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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed an executive order Tuesday creating a 25-member task force of educators to deliver recommendations on how to improve the roll-out of the new academic goals called the Common Core State Standards.
"Connecticut teachers and education professionals have raised legitimate concerns that preparations for the implementation of Common Core State Standards and the incorporation of Common Core State Standards into the teaching curriculum have been uneven across the state," Malloy said in a statement.


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People across the country and here in the Quad Cities ran out to buy whatever Hostess products they could find.
Customers were disappointed to hear the news that hostess will be closing for good. On Nov.16, 2012, Hostess announced that it's asking a federal bankruptcy court for permission to close its operations.
"I had heard that they might close a couple of places but then this morning on the news they said bankrupt, I was surprised," says customer Ann Sandoval.
That means products like Zingers, Ding-dongs, Wonder Bread and the beloved Twinkies will be no more. After the news spread customers hit up local Hostess Outlets to stock up.
"I love their Twinkies in the summer with the strawberries and the grandkids love the cupcakes," Norma Nagle, a customer.
But for some customers, they were too late.
"I was really surprised when I walked in and the shelves were empty," says Ann Sandoval
"They didn't have what I usually get, hopefully at the next outlet store they do for this time anyway," says customer Russell Bellinger.
Hostess products have been in kitchen cabinets for years.
"Since we were kids you know it's been Ho Ho's and Twinkies and all that," says Sandoval.
Something future generations will never experience
"It's kind of sad that the younger generation will never get to taste them and see what's it's all about." It's a snack they'll miss out on, you know good stuff, Twinkies, you know all kids love Twinkies," says Sandoval.

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The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham): My Lords, I beg to move the first Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
Moved, that a Select Committee be appointed to advise the House on the resources required for select committee work and to allocate resources between select committees; to review the select committee work of the House; to consider requests for ad hoc committees and report to the House with recommendations; to ensure effective co-ordination between the two Houses; and to consider the availability of Lords to serve on committees;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be named of the Committee--
V. Cranborne (L. Privy Seal) (Chairman),
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers.--(The Chairman of Committees.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
The Chairman of Committees: My Lords, I beg to move the second Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
Moved, that a Committee for Privileges be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords together with the Chairman of Committees and any four Lords of Appeal be named of the committee--
L. Wigoder.--(The Chairman of Committees.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
Debate resumed on the Motion moved on Wednesday last by Lord Wade of Chorlton--namely, That a humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows:
"Most Gracious Sovereign--We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg leave to thank Your Majesty for the most gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament."
Earl Ferrers: My Lords, we come now to the last day of the debate on the Address in reply to the speech which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to deliver. One could not help but reflect, when witnessing that remarkable ceremony of the opening of Parliament, how much the Monarchy, Parliament and democracy are inextricably bound together in the United Kingdom.
We were made conscious again of the great debt of gratitude which we all owe Her Majesty for the way in which she carries out her responsibilities, and for the unique respect and affection in which she is held by both Houses of Parliament and throughout the country.
Earl Ferrers: My Lords, today we turn our minds to industrial and economic affairs. Today's debate will be enlightened by two maiden speeches to which we all greatly look forward--one by my noble friend Lord Nickson, who is a distinguished industrialist, and the other by the noble Lord, Lord Gladwin of Clee, who is a distinguished trade unionist.
Earlier this year the Government published a competitiveness White Paper. That set out the policies which we propose to carry out in order to try to help British business to win at home and abroad. The White Paper is the first comprehensive attempt by any British government to try to set out what "competitiveness" is actually about.
Whether we can improve our ability to earn a living depends on our ability to better our industry; to better our trade; and to better our ability to sell both at home and abroad and to all manner of people. We can only improve our ability to earn a living if we can improve our competitiveness in an increasingly competitive world. Competitiveness in business is the only way to raise living standards and to improve the qualify of life of people.
It is the duty and the business of businesses to create wealth. Governments do not do that. They merely have to try to set the conditions in which businesses can succeed--and that is difficult enough, especially when the whole world goes into recession. But, fundamentally, it is to businesses and to their employees that we must look if, as a country, we want to improve our competitiveness.
Often the best way in which governments can help is to get out of the way; to give people their heads; and to allow their entrepreneurial spirit to flourish. If we look back a little--and there is no harm in doing that from
Britain led the world in privatisation: the world watched Britain; the world admired Britain; and the world followed Britain. It has been the greatest success story of the last half century, pioneered by my noble friend Lady Thatcher when she was Prime Minister.
It was this British Government which showed that privatisation increases efficiency: it cuts costs; it improves management; and it enables businesses to react to what the public and the customer wants. It ensures that investment decisions result from the needs of customers, not from the whims of bureaucrats. It does so by increasing efficiency. If that happens, it leads to lower prices. That is good for the customer and for business, because it enables businesses to compete effectively against their competitors.
Since 1979, 47 major businesses have been transferred to the private sector. If anyone doubts the benefit of that, let me remind your Lordships of one simple fact. In 1979 those now privatised industries cost the taxpayer £35 million a week. Those same industries are now returning to the Exchequer £50 million a week in taxes on profits. That is some considerable turnaround.
We intend to continue in that vein, both to privatise part of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and to deregulate the domestic market for gas. Privatisation will enable AEA Technology to realise the full potential of its commercial activities. It will be able to sell its services in the way in which it--and not the Government--sees fit. That will benefit both its customers and our competitiveness. The Gas Competition Bill will bring genuine competition to the whole of the gas market. In all the brouhaha about whether people should get a discount for paying by direct debit, and all the rest, we tend to forget that since privatisation the domestic gas consumer has already benefited from a fall, in real terms, in gas prices before VAT of over 20 per cent. Now they will be able to benefit further.
