This book investigates the consequences of redundant state and federal environmental regulations in the United States. Drawing on the most exhaustive statistical analysis of US federal wetland permits ever constructed, the book uncovers the disjointed world of wetland regulation. The author starts by examining the socioeconomic and environmental factors driving individuals to apply for environmental regulatory permits and the regional inconsistencies encountered in federal environmental regulatory program performance. The book goes on to demonstrate that states have more power in federal relationships than scholars often believe and that individual state policies are important even in a time of strong federal governance. Evidence shows that such intergovernmental redundancy serves to increase overall regulatory program effectiveness. This book breaks new ground in the subjects of federalism and environmental regulation by rejecting the traditional approach of picking winners and losers in favour of a nuanced demonstration of how redundancy and collaboration between different levels of governance can make for more effective governmental programs. The book is also innovative in its use of the perspectives of regulated citizens not as a point of judgment, but as a means of introducing a constructive new way of thinking about political and administrative boundaries within a federalist system of governance. The book provides relevant context to wider political debates about excessive and duplicative regulatory oversight and will be of interest to Environmental Policy students and administrators.

This book investigates the consequences of redundant state and federal environmental regulations in the United States. Drawing on the most exhaustive statistical analysis of US federal wetland permits ever constructed, the book uncovers the disjointed world of wetland regulation. The author starts by examining the socioeconomic and environmental factors driving individuals to apply for environmental regulatory permits and the regional inconsistencies encountered in federal environmental regulatory program performance. The book goes on to demonstrate that states have more power in federal relationships than scholars often believe and that individual state policies are important even in a time of strong federal governance. Evidence shows that such intergovernmental redundancy serves to increase overall regulatory program effectiveness. This book breaks new ground in the subjects of federalism and environmental regulation by rejecting the traditional approach of picking winners and losers in favour of a nuanced demonstration of how redundancy and collaboration between different levels of governance can make for more effective governmental programs. The book is also innovative in its use of the perspectives of regulated citizens not as a point of judgment, but as a means of introducing a constructive new way of thinking about political and administrative boundaries within a federalist system of governance. The book provides relevant context to wider political debates about excessive and duplicative regulatory oversight and will be of interest to Environmental Policy students and administrators.

34 Christmas Classics arranged for Standard Ukulele (GCEA) and Baritone Ukulele by M. Ryan Taylor of UkulelePlay.com, each with only 3-4 chords each and presented in multiple keys to allow you to choose which is best for your vocal range and playing ability (also allows for easy modulating between verses).

Selected and arranged with ukulele clubs, jamming groups and classrooms in mind, where players may range from beginners to advanced players. Most of the songs have been placed in keys that allow a standard ukulele strung with traditional / re-entrant / high-g GCEA tuning to pluck the melody, allowing groups to create simple duets between pickers and strummers on the fly.

Songs include: Away in a Manger Boar's Head Carol Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella Christmas is Coming Coventry Carol Deck the Hall Ding Dong Merrily on High First Noel, The Friendly Beasts Go Tell it On the Mountain Good Christian Men Rejoice Good King Wenceslaus Here We Come A-Wassailing Holly and the Ivy, The In the Bleak the Midwinter Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Jingle Bells Jolly Old St. Nicholas Joy to the World March of the Three Kings, The Masters in this Hall O Come, Little Children Once in Royal David's City Rocking Carol Shepherd Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep Silent Night Sing We Now of Christmas Sussex Carol Twelve Days of Christmas, The Up on the Housetop Wassail, Wassail, All Over the Town We Wish You a Merry Christmas Wexford Carol, The What Child is This?

