"Stack" is a magazine that an athletic director in our state uses. It contains articles on nutrition, fitness, and other interesting information. For more information about the "Stack" magazine follow the link http://www.stack.com/magazine/. This information was provided by Pam Ousley.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Sports Nurition: "Stack" the Magazine
"Stack" is a magazine that an athletic director in our state uses. It contains articles on nutrition, fitness, and other interesting information. For more information about the "Stack" magazine follow the link http://www.stack.com/magazine/. This information was provided by Pam Ousley.
Sports Nutrition Video
This Web link https://www.nbclearn.com/nfl/cuecard/50683 provides videos that may be used as resources for developing lesson plans for Sports Nutrition. Science of NFL Football:
Nutrition, Hydration and Health is one of the videos at this Web site. You may explore the Web site for other resources. This information was Provided by Connie Morrrow.Thursday, August 14, 2014
Avoid Getting Sick: Top 8 Germiest Public Places Exposed
Avoid Getting Sick: Top 8 Germiest Public Places Exposed
Published August 12, 2014
Worried about you or your kids picking up the flu virus or other common illnesses at school, in restrooms or at the mall? There’s good reason: Viruses and bacteria run rampant on the surfaces you touch every day. We blow the lid on the 8 germiest public places and give you expert tips to avoid getting sick...
Touch a germ-infected surface, then rub your nose or mouth, and the next thing you know, microbes are dancing the mambo in your body. With the cold and flu and other run-of-the-mill bugs crawling about public places year round, germaphobes have plenty to worry about. No wonder. Unfortunately, going anywhere people congregate can boost your chances of getting sick, says Philip Tierno, Ph.D., author of The Secret Life of Germs (Atria) and director of clinical microbiology and immunology at New York University's Langone Medical Center. That’s because viruses and bacteria live practically everywhere — shopping malls, grocery stores, playgrounds, petting zoos, restaurants. They can survive up to two hours on shopping carts, escalator handrails, even doorknobs before they find their next victim. “We encounter about 60,000 types of germs every year, but if you’re healthy, there’s no need to fear going out in public,” Tierno says. Only 1%-2% are potentially dangerous to people with normal immunity. Plus, the body has an incredible ability to fight off germs. Special cells called neutrophils and lymphocytes (white blood cells) attack any microscopic invader. You can also give your defense system a boost by taking steps to prevent infection.
Read on for the top 8 germiest public places and ways to stay healthy:
1. Grocery storeGermiest items: Shopping cart handles and seat buckets
Touch a germ-infected surface, then rub your nose or mouth, and the next thing you know, microbes are dancing the mambo in your body. With the cold and flu and other run-of-the-mill bugs crawling about public places year round, germaphobes have plenty to worry about. No wonder. Unfortunately, going anywhere people congregate can boost your chances of getting sick, says Philip Tierno, Ph.D., author of The Secret Life of Germs (Atria) and director of clinical microbiology and immunology at New York University's Langone Medical Center. That’s because viruses and bacteria live practically everywhere — shopping malls, grocery stores, playgrounds, petting zoos, restaurants. They can survive up to two hours on shopping carts, escalator handrails, even doorknobs before they find their next victim. “We encounter about 60,000 types of germs every year, but if you’re healthy, there’s no need to fear going out in public,” Tierno says. Only 1%-2% are potentially dangerous to people with normal immunity. Plus, the body has an incredible ability to fight off germs. Special cells called neutrophils and lymphocytes (white blood cells) attack any microscopic invader. You can also give your defense system a boost by taking steps to prevent infection.
Read on for the top 8 germiest public places and ways to stay healthy:
1. Grocery storeGermiest items: Shopping cart handles and seat buckets
Watch out! Shopping cart handles are a breeding ground for infectious viruses and gut-wrenching bacteria. “Customers may sneeze, wipe their noses, then touch the cart handles,” says Lola Stamm, M.S., Ph.D., a microbiologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. They’re also contaminated by children’s dirty hands. And by leaky meat packages that you toss into your cart. Poultry and beef can contain bacterial bombs such as salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli, which cause severe diarrhea, intestinal swelling, nausea and vomiting, she says. “If meat packages leak onto the conveyor belt, it could contaminate the food on the conveyor as well as your hands,” Stamm says. About 70%-80% of the shopping carts tested nationwide had E. coli, says Charles Gerba, Ph.D., a University of Arizona microbiologist who spends a lot of time studying germs in public places.Cart kid seats are E. coli hot spots “because they hold raw food and [diaper-wearing] kids,” he says. “And nobody disinfects.” Be careful, too, around those enticing displays of fruits and veggies. Sprinklers used to keep produce moist may contain Legionnella, Stamm says. The bacterium can cause “a deadly respiratory tract infection, particularly in older people and others with underlying health problems.”
Germ-free fix: Use disinfecting wipes on handlebars and seats – many stores now offer these at the entrance. And be sure to wash veggies and fruits before eating them.
