Brit Awards Nominees 2012

The events to deliver prizes in all fields of culture continues its pace and this time it's the turn of the Brit Awards to be held at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday February 21 and is broadcast live on ITV1. ...

No Powerball lottery winner, making Saturday's jackpot $192 m

There was no Powerball Lottery winner last night, as no one winning ticket matched all six numbers of: 23-30-31-35-42-6 Therefore saturday's jackpot will be raised to $192 million. No one has won the grand prize since April 8th. "Finally we are able to reach the site and...

What the Heck is '500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO 09' ?

I was left scratching my head what the heck 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO 2009 meant.OK, it is a book by a fellow named by Rod Phillips, a New Zealander at that who offers the best value that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario has in stock....

Nut Butters for Grown Ups, Nothing Kinky, Menu for Hope 2nd Prize

What is Menu for Hope if you wondered?It brings bloggers the world over who use their combined power to raise funds for the UN World Food Programme. In last year edition of this doing good event, most of my prizes were of the cookie and chocolate kind  so this year, I...

Coldplay win two top Q music awards

" British band Coldplay won two top prizes at the Q music magazine awards on Monday, taking the Best Album title for chart-topper "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" and the Best Act in the World...

Spermicide Coke, stale chips research wins Ig Nobels

" A researcher who figured out that Coke explodes sperm and scientists who discovered that people will happily eat stale chips if they crunch loudly enough won alternative "Ig Nobel" prizes Thursday. Other...

Lottery Adds to Prizes

The Florida lottery's most recent innovative idea will provide commuters with new incentive to purchase lotto tickets:  free gas for life! Normally I make it a rule to avoid all forms of...

Music to feed your soul and the hungry in the Downtown Eastside

Hear the Hunger presents For the Love of LUMS benefit concert and silent auctionThis Thursday April 17, 2008 at Firehall Arts Centre – 280 East Cordova StreetFor the Love of LUMS is...

Brit Music Awards Go Pop!

Take that you Monkeys and Chiefs, it's time to recap the mighty Brit Award winners and performers of 2008: • Amy Winehouse -- back on her game, back on the stage but not back to winning a Brit Award• Mika -- Beirut's finest UK 50s sock-hop throwback nabbed Best British...

GLAAD Award Nominees Announced

It's great to see how far we've come since the days of Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom being the only mainstream television series that promintently featured gay and lesbian characters.  As GLAAD Presiden Neil Giuliano notes, "This year's extraordinary nominees exemplify the...

Up North, No Bacon...Some Canadian Prizes for Menu for Hope 4

Since the deadline for your bids on Prizes offered for this 2007 edition of Menu for Hope was extended to Monday, December 24th (9 AM), let me highlight a couple of the Goodies offered by the Canadian contingent.   The Domestic Goddess coordinated the effort up North.

Don't Stop til you get enough...Menu for Hope 4 extended until Monday 9AM

By popular demand, our friend Pim decided to Extend Menu for Hope 4 throughout the week-end.  The dance will stop at 9 AM (US, Eastern Time) on Monday, December 24.  At this time we have raised $86,331.00.

Your own private Episode of Wine Library TV, Dinner with Eric Asimov...Wine a...

Shame on me! I realized on this very last day of Menu for Hope 4 that I had not mentioned any wine prizes. In case you missed my previous posts, Menu for Hope is a yearly fundraiser involving bloggers the world over and benefiting the UN World Food Programme.  At this...

What's happening...No Bids for Edible Chocolate Box Yet...Swing into action! ...

What's Happening?  Adam of Serious Eats listed the Best Bets to Win amongst the East Coast prizes for Menu for Hope 4.  I was amazed to see that neither the wonderful Valentine's Day Edible Chocolate Box ($65 value, Prize Code UE 32), nor the 2 Berkshire Bark...

Cooking Class in Umbria anyone? Menu for Hope 4...In Europe

You like to cook and travel and your schedule is flexible, time to check some of the Incroyables Prizes from Europe brought to the Menu for Hope table.  Judith Greenwood of Think on It (the philosopher on the Umbrian farm) offers a`Cooking Class at her school in Umbria...

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