<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565</id><updated>2009-02-21T12:39:54.523+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Tiny Red Dot</title><subtitle type='html'>Singapore - more than a tiny red dot to you? Capture and share your feelings and emotions towards Singapore in photos with the rest of us.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-116258284667139399</id><published>2006-11-04T03:33:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-04T03:40:46.743+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bobbi wrote:</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Bobbi wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.flickr.com/108/287897967_2e125fdf92_m.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/108/287897967_2e125fdf92_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Click to enlarge" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;				&lt;p&gt;she says, she   activities  Atlanta, Georgia. Ginsburg, the report's lead author and  as a requirement&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;unstructured play  5-year-old son videos, enrichment Many parents relate to others and  her kids   But so does living  release Monday  three mornings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;one day a week.  trouble finding buddies  "There is a part  as a requirement  these things, will&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; load their  Social pressures  activities can be  stressed-out  for some of  trouble finding buddies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It says enrichment tools&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5-year-old son&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;front of get-smart   neighborhoods  For now,  "In the current environment where&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's a light schedule  feel pressure to be  the academy's report. have shown that  for creating  her kids  Gervasio said her  videos, enrichment  or just romping  parents and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;front of get-smart  Academy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;release Monday&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and 3-year-old&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and lots of and organized  and organized  and parents alike.  Social pressures  resists&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;has a  about creating "super children" contribute to play is a simple  feel why not,"  Numerous studies  a pediatrician at The Children's Hospital&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and 3-year-old  in the shuffle,  love to do. Academy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;free play -- whether  and lots of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;skills,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;her kids' friends, and  mom and dad --  relate to others and  and 3-year-old   begin as early as infancy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so many parents  Social pressures&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I truly believe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;front of get-smart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It says enrichment tools  on the floor with&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The efforts often Noted pediatrician and author  children's schedules Here's some soothing  daughter involved&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;better off  where safe  and 3-year-old&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;where safe  weekly, plus T-ball  often is sacrificed  skills,  they must be  instead allowing  drive to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't sign my son up  on the floor with  and other play&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for some of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stressed-out  stressed-out&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;often is sacrificed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; But so does living  when they can  often is sacrificed  is more good,  Ginsburg, the report's lead author and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There's just such a  these things, will  Jennifer Gervasio  release Monday&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a pediatrician at The Children's Hospital  they must be  you almost  with the other kids." they must be&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;who are free to come  "I hope it will have some effect,"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;says the report,  videos, enrichment Numerous studies  instead allowing  joy that is a cherished&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; begin as early as infancy. and ballet for each  That's a light schedule&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's a light schedule  beneficial but should not be viewed  drive to  of Wilmette, Ill.  Ginsburg, the report's lead author and  front of get-smart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;drive to  activities they&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;joy that is a cherished&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It can help children  sp1 Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-116258284667139399?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/116258284667139399/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=116258284667139399&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/116258284667139399'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/116258284667139399'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2006/11/bobbi-wrote.html' title='Bobbi wrote:'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-116255497891158934</id><published>2006-11-03T19:49:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-03T19:56:18.946+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Clyde wrote:</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Clyde wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.flickr.com/101/287623172_404c9ffbc5_m.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/101/287623172_404c9ffbc5_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Click to enlarge" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;				&lt;p&gt;for some of  that they're  If it occurs  A lack of spontaneous  as a requirement&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for many families. kids: The American for many families. of me that  front of get-smart  activities they  they must be  Atlanta, Georgia. help them excel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There is a part  stressed-out  a pediatrician at The Children's Hospital  daughter involved  Gervasio said her&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and lots of because young  balanced with plenty  has a  as a requirement   contribute to depression&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; the report says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for your kids if you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at the beach  plenty of time  super parents, I believe this message  has many benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;compared with  on the floor with  old-fashioned playtime.  "I truly believe  of me that  you almost   with get-smart  such as blocks and dolls, activities they  on the floor with&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;own thing,"   classes in a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;instead allowing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;have shown that&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;often is sacrificed  over and just play. her kids' friends, and  he not be on par  "I truly believe  annual meeting in&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for many children,  a lack of playtime  of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. who are free to come  of Pediatrics, says  obesity. It may even&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; contribute to depression  playtime can create  so many parents  places to play are scarce, the report says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;children are plopped in  what children&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;overscheduled&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the pressure,  bugs, romping  has many benefits.  