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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Why I Discourage My Kids From Buying Gift Cards
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- Karen Greenberg said...
Absolutely! Very well said. Each year I get a gift card from my husband's parents. Each year it is of a fairly high value (this year I bought myself a Wii with it), but I don't feel like I've gotten the perfect gift. Other people think I'm crazy and feel like I'm not appreciative. I do appreciate the card, but I would honestly rather they spend half the money and get me something I have really been wanting. I don't spend money on myself well, so most of the time gift cards are used toward groceries or household items that are needed. This year my husband insisted that I treat myself to something I've been wanting. If it wasn't for him, my card would have, once again, been used for groceries. I love that you are passing your values onto your children. Gifts are SO much more than money.
- Karie said...
Another nice post.......thanks for sharing.


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Collier County commissioners approve Orangetree expansion
A major community northeast of Naples got the OK on Tuesday for a more than 1,000-home expansion and a fivefold increase in commercial space.
The Collier County Commission's approval of the controversial development in the Orangetree area could lead to a grocery store and drugstore for residents in the Golden Gate Estates community.
Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve changes to the current 2,139-acre Orangetree Planned Unit Development (PUD). The project required a supermajority vote — four out of five commissioners — for approval. Commissioner Tom Henning cast the lone dissenting vote.
After about two hours of discussion, commissioners approved the developers' request to amend the Orangetree settlement agreement, increasing the number of homes allowed in the community from 2,100 to 3,150 — a 1,050 home increase. They also approved a more than fivefold increase in commercial space from 60,000 square feet to 332,000 square feet, including office use and retail space.
"County commissioners did the right thing. They recognized that to have a mature community, you have to have commercial activity and development activity," said Burt Saunders, an attorney representing the developer, Orangetree Associates. "In the long run, it will result in increased property values and the residents will have much-needed commercial services at their doorsteps."
Construction could start in two years at the north side of Randall Boulevard, just east of Immokalee Road.
Not everyone is happy about the plans, however. Three of five public speakers spoke against the project during the commission meeting.
"I think it was a poor decision for a developer to open up a sealed agreement," said David Jeskie, who has lived for five years in Valencia Lakes, which is part of the Orangetree area. He was referring to a 1986 signed agreement between the developer and the county, which stated that the development would have no more than 2,100 units.
Jeskie is concerned about density.
"It sets a poor precedent in Collier County," he said.
However, Troy Bish, president of the Valencia Golf and Country Club homeowners association, said a majority of residents in his community support the expansion after Orangetree Associates listened to their concerns and made changes to the project.
Residents are excited about the possibility of having a grocery store within a few miles of their homes, he said. CVS has also expressed interest for the commercial site, Saunders said.
Currently, the closest shopping for Orangetree and Valencia-area residents is the Pebblebrooke Center plaza, about 8 miles west, near the intersection of Immokalee Road and Collier Boulevard.
"We see the necessity of the growth that is being requested," Bish told commissioners. "It's going to benefit the community as a whole."
Initially, Orangetree Associates wanted to add 1,250 residential units, but reduced the proposal by 200 units to 1,050 to be consistent with what already is developed in adjacent communities, Saunders said. The majority of the new units would be built on the north side of Randall Boulevard, just east of the Immokalee Road intersection, east of the Valencia Lakes and Valencia Golf and Country Club gated subdivisions, which both are part of the Orangetree planned development.
Kay Deselem, the county's principal planner, confirmed the proposed development is consistent with the county's growth management plan and the land development code.
Houses would be built at 1.5 units per acre, Saunders said. Additional units could include single-family houses, town houses and two-story condominiums. The developer will prohibit construction of multifamily units adjacent to already existing homes.
Orangetree Associates has proposed three new commercial sites on Immokalee Road near Randall Boulevard.
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An important part of your job search is the research phase. As you know from your coursework, research can uncover a wealth of information that leads to great solutions—but it takes time and a keen attention to detail.
As you prepare to search for industries and organizations you'd like to contact, take time to do detailed research. You may want to do several informational interviews with friends of your parents in the field or you might want to search online through websites like Vault.
Regardless of how you do your search, you'll want to uncover a few key things:
- What types of business comprise your industry? Are they service-oriented or is it part of a distribution line?
- What skills do you need to be successful in the field? Are there any personal qualities that might set you apart from other entry-level candidates?
- Is the industry a fast-growing one? Or are job opportunities on the decline?
- What are the top firms in the industry? Who are the key players?
- What is the organization and where is it located? What is its vision as a company?
- Is it in the private sector? Or is it non-profit?
- What is their offering? Why are they in business?
- How many people work there? Are all employees located in one area, or do they have multiple locations?
- Do they offer internships? What about entry level options?
- Can you get a sense of the company's culture? Does it seem like it's a place where you would thrive and be happy?
Get the answers to these questions and you'll be ready to start networking to achieve important connections and focused outcomes.


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"The Twilight Saga's" Jackson Rathbone has walked down the aisle!
According to People, the actor, 28, married Sheila Hafsadi in Los Angeles last weekend.
"It was a small wedding," a source told the mag. "There were about 150 [guests]."
WATCH: Are Nikki Reed & Jackson Rathbone Ready For The End Of The Twilight Saga?
