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What's News: France's privacy watchdog agency slaps Google with formal sanctions proceeding. Applications to Wharton business school have fallen. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce the christening date for Prince George. Joanne Po reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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The intricacies of plant patenting came home for me this past year with a shipment of strawberry plants.
Strawberry plants send out runners, thin stems on the ends of which new plants form, which themselves take root and bear fruits and send out more runners. Those daughter plants forming at the ends of runners are useful for filling in a strawberry bed as well as for transplanting elsewhere to make a new bed.
But these particular plants that I bought last spring were a patented variety (Chandler). So transplanting those daughter plants would constitute a crime.
How about just letting the plants root by themselves? OK, but only for fruit production to fill in my strawberry bed. Propagation of any plant produced asexually (that is, not by seed) just to make new plants is forbidden under the Plant Patent Act of 1930.
The only exceptions are plants propagated by edible tubers — white potatoes, for example. Growers of white potatoes evidently were vocal enough back when the Act was being drafted to press for the right to save and replant their own potato tubers.
Some might argue that the Plant Patent Act was too long in coming. If it had been in place earlier, then Stark Brothers Nursery, which bought propagation rights to the original Red Delicious apple for $3,000 in 1894, would not have had to erect a cage around the original Red Delicious tree. That cage only stopped people from using the original tree for propagation, however; once Stark Brothers started selling trees, those trees could be used by anyone to propagate new ones.
The 1930 legislation was broadened, in 1970, with the Plant Variety Protection Act.
It meant that seeds, which are sexually produced when pollen fertilizes eggs, could now also be protected by patents — so-called utility patents. That's the same kind of patent used for, say, a new and better stapler or dog whistle or — more recently and controversially — genes.
To be offered patent protection, a seed variety must not have been sold in the U.S. for longer than a year, or elsewhere for longer than four years. The variety must also reproduce reliably and be distinct.
Distinctiveness has always been a potential bone of contention, especially since DNA fingerprinting can now be used to unlock a plant's genetic code, some of which is just "junk," not expressing any trait.
Patents are valid for about 20 years, after which anyone can propagate the plant for sale or otherwise. Someone could even then produce hybrid seeds, produced by crossing specific parents, because patents, available for anyone to see, spell out exactly how a product is made.
Enter trademarks. Whether or not a plant has been patented, it could be assigned a trademark name. What's more, that trademark is assigned to a company or individual, who could put that name on any of their plants, even a few different ones. A patented variety also could be marketed under more than one trademark.
A patented plant is one thing and a trademark name another. Patents have a limited life; trademarks can be renewed indefinitely, which makes them useful. If you start selling some outstanding patented plant under a trademarked name, people will continue to buy it under that trademark even after the patent expires. Other people could propagate the patented plant, but could not sell it under your trademark.
A plant label stating "PPAF" (plant patent applied for) means, for plants, the same thing as "patent pending" for anything; "PVR" (Plant Variety Rights) means the plant has been patented. A plant may be patented, though, without it stating so on its label. Names of trademarked plants are followed by the symbol "(at)."
I recently learned that three birch trees I planted have broken a rule about patenting and trademarking. They are Heritage birches. The variety name under the patent is Heritage, and the plant was later trademarked Heritage. That's a no-no: a variety and trademark name must be different.
Oh well, I'm not the one who broke the rule, and the plant is pest-resistant and beautiful desspite its brush with the law.

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There are several options and strategies available to parents that will allow them to avoid outrageous patterns, wall colors or fabrics while still striking a happy balance with their children.
Buying a home, whether it's a family's first house or a newer model, can be an exciting time for all involved. While parents may look forward to decorating their master bedroom or organizing a kitchen space to hold family dinners, kids may have their own "ideas" about how to creatively decorate their room. It is important for parents and children to work together so that the child's room is unique to their taste while still reasonable for long term plans. This is especially true for young children who are likely to outgrow their own tastes and furnishings in a few years, according to the Wall Street Journal. There are several options and strategies available to parents that will allow them to avoid outrageous patterns, wall colors or fabrics while still striking a happy balance with their children.
