12 August 2011
Texas A&M is in the Big 12 Conference and largely tied to the hip with Texas and Texas Tech. Basically, if you are a school in Texas on the division one collegiate level, you are bound to your brethren. Or is that the case? It seems Texas A&M could possibly leave the Big 12, leaving [...]
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11 August 2011
“Stocks Rise, Gold Drops,” was the name of the game during Thursday’s trading session. Investors have been fleeing from U.S. Markets into the save-haven of precious metals, namely, gold. It’s a welcome sight to 401k holders, pensions, and persons with portfolio’s which have undoubtedly felt the heat from the nose-dive over the past couple weeks. [...]
Posted in Featured News, Finance
11 August 2011
The World Health Organization (or, WHO) has launched what they call the e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA). It was announced by WHO yesterday amid a regional conference in Sri Lanka regarding nutrition. The eLibrary is WHO’s bid for preventing malnutrition around the world, and the organization also hopes that having information readily available [...]
Posted in Featured News, Health
11 August 2011
After many years of slowly riding along, Opportunity, NASA’s robot which is well-beyond its estimated life span, has finally reached a crater on Mars called Endeavour. It’s triumphant enough that Opportunity remains operational as it has been in continued operation for seven years. That it has reached Endeavour is even that much more satisfying for [...]
Posted in Featured News, Travel
10 August 2011
United States markets closed trading earlier to the downside and another dose of bad news. Reports have been released by fellow media outlets that the S&P, after its recent cutting of United States debt from AAA to AA+ for the first time in history this past Friday, may look to France. However, some analysts suggest [...]
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10 August 2011
Ron Bloom has announced his intent to depart his position as the Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy at the end of this month, August. Bloom has had a myriad of positions within the automotive industry which includes being a senior official within Obama’s administration. While he is stepping down from being part of [...]
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