The actor/musician said there was an instant connection when he met Sheila in 2011.
"We are both spontaneous people. I wouldn't say we are bohemian, but we are both artistic," he previously told the mag about meeting his then-future-wife. "It was one of those things. I always said I believed in love at first sight, but I never really had that feeling before."
PHOTOS: The Twilight Cast: Then & Now!
The couple, who has a 15-month-old son – Monroe Jackson Rathbone VI – initially said they weren't rushing to get married.
"Honestly, at the end of the day, you don't need a piece of paper to say you are in love," he said following the birth of Monroe. "We are dedicated completely to one another."
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No Big Deal. {Pema Chödrön Book Club}
"When you notice you're making a really big deal, just notice that with a lot of gentleness, a lot of heart.
No big deal. If the thoughts go, and you still feel anxious and tense, you could allow that to be there, with a lot of space around it.
Just let it be.
When thoughts come up again, see them for what they are.
It's no big deal. You can loosen up, lighten up, whatever."
(Start Where You Are: "No Big Deal.")
I don't know about you, but I like to make a big deal about things sometimes. It's awesome ego food. Making a big deal means I'm a big deal, right? It also means I am keeping myself separate and disconnected from others. I have a six-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old son. They have tantrums, as kids do, and it's funny to look at their tantrums, and then look at how we, as adults, do basically the same thing.
It's going to happen. We are going to make our big deals sometimes. The thing that Pema suggests in dealing with this is to notice it, label it and give ourselves space to let it go. We need to treat ourselves with the same gentleness we would treat children having a tantrum. We see what's going on. We recognize it for what it is. We approach it by gently giving them some space and then help them let it go. It's good to do this for ourselves.
Sometimes it takes multiple rounds of our big deal tantrums before we really learn what they are and to let them go. I recently had an "a-ha" moment of a "tantrum" I'd been going around and around about for about a year. My first reaction was to be embarrassed, feel defensive. But, seeing the truth of any situation should be good news!
"The key is, it's no big deal. We could all just lighten up. Regard all dharmas as dreams. With our minds we make a big deal out of ourselves, out of our pain, and out of our problems."
We make a big deal and puff ourselves up when we think we have it all figured out. We make a big deal and squash ourselves down when we think we've screwed up. Either one is a great time to remember that it's all a dream, it's all just our perspective in that fleeting moment. We need to look at this gently, and let it go. Or as Chogyam Trungpa said about the most powerful mantra,
"Om Grow Up Svaha."
It takes a great deal of courage to grow up and relate directly with what's going on. It is more courageous of us to see when we are getting all wound up and wake up and let it go, then to aggressively fight our way through.
This courage is meant to be gentle, not bullying. Pema talks in more detail in this chapter about lightening up and practicing gentleness with ourselves in our meditation practices. This is not serious business. This is where we learn compassion for ourselves, and ultimately, for others. We don't need to yell at ourselves to "get it" or stop wandering. This is taking a soft gaze at the present and being at peace with reality, whatever it holds.
One commenter mentioned on the previous post where we talked about labeling thoughts that come up during our meditation that she prefers not to label or judge her thoughts.
In this sense, labeling is not meant to be judgment of thoughts coming up as "good" or "bad."
"Labeling our thoughts is a powerful support for lightening up, a very helpful way to reconnect with shunyata—this open dimension of our being, this fresh unbiased dimension of our mind. When we come to that place where we say, "Thinking," we can just say it with an unbiased attitude and with tremendous gentleness. Regard the thoughts as bubbles and the labeling like touching them with a feather. There's just this light touch—"Thinking"—and they dissolve back into the space."
Hopefully this clarifies the idea of labeling our thoughts during meditation practice. I think it extends nicely into everyday mindfulness too. When we see ourselves getting irritated or upset about something, we can gently look at what's coming up, see it for what it is and let go.
I'm excited to hear what other people thought of this chapter! Any "a-ha" moments for anyone? Favorite passages? Parts you disagreed with or didn't understand?
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15 Responses to "No Big Deal. {Pema Chödrön Book Club}"
Today I am having an adult tantrum regarding a job interview that i have tomorrow. I've been working myself up over it, and telling myself that I am going to mess up. I need to realize I have the power within me to do well and succeed. If I don't succeed it is not the end of my career but the very beginning still. It is easy to make a big deal out of nothing when you are resisting the change that will happen. I need to except that these days are the biggest changes in my life and it is better to accept it and love it then fight the feelings of not knowning the result.
Today I am having a tantrum because a man I am in love with told me he is in love with me but he's not allowing himself to be because he needs to move to another state because of work. It's NBD, though, because the truth of the situation is that if it is actual love, he will prioritize me in his life or I'll be here if he should return.
WOW.. I must have need to read this as my boyfriend of 9 years moved to Cali in February ( I live in New england) and I have been in tantrum mode around it on and off for almost 6 months! It really is NBG isn't it? I love what you said:
"because the truth of the situation is that if it is actual love, he will prioritize me in his life or I'll be here if he should return."
I felt a HUGE shift when I read that so thank you!!
