Seattle, Washington Eathquake

Today an early morning earthquake shook the people of Seattle and the Puget Sound area awake. The earthquake, reported by the US Geological Society as a 4.5, occurred at 5:25am Friday morning. There were no reported injuries or structural damage.

Obama already delivering change

Already, as I have mentioned, the White House website has gotten a makeover. Now President Obama (how good does that sound?) has frozen the pay of White House employees that make over $100,000. He is also cracking the whip on lobbyists that work in government.

As for his promise to close Guantanamo Bay? Well there is already an unsigned draft for the executive order to close Guantanamo circulating the Oval Office.

Today Obama has made it clear to the US and the world that he was serious about bringing around a huge change from the Bush administration.

The New White House Website!!!!

While the outgoing George Dubbya was enjoying his last hour as President, change was occurring at the White House. At 11am today, Inauguration Day, the White house website got a makeover. Out went to old, boring Bush site and in came an advanced and good-looking site.

The new Obama White House website is easy to navigate and full of information about the new administration's policies and plans, as well as a blog and weekly video addresses. The hope is that the site will make government more transparent, allowing the general public to communicate to and participate in their government.

Personally, I am going to love the weekly video addresses. Now I will be able to hear what he has to say without media interpretation. I am so excited! Day one of the presidency: Success

Michelle Obama's Inaguration Dress: they call her mellow yellow

Michelle Obama made a splash in the fashin world today. The First Lady wore a yellow dress and matching overcoat made by Cuban-born Isabel Toledo with a crystal necklace and green leather gloves and shoes.

Yellow, which symbolizes optimism, was a bold choice but Michelle made it work and I think it went well with the overall theme for the day. Today the minute I stepped out into the sun I felt refreshed and optimistic. I don't know if that feeling was because of Barack's swearing in or his wife's standout dress - but either way, I like it.

More than 50 thousand were left homeless in Gaza, says UN

The UN (United Nations) announced Monday that an estimated 50.8 thousand people were homeless in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli offensive the past three weeks.

According to estimates, some 400 thousand people are without access to piped water.

The government of Israel, which announced a ceasefire on Saturday, continues withdrawing troops from the territory and announced it will allow the entry of 143 trucks with humanitarian aid, in addition to 60 thousand liters of fuel.

The current situation of the Gaza strip continues to exist. This situation will need great care and attention from the Obama administration.