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WE WANT WAR, AND WE WANT IT NOW By Pepe Escobar via Asia Times ASIA Times wrote: It was deep into the night, somewhere over Siberia, in ...

Yesterday I celebrated my 28th birthday.  Overall, the day itself was great.  While I did work, I was able to work at home and that helped make the day a little more enjoyable.  I'm trying to conserve my vacation time for an upcoming trip.....one of the wedding-sorts.  To an island.  In the Caribbean.  I cannot wait!<br /><br />Anyhow, the day started off great from the get-go.  Joel arrived home from work that morning with Starbucks in hand.  He also presented me with my birthday gift right away.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMZOcVCXg8m5tsRRrsHH3lbWIJn6O8xjUfChmS2964VGfLDRrnpqiQBYwmyGEWHmIE_-tKUOMV8UHGxWaXMbRhBtPOJierT5NnEB5fKRW6Su7TGpjqx0z_aJrsl_2yKZQ5829YwJqcZU/s1600/watch+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMZOcVCXg8m5tsRRrsHH3lbWIJn6O8xjUfChmS2964VGfLDRrnpqiQBYwmyGEWHmIE_-tKUOMV8UHGxWaXMbRhBtPOJierT5NnEB5fKRW6Su7TGpjqx0z_aJrsl_2yKZQ5829YwJqcZU/s400/watch+1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs1yTbYgNAj2GT7LRVKhSF9-oJAQUKHDPpFLAHPdkdSSR8A6c_y7fGXk375lajEKNhRTW3FP6ROZ8mbrKWJEAICQtfkq6amP1gjFOZ5SStUZrguv7cGkqPDT9sVYlmbdbYrMjxAzQKlA/s1600/watch+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs1yTbYgNAj2GT7LRVKhSF9-oJAQUKHDPpFLAHPdkdSSR8A6c_y7fGXk375lajEKNhRTW3FP6ROZ8mbrKWJEAICQtfkq6amP1gjFOZ5SStUZrguv7cGkqPDT9sVYlmbdbYrMjxAzQKlA/s400/watch+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />It looks just like regular yellow gold, but it's actually rose gold.  I love rose gold now more than ever, especially because my engagement ring is rose gold, and so are two other pieces of special jewelry I have.  This very same watch was going to be a weight loss reward, so I'll just have to figure out something else to get for that goal instead.  Shouldn't be a problem! :)  <br /><br />And even though I already met my minimum exercise for the week, I decided to take my lunch hour and do 40 minutes on the elliptical.  Why not start off year 28 with one of the best things I can do for my body and soul?  I'm a member at Gold's, and they sent me a birthday email with a coupon for 25% off an item in their shop and a free bottle of water.  When I signed in yesterday, the computer told me Happy Birthday, which made my day... it truly is all about the little things in life!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ar40Qxfvlj3Z3O7Zzayv2x5p8vB2iYWmRStZOuyZ64JFwsUY-B6eMXVpN-wgMRQzBYH0iNCMtmaRcM3HI_hRNymXtVLJReYPe0Cm2lRK42TEKGhe3V6SPWvaVWhmpfg24FTP9cvtSyI/s1600/gym.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ar40Qxfvlj3Z3O7Zzayv2x5p8vB2iYWmRStZOuyZ64JFwsUY-B6eMXVpN-wgMRQzBYH0iNCMtmaRcM3HI_hRNymXtVLJReYPe0Cm2lRK42TEKGhe3V6SPWvaVWhmpfg24FTP9cvtSyI/s400/gym.JPG" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blurry pics are the result of taking them while<br />on the elliptical!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Not to mention, I need all the exercise I can get.  Last week was a great week for me.  This week.....I've consumed so much sugar it's a wonder I haven't had digestive issues as a result.  I'll just leave it at that... I'm sure no one needs an in-depth account of what goes on there! <br /><br />Sometimes my self control amazes me.  I could bake batches of cookies, or be around my most favorite foods, and it doesn't bother me one bit.  Other times, this week being one of them, I cannot stop myself from eating.  Why can't just a taste be enough?  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzq_tv2tr_NeFKa9zJN8X5I6G1_aPmIOqHm6Qzd_NrxuE8hox2w8rWwPfSDO0-iyG4FUtjUqIPH35H2jd4EIjwD7emgl_EMVpQfWbD_ZGJzYp-9BB_eTdA7pmakXOS52f8JkFUxo_76M/s1600/bday+cookies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzq_tv2tr_NeFKa9zJN8X5I6G1_aPmIOqHm6Qzd_NrxuE8hox2w8rWwPfSDO0-iyG4FUtjUqIPH35H2jd4EIjwD7emgl_EMVpQfWbD_ZGJzYp-9BB_eTdA7pmakXOS52f8JkFUxo_76M/s400/bday+cookies.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday/Easter cookies I made for work this week</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Birthday week also means lots of eating out.  People at work kindly want to take me to lunch, and Joel & I had dinner at our <a href="http://kodorirestaurant.com/" target="_blank">favorite Japanese/Korean</a> restaurant last night.  I'm taking it one meal at a time at this point.  Just because I've been afforded all of these opportunities to eat out, doesn't mean I need to fully indulge and blow it.     <br /><br />At Chick Fil A the other day, I got a kid's meal. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvCrG8n_ss5lPt7Dz-vvanZKb-WGEoLUtrE5b5ULLB84R5MfLWs1_Kzp2tL06ulhmfY3Qda52k-5DSDObtvffj99EjeES6l1_xlD7icg_2lavw-Y4T-5vlrpabwSXjpINGJIhG7cEwtE/s1600/chickfila.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvCrG8n_ss5lPt7Dz-vvanZKb-WGEoLUtrE5b5ULLB84R5MfLWs1_Kzp2tL06ulhmfY3Qda52k-5DSDObtvffj99EjeES6l1_xlD7icg_2lavw-Y4T-5vlrpabwSXjpINGJIhG7cEwtE/s400/chickfila.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />This was JUST the right amount of Chick Fil A to satisfy my chicken desires.  A special thank-you to my friend <a href="http://cheerfulchatter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Meghan</a> who shared this strategy with me.  I just assumed if a kid wasn't present, a restaurant would not serve you a kid's meal.  Not the case with our local Chick Fil A, and I'm so grateful that they allow it!<br /><br />I used to be able to consume the entire spicy chicken meal from our favorite restaurant (mentioned earlier).  However, now I can only eat about half of it.  That's a plus!  So while I haven't been eating the best things this week per se, I'm also not completely blowing it by eating <i>all </i>of it.<br /><br />The rest of the week will involve even more birthday celebrations: going to see my favorite movie of all time in 3D (Titanic!), shoe shopping with my friend Margie, and a weekend getaway to tour a somewhat-local brewery.  This is going to end up being an awesome week! <br /><br /><b style="color: #351c75;">Do you know of any other restaurants that allow the purchase of a kid's meal in lieu of the full adult version?  </b>

