Tokyo Sky Tree opens as world’s tallest tower at 2080 feet (634 meters) tall Associated Press TOKYO — The world’s tallest tower and Tokyo’s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed elevators up to the observation decks of the 634-meter […]
May 22, 2012
Remembering Yesteryear: 2005 King County in Washington was re-named after Martin Luther King, Jr.
Remembering Yesteryear In 2005 King County in the state of Washington was re-named after Martin Luther King, Jr. King County, Washington (home to Seattle) Offical county seal Population: 1,931,249 (2010) Black/African American: 6.2% White: 68.7% American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8% Asian: 14.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific […]
May 21, 2012
Deal reached for new NBA/NHL arena in Seattle and Oakland’s NBA Warriors close to moving to San Francisco
Deal reached for new NBA/NHL arena in Seattle Seattle Mayor and King County Exec- Source: City of Seattle Chris Daniels, Travis Pittman KING 5 News NBC Seattle SEATTLE – Seattle, King County and the man behind a proposed Seattle NBA/NHL arena acknowledged Wednesday they had reached a memorandum of understanding to build the facility. But, […]
May 21, 2012
Highest-paid U.S. public-college presidents, 2011 fiscal year
See update Posted 2018: Salaries for some of the U.S. public and private college presidents Highest-paid U.S. public-college presidents, 2011 fiscal year The Chronicle of Higher Education 1. E. Gordon Gee Ohio State University (2007–Present) $1,992,221 2. Michael D. McKinney Texas A&M University system (2006–2011) $1,966,347 3. Graham B. Spanier Pennsylvania State University at University […]
May 20, 2012
In 30 years the United States is projected to no longer be majority white in population. How will that change America?
In 30 years the United States is projected to no longer be majority white in population. How will that change America? Poll- What do you think? ___________________________________________ Video: ___________________________________ Census: Minorities Constitute 37 Percent of U.S. Population May 17, 2012 By Doris Nhan | National Journal The Census […]
May 19, 2012
Saudi Arabia bans using Gregorian calendar in official dealings and English language
Saudi Arabia bans using Gregorian dates The use of the English language to answer calls or communicate, mainly in companies and hotels, has also been banned Gulf News Dubai: Saudi Arabia has banned all government and private agencies from using the Gregorian calendar in official dealings. The use of the English language to answer calls […]
May 18, 2012
Facebook IPO -images from the first minutes of trading on NASDAQ
Facebook stock opens as investors flock to get shares The history-making Facebook stock market debut opened with initial heavy volume of 82 million shares in the first 30 seconds. By: Jeff Cox CNBC.com Senior Writer After an attention-grabbing half-hour delay, Facebook’s history-making stock market debut saw the company’s shares seesaw through early trading […]
May 17, 2012
Australian warship visit to China, a show of closer ties
Australian warship visit to China, a show of closer ties The HMAS Ballarat arriving in Shanghai’s historic Bund. Photo: Sanghee Liu Philip Wen, Shanghai The Sydney Morning Herald It is a rare sight to behold – an Australian warship sailing gracefully through Shanghai’s historic Bund with a Chinese flag fluttering proudly on its mast. Yet it […]
May 17, 2012
Under fire, South Africa’s former president F.W. de Klerk repudiates apartheid
Under fire, South Africa’s former president repudiates apartheid By Samuel Burke, CNN (CNN) — Under fire for his comments on apartheid, former South African President F.W. de Klerk clarified his position again Wednesday, saying that he repudiates the system of racial segregation as unacceptable. De Klerk called apartheid “morally unjustifiable” and “that it could not […]
May 16, 2012
Will African American Christian pastors and Muslim imams tell their congregations to stay home on election day in 2012?
Will African American Christian pastors and Muslim imams tell their congregations to stay home on election day in 2012? Barack Obama went on record as the first American president to support same-sex marriage. Video: _____________________________ Video: 1950s Education on “Homosexuals” ____________________________ Video: Mike Wallace – “The Homosexuals” (1967) ____________________________________ Video: Reality Check– President Barack Obama and Mitt […]
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