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BOOKS about OCEANS AND SEAS
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|Awesome Ocean Science (Williamson Kids Can! Series) by Cindy A. Littlefield. (2006 - Ages 9-12)
Offers children a hands-on introduction to the mysteries of the watery world. Six sections investigate general oceanic principles, waves and currents, shorelines and tide pools, the ocean floor, marine life, and ocean conservation. Each chapter is divided into mini-lessons that feature a variety of activities.
|Come to the Ocean's Edge: A Natural Cycle Book
by Laurence P. Pringle. (2003 - Ages 4-8)
In this nonfiction picture book, Pringle takes readers to the beach for a day, a night, and the dawn of another day. Though children are mentioned and can occasionally be seen walking, wading, and searching for treasures swept up on the shore, the main focus of both text and artwork is the ocean's edge--a beautiful, mysterious place and a habitat for creatures such as birds, fish, and crustaceans.
|Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins. (2009-Ages 4-8)
A top-to-bottom look at the ocean, from birds and waves to thermal vents and ooze. Half the earth's surface is covered by water more than a mile deep, but most of this watery world is a mystery to us. Come along as we travel down, down, down, from the surface to the bottom of the sea. Along the way you can see jellyfish that flash like a neon sign, creatures with teeth so big, they can't close their mouths, and even a squid as long as a bus.
|Draw Ocean Animals by D.C. Duosque. (2000 - Ages 9-12)
The fascinating worlds of the ocean and the rainforest come to life with pencil and paper. These two books give 8-14 year-olds a valuable learning resource with easy, step by step instructions. Accurate, quality drawings and clearly written instructions help students develop hand-eye coordination and observation skills as they learn about the ocean and the rainforest.
|Harold and the Purple Crayon: Under the Sea (Festival Readers) by Liza Baker. (2003 - Ages 4-8)
It is a hot night and Harold cannot sleep, so he grabs his purple crayon and draws a swimming hole. With his dog, Lilac, by his side, Harold finds more than just a way to cool down -- he meets fish of every shape and size, and even discovers some pirate treasure!
|Inside the Titanic (A Giant Cutaway Book) by Hugh Brewster. (1997 - Ages 4-8)
Allows young readers to journey inside the Titanic to view the layout of the great doomed ocean liner, such as the compartments, engine room, upper decks, and more, through detailed, cutaway illustrations."
|Magic School Bus (The) on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole. (1994 - Ages 4-8)
On another special field trip on the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the ocean and the different creatures that live there.
|Ocean (American Museum of Natural History) by Robert Dinwiddie. (2008 - Ages 4-8)
Breathtaking, powerful, and all-encompassing in its sheer scope and visual impact, Ocean sweeps you away on an incredible journey into the depths of our astonishing marine world. As the site where life first formed on Earth, a key element of the climate, and a fragile resource, oceans are of vital importance to our planet. This definitive visual guide to the world's oceans.
|Ocean (DK Eyewitness Books) by Miranda MacQuitty. (2008 - Ages 9-12)
The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. DK's classic look at the world's oceans, now reissued with a CD and wall chart.
|Shannon The Ocean Fairy (Rainbow Magic) by Daisy Meadows. (2003 - Ages 9-12)
It's an ocean commotion! What's a fairy to do? Jack Frost has stolen three enchanted pearls that control the magic of the oceans. Without them, the tides are all wrong, the sea creatures are confused, and even daytime and nighttime have gotten mixed up! When Shannon the Ocean Fairy asks Rachel and Kirsty for help, they set off on a magical adventure to an underwater world. But will they find the pearls in time . . . or will the girls be lost at sea?
|Sounds of the Wild: Ocean (Pledger Sounds) by Maurice Pledger. (2008 - Ages 4-8)
This gorgeously illustrated pop-up book takes readers deep beneath the water's surface where they are greeted with a symphony of new sounds. This aquatic adventure features a humpback whale that communicates with noisy roars and sighs and whose "songs" carry for hundreds of miles underwater. Children also discover the playful chattering of dolphins, the boisterous honking of seals, and much more.
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Additional reading list:
• 882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Questions About The Titanic by Hugh Brewster. (1999 - Ages 9-12)
• About the Ocean (We Both Read) by Sindy McKay. (2001 - Ages 4-8)
• All the Way to the Ocean by Joel Harper. (2006 - Ages 9-12)
• Book of Oceans (Diadem Series) by John Peel. (2005 - Ages 9-12)
• Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats by Gary Paulsen. (2003 - Ages 9-12)
• Discover the Oceans: The World's Largest Ecosystem by Lauri Berkenkamp. (2009 - Ages 9-12)
• Eye Wonder: Ocean by Samantha Gray. (2001 - Ages 4-8)
• Explore the Ocean (Explore the Biomes series) by Kay Jackson. (2007 - Ages 9-12)
• Four Oceans (The) (Rookie Read-About Geography) by Wil Mara. (2005 - Ages 4-8)
• I Wonder Why the Sea is Salty: and Other Questions About the Oceans by Anita Ganeri. (2003 - Ages 4-8)
• I'm The Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry. (2007 - Ages 4-8)
• Into the Abyss (Tom Swift Young Inventor) by Victor Appleton. (2006 - Ages 9-12)
• Ocean Life From A to Z Book and DVD by Cynthia Stierly. (2007 - Ages 4-8)
• Ocean, Tidal, and Wave Energy: Power from the Sea (Energy Revolution) by L. Peppas. (2008-Ages 9-12)
• Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes. (2005 - Ages 9-12)
• Our World of Water by Beatrice Hollyer. (2009 - Ages 4-8)
• Pacific Ocean (The) (Oceans) by Anne Yivisaker. (2003 - Ages 9-12)
• Puzzle Ocean (Usborne Young Puzzle Books) by Susannah Leigh. (2003 - Ages 4-8)
• Revenge of the Whale (The): The True Story of the Whaleship Essex by N. Philbrick. (2004 - Ages 9-12)
• Seas & Oceans Sticker Atlas (Sticker Atlases) by Phillip Clarke. (2006 - Ages 9-12)
• Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward. (2000 - Ages 4-8)
• Swim Through the Sea (A) by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini. (1994 - Ages 4-8)
• Under the Sea: Internet Referenced (Beginners Nature - Level 1) by Fiona Patchett. (2006 - Ages 4-8)
• Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper. (2007 - Ages 9-12)
• Water by Frank Asch. (2000 - Ages 4-8)
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STORIES, FAIRY TALES AND FOLKTALES about OCEANS AND SEAS
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1) "Birth of Star Sand (The)" — Okinawa
2) "Jeweled Sea (The)" — China
3) "Kama Pua'a—The Pig Child" — Maui, Hawai'i
4) "Ocean-Born Mary" — New England
5) "Paradise in the Sea" — Jewish
6) "Poisonous Limu (The)" — Maui,Hawai'i
7) "Rahu and Ketu" — India
8) "Supparaka" — Tibet
9) "Why the Sea is Salty" — Philippines
10) "Why the Sea Moans" — Brazil
1) "Birth of Star Sand (The)" — a folktale from Okinawa. Posted by okinawa.com.
