TeachMeet season has started in South Africa

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

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Food For Life Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J7CHatTgRL8/UR_1p6pjQCI/AAAAAAAAGUQ/PyG1nPrWQrc/s1600/food+for+life.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J7CHatTgRL8/UR_1p6pjQCI/AAAAAAAAGUQ/PyG1nPrWQrc/s320/food+for+life.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether you are trying to eat healthy, live on a budget or try to maintain a healthy lifestyle it's tough at times am I right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With eating healthy I still at times run into wanting sweets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I make myself a healthy breakfast that's easy, affordable and not to mention delicious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was recently given the opportunity to review products from a company called <a href="http://www.foodforlife.com/products?tid_1=All&tid=All">Food For Life</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you haven't ever heard of it you probably have heard or seen their Ezekial products such as breads and cereals. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Usually for breakfast I eat oatmeal but was feeling a bit adventurous with food this morning and set out on a mission to make something different that was not just healthy but could last up until lunch time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here it is ta DA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finished product!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My breakfast this morning:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A cinnamon raisin English muffin with some Barney's almond butter (smooth)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with a chopped banana and of course my coffee!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2h7BuIaCTxk/UR_yKvJSFzI/AAAAAAAAGUI/WIKe6kWPcMM/s1600/ezekial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2h7BuIaCTxk/UR_yKvJSFzI/AAAAAAAAGUI/WIKe6kWPcMM/s320/ezekial.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have tried my fair share of different kinds of English muffin brands, but recently I am into organic and sprouted breads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am in absolute love with Ezekial's cinnamon raisin English muffins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are fluffy and they don't crumble when you slice them apart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have a touch of sweetness to them as well which is great.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can add a little honey to them if you wanted with some almond butter like I do on rice cakes all the time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WViqetA3Ej4/USFifnE282I/AAAAAAAAGZQ/eftKIqxXKTg/s1600/ham+egg+and+cheese+on+ezekial+cinnamon+raisin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WViqetA3Ej4/USFifnE282I/AAAAAAAAGZQ/eftKIqxXKTg/s320/ham+egg+and+cheese+on+ezekial+cinnamon+raisin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning I felt like having eggs, so I decided to make a sandwich using ham, egg and cheese on The Cinnamon Raisin English muffin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was very good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sweetness of the raisins made the sandwich!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sesame bread:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">whoa, a bit different from your average sesame bread!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reminded me of wheat bread with sesame seeds on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was so good though!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tons of great flavor and works great for a sandwich!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Info:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vegan</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gluten free</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diabetic friendly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sprouted grains</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yeast free</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also high in fiber </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Products:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cereals</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bread</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tortilla </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vegan meats</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pasta</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pocket breads</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">buns</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">English muffins</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Coming soon*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">waffles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">croutons</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Want to check out their full line of products?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.foodforlife.com/">http://www.foodforlife.com/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/Food_For_Life">https://twitter.com/Food_For_Life</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FoodforLifeBaking"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/FoodforLifeBaking</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Food For Life Review

Whether you are trying to eat healthy, live on a budget or try to maintain a healthy lifestyle it's tough at times am I right? With eati...

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Sweet Andy's Cookie Review and Giveaway

