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Tax advice, perhaps. Power-Point skills. These are the kind of things you might ask of your typical economic development manager. But surfing lessons?
These days, Tyson Touchie's official job as economic development manager has him helping develop the lands of his Ucluelet First Nation on the wet and picturesque west coast of Vancouver Island.
This presumably, involves a lot of meetings, emails and other boring things that tend to be done by people wearing neckties, and it has led to the ongoing development of the beautiful Wya Point Resort near the famously rugged Pacific Rim National Park Reserve south of Tofino, B.C. But if you're in luck and check in at the Wya Surf Shop when Touchie is milling around, you might find yourself catching a wave under his tutelage. With his flowing surfer hair and easygoing charisma, you wouldn't think him out of place scarfing fish tacos in board shorts or driving a VW minibus with a board strapped to the roof.
But you'll eventually get him talking about the history and culture of the Ucluelet First Nation, or the opportunities on which the band is trying to capitalize since being given control over economic development through the treaty process.
And you might just picture him wearing that necktie.
Wya Point Resort is the embodiment of the ambitions of Touchie and other members of the band, but it's also a sign of change in one of Canada's developing tourist regions. The region, which includes Long Beach, Pacific Rim park and the towns of Tofino and Ucluelet, located 40 kilometres apart on the Pacific Rim Highway, has, over the years, matured from a collection of shaggy surf towns into a more complete tourist region (OK, it's still pretty shaggy in some places).
The addition of Wya Point Resort adds a new element to the region, with the promise of First Nations' cultural tourism amid a beautiful setting for resort seekers.
Over the past several years, the band has slowly opened up its coastal land to tourists. First it was a small campground built into the rainforest only steps from the beach. During my recent visit, on a typically soggy morning, the fog hung in the air over the tents in a way that inspires thoughts of rainforest mysticism in some people and memories of the Twilight movies in others (parts of the films were shot here).
Later, the band built a series of yurts designed to appeal to glampers, provided they lean more toward the "glam" than the "camping." The circular, permanent tents include power, gas fireplaces and a million-dollar view over the rocky shore.
The most recent step in Wya Point's development is the construction of a handful of single-family, off-thegrid cedar lodges built into the rainforest (developers boast of having removed only one tree to accommodate the lodges) on a quiet, sandy beach surrounded by rocky outcroppings. This is about as rustic as you can get while still feeling pampered - power comes from generators, water comes from bottles, and Instagram updates come from a rather spotty Wi-Fi connection (this is beyond cellphone range). But given the view, and the intoxicating cedar smell that hangs in the lodge, you won't miss it.
Compared to many of the resorts at nearby Tofino, Wya Point is quiet and rustic, and is being sold on its connection to the First Nations.
The Ucluelet band also recently took over the nearby interpretative centre on Wickaninnish Beach within Pacific Rim National Park Preserve and refocused it on the lives of the local First Nations.
Everyone, from the teenage girl working the convenience store to the artist who built wood carvings for each lodge, was enthusiastically forthcoming about Ucluelet history and culture. For a region that's built itself on the promise of waves, whalewatching and the outdoors, it's a natural cultural addition for tourists.
At the same time, the region seems to be at little risk of losing what made it a destination in the first place. Surfboards are still shlepped on bicycles all over the place. Food is fresh and great just about everywhere, and not just the semi-famous Sobo and Tacofino. We ate great barbecue at Hanks in Ucluelet and had a halibut-to-diefor at Tofino's Spotted Bear Bistro.
You also tend to run into Jacks-of-all-trades like Touchie. Case in point: the guy who built the scenic Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet, who you're likely to spot on the lush trail repairing walkways with a no-guff kind of charm, is a local legend who goes by the name of Oyster Jim on account of the fishmongering business he once operated. (And speaking of Jacks-of-all-trades, you might find yourself, like I did, on a tiny departing plane beside actor Jason Priestley, who was more than happy to chat about his other job, as co-owner of Ucluelet's Terrace Beach Resort).
Touchie fits this island mould as well as anyone. Over a Wya Surf Shop salmon burger, he held forth on everything from First Nations development plans to an idea to co-operate with neighbouring bands on energy generation, to the importance of the sea in the culture of his people.
And he did all of it in a dripping wetsuit and flip-flops. This is surfing country after all.
Parts of the trip were provided by Wya Point Resort and Destination B.C. This article was not reviewed nor approved prior to publication.
You can rent a car in Tofino and make the drive to Ucluelet in about 30 minutes. Wya Point Resort is in Ucluelet.