Yesterday I celebrated my 28th birthday. Overall, the day itself was great. While I did work, I was able to work at home and that helped m...

THE CROWN Part 3

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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjaYY2XSkq7GS1hfTtDNuXFuscmWth8a6FzYWvNl7Uf9qLnuG_UZeuyOJ2Z8_jOMo-J88eZsMUJfhOgExAolgh7eLFf3OVoW8_syVVduhp5ag5JseUJF58jvdrwjsFhAEg6aReOek25bj/s1600/Imperial_State_Crown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjaYY2XSkq7GS1hfTtDNuXFuscmWth8a6FzYWvNl7Uf9qLnuG_UZeuyOJ2Z8_jOMo-J88eZsMUJfhOgExAolgh7eLFf3OVoW8_syVVduhp5ag5JseUJF58jvdrwjsFhAEg6aReOek25bj/s320/Imperial_State_Crown.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Elephant","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Elephant","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Elephant","serif";">Neo-British Empire of the Crown -- 500 Year Chronology</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By James Daugherty</span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HYPOTHESIS OR REALITY? – FOOD FOR THOUGHT</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><u><span style="background: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: red;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><u><span style="background: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: red;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #990000; line-height: normal;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">VIII. Mysticism and the Occult.</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mysticism and the occult play a surprisingly pervasive role in the Crown's secret societies and within the "Crown" itself. We postulate several reasons for this, all of which complement each other. Oligarchic fascination with the occult built on existing traditions within Judaism and Islam with which the Crown allied itself: Cabalism and Sufism. Cabalism and Sufism may contain esoteric psychological knowledge useful to power wielders in attaining self-mastery and learning propaganda (mass hypnotism) techniques. The occult provides an excellent "cover" for intelligence gathering and covert activities in Secret Societies such as the Masons and Illuminati. Also, "secret" or esoteric Bible interpretations, known as Cabala to the Jews, have been a propaganda technique since Queen Elizabeth I's astrologer, John Dee, invented the "British Israel/Identity" doctrine that has done so much to rationalize British world rule. Cabala is a pre-mass media propaganda technique that still has important uses on the fringes of society. NBE strategy, particularly in the Middle East. is designed to appear to fulfill Bible Prophesy, giving British strategy a "magical", inevitable quality to Bible Prophesy fans. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Both occultism and esoteric Bible interpretations fly directly in the face of the authority of the Vatican, covertly uniting the Vatican's Protestant and Jewish enemies for the "Crown".</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lastly, a proliferation of cults, spiritual seekers, New Age Movements, etc. are postulated by the "Crown" to be a safety valve designed to harmlessly release the desire for freedom among increasingly oppressed and regulated individuals in increasingly Malthusian, no-growth societies. The "Crown" believes that the Vatican's dogmatic attempts to produce spiritual conformity will always backfire to the advantage of the more liberal and tolerant "Crown". This was explicitly stated by the "Crown's" top theorist Arnold Toynbee and is in line with Britain's historically winning strategy of appearing to side with "liberalism" against "authoritarianism". </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Comment by Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring: Masons in Britain are very influential. Scotland Yard for example is infiltrated by Masons. In order to reach a key position within Scotland Yard one has to belong to a Mason loge. The same applies for the Royal Military Police and the SIB (Special Investigation Branch). In order to climb the career ladder in these organizations one has to join a Mason loge. Most senior non- commissioned officers within the Royal Military Police SIB are  Masons and once they reach the rank of Warrant Officer 1 they usually obtain the commission and thus are promoted to Captain which enables them to stay in the services till the age of 55 after which they obtain a comfortable pension. The same applies for Scotland Yard. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #990000; line-height: normal;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">IX. Primacy of Geopolitics</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Contrary to conspiracy researchers who postulate mystical, "Satanic" adepts of Illuminism, Cabalism, or Sufism as the ultimate conspirators, we postulate worldly Super-Dynasties practicing "geopolitics". Secret Societies and subversion are seen as the "underbelly" or "covert adjunct" of geopolitical manipulation. Thus. "Perfidious Albion" ruthlessly shifted its alliances as the balance of power shifted, remained fundamentally opposed to the Vatican, its primary competition for world domination, and finally achieved a stable 3-Bloc world geopolitical system.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Tentative Chronology</span></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Primacy of Geopolitics is best illustrated by reviewing the following tentative chronology:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Seizing Power in INSULAR ALBION - 1485 to 1694</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">King Henry VII (1485-1509),</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> a Tudor, stabilized England after the bitter "Wars of the Roses" between claimants for the British Throne. Promoted commercial alliance with the Netherlands and backed John Cabot's exploration of North America in competition with the claims of Spain and Portugal which were sanctioned by the Pope.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1492 Jews expelled by Inquisition from Spain</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. Moors defeated by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1505 Conquered Moors expelled from Spain.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Jews with Moorish (Islamic/Sufic/Cabalistic) scientific/mystical!intellectual influence flee to trading centers of Netherlands and Venice.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">King Henry VIII (1509-1547),</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> a Tudor, attempts and "Renaissance" Reign on a grand scale. Great naval, military and commercial expansion. Seeks divorce and remarriage because of dynastic need for an heir.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1529 Henry's secret agent, Richard Croke, travels to Venice to consult with Jewish Rabbis</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and "Christian Cabalist" theologian Georgi in an attempt to Biblically justify divorce and remarriage to the Pope. This was the tip of a growing iceberg of a commercial/intellectual alliance between England s Crown" and the Jews fleeing the Vatican's Inquisition. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Henry spurns the Vatican,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> turning to Jewish inspired Bible interpretation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1535 Act of Supremacy.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Henry declared Supreme Head of the Church of England. Church Lands seized. Break with Rome complete.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1542 Still Catholic, Scotland in alliance with Catholic France,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">attempts invasion of England. Defeated at great cost. Agreed that Henry's son will wed Mary Queen of Scots, but never occurs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">King Edward VI (1547-1553), </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a Tudor, proceeds with Protestant Reformation and institutionalizes the Church of England. Catholic Mass forbidden. English liturgy ordered. First Prayer Book introduced.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Queen Mary (1553-1558),</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> elder daughter of Henry VIII, a Tudor, attempts to restore Catholicism and submission to Rome. Protestants burned at the stake.