Focus on the Big Furnishings
Children often change their tastes repeatedly over the years, meaning that last year's princess-themed bedding set may change to pink leopard or demure pastels the next. To avoid spending money on new furniture and accessories each year, parents should focus on buying neutral furniture that can match a child's changing style. Purchasing plain desks, chairs, headboards and dressers can serve as a base for any other type of small accent pieces, such as carpets, mirrors and decorations.
The same holds true for choosing a wall color. Instead of agreeing to paint the walls electric blue or hot pink, compromise with children on pale pink or baby blue to give them more options when it comes to changing the color or decorating their space.
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Once the bedspread, walls and furniture are taken care of, most children will decorate the rooms to their liking, with pictures, toys, books, ornaments and sports memorabilia representing most of their decorations, the Journal reports. This lets parents off the hook for purchasing more accent pieces and kids will have more freedom to decide where to put their personal items in their rooms.
Parents who are trying to avoid too much clutter in their kids' rooms can also purchase colorful storage bins, small dressers and racks or shelves to both dress up the rooms and hold some their kids' belongings. Storage bins that appeal to kids can be purchased inexpensively at several retailers, ranging from high-end furniture stores to big-box chains and home improvement stores.


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Your brain is three and a half pounds of tissue — and yet it's the key to everything you experience. The National Geographic Channel show Brain Games seeks to give a better understanding of it – by looking at how the brain focuses, processes fears, makes decisions and much more. The show is hosted by Jason Silva, the "performance philosopher" who creates fast-moving films about ideas – like this exploration of last year's TEDGlobal theme, "Radical Openness."
Brain Games returns to the air next Monday, April 22, with the episode "Focus Pocus." In the episode, TEDGlobal 2013 speakerApollo Robbins, the "gentleman thief," joins Silva and psychologist Brian Scholl, director of Yale University's Perception and Cognition Lab, for a look at how the brain focuses on important details – or at least, those it thinks are important.
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Botswana Travel Information
The Basics
230 volts, 50Hz. Round three-pin plugs are used.
English is the official language but Setswana is the most widely spoken language.
Travel Health
Malaria is a particular risk in Botswana between November and June in the northern parts of the country. Visitors who are camping or walking in the bush should be cautious of tick bites. There are no compulsory vaccinations, but a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over the age of one coming from infected countries.
Botswana has a good public health system, but facilities are limited outside urban areas. Health insurance for visitors is vital. Tap water in towns is generally safe to drink, and all foodstuffs are safe to consume.
Tipping is expected in tourist hotels and restaurants. Many automatically add a service charge, but where not, a 10 to 15 percent tip is appreciated. Taxi drivers, porters and golf caddies should also be tipped a relative amount. Tour guides, trackers and game rangers rely largely on tips for their income and should be paid accordingly.
Safety Information
The majority of visits to Botswana are trouble-free, but visitors should be aware of the increasing incidence of crime, particularly armed robbery and rape, in the main towns. Wildlife and livestock make driving hazardous, so driving at night should be avoided.
Local Customs
Homosexuality is illegal. Taking photos or videos near government or military buildings is prohibited, and permission should always be sought before taking photos of local people.
Business is fairly relaxed in Botswana and dress is generally smart casual. Handshakes begin and end meetings, which are usually held in private. Women are often viewed with a certain amount of sexism, but will be politely treated. Office hours are usually 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, or 7.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday between October and April.
The international access code for Botswana is +267. The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant country code (e.g. 0027 for South Africa). Gaborone's area code is 31, 35, 36 or 39; there is no NDD prefix for calling within Botswana. Mobile phones operate on a GSM 900 network and are limited to urban areas; most North American cell phones will not work. Wifi is available at large hotels and shopping malls, however the speeds are unlikely to match those that travellers from North America and Europe are accustomed to.
