Made to Crave - Ch 4 Reflections

I'm back again for more reflections!  So glad I decided to do this via TBW... I enjoy going back through and re-reading my thoughts.  Hopefully it helps these ideas stick!<br /><br /><a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2012/08/made-to-crave-ch-1-reflections.html" target="_blank">Chapter 1 Reflections.</a><br /><a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2012/08/made-to-crave-ch-2-reflections.html" target="_blank">Chapter 2 Reflections.</a><br /><a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2012/08/made-to-crave-ch-3-reflections.html" target="_blank">Chapter 3 Reflections.</a><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">1. When a friend expresses success with healthy food choices and losing weight, do you feel encouraged and inspired by her example, or do you feel discouraged and envious?  Do you communicate your feelings to your friend or keep them to yourself?</span></i></b><br /><br />What a great question!  Honestly, the answer here for me depends on who the person is.  I am very often encouraged by several of your stories, and when you share a loss with me I am genuinely thrilled for you.  I also find it inspiring.  One of my absolute favorite weight loss bloggers started her journey near the current weight that I am today, and she is so close to reaching her goal.  That is very inspiring to me.  I know it's not always been an easy road for her, so when she has a victory, I'm thrilled and inspired to know that I can do it too.<br /><br />Conversely, there are some people who shared weight loss victories with me where I immediately get upset.  This mostly occurs with people in my "real" life (i.e. not bloggers!).  I wouldn't even say the feeling is of envy for me, as much as it is of annoyance and frustration.  So,  you're 5'8", 130ish lbs and you think you need to lose weight?  I have a hard time getting excited for people who think they have 5 lbs to lose or 10 lbs to lose when they hardly realize what it's like to live an obese lifestyle.  I also often feel even more like $hit when super skinny people share their weight loss victories with me, because I feel like.... they're telling the fat girl in order to make me jealous?  Perhaps I over think this!<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><i>2. Complete this sentence:  I do/do not want to invite a friend to help me on my journey to healthy eating because____________________.</i></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><i><br /></i></span></b>My friends in this journey are you guys.  You guys who know exactly what it's like to fight the good fight of loads of weight to lose.  I will honestly tell you that in my real life, there is not a single person who I would invite along to help me on this journey.  Come to think of it, I actually do not have a single close friend who is/was fat, and therefore I wouldn't ever feel good about inviting any of my current friends along on this journey.  At the end of the day, they don't know what it's like to have nearly 100 lbs to lose.  They don't know what it's like to eat in an uncontrollable way.  They cannot possibly remotely relate to the struggles I've dealt with for just about half of my life.   Do you sense bitterness? Ha!  Perhaps there is a little of that thrown in there!<br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">3. If accountability is crucial, what is the biggest challenge you face in making accountability part of your healthy eating plan?</span></i></b><br /><br />Not tracking absolutely everything I put into my mouth, regardless of the fact that it will send me into the red for the week - is the biggest challenge I have.  Why is it hard for me to track?  Mainly because tracking that setback forces me to come to terms with the guilt and reality of the crap I just ate.  Seeing eTools going into the red (yes, it happens!) makes me feel like a huge failure!<br /><br />Still, tracking is so important because, more times than not, when I've tracked a "detour", I feel so much better when I see that it really wasn't as bad as I thought.  Therefore, by tracking and seeing the numbers in black and white ("Oh, that wasn't so bad afterall"), I don't send myself into a downward binging spiral.  Certainly, there are times when it is as bad as I thought, but I still feel all the better because I wrote it down. <br /><br />I've had this mindset that if I don't write it down, it "never happened".  Yeah, I know. Stupid!   You know where that gets me though?  A gain on the scale (or no loss).   Tighter pants and shirts.  Feelings of sluggishness.  The scale can sometimes lie (i.e. you ate well all week and you were "robbed" by the scale).  However, the way you truly feel does not lie.   Not only that, you obviously know you ate a bunch of crap that you chose not to acknowledge on paper (or eTools, in my case).  Pretending it didn't happen does absolutely no good for you (or me, rather!).<br /><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b><i>4. If you were to imagine a life-giving experience of accountability, one that empowers you and helps you to feel companioned rather than alone in your struggles, how would you describe that experience?  What kind of person would you want to be accountable to?  What do you hope this person would do for you?  What do you hope they would not do?  How would you determine whether or not the relationship is providing effective accountability?</i></b></span><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>I think the way I envision it is just that I would have a best bud that I could check in with as often as I needed to.  I would want to be accountable to someone who is going to support me in my journey, giving me encouragement when I need it, but to also push me and set me straight when I'm being a sissy.  What I would not want them to do is leave me hanging<i>.  </i>I would pretty much want someone at my beck and call! LOL... Obviously this person probably doesn't exist.. that's what God is for right?  But at the end of the day, I wouldn't want this person to judge me.  I wouldn't want them to make me feel like a failure.  I would just want undying support whenever I needed it.<br /><br />Share some of your answers with me!

Made to Crave Made to Crave - Ch 4 Reflections

I'm back again for more reflections!  So glad I decided to do this via TBW... I enjoy going back through and re-reading my thoughts.  Ho...

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/04/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/contest/">2012 Back-to-School Bulletin Board Contest</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">A pinterest based bulletin board contest where you can win prizes for the most "likes" and "pins" for your bulletin board. Some of you will be interested in this because I've seen your amazing boards on Pinterest.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/contest">contest</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 09/04/2012

2012 Back-to-School Bulletin Board Contest A pinterest based bulletin board contest where you can wi...

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Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer ( CAD | PRO/E | FEA | Precision Design) (#108550)

<!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> <P DIR=LTR><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Job Title:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> Opto-Mechanical</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Design</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Engineer</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Location:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Milpitas, CA</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Position:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Full time</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> <FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Job Description</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of KLA-Tencor is the world leader in design and manufacturing of systems that are used for capturing yield-impacting defects through optical inspection of patterned wafers for semiconductor manufacturers to ramp and maintain yields for their products.</FONT></SPAN></P> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Design opto-mechanical parts, modules and subsystems to support the design of the next generation NarrowBand optical wafer inspection tools.<BR> <BR> •Responsible for the complete design process, including requirements specification, feasibility studies, cost and scheduling, conducting various analysis, such as fluid, thermal, vibrational, and FEA modeling, conceptual and detailed design using Pro/E, detailed drawings, design review presentations, procurement of prototype parts, system integration, prototype testing, and handoff to manufacturing.  These tasks will require working with other engineering groups such as Optics engineers, Systems engineers and Manufacturing engineers to ensure flawless integration and test at the subsystem and system level. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">•Develops the required supporting documentation, such as assembly and test procedures. Works closely with and manages suppliers to ensure all design requirements are specified and achieved. Addresses and resolves product issues thru the product phases. Has strong leadership, communication and problem solving skills.  For the right candidate, this position offers growth into a lead and possibly management role.</FONT></SPAN></P> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN></P> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Qualifications</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Arial"> :</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">•Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including design principles, machine elements, materials, fabrication methods.<BR> •Must be proficient with solid CAD, ProEngineer skill strongly preferred.<BR> •Should have experience in  precision mechanisms, opto-mechanics, optics alignment, flexure design, vibration, and Pro-E.<BR> •Experience in several of these areas is desirable: opto-mechanical systems, optics, optics alignment, flexure, design of semiconductor equipment or similar instruments, motion controls, electronics, lasers, data acquisition systems such as Labview, measurement instrumentation.<BR> •Candidate should be able to create  effective presentations in order to  communicate with cross-functional teams.<BR> •Desirable to have experience in following areas: thermal, structural analysis and fluid flow modeling (Pro/Mechanica,CFDEsign skill strongly preferred), and instrumentation.<BR> •Project management skill is a plus. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Doctorate (Academic) with at least 2 years of experience. 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Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer ( CAD | PRO/E | FEA | Precision Design) (#108550)

Job Title: Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Position: Full time   Job Description The Wafer Inspect...