The independent suppliers are confident that they can offer price reductions of around 10 per cent. By having more than one supplier, it will enable the industry, as a whole, better to provide what the customer wants. It was only at the end of the previous Session that we saw the passing into law of the deregulation Bill. Everyone hates regulation, until, of course, things go wrong, and then they say, "People should not be allowed to do such things". But, in our increasingly sophisticated society we have to have regulation whether for food, for safety or for the way in which we conduct our business. But these things, like tadpoles, have a nasty habit of multiplying themselves. But, unlike tadpoles, the old ones do not die off; they tend to hang around to the inconvenience of everyone.
Bad regulation has a heavy impact, particularly on small businesses. Yet small businesses are the engine room of the future. Deregulation will help these small businesses to concentrate their efforts on what they do best--that is, creating wealth and jobs. There are some 3,500 regulations which, as the current jargon says, "impact" on businesses. We have already earmarked nearly 900 of those for repeal or for reform. Some 55 measures, which will save businesses millions of pounds, have already been notified to Parliament under the new procedures. But this is only scratching at the surface. We want to cut out those regulations which raise prices, which destroy jobs, and which stifle innovation and choice. We have extended this work to cover charities and the voluntary sector, and we intend to keep up the pressure, both at home and in Europe.
If the Government are to enhance rather than to harm competitiveness, we need to understand how businesses operate and to understand the opportunities and the threats which businesses face. Businesses also need to see, and to know, how others operate. We have therefore sponsored different parts of industry to do different things to help them to become more competitive. We have, for instance, taken car component manufacturers to Japan to learn some of their methods. We are working with business, with trade associations and with people who have been seconded from the private sector to apply the search for improvement right across the board.
I said that small businesses are the engine room of the future, so they are. It is worth reminding ourselves that no fewer than 1.2 million businesses were created during the 1980s. There were approximately 3 million businesses in the United Kingdom in 1992, and 96 per cent. of those employed fewer than 20 people. Between 1989 and 1991--only two years --these small firms created an additional 350,000 jobs. We should never underestimate the powerful influence which small businesses have on the economy of the country.
The relationship between small businesses and the banks has received a good deal of attention in recent years, and the Government have made it clear that we expect the banks to show understanding and sensitivity in their dealings with small firms. Despite this, many small businesses continue to feel disenchanted with their banks, and I hope that this is a matter which can be addressed. Late payment of debts is a matter of particular concern for small businesses. Cash flow is, of course, vital to their survival and to their growth and no one should underestimate the damage which can be done to cash flow--and indeed even to the viability of the business as a whole--by the late payment of debt. We do not believe that a statutory right to interest is the right answer, but we have said that we will review the case for legislation if there has been no significant improvement within two years.
Small businesses often need help and advice. They ask anything from, how do I start a new business?, how do I raise money?, what accounts do I have to keep?, what are the statutory requirements for my business?, to how can I export? There is much advice and knowledge on offer but from such a huge variety of outlets that the poor unfortunate businessman seeking help frequently does not know which way to turn. So the Government
From April 1996 all the services of the Department of Trade and Industry will normally be provided through Business Links, including support for exports, for innovation and technology, for design, and for the new diagnostic and consultancy services. Business Links will be able to help companies to export, to improve design, to improve the quality of their business planning, to encourage innovation and the spread of good practice, to improve their financial skills, and to improve the professionalism of their marketing activities. There are already 52 Business Links open. Our aim is to have at least 200 Business Links established in England by the end of next year.
Britain is first and foremost a trading nation. We are so good at denigrating ourselves and our achievements that one sometimes forgets what we have achieved. Few people realise that the United Kingdom exports more per head than does either Japan or the United States; that after decades of decline our share of world trade in goods stabilised in the 1980s; and that our exports are now at a record high. They grew by 12 per cent. in volume in the last year alone. Last year we exported more televisions and microchips than did either France or Germany, and over twice as many as did Italy. We exported twice as many computers as did either France or Italy, and more than Germany. We want to build on these achievements. And, what is more, we cannot afford to relax our efforts, because our competitors will not be relaxing theirs.
Although our exports are doing well, as a country we could do better, particularly in breaking into new markets. Last year Germany exported five times as much as we did to China and Italy exported more than twice as much. Although our exports to China grew by an impressive 47 per cent. between 1992 and 1993, German and Italian exports grew by 50 per cent.--and that was from a higher base. So, in order to help to encourage our exports, we in the Department of Trade and Industry have recruited over 100 private sector people, who have been seconded from the private sector, to work as export promoters. They are people who know about business, who know about running companies and who know about exporting--the opportunities and the pitfalls. And they will be able to help and to advise others who want to export.
In all of these ways the Government are helping industry to improve its competitiveness. But the most important thing which a government can do is to provide the conditions in which businesses can invest in the future with confidence. Low inflation and low interest rates are vital if we are to remain competitive.
But if we want other countries to invest in the United Kingdom they will want to be satisfied that we will be a better country in which to invest than are others. To a large extent we are succeeding. Britain is now the most attractive place to invest in Europe. We have, for example, the lowest main rate of corporation tax in the European Union. Forty per cent. of Japanese inward investment to Europe has come to the United Kingdom; 43 per cent. of American inward investment to Europe has come to the United Kingdom; we remain the number one location for United States and Japanese investment.