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Travellers to Botswana over the age of 18 can enter the country with 400 cigarettes; 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco; 2 litres of wine and 1 litre of alcoholic beverages; 50ml of perfume and 250ml of eau de toilette without incurring customs duty. Gifts and personal goods to the value of P500 can also be imported without incurring customs duty.
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I must say, when it first came out in 2001/2002, I thought it was too expensive to justify buying it, so I only bought the other 2 sets (10000 and 10039). Now i regret!
I like its details and how it opens up nicely, and that its made mainly out of generic bricks and not pre-moulded parts. My biggest complain that it is too big compared to most of the lego castle stuff out there, and I still like the guarded inn better.
I also think that Daniel Siskind's other creations, especially his Vlad Tower and Guarded Church, seem like better MOCs/sets than this one, but this is a great set in itself.


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Stanton (Schultz), John (Jack) – 70, of Halifax, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 17, 2013, under the compassionate professionalism of the Palliative Care Unit of the VG Site, QEII, Halifax. Born in Detroit to Annie MacRae Yemen Schultz and Herman H. Schultz, Jack grew up in Berkley and Rochester, Michigan. Jack served his country of birth in the US Marine Corps for two years, where he became an expert marksman and was honorably discharged in 1965. Jack earned a Master's Degree from Michigan State University, and a PhD from Dalhousie University. He spent a year at the University of London in the UK in the completion of his doctorate. Jack also became a Canadian citizen.
Jack will be forever loved and missed by his wife of 24 years, Mary E. (Meddy) Stanton (Clarke) originally of New Glasgow, daughter Aleen Leigh (Allie) Stanton, and son Samuel (Schultz) Miller.
Predeceased in 2012 by a younger brother, Thomas Rae Schultz (Wallaceburg, Ontario), Jack is survived by sister, Nancy Sloan (St. Augustine, Florida), five nieces and nephews in the US and Canada, and friends and in-laws in Pictou County, Merigomish (Big) Island, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and elsewhere in Canada, and in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Teaching, learning, and travelling were his lifelong passions, reflected in his career as a professor and mentor of Mount Allison students for more than 30 years; Canadian Studies' students at Tsukuba University, Tsukuba Science City, Japan, and Sophia University in Tokyo between 1988 and 1991, and students of Canada/Japan relations at Kwansei Gakuin University near Osaka, Japan, in 1998-1999. After retirement from Mount Allison, he couldn't stop teaching and continued to deliver courses for quite a few years at Saint Mary's University in Halifax.
Jack's zeal for teaching and genuine concern for the best education he could give his students led to constant exploration of new specialties. This resulted in the creation or evolution of courses ranging from Immigration to Canada/Japan Relations, the History of Technology, and War and Memory. Jack's devotion to his students extended to mentoring them in daily life as Don of Edward's House, one of Mount Allison's student residences (1987-1988 and 1991-1998), and to serving for a time as Director of the Student Financial Aid Office and Chair of the Student Discipline Committee. In the latter part of his career at Mount Allison, Jack also served as Head of the departments of History and Canadian Studies and as a Dean of Arts.
Jack's academic writing included numerous books and many articles on historical themes. He is perhaps most well-known for his edited 1990 book, Writing About Canada: A Handbook for Modern Canadian History. This book has been described by colleagues as a unique, much-cited treatment of where Canadian history stood in 1990. Years later, colleagues say it retains its value as a snapshot of a crucial juncture in the development of the discipline of History.
At heart, Jack was a thinker, analyst, and problem-solver. As an extension of these intellectual pursuits, he became a skilled carpenter and mechanic. No job was too big, if he could just identify the problem correctly. He built his own houses, fixed his own cars, and could be depended upon as an all-around "fixer" of just about anything, including tractors in later life, when he became a lover of country living on Big Island, Pictou County.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 25, at West End Baptist Church, Quinpool Road, Halifax, with Pastor Nolan Lee officiating. A reception will follow in the church hall. A donation in Jack's memory can be made to West End Baptist Church, to Sacred Heart School of Halifax, or to a charity of choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Cruikshank's Halifax Funeral Home.