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guest post - lemondrop dreams

<div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Hey my friends! I hope you all are enjoying my vacation as much as I am. :) Before I get to my dear friend Colleen, I wanted to let you know I'm also revealing a makeover today at <a href="http://themustardceilingblog.com/" target="_blank">The Mustard Ceiling</a> on an old piece of (literal) trash. <a href="http://themustardceilingblog.com/2012/09/guest-post-elizabeth-from-little-black-door.html?doing_wp_cron=1346759005.3433799743652343750000" target="_blank">Check it out</a>...after you read Colleen!</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbPj-ytfSMsgbSsMnegSzytuX77TZYZ6Wsq_lDjOSxwcGSBlOnNqb_oIKbs96DKvLRHMn9x3yOmDYDcb_YWVMrckdBHkuoSA5efiGFiqGMu4FYnD9dCW6eGOV8l4opsdehQt_BObFx3jI/s1600/LDDHeader.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbPj-ytfSMsgbSsMnegSzytuX77TZYZ6Wsq_lDjOSxwcGSBlOnNqb_oIKbs96DKvLRHMn9x3yOmDYDcb_YWVMrckdBHkuoSA5efiGFiqGMu4FYnD9dCW6eGOV8l4opsdehQt_BObFx3jI/s400/LDDHeader.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Hello all you lovely Little Black Door readers!  I’m Colleen from <a href="http://www.mylemondropdreams.com/">lemonDrop dreams</a>…I was just giddy when Elizabeth asked me to guest post on her blog…I stumbled across Elizabeth’s blog via another blog a while back and have been an addict ever since!</div><div align="center">Today I’m going to share with you my fancy new custom made <a href="http://www.mylemondropdreams.com/2012/07/big-daybeforeafter-family-room.html">slipcovers</a>…</div><div align="center">I went from this…</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgZdc2pYNtcDl757aZ3fdXgDo6s8QCUO6PFJcL0CHIVLwxbtYHwaXfk8WJJPQ4l6BIZ39iO5mPw1upRhFnq3im4C4rmfBHATCZiWZKJLfhQCol161RVYWyPRpdCfWsM6uDo4ECJVJqIgu/s1600-h/008%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="008" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNsRtBkrua5juTHKuJPit406MTyQlHInUPwvcEFnQF-mYrOdg88_2oZ2KcAGZ1EgzEQwkAHYJT5pvchKSe7K6y9kf3f74hyLIFZ0SdeXR33PMVeJLNQEI6x45i9fKZ8hB2MWQFAGmKNxS/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="008" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizrJZ1mkpwcU2DfbgsiEx_BUC4IoQ-Z4l7FcXEe_CsZeoO4TZA9QJnLvB2U7eJDKeD8sSyuzwY19KcBSF8IjZmaoYqjnRr5YMs8pfJkWK4TwUEv9VpRmbNc_yKMFgFBsP_tXmhcNjweoh/s1600-h/007%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="007" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9O6D4ek3lrX2KPruqj6JgeOMPDvcbk8TgJxzZqnoWCLmB44sHJD8cIXP6rrPgNkGwPGQ67PJdV1KZIAr8hkAoPoY6jxIV_w-b9qldYlpoDgoi0O9APNwBQJV_wDYuSqL0TVf6uBUPRpO/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="007" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">To this…</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWQSqb4wkRcnV30DpaLIXV8fxYNkmPLOaYMwF9Njn8AeTDfXyCLrpKIBIca8xyf5ISo1eB7YrWjlZjgFqVM5-XNf3rXhwoLNLBJxBNWLwkI4AmEOBpjrGkcEShDfu0wMgu7EHei30rJba/s1600-h/008%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="008" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhyphenhyphenlXSBzyreU477dLeOZsj5t9c_61bJy3Z1tVPiHY8jHB5muqUXm4Y3pde73PASBZPqqRHvxGy20ZOf-v82fJUtg4IZuqU9-9b99cEL9blHVq4nMPbGs9Kn0GmDnCgzaH4E3SqD9i40pq/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="008" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMZVmx_jJDsqKa-CmWMwJ_18_AAiWCWARbZl-Ol1ch5J1Okgp4nlHWvdauBuo5w7-Y9HbgCrcE5l0gYN93P_tM_mlRb-4MR7K2llbeaWs-7Mq-bmyTg4YFxAy0y4XmKKA19DzWeAVDabz/s1600-h/006%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="006" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1CyLCvM8TH0gHtYkM0osCXysyKC_wW3sM0CDB_GCA2rfGA17tfB8tA5i6t_7gTzkuiw9c6P6B6s5Ggo7JR97wRCsaDsEYY-KsZy70bAujsxPayVmvHZsMPwV_n6NgSVkf-DzcJcJzpmo/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="006" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Quite a punch in the face, no??  Since the base of the room  is now done it’s time to do some zhushing…rug, art and my personal favorite, PILLOWS!!</div><div align="center">Here are some options I’m considering…</div><div align="center">for the green couch, because really, what’s better than green and leopard??</div><div align="center"><img alt="Leopard Print Linen Blend 17" Pillow Cover" height="362" src="http://img2.etsystatic.com/000/0/6121242/il_570xN.346311154.jpg" width="450" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/102284452/leopard-print-linen-blend-17-pillow">via</a></div><div align="center"><img alt="Leopard Print Cotton Velvet 17" Pillow Cover" height="362" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6121242/il_570xN.322365421.jpg" width="450" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/95843023/leopard-print-cotton-velvet-17-pillow">via</a></div><div align="center">And since I love to add a little bit of quirk around my house these would be good with the polka dots…</div><div align="center"><img alt="Hug Needlepoint Kit - small" height="310" src="http://img2.etsystatic.com/000/0/5215267/il_570xN.194780290.jpg" width="450" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62389420/hug-needlepoint-kit-small">via</a></div><div align="center">If only this were true…</div><div align="center"><img height="230" src="http://www.jonathanadler.com/detailed_images/np_10kaday.jpg" width="230" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/-10-000-A-Day-Pillow/?cat=347&initial=">via</a></div><div align="center">I wonder if I can DIY this…</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFG6_HIYzUYNzDQzaVSdSuVE-B_Uqw7g0pEPUUoSdi-q3vmDTkfLJtFq5hZx3mqSmnUImYZTxc_3MHbL2FPDfc6RKdbfbqo-Dpg1fTZ0keUmWkrS0c80yEnzL-KpWCOK2Rw8s4SDTM43ls/s1600/IMG_1111.jpg"><img border="0" height="671" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFG6_HIYzUYNzDQzaVSdSuVE-B_Uqw7g0pEPUUoSdi-q3vmDTkfLJtFq5hZx3mqSmnUImYZTxc_3MHbL2FPDfc6RKdbfbqo-Dpg1fTZ0keUmWkrS0c80yEnzL-KpWCOK2Rw8s4SDTM43ls/s1600/IMG_1111.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://kikis-list.blogspot.com/2012/01/god-bless-our-pad.html">via</a></div><div align="center">So there you have it ladies (& gents)…Hope you enjoyed my humble abode!!</div><div align="center">Thanks again Elizabeth for inviting me over for a little show & tell!!</div>

