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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:24:42 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/"><rss:title>Things</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2012-02-23T22:24:42Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/23/teotihuacan.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/22/world-literature-series-13-the-thousand-and-one-nights.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/21/red-blood-cells.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/20/renoirs-la-loge.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/19/train-word-problem.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/18/massachusetts-54th-regiment.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/17/world-literature-series-12-the-god-of-small-things.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/16/7-wonders-of-the-microbe-world-life-on-mars.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/15/nike-of-samothrace.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/14/happy-valentines-day.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/23/teotihuacan.html"><rss:title>Teotihuacan</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/23/teotihuacan.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-23T08:00:37Z</dc:date><dc:subject>History Mexico</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align=center><object width="500" height="354"><param name="movie" value="http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPlayer.swf?vid=74432224201"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPlayer.swf?vid=74432224201" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="480" height="340"></embed></object></div><p>Source: Wonders of Latin America: Puzzling Pyramids of Mexico (http://www.history.com/topics/mexico/videos#wonders-of-latin-america-puzzling-pyramids-of-mexico)</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/22/world-literature-series-13-the-thousand-and-one-nights.html"><rss:title>World Literature series #13: The Thousand and One Nights</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/22/world-literature-series-13-the-thousand-and-one-nights.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-22T08:00:50Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Literature World Lit</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Concluding the <a href="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/tag/world-lit">World Lit series</a> from <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/" target="_blank">Annenberg Learner</a> is the collection of Arabic tales known as <em>The Thousand and One Nights</em>, which includes the stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad.</p>

<p>Click on the illustration of Shahrazad (or Scheherazade) below to watch the excellent video about <em>The Thousand and One Nights</em> at <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-thousand-and-one-nights/watch/" target="_blank">learner.org</a> featuring comic book writer Bill Willingham (<em>Fables</em>). At their site you can also <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-thousand-and-one-nights/read/" target="_blank">read excerpts</a> from the collection and <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-thousand-and-one-nights/explore/" target="_blank">explore a map, timeline</a>, and <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-thousand-and-one-nights/explore/slideshow.html#slideshow_1" target="_blank">slideshow</a> about it.</p>

<div align=center><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-thousand-and-one-nights/watch/"><img src="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/media/the-thousand-and-one-nights/slideshow/slideshow_01_lg.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1329881146485" alt=""/></a></span></span></div><p>Source: The Thousand and One Nights (http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-thousand-and-one-nights/)</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/21/red-blood-cells.html"><rss:title>Red Blood Cells</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/21/red-blood-cells.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-21T08:00:31Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Biology Science</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here's a great video about how our blood acquires oxygen from our lungs to deliver it throughout our body. It also answers the question on why our blood isn't filled with nitrogen, by far a more abundant element in the air we breathe than oxygen.</p>

<div align=center><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fLKOBQ6cZHA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

<p><em>Note: This video is from the fantastic <a class="offsite-link-inline" target="_blank" href="http://www.khanacademy.org/">Khan Academy</a> collection of educational videos.</em></p><p>Source: Red blood cells (http://www.khanacademy.org/video/red-blood-cells?topic=biology)</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/20/renoirs-la-loge.html"><rss:title>Renoir's La Loge</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/20/renoirs-la-loge.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-20T08:00:04Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Fine Arts France Impressionism Painting</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align=center>
<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir%2C_La_loge_%28The_Theater_Box%29.jpg/480px-Pierre-Auguste_Renoir%2C_La_loge_%28The_Theater_Box%29.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir%2C_La_loge_%28The_Theater_Box%29.jpg/192px-Pierre-Auguste_Renoir%2C_La_loge_%28The_Theater_Box%29.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1329716897500" alt=""/></a></span></span>
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16351045?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=AAC880" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16351045">Renoir, La Loge, 1874</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user540885">Smarthistory Videos</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

</div><p>Source: Renoir&#39;s La Loge (http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/renoirs-la-loge)</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/19/train-word-problem.html"><rss:title>Train Word Problem</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/19/train-word-problem.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-19T08:00:08Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Algebra Math</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align=center><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uA3m8vbd2wc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