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Guide to Decoding Reconnaisance Schedules ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A = Requested on-station time for each complete pattern. B = Mission identifier. Part of the aircraft's tail number is in that. C = Estimated time of departure from originating station. D = Departure Station (KHST is Homestead, Florida. I think that you and the weather community has these.) E = Forecast position of storm / hurricane. F = Destination station (where aircraft is scheduled to return). G = Pattern to fly. The only one he had time to tell me is that ALPHA is an X pattern with 105 mile legs. They go in, fly about 105 miles, exit, go counter-clockwise and then fly the other 105 mile leg. H = The forecast movement to be used calculating each pattern location. I = Comments. (Information from Orville Bullitt) Guide to Decoding Reconnaisance Reports ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is presented for those who need a comprehensive decoding of the topical recon and dropsonde reports. The term 'vortex' data message actually represents one vendors terminology for getting this data and should be ignored for all practical purposes. I believe most of us will be using the headers starting with URxxxx KMIA for obtaining the majority of the observations. Over that past few years, I've been able to get the info I needed with the URNTxx and UZNTxx headers (all from KMIA). This does not mean that there are not other headers. ------------------------------------------------------------- VORTEX DATA MESSAGE/RECON REPORT The VORTEX message is actually a combination of three types of reports: the vortex data message..the supplemental vortex data message..and the reconassaince report. Each of these types of reports will now be discussed, beginning with the vortex data message. The following information is designed to aid in the interpretation of the abbreviated and detailed vortex data messages. After a step by step explanation, a sample message will be displayed. Both the abbreviated and detailed vortex data messages are trans- mitted in an alphabetical manner. In each report, a letter of the alphabet is followed by information about the center of the tropical circulation. This information includes such items as lat/long of the center, temperatures inside and outside of the eye of the storm, wind information, minimum pressures, etc. Here is a breakdown of the message: The first line of the report gives the mission identifier...this consists of: 1-Agency; 2-aircraft number; 3-number of missions in this storm system; 4-depression number; 5-storm name. AF554 WX OB 03 KMIA means this mission is flown by the Air Force, with aircraft number 554; observation number 3, reported to Miami. The second line gives the name of the type of report, either ABBREVIATED VORTEX DATA MESSAGE or DETAILED VORTEX DATA MESSAGE A. Date and time of fix...06/1634Z means the report is from the sixth day of the month, at 1634Z. B. Latitude of the vortex fix in degrees and minutes...26 DEG 00 MIN N Longitude of the vortex fix in degrees and minutes...88 DEG 00 MIN W C. Minimum height of a standard pressure level, given in meters... 700 MB 3150 M means the lowest height of the 700 mb level was found to be 3150 meters above sea level. D. Estimate of maximum surface wind observed in knots...30 KT means the highest estimated surface wind is 30 kts with this particular storm system. E. Bearing and range from center of the maximum surface wind, given in degrees and nautical miles...180 DEG 18 NM means the 30 kt wind mentioned in D above is 18 nm south of the center of the storm. F. Maximum flight level wind near storm center with direction from center given in degrees, and speed in knots...110 DEG 45 KT means that the wind is from 110 degrees at 45 knots. G. Bearing and range from center of maximum flight level wind, given in degrees and nautical miles from the storm center...180 DEG 15 NM means the maximum wind given in F above was found 15 nautical miles south of the storm center. H. Minimum sea level pressure computed from dropsonde or extrapolation from within 1500 feet of the sea surface, given in millibars... 1005 MB DROPSONDE means that the lowest pressure found was 1005 millibars and was determined from a dropsonde. I. Maximum flight level temperature in Celcius / Pressure altitude in meters, OUTSIDE the eye...09 C / 3082 M means that at the flight level of 700 millibars, the highest temperature outside the eye is 9 degrees C at a pressure altitude of 3082 meters. J. Maximum flight level temperature in Celcius / Pressure altitude in meters, INSIDE the eye...10 C / 3040 M means that at the flight level of 700 millibars, the highest temperature inside the eye is 10 degrees C at a pressure altitude of 3040 meters. K. Dewpoint temperature in Celcius / Sea surface temperature in Celcius inside the eye...08 C / 26 C means that the dewpoint was 8 degrees C inside the eye, and the temperature of the sea surface was 26 degrees C. L. Eye character...brief verbal description such as poorly defined, closed wall, open to NW, etc. M. Eye shape orientation and diameter...Eye shapes are codes as follows: C-circular; CO-concentric; E-elliptical. Orientation of major axis of ellipse is transmitted in tens of degrees, and all diameters are transmitted in nautical miles. Examples.. E09/15/5 means elliptical eye oriented with major axis thru 90 degrees (and also 270 degrees), with length of major axis 15 nm, and length of minor axis 5 nm. CO8-14 means concentric eye with inner eye diameter 8 miles, and outer diameter 14 miles. N. Confirmation of lat/long/time fix with format as in A and B above. O. Fix determined by / fix level...There are five means of determining fixes and nine means of indicating fix level. The fix determination will be a series of one to five numbers depending on how many items were used to determine the position of the storm center. The coding is as follows: 1-Penetration, 2-Radar, 3-Wind, 4-Pressure, 5-Temperature. The fix level will be either one or two numbers, depending on whether or not the surface and flight level centers were the same. The surface center will be given if visible, both the surface and flight level centers will be indicated only when they're the same. The coding is as follows: 0-surface, 1-1500 ft, 8-850 mb, 7-700 mb, 5-500 mb, 4-400 mb, 3-300 mb, 2-200 mb, 9-Other. Example: 1245/07 means the fix was determined by four means..penetration, radar, temperature, and pressure. The fix level was both at the surface and at 700 mb. P. Navigation fix accuracy in nm / Meteorological accuracy in nm... 5/10 means the center is located within 5 nm of the lat-long given for the center, with a meteorological accuracy to 10 nm. Q. Remarks Section. Sample report: AF554 WX OB 03 KMIA DETAILED VORTEX DATA MESSAGE A. 06/1634Z B. 26 