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Songs of Old New England. New York: MacMillan Co., 1939, 181-83; Fowke, Edith. Lumbering Songs from the Northern Woods. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1970, 28-29; & Fowke, Edith Fulton and Richard Johnston. Folk Songs of Canada. Waterloo, Ontario: Waterloo Music Company, 1954, 68-69. For “Canada-I-O” see Leach, Ma... |
Ballads and Songs of the Lower Labrador Coast. Ottawa: National Museum of Canada, 1965, 230-31; Huntington, E. G. Sam Henry’s Songs of the People. Revised, with additions and indexes by Lani Herrmann. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1990, 333-34. Also see Laws. G. Malcolm. Native American Balladry. Philadelphia: T... |
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has a well established role in the Convention process in communicating scientific information to the Convention through its regular assessment reports and its |
wide range of special reports and technical papers. Although it does not carry out its own research, it plays a key role in assessing the information from worldwide climate research |
in peer-reviewed literature, journals, books and other sources. It also has an important function in identifying priority needs for further research activities. Research on climate and issues connected with climate |
change is carried out nationally, regionally and internationally. Internationally, climate-related research is coordinated by a variety of international programmes and organizations; some of the major ones being the International Council |
for Science (ICSU), the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), the International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), DIVERSITAS. In addition, a number of |
regional networks promote and support climate-relevant research activities, including activities to enhance research capacity in the regions, such as the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Asia-Pacific |
Network for Global Change Research (APN). The UNFCCC secretariat works in close collaboration with a variety of international and regional research programmes and organizations active in climate change-related research and |
facilitates dialogue and communication on the research needs and priorities expressed by Parties of the Convention to the scientific community. In addition, Parties regularly report on their national and cooperative |
SOME SAY the custom of bobbing for apples dates all the way back to pre-Christian Ireland and the pagan festival of Samhain, though there's little documentary evidence to support this. Apple bobbing also been popularly associated with Pomona, the ancient |
Roman goddess of fruits, trees, and gardens in whose honor a festival was supposedly held each year on November first. But that, too, stands on shaky historical ground, apparently, as some question whether such a festival ever actually existed. We |
can say with more certainty that the game of apple bobbing goes back at least a few hundred years, that it originated in the British Isles (Ireland and Scotland in particular), and that it originally had something to do with |
fortune telling. British author W. H. Davenport Adams, who attributed belief in the prognosticative power of apples to "old Celtic fairy lore," described the game as follows in his 1902 book, Curiosities of Superstition: [The apples] are thrown into a |
tub of water, and you endeavour to catch one in your mouth as they bob round and round in provoking fashion. When you have caught one, you peel it carefully, and pass the long strip of peel thrice, sunwise, round |
your head; after which you throw it over your shoulder, and it falls to the ground in the shape of the initial letter of your true love's name. Other Halloween divination games traditionally played in various parts of Great Britain |
included "snap apple" similar to bobbing for apples except the fruit is hung from the ceiling on strings and naming nutshells after prospective love interests and placing them near a fire to see which would burn steadily indicating true love |
and which would crack or pop and fly off the hearth revealing a passing fancy. Accordingly, Halloween used to be known as "Snap-Apple Night" or "Nutcrack Night" in places where these customs were observed. • Traditional Halloween Divination Games from |
The highly anticipated second edition of Understanding by Design poses the core, essential questions of understanding and design, and provides readers with practical solutions for the teacher-designer. The book opens by analyzing the logic of backward design as an alternative to coverage and activity-oriented plans. Th... |
proposes a multifaceted approach, with the six “facets” of understanding. The facets combine with backward design to provide a powerful, expanded array of practical tools and strategies for designing curriculum, instruction, and assessments that lead students at all grade levels to genuine understanding. The second edi... |
of the UbD Template, the key terms of UbD, dozens of worksheets, and some of the larger concepts. The authors have successfully put together a text that demonstrates what best practice in the design of learning looks like, enhancing for its audience their capability for creating more engaging and effective learning, wh... |
