Economic Stimulus Payment...... Q&A

Sometime later this year, we taxpayers may again receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. The Obama Administration is very excited about this new program. Let me try to explain to you how it works using a simple Q and A format:
>>
>> Q. What is an Economic Stimulus payment?
>> A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
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>> Q. Where will the government get this money?
>> A. From taxpayers.
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>> Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
>> A. Only a smidgen.
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>> Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
>> A... That you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
>>
>> Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?
>> A. Shut up.
>>
>> Below are some helpful hints on how to best help the US economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:
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>>1) If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China.
>>2) If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs.
>>3) If you buy a computer, it will go to India.
>>4) If you buy fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
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>> 5) If you buy a car, it will go to Japan.
>>6) If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan.
>>7) If you pay off your credit cards or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.
>>
>>Instead, keep the money in America by:
>>1) Spending it at yard sales, or
>>2) Going to ball games, or
>>3) Spending it on hookers, or
>>4) Beer or
>>5) Tattoos.
>>
>>These are the only American businesses still operating in the US .
>>
>>So, the best suggestion is go to a ball game and drink beer with a tattooed hooker that you met at a yard sale.
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Assignment 8

ASSIGNMENT 8

 

 

 

1. 1. All english words containing the letters "eue" Google was the best. Input was " words containing "eue" ". Wolfram -3 Google-7
   

 

1. 2. How much potassium in 4.7 oz of banana? 477mg. Wolfram won by a landslide.
   

 

1. 3. How old was I on the day Barrack Obama was born? Barrack Obama was born 8 years 8 months and 10 days after I was. Wolfram calulated easily. Input was "Nov. 25,1952 to Aug. 4,1961"
   

 

4. Date and time of the next total solar eclipse in Eugene? 11:25 PDT, Mon, aug.21,2017. Asked "Next total solar eclipse in eugene oregon" Both readily answered

 

5. What is the minimum and maximum price of google stock since it went public? minimum- $100.01 in Sept. 3, 2004 Maximun- $741.79 in Nov.6,2007. Wolfram easily calulated this.

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6. Link an image of the barcode for UPC 01234567890

Wolfram found instantly- Google images also but not as fast.

Input was UPC #.

 

7. How many vertices does an icosahedron have? Google instantly- Wolfram almost as fast. Answer 12

 

8. Distance from Eugene to Tokyo?

Distance from Eugene to Tokyo : Google 2 pages Wolfram instant - 4886 miles

 

9. Average Oregon income per capita? Wolfram- $31,930 one try. Google took a couple of pages.

 

10. What is the Morse code for your first name?

Wolfram one try- google was a pain in the a_ _.

 

 

 

 

 

by: DALE BEATY

Missed jump---Here's a video I found entertaining

What I think of Shane's blog

I think that Shane has a legitimate complaint and was treated in a fashion that is ot supposed to happen in this country. These people obviously overstepped their authority and have no business in a job that allows them to carry guns. Any excuse that they have a high level of stress from their job is just that-- an excuse! If they have no more control than they showed, Who will be the victim of their next mistake?  It could be you or I. It's interesting that when the police are out of line now they play the terrorist card as justification for their actions. The terrorists did not do nearly the amount of damage to us as we did to ourselves in allowing them to make us give our rights and belief in freedom for all.

A blog I'm going to find interesting and useful

http://kalew2f09.blogspot.com/   Because this is where we will be interacting with each other as well as Kale so I'm sure I will be spending more time here than any other.

My First Blog

We are checking out blogs for our Web2.0 class at LCC. Since I haven't ever "blogged" before I can't help but learn something. Hope the rest of the class goes like this!