2. Children’s playgrounds
Germiest items: The swings, jungle gym and other equipment Playgrounds are germ minefields. Kids touch everything they see and often put them in their mouths.
The largest threat is from fecal bacteria from bird poop on playground equipment and diaper-wearing tots, Gerba says. Another kid-friendly hot zone: petting zoos and exhibits with animals infected with E. coli, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Germ-free fix: Wash hands thoroughly or use hand sanitizer after returning from playground, using the bathroom and changing diapers. (Rub hands together for 20 seconds under clean running water, the CDC advises.)
Germ-free fix: Use disinfecting wipes on handlebars and seats – many stores now offer these at the entrance. And be sure to wash veggies and fruits before eating them.
2. Children’s playgrounds
Germiest items: The swings, jungle gym and other equipment Playgrounds are germ minefields. Kids touch everything they see and often put them in their mouths.
The largest threat is from fecal bacteria from bird poop on playground equipment and diaper-wearing tots, Gerba says. Another kid-friendly hot zone: petting zoos and exhibits with animals infected with E. coli, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Germ-free fix: Wash hands thoroughly or use hand sanitizer after returning from playground, using the bathroom and changing diapers. (Rub hands together for 20 seconds under clean running water, the CDC advises.)
3. Public restrooms
Germiest item: Sink
Most women worry about public toilets. Well, you can sit a little easier now: The porcelain throne is not the biggest restroom offender. It’s the sink. Bacteria swarm on the sink tap or faucet handles, Gerba says, because we touch them right after using the toilet. Also, “the sink tap is a wet, moist environment,” so bacteria can survive there longer, he says. Watch out for soap dispensers, too, because they’re handled by many filthy hands, Stamm says. Airplane bathrooms are especially germy because they’re small and used by lots of people, says Gerba, who found E. coli on faucets and door handles in the dozens of samples from airborne restrooms. In fact, an airplane’s faucet may be a greater threat than those in other public restrooms because the water is timed, so fliers have to touch them frequently to wash their hands properly, he says. So what’s the cleanest part of a bathroom? The toilet: About 48% of American women use covers or toilet paper to cover the seat, Gerba says.
Germ-free fix: Avoid touching moist surfaces and wash hands thoroughly after touching sink faucets and soap dispensers. And use a paper towel to turn the water off.
Germiest item: Sink
Most women worry about public toilets. Well, you can sit a little easier now: The porcelain throne is not the biggest restroom offender. It’s the sink. Bacteria swarm on the sink tap or faucet handles, Gerba says, because we touch them right after using the toilet. Also, “the sink tap is a wet, moist environment,” so bacteria can survive there longer, he says. Watch out for soap dispensers, too, because they’re handled by many filthy hands, Stamm says. Airplane bathrooms are especially germy because they’re small and used by lots of people, says Gerba, who found E. coli on faucets and door handles in the dozens of samples from airborne restrooms. In fact, an airplane’s faucet may be a greater threat than those in other public restrooms because the water is timed, so fliers have to touch them frequently to wash their hands properly, he says. So what’s the cleanest part of a bathroom? The toilet: About 48% of American women use covers or toilet paper to cover the seat, Gerba says.
Germ-free fix: Avoid touching moist surfaces and wash hands thoroughly after touching sink faucets and soap dispensers. And use a paper towel to turn the water off.
4. Offices
Germiest items: Telephones and desks
In a study of 113 work surfaces in offices in five of the nation’s big cities, Gerba found more than 25,000 bacteria hitching a ride on telephones. Desks and computer keyboards followed close behind.
In fact, your desk has 400 times more germs than a toilet seat, Gerba says. Why? People don’t disinfect surfaces in offices, he says. Another danger zone: Inside desk drawers, where workers stash food. “Germs find plenty to snack on,” he says, like moldy fruit and opened bags of chips or crackers.
When it comes to germs, women are not the fairer sex. Bacterial levels in women’s offices were nearly three times higher than in men’s. “Women seemed to have more stuff in their offices, from makeup bags to pictures of family and purses on their desks,” Gerba says.
Germ-free fix: Once a day, wipe down your desk, phone and keyboard with anti-bacterial wipes or cleaners.
Germiest items: Telephones and desks
In a study of 113 work surfaces in offices in five of the nation’s big cities, Gerba found more than 25,000 bacteria hitching a ride on telephones. Desks and computer keyboards followed close behind.
In fact, your desk has 400 times more germs than a toilet seat, Gerba says. Why? People don’t disinfect surfaces in offices, he says. Another danger zone: Inside desk drawers, where workers stash food. “Germs find plenty to snack on,” he says, like moldy fruit and opened bags of chips or crackers.
When it comes to germs, women are not the fairer sex. Bacterial levels in women’s offices were nearly three times higher than in men’s. “Women seemed to have more stuff in their offices, from makeup bags to pictures of family and purses on their desks,” Gerba says.
