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Cards (38)

  • Bt Corn
    Genetically modified with the insertion of toxin gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Bacillus thuringiensis
    Bacterium that the toxin gene was inserted from
  • Bt Corn
    Created to be resistant to bollworms
  • GMO cotton

    Meal and hulls are also used in food for animals
  • GMO cottonseed
    Developed to resist insect pests and disease
  • Golden rice
    Genetically modified rice containing beta carotene, a precursor of vitamin
  • Golden rice
    Genetically modified to produce almost 20 times the beta-carotene of previous varieties
  • Golden rice
    Created by modifying the rice genome to include a gene from the daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus that produces an enzyme known as phytoene synthase and a gene from the bacterium Erwiniguredovora that produces an enzyme called phyotenedesaturase
  • Sugar Beets
    Engineered to grow faster and to be more resistant to weeds
  • GM canola
    Used mostly to make cooking oil and margarine
  • GM canola
    Resistant to herbicides and helps farmers to more easily control weeds in their fields
  • GM alfalfa
    Primarily used to feed cattle mostly dairy cows
  • GM papaya
    Lines were developed to resist infection by the papaya ringspot virus
  • Bt eggplant

    The first GM eggplant was pest-resistant
  • GM peas
    Created by inserting kidney beans genes into the peas DNA resulting in the production of a protein with pesticidal ability
  • FlavrSavr

    The first commercially grown GMO tomato granted with a license for human consumption
  • FlavrSavr tomato

    Designed to withstand the rigors of shipping, one that would last for weeks while regular tomatoes shriveled and rot
  • GM crops
    Made through a process known as genetic engineering
  • PANGALAY

    Traditional "finger nail dance of the Tausug people of Sulu
  • PANGALAY
    • Known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah
    • Movements are strongly resemble to "Kontaw Silat" (a martial art common in Malay)
    • Performed mainly during weddings or other festive events
    • Classified as social dance
    • Influenced by Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Malaysia and Indonesia
  • Pangasik
    The male equivalent of Pangalay that features more martial movements
  • Pangiluk
    A Pangalay that features both male and female dancer
  • Pangalay costume elements

    • Joloana (costume)
    • Janggay (made from solid gold or silver which is an extended finger nail accessory)
  • SAKUTING
    Dance of ethnic people from Western side of Cordilleras
  • SAKUTING
    • Refers to rhythmic sticks producing the accompaniment for the dance
    • From Abra and Ilocos Norte
    • Influenced by China
    • Classified as recreational and social dance
    • During Christmas, young boys and girls accompanied by elders would go lowlands (especially in Abra and llocos Norte), to dance in front of the houses to ask for gifts
    • Young children hold sticks and strike it together to make their dance more lively
  • Sakuting costume elements

    • Native Ilocano Kimono style with sleeves and skirt of bright-colored plaids (Female costume)
    • Camisa de chino, red trousers and native hat (Male costume)
  • SUA-KU-SUA

    An ethnic dance of the Tausug of Jolo, Sulu
  • SUA-KU-SUA

    • Means "My Pomelo Tree"
    • Influenced by China, Malaysia and Indonesia
    • Classified as courtship dance
    • Tausugs depend strongly in the income that pomelo bring to them and this relationship is romanticized by comparing the sua's gentle leaves slender branches, attractive fruits and fragrant flowers to the virtues of a lady
    • Put to music, the song that sang by couples while flapping two white fans, each fan resembling to the rustling leaves in the wind
  • Sua-Ku-Sua costume elements

    • Barawasi (top female costume)
    • Sawal or Kantiu (pants of male and female)
    • Siyag (female shoulder band)
    • Tusuk (gold or brass filigree), Paper bills pasted on slender sticks, and Pasteboard cut-out covered with gold foil similar to Chinese crowns (female headpiece options)
    • Bajo (male top costume)
    • Money belt, Sarok hat, Pis yabit (rectangular hand-woven scarf tied on the head or hung loosely on one shoulder), Kris (wavy knife), or Barong (leaf-knife) (male accessories)
  • BINISLAKAN
    A social dance of Pangasinense of Lingayen, Pangasinan
  • BINISLAKAN
    • Influenced by China
    • Lingayen means "having to look backward and upward"
    • Derive from the word "Li-King-Tung", a Chinese word given to Lingayen by Chinese settlers of this place a long time ago
    • The barrio folks danced this to commemorate the stay of Limahong (a Chinese pirate who built his kingdom in Lingayen)
    • The dancers look backward and upward in some of the movements (hence the name Lingayen)
    • They also use two sticks to produce rhythms imitating the chopsticks used by Chinese in eating, so the dance was called Binislakan which in Pangasinan means "with the use of sticks"
  • Binislakan costume elements

    • Siesgo and kimono with soft panuelo (female costume)
    • Camisa de chino and red pants (male costume)
  • Sprain and Strain

    Control Swelling With RICE Therapy
  • RICE Therapy

    1. Rest the sprained or strained area
    2. Ice for 20 minutes every hour
    3. Compress by wrapping an elastic (Ace) bandage or sleeve lightly (not tightly) around the joint or limb
    4. Elevate the area above heart level if possible
  • Heat Exhaustion
    Lower Body Temperature
  • Treating Heat Exhaustion

    1. Get the person out of the heat and into a cool environment
    2. If air-conditioning is not available, fan the person
    3. Spray the person with a garden hose, get him or her into a cool shower or bath, apply cool compresses, or give the person a cool sponge bath
    4. Give cool, non-alcoholic and non-caffeinated beverages as long as the person is alert
    5. Have the person avoid physical activity for the rest of the day
    6. Give over-the-counter acetaminophen (Tylenol) if the person has a mild headache
  • Dehydration
    Replace Fluid
  • Treating Dehydration

    1. The person should try to drink 2 quarts of fluid, such as water, juice, or sports drinks (clear fluids, best), in 2 to 4 hours
    2. The person should drink at least 10 glasses of liquid a day to replace lost fluids
    3. If the person is vomiting, try ice chips, popsicles, and small sips of fluid