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Hello kitty Beer? Hello Kitty beer - no it is not a joke. The cartoon cat aims to get Chinese women to buy a low-alcohol brew. If a former boy band and The Simpsons can sell beer, then why not Hello Kitty? So, Hello Kitty is selling beer these days, and the business world is suddenly a wellspring of moral outrage. Please. Sit back, have a beer and let's pretend we all know that Sanrio's flagship character is nearly 40 years old and has fans making retirement plans. "What about the children," you say? What about the even more cynical marketing behind this latest move? The cans of six fruit-flavored brews -- including peach, lemon-lime, passion fruit, and banana -- all have the purposefully cute cartoon cat on the can. Does that mean they're angling for kids? Not any more than the presence of Samuel Adams on Boston Beer's (SAM -0.51%) products is a lure for middle school social studies students. No, the Hello Kitty beers are available only in China and...

How to make 7 Habits ROAR tickets for student behavior Our school like most use “ROAR” tickets (or some form of ticket) system to promote good behavior – such as the behaviors found in the 7 habits leader in me program. Just like most schools everything at school has revolved around the seven habits and I was given the job of creating a new layout for our “ROAR” tickets with a 7 habits them. I have to say – I wanted to go all out. I didn’t just add some leader in me 7 habits element into our roar tickets – I redid the entire thing by scratch. Personally I think it came out pretty well and I am not just saying because I did it – Our school Principal and a few others have fallen in love with it (Hope the unveiling goes off just as well). Note: I created a sheet of seven tickets each one had a different 7 habits quoted on it. Seeing as others may want to do the same thing I decided to create a short tutorial on how to create a similar 7 habits themed ticket for your schools use....

Talk about Fox "Sleepy Hollow" or large Gator my nephew caught? Have I run out of things to talk about on my blog? Have I simply run out of ideas to talk about? Or have I just been to busy - or worst, my life has become so boring that I have nothing I think would be of interest to you? Well to be honest I have been way too busy to keep track of my blog (Sorry). Between all of the creativity I have been using on my Facebook page: Do well in school page. I have even spent several days and weeks creating interesting "status" updates for the Fred Wild school page I manage (thefredwild). I just simply have not had the time to come and write here at my blog. So what will I talk about on this blog post? Well, how about the fact that my nephew thought it would be so cool to go gator hunting with his friends and believe it or not they actually caught a gator - the even sent me a picture to prove it. They text me saying that the gator was still alive in the pi...

Children can be successful, can excel in school and love it! What inspires me? Seeing children realize that they can achieve more in life. Have you ever seen a child – the moment they get an idea, when they realize they know the answer to a difficult question? That moment the inquisitive look on their face turns into a smirk and that “I know this” attitude smile appears? It’s what I live for; it’s what I look for in my own children and desire for all children. Children can be successful, can excel in school and love it! And above all things, when they understand that – while their situation or current economic status may be a hindrance, it shouldn’t stop them from achieving more in life. It shouldn’t stop them from dreaming big dreams for their future. When a child can dream, they continue to have hope – hope is what helps all of us, adult, teen or child to continue to move forward despite life’s many difficulties. This quote from Jim Rohn reminded me of one true fact: ...