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L E O N A R D O F L U I D A C C E S S

Winter Edition 2 0 0 8

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CONTENTS
* 1. Mona Lisa has Eyebrows
* 2. Lost Leonardo COLLECTORS EDITION CD available
* 3. Last Supper has hidden Musical Notation.
* 4. We welcome partnerships with Sites for Teachers & Magical Places & Creative Spaces
* 5. Humor Perks of Being over 50 or 60
* 6. PowerPoint: Scrolling Titles
* 7. Newton's Castle invited to enter Stockholm Challenge
* 8. Exemplary Learning Communities using Newton's Castle
* 9. Mona Lisa Select Site Award August - October Award Winners
* 10. Excel Tips: LOOKUP Function
* 11. Create and send FREE Musical Greeting cards without registration.
The Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling Site has been re-launched by Oracle and is now part of the ThinkQuest Library at is original ThinkQuest Library address. During the nine month hiatus the guestbook was de-activated and the counter was reset, but we are grateful that the original graphics, artwork and articles were preserved. Read about Oracle's selection process here. http://users.erols.com/sjfeld/response.htm

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Mona Lisa has Eyebrows
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Read about this new discovery


http://www.livescience.com/history/071018-mona-lisa.html


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Lost Leonardo Workshop

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As part of the Dedalus Foundation Art History Research Fellows presentation at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC on June 10, 2005, Steve Feld presented the Lost Leonardo Workshop Powerpoint, which is now available on CD. To order your copy of the high resolution collector's edition. Click Here for details.

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Last Supper has hidden Musical Notation

Leonardo painting has coded 'soundtrack' - By ARIEL DAVID Associated Press Writer

ROME—It's a new Da Vinci code, but this time it could be for real. An Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper," raising the possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a somber composition to accompany the scene depicted in the 15th-century View Full Story
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Newton's Castle invited to enter Stockholm Challenge
http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/data/882
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We welcome our partnerships with Sites for Teachers,
BEST on THE WEB for TEACHERS and Saigon ESL Top Sites in Vietnam.

You are invited to visit us through these magnificent teacher indexes.
You can help improve our standing on these major teacher resources by visiting these sites each day. While there, you are certain to discover other web resources that interest you.

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Humor
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Perks of Being over 50 or 60, (suggested by Bruce Patterson, CMU)
1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
3. No one expects you to run--anywhere.
4. People call at 9 PM and ask, Did I wake you????
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat supper at 4 PM.
9. You can live without sex but not your glasses.
10 You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.
13. You sing along with elevator music.
14. Your eyes won't get much worse.
15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to payoff.
16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
18. Your supply of brain cells are finally down to manageable size.
19. You can't remember who sent you this list .
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PowerPoint: Scrolling Titles

The use of scrolling titles can add to your presentation. Choose Slide Show and Custom Animation. Click Add Effect, Entrance, and Fly In. Under the Speed drop-down box, choose Very Slow. Click Add Effect again and choose Exit and Fly Out. Set the speed to Very Slow and set the direction opposite that of the Fly In effect. Click Play to see the animation in action!
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Exemplary Learning Communities using Newton's Castle
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Math Forum @ Drexel
http://mathforum.org/library/view/67571.html

Teaching with Electronic Technology
http://wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/teaching.html#examples 


Answers.com 
http://www.answers.com/topic/sir-isaac-newton
LinksGiving Kids Science
http://www.linksgiving.com/links/mb.htm

Net Family News
http://www.netfamilynews.org/links.htm


You can read my article how Newton's Castle was designed to attract
learners of all ages: http://ezinearticles.com/?id=106149



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See the newest Award Sites! rated Mona Lisa Select Site Award Winners

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Mona Lisa Select Site Award Winners for August Sept and October 2007
now featured with thumbnails
http://tqnyc.org/NYC051308/award/aug2007.htm
http://tqnyc.org/NYC051308/award/sept2007.htm
http://tqnyc.org/NYC051308/award/oct2007.htm

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Excel Tips: LOOKUP Function
Exeltip.htm


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As a result of your interest in our Learning About Leonardo Oracle/ThinkQuest project, you have been designated as a subscriber for this issue of our newsletter. Please let us know if you do not wish to be part of this limited Leonardo Literacy Learner Circle. Should you wish to contribute to future editions please send email to: Steve Feld
Please visit Sites for Teachers once each day to support our efforts.
Click HERE to visit Magical Places & Creative Spaces
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We would also very much appreciate if you cast your vote at Top 50 Award Winning Web Sites each day!
Find the light blue graphic logo link on our winners page http://tqnyc.org/NYC051308/award/winners1.htm

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Best regards,
Steve