QC Family Focus: November 2015
In this issue:
A Teen's Perspective on Volunteering;
5 Tips for Helping Your Baby Develop;
Reading with Infants and Toddlers;
Text Neck: It's a Real Deal;
Putnam Museum Boosts Holiday Offerings;
Your Child's First Dental Appointment;
Kids and Savings;
The Importance of Music Education;
Shoveling without Damaging Your Spine;
The Facts About Fats;
Senior Lifestyles;
Learn more about QC Family Focus Magazine at our website: www.qcfamilyfocus.com
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In this issue:
A Teen's Perspective on Volunteering;
5 Tips for Helping Your Baby Develop;
Reading with Infants and Toddlers;
Text Neck: It's a Real Deal;
Putnam Museum Boosts Holiday Offerings;
Your Child's First Dental Appointment;
Kids and Savings;
The Importance of Music Education;
Shoveling without Damaging Your Spine;
The Facts About Fats;
Senior Lifestyles;
Learn more about QC Family Focus Magazine at our website: www.qcfamilyfocus.com
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qcfamilyfocus
The Aroma Of Rain. Where Does It Come From? James Zahara Storm Team 8, Chief Meteorologist WQAD HD News 8 You may remember the first thirty days of Autumn, when we didn’t see a drop of rainfall for much of the area. But then the first rain of the season finally came, and it came down pretty good. Do you ever noticed a distinct aroma in the air during a well-overdue rain event? The actual smell of rain outside and within? So, what causes it? The smell of rain comes from several contributors - plant oils, bacteria compounds and ozone. That’s right, ozone. News 8’s own Jim Mertens brought this to my attention during our chat live on-air when the rain was pounding outside our studio. He stated that the studio smelled like ‘ozone’. At first, I thought Jim was being Jim and that he was pulling a fast one on me again. But sure enough, it does play a small part if you’re in the midst of lightning. In stormy weather electrical discharges splits oxygen molecules in the air. This can then combine with two atomic oxygen molecules to form ozone. This can be carried down to the surface from towering thunderstorms. So, I hate to say it, but chalk one up for Jimmy! Next would be plant oils. Plants secrete oils in dry periods like we just experienced for the past month. These would collect on surfaces of rocks and soil. The rain reacts with the oil and carries it as a gas in the air which most people would consider a pleasant, fresh smell. Finally, bacteria compounds, or rather, a group of soil-dwelling bacteria which produce spores like dead leaves or minerals. When the soil dries out, the bacteria produces spores in the soil. The force of the rainfall kicks these tiny spores into the air. The moist air easily carries the spores, allowing us to breathe them in. So, there you have it. Oh, and by the way, I let Jim know that he was only a third right. Chalk up a point for me. LOVE LIVES HERE RESULTS ARE OUT! Check LocalsLoveUs.com to see if your favorites made the list! Locals Love Us is an annual competition where locals vote for their favorites in over 200 categories. The results are published online and in an annual print directory. 22 November 2015 - QC Family Focus
The Impact Of Volunteering Kelsey Borbeck Teen Reporter, QC Family Focus Volunteering, in my opinion, is one of the best ways to give back to your community. As you learn and expand your knowledge through work, you are able to use that experience and newly acquired information to help the community grow in a positive way. Volunteering also changes you personally. You gain insight on the ways of society and life in general. Of course, each volunteer’s experience is different and affects them personally in a variety of ways, but I know for a fact that what each person takes away from their experience is truly special. In my case, one of the most inspiring things I’ve learned from my volunteer work is that kindness really does go a long way. Although this sounds extremely cliché, it’s one of the best lessons I’ve ever learned and something I try to live by every day. When we’re young, everyone is basically told the same rule, a golden rule as a matter of fact. “Treat others the way you want to be treated,” said every kindergarten teacher to ever teach in any school in the world. I could remember this rule, but it wasn’t until the summer between my freshman and sophomore year, when I volunteered at a local senior living