The Consideration of Water Buffalo
(I took a test and misunderstood the content because of many unknown vocabularies. So, I summarize the article here.)
Summary
Water buffalo have many stereotypes. First, they are considered as buffalo. But their shape is similar to cattle and color is gray-black. They have the greatest unexplored potential for increased meat production or milk yield, but this features are not know well. In Western nations, they are considered a vicious breed or an averse animal to humans, but in fact, they are the gentlest farm animals in the world. They are sociable, genial, and fond of humans. They are believed they thrive only water circumstance, but they can be alive in several weather situations, as long as adequate shade is available. As an experiment of them, they were carried in Florida because its weather seems to resemble water buffalo's original native environment. And, scientists acknowledged their commercial potential in the U.S.. Even though there were poor conditions feed, they took advantage of thriving and increasing their number better than cattle. Scientists also found water buffalo's meat has considerable market potential. Indeed, many subjects in a blind taste test preferred water buffalo meat to a corresponding cut of beef.
Vocabularies
1)averse
adjective
not be friendly
opposed
His averse opinion irritated me.
2)genial
adjective
be friendly
kindly, sincere
Dogs are one of the most genial animals to humans.
3)thrive
verb
to grow up
prosper, flourish
The company thrived year by year.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Week 7 the second reading journal
Name That Tune: Identifying Whale Songs For Science
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/04/143064682/name-that-tune-identifying-whale-songs-for-science
Summary
A Pixar's movie, Finding Nemo, shows an interesting scene. Dory tries to talk with a whale to ask where Nemo is, but the dialogue cannot make it even though Dory drawls to the whale. She says, "Maybe a different Dialect." A marine biologist, Peter Tyack says this scene is true. He is also a coordinator of "Whale FM", and he tries to recruit citizen scientists to identify the whale sounds. Today, scientists acknowledge whales has sounds, but scientists do not understand what the sounds means. The sounds is divided approximately 15,000, and Tyack hopes a lot of listeners who are interested in whale sounds, especially killer whales' and pilot whales' sounds take part in the study. The first step is that he and citizen scientists try to identify how these whales communicate and know how to categorize these whales' calls. He expects crowdsourcing the new experiment might lead some answers. He says the more people who participate the study, the better sense how reliable their judgments are.
My opinion
Not only this study, but also any other specific studies should rely on people who are not real scientists but knows something in detail. Tyack's trial is good for researching unknown things. Some of the opinions which non-scientist gave might not match with scientists' intention, but there might be couple of keen ideas scientists cannot imagine. This is a good opportunity that people can be a scientist and join a relevant study.
Vocabularies
1)drawl
:verb
:to speak slowly, especially vowel parts in English
:speak slowly
:He tried to drawl out a reply because I did not understand English well.
2)dialect
:noun
:a variety of a language
:local speech
:I could not understand a rural dialect in Japan.(To tell the truth, I AM a rural person.)
3)crowdsourcing
:adjective(?)
:being a state which large number of people assemble to exchange their ideas
:non-synonym
:I drew out an answer from the crowdsourcing investigation.
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/04/143064682/name-that-tune-identifying-whale-songs-for-science
Summary
A Pixar's movie, Finding Nemo, shows an interesting scene. Dory tries to talk with a whale to ask where Nemo is, but the dialogue cannot make it even though Dory drawls to the whale. She says, "Maybe a different Dialect." A marine biologist, Peter Tyack says this scene is true. He is also a coordinator of "Whale FM", and he tries to recruit citizen scientists to identify the whale sounds. Today, scientists acknowledge whales has sounds, but scientists do not understand what the sounds means. The sounds is divided approximately 15,000, and Tyack hopes a lot of listeners who are interested in whale sounds, especially killer whales' and pilot whales' sounds take part in the study. The first step is that he and citizen scientists try to identify how these whales communicate and know how to categorize these whales' calls. He expects crowdsourcing the new experiment might lead some answers. He says the more people who participate the study, the better sense how reliable their judgments are.
My opinion
Not only this study, but also any other specific studies should rely on people who are not real scientists but knows something in detail. Tyack's trial is good for researching unknown things. Some of the opinions which non-scientist gave might not match with scientists' intention, but there might be couple of keen ideas scientists cannot imagine. This is a good opportunity that people can be a scientist and join a relevant study.
Vocabularies
1)drawl
:verb
:to speak slowly, especially vowel parts in English
:speak slowly
:He tried to drawl out a reply because I did not understand English well.
