Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010

Who Are these People?

What can I say? They don't know enough to use a dictionary? It seems, that the Republican Party has begun to reach for the dregs of the barrel. Would they be able to make on the show "Do You Know as Much as a 5th Grader" ?

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Richard (RJ) Eskow


Consultant, Writer, Senior Fellow with The Campaign for America's Future



Posted: December 23, 2010 01:19 PM


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News reports said that Wallison and his fellow Republicans on the Commission also wanted to ban the words "shadow banking," "interconnection," and "deregulation" from a report on the Great Recession and its causes. That's like banning the phrase "plastic surgery" from a story about the Kardashians.

Peter J. Wallison has a bright future...as a surrealist author. He and the other Republicans on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission tried to undermine that group's work by attempting to ban phrases like "Wall Street" from its final report.

Not true, insists Wallison. "Only in the fever-swamps of the left could anyone believe that," he writes. For example, Wallison says he and his colleagues merely objected to the Commission's use of "Wall Street" as "a general term for the financial system." Wallison says it's unacceptable, politically motivated, and imprecise to use the phrase "Wall Street" as if it referred to the controlling financial interests of the United States.

Wall Street: n. The controlling financial interests of the United States.

- American Heritage Dictionary

What do dictionaries matter when you're rewriting reality?
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

People Are Healthier!

Whatever it takes! It seems to me that for many centuries we were all helping each other. It's called community. I love this research, and I think it would be wonderful to see it replicated in places where there is need, including the USA.

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Children light candles in India

When stacked up against HIV/AIDS, malaria and other fast-moving, deadly diseases, mental illnesses don’t score as high with governments and philanthropies. One reason: the perception that tackling mental illness is too complicated and too costly.

Now an intriguing study in the online version of the medical journal The Lancet suggests that it’s not that hard to tackle some mental conditions. And what may help most of all are therapists with minimal training.

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Math: User-Friendly Ideas for Learning

Math is only being taught the way it is, because we are still holding on to some antiquated notion that all children will learn (or dropout) just as the 10% who flourish by this elitist methodology.

Read this article to learn that not all those who love math, love the way it's being taught.

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Vi Hart calls herself "a recreational mathemusician currently living on Long Island." She talks faster than a machine gun, loves math, and draws like a dream. Her newest video: "Doodling in Math Class: Snakes + Graphs" is eye-popping.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

A Rose By Any Other Name

When someone wants to create a stir, make a buck, or earn a doctorate, they give the old wine a new name. Now is no different. Infographics are graphic organizers, sometimes called data visualizations, formerly referred to as charts and graphs.

There are some good examples here, but many of these are very weak in correlating data in a way that makes it more accessable.

Always be careful when you use free websites. Read the fine print of who owns your work, once you've used the web application. Unless they have changed their rules, Many Eyes (owned by IBM) owns your data visualization, so I don't use it.

No matter what, data visualization, oooooops infographics are here to stay. Using the best ones can help us understand concepts better than ever.

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10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics

Wordle

Wordle lets you create word visualisations using text you enter. There are plenty of interesting designs to choose from. Enter whole books, short passages or see what other people have used. In this example, we can see the US constitution visualised.

Gapminder

GapMinder is a free Adobe Air (cross-platform by nature) application to ensure you have current data on major world issues and can create visualisations for your purposes. Data is updated yearly and released with new versions of the application. The visuals are also quite impressive!

Inkscape

Inkscape is a free vector graphic software available for many platforms. This is the ideal free option for the creation of your overall infographic. Simple and intuitive, you should have no problems importing your visualisations and combining them with other visuals to create your masterpiece.

infographics
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Science In the Know Now 10/12/2010


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Friday, October 8, 2010

Science In the Know Now 10/09/2010


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Life Should Be Fun

It only takes a kid and a bit of time to make these healthy snacks that are fun and healthy. Try them. I particularly like the "hand" pressed panini.

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Wholesome Snacks

It's snacktime! From pitas to pretzels to do-it-yourself parfaits, we've got everything you need to make snacktime delicious and nutritious for your child.

Healthy Snacks



Make an Edible Monster Mouth

Your child will love nothing more than combining his two favorite parts of the day: snack time and playtime! This crazy monster mouth is almost as fun to create as it is to ...




Bake Alphabet Pretzels!

In kindergarten, it's pretty much impossible to overdo alphabet practice. This fun baking activity offers hands-on practice, by making delicious pretzels in the shape of ...




Make a Grilled Cheese "Handwich"

Get your kids to give you a hand in the kitchen--literally!--by making fun grilled cheese sandwiches decorated with their handprints.


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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Science In the Know Now 10/03/2010


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Friday, October 1, 2010

Science In the Know Now 10/02/2010

  • "Google Docs is an easy-to-use online word processor that enables you to create, store, share, and collaborate on documents with your science and math students. You can even import any existing document from Word and Simple Text."

    tags: science math teach Google Docs


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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Science In the Know Now 09/30/2010


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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Science In the Know Now 09/19/2010


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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Science In the Know Now 08/04/2010


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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Science In the Know Now 08/02/2010


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Just Buy It: Impulsiveness Tied To Brain Chemical : NPR

In the future, researchers will find the other chemicals that control the production of too much dopamine in the mid-brain; that will be a wonderful step in understanding these issues.
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From proposing to a loved one to going on a shopping spree, many of life's decisions are guided by the brain chemical dopamine. Scientists now say dopamine might explain why some people are more impulsive than others when it comes to planning and thinking.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Science In the Know Now 07/30/2010


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Friday, July 9, 2010

Science In the Know Now 07/10/2010


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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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Sunday, July 4, 2010

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Science In the Know Now 06/29/2010


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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Science In the Know Now 05/30/2010


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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Science In the Know Now 05/28/2010


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Monday, May 17, 2010

Science In the Know Now 05/18/2010


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Friday, May 14, 2010

Fish

Fish: "Add a touch of nature to your page with these hungry little fish.  Watch them as they follow your mouse hoping you will feed them by clicking the surface of the water."

Using Scribd for Resource Sharing

Collecting & Examining Life Field Trip, Science Companion

Friday, April 30, 2010

Does Anyone Care?

Does anyone care if we lose all living things in our coastal waterways of the Gulf of Mexico? Pay attention.
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Gulf Oil Spill Could Eclipse Exxon Valdez Disaster




by NPR Staff and Wires


Oil Trajectory


An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control and drifted inexorably toward the Gulf Coast as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers around marshes.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Robotic Printer Could Build Moonbases

While these types of 3D prototype printers have been around for several decades, they are now large enough to create small buildings.
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3D printer could build moon bases

The printer can be moved along horizontal beams and four vertical columns, and the printer head is raised by only 5-10 mm for each new layer. The printer is driven by a computer running CAD software and prints at a resolution of 25 dpi (dots per inch). The completed material resembles marble, is stronger than concrete, and does not need iron reinforcing. The printing process can successfully create internal curves, partitions, ducting, and hollow columns.

3D printer could build moon bases
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