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Hi, Officer Norville.

The holidays are coming, and my mom likes to shop.

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Dear Truman the Dragon, Have you ever gotten separated from your parents in a store? I have, and it’s scary! What I figured out was to go to the clerk at the cash register and ask him or her to call my parents to the counter over the store’s speakers. The clerk at the cash register is usually pretty smart — they handle all the money! I just waited with them until my parents got to me. That made more sense to me than wandering around looking and taking a chance on missing them while they were looking for me, too.

The best thing to do when you’re shopping or out and about with your parents is to keep them where you can see them and stay at least three seconds close to them. That means that if they counted 1,2,3 you could touch them by the time they say three. Try it.

It can be fun figuring out just how far three seconds away can be!

Your friend, Officer Norville

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Fun fact: Did you know peanuts are sometimes called groundnuts?

It’s true! Unlike tree nuts such as pecans, peanuts grow underground.

Much more like the sweet potatoes Carver worked with, they’re legumes.

When you’re eating a bagel smothered with peanut butter, what are you thinking? You’re probably not thinking about a man who died in 1943, but maybe you should be.

For many, the name George Washington Carver makes them think of peanuts. The truth is, Carver was up to much more than the great peanut accomplishments he is known for. But thank goodness the plain old peanut has become a simple, small symbol that reminds us of a great American dreamer, teacher and agricultural chemist.

Because George Washington Carver was born a slave, it’s difficult to know exactly when his birthday was. All he knew was that he was born some time

around 1861. Can you imagine not knowing when to celebrate your birthday? Carver didn’t let this unknown fact about his life define who he became.

In 1865, the United States declared slavery to be an extinct practice, and Carver was no longer owned by a slave master. He was about 4, maybe 5 years old at the time, so he remained on his former master’s land until he left to start school around the same age that most of us are already attending middle school.

He grew up to be a great entrepreneur and professor at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which we now know as Tuskegee University in Alabama. During his life, he made amazing scientific advances that led to a better agricultural economy

Sources: www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington-Carver | washington-carver.htm

for the Southern states. A few of the plants he experimented with were peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans. He talked Southern farmers into planting these foods instead of cotton after the cotton plant depleted certain nutrients from the ground. This gave the land a chance to recover.

And it’s true that he found 300 uses for the peanut, but that’s not the whole picture. He also discovered 118 uses for sweet potatoes. If you’ve ever licked a stamp to send a letter, placed a sandwich in a plastic bag or patted on makeup for a dance recital, then you’ve probably used stamp adhesive, plastic or cosmetics that George Washington Carver’s scientific discoveries made possible.

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What do you, elephants, George Washington Carver and China all have in common? It’s grown underground and pairs well with jelly or jam. That’s right — peanuts!

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Maybe you’ve eaten a few peanuts and seen elephants at the circus or in a movie pick up peanuts with their trunks to eat them. You may have even learned in school that George Washington Carver made many, many foods and products from peanuts. But do you know what connection China has to peanuts?

Well, China produces more peanuts than any other country in the whole world.

It’s true! In fact, according to the World Atlas, China produces approximately 8 percent of the world’s peanuts, which is almost twice as many peanuts as the second peanut production runner-up, India.

The United States does love its peanuts, though.

According to the National Peanut Board, it’s the thirdlargest producer of peanuts in the world. The U.S. had

two peanut farmers to serve as presidents. Thanks, Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter! And it has six cities named after these peanuts!

But alas, because China produces the most peanuts, it still wears the peanut crown.

Not everyone calls the small legumes peanuts.

Peanuts are also known as groundnuts, which makes sense because they don’t grow on trees like a lot of other nuts — they grow under the ground like potatoes or carrots!

The National Peanut Board says on its website that in one year the world, as a whole, produces about 29 million metric tons of peanuts. It also explains that for every 12-ounce jar of peanut butter you have in your pantry, it took approximately 540 peanuts to make it! That’s a lot of peanuts!

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WHAT’S IT LIKE DEREK NESBITT TO BE... OF THE Q&A

ATLANTA GLADIATORS with Derek Nesbitt interview by Noah Muszall

Derek Nesbitt is currently in his 13th professional season sixth year with Atlanta and third as Gladiators Captain. The native of Seaforth, Ontario native has 621 points in 782 professional games played the AHL, ECHL, CHL and Austrian league and is the all-time leading goal scorer in Gladiators history with 100 career goals for the franchise.

The 35-year old won the 2006-07 Kelly Cup Championship with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. Before turning pro in 2005-06 with the Glads, Nesbitt played four seasons at Ferris State University in Michigan earning 142 points in 154 games played. Nesbitt now lives in flowery branch Georgia year-round with his wife Whitney and two dogs.

What does it take to become a member on the Atlanta Gladiators hockey team?

