Hand Sanitizer warning, The Star Spangled Banner History, Chic Helmets that are MIPS rated, Four Dads who helped their girls to eliminate the stigma around Menstruation, Outside outdoor education Program, FASFA, You need to read this if you have a child going to college, It's how you get Financial Aid, Death Valley record temperatures, Pie in the Sky from Community Servings, Music, Drums, and Excuse Limit Zero, The Secret, Scavenger Hunt, 12 Cities, Handmade wooden Kayaks to benefit Habitat for Humanity, Bikes for deserving kids, Goodnight Moon, How Margaret Wise Brown Revolutionized Kids Books, PH5 workout gear. Factory and Eco Gear
"I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability."
-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Health Warning, Hand Sanitizer
On their website, the FDA listed nine different hand sanitizer products all from the Mexican manufacturer Eskbiochem SA de CV that should not be used under any circumstances.
The products are: All-Clean Hand Sanitizer, Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer, CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol, Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer, The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer, CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol, CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol, CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol, and Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer.
Related: Hand Sanitizers That Are Still in Stock Now
The FDA said they tested samples of the products Lavar Gel and CleanCare No Germ and found methanol, which is a form of alcohol.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, methanol can be absorbed in the body via inhalation, ingestion, skin contact, or eye contact. If ingested, it can cause a range of issues, including headache, dizziness, blurred vision, kidney failure, coma, and even death.
The FDA urges any consumers that have been exposed to hand sanitizer containing methanol to seek treatment immediately.
Poetry
Air
cool and dry
drifts down on a breeze
under a shade of trees.
A subtle hint of change is near.
Light
a fire in the wood
to warm the chill,
and ready yourself for the cold.
The autumn frost will soon be here.
Inhale
a deep breath
again and again,
in just the same way as before.
-Kiesha Shepard
“Plans are useless, but planning is invaluable.” -Eisenhower
History
The Star Spangled Banner, the story
(It says American Christian, I would say All Americans)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaxGNQE5ZLA&feature=emb_rel_end
STYLISH and well designed Helmets for Bike, Moto, or other.
The Yakkay Smart 2 is Danish-designed and US CPSC and EN 1078 certified safe for use as a bicycle helmet in the United States and Europe (view documentation).
A very good Helmet usually costs about $200.00, this one is at that price point but more fashion oriented and has a few options, but get creative, you can certainly take a helmet and fit it with something from the Thrift store, or as we call them, Thriftys.
If you have helmet excuses, just find any hat that fits over a new hemet, and even an old helmet is better than no helmet.
Some Helmets are equipped with ANGI a device you tap and it's connected to your handheld device, if you have a crash it notifies whoever you have set up to contact if you don't turn it off on your phone in 30 seconds.
and... this designer below who has created a great helmet.
https://www.explorethousand.com/pages/our-story
tsnd helmets
A Stylish, Safe, and City-Friendly Bike Helmet? It Does Exist! |
https://www.explorethousand.com/products/bike-helmet
Thousand bike helmets and mips helmet
https://www.explorethousand.com/blogs/journal/the-best-bike-rides-in-boston
We're committed to offsetting 110% of our annual carbon emissions to give back to the planet more than what we take. Learn more about our journey to go Climate Positive here.
https://www.explorethousand.com/pages/environmental-impact
MIPS protective-Multidirectional Integrated Protection System, to protect against Shears from Head trauma falls
https://www.explorethousand.com/products/mips-helmet?color=supermoon-white&size=small
Retro styling
https://www.explorethousand.com/products/bike-gloves?style=bullitt&size=small
From the Gates Institute.
The International Conference on Family Planning has an ongoing partnership with The Moth, an acclaimed organization dedicated to the art and craft of personal storytelling. Through this partnership, The Moth hosts storytelling workshops for our partners and grantees. These workshops are designed to elevate personal stories of the incredible advocates, leaders and development practitioners with whom we work.
In October of this year, The Moth will be hosting three virtual workshops focused on issues around Family Planning. We are looking for 24 people who identify as being a beneficiary of family planning services to participate in these workshops, which will help hone their own personal stories and public speaking skills. As part of the workshop, there will also be a session on storytelling for advocacy, specifically how to craft your personal story with an angle towards advocacy. For more information and to submit an application, click here.
