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- Leopards - Snow (Kids' Planet)
Includes a description and a drawing.
- Tibetan Language (Snow Lion Publications)
Provides a tutorial on Tibetan. 4-00
- Cultural Sensitivity for Young Children (About.com - Snow)
Provides suggestions for encouraging young children to treat each other with respect and to appreciate children who are from a different ethnic group. 6-00
- Snowshoeing (Altrec.com)
Provides a comprehensive guide. 1-01
- Ice and Snow Study (University of California)
Provides a lesson to study ice and snow on the Earth, using satellite data. 3-01
- Saladin (Snowlion)
Provides a biography of the Muslim warrior and sultan of Egypt. Also spelled Salah al-Din or Salah ad-Din. Visitors sometimes misspell as Saludin, Salludin, or Salladin 5-01
- Snowball Earth (Harvard University - Hoffman and Schrag)
"Many lines of evidence support a theory that the entire Earth was ice-covered for long periods 600-700 million years ago. Each glacial period lasted for millions of years and ended violently under extreme greenhouse conditions. These climate shocks triggered the evolution of multicellular animal life, and challenge long-held assumptions regarding the limits of global change." 8-02
- John Snow - Comments on Nomination of John Snow as Treasury Secretary (Townhall.com - Novak)
"With his economic program's outlines charted, President Bush was looking for a secretary of the Treasury and National Economic adviser who would energetically sell his tax cuts." 12-02
- John Snow - Comments on Nominations of John Snow and Stephan Friedman (Townhall.com - Kudlow)
"Apparently, Vice President Dick Cheney quietly led a search team that came up with Snow. In contrast, the White House loudly leaked the name of investment banker Stephen Friedman to replace Larry Lindsey as head of the National Economic Council. Neither the stock market nor the rest of the world (nor me) knows much about these men." 12-02
- 02-06-04 Snow Claims O'Neill Used Classified Information Against Bush (Bloomberg.com)
"Documents former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill gave to an author who used them to write a critical book on President George W. Bush contained classified information, the current secretary, John Snow said in a letter to Congress obtained by Bloomberg News."
"In interviews following publication of the book, Suskind has said that none of the documents that the Treasury passed to O'Neill were marked ``classified,'' and O'Neill has said that all the documents he had been given and passed on to Suskind had been cleared by the Treasury's top lawyer." 2-04
- 03-29-04 Spirals in Mars Snow Caps Unraveled (CNN News)
"Odd spiraling gorges etched deep into the polar ice caps of Mars have stumped scientists for decades. The huge arcing troughs radiate outward like arms of a pinwheel, creating an overall shape that visually and mathematically resembles hurricanes, spiral galaxies and even some seashells."
"Now there is an apparent solution to the mystery, put forth by Jon Pelletier of the University of Arizona in Tucson."
"The tilted planet causes ice on one side of a crack to heat and vaporize, deepening and widening the crack. Then the water vapor hits the shady, colder side of the growing canyon and refreezes." 3-04
- -04-25-06 Snow to Be Named New Press Secretary (MSNBC News)
"Conservative pundit Tony Snow will be named White House press secretary, Republican officials said Tuesday night, in the latest move in President Bush’s effort to remake his troubled White House." 04-06
- -011-02-09 Snows of Kilimanjaro Melting Fast (Time.com)
"For the first time in almost 12,000 years, based on ice-core analysis, Africa's highest peak probably will be ice-free as early as 2022 or as late as 2033, says glaciologist Lonnie Thompson of Ohio State University, who led the study." 11-09
- Harmony - Guidelines for Understanding Other Religions (Keating)
Provides the results of a retreat in Snowmass Colorado in which teachers of different faiths spoke of their own truths. They came to "meditate together in silence and to share our personal spiritual journeys, especially those elements in our respective traditions that have proved most helpful to us along the way." One unplanned result was a list of beliefs that were held across all of the faiths.
- Owls (Gander Academy)
Includes descriptions and pictures for most common types of owls, including burrowing, barn, barred, boreal, great horned, gray, hawk, long eared, pigmy, screeching, spotted, snowy, and saw-whet owls.
