A Site for Sore Eyes Harry K. Jones on 11 Jul 2008 10:00 am
More Time-saving Resources
Here’s our second installation of a new feature designed to assist you in your efforts to save some time and effort in your day-to-day quest for success. As we locate valuable resources, we’ll post them here for your convenience. Browse the listing, identify potential assets, make a quick trip to those sites you chose to see if they may be worthwhile to add to your Favorites.
If you happen to have resources you feel might be valuable to others, please feel free to send them to me at the e-mail address listed here, and we’ll certainly consider posting them as well.
Tap the Power of Wise Geeks to Answer Your Questions
wiseGEEK allows you to search over 22,100 (and growing) articles, providing answers to common questions everyone seems to have but no one can find. It is maintained by a team of writers and editors dedicated to providing clear and concise answers to common questions. Currently, there are more than 50 active, qualified contributors, and profiles are provided. Readers are also permitted to “comment on this article” if they have additional information to offer. Every comment is researched and implemented where appropriate. Their qualified writers along with the army of readers ensure that the information is as accurate as possible.
Categories are numerous and you can expect to be overwhelmed with the number of answers you’ll discover on this site. Categories include: Technology & Gadgets, Home & Garden, Manufacturing and Industry, Internet & Computers, Health & Wellness, Crafts and Do-It-Yourself, Finance & Investing, Science & Engineering, Cars-Boats & Airplanes, Business & Economy, Sports & Hobbies, Food & Cooking, Travel & Entertainment, Art & Music, People, The World, Animals & the Environment, The United States, Language & The Humanities, History & Government, Miscellaneous, and others.
U.S. National Debt Clock
While the U.S. National Debt Clock is a very interesting site, you might want to be sure you’re sitting down before you actually make the visit. You’re in for a real shock! This site continually updates our outstanding National Debt, our estimated population and each citizen’s share of that enormous figure. By the way, the answer is yes—that total figure is in the trillions! It’s a real eye-opener and even tells you how to voice your concern to Congress and the White House.
The Outstanding Public Debt as of July 9, 2008, at 07:30:00 PM GMT is: $9,496,827,721,239.56
The estimated population of the United States is 304,325,087 so each citizen’s share of this debt is $31,206.19.
The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $1.72 billion per day since September 28, 2007! Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House!
By the way, they even provide a link to another site that answers all of your questions about the U.S. National Debt Clock and even shares questions and answers of previous visitors.
U.S. POPClock Projection
The U.S. population clock is based on the national population estimates. The U.S. Census Bureau produces national population estimates annually using the latest available data on births, deaths, and international migration. Each year, we recalibrate the population clock when we release the new set of population estimates.
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, projected to 07/09/08 at 19:33 GMT GMT (EST+5) is 304,556,518.
COMPONENT SETTINGS FOR JULY 2008
- One birth every 7 seconds.
- One death every 13 seconds.
- One international migrant (net) every 30 seconds.
- Net gain of one person every 10 seconds.
The MightyCool Atomic Clock
If you need to set your clock to the actual current time, a quick visit to this site will provide you with precise time. The MightyCool Atomic Clock is calibrated several times per day with the U.S. Naval Observatory Atomic Clock, which maintains the official time standard for the United States of America as mandated by law.
You can find the time for each of the Pacific/Mountain/Central/Eastern time zones here at home as well as select International Times.
You’ll find a button on the page labeled RELOAD. Simply click on that button and the Atomic Clock updates to the current second.
Stress Relief
Time for a unique combination of both fun and stress relief. Go to this site and the page is nothing but a full screen duplication of a sheet of bubblewrap. You know how relaxing and mind-numbing it can be to simply sit there and pop each bubble on a full sheet of bubblewrap.
This site has several advantages compared to the real experience:
- It requires much less effort than the real thing inasmuch as all you have to do is move your mouse across the page clicking on each of the 140 bubbles to hear each relaxing “pop.”
- When you’ve finished, simply hit the “Fresh Sheet” button, and you immediately have another 140 bubble to pop. This can go on for as long as it takes to totally relieve your tension and stress.
- Having a really tough day? There’s another button at the bottom of the page labeled “Manic Mode.” Hit this button and your page is transformed to deal with your increased level of stress. You no longer have to use your mouse to click on each bubble. Simply move your mouse all over the sheet as fast as you can, and you’ll pop every bubble you pass over—no clicking required. This, of course, increases the speed of your “popability.” Exhaust yourself! I know—get a life! On the other hand, this site may just prolong the one you have!
Bureau of Labor Statistics
If you’re looking for stats for any reason at all, this is the site to meet your needs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.
Stats are organized in the following categories for quick reference and ease of discovery:
- Productivity
- Business Costs
- Safety & Health
- Demographics
- Publications
- Occupations
- International
- Industries
- Research
- Geography
- Other Statistical Sites
- Kid’s Page
- Employment & Unemployment
- At-a-Glance Tables
- Inflation & Consumer Spending
- Wage, Earnings & Benefits
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