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The Bachelor Finale: Ben Flajnik chose Courtney Robertson!
Mar 13th
In the finale episode of “The Bachelor” Ben Flajnik proposed Courtney Robertson to be his love over the fan favorite Lindzi Cox. Courtney Robertson accepted Ben Flajnik’s marriage proposal and got a sparkling diamond ring during the season 16 finale of “The Bachelor”.
“I will love you forever … you’re stuck with me,” Robertson told Flajnik after he presented her with the spectacular Neil Lane engagement ring and the final rose while the pair stood in a clearing in the Swiss Alps.
The other finalist, fan favorite Lindzi Cox, seemed to take the disappointment.“Good luck,” the 27-year-old fan favorite, said, adding, “and if things don’t work out, call me.”
Tonight’s winner Robertson gained a reputation for meanness when she trash-talked and antagonized the other 24 participants of season 16. She referred to contestant Nikki Sterling as “fatty” and called Blakely Shea a stripper.
In two-hour finale, Flajnik took Robertson and Cox on dates, and introduced them to his sister, Julia Flajnik, and mother, Barbara Flajnik. Both women had flown to Switzerland to give Flajnik support and advice. More >
“The Hunger Games” World Premiere
Mar 13th
“The Hunger Games” hits theaters March 23. The world premiere of “The Hunger Games,” will be held in downtown Los Angeles Monday night. The film “The Hunger Games” is the Lionsgate’s adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestselling novel of the same name.
The movie will open to the general public in more than 3,000 theaters on March 23. Young women report overwhelming interest in seeing the movie. NRG says that 74 percent of young women say they have “definite” interest in seeing it, and 45 percent say it is their “first choice.”
The PG-13 movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley, Lenny Kravitz and Donald Sutherland.
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and More >
Current time jumped an hour ahead! What time is it?
Mar 12th
In 1784 Benjamin Franklin suggested the idea of Daylight savings time. New Zealand entomologist George Hudson is also credited by many for Daylight Savings Time.
In the northern hemisphere, DST begins between March and ends in November. In November clocks will have to move back again. The United States Energy Policy Act of 2005 says Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November. More >
NIT 2012 Bracket
Mar 12th
The field of 32 features a number of teams from Power Six conferences, including Washington, the Pac-12 regular season champion which features as many as three future first-round picks.
Here’s the field. Regions are arranged from the top-left to the bottom right of the bracket:
Region 1
No. 1 Washington Huskies vs. No. 8 Texas-Arlington Mavericks
No. 4 Northwestern Wildcats vs. No. 5 Akron Zips
No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 6 LSU Tigers
No. 2 Dayton Flyers vs. No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes More >
Solar Flare to hit Earth on Thursday Morning 8th March 2012
Mar 8th
One more solar flare due to sun’s eruption occurred and it is the largest of the last five years. The New York Times reports that the coronal mass ejection will hit earth at about 1:30 a.m on Thursday morning. The solar flare is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.
The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should start smacking Earth around 4 a.m. PST today, according to forecasters at the federal government’s Space Weather Prediction Center. They say the flare is growing as it speeds outward from the sun.
NASA captured a video of the solar flare as it erupted and hurled a “big blob of magnetized material” toward the earth. The AR1429 sunspot region shouts off a solar flare on Sunday and two more yesterday. The AR1429 region is currently pointing almost directly at earth which means that the coronal mass ejection could have a big impact on earth.
Another set of active sunspots is ready to aim at Earth right after this. But for now, scientists are waiting to see what happens today when the charged particles hit Earth at 4 million mph. More >
National Cherry Blossom Festival 2012 marks 100th Anniversary!
Mar 7th
The spring of 2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. In 1912, the city of Tokyo, Japan gave Washington DC an incredible gift of 3,000 cherry blossom trees to be planted around the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park, in East Potomac Park and on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The 100th anniversary of these beautiful trees will be celebrated from March 20– April 27, 2012.
This year’s century celebration of National Cherry Blossom Festival is expected to be the biggest celebration ever. The bloom period for the cherry blossoms lasts approximately 14 days. The average peak bloom date is around April 4th, which means that by the later weeks of the festival the blooms will be gone.
On Mar 25, 2012, Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place will
launch the 100th Anniversary of the Gift of the Washington Cherry Blossom More >