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- Utah Earthquake about 700 earthquakes
- National Day Of Prayer 2010 Cancelled By Mr.Obama
- Volcano In Iceland Evacuated 800 Residents From Eyjafjallajokull Glacier
- Kate Hudson Give Her Son a Haircut
- Tommy Thompson Don't Know What He Is Going To Do
- Alila Villas Uluwatu Butterfly Resort
- Tax Day Freebies 2010 Fear Not
- Charlie Crist Veto poverty schools children's education
- Meteor in Wisconsin Fireball Seen What is this ?
- Brooke White American Idol Love and All
- Louisiana lottery Latest Winning Numbers and Results
- Type o Negative heavy metal band from Brooklyn
- Peter Steele Dead or Alive ?
| Utah Earthquake about 700 earthquakes Posted: 15 Apr 2010 08:27 PM PDT
 According to the University of Utah Seismology Center, the quake, measuring at 2.9 on the richter scale, was centered about four miles NNW of Saratoga Springs, and 16 miles NW of Provo.The earthquake happened just after 1a.m. Several people called the ABC 4 newsroom to see what was going on. What is a fault? A fault is a break in the earth's crust along which movement can take place causing an earthquake. In Utah, movement along faults is mostly vertical; mountain blocks (for example, the Wasatch Range) move up relative to the downward movement of valley blocks (for example, the Salt Lake Valley). Why are faults a concern? Faults with evidence of Holocene (about 10,000 years ago to present) movement are the main concern because they are most likely to generate future earthquakes. If the earthquake is large enough, surface fault rupture can occur. The Utah Seismic Safety Commission says about 700 earthquakes, including aftershocks, occur every year in Utah. Roughly 80 percent of the state's population would be affected by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Salt Lake City segment of the Wasatch Fault.  |
| National Day Of Prayer 2010 Cancelled By Mr.Obama Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:51 PM PDT
 The truth: President Obama has not, in fact, canceled the National Day of Prayer. Per a 1988 Act of Congress setting the observance on the first Thursday of every May, the U.S. National Day of Prayer will take place as usual on May 6, 2010. I believe President Truman initiated the National Day of Prayer and it became an ongoing practice for years to come. So, as of right now the event is not cancelled unless President Obama officially announces something in the next couple of weeks. The White House notes that presidents previous to Bush, including Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, were not in the habit of holding White House events for the National Day of Prayer. National Day of Prayer Task Force Vice Chairman Brian Toon recently acknowledged that there weren't regular White House events to mark the day until the Bush years, telling the Religion News Service: "There was no East Room event until George W." The National Day of Prayer Task Force, chaired by Shirley Dobson, will be holding an observance at the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday, May 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. That observance is open to the public. The White House has been asked to send a representative on behalf of the Executive Branch, but no response has been received, as of today. The Legislative and Judicial Branches will be represented. This year however, President Obama, decided to cancel the ceremony at the White House not wanting to offend anyone. Yet, on September 25, 2009 from 4am until 7pm, a National Day of Prayer for the Muslim religion will be held on Capitol Hill, beside the White House. As a Christian, this angers me to my roots and certainly offends me! Apparently Obama has no problem running the risk of 'offending' the majority of the American people who believe in the God of the Bible. Just where do the allegiances of this man fall to? I think we know. He has made it abundantly clear. Tags: national day of prayer obama, national day of prayer 2010, national day of prayer cancelled, national day of prayer, tea party  |
| Volcano In Iceland Evacuated 800 Residents From Eyjafjallajokull Glacier Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:42 PM PDT
 Authorities evacuated 800 residents from around the Eyjafjallajokull glacier as water gushed down the mountainside and rivers rose by up to 10 feet (3 meters). Iceland's main coastal ring road was closed near the volcano, and workers smashed holes in the highway in three spots in a bid to give the rushing water a clear route to the coast and prevent bridges from being swept away. Emergency officials and scientists said the eruption under the ice cap was 10 to 20 times more powerful than an eruption that happened in the area late last month, and carried a much greater risk of widespread flooding. "This is a very much more violent eruption because it's interacting with ice and water," said Andy Russell, an expert in glacial flooding at the University of Newcastle in northern England. "It becomes much more explosive, instead of a nice lava flow oozing out of the ground." About 500 people were moved from the area, a civil protection officer said. "estimated that no-one is in danger in the area, but have started an evacuation plan and between 500 and 600 people are being evacuated," Sigurgeir Gudmundsson of the Icelandic civil protections department told the Agence France-Presse news agency. Tags: Tags: Volcano in iceland's images | Volcano in iceland's videos | Volcano in iceland's news | Volcano in iceland web | Volcano in iceland  |