Germ-free fix: Once a day, wipe down your desk, phone and keyboard with anti-bacterial wipes or cleaners.
5. Restaurants
Germiest items: Table surface, high chairs
No, contaminated food isn’t the biggest threat at restaurants — it’s the rag used to wipe the table “clean." When busboys wipe down a table or chairs, their dirty rags may be spreading a small film of E. coli, he says. They should put disinfectant on the rag after each use, but Gerba’s studies show that the same cloth was used on more than a dozen tables before it was disinfected. High chairs harbor fecal bacteria too, because they hold diaper-wearing tots.
Germ-free fix: Carry sanitary wipes to swipe the tabletop and high chair when you’re seated.
6. Libraries
Germiest items: Countertops and surfaces
Libraries appear to be tidy, sterile places, but they crawl with as many germs as a fast-food restaurant. Why so filthy? Lots of people shuffle through and peruse books, log on to computers and touch countertops, Gerba says.
Germ-free fix: Use hand sanitizer or wash your hands after thumbing through books or touching countertops.
Germiest items: Table surface, high chairs
No, contaminated food isn’t the biggest threat at restaurants — it’s the rag used to wipe the table “clean." When busboys wipe down a table or chairs, their dirty rags may be spreading a small film of E. coli, he says. They should put disinfectant on the rag after each use, but Gerba’s studies show that the same cloth was used on more than a dozen tables before it was disinfected. High chairs harbor fecal bacteria too, because they hold diaper-wearing tots.
Germ-free fix: Carry sanitary wipes to swipe the tabletop and high chair when you’re seated.
6. Libraries
Germiest items: Countertops and surfaces
Libraries appear to be tidy, sterile places, but they crawl with as many germs as a fast-food restaurant. Why so filthy? Lots of people shuffle through and peruse books, log on to computers and touch countertops, Gerba says.
Germ-free fix: Use hand sanitizer or wash your hands after thumbing through books or touching countertops.
7. Cruise ships
Germiest item: Handrails
Cruise ships are like floating cities, packed with thousands of people in a small space. That also makes them incubators for viruses and bacteria. From 2001-2005, gastrointestinal illness on ships increased 25.6%, according to a CDC study: The culprit? Norovirus. Some of the largest outbreaks occurred in 2002-2006, when new strains of norovirus emerged,” says Capt. Jaret Ames, chief of the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program. Noroviruses, which cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain, are resistant to routine cleaning procedures and they’re easily transmitted in places people congregate, such as dining rooms, drinking fountains and shared restrooms. Trouble is, they’re hard to avoid on a cruise ship. “As soon as you step out of the cabin you’re in public area,” Ames points out.Handrails pose the biggest infection risk because they’re among the first surfaces passengers touch when they board ship, Ames says. The viruses are most often brought on board by embarking passengers and crew. One study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found that the cleanliness of a cruise ship's public restrooms may predict subsequent norovirus outbreaks. Researchers found that only 37% of 273 randomly selected public restrooms on cruise ships were cleaned daily. One researcher noted that there was a substantial risk for washed hands to become contaminated when the passenger exits the restroom, as only 35% of restroom exit knobs or pulls were cleaned daily.
Germ-free fix: Wash hands frequently throughout the day and before touching your mouth or face, especially when smoking and eating.
8. Malls
Germiest item: Escalator handles
How often do you hang onto the escalator handrails while catching a ride at a shopping mall or airport? Hands off: They’re teeming with germs, according to a study published in a 2005 issue of the International Journal of Environmental Health Research. Scientists took samples from dozens of escalator handrails across the country and found 19% showed high bacterial contamination. “The sheer volume of people who touch escalator handles makes it a bacteria hot spot,” Gerba says.
Germ-free fix: Don’t touch them. But if you do, wash your hands or use hand sanitizer afterward.
Germiest item: Handrails
Cruise ships are like floating cities, packed with thousands of people in a small space. That also makes them incubators for viruses and bacteria. From 2001-2005, gastrointestinal illness on ships increased 25.6%, according to a CDC study: The culprit? Norovirus. Some of the largest outbreaks occurred in 2002-2006, when new strains of norovirus emerged,” says Capt. Jaret Ames, chief of the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program. Noroviruses, which cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain, are resistant to routine cleaning procedures and they’re easily transmitted in places people congregate, such as dining rooms, drinking fountains and shared restrooms. Trouble is, they’re hard to avoid on a cruise ship. “As soon as you step out of the cabin you’re in public area,” Ames points out.Handrails pose the biggest infection risk because they’re among the first surfaces passengers touch when they board ship, Ames says. The viruses are most often brought on board by embarking passengers and crew. One study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found that the cleanliness of a cruise ship's public restrooms may predict subsequent norovirus outbreaks. Researchers found that only 37% of 273 randomly selected public restrooms on cruise ships were cleaned daily. One researcher noted that there was a substantial risk for washed hands to become contaminated when the passenger exits the restroom, as only 35% of restroom exit knobs or pulls were cleaned daily.
