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Smart hiking is safe hiking
 Oct. 23, 2020 - Whether it is a day hike or even just a few hours on a trail, it's wise to carefully plan any outdoor outing. During the past month, Grand Canyon National Park rangers have responded to 51 search and rescue incidents and 37 medical evacuations requiring a helicopter.  Word of the Dayassistance: noun;help; Find it in blue in today's top story!Writing Practice
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Complete this Writing Practice. Then print or email your document, or if available, save it to Google Drive. Writing ProgressTrack your progress all year. For your Student Summary Report Form: Weekly VOCABWeek of October 19 delves: verb; looks into; studies, explores;Let's hope for the luck of the Irish - and follow COVID-19 guidelines identify: verb; name, reveal; Hurricane Delta has eye on Mississippi River delta recorded: verb; noted, measured; Hurricane Sally to make landfall tonight or early tomorrow simmering: verb; cooking on low heat; Distracted cooking can be disastrous Today In HistoryOctober 23 1941: Library of Congress: The Senate passed a $5.98 billion supplemental Lend-Lease Bill bringing the United States one step closer to direct involvement in World War II. The Lend-Lease Act, approved by Congress in March 1941, had given President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food to the war effort in Europe without violating the nation's official position of neutrality. President Roosevelt, who favored U.S. intervention in WWII, advocated creating the program as a way to provide indirect support for the Allies without engaging the U.S. in a war for which there was not yet overwhelming public support. The United States formally entered the war itself in December 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.1925: Johnny Carson, comedian and host of The Tonight Show for thirty years from 1962-1992, was born in Iowa. More from Student News Net
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Studio glass art is a recent development but creating functional glass from silica sand is thousands of years old. Through this Student News Net video, tour the Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington to marvel at the beauty of glass and the chemical elements! Student News Net was there in 2017. Read More: Seattle sights are simply stupendous Pink diamonds are rareOver 90 percent of the world's pink diamonds come from The Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia. Pink Diamonds are very rare and very expensive, but all diamonds are tetrahedrons of carbon atoms.  A rush for gold ended quicklyThe story of the short-lived Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) is told at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in downtown Seattle.  Glass: a hot and cool combo of art and scienceGlassblowing is a red hot, totally cool combination of art and science. In The News Smart hiking is safe hikingOct. 23, 2020 - Whether it is a day hike or even just a few hours on a trail, it's wise to carefully plan any outdoor outing. During the past month, Grand Canyon National Park rangers have responded to 51 search and rescue incidents and 37 medical evacuations requiring a helicopter.  Colorado wildfires closes forestsOct. 21, 2020 - The U.S. Forest Service said public lands in five counties around Boulder, Colorado will be closed due to wildfires.  Air Force Museum Space Suit exhibit wins awardOct. 20, 2020 - The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is the recipient of a 2020 Air Force Heritage Award.  2018 hurricane offers clues for future forecastsOct. 19, 2020 - Hurricane Michael in 2018 has been extensively studied because it rapidly intensified before landfall.   |