Hard work, dedication on and off the ice and always being a student of the game.

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When, and why, did you first become interested in being a professional Hockey player?

When I was four years old and it was just something I always wanted to do.

of smoke and we thought the bus was What do you do every day?

What’s a typical day on the job? on fire.

Get up and go to practice and team meetings. If it’s a non-game day, I’m What’s the best part of your job? done after morning skate. If we have Getting to play the sport I love every day. a game that night I’ll go home, take a nap get a good meal in me and then come back for the game that night.

How has being a player on Your job sounds really fun.

What’s the hardest part of your job?

Being away from my family and wife on long road trips.

a minor league hockey team changed since you first started playing hockey?

There is more speed in the game now and a few of rule changes.

Would you do any other job if What’s the scariest or craziest situation that you’ve encountered you could? as an Atlanta Gladiator?

Being on the PGA tour would be Blown tire on the bus on the way back my second choice but hockey is my dream job. from Norfolk which caused a bunch

What is your favorite hobby or thing to do when you are not working?

Golfing.

What advice would you like to give kids who are interested in becoming a professional hockey player?

You have to love the game and put the time in to get better on your own. You have to do it because you want too not because someone is telling you or forcing you to do it.

Check out the school calendar for November home games! Visit AtlantaGladiators.com for tickets!

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Lead is a naturally occurring element found in the earth’s crust that can be toxic to both humans and animals. Lead can be found in air, soil and water, and human exposure to lead can often be traced to human activities, such as the one-time use of leaded gasolines and previous use of lead-based paints in homes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that lead also may have been used in ceramics, pipes, plumbing materials and even some cosmetics.

Perhaps the most troubling aspect of lead is its potential effect on children. The still-developing brains and nervous systems of children are more sensitive to the harmful effects of lead because their bodies absorb more of it than the bodies of adults.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that the use of lead in house paint, on products marketed to children and in dishes or cookware was banned in the United States in 1978. However, lead may still be found on toys imported from countries that have not yet banned lead.

In addition, toys and collectibles that were produced prior to the ban in the United States may still contain lead that can be harmful to children and adults. Parents who suspect their children have been exposed to lead can speak with their youngsters’ pediatricians, who may order blood tests to check for lead exposure.

CASSINI SAYS GOODBYE

By Teagan Wall

This image of the hexagonal storm on Saturn’s north pole was taken by Cassini in 2013. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

On Sept. 15, the Cassini spacecraft began its final mission. It started its dive into the planet Saturn, where it will gather information and send it back to Earth for as long as possible. During the dive, it will eventually burn up in the atmosphere, much like a meteor. Cassini’s original mission was supposed to last four years, but it has now been orbiting Saturn for more than 13 years!

The spacecraft has seen and discovered so many things in that time. In 2010, Cassini saw a massive storm in Saturn’s northern hemisphere. During this storm, scientists learned that Saturn’s atmosphere has water vapor, which rose to the surface. Cassini also looked at the giant storm at Saturn’s north pole. This storm is shaped like a hexagon. NASA used pictures and other data from Cassini to learn how the storm got its six-sided shape.

Cassini also looked at some of Saturn’s moons, such as Titan and Enceladus. Titan is Saturn’s largest moon. Cassini carried a lander to Titan. The lander, called Huygens, parachuted from Cassini down to the surface of the moon. It turns out, Titan is quite an exciting place! It has seas, rivers, lakes and rain. This means that in some ways, Titan’s landscape looks a bit like Earth. However, its seas and rivers aren’t made of water — they’re made of a chemical called methane.

Cassini also helped us learn that Saturn’s moon Enceladus is covered in ice. Underneath the ice is a giant liquid ocean that covers the whole moon. Tall geysers from this ocean spray out of cracks in the ice and into space, like a giant sneeze. Cassini flew through one of these geysers. We learned that Enceladus’ ocean is made of very salty water, along with some of the chemicals that living things need.

If there is life on Enceladus, NASA scientists don’t want life from Earth getting mixed in. Tiny living things may have hitched a ride on Cassini when it left Earth. If these germs are still alive and they land on Enceladus, they could grow and spread. We want to protect Enceladus so that if we find life, we can be sure it didn’t come from Earth. This idea is called planetary protection.

Scientists worry that when Cassini runs out of fuel, it could crash into Titan or Enceladus. So years ago, they came up with a plan to prevent that from happening. Cassini will complete its exploration by diving into Saturn — on purpose. The spacecraft will burn up and become part of the planet it explored. During its final plunge, Cassini will tell us more about Saturn’s atmosphere and protect the moons at the same time.

What an exciting way to say goodbye!

To learn more about Saturn, check out NASA Space Place: www.spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-saturn.

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• Founded in 1929, Atlanta Ballet is one of the premier dance companies in the country and the official State Ballet of Georgia.

