tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44378840733684211042024-03-05T06:17:52.335-05:00Eternity ScienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-28462023973503276912014-10-30T10:26:00.001-04:002014-10-30T10:26:09.394-04:00BioChemistry- Krebs Cycle<div style="text-align: center;">
Now comes the day when one must put aside all that is important to dedicate ones life to the memorization of biochemical reactions. </div>
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Current subjects of torture include, but are not limited to, glycolysis and the Krebs cycle. </div>
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In themselves, they are not hard to understand, but the steps at times can be a bit daunting.</div>
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I am such a student that need visuals to learn. Or, better yet, I enjoy coming up with the stupidest rhymes or songs in order to memorize something.</div>
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I recently found this magical song, and have memorized the Krebs cycle in no time. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-13747376468785014092014-07-05T11:33:00.000-04:002014-07-05T11:33:24.295-04:00Carbon dioxide Fire Extinguisher Experiment <div style="text-align: center;">
Ever wondered what it would be like to simply put out a fire using air alone? Well wonder no longer as this phenomenon just became a reality. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-14273086483265920652014-05-03T17:19:00.001-04:002014-05-03T17:19:03.623-04:00Finals are coming peopleGood lord....is it that time again? I guess it is. Crack out the books, give a little prayer, and study, study, study. Don't forget to take that much needed coffee break every few hours. Your would't want to do something like fall asleep now would you?<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-11626937876349116292014-02-24T12:51:00.001-05:002014-02-24T12:51:30.483-05:00Soil Evidence <div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Forensic Examination of Soil Evidence</b><br />Soil is a form of forensic evidence typically used to place an individual or item at a specific<br />location. For example mud from shoes or wheel wells can be used to show a suspect or their<br />vehicle was at the site of a body dump.<br />Soil is an extremely complex material with both organic and inorganic components that come<br />from natural and man-made origins. Forensic analysis typically focuses on physical<br />characteristics such as color and density, with elemental analysis as a final step. In this lab you<br />will compare the color and particle size distributions in order to identify the origin of a soil<br />sample.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-65007517829698206072014-01-01T19:44:00.002-05:002014-01-01T19:44:39.937-05:00The First Mechanical Gear was found in a Living Creature<h1 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 25.98958396911621px;">You see, these little buggers have the uncanny ability to jump really high, really fast. And it is all thanks to the mechanical gear little portion of their legs.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-60779675469953912852013-11-25T11:36:00.000-05:002014-01-01T15:05:26.526-05:00Gummy Bear Experiment <div style="text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-66546981645190924802013-11-14T11:19:00.000-05:002014-01-01T15:07:13.321-05:00What is Oxygen? <h2 class="subtitle" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-34987736811606285662013-10-26T08:33:00.000-04:002013-10-26T08:33:18.960-04:00Geek Hierarchy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-6936826583623114872013-10-26T08:28:00.000-04:002014-01-01T15:08:30.537-05:00How Trace Transfer posses a Problem For the TSA in Bomb Detection?<span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.67708396911621px;">In recent years the Transportation Security Administration(TSA) has placed new security measures at certain airports that require random swaps of passenger’s hands for explosive residue. This measure was put into effect after the Christmas Day attempt bombing in 2009 of the Northwest Airlines Flight 253. While this safety measure was put into effect for the wellbeing of the American public, it also has the potential to do the opposite. Jay Stanley, an attorney and privacy expert with the American Civil Liberties as quoted by CNN saying: “[The TSA] are basically looking for particles of explosives, which is not something that people normally have." While the average person may not have explosives or come in direct contact with them, this does not weed out to fact that a normal person might come in contact with explosive residue though transfer.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-52275687700007188662013-10-23T11:36:00.001-04:002013-10-23T11:36:33.107-04:00Forensics: The Truth Behind the Shows<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: white;">A man is found dead with a bullet wound in his chest. Who did it? Since there is blood spatter, a gun, and tire depressions at the scene, this question is best left for the forensics and investigators. At this stage, many people become confused on proper procedures. Many believe that the scene will be investigated by six people, who will collect the evidence, process the evidence at a lab, question the suspects, and arrest the bad guys all in the space of about an hour. I am so sorry to disappoint everyone out there that believes this to be true because, it’s not. Contrary to what many people believe the processing and handling of evidence, the appearance and workings of a corpse, and how forensic evidence, is applied to the criminal justice system in order to catch criminals, is not a quick six person job....</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-49134761054184694342013-10-08T12:47:00.001-04:002013-10-08T12:47:43.803-04:00English Pronunciation <br /><div style="text-align: center;">
The greatest tongue twister and proof that our language is really weird and hardly make sense. </div>
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do not have to do much more than lie around while they are manipulated by the
living. They just lie there and regard researchers with
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better understand the human body. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="text-decoration: none;">Cadavers are used by medical doctors to perfect techniques, to better
understand decomposition, and to better understand forensic applications, but
these are the blander uses for cadavers. The cadavers that really get to
experience a new life are those who are used as crash test dummies</span>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">It seems weird to use human bodies as crash test dummies, but through
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man is found dead with a bullet wound in his chest. Who did it? Since there is
blood spatter, a gun, and tire depressions at the scene this question is best
left for the forensics and investigators. At this stage many people become
confused on proper procedures. Many believe that the scene will be investigated
by six people, who will collect the evidence, process the evidence at a lab,
question the suspects, and arrest the bad guys all in the space of about an
hour. I am so sorry to disappoint everyone out there that believes this to be
true because it’s not. Contrary to what
many people believe the processing and handling of evidence, the appearance and
workings of a corpse, and how forensic evidence is applied to the criminal justice
system in order to catch criminals, is not a quick six person job. </span></div>
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1. We have one job. We do not work with guns one minute, blood the next, and then cut up a body.<br />
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and handling of scenes and data fall onto the shoulders of a broad group of
forensic scientists. First there are those who process and handle a scene, these
scientists are known as Crime Scene Investigators(CSI's). They are responsible
for collecting and documenting evidence at crime scenes. Collecting this data
isn’t always easy. These scientists are the first to the scene, and CSIs see
everything. These scientists have to get into the gore at crime scene to
collect evidence without destroying the evidence in the process, or losing
their lunch for that matter. CSIs collect blood, fingerprints, fibers, and
objects connected to crimes that need to be analyzed. Everything that is taken
from a scene must be documented, including where it was found, what it is or
looks like, and the objects distance from the body or another main stationary