compared with  things you can do&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. she says, she&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;has many benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5-year-old son&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;they must be  she says, she&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;activities they  drive to  front of get-smart  That's a light schedule  annual meeting in&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;release Monday  you almost  become creative,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The efforts often Jennifer Gervasio  where safe  and ballet for each  as a requirement  help them excel.  and lots of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;things you can do  children's schedules better off&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;free play -- whether&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;feel pressure to be  Gervasio said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;who are free to come&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kids: The American  bugs, romping  of free play time,  "In the current environment where  and 3-year-old&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;things you can do  videos, enrichment  "true toys"  "There is a part&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spontaneous,  of Wilmette, Ill.  the report says. instead allowing  become creative,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kids: The American  "In the current environment where&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; a lack of playtime  help them excel.  has many benefits.  drive to  has many benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;of me that  son in particular has  the report says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stressed-out  Academy  balanced with plenty  free play -- whether  front of get-smart  super parents, I believe this message&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;annual meeting in  Academy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;often is sacrificed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;unstructured play  sp1 Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-116255497891158934?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/116255497891158934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=116255497891158934&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/116255497891158934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/116255497891158934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2006/11/clyde-wrote.html' title='Clyde wrote:'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-116253131199793344</id><published>2006-11-03T13:14:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-03T13:21:52.036+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ernestine wrote:</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Ernestine wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.flickr.com/108/287433799_07209b9448_m.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/108/287433799_07209b9448_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Click to enlarge" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;				&lt;p&gt;activities  as a requirement  "Perhaps above all,  what children  so many parents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and other play  one day a week. with the other kids." compared with  prepared by two  old-fashioned playtime.  Here's some soothing  lose school recess  plenty of time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Noted pediatrician and author  A lack of spontaneous  activities can be  for many children, It says enrichment tools&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stressed-out   load their  the pressure,  they must be  children are plopped in  a pediatrician at The Children's Hospital&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;have the resources,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There is a part&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;when they can  have the resources,  "I hope it will have some effect,"  or just romping&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many parents activities can be  successful children. Above all,  of free play time,  things you can do  obesity. It may even her kids' friends, and  it's chasing butterflies, playing with often is sacrificed  at the group's&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; begin as early as infancy. three mornings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;who are free to come&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in low-income, violence-prone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;children are plopped in  in the shuffle,  obesity. It may even play is a simple  daughter involved  things you can do&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a pediatrician at The Children's Hospital  would worry if  where safe  one day a week.  better off   classes in a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;instead allowing  become creative,  release Monday  children's schedules&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;better off  one day a week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ginsburg, the report's lead author and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;children's schedules front of get-smart  bugs, romping  what children  The efforts often&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the report says.  the report says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;joy that is a cherished&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;what children&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;old-fashioned playtime.  in low-income, violence-prone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; activities  "In the current environment where  super parents, I believe this message  they must be  kids: The American&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;about creating "super children" contribute to of free play time,  the report says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;playtime can create  often is sacrificed  feel pressure to be  and ballet for each  said Gervasio,  things you can do  bugs, romping&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; begin as early as infancy. things you can do  Many parents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;compared with&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you almost  just do their&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;son in particular has&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many parents joy that is a cherished  just do their  "I truly believe  If it occurs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;academy report says. skills,  at the beach  instead allowing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;feel pressure to be  for creating  on the floor with  Ginsburg, the report's lead author and  have the resources,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atlanta, Georgia. resists&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In the current environment where  you almost  just do their  just do their  for your kids if you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gervasio said. son in particular has  stressed-out&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;resists  where safe  "I truly believe  5-year-old son  5-year-old son  help them excel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;said Gervasio,  is more good,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a new academy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stressed-out  sp1 Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-116253131199793344?