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Congratulations To Sandy N.!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You are a Sweet Andy's Winner!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chdsnDKnxLg/UR_pXVajntI/AAAAAAAAGTU/lFqI0OxRAV4/s1600/sweeta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chdsnDKnxLg/UR_pXVajntI/AAAAAAAAGTU/lFqI0OxRAV4/s1600/sweeta.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One thing that I do love is sweets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't seem to get enough of them, but with eating the healthy way I do it in moderation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've had the pleasure to review some delicious cookies from a company called <a href="http://www.sweetandyscookies.com/sac_index.php">Sweet Andy's</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking for that homemade taste?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look no further because these cookies have just that!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are chewy, soft and scrumptious. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They use the best kind of ingredients for their cookies out there and they are all natural.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have a wide variety of cookies whether you like chocolate, plain or fruity!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Varieties:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pumpkin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">white chocolate macadamia nut </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">chocolate with peanut butter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lemon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">peanut butter chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are the flavors I was sent to review.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate Chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Triple Chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mint Chocolate Chip</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sugar Cookie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oatmeal Raisin </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-szx9fMWUxvs/UR_mUI-ZJPI/AAAAAAAAGTE/LGkb9fQ2D-E/s1600/sweet+andy's+are+here.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-szx9fMWUxvs/UR_mUI-ZJPI/AAAAAAAAGTE/LGkb9fQ2D-E/s320/sweet+andy's+are+here.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Triple chip:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate lovers beware!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This sweet and delicious cookie is amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It will literally have you wanting more!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Goes perfectly with a glass of milk!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made with white chocolate, peanut butter and milk chocolate chips!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sugar Cookie:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soft and chewy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So delicious and the best part of all you can make ice cream sandwiches with them as well!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or if you are feeling a bit creative crumble up the cookie and add it to a milkshake!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Voila you have a cookie shake right at your finger tips!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Mint Chocolate Chip:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All those mint chocolate chip lovers this cookie is for you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's sweet, minty and delicious!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Oatmeal Raisin:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whoa, I love it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love the nuttiness of the oatmeal and sweetness from the raisins. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chocolate Chip:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is one of my favorite flavors for a cookie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I remember as a kid I would lick the spoon of the batter while waiting for the cookies to come out of the oven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We all did it, don't deny it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You loved it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Super chocolaty and chewy too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want you could pop them into the microwave really quick or you can make a cookie sandwich with ice cream of your choice! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chocolate:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether you like to dunk in milk or crumble on ice cream this cookie has got your name on it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great chocolate flavor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--UaH5fQ35Oo/UR_mZ3-857I/AAAAAAAAGTM/RkKhFtYWXag/s1600/sweet+andy's+cookies+assortment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--UaH5fQ35Oo/UR_mZ3-857I/AAAAAAAAGTM/RkKhFtYWXag/s320/sweet+andy's+cookies+assortment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>It's giveaway time!</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Winner will win a case of cookies!! </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>1. admit it, who licked the batter as a kid when making cookies?! </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Want an extra entry? </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>2. Follow my blog.</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>3.Then also follow me via Twitter, here. https://twitter.com/kelli_bliss </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>4. then tweet about the giveaway and make sure you use #Sweetandys</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>5. leave me a link here to your tweet.</u></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Want to order them online?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check them out here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sweetandyscookies.com/sac_index.php">http://www.sweetandyscookies.com/sac_index.php</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or Connect with them on these sites as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Andys-Cookies/130469047025031">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Andys-Cookies/130469047025031</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Sweetandycookie"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://twitter.com/Sweetandycookie</span></a></div><br />

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

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

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

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ISRAEL’S SYRIAN AIRSTRIKE AFTERMATH

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

ISRAEL’S SYRIAN AIRSTRIKE AFTERMATH

IRANIAN GENERAL AND TWO AIDES WERE THE REAL TARGET OF ALLEGED ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN SYRIA Via DEBKA file   The depth of IRAN’S loss by the ...

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More reviews/giveaways coming soon!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hello and good morning everyone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been a crazy busy week with the power outage from the storm etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hang tight I've got some more reviews and giveaways coming soon!! </span></div>

More reviews/giveaways coming soon!

Hello and good morning everyone. It's been a crazy busy week with the power outage from the storm etc. Hang tight I've got some more...

