Consumption is the scale to measure the total ammount of goods bought for any one economy.

There are various factors that affect it: - Prices. If prices are high then consumption will be low because consuming will use up a higher percentage of a person's income. - Inflation. If inflation is low but is rising, then people will want to buy more earlier, so that they get it for a cheaper price as opposed to having to pay for it when inflation is higher. The same applies but reversed when inflation is high but falling. - Taxes. If taxes are very high on goods then people may object to this and not buy goods out of protest or they may not be able to afford goods. There are many different factors that affect a consumers consumption. Taxes are one example. To a consumer who likes tp spend or "borrow" high taxes are bad because income falls reducing their tendency to spend. If a consumer is a saver then increase to taxes will likely increase their choice to save, being a saver and not so much a consumer. Economic factors also affect consumer such as the stock market. Today we see S&P and NYSE lows around 1997 levels. This lack of "consumer confidence" causes a change in consumption. More specifically, there is a lack of consumption or a decrease in consumption because people are more incline to become savers seeing that their money is depreciating in the stock market. However stock market troubles are a person by person basis. One consumer may see a stagnant stock market as an opportunity to make a profit on low stocks. Their individual consumption may rise while other consumers consumption falls. However, the common consensus in a falling stock market like the one in today's recession is to hold onto money and stock consuming. There are many different factors that affect a consumers consumption. Taxes are one example. To a consumer who likes tp spend or "borrow" high taxes are bad because income falls reducing their tendency to spend. If a consumer is a saver then increase to taxes will likely increase their choice to save, being a saver and not so much a consumer. Economic factors also affect consumer such as the stock market. Today we see S&P and NYSE lows around 1997 levels. This lack of "consumer confidence" causes a change in consumption. More specifically, there is a lack of consumption or a decrease in consumption because people are more incline to become savers seeing that their money is depreciating in the stock market. However stock market troubles are a person by person basis. One consumer may see a stagnant stock market as an opportunity to make a profit on low stocks. Their individual consumption may rise while other consumers consumption falls. However, the common consensus in a falling stock market like the one in today's recession is to hold onto money and stock consuming.

Like looking for lost treasure? Theres no need to break the bank for a high-end metal detector just dig through your junk drawer! You Will Need

An AM or AM/FM radio A calculator A standard CD case Some Velcro

Step 1: Disassemble the CD case Carefully disassemble the CD case by removing the insert that holds the CD in place.

Step 2: Cut Velcro pieces On your radio, measure out an area centered on the back of the radio. Then cut a hook and loop piece of Velcro the same size.

Step 3: Mount the radio Stick one side of the Velcro to the back of the radio, and stick the other piece of Velcro to one side of the CD case. Then mount the radio.

Step 4: Mount the calculator Repeat the same process with the calculator, and apply the Velcro to the other side of the CD case. Then mount the calculator.

Step 5: Set radio Make sure the radio is set to the AM band and turn it on. Now tune it on to the highest end of the AM band, but not directly at a broadcast station. Turn the volume up and all you should hear is static. If there is a broadcast station at the very high end of the AM band, get as close as you can so youre just hearing static.

Step 6: Fold CD case

With the calculator on, start folding the CD case until you hear a loud tone. That tone is the electronic circuit in the calculator. Its producing a radio frequency signal that the AM radio is picking up.

Step 7: Move toward metal object Now slowly open up the case again until you can barely hear the loud tone. Then start moving your radio and calculator close to a metal object, and youre hear the loud tone again. Now the next time you drop something valuable, get your homemade metal detector and find it!

Want to conserve energy and help save money? The summer time is the perfect season of the year to make this happen! A solar panel converts energy from the sun into electricity. With materials from your local hardware store, you too can make a solar panel!
Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

1. a square of copper flashing sheet metal scissors sand paper water salt a 2 liter empty plastic bottle an electric stove a micro-ammeter alligator clips

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Cut a piece off of the copper sheet. You will want this to be the size of the burner that is on the stove and turn the burner on to the highest setting. Let the sheet of copper heat for about 30 minutes, until the piece of copper is completely black. Let the piece of copper cool on the burner after heating.

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After about 15 minutes of cooling, lightly rinse the sheet under water removing the small bits that has formed on the copper sheet.

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Cut another piece of the copper sheet (the same size as the first sheet).

Bend both pieces of copper so they can fit it the plastic bottle. You will cut the top off the bottle first. Make sure the pieces of copper do not touch one another in the bottle.

