Lincoln/Kennedy Fact Similarities

• Abraham Lincoln was elected in Congress in 1846.
• John F. Kennedy was elected in Congress in 1946.
• Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860.
• John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960.
• The names Lincoln and Kennedy both have seven letters.
• Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
• Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
• Both presidents were shot on a Friday.
• Both presidents were shot in the head.
• Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
• Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
• Both were assassinated by Southerners, both were succeeded by Southerners, both successors were named Johnson.
• Lincoln's successor was born in 1808.
• Kennedy's successor was born in 1908.
• Lincoln's assassinator was born in 1839, while Kennedy's was born in 1939.
• Both assassins were known by three names. Both names are composed of 15 letters.
• Lincoln was shot in a theatre named Kennedy.
• Kennedy was shot in a car named ‘Lincoln’.
• Booth ran from a theatre and was caught in a warehouse.
• Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.
• One week before his assassination, Lincoln was in Monroe, Maryland.
• One week before his assassination, Kennedy was with Marilyn Monroe.

Researchers: Toddler Cured of HIV

A 2-year-old Mississippi girl is the first child to be "functionally cured" of HIV, researchers announced Sunday.
Researchers said they believe early intervention -- in this case within 30 hours of birth -- with three anti-viral drugs was key to the outcome.
A "functional cure" is when the presence of the virus is so small, lifelong treatment is not necessary and standard clinical tests cannot detect the virus in the blood.
The finding was announced at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta.
The unidentified girl was born HIV-positive to a mother who received no prenatal care and was not diagnosed as HIV-positive herself until just before delivery.
"We didn't have the opportunity to treat the mom during the pregnancy... Continue Reading.

Source: CNN

5 Fields Hiring the Most 2012 Bachelor's-Degree Grads

A college major gives a student direction and builds a foundation of knowledge for their future career.

Yet it doesn't always define what field they'll work in post-college.

For instance, a journalism major may end up working as a communications director in the health-care industry, or a business major one day may run an art gallery.

As the economy continues to improve, certain fields are bouncing back more quickly than others.
Students whose majors give them the flexibility to work in different sectors should pay attention to those that are hiring new college graduates.
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers' January 2013 Salary Survey, these five sectors reported the highest number of new graduates with bachelor's degrees entering the field.

Source: CareerBuilder.com

IOC Shortlists Three Candidate Cities for 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE Wednesday 13 February 2013 http://www.olympic.org/

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Buenos Aires (ARG), Glasgow (GBR), and Medellín (COL) have been shortlisted in the bid to host the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2018.
The three cities were chosen from among five Candidate Cities vying to host the YOG.
Guadalajara (MEX) and Rotterdam (NED) did not make the final shortlist.
The IOC Executive Board determined the composition of the shortlist at a meeting in Lausanne after it had reviewed a report by the IOC Working Group, chaired by Claudia Bokel.
The Working Group Report was based on the Candidature Files and relevant documentation submitted by the five Candidate Cities.
The IOC takes this opportunity to thank all the Candidate Cities for their hard work, dedication and support of the Olympic Movement.
An Evaluation Commission will now conduct further assessments of and hold video conferences with representatives from the three shortlisted Candidate Cities before submitting a report to the IOC members, who are scheduled to elect the host city at an Extraordinary Session in Lausanne on 4 July 2013.

The following timetable has been established for this phase:

• Report by the IOC Evaluation Commission: June 2013
• Election of the host city of the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2018: 4 July 2013

The bid to host the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2018 follows successful summer and winter editions of the Games (Singapore 2010 and Innsbruck 2012) and demonstrates the growing interest from cities around the world in staging the event.
The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games will be held in Nanjing in 2014, followed by the second winter edition in Lillehammer in 2016.

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Most Romantic Date Destinations in America

If you have a long-weekend, if you are getting ready for Valentine's Day or if you are just planning a romantic night with your better half, these charming cities will offer you unforgettable moments and quite possibly the opportunity to have the best date of your life.

 

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Mamie Rearden, Oldest American Dies at 114!

A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was born when William McKinley was president of the United States and had ranked as the oldest known living American for just over two weeks, has died, her daughter said on Saturday.
Mamie Rearden died on Wednesday at a hospital in Augusta, Georgia, about 20 miles south of her South Carolina home, her youngest daughter, Sara Rearden, told Reuters.
She had recently broken her hip and was having difficulty breathing earlier in the week, her daughter said, adding, "I was looking right at her when she took her last breath."
Even at Rearden's advanced age, she was younger than the oldest known living person in the world, identified as a 115-year-old Japanese man, Jiroemon Kimura, according to the Gerontology Research Group.
The group's figures show Rearden became the oldest living person in the United States just 16 days before her death.
Rearden was born on... Continue Reading.