The 87th birthday of former prime minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patriarch Atal Bihari Vajpayee was Saturday celebrated by party leaders and activists here. Mass feasts, recitation of verses from the Ramayana and cultural events were hosted by BJP cadres in Lucknow, which Vajpayee represented for five consecutive terms in the Lok Sabha. “He [...]
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BJP celebrates Vajpayee’s birthday in Lucknow
December 25th, 2010 |
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Miley Cyrus celebrates 18th b’day with a bong
December 10th, 2010 |
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Miley Cyrus has been video taped celebrating her 18th birthday by experimenting with a bong. The video had been shot during a party at Cyrus’ L.A. area home five days after her birthday, TMZ.com reported. A source close to the singer said the smoke filling the bong is a natural herb called salvia, which has [...]
Miley Cyrus Celebrates 18th Birthday
November 24th, 2010 |
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Look out world, Miley Cyrus is an adult! The former Disney Queen celebrated her milestone 18th birthday on Tuesday. And you know what that means: Voting and enough legal smoking to leave you lungless. Miley’s been doing “adult” stuff for years now (Must we remind you of those inappropriate MySpace pictures, circa 2007?), so turning [...]
Sri Lanka celebrates Rajapaksa’s re-inauguration with world’s ‘biggest rice cake’
November 19th, 2010 |
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The world’s biggest ever ‘kiribath’, or rice cake, has been prepared in Sri Lanka to celebrate the re-inauguration ceremony of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the country’s President on Friday. Rajapaksa took the oath of office on an open-air stage outside his seafront office. According to the BBC, some 12,000 kilograms of white rice, 1,500 coconuts and [...]
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse celebrates his 82nd birthday
November 19th, 2010 |
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Walt Disney’s cartoon character Mickey Mouse has turned 82. Mickey Mouse had made his first appearance with sound in ‘Steamboat Willie’, which was the first of his films to be distributed, on November 18, 1928, the New York Daily News reported. He had appeared in ‘Plane Crazy’ six months prior to the release of ‘Steamboat [...]
Bikini-Clad Kelly Osbourne Celebrates 50 LB. Weight Loss On Cover Of Shape Magazine
November 17th, 2010 |
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Growing up in the spotlight was hard on Kelly Osbourne, who recalls how being called fat in the press as a kid destroyed her self-esteem. “It sets you up to hate yourself in a huge way,” says the newly slim 26-year-old, who appears on the cover of the December issue of Shape Magazine, on sale [...]
Big Light Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary in San Francisco
October 28th, 2010 |
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NOVEMBER 6 AT THE GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
Big Light has announced a headlining show at the Great American Music Hall in San
Francisco on November 6, in celebration of their three year anniversary. The band has planned a special night with
some great surprises. Save the date and get your tickets here.
10/29/10-10/31/10 Las Tortugas Music Festival, Groveland, CA
11/6/10 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA w/ Bear Kittay’s Big Universe
11/19/10 Moe’s Ally, Santa Cruz, CA w/ New Fangled Wasteland
12/31/10 Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA w/ Surprise Me Mr. Davis
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Germany celebrates “Unity Day”
October 3rd, 2010 |
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Germany is celebrating 20 years of reunification after decades of Cold War. This year’s event is taking place in the northern city of Bremen. In his first major speech since becoming president in July, Christian Wulff paid tribute to the courage of those who threw off the shackles of communism.
Google CEO Schmidt Celebrates Both Android, iPhone Growth
August 6th, 2010 |
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt says 200,000 Android smartphones are now activated each day, but it’s all still about search. Android or iPhone, Google profits. – Apple CEO Steve Jobs may not have loved
the recent iSuppli report predicting that shipments
of Android handsets will surpass Apple iOS handsets by 2012. However, for
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Android-maker Google,
business is booming no matter which operating system leads.
Speaking with a group of …
Beatle Bob Celebrates 5000th Show In A Row
July 28th, 2010 |
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THAT’S ALOT OF SHOWS!
 Beatle Bob |
It’s a record! St. Louis icon, Beatle Bob, will be attending his 5000th consecutive concert in the famous
Duck
Room at Blueberry Hillon Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 6:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m., thus making his mark in music history.
What began Christmas Eve of 1996 has turned Beatle Bob into a fixture both locally and on the national scene, and
St.
Louisans are invited to celebrate this amazing record breaking milestone along with Beatle Bob and some of his
favorite
local musicians such as The Trip Daddys, Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats, Devil Baby Freakout!, DJ Sparkiss among
others. In addition to this, Beatle Bob will be interviewed during the day and the entire evenings events will be
broadcast LIVE via UStream. www.ustream.tv
Five thousand consecutive concerts is a lot of concerts! An incredible record! You’ll want to be there to mark the
amazing historical music moment along with us at St. Louis’s landmark Blueberry Hill located in the Delmar Loop.
It’s
going to be a Beatle Bob BASH! Beatle Bob has been featured in Rolling Stone, SPIN, Blender, Paste
Magazine
and
recently in The Nashville Scene, and Bonnaroo Beacon.
Tickets are 15.00 and can be purchased at Blueberry Hill anytime.
Islamic Community celebrates anniversary
May 29th, 2010 |
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The Islamic Community of Serbia (IZ) is celebrating 142 years of existence in Serbia.
