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My Thoughts: Joe Paterno

So it’s been an extremely long time since I’ve posted and admittedly I probably should be studying for my Cardiopulmonary midterm on Monday but after today’s developments I feel compelled to write something. In advance I apologize for misspellings, grammatical errors, or incoherent chains of thought. I have done nothing but memorize medicine for 3 [ READ MORE ]

Raise taxes or cut spending– what’s the difference?

Fundamentally, these 2 methods should have the same result (although in practice, tax cuts have had a bigger multiplier effect). So then I think it a matter of who you affect that becomes important. This deal can’t consist of 100% spending cuts (this is going to directly affect SS benefits, etc), and it shouldn’t consist of [ READ MORE ]

Step up your game Comcast, to xfinity and beyond.

Comcast… you had it all… you had the technology, you had the capital, you had the backing of most of the people in the area. We’ll be frank, dish doesn’t really compare to the services that are provided by Comcast especially when different services are bundled together. And yes, On Demand is great, no it [ READ MORE ]

Top 10 Eco-Friendly Sports Cars

10. Ronn Motors Scorpion The Scorpion uses a unique fuel mixture of gasoline and hydrogen to help reduce fuel emissions and increase efficiency. Using an on-demand hydrogen system that constantly collects water molecules, processes it into hydrogen, and delivers it to the intake manifold; the engine receives fuel that is 30-40% hydrogen. This gives the [ READ MORE ]

A Greener Future

My interest in alternative energy has been tremendously developed over the past year. I believe it will be the topic of conversation for the next 30 years. As I continue my personal research into the various advancements and innovations to energy and climate, I hope to write more and more regarding alternative energy forms and [ READ MORE ]

1GOAL: Ending poverty through education

A spotlight is shining over the continent of Africa as the World Cup continues in South Africa. With this arises a chance to address some of the nation’s major issues. The poverty level in Africa is of course alarming, but this issue can directly be helped by addressing the issue of educating Africans. Individuals must [ READ MORE ]

Gilad Shalit, one in a million [POWs]

Sometimes I read the news and remember that my life, in the States, is amazing. Our problems are so frivolous compared to the things we hear or see in other nations, especially those dealing with serious levels of poverty, disease, famine, constant war, and so many other issues that comprise their entire lives. They cannot [ READ MORE ]

iPhone Signal Issues, Jobs’ Response

By now most of you have probably heard about how the new iPhone 4g loses all cellular signal when you touch the lower left hand side of the phone. Well when Steve Jobs was questioned about this design flaw, he responded, not with an apology, but with the reasoning that the error is in the [ READ MORE ]

iPhone 4:First Impressions

My Uncle got his iPhone 4G one day early in the mail and he was over my house today so I got a chance to play with it for awhile. Here are some of my initial impressions: The glass exterior is really nice, but it is finger print prone and I can only imagine what [ READ MORE ]

BP (coffee) spill

Since an explosion of one of BP’s underwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico, over 2.5 million gallons per day (the latest estimation) of oil has flowed into the sea from the well being drilled by the Deepwater Horizon rig. The region’s already fragile ecosystems are threatened even further. BP was rightfully held fully [ READ MORE ]

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