Coffee wisdom

The seven principles of Coffee Wisdom.

1. Reheating causes bitterness (Your past is the reason, not the excuse)

2. Start with fresh grounds (Learn from your mistakes, don't repeat them)

3. Use the correct grind (Put right whatever you can and accept what you can't)

4. Use high-quality beans and fresh, pure, cold water (Celebrate your uniqueness)

5. Get the proportions right (Challenge irrational thinking)

6. Boiling destroys the flavour (Check your stress levels)

7. Drink it while it's hot (Live in the present)

Chinese new year

Cultural traits: A feature or quality about something that makes it different from others.




The tray of togetherness (chuen-hop): To welcome visitors to their homes, many families put out a food tray. There are eight parts in the tray. Each part has a special food in it. Some people believe that if you eat lotus seeds, you will have sons. If you eat the melon, you will grow tall and have good health. If you eat the coconut, your family will stay together. If you eat the watermelon seeds, you will have plenty of whatever you need.



Chinese calendar, animals and their significance: The Chinese believe you share some traits with the animal that rules the year in which you were born. The rat is friendly and busy. The ox is loyal and dependable. The tiger is brave and quick to act. The rabbit is shy and quiet. The dragon is strong and wise. The snake is tricky and cautious. The horse is cheerful and free-spirited. The sheep is trustworthy and loving. The monkey is funny and mischievous. The rooster is proud and hardworking. The dog is loyal and faithful. The pig is smart and kind.



Peaches would bring long life, the way noodles would, if we slurped them up without biting. Tangerines meant this was a lucky house, a house full of joy and warmth, full of orange-rd fire. The Chinese word for 'fish' sounds like the Chinese word for 'plenty.'



Chinese New Year by Alice K Flanagan

McGraw-Hill's Chinese illustrated dictionary

This next new Year by Janet S Wong

Yoga

My daddy is a pretzel yoga for parents and kids by Baron Baptiste

Twist yoga poems by Janet Wong (beautiful illustrations by Julie Paschkis)

Picture dictionaries

The Usborne picture dictionary in French.
Vox first french picture dictionary
My first french-english visual dictionary

Book buddies by francine johnston

This book has reading lists by level of readers: level 1,2,3.

Publishers of Phonics books

Fran Mauskin

Ketchup, catch up!  A monkey who is slow becomes fast and he helps others.

Moon dragon.  Simlar to a mouse can ride on teh lions tale. A mouse is hidding under the dragon's tale.

Baby, come out: a hilarious book about pregnancy and the babay would not ocme out..then came along daddy and daddy gives kisses and hugs so the baby came out.

How mama brought the spring:  Singing and cooking together book.  We have the eggs and the milk and the cheese, and the flour and sugar -- all at the same time.

Heinz Janisch

Heave Ho!

The book is written intwelve sentences. In a awy like a counting books.

It begins with, This story is told in twelve sentences (start counting now!). In the first sentence, a cat runs into the story.

Ethopian Folk take: The fire by Heinz Janisch.  How a person got inspirations from teh fire on the mountain.

Fran Mauskin the Tushy book

Tana Hoban so many cricles so many squares

I like the circluar shapes we see in the natural environment as they show motion and rhythum.

exactly the opposites

Push. Pull. Empty. Full

Look up, Look down

More, fewer, less

I read signs

Listening silence by Phyllis Root

In the silence I wait
In the silence I listen


The native american mythology glossary is interesting.

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Coyote and the magic words by Phyllis Root  (Coyote creates a problem with people by using day, night and other magic words)

Grandmother winter (very good illistrations)

Ten little fish by Audrey Wood

This makes counting fun.

presentation secrets of Steve jobs

The amazing tree by john Kilaka

The book has a message to improve listening skills and everyone is important.

Go put your strengths to work by Marcus Buckingham

This has good worksheets.

Paul Fleischman copier creations

Copier creations: using copier machines to make decals, silhouettes, flip books.

Shadow Play by Paul Fleischman and Eric beddows

wrapagami the art of fabric gift wraps jennifer playford

Listening skills

I have a little problem said the bear by Heinz Janisch.

The bear wanted someone to listen to him and in the end he found a friend the fly.  A good picture book.

The death of Vishu by Manil Suri

I enjoyed the poetry and the vivid description of life.

Sidewalk circus by Paul Fleischman

The book is a view of peole on the street similar to a circus. Manisha

Competitive strategy: Palnning your organizations' success, Sarah Layton

A book with worksheets and forms. Corporate Climate Assessment

Jeb Brugman: Welcome to the urban revolution-how cities are changing the world

This book talks about density, scale, association and all this leads to cost efficiences -- extension.

Janet S Wong

The next new year. This book is about the Chinese New Year. It has tangeriens, peaches and fishes. The Chinese word for 'fish' sounds like the Chinese word for 'plenty'.

The trip back home: Set in Korea style. The narrative talks abour - clouds of rice cakes, rivers of small soup fish, and hills of hot chili peppers. Searching fro something crispy, fresh, and cheap enough for five.

Working with you is killing me

by Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster.  The CDs discuss different personalities of the boss such as micromanager/difficult to delegate/idea or credit stealer. It has many business tools. It spoke about our response to a problem such as - physical, verbal, emotional and using of a business tool. Manisha

How to paint from photographs by Tony Paul

How to produce fabulous fundraising events/ Betty Stallings and Donna McMillion

This manual has templates for all the activities that are a part of the program. pg 93-168 has the tasks and the entity responsible for the tasks 'what to do' - board member, development director, executive director, or a volunteer. I like the 'Insider's Tips' such as, 'You want the Celebrity Waiters near the guests 'working' for tips, not in the kitchen getting the meals. I also like the level of depth and details such as 'four greeter volunteers, one security volunteer, and six funny money sellers and collectors, money counters, one counter supervisor/banker, one coat room volunteer, one event photographer, one videographer, three polaroid photographers, four live auction coordinators, .   In the library context, I can add one information navigator. The 'Insider's Tip' = Especially important to train the funny money sellers on how to use the credit card machine.

Insider's Tip = If the tips are collected from the Celebrity Waiters and tabulated by the volunteers several times during the dinner, less time will be needed to finalize the results at the end of the dinner.

• High Tea for teachers
• Celebrity Waiters and tipping revenue

Prepare a preliminary budget:

1. Estimate project event income and expenses
2. Evaluate potential underwriters/sponsors
3. Check with your insurance carrier about event insurance
4. Prepare a preliminary budget to determine if the event as projected will meet the financial goals

Manisha