• The Nutcracker was first performed by Atlanta Ballet in 1964.

• The Petrov Christmas tree grows from 13 feet to 38 feet tall, the equivalent of a three-story building.

• Each show uses 300,000 watts of electricity, more than enough to light a stadium.

• 40 pounds of snow fall each season during a run of Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker.

• Each scene is painted on a seamless and translucent canvas that is 30 feet tall by 70 feet wide and weighs 300 pounds.

• Rat King stands over 8 feet tall when he is in full costume.

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Hurricanes are one of the most destructive weather hazards around. Most people know that hurricanes are dangerous, but do you know how they are made?

It’s hard to believe, but big and powerful hurricanes start off as just a few thunderstorms in the middle of the ocean! Hurricanes only need a few ingredients to grow from a group of thunderstorms into a hurricane.

The first ingredient is the warm ocean, at least 80°F. Vapor from the warm water rises into the atmosphere, which then condenses, causing heat to be released into the atmosphere and the air to be lighter. As the warm air continues to rise, more air moves in near the surface to take its place, which causes strong winds.

The next ingredient is local winds.

They need to blow in the same direction and at the same speed from the ocean surface to the top of the atmosphere.

Finally, all this needs to happen away from the equator, due to a phenomenon called the Coriolis Effect, which describes how air moving toward the equator and the poles curves due to the Earth’s rotation. The Coriolis Effect is what makes hurricanes spin, and there is no Coriolis Effect near the equator.

If the thunderstorms over the ocean have these things, they can start to grow into a hurricane!

Those thunderstorms, called tropical disturbances, start to cluster together, drop in air pressure and become a tropical depression. Wind speeds in a tropical depression are only about 38 mph.

As the Coriolis Effect makes the tropical depression spin, it becomes a tropical storm. This is like a mini hurricane, and its winds are 39-73 mph. As it continues to spin, it takes more energy from the warm ocean water below and grows stronger until it is a hurricane.

If it keeps growing and getting stronger, major hurricanes can reach wind speeds of 111 mph or faster. That’s as strong as a tornado.

The National Hurricane Center has said that it’s rare to get all the ingredients together. Lucky for us, not all thunderstorms or tropical storms become a hurricane. For more information on hurricanes, visit http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ srh/jetstream/tropics/tropics_intro. html and http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/.

What makes a

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Kidsville Kitchen

Experiment with Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled eggs are a versatile breakfast and brunch staple. Many ingredients can be added to scrambled eggs to give them a fresh taste every time. The following recipe for Bacon and Tomato Scramble from Norman Kolpas’ “Buongiorno! Breakfast and Brunch, Italian Style” (Contemporary Books) makes for a beloved breakfast dish.

Bacon and Tomato Scramble Makes 4 to 6 servings Roma (plum) tomatoes

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With the tip of a small, sharp knife, cut out the cores of the tomatoes. Cut each tomato in half crosswise and, with a fingertip, scoop out and discard the seeds. Cut the tomatoes into rough 1⁄2-inch diced pieces.

Scatter the bacon pieces evenly in a nonstick skillet and cook over medium-low heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the pan, and drain on paper towels. Pour off almost all of the fat from the skillet, leaving just a thin glistening.

Return the skillet to medium-low heat and add the butter and shallots. Sauté until the butter has melted and the shallots begin to sizzle, about 2 minutes.

Add the eggs and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, and scrape the bottom of the skillet until the eggs form very moist, creamy curds. Stir in the tomato and bacon pieces, season to taste with salt and pepper and continue cooking to your liking, taking care that the eggs remain on the soft and creamy side. Serve garnished with the basil.

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Chinese Have you ever looked at a painting and suddenly felt as though it transported you to another place?

Well, that’s what Chinese brush paintings do. This art form is viewd as an extension of calligraphy.

As a general rule, the places in these paintings of rolling landscapes or other places are not real. They are imaginary. They’re not sketched bit by bit from what the eye can see, but they tap into the imagination for inspiration.

Brush Painting

Unlike a lot of Western art, these decorative paintings aren’t framed. Instead, they are mounted to a scroll and hung along the walls for display. Also, unlike in Western art, the goal of a brush painter is to visually capture the inner existence of the painting’s subject as opposed to an attempting a realistic portrayal.

This art form may seem fairly free-flowing, but there is a technique that Chinese artists follow.

Let’s take a look at brush-painting techniques: 1. Hold the brush handle loosely along the middle.

2. Place the inside of your index finger on the handle to support the brush’s motion.

3. The index finger and middle finger will lie on the outside of the brush, with your thumb supporting from the inside.

4. The ring and pinkie fingers will be relaxed in this position.

5. None of your fingers should be tight enough to touch the inside of your palm.

6. Many say your grip should be loose enough to hold a tomato between the brush and your palm without bruising the tomato.