- Dogs - Working Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Akita, Alaskan Malamute, Anatolian, Bernese Mountain Dog, Boxer, Bullmastiff, Doberman Pinscher, Giant Schnauzer, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Komondor, Kuvasz, Mastiff, Newfoundland, Rottweiler, St. Bernard, Samoyed, Siberian Husky, and Standard Schnauzer. (Sometimes Pinscher may be misspelled by visitors as Pincher and Schnauzer may be misspelled as Snowzer.) 06-07
- Mountains of the World (Wenzel)
Provides pictures and information on mountains that allow exploration by walking, including Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Mount Ararat (Turkey), Mont Blanc (France), Ras Dashen (Ethiopia), Mount Kinabalu (Sabah), Mount Cameroon (Cameroon), Mount Fuji (Japan), Pico de Teide (Canary Islands, Spain), Mount Etna (Italy), Qornat es-Sawda (Lebanon), Musala (Bulgaria), Jabal Katrina (Egypt), Huayna Picchu (Peru), Pico (Azores, Portugal), Hekla (Iceland), Ben Nevis (Scotland), Snowdon (Wales), Scafell Pike (England), Bénara (Mayotte), and Christoffelberg (Curaçao). 7-01
- Disasters and Disaster Relief Monitoring (DisasterRelief.org - EarthWatch)
"Earth Watch keeps an eye on the many different disaster events happening around the world." Includes information on hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes, volcanoes, flooding, diseases, famine, transportation, wildfires, snow, and tornadoes. 1-04
- Education: Bush (Issue2000.org)
"FACTCHECK on Education: Bush spoke of a big increase in federal funding for education, but didn't mention complaints that he's forcing states to pay for new federal requirements to test student performance."
"BUSH: By passing the No Child Left Behind Act you have made the expectation of literacy the law of our country. We are providing more funding for our schools-a 36% increase since 2001. We are requiring higher standards."
"FACTCHECK: It is true that federal funding for education has increased sharply since Bush took office, as even his critics concede. But it is also true that Bush's new requirements for student testing impose large costs on state and local governments and that Bush hasn't pushed the Republican Congress for the full amounts authorized by the No Child Left Behind Act. The National Education Association estimated the shortfall at $5.4 billion last year, and even a GOP senator, Olympia Snowe of Maine, said last year, 'It leaves us open to the charge of unfunded mandates.' " 2-04
- Description of Some Winter Olympic Events by Sport (ThinkQuest)
Provides descriptions of Snowboarding, Biathlon, Luge, and Curling. 8-04
- -01-27-05 Holocaust Remembered (USA Today)
"As candles flickered in the snowy, winter gloom, world leaders and Auschwitz survivors Thursday remembered victims of the Holocaust on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp." 1-05
- -03-04-05 GAO: Unfunded Commitments Now $350,000 per U.S. Worker (MSNBC News)
"“Americans are beginning to have a good understanding the system won’t be there unless we act soon,” he [Secretary of the Treasury John Snow] said."
"In their annual report last year, the Social Security trustees said, 'Present tax rates would be sufficient to pay 73 percent of scheduled benefits after trust fund exhaustion in 2042 and 68 percent of scheduled benefits in 2078.' "
"Meanwhile on Thursday Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan praised the virtues of a consumption tax, which economists such as Laurence Kotlikoff have argued would be one equitable way to help pay the staggering cost of unfunded liabilities for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security."
"According to the General Accountability Office, the government’s fiscal watchdog, the federal government’s net liabilities, unfunded commitments, and other obligations now amount to more than $43 trillion, or about $350,000 for every full-time worker." 3-05
- -04-20-05 Controversial GOP Leader Attacks Courts (Fox News)
"The House Judiciary Committee is reviewing the activities of justices on the Supreme Court and in other circuits to determine whether they have overstepped their authority and must be reined in, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search) told FOX News Radio's Tony Snow on Tuesday."
"DeLay said he and other members of Congress have just begun using the long-held authority vested in them by the Constitution to conduct judicial review."
" 'We've already passed six bills limiting the jurisdiction of the court in the last two years. They haven't gotten through the Senate but we're starting this body of thought. We have the opportunity to set up courts, we can also dismantle courts and re-organize them.' "4-05
- Backpacking in Winter (Backpacking.net)
"Since a lot of folks consider hiking and backpacking to be a three-season activity, I thought it might be helpful to create this Winter Hiking, Winter Backpacking & Snowshoeing page." 6-05
- Scientists: Arctic Ice Loss Triggering Global Warming (BBC News)
" 'September 2005 will set a new record minimum in the amount of Arctic sea ice cover,' said Mark Serreze, of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Boulder, Colorado.' "
"The current rate of shrinkage they calculate at 8% per decade; at this rate there may be no ice at all during the summer of 2060."
