Kid Inventors - Whiz kid inventors, If you thought kids were only good at inventing excuses to avoid chores, think again. These teens and tweens are the minds behind some revolutionary products from household staples to cool niche novelties to an entire method of communicating.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Hailing from the Great White North, this young mechanics fanatic designed a prototype to help navigate the local terrain: a snowmobile. What scraps did he use to make it?
Louis Braille
Blinded at an early age (how'd it happen?), Braille devised the well-known system of reading and writing for the visually impaired in 1824.
Sarah Buckel
Buckel's idea magnetic locker wallpaper gave students a boost of schoolhouse style, put her dad's biz on the map and helped her earn some serious pocket change.
Frank Epperson
Summers got a lot cooler thanks to Epperson's accidental 1905 invention, the Popsicle.
Philo Farnsworth
Talk about extra credit: In the early 1920s, farm boy Farnsworth showed his chemistry teacher a bright idea, a stepping-stone for making the first electronic television.
Chester Greenwood
Though he didn't acquire a patent until 1877, Greenwood created earmuffs in 1873, when he was still wet behind the ears. His hometown became the Earmuff Capital of the World.
Param Jaggi
Jaggi thought about more than just joyrides when he looked at cars; he designed the Algae-Mobile 3 to help make them more eco-friendly
Elizabeth Nathan & Gabriella Pollack
This New York City dynamic duo came up with their nonreusable syringe in 1995 to help curb a major health issue.
Ryan Patterson
Patterson got the idea for the sign language translator glove in 2002 while he was getting "brain food"
Tharon Trujillo
Trujillo's Lock-N-Block Safety Gate was inspired by an in-home incident. Find out what happened.
Rick Perry drops 2012 campaign for president, endorses Newt Gingrich
Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his campaign for president Thursday morning and endorsed Newt Gingrich. “I believe Newt is a conservative visionary who can transform this country,” Perry said. Making what he called a “strategic retreat,” the Texan obliquely referred to Gingrich’s checkered personal life just hours before an interview with the former House speaker’s second wife was to speak out in a TV interview.
“Newt is not perfect, but who among us is?” said Perry.
Citing his Christian faith, Perry said of Gingrich: “I believe in the power of redemption.”
Perry kept an upbeat note as he ended his campaign. He talked about his plan for jobs, his commitment to conservative principles, his time in the Air Force and his roots in Paint Creek, Texas. He thanked his staff, supporters and family throughout the event.
Perry made the case against Barack Obama — and without mentioning him by name, Mitt Romney, too, saying he wanted the president to have the “heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement and the courage to tell the Washington interests to take a hike if it’s what is best for the country.”
“I began this race with a sense of calling — I felt led into the arena to fight for the future of this country,” Perry said. “I feel no different than I did then, knowing the calling never represents a particular outcome, but a journey that tests one’s faith and character.”
Perry added, “Now the journey leads us back to Texas, neither discouraged nor disenchanted, but instead rewarded by the experience and resolute to remain in the arena and in the service of a great nation.”
“I’m not done fighting for the cause of conservatism,” Perry said. “As a matter of fact, I have just begun to fight.”
Gingrich will be hoping the move gives him a boost as tries to consolidate conservative support ahead of Saturday’s primary, aiming to unite the voters who had been splitting between him, Perry and Rick Santorum.
Gingrich has been assiduously lobbying Perry officials in recent days, POLITICO has learned. The former House speaker has repeatedly texted Perry manager Joe Allbaugh.
Sources confirm Gingrich and Perry met privately yesterday to discuss the exit and endorsement. Both attended the Personhood USA anti-abortion presidential forum in Greenville on Wednesday night.
Perry, however, did not make the decision about exiting the race until the morning.
But the discord within the Perry campaign was evident even as the candidate prepared to drop out. Top officials in Texas said they were unaware of his intentions and as late as this morning said they genuinely didn’t know whether he was still running.
Gingrich did not attend the Perry press conference, but at a separate event, praised Perry and said he was “very honored and very humbled” to have the support.
