The first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico has clean-up teams on-guard at the site of that oil spill off the Louisiana coast. Current forecasts do not put Alex on a track to hit the area where crews are trying to contain the underwater leak and capture crude oil. If Alex would change course and head toward the spill site, the containment effort could be shut down for up to two weeks. Source Link
A group of the nation's governors is appealing to Washington to continue additional federal funding for Medicaid, the state-run program that provides medical services for the poor. A measure that would have continued the funding failed in the Senate last week. Many states begin their 2011 fiscal year this week and had already included the additional federal money in already-tight budgets. Source Link
First, there were DJ's spinning records on the radio. Then, it was the "VJ" introducing music videos on TV. Now, social media is taking its place in the music mix. MTV says it's looking for it's first "TJ" -- Twitter Jockey. The cable music network is asking the public to nominate two people will will be among a pool of 20 hopefuls competing for the job with a six-figure salary to promote the network to its Twitter followers. Source Link
A group of the nation's governors is appealing to Washington to continue additional federal funding for Medicaid, the state-run program that provides medical services for the poor. A measure that would have continued the funding failed in the Senate last week. Many states begin their 2011 fiscal year this week and had already included the additional federal money in already-tight budgets. Source Link
First, there were DJ's spinning records on the radio. Then, it was the "VJ" introducing music videos on TV. Now, social media is taking its place in the music mix. MTV says it's looking for it's first "TJ" -- Twitter Jockey. The cable music network is asking the public to nominate two people will will be among a pool of 20 hopefuls competing for the job with a six-figure salary to promote the network to its Twitter followers. Source Link
