Obama First Pitch

[photo credited to bats.blogs.nytimes.com]

United States President Barack Obama wearing a black Chicago White Sox jacket threw the ceremonial pitch at the opening of the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

“Everybody knows I’m a White Sox fan, and my wife thinks I look cute in this jacket,” he said. “Between those two things, why not?”

Sara Evans Performed "God Bless America"

Country singer Sara Evans sung the ‘God Bless America’ during the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Evans recently released a new single to country radio called “Feels Just Like a Love Song.”

Kristen Butler

Who is Kristin Butler?

Kristin Butler recently became the top winner of The National Society of Newspaper Columnists Educational Foundation Scholarship contest, announced on April 24th. Editor and Publisher published an article about it. Surprisingly, the Chronicle opted not to report it in Monday’s paper, though they were notified, but we are posting it here nonetheless.

Two of the judges had this to say about Butler and her work:

Goodman commented: “A good combination of reporting and opinion with a tough look at her own administration. Liked the variety as well, from health care to stripping!”

Suzette Martinez Standring, a preliminary judge, also commented on Butler. “Articulate and well-researched columns on social justice topics. Her Voice and point of view is one to be reckoned with.”

“I’m thrilled by the Society’s decision, and grateful for the opportunity to visit New Orleans and interview Katrina victims this June,” said Butler.

Her First Prize also comes with $1000. Kristin has not decided yet how to put that to use. [from www.apakistannews.com]

Bologna Italy Photos

Planning for a vacation next summer and looking for a place to go? Why don’t you try to visit Bologna in Italy? Here a short description for those who want to travel in Bologna Italy.

Bologna - from the Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley (Pianura Padana in Italian) of northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River.

Home to the oldest university in the Western world, "University of Bologna", founded in 1088, Bologna is one of the most developed cities in Italy. Bologna often ranks as one of the top cities, in terms of quality of life in Italy: it was ranked 5th in 2006 and 12th in 2007, out of 103 Italian cities. This is due to its strong industrial tradition, its wide range of highly-developed social services, and its physical location at the crossing-point of the most important highways and railways in the country.[source wikipedia]

Po River

Apennine Mountains

University of Bologna

Steve Mcnair Funeral Pictures

At least 4500 people attended the memorial of former NFL Quarterback Steve Mcnair and this is one of the biggest funerals in the story of Mississippi. Steve McNair was shot and killed last July 4, 2009 by his girlfriend, 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi, who then shot herself in the head.

Below are the pictures of Steve McNair funeral, which will always stay in the minds of family, friends and fans.