Water Cycle xtranormal-- 5/30/12

Weather project final
by: np200

Current events-- 5/23/12

The Pentagon is Investing Millions to Advance the Future of 3-D Printing Tech

This is a 3-D printing machine that the Pentagon is currently researching.

              This article was about something that I didn't even know could happen in our existence. Is it even possible to be printing out three dimensional objects? This article was about Barack Obama putting aside sixty million dollars for the investment in 3-D printing technologies. Three-dimensional printing is a piece of technology that holds great anticipation from the citizens of the United States. The 3-D printing industry is going great. Some analysts expect it to grow to $3.1 billion by 2016. This is being discussed at the pentagon to make life a little more interesting for America's citizens and is a great new type of technology to be investing in. Barack Obama is totally into the idea and is offering more money towards making this miracle happen.
             I have mixed feelings for this article. I really like the idea of the Pentagon exploring new ideas to make life more interesting for everyone. I love the whole situation myself and hope it works out for the scientists and engineers working on the project. On the other hand, considering our current place in the economy, I feel that it's a silly idea to be investing on. We don't really need 3-D printing right now. Of course, it would make manufacturing a whole lot easier, but the economy would just dip down again if the Pentagon and Barack Obama are spending a lot more time focusing on the project than on our current situation. Overall, this article really caught my eye and it's about 3-D printing, an extremely cool project, but is a waste to be focusing on in this type of economy.

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3-D printing machine pic

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Current events-- 5/08/12

In a Medical First, Doctors Transplant the Same Kidney Twice in Two Weeks.

The three bodies the kidney was in.

            This article is about surgeons operating on the same kidney twice in two weeks. The final recipient (third person to own the organ) is reportedly doing well even after two transplants. A twenty-seven year old patient with a disease known as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (causes scar tissue on a part of the kidney that does the filtering of waste from the blood). The condition led to heart failure and the man received a kidney from his sister but within days signs of his glomerulosclerosis kicked in, causing life-threatening complications.  The kidney was taken out so a good kidney couldn't be wasted. The man was glad to be helping another person so doctors removed the kidney and transplanted it into a sixty-seven year old man. The kidney regained function almost immediately. While the original patient is awaiting another transplant, this miracle was a medical first. The kidney made a miracle after being transported into three bodies. 

The kidney transplant. 

             I think this article was really interesting and miraculous. Many of the kidney transplants are working, but aren't working as well as the kidney is for the sixty-seven year old man. This is even after being in two bodies. Many miracles are happening currently considering curing diseases and find out more symptoms and it's really great that people are able to help other helpless people. It's interesting to see how one little organ can help boost everyone's confidence and help a person live. What surprises me most is how the organ fails in one body but does more than enough in the other. The transplant even showed reversal of the slight damage caused bu the original person's diseases. Like I said, it's all a medical first and miracles can always be happening.

             To sum it all up, it's amazing how miracles are happening everyday even if the human brain cannot figure out why they're happening.

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Article link -- In a Medical First, Doctors transplant the same kidney twice in two weeks.

The three patients picture

The kidney transplant picture