by WorldTribune Staff, March 19, 2019 From office pools to contests sponsored by major sports networks, NCAA basketball bracket challenges are hugely popular. But is it possible to pick the perfect March Madness bracket, one in which all 63 games are successfully filled in? According to NCAA.com it’s never been done in any online contests […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Michelle Malkin The father of the World Wide Web is right: It’s time to take back “complete control of your data.” Tim Berners-Lee, who conceived the first internet browser 30 years ago this week, warned of its increasing threats to “privacy, security and fundamental rights.” To mark the anniversary, he argued […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 12, 2019 The exercise habits and eating patterns of most Japanese children ensures they will live long and lead healthy lifestyles, an author said. Japan has exceptionally high rates (98.3 percent) of children walking or biking to school compared with other similar-income countries, which is obviously linked with Japan’s low levels of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2019 At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Florence Griffith-Joyner set the women’s world record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.49 seconds. The record still stands. According to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), there were 15 men in the United States whose best […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 4, 2019 Those looking to catch up on sleep by getting some extra shut-eye on the weekend may be in for a rude awakening, researchers say. Weekday sleep loss had negative effects on people’s metabolism and “catch-up” sleep on the weekend did not reverse it, HealthDay News reported, citing a recent study published in the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2019 Many millions of social media users at one time or another have posted something that someone, somewhere will be offended by. And, since the Internet is forever, you can bet an offense archaeologist is digging into it, particularly if you are a public figure. What is offense archaeology? According […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 24, 2019 In the 1940s, Hollywood produced The Invisible Man, starring Claude Rains, and The Invisible Woman, starring Virginia Bruce. In the 21st Century, senior citizens are getting the invisible treatment from Tinseltown, some critics say. “Films have an impact on how our children view life, in general,” said Dan Weber, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2019 Looking for a high profile star for its new league, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) sought out Colin Kaepernick – but the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback’s asking price was too high. According to the Associated Press, Kaepernick wanted $20 million or more to consider playing with the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2019 In Disney’s Mary Poppins, character Bert/Mr. Dawes Sr. says: “Winds in the east, there’s a mist coming in, like something is brewing, about to begin.” What’s brewing, according to Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a professor of English/Gender Studies/Shakespeare at Linfield College in Oregon, is that Mary Poppins, played by Dame Julie Andrews, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2019 For smokers looking to kick the habit, e-cigarettes are twice as effective as nicotine patches or gum in helping them get there, a new study says. The British study, reported last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that 18 percent of smokers who used vaping devices […]