Since the beginning of the year I've really been making a conscious attempt at living as if most things are Not a Big Deal. Whether it be someone who has an extremely different opinion (that having an argument isn't going to 'resolve' but breed resentment) or those pesky 5-10 pounds I've been trying to lose for the past 10 years. Truth be told, the people who love me love me as I am…different point of view and fluffy mid-section and all. So, for me to make a Big Deal out of something so superficial and inconsequential is a waste of energy. I picture myself on my death bed…and I know that no one will give a $#!% if I am a size 4 or how I vote….I will not be remembered for those things but for what type of person I was…Looking at things from this perspective…as an old lady 'ready' to die…has made it much easierfor me to focus on what is really important.
which book of hers is this ??
"If we could finally grasp how rich we are, our sense of heavy burden would diminish and our curiosity would increase."
This sounds like a fine state of affairs! Something that feels burdensome to me how essential ideas like these are given less cultural importance than, say, American Idol. Imagine a Pema Chodron dharma talk as the #1 prime time Monday night show in America! Well, in any case, she gets a prime time spot in my mind which is a local and independent channel. Well, interdependent. I'm grateful to every reminder like this article by Kate in conjunction with this book by Pema to gaze with gentle devotion upon our frozen emotional landscapes and see if they don't turn out on closer inspection to be swirling and shifting like a Van Gogh. Sign me up for the book club!
I agree, Paul, and your visual of the frozen emotional landscape is apt.
How easy it has been to shift from technicolor to these washed-out hues, over the years.
And it is not our fault. Thats where your "gentle devotion" rings true.
Kate, I love "Om Grow Up Svaha." I have not seen that before, it is beautiful. Glad to be taking
this journey with you whack jobs.
"Meditation is a formal way to get used to lightening up."
Here I love this visual of meditating in formal attire, being very pristine and poised, uptight even – and with each breath the facade melts away. Softness blurs the lines even though everything is very clear.
Love OM grow up shava…
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In many ways, relations between the two parties have never really recovered from the famous tearing up of the Coalition agreement by former Liberal leader Terry White in 1983 - totally correct on policy and ethical grounds, but clearly disastrous for his party on political grounds - and the post-election defection of Liberals Don Lane and Brian Austin to the Nationals, which allowed Joh Bjelke-Petersen to govern in his own right.
Regardless of anything else one could say, it is no mean feat to bring about a merger of two parties. To have pulled it off is quite an achievement for Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, although it is also a reflection of the political (and financial) weakness of the Liberals in Queensland, and to a lesser extent their current difficulties at Federal level.
It is still unclear precisely what ramifications this merger will have on the non-Labor side of politics federally, but they will undoubtedly be significant in the long-term.
These two academics are writing a book on the centenary of the 1909 fusion between the main non-Labor parties in Australia - Alfred Deakin's protectionist liberals and George Reid's conservative free-traders. Despite their largely incompatible political ideologies, one key sympathy between both groups was their desire to avoid remaining in perpetual opposition against a ruling Labor Party which one year earlier had formally rejected any form of ongoing alliance with the socially progressive liberals. The politically pragmatic need to coalesce into a single non-Labor party won out over any philosophical differences - exactly what is now occurring in Queensland.
The 1909 fusion had a number of hiccups and changes along the way, before coming together most successfully in the modern Liberal Party. Will Queensland's LNP resemble the organisationally successful deal that Menzies managed with the founding of the modern Liberal Party in 1945? Or will it follow the less successful alliance that Menzies was also involved in, when the United Australia Party that he led as Prime Minister fell out of power in 1941, in part due to disputes with their Coalition partner, the then Country Party - the Nationals' predecessor?
Whereas Menzies's Liberal Party is often portrayed as bringing together followers of the ideologies of conservatism and liberalism into one broad church, this addition of the modern-day Nationals - a party recently described without any apparent irony by Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce as "agrarian socialists" - is another thing again.
It is easy to get fixated on ideological descriptions for political parties. But while many Australians have loyalty to one major party or another, only a very few worry about the detail of particular ideologies or attach themselves rigidly to a particular ideological prescription - such as Burkean Conservative, Lockean Liberal, democratic socialist or whatever the latest label du jour of political scientists may be.
One can certainly identify ideological strands among the two major political parties in Australia, but parties tend to succeed in this country when they are politically pragmatic rather than ideologically pure.
There are three key questions that need to be asked about the Liberal-National merger in Queensland.
The first is: will it make them more electable? Pending any major post-merger divisions, it is hard to see how the move could make them any less electable, although in part this is because even in coalition the two separate parties had struggled to overcome public perceptions of their respective baggage from the past 20 years or more.
The second question is what effect will it have at the Federal level and around the rest of the country? The Federal Liberal Party is clearly going through some difficult times at the moment and my feeling is that while the change in Queensland may add to the identity crisis within the Federal Liberals, it will probably be of little consequence in itself in the short term. However, it is impossible for it not to have major impacts in the medium term.
There are already significant tensions between the Liberals and Nationals in Canberra, which have flared up again with the upcoming by-election for the seat of former Nationals Leader, Mark Vaile. Pre-selections for sitting members within the new Queensland LNP are guaranteed for now, but as new Coalition members come into the Federal Parliament from Queensland, the way each chooses to align themselves, as a Liberal or National, will make a big difference to the internal balance of the federal Coalition.
