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PA Kids to Learn Hindi

Posted by on January 30, 2012 at 3:21 pm

Starting next semester, the Bensalem Township School District (BTSD) will be offering its students the opportunity to learn how to speak, write and express themselves in Hindi (India’s official language).  Rajan Zed, Indo-American statesman and chair of the Indo-American Leadership Confederation, welcomed this development, commending BTSD for making this offer to high school kids.  In [...]

Florida: Native American Culture Discoveries

Posted by on January 25, 2012 at 7:26 pm

A whole slew of Native American culture – such as pottery shards; coral arrowheads; blue clay and more – has been discovered recently in various parts of Florida.  First discoveries were made close to Wares Creek and Ellenton.  Riverbanks were scoured by someone looking for clay to make special creations that later became extremely hot [...]

Being All American in Missouri

Posted by on January 4, 2012 at 1:54 pm

There is so much that Americans can take pride in.  The country is full of good-hearted individuals who want to help their fellowmen/women and act on this.  Most recently there has been a huge effort, on the part of concerned citizens about those in need over Christmas and how most effectively to give to them [...]

Happy Times at Hanauma

Posted by on December 29, 2011 at 4:16 pm

Barack Obama and his wife had a great time in Hawaii this Christmas.  They spent their vacation at one of their favorite spots – the Hanauma Bay Park – a 40 minute drive from their rented Kailu Beach holiday home.  Good for them as every year they go to the Park on a Tuesday; it’s [...]

New Hampshire Inmates Bring Holiday Cheer to Seniors

Posted by on December 21, 2011 at 9:27 am

Last week, a few jail inmates from the New Hampshire area did something really positive over the Christmas season.  They were taken out of jail for just long enough to sing Christmas carols to senior citizens in the neighborhood. They were hardly the most harmonious, delightful singers, but the thought was there.  And the residents [...]

LA Music Awards

Posted by on November 23, 2011 at 8:23 pm

Earlier this week, the American Music Awards took place at LA’s Nokia Theatre. At the event, the country picked their favorite musicians.  Great music was heard, smiles were seen on the faces of the winners and fun performances graced the evening.  Nick Minaj and Taylor Swift won big time, with Swift taking three awards and [...]

Wise White Rockians

Posted by on November 16, 2011 at 6:24 pm

While New Mexico’s White Rock town may be small geographically, it appears that it is rather large in the brain department.  Indeed, the 6,244 population of the town comes up pretty high on the academic scale. Indeed, almost 40 percent of adults living in White Rock have graduate degrees.  Next on the list is Eldorado [...]

New Lake Champlain Bridge Opened

Posted by on November 9, 2011 at 1:58 pm

On Monday, literally hundreds of people gathered on Lake Champlain Bridge to snap photos and celebrate the reconnection of the communities located on either side of the lake. A much anticipated relief, the bridge will allow Vermont residents to return to their normal routines for the first time since the old bridge was closed in [...]

Kevin Durant Plays Flag Football With Kids of OKC

Posted by on November 2, 2011 at 2:17 pm

On Monday, the NBA Star tweeted “This lockout is really boring…anybody playing flag football in okc… I need to run around or something!” George Overbey, a player on Sigma Nu fraternity’s intramural flag football team at Oklahoma State, replied immediately, with little hopes he’d actually hear back from from Kevin Durant. But he was wrong; [...]

Miss South Carolina Sends Message to All Teens

Posted by on October 26, 2011 at 4:46 pm

The current Miss South Carolina, Bree Boyce, weighed 234 pounds when she was in high school. Now, she is a 124 lb beauty queen, working to inspire teens to change their lifestyles and start caring for their health.