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A place for a Kiwi, New Zealander to yarn about her knitting, family and life in general. But especially her knitting!!!
Labels: Dwarf, Hobbit, jewelery, knitting, Unexpected journey
Hello, I just wanted to say that I Oooooed and Ahhhhed over each of your knitted garments on the HObbit. I was wondering will you ever compile all of those wonderfully knit treasures into a book???
I'm another knitter avidly awaiting some of your patterns from the Hobbit, especially Ori's vest, which I think is adorable. I do hope Warner Brothers soon release you from the contract which prevents you from sharing all these wonderful designs.
Maybe Warner Bros will take note of the avid interest in "Middle-Earth Knitting"! I'm sure they've lots of plans for various marketing tie-ins to The Hobbit; a book of patterns for the knitwear would be snapped up pretty quickly.
And you should certainly be central to the development of said book; your work is marvelous!
You did some glorious work. The stuff on Ori--!! Loved it; all I could think was, "There goes Mum's little darling." :-D
I do hope that WB and any others from whom you would need permission to share some of these patterns will grant it.
In the meantime, thank you so very much for all of your hard work and mad hours.
I am *really* looking forward to the next installment of The Hobbit...and now, not just for the story and actors!
That's so exciting! I was just thinking of you yesterday and had to go find your blog again. A loooong time ago you'd sent me a beautiful dolphin pin made of paua shell so I just had to come by again to thank you. Congratulations on your awesome work and now I have to watch the movie again and think of you!
-Melissa / monkee / fruitcake :)
Oh YES, a book would be lovely...in your spare time of course :)
GOOD JOB and thank you!
A Swedish fan here. I loved the knits in the film, especially the vest worn by Ori. I want to knit one for myself some day. Is there any chance of a pattern collection do you think?


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CHRISTMAS TREE COOKIES (makes about 4 dozen cookies)
4 c all-purpose flour
2 c granulated sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 c butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
½ c milk
1½ c raspberry jam
4 c sifted powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 T milk
Red-Hots candies
green food coloring
Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and butter. In a separate bowl, lightly beat egg and ½ c of milk. Mix with flour-butter batter. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Using cookies cutters, cut into Christmas tree shapes. Bake at 375 〫 on an ungreased cookie sheet for about 9 minutes or till light brown on the bottom. Cool on wire rack.
Place about 1 tsp. raspberry jam on the bottom of 1 cookie, top with another cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies.
In a small mixing bowl, stir together powdered sugar, vanilla, and enough milk to make a glazing consistency. Add in several drops of green food coloring until desired color. Spread top of each cookie with some of the glaze. While icing is still wet, drop Red-Hots on each cookie for decoration. Allow icing to dry.
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How High Can You Throw a Baseball? A Tennis Ball? A Football? A Golf Ball?
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How high can you throw different types of balls, like a golf ball, a basketball, and a football? Would one of them go higher than the others? Do factors like mass, shape, and volume influence the final height? You can measure the approximate maximum height a thrown ball reaches by measuring the time it spends in the air.
To do this project, you'll need at least one ball and a helper with a stopwatch. Your helper should start timing just as you release the ball, and stop right when the ball touches the ground. The height, h (in meters), can be calculated from the time aloft, t as follows:
For height in feet, change "4.9" in the above equation to "16". (Wiese, 2002, 20-22.)
Advanced project idea: If you've taken high school physics, you should be able to derive the equation above for yourself. Can you develop an explanation for how high you can throw different balls based on the forces acting on the balls?
BibliographyWiese, J., 2002. Sports Science: 40 Goal-Scoring, High-Flying, Medal-Winning Experiments for Kids. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.