And finally: how will the merger influence the philosophical and policy direction of the non-Labor party in Queensland? It seems hard to dispute that this latest merger moves the major non-Labor forces in Queensland even more firmly to the conservative right. The dominant numbers, the major players and the major funders all align strongly with a fundamentalist conservative right-wing mindset that fits comfortably in the Bjelke-Petersen mould still familiar to many Queenslanders, and which genuine liberals shunned in the 1980s. That liberal strand has now been completely subsumed.
However, one can also say that this change is not mainly about asserting ideological dominance, but rather about a new marketing angle to improve electoral chances. Like any major party, the new entity will try to focus on a few key messages and themes that it hopes will appeal to a majority of the electorate and homing in on disaffection with their opponent.
Given the recent history of non-Labor politics in Queensland, it is totally understandable that they look for a way to re-brand themselves as something new and credible. Despite the fact that every description of the merger refers to the "conservative parties" uniting, the new party website uses the description "a new progressive Liberal-National Party", which is a reminder that in marketing (and politics) words mean whatever you want them to mean.
There will obviously continue to be significant disagreements between elements of the newly merged party, but in my opinion, the suggestion by Queensland Labor Treasurer Andrew Fraser that the merger is "the biggest sham marriage since Elton John and Renata" is seriously off the mark (and a bit offensive too).
Of course the views of those who run a party are pivotal. Whereas the media mostly looks at issues through the prism of what impact they might have on the major parties' relative electoral chances, it is the direct impact those issues have on people's lives which really matters.
So even though this change is driven primarily by the need to re-brand the non-Labor side of politics, the fact that it has given hardline conservatism the upper hand in the new party is also significant. If they somehow manage to get into government at the next election (which would have to still be seen as long shot, given the size of the Government's majority) the merger could have quite a big impact on the lives of average Queenslanders.
But given that Queensland Labor governments have been almost as comfortable with authoritarianism and cronyism as the Bjelke-Petersen-style conservatives, it does mean that people who see themselves philosophically as liberals may find themselves with no place to go - although in many ways, that's been the case for some time.
Federal Labor Minster Chris Bowen recently sought to portray the Labor Party as the natural home of liberals. The Democrats did the same in the past and no doubt the Greens could make a case too should they choose to use this language.
But while all parties, including the new Queensland LNP, might each wish to be seen as the natural home of liberals, it may be that Australian politics - and thus the Australian public - is generally not very receptive to an approach which is consistently and genuinely liberal.
Perhaps the more optimistic assessment is that liberalism is so naturally embedded in the mindset of Australians that every political party needs to attract their support. Or is the liberal just more likely to be a swinging voter?
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Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 14:49
Andew - great to see you writing for New Matilda.
Posted Friday, August 1, 2008 - 16:31
Hi Andrew. Nice historical overview. And some very interesting points about the LNP necessarily listing right after the merger.
You're right about QLD no longer having much in the way of liberal voices, but wasn't it ever thus, at least at the level of State politics? It seems to me that Liberal moderates and liberal-tending Laborites have always been up against it, and as you'd know, the peculiarities of the parliament militate strongly against any minority parties gaining purchase (ONP being the exception that proved the rule - out-Nationalling the Nationals in 98)
Anyway, the question, which you rightly raise, is whether or not this merger will make the LNP unelectable in Brisbane - will the voters in the Western suburbs be able to come at the Borg? It could well turn out that the urban, formerly Liberal sections of the LNP are worse off than ever in terms of representation in the parliament.
Posted Friday, August 1, 2008 - 16:50
agrarian socialists? bless them. who's making the scones?
Posted Monday, August 4, 2008 - 15:11
When the media coverage of the meeting where the merger happened, was screening on my television, going by who voted for what, the over whelming impression I got was that there was a certain, well developed, and acknowledgeable, foundation of religosity in the merger. Given that observation, I find myself tending towards agreement with Andrew Bartlett in the matter.
However, the ALP may well take note of what sort of proportions of the International Youth Day crowds, were aligned on either side of that particular divide.
What I think is going on, in fact, is a massive overhaul from within Christian Churches, which will possibly take the best part of a whole generation to play out. The old guard, of Christian conservatism, are attempting to "pull rank". Yet within that very framework, they may well inevitably be finding themselves soon enough outranked by support for a more libetarian approach to religous thought. That is not to say that religion itself will become libertarian, but that religious instituations will be more viable by making allowances for where that is already existing among their congregations. Whatever it is that being a "libertarian" might mean, being "at liberty . . ." seems to be the catch cry of the moment.
Yet when being "at liberty" to find your own way in the world without needing to consider how your financial transactions effect the poor, begins to prove to have always been a limited option, (eg, the greenhouse effect catches up with them all eventually), I wonder who it will prove to be among the new Lib-Nats, who takes up the war cry of overhauling the economy in favour of the environment?
Word Sword Sworn
At Hath
That Hat
Inshallah no poetry farce
By Solomon's Seal will my past
No word not true can last
Posted Monday, August 4, 2008 - 15:13
Let all politicians perhaps one day be "at liberty" to prove their own way as either self defeating, or self denying; is as the religious theory happens to play out.