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elizabeth I (1558-1603), </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">daughter of Henry VIII, a Tudor, reverses Mary's Catholicism and enacts the second Act of Supremacy. Demands conformity to the Church of England.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1561 Mary, Queen of Scots, </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a Stuart, plots with Catholic Church to seize English Throne.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1585</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Elizabeth helps Netherlands Protestants and Jews against Spain.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elizabeth's favorite, Drake, plunders Spanish Galleons of their treasure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1587</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Numerous Catholic/Scottish plots end in the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1558 to 1583 John Dee,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Elizabeth I's famous scientist, magician, astrologer. and intelligence agent publically introduces English to Renaissance Christian" cabalism, magic and science with Jewish/Sufi roots in Venice. Dee invents "British Israel/Identity" doctrine as an explicit justification for the British Empire. First public hint of alliance with Jewish enemies of the Vatican "Anti-Christ." Dee, on an intelligence gathering trip under occult 'scrying' cover plants Rosicrucianism in Germany. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1558 Spanish Armada</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> sent to Britain to crush British rebellion against Papal Authority. British victory marks the beginning of British naval superiority. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Puritans"</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> first come to the attention of the public, not for intolerance, but for "cabalistic" Bible interpretation in defiance of Rome and advocacy of pure, Biblical worship free from Rome's idolatry. Seek out Jews for correct interpretation of the Old Testament, accused of "Judaising".</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">l600 East India Company chartered as a Crown Company.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Exploration and colonization proceeds with gusto. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Literary Note:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Secret intellectual warfare between Catholic and Jewish-Cabalist influences surfaces. Marlowe writes <b><i>"Faust"</i></b>to defame John Dee as a Satanic Magician, <i>"The Jew of Malta"</i>to enrage public opinion against the growing commercial alliance with Jewish Merchants and <b><i>"Tamburlaine"</i></b> to discredit Elizabethan British Empire ideals. Spenser writes <b><i>"Faire Queen"</i></b> to eulogize Elizabeth I as the magical "virgin" Queen. Shakespeare writes the <b><i>"Merchant of Venice"</i></b> to humanize Jews and cautiously soften attitudes toward Jews who are still banned from England. Shakespeare's "<b><i>Midsummer Night Dream"</i></b> romanticizes the Elizabethan Age. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">King James I (l603-l625),</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> a Stuart, cautiously backs-off spirit Elizabethan cabalism. John Dee loses favor. "Witches" persecuted, James edges toward Rome. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Puritan influences grow in spite of James I. <b>King James Bible</b> issued, providing basis for anti-Catholic policy of individual Bible reading and interpretation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Francis Bacon continues work in tradition of John Dee</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> under the influence of Rosicrucianism. Down-plays magic to please Catholic-leaning King, emphasizing inductive science. Bacon's <b><i>"New Atlantis"</i></b> reveals Britain's alliance with Jews, proposes Royal Society and Masonry. <b><i>"New Atlantis"</i></b> published post-humously, Bacon purged from James' Court well before his death.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">King Charles I (l625-l649),</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> a Stuart allows increasing Puritan agitation to reform "Romish" practices in the Church of England to be frustrated which divides the country. Parliament, the "City", and the Navy line-up against the King. Revolution.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1646 Royal Society formed</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> to support science. Rosicrucians infiltrate stone Masons, introducing mysticism and cabalism.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1649 Oliver Cromwell has Charles I executed.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mannaseh Ben Israel, a Dutch cabalist Rabbi, petitions Cromwell for return of the Jews to England</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> based on a cabalistic Bible interpretation that the millenium cannot come until the Jews have spread to every corner of the Earth. Cromwell's Puritan advisors believe Jews should be allowed into England confident they will convert to pure, Biblical Christianity.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cromwell seeks help from Jewish Merchants in his war with Spain,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the incarnation of the Papal anti-Christ.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jews unofficially allowed to settle in England.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1660 Charles II (1660-1685), a Stuart, is restored to the Throne of England</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by country exhausted by revolution and warfare. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1670 Charles II conspires with French Catholics in Secret Treaty</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">of and by a country exhausted by revolution. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1672 Charles attempts to ease restrictions on Catholics.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Defeated by Parliament. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1673 Test Act excludes Roman Catholics from office.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1678 Popish Plot scare.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Titus Oakes discloses Jesuit/Papist plot to restore Catholicism. Anti-Catholic frenzy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1679 Parliament attempts to exclude Catholic James of York from the Throne....Fails.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1681 Charles II dissolves Parliament and rules absolutely</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> to prevent exclusion of brother James from the Throne.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">King James II (1685-1689), a Catholic Stuart, repeals Habeus Corpus</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and attempts to rule absolutely and restore the Catholic religion. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Suspends all laws against Catholicism and non-conformism.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1688 Seven leaders of the Whigs and Tories invite William of Orange to invade England</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> from the Netherlands to restore "English Liberties."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">William lands at Torbay with the largest force ever to invade England.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">James II's forces desert. James II flees to the protection of Louis XIV in France.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paradoxically, the Pope, in a feud with Catholic Louis XIV, does not oppose "Orangeman" take-over of England. William's "Glorious Revolution" takes England out of the Catholic orbit permanently. British/Dutch/Jewish Alliance firmly established. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1692 England, Holland, and Austria war with France, limiting expansion under Louis XIV.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pope foolishly or treasonously amenable to Grand Alliance</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> to subdue Louis XIV. Vatican never recovers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">1694 <a href="" name="Bank_of_England">Bank of England</a>established with Royal Noble ownership.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> A mighty engine of government. National Debt inaugurated. Basis for financial domination of the world obtained</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>To be continued  </b></span>