guest post - lemondrop dreams

Hey my friends! I hope you all are enjoying my vacation as much as I am. :) Before I get to my dear friend Colleen, I wanted to let you know...

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30 Days of webtools: #26 Use Slideshare to share online PowerPoints

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slideshare (</span><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" title="http://www.slideshare.net/">http://www.slideshare.net/</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) is one of my favourite free programmes. It is a way of easily presenting information online.  It could be really useful if you have a classroom blog or wiki because you could upload all sorts of different information for your class to access at home.  It is also a way for your students to present their information online if they are collaborating with another class. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Basically, with Slideshare you can upload and share (publicly or privately) PowerPoints or PDFs for online viewing. Slideshare says you can also upload Word Documents but I haven’t tried that yet! To date I mainly use SlideShare for uploading PowerPoints and PDFs that I want to share with others. I see now that file formats that are supported by Slideshare are ppt, pps, pot, pptx, ppsx, potx, OpenOffice, and Keynote. Document formats supported are PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel sheets, OpenOffice files and text files. The maxmum allowed file size is 100 MB. There you have it! I see you can also create Slidecasts using voice but I haven't tried that yet!</span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SchoolNet’s Slideshare account</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To show you what a Slideshare looks like I have given the links to Schoolnet’s Slideshare accounts.  Every time you make a presentation and upload it to your account, your account keeps a record of it. This account tells you a lot about your SlideShares – how many you have uploaded, who is following you, how many downloads and embeds have been made by others etc.</span><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="133"><br /></td> <td valign="top" width="133"></td> <td valign="top" width="133"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11">http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11</a></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="133"></td> <td valign="top" width="133"></td> <td valign="top" width="133"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWkOfMOwJmHk9i0sjpTzvIdZBZm6kA01Qh7ChEmg6ej1t2jYqc7CUhtKc_cXx6WXU69OwismsZi3wJbz-mEwGcsGnS-__hbNqc9I8RzZ09rnXHoneTHbHtqY_Gurn8_ispLOuGjLRc_WC/s1600-h/image9.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIKrSHkXkTPqb7agIactRFuXZUC36NTWFgx91isRdQh6NHSDJ8KO3idrL06OangZFG3Q0B2GDddQP308sUP1KVqxzxSR5q4ywYI_1jlSBN8EY-hZ_7Et7WjsQEh2pzvnGEx5eFdpkEOSP/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="280" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to join Slideshare and create a Slideshare presentation</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a really good video from Teacher Tube called 'Slideshare for teachers'  that seems to give a good explanation about Slideshare. It gives an error message when I embed it, so let me rather give the link.. It can be accessed at: </span><a href="http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=100970&title=Slideshare_for_Teachers">http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=100970&title=Slideshare_for_Teachers</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before you start you need to create a PowerPoint presentation on your topic offline. This can then be converted to a PDF OR it can be uploaded just as it is to SlideShare. I also found this tutorial on YouTube giving a step-by-step approach but haven’t had a chance to evaluate it properly yet. </span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/M91903Q-CQQ?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why use Slideshare?</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found this Slideshare in Slideshare giving some tips on how it can be used! It lists some exciting uses that I confess I haven't yet tried - but will in the future!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/380816" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/AmitRanjan/quick-tour" target="_blank" title="SlideShare 101">SlideShare 101</a> </b>from <b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/AmitRanjan" target="_blank">Amit Ranjan</a></b> </div><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using Slideshare to include videos</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many ways to use Slideshare that I haven’t explored yet. One of the things I HAVE used though is combining videos with a SlideShare. This works really well.  In fact, I absolutely LOVE this feature of Slideshare where you can embed YouTube videos within Slideshare instead of having a string of them one under the other on your blog page. One of the ways I did this was to gather a collection of Google tutorials - 12 videos - to see if adding a large amount of videos would work. Well, it was a lengthy affair because I first got all the URLS incorrect. You have to use the URL that shows under the video after clicking on <i>'Share'</i>. Two of the videos would just not take! So, instead of redoing the whole thing and replacing my Slideshare, I thought that I would post it for now...so you could see the problem that occurs when adding the wrong URL. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/all-things-google-a-collection-of-tutorials" title="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/all-things-google-a-collection-of-tutorials">http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/all-things-google-a-collection-of-tutorials</a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/11657693" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/all-things-google-a-collection-of-tutorials" target="_blank" title="All things Google - a collection of tutorials">All things Google - a collection of tutorials</a> </b>from <b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></b> </div><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Uses of SlideShare for teachers</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Have you ever plugged your flash drive into a laptop, opened a PowerPoint presentation and it doesn't work? Have your students ever done the same thing and then been relieved that they can get out of presenting? Well, if your PowerPoint is uploaded to Slideshare you’ll never have that problem! Before I give a Conference presentation or do a workshop at a school I upload the PowerPoint to Slideshare and then refer everyone to it afterwards in case they would like to have access to it.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Have you ever wanted to embed your PowerPoint slides on a wiki to share with students and parents? You can do that so easily with Slideshare. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. You could have your lesson planned and outlined on Slideshare and as you go through it your video clips and even your Screencasts (if it was a technology linked lesson) could be right there. If this was placed on your classroom blog the students could access it that evening to review.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Your students can use this site to communicate with different audiences around the world.  Slideshare allows students to share their work, view other students’ work and make comments.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. The Slideshare site is a treasure chest of resources for teachers to use since presentations on many different topics can be found using their search feature. There is an Education category in Slideshare where you can view the most popular shared <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/popular?category=education">education slideshares.</a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. This is an interesting Slideshare shown below. (It is actually given on Authorstream which is another way of presenting PowerPoints but it allows voice in its paid version). This teacher is setting a Slideshare presentation task to his students using his voice as well. Take a listen.</span><br /><br /><div><h3 style="margin: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/mrplough07-176896-slideshare-lesson-final-entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/" style="font: 18px ,arial;" target="_blank">Slideshare Lesson Final Draft</a></h3><object height="354" id="player" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.authorstream.com/player.swf?fb=0&nb=1&pl=as&ap=0&c=#dfdfdf&p=176896_633755835874741475" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.authorstream.com/player.swf?fb=0&nb=1&pl=as&ap=0&c=#dfdfdf&p=176896_633755835874741475" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="354"></embed></object> <br /><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;">More <a href="http://www.authorstream.com/" target="_blank">PowerPoint presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.authorstream.com/mrplough07/" target="_blank">cory plough</a></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try opening a Slideshare account and upload a PowerPoint or a different type of document to it to see what happens!  I am sure you'll start to love using Slideshare.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Please share your link with me!</span></div></div></div></div>

30 days of web tools Tutorials Web tools 30 Days of webtools: #26 Use Slideshare to share online PowerPoints

Slideshare ( http://www.slideshare.net/ ) is one of my favourite free programmes. It is a way of easily presenting information online.  It c...