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Matt Said, Jay Said 21613

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Matt whimpers…Jay moans…You get their assisted living rooms ready.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMBLl6OvNPHLVtWPabDKQjtLAk57wdxWrVcmEsi-Z517k79KklxVo0LHt5ZB3uv1-MYSjlAUxvP-ceTL0ttHNffg6DpTyr1U_O1-ZD72CIU0GGVnXSp1MiIpeb83gZO2hWnAPZ5KaI_c/s1600/Christopher+Dorner+Sexy+Murderer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMBLl6OvNPHLVtWPabDKQjtLAk57wdxWrVcmEsi-Z517k79KklxVo0LHt5ZB3uv1-MYSjlAUxvP-ceTL0ttHNffg6DpTyr1U_O1-ZD72CIU0GGVnXSp1MiIpeb83gZO2hWnAPZ5KaI_c/s320/Christopher+Dorner+Sexy+Murderer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Matt:  Hellooooo?<br />Jay:  Wait a minute…(garbled noise) (more garbled noise) Okay…Hi.<br />Matt:  What the hell were you doing?  Stuffing a dead hooker in your fridge?<br />Jay:  I was tryi----<br />Matt:  Hold on…my boss is calling me, I’ll you alert as to when he is done.<br />Jay:  Okay.<br /><br />(five minutes pass, Jay calls back)<br /><br />Matt:  Howdy.<br />Jay:  Could you answer your damn phone?<br />Matt:  I just did.<br />Jay:  I mean on the first ring.<br />Matt:  Hell no…I’m old, and my kidneys hurt.  Takes me awhile to get to it.<br />Jay:  Alright.<br />Matt:  How’s your back?<br />Jay:  It has felt like shit since I put together that table this week.<br />Matt:  Whatafuckingshame…What are we going to talk about on Saturday’s show?<br /><br />Jay:  I was going to ask you.<br />Matt:  Well…I had two thoughts.<br />Jay:  Wow, that’s impressive…and unprecedented.<br />Matt:  Cute…Either, Open Phone Line Saturday, or a President’s Day show type thing and...<br />Jay:  Giving up Rose and Steel Reserve has made you more lucid, but I dunno, those ideas seem a bit….<br />Matt:  Orrrrrr…We could talk about guys who are afraid to give up Pepsi for Lent.<br /><br />Jay:  I loooooove the <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/02/17/open-line-saturday" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>Open Phone Line Saturday</i></span></a> idea.<br />Matt:  Yeah. I mean the President’s Day thing would be good, but…<br />Jay:  But who really cares?<br />Matt:  Exactly…we want numbers and ratings.<br />Jay:  Damn right, we’re not beneath putting quantity before quality.<br />Matt:  Never have been.<br />Jay:  Never will.<br /><br />Matt:  We can encourage listeners to call-in and get whatever is <i>on</i> their chest, <i>off</i> their chest.<br />Jay:  They could speak their mind about the Russian meteor, Chuck Hagel, or the State of the Union.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBUuKfuypSZtK2leLfgCdhkMs-vLpcWIOHVmwmxJhVYsiWQSh29kH0cl90-d2ZLXIoFKKNLp7B5AaZiZ6i2DrMofwfGMdetxE3cMTZNftZXYLQazyNotzsCFkuA9NGCvParhfmJnpWYk/s1600/Oscar-Pistorius+Murder+Girlfriend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBUuKfuypSZtK2leLfgCdhkMs-vLpcWIOHVmwmxJhVYsiWQSh29kH0cl90-d2ZLXIoFKKNLp7B5AaZiZ6i2DrMofwfGMdetxE3cMTZNftZXYLQazyNotzsCFkuA9NGCvParhfmJnpWYk/s400/Oscar-Pistorius+Murder+Girlfriend.jpg" width="400" /></a>Matt:  They could chime in on Oscar Pistorius the legless sprinter who killed his girlfriend.<br />Jay:  Frankly, I am stumped as to why he did that.<br />Matt:  IKR?<br />Jay:  We could open up the phone lines for opinions on Christopher Dorner, and what constitutes a cabin.<br />Matt:  Excellent!!  We could also talk about the fact that today is Singles Awareness Day.<br /><br />Jay:  It’s what?  Sing---?<br />Matt:  Singles Awareness Day.  After Valentine’s Day, single people have <i>their</i> special day.<br />Jay:  Oh wow…I didn't know that.<br />Matt:  Well now you do, so I guess in this case, an “Awareness Day” actually worked.<br />Jay:  How ‘bout that?  Fascinating.  I’ll make sure to nuke a special Hormel Meal for One today.<br /><br />Matt:  So I guess we’re set.  Hope the listeners support our efforts and call-in, but if not…<br />Jay:  If not, we have plenty of magic with which to work our speculative comedy.<br />Matt:  Alrighty then. I will see you on the air at 11 PM ET tonight!!<br />Jay:  Yep…Provided my back doesn't go out again.<br />Matt:  And my kidney pain doesn't flare back up.<br />Jay and Matt:  I think we’re ready for Open Line Saturday!!<br /><br />If you’d like to listen in, and or call-in LIVE TONIGHT at 11 PM ET on the IWS Open Line Radio Show you can click right : <i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/02/17/open-line-saturday" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i> <br /><i>.</i><br /><i>.</i></div>

Matt Said, Jay Said 21613

Matt whimpers…Jay moans…You get their assisted living rooms ready. Matt:  Hellooooo? Jay:  Wait a minute…(garbled noise) (more garbled noise...