Those who want to invest in Europe have chosen the United Kingdom rather than France, Germany, Italy or Spain because they see that the United Kingdom is the best country in which to invest; that it is a country which encourages investors, and that it is a country which treats investors fairly. Inward investment since 1979 has created or safeguarded at least 600,000 jobs.
A great deal of investment by other countries into the United Kingdom has taken place over the last decade. In 1989 Toyota invested £700 million in their car plant at Burnaston. That created 3,000 jobs. Fujitsu invested £400 million in a semi-conductor factory in County Durham, creating over 800 jobs. That is likely to increase to 1,600. Robert Bosch of Germany has invested £100 million in a factory near Cardiff to produce car alternators. That has created 800 jobs. Last month Samsung of Korea announced a decision to invest £450 million to set up manufacturing facilities in the North East of England. The company is also transferring its European headquarters to London. Together these will employ around 3,000 people. Earlier this month Sony announced its new European computer games centre in Merseyside. That will create 260 jobs.
The advances being made and about to be made in communications, computers and technology are likely to have an impact on our lives and our way of life not
That is a development with quite extraordinary possibilities, one of the least of which--although it may be one of the easier ones to understand--is that if your Lordships wished to watch a cricket match on TV--something which I fancy some noble Lords sometimes do--your Lordships would be able to determine whether to watch the match from the position of mid-off, the wicketkeeper or even silly point. That is an important point. That is the way in which television and television technology will develop. If it can do that in connection with what one might call pastimes, think what it can do for industry.
Telecommunications, and all that that covers, will play a fundamental part in innovation and efficiency, not only in research and development but in all the phases of production and marketing. It offers enormous opportunities for the expansion of businesses and for employment, particularly for small and medium-sized firms. Those who do not take advantage of it will miss out.
Information superhighways will be a major catalyst in enhancing the competitiveness of the United Kingdom as we move into the 21st century. The Government have set out their vision for building the United Kingdom's information superhighways in a command paper which we published on Tuesday.
We led the world in liberalising our telecommunications sector way back in 1984. We are now well placed to be a leader in the new era of what is known as "broadband communications". It is thanks to privatisation and deregulation that the United Kingdom is already a world leader in these new information techniques, and this gives us an excellent platform on which to build.
We will have to match the emerging "broadband technologies" with what is being done for the superhighways. This is complicated stuff, and deeply technical, but there is a growing convergence between telecommunications, information technology and broadcasting and the Government will do all that they can to encourage and to foster this. Networks for schools and hospitals are already well under way.
My Lords, I believe that the future is hugely exciting. It holds out possibilities for us which were previously unthought of and, if they were thought of were discarded, probably as fantasy. The world has shrunk. Technology has vaporised barriers. We are in a world market; it is simply not an option to be an island on our own. We want to be there "mixing it" in the markets of the world with the best of them: there is a better opportunity tomorrow. Our job is to find it, to seek it out, and then to exploit it. I have no doubt that the entrepreneurialism of British business, which has
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How To Turn A Small Backyard Into An Elegant Oasis
Living in the city has its perks, but having a home with a big backyard isn't one of them. Horticultural landscape technician Joshua Hollander proves that a lack of square-footage doesn't mean a lack of potential. Get backyard landscaping ideas and learn how he transforms a small backyard into an elegant outdoor space perfect for summer entertaining.
Over two summers, Joshua made a variety of savvy changes to the urban area. He divided the space into different zones, including a backyard patio, intimate seating area, lounge section and surrounding gardens. Tall trees and a custom cedar screen add privacy, while low-maintenance plants offer easy elegance. Other decorative features include boxwood hedge and ornamental grass. Soft lighting adds a glow after dark, making the backyard ideal for evening entertaining.
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Editors' Picks — Open House Dish
Once again, we want to give a big thanks to all of our volunteer recipe testers for your thoughtful comments and for helping us continue to strengthen our recipe recommendations. You can read each tester's comments by clicking through to the Editors' Picks recipes — the comments are under "Amanda and Merrill's Notes" at the top. And even if the recipe you tested wasn't chosen as an EP, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!
Congratulations to another great batch of Editors' Picks!
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The plan was to explore eastern Lesotho on a week-long expedition visiting places of interest along the way. Five days of moderate to difficult 4×4 tracks, crossing mountain passes and rivers, finding waterfalls and hiking rolling green hills…that was the plan when two of us were going to rough it a bit with no rest days.
Then, the day before departure we had to change our plans after my expedition companion had to cancel due to last minute work commitments that he could not postpone. I was going on my own but my wife suggested we take the kids out of school for a few days to show them Lesotho. It involved last-minute buying of more supplies, and a few changes to the packing arrangement to accommodate 4 instead of 2 travelers!
We also changed the route from a daily hardcore 4×4 expedition, to an exploratory visit to one destination where we can spend our days discovering the region in detail. This made sense with two young kids in the back seat who might have had a bit of a problem with 8 hour days of 4×4 driving over terrain fit for a mountain goat!
The map below shows the route in Lesotho including the Ramatseliso's Gate border post, the interesting sights, places to stay in the park and the surrounding points of interest.
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We headed off to Sehlabathebe National Park – one of only two national parks in Lesotho – situated in the south-eastern region of Lesotho on the border of South Africa. This park forms the centerpiece of the proposed Drakensberg/Maluti Alpine Park Project.
