Posted by: charliekennedy on: January 2, 2011
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 200,000 times in 2010. If it were an exhibit at [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: May 26, 2010
The BP oil spill has already shaped up to cost the company and the country over a billion dollars, but the species indigenous to the Gulf of Mexico have more to worry about that a thinner wallet. Birds are often hit quite hard by oil spills as the petroleum readily congeals to their feathers as [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: May 26, 2010
Launched April 22nd from Cape Canaveral, the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane is designed to bring the maneuverability of an aircraft together with the speed and surveillance capabilities of a spacecraft. The unmanned mini shuttle was fired off in an Atlas V rocket. Although pictures, such as the one top left, have been [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: May 20, 2010
There are over 2 million heroin addicts in Russia today. Both heroin consumption and production has increased exponentially in central Asia over the last few years. The majority of the smack is being produced in Afghanistan, where poppy farmers can make a fast fortune through growing opium poppies and selling them to their northern neighbors. [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: May 19, 2010
The oil that already floats in the Gulf of Mexico has proven to be quite resistant to containment, but the 210,000 gallons of crude that gets dumped into the ocean each day poses a much bigger threat. The damaged drilling rig has thus far defeated all attempts to stem the flow of black gold, but [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: May 19, 2010
Huang Guangyu, who once was the richest man in China, has been officially sentenced to spend 14 years in federal prison. He has been charged with stock-market manipulation, bribery and insider trading. Huang is the CEO and head of Gome, which is China’s largest retail chain, similar to that of a Home Depot in the [...]
Posted by: nataliebea on: May 19, 2010
For every Olympic games, there is a specific mascot designed. For the 2012 Olympic games in London, they have decided to be slightly more creative than in the past years. The designers have decided to created some animated mascots. Not only have the mascots been created, the designers have created an animated series in which [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: May 18, 2010
Former Harvard Student Adam Wheeler, 23, was indicted today by federal officials for falsifying the majority of the information he put down on his applications to Harvard, scholarships, and other programs. He had received 45,000 in scholarship aid from numerous awards that he unfairly won. According to The Crimson Newspaper, “Adam Wheeler, 23, was indicted [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: May 17, 2010
Writing in the Pendleton Panther this year was certainly a blast. I was able to share news, sports recaps, and opinions that I thought would make a good read. It is also great to see what my fellow writers are writing about, because I am able to learn more about them as person through writing. It’s a great [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: May 17, 2010
In a recent study in 2007, 22% of women now make more money then their husbands. This is a huge difference from a study done in 1970, where only 4% of wives made more than their husbands. This is not as big of a shock to me as I think most people would see it. [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: May 17, 2010
It was ruled today by the Supreme Court that life sentence to a minor is unconstitutional because it is considered “cruel and unusual punishment.” The Supreme Court ruling was confirmed after a 6-3 vote. It is considered to be “cruel and unusual punishment” because the court decided that life behind bars, without any chance of being let [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: May 15, 2010
Being from Rhode Island there is nothing better than having my “home” teams in basketball and hockey in the playoffs. However when the two previous series started I was more optimistic about the Bruins future than I was about the Celtics future. The Bruins had a lot of momentum and the Celtics were playing one [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: May 13, 2010
Afriqiyah Airways suffered a major setback on Wednesday as one of their Airbus A330-200 aircraft crashed in Libya. The 253 seater airplane succeeded in saving only one passenger; a ten year old Dutch boy. Now, with the black boxes recovered, begins the process of determining just what caused this disaster. Libyan authorities have already ruled [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: May 12, 2010
If cartoonist Lars Vilks is famous for anything more than his drawings, it is his ability to make enemies. Not content to keep a low profile, Vilks recently showed a film at a Swedish University in which Muhammad was not only depicted on screen, but also shown entering a gay bar. Even while the celluloid [...]
Posted by: jmgreen93 on: May 12, 2010
In the recent plane crash that took place in Libya, there was one lone survivor. Of the 92 passengers and 11 crew members, the only person who survived was an eight year old boy. The eight year old, who happens to be a Dutch citizen, is sedated and asleep. The plane crashed when they tried [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: May 12, 2010
In Beijing on Wednesday, a 48 year old man entered a kindergarten school with a meat cleaver and started to hack away at the teachers and students. He killed a kindergarten teacher as well as 7 children. After the attack, he returned home and then committed suicide. Later on, the mother of the slain teacher also [...]