A long time ago, among the twelve signs of the zodiac were the Polar Star and the Southern Cross, who decided to bring life to earth. When Southern Cross was ready to give birth, she asked the almighty God where she could go to have her babies. God looked around the earth and found a small island called Taketomi-jima lying on a beautiful coral sea to the south.
God said to Southern Cross, "Go to the south side of Taketomi-jima, where the current is warm and slow."
Southern Cross came down to the island as instructed and gave birth many times in the ocean. However, the Seven-Dragon God of the sea got angry because Southern Cross did not ask his permission. The Seven-Dragon God called on one of his servants, a giant serpent.
"I can't allow anyone to bear babies in my ocean without my permission. Go and clean all those babies out right now."
The giant serpent promptly swallowed all the star babies with its huge mouth, killing them. Then he spit out the bodies. The dead star babies floated on the ocean...
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2) "Jeweled Sea (The)" — a folktale from China. Posted by newton.k12.ma.us.
Long, long ago, a little Chinese boy named Kwang-Su lived in the city of Yo-chan with his father and mother, who loved him very much. Now, Chinese mothers and fathers will take every care to protect their children from the power of evil Genii, or spirits. There were a great many evil Genii in China at that time, and little Kwang-Su's mother was very careful to protect him as best she could...
...The inside of the house was fragrant with the scent of herbs, which were strewn all over the floor, and on a wooden stool in the middle of the room lay a broken pestle and mortar.
"On this stool," said the old woman, "I pound magic drugs given to me by the Genii, but my pestle and mortar is broken. I want a new one."
"I will buy you one in Yun-nan," replied Kwang-Su.
"That will not do at all, for it is a pestle and mortar of jade, and you can only get one like it by going to the home of the Genii which is on a mountain above the Jeweled Sea. If you will do that, and bring it back to me, you shall marry Ling-Ling," said the mother.
"I will do it," said Kwang-Su, "but I must see my parents first."...
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3) "Kama Pua'a — the Pig Child" — a folktale from Maui, Hawai'i. From Myths and Folklores, posted by mauigateway.com.
A long time ago on the Island of Oahu, lived a powerful king whose son was named Kama Pua'a. This child was difficult, to say the least. He was always chasing away his father's livestock and tearing up the royal taro patches. His father swore that if he ever caught him, he would kill him. To save himself, Kama Pua'a fled Oahu and moved to Maui and married Madame Pele, the fiery goddess. They were in love and soon had a son.
A sad event occurred; the son died. Madame Pele, as fiery as she was, went into a rage and started chasing Kama Pua'a. To escape, he started running down the slopes of Haleakala, towards the sea. When he did this, he turned into a ...
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4) "Ocean-Born Mary" — a classic tale of haunted New England. From Ghosts of the Prairie: History & Hauntings of America.
The year was 1720 and the place was Londonderry, Ireland. A small sailing vessel called "Wolf" departed from the port, bound for the New World. Here, weary passengers and immigrants would have the chance to reunite with relatives from another Londonderry, this one in New Hampshire. But fate was not kind to these travelers, for as they neared the coast of New England, the ship was overtaken by a band of Spanish pirates. They scrambled aboard the crippled vessel, seized jewelry and valuables and then, at the command of their captain, a buccaneer named Don Pedro, they prepared to murder everyone on board.
Just as the pirates raised cutlass and pistol, Don Pedro ordered his men to stand down. Beyond the terrified screams of the passengers, he heard another sound... the unmistakable wail of a...
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5) "Paradise in the Sea (The)" — a Jewish fairy tale from Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends (Myths, Legend and Folk Tales from Around the World) by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa) (1919), posted by sacred-texts.com.
Hiram, king of Tyre, was a foolish old man. He lived so long and grew to such a venerable age that he absurdly imagined he would never die. The idea gained strength daily in his mind and thus he mused:
"David, king of the Jews, I knew, and afterward his son, the wise King Solomon. But wise as he was, Solomon had to appeal to me for assistance in building his wondrous Temple, and it was only with the aid of the skilled workmen I sent to him that he successfully accomplished the erection of that structure. David, the sweet singer in Israel, who, as a mere boy slew the giant Goliath, has passed away. I still live. It must be that I shall never die. Men die. Gods live for ever. I must be a god, and why not?"...
...Hiram set about his ingenious plan at once. He sent trusted envoys far and wide for skilled divers. Only those who did not know the language of the country were selected. Hiram himself gave them their orders and they worked only at night, so that none should see or know of their work. Their task was to fasten four huge pillars to the bottom of the sea. Their work completed, the divers were well paid and sent away.
Next, a different gang of workmen was brought from a strange land. They constructed a platform on the pillars in the sea. Then a third lot of artisans began to erect a wonderful edifice on the platform. They, too, only worked at night, but the building could no longer be concealed...
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6) "Poisonous Limu (The)" — a folktale from Maui, Hawai'i. From Myths and Folklores, posted by mauigateway.com.
A long time ago, children liked to swim and surf at a bay at the northern end of Haleakala. In order to reach the bay, they had to pass the house of Nanaue, a strange man who always wore a mysterious cloak on his shoulders, lived by himself and had a sinister expression on his face...
...The man pointed into the lava tube. It was dark and opened out to the ocean, but no one was there. They waited in the dark. Soon they saw a large wave bringing a figure up into the tube. It had a humpback shape, and as it got close, they saw that it was Nanaue. Protuding from his back, without the cape he always wore, was the jaws of a shark.
Now they knew his secret. Nanaue was a shark man. On land, he was a man, but as soon as he was in the water, he became a shark...
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7) "Rahu and Ketu" — a folktale from India. Posted by Encyclopedia Mythica.
Long ago there was a great war between the Asuras (demons) and Devatas (gods). The Devatas were routed in the war and they went to Lord Brahma to seek his help. Brahma told them to churn the ocean.
As a result they would be able to obtain Amrit (nectar) which would make them immortal and all powerful and after consuming it they would be able to defeat the Asuras. Churning the ocean was a very big job and so the Devatas sought the help of the Asuras. The king of the serpents Vasuki was to become the rope, while a hill named Mandrachal offered to become the pivot. Lord Vishnu, in the form of a tortoise, became the base and the churning process began...
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8) "Supparaka" — a folktale from Tibet. Posted by crosby-lundin.com.
Once, in the great seaport of Bhurukaccha some merchants were making their ship ready for a long voyage. At the same time a famous wise man was visiting the port. Although he was blind, he was by far the most renowned wise man in the whole of the kingdom, known for his great insight and compassion. When the merchants learned that such a great person was in their midst, they immediately sent for him and implored him to join them on their voyage.
"It will indeed be auspicious," said one of the merchants. "He has served the king," said another, "and predicted many things; we must ask him to be our captain!" So eventualy the wise man agreed to go with the merchants on their voyage, and the merchants named him Supparaka, meaning captain...
...What the merchants did not know was that the ocean was full of diamonds. Supparaka, in his great wisdom, knew this. He also knew that if he told the merchants there would be fighting among them, for greed did strange things to even the most peaceful people. So, pretending to cast for fish, Supparaka caught instead hordes of diamonds and concealed them on the ship...