Word Sword Sworn
At Hath
That Hat
Inshallah no poetry farce
By Solomon's Seal will my past
No word not true can last
Ross Garnaut
Posted Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 16:53
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Washington, DC -- Xenia, Ohio, joined a select list of communities across the country today when it was chosen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to become part of the agency's Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities initiative. The announcement marks the first time the Project Impact designation has been made as a direct result of a community's response to a disaster.
"Through Project Impact, the residents of Xenia can build back smarter," said FEMA Director James Lee Witt. "This community has seen time and again the devastation that a tornado can bring. Through partnerships, public education and prevention programs, residents of Xenia can reduce their losses from future disasters."
Project Impact, an initiative launched by FEMA in 1997, works with state and local governments to take action to reduce the risk and prevent potential damage from disasters. The partnership will unite FEMA, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) and Xenia's local government, citizens and business leaders in a combined effort to envision and implement strategies designed to lessen future disaster loss.
"We are delighted to be part of a program that will build on our existing efforts to lessen future devastation and the terrible human costs associated with disasters," said Janet Odeshoo, acting regional director for FEMA Region V in Chicago.
Xenia's location in the Midwest makes it extremely vulnerable to tornadoes, as experienced one month ago when a F4 tornado struck the community. Collaborative efforts are already underway in the community to prevent future devastation. The town has been working with agencies such as the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide residents with low-interest disaster loans that may include funds for constructing safe rooms in storm-damaged homes. Through workshops and displays at area business sites, many local residents have also had an opportunity to view safe room mock-ups and video presentations about wind-resistant construction techniques.
FEMA and the Ohio EMA are also working with city officials to construct safe rooms in damaged public facilities, such as the Xenia Service Center and the county fairgrounds.
In the past 10 years, FEMA has spent more than $25 billion to help repair and rebuild disaster-stricken areas. Project Impact's goal is to eliminate the damage-repair-damage cycle by implementing preventive measures before disaster strikes.
"I'm pleased that Xenia will be part of the Project Impact effort," said Xenia City manager Jim Percival. "This initiative has demonstrated that prevention works, and Project Impact will continue to help our businesses and residents shift their focus from simply reacting to disasters to taking actions in advance to stop the destruction of property and loss of life."
Project Impact corporate and community partners assist with monetary aid, in-kind services, technical support and labor to aid in implementing disaster-resistant measures. FEMA provides technical, administrative and financial support.
Since its inception in 1997, nearly 250 communities and 2,500 business partners have embraced Project Impact. Instead of waiting for disasters to occur, Project Impact communities initiate mentoring relationships, private and public partnerships, public outreach and disaster mitigation projects to reduce damage from potentially devastating disasters. Previous community projects have included creating disaster resistance strategies, revising local building and land use codes, and passing bond issues to construct prevention measures that will impact the entire community.
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The Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit gives educators the opportunity to share the wonder of metamorphosis with their students. Enjoy this super–sized version of Insect Lore's popular Live Butterfly Garden. Children and adults alike will be transfixed by the transformation of 33 caterpillars into beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies! Watch the amazing changes for approximately three weeks, then release your adult butterflies into the wild!
Included in the Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit:
- Collapsible and reusable 2 foot tall Deluxe Butterfly Pavilion Habitat
- 33 live caterpillars now, OR a certificate to redeem 33 caterpillars online or by mail later. Choose the option right for you. No additional fee is required when you redeem the certificate for your caterpillars.
- 33 vials and lids
- Feeding Pipette
- Plastic Spoon
- Small Transfer Brush
- Specially formulated, ready to use, caterpillar food
- Extensive Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit Instructions and Activity Guide
When the Caterpillars Arrive
Take special care in the initial setup of your caterpillars. The food and the caterpillars will have to be transferred to the vials as soon as possible, so each student can have his or her own butterfly to raise and observe. The caterpillars are very hardy, but they are sensitive to bacteria and the oils on your hands. The person responsible for transferring the caterpillars to the vials must ensure that hands and materials are clean prior to and during transfer.
Transfer the Caterpillars to the Individual Vials
- Be sure you have a large space in which to work.
- Using permanent marker, write the name of a student on a small vial.
- Open one of the large vials of food and spoon out a generous half-spoonful of caterpillar food with the spoon provided.
- Place the spoonful of food into the vial.
- Gently tamp it into the bottom of the vial using the bottom of another empty vial.
- Open the large Cup of Caterpillars and be sure not to tear the paper liner on the lid.
- Using the transfer brush, gently pick up a caterpillar and transfer it into the vial.
- Snap the lid of the vial in place.
- Repeat with the remaining caterpillars and vials.
Each vial has plenty of air for one caterpillar, so you don't need to punch holes in them. It is very important that the caterpillars remain undisturbed and that the students handle their vials gently.
See the Birth of Your Very Own Butterflies
The caterpillars grow so quickly children will want to check on them several times throughout the day! After about seven days, the caterpillars will crawl to the top of the cups, hang upside down and change into chrysalides. After two or three days it's time to move the chrysalides into the School Kit Habitat. Keep an eye on the ever-changing chrysalides; your butterflies will emerge approximately five to seven days later!
Children love feeding their hungry butterflies. To make the butterfly nectar, thoroughly mix 3 teaspoons of sugar with 1 cup of water. Lay some fresh flowers in the habitat for your butterflies to rest on and then place a few drops of the nectar on the flowers daily with the feeding pipette provided. Butterflies also love to feast on slices of watermelon or oranges! A cinch to maintain and use, the handy zippered habitat allows for easy feeding and releasing of your butterflies.
