tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42275549020611006412024-03-14T05:11:29.281-07:00Read about it: International Science Literacy and EducationHere's a site for people interested in improving science literacy and education, including but not limited to: Parents, science educators, home school teachers, science industries, botanical gardens, museums, and, zoological garden staff. Please feel free to post a comment with ideas or links. Use the search bar at the top left of the blog to find subjects (If you don't find something, please leave a comment.). The left hand column has reference links and the bottom has a survey.Dr-Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105396000004278940noreply@blogger.comBlogger762125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-48140727695028014242022-05-18T20:39:00.000-07:002022-05-18T20:39:02.372-07:00<br />
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<a href="http://www.2008.botanyconference.org/engine/search/index.php?func=contactbyemail&id=5025"><b>Shipman, J. S.</b></a> [1].<br />
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Building higher order thinking skills is important to studies in botany. Participants in this symposium will make a H.O.T. Skills Wheel and use it in small groups to study some botany so they will have first hand experience to share with their own students. Participants should bring a journal article or portion of text, and may bring colored pencils, markers or crayons (6 light colors), other art or music supplies (guitar, if you'd like to use it, for example), and a folder.<br />After trying the wheel for various botany topics, participants will share their experiences. After returning home, participants are encouraged to use the new H.O.T. skills wheels with their classes and submit their results for possible publication in text or on the web.</div>
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-74619685450519884362021-01-20T22:14:00.026-08:002022-05-18T20:37:57.499-07:00<p>Improve Literacy for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, and, Finance.</p><p>Follow on TikTok Short bursts of Ideas to Draw People to Science.</p><p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@user7306971429987/video/6920088546179140869" data-video-id="6920088546179140869" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;" > <section> <a target="_blank" title="@user7306971429987" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@user7306971429987">@user7306971429987</a> <p></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - J Shipman" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-6920088602160417541">♬ original sound - J Shipman</a> </section> </blockquote> <script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script></p><p> https://www.tiktok.com/@user7306971429987/video/6920088546179140869?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6899083208265123333&is_from_webapp=v2</p><p><br /></p><p>About 70 years ago, Marie Shipman said, "Looking at pictures is reading. It is where children start to read." I will say that those people that share picture books with their children soon have children that tell them the stories, start to recognize letters, and, the children start to realize the letters represent sounds.</p><p>Lots of people like sight-reading or L+1. These concepts about reading make it hard to develop scientists</p><p><br /></p>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-32915811357300007212020-08-13T05:38:00.003-07:002021-10-19T14:45:29.179-07:00Previous posts to check over from the Wayback Machine<p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130415060510/http://read-about-it.blogspot.com/">https://web.archive.org/web/20130415060510/http://read-about-it.blogspot.com/</a></p>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-77012303249302793952020-07-15T14:41:00.003-07:002020-07-15T18:33:14.311-07:00Seeds are Everyone's Responsibility. Nobody owns Seeds (or Genes), Learn the Science of Seed-keeping and Ensure the Food SupplySeeds are Everyone's Responsibility. Nobody owns Seeds (or Genes), Learn the Science of Seed-keeping and Ensure the Food Supply<br />
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Viewpoint: Saving our Food Supply and Our Culture<br />
<a href="https://nativefoodalliance.org/our-programs-2/indigenous-seedkeepers-network/">https://nativefoodalliance.org/our-programs-2/indigenous-seedkeepers-network/</a><br />
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Viewpoint: Using Availability of Food to Control People<br />
<a href="https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/monsanto-and-gates-foundation-have-major-control-over-large-global-seed-bank-norway">https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/monsanto-and-gates-foundation-have-major-control-over-large-global-seed-bank-norway</a><br />
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Viewpoint: Fact or Fiction Regarding Gates Involvement in Seed Bank<br />
<a href="https://blog.seedsavers.org/blog/svalbard-with-cary-fowler">https://blog.seedsavers.org/blog/svalbard-with-cary-fowler</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Saving Lives</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">You know I often spoke and wrote about hand-washing. Hand-washing-to- prevent-disease is nothing new just because of the, "COVID-19," corona crisis. Hand-washing has been known to be critical in saving lives for years and years. It is so important to saving lives that I told my pre-medical and allied meical students, including nursing students, that ever if they even once forgot to use aseptic technique they would fail the course.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Complaining about Aseptic Technique?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Oh, how they complained! You can imagine. My response was that excellent aseptic technique was that important. They had to learn aseptic technique so they did it automatically or they could kill whole cities. You'll be glad to know, they all passed the course. You might even be alive because of their doing well in their studies. One of those students stopped an epidemic in Boston (and won an award for it), because she recognized a flaw in aseptic technique. She saved a city. More on that later. Let's look at aseptic technique first.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">So what is aseptic technique? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">So what is aseptic technique? You haven't heard that on the news? Note that people often say, "sterile," when they mean, "aseptic." so, what isn the difference? Dictionary.com defines sterile this way: "F<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ree from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean," and aseptic this way, "F</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">ree from the living germs of disease, fermentation, or putrefaction.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">" They are close in meaning but not the same. We can sterilize surgical equipment but not our hands. for example.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Singing your way clean</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I sang happy birthday twice whilke washing my hands. Today, people are being creative and riting more songs/ Do you have one to help you time your wahimg" Some singing you might enjoy be some cretive people is found here: </span></span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html">https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Questions for Reflection</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Reflect and put your thoughts down. Answer or take your best guesses at these questions: </span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Why do you think we want our hands to be aseptic rather than sterile yet want surgical equipment to be sterile?