THE CROWN Part 3

Neo-British Empire of the Crown -- 500 Year Chronology By James Daugherty HYPOTHESIS OR REALITY? – FOOD FOR THOUGHT VIII. Mysticism and the...

Revisiting the "Youthquake"

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznq3vRJGfBIIoyNE9aiuHlbQWt4wkPDfjyMThYNVx6I-k_ariEikWfvlZNle8Hw7WZxj1xweV8LDjVvgrVAOWa8zMxFSXOF_-_4cgVZYOQrpGg0-9ahc39pJ5rIJ9YudgUbGtyhhZpk3U/s1600/Avedon+does+Lennon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznq3vRJGfBIIoyNE9aiuHlbQWt4wkPDfjyMThYNVx6I-k_ariEikWfvlZNle8Hw7WZxj1xweV8LDjVvgrVAOWa8zMxFSXOF_-_4cgVZYOQrpGg0-9ahc39pJ5rIJ9YudgUbGtyhhZpk3U/s320/Avedon+does+Lennon.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Landon Jones coined the term “baby boomers” in his 1980 tome <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation</i>, but, as the book's title indicates, the great horde born in the years following World War II was already distinguished as more than just <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a </i>baby boom – it was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the </i>baby boom. In fact, boomers had been the subject of intense interest and considerable attention from the beginning; Dr. Benjamin Spock’s runaway best-seller, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Baby and Child </i>Car<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">e</i>, was first published in 1946.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: right;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oC0XOuC6XyfiK8rfCNQqKclM4Kl5pR91ykZrAcJmI2hSIQ0DdqsDiCWfCiezMSuFJ4qdRjWQ8pSOQHu-MKzK2wqYFFA8Y7qpdHKkawHqgbuYjShpXvp7_ulUKS9guTWJoPNKPwR6SoB5/s1600/Whisky+a+go+go.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oC0XOuC6XyfiK8rfCNQqKclM4Kl5pR91ykZrAcJmI2hSIQ0DdqsDiCWfCiezMSuFJ4qdRjWQ8pSOQHu-MKzK2wqYFFA8Y7qpdHKkawHqgbuYjShpXvp7_ulUKS9guTWJoPNKPwR6SoB5/s320/Whisky+a+go+go.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LA's Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip</td></tr></tbody></table>And then Dr. Spock’s babies grew up.  In 1963, Diana Vreeland, long-time editor-in-chief of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vogue </i>magazine, coined the word “youthquake” to define a cultural phenomenon dominated by the young that was a mixture of music, fashion and political disaffection.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />Britain figured prominently in “youthquake” culture. Designers like Mary Quant whipped up trendy “mod” fashions and Carnaby Street became an epicenter of style; British models Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy epitomized the waifish, leggy look of the era, and London-born hairdresser Vidal Sassoon created “wash & wear” geometric cuts that revolutionized hair styling. “The British Invasion” swept popular music in 1964 when The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who,  The Kinks, The Animals and a multitude of others generated a flood of hit records. But the U.S. was not without influence. New York, where Bob Dylan made his ascent, had a thriving youth scene and in L.A., where youth is what it's all about (still), bands like The Byrds and The Doors built their reputations at clubs on the Sunset Strip before breaking out nationally.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxGjjtcR2agnhHO37KmKLyJA8qjrdFF35UuQFxSbCEoXL3qsd9O2ELc6YjyuMpo78OdR8To4kUpMP4SH1w0QfzaJPOxvaVmz7vXpAydb85KMpg_D4PgD7H46cQ3YM2QAvE13opGa1LotA/s1600/Twiggy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span id="goog_833010367"></span><span id="goog_833010368"></span><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxGjjtcR2agnhHO37KmKLyJA8qjrdFF35UuQFxSbCEoXL3qsd9O2ELc6YjyuMpo78OdR8To4kUpMP4SH1w0QfzaJPOxvaVmz7vXpAydb85KMpg_D4PgD7H46cQ3YM2QAvE13opGa1LotA/s320/Twiggy.jpg" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twiggy</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York has been showcasing “Youthquake! The 1960s Fashion Revolution” since March 6. An exploration of the impact of the youth culture of the ‘60s, the exhibit features clothing, accessories, videos and related media and runs through this Saturday, April 7.<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><a href="http://fitnyc.edu/12090.asp" style="color: #cc0000;">Click here</a> for more information.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZB9VIwubyLsVVhWLlwo12avHxTuRtWaasgpSnJPg-b61LvoIgx65Z5B2I8jSddMKGCxvXglC6Q4p_ooHpNpkifoar-zkEWz3tCAk0foa2wPwmH62WsCFHB3lGDJLx296HnCHfyCjz-xcr/s1600/Rolling+Stones+early.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZB9VIwubyLsVVhWLlwo12avHxTuRtWaasgpSnJPg-b61LvoIgx65Z5B2I8jSddMKGCxvXglC6Q4p_ooHpNpkifoar-zkEWz3tCAk0foa2wPwmH62WsCFHB3lGDJLx296HnCHfyCjz-xcr/s320/Rolling+Stones+early.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rolling Stones in the '60s</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2012/02/sunday-night-is-mad-men-nighta-blog.html" style="color: #cc0000;">Click here</a> for a link to <i>Sunday Night is Mad Men Night</i>, the blog event that inspired this post...</div>

