Gulf Coast Beaches Impacted By Oil Spill

Written by HDO on June 29, 2010 | Comments Off

The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to have an effect on the coastal beaches surrounding the area.  Citizens of these states and visitors are strongly committed to helping keep the beaches as clean as possible and to have updates for travelers. The Okaloosa County Health Department’s website mentions that “The oil ... Read More

Republicans Vote to Kill Unemployment Benefits for 1.2 Million

Written by HDO on June 28, 2010 | Comments Off

The end of the week took an undeniably dark and ominous turn for millions of unemployed Americans as Senate Republicans voted against an unemployment benefits extension this Thursday. Falling just three votes short of the 60 needed to trump a Republican filibuster, the jobs bill would have extended benefits to people out of work for ... Read More

Porn Biz and Churches Join Forces against New dot-xxx Domains

Written by HDO on June 28, 2010 | Comments Off

When the Brussels based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced it was going to overturn its previous 2007 ruling and allow a Florida company to create a specialized dot-xxx suffix for websites it sparked perhaps the most unlikely of pairings in the Internet’s history. The company, ICM Registry, wants to create the new ... Read More

Apple Releases the New iPhone 4

Written by HDO on June 24, 2010 | Comments Off

For four years, Apple has been releasing newer versions of the original iPhone and the latest version, the iPhone 4, has officially hit stores. “The iPhone 4 is already a hit. AT&T says that it received 10 times as many preorders as it did for the iPhone 3GS last year. On the first day of ... Read More

One Doctor Shows Possibility of Detecting Alzheimer’s

Written by HDO on June 24, 2010 | Comments Off

Alzheimer’s disease, a painstakingly challenging disease to deal with, has been difficult to detect in patients.  For the first time in scientific history, doctors have come extremely close to getting approval for a new way of diagnosing Alzheimer’s. If the findings of Dr. Daniel Skovronsky are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “it ... Read More