Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, was born on May 14, 1984 in White Plains, new York, birth time unknown. [Please note: at the time of this birth time rectification in January 2011, no official birth time for Zuckerberg has been published to the best of my knowledge]. His rapid ascendancy into wealth and [...]
Desormeaux fails Breathalyzer test, out of Preakness
BALTIMORE – Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux won’t ride in today’s 137th running of the Preakness Stakes after failing a Breathalyzer test in New York. Desormeaux, a two-time Preakness winner, was removed as the rider of 15-1 long shot Tiger Walk by owner Kevin Plank’s Sagamore Farm and trainer Ignacio Correas, and replaced by [...]
NASA Eye Safety Suggestions For Viewing Partial Solar Eclipse
If you plan to catch a glimpse of Sunday’s partial solar eclipse at about 5:25 p.m., in Southern California, you might want to heed these tips from NASA’s Eclipse website. Here’s Sunday’s eclipse schedule for Southern California: 5:24 p.m.: Eclipse begins 6:38 p.m.: Maximum eclipse 7:42 p.m.: Eclipse ends 7:52 p.m.: Sunset According to the NASA [...]
Naming a Champion: The Most Beautiful Names of the Belmont Stake Horses
The untamed, natural beauty of a horse that can run as wild as the wind is hard to describe in just a name. For the many owners and trainers of the horses entered into the Belmont Stakes, to name a horse is a special honor that must be pursued with careful thought. Owners and trainers [...]
Catholic World News
CWN – may 15, 2012 The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Mission Societies will launch a worldwide Rosary campaign for the Year of Faith, which commences on October 11 and concludes on the Solemnity of Christ the King in 2013. the Pontifical Mission Societies announced the campaign during a meeting with [...]
Notable Triple Crown Contenders
America has not seen a Triple Crown winner since June 7, 1978. This 31 year drought is the longest in Triple Crown history, but there have been several notable horses that have come very close to winning it all. In 1998, the horse racing world thought they were on the verge of seeing the next [...]
Kevin Durant slows Kobe Bryant before stopping the Lakers
Kevin Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up slightly on defense, Durant hesitated only an instant before launching a 26-footer. If you watch any kind of sports-related events on television, there's little doubt you've seen Kevin Durant's [...]