Statistics ideas

I'm thinking of doing something like this, maybe with a branches and a road way. I think it'll be pretty interesting, maybe have some little houses that have the number displaying the number. I'm probably gonna end up sketching this later today.


> http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/archive/documents/Statistics.pdf
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/06/21/long-lost-children-rarely-turn-up/


Notes:

+778,000 ppl missing nationwide (2009)

1.  80% of them under 18

• 10% kidnapped 

1.  8,202 cases were opened in NY alone (2008) 

• nearly all children reported missing turned up soon
• +187,800 missing children reports 
•         > 175,200 children recovered
• > +3.5 million telephone calls have been received by the hotline for lost kids

797,500 children under 18 reported in 1-year period

1. 2,185 are reported missing each day
2. >203,900 children were victims of family abduction
3. >58,200 children were victims of of non family abduction
4. >115 kids were victims of stereotypical kidnapping

since 1997- 2012

1. > safe recovery of 572

inprocess

Adages I find interesting:

1. A coward dies a thousand times, a hero dies but once
2. An adventure of a thousand miles begins with a single step
3. Age is a state of mind, not a measurement of time
4. build a man a fire, he'll be warm all day. set a man on fire he'll be warm for the rest of his life. 
5. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back

Idioms:

1. apple of my eye
2. against the clock
3. a house divide against itself cannot stand \
4. Van Gogh's ear for music
5. let the cat out of the bag 

Ideas for images:

Dead computer

I've been trying to fix my laptop for the past few days now, I'm not sure if it's just completely broken or just needs its system wiped, but nothing seems to be working on it in the slightest, then again it's also a 6 year old laptop and they aren't exactly made to last. 

So I think I'm going to drop it off at my uncle's and see if he can salvage any of it before I start looking for replacement computers. 

Crossing my fingers and hoping I can still use it for this semester's classes. 

Why is there bubblegum at the Smithsonian?

I think that the reason why bubblegum is at the Smithsonian is because it has changed in design, brand and flavoring and is something generations grew to popularize in the US. 

Reasons why I can't leave my dorm mates alone

So after coming home from karaoke night, I walked through the door and found this. 

I can't leave them alone for 5 minutes 

Interesting day

Today was a very interesting day. I got to become closer to my room mates, learning more about them and helping out people in the dorm. 

Even though I spent all morning cleaning my dorm, and finishing up my school shopping and grocery shopping it was still a really awesome and fun day.