Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook revealed his $100 million gift to Newark’s public school in New Jersey.

His announcement came when he visited the Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday. Zuckerberg denied the issue about his intention to divert the people’s attention regarding a film that involves his character in an unfavorable spotlight.

According to him, after all the opportunities he had in life and even studied from decent schools, he wanted to share to other people the same opportunities he had. He told Oprah that he desired to help the city that once failed because of many crimes and corruptions.

Zuckerberg stated that he decided to help Newark even if he is not familiar with it because he was enthusiastic about the plans of Newark Mayor Cory Booker.  His grant carries out both two of the rising political stars of the Garden State from contrasting side of politics.

Booker, a young democrat is a former scholar in Rhodes and a graduate of Yale Law School whose first attempt in running for mayor was highlighted in “Street Fight”, a nominated documentary in Oscars.

The donation fund of the young billionaire is the Startup: Education foundation that will distribute the money. He added that his goal is to help more charity endeavors in the future.

One of the worst school systems in New Jersey is the 40,000 students of Newark, and only 40% of Newark’s students can read and write after completing grade three.  Although the state handled most of the schools here in mid of 1990, still the hope for development did not materialized.

Mark Zuckerberg stated that the $100 million gift will be coming from the sales of shares of Facebook, the number one Internet social network worldwide and Newark will be receiving the money for the next five years.

Facebook DNS error caused login problems to millions of user around the world for the last two days.

In the past two days, Facebook faced a technical problem, which caused many of its users’ failure to log in to their Facebook accounts. This is due to a DNS error that occurred into the social site’s system. The server itself prevented most users to gain access to their accounts. Now, the problem has been fixed, though minimal cases of the same problem have been reported at some points today.

Mainly, Facebook DNS failure that occurred is called a “server crashed” by the Facebook authorities. This problem has made Facebook up and down all day. As a result, most users start to wonder and worry what might possibly happen to the content of their account. Surely, DNS failure has greatly affected over 500 million users of Facebook around the globe.

As for social networking site authorities’ part, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg has not yet released any statement regarding on this issue. However, it is believed that the problem has been fixed. Users can now log in to their accounts without encountering any problems

In connection to this issue, rumor has it that the problem occurred is believed to be a publicity stunt to highlight the forthcoming film “The Social Networking” just a week from now. According to Facebook authorities, this has nothing to do on the upcoming movie and explained that everything that happened was purely technical.

As of this moment, FB runs smoothly. The technical glitch that occurred was finally fixed. Hopefully, Facebook officials will release an announce explaining what exactly happened. Now, users are hoping that this won’t happen again anytime soon.

The introduction of the beta version of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) and developer tools for Windows Phone 7 marked the week for Microsoft.

According to Microsoft, two major products are unveiled last week: the beta version of Internet Explorer 9 and the final release of its Windows Phone Developer Tools. The company said that it hopes to maintain its market lead to Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox through Internet Explorer 9. Developers presume that Windows Phone Developer Tools will be used to create more applications for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform.

The two products introduced by Microsoft represent extensive bets for Microsoft in important areas of Web browsers and mobile phone. Microsoft is facing an uphill battle against the iPhone of Apple and Google’s Android for market share. According to the statement of Microsoft on September 15 in San Francisco, Internet Explorer 9 can provide the best performance that a lot of users can really enjoy. The company said that it will leverage both Windows 7 and HTML5 to provide faster delivery to rich contents.

According to Dean Hachamovitch, corporate vice president of Windows Internet Explorer, the web is about sites so the browser must also be about it. He said that people visit the web for sites and not for the browser and computers are for applications and not for Windows. He said that IE9 can make the websites shine by using the whole PC.

Some of the features of the new browser include the ability to tag tabs in the taskbar of Windows 7. It can be used to open websites directly without opening the browser itself. They also introduced “JumpLists”, an application that will allow the user to have an easy access to website tasks like checking and creating messages and reading update news.

The House of Representatives will vote next week on a plan to have tax breaks and loan incentives for small businesses, according to House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer on Friday.

Hoyer also added that the vote will not take place until 6 p.m. on Wednesday. If the bill will be passed to the House and to the office of the president, it will generate funds that will help small businesses to stay in the industry.

It can also serves as the Democrats’ ace to regain the trust of weary voters in the upcoming November midyear elections.

Also, the bill was already approved by the Senate. If the house passes the evaluation as anticipated, it would go to President Barack Obama for him to sign the law.

Because of the stagnant status of the unemployment rate at 9.6 percent, Democrats are enthusiastic enough to prove to the people that they are taking all the essential steps to improve the economy prior to the November 2 congressional elections. This year, many of the Democrats effort to have a job-creation have been blocked by the Republicans.

