March 14 is Pi Day - A Fun Idea for Family Activities

Pi Day

Any good excuse for a fun family day or activity is worth some personal attention.   A few years ago, my oldest son got wind of Pi Day. It is celebrated each March 14 (think 3.14) to recognize and teach about the mathematical term Pi.  As you may remember, Pi is defined as the relationship between a circle’s diameter and its circumference.  You can calculate the circumference of a circle by multiplying its diameter by Pi (which is approximately 3.1415926535.  If you know the diameter of a circle, you can also calculate its area by squaring the radius of the circle and multiplying by Pi.  One of the most fun things about Pi is that it has an infinite number of digits after the 3.14 and there is no real pattern.

Any good excuse for a fun family day or activity is worth some personal attention.   A few years ago, my oldest son got wind of Pi Day. It is celebrated each March 14 (think 3.14) to recognize and teach about the mathematical term Pi.  As you may remember, Pi is defined as the relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference.  You can calculate the circumference of a circle by multiplying its diameter by Pi (which is approximately 3.1415926535.  If you know the diameter of a circle, you can also calculate its area by squaring the radius of the circle and multiplying by Pi.  One of the most fun things about Pi is that it has an infinite number of digits after the 3.14 and there is no real pattern.

Anyway, Pi is a cool thing and March 14 is a good way to celebrate this critical math and geometry concept.  What can you do to celebrate Pi Day?

• You can create your own games about ways to use Pi, or you can put some problems on cards and have your kids solve them using Pi.   Of you can try this Pi Day quiz online.
• You can run, jog, walk or bicycle Pi miles together as a family
• You can bake and eat a Pi(e) or you can make cookies and decorate them with the Pi symbol
• You can look up your phone number in the Pi digits--it will be there somewhere.
• See who can memorize the most digits of Pi.  There are over one million on this site.

Anyway, Pi Day is a fun opportunity to learn and have fun together as a family!  Take advantage!

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Sister Wives; Season 2 premiere: Ice blocking, coming out and police investigations - From Inside the Box - Zap2it

TLC's reality program about a family that practices plural marriage, "Sister Wives," is back for its second season Sunday (March 13). The focus of the season premiere is what has happened to the family since going public with their polygamy. The second season kicks off with the adults "coming out" on various mediums and platforms, so Season 2 must have picked up pretty soon after the show began airing, we would assume. Since before all of that, nobody knew anything about the Brown family. But they aren't regretful about coming out because they're glad to show their solid family to the world. The entire discussion of the different wives' taste in pictures and photography abilities was sweet and funny, very indicative of a normal marriage issue. Meanwhile, not only are the adults on the show "coming out" in places like the "Today Show" and whatnot, but many of the younger kids are attending public school for the first time. Meri has a good point to make in that kids today are tolerant and taught tolerance, which we think is true. There are, of course, incidents you read about of horrendous bullying, but by and large, we think every passing generation gets more tolerant. Some of the teenagers who are 'net savvy took to reading the blogs about their show/lives/family and hey - did you find our blog? We have been very supportive! The negative/scary fallout of the going public is the police investigation of the family and the paparazzi starting to harass the family. Yikes. They have to sit the kids down and talk about being safe and being smart and how that just because someone knows their names does not mean they are friendly.

'Sister Wives' Season 2 premiere: Ice blocking, coming out and police investigations - From Inside the Box - Zap2it MEET KODY BROWN: Kody: 40-years old, father of 16 children, husband to four women – married Meri in April 1990, Janelle in January 1993, Christine in March 1994, and Robyn in May 2010. MEET THE SISTER WIVES: • Meri (first wife): 40-years old, married 20-years and has one daughter named Mariah 15. • Janelle (second wife): 41-years old, married 18-years and has six children – Logan, 16; Madison 15; Hunter, 14; Garrison, 12; Gabriel, 9 and Savanah, 6. • Christine (third wife): 38-years old, married 16-years and has six children– Aspyn, 15; Mykelti, 14; Paedon, 12; Gwendlyn, 9; Ysabel, 8 and Truely, 10-months. • Robyn (fourth wife): 32-years old, married almost a year and has three children from her last marriage – Dayton, 11; Aurora, 8 and Breanna, 6.

I Now Pronounce You CHUCK AND LARRY

Besides, Ving Rhames and some couple of jokes the best part of themovie was Jessica Biel stripping to show off her gym toned body and the glory of her real breast. She stresses the real part in the movie. This is it for the flip side. So, if JessicaBiel and a couple of jokes is your thing go ahead and watch the movie and good luck with the rest of the movie.

Big Picture Speculator -Uranium Uranium Portfolio

Uranium stocks were sorely beaten up before the broad market crash. It looks like the selling was overdone as we saw some major bounces in uranium companies over the Christmas holidays. The chart below (courtesy of Resource World) lists some of the larger un-mined uranium deposits in the world. The price per pound in the ground on these deposits ranges from the $0.10 to $10 range. Clearly not all uranium deposits are valued equally. I'd like to revisit my pre-Christmas post Why Buy Stocks? I've summarized your comments . I am sure that uranium stocks were the last things on people's minds while reading the article (mineincluded). However, the benefit of hindsight, I'm pretty sure the people who bought uranium stocks last week are in favor of their buying decisions. As an example, Denison Mines closed on Christmas Eve at $0.82 and closed last Friday at $2.10. I've written about uranium companies in my blog, but I usually don't get into too much detail. I try to save that for my email list and newslettersubscribers. It is challenging to find quality companies as there are literally hundreds of uranium companies around. In a tough market, it pays to be picky. In my latest report, I've created a portfolio of 7 uranium companies that I believewill survive the market downturn and thrive in the coming years. In addition, I've uncovered a company run buy some of Canada's Stock Market Superstars. The company is trading below book value (which is mostly cash at the moment), yet the group has one of the best long term investingtrack records in Canada. They've been quiet about their activities due to regulatory requirements but won't be a secret for much longer. My paying newsletter subscribers were sent this report Sunday night. I'm offering you the same report for only $45 so you can get up to speed on some new opportunities in 2009.

