NYCESL Class Topics (Possible Material for my free advanced ESL classes in NYC)

We need to finish...

2011-11-20T17:36:00.001-05:00

We never finished the movie about the girl who was cyberbullied....no?

11-21-11 links

2011-11-20T17:02:00.001-05:00

Reading for Monday 11-21-11
http://www.readability.com/articles/2gr9r924
Video for Monday 11-21-11
http://www.history.com/videos/history-of-the-thanksgiving-holiday#history-of-the-thanksgiving-holiday

11-21-11 lesson plan

2011-11-20T16:52:00.001-05:00

11-21-11 Monday (Thanksgiving Introduction)

2011-11-20T11:56:00.001-05:00

Here are some articles that have appeared recently that are related to what we have been doing in class so far this year:

http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/11/14/the-inefficiency-of-local-food/The above article has a different viewpoint about local food. They CRITICIZE it. what do you think?

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Many articles have appeared recently looking at thefinancial crisis with a different lense. The gist of all of them is that thiscrisis is not like previous ones. Normally economics follow aboom> bust> boom cycle. Unemployment drops in the bust period but employmentpicks up again in the boom period. In many ways we are actually in a new techboom in the US, but employment is NOT picking up. So...is this something different?Why?

http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/11/04/foxconns-coming-empire-of-robots/

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/11/10/want-a-job-study-science/

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/12/what-if-this-is-the-future/

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/technology/economists-see-more-jobs-for-machines-not-people.html?_r=3
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/09/08/will-there-be-any-jobs-in-the-future-at-all/

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"Slydial" is an app (http://www.slydial.com/) used to send a message directly to voicemail to avoid talking to your husband/wife/etc.

The TV comedy show Rules of Engagement had an episode about it the other night:
http://thetwocentscorp.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/rules-of-engagement-recap-review-shy-dial/
I bought it in my itunes if people want to see it. I also have a 2008 youtube video I made about "slydial" when it first came out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF9pWnJ2YUs

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Parents have their baby taken away at birth because of names given to their children....
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/shock_newborn_couple_who_named_kids_smL6WtprphdJ1OdkEbqgHO
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/express-times/index.ssf/2011/11/heath_and_deborah_campbell_say.html
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/express-times/index.ssf/2010/08/court_panel_rules_dyfs_was_rig_1.html

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Galvanism

2011-11-19T08:59:00.001-05:00

"Thought Group" reading about the Miranda warning

2011-11-09T06:34:00.001-05:00

2011-11-06T13:53:00.001-05:00

I will be taking a few new students in both the AM and PM classes. I will see the list for people who have already applied and start contacting them soon. I will give preference to the people who applied first plus who also have a free pearl trees account and who made a pearl tree about what they want to learn in the class. Please then send me the link to your pearl tree. I want to see that you understand what a pearl tree is, how to make one, and to see if you will be the kind of student who particiaptes both in class and also online for the classes. Here is a pearl tree below of topics my current students are interested in learning about:Catalysts for Shared Priorities? and EFF / Health / Religion / Politics / Business in (nycesl)

Wrinkles And Signs Of Aging De... (medicalnewstoday.com)

2011-11-03T06:33:00.001-04:00

Wrinkles And Signs Of Aging Delayed Or Prevented, Animal Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/237023.php

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Catalyst?

2011-11-02T06:38:00.001-04:00

Wiki leaks? What is it? why is it in the news?

Court to deliver Assange extradition ruling
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/02/world/europe/uk-wikileaks-assange

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Catalyst ??

2011-11-01T20:30:00.000-04:00

Dead Sea Scrolls on Display in Times Square
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/scroll_fmj4lTdySYAgxYjDKMiFYN

Do we want to see this video and then visit the display as a trip?

Sample clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVvPq2n2e54

11-2-11 Wednesday: Barry Beach Pt 5 & 6

2011-11-01T20:25:00.002-04:00

Catalyst?

2011-11-01T06:36:00.001-04:00

U.S. History of Eugenics Practice
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/31/us-history-of-eugenics-practice.aspx

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catalyst?

