Time Capsule

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 May 2015 01:30 Written by Albert Greenhut Thursday, 15 January 2015 05:04

We go through life collecting memories, of times of people, sometimes all it takes is a part of a song, or the sight of some long forgotten trinket to allow memories to come cascading back into our conscience minds.  Time capsules are nothing new, but they give us is a glimpse of a time gone by, insight into what people tenderly put away or consider important or worthy of being saved for later generations.  We do not have them here to let us know why they saved particular items, but we are allowed new insights.

It was with great excitement that the New State House in Boston had a time capsule extracted from its building during repairs.  The time capsule had been discovered in 1855, removed, viewed and put back into place.  This will happen again, but for a short time we have the privilege of seeing what Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, two great American icons, thought would be important to save for posterity.

Air Pollution

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 May 2015 01:24 Written by Albert Greenhut Monday, 5 January 2015 04:42

As we start a new year, we want to focus on aspects of our world that have impact on both our lives and on the protection of the products that we make as a society. One of these areas is regarding pollution and the impact of pollution around the world. Scientists are finding more and more effects of pollution; most recently studies have found a correlation linking prenatal exposure to fine particles, breathed in by expecting mothers, to increased prevalence or effects of autism. This is a scary proposition. Even if this is found to not be true, the effects of pollution will continue to be found in new places.