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9) "Why the Sea is Salty" — a folktale from the Philippines. Posted by webmanila.com. (Many other versions of this folktale are available online.)
Many years ago, the sea tasted like ordinary rainwater. It was bland and tasteless. Fortunately, the people living in the islands knew about a friendly giant who kept mounds of salt in his cave.
The people would cross the ocean on their boats to reach the gentle giant's island, and that is how they were able to bring salt back to their villages, in order to prepare tastier meals.
One time, however, the ocean was quite rough and they could not sail out to gather salt. They eventually ran out of salt and the villagers no longer enjoyed their tasteless meals. They wondered how they could get salt again, when a child suggested they ask the giant to stretch out his legs over the ocean so that they could walk to his island instead...
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10) "Why the Sea Moans" — a fairy tale from Brazil. Posted by fairytalesandfolklore.com.
Once upon a time there was a little princess who lived in a magnificent royal palace. All around the palace there was a beautiful garden full of lovely flowers and rare shrubs and trees. The part of the garden which the princess liked most of all was a corner of it which ran down to the sea. She was a very lonely little princess and she loved to sit and watch the changing beauty of the sea. The name of the little princess was Dionysia and it often seemed to her that the sea said, as it rushed against the shore, "Di-o-ny-si-a, Di-o-ny-si-a."
One day when the little princess was sitting all alone by the sea she said to herself, "O! I am so lonely. I do so wish that I had somebody to play with. When I ride out in the royal chariot I see little girls who have other little boys and girls to play with them. Because I am the royal princess I never have anybody to play with me. If I have to be the royal princess and not play with other children I do think I might have some sort of live thing to play with me."
Then a most remarkable thing happened. The sea said very slowly and distinctly and over and over again so there couldn't be any mistake about it, "Di-o-ny-si-a, Di-o-ny-si-a."
The little princess walked up close to the sea, just as close as she dared to go without danger of getting her royal shoes and stockings wet. Straight out of the biggest wave of all there came a sea serpent to meet her. She knew that it was a sea serpent from the pictures in her royal story books even though she had never seen a sea serpent before, but somehow this sea serpent looked different than the pictures. Instead of being a fierce monster it looked kind and gentle and good. She held out her arms to it right away.
"Come play with me," said Dionysia...
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ONLINE LINKS TO STORIES AND INFORMATION about OCEANS AND SEAS
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• http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/oceans-seas.html
Definitions and many explanatory links, including the world's largest oceans and seas and the largest lakes. From infoplease.com.
• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/planetocean/ocean.html
The Ocean. Explains: The Immense Ocean, Oceans Alive and Gimme Energy. Describes the "difference" between the world's oceans and seas. From Discovery Education.
• http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/moby/moby-1.html
"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. The whole book is available online, chapter by chapter. Posted by princeton.edu.
• http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates-list.php
List of famous pirates: Anny Bonny, Bartholomew Roberts, Blackbeard, Mary Read, and many more. Includes complete background and biographical information. Excellent resource.
• http://www.odinscastle.org/odin8.html
The Bastion of Odin's Castle of Dreams & Legends. Excellent resource about New England Sea History. Includes extensive information on Maritime History, The Age of Exploration, Shipwrecks, Whales and Whaling, Pirates and Other Scoundrels, and Lights and Lighthouses.
• http://motomom.tripod.com/sea
King's Strange Navy and Sea Tales, and Nautical Terms, compiled by AZC(AW/NAC) Kimberly King, U.S. Navy. Includes a collection of strange things of the sea and a listing of nautical terms: Largest Navy Ship to Disappear; Skeleton Crew; The Derelict; Oar Fish: Real Sea Monster Fish; A Strange Annal of the Sea; Fascinating John Paul Jones, Father of the U.S. Navy, and much more.
• http://www.pibburns.com/tgness.htm
"The Great New England Sea Serpent" by J.P. O'Neill, © 1999. He quotes from a 1641 document about the first reported sighting of a sea serpent in North American waters and then tells of later events. A fascinating story.
• http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/oceanguide/activities/links.html
Ocean Life Web List from American Museum of Natural History, Milstein Hall of Ocean Life Educator's Guide: Reference List. Extensive list of excellent resources about ocean life.
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/
All About Oceans and Seas from Enchanted Learning. Includes Earth's Oceans: An Introduction; Web Links About Ocean Life, Oceans and Water on Earth; The Water Cycle; Undersea Explorers; Coral Reefs; What Causes Waves?; What Causes Tides?; Why is the Ocean Blue?; Why is the Ocean Salty?; Hurricanes; Tsunamis; and much more. Includes lesson plans. By subscription - $20 yr.
• http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001773.html
In-depth information about all the oceans and seas in the world, including area, depth, specific location. Excellent information. Posted by infoplease.com.
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PRESCHOOL AND CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES about OCEANS AND SEAS
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• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/?campaign=LP
Classroom Resources from Discovery Education. Excellent Lesson Plans for K-12. Also includes "Planet Ocean," which has segments on The Ocen, Blue Whale, Barracuda, Tubeworm, and Marine Megastars. This sit is definitely worth exploring.
• Ocean Book (The): Aquarium and Seaside Activities and Ideas for All Ages
Entertaining and educational activities focusing on the ocean and its creatures… This activity book on the world of the oceans and the living things that inhabit them is filled with experiments, investigations, puzzles, games, and all sorts of fun things to do and learn. The activities were created and contributed by the leading aquatic centers in the United States, including the National Aquarium in Baltimore, the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, Sea World in Ohio, and many others. The activities are designed to teach by doing, and each one has a high entertainment value. Just a few of the topics covered in The Ocean Book include: Whales Seals Sharks Tides Camouflage Fish Sea Turtles Coral Reefs The Ocean Floor Sealab All the activities are ideal for grades K-6, but older children and adults may just learn a thing or two as well.
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/ocean.shtml
Oceans and Seas: Activities and Information from Enchanted Learning.
• Ocean and Sea Rhymes (Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary; One, Two, Three, Four, Five; She Sells Sea Shells; and Tommy Tittlemouse).
• Ocean and Sea Crafts (Paper Plate Fish; Glue Starfish Craft/Necklace; Ocean Diorama; Whale Mobile; Origami Whale; Simple Sailboat; Papier-Mache Octopus; Scary Pop-Up Card; Columbus' Voyage: Map and Ships; Cup O' Fish and Hanging Japanese Fish).
• Ocean Information and Printable Calendar.
• Printable Ocean-Related Activities, Drawing Worksheets.
• Writing Quizzes and Worksheets.
• Ocean Words in Various Languages.
Dozens more activities for the classroom. Excellent site filled with worthwhile activities.
• http://www.pbs.org/teachers/thismonth/oceans/index1.html
Oceans: Activity Ideas from PBS Teachers. Includes "If I Were an Ocean," "Ocean Adaptation Wheels," "Weird Sea Creatures," Buoyancy," "Oil Spills," "Crossing the Ocean in America," "Making a Living at Sea," "Frightening Forecasts," "Water, Water Everywhere," "Caribbean Literature," and more. Grades K-12. Excellent activities.
