NASA’s Probe, “Messenger,” flew close to Mercury and successfuly sent spectacular images of the planet back to Earth today, October, 7, 2008. The probe flew past Mercury for this second time this year and in 2011 it will become the first probe to orbit the planet. The Messenger spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air …
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Colleges cope with over-booked freshman classes
Colleges have higher than expected freshman enrollments and are face with overcrowding. Winston-Salem State University, for instance, closed freshman admission in July and put faculty on extra courses while projected that freshman enrollment would greatly exceed their 2005 record. Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, expects to exceed its enrollment target and are offered laptops or …
Peek-a-boo Fashion is the Leading Trend in New York
Revealing fashions in New York included a sheer black top that revealed the model’s nipple ring, see through camisoles, a breast-revealing see-through dress, and a model clad in a see-through raincoat with nothing but thong underneath. A New York Times reported that peek-a-boo was the biggest trend in New York Fashion Week that ended Friday, …
The Dark Knight is a Box Office Sensation
The Dark Knight hit movie theaters on July 18, 2008 and took in a record breaking $158,411,483 on its opening weekend. As of September 12 it attained worldwide sales of almost $952 million, making it the second highest grossing film of all time in less than two months. [1. Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com]. The action adventure genre …
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Hit the Caribbean and Gulf States
Hurricane Gustav hit the Caribbean Islands then on September 1, 2008 it struck the Gulf States of the US bringing more than $20 billion in damages and causing the Republican National Convention to delay their opening day. This was the fourth most destructive hurricane to hit the United States. [1. Source: Wikipeida.org]. Hurricane Ike hit …