Let Your Butterflies Go!
Your loveable butterflies are a joy to observe, but it is important to release them outdoors within a week of their emergence from the chrysalides. Try coordinating the release of your butterflies with a school event or celebration! The release of your butterflies teaches children yet another valuable lesson about the necessity to allow their butterflies to continue their important life cycle.
The above is a brief outline of the LIve Butterfly Pavilion School Kit. Complete Instructions for the Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit are available here.
A Lasting Educational Kit You Can Use Over and Over Again
The Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit is collapsible for easy storage and is reusable, so you can experience the Miracle of Metamorphosis year after year! Live Butterfly Paviliion School Kit Refills are available here.
Miraculous Metamorphosis Curricula– These lessons are a wonderful complement to your study of metamorphosis. They are chronologically ordered to follow the stages of butterfly development.
Did you know "chrysalis" is another word for "pupa"?
Discover interesting butterfly facts like this one by visiting our Butterfly FAQ and in-depth Butterfly Pavilion School Kit Instructions and Activity Guide.
Recommended for Ages 4 and Up with Adult Supervision.
- Share the Miracle of Metamorphosis with your students.
- A butterfly hatching kit specifically designed for classrooms
- Child-and-insect friendly habitat
- A rewarding experience for both educator and student
- The study of metamorphosis helps teach solid scientific skills and concepts, reading, math and environmental studies.
- A family and classroom favorite for over 40 years!
- Insect Lore has shipped over 50 million butterflies since 1969.
- An unforgettable learning experience for ages 4 and up
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- No additional fees are required when you redeem your certificate.
- 33 caterpillars and nutritious food shipped to your school
- Watch your caterpillars grow, harden into chrysalides and then transform into beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies.
- It takes approximately three weeks for the caterpillars to change into butterflies.
- Please take into consideration any holidays or breaks that might interrupt your project.
- Insect Lore guarantees that at least 22 out of the 33 caterpillars will successfully metamorphose into adult butterflies.
- Butterflies are cold-blooded, so it is best to release them when temperatures are above 55 degrees Fahrenheit. If temperatures are below 55 degrees, keep your butterflies indoors in their habitat for their entire life cycle.
- Coordinate your Butterfly Release with a special school celebration!
- Live caterpillars are shipped to destinations within the Continental USA and Alaska. We cannot ship caterpillars to Hawaii.
- Please be prepared to receive shipment of your live caterpillars. Shipments of live caterpillars must be opened upon receipt. To ensure the survival of your live caterpillars, do not leave live shipments unattended.
- At Insect Lore, the safety and well being of your live specimens are of utmost importance. For this reason, shipping may be delayed if temperatures are extreme.
- Miraculous Metamorphosis Curricula – Teacher's Guides and Student Worksheets – available here.
- Your Live Butterfly Pavilion Habitat is reusable. If you would like to experience this project with your students again next year, you'll need the Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit Refill only.
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Shipping: Live caterpillars are shipped to destinations within the Continental USA and Alaska. We cannot ship live caterpillars to Hawaii.
Manufacturer Recommended Age: 4 and up with adult supervision
Warning: Choking Hazard. Small Parts. Not recommended for children under 3 years.
Rewarding and educational for any age! Review by Minerva - University Place, Washington
I teach 4th grade, and my classes have raised butterflies with the Butterfly Pavillion School Kit for over 10 years. Every class has enjoyed this experience tremendously, and they always say they have learned something new.....even though they had raised butterflies in kindergarten or first grade. I gave a kit to my 70 year old mother one year, and she loved the experience, too. Every age can appreciate the wonder of nature! (Posted on 11/28/14)
my daughter notices that after one year, it looks like we have re-populated the butter flies in our area Review by Leonard - davenport, iowa
we bought this kit last year and my kids loved it. The educational value alone is good because my 5 year old wraps her self up like a crystalis (her words) and I have to explain to the adults what she is talking about. This year my daughters notice a lot more butterflies from the start of season.
We will be repopulating a few time this year. (Posted on 4/28/14)
Amazing butterflies Review by Ms. C - CT, Waterbury
My First Grade class has so much fun watching their caterpillars metamorphosis into butterflies! Such an incredible class projects. The students and staff in our building really enjoyed checking in on the progress of the butterflies each day. Now that we released the butterflies, we really miss them! (Posted on 5/21/13)
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Duni AB is a Swedish limited public company which has been listed on NASDAQ OMX in Stockholm since November 14, 2007. Governance of Duni takes place through general meetings, the Board of Directors and the CEO, as well as Duni's group management, in accordance with, among other things, the Swedish Companies Act, the Company's Articles of Association and rules of procedure for the Board of Directors and the CEO. Representatives from Duni's group management also serve as directors on the boards of subsidiaries.
Duni has undertaken to NASDAQ OMX Stockholm to apply the Swedish Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), which is applied by all Swedish companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market in Sweden. Duni currently applies all sections of the Code. Pending the 2010 annual general meeting, Board Chairman Anders Bülow was also chairman of the Nomination Committee. In the current Nomination Committee pending the 2011 Annual General Meeting, Rune Andersson, who represents the largest shareholder, was elected chairman of the Nomination Committee, and Duni thus applies all sections of the Code.
