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Friday, 13 September 2013
So loving this Stamp - Craft Stamper
The Craft Stamper Magazine from last month had a wonderful free stamp which I just had to have and as you can see from below have been stamping with it like mad...............lol
and my first Christmas card using this stamp.................
All lovely clean and simple makes which suits me fine. Am happy to be back again in Blogland. Thank you for taking the time to visit me and leave comments. Take care of yourselves and enjoy the weekend, Annette x
PS I am going to cheekily enter these cards into The Craft Room Challenge of Trees and/or Leaves, I say cheekily as the leaves are tiny, but if you look closely they are there.
54 comments:
- Joan said...
glad to see you back Netty, you have been busy with that stamp, love your cards especially the one with the heart
- 13 September 2013 at 12:52
- Pam said...
I can see why you've been stamping like mad, it's a gorgeous image! And so are the lovely cards you made. Happy to have you sharing again!
- 13 September 2013 at 12:58
Lovely cards - that stamp is very pretty.
- 13 September 2013 at 13:04
good to see you ( well hear from you, lol). such beautiful work, so delicate, and lovely,
- 13 September 2013 at 13:15
- craftimamma said...
It is good to see you back in crafty blogland Netty and what a come back, lol! These makes are absolutely stunning and I love all the different ways you have used the beautiful stamp. I already had the original sized stamp but I'm sure having the two sizes will be very useful at some point.
Lesley Xx
- 13 September 2013 at 13:18
- Rosie Schirrmeister said...
Hi Netty, nice to see you. I have missed you.
Your cards are adorable.
Have a wonderful weekend
- 13 September 2013 at 13:34
- Gery said...
Wow, Netty, what a lot of cards!!!
And what a beautiful stamp! Because of my head is busy with too many other things, I missed it. Going to search for it, maybe I can still buy a CS somewhere. All of your cards art beautiful, love the heart and also your Christmascard. Thanks for your inspiration, because you brought me to some ideas.
Have a nice weekend. Groetjes Gery
- 13 September 2013 at 13:49
- Dotty Jo said...
Hi Netty, good to have you back! Love the cards - you know I wasn't that excited by the stamp but having seen what you've created I think I better give it another look! Jo x
- 13 September 2013 at 13:50
- Wendy said...
What a pretty stamp. Lovely creations Netty. I always enjoy your creative touch!
- 13 September 2013 at 14:05
- Doreen said...
Lovely to see you Annette,I have missed your beautiful creations,these are gorgeous.xxx
- 13 September 2013 at 14:26
- Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...
The stamp is so nice...and you've made lovely, different cards with it, Netty...wow
- 13 September 2013 at 14:32
- Paper Profusion said...
These are all gorgeous Annette! I've popped over to see your paintings too - wow - they are fabulous! The colours have superb impact. Hope your hubby is well on the mend. Nicola x
- 13 September 2013 at 14:51
- Mrs.B said...
HI Netty, lovely to see you back.
Great makes with the freebie, especially love the one with the heart.
Avril xx
- 13 September 2013 at 14:56
- Crafting Queen said...
Welcome back. Love your cards. I would not know what to do with that stamp. :)
- 13 September 2013 at 15:10
- Krisha said...
What a great stamp. All your cards are just beautiful. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your painting, both the little one and the big one. Such vibrant colors and great contrast. If you have no space to hang it you can use one of my walls!!
- 13 September 2013 at 16:04
- Terry said...
And then she comes back with a bang! Love these Netty and what a pretty stamp that is! Welcome back and hope you have a lovely weekend! Hugs!
- 13 September 2013 at 16:08
- Viv's Visuals said...
Oh RATS!! One of the probs about living here in the sticks is I forget to look when I go to civilisation and I have missed this stamp.... have simply GOT now to go and find somewhere that still has it! love it Netty.. and love all your projects made with it! xx
- 13 September 2013 at 16:40
- kay said...
Good to see you back, fab makes x
- 13 September 2013 at 18:27
- Astrid Maclean said...
Love all the creative ways you have used this stamp Netty, fab cards!
- 13 September 2013 at 19:09
- Heidi said...
Beautiful work!
Enjoy the weekend, hugs:)
- 13 September 2013 at 19:21
- Lorraine said...
love this..lovely cards
- 13 September 2013 at 19:47
- annesyme said...
Stunning selection of cards, I do love the way you have used the stamp. I've not used mine yet but you have given me some inspiration for when I do.
Anne x
- 13 September 2013 at 20:14
- Deborah said...
Wow, you have been busy with that stamp, Netty (and I agree it is lovely.Yours cards are so pretty and I especially like the big heart.
- 13 September 2013 at 20:50
- Kathy Eddy said...
Love all of them and what different looks you got from it! I have been missing in action myself lately. Gotta get back in the swing of things.
- 13 September 2013 at 20:58
- Daniele said...
so glad you're back, missed your lovely creations, loving what you've done with the freebie stamp
hugs and best wishes xx
- 13 September 2013 at 21:07
- McCrafty's Cards said...
These are gorgeous Annette, I love the stamps.
Kevin xx
- 13 September 2013 at 21:26
- Paula Whittaker said...
Loving what you've created with the free stamp...especially love the heart one.
- 13 September 2013 at 21:28
- Valerie-Jael said...
Beautiful work, love that stamp too! Valerie
- 13 September 2013 at 21:37
- Helen said...
Good to see you back - and with some gorgeous makes!! The stamp looks fabulous - don't think I've ever used mine!
- 13 September 2013 at 21:53
- Sandy said...
Do you hear everybody applauding!?! Annette is back and dazzling as ever. I love that stamp too and you have done some neat work with this pretty lady. I like the Christmas one the best. And by the way, speaking of the best - I saw your latest painting. I did not realize that it was your biggest so far. It is really gorgeous. You are indeed following your heart and that is the road to happiness!! One of your biggest fans!!
- 14 September 2013 at 02:15
- Rita said...
Good Morning Annette. Fabulous cards, so well designed. I have the stamp but not got round to using it. Hugs Rita xxx
- 14 September 2013 at 03:25
- sheila 77 said...
I do like the way you have used this stamp, maybe the Christmas one is a favourite.
- 14 September 2013 at 10:33
- Karin said...
wow gorgeous cards!!
Great weekend!
Groetjes Karin
- 14 September 2013 at 16:38
- Brenda Brown said...
Fabulous makes Annette, your love of that stamp shines through.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
hugs {brenda} x0x
- 14 September 2013 at 18:05
- Lucy Edmondson said...
