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Coloring Corner “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Wishing you happiness.” Helen Keller
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Interesting Facts About Christmas Trees • Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850. • The best selling trees are Scotch Pine, Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, Fraser Fir, Virginia Pine, Balsam Fir and White Pine. • More than 2,000 trees are usually planted per acre. On an average 1,000 to 1,500 of these trees will survive. In the North, approximately 750 trees will remain. Most all trees require shearing to attain the Christmas tree shape. At six to seven feet, trees are ready to harvest. It takes six to ten years of fighting heavy rain, wind, hail and drought to get a mature tree. In the United States, there are more than 21,000 Christmas tree growers. • In 1979, the National Christmas Tree was not lighted except for the top ornament. This was done in honor of the American hostages in Iran. • The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510. • The first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States was started in 1851 in New York by Mark Carr. • Christmas trees remove dust and pollen from the air. • The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season came about before the birth of Christ. • In 1856 Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States, was the first President to place a Christmas tree in the White House. • President Coolidge started the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the White House lawn in 1923. • Thomas Edison’s assistant, Edward Johnson, came up with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees in 1882. • In the first week, a tree in your home will consume as much as a quart of water per day. • An acre of Christmas trees provides for the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people. • Every year since 1947, the people of Oslo, Norway have given a Christmas tree to the city of Westminster, England. The gift is an expression of good will and gratitude for Britain's help to Norway during World War II.
• The first American Christmas tree was introduced by a German family who emigrated and settled in Pennsylvania. • The first decorations were mostly apples and nuts. • National Christmas Tree Association gives a Christmas tree to the R COLO! President and first family of US ME every year. • Real Christmas trees are biodegradable and will eventually decompose to provide essential organic matter. • After Christmas, trees can be mulched for garden compost, used for a fragrant bonfire or provide a habitat for wildlife. • The Christmas Tree was brought to England by Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert from his native Germany. The famous Illustrated News etching in 1848, featuring the Royal Family of Victoria, Albert and their children gathered around a Christmas tree in Windsor Castle, popularized the tree throughout Victorian England.
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Red Panda
The Snow Leopard The red panda typically grows to the size of a house cat, though their bushy tails add on an additional 18 inches. They use their ringed tails as wrap around blankets in the chilly mountain heights. Their tails are also used to keep balance when they are in trees. Red pandas weight between 7 and 14 pounds. Their dense fur covers their entire body including the soles of their feet. These pandas live in the cool temperate forests of Nepal, northern Myanmar and central China. Forest of ancient trees called “old-growth� forests are very important to the red panda. They provide dens and hiding places for the small cubs. They share part of their range with giant pandas. The red panda spend most of their lives in trees and even sleep there. The adults are shy and solidary except when mating. When they are foraging they are most active at night, dusk and dawn. Their diet consists of bamboo, fruit, acorns, roots and eggs. Like the larger giant pandas, they have an extended wrist bone that functions like a thumb and aids their grip. Their broad teeth and strong jaws allow them to chew through the tough leaves and stalks of the bamboo. They are endangered as they are victims of deforestation. Their natural space is shrinking as more forest are being destroyed by logging and agriculture.
The snow leopard, has a white, yellowish or soft gray coat with ringed spots of black on brown. These markings help camouflage it from prey. With their thick coats, heavy fur lined tails and paws covered with fur they have adapted to the cold and dry habitats in which they live. Their large paws also act as snowshoes and keep them from sinking into the snow. The snow leopard uses its thick tail to aid in balancing and they use their tail to wrap around their body and face for warmth when resting. Standing about two feet at the shoulders and 6 to 7.5 feet long including their tail, they weigh 77 to 120 pounds. The males are larger than the females. Snow leopards have light green or gray eyes. Unlike other cats, snow leopards are unable to roar. The adults are also solitary, except during mating season. Snow leopards primarly hunt wild sheep and goats but are also known to eat smaller animals like rodents, hares and game birds. They stalk their prey and usually spring from a distance of 20 to 50 feet. They are most active at dawn and dusk. The leopards live at high rugged altitudes of 9800 to 17,000 feet in the mountains of Central Asia. Their typical habitat range is where the tree line stops and the snow line begins on the mountains. Snow leopards prefer the steep, broken terrain of cliffs, rocky outcrops and ravines. This type of habitat provides good cover and clear views to help them sneak up on their prey. The snow leopard was placed on the endangered list.
