National Veterans Awareness Week United States Senate Resolution 143 November 11 to November 17, 2012 The resolution calls for educational efforts directed at elementary and secondary school students concerning the contributions and sacrifices of veterans. Veterans Day “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to [...]
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By: Darcy Pattison,
on 11/8/2011
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In celebration of National Picture Book Month and Veteran’s Day and to honor of our military families, download and give a free children’s picture book to a military family.
In conjunction with “The Help” movie (www.thehelpmovie.com), TakePart.com (www.takepart.com/thehelp) recently sponsored three writing contests: a recipe contest, an inspirational story contest and a children’s story contest. TakePart is the digital division of Participant Media which aims to bolster a movie’s audience with a message of social change. THE HELP movie campaign emphasized the role of stories in people’s lives.
Notice: This site and the story are not endorsed by or affiliated with TakePart, LLC or the motion picture “The Help” and or its distributors.
By: Brian Minter,
on 2/22/2011
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By: Charlesbridge,
on 12/1/2010
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By: Anastasia Goodstein,
on 3/27/2009
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By: Danette Haworth,
on 2/22/2008
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I included a bonus sentence because I like the flip voice of the speaker.
My tag is open--if you like this meme, show us what you've got!
In other news, Stephen Parrish gave me an E for excellence blog award. Thank you, Stephen! I'll add it to my sidebar.
Being noted for excellence is an inspiration to aspire to greater heights. I want to achieve excellence in all my endeavors. I want to be all I can be. Oh, wait, that's the Army. Get an Edge on Life, that's the Army, too, but the other slogan, Be All You Can Be is better. Here are a few more:
It's not just a job. It's an adventure! Navy slogan. I give it an E for excellent!
The Few. The Proud. Marine Slogan. SC for super cool!
Aim High. Air Force. O for okay.
Be Part of the Action. Coast Guard. B for boring. There's gotta be something better than that. Post your alternative in the comments!
By: Rebecca,
on 10/24/2007
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By: Jessamyn West,
on 7/22/2007
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By: KidLitReviews,
on 11/10/2012
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By: Darcy Pattison,
on 11/8/2011
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In celebration of National Picture Book Month and Veteran’s Day:
Give a Military Family a Free Book
11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph book
In celebration of National Picture Book Month and Veteran’s Day and to honor of our military families, download and give a free children’s picture book to a military family.
THE STORY: “11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph”
When her father goes soldiering for a year, a girl decides that without Dad at home, it’s not a family photo album. Though her beloved Nanny is in charge of the album that year, the girl makes sure that photographs of her never turn out well. Photos are blurred, wind blows hair in her face. April rains bring umbrellas to hide behind. Halloween means a mask. This poignant, yet funny family story, expresses a child’s anger and grief for a Dad whose work takes him away for long periods of time. It’s a tribute to the sacrifices made by military families and to those who care for children when a family needs support.
THIS STORY IS A WINNER!
In conjunction with “The Help” movie (www.thehelpmovie.com), TakePart.com (www.takepart.com/thehelp) recently sponsored three writing contests: a recipe contest, an inspirational story contest and a children’s story contest. TakePart is the digital division of Participant Media which aims to bolster a movie’s audience with a message of social change. THE HELP movie campaign emphasized the role of stories in people’s lives.
Notice: This site and the story are not endorsed by or affiliated with TakePart, LLC or the motion picture “The Help” and or its distributors.
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Darcy Pattison’s story, “11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph” is the winning children’s story. It is a free download at www.takepart.com/thehelp, or download it here (pdf download).
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PLEASE pass this along to anyone who might know a military family or to anyone in the military that you know.
By: Brian Minter,
on 2/22/2011
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This week First Book is sharing stories about science and engineering from some of our friends at Lockheed Martin. Today’s guest blogger is Jeff Marier, an aerospace engineer with Lockheed Martin in Syracuse, New York.
Looking for some adventure, I joined the Air Force right out of high school and got introduced to the engineering career field almost by accident when I was assigned as an electronic intelligence/radar technician. Fortunately, this turned out to be a very exciting field involving both cutting-edge technology and world-wide travel. Inspired by my superior officers, all of whom were electrical engineers, I chose, instead of reenlisting in the military, to pursue an electrical engineering degree from the University of Toledo (bachelor’s) and Syracuse University (master’s).
During my career at Lockheed Martin, my favorite part of my job has been developing very complex radar systems and delivering them all over the world. There is nothing more rewarding than to see your ideas go from the conceptual stages on paper to an actual system working on the top of a mountain somewhere around the world. The greatest inspiration for my work is that the systems we deliver typically have a direct impact on the security of those countries and our customers understand and appreciate that. Along with that, living in countries like Taiwan, Korea, Italy, Japan and Croatia for extended periods has allowed me to not only learn about many new cultures and places but has also gave me a greater appreciation of what we have here in the United States.
Engineering to me is essentially just creative problem solving. To help expose kids to the engineering career field, I visit many grade schools throughout the year and challenge student teams with open-ended projects that, given constraints on time and materials, encourage them to develop solutions by trial and error. Usually the most successful students tend to be the ones that have creative solutions and are willing to take risks by trying new things.
If you’re a student, what do you think of Jeff’s job? What do you like (or dislike) about studying science and math in school?