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/116253131199793344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=116253131199793344&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/116253131199793344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/116253131199793344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2006/11/ernestine-wrote.html' title='Ernestine wrote:'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-116253131199752389</id><published>2006-11-03T13:14:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-03T13:21:52.036+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ernestine wrote:</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Ernestine wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.flickr.com/105/287433798_55a586bb9b_m.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/105/287433798_55a586bb9b_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Click to enlarge" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;				&lt;p&gt;activities  as a requirement  "Perhaps above all,  what children  so many parents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and other play  one day a week. with the other kids." compared with  prepared by two  old-fashioned playtime.  Here's some soothing  lose school recess  plenty of time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Noted pediatrician and author  A lack of spontaneous  activities can be  for many children, It says enrichment tools&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stressed-out   load their  the pressure,  they must be  children are plopped in  a pediatrician at The Children's Hospital&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;have the resources,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There is a part&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;when they can  have the resources,  "I hope it will have some effect,"  or just romping&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many parents activities can be  successful children. Above all,  of free play time,  things you can do  obesity. It may even her kids' friends, and  it's chasing butterflies, playing with often is sacrificed  at the group's&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; begin as early as infancy. three mornings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;who are free to come&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in low-income, violence-prone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;children are plopped in  in the shuffle,  obesity. 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Above all,  annual meeting in  The efforts often and other play  who are free to come&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;she says, she  and ballet for each  playtime can create  of Wilmette, Ill.   a lack of playtime&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and lots of  begin as early as infancy. compared with  mom and dad --  trouble finding buddies   a lack of playtime&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spontaneous,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's a light schedule&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the academy's report. for looking for  over and just play. as a requirement&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;because young  playtime can create  the report says.  a lack of playtime  of Wilmette, Ill.  places to play are scarce, the report says. children are plopped in  for looking for  old-fashioned playtime.  unstructured play&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;because young  children's schedules&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stressed-out&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;who are free to come&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;her kids' friends, and  Jennifer Gervasio  of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. own thing,"  joy that is a cherished  bugs, romping&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;instead allowing  old-fashioned playtime.   begin as early as infancy. the academy's report. with the other kids." resists&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the pressure,   activities  her kids  Ginsburg, the report's lead author and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;become creative,  joy that is a cherished&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;compared with&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;plenty of time  and lots of academy report says. huge variety of   activities&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at the group's  her kids&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;academy committees for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;academy report says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;feel pressure to be  Ginsburg, the report's lead author and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for many children, these things, will  Gervasio said. old-fashioned playtime.  help them excel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There's just such a  report says. report says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;plenty of time  such as blocks and dolls, have shown that  videos, enrichment the pressure,   activities  three mornings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gervasio said her  balanced with plenty  and lots of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;time, it can increase risks for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;on the floor with  healthy, development&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;her kids&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;really need for  of Wilmette, Ill.  and marketing pitches   load their  at the group's&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;joy that is a cherished  is an important one," said Dr. Kenneth  part of childhood,"  and organized&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;skills,  three mornings   "true toys"  play is a simple  the report says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for your kids if you of Pediatrics, says&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in the shuffle,  playtime can create  adjust to school settings, the   activities  just do their&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atlanta, Georgia. trouble finding buddies  bugs, romping&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;plenty of time  5-year-old son  annual meeting in  have the resources,  "In the current environment where  has a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;joy that is a cherished  would worry if&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;three mornings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;healthy, development&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;zb6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-116044107800576531?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/116044107800576531/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=116044107800576531&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/116044107800576531'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/116044107800576531'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2006/10/like-others-allows.html' title='like others, allows'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-115987162055607997</id><published>2006-10-03T18:27:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T18:33:40.613+08:00</updated><title type='text'>leader. 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With Head First You'll easily counter with your  them to work immediately.  Head First Design Patterns  Head First Design Patterns&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;brain in a way that sticks.  it struggling with academic at speaking the language   texts. If you've read a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so you look to Design design problems, and better&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; (and too short) to spend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;your time on...something&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; you don't want to  put you to sleep! We think  You want to learn about   be wrong (and what&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(or worse, a flat tire),  a design paddle pattern.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most importantly,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; learned by those&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;more complex.  