Today's archidose #637

Here are some photos of the Repsol Headquarters in Madrid, Spain, by <a href="http://www.rafaeldelahoz.com/">Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos</a> (2010). Photographs are by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ximo_michavila/">Ximo Michavila</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ximo_michavila/8238744471/" title="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #7 by Ximo Michavila, on Flickr"><img alt="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #7" height="268" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8238744471_7b27b23b77_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ximo_michavila/8239811140/" title="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #1 by Ximo Michavila, on Flickr"><img alt="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #1" height="376" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8348/8239811140_49cb921dd4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ximo_michavila/8238744567/" title="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #5 by Ximo Michavila, on Flickr"><img alt="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #5" height="510" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8200/8238744567_2a3e1864e8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ximo_michavila/8241739819/" title="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #2 by Ximo Michavila, on Flickr"><img alt="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #2" height="508" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8342/8241739819_6b6a92effa_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ximo_michavila/8242808158/" title="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #6 by Ximo Michavila, on Flickr"><img alt="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #6" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8205/8242808158_7e5e01312c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ximo_michavila/8241739735/" title="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #4 by Ximo Michavila, on Flickr"><img alt="Rafael de La-Hoz. Repsol Headquarters #4" height="538" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8348/8241739735_1f019fb28d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #637

Here are some photos of the Repsol Headquarters in Madrid, Spain, by Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos (2010). Photographs are by Ximo Michavila...

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New Meaning and Drive in Life After Cancer - NYTimes.com

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">When people hear the words "You have <a title="In-depth reference and news articles about Cancer." href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/cancer/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">cancer</a>," life is suddenly divided into distinct parts. There was their life before cancer, and then there is life after cancer.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The number of people in that second category continues to grow. In June, the National Cancer Institute reported that an estimated 13.7 million living Americans are cancer survivors, and the number will increase to almost 18 million over the next decade. More than half are younger than 70.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">A new book, "Picture Your Life After Cancer," (American Cancer Society) focuses on the living that goes on after a cancer diagnosis. It's based on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/08/health/cancer-survivor-photos.html#/all/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">a multimedia project by The New York Times</a> that asked readers to submit photos and their personal stories. So far, nearly 1,500 people have shared their experiences — the good, the bad, the challenging and the inspirational — creating a dramatic photo essay of the varied lives people live in the years after diagnosis.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">For Susan Schwalb, a 68-year-old artist from Manhattan, a diagnosis of early-stage <a title="In-depth reference and news articles about Breast cancer." href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/breast-cancer/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">breast cancer</a> at the age of 62 led to a <a title="In-depth reference and news articles about Breast lump removal." href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/surgery/breast-lump-removal/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">lumpectomy</a>, followed by a <a title="In-depth reference and news articles about Mastectomy." href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/surgery/mastectomy/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">mastectomy</a> and then failed reconstruction surgery. She discovered that cancer was not only a physical challenge but a mental one as well, and she turned to friends and support groups to cope with the emotional strain. When she saw the "Picture Your Life" project, she <a title="Susan Schwalb's photo. " href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/08/health/cancer-survivor-photos.html#4bd6e6a38e31df0e00000027" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">submitted a photo</a> of herself wearing a paint-splattered artist's apron.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"What cancer made me do in my own professional life is to pedal faster," Ms. Schwalb said in an interview. "I've encountered some people who decide to enjoy life, retire, work in a garden. I decided I had to have more of what I wanted in life, and I better move fast because maybe I don't have the long life I imagined I would have."</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Indeed, a common theme of the "Picture Your Life" project is that cancer spurs people to take long-delayed trips, seek out adventure and spend time with their families. Photos of mountain climbs, a ride on a camel, scuba diving excursions and bicycle trips are now part of the online collage.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Dr. David Posner, associate program director of pulmonary medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, says a diagnosis of metastatic <a title="In-depth reference and news articles about Colon Cancer." href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/colon-cancer/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">colon cancer</a> at the age of 47 has helped him relate to his own patients with cancer. The past decade has included nine operations, six recurrences and three rounds of <a title="Recent and archival health news about chemotherapy." href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/chemotherapy/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">chemotherapy</a>, but Dr. Posner said he never missed more than three weeks of work.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"My salvation has been my family and my work," he said. "When I was at work I wasn't thinking about myself, and it was very therapeutic. I see my share of cancer patients, and I motivate them and they motivate me."</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a title="Dr. Posner's photo. " href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/08/health/cancer-survivor-photos.html#4bd8e7678e31df0bc3000138" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">Dr. Posner</a> said he decided to be part of "Picture Your Life" because he wants to get the word out that a cancer diagnosis — even a dire one like his — doesn't have to define your life.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"I think about someone asking me, 'So how was your last decade — was it wasted or was it a life filled with a lot of happiness and joy?' " he said. "The cancer thing was a pain, but for the most part I've had a pretty good time."</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The "Picture Your Life" collage includes photo after photo of survivors with their pets. Sandra Elliott, 59, of Claremont, Calif., submitted <a title="Sandra Elliott's photo. " href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/08/health/cancer-survivor-photos.html#4bbfdc9ad141b9263a000097" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; ">a picture of herself with her two golden retrievers, Buddy and Molly</a>. They were just puppies when she received a diagnosis of Stage 2 breast cancer in 2003. During her recovery from surgery and chemotherapy treatments, she took the dogs to romp on the Pomona College campus, near her home, and one day a professional photographer snapped the picture.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"No matter how bad I felt that day, no matter how many chemo treatments or doctors appointments, those two little puppies with these big black eyes would look at me with their tails wagging as if to say, 'It's time. It's time. It's time to go out!'  " Ms. Elliott recalled.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"I felt so physically horrible, and I'd look at them and the pure joy on their faces and in their bodies for just being out in nature and being able to smell the air, smell the trees, chase a squirrel — that sheer in-the-moment love of life they showed me really lifted my spirit on a daily basis."</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Ms. Elliott still lives with chronic pain as a result of nerve damage from her cancer treatment, and she can relate to others in the "Picture Your Life" project who worry that their cancer will recur or that they'll never feel completely normal again. But she says a stronger theme runs through all the pictures and stories.</p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">"We have all been forced to find the joy in the smallest things," she said. "I'm sitting here looking at a geranium about to bloom. These things are out there — we just have to be reminded to look at them. And cancer is a big reminder."</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><br></div></div><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/new-meaning-and-drive-in-life-after-cancer/">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/new-meaning-and-drive-in-life-after-cancer/</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

New Meaning and Drive in Life After Cancer - NYTimes.com

When people hear the words "You have  cancer ," life is suddenly divided into distinct parts. There was their life before cancer, ...

