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If you're looking for a white Christmas in South Carolina, you'll want to make travel plans.
According to a NOAA weather map, using historical data from the past 30 years, the chance of seeing more than 1 inch of snowfall are slim — and none. The chances are under 10 percent, in fact.
The Midlands just missed a White Christmas in 2010, with nearly two inches of snow fell on Dec. 26 at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The past two Christmas Days have seen precipitation fall at the airport, but with temperatures in the 50s, no snowfall.
While the chances are low for a snowy holiday here, if you're willing to make a trip to the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee or Virginia, your chances will go up slightly. And if you're really interested in seeing snowfall on Dec. 25, you'll want to get to the Rockies, upper Midwest or the Northeast.
Are you traveling for the holidays? Are you hoping to see a white Christmas where you're heading?
Tell us in the comments below.


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Bacterial Resistance to Antiobiotics
We researched the exchange of genetic information of bacteria. Conjugation is one way in which bacteria exchange their DNA. We used two different bacteria, each with a resistance to a specific antibiotic. In our final step of our experiment we streaked the two bacteria together on a plate with both antibiotics. The result was that there was some bacterial growth. This growth suggests that the bacteria did successfully exchange their DNA. We believe conjugation is reason for the widespread cases of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Bacterial resistance is harmful to humans in that it will cause once treatable infections to become untreatable and sometimes fatal.
Research Done By:
Amanda Gruber
Warren Woods Tower
Beth Lind
L'Anse Creuse

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Supporters did not seem surprised, only sad, when Mr. Cain announced that those who set out to destroy him, his family and his chances of becoming president had won. Of course he did not use any of those words. His optimism is encouraging. It is, however, hard to be encouraged when we see how media and some unknown force is able to take out a candidate. It was probably done because he is black. Not because Democrats are against blacks so much. Obama just cannot afford to lose any black votes. Yet Herman Cain did not and will not play the race card and further divide our nation. One has to admire that!
Perhaps if he had been younger he could have fought against the attacks longer. Bill Clinton certainly survived when he disgraced the nation. Of course the media did not crucify him and his party supported him in spite of the fact that he took advantage of a very young woman who worked under him in the White House. Now this is a double standard!
It is good to know that Mr Cain has said:
"I am at peace with my God. I am at peace with my wife. And she is at peace with me…and I am peace with my family and I am at peace with myself."
While there is no way to know about his private life, his wife is standing by him and that should be good enough for all of us at this time. May God have mercy on anyone who may have lied to take him out of the race.


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Ever-venturesome Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer, in his beautiful but demanding "Ten Canoes," takes the viewer back 1,000 years to evoke the lives of Aborigines and even further, to a mythological antiquity, the source of tribal beliefs, customs, laws and rituals. De Heer, whose films include the well-received "The Tracker," has understandably been highly praised by the Aboriginal community for evoking its culture and traditions with such authenticity, respect and grace.
In his wholly admirable fidelity to the leisurely pace and endless convolutions of Aboriginal storytelling, De Heer has made a movie that is indeed tough going. Most viewers, aside from those with a passion for the ethnographic, are not likely to find it a conventionally involving film. Its key people emerge as individualistic - and sometimes amusing, as well as heroic - in their timeless revelations of the foibles of human nature, but their way of life seems so remote and distant it's difficult to identify with them. "Ten Canoes" is nonetheless audacious and impressive, but challenging work, requiring steadfast concentration.


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February 2018 | Colleen Moore, Connie Tan
Nearly all students enter the California State University system intending to graduate "on time," and graduation rates are increasing systemwide. Currently, less than a quarter of incoming freshmen graduate within four years and a third of community college transfer students graduate in two years. This study investigates the personal and institutional obstacles that students experience as they navigate through college on the pathway to timely graduation.
August 2017 | Colleen Moore, Cynthia Schrager, Kathy Reeves Bracco
This report aims to provide campus and system leaders with a scan of the current state of reform within the CSU, together with contextual insight into the obstacles and possibilities for broader scale adoption of coordinated, systemic change.
This framework was developed based on a review of research and national initiatives related to improving student success in broad-access universities, as part of the report titled From Scatterplot to Roadmap: New Efforts to Improve Student Success in The California State University. The framework maps six broad categories of institutional actions along four developmental stages of the student pathway through college. This document, which characterizes common strategies in the form of questions, might be helpful in framing student success planning discussions at campuses.
August 2017 | None
The CSU Student Success Network completed its first year of operation as a state-supported effort (in addition to funding from the Kresge and College Futures Foundations). The main areas of focus for 2016-17 were to develop a sound infrastructure for the Network (such as building relationships, creating an appropriate staffing structure, and hiring an evaluator) and operationalizing each strand of work.