What gorgeous cards, Netty, such imaginative use of this stamp. I have been using it too, isn't it lovely,
Lucy x
- 14 September 2013 at 20:02
- Annie said...
Such beautiful cards Annette and such a versatile stamp x
Crafty hugs Annie x
- 14 September 2013 at 20:02
- Gay Peplow said...
Hi Annette, Lovely to see you here, great stamping from you too, lovely CAS cards, hugs Gay x
- 14 September 2013 at 22:11
- Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...
Sooo lovely to see your beautiful makes again and yes, I think we can all agree that you seem to quite like this stamp lol. All the makes are lovely and so elegant. I should really ink this stamp up, thanks for the inspiration! xxx
- 14 September 2013 at 22:24
- hazel said...
Glad you're back Netty with your fabulous artwork.
xxx Hazel.
- 15 September 2013 at 09:59
- crafty-stamper said...
good to see you back,great cards I have this stamp too and not used it yey but some great ideas there -love the heart
carol x
- 15 September 2013 at 15:27
- Linda R said...
These look wonderful. So many fabulous cards my friend.
- 15 September 2013 at 16:28
- Anita Houston said...
These cards are beautiful! I love the stark background too. The images are colored wonderful!
- 15 September 2013 at 19:18
- Debi said...
so pretty Netty! thanks for sharing with us at Craft Room Challenge, Debi x
- 15 September 2013 at 23:20
- Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's Creativity said...
Very very beautiful work Annette. Love it.
lovely greet
- 16 September 2013 at 09:41
- Von said...
Gorgeous work as always :) and so nice to see you back :)
Von ♥
- 16 September 2013 at 15:59
- The Sparkly Fairy said...
Fabulous inspiration for this stamp Nettie!
- 16 September 2013 at 17:06
- Anjas-Artefaktotum said...
Welcome back Netty, nice to see you again:-)
Amazing cards with the same stamp but various design!
Big hugs Anja
- 16 September 2013 at 17:39
- Victoria said...
Wow..so stunning Annette! I totally love the vibe of these pieces..such gorgeous birthday cards..everything is beautiful and dazzling..and she/ her eyes..completely-mesmerizing!
Gorgeous creations and designs!!!
- 16 September 2013 at 17:44
- Silvia(Barnie) said...
Fabulous creations.
- 16 September 2013 at 22:12
- Candy C said...
Wow Netty! You were able to make all of those fantastic creations and your inspiration was a FREE stamp?! What the heck are we all doing buying so many stamps and stuff? haha You're right...that is a beautiful stamp! Unfortunately, we don't get that magazine here (darn it)..so no free stamp for me! haha But, you have managed to create some beautiful pieces, including that gorgeous Chrismas card. <3 Candy
- 16 September 2013 at 23:22
- Gio said...
Your cards are very elegant and precious, Netty.
Love that stamp, I have the large version at home.
- 17 September 2013 at 13:08
- Junibears said...
I love your cards made with this pretty lady stamp! So elegant!
And I've had a peek at your paintings. WOW! Wonderful my dear!
Hugs xx
- 19 September 2013 at 13:05
- Lynn Stevens said...
Great use of the clock die cut too.
Beautiful stamp
Hugs Lynn
- 22 September 2013 at 20:35
- 1CardCreator said...
Gorgeous cards Annette, I love them all, especially the Christmas one. ~Diane
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Law Street in The Economic Times (March)
Hi Readers,
Bangalore is IT centric and yes the slow down in US has had an impact on Bangalore soil. In fact, everyone here is wondering what stand Prez Obama will adopt at regards outsourcing. Any attorney worth his or her salt has a flair for words, the Prez is no exception. Read on by clicking here, or shall we say, read between the lines.
As always, the column is also cut and pasted below.
Happy Ugadi and Gudi Padwa.
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What next?
Protectionist measures do damage in a flat world
Taxes should be used as carrots not sticks
Capitalism forces should be allowed full play
Is shipping jobs overseas the same as outsourcing? Is outsourcing not frowned upon if no existing American jobs are lost? Is outsourcing permissible if carried out by captive subsidiaries of US companies? Then again, if the answer to this last question is yes, the objective is the same – whether a US company is serviced by its own captive or a third party. Lower costs means more returns to shareholders and a more vibrant economy. The only difference being that a captive subsidiary can repatriate dividends to the parent – but then most captive subsidiaries operate on a cost plus model.
In his speech to the Congress, in late February, Prez Obama said the Administration will eliminate "incentives for companies that ship jobs overseas." His words have merely left us guessing. In other words, will Obama punish those US companies that outsource work? Or will he provide tax incentives to US companies that create jobs in America? On the cards are "tax reform policies", but only time will tell whether these will be a carrot or a stick.
Zenobia Aunty dug up some historical facts from cyberspace. Yes, in today's instant era proposals which are more than a year old count as history. On August 2, 2007, US Senators, Dick Durbin, Barack Obama and Sherrod Brown proposed a legislation to reward companies with a 1 per cent income tax break, that produced 90 per cent of goods and services in the US, paid a living wage, provided health benefits to at least 60 per cent of employees and supported their employees when called to active duty (read wars).
In other words, there was no ban on outsourcing; just an incentive to US companies for on-shoring (if one may coin this word). Of course, this proposal also had its own questions – it spells out 90 per cent of goods and services that are produced in the US. Now if a car manufacturer imports auto ancillaries – would he not fall in this criterion, even if the car is otherwise manufactured in the US and provides employment to tons of people? In this flat world, it is increasingly complex to draft policies, which would serve the spirit of the legislation.
Talking of employment, H-IB visas are in the news again (the current annual cap is 65000 visas). These visas enable aliens (yes this is an actual term) to work in the US. Even US companies and not just Indian software giants apply for such visas.
Reid Hoffman founder of LinkedIn, in his recent column in 'The Washington Post' advocates removing the cap on H-IB visas and imposing a payroll tax beyond the benchmark salary for each extra visa. Thus, US companies if they need to can hire workers from overseas and at the same time they contribute back to the American society by paying a payroll tax. Capitalism forces will ensure that the additional tax H-IB workers are called in when actually required, and not merely because they are relatively cheaper.
This columnist hated economics as a student, but realises that capitalism has become a more complex term, today. Governments are treating tax cuts as a sure fire solution to increasing demand. Yet, research shows that during the Great Depression and in the 1990's in Japan, cuts in taxes did not effectively increase demand because customer confidence was very low. Thus, fiscal policy failed to reduce unemployment. Today the matter is more complicated, because an increase in demand may mean an increase in imports in the US for day to day consumer products. This may not stimulate job creation, not in the US, at least.
