Birthday Party News

Happy Birthday From Radio's Roy Gray

2007-02-08T02:07:00.000-08:00

"One of the first things listeners are made aware of when they tune in to the show is the specific and long list of countries and kingdoms in which we're heard...So, people who know birthday people definitely want to get me to do the 'happy birthday' thing on the air," said Popular Weekend Radio Personality Roy Gray. "The only restriction I have is I don't want to impose restrictions," Gray said, convinced he has said something brilliant, adding, "If a couple in The Philippines is celebrating a wedding anniversary, no problem. Ditto for companies celebrating business anniversaries. "So, again, if it's a birthday or anniversary, get to know me." Gray, who is also an independent voice-over artist and cousin of "Mary Mary" Super Producer Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, hosts the popular "Simply Gospel" music program, which airs live on theICN.Com (The International Christian Network) every Saturday Night at 6 PST.

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John Mayer charms fan with a birthday kiss

2007-02-06T02:10:00.000-08:00

05 February 2007 (Sawf News) - John Mayer was extra generous in pleasing his fans at his concert in Oklahoma City this past Saturday. Between songs taking a pause, Mayer commented on various signs held up by the audience members. One particular sign was held by a female fan to whom he said, "Yours is a little more complex, multifaceted. 'Sweet 16 and never been kissed. Wanna be my first?' " Indulging the fan, Mayer then climbed down the stage and into the crowd and gave her a kiss. "Alright! ... Congratulations. Happy birthday," he said and climbed back on stage. The fan was twice lucky as Mayer's favorite girl, Jessica Simpson, was not in the audience. The pair of them had spent time together on Florida leg of his tour and now people are wondering if the two will walk the red carpet together for the Grammy's this Sunday.

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50-year-old 'Birthday' chock-full of menace

2007-02-04T02:07:00.000-08:00

Directed by Tom Ross. (Through March 4. Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley. Two hours, 25 minutes. Tickets $38. Call (510) 843-4822 or visit www.auroratheatre.org). There are no candles to blow out in Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party." When the stage goes dark, it's a flashlight that eventually illuminates the face of the birthday boy. What it reveals isn't pretty, but it's almost as shocking and dramatically effective today as it was nearly 50 years ago. In a sense, the Aurora Theatre revival that opened Thursday is a 50th anniversary production of the recent Nobel Prize winner's first full-length play. "Birthday" didn't premiere until 1958, but it was written in 1957. It wasn't widely recognized as a turning point in the modern drama, however, until it was revived in 1964, after the major success of Pinter's "The Caretaker." The Bay Area had already begun its long love affair with Pinter by then, after the old Actors Workshop mounted "Birthday" as the first Pinter play produced in America in '61.

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Out-of-form Gav gets bad birthday news

2007-02-02T02:09:00.000-08:00

Henson gets invited to plenty of celebrity functions as the boyfriend of the tabloids' favourite, singer-turned-television host Charlotte Church. But the glamour boy of Welsh rugby didn't get the big one he would have wanted on his 25th birthday - a place in the Wales team against Ireland. For a person who, despite his high-profile, prides himself on his sport, it will be a devastating blow. Asked why he hadn't picked Henson against the title favourites, Wales coach Gareth Jenkins replied, "His form, as simple as that." .

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Birthday boy toasts 60 years in finance

2007-01-31T02:08:00.000-08:00

Dennis Draper, compliance officer at Pavis Financial Management, will not only toast his 75th birthday today he will also be celebrating nearly 60 years in financial services. Liverpool born and bred Draper has always worked in his hometown. He joined Scottish Widows straight from school in 1948, aged 16, after a toss-up between the insurance company and a Warrington-based washing powder company. Draper said: ‘I didn't really want to travel out to Warrington as I thought it was too far so opted for Widows and I ended up staying with them for 25 years. I started as a clerk and progressed to an inspector, which was what we now call an adviser.' Just two years into his career, Draper was conscripted to the RAF and stationed in East Yorkshire where he spent the next three years.

