Obsessed gamers react like fighter pilots, but lack physical fitness
Obsessed gamers possess reactions and mental skills of a fighter pilot, but the body of a sixty-year old chain smoker, a study conducted by at the University of Essex claims.
Dr. Dominic Micklewright analyzed the psychological and physical skills of elite gamers and compared them with that of top athletes.
The study showed that the psychological and reaction skills of gamers could match even those of fighter pilots, but their fitness levels very poor.
One of the gamers tested by the professor had the lung function and aerobic fitness of a sixty-year old chain smoker.
Salma Hayek is Scared of Snakes
Though actress Salma Hayek danced with a snake draped around her body, while shooting for action-horror film From Dusk Till Dawn in 1996, during a recent promotional interview for her upcoming film Grown Ups she behaved in a manner that proved that she is scared of snakes. A snake appeared at the set of the interview and the actress completely lost her self-control.
Ricky Martin and Elena Roger in Revival of “Evita”
In Broadway’s first revival of the musical “Evita”, the Latin pop star Ricky Martin will play Che and the Argentine actress Elena Roger will portray the title role. Evita will begin performances in spring 2012, as per the announcement done by the producers of the show. Elena Roger will reprise her highly praised West End performance as Eva Perón. The original Broadway production ran from 1979 to 1983 and won seven Tony Awards.
What is the Limit for Lady Gaga?
Lady Gaga’s latest image trip ‘Alejandro’ is a remarkable production. Lady Gaga has always been famous for costumes in her videos. Her visuals have always been a topic of discussion. Approximately 5 million viewers have given their opinions about the new video on YouTube.
MTV recently conducted its poll in New York City. In its poll, MTV looked for the people’s opinion about Lady Gaga and especially about her latest video ‘Alejandro’. The latest video is of eight minutes and as always, it has a provocative element added in it.
Lindsay Lohan Again Avoids Arrest
There seems to be no end for the problems of Lindsay Lohan. She avoided arrest once again after posting bail for violating her probation terms.
The alcohol-monitoring bracelet SCRAM detected the presence of alcohol and was set off due to it. It indicated the presence of alcohol even as Lindsay denied taking any of it. Her lawyer also refused to confirm if his client had broken the terms of her probation.
Cruise To Play Grossman
Tom will be portraying Les Grossman in an upcoming movie. He will be playing the role of the legendary movie producer who is foul mouthed and a very hard taskmaster. He will also be producing the movie along with Ben Stiller and Stuart Comfeld. The screenwriter of the movie will be Michael Bacall.
It was announced at a press conference on Wednesday and Paramount Pictures along with MTV will be developing the project jointly. The comedy is a kind of a sequel to the movie Tropic Thunder, which was released in the year 2008.
Public Hearing Planned by MTA to Plan Sacking Subway Agents
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to hold a public trial as soon as possible regarding its schemes related to sacking of subway station agents, regardless of its plea to a judge’s verdict that new trials are excessively required.
Jay Walder, the MTA's Chairman, who was given recognition at a special meeting on Wednesday that sacking recruits was painful but essential to counter an $800 million deficit in the 2010 budget. Almost 3,000 positions, approximately 450 of the station agents, are being removed.
Votes Searched by Democrats to Support Tax Bill
Senate Democrats looked for support in a way of getting votes, so as to pass a $140 billion package of tax breaks, safety-net spending and tax increases on the wealthy, as policymakers are worried that an ultimate opportunity to take a broad aim at joblessness before the month of November elections could sneak out.
State Officials Preparing For First Government Shutdown in New York
With the increasing uncertainty over the emergency budget bill, State officials have initiated their planning for the first government shutdown in New York history.
The Democratic and Republican legislative leaders were occupied in a public meeting with Governor David A. Paterson.
Both the parties were blaming each other, with Republicans saying that they were pushed out of the deals and on the other hand, Democrats asking Republicans to share some responsibility for avoiding a shutdown.
State Board Approves $50 Million Spending on Machines for Casino
On Wednesday, the state board accepted a $49 million contract for purchasing 1,000 slot machines for a casino, making it the first in Maryland.
The proposal for approving the contract was voted 2-1 by the Board of Public Works, along with six different vendors who planned for the casino near Interstate 95 in Perryville in Cecil County.
The price to buy 1,062 machines and blanket, besides the installation and maintenance, has been included in the contract.