Landon Jones coined the term “baby boomers” in his 1980 tome Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation , but, as the book'...

take a seat part 4

10:22 PM Anonymous 0

Raise your hand if you have a half dressed couch in your garage. Wahoo!<br /><br />I'm feeling good. I'm in control, as 80's Janet Jackson would say. I made legitimate progress, and there wasn't even excessive cussing. (no more than the normal daily amount that is)<br /><br /><div>But you are looking for the details, so lets go back to where we last left off.<br /><br />My lovely little settee was sanded, primed and given two wonderful coats of black spray paint.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R0NdkuhJR0vYAEwG5rTXSZay_OAZyD3PfkNQVv3XO3eWGCQEIrPncLQNoKzfZrLTtnz8MSlOnm12olg0DsdyZtIK7pSmjNdEkDbD9VBv3kloEEuDrVp2117q55RBj22hpMbinDsRYRRw/s1600/P4045732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R0NdkuhJR0vYAEwG5rTXSZay_OAZyD3PfkNQVv3XO3eWGCQEIrPncLQNoKzfZrLTtnz8MSlOnm12olg0DsdyZtIK7pSmjNdEkDbD9VBv3kloEEuDrVp2117q55RBj22hpMbinDsRYRRw/s640/P4045732.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have no idea what those hieroglyphics are btw</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Fabric was purchased and my staple gun was ready. There was no busy work left. No more procrastinating or stalling. It was time to 'get to gettin'. </div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to start with the outside side panels. They didn't have any batting in them when I pulled the fabric off, so I thought it would be the most straight forward place to start.</div><div><br /></div><div>I pulled the old smoke filled fabric out of the biohazard bag and laid it down on my pretty, new, clean linen to make my template.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZGlZVo3tr-UOf8R9cAR1hK6ZY0RWj6YcBw8RwEsVcLEsXE_JNZnB98Ntr68oNeyz3je8rDssstAjHTvZU2ch4Mhnsx3KpnoisOM5PW07ILEqBrBND1UnoQSJtzEhNynt58TfljhZmr3c/s1600/P4045743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZGlZVo3tr-UOf8R9cAR1hK6ZY0RWj6YcBw8RwEsVcLEsXE_JNZnB98Ntr68oNeyz3je8rDssstAjHTvZU2ch4Mhnsx3KpnoisOM5PW07ILEqBrBND1UnoQSJtzEhNynt58TfljhZmr3c/s640/P4045743.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was sure to trace my line about an inch or so away from the template itself to give me a little wiggle room when installing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ps7Se4rPwufAkn6Q9HW59nZIJ-5emQoBX8lP3z6LLBczqd2jC3Zt-jb_oewSLsDaMN7qWjrBnFZNPHmsqhx9hYEIMrrWw7M_tYN0ELb_83QjABbvwIn6j1_1nJPPXzYEo0UxY2cTGSN8/s1600/P4045740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ps7Se4rPwufAkn6Q9HW59nZIJ-5emQoBX8lP3z6LLBczqd2jC3Zt-jb_oewSLsDaMN7qWjrBnFZNPHmsqhx9hYEIMrrWw7M_tYN0ELb_83QjABbvwIn6j1_1nJPPXzYEo0UxY2cTGSN8/s640/P4045740.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I cut out my inaugural piece.<br /><br />Next up was ironing out any and all wrinkles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuKVzZLs8Atq8yNJVqH0SsZNS36Rybb6O98O9kuUKE4unafjdx1RR_v3PlW-Aegdi7bFKtaFkk_SJO2U9ZxC3B43l-DzoiN0lYiTWU7k7noPGz5TAEZzoOT1-6AjRs7YxcW_wlQ2Cj8Er/s1600/P4045745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuKVzZLs8Atq8yNJVqH0SsZNS36Rybb6O98O9kuUKE4unafjdx1RR_v3PlW-Aegdi7bFKtaFkk_SJO2U9ZxC3B43l-DzoiN0lYiTWU7k7noPGz5TAEZzoOT1-6AjRs7YxcW_wlQ2Cj8Er/s640/P4045745.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then folding over and ironing the edges for one staple ready template.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpCIV5Ulw1OlafS3bWV0OsoQvLcJbDs7KN4-wV99_IDRiH6KqjqUIDfkSlBwXyfBPx2vrOekq6YSK404N7uWAnoE6eo5LXz9M6C5ZGKG35lCpYQd74-dAnG2AicvI47K3EhxSg2Un2bmT/s1600/P4045755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpCIV5Ulw1OlafS3bWV0OsoQvLcJbDs7KN4-wV99_IDRiH6KqjqUIDfkSlBwXyfBPx2vrOekq6YSK404N7uWAnoE6eo5LXz9M6C5ZGKG35lCpYQd74-dAnG2AicvI47K3EhxSg2Un2bmT/s640/P4045755.