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Michigan’s Pioneer,
Henry Ford Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863. He grew up on a farm in what is today Dearborn, Michigan. He was the oldest of six children. He went to a one room school house and did farm chores. At an early age he became interested in mechanical things and he didn’t like to do farm work. At the age of sixteen in 1879, he left home and went to Detroit to work as an apprentice machinist. He was an apprentice for three years before returning to Dearborn. Once back in Dearborn, he operated or repaired steam engines and over-hauled his father’s farm implements and occasionally worked in a Detroit factory. In 1888, he married Clara and made his living running a sawmill. In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. He was promoted to Chief Engineer in 1893 which gave him enough money and time to devote his attention to personal experiments on internal combustion engines. These experiments came to a head in 1896 when he completed his self-propelled vehicle called the Quadricycle commonly called the “gasoline buggy�. It had four wire wheels, was steered with a tiller and had only two forward speeds. Ford was not the first to built a self-propelled vehicle with a gas engine but one of several pioneers. He drove it around for two years and it drew a crowd everywhere he went. The Ford Motor Company was incorporated in 1903 with Ford as vice-president and chief engineer. They produced only a few cars a day at the factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. Two or three men worked on each car from components made to order by other companies. Ford’s dream of producing an automobile that was reasonably priced, reliable and efficient came true with the introduction of the Model T in 1908. Some called it the “Tin Lizzie� and the “Flivver�.
The original cost was $950. It became a huge success because it was easy to operate, maintain and handle. The Ford Company opened a large factory at Highland Park, Michigan in 1910 and in 1913 had a continuous moving assembly line. Workers remained in place, adding one component to ach automobile as it moved past them on the line. Delivery or parts by a conveyor belt to the workers made it smooth and efficient. This moving assembly line revolutionized automobile manModel T ufacturing which lowered costs. This made Ford’s production of the Model T the largest automobile manufacturer in the world. In late 1910 the company built the River Rouge Plant in Dearborn. This plant included all the elements needed for production of the automobile. In 1918, half of the cars in America were Model T’s. Sales lagged in the 1920's as other car makers offered more options and financing. He and his son Edsel designed a new car, the Model A. In his lifetime, Ford also made airplanes including a twelve passenger plane called the “Tin Goose� and tractors. In 1932, the first V8 Ford car was built. This pioneer died at the age of 83. He worked hard throughout his life and helped make Michigan great!
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Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal • Most Nepalese live in the central, hilly region, which embraces the Kathmandu Valley, and in the southern plain known as the Terai. • Nepal has the greatest altitude variation on the Earth, from the lowlands near sea level to Mount Everest at 29,035 feet (the tallest mountain in the world). In fact, Nepal has eight of the world’s ten highest mountains within their borders. One of them is Mt. Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. • Nepal's city of Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha in 500 BC, is the holiest destination for Buddhists • Nepal lies between China and India in South from all over the world. Asia. The country is slightly larger than • There are more bird species in Nepal than the numArkansas. Nepal is also landlocked. ber in USA and Canada combined, 840 species. • Nepal's medieval capital, Kathmandu, houses There are 300 species of orchids, 600 indigenous seven world heritage sites declared by the plant families United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culand 15 families Snake Charmer In Nepal tural Organization. Kathmandu is often termed (500 species) of as a open museum of medieval arts and monubutterflies. ments. • Nepal has • The majority of Napalese workers (approxialpine, tempermately 75%) are employed in agriculture, mostly Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu Valley, is ate and tropical in the production and processing of jute, to- one of the oldest shrines in Nepal. The history of climates, plus all bacco and grain. Jute is a cotton-like plant. flora the monument backs to the 5th century. It is kinds of • Industry includes tourism, carpets, textiles, also known as the Monkey temple as there are and fauna. small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills, ciga- holy monkeys living in parts of the temple in the Nepal boasts to rettes; cement and brick production. Despite its north-west. be the home of tourism and energy-production potential, Nepal Bengal tiger, rhiremains one of the world's poorest countries. nos, elephants, deers, wild bison • Nepal’s exports are carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods and and crocodiles just to mention the grain. few. Similarly the alpine regions of • Nepal ended its long standing constitutional monarchy in June of Langtang is the home for endan2008 when King Gyanendra abdicated the throne. Their first president gered species of red panda and was chosen by parliament the following month. Nepal is now a federal snow leopards. republic.