Our journey took us from Durban in South Africa into a easterly direction heading towards Kokstad and Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. This takes around 5 hours at a leisurely pace. In Matatiele we headed towards Maluti and turned towards the Lesotho border. We used Tracks4Africa GPS maps for all our navigational needs and every bit of detail was available to get us to our destination without one wrong turn.
As we left Maluti the road turned to gravel (it put an immediate smile on my face) with open grasslands and villages dotting the landscape. The road took us up a steep climb on a windy track as we started to ascend the mountains. We reached the Ramatseliso's Gate Border Post where efficient and friendly customs officials stamped our passports and sent us on our way. Lesotho was even faster, but the road to the border post indicated that we've now entered Lesotho. Here's the view that welcomed us!
From the border to the entrance of Sehlabathebe National Park took about one and a half hours. As soon as we entered the park it became evident that we entered a protected area with the lack of settlements and roads less traveled. As we slowly worked our way up the mountains the cliffs and towering outcrops grew ever larger.
A mist started cascading over the tips of the mountains and a fresh breeze, together with a shortness of breath made us realise that we were high above sea level. The contrast between hot, humid Durban and crispy, cool Sehlabathebe NP was refreshing. This is a unique park that offers exclusivity to pristine mountain scenery. There are not many visitors (in fact we were the only visitors there which was great for us, but the country of Lesotho needs more tourists), and I feel at times that this is a place I want to keep to myself and not tell a soul. But that would just be selfish!
Around every corner the views had us in awe of this majestic place. You quickly forget about life back home when massive mountains tower over you on the one side and valleys drop away on the other! 'Spectacular' is the word that came to mind when taking in the views on the way to the lodge.
Jonathan's Lodge was our destination and we reached it an hour before sunset. We were greeted by one of the game rangers who mentioned that there are no official campsite as they do not have facilities for camping but this made it even better as it creates a feeling of wild bush camping – something we love! We were directed to a set of trees next to a small lake and a crystal clear stream with a view over The Three Bushmen – a beautiful mountain view. Our K-Way fleece jackets were the first items out of the vehicle, followed by the ground sheets and camp table. I started with the fire to braai (barbecue) the marinated pork neck which was on the menu for dinner. In no time we had a comfortable campsite with everything we needed for the week ahead. We enjoyed a hearty meal of 'braaivleis' (barbecued meat), braai broodjies (toasted sandwiches done on the fire), potato salad and a cup of coffee.
The next morning we were treated to a beautiful sight as the first rays of the sun lit up The Three Bushmen and splashed the mountains with rich, warm colours.
Our days consisted of enjoying the views, exploring the many streams, leisurely hikes showing the kids the floral display found amongst the streams and rocky outcrops, and enjoying picnics in the grassy hills.
I just had to add this shot of the view one morning. But I wanted to mention these chairs – they are incredible! It's the Expander Chairs by Front Runner and they are the best camping chairs we've ever had! It's a compact chair for packing purposes and it is solid to sit on. We now pack 4 chairs in a space that couldn't take 1 other chair previously. It really is one of those discoveries that I had to share. If you're in the market for new camping chairs, go get yourself an Expander.
Have a look at a few images below that captures the scenery of the Sehlabathebe National Park. Enjoy!
Be prepared for any kind of weather – we had all 4 seasons in 1 day during our stay. While preparing lunch one day we were commenting at the superb weather, even considering a swim in one of the nearby lakes. Within 15 minutes a thick mist rolled in and stayed for the remainder of the day. Best way to dress is in layers, then you can peel off and add on as needed. And be sure to tell the rangers where you're planning to go before heading out, in the event that they have to do a search.
Sehlabathebe National Park is a place of secluded beauty, rugged exclusivity and wild unpredictability. This place is the perfect representation of the Mountain Kingdom!
To see how we prepare for a trip like this, have a look at our Lesotho 4×4 expedition preparation page.
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Last updated: 6 April 2015.
Original lantern slide of the departure of the James Caird from Elephant Island, April 24, 1916, about noon (cracked). This image was provided to Shane by John James, son of 'Jimmy' James, prior to his gift of the original slide to SPRI. Shane believes, but can't confirm, that this is the only copy of the image outside of SPRI.


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A moment of distracted driving may have killed a young mother from Elgin but her infant daughter survived, Richland County coroner Gary Watts said Sunday.
Brittany Powell, 171 Elgin Road, 23, died at the scene a half mile from her home in a head-on collision Friday afternoon with a pickup truck, according to Watts and the S.C. Highway Patrol.
"She didn't have on a seat belt, but her six-month-old daughter was in a child restraint seat in the back," Watts said. "The car seat definitely saved that child."
The daughter was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Watts said it couldn't be determined whether Powell removed her seat belt to try to do something with her child or if she had been driving with it off.
The pickup truck driver told officers on the scene that in the seconds before the crash, he saw no one driving the car, Watts said.
The driver of the pickup, a 2000 Ford, told officers that he saw Powell's oncoming 2007 Hyundi cross over the center land into his lane and he steered his pickup into her lane, but suddenly her car veered back into her lane and the two vehicles collided, a patrol spokesman said.
The pickup driver, Melvin Campbell of Elgin, 58, was unhurt. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time, the patrol said.
The incident is under investigation. The spokesman did not know how fast the two vehicles were going when they collided.


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To Build a Fire
What is the weather like at day break when the story begins? What do you think this foreshadows for the rest of the story?
