Biography
- I wish I were an expert in:
- Stuff and junk
- Dream jobs:
- I dont really want to work but since I kinda have to I want to play soccer for money or else i will work with exotic animals for a living. Otherwise I will sell my brothers blood for money to a place where they take whatever.
- About me
- My name is Ellie. I was born so HA! live with that! haha lol! I was born in Chicago and then i moved to the Twin Cities about 5 years ago. I am 13 years old. I have a twin sister named Campetta. I also have 3 older brothers but they are in college. One of them is married and out of college. He is 25. He (besides my sis) is the only one who isnt XTREMELY annoying! But i love them all :) i have too. Jon (18) Haroldly (20) and Guy (25) are my brothers. My oldest brother is going to move down to Kansas though just because his wife (and my step-sister)'s fammily lives down there. O so happily. All of my brothers that arent married play football and hockey. I/me/myself and you get the point but I play soccer and i am a gymnast. In Minnesota, it is a lot different then what i am used to in Illinoise. But i havent certainly found out how but it just is. See ya for now! I will wrote more when my life gets more interesting. Bye!
Science in my life
- What is science to you?
- A subject in school. what else would science be to a 13 year old. we wouldnt need to be so scientifical unless we are gonna be a science teacher. i mean why would we need to be walking and know that friction is holding us from not falling. gosh
- I would invent
- Something usefull
- Technology I love
- where can i start - cell phones, computers, ipods, tv, cars, music players, dvd players, movies ect.
- Technology that drives me crazy
- computer viruses, slow ipods, slow computers, geeky phones ect.
- What technology do you use every day?
- i use cell phones, tv, computers, cars, ipod, and light everyday
- What math do you use every day?
- today i calculated that i am 163 months old!
Biography
- I wish I were an expert in:
- Economics
- Dream jobs:
- Economist, Architect, and most likely a very important business woman.
- About me
- I'm interested in business.
Science in my life
- What is science to you?
- Another subject in school I need to pass in order to graduate.
- I would invent
- A robotic baby sitter, a car that transforms into a plane.
- Technology I love
- i pod, computer, cell phones, radio, telephone, calculator, flash lights, microwave, and the best one TV! Because it keeps me from being bored or getting into shinanigans.
- Technology that drives me crazy
- side kicks, touch phones [i phone].
- What technology do you use every day?
- radio, dvd player, computer, calculator, tv, i pod, microwave
- What math do you use every day?
- to count things, on the microwave, in most of my classes, also to help out siblings with homework.
Biography
- I wish I were an expert in:
- Building advance techonology
- Dream jobs:
- Carpentry
- About me
- My name is Chang Yang, I'm 16 years old, I was born in Thailand me and my family have been living in the U.S for 11 years.
Science in my life
- What is science to you?
- Science to me would be how life was form.
- I would invent
- Something that would help makes life easier.
- Technology I love
- Computer, cars
- Technology that drives me crazy
- Maybe fixing a computer when it broken.
- What technology do you use every day?
- Computer, automoble, ps2, pencil, phone
- What math do you use every day?
- Cooking
Biography
- I wish I were an expert in:
- Playing the Violin I enjoy learning how to play it. But I do wish to play really good.
Also to know how to manage my time. and be organized - Dream jobs:
- Being a Singer, Dancer or anything with T.V.
- About me
- I am a really nice friendly person. I am a really busy person too. I enjoy playing sports and the viloin. I tend to be really talkative but also am really shy haha I know it sounds wierd but its true.
Science in my life
- What is science to you?
- A way to explore where we come from and how things are made of. Also a way to mix up chemicals and find answers to some pretty wierd stuff that go on.
- I would invent
- I would invent a robot or some type of machine that would help stop Global Warming with whatever it is that we are doing bad stuff too. Also i would invent a good strategy to recycle and stop affecting the earth so much.
- Technology I love
- Cellphone. Because I use it wherever i want and communicate with who ever.
- Technology that drives me crazy
- The computer, because for me its a thing that i need alot but have trouble working with it
- What technology do you use every day?
- I talk on the phone evryday. Where ever I am. Also I text Alot. I use the computer for eveything. To be on Myspace or to my homework. The Stove as well i use alot because i have to cook.
- What math do you use every day?