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COLLEGES: Brett Michael Doran finds his field of dreams at Stanford
Brett Michael Doran's story is a mix somewhere in between the movie "Rudy" and the emergence of Jeremy Lin.
The Law product and former Register All-Area MVP grew up with the dream of playing baseball at Stanford, a national powerhouse. He eventually earned a spot as a non-scholarship roster player (he's not a walk-on, but didn't get any scholarship money either) for the Cardinal.
A handful of schools showed interest and offered scholarships, but he turned them down to follow his dream. Sure there were critics and doubters. They said he wasn't good enough. They said he made the wrong decision. They said he wouldn't see the field.
Now comes the Lin comparison (but without all the hype and Linsanity).
Doran has come out of no where and has stepped into the starting lineup. He's now Stanford's second baseman and leadoff hitter.
And he's not only playing, he's playing well.
"I showed up one day and saw my name in the lineup," Doran said. "Getting a chance to play any time is awesome. Especially after sitting a year and a half. That gives you a different perspective of the game. It gives you a little more fight, a mentality to never get comfortable. I'm fortunate enough to be in lineup, but I can't take it for granted."
Stanford, ranked No. 8 in the nation, was 6-2 with him in the lineup heading into Tuesday's game against San Jose State.
He had played sparingly earlier in the season. He had a couple of spot starts and filled in as a pinch-hitter, pinch-runner and in defensive situations.
Then starting shortstop Lonnie Kauppila, Doran's good friend and roommate, went down with a torn ACL in a game against Oregon last month. Doran replaced Kauppila that game, and in his first at-bat, he smacked a two-run single. In the next game against San Jose State, he doubled off the left field wall in his first trip to the plate.
It was no fluke. Since joining the lineup, he's batting .321 with seven runs, four doubles and four RBIs over the eight games.
"He's the type of kid that just needed a shot," said Dennis Sweeney, who coached Doran at Law. "I'm not surprised to tell you the truth. I expected him to get in there and do what he's been doing. Getting the opportunity is the hardest part."
On the field, Sweeney says the 5-foot-11, 200-pound Doran has an uncanny ability to make adjustments. Fielding is his best asset. He's a solid hitter and the smartest base runner Sweeney has ever seen.
Doran will play for the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod League over the summer.
At Stanford, Doran is clearly making the most of his opportunity. It's his spot to lose now.
"Yeah, maybe sooner than I expected," said Doran of the chance to play. "There's definitely people who questioned me. But I wasn't worried. I knew I belonged at this level and knew I could play."
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Hey guys! I just thought I'd let you all know that I just started a fan film called "Ace Ventura: Child Of The Wild", which will NOT be an "Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective" type of thing. Instead, it will serve as a prequel to "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and is set during his teenage years. The film will reveal many secrets and unanswered questions including:
-Why his hair is so wacky
-Why he hates bats
-Where he was born
-How he ended up in Miami
-Why he became a "pet detective" and how he made a living off of it for his first few years
AND MORE! So look out for this personal piece of art coming to YouTube sometime in late 2012 or early 2013!
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BORA in the air
As part of its European tour, the BORA Cooking Truck with its glass cube kitchen has been stationed in Europe's capital city for three days. Right next to the Atomium, the famous landmark in Brussels, the BORA Cube was hoisted over 30 metres into the air. It looked spectacular, particularly at night.
It was also pretty spectacular inside the floating kitchen: the BORA principle - where cooking steam is entirely drawn downwards - was demonstrated live by three BORA chefs. They prepared delicious, healthy snacks using a tepan steel grill, induction and gas hobs. In the evening they cooked a three-course menu with scampi, lamb and a dessert of shredded pancake (a speciality known as Kaiserschmarrn) for specially invited guests. The guests were deeply impressed by the BORA systems, not to mention the view. Down below, tourists and residents alike looked at the cube in awe. And with every 'BORA in the Air' event, the brand name is becoming increasingly well known, gathering more and more interest. Continuing its tour around Europe, the BORA Cube will be heading for Vienna, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Paris, Amsterdam, London and Rome.