DEG 00 MIN N 88 DEG 00 MIN W C. 700 MB 3150 M D. 30 KT E. 180 DEG 18 NM F. 110 DEG 45 KT G. 180 DEG 15 NM H. 1005 MB DROPSONDE I. 09 C/ 3082 M J. 10 C/ 3040 M K. 8 C/ 26 C L. POORLY DEFINED M. C08-14 N. 26 DEG 00 MIN N 88 DEG 00 MIN W O. 1245/07 P. 5/10 Q. NONE -------------------- The supplemental vortex data message differs from many of the other types of messages in that all data is from the flight level of the aircraft. The format for decoding these reports is quite similar to the traditional RAOB decode. Height, temperature, dewpoint, wind direction and speed are decoded almost identically. The generic format of this type of report for the north Atlantic is as follows: URNT14 KMIA DDTTTT AA ### MMXX NAME SUPPLEMENTARY VORTEX DATA MESSAGE 01LaLaLa 1LoLoLoLo 1jHHH 1TTTdTd ddfff 02LaLaLa 2LoLoLoLo 2jHHH 2TTTdTd ddfff 03LaLaLa 3LoLoLoLo 3jHHH 3TTTdTd ddfff 04LaLaLa 4LoLoLoLo 4jHHH 4TTTdTd ddfff 05LaLaLa 5LoLoLoLo 5jHHH 5TTTdTd ddfff etc...etc...etc MFLaLaLa MLoLoLoLo MFfff Some comments about the above code: Data are collected at 15 nm intervals both approaching and departing the storm. When approaching, data normally starts at 105 nm from the center and at 15 nm intervals thereafter. When departing the storm, data normally starts 15 nm from the center and at 15 nm intervals there- after. The indicator numbers at the beginning of each group are simply used to distinguish one group from another. For example, the first data report is labeled 01, and everything at that same lat/long location has the number 1 in front. The next data sample (15 nm later) is labeled 02/2, the next sample is 03/3, etc. The line by line decode breaks down as follows: UR 14 is the name of this report. Atlantic reports are coded URNT14 KMIA is the location of the recipient of the message (Miami) DDTTTT is the day and time of the report in Greenwich AA is the Agency providing the report. AF is Air Force, NOAA is NOAA ### is the aircraft number flying the mission MM is the number of the mission for this storm XX is the depression number, or simply XX if not a depression or greater NAME is the name of the storm, if any LaLaLa is the latitude of the report in degrees/tenths LoLoLoLo is the longitude of the report in degrees/tenths jHHH is the pressure height data in the following format: j=0 means sea level data follows with HHH in whole millibars j=1 means 200 mb data follows with HHH in geopotential decameters j=2 means 850 mb data follows with HHH in geopotential meters j=3 means 700 mb data follows with HHH in geopotential meters j=4 means 500 mb data follows with HHH in geopotential decameters j=5 means 400 mb data follows with HHH in geopotential decameters j=6 means 300 mb data follows with HHH in geopotential decameters j=7 means 250 mb data follows with HHH in geopotential decameters j=8 D - Value in geopotential decameters; if neg, 500 is added to HHH j=9 means no absolute altitude data available, or geopotential data is not within +/- 30 meters/4 mb accuracy requirements MF means that maximum flight level wind data follows TTTdTd is the temperature/dewpoint in degrees Celcius. Add 50 if negative ddfff is the true direction of flight level wind in tens of degrees with fff being the speed of wind in knots / means data unknown or unobtainable The following is a sample message with a partial decode following: URNT14 KMIA 211730 AF 966 0411 FREDERIC OB 14 SUPPLEMENTARY VORTEX DATA MESSAGE 01178 10899 13107 10908 36027 02177 20895 23100 20908 35042 03178 30891 33092 30807 36052 04177 40887 43088 40907 35070 05178 50883 53070 50908 36088 06178 60880 63000 61010 35108 07178 70877 73882 71211 35120 MF178 M0877 MF120 OBS 01 AT 1530Z OBS 07 AT 1600Z OBS 01 SFC WIND 36025 01177 10872 13000 11010 18120 02178 20868 23070 21009 17098 03178 30862 33088 30909 18080 04177 40858 43093 40908 17050 05177 50854 53102 50908 17048 06178 60850 63108 60905 18031 07177 70844 73114 70902 18025 MF177 M0872 MF120 OBS 1 AT 1630Z OBS 07 AT 1700Z OBS 07 SFC WIND 16025 REMARKS HEAVY RAIN OUTBOUND The first three lines identify the report in detail... URNT14 is the report header KMIA signifies the report is being sent to Miami 211730 means this is the 21st day...1730Z AF means this mission is being flown by the Air Force 966 is the aircraft number 0411 means this is the fourth mission for this tropical system, and this is the 11th tropical depression of the season FREDERIC means that depression number 11 has gained tropical storm status and is named Frederic OB 14 means this is the 14th observation from this mission (4th) The first data line decodes as follows: 01178...latitude is 17.8 degrees 10899...longitude is 89.9 degrees 13107...700 mb report at a height of 3107 meters 10908...temperature is 9 C / dewpoint is 8 C 36027...wind is 360 degrees at 27 kts The second data line decodes as follows: 02177...latitude is 17.7 degrees 20895...longitude is 89.5 degrees 23100...700 mb report at a height of 3100 meters 20908...temperature is 9 C / dewpoint is 8 C 35042...wind is 350 degrees at 42 kts ...the remainder of the message for groups 03 thru 07 decodes in the exact same manner... MF178...maximum wind latitude is 17.8 degrees M0877...maximum wind longitude is 87.7 degrees MF120...maximum wind speed at these coordinates was 120 kts OBS 01 AT 1530Z...first set of data taken at 1530Z OBS 07 AT 1600Z...last set of data taken at 1600Z OBS 01 SFC WIND 36025...surface wind at 1530Z was 360 degrees/25 kts ------------------- Reconnaissance reports, provide valuable information about the structure of tropical weather systems. This is the raw coded report sent from the aircraft to the National Hurricane Center. This message contains meteorological information including pressure, temperature, wind, clouds and turbulence. In addition, information about the capabilities of the aircraft are included, such as radar ability, means of wind speed determination, etc. Some of these reports are mandatory, and others are intermediate. Also, some reports provide additional data at the end that is not considered mandatory, but is useful. The following is the generic code used in the reports. Each item will be discussed separately, with a sample report decoded at the end. SYMBOLIC FORM ------------------- Section One..Mandatory 9XXX9 GGggI YQLaLaLa LoLoLoBf hhhdd ddfff TTTdTdw /jHHH ------------------- Section Two..Additional (appended to section one when available) 1kNsNsNs ChhHH ..... ..... 4ddff 6WsSsWdd 7IrItSbSe 7hhHH 8ddSrOe 8EwElci 9ViTwTwTw ------------------- Section Three..Intermediate 9XXX9 GGggI YQLaLaLa LoLoLoBf hhhdd ddfff TTTdTdw /jHHH ------------------- As can be seen above, each message consists of groups of five numbers. The positioning of each number in a group, and also the indicator numbers at the beginning of some groups, helps in the decode of the report. Beginning with section one, the mandatory reports, here is the breakdown of the code: 9XXX9...The 9's on either end of this group are simply indicator numbers. The XXX can be any of three possibilities depending on the aircraft. 