• http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/oceanguide/activities/links.html
Activities and Curriculum. Extensive list of classroom activities for Grades K-12. Dozens of lesson plans and activities. Excellent site.
• http://tinyurl.com/ycfsqot
"Fairy Tales of the Sea and a Guide for Teachers" (1981), compiled by Elizabeth Cowan. Abstract: Presented are 25 fairy tales from around the world that are related to the sea. Included in the teacher's guide are activities designed to serve as a catalyst to stimulate varied classroom uses for the tales. The curriculum outline provided follows the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework suggested by the Texas Education Agency and covers speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Among the recommended activities are listening to confirm predictions, playing a story, understanding literal and figurative language, and creating written interviews with story characters. Fairy tales include:
• Latin-American: The Girl Fish; The Serpents.
• Eskimo: The Nenets Tale; The Story of Nuliajuk, Mother of the Sea...; The Sea Lion Hunt; The House of the Sea Lions; The Polar Bear; The Lake Monster; The Young Man Helps.
• North American Indian: The Woman Stolen by Killer Whales; The Empounded Water.
• Australian: A Fish Story.
• African: The Serpent's Bride; The Marriage of the Rain; The Golden-Headed Fish.
• Asian: The Flying Ship; Why the Ocean is Salty; The Sea of Gold.
• European: (Cossack) The Story of Tremsin, the Bird Zhar, and Nastasia, the Lovely Maid of the Sea — (Russian) The Raven and the Lobster; Salt — (Germany) The Fisherman and His Wife — (Scandinavian) The Little Mermaid; The Troll's Daughter; Why the Sea is Salt.
• http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/oceansseas.htm
Oceans, Seas, Animals and Habitats from Mrs. Jackson's Class. Extensive and excellent list of resources with in-depth information about oceans and seas. Includes lesson plans for teachers from various sources.
• http://www.navmetoccom.navy.mil/educate/neptune/lesson/social/postcard.htm
Ocean Postcards. A Social Studies classroom activity for all grades from the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. Also includes a Teacher's Realm, Oceanography lesson plans, and Neptune's Web home page. Excellent resource.
• http://www.akidsheart.com/animals/sea/seas.htm
In the Oceans and Seas from A Kid's Heart. Includes Ocean greeting cards; Sea Life clip art; Toon Fish and Sea Life clip art; printable coral reef word search; printable anagram word game; printable coloring ages; Creatures of the Deep; The Arctic Ocean; Kelp Forest; cartoon fish and sea animals coloring pages; ocean theme desktop wallpaper, and much more. Excellent resource.
• http://www.proteacher.com/110054.shtml
Ocean teaching units from ProTeacher Directory. Dozens of classroom activities about oceans and seas suggested by experienced teachers. Lots of interesting and exciting new ideas here. Excellent resource.
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Mayte Garcia Gets That 'Caged Animal' Feeling
"I just think about these animals that are there for months …. And the way they kill them—it's just not needed, it's not a necessity," said actor Mayte Garcia, speaking out against fur farms on the set of the new ad she shot for PETA. "Doing this shoot and getting into the cage and putting on the fur coat—it was overwhelming," she added. But while being caged and drenched in blood isn't anyone's idea of a good time, Mayte is hopeful that her graphic ad will make people think twice about buying the skins of animals who, as the ad makes clear, were "electrocuted, stomped on, beaten, and skinned alive."
Photo: Kawai Matthews/AirPhilosphy.com Hair/makeup: Molly Greenwald/www.mollygreenwald.com
"[I]f I can educate one person to how these animals are treated, then I'll do it again," Mayte said on her reality show, VH1's Hollywood Exes, which filmed her PETA shoot. (Mayte is the famous "Hollywood ex" of Prince.) In this behind-the-scenes video, Mayte revealed the childhood experiences that made her want to speak up for animals and why she believes that everyone should adopt homeless animals instead of buying from breeders and pet stores, spay and neuter their animals, go vegetarian, and, of course, refuse to wear real fur.
Follow Mayte's lead in standing up to the fur industry by joining the thousands of people who have already signed our Pledge to Be Fur-Free, and always speak out about the cruelty of fur.
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Yes, but Mayte is very contradictory. In episode 7 of Hollywood Exes she bought and used two live lobsters to make some kind of point against vegetarianism. She said she had to stop being vegan because lack of animal products in her diet resulted in the loss of a baby. Then she inadvertently killed the lobsters (or at least this is how the episode portrayed things) by leaving them in a bath while waiting to kill them to make a point to a co-star on the show. A thinking person with real empathy wouldn't use creatures in such an exploitative and cruel way to get a message about animal sentience and meat eating across! She's a strange kind of self-confessed 'animal lover'. If she is an advocate of animals, she needs to get this across much better in the show (and killing two poor lobsters with bound claws bought from a supermarket doesn't help her image! it doesn't make any sense at all!)
Yay, an intelligent, ethical woman in Hollywood speaking her mind and putting her beliefs into action like this. More people in the public eye should do this because the power of celebrity in undeniable. With more high-profile people standing up for animal rights, there will surely be a trickle-down effect to everyday consumers.
Thurs July 26 '12 This is so so brave of her !!! I DO NOT HAVE THE EXPOSURE "celebrity" SHE DOES. I have recently become an animal & human advocate, for shelters & tryng my best to help against "the dog & cat meat trade in" asia, KOREA where the dogs are bred specifically for consumption, the philippines, the HEINOUS INHUMANE SLAUGHTER & assorted others… We have to be the VOICE… Vancouver BC Canada


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Rebekah Del Rio
|Rebekah Del Rio
|July 10, 1967
|San Diego, California, United States
|Soft rock
Easy listening
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|Years active
|Baja Basement Records
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Dreamworks Nashville
Giant Records
Rebekah Del Rio (born 10 July 1967) is a Latin American singer/songwriter from San Diego, California.
After recording the song "Llorando", a Spanish-language version of Roy Orbison's "Crying," she moved to Nashville in 1994. There, she was signed to Irving Azoff's label, Giant Records, and recorded her first album, Nobody's Angel. The title track was released on a compilation album and made it to #2 on the singles charts in the Netherlands.
Her vocals can be heard on numerous soundtracks such as Sin City, Streets of Legend, Man on Fire, and Mia Sarah. Del Rio made a notable cameo appearance as herself in David Lynch's Mulholland Dr., singing "Llorando" a cappella. She is also featured in Richard Kelly's film Southland Tales, providing solo vocals in a string arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
- "Llorando" can be heard at the end of the 57th episode (the 13th episode of season 3) of Prison Break, "The Art of the Deal".
- Nobody's Angel (1994)
- Mulholland Drive Soundtrack - Llorando (2001)
- All My Life/Toda Mi Vida (2003)
- Southland Tales Soundtrack - Star Spangled Banner (2008)
- Love Hurts Love Heals (2011)
- Wicked Game - Llorando Duet with Il Divo (2011)
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A review and evaluation process led the Curriculum & Instruction Division to make necessary modifications to its program activities. This was in an effort to address constant changes taking place within our school district.
