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British 9 Year Olds Ready For High SchoolWed, 03/17/2010 - 16:03According to BlackStarNews.com, twins Paula and Peter Imafidon are just 9 years old, yet are child prodegies fully prepared for high school. They will be the first to enter high school at 9 years old. Last year the London pair aced University of Cambridge's advanced mathematics test, and became the youngest to pass. The twins' father, Chris, and mother, Ann, immigrated to Britai ...
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Vatican Officials Under Scrutiny For Possible Sex ScandalSat, 03/06/2010 - 19:02According to CNN, reports that an Italian government official accused of financial corruption allegedly used a Vatican choir singer to arrange gay liaisons for him are "shameful," the official's lawyer told CNN Saturday. Angelo Balducci is appealing a judge's decisions to keep him in prison over allegations of financial corruption, said his lawyer, Fra ...
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Twitter, Wyclef Jean Mobilize Aid for HaitiWed, 01/13/2010 - 09:15In the aftermath of Tuesday's 7.0 earthquake in impoverished Haiti, Twitter is playing a critical role in collecting donations to help disaster victims, CNNMoney reports. Fundraising efforts by the American Red Cross and rapper Wyclef Jean were two of the top 10 trending topics on Twitter early Wednesday. Both organizations asked Twitter users to text a number to make a donation t ...
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Museum for bluesman B.B. King has strong 1st yearFri, 09/11/2009 - 08:08EXCERPT According to Yahoo News, a year after its opening, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center has drawn about 30,000 visitors to the Mississippi Delta town. Attendance exceeded a first-year projection of 25,000, despite the museum's opening last fall amid hurricanes, high gasoline prices, economic collapse and the end of the traditional summer travel season. (more) ...
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The wilderness journey of the year 2009Fri, 08/14/2009 - 13:11When both the presidential administration and the party in power change all the gears in government grind to a halt, the momentum shifts in the opposite direction and takes some time for the flywheel to begin to gain any kind of momentum. When you are changing the policy approach and attempting to change the fundamental way we approach governance— regardless of who is in power— you are going to run into opposition from people on both sides of the aisle with legitimate concerns. ...




