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Women happier than men but only by 15mins a day

March 11th, 2010 MELBOURNE when it comes to how much pleasure we get out of life, its the women who walk away smiling. but the difference between ladies happiness and mens is only 15 minutes a day, reports the Courier Mail.

Swedish Dj Jassy Sentenced to 15 Years to Life

March 5th, 2010 Swedish hip-hop star DAVID JASSY has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of a Los Angeles pianist in a 2008 road rage incident. Jassys last-minute request to reduce his second-degree murder conviction to manslaughter was rejected by Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson on Thursday (04Mar10).

Pianist Earl Wild dies at 94; worked until last week of his life

January 25th, 2010 Pianist Earl Wild dies at 94NEW YORK Pianist Earl Wild, who learned his craft from students of Liszt and Ravel and became one of Americas master keyboardists, has died. he was 94. Wild died of congestive heart disease Saturday at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., his publicist, Mary Lou Falcone, said Monday.

Sandra Bullocks The Blind Side to Redefine Box Office Success

January 9th, 2010 more imagesmore imagesLOS ANGELES, (GaeaTimes.com)- The Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock has become one of the top grossers of the past year, beating the second Twilight epic, New Moon, to a pulp. on the other hand, that is not to be much taken into account, as New Moon had opened very well, much better than all the other films that had released simultaneously, in fact.

Women more happier with life than men

December 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE Women get more pleasure out of life than men but only by 15 minutes a day, says a new study. Social Policy Research Centre fellow Dr Roger Patulny, from the University of new South Wales:If you add up all the times together the good times and the bad times men have about 10 minutes less time that they enjoy than women in a day and six minutes more time that they dislike.”Women tend to enjoy the things that they do with their time more than men do, Patulny said.

Rapper Derek B Dies

November 17th, 2009 British rapper DEREK B has died of a heart attack, aged 44. the Bad Young Brother hitmaker, real name Derek Boland, passed away in Londons Charing Cross Hospital on Sunday morning (15Nov09).

Psychic holding TV seance to know how MJ died

November 6th, 2009 more imagesmore imagesLONDON Telly psychic Derek Acorah is set to conduct a live TV seance to contact Michael Jackson in a bid to solve the mystery surrounding his death. Derek, who has found fame contacting spirits on shows like Most Haunted, aims to get in touch with the King of Pop, who died suddenly in June aged 50.

Bo Derek says no to plastic surgery

October 29th, 2009 LONDON Bo Derek has shown the hand to cosmetic surgery, saying shed rather age gracefully. the veteran actress confessed she longed for her old skin but not without realising the effects of anti-ageing procedures.

After jazz, country and Latin music, classical music gets a turn in White Hosue spotlight

October 28th, 2009 White House ready to showcase classical musicWASHINGTON after showcasing jazz, country and Latin music, the White House is going classical next week. the Nov. 4 lineup for an evening concert in the East Room includes Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Awadagin Pratt.

Derek Avoids Plastic Surgery

October 28th, 2009 Veteran actress BO DEREK shuns cosmetic surgery because she is happy to age gracefully. the 10 star sometimes considers anti-ageing procedures if she sees photographs of herself looking scary.

Phillips in a cheerful mood on Little Moon, and you will be, too

October 9th, 2009 Phillips in a cheerful moodGrant-Lee Phillips, Little Moon (Yep Roc)Little Moon is mostly sunny. Grant-Lee Phillips new album opens with the cheerful, jaunty Good Morning Happiness, which hits the spot like a first cup of coffee.

Blondes spend more time getting ready than brunettes

October 8th, 2009 LONDON Blondes take longer getting dolled up for a night out than brunettes, says a new survey. In the study of 3,000 women, boffins discovered that blondes will take 72 minutes a day on their beauty routine compared to 66 minutes for brunettes.

American soprano, Ukrainian pianist win $50K first prizes in international music competition

June 21st, 2009 US soprano, Ukrainian pianist win $50KLOS ANGELES An American soprano singer and a Ukrainian pianist have won top honors at a competition that combines elements of American Idol and classical music. Leah Crocetto, a 29-year-old first-year fellow with the San Francisco opera, won the $50,000 first prize in the vocal portion of the third annual Jose Iturbi International Music Competition at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Blind pianist from Japan, 19-year-old from China win prestigious Cliburn piano competition

June 8th, 2009 Pianists from Japan, China win CliburnFORT WORTH, Texas a blind pianist from Japan and a teenager from China won gold medals Sunday at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, making history as the first winners from any Asian country. Nobuyuki Tsujii, 20, of Japan and Haochen Zhang, 19, of China shared the top prize, only the second time in the 47-year history of the competition that there have been dual winners.

Now in semifinals, blind pianist from Japan wows audiences at prestigious Cliburn contest

May 31st, 2009 Blind pianists wows audiences at piano contestFORT WORTH, Texas With a dramatic bow of pianist Nobuyuki Tsujiis head, rich sounds of the piano, violins, cello and viola broke the concert hall silence as he and a string quartet played Schumanns Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44. just before the final note about 30 minutes later, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition audience began clapping.

There could be multiple options for ex-Browns QB Derek Anderson …

60 minutes boss asked Rather if he would have whacked Kerry instead of Bush …

Major Earthquake hits Japan. (happened 10 minutes ago, not on the news yet) …

SeaWorld : Video shows trainer with killer whale minutes before …

The Elusive Adrina Thorpe …

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