Geocaching isn’t just for science class or the serious geography geek! A cache is simply a hiding place, and caching is hiding something like a treasure. Nature is full of treasures waiting to be explored. A popular movement called “geocaching” gets folks outside with their GPS units to find treasures hidden by other g... |
are some low-tech options as well as the spiffy high-tech ones. Either have students locate specific cached items or let them explore the landscape for surprises. Anyway you do it, get creative and allow the students to explore their creativity. 1. Create a map of your site with destinations. Use a hand-drawn map with ... |
the classroom with real experiences. Don’t think that you have to have green spaces and trees to make this work. Urban explorations could be quite powerful as well! Perhaps tell the stories of graffiti or buildings changing over time. 2. Perhaps you decide to pair the GPS units with cameras (a reason for kids to use th... |
and how is great practice for all those persuasive writing assignments! The moral of the story here is: expand the borders of your classroom. Think beyond the text book and computer screen. Engage students with outdoor spatial experiences and watch their writing transform! |
The United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year. Americans take this time to remember prisoners of war (POW) and recognize those who are still missing in action (MIA). Many veterans organizations commemorate this day by setting an extra |
space at an empty table and saying a few words of remembrance. Known as the “POW/MIA Table Ceremony”, it reminds us that we can “Never Forget” the soldiers of America who have not come home: -As you entered the dining area this evening, you may have noticed a small table |
in the place of honor near our head table. It is set for one. The military caste is filled with symbolism. This table is our way of symbolizing the fact that the members of our profession of arms are missing from our midst. They are commonly called, POW/MIA. We call |
them brothers. They are unable to be with us this evening and so we remember them because of their incarceration. - This table set for one is small, symbolizing the frailty of one prisoner alone against his oppressors. Remember! - The tablecloth is white, symbolizing the purity of their intentions |
to respond to their country’s call to arms. Remember! - The single rose displayed in a vase reminds us of the families and loved ones of our comrades-in-arms who kept the faith awaiting their return. Remember! - The red ribbon tied so prominently on the vase is reminiscent of the |
red ribbon worn upon the lapel and breasts of thousands who bear witness to their unyielding determination to demand a proper accounting of our missing. Remember! - A slice of lemon is on the bread plate to remind us of their bitter fate. Remember! - There is salt upon the |
bread plate symbolic of families’ tears as they wait. Remember! - The glass is inverted, they cannot toast with us this night. Remember! - The chair, the chair is empty, they are not here. Remember!” The National League of Families’ POW/MIA flag symbolizes the United States’ resolve to never forget |
POWs or those who served their country in conflicts and are still missing. Newt Heisley designed the flag. The flag’s design features a silhouette of a young man, which is based on Mr Heisley’s son, who was medically discharged from the military. As Mr Heisley looked at his returning son’s |
gaunt features, he imagined what life was for those behind barbed wire fences on foreign shores. He then sketched the profile of his son as the new flag’s design was created in his mind. The flag features a white disk bearing in black silhouette a man’s bust, a watch tower |
POW/MIA flag can be displayed on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Patriot Day and Veterans Day. The POW/MIA flag can be seen displayed on these memorial holidays and remembrance days at State Capitols, the White House, the Korean War Veterans Memorial the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, national |
Learn how to protect yourself, identify and manage sexually transmitted diseases that can managed yet not be cured. Among this group are Herpes, HPV and HIV. Listen in to sex educator Amy Levine from Cherry TV as she provides all |
you need to know to stay safe. Hi! Welcome to Cherry TV's Fresh Advice. My name is Amy Levine. Today, we're talking about viral sexually transmitted diseases, STDs that can be treated but not cured. The Centers for Disease Control |
and Prevention estimates that one in four Americans have an STD. So it's important to be aware and understand that any new partner you hook up with, could potentially be infected. Viral STDs are caused by a virus, meaning there |
are treatments to make the disease manageable, but no cure. Common viral infections include Herpes, HPV and HIV, all of which I will talk about today. Here are the basics. First is Herpes. It's estimated that one in five people |
have genital herpes. This STD is transmitted to direct skin to skin contact with an infected area, whether or not symptoms are present during sex. Females and males are both at risk. If there are signs, they can look like |
