So far in 2010, the federal government has rung up a brand new ONE TRILLION DOLLARS in debt.
--That brings our national debt to just over $13 TRILLION . . . meaning we've spent 13 trillion more dollars than we've taken in. To put things in perspective, here's what we could've bought with the $1 TRILLION that's been added to the debt this year.
--66 million new Honda Civics, which is about one for every five Americans. (--Valued at $15,000.)
--5.57 million new American homes. (--Valued at the current median single-family home price of $179,400.)
--Wiping out 100% of the credit card debt held by Americans . . . and still having a few hundred billion dollars left over.
--One year's salary for 14.7 million teachers. (--At $68,000 per year. That seems high to us but that's the National Average. Believe me... We KNOW Idaho teachers are underpayed by comparison.)
--1.33 trillion bags of M&Ms.
(Yahoo Finance)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
A WHOPPING ZERO PERCENT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY'D PAY TO USE TWITTER:
A new survey about Twitter makes one thing VERY clear: People like using it . . . but if it disappeared tomorrow, we'd all be over our depression by lunch.
--A survey by the University of Southern California found that ZERO PERCENT of people say they'd be willing to pay to use Twitter. Zero. Not a single person gets enough fulfillment out of Twitter to give them a single penny.
--Jeffrey Cole, who led the study, says, quote, "Such an extreme finding underscores the difficulty of getting Internet users to pay for anything that they already receive for free."
--"Consumers really want free content without advertising, but ultimately they understand that content has to be paid for one way or another."
--The survey also found that 55% of people would rather see advertisements on a website than pay to read its content.
(Mashable)
--A survey by the University of Southern California found that ZERO PERCENT of people say they'd be willing to pay to use Twitter. Zero. Not a single person gets enough fulfillment out of Twitter to give them a single penny.
--Jeffrey Cole, who led the study, says, quote, "Such an extreme finding underscores the difficulty of getting Internet users to pay for anything that they already receive for free."
--"Consumers really want free content without advertising, but ultimately they understand that content has to be paid for one way or another."
--The survey also found that 55% of people would rather see advertisements on a website than pay to read its content.
(Mashable)
CELL PHONES CARRY 18 TIMES MORE BACTERIA THAN THE TOILET HANDLE IN A MEN'S PUBLIC RESTROOM:
There's no area that SEEMS more contaminated with germs than a men's public restroom.
--So this is pretty mind-blowing: According to a study, your cell phone has almost 18 TIMES more living bacteria on it than the toilet handle in a men's public restroom.
--Cell phones are perfect spots for bacteria to thrive: We touch them constantly without washing our hands . . . keep them stored in warm places like pockets and purses . . . and rarely ever clean them.
--In the study, researchers swabbed 30 cell phones and found that about one out of four had bacteria levels that were high enough to give a person stomach problems.
--The website Ranker.com recently put together a list of the 10 dirtiest things you touch every day. And cell phones came in fourth, behind money, light switches, and computer keyboards.
--The rest of the top 10 are toilet seats, shopping carts, remote controls, bathtubs, kitchen sinks, and sponges.
(Fox 29 - Philadelphia / Ranker)
--So this is pretty mind-blowing: According to a study, your cell phone has almost 18 TIMES more living bacteria on it than the toilet handle in a men's public restroom.
--Cell phones are perfect spots for bacteria to thrive: We touch them constantly without washing our hands . . . keep them stored in warm places like pockets and purses . . . and rarely ever clean them.
--In the study, researchers swabbed 30 cell phones and found that about one out of four had bacteria levels that were high enough to give a person stomach problems.
--The website Ranker.com recently put together a list of the 10 dirtiest things you touch every day. And cell phones came in fourth, behind money, light switches, and computer keyboards.
--The rest of the top 10 are toilet seats, shopping carts, remote controls, bathtubs, kitchen sinks, and sponges.
(Fox 29 - Philadelphia / Ranker)
"SURVIVOR" HAS REVEALED THIS YEAR'S "TWIST":
CBS has announced that Season 21 of "Survivor" . . . "Survivor: Nicaragua" . . . will split the castaways into two tribes based on their AGE.
--One tribe will feature everyone over 40, while the other one will be made up of contestants mostly in their 20s.
(--That means that 67-year-old former Dallas Cowboys coach JIMMY JOHNSON will be competing . . . at least initially . . . against people closer to his own age.)
