An ode to…the time clock? The assembly line? The office computer? The poem may need some work, but this is what Poetry At Work Day is all about – finding the beauty in your job and putting it into some form of artful prose.
Every day in our jobs we encounter people and situations that could be put into verse – whether it be a line from an important presentation, a rhythm you notice in the manufacturing process, or perhaps the feelings you wish to encapsulate about the people you serve or a situation you faced. Poetry at Work Day is a great opportunity to take a bit of time to slow down and get your creative juices flowing – to try to put into words in a beautiful way an aspect of your workplace. So, get brainstorming and creating your poetic masterpieces – the world is waiting to hear them!
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers. | ||
| Synonyms: | auberge, inn, lodge | ||
| Usage: | Three large rooms were assigned to them in the monastery hostelry. | ||
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History
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 | The RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary, which was, in turn, named after Mary of Teck, the Queen Consort of George V. With 15 restaurants and bars, 5 pools, a casino, a ballroom, a theater, and a planetarium, the QM2 was the largest ocean liner in the world at the time of its construction, as well as the longest, widest, and tallest passenger ship | ||
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| The year 2015 was a very good one for NASA's solar-system exploration program. The New Horizons mission swept past Pluto, revealing a much more complex and varied world than had been expected. | |||
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1773 - The first public museum in America was established in Charleston, SC.
1896 - At Davidson College, several students took x-ray photographs. They created the first X-ray photographs to be made in America.
1915 - The U.S. Congress established the Rocky Mountain National Park.
1928 - Vladimir Horowitz debuted as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1932 - Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
1949 - "Kukla, Fran and Ollie", the Chicago-based children’s show, made its national debut on NBC-TV.
1959 - Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found the Motown record empire.
1966 - "Batman" debuted on ABC-TV.
1971 - "All In the Family" debuted on CBS-TV.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, January 12
You have a strong character with a contrary streak, but overall, you are charming and intriguing. While responsible and basically security-minded, you can also be quirky and rebellious. You are very partnership-oriented, always in mind that things are better shared, even the smallest things and simplest of activities. It is not that you are dependent exactly--in fact, you have a decidedly independent streak--it's more that you truly enjoy good company. Famous people born today: Jack London, Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, Kirstie Alley, Rob Zombie, Luise Rainer, Naya Rivera.
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The Bara Imambara is an imambara complex in Lucknow, India. Built by Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, in 1785, the building reflects a maturation of ornamented Mughal design (as seen in the Badshahi Mosque).
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Under the Sun
Photograph by Gaby Barathieu, National Geographic
A turtle comes up for air at sunset near the Comoros’s Mayotte Island. Photographer Gaby Barathieu had been wanting to take this photo for many years and visited the island, known for its turtles, with that in mind. “This picture was taken on the first night,” Barathieu says.
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Rubber Duckie Baby Socks pattern by Beatrix Knits
The finished sock is approximately 4 inches /11 cm in circumference, 3.5 inches / 9 cm from top of cuff to bottom of heel and 3.5 inches / 9 cm from back o...
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Need to crochet a bib really quick? Crochet this easy baby bib! This bib is crocheted in the round, with no sewing required.
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Bobbly Flower Square pattern by Mad Blanketer
Bobbly Flower Square is a versatile pattern and it’s easy to adjust the size of square by how many rounds of borders you work. You can stop at Round 3 for ...
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wolfgang puck's macaroni and cheese (two versions
http://www.freep.com/story/life/food/recipes/2015/03/04/cut-steakhouse-macaroni-cheese/24380569/
and rice cooker version
Yield: 2-3 Servings
Combine:
· 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
· 1 cup heavy cream
· 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or water and a good quality chicken bouillon cube
Press "cook" or "white rice" button, stir occasionally
When machine switches to KEEP WARM add:
· 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
· 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
· 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
· 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
Stir thoroughly.
Press "cook" again
It will switch to KEEP WARM after just a few minutes but this is the point where the cheese on the bottom turns that delicious brown.
Serve
CROCKPOT RECIPE
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Gluten Free Beef Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy) - Tea and B...
Gluten Free Beef Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy, or Beef in Red Wine) is a classic French dish. Make it Paleo too, and cook it in your oven or slow cooker!
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CHILDREN'S CORNER ... craft
Colored Jelly Bean "Glass": A Tutorial for Kids**
An irregular color wheel!
A few days ago I tried a colorful and easy but messy craft for kids to use outside in the snow or freezing weather. So here's what you can do to make your own colored 'glass'.
You need:
water balloons
food coloring
plastic bag(s)
cookie sheet with sides
newspapers or old towels
scissors
old clothing that you don't mind getting dirty
snow boots, coats & gloves (for after)
water balloons
food coloring
plastic bag(s)
cookie sheet with sides
newspapers or old towels
scissors
old clothing that you don't mind getting dirty
snow boots, coats & gloves (for after)
WORD OF CAUTION: This is a messy craft! Food coloring will stain, so do this with newspaper or towels and/or clean up spills right away, wear old clothes you don't mind getting dirty and make sure you wipe your hands before touching those clean walls! Or better yet, do parts of this outside in the cold.
