Ever wonder how much water is consumed at Google? Hundreds of gallons a day I'd wager. I wonder how much of it is designer-l
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Transphorm, Google-Backed Startup, Claims Major Breakthrough In Energy Technology
Ever wonder how much water is consumed at Google? Hundreds of gallons a day I'd wager. I wonder how much of it is designer-l
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
Sunday, February 20, 2011
What Are You Doing OldMrBill?
Lately, I've been asked what I'm up to; what am I doing; why am I doing something different; and why am I doing 'that'? The answers aren't simple. It depends on who is asking and what prompted the question.
For the last two weeks or so, I've been battling with my computer over the issue of who's in charge here, me or it. Until today, it had the upper hand but after four hours of running an anti-virus scan, a malware application, not one but two different registry optimizers and a spy-ware removal application, I have regained control of the situation. The lesson here is: Don't put off updating and running your security protection applications.
Another answer is that I am working on several different projects at the same time, so on the surface it might seem like I'm doing something different, but in reality it's only that you caught me in the middle of work on one of those projects to the exclusion of all else. Multitasking is not an inborn aptitude, but one which is acquired out of necessity and must be continually practiced in order to be successful at it. Oh, and then there's the "Eat That Frog" maxim which I still struggle with every day. You know about that, don't you? No? Go back and read my January 3, 2011 blog for the explanation.
My last post <http://oldmrbill.blogspot.com/2011/02/acquapura-in-news.html> was a bit of a commercial plug for one of the companies with which I am associated, AcquaPura LLC. I have mentioned them in a couple of earlier bloggings and will continue to do so in the future when there is some noteworthy news to share.
Yes, the following is an authorized commercial endorsement of a product and is not a "Random Thought from a Wandering Mind".
WaterPure International Appoints New Senior Vice President
As a registered agent with AcquaPura LLC, I am proud of our association with Water Pure International and look forward to working with Lee Stein in his new position as Senior VP of Sales and Marketing. So ends this commercial announcement. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.
Here's one of those "Random Thoughts" I've been saving up:
Did you know that sex is the way most babies are started, but is sexual intercourse really the primary cause of human reproduction? Let’s consider the statistics:
The World Health Organization estimates that 100 million couples engage in sexual intercourse on an average day, which is only 3.3% of the world’s six billion humans. This pitifully low amount of love-making results in around 910,000 pregnancies, thanks in part to contraceptives and sterility. For a variety of reasons, 55% of these zygotes don’t make it through fetushood to live birth. According to a current U.S. Census Bureau estimate, 359,000 do make it daily.
So, less than 0.4% of each day’s heterosexual trysts result in the creation of new humans—a statistically insignificant correlation for proving causation. In fact, it rounds to zero.
Try it for yourself. Estimate how many times you’ve engaged in sexual activity in your lifetime. Now estimate how many times you were trying to make a baby. Divide the little number by the big number to give you the percent of times sex and procreation have simultaneously motivated you.
Perhaps if there were more opportunities for sexual gratification, so many people wouldn’t feel the need to fill a nagging emptiness with a needy dependent.
[Please note: the above shows how statistics may be manipulated. If we approach the equation from the other end, more than 99% of us were started by sexual intercourse.]
The Silver Snip Award
For Reproductive Responsibility
This handsome trophy is awarded to those outstanding citizens who acknowledge 6+billion humans on Earth is more than enough, and who put their money where their gonads are.
The Silver Snip Award
Anyone, including biological parents, who has chosen permanent, surgical contraception (vasectomy, tubal ligation, hysterectomy, etc.), may download this animated gif.
Somewhere in the Good Book it says "Sinner, Heal Thyself". If you're a reader and a follower of the Good Book, you know that it always takes a little help from above to get healed. Getting "fixed" can't be done by one's self either. It's best left to the professionals.
It gives the belly ease,
It warms the bed in winter,
And suffocates the fleas.
A fart can be quiet,
A fart can be loud,
Some leave a powerful,
Poisonous cloud
A fart can be short,
Or a fart can be long,
Some farts have been known
To sound like a song......
A fart can create
A most curious medley,
A fart can be harmless,
Or silent, and deadly.
A fart might not smell,
While others are vile,
A fart may pass quickly,
Or linger a while......
A fart can occur
In a number of places,
And leave everyone there,
With strange looks on their faces .
