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		<title>How to hold an offbeat picnic in four easy steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Chait</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Lifestyles Channel is holding a potluck / picnic of sorts. Each of the channel blogs will be somehow discussing potlucks and picnics today &#8211; a favorite recipe, maybe some planning tips, or in this case, how to be the oddball of the event&#8230;
1. Bring a basket that puts everyone else&#8217;s basket to shame: (Ooooo, everyone will be jealous.)

 The Longaberger Company Basket Office Building
2. Set up a table:

[Table and Six Chairs by Robert Therrien]
3. Bring pie:

Um, are we at Martha Stewart&#8217;s blog? I said an offbeat picnic!

How about a 20 sided, triangular, modular pie-cosahedron?:

Now that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m talking [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.blisstree.com">Blisstree</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today the <a href="http://www.b5media.com/channel/lifestyles">Lifestyles Channel</a> is holding a potluck / picnic of sorts. Each of the channel blogs will be somehow discussing potlucks and picnics today &#8211; a favorite recipe, maybe some planning tips, or in this case, how to be the oddball of the event&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>1. </strong>Bring a basket that puts everyone else&#8217;s basket to shame: (Ooooo, everyone will be jealous.)</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.blisstree.com/the-longaberger-company-basket-office/"><img src="http://www.blisstree.com/files/69/2008/07/whole-basket-office-450x307.jpg" alt="whole-basket-office-450x307.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>2.</strong> Set up a table:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.publicartfund.org/pafweb/projects/05/therrien/therrien-05.html"><img src="http://www.blisstree.com/files/69/2008/07/therrien-men-321.jpg" alt="therrien-men-321.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center">[<a href="http://www.publicartfund.org/pafweb/projects/05/therrien/therrien-05.html">Table and Six Chairs</a> by <a href="http://www.broadartfoundation.org/artist_77.html">Robert Therrien</a>]</p>
<p><strong>3. </strong>Bring pie:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.blisstree.com/files/69/2008/07/296897_apple_pie.jpg" alt="296897_apple_pie.jpg" /></p>
<p>Um, are we at Martha Stewart&#8217;s blog? I said an offbeat picnic!<br />
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<p>How about a <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/modular-pie-cosahedron/">20 sided, triangular, modular pie-cosahedron</a>?:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/modular-pie-cosahedron/"><img src="http://www.blisstree.com/files/69/2008/07/ffaczef3-450x346.jpg" alt="ffaczef3-450x346.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Now that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m talking about.</p>
<p><strong>4.</strong> Break out your big purple head:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://sflocos.com/?p=9"><img src="http://www.blisstree.com/files/69/2008/07/purple-head.jpg" alt="purple-head.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center">[<a href="http://sflocos.com/?p=9">head</a> via <a href="http://sflocos.com/">Loco in SF</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Have fun!</strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Chait</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This basket making company, The Longaberger Company decided back in the day to make their home base office their best advertisement. I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s a pretty powerful message about how much they adore their product.

Outstanding Features

&#8220;Offices are situated around a seven-story, 30,000 sq. ft atrium where employees and guests can enjoy the natural daylight from the skylight. 
Two basket handles are attached to the building with replica copper and wooden rivets. 
The handles are heated to prevent ice from forming. 
Two Longaberger tags are attached to the sides of the building. The gold leaf painted tags are 725 lbs each [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.blisstree.com">Blisstree</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This basket making company, <a href="http://www.longaberger.com/default.aspx">The Longaberger Company</a> decided back in the day to make their home base office their best advertisement. I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s a pretty powerful message about how much they adore their product.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/longa/longa.html"><img src="http://www.blisstree.com/files/69/2007/10/whole-basket-office.jpg" alt="whole-basket-office.jpg" /></a></p>
<p style="font-weight: bold"><em>Outstanding Features</em></p>
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<li><em>&#8220;Offices are situated around a seven-story, 30,000 sq. ft atrium where employees and guests can enjoy the natural daylight from the skylight. </em></li>
<li><em>Two basket handles are attached to the building with replica copper and wooden rivets. </em></li>
<li><em>The handles are heated to prevent ice from forming. </em></li>
<li><em>Two Longaberger tags are attached to the sides of the building. The gold leaf painted tags are 725 lbs each and measure 25&#8242; long x 7&#8242; tall x 3&#8243; thick. </em></li>
<li><em>A majority of the cherry woodwork in the building was harvested from Longaberger Golf Club® in Hanover, dried and milled in our Malta facility, sawed and shaped at our Construction Woodshop, finished and installed by our Construction Division.&#8221;</em></li>
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<p><a href="http://www.alexmaclean.com/main.php"><img src="http://www.blisstree.com/files/69/2007/10/artifacts-basket-office.jpg" alt="artifacts-basket-office.jpg" /></a></p>
<p style="font-weight: bold"><em>Building Facts</em></p>
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<li><em>&#8220;Property size: 25 acres  	 </em></li>
<li><em>Building capacity: 500 employees  	 </em></li>
<li><em>Building footage: 180,000 square feet  	 </em></li>
<li><em>Total weight of building: Approximately 9,000 tons  	 </em></li>
<li><em>Total weight of handles: Approximately 150 tons  	 </em></li>
<li><em>Number of windows: 84  	 </em></li>
<li><em>Seven stories in height </em></li>
<li><em>192&#8242; long x 126&#8242; wide at grade, widening to 208&#8242; long x 142&#8242; wide at roof </em></li>
<li><em>160 times longer, wider and taller than the Medium Market Basket&#8221;</em></li>
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<p>I wonder if they all have picnic tables instead of desks.</p>
<p><strong>Have you all been playing the Scavenger Hunt? I certainly hope so. You don&#8217;t have that much time left!</strong></p>
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