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The story begins with the lines, "Day had broken cold and grey, exceedingly cold and grey....It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, a subtle gloom that made the day dark." That doesn't sound like a good start to the man's journey. Nature very much plays a character here. The weather foreshadows her mood when the man ceases to respect her. As the man trudges along, the cold gets worse. Even the man's dog is trying to give him not so subtle signals to stop and make camp. The first few lines foreshadow the man's destiny should he not heed her warnings. Men, despite their sheepskin gloves and tenacity, are no match for nature.


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Little Stony National Recreation Trail
Little Stony National Recreation Trail is located between Coeburn and Dungannon on a narrow gauge railroad bed that was constructed in the early 1900's for logging. The 2.8 mile trail follows the stream through a 400 foot deep and 1,700 foot wide gorge. Large rock outcrops, ledges, and boulders form the scenic edges along Little Stony Creek, including two waterfalls 8 and 24 ft high. You can also see the large rock outcrop at the Hanging Rock Picnic Area.
It is classified as being medium in degree of difficulty. Much of the trail is wide and barrier free, but there are places where the trail crosses side hollows and goes across Stony Creek where it is necessary to climb over large rocks and boulders. Fishing is also allowed along the streams, the sheer size of the canyon and roaring sound of rushing water gives the hiker an exciting experience. Some enthusiasts kayak Little Stony, offering the thrill of whitewater adventure and great photo-ops.
The lower segment of the Chief Benge Scout Trail shares the same route with this trail and is contained within the Jefferson National Forest.
From Coeburn VA: From the intersection of Alternate 58 and Highway 72 South, follow 72 south for 3.4 miles. Turn right on SR 664/Corder Town Road and follow for 1.1 miles. Turn left on FR 700 and follow for 1.3 miles, then turn left on FR 701. It is 0.8 miles to the Falls of Little Stony parking lot.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thanksgiving: Let the Chaos Begin
I never fully appreciated my mom until I had to put on my own Thanksgiving dinner. And I think the people who ate my first five or six Thanksgiving dinners would REALLY appreciate mom. (But, luckily, these feasts are held in other countries where the people have NO idea that what I cook is pretty abominable compared to Mom -- the magician of Thanksgiving with innumerable side dishes.)
That said, I'm waxing nostalgic about all the years of botched Thanksgivings, burned and lost turkeys (yes lost, under a spare tire, in fact) and more. This is my mishmash list of Thanksgiving Memories I prepared (since I have time today before my house looks like it exploded). (Yes. It takes me about four days of organization and pre-cooking to get a meal on the table. I think Amelia's fondest childhood memories of my cooking will be "take out.")
- Buying live turkeys in "la Galeria" -- open market -- in Pereira. Holding them up by their feet and thinking they were pretty heavy. Do you realize how much feathers make a bird look plump? Very non-runway attire.
- Realizing that you can't cook a turkey in a pizza oven -- no matter how hard you try to smoosh it down.
- Looking for a lost turkey, only to find that it slipped under a spare tire and had a nice black tire-mark across the top. (Gravy does not cover up tire marks)
- Smoking ovens when I realized that 350 degrees celcius is WAY too hot. (Damn conversions)
- Spending seventy dollars for three anorexic turkeys. (Yep. Turkey is really expensive abroad).
- Searching for ingredients in every language possible only to find the ones I need don't exist in some places. So I do "creative replacements".
- Watching Cesar take a bite of turkey after seven botched Thanksgivings and saying, "Wow. this is good. Like. I really want to eat it this year." Me: "Really??"
(That was an exciting day! I think our guests, though, felt a little bit like guinea pigs after they realized that my usual Thanksgiving feast was pretty crappy.)
- Years of laughter and forgiveness (you have to be forgiving to survive one of my dinners and remain my friend).
- Lots of leftovers. (Proud to say not many leftovers anymore. I've improved. Really.)
- Cesar's family always looking forward to our annual Thanksgiving and his aunt thinking my pumpkin pie is great. (It's not bad. It's just not ... pumpkin pie. Just a little weird-tasting is all).
- Learning that family isn't only "family" but those you love. My parents taught me that Thanksgiving is a time to share happiness, love, life, tears ... family. And living abroad, friends become family.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Best Author Visit questions EVER ...
This year my author visits were with Kindergarteners, second and third graders, who, in my opinion, had some of the best questions and comments ever!
1. Did you write your book in pencil or are you allowed to use a pen?
2. Do you have lots of pictures in the book?
I asked how long they thought it took me to write the book:
Student A: Ummm, like ten hours.
Student B: No way. At least two weeks.
Me: About three and a half years. So I started when you were still wearing diapers and finished when you were in first grade.
Students. Whoaaaaaaaa ... (whispers -- she's really slow.)
3. Do you read your book after you're done?
I talked about revision and making corrections and how my editor had pages and pages of notes on how I needed to make my book better.
Student A: Oh. Did you forget your capitals and periods?
Student B: I bet you missed a lot of spelling words.
4. How did you draw the picture on the front?
5. Do you really like your job?
And my favorite ...
6. How did you get the pages in the book? (Comments afterward included: Geez. If she had to put her book together in the garage she'd never get done.)
Thank you Fritsch School for welcoming me and making me smile. Thank you for your amazing attention to detail.
PLUS, I loved the hugs. (High Schoolers and Middle Schoolers usually don't hug me.)
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At most kids parties the parents of the birthday boy gives away a giftbag or favor for the kids that came to the party. This is a way of saying thank you for coming. This is also a great way to ensure that the kids who attended the party felt like they got to leave with something and not just give away a toy. A great thing to do is to buy Super Mario Brothers theme party favor boxes. This is a souvenir in itself that the kids will love.