On an entirely different note, Zenobia Aunty points out that: At the time of writing this column, the US Senate is all set to discuss the Levin Bill, aimed at targeting off-shore tax havens. As US money is stashed in these tax havens, Senator Levin feels that tax havens "are undermining the integrity of our tax system and increasing the tax burden on middle income families." This Bill puts a greater burden on taxpayers to show that their tax arrangements are legitimate.
Zenobia Aunty stresses: Fair enough, the US like any other country in the world has the right to prevent tax abuse. However, outsourcing is neither tax abuse, nor tax avoidance and policies are perhaps best not drawn up to prevent it.
Perhaps the current situation in the US calls for a direct impact on employment – perhaps reducing the minimum wage rate to lower costs or a ceiling in management salaries? But these issues must be left to market forces to provide an optimum balance. Government tinkering is best left to the minimum. If the US adopts protectionist measures it will not only harm itself, but in the process it will also harm the global economies and this is a catch 22 situation. Countries such as China and India are projected to grow by double digits over the next five years. It is imperative for the US to gain a foothold in these markets. Protectionist measures will not help in doing so.
But as the title of this column says: What next? Time alone will tell.
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This season, as with Wiggins, the Tour de France course would seem ideal for his capabilities. Again like Wiggins, he is also interested in the Olympic time-trial course.
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"I felt completely at home in the lead group throughout the Vuelta, and the three weeks was a massive boost to my confidence. After that I felt strong at the worlds and again at the Tour of Beijing.
"Now I want to arrive at the Tour de France in great condition to ride GC with Bradley and, of course, we will have Cav going for green.
"It's a mistake to have all your eggs in one basket, especially at the Tour, where the first week has become completely manic and crashes and injuries can upset all your best laid plans. Much better to have two or three cards to play.
"It was great riding with Bradley at the Vuelta with both of us in podium positions. I learnt a lot from him as a GC rider: how to conserve energy and how to pace your effort. Together in the final week we learnt how you go about riding as a team when you have two riders who have a sniff of taking the GC.
"That was new territory for us but the experience should hold us in good stead. Who knows who will be going well at the time and who manages to avoid the crashes? We will do what needs doing as a team to give us the best chance of the jerseys."
Barring injury or catastrophic loss of form, Wiggins will still go into the Tour as Sky's main GC hope, but if Wiggins goes well Froome, riding shotgun, should automatically find himself there or thereabouts. Wiggins was just returning from injury last season at the Tour of Spain and would expect to be considerably stronger in the final week of the Tour de France this year. However, if he should falter, Froome offers the ideal Plan B.
Froome's breakthrough last season came at the end of an 18-month run of poor health caused by the tropical bug bilharzia, which is carried by parasitic worms, and was almost certainly caught from infected water encountered somewhere on his travels.
Froome was under heavy medication for the bug both in December 2010 and May last year. He has just undergone another six-month check and is hoping that he is finally clear of the condition.
"I'm feeling in very good nick, very healthy. I enjoyed a break and travelled in China and Malaysia at the end of last season and then had a quiet winter mostly in and around Johannesburg, where I have just bought a place. South Africa is great bike-riding country," he said.
"You would probably say the Cape is best all-round but I still prefer it up on the Highveld. I was born at altitude near Nairobi and I have always enjoyed riding at altitude. It's ideal for all that background work you do in the winter.
"After Majorca this year ,the plan is to do the tour of the Algarve with Brad, Paris-Nice – which should be a good guide to how things are going – the Tour of Romandie and the Dauphine. Hopefully after that I will have proved my fitness for the Tour.
"Olympics? Well I've got personal ambitions in the time trial as well as playing a team role in the road race for Cav, if selected. I was pretty pleased with my time-trialling last season but the Olympics is a funny one. Most of the time-trial contenders will have to ride for their teams in the road race a couple of days earlier so a pretty strong athlete who can recover quickly might go well.
"I like to think I'm beginning to come into that category. But there are thousands of miles to be clocked up before that. It's a very complicated scenario." One for Professor Calculus perhaps?


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Weekly Workouts: 9 Weeks Postpartum
- Sunday: 2 mile run in Connecticut. I felt GREAT during this run despite it being CRAZY hot at 9am. Coming home to this jammy clad guy was the best!
The watch was merely for distance/time management, though I did average a slightly better pace than my first mile a week earlier!
- Monday: Strength Routine and a pool workout from Fitness Magazine. I was able to do the exercises and used a small tube float instead of a beach ball (Work what your momma gave you...it's all my mom's pool had!)
- Tuesday: Drove Henry and I back from CT, Mr. Miller had a baseball game that night, so we relaxed.
- Wednesday: Nothing. I was going to go for a run since I missed my chance Tuesday, but decided spending time with my guys (especially Mr. Miller, who I hadn't really seen in three days) was more important.
- Thursday: .65 for my first BOB stroller run! I was going to just run, then ran into a friend, then made new mom friends...it was a fun morning. Also: Stroller running is HARRRRRRRD. Building up slowly and safely. I also got a 700m swim in at night, closed down the pool. I love night swimming now!
- Friday: 1 mile run with the BOB! I DID IT! It was hard. Henry was comfy cozy the whole time. I also did a new postpartum workout! FYI Dips were hard before the baby, and dips are hard after the baby! Challenge accepted.
He hates his feet under blankets...like his mommy!
I only did 3 circuits, I learned my lesson by overdoing it on my first postpartum workout! With the squats, I challenged myself by squatting in three levels (High medium low within one squat) before standing up again. OUCHIES. Pin it here
- Saturday: We went to Summer Streets! The Millers took Manhattan. We walk/ran 4 miles round trip (More like ran 1-1.5 miles and walked the rest!) It was so fun, we ran into many friends and enjoyed NYC at its finest.
Henry is all "That's just how I stroll..."
TWO HENRYS! The bffs finally met. These guys are three days apart and their mommies text all through the night because they're identical sleepers.
Summary: It was a great week! I think I balanced spending time with my guys and taking care of me. It's feeling more and more natural to workout while Henry is napping. Note on my postpartum workouts: I am NOT a personal trainer. I have endless tools at my fingertips (Amazing Fitzala workouts, T25, Insanity, NTC App) but I'm following the no lifting rule until 12 weeks and slowly doing things to wake up my abs. These workouts are to ease me into strength training to pick things up in two weeks (EEK!)
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Dogs will get more beach time this summer.