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The Taste

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love watching cooking shows, because well I love to take a recipe and make it my own by adding or removing ingredients to make them healthier options.</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;">This is a great show because it shows contestants making foods that they love!</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;">Don't forget to watch on Tuesday at 8|7c on ABC.</span></div>

The Taste

I love watching cooking shows, because well I love to take a recipe and make it my own by adding or removing ingredients to make them health...

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Tantrums in the morning

<p>Generally my husband takes the dog with him to the office everyday.  However, he decided to leave Bones at home with me as I am off work today.</p><p>I had planned to have a lie in and take it easy.  Well I tell you, that was not going to happen with Bones in the house.  He went berserk when Ciaran left without him.  The dog was so cross that I nearly phoned Ciaran to come back and take him with you.</p><p>The whole day I've had a sulky dog on my hands.  He is really acting up - he won't even eat his food!!</p><p>Not a good boy......and I'm not too pleased with having been woken up early on my day off.</p><p>If you are looking to read another blog about Irish life, pop over to <a href="http://amydublinia.blogspot.ie/">my sister's blog</a></p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj_d5L3JqvQx3tmcHwGXfs_P_g_fsl2f_-Bnth5UI94Sw1foFFnJSTkwE3HbGMzKW-lhpZNVGLAafFc7z14rcvAgBKviqyPEcUb_38-yv1wlq2epKO8vbZbIYJVmWDTp6LQkdphIJFqMA/s1600/20130209_225501.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj_d5L3JqvQx3tmcHwGXfs_P_g_fsl2f_-Bnth5UI94Sw1foFFnJSTkwE3HbGMzKW-lhpZNVGLAafFc7z14rcvAgBKviqyPEcUb_38-yv1wlq2epKO8vbZbIYJVmWDTp6LQkdphIJFqMA/s400/20130209_225501.jpg" /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFEbqTq2n9ExMaPuwjbHzWKQLXa19MZ3ORf-dQ7SiGnRgs0-LFL-cFACFsmDYEVvvHt6Rjey3F1UrWc4VpnFuY3w_1u0zkAyPx86UeYKloNmZilE6vk3Ha0gbfaCunRLLuV2aJnLeUoaa/s1600/20130215_154719.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFEbqTq2n9ExMaPuwjbHzWKQLXa19MZ3ORf-dQ7SiGnRgs0-LFL-cFACFsmDYEVvvHt6Rjey3F1UrWc4VpnFuY3w_1u0zkAyPx86UeYKloNmZilE6vk3Ha0gbfaCunRLLuV2aJnLeUoaa/s400/20130215_154719.jpg" /> </a> </div>

Tantrums in the morning

Generally my husband takes the dog with him to the office everyday.  However, he decided to leave Bones at home with me as I am off work tod...