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Hen Scratches 23-08-07
Mike has a good post on the meaning of literal as it is used in translation.
Dr. Marriotini has some good posts on the NIV. Much to agree with there, I thought.
Ben Witherinton has a great post on Hermeneutics.
There is a fascinating discussion going on about imprecations in the Psalms. This one is a real doozie. (How do you spell that, anyway?) Here is what Ben Witherington is reported to have said,
- I don't know what seminary this pastor went to, but boy has he misunderstood those psalms. They don't reveal the will of God in such matters, rather they shed God's light of truth on what is in the wicked heart of human beings, including in David's heart, that old murderer and adulterer.
John is looking at the ISV and Bob is encouraging me to continue with Hebrew. I have been quite intimidated to blog about Hebrew, but I am slowly warming up to the idea that I can if I do my homework carefully.
Duane has a dog post of a different kind.
Finally, this is a great find for me, an article on Herbert of Bosham's commentary on the Hebraica, Jerome's translation of the Psalter from the Hebrew. Eva de Visscher writes,
- The examination of the Commentary on the Psalms has shed light on Herbert.s attitude towards Jews, on his knowledge of the Hebrew language, and on his awareness of exegetical and liturgical developments within Judaism throughout the ages: while he clearly admires the works and biblical interpretation of earlier Jewish scholars, his assessment of Rashi and his perception of the Jewry of his own time are much more ambivalent, and need further investigation. Another question which still remains unanswered is what audience he intended for such a specialised piece of work. This detailed survey of Herbert of Bosham's Psalm Commentary, while undoubtedly useful for my own research, will also be of wider importance for the study of the knowledge of Hebrew among Christians, the incorporation of Jewish thought in Christian exegesis and the nature of Jewish-Christian relations in medieval Western Europe.


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MORNING UPDATE: Interstate 90 remains closed between Hardin and the Wyoming state line as floodwaters continue to cover the highway Monday.
INITIAL REPORT: Surging floodwaters kept Interstate 90 closed Sunday south of Hardin and left low-lying sections of Lodge Grass under 4 feet of water.
All roads into the town on the Crow Indian Reservation were closed by high water.
"I expect it'll be three or four days before we can get out," said Lodge Grass Mayor Henry Speelman. "But we'll have to try to get some people out tomorrow that are on dialysis."
The situation isn't as desperate as it could be, he said. Despite rumors to the contrary, town water is still available and uncontaminated.
Officials with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Forestry Division and the Crow Tribe are working with the town to get other needed supplies, Speelman said. Repeated efforts by The Gazette throughout Sunday to talk to emergency officials with the tribe and the BIA were unsuccessful.
The owners of the flooded Lodge Grass IGA store have given permission for the Red Cross to salvage what it can from store shelves to shore up food supplies, the mayor said.
Areas of the southern end of the reservation received 4 to 6 inches of rain in the past several days, and saturated ground sent most of it hurtling into creeks and streams.
When rain-swollen Lodge Grass Creek hit the Little Bighorn River just south of Lodge Grass, water started backing up on the lower portions of town, flooding Main Street. Powerful floodwaters washed out a bridge on Lodge Grass Creek on the south entrance to town and high water cut off access to Interstate 90 on the north, the mayor said.
Speelman said the IGA was flooded with about 4 feet of water, as was the post office and Lodge Grass Propane and Supplies. An estimated seven or eight houses in Lodge Grass and many more in the rural area were flooded.
Big Horn County Commissioner John Pretty On Top, who lives in Lodge Grass, said floodwaters also soaked the Baptist Church, the REA Building and every house on the west side of town.
The Red Cross set up a temporary shelter at Lodge Grass High School, which sits on the highest point in town. Speelman said 21 people spent the night there Saturday. Others probably stayed with relatives as the floodwaters advanced, he said. Evacuation was not mandatory, but many took the precaution of leaving.
Pretty On Top said the county had an airplane flying to check for anyone who may be stranded. He said he had heard of people in four vehicles high-centered near Good Luck Road as they tried to get out through back roads.
He said there is talk of trying to get a helicopter to drop food to Lodge Grass and Wyola.
The water level appeared to have receded about 4 inches from its peak Saturday, Speelman said, but it has a long way to go.
An emergency center has also been set up at Wyola, and Cody Not Afraid expected rural residents fearing rising waters would take shelter Sunday night.
Building a berm
At Crow Agency, the Little Bighorn River was touching the bottom structure of a bridge near town, and water was running a few inches deep in the streets near Little Bighorn College. Ed Auker, county Disaster and Emergency Services coordinator, said water was not in the buildings and a berm was being constructed to try to channel it back into the river.
Flood stage for the Little Bighorn River near Hardin is 8 feet. Sunday afternoon it was at 9.25 feet. At Wyola, the Little Horn was running at more than twice its usual volume for May 22.
Auker said that in addition to the closure of I-90 from Hardin to Ranchester, Wyo., high water has swamped many roads throughout the county.
"If Highway 47 isn't closed, it should be," he said at midday Sunday. The highway connects Hardin to Custer and Interstate 94.
The road between Pryor and Billings is closed, as is U.S. Highway 315 between St. Xavier and Fort Smith. Auker said he has heard reports of water running 2 feet over bridges at Rotten Grass Creek and Soap Creek, both tributaries of the Bighorn River.