a nick, cut, rash, blister, or sore, on or around the genital area or anus. There could be one or there could be more. These can be caused by the two types of Herpes, 1 and 2. Herpes 1 is |
often on the mouth and known as cold sores that can also be transmitted through kissing. A herpes infection can feel like the flu. When you're infected with the virus, it's possible to have no visible signs when it's latent |
in your body. However, once it becomes active, the outbreaks can occur more frequently with or without the symptoms. When someone has herpes they can take daily suppressive therapy, medication that can lower the chance of passing it on to |
sex partners, or when someone has an outbreak, they can take medicine to make the outbreak subside faster. A lot of people have herpes, so the stigma has lessened over the years. Well, it can be a nuisance, it's doesn't |
lead to serious health problems. The next is HPV. This STD is the most common. Some estimate that 80% of sexually active people will get HPV at some points in their lives. It's spread through vaginal and/or anal sex with |
an infected partner. There are many types of HPV, but most people who have genital HPV, don't even know they have it, since there are often no symptoms, plus it often goes away by itself without causing any sort of |
detectable health problem. However, if you have it, you can transmit it. When symptoms occur, they are usually in the form of flat or raised warts on or around the female and male genitals, anus and the woman cervix. Some |
warts can grow in size and need to removed by a health practitioner. Some strains of HPV don't cause warts, because cell changes. The cervix is the most common area it affects. If undetected, in some cases, this type of |
HPV infection can lead to cervical cancer. Gardasil is a vaccine that prevents some of the most common kinds of HPV infection. It can protect against the two types that cause cervical cancer and two types that cause genital warts. |
This vaccine is highly recommended for all females, 11-26 years old, and is most effective in those who have not been infected with these types of HPV. Women can be tested by a healthcare provider for the presence of the |
HPV virus, but men can't. They often never know they have it yet pass it on to their partner. Last, we have HIV and AIDS. HIV is sexually transmitted through blood, vaginal and seminal fluids during vaginal, anal and/or oral |
sex. The virus can be present in pre-ejaculate and menstrual fluid, but not saliva. Many people have HIV, but experience no symptoms for years. So they don't even know they're infected. When symptoms do occur, they are often mistaken for |
the flu. HIV can lead to AIDS, which is usually fatal. AIDS damages the immune system making one susceptible to all kinds of infections. While many people have died of AIDS, some people live for decades with HIV. At this |
point, there is no vaccine. Other viral STDs include Hepatitis B and molluscum contagiosum. You can find out more about them as well as testing and treatment options for all STDs through the resources listed at the end. To protect |
yourself and your partner from STDs, there are three things to keep in mind. First, use condom from the start of sexual encounters involving vaginal, anal and/or oral sex, dental dams on a woman. It's the only sure-fire way to |
reduce your risk. Second, if you or your partner have contracted a viral STD, it's important that this information is disclosed before you become intimate. Being honest isn't always easy, but it's the right thing to do. Third, it's important |
that you and your partner, both know it's normal for each of you. So if symptoms are present you know and can get checked out by your doctor or by going to a clinic like Planned Parenthood, right away. For |
Laura formed as a slightly unusual sub-tropical storm in the northern mid-Atlantic on September 29, 2008. Subtropical storms are hybrids of tropical storm systems and extratropical storms, forming in cooler |
waters farther north (or south) of the usual hurricane formation regions. Laura formed quite far north, well away from major land masses. As of September 30, the National Hurricane Center |
predicted that the storm could hit Scotland by October 4. With peak sustained winds of around 95 kilometers per hour (55 miles per hour), Laura was a powerful storm, but |
not hurricane strength. It was unlikely that the storm would ever become a hurricane, but forecasters expected the storm to remain near its September 30 strength for several days. This |
data visualization was made with observations from the QuikSCAT satellite taken on September 30, 2008, at 5:39 a.m. local time (7:39 UTC). It shows Laura as a tight ball of |
circular winds around a calmer core. The image depicts wind speed in color and wind direction with small barbs. White barbs point to areas of heavy rain. QuikSCAT measurements of |
the wind strength of Laura and other cyclones (the generic term for typhoons, hurricanes, and similar storms) can be slower than actual wind speeds. QuikSCAT’s scatterometer sends pulses of microwave |
