Month: November 2017

Hi Edubloggers,

Think about the last time you were in contact with water when ever it was washing your hands to filling a refreshing glass of water.

Consider yourself lucky that you have access to clean water when people in other forgein places don’t have access to clean water causing diseases. For too long we have taken water for granted. Most Americans don’t know whether their water comes from a lake, groundwater, a reservoir or a river. We seldom realize that a water crisis may be coming soon to a community near us until it does. You may think of going to a lake or nearest body of water, but it might contain germs like cholera that will make you lose more liquids. For years we thought water was life, but really it depends on the steriltie of any liquid.

 

More than one in every six people in the world is water stressed, or that they do not have sufficient access to potable water.  Those that are water stressed make up about 1.1 billion people in the world and are living in developing countries such as Sudan, Nigeria, and Haiti. According to the water project,  a country or region is said to experience “water stress” when annual water supplies drop below 1,700 cubic metres per person per year. At levels between 1,700 and 1,000 cubic meters per person per year, periodic or limited water shortages can be expected. When a country is below 1,000 cubic meters per person per year, the country then faces water scarcity .

 

In 2006, about 700 million people in 43 countries were living below the 1,700 cubic metres per person threshold.Water stress is ever intensifying in regions such as China, India, and Sub-Saharan Africa, which contains the largest number of water stressed countries of any region with almost one fourth of the population living in a water stressed country.The world’s most water stressed region is the Middle East with averages of 1,200 cubic metres of water per person.In China, more than 538 million people are living in a water-stressed region. Much of the water stressed population currently live in river basins where the usage of water resources greatly exceed the renewal of the water sources.

These are some reasons why we should donate to some of these countries. Water is so vital that nobody can survive without it…. NOBODY!

 

Bye,

 

 

Hmschad

 

 

 

Hi Edubloggers,

 

As this week if the SBC is about anything school-related, I thought I’d do some research about the history and summarize it.

Hongwanji Mission School, was the first Buddhist school outside of Japan, was established in 1949 during the time of Bishop Kodo Fujitani. The school was built on land bought by Mary Foster from Foster Botanical Gardens. Mary Foster, who was born from a Christian family, became a Buddhist after traveling to India and finding a personal teacher. Mrs. Aiko Fujitani, wife of the bishop, was instrumental in the building of the school and was at the center of school activities as the executive secretary of the school board.

 

The first classes were held during the summer of 1949 for students in grades K through 8 and for special English classes for Kibei adults (those born in the U.S. and educated in Japan). Mrs. Marion Winters, a graduate of Vassar, was the first principal of the school.

As the years went on, Hongwanji Mission school expanded their campus by adding a preschool program and a high school curriculum which the school is currently called Pacific Buddhist Academy. Currently, they support many fairs and fundraisers such as the Honpa Betsuin Bon Dance, and an annual Fun Fair, The current head of school has even helped HMS become a Bring Your Own Device School which was permitted 4th-8th graders to incorporate learning in the 21st century.

Information taken from Hongwanji website see full history here.

 

Hi Edubloggers,

 

Today, I will talk about sushi and sashimi.

Sushi, A delicacy that was eaten since the Edo period of Japan (1603-1868.) was born in  paddy fields in Southeast Asia, where fish was fermented with salt and rice, after which the rice was discarded. The dish is today known as narezushi, and was introduced to Japan around the Yayoi period.In the Muromachi period, people began to eat the rice as well as the fish.During the Edo period, vinegar rather than fermented rice began to be used. In pre-modern times and modern times, it has become a form of fast food strongly associated with Japanese culture.

 

Sushi is a very simple recipe consisting of vinegered rice, (typically raw) fish, dried seaweed (nori), and soy sauce (if desired.)  For vegetarians or pescatarians, there are variations of sushi with eggs or vegetables. Wasabi can also be intermingled with the soy sauce the get a spicy, tingly taste that alliviates you nostrils. It is a type of horseradish which they grind up it’s stem to form the paste.

When it reached America, it wasn’t popular as they hated raw fish, but when a sushi chef named Hidekazu Tojo turned the roll inside out and put cooked shrimp, avocado, and cucumber. Now, chefs use more forge in ingredients like avocado, cucumber, cream cheese, as well as some exotic fruit.

 

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Updated 12/15/17