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Place one alligator clip to the copper plate, and one to the sheet that was heated.

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Connect the clip that is attached to the copper that was not heated to the positive section of the meter. The other clip will be attached to the negative section of the meter.

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Place a couple tablespoons of salt into hot water and stir. Pour the mixture into the bottle, making sure not to get the clips wet.

Finished Solar Pane

Amado Vera Hernandez (13 September 1903 24 March 1970) was a Filipino writer, novelist, and labor leader. He wrote to criticize social injustice in the Philippines and was imprisoned for his involvement in communist activities. However, his various works were eventually recognized and he became a National Artist for Literature in 1973.

Hernandez was born in Hagonoy, Bulacan. He grew up in Tondo, Manila and studied at Manila High School and American Correspondence School. He married Honarata Atang de la Rama, the Queen of Kundiman, who also became a National Artist for theater, dance, and music. Hernandez started writing when he was a teenager and his Tagalog works were published in the newspaper Watawat. He later became a columnist in Pagkakaisa and editor of Mabuhay. His writings were recognized by the Tagalog literati and some of his stories and poems were included in several anthologies including Clodualdo del Mundo's Parolang Ginto and Alejandra Abadilla's Talaang Bughaw. In 1922, he became a member of the literary society Aklatang Bayan.

n 1941, he joined the resistance movement against Japanese forces. He became an intelligence operative of Marking and Anderson whose operations covered Bulacan and the Sierra Madre. He later metLuis Taruc and the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon (HUKBALAHAP) that developed communist ideologies. In the next six months after his arrest, Hernandez was transferred from one military camp to another. He was only indicted on a charge of rebellion with murder, arson, and robbery after one year. Hernandez's case stirred the interest of civil rights activists including Claro M. Recto, Jose P. Laurel, and Claudio Teehankee. However, he remained in prison despite several appeals for his release while the trial was ongoing. In prison, Hernandez produced his most notable works, Isang Dipang Langit, which won a Republic Cultural Heritage Award, and Bayang Malaya, which won a Balagtas Award. He also wrote Luha ng Buwaya and Ibong Mandaragit and became editor of the prison's newspaper the Muntinlupa Courier. On June 20, 1956, the Supreme Court allowed Hernandez to post bail. Out of prison, he resumed writing and became a columnist for the Tagalog tabloid Taliba. His works won awards in various literary contests and was recognized by several award-giving bodies including the Commonwealth Literary Contest, the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, and the National Press Club of the Philippines. On May 30, 1964, he was acquitted of the charges against him. He went on to become a professor at the University of the Philippines.

Novel

Mga Ibong Mandaragit, 1969 Luha ng Buwaya, 1972

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Poems

Isang Dipang Langit Panata sa Kalayaan Ang Dalaw Bartolina Kung Tuyo na ang Luha Mo Aking Bayan

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Short stories

Wala ng Lunas Kulang sa Dilig Langaw sa Isang Basong Gatas Dalawang Metro sa Lupang Di-Malipad ng Uwak Ipinanganak ang Isang Kaaway sa Sosyedad Magpinsan

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Plays

Muntinglupa, 1957 Hagdan sa Bahaghari, 1958 Ang mga Kagalang-galang,1959 Magkabilang Mukha ng Isang Bagol, 1960

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Essays

Si Atang at ang Dulaan Si Corazon de Jesus at ang ating Panulaan Pilipinismo: Susi sa Bagong Tagumpay

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Awards and recognitions

Makata ng Ilaw at Panitik, 1925 Gold Medal for Wala ng Lunas, Ilaw at Panitik, 1931 First Prize for Pilipinas, Commonwealth Literacy Contest, 1938 First Prize for Kayumanggi, Commonwealth Literacy Contest, 1940 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Muntinglupa, 1958 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Hagdan sa Bahaghari, 1959 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Ang mga Kagalang-galang sa Bahaghari, 1960 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Magkabilang Mukha ng Isang Bagol, 1961 Republic Cultural Heritage Award for Isang Dipang Langit, 1962

NPC ESSO Journalism Award for Luha ng Buwaya, 1963 NPC ESSO Journalism Award for Pili sa Pinili, 1964 Patnubay sa Sining at Kalinangan Award, Manila City Government, 1964 NPC ESSO Journalism Award for Report on Indonesia, 1965 Balagtas Memorial Award for Bayang Malaya, Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1969 Tanglaw ng Lahi Award, Ateneo de Manila University, 1970 National Artist for Literature, 1973