Germ-free fix: Wash hands frequently throughout the day and before touching your mouth or face, especially when smoking and eating.
8. Malls
Germiest item: Escalator handles
How often do you hang onto the escalator handrails while catching a ride at a shopping mall or airport? Hands off: They’re teeming with germs, according to a study published in a 2005 issue of the International Journal of Environmental Health Research. Scientists took samples from dozens of escalator handrails across the country and found 19% showed high bacterial contamination. “The sheer volume of people who touch escalator handles makes it a bacteria hot spot,” Gerba says.
Germ-free fix: Don’t touch them. But if you do, wash your hands or use hand sanitizer afterward.
21 Household Uses of Vinegar
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21 Household Uses of Vinegar
If you’ve got a jug of vinegar at home, you’re set to clean house with it. From disinfecting rooms to removing carpet stains, vinegar is surprisingly versatile. Read about the many household uses of vinegar to start putting that kitchen staple to work.
Vinegar isn’t just for fish and chips anymore. In fact, vinegar doesn’t always have to be used in cooking or foods. Here are some nonedible examples:
1. Clean your computer
Vinegar has a well-known ability to disinfect. You can clean your computer, printer, fax machine and other office gear with vinegar and water. Unplug all the machines, and mix equal parts of vinegar and water in a bucket. Wet a cloth in the solution and wring it out. You don’t want water to leak in your keyboard or computer. This could damage your electronics. Wipe all the surfaces to get them shining clean. Use cotton swabs around small or tough to reach areas, for example, in between the keys of the keyboard.
Vinegar isn’t just for fish and chips anymore. In fact, vinegar doesn’t always have to be used in cooking or foods. Here are some nonedible examples:
1. Clean your computer
Vinegar has a well-known ability to disinfect. You can clean your computer, printer, fax machine and other office gear with vinegar and water. Unplug all the machines, and mix equal parts of vinegar and water in a bucket. Wet a cloth in the solution and wring it out. You don’t want water to leak in your keyboard or computer. This could damage your electronics. Wipe all the surfaces to get them shining clean. Use cotton swabs around small or tough to reach areas, for example, in between the keys of the keyboard.
2. Clean your window blinds
Window blinds are notoriously difficult to clean, but they no longer need to be. Again, use a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. Put on a white cotton glove, dip your fingers in the solution and slide your fingers across the blinds, with fingers on each side of the slats. Be sure to get both sides of each slat. Keep a bucket of clean water near by to rinse off your glove occasionally.
3. Unclog and deodorize drains
Of the many household uses of vinegar, this one is really handy. Pour one-half cup of baking soda and then 1 cup of vinegar down the sink or tub drain through a funnel. The mixture will foam up considerably and unclog your drain. When there is no more foam, flush the drain with hot tap water. After 5 minutes, flush the drain again with cold water. This also will deodorize your drains. To speed up a slow drain: Pour one-half cup of salt followed by 2 cups of boiling vinegar down the drain. Flush with hot water, then cold water, and your drain will be much faster.
Window blinds are notoriously difficult to clean, but they no longer need to be. Again, use a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. Put on a white cotton glove, dip your fingers in the solution and slide your fingers across the blinds, with fingers on each side of the slats. Be sure to get both sides of each slat. Keep a bucket of clean water near by to rinse off your glove occasionally.
3. Unclog and deodorize drains
Of the many household uses of vinegar, this one is really handy. Pour one-half cup of baking soda and then 1 cup of vinegar down the sink or tub drain through a funnel. The mixture will foam up considerably and unclog your drain. When there is no more foam, flush the drain with hot tap water. After 5 minutes, flush the drain again with cold water. This also will deodorize your drains. To speed up a slow drain: Pour one-half cup of salt followed by 2 cups of boiling vinegar down the drain. Flush with hot water, then cold water, and your drain will be much faster.
4. Get rid of the smoky smell
One of the most frustrating things after quitting smoking is trying to remove all evidence that you ever smoked. The smell lingers for months (if not years) on items such as clothes and furniture. Vinegar can help eliminate it. If you’ve burned some food or someone smoked in your home, set out a small bowl filled three-quarters full of white or cider vinegar in the room where the smell is the strongest. In less than a day, the odor will be gone. To dispel the smell of fresh cigarette smoke, wave a cloth that’s been moistened with vinegar around the room to absorb the smell. This technique is more effective (and economical) than buying air fresheners and deodorizers that merely cover up odor.
One of the most frustrating things after quitting smoking is trying to remove all evidence that you ever smoked. The smell lingers for months (if not years) on items such as clothes and furniture. Vinegar can help eliminate it. If you’ve burned some food or someone smoked in your home, set out a small bowl filled three-quarters full of white or cider vinegar in the room where the smell is the strongest. In less than a day, the odor will be gone. To dispel the smell of fresh cigarette smoke, wave a cloth that’s been moistened with vinegar around the room to absorb the smell. This technique is more effective (and economical) than buying air fresheners and deodorizers that merely cover up odor.