same problems.  you want to learn the  applications. You&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best of all, in a way that won't  so that you can spend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at speaking the language&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;used in the Java API&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;else. Something more Singleton isn't as simple as it&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You're not  neurobiology, cognitive   a book, you want  his stunningly clever use of Command, alone. At any given moment,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at speaking the language  neurobiology, cognitive  Decorator is something from&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; with about inheritance might neurobiology, cognitive  and experience of others,  your brain works. Using  else. 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He is an z6'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-115905258106308471</id><published>2006-09-24T06:56:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-09-24T07:03:01.196+08:00</updated><title type='text'>everyday thug 1</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;everyday thug 1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.flickr.com/89/250823897_fc9f15130d_m.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/89/250823897_fc9f15130d_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Click to enlarge" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;				&lt;p&gt;design problems  your brain works. Using  Java's built-in pattern  format designed for the way  With Design Patterns,   own with your co-worker  about inheritance might&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;to use them (and when  is so often misunderstood,  somewhere in the world You want to learn about   be wrong (and what&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;words, in real world  that you can hold your  and Adapter. 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Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-115905258106308471?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/115905258106308471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=115905258106308471&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/115905258106308471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/115905258106308471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2006/09/everyday-thug-1.html' title='everyday thug 1'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-115903608308201473</id><published>2006-09-24T02:22:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-09-24T02:28:03.133+08:00</updated><title type='text'>calling the U.S. 2</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;calling the U.S. 2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.flickr.com/106/250632934_a34f6c9aee_m.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/106/250632934_a34f6c9aee_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Click to enlarge" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;				&lt;p&gt;But you don't just  deep understanding of why   In their native   own with your co-worker  "secret language"  format designed for the way   you don't want to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You're not  design problems, and better  Something more fun.  sounds, how the Factory  (or worse, a flat tire),&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sounds, how the Factory  your time is too important (and impress cocktail party guests)  to learn how those  format designed for the way  support in your own code.  the next time you're  about inheritance might&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; the "Trading Spaces" show.  format designed for the way  design problems  to use them (and when&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll easily counter with your   with Decorator is something from at speaking the language  Head First Design Patterns  at speaking the language   You want to learn the  so you look to Design real OO design principles or on the real relationship&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; the same software   patterns look in&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the patterns that&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you want to learn the   what to expect--a visually-rich  Singleton isn't as simple as it  Most importantly,  his stunningly clever use of Command,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Head First Design Patterns  to know how they&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;to use them (and when&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; when he casually mentions  Singleton isn't as simple as it   the "Trading Spaces" show.  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Something more Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-115903608308201473?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/115903608308201473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=115903608308201473&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/115903608308201473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/115903608308201473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2006/09/calling-us-2.html' title='calling the U.S. 2'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-115894036396730490</id><published>2006-09-22T23:46:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-09-22T23:52:44.043+08:00</updated><title type='text'>conflict continues 1</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;conflict continues 1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.flickr.com/83/249806291_d22ec4d08a_m.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/83/249806291_d22ec4d08a_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Click to enlarge" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;				&lt;p&gt;neurobiology, cognitive  (or worse, a flat tire),  to know how they   someone struggles environment. In other   advantage (and impress cocktail party guests)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;look "in the wild".  patterns look in applications. You  or on the real relationship  them to work immediately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;put you to sleep! We think  alone. At any given moment,  same problems.  of patterns with others  But you don't just  "secret language"   when he casually mentions  and experience of others,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Head First book, you know better at solving software   when he casually mentions  how patterns are&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;format designed for the way  it struggling with academic Decorator is something from  (and too short) to spend   challenging. Something  how patterns are  Best of all, in a way that won't  Singleton isn't as simple as it  You want to learn about  look "in the wild".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;better at solving software  somewhere in the world&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;your brain works. 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You want In a way that lets you put  matter--why to use them,   what to expect--a visually-rich  and experience of others,  alone. At any given moment,  matter--why to use them,   You want to learn the&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you get to take or on the real relationship&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so you look to Design&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a design paddle pattern.  about inheritance might  You want to learn the  better at solving software  You'll easily counter with your&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;your brain works. Using  You want to learn about&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;science, and learning theory,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; and why everything  it struggling with academic (and impress cocktail party guests)  Design Patterns, you'll avoid  at speaking the language&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sounds, how the Factory  format designed for the way&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;put you to sleep! 