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Today's archidose #615

Here are photos of a "<a href="http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/infra_anlagendetail.cfm?rkey=1160&instance=65385&art=Kirche%2C%20Kapelle%2C%20Kloster">Place For Meditation</a>" in the Uri Canton of Switzerland, by artist Johann Bossart with architects <s>Guenard and Sanders</s> <a href="http://www.guignardsaner.ch/">Guignard Saner</a> (1998), photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/">John Hill</a>. The chapel is located near the <a href="http://www.mystop.ch/MY-STOP-GOTTHARD.15.0.html">My Stop Gotthard</a> service area.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926549074/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="497" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7926549074_eaf4262baf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926535084/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/7926535084_7ff1ae6f68_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926547956/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/7926547956_f8af5043a4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926546960/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/7926546960_7dd6a9a726_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926544626/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8182/7926544626_4ce9ae16b9_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926543400/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="499" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/7926543400_4aeae41fe9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926542266/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/7926542266_99c8d5c95f_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926537802/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/7926537802_6456a4ce51_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926540746/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/7926540746_59311d80dd_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926539408/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8036/7926539408_4c80f6e78c_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926536242/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/7926536242_6288e7cf6d_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926545942/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/7926545942_71b0156627_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 #615

Here are photos of a " Place For Meditation " in the Uri Canton of Switzerland, by artist Johann Bossart with architects Guenard a...

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Weekend Recap

I <b>so</b> needed this 3 day weekend.  All of last week I was exhausted as a result of having a hard time falling asleep almost every night.  I am a person who needs <i>at least</i> 7 hours each night and I wasn't getting anything close to that.  Anyhow, this weekend afforded me some much needed rest!<br /><br />Along with the relaxation, I was also extremely productive.  I got in all 3 days of activity for the week: Friday - elliptical, Saturday - Wii Fit Plus, Monday - WW Core Cardio.  Now, overall I'd say I had a great on plan weekend.  I did have a few "detours" along the way, but I recovered <b>quickly </b>(and proceeded to throw those bags of Red Hots & Sugar Daddies into the trash!).  Normally I would just allow the failures to keep mounting, but I got myself back under control by the next meal (not the next day!).<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>Lesson Learned:</b> <i>When shopping, take a healthy snack!  Even if you don't anticipate getting hungry, take it!  It's better to be prepared than give in to temptation (i.e. candy).</i></blockquote><br />Additionally, I got loads of homework done.  In case you're new here, or don't know, I am pursuing a second degree/second career in nursing.   I love it and I love my classes, but they are <i>no</i> joke.  I cannot stress enough how much harder online classes are.  You think they're easy because you don't have to attend class?  Wrong!  I spend so much time studying every day because I'm essentially teaching the material to myself.  In the case of anatomy and physiology - the work is endless!  Needless to say, I spent the majority of my weekend studying.<br /><br />Naturally, Charles just <i>had</i> to help.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJdRzoAsUfJ4IQQ_7N3hZ-IS_Gk4zu5KrT_47j4bpxVT6yDO3PhF11OFGT3dUXS8xu83Dozsa-2ys-NtN_nVjn7fswxxF-xX-V1OMI67xOAgwDahojPCKEGVG-R8cFsk68Mp8fjrxqA4/s1600/charles+studying+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJdRzoAsUfJ4IQQ_7N3hZ-IS_Gk4zu5KrT_47j4bpxVT6yDO3PhF11OFGT3dUXS8xu83Dozsa-2ys-NtN_nVjn7fswxxF-xX-V1OMI67xOAgwDahojPCKEGVG-R8cFsk68Mp8fjrxqA4/s400/charles+studying+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />He was as bored (and frustrated!) of the chemistry chapter as I was.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUTQwAyNdP1M5WG9uKAMeZGexRSvJOKPhhkkxY3kbMqpJJMmI4W5b4eHmRxXykrrwv0L6uZ0BQdhi45AQ1DL9uFt_Z6hIQbaNC_HIaDUQv99mBAI45OOmwVyFUTigKDQ_jAocggyECkA/s1600/charles+studying+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUTQwAyNdP1M5WG9uKAMeZGexRSvJOKPhhkkxY3kbMqpJJMmI4W5b4eHmRxXykrrwv0L6uZ0BQdhi45AQ1DL9uFt_Z6hIQbaNC_HIaDUQv99mBAI45OOmwVyFUTigKDQ_jAocggyECkA/s400/charles+studying+2.jpg" width="292" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Sodium combines with chlorine to make WHAT again??"</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Not to be the lady who lets a weekend pass by without a shopping trip, I also visited TJ Maxx and Marshalls this weekend.  I have to say, I normally have a lot of luck at both of these places, especially in the plus size department.  This weekend, it was sort of a bust.  I only found two tops at TJ Maxx.  I ended up having far more luck for Joel.  He's very into the "dry-tech" clothing, so I scored 4 shirts for him. <br /><br />One place I did have awesome luck was Payless.  I used to hate that place - detesting the man-made leather shoes. <i> (This is definitely my mother coming out in me!  She would say it is such a waste to spend money on "fake" leather shoes when you can buy something of more quality at a department store.)</i>  However, Payless is fast becoming my favorite shoe store.  They're relatively cheap for cute and stylish knock offs of designer duds.  I also have to admit, all the shoes I've bought there within the last year are still going strong!  I've had great luck with their flats, and this is also the place I bought all of my <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2012/04/shoe-shopping.html" target="_blank">summer sandals</a>.   <br /><br />Today I nailed these 3 beauties:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyf5he_NI9lVfiawr6x-kDaaqPYKmkuIC5HiGEdJHGhUCfY9N3_WsQk8uZGckGKlwzRDaxTM6hidy739nwWA0czM8U93oXdalJrh6CE84boyKyRhA74iRRUBdy2FMrMnRe0UDH71XZqM/s1600/fall+shoes+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyf5he_NI9lVfiawr6x-kDaaqPYKmkuIC5HiGEdJHGhUCfY9N3_WsQk8uZGckGKlwzRDaxTM6hidy739nwWA0czM8U93oXdalJrh6CE84boyKyRhA74iRRUBdy2FMrMnRe0UDH71XZqM/s400/fall+shoes+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I'm so excited to use my <a href="http://pinterest.com/hilaryjpritt/looks-i-love/" target="_blank">Looks I Love</a> pinboard to come up with some outfits to wear with these.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TmXvCGZ7NwAMZNOLD6YyqiMXRA2fZ5FYzIpDXvBL17sDb54K0Afhes8K5EVuhZIJ3DLoQgcwCUzHaAvJa17-QU8VDulBDd29O4PWLbA-QQkCzRMb_QUhejXy6EN1UBKry_m8dn2uFQs/s1600/fall+shoes+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TmXvCGZ7NwAMZNOLD6YyqiMXRA2fZ5FYzIpDXvBL17sDb54K0Afhes8K5EVuhZIJ3DLoQgcwCUzHaAvJa17-QU8VDulBDd29O4PWLbA-QQkCzRMb_QUhejXy6EN1UBKry_m8dn2uFQs/s400/fall+shoes+2.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br />I already have a <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/204702745533878298/" target="_blank">few</a> in <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/204702745533866482/" target="_blank">mind</a>.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVh7p6irre30c8XVSVvK1j-QUqRXDnjGycRAJ4wfFYWrba4nRHd-xI2eiINZK3vvZKLwRBzL_A44HUaOT-Sm7t_3YOgOV_4HLHQh9Sorlna885nhN_C2Jf01gSzhatMOCvFtNnoBcXZ8I/s1600/fall+shoes+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVh7p6irre30c8XVSVvK1j-QUqRXDnjGycRAJ4wfFYWrba4nRHd-xI2eiINZK3vvZKLwRBzL_A44HUaOT-Sm7t_3YOgOV_4HLHQh9Sorlna885nhN_C2Jf01gSzhatMOCvFtNnoBcXZ8I/s400/fall+shoes+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles Always-Needing-Attention Busbee</td></tr></tbody></table> Additionally, I snagged these navy blue flats at Marshalls ($19.99):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBc_FSoyO_G9378si12EmYXQt6Q2Fg51MXkYhpfu3_WgSxMIWH5I91FUoeiHBYugAGH63WxLHCMBs2ZquZO_3IWzePdP0GfnUmy2YnnJQxCe8DFDoSTKHn0CIDyRVyQDEaezpkB_GKzBQ/s1600/fall+shoes+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBc_FSoyO_G9378si12EmYXQt6Q2Fg51MXkYhpfu3_WgSxMIWH5I91FUoeiHBYugAGH63WxLHCMBs2ZquZO_3IWzePdP0GfnUmy2YnnJQxCe8DFDoSTKHn0CIDyRVyQDEaezpkB_GKzBQ/s400/fall+shoes+4.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">What are your thoughts on Marshalls/TJ Maxx and Payless?  Do you shop at those places? </span></b><br /><br />Hope you all had a fabulous holiday weekend!