“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” –Bruce Lee (1940–1973), Chinese-American actor and martial artist
These Four Dads Are Eliminating the Stigma Around Menstruation
They founded The Penny Pack, a practical period guide, which launched yesterday on Menstrual Hygiene Day. It aims to empower young girls and open up conversations around periods.
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/2019/05/29/period-guide-menstruation/
My Story
I came up with the idea for Penny when my younger sister was about to have her period. I saw a need for her and girls her age because she and her friends didn’t really know what to expect, and what they did know came from older girls.
And I also thought about girls who don’t have a close bond with their mom or an older woman who could help them. How would they learn?
So I talked with my mom about it and she was super excited and thought there was definitely a need. We talked to my dad too (because he’s more on the business side of things) and he helped me get the ball rolling.
I wanted to make a functional first period kit that would tell girls everything they need to know about their period without all the fluff and scary medical terms. I wanted to help my sister and her friends, and I wanted to help my own friends too. A lot of the girls I talk to don’t really understand their menstrual cycles. I want them to feel positive and powerful about their period, and most importantly, ready for it.
I hope you like the Penny Pack!
❤️, Carmen
https://www.the-mommyhood-chronicles.com/2019/08/penny-pack/
A First Period Kit For Confident, Ready Girls.
The Penny Pack is a personalized gift that helps you teach her about her period before it starts.
© 2020 The Penny Pack, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designed with ❤ in Hopkinton, MA.
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/2019/10/31/organic-eco-friendly-menstrual-products/
These would be great for young women starting their period.
Insurance against embarrassing situations that are normal in the life of menstruating females.
https://www.shethinx.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4dKc_-nG5QIVEo3ICh3JggmkEAAYASAAEgJGhPD_BwE
https://www.shethinx.com/pages/thinx-periodical
Outdoor Education Programs have grown during Covid-19
check these out.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2416997/outdoor-education-programs-pandemic-boom
This is on FASFA. If your child is going to College in 2021
Here is your FASFA guide.
This is the way everyone who is applying for college applies for Aid and Work Study.
Your Guidance Department can help you with the process.
If your child will be heading into the college years this is an essential read.
Each FAFSA form is open for 18 months, so the 2021 FAFSA deadline is June 30, 2022. The 2020-2021 FAFSA deadline is June 30, 2021, and any corrections or updates must be submitted by September 11, 2021.
Each state has its own FAFSA deadline, and all are listed on the official FAFSA deadline page. Just know that you don’t want to mess around with FAFSA deadlines: Just because you have 18 months to complete FAFSA doesn’t mean you should take 18 months. (This is no time to procrastinate.)
FASFA.
Architecture, WILD Fires
Interests
Something new to peruse.
American Society of Landscape Architects
See a few articles down
Reducing Wildfire Catastrophies Is About Common Responsibility, Not Mismanagement
09/22/2020The Dirt Contributor
Changing Building Design so Birds won’t crash into them
More than 1000 birds flew into Philadelphia buildings in one night.
John Rowden, senior director of bird-friendly communities at the National Audubon Society, says birds migrate at night, using the moon and stars to guide their flights, which likely explains the high number of casualties. The high number of deaths seen in Philadelphia is rare, but not unprecedented, according to Rowden.
Cloud cover may have caused the birds to fly lower than they usually would, and city lights can distort their sense of direction. The night-lit and reflective urban core of Philadelphia may have put them on a direct and deadly path into the sides of the city’s buildings. Like New York, Philadelphia is on the fall migration path of many birds.
It’s a problem even Congress is trying to address. Included as an amendment in a recently passed $1.5 trillion House bill, the Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2019 requires new and renovated public buildings to use materials and facade designs aimed at reducing bird collisions. This includes setting limits on how much glass a facade can have, and when glass is used, requirements that it be opaque, etched, stained, patterned, or coated with reflective material that is visible to birds. That bill is now awaiting attention in the Senate, where its prospects are unclear. Some cities, such as New York and Madison, Wisconsin, have passed ordinances requiring the use of bird-safe materials. “There’s progress, but there needs to be so much more,” Rowden says.
Architects are increasingly sensitive to the threats their buildings can pose, and many have begun to implement bird-safe features in their designs, including projects such as the Aqua Tower in Chicago, designed by Studio Gang, and the New York Times building, designed by Renzo Piano and FXFowle. But more work is needed to make buildings both old and new less deadly for birds. One challenge is the availability and cost of bird-friendly materials, Rowden says.
Activity:
How would you design a building to help the birds?