object. Everything at a scene will be photographed at least three different
times. There can be over a thousand photographs for one crime scene. Depending
on what evidence was found, the evidence will then go to a specific scientist
to be processed for further analysis. Blood will go to DNA analysts and
toxicologists, the DNA analysts will test for DNA matches, while the
toxicologists will look for drugs or other abnormal properties in the blood. Fingerprints
will go to, big surprise here; fingerprint analysts. These analysts will remove
fingerprints from objects, run fingerprints through the system, and compare
prints. If a firearm is involved the firearm will go to firearm analysts. These
firearm specialists can tell what kind of firearm that was used, where the
firearm was bought, where a person was standing when they shot the firearm, and
who or what the shooter was aiming for. These are just some of the things and
some of the forensic scientists involved in processing data from a crime scene,
and as this shows forensics is no, tight nit, six man team. There may be six
people in every category involved. Unlike television show processing data in
real life takes a lot longer than an hour. Getting this data can take weeks,
even months. This is because the test can be very long, and because there is
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2. We do not carry a gun as part of our jobs.<br />
3. We are scientists, not a negotiators nor interrogators.<br />
4. My ability to make an arrest is the same as yours; a citizens arrest.<br />
5. Tests take days/weeks/months not minutes.<br />
6. I wish some of the machines that they use were real, unforgettably they are not.<br />
7. Tests offer statistics, not certainty.<br />
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Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted
thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental
inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there.
Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of
DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a
bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who
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- is the major component of acid rain</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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- it can cause severe burns in its gaseous state</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
- contributes to erosion</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
- accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
- may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile
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- has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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Despite the dangers, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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- in nuclear power plants.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
- in the production of styrofoam.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
- as a fire retardant.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
- in many forms of cruel animal research.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
- as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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Companies dump waste DHMO into rivers and the ocean, and nothing can be done to
stop them because this practice is still legal.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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The American government has refused to ban the production, distribution, or use
of this damaging chemical due to its "importance to the economic health of
this nation." In fact, the navy and other military organizations are conducting
experiments with DHMO, and designing multi-billion dollar devices to control
and utilize it during warfare situations. Hundreds of military research
facilities receive tons of it through a highly sophisticated underground
distribution network. Many store large quantities for later use.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-21719644123235213222013-01-04T11:22:00.000-05:002013-01-04T11:22:02.801-05:00Why We Love Chocolate<div style="text-align: center;">
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The texture, feel, and smooth richness of chocolate temps us to a level of madness. </div>
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Not finishing a chocolate bar is unheard of.</div>
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But why do we constantly fall into such temptation?</div>
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Why can we not say no?</div>
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It's really quite simple.<br />
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Caffeine, theobromine, and other such stimulants.<br />
And scientists at the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego believe that chocolate have a similar effect on the brain as marijuana does.<br />
Explains a lot doesn't it?<br />
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So the next time you eat chocolate, and feel the rush of serotonin, remember that your not alone.<br />
Many others out there feel the same effects. ;)<br />
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<a href="http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/sugar-and-chocolate-addiction-cold-hard-truths/weird-science" target="_blank">Sugar and Chocolate Addiction Cold Hard Truths </a><br />
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Anatoxin, oh how this alkaloid fascinates me. This toxin, derived from Anabaeno, a species of cyanobacteria, is commonly referred to as; the Very Fast Death Factor. Interesting, is it not? </div>
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So, you may be wondering, where did this name come from?</div>
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Well, this toxin is native to the Murray River in Australia, and is described as looking like "a thick scum like green oil paint." This toxin emitted by this algae rendered a portion of the Murray river toxic to wildlife. Any animal who drunk from it, would become extremely ill, and die a horrible death. </div>
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Why is this? Well, Anatoxin is a potent neurotoxin. It causes death my paralysis of it's victims. It basically mimics acetylcholine and binds the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. So basically, your sodium channels become locked open which causes over-stimulation thus causing fatigue and paralysis. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-17760452522396153432012-08-09T21:29:00.002-04:002012-08-09T21:29:40.168-04:00Capital Punishment in Connecticut<br />
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So, what is capital punishment? How does it effect us? And, who deserves this verdict? These are good questions, and I will try my best to answer them. Though, to make it easier, I restricted myself to capital punishment in relation to the state of Connecticut(mainly do to resent events there).</div>
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Offences are punishable by death in “58 different countries “ (Introducation).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This Capital punishment, as it is known, is a
practice that has been used in most societies dating as far back as human
history, though now it is a practice that is carried out under legal systems
and courts. But what is the purpose of this punishment? It is often human
nature to seek revenge for wrong doing. An eye for an eye, if it were. These
countries believe that high crimes, such as aggravated murder, treason, drug
trafficking, and espionage are crimes that can only be paid with the life on
the wrong doer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Capital Punishment is a punishment
that has been a seat for much debate over the decades. There are those who are
in favor and those that strongly oppose capital punishment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each of the United States has their own set
of laws and regulations regarding this issue. And over the past decade many
states have decided to go out of favor for this penalty. In recent news,
Connecticut has recently gone to become the 17<sup>th</sup> state to abolish
the death penalty (Introduction). But what was the journey like that got us to
this point?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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us explore the history of the death penalty for a bit. Where did it come from?