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New Faces Of Meth Ads Are Utterly Harrowing - Business Insider

<base href="data:"><div style="color: black; text-align: left; "><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">Eight years ago, the <a href="http://www.facesofmeth.us/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">Multnomah County Sheriff's Office launched a campaign called "the Faces of Meth</a>" to address Oregon's methamphetamine problem. The images showed the jarring effects of meth on addicts' faces through before-and-after pictures from their arrest records.</p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><a href="http://www.rehabs.com/explore/meth-before-and-after-drugs/infographic.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 99, 125); ">Rehabs.com recently followed suit</a> with this infographic. Warning: these images are disturbing.</p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/new-faces-of-meth-ads-are-utterly-harrowing-2012-12">http://www.businessinsider.com/new-faces-of-meth-ads-are-utterly-harrowing-2012-12</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

New Faces Of Meth Ads Are Utterly Harrowing - Business Insider

Eight years ago, the  Multnomah County Sheriff's Office launched a campaign called "the Faces of Meth " to address Oregon'...

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30 Days of Google #13: Get the hang of a Google+ hangout (plus webinar recording)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VsP27fZOV26Up2FySsh4EIDCTkR6q3HYtf8fnc4AKZD7I5ELMkYEdXQDZxYcMENKKNmY-2EL2WtPIuki60UP2-Ec2a1r0KavhNRVgg5BMrfqzteUpO8A11vRG84dGjptywbJ6OGdlKM/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jqxpgA1ktf8GsTlIuG6BuIYHAcst6tIPxd913LTXy5nZ_p5Gi7U_Jl3n7jD2TeF1ofOqTOQXA32ih4IO9IbcBCVxa5jyDUVzrOKadziDVAfJDqInopuHxDlcBz0ksJJTTdHLPbDBfxg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div><br /><u><br /></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What is a Google hangout?</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google+ is Google's new social networking tool. I have only just discovered its amazing potential since attending the Google Teacher Academy in New York in October. Google has put a lot of funding into developing Google+ and they are committed to making it work well for education, so it will just get better and better I am sure. Once you have created a </span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Circles-in-Google-Plus" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">circle of friends</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Google+ you can choose to hang out with them on Google+. This allows you to video chat, IM chat, watch YouTube videos together, and more. </span><br /><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Summary of benefits</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Hangouts are part of Google+, Google's new free social networking tool. On a Hangout 10 people (possible 15 on Google Apps) can:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*video chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*IM (instant message) chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*watch YouTube videos together</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*collaborate on a Google Doc</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*use a whiteboard collaboratively</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*add effects for fun</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*record the Hangout directly on YouTube</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*live stream for more viewers</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*A minimum of two people </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*and more… </span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Slideshare showing the steps</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This slideshare was used in the SchoolNet webinar of the same name and shows the steps in creating a hangout.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/15447237" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/get-the-hang-of-a-google-hangout" target="_blank" title="Get the hang of a Google+ hangout">Get the hang of a Google+ hangout</a> </strong>from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></strong></span> </div><strong><u><br /></u></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Webinar recording:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week SchoolNet had a webinar whih was presented by me (Fiona Beal) on 'Get the hang of a Google Hangout'. Here is the recording</span><u>. </u><br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6kgz1ndmhz/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6kgz1ndmhz/</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (22 mins)</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ideas for using a hangout in the the classroom</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Read a story</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Bring in an expert/guest speaker/author|</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Share from a Slideshare</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Homework tutoring</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Professional Development meeting</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Work on a project together</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Virtual penpals</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Global classroom discussions</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Career Day wit panelists</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Attend other hangouts (Google has a whole library of hangouts)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Extended discussion on a class topic</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Subject-related hangouts</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Conduct workshops and seminars</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Additional reading and viewing</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a) A tutorial </span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note that Google updates its products continually so some features in this video might look different.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7K06lHu4gDk" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>b) Further Reading</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Google%2B-Hangouts">How to use Google Hangouts</a> </span><br />*<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Google%2B-Hangouts-for-Teaching" style="background-color: #f9f7f1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to Use Google+ Hangouts for Teaching</a><br />*<a href="http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/events/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to create a Google event</a><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>

30 Days of Google 30 Days of Google #13: Get the hang of a Google+ hangout (plus webinar recording)

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Springfield News-Sun; No Longer Relevant, No Longer Local

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfu2MtuDMT0_SC_z9uBNrCX3VLk-3p1yGWwM0fz9OvuzhdNJW9oOEDSYp9QeA4x-gN-40VAQj-dw20DKfWliTz0SVF2pwred2-wZ1ZDkx0gy7Y0vp2d_VR2nY-qdxvQFGluRpSIIBcQY/s1600/Springfield+News-Sun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfu2MtuDMT0_SC_z9uBNrCX3VLk-3p1yGWwM0fz9OvuzhdNJW9oOEDSYp9QeA4x-gN-40VAQj-dw20DKfWliTz0SVF2pwred2-wZ1ZDkx0gy7Y0vp2d_VR2nY-qdxvQFGluRpSIIBcQY/s400/Springfield+News-Sun.jpg" width="400" /></a>Cheeeeers, and here with the daily headlines from Bagwine, Ohio is IWS co-host and gadabout town, man about town with your Bagwine, Ohio daily news, Matt-Man.<br /><br />I would like to able to type that in, and mean it, but alas, I cannot.  And do you know why?  Of course you don’t, so please allow me to tell you why.<br /><br />I would like to get my hometown news from our hometown newspaper the <i>Springfield News-Sun,</i> and pass on any interesting local stories contained within the Gray Lady of Bagwine unto you, however…<br /><br />My hometown newspaper, the <i>Springfield News-Sun</i> is no longer local.  It is no longer relevant.  It is no longer the daily ledger of note on which upon its pages, contains the goings on of my city.<br /><br />It has become merely an arm of advertising for Cox Publishing, whose flagship newspaper in this area, is the <i>Dayton Daily News</i>, so what do we now get in our “hometown” paper?  Uh-huh…Dayton daily news.<br /><br />I understand the economics of newspapers.  In this digital age, printed newspapers are to information what Catholic monks were to the Gutenberg press, but c’mon <i>Springfield News-Sun</i> and Cox Publishing…<br /><br />Have a S<i>pringfield News-Sun</i> that reflects the news, notes, and information that is relevant to Springfield, or?<br /><br />If your printed papers of several communities are going to be bellowed out of the Dayton news factory, could you at least hire local folks to keep your websites updated with current local news?<br /><br />Oy Vay…the content on the Springfield News-Sun website is less timely and less topical than Yakov Smirnoff’s appearance in the movie, Buckaroo Banzai, and nearly as dry as his stand-up appearances in Branson, MO.<br /><br />I have felt this way for a long time, but here’s what finally propelled me to write on this topic.<br /><br />On Saturday December 1st, the front page of the <i>Springfield News-Sun</i> sports page featured an in-depth story about a high school basketball game that took place on Friday night.<br /><br />I love it…I love high school basketball…but here’s the problem Mr. and/or Mrs. Cox Publishing…<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52eNgWE-w6A7RT7lesBSs6Bh_t4Rsxt9jSHbNNm7PKcydZATFsb_Xnz5ZfevbZmes2-fLo7ExMVJxynJAcuIIeHDKSZySRxg0YPJmT2cKVe_m38g8tZsUUz_xOkkxEjHUSxPCsYInU-Y/s1600/dayton-daily-news-media-center-dayton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52eNgWE-w6A7RT7lesBSs6Bh_t4Rsxt9jSHbNNm7PKcydZATFsb_Xnz5ZfevbZmes2-fLo7ExMVJxynJAcuIIeHDKSZySRxg0YPJmT2cKVe_m38g8tZsUUz_xOkkxEjHUSxPCsYInU-Y/s400/dayton-daily-news-media-center-dayton.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The game written about was between Chaminade-Julienne and Greenview, neither of which are in Springfield, nor even in Clark County.  Do you really think the 145,000 or so people in Springfield and Clark County care about that game?<br /><br />Of course you know we don’t, but you don’t care, because in this area, Cox Publishing covers Dayton exclusively, and uses Springfield, Middletown, Hamilton and other smaller city newspapers as advertising dumps.<br /><br />Oh sure, each city paper gets a fill-in space here and there, but your newspaper “journalism” is directed by a template and formula that caters not to the local reader, but to the advertising that goes along with your radio and TV stations within the Cox Media Group.<br /><br />The only things local and relevant about the Springfield News-Sun anymore are the obituaries and the pizza coupons, other than that, us yokels here in Bagwine only know for sure that last Friday, CJ defeated Greenview in basketball.<br /><br />And we also know...<br /><br />That the Cox Media Group made its monthly advertising quota.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><i><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@yahoo.com">mattmaniws@yahoo.com</a></i><br /><i><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></a></i></div>

