Ulica Magazine Fighting Poverty In Macedonia A European Social Venture to Address Unemployment and Homelessness The Ulica magazine, published in Macedonia, aims to tackle poverty. Homeless people and the unemployed sell the magazine on the streets. The social magazine combines various genres and forms, and provides valuable information and entertainment for the reader. This ensures … Continue reading Ulica Magazine Fighting Poverty In Macedonia
Casio PRX-2000T Watch
Casio Japan announced the PRX-2000T, the newest addition to it series of Protrek watches, which are geared towards sports and trekking enthusiasts. The new model is just 11.3mm thick and features a titanium with carbide coating band and bezel (weight: 105g). It comes with a triple sensor to measure temperature, altitude, direction and atmospheric pressure … Continue reading Casio PRX-2000T Watch
Australian Twenty20 And ODI Squads For South Africa Announced
Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) today announced the Australia squad that will contest two Twenty20 and five one-day internationals on the VB Tour of South Africa 2009. The squad is: Ricky Ponting (c) TAS Michael Clark (vc) NSW Nathan Bracken NSW Callum Ferguson SA Brett Geeves TAS Brad Haddin NSW Nathan Hauritz NSW James … Continue reading Australian Twenty20 And ODI Squads For South Africa Announced
Women Southern Stars Defeat West Indies
The other main contributors to the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars' total were Jodie Fields (42) and Ellyse Perry (36). The pair hit 10 boundaries between them as Australia recovered from a potentially dangerous position to launch a counter attack in the final overs. Australia took advantage of its batting powerplay by belting 40 from the … Continue reading Women Southern Stars Defeat West Indies
Australia Wins Second Test Against South Africa
Australia claimed the three wickets they needed in the final hour before tea to win the second Test match against South Africa by 175 runs and seal an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The host came into the final day in Durban with hopes of gaining a draw but lost the key wicket … Continue reading Australia Wins Second Test Against South Africa
Australian Women Southern Stars Defeat South Africa
Important contributions from captain Karen Rolton and opener Shelley Nitschke have helped get the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars’ ICC Women’s World Cup campaign back on track in a 61-run win against South Africa in Newcastle today. Rolton (96 not out) and Nitschke’s (87) innings were the highlights of the closer-than-expected result which moves the Commonwealth … Continue reading Australian Women Southern Stars Defeat South Africa
Lorne Michaels Stalker
The case against the man accused of stalking the Saturday Night Live mastermind was placed on hold at a hearing, and will be thrown out entirely if 32-year-old Evans Pidhajecky keeps out of trouble, and Michaels' eyeline, for the next six months. "There was no crime," Pidhajecky's attorney, Jack Litman said. "He never stalked Lorne … Continue reading Lorne Michaels Stalker
Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day Four
An unbroken 164-run partnership between Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers kept South Africa's slim hopes of saving the second Test against Australia alive after it reached stumps on day four at 2-244. The home side, which is chasing an improbable 546 to win, lost openers Neil McKenzie and Hashim Amla before tea, with an … Continue reading Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day Four
Britney Spears Clown Care Donation
Britney Spears knows everybody loves a circus. The 27-year-old popstar, who's currently on her Circus world tour, is donating $100,000 to the Miami Children's Hospital's Big Apple Circus Clown Care program. The mother of two made a surprise, 30-minute visit with 40 sick children at the hospital on Saturday before her show at the American … Continue reading Britney Spears Clown Care Donation
Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day Three
Phillip Hughes described scoring back-to-back centuries in the second Test against South Africa in Durban as a 'very special moment' after helping Australia move into a position of total command. The 20-year-old opener became the youngest player to score tons in both innings of a Test match since West Indian George Headley achieved the feat … Continue reading Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day Three
Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day Two
Andrew McDonald claimed three wickets in the final session to ensure Australia maintained a firm grip on the second Test against South Africa in Durban with the host reaching stumps at 7-138. Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis and Morne Morkel were all victims of the all-rounder's nagging medium pace, which followed Mitchell Johnson's earlier burst that … Continue reading Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day Two
New Zealand Defeat Australia In Women’s World Cup
New Zealand has made a terrific start to its ICC Women's World Cup campaign, beating Australia in a rain-marred encounter at North Sydney Oval. The match was abandoned at 5.22pm (AEDT) with Australia 6-132 in the 33rd over chasing New Zealand's 205. Under the Duckworth-Lewis method, the White Ferns were declared victors. New Zealand pace … Continue reading New Zealand Defeat Australia In Women’s World Cup
Indian Premier League Will Go Ahead
