Puri beach sand image congratulates Obama for Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 11th, 2009 PURI - Orissa's well known sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has created a four-foot high sand sculpture on Puri beach congratulating US President Barack Obama on him winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Patnaik created images of Obama and the Nobel Prize bearing the message 'Let Peace Prevail'.
some common, and enduring, misconceptions about the Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 9th, 2009 Common misconceptions about the Nobel Peace PrizeAn award that generates as much interest as the Nobel Peace Prize is bound to be surrounded by myths. Geir Lundestad, secretary of the secretive committee that awards the prize, outlines for The Associated Press some of the most common misunderstandings:
— Myth: The awards committee announces a shortlist of candidates.
Some facts about procedures of awarding the Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 9th, 2009 Some facts about the Nobel Peace Prize— The committee does not release the names of any candidates and keeps records sealed for 50 years. — Campaigns in favor of a particular candidate could be counterproductive, as the fiercely independent committee does not want to appear influenced by public pressure.
PM congratulates Obama for winning Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday congratulated US President Barack Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009, which he will receive on December 10 this year.
Timetable for the 2009 Nobel Prize announcementsOctober 9th, 2009 Timetable for remaining Nobel Prize announcementsDate and time for announcement of the remaining 2009 Nobel Prize:
— Monday, Oct. 12: Economics, no earlier than 7 a.m.
Whale skulls and engine dust: Turner Prize show opens in London galleryOctober 5th, 2009 Turner Prize show opens in LondonLONDON — Artworks by four artists shortlisted for Britain's controversial Turner Prize have gone on display at central London's Tate Britain gallery. The prize always attracts fierce public debate about the nature of art.
A quick look at Mich. ArtPrize competition that beings Sept. 23, top art piece wins $250,000September 15th, 2009 A snapshot of Mich. art contest, winner gets $250KInformation about the first ArtPrize art competition:
Where: Art venues are within a three-square-mile area of downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kenyan banker, Malawian farmers' group win Norwegian prize for African green revolutionJuly 21st, 2009 Kenyan banker, Malawian group win Norwegian prizeOSLO — Norway's Yara Foundation says a Kenyan banker and a Malawian farmers' group have won its annual prize promoting former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's call for a green revolution in Africa.
Asian recognition for marketing of bookJuly 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The marketing campaign for promoting the Man Booker prize winning book by Arvind Adiga, The White Tiger, has been shortlisted for the Asian Multimedia Publishing Awards 2009. This is the first time the publishing industry has been acknowledged for its marketing efforts.
W.Va. Lottery player still on a roll, wins 9th prize of $7,000 with instant ticketJuly 11th, 2009 WVa Lottery player still on a roll, wins 9th prizeCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Brenda Bailey is still on a roll.
Rare bright orange _ alive and pinching _ lobsters popping up in Maine, MassachusettsJuly 5th, 2009 Maine pound shows off rare orange, live lobstersYORK, Maine — Two orange lobsters that look as though they've just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine. Jeremy Mirick, co-owner of the lobster pound at the York Fitness Center in York, Maine, says the two orange lobsters in his tank aren't for sale.
Rushdie, Ghosh, Lahiri in Vodafone-Crossword award shortlistJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Salman Rushdie's "The Enchantress of Florence", Amitav Ghosh's "Sea of Poppies" and "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri are among the fictions shortlisted for the Vodafone-Crossword Book Award 2008. The fiction shortlist, announced in the capital Thursday, also has Past Continuous by Neel Mukherjee and Escape by Manjula Padmanabhan.
Hot weather conditions reduce Nagpur's orange yieldMarch 21st, 2009 NAGPUR - Poor weather conditions and dry spell have hit orange yield by 60-80 percent in Nagpur
Also hit by infections, the orange trees bore few fruits this year. Sporadic rainfall in the region 'upset' the orange cart, even before the flowers began to sprout.
Nobel Literature Prize body announces new memberMarch 7th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - The Swedish Academy, the body that awards the Nobel Literature Prize, Friday named author and literary critic Lotta Lotass as one of its members. Elected by secret ballot, Lotass was to succeed long-serving member Sten Rudholm who died in November at age 90.
Bubblegum company told to pay Rs.300,000 compensationJanuary 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A well-known bubble-gum company has been directed by a consumer court here to pay a compensation of Rs.300,000 to a customer who was not given a Trip to America prize nearly eight years ago. The Union Territory (UT) consumer disputes redressal commission, while upholding the 2002 order of a consumer court in Ludhiana city in Punjab, said the bubblegum company, Perfetti India, which manufactures the Big Babool brand of bubblegum, had resorted to unfair trade practices by denying the Ludhiana resident, Jeevan Kumar, his prize.
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