222..means this is a mandatory report without radar capability. 555..means this is an intermediate report with or without radar capability. 777..means this is a mandatory report with radar capability. GGggI...GG is the hour of the report; gg is the minute of the report; I is an indicator regarding aircraft height and dewpoint sensing capability. 0..No dewpoint capability / aircraft below 10000 meters 1..No dewpoint capability / acft at or abv 10000 meters 2..No dewpoint cap / acft blo 10000 m / fl temp blo -50C 3..No dewpoint cap / acft aoa 10000 m / fl temp blo -50C 4..Dewpoint capability / aircraft below 10000 meters 5..Dewpoint capability / acft at or above 10000 meters 6..Dewpoint cap / acft below 10000 m / fl temp blo -50C 7..Dewpoint cap / acft aoa 10000 m / fl temp blo -50C YQLaLaLa...Y is the day of the week..Sunday=1...Saturday=7 Q is the quadrant of the globe the aircraft is located using the following decode... 0..0-90N / 0-90W 1..0-90N / 90W-180 2..0-90N / 180-90E 3..0-90N / 90E-0 4..Not used 5..0-90S / 0-90W 6..0-90S / 90W-180 7..0-90S / 180-90E 8..0-90S / 90E-0 LaLaLa is the latitude in tenths of degrees. 268 would be 26.8 degrees LoLoLoBf...LoLoLo is the longitude of the aircraft in tenths of degrees. 880 would be 88.0 degrees, 110 would be 11.0 or 111.0 depending on the quadrant of the globe indicator in the last group. B..Turbulence group as follows.. 0..No turbulence 1..Mdt turbulence..in clear air..infrequent 2..Mdt turbulence..in clear air..frequent 3..Mdt turbulence..in cloud..infrequent 4..Mdt turbulence..in cloud..frequent 5..Severe turbulence..in clear air..infrequent 6..Severe turbulence..in clear air..frequent 7..Severe turbulence..in cloud..infrequent 8..Severe turbulence..in cloud..frequent f..Conditions along route of flight as follows.. 0..In the clear 8..In and out of clouds 9..In clouds all the time /..Impossible to determine due to darkness or some other cause. hhhdtda...hhh gives the pressure altitude of the aircraft to the nearest decameter dtda..gives information about the wind group that follows. dt specifies if the wind is 0) Spot wind; 1) Average wind; or / meaning no wind report. da specifies how the winds were obtained, with 0) Winds obtained using doppler radar or inertial systems; 1) Winds obtained using other navigation equipment / techniques; / Navigator unable to determine wind or wind not compatible. ddfff...Wind direction and speed at the flight level of the aircraft. This is coded using the standard meteorological conventions. TTTdTdw...The temperature, dewpoint, present weather group at flt lvl. TT is the temperature in Celcius. If the temperature is negative, 50 is added to the absolute value of the temperature, and any hundreds digits are omitted. For example, a temperature of -60 would be coded as 10 (60+50=110 with hundreds omitted) To determine if the temperature is really +10 or -110, see the indicator number in the time group above. Msg temps are denoted as //. TdTd is the dewpoint at flight level. Dewpoints are encoded the same as temperature. When the dewpoint is colder than -49.4C, it is reported as // and a plain language remark is added with the actual dewpoint, i.e. DEW POINT -53C. w is the present weather group with the following meanings.. 0..Clear 1..Scattered clouds 2..Broken clouds 3..Overcast / Undercast 4..Fog, thick dust or haze 5..Drizzle 6..Rain (continuous or intermittent from stratoform clouds) 7..Snow, or rain and snow mixed 8..Rain (continuous or intermittent from cumuliform clouds) 9..Thunderstorm /..Unknown for any cause, including darkness /jHHH.../ is an indicator for this group j is the code for the level being reported by HHH in this group. The code is as follows... 0..Sea level pressure in millibars (1000's omitted) 1..200 mb lvl in geopotential decameters (1000s omitted) 2..850 mb lvl in geopotential meters (1000's omitted) 3..700 mb lvl in geopotential meters (1000's omitted) 4..500 mb lvl in geopotential decameters 5..400 mb lvl in geopotential decameters 6..300 mb lvl in geopotential decameters 7..250 mb lvl in geopotential decameters (1000s omitted) 8..D value in geopotential decameters (if negative, 500 is added to HHH) 9..No absolute altitude available, or geopotential data not within + or - 30 meters / 4 mb accuracy requirements. HHH..Geopotential height or sea level pressure of the level specified in the j indicator just above. The following sample report will now be decoded: AF360 WX OB 04 KMIA 97779 19324 40267 88600 55100 01012 56761 /4587 The above report states that the aircraft is Air Force with an identification number 360. This is the 4th observation being reported to Miami. This is a mandatory report and the aircraft is equipped with radar. The report time is 1932Z on Wednesday, the acft is blo 10000 meters and has dewpoint measuring capability. The report is from quadrant 0 which is in the northern hemisphere between 0 and 90W, at latitude 26.7N and longitude 88.6W. No turbulence or clouds were reported. The geopotential height of the aircraft at flt lvl is 5510 meters. Spot winds of 12 kts from 010 degrees were measure using doppler radar. The flight level is 5510 meters where the temperature is -6C and the dewpoint is -26C. Present weather is clear. The height of the 500 millibar surface is 5870 meters above sea level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section Two..Additional (appended to section one when available) 1kNsNsNs ChhHH ..... ..... 4ddff 6WsSsWdd 7IrItSbSe 7hhHH 8ddSrOe 8EwElci 9ViTwTwTw This section is not always included, but when it is available, it is appended onto sections one or three with no special distinctive heading. Thus, if the mandatory or intermediate reports have extra groups, it is assumed that the format of these groups takes on the form of the generic code listed immediately above. The decode of section two..additional data..is as follows: 1kNsNsNs...1 is the indicator for this cloud group. k is the total number of cloud levels observed Ns is the eighths coverage of the most significant cloud present Ns is the eighths coverage of the second most significant cloud present Ns is the eighths coverage of the third most significant cloud present ------------------------ NOTE..IF MORE THAN THREE CLOUD LAYERS ARE OBSERVED, ANOTHER 1 GROUP WILL FOLLOW THAT REPORTS THE REMAINING LAYER INFORMATION ------------------------ Chshshtht...C is the cloud type corresponding to the first Ns report above. C is determined from the table below: 0..cirrus 1..cirrocumulus 2..cirrostratus 3..altocumulus 4..altostratus 5..nimbostratus 6..stratocumulus 7..stratus 8..cumulus 9..cumulonimbus /..Cloud type unknown due to darkness or other phenomena. hshs is the base of the cloud given in hundreds of feet if the number is below 50, i.e. 34 is 3400 feet. Numbers coded between 51 and 55 are not used. Numbers coded between 56 and 79 are cloud bases in in thousands of feet when 50 is subtracted from the number, i.e. 62 is a base of 12000 ft (62-50=12) htht is the top of the cloud using the same decode as the base given above. ------------------------ AT THIS POINT THERE WILL BE A FIVE NUMBER CLOUD GROUP (CHsHsHtHt) FOR EACH CLOUD LAYER AS INDICATED IN THE 1kNsNsNs GROUP. EACH OF THESE CLOUD GROUPS WILL FOLLOW THE FORM AS DETAILED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE, WITH CLOUD TYPE, FOLLOWED BY BASE HEIGHT AND TOP HEIGHT. ------------------------ 4ddff...4 is the indicator that surface wind data follows dd is the wind direction to the nearest ten degrees. 