U.S. Highway 212 between Crow Agency and Lame Deer was closed. At the intersection of 212 and Interstate 90 — the road to Little Bighorn Battlefield and Lame Deer — water was over the hood of a vehicle that went around a barricade set up there, he said. No one was hurt.
The Little Big Horn Camp and Motel at the intersection was covered nearly to its roof in flood water. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument was closed Sunday because of the flooding.
Chris Kortlander, who owns the town of Garryowen and operates the Custer Battlefield Museum just beyond the intersection, said the town and museum were dry. The parking lot of his museum and business complex was full Sunday morning with cars that had traveled up from Wyoming, but could go no farther.
Elsewhere across the region
It would be easier to list places in central and Eastern Montana that are not swamped with floodwaters.
"We've got flooding in every county," said Tom Humphrey, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service office in Billings.
He ticked off a long list of inundated counties: The Yellowstone and the Tongue rivers are over their banks near Miles City in Custer County. Roads are washed out everywhere there.
"They've got flooding all over the place," he said.
In Rosebud County, the Yellowstone is above flood stage at Forsyth and basements throughout the county are filling because of high groundwater. U.S. Highway 12 is closed between Ingomar and Forsyth.
Barns and homes are flooding along Rock Creek below Cooney Dam in Carbon County. Some roads in Stillwater and Sweet Grass counties are impassible, he said.
Up to 6 inches of rain in Fallon and Carter counties have washed out roads and threatened bridges. In southern Carter County, stock dams have failed and Box Elder Creek has closed U.S. Highway 323 south of Ekalaka. U.S. Highway 277 is closed and possibly washed out in spots. Groundwater is flooding many basements.
In Fallon, several bridges have water flowing over them and are in jeopardy of being washed out, including City Bridge in Baker and Brown Bridge.
Late Sunday, Old Highway 10 east of Hysham was closed to all but local traffic.
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It was stated by Presidential Adviser on Businessmen Rights Boris Titov at a meeting with scientists of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk.
"We lost 6.8 million jobs in just the past 3 years. The added value of the products did not grow at the pace that we've always expected (4-5% per year), since 2011 it has increased by only 1%," quotes TASS.
Titov said that such conclusions were made by the Federal Tax Service after analyzing available data. These figures differ from Rosstat statistics.
"We are even not entirely sure what is happening in our economy in general. It turns out that it develops much worse than we used to think," he stressed.
The press service of Rostrud (Russia's employment service – RRT) said that registered unemployment rate increased in 56 regions of Russia, fell in 13 regions, and remained unchanged in 16.
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When the autumn colours begin to descend on Atlantic Canada, many golfers look to this time of the year as the best time to play. Courses are lush — they are much more accessible and often there are discounts on green fees and stay-and-play packages. Two or three days at your favourite golf destination is always a great way to end the season.
Although I have played golf on some of the best golf courses in more than 15 countries in North America, the Caribbean, Scotland, Asia, Africa and Iceland, I've always enjoyed playing golf in Atlantic Canada. Despite what some people think, you do not have to leave the Atlantic region to find challenging, well-groomed and well-designed courses. And there are two things that make our courses even more attractive — we have great variety and affordability. Yes, there are a few courses that are quite pricey, but overall golf in Atlantic Canada offers good value for your dollar.
Internationally, Nova Scotia has been thrust further into the spotlight with the development of the two Inverness courses: Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs. Outstanding and world ranked these two courses are on the bucket list of most golfers. Pricey? Yes — but worth at least a one-time experience.
Cape Breton, which is now one of the top golf destinations in Eastern Canada, is ripe with excellent courses and with a range of prices — Le Portage in Cheticamp; the internationally acclaimed Highlands Links in Ingonish Beach; Bell Bay in Baddeck (site of a MacKenzie Tour PGA Tour Canada event); the stunning The Lakes in Ben Eoin; Seaview, a hidden gem in North Sydney; and challenging Lingan in Sydney.
Once you cross the causeway to the Mainland, there are courses from Antigonish to Yarmouth, and many points east and west. Again, as on Cape Breton, you will find high-end courses with green fee rates in excess of $100. Great courses with lots of amenities, but you will also find many golf courses with green fees of $60, or less in prime time, and then decrease later in the day. Many have specials with power carts included and stay and play packages where green fees are reduced.
The geographic diversity of Nova Scotia golf is exceptional with courses ranging from pastoral, to parkland, to ocean side plus mountains and valleys. (www.golfnovascotia.com)
Prince Edward Island still rates high on many golfers' scorecards because of courses like the ever-popular Links at Crowbush Cove, which many consider the Island's crown jewel. It's at the high-end but Crowbush, Dundarave and Brudenell, the three, highly-touted provincially owned courses, all drop their rates after Sept. 18 with specials throughout the fall.
Mill River, which is now privately owned, also offers some great fall packages.
But the Island's golf reputation has developed around not just the provincial courses but other great affordable designs such as Green Gables, Eagles Glenn, Glasgow Hills, Andersons Creek, Stanhope and several smaller course that are very affordable, and as they say on the Island, 'never far away.' (www.golfpei.ca)
Golf in New Brunswick has been on my radar for many years. I have played several NB courses and have been pleasantly surprised at the quantity and value of those layouts. In addition to having some of the highest tides in the world in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick has some of the highest quality courses in the country.
