DonorsChoose.org is a non-profit organization that works with people from all over the web, to enrich and enhance the opportunities of students all over the US. According to the site: DonorsChoose.org is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need for more effective learning. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund. On completion of a project, donors receive a feedback package of student photos and thank-you notes, and a teacher impact letter.
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Salt water can indeed burn when exposed to a certain kind of radio wave, a university chemist has confirmed. Rustum Roy of Pennsylvania State University verified earlier this month that the radio waves break down the water into its constituent components, allowing the resulting freed hydrogen and oxygen to catch fire. John Kanzius of Sanibel, Florida, first happened upon the phenomenon earlier this year when running experiments with a radio frequency generator he designed to help zap cancer cells. When he trained the radio waves on a test tube of salt water, it produced an unexpected spark, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Curious, Kanzius and colleagues decided to ignite the water with a match. The water lit and kept burning
Sep 23,Amazon Mechanical Turk is a marketplace for work that requires human intelligence. The Mechanical Turk web service enables companies to programmatically access this marketplace and a diverse, on-demand workforce. Developers can leverage this service to build human intelligence directly into their applications. While computing technology continues to improve, there are still many things that human beings can do much more effectively than computers, such as identifying objects in a photo or video, performing data de-duplication, transcribing audio recordings or researching data details. Traditionally, tasks like this have been accomplished by hiring a large temporary workforce (which is time consuming, expensive and difficult to scale) or have gone undone. Mechanical Turk aims to make accessing human intelligence simple, scalable, and cost-effective.
Sep 17,Technology magazines ignore women and women's magazines ignore technology. Popgadget.net is a lifestyle magazine that embraces technology as a regular and essential part of women's lives. Popgadget covers topics traditionally seen in women's magazines, such as health and fitness, beauty and fashion, home, family, and entertainment, but with a unique focus on the products and people that bring exciting innovations to those aspects of womens' lives.
Aug 31,Sept 1st and 2nd, Hollywood Producer/Director is coming to Brick’s to shoot a Pilot TV Show, and the Brick’s ’07 DVD…Don’t Miss it!!! Go discuss it on the New Brick’s Forum: http://forum.BricksOffRoadPark.com Head-2-Head Tuff Truck Pull-Off Competition $10 Entry Fee + $100 Added = Winner Takes All Per Class!!!!! 2 classes based on Tire Size…Road Worthy & Unlimited Co-Sponsored by B & J Fabrications and run by the Boys Off Road Club $1000 Mud Truck Challenge!!!!! Go 300 feet through the mud slew and get out on your own and take the cash!!! Drag Racing!!! ATVs Only / Trophy Awarded Saturday Only “Fun Run” Scavenger Hunts each weekend!!!!! $50 Cash prize – Plus more prizes!!! ATVs only – Sign up
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