“He’s been a great patriot. He understands the mission of defending freedom,” Gingrich said at a Beaufort town hall.
Gingrich said he spoke with Perry Thursday morning and asked him to head a 10th Amendment enforcement group. He’s asking him to reach out to governors and lawmakers to develop legislation to strengthen the states’ rights.
michelle bachmann - In November 2009, this blog was established with the purpose of seeking to enlist Michele Bachmann to run for president in 2012. At the time, very few people dreamed that Michele Bachmann would run or that she would have a prayer of becoming the Republican nominee.
Well, today Michele Bachmann announced that she is formally entering the race for the presidency in 2012. Not only that, but she is absolutely surging in the polls. The more America sees of Michele Bachmann the more they seem to like her. Most of the other Republican presidential contenders have seemed very hesitant to stand up for conservative values, but Michele Bachmann has shown over and over that she is not afraid to take on Barack Obama head on.
When the liberal media attacks her viciously it just seems to make her stronger. It is going to take someone with a strong spine to defeat Barack Obama in 2012, and that is exactly what Michele Bachmann has. America is facing some very troubled times right now, and it is going to take a strong leader to turn this country back in a positive direction.
The following is video of the speech that Michele Bachmann gave in Iowa to announce that she is formally entering the race for president. As you can see, she is full of energy and she is ready to give everything she has to win in 2012....
Failed presidential bids. Michele Bachmann: Done. John Huntsman: Done. Rick Perry: Done. While the reasons for their premature exits may still be unclear – doggy sunglasses? Too many “oops” moments? – some previous candidates’ presidential campaigns went off the rails at precise moments. Let’s take a look back.
Herman Cain
Campaign: 2012
The former pizza chain CEO’s White House run included an awkward foreign policy gaffe, an economic plan reminiscent of a pizza deal and harassment allegations.
John Edwards
Campaign: 2008
The former U.S. senator whose wife was battling cancer – was in the middle of his second presidential campaign when he pulled out of the race amid poor primary showings and swirling rumors.
Howard Dean
Campaign: 2004
The six-term governor lost three early primaries, but a bout of the flu and a microphone helped end his presidential hopes.
Al Gore
Campaign: 2000
The former vice president battled it out with eventual winner George W. Bush in a heated campaign that involved “hanging chads,” the state of Florida and an unusual outcome.
Ross Perot
Campaign: 1992
The Texas billionaire and independent candidate (watch videos) at one time led the race (against whom?) before dropping out (then returning) unexpectedly.
Gary Hart
Campaign: 1988
The former U.S. senator was making a second run for the White House when he dared reporters to dig up proof of extramarital affairs.
Michael Dukakis
Campaign: 1988
The former governor committed his fatal campaign faux pas after accusations that he was too liberal and soft on crime
Gerald Ford
Campaign: 1976
The Republican president committed a huge debate gaffe during the campaign, but it was something he did while in office that cost him the election.
Barry Goldwater
Campaign: 1964
The former U.S. senator often credited as the father of the modern American conservative movement to an incumbent president.
Kris Humphries booed at Nets game - Kim Kardashian's ex Kris Humphries booed AGAIN as his New Jersey Nets are defeated by Clippers,If Kris Humphries thinks it's going to be easy to put his 72 day short-lived marriage behind him, he better think again.
Last night the 26-year-old New Jersey Nets player was heckled and booed for the second time during a NBA game against the Clippers at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Everytime Kris got his hands on the ball, the crowd would scream out scathing chants to the towering basketballer.
'During every possession of his game, Kris was booed,' a source told Hollywood Life. 'When he took the foul line everyone started chanting, 'Prenup!"' To add insult to injury, Kris's team lost against the Clippers, in a match which saw him get a foul in the second half.
Mean-spirited: Everytime Kris got his hands on the ball, the crowd would scream out scathing chants to the towering basketballer He did however score 14 points for his team. 'Kris had a respectable performance today, but the crowd didn’t give him any respect,' the insider added. 'When he fouled out everyone started shouting, "Get out of L.A.!"' The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the New Jersey Nets by the final score of 101-91. The heckling comes as Kris also got booed when he made his first return back to the court back in December.