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Dallas is back!

<span style="font-size: large;">The Ewings are back on TV and I think just about the whole of Ireland is watching!!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It is sponsored by Newbridge Silver.  Linda Grey regularly comes to Ireland for promotional work with Newbridge Silver.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Oh and I also found a Christmas movie on TV - I'm in heaven!!!</span>

Dallas is back!

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Five More Film Classics Coming to a Theater Near You

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoaD9OSsok1KNLbPg1defwOhAUDMMR4Z2NBOSFBqNnJrPfJ2HtgYKKhq2D3VlKna2VVTI4trwMNbACMUfTndUIoDhTTBhsON0JcKf8auYZylOuD-5unlBWIokN-8VW5R1E9ZsZVx4ZGQ/s1600/Birds+1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoaD9OSsok1KNLbPg1defwOhAUDMMR4Z2NBOSFBqNnJrPfJ2HtgYKKhq2D3VlKna2VVTI4trwMNbACMUfTndUIoDhTTBhsON0JcKf8auYZylOuD-5unlBWIokN-8VW5R1E9ZsZVx4ZGQ/s1600/Birds+1b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events are about to begin a film series in celebration of Universal's 100th anniversary with special movie theater presentations of four newly restored Universal classics. </span></span><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV7hGxAmX2LMsUCKLiDXN0Q1dcxzhJGhepPIJPNnJFza-AimSagJyZNFXnaAMmid-vfbgCJiGi8jHuT1-KeKcX0CKTxR2S2dluM1TMMkw8IaTJX4gPMvSVB1Ir3iyfu5wrago2CpXwTI/s1600/birds-is-coming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV7hGxAmX2LMsUCKLiDXN0Q1dcxzhJGhepPIJPNnJFza-AimSagJyZNFXnaAMmid-vfbgCJiGi8jHuT1-KeKcX0CKTxR2S2dluM1TMMkw8IaTJX4gPMvSVB1Ir3iyfu5wrago2CpXwTI/s320/birds-is-coming.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On Wednesday, September 19, "<i>The Birds</i> is coming" - again - and Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 thriller will screen in select theaters around the country at 7pm local time. Oscar-nominated for special effects, the film is arguably Hitchcock's last great classic. TCM's Robert Osborne will provide an introduction and present an interview with the film's leading lady, Tippi Hedren, who shares her memories of working with Hitchcock and filming <i>The Birds </i>(1963). Archival TCM footage of Hedren's co-stars Rod Taylor and Suzanne Pleshette are also included.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAky6s-KFhTMnfwJ3bF1tCq7hCXd8Mjs47wyPgtmwrctTYF3zoL2tUvqYdDOq11XfS3f5Uv4UV-_uC6HOCNfku9_2bdnCuF4DTSkNYHo0aK0h32giXruE6mHF9f7oTHPrAPRzARq3Gnb8/s1600/Frank+and+Bride.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAky6s-KFhTMnfwJ3bF1tCq7hCXd8Mjs47wyPgtmwrctTYF3zoL2tUvqYdDOq11XfS3f5Uv4UV-_uC6HOCNfku9_2bdnCuF4DTSkNYHo0aK0h32giXruE6mHF9f7oTHPrAPRzARq3Gnb8/s400/Frank+and+Bride.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next up, in a spectacular lead-in to Halloween, is a double feature on Wednesday, October 24, of two James Whale horror classics, <i>Frankenstein </i>(1931) and <i>The Bride of Frankenstein </i>(1935). Again, TCM's Robert Osborne will introduce the films and will also present interviews from the 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival with Boris Karloff's daughter, Sara, Bela Lugosi's son, Bela, Jr., and Oscar-winning make-up artist Rick Baker. Show time is 7pm local time.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6VrMltJYgKgocJ6C_os7kJCVL_FApM9KoS8l3RFOP9y8nI_r9IDVgDI7gSP4_XLp8hMnzLlgHHYFFZlrgSpfjmjBRHcLD-mCgPEf6i747m_tSTVu_-DBx4voQpuyqGDpaCG3HVdXT4c/s1600/mockingbird+poster+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6VrMltJYgKgocJ6C_os7kJCVL_FApM9KoS8l3RFOP9y8nI_r9IDVgDI7gSP4_XLp8hMnzLlgHHYFFZlrgSpfjmjBRHcLD-mCgPEf6i747m_tSTVu_-DBx4voQpuyqGDpaCG3HVdXT4c/s400/mockingbird+poster+2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span id="goog_1187793909"></span><span id="goog_1187793910"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On Thursday, November 15, TCM, Fathom and Universal will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the heartwarming and thought-provoking <i>To Kill a Mockingbird </i>(1962), a powerful drama nominated for eight Academy Awards and winner of three. Directed by Robert Mulligan and based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, the film stars Gregory Peck in an iconic Oscar-winning performance and features future Oscar-winner Robert Duvall in his first credited screen role. Included in the presentation is an introduction by TCM's Ben Mankiewicz who will share archival interviews with many who took part in the production. Screening of <i>To Kill a Mockingbird </i>begins at 7pm local time.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FROgIia2cb8" width="560"></iframe><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In addition</span>,<b> </b>Fathom Events is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment to bring <i>Lawrence of Arabia 50th Anniversary Event: Digitally Restored</i> to the big screen on Thursday, October 4. Nominated for ten Academy Awards and winner of seven including Best Picture, the film was directed by David Lean and stars Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. Special features include introduction of the film by the Oscar-nominated Sharif, newsreel footage of the film's original New York premiere and a discussion of the film by Oscar-winning director and film restoration champion, Martin Scorsese. Show time is 7pm local time.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKqeGxxuVvTAPVPGNGXLyepJT6Zhyfb3Ml5vBCDwwTXXukrgDEq2-x0QDXXMXeel4byLXBwMv7OvAWmNXnrPLNwF5jwBLfObOe2E1NslNy2KbsBNKvq141HIpKA027mwZ3hRaI3INWVY/s1600/lawrence+of+arabia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKqeGxxuVvTAPVPGNGXLyepJT6Zhyfb3Ml5vBCDwwTXXukrgDEq2-x0QDXXMXeel4byLXBwMv7OvAWmNXnrPLNwF5jwBLfObOe2E1NslNy2KbsBNKvq141HIpKA027mwZ3hRaI3INWVY/s400/lawrence+of+arabia.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif in <i>Lawrence of Arabia </i>(1962)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tickets for all four events are on sale now.<span style="color: red;"> <b><a href="http://www.fathomevents.com/" target="_blank">Click here</a></b></span> for more information on each special screening and links to state-by-state listings of participating theaters.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And now, a word on <i>The Birds</i> from Alfred Hitchcock... </span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MZjaVdJt59U" width="420"></iframe></div>

