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Pink Floyd Receives Polar Prize from King of Sweden
Not to be confused with Canada's Polaris Music Prize, seminal laser-light rock band Pink Floyd have received the prestigious and well-paying Polar Music Prize in Stockholm, Sweden "for their 'monumental contribution'... Fast Forward Podcast: The 2008 Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Award
"Show Notes:This podcast was recorded on Sunday, August 17, 2008. The participants in the podcast were Alan McCormick, Managing Director of Legatum and Eric Kacou, the OTF Group's Regional Director for Africa. Here are a few points that I think highlight the... Honeybee deaths reaching crisis point
Honey bees are essential not for the honey that they provide us with but for the job they do in ensuring that fruit and vegetable crops are pollinated. In the UK the honeybee population is in crisis and noone... No Nobel Prize for President Gayoom! Say People of Maldives
"When Dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom asked the Royal Commonwealth Society in London “Is there a Right to a Safe Environment?” and argued that climate change was a human issue linked to human rights, those who are... Art judge steps down over an offensive Jesus painting
“Only women bleed” is the inscription underneath an unorthodoxly graphic image of Jesus Christ submitted by Adam Cullen for the Blake Prize for Religious Art in Australia. The artist claims his submission was... 106 mpg 'air car' creates buzz, questions
A new car that should be released in 2010, claims to be run on a combination of compressed air and fuel. The company that makes the car, Zero Pollution Motors, claims that is can achieve up to 106 miles per... Solzhenitsyn laid to rest in Moscow
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn has been laid to rest today in Donskoy monastery, closing an epoch in Russian literature and history. "It was the funeral Solzhenitsyn wanted - to be laid to rest at Moscow’s Donskoy... Living One year rent free in a Ghost town?
"We didn't sell one house," real-estate agent Michael McKinnon says.But for the Pfluegers, who won, the outcome appeared to be nothing short of divine intervention. Mr. Pflueger had been out of work for eight... Lady wins $10,000 from Plinko mishap
This story cracks me up. I’ve always wanted to go on the Price is Right and play Plinko. The popular game show made a commercial featuring Plinko, so they rigged the game so the Pinko chip would always... Calling All Citizen Journalists
If you had the time, you could write thousands of eye-opening money-and-politics stories using the information that lives on OpenSecrets.org. And many professional journalists do just that -- CRP was cited in the news more than 3,000 times last year. But why leave... Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize
Sir Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children has won the Best of the Booker prize, as voted for by the public." The 1981 book beat five other former Booker winners shortlisted from the prize's 40-year history. ... Salman Rushdie Wins Best of Booker Prize
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie has beat out an esteemed list of finalists, including J.M. Coetzee, Peter Carey, and Nadine Gordimer, to win the "Best of the Booker" prize for his celebrated novel Midnight's... 2008 Polaris Music Prize Short List Announced
Is it just me, or are the 2008 Polaris Music Prize nominees not nearly as exciting as previous nominees and winners like Patrick Watson and Final Fantasy? Not to hate on other Canadian talent, but the only band that... Which Candidate is better for the Economy?
Economists' Statement on John McCain's Jobs for America Economic Plan ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released a statement signed by over 300 professional economists in...Mt. Shasta celebrates the Fourth on the streets and in the skies
"By Steve Gerace Mount Shasta Area Newspapers Sun Jul 06, 2008, 12:44 PM PDT Story Tools: Email This | Print This Mount Shasta, Calif. - Smokey skies cleared the morning of July 4, 2008, as if...
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