It looks like that the residents of the city of Cedar Rapids may have to evacuate. According to the latest reports, local crews are working around the clock to try and stop the river from flooding the city. However, there’s a limit to what they can do at this point. Read the rest of this entry »
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co. bridge collapsed into the river this morning approximately 9:40a.m. The bridge is located downstream from the Eighth Avenue bridge. According to the latest report, no one was injured. Read the rest of this entry »
The FCAT Scores are out and generally up from a state-wide view. FCAT or Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test information was released this morning. According to the report, students from almost all grade levels garnered a higher mark than the previous year’s class. Read the rest of this entry »
They’re finally releasing the John Adams DVD set. There are a lot of folks who don’t get HBO, so this is a welcome treat for those who wanted to watch it, but missed the mini-series when it first aired. The show is obviously about John Adams, who is the second president of the United States. Read the rest of this entry »
Tokyo killer Tomohiro Kato is responsible for Japan’s deadliest crime in seven years. Apparently, this disturbed young man posted warnings on internet forums of these crazy acts he had planned. This all took place in Akihabara. It’s Tokyo’s comic book disctrict. Reports have said that Tomohiro Kato was a comic book and video game afficionado. Read the rest of this entry »
Is Mac Fusion for real? Well, after a picture was leaked hours before the World Wide Developers conference, it seems that everyone is talking about it. Supposedly, its for developers who want to port out their applications to the Mac. If this new apple device is indeed true, it’s good that developers get their fair share of toys. Read the rest of this entry »
Looking up Pecksniffian gave me a bit of a headache. Later on, a migraine followed. Just great. What first started as quick research led to a exhaustive look at migraine help. There’s lot of information on headache and migraine help and this is what I found that helped me. Read the rest of this entry »
Mia Metzger is the name that’s buzzing around the issue of a women’s rights lawyer named Jack Tuckner. Why is it controversial? Well, it seems that Tucker met Metzger at S&M site. Yikes! Not exactly the best thing to get caught with if you’re profession deals with women’s rights. Anyway, it seems that Tucker had a screensaver photo or wallpaper of Mia Metzger. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Morrison has supposedly left channel 4’s morning newscast, Today in New York. Unconfirmed reports also have Rob Morrison “on vacation.” This is all based on information I read on the web, but I does anyone know more about this guy and why it’s a big deal? It would seem that regular watchers of the show like him as the anchor. Read the rest of this entry »
Now that a little league sucker punch was caught on video and is now circulating all over the internet, it makes me wonder what kind of influence video games can have with children. It’s something that you can’t avoid. Any little league kid will have played video games at one time or another. Game companies now even promote activity with their games. On the Nintendo Wii, there’s a game called Wii Sports. We all like to play different types of games on a game console. From action games to shooting games, and driving games to platform adventure thrillers, there’s certainly tons to choose from and something to please everyone.
One of the best options out there has to be the Nintendo Wii. This console has plenty to offer in the way of virtual exercise, and depending on what kind of activities you enjoy, you could be playing tennis, ping pong, golf or even challenging your friends to a friendly game of baseball. Still need to unleash some steam? There’s boxing too. All virtual of course. No one gets hurt. Oh, but make sure you don’t flail your arms everywhere and hit something or worse, someone. Anyway, it’s all included in the Nintendo Wii sports package. Now, what makes the Nintendo Wii Sports package different? Read the rest of this entry »