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28 in 28 #15: Modern Views

<i>February is Book Month on A Daily Dose of Architecture. The "<a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/search/label/28%20in%2028">28 in 28</a>" series features a different book every day of the month.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.assouline.com/9782759404674.html"><b><i>Modern Views</i></b></a><br />Assouline, 2010<br />Hardcover, 200 pages<br /><br /><img alt="28-28_modern-views.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/28-28_modern-views.jpg" title="Book cover" /><br /><br />For the month of February I'm hosting <a href="http://glasshouseconversations.org/where-do-you-stand-on-the-traditional-versus-modern-debate-and-why-is-there-a-contemporary-compromise/">a debate at Glass House Conversations</a> on traditional versus modern architecture. My participation prompted me to flip through my copy of the companion book to <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2010/10/modern-views.html">Modern Views</a>, a 2010 project that benefited Mies van der Rohe's <a href="http://www.farnsworthhouse.org/">Farnsworth House</a> and Philip Johnson's <a href="http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/">Glass House</a>, both operated and maintained by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  For Modern Views, "One hundred contemporary artists, architects, and designers created and donated works of art and written statements, capturing their inspiration about these iconic buildings and the architects who created them."<br /><br />Beyond the National Trust connection, the two buildings are obviously linked by their form (rectangular boxes), material (glass), and timing (1949 for Glass House, and 1951 for Farnsworth House). It's also been shown that Johnson knew about Mies's design (he started it in 1945) but beat him to the punch. This history often ignores just how distinct each building is from the other—the way each addresses the ground (Farnsworth raised above, Glass House directly upon it); the related structure (Mies carefully detailed the steel to make the building look like it is magically propped up, though the steel structure at the Glass house is more incidental, blending in with the glass framing); the clients (Mies designed it for Dr. Edith Farnsworth while Johnson designed it for himself); the articulation of bathrooms (Mies chose wood, but Johnson opted for brick); and the function (the Farnsworth House is a single building that serves as a country retreat, but the Glass House was built alongside the Brick House that contained Johnson's bedroom). Yes, each house is a glass box, but there are infinite variations within that term to give each house its unique effects.<br /><br />The catalog of approximately 100 works in <i>Modern Views</i> are split into four chapters: Architects, Landscape Architects, Artists, Designers. They are bookended by essays (Paul Goldberger, Phyllis Lambert, Sylvia Lavin) and original drawings of the Farnsworth House and Glass House. About half of the architects (the biggest chapter) simply dug something appropriate out of their archive, which is mildly disappointing. The ones that took the time to create something that addressed each house or the relationship between the two are a hit-or-miss bunch, but they also serve to say as much about the author as they do about the two houses. A good example is Léon Krier's imagining of a "future for the glass house" with timber framing, pitched roof and divided lights; it is more humorous than provocative. My favorite is Jeanne Gang's sketch of the Farnsworth House, where the trees are drawn in colored pencil then erased in part to define the silhouette of Mies's floating structure; nature is the key, not the architecture.<br /><br />Similar distinctions—between old and new creations for the project—apply to the landscape architects, artists, and designers. Overall I'm drawn to the pieces that look at the relationship between the two houses, rather than the ones that look at just one house or find words to convey how an old work relates to the creation of Mies and Johnson. In this vein Fritz Haeg's piece—two pillows stitched with elevations of each house between the names of the clients and architects (Edith/Ludwig, <a href="http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/history/bios/whitney/">David</a>/Philip)—is a highlight; it gets at the personal nature of each house, going beyond the abstractions and generalizations that have been applied to them since the 1950s. Now they are museums, so that personal connection is just a memory, sacrificed for people to be inspired by their architecture and settings.<br /><br /><b>Purchase at <a href="http://designstore.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/modern-views-p43.aspx">The Glass House Design Store</a> or <a href="http://shop.farnsworthhouse.org/SelectSku.aspx?skuid=1000581">Farnsworth House's online store</a> to support your favorite house! </b>

28 in 28 #15: Modern Views

February is Book Month on A Daily Dose of Architecture. The " 28 in 28 " series features a different book every day of the month. ...

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Pregnancy: In the Beginning - Part 2

By the time I could get rescheduled with my doctor, I was desperate for relief.  I tried absolutely every morning sickness aid that was suggested to me, and the list was long:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">1. Sea bands (2 different brands!)<br />2. Preggie pops<br />3. Saltines<br />4. Ginger ale<br />5. Eating before getting out of bed<br />6. Eating before getting out of bed while keeping my head on the pillow and my eyes closed.<br />7. Exercise - which actually helped.  However, it was hard to motivate myself to get up and move when I felt like death.<br />8. Small, constant meals<br />9. Ginger candies<br />10. Ginger root<br />11. Hard candies (Jolly Ranchers, etc)<br />12. Peppermint candies<br />13. Toast<br />14. Chicken broth</blockquote><br />Honestly - none of those worked for me, with the exception of the exercise.  As soon as the exercise was over though, I was sick all over again.  When I was finally able to see my doctor, she gave me a prenatal that had vitamin B-12, which is said to ward off nausea.  It seemed to help at first, but maybe that was just a false positive, because eventually it didn't make any difference.  My doctor tried to prescribe some medicine to me, but my insurance wouldn't cover it.  She said my next best bet was to try Benadryl.  Benadryl is the only thing that gave me any kind of relief!  The relief was almost instant too and it was glorious when I could finally lay on the couch without a perpetual stomachache.  Still, I'm not a fan of pumping myself full of medicine, so I tried to take it sparingly even though my doctor assured me it was safe.<br /><br />I had my first ultrasound a few short weeks later to determine the due date of the baby.  Even though I was certain on the date of conception, I couldn't remember exactly the date of my last period and that was info they insisted on knowing.  By mid-November we knew we were due to have a baby by June 22, 2013! <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/AVvXsEgYFa-H2dLgyzhy3copnUf9oI2cb-J-GqAIfMn5pYnCgoQUtv-kMnF8KF7U8woDfFSzuIyHuUBc51ss__7ccP2y-9O_G4ot5OP39EAEpmiSkZfmIBcVRMMDJV89W9nmhVUyCjWGWn2I-VI/s1600/baby+busbee+9+weeks+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFa-H2dLgyzhy3copnUf9oI2cb-J-GqAIfMn5pYnCgoQUtv-kMnF8KF7U8woDfFSzuIyHuUBc51ss__7ccP2y-9O_G4ot5OP39EAEpmiSkZfmIBcVRMMDJV89W9nmhVUyCjWGWn2I-VI/s400/baby+busbee+9+weeks+-+Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby @ 9 weeks</td></tr></tbody></table>Seeing the little kidney bean on the screen was miraculous.  Everyone I know describes it that same way, but I guess I was still in such denial of being pregnant that when I first saw the little blob on the screen, with it's beating heart, I couldn't believe that was inside of me!