Springfield News-Sun; No Longer Relevant, No Longer Local

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Home Free

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1KNT-mJu-vZNJhxO2dn2jPYF6Avv3XpWhCYqtQsYfo_s64oZrx-Rmt119lqTaKCLNnwr1l0PPs4CIrJk-juXs8PxlZnfDMyg_cb3quI_swaMu_d-6eEtdZ8vsOc9t_cvT6PCuk-cnMo/s1600/home+free+cookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1KNT-mJu-vZNJhxO2dn2jPYF6Avv3XpWhCYqtQsYfo_s64oZrx-Rmt119lqTaKCLNnwr1l0PPs4CIrJk-juXs8PxlZnfDMyg_cb3quI_swaMu_d-6eEtdZ8vsOc9t_cvT6PCuk-cnMo/s320/home+free+cookies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even though I am eating healthy and exercising I still love to have something sweet, especially chocolate! I received these in my Healthy Surprise box and was craving chocolate so I grabbed a glass of milk and the cookies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Let me tell you, if you love chocolate and are watching your weight, or have any kind of Gluten allergy then these are for you! They are so good, it's unbelievable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> They are bite sized chocolaty, crunchy cookies and really helps with the sweet craving! They are the best cookies I have had in a long time! <a href="http://www.homefreetreats.com/"></a></div>

Home Free

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30 Days of Google #12: How to send a message and share a circle using Google+

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google circles are a feature of Google+ and they can be very useful for keeping in contact with a group of people. For example I have a circle called Google PD clan.</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How I send a message to the Google PD clan</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whenever I want to send something to that group this is what I would do:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. In my Google+ stream I would write a message. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitljOIfpvghJtSGh-VaS-eumP9zkyHD0HYkHhixo-ZXjEG8Afe7LBASl9gR85uIJwnLd0F9FA7yleFaRJv3VedrCS9ZmT2PNuPtvl6O11gevMQY1PD9Xi6kyfP8BTvA8ps5A55iWakkHE/s1600-h/image4%25255B1%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7ize3J6u8YG1f3E0gzYvqrQma08_obilu94-j983Zj6cA-zAE2MegFsWiXG6m-xRGtGnqSkTHirKPmf4vBCTUvALXGHsjGztcdtSOyQN8_mnQDQgIX1_1JwS_Iv5bSAOLJ1AWd08L5A/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Decide which circle or person I am going to send it to, select them and press ‘Share’ (in this case to a circle called  Google PD clan)</span>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDH_KeC8bMidwkpQQ3o6c0WEpHppcxBIlDUN88ISE6dmI8k3afKktyV05FSolz6jIlox60m8xh1jGS0tS344eoxMnLSRQotswiSxJS2geIwpI7Ur7QrLpboNB692KdkpbIlMQEQafpN8/s1600-h/image8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0DddR6meyhMuKl_zZ1OjAU4if7fqCYHS6XjiuAGAlBJAvZxtnPPakR8CIS5f4xa7UDcgcSlmuMey6D8_7eYGZarE90qNkTTXVKHoezx0U3kVTymha7oobJ5ZpRyrjBqr3KUS83-_rog/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How would I share the whole circle with the Google PD clan? </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If one creates a specific circle for a specific purpose (such as my 'Google PD clan' circle),  I could actually share my my whole circle with the group members.  To do this I would choose the option to '<i>share a circle'</i>.  The group members would then receive the shared circle option/invite but would have to accept it and name it.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDjH8pPWmaekMSBvFaWo17r21S0gxjZCJTd_0MjbCTCzrbkfVAt0mEh-AlFmi7PA-aS_DqermKMjk6xTWIEA6zg9IpUvL1JfoK8J8c7CLxIRBrEHQr-ReCliHghVh8ovY0sAHswQPByE/s1600-h/image35.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLBUgR-zj4CzWCxSvQYx1-twd2GFx1lzyNNvHdtKqH8Ar4Lex1tlHUmmFrqFOPyKgK9RXP2j2G1qc-saNP-4LrfuGzARxpYNfdq27wHiDnx8jPqV7lifkhYgtWbp-RQrKUR7qGevLXbI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><u><br /></u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why not try sharing a circle?</span><br /><u><br /></u></div>

30 Days of Google 30 Days of Google #12: How to send a message and share a circle using Google+

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30 Days of Google #11: How to create a new circle in Google+