2011-11-01T06:35:00.001-04:00

Making Sense of 7 Billion People
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/7-billion-people/

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10-31-11 Monday

2011-10-30T22:02:00.002-04:00

10-26-11 plan

2011-10-25T22:58:00.002-04:00

Case of Megan Mier (How is this similar to the ABC movie "Cyberbully" we are seeing?)

2011-10-25T22:53:00.000-04:00

Bullying: A Pearltree

2011-10-25T22:45:00.002-04:00

Bullies and inforgraphic / Bullies / Cyber Bullying in Social Issues / Sociosphere / (nycesl)

Oral Presentation Peer Evaluation Form

2011-10-24T23:47:00.002-04:00

ESL Oral Presentation Peer Evaluation

#12 Looks Just Like You clip....

2011-10-23T23:11:00.002-04:00

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xOXzDmYmj_RSOdOvLV9CHJK64mRTywLdO0-AyHHoc8w/edit?hl=en_US

10-25-11 Tuesday: 8 types of cyber-bullying

2011-10-23T22:58:00.002-04:00

10-24-11 Monday: #12 Looks Just Like You

2011-10-23T20:43:00.002-04:00

Was the wrong man sent to jail for 100 years?

2011-10-23T14:29:00.003-04:00

The killing at Poplar River is a case in which the wrong man might be in jail. See the video and transcript online here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23958961/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/t/girls-theory-persists-poplar-murder-case/#.TqRcRbJvXe9

New blog about Glogster Basics

2011-10-23T10:39:00.001-04:00

I made a new blog where I will gather videos about what glogster is and how to use the the service. The address is here: http://glogster4esl.blogspot.com/

Reverse Mexican Migration "pearl"

2011-10-20T20:40:00.002-04:00

Reverse Immigration to Mexico and The Last of the Meheecans in Immigration / Politics / Sociosphere / (nycesl)

10-21-11 Friday: Bullycide

2011-10-20T19:53:00.000-04:00

"Death Penalty" voicethread...record your opinion now!

2011-10-17T22:18:00.000-04:00

Our First "VoiceThread": Bullying

2011-10-16T23:04:00.000-04:00

Pearltree: Bullying (10-17-10/21)

2011-10-16T20:23:00.000-04:00

Bullies and Bullies / Cyber Bullying / Bullycide in Social Issues / Sociosphere / (nycesl)

10-18-11 Tuesday: Bullycide

2011-10-16T20:05:00.002-04:00

10-17-11 Monday: Cyber Bullying

2011-10-16T13:42:00.001-04:00

#Occupy Wall Street "pearltree" links

2011-10-15T10:16:00.002-04:00

Occupy Wall Street in #Occupy / Protests / Politics / Sociosphere / (nycesl)

10-13-11 Thursday: Protests Expand....

2011-10-10T23:20:00.000-04:00

Our Glog for "Wall Street Protests" in progress...

2011-10-10T20:21:00.000-04:00

10-12-11 Wednesday: Did the MSM ignore the protests?

2011-10-09T23:43:00.002-04:00

10-11-11 Tuesday Plan: Credit Default Swaps....

2011-10-09T23:42:00.001-04:00

Wall Street Protests Unit Overview (Starting 10-11-11)

2011-10-09T01:18:00.001-04:00

updated 10/7/11 Friday map plan: Virtual Incarceration

2011-10-07T07:21:00.002-04:00

10/6/11 Thursday: Penn & Teller on The Death Penalty

2011-10-04T21:01:00.000-04:00

10-5-11 Wednesday Map Lesson Plan: Troy Davis

2011-10-04T19:10:00.002-04:00

How to get Student accounts on Glogster....

