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Pope Francis: What You Should Know

Jen Jacobs — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:22:04 +0000

Yesterday, the Catholic Church elected a new Pope. Here are a few things we should know about Pope Francis I. Was it just me or did you also feel connected to a billion people around the world when Jorge Mario Bergoglio arrived on the balcony at the Vatican as Pope Francis I? He wasn’t on [...]

Woman Gets Note From Husband Trapped on 9/11 – Ten Years Later

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:29:21 +0000

You've heard the last voice mails and answering machine messages from those that were trapped or on the hijacked airplanes on September 11, but a hand written note from a man who was stuck inside the World Trade Center fell out of the sky that day, and ten years later, it was turned over to his wife.

Own a Piece of Olympic History

Jen Jacobs — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:53:31 +0000

If you’re a huge fan of the Olympics, you can own a piece of history, if the Price is Right. The 2012 Olympic Games cost about $3 billion to put on and now they’re going to make some of that back by auctioning off some of the items. You can own the game ball that [...]

London Olympics – Recap

Jen Jacobs — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:43:26 +0000

Did you watch the spectacle? If not, here’s the weekend recap. Both of Team USA’s basketball teams won gold over the weekend, and for the ladies, that makes five in a row! Jake Varner took gold in freestyle wrestling, Jordan Burroughs took gold in the 163 pound weight class for freestyle wrestling and Coleman Scott [...]

What Does it Take to Be an Olympian?

Jen Jacobs — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:17:43 +0000

Do you watch the Olympics in amazement like I do? Do you ever sit there and wonder what it takes to do what these athletes are accomplishing? So do I so I looked it up. You want to be an Olympic athlete? Here’s what you need. In order to prepare for the London Olympic Games, [...]

Olympic Update – Huge Weekend for U.S.

Jen Jacobs — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:16:05 +0000

How many medals did we win over the weekend, how long does it take to win a medal, why you should know the name Oscar Pistorius, another Olympian got sent home and another wonderful display of sportsmanship. Team USA won 23 medals over the weekend and ten of them were gold. The pool was liquid [...]

Olympics Update – Day Seven

Jen Jacobs — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:46:31 +0000

The U.S. won eight medals yesterday and in the process, history was made. How many of them were gold? How is the movie The Hunger Games playing in to the London Olympics and how is Ann Romney’s horse doing? Team USA won eight medals yesterday and six of them were gold! The swimming pool was [...]

The Dating Olympics?

Jen Jacobs — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:33:34 +0000

If dating were an Olympic event, who would medal more and who would medal in which event? This isn’t going where you think it is. According to dating website Match, American singles are going for the gold for most dates. Roughly three out of four people they surveyed said that they have gone on more [...]

Olympics Recap – Day Five

Jen Jacobs — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:30:24 +0000

More records were broken yesterday, basketball drama, a hilarious story about a kayaker, which school has won the most medals, which Olympic athlete do you look like and who won medals yesterday and what’s the medal count? The Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics topped the ratings heap. Forty million people watched. Did you? [...]

Great Displays of Olympic Sportsmanship

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:46:51 +0000

The Olympic spirit seems to reignite every four years along with the flame on the torch. As the Games are now underway in London, let’s look back on a few displays of extraordinary Olympic sportsmanship. Berlin, 1936 As Adolf Hitler looked on, German long jumper Lutz Long set an Olympic record in the preliminaries to [...]

Olympic Recap – Day Four

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:56:32 +0000

Why NBC is taking heat for their coverage, who played the stunt Queen Elizabeth, how much Paul McCartney got paid for the opening ceremonies, who’s the latest to get the boot, who were those independent athletes, how many medals did the U.S. men’s swimming and gymnastics teams win yesterday and what’s the medal count. NBC [...]

The Best Apps for Enhancing Your Olympics Experience

Jen Jacobs — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:30:15 +0000

If you’re an Olympics junkie and can’t get enough, but can’t watch at work, don’t want to go to a bunch of different places to get your information, or maybe it’s blocked at work, you still have your smart phone. Here are some of the best apps to enhance your Olympics watching experience. NBC Olympics [...]

Call Me Maybe – The Olympics Version [VIDEO]

Jen Jacobs — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:11:12 +0000

Michael Phelps ruled the 2008 Beijing Olympics and now it looks like this may be Ryan Lochte’s year. Check out this super fan’s parody video of Call Me Maybe, Call Me Lochte. The U.S. Men’s Swimmers took silver over the weekend in the 4 x 100m relay, by the way. You can keep an eye [...]

Unbreakable Olympic Records

Jen Jacobs — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:22:55 +0000

The London Olympic Games begin today with the world’s best athletes competing in 306 events. Here are some records that are not likely to be broken this year. Or maybe ever. 100 Meter Sprint In Beijing in 2008, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt shattered both the Olympic and world record in the 100 meter and he [...]

Time Magazine's 20 Most Influential Americans

Chad Taylor — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:41:20 +0000

Time magazine just released a list of the (20) most influential Americans of all time.

Random Facts About the United States Olympic Team

Jen Jacobs — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:39:15 +0000

The Olympics have already started…sort of. Here are some random facts about some of this year’s U.S. Olympic team. The United States delegation is made up of 530 athletes. There are 269 females and 261 males and that’s only because our men’s soccer team didn’t make it. We will be competing in 246 of the [...]

Random Facts About the London Olympics

Jen Jacobs — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:47:25 +0000

The opening ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic Games is coming up on Friday. Here are a few random facts about the London Olympics. In the summer of 1858, there was a smell that fell over the city. It was untreated sewage in the River Thames that nearly incapacitated London. That event inspired Parliament to [...]

Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dead at 61

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:56:57 +0000

Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, has died. Ride, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in La Jolla, CA. on Monday, July 23 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Your Computer May Lose Internet Access Monday

Jim Maurice — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:23:58 +0000

UNDATED – Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. The F.B.I. says about 64,000 computers in the U.S. may get knocked off the internet [...]

Andy Griffith Has Died

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:21:54 +0000

A family friend close to the actor is confirming that the legendary actor has passed away. The Sheriff of Dare County where the actor lived says that an ambulance was called to his home this morning at about 7am eastern time, but wouldn’t comment on the condition of the person the ambulance was called for. [...]