50 is added is the wind is over 100 kts. ff is the wind speed in knots. Wind speeds above 130 kts are not coded. 6WsSsWddw...6 is the group indicator Ws gives any significant weather changes as listed in the following table... 0..No change 1..Marked wind shift 2..Beginning or ending of marked turbulence 3..Marked temperature change (non-altitude) 4..Precipitation begins or ends 5..Change in cloud forms 6..Fog or ice fog begins or ends 7..Warm front 8..Cold front 9..Front, type not specified Ss is the distance of occurence of Ws above, where 0..No report 1..Previous position 2..Present position 3..30 nm 4..60 nm 5..90 nm 6..120 nm 7..150 nm 8..180 nm 9..More than 180 nm Wd is the distant weather, where 0..No report 1..Signs of a tropical cyclone 2..Ugly threatening sky 3..Duststorm or sandstorm 4..Fog or ice fog 5..Waterspout 6..Cirrostratus shield or bank 7..Altostratus / altocumulus shield or bank 8..Line of heavy cumulus 9..Cumulonimbus heads or thunderstorms dw is the bearing of Wd above, where 0..No report 1..NE 2..E 3..SE 4..S 5..SW 6..W 7..NW 8..N 9..All directions 7IrItSbSe...7 is the icing group indicator Ir is the rate of icing, where 7..Light 8..Moderate 9..Severe / Unknown or contrails It is the type of icing, where 0..None 1..Rime ice in clouds 2..Clear ice in clouds 3..Mixed ice in clouds 4..Rime ice in precipitation 5..Clear ice in precipitation 6..Mixed ice in precipitation 7..Frost (icing in clear air) 8..Nonpersistent contrails (under 1/4 nm long) 9..Persistent contrails Sb is the distance to beginning of ice, using the same table as dw above Se is the distance to ending of ice, using the same table as dw above 7hihiHiHi...7 is the icing group indicator hihi is the base of the icing, the same format as that used to report cloud bases hshs noted previously HiHi is the top of the icing, the same format as that used to report cloud bases hshs noted previously 8drdrSrOe...8 is the echo group indicator drdr is the bearing of the echo center in tens of degrees azimuth Sr is the distance to echo center, where 0..0 nm 1..10 nm 2..20 nm 3..30 nm 4..40 nm 5..50 nm 6..60-80 nm 7..80-100 nm 8..100-150 nm 9..Greater than 150 nm /..Unknown Oe is the orientation of echo, where 0..Circular 1..NNE-SSW 2..NE-SW 3..ENE-WSW 4..E-W 5..ESE-WNW 6..SE-NW 7..SSE-NNW 8..S-N /..Unknown 8EwElceie...8 is the echo indicator group Ew is the echo width or diameter using the same format as Sr above El is the length of major axis using the same format as Sr above ce is the character of the echo, where 1..Scattered area 2..Solid area 3..Scattered line 4..Solid line 5..Scattered all quadrants 6..Solid, all quads /..Unknown ie is the intensity of the echo, where 2..Weak 5..Moderate 8..Strong /..Unknown 9ViTwTwTw...9 is the group indicator Vi is the inflight visibility, where 1..0 to 1 nm 2..1 to 3 nm 3..over 3 nm TwTwTw is the sea surface temperature in tenths of degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section Three..Intermediate 9XXX9 GGggI YQLaLaLa LoLoLoBf hhhdd ddfff TTTdTdw /jHHH The decode of section three is exactly the same as that in section one..mandatory information..as described above. DROPSONDE OBSERVATION Dropsondes released by reconnaissance aircraft are encoded in a manner similar to the mandatory and significant level raob data commonly used. These reports contain important pressure, temperature and moisture information. The XXAA message gives mandatory pressure level information, while the XXBB message gives significant pressure level data. The following is a decode of the mandatory portion of the dropsonde report: GENERIC CODE... XXAA YYGGI 99LaLaLa QLoLoLoLo MMMUU 99PPP TTTDD ddfff P1P1hhh TTTDD ddfff P2P2hhh TTTDD ddfff...PnPnhhh TTTDD ddfff 88PPP TTTDD ddfff 77PPP ddfff 4vvvv The first line of the report gives the mission identifier...this consists of: 1-Agency; 2-aircraft number; 3-number of missions in this storm system; 4-depression number; 5-storm name. AF554 WX OB 03 KMIA means this mission is flown by the Air Force, with aircraft number 554; observation number 3, reported to Miami. XXAA...mandatory level data follows YYGGI...YY is the day of the month, GG is the time in Z, I is a wind indicator, with a / meaning wind information is missing. 99LaLaLa...99 is a group indicator with LaLaLa being the latitude in tenths of a degree. QLoLoLoLo...Q is the quadrant of the globe of this report, with 1 being North latitude and East longitude, 3 being South latitude and East longitude, 5 being South latitude and West longitude, 7 being North latitude and West longitude, LoLoLoLo is the longitude in tenths of a degree. MMMUU...MMM is the Marsden square number of the reporting location, UU is the units digit of the latitude and longitude respectively. 99PPP...99 means that surface data follows, PPP is the pressure at the surface in tenths of a millibar (9 or 10 is assumed in front of the number). TTTDD...TTT is the sfc temperature in tenths of a degree Celcius. If the third digit (tenths) is odd, the number is negative; if its even, the number is positive. DD is the dewpoint depression. If 50 or less, its the depression in degrees and tenths; if 56 or more, subtract 50 and its the depression in whole degrees. ddfff...ddfff is the wind direction/speed at the surface using the standard meteorological format. P1P1hhh...the first mandatory pressure level data follows, with 00 being 1000 mb, 85 being 850 mb, 70 being 700 mb, etc. hhh is the height of this level in meters above sea level. TTTDD...the temperature and dewpoint depression at this level using the format mentioned above. ddfff...the wind direction/speed as outlined above. ---------------- OTHER MANDATORY LEVEL DATA FOLLOWS HERE FOLLOWING THE FORMAT
