From The New York Times: American and Afghan troops launched an attack on Marja, a Taliban-held town in southern Helmand Province, The Associated Press reported. In this attack, commanders say they will do something they have never done before: bring in an Afghan government and police force behind them. American and British troops will stay […]
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Olympic Luger from Republic of Georgia Dies After Crash During Training Run A luge athlete from the Republic of Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in a crash in training on the Olympic track at the Whistler Sliding Center on Friday, an official at the track confirmed. Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled near the end […]
Last night, former President Bill Clinton was rushed to a hospital by ambulance to undergo emergency heart surgery. This happened after Bill Clinton was complaining of chest pains throughout the day yesterday. Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton and current US Secretary of State, flew to be with her husband at the hospital.
It’s great to here “good news” once in awhile in the mainstream news. Today, the BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis) is reporting that the United States economy grow faster than it has in the past 6 years, increasing at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009. This is great news […]
I was pleasantly surprised – and just outright excited – this morning when I logged into Twitter and saw that Twitter Local Trends was now available on my Twitter profile. This feature was launched by Twitter about a week or so ago, but only to select Twitter users (I wasn’t one of the select…) in […]
WOW!!! I’ve never watched this speech in its entirety until just now – and wow… what a powerful message! Here is the full “I Have A Dream” speech that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. Below is the full video and text of this famous […]
Twitter is a powerful platform for increasing exposure for your brand and broadcasting your message to a growing targeted audience. I’ve always seen the most powerful attribute of Twitter to be the “permission based marketing” element. Meaning, people voluntarily follow you on Twitter. So if someone “voluntary” follows you, then they must be interested in […]