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:
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.
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