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Most Popular Posts of August 2012: Cool Cat Teacher Blog

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89665467@N00/2394726476" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="lesson plans from 1979" border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted" height="180" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/2394726476_2393963313_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 240px;">We've come a long way on our lesson plans - Look at this one from 1979 (Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89665467@N00/2394726476" target="_blank">Fuschia Foot</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>August was a busy month with many of us heading back to school. Looking over my stats for this blog, I thought you might want to see the hottest posts of the month for your weekend reading:<div><br /></div><div><ol><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/50-teaching-and-lesson-plans-that-rock.html" target="_blank">50 Teaching and Lesson Plans that Rock</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/qr-code-classroom-implementation-guide.html" target="_blank">QR Code Classroom Implementation Guide</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/04/15-fantastic-ways-to-use-flipboard.html" target="_blank">15 Fantastic Ways to Use Flipboard</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/89-lesson-plans-and-ideas-for-teaching.html" target="_blank">89 Lesson Plans and Ideas for Teaching Math</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/89-lesson-plans-and-ideas-for-teaching.html" target="_blank">10 Ways to Be a Terrible Teacher</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/62-ideas-lessons-and-humor-for-english.html" target="_blank">62 Ideas, Lesson and Humor for English Teachers</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/54-teaching-and-lesson-plan-ideas-for.html" target="_blank">54 Teaching and Lesson Plan Ideas for History Teachers</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/06/world-wonders-new-flipped-classroom.html" target="_blank">World Wonders: A new flipped classroom tool for teachers</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/innovative-teachers-share-your-genius.html" target="_blank">Innovative Teachers: Share Your Genius</a> (Guest post by Superintendent Eric Williams)</li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/teach-this-teaching-with-lesson-plans_27.html" target="_blank">Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock </a>8/27/2012 Edition</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hate to say that out of the literally thousands of positive upbeat posts I've written on this blog, that one of the few negative posts "<a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/89-lesson-plans-and-ideas-for-teaching.html" target="_blank">10 Ways to Be a Terrible Teacher</a>" is now topping the list as one of my all time most popular posts. It makes me sad that this is what we've become. It shows me that many want to criticize, not uplift. I've actually gotten email telling me "you're so negative" when, in fact, I'm usually not. I'm not sure if it is that it hits home on the problems we are most upset over or if people want to let someone else be the critic. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend here in the states and for the rest of you in the world. #teachwell and be noble! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_c.png?x-id=6a47d955-49c2-413d-a84f-ef30855ffb70" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Most Popular Posts of August 2012: Cool Cat Teacher Blog