<p><em>Note: This video is from the fantastic <a class="offsite-link-inline" target="_blank" href="http://www.khanacademy.org/">Khan Academy</a> collection of educational videos.</em></p><p>Source: Early Train Word Problem (http://www.khanacademy.org/video/early-train-word-problem?topic=solving-linear-equations)</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/18/massachusetts-54th-regiment.html"><rss:title>Massachusetts 54th Regiment</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/18/massachusetts-54th-regiment.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-18T08:00:02Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Civil War History</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align=center><object width="500" height="354"><param name="movie" value="http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPlayer.swf?vid=55658556201"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPlayer.swf?vid=55658556201" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="354"></embed></object></div><p>Source: Massachusetts 54th Regiment (http://www.history.com/topics/black-history-month/videos#gilder-lehrman-massachussetts-54th)</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/17/world-literature-series-12-the-god-of-small-things.html"><rss:title>World Literature series #12: The God of Small Things</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/17/world-literature-series-12-the-god-of-small-things.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-17T08:00:38Z</dc:date><dc:subject>India Literature World Lit</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Next up in the <a href="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/tag/world-lit">World Lit series</a> from <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/" target="_blank">Annenberg Learner</a> is the Indian novel <em>The God of Small Things</em> written in 1997 by Arundhati Roy. The novel shifts back and forth through time and tells the story of fraternal twins Rahel and Estha.</p>

<p>Click on the illustration of the twins' mother Ammu below to watch the excellent video about <em>The God of Small Things</em> at <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-god-of-small-things/watch/" target="_blank">learner.org</a>. At their site you can also <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-god-of-small-things/read/" target="_blank">read excerpts</a> from the novel and <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-god-of-small-things/explore/" target="_blank">explore a map, timeline</a>, and <a href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-god-of-small-things/explore/slideshow.html#slideshow_1" target="_blank">slideshow</a> about it.</p>

<div align=center><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-god-of-small-things/watch/"><img src="http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/media/the-god-of-small-things/slideshow/slideshow_04_lg.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1329450323935" alt=""/></a></span></span></div><p>Source: The God of Small Things (http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/the-god-of-small-things/)</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/16/7-wonders-of-the-microbe-world-life-on-mars.html"><rss:title>7 Wonders of the Microbe World: Life on Mars</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/16/7-wonders-of-the-microbe-world-life-on-mars.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-16T08:00:36Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Exobiology Microbe Wonders Microbiology Science</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Mars_Valles_Marineris.jpeg/240px-Mars_Valles_Marineris.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1329363090173" width="200" height="200" alt=""/></a></span></span>

<p>Last up in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/biology">Open University's</a> "<a href="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/tag/microbe-wonders">Seven Wonders of the Microbe World</a>" series is the potential for life on Mars.</p>

<div align=center><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mJgi1Kz6Ejc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/15/nike-of-samothrace.html"><rss:title>Nike of Samothrace</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/15/nike-of-samothrace.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-15T08:00:23Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Ancient Greece Fine Arts Sculpture</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align=center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22513763?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=AAC880" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22513763">Nike of Samothrace, c. 190 B.C.E.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user540885">Smarthistory Videos</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></div><p>Source: Nike of Samothrace (http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/nike-of-samothrace)</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/14/happy-valentines-day.html"><rss:title>Happy Valentine's Day!</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.onesmartthingaday.com/things/2012/2/14/happy-valentines-day.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Roy</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-14T08:00:55Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Holidays Math</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For a fun surprise, type this expression into a Google search:</p>

<blockquote>sqrt(cos(x))*cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2) from -4.5 to 4.5</blockquote>

<p>(or just <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sqrt(cos(x))*cos(300x)%2Bsqrt(abs(x))-0.7)*(4-x*x)^0.01%2C+sqrt(6-x^2)%2C+-sqrt(6-x^2)+from+-4.5+to+4.5" target="_blank">click here</a>) and have a mathematically accurate Valentine's Day!</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>