The City Council on Tuesday amended the municipal code to allow leashed dogs to frolic on city beaches until 9 a.m., starting June 15, which expands their time by an hour longer a day and two weeks.
The vote was 4 to 1, with Mayor Pro Tem Jane Egly opposed.
"We should send this to the Environmental Committee," Egly said.
Recently appointed Recreation Committee member Stacy Dugger initiated the amendment. She would have liked to let the dogs back on the beaches at 5 p.m., but city lifeguards advised the committee that the beaches are still crowded until 6 p.m. in the summer.


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March 26, 2010
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March 22, 2010
Nostalgia Fix: Don Bluth, Ya'll.
A screen shot from the 1983 Star Wars arcade game, a space simulator in which you are seated behind the steering controls of an X-Wing Fighter. It's amazing that this is all that was required to take a seven year old's brain to untold planes of existence.
The Secret of NIMH
Some signature trademarks of Bluth's work are his snaggle-toothed cross-eyed toddler creatures ...
...and his blindingly electric lighting effects.
Back to 1983: The youth of that era were well-submerged in all kinds of jerky and blocky video game fantasies, when out of nowhere Bluth follows up NIMH with an epic animated odyssey arcade game called Dragon's Lair. The heads of many an arcade rat exploded that day.
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NSS newbie here... Do you have any advice that you would like to share? (small company, new to wholesale)
I think the biggest mistakes made by newbies at NSS is to not have enough product to look at, and to have a booth that doesn't look like much effort or creativity was put into it. It is a sad thing indeed to see someone with their 10 cards and a folding table with a computer printed banner-- nobody is going to visit that booth. You want enough stuff that will keep an interested customer in there for more than five minutes.
Here are a couple of other things I've learned myself:
1) Have several sample decks on hand so that more than one person can look through your stuff at a time (we have 3 decks plus wall samples)
2) Ask for a business card from anyone who shows interest, write on the back of the card any extra details you want to remember and follow up with them at a show.
3) have a give-away of some kind so that they will remember you better. having your booth number with your information may mean a return visit.
4) Do not get disheartened if you don't break even your first time at a show, it will be a bit depressing, but you should take into account that this is a long term investment, it is about maintaining visibility and eventually the money will be there. Some things to take into account:
a) Some people wait to order after the show, sometimes waiting as long as 6 months to a year.
b) if you pick up sales reps, if you are interviewed by the media, then that means dollars down the road.
c) orders you fill are just first time orders and are likely to repeat from the same customers several times a year.
If you have the opportunity to go to these shows as a visitor first I highly recommend it, it is a huge investment and researching your gameplan as much as possible beforehand is going to help make your first show run smoothly.
Ask me anything about letterpress, wholesale manufacturing, trade shows, Blue Barnhouse, and/or our fucked-up greetings.
OK! Wholesale manufacturing - when did you start doing it, what sort of scale are you cranking out these days, and do you only handle your own work, or others', too? And, yes, sorry...I know that was 3 questions and not one!
1) We started wholesale manufacturing in the summer of 2005, we needed products to sell for a street fair -- they did so well we decided to send samples to stores all over the U.S. and immediately picked up a rep group in Southern California, which created a snowball effect. The rest is history.
2)Most styles start out with a run between 300-800 on its first try-- 300 is a safe number for designs that we're not 100% sure will sell well (i.e. we find them amusing but we're not sure if they'd sell as a greeting card.) It allows us enough for samples for our reps and show plus at least a few months supply for orders if the card should do well. If I am certain a card will sell well we go ahead and bump that number between the 500-800 range. If the card is a 2 or 3 color card I try and keep the runs in the higher range as well- they require more intensive setup and I want to make sure that my labor costs are well spent.
As for reprints, we do much larger runs. If a card sells out within a few months we'll bump the reprints up between 800-1200 cards. If it doesn't sell out within a year then we usually discontinue it. We're trying a new formula for reprint runs for our older cards-- I look at Quickbooks to see how many cards were sold in the last 2 years, and then bump up that number by about 25%-- two years worth of stock is right where I like it-- we have so many styles that I'm trying to avoid getting crippled by reprints when a big show goes down- after our first gift show we were in reprint mode for nearly 3 months as style after style ran out--you'd think we'd be excited about that but it got old and expensive rather quickly.
Our largest client, Paper Source, skews the numbers quite a bit-- stuff we do for them we reprint between 2000 and 3000 per style.
3. We haven't printed other people's cards lines but that's only because we haven't been asked to.
Ask me anything about letterpress, wholesale manufacturing, trade shows, Blue Barnhouse, and/or our fucked-up greetings.
March 20, 2010
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March 9, 2010
So good you'll shoot the cook.
I purchased this banana leaf at the Asian Market. When I unrolled the leaves they were more than seven feet long!
Last night I made the Achiote Paste and used it to marinate 5lbs of organic Boston Butt overnight but ended up eating 1lb of it fried straight in the pan pretty much immediately.
I've transcribed the recipe though, so you don't have to try and keep up with the guy.
Grind these ingredients to a fine powder:
5 Tbl Whole Annato Seeds
2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 Tbl Peppercorns
8 allspice balls
1/2 tsp cloves
Put ground up spices in blender with:
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup white vinegar
8 cloves garlic (chopped)
2 Habanero Peppers (chopped and deveined/deseeded)
2 tbl salt
5 squeezed lemons
splash of nice tequila
Liquify, pour in ziploc bag with 5 lbs pork butt (chopped into 2" squares.) Marinate overnight.
Oven at 325 degrees, cook pork wrapped in banana leaves and covered in foil for 4 hours. (It actually was ready in 3 hrs so I pulled it early. Pork will be ready when the meat is roughly 180 degrees.)
Serve over rice, etc (I sauteed pineapples and served with avacados as well.) Use left over Tequila for Margaritas!
March 4, 2010
We're so sorry, Uncle Albrecht
This one didn't take much thought but we'll have some way more intelligent and disrespectful shit we did with Albrecht Dürer etchings momentarily.
Usually we wait until a month before a show before we start gearing up with new products, but its pouring out right now and we've got spare time to attack. NSS is not until mid May, and we're freshly recovered from the winter NYIGF. I think probably what set this off was a really inspiring talk with Delphine about how to make more money. We're about to be making a whole array of new products that we haven't offered before, but I won't reveal what kind of products those are just yet.
The irony of my mad-two-week-long-brainstorm-session-for-new-products-besides-greeting-cards-to-make-more-money-binge is that the 20 some cards we're about to print for the next 2 or 3 weeks are just our regular fare of greeting cards, though I have been focusing a bit more on Birthdays, Love, and Special Occasions.