Revolution Tour in Brussels
date: 20 to 22 of April 2017
venue: Brussels
participant: BORA retail partners, end customers


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You may have missed it—I confess I did—but new book releases from the month of June included Katrina's Secrets by one C. Ray Nagin. This 340-page, self-published work—volume one, if you can imagine it—purportedly takes the reader deep inside the Katrina disaster and is (ready?) "at once stirringly elegiac and disarmingly candid," according to the "Product Description" on the book's Amazon page. A news story in the Times-Picayune relates that Nagin acknowledges having botched some things but pinpointing the bulk of the blame on George W. Bush, FEMA chief Michael Brown, and then-governor Kathleen Blanco. Nagin, according to this account, suspected that the federal government was trying to poison him. Can't wait for volume two!
Thoughts turn to Nagin on this day on the East Coast, of course, because we know that every governor, mayor, county executive, and city manager up and down the coast is telling him or herself just two things today. The first is don't come out of this looking like Ray Nagin. The second is don't come out of this looking like George Bush. These are admittedly low bars. But it is vital that they be cleared, and the pair remain the silver and gold standard (and heck, give Blanco the bronze) of environmental incompetence.
At the other end of the scale, let us tip our Gore-Tex hats to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron out of Biloxi, Miss., which, the website of the National Hurricane Center informs me, is "the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes–since 1944." Then there's the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aircraft Operations Center, based in Tampa, whose aircraft "are flown in support of NOAA's mission to promote global environmental assessment, prediction and stewardship of the Earth's environment." No matter who's in the Oval Office, or who's the mayor of Ocean City, Md., these fine men and women are on the job.
I mention Ocean City because it will be worth monitoring this weekend, and because I know the place exceedingly well. It's the Eastern Seaboard's greatest kitsch playground, with more funnel cake served and skeeball played per square mile than any other city in America. The population swells to 300,000 during late August, but a full evacuation has been ordered. A few hearties have stayed behind, as a few inevitably do, but it seems that Mayor Rick Meehan has done his job and will not be this year's Nagin.
One always suspects the media are making far too much of these things. Yes, there will be tragedy here and there, and I obviously send every best wish to my cousin who lives on the Outer Banks. But hour after hour of breathy and uninterrupted coverage inevitably creates, shall we say, its own kind of atmospheric pressure. With Katrina and couple of other exceptions, it's never as bad as they say.
The threat to be concerned about is losing electricity. If this has never happened to you, you can't really understand how total the feelings of isolation and immiseration are. I lived in New York City for nearly 20 years, and it happened once for about 18 hours. Then I moved to Washington, where (if you live in the areas where the power lines snake through the stately oak trees) it happens three or four times a year. When we moved to Washington in late August 2003, we lost power a couple of days after moving in—for six days.
There are the obvious things—no Internet and television. There are the less obvious things: you finally think in exasperation, well, at least I'll boil some water (the stove is gas, after all) and have a plate of pasta or a cup of tea. But then, lo and behold, any gas stove's ignition mechanism is electrical. So that's out. You can probably fit in two hot showers—the amount of water in your hot-water tank, on which the pilot light has gone out—but no more. But most imprisoning is coming to terms with the lack of light: with having to adjust one's biological rhythms to nature. Think of all those generations, until quite recently in fact, that humans got up when the sun rose and retired when it went down. It's how the cavemen lived, and a caveman is about what you feel like.
Here in suburban Washington, Pepco's name is accursed, and in some ways deservedly so. But the fact is that there really aren't many solutions. They can bury the lines, which costs a fortune. And ... that's about it. When 70,000 or so households lose power, you just have to hope that the source of your problem is shared by hundreds of others, which probably means they'll get to it faster. Me, I unapologetically decamp for a hotel. My basement will flood, but as long as I'm dry, I'm with Chesterton, who wrote: "I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't get into the wine."