community, Book now! Daily nonstop flights to Washington-Dulles Airport that I finally understood that rule. What I discovered is that this rule doesn’t mean if you’re nice to everyone, then everyone will always be nice to you in return. No matter how much of a caring and selfless person you are, there will always be that one person who wants to bring you down. So this “golden rule” doesn’t always work, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spread kindness throughout the community. By doing this you will get something in return, but not from a compliment or from the kindness directed at you by another person. Instead you get a warm, happy feeling inside that comes from what you did for another person. Seeing a smile spread across a person’s face is one of the best gifts you can receive. Watching the residents at the senior living facility smile every time I did something as simple as ask them about their day, was the most rewarding and inspiring way to spend my time. As a result of this, I challenge myself every day to make other people smile because I know how much just being kind to a person can change the course of their day. Now I’m challenging you, the reader, to spread your happiness wherever you can. Spread it in the office, at home, at school, etc. It doesn’t matter where, because happiness is contagious and it will spread like wildfire. And isn’t that the point of life, to be happy? Let Us Cater Your Holidays! Call your travel agent, United Airlines ® , or visit united.com. Washington-Dulles airport code: IAD. catering.capriottis.com 3016 E. 53rd St., Davenport, IA 52807 | (563) 359-8500 QC Family Focus - November 2015 23
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The Aroma Of Rain. Where Does It Come From?<br />
James Zahara<br />
Storm Team 8, Chief Meteorologist<br />
WQAD HD News 8<br />
You may<br />
remember the<br />
first thirty days<br />
of Autumn, when<br />
we didn’t see a<br />
drop of rainfall for<br />
much of the area.<br />
But then the first<br />
rain of the season<br />
finally came, and it came down pretty<br />
good.<br />
Do you ever noticed a distinct<br />
aroma in the air during a well-overdue<br />
rain event? The actual smell of rain outside and within? So,<br />
what causes it?<br />
The smell of rain comes from several contributors -<br />
plant oils, bacteria compounds and ozone. That’s right, ozone.<br />
News 8’s own Jim Mertens brought this to my attention during<br />
our chat live on-air when the rain<br />
was pounding outside our studio.<br />
He stated that the studio smelled like<br />
‘ozone’. At first, I thought Jim was<br />
being Jim and that he was pulling<br />
a fast one on me again. But sure<br />
enough, it does play a small part if<br />
you’re in the midst of lightning.<br />
In stormy weather electrical discharges splits<br />
oxygen molecules in the air. This can then combine<br />
with two atomic oxygen<br />
molecules to form ozone.<br />
This can be carried<br />
down to the surface from<br />
towering thunderstorms.<br />
So, I hate to say it, but<br />
chalk one up for Jimmy!<br />
Next would be plant oils.<br />
Plants secrete<br />
oils in dry periods like<br />
we just experienced for<br />
the past month. These<br />
would collect on surfaces of rocks and soil. The rain<br />
reacts with the oil and carries it as a gas in the air which<br />
most people would consider a pleasant, fresh smell.<br />
Finally, bacteria compounds, or rather, a group<br />
of soil-dwelling bacteria which<br />
produce spores like dead leaves<br />
or minerals. When the soil<br />
dries out, the bacteria produces<br />
spores in the soil. The force<br />
of the rainfall kicks these tiny<br />
spores into the air. The moist<br />
air easily carries the spores,<br />
allowing us to breathe them in.<br />
So, there you have it.<br />
Oh, and by the way, I let Jim know that he was only a<br />
third right. Chalk up a point for me.<br />
LOVE LIVES HERE<br />
RESULTS ARE OUT! Check<br />
LocalsLoveUs.com to<br />
see if your favorites<br />
made the list!<br />
Locals Love Us is an annual competition where locals vote for their favorites in over 200 categories. The results are published online and in an annual print directory.<br />
22 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2015</strong> - <strong>QC</strong> <strong>Family</strong> <strong>Focus</strong>
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