Lots of 3 color cards coming up, which is something we've steered away since we started, but personally I'm getting bored with being locked into 1 and the occassional 2 color work. Maybe its because we got the V50, whose restoration has been put on hold since before winter NYIGF. When she's operational we can probably suffer a large 3 color reprint run, though some of these cards I'm only doing for fun and probably won't see reprint status.
My friend Erik said this to me at a party. He was pretty lit up.
I posted almost all of the designs here, though several of those images are early drafts. Dropping a load on paper, we have alot of work ahead of us. And then yesterday the complete etchings and engravings of Albrecht Dürer arrived, I got it off Amazon for $5. Also a book of engravings by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, which feature gorgeous depictions of every significant event in the Old and New Testament, $3. Both of which I will send directly to Tyler Dockery for captioning. We're about to unload some unholy shit.
I've been wanting to do this card for years, but this image is perfect, and I'm glad I waited. I love the Jesus's scowling face. Lots of gems like this from von Carolsfeld.
March 2, 2010
General Announcement regarding the book Adventures in Letterpress
It's been 4 months since I've turned in or even looked at material for the book, original publish date was slated for March, but since I've signed on, Mark Batty Publisher has taken on Random House as its distributor, which has drastically changed their workload (and significally upped their press runs.) This is great news for the book as it will have much more exposure than was previously possible, but this change has pushed the book's release to late spring/early summer.
No firm dates have been divulged-- they haven't worked with any of the material I've turned in yet but as I understand it they will begin working on the book by mid-March. Farrell, who moonlights at Barnes & Nobles, saw the title listed for release in June, which is the most concrete piece of info I have so far, but is not to be relied on.
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This morning, rumors of a deal between Microsoft and Minecraft developer Mojang were confirmed with news of a whopping $2.5 billion sale. Minecraft and the Mojang team will join the tech giant but without three of its influential executives: Markus "Notch" Persson, Carl Manneh, and Jakob Porser.
The sale is both unexpected but entirely believable. Minecraft started out as an independent project that snowballed into a global franchise. Its gameplay is accessible to newcomers but incredibly deep, and its online community became one of the most supportive and robust of any game. While its original independent spirit never dwindled, it was quickly surpassed by its enormous success and value.
So it's no surprise that Microsoft, a company that's been trying to catch up in the gaming market since the Xbox launched 13 years ago, swallowed it up. Will they do anything with it? It's too early to say, but they did fork over a huge amount of money for something that ain't broke. No reason to fix it, at least not yet.
Quick to deny any corporate mischief, Microsoft confirmed that they will continue to support the game on devices that aren't their own, including Playstation consoles and iOS. I have no doubt that will change, at least a little. Microsoft has a console to look after, so of course they'll leverage whatever software they own to boost sales of their hardware. But in the meantime, it's a nice sentiment.
What about the beneficiaries on the Minecraft side? With a price tag of $2.5 billion, it's easy to say it's all about the money. In a blog post from this morning, Notch explained his real motivations for the sale and departure from Mojang:
"I don't want to be a symbol, responsible for something huge that I don't understand, that I don't want to work on, that keeps coming back to me. I'm not an entrepreneur. I'm not a CEO. I'm a nerdy computer programmer who likes to have opinions on Twitter.
"As soon as this deal is finalized, I will leave Mojang and go back to doing Ludum Dares and small web experiments. If I ever accidentally make something that seems to gain traction, I'll probably abandon it immediately."
-Markus "Notch" Persson, "I'm leaving Mojang," Notch.net, September 15, 2014
I believe Notch when he claims to be selling Minecraft to take it off his hands, to rid himself of the public scrutiny and the massive responsibility the game demands. But he's also a billionaire now, so that can't not be a factor.
Regardless of why he decided to sell, Notch has an undeniable skill for creating something that's globally popular but also communally engaging. Rather than operating a business, his time would be better spent creatively. He should designing the next big thing, even if he does hate the spotlight it will draw.
(image credit: PlanetMinecraft.com)
What's truly a game-changer in this situation is the corporate takeover of a brand that started independently. Minecraft has become a cultural phenomenon because of its audience. From the start, players contributed to the game with documentation, tutorials, mods, and tons of user-generated content. The open-ended nature of the game lent itself to recreating real architecture and locales, fictional worlds, making movies, 3D prototyping... The list goes on. Minecraft has a whole slew of uses that no one—not even Notch himself—could foresee. What concerns me as a member of the gaming community is how corporate interests will affect the game's direction.
I myself have been lucky enough to work as an after school teacher and camp counselor for dweeby elementary school kids. Because of its versatility and popularity, Minecraft is a large part of the technology program. They use the game to teach social skills and how to work in a team. The kids create works of art in the game while also learning engineering concepts and how to navigate a 3D world. They learn how to tell stories and express themselves, all while having fun. In their handling of Minecraft, Mojang let these user-defined features happen naturally, and even encouraged them. They responded to user requests, adding features that made Minecraft more fun and usable. I question if this evolution will be halted or even reversed when a larger company takes the wheel—a company that, frankly, has historically valued profit over usability.
What are some of your favorite uses of Minecraft and do you think they will still be possible? Is something to fear with Microsoft taking over? Comment below or Tweet at us @DweebCast
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Love, lust, boys and coursework – the main worries of a teenage girl? Not for eighteen-year-old Alice Peterson, who, at the height of her youth and an extremely promising tennis career, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. In the midst of shock and denial, and the enduring question, 'Isn't it old people who get arthritis?'.Alice had to learn to live with what quickly turned from the odd ache and pain to a aggressive form of illness.
"Another Alice" is at times utterly heart-breaking, and at others laugh-out-loud. Here is her story of how, armed with humour and courage, she left behind a world she loved. And overcame the pain of a degenerative illness. Told with wit, charm and frankness, "Another Alice" is also a story of friendship, family, growing up and the desire to be 'normal'. But, above all, it celebrates the power of the human spirit.
When Alice Peterson got diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, the future she had always imagined suddenly looked hazy. With a love of tennis and hopes of competing, what would the future hold for Alice…..
There's something truly inspiring about someone who can take their experiences and share them. To put into words their pain and emotions, takes a great deal of strength.
I did love this book, I didn't love the pain that Alice went through but I loved the fact that she shared her experience so others are aware that they aren't alone. One of the scariest things is having a condition that no one around you has and through Another Alice, other RA sufferers can find some hope, some light at the end of the tunnel.
