Saturday, September 28, 2013

September 28th

US News

Tiny Computer Makes a Big Splash Nowadays, technology is becoming more and more advanced. Technology of the future is smaller, faster, smarter, and much more powerful. One start towards future technology is nano-technology. Scientists at Stanford University were able to create a tiny computer made out of carbon nanotube transistors. Although this nanotechnology is still rather primitive, it proves that a lot can be done by using carbon fiber to create nanotube transistors. The computer created can make calculations, run a basic operating system, and switch processes running at the same time. This is enough to consider it a computer. Nanotube creations have evolved. The first nanotube transistor was a nanotube version of an on/off switch, invented in 1998. Before, it was thought that it is impossible to manufacture nanotubes, because they are kind of like crystals, and it wouldn't be possible to create them with the perfect alignment required for the tiny computer's circuits. If there are any imperfections in the nanotubes, there can be a short circuit. This happens for about 30% of the developed computers, due to misalignment. The researchers at Stanford are now creating a debugging technique, so that a lower fraction of the transistors are misaligned. Although the nano-technology now is still rather primitive, it will most likely become a leading technology of our future.

Brain Power Enough to Control a "Bionic" Leg With all of the incredible technology advances that are happening today, one that will affect the lives of limb amputees, is bionic prosthetic legs. Recently, a 32-year-old man was able to walk comfortable by using his brain to control a prosthetic leg. There are sensors receiving nerve impulses from the muscles and nerves that used to send impulses to the missing knee and ankle, and the impulses from the brain are making the artificial leg move. The patient was able to walk up and down a set of stairs, and the leg was able to move almost naturally, like the amputee's other leg. The patient, Zac Vawter, was the first person to successfully control a prosthetic with his brain. Other artificial legs that people are using right now, require remotes for the leg to move, and there is no connection with the brain's impulses. This new invention is known as a bionic leg, because of its ability to interact with the human brain. The bionic leg has a software algorithm that receives impulses from the electrodes on the skin, and then changes the impulses and signals into the bionic leg's movement. The software in the device decodes what Mr. Vawter is thinking, and changes it into movement. In a test with this machine, only 2% of the steps had minor errors such as the foot scuffing. The one thing that this handy device can't do is run, which other prosthetics enable people to do. Now, the bionic leg just has to be quitter, smaller, and give people the ability to run.

Friday, September 27, 2013

September 26th

Opinion: Medical Education Needs Major Surgery The tuition for medical school has risen quite a bit. As of right now, the tuition and the fees put together are about $50,000. Due to the high price of medical schooling, many of the students have to borrow money for the tuition leading to high amounts of debt. The average debt in 2012 was $170,000 and over one tenth of the private school graduates owe over $300,000 in debt. Under ObamaCare, a physician's income is supposed to decline. These factors are threatening the young people who are trying to become doctors, because if they're unable to pay off their debt, the doctors may practice medicine on patients just for the money, not for helping others in need. The US has the finest medical schooling in the world, but there are still things that they could work on. Every school teaches exactly the same thing. For two years, there is the pre-clinic studies, in which the medical students learn about anatomy, and disciplines such as histology. Every student learns the standard curriculum, and they add extra items such as, medical drawing. Many of the medical students dislike this, because they don't get to go at their own pace, they have to start with a course in which they are quite familiar with everything. Although medical school is expensive, students now need to make decisions about whether they want to take up a career in medical studies, because everyone counts on them for medical care.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

September 25th

Opinion: He's Just Not That Into You Obama is trying have an informal meeting with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani refused, just like Iranian president Mohammed Khatami refused to meet with president Bill Clinton. Khatami reasoned that he couldn't because of inner Iranian politics restricting it. Rouhani too, is saying that he cannot meet with Obama due to internal Iranian politics. Obama gave a speech about how they are not aiming to change the regime, and respect Iranian rights to access nuclear energy. Rouhani gave a speech about the complexity of Iranian politics, a rather blunt topic, shortly after Obama's speech. Politics don't exactly exist in Iran, the rules are all set, so the leaders chosen are accountable to nobody, but Iranian leaders do know how to humiliate other leaders to make them feel weak. President Obama shoudl be happy about the way he has been taught about politics.