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Concert Review: Rubinstein's 120th Birthday

2007-01-29T02:08:00.000-08:00

The good old Jewish blessing "Until 120" can no longer be addressed to pianist Arthur Rubinstein who passed away at the age of 95. Nevertheless, his 120th birthday was celebrated by a commemorative concert entitled "Homage to Arthur Rubinstein". As soloist, the event appropriately featured Ukrainian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk (22), winner of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition 2005 in Israel. He displayed an exquisite, ingratiating soft touch in Intermezzi and Rhapsodies by Brahms, and warm-blooded yet tastefully controlled animated expression with brilliant virtuosity in Etudes by Chopin. In Dvorak's Piano Quintet, with the Ariel Quartet (Sasha Kazovsky, Gershon Gerchikov, Sergey Tarachanski, Amit Even-Tov) he discreetly took the lead without assuming a too obviously dominating solo role.

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Casio e-data Bank Watch

2007-01-23T02:14:00.000-08:00

A digital Databank wristwatch designed for men / Black Resin Strap / 2-Color Display (Blue/Black) / 8-Digital Calculator World Time - 26 time zones, 100 cities Daylight savings time on/off Auto Electro-luminescent backlight with afterglow 1/100 Second Stopwatch Countdown timer 5 multi-function alarms with snooze Hourly time signal Auto-calendar ( pre-programmed until the year 2039) 12/24 hour formats Battery power indicator Accuracy - +/- 15 seconds per month Approx. battery life - 2 years

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Thackeray celebrates 80th birthday without customary address

2007-01-23T02:11:00.000-08:00

Mumbai, Jan 23: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Tuesday celebrated his 80th birthday in a break from tradition - "quietly" and without his customary address to party workers. Thackeray would spend the day at his residence `Matoshree` in suburban Bandra with family members, party sources said, adding he would not be meeting workers as he has been doing for the past 40 years. Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray and BJP leader Gopinath Munde would present to him the joint manifesto of the saffron combine for the February one Mumbai civic body polls before releasing it at the Sena headquarters in Dadar later in the day. A small note in the Sena mouthpiece `Saamana` instructed party workers, who wanted to wish Thackeray, to deposit the amount they would have spent on flowers or garlands in an envelope at `Matoshree` as a donation.

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Billy Crystal Serenades Ali on Birthday

2007-01-21T02:09:00.000-08:00

TEMPE, Ariz. - Muhammad Ali celebrated his 65th birthday Wednesday night watching his old friend Billy Crystal perform at Arizona State University.The former heavyweight champion joined the comedian on stage, receiving a minute-long standing ovation from the crowd and a cake from Crystal's wife."He's been a truly great friend to me and a great friend to the world," Crystal said. "Please join me in singing happy birthday to the greatest senior citizen of all time."The nearly 2,000 people who came to see Crystal's one-man show, "700 Sundays," chanted "Ali! Ali! Ali!" Crystal and Ali held up fists in a mock stare-down as Crystal's wife, Janice, came out with a cake with one candle lit. Ali dipped his finger in the cake and, arm in arm, the boxer and the comedian blew out the candle and walked off stage."I'm really happy we had tickets tonight," said Cheryl Tamasauckas of Scottsdale.

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A birthday surprise for a special little boy

2007-01-19T02:10:00.000-08:00

Tyler Sessions' eyes were as bright as the summer sun and danced like fireflies. He gave happy squeals and thumbs-up, and his laughter was contagious.There, before Tyler's eyes, was a limousine - a stretch limousine - a Hummer stretch limousine.The Hummer was at the Hank Jones Early Childhood Center Thursday afternoon to take Tyler and his classmates on a spin around the campus in honor of Tyler's sixth birthday.Tyler's mom, Tanya Sessions, couldn't contain the happiness she felt as she watched her son's unbridled joy.&#8220This means the world to me," she said. &#8220When you have child with special needs and has something taken away from him, you want to give him something else. This is something that he can enjoy with his classmates. This is so special for him." .

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CenterCourt celebrates birthday

2007-01-17T02:11:00.000-08:00

The University of Cincinnati's award-winning restaurant CenterCourt is celebrating its first birthday on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The celebration plans include the staff singing "Happy Birthday" and a visit from the Bearcat mascot. DJ KamiLeon is scheduled to spin some classic and contemporary hits from 6 to 8 p.m. John Hautz, director of auxiliary services for Housing and Food Services, said he was