Michelle Obama Inaugural Ball Dress to Impress and Gown Outfits by Jason Wu (PHOTOS). Jason Wu was became famous as the 26-year-old designer of Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown, he ordered a pepperoni and mushroom pizza from Domino’s at his apartment in Midtown, then sat down with his boyfriend, Gustavo Rangel, and a neighbor to watch the festivities on television.

First Lady Michelle Obama chose a white chiffon one-shoulder gown, created by 26-year-old Tawainese designer Jason Wu, to wear to ten official balls celebrating the inauguration of her husband, President Barack Obama. Per tradition, the dress will be donated to Washington’s Smithsonian Museum’s long-running collection on memorable First Lady fashions.

Auto Loan: Car Loan Application, Requirements, Free Chattel Mortgage and Auto Financing. There are many auto loan lenders that can help you find financing if you cannot gain financing at the dealership. Although the interest rate on these loans will not be as low it still gives you the opportunity to buy a new Toyota, Nissan or Honda in 2010. With the great deals available it might be worth it to get a high interest rate.

For most people, buying a car is a major purchase strive to make the buying process of your car easy. We are a “Solutions Service” car loan broker and will help you obtain the suitable car loan based on your needs and circumstances. It may the first time you may be borrowing money from an institution, so we make it easy for you to obtain the finance and, if you wish to save a bundle on a new car.

With the advancements in technology it is easier today than it has ever been to search for car loans online. From the comfort of your own home you can speak to a representative that can ballpark a rate quote for you. Make sure to take advantage of this today.

Many car buyers are finding that they could save thousands of dollars by purchasing a car in early 2010. The automobile industry has seen great struggles over the last few years so it is no surprise that prices are extremely low at the present time. Make sure to do your research before making any final decision.

Latest and New Credit Card Laws, Rules and Disclosure Act February 2010. The bill Congress passed in May reforms the Truth in Lending Act, which governs only consumer credit. The measure fulfills a wish list of long-sought reforms. Issuers won’t be able to hike the interest rates on existing balances as long as customers pay their bills on time, and they’ll need to notify customers at least 45 days in advance of interest rate increases and most fee changes.

Those two changes alone will save consumers an estimated $10 billion annually, nonprofit research firm Pew estimated in a recent report.The new law also restricts interest rate increases for the first year after you open an account.

And, to help you avoid late fees, card issuers now have to send statements 21 days before payment is due, a week more than the previous requirement.

Delaware State of Emergency 2010 Updates. Gov. Jack Markell declared a State of Emergency covering the entire state of Delaware effective at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, with vehicles ordered off the roads.

The Emergency Operations Center of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency has been activated, National Guard personnel and equipment are again engaged in emergency transportation and are prepared for rescues. Shelters are open in Milford and Lewes and on standby in Dover and New Castle.

image via Reuters

Chicago IL Earthquake 2010 : Illinois Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake 2010. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.8-magnitude quake at 3:59:33 a.m. centered in a farm field on Plank Road near Hampshire and 3.1 miles underground. Initially, it had reported the magnitude as 4.3 with an epicenter about 5.5 miles east of Sycamore.

Reports of tremors came in from Villa Park, Western Springs, Minooka, Batavia, Naperville, Elgin, Oak Lawn, Des Plaines and even Crown Point, Ind. In Chicago, reports came from the Northwest Side and Logan Square. The USGS has received thousands of reports from as far north as Madison, Wis., and as far south as Bourbonnais.

 

illinois earthquake 2010 : earthquake IL February 2010. A shocking magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck the state of Illinois early today about 48 miles west northwest of Chicago, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

*UPDATES
Update at 7:58 a.m. ET: CNN says one resident of Belvidere, Ill., about 70 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, reported a foot-long crack in his kitchen wall from the quake.

Update at 8:25 a.m. ET: The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the quake hit around the towns of Sycamore and Virgil, rattling residents out of bed.

via USA Today

November 2009 Nursing Board Exam Results: NLE November 2009 Results. The NLE November 2009 Nursing Board Exam results is now officially out! The Professional Regulation Commission has announced Sunday that 37,527 out of 94,462 passed the NLE given by the BON.

November 2009 Nursing Board Exam Results – www.PinoyRN.co.nr

Top 10 Board Exam Topnotchers in the November 2009 Nursing Board Exam – www.PinoyRN.co.nr

Toyota Cars Recall January 2010 : Toyota Manufacturer Recalls 2.3Million Defective Cars. Toyota Cars recall January 2010, Toyota recall gas pedal: Car manufacturer recalls 2.3 million cars. Thank God that the Car manufacturer Toyota has finally thought it prudent to recall its around 2.3 million faulty cars, due to faulty gas pedals. There were complaints that at times Toyota cars speed on their own.

For drivers it must be the worst nightmare. Complaints poured into the car manufacturers officers for years, but the good news comes only now, around four years after the first such incident was reported in 2006.

This happened with a user who while test driving Toyota RAV4 discovered to his horror that the car was picking up speed very fast without him trying to do.

Toyota issued a statement about their current (January) recall, as the company tries to stay ahead of a potential danger on the road to its customers. They didn’t go as far as saying that the vehicles should not be driven, but rather that they have been recalled in order to fix the potential problem.

Massachusetts Senate Race Results and 2010 Boston Globe Exit Polls : The seat was vacated with the untimely death of Democrat Senator Ted Kennedy.

Feingold, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992 didn’t want to comment on either of his potential Republican opponents, Watertown business owner Dave Westlake, and Madison real estate developer Terrence Wall.

The election has generated interest across the nation as everyone wants to know what is going to happen in Massachusetts that was till now represented by a Democrat heavyweight.

Schultz asked Sekoff why Independent voters seem to be supporting Brown. Sekoff said that he thinks it’s because President Obama hasn’t stood strongly enough against Wall Street, and that populist anger has turned on Democrats, who are now viewed by some as the status quo.

Boston Globe 2010 Massachusetts Election Results: The Boston Phoenix is reporting that the Boston Globe has already called the Massachusetts election for Martha Coakley–8 hours before the polls close!

A map with election results (image above) was apparently published on the website of the Boston Globe this morning which showed results for various towns and how they voted for Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley. The final tally was Coakley squeaking in at 50-49%.

Carly Carioli of the Boston Phoenix pointed this out on Twitter, and the Globe quickly yanked the electoral map…but not before Carioli got a few screen prints of the map.