Spring Break
After the 1973-74 oil embargo, a Strategic Petroleum Reserve was established to protect against future crises. The reserve was placed on the Gulf of Mexico and consisted of a number of gigantic salt caves. The science behind drilling a hole 2,000 feet into the earth filled with water to dissolve the salt, creating a cavern the Eiffel tower could be dumped into with room to spare, was originally perfected by oil companies along the Gulf.
What was the best part of elementary school? Learning the complex details of the English language? I don't think so. Grasping rudimentary mathematics? Probably not. Dodgeball in gym class? Definitely great, yet there was something I'm sure everyone liked just a little better.
For the United States, the biggest news of the week, perhaps of the year, has absolutely nothing to do with the presidential election. This breaking story involves another vote - a decision made by the Israeli parliament. On Tuesday night, Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, won a vote that approved his plan to remove all Israeli settlements from Gaza in Palestine.
In the frenzied campaign atmosphere of the 2004 elections, we've heard both President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry expound ad nauseam on the topics of national security, healthcare and the economy. We've discussed the candidates' families, motorboats and college careers.
