2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem

Thursday, 05 November 2009 09:34 Written by Administrator

AP – This undated photo made available by the Israeli Antiquities Authority on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
SHAWNA OHM, Associated Press Writer- JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old gold earring beneath a parking lot next to the walls of Jerusalem's old city, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday.

The discovery dates to the time of Christ, during the Roman period, said Doron Ben-Ami, director of excavation at the site. The piece was found in a Byzantine structure built several centuries after the jeweled earring was made, showing it was likely passed down through generations, he said.

Barack Obama elected 44th president

Thursday, 05 November 2009 09:32 Written by Administrator

President-elect Barack Obama walks on stage at his victory celebration in Chicago with his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha.

Change has come to America,’ first African-American leader tells country. Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States.

How much is light worth?

Thursday, 05 November 2009 09:24 Written by Administrator

Its 5:00 in the morning and I am sitting in my office writing this story using electrical lights powered by the grid. The grid as it is called is the network of land based electrical power that is supplied by hundreds if not thousands of generation units spread across the globe.Here in the US we take the use of ready power as something for granted. A basic necessity of everyday life. And I am just as guilty as everyone else.