" 'These dark areas absorb a lot of the Sun's energy, much more than the ice, and what happens then is that the oceans start to warm up, and it becomes very difficult for ice to form during the following autumn and winter.' "
" 'It looks like this is exactly what we're seeing - a positive feedback effect, a "tipping-point".' "
"The idea behind tipping-points is that at some stage the rate of global warming would accelerate, as rising temperatures break down natural restraints or trigger environmental changes which release further amounts of greenhouse gases."
"The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, a four-year study involving hundreds of scientists, projected an additional temperature rise of 4-7C by 2100." 9-05
- 05-30-06 Bush Chooses Paulson for Treasury Secretary (Washington Times)
"President Bush yesterday returned after a holiday weekend and picked up where he left off, building a new second-term team by nominating Goldman Sachs Chairman Henry M. Paulson to replace Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, who resigned after more than a year of speculation about his departure." 05-06
- Mountaineering (Wikipedia.org)
"Mountaineering is the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking and climbing up mountains. It is also sometimes known as alpinism, particularly in Europe. It may be said to consist of three aspects: rock-craft, snow-craft and skiing, depending on whether the route chosen is over rock, snow or ice. All require great athletic and technical ability, and experience is also a very important part of the latter." 12-06
- Prius May Have a Traction Control Problem (Consumer Affairs.com)
"Trust is becoming an illusive quality for a growing number of Prius owners forced to deal with snowy weather and slippery or unstable road conditions." 07-07
- Atlanta Faces Possible Empty Faucets (New York Times)
"For more than five months, the lake that provides drinking water to almost five million people here has been draining away in a withering drought. Sandy beaches have expanded into flats of orange mud. Tree stumps not seen in half a century have resurfaced. Scientists have warned of impending disaster."
"And life has, for the most part, gone on just as before."
"The response to the worst drought on record in the Southeast has unfolded in ultra-slow motion. All summer, more than a year after the drought began, fountains blithely sprayed, football fields were watered, prisoners got two showers a day and Coca-Cola’s bottling plants chugged along at full strength. In early October, on an 81-degree day, an outdoor theme park began to manufacture what was intended to be a 1.2-million gallon mountain of snow." 10-07
- "The Future Is Drying Up" (New York Times)
"When I met with [Secretary of Energy] Chu last summer in Berkeley, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, which provides most of the water for Northern California, was at its lowest level in 20 years. Chu noted that even the most optimistic climate models for the second half of this century suggest that 30 to 70 percent of the snowpack will disappear. 'There’s a two-thirds chance there will be a disaster,' Chu said, 'and that’s in the best scenario.' " 10-07
- -07-12-08 Bush's Former Press Secretary Dies of Cancer (Time.com)
"Snow was unabashed in his defense of the administration but managed to be respectful, even helpful, to the reporters on the beat." 07-08
- -08-12-08 Small Ways You Can Reduce Waste in the Office (TimesOnline.com)
"It's only a matter of time before wolves start roaming New York and we lose Scotland under glacial drifts of snow (well, that’s Hollywood’s take on global warming in the film The Day After Tomorrow). Back in the real world, employees are checking their companies’ green credentials and acting to make their workplace environmentally friendly." 08-08
- -02-20-09 Water May Be Cut Off From California Farms (MSNBC News)
"Federal water managers said they may have to cut off all water to some of California’s largest farms as a result of the deepening drought affecting the state."
"U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials said Friday that parched reservoirs and patchy snow and rainfall this year would likely force them to cut surface water deliveries completely. It would be the first time in more than 15 years such a move was taken." 02-09
- Sports Concussions a Growing Concern (HealthLink)
"Many other sports and recreational activities, including wrestling, hockey, soccer (from head collisions), snowboarding and in-line skating, can also result in concussions. Even whiplash can cause a concussion. Altogether, about 300,000 traumatic brain injuries occur each year in sports and recreation in the United States."
"Several National Football League players (notably, quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Steve Young) retired after suffering several concussions during their careers. Multiple concussions suffered over a period of months or years increases the risk of permanent brain damage and post-concussion syndrome, in which neurological or cognitive problems become chronic. Even mild concussions occurring within hours, days or weeks of each other can result in 'second impact syndrome,' which can be fatal. As a result, coaches and trainers are showing an increased sensitivity to the effects of concussions on their players." 03-09
- Arctic Ice on Greenland (Physorg.com)
"So far, flights led by Krabill have found evidence that, in general, ice along Greenland's coast is thinning while some areas inland are thickening. Still, the net change points to an overall loss. There's enough ice and snow in Greenland to raise sea level by about 7 meters (23 feet) if it were to all melt." 05-09
- -11-07-09 California's Water Plan (Time.com)
"For 50 years, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has funneled the Sierra Nevada snow runoff from the Sacramento Valley in the north to the giant farms in California's central valley and the now nearly 20 million people who live in Southern California. Both the economy and population of California are growing, but the amount of available water remains the same, or declines, as is currently the case with the state's worst drought in two decades. The legislation creates a new seven-member council to oversee and restore the fragile Delta, imposes a 20% conservation mandate for cities by 2020 and requires the monitoring of groundwater levels throughout the state. It also places a $11.1 billion bond on next November's ballot to pay for overhauling the water system. The bond measure is larded with water projects statewide in an attempt to encourage passage." 11-09
- -12-07-09 Major Storm Expected (CNN News)
"A major winter storm began walloping part of the Western United States on Monday, snarling morning commutes in some areas and dumping snow as far south as Arizona."
"The storm is expected to intensify as it strikes California and heads northeast toward the Rockies, bringing with it snow and extremely frigid temperatures."
" 'It's forecast to affect about 17 states, from California all the way to Michigan,' CNN meteorologist Sean Morris said." 12-09
- -12-07-09 The "Third Pole" Is Melting Fast (Time.com)
"The high-altitude glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau — which cover parts of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and China — are the water tower of Asia. When the ice thaws and the snow melts every spring, the glaciers birth the great rivers of the region, the mightiest river system in the world: the Ganges, the Indus, the Brahmaputra, the Mekong, the Yellow, the Yangtze. Together, these rivers give material and spiritual sustenance to 3 billion people, nearly half of the world's population — and all are nursed by Himalayan ice."
"Regardless of the impact of climate change, there is a widening gap between water supplies and needs. In fact, a new report from the international consulting group McKinsey & Co. estimates that by 2030, India alone will have only 50% of the water that it needs under a business-as-usual scenario. Nor is Asia the only region that will grapple with water scarcity in a warmer world: the McKinsey report estimates that the globe will have 40% less water than it needs by 2030 if nothing is done to change current consumption patterns."
"This year Chinese researchers projected a 43% decrease in glaciated area by 2070. If that happens, the impact could be catastrophic." 12-09
- -12-14-09 Senator Lieberman Opposes Expanding Medicare (CNN News)
"Dashing the hopes of Democratic lawmakers Sunday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman signaled he would oppose a health care bill that includes a proposal to expand Medicare to people as young as 55."
"The fate of the health care bill could hinge on the votes of as few as one senator from each party. If Democrats can get 59 of their 60 caucus members to support the bill -- for example, by changing the abortion language to secure Nelson's vote -- they can focus on gaining the vote of moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, who has signaled an openness to compromise." 12-09
- Safety Buffers at End of Runways May be Needed (ABC News)
" The reverse thrusters that should have slowed a Southwest Airlines jetliner before it slid off a runway and into a busy street didn't immediately kick in when the pilots tried to deploy them, federal investigators said Saturday after interviewing the crew."
"Safety experts suggest the airports guard against accidents by using beds of crushable concrete that can slow an aircraft if it slides off the runway's end."
"The crushable concrete beds called Engineered Material Arresting Systems are installed at 18 runways at 14 airports. They have stopped dangerous overruns three times since May 1999 at Kennedy Airport in New York."
"Some pilots say relatively short runways like Midway's pose a challenge in icy or snowy weather, forcing them to touch down as close as possible to the beginning of the runway to allow more braking time." 12-05
- -03-20-09 Could a Helmet Have Saved Natasha Richardson? (Time.com)
"If skiers are moving slowly — say 10 m.p.h. or slower — and they fall on soft snow, they're probably not going to be hurt severely, whether they're wearing a helmet or not. If they're moving faster than 15 or 20 m.p.h. and strike ice, hard-packed snow or another solid object with the head, they're likely to suffer severe injury, and again the presence of a helmet may not make much difference. It's in the middle area — at speeds that are neither very slow nor very fast — that a helmet can play the biggest role." concussions 03-09
- -03-20-09 Could a Helmet Have Saved Natasha Richardson? (USA Today)
"Fifty-three people died on U.S. slopes last year, and 25 of those skiers and riders were wearing helmets, Hawks says. But sports-injury experts say ski helmets cut the rate of head injuries by 30% to 50% — and are particularly valuable when participants fall and suffer a glancing blow to the head on hard-packed snow." concussions 03-09
- Color and Cut Out (Scissorcraft.com)
Provides beautiful items, such as snowflakes, to color and then cut out. 4-04
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