The second edition of the Indian Premier League will go ahead with a few changes to the schedule, IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said on Friday. The tournament was in doubt after India's home minister Palaniappan Chidambaram requested the tournament be held after the completion of Indian general elections. Chidambaram, while indicating he could provide paramilitary … Continue reading Indian Premier League Will Go Ahead
Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day One
Two wickets in the final session helped South Africa fight back after a tough opening day of the second Test in Durban for the hosts, but centuries from openers Phillip Hughes and Simon Katich still kept Australia firmly in command at 4-303 at stumps. The Australian opening pair took the attack to the Proteas from … Continue reading Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day One
Monkees Peter Tork Battles Cancer
Peter Tork isn't monkeying around with his health. The erstwhile Monkee has been diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare form of head and neck cancer, and underwent surgery to remove the growth on his tongue on Wednesday. "It's a bad news, good news situation," the "I'm a Believer" artist said. "It's so rare a … Continue reading Monkees Peter Tork Battles Cancer
Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day One
Two wickets in the final session helped South Africa fight back after a tough opening day of the Second Test in Durban for the hosts, but centuries from openers Phillip Hughes and Simon Katich still kept Australia firmly in command at 4-303 at stumps. The Australian opening pair took the attack to the Proteas from … Continue reading Australia Second Test Against South Africa Day One
Michael Jackson Announces London Concerts
It's the news fans have been waiting for. Michael Jackson is looking to mount a thriller of a comeback, nearly four years since he was acquitted of child-molestation charges. The erstwhile King of Pop is aiming to reclaim his throne, announcing today at a press conference he plans to play 10 concerts in London's O2 … Continue reading Michael Jackson Announces London Concerts
Robin Williams Heart Surgery
Robin Williams is taking a time-out for "a little tune-up." The madcap Oscar winner announced today that he is postponing the remaining dates of his one-man show, Weapons of Self-Destruction, to undergo heart surgery. The 57-year-old Williams announced Tuesday he was scuttling two shows in Florida this week after experiencing shortness of breath. Following a … Continue reading Robin Williams Heart Surgery
Diamond Head Hawaii
Diamond Head is the most famous volcanic crater in the world. It is located on the South-east Coast of O'ahu, at the end of Waikiki, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It was originally named Laeahi by the ancient Hawaiians. The name meant "brow of the tuna" and looking at the silhouette of the crater from Waikiki, … Continue reading Diamond Head Hawaii
Bruce Willis To Countersue
To put it in Bruce Willis terms, the last boy scout thinks a lawsuit filed against him for "walking off the set" of a movie he was supposed to direct is just a bunch of pulp fiction and he wants it to die hard. The A-lister is looking to get medieval on film company Foresight … Continue reading Bruce Willis To Countersue
Canberra Parliament House
The most striking and readily recognisable feature of Canberra is Parliament House. Parliament House replaced Old Parliament House, and was officially opened on 9th May 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II. Much of Parliament House is buried beneath Capital Hill. Though security has tightened since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US, Parliament House is still … Continue reading Canberra Parliament House
Ed McMahon Intensive Care
Ed McMahon is in intensive care at a Los Angeles hospital. The 85-year-old former Johnny Carson sidekick has been hospitalized for several weeks with pneumonia, as well as other unspecified ailments, rep Howard Bragman said. The TV icon's family is said to be at his side. McMahon has had his share of troubles in recent … Continue reading Ed McMahon Intensive Care
Jerry Seinfeld Returning To TV
Jerry Seinfeld is teaming up with NBC once again to produce a reality series called The Marriage Ref. The show will feature "celebrities, comedians and athletes who will judge couples in the midst of marital disputes while recommending various strategies to resolve their problems." The show is inspired by the star's own experiences with married … Continue reading Jerry Seinfeld Returning To TV
Octomum or Octopussy?
Octomom needs money, the world needs alternative movies. It's a match made in heaven. Or so think the opportunistic peddlers at adult powerhouse Vivid Entertainment, who have made Nadya Suleman a halfway decent indecent proposal, offering the cash-strapped mother of 14 $1 million plus a year of health insurance in exchange for shaking her babymaker … Continue reading Octomum or Octopussy?
Marcos Ambrose First Australian In the Daytona 500 (2009)
Australian driver Marcos Ambrose survived a wild, rain-shortened Daytona 500 to finish a highly-respectable 17th in his history-making debut in America's great stock car race. Ambrose negotiated his way through several chain-reaction crashes, including a major nine-car pile up sparked by race favourite Dale Earnhardt Jr, and was making a charge for the lead when … Continue reading Marcos Ambrose First Australian In the Daytona 500 (2009)
Craig Hill 