5. Get rid of mildew stains
Another of the household uses of vinegar is cleaning mildew stains. Apply full-strength vinegar to heavy mildew stains, or dilute it with equal parts water for light stains. No need to fret about ventilation, because white vinegar can be applied to nearly any surface without worry. Prevent mildew from forming on rugs and carpets by misting the back of the rug with full strength white vinegar in a spray bottle.
6. Shine up chrome and stainless steel
To clean chrome or stainless steel, spray it with full-strength vinegar, then buff it to a high shine with a soft cloth.
Another of the household uses of vinegar is cleaning mildew stains. Apply full-strength vinegar to heavy mildew stains, or dilute it with equal parts water for light stains. No need to fret about ventilation, because white vinegar can be applied to nearly any surface without worry. Prevent mildew from forming on rugs and carpets by misting the back of the rug with full strength white vinegar in a spray bottle.
6. Shine up chrome and stainless steel
To clean chrome or stainless steel, spray it with full-strength vinegar, then buff it to a high shine with a soft cloth.
7. Shine up your silverware or silver jewelry
Soak silverware or jewelry in one-half cup of white vinegar and 2 tablespoons of baking soda for 3 hours. Rinse items with cold water and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth. They will sparkle, and your mother will be proud!
8. Polish brass and copper
You can create vinegar paste to clean brass and copper. Use equal parts white vinegar and salt or vinegar and baking soda. Use a soft cloth or paper towel to run the paste into your brass or copper until the tarnish disappears. Rinse off with cool water and then buff to a shine with a clean soft cloth.
Soak silverware or jewelry in one-half cup of white vinegar and 2 tablespoons of baking soda for 3 hours. Rinse items with cold water and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth. They will sparkle, and your mother will be proud!
8. Polish brass and copper
You can create vinegar paste to clean brass and copper. Use equal parts white vinegar and salt or vinegar and baking soda. Use a soft cloth or paper towel to run the paste into your brass or copper until the tarnish disappears. Rinse off with cool water and then buff to a shine with a clean soft cloth.
9. Get rid of pen marks
One of the household uses of vinegar includes removing those accidental pen marks on a nice, clean white shirt or blouse. Dab them with white vinegar on a sponge. Keep repeating until the marks are gone. You can use this technique to make your budding artist child’s decoration on your living room wall disappear in no time.
10. Remove sticker residue
You can un-stick the sticker or price tag from just about any surface using white vinegar. To remove a sticker or decal that’s on a painted surface, saturate the corners and edges with white vinegar. Scrape off the decal with a plastic card. Soak the sticky remains with white vinegar and then wipe clean.
11. Clean scissors
Instead of washing your scissors with water, which will likely just rust the fastener, wipe them clean with a cloth dipped in full-strength vinegar. Dry with a clean, dry cloth.
12. Clean piano keys
One of the instrumental ways to use vinegar in the house is to clean piano keys with it. Use a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. Dip a soft cloth into the solution and wring out as much as possible. Wipe each key gently, drying with a soft cloth as you go. Leave the keyboard uncovered for 24 hours after cleaning.
13. Deodorize small spaces
You can use vinegar to deodorize a lunch box, car trunk or footlocker by soaking a piece of white bread in vinegar, then placing it in the closed space overnight. By morning, the smell should be gone.
One of the household uses of vinegar includes removing those accidental pen marks on a nice, clean white shirt or blouse. Dab them with white vinegar on a sponge. Keep repeating until the marks are gone. You can use this technique to make your budding artist child’s decoration on your living room wall disappear in no time.
10. Remove sticker residue
You can un-stick the sticker or price tag from just about any surface using white vinegar. To remove a sticker or decal that’s on a painted surface, saturate the corners and edges with white vinegar. Scrape off the decal with a plastic card. Soak the sticky remains with white vinegar and then wipe clean.
11. Clean scissors
Instead of washing your scissors with water, which will likely just rust the fastener, wipe them clean with a cloth dipped in full-strength vinegar. Dry with a clean, dry cloth.
12. Clean piano keys
One of the instrumental ways to use vinegar in the house is to clean piano keys with it. Use a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. Dip a soft cloth into the solution and wring out as much as possible. Wipe each key gently, drying with a soft cloth as you go. Leave the keyboard uncovered for 24 hours after cleaning.
13. Deodorize small spaces
You can use vinegar to deodorize a lunch box, car trunk or footlocker by soaking a piece of white bread in vinegar, then placing it in the closed space overnight. By morning, the smell should be gone.
14. Clean your coffee pot
Use a solution of equal parts vinegar and hot water to thoroughly clean your coffee pot. Run the solution through a cycle on your coffee pot, then run three pots of clean water to clean the container thoroughly. The solution also will clean the glass of your coffee pot or the inside of your carafe – just let it soak for a while, then rinse out well.
