Posted by: nsebastian93 on: January 31, 2010
In light of the recent attempts of terrorism on Christmas Day, the government has increased security operations for the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics. Sports and government officials saw many lapses in the previous security that was set up, because of this they are adjusting with increased screening efforts. More full body scanners are being [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: January 31, 2010
Not only is Kevin Youkilis a two time World Series champion, an American League gold glove first basemen and Red Sox MVP, he is also a “great person.” He recently started the foundation “Hits for Kids.” In this organization he gives back to kids who endure difficult challenges such as, medical or emotional distress. For [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: January 31, 2010
In Pueblo County a twenty two year old woman worked a plan with her incarcerated boyfriend to get narcotics into jail this Wednesday. Phil Martinez, the twenty six year old boyfriend, supposedly dropped a bag of narcotics in the jury box before his girlfriend; Felicia Trujillo arrived for her hearing later that day. This drug [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: January 31, 2010
Saturday night a group of armed men stormed a party on the Mexican border, in Ciudad Juarez. Thirteen high school and college students were killed, ten died on the scene and three died at local hospitals. These group of young adults gathered to watch a boxing match in a housing complex when suddenly two trucks [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: January 31, 2010
Everyone in South Philadelphia knew Mr. Tyree Parks as a role model. He was a star athlete on the football field, did well in the classroom, coached youth basketball and this past Saturday was accepted to Bloomsburg University on a full scholarship. After growing up and trying to escape the life of crime, Parks [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: January 31, 2010
Many of us today have the social network “Facebook.” Actually to tell you the truth, every student, peer, and adult I have spoken to, has a Facebook account of his or her own. Even many of my friend’s parents have Facebook, fortunately mine do not. This past Saturday, January [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: January 31, 2010
Minnesota Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie has been dismissed from the NFC Pro Bowl Team for unexcused absences. He missed practice on Friday and Saturday without notifying any team official. This was McKinnie’s first Pro Bowl selection. McKinnie’s solid play was one of the reasons that QB Brett Favre was able to have a good [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: January 31, 2010
The Cincinnati Reds have signed veteran shortstop Orlando Cabrera to a one-year contract worth $3 million. The deal also includes a $3 million option and a $1 million buyout for the 2011 season. Cabrera, a 12-year veteran, is a career .275 hitter who has played for the Expos, Red Sox, Angels, White Sox, Athletics, Twins, [...]
Posted by: gonzaloasis on: January 29, 2010
The richest person in the world, Bill Gates, and his wife Belinda will donate $10 billion in the next ten years to help in the production of vaccines. The World Health Organization has named the next 10 years as the Decade of the Vaccines, and the generous donation of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is hoped to be just a [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: January 28, 2010
Mars rover Spirit is officially stuck after 10 months of effort were unable to get the vehicle moving. Engineers at NASA tried valiantly to pry out a wheel that got stuck in the martian soil, but the task proved to be impossible with the two other crippled wheels that the rover was sporting. The incredibly [...]
Posted by: jmgreen93 on: January 27, 2010
The Washington Wizards have suffered from a major loss. Their all-star point guard had been indefinitely suspended for bringing a gun into the Wizard’s locker room after an altercation with a teammate. Apparently, Javaris Crittenton and Arenas got into a fight after a poker game, and both brought fire arms into the locker room as a [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: January 27, 2010
Unease between South Korea and the DPRK was exacerbated today when a North Korean ship fired 30 rounds into the Demilitarized Zone in the Yellow Sea as part of a “training exercise”. South Korean guns countered with nearly 100 warning shots, but the tension momentarily ceased as South Korean officials filed a complaint to the [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: January 27, 2010
President Obama is planning to announce in his State of the Union Address tonight an increase of 4 Billion US dollars put forth for spending by the federal education board. The largest portion of the amount will be poured into Obama’s “Race to the Top” grant program. This is his program to encourage innovation and [...]
Posted by: catbanks on: January 27, 2010
How do you know a college is right for you? Is it the location? The reputation? The culture? Being a junior in highschool it has become about time to start deciding what type of school is right for me. When I hear other people talking about schools sometimes it seems like people are choosing certain colleges/universities based [...]
Posted by: catbanks on: January 27, 2010
Not being a florida native the only way for me to get back to New Jersey (where I live while im not at school) in a decent amount of time, is to fly. But I am close to believing that airlines have lost their sanity with prices. Why would I wanna pay over $300 just to go home for [...]