Simple, fun, crazy, silly songs for group singing, each with only two chords each. Perfect for beginners who want to learn a slew of songs in a short amount of time or seasoned veterans preparing to lead a group jam or sing-a-long with songs anyone can pick up in a trice. Link to a free video playlist of selections from this book is included for free. Songs using F & C7
1.A Ram Sam Sam
2.An Austrian Went Yodeling
3.Frankenstein (Clementine)
4.Hangman
5.I Know an Old Lady
6.I Went to the Pictures Tomorrow
7.If You Love Me (Alouette)
8.Jolly Peanut, A
9.Mactavish is Dead
10.Mango Walk
11.More We Are Together, The
12.My Aunt Came Back
13.Old Ark's a Moverin'
14.One Bottle of Pop
15.Shoes of John
16.Sim Sa-La-Bim
17.Telephone Song, The
18.There's a Hole in the Middle of the Sea
19.Throw it Out the Window
20.Who Did Swallow Jonah
21.Wise Old Owl
Songs using C & G7
22.A Sailor Went to Sea
23.Alice the Camel
24.Chumbara
25.Every Little Cell
26.Hurrah for the Cook
27.I'm the Monster of Loch Ness
28.Mama Paquita
29.My Hat, it has Three Corners
30.Pay Me My Money Down
31.Three Blind Mice
Bonus 1-Chord Song
Grizzly Bear (Am)

A classic American folk song, perfect for Halloween.

Follow the old woman, all skin and bones, on her quest to tidy up the local graveyard. Perfect for home, the classroom or the music class. The trick to this song is to sing each short verse quieter and quieter until you reach the 'surprise' ending. Once your child learns the secret of how this song works, they'll delight in sharing it with others.

Sheet music and a link to a sing-a-long video of the song are included in the book. About the Art

"The characters in 'Skin & Bones' started their life as white scratches on a black board. At first their lives seemed bleak and colorless, but then I introduced them to a few pens I know. Freed from the page by a pair of scissors, they all took flight for a new world via a high-resolution scanner where they plied their skills on the stage in some really wonderful digital animation software. Their thespian ranks were joined by some vector-based objects and characters and arranged into scenes. From there the characters seemed to come alive, with a little nudging and prodding of course, and I was able to get some great snapshots of them in action." M. Ryan Taylor About the Music

Taylor recorded and released the classic children's song, 'Skin & Bones, ' on his first children's album, Thirteen for Halloween. On the album, the accompaniment is dominated by the xylophone and marimba, instruments long associated with bones and skeletons in music and the movies.

34 beautiful Christmas songs that sound great with just two chords each Chord charts for ukulele, guitar and baritone ukulele included.

These songs have been hand-picked for greatness from over a hundred possible selections (and those found amid hundreds and hundreds more). There are no 'filler' songs here; each stands on it's own for solo or group singing. Many are lesser-known carols, but every one is a gem.

So, whether you're a soloist, in a small group, or the leader of large community, you'll find some great songs to add to your Christmas caroling repertoire.

Contents: Apple Tree Wassail As Joseph Was A-Walking Behold that Star Carol of the Bagpipers, The Cherry Tree Carol, The Child of God Christ Child's Lullaby, The Christ Was Born on Christmas Day Christmas Eve is Here Cold is the Morning Come Running You Shepherds God Bless All Hail the Blest Morn (Star in the East) Hear Them Bells Hey, Ho, Nobody Home Huron Indian Carol I Saw Three Ships I Saw Three Ships (alternate) Il Est Ne (He is Born) Mary Had a Baby O Christmas Tree O Leave Your Sheep O Little Town of Bethlehem (Forest Green) Pat-a-Pan Quickly Now, O Shepherds Rise Up Shepherd and Follow Sleep of the Infant Jesus, The Still, Still, Still Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day Truth from Above, The Wassail Wassail all Over the Town Welsh Carol What Shall We Give? Wondrous Love

About the Author: M Ryan Taylor of UkulelePlay.com, picked up the ukulele after hearing Jake Shimabukuro play "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on YouTube. Since then he has taught hundreds of other students to play the ukulele as well and become an ukulele festival organizer. He holds bachelor of music in vocal performance and a master of music in composition, and maintains that the ukulele is the natural choice for self-accompaniment; light, portable, fits in a suitcase, and is a whole lot of fun.

Victorian Ontario included people from all walks of life from homeless beggars to wealthy gentry. In Much To Be Done we glimpse how life was lived in 19th-century Ontario, not only in the grand mansions, but also in the farm houses and streets where our ancestors lived. This publication could be your great-grandmother’s story, following the cycle of life from courtship to childbirth to celebration and death. Diaries, with some contributions from letters, newspapers and reminiscences, provide a fresh and contemporary viewpoint. Much To Be Done promotes a historical understanding which links people of today with the Ontario of the past.