The current articles of association were adopted at the Annual General Meeting held on May 6, 2009. They provide, among other things, that the registered office shall be in Malmö, that members of the Board of Directors shall be elected each year for a term of office until the close of the next Annual General Meeting, and that each share shall carry one vote. The complete articles of association are available on Duni's website, www.duni.com.
At the General Meeting, the shareholders decide upon key issues. Among other things, the General Meeting adopts the income statements and balance sheets, resolves upon allocation of the Company's earnings, discharge from liability for the directors and the CEO, election of the Board of Directors and auditors, as well as remuneration to the Board of Directors and auditors.
Pursuant to the Swedish Companies Act, notice to attend Duni's Annual General Meeting must be given not earlier than six weeks and not later than four weeks prior to the meeting. Notice shall be given through an announcement in Post och Inrikes Tidningar (The Official Gazette) and on Duni's website. The fact that notice has been given shall be announced in Svenska Dagbladet. In order to participate at the Annual General Meeting, a shareholder must notify the Company thereof not later than the date stated in the notice.
Duni's 2010 Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 in Malmö. 130 shareholders, representing approximately 61% of the voting rights, were present at the General Meeting in person or through proxies. The Chairman of the Board, Anders Bülow, was elected to chair the meeting. All directors were present. The minutes are available on Duni's website, www.duni.com. Some of the resolutions adopted at the General Meeting were:
The next Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Duni will be held at 3pm on Thursday, May, 5, 2011 at Sankt Gertrud Konferens, Östergatan 9 in Malmö. More information about the Annual General Meeting, notice of participation, etc. is available on Duni's website.
Board Chairman Anders Bülow convened the Nomination Committee in October 2010. The Nomination Committee shall be comprised of representatives of Duni's three largest shareholders as per September 30. The work of the Nomination Committee begins by reviewing the independent evaluation of the current Board, which is carried out each year. The Nomination Committee nominates the persons to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting for election to Duni's Board. Proposals are also produced regarding auditor fees, Board fees for the Chairman of the Board and other directors, as well as compensation for committee work. The 2011 Annual General Meeting will elect auditors and it is the Nomination Committee which proposes the election of auditors, based on an investigation and recommendation by the Audit Committee. All proposals are presented at the Annual General Meeting as well as in the notice to attend and on the website prior to the Annual General Meeting.
The Nomination Committee's composition was presented on November 4, 2010 and comprises the following members
During the period, the Nomination Committee held three meetings at which minutes were taken.
Duni's Board decides on the Company's business focus, strategy, business plans, resources and capital structure, organization, acquisitions, major investments, divestments, the annual report and interim reports, and other overarching issues of a strategic nature. The Board also appoints the CEO, who is responsible for the day-to-day management in accordance with the Board's instructions.
The directors are elected each year by the Annual General Meeting for a term of office until the close of the next annual general meeting. Pursuant to the Articles of Association, the Board shall comprise no fewer than three and no more than twelve directors, as well as employee representatives. Since the Annual General Meeting held on May 5, 2010, the Board comprises five directors and two employee representatives. Duni's CEO is not a member of the Board but usually participates at board meetings to present matters, as does the CFO.
The Board comprises the following members
At the first ordinary board meeting which is held after the Annual General Meeting, Duni's Board adopts written instructions which describe the Board's rules of procedure. The adopted rules of procedure state how the work is to be allocated between the Board's members, and how often the Board shall meet. In addition, the rules of procedure regulate the Board's obligations, quorum, instructions to the CEO, the allocation of responsibility between the Board and the CEO, etc. The Board has also established two committees from among its members: the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
The Board meets in accordance with a predetermined yearly plan, even if additional meetings are arranged as needed. During 2010, the Board held eight meetings at which minutes were taken.
The following items, among others, were on the agenda in 2010:
In addition to the board meetings, the Chairman of the Board and the CEO hold regular discussions concerning the management of the Company.
The CEO, Fredrik von Oelreich, is responsible for implementation of the business plan as well as the regular management of the Company's affairs, and also the day-to-day operations in the Company. Where so required, he is also entitled to take decisions and implement measures of major significance for the Company without having to await a decision by the Board. When this occurs, the Board must be informed as soon as possible.
The Board receives monthly written information in the form of a monthly report containing monitoring of the Company's sales, operating income and working capital trend, as well as comments on how the various markets are developing. Prior to board meetings, the Board also reviews the balance sheet and cash flow.
The main owners, the directors and the CEO also conduct each year a detailed evaluation of the Board of Directors based on the adopted rules of procedure. The evaluation covers, among other things, the composition of the Board, individual directors, as well as the Board's work and routines.
The Code also contains rules regarding the independence of the directors and imposes the requirement that a majority of the directors must be independent of the Company and company management. A director is not considered to be independent in a number of situations, among others if the director:
i) is the CEO of the Company or was the CEO during the past five years; ii) receives from the Company or an affiliated company or from any member of company management, not insignificant compensation for advice or services over and above the Board appointment; iii) has, or has had during the past year, extensive commercial relations or other extensive business dealings with the Company or an affiliated company; or iv) has been a director of the Company for more than twelve years.
