Monthly Archives: March 2012

The University of Central Florida students introduce a dance floor that generates electric power

From Central Florida, the same area that brought you men-on-the-moon, radio rocketry pulse, Cinderella’s Castle, and Christmas trees that spiral around lamp posts comes Green Waves! Take note if the environment is any concern on the world’s campuses. On April …

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Police All Over the Country Send out Public Warning about Gangs

Lately I have been reading about Sheriff’s offices from all over the country have been giving out Public warnings about gang initiation so I decided to blog about my thoughts.  Gang violence has always been a threat to many young …

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Mind Controlled Skateboard

Austin, Texas-based Chaotic Moon Labs made a splash earlier this year with a high-tech Kinect-controlled skateboard moving by the rider’s hand signals. Now they are showcasing another skateboard that moves beyond Kinect power and hand signals, over to a board …

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Waterproof Mobile Devices Making a Splash

Several mobile phone manufacturers are finally making the push to create waterproof phones. I remember back in the day when my uncle worked for Nokia, he had a case for his brick of a phone to keep it dry. Now, …

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Indoctrination vs. Autonomy

Rick Santorum’s radical zealot ideals worry me tremendously. He ardently believes that his religion is paramount, recently over any other issues (even over this election’s biggest issue-the economy).  He has digressed from any pertinent issues about our current economic climate. …

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Fifth Grader Charged With Homicide

Juvenile delinquency is now at an all time high in the United States. Children and teenagers are now being sentenced as adults and many question if that is necessary. Some feel that if a teen can commit an adult crime …

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Thoughts On Rowling Announcing New (Potterless) Adult Novel

Having started the novels when I was nine years old, I am among some of the die-hard Harry Potter fans that have literally grown up with the young wizard.  After the last novel in the series was released in 2007, …

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