And when did it first become part of American law? Well, Britain had a lot to
do with it. Britain influenced America’s use of “of the death penalty more than
any other country” (Introduction). European settlers brought the practice with
them when they settled into the new world. And the first recorded execution was
that of “Captain George Kendall in the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1608”
(Introduction). And, in the state of Connecticut, it has been part of law since
we became a state in 1788. In the time between then, up till 2005, the state of
Connecticut has </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">had 126 executions
(Capital).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Many of which consisted of
death by hanging till 1937 when James McElroy was executed by the Electric
chair, and Michael Ross by lethal Injection in 2005 (Capital). The last
execution for rape was conducted in 1817, and the last public execution
happened in 1833.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Since 1830, murder is
the only capital crime for which anyone has been executed in the state of
Connecticut. Federal court decisions since the late 1950s, particularly the
strictures of Furman v. Georgia (1972) expanded defendants’ rights. And,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">for the last half century, Connecticut has
retain the death penalty, but the “appeals process is of such long duration
that only convicts such as Joseph Taborsky in 1960 and Michael Ross in 2005,
who waived their rights and “volunteered” for death, have been executed”
(Kirk). The state of Connecticut has had a long and bumpy ride when it has come
to the death penalty.</span></div>
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penalty, it is not the first time that Connecticut has been without it. But
then again, the Furman v. Georgia case had that affect. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connecticut reinstated the death penalty on
January 10, 1973 (Capital). But since that reinstatement, only one person has
been executed, and that was the serial Killer and rapist Michael Bruce Ross on
May 13, 2005 (Capital). Ross was convicted of the “kidnapping, rape, and murder
of four teenage girls in New London, Connecticut in 1983 and 1984” (Michael). Ross
was a serial killer in every sense of the word. This was extremely apparent
when he recounted his murders. But at trial, while Ross confessed to strangling
the woman and sexually assaulting all but one of the them, he pleaded insanity
(Michael). This plea did not hold up in court, and Ross was sentenced to death
under the “statute enacted by the Connecticut state legislature seven years
prier” (Michael). The main problem regarding Ross, though, was his willingness
to die. He demonstrated his instability by appealing many different times to be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">executed or retried.
When he would do so, he was deemed unfit for execution, since he was not in the
right state of mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was not until he
was relatively stabilized on medications, and he no longer showed mental
instability, that the state of Connecticut when ahead with his sentence of
death. And on May, 13 2005, Michael Bruce Ross was executed via lethal
injection.</span></div>
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many people for capital punishment as there are against it. Advocates of the
death penalty argue that it is an important for preserving law and order. They
believe that it helps to deter crime. Another argument is the fact that the
death penalty, in their opinion, costs less the life imprisonment. An “eye for
an eye honors the victim, helps console grieving families, and ensures that the
perpetrators of the crime” will never be able to cause future harm to others
(Kirk). Pro’s for the death penalty are often labled to be out for revenge, and
at many times this can be true. They want to see an equal justice, in their
eyes, to be dished out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If capital punishment is used to punish a person for
doing such horrid crimes, like Michael Ross did, then why the constant stream
of protests against it? Some people believe that the death penalty “violates
the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantees
of due process of law and of equal protection under the law” (Bedeau). This was
extremely apparent when execution was done by hangings, and later by electrocution,
since both forms caused pain to the individual and did not always work the
first time around. Some people make the argument that the state should not play
God in determining who has the right to life or not. Then we have the criminal
justice system itself. Many times when it comes to such a sentence, it comes
down to the “skill of a defendants attorneys, the race of the victim, and where
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that will play a major role on whether they will be charged with life or the
death penalty (Bedeau). To many people, they argue, are wrongly sentenced to
death as well due to this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And other then
the morals behind the sentence, people protest that it is a waste of taxpayers’
money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often these criminals are in jail
for a long period of time before they ever get executed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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penalty in the state of Connecticut; though it took some persuasion to get
there. Connecticut legislature passed a bill to abolish the death penalty in
2009, but that bill was vetoed by Governor M. Jodi Rell. And then once again,
it was brought up by legislature in 2012, and this time it passed
(Introduction). On April 25, 2012, Governor Dannel Malloy signed the bill into
law that repeals the death penalty; thus making Connecticut the 17<sup>th</sup>
state to do such. This new law “does not apply to the 11 inmates who are
currently on death row in the state” though (Kirk).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sentenced to death, but those eleven will still be. Most notable of those
eleven, are Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, the two men guilty of the Cheshire Home
invasion that took place in July of 2007 (***).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Steven was convicted in October 2011 while Joshua was in January 2012. These
criminals planned on simply robbing the house, but instead it turned into one
of the worst multiple murders that the state of Connecticut has ever seen
(Cheshire). They beat William Petit at gun point, and restrained him. They then
forced Hawke Petit to withdraw $15,000, and purchase $10 in gasoline. When
Hawke was taken back to her house, it was to be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>raped by Hayes, and witness her 11 year old
daughters sexal assault. Hawke was then strangled by Hayes when he learned <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">that her husband,