Failure in Philadelphia The students in Philadelphia's school's are suffering from a system failure. The students have gotten slightly better test scores, but they are still quite low. Last year about 40% of the students were proficient in reading although there was 99.5% teacher satisfaction. Because of the low level of proficient students in public schools, the charter school enrollment has gone up to 56,000 from 12,000 i the year 2000. Now, there are 25% less students attending public schools. While the students are taught with better teaching methods, the teacher is paid three quarters as much on a per student basis than a public school teacher. The average salary for an  average charter school teacher is about $110,000 every year. These teachers also get health benefits and a retirement pension equivalent to 80% off of their final salary. Their health and welfare fund is also over $71 million while public schools had to borrow $300 million. Two dozen schools were closed and 3,000 employees were laid off(this included 600 teachers) because they couldn't pay them. Where is Obama when the education system needs help?

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

September 24th

Opinion: Jihadist Massacre in Kenya There was a bloody jihadist attack on a shopping mall in Kenya. There was a minimum of 68 people killed and 205 people injured. The attacking group, al Shabaab, was thought be be a spent jihadist force in Somalia. For a while, al Shabaab has kept control over Somalia, enforcing the strict Muslim Shariah law, and blocking foreign food aid. Now people are realizing that the long jihadist terror from 2001 still has not been forgotten, and is going to keep on going. Kenya has been an anti-terror state, but now they may want to have U.S aid.

Opinion: The Holiday Calendar Hits Hyperspeed Everything these days is starting super early. Christmas decorations are being sold in Wal-Mart and Costco, and people are still wearing swimsuits and summer clothes. Breaking Bad, the TV show is ending September, the start of TV shows. Flu shots are being taken now instead of Columbus Day. Some people are even thinking that we are passing through life at such a fast pace, that soon it will be like the going back in time theory. If you go forward fast enough, even more quickly than the speed of life, you go back in time. I think that we should cherish every moment that we have in like, because there is only a limited amount of time that you actually have. Life isn't just about speeding through, it is about cherishing every moment, and taking in every experience, and taking advantage of what you have. This doesn't mean that you have to worthlessly destroy your life by breaking laws or something like that, but to have fun, while still abiding by the rules of society. So, before stores start selling new year posters, Happy New Year!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

September 17th

International:Senior Egyptian Police Officer is Killed in a Raid on Islamists Near Cairo(The New York Times)  A senior egyptian police officer was killed today, and ten other officers were wounded by gunmen. This happened when security forces barged into an Islamist support stronghold outside of Cairo. Now, people are worrying that there may be a violent reaction to military control over Egypt. Officer Gen. Nabil Farag, director for the province of Giza got killed when a large group of tanks and armed vehicles came into the town Kardasa, on the opposite side of the Nile from Cairo. Officer Farag got shot at the side, and fell to the ground with a bleeding wound, and died on the way to the hospital. It was the bloodiest attack since the military ejection of President Mohamed Morsi which happened on July third. Now there is a possibility, that the violence will spread back into Cairo.

National: Starbucks Declares Guns are Unwelcome, But Are Not Banned(Wall Street Journal)  For a while now, there has been a debate going on about Starbucks' rules towards firearms. In some places, people can just walk into Starbucks with a gun hanging out of their pocket, such as Oregon, and they don't need a permit or any permission from the government. In other places such as New York, firearms/guns cannot be taken into a Starbucks cafe. After all of the mass shooting that have occurred this year, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is rethinking whether guns should be allowed in their cafe's, because although they may not affect the carrier, it may ruin the experience that other's have at Starbucks. As of right now, twenty-nine states have no rules against firearms in cafe's, fifteen allow it to those who have permits, five (including D.C.) strictly prohibit firearms, and California only allows it in rural areas. But, this is open to change.

Local: City Looks to Make Every New House Electric-Vehicle Friendly(Palo Alto Weekly) Palo Alto's streets are filled with Teslas and all different sorts of electric vehicles, because of all the electric-vehicle culture. Now, grocery markets such as Mollie Stones is adding charging stations to its parking lots, and neighborhood charging stations are being created. So, why not make houses electric vehicle ready? To add the charging stations when purchasing the car, it costs about $1000-2000, but it only costs about $200 to make a house electric-vehicle ready. Now, three council makers are agreeing to adding on charging stations to houses built, so that Palo Alto can become one of the most electric-vehicle friendly city in America.

