1940 Census Records

April 15, 2012 By

Want to more about how the 1940s Census may impact you today?

Although many people don’t get excited about the Census, it has played and continues to play an important role in archiving US history.

For the last 3 or more years the National archives have been getting the 1940 Census records ready for release on the 1940 census release date of April 2, 2012. They have accomplished this through a process of 1940 census indexing of the important census questions and answers that were gathered at that time.

During World War II the bureau of the census microfilmed the population schedules. The National archives has taken the microfilm and didgitzed it so for the first time the 1940 Census information will be available digitally on the Internet.

The National Archives assembled a team of six people who checked every scanned image in thumbnail view to make sure that people could read and access the census information. It took approximately 3 months to complete the task as there were 3.9 images to review in total. This was truly a daunting task.

What is the significance of the 1940s Census today?

This census was really a historical event. There were over 1000 census takers called enumerators, who went out mostly on foot across America to gather this data. Each enumerator was assigned a district that they needed to cover in a particular time. Normally it was 2 weeks in a urban setting and one month in a rural area. They would go door to door and ask people to provide answers to the census questionnaires. It was believe that it was “mandatory” for individuals to fill out census information and some of their promotional materials explained this.


How does the 1940s census affect modern people searches

You can actually find people by which enumeration district they lived in.In order to do this, you can go onto the national archives website and put in a particular address. So for example if you knew your family lived on the corner of Main Street and State St. you would be able to pinpoint this on a map, find the enumeration district and then find information on your ancestry based on this 1940 Census information all by using the enumeration map that is now online. You can go to 1940 Census.

Although, this is the 1940 Census, it also describes people in a post-depression era. It gave information on how many immigrants there were in the country and what levels of education people had. It is a veritable treasure trove of information that is still relevant today.

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RE/Max

April 14, 2012 By

RE/Max if you are looking for a great real estate company. Be sure to give them a look.

Background: RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Gail and Dave Liniger.

They started franchising in 1975. Now, it has turned into a global network of about 116,000 real estate agents and more than 6,500 offices operated independently. RE/MAX LLC is a worldwide real estate company having offices across Europe, Southern Africa, Central America, New Zealand, North America, Asia, and Australia. The company has been growing with its strong leadership and management system for more than 35 years.

Benefits: RE/MAX is a wide-spread brand name in real estate. It is on the top list of real estate companies eacg year. It offers the best commission structure for its agents. Besides these there are several benefits to becoming part of this giant company:

• Once you join the company, you will get wide exposure through advertising and collective efforts of marketing by thousands of affiliates and through sponsorship of sports events, among others.

• RE/MAX has set the record of selling maximum properties. It is the leader in the industry. While working with this leader, you can definitely earn good returns for your investments.

• RE/MAX agents have the best referral base of around 90,000 affiliates in 80 countries around the world.

• The company training University provides on-demand industry’s best education facilities. All agents, brokers, and owners have 24/7 access to the university resources. The training can be reached by computer, mobile, television, and in live classroom as well.

• It provides strong advertising support. It also provides recruiting support.

• You are completely backed by the RE/MAX LLC name and network to get all of the opportunities for growth.

RE/MAX LLC is a worldwide company in real estate market and sells more real estates than any other real estate firm.

It has a strong system for training and advertisement and is well-known for its best franchisees in the industry. If you have business skills or are strongly interested in owning your own business, a RE/MAX franchise is a great option you can choose. With initial investment, you can get plenty of training and experience with this giant business.

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Planking

April 12, 2012 By

Oh come on… have you been planking?

Planking or the so-called Lying Down game has a disputed origin.

Check out this video for a quick explanation:

It involves an activity where one has to lie face down in an unusual location. The weirder the location the better it is. Both the hands must touch the sides of the body and the toes must point towards the ground. The most integral part of the game is to take a photograph of the person in that position, and upload it on the Internet. The players strive to find the most incongruous locations and outdo each other. The term “planking” literally means to act like a wooden “plank”, hence the name. Therefore the body must be maintained rigidly for it to qualify as good planking. Planking also refers to holding the body flat, when it is supported in some regions, whereas some other parts are suspended.

Comedian Tom Green is the one who claims to have invented the game of planking as early as 1994. Again Gary Clarkson and Christian Langdon claim to have invented the game in the year 2000. Which of these is correct has not yet been proved. Apart from these two other groups also claim to have invented the prank. One group claims to have invented it in Somerset in the year 2000 as the “lying down game” and another eight years later in South Australia by the name of “planking”. Even in this case, no one knows the truth, except for probably the true founders. However both these groups have Facebook sites which boast of a lot of fans.

This game of lying down or planking has spread to a lot of places and is known by different names, in different places.

It was known as “extreme lying down” in Australasia where it was introduced in 2008, as “facedowns” in USA and Ireland where it was introduced in 2010. Introduced in 2004 in France and in 2011 in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide as “à plat venture” or on one’s belly and “planking” respectively.

The growth of planking is nothing but an example of ‘meme’. It refers to an idea which initially goes viral online to become a worldwide trend in no time at all. The game is based upon “exhibitionism”. The heart of the game is nothing but the fact t hat everyone wants their photograph to become the most popular on internet. Go ahead give it a shot and see if you enjoy the experience.

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Mobile Impressions

April 11, 2012 By

Have you heard about the potential profitability of mobile impressions?

The advancement in smartphone technology has lead to a lot of big players jumping in on the action. Manufacturers teaming up with development heads devise and design strenuously for newer and better operating systems and software’s supporting the dynamic platform of their machines, in this case smartphones.

This translates into a new way to monetize your technology pastimes in the form of mobile impression monetization.

