Thursday, March 1, 2012

What's in The News Today

Davy Jones of the Monkees dies. He died at the age of 66. He was a teen heart throb that started in the 60's through the early 70's with his band the Monkees. The band also had a TV show.  He died of a heart attack in Martin County, Florida. He made his name famous on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964 over 75 million tuned in to watch Davy Jones an 18-year-old from England.

Lewis, R. 9 (March 1, 2012). Davy Jones dies at 66; Monkees' romantic heartthrob. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-davy-jones-20120301,0,2189186.story

Another report of a missing person from a cruise ship. A missing Canadian woman disappeared from a Celebration line cruise somewhere between Grand Bahama and the Florida coast. The woman was reported missing by her boyfriend at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The woman is in her mid-40s and was last seen at the ship's gift shop before going to the casino at 1 a.m. reported her boyfriend; who didn't join her because he was tried. 

Gutman, M. & Tienabeso, S. ( February 29, 2012). Woman Missing from Celebration Cruise Ship. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from http://gma.yahoo.com/woman-missing-celebration-cruise-ship-224208855--abc-news.html


Do you want your mortgaged paid? Turn your house into a billboard and your mortgage will be paid. Marketing firm Brainiacs Form Mars will pay your mortgage as long as your house stays painted a broccoli green and sunrise orange. The company stated "that the house becomes their business card and that the average person gets bombarded with over 35,000 ads per week and they wanted to stand out." They have already painted a house and is expected  to paint 100 homes before the year is ended. The first home that was painted was in Buena Park, California. Click here to submit an application http://www.brainiacsfrommars.com/paintmyhouse.html

Forer, B. (February 29, 2012). Get Your Mortgage Paid for by Turning Your House Into a Billboard. abc Good Morning America. Retrieved  March 1, 2012, from  http://gma.yahoo.com/mortgage-paid-turning-house-billboard-213427702--abc-news.html

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