Sports:Ken Norton, a Championship Fighter Who Broke Ali's Jaw, is Dead at 70 Ken Norton, a champion boxer died at age of seventy from a series of strokes, and his poor health. In 1973, he was able to break Muhammad Ali, a star boxer's jaw in a match. In that match against Ali, Norton was the underdog, at 6'2 and weighing 220 pounds. After norton broke Ali's jaw, he went to visit him in the hospital, and Ali said he didn't want to go on a match against him ever again. But, the two had two more matches, both of which Norton lost. In his last match, he was knocked out by Gerry Cooney in the first round. After his boxing career, Norton acted in several movies. The most well known movie he played a role in was Mandingo(1975) in which he played a slave trained to fight. Rest in peace Mr. Norton.

Social: What Kids Need to Know About Spinal Injuries in Sports(Wall Street Journal)  Children these days get many different kinds of injuries in contact sports such as cheerleading, football, and ice hockey. One of the most dangerous kinds of injuries from these contact sports is spine injuries. While some spine injuries may be temporary or make you experience whiplash, there are some that can be fatal, and result in a quick death. Every year, there are about 20,000 spinal cord injuries, and 12% of those injuries come from sports. The spinal injury that results in a possible chance of death is the cervical spine injury. THe cervical spine, is the first seven discs of the spinal cord, and getting an injury here results in paralysis, neurological damage, or death. All contact sport players are vulnerable to these dangerous injuries if they are not careful on the court or field depending on what sport they are playing. One example of a cervical spine injury is Tommy Mallon, who is now 22, who got injured while playing lacrosse in 2009. Luckily, after a while, he resulted with no permanent neurological damage, but as a result of his injury, his mother created a non-profit organization called Advocates for Injured Athletes to help other families with injured children. Shortly after that, she created another organization called Athletes Saving Athletes which teaches athletics trainers about sports injuries and conditions. Ms. Mallon, the program founder hopes to expand the company, so that sports team members can help save lives.

Weather:Super Typhoon Usagi Threatens Taiwan, Northern Philippines, and Hong Kong(The Weather Channel) There is supposedly a super typhoon that is starting over in the Pacific Ocean right now, and is threatening Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and Hong Kong. There is a difference between a typhoon and a super typhoon. A typhoon or tropical cyclone has winds that are under 150 miles per hour. A super typhoon is anything over 150 miles per hour, anything equivalent to a category four or five hurricane. The typhoon is believed to hit Taiwan Saturday afternoon, the Northern Philippines Friday night to Saturday, and Hong Kong on Sunday evening/night. Disasters happen, and we can just hope for the best for the people living in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.

Monday, September 16, 2013

September 16th

Opinion: The Missing Medals of Honor talks about the medal of honor, which is a high status military award given for actions that helped others in war. One example is Ty Carter, who is the only soldier who received the award from the Afghanistan War. So, people started to wonder why only 4 veterans from the Iraq Wars received the award, but they weren't there to take the award, becuase the soldier's good deeds cost them their life. But weren't there more people who put their lives at stake, just for the sake of other soldiers? Why didn't they get the medals? While these people may be known to the army, they will sadly, never be recognized to the public for their good actions. Because the recipients of the Medal of Honor are not chosen on an exact or scientific method, the many people who put their lives at sakes for others, and genuinely deserve the Medal of Honor can still be recognized 10 years after the war.

Friday, September 13, 2013

September 13th


Marketplace: Apple Brings Out Two New iPhones talks about the two new iPhones Apple has created.
The iPhone 5C:
And the iPhone 5S:

The iPhone 5S is the slightly more updated one, weighing 3.95 ounces and containing the A7 processor chip, which has a fingerprint sensor, slow motion video, a more advanced camera, and the iOS 7 technology. The iPhone 5C however, also the cheaper iPhone, has an A6 processor chip, the same as the iPhone 5. But, the iPhone 5C has a colorful exterior made of plastic, and weighs 4.65 ounces. While the iPhone 5S may have a fingerprint reader, the iPhone 5C does not. But, the iPhone 5C does have the iOS 7 technology, with an 8 megapixel camera and a 4 inch display screen. The iPhone 5S costs $199 with a two year contract, while the iPhone 5C costs $99 with a two year contract. So, will these two new, in my opinion, awesome phones be enough to bring Apple back on top? Or is it still lagging behind Android? Both phones can be pre-ordered Friday the 13th (today), and they will be out for sale on September 20.