FOR EACH LEVEL. ---------------- 88PPP...88 is the indicator meaning tropopause data follows; PPP is the pressure at the tropopause. 88999 means that tropopause information is unavailable. TTTDD...temperature and dewpoint depression at the tropopause. ddfff...wind direction and speed at the tropopause. 77PPP...77 is the indicator meaning maximum wind level data follows; PPP is the pressure at the level of maximum wind. 77999 means that maximum wind information is not available. ddfff...the wind direction and speed of the maximum wind 4vvvv...4 is the indicator meaning wind shear information follows. The first vv group is the wind shear from the level of max wind to 3000 ft below the level of max wind; the second vv group is the wind shear from 3000 feet above the level of max wind down to the level of max wind. This group is optional. AF977 WX OB 05 KMIA XXAA 1717/ 99260 70892 08169 99018 27836 00158 26833 85574 17220 70206 08040 88999 77999 The following is a decode of the above sample report: Report from Air Force aircraft number 977, weather observation #5 sent to Miami on the 17th at 17Z, wind data msg. Report is from latitude 26.0N and 89.2W which is in quadrant 7 of the globe in Marsden square number 81. The units digit of the latitude is 6, the units digit of the longitude is 9. Surface pressure is 1001.8 mb with a temperature of 27.8 degrees C and a dewpoint depression of 3.6 degrees C. The height of the 1000 mb level is 158 meters above sea level with a temperature of 26.8C and dewpoint depression of 3.3 degrees C. 850 mb level is at 1574 meters above sea level, temperature 17.2 C and dewpoint depression of 2.0 C. 700 mb height is 3206 meters with a temperature 8.0 C and dewpoint depression of 4.0 C. Tropopause and max wind information missing (likely because the dropsonde was released from 700 mb, a standard level for recon reports). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following is a decode of the significant portion of the dropsonde report: GENERIC CODE... XXBB YYGG/ 99LaLaLa QLoLoLoLo MMMUU 00PPP TTTDD ddfff 11PPP TTTDD ddfff...NNPPP TTTDD ddfff The first line of the report gives the mission identifier...this consists of: 1-Agency; 2-aircraft number; 3-number of missions in this storm system; 4-depression number; 5-storm name. AF554 WX OB 03 KMIA means this mission is flown by the Air Force, with aircraft number 554; observation number 3, reported to Miami. XXBB...signifies that significant level data follows. YYGG/ 99LaLaLa qLoLoLo MMMUU follows the exact same format as in the mandatory data above, essentially day, time, lat-long information. 00PPP...00 signifies that surface data follows, with the PPP being the pressure at the surface. TTTDD...the temperature and dewpoint at the surface, using the convention as outlined under the mandatory levels above. ddfff...wind direction and speed at the surface. 11PPP...11 means that the data to follow is for the next highest significant level...with the pressure at that level indicated by PPP in whole millibars. TTTDD...the temperature and dewpoint depression in Celcius at the first significant pressure level. ddfff...the wind direction and speed at the first significant level. 22PPP...22 means that the data to follow is for the next highest significant level...with the pressure at that level indicated by PPP in whole millibars. TTTDD...the temperature and dewpoint depression in Celcius at the second significant pressure level. ddfff...the wind direction and speed at the second significant level. --------------- SIGNIFICANT LEVEL DATA CONTINUES WITH THE FORMAT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT. A sample report is shown below: AF977 WX OB 05 KMIA XXBB 1717/ 99260 70892 08169 00018 27836 11799 13405 22733 09411 33716 08650 44699 08040=

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ST. LOUIS - Michael Morse circled the bases for a grand slam after taking an imaginary swing, and the Washington Nationals cut their magic number for winning the NL East to one Saturday night, beating St. Louis 6-4 on Kurt Suzuki's two-run double in the 10th inning.
The Nationals have put on hold a champagne celebration until they win the division, and were forced to wait at least another day when second-place Atlanta beat the Mets 2-0.
Washington had already assured the nation's capital of its first postseason appearance since 1933. The Nationals can win their first division title on Sunday when a St. Louis native, lefty Ross Detwiler, starts against Cardinals 17-game winner Lance Lynn.
St. Louis' magic number for clinching the second NL wild-card spot remained at three.
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Bryce Harper singled, Ryan Zimmerman doubled and Adam LaRoche drew a full-count walk to load the bases in the first inning.
Morse hit a line drive on the first pitch that cleared the right-field wall and landed in a grassy section beneath a video board. First base umpire Chris Guccione didn't see it, however, and play continued. Right fielder Carlos Beltran made a relay to second baseman Skip Schumaker, who ran down Morse as he retreated toward first.
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"You know, the usual," answered Shraga. "Divrei Torah, of course; singing, jelly doughnuts, latkes, dreidel and other games. If you want to prepare a dvar Torah and a game, that would be great."
"OK, will do," said Pinchas. "And what about bringing stuff? What should I bring?"
"The doughnuts and latkes are already taken care of," said Shraga. "You can bring drinks, if you like. Also, if you have pennies, bring them along for the dreidel game."
"Pennies?! Pennies are passé," Pinchas said, wrinkling his nose. "Let's play for real with dollars! If ten of us each bring 20 dollars, that's a grand pot of 200 dollars!"
"I don't know about that," said Shraga. "It sounds like gambling to me."
"Why is that gambling? Doesn't everyone play dreidel on Chanukah?" asked Pinchas. "What's the difference between pennies and dollars?"
"First of all, not everyone plays for keeps," said Shraga. "Second, it feels different when dealing with small sums or within the family."
"Maybe it feels different, but that not a logical, halachic distinction," replied Pinchas. "Either it's permitted or it's not!"
"I'll tell you what," said Shraga. "Rabbi Dayan invited us over to a Chanukah party tomorrow night. We'll ask him then."
The next night Shraga asked Rabbi Dayan: "Can a bunch of friends play dreidel for keeps with dollars?"
"This touches on an intricate topic called asmachta – a possibly insincere, conditional obligation," said Rabbi Dayan. "Dreidel for money is permissible according to the Rama, but small sums are preferable."
The talmidim perked up their ears.
"The Mishnah [Sanhedrin 24b] lists a dice gambler, mesachek b'kuvya, as disqualified from testifying," explained Rabbi Dayan. "One explanation in the Gemara is that dice gambling is asmachta and is considered by the Sages a form of theft, because the parties are not sincere in their willingness to lose money. The other opinion maintains that dice gambling is not prohibited asmachta and that only an addicted gambler is disqualified, because he is not involved in productive worldly endeavors."
