Beyond the Boarders Project 9- 27-07

On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,I was working really hard on the storyboard. On Tuseday, Coco and I were working on the script. We already turned in our first draft of the script but we are working on extending it. On wednesday night i was working really hard on completing the storyboard so we wouldn't have to worry about it today because it is due tomorrow. We had time in class today to work on our story boards and our script. Kerstin and Coco were working on the script while i was working on our storyboard. I did a detailed page of sixteen different pictures and text for our storyboard and because coco was going to work on the script tonight to find a way to finish off the script, she took home the storyboards to finish as our script is almost final. The only thing that will really change our video will be how our interview with our expert source, Dr. Weiss, a nutritionist, and what he has to say. I knew that during the interview we would have it come in and out of pictures but because we dont know what he is going to say we decided to finish the storyboard afterward. Coco contacted Dr. Weiss today and this is what she wrote on her blog about the conversations she had:

"I also called Dr. Weiss (Our expert source) and asked for his schedule of when a good time would be for the interview. Unfortunately, he had some family issues and won't know for sure his schedule until next week. So everything besides that seems to be going smoothly and I think that our partnership is working out very well."

(if you would like to look at her blog it is http://www.coletteconover.blogspot.com/)

I believe that I am in a very hard working group because we try really hard to get things down and when we have the time to work on something in class we are always on task. I know that last week was difficult for my group because i was not in class on Thursday or friday but i feel that we have more stuff down than most other groups even with that miner set back. I am really enjoying this project and i cant wait to start filming next week!!!

Comment for Coco's Blog 9-24-07

This website is about natural pesticides. It didn't have much information but i thought this sentence was interesting. "Cutting-edge research is now under way to discern how natural fungicides and herbicides affect transcription fingerprints." Comment on my blog and tell me what you think. I think that maybe someday we can use the different chemicals that we use in natural herbiciede pesticides and others in a different way.

the website is:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3741/is_6_53/ai_n14702617

Another comment on Kerstin's Blog 9-24-07

This website is about synthetic herbicides. What i found interesting was the commonly asked question," How dangerous is an herbicide?" This is a very hard question to answer like the website said. Each herbicide is different and can be dangerous in its own way. There are so many different kinds of herbicides that the question is not a yes or no answer. "In truth, there is too little known about how the human body functions to determine long-term effects. In general, though, manufacturers and experienced applicators agree that exposure to herbicides should be minimized. Exposure while handling concentrates is one of the greatest dangers of dealing with an herbicide. If contact results in a skin rash or eye irritation, this is an indication of general toxicity. And it's known that this type of exposure can affect the tissues of the lung, liver, or kidney." I found this interesting because it talks about the human body and it is a good piece of information that can help my group with our "60 minutes" style interview.

http://www.nifatrees.org/herbicides.htm

More comments on Kerstin's Blog

I really like this website more than the other websites that i have found off of other blogs. This website is not very long but it gets right to the point. It has a little introduction but then it list specific foods that are better organic (foods that are perishable). It gives yo a reason why organic is better for your body. Another thing i really like about this website is that it talks about with out pesticides we can help the envorinment. This is a really important wensite because it can help many people get healther just by buying organic foods. This will be good, like Kerstin said, for our interview with Dr. Weiss.

http://www.gelsons.com/services/nutrition/2003/September-2003.asp

Comment on Kerstin's post 9-24-07

I agree with what Kerstin said on how there are a lot of restricted pesticides. This website is a list of the different pesticides, herbicide... that are restricted by the federal government. On the website is says the Active Ingredient, Trade Name, Pesticide Type, Restricted Formulations and Use Patterns. What i found interesting was that most of the restricted chemicals were used for herbicides and Insecticide. This comes back to my topic for the beyond the borders project. I find it very interesting how many different chemicals were once used and are now banded.

http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/Document/FedRUP.htm

Pesticide Facts 9-18-07

This is a website that says differnt facts about pesticide and the effects on the human body. Two of the main things that happens to people are cancer and birth defects. Check out this website for more information!