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Is there a problem with over cleaning?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Do we need some germs? Why or why not?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">How could aseptic technique save a city?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Do you want your hands to be sterile?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Why does a new field of architecture now study biology and asthma?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">What are YOUR plusses to being quarantined?</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I will give you some time to think about the questions and come back later with the story of the woman who got the award in Boston for stopping an epidemic a few years ago and some additional pointer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">* From Dictionary.com, "<span class="css-1gxch3 e1hk9ate2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic;">noun,</span><span class="css-t9jmot e1hk9ate3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> <span class="luna-grammatical-category" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;">plural</span> <span class="luna-inflected-form" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">plus·es,</span> <span class="luna-inflected-form" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">plus·ses.</span><span class="luna-inflected-form" style="box-sizing: border-box;">"</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span class="css-t9jmot e1hk9ate3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><span class="luna-inflected-form" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span class="css-t9jmot e1hk9ate3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="luna-inflected-form" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large;"><b>References</b></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span class="css-t9jmot e1hk9ate3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><span class="luna-inflected-form" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK144018/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK144018/</a> Accessed 4/22/2020.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span class="css-t9jmot e1hk9ate3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><span class="luna-inflected-form" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Shipman, J S 2012, 2014 </span></span></span></span><a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html</a></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span class="css-t9jmot e1hk9ate3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="luna-inflected-form" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Shipman, J S 2014.Wednesday, </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 5, 2014, C-diff epidemic in USA and Europe hits home. (Personal update) Your help is needed to battle super germs (Yes, <u style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif;">You</u><span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , sans-serif;">...Your help). </span></span><a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2008/06/c-diff-epidemic-in-usa-and-europe-hits.html">https://rea</a></span><a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2008/06/c-diff-epidemic-in-usa-and-europe-hits.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">d-about-it.blogspot.com/2008/06/c-diff-epidemic-in-usa-and-europe-hits.html</a><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Shipman, J 2010 </span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-small;">Thursday, February 25, 2010. Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI) Carry Steep Price Tag... Doctors are not exempt from using old-fashioned soap and water to wash their hands.</span><a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/02/hospital-acquired-infections-carry.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/02/hospital-acquired-infections-carry.h</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/02/hospital-acquired-infections-carry.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">t</a><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/02/hospital-acquired-infections-carry.html" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">ml</a> </span></span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Thursday, May 13, 2010. </span><a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/05/aseptique-technique-preventing-or.html" style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #1b0431; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Aseptique Technique: Preventing or Alleviating Problems</a><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #1b0431; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/05/aseptique-technique-preventing-or.html</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #1b0431; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Shipman, J S . 2010. Thursday, May 13, 2010, Aseptique Technique Preventing or Alleviating Problems. <a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/05/aseptique-technique-preventing-or.html">https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/05/aseptique-technique-preventing-or.html</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #1b0431; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Shipman, J S 2007 Thursday, December 20, 2007, W<a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2007/12/wash-your-hands.html">https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2007/12/wash-your-hands.html</a>/</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #1b0431; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Shipman. J S 2015 Marh 5. 2015. <a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html" style="color: #1b0431; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif;">Update from a personal contact... Wash your hands!</a> <a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html">https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Shipman, J S 2017 Friday, September 17. 2010, Today's In the News is on Hand-Washing... </span> </li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Shipman, J S 2018. Surviving Old Age... No matter when you start, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43350445-surviving-old-age-no-matter-when-you-start">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43350445-surviving-old-age-no-matter-when-you-start</a> [I am updating and revising this book at present. The current contents are fine. I am just adding some newer research. I recommend the e-book if you just want to click links to sources. I personlly like holding the paperback but I prefer the e-book to typing in the address links. Yes, I did the painting on the cover. It is called, "Dutch-American Part of the Underground Railroad."]</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Shaiman, Marc. 2020. March 20, 2020, We wrote You a Hand-washing Song: Listen up. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/well/we-wrote-you-a-hand-washing-song-listen-up.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/well/we-wrote-you-a-hand-washing-song-listen-up.html</a>. Accessed 4/22/2020.</span></li>
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Almanac author's Ideas on the Cold Myths<br />