"Why is gambling not asmachta according to the second opinion?" asked Shraga.
"Rashi explains that since the loser knows he has no control over the game and committed nonetheless, he is sincere in his conditional obligation," answered Rabbi Dayan. "Some require that the money also be placed up front on a shared table. Rabbeinu Tam explains that since each party has an equal chance of losing and winning, he is willing to lose in order to have the possibility of gaining."
"What is the halacha?" asked Shraga.
"The Shulchan Aruch [C.M. 370:1-3], following the Rambam, writes that the Sages prohibited mesachek b'kuvya as a form of [rabbinic] theft," answered Rabbi Dayan. "Even against a non-Jew, gambling is frowned upon as a waste of time. The Rama comments that the practice is not to consider dice gambling as theft, so that only an addicted gambler is disqualified. Elsewhere [C.M. 207:13], Rama addresses dice playing at length and cites the explanations of Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam to permit it. Playing dreidel for money is similar to dice playing, and would seem subject to this dispute between the Shulchan Aruch and Rama." (See also Tefilla L'Moshe (Halevi) 5:58)
"What's the difference between large and small sums?" asked Pinchas.
"Some suggest that small sums might be permitted even according to the Shulchan Aruch," answered Rabbi Dayan, "since people are not particular about small sums [Y.D. 160:17; 162:1] and commit sincerely."
"Is there any issue of playing dreidel for keeps within a family, where all the money is provided by the head of household, anyway?" asked Shraga.
"The Shulchan Aruch [O.C. 322:6] prohibits casting a lottery on different size pieces of meat, even during the week, because of kuvya," replied Rabbi Dayan. "Even within a family, where all the food is provided by the head of household, some do not allow it, lest the children become accustomed to gambling with others or idle behavior [M.B. 322:22-23]. On Chanukah, when there is a custom to play dreidel, this should not be an issue, and certainly not according to the Rama, who is more lenient about kuvya."


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Dancing Under the Red Star: The Extraordinary Story of Margaret Werner, the Only American Woman to Survive Stalin's Gulag by Karl Tobien
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Side Note: If you can help it, try not to read too many books about death camps too close together. It can get very depressing and then, even worse, you could become numb to the suffering.
My friend let me borrow this book at the same time that she lent me Unbroken, and I was cautiously optimistic about it. But it was a mistake to read the two so close together because I couldn't help but to compare the writing, and Dancing Under the Red Star, sadly, could not compare.
Karl Tobien, the author, is the son of the book's subject, Margaret Werner Tobien. In some cases, an author close to the subject is able to add depth to the story by virtue of personal knowledge and a more intimate understanding of the subject. Unfortunately, a lack of writing ability will trump all of that. It's not that Tobien is a terrible writer; he's adequate, I suppose. It's just that his level of writing ability can't really do justice to his mother's amazing story.
Margaret Werner moved to Gorky, Russia, when she was a little girl. Her father worked for Ford, and he moved to the factory's plant in Russia during the Great Depression, hoping to improve his family's situation. Unfortunately, things were even worse in Russia than they were back home. But Carl Werner was not one to go back on his word, so he kept his family in Russia.
Because he was American, he was eventually arrested and sent to a work camp. His family never saw him again. A few years later, Margaret was also arrested for treason and espionage. She spent ten years working as a prisoner. She survived, and eventually became the only American woman to survive the gulags (and this isn't a spoiler because it's right there in the title).
Margaret's survival is nothing short of miraculous, but Tobien's telling of his mother's story is oddly lackluster. He kept emphasizing that his mother was the only American in all of the camps. Who cares? Did she suffer more because she was American? Countless Russians died, too. Were their lives worth less? Stalin's cruelty knew no bounds; we've got that. Does it make him so much more of a monster because he wrongfully imprisoned an American woman?
I also had an issue with the title of the book. It led me to believe that there would be more about dance in it, like in Mao's Last Dancer. But there was no mention of dance until well into the second half of the book, and it was only a small part of the story even then.
Karl Tobein is a Christian, and his mother became a Christian later in her life, too. I can appreciate that the cruelty of the gulag helped her to believe in the existence of God, which primed her to believe in the gospel later on. But the inclusion of so many random references to God, with only brief mentions of Margaret's later faith in the appendices, made them seem tacked on just for the sake of mentioning God. I'm a Christian, so I can understand that urge, but if Tobien wanted to share her testimony of faith, I wish he would do it straight out and all at once, instead of scattering it throughout the book.
Ultimately, it's an amazing story that isn't told very well. I blame his editor.


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Identity theft, phishing scams, return-preparer fraud and offshore tax evasion head the annual IRS list of "dirty dozen" tax scams issued Tuesday.
Tax fraud by use of identity theft to claim federal tax refunds topped the 2013 list of scams. Hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting Americans continue to be victimized by thieves who've gained access to the taxpayers' names, Social Security numbers or other identifying information.
The IRS said it prevented the issuance of $20 billion in fraudulent refunds last year, including those related to identity theft. That was up from $14 billion in 2011.
Despite IRS crackdowns, the problem continues to grow. The agency's identity-theft caseload soared to 449,809 in 2012, up more than 80% from 2011, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson reported to Congress in January.
About 3,000 IRS employees are assigned to work on identity-theft cases, more than double the number in late 2011. And the tax agency has a special section on its website, irs.gov, to help taxpayers and victims.
Other scams on this year's "dirty dozen" list:
• Phishing, which typically involves an unsolicited email or fake website designed to lure potential victims into providing personal or financial information that thieves use in identity-theft crimes.
• Return-preparer fraud by unscrupulous tax professionals who file for unwarranted refunds or deductions or who use client information for identity theft scams. Although most return preparers are honest, the IRS urged taxpayers to choose their tax professional carefully.
• Off-shore tax evasion involves Americans who fail to declare and pay taxes on income gained on assets hidden in foreign bank accounts. The IRS has collected $5.5 billion since 2009 from American owners of foreign accounts who have participated in voluntary disclosure programs.
• Ads or flyers that purportedly offer "free money" from the IRS or Social Security Administration. The IRS said to beware of potential scammers who use these false promises to victimize the elderly and others.
