Patrick Watson New Album 'Wooden Arms' to be Released April 28

Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson and his band of orchestral pop magic makers, are set to release their new album Wooden Arms on April 28th. If you haven't had the pleasure of indulging in his...

Solar pioneer wins World Future Energy prize, lighting Bangladesh

World Future Energy Summit Abu Dhabi Masdar green Initiative Masdar (power), Abu Dhabi’s green initiative, to speed up the search for clean energy to address global warming. Abu Dhabi Government says 7%...

Police raids Iran Nobel Laureate's office

"Iranian police on Sunday raided and closed the office of a watchdog group led by Iran's Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi ahead of a celebration to mark International Human Rights Day. Iran's judiciary...

Lingerie and the Cookie Cutter, a French Prize for Menu for Hope

As the holidays approach, Victoria Secret bags are even more ubiquitous. I don't think that you will find anything like this Lingerie Cookie Cutter Set (picture below) in their accessories department, one of the prizes offered by Clotilde of Chocolate & Zucchini for Menu...

Be a Hipster With Pineau Des Charentes, Menu for Hope 3rd Prize

No it is not a spelling error, I did not mean to write Pinot, be it Grigio or Noir. Don't call Pineau des Charentes the poor cousin of Cognac though it is definitely a lesser known quantity. My 3rd Prize for Menu for Hope 5 is a set of 2 bottles of Pineau des Charentes (one...

Pikens Plan- Obama Names Energy Team

T. Boone Pickens Sent out this letter regarding Obams Energy Team Picks " Some big pieces of the puzzle got put in place this afternoon. President-elect Obama named his Energy Team, including Steven Chu as...

Bilawal recives UN award for shaheed benazir bhitto

Slain Pakistani leader and former Premier, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto has been conferred upon United Nations award of Human Rights for her services rendered for the poor human beings and in recognition of her...

Nobel Prize ceremony : December 10, 2008.

"Members of the Swedish royal family attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in the concert hall in Stockholm December 10, 2008. From left are: Queen Silvia, Princess Madeleine, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Prince Carl Philip...

10 Lotto Winners Who Really LOST... Hugo Style

Every week, millions of people buy lottery tickets in the hope that this week, finally, it will be their turn to win big. But is being a lottery millionaire all it’s made out to be? Not according to this sorry...

Ashutosh Kaushik is the Bigg Boss

" Ashutosh Kaushik has been named as the winner of Bigg Boss season 2. Ashutosh Kaushik Zulfi Sayed and Raja Chaudhary were the three finalist who were in rece for the title. Now Ashu will be a rags to riches story, who is from a small town saharanpur, in Uttar Pradesh...

Ashutosh Kaushik wins Bigg Boss

Ashutosh Kaushik, the ‘dhaba’ owner from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh  , was named winner of Bigg Boss Season two on Saturday at a star-studded finale. He takes home prize money of Rs 1 crore."Ashutosh...

Are you Gambling with your competition?

"Running a Small Lottery or Competition PrizeThe area of lotteries, prize draws, prize competitions and instant win promotions was reformed by the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act) which came into force on 1st September 2007.The general consensus is that the changes have given...

abird that can't fly

"As the Nobel Prize for Literature is set to be awarded to a French author next month, Vietnamese literary critics are speculating about why local writers have never received the honor."

Indian author Aravind Adiga wins Man Booker Prize 2008

Beating predictions by bookies and others, debutant Indian novelist 33-year-old Aravind Adiga's book "The White Tiger" was on Wednesday declared the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for 2008.Adiga beat favourite Sebastian Barry to take the 50,000 pound...

Apple iPod Touch named gadget of the year

"Apple has swept the board at Britain's T3 technology magazine's annual awards, winning four top prizes, including gadget of the year for its iPod Touch. " ...

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