“You took it out; you put it away.” This response was the reason that I failed my maturity test and was not allowed to participate that year in the “Eye of the Tiger” Karate program. As a feisty 5-year-old, I had just learned that phrase in preschool in its intended rhetoric– to put away my toys after using them. As a result, [...]

Facing the dignity test: Paul and Huntsman refuses to attend presidential primary debate moderated by Donald Trump A drug that wakes up the near dead Record jump in emissions in 2010, study finds Hot on the trail of a ‘just right’ far-off planet U.S. urges creativity by colleges to gain diversity Women in government, help a [...]

The week’s best links that we didn’t get to: 1. Elias Isquith on Newt Gingrich’s political savvy   2. Donald Trump will moderate the next Republican presidential debate. 3. Check out Feministing‘s post on the last plus-size vintage clothing store in the United States 4. Gary Gutting takes on issues of abortion and personhood in The [...]

In lieu of yesterday’s World AIDS Day and Consider’s latest issue concerning gay men’s right to donate blood, I felt it only appropriate to shed light on another tribulation concerning HIV/AIDS. The world’s leading contributors to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have declared that due to the financial downfall, donation goals will be [...]

The non-profit organizations like Doc2Dock and MedShare finds ways of salvaging and redistributing discarded unused surgical instruments, such as scalpels, needles, and sponges, and to “match the specific needs of hospitals in the developing world.” US doctors often prepare for surgical procedures by opening instrument and supply kits that contain numerous items and only use some of them. US regulations stipulate [...]

Ndamakong Suh was just recently suspended for two games for his actions a week ago in the Thanksgiving Day game versus the Packers, where he stomped on a Packer player’s arm and was ejected from the game. A few days later on Sunday, Stevie Johnson of the Buffalo Bills had a great game.  He scored two touchdowns [...]