We are coming back, with a major boom!

Well, its been about 11 months, since I last wrote on this blog, and a lot has gone on. In any case, one thing is still true, someone has to report the things that others may have missed. This time, our focus will be across a lot of different spectrums. Not only will you be able to find reports on the news of the day, but on industry news, and whatever else we feel is necessary for you all to know.

Keep an eye out, because we have a lot of good news to report.

2009 keeps on rockin, Mayor Sheila Dixon indicted

2009 is definitely getting off to a great start for politicians.  If Roland Burris and Gov. Rod weren't keeping newsers busy.  Well, at least in the state of Maryland, and more locally the city of Baltimore, there is real news happening for journalist to keep up with.  Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted today on 12-counts.  The 12-count indictment includes; 4 counts of perjury and 2 counts of theft over $500.  Dixon who was a city council member before being appointed as mayor post by now Governor Martin O'Malley, has been under investigation for the last 3 years.  Video link from WBAL-TV in Baltimore is below with Jayne Miller and David Collins, who go over the indictment, as well as what it means to the city of Baltimore.

This of course is not the first mayoral indictment in recent months.  Former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of Detroit, Michigan, was indicted and now servicing time for being part of a scandal that rocked the city of Detroit.  It is not clear how this indictment will effect the city of Baltimore, but as it can be seen in the state of Illinois, any scandal is not good for a government.

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Gregory to Moderate "Meet the Press"

Breaking News:  NBC News Chief White House correspondent David Gregory will be the new moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.  The announcement was made this morning by the departing interim-moderator Tom Brokaw, who took over the job as moderator after the untimely death of NBC's Washington Bureau Chief and long time moderator Tim Russert.  

Mr. Gregory will have a high standard to live up to in the coming months, if not years.  Russerts style and his ability to reinvent the Sunday morning public affairs show made him one of the true power players in Washington, DC.  Gregory who came to NBC News in 2000, currently is NBC's Chief White House correspondent, and host of MSNBC's daily show 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  Gregory while Brokaw was interim-moderator was the only other guest moderator.  Earlier reports said NBC was looking NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd, there Chief Foreign affairs policy correspondent Andrea Mitchell, and PBS's Gwen Ifill, but Gregory was tapped.  The announcement was made by Mr. Brokaw and is in the clip below.

Truly living without a heart

Yahoo News reported on the story of soon to be 15 year old D'Zhana Simmons, who lived 4 months without a real beating heart.  The article describes the advances in medicine for children.  Simmons underwent two heart transplants, with the most recent one being in October.  She will have to continue take heart medicine for the rest of her life.  Her doctors do believe that she may need another transplant before she turns 30.  A great read.  Click continued below to read the full article.

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Watching a lot of TV, you probably are unhappy

A study by the University of Maryland has found that unhappy people watch more TV than normal.  It describes those unhappy people as being able to find some comfort with watching TV, as they are not very social, nor willing to find other activities.  While happier people go out and socialize more.  The article goes on to say while the economy is getting worser, more people will probably continue to watch more television.  Click continued to read the full article via yahoo news:

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Pirates are still around, and they are stealing oil

A developing story in the news today is about how Somali Pirates have hijacked a Saudi Arabian-Owned Oil Tanker.  This story not only is a wild headline to read or even hear about, especially when you hear the word pirates in 2008, but it is true and extremely important.  This story has already affected the oil markets today, when the news came out, crude oil went up over a dollar.  Now crude is down over a dollar.  Stay here for updates on this story.  Click continued below to read an update from Bloomberg:

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Watch what you say about a mother

This weekend the advertising people for Motrin made a big error.  They put out an ad geared towards new mom, who wear around there babies on there website.  A site that as of right now can't be assessed.  These mothers can usually be seen carrying around there newborns in slings or some other different types of ways.  The Motrin ad mentioned all of these ways, but the ad crossed a line, that sent mothers to the Internets, and all of the various mother blogging communities.  The ad implied that mothers were wearing around there newborns as a way to be fashionable.  The ad is below with the written transcript is below:

Wearing your baby seems to be in fashion. I mean, in theory it’s a great idea. There’s the front baby carrier, sling, schwing, wrap, pouch. And who knows what else they’ve come up with. Wear your baby on your side, your front, go hands free. Supposedly, it’s a real bonding experience. They say that babies carried close to the body tend to cry less than others. But what about me? Do moms that wear their babies cry more than those who don’t. I sure do! These things put a ton of strain on your back, your neck, your shoulders. Did I mention your back? I mean, I’ll put up with the pain because it’s a good kind of pain; it’s for my kid. Plus, it totally makes me look like an official mom. And so if I look tired and crazy, people will understand why.

As mentioned it sent out a shock wave, as you can read on the New York Times blog "Motherlode", that wrote about it today, executives at Motrin and Taxi New York City (the agency responsible for the ad), are trying fix the mistakes they made.  This story will be something to keep an eye on in the coming days.