Category: In the News

Healthcare Systems and Life Expectancy: US vs. Canada

A former co-worker posted the above video about healthcare on Facebook, which brought up some discussions I have been having with people. Many people have been saying Canada's healthcare is lacking, and according to the video above that seems to be the case. I think we instantly look to Canada's healthcare because it is the closest socialized medicine nation to what we could compare ourselves with (besides, they are our friendly neighbors to the north)....

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400 Pound Snake

Hi everyone, it looks like this post is getting a ton of interest, which is great.  I'm getting some good comments on the post, and don't forget to check out the rest of my posts while visiting (come back and visit me at jeremyperson.com).  I was looking at all of my snake postings and found I have quite a few, so if you enjoy this one, check these out.  @WilliamsJoseph tweeted this out and I...

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Reflections on President Obama’s Education Speech

Reflections on President Obama’s Education Speech

I just finished watching the President's speech tonight and I liked it. I think the first part was a little weak, but toward the end it had some real substance. I don't know if it had much impact in student's lives overall, but I also don't think it hurt anything either. I loved the examples at the end regarding failure. Everyone is going to stumble at one point in their life, and you aren't always...

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Tesla Coil

Nikola Tesla was an inventor and a mechanical and electrical engineer. He is best known for many revolutionary contributions in the field of electricity and magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On his birthday last week, Google dedicated a logo to honor his contribution to the world of science.  In reading through the article, I liked a quote from Tesla about Thomas Edison: "If Edison had to find a needle in a...

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YouTube Shows

Did you see YouTube launched a "shows" channel?  I personally think they should rename it "TV Shows" since it doesn't have Internet only shows such as Diggnation, Tekzilla, and other Revision3 shows to Jim Lauderback's point.  No Revision3 shows = don't need you, and I'll just go to Revision3.com and Hulu.com instead.

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