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-2393502905404747662020-03-13T16:49:00.004-07:002020-03-13T16:50:00.601-07:00A Botany Blog of Note<a href="http://phytophactor.fieldofscience.com/">http://phytophactor.fieldofscience.com/</a>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-74916194211446649522020-03-13T16:31:00.000-07:002020-03-13T16:57:53.705-07:00Did they have to cancel all the sports to give us the play-by-olay on the Corona Virus?I didn't think I would miss sports so much. I mean you can't help liking them if you are in Boston, or, New York, or Kansas or Texas, or wherever your favorite team(s) are.<br />
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But, the play-by-play on the Corona virus is surely panicking people more than need be.<br />
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We need to learn more science as a nation to not panick.<br />
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The good news is, "PEOPLE ARE NOW WASHING THEIR HANDS AFTER THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM.'<br />
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This hand-washing action alone will help reduce disease. More on that has been posted other places in the blog (<a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2008/06/c-diff-epidemic-in-usa-and-europe-hits.html">https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2008/06/c-diff-epidemic-in-usa-and-europe-hits.html</a> & <a href="https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html">https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html</a>).<br />
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We do need more science applied. For example, when you have some unknown condition, do not bring it into airports all over the country...California, Texas, New York, Stewart... Keep that unknown in one place until you know what it is.<br />
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And using a quarantine is not treating people like lepers. Quarantine is used to prevent spread of disease. But quarantine the ill and those they have seen until we get a handle on controlling the disease., Don't lock down whole cities Too many people will go out of business while other people may be able to gain control of so much more.<br />
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Let's look at a few videos on the Corona virus, Watch them and reflect on them. Use these videos to bounce increase your microbiology and virology knowledge base, Expand from there.<br />
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If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know I am about getting you to think more deeply about science topics and to be able to formulate opinions and decisions based on data and research. This post is no different. Watch the vidos, jot down your ideas. Post your comments and questions. Have fun. and, oh, yes... Wash your hands with soap and water while singing your favorite song twice, (If you don't have a favorite song, use happy birthday.)<br />
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Note: I added a Reddit link as well for you to peruse the global news on Covid-19 rapidly: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/t/coronavirus/">https://www.reddit.com/t/coronavirus/</a>.<br />
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<br />Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-54763199102627216252020-03-13T14:53:00.001-07:002020-03-13T14:53:40.580-07:00You may or may not know that I was electrocuted while working a job in Massachusetts.I had to re-learn a lot of things, like reading and writing, and walking, and thinking. Well, here I am back and even able to go 3 miles a day with a cane. That is an accomplishment if you've got DEI. What id DEI? It stands for diffuse electrical injury and it is no fun, More on that in other venues, Learn-Now.org, I just wanted to let my readers know I am back. I am looking forward to hearing from all of you again. It is truly a miracle I am back.Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-56135823143961480222020-03-13T14:33:00.001-07:002020-03-13T14:33:36.556-07:00Sleep Deep Healing Music 24/7 ��528Hz Miracle Tone | Tranquil Sleep | Pos...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/741l4Sp4BOE" width="480"></iframe>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-8455442539443561752020-03-10T01:32:00.001-07:002020-03-10T01:32:19.871-07:00Rapid Healing Frequency: Regenerate Tissue, Enhance Immune System - Tiss...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0UER4f18o48" width="480"></iframe>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-19258112948625929762020-03-10T01:31:00.001-07:002020-03-10T01:31:50.092-07:00The Use of Diet and Nutritional Supplements to Maximize Wellness and Pre...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lhycggHr3kM" width="480"></iframe>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442555476498344484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-60797107287507508332014-03-21T09:56:00.001-07:002014-03-21T11:52:23.132-07:00Good Germs, Bad Germs<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444;">From my early le</span><span style="color: #444444;">ctures and modified with updates...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You see what happened to Dukakis, politically, when he spent money to clean up the Boston Harbor? The Waterfront went from smelling like an open sewer to smelling like clean, salty, ocean breezes. People's water bills went up and Dukakis was voted out of office. </span><br />
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" <span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">... Boston [had] little incentive to increase water quality of the harbor. Since the mid-1970s organizations within the Boston community have battled for a cleaner Boston Harbor. More recently, the harbor was the site of the $4.5 billion Boston Harbor Project. Failures at...[a]... </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage_treatment" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sewage treatment">sewage treatment</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> plant in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and ... </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Island_(Massachusetts)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Deer Island (Massachusetts)">Deer Island</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> plant adjacent to </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winthrop,_Massachusetts" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Winthrop, Massachusetts">Winthrop</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> had far-reaching </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_environment" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Natural environment">environmental</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and political effects. </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_coliform_bacteria" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Fecal coliform bacteria">Fecal coliform bacteria</a> <span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">levels forced frequent swimming prohibitions along the harbor beaches and the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_River" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Charles River">Charles River</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> for many years.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Spatialand1991_3-0" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Harbor#cite_note-Spatialand1991-3" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[3]</a>...