Wednesday, March 18, 2015
SPRING SEASON (MEANING).
SPRING SEASON (MEANING).
Spring is one of the four conventional temperate seasons, following winter and preceding summer. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it will be autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
METEOROLOGICAL RECKONING.
Spring, when defined in this manner, can start on different dates in different regions. In terms of complete months, in most north temperate zone locations, spring months are March, April and May, although differences exist from country to country. Most south temperate zone locations have opposing seasons with spring in September, October and November. In Australia and New Zealand, spring conventionally begins on 1 September and ends 30 November.
“Spring”, referring to a season rather than the many other meanings of the word, first popped up in the 16th century. Starting in the 14th century, this time of year was called “springing time” and then in the 15th century this got shortened to “spring-time”, and then further shortened in the 16th century to just “spring”. The 14th century “springing time” came about in reference to plants “springing” from the ground and the like. Before the season was called these things, it was called “Lent” in Old English.
SYMBOLIC MEANING OF SPRING
Spring can be symbolic of starting new projects, sewing new seeds and coming forth with new ideas. This is also a time to contemplate health and physical well-being too. Be refreshed and prepare for your soulful debut!
By. Valeria Duran and Aili Arias 3°B
Spring Meaning
SPRING MEANING
Spring noun (SEASON):
The season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and flowers appear.
Astronomically speaking, the March equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator on its way north along the ecliptic. In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox is known as the vernal, or spring, equinox, and marks the start of the spring season.
In the Southern Hemisphere, this equinox is known as the autumnal, or fall, equinox and marks the start of the fall season; the vernal equinox for the Southern Hemisphere occurs in September.
The March equinox happens at the same moment across the world but is converted to local time. In 2015, it falls on March 20 at 6:45 P.M. EDT, 5:45 P.M. CDT, 4:45 P.M. MDT, and 3:45 P.M. PDT, for example.
Meteorologically speaking, however, in the Northern Hemisphere the official spring season always begins on March 1 and continues through May 31. Summer begins on June 1; autumn, September 1; and winter, December 1.
Weather scientists divide the year into quarters this way to make it easier to compare seasonal and monthly statistics from one year to the next. The meteorological seasons are based on annual temperature cycles rather than on the position of Earth in relation to the Sun, and they more closely follow the Gregorian calendar. Using the dates of the astronomical equinoxes and solstices for the seasons would present a statistical problem because these dates can vary slightly each year.
BY: Claudia Flores 3B
The meaning of the spring season.
The meaning of the spring season.
Looking at the transformations in nature and ourselves during spring.
The spring season is full of transformations. The temperature rises to a more bearable degree, opposing Mother Nature's last few months of freezing surroundings. The leaves we saw fall and flowers we saw wilt are now budding into lush, green, picture-perfect plants. Aside from the weather's transformations that occur in the spring season, we are transforming our lives, too.
When spring rolls into our lives, we start to pick up the slack that winter instilled inside us of becoming sloths. That New Year's resolution to join the gym starts being enforced, so you're sure to have your bikini body back in time for your beach vacation. No more lounging on the couch all day watching football — in the spring you can gather friends together at the park for your own game.
Spring is a season in limbo between the winter and summer months, so nothing is absolute about the weather. You should keep an umbrella, rain jacket and coat with you in your car at all times, ready for whatever weather situations spring may throw your way.Take this spring season as a chance to participate in some community service, tending simultaneously to your environment as well as yourself. Help write the chapter of new beginnings this spring in creating positive outcomes for all areas of nature, and our health.
By. Amanda Berman 3°B
First Day of Spring
The first day of spring is also called the vernal equinox. “Vernal” and “equinox” are Latin terms meaning “spring” and “equal night” respectively.
Is the Vernal Equinox Really Equal? The idea is that on the first day of spring there are exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness, but it rarely works out that way.
There is always a time each spring, and again each fall, when the hours of light and darkness are equal, but it usually occurs before the vernal equinox and after the autumnal equinox. First Day of Spring--Above and Below the Equator The vernal equinox, which occurs on March 20 or 21 each year and signals the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, is also the autumnal equinox—the first day of autumn—in the Southern Hemisphere. Conversely, the autumnal equinox in the north, which occurs in late September, is the first day of spring south of the equator.