By: Charlesbridge,
on 12/1/2010
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It seems I have a fasci
nation for true stories about children who endure tumultuous events in history, as I tend to write about them (The Children of Topaz; Brothers in Valor). So when I ran onto the story of the Berlin Candy Bomber, it was a natural fit, for it concerned children who suffered through years of war—some young enough to have only known a life of hunger an
d fear. The candy-laden handkerchief parachutes dropped over West Berlin by Gail Halvorsen, a young American pilot, lit up a dark world for kids who hadn’t tasted chocolate in years. But the mere gesture of kindness also offered those children both healing and hope amidst the rubble of WW 
II. Forevermore, those kids remembered Halvorsen as Uncle Wiggly Wings (because he wiggled the wings of his plane to signal a candy drop), th
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By: Anastasia Goodstein,
on 3/27/2009
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A spoonful of satire helps the newscast go down (recent polls show more Americans prefer to tune into Stewart and Colbert than traditional anchors. Motivating young people to stay well informed? I'd say that's good news) (AdWeek)
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By: Danette Haworth,
on 2/22/2008
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CJ Ray has tagged me with a most creative meme: I must grab the closest book with more than 123 pages, turn to page 123, go five sentences down, and provide the next three sentences here.
How fortuitous that Bartlett's tome sits nearby; a book on bodily functions occupied a nearer space yesterday.
Here are the words from the required quadrant:
Modestus said of Regulus that he was "the biggest rascal that walks upon two legs."
There is nothing to write about, you say. Well then, write and let me know just this--that there is nothing to write about; or tell me in the good old style if you are well. That's right, I am quite well.
* * *
I included a bonus sentence because I like the flip voice of the speaker.
My tag is open--if you like this meme, show us what you've got!
In other news, Stephen Parrish gave me an E for excellence blog award. Thank you, Stephen! I'll add it to my sidebar.
Being noted for excellence is an inspiration to aspire to greater heights. I want to achieve excellence in all my endeavors. I want to be all I can be. Oh, wait, that's the Army. Get an Edge on Life, that's the Army, too, but the other slogan, Be All You Can Be is better. Here are a few more:
It's not just a job. It's an adventure! Navy slogan. I give it an E for excellent!
The Few. The Proud. Marine Slogan. SC for super cool!
Aim High. Air Force. O for okay.
Be Part of the Action. Coast Guard. B for boring. There's gotta be something better than that. Post your alternative in the comments!
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By: Rebecca,
on 10/24/2007
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One of the best things about working at Oxford is all the brilliant coworkers I have. A while ago I found out that our copywriter, John Brehm is also a wonderful poet. Naturally, I harassed him until he agreed to share a poem with you! Today we are honored to publish “Prophecies: Right Here, Right Now.” John Brehm is also the author of Sea of Faith, which won the 2004 Brittingham Prize from the University of Wisconsin Press. Recent poems have appeared in Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, Boulevard, The Missouri Review, and elsewhere. John is a freelance copywriter who works part-time for OUP. (more…)
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By: Jessamyn West,
on 7/22/2007
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I’m employing hyperbole to make a silly point. A Librarian’s Guide to Etiquette amuses me. Their most recent post Coworkers, Diagnosing the mental health of your allows you to talk about your crazy coworkers in the comments. Go nuts, you know you want to.
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How about
"Have it your way?" Burger King
"Where's the beef?" WEndy's
"We answer to a higher authority" Hebrew National hot dogs
Notice mine all are food related?
Oh and I just saw your advice of phoning home an idea if I am driving! What a great idea! I will definitly do that from now on!
According to Wikipedia, "Semper Paratus" is the Coast Guard slogan. It's Latin for "Always Ready."
Love the food slogans!
Survivor:
OUTWIT. OUTPLAY. OUTLAST.
Punchy AND intriguing!
But I have Survivor on the brian lately, since I'm watchin' the new season every Thursday. I could be biased.
Is that a slogan or a tagline though? Probably a tagline. I fail!
I would suggest something like "Go off the deep end," but I admire the Coast Guard too much.
Plato's Republic, page 123, five sentences down, what follows:
The time has arrived, Glaucon, when like huntsmen, we should surround the cover, and look sharp that justice does not steal away, and pass out of sight and escape us; for beyond a doubt she is somewhere in this country; watch therefore and strive to catch a sight of her, and if you see her first, let me know.
"Go for broke." That was the motto of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese-American fighting unit in WWII. I love those guys, and I love this motto. It says "Give it all you've got," but in a refreshingly idiomatic, pithy way.
The closest volume at hand today is Japan at War: an Oral History, by Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore F Cook. Page 123, lines 5-8, read as follows:
"The clerk usually bore responsibility for investigating each and every person, and reporting any changes to regimental district headquarters. This wasn't just for 50 or 100 people. It had to be done for several hundred people in 240 households."
You really need to know the context to understand how riveting that is...
Everyone's books are so interesting.
As far as the Coast Guard goes, it seems pretty cool to be rescuing people from the high seas. They should have an equally cool motto.
Courtney, All right! One of your fave shows has new episodes. I'll be glad to see new SNLs and 30 Rock.
My nearest book just happens to be one that I'm working from:
"Creating Characters Kids Will Love" by Elaine Marie Alphin...
Page 123 lines 5-8:
"Few readers can identify with Peerless Percival, the perfect hero who is brave, wise, understanding and insightful; who looks attractive and dresses well; who always does the right thing and knows just what to say in any situation. For a start, real kids know they aren't anything like Percival, and never will be, so they have trouble becoming fully involved in his story. And if your hero is truly peerless and able to cope with anything, you'll end up with a very short story, because Percival would know exactly how to solve the story problem in the first scene."
I tried this 123 page thing but didn't get anything interesting.
My slogan: "I'll have another one of those."
HA! Charles!