Rounding out the "dirty dozen" scams were: tax fraud through impersonation of charitable organizations for donations; filing tax returns with false or inflated income and expenses; falsely claiming tax deductions or credits to which you're not entitled; making frivolous arguments to avoid federal taxes; falsely claiming zero wages; using disguised corporate ownership entities to under-report income or avoid filing tax returns; and misusing trusts in an improper effort to cut or eliminate tax liability.


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BOSTON — When Joe Moore beat out 300 applicants to take the helm as president of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) last month, he set the following goals for the future of the association: to take a larger role in educating the public about the importance of physical activity, to influence public policy to make exercise more accessible to everyone and to strengthen the association's ties with the medical and financial community.
"We want to get doctors to look at exercise as medicine," Moore says. "To that end, IHRSA will examine the ways in which we can effectively make inroads into the medical community."
Moore's experience as a club owner will help him to understand the needs of club owners and the fitness industry, says Michael Levy, chairperson of IHRSA's board. Moore opened his first club in 1972, and his business grew into a health club chain with 20 locations in three states.
Moore has served as the interim leader of the association since July 2006, when John McCarthy, IHRSA's first president and CEO, retired. IHRSA began a search for a replacement in 2005 and considered applicants from inside and outside of the fitness industry.
By the Numbers: IHRSA's Executive Search
Here is a numerical breakdown of IHRSA's more than year-long search for a new president:
- About 300 candidates applied.
- The executive search committee narrowed the list to 20 candidates.
- IHRSA conducted in-person interviews with 15 candidates.
- Eight candidates were selected for second interviews.
- Five finalists were selected for the position.
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Brazil moves to combat 'crack epidemic'
The Brazilian government launched a war on what it called a "crack epidemic", including medical treatment for dependent users and a crackdown on trafficking, particularly in border areas.
"We are facing a crack epidemic in our country," Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, flanked by President Dilma Rousseff and other officials, said in Brasilia.
Between 2003 and 2011, the number of cases of "chemical dependency" in Brazil has increased tenfold, hitting groups and regions which previously had not been affected, Padilha added, without giving further details.
The government reacted with a $2.2 billion plan focusing on prevention, care and repression, said Rousseff.
The plan involves medical care for addicts, a crackdown on cocaine trafficking from the border areas to the cities and a legal reform to quickly destroy confiscated drugs to prevent their diversion, officials said.
There will be "repression without complacency" said Rousseff, recalling the deployment of 6,500 troops since November 23 in the border areas to combat drug and arms trafficking.
A defense ministry official recently told AFP that the governments of neighboring Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay were given advance notice of the troop deployment.
Brazil, with a population of 191 million, shares borders with Argentina, Bolivia, Guyana, Colombia, Suriname, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela as well as with French Guiana.
A study by the National Confederation of Municipalities showed that crack has replaced alcohol consumption in most Brazilian cities and towns due to "the easy access to the drug and the low cost," less than five reals or $2.85.
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I'm learning java and facing this weird situation. I've written a JApplet form which accepts data and passes them as a parameter to another class' constuctor. This another class uses JDBC to connect to PostgreSQL and adds the data to a table. I've tested this class by calling the same constructor from a method in a yet different class which is console based and found it to work well.
Back to the JApplet class file. When I run the form from the netbeans right click menu, I'm able to fill up the form and the data is added to the table. But when I call the applet from a HTML file, the form displays correctly but on pressing the submit button I get ClassNotFoundException. (This is because I don't handle this exception in the class file using JDBC but throw it in the constructor and ultimately catch it in the JApplet class.) What can possibly be going wrong here?
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Do you get all up in their grill?
Categories: Mommy Angst
I love the internet. It's a kittentastic parade of memes, catchphrases, and Urban Dictionary-isms. I would hardly know how to talk to anyone between 11 and 29 if it weren't for the internet. In fact, it is the internet that reminded me of today's title phrase, "All up in my grill."
All up in my grill = Someone who is "in your face". Being excessively annoying or bothersome.
I think that defines parent (from a teenager's perspective, anyway), don't you?


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rocksolid wrote:
I kind of liked the simplicity of the letters and the way they didn't clutter the map - I would really like to avoid having to write anything in the sand of the course, just for aesthetic reasons, so the inside-middle-outside directionality appeals to me, even though I'm a big enemy of East Whateverland in geographical maps. I also liked the way the letters would make it clear which territory followed which. Maybe if each letter were replaced by a word starting with that letter? Names of Roman emperors? D could be Domitian, C could be Caesar, etc.
the letters could have stayed but in the drop down had roman kings is what i think would be best. Eitherway it loosk great. So we can attack diagonal forward at any time?rocksolid wrote:And again...
Once again, preferences on the charioteer graphics are helpful. Right now the dark horse in the lower left is last in the polls - the proverbial "dark horse", if you will.
rocksolid wrote:Do you say Ivlian because the J looks like an I, or because it should be an I and I'm cheating?
I'm not too fond of the parts-of-the-track toponomy - I don't think it would make it any clearer which parts of the map are being referred to, as most people don't seem to know which is the back stretch and which is the home stretch, etc.
Frigidus wrote:but now that it's become relatively popular it's suffered the usual downturn in coolness.
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Are your kids getting restless? Mine are. I decided to create some "fun" centers that would help rejuvenate them. I've shared with y'all SWAT, and while this is still a favorite in our room, it needed a little spicing up. I made this mat/game board with a cheap dollar tree table coat and some clear packing tape and voila! A "new" center. It was a HUGE hit this morning. An added bonus: since you can't take the card if you swat it first, we kept score on the smart board using tally marks, which gave us extra practice on this math skill :)
I'm LOVIN' this next idea. I
stole got it from teacher friend (hi Lana!) that teaches 6th grade. She used it for dictionary skills, which was fabulous. I decided to start it out in my classroom by using it for identifying story elements.
If you would like to create this center, I've uploaded the recording sheet and questions here as a FREEBIE!! :)
I know, it's the most creative title EVER right? haha If anyone has any suggestions on a new name, please feel free to comment and I'll change it. I don't have my heart set on "Roll and Answer" :)
And lastly, I'll leave y'all with a little preview of a new unit I'm working on for one of my most favorite stories of all time Eloise.