The God Particle

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My first thought on this article was that is was interesting. There were some things I already knew about the topics in the article. I read about quarks, gluons, and bosons briefly during the Nuclear Energy Project. Basically, quarks and leptons make up protons and neutrons. Gluons simply glue quarks together. I had also heard of particle accelerators but I didn't know much about them. Its just a bunch of magnets with enormous electrical power that smash particles together or break them apart. So it made some sense to me.

This whole thing about finding the god particle sounds a little absurd. There probably are particles smaller than quarks or subatomic particles that decay in .00000000001 seconds but we just don't have the power to find them. It was mentioned in the article that there have been attempts to find more about the subatomic particles in U.S.A. but nothing has been found recently. The new device probably has more juice but I still doubt they'd find something significant. I would still support it however. There is a small chance something would be found but if there is, it'd be huge. The article had numerous examples on how sub-atomic discoveries led to amenities we rely on today. Some examples are laptops and iPods. I don't really care if were spending billions of dollars on it. The governments of the world waste billions of dollars all the time (and I'm not talking about the war in Iraq). If you want proof, look up "government waste" on Google. For an example of such a site, click this message.

I think you, Mr. V could've given us a basic overview on quarks and gluons. You never know if it'll come in useful. Quarks & gluons do make up everything in the universe, as far as we know.

If a big discovery is made, it could lead to amazing new inventions/better understanding of the universe and how it began. If it doesn't work, we just wasted a couple billion dollars. Have to wait and see...

Plan for the Future

This could change at any time but currently, I have 2 possible choices on what I would like to be as an adult.

1. Doctor. This strikes me as a respectable and satisfying job. It is respectable because it takes a lot of studies and experience. Because of this, you are trusted. When someone has got a problem, they will look to you for answers which you will have 99% of the time. It is also satisfying because you know that you are improving the health and quality of life for whoever your patient is. For more info on doctor/health jobs, click this message.
   
2. Financial manager. Anything with money involved sounds good to me. This job would not be as satisfying. It will be much more boring than being a doctor. It will mainly be analyzing data, being able to lead projects, and organizing data. However, this job has its advantages. Firstly, the minimum requirement is a bachelor's degree which is quite simple. Skills strongly needed would be mathematics, statistics, economics, and computer programming/skill. I don't mean to brag or anything but I'm exceptionally skilled in all those areas. Also, its a high paying job [usually $105,000 to $350,000 depending on employer and type of managing]. Also, with your economical experience, it would be likely that you would prospect stocks on the market and possibly pull off a few good investments leading to even bigger profits. For more info on financial managers, click this message.
   

Science would be vitally important for being a doctor because that is what it is all about. If you want to be a doctor, science is the subject. As for financial manager, computer science is about the only science you are going to use. Science wouldn't really be important for the job.

These jobs don't really have a connection to those activities I listed earlier.

Mr. Voight

I feel that Mr. Voight shouldn't get fired or suspended. He said in his blog that his outburst was purposeful and he had good reason behind it. I too am a little tired or the language I'm hearing (i do a pretty good job of not swearing, at least in public).
Here is a link to Mr.V's response to his outburst

Favorite Activity

I can't think of one specific activity because I get bored of things and do different things but then get back to the same thing all over again.

Here are my favorite activities:

• Baseball
• Tennis/badminton
• Video gaming (real gaming, not the lame, from time-to-time one) We aren't talking mmorpgs or rpgs because they are too boring and slow. I'd prefer multi-player shoot-em-ups(Halo) or DDR, (I'd own you, don't even try). However, i haven't played any games for almost a month, I wanted to make sure I didn't have an addiction.
  

Yunus has a post of video gaming too, check it.
Some things that all of these activities have in common that I like about them are:

• They all have a winner/or a group of winners
• Good for your health (video gaming increases IQ, google it)
• Allows you to have a lot of fun with friends. I usually don't game alone because there would be no motivation.
• Develops character (not always a good one)
• Makes you happier, if you lost the game of base-ball, you still had fun with your team so its not too bad.
  
• Takes away your stress though i usually don't have much of it

If I had to pick, I would pick base-ball because its healthy, makes me happy, improves hand-eye coordination, and allows me to have fun with friends. If the team wins, everything becomes multiplied by two and it is even better.