We've come a long way on our lesson plans - Look at this one from 1979 (Photo credit: Fuschia Foot ) August was a busy month with many o...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello Little Black Door Readers! I'm Linda, from the blog <a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/">My Crafty Home Life.</a>  Elizabeth is at the beach, as you all may know...so she asked me to help fill the blank pages while she is gone. Yes, I know, I call that RPP (Rich People Problems). </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nevertheless, I'm always game to play on someone else's blog. Recently I did a gallery wall with my collection of Chinoiserie Paint-By-Numbers.</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IT4eBOBpqM1AxKQjJGdW5DFLagY0o7D0eBrOcAABwAypQe5yRNn4N-Ee5WZNrP8Cif1Ev8qbMpQcRWlTCkbA6BFGlWtdwsv0osFv1sCSDZE-Te2aadBtO5zw3-gxicE6ABZoQpXlAEI/s1600/gallery+wall+for+LBD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IT4eBOBpqM1AxKQjJGdW5DFLagY0o7D0eBrOcAABwAypQe5yRNn4N-Ee5WZNrP8Cif1Ev8qbMpQcRWlTCkbA6BFGlWtdwsv0osFv1sCSDZE-Te2aadBtO5zw3-gxicE6ABZoQpXlAEI/s1600/gallery+wall+for+LBD.jpg" /></a></div><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As loyal readers of LBD, I know you are familiar with the fact that Elizabeth knows how to rock a gallery wall.</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM16deIsZVDp5oyd-U6SW5nM5_bES_rhpo1_dtjQdktJMI2UZmVP0aPmQd-BxJ7FZqVMFI2svnd5-RZ2qx_37l3mbNi7Nj49SmhDsvvAlOIS8Tj9W82vU0QqQn6aNf-HzjWwpLgCj9DQ/s1600/lbd+gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM16deIsZVDp5oyd-U6SW5nM5_bES_rhpo1_dtjQdktJMI2UZmVP0aPmQd-BxJ7FZqVMFI2svnd5-RZ2qx_37l3mbNi7Nj49SmhDsvvAlOIS8Tj9W82vU0QqQn6aNf-HzjWwpLgCj9DQ/s1600/lbd+gallery.jpg" /></a></div><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact, when I was working <a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/2012/08/one-room-challengeweek-6.html">on mine</a> I emailed her for help. Hours went by, then...finally, she emailed me back saying she was sorry....she was at the pool...YUP RPP!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm over it...I did it without her. Today, I would like to give you some tips for buying Paint-By-Number prints...and a perdition on an upcoming trend. Let's start with the trend</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0rdH5A8IkaK4bkml7euX95KuaWA989Ct6qhRsrChJx72bvCIR5EJKup2TxiKAB0N8TzicA69OlqaTN_M1nQJTWxx0LauZPCnuwsICkmi9xBfoKy8zWTyFTigS1S4dmtmopPsl270WEs/s1600/Apartment+Therapy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0rdH5A8IkaK4bkml7euX95KuaWA989Ct6qhRsrChJx72bvCIR5EJKup2TxiKAB0N8TzicA69OlqaTN_M1nQJTWxx0LauZPCnuwsICkmi9xBfoKy8zWTyFTigS1S4dmtmopPsl270WEs/s1600/Apartment+Therapy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/shoppers-guide-142439">Apartment Therapy</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNiDxHWaWz9miCGoGF65MKtltxCaaH2dfEMPLkUbO3ftioygptBC1VRvG6SYDyg22AKuFvMPzpCUm92Z6-VhvM6zGZaQ623CSPLpCp-TCGipyMOeDTYRImq8hfAZOvfMV14tsBQFM5bU/s1600/Eric+Roth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNiDxHWaWz9miCGoGF65MKtltxCaaH2dfEMPLkUbO3ftioygptBC1VRvG6SYDyg22AKuFvMPzpCUm92Z6-VhvM6zGZaQ623CSPLpCp-TCGipyMOeDTYRImq8hfAZOvfMV14tsBQFM5bU/s1600/Eric+Roth.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eric Roth Photography via Canadian House & Home</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See it? No, I am not suggesting that the Equestrian Chic trend is a prediction. It has already made the rounds on many blogs. Here is my prediction</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2u1mMQSOoPCFJh6Vqv0Ls1okqlA1WB4wPz6_Dm4maseO3QqYYx9tCBp1bY_T1rUL-rN3qfG1eM1K8fJu-cCcuuZBhe5pwAb7ywZX1k3bChDvtEA1_AzYPlhxtg5Iwr2SZ2s5kw9bJm8/s1600/Johnny+Carson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2u1mMQSOoPCFJh6Vqv0Ls1okqlA1WB4wPz6_Dm4maseO3QqYYx9tCBp1bY_T1rUL-rN3qfG1eM1K8fJu-cCcuuZBhe5pwAb7ywZX1k3bChDvtEA1_AzYPlhxtg5Iwr2SZ2s5kw9bJm8/s1600/Johnny+Carson.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you put Equestrian Chic together with Paint-By-Numbers...what do you get?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTemF_XBKyxB-Cr7eX0JJDc3k6T_P43HnldXw4mrLnyvuWgghgjHON9gu_DclJLstswm7GF1MrqpmZhKSjAlal29AEWCSMPyufX-PT96-4KLt3EyBwjoQrq8mxXl0qHUYfbVy-XF66Po/s1600/country+Living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTemF_XBKyxB-Cr7eX0JJDc3k6T_P43HnldXw4mrLnyvuWgghgjHON9gu_DclJLstswm7GF1MrqpmZhKSjAlal29AEWCSMPyufX-PT96-4KLt3EyBwjoQrq8mxXl0qHUYfbVy-XF66Po/s1600/country+Living.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Country Living</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes! That is my prediction...OK, Country Living may have caught on a tad bit before me...but they didn't do a galley wall with horses.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that we know what we are hunting for, here are my tips....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shopping for Paint-By-Number horse prints on EBAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. Know how to word search</span>. Remember we want prints already painted.</span></div><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A quick search under "used paint by number horse" brought up a total of (23) prints. Here is a sample of the search.</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPZoREHhzmRCiuG9GIGfYJLPl_HSLuWVhNGUs_HZm0cfchJsZAjHMGf_AjTGv-JGyiEZSUnXnuDih1s-6Wt8nVO22DR5ckh5XGxo5DS5SqL8xa9bF2JmVJbIlH8oXqZ6h9E8mgcS9WA0/s1600/Paint+by+number+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPZoREHhzmRCiuG9GIGfYJLPl_HSLuWVhNGUs_HZm0cfchJsZAjHMGf_AjTGv-JGyiEZSUnXnuDih1s-6Wt8nVO22DR5ckh5XGxo5DS5SqL8xa9bF2JmVJbIlH8oXqZ6h9E8mgcS9WA0/s1600/Paint+by+number+1.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FRAMED-PAINT-BY-NUMBER-RACING-HORSE-PICTURE-9-X-6-NICE-/180957085528?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a21e1ff58#ht_901wt_1159">Sold here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$7.99 + Free Shipping!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Pair</span></center><center></center><center></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKJsnuJ2SAA0FDF7g-K-jpdwcMx_sY-Q_RkeSRa1iInrNqv7vh01Y13GA11iSOdlNAMazZgZ1N2v-SLo3XA_is1pS4BfI2b4GxbmhHqfQijaSRCv6AT38UD0W_gxGBX8KoZfqTiLi54M/s1600/paint+by+number+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKJsnuJ2SAA0FDF7g-K-jpdwcMx_sY-Q_RkeSRa1iInrNqv7vh01Y13GA11iSOdlNAMazZgZ1N2v-SLo3XA_is1pS4BfI2b4GxbmhHqfQijaSRCv6AT38UD0W_gxGBX8KoZfqTiLi54M/s1600/paint+by+number+2.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-clean-Vintage-ART-paint-number-Mare-Stallion-HORSE-/170590479224?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b7fc2378#ht_500wt_1180">Sold Here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$29.99 + Free Shipping</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Pair</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9kqkwomzA9H94Trrc9UuWvS9KwbuRqrg5osGi4czJUuG8PRzaSRgAo0zDxzvOKSjoPaVWkWvDFZ2gFjmTQVfX1iIqkqPFO7io9Jm1VqKD_qkew-9Y2SZFZVAoXa6LPgq9RUwGjKoUVg/s1600/paint+by+number+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9kqkwomzA9H94Trrc9UuWvS9KwbuRqrg5osGi4czJUuG8PRzaSRgAo0zDxzvOKSjoPaVWkWvDFZ2gFjmTQVfX1iIqkqPFO7io9Jm1VqKD_qkew-9Y2SZFZVAoXa6LPgq9RUwGjKoUVg/s1600/paint+by+number+3.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-2-OIL-PAINTINGS-by-number-framed-running-HORSES-cowboy-western-/251021551591?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a720ce7e7#ht_2815wt_1159">Sold Here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$45.95 + $15.95 Shipping</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which brings me to tip number 2</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Set a price limit</span>...and stick to it!!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's face it, the third option from above is way out of line. I would suspect that after horse prints become hot, that seller would stand a better chance. Remember, it never feels good to pay too much for anything.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A word search under "vintage horse paint by number" resulted in (36) prints.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the auctions that did not show up with the first search is this one</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc8M6WwljxgEjU8AiZTG00NCiEBZXbZvh84AwmdSOmE2_kB4CGhRBvGKYF6ZOY6iATh4nhyphenhyphengzdU0tSu4VhxhvIrW-ZLCdT8fk2tYyCYtt6MfW8tQ1rrhALUpGoNHj4pUydnnWoVxWY-A/s1600/paint+by+number+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc8M6WwljxgEjU8AiZTG00NCiEBZXbZvh84AwmdSOmE2_kB4CGhRBvGKYF6ZOY6iATh4nhyphenhyphengzdU0tSu4VhxhvIrW-ZLCdT8fk2tYyCYtt6MfW8tQ1rrhALUpGoNHj4pUydnnWoVxWY-A/s1600/paint+by+number+4.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-set-of-3-Paint-by-number-HORSES-COLT-nice-framed-/280947179261?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4169c1befd#ht_500wt_1414">Sold Here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$9.99 + $5.35 Shipping</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To me, this is by far the best deal and choice so far. Three paintings that are all vintage and in original black frames.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My final tip</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. Be patient and check back</span>. A collection takes time. Trust me, whatever you see....it will come again if you miss it this time. Sometimes, the next option is better than the one that got away.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now just for fun, I thought I would show you this one</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxey4qUhJF71lw9k4DIqwVLX9iWW25axJ-tnL9uvCh9HvmR64njGTnw4cNCfhNpLjFXXG8rfihA1Qs8smbCxdQexn9Wkg7DY2DsZ6cscB7KlMK1D9VLCAgvaVPnoJb9XiGp2G7rm_7ngU/s1600/paint+by+number+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxey4qUhJF71lw9k4DIqwVLX9iWW25axJ-tnL9uvCh9HvmR64njGTnw4cNCfhNpLjFXXG8rfihA1Qs8smbCxdQexn9Wkg7DY2DsZ6cscB7KlMK1D9VLCAgvaVPnoJb9XiGp2G7rm_7ngU/s1600/paint+by+number+5.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pair-Framed-Paint-by-Number-PBN-Horse-Paintings-/120893183601?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item1c25cb9671#ht_500wt_1180">Sold Here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The price? Are you sitting down? $99.99 + $18.15 for Shipping</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As Elizabeth <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/05/whats-in-name.html">would say</a>, "Does that include the crack you are smoking, or is that separate?" </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those are my secrets for collecting Paint-By-Number prints. If you are currently collecting horse prints...sorry! This probably gave you a bit of competition. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for having me, Elizabeth. I hope you come back with a few new cocktail recipes.</span></center><center></center></div>