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/environment/RATE/pestfact.html

The Carcinogenic Potency Project 9-18-07

this is The Carcinogenic Potency Project website. It has to do with cancer and so you can ckeck it out if you are doing anything on herbisides or pesticides.

http://potency.berkeley.edu/cpdb.html

The Mexica/Aztecs 9-11-07

I know this is late notice but this website looks like a good website for information that you couldnt find before. I know the Aztec project is due tomorrow but in this website there are information that goes with the topics: History,Economy and Society, Religion, and writing.

I hope this can help!

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/AZTECS.HTM

Ancient Civilization- Aztecs 9-7-07

I really liked this website. It was pretty much a summary of what happened. It was interesting how everyone had to go to school. It didnt matter on the gender, it was manditory to go when you are 15. Also the legal drinking age is 60, and if you drink earlier you were killed as the punishment. It was really easy for me to understand this website because it wasn't very long but it gave some good information. I am not sure if it is a really reliable source though. It doesnt say an author but it is part of ProjectShum.

http://www.projectshum.org/Ancient/aztec.html

Non-Synthetic Herbicides 9-6-07

This website gives information on organic herbicides. Herbicides, either synthetic or organic are used to get ride of weeds that are disruppting the growth of plants. It also gives information on pesticides, to protect the plants from bugs. Depending on your state, it has to allow minimum risk herbicides. I said depending on your state because this was written in Florida. It gives another website which is also good to look at, it is th OMRI (The Organic Materials Review Institute). It is the product list.

http://www.omri.org/crops_generic.pdf

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS247

NYCAP- Health Effects of Pesticides 9-5-07

This website is really good for my good to make sure our video is unbias. We can see if we can either get a tape of the speech so that as we show pictures so we will show the audience that there is an alternative way of going. A lot of pesticides are bad for you because they are toxic. This is a list from the website to show what pesticides do to the human boday that are bad.

"insecticides reported to have reproductive and endocrine-disrupting effects

b-HCH
lindane
carbaryl
malathion
chlordane
methomyl
dicofol
methoxychlor
dieldrin
mirex
DDT
oxychlordane
endosulfan
parathion
heptachlor
synthetic pyrethroids
toxaphene
possible effects of endocrine disrupters include ...
infertility
endometriosis
breast cancer
low sperm count
testicular cancer
prostate enlargement
altered fetal and child development
learning disorders "

(adapted from a speech presented by NYCAP Executive Director James Moore at the Structural Integrated Pest Management Training Conference on July 11, 1996.)

http://www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/nycap/heps.htm

Synthetic Pesticides 9-5-07

THis is a very reliable website. It is from the UCSD webside. It was really interesting to find out information about DDT which is now banned. It was really bad for you and it increased preturn births and was bad for the enviornment. It was also making certian animals including the bald eagle die. "There are many classes of synthetic pesticides. The main classes consist of organochlorines, organophosphates, carbamates, and pyrethroids. Exposure to pesticides can cause acute (short term) or chronic (long term) effects on animals and humans, especially in the reproductive, endocrine, and central nervous systems." (Thuringiensis,website)

http://www.bt.ucsd.edu/synthetic_pesticide.html

Synthetic v. Natural Pesticides 9-4-07

For my project I am researching Synthetic Pesticides and the effects of it on the human body. While i was doing my research i can across this new york times article called Synthetic v. Natural Pesticides By John Tierney. One think that i found really interesting were the high percentages of chemical intake that humans have. Pesticides is a minuscule to cancer. Also, if i can get in contact with Dr. Ames of Dr. Gold, they might be good for an interview.

http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/synthetic-v-natural-pesticides/#more-93

Aztec Research 9-3-07

I found this website and I would like to share it with everyone who is doing the Aztec part of the Indigenous Peoples Mini-Project - Aztecs. It has so good information and links like Aztec Culture, Aztec Calender and much more. It was interesting for me to find out about the Aztec Calender and how they have twenty days in the Aztec Month. If you are looking for books, you can scroll down the page and it gives a bibliography of books on the Aztecs.
The Aztecs were very into religion. They worshiped hundreds of Gods and Godesses. In 1325, the Aztecs foundthe town of TENOCHTITLAN (modern-day Mexico City). Aztecs were from north Mexico.

Glenn Welker. http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm