http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/ Writing, Persuasion, and Politics en-us 2004-12-14T00:06:33-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012563.html Greetings! Well Im guessing that everyone will be reading this late at n ight as it comes down to the wire when we all have to turn in our blog posts on Tuesday! I was a moron and never posted anything during the semester because I suck like that but I applaude those of you who were good students and kept up with it. I regret not posting because i am just now reading the interesting comments flying around the site. Good luck to all that are posting late into the night like myself! Procrastinating catches everyone...am I wrong?... acun0001 2004-12-14T00:06:33-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012535.html For you last minute bloggers like myself, here is some more fodder: HGH is human growth hormone and has been around since the 1920's. It is derived from human cadaver glands and only a few drops at a time. That is, until a biotech company successfully cloned insulin and then began marketing a GE, genetically engineered, version. It was used for 30 years for children and adults with deficient growth with little or no side effects and is now being marketed to adults without growth deficiencies to counter the effects of aging. We have been talking a lot about genetically... enge0099 2004-12-13T15:45:20-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012534.html The previous primeminister of the Ukraine was re-elected in last month's election. Claims are being made that the election was rigged in his favor. Could this be the reason motivating his recent poisoning that permanently scarred his face? Check out the article listing the proposed ways that the election was rigged at: http://slate.msn.com/id/2110858/... enge0099 2004-12-13T15:27:39-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012532.html This is an article desribing Bush's opinion about illegal drugs used in baseball and what action the sport should take. Aparently, he included this in his January address. He feels that the teams should impose stricter penalties for players that use illegal performance enhancing drugs and that their use by professional sports players undermines 'the efforts of parents and coaches to send the right message' to their youthful players and children. Do you think this is something that Bush as president should include in his presidential address? For those unaware, he was part owner in a team, the Texas Rangers.... enge0099 2004-12-13T15:07:14-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012526.html The Star Tribune reported on December 13 something very interesting. Republican Abe Lincoln carried nearly exactly the same states in the 1860 election as Democrat John Kerry did in 2004. It is very interesting that there has been a complete opposite shift in politics since the first Republican president.... maye0169 2004-12-13T14:04:21-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012412.html GM foods, if the U.S. actually took the time to introduce them around the globe, could effectively fight world hunger. To me, its not really a question of whether or not its moral, since I believe that over time it will have to happen. I mean, if you considered what the world would be like if no one ever persued something that was immoral (a science), I think we're better off just letting it happen. The only qualm I have about it is the ability to control these different crop types from cross-pollination, and making sure pests don' t somehow... dosda007 2004-12-10T17:15:18-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012325.html GMOs are very contriversial. They have been introduced in recent years and used in many different applications. GMOs are designed to modify organisms to have all desirable traits. In agricultue, they have been used to modify almost all crops in one way or another. They are used to resist pests, increase yields, etc. Many people believe GMOs are the answer to world hunger. Others believe GMOs are bad because they believe it is like playing God. At any rate, I think there needs to be lots more research before we use them in huge quantities.... maye0169 2004-12-09T16:43:18-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012268.html Check out the 'Five most recent Ping's section and note the post regarding the pro-life guy who is politically pro-choice. I thought it was well-stated. What do you think?... enge0099 2004-12-09T01:15:16-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012239.html I received this email and I thought is was very funny and interesting. Just in case a question like this appears on the chem final (I'm sure it won't though), you'll have an idea on how to respond. Subject: Is Hell exothermic? The following is supposedly an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic... ocon0274 2004-12-08T18:37:35-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/012110.html I was just lookin through CNN.com and found this article that I thought looked pretty interesting. Apparently, two different studies found that lack of sleep is directly related to weight gain. http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/12/06/sleep.weight.gain.reut/index.html theres the link if you want to check out the whole article.... goss0060 2004-12-07T11:43:33-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/011716.html This guy has a very interesting theory on life, the universe, and everything. Creation, but it is based mainly on science and physics rather than religion. Click here Here is the home page, tons of stuff on this site. Click here ***DISCLAIMER*** "The site begins with a scientific feasibility analysis of the creation of life using molecular biology and physics followed by a probabilities analysis of a superior being existing based on a scientific analysis of the Torah or first five books of the Bible which promises to be controversial and interesting. I intend to be honest and frank and... gard0228 2004-12-01T21:50:51-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/011518.html Check out this blog. In fact until the 1940's there was no mention of God in the Pledge of allegience or on our money. There are even those that state that the founding fathers intended it that way. http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2002/06/america_one_godless_nation.shtml... koem0006 2004-11-30T14:07:36-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/011509.html ok so i have to write a blog, but i have nothing interesting to write about so i'll write a joke i heard the other day.... So this guy named jack comes out of the grocery store to see a cop writing parking tickets. He walks up to the cop and tries to talk him out of the ticket, the cop looks up at the man and continues to write the ticket so jack starts screaming swear words at the cop. The cop gets pissed off and writes another ticket. Jack grabs the cop and shakes him while still calling... buch0228 2004-11-30T12:29:39-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/011162.html Has anybody seen that new video game that you can download from the Internet that you can go and assianate JFK. I didn't know anything about it, but today when I was in class this one girl brought up the subject on it and it turned out to be a very interesting discussion. It's weird because some guys over in Scotland decided to make a game of it and you can get it off the internet. To me, i personally don't like that because that was a time in history when our people lost a great president and to make... thaox075 2004-11-23T12:11:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koem0006/home/011081.html In a recent study, it was shown that the average American has approxamately 30 to 40 hours a week in extra activites scheduled. My first thoughts were that if our activities counted as jobs, we would all be rich. I strongly disagree with this statement because even with school and all my activities I don't feel overly busy. I feel like my time is well occupied and that I really don't find myself with a lot of downtime. Is this good that I am "busy" by someone else's standards but yet don't feel busy through experience? What are your guy's... bask0017 2004-11-22T09:55:27-06:00