Android is the mobile operating system released by Google after the company acquired Android, Inc. The word Android literally translates to something which has a biological foundation and closely mimics a human being. Any phone that uses an Android operating system is an Android smartphone. From a technological point of view, Android consists of; an operating system, middleware and key application. Android Smartphone’s uses a version of the Linux kernel that has been modified to serve the mobile environment. Hence it is open source. The Android operating system was first released on 21 October 2008. Since then, various updates have been seen. These updates have mostly taken care of security issue or have added new features. The fourth and latest version of Android is version 2.2. It is also known as Froyo. It has been based on Linux Kernel 2.6.32.

According to a latest Global Network Research, Android surpassed iPhone OS market share for the first time on global basis in March 2011. Android is growing at a faster pace than iOS and now holds 14.5% of mobile impression share on the InMobi network. Globally, mobile impressions continue to grow rapidly, increasing by 21% on the InMobi network over just 90 days, driven primarily by smartphone growth of 34%. Android OS should exceed 40% share of smartphones worldwide with Samsung, HTC and Motorola leading the way with handsets based on the open-source platform.

In Q4 of 2010, Android passed Nokia’s struggling Symbian as the leading operating system worldwide. A growing list of vendors who have made Android as the cornerstone of their respective smartphone strategies is propelling the growth of Android. The vendors include Samsung, HTC and Motorola, all of which have doubled their smartphone market share in the course of cranking out and selling various Android handsets.

The success amongst the investors about this open-source platform is worth noticing as well. Recently, Tapjoy, mobile monetization company, is starting a $5 million fund to make it easier for app creators to shift their apps to the Android mobile operating system. It’s a vivid sign that one small company is finding it easier to business on the Android platform. Moving on, Google Nexus, one of the benchmark for quality Android devices over the past two years has gotten upgraded to Nexus 4G. Nexus 4G is rumored to be packing a dual-core Snapdragon processor. It will also run Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”; judging from Google’s past Nexus devices, it will likely be the first phone to run the new OS.

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The Acura NSX Concept Car…Are You Ready for This?

March 30, 2012 By

What is The Acura NSX

Acura NSX
The Acura NSX is a hot concept car that is not yet in production.. its currently a just a dream car. This has not stopped the impressive buzz around this car.It looks like a hot race car and has been getting an impressive amount of attention over the past few months.

Not to many cars that have never met the production lines can boast drawing the amount of attention that the Acura NSX has enjoyed.
Car aficionados estimate that it will probably cost about $100k at the most which is a very shiny penny for a car.

What’s under the hood of an Acura NSX

The Acura NSX has been gaining in popularity and has become quite the eye catcher for car lovers… and sport car lovers in particular. The Acura NSX is a sporty car that has a powerful V10 engine and is capable of driving at high speeds. We’re talking…

This is an extreme car for individuals dream about the excitement and thrill of high speeds and want their vehicles to be noticed on the road and at the velvet valet ropes.

What are the intrigues of The Acura NSX

This car has great performance for its owners and is built with durable materials. Safety is a key concern with the car’s creators so these automobiles get rigorously inspected before they leave the lot to be sold to the public. This automobile produces a smooth ride for its driver. In addition, it is roomy enough for passengers to be comfortable sitting in.

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Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire

March 23, 2012 By

How the Nook Tablet Compares to the Kindle Fire

The Nook Tablet was developed by Barnes and Noble and is in direct competition to the Kindle Fire.

Both the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire have a 7″ touchscreen display with the same picture quality.

Nook TabletThe Nook Tablet and the Kindle Fire both offer users the ability to read and watch video.

However, there are some important comparisons to note.

  • Speed

    • The Nook Tablet has 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP4 (dual-core) processor with 1GB RAM with 1GB RAM. The Kindle has 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 (dual-core) processor with 512MB RAM. The Nook thus has more power.

  • Battery Life

    • The Nook Tablet gives you 11.5 hours of reading or 9 hours of video on a single battery charge. The Kindle Fire on the other hand gives you 8 hours of reading or 7.5 hours of video on a comparable battery charge.

  • Content

    • The Nook Tablet comes pre-loaded with Netflix and Hulu Plus. When you buy a Nook Tablet you can instantly start enjoying its features without having to figure out how to download these services. In addition, a two week free trial period of both services is included so you can get hooked and then subscribe yourself.

    Keep in mind however, that the Kindle Fire offers thousands of movies and TV shows, which you can buy, rent, stream and/or download from Amazon’s online store but you are limited to their specific product offerings With the tablet PC you can stream unlimited commercial-free movies and TV shows for a yearly fee.

  • Weight

    • The Nook Tablet is the lighter of the two at 399 grams. The Kindle Fire weighs 413 grams. However, this amount is a bit negliblable.

  • Storage

    • The Nook has the most storage capacity as it has 16GB internal memory, which can store up to 10,000 books. The internal memory is expandable to up to 32GB using a microSD.

    The Kindle on the other hand has 8GB internal memory, which can store up to 6,000 books. The storage of the device is not expandable. Both touch tablet computers offer on the Cloud Storage.

  • Price

The Kindle Fire is the cheaper of the two touch tablet computer as it is priced at $199.

The Nook Tablet on the other hand is priced at $249. When deciding which tablet PC is the best for you. It is clear that the Nook has the upper hand when it comes to features. You simply have to ask yourself whether the added features are worth paying an extra $50 because the Kindle Fire is likewise a quality touch tablet computer.

One thing you may want to consider is that if you are not techy and want to be able to work with a human to get your tablet up and running, you can simple take your Nook back into any Barnes and Noble store for help. This is particularly great for seniors. With the Kindle Fire, you will have to rely on phone help at best.

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