United States: Owners of iPads are Rich and Old

Published By Lynn On Wednesday, February 22nd 2012. Under Lifestyle Tags: Apple Inc, i-Pad, tablet computer, United States

A study was recently released by the NPD group according to which, in the United States, the owners of iPads tend to be richer and older than the people who buy the tablet computers by other competitors in the market.The two major industry trackers, the Insights Report and Tablet Adoption, ... Read More

12.76 Carat Pink Diamond Found In Australia

Published By Lynn On Wednesday, February 22nd 2012. Under Lifestyle Tags: Argyle Pink Jubilee, Australia, mining company, pink diamond, precious stone, Queen Elizabeth II, Rio Tinto, Tanzania

On Wednesday, a mining company in Australia said that it has unearthed an extraordinary pink diamond of 12.76-carat, adding that this is the largest rough pink diamond found in the country.Mining giant, Rio Tinto, said that this remarkable diamond was found at its Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia’s East ... Read More

100-Year-Old French Cyclist Sets A New World Record

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, February 21st 2012. Under Lifestyle Tags: Aigle, Bordeaux, cycling, French Federation of Cardiology, International Cycling Union, Paris, Robert Marchand, Switzerland, UCI, velodrome

Robert Marchand, a 100-year-old Frenchman, set a new one hour speed cycling record last Friday.According to the French media, Marchand rode 15.07 miles (24.251 kilometers) in just 60 minutes around an indoor track to establish the first-ever hour performance in the 100-years-plus category. Marchand told media reporters that he could have ... Read More

Archeologists Starts Restoration Of The 4,500-Year-Old Wooden Boat

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, February 21st 2012. Under Lifestyle Tags: Archaeologists, Egypt, Great Pyramid of Giza, Pharaoh Khufu, pyramids, Supreme Council of Antiquities, wooden boats

Egyptian and Japanese archaeologists started the restoration of a 4,500-year-old wooden boat which was found last year next to the pyramids, one of the main tourist attractions in Egypt.According to the spokesperson of the archeologists working on this ancient ship, the boat is one of two that were buried next ... Read More

US Interracial Marriages Hits Record High

Published By Lynn On Friday, February 17th 2012. Under Lifestyle Tags: Americans, Asian, ethnic, Hispanics, interracial marriages, Pew Research Center, races, United States

The American think tank organization, Pew Research Center, reported on Thursday that the interracial marriages have reached an all-time high in the United States as public acceptance has grown.The research center study showed that marriages between races and ethnic groups made up a record 8.4% of all married couples in ... Read More