Archive for August, 2008
« Previous EntriesCamel Spider Forces Family Out of Home
Friday, August 29th, 2008Visiting Afghanistan is not something I will never do but not for the reasons you would think. I would never go simply because of my arachnophobia and the existence of the Camel Spider. Rodney Griffiths and his family have had first hand experience with this giant spider not over in Afghanistan but here in the […]
Apple’s Missing IPhones
Friday, August 29th, 2008There’s a mystery at Apple Inc. In Apples report of 2007 they claimed about 3.7 million iPhone sales but AT&T states they have only activated about 2 million of them, not including the 300,000 to 400,000 activated in Europe.
This discrepancy means that there are roughly 1.4 million Apple iPhones unaccounted for. Where did they go? […]
Is iTunes to Blame?
Friday, August 29th, 2008Music is a popular subject in the world today as it has been for some time now, but is iTunes ruining it for the artists? Kid Rock himself has stated that he finds it to be an unfair system with the way they are distributing music compared to the old method. He has actually decided […]
Pay as You Grow?
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Government officials in Alabama are putting their foot down when it comes to those who are overweight. They are willing to give employees a 2-year head start, but in 2011 all overweight state workers will be charged a 25-dollar health insurance fee that would usually be free. Now come on, two years is enough time […]
Dead Sea Scrolls to be Displayed Online?
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most examined and studied documents on the earth. The 2,000-year-old scrolls were found in 1945 in caves near the Dead Sea east of Jerusalem. The scrolls contain, except for Esther, the earliest known copies of every book in the Hebrew Bible.
Half a dozen specialists have decided they want […]
No Rest for the Atlantic: Hurricane Gustav is Moving In
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Whirling winds, mighty thunder, and pounding rain; Florida has just begun to recover from Hurricane Fay’s vicious onslaught. With trees ripped from the ground, scattering the road, and power still unstable one can hardly imagine facing another storm so soon. But they just might have to; Gustav’s furious winds are bringing it ever closer.Gustav reach […]
Tropical Storm Fay Claims Lives
Monday, August 25th, 2008Tropical Storm Fay didn’t have to become a full-blown hurricane to devastate much of Florida. Fay made a record fourth landfall on Florida’s panhandle causing even more damage. Tropical Storm Fay has already damaged crops and left Florida residents with inches of rain flooding their homes. Fay was expected to finally leave the state altogether […]
To Drink or Not To Drink…
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 The right of passage into adulthood is marked with many firsts. At 18 your voice may be heard as you vote for a leader. At 18 your body and mind may be sacrifice to the whims of war. You assume the responsibility to mark your maturity. And at 18 you are legally an adult, […]
EXOTIC SAVANNAH CAT BANNED FROM AUSTRALIA
Monday, August 18th, 2008Well, it’s official, if you want an exotic Savannah cat you cant own one in Australia. The Federal Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, banned the introduction of the Savannah cat into Australia claiming that it poses a grave threat to the biodiversity and environment. Garrett used his power under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Acts […]
Student-Teacher Relationships Going Too Far?
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Ever since they both got increasingly popular, Myspace and Facebook have had surrounding controversy. The yare both widely used with Mypace having 72.8 million registered users and Facebook having 37.4 million registered users. One teacher, Randy Turner (52 year old teacher from Missouri) noticed the gap in technology between students and teachers. Turner created a […]