--"Survivor" premieres on September 15th, and will air on Wednesday nights.
--One tribe will feature everyone over 40, while the other one will be made up of contestants mostly in their 20s.
(--That means that 67-year-old former Dallas Cowboys coach JIMMY JOHNSON will be competing . . . at least initially . . . against people closer to his own age.)
--"Survivor" premieres on September 15th, and will air on Wednesday nights.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
"FREINDLY" HONKING
Brad says:
I was in the turning lane by Lowes on North College RD. I was waiting at the light to turn south onto Blue Lakes. The man in front of me was spacing off (nothing we all haven't done) and didn't notice that he could go. I tapped my horn to give him a friendly nudge and he flipped! I got the "Aw... C'mawm!" and a not so nice gesture. It got me to thinking... Is it even possible to give a friendly honk or will it always be perceived as rude no matter what your intentions?
I was in the turning lane by Lowes on North College RD. I was waiting at the light to turn south onto Blue Lakes. The man in front of me was spacing off (nothing we all haven't done) and didn't notice that he could go. I tapped my horn to give him a friendly nudge and he flipped! I got the "Aw... C'mawm!" and a not so nice gesture. It got me to thinking... Is it even possible to give a friendly honk or will it always be perceived as rude no matter what your intentions?
A MAN BUYS NEGATIVES AT A GARAGE SALE FOR $45 . . . AND THEY TURN OUT TO BE WORTH $200 MILLION:
--Ten years ago, Rick Norsigian of Fresno, California, was at a garage sale. He saw two small boxes containing film negatives of some cool California nature scenes. The seller wanted $70, but Rick negotiated him down to $45.
--Then, when Rick got them appraised, the people who examined them were SHOCKED: These weren't just ANY film negatives, they were taken by ANSEL ADAMS . . . one of the most famous photographers of ALL TIME.
--So Rick's $45 purchase is valued at . . . ready for this . . . at least $200 MILLION.
--The photos show Yosemite National Park and San Francisco, and were taken by Adams in the early 1900s, before he became famous. Experts had always believed the negatives from early in Adams's career were destroyed in a fire.
--The person who sold them to Rick . . . whose name hasn't been released, most likely to save him from a life of public humiliation . . . says he bought the negatives in the 1940s at a warehouse salvage in Los Angeles.
--Rick plans to cash-in by selling original prints from the negatives to museums and collectors. (CNN)
--Then, when Rick got them appraised, the people who examined them were SHOCKED: These weren't just ANY film negatives, they were taken by ANSEL ADAMS . . . one of the most famous photographers of ALL TIME.
--So Rick's $45 purchase is valued at . . . ready for this . . . at least $200 MILLION.
--The photos show Yosemite National Park and San Francisco, and were taken by Adams in the early 1900s, before he became famous. Experts had always believed the negatives from early in Adams's career were destroyed in a fire.
--The person who sold them to Rick . . . whose name hasn't been released, most likely to save him from a life of public humiliation . . . says he bought the negatives in the 1940s at a warehouse salvage in Los Angeles.
--Rick plans to cash-in by selling original prints from the negatives to museums and collectors. (CNN)
MEN SAY 'I LOVE YOU' MORE THAN WOMEN?
MEN SAY "I LOVE YOU" MORE OFTEN THAN WOMEN?
--According to a survey by the magazine "Good Health" , men today actually say "I love you" MORE OFTEN than women. 56% of men . . . or almost three out of five . . . say "I love you" more often than their woman does.
--The survey also found that men are just as likely to know their woman's CLOTHING SIZE as women are to know their man's. 70% of men know their wife or girlfriend's size . . . and 72% of women know their husband or boyfriend's size.
--According to a survey by the magazine "Good Health" , men today actually say "I love you" MORE OFTEN than women. 56% of men . . . or almost three out of five . . . say "I love you" more often than their woman does.
--The survey also found that men are just as likely to know their woman's CLOTHING SIZE as women are to know their man's. 70% of men know their wife or girlfriend's size . . . and 72% of women know their husband or boyfriend's size.
RATE MY COP
Here's a new website that allows you to "rate" a police officer. You can score them based on criteria such as professionalism and abuse of power. Good idea? Bad idea? It certainly ranks high in area of accountability... but could it get out of hand when a handful of people post nasty marks just becuase they're cramped up becuase "Joe Officer" wrote them a speeding ticket. Check out the site here.
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