| Kate Hudson Give Her Son a Haircut Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:29 PM PDT
 Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress. She came to prominence in 2001 after winning a Golden Globe and receiving several nominations, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Almost Famous. She then starred in the hit film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) which gained her wider fame. She has since established herself in Hollywood after starring in several production including Skeleton Key (2005), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Fool's Gold (2008) and Bride Wars (2009). She recently starred in the musical Nine (2009), alongside several notable film actresses. Hudson, 31, has said it's always been tough to give her son a haircut. "He won't let me cut it," she said in 2007. "I said, 'We're gonna have to cut your hair...' and he goes, 'Yeah mom... I wanna mohawk!' I was like, 'I can't.'" With Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk doing its thing up on the Newman Bandstand — the same picturesque outdoor stage that has hosted countless New Orleans weddings as well as "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" — Hudson is feeling the music, dancing and twirling while her white sundress dances and twirls along with her. Kate Hudson Has a New Boyfriend While Kate's enjoying the single life, her ex hubby Chris Robinson, who is the father of her child, is less than thrilled about all the men in her life. A source said: "Chris is concerned about Ryder [their son] and the effect all this dating will have on him. He knows there's not much he can do about it. Kate enjoys the company of a man." Tags: kate hudson, alex rodriguez, catherine z jones, allure  |
| Tommy Thompson Don't Know What He Is Going To Do Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:20 PM PDT
 As head of Health and Human Services, Thompson oversaw the scandal-ridden FDA when it approved the VeriChip as a medical device. Shortly after leaving his cabinet post, he joined the board of the VeriChip Corporation and wasted no time in using his clout to promote the company's glass encapsulated RFID tags. These tags are injected into human flesh to uniquely number and identify people. But Thompson later told the AP that he hadn't made up his mind. "The only person who knows what I'm going to do is myself and I don't know what I'm going to do," he said. That forced the local radio station to amend its earlier report; it now says Thompson will announce his decision tomorrow. Thompson has been the marquee Republican in the state for decades and was elected as governor four times. He also served as secretary of health and human services in the Bush administration and ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. (He dropped out well before the voting began.) Tags: luce nouvelle star, luce nouvelle star 2010, nouvelle star, pronosticos, scontro tra titani  |
| Alila Villas Uluwatu Butterfly Resort Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:13 PM PDT
 As alilahotels state;The Resort "Poised on an elevated plateau that meets with limestone cliffs sweeping down to the ocean, the view from the Alila Villas Uluwatu is nothing less than picture-perfect. Here contemporary Bali-inspired living design seamlessly integrates with personal journeys of cultural richness, continuing the Alila tradition of a total destination experience that is serene, sensual, and surprisingly different." Alila Villas Uluwatu is a five-star luxurious resort pearched on a stunning clifftop plateau along the southern coastline of Bali. The resort is 30 minutes from Ngurah Rai International airport and 15 minutes from Jimbaran Bay near the Uluwatu Temple. The resort features well-appointed private villas decked out in a contemporary Bali-inspired design. All units have spectacular views and private pools. The resort also has several F& B outlets as well as first-class wellness facilities like Spa Alila with 5 treatment villas, 24-hour gym with yoga and pilates studio, 50-metre swimming pool, Alila Gallery, meeting facilities, wedding venues and a library. All accommodations of the Alila Villas Uluwatu Bali are villa style and feature private and modern amenities. Rooms are also equipped with wireless Internet access and continue in the environmentally friendly style of the rest of the hotel. Amenities of the rooms include private swimming pools, satellite television, and minibars. Tags: Alila Villas Uluwatu  |
| Tax Day Freebies 2010 Fear Not Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:06 PM PDT