Baby Busbee Pregnancy: In the Beginning - Part 2

By the time I could get rescheduled with my doctor, I was desperate for relief.  I tried absolutely every morning sickness aid that was sugg...

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where's the fire

Happy Friday all!<div><br /></div><div>This week I poured over the new issue of <a href="http://www.matchbookmag.com/" target="_blank">Matchbook</a> probably at least once a day. I tell ya I can't get enough of that thing.</div><div><br /></div><div>One image that I kept coming back to was this one.</div><div><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/AVvXsEgzvvR9Yh7qO-JQiHT0IHq6y5ZEbfHFvHwoim9qqFs71QM0FwZPdzFRYTnigvp0Ob1JTNtXXlfuMxjipoIisF7w2UEuy8IUWvnrmYvuIqjT1wihpF57bZFaoag5_IsKHGA7Mb27C83D2o-H/s1600/matchbook22013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvvR9Yh7qO-JQiHT0IHq6y5ZEbfHFvHwoim9qqFs71QM0FwZPdzFRYTnigvp0Ob1JTNtXXlfuMxjipoIisF7w2UEuy8IUWvnrmYvuIqjT1wihpF57bZFaoag5_IsKHGA7Mb27C83D2o-H/s640/matchbook22013.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.matchbookmag.com/issues/february-2013#99" target="_blank">Bailey's house in Matchbook</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />OK, so really it is three images, but I'm looking at the same thing in each one - the very cool match strike collection.</div><div><br /></div><div>While they are by no means a new thing, I seem to be noticing them more and more in magazines. They are a great sculptural element and make a great addition to a coffee table, mantel or vanity. Much better than the free matchbook in the bathroom for sure. You can find vintage ones in antique stores and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search?q=match%20strike&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and I think they would make a great thing to keep an eye out for on vacations and trips. A unique souvenir to bring home.<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/AVvXsEjenhVtAulzvTZ8DoQj062Ae_Llkm-scK1BEyVLp1I74fe5u5z315o2GwDMsMJWaMbXRRSyLWbtDONyHgIyPhlz8DKKk9kJkOr5ge3Bg-KHSkSPGpxSgaZfT4LX_4tcPxMl0-gSMjzKHMRp/s1600/f6ca4d6e87a8fe25a97b996aaa6c863e.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenhVtAulzvTZ8DoQj062Ae_Llkm-scK1BEyVLp1I74fe5u5z315o2GwDMsMJWaMbXRRSyLWbtDONyHgIyPhlz8DKKk9kJkOr5ge3Bg-KHSkSPGpxSgaZfT4LX_4tcPxMl0-gSMjzKHMRp/s400/f6ca4d6e87a8fe25a97b996aaa6c863e.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/111816003218434220/" target="_blank">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhrbWkaCK5xzvU8EJOH3B35Cccgw55qWKiw3KUsN2D0mMtay2ATslxMf4tg1oPF6d4Fs3sJ4bMqMpqHWkYLb7PkH6B_sqMmw4OPLw_LIeF_D_DNy5F60hFek2_FqTmZ5CQEpE-A5HwfTiln/s1600/product.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbWkaCK5xzvU8EJOH3B35Cccgw55qWKiw3KUsN2D0mMtay2ATslxMf4tg1oPF6d4Fs3sJ4bMqMpqHWkYLb7PkH6B_sqMmw4OPLw_LIeF_D_DNy5F60hFek2_FqTmZ5CQEpE-A5HwfTiln/s400/product.jpeg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.outblush.com/women/home/lighting/ceramic-bistro-match-strike-/" target="_blank">source</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrd6n_vBvz1eMjypMtrTrNWWUckL_oypDmlMMrt1aZ4T9V-N4iYl9zR5VN0omw4O9RRcTs0TXUTYGt_3ASrZCNTUPAxkuK3otbG69PLEBc9YTi77yQVHQ8LCzZ21UDEta_Hlofr9O3yu4r/s1600/NMH6KNT_mx.