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Thank you for sharing this!
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I got mine at 31 on a whim. I had never wanted my nose pierced before, but decided to get it done when we got dd's ears pierced. Mine was a tiny stud - the smallest they had. It hurt quite a bit; I fainted for a short while but then I was okay. (Keep in mind, I faint every time I have my blood drawn for a blood test; I have a low pain threshold.)
Mine didn't require any special care. However, several months later, I got a cold. It was difficult to blow my nose, so I took off the stud. By the time my cold was gone, the hole had closed off. I was disappointed but didn't bother to get it pierced again.
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I know what you mean. All the 40+ styles I look at feature reed-thin women.
I did find some photos from this blog today: grownandcurvywoman.com
She has heavy calves, but not thick ankles. She appears to use layered outfits well.
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Excellence in Lit is recommended by several people with high schoolers.
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There are three:
- A Plan for Teaching Writing: Focus on the Elementary Grades $3.99
- A Plan for Teaching Writing: Focus on the Middle Grades $3.99
- A Plan for Teaching Writing: Focus on the High School Years $3.99
You'll find all three via the link in ZooKeeper's post above.
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Congrats to your daughter! Enjoy the celebration. :)
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Right now football helmets give at least the illusion of safety
I went and googled "tackle football" after reading the NYT article. There are several videos on Youtube that show the helmet being pushed off the player's head leaving his head to hit the ground unprotected.
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Done. I am interested to know what sort of project they are doing; what they aim to find.
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I have They Say, I Say but not the other 2!
I have no experience, but in your place, I would go with books I was already familiar with, esp. since lessons have already started.
You have read/used The Lively Art of Writing. Can you use that for the first few weeks?
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How did you all use this text? Is there a good study guide out there for it?
There appears to be a Study Guide on Amazon. Also a book companion site that was linked from this old thread.
There are also sample syllabi, such as this one from Dawson CC. It may be too fast paced for your ds, but it lists some assignments that you can adapt.
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I've wondered who the market is for some of the classes. All I can think is that maybe schools are paying for their students, as opposed to parents?
I believe some states give homeschoolers money that they can use to buy books or pay for online classes.
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So, since I am on social media, the algorithm drives certain "ads" to my FB feed. I just saw one pop up for SIG's online course offerings. Are they kidding? $400 for 8 week course. It looks like a self-paced one at that. That and MCT's course pricing seems way out of whack.
What is SIG?
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Pilot Frixion erasable pens and Pilot Frixion erasable highlighters. Removes the need for correction tape. :)
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I don't have a question; I'm just waiting to like your 10,000th post. :bigear:
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I cover my paperback textbooks with plastic & cellotape. Sometimes I reinforce the binding/glue inside the covers with cellotape.
If you think that will not make it durable enough, you could stick thick cardpaper on the inside covers first and then cover the book with plastic.
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I've been reading extensively about this recently. Wired mag and The NYT WireCutter have recommended both LastPass or 1Password equally.
Most sites also recommend setting up two-factor authentication for as many sites as support it.
LastPass is slightly cheaper than 1Password. It also has the free version for a single user, but it would be convenient to have all the family members' passwords in one account.
@Laura, can you please share more info about browser extensions being less secure? I have not come across this info.
If you don't use the browser extension, then how do you access your passwords?
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Introduction to Computing using Python
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computing-using-python-gtx-cs1301x
I had not seen this one posted (at least recently)
Thank you for sharing!
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Somewhere here there is a thread discussing alternate essay topics for LAoW. Might need Google to find it since the search here is so bad.
If I find it, I'll come back to post it.
:bigear:
Google came up with this thread: Coming up with persuasive essay topics
Another super helpful thread about LAoW with links to other threads.
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Blueridge, I'm sorry for your loss. :grouphug:
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If you continue with WWS2 this year, can the other co-op kids join in? Can you bring them up to speed over one or two sessions and then start WWS2?
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What an incredible story. So glad she is safe and back home.
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Why did I think this question was about eye glasses?! LOL.
Ikea makes colourful plastic children's tableware, which my dd and her friends loved. After she turned 10, I got rid of all plastic tableware and boxes and switched to glass items.
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The Ikea OFTAST set of plates and bowls is white, tempered glass, light weight and very affordable. It feels just like Corelle's plain white set.
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I feel like there is another curriculum with the acronym EIL, but all I'm coming up with is Essentials in Literature--is that the one you're using?
It is Excellence in Lit.
OP, EiL is targeted for high school. So you can safely wait a year to resume it.
From what I've read, it does not teach how to write essays in literary analysis. So before you resume using it, you can detour into an essay writing curriculum (such as Elegant Essay suggested above).
If you want a specific resource to teach Compare & Contrast writing, consider Sharon Watson's affordable ebook.
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Rescued by the Hogwarts Express
in The Chat Board
Posted · Edited by nansk
So cool! I called my Hp-fan dd to come and read. :)