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now I don't profess to know a stinkin thing about upholstery (as we've established) so maybe this is common but I was thrilled to have these wonderful pre-paved roads for me to follow. They were like a big neon sign, "Hey rookie, staple your fabric here!" </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMOygQbgPjLd5Ub_88I3g2pinf1-X8olTuA0OS2pc6DVRKnBUHFIr2xqPoGjo24zHwikJ9RHl6xNytcPR0Q0HYOvCl96CqleXeWh20-NbF4tJr4dKvHfO9rRrL_zCrHjAroqMb7YDZ5GE/s1600/P4045733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMOygQbgPjLd5Ub_88I3g2pinf1-X8olTuA0OS2pc6DVRKnBUHFIr2xqPoGjo24zHwikJ9RHl6xNytcPR0Q0HYOvCl96CqleXeWh20-NbF4tJr4dKvHfO9rRrL_zCrHjAroqMb7YDZ5GE/s640/P4045733.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">don't worry, all old staples were removed before new stapling began</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div>I eyeballed the positioning of the template, making sure that all sides would be covered. Then I lit a candle, turned on Pandora and got to stapling.<br /><br />One staple at the top, the bottom, left side and then the right to hold the fabric in place. And then back to each side, pulling, holding, stapling.<br /><br />Lather, rinse, repeat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTHwmh-cwRrW3iVCfuhpdNV1ThnGRNurVnx3roAlb-3BDqW76uF4HUZeAFNqCSr9QxJovQXxhhjHF3Jie_XthHsNFPZDI0yrEQgEXbJTdMxASNtbcJT0Llt7AwjI5_yi6CbmW4Bd4tqCF/s1600/P4045751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTHwmh-cwRrW3iVCfuhpdNV1ThnGRNurVnx3roAlb-3BDqW76uF4HUZeAFNqCSr9QxJovQXxhhjHF3Jie_XthHsNFPZDI0yrEQgEXbJTdMxASNtbcJT0Llt7AwjI5_yi6CbmW4Bd4tqCF/s640/P4045751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Some staples wouldn't go in all the way, as you can see. So I'd have to pull it out and restaple. But again, not nearly as bad as I had feared (so far).<br /><br />It actually went a lot quicker than I had planned (knock on wood). So quick in fact that I got both outside sides down in just a little over an hour.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9n5r23jlcM2HS1TfI-T1TufrVUk7k7UafGDDRCJb8k69YyNPjJCMVi2ErU15Ydn-oH819xRS-Pn5Cbcx4Af-fIim2lOBnn5OGex299uDXKeEyjdX39gIedv_MJSI0uUrpvVT8_1nm7X6G/s1600/P4045759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9n5r23jlcM2HS1TfI-T1TufrVUk7k7UafGDDRCJb8k69YyNPjJCMVi2ErU15Ydn-oH819xRS-Pn5Cbcx4Af-fIim2lOBnn5OGex299uDXKeEyjdX39gIedv_MJSI0uUrpvVT8_1nm7X6G/s640/P4045759.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />High and tight - just like a good soldier haircut.<br /><br />I will pause now so you can raise the roof with me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yk0ESxl-4kjsDA2rSoi_xkfYFRY83SMoKrUxa0j3qeTpkZZKrl3BZmuW39VgtgKkkdQndk9IA5L-JvAbp-FLIEBubi501gUpWs_tbKOvJPHHjrYGk0jZqvd_gZkH-E85WqWPCUfL3uZ1/s1600/P4045752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yk0ESxl-4kjsDA2rSoi_xkfYFRY83SMoKrUxa0j3qeTpkZZKrl3BZmuW39VgtgKkkdQndk9IA5L-JvAbp-FLIEBubi501gUpWs_tbKOvJPHHjrYGk0jZqvd_gZkH-E85WqWPCUfL3uZ1/s640/P4045752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>There was a bit of excess to trim, but for the most part, the template did a great job of using just the right amount.<br /><br /><div>Already a vast improvement from her former life and she's only gonna get better.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jfjCri8BAFyCVYWIgKKN3mkR26iWVJDH-kfDqA3jYYeW8trUUHAN0gzZQCa0JPS5Qyr8qrpX7TabT3WnGCzVLqBtkrCWnrl_VC716y0ZCj72X3NRRhaP59KN2nSXk6zkYigvRfXItjdS/s1600/P2254630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jfjCri8BAFyCVYWIgKKN3mkR26iWVJDH-kfDqA3jYYeW8trUUHAN0gzZQCa0JPS5Qyr8qrpX7TabT3WnGCzVLqBtkrCWnrl_VC716y0ZCj72X3NRRhaP59KN2nSXk6zkYigvRfXItjdS/s640/P2254630.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbv_XVJfYFhtPCIRl6SKtJcRqJVD0QM60n_T5DEe55MaiCU40stxhInOs8JlhrHaQy-Oab30pnwidnWJqCZI2_-ACzSHHVztBIccUi8XLoZ2dxul-jfW6rU6CP4P-he58eORsYH5DU54T/s1600/P4045757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbv_XVJfYFhtPCIRl6SKtJcRqJVD0QM60n_T5DEe55MaiCU40stxhInOs8JlhrHaQy-Oab30pnwidnWJqCZI2_-ACzSHHVztBIccUi8XLoZ2dxul-jfW6rU6CP4P-he58eORsYH5DU54T/s640/P4045757.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Only one small change of plans so far. I'd originally thought I would do nailhead trim but my little paved roads are too wide for the nailhead. It looks like I'll have to go the piping route. Which means a dip into the sewing pool. Damn. I'm not ready for swimsuit season.<br /><br />Next up, we'll go inside - arms, back and seat baby. Oh yeah.</div>