Putting on a brave face: Kris managed to flash several smiles during the night He received a harsh welcome back to the court as he was booed and jeered by a 20,000-strong crowd. In the end the estranged husband of Kim suffered a double blow after his team lost 88-82 against New York Knicks in a pre-season game at Madison Square Garden. He had played six scoreless minutes of the second quarter, staying on the bench in the fourth as chants of 'We want Humphries! We want Humphries!' broke out.
Sidelined: Kris also spent some considerable time on the bench 'I felt like Rudy,' Humphries said afterwards, in reference to the beleaguered movie sports character of the 1993 movie of the same name. Meanwhile it has emerged that Kris's televised proposal to former wife Kim was not all it seemed. According to Radar Online, Kris has told his inner circle of trusted friends that Kim 'planned' exactly how he would pop the question. 'Kim told Kris how, where and when to propose, it was absolutely no surprise to her whatsoever,' a source close to the situation told the website.
Doomed: Kris' marriage to reality star Kim Kardashian ended after 72 days Kris apparently had wanted to propose to Kim in his home state of Minnesota, but ended up popping the question in the bedroom of her Los Angeles mansion. The proposal, which took place last May, was captured on reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, shown last September. The insider added: 'First of all, Kris proposed in the middle of the day, and he had to do that because it would create better lighting to capture the moment.
Nerves: Kris's romantic proposal was shown on reality show Keeping Up with the Kardahsians, but now it is being alleged that it was all planned by Kim Kim looked so surprised but she knew it was happening. She was in full hair and make-up, as she always is on the show. 'Kris wanted it to be very intimate and romantic, but all of his ideas were shot down by production officials and Kim. The source said: 'Kim told him the paparazzi would ruin the special moment if it were to take place in a public setting, like the beach, which he had also considered. How romantic could it be with three camera crews?'
Surprise? After the rose petals spelled out his intentions, Kris got down on one knee to a 'surprised' Kim The proposal showed Kris painstakingly spelling out 'Will You Marry Me' in Kim's room. And when Kim walked into her bedroom to find Kris down on one knee with his proposal spelled out in front of him in rose petals she told him 'You're crazy,' to which he replied: 'You're perfect.' Kim was initially speechless, but when Kris opened the ring box to reveal an enormous $2million diamond she immediately blurted out 'Oh my God, yes.'
Glamourous: Meanwhile Kim put on a glamourous turn at on of the Golden Globes' after parties over the weekend The reality star's mother Kris Jenner even helped plan the proposal, dubbing it 'operation pumpkin.' Kim famously filed for divorce from Kris after just 72 days after their 'fairytale' California wedding which took place in August. The latest allegation comes after reports surfaced that other elements in the hit reality show are staged.
kim kardashian family magazine launch - The Kardashian family are reportedly planning to launch a magazine about themselves and their lives.The Kardashians are reportedly planning to publish their own magazine. The reality TV family are said to be close to signing a deal with American Media Inc. - who currently own numerous publications, including Star, National Enquirer and Shape - for their own print media outlet, which would feature heavy involvement from sisters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney and their mother Kris Jenner, though an independent editor would be appointed. A source told the New York Post newspaper: "This is a Kardashian idea. They have been reaching out to several media outlets."
The plan has come in for some criticism, with rival publishers arguing it can give the family further control over their media coverage. One unnamed competitor said: "Now the Kardashians can spin their own stories in print."
It is believed the magazine could launch this spring.
The Kardashian family are not the first reality TV stars to plan their own magazine.
Last September, British former glamour model Katie Price launched a self-penned one-off publication called Katie,
Announcing the venture, she said: "Everyone has an opinion of me whether good or bad. But this is a chance to get my opinions across! I'm the chief editor, writer and picture editor so I've written all the features and chosen the photos myself.
"Over the years I've been interviewed in the press hundreds of times and usually get asked the same boring questions - most of the time about plastic surgery and men, yawn - so I'm excited to show a side of me that you don't usually get a chance to see in the mags."