Make a plan,
Then write a descriptive narrative to explain your design and why it would help the migrating birds.
How else can we help birds and other pollinator species like Butterflies?
Think about these problems.
We need all the species in our ecosystems.
What can you do in your neighborhood to encourage the survival of the animals which live there?
Painting Wind Turbine Blades reduces Bird Deaths….by 70%
[Photo: May et al./Ecology and Evolution/Wiley Online Library]
In a new study, researchers found that painting a single blade black on a white wind turbine reduces bird deaths by around 70%. The step makes blades more visible as they spin, even though they sometimes reach speeds of more than 150 miles an hour. “Because of this high speed the rotor blades become blurred, both for humans as for birds,” says Roel May, a senior research scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research and lead author of the study. “This effect is called motion smear. The rationale behind painting one of three rotor blades black is to reduce this motion smear effect, making the rotor blades more visible.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/90543981/painting-wind-turbine-blades-black-can-reduce-bird-deaths-70
Science, Sight in Dogs and Cats
How cats and dogs see the world
Their other senses make up for the fact that they can’t see some colors.
This is a really cool article which says dogs and cats see in shades of blue and yellow among other cool research findings
Stan Horaczek
August 28, 2020
Science
Fat Bear Week
Explore.org, Fat Bear Week is the culmination of a season's worth of webcam watching. After a hefty single-elimination bracket, Bear 747 defeated Bear 32 (aka Chunk) to take home the final prize. Here's the oversized bracket in all its fat bear glory:
Highest temperature on Land registered at Death Valley in August 2020
Buy PIE….if you live in Massachusetts.
Help many
Benefits for Community Servings
ABOUT PIE IN THE SKY
Pie in the Sky, our most successful annual fundraiser, began 28 years ago as a grassroots community bake sale!
When you donate $30 to Community Servings, you help us feed a neighbor struggling with an illness such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more, for one week. Thanks to you, neither they nor their family will have to worry about going hungry this holiday season.
Historically, over 150 Boston-area chefs, bakers, caterers, and restaurants generously donate scratch-made apple, pecan, pumpkin, and sweet potato pies to our Pie in the Sky bake sale.
In 2019 we sold over 25,000 pies, raising more than $850,000 for Community Servings, allowing us to provide tens of thousands of meals to our critically and chronically ill neighbors in need.
The Holidays are around the corner.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Become a Pie Seller - We're relying on an army of 500+ pie sellers to help raise critical funding that will allow us to feed thousands of immunocompromised and food-insecure people across Massachusetts now and in the future. Whether you're selling apple or pecan Thanksgiving pies, or doubling down on recruiting 'Pie for a Client' donations, each $30 "sale" will provide a week's worth of nutritious, scratch-made meals to a neighbor in need.
As always, there's no minimum selling requirement and it's a great way to give back to your community.
Become a Pie Sponsor - Thanks to our sponsors, more than $.90 cents of every dollar raised will provide meals for our clients. There are a variety of sponsorship levels that provide valuable marketing and communication benefits.
Volunteer - Due to ongoing social distancing safety measures, we've greatly reduced the number of Pie in the Sky volunteer opportunities. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, we anticipate needed a limited number of volunteers to help our kitchen team bake pies and staff outdoor pick-up sites.
Bread Freezing, and Bread from a famous Paris Bakery comes to the USA
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/paris-bakery-poilane-new-york-pop-up
Recipe, Cooking, Chemistry.
Poilâne: The Secrets of the World-Famous Bread Bakery, $30 (pre-order) at amazon.com
Walnut, Pistachio, https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pistachio-financiers
Music
"Excuse limit zero."
Drumming teacher, classically trained drummer.
Brockton schools, made drums out of tires, plastic and duct tape. Chronicle. Wbztv. 10/8/2020
Bio on amazon:
Gregory was the worst drug dealer ever. Music was his muse.
He was raised in an upper-middle-class neighborhood by parents who fawned over him and did everything they could to secure a promising future. Yet feeling lost between cultures in his high school, Gregory found himself drifting to the wrong crowd. He lived the tough gangsta-type life selling drugs by day, but would then go home and practice Handel on his violin at night. When selling drugs, burgling, and hanging out with the wrong crowd got him kicked out of his beloved music program, his life spiraled to the bottom.
