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Shocking Water Contaminant

"New research shows that many people are unsuspectingly drinking sucralose every day in their water. A shocking new study found that the artificial sweetener sucralose, which is also known under the brand name Splenda, is now a widespread contaminant in surface water, ground water, and waste water.

Researchers took samples from 19 American drinking water treatment plants that provide drinking water for over 28 million people. They found sucralose in:

-The source water of 15 out of 19 drinking water treatment plants tested;

-The finished water of 13 out of 17 water plants; and

-8 out of 12 water distribution systems."

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The Water Quality Information Center (WQIC)  was established in 1990 to support the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) plan to address water quality concerns. As the focal point of the National Agricultural Library's water quality efforts, the center collects, organizes, and communicates the scientific findings, educational methodologies, and public policy issues related to water resources and agriculture.

 

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0 responses   //   Posted about 1 year ago

Planned US Internet Blackout On March 8 ?

Checking your computer for DNS Changer

A disturbing Ministry of Trade report circulating in the Kremlin today is raising serious concerns over the United States plan to shut down significant parts of the Internet on 8 March in a move many Russian experts warn could be a prelude to massive attacks against the growing number of dissidents in that country.

According to this report, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will unplug on 8 March the Domain Name System (DNS) servers it
set up to replace rogue DNS servers that sent victims to malicious sites. A report on Infoworld said the removal of this temporary fix may affect “a substantial number” of users, as half of Fortune 500 companies and US government agencies are infected with the malware, not to mention tens-of-millions of privately owned American computers.

DNS Changer Eyechart ~ Checking Using A Browser

It is also possible to use a browser to check whether you're using the Rove Digital DNS servers.

Using a browser, open up dns-ok.us

These web sites provide information, and generally display either a warning (often a red color theme) if you're using Rove Digital DNS resolvers, or an "ok" sign (often with a green color theme) if you're not infected.

Note: Using a browser is the least accurate way to check. It may not give accurate results, if your ISP is directirecting your DNS traffic. In such a case, you could see a 'green' page, even though you have an infection. In any event, a 'red' page is always an accurate sign of an infection.

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0 responses   //   Posted about 1 year ago

Vocabulary Test

"Test Your Vocab is part of an American-Brazilian research project “to measure vocabulary sizes according to age and education, and particularly to compare native learning rates with foreign language classroom learning rates.” (The Brazilian project hasn’t launched yet.) The first part of the test determines general vocabulary level; the second part has “a larger but narrower selection of words to determine the vocabulary level with greater precision.”"  

Take the test here 

via tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com

 

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10 Questions From the U.S. Naturalization Test

Could you pass the civics portion of the U.S. citizenship test? Applicants must answer 6 of 10 questions correctly (out of 100 different possible questions). Here are some sample questions taken from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official website :   

1. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

2. What is the economic system in the United States?

3. Name your U.S. Representative.

4. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

5. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

6. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

7. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.

8. What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

9. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

Answers :

1. 27; 2. capitalist economy/market economy; 3. answers will vary; 4. Any two: Secretary of Agriculture ▪ Secretary of Commerce ▪ Secretary of Defense ▪ Secretary of Education ▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services ▪ Secretary of Homeland Security ▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ▪ Secretary of the Interior ▪ Secretary of Labor ▪ Secretary of State ▪ Secretary of Transportation ▪ Secretary of the Treasury ▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs ▪ Attorney General ▪ Vice President; 5. John Roberts; 6. Native Americans/American Indians; 7. James Madison ▪ Alexander Hamilton ▪ John Jay ▪ Publius; 8. U.S. diplomat ▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention ▪ first Postmaster General of the United States ▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” ▪ started the first free libraries. 9. World War II; 10. fought for women’s rights/fought for civil rights.

via mentalfloss.com

 

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0 responses   //   Posted almost 2 years ago

Stroop Reaction Test

via archimedes-lab.org

Name the shapes and their related colors in the 4 x 4 aligned boxes above as fast as you can. Do not read the words below the shapes! For example, even if the sentence “Blue Square” is printed under a red triangle, you should say “red triangle” instead. Say the colors and shapes as fast as you can. It is not as easy as you might think... If you complete this attention test in less than 16 seconds, you have a VERY flexible brain!
The Stroop test is one of the most commonly used diagnostic tools when determining an attention problem. It involves focusing on one particular feature of a task, while blocking out other features; in other words, it indicates how well you can override a habitual response (naming the word) in favor of a novel one (naming the color/figure).
The “Stroop Effect” is named after J. Ridley Stroop, who discovered this strange phenomenon in the 1930s. The original test shown on this page has been adapted by G. Sarcone.

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0 responses   //   Posted over 3 years ago