Out of this process, the division had formulated a new vision and mission. In line with achieving this, progressive steps are being taken in meeting goals and objectives,strategies and action plans that support the district's vision to be an education community that prepares all students for life, promotes excellence and provides support.
The Guam Department of Education is committed to providing the support structures that will allow all students to succeed based on local guidelines, the District Action Plan and the No Child Left Behind Act.
Vision Statement of the Curriculum & Instruction Division
The Division of Curriculum and Instruction will be the educational catalyst that activates excellence for student achievement through curricular support and to empower educators to become diverse, high performing, life-long learners.
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The mission of the Division of Curriculum & Instruction is to cultivate an educational community of productive and well-informed administrators, teachers and students who are able to reach their full potential. The division is committed to meeting national standards for educational excellence through its continuous efforts to provide high-quality curricular support programs and activities through community alliances; international, national and local collaborations and regional partnerships.
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Maryland officials will choose the winning bid to build a casino in Prince George's County on Dec. 20 — a long-awaited decision that will finally draw the lengthy and oft-contentious competition to a close.
On Tuesday, a team of consultants contracted by the commission for the state's Lottery and Gaming Control Agency is expected to issue a report to all involved parties.
The commission will then hold a meeting Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. in the Joint Legislative Hearing Room of the Legislative Services Building in Annapolis, during which consultants will present their findings to the commission and each applicants will be given a chance to respond to the findings.
Six days later there will be a public conference call with both the consultants and applicants to address any additional questions or research.
The decision will be made on Dec. 20 during a 10 a.m. meeting at 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore.
Three bidders are vying for a casino license in Oxon Hill and Fort Washington. MGM Resorts International is proposing the National Harbor location; Penn National Gaming, owner of Rosecroft Raceway, is proposing the $700 million Hollywood Casino Resort. Bensalem, Pa.-based Greenwood Racing Inc., has proposed the $800 million Parx Casino Hotel & Spa in Fort Washington, at the intersection of Route 210 and Old Fort Road.
Of the three bids, the National Harbor location has received the most support from Prince George's County officials.
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'Project Runway' 10 Recap: 'Candy Couture'
This week's episode of "Project Runway" begins with Kooky Kooan struggling to wake up and Ven struggling to accept the judges' decision to name Christopher last week's challenge winner. Gunnar Death Rage was concerned Christopher's head would swell after his win, but that would be impossible considering that Death Rage and Ven are pushing the ego capacity of the work room as it is.
Buffi Jashanmal looks like she's ready to pour some sugar on Christopher Palu.
Heidi Klum—looking exceptionally adorable in a plaid sheath—calls the designers to the runway for some of her standard not-so-subtle hints about the upcoming challenge. And when the gang finally meets up with the delicious Tim Gunn at Dylan's Candy Bar, it doesn't take them long to figure out that this is the famous unconventional materials challenge! The contestants are like...well...like kids in a candy store (natch), when they not only get $250 to spend on treats but also a sweet 50% discount from Candy Bar CEO Dylan Lauren, daughter of Ralph Lauren and this week's guest judge. The designers grab all the candy vines, twines, strings, balls and beans they can get their sticky fingers on before heading back to the work room to start crafting their confections.
Back at Parsons, each designer tries to stay true to his or her aesthetic while still thinking outside the box and resisting the urge to chow down on their materials. There are plenty of different takes on this challenge: Fabio wants to create a classic Jackie O-inspired design, Alicia hopes to transform her sugary substances into a grungy, tomboy look, and Kooky continues to be as kooky as possible.
In this calm before the storm (storm = first group challenge), Season 10's designers are getting along pretty well. Some become annoyed by Buffi's brual attack on a poor, defenseless umbrella (all in the name of her design, of course), but it's only a momentary distraction. And while many evil looks and sighs are exchanged between Christopher and Death Rage, nothing dramatic actually transpires between the two. Of course, Death Rage tells the audience that he thinks Christopher feels "threatened" by him. Maybe he is. And maybe it's because Death Rage keeps staring at him like he wants to cut out his kidneys and eat them.
Tim stops by for his usual rounds, and seems impressed overall with the designers' progress. Aside from being completely bewildered by Kooky's weirder-by-the-minute demeanor and concerned with Dmitry's lack of time management, he doesn't have many harsh words for anyone...until he gets to Andrea. Looking like he might retch (perhaps he hit the Swedish fish too hard), he bluntly tells the oldest designer that he's "underwhelmed" by her sloppy-looking candy button apron. Tim's critique causes Andrea to cut her design apart, a decision she immediately regrets. Andrea eventually decides to listen to herself instead of Tim, goes back to her original concept and prepares to be auf'd.
When the models arrive for their first fittings, there isn't much for them to try on, so they just have to stand around and...eat! The models are eating the candy! Oh well, they'll just have to double up on laxatives later.
Unhappy with her design, Lantie ditches the sweets and decides to just use an umbrella as her dress fabric. Now, if she were giving up candy for a diet or Lent or something, that would be fine. But to do it during the candy challenge? Well, that's pretty much suicide. And speaking of suicide, Elena nearly goes out in a blaze of hot glue! Luckily, a medic is on hand to tend to her burns, and Elena lives to see runway day.
Unfortunately, in the hours leading up to the big show, Elena's licorice dress continues dying its slow death, with pieces falling off here and there. Maybe it's an attack of sudden glue gun-shyness brought on by her Day 1 mishap, but Elena just can't get her design to stick. Meanwhile, Kooky and Buffi are also having last minute problems. Apparently, they weren't aware of cotton candy's short lifespan, which means they have to recreate some components of their designs that had disintegrated overnight.
At the runway show, guest judge Dylan Lauren joins Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Heidi, who is now clad in something that looks like snakeskin pajamas. Sure, it looks comfy enough, but come on. How does she have the guts to critique anyone else's clothes while wearing that outfit?
When the scores are tallied, nine designers are safe, including Melissa, Dmitry and Kooky, whose designs all stand out to me for one reason or another. The construction of Melissa's heavy metal groupie tank/mini skirt ensemble is terrific, as she somehow managed to make black licorice and twist ties look like leather. Although the top of Dmitry's dress (made from a black tee-shirt) isn't particularly imaginative, I really enjoyed the flapper-esque skirt of sour ball "fringe." And I'm not sure I necessarily like Kooky's cotton candy/licorice/jelly bean concoction, but I kind of love that it looks like one of those Native American bead change purses all my friends and I had back in the day. Aw, Kooky's got me feeling all nostalgic.
Top 3 designs from (L-R): Gunnar, Sonjia and Ven. Ven wins the challenge.
