Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Gaylord Nelson - Creator Of ‘Earth Day’

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

If you're busy celebrating Earth Day and your curious about the history of it, here's a little background on it. Earth Day was created by Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin Senator in 1962. Mr. Nelson wanted to create awareness about our environment in a time when these concerns weren't a focus ...

Expedia Extends To India

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Expedia recently announced that they have entered into serving the travel market in India. This is the seventeenth Expedia branded website that provides smart solutions for booking airfare, hotel accommodations, car rentals and other travel related services. "As the number of Indians traveling abroad continues to grow, the strength of ...

Welcome Hexapus

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

I've always maintained that there are millions of living creatures that humans don't know about - especially when it comes to life forms under water. The Hexapus is one of these creatures that's just been found. The hexapus, now known as "Henry" was born with six legs instead of eight. It's ...

Alexander Graham Bell - Happy Birthday!

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

If Alexander Graham were alive today, he'd be celebrating his 161st birthday. Alexander Graham Bell is best known for his invention of the telephone. He was also known as "Father of the deaf." Both Graham's mother and wife were both deaf. Bell was an inventor, scientist and innovator. When you hear the ...

Dominican Republic Independence Day

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Today the Dominican Republic celebrates their Independence from Haiti. This is the 164th year they've been free. Juan Pablo Duarte, Ramón Matías Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez announced an independent 'República Dominicana' on February 27, 1844. Today is a day of celebration in the DR. There are a number of parades ...

Hotmail Issues

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

It's a worldwide outage for Hotmail as millions are having difficulty logging into their Hotmail accounts. People have reported Hotmail service unavailable messages since early today. “We're having some sporadic issues with the Windows Live login,” a Microsoft rep has stated. “We'll be working as fast as possible to get ...

Hotmail Service Unavailable

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

What's wrong with Hotmail? A quick visit to the website found their Service Unavailable. I went to check my own mail and got this: There is no word on what the Hotmail issue is or a status on when it might come back online. Hopefully the Hotmail.com sign in will be available ...

National Margarita Day

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Are you looking for a reason to have a drink today? Help celebrate National Margarita Day by kicking back one of these highly intoxicating drinks frozen or "on the rocks." Give it extra flavor by adding strawberries or other flavored liquors like Midori. There isn't much information who started National Margarita Day ...

Nevada Earthquake

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

This morning the ground shook in Nevada. The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake registered a preliminary 6.3 on the Richter scale and took place at 6:16 AM. The quake was centered in a sparsely populated area near the Nevada- Utah state line. Some reports say the quake was felt as far ...

Spy Satellite Shoot Down Delayed

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

The Spy satellite that was scheduled to be shot down today has been delayed due to bad weather. A Pentagon official said that the high seas are currently an obstacle in the north Pacific where Navy Ships were to shoot the wayward spy satellite out of the sky. There was ...