15. Brighten up bricks
Among the versatile household uses of vinegar is brightening the bricks in your home. Go over them with a mixture of 1 cup of vinegar per gallon of hot water – this solution works for brick floors or brick fireplaces.
16. Brighten wood paneling
Mix 1 pint of warm water, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 4 tablespoons of white vinegar in a small container. Seal the container and shake thoroughly. Apply solution to the paneling with a clean cloth. Let it soak in for a few minutes, then polish the paneling with a clean, dry cloth.
Use a solution of equal parts vinegar and hot water to thoroughly clean your coffee pot. Run the solution through a cycle on your coffee pot, then run three pots of clean water to clean the container thoroughly. The solution also will clean the glass of your coffee pot or the inside of your carafe – just let it soak for a while, then rinse out well.
15. Brighten up bricks
Among the versatile household uses of vinegar is brightening the bricks in your home. Go over them with a mixture of 1 cup of vinegar per gallon of hot water – this solution works for brick floors or brick fireplaces.
16. Brighten wood paneling
Mix 1 pint of warm water, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 4 tablespoons of white vinegar in a small container. Seal the container and shake thoroughly. Apply solution to the paneling with a clean cloth. Let it soak in for a few minutes, then polish the paneling with a clean, dry cloth.
17. Clean carpet or rug
If your carpet or rug looks worn and dingy, bring them back to life by brushing them with a broom dipped into a solution of 1 gallon of water and 1 cup of white vinegar. The best part is – you don’t have to rinse the solution.
18. Remove carpet stains
Use a half cup of white vinegar and two tablespoons of salt to get carpet stains out. For tough stains, add 2 tablespoons of borax to the mixture.
19. Make a spray-on carpet stain remover
Fill a spray bottle with 1 part vinegar and 5 parts water. In a second spray bottle, mix 5 parts water with 1 part non-sudsy ammonia. Spray and saturate the stain with the vinegar solution. Let it settle. Blot with a clean cloth. Then spray with the ammonia mixture and blot. Repeat the process until the stain is gone.
20. Remove grease
You can remove grease from kitchen surfaces using a solution of equal parts white vinegar and water.
21. Paint over wood scratches
Did you know that one of the household uses of vinegar is to make scratches on wood less visible? Use distilled or cider vinegar and iodine in a small jar to paint over wood scratches with a small brush. Match the shade of your wood by using more iodine or more vinegar.
If your carpet or rug looks worn and dingy, bring them back to life by brushing them with a broom dipped into a solution of 1 gallon of water and 1 cup of white vinegar. The best part is – you don’t have to rinse the solution.
18. Remove carpet stains
Use a half cup of white vinegar and two tablespoons of salt to get carpet stains out. For tough stains, add 2 tablespoons of borax to the mixture.
19. Make a spray-on carpet stain remover
Fill a spray bottle with 1 part vinegar and 5 parts water. In a second spray bottle, mix 5 parts water with 1 part non-sudsy ammonia. Spray and saturate the stain with the vinegar solution. Let it settle. Blot with a clean cloth. Then spray with the ammonia mixture and blot. Repeat the process until the stain is gone.
20. Remove grease
You can remove grease from kitchen surfaces using a solution of equal parts white vinegar and water.
21. Paint over wood scratches
Did you know that one of the household uses of vinegar is to make scratches on wood less visible? Use distilled or cider vinegar and iodine in a small jar to paint over wood scratches with a small brush. Match the shade of your wood by using more iodine or more vinegar.
22. Remove water rings on tables
Get rid of those unsightly water rings. Apply equal parts of vinegar and olive oil with a soft, clean cloth to the stain. Wipe in the direction of the wood grain. Use another clean cloth to polish it up.
For water rings on leather, remove them with a sponge and full-strength white vinegar.
Get rid of those unsightly water rings. Apply equal parts of vinegar and olive oil with a soft, clean cloth to the stain. Wipe in the direction of the wood grain. Use another clean cloth to polish it up.
For water rings on leather, remove them with a sponge and full-strength white vinegar.
Monday, May 12, 2014
We Teach! Conference
Save the Date: April 17, 2015Athens State University will be hosting a We Teach! Conference. If you would like to attend please ask your CTE directors to add this to their next year budget for you so you will have extra money to help pay for the field trip.
Monoamniotic or "Mono Mono" Identical Twins
This is a link to both an article and video about monoamniotic or “mono mono” identical twins who were born holding hands. This is a second link to "mono mono" twins birth that has both a video and article as well. The second link contains a video of a second female who is, also, pregnant with "mono mon" twins. They could be used as an instructional tool for teachers who teach Child Development, Parenting, Child Services I & II, and Early Childhood Education I & II.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
FDA Proposes Updates to Nutrition Facts Label on Food Packages
The FDA is proposing changes/updates to food package nutrition labels. If you are teaching courses that relate to nutrition or dealing with food, you may use the information with your students as an instructional resource for current trends in the food industry and or changes to regulations in the food industry. Follow the FDA link to read the article.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Nutrion and Female Fertility
Friday, June 28, 2013
Denise Rucker asked me to share the new FREE (Federal Registry For Educational Excellence) website with you all. The site is an open database for sharing digital learning resources. the site will provide educators, parents, and students with a broader inventory of educational materials from federal agencies and public and private organizations. More that 200,000 freely available resources are included in the new FREE. Check it out and see if you would like to use it.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Does Vitamin D Prevent Breast Cancer?
