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An Earthquake of Magnitude 3.8 Hit Northern Central Indiana

An earthquake three miles below the ground, hit north central Indiana shortly before sunrise yesterday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the 3.8 magnitude earthquake centered 5 miles southeast of Greentown, Indiana, at 7:55 AM.   The agency had initially reported the quake as a 4.2 magnitude, the geological survey reported. The epicenter is "highly [...]

The Apple Chief’s Debut As Public Financial Figure Of The Year

Steve Jobs, the “tech-whizz” behind Apple, was chosen this Friday by Financial Times as the most intriguing public figure of the year.                                 Endorsing this choice, President Obama describes Jobs’ contribution to the technology world as ‘the epitome of the American dream’ for it is phenomenal.   In a spirit of giving back to the [...]

One Black Candidate Idea Drives Meeks Out Of The Race

Despite being ranked as the second best candidate with 7 percent of the support from voters in recent polls, Illinois State Senator, James Meeks, has withdrawn from running for the Mayoral position in Chicago.   Meeks cites the need to rally behind one black candidate as his reason for quitting the race in spite of [...]

US Citizens On The Alert About Impending Terrorist Attacks

The US law enforcement and intelligent agencies are warning citizens of possible terrorist attacks from factions such as the Al Qaeda, owing to the postings on the Internet pages run by such terrorist groups. The suspect groups or targeted attack places have not been affirmed yet, though citizens have been requested to be on alert. [...]

Chris Brown Is Now A Proud Graduate

Shunning domestic violence and its incorrigible consequences, Chris Brown is the new owner of a Diploma Certificate on domestic violence. The 21-year-old singer had to take the course, among other things, after being convicted of a felony assault in February 2009 against Rihanna, his girlfriend at the time.   Chris Brown posted a copy of [...]

Mark Hurd (HP) Amidst Allegations Of Insider Trading And Harassment

Hurled with allegations such as insider trading, harassing outsourced contractors and misappropriation of expenses, Mark Hurd’s exit from Hewlett Packard Company seems sinister.   Anonymous sources confirm that the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission is keen on establishing whether Hurd committed a crime as his hasty exit was followed by an 18 percent drop in [...]

WSJ Finds: Android And iPhone Applications Breaching User Privacy

“Your smartphone applications are spying on you”…that’s the message that the Wall Street Journal is sending out to all smartphone users.   As incredible as it sounds, it certainly isn’t in vain coming from an investigation that was carried out to assess the privacy of widely used apps on many smartphones – and in particular, [...]

Initial Unemployment Claims Stagnate At 420,000 After Dropping 3,000

The number of initial unemployment applications filed has gone down to 420,000 claims after shedding 3,000 applications; US employment reports also indicated that the lowest 1-month average had been achieved in over 2 years.   The 4-week moving average, which is considered the more indicative index, also registered an improvement by dropping down 5,250 to [...]

Looking to buy a LCD HDTV? Good DEALS on LCD flat screen HDTVs are Still Around After Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday has come and gone for 2010. According to sales figures, LCD HDTV units were some of the hottest selling items at electronic goods stores like Best buy, Amazon.com and Walmart. But what many people don’t know is that some of those amazing LCD HDTV deals are still on and tailored [...]

Miley Cyrus’ Lack Of Decorum

Drugs profile most wayward celebrities as the start of their downfall; a mean fete that the general populace feels should not be the destiny of our stars. The rate of drug use and misuse in these icons is so high that it seems the norm. Thus when Miley Cyrus’ video of her getting high on [...]

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