In Excuse Limit Zero, Gregory Fernandes tells the uncensored story of how he turned around his early troubled life by owning his mistakes, and how he learned to move past regret to discover his role as a mentor, high school choral director, and classically trained musician who has traveled the world sharing his gift.
Gregory’s story teaches us that the path to better starts when we set a personal excuse limit to ZERO.
YouTube clip
This is so cool. Seen on Chronicle, 10/8/2020
A Local Boston Family found one of the Scavenger Hunt treasures, Buried under Home plate in the North End of Boston, there are other clues and treasures to be found in other cities.
https://youtu.be/QtJpKMQu8NA
The Secret is a treasure hunt started by Byron Preiss in 1982. Twelve treasure boxes were buried at secret locations in the United States and Canada. As of August 2020 only three of the twelve boxes have been found.
A Newton Family searched for 2 years and found one in the North End in Boston, Under home plate.
Scavenger hunt.
12 clues in verse.
12 cities.
One author who died in a car accident.
Buried treasure and
The secret Treasure Hunt.
Book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(treasure_hunt)
Handmade wooden Kayaks from West Harwich
https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20091003/NEWS/910030316
Raffle one each year to benefit for Habitat for Humanity, they raise up to $30,000 per year with the raffle.
Bikes for kids, Scituate, MA
https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20180628/over-3500-bikes-donated-thanks-to-scituate-man
One Man, His community, Making a difference for kids who need bikes.
Veterans homeless center
Rolling Wave Foundation, Bonanno
How The ‘Goodnight Moon’ Author And Collaborator Revolutionized Kids Books
http://www.wbur.org/artery/2016/06/02/leonard-weisgard-margaret-wise-brown
A BRAND, THE ABORIGINAL WAY TO LOOK AT FIRE, THEIR INFLUENCE ON MUSIC, TRIBUTE TO AUSTARLIA AND THE FIRES THERE IN New South Wales THIS YEAR.
Australia… design and Aboriganal reference, tribute and music with the background of New South Wells and Aboriginal music.
Black and white compression, eco gear
Aboriginal view on fire, connection with this brand, as a fashion connection and in support of the people of Australia and the fires there this year.
Origin
Founder Wei Lin’s mother runs a knitwear mill in Dongguan, China. This is where we develop and produce PH5. We work hand in hand with our computer engineers and technicians to code and pattern each design. Thanks to this advantage, we are able to be TRULY experimental and innovative. Whether it be a new stitch, a new yarn, or a new treatment, our goal is to always offer something our customers have never seen before.
Some of our techniques take months to develop and countless hours of knitting for each garment. The quality of our work is unseen, and the price point is unmatched in the market, making the label a favorite since our launch.
We believe in knit because, by nature, knit is environmentally friendly. The process of making a knit garment can be of zero wastage because unlike woven, we don’t have to cut fabrics into patterns. We knit panels and garments in the exact shape we program. Therefore, we don’t have leftover fabrics but only left-over yarns, which can be used for future developments.
https://www.ph5.com/about-our-factory/
Established in New York in 2014, PH5 is an advanced contemporary women’s knitwear brand founded by Wei Lin, the daughter of a large knitwear manufacturer, and designed by a Parsons-trained, award-winning designer, Zoe Champion. The label challenges the conventional vision of knitwear by marrying whimsical designs with architectural dimensions of knitting techniques.
PH5’s moniker is based on the numeric pH scale, which ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 as neutral. If 7 represented androgynous unisex labels and 1 represented the extreme feminine or sexy brands, PH5 would be a brand that's leaning more towards the edgier side while keeping a touch of femininity.
Innovative, functional and hugely stylish knitwear is at the heart of PH5. Empowered by its scientific name, PH5 is set out to inspire people to completely rethink knitwear and tell the world that knitwear is more than just a winter fabric. Knitwear is breathable, lightweight, colorful and fashion forward.
Using knit as our vehicle of innovation, we are here to create a fashion label that reaches beyond womenswear, but into other categories and industries. By collaborating with many innovative tech firms, we are redefining the relationship between fashion and technology, which is what will allow us to succeed long term and create value in the world. At PH5, we are designing beyond products; we are redefining knitwear and what knitwear can be for generations to come.
TELEVISION
Science
History
#cosmos on Fox.
there are Many of these. watched the first one tonight on FOX 7/8 Tuesday nights or on the Fox website.
The history of medicine. Very good on history
https://www.fox.com/cosmos-possible-worlds/
Thanks for stopping by,
ELIZA
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