Sweet Potato Casserole

 

4 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup milk

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/4 cup cornflakes, crushed

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp butter, melted

1 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows

 

Preheat oven to 400. Bake sweet potatoes for one hour or until tender. Let stand about 20 minutes. Peel and mash.

Reduce temperature to 350.

Beat mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, softened butter, milk, eggs, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Spoon potato mixture into a greased 11 X 17 inch baking dish.

Combine cornflakes, pecans, brown sugar,  and melted butter in small bowl. Sprinkle over casserole in diagonal rows 2 inches apart.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle marshmallows in alternate rows between cornflake mixture. Bake for 10 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

       Recently Orbit Software team members had the unique opportunity to team up with the TV show “Our Planet” to release feature presentation on “Transportation Solutions for the 21st Century”. 

       Producers worked with OSI as well as seasoned BusBoss users from Great Valley School District to create an inside look into how transportation has evolved from the first school bus in 1827 to today.

       The episode of Our Planet highlights the innovative ways BusBoss Transportation Software, coupled with it’s add-ons such as TRIPpatrol GPS tracking, has allowed users to optimize their transportation departments, producing more efficient routing and a “Greener” district.

       “We are very happy to be part of an industry that promotes student safety while ensuring a cleaner planet tomorrow by providing a product that reduces resource requirements”, said Sonia Mastros, President of Orbit Software.  “We are making the planet better, one school district at a time.”

       For more information on the Our Planet episode, or to view the video, please visit:

http://www.orbitsoftware.net/news.asp?Movie=OurPlanet

Gadget Corner/BusBoss Tip of the Month

The Svp DC-3D-80 digital camera uses
 two sets of lens to capture images and
movies in 3D. The two sensors and
lenses are controlled in a synchronized
fashion to prevent any inaccuracies.

This camera produces two perfectly
matched pair of images and when
combined, it produces one single image
with a very natural sense of depth.

The price for this camera ranges between $140 to $200 and can be found online at sites such as Amazon and Overstock.

 

 

 

 

Avalon New Jersey, also known as Seven Mile Island is one of the premier recreational resort communities on the East Coast. In June of this year Jeff and his family had the opportunity to spend a week vacationing on these sandy beaches.

The family also enjoyed the amusement rides and games on the boardwalk.

were referred to as “Strangers” and were just getting a ride to the New World.

White Meat - Since white meat seems to be the most popular part of the Turkey, they have been bred to have huge breasts. Due to this, the breast gets in the way and modern day turkeys have difficulty mating. Thus, the process of artificial insemination.

Turkey Shoot - This phrase comes from the practice of turkeys being tied behind logs with their heads sticking up. The men then had a competition to shoot the turkeys heads off.

Multiple Thanksgivings - The pilgrims often celebrated days of giving thanks anytime they had a reason to give thanks such as a  good crop season or the end of a drought. This ended around the time Thanksgiving became a national holiday.

Mmm Turkey - About 280 million turkeys are sold each year for Thanksgiving. This is about 7 billion pounds and 3 billion dollars of turkey.

Ten Thanksgiving Truths

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Thanksgiving Trivia

Thanksgiving was first celebrated in the United States in what year?

A. 1805

B. 1789

C. 1863

D. 1798

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BusBoss Express - www.busboss.com/busboss_express.asp

 

  Did you know…. The first Labor Day parade in the U.S. was held in New York City on Sept 5, 1882.

OSI Blogs

The employees of Orbit have begun blogging. We welcome everyone to check out our website articles and feel free to comment.

BusBoss & iBusBoss V2011

Just wanted to remind everyone that we have released the newest version of BusBoss which is V2011. You can find this on our support site at http://support.busboss.com. If you missed the update training and would like to attend one please let Holly know.

We are currently in the process of creating the newest web version of iBusboss. Customers can create logins for drivers, secretaries, parents, etc giving them permission to look up student and route information online. If you’re currently using iBusBoss you can expect to see this update sometime in the near future.

 `November is upon us which brings cold weather, the holiday seasons, and some new changes here at Orbit Software.

Customer Spotlight     

Starting in December’s newsletter, we will no longer have our employee spotlight. However, in place of it we will begin featuring our Customer Spotlight. I’m currently looking for volunteers, so if anyone is interested in taking the spotlight first please let me know.

Customer Rewards

Some time ago we introduced Orbit Rewards where we reward you for your patronage with us. You can check out your point balances by going to PatronFlex and entering your information. If you need assistance or would like to redeem points please contact Holly or Daisy.

 

November 2011

Most of us, at some point learned the history of how Thanksgiving came to be. Here are some interesting facts about the holiday that you may not know.

Mary Had a Little Lamb - The author of this nursery rhyme campaigned for almost 20 years, writing letters every year to all the governors asking that Thanksgiving become a national holiday. Lincoln was the one she finally convinced.

Thanksgiving Date - President Roosevelt changed the date of Thanksgiving from the last Thursday to the second to last Thursday of the month to boost the economy by extending the Christmas shoping season. In 1942 it was set to the fourth Thursday of November which is sometimes the last week and sometimes the second to last.

 

 

First Thanksgiving - The food eaten at the first Thanksgiving included deer, fowl, corn, cod, bass, and other types of fish.

Why we eat Turkey - Sarah Hale, the famous woman who helped Thanksgiving become a national holiday also wrote many editorials which included various recipes to be served for Thanksgiving dinner.

Why they were called Pilgrims - The first record of the word Pilgrim associating those on the Mayflower was used by William Bradford. Other’s used it in the same sense and it caught on and became popular to toast to the “Pilgrims of Leyden”.

How many Pilgrims - There were 102 passengers on the Mayflower but only half of them were Pilgrims. The others