Posted by: nataliebea on: May 11, 2010
Just recently, there have been many stories in the news about an 82 year old Indian man who says that he doesn’t need food or water to survive. He says that he relies on meditation and getting his necessary nutrition through the air. Due to the many reports, the Indian army have sent some doctors [...]
Posted by: nataliebea on: May 11, 2010
Just earlier today, England found out who the next Prime Minster was going to be. The conservatives won the most seats from the election but did not get enough of a majority to completely win the election. This caused for the first time in many years, England to have a hung parliament. For the last [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: May 11, 2010
Being from Philadelphia I have seen many crazy people and many people that act without thinking. Regardless if they blurt out derogatory words, throw punches when it is not necessary or pull a trigger without thinking of the consequences. I myself have my moments but when you’re raised in such a city of chaos and [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: May 11, 2010
Many already know of Hugh Heffner and the affluent lifestyle that he lives. Many are envious of his unique living situation and the beautiful half-clothed woman that surround him nearly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Well men of all ages, your about to get “new specs” which will help you see more [...]
Posted by: lazygirjl on: May 11, 2010
According to NPD, the US consumer market research company, Google’s Android is now the second best selling smart-phones in America,leaving Apple’s iPhone third on the list. While the Canadian corporation RIM’s BlackBerry continues to be the number one in the smart-phone industry, it is fearing for Android to overtake its dominance in the market. The [...]
Posted by: cbizzle23 on: May 10, 2010
This has caused a lot dispute especially at such diverse campus like IMG. Arizona has passed a law saying that if authority has any thought that you might be an illegal alien they can ask you for your papers. Arizona has done this due to the large amount of its population being illegal aliens. But [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: May 6, 2010
Just recently a local news station filmed Republican politician Mike Bennett looking at a certain email that showed images that wouldn’t be what you want your Senator focusing on during a Senate meeting. The Senator was looking at porn, a picture of four topless women. Although he says it was in an email from a [...]
Posted by: nsebastian93 on: May 6, 2010
As we all know, there was a huge flash flood in Middle Tennessee, affecting the lives of everyone there. Over 13.5 million dollars in damage was done. Another big story is the effect this flood on big country stars. As most of you know, a lot of country’s big stars live in Middle Tennessee as [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: May 6, 2010
The president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, recently attended a nuclear nonproliferation summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Both President Obama and George W. Bush before him view Iran gaining nuclear capabilities as unacceptable, but the U.S. may have to be willing to meet Ahmadinejad halfway. Ahmadenijad has asserted time and time again [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: May 5, 2010
Although both parties absolutely refuse to meet in person to discuss their disputes, proximity talks through a third party are acceptable to both Israelis and Palestinians. This third party is named George Mitchell, and he is the U.S. peace envoy to the Middle East. Mitchell has already met with the Israeli Premier, and is set [...]
Posted by: nataliebea on: May 5, 2010
Many people in England are ready to vote tomorrow as the election for our next Prime Minister is held throughout the day. Gordon Brown, David Cameron, and Nick Clegg are all anxiously awaiting to see which one of them will become the next Prime Minister. Currently David Cameron, the Tory leader is ahead whilst Gordon [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: May 5, 2010
On May 5, 2010 the smallest of the three oil leaks on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico was sealed off. A U.S. Coast Guard official said that it was sealed off by robot submarines which will not reduce the amount of oil that is spilling but will make it easier to seal off [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: May 5, 2010
On Wednesday May 5, 2010 the government tightened their no-fly rules due to the suspicions having to do with the failed car bombing in Times Square last week. There are still questions as to how a Pakistani-American man was allowed to board a plane after being linked to the bomb attempt. An administration official said [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: May 4, 2010
A painting by Picasso called “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust” or “Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur,” sold for approximately 106.5 million US Dollars today in a private auction held in New York. The winning bidder has remained anonymous to the public by bidding by phone. The sale was held by the auction house Christie’s and [...]