Meanwhile, small businesses have protested that they experienced difficulty in obtaining access to credit following banks’ scaling of lending activity all throughout the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

The small-business bill, which is supported by different industry groups, would create a $30 billion fund that the government will used to invest in different independent community banks to stimulate lending to small firms.

Also, it would prohibit from taxes that all capital achieves in sales of small-business stock, and speed up the write-offs of business taxes for purchasing new equipments and some other expenses. Moreover, tax breaks accounted in the bill will have a total of $12 billion that can help small businesses.

Brian Wood saves his beloved wife and future baby on a terrible car accident.

Brian Wood was considered by people who knew him as kind and most down to earth person, as is Erin. Brian is known as Corporation of Heroes designer, he used to work as designer at Relic Entertainment. Unfortunately, Brian died on a tragic car wreck on September 5, 2010.

Brian, together with his pregnant wife, Erin Wood, was driving going to Whidbey Island to visit their family. However, a tragic moment happened where a Chevy Blazer glided on the road and twisted over their car. Brian saw the car was approaching on their direction; he altered their car’s direction that will make sure it is him who will take the force instead of his pregnant wife.

According to Erin Wood, Brian was certain about the decision he made at that moment. He did it to guarantee the safety of his pregnant wife and make sure she will not be harmed by the incident. Sadly, Brian died on the spot due to the strong impact that he received from the car accident.

Because of this incident, Erin is having a hard time. Their friends are greatly concern on the effect of this. So, to help them, they decided start a memorial fund for the benefit of Erin and the baby.

According to Szymon Mazus of Radical Enjoyment, “We have now arranged a belief fund to help Erin and also the baby during this particularly challenging time.”

Donations in any form are openheartedly accepted from the North Shore Credit Score Union Branch that is situated inside the Reduced Mainland area of British Columbia. It can also be given through mail or through on-line by means of PayPal. Lastly, a site has been made for Brian Wood: http://brianwoodmemorialtrust.com/.

A woman in Singapore infected by a swine flu virus became resistant to the drug almost overnight, according to the reports from the doctors stating the restrictions of using the drugs to treat the influenza.

On the course of the recovery of the woman, the alteration increased by 48 hours, which renders the infection significantly resistant to the effects of Tamiflu, the key medication used to battle flu and which is known by its generic name oseltamivir.

In addition, Masafumi Inoue of the Agency for Science, Research and Technology in Singapore and his associates wrote in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal that the data they have accumulated indicates that the resistance to oseltamivir builds up within two days.

Meanwhile, the dreaded effect of the pandemic H1N1 swine flu is finally over, but the disease has joined the assortment of seasonal influenza viruses.

Also, a distant relative, also known as H1N1, had developed a wide resistance to family back in 2008, which results in consideration that the drug is useless against it. Moreover, Tamiflu is manufactured and distributed by Roche and Gilead Sciences.

Likewise, researchers also stated that the flu is significantly prone to mutate and most of the strains have developed resistance to two other drugs, rimantadine and amantadine.

In the event where the H1N1 posed threats worldwide back in March 2009, doctors worried that it would be not as good as it was. Also, in Singapore, people having the disease were quickly treated by Tamiflu.

However, doctors are still cautious that the virus could mutate, and they are intently watching for a particular genetic mutation, which is called H275Y, as it holds resistance to Tamiflu.

Furthermore, Inoue and his associates reported that the virus sample obtained from the patient in Singapore showed the mutation after 48 hours when she had taken the drugs.

According to Oxford University research, a tablet of a particular Vitamin B every day can lessen the rate of brain contraction in elder persons who are suffering from mild memory problems.

The biggest research for the effectiveness of B Vitamins on mild cognitive problem reaches two-year of irregular clinical trial, and one of the initial disease-amending trials in the field of Alzheimer’s disease to illustrate positive outcomes in people.

The statistic shows that one in six elder people that has an age of 70 up and has mild cognitive problem, experiencing difficulties with language, metal functions or memory, but not to a level that hinders with their daily lives.

An approximate half of individuals with mild cognitive problem go on to grow dementia, mostly Alzheimer’s disease, in five years of conclusion. The particular B Vitamins, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6 and folic acid, are identified to manage the levels of amino acid homocysteine in the blood, and homocysteine’s high levels are connected with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

That is why the research team of Oxford University begins to see whether the B Vitamins’ supplements that lesser homocysteine can also slow down the superior rate of brain contraction or atrophy, observed in mild cognitive problem or Alzheimer’s disease.

Moreover, the research followed 168 people that have an age of 70 and up with mild memory impairments, half of them took high dosage of B vitamin tablets for the span of two years and the other half placebo tablet.

The researchers evaluated disease development in this group by utilizing MRI scans to measure the rate of brain atrophy over the two year time. Through this experiment the team found out that on average the brains of people taking Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 and folic acid cure contracted at a rate of 0.76 percent per year, while those people in the placebo group had a mean rate of brain contraction of 1.08 percent.

