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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Reality TV Star Khloe Kardashian Files For Divorce

       Hollywood - In recent episodes of  "Keeping Up With the Kardashians,"  Lamar Odom hasn't been featured on the show.  The two were married in 2009 following a brief engagement.  Since leaving the Dallas Mavericks and being featured on a short-lived reality TV series called, "Khloe and Lamar," Lamar Odom has led somewhat of a rock-star lifestyle.  Odom, who has previously won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, plead no contest on Monday December 9th, to misdemeanor drunk driving.  Khloe Kardashian is best known for starring with her sisters Kim Kardashian (married to Kanye West) and Kourtney Kardashian, along with their mother, Kris Jenner on the long-running TV series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."  See also, www.vanityfair.com.

One Small Step For China

      Beijing - China's military-backed space program has made steady, slow progress. The Communist Chinese space program still lags far behind the United States and Communist Russia, in technology and experience. Chang'e 3, named after a mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, blasted off from southwest China on December 2nd, and landed on the moon on, December 14th. The event, which was partially shown on state-run China Central television, was the world's first soft-landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades. Because the moon has no atmosphere you can't use parachutes. Landing on the moon requires rockets for the descent, and you have to go down at the right angle and rate of descent. See also, www.aviationweek.com.        

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Huaming Township Little Better Than Villages

     Huaming, China - A township in China is larger than a village but below a county in size.  Huaming Township was chosen to be a demonstration for successful, planned urbanization.  A combination of what were previously 12 villages, most of Huaming's residents, are only qualified to be farmers.  Video games are a popular past time for young people, many of whom are not employed.  The quality of materials is poor and new homes have cracked walls, leaking windows, and elevators with rusted floors.   See ful story, www.nytimes.com

Monday, December 2, 2013

Maria Bartiromo Leaving CNBC

     New York - Two time Emmy Award winner, and author, Maria Bartiromo could soon be seen on Fox.  CNBC President and Chief Executive Mark Hoffman announced Bartiromo's departure in a memo to employees.  The CNBC President said the network will use various anchors, on an interim basis, before it finds permanent replacements.  Bartiromo joined CNBC in 1993 and became the first journalist to report daily from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  Bartiromo was the anchor of CNBC's "Closing Bell," which aired for two hours during the week, according to a news wire.  Maria Bartiromo also hosted a half-hour show  on Sunday, called "On The Money."  See also, www.businessweek.com.