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google+ works on the concept of circles each with the level of privacy that you decide on. This post shows you how to create a circle after you have completed your profile in Google+.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Make sure you have joined Google+ (on the top left of your Gmail account) and have filled in your profile.After doing that go to your Google+ page and go down the left side till you get to Circles. Click on ‘Create a circle’. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEdYRP8lnZD3Dnrxu9zhGStq95PBwN_cqoufDOMSIREQfbyzovEKuaY39_ufKZB_62k3lwDfDBV6qQnEBW_f8CkgM-aUPysjlNyVKhvjlJ9GjDTGnUQO2AoDeD_erET4lBDTJLV91g_c/s1600-h/image_thumb62.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image_thumb[6]" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJfGCr7qYXAGsTB_LPLX02-fobenzVEG3ovt88JbhpvBXCq6KleYPfWWPkZpPdP4l8soIt4DVGB94lcfu3hG6F7bN4UMEKwgM69sZf8iBydfOyoMv4iMu8gkRK_WSanL4rYECF-AN9t8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image_thumb[6]" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Give your circle a name i.e. My technology friends</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvCsQnIp0XYBrGlAxnMCoq_xaBhxWzvT8aE7UItCl43HMYj1w1M3u4W7m9FqtjABbBG_fRdNVO6X1mvKIACM28U0syLwIyj3fAGjKLPjcR5thBnl0V0dbtJRotC1Xgwikm34dx78I7xo/s1600-h/image_thumb82.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image_thumb[8]" border="0" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRWa2ezgbIdPNuksQVNVJYxjorvd9QF-rL9USzoSyoJ890zCmU8_oYuQ_NBCRhfaX0V7v86bES_9WhBcMhDKWXbJ6qVccuXp7lgkHRwaByLcOfn4fdMwzZMu-gsBGvsRtbNO35dTBfo8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image_thumb[8]" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Now choose how you are going to find people for your circle. Click on ‘Add a new person’</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbinMc06TcGxHFZEA63PFSSrcNdU2e7ecnVRuIWf868r0aLoR9K2kYGbQoxMoOtJ2eSTPpsp_WHk64kGiQqcV1OTiNx9p3UZs4k3GbRViHqbAWWtw0j57qVqV7ZezK2CiQnW411r0yqjE/s1600-h/image_thumb102.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image_thumb[10]" border="0" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRoGBh7kT2hvaMQwiYepOXFb-jgpUqqbdPM-MulCKEmkYuL-63FC_5IUPCHDHIdst1FrRqAFEbq5IMHeie3zdabtS9UjiNLnlnkx_c2qav00Imciko7GqhANItzG8FAi0mpcF-5oiYSI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image_thumb[10]" width="242" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. A number of selections will come up in which case you click on the picture you recognise.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQDe-ZTxa_G7s_f9TcHYDT4BXA9MDAZCrkwpy8d6_3HW7ReTUT7NstCoZTYhXg0A5mDxMSOGTjHElFZDoVhAuPXPeOpVOgAiv9b9alAbUkjs0TSIRCMinO7RA_Ow_f3nmjM9PPW1hrNA/s1600-h/image_thumb122.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image_thumb[12]" border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOzIROZQr9g1FL9odxoJBr1cGDtVBy0zjfMrho62LAl-Ok5BMgs14ZKBXmUdrBtvXLHuVo6gkZWi9QI22-B0kAboGyC2M2XkmZMbW4YM7ERZXVyjQxffqjdRmHSYUbnJBj2AtLttSyMo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image_thumb[12]" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. However if you don’t know the person which is possible in our case rather use the email address and only one person will show up. Click on the name and add that person.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuQxANVbx_GJGTjfuH8VP5P31Eu3O5drk7AXKmXK11Ywc5BBiKFIBstTjbDUOdt2aZ2sCcV1lx4K8ps3vuSEtZIvcvm5Vpw_2qgwRSPWw682F3bwpqYoSvYTFmKIHPcEkmcNpRcsilDU/s1600-h/image_thumb152.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image_thumb[15]" border="0" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVZ8WyOGb4X3FuLUubuWzO1nLD1HsPlFyTCTM7utxQ1FS6FGfwNfBKhf21VqNBgf2rrTsCab-GQ4Y7glwnG9k6jANZ_4iimw0eRBWrXqHTUEINrIO4wmjPQJ47G7oCPt9CUmH-5cUtuY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image_thumb[15]" width="242" /></a></div><br /><strong><br /></strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why not create a circle following the steps above? (Choose a few folk that you know have gmail addresses.)  Then send a message to that circle. To reinforce your learning about circles, here is a video that explains it really well.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QNXd9DAhcZw" width="420"></iframe><br />Further reading<br /><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Circles-in-Google%2B">How to create circles in Google+</a></div>

30 Days of Google 30 Days of Google #11: How to create a new circle in Google+

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 12/03/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2012/12/microblogging-and-world?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/intweetable">Microblogging and the world: Intweetable | The Economist</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">"OF THE 264 Twitter accounts belonging to governments and world leaders, and the 350,289 tweets that have been sent from those accounts to their 51,990,656 followers, not a single one was sent by a Chinese leader." says the Economist in their blog about China. In a fascinating article that accuses Chinese leaders of a sort of "state led autism" it talks about how one major social media outlet (Twitter) is ignored and blocked by the Great Firewall of China but how their news service is now not only tweeting but linking to YouTube videos (which is also blocked.) The Economist uses this as a fascinating example of how being so insular is going to harm and ultimately limit the rise of China. If you follow China and current events, whether you like Twitter or not, this is a fascinating read and one you may want to bring to your students as well.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/government">government</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/government_teacher">government_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/currentevents">currentevents</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/social_media">social_media</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/china">china</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 12/03/2012

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Healthy Surprise

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgBbiiH3tatOIZD5qZzwcbSQ2hP6ce9HGmjQGQQWB5-db9PK5Apd_2IsAQQKMfZU2vHfA3q0DjbfVugv-RLAGTXcHx0wgv4e7uq0psZdlxgxshyphenhyphenYIyc31Ldwi3Kza0lEtLOhh6wLdgrI/s1600/healthy+surprise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgBbiiH3tatOIZD5qZzwcbSQ2hP6ce9HGmjQGQQWB5-db9PK5Apd_2IsAQQKMfZU2vHfA3q0DjbfVugv-RLAGTXcHx0wgv4e7uq0psZdlxgxshyphenhyphenYIyc31Ldwi3Kza0lEtLOhh6wLdgrI/s320/healthy+surprise.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As a child I was always overweight and constantly dieting and exercising as well throughout my teen years. Just last year I decided this is it, I don't want to be this way anymore and made a change. I joined Curves and have lost a total of 74 pounds. I am still eating right and going to Curves. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love some of the new healthy snacks I've found recently through a site called Healthy Surprise, think of it as Whole Foods grocery store in a box mailed to your house! When the box showed up one day on the doorstep I was so excited to see what was inside so I dug right in, and wow was I surprised or what with all of the goodies that they sent me! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some of the products I have tried I loved! In the box I received: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>That's It Fruit Bars</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A Lara Bar brownie </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cocmocorn caramel popcorn</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hail Mary Almonds </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Gone Nuts (cashews,almonds and cacao bits)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>bag of Kale Crunch</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Bobo's Oat bread </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Coconut and Apricot bar</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Cocoroons Apple pie flavor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The best thing about this is it's a monthly subscription and you can get healthy snacks delivered to your door.</div>

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Looking for a job: Your wants versus needs