This article, Does Vitamin D Prevent Breast Cancer?, contains very informative information. If you teach nutrition in your classroom, this article could be used to incorporate College and Career Readiness Standards for reading and writing into one of your lessons.Fish are a great source of vitamin D. Perhaps, after reading the article, the students could research what makes fish one of the best sources of vitamin D or you may have them research some of the other foods listed in the article.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Socrative
Socrative is a technology tool that all FACS teachers may use. It is an electronic way to have your students take a test or quiz. It will give you immediate feedback. It could be used as a 1-2-3 Exit Slip to allow you feedback on what the students learned from the days lesson. Teachers and students can use Socrative on any device with a web browser (i.e. iPod touch, laptop, desktop, tablets, etc.) To join, teachers will need to go to http://m.socrative.com/lecturer/#lecturerLogin and students will need to go to http://m.socrative.com/student/#joinRoom. Debbie Fanning has shared this information and has recommended it as a great resource. Once you join, you should also be able to share test you have developed with other teachers. This could be a wonderful data base from which all of you to benefit.
Monday, March 18, 2013
ENC-Teacher Exchange program has grown into a 'resource destination' for FCS teachers
ENC-Teacher Exchange program has grown into 'resource destination' for FCS teachers
March 13, 2013, Park Ridge, Illinois--As you are among nearly 1,000 Family & Consumer Science teachers and nutrition educators that are members of ENC-Teacher Exchange, you may wish to re-visit our web site now that we've populated it with 10 videos on topics ranging from "obesity" and "hunger" to "protein benefits," and made dozens of new downloadable teaching tools available. Click here to visit www.encteacher.org when you get a chance, and be sure to bookmark it for future reference.
ENC-Teacher Exchange remains focused this year on obesity prevention, but we've added another new video feature this week that describes how the Dallas Independent School District recently voted unanimously to combat hunger by bringing breakfast into the classroom for all of its 157,000 students. Click here to view "Breakfast in Dallas."
ENC-Teacher Exchange was introduced early in 2012 by Egg Nutrition Center (ENC), science division of The American Egg Board in Park Ridge, Ill, and is supported by The American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences.
Egg Nutrition Center's contribution to America's efforts to
improve the overall health of K thru 12th grade students through better
nutrition and regular physical activity is best expressed through the 10 video
stories and affiliated downloadable resources we've published to date, each of
which highlight practical solutions that are most often spearheaded by teachers
and school administrators. These stories are cataloged in ENC-Teacher Exchange
channels on YouTube and SchoolTube.
Videos for teachers at all grade levels:
Click here to view "breakfast in Dallas Classrooms" (March 2013)
Click here to view "School Food
Do-Over" that describes Memphis City Schools food service (May 2012)
Click here to view "AAFCS
Teacher of the Year" Sharon Baillie (March 2012)
Click here to view "Fitness-Nutrition" at Andrew HS in Illinois (January 2012)
Videos for teachers at K thru 5th grade levels:
Click here to view "Go Slow
Whoa" at Laredo Elementary (January 2013)
Click here to view "Snacking on
Technology" at Laurel Park Elementary in Apex, NC (October 2012)
Click here to view "Gold School Danville" about the nation's first grade school school (Northeast Elementary) that earned the Gold Award from "Schools For a Healthier Generation" (June 2012)
Videos specifically about "nutrition" for teachers at all grade levels:
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Click here to view
"Deconstructing Obesity" by Boston pediatrician Ron Kleinman
(January 2012)
- Click here to view "Nutrition
Experts on Protein" (October 2012)
Click here to view 2-minute promotional video on home page that briefly describes the ENC-Teacher Exchange program.
Click here
for quick view of all the downloadable teacher resources that accompany each of
the videos on the ENC-Teacher Exchange site.
Source: ENC-Teacher Exchange
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
"Cuts of Beef: What's in a name?"
"Cuts of beef: What's in a name?" is a great article to have your students read about the different cuts of beef. It does a great job of explaining from where the cuts of beef come and how to cook them. After the students have read the article, provide the students with an assignment (i.e. a one page paper defending the cut of beef and cooking method they would use for a holiday celebration providing evidence from the text or the students read the article, choose a cut of beef and a cooking method, go to the lab and use the cooking method for the cut of beef, and then write a lab report evaluating and defending their choice). If the assignment you provide for your students also involves writing, then cross walk the assignments using both the Reading and Writing Science and Technical standards from Appendix D in the ELA course of study. Reading by itself does not utilize the reading standards, the reading assignment must accompany another type of assignment. Be sure to document the standards in your lesson plans. At the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, all teachers will be required to teach the new reading and writing literacy standards, this will help you to get started and hopefully provide you with a better understanding of how to use the standards within the FACS subject matter.