- When i cook i have to know how much i put and use for everything. In school i use math.
Biography
- I wish I were an expert in:
- Math, I stated taking some college math courses at MCTC. I found out that math is not that hard to do and to figure out. Also There was one phase of Mr.Scott; Math is like when you try to fix a car, you have to have the tools to fix the car and what makes math hard is that they show you how to fix the car but they dont give you the tools to fix, that what makes math not having the tools to get it done.
- Dream jobs:
- Physician Assistant, I fround out that this would be a good career for me because it fills all my that charactaristics of my career choice.
Science in my life
- What is science to you?
- The earth, that what my science teachers say the earth is made all because Science.
- I would invent
- Tools to make construction work easier.
- Technology that drives me crazy
- Flying cars, That would be cool seeing car in the air and be able to get to places faster.
- What technology do you use every day?
- Computer, T.V.
- What math do you use every day?
- Stores, Vending Machines, Homework.
Biography
- I wish I were an expert in:
- History -- I love learning about history, different places, times & cultures.
- Dream jobs:
- I would love to be a fashion designer or interior designer but I don't have a lot of skill in that area.
Science in my life
- Technology I love
- I think the iphone it is pretty cool technology - don't have one but I've seen them and it's amazing what they can do!
- Technology that drives me crazy
- I have a love hate relationship with my computer. It makes life easier as well as more complicated and I hate when it doesn't work!
- What technology do you use every day?
- I use the computer everyday.
- What math do you use every day?
- For work I have to manage a budget and deal with billing issues. At home I use math to manage my perrsonal budget, deal with my finances and when working on home projects (measuring, quantities, etc.)
You've probably never thought about this before, but catfish and soccer balls don't mix well. Read this to find out why.
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Get a kick: Is soccer better exercise compared to jogging? That's the question posed by Danish researchers in a recent study. (Flickr photo by probek)I know at least one regular Science Buzz contributor will be ecstatic over this latest bit of health news. So who showed the most personal health improvement when you compare soccer players to joggers to couch potatoes?
That was the question posed by Danish researchers who conducted a 12-week study of 37 men with similar health profiles going into the study. One third of the men played soccer for recreation over the course of the study, one third jogged and one third (the group I’d have liked to have been in) were couch potatoes.
After 12 weeks, here’s what they found out: Soccer players showed the most personal health improvement. Their body fat percentage went down 3.7% while their muscle mass increased 4.5 pounds. Joggers' fat percentage went down 2 percent and their muscle mass did not change significantly. Obviously, the couch potatoes health benchmarks got worse.
And through questions posed to the participants, researchers learned that soccer players felt less tired than the joggers after exercising as they were having more fun participating in that activity.
A lot of that makes a lot of common sense, but there is actually more science at play. The head of the study said soccer is a great exercise to improve health because soccer players get a better workout made up of intense bursts of activity. During those bursts, their hearts were pumping at up to 90 percent efficiency, a level that the joggers never came close to approaching.
Of course, us couch potatoes get a great workout for our fingers on the remote control. Talk about burst of energy, there’s nothing that moves my fingers faster than five or six bad channels in a row!
So what do you think? Is soccer better exercise than jogging? Is there another form of physical activity that’s even better? What’s the best workout? Share your thoughts here with other Science Buzz readers.
And you can also weigh in with your thoughts about soccer on another Science Buzz section…is soccer the most exciting sport to watch? Check it out by clicking here.
The Pan American Health Organization is so alarmed that it has warned fans from the Americas to get immunised before leaving for Germany. New Scientist magazine
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Earlier I wrote a blog post where mathematicians had determined that soccer was the most exciting sport to watch because the probability for an upset was higher than in other sports. In recent soccer related science research, Ken Bray, a theoretical physicist from the University of bath in England has conducted research to show that the areas near the top corners of the net are what he calls an “unsaveable zone”. To find this zone, Bray studied games from the past 50 years and applied his knowledge of physics, biology, and psychology to calculate the reach of a goalkeeper attempting to save a penalty kick. His advice for the goalkeepers? Move before the ball is kicked…which I think is cheating, so that would not be my advice! Bray also says that in 85% of penalty kicks, the direction in which the plant foot is the direction of the shot.
Dr. Bray has written a book on the science of soccer titled, “How to Score”.
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