This came out a few days ago and I didn’t see it until now. Mr. Bill Gates and several other engineers have a patent-pending project that plans to release barge-like contraptions into brewing offshore hurricanes. A hurricane is formed by the heat close to equator.  It is believe if the hot air is cooled then hurricanes can be prevented.   They are planning on pumping cold water up from the bottom of the ocean, thus calming the rough weather that’s caused by warm ocean temperatures.

Personally I don’t know whether this is a good idea. In addition to all the damages a hurricane can provide, it also brings water to land that otherwise would be in a drought. If we really change hurricane pattern using this cooling method then what will happen to those regions? Not to say that how much energy it will take to pump cold water from the bottom of the ocean.

My mom came from Taiwan recently and she is staying with me for the next month or so.  Every time my parents come to visit they always purchase a lot of vitamins.  Lucky I came across this $5 rebate form.  In order to qualify you will need:

1) The original UPC code from the carton of any Centrum® OR Centrum® Silver®. For 30 count and for 150 count or larger, only the original cash register receipt is required.
2) The original cash register receipt dated between 7/12/09 & 8/15/09 with the price circled.

When you are doing your comparison shopping, don’t forget that Amazon also sells Centrum and Centrum Silver vitamins and there are times when they are even cheaper than the retail stores!

A couple days ago I won a $25 Threadless.com gift certificate from RetailMeNot.  For those of you that has not used RetailMeNot before, it is an coupon aggregate site where you can find coupon codes to some of your favorite stores.  Here is my review from awhile back.

They are currently offering daily drawing for people that participates in their user forums.  There are a lot of great people there who shares much more than coupon codes.  They are offering daily drawings for $25 Threadless.com gift certificates until the end of the month.  The only thing you have to do for your chance to win is to participate in the forum!

Starbucks is offering free pastry with the purchase of any beverage between the hour of opening and 10:30am on Tuesday July 21st.
Be sure to get your free mocha from McDonald on Monday than head to Starbucks to get a free pastry for Tuesday!

This is one of the article on instructables that caught my eyes yesterday.  California has gotten very hot lately to the point where we are getting 100 degree days.  Even though air condition still works for my car, it would really suck for those people whose AC is broken during this time of the year.  As an alternative to fix it in the body shop (which will cost a couple hundreds of dollars or more), it will be more economical and more tolerable if there is a self made fan like the one pictured above!

I saw this in the news this morning from Bloomberg.  Although I know the newspaper and magazine industry have been struggling for awhile and many have declared bankruptcy, I was still surprised to see the sale of Business Week.  It is one of the few magazines that I read on a consist basis and over the years it shaped many of my view points from technology to politics.

I hope it gets acquired by someone who can revive the magazine.

Build It Union is offering a free Limited Edition, Rebuilding New York or 2009 Citi Field Pin for supporting New York’s union carpenters and contractors.

New York is among my favorite city to visit.  If I live in New York, I will definitely support them and ask for a free a Citi Field Pin.

Every Friday is Swagbucks Mega Swag Day in which you have a higher chance of winning big Swagbucks!  I was able to win 10 Swagbucks this morning after I woke up and started working.  What a nice way to start a day!  Still haven’t joined Swagbucks?  Check out my Swagbucks review here.

Words from the official Swagbucks blog:

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FreeBizMag.com is offering complimentary 6-month subscription to PC World magazine for completing the following offer.

For those of you that do not know much about PC World, it is the best source of information on how to select, buy, and use computer products and services for home and business and much more.