2011-10-03T23:53:00.000-04:00

http://glogsteredu.edu.glogster.com/excel-import-tool/

10-4-11 Lesson Map: Sustainable Economy

2011-10-03T00:07:00.000-04:00

Map of Whole Sustainability Introduction Unit (5 days)

2011-10-02T22:36:00.001-04:00

Peak Oil Infographic

2011-10-02T21:16:00.001-04:00

CarSort's Peak Oil Infographic

10/3/11 Monday Lesson Plan

2011-10-02T21:11:00.004-04:00

9/28/11 Wednesday Map (Water)

2011-09-27T22:15:00.000-04:00

http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=a29599fc31ac4a7291d2f9bd67abf6bc

Lesson plan for Wednesday, 9/28/11

Tuesday 9/27/11 Map Plan

2011-09-26T00:14:00.003-04:00

http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=a38266fc56a84cc59a5859d00d617bb8

Sustainable Food

9-26-11 Monday Plan

2011-09-26T00:01:00.002-04:00

http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=7a0334c1a3654a6291f72798af73913a

Death Penalty?

2011-09-23T19:55:00.000-04:00

http://www.slate.com/id/2304221/

Troy Davis was executed on 09-21-11. His case and the death penalty could be a class topic that we could explore in class. It would also bring up the the issue of how much can "eyewitness testimony" really be trusted?

China Makes Clones Of Super-Swine That Survived ’08 Quake

2011-09-22T18:49:00.001-04:00

China Makes Clones Of Super-Swine That Survived '08 Quake

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-09/china-clones-castrated-swine-survived-%E2%80%9908-quake

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What You Eat Affects Your Gene... (blogs.discovermagazine.com)

2011-09-22T00:51:00.001-04:00

What You Eat Affects Your Genes: RNA from Rice Can Survive Digestion and Alter Gene Expression
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/09/21/what-you-eat-affects-your-genes-rna-from-rice-can-survive-digestion-and-alter-gene-expression/

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Please vote: Smoking

2011-09-21T14:54:00.003-04:00

http://www.forandagainst.com/Smoking_Should_Be_Illegal

http://www.forandagainst.com/Smoking_Should_Be_Banned_In_Public_Places

You will need to register with a free account with forandagainst.com in order to vote

Governments Have Always Lied (squidoo.com)

2011-09-15T22:32:00.001-04:00

Governments Have Always Lied
http://www.squidoo.com/us-government-lied-us-into-a-war

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9-14-11 "Reichstag Fire" Material

2011-09-13T22:55:00.000-04:00

http://share.xmarks.com/folder/bookmarks/8oYGSGhOTw

This is my folder of material for tomorrow's lesson. We will not use all of this material of course....But I read all and got ideas from here.

See especially "Reichstag Fire" (http://www.weyrich.com/political_issues/reichstag_fire.html)

See other lessons I am planning here: http://share.xmarks.com/folder/bookmarks/1glZ83UO65

Readability

2011-09-13T21:15:00.001-04:00

This is a great "add-on" if you use Friefox as a browser on your computer. I use this in class to take away the advertisements in web pages to make reading easier.

Get it here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/readability/

Brief History of False Flag Operations (Video)

2011-09-13T13:30:00.001-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drM5JseVXeU

Brief History of False Flag Operations

Terror Storm Part 1/12

2011-09-13T09:13:00.002-04:00

Here is part 1 of 12 of Terror Storm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dYWP9AOGBo

and here is "Terror Storm" part 2 of 12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkf3kXF8Dzs&feature=related

An Introduction to "False Flags"

2011-09-12T22:21:00.002-04:00

http://www.infowars.com/operation-false-flag-a-modern-primer/

Multiple Intelligences

2011-09-12T13:31:00.002-04:00

http://surfaquarium.com/MI/inventory.htm

Vocabulary blog

2011-09-11T21:46:00.001-04:00

http://eslwords.blogspot.com/
That is for the vocabulary blog. If you exactly only want the spreadsheet, see here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArH0k9UENVV2dElOY2pLSHg3dXdmWkFlQUhXT0VyM3c&hl=en_US

And here is the link for the Multiple Intelligences Inventory we are working on in class: http://surfaquarium.com/MI/inventory.htm

