Events

Three Kings Day and Feast of Epiphany 2013

Happy Three Kings Day 2013 to everyone. The Three Kings Day is celebrated on January 6th, twelve days after Christmas. It is often viewed as the end of the Christmas season. The twelve days of Christmas end with the Feast…

People News

Jerry Brown Jr. Autopsy Results

Results are in for the Jerry Brown Jr. autopsy. According to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Brown Jr. was sober when he was killed in the car crash on Dec. 8 crash in…

Book

Aristotle Sex Manual Tips on Baby-Making

Book specialist Cathy Marsden said that the rare 1760s copy of Aristotle Sex Manual will now go on auction this month in the UK. The long-banned manual covers topics such as learning about making love and babies. ”There’s nothing in…

Lifestyle

Giant Yellow Duck Floats in Sydney Harbor

What a wonderful thing to see — a giant yellow duck floated in Sydney Harbor in preparation for Saturday’s opening of the Sydney Festival, a nearly month-long arts and music celebration. According to the maker, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman: “The…

Research and Science

Sun Eruption Is Massive, Says NASA

The New Year’s Eve sun eruption was so huge that it could swallow 20 Earths, NASA reports. The giant solar eruption was captured on camera by NASA’s powerful Solar Dynamics Observatory. A solar eruption gracefully rose up from the sun…

Entertainment

Kimmel Slams Leno in Rolling Stone Magazine Issue

In the recent Rolling Stone magazine issue out Friday, the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host, Jimmy Kimmel, slams late-night rival, Jay Leno, calling him “sold out.” “As a comedian, you can’t not have disdain for what he’s done: He totally sold…

Internet

Xfinity Connect Mail Comcast Problems

There seems to be some problems with the Comcast server for the Xfinity mail. Some users can receive email but cannot send it. The error message is something like this: The server “smtp.comcast.net” cannot be contacted on port 587. Does…

Economy

US December 2012 Unemployment Rate Released

On Friday, the U.S. Labor Department released the December 2012 unemployment rate. The number is 7.8% with 155,000 jobs added in December. From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows…

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