</sup><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> finally[action] by the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_government" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="United States government">United States government</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">, [resulted] in the landmark court-ordered cleanup of Boston Harbor.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-umb_4-0" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Harbor#cite_note-umb-4" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[4]</a></sup><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">"Before the cleanup projects, the water was so polluted that</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Standells" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="The Standells">The Standells</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> released a song in 1966 called </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Water" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Dirty Water">Dirty Water</a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">about the sorry state of the Charles River.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">[Thank you Standells... All musicians note your role in creating a sustainable Earth!]</span><br />
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"...Massachusetts Governor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a> to propose separating the water and sewer treatment divisions from the MDC, resulting in the creation of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Water_Resources_Authority" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Massachusetts Water Resources Authority">Massachusetts Water Resources Authority</a> in 1985 .<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div>
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"[Dukakis'] environmental record, ... was better ...<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Butterfield1991_5-0" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Harbor#cite_note-Butterfield1991-5" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[5]</a></sup>The court ordered cleanup continued throughout the next two decades and is still ongoing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-umb_4-1" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Harbor#cite_note-umb-4" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[4]</a></sup><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div>
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<b>"... water quality in both the Harbor and the Charles River has significantly improved, and the projects have dramatically transformed Boston Harbor from one of the filthiest in the nation to one of the cleanest. Today Boston Harbor is safe for fishing and for swimming nearly every day, though there are still beach closings after even small rainstorms, caused by bacteria-laden storm water and the occasional combined sewer overflow.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, some people took advantage of the revived waterfront area and built assets there to make them even more money. These should have brought in enough tax revenue to compensate for the cleaning of the water. Did they? As a global citizen, you need to reflect on these kinds of issues that affect clean air and water. What do you think? What happens to the sewer in your town city or rural area?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Public health depends on your active participation in global sustainability. And money is always involved. Reflect on issues in your community. I will post foundations supporting sustainability here and in other posts as I come across them. Perhaps you will think about establishing a foundation in your community to support clean air, water, and other sustainability issues. (Do you know how to do that?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b><u>Here is<a href="http://www.colcomfdn.org/index.html" target="_blank"> a link to Colcom foundation</a></u></b> </span><span style="font-size: small;">(I read about the Colcom Foundation when following up on a mention in an aarticle on Mister Rogers. Read about Mister Rogers if you are not familiar with him.) The mission of the Colcom Foundation is stated as:</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: light green; font-size: large;">... to foster a sustainable environment to ensure quality of life for all Americans by addressing major causes and consequences of overpopulation and its adverse effects on natural resources.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: light green; font-size: large;">Regionally, the Foundation supports conservation, environmental projects and cultural assets. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: light green; font-size: large;">(Source: http://www.colcomfdn.org/mission.html, accessed 20 March 2014.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Colcom Foundation has local, regional and national areas of interest that they support. </span> At the regional level, for example, they are committed to ensuring quality of life and environmental sustainability.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Colcom Foundation aggressively addresses:</span><br />
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preservation,</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am interested in those same points in Orange and Rockland Counties in New York state, which have had tremendous population influxes following the 911 events. Farm and woodlands, and, thus clean air and water, are rapidly disappearing. Can you help? Can you contribute? Can we build a foundation to support the Orange and Rockland area?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am interested in these points for other areas around the globe. What can each area do to raise the needed funds to create sustainability globally?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are starting a foundation, post a comment here. If you are a foundation, post a comment here. If you have a good idea about raising money to build a sustainable Earth, let us know of your success. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We can create a sustainable Earth together. All it takes is our effort, and, money...so, let's set about finding ways to get the job done. We can build a sustainable Earth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Colcom Foundation for your inspiration and support, and, thank each and every one of us who is doing our part to build a sustainable Earth.</span><br />
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Photos (c)2004-present J S ShipmanDr-Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105396000004278940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-23309851011024691532014-03-05T16:00:00.000-08:002014-03-05T03:09:10.929-08:00C-diff epidemic in USA and Europe hits home. (Personal update)<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Your help is needed to battle super germs (Yes, <u>You</u>...Your help)</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fff3db; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;">What you can do to help stop the epidemic:</span></span><br />
