Archive for December 2010
Cam Newton , Auburn quarterback has won the Heisman Trophy !
Cam Newton , Auburn quarterback has won the Heisman Trophy ! Newton brushed off an NCAA investigation of his recruitment as he did so many tacklers this season and captured college football’s substantial individual award Saturday night in a landslide vote. Newton is the third player from Auburn to win the Heisman.“Honestly, it’s a dream…
Read MoreRichard Holbrook in hospital he is in critical condition
Doctors repaired a tear in Mr. Holbrooke’s aorta and he is in critical condition , the aorta carries oxygenated blood from the heart and is the largest artery in the body .Mr. Holbrooke 69 ,was working at the State Department when he was taken ill and was admitted to the hospital. His family is with…
Read MoreCuster’s “Last Stand Guidon,from $54 to an expected $5 million at auction
Torn, frayed and maybe even a little blood stained , the only U.S. flag lost or captured during Custer’s “Last Stand” at the Battle of Little Bighorn only sold for $54 when it first surfaced in the 1890s. Today the 7th U.S. Cavalry flag, known as the guidon, is expected to bring up to $5…
Read MoreAuction of Picasso works called off
The sale that was to be on Thursday on the works of Picasso was called off because it was found out that Mr. Le Guennec, the retired electrician, who allegedly was gifted the Picasso works , is also an heir to the late Mr. Bresnu, a driver, who also had Picasso works. The chauffeur’s collection…
Read MoreInternational Jazz Hall of Fame saxophonist James Moody passed away
85 year old James Moody , passed away on Thursday at San Diego Hospice after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer, his wife said. He is survived by Linda Moody, his third wife, sons, Patrick, Regan and Danny McGowan,a daughter, Michelle Bagdanove, his brother Lou Watters, four grandchildren and one great grandson. A public…
Read MoreMore then one empty chair at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
2010 Nobel Peace Prize was the first time in 74 years the esteemed $1.4 million award was not handed over. The last was in 1936 when Hitler prevented German pacifist Carl von Ossietzky from accepting his award. Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu is serving an 11-year sentence in China on subversion charges for urging sweeping…
Read MoreKate Middleton Look is new Fashion Style
The new fashion icon across America is Kate Middleton, it used to be Michelle Obama but since Ms. Middleton’s engagement to Prince William, her fashion choices are likely to be followed and imitated. Her feather hats ,knee length dresses, and fitted coats have already caused quite a stir in the New York fashion industry with…
Read MoreHendrik Coetzee acclaimed outdoors man presumed dead after a crocodile yanked him from his kayak
35-year-old South African Hendrik Coetzee acclaimed outdoors man who wrote about testing himself against nature is presumed dead after a crocodile yanked him from his kayak while he headed an American expedition from the mouth of the While Nile into the heart of the Congo. Two Americans being guided by Coetzee on the demanding trip…
Read MoreUS strategy in Afghanistan improving says US Defense Secretary
Robert Gates, US Defense Secretary. told a joint press conference while meeting with Afghan President Hanid Karzai in Kabul on Wednesday. That he is convinced that the US strategy we are using in Afghanistan is working and we will be able to achieve key goals set out by President Obama that were made last year.…
Read MoreMillions of Americans are still driving drunk
Against all efforts to limit drunk driving, some 30 million Americans are driving drunk and another 10 million are driving drugged each year, federal officials report.In fact, in some states the number of drunk and drugged drivers tops 20 percent, according to a report released Thursday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.…
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