But it's not just for RA sufferers, people like me can find this book truly inspiring. Not only does Alice battle RA but she also fights for normality.
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Global accountancy association with over 100,000 members
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Promote awareness within the Scottish membership of the importance of business continuity management to their organisations and clients.
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A presentation was developed entitled "risks Threats & Resilience". This was presented to between 30 and 60 attendees at each session run in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
An interactive approach was adopted to allow attendees to appreciate the importance of risk mitigation and business continuity activity to manage threats and move towards ensuring their organisations are more resilient.
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Spherewalker Sourcebook is the first major supplement for Everway.
From the back cover:
"Apex Soulsinger drew her knife and buried it in her own heart. Her scream of death rang across the land, and it rang across a thousand spheres as a gate opened in her flesh. Although its outline bore the shape of their ally and friend, it seemed to have within it the brilliance of the sun. It began to flicker with the views of countless worlds.... Realizing that their lives were to be bought with her death, the legion charged into the gate. Countless worlds flashed through the gate, shimmering like reflections on a pond when ripples collide. One soldier would step through into a jungle, while the next would arrive in a desert, and another would find herself in a distant city..."
-- Spherewalker Sourcebook
Breathtaking tales, mysterious peoples, exotic worlds: such is the landscape of Spherewalker Sourcebook. The Spherewalker Sourcebook is the perfect reference tool for gamemasters and players of the Everway game system, as well as excellent reading for those who enjoy fantastic yarns set in a richly embellished multiverse. Experience the power and diversity of a thousand possibilities as you embark on your journey as a spherewalker!
"Covering the range of views from the mundane... to the cosmic, Greg shows that his imagination works at any scale, whether he's talking about the effects of wearing brown or the origin of humanity. This range of attention allows the reader, player, or gamemaster to see the grand scope... as well as the day-to-day details... Greg's heavy use of dialogue, the first-person accounts, his humor, and his sense of drama make the sourcebook an easy read."
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Descent Options:Can lower or off the upper anchor with a 60m rope. There are steel biners on the upper anchor.
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I think I have mentioned before my revulsion for some standard practices with dead humans: embalming with toxic chemicals, burial in elaborate coffins, and efforts to isolate corpses from the outside world through concrete burial vaults and similar.
All that runs fundamentally against my self-understanding as one animal in all the multitude of nature. When my time comes — and I hope it won't be for many years — I would like to be buried in as little as possible, for instance in just a cotton or linen wrapping, in a place where the molecules of my body will become the bodies of plants and animals and return to the great circulation that has been ongoing for billions of years. This would be after any usable organs or tissues have been donated.
Any kind of religious ceremony would be an insult to my conviction that those who think the universe or ethics can only be explained via the supernatural have no evidence to support their case. I would appreciate a gathering of friends which should be pleasant and well-catered, maybe a few musical performances: Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" has been a long-time favourite and is well suited, as is Radiohead's "Exit Music". A bit of Antonín Dvořák's "New World Symphony" would speak to being Czech and North American. Mourners should have a snootful of a decent whisky, beer, or wine while listening to the music.
If one or more people want to "speak my death" in the Orson Scott Card sense of the words, I hope they won't choose flattery or comfort over honesty.1
An advance directive to address the horror of being alive but unable to reason or communicate would also be prudent for me. The simple version is: if there is no prospect of a reasonable quality of life and my life is being sustained by external means like a medical ventilator, I would prefer for those means to be discontinued. If I end up in some sort of long-term vegetative state, I would be grateful for a never-ending stream or loop of folk music played at a suitable volume through headphones.
1. Anybody wanting to do this, including my parents and brothers but also any other people who I have met and any strangers to me, should perhaps read the first two books in Orson Scott Card's Ender series. I definitely do not endorse the author's politics, but I like his ruthlessly honest concept for a death ritual.


text: It wasn't the kind of anniversary present the region wanted, but North Country was treated to a wind storm almost 10 years to the day after the 1998 Ice Storm. On Jan. 9, the region was hit with a storm with powerful winds that knocked out power to thousands of residents in Essex County. Essex County Emergency Services Director Raymond Thatcher said the two hardest hit communities were Lewis and Jay. Residents in Westport and Keene also lost power. It was more severe than a lot of the windstorms we have - but nowhere near the comparison of the ice storm, said Thatcher. The towns of Jay and Black Brook declared states of emergency, which ran through Jan. 11. The declaration was to restrict all unnecessary travel. We had an emergency situation in the Au Sable Acres at approximately 7:30 p.m., in which a woman was trapped in her vehicle with two small children, with power lines surrounding her. These situations ultimately lead to our decision to declare a state of emergency, said Jay Supervisor Randall Douglas. The power outage resulted in several road closures in Elizabethtown. Several area schools were shut down, including Au Sable Valley, Keene and Elizabethtown-Lewis. In Wilmington, a downed power line on Springfield Road caused a power failure which impacted Whiteface Mountain. Base lodges went dark, and lifts were switched to back-up power until all guests were off before closing for the day. A shelter was set up in Jay, and a warming station was set up in Lewis. It took several days to restore power to all customers. Thatcher said the response to the emergency was very good, adding that both NYSEG and National Grid were very responsive. The warm weather of last week also made the storm easier to weather, he added. The utility companies were very responsive to everything we needed and very proactive, said Thatcher. Thatcher said most of the damage was to utility structures, and it was unlike federal or state aid would be available for damages incurred.


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Apparently the big story in Toronto today is limiting strollers on public transit.
Now I understand that sometimes you might get on a bus and have to wade through a few strollers to get a spot to stand but really does that necessitate limiting the number of strollers on public transit?
To me the fact that someone even asked this question is just sad and shows how much of a me-preoccupied society we have become.
Suck it up, people with strollers, have as much right to be on public transit as anyone else. No they do not deserve to be made to pay extra fare, no they shouldn't be limited in their travelling time, no they shouldn't be limited in number on public transit. And if you have to ask why then you are more self-centered and clueless than I imagined.
Its actually a common sense thing. Can another stroller fit? OK then well let them get on. If they cant then no don't let them get on.
I encourage no I dare the TTC to come up with a cohesive plan, a plan that makes sense, on limiting strollers on buses given the numerous makes, models and especially sizes of strollers these days. I mean its alright to say damn these strollers are bigger than they used to be so limit them but its not the parents fault that manufacturers are making strollers so big so why make them pay for it.