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<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blogblog.com/scribe/list_icon.gif); background-position: 0% 0.3em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.6em 17px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wash your hands with soap and water frequently. (Alcohol scrubs don't kill, "C. diff,"a spore former.)</span></li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blogblog.com/scribe/list_icon.gif); background-position: 0% 0.3em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.6em 17px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do not use antibacterial soaps.</span></li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blogblog.com/scribe/list_icon.gif); background-position: 0% 0.3em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.6em 17px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be sure you re-test for the causal agent after any course of antibiotics.</span></li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blogblog.com/scribe/list_icon.gif); background-position: 0% 0.3em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.6em 17px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: large;">Use probiotics (Unsweetened yogurt with live cultures (Add fruit and sugar at home if desired., raw fermented cabbage, kimchee, raw sauerkraut (homemade)), or tablets).</span></li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blogblog.com/scribe/list_icon.gif); background-position: 0% 0.3em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.6em 17px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: large;">Post the list of what should be cleaned in your hospital room if you go to the hospital. (Don't believe naively that it is because the patient's resistance is down...).</span></li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blogblog.com/scribe/list_icon.gif); background-position: 0% 0.3em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.6em 17px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: large;">Note that alcohol (including the convenient foam scrubs) doesn't kill spore formers. Use soap and water... the old-fashioned bar soaps.</span></li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blogblog.com/scribe/list_icon.gif); background-position: 0% 0.3em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.6em 17px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: large;">Encourage others you know to join the fight against super germs. Get antibiotics out of our meats and dish detergents, soaps and laundry detergents. Was your hands with soap and water often. When you need to take a prescribed antibiotic, follow the directions, do what your medical doctor says, and also, get re-tested after you finish the prescribed course of antibiotics, if possible.</span></li>
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You can get a chart for current recommended cleaning at the CDC: TERMINAL CLEANING<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/toolkits/Environmental-Cleaning-Eval-Worksheet-10-6-2010.xls" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/toolkits/Environmental-Cleaning-Eval-Worksheet-10-6-2010.xls</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Just having a copy of this evaluation worksheet lets hospital personnel know you are savvy about important medical issues. Being savvy may get you better medical care.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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The worksheet is an Excel (R) spreadsheet that keeps data for each surface on the check list for every room monitored. It uses the following symbols for marking:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
O = NOT CLEAN, X = CLEAN, LEAVE BLANK = NOT EVALUABLE NOTE - USE CAP LETTERS "X" AND "O"<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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What is cleaned in each room? (Or, what should be cleaned in each room?)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Bathroom Surfaces<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Equipment Surfaces<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Surfaces Cleaned for Each Room<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Bed rails<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Tray table</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">IV pole<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Call box / button<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Telephone<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bedside table handle<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Chair<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monitor touch screen<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
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Add....<span style="font-size: large;">stethoscopes and similar equipment</span>... Dr. J <br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Alcohol is not sufficient to kill the super germs.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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I haven't written in a while because my mother was in the hospital for an elective procedure (The medical people incorrectly thought it would give my Dad a rest) where she contracted a hospital super germ <span style="font-style: italic;">Clostridium difficile. </span>This super germ causes a serious infection of the colon and can kill you. She is 89 and survived, thank God. To avoid or lessen such disasters, soap and water and chlorine bleach should be used for cleaning at hospitals.<br />
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<li>Be sure you re-test for the causal agent after any course of antibiotics.</li>
<li>Use probiotics (Unsweetened yogurt with live cultures (Add fruit and sugar at home if desired., raw fermented cabbage, kimchee, raw sauerkraut (homemade)), or tablets).</li>
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For more information on <i>Clostridium difficile </i>and other super germs, check out the CDC web sites (Center for Disease Control): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cdiff/Cdiff_settings.html">http://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cdiff/Cdiff_settings.html</a>.<br />
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I am preparing for the Botanical Society Meetings which will be held in Vancouver this year, jointly with other societies. I will be writing more soon.<br />
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<br />Dr-Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105396000004278940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-18649140171346290352014-03-05T08:48:00.000-08:002014-03-05T03:02:37.009-08:00To grow any Country needs a Technically Literate Society and an Engineering-minded Workforce.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span 18px="" line-height:=""><span style="font-size: x-large;">What do you think about growing your country's talent? </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span 18px="" line-height:="">Science: (</span><a 0px="" 18px="" baseline="" border:="" class="referenceLink" color:="" e8a="" href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00111.x/full#b25" line-height:="" margin:="" none="" outline:="" padding:="" rel="references:#b25" shape="rect" text-decoration:="" title="Link to bibliographic citation" vertical-align:="">National Research Council, 1996</a><span 18px="" line-height:="">), </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span 18px="" line-height:="">Technology: (</span><a 0px="" 18px="" baseline="" border:="" class="referenceLink" color:="" e8a="" href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00111.x/full#b11" line-height:="" margin:="" outline:="" padding:="" rel="references:#b11 #b12" shape="rect" title="Link to bibliographic citations" vertical-align:="">International Technology Education Association, 2000, 2003</a><span 18px="" line-height:="">), </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span 