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- What Causes the Seasons? (MSNBC News)
"The ability to predict the seasons — by tracking the rising and setting points of the sun throughout the year — was key to survival in ancient times. Babylonians, Mayans and other cultures developed complex systems for monitoring seasonal shifts. But it took centuries more to unravel the science behind the seasons." 09-06
- Ancient Calendars
"Celestial bodies — the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars — have provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time throughout our existence. Ancient civilizations relied upon the apparent motion of these bodies through the sky to determine seasons, months, and years." 10-09
- Nez Perce History
"Within the deep canyons of the traditional Nimi'ipuu land, the people relied on the rivers, mountains and prairies for sustenance. They practiced a seasonal subsistence cycle, living with the seasons, not by the month."
- -05-06-06 Survival Strategies for a Brutal Allergies Season (ABC News)
"Experts are calling this one of the worst allergy seasons on record, with people who never have had problems before reporting itching, coughing and sneezing."
"About one-third of people with seasonal allergies will aggravate their symptoms if they eat certain foods during the allergy season. These people breathe in the pollen, and then the pollen triggers a cross-reaction with the protein in these foods. Avoid apples, pears, carrots, almonds and hazelnut coffee." 05-06
- -11-20-06 "Everyone Loves Raymond" Ends (Fox News)
"After nine seasons, 12 Emmy Awards and consistently high ratings, CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond" (search) said goodbye Monday night. Star and executive producer Ray Romano (search) and creator Phil Rosenthal (search) wanted to end the show while it was still funny." 11-06
- -02-07-07 Broader Audience Now Listening on Global Warming (ABC News)
"This time around, far more people are ready to listen."
"This sea change comes after two years of TV and cinema documentaries and specials, unseasonable weird weather extremes, heat spikes and downpours, backyard bugs, birds and flowers out of synch, disappearing mountain glaciers and ski seasons, as well as a rapidly growing chorus of alarmed politicians." 02-07
- -05-27-07 Wiccans Get Markers for Memorial Day (CNN News)
"Wiccans sued the government last year, arguing that it was unduly stalling a decision on whether to add the pentacle to the list of acceptable symbols for veterans' graves."
"Wicca is a nature-based religion based on respect for the earth, nature and the cycle of the seasons. Variations of the pentacle not accepted by Wiccans have been used in horror movies as a sign of the devil." 05-07
- Cosby, Bill (Wikipedia.org)
"William Henry 'Bill' Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own series, The Bill Cosby Show, in the late 1960s. He was one of the major characters on the children's television show for its first two seasons, and created the humorous educational cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby also acted in numerous films, although none has received the acclaim of his television work." 1-05
- -12-26-08 Shopping Figures Show Dismal Year (ABC News)
" 'A difficult economic environment combined with difficult weather in the last few days made 2008 one of the most-challenging holiday seasons in decades,' said Michael McNamara, vice president of research and analysis at MasterCard Advisors." 12-08
- H1N1 Information for Nurses (NursingWorld.org)
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic level from Phase 5 to Phase 6, signifying that there is sustained spread of the novel 2009 H1N1 strain in 2 or more regions. This geographic implication means that a pandemic has begun, but the severity of the pandemic and which populations will be most at risk remains unknown."
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be working with international health agencies (WHO, the Pan-American Health Organization) to monitor the influenza activity in the Southern Hemisphere, which entered its flu season in early June (opposite seasons as Northern Hemisphere), for clues as to how the pandemic strain of H1N1 will behave." 06-09
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