Put 1 drop of food coloring into a balloon. 1 drop is enough. More than that, and it gets messier.
Carefully fill the balloon with water. Follow the directions on the package. (You may have to squeeze the water down into the balloon with one hand while the other hand is holding the top of the balloon against the end of the spigot (faucet). Carefully remove and tie off. Repeat. Place in plastic bag(s)* and freeze.
Next day: Put on old clothes. Place towels or newspaper down for protecting surfaces. (If doing outside, then you probably can skip this part). Have an adult cut the balloon. The kids can peel it off. Careful - there might be some colored liquid that falls out. Wearing gloves at this point is good to keep your hands from becoming icicles.
Put the colored glass onto the cookie sheet (this helps to catch drips).
Put on your coats, boots and gloves... maybe a hat.
Go out and play.
But no throwing at each other - it'll be like getting pummeled with a rock. Ouch!* You don't have to put them into plastic bags, but it's a precaution against freezer spills.
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Apple Box Triptic Jigsaw Puzzle
Apple Box Triptic Jigsaw Puzzle, 67 Piece Classic. Boxes of apples, red, yellow and green. Apple varieties Pacific Rose,
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Man Generates Almost No Garbage in Two and a Half Year Trash-Free Experiment
By Sumitra
Darshan Karwat, a post-doctorate at the University of Michigan, is making headlines for having maintained an incredibly frugal and sustainable lifestyle during his student years. The man gave up fast food, new clothes, and even toilet paper, until he got to a point where his trash for an entire year fit in just two plastic bags!
Karwat, who is originally from India, started the trash-free experiment when he lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and managed to keep it going for two and a half years. In the first year, he produced only 7.5 lbs of trash, and in the second year, he brought that number down to a meager 6 lbs, which is a mind-blowing 0.4 percent of the 1,500 lbs of yearly trash produced by the average American.
Looking back, Karwat says that his inspiration to start the project came from an episode of the radio show The Story, on which he heard of a British couple who lived trash-free. “I walked home from my laboratory at the University of Michigan and told my roommate Tim that I thought I could do better – I’d live trash- and recycling-free and that I’d start soon,” Karwat wrote in an essay for The Washington Post. “And just like that, I began an experiment in individual activism in the face of large environmental problems.”
"what is your name?" in Aguaruna (Peru) - Amina daagmish yaita?
CLEVER
This man is having big fun, you can read it on his face.
EYE OPENER
21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
People aren’t always awful. Sometimes, they’re maybe even just a little bit wonderful.
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1. This picture of Chicago Christians who showed up at a gay pride parade to apologize for homophobia in the Church.
(Michelle Gantner / Maladjusted Media)
… and the reaction from the parade.
2. This story about Japanese senior citizens who volunteered to tackle the nuclear crisis at Fukushima power station so that young people wouldn’t have to subject themselves to radiation.
3. This picture of two Norwegian guys rescuing a sheep from the ocean.
4. This sign at an awesome bookshop.
5. This poll about what Snooki should name her child.
6. The moment in which this Ohio athlete stopped to help an injured competitor across the finish line during a track meet.
17-year-old Meghan Vogel was in last place in the 3,200-meter run when she caught up to competitor Arden McMath, whose body was giving out. Instead of running past her to avoid the last-place finish, Vogel put McMath’s arm around her shoulders, carried her 30 meters, and then pushed her over the finish line before crossing it.
8. This note that was handed to a waiter along with a $20 bill by an elderly lady in his restaurant.
9. This sign at an awesome Subway restaurant.
10. This picture of a villager carrying stranded kittens to dry land during floods in Cuttack City, India.
11. This sign at an awesome drycleaner’s.
Plaza Cleaners in Portland, OR, helped over 2,000 unemployed workers who couldn’t afford dry cleaning. The store’s owner estimated that it cost his company $32,000 dollars.
12. This photograph of a man giving his shoes to a homeless girl in Rio de Janeiro.
13. This picture of a firefighter administering oxygen to a cat rescued from a house fire.
14. And this one.
15. This interaction between a Guatemalan girl and a tourist she just met.
16. This gesture from a neighbor.
17. These photos of two children collaborating to rescue a dog who had fallen into a ravine.
18. This note on a young family’s check.
19. This exchange between a protester and a soldier during a protest in Brazil.
20. These pictures of a man jumping into rough waters to rescue a stranger’s Shih Tzu in Melbourne.
Sue Drummond was walking her beloved Shih Tzu, Bibi, on a pier in Melbourne, when a fierce gust of wind picked him up and hurled him into the rough waters of the bay. A passerby, Raden Soemawinata, who happened to be on the pier that day to scatter his grandmother’s ashes, wasted no time in stripping down and diving into the bay to rescue the animal.
21. And this photograph of two best friends on a swing.
Faith in humanity restored! Cold days in January can get warmer:)
ReplyDeleteGreat job putting all this together! You put a lot of your feelings and thoughts into doing this!!
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