Reis-ul-ulema Adem Zilkić said that representatives of the IZ are content with the fact that their activities are helping to develop a democratic country.
David Boreanaz Celebrates His Birthday with Family
May 20th, 2010 |
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David Boreanaz was supposedly having a jolly good birthday celebration with his family, wife Jaime Bergman and his son Jaden. The family was spotted in New York.
The Bones star turned 41 this Sunday was seen stepping out of the Manhattan hotel where he was staying along with his family. The actor and his eight year [...]
Laser Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
May 16th, 2010 |
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The laser is 50 years young May 16, when Theodore Maiman built the first working laser at Hughes Research Labs. While initially leveraged toward military applications such as targeting, the laser eventually found its way to a wide variety of civilian uses, from communications and rock-concert visuals to CD players and tattoo removal. Although Maiman is credited with building the first working laser, a number of other researchers and scientists spent the decades following World War II developing new theories about the technology. Albert Einstein is credited with theorizing about stimulated emission, the physics underlying lasers, as far back as 1917. – <p>Happy birthday, laser technology: May 16 marks the& 50th
anniversary of Theodore Maimans development of the worlds first working Light
Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation (LASER, or laser, for those
with an aversion to all-caps) apparatus, which subsequently became a valued
tool …
Russian town celebrates Polish culture
May 4th, 2010 |
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A festival of Polish culture and history will begin on Sunday in the southern Russian town of Krasnodar, the town mayor’s press service said on Tuesday. The festival, which is being held in Krasnodar for the eighth time, will open with a concert by a Polish folk group. A range of events dedicated to promoting Polish culture and improving Russian-Polish relations will then be held across the town.
Flying Lotus Celebrates 4/20
April 19th, 2010 |
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DUBLAB SESSION WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
4/20 PRE-ORDER GOODIES FOR NEW ALBUM
To celebrate 4/20 and the forthcoming release of his new album, Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus and members of his Brainfeeder crew will descend on the Dublab studios in Los Angeles for several hours to play some records and make some sounds especially for you.
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To open the show, FlyLo will take you through the chosen cuts from his new LP, out May 4. Other likely participants include The Gaslamp Killer, Ras G, Daedelus, Teebs, Matthewdavid, Dr. Strangeloop and more.
Listen and chatroom link with the studio here.
On Air Live Times by region:
12:00 PM – LA
3:00 PM – NYC
8:00 PM – UK
9:00 PM – CET
4:00 AM – JAPAN
For 24-hours on 4/20, all pre-orders of any physical format of Cosmogramma will come with a print of an art piece, “Sketch Head” by Flying Lotus himself, for no extra cost. Each copy of the high gloss, 140 x 125mm print will be hand-stamped. This special pre-order bonus will be available for only 24-hours from Bleep.com.
As an extra twist, the original pen & watercolor piece will be placed at random in one package chosen from the 4/20 Bleep pre-orders. Meaning one lucky listener will get an extra special surprise on release day.
Cosmogramma (featuring Thom Yorke, Thundercat, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Ravi Coltrane and many more) is released on Limited First Edition CD with foil-blocked slipcase, Double Gatefold LP, Standard CD and Digital on May 4. For information on this release pop over here.
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Facebook Celebrates Six Years with New Search, Homepage
February 5th, 2010 |
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Facebook, which turned six Feb. 4 and has more than 400 million users, improved its search engine and made several navigational changes to its homepage. The search bar, currently to the right for the majority of the site’s users, is being moved to the center of the page, sitting above the News Feed in the top menu. Users will see their newest notifications, requests and messages in the top menu. The changes, designed to improve the social network’s usability, will roll out gradually to all users and could spark an outcry from people who have gotten comfortable since the company’s last major homepage change in October 2009.
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Facebook Feb. 4 celebrated its sixth birthday in style, revamping its search engine and making several navigational
changes to its valuable homepage.
The changes, designed to improve the social network’s
usability, will roll out gradually to all users and could spark an outcry from…
Europe celebrates New Year; Spain at EU helm
January 1st, 2010 |
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The clock in Madrid’s famous Puerta del Sol formed the focal point as Spain welcomed in 2010. Thousands turned out for the traditional eating of the Twelve Grapes in time with the chimes of the clock which every December 31 ushers in the new year.
Chip Shot: Intel Celebrates 20 Years in Ireland
December 2nd, 2009 |
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November 27th marked a special a day for Intel Ireland as it celebrated its 20th Anniversary. A number of external guests, including An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen (Irish Prime Minister) joined with Intel Ireland employees to commemorate this significant day and reflect upon milestones and memories of the past 2 decades.
‘Master Blaster’ celebrates 20 not out against Lankans
November 15th, 2009 |
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Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar begins a third decade in world cricket this week, insisting he is still as passionate to play for India as he was as a wide-eyed teenager 20 years ago. “My love for cricket and the honour of playing for my country have kept me motivated all these years,” said the
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan celebrates Eid in Mumbai
September 22nd, 2009 |
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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on Monday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr in Mumbai with his family and friends.
“Well, on the occasion of Eid, I will stay with my family, my mom and the friends who are here to meet me,†Aamir Khan said.
During the holy month of Ramadan, devout Muslims stay on fast from dusk to dawn. [...]