Kris Humphries Not Suing Kim Kardashian Over E! Show Portrayal - Credit: Donald Bowers/Getty; Marianna Massey/WireImage, During their 72-day marriage, Kris Humphries made plenty of money as Mr. Kim Kardashian — which might explain why the 26-year-old NBA player has no intention to sue his soon-to-be ex.
Reports surfaced earlier this week claiming Humphries was planning to file a $10 million lawsuit against Kardashian, 31, because he expects to be portrayed in a negative light on the new season of Kourtney & Kim Take New York.
Despite the claims, sources tell Gossip Cop and TMZ that the out-of-work athlete has “absolutely no plans” to sue the E! reality star. Though he’s worried about his reputation, Humphries understands he has no control over the final cut, a source adds.
The move is somewhat surprising, given that Humphries teased Kardashian about her famous figure in a sneak peek from Sunday’s premiere episode — just one of many incidents where the NBA star belittled his then-wife.
National Hug Day - Needing a hug, It's National Hug Day and, considering the bummers, blunders and low blows these folks have suffered lately, they could use any extra embraces you have to spare.
Ellen Barkin
A holiday run-in with the NYPD left the native New Yorker irate.
Newt Gingrich
The former House speaker and 2012 presidential hopeful complained that he feels "Romney-boated" and even forecasted his own doom in Iowa.
Kris Humphries
Not only is he licking the wounds of a very public divorce, but the NBA player gets no love on the court, either.
Lindsay Lohan
The former Disney star's career has taken an adults-only turn lately and she's had some international woes this year.
George Michael
Michael was making his pop star rounds last fall, when the music came to an abrupt halt in November.
Demi Moore
Newly single Moore tugged at heartstrings when she opened up about her worst fear in a glossy cover story.
Star QBs
QB standouts Tim Tebow, Mark Sanchez, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers deserve a collective hug for disappointing losses in their respective match-ups.
Chuck Schumer
Sen. Schumer is so busy thinking about big infrastructure plans and flood safety precautions that it seems he's let other things fall by the wayside.
Twin polar bear cubs
These little guys who just made their public debut over the holidays deserve a hug just for being adorable.
Penny sells for 1.38 million. Talk about a lucky penny. It was actually worth $1 million. That was the final bid by an unknown buyer for the one-cent copper coin minted in 1793, the first year the United States produced its own coins. Its sale was one of the biggest deals at the coin show and annual convention of the Florida United Numismatists at the Orange County Convention Center.
The coin was made at the Mint in Philadelphia in 1793, the first year that the US made its own coins. Heritage officials said in a news release that the name of the buyer was not revealed but that he was 'a major collector.' One of the coin's earliest owners was a well-known Baltimore banker, Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.
'Mr. Eliasberg was nicknamed, "the king of coins" because before his death in 1976 he assembled a collection that consisted of at least one example of every coin ever made at the United States Mint, a feat never duplicated,' Halperin said in the news release. The final bid for the coin last week was one of the largest sales at the Florida United Numismatists coin show and annual convention, which runs through Sunday.
Mr Halperin said a five-dollar gold piece from 1829 also was sold. Mr Halperin said there remain a few hundred 1793 coins in different condition, but that the one auctioned off Wednesday night is rare because it wasn't in circulation.
Officials say it shows no wear on its lettering, its Lady Liberty face or the chain of linking rings on its back.
The news release said the coin is known as a 'Chain Cent' because its chain of linking rings was supposed to represent the solidarity of the states.
The design was changed to a wreath after some critics claimed it was symbolic of slavery.
Mr Halperin said the auction had more than $64 million in transactions. The show runs through Sunday.
While impressive, the 1793 Chain Cent's selling price is nowhere near the record among American coins.
That honor belongs to the 1933 'Double Eagle,' the only legal copy of a coin that never made it into circulation. It sold at a 2002 auction for $7.59 million. The previous record belonged to an 1804 silver dollar that was bought in 1999 for $4.14 million.
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