At least two of the directors who are independent of the Company and company management must also be independent in relation to all shareholders who control ten percent or more of the share capital or voting capital of Duni AB. Not more than one member of company management may be a member of the Board.
The Remuneration Committee prepares issues concerning remuneration and other benefits for corporate management, while decisions thereon are taken by Duni's Board of Directors. Once a year, the Remuneration Committee evaluates the performance of senior executives and also certain second-tier managers in accordance with a systematic procedure.
The Remuneration Committee held three meetings in 2010 and comprises three members: Magnus Yngen (Chairman), Anders Bülow and Tomas Gustafsson. Fredrik von Oelreich participates at meetings of the Remuneration Committee, except when questions concerning remuneration to the CEO are addressed. Moreover, the HR Director participate as appointed secretary at the meetings.
The Audit Committee is responsible for ensuring the quality of the Company's financial and business reporting. The Committee also evaluates Duni's internal control processes and management of financial and operating risks. The Committee meets regularly with the Company's auditors in order to obtain information regarding the focus and scope of the external audit and to evaluate the work of the external auditors. The evaluation also covers the scope of any non-audit-related work performed by the auditors on behalf of Duni. When preparing a proposal regarding the election of auditors and compensation for audit work, the Nomination Committee is assisted by the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee held five meetings in 2010 and comprises three members: Pia Rudengren (Chairman), Anders Bülow and Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae. The CFO and the Group Accounting Manager, as well as the auditors, participate at all meetings. However, the auditors did not participate at the meeting which addressed the election of auditors.
Fees and other remuneration to the Board, including the Chairman of the Board, are decided upon by the Annual General Meeting. In accordance with a resolution adopted by the Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2010, the annual fee was set at a total of SEK 1.5 m, of which SEK 0.5 m is payable to the Chairman of the Board. In addition, a resolution was adopted regarding fees for committee work totaling SEK 0.3 m.
The allocation of the remuneration among the members of the Board is shown in the table below.
Board remuneration for the period May 2010 – April 2011
Duni's CEO is Fredrik von Oelreich (1961), MBA. The Board has adopted instructions regarding the work and role of the CEO. The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company's operations in accordance with guidelines issued by the Board of Directors.
On December 31, 2010, Fredrik von Oelreich held 210,000 shares in Duni AB. No party closely related to the CEO has any significant shareholding in Duni AB. Fredrik von Oelreich has no ownership interests in companies with which Duni has significant commercial relations. Further information regarding the CEO is provided in Note 13 in the Annual Report.
Fredrik von Oelreich presides over the work of group management and adopts decisions in consultation with other members of group management, consisting of the heads of business areas and heads of staff functions. Group management comprises eight persons. Group management held seven meetings in 2010. At each meeting, the following items, among others, are on the agenda:
Other matters addressed include the strategic plan, as well as budget for the coming year. Members of group management conduct regular visits to subsidiaries, and at least one such visit is carried out jointly. In 2010, group management held a meeting at the subsidiary in Spain. A meeting was also held in Germany in connection with a study visit to a trade fair for the HoReCa industry.
Group management comprises the following members
According to guidelines regarding remuneration to senior executives adopted by the Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2010, remuneration to the CEO and other members of group management shall be on market terms and comprise fixed and variable salary, other benefits as well as pension. The variable salary shall never exceed the fixed salary.
The table above shows the total gross remuneration paid to group management, including basic salaries, variable remuneration, pension payments and other benefits. Fredrik von Oelreich receives an annual gross salary of CHF 610,715 and has a possibility to achieve a bonus equivalent to not more than 55% of his annual basic salary, based on predetermined targets for the Group. In addition, he is entitled to certain other employment benefits such as a company car. Both Duni and von Oelreich may terminate the agreement upon six months' written notice. In addition, except in the event of termination by the Company due to negligence, von Oelreich is entitled to an amount equal to twelve times his monthly salary. Von Oelreich participates in a contribution-based pension plan to which Duni makes an annual contribution equal to 35% of his annual gross salary and a three-year average of bonus payments, until termination of the agreement. Von Oelreich's retirement age is 62.
Duni has not granted any loans, extended or issued any guarantees or provided any security to the benefit of Duni's directors, senior executives or auditors. None of the directors, senior executives or auditors has entered into transactions with Duni, whether directly or indirectly through any affiliated company.
At an extraordinary general meeting held on August 28, 2007, PricewaterhouseCoopers AB was elected auditor, with Bo Hjalmarsson as auditor-in-charge, for the next four years. The auditors review the annual accounts and the Annual Report as well as the Company's ongoing operations and routines in order to express an opinion regarding the accounts and management by the Board of Directors and the CEO. The audit of the annual accounts and Annual Report is conducted in January-February. Thereafter, compliance with the Annual General Meeting's guidelines regarding remuneration for senior executives is audited. There is also a review of Duni's interim report for the third quarter. Other than Duni, Bo Hjalmarsson has no engagements in companies over which Duni's major owners, directors or the CEO have a significant influence. Bo Hjalmarsson is an authorized public accountant and member of FAR SRS. Apart from the audit engagement, fees to PwC for other engagements during 2010 totaled SEK 5.2 (2009: 6.7) m.
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