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Sixty five years – don’t they go by in a blink. Meet Joe Black

Our time on earth is limited – but you’d never guess that by the way some people live. Although advancements in gene therapy and cryogenics attempt to lengthen our lifespan,there’s no denying that our most precious resource is in short supply. This fact was brought to my attention by the death of a dear friend, and the demise of a beloved colleague. After the twin towers collapsed, an onlooker commented, “I’m not going to do anything I don’t want to do.” Turn the page…

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One of the latest discoveries – the Higgs Boson effect – has created significant buzz in the scientific community. Known as the “God particle,” a boson is a carrier that (when passed through a specific field) creates mass. Turn the page…

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