<br /><div class="ArticleHeadline" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: -30px; text-align: left;"><div class="hdr_org_bld" style="color: #ff6600; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal arial, helvetica;"><h1 id="articleHeadline" style="color: #000066; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="cbArticle_lblHeadline">Looking for a job: Your wants versus needs</span></h1></div><b><span id="cbArticle_lblByLine">By Susan Ricker, CareerBuilder Writer</span></b><br /><div class="cb_share_more_wrapper"></div></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;" /><div class="ArticleContent" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="media-image" src="http://artstg.icbdr.com/sites/all/files/styles/large/public/Requirements%20vs%20like--to-haves_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div>When you're job searching, it can sometimes seem like you're in a dysfunctional relationship. It's always about what the companies want and what you're willing to compromise to make them happy. Consider this your intervention: You're in this relationship, too, and it's time to start asking for what you want.<br />When evaluating a position, decide what's on your list of requirements and what items are preferred, but not necessary. This will help you get what you want and increase your chances for long-term career happiness and success.<br /><br /><strong>Career path </strong><br />Are you moving closer to your dream job? When looking for a job, consider what direction you want to take your career. Doing so can help you narrow down which jobs to consider. Ask yourself: Is this relevant to my educational background, does this get me a step further in my career, or can it open up new doors for me? Is having a career important, or am I looking for a job strictly to pay the bills?<br /><br /><strong>Dress code</strong><br />Is your <a href="http://www.theworkbuzz.com/find-the-job/8-jobs-for-fashionistas/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">inner fashionista</a> a factor in the job you're seeking? Dress code can have more of an impact on career satisfaction than you may think. Does the position you're looking for require you to wear a uniform? Will you be expected to wear a suit most of the time? How much of your salary are you willing to spend on work clothes? Consider what you'd prefer to wear, and look for companies that are compatible with your style.<br /><br /><strong>Education </strong><br />Some companies offer tuition reimbursement and other educational opportunities to their employees, including access to seminars, workshops and certifications. Research the companies that interest you, and find out what they offer. While you'll typically find more opportunities at larger companies, organizations of any size may provide some degree of training.<br /><br /><strong>Insurance and benefits</strong><br />Are you on somebody else's insurance plan, or are you looking for a job with health benefits? Determine which type of insurance you'd prefer and which benefits may not be as important to you. This will help you figure out what questions to ask hiring managers when discussing benefits.<br /><br /><strong>Location</strong><br />Are you willing to relocate for a great job? Is commuting an option for you? Or are you more interested in staying local? Being more flexible may give you more opportunities in your job search. Also, consider if working from home is an option. Is it realistic, and do you have the self-discipline to work independently?<br /><br /><strong>Salary</strong><br />Do you have a certain income that you need to make to pay the bills? How flexible are your salary requirements? Although salary negotiations don't usually happen until after you receive a job offer, keep in mind what kind of budget you have and what your paycheck needs to be.<br /><br /><strong>Travel</strong><br />Are you looking for a job in which you can travel? Consider how much you'd be willing to travel for a job. Some positions require driving long distances or flying, while others only require working at one location.<br /><br /><strong>Wellness opportunities</strong><br />Wellness opportunities such as paid gym memberships or bicycles are increasingly being offered to employees to encourage healthy lifestyles and keep insurance costs low. Are you interested in better managing your well-being? Determine whether the companies you're researching offer wellness opportunities to their employees.<br /><br />After you decide what you want out of your job, you'll have a clearer picture of what positions you should be seeking and which companies offer the most relevant benefits. The key to any good relationship is being honest about what you want and working to get it.<br /><br /><em>Susan Ricker is a writer and blogger for </em><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><em>CareerBuilder.com</em></a><em> and its job blog, </em><a href="http://www.theworkbuzz.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><em>The Work Buzz</em></a><em>. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.</em></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />

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from coast to coast

Happy Monday everybody!<br /><br />It's like spring here today and I'm loving it. The girls and I are going to go outside for a nice long w-a-l-k (shhh. we can't say walk out loud, it sends the dog into hysterics) to the park and finish some outdoor christmas prep. But before we head out I wanted to share a quick before and after with you.<br /><br />Nothing too crazy, but something that has bugged me for years.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizejWnLNDbrSYakaoyOPwoRSTqkiRHZgKA0P_eV6n2NhdjiXf73oZt2Dvq7F1vBIfB3aVsIPLhTLG5G_TKO9vlp7SUio2lHn3AoQDO2VA7fR3PRpytWUKghyphenhyphenirU314s0YL-QT3YG5OtWYk/s1600/P8189130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizejWnLNDbrSYakaoyOPwoRSTqkiRHZgKA0P_eV6n2NhdjiXf73oZt2Dvq7F1vBIfB3aVsIPLhTLG5G_TKO9vlp7SUio2lHn3AoQDO2VA7fR3PRpytWUKghyphenhyphenirU314s0YL-QT3YG5OtWYk/s640/P8189130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The stairway down to our finished basement/family room/playroom/doesn't-get-cleaned-often room. It is hard to tell from the picture (as it's an awkward place to photograph) but it is just a big huge vast space of...nothing. And nothing drives me bonkers more than a HUGE blank wall.<br /><br />I know, 'Get off your arse and hang a picture then, big deal'. But a piece of art or a picture that would fill up that space would be mega bucks and a gallery wall is not an option as this requires a crane practically to hang one nail. The hubs would not go for that. And since he's the one that gets up on the ladder, good man that he is, I thought I'd be nice. Want to save up my 'will you please do this crazy project with me' points for bigger spaces.<br /><br />After keeping my eye out for something big and cheap, I finally found a great solution at my favorite salvage place.<br /><br />So the ladder came out,<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zy-8bXq3oEVVGvpFt4PzMFiV-JtW83SiZTRdqF9h4U6zEgsVupy-QwyGUXDCyT2jtDE_wYXRaQqpumXcNHXN_dvvJay264opdfkccyNd-swEK5fnzAHuvwUrsrSmPZeHfcpFuBBgVEP1/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zy-8bXq3oEVVGvpFt4PzMFiV-JtW83SiZTRdqF9h4U6zEgsVupy-QwyGUXDCyT2jtDE_wYXRaQqpumXcNHXN_dvvJay264opdfkccyNd-swEK5fnzAHuvwUrsrSmPZeHfcpFuBBgVEP1/s640/IMG_0263.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><br />some circ de soleil moves happened,<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzSBxNhwNTGD3ipLSRppC5vfar8vA8pB0MRS5zh0ValFJrxLknY7cwATZ0Oqoah3W7tJQ1cWnUw66a5Hkf7BcWOknK2UbA1hxmHawQVyyEo4ksadLd4D6yU2yEElcXMQWyV9RO2jdvIvh/s1600/Map2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzSBxNhwNTGD3ipLSRppC5vfar8vA8pB0MRS5zh0ValFJrxLknY7cwATZ0Oqoah3W7tJQ1cWnUw66a5Hkf7BcWOknK2UbA1hxmHawQVyyEo4ksadLd4D6yU2yEElcXMQWyV9RO2jdvIvh/s640/Map2.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br />and problem solved.<br /><br />An old map from a school that had closed in the area. Now we grab a bit of education on our way down to watch TV. And we hung it just high enough so that little hands can't rub, rip, pull or whatever else little hands tend to do.<br /><br />Do you have any area of your house that drives you crazy? Have a precarious spot that you've had to hang something? Wanna come to the park with us?

