Jeanne Tripplehorn Biography (1963-)

Launching her performing career in her native Tulsa, Jeanne Tripplehorn spent several years as a local radio DJ and TV host. Educated at both the University of Oklahoma and Juilliard, Tripplehorn was first seen on a nationwide basis in 1991 in a supporting role in the made-for-TV movie The Perfect Tribute, a fictionalized retelling of the events leading…

Shandi Finnessey Biography (1978-)

During the most watched Miss USA competition in six years, Shandi Finnessey was crowned Miss USA® 2004 in the famed Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA before a live audience of 13 million viewers.

Shandi spent her year championing the official causes of MISS USA®, which are breast and ovarian cancer education, research, and legislation. She traveled nationally and abroad…

Keesha Sharp Biography (1973-)

When the sensual and alluring African-American actress Keesha Sharp first came to national attention in the early 2000s, she did so via a series of bit roles in urban comedies and dramas, such as the goofy Lance Crouther-headlined superhero farce Pootie Tang (2001) and Laurice Guillen’s ethnic ensemble piece American Adobo (2002). Following small appearances in the 2003…

Gloria Reuben Biography (1964-)

Jamaican-Canadian actress Gloria Reuben is a former model who made scattered movie and television appearances before landing a plum role as Jeanie Boulet, a brainy physician’s assistant on the NBC hit ER. Initially a guest star, by the second season she had joined George Clooney and the rest of the cast. By the time she left the…

Facebook pulls activists pages over royal wedding weekend

More than 50 British protest groups are claiming that Facebook has taken down their pages over the weekend.

On Friday, UCL Occupation, which campaigns against university fee increases, reported that Facebook had taken down pages ranging from Save NHS to York Anarchists.

Facebook has told some of the groups that their pages were moved because they were technically in violation of…

Hygrometer

A hygrometer is an instrument used to measure the moisture content or the humidity of air or any gas. The best known type of hygrometer is the “dry and wet-bulb psychrometer”, best described as two mercury thermometers, one with a wetted base, one with a dry base. The water from the wet base evaporates and absorbs heat causing the…

The 4 Day Diet

The 4 Day Diet is an eating and exercise plan devised by Ian K. Smith, MD, from the TV show “Celebrity Fit Club.” You may be disappointed to find out that The 4 Day Diet isn’t a four-day quick fix, but rather another twist on trying to psych out your metabolism.

The 4 Day Diet: How It Works

The…

How to Get a Job When You Have Been a Stay-at-Home Mom for Years

Many stay-at-home moms find themselves considering employment, especially when the kids get older. Some moms seek jobs for personal fulfillment, whereas others need extra cash. Either way, looking for a job when you’ve been a stay-at-home mom for years can be very intimidating. With a little preparation, you can lessen the stress of job hunting and increase…

Michaela Conlin Biography (1978-)

Michaela Conlin knew she wanted to be an actress from the tender age of six, and from the time she appeared in her first play that same year, there was no turning back from her future on the stage and screen.

A native of Allentown, PA, who honed her skills in community and regional theater before studying acting at…

Is there a tablet or an iPad market?

Is there really a tablet market out there?

Obviously this question doesn’t apply to Apple’s wildy successful iPad. Yes, the numbers speak for themselves – there is a huge market, with almost every quantitative statistic on iPad sales being calibrated in the millions.

Is it a tablet or an iPad market?Interestingly enough, Apple was not the first to develop and…

Hydrofoil Boats

In 1908, Hydrofoil Boats were co-invented by Alexander Graham Bell & Casey Baldwin.

The American Department of War had called for proposals to build submarine chasers in the form of motorboats. Bell argued that a hydrofoil was the better choice, it could skim over a mine-infested bay in the same way that a skitterbug moves across a pond.