From wide-open prairie,
To small elevators,
A fart will find all of
Us sooner or later.
But farts are all bad,
Is simply not true-
We must never forget.......
Sweet old farts like you!
Kinda brings a tear to your eye - right?
Two important dates are fast approaching: April 22nd and April 29th. Do you know why either of them is significant? Stay tuned and I'll let you in on some special news about both of them in future postings. You're probably thinking the 29th is special because the future King of England is getting married, right? Okay, yes that is special, but it is just a coincidence that they chose that date. And, unless you've been living under a rock for the past 41 years, you should darn well know about April 22nd. Here's a clue:
That's about it for this go round. But as what's his name says: I'll be back.
For the last two weeks or so, I've been battling with my computer over the issue of who's in charge here, me or it. Until today, it had the upper hand but after four hours of running an anti-virus scan, a malware application, not one but two different registry optimizers and a spy-ware removal application, I have regained control of the situation. The lesson here is: Don't put off updating and running your security protection applications.
Another answer is that I am working on several different projects at the same time, so on the surface it might seem like I'm doing something different, but in reality it's only that you caught me in the middle of work on one of those projects to the exclusion of all else. Multitasking is not an inborn aptitude, but one which is acquired out of necessity and must be continually practiced in order to be successful at it. Oh, and then there's the "Eat That Frog" maxim which I still struggle with every day. You know about that, don't you? No? Go back and read my January 3, 2011 blog for the explanation.
My last post <http://oldmrbill.blogspot.com/2011/02/acquapura-in-news.html> was a bit of a commercial plug for one of the companies with which I am associated, AcquaPura LLC. I have mentioned them in a couple of earlier bloggings and will continue to do so in the future when there is some noteworthy news to share.
Yes, the following is an authorized commercial endorsement of a product and is not a "Random Thought from a Wandering Mind".
WaterPure International Appoints New Senior Vice President
OAKLAND PARK, Fla., Feb. 14, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WaterPure International, Inc. (The "Company" or "WaterPure") (OTCBB:WPUR) announced the appointment of Lee M. Stein as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Stein will be responsible for defining and implementing the Company's sales, marketing, and cutting-edge green initiative strategies worldwide.
"We are thrilled that Lee has agreed to join WaterPure. He will add depth and diversity of experience to our leadership team," said Paul Lipschutz, President and CEO of WaterPure International. "Lee will be responsible for functions that are fundamental to the Company's foundation and expansion. He will bring extensive experience and demonstrated leadership qualities to our organization."
"I'm delighted to be joining WaterPure International at this juncture," Mr. Stein said. "No other Company provides this cutting-edge green technology, and is, at the same time, produced right here in the USA. I am confident that WaterPure will continue to transform and become a market leader, and I look forward to working with Paul and the team, while realizing a substantially stronger return for shareholders."
WaterPure's line of Atmospheric Water Generators condenses the humidity in the air and then creates "water from air" through its patented ozone purification system. WaterPure water has been shown to meet or exceed all of the World Health Organization's guidelines for safe drinking water. As part of the Company's green initiative, WaterPure is focused on reducing the carbon footprint associated with traditional bottled water through a decrease in both plastic production and plastic waste, and reduction of carbon monoxide associated with transportation.
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Here's one of those "Random Thoughts" I've been saving up:
The World Health Organization estimates that 100 million couples engage in sexual intercourse on an average day, which is only 3.3% of the world’s six billion humans. This pitifully low amount of love-making results in around 910,000 pregnancies, thanks in part to contraceptives and sterility. For a variety of reasons, 55% of these zygotes don’t make it through fetushood to live birth. According to a current U.S. Census Bureau estimate, 359,000 do make it daily.
So, less than 0.4% of each day’s heterosexual trysts result in the creation of new humans—a statistically insignificant correlation for proving causation. In fact, it rounds to zero.
Try it for yourself. Estimate how many times you’ve engaged in sexual activity in your lifetime. Now estimate how many times you were trying to make a baby. Divide the little number by the big number to give you the percent of times sex and procreation have simultaneously motivated you.
Perhaps if there were more opportunities for sexual gratification, so many people wouldn’t feel the need to fill a nagging emptiness with a needy dependent.
[Please note: the above shows how statistics may be manipulated. If we approach the equation from the other end, more than 99% of us were started by sexual intercourse.]