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrd6n_vBvz1eMjypMtrTrNWWUckL_oypDmlMMrt1aZ4T9V-N4iYl9zR5VN0omw4O9RRcTs0TXUTYGt_3ASrZCNTUPAxkuK3otbG69PLEBc9YTi77yQVHQ8LCzZ21UDEta_Hlofr9O3yu4r/s400/NMH6KNT_mx.jpeg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/AERIN-Round-Match-Striker/prod152660096/?ecid=NMALRFeedQFGLnEolOWg...&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=prod152660096sku&CS_003=5630585" target="_blank">source</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfUCYxlh_ymX8oKsIhds9NwyoWqPtcMrhpK_fKLXk049noKEDuLSAGvZUcrHhNBvpBGdg2nxpQT1S_9gyAE-sn6spuJGEJOBWDY5KNYsjqYkdFA5acZI7JLQIpURn5a6BXhJ8xnKK9gba/s1600/_6702662.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfUCYxlh_ymX8oKsIhds9NwyoWqPtcMrhpK_fKLXk049noKEDuLSAGvZUcrHhNBvpBGdg2nxpQT1S_9gyAE-sn6spuJGEJOBWDY5KNYsjqYkdFA5acZI7JLQIpURn5a6BXhJ8xnKK9gba/s400/_6702662.jpeg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/jonathan-adler-devil-porcelain-match-strike/3256016?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_ite=jonathan_adler_'devil'_porcelain_match_strike:519425&cm_pla=home:table_placements&cm_ven=Google_Product_Ads&mr:referralID=da5e2019-7524-11e2-97b3-001b2166becc&pprd=0" target="_blank">source</a><br /><br /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuacHto4h8RT711DSueoy8tna03fB0EiUwe7OZboGuWs4Y6_RAAtGPS6pUrye3A-SP1dpKLX061oSM3IY8rMThOdk9mgd9QH0auhIi-SK4216pouZmoSQzFU8aDcYTL5r0rmw2YfXf0bD/s1600/RollingWords_Book1sdfs.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuacHto4h8RT711DSueoy8tna03fB0EiUwe7OZboGuWs4Y6_RAAtGPS6pUrye3A-SP1dpKLX061oSM3IY8rMThOdk9mgd9QH0auhIi-SK4216pouZmoSQzFU8aDcYTL5r0rmw2YfXf0bD/s400/RollingWords_Book1sdfs.jpeg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/snoop_doggs_new_smokable_book_rolling_words" target="_blank">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This one is just funny.<br /><br />I think I found a new collection.<br /><br />I'm off to get my arse in gear for tomorrow's celebration. Eve is turning two! It won't be <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/02/very-first-birthday.html" target="_blank">the big celebration we had last year</a>, but good times are on the menu.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3J4MSIU9o88SJ0c9Cr1FBja5qy0TWXJzZrbfPF1cljhbcZ54ApVNdVf212dALGceG4cXixA2Cb82FQrd_WrMkrXQ68NFK5p9wvUG-hRzaXLN4pM7UfNZ-6vds6DUuLP0AuUXQVmB1JhO/s1600/Eveis2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3J4MSIU9o88SJ0c9Cr1FBja5qy0TWXJzZrbfPF1cljhbcZ54ApVNdVf212dALGceG4cXixA2Cb82FQrd_WrMkrXQ68NFK5p9wvUG-hRzaXLN4pM7UfNZ-6vds6DUuLP0AuUXQVmB1JhO/s400/Eveis2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Also, I'm over at <a href="http://alivedinhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Lived in Home</a> today talking about some things I've learned from DIYing. Make sure to <a href="http://alivedinhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">check it out</a>.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!</div>

where's the fire

Happy Friday all! This week I poured over the new issue of Matchbook probably at least once a day. I tell ya I can't get enough of that...

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