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Whitney Houston, age 48, died on Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room
Feb 13th
Whitney Houston joins the other popular singers and performers who died an early death after struggles with alcohol or drugs and the list included Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones.
She released seven albums and three film soundtracks and she is a winner of six Grammys. Houston sold over 200 million albums and singles worldwide. She earned 30 Billboard Awards, 22 American Music Awards and two Emmy Awards.
The superstar singer and actress Whitney Houston’s publicist, Kristin Foster, broke the news of Houston’s passing to the Associate Press. She was found and pronounced dead at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday afternoon. No cause of death has been revealed. In recent years, she struggled with drug abuse.
The coroner’s office will not be releasing any information on the autopsy performed on Whitney Houston earlier today at the request of the police. A security hold prevents Capt. John Kades from releasing any details regarding the autopsy results. More >
Winter Solstice 2011: On December 22 the Shortest Day of the Year!
Dec 21st
The winter solstice is celebrated around the world as the beginning of the return of the sun, and darkness turning into light. In 2011, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 22, 2011 at 12:30 a.m. EST. Officially the first day of winter, the winter solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. This is the longest night of the year, meaning that despite the cold winter, the days get progressively longer after the winter solstice until the summer solstice in 2012. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
The word “solstice” comes from the Latin word “solstitum”, that means the Sun standing still. This is reference to the fact that the Sun no longer appears to be moving either further north or south on the sky and afterward starts to reverse More >
Christopher Hitchens died at the age of 62
Dec 16th
Christopher Hitchens is a British born journalist who settled in United States died on Thursday at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston of pneumonia, a complication of his esophageal cancer.
Christopher Hitchens, the author, essayist and polemicist who waged verbal and occasional physical battle on several causes. In his 2007 book “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything,” Hitchens took on major religions with his trenchant atheism.
The 2001 attacks on the United States by Islamic fundamentalists in hijacked passenger planes made Hitchens ever more critical of the role of religion in the world, and led him to appreciate the merits of American democracy. “I am More >
Galaxy Nexus from Samsung with Google Android OS
Oct 20th
Samsung unveiled the first smart phone ‘Galaxy Nexus’ running on Google’s latest version of the Android operating system. Samsung and Google introduced the high-end model at an event in Hong Kong, after delaying the launch last week as a tribute to the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Apple is Samsung’s biggest customer for microprocessors.
The Galaxy Nexus will be the first phone to have the new Android 4.0 operating system with a 4.65-inch high-definition “super” AM-OLED display and a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and features such new functions as face recognition to unlock the phone.
The Galaxy Nexus enables you to voice type. It has an in-line spell checker and talk to text where the user can type anything by speaking. The Galaxy Nexus comes with a 5 mp camera, with zero shutter lag and can record full HD video. It comes with the Android Beam feature, an near field communication based technology that allows you to quickly share photos, maps, contacts and videos by simply tapping two phones together. More >
Troy Davis wants to take Polygraph test!
Sep 21st
Troy Davis convicted of the 1989 killing of an off-duty Savannah police officer is to be executed today September 21st. This is the fourth time in as many years that officials of the state of Georgia set an execution date. Troy Davis wants a polygraph test in a last-ditch bid to show his innocence, Amnesty International USA said.
Davis’s execution, set for 7 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied him clemency on Tuesday.
“Troy is so insistent of his innocence that he is willing to take a polygraph. I think it’s a bit of a risky strategy. Polygraph tests are not the most solid type of evidence,” said Laura Moye, a spokeswoman for Amnesty.
Since his conviction, seven of nine witnesses have changed or recanted their testimony, some have said they were coerced by police to testify against Davis More >
Facebook changes: More to come!
Sep 21st
Facebook changes and updates are more frequent this week. You are already aware of the smart lists feature which has a concept of Google+ circles. Today if you open Facebook you can see the changes you’re self which includes a new news Feed and news ticker.
Facebook announced changes to the way you get news on your page. All news will be in a single stream with the most interesting stories feature at the top. Facebook will reportedly include new ways of showing your appreciation for your friend’s links, videos, and endless pictures of new babies, in its revamp to be unveiled on Thursday. Alongside ‘like’, users will have the option of clicking ‘read’, ‘watched’ and ‘listened’. In the future a ‘want’ button may also be added. The new ‘news ticker’ has ignited strong reactions from users. More >
Ron Artest has now officially become Metta World Peace
Sep 17th
Ron Artest explains the decision to change his name to Metta World Peace. On Friday morning, September 16 after a brief hearing, LosAngeles County Superior Court commissioner approved his request to change his name from Ron Artest to Metta World Peace.
“Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world,” he stated. “I’m glad that it is now official” says about his new unusual name. More >
NASA launched twin satellites GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B for its moon research mission
Sep 12th
NASA finally launched its moon research mission, after a couple of weather delays. The launched twin satellites named Grail A and Grail B short form for Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory took off on Saturday morning at 0908 EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to unveil the inner secrets of the moon. The two probes will study the moon’s internal structure in unprecedented detail, shedding light on whether a second moon crashed into it long ago.
GRAIL will study how the moon was formed. It will explore “the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core… to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon,” NASA said.
The first of the two robotic spacecraft separated from the Delta II upper stage 1 hour and 21 minutes after launch at 10:28 a.m. ET and the second spacecraft separated eight minutes later.
Even though the spacecraft duo was launched on the same day, they will arrive at the moon one day apart. The first orbiter, GRAIL-A arrives on 31 Dec 2011 and GRAIL-B arrives 25 hours later on 1 Jan 2012. More >