take a seat part 4

Raise your hand if you have a half dressed couch in your garage. Wahoo! I'm feeling good. I'm in control, as 80's Janet Jackson ...

10 places to find reading and writing resources for primary school learners – part 1

1:21 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of my passions is developing reading and writing in kids. Nowadays the web is full of the most amazing sites – is it any wonder that some of us feel that free internet should be a basic human right!  Today I came across some amazing new sites and thought they would be great to share in a blog post.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I have written two previous posts about reading resources for primary school learners so would like to add the links to those in case you are interested in looking them up:</span><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/01/bring-technology-into-your-foundation.html" target="_blank">Bring technology into your Foundation Phase reading lessons</a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/01/12-more-places-to-find-reading-material.html" target="_blank">12 more places to find reading material for Foundation Phase learners </a></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Share what you are reading</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b><a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/">http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/</a></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddjT76h4VEamggHHVKo4ALH79hrOeG4AIJf6ugR0N8bVIG-iJhvjNX1GJpJBsU8qmUX452efCFkYJJlKvEL5QIrkWm1WSS9KY5WfhXWPy6yABeKwRmzkEF18cFvwae7i0oSvcWr6D7-I/s1600-h/image2.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64LNH3exJyCH4pafz_DEVLwEU7JdpDNGeLfcPJ3Te15O_uIoFEhff3XYZ0vRdeaY14-80tPetkpO5arr0hdlnZM9aP68fNbJSk3Vdf1mVuJR92uOoerVnoSHr6YyNmK3GA63oXb6qYNE/?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>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB9OERkSmkfGk0YKKs3MKBrfI_xNgIgXT8PL_p4dy6CurEo19aY0SKuwbEX5_DQ4QrBxc4GwNZuOrzMeLaTiWYfyDRhS1GOp1fCnfKv3v0QZY11DXfySI2JD0GMed8bxlh0jNPaZG4dM/s1600-h/image5.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1iGl7_5YlyNm1-ltEnxNER3dQWfO_X6BdTl17GHldX19oaxhNs-wIfI0kOGJF0LilCWwhL_Rz-Y0TI79zSiuaWChWl0fRYeeExHTp72cJyLM1ybREaw00tS6iT7q-gMBqEc2BSBoYKM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a great site where children can write reviews about their favourite books - fantasy novels, biographies, mysteries, sports... They can then also  share with other students what they are reading and discover new books based on other kids' recommendations.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>  <br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Children’s books forever</b></span>  </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.childrensbooksforever.com/">http://www.childrensbooksforever.com/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii49UnEverBRstE5VPVtqcEATbtPUWapdo-nxNFo8q5QP_5PLiosj8bhD7gdHY1tjbvbMQ6IUOlkBeCAigDt9RK017xfu8yPxFvMfLdS6bTBy_jP_39qnrW6xxXjAkzDxcUbM2ni96Yzc/s1600-h/image61.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5c8nuXO_GilLFmmF9iVJh64Adn0rdtiiFrKoreAeGj4SMG2LK4_yI0UV6gARbzTXuL5EqcnFikipiDyGhknQI0WvNKPGrcuYrTWo97myzQFXK29zsWoAJIo1HkTAocaMj1Wu1JHylRo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This site features free and children’s books written by  Frans Wilhem. As I was paging through the site I recognised the Waldo books. </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. McGenius</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://meegenius.com/store/books/free/">http://meegenius.com/store/books/free/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qMDnxOyoK1YbIZ8XI0tV0GMdm6VT0YG5SkM3n8-bZ4onHzlY8alZzH0zdZQRuo49M9s8kCjSKT9uA_VPkxNBxSAFtGvgDqe_68f8m8TVM0ifYoUccZok5MJ5Cz-GifLbyyGpEbW97u8/s1600-h/image13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jTo4FG1s82VimJS3sYN10kwqrEv0uf1KuQb_9U7YpgQsmcrsxuzzjZ9JOlgjWRwggdXkSzr_M3Z3siGAPp8styyy1Kv1xO8KUFjmg7YwokB6vtg9YQBKQjs0ufXX7tnWmn59p94fiwU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a site that has free and paid resources. One really good feature is that the books have  automatic word highlighting to accompany the narration of each book so that the readers can follow along.</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. The Woodlands Junior School website</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm">http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSfaboaLPCwfl6kubsNKmUiJKVMoFuoMhjRFOz0jBoz2PaLQHhWty7JKu_IazPPXTkpxeTNo4bLlp66JuUIzaEozZYrDVduaBNcJpqoWPaIVJaKAH46C9gKBKj7YFFCWc0CPgvhhzwYQ/s1600-h/image17.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-xuIW1T2p_43RMq6Vs_Y7_7ssTHmurK3atjYfNdXLuc9q0y-s65j6edEYwzWw6pCAgur8ZhD2WMETKbdadNDZOwNEPwJDmJkJNddnWyKXDOWQhQLMmh3PViSIG9kGDC7erX4KBH5nc8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This site is a good place to find educational games for elementary age students. They also have a great collection of links to free online talking storybooks.