William, had escaped. They then set fire to the house after tying the
daughters, still alive, to their beds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is one the worst crimes that the state of Connecticut has seen, and
it will do down in history, for both its horridness and for being the last
crime committed that led to the death penalty (Cheshire).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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punishment, from the early days of the first colonies in America, to recent
tragic events. While some crimes have been so horrid that they have called for
the death penalty. It can to the states conclusion that the benefits did not
outweigh the costs. While, in my opinion, criminals like Michael Ross and the
Cheshire home invaders deserved what was handed down to them, there have been
so many other cases where the defendant was innocent, or it all came down to
the skills of an attorney. Those against it argued that it was a waste of tax
money, that it offered no type of deterrence to future criminals, and that it
often can lead to the death of innocent parties. While, at the same time, those
that are for it argue that an “eye for an eye” is the only way to go about this
punishment. They strongly believe that it will act as a deterrence for future
criminals . When it came down to the fact, Connecticut decided to do with that
that offered up the most benefit. A majority if the voters in the state of
Connecticut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, it has come down to the fact that the
state of Connecticut has repealed the death penalty for the benefit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Bedeau, Hugo. “The Case Against the Death Penalty.”<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ACLU.</i> American Civil Liberties Union
2011. Web. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I totally enjoy forensic science, and chemistry is my obsession. So that leads one to wonder about what my future profession may be. Well, here is the thing, I love explosives. If it goes boom, I will find it fascinating (no, not the bomb crazed fanatic arsonist type of way, I really just enjoy the complexity of the reactions that cause them). </div>
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And recently, I came across a compound that has made me crazy to know more. </div>
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<b><u>Octanitrocubane</u></b>(bit of a mouthful isn't it?) This compound is so complex, awesome, and, way to expensive to synthesize in any great quantity(trust me this is a good thing). </div>
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So. what is it? Well, basically put, it is an extremely powerful (likely the most powerful at this point) non-nuclear explosive. This leads one to think that such a compound would be highly unstable. And that is the catch. Octanitrocubane is such a stable compound that it needs a detonator to go boom. The fact that it is so stable would make it a great explosive to use in construction as well as many military applications. . <br />
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But, the most interesting thing about this compound has to be its shape. It is its shape that lead many scientists to be extremely doubtful to its ability to ever be synthesized. Octanitrocubane has a cubane of carbon at its center. The reason why people were sceptic was the fact that carbon forms 109 degree angles, not 90 degree ones. But, a Professor from the University of Chicago would prove them wrong. Prof. Philip Eaton was able to synthesize cubane in 1964.<br />
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Because of this, Octanitrocubane has a 20% greater performance than HMX. This mainly do to the breakdown of the explosive into CO2 and N2, and the absence of water vapor.<br />
Sadly only small amounts have been produced in the lab, not quite enough for performance testing as of yet.<br />
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So, go off into cyber land and gain more knowledge about this fascinating compound my science minions. :) And, if you have something else that you find interesting, give me a holler about it and the next article just might feature it. </div>
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2011<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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May 19
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High School<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I was sitting in
my Advanced Literature class contemplating memories of the past three years. I
was sad that my high school days were finally coming to an end, but at the same
time I was looking forward to entering into the adult world. I glanced at the clock with bitter sweet
anticipation of the end of my last day of high school. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Gasp!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> I quickly turned to find the source of such an
exclamation from my class mates. To my
surprise and delight, Holly, my best friend, had decided to bring devil triple
chocolate cupcakes to tempt us with on our last day. The cupcakes were
smothered in sinful milk chocolate, sprinkled with M&M’s, and baked to
perfection. The scent of ambrosia permeated the air and my fellow seniors and I
were drooling over such luxurious treats. The fact that these magnificent works
of culinary art had enough calories to last a week did not enter into our
minds. We all edged toward the cupcakes drawn by some unexplainable force that
compelled us to eat them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Does anyone
want one?” Holly asked the class while holding the tray up to tempt our eyes as
well as our noses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Was the answer
not obvious to her? Did she not understand that every one of us was fighting an
internal battle to stay seated and not tear the cupcakes from her hands and
devoured them? I had always thought that Holly was a bright student, but she
proved me wrong with that question. Holly stood in front of us with a tray full
of heaven, yet she did not understand that she was in danger of the animalistic
need for chocolate that had enveloped us all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Everybody’s hand
shot up, and a chorus of “YES!,” exploded through the room. Holly seemed
startled over our enthusiasm, but only momentarily. When she recovered over her
shock, she started to walk toward us. She walked toward the beasts with her
offering. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">As Holly
approached us, a new thought entered into our minds; who will be the chosen
one? Who will be the first to taste one of her chocolate masterpieces? We
warily regarded one another from the corner of our eyes. We were all aware of
the fact that we would fight to the death to obtain the first cupcake. We all braced
ourselves, and prepared for war. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Holly, totally
oblivious to all that was transpiring between her classmates, turned toward me.
