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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Dr. James Halley, Superintendent of the N.K.S.D.: “He hit me”
The town of North Kingstown has entirely too much drama for a suburb of Providence. This applies especially to our school department. By the amount of accusations and unfavorable news reports about the NKSD, you would think that our daily lives are scripted by television writers. However, the biggest character that dominates North Kingstown cooler [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News,Political by Bill S-R
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
A Case Study in Canadian Socialism
One of the biggest questions currently facing our administration is the level of health care the United States government should provide its citizens. Some call for complete health care, that no one would pay for their health care. This system is already in place in many countries, including England and Canada. Other’s claim that all [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Health,Uncategorized by Bill S-R
Monday, March 26th, 2007
Can Anyone Challenge Wikipedia?
We all know of the world’s greatest source of information, Wikipedia. Students begin (and sometimes end) all research on Wikipedia. Any one with a medical disorder goes to the site to get their prognoses. If you want to know what a Billiken is you go to Wikipedia. (Go search what a Billiken is anyway, it [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Modern culture,Technology by Bill S-R
Saturday, March 17th, 2007
Viacom versus YouTube
Many concerns have been raised pertaining to the free flowing nature of information and content in the modern industrial age. Besides the burgeoning identity theft industry, major questions have been raised over the legality of copyrighted content on the Internet. Specifically, the media giant YouTube has been targeted for its blind spot towards copyrighted shows. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Technology by Bill S-R
Friday, March 2nd, 2007
Flip-Flopping in the World
I believe flip flopping is just a natural result of the passage of time and the maturing of a candidate. Everyone makes mistakes, and as people mature it is reasonable that they may change their mind. For example, all those that voted for the war prior on the basis of WMD’s could claim that by [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Modern culture,News,Philosophical,Uncategorized by Bill S-R
Monday, February 26th, 2007
Extreme Liberal Diet
I have no problem with governmental intervention in the health of its citizens. A government should try its best to give its citizens the tools to live long, productive, and healthy lives. Programs such as Medicare and Medicaid are vital to the overall health of our citizens. However, intervention must be kept below a certain [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in News,Political by Bill S-R
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Not Giant, but Colossal Squid
We have all heard of the Giant Squid, Architeuthis dux,. A marine creature of near mythical proportions. Now imagine a squid that is on average, at least as large as the largest Giant Squid. That is the Colossal Squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. Colossal Squid grow to a maximum of 46 feet compared to the 39 feet [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News,Science,new discoveries by Bill S-R
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Windows Living Edition
Modern technology appears to have no limits. Microsoft comes out with a new version of Windows every year. Monitors are as thick as a piece of paper. Hard drives double their memory every day. However, there are a few drawbacks. Computers take up a noticeable amount of space, and as our bodies expand, we will [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Science,new discoveries by Bill S-R
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
Bling, Bling, Dolla, Dolla, bil, ya’ll
Father’s get your kid out kicking some balls, soccer balls. Yes, that European sport that 90% of Americans play until the age of seven, before calling the sport “gay” and picking up a football (American style with hands). Yes the only sport which can make a drunk college student turn off ESPN. So why should [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Sports by Bill S-R
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
Bam, Right Through The Screen!
Modern video games have come under tremendous critisism over the past few years for promoting violence, immoral conduct, and degenerate children. Games like Grand Theft Auto and Halo on the PS2 and X-Box feature fictonal characters murdering and dismembering their enemies with an evil passion. However all of this violence and dangerous behavior stays on [...]