2)dialect
:noun
:a variety of a language
:local speech
:I could not understand a rural dialect in Japan.(To tell the truth, I AM a rural person.)
3)crowdsourcing
:adjective(?)
:being a state which large number of people assemble to exchange their ideas
:non-synonym
:I drew out an answer from the crowdsourcing investigation.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Week 7 the first reading journal
Diner's Guide Rates Working Conditions Inside Restaurants
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/12/03/143015230/diners-guide-rates-working-conditions-inside-restaurants
Summary
A new restaurants guide book for consumers was published by the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. This guide book is not for the plates. It is based on what the happening is inside the kitchen door. The 150 highest-grossing restaurants are in the book, not including world-famous chains such as McDonald's and Starbucks. The rate is decided by 5 categories: availability of paid sick days, opportunities for promoting within the company, whether or not the restaurant followed the ROC's sustainable practices, wages for tipped workers, and waged for non-tipped workers. In the terms of wages, the ROC United praises companies which pay at least $5 an hour to tipped employees and $9 per hour to non-tipped employees which the ROC considers the minimums as a liable income. A restaurant owner who received high scores says this is a good opportunities for consumers to know about the circumstance of restaurants. Because of gourmet guide books, consumers became to focus on only where the restaurant is, not who the cooks or dishwashers are. Generally, hosts and hostesses can be given a tip from consumers, but insiders, like cooks and dishwashers can rarely get a tip. Even paid sick leave are not paid for insiders well even though service persons are forced to be paid it. The number of restaurants in Washington D.C. whose workers should get the pay sick leave is increasing now, however, the owner says this law is not a complete one because it has a lot of loopholes.
My opinion
I had worked at couple of restaurants after my graduation. In Japan, the gourmet guide books are familiar to people to find good restaurants. And, I agreed with the new guide book because I also felt consumers who consider only foods increased during working. On the other hand, I could get enough salary, so I thought I was blessed with good circumstances. Interestingly, in Japan, cooks can get better salary than service persons because of their skillful jobs. Cooks in the U.S. faces severe circumstance, I thought.
Vocabularies
1)paid sick days
:noun
:a guarantee that employee can receive salary even if they have to be absent because of sick
:with pay
:I could get paid sick days while I was hospitalized.
2)loophole
:noun
:a means or opportunity of evading a rule or law
:escape
:Good lawyers know some loopholes in the laws.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/12/03/143015230/diners-guide-rates-working-conditions-inside-restaurants
Summary
A new restaurants guide book for consumers was published by the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. This guide book is not for the plates. It is based on what the happening is inside the kitchen door. The 150 highest-grossing restaurants are in the book, not including world-famous chains such as McDonald's and Starbucks. The rate is decided by 5 categories: availability of paid sick days, opportunities for promoting within the company, whether or not the restaurant followed the ROC's sustainable practices, wages for tipped workers, and waged for non-tipped workers. In the terms of wages, the ROC United praises companies which pay at least $5 an hour to tipped employees and $9 per hour to non-tipped employees which the ROC considers the minimums as a liable income. A restaurant owner who received high scores says this is a good opportunities for consumers to know about the circumstance of restaurants. Because of gourmet guide books, consumers became to focus on only where the restaurant is, not who the cooks or dishwashers are. Generally, hosts and hostesses can be given a tip from consumers, but insiders, like cooks and dishwashers can rarely get a tip. Even paid sick leave are not paid for insiders well even though service persons are forced to be paid it. The number of restaurants in Washington D.C. whose workers should get the pay sick leave is increasing now, however, the owner says this law is not a complete one because it has a lot of loopholes.
My opinion
I had worked at couple of restaurants after my graduation. In Japan, the gourmet guide books are familiar to people to find good restaurants. And, I agreed with the new guide book because I also felt consumers who consider only foods increased during working. On the other hand, I could get enough salary, so I thought I was blessed with good circumstances. Interestingly, in Japan, cooks can get better salary than service persons because of their skillful jobs. Cooks in the U.S. faces severe circumstance, I thought.
Vocabularies
1)paid sick days
:noun
:a guarantee that employee can receive salary even if they have to be absent because of sick
:with pay
:I could get paid sick days while I was hospitalized.
2)loophole
:noun
:a means or opportunity of evading a rule or law
:escape
:Good lawyers know some loopholes in the laws.
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