Posted by: dk545 on: January 27, 2010
According to AOL, in New York the city created a dwarf basketball league. People might think this league is ridiculous but the dwarfs are shorter than everyone els. The league is the same as any other league, they play on the same size court as you and me. One of the top teams in the [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: January 27, 2010
Toyota made a shocking decision yesterday and halted the sales of eight different models. They stopped the sales for recall because the accelerators were sticking on some of the vehicles. Even some of Toyota’s most popular cars such as the Camry and Corolla have been having this problem Toyota is telling customers that it is [...]
Posted by: gonzaloasis on: January 27, 2010
The Spanish Police Department arrested this morning Paolo di Mauro, who is considered by the Italian Government the third most wanted fugitive of the country. According to the Police, Di Mauro is the regent of the clan Contini of the Camorra, the most cruel mafia, responsible for most of the drug-dealing in Italy. He had been condemned [...]
Posted by: dk545 on: January 27, 2010
According to Fanhouse there is an upcoming prospect in the Rays organization that might be “The next Derek Jeter”. His name is Desmond Jennings, he is 6’2 with 180 pounds of muscle. He has the potential to be a great baseball player with his innate awareness and skill. Last year, for the triple A affiliate of [...]
Posted by: cbizzle23 on: January 27, 2010
Just last weekend, the Saint and the Vikings were battling it out in New Orleans. Saints winning bring them to play the Colts in the SuperBowl in Miami. South Florida is getting ready for the BIG game. This is their Tenth Time holding the SuperBowl and the reason for that is because it is always [...]
Posted by: cbizzle23 on: January 27, 2010
Today, Apple has released a new mac book. Its all touch, kinda of like a HUGE iPhone. It’s design it like a MacBook Pro but no keyboard. I have asked some people what their preferences would be, if they would like the Pro better or the new Tablet? Most people actually said they would like [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: January 26, 2010
A 7 year old boy in Britain named Charlie Simpson had a iron willed ambition to raise money and do what he could when he had heard about the Haiti disaster. He has raised the equivalent of over 220,000 US Dollars when he initially was trying to reach a goal of 800 dollars and donate [...]
Posted by: catbanks on: January 26, 2010
Being athletes we are told frequently how we should not smoke, but of course there are those few people who decide otherwise. There are those people who may think they are invincible, and smoking won’t affect them. Some are lucky and smoking doesn’t affect them, they are not addicted, they can stop when they want, [...]
Posted by: catbanks on: January 26, 2010
Avatar one of the greatest movies of 2009, has recently became the biggest-grossing offshore movie in history on the foreign circuit. Overseas Avatar has made $1.288 billion surpassing Titanic’s $1.242 billion international box office record. Avatar has become the biggest grossing film now in China, Spain, Russia, Hong Kong and Chile. This is not a [...]
Posted by: el Cangri Afuego on: January 26, 2010
The next World cup will be celebrated in South Africa this summer 2010. Teams like Spain, England, etc will be participating in this huge national event. The world cup is the most seen event on the world. And for me the world cup is definitely the most exciting one. The next one is supposed to [...]
Posted by: el Cangri Afuego on: January 25, 2010
This weekend the Academy teams 18 and 16 went to Atlanta and to Alabama to play 2 away games. The weekend turned out to be very good for both teams. First game against Atlanta Fire the 16′s won 2-0 and the 18′s won 4-3. The second game in Alabama was suspended due to unfortunate weather [...]
Posted by: lazygirjl on: January 25, 2010
Alex Jaegar, a 10-year-old Kansas boy who recently scored a 23 on the ACT entrance exam is attending Pittsburg State University this semester ( 2nd semester of 2009-2010). Alex Jaegar is another child prodigy who was always inquisitive and ready to learn. In kindergarten, he scored in the 99.9 percentile of the Stanford-Binet, a standardized [...]
Posted by: lazygirjl on: January 25, 2010
As we have seen, many celebrities and famous people have donated large amounts and put in much effort to help Haitians. On January 22, celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Rihanna, Jay-Z and many others performed for the telethon show “Hope for Haiti Now”. Lindsay Lohan is among the celebrities who are [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: January 25, 2010
Bill Haas had his first win at the Bob Hope Classic shooting 30 under par throughout five rounds of golf. Jay Haas, Bill’s father, was once the Bob Hope Classic champion in 1988 with the score of 22 under par. The 27 year old Bill topped his fathers score to take the 2010 title. They [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: January 25, 2010
Tom Watson secured his 13th Champions Tour title last weekend by sinking a four footer to post a 65 the final day. Watson had memories of the painful loss at the British Open while standing over his final putt. “I was thinking, ‘Don’t make a stroke like I made at Turnberry,’” Watson said. “‘Make a [...]
