NASA May Not Be Ready To Pull Plug On Space Shuttle
August 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - It appears that NASA may not be ready to pull the plug on the U.S. space shuttle after all, as they are looking into whether or not it can still fly beyond its planned 2010 retirement.
A report out of the Orlando Sentinel in Florida on Saturday revealed that an e-mail was sent out by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. Read more
Would Lowering Drinking Age To 18 Endanger Health Of College Kids?
August 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Recently, the debate has come up as to whether or not the drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18. This comes as 130 presidents of colleges and universities across the U.S. signed an initiative to support the move. Does this put college students at risk though in regards to their health?
As stated, over 130 presidents from various colleges and universities across the U.S. signed a petition this month to change the legal drinking age of 21, down to 18. Read more
Stroke Survivors Can Be Aided By Treadmill Workouts
August 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - According to a new study, stroke survivors who workout on a treadmill can improve both tehir brain function and fitness.
The study was conducted by Dr. Andreas Luft from the University of Zurich in Switzerland, as well as researchers from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, as well as the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Read more
Muslims Ready To Fast During Holy Month Of Ramadan
August 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Muslims are getting ready to observe the Islamic month of fasting, Ramadan.
Ramadan begins in September, and will continue until either September 30th or October 1st. Read more
HIV Prevention Needs To Improve To Stop The Spread
August 31, 2008
New York (dbTechno) - It is becoming clear and apparent that the current prevention methods to fight HIV/AIDS are not doing enough. This comes after new data by the CDC revealed that the number of HIV cases in New York City has spiked immensely.
The news came out this past week in a report that the number of new HIV infections in New York City was triple that of the national average. Read more
MA Leads By Example With Health Insurance Programs
August 30, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Just this past week, the U.S. Census Bureau put out new data which revealed that the number of Americans living without health insurance dropped from 2006 to 2007. An example as to why this trend is happening, is the health insurance program in place in the state of Massachusetts.
The U.S. Census Bureau announced this week that the number of uninsured Americans dropped from 15.8% in 2006 to 15.3% in 2007. Read more
Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Body Parts For Surgeries
August 30, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - A man from New Jersey has entered a plead of guilty to selling body parts for surgeries. The man, 44-year old Michael Mastromarino, is believed to be the ringleader of the national body parts scheme.
The company owned by Mastromarino, New Jersey-based Biomedical Tissue Services, reportedly sold tissues to 10,000 people illegally. Read more
11-Month Old Baby Weighs As Much As An 8-Year Old
August 30, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - A giant baby from Columbia weighs as much as an 8-year old. The only thing is, the baby is actually only 11-months old.
The mother, Milena Orosco de Agudelo, stated that her son began to start gaining a great deal of weight when he was only 2-months old. Read more
Smash Court Tennis 3 Xbox 360 Review
August 29, 2008
Smash Court Tennis 3
Xbox 360 Review
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Developer: Namco
Released: August 19, 2008
Over the years, gamers have had the pleasure of some truly enjoyable tennis experiences with games such as Top Spin, Virtua Tennis, and others. Namco Bandai has come out with their latest attempt at a tennis simulation, with Smash Court Tennis 3 on the Xbox 360.
In the past, the Smash Court Tennis series has been all-about the simulation and being as realistic as possible. Things are beginning to change a bit in this new release though, as there is a brand new Arcade mode, as well as some new mini-game training modes added in. Read more
Heroes Season Two Blu-ray Review
August 29, 2008
Heroes Season Two
DVD Review
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Released: August 26, 2008
NBC released season two of Heroes after a wildly successful first season, and a great deal of hype that went along with it. With that, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released Heroes Season Two on the Blu-ray format.
The first season of Heroes kicked off, combining superhero powers with all of the drama of any other show. The story proved to be an amazing success, showing ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Whenever a series starts out so hot in the first season, the anticipation and bar are set so high for the second season that it is almost impossible to achieve what is expected. This is the case with the second season of Heroes. There is nothing wrong with it, as it is still extremely solid. The problem though was that the bar was set so high, it was almost impossible to for the show to get there. Read more