Look public transit is there to serve not only people who think they are entitled to use it as their own personal limo and get offended when someone they don't want sits next to them (yes you people who don't want to sit next to a brother on the train know who I'm talking to) but its there to serve the needy and those with no other means of travel.
Inconveniencing persons with strollers is not a very clever solution to space problems.


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Baker Hughes Warns Global Rig Count Could Fall 30% in 2016
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Inc, which is being acquired by larger rival Halliburton Inc, said it expected global rig count to decline by as much as 30 percent in 2016, as the slump in oil prices shows no signs of abating.
Baker Hughes shares rose as much as 6 percent in early trading on Thursday, in step with oil, which inched towards $35 on the possibility of major producers co-operating to cut output.
A more than 70 percent slide in crude prices since June 2014, caused by a glut and weakening demand, has forced oil producers to lay down rigs and scale back spending.
The worldwide rig count more than halved in 2015, meaning 2016 will be the second straight year of reduced drilling activity.
Chief Executive Martin Craighead said "customers' challenges of maximizing production, lowering their overall costs, and protecting cash flows were now more acute."
Baker Hughes publishes the closely-watched North American rig count every week, and the international rig count on a monthly basis.
The company's deal with Halliburton is facing intense regulatory scrutiny due to concerns that the merger would lead to higher prices and less innovation.
Halliburton said on Monday it was yet to reach an agreement with U.S. and European regulators about the "adequacy" of proposed divestitures.
The two companies have so far disclosed plans to divest businesses with combined 2013 revenue of $5.2 billion.
Halliburton, like bigger rival Schlumberger Ltd, reported a better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter, helped by deep cost cuts.
Baker Hughes' total costs and expenses fell 15 percent in the three months ended Dec. 31, but not enough to offset a nearly 50 percent drop in revenue.
The net loss attributable to Baker Hughes was $1.03 billion, or $2.35 per share, compared with a profit of $663 million, or $1.52 per share, a year earlier.
Excluding a $1.25 billion impairment charge, loss was 21 cents per share, much bigger than the average analyst estimate of 10 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Revenue was $3.39 billion, below Wall Street expectations of $3.47 billion.
Baker Hughes' shares last traded up 4.35 percent at $42.60.
(Reporting by Swetha Gopinath in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Sriraj Kalluvila)
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Well Labor Day is over, and with it summer is over too at least it is in my book.
At the start of the summer, I put up a summer bucket list in our pantry. Our family had never done a bucket list before, but we had so much fun picking out what would make our bucket list.
Here are a few things that we marked off our bucket list.
We didn't get to make it to the ocean this year, but we did play on the "beach" of the lake where we vacationed. Close enough!
We were lucky enough to see fireworks twice! Once on the fourth of July,
We also saw fireworks at a baseball game.
Speaking of ball games, we got to go to an Orioles game, (I loved Camden Yards)
We also went to a minor league game at the Aberdeen Ironbirds.
The boys played in the sprinkler several times, but I never got a picture. I did get a picture of Brandon turning in his first round of summer reading.
One of our biggest accomplishments this summer was that our entire family, all four of us, completed a summer reading form at our local library. I'm not going to lie. I was really proud of us for that one.
We had our water fight just last week!
I missed a picture of our sidewalk chalk masterpiece, but Brandon made a great fish aquarium on our sidewalk.
The boys and I went to the Herr's chip factory, and I loOoOoOoOoved it! It was fascinating! I nerded out several times.
We had friends over for a dirt party, and when we were in Georgia, the boys had an impromptu dirt party with friends.
About once a week, we grilled out!
We went to one car show that was all about Chevelles.
We also went to another massive car show in our town.
We didn't finish everything on our bucket list. B didn't get his swim lessons. We didn't make homemade ice cream, and we never picked berries.
I kind of like that we didn't finish the whole list. There is always next year!
Well, that's what we did this summer! Having the bucket list encouraged us to get out and have some fun. We loved marking those big "X's" when we accomplished something.
We are definitely doing a fall bucket list! If you have any ideas of things we could add to the list or see any good ideas on Pinterest, please send them our way!


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"Our way is not soft grass, it's a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the sun."
~Ruth Westheimer
I'm sharing a little sunny wisdom circle today to go along with the beautiful season in my part of the world. Sunshine is abundant and the world around me is alive with color and sparkle.
Doodling a Mandala, or Wisdom Circle, as I like to call them, is a very important part of my creativity. Especially at times when I am crazy busy and locked into deadlines and commissions. Sometimes I find it necessary to work in the abstract and represent the essence of my moments, rather than the images.
The simplicity of repeating patterns and the joy of color flow is soothing, energizing, and meditative. It helps center me, relax me, and bring me back to my core.
My online mini-class, "Wisdom Circles" is a beautiful, gentle little class that guides you through this simple process. Using Arthurian legend as an anchor it takes you on lovely journey through creating mandalas of dreams and desire.
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Call for tenders Kempton to Melton Mowbray Stage Two
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30 January 2016
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Tenders are being called for Stage Two of the Kempton to Melton Mowbray section of the Midland Highway upgrade.
Minister for Major Projects, Territories and Local Government Paul Fletcher said the project is part of the Midland Highway 10 Year Action Plan to improve safety and provide benefit to all road users on the Midland Highway.
"The Australian Government is investing $400 million and the Tasmanian Government $100 million over 10 years to improve safety and lives on the Midland Highway, Tasmania's key north-south freight route," Mr Fletcher said.
"The overall objective of the 10 year investment in the Midland Highway is to raise the safety standard of the highway to a minimum 3 star AusRAP rating over the highway's entire length.
"The Kempton to Melton Mowbray Stage Two project will improve the safety of approximately six kilometres of highway that runs past Kempton."
Tasmanian Minister for Infrastructure Rene Hidding said the call for tenders for Stage Two coincides with the start of works for Kempton to Melton Mowbray Stage One, which will provide improvements to the highway north of Kempton.
"Works will include road widening, extended sealed shoulders, additional overtaking lanes, upgrading junctions and installing flexible safety barriers to separate opposing traffic," Mr Hidding said.
"Kempton to Melton Mowbray Stage Two is the seventh project that will be underway on the Midland Highway this construction season.
"We recognise there will be some disruption and delays for motorists travelling along the highway as the safety improvements are progressively rolled out.
"With several projects underway on the Midland Highway it is important that motorists plan their journey to allow some extra time, particularly those travelling the full length of the Highway."
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Facebook set out its stall to unseat Google and be at the heart of the web experience... "We are building toward a web where the default is social," said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder.