Fun Facts About the First Day of Spring Here are a few other interesting facts about the first day of spring:
* If you were standing on the equator during either the vernal or autumnal equinox, you would see the sun pass directly overhead, the only two times in the year when that is true.
* The two equinoxes are also the only times during the year when the sun rises due east and sets due west.
* In spring, the Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun, increasing the number of daylight hours and bringing warmer weather that causes plants to bring forth new growth.
There is a persistent myth that at the vernal equinox, and only at the vernal equinox, can you stand a raw egg on its end. There is an equally persistent rebuttal that says it’s not possible at any time to balance a raw egg on its end. Neither assertion is true. With a little patience (or sometimes a lot), you can balance a raw egg on its end at any time of year. The first day of spring has nothing to do with it.
By. Alina Huerta 3°A
Is the Vernal Equinox Really Equal? The idea is that on the first day of spring there are exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness, but it rarely works out that way.
There is always a time each spring, and again each fall, when the hours of light and darkness are equal, but it usually occurs before the vernal equinox and after the autumnal equinox. First Day of Spring--Above and Below the Equator The vernal equinox, which occurs on March 20 or 21 each year and signals the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, is also the autumnal equinox—the first day of autumn—in the Southern Hemisphere. Conversely, the autumnal equinox in the north, which occurs in late September, is the first day of spring south of the equator.
Fun Facts About the First Day of Spring Here are a few other interesting facts about the first day of spring:
* If you were standing on the equator during either the vernal or autumnal equinox, you would see the sun pass directly overhead, the only two times in the year when that is true.
* The two equinoxes are also the only times during the year when the sun rises due east and sets due west.
* In spring, the Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun, increasing the number of daylight hours and bringing warmer weather that causes plants to bring forth new growth.
There is a persistent myth that at the vernal equinox, and only at the vernal equinox, can you stand a raw egg on its end. There is an equally persistent rebuttal that says it’s not possible at any time to balance a raw egg on its end. Neither assertion is true. With a little patience (or sometimes a lot), you can balance a raw egg on its end at any time of year. The first day of spring has nothing to do with it.
By. Alina Huerta 3°A
Benito Juarez
Benito Pablo Juárez García (San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, 21 de marzo de 1806 – Ciudad de México, 18 de julio de 1872) fue un abogadoy político mexicano, de origen indígena zapoteca, presidente de México en varias ocasiones del 18 de diciembre de 1857 al 18 de julio de 1872.1 2 Se le conoce como el "Benemérito de las Américas".3 Es célebre su frase «Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz».4 Benito Juárez vivió una de las épocas más importantes de México, considerada por muchos historiadores como la consolidación de la nación como república. Juárez marcó un parteaguas en la historia nacional, siendo protagonista de primer nivel de esta época. Su biografía durante los años que ocupó la presidencia es casi en su totalidad también la historia de México.
By. Baudel Ruiz 1°B
By. Baudel Ruiz 1°B
Spring
Spring
is one of the four conventional temperate seasons, following winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of the term varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it will be autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. At the spring equinox, days are approximately 12 hours long with day length increasing as the season progresses. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. Subtropical and tropical areas have climates better described in terms of other seasons, e.g. dry or wet, monsoonal or cyclonic.
Often the cultures have locally defined names for seasons which have little equivalence to the terms originating in Europe.Meteorologists generally define four seasons in many climatic areas: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter. These are demarcated by the values of their average temperatures on a monthly basis, with each season lasting three months. The three warmest months are by definition summer, the three coldest months are winter and the intervening gaps are spring and autumn. Spring, when defined in this manner, can start on different dates in different regions. In terms of complete months, in most north temperate zone locations, spring months are March, April and May, although differences exist from country to country.[1]
(Summer is June, July, August; autumn is September, October, November; winter is December, January, February). Most south temperate zone locations have opposing seasons with spring in September, October and November. Swedish meteorologists define the beginning of spring as the first occasion on which the average daytime temperature exceeds zero degrees Celsius for seven consecutive days, thus
By. Alejandro Saldaña and Diego Cantu 3°A
the date varies with latitude and elevation.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
ST. PATRICK’S DAY TRADITIONS
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday known for parades,
shamrocks and all things Irish. From leprechauns to the color green, find out
how symbols we now associate with St. Patrick’s Day came to be, and learn about
a few that are purely American invention.