from coast to coast

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Jayman is Ready to Lead the Hogs to Victory!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Hola y’all! As you may or may not know, the University of Arkansas is in the process of hiring a new head football coach. I don’t know what was so bad about the one they had, but I guess they felt the need to get a new one. Oh wait. I do know what was so bad about him. Never mind on that. Anyway, I thought I would use this wildly popular blog as a way of publicly applying for the job. I have many great qualities that I think the UofA should be looking for. <br /><br />- I can spell both “Arkansas” and “Razorbacks” without any assistance.<br /><br />- I can find Fayetteville, AR on a map as well as at least 12 of the other 13 teams in the SEC. I’ve never made any attempt to find out where Auburn is, so I would have to look that school up.<br /><br />- I have a southern accent so I will fit in.<br /><br />- I LOVE fried chicken and potato salad so I’ll have no problem going all the football banquets all over the state.<br /><br />- As a world famous internet radio star, I have excellent communication skills and would have no trouble dealing with the brutal Arkansas media.<br /><br />- I have the most sincere and undeniable dislike of the University of Alabama of any candidate for the job.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYpA0_29TNC4338htobz0ocTyJHk_YK2VsupfSdtoEC2vdV7HWZTBh5YDal78-_H7_2_piGOJfx4ItRPrf8rvBJy4yOnnkaWaJ5wWgA3MDwmEmZ_8E6QmEZpxQgceoGHq2vyWwBfcUhE/s1600/Erin+Andrews+Nude+Legs+Hot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYpA0_29TNC4338htobz0ocTyJHk_YK2VsupfSdtoEC2vdV7HWZTBh5YDal78-_H7_2_piGOJfx4ItRPrf8rvBJy4yOnnkaWaJ5wWgA3MDwmEmZ_8E6QmEZpxQgceoGHq2vyWwBfcUhE/s400/Erin+Andrews+Nude+Legs+Hot.jpg" width="197" /></a></div>- I can be trusted not to embarrass the school by hitting on Erin Andrews publicly.<br /><br />- I totally understand the whole four downs and 10 yards to get a first down stuff.<br /><br />- I get the concept that credit cards are for school expenses and cash is for strippers and players.<br /><br />- I would give much better advice on a color scheme for the new uniforms than the previous coach did.<br /><br />- I’ll take exactly half of what the new coach is asking for. Half the pay, half the housing allowance, half the car allowance, half the bonuses, etc. (This excludes the health insurance benefits. I would have to demand 100% of that one. I’m sure you understand.)<br /><br />- You won’t have to worry about me having an affair with some chick that works for the school or the Razorback Foundation as I’ll be too busy dating strippers.<br /><br />- I can use my skills as the aforementioned international radio star to promote the UofA and all the <strike>players</strike> student athletes and get the UofA lots and lots of publicity.<br /><br />- I have plenty of red shirts already so you won’t have to spend too much on my clothing allowance. But, I would like a really sweet pair of red and white checkered polyester pants like Lou Holts used to wear by in the 70’s.<br /><br />- I’ve got all the football coaching clichés like “give it 110% at all times” and “we’re scrappy” and “we’re tough to beat” and “that guy is a threat to take it all the way on any play” and “we’ve got some good match ups we can take advantage of out there” and all the others down pat. The media will always get a good quote from me.<br /><br />- Unlike everyone else I love that big, silly blow up hog head that the players come running out of before home games, so you don’t have to worry about my getting rid of that since it seems like the UofA’s top brass is totally committed to keeping it anyway.<br /><br />- I can use my internet savvy and social media experience to knock down and/or start rumors on message boards as needed.<br /><br />- If, after three years and several millions of dollars in salary paid, things aren’t working out, I will graciously and quietly accept a reasonable buyout and step aside for someone else. I think the guarantee of no lawsuits (assuming a fair buyout) is something that should take a lot of pressure off school officials and be my top selling point.<br /><br />So, as everyone can see I am very clearly a legitimate candidate for this position. I can’t imagine why the UofA would pass an opportunity like this up. I will keep my phone close to me as I await Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long’s phone call.<br /><br />Jayman<br /><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS</a><br /><br /></div>

Jayman is Ready to Lead the Hogs to Victory!

Hola y’all! As you may or may not know, the University of Arkansas is in the process of hiring a new head football coach. I don’t know what ...

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<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; ">Imagine if each person in the world took just a few papers and read them, between us we could cover the lot. And that's exactly what MiniManuscript does - we've created a worldwide academic superbrain (Jake had a dream about that once) that uses a collaborative approach to reading papers so we can pool our resources, increase efficiency and free up valuable time for the finer things in life, like data collection (or Facebook). MiniManuscript is a website where users write summaries of research papers that they've read. By reading the summaries, you can spend 2 minutes rather than 2 hours deciding whether a paper is relevant to you.</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; "><br></span></div><a href="http://www.minimanuscript.com/">http://www.minimanuscript.com/</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

MiniManuscript

Imagine if each person in the world took just a few papers and read them, between us we could cover the lot. And that's exactly what Min...

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Today's archidose #636

Here are some nighttime photos of the <a href="http://www.perotmuseum.org/">Perot Museum of Nature and Science</a> in Dallas, Texas, by <a href="http://www.morphosis.com/">Morphosis Architects</a>. The building opened yesterday. Photographs are by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/"> Masako Fujinami</a> (aka fake_plastic_earth).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/8239021372/" title="Perot Museum of Nature & Science by fake_plastic_earth, on Flickr"><img alt="Perot Museum of Nature & Science" height="429" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8200/8239021372_bf8e27e7b4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/8237952493/" title="Perot Museum of Nature & Science by fake_plastic_earth, on Flickr"><img alt="Perot Museum of Nature & Science" height="429" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8207/8237952493_2ce5cee823_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/8239021252/" title="Perot Museum of Nature & Science by fake_plastic_earth, on Flickr"><img alt="Perot Museum of Nature & Science" height="429" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8341/8239021252_636b24e1ac_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/8239021160/" title="Perot Museum of Nature & Science by fake_plastic_earth, on Flickr"><img alt="Perot Museum of Nature & Science" height="429" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8209/8239021160_cc605f6f73_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/8237953011/" title="Perot Museum of Nature & Science by fake_plastic_earth, on Flickr"><img alt="Perot Museum of Nature & Science" height="429" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8483/8237953011_7a79b226de_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/8239020690/" title="Perot Museum of Nature & Science by fake_plastic_earth, on Flickr"><img alt="Perot Museum of Nature & Science" height="429" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8483/8239020690_234519ce02_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/8237952785/" title="Perot Museum of Nature & Science by fake_plastic_earth, on Flickr"><img alt="Perot Museum of Nature & Science" height="429" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8059/8237952785_f09bd2bf21_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_fake_plastic_earth/8239020968/" title="Perot Museum of Nature & Science by fake_plastic_earth, on Flickr"><img alt="Perot Museum of Nature & Science" height="429" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8064/8239020968_8b662ec900_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #636

Here are some nighttime photos of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas, by Morphosis Architects . The building opened ye...