text: So my new chicks that we incubated are now 10 days old and starting to get smelly. They have started in our laundry room but was hoping to move out to the garage soon. The weather here is still dipping to the 50s but I would say it stays pretty warm in the garage. The high is in the 70s sometimes warmer.. When would it be okay to move them? Also, was hoping to do away with the big light and switch to a heating pad of sorts that I concocted after viewing other people's ideas... Thanks for your help!


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Another editor didn't like to use names in headlines, especially if the person wasn't famous. He also didn't like to start a story with a name.
Yet another editor hates it when newspapers use the word hike as a verb, as in, "The New York Yankees hiked ticket prices yesterday." They also raised prices, and that'll work nicely.
One of my greatest pet peeves is "made his way." I once started reading a chapter in a novel and noticed "made his way" eight times on one page and 40 times in the chapter. The protagonist didn't walk, strut or stroll. He didn't move, slide, wend or walk. He didn't even matriculate or hurry. He made his way, over and over and over.
I hate it when a writer uses less when fewer works better. "GM is building less cars this year" makes me throw up. GM is building fewer cars than last year.
My greatest pet peeve is a lazy writer who won't re-read his stories a few times to find typos or other mistakes. He misses repetition and changes in tense. And he misses repetition. This guy thinks he's perfect the first time, and he's always wrong.
As writer/grammarian William Safire has said, "If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing."
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Anyone Can Loose Weight With These Simple Steps With Proof
Losing weight and keeping it off can seem like an unattainable goal. We start with all the enthusiasm and motivation in the world, and then get discouraged when we feel the soreness from our first workout. What can you do to make sure you're a success?
It is important to define a specific, measurable goal before you start losing weight. It does not matter what your desired end result is, whether it be one size or 50 pounds. Having a specific goal will increase your odds for success.
Keeping weekly records of your weight-loss progress is a useful tool that keeps you aware. If you do a weekly weigh-in and write it down along with what you eat and drink, you will be able to see how you are progressing, and whether any changes are in order. Seeing your food intake in writing will help you realize what you eat and keep you motivated to eat healthier.
If you are really hungry, making impulsive food choices is much easier. When you are hungry, you do not think about what you are eating. It is possible to avoid this by snacking regularly and eating meals at specific times. Take food with you when you leave the house, so you are not forced into unhealthy fast food. This can help you reduce spending on food as well as reducing the amount of calories you put into your body.
Exercise is as important as diet when you are trying to seriously lose some weight. You'll be more motivated if you create an exercise plan made up of activities you enjoy. Some activities that you may want to try include joining a dance class or sports team, or going for a walk, run or swim with a friend. Making this work for you requires a bit of creativity, but it's all worth it in the end when you meet your goals.
A key step in getting yourself healthy is to throw away all the junk food and temptations in your home. Removing junk food from your kitchen and replacing it with natural healthy foods will help you avoid unhealthy temptations. If you remove all the junk food from your home, you will not have to worry about grabbing something unhealthy when you want to snack on something.
Shedding weight in a healthy way is essential to your own well-being. If you have support from friends and family, it can be easier to meet your weight loss goals. Don't be afraid to ask for a little reassurance. Do not give in to the allure of the snack cake. Call on your friends for some motivation and inspiration when you are feeling insecure and need some help staying on track.


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Life has been stressful and busy, with much added anxiety at work.
I feel like I'm surviving my life, not living it.
I need to make some changes, just not yet sure when, where, why, how, etc.
This too shall pass. I just needed to share it and get it out.
We have a lot to talk about so lets get started. Since my last post (March 31st, that long? really?)...
...I travelled to Chicago for work and stayed at this GORGEOUS hotel. (Hotel Palomar, Chicago)
The training was fun and the food...OH the food!
...I finished these.
Fingering weight Autumn Rainbow from KnittedWit on Etsy.
...I finished these.
Yes, I know these photos are upside down.
They're socks...
And they make me happy.
This is some discontinued Opal yarn I purchsed from an Etsy seller in Canada. I LOVE that they don't match. The older I get, the less I care about matchy-matchy.
...I bought new cushions for the deck chairs and stained the deck.
...I bought these.
...I bought these. I kept the brown one and shared the yellow/purple with my knitting buddy.
...my crab apple tree bloomed.
This is another discontinued skein of Opal yarn purchased from the same Canadian Etsy seller.
I'm not a fan of knitting socks from the toe-up but this was a HUGE skein and I wanted to make sure I used ALL of it.
They're very fun. I wish the stripes were off a little further. Instead of looking random, they look like I screwed up the stripes.
That's all for now.
Thanks for catching up with me! It was fun!


