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A medical researcher in Jacksonville, Florida has developed a new stitching technique that could possibly transform surgical procedures around the world. Perhaps the most fascinating detail is the researcher is a 14-year-old high school freshman.

Tony Hansberry II has created a new way to sew up hysterectomy patients in efforts to reduce the risks of post surgical complications and simplify the delicate procedure for less experienced surgeons, reports Jacksonville News. So far, the young man has only performed the surgery on dummies but has managed to fascinate the medical community enough to peak the interests of seasoned surgeons. On April 24 Hansberry presented his findings in the University of Florida’s medical auditorium packed with board-certified physicians, with established practices older than Hansberry, eager to see what medical phenomenon awaits. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s interesting to see how an area, country, or society can change its morals almost at the drop of a hat. For example, Weimar Germany, devastated by the worldwide financial collapse of the 1930’s and saddled with an insurmountable war debt, quickly became a moral wasteland. As fortunes crumbled and the future seemed hopeless, the basic rules governing social interaction evaporated and Berlin became a destination for sex tourists, not unlike today’s Bankok. Businessmen from around the world used their vastly inflated home currencies to buy the affections of “demi-castors,” or upstanding middle-class women who turned to prostitution as a means of making ends meet.

From matrons to schoolgirls, women from every walk of life and level of society demonstrated that, in the end, there is one commodity that never loses its value.While Weimar Berlin is an outrageous example of the impact that a brutalized economy can have on society, recent events have demonstrated that the evaporation of social mores is not as unlikely as one might hope. From young New York women seeking to  themselves to wealthy businessmen, to people offering cheap rentals in return for  sex for gas, the news over the last few months has been full of sordid tales of women deciding to turn to prostitution as a means of dealing with inflation. The definitive event in this trend was probably New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s dalliance with Ashlee Dupree. While the news was running in circles attempting to explain Spitzer’s downfall, precious little attention was devoted to the woman who was willing to exchange her body for cash and an embarrassing moment in the spotlight. It’s interesting to speculate on the reason for this lack of coverage: was the media uninterested in the forces that motivated Spitzer’s Lolita, or was it simply convinced that it already knew them? Read the rest of this entry »

Alice Smith has been one of my favorite soul musicians recently  and I’m  looking forward to hear more new music from her soon. You can visit her site to see, hear, and read more about this sensational non-conventional artist. Unlike most of today’s pop artists who focus mainly on their image rather than the quality of their music, Alice is a true artist with endless amounts of natural talent. Also check out her sweet MySpace page! Her voice is dreamy and very sultry, she kind of reminds me of Sade. I think Alice would be great for the opening song of a James Bond movie, she’s just that good!

Here is a clip of her on The Craig Fergueson Show