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Just a quick reminder that the sixth edition of Thumbs Up! is on its way.

Submissions close at midnight Sunday, Western Australian time. (It may be sooner than you think.)

You can find the Thumbs Up! criteria and code for the badges here. Remember that the easiest way to participate is to fill in the Thumbs Up! Blog Carnival submission form. Once you’ve entered the permalink URL of your post, the form fills in most of the details for you.

By the way, if you use Stumble Upon and you’d like to see more participants for Thumbs Up!, why not go to the original Thumbs Up! post and click on the Stumble Upon button or click here and write a quick review about the idea of Thumbs Up!

I’m looking forward to posting the sixth edition on Monday morning.

Posted by Rodney Olsen

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Time for Edition Five of Thumbs Up!

Thanks to those who have taken part this time around. It’s been a light week but there are a couple of wonderful posts to highlight.

If this is the first you’ve heard of Thumbs Up! and you’re wondering what it’s about you can read the details here.

Deano has written a post that gives a big Thumbs Up to Trent at his blog My Jarrol Spot. Trent is a very talented photographer and Deano has displayed some of his amazing work on his blog.

Over at Romi’s Journal Romi presents Thank you, Ai, a tribute to a friend whose simple gift came to mean so much.

My Thumbs Up! this week goes to the many hundreds of supporters who got behind 98.5 Sonshine FM during the eight day radio that finished on Friday. Their generosity still amazes me. There were times that we thought we wouldn’t reach our goal but the listeners came through, not only reaching the goal but exceeding it. The messages of support that came with the donations are an inspirational encouragement for all who put in long hours to make Radiothon a reality.

I don’t think I’ve left anyone out but if you did post a submission this week and you can’t see it here, please email me so that I can add your post. If you missed out on being a part of Thumbs Up! this week, get posting now and submit for next week.

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Time for Edition Four of Thumbs Up!

Great to see a few more posts this week. Just as I imagined it’s taking a few weeks to get into the rhythm of the weekly editions with some people posting weekly and others contributing every second or third week.

Thanks to everyone who has taken part this time around.

If this is the first you’ve heard of Thumbs Up! and you’re scratching your head wondering what it’s about you can read the details here.

I’ve never been to Queensland but I’ve cycled through many other places in Australia so I know just what Deano’s talking about in his post God’s Own Country at one of my daily reads, My Jarrol Spot.

Something wonderful happened with Thumbs Up! this week. I’ve been reading Cindy Swanson’s posts for years so it was great to have her getting into the Thumbs Up! groove with Thumbs Up! Accentuating the Positive posted at her excellent blog Notes in the Key of Life. She said some wonderful things about Grams from Talk to Grams.

Grams then continued to accentuate the positive by sending us to Shortybears Place with her own wonderful Thumbs Up! post.

Denise at Shortybears Place then sent a big Thumbs Up to Donetta who she says was a real angel to her during recovery from surgery. She tells a bit more of the story in her post Thumbs Up My Turn.

Donetta from A Life Uncommon is thankful for the Thumbs Up! she received from Denise. She says, “What a nice day to get a hug. There are those days when all you can do is keep focus.” Check out her post A Gift from Denise.

Isn’t that incredible? It’s wonderful to see people getting involved by accentuating the positive and great to see a chain begin like that.

Getting away from it all this week is Barbra Sundquist presenting a post about a recent Women’s Retreat at Women’s Retreat Ideas.

Shannon is giving a big Thumbs Up! to Chi Alpha Campus Ministries as he highlights their great influence at his blog Divulgence. Thanks Shannon. Great post.

Romi’s back again highlighting A Leader of Human Rights Education at Romi’s Journal. It’s a wonderful post that’s well worth reading.

Don’t believe everything you hear about ‘young people these days. Apple’s post, Today’s Youth, posted at The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree, gives us an insight into the lives of a couple of young people making a difference.

I don’t think I’ve left anyone out but if you did post a submission this week and you can’t see it here, please email me so that I can add your post. If you missed out on being a part of Thumbs Up! this week, get posting now and submit for next week.

Posted by Rodney Olsen

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Three weeks in and Thumbs Up! is drying up.

Not too many posts this week. We’ll have to see if we can get a few more for the next edition.

Obviously not everyone is able to post each week and seeing as so many people posted submissions over the past couple of weeks I think we’ll start to see things levelling out in the next couple of weeks with some people posting every two or three weeks.

If this is the first you’ve heard of Thumbs Up! and you’re scratching your head wondering what it’s about you can read the details here.

Romi has some great reasons to be thankful in her post This and That at Romi’s Journal.

Roger Carr challenges us to make a real difference when he writes about Changing The World One Day At A Time posted at Everyday Giving Blog.

My Thumbs Up! this week goes to Cindy Swanson of Notes in the Key of Life. Cindy’s a radio announcer, which is always a good start. Cindy’s thoughtful posts are always interesting. She manages to find the right mix of serious issues and fun with posts about her grandson through to topical radio interviews and a behind the scenes look at her work. I’ve been reading Cindy’s blog for well over three years and always enjoy dropping in on her. May I suggest that you drop in and say hello to Cindy?

I don’t think I’ve left anyone out but if you did post a submission this week and you can’t see it here, please email me so that I can add your post. If you missed out on being a part of Thumbs Up! this week, get posting now and submit for next week.

Posted by Rodney Olsen

Technorati Tags: Thumbs Up – Thankful – Positive

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Following a very busy weekend, the third edition of Thumbs Up! will be delayed ever so slightly.

That means that although submissions officially close at midnight Sunday, Western Australian time, you can still get a late entry in if you hurry.

You can find the Thumbs Up! criteria and code for the badges here. Remember that the easiest way to participate is to fill in the Thumbs Up! Blog Carnival submission form. Once you’ve entered the permalink URL of your post, the form fills in most of the details for you.

Submissions have been light this week which means that your post has an even better chance of being read if you’re a part of this week’s Thumbs Up! I’m looking forward to posting the third edition a little later this morning.

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