I wanted to laugh in triumph over this feat. I would be the chosen one, I would
be the first to sink my teeth into the sugary goodness, and I would reign
supreme.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Holly stopped in front of my desk and extended
her plate of temptations toward me. My mouth watered and my hand shook as I
reached for the biggest chocolaty delight smothered with mouthwatering frosting.
Just as I was about to touch it, a low primitive growl erupted from my
classmates. I froze with my hand just an inch away from perfection. I turned my
head and saw all ten of my fellow classmates glaring at me with jealousy and
sugar lust in their eyes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I slowly
retracted my hand from temptation, and it was the hardest thing I have ever
done. My classmates regarded me with caution; waiting for my next move. I
suddenly vaulted over the desk and protectively crouched in front Holly and her
tray of goodness bearing the biggest fruit of heaven. Bring it on, I thought. I
would risk my life for that cupcake from heaven; it was mine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Suddenly they
all moved to form an impenetrable wall between me and the door. There would be
no escape, they knew it, I knew it, and yet I could not allow this to happen. I
would not let these intellectual nerds get the better of me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Suddenly an idea
entered my mind. It was dangerous, stupid, and had the potential to end with my
demise. But I did not care; my chocolate morsel was at stake. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Hand over the
cupcakes,” they all said in a demonic voice while they slowly edged closer to
me. I could feel Holly trembling behind me in terror and knew that I had to act
now before she dropped the tray and caused the world to end as the cupcakes of
such purity hit the floor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I slowly straitened
to regain my total height and glared at my fellow classmates. Their eyes
gleamed with triumph as they assumed that they had won. They rubbed their hands
together and drool started to puddle on the floor. The time to act was now. I
braced myself and prayed that this would work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I bolted toward
Dr. P’s desk with inhuman speed brought on by my chocolate craving. The beasts
behind me descended on Holly and her tray. Holly screamed, and just as they
were about to lay their filthy hands on heaven’s gifts, my hand grabbed the
mouse on Dr. P’s desk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Stop!” I
shouted. “Or else I will delete all of the term papers!” I would do it to. I no
longer cared that we had spent two months on these papers, nor did I care that
many of us had shed sweat, blood, and tears to finish them on time. I was
desperate, and grades meant nothing to me at that moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">They all froze.
As one they turned toward me with looks of horror and disbelief. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Move away from
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">They saw the
determination in my eyes and knew that I was serious. They slowly backed away
from Holly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Put your hands
behind your heads!” I instructed. Sweat started to roll down my neck as I tried
to keep my hand from shaking on the mouse. One of the guys glanced back at the
cupcakes with longing and took a hesitant step toward them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Stop and put
your hands behind your head or I will click!” I demanded. The guy looked at me
fearfully and did as instructed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Ok..ok…ss..sorry…just
don’t..do anything rash,” the guy stuttered with dread. I was beyond thinking rationally
by this point. I had to get to my cupcake. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Holly,” I said.
“Carefully put the cupcakes on my desk, and then tie these guys up with the
duck tape on Dr. P’s desk.” I gazed fearfully at her as she placed the cupcakes
of the gods on my desk. Once they were safely on the desk, I breathed a sigh of
relief. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">My classmates
did not like being tied up, but I did not care. Once they were all secure, I
took my hand off of the mouse and heard a sigh of relief emitted from the
room’s occupants. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Finally the time
had come. I slowly approached the altar that held the golden cupcakes. I felt
almost unworthy to be in their mighty presence. As I came upon them, my legs
gave out and I kneeled before their greatness. Tears pricked my eyes as I
reached out to take the biggest chocolaty delight smothered with mouthwatering
frosting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">As my hand wrapped
around this masterpiece, I trembled with anticipation. It was a work of
perfection. The chocolate frosting gleamed in the over head lights, the scent
of chocolate overwhelmed my senses, and the sight of so much chocolate in one
creation nearly blinded me. The cupcake
would send me into a sugar high induced coma, but I did not care. I slowly
lifted the cupcake to my mouth and almost cried at its perfection. A single
tear left my eye as I went to take a bite. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">…and remember you have to take out your retainer
before you eat anything</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">; these words suddenly whispered through my mind. I
froze with my mouth a centimeter from the cupcake. NO!, I screamed to myself; I
cannot wait. I do not care about the retainer. But the cupcakes may not taste
as good with the retainer in, I thought to myself. I could not tarnish such
greatness by subjecting it to the man made contraption that would obscure my sense
of taste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I slowly put the
cupcake back on the tray with a shaking hand while I wanted to scream in
frustration. I placed my hands in my mouth to extract the orthodontic torture
device. My classmates made sounds of disgust when the device and all of its
saliva exited my mouth. I looked around for a place to put it, and saw a pile
of napkins that Holly brought. I placed the retainer in one of them and put in
on her desk. Once this time consuming task was done, I turned back to the
chocolaty morsel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I grabbed the
biggest chocolaty delight smothered with mouthwatering frosting once again.