Sources: education.asianart.org/explore-resources/background-information/introduction-chinese-brushpainting-techniques www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/imperial-china/song-dynasty/a/chinese-landscape-painting

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Where in the World Is ...

CHINA?

So far, we know that China is the world’s largest producer of peanuts and is home to the giant salamander, but there are so many more fascinating things to know about this country. Let’s take a look at a few things that make China unique: China is located in eastern Asia and has 14 countries for neighbors. Regarding land, China is slightly smaller than the United States. However, in terms of population count, China outnumbers the U.S. by 188,695,514 people!

That’s a lot of people, and it results in a lot of ethnic groups, too. The Chinese government officially recognizes 56 different ethnic groups.

You may have heard of a few of China’s largest cities. Beijing is the nation’s capital, but other major cities include Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangdong, Tianjin and Shenzhen — all have over 10 million people.

China is also a very diverse country for languages. The various Chinese languages include Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka dialects. And

scattered throughout the many ethnic groups are even more minority languages. Can you imagine if the United States’ regional accents were actually different languages?

Would you speak the same language as your family?

One of the most famous attractions in China is the Great Wall of China, but technically it’s not even one wall.

It’s a series of walls that connect from construction projects that lasted about 2,000 years. A portion of the distance the wall stretches to reach actually uses natural boundaries such as rivers or mountains.

The portion of the wall that is most instantly recognizable because of its preservation was constructed by the Ming Dynasty, which ruled from 1368 until 1644. For a long time, the Great Wall of China was said to be the only human-made object visible from space. As it turns out, it is not visible from the moon without the assistance of technology. That is kind of disappointing if you’re focused on the wall. But with a simple shift of focus, you’ll quickly realize how grand that makes the vast expanse of space!

Sources: www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Wall-of-China | www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html

Lions, tigers, bears and salamanders — oh my! You’ve seen this animal’s tiny cousin, but have you seen the Chinese giant salamander? It’s the largest amphibian in the world by far.

In 2015, Forbes reported the discovery of a rare giant salamander in China that weighed 110 pounds and measured almost 6 feet long! In this salamander’s defense, it had almost 200 years to grow this large. Think about this for a moment.

How much do you weigh? How tall are you?

Andrew Cunningham of the Zoological Society of London told the BBC in 2015 that the giant salamander discovery was

astounding. “Imagine a newt in a garden pond growing to this size,” Cunningham said. “It is simply awe-inspiring to see a live adult in the flesh.”

Never seen it before? You may have seen a well-known cultural Chinese symbol based on this amazing animal.

Legend has it that the Yin and Yang symbol was originally designed to resemble the black and white giant salamander, according to chinesegiantsalamanders.org. Or, if you associate dragons with Chinese culture, you may be thinking of the dragons that people associate with the waterfalls in

Chinese mythology, which could very well be exaggerations of the giant salamanders!

These salamanders used to be quite popular. They lived in streams, caves and forests all over China, but all this has changed since people have traded salamander homes for human homes. Now, according to the Chinese giant salamander website, this amphibian is critically endangered.

Even still, the website explains that there are over 2 million farms that breed this species to be sold as a Chinese delicacy.

Sources: www.forbes.com/sites/shaenamontanari/2015/12/16/monstrous-100-pound-200-year-old-giant-salamander-found-alive-in-china/#7d9f6c5675b4 www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150316-amazing-giant-chinese-salamanders chinesegiantsalamanders.org www.kidsvillenews.com/gwinnett • November 2017 • KIDSVILLE NEWS • 17

Come Out and Play What’s the first game you remember learning how to play? Is it UNO, Connect Four or tic tac toe? Well, grown-ups may not think of it often, but games are a part of our culture, and in China, pick-up sticks is very much so a part of their cultural history.

The game begins with 20 to 50 sticks, traditionally made of wood. A player holds the sticks in his or her hand. When they drop the sticks onto a clear, flat surface, the sticks scatter about randomly. Then the real fun begins. Each player takes a turn picking up a stick without moving any others, much like Jenga blocks.

If any other sticks move during the mission, the player loses his or her turn. If successful, the player earns another turn. And, of course, whoever has the most sticks at the end wins!

The original pick-up sticks players are presumed to have been from 12th-century China. Even though it is a simple game that can be replicated by using straws or toothpicks, it has lasted the ages and traveled from China throughout Japan, Great Britain and the world. Our name for the stick game is quite English, as the game grew in popularity thanks to the nursery rhyme that included the line, “five, six, pick up sticks.” In other cultures, the same game goes by the names “jackstraws” or “spillikins.”

One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door. Five, six, pick up sticks.

Seven, eight, lay them straight. Nine, ten, a big fat hen/start over again.

Sources: www.britannica.com/topic/pick-up-sticks • www.historicalfolktoys.com/catcont/3009.html

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