The judges' favorite designs belong to Gunnar, Sonjia and Ven. Heidi is impressed by how chic Death Rage's black/cream checkerboard dress (made of licorice and candy foil) is, and I have to admit to liking it too. The design is good enough to quell (for now) my near-constant urge to slap his stupid, smug face. Kors likes that Death Rage also accessorized the outfit with candy—a real selling point for Dylan, who is ready to put that dress in her store window right now. Dylan is even more excited over Sonjia's adorable aquatic themed-dress, which features gummy sharks, jelly beans and gumballs. Everyone agrees that Sonjia's design is beautiful and perfectly executed, but it still finishes second to Ven's "stained glass" cocktail dress, created from black licorice and crushed rock candy. Kors mentions that Ven "knows he's good," which is exactly what I don't like about the guy, but in this case all of his self-inflicted pats on the back are warranted. As soon as his model stepped out onto the runway, I knew Ven's was the winning design. The color palette is immediately eye-catching and on-trend, while the silhouette is surprisingly figure-flattering, considering the dress is made primarily of rigid rock candy. (Let's just overlook the fact that the design is so fragile that Ven's model is forced to walk like she has a Chick-o-Stick up her a-s-s.)
In the Bottom 3 are Buffi, Elena and Lantie. (For all of her earlier hand-wringing, Andrea and her candy dot apron sailed right through to safety.) Buffi gets ripped apart for her pink explosion, described as everything from "a five-year old going to a birthday party" (Heidi) to "'Toddlers and Tiaras' gone berserk" (Kors). The only one who doesn't seem to hate it is Dylan, but she may care more about product placement than good design. Having used only one type of candy—pina colada licorice—Elena 's dress doesn't fit in either of those categories. My favorite Kors-ism so far is leveled at Elena's design: "rigatoni Mad Max!" Yeah, the cream-colored licorice totally looks like noodles. And not only do noodles make you fat if you eat too many of them, but they also make you look fat when you wear a dress out of them. The shape is much too boxy and severe. "Severe" is clearly Elena's thing, but Nina reminds her that she could have loosened up a bit and at least had some fun for the candy challenge. Elena doesn't seem too happy about the panel's critique, but I think they're actually being pretty nice considering that none of them call attention to the fact that Elena's dress is still shedding noodles.(Er, I mean licorice.) And then there's Lantie. Lantie, who should have gone home last week for showing no imagination or taste. Lantie, who finally gets the boot for her inability (or snobby refusal) to simply use candy in the candy challenge. Bye, Lantie. We hardly knew ye, and we're fine with that.
Bottom 3 designs from (L-R): Buffi, Elena and Lantie. Lantie is eliminated.
Things will certainly heat up next week when the designers have to work in teams of two. From the preview, it appears that the teams will be creating looks for former "Project Runway" contestants like Anya Ayoung-Chee and Kenley Collins. And in a wonderful stroke of luck, Death Rage's team gets stuck with "Meana" Irina Shabayeva as a client. As a certain young man from Springfield might say, "HA-ha!"
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Sikorsky's $8.5-11.7B "Multi-Year 8" H-60 Helicopter Contract
March 18/15: Mexico. The DSCA notified Congress of the potential sale of three Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks to Mexico, in a deal potentially worth $110 million. That there are only three Black Hawks in the deal is surprising, as the application appears to have gone in with five requested.
March 18/15: Slovakia. Slovakia is also poised to receive nine of the same model.
March 18/15: Tunisia. Sikorsky saw a $93.3 million contract modification today for eight "Green" UH-60M helicopters for the Tunisian government.
Dec 15/14: Mexico. $56.4 million modification (P00217) to contract W58RGZ-12-C-0008 to exercise an option for 5 UH-60M aircraft for Mexican Navy's foreign military sales case MX-B-UEU. Estimated completion date is May 30, 2016. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut. Fiscal 2010 funds in the amount of $2,221,115 were obligated at the time of the award.
In July 2012, the US military signed another huge contract with Sikorsky. With production of the Army's HH/UH-60M, and the Navy's MH-60S and MH-60R helicopters, all in full swing, there's no question about the need for future orders. In that environment, multi-year contracts allow efficiencies in purchasing, and security of staffing, throughout Sikorsky's supply chain. These new helicopter types are also available to Foreign Military Sales class customers, under the American contract's advantageous pricing and terms. The UH-60M, MH-60S and MH-60R models have already inked export deals, and official requests indicate that more deals are in the pipeline.
The new multi-year 2013-2017 contract could be worth up to $11.7 billion, and follows a 5-year, multi-service "MYP-VII" contract in December 2007. Like its predecessor, it covers UH-60M Black Hawk troop transport and light cargo helicopters, Army HH-60M SAR (Search And Rescue) / MEDEVAC (MEDical EVACuation) helicopters, and the US Navy's MH-60S and MH-60R Seahawk helicopters.
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Drug Dog Training – The Truth Regarding Canine Drug Detection
Dogs are ideal for sniffing narcotics because of their excellent sense of smell and their capability to be trained and obey.
There are articles which are circulating from the internet saying that part in the drug dog training process is to actually get the animal hooked up about the drugs that they're trained to discover. This claim is truly false, medication dogs are in fact trained applying a scientific technique which is humane and proper.
Show Dog Training is really a much harder job compared to ordinary k9 obedience instruction. A single reason is that you are going to be a handler of a humungous k9 like the German shepherd, Rottweiler, Boxers and Labrador retriever.
Also, did you know that before the dog might be exposed to drug dog training, they need to go via obedience training, specialized obedience education, endurance coaching, agility training and selective aggressive training?
Contrary to the rumors about feeding dogs with narcotics and acquiring them hooked on these substances, a common method of drug dog training is while using the use of the white cloth or towel.
The very first step to this drug dog training approach would be to merely play a game of tug of war while using the animal utilizing the white towel. At this stage, the towel is washed correctly making it scentless.
After a few days of playing the game of tug of war with all the dogs, the handler will then roll up a bag of some narcotics into the towel, take note that this procedure is only intended to leave the scent of the particular medicine to the towel and not to feed or let the animal taste the medication itself.
Applying this procedure the puppy will then recognize that the smell of medicines is the scent of his favorite toy. The white towel and animal will then play a game of hide and seek. Every single time the canine finds the white towel he is then rewarded by praise and treats. This process is repeated until the dog masters all from the scent of medicines.
Within the field the handler will constantly be carrying a white towel with him, to ensure that every single time that his animal makes the signal that he has found his favorite white toy, a game of tug of war is then rewarded to him for a job well done.
An additional well-liked drug dog training approach is with the use of boxes. The education process commonly starts with 3 -4 boxes, a single from the 4 boxes will have scent of your certain narcotic and is going to be marked to avoid contamination with other boxes.
The animal handler will then guide the canine into the boxes, when they arrive at the marked box the canine handler will then assign the k9 with a tell sign, it's normally the sit command but it will depend on the handler's preference, and permit the k9 to sniff and inspect the marked box.
This method are going to be repeated until the animal familiarizes himself towards the smell of the drug. Praise and treats will probably be the dogs reward if he displays the correct execution.
Eventually, when the dog is having the hang of medication sniffing, the handler makes the drill additional challenging by adding much more boxes and providing the canine with a lot more distractions.
Show Dog Training is actually a extremely challenging process and shouldn't be treated as a joke. Medication dog handlers realize the importance of their dogs within the fight for illegal prescription drugs and treat them while using the love and respect that they deserve.
