Now that NASA's Phoenix lander has discovered ice on the red planet, will scientists be able to detect any evidence of life forms frozen within Martian ice by July 15th?

Google announced that it will give $20 million to the first privately-funded organization that can put a rover on the moon, have it travel 500 meters or more, and send back data, video, and photos. Competitors must complete this task by Dec. 31, 2012 (about 4.5 years away) to receive the full amount. Only $15 million will be awarded after that date, or go away completely by 2014.

Will an organization accomplish this feat? If so, when?

Through April 2008, according to Nielsen, three large social networking sites in the U.S. had a cumulative unique user base of 90 million annually, allocated as follows:

* MySpace 65.3%
* Facebook 25.0%
* LinkedIn 9.7%

What will LinkedIn's percentage of the three sites' cumulative user base be through April 2009?

The Democrat-controlled Congress's recent energy plan includes banning all incandescent light bulbs by 2014 to be replaced by compact flourescent bulbs (CFLs). These CFLs are produced only in China and this ban would not only be a severe negative impact on the US trade defict, but also bring millions and millions of dollars to a country infamous for human rights violations.

Will this or future sessions of Congress repeal this portion of the energy bill before the 2014 deadline?

Will McDonalds or Burger King offer any entree choices for one dollar or less on their US menus on January 14th 2010?