This time there would be no interruptions. I brought the sinful masterpiece of
culinary art to my month once again in a sweet anticipation of an overload of
chocolate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Crash! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I whirled around
and saw Holly’s desk on the ground, and standing beside it with an expression
of extreme evil was the garden gnome. In
its claw-like hands was my retainer. My mind froze. Not again, I thought. This
was the same gnome that stole my homework, broke valuable stuff, and did all of
the evil things that I blamed my brothers for. I glared at the little demon and
prepared for war once again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Give it back,”
I said through clenched teeth. I was not going to get in trouble again because
of the gnome’s sick sense of humor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Never,” he said
evilly, and then started to cackle with glee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I took a step
toward him with the intent to grab him. He smiled evilly and ran out the door.
I followed close behind. But as I ran out the door, I saw his extended foot too
late. I tripped and went flying toward the floor. It was at this moment that I
remembered that I still had the cupcake in my hand. I watched with a horrible
sense of dread as the heavenly creation went flying out of my hand and into the
air. It spun in a dazzling display of chocolate that would mesmerize any who
witnessed it. I suddenly hit the ground with a thud, but this pain was nothing
compared to the crippling agony I felt when the gnome caught the chocolaty
delight, and disappeared into thin air with it and my retainer. I laid there in
disbelieving silence as all my dreams of chocolate disappeared. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wait, I though,
the tray of goodness was still in the classroom; all was not lost. I scrambled
to my feet and darted back in to the class, and froze in horror. NO!, I
screamed to myself as my legs gave away and I hit the floor. I stared at Dr. P
with resentment as he finished off the last of the cupcakes. The rest of my
classmates were staring at him with sorrow as tears streamed down their faces.
I cried in agony against such a betrayal. How could he? Does he not torture us enough
with due dates and term papers? I would have let my classmates have a cupcake
after I was done with the biggest chocolaty delight smothered with
mouthwatering frosting. But to make them sit, tied to their chairs, as he ate
the cupcakes one by one, was just cruel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I felt
fragmented, lost, and no longer held in place. I stared at the clock as the
last seconds tick by before the bell rang in a silence filled with longing. All
I had wanted was a cupcake; was that so wrong? I was tempted with a sinful
chocolate confection, and in the end, I lost the biggest chocolaty delight
smothered with mouthwatering frosting, my retainer, and scared my best friend
and classmates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I will have my
revenge. I will catch that gnome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It has been confirmed!</div>
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WOOT!!!!!! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-12316350378981396282012-07-04T14:15:00.003-04:002015-07-15T12:25:20.906-04:00The Higgs Boson Explained<div style="text-align: center;">
So, we have all heard the news. The Higgs Boson has been practically found(they found it, they found it)!!! Woot!</div>
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Some of you may be wondering about what the Higgs boson is and why it is so important? So, I have dug up some research on it, and have presented it in a way that I hope will help to explain why the Higgs is awesome.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"The most exciting phrase to hear
in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka! (I found it!)
but rather, 'hmm... that's funny...'"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Universe, as we know it, is a vast abyss filled with a vast number of
subatomic particles and waves that work as one; the other, or at times both in
an intricate coordinated harmony. They work in this harmony in order to make
the elements that combine, react, and form everything that we see, know, and
are. Scientists are currently trying to fit this harmony of movements,
interactions, and masses into a perfect equation that will finally answer many
of the multitudes of phenomena that we experience every day; thing such as the
notion that some objects have mass while some quantum entities seem to lack it.
The current theory that has captured the attention of the scientific community
is the Standard Model. Up till know, this model has passed every inspection and
test, but there is one major problem that is plaguing this model at the moment.
The major part of the Standard Model that is missing is the foundation that it
stands on. The Higgs Field which is, theoretically speaking, the ocean of the
universe, has to be found, and the hunt for this mysterious field has been
going on for many years. But in order for the Higgs field to be found,
scientists must first find the fundamental makeup of the Higgs field. While the
Higgs Field is theorized as the ocean that the universe is submersed in, the
Higgs Boson is its water molecule (Possible Hints Particle). If the Higgs Boson
is found, then the Higgs field must exist. When the Higgs Boson is found, it
will bring new meaning to the Standard Model, the big bang, and everything we
thought we knew about mass.</span></div>
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Universe is governed by two principles that are unable, at this time, to
coexist with each other in any rational theory. The theory of general relativity
explains the macro world, while the quantum theory explains the micro world. It
would seem that the fundamentals behind the Standard Model would not be even
considerable based off of these facts, but since gravity only has minute, if
any, effect on particle physics, it can be excluded at this time from most of
the calculation that are attributed to the Standard Model (Standard Package).
