How to track USAspending?

Finally thanks to The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act) requires a single searchable website, accessible by the public for free that includes for each Federal award: such as...

Federal Spending FY 2009 YTD

	Contracts	$221,177,641,981
	Grants	$237,027,203,718
	Loans	$63,771,782
	Insurance	$2,062,647,048
	Direct Payments	$41,687,210,164
	Other Assistance	$37,345,915,842

TOP 5 Assistance Recipients FY 2009 YTD

1	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES	$18,908,037,649
2	NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF HEALTH	$18,335,672,042
3	TEXAS HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION	$13,514,862,175
4	PENNSYLVANIA DEPT OF PUBLIC WELFARE	$11,168,181,944
5	LOUISIANA DEPT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS	$5,031,984,907

Top 5 Contractors FY 2009 YTD

1	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	$20,362,164,557
2	THE BOEING COMPANY	$14,730,265,990
3	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION	$8,672,131,373
4	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION	$7,794,041,496
5	RAYTHEON COMPANY	$5,951,997,077

Learn more. USAspending.gov

Firefox 3.5 ?

Hold your breath! According to Mozilla's Director Chris Blizzard "The Next Evolution of the Browser" will be out Tuesday!

Firefox 3.5 :

• Faster browser
• New generation of Web applications including video
• Open video
• More processing power faster scripting engines

What's the Top 10 most unusual materials?

Dr. Mark Miodownik is an engineer and scientist. He received his Ph.D in turbine jet engine alloys from Oxford University in 1996. Here is a list of his top 10 most unusual materials.

Top Ten Most Unusual Materials

1. Aerogel- lightest solid on earth
2. Aluminium Nitride Wafer - cuts ice like butter
3. Bioglass Scaffold - cells turn into bone on contact
4. Rapid Prototpye Nylon Chainmail - the ultimate in machine art
5. Silicon Nitride Ball Bearing - smashes concrete without a scratch
6. Ferro fluid - a liquid that is not a liquid
7. Thermochromic Paper - a retake on the colour of heat
8. Tin Stick - a metal that cries
9. Shape Memory Alloy - metal that remember its shape
10. TV Rock - a natural version of transparent concrete

More unusual materials here : Materials Library

Find out why Dr. Mark Miodownik is heading toward northern Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Michael Jackson: Patent number: 5255452?

Patent number: 5255452

The King of Pop was not only the most talents artist, singer, performer, and dancer in the world, he also invented one of the most unique shoe with a US Patent. The shoe was design to define gravity in one of his famous dance move for "Smooth Criminal". Check out the video below at 3:44.

Transformer 2 : Augmented Reality?

While most people accross the US are standing in line today for the New Release of Transformer 2 : Revenge of the Falllen, those of you who was fortunated to seen the movie oversea can now experience yet another Transformer entertainment! Check out We are Autobots: Augmented Reality!