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The caliber of dancing was very good, but I think flamenco is just a tad cacophonous for me. And I didn't particularly like the venue. Felt a little kitchy and somewhat in need of repairs/attention.
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The cry becomes louder with every failed play, of which there have been many. Isn't there a tackle, a guard, a tight end, a running back, a quarterback -- someone, anyone -- out there who can help the Cardinals?
The painful answer for Cardinals fans is "no." Good players are currently employed elsewhere. The time to upgrade an NFL roster is in the spring, not the fall.
Through six games, the Cardinals offense is averaging 283 yards. Only Jacksonville is worse. The team is scoring an average of 18.3 points a game. Only Oakland and Jacksonville are worse.
Complicating matters is the team's quarterback situation. Kevin Kolb is expected to miss several weeks after suffering a rib injury in Sunday's game.
Kolb reportedly has multiple detached ribs and a sprained sternoclavicular joint. That where the clavicle meets the sternum. John Skelton is expected to start for the first time since suffering a sprained ankle in the season opener.
And he's taking over as the team is entering what appears to be the most difficult part of its schedule.
It's an ugly bottom line that often can result in uncomfortable meetings in the head coach's office. Jobs can be lost. On Tuesday, for instance, Eagles coach Andy Reid fired defensive coordinator Juan Castillo. It's the first time Reid has fired an assistant during the season in 14 years.
Other head coaches in similar situations have reassigned assistants or taken away play-calling duties. Former Cardinals coach Dennis Green changed his staff almost as often as he did his socks.
But don't expect any major changes from Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt. He's not going to take play-calling duties away from coordinator Mike Miller, for instance, as a way to shake things up.
"You always consider things, but it's not that," Whisenhunt said of the play calling. "I'm involved with it; it's not like I'm not. It's not that the plays aren't there. We're just not executing the ones that are there."
That refrain, however, has been become familiar for this offense over the past three seasons.
Since 2010, the Cardinals have failed to convert the easy plays and make enough great ones. Losses to the Rams and Bills in the past two weeks provided a microcosm of that.
Against the Rams, the Cardinals missed on long passes to tight end Rob Housler and receiver Andre Roberts.
Against the Bills, Roberts dropped a pass on third down that would have kept a drive alive. Running back LaRod Stephens-Howling dropped a screen pass that would have resulted in big yardage. Fullback Reagan Maui'a contributed to the end of one promising possession when he was penalized for delay of game for spiking the ball following a 7-yard gain on first down.
These are not the Cardinals offenses of 2008 and 2009. Kurt Warner is not at quarterback, and the Cardinals can't count on overcoming mistakes by spreading the field with receivers and letting Warner go to work.
To win, the Cardinals don't have to play perfectly on offense, and they don't have to be great. Their defense is good enough that scoring 20 points will be enough to win most weeks.
"They give us an opportunity every single week," guard Daryn Colledge said. "It's going to be hard to (see) us getting blown out."
It's easy to see them losing a bunch of close games, however, unless the offense improves. It's a team that has to do a lot of the little stuff right, because other than Larry Fitzgerald, there isn't anyone else who has proved he can provide the big play.
So how do the Cardinals become more efficient? Whisenhunt doesn't think shaking up his coaching staff will do it. Nor does he plan to become more hands on in practice than he already is.
"Players are being held accountable and pushed," Whisenhunt said. "If (mistakes) are something that continues, then obviously you'll make changes, as much as you can.
"But it's not for a lack of effort or a lack of work or even scheme. As it is, when we have the opportunity to make (plays), we have to make them. Sometimes you've got to fight through those things."
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March 25, 2013
Ryan Bingham - no longer weary
Barring weather-related difficulties, Americana musician Ryan Bingham will play the Newport Music Hall tonight. If you missed our print piece, read it here.
The Beat talked a little bit with Bingham about his experience working on the movie Crazy Heart, and his song, The Weary Kind, that won him an Academy Award. Here's a little bit more about the song from Bingham, co-writer (the late, great) T-Bone Burnett and director Scott Cooper.
We did get some insight into Bingham's writign in general.
"I write songs in spurts. I travel and experience thing and that gives me something to write about. Playing guitar is what I do for fun, but that's when I start to write. I don't force the writing. I'd rather let it be spontaneous, in the moment and wait for it to come."
He's made his mark as a songwriter and plays guitar for fun. But there's no mistaking the rocky elegance of his voice. Listen here at this clip of Bingham performing The Weary Kind.
You'll note, though, in our print piece, how Bingham has recently become, at least in some respects, a little less weary.
March 19, 2013
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Kodo drummers' island home
Kodo, the Japanese drumming (and more) ensemble, has traveled the world for 30-odd years (including a stop in Columbus March 14 - read our print piece and get details here), but has maintained its home on an island in the Sea of Japan since the early 1970s.
Read the history of Sado island and Kodo's decision to locate there at this link from the Kobo website. We talked to Kodo company manager Jun Akimoto about life on Sado.
"The idea is to be together not just for rehearsal but also in daily life," he said. "It's a great place to live for both practice and preparation."
Akimoto wanted to be very clear about a couple things. One, that Kodo's base on Sado is collective, but "it's not communism." Nor is it a commune per se, or a camp, or retreat (although it has been used as such for some visiting artists), or a place where Kodo performers are "kept." In addition to touring, Kodo members travel to and from Sado, and welcome visitors as well, including for an annual festival featuring guest artists of very kind from around the world.
That said, the island was historically a haven for exiles, outspoken thinkers and artists deemed politically dangerous to Japan's rulers. Eventually Sado became a bastion of Japanese culture and art, and retains, beyond Kodo's base, many practices of the old way in Japan.
Akimoto pointed out that Kodo's new artistic director, the cosmopolitan Tamasaburo Bando, who is from Tokyo and is a revered kabuki icon in his homeland, "is enjoying the very different atmosphere" of Sado.
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The main loss mechanism for phosphorus and potassium is erosion. Some P and K will be lost in runoff, but the amounts should be low if fertilizer was applied and incorporated several weeks before the recent rains. These losses are of greatest concern on well-drained (sandy) soils.
Sulfur (as sulfate) is very mobile in soils, especially in sandy soils. Fields should be monitored for visual symptoms of sulfur deficiency. Sulfur deficiencies symptoms tend to appear in young tissue as this nutrient is not translocated from older tissue parts, but may appear as a uniform yellowing of the entire corn seedling before V6. If a sulfur deficiency is confirmed, then 50 to 75 pounds per acre of ammonium sulfate should be applied.


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The liver is one of the largest organs in the body. It has four lobes and fills the upper right side of the abdomen inside the rib cage. The liver has many important functions, including:
Liver cancer is rare in children and adolescents (teenagers). There are two main types of childhood liver cancer:
The treatment of two less common types of childhood liver cancer is also discussed in this summary:
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare cancer of the blood vessel that occurs in the liver and other organs. (See the Hemangioendothelioma section in the PDQ summary on Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment for more information.)