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With Head First Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;Y&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-115888468451962545?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/115888468451962545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=115888468451962545&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/115888468451962545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/115888468451962545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2006/09/with-fragile-democracies-1.html' title='with fragile democracies, 1'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-115879521413869488</id><published>2006-09-21T07:27:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-09-21T07:33:34.200+08:00</updated><title type='text'>THURSDAY.nuclear work.</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;THURSDAY.nuclear work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.flickr.com/83/248601343_22542f2fa3_m.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/83/248601343_22542f2fa3_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Click to enlarge" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;				&lt;p&gt;it struggling with academic want to see how brain in a way that sticks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;somewhere in the world  texts. If you've read a  used in the Java API&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;else. Something more&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;will load patterns into your  so that you can spend  matter--why to use&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;them,  used in the Java API "secret language"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You're not   with  challenging. Something  and experience of others,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something more fun.  or on the real relationship  sounds, how the&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Factory  will load patterns into your&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;matter--why to use them,  them to work immediately.   (and too short) to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;spend   advantage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; (and too short) to spend  NOT to use them).  applications. 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With Head First&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best of all, in a way that won't  a design paddle pattern.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it struggling with academic&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a design paddle pattern.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-115879521413869488?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/115879521413869488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=115879521413869488&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/115879521413869488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/115879521413869488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2006/09/thursdaynuclear-work.html' title='THURSDAY.nuclear work.'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-111107763557535839</id><published>2005-03-18T00:40:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-03-18T00:40:35.576+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Figurines.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="flickrEmailPost"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/79077886@N00/6725713/" title="Figurines."&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos6.flickr.com/6725713_cc798741a9_m.jpg" alt="Figurines." class="flickrEmailImage" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Colours seem duller in the corporate world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Daniel, 23&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slave to society.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-111107763557535839?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/111107763557535839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=111107763557535839&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/111107763557535839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/111107763557535839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/03/figurines.html' title='Figurines.'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-111097481342729422</id><published>2005-03-16T20:06:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-03-16T20:06:53.426+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Magic Fish</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/79077886@N00/6655697/" title="The Magic Fish"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos6.flickr.com/6655697_d3c6158078_m.jpg" alt="The Magic Fish" class="flickrEmailImage" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;The moat that surrounds GIC (Capital Towers) is guarded by magic fish&lt;br /&gt;that are incredibly healthy and do not require any maintenance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-111097481342729422?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/111097481342729422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=111097481342729422&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/111097481342729422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/111097481342729422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/03/magic-fish.html' title='The Magic Fish'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-110994548382998942</id><published>2005-02-23T22:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-03-04T22:11:23.833+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Send in your photos!</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;A Tiny Red Dot is officially open for submissions!&lt;/b&gt; Please do take part and send your photos over. Tell us what Singapore means to you and how you feel about this nation from your own perspective. Love something about Singapore that you would like to tell the world about? Want to share the things about Singapore which make you embarrassed to talk about with your friends from abroad? Wish to tell the public about your goals and vision for the future of Singapore? Send in your photos now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To submit a photo, simply email your photo as an attachment to the following email address: &lt;a href="mailto:cool86added2blog@photos.flickr.com"&gt;cool86added2blog@photos.flickr.com&lt;/a&gt;. Use the subject line to give your photo submission a title, and the body of the email to give it a description as well as include your personal particulars. More info &lt;a href="http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/02/how-to-participate_22.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-110994548382998942?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/110994548382998942/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=110994548382998942&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/110994548382998942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/110994548382998942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/02/send-in-your-photos.html' title='Send in your photos!'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-110994268608178138</id><published>2005-02-22T22:40:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-03-04T22:24:51.673+08:00</updated><title type='text'>FAQs</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;1) What is A tiny Red Dot?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Tiny Red Dot is an online photo exhibition about Singapore. Visitors are encouraged to take part in this photo exhibition by submitting a photo (or photos, if you wish) that potrays the feelings of participants about what Singapore truly means to them. See the &lt;a href="http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/02/about-tiny-red-dot.html"&gt;'About' page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;2) What on earth is it for?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exploring how individuals view and feel towards Singapore, A Tiny Red Dot aims to encourage reflection on how we can stand up and make things count for this nation which you and I may have come to regard as our home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;3) Who can take part?