 Between 12pm and 2pm Energy Kitchen is offering a free meal with the purchase of a beverage; you can choose from a Bison Cheesesteak Wrap, California Wrap, or Buffalo Chicken Burger. Boston Market This deal lasts from April 15 until Sunday April 18 and you can get one free meal when you buy a meal at any Boston Market location. You must present this Boston Market coupon however. While today may be a day of dread, fear not, for it's also a time of IRS tax day freebies 2010. Now the trouble is while this is a national trend, not enough retailers or eateries are actually sending out press releases announcing a marketing effort. Pick up a free taco from Taco Del Mar on April 15 when you share your name, email, and zip code. You can opt out of its newsletter if you want and still get the freebie. Get a free cup of coffee at Starbucks when you bring in your own reusable mug on April 15. Exclusive! Get a free 3-day trial VIP membership to Chemistry.com starting at 12:01 a.m. April 15, 2010. No credit card is needed to get the free pass. Set up your profile, make a date, and prepare to jump into a new tax bracket with someone special. In celebration of another Tax Day passing, many businesses in 2010 are offering freebies to the public (or at the very least, some good discounts). There are many different companies taking part in this initiative. Tags: tax day freebies, tax day deals, tax day, starbucks tax day, mcdonalds tax day  |
| Charlie Crist Veto poverty schools children's education Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:34 PM PDT
 On June 24, 2009, Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed the Consumer Choice Act (H.B. 1171). The bill would have trumped state regulation, and allowed Florida's biggest insurance companies to establish their own rates.State Farm Florida expressed its disappointment with Crist's veto of the bill the company said "would have given consumers more options in their choice of a property insurer. It would have attracted more capital to the property insurance market in Florida." State Farm had proposed a 47.1% property insurance rate increase for Florida policyholders. As a result of Crist's move, State Farm plans to drop coverage for more than 700,000 homeowners by 2011. Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made it easier to fire Florida teachers and link their pay to student test scores, a move that will anger Republican legislative leaders and former Gov. Jeb Bush. Some say Crist's rejection of the measure (SB 6) signals that he is about to drop out of the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, where he badly trails in the polls, and run as an independent. And at least one lawmaker - maybe in what is a sign of more to come -- pulled his support of Crist in the U.S. Senate race. "Governor Crist is playing political games with our children's education," said Rep. John Tobia, a freshman Republican from Satellite Beach. Republicans are angry that Crist embraced the stimulus package -- which did a lot more to help public schools in Florida than the misguided merit pay legislation SB 6. The legislation would tie teacher salaries and recertification to student performance on a host of standardized -- yet undeveloped -- tests. Teachers overwhelmingly oppose the legislation. Even award-winning teachers who stand to gain from the measure have condemned it. The measure would likely make low performing "poverty schools" even less attractive to talented teachers because it would exacerbate existing pay inequities and job insecurity. But lawmakers apparently do not mind playing political football with something as vital as education. Teachers should face quality evaluations, but standardized testing is woefully inadequate in this regard. Tags: senate bill 6, st pete times, senate bill 6 florida, sb6, charlie crist  |
| Meteor in Wisconsin Fireball Seen What is this ? Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:41 AM PDT
 The friend reported seeing several "vertical trails" in the sky, so it sounds like it could have been a meteor exploding and creating several trails. These are dreadful indeed but as most meteors are smaller than sand grains, so almost all of them crumble and never hit the Earth's surface, but some powerful or unusual meteor showers do hit the surface and are known as meteor storms. They can fabricate more than 1,000 meteors in just an hour and so can harm the living beings on earth as well. The 'Gamma Meteor Shower' of last night is one of the first few meteor showers that were marked for year 2010. Over time, shale, dirt and sediment filled the hole to make the impact site virtually indistinguishable from the surrounding land. A shallow sea covering Wisconsin at the time of the impact likely blunted the meteorite's effect. The report said the impact at Rock Elm released more than 1,000 megatons of explosive energy, lifted the earth at the center more than 1,650 feet and sent shock waves through the rocks, crushing them. "They were at ground zero, so they got the brunt of it," said William S. Cordua, of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and one of the paper's authors. The confirmation of what happened here millions of years ago is significant to geologists seeking to trace geological patterns, said Don Yeomans, an astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Tags: meteor, fireball, meteor shower, meteorite, meto  |
