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In the tradition of the Making Orange Nut Bread video here is Part I of Making Lefse with Paula & Greg.
Enjoy! Merry Christmas!
Ebola Quarantines
So let me see if I understand this. Military personnel deployed to Africa to aid in the ebola problem, who are not in direct contact with infected people, upon return are being quarantined for 21 days. Yet folks such as nurses and doctors who are in direct contact with infected people are not being quarantined. The official explanation is that military people are under the thumb of the generals and the military has higher standards. Civilian “heroes” on the other hand threaten to litigate. But isn’t who the individual is irrelevant? Seems the intent is to contain the threat. Better to error on the safe side I feel. Is there something we are not being told? Yea, ya’ think!
Cuttin’ Wood
Many of you are probably looking at this photo and thinking what is so significant about it. Look closer. You might recall that the cabinet on the left holding the audio components was taller. Twelve inches taller to be exact. You can also discern that we are video luddites. Evidence of that is the modern day equivalent rabbit ear antenna on top of the turntable (the thing that played music before MP3’s) feeding the signal to the behemoth, as in weight not dimensions, CRT TV. Also, recognizable is a VHS tape player. It even works. Although, during this project something was rattling around inside and a sizable plastic lever of some sort falls out. Try that with your smartphone.
Road Cyclists Beware
Appears hunting season can include bicyclists here in Boise this fall. A county jury acquitted Alex Cole Thackery (19 years old) of felony leaving the scene of an injury accident and inattentive driving. These charges stemmed from him hitting a cyclist last October. You’re going to love the technicality that got him off.
Alex hits the cyclists from the rear as they were both traveling in the same direction. Does he stop? No. Instead he drives a mile and a half away. Parks, gets out and see the damage (bicycle tire track imprinted on the bumper, baseball size dent on top of front corner panel on drivers side) to his vehicle. He then walks/runs back to the crime scene and finally calls police. These events took some 45 minutes to transpire.
NY State Teachers
Couple days ago the Wallstreet Journal had an article written by Mr. Marc Bernstein, a former New York state superintendent of schools, stating that in New York state teacher evaluations showed 95% of teachers were “highly effective” or “effective,” 4% as “developing,” and only 1% as “ineffective” for the 2012-13 school year. It then addressed a simple common sense question as to why over 50% of all 4th through 8th graders weren’t proficient in reading and math, according to statewide test scores. No, it isn’t because all those 1 and 4 per centers teach 4-8 grades. It’s worse.
Read the article (it is behind their paywall so it may not show).
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