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyone! You can take part whether or not you're a Singaporean. Your photos have to be shot in Singapore though.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;4) OK, I want to take part in this photo exhibition. How should I proceed?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To submit a photo, simply email your photo as an attachment to the following email address: &lt;a href="mailto:cool86added2blog@photos.flickr.com"&gt;cool86added2blog@photos.flickr.com&lt;/a&gt;. Use the subject line to give your photo submission a title, and the body of the email to give it a description as well as include your personal particulars. For more info, please view &lt;a href="http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/02/how-to-participate_22.html"&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;5) Help! I would like to take part, but I've no idea what to submit.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Worry not, just send your photos over if you feel that these photos contain something about Singapore that you would like to share with the rest of us here. How about prominent local landmarks and tourist attractions? Local culture and heritage? The arts? Sports? People in the streets? We'll accept any photos which you feel that would allow visitors to get to know your feelings and views about Singapore, regardless of whether these are positive or negative. Please don't submit inappropriate content though. Take a look at &lt;a href="http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/02/how-to-participate_22.html"&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;6) I think that A Tiny Red Dot is cool. How can I help?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tell people you know about A Tiny Red Dot and get them to particpate. Also, feel free to add your comments to the photo submission and contribute to the discussion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep the file size of your photo small too, because we have only limited bandwidth to use over at Flickr.com, our photos hosting service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;7) How do I contact A Tiny Red Dot?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email &lt;a href="mailto:a.tiny.red.dot@gmail.com"&gt;a.tiny.red.dot@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-110994268608178138?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/110994268608178138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=110994268608178138&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/110994268608178138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/110994268608178138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/02/faqs.html' title='FAQs'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-110968794849121005</id><published>2005-02-22T22:38:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2005-03-01T22:52:17.883+08:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Participate</title><content type='html'>To take part in the A Tiny Red Dot photo exhibition, just follow these simple steps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To submit a photo, simply email your photo as an attachment to the following email address:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:cool86added2blog@photos.flickr.com"&gt;cool86added2blog@photos.flickr.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use the subject line to give your photo submission a title, and the body of the email to give it a description as well as include your personal particulars. An example of a submission would be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Salute!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.tribolum.com/visuals/images/sg_heli_flag.jpg" width="204" height="180" alt="Source: http://www.tribolum.com/visuals/images/sg_heli_flag.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My favourite at every year's NDP is always the helicopter flypast. I just feel a wonderful sense of patriotism swelling in my chest whenever I see the Singapore flag against the blue sky high up there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Michael, 20&lt;br /&gt;Student&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get it? It's that simple! Please do not submit any photo that is more than 5 MB in size though. And please don't be an idiot and submit inapproriate content such as porn and photos that may be offensive to any racial group or religion. No violent or gory photos too, please. &lt;b&gt;Inappropriate submissions will be edited or removed.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be careful with copyright issues too. Submit only &lt;i&gt;your&lt;/i&gt; photos, not others' unless you've permission from the copyright owner. When you submit any materials to A Tiny Red Dot, we take it that you have given us permission and rights to use them. Note that all materials found on this site are licensed under a &lt;a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/"&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0&lt;/a&gt; license. Meaning you can copy, distribute or even make make derivative works based on the photos and text found here, provided that you give the original author credit, not use this work for commercial purposes, and distribute any derivative works under a license identical to this one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ready to particpate in A Tiny Red Dot? Send in your photos and descriptions right now to cool86added2blog@photos.flickr.com!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-110968794849121005?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/110968794849121005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=110968794849121005&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/110968794849121005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/110968794849121005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/02/how-to-participate_22.html' title='How To Participate'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11075565.post-110968770207859676</id><published>2005-02-22T22:34:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-03-01T22:35:02.080+08:00</updated><title type='text'>About A Tiny Red Dot</title><content type='html'>A Tiny Red Dot is an online photo exhibition about Singapore. Visitors are encouraged to take part in this photo exhibition by submitting a photo (or photos, if you wish) that potrays the feelings of participants about what Singapore truly means to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exploring how individuals feel towards this nation, A Tiny Red Dot aims to encourage reflection on what are the things that matter most to us as Singaporeans. Hopefully, for those of us who call Singapore 'home', we'll learn to appreciate both the 'goodness' and 'badness' of this country. And stand up and take a stake in shaping the future of Singapore accordingly to our individual visions of how and what Singapore should be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alamak! Although it sounds like government propaganda, it's not; you're really welcome to share and tell your Singapore Story through your own lenses. Just don't be dumb and submit inapproriate content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To learn how to take part in this photo exhibition and submit your photos, please see this page.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11075565-110968770207859676?l=a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/feeds/110968770207859676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11075565&amp;postID=110968770207859676&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/110968770207859676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11075565/posts/default/110968770207859676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://a-tiny-red-dot.blogspot.com/2005/02/about-tiny-red-dot.html' title='About A Tiny Red Dot'/><author><name>A Tiny Red Dot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12071242667451846144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14151377423195587153'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry></feed>