Q. I need something easyy and it's due Jan.22nd 2010. Please Help! Thanks!
A. You have lots of time, so if it's too easy you won't get a good grade.
First think of a problem that you want to solve, and then think of how you could solve it. Your invention probably won't be totally new, but maybe you could improve on one that already exists. For example, my son is an artist and he designed an improvement on easels that made it possible for little kids to adjust the height by themselves. This meant that the kid could keep the easel a few years longer as he grew, because little kids' easels aren't easily adjustible. Think of something you're interested in, or look at all the gadgets in your kitchen or work area. Also keep an eye on those "as seen on TV" products. You can't copy those things, but they may give you an idea.
First think of a problem that you want to solve, and then think of how you could solve it. Your invention probably won't be totally new, but maybe you could improve on one that already exists. For example, my son is an artist and he designed an improvement on easels that made it possible for little kids to adjust the height by themselves. This meant that the kid could keep the easel a few years longer as he grew, because little kids' easels aren't easily adjustible. Think of something you're interested in, or look at all the gadgets in your kitchen or work area. Also keep an eye on those "as seen on TV" products. You can't copy those things, but they may give you an idea.
What, in your opinion, is the most stupid way the government spends our money?
Q.
A. The federal government spent billions of dollars in 2011 on some unusual projects.
Here are some that seem utterly outrageous to me...
1. $764,825 for a study on how college students use cell phones and social media
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Notre Dame this grant to study the mobile and social media habits of college freshmen. I can tell you exactly how college freshmen use mobile phones and social media: for 3 a.m. texts and phone calls to that guy in American History. I could have saved the government a lot of money.
2. $136,555 for teachers to retrace Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in England
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This grant, awarded to teachers from Kent State and Eastern Illinois Universities, allowed Middle English lit fanatics to take the trip outlined in Canterbury Tales. I'm betting £10 that the tour guides just make up half of the landmarks.
3. $55,660 on butter packaging
Kriemhild Dairy Farms received this chunk of change to package their grass-fed cow butter. The funding isn’t the only thing that’s too big: The butter itself is 85 percent fat.
4. $606,000 for a study about online dating
Columbia University researchers received over a half-million dollars to study online dating. Maybe the Ivy League nerds who conducted this study should put down the lab coats and go to a bar — or at least the library.
5. $484,000 for a pizza restaurant
Arlington, Texas has one more beer and pizza joint, thanks to this grant to a private developer. The groovy Mellow Mushroom, a national chain, is known for its hippie theme.
6. $48,700 towards the Second Annual Hawaii Chocolate Festival
These funds were awarded to promote Hawaii’s chocolate industry. The Aloha State is already full of sandy beaches, clear blue water, and sun. Why do they get all the good stuff... (That’s the mayor of Hershey, Pennsylvania on Line 1.)
7. $147,138 to build a magic museum
Maybe the wizards at the American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Mich., can make the federal deficit disappear. The grant was awarded to promote the “history of magic entertainment.”
8. $96,000 on iPads for kindergarteners
One school district in Maine was awarded this grant to buy every kindergarten student the latest Apple gadget. These kids can’t add yet, but thanks to Uncle Sam they’ll never need to.
9. $175,587 for a study on the link between cocaine and the mating habits of quail
The funding for this super-important scientific study is down from its 2010 level of $181,406. But I think the amount is ridiculous for research that proves what the film “Blow” already did: that cocaine is linked to high-risk sexual activity.
Here are some that seem utterly outrageous to me...
1. $764,825 for a study on how college students use cell phones and social media
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Notre Dame this grant to study the mobile and social media habits of college freshmen. I can tell you exactly how college freshmen use mobile phones and social media: for 3 a.m. texts and phone calls to that guy in American History. I could have saved the government a lot of money.
2. $136,555 for teachers to retrace Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in England
Ads by Google
This grant, awarded to teachers from Kent State and Eastern Illinois Universities, allowed Middle English lit fanatics to take the trip outlined in Canterbury Tales. I'm betting £10 that the tour guides just make up half of the landmarks.
3. $55,660 on butter packaging
Kriemhild Dairy Farms received this chunk of change to package their grass-fed cow butter. The funding isn’t the only thing that’s too big: The butter itself is 85 percent fat.
4. $606,000 for a study about online dating
Columbia University researchers received over a half-million dollars to study online dating. Maybe the Ivy League nerds who conducted this study should put down the lab coats and go to a bar — or at least the library.
5. $484,000 for a pizza restaurant
Arlington, Texas has one more beer and pizza joint, thanks to this grant to a private developer. The groovy Mellow Mushroom, a national chain, is known for its hippie theme.
6. $48,700 towards the Second Annual Hawaii Chocolate Festival
These funds were awarded to promote Hawaii’s chocolate industry. The Aloha State is already full of sandy beaches, clear blue water, and sun. Why do they get all the good stuff... (That’s the mayor of Hershey, Pennsylvania on Line 1.)
7. $147,138 to build a magic museum
Maybe the wizards at the American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Mich., can make the federal deficit disappear. The grant was awarded to promote the “history of magic entertainment.”
8. $96,000 on iPads for kindergarteners
One school district in Maine was awarded this grant to buy every kindergarten student the latest Apple gadget. These kids can’t add yet, but thanks to Uncle Sam they’ll never need to.
9. $175,587 for a study on the link between cocaine and the mating habits of quail
The funding for this super-important scientific study is down from its 2010 level of $181,406. But I think the amount is ridiculous for research that proves what the film “Blow” already did: that cocaine is linked to high-risk sexual activity.
how do I get my youtube videos more popular?
Q. Okay I'm trying to get my videos to have at least thousands of views. I have videos of song lyrics, anime slide shows and one short animated video. I've made the names more interesting and I've sent messages of my videos to my friends and I've posted links to my videos on facebook. What else do I have to do to get them to have thousands of views?
http://m.youtube.com/profile?gl=US&warned=True&client=mv-google&hl=en&user=angelofdarkness1515
http://m.youtube.com/profile?gl=US&warned=True&client=mv-google&hl=en&user=angelofdarkness1515
A. Put your tags as:
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or something like that, also, put it in your description:
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or something like that, also, put it in your description:
--IGNORE--
activism, advertising, alternative-news, ancient-history, animals, animation, anime, architecture, arts, astronomy, atheist, bizarre, blogs, books, buddhism, business, cars, cartoons, cats, celebrities, christianity, classic-rock, clothing, comedy-movies, comics, computer-graphics, computer-hardware, computers, cooking, crafts, crime, cyberculture, dogs, drawing, drugs, ecommerce, environment, fashion, fine-arts, firefox, geography, graphic-design, guitar, guns, hacking, health, history, humor, illusions
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