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IWS Babe of the Week: Christmas Chicks Bearing Gifts

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to December and to the joy of the Christmas Season.  One doesn't have to think hard to figure out who some of the hottest babes of the Yuletide time of year are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's that little vixen Cindy Lou Who, whose sheer sultriness can melt not only a man's heart, but the Grinch's heart as well...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CbwIvy6SlnQFj-LJj8IVUmXLxAlgXOcr7srjJklHPq-eB_Zf_tn09WrviajK8dEjkieAKvrFgq8oUnx4ElLGJS1ZCypv_T41ZTmsUdIj6Mzkjq8YJLZY9HpTmwZRWf5B5EZ-xSKsx-E/s1600/Cindy+Lou+Who.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CbwIvy6SlnQFj-LJj8IVUmXLxAlgXOcr7srjJklHPq-eB_Zf_tn09WrviajK8dEjkieAKvrFgq8oUnx4ElLGJS1ZCypv_T41ZTmsUdIj6Mzkjq8YJLZY9HpTmwZRWf5B5EZ-xSKsx-E/s400/Cindy+Lou+Who.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Did you really think Frosty the Snowman began to melt because of the heat?  No, no my friends.  He began melting because that hot ingenue, Karen, loooooooved to ride him bareback...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qz9aj5pGq6h-UxexzdgTzuM-fd8fHljSZff1anwElW4Ielo7VifgdjQcGyV_nYkf0yWUuQNfJdiUi9UMJ1AvIM1vnYDypm0lH7XhLpaobQNM6X86MpjFLFlkRVwpogFb7o33bSutocQ/s1600/Frosty+the+Snowman+Karen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qz9aj5pGq6h-UxexzdgTzuM-fd8fHljSZff1anwElW4Ielo7VifgdjQcGyV_nYkf0yWUuQNfJdiUi9UMJ1AvIM1vnYDypm0lH7XhLpaobQNM6X86MpjFLFlkRVwpogFb7o33bSutocQ/s400/Frosty+the+Snowman+Karen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lucy and Violet, the two raven-haired hotties of Charlie Brown fame always get a laugh from Snoopy when the raspily ask Chuck, <i>"Is that a Christmas tree in your pocket, or are you expecting to have a three-way with us?"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC91hf0mX9dcRFUVcBglG_okot_hCexlfW7qkpxVCDUCq-twn5cjShJSGHNdl9NgS8SpcCmmVFz1Me6gl19xXaMHmj4LixZBiqs9bLU96gKyLi1wQVxz5LZGUGLK9CbyqEnv0qXkzMJv8/s1600/Lucy+Charlie+Brown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC91hf0mX9dcRFUVcBglG_okot_hCexlfW7qkpxVCDUCq-twn5cjShJSGHNdl9NgS8SpcCmmVFz1Me6gl19xXaMHmj4LixZBiqs9bLU96gKyLi1wQVxz5LZGUGLK9CbyqEnv0qXkzMJv8/s400/Lucy+Charlie+Brown.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Of course it's not all about Christmas this month, the Jews will be celebrating Hanukkah.  And who better to drain the oil from my menorah than the uber-Jewalicious, Scarlett Johansson...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZl6ssMc1EDHgAWOsXdxryPvaIyvT2aPx0luwhm0lCrT3G8Y2u8Ed5NkrAEqOv03Mf_uDDNm34b7CnFsMXqQ-kT5dqqCgyZ7G4723GlEhPDV1akGH_JP4mWGO6aFjaFlkANHiqwZKtyfs/s1600/Scarlett-Johansson-Hot+Sexy+Nude.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZl6ssMc1EDHgAWOsXdxryPvaIyvT2aPx0luwhm0lCrT3G8Y2u8Ed5NkrAEqOv03Mf_uDDNm34b7CnFsMXqQ-kT5dqqCgyZ7G4723GlEhPDV1akGH_JP4mWGO6aFjaFlkANHiqwZKtyfs/s400/Scarlett-Johansson-Hot+Sexy+Nude.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh hell yeah...December may be my favorite month of the year!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In other news...Jay and Matt went late night as they broadcast the kick-off to the 16th Annual War on Christmas last night on Blog Talk Radio.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In case you were asleep and missed the fun and frivolity live last night, you can catch THE Number 1 comedy show on BTR by listening right cheer:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" height="105" id="143577" name="143577" width="210"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http://www.blogtalkradio.com%2Fplaylist.aspx%3Fshow_id%3D4082681&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&corner=rounded&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flashplayercallback.aspx" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf" flashvars="file=http://www.blogtalkradio.com%2Fplaylist.aspx%3Fshow_id%3D4082681&autostart=false&shuffle=false&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&width=210&height=105&volume=80&corner=rounded" width="210" height="105" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" name="143577" id="143577" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object></div><div style="font-size: 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><br /></div></div>

IWS Babe of the Week: Christmas Chicks Bearing Gifts

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Folk Medicine - Photo Essay - NYTimes.com

Dr. Ye Jiangsheng's home in Nanping Village, in Yixian county, is also his office, where, like nearly everyone else in the ancient town, he cultivates silkworms. A sign outside says "No. 2 Clinic" in Chinese, with "The Doctor's" written in English. The town is a warren of narrow alleys, stone and carved wood, ideal for kung fu heroes to jump from rooftop to rooftop or for tragic characters in Chinese costume dramas to wander from one darkened room to another. It's no surprise that the director Zhang Yimou is one of many to use Nanping Village as a film set.<br /><br><br /><br>A gray phalanx of fortresslike walls and terra- cotta roofs opens onto interior courtyards, Hui-style, as the local architecture is called. Life in Nanping Village unfolds inward, revolving around these age-old atria, like so many town squares, which locals decorate with paintings of the mountains they can't see over their windowless walls.<br /><br><br /><br>In Iwan Baan's photographs, Ye, the perfect country doctor, attends to his garden under his skylight, makes house calls over the cobblestones on an old bicycle, dons a lab coat to check a patient's sore throat and retires with his wife to sleep in a tiny, pitch-black bedroom, which, with its curtained platform below an enormous painted canopy, is like the insideof a lacquered puzzle box.<br /><br><br /><br>The peripatetic Dutch-born Baan went to capture this scene of a vanishing China for a photo festival last month. Chinese officials canceled the festival at the last minute, as they often do. But Baan was determined to show the pictures anyway.<br /><br><br /><br>Baan is prized as an architectural photographer and knows how architecture speaks formally. But whether documenting a vertical slum in an unfinished office tower in Caracas or Lower Manhattan blacked out by Hurricane Sandy, Baan photographs not just steel, brick and concrete. In the umbrella hung from the weathered wood screen in a patient's courtyard, as in the jumble of homely remedies on the bedside table, Baan celebrates real lives lived, architecture as humanity.<br /><br><br /><br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/02/magazine/nanping-village.html?ref=magazine">http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/02/magazine/nanping-village.html?ref=magazine</a>

Folk Medicine - Photo Essay - NYTimes.com

Dr. Ye Jiangsheng's home in Nanping Village, in Yixian county, is also his office, where, like nearly everyone else in the ancient town,...