Tyra Banks Releases a Fashion Website

Retired model-turned-brand leader Tyra Banks has launched a new website aimed at celebrating the individuality of women. The entrepreneur's TypeF.comsite will help style members who signup by giving them tips and makeover advice based on their own body type. Announcing the new venture on " The Ellen DeGeneres Show " on Thursday, March 10, Banks said, "With a lot ofmagazines, it tells you exactly what you're supposed to look like and if you don't look likethis... you're a loser, you're not good enough.I have to admit I was a model for many years and modeled in the magazines that promoted that image. She adds, "What TypeF does is it says, 'You are beautiful and you are you... Women in our individuality is what is beautiful.' The site is all about personalization. If you go on and you log in... and say, 'I have a short, blond pixie cut, I have my piercing blue eyes, I have an oval-shaped face, I am 5'8"...' You type all of this stuff in and when you continue to come back to the site, we deliver stuff for you, exactly for your type."

Japan - Why do we need nuclear power

Debates over the risks and benefits of nuclear power plants have sparked worldwide, since an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japanon Friday, 11 March causing widespread fearthat the nuclear reactorsof at least two power plants near Fukushima may be at risk of melt down. Thousands of citizens in areas at risk of radiation in the NorthEast region are being evacuated in case the very worst should happen. There was an explosion at one plant in Fukushima on Saturday, 12 March. Throughout the day, Japanese citizens sharedtheir concerns on Twitter. Some urging against alarmist tweeting that could cause panic, and many more venting frustrations over safety risks.

What's Happening At SXSW 2011?

SENDAI (Kyodo) The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan will likely surpass 10,000, thepolice chief of hard-hit Miyagi Prefecture said Sunday. Before and after: These photos from GeoEye show Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, as the city was last April (above) and after it was devastated by Friday's tsunami. AP PHOTOS As the nation continued to grapple Sunday with the widespread damage,the number of people reported dead or missing topped 2,000 while engineers scrambled to deal with acrisis escalating at one of two nuclear plants in Fukushima Prefecture. The magnitude of the devastating quake was meanwhile revised upward the same day from 8.8 to 9.0, making it one of the largest in history, the Meteorological Agency said. According to the agency,said there is a 70 percentchance of another quakegreater than magnitude 7 occurring within three days, and a 50 percent chance of one hitting in the three days after that. As of 2:45 p.m., more than 2,000 people had been reported dead or unaccounted for, police said, while the official death toll topped 800. In Fukushima Prefecture alone, 1,167 people weremissing and well over 600 bodies had been found in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures.

Time to Spring Your Clocks Forward Daylight Savings Time began at 12 a.m. this morning.

If you haven't already, it's time to spring your clocks ahead one-hour for Daylight Savings Time. Beginning at 12 a.m. today, we’ll all be getting one less hour of that precious sleep because it’s time again to set our clocks forward. According to the National Sleep Foundation , there really is no set number of hours of sleep that an average adult should get because there are somany variables to consider. How it Works During the late winter, we lose an hour when we set our clocks forward. In the fall, we gain an hour when we turn our clocks backward. Hence the “spring forward, fall back” phrase to help us remember which direction we’re moving in. During World War I, Daylight Saving Time was instituted in the United States in order tosave energy for war production. During World War II, the government again required the states to observe the time change. For the time between the two wars --and after World War II --states and communities individually chose whether or not to observe Daylight SavingTime. In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which standardized the length of Daylight Saving Time. In 2007, Daylight Saving Time became four weeks longer because ofthe passage of the Energy Policy Act. The thought behind the act was that extending Daylight Saving Time could save the country 10,000 barrels of oil each day as businesses reduced power usage during daylight hours. More than 1 billion people in about 70 countries throughout the world observe Daylight Saving Time.

Daylight Savings Time 2011 – This Sunday the current time change occurs

Digital News Report – Daylight savings time is going to happen this Sunday, March 13, 2011. At 2 a.m., this is when most the United States will change their clocks to one hour ahead in order to adjust to the new current time. As you grumble about losing an hour of sleep this Saturday, here is some history and information about why we change our clocks each year. Daylight Savings begins in the Spring and ends in the Fall. If you can remember that it is like a race for the year that you want to get ahead in the beginning of the year to hurry up to summer and in the Fall you want to fall back an hour to put off winter. There is another saying that is easy to remember. Spring ahead and Fall Back. Which is move one hourin advance in the Springand in the Fall you go back one hour for the new current time. atomic clocks There are exceptions to which areas observe theDaylight Savings Time. Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the majority of Arizona don’t change their clocks and remain in standard time. The only place in Arizona that does participate in Daylight Savings is on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Indiana used to not participate in parts, but the state passed laws to make Daylight Savings Time observed statewide beginning in 2006. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 has extended the Daylight Savings Time period. Initially, the newlaw wanted to extend the time a whole two months, but was extended only three weeks earlier in the Spring, and one week more in the Fall. The reason for this was farmers and airlines said it would cause too many problems in their industries. Other countries might not observe, or have a different Daylight Savings Time schedule which can make it difficult to schedule flights. The farmers say that the livestock is affected by the shifting times.