The Standard Model offers scientist a new perspective on energy, mass, and the
relationship of quantum entities, and “ties quantum mechanics and
electromagnetism” together (Henry). The Standard Model shows that a lot of the
particles that we know today are made up of even smaller subunits. It is almost
like a Nesting Doll, as soon as it seems that the last doll is present, another
one is found inside. This model encompasses twelve of these subatomically tiny
pieces that fit together in many combinations, which make up everything in this
universe. But, to acquire a better understanding of the Standard Model,
scientist must first understand these fundamental building blocks of the
universe (Standard Package). It is theorized that “everything in the Universe
is found to be made from twelve basic building blocks called [the] fundamental
particles”, which includes; “the six quarks…the 'up quark' and the 'down quark'…followed
by the 'charm quark' and 'strange quark', then the 'top quark' and [the]
'bottom quark'” (Standard Package). Alone with the quarks are the six leptons;
“the 'electron' and the 'electron-neutrino', the 'muon' and the
'muon-neutrino', and the 'tau' and the 'tau-neutrino,” and they are all
governed by three of the four fundamental forces: the strong force, the weak
force, and the electromagnetic force (Standard Package). Each of these three
fundamental forces is paired with a characteristic boson (Fig. 1). The “gluon
mediates with the strong force”, and it, in a sense, “glues quarks together.”
The electromagnetic force is carried out by photons which transmit light. The
weak force is represented by the W and Z boson; “they introduce different types
of decays” (Inquiring Minds). The last carrier force in this foundation is the
Higgs boson. The Higgs Field is made up of Higgs bosons, and it is this field
that “interacts with other particles to give them mass” (Inquiring Minds). So
in order for the standard model to be theoretically correct in its definition
of mass, the Higgs boson has to be found. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Higgs field is this great force that encompasses the universe. It is an abyss
that interacts indefinitely with everything, but it would be quiet illogical to
try to find the Higgs field as a whole. So, in order for physicists to prove
that it really does exist, they must first find evidence of the Higgs Bosons
that makes up this field. The Higgs Bosons have been elusive entities that has
frustrated scientist for decades with their unwillingness to be found. It would
seem that finding something that is so ubiquitous would be easy, yet the Higgs
Boson remains elusive to even the keenest of minds. They exist everywhere, but
they are so infinity small that trying to catch one to analyze, for even just
the smallest amount of time, is proving difficult. This is where particle
accelerators have come in handy. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s
(Fermilab) Tevatron and the Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire’s (CERN)
LHC have both been hard at work to find this elusive particle. These particle
accelerators take particles and slam them together at speeds close to that of
the speed of light, in the attempt to recreate the environment seen at the
beginning of the Big Bang. When these collisions occur, scientists observe an
eruption of subatomic particles, waves, and other interesting bits
(Henry).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Big Bang was the starting
point for the creation of all particles, so scientists are trying to pin down
the Higgs Boson that was created during this collision. They have been able to
condense the search between<b> “</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">130 and 150 gigaelectron volts, the units used to weigh subatomic
particles,” through the collaborated work on analyzing thousands of
collisions. (Possible Hints)<b>.</b></span> If it truly does exist, it is only
a matter of before scientists finish shifting through their data and yell,
“Eureka!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">Higgs
bosons are the force particle that will give all objects, particles, and strings
their mass, or in some cases, explain why certain particles such as photons
seem to lack it(Aczel, 150). The Higgs boson is the carrier force for the Higgs
field. These bosons interact with everything, and it is these interactions that
are “believed to endow particles with their masses” (Aczel, 150). As entities
zoom through “space,” they interact with these bosons. The larger the entity;
the more interaction will take place (Lincoln).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">To get a better understanding of these interactions, image a room filled
with scientists conversing with one another. The scientists are the Higgs
Bosons, and their conversations are the field. Now image that Albert Einstein
were to walk into the room. He would attract instant attention. As Einstein
would walk across the room, he would gain mass in the sense that his admirers
would interact with him, and slow down his progress with resistance. Whereas,
if Hwang Woo-suk where to walk into a room, he would most likely be ignored,
and his path undisrupted. (Aczel, 160). Einstein can be theorized as a large entity,
such as a large Top Quark, while Hwang Woo-suk is like a massless photon (Lincoln).