THE SHAMROCK
The shamrock, which was also called the
“seamroy” by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it
symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the seventeenth century, the shamrock had
become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism. As the English began to seize
Irish land and make laws against the use of the Irish language and the practice
of Catholicism, many Irish began to wear the shamrock as a symbol of their
pride in their heritage and their displeasure with English rule.
Did You Know?
The color traditionally associated with
St. Patrick was blue, not green.
IRISH MUSIC
Music is often associated with St.
Patrick’s Day—and Irish culture in general. From ancient days of the Celts,
music has always been an important part of Irish life. The Celts had an oral
culture, where religion, legend and history were passed from one generation to
the next by way of stories and songs. After being conquered by the English, and
forbidden to speak their own language, the Irish, like other oppressed peoples,
turned to music to help them remember important events and hold on to their
heritage and history. As it often stirred emotion and helped to galvanize
people, music was outlawed by the English. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth I even decreed that all
artists and pipers were to be arrested and hanged on the spot.
Today, traditional Irish bands like The
Chieftains, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem are gaining worldwide
popularity. Their music is produced with instruments that have been used for
centuries, including the fiddle, the uilleann pipes (a sort of elaborate
bagpipe), the tin whistle (a sort of flute that is actually made of
nickel-silver, brass or aluminum) and the bodhran (an ancient type of framedrum
that was traditionally used in warfare rather than music).
THE SNAKE
It has long been recounted that, during
his mission in Ireland, St. Patrick once stood on a hilltop (which is now
called Croagh Patrick), and with only a wooden staff by his side, banished all
the snakes from Ireland.
In fact, the island nation was never
home to any snakes. The “banishing of the snakes” was really a metaphor for the
eradication of pagan ideology from Ireland and the triumph of Christianity.
Within 200 years of Patrick’s arrival, Ireland was completely Christianized.
CORNED BEEF
Each year, thousands of Irish Americans
gather with their loved ones on St. Patrick’s Day to share a “traditional” meal
of corned beef and cabbage.
Though cabbage has long been an Irish
food, corned beef only began to be associated with St. Patrick’s Day at the
turn of the century.
Irish immigrants living on New York City’s Lower East Side
substituted corned beef for their traditional dish of Irish bacon to save
money. They learned about the cheaper alternative from their Jewish neighbors.
THE LEPRECHAUN
The original Irish name for these
figures of folklore is “lobaircin,” meaning “small-bodied fellow.”
Belief in leprechauns probably stems
from Celtic belief in fairies, tiny men and women who could use their magical
powers to serve good or evil. In Celtic folktales, leprechauns were cranky
souls, responsible for mending the shoes of the other fairies. Though only
minor figures in Celtic folklore, leprechauns were known for their trickery,
which they often used to protect their much-fabled treasure.
By. Alina Espinoza 3°A
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. St Patrick is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. Most of what is known about him comes from his two works; the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and his Epistola, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish christians.
According to different versions of his life story it is said that he was born in Britain, around 385AD. His parents Calpurnius and Conchessa were Roman citizens living in either Scotland or Wales. As a boy of 14 he was captured and taken to Ireland where he spent six years in slavery herding sheep. He returned to Ireland in his 30s as a missionary among the Celtic pagans.
Saint Patrick described himself as a “most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things had become the people of God.”
Many folk ask the question ‘Why is the Shamrock the National Flower of Ireland ?’ The reason is that St. Patrick used it to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagans. Saint Patrick is believed to have been born in the late fourth century, and is often confused with Palladius, a bishop who was sent by Pope Celestine in 431 to be the first bishop to the Irish believers in Christ.
In the custom known as “drowning the shamrock”, the shamrock that has been worn on a lapel or hat is put in the last drink of the evening.
Saint Patrick is most known for driving the snakes from Ireland. It is true there are no snakes in Ireland, but there probably never have been – the island was separated from the rest of the continent at the end of the Ice Age. As in many old pagan religions, serpent symbols were common and often worshipped. Driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting an end to that pagan practice. While not the first to bring christianity to Ireland, it is Patrick who is said to have encountered the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites. The story holds that he converted the warrior chiefs and princes, baptizing them and thousands of their subjects in the “Holy Wells” that still bear this name.
