May, 2010
Mineral Management Service director resigns
As the BP oil spill began, so did calls for people to be held accountable for it, and one of the first people brought down is Elizabeth Birnbaum, or S Elizabeth Birnbaum, the director of the Mineral Management Service. The Mineral Management Service, or MMS, is part of the Department of the Interior and that ...
Plunge of mortgage rates could mean longer wait for housing recovery
Real estate market data is closely monitored these days, and there's just been a major development for the mortgage rate, or the average interest rate of mortgage loans. Despite a slight spike in existing home sales, overall mortgage rates are staying down. You would think an upsurge in sales was soon to follow. However, ...
Young Girls Dance To Single Ladies And Spark A Debate
Nine cities hosted the across-the-nation World Of Dance competition, an event that is intended to "celebrate urban dance." When a video of very young girls dancing to a Beyonce made it to the internet, though, some started to wonder if World of Dance competition had gone too far. The dance troupe doesn't seem to have ...
Lynn Redgrave Succumbs To Breast Cancer
The death of British film, stage and television actress Lynn Redgrave is yet an additional blow to the royal line of one of the world's most prestigious acting families. According to the Boston Herald, Lynn Redgrave's greatest performances in such productions as "Georgy Girl," "Shakespeare for My Father" and "Nightingale" paled in comparison to her ...