This is essentially the same thing that happens as other entities zoom through
space (Fig. 2). The more a subatomic particle interact with the Higgs field;
the larger it’s mass, and vice versa. If the Higgs is found, it will finally
answer the question; why do we have mass, which is a question that has plagued
scientist since the beginning of the Big Bang theory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The
Big Bang was the instantaneous moment in time when our universe took off. Infinitesimal
time after it began, it saw the formation of quarks, lepton, and shortly after
that, neutrons, and photons (Aczel, 149). Though, at the beginning, there was
not any mass in the universe. So the question still remains---how did the
universe obtain its mass? For the longest time, it was theorized that all of
the mass in the universe had to be condensed at one single point Aczel, 148). It
was impossible to understand a concept that theorized that all of the mass that
is present in the universe was packed into an infinity small point. This
concept was understood when it was looked at tin the sense way for the concept
of sheer energy. The only problem with it was at the time there was not a formula
that connected energy and mass. This concept, implies that “mass was somehow
created some time after the Big Bang---after the immense initial explosion” (
Aczel, 148). It was not till the emergence of the quantum field theory that
there became a way to mathematical show that mass could be created out of
energy, but yet again, how (Aczel, 148)? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">When
it comes to the Higgs field, the how, is all about symmetry. This field, which
is directly responsible for mass, was the result of the spontaneously broken
symmetry that took place directly after the Big Bang (Aczel, 150). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the young universe, it is theorized that
the Higgs field had perfect symmetry, but as the “temperature in the universe
dropper, the symmetry of the Higgs field was spontaneously broken, and the
field had a particular “direction” in the abstract mathematical space in which
the original symmetry has existed” (Aczel, 152). In other words, when the field
lost its perfect symmetry, it caused movement in direction off its original
starting point, in a sense. Picture a room full of basketball ball players. No
one is moving. Then, out of the blue, someone shoot a hoop. This then causes a
chain reaction, where everyone starts to take shots. The breaking of symmetry
caused chain reactions that rapidly took over (Aczel, 153). The basketballs can
even be theorized at the bosons that bounce of the surface and can give mass. Its
movements and interactions are what caused the initial development of mass. While
the Higgs field permeated space, its interactions, carried out by its carrier
bosons, gave other entities their mass (Possible Hints). The key to finally
unlocking the door on the origin of mass is dawning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The
Higgs boson contributes the force needed for the formation of mass on an
object. Theoretically, matter only has mass because of its interaction with the
Higgs. One of the most interesting things about these interactions is that,
just because two particles are the same relative size, does not mean that they
have the same mass (Lincoln). And, without the interaction of the Higgs, matter
and mass would not exist, theoretically. The Top quark has more mass then an
electron, but they are both relatively the same size (Lincoln). While size does
play some role when it comes to how much interaction a subatomic particle has
with the Higgs field, this is not the only fragment that has to be considered. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The
Higgs Boson is the final key that is needed to back up the Standard Model. The
confirmation of existence of the Higgs Boson will have scientists bouncing off
the walls. The discovery of this boson will confirm its field’s existence. Its
presence will “neatly tie together elements of quantum mechanics and
electromagnetism,” into a mathematical reality (Henry). It will prove that some
particle have higher mass, not due to their size, but due to their interaction
with the Higgs field. There is even some discussion that this field and its
bosons may “even interact with other particles we have yet to discover, like
the ones that may make up dark matter” (Henry). The discovery of the Higgs will
bring about many changes in the way that scientists’ had previously viewed the
universe. Its presence alone will give rise to a better understanding of the
Big Bang theory, the Standard Model, and even on String theorys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">While
the Higgs boson could be the key to unlocking many of the problems and
misgivings about mass and the Standard Model, it could just as likely not
exist. The Higgs particle is only one small piece that is missing from the
Standard Model. This Model does not encompass all four of the forces that are
known to affect the universe (Standard Package). While gravity is not a strong
force at the subatomic level, it is a force none the least. The main problem
associated with the Standard Model is that it can’t elegantly connect the macro
and micro worlds (Hawkings, 52). Antimatter and dark matter are not addressed
in this theory as wall. (Possible Hints). It also lacks an explanation for the
reason behind the Big Bang (Possible Hints). If the Higgs particle is never
found, this is not the end of the world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are plenty of other models out there
that can use the absence of the Higgs to prove their authenticity, and the
superstring theory hopes to be able to use data form the collisions at the
particle accelerates to prove this theory as well (Possible Hints). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The elusive Higgs Boson is giving
science a run for its money. These bosons work together to form the intricate
workings of the Higgs Field; a field that was first birthed moments after the
Big Bang. Symmetry was destroyed in a fraction of a blink of an eye, and the
field was let loose onto a forming universe. On its way to totally encompass
the universe from its origin, it interacted with the different subatomic particle,
and thus mass was created, and it is this creation of mass that is what has
scientists extremely intrigued on this theory. The Higgs is being hunted by
devoted scientist from around the world in the hope that it will finally answer
fundamental questions. Is this the actual answer behind mass or just another
theory? The Higgs boson and the standard model will both contribute greatly to
the realm of the advancement of science if proven, and while the Standard Model
is not the mother of all equations to answer every physical and chemical
phenomena, it will go a long way to helping scientists understand the subatomic
realm, and how mass relates to different subatomic particles and entities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437884073368421104.post-39064654898116748072012-06-28T13:25:00.002-04:002012-06-28T13:25:46.128-04:00Oldest DNA Found...for now<div>
Just recently scientist in spain have unearthed two cavemen who are about 7,000 years old. This is awesome. We are talking about the modern human genome here. Complete DNA. The oldest fragments found that is. The most interesting thing though, is the fact that these two cavemen are not genetically linked to the current population of spain and surrounding areas. They are in fact similar to the population of northern Europe. And so many interesting thing could account for this. </div>
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