New Brunswick has more than 40 courses of various shapes and sizes and designs that caught my attention, and I'm sure there are more, were Gowan Brae, Pokemouche, St. Ignace, Covered Bridge, Kingswood, Mactaquac, Sussex, Fundy ( a great nine-hole course), Royal Oaks and of course, Algonquin in that great tourist community of St. Andrews. My first encounter with Algonquin was the old layout based on a Donald Ross design. In the late 1990s it was redesigned by Tom McBroom and now its third major redesign, this time by Rod Whitman, is near completion. Laid out on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay, it is a stunning layout and combined with the Algonquin Hotel, it makes for a memorable combination. (Golfnb.ca)
Last, but not least, Newfoundland and Labrador. One of my most memorable golf trips was driving across Newfoundland from, East to West, and playing at a different course each day. Our first stop, Twin Rivers at Terra Nova Golf Resort near Port Blandford. You would be hard pressed to find a better wilderness course. Two raging rivers, bald eagles, ocean and wildlife all packed into this most enjoyable challenge.
One of many great things about travelling and playing across Newfoundland is the friendliness of the people. It's not a myth — they are great folks. At the many courses I have played on The Rock – Clovelly, The Wilds, Grand Falls, Blomidon, Humber Valley Resort, Humber River and more, the people were very welcoming.
A trip to Newfoundland and Labrador for golf is more than a two or three day stint, but when you combine golf with some coastal hiking, local tours and great food, it's a great travel experience.(www.golfnl.ca)


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Uploading flight data in real time to the cloud when travelling over remote areas could prevent future inexplicable disappearance of aircraft.
The idea, proposed by Mark Rosenker, former chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board, would, however, require a complex technical solution that could prove rather costly.
Rosenker said the aviation industry should have started looking into solutions to the problem after the 2009 Air France flight went missing over the Atlantic.
"This is the second accident in five years where we've had to wait to get the black boxes back," Rosenker said. "We need to bring the concept of operations for accident investigations and the technology of what is available up to the 21st century."
A retired US Air Force general, Rosenker believes some basic black box data could possibly be uploaded continuously to the cloud. Having access to information about the communication between the pilots in the cockpit and some limited flight data would help the investigators to faster located missing planes when they are out of reach of ground radars.
In the time when airliners are introducing on-board broadband connectivity to their cabins, a solution for constant aircraft tracking should be at hand.
"Airlines realize that this is the cost of doing business," said Mary Kirby, editor of the aviation industry website Runway Girl Network. "It is inexplicable to be bringing these big fat connectivity pipes to aircraft and yet to be in a situation in 2014 where you can lose a plane."
She said planes should, at least, have an option to stream real-time GPS data in the case of emergency.
In the meantime, it has been revealed new satellite-based systems are already being developed in order to provide constant tracking of planes travelling over oceans.
There are currently two consortiums developing solutions - one involves US satellite operator Iridium, the Canadian air navigation service and three European air traffic control authorities. The second is led by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), who works together with Luxembourg-based satellite firm SES and space electronics group Thales Alenia Germany.
Iridium said it will launch its space-based global air traffic surveillance system in 2018.
The disappearance of the MH370 flight will probably foster interest of the industry to invest into new technology for constant aircraft tracking.
"It's extraordinary that with all the technology that we've got that an aircraft can disappear like this," said Tony Tyler, head of the global aviation association IATA. "Certainly I think it will trigger a desire to see how we can avoid this from happening again."
Currently, information about the plane's location and speed can be obtained using ground-based radar. As only 10 per cent of the Earth's surface is within reach of ground-based radar, vast areas remain out of sight. When travelling over the oceans, the airliners have the option to to pay for satellite operators to provide them with alternative data sources, which not all of them choose to do.


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Beekeeping Camp | June 17-21, 2018 | Register
Mississippi State University Extension's Beekeeping Camp
This residential academic camp will cover all the topics a new beekeeper needs to know to start keeping bees and it is a lot of fun. We accept campers age 10 through adults for this 5-day intergenerational camp. Parents are encouraged to attend with their young beekeepers. Camp is held on campus at the Clay Lyle Entomology Building.
Camp start off slow with an introduction to the equipment, jargon, and personal protective equipment, followed by how to use a smoker (an important piece of equipment that will keep you safe) because next campers are headed into a hive! Hives are just outside the building to reinforce and practice each topic covered.
Topics include: getting started with bees; finding, marking and clipping the queen; seasonal management; stings and colony defense; diseases, pests, and parasites; harvesting honey; honey and pollen in human nutrition (myths and truths); basic bee biology; queen rearing (quality, grafting, and requeening); specialty honey; protecting combs; bee communication (you will do the waggle dance); swarm management; gustation of honey in bees and humans; processing honey and wax; how to buy bees; income and the slippery slope into business; and a trip to a commercial apiary or bee yard. And, we will continue to assist you after camp!
Any parent, grandparent, etc. and or youth over 10 who are interested in beekeeping can attend.
Camp is led by Drs. Jeff Harris and John Guyton.
June 17-21, 2018
8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Who is eligible:
Any parent, grandparent, etc. and or youth over 10 who are interested in beekeeping can attend.
Special Restrictions:
Interest in beekeeping.
Camp Type:
Overnight Camp
Sponsoring Units:
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology; MSU Extension Service; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Other Information:
Dr. John Guyton and Dr. Jeff Harris are co-directors
$450 per person includes dorm, meals, onsite transportation, and a camp t-shirt. There will be a slightly reduced price for locals who wish to sleep at home.
Dr. John Guyton
Box 9775
Miss. State, MS 39762