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By Michael Auslen, Editor-in-Chief on February 22, 2010, at 8:38 pm.
 The Acalanes Blueprint high school newspaper faces the chopping block of district budget cuts. In response, the California paper, which is this year celebrating its 70th anniversary, has been imploring the community to help them in any way possible, so that they may not lose what the student reporters and editors believe to be an invaluable cornerstone of the school and community. Photo courtesy of http://acalanesblueprint.webs.com
The Acalanes High School Blueprint is begging for help. In a time when print journalism is on its way out, high school journalists too are feeling the pressure of budget cuts. Such is the case at Acalanes.
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By Connor Randall, News Reporter on February 1, 2010, at 12:16 am.
Heart disease is the single leading cause of death in the United States by a large margin. By being aware of your own risk and spreading the information to others, you can help lessen the staggering numbers. The American Heart Association gives hundreds of millions of dollars each year to support research and educate the public on heart disease and strokes, which annually kill about 960,000 Americans alone. Here are some things you can do to decrease your risk of heart disease:
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By Emily Kribs, News Reporter on December 1, 2009, at 12:44 am.
Today–November 30th–is a very special day in which you celebrate being alive or something, I suppose.
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By Connor Randall, News Reporter on November 30, 2009, at 3:10 pm.
A seldom seen look into the world’s number one golfer’s private life was cast this weekend after Tiger Woods crashed his Escalade into a tree in his Orlando neighborhood early Friday morning.
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By Michael Auslen, Editor-in-Chief on November 8, 2009, at 1:12 am.
 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.), pictured. Pelosi, as a leading Democrat, was one of the Affordable Health Care for America Act's most vehement supporters and advocates. Photo from LA Times, originally by Mark Williams/Getty Images. At 11:16 p.m. EST on Nov. 7, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act with a 220-215 vote.
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By Rachel Brown, Spotlight Reporter on November 5, 2009, at 8:11 pm.
 SWAT teams deploying to Fort Hood, Texas. Photo courtesy of Reuters. A military psychiatrist opened fire at the military processing center in Fort Hood, Texas. Thirteen were killed and another thirty were wounded.
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By Marshall McStraw, News Reporter on October 31, 2009, at 7:06 pm.
Health experts are urging parents to avoid taking their children to the ER in fear of H1N1 unless the children shold display symptoms uncommon to Influenza.
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By Rachel Brown, Spotlight Reporter on October 13, 2009, at 9:10 pm.
 Michael Brewer, the victim of an intentional burning. Photo courtesy of WFOR. Monday night and this morning five teens were arrested for the intentional burning of a fifteen-year-old in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The victim apparently had rubbing alcohol poured on him and was then set ablaze by a lighter.
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By Ashley Pajor, Managing Editor on October 9, 2009, at 4:56 am.
 Jaycee Dugard You’re eleven years old, waiting on the corner of your street for the bus to pick you up and take you to another day in the fifth grade. Instead of going to school however, you are thrown into a gray car and not heard from again for 18 years. Hard to imagine? This is what happened to Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was recently discovered on August 26, 2009, after nearly two decades.
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By Marshall McStraw, News Reporter on October 9, 2009, at 4:56 am.
Recently a patent was submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trade office that proposed a method that could possibly weaken hurricanes before they hit land. One of the most notable names on the patent was billionaire and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates.
The concept behind the idea is based on scientists’ belief that hurricanes are fueled by warm water on the surface of the ocean. The theory involves pushing warmer surface water down while pulling colder water up to cool the surface of the water through the use of a large number of tub-like barges being placed in the path of the storm, thus preventing the warmer water from increasing the severity of the hurricane. If the process works as intended, it could greatly weaken a potential hurricane and decrease the damage caused by flooding when the hurricane hits land. Opponents of the idea have criticized the enormous cost associated with cooling the surface of the water, which could easily cost billions of dollars; in addition to that it could result in a number of undesired effects upon the environment. By changing the natural temperature of the water, the marine life and underwater environment of the area surrounding the cooling could be negatively affected or destroyed. There also is the fact that some land areas may depend on the moisture from the hurricane, and without the additional water, their crops could lack the necessary amount of water to survive.
Although there are significant drawbacks to this proposition, it has great scientific potential; should the world ever face severely dangerous hurricanes as a result of climate change, this process may be one of the few options available to weaken the storm(s).
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