August 24, 2010

The fourth named storm of this year’s Atlantic season is poised to become a hurricane. Danielle is steadily gaining strength as it approaches Bermuda. It’s expected to move toward the Atlantic seaboard and not threaten Florida or the key oil and gas producing areas in the Gulf of Mexico. So far this year, only one hurricane has made it into Gulf waters. Source Link

The divorce is final for Tiger Woods and his wife. The world’s number-one ranked golfer announced the official end of his marriage on his web site. No word on settlement terms for the divorce that was sparked by charges of infidelity on the part of Woods, who also suffered his worst season ever on the golf tour this year, winning no tournaments. Source Link

If you think your commute is slow, listen to this -- a 60-mile long traffic jam on a highway in China has slowed motorists to a crawl for nearly 10 days now. Local news reports say a combination of heavy truck traffic and road construction is plaguing the Beijing-Tibet Highway. The going is so slow that vendors are selling food and water to stranded drivers. Source Link