Mr Zuckerberg unveiled a number of products aimed at putting users and their friends at the "centre of the web". The most significant was an open graph protocol to let publishers tag their content by type along with a "Like" button that partner sites put on their webpage. This allows users to indicate what they like on a website, be it from photographs to news items and from clothes to music.
That information will then be stored by Facebook the way it already stores connections between people. At the same time any website will be able to take those individual preferences and use them to tailor a more "personalised online experience" for the user and their friends.
Crucially all this can only happen when users are logged into Facebook and "makes it easy to make any page (on the internet) a Facebook page," said Bret Taylor Facebook's director of platform.
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I'm sort of ready to get rid of my FB page/account. Am I the only one, or is the beginning of the end of FB?
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Don't be left behind by your own laziness or ignorance.
"We are building toward a web where the default is social," said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder.
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I would say that if Facebook closed today there would be an instantaneous increase in production on a global scale.
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Rewards Question...Saturday, August 27, 2011
Well, we got a staff email this week telling us we can no longer have our students eat in the room (Lunch Bunch) because there are M-I-C-E in our building!!!! Apparently, they moved in during construction this summer when the workers left the doors wide open. YUCK! They are working really hard to get rid of them, but their efforts will be useless if we continue eating in the room.
Lunch Bunch is one of our most popular rewards. I'm really sad that we won't be able to do it anymore. Does anyone have any fun free rewards they use with their kids? I would LOVE some suggestions.
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I do free recess some weeks and other weeks, I do free time when the kids can color, play cards, do puzzles, or play checkers. The students earn minutes throughout the week, by doing homework, following directions, etc. This is easy, free, and fun!ReplyDelete
YAY for FREE rewards - here are some things we do:ReplyDelete
5 minute walk-around-the-track break w/counselor (that's me!)
Free homework PASS
Swap own chair for teacher chair or sit at teacher's desk
Reading to a former teacher's class
You earn 5 extra minutes recess for class
You get to choose a class activity
Extra time in favorite center
Plan and lead morning meeting (a crowd favorite!!!)
Lunch on the stage at a restaurant-style table in our cafetorium
Good phone call or happy-gram home
Recognition at our mid-week community morning gathering
Have a positive visit to the principal, counselor, nurse or AP
Operate the remote or assist teacher in other ways
Be the caboose and turn out the lights - kids LOVE being the Watt Watcher!
Help our maintenance man
Help design/create a bulletin board
Earn special storytime with an administrator for the whole class
Teach the class or read them a story - kind of like being STAR student
Get a Character Pencil from the counselor (PTO buys these for us!)
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Check out this blog First Grader...at Last! She made a catalog witih FREE rewards http://firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-beehavior-catalog.htmlReplyDelete
Oh, bummer about lunch brunch getting canceled. That is one of my favorites. I put cartoons on and let them watch. Other free rewards I use are...getting to use pen, computer time, sit by a friend for a day, and positive postcard home (I like this to be a surprise). ~Amanda @ The Teaching ThiefReplyDelete
I had a special table in the cafe that I would sit with the kids at, we also had a conference room we could use from time to time for special lunches... we were also having some issues with your little furry friends..ReplyDelete


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Bariatric surgery, also called weight loss surgery, is a highly effective treatment for long-term control of obesity. If you have been unable to lose weight from diet and exercise alone, bariatric surgery can help you drop excess pounds and lead a healthier life.
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Dr. Whittwell and his staff pride themselves on ensuring you are thoroughly aware of all the facts before making a decision on whether bariatric surgery is right for you.
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Sometimes patients do not adhere to the lifestyle changes required after weight loss surgery and gradually gain weight again. Weight gain after bariatric surgery is most common following a gastric bypass or gastric sleeve procedure. By eating too much, it's possible for the stomach to stretch out and contribute to weight gain over time. For those who are unable to lose the weight with diet and exercise, Dr. Whittwell may have to perform revision bariatric surgery.
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Are you a Poet, too?
Poetry for all occasions
Poetry is the vehicle that lets us jump from the mundane to the sublime in a very short time. The use of words to form quick, symbolic expressions is one of the oldest forms of art. Not all of us will write a book, but most all have written some form of poetry, whether it be a silly rhyme or mysterious koan.
Do you have a favorite poet? Perhaps that is Walt Whitman, or the sonnets of Shakespeare, or maybe Dylan Thomas or Bob Dylan!
I remember reading Whitman in college and soaking in each and every word, emotion and revelation. When I read his lines from "Song of Myself"
-- Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) --
I rejoiced at the thought that I, too, could be contradictory. I thought it was some kind of sin until Whitman showed me it was alright. His ability to express the concept of Universal Man in the past, present and future was totally captivating. I never tire of his lengthy forays into the human condition.
Sitting here thinking about all the great poets throughout time is quite overwhelming. The Zen Koan and Japanese Haiku are examples of poetry that is meant to shake us up, interrupt our normal reasoning patterns, give us a glimpse into the true nature of reality. Or, they can simply "BE." Lines so direct and pure we stop to soak them in. Examples:
Fragrant, the valley's single plum flower.
There's no cool spot in a cauldron of boiling water.
White clouds hold lonely rocks in their embrace.
These are from a book entitled "The Zen Koan" by Isshu Miura and Ruth Fuller Sasaki. There are hundreds of examples in one to multiple line poems. If you haven't ever explored the world of the Zen Koan, you might want to start.
Haiku is another favorite form. the 5 - 7 - 5 syllable pattern seems to touch a deep chord within us.
-- Haiku is one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Since early days, there has been confusion between the three related terms Haiku, Hokku and Haikai. The term hokku literally means "starting verse", and was the first starting link of a much longer chain of verses known as haika. Because the hokku set the tone for the rest of the poetic chain, it enjoyed a privileged position in haikai poetry, and it was not uncommon for a poet to compose a hokku by itself without following up with the rest of the chain.
Largely through the efforts of Masaoka Shiki, this independence was formally established in the 1890s through the creation of the term haiku. This new form of poetry was to be written, read and understood as an independent poem, complete in itself, rather than part of a longer chain. -- http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/#whatishaiku
How about a Haiku of the Day? Well, you can go to DailyHaiku.org and get your fix. Today's Haiku:
Long after the windpines along the mountain hold the shape of the wind
Or, it's easy to make up your own. Here's mine:
The white clouds high in the sky
Deer walk by slowly
Gusting winds bring constant thoughts
Writing poetry is a form of meditation which eases stress and creates harmony in our bodies and minds. I recommend it for everyone.
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