There are several accounts of Saint Patrick’s death. One says that Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on March 17, 460 A.D. His jawbone was preserved in a silver shrine and was often requested in times of childbirth, epileptic fits, and as a preservative against the “evil eye.” Another account says that St. Patrick ended his days at Glastonbury, England and was buried there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Glastonbury Abbey. Today, many Catholic places of worship all around the world are named after St. Patrick, including cathedrals in New York and Dublin city
A toast for St Patrick’s Day, “May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out.”
By. Alejandro Saldaña 3°A
Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. St Patrick is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. Most of what is known about him comes from his two works; the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and his Epistola, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish christians.
According to different versions of his life story it is said that he was born in Britain, around 385AD. His parents Calpurnius and Conchessa were Roman citizens living in either Scotland or Wales. As a boy of 14 he was captured and taken to Ireland where he spent six years in slavery herding sheep. He returned to Ireland in his 30s as a missionary among the Celtic pagans.
Saint Patrick described himself as a “most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things had become the people of God.”
Many folk ask the question ‘Why is the Shamrock the National Flower of Ireland ?’ The reason is that St. Patrick used it to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagans. Saint Patrick is believed to have been born in the late fourth century, and is often confused with Palladius, a bishop who was sent by Pope Celestine in 431 to be the first bishop to the Irish believers in Christ.
In the custom known as “drowning the shamrock”, the shamrock that has been worn on a lapel or hat is put in the last drink of the evening.
Saint Patrick is most known for driving the snakes from Ireland. It is true there are no snakes in Ireland, but there probably never have been – the island was separated from the rest of the continent at the end of the Ice Age. As in many old pagan religions, serpent symbols were common and often worshipped. Driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting an end to that pagan practice. While not the first to bring christianity to Ireland, it is Patrick who is said to have encountered the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites. The story holds that he converted the warrior chiefs and princes, baptizing them and thousands of their subjects in the “Holy Wells” that still bear this name.
There are several accounts of Saint Patrick’s death. One says that Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on March 17, 460 A.D. His jawbone was preserved in a silver shrine and was often requested in times of childbirth, epileptic fits, and as a preservative against the “evil eye.” Another account says that St. Patrick ended his days at Glastonbury, England and was buried there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Glastonbury Abbey. Today, many Catholic places of worship all around the world are named after St. Patrick, including cathedrals in New York and Dublin city
A toast for St Patrick’s Day, “May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out.”
By. Alejandro Saldaña 3°A
Monday, March 9, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
U.S. and British Agencies May Have Tried to Get SIM Encryption Codes, Gemalto Says
U.S. and British
Agencies May Have Tried to Get SIM Encryption Codes, Gemalto Says
By MARK SCOTT FEB. 25, 2015
LONDON — Gemalto, a French-Dutch digital security company, said on
Wednesday that it believed that American and British intelligence agencies had most likely
hacked into the company’s
networks in an attempt to gain access to worldwide mobile phone communications.
But it said that the intrusions had only limited effect.
Gemalto said that the attacks had occurred over two years, starting in
2010, but that the National Security Agency of the United States and its British counterpart, the Government
Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ, had failed to gain wholesale access to
the company’s SIM card encryption codes.
The company is the world’s largest producer of cellphone SIM cards — the
small chips that hold an individual’s personal security and identity
information — and its networks could have given American and British
intelligence agencies the ability to collect mobile voice and data
communications without the permission of governments or telecommunications
providers.
This hacking was first reported last week by the website The Intercept based on documents from 2010 provided by Edward J. Snowden, the former
N.S.A. contractorwhose leak of agency documents
has set off a national debate over the proper limits of government surveillance.
“At the time, we were not able to identify the perpetrators of the
attacks,” Patrick Lacruche, Gemalto’s head of security, said at a news
conference in Paris on Wednesday. “We now think that they could have been
linked to the GCHQ. and N.S.A. operation.”
The leaked documents from Mr. Snowden suggested that millions of SIM cards
could have been affected. Olivier Piou, Gemalto’s chief executive, disputed
that claim, but he declined to provide an exact figure.
“At the very most, very little,” said Mr. Piou when questioned by reporters
about how many SIM cards were potentially infiltrated.
The company’s share price rose about 3 percent in afternoon trading in
Amsterdam. Last week, analysts had warned that the suspected government hacking
could affect Gemalto’s operations, though the company’s stock has fallen only
about 2 percent since The Intercept published its article late Thursday.