The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) give everyone the chance of availing free flu shots via Medicare or insurance plans.

Flu vaccines are easier to get and are easier to purchase this coming fall, while others can avail it through their respective health care plans. The PPACA is a federal law in the United States that has a number of health-related prerequisites that expands the Medicaid eligibility for individuals, insurance premium subsidy, incentives for businesses that provide health care benefits, and other services that provide citizens with optimal health assistance.

Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Government’s Health and Human Services secretary stated that the federal Affordable Care Act orders Medicare and private insurance providers to offer flu vaccines with no charge to the recipient. Uninsured children can also avail of the flu shots, because they are all under the jurisdiction of the federal Vaccines for Children program of the government.

The financial factor related to flu shots has been removed, which makes it readily available for every individual, as health officers recommend that every person be required to have a flu shot. The only exceptions to this order are individuals with egg allergies and children below six months of age.

The vaccine to be introduced to every individual’s body can defend them against viruses like A-H1N1 (or swine flu) and other strains of the flu virus. According to studies, sixty percent of individuals living in the United States are prone of acquiring the swine flu virus. Hopkins University Hospital’s flu expert Trish Perl, said that it could still be a bad year.

In addition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases director Ann Schuchat stated that nobody could foretell how the current year will be for individuals.

According to experts, the new type of flu virus in the USA is the H3N2, a strain more dangerous than H1N1. Schuchat said that everyone is fortunate that this year’s flu vaccine gives protection against H3N2.

People who take common osteoporosis drugs called biphosphonates for over five years may be increasing their risk to develop esophageal cancer, according to a British study on Friday.

Researchers who took part of the study said that the outcomes were alarming, but should not let doctors to change their practice on biphosphonates abruptly. Biphosphonates were prescribed for used by older people to help strengthen their weak and feeble bones.

Jane Green of Oxford University’s Cancer Epidemiology Unit said that they have to worried with the situation; however, she said that it was the first comprehensive study with continuing follow up that has found the outcome, and it is only an observational analysis. Moreover, the research was available in the British Medical Journal.

In addition, Green said in a telephone interview that because esophageal cancer is not common, an increase in risk is still a low risk.

Biphosphonates are a type of drug made to help bone fractures and equalize weakness of the bones linked with osteoporosis and menopause. They include Warner Chilcott’s Actonel, Novartis’s Reclast, Roche’s Boniva and Merck & Co’s Fosamax.

Also, Green and her associates from Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of Britain examined data from the UK General Practice Research file on men and women whose age are beyond 40 and had either colorectal cancer, stomach cancer or esophageal cancer detected between 1995 and 2005.

They have discovered that people having 10 or more prescriptions for biphosphonates, or having prescriptions more than five years, had almost doubled the risk of esophageal cancer, in comparison with people who did not have prescriptions on biphosphonates.

Furthermore, they stated on their study that in North America and Europe, the cases of esophageal cancer at age 60-79 is usually 1 per 1,000 populations more than five years, and this is expected to rise to approximately 2 per 1,000 with five years’ use of oral bisphosphonate.

Scientists said that a newly discovered bacteria, that has been in the gulf for ages is consuming plumes of oil in the Mexican Gulf.

A new scientific study said that the ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico was ready for something like the Deepwater Horizon blowout to happen.

Experts said that the petroleum-eating bacteria, which had feasted for ages on oil seeping naturally through the seafloor, vastly reproduced in the cloud of oil that went underwater for months after the April 20 incident. Not only that they had beaten fellow microbes in numbers, the bacteria each raised their metabolism to digest the oil as efficiently as possible.

The result was almost unbelievable, a nature-made cleanup crew of bacteria that are capable of reducing the amount of oil in the undersea cloud by half every three days, according to the research published online by the Journal Science, Tuesday.

The findings of a team of scientists led by Terry C. Hazen of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, help explained one of the biggest mysteries, “Where has all the oil gone?”.

“What we know about the degradation rates fits with what we are seeing in the last three weeks,” Hazen said. “We’ve gone out to the sites, and we don’t find any oil, but we do find the bacteria.”

Alan Mearns, a senior staff scientist in the emergency response of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, called the new Berkeley team study “critical to the understanding of the fate of what remains in the Gulf. This study shows that microbes are quickly degrading some components of subsurface oil found in the deep ocean without creating hazardous dead zones.”

Two weeks after the well was plugged, federal scientists argued that half of the oil was gone from the water and the rest was disappearing. The claim looked unreasonably good to many experts.

However, Hazen’s calculation of how fast the bacteria consumed the oil, combined with his recent findings that oil is absent in deep gulf waters, supports the credibility of all those findings.

“We were all right,” he said.

The researchers continued collecting deep-water samples finding plumes aged two weeks after the well was plugged. However, the team cannot find plumes that are from the past three weeks