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Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.
Eleanor… Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough…Eleanor.
Park… He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises…Park.
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.
★★★★★(5 stars)
Imagine yourself in a place where everything sucks. A house that cannot be a home. A shower without a door. And a school where you can't ever seem to fit in. This is what Eleanor was experiencing everyday since she transferred.
Park was in his own way different. He was Asian. He had a home. And he fits into the society where Eleanor didn't. The boy who never ever imagined falling in love with the girl he desperately wanted to get away from.
Set in 1986, this story captures the era where comic books were practically famous and music was technically played in handy cassette players. Things that pretty much led the two together.
Personally, I never ever encountered a book better than Eleanor and Park (E&P as we call it). Even if I have read it just a year ago, it still gives me this kind of attachment to the story. The FEELS as we all know it. (laughs)
Okay, so here comes my own pros and cons on why you should and should not read this book.
- Good writing style. One of the things that I really do look after when I read a book is its good writing style. Rainbow Rowell wrote the story in a manner that by the time you read the first two sentences, BOOM, you can't get enough of it. (laughs)
- Super adorable characters. Eleanor & Park is a book written in two perspectives. One is for Park and the other is for Eleanor.
When she saw park standing on the bus stop on Monday morning, she started giggling. Seriously, giggling like a cartoon character… when their cheeks get all red, and little hearts go popping out of their ears…
It was ridiculous.
When he saw Eleanor walking toward him on Monday morning, Park wanted to run to her and sweep her up in his arms. Like some guy in the soap operas his mom watched. He hung into his backpack and hold himself back…
It was kind of wonderful.
This book captures the theme of love in a sense that it is not too cheesy and not too boring. Dramatic yet colorful. It captures the way normal teenagers fall in love. The different viewpoints lets us understand how different characters think in different perspectives and how they behave despite the fact that the book is written in the third person's point of view.
P.S. May contain spoilers. If you don't want to be spoiled, don't read this part.
- Most of my friends thought the first part was boring. Don't get me wrong. I perfectly loved the whole book but this was the comment I really can't get away with. The first part was written without any interaction between the two of them. Park having his own life and so as Eleanor. But somehow these parts were helpful in building the foundation of the story. It lets us understand the situations they are in like having one hell of a stepfather for Eleanor and a wholesome family for Park.
- A cliffhanger ending. Personally, I loved the ending but for those who don't want cliffhangers you may now as well leave. The ending is made in such a manner that the reader should guess what truly did happen after that postcard was sent or what words were written on it.
Eleanor hadn't written him a letter.
It was a postcard. 'Greetings from the Land of 10,000 Lakes,' it said on the front. Park turned it over and recognized her scratchy handwriting.
It filled his head with song lyrics.
He sat up. He smiled. Something heavy and winged took off from his chest.
Eleanor hadn't written him a letter, it was a postcard.
Just three words long.
So there you have it. My pros and cons on why you should and should not read the book. Apparently, for those who are wondering if it was a struggle reading the book given that I am not even born in the year it was set (actually, I was born in 1994). Well, my answer is a big NO. I, myself is not a fan of Watchmen or X-men for a matter of fact nor familiar to some of the songs stated in the story. But it doesn't matter. This is a story of two teenagers brave enough to fall in love. Definitely not something to miss.


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The soldiers here at Combined Joint Task Force-6 in Bagram, Afghanistan, received a stack of letters from the students of Silver Shores Elementary [in Miramar]. The letters were very thoughtful and very well timed. They came just prior to the Christmas holiday and every letter included calling cards.
When we opened the first letter to read it, we were pleased to find it contained a calling card. We passed the remaining letters out carefully to just those soldiers that needed a calling card to call home. I know that the calling cards were put to good use this holiday season.
The letters themselves were an exercise in creativity. The students obviously took a lot of time to write the best letters they could and they made sure they were colorful.
If you could put a note into the paper, please do! We would like to send a thank you message out to the students of the Silver Shores Elementary school for their letters and gifts of phone cards.