energy through the atmosphere to the ocean surface and measures the energy that bounces back from the wind-roughened surface. The energy of the microwave pulses changes depending on wind speed |
and direction. To relate the radar signal to actual wind speed, scientists compare measurements taken from buoys and other ground stations to data the satellite acquired at the same time |
and place. Because the high wind speeds generated by cyclones are rare, scientists do not have corresponding ground information to know how to translate data from the satellite for wind |
speeds above 50 knots (about 93 km/hr or 58 mph). Peak winds in Laura measured in other ways are near this extreme limit, so values from QuikSCAT may not be |
reliable near the core of the storm system. Also, the unusually heavy rain found in a cyclone distorts the microwave pulses in a number of ways, making a conversion to |
The Savage Islands, or Ilhas Selvagens in Portuguese, are a small archipelago in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean between the archipelago of Madeira to the north and the Canary Islands to the south. Like these other island groups, the Savage Islands are thought to have been produced by volcanism related to a mantle plu... |
generated where tectonic plates are colliding or being pulled apart. The active volcanoes remain at the plate boundaries, even as the plates shift. Mantle plumes, in contrast, are relatively fixed regions of upwelling magma that can feed volcanoes on an overlying tectonic plate. When a tectonic plate passes over the ma... |
from the hot spot on the moving tectonic plate. Over geologic time, this creates a line of older, extinct volcanoes, seamounts, and islands extending from the active volcanoes that are currently over the plume. These two astronaut photographs illustrate the northern (top) and southern (bottom) Savage Islands. The two v... |
of the images are separated by about 15 kilometers. Selvagem Grande, with an approximate area of 4 square kilometers, is the largest of the islands. The smaller and more irregularly-shaped Ilhéus do Norte, Ilhéu de Fora, and Selvagem Pequena are visible at the center of the lower image. Spain and Portugal both claim so... |
archipelago are ringed by bright white breaking waves along the fringing beaches. Reefs that surround the Savage Islands make it very difficult to land boats there, and there is no permanent settlement on the islands. The islands serve as nesting sites for several species of seabird including petrels and shearwaters, a... |
Can you imagine living back in the day of Fred Flintstone? Where cars were powered by feet instead of gasoline, and traveling by air consisted of climbing on top of the next available pterodactyl instead of sitting comfortably inside of an airplane. And instead of the ever present email we |
have today, the Flintstones had to chisel out their notes in stone, which never took more than a few seconds, and then a bird that needed to make a living would grip the stone in its beak and fly it to the proper recipient. Birds must have been smarter back |
then and their beaks stronger than they are today. Thank goodness technology has evolved and we don't have to worry about chiseling out a business report or family newsletter anymore. Today we just go to the nearest computer, open up the word processing software and type away. Within a brief |
period of time we have a nice-looking, completely legible piece of information that we can print out or for faster service, we can email a document anywhere in the world and it shows up in minutes. We have definitely come a long way since the Fred Flintstone days. So how |
did word processors evolve? Wikipedia states that IBM invented the term "word processing" in the 1960s. By 1971 it was officially recognized by the New York Times as a "buzz word." However, back then word processors were much different than they are in today's modern society. When the term was |
first used it referred to typing on semi-automatic typewriters and using dictating machines. Information was typed and then stored on magnetic tape or cards that could later be used for corrections and additional copies. However, if you were typing a form letter each one still had to be inserted into |
the typewriter to change in the variable data such as names and dates. Later a calculator and word processors were interfaced to come up with an even more modern word processing system. Each time the enter key was pressed the typed data would be stored on a cassette tape. The |
information could later be viewed and edited. After realizing what a breakthrough this had become, innovations continued. The next idea was to add a screen. No more printing out page after page to review corrected information and text. This was definitely something that would help companies and individuals alike in |
their scribing needs. Secretaries became worried that they would lose their jobs because they would have no place in the office workforce. However, just the opposite came true. Faster and more efficient typing on word processors meant more could be done in a short amount of time. Office productivity increased. |
Transformation of word processors continued through to the addition of being able to hook up an apparatus to print these now nearly-flawless documents. Adding to the building blocks of the word processing evolution came along the ability to prints drafts using dot matrix printers and on up the line through |