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Hello Little Black Door Readers! I'm Linda, from the blog My Crafty Home Life.   Elizabeth is at the beach, as you all may know...so she...

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Step aboard the USS Fort McHenry!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrCzXT6FpNP3X_DrnlfATZZICZlOmdf7LFDBV-GgGMOmfxQcEw0n2IbfbtwSNKwoebRPUy7e4fTMB-93w8KVY9qqxQ4YiR-J_q1WAXcllH7wWWjSyOQzWdgXKo-xEPAVpgP2ksavDp13u/s1600/Navy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrCzXT6FpNP3X_DrnlfATZZICZlOmdf7LFDBV-GgGMOmfxQcEw0n2IbfbtwSNKwoebRPUy7e4fTMB-93w8KVY9qqxQ4YiR-J_q1WAXcllH7wWWjSyOQzWdgXKo-xEPAVpgP2ksavDp13u/s320/Navy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We toured the USS Fort McHenry Naval ship this evening down at Dublin Port.  It was just wonderful.  We saw so many elements of the ship and the weaponry. All of the personnel aboard were just great, just so friendly and informative.  They said that they loved Dublin.  They head on to Africa next to do humanitarian work.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The above is a picture of myself and my sisters at the entrance to the ship.  </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQYfUIke_A7FXrva_qdLWuUnYvSA6mnVQF96b9wVExxiI3KthPlrntIaVXmqd9lQhUcPti2yoIIHYSrzOCgqiHMKPVSS-gpDNH6jewDXunTAjjr91C_XL4-ruNsRPZsDwkxWNJJbeJWRY/s1600/navy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQYfUIke_A7FXrva_qdLWuUnYvSA6mnVQF96b9wVExxiI3KthPlrntIaVXmqd9lQhUcPti2yoIIHYSrzOCgqiHMKPVSS-gpDNH6jewDXunTAjjr91C_XL4-ruNsRPZsDwkxWNJJbeJWRY/s320/navy2.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">A perfect end to a Navy weekend in Dublin!</span>

Step aboard the USS Fort McHenry!

We toured the USS Fort McHenry Naval ship this evening down at Dublin Port.  It was just wonderful.  We saw so many elements of the ship and...

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/02/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://mrsjacksonsclasswebsiteblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/september-lesson-plan-ideas.html">Mrs. Jackson's Class Website Blog: September Lesson Plan Ideas</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Mrs. Jackson shares lots of great ideas. Here's her September list of ideas.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2012/8/30/12-great-google-sites-for-teachers.html">12 Great Google Sites for Teachers - HOME - Edgalaxy: Where Education and Technology Meet.</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">A list of sites you can use in your classroom. Think twice about blogger, but many of these others are great.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://thelearningjourney.org/2012/09/01/in-with-the-new-giving-time/">In with the new……Giving Time « The Learning Journey</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">"As a teacher of young learners, time needs to be on our side. One thing Ive become over the last few years is that one size does NOT fit all. We do not march to the same beat in education or eat the same breakfast for that matter. We each have out own ways of learning, thinking. Some just need more time that others." says Jason Graham, a new friend via Twitter and our Flat Classroom Certified Teacher course. I love how he describes the first grade classroom and am saddened for how many I think don't have the flexibility or perspective that he has.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elemchat">elemchat</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 09/02/2012

Mrs. Jackson's Class Website Blog: September Lesson Plan Ideas Mrs. Jackson shares lots of great...

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Today's archidose #614

Here are photos of a hospice converted into a hotel at St. Gotthard Pass in the Swiss Alps by Basel's <a href="http://www.millermaranta.ch/">Miller & Maranta</a> (2010), photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/">John Hill</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7915602470/" title="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8451/7915602470_11a3cfddfe_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7915603220/" title="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8032/7915603220_8d0ee09b5b_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7915604058/" title="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/7915604058_d14bbe511b_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7915604758/" title="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/7915604758_fb57d35e2a_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7915605762/" title="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/7915605762_76a6e1e1c9_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7915607284/" title="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7915607284_0ef47cdb40_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7915608120/" title="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8297/7915608120_855a2fffc1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7915608686/" title="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Hotel, St. Gotthard's Pass" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8182/7915608686_73e682052e_c.jpg" width="600" /></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 #614

Here are photos of a hospice converted into a hotel at St. Gotthard Pass in the Swiss Alps by Basel's Miller & Maranta (2010), phot...

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