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Working With Groups
1. How many groups of 4 can you make? _____ 2. How many groups of 5 can you make? _____ 3. How many groups of 8 can you make? _____ 4. How many groups of 10 can you make? _____ 5. How many presents will you have to add to make a total of 50? _____ 6. How many presents will you have to add to make a total of 73? _____ 7. How many presents will you have to add to make a total of 85? _____
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Show the fractions related to the numbers of presents in the lowest form. 1. 8 of the 40 presents _____ 2. 10 of the 40 presents _____ 3. 20 of the 40 presents _____ 4. 12 of the 40 presents _____
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What Is Lactose Intolerance? Between 30 and 50 million people in the United States have lactose intolerance. This huge number means at least one out of every ten Americans have the problem. To understand lactose intolerance, you first need to know what lactose is. Lactose is a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy foods, but lactose intolerance does not mean you are allergic to milk or milk products. As with everything you eat, your body also needs to digest lactose to be able to use it for fuel. The small intestine normally makes a special substance called lactase which is an enzyme that breaks lactose down into simpler sugars called glucose and galactose. These sugars are easy for your body to absorb and turn into energy. People with lactose intolerance do not make enough lactase in their small intestine and without lactase, the body can't properly digest food that has lactose in it. That means if you eat dairy foods, the lactose from these foods will pass into your intestine, which can cause gas and stomach pain. Many cases of lactose intolerance are genetic. This means that something in people’s genes makes them more likely to develop it. Another way people can develop lactose intolerance is that sometimes another illness may keep the intestine from producing enough lactase such as Crohn’s disease or other long term problems that affect the intestines. Lactose intolerance can also develop if people are taking
certain medicines. Happily, this type of lactose intolerance does not last long. At the age of two years, your body starts making less lactase. The older you get, the more likely it is to have trouble digesting dairy foods. If you are diagnosed with lactose intolerance, your doctor will talk to you about the best ways to treat it and help you feel your very best. You will have to watch what you eat. A good suggestion would be to talk with a dietitian (someone who specializes in food and nutrition) to help you decide what to eat and what not to eat. The doctor may also suggest a kind of medicine you can take when you eat dairy products and other foods that contain lactose. This medicine contains the lactase enzyme and comes in pills or drops. Some people with lactose intolerance must avoid all foods containing lactose, but others can eat certain dairy foods. Work with your doctor to see what works best for you. If you have lactose intolerance, make sure you still get enough calcium from foods like tofu, leafy green veggies (spinach is a great choice), lactosefree milk, and juices or soy milk that have added calcium. Eating a healthy diet includes many different choices. Keep on enjoying your snacks and meals, but choose your foods and drinks wisely so you'll feel good before you eat and after!
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The Highest Mountain On Earth, Mt. Everest Not only is Mount Everest the highest mountain on earth at 29,035 feet, it is close to 60 million years old! The mountain is located on the border of Nepal and Tibet in Asia. Mount Everest is still growing! Shifting tectonic plates continue to push Everest upward, along with the whole Himalaya mountain range. It continues to grow an average of two inches per year. In 1999, an American implanted a GPS device on the highest rock point under the ice and snow in order to establish the elevation. Another interesting fact is that it isn’t always called Mount Everest. The people of Tibet call it Chomolangma which means “Goddess Mother of Snows”, while the Nepalese called it Sagarmatha meaning “Mother of the Universe”. Mount Everest remains a scared mountain to the native people in Tibet and Nepal. In the mid 19th century British surveyors named this great mountain after the Surveyor General of India, George Everest. He first recorded the location and height of Everest. The climate of Mount Everest is extreme. The summit temperature never rises above freezing and can drop to -76 degrees F. In July, the
average summit temperature is -2 degrees F. The Jet Stream blasts the rocky, icy summit of Everest nearly all year long. The Jet Stream is a constant wind force at four to six miles above the earth. The winds have reached the strength of a hurricane at 118 miles per hour at times. The air is very thin on Everest. As the altitude increases, the oxygen content of the air decreases dramatically. At 29,035 feet, at the summit of Everest, there is only a third of the oxygen in the air. The best time to attempt the climb is said to be in early May. The reason is that early May is before the difficult monsoon season. The two most common climbing routes are the South Col Route which is the southeast ridge from Nepal and the North Col Route which is the northeast ridge from Tibet. Here are some Mount Everest facts: • On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal & Edmund Percival Hillary of New Zealand climbed to the summit of Everest via the Southeast Ridge Route. They were the first to climb Everest. • First Ascent by an American was made by James Whittaker via the Southeast Ridge Route on May 1, 1963. Whittaker summitted with Sherpa Nawang Gombu. • The first woman to climb Everest was Junko Tabei of Japan. She climbed via the Southeast Ridge on May 16, 1975. Stacey Allison from Portland, Oregon made the first ascent by an American woman on September 29, 1988.