the laser printers we use today. During the rise of word processors personal computers were making their way into more and more homes. As the process unfolded, word processors were linked to computers and then eventually morphed into the available software packages we use today. Can't decide which word processing |
Definition: Dust Mites Dust mites are microscopic bugs that live in household dust. They work their way into soft places like pillows, blankets, mattresses, and stuffed animals. Many people with asthma are allergic to dust - but in fact it's the droppings produced by the mites in the dust, along with the body fragments... |
FAQs: Japan nuclear concerns What is the current risk of radiation-related health problems in Japan for those residing near the reactor in comparison to those in other parts of Japan? - During the early phase of the nuclear emergency radiation-related health were dependant on exposure, which is turn were due |
to several things, including: the amount and type of radiation released from the reactor; weather conditions, such as wind and rain; a person’s proximity to the plant; and the amount of time spent in irradiated areas. - The Government of Japan’s early actions in response to events at the Fukushima |
Daiichi nuclear power plant were in line with the existing recommendations for radiation exposure. The Government has evacuated individuals who were living within a 20-kilometre radius around the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Those living between 20 km and 30 km from the plant were asked to evacuate voluntarily. In general,... |
living farther away of the site of the event are at lower risk than those who live nearby. - In light of evolving new information on levels of environmental radioactivity in the 20-30 km zone and some surrounding areas beyond the 30km zone, the Government of Japan established new planned |
evacuation zones from which residents were relocated to temporary housing based on the estimated cumulative doses they may receive in the 1 year following the accident. - In addition, an emergency evacuation preparedness zone was also identified in which residents were asked to prepare their affairs in case they were |
asked to evacuate. These zones also follow administrative boundaries and extend beyond the 30 km radius. Is there a risk of radioactive exposure from food contamination? - Yes, there is a risk of exposure as a result of contamination in food. - However, contaminated food would have to be consumed |
over prolonged periods to represent a risk to human health. - The radioactive iodine and caesium in concentrations above the Japanese regulatory limits have been detected in some food commodities as a result of food monitoring - Japanese authorities have advised residents to avoid these food and have implemented measur... |
to prevent their sale and distribution. Are there health risks to people living outside of Japan from radiation emitted into the atmosphere from damaged Japanese nuclear power plants? Thus far, there are no health risks to people living in other countries from radioactive material released into the atmosphere from the |
Japanese nuclear power plants. Radiation levels measured to date in other countries are far below the level of background radiation that most people are exposed to in every day circumstances. Radiation levels have been monitored by the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (C... |
A world in which tigers and other wild species are safe from harm and humans are encouraged to live in climate-harmony with natural ecosystems. To help protect India’s biodiversity and threatened wildernesses by supporting and motivating forest departments, non-government organisations and individuals. To highlight the... |
climate change. The primary objective of WCT is to preserve, protect and conserve wildlife and natural ecosystems, terrestrial and aquatic. WCT intends to achieve this by: - Supporting catalysing climate change mitigation and adaptation process through the restoration of degraded and fragmented ecosystems. - Creating a... |
- Providing support for government and/or private institutions to strengthen conservation action for species and habitats. - Providing for social welfare including medical and educational/vocational support to communities residing around protected areas. - Providing financial support to scientific institutions and non-... |
The Maldives has set itself a tough target to be the world’s first UNESCO Biosphere reserve nation and it aims to win the accolade by 2017. The Indian Ocean nation has put together an implementation plan to run between 2013 and 2017 that will see more than half of the nations island atolls implementing the ‘Biosphere A... |
come nder the new plan it will trigger the ability for the nation to apply to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to have the entire country and its Exclusive Economic Zone classed as a Biosphere Reserve. The whole country of Maldives will be a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve by 2017 ... |
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