Free Music for your Verizon, Sprint or Cingular Mobile Phone
| Summary: Will YouTube be available on your cell phone? Many of the major cell phone companies are rushing to build alliances with broadcast companies to deliver content to telephones. |
Verizon sells many multimedia phones and now offer an optional service called V CAST. For those of you not familiar with V CAST, it essentially delivers broadcasts (music
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Rain
| Summary: Where do rainbows come from? How is rain fall measured? Thousands of volunteers monitor, record, and report rainfall all over the country. |
If you’ve ever been walking down a crowded busy street after a mid afternoon rain shower and seen everyone looking up in one direction oohing and ahhing, likely when you looked up you’ve witnessed a rainbow. And no matter how many times you’ve seen one they are nonetheless awe inspiring.
The bands of color arcing across the sunny sky seem to have the ability to make pedestrian traffic come to an almost total halt. Even vehicles will slow down to take a look, parents turning in their seats to point out nature’s magnificence to the wee ones strapped in their car seats. But when your child asks, “Where do rainbows come from?” very few of us have a simple succinct answer offer. Well, to take this load off, I’m going to give you one. Read more
What are the barcodes on books and CD’s?
Filed under: About Numbers and Measurement, Technology
| Summary: The numbers and their placements tell a lot about the books they represent. When an ISBN is assigned to a book it gives that book an internationally recognized identity. |
ISBN International Standard Book Number, Book Bar Code
Adopted between 1968 and 1972, the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a ten digit number assigned to each commercially published book, educational kit, pamphlet, microform, CD-ROM, and Braille publication in the world. When an ISBN is assigned to a book it gives that book an internationally recognized identity that ensures publishers, libraries, and book retailers are able to do business with the confidence that everyone involved is not just talking about a certain title by a certain author, but also the same publisher, edition, and binding. Also, by using numbers instead of titles, ordering and inventorying foreign titles is accomplished with ease and security, knowing that what you want is what you’ll get. Read more
Prime Interest Rate: How does the Federal Reserve calculate the Prime Rate?
| Summary: Interest rates on all credit instruments are in some way tied to the prime rate. When is the best time to lock into an interest rate? |
The most credit worthy customers of a bank qualify for its prime interest rate and only a small percentage of borrowers will be offered this rate. The rate is generally, but not always, the same at all banks. Since very few loan applicants will be offered the prime interest rate, why is it of interest to almost all borrowers? Most interest rates on all credit instruments are in some way tied to the prime rate thus making it of great importance to even the most challenged credit candidate. Read more
Where does dew come from? (Dew Point, Condensation)
Filed under: About Numbers and Measurement, Technology
| Summary:When the air becomes saturated with water vapor and the temperature drops below a certain point, condensation will form. But, what is that point? |
I still remember a lab experiment I did in eighth grade science class. To demonstrate the concept of dew point, we each paired up and were given a stainless steel cup, some water, some ice, a thermometer, and a small spoon. While one of us added tiny bits of ice to the water in the cup, the other recorded the temperature. This continued until moisture formed on the outside of the cup at which point – voila! – dew point!
Interesting enough, but I have to admit, apart from the fun-factor of it all the actual point of the experiment was kind of wasted on my 13 year old brain. But these late spring storms have had me thinking more and more about rain, condensation, humidity, and of course, dew point. Read more
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