Wednesday, September 11, 2013

September 11th

Opinion:

Obama Rescues Assad talks about the plans that Obama is making for U.S. military action in Syria. President Obama also accepted Russian President Vladmir Putin's offer to take custody of the Assad's chemical weapons. That move may help having the U.S. avoid military action with the Syrian jihadists. But, the U.S. should have rejected Russia's offer to take Assad's chemical weapons, because Russia has long protected Assad at the United Nations, and fact noted scornfully by Obama's national security advisor Susan Rice. Obama considered the Russian president's offer a "significant breakthrough" which is why he accepted their offer of taking the weapons. Putin said that if they take the weapons, then the U.S. must not bring any military action to Syria. The Russians support for the U.S. seems kind of suspicious though, because Russia publicly supported the Syrian's claim of not using sarin gas. Even if the Russians are being serious, Assad will not receive any kind of punishment for actually using chemical weapons. During his Tuesday speech, Obama tried to show that he had control over all of the problems in Syria, but everyone is rethinking the risks of what will happen with the Assad regime, and how America is going to contribute.

Beltway Revenue Boom is about how the federal tax revenue is booming. In the 11 months of fiscal year, revenue has boosted up 13% or $284 billion. Individual income tax rates have risen an incredible 15.8%, mostly due to higher tax rates. But, Individual tax rates isn't the only tax rate being affected. Payroll taxes and corporate taxes are also climbing up a an incredible fast pace. While revenue is increasing, so is the deficit. It has increased from $750 billion. Federal outlays on the other hand, are decreasing, by about 3.9%, but entitlements are rising, such as Medicaid. Medicaid is rising at 6.1% this year to $244 billion. September will give us a complete picture of this federal fisc, because it is when quarterly tax payments are due, so deficit will most likely decline. But, now we want to know what president Obama is going to do about it, since he is insisting on another tax raise even though taxes have increased by $284 billion.

Stopping Obama Care Fraud talks about how the House of Representatives will be voting today to close a big hole in the Affordable Care Act. The Health and Human services Department said in July that it isn't going to verify an individual's eligibility for the insurance subsidies that the law gives out. American are supposed to get them depending on their income, and only if their employer doesn't give health benefits. But from now until 2015, the rule is that you can just have the insurance subsidy, and it's fine and doesn't matter. The Health and Human services is letting citizens self check to see if they are eligible for an insurance subsidy. The Administration hopes that the Health and Human Service will check to see if their applicants are being honest, but for now, ObamaCare can be considered a fraud. 21%-25% Income Tax Credits go to people who shouldn't be eligible for insurance subsidies. Now Democrats are either voting to go with failure, or make change.

Monday, September 9, 2013

September 9th

Editorial: Wrestling for Gold talks about how how when the 2020 Summer Olympics occur in Tokyo, wrestling will be included as one of the competitive sports. The International Olympic Committee decided that wrestling would be an Olympic sport after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro, after it was chosen to be put back into the Olympics instead of squash or baseball. Though several people may think that wrestling lacks broad appeal, some other sports that lack broad appeal include badminton and the pentathlon. Wrestling also has original roots in the Olympics, because it was one of the sports in the original Ancient Greek Olympic Games. To make wrestling create a broader appeal throughout audiences, the International Olympic Committee lowered two weight classes for men and raised it by 2 for women. Hopefully this will attract a broader range of people who take an interest in the sport.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

September 7th

Opinion: A Drop of Blood. An Instant Diagnosis is about a 29 year old Stanford undergraduate dropout named Elizabeth Holmes, who created a life science company known as Theranos. The company's main focus was to make medical tests more accurate, less painful, and much cheaper than the average medical test. Now their laboratory tests range from simple blood work to genetic analyses. The company's method of doing blood work starts by using a ski-pocket warmer to increase blood flow to the person's hand. Next, they use a fingerstick to retrieve a tiny volume of blood for testing. The blood sample is then put into something Ms. Holmes refers to as a nanotainer, which holds just micro liters of blood. The sample taken is about the same size as a raindrop. These blood samples are also much more accurate. Starting Monday, Theranos will start a partnership with Walgreens. The first clinic will be in Palo Alto, CA, and spread out throughout California and other states. Ms. Holmes wants to make sure that people don't have to go through pain during a blood test , and she disagrees with the U.S. medical health caretakers taking almost 45 times more blood than they need. She also hopes that the uninsured can still get medical treatment. Hopefully, Ms. Holmes has come up with an innovative idea that is not just for the rich, but for everyone.