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Adderall, a Drug of Increased Focus for N.F.L. Players - NYTimes.com

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><nyt_text style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div id="articleBody"><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">The first time Anthony Becht heard about Adderall, he was in the Tampa Bay locker room in 2006. A teammate who had a prescription for the drug shook his pill bottle at Becht.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">" 'You've got to get some of these,' " Becht recalled the player saying. "I was like, 'What the heck is that?' He definitely needed it. He said it just locks you in, hones you in. He said, 'When I have to take them, my focus is just raised up to another level.' "</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Becht said he did not give Adderall another thought until 2009, when he was playing in Arizona and his fellow tight end Ben Patrick was suspended for testing positive for <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/amphetamines/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" title="Recent and archival health news about amphetamines." class="meta-classifier" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">amphetamines</a>. The drug he took, Patrick said, was Adderall. Becht asked Patrick why he took it, and Patrick told Becht, and reporters, that he had needed to stay awake for a long drive.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Those two conversations gave Becht, now a free agent, an early glimpse at a problem that is confounding the <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/national_football_league/index.html?inline=nyt-org" title="More articles about the National Football League." class="meta-org" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">N.F.L.</a> this season. Players are taking Adderall, a medication widely prescribed to treat<a href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)." class="meta-classifier" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">attention deficit hyperactivity disorder</a>, whether they need it or not, and are failing drug tests because of it. And that is almost certainly contributing to a most-troubling result: a record-setting year for N.F.L. drug suspensions.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">According to N.F.L. figures, 21 suspensions were announced this calendar year because of failed tests for performance-enhancing drugs, including amphetamines like Adderall. That is a 75 percent increase over the 12 suspensions announced in 2011 and, with a month to go in 2012, it is the most in a year since suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs began in 1989.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">At least seven of the players suspended this year have been linked in news media reports to Adderall or have publicly blamed the drug, which acts as a strong stimulant in those without A.D.H.D. The most recent examples were Tampa Bay cornerback Eric Wright and New England defensive lineman Jermaine Cunningham last week.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">The N.F.L. is forbidden under the terms of the drug-testing agreement with the players union from announcing what substance players have tested positive for — the urine test does not distinguish among types of amphetamines — and there is some suspicion that at least a few players may claim they took Adderall instead of admitting to <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/steroids/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" title="Recent and archival health news about steroids." class="meta-classifier" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">steroid</a> use, which carries a far greater stigma. But Adolpho Birch, who oversees drug testing as the N.F.L.'s senior vice president for law and labor, said last week that failed tests for amphetamines were up this year, although he did not provide any specifics. The increase in Adderall use probably accounts for a large part of the overall increase in failed tests.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">"If nothing else it probably reflects an uptick in the use of amphetamine and amphetamine-related substances throughout society," Birch said. "It's not a secret that it's a societal trend, and I think we're starting to see some of the effects of that trend throughout our league."</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Amphetamines have long been used by athletes to provide a boost — think of the stories of "greenies" in baseball clubhouses decades ago. That Adderall use and abuse has made its way to the N.F.L. surprises few, because A.D.H.D. diagnoses and the use of medication to control it have sharply increased in recent years.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">According to Dr. Lenard Adler, who runs the adult A.D.H.D. program at New York University Langone Medical Center, 4.4 percent of adults in the general population have the disorder, of which an estimated two-thirds are men. Birch said the number of exemptions the N.F.L. has granted for players who need treatment for A.D.H.D. is "almost certainly fewer" than 4.4 percent of those in the league.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">The rates of those with the disorder fall as people get older; it is far more prevalent in children and adolescents. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, using input from parents, found that as of 2007, about 9.5 percent or 5.4 million children from ages 4 to 17 had A.D.H.D. at some point. That was an increase of 22 percent from 2003. Boys (13.2 percent) were more likely to have the disorder than girls (5.6 percent).</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Of children who currently have A.D.H.D., 66.3 percent are receiving medication, with boys 2.8 times more likely to receive medication. Those 11 to 17 years old are more likely to receive medication than younger children.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">But Adderall, categorized by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II controlled substance because it is particularly addictive, is also used by college students and even some high school students to provide extra energy and concentration for studying or as a party drug to ward off fatigue.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Dr. Leah Lagos, a New York sports psychologist who has worked with college and professional athletes, said she had seen patients who have used Adderall. She said she believed the rise in its use by professional athletes mimicked the use by college students. Just a few years ago, she said, it was estimated that 1 in 10 college students was abusing stimulants like Adderall and <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/ritalin_drug/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" title="Recent and archival health news about Ritalin." class="meta-classifier" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">Ritalin</a>. That estimate, Lagos said, has almost doubled.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">"It's certainly a performance-enhancing drug," Lagos said. "College kids call it the Superman drug. Take someone who is tired after a long practice, give them a stimulant. It amps up their mood and energy. It really enhances their focus, and for football players, that's crucial.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">"Athletes are often taking it to fight fatigue and exhaustion. It's almost like taking 100 cups of coffee. They can take it during training camp when their bodies are especially fatigued, and the other is right before a game, to boost them. Those are two patterns that are being reported most frequently. But there is the party scene, too, and that's happening on a larger level."</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">The long-term effects of taking Adderall are not well understood, doctors said. While doctors prefer Adderall with a sustained release to treat adults with A.D.H.D. — so that it calms them throughout the day — Adler said that data on students who were misusing diverted medication indicated they were often using a shorter-acting version of Adderall with effects that lasted just three to five hours.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">"It may not get you through a game," Adler said.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Even if it does, the players union has tried to warn its members that substances like Adderall are banned unless a player receives a therapeutic-use exemption from the league. That process includes a review of an A.D.H.D. diagnosis by an independent administrator and other specialists.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">There is a poster in each locker room about banned substances, and the union sent out a memo in October that emphasized that prescription drugs like Adderall are prohibited. Birch said efforts to make players aware of banned substances had been ample, though the league wishes the union would allow it to reveal what players test positive for. Officials think that it would be a deterrent and that hearing what others are caught for reminded players of what substances were banned.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">George Atallah, a union spokesman, said he expected the number of positive tests to drop because of the greater attention being paid to Adderall. Players who have recently been suspended were tested earlier in the year, before Adderall became a topic of conversation throughout the league.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">"It's a reflection that the system we have in place works," Atallah said. "Given the amount of suspensions we've seen this year, we have made a greater emphasis on making players aware of the policy on this particular substance."</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Will Hill, though, said he did not think the N.F.L.'s Adderall problem would go away anytime soon. Hill, a safety for the Giants, served a suspension this season for Adderall use. Hill began using Adderall for A.D.H.D. in the spring and he said he did not realize it was on the league's banned list until he had already started taking it without getting the required waiver.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Hill said that beginning in high school, he needed extra tutors because of his limited <a href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/test/mental-status-tests/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Mental status tests." class="meta-classifier" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; ">attention span</a>. He added that he could not stay still until he began taking Adderall. With Adderall, he is calm and able to focus on his tasks, on and off the field. On Thursday, Hill said he knew many people in and out of football who needed Adderall to function properly.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Hill was suspended in October; he has since watched one player after another blame Adderall for his positive test. He guessed that among players who use Adderall, "it's 50-50" whether they need it for A.D.H.D. or are using it because it is a powerful stimulant.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">Hill said that he was troubled that there were players without the disorder who take Adderall for the jolt of energy and the extreme focus it provides, and by the idea that some players may be blaming the drug when they are instead taking steroids.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; line-height: 24px; ">"It foggies everything up," Hill said. 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When you try to get an advantage over the next person, that's why we get into these situations we're in."</p><nyt_correction_bottom><div class="articleCorrection" style="margin-bottom: 2.8em; "></div></nyt_correction_bottom><nyt_update_bottom></nyt_update_bottom></div></nyt_text><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; "></span></div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/sports/football/adderall-a-drug-of-increased-focus-for-nfl-players.html?&pagewanted=print">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/sports/football/adderall-a-drug-of-increased-focus-for-nfl-players.html?&pagewanted=print</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

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