Archive for December, 2010



Winner of Survivor Nicaragua

It’s almost 2011, and people are still talking about CBS reality TV show ‘Survivor.’ This morning ‘Survivor’ search terms were hot, including ‘who won survivor nicaragua,’ ‘survivor redemption island,’ ‘survivor winner,’ ‘jud birza,’ ‘survivor 22′ and ‘fabio survivor.’ All were in the Top 10. What does it mean? On first glance, it means folks just […]

The Lunar Eclipse December 2010

Last December 13, 2010, star gazers and sky watchers enjoyed the bright Geminid meteor shower. For those who missed watching and witnessing this phenomenon, don’t fret because this December 21, 2010 there will be another meteor shower: the Ursids meteor shower according to space.com. The Ursids meteor shower aren’t supposedly bright enough as the Geminid. […]

Captain Beefheart dead at 69

Musician and visual artist Don Glen Vliet, better known as Captian Beefheart, passed away on Friday. He was 69. Vliet, of Glendale, California, died at a hospital in Northern California as he had been suffering from multiple sclerosis for several years. His condition had been deterioration lately. As a musician, Vliet recorded 12 studio albums […]

Free Shipping Day 2010

For today only, more than 1.700 merchants are participating in Free Shipping Day. Not only do your items ship sans pesky delivery costs, they’re guaranteed to arrive by Christmas Eve. More than half of the participating vendors offer free shipping with no minimum purchase. Some do enforce a minimum purchase amount or other criteria to […]

A.J. Burnett and his divorce

After apparently reporting on his ESPN Radio Show Wednesday morning that A.J. Burnett of the New York Yankees went through a nasty divorce last season Colin Cowherd might find himself subjected to a lawsuit. After shooting down the report, Burnett’s representatives said they might sue Cowherd. “Colin Cowherd has no idea what he’s talking about” […]

Divorce of Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson

Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have called it quits after two years of marriage, they said in a statement on Tuesday. “After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we’ve decided to end our marriage. We entered our relationship with love and it’s with love and kindness we leave it” – their […]

Geminid Meteor shower – december 2010

The Geminid Metor Shower are caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, an asteroid with an extraordinary orbit that brings it closer to the Sun. Geminids are slow moving and can be seen in December. Geminid Meteor Shower 2010 is happening now. One of the maximum nights of the showers is on December 12. But it […]

Closing some of schools

Overland Park, Kan. The Shawnee Mission School Board will have another meeting about closing some of its schools to save money Monday night. The school district recommended possibly closing Bonjour Elementary, Antioch Middle School and Mission Valley Middle School. Parents should expect to hear recommendations from the superintendent about what will be done. The school […]

Miley Cyrus’ bong smoking tape

Miley Cyrus celebrated her 18th birthday by experimenting with a bong and catching a case of the giggles. But sources say she was not smoking marijuana. The video was shot during a party at Miley’s L.A. area home 5 days after her 18th birthday. According to a source connected with Miley … the smoke filling […]

Nobel Peace Prize 2010

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in an Oslo ceremony derided by Beijing as a farce. Mr Liu has dedicated the prize from his prison cell to the ‘lost souls’ of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. “We can to a certain degree say that China, with its 1,3 billion people […]