The Silver Snip Award
For Reproductive Responsibility
This handsome trophy is awarded to those outstanding citizens who acknowledge 6+billion humans on Earth is more than enough, and who put their money where their gonads are.
The Silver Snip Award
Anyone, including biological parents, who has chosen permanent, surgical contraception (vasectomy, tubal ligation, hysterectomy, etc.), may download this animated gif.
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A fart is a pleasant thing,
It gives the belly ease,
It warms the bed in winter,
And suffocates the fleas.
A fart can be quiet,
A fart can be loud,
Some leave a powerful,
Poisonous cloud
A fart can be short,
Or a fart can be long,
Some farts have been known
To sound like a song......
A fart can create
A most curious medley,
A fart can be harmless,
Or silent, and deadly.
A fart might not smell,
While others are vile,
A fart may pass quickly,
Or linger a while......
A fart can occur
In a number of places,
And leave everyone there,
With strange looks on their faces .
From wide-open prairie,
To small elevators,
A fart will find all of
Us sooner or later.
But farts are all bad,
Is simply not true-
We must never forget.......
Sweet old farts like you!
Kinda brings a tear to your eye - right?
----------------------------------------------
Two important dates are fast approaching: April 22nd and April 29th. Do you know why either of them is significant? Stay tuned and I'll let you in on some special news about both of them in future postings. You're probably thinking the 29th is special because the future King of England is getting married, right? Okay, yes that is special, but it is just a coincidence that they chose that date. And, unless you've been living under a rock for the past 41 years, you should darn well know about April 22nd. Here's a clue:
That's about it for this go round. But as what's his name says: I'll be back.
Monday, February 14, 2011
AcquaPura in the News
OAKLAND PARK, Fla., Feb. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WaterPure International, Inc. (WaterPure) (OTCBB:WPUR) announced that it has selected Acqua Pura, LLC (Acqua Pura) as its first platinum level broker.
The "Platinum" status acknowledges Acqua Pura's exceptional talents at facilitating the acquisition of "best in class" domestic and international distributors and agents for WaterPure's product line. Acqua Pura's executives bring with them a valuable set of skills and maturity in the marketplace of direct sales. Through their network of high quality partners, Acqua Pura will offer the WaterPure line of Atmospheric Water Generators, devices that produce crystal clear drinking water from the humidity that is present in the air.
Acqua Pura's key executive management personnel were previously engaged in Fortune 500 companies and have concluded multimillion dollar opportunities with numerous satisfied clients and profitable contacts that continue to prove their concept of win-win for all parties involved.
WaterPure is the only company that manufactures atmospheric water production and treatment products solely in the United States of America.
Their principal product line includes various models of the WaterCycle(TM) brand atmospheric water generator. WaterPure employs a patented water purification process that exceeds the Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization requirements for safe drinking water.
In addition to Acqua Pura's network, WaterPure offers its products under the 'WaterPure' brand through other prime distributors covering territories in France, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Ireland, Great Britain, the Cayman Islands, and the United States of America.
WaterPure International, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Oakland Park, Florida.
Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WaterPure-International-pz-631151780.html?x=0&.v=1
The "Platinum" status acknowledges Acqua Pura's exceptional talents at facilitating the acquisition of "best in class" domestic and international distributors and agents for WaterPure's product line. Acqua Pura's executives bring with them a valuable set of skills and maturity in the marketplace of direct sales. Through their network of high quality partners, Acqua Pura will offer the WaterPure line of Atmospheric Water Generators, devices that produce crystal clear drinking water from the humidity that is present in the air.
Acqua Pura's key executive management personnel were previously engaged in Fortune 500 companies and have concluded multimillion dollar opportunities with numerous satisfied clients and profitable contacts that continue to prove their concept of win-win for all parties involved.
WaterPure is the only company that manufactures atmospheric water production and treatment products solely in the United States of America.
Their principal product line includes various models of the WaterCycle(TM) brand atmospheric water generator. WaterPure employs a patented water purification process that exceeds the Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization requirements for safe drinking water.
In addition to Acqua Pura's network, WaterPure offers its products under the 'WaterPure' brand through other prime distributors covering territories in France, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Ireland, Great Britain, the Cayman Islands, and the United States of America.
WaterPure International, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Oakland Park, Florida.
Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/WaterPure-International-pz-631151780.html?x=0&.v=1
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