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Yay, another new year! Where does the time go? Being a teacher is a stressful job, but one of the most rewarding vocations available. Sometimes, it is possible to lose sight of the important things in life, as the stress of the job takes over your life. We all make resolutions with good intentions, but reducing work stress is critical for ensuring that the job doesn't absorb every waking moment in your life. Below are 12 suggestions on how teachers (and school leaders) can reduce stress, for themselves, for colleagues, and for pupils. Some of the suggestions might seem obvious, but it's nice to be reminded, and to allow you to reflect on opportunities you have to reduce some of the stress in your life.

Book Reviews Book title: Digitisation Perspectives Type: book Author: Ruth Rikowski Year: 2010 Edition: 1st ISBN: 9460912982 Publisher: Sense Publishers Publisher's Description: This book examines various views and perspectives on digitisation. As Simon Tanner, Director Digital Consultancy, King's College London says in the Foreword: "Digitisation has become a cultural, scholastic, economic and political imperative and raises many issues for our consideration." Furthermore, that the book: "...seeks to address and answer some of the big questions of digitisation... It succeeds on many levels..." There are 22 contributors in the book, all experts in their fields. The book is divided into six parts: Part 1: 'Background and Overview to Digitisation and Digital Libraries' Part 2: 'Digitisation and Higher Education' Part 3: 'Digitisation and Inequalities' Part 4: 'Digital Libraries, Reference Services and Citation Indexing' Part 5: 'Digitisation of Rare, Valued and Scholarly Works' Part 6: 'Futuristic Developments of Digitisation' Topics covered include electronic theses, search engine technology, digitisation in Africa, citation indexing, reference services, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, new media and scholarly publishing. The final chapter explores virtual libraries, and poses some interesting questions for possible futures. The book will be of particular interest to information professionals, educators, librarians, academics and I.T. and knowledge experts. Ruth Rikowski concludes by indicating that: "...hopefully, the book will provide a source of inspiration for further research, leading to some more effective ways to proceed with the digitisation process. Also, that it will be possible to do this within a framework that can be used for good rather than ill, and for the benefit of many." Reviewer: Eric Jukes (Formerly of College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London) Book Rating: 5/5 Buy this book from Amazon  Review Summary

This is a Google project which maps out famous sights from around the world. It's Street View for monuments! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History

Virginia Campbell, a 99-year-old woman from Lake Oswego, has finally bought her first computer -- an Apple iPad. "It's changed her life," one of her daughters told OregonLive.com. Virginia has been an avid reader most of her life, but she suffers from glaucoma, making reading increasingly difficult. Because of the iPad's ability to adjust the brightness of the page and to increase the font by simply tapping, Virginia has been able to take up her beloved past-time again. Not only is she reading again, she's writing again too. So far she has composed twelve limericks on her iPad, including this little ditty: To this technical-ninny it's clear In my compromised 100th year, That to read and to write Are again within sight Of this Apple iPad pioneer.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION SALAD CHEF NICER DICER IN PAKISTAN Salad Chef" has been into outdoor catering for last ten years and has earned a very good name for itself in the field of catering. The big occasions like weddings, parties etc. used to be the domain of caterers dealing in all kind of cuisine without specialization but that is breaking due to increased demand of the hosts to serve specialized products, which has resulted in growth of the catering business for the Salad Chef.The Salad Chef started these caterings through innovative way of providing the Salad Bar / Live Pasta Bar/ Dessert Bar in beautifully made and decorated, wooden mobile trolleys at Outdoor site, where in guests can either create their concoctions or stick to the readymade products. The whole idea behind this is to make eating, an entertaining activity & unforgettable experience, to increase the awareness about the healthy food and to prioritize excellent hygiene and quality of the food. The wooden trolleys are made of stainless steel 304 (a food grade steel) from inside and installed with refrigeration or heating systems as per the requirement. They have the excellent visibility as the products and the ingredients are kept in the food grade imported transparent polycarbonate containers. Gradually Salad Chef has ventured into the catering of several cuisines with live preparations at the sight. It carries expertise in world cuisine. The cuisines catered are as mentioned below: Salad/Sandwich/Burgers/Soup Bar Pasta/Baked Vegetables/Stews Bar Dessert Bar(Soufflés/Mousses/Puddings etc.) Pizzas Catering Total Continental food Complete Mexican food Live Thai Cuisine Station Rajasthani (Indian Regional) food Limited Indian Cuisine Besides this "Salad Chef" is ever ready to cater any and every kind of customized food as per the requirement of the host. Lately in 2013, the Salad Chef has launched innovative concept in catering by offering six specialized cuisine specific counters with a spread

This is an amazing history resource which plots each bomb dropped in the London Blitz during the Second World War. Click on the point on the map to view information and photos. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History