Monday, January 28, 2013
ENC-Teacher Exchange: an Egg Nutrition Center program
ENC-Teacher Exchange offers
new resources to combat obesity
January 22, 2013, Park Ridge, Ill.— Color-coding foods into three categories that mimic a traffic light to help elementary school students distinguish good foods (green light) from unhealthy foods (red light) is proving to be a very successful nutrition education device in Colorado and elsewhere.
And that’s precisely why the "Go Slow Whoa" color-schemed system introduced three years ago at Laredo Elementary School in Aurora, Col. is featured this month by
ENC-Teacher Exchange , a free web-based program for teachers that offers new and updated teaching methods that can help combat rising obesity trends in K thru 12 schools.
The success of Laredo Elementary’s "
Go Slow Whoa" program is illustrated on the ENC-Teacher Exchange web site in a brief video that is accompanied by instructional tools that teachers can download at no charge. Laredo is one of 18 schools so far in Colorado that is participating in the education initiative offered by Denver-based LiveWell Colorado, a non-profit organization committed to preventing and reducing obesity in the state by promoting healthy eating and active living.
ENC-Teacher Exchange was introduced a year ago by
Egg Nutrition Center(ENC), science division of The American Egg Board in Park Ridge, Ill. Egg Nutrition Center’s contribution to America’s battle against obesity in elementary and high schools is expressed in two ways:
• Showcasing teachers and schools that have created successful programs for combating obesity.
• Encouraging teachers to create and submit new ideas so that other teachers can learn and benefit from them.
Health, nutrition and physical education teachers in all 134,000 U.S. schools are invited to become members of ENC-Teacher Exchange, whereby they’ll receive E-mail notification when new video stories or teaching tools are added. Click here for easy online application.
ENC-Teacher Exchange is supported by
The American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (aafcs.org). More than 800 AAFCS members are currently enrolled.
K thru 12 teachers are invited to submit new obesity-fighting ideas to ENC-Teacher Exchange, with the understanding that concepts must be developed by teachers into practical teaching tools that can be shared with other teachers in order to qualify for a $500 honorarium. New teaching tools must be worthy of publication on the ENC-Teacher Exchange web site to merit the honorarium. That process usually requires a teacher to begin by sending a one-page concept description to info@encteacher.org. For more information, please E-mail ENC-Teacher Exchange membership manager Linda Tinoco, or phone her at 708-974-3153.
ENC-Teacher Exchange Website address: www.encteacher.org
Friday, January 18, 2013
Reading Informational Text in the Food Industry
There are several articles about the 2012 food industry that could be used as informational text resources. Urschel cutting machine company also has a link on this same page that allows for comparison research of various foods for which cutting machine may be best for use. This same page also has a link for food processing multimedia which has a variety of vidoes you may chose as resources. The US Highbush Blueberry Council is a good one.
Deema's Easy Curry Chicken from Stir It Up by Ramin Ganeshram!
Deema's Easy Curry Chicken from Stir It Up by Ramin Ganeshram!
4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3 tablespoons chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh shado beni or cilatro
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3 Tablespoons Trinidad curry powder
2 tablespoons canola oil
3/4 cup chicken stock
1 medium yukon gold potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coconut milk
Directions:
1. Marinate the chicken by mixing the onions, garlic, shado beni/cilantro, cumin and 2 teaspoons of the curry powder. Set aside in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes or overnight.
2. Heat oil in a deep saucepan and add the chicken mixture. Add the remaining curry and mix well. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add chicken stock, potatoes and salt. Simmer for 15 minutes and continue to cook until the sauce thickens, for about 5 minutes more.
4. Add the coconut milk and simmer for 3 minutes more. (Note: I had some peppers from the garden, so a sliced them up and added them at the end for color) Taste to adjust seasonings. Serve with rice or rotis.
Makes 4 servings.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Beginners Guide to Sushi
Beginners Guide to Sushi is an article about the different types of sushi. The article also explains how sushi is made. This a great way to incorporate ELAs Reading Standards into the FACS curriculum.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
How to Prevent the Effects of Bullying
This is an article on How to Prevent the Effects of Bullying. It is very informative and could be used with Family Consumer Sciences, Family Wellness, and etc.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Fashion - Reading for Informational Text
Reading for informational text is becoming a requirement in all school curriculum. Fashion Watch has several articles about fashion, as well as, several photos on its Web page. The articles could be used as a source of informational text in FACS courses that teach fashion.
**It would be advised to preview which articles you would like for your students to read and then either print the article or provide them with a direct link to the article.
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