| Brooke White American Idol Love and All Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:37 AM PDT
 Brooke Elizabeth White (born June 2, 1983) is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, White released her first studio album called Songs from the Attic. White's first post-Idol album High Hopes & Heartbreak was released on July 21, 2009. The first single "Hold Up My Heart" was released on February 25, 2009 and the song debuted at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Radio Radio" was released on June 23, 2009.As I told you when we posted the Adam Lambert performance (of "Whataya Want From Me") from last night's American Idol, Brooke White & Justin Gaston also performed during the (double) elimination episode, delivering a duet of "If I Can Dream". White, a former Idol contendee was on the piano while Gaston (who I've honestly never heard of) played the guitar. The week's theme on American Idol was Elvis, and featured the aforementioned Lambert as the mentor for this season's contestants. We lost Andrew Garcia first, but it wasn't really too much of a shock. He'd been barely hanging on for weeks, and was most likely getting through on the strength of his earlier success. He was a favorite from the auditions, and once Hollywood week hit, he did the most amazing version of Paula Abdul's Straight Up, showing so much promise. But that was apparently the best he had in him. He failed to even come close to that for several weeks, but then had a good week singing Chris Brown's Forever, and a so-so week after this singing Can't Buy Me Love. Tags: justin gaston wiki, brooke white american idol, justin gaston, american idol, elliott yamin  |
| Louisiana lottery Latest Winning Numbers and Results Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:33 AM PDT
 Voters also liked the idea, passing a constitutional amendment in 1990 creating the LLC by a 69% to 31% margin. In 2003, voters passed another constitutional amendment to dedicate Lottery proceeds to the Minimum Foundation Program that funds public education in Louisiana. hese Louisiana Lottery numbers were drawn Wednesday: Pick 3: 3-6-4 (three, six, four) Pick 4: 2-8-5-9 (two, eight, five, nine) Easy 5: 01-08-15-28-30 (one, eight, fifteen, twenty-eight, thirty) Lotto: 05-09-17-22-32-33 (five, nine, seventeen, twenty-two, thirty-two, thirty-three) Powerball: 6-14-32-38-52 Powerball: 20 (six, fourteen, thirty-two, thirty-eight, fifty-two; Powerball twenty) Estimated jackpot: $177.6 Million. Tags: colorado lottery, ct lottery, lotto texas, pa lottery, powerball results  |
| Type o Negative heavy metal band from Brooklyn Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:29 AM PDT
 Type O Negative is a heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. Although commonly viewed as a gothic metal band, Type O has also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death has resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four" (in homage to The Beatles "Fab Four" moniker). The band went Platinum with 1993's Bloody Kisses, and has gained an enormous following with seven studio albums, two best-of compilations, and concert DVDs. Their most recent album is 2007's Dead Again.Peter Steele, the lead singer for Type O Negative and a true icon, enigma, has reportedly died of heart failure at the age of 48. As of 4AM, fellow bandmate Kenny Hickey has confirmed initial rumors of his passing, despite a similar rumor in 2005, it appears the reports of his passing are true. His work with Type O Negative was groundbreaking and a large influence on other various genres of metal especially "doom". As the song goes, "Everything Dies" but know that the music lives on... Tags: peter steele, peter steele dead, peter steele death, pete steele, pete steele dead  |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:29 AM PDT
 Despite a message on the band's official web site that seems to suggest otherwise, TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele HAS NOT DIED. The band, who are famous for their dark sense of humor, have spent much of the last few months preparing material for their SPV Records debut, which is expected to be recorded later in the year. TYPE O NEGATIVE cancelled their U.S. tour last fall in order to allow Steele to undergo further tests after "undisclosed anomalies" were discovered during a medical exam. A February 11, 2005 update on Peter's condition from TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly stated, "There really isn't much to report other than he's doing fine and his health is improving daily." Tags: type o negative, peter steele, pete steele, pete steele dead, peter steele death  |
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