This summary refers to the treatment of primary liver cancer (cancer that begins in the liver). Treatment of metastatic liver cancer, which is cancer that begins in other parts of the body and spreads to the liver, is not discussed in this summary. Primary liver cancer can occur in both adults and children. Treatment for children, however, is different than treatment for adults.
Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn't mean that you will not get cancer. People who think they may be at risk should discuss this with their doctor. Risk factors for hepatoblastoma include the following:
Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma include the following:
Symptoms are more common after the tumor becomes large. Other conditions can cause the same symptoms. A doctor should be consulted if any of the following problems occur:
The following tests and procedures may be used:
The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on the following:
Prognosis may also depend on:
Childhood liver cancer may be cured if the tumor is small and can be completely removed by surgery. Complete removal is possible more often for hepatoblastoma than for hepatocellular carcinoma.
The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the liver or to other parts of the body is called staging. The information gathered from the staging process determines the stage of the disease. It is important to know the stage in order to plan treatment.
The following tests and procedures may be used in the staging process:
Two staging systems are used for childhood liver cancer:
The liver is divided into 4 vertical sections.
In stage 1, the cancer is found in one section of the liver. Three sections of the liver that are next to each other do not have cancer in them.
In stage 2, cancer is found in one or two sections of the liver. Two sections of the liver that are next to each other do not have cancer in them.
In stage 3, one of the following is true:
In stage 4, cancer is found in all four sections of the liver.
In stage I, the tumor was in the liver only and all of the cancer was removed by surgery.
In stage II, the tumor was in the liver only and all of the cancer that can be seen without a microscope was removed by surgery. A small amount of cancer remains in the liver, but it can be seen only with a microscope, or the tumor cells may have spilled into the abdomen before surgery or during surgery.
In stage III:
In stage IV, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
The three ways that cancer spreads in the body are:
When cancer cells break away from the primary (original) tumor and travel through the lymph or blood to other places in the body, another (secondary) tumor may form. This process is called metastasis. The secondary (metastatic) tumor is the same type of cancer as the primary tumor. For example, if breast cancer spreads to the bones, the cancer cells in the bones are actually breast cancer cells. The disease is metastatic breast cancer, not bone cancer.
Recurrent childhood liver cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the liver or in other parts of the body.
Different types of treatments are available for children with liver cancer. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment.
Because cancer in children is rare, taking part in a clinical trial should be considered. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Treatment will be overseen by a pediatric oncologist, a doctor who specializes in treating children with cancer. The pediatric oncologist may refer you to other pediatric doctors who specialize in certain areas of medicine and who have experience and expertise in treating children who have liver cancer. It is especially important to have a pediatric surgeon with experience in liver surgery. Other specialists may include the following:
Side effects from cancer treatment that begin during or after treatment and continue for months or years are called late effects. Late effects of cancer treatment may include:
Some late effects may be treated or controlled. It is important to talk with your child's doctors about the possible late effects caused by some treatments.
When possible, the cancer is removed by surgery.
Some of the factors that affect the type of surgery used include the following:
Chemotherapy is sometimes given before surgery, to shrink the tumor and make it easier to remove. This is called neoadjuvant therapy. Even if the doctor removes all the cancer that can be seen at the time of the surgery, some patients may be given chemotherapy or radiation therapy after surgery to kill any cancer cells that are left. Treatment given after the surgery, to lower the risk that the cancer will come back, is called adjuvant therapy.
Watchful waiting is closely monitoring a patient's condition without giving any treatment until symptoms appear or change.
Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. When chemotherapy is taken by mouth or injected into a vein or muscle, the drugs enter the bloodstream and can reach cancer cells throughout the body (systemic chemotherapy). When chemotherapy is placed directly into the spinal column, an organ, or a body cavity such as the abdomen, the drugs mainly affect cancer cells in those areas (regional chemotherapy).
Chemoembolization of the hepatic artery (the main artery that supplies blood to the liver) is a type of regional chemotherapy used to treat childhood liver cancer. The anticancer drug is injected into the hepatic artery through a catheter (thin tube). The drug is mixed with a substance that blocks the artery, cutting off blood flow to the tumor. Most of the anticancer drug is trapped near the tumor and only a small amount of the drug reaches other parts of the body. The blockage may be temporary or permanent, depending on the substance used to block the artery. The tumor is prevented from getting the oxygen and nutrients it needs to grow. The liver continues to receive blood from the hepatic portal vein, which carries blood from the stomach and intestine.
Treatment using more than one anticancer drug is called combination chemotherapy. The way the chemotherapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being treated.
Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing. There are two types of radiation therapy. External radiation therapy uses a machine outside the body to send radiation toward the cancer. Internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer. The way the radiation therapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being treated.
Percutaneous ethanol injection is a cancer treatment in which a small needle is used to inject ethanol (alcohol) directly into a tumor to kill cancer cells.
Targeted therapy is a type of treatment that uses drugs or other substances to identify and attack specific cancer cells without harming normal cells. An angiogenesis inhibitor is a type of targeted therapy being studied in the treatment of children with liver cancer. Angiogenesis inhibitors are substances that block the growth of new blood vessels. In cancer treatment, angiogenesis inhibitors prevent the growth of new blood vessels needed for tumors to grow.
For some patients, taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice. Clinical trials are part of the cancer research process. Clinical trials are done to find out if new cancer treatments are safe and effective or better than the standard treatment.
Many of today's standard treatments for cancer are based on earlier clinical trials. Patients who take part in a clinical trial may receive the standard treatment or be among the first to receive a new treatment.
Patients who take part in clinical trials also help improve the way cancer will be treated in the future. Even when clinical trials do not lead to effective new treatments, they often answer important questions and help move research forward.
Some clinical trials only include patients who have not yet received treatment. Other trials test treatments for patients whose cancer has not gotten better. There are also clinical trials that test new ways to stop cancer from recurring (coming back) or reduce the side effects of cancer treatment.
Clinical trials are taking place in many parts of the country.
Some of the tests that were done to diagnose the cancer or to find out the stage of the cancer may be repeated. Some tests will be repeated in order to see how well the treatment is working. Decisions about whether to continue, change, or stop treatment may be based on the results of these tests. This is sometimes called re-staging.
Some of the tests will continue to be done from time to time after treatment has ended. The results of these tests can show if your condition has changed or if the cancer has recurred (come back). These tests are sometimes called follow-up tests or check-ups.
Treatment of stages I and II hepatoblastoma may include the following:
Treatment of stage III hepatoblastoma may include the following:
Treatment of stage IV hepatoblastoma may include the following:
Treatment of stages I and II hepatocellular carcinoma may include the following:
Treatment of stage III hepatocellular carcinoma and PRETEXT stage 4 hepatocellular carcinoma may include the following:
Treatment of postsurgically-staged stage IV hepatocellular carcinoma may be combination chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, followed by surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible.
Treatment of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver may include the following:
Treatment of infantile choriocarcinoma may be combination chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, followed by surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible.
Treatment of recurrent hepatoblastoma may include the following:
Treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma may include the following:
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with childhood liver cancer. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI website.
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