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Magic keys</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magickeys.com/books/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.magickeys.com/books/</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiQRjxEfeV1MBm-mFLUjNs7xrKUeC80lHuP2w7U27CZaYDHVDHy8wn4k1nidYXgfhPMey3HNZMAsN71Svwboptdl9reeJysWau6KFeoeTMDBaNTBbrBH0GWpCsNoBlE8ZxlrLkGip79c/s1600-h/image23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBYvxpR0Qrj4J2kytkhjw9o-qBmfa4CnKKN9zeJteIFDo2Aucakw7Yhj8A-hbmQn2VQ-RpmmSOJG487Vqs1IlwID0cSJRmnJq9lW3CJ9nWf011u0jJCf4zhR2Uh6u3oUUaO_aw2kkAYA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is another site with a good collection of talking picture books for children.</span> </div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Skype an author network</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/">http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0QT5zy_f823ZrP2F_AxpiUU6CXASZMRfr8ysROuHGOpVagX2urieMBNR_WOpBOTG7MO462lzB8pszSzhzyUmpMYyUdWyAfoDZK8zuzpgb7y4XnRGCYj5KkxSSy9WJ4AL948MwShNYOo/s1600-h/image241.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMXd71CdE4eoWMOkP7aEcB7DLvvrgb1TXcHA3xP8WVDIh7uVH7uljbtD8TYC3lyUVyCZ0w_vqa_hfi8iB5gpeVq4gJ598ek7Imx4uAwDjqYRnQT6cnl9oTh68K-MK0zuvA0LbtmSSF4E/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="260" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a fantastic way to bring authors into your classroom – arrange a Skype meeting with an author. The site gives directions for authors and directions for teachers.</span> </div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. You are what you read</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/kids/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/kids/</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88neGZgwlmrKKWD2ynSlYKrw4L6aWwJ5pNaYowoGuloIEcWkGeK9gSl4nbPxNv9jhHNHZRiMWVLHI7B9oLtHj82fq96FDIoB3VVTtfJRGhFL0fPfDyaMJQJIvOoRYteyb6FOLc7eXR2w/s1600-h/image29.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqAD_YOrH0gHemen1gg2ryd24tk-dFsKehhe0zKOrfHl9MnxKvXT2Bkif7f-QdXpXh8jSOBAZQJZ4yEezEGpsJTekKl5mTFe5Y7xLtpP8sAAlaTxfv9OA-nG1zSioBvHZ60cpI2M1aI8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is a place where kids can share information about their favourite books. After creating a simple profile <i>You Are What You Read</i> asks participants to name the five books that mean the most to them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>8. Scholastic’s summer challenge</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/summer/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.scholastic.com/summer/</span></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m9Rjm4q4HyyNmZEDnDIXIcaPVdkIE4wNuYIJk34FPyBbMjgEYrohtdyzsajZh9DG5r0GQhhkBMQ4-K55JVHEPU8wBT9TJcQ8YRPFlMcjxQL8-O22RjWg4d0cu0UImz09vIoxVbfo9xs/s1600-h/image32.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8vCwsi-v3-IsSglaWKJUyymbNewZvktzDFFyQ5qBn3XQ_C3VBts8dCuhhmENmZk0LLj6u_Vjfgj8jnbwJbpnGHDk2nUn2KYlwB3zXxpEbxR26PiUHHJ9-4bVwEvyWPiF0x8yOyAKaFo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">9. International children’s digital library</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.childrenslibrary.org/books/index.shtml"><span style="font-size: small;">http://en.childrenslibrary.org/books/index.shtml</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgPjz9A1ZVjLWugmOFfOdS4eb1q6ViKUQ7lSNjns4INJSrh3BayQW34UE6_39DGfvzLVjsO4hzG8g2ytvYtYzDOZ1FZgRWw0MTLf9wsLPScI4nrRs5uVrEO6W69oJMe9Ak9PhHvks-RI/s1600-h/image35.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJ6zqdr5Y5D1Ezw3QHpyWinIGVA854cRXoWBP4CMgLMjpFyqnEyODYBHijFQXCH5h0CO1Xzlk8N7Iiy8f3hTdDsqkf6jPg8u3ElYw8ACEkLat514nVegJiDVltKZ0CSwvy8iRDVsi6yg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Read books written by authors of all cultures. This site has a wide selection of reading material. </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">10. Character scrapbook</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/character-scrapbook-tool-for-student.html">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/character-scrapbook-tool-for-student.html</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WzYo2pl25PPjEjKf7e2eJei3XZkca92qpPjWdSaD3rOOwLSgM1bGk9jCJ63NxN4gVfLzIIiDtS8drlp6_b6JWqnpKarhkxtqfio1lKnZpdXvD7Rej8z5NRilmr3858fubrDJhYCeFvY/s1600-h/image38.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTg_NVAbgVmTqH7nghWeYZWZMrkzLr7Qpuqdc12OEZ22aDej0AbnDS2yUHe4La6_s2xjwRQNrxzR5ILV8WMh6vZFRJogPl4JFgupaoXfVgWNzyeCJRkjFQPViaaCfw0t8zV3KxXVvkQE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This site has a template that elementary school students can use to write about and reflect on the characters in their favourite stories.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is just a start! Watch this space for another ten amazing reading and writing resource site - coming soon! </span></div></div>

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