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Seterra is a geography game with more than 100 different geography exercises. This is a free site that you can access online or download to your computer. It drills on states, countries, and capitals, but also covers provinces and territories within countries, oceans, lakes, rivers, flags, mountains, and important cities. It's a very simply designed program—click to assign a label to the correct location. Labels sometimes overlap each other, making it difficult to use, but it's still very good for a free resource.
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World Geography, Cartography and Mapping Skills for Transportation is a page with a huge number of links to resources to help build geography knowledge and mapping skills.
Free lesson plans for social studies for grades K-8. See my review of Core Knowledge Classic Lesson Plans.
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WHS's Silver Named Biology Teacher of the Year
By Susan Morse
Hampton Union, Tuesday, June 26, 2007
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
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HAMPTON -- Winnacunnet High School teacher Catherine F. Silver is New Hampshire's Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year.
Fellow Winnacunnet teacher, John Croteau, nominated Silver for the award given by the National Association of Biology Teachers. Silver then spent at least 20 hours getting the application together.
"I've never been nominated before," Silver said. "It's an application process, pretty difficult. It's the type of thing you write several pages of papers and get several letters of support from colleagues, parents and parents of students. It's nothing you do in a couple of hours."
Silver didn't do it for herself, she said.
"I didn't see it for me, I saw it as an honor for the school," she said. "I do feel the teachers at Winnacunnet want the community to know what a good school it is."
Residents within the SAU 21 district voted $26 million for a school addition and renovation, including a new gymnasium. The teacher of the year honor, Silver said, is saying to the community: "We appreciate it, the money is well used, we're working hard here."
Hardly a day goes by teachers don't say how much easier it is to teach in the new facilities, she said. There are better labs and six sinks in a room instead of two.
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"My kids now aren't tripping over one another, it's not a safety issue," she said. "There's room to move, room to work."
A special presentation of her award will be given by the National Association of Biology Teachers at its 2007 national convention in Atlanta.
This isn't the first time Silver has represented Winnacunnet in other parts of the country.
In 2005, she was the National Marine Educator of the Year and represented the school in Hawaii.
Three years ago, Silver got to christen the research vessel Henry B. Bigelow, after her students came up with the winning name. The Henry B. Bigelow, named after a famed oceanographer, was built for use at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.
Seven years ago, she was the presidential award winner for science in the state, and spent a week in Washington, D.C.
"It puts Winnacunnet on the map too," Silver said. "Every time my name is there, it says, 'from Winnacunnet High School.'"
Silver has been at Winnacunnet since 1989, currently teaching marine biology and oceanography.
A lot of the work is done outside the classroom.
"My students cleaned the beach, we walked the marsh," she said. "It's across the street from here. We can look out the window see high tide, low tide. I've done four separate activities this spring,"
Silver is on the board of directors of Lighthouse Kids Inc., which raises money to save the White Island Lighthouse at the Isles of Shoals. The students recently took part in a walk-a-thon to raise funds.
Silver is an adviser to the science club and works with the Hampton Beach Beautification Committee planting gardens in three different areas near the beach.
"I tend to like to do things out of school, it's just easier to do it," she said. "The kids are very environmentally aware, they like helping out. It was very satisfying working this spring with kids."
Students are sometimes inspired for a career in biology, such as 2000 graduate Heather Taylor, who now trains dolphins in Florida.
"I have students who have definitely gone into some sort of science, some sort of biology," she said.Married for 31 years, with two children, Silver, and her sister Susan Foote of Seabrook, grew up by the sea. Her father John Foote, was party boat captain for Smith & Gilmore.
"I grew up right at Hampton Beach," she said. "I certainly grew up in a marine biology world. I used to be a fish cleaner. I made money to go to college by digging sea worms."
Silver, 55, graduated from the University of New Hampshire.
This summer, she's working as a crew member on a lobster and island tour boat out of Rye Harbor, the Uncle Oscar.
