Today I had my second day of training for my second job in the Academic Resource Center at MCC. The intent for the training days are for me to become familiar with the different computer programs that the students will be using in the center. Yesterday I was doing long division, dividing decimals, and calculating fractions. I started without scratch paper and quickly realized that was a mistake. Today I tested my reading comprehension and speed.
From the reading passages alone, I learned about Gail Borden, who invented evaporated milk by heating it in a vacuum. At that time, there was no refrigeration, and spoiled milk led to many deaths of infants and children. He also recognized a need for portable food that would not spoil easily. He also started using health inspections to ensure that the machinery and process was sanitary. He was really a pioneer for modern food processing and its inspection processes. I also read about workaholics, ritual apologies, WW II women spies, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
One of the reading training games would quickly flash words (it starts with one and progresses to four) and then you have to find and click those words amongst a large group of words. Sometimes the word pairings create unlikely phrases. My favorite was, "talented boys cry politely." I agree.
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Well, I always wondered about the origins of evaporated milk. Now I am liberated.
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