Atlanta Georgia successfully won their bid to host the 2017 Rotary International Convention. It is believed that from June 10 through June 14 of 2017 more than 30,000 Rotarians will attend from around the world. They will be attending sessions at the Georgia World Congress Center. The economy in that area will be significantly increased due to this event. It is estimated that approximately 41,000 hotel rooms will be booked, most for an average of 10 days.
This is a huge benefit for the Atlanta area to celebrate. They worked hard …

The first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere was June 21st which was the longest day of the year. This also marks the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere. In order for that to occur, June 21 -22 was the shortest night of the year. The relationship that our planet has with the sun is complex.
There are two solstice periods that occur. June 20 – 21 is one of them and it involves the rays from the sun being on one of the tropical latitude lines. The …

Search teams using a helicopter found the crashed private CASA C212 prop plane at Dima, inside Republic of Congo, in dense jungle. The plane was carrying 11 people from Australia, France, Great Britain and United States, but unfortunately, there were no survivors.
Mining magnate Ken Talbot, 59, one of Australia’s richest men, was an enthusiastic and humane person. He was also a devoted family man and the Mining industry is mourning him and the other leaders which were visiting some iron ore projects in Congo and Cameroon. They left Saturday from …