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Did You Know?
Let’s Draw a Reindeer!
• Reindeer are pets in some parts of the world. • Reindeer are excellent swimmers and have thick waterproof fur. • They live in cold areas and their hooves are like snowshoes. • Both male and female reindeer have antlers. • The first known story of Santa Claus having reindeer helpers was in 1821. • The reindeer who drive Santa's sleigh are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph. • You will have fun drawing your very own reindeer!
The Face
1. Draw a “v” shape in the center of your paper. 2. Enclose it on top with a curved line. 3. Above the nose, draw two ovals for eyes. Fill in the center with a solid circle. 4. Draw a small line at the bottom of the nose.
5. Starting at the end of the small line at the bottom of the nose, draw “C” shapes on both sides of the nose ending near the eyes. 6. Draw a curved line to create a bottom lip. 7. Add two small “c” shapes by the eyes to create the reindeer temples.
The Ears And Antlers
1. Draw a “c” shape on each side as shown to begin the ears. 2. Finish the ears with curved lines. Use a curved line to create the top of the head. 3. Begin creating the antlers using straight lines and “v” shapes. 4. Finish the second antler using same technique.
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Finishing The Body
The Front Legs
1. Draw two short lines to make the neck. 2. Draw two “c” shaped lines to make the body. 3. Draw a small “c” shaped line leaving a small opening on each side for the legs. 4. Draw thin, long legs using two straight lines. An upside down “V” creates a hoof at the end of each front leg.
1. Draw a straight line to create the back of the reindeer. 2. At the end of this line, draw a tail using two curved lines that form a point. Use a curved line just under the tail for the top leg muscle. 3. Draw a thin, long leg using two straight lines. An upside down “V” creates a hoof at the end of the leg. 4. Before drawing the second back leg, use a curved line to make the reindeer tummy.
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Cookin’ Fun Christmas Tree Sandwiches For the dough: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk 3/4 cup sugar
For the filling: 1/4 cup Crisco shortening 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons milk Green food coloring
In large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy. With the mixer on low, alternately add the flour, salt, and milk and beat until well blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm which will take about 1 1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread the sugar on a plate. On a floured surface, roll one third of the dough to 1/8" thick. Cut out tree shapes with a 2" cookie cutter. Press cookies into sugar to coat on both sides then place on ungreased cookie sheets. Prick each cookie all over with a fork, for decoration. Bake cookies 9 to 11 minutes until very lightly browned. Cool on sheets 2 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. While cookies are baking, prepare the filling. In a large bowl, beat the shortening and butter until creamy with an electric mixer. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and milk. Add food coloring to tint the filling pale green. Beat on high until the filling is light and fluffy; approximately 3 minutes. Spread the filling on half of the cookies and sandwich with the remaining halves.
Haystacks 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 2 cups butterscotch chips 1 12 ounce can of cocktail peanuts 5 ounces chow mein noodles
1 cup creamy peanut butter 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, beat peanut butter and butter until smooth, about 1 minute. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla, and beat until creamy. Blend in flour and salt. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips. Spread into ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Take out of oven and immediately sprinkle remaining morsels over cookie layer. Let stand 5 minutes until morsels become shiny and soft. Cool completely.
Rules For The Kitchen!
Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips in the microwave. Stir in nuts and noodles. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paperlined cookie sheet. Cool and store covered in the refrigerator.
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1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen. 2. Have all the ingredients before you start. 3. Wash your hands before you touch food. 4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean. 5. Always clean up when you are finished.
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