18px="" line-height:="">Engineering: (</span><a href="http://www.asibei.org/oddi/libros/Engineering%20in%20the%20K-12%20classroom.pdf">The American Society for Engineering Education</a>), </span><a href="http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/">Lesson plans and activities<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> ages 4-22</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span 18px="" line-height:="">Project 2061 (</span><a 0px="" 18px="" baseline="" border:="" class="referenceLink" color:="" e8a="" href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00111.x/full#b1" line-height:="" margin:="" outline:="" padding:="" rel="references:#b1" shape="rect" title="Link to bibliographic citation" vertical-align:="">American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS], 1993</a><span 18px="" line-height:="">) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">June 17, 2012, 8:30 AM</span>Dr-Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105396000004278940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-75877637529924128732014-03-05T04:45:00.000-08:002014-03-05T03:03:55.966-08:00Update from a personal contact... Wash your hands!Recently a woman I know from work acquired a super bug infection. She ended up spending several days in the hospital. Fortunately, she survived.<br />
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The infection served as a reminder to me to again address hand-washing and other tactics to help us (people) win the war against unhealthy germs. Remember that healthy germs in balance have to help us do that. In fact, it was likely this woman's home use of soaps and detergents containing antibiotics that lead to her illness. We can't wipe out all germs. We need some.<br />
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If you are integrating engineering, life sciences, health, and , math, you will likely enjoy the <a href="http://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/activities/cub_service/cub_service_activity03_tippytapsconstruction.pdf" target="_blank">Tippy Tap activity</a> which requires skills development in all the STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and, math) areas. Here's a quote from the <a href="http://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/activities/cub_service/cub_service_activity03_tippytapsconstruction.pdf" target="_blank">Tippy Tap activity</a>:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">According to the World Health Organization, about 38 percent of the world lacks access to improved sanitation, which makes it unlikely that people wash their hands after bathroom use or before meals. </span><a href="http://www.cleantheworld.org/docs/CurtisHandwashing.pdf" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 18px; outline: none; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Research has shown</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> that washing hands with soap has been shown to reduce the risk of diarrheal disease by almost half. Thus, many people in underdeveloped countries suffer from diseases that could be prevented if they had a way to wash their hands regularly</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">.</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would add that, also <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">many people in highly developed countries suffer from diseases that could be prevented if they washed their hands regularly<span style="color: #333333;">. (</span>Remember the alcohol, foam cleansers do not get rid of all the super germs. Use soap and water. Use bleach.) Here's to you health!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">An anecdotal update: The more than 20 people that I have seen that age between 98 and 106 living healthy, active lives (cooking, walking, doing some kind of work like woodwork, beekeeping, knitting, crocheting, not on medications, for the most part, other than vitamins), all wash their hands well and often. It could be coincidence and yet...it is enough to convince me that good hand-washing is worth it longevity-wise. Perhaps a study on quality of life and hand-washing is warranted. Dr. J </span></span><br />
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Dr-Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105396000004278940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-87656957541319159972013-01-19T08:24:00.002-08:002013-01-19T12:37:57.351-08:00Looking at a Review Article to Engage Students in Science<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Not every student puts science on the top of his or her list when it comes to captivating interests.</span> Yet, sustainability requires global citizens to be literate and educated in the sciences. So, how can we capture student interest?<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Perhaps you have pondered</span> that question. I will provide one answer (of the many available) and give an example here. For this example, I will use a high school class level (ages 14-18), however, the technique may be modified for K (age 5) through U (age 18+-120+).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">The article I have selected is one of many</span>.</span> You can repeat such exercises a number of times. I have chosen a review article as it is broader than a typical laboratory report-type article and it will therefore attract more students. The review article selected for today:<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Italic'; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Review<br /> </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Bold'; font-size: 20pt;">Herbal medicine in ancient Egypt<br /> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><b>N. H. Aboelsoud</b><br /> </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Department of Complementary Medicine
Researches and Applications National Research Center- Cairo, Egypt.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">E - mail:
neveenster at gmail dot com</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">[modified to prevent spam]</span></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Accepted
8 December, 2009 </span></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">How will this article capture student interest? </span> Well, for one thing, Egypt has been in the news during their lifetimes, so, it is at least something familiar. Most of them know about pyramids, for example. If you ask them about Egypt, they will successfully have something to say.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Second-of-all, the scientist is approachable. Aboelsoud </span>has provided an e-mail address. Even if students don't use it, they feel a connection with the researcher. He uses electronic media like they do.<br />
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Wait, we haven't gotten to much science yet... We will. Look, <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">we are already talking about reading a technical journal article</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">But some of the students are putting on make-up </span>(What, your students forgot lab safety rules? No. Oh, I see, they've slipped out of the room and down the hall to the "lav" ... What better time than science to apply make-up? At least they took hall passes and will be back soon...).<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Oh, and let's get back to the article.</span> The citation information at the top of the page also informs us that the article is available on-line:<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol.