Miley Cyrus Lands Fans in a Shock with Her Lesbian Kiss during BGT Performance
Teen singer, Miley Cyrus landed her fans in frenzy by simulating a lesbian kiss reported to take place during a performance on Britain's Got Talent.
The young celeb was in leather hotpants and ripped fishnet tights, flaunting her stuff on stage in front of judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan and singing her single Can't Be Tamed on the primetime show,
The 17-year-old US star was witnessed pretending a lip-lock action with one of her female dancers during a performance of her new single Can't Be Tamed on Britain's Got Talent on June 3.
Hungary Determined to Avert Greece-Like Crisis
Following the remarks by a senior official's warning that the country is on the brink of facing a Greece-style fiscal meltdown, Hungary's new Government has failed miserably to calm the financial markets.
The remark made by Vice President of the Fidesz party, Lajos Kosa, said that Hungary is in a Greece-like sovereign credit crisis. Following the remark the currency of Hungary collapsed and the euro also came under extreme pressure.
However, no comments were made by the spokesman for Prime Minister, Viktor Orban as in the wake of the remark.
Higher rate of capital gains tax could hit prices: Nationwide
UK coalition government’s plans to lift capital gains tax (CGT) may hurt recovery in house prices as figures released by Nationwide Building Society shows that average house prices jumped just 0.5 per cent in May as compared with an increase of 1.1 per cent in the previous month.
Average house prices in the UK jumped from £167,802 in April to settle at £169,162 in May. The figure dragged the annual rate of inflation in the housing market down from 10.5 per cent to 9.8 per cent, which reflects the weaker pace of price rise in May 2010 as compared with the year ago period.
FSA slaps JPMorgan with a record fine of £33.32m
Britain's financial regulator, the FSA, has ordered JPMorgan Chase to pay a record fine of £33.32million for failing to properly separate clients’ money from its own.
The FSA said clients’ funds which should have been held in trust for corporate clients were mingled with bank’s own cash. Had the bank run into difficulties or been declared insolent, clients might have lost their money.
As per reports, an average of £6 billion of clients' money was wrongly mixed with the bank's own cash on a daily basis. At one point the figure jumped to £16 billion.
Expedia and Microsoft join forces to launch new version of IE8
Travel website Expedia has joined forces with software giant Microsoft to launch a version of web browser Internet Explorer 8 for travel enthusiasts.
The new version of IE8 customised Webslices application that provides web users with access to content on Expedia website without opening new tabs and search.
The Webslices application will also provide travelers with a chance to book hotels and flights and see last minute deals, weather report. In addition, it will feature a currency converter.
Mobile phones are decreasing honey-bee population: research
Indian scientists have claimed that mobile phones are responsible for the death of millions of bees and the collapse of their colonies.
Scientists at Punjab University, Chandigarh, performed an experiment on three bee-hives. They placed a couple of mobile phones around a bee-hive and a couple of fake mobile phones around another. The third hive had no mobile phone. Calls were made to the mobile phones two times a day for 15 minutes.
E-books will outsell paper books in 5 years: Sonyfeat
Sony has forecast that sales of e-books will surpass those of paper books within the next five years.
Sony’s Digital Reading Unit’s President Steve Haber said the patterns seen by the company in the digitization of music and photography were being repeated in the books market.
Three years ago Mr. Haber had estimated that it would take ten years for e-books to outsell paper books, but now he believes that it would take only half of the previously estimated time.
Scientists Discover Probable Treatment for Septic Shock
Scientists have unveiled a new possible cure for blood poisoning.
Trials reveal that obstructing a molecule, formerly discovered to be stimulated during septic shock reduces the possibility of death in mice.
It is expected that the result that appears in Science might result in a broad range of medicines for the condition that impinges on 20 million people globally every year.
According to statistics, as many as 50% of people suffering from septic shock succumb to death.
Activists Ask MPs to Sign Charter to Limit Assisted Suicides
Disabled and patients suffering from terminal sickness should be entitled to the same lawful protection as everyone else with regard to putting an end to their lives, according to a campaign by disability rights campaigners dubbed Not Dead Yet UK Resistance.
The campaign has requested MPs to sign a contract supporting its endeavor of restraining the right to death, especially not making any reforms to present rule that considers it unlawful to help a disabled or terminally sick individual to take their lives.
24-Week Chemo Effective for Early Breast Cancer
Women detected with early breast cancer and lymph node involvement should be treated with a six-month chemotherapy regimen, a new study has suggested. Compared with two shorter regimens, the therapy, the study finds out, improves overall and disease-free survival among this category of patients.