"I pull the lobster traps," she said, "talk to the people about lobsters. It's an hour-long trip, a great trip for kids."
And her next project? Silver's never applied for New Hampshire Teacher of the year.
"New Hampshire teacher of the year," said Silver, "that's a hard one."


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Serious Reads: Eating Aliens, by Jackson Landers
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Invasive plants and animals are often responsible for destroying natural habitats and taking the place of native species. Such disruption can cause a loss of biodiversity and result in permanent environmental damage. Jackson Landers, hunter and author of popular blog The Locavore Hunter, decided to address the issue of invasive animals as best he knew how: by hunting them. In Eating Aliens: One Man's Adventures Hunting Invasive Animal Species, he details sixteen months spent traveling around the country and tracking down invasive species. Along the way, he meets plenty of characters and samples odd—though usually delicious—cuisine.
What I most admired about this book was Landers' balanced and curious tone. Though most of his hosts in various locales were themselves hunters of invasive animals, Landers still appreciates the unique beauty that even invasive species bring to an ecosystem. He is obviously in favor of hunting, but does so conscientiously, and speaks of it with a clear awareness that the reader may or may not hold the same opinions as him.
Most of the species that Landers discusses have unfamiliar names. Lionfish, black spiny-tailed iguanas, nutria, aoudad. What are these creatures? Lionfish are aggressive, venomous sea dwellers with a propensity to sting and occasionally kill nearby snorkelers. Nutria are dubbed "swamp rats" for their similarity in appearance to a giant rodent. Black spiny-tailed iguanas are, well, self-explanatory, and apparently taste like chicken.
And Landers would know—he cooked and ate every invasive animal he was able to kill. From wild pigs to green crabs to Chinese mystery snails, he sampled them all. His overarching philosophy is that the primary way humans can control invasive animals is to eat them out of existence. But first, he had to see how they tasted. Most of the creatures tasted something like their more common counterparts—pig like pig, lionfish like carp, iguana like, well, chicken. By simple grilling, these maligned animals became dinner.
Landers is a vivid and engaging author. His knowledge of hunting is extensive, but he's able to talk about the sport in an open, accessible, and non-prescriptive way. I found myself surprisingly drawn into his adventures and enthusiastically turning the pages. Even if invasive species themselves don't pique your interest, Eating Aliens is worth a read for its literary value alone.
About the Author: A student in Providence, Rhode Island, Leah Douglas loves learning about, talking about, reading about, and consuming food. Her work has also been featured in Rhode Island Monthly Magazine.
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Kids of unmarried parents, according to all of those studies (of rich moms and poor, educated moms and not-so), are supposed to be failures. They are supposed to abuse drugs, get pregnant, and end up in prison rather than grad school. One-fourth of them are supposed to experience the kind of emotional havoc that renders them useless forever. There is of course no data suggesting that these particular kids might have had similar paths regardless of the number of adults sleeping down the hall. But beyond that there is also the beauty that emerges from the strain, the impediments, even the sometimes terrifying knowledge that their parents might fail them. No single mom wants to fail them—provide less, teach less, support less, be less—but it is in our minds that we might. So we struggle, and over the long term, we impart to our children that struggle can be good. This is something they know intimately.
First, the easy lessons: money. Work hard for it. Save it. Choose what to spend it on. My kids have seen me write for a living at home, tutor, teach classes, and sew purses at the kitchen table so that I could be available to them after school. They know that I could earn more as a "regular" employee, but they've figured out how to assess the value of each option and of other things. They never ask for anything that costs a lot. They thank me for making dinner each night. When they were in elementary school, they put $124.58 in an envelope and gave it to me. It was everything that they had saved. I took one of the dollars and wrote on it: "This is my birthday present from my wonderful daughters who are selfless and sincere and my very special comrades." I gave the rest back to them and told them not to ever worry. The bill is in a frame on a bookshelf by my desk.