4(2), pp. 082-086, 18 January, 2010</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 10pt;">Available online at: </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.academicjournals.org/jmpr/" style="font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 10pt;">http://www.academicjournals.org/JMP</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 9.9pt;">ISSN
1996-0875© 2010 Academic Journals </span></li>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Good. The students will likely enjoy accessing the article on-line</span>, on their cell phones and newer technologies, or at the library computer.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">A student that grows houseplants or gardens (or both)</span> might find the section discussing,"<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Some
of the medicines were made from plant materials </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">imported from abroad," will suggest a new direction for science study: botany, economic botany, horticulture, or, even, border patrol.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Someone wishing to be a doctor </span>might be captivated by this, "<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Thanks
to the medical papyri, we know of many of the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Ancient</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Egyptian</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">treatments</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">prescriptions</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">diseases," or, " </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Medical
prescriptions were written with high skill. A pre</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">scription usually began
with a description of the medicine," or many other points in the article. Students could compare and contrast the ancient prescriptions with modern ones, or, research new methods of treating the diseases mentioned with the Ancient Egyptians' treatments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">A history buff </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">or </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">someone who makes paper as a hobby</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> might like all the descriptions of papyri. Or, what about a map to where the plants were found and are found today, might that interest some?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Similarly, </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">a</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> student of ancient languages</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> (Greek, Latin...) might also be interested in the ancient documents written on papyri and can go on to look up the science of preservation of old documents. Or, perhaps be interested in the scientific use of Latin as found in these examples:</span><br />
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Basil (</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Italic'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">ocimum
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cerifera</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">) - ... [Many more examples are found in the article.]. </span></blockquote>
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The artist</span> among the students may rather wish to draw the plants mentioned than study their Latin names.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 11.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 8.95pt;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Let's get back to the students interested in make-up.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> They might be interested that, "</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Malachite used as an
eye-liner also had therapeutic </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">value. In a
country where eye infections were endemic, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">effects</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">its </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">germicidal</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">qualities</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">were </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">appreciated (Andreas et al., 1995). They could start a whole new interest on germs in make-up, or germicidal additions to make-up, or, what germs are, or MERSA, or... Well, you get the idea. Their imaginations can take-off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 11.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 8.95pt;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Students very interested in religion</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> might find interesting that, "</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt;">Along with their strong
faith in their gods, the Ancient </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt;">Egyptians used their
knowledge of the human anatomy </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt;">and the natural world around them to
treat a number of </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt;">ailments and disorders effectively. Their
knowledge and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt;">research is impressive still today, and their
work paved </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt;">the
way for the study of modern medicine. The remedies used by Ancient Egyptian physicians came mostly from <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">nature especially medicinal herbs."</span></span><br />
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drug; a chemist had to test its </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">quality," and be fascinated that there was an interest in quality control that long ago. S/he might come up with a business idea using herbs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Math whizzes</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> may wish to calculate the proportion of herbs used in Ancient Egypt that are still used today, or, do further research and calculate ratios of herbs used in different formulas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Are </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">you</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> ready to read the article yet? Get the point. There are so many ways, in just this one review article to capture the imagination and stimulate greater science learning. Your students will capture your passion, too. Enjoy! By the way, students might want to go on and read the articles this author cited, or, read other articles citing the review article or the articles it reviewed. Students will also what may be </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">a new, "genre,"</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> for them, a review article. Soon, the whole school will be talking science.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(c)2013 J S Shipman. Please cite any ideas borrowed from the posts here, including this one and write to the author to get written permission first for uses in text book or money making ventures. Thanks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">For questions on reading in and for science or any STEM (science technology engineering or math) topic, or for a </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">science literacy workshop</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> for faculty or students, contact </span><a href="mailto:shipmanjs@gmail.com" style="font-size: 10pt;" target="_blank">Dr. Shipman</a><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span><br />
