Sometimes, you just have to be amazed at the inanity of things our government – and private associations- do. No, I’m not talking about the 6th of January or TheDonald. (Although, those two certainly do eclipse this stupidity.)
Continue reading All talk and no action?
I am a big fan of Bill Maher- ever since he was on network TV. (Now, he’s on HBO.)
And, a few weeks ago, he had a great segment on the drought in California.
Continue reading A necessary change in diet
I sometimes (ok, oftentimes) wonder why folks keep letting things fall through the cracks. Sure, I can blame it on the Turtle, who wants no legislation passed, just wrong wing judges appointed. But, even he must care about folks who live in his state. Or, not, given the conditions that obtain in Kentucky right now…
Continue reading We are dropping the ball
Way back in time. Yeah…all of 20 years. Right after 9/11, America knew it had to ‘harden’ its infrastructure. Water supplies, natural gas, power grids- all of them were easily susceptible to terrorist attacks. Except, that was all talk and virtually no action.
Continue reading Remote Control?
I don’t know where to begin with this tale of partners- starting with the fact that they aren’t really partners.
Continue reading Astronauts and 4 y olds have something in common
The National Sanitation Foundation (now called NSF International) was a grand idea of three profs at the University of Michigan. Drs. Walter Snyder, Henry Vaughan, and Nathan Sinai established the concept at the School of Public Health. The goal was to create national standards for food safety and sanitation- as opposed to the piecemeal state approach that then obtained. By 1967, it became a non-profit entity. (I’ll discuss this more below.)
Continue reading Nina McClelland, PhD
So, yesterday, we discussed Kitty and Cliff Hach- those entrepreneurs who made water testing easy, reasonably priced, and reproducible.
Continue reading Water Beyond Compare
I read an obit the other day for a person I knew peripherally. Sure, I met her, spoke with her, even joined in a demonstration (NO!!! not that kind of demonstration) with her.
Two years ago, I reported on a really cool device developed by Dr. Omar Yaghi. One that is able to produce pure water right from the air. (OK. It does require that there be humidity- water vapor- in the air. We are not talking about producing something from nothing.)
Continue reading Pulling it out from thin air?
Here’s a test.
What do ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, gemfibrozil, and propranolol have in common? No, not that you never heard of them. The first three are non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs). Gemfribrozil is a drug that lowers our lipid levels. And, propranolol is a β (beta)- blocker.
Continue reading More unintended circumstances?