U.S. News: Fifteen Patients Possibly Exposed to Brain Disease talks about how an elderly person from New Hampshire died from a rare brain disorder known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disorder(CJD). The same possibly contaminated surgical instruments that were used on the elderly New Hampshire were then used on fifteen other patients, all spread out around New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. These patients are now having autopsies so that the doctors can make sure that these patients don't end up getting CJD. CJD causes memory loss, cognitive problems, and kills within a year. The five patients in Massachusetts have a much lower chance of having been contaminated by the surgical instruments, because they all had spinal surgery with those instruments instead of neurosurgery. This borrowing of surgical instruments happens a lot because the instruments are expensive, so it is much more cost-effective than every hospital purchasing instruments. Te instruments that were possibly contaminated were created by Medtronic Inc. The spreading of disease through neurosurgical instruments has never happened before, but the last time neurological disorders spread was overseas in 1976. This is an abnormal occurrence because nowadays, sterilization technology has become much more effective.

Gear and Gadgets: Mercedes S550: A Technological Tour de Force is about Mercedes-Benz's redesigned 2014 S550. This sedan/limousine/state car was considered the "best car in the world" by Gorden Wagner, Mercedes-Benz head of design. With a base price of $92,900 the S550 has gotten enough amenities to match that of an Awacs plane.  Some of its incredible features include a cabin air filtration system with four human-approved fragrances, and another really cool addition is Magic Body Control. Magic Body Control  uses stereoscopic cameras placed into the windshield header to "read" the road, so that it can adjust the air suspension if it reads a perturbation in the road. The S550 also has many other cool Magic Body Control tweaks which makes the S550 an Intelligent Drive, and gives the car situational awareness. Mercedes-Benz hope to have their S550 promoted to best car in the world.  But for now, the author of this article can say it's certainly good enough to become best car in the world.

Eating: Pop Goes the Cake is about how due to new experimenting with baking leads to odd, but effective baking methods. Now due to experimenting in the kitchen, people have found out that using soda in cake is an effective way to make the cake more moist. Coca-cola cake is usually very sweet due to the high level of sugar in the soda and the extra sugar added to the cake, but the carbonation in the drink doesn't really have any effect on the cake's flavor. Though the cake or sweet treat make have a slightly soggy texture if made incorrectly, it is a fun recipe to try during the start of high baking season. Some chefs take a modern approach towards the idea. One example is Matt Lewis, chef in Baked in Brooklyn, NY, who decided to make a root beer bundt cake, which matches the flavor of a root beer float. But to make sure that the cake really has the strong root beer float flavor, he had to add extra spices and root beer schnapps so that the flavor intensifies. So try it out, try playing around with soda and cake batter, and you may come up with something delicious.

Here is the recipe for the root-beer bundt cake created by Matt Lewis:
Ingredients(for cake)
-1 stick of unsalted butter cut into one- inch cubes
-2 cups of flour, and more for dusting pan
-2 cups of root beer, preferably from a natural brand such as Boylan
-1 cup dark cocoa powder
-1 1/4 cups of sugar
-1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
-1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Ingredients(for frosting)
-2 ounces 60% chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
-1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
-1 teaspoon salt
-1/4 cup natural root beer or root beer schnapps
-2/3 cup dark cocoa powder
-2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees, butter and flour a bundt pan
2. Heat butter, root beer, and cocoa powder over medium heat in a small pan until melted
3. Add sugars and whisk until dissolved
4. Remove from heat and set aside to cool
5. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl
6.  In a small bowl, whisk eggs until beaten, and then whisk together egg and cocoa mixture from steps 1-3
7. Then mix flour into the mixture, until slightly lumpy
8. Pour mixture into a bundt pan and bake. Rotate pan halfway through baking. When toothpick comes out clean, the cake is done. It will take about 35-45 minutes
9. Let the cake cool in the pan, use a knife to ease out the cake, then let cool on cooling rack.
10. Make frosting: Put all frosting ingredients into food processors and pulse in short bursts until frosting is shiny and smooth.
11. If it is necessary to thin the frosting, add 1-2 tablespoons of whole milk, and pulse again to combine.
12. Spread frosting in thick layer on top of cake.
13. EAT IT AND ENJOY!  

