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painlesspics t1_j9pysgb wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in IAMA Environmental Engineer AMA about cleaning up after chemical spills! by Few-Ganache1416

Aside from prevention measures that nobody wants to pay for to keep them from happening in the first place? Not a whole lot.

The sampling equipment/testing supplies have a shelf life and are super expensive... To the point where it's prohibitive to keep them in stock in local communities.

Perhaps having a kit associated with different cargo to keep with the engineer that can detect cargo and their byproducts, or to add reaction byproducts (including combustion) to SDSs in the manifest would give better Intel on evacuation requirements.

Overall, in my opinion, the system needs to not only punish/fine when preventable incidents happen, but reward prevention actions when they do occur. Otherwise fines become the cost of doing business and are part of the decision matrix when deciding where to spend money on prevention.

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themeatbridge t1_j9pjab9 wrote

Reply to comment by Opening_Resort_25 in We are journalists from EdSource and we want to answer questions on what parents and teachers need to know to help kids learn to read by EdSourceToday

The short version is that it doesn't actually help kids learn to read. In fact, it teaches them not to read, and try to use other clues to guess what a word might be. Look at the picture, look at the sentence, and think about what word would fit in that space. The trouble with that strategy is that there are usually many words that fit any given spot in a sentence, and focusing on the cues distracts from the word itself.

As a part of a strategy, it's not terrible if a kid looks at the picture for help, but as a standalone strategy, it's counterproductive. It's been debunked for like 40 years.

But selling educational books is a massive business that isn't run by scientists or educators. Between the politics, corruption, and general indifference, it was never profitable to change the approach. So kids have been taught not to read for 40 years.

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akaghi t1_j9piggy wrote

Reply to comment by KJ6BWB in We are journalists from EdSource and we want to answer questions on what parents and teachers need to know to help kids learn to read by EdSourceToday

It's basically "look at the sentence", "look at the picture", and "look at the first letter" and then guess what the word might be. Sometimes they will even block a word out entirely and have kids guess what the word might be based on context.

It's not effective, as you can imagine.

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ramasamymd OP t1_j9p70ni wrote

Reply to comment by asetupfortruth in I'm Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy, the Director of Reproductive Urology at the University of Miami. I'm here today to answer any questions you have about vasectomies. Ask me anything! by ramasamymd

>I got snipped about five months ago, and I still get reoccurring bruises on my sack from internal bleeding. My doc told me that as long as they're not painful it's fine, but I can't help but feel that internal bleeding- even a little bit- isn't healthy. Thoughts?

It is not uncommon to experience some bruising and swelling after a vasectomy, but it is unusual for these symptoms to persist for five months after the procedure. It is also concerning that you are experiencing reoccurring bruises on your scrotum. In the meantime, you may take steps to reduce the risk of further injury or irritation to the affected area. This may include wearing supportive underwear, avoiding activities that put pressure on your scrotum, and applying ice to the area to reduce swelling and discomfort.

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