Archive for the ‘Relaxation’ category

St. Louis Wins Game 6

Texas was leading 7-4 after the 7th inning, but the Cardinals fought back in the 9th and 10th innings to win the game 10-9. The Cardinal’s managed one run in the 8th, then in the bottom of ninth Cardinals third baseman Dave Freese stepped up to the plate and with two out and with only [...]

Harsh Winter Expected for Northern U.S.

Private forecaster Accuweather.com says that a Pacific La Nina will again drive weather patterns across the United States this winter. ”The brunt of the winter season, especially when dealing with cold, will be over the north-central U.S.,” stated Paul Pastelok, expert meteorologist and leader of the AccuWeather.com long range forecasting Team. Chicago, which endured a monster [...]

Three Women Share Nobel Peace Prize

Three women activists will share the Nobel Peace prize this year.  They are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakul Karmanof Yemen.  The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday that the women were being recognized for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building [...]

Ig Nobel Prize for Chemistry Awarded to Inventors of the Wasabi Fire Alarm

The 21st annual Ig Nobel Prizes, were given at Harvard University in front of sell out crowd, with former Nobel Prize winners handing out the honors.  The  prizes honour achievements  that “first make people laugh, and then make them think”.  They are awarded by the Journal of Improbable Research as a whimsical counterpart to the Nobel [...]

Michael Jackson’s Physician, Conrad Murray, Goes On Trial

The trial of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death opened Tuesday in Los Angeles.  Dr. Conrad Murray, Mr. Jackson’s personal physician, was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the singer’s death.  If convicted, Murray, 58, faces up to four years in prison and the loss of his medical licence. Medical examiners have determined that Jackson’s [...]

Former NHLers Killed in Russian Plane Crash

A Russian passenger jet has crashed killing 44 people on board including almost all the players and coaches of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, a top professional hockey team that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. Doctors were fighting to save the life of Alexander Galimov, who plays for Lokomotiv and Russia’s national team. He is reported to [...]