Income for 2009.
10. Michael Crichton - $9 million (Author)
9. Albert Einstein - $10 million (Mainly gained from licensing his likeness)
8. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) - $15 million (Children's books)
7. John Lennon - $15 million
6. Charles Schulz - $35 million (Creator of Peanuts cartoons)
5. J.R.R. Tolkien - $50 million (Lord of the Rings)
4. Elvis Presley - $55 million
3. Michael Jackson - $90 million
2. Rodgers & Hammerstein - $235 million (Composers, South Pacific, Oklahoma, etc.)
1. Yves Saint Laurent - $350 million (Clothing designer - derived mostly from the auctions of his estate)
Sep 22, 2010
Zettabyte
Humankind will generate over one sextillion bytes of digital information this year, surging into a zettabyte. In 2010, 1.2 zettabytes of digital information will be created, according to a new Digital Universe study from IDC, sponsored by IT firm EMC Corporation.
A zettabyte is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes (that's 21 zeroes for those counting). Think of a zettabyte like watching an hour long tv show continuously for 125 years.
A zettabyte is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes (that's 21 zeroes for those counting). Think of a zettabyte like watching an hour long tv show continuously for 125 years.
Hospital Facts
There are 5,815 registered hospitals in America with a total of 951,045 staffed beds. These serve 310,265,000 US citizens as of September 17, 2010, about 1 bed for every 325 people. US contains 4.52% of the world's population.
Climate Change
It sure shows that scientists are flexible. First it was Global Cooling, then Global Warming, now the buzzword is just Climate Change. Personally, I prefer Change Happens.
Bacon Skates
This photo was taken in November 1931 in Chehalis, Washington at the town’s Egg Festival. The occasion was a try to break the world record for largest omelette. Two women tied bacon to their feet and skated around the warming skillet to grease it. Then a team of chefs cracked and beat 7,200 eggs and made a breakfast delight.
Sep 17, 2010
Happy Constitution Day
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the ratification of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787. Australia also observes a Citizenship Day on this date.
Dancing With The Stars
The amount each star makes for agreeing to be on the show and dancing in the first two episodes is $125,000.00. Stars then earn $10,000 each for weeks three and four and $50,000 each for the final two episodes. Not bad for a little pitter patter.
Lights Out
The last major GE factory making incandescent light bulbs in the United States is turning out the lights, literally. It is closing this month, marking an exit for a product that began in the 1870s.
It is the result of a 2007 energy conservation measure passed by Congress that set standards essentially banning ordinary incandescent bulbs beginning in 2012. Other countries are doing the same. Some stores have announced phasing out incandescents as early as the end of 2010.
Much controversy remains as to whether the high cost of replacement bulbs is really offset by the savings in electricity. Of course, the US does not produce the replacement bulbs, they all come from overseas, so US jobs are leaving with the bulbs. My bet is that LEDs will emerge as the winner over all the others. If you love your ordinary bulbs, stock up, because they will cost more as they become less available.
It is the result of a 2007 energy conservation measure passed by Congress that set standards essentially banning ordinary incandescent bulbs beginning in 2012. Other countries are doing the same. Some stores have announced phasing out incandescents as early as the end of 2010.
Much controversy remains as to whether the high cost of replacement bulbs is really offset by the savings in electricity. Of course, the US does not produce the replacement bulbs, they all come from overseas, so US jobs are leaving with the bulbs. My bet is that LEDs will emerge as the winner over all the others. If you love your ordinary bulbs, stock up, because they will cost more as they become less available.
Unions
Seems unions are suffering based on labor figures by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The overall unionization rate in the US was 12.1 percent, down from 12.4 percent the previous year.
The private sector, for the first time ever, employed fewer union members than the public sector. The number of union workers employed in the private sector fell from approximately 7.91 million in 2008 to 7.19 million in 2009, while the number of public-sector union workers dropped from 7.86 million to 7.76 million.
In California, the highest unionized state, unionization rates were down across a range of groupings, with the most significant losses in:
* Transportation and utilities fell from 41.7 percent to 36.4 percent
* Public administration fell from 58.1 percent to 52.1 percent
The private sector, for the first time ever, employed fewer union members than the public sector. The number of union workers employed in the private sector fell from approximately 7.91 million in 2008 to 7.19 million in 2009, while the number of public-sector union workers dropped from 7.86 million to 7.76 million.
In California, the highest unionized state, unionization rates were down across a range of groupings, with the most significant losses in:
* Transportation and utilities fell from 41.7 percent to 36.4 percent
* Public administration fell from 58.1 percent to 52.1 percent
Hogan's Heros
September 17, 1965 - CBS television premieres Hogan's Heroes, the first and perhaps only sitcom based in a German prisoner-of-war camp. It ran until 1971, but reruns are still seen on many TV channels.
Septembers Past
September 4, 1888 -
George Eastman patented his first rollfilm camera and registers "Kodak" in September 1888. Also in September, Ford introduce the Edsel in 1957.
George Eastman patented his first rollfilm camera and registers "Kodak" in September 1888. Also in September, Ford introduce the Edsel in 1957.
Sep 14, 2010
2001 A Space Odyssey
Love this picture from 1968, where the guys had iPad devices on the breakfast table, long before PCs were invented. Nice that reality has caught up to the past.
Still waiting for the space elevator to be completed. . .
Still waiting for the space elevator to be completed. . .
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