Electric Vehicles (My personal comparison) Nissan Leaf Versus BMW i3:

Now more car companies are creating electric vehicles, the Nissan Leaf as one of the first. But after talking to a worker at a BMW car store, we've found out that it is coming out for sale some time around December. So, the question is...........which one is the better buy? Nissan leaf or BMW i3? Apart from the Nissan Leaf being cheaper, starting as low as $21,300, and the BMW i3 starting at $41,350, is there a difference? Our family has a Nissan Leaf, and I don't think that there are really any problems with the car, it runs well and has a smooth drive, but it loses mileage quickly if you're on the freeway, and it takes FOREVER to charge, well, actually around 12 hours. According to the information on the BMW website, the i3 has 0-60 mph in about seven seconds, and takes just three hours to charge. The other difference is that BMW is a luxury brand and was the number one luxury car brand on the market for quite a while. Nissan isn't a bad company, and the Leaf is quite an incredible car, but it's your decision about whether you want to drive a Nissan Leaf or the BMW i3, or i8, which is the super modern and chic looking sports car shown below. So go electric! There are tons of great options out there for going electric, even ones that I didn't talk about such as the Mercedes B-Class or the Tesla Model S and soon the be Model X. My advice to you is to go check them out.
This is the BMW i8, which is not out in stores yet.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

September 4th

Opinion: They Once Were Giants is about how many technology companies have their rise in the technological empire, and then they fall. One clear example is Nokia. Around 2000, Nokia was the biggest and most popular mobile phone maker. The "iPhone" of the earlier times was a phone called the Communicator 9000, which looks like a big phone, but includes a keyboard. Nokia's market value was around $300 billion. But then, technology evolved, and the newer and cooler phones such as the Apple iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S4 came, out and despite the fact that Nokia still has some believers, their Microsoft 8 Nokia Lumia 1020 just doesn't sell as much as the Android, which about 80% of the market is purchasing. Now, Microsoft is purchasing Nokia for $7 billion.

Personal Journal: Models Strut On Social Media is about how nowadays models are being chosen for photo-shoots and advertisements due to their personality, which is shown in their tweets. Most of these models have around 100,000+ followers or maybe even more. Some examples are Jourdan Dunn, Liu Wen, Cara Delevingne, Coco Rocha, Joan Smalls, and Karlie Kloss. Before, most fashion companies just chose models if they were skinny enough and pretty enough, but now, models are being chosen if they have a personality that would really fit the clothing.  From now on, people will start noticing that there is a personality behind the modeling.

Sunday, September 1, 2013


Book Review: Touchscreen Toddlers and Instagram Teens by Catherine Stein-Adair is about how technology is now affecting the everyday lives of young children to college students and the elderly. Everyone is being affected because all of the social networking sites that have been created are taking up too much time in people's lives, and it makes  a person lose their social skills. Technology has taken up too much time in people's lives and it makes children aware of things that really aren't mature enough for. One example is that many teenage girls find it necessary to change their profiles and stats every half an hour so that they can keep in contact with their friends at all moments. DO you agree with the author that people are being affected by technology?


Off Duty(Fashion):In the fashion district, there is one trend, that has never officially gotten old. That trend is, feline prints. This trend has been around since a time maybe even earlier than the 1950s. Leopard print comes in many different styles ranging from dress and pants and shoes, and even tech accessories. No matter what, there is always a little hint of feline print in every season of new fashion.




Off Duty(Food): Fried chicken is one of the most popular fast foods out there that many people like. Over time, fried chicken has evolved from the simple crusted chicken, to different versions of fried chicken. Now, people have turned over to different versions such as Korean-style chicken, Nashville hot chicken, fried chicken with chili sauce, and finally the good old classic southern fried chicken. These are just a few examples, but this very clearly shows how food evolves after time.