President Obama has recently returned from his trip from Latin America to find the door of the West Wing locked.  The door was locked because apparently he had arrived in the White House earlier than expected. This was reported by international news sites, March 26, 2011.

He walked to the West Wing and opened the door but found it locked. Just like any sane person the President skirted the building calmly to find an open door.

That was a response expected from a president. There are some similar incidents in which the president responded in consternation and irritation. Bravo for President Obama!

This is the popular video uploaded by rolamc on YouTube.

Japan’s Satellite Image, February 24, 2011
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Landsat Program satellite in cooperation with NASA captured images of Japan before and after the tsunami. The tsunami was an after effect of the magnitude 9 earthquake that had assailed Japan. These images were released, March 17, 2011.

Japan’s Satellite Image, March 12, 2011
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The pictures shows the areas inundated with flood water.  The first image was taken February 24, 2011 before the earthquake and tsunami while the second was taken by the satellite after the earthquake and the tsunami March 12, 2011. Both pictures used false coloring to enhance them.

For more satellite pictures of Japan visit NASA website.

NASA Training
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NASA has been taking active part in the public campaign for awareness of its objectives and goals. It has shown that this branch of the government is not only concerned with outer space and the extraterrestrial but is also an active part in community development.

This time on March 29 & 30, 2011, NASA is inviting the media to take active part in its Open Source Summit. This was announced at the NASA website, March 25, 2011.

This is a venue where top notch people in engineering and policy makers come together to map out policies in NASA’s development. Journalists can register for the event through Cristina LeClerc at 650-604-2303 by 4 pm, March 28. You can also hop over to the NASA website to know more.

The event will be held at the Ames Research Center Moffett Field, California from 9 am to 5 pm

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NATO or The North Atlantic Treaty Organization takes over the command of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya as US President Obama honors his statement of limiting participation in Libya. This was reported by international news sites, March 24, 2011.

Fogh Rasmussen, NATO secretary general has announced that the members of the NATO are committed to implement the no-fly zone as a UN resolution. This follows as Libya is attacked by the UN coalition forces when Gaddafi refused to comply with it.  The coalition was trying to protect the anti-government forces in Benghazi whom Gaddafi vowed to show “no mercy”.

There are no plans of deploying ground troops however by the US. This dissipated the doubts of some Americans.  The previous attacks came from the air and from ships strategically located at specified points in the globe.

If you would like to know if you have unclaimed millions, or even billions, stashed somewhere by forgotten bonds, bank accounts, or left by an unknown benefactor or ancestor, then you should hop over to ABC News where they have featured  GMA’s  “pointers” on how to find unclaimed cash, March 24, 2011. You can determine if you are one of those who have money lying around somewhere.

In Good Morning America they have tried it out.  Making sure that you that you do not have unclaimed money lying around gives you peace of mind. What a surprise it would be if you suddenly found out you have millions in bonds turned over to the government because a family member has forgotten all about it for one reason or another.

Thia Megia the youngest among the American Idol contestants wowed the judges after performing “(Love is like a) Heatwave.”  The young lass sang and danced with gusto that her “poor” performances the previous weeks were ignored by Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson. Even Lopez danced to the rhythm of the music.

Thialore Lising Megia ‘s parents are from Angeles City Pampanga, >Philippines, the land of the great volcano,  Mt. Pinatubo, but had lived in the states since 1968. Thia is the youngest contestant, ever, for American Idol.

As Megia advances to the top, many of her fans have high hopes that she will become the next American Idol for Season 10.

Here is Thia Megia with her song courtesy of caseycarlsonlegacyx3.

Mega Millions
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The Mega Million winning numbers for Tuesday  , March 22, 2011 are 14, 1,53,50, 35, Mega Ball= 43. This was reported by local New Jersey news sites.

The Mega Million draw is held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. According to the Mega Million site,

Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 56. One ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 46. You win if the numbers on one row of your ticket match the numbers of the balls drawn on that date…”

The Mega Million jackpots in the future will surely attract more customers. While there is madness in numbers the March Madness also continues to sizzle as the tournament is reduced to Sweet 16. Who would be the NCAA grand champion is what everyone is looking forward to.

Madness is also reflected in the Libya Operation Odyssey which appears not only to be a political contest but also a propaganda and news contest as well.  While UN coalition blasts Gaddafi’s stronghold, Gaddafi offers them a “long war.”

Netflix also known as netflicks gains increase in shares and power as it was given good ratings and has acquired new rights to some video streaming. The company is providing online movies to millions of subscribers which have patronized the service faithfully. The recent update however is that Netflix sites are down.

Its power is growing and has considerable effect on consumers’ choice for their movie viewing. Amazon’s recent video streaming services maybe gaining popularity but Netflix has already acquired millions of loyal users online. This is projected to even increase in the months to come.

Netflix Canada through Netflix main is also constantly adding new deals with other movie companies to air their movies for its subscribers.

Robert Redford
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Two-time Oscar awardee, Robert Redford, will revitalize the Sundance Film Festival by bringing it to London on April 26 to 29, 2012. This is according to entertainment news sites, March 22, 2011.

The American actor, director and philanthropist is also a visible political participant in political advocacy groups.

He founded the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, and had encouraged small independent films, new artists and those who would like to become known in the entertainment industry to participate.

The Sundance Film Festival in London will be showcasing American films and talent.

Redford has partnered with AEG Europe and the event will be held at the O2 formerly Millennium Dome.

The CTIA Wireless 2011 event will open in Orlando. This event is a rare opportunity for wireless products to display their latest cutting edge technology or state of the art gadgets.

Verizon Wireless HTC, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Blackberry are featuring their latest fascinating toys that would surely impress consumers. Verizon Wireless has its 4G LTE network, HTC has its Flyer, and the rest are introducing new technology incorporated into their new and elegant gadgets.

The event would showcase the best of the best among the wireless providers and companies. Consumers will have the time of their lives listening to companies talk about why the latest innovations in their products.