On the 10th Anniversary of 9/1... (philipbrennan.net)

2011-09-11T01:53:00.001-04:00

On the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, We still do not have the Truth.
http://www.philipbrennan.net/2011/09/11/on-the-10th-anniversary-of-911-we-still-do-not-have-the-truth/

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The 23 Biggest 9/11 Coincidenc... (trutv.com)

2011-09-10T00:08:00.001-04:00

The 23 Biggest 9/11 Coincidences
http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/government-lies/911-10yrs/part-1.html

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9/9/11 Homework

2011-09-09T01:08:00.000-04:00

1) Please see the "(Possible) Units for Class" links under my photo on the right and select 3 from the 17 that are most interesting to you.

2) Please complete the online "needs assessment" to help Andy know what you want to learn in class.
See here

My Bookmarks in folders

2011-09-09T00:32:00.000-04:00

http://share.xmarks.com/folder/bookmarks/peJpTppFng

This link will show you my bookmarks of material for the class organaized in folders. This is NOT the RSS feed link. See below for that.

Subscribe to my RSS feed

2011-09-09T00:28:00.001-04:00

http://share.xmarks.com/folder/rss/peJpTppFng

The above link lets you subscribe to my bookmarks for the class material. If you subscribe to the RSS feed to your Google reader, then when I add new articles you will get an email showing you the new links. In this way you can preview the articles to see which ones might be interesting to you. And if you see any articles that you find are interesting, please email the links to me :)

The "Light Bulb" Conspircacy...

2011-08-07T13:32:00.001-04:00

Pyramids of Waste (2010) from devoidion on Vimeo.

Article: Funding for nonhuman primate research questioned

2011-07-28T13:00:00.001-04:00

Funding for nonhuman primate research questioned
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-funding-nonhuman-primate.html

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South Korean scientists create... (reuters.com)

2011-07-28T12:25:00.000-04:00

South Korean scientists create glowing dog: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/27/us-korea-dog-idUSTRE76Q1MK20110727

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In Test Tube, Hint of Chemical... (nytimes.com)

2011-07-28T12:19:00.001-04:00

In Test Tube, Hint of Chemicals Coming Alive
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/science/28life.html?_r=1

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Article: School forces children to wear different coloured uniforms based on ability

2011-07-27T07:04:00.000-04:00

School forces children to wear different coloured uniforms based on ability
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8664694/School-forces-children-to-wear-different-coloured-uniforms-based-on-ability.html

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Article: Don't weed me out: suit

2011-07-27T06:54:00.001-04:00

Don't weed me out: suit
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/don_weed_me_out_suit_pdtm1KQUF5TojQqpPCCySJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

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Article: Unruly teenagers should leave school at 14 and 'get a job' says Lord Digby Jones

2011-07-27T06:48:00.001-04:00

Unruly teenagers should leave school at 14 and 'get a job' says Lord Digby Jones
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2019232/Unruly-teenagers-leave-school-14-job-says-Lord-Digby-Jones.html

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Article: Tuesday time-suck

2011-07-27T06:41:00.001-04:00

Tuesday time-suck
http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2011/07/vocabulary

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Article: For Countries, Wealth May Not Buy Happiness

2011-07-27T06:40:00.001-04:00

For Countries, Wealth May Not Buy Happiness
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Depression/countries-money-buy-happiness/story?id=14155734

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Article: Woman Denied Sole Valedictorian Status Because of Race, Lawsuit Says

2011-07-27T06:38:00.001-04:00

Woman Denied Sole Valedictorian Status Because of Race, Lawsuit Says
http://abcnews.go.com/US/student-sues-school-barred-sole-valedictorian/story?id=14164431

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Article: Big-name drugs go generic

2011-07-27T06:33:00.001-04:00

Big-name drugs go generic
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/26/big-name-drugs-go-generic/?iref=NS1

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Don't Sell Your Children To Ea... (gizmodo.com)

2011-07-26T23:21:00.001-04:00

Don't Sell Your Children To Earn Money For Video Games
http://gizmodo.com/5824999/dont-sell-your-children-to-earn-money-for-video-games

