Events

2012 Federal Holidays – List of Public Holidays

Today is January 2, 2012 and it is a Federal holiday. Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees,…

Sport

NFL Divisional Playoff TV Schedule

Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced today the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League, NFL, Wild Card Playoffs of January 7-8 and Divisional Playoffs of January 14-15 (all times Eastern): NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND Saturday, January 7…

TV

TV Ratings New Year’s Eve Saturday

ABC’s three hours of Rockin’ New Year’s Eve show with Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest clearly dominated the night with 12.9 million viewers. NBC’s “New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly” was far behind with 3.03 million viewers. Broadcast primetime ratings…

Guest Post

A Very Useful Distraction

A Very Useful Distraction Guest post written by my buddy Aldo Mays Of all the children shows out there, I can block out 99% of them if my day requires me to. I can meander around the house working away…

Sport

Winter Classic 2012 Schedule – Start Time Changed

The National Hockey League, NHL, today announced that the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic will start at 3 p.m. ET (NBC,CBC,RDS) Monday. The game originally was scheduled for 1 p.m., ET. The revised start time decision was based on tomorrow’s…

Tragedy

Japan Earthquake Hit at 6.8 Magnitude

The Japan earthquake on Sunday was measured at 6.8 magnitude. The quake struck near the uninhabited island of Torishima in the Pacific Ocean, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) south of Tokyo, and its epicenter was about 370 kilometers (230 miles)…

Entertainment, TV

New Year’s 2012 Celebrations Live on TV

There are a number of TV channels to choose from for your New Year’s Eve celebration viewing. – Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest celebrates its 40th anniversary party with a two-hour special beginning at 8 p.m….

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