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A little bit off topic:<br>
What do You think about Google's <span class="Apple-style-span"
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to the 100th project?<br>
Is it just a trick or something serious?<br>
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</span><a href="http://www.project10tothe100.com/how_it_works.html">http://www.project10tothe100.com/how_it_works.html</a><br>
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<h2
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it works</h2>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em;">Project
10<sup style="font-size: 0.6em;">100</sup><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(pronounced "Project 10 to the
100th") is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many
people as possible. Here's how to join in.</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span
class="blacktitle" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">1.
Send us your idea by October 20th.</span><br>
Simply fill out<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="submit_your_idea.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the
submission form</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>giving
us the gist of your idea. You can supplement your proposal with a
30-second video.</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span
class="blacktitle" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">2.
Voting on ideas begins on January 27th.</span><br>
We'll post a selection of one hundred ideas and ask you, the public, to
choose twenty semi-finalists. Then an advisory board will select up to
five final ideas.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="reminder.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Send me a reminder
to vote.</a></p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span
class="blacktitle" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">3.
We'll help bring these ideas to life.</span><br>
We're committing $10 million to implement these projects, and our goal
is to help as many people as possible. So remember, money may provide a
jumpstart, but the idea is the thing.</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em;">Good
luck, and may those who help the most win.</p>
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style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-size: 1.4em; display: block; line-height: 35px;">Submit
your idea</a></span></span></div>
<p class="sub"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">Remember,
the deadline is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br
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October 20th, 2008</p>
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<h2
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<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em;">Our
goal is to set as few rules as possible. However, we ask that you put
your idea into one of the following categories and consider the
evaluation criteria below.</p>
<span class="title" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Categories:</span>
<ul class="categories"
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<li class="community"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/project10tothe100/images/cat_icons.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; line-height: 19px; background-position: 0px -39px;"><strong>Community:</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How can we help connect people,
build communities and protect unique cultures?</li>
<li class="opportunity"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/project10tothe100/images/cat_icons.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; line-height: 19px; background-position: 0px;"><strong>Opportunity:</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How can we help people better
provide for themselves and their families?</li>
<li class="energy"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/project10tothe100/images/cat_icons.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; line-height: 19px; background-position: 0px -77px;"><strong>Energy:</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How can we help move the world
toward safe, clean, inexpensive energy?</li>
<li class="environment"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/project10tothe100/images/cat_icons.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; line-height: 19px; background-position: 0px -117px;"><strong>Environment:</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How can we help promote a
cleaner and more sustainable global ecosystem?</li>
<li class="health"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/project10tothe100/images/cat_icons.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; line-height: 19px; background-position: 0px -156px;"><strong>Health:</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How can we help individuals lead
longer, healthier lives?</li>
<li class="education"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/project10tothe100/images/cat_icons.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; line-height: 19px; background-position: 0px -194px;"><strong>Education:</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How can we help more people get
more access to better education?</li>
<li class="shelter"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/project10tothe100/images/cat_icons.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; line-height: 19px; background-position: 0px -233px;"><strong>Shelter:</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How can we help ensure that
everyone has a safe place to live?</li>
<li class="else"
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/project10tothe100/images/cat_icons.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; line-height: 19px; background-position: 0px -272px;"><strong>Everything
else:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sometimes the
best ideas don't fit into any category at all.</li>
</ul>
<span class="title" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Criteria:</span>
<ul class="flush"
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<li
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.3em; line-height: 1.1em;">Reach:
How many people would this idea affect?</li>
<li
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.3em; line-height: 1.1em;">Depth:
How deeply are people impacted? How urgent is the need?</li>
<li
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.3em; line-height: 1.1em;">Attainability:
Can this idea be implemented within a year or two?</li>
<li
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.3em; line-height: 1.1em;">Efficiency:
How simple and cost-effective is your idea?</li>
<li
style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.3em; line-height: 1.1em;">Longevity:
How long will the idea's impact last?</li>
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