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Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012 Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable
 
Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA

Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA

With an NCAA-record 11 national championships and a legacy that includes such legendary figures as John Wooden, Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton and Reggie Miller, the UCLA men’s basketball program has indelibly stamped itself among college basketball’s elite. However, since making three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 through 2008, the Bruins have reached the NCAA […]

It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012

It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012

It’s that time of year again.  Kind of a love hate relationship.  We loose an hour tonight, but that sacrifice will bring seemingly longer days as the sun stays bright later into the day.  Officially Sunday Morning at 2AM the time will shift forward to 3AM leaving us all a little more tired come wake […]

Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP

Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP

After a crazy season that nearly had the New York Giants missing the playoffs, Eli Manning led them to a come from behind win against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 46. The fourth quarter touchdown drive solidified Manning as MVP of the game for the second time and put the Giants on the […]

Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire

Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire

GRAHAM, Washington – An email apparently left by Josh Powell, to his attorney stating simply “I’m sorry, goodbye,” was received shortly after Powell’s home burned down, killing him and his two adolescent boys inside. Powell’s email revealed that his life had become anything but private over the past two years, ever since his wife disappeared. […]

Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable

Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable

In a move unexpected by experts, and unusual for Internet base IPOs; Groupon (GRPN on NASDAQ) fell below its initial price after only 21 days of trading. The Chicago based company, which acts as a local e-commerce marketplace connecting consumers with discounts thorough daily emails, began trading on November 7th, 2011 at more than $25.00 […]

New Beatles Memorabilia Museum Opens in Buenos Aires

New Beatles Memorabilia Museum Opens in Buenos Aires

21 January 2011

Thousands of objects related to the “Fab Four” are inviting Beatles fans to a newly built museum in Buenos Aires. These items include a brick from The Cavern Club, an “authentic” Beatles wig, and a check for 11 pounds signed by Ringo Starr. Rodolfo Vasquez, a 53 year-old accountant gave rise to this “Beatlemania” museum. […]

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Guests Gather to Get Closer Look at Bald Eagles

Guests Gather to Get Closer Look at Bald Eagles

21 January 2011

Specks of white seen down the remote shoreline roused the excitement on a cruise ship sailing Kentucky Lake in the guests’ desire to find bald eagles. This is a famous wintertime venture done by many spectators in this magnificent sanctuary. During winter, bald eagles flock to the lakes district of southwestern Kentucky where the magnificent […]

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Alibaba and Partners Planning to Spend $4.5 Billion on Logistics

Alibaba and Partners Planning to Spend $4.5 Billion on Logistics

20 January 2011

China’s biggest online commerce firm together with its financial partners decided to spend as much as $4.5 billion to set up network facilities and warehouses all over the country that would tap an increasing desire for shopping online. The company stated on Wednesday that the $3.0 billion to $4.5 billion investment will be acquired over […]

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Steep Drop in Citigroup Trading Illustrates Revival Obstacles

Steep Drop in Citigroup Trading Illustrates Revival Obstacles

20 January 2011

A sharp drop in bond trading revenue forced Citigroup Inc. to move their fourth-quarter profit far below their expected figures. This placed doubts over the claim of Chief Executive Vikram Pandit that the bank had turned the corner. The bank’s first full-year profit since 2007 showed poor fixed income results that left Pandit and other […]

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Britney Spears’ Newest Song Ascends Billboard’s Pop Chart

Britney Spears’ Newest Song Ascends Billboard’s Pop Chart

20 January 2011

Britney Spears’ recent song “Hold It Against Me” soared up to a record-setting debut on Billboard’s Pop chart as predicted after its enormous first-day play. The first single from Spears’ upcoming ninth album hit the survey at no.16 with 4,071 plays. Currently, that is the highest total detections made by a debuting title in the […]

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California Could Be Struck By ‘Superstorm,’ Scientists Warn

California Could Be Struck By ‘Superstorm,’ Scientists Warn

19 January 2011

California is at risk of an enormous “superstorm” that could flood more than half of the state and cause billions in damages, scientists and experts said in a new report. The researchers stressed the potential scale of damage that this storm could bring, which is about four or five times the amount of destruction from […]

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Excessive Arsenic Found in Drinking Water in Vietnam

Excessive Arsenic Found in Drinking Water in Vietnam

19 January 2011

Several drinking water wells in the highly populated Red River delta area of Vietnam contain dangerous levels of arsenic. This can lead to several health problems such as cancer, neurological problems and hypertension, researchers informed on Tuesday. They also said in a paper published in a journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that […]

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Cruise Industry Confident for Banner Year in 2011

Cruise Industry Confident for Banner Year in 2011

18 January 2011

About 16 million people are anticipated to travel on cruises this year, thats an increase of 6.6 percent over 2010’s total cruise passengers.  Europe, the Caribbean and Alaska as among the top destinations. Bob Sharak of the Cruise Line Industry Association informed a press conference that they are very optimistic about 2011. The cruise industry […]

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James Gorman of Morgan Stanley Overhauls Bank Management

James Gorman of Morgan Stanley Overhauls Bank Management

18 January 2011

Morgan Stanley informed on Thursday that there will be few executive changes throughout its divisions of retail brokerage and fixed-income trading. Executive James Gorman is revamping the bank’s management ranks, a year after the start of his term. The actions that will follow the announcement about executive changes last week will come just before the […]

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“Skins”, New MTV Series about Teenage Drama

“Skins”, New MTV Series about Teenage Drama

18 January 2011

MTV will be premiering their new series “Skins” on Monday at 10 PM EST. This is a raw television show that relies on the time-tested themes of adolescent drama. “Skins” is based on the popular British series with the same title that is co-created by Bryan Elsley and his son, Jamie Brittain. Both have written […]

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