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Dr-Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105396000004278940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-22178463369199827722013-01-16T17:29:00.004-08:002013-07-14T19:52:28.869-07:00The Gone Forest: Art and Sustainability<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEkpaE2gXGHQR8T9MKkGvehrcPFWdp1c_NxlLW9TA2Ol1kP_K-gLjGGViKnjiqi54sWmbWrYdHxVNvjyo7wqaeOEePU3lwXbHODpWFU6N8TNt0xfYcJPhN9g45asqKnaVE4_e3hZowYFZ/s1600/The+gone+forest+by+J+S+Shipman+(c)+2008-2013+J+S+Shipman.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEkpaE2gXGHQR8T9MKkGvehrcPFWdp1c_NxlLW9TA2Ol1kP_K-gLjGGViKnjiqi54sWmbWrYdHxVNvjyo7wqaeOEePU3lwXbHODpWFU6N8TNt0xfYcJPhN9g45asqKnaVE4_e3hZowYFZ/s320/The+gone+forest+by+J+S+Shipman+(c)+2008-2013+J+S+Shipman.jpeg" title="The Gone Forest (c) 2007 J S Shipman" width="247" /></a>Mrs. Dodd, wife of the famous algologist, Dr. John Dodd, quietly went over to the trash can at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory and retrieved some watercolor paintings I had tossed in the clean can. She turned to me and said, "In all the years I've been at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, I've never seen anyone paint the lab." She took the paintings, had them framed and put them up to decorate the mess hall at the lab. When I went to the laboratory last, they were still on the wall. I feel much more a scientist than an artist, but, it is very nice to be appreciated. Now, I am using my artwork to support science education and science literacy. I found that the products can now be available in different countries.<br />
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Using an expression I learned in Iowa, I named this acrylic painting, "The Gone Forest." After the tragic events of 911, many people moved out of New York City into these woods...Now there are human homes here and the deer (as well as bear and other wildlife) are missing the woodlands, thus, the gone forest. <br />
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Here are the links and descriptions for the art posted in the Netherlands, for example. There may be some errors in the Dutch. If you see any, please correct them.<br />
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Artist/Artiest: J S Shipman (Bewerken)<br />
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Sustainability is key. The artist's passion is science literacy and science education leading to global sustainability. For the deer to be there, we need the forest. We cannot be plant-blind. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this product will support such education. (Read more: http://read-about-it.blogspot.com) The Gone Forest. (Photo of acrylic original). Artist/Artiest: J S Shipman (c)2008 J S Shipman. Used with permission.<br />
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Houdbaarheid is hoofd. De passie van de artiest is wetenschapalfabetisme en wetenschapopvoeding die tot globale houdbaarheid leidt. Voor het hert om daar te zijn, hebben nodig wij het bos. Wij kunnen plant-blinde niet zijn. Een gedeelte van het gaat door van de verkoop van dit product zal zulke opvoeding steunen. (Lezing meer: http://read-about-it.blogspot.com) Het Gegane Bos. (Foto van acryl origineel). Artiest/artistiekerigst: J S Shipman (c)2008 J S Shipman. Gebruikt met toestemming.<br />
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http://www.zazzle.fr/shipmancenter/cadeaux French Store<br />
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Dr-Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105396000004278940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-28437531952415703022012-10-25T21:14:00.002-07:002014-03-05T03:06:50.247-08:00Art and Science: What you can do with Crayons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Some students learn best by drawing. It is amazing what can be done with crayons. Try letting students draw what they see. Many students will do better than I have done. Here are my examples.</div>
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Thank you Rachel Carson<br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="http://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-gone-forest-art-and-sustainability.html" target="_blank">Note cards available to support the blog and science education and global sustainability. Inquiries welcome.</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><a href="http://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-gone-forest-art-and-sustainability.html" target="_blank">(c) 2012 J S Shipman</a></span></div>
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Dr-Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105396000004278940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227554902061100641.post-2112159343418401242012-10-25T17:18:00.000-07:002012-10-25T17:19:03.006-07:00Writing Ideas- Women in Chemistry: Kudos to Alfred P. Sloan Foundation<span style="background-color: #d34e01; color: #ffcc66; font-family: Arial;"> Eight exclusive web videos </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #d34e01; color: #ffcc66; font-family: Arial;">celebrating the contributions of </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #d34e01; color: #ffcc66; font-family: Arial;">extraordinary chemists:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d34e01; color: #ffcc66; font-family: Arial; text-align: left;">The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation <br />supports the Chemical Heritage Foundation's <br />Women in Chemistry series.<br /></span></td></tr>
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Thank you to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for supporting this educational chemistry series.<br />
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Have students write what they think chemists do, what kinds of careers they have, and have them name a chemist or two, or, tell who (what kind of person) is likely to become a chemist. Then, watch the videos. Not all at once, but, over time. After the videos, ask the students to write about the same points that they did before seeing the videos. Bring out the first essays. Have the students compare and contrast their before and after essays. Feel free to post the essays here or to have the students write to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation or the Chemical Heritage Foundation or both.<br />
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