Saturday, July 10th, 2010
In the first grade, my favorite part of my lunch was Fruit Roll-Ups. My Mom used to call them fruit road kill, but to my first grade taste buds they were a gourmet fruit treat. I quickly learned that my consumption of fruit rolls ups could not exceed my supply. ...
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
The debate over junk food taxes is drawing increasing attention from both sides. Continued debate over of the adverse health impacts of sugary drinks is coupled with heating debate over the propriety of a tax on a dietary pleasure -- a pleasure some believe people have an unassailable right to ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Does societal responsibility for individual health needs give rise to individual responsibility to maintain health?
The proposed changes in healthcare have consumed a fair portion of media attention over the past few months. Much of the debate revolves around the provisioning of healthcare to American’s. But buried deep in the discussions ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Many of the innovations in green energy involve the recapture of otherwise wasted energy. Regenerative breaking systems on hybrid automobiles recapture the kinetic energy inherent in the motion of the vehicle. In a conventional automobile, as the brakes are applied, friction in the braking system converts this kinetic energy to ...
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
MS Watersports Gmbh out of Germany is now selling the JetLev-Flyer, a water propelled jet pack. The design looks both novel and simple. Based on a video from the company's website, it appears the JetLev-Flyer works as follows:
The rider/pilot straps on a jet pack.
The jet pack is connected ...
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Today XPRIZE Foundation announced that "The Capacitor Challenge", a video calling for innovation in ultracapacitor technology, is the winner of their "What's Your Crazy Green Idea" video contest [see my previous post about the contest]. The $25,000 prize was awarded to the video creators Kyle Good and Bryan Le of ...
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Last month New York Governor David Paterson proposed an obesity tax to be levied on fattening foods. He characterizes America's problem with obesity as a crisis. Drawing a comparison to cigarettes, he suggests that just as cigarette taxes reduced the number of American's consumption of cigarettes, a tax on certain ...
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
A video calling for innovation in ultracapacitor technology has made the final cut for the X PRIZE Foundation's "Crazy Green Idea" video challenge. The X PRIZE Foundation offers large awards for the achievement of one of their defined goals, typically involving scientific and engineering innovation. They select goals with potential ...
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease[1]. In fact the average American stands a 1 in 3 chance of dying from heart disease. Advances in medical technology cannot offset the increasingly poor lifestyle that American's lead. Most people are familiar with the most often cited ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
I recently enjoyed a short getaway with my wife. We had reserved a room at a hotel and had requested a non-smoking room. Upon check in the gentleman at the front desk told us that the hotel was very busy. He informed us that the room they had available for ...
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