{"id":1744,"date":"2013-12-18T12:15:05","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T12:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atttraining.com\/auto\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2013-12-18T12:15:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T12:15:05","slug":"end-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=1744","title":{"rendered":"End of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As it is almost the end of 2013 and then end of a long term at school\/college for many students and teachers, I thought I would do something a bit different!\n<\/p>\n<p>What we need is a piece of music that summarizes our feelings at this time of year \u2013 and helps us to relax. So, choose one of the following songs or lines from a song that sums up your year in education\/training &#8211; and let me know why.\n<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, suggest a track of your own \u2013 there is a prize for the best one!\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Another one bites the dust (Queen)\n<\/li>\n<li>My way \u2013 &#8220;I did it\u2026&#8221; (Frank Sinatra)\n<\/li>\n<li>One piece at a time \u2013 &#8220;With the help of an adaptor kit&#8221; (Johnny Cash)\n<\/li>\n<li>Sixteen tons \u2013 &#8220;Another year over and deeper in debt&#8221; (Tennessee Ernie Ford)\n<\/li>\n<li>Oops I did it again (Britney Spears)\n<\/li>\n<li>Bat out of Hell (Meatloaf)\n<\/li>\n<li>Yesterday \u2013 &#8220;All my troubles seemed so far away&#8221; (The Beatles)\n<\/li>\n<li>Another brick in the wall \u2013 &#8220;We don&#8217;t need no education&#8221; (Pink Floyd)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tom Denton, December 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As it is almost the end of 2013 and then end of a long term at school\/college for many students and teachers, I thought I would do something a bit different! What we need is a piece of music that summarizes our feelings at this time of year \u2013 and helps us to relax. 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