Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Top 20 Musicians Turned Actors

20. The Beatles


Top Chart Position: 1 (21 times)
Movies: 5
  • A Hard Day's Night
  • Help!
  • Magical Mystery Tour
  • Yellow Submarine
  • Let It Be
The Beatles were one of the most, if not the most, influential band in music history. Their movies started out primarily as self-promotional vehicles for new songs. Yellow Submarine is primarily an animated feature. Let It Be was a documentary-style film released after the group's breakup had been announced. A Hard Day's Night was the 8th highest grossing film of 1964 and their most commercially successful foray into the medium of film.
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Chronicles of Narnia: Best to Worst in the Series

1. Prince Caspian (Book 4)

The top books in this series are somewhat hard to place, but Prince Caspian comes out on top. It is the second and final book in which all the Pevensie children (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) play a major part. The story of Caspian and his rise to power is compelling and sets up the next two books very well.  It introduces interesting characters that continue in those books, such as Reepicheep the Mouse, Trumpkin the Dwarf, and of course Caspian himself.  the It also helps the reader understand the time disparity between Narnian time and our time.
What are the next six? Find out here!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

How to Build a Diaper Cake Without Rolling Diapers

Supplies

You will need:
  • a partner
  • Approximately 100 diapers (2-3 packs)
  • a 5-pack of themed onesies
  • 3-5 small flannel receiving blankets
  • a roll of wide ribbon
  • 3-5 extra-large rubber bands
  • miscellaneous socks, toys, small gifts
  • 3-4 cans of varying sizes for establishing a base- formula cans work well
  • a topper (stuffed animal, bathing mitt, etc)
  • a staper (heavy-duty fabric stapler works best)
  • packing tape


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Top 20 Nursing Mom Necessities

The Top 20 Necessities

So you've chosen to breastfeed. It's an extraordinary and life-altering choice. You will need as much supportas you can get, and not just from your nursing bra! Luckily, there are a vast array of products designed to do just that. However, the wide range of available products can become overwhelming for new moms wondering what they'll really need. And truthfully, you can spend quite a bit of money learning by trial and error. After two children whom I nursed to a year old, I have compiled a list of things I wish I had known about from the beginning.


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7 Things Teachers Wish They Could Tell You

1.  "Actually, I didn't have the summer off." A new study by Sam Houston State University showed that 40% of teachers moonlight to make extra money, and 56% of teachers have second jobs during the summer. (http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/jul/22/more-teachers-have-second-jobs/) According to a survey of teachers by the NEA taken in 2003, 35% of teachers were participating in professional development activities and courses hosted by their school districts. 


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Logical Fallacies :: Logical Fallacies and How They Are Used

What is a Logical Fallacy?

Before one can establish what a logical fallacy is, one must understand what a logical argument looks like.  Generally, an argument has two parts: a premise (or premises) and a conclusion.  A conclusion is a claim being made, and the premises are the support for that conclusion.
There are two major types of logical reasoning: deductive and inductive.  Deductive reasoning is such that, if the premises are true, the conclusionmust be true.  It also moves from general cases to specific ones.
Deductive Argument: If an eight-sided figure is called an octagon, and I just drew a figure with 8 sides, then I just drew an octagon.

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Dora the Explorer: Characters, Games, & Coloring Pages

Dora the Explorer!!
Cast of Characters, Episode Structure, Songs, Games, and Coloring pages!

Dora the Explorer: Characters, Games, & Coloring Pages