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Is There a Link Between Creati... (scientificamerican.com)

2011-07-26T22:53:00.001-04:00

Is There a Link Between Creativity and Addiction?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-there-a-link-between-creativity-and-addiction

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Who Knew this Cocktail of up t... (articles.mercola.com)

2011-07-26T22:34:00.001-04:00

Who Knew this Cocktail of up to 20 Chemicals Was in Your Glass of Milk?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/26/who-knew-this-cocktail-of-up-to-20-chemicals-was-in-your-glass-of-milk.aspx?np=true

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Article: Waiting in Line Pays $3 an Hour in China

2011-07-26T12:47:00.001-04:00

Waiting in Line Pays $3 an Hour in China
http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/07/26/waiting-in-line-pays-3-an-hour-in-china/

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Study: For Love Longevity, Put... (patspapers.com)

2011-07-26T12:36:00.000-04:00

Study: For Love Longevity, Put on Rose-Colored Glasses
http://www.patspapers.com/story_stack/item/study_for_love_longevity_put_on_rose-colored_glasses/

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The Science Behind Dreaming (scientificamerican.com)

2011-07-26T12:08:00.001-04:00

The Science Behind Dreaming
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-science-behind-dreaming

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Article: Financial Abuse of Elderly: A New Crime on The Rise

2011-07-26T11:54:00.001-04:00

Financial Abuse of Elderly: A New Crime on The Rise
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/savings-elderly-stolen-assets-depleted-financial-abuse-upswing/story?id=14135747

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India's first married lesbian couple given 24-hour protection - Telegraph

2011-07-26T11:13:00.001-04:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8662082/Indias-first-married-lesbian-couple-given-24-hour-protection.html

Islamist group in Somalia bans samosas after deciding they're too Western

2011-07-26T11:06:00.001-04:00

Islamist group in Somalia bans samosas after deciding they're too Western

Militant Islamist fighters last week used vehicles mounted with loudspeakers to announce the bizarre ruling across the regions of the war-torn country it controls.

Headlines \| Mail Online	July 26, 2011 8:05 AM

Census: Wealth gap widens between whites and minorities - USATODAY.com

2011-07-26T11:00:00.001-04:00

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-26-census-wealth-data_n.htm?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28News+-+Top+Stories%29

Social media can be as addicti... (weau.com)

2011-07-26T01:21:00.001-04:00

Social media can be as addictive as drugs new study finds
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Social_media_can_be_as_addictive_as_drugs_new_study_finds_126138958.html

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Article: Scientific study confirms that Mondays suck

2011-07-26T01:11:00.001-04:00

Scientific study confirms that Mondays suck
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/07/25/scientific-study-confirms-that-mondays-suck/

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Article: Social Intelligence offers official social media background checks

2011-07-26T01:07:00.000-04:00

Social Intelligence offers official social media background checks
http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/07/25/social-intelligence-offers-official-social-media-background-checks/

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Article: Technology Is The New Smoking

2011-07-26T01:01:00.000-04:00

Technology Is The New Smoking
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/25/technology-is-the-new-smoking/

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Article: Jared Lee Loughner: 'I Want to Die, Give Me the Injection, Kill Me Now'

2011-07-26T00:46:00.000-04:00

Jared Lee Loughner: 'I Want to Die, Give Me the Injection, Kill Me Now'
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jared-lee-loughner-die-give-injection-kill-now/story?id=14151959

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Article: Europeans See Debt Debate as Sign of American Decline

2011-07-26T00:37:00.001-04:00

Europeans See Debt Debate as Sign of American Decline
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/07/europeans-see-debt-debate-sign-american-decline/40378/

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How is "bullying" in schools your country different from in NYC?

2011-02-18T12:32:00.002-05:00

Friday Student Presentations 2-18-11

2011-02-18T12:17:00.000-05:00

AM Class Project: Obsession Unit

2011-02-05T23:46:00.000-05:00