Manhattan man vows to visit 365 city bars in 365 days!
New York, Mar 10 : A Manhattan man is fulfilling every alcoholic’s dream—he has pledged to drink at 365 city bars in 365 days.
Marty Wombacher, 51, is on a mission to create a poor man''s guide to New York''s watering holes.
He heads to various pubs and bars, take loads of pictures, drink lots of beer, and post the adventures on his Web site www. aguywalksinto365bars. com.
Lava carved ancient Martian riverbed
Washington, March 10 : A new American research has revealed that an ancient "riverbed" in Mars was not made by the flow of water but was carved by molten lava.
The 270-km long Martian channel near the Ascraeus Mons volcano does not seem to have been made by water.
"We started seeing that, instead of this [liquid] cutting into an existing surface, it was building a surface—it built a ridge up to 40 meters [130 feet] high" millions of years ago, explained study co-author Jacob Bleacher of NASA''s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The channel is also roofed over in some areas and lined with vents, characterises usually linked to lava tubes.
GenY workers value leisure more than Gen Xers
Washington, March 10 : The young generation of workers, sometimes called GenY, GenMe, or Millennials, have markedly different work values from previous generations, researchers have observed.
Principal investigator Jean M. Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of the book Generation Me, made a comparison between work values of GenY (born in the late 1980s) to those of GenX
(born in the 1970s) and Boomers (born in the 1950s) at the same age.
The Battle Between American Cities is on to Catch Google's Eye
About a month back, Google shared that it was planning on building and testing its very own fiber-to-the-home networks in some of the country's cities. The promised speeds are up-to 1 Gbps, and to begin with, the network would reach some 50,000 homes.
Microsoft Researcher Charles Thacker Walks Away with Turing Award
A Microsoft researcher, Charles Thacker has been awarded this year's Turing Award by the Association of Computing Machinery.
National Digital Literacy Corps to be Proposed by the FCC
Reports are that the US Federal Communications Commission is all set to propose a National Digital Literacy Corps, in order to assist US residents in getting online as a part of a nationwide broadband plan which is due for release next week.
Popular Database Provided New Features with FileMaker Pro 11
FileMaker, the Apple-owned establishment, took the wraps off its latest offering on Tuesday, the FileMaker Pro 11, which comes as the next major version of its popular database product, adding more features to its predecessor.
Companies Targeted by Apple's Lawsuits Might Receive Help from Microsoft, Report Speculates
A recent report has speculated that HTC, and all other mobile phone manufacturers and vendors, who have been targeted by Apple's legal suits over patent infringements, might be able to find some help from Microsoft.
Bitter Criticism Thrown at Obama's Plans for NASA Alterations
Harrison Schmitt, the man who walked on the moon for several days, is not very happy with the changes that President Obama is proposing for the NASA space exploration programs. The astronaut, who managed to take up a place in Apollo 17, is also a former US Senator, and someone who is astonished at the plans that have been put forward by Mr. Obama.
US Closely Looking at China Internet Censorship Case
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Reports have revealed that the United States is closely studying whether it can legally challenge the restrictions that China imposes in terms of Internet that recently ended up hurting Google and various other US companies operating across the country. On Tuesday, however, a top US trade official stressed that better result would be yielded if direct talks are carried out with Beijing.
Healthier Men Prefer Sex More Frequently
A new research reports that healthier men prefer sex more frequently, in comparison to their unhealthy male counterparts.
8 Flaws in Excel and Movie Maker Patched by Microsoft
Taking a step further in its goal to fix up all loop-holes in services and tools, technology giant Microsoft released two new and important patches for its March Patch Tuesday release, fixing as many as 8 flaws plaguing Windows and Office. Users have also been warned of another zero-day attack in the company's popular web browser, Internet Explorer.
Western Australia Faces Fund Deficits for the Rising Health Costs
Western Australia was recently visited by Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan to meet Premier Colin Barnett and Treasurer Troy Buswell to assess the way Canberra is struggling to change the funding procedure of the country’s hospitals.
TV Channels and Operators Preparing for 3D TVs by Sony, Samsung and Panasonic
For all those gadget fans who do not mind shelling out some extra money to get their hands on the latest technology, 3D televisions might just be the next things that you would want.
Major Political Parties Insist to Redevelop Modbury
A group of journalists had recently been the guests of ‘The Save the RAH Party’ which showed the media the Royal Adelaide Hospital to make their argument strong for rebuilding the hospital.
43 percent Americans have less than $10,000 for retirement
Washington, March 10 - As the number of American workers with virtually no retirement savings grew for the third straight year, over four in 10 had less than $10,000, according to a new survey.
The percentage of workers who said they had less than $10,000 savings grew to 43 percent in 2010, from 39 percent in 2009, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's annual Retirement Confidence Survey released Tuesday.
That excludes the value of primary homes and defined-benefit pension plans. Workers who said they had less than $1,000 jumped to 27 percent, from 20 percent in 2009.
Confidence in the ability to save enough for a comfortable retirement hovered at 16 percent of respondents, the second lowest point in the 20-year history of the survey.
Quebec Hospitals’ Wait Times Lead to Deaths
Quebec’s national assembly debated on the issue that has captured the recent concern after deaths of two patients were reported due to delayed medical attention by the hospitals in the province.