A GCHQ spokesman declined to comment on the intelligence matters, and the
N.S.A. did not respond to requests for comment.
Gemalto, whose customers include some of the world’s largest carriers,
including Verizon Wireless and China Mobile, started its investigation into the
possible hacking by the intelligence agencies after the company’s share price
fell on Friday in the wake of the revelations. It was impossible to
independently verify the company’s internal investigation into the hacking.
The revelations are the latest in a series of suspected hacking activities
by American and British intelligence agencies that were made public by Mr.
Snowden.
Targets of the surveillance programs have included high-profile figures
like Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, whose cellphone conversations American intelligence agencies are suspected of monitoring. The
services of a number of the world’s largest tech companies, including Google
and Facebook, were also
infiltrated, according to the Snowden
leaks.
The tapping of people’s online communications has led to widespread
criticism of what is perceived as overreaching by American and British
intelligence agencies.
“Trust in the security of our communications systems are essential for our
society and for businesses to operate with confidence,” Eric King, deputy
director of Privacy International, an advocacy group based in London, said in a
statement on Wednesday. “The impact of these latest revelations will have
ripples all over the world.”
Gemalto said in a news release that it had experienced many attacks in 2010 and 2011 and that it
detected “two particularly sophisticated intrusions which could be related to
the operation.” But it said that the attacks “only breached its office networks
and could not have resulted in a massive theft of SIM encryption keys.”
In June 2010, an unknown third party, which Gemalto said it now believed
was either an American or British intelligence agency, had tried to spy on its
communications network. A month later, Gemalto said, emails containing malware
were sent to some of its customers, many of which are the world’s largest
cellphone carriers. The emails had pretended to come from Gemalto’s employees.
“We immediately informed the customer, and also notified the relevant
authorities both of the incident itself and the type of malware used,” Gemalto
said, adding that it had detected several attempts to gain access to its
employees’ computers during that time.
The company said that its SIM encryption codes and other customer data had
not been stored on the networks that were targets of the attack, and that it
had upgraded its internal security software beginning in 2010 to limit the
impact of future hacking.
Gemalto did admit, however, that the hacking attempts in 2010 may have
given some access to SIM cards based on outdated telecom technology, known as
2G.
American and British intelligence agencies are suspected of targeting SIM
cards used by carriers in hot spots like Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen, which
still mainly used 2G SIM cards in 2010, according to the leaked documents. This
technology did not offer the same security protection as the SIM cards that are
typically used in Western countries, Gemalto warned.
“If the 2G SIM card encryption keys were to be intercepted by the
intelligence services,” Gemalto said, “it would be technically possible for
them to spy on communications when the SIM card was in use in a mobile phone.”
Aurelien
Breeden contributed reporting from Paris.
By. Jeanine Duron 3°A
Monday, March 2, 2015
Difference between blog and Edublogs
Difference between blog and EdublogsBlogs are themselves an online publication that are presented in reverse order to have a commenting system allowing readers to establish a conversation with the author and other readers. The Blog help the passive users ( readers Internet ) become active users ( participant) because emit any comments on the posted topic. The Edublog are purely pedagogical tools that allow interaction dynamically teacher - student. Itself could say it is a strictly educational blog that allows students to expose class assignments, interact community on a specific topic , where the teacher has included an article , or any information about a topic that feeds comments ideas and experiences of others which leads to the teacher I evaluated knowledge and pedagogical processes .By. Baudel Ruiz 1ºB
Differences between posts and pages
Differences between posts and pages
- Post Title – tells the reader what the post is about. A great post title grabs readers attention and is more likely to encourage them to read your post.
- Date published – all post display the date a post was published. You’ll normally see this displayed at the top of the post.
- Written by – most themes display the name of the post author. Your username is automatically displayed unless you have to changed your name.
- Your post content – this is the main information that you want to share or reflect on with your readers
- Comments – all themes have a link to comments. This is where your readers can click to write a comment in response to your post. Comments allow students, and other readers, to engage in discussions, share their thoughts and connect with your class blog.
- Tags – are used to help readers locate posts on your blog. Tags are more like the index at the back of the book and explode the topic into a million bits.
- Categories - are used to help readers locate posts on your blog. Categories are often used like chapters of a book; they provide a general overview of the topics you blog about.
By. Vivian Leal 1ºA
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