Last night, President Obama said that the U.S. will be sending 30,000 new troops to fight in Afghanistan.
There has been more talk lately about Somali pirates and their influence on everything from shipping routes to insurance. We've mentioned these guys before.
In the 18 years from 1990-2007 (the latest stats) more than 80,000 people were injured in hot tubs or whirlpools seriously enough to end up in an emergency room, according to The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
Christmas is approaching fast, and with it the stress of holiday shopping. In spite of what you think, it is possible to spend less than $10 on each special person in your life, reducing the stress of credit card bills and holiday debt. Here are 10 gifts under $10:
1. Baked goods
The recession is over, but the unemployment rate is still 10%. These seemingly contradictory statements beg the question: how is a recession officially defined?
Between December 21st and December 24th of this year the U.S. Postal Service will deliver approximately 16.6 billion items. A majority will be processed today, December 16th, as it's predicted to be the busiest shipping day of the year.
Food security--according to the Life Sciences Research Office (LSRO) definition--means: "Access to enough food for an active, healthy life.
As any Christmas holiday show will tell you, Christmas is about more than getting presents, it's about giving. There are thousands of charities across the country ready to accept your donation, whether it's money or something more tangible, to share with those less fortunate. Here are two national organizations that are still looking for donations this close to Christmas.
These holiday statistics from census.gov are the government's gift to you. My gifts are the accompanying video links:
Once in a blue moon an actual blue moon falls on New Year's Eve. Once in a blue moon you get a 2009 Look-back Spectacular from me. Consider yourselves lucky. Here's the most popular brassmagazine.com content from 2009--determined by you, the readers:
My New Year's Day will be spent huddled in front of the TV as I watch my Ducks of the University of Oregon play in the 2010 Rose Bowl versus the Buckeyes of Ohio State University.
