders.  They'll go when they need to.<br /><br />I've also noticed more spiders in the yard, much to my chagrin.  I am not a lover of spiders, to be sure.  But, I do appreciate their role in the food chain.  And, I've even been able to muster up enough nerve to observe a few of these creatures to see what type of web they weave, physical characteristics, etc, before I get the willies and have to walk away. :-)  If you'd like to learn more about Ohio's spiders, the Division of Wildlife has a very nice new <a href="http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/AZSpidersInsectsandInvertebrates/tabid/17916/Default.aspx">field guide</a> that you can order by contacting 1-800-WILDLIFE.<br /><br />Another sign of the coming fall is the explosion of blooms seen in my flower beds.  It seems like they are trying one last ditch effort to attract as many pollinators as possible before that first frost.  And they make excellent table bouquets. <br /><br />Then there is the bane of most birders, fall warblers.  As if these little birds aren't hard enough to identify in spring when they are in their full color glory.  In the fall, the males and females are both drab olive brown and you really have to get a good look at them to pick out any distinguishing field marks.  It is quite a challenge if you're up for it.  Shorebirds are migrating through as well.  With some species having to cross two continents in their journey south, they are some of the earliest migrants.  Local lakes and rivers are at their low water points this time of year and their mud flats are exposed.  Scan any of these flat, damp spots and you'll likely find several different species of these long-legged waders.  Sometimes collectively known as sandpipers, some species you might see include sanderlings, dowitchers, plovers, yellowlegs, and, of course, multiple species of sandpipers.  You'll find them actively searching for aquatic invertebrates deep in the mud.  You can find photos and order field guides for both warblers and shorebirds on our website at <a href="http://www.wildohio.com/">http://www.wildohio.com/</a> <br /><br />These transitional times of year are when I think nature is at its most interesting.  Some careful observations around your schoolyard, backyard or local park can yield some wonderfully curious sites, smells and sounds that may not be around in the middle of a season.  Take a moment to discover Ohio in her seasonal transition.

Ohio in Seasonal Transition

I can't believe it's almost fall! It seems like I say this every year, but where on earth did this summer go? I had to get a blanke...

Hungry Girl 1-2-3: AM Apple Scramble

7:57 AM Tukiyooo 0

Wow! Thank you all for <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/08/friend-making-monday-driving-force.html">stopping by yesterday</a> and for all of your encouraging comments - what a pleasant surprise each time the Google's notified me of a comment :).   <br /><br />Today I bring you a new breakfast recipe! <br /><br />Something I've frequently heard from friends and fellow bloggers is that they eat the same thing for breakfast every day.  That's cool, if that works for you.  I used to be this way too, back when I lost 50 lbs in college.  I would eat the exact same thing every day, every week.  I knew nothing but Lean Cuisines/Smart Ones/Healthy Choice frozen meals and 100 calorie packs.  I cannot stomach the look to either of those food items now.<br /><br />Now, I make a lot of things by hand.<br /><br />Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and I like to add variety to my life where I can.   Because of this, I try not to eat the same thing twice too close together.  This week's breakfast is <a href="http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/699">Hungry Girl's AM Apple Scramble</a>.  The end result of this dish is something similar to that of oatmeal & Cream of Wheat.  It ends up dry, but not so dry that it tastes bad.  It was kind of hard to tell when it was done, but I just followed along with HG's recommended cooking time of 5 minutes.  When it's done cooking, it starts to firm up and lose some of it's moisture, and the color gets slightly darker.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWPduVVxPu1RJysS0tkphPuNr-KgchMfoZNP7ShFau88IZWWUh06GKVvbeV84kGy-LaFqsUA1rlz2VGU9PrwWTkD8QGuLXTWsbi5irmtGF1P2LdbsJSFqtKdrlam5_B1wzEdNLDxFE4o/s1600/apple+scramble.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWPduVVxPu1RJysS0tkphPuNr-KgchMfoZNP7ShFau88IZWWUh06GKVvbeV84kGy-LaFqsUA1rlz2VGU9PrwWTkD8QGuLXTWsbi5irmtGF1P2LdbsJSFqtKdrlam5_B1wzEdNLDxFE4o/s320/apple+scramble.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><blockquote><a href="http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/699"><u><b>Hungry Girl 1-2-3: AM Apple Scramble</b></u></a> - <i>7 Points+ (her version calculates at 6 Points+)</i><br /><br /><i>Ingredients:</i><br /><ul><li>1 cup peeled and finely chopped apple (approx. 1 medium apple) </li><br /> <li>1 slice Wonder Light White Bread - <i>I used Martin's Whole Wheat Potato Bread</i><br />1/2 cup Egg Beaters, Original</li><br /> <li>3 tbsp. regular oats (not quick or instant)</li><br /> <li>1 oz. light vanilla soymilk</li><br /> <li>1/4 tsp. vanilla extract</li><br /> <li>1/2 tsp. cinnamon</li><br /> <li>2 packets SPLENDA </li><br /> <li>pinch salt</li><br /> </ul><br /><i>Directions</i>: <br />Begin by stirring to combine all ingredients except for the bread and apple. Set aside. Toast bread well (but do not burn) and allow it to cool.  Tear bread into pieces and place in a blender or food processor.  Pulse bread until reduced to small pieces.  Add mixture and chopped apple to blender or processor and pulse until mixed (NOT liquefied).  In a pan sprayed with nonstick spray, cook mixture over medium heat.  Prepare as you would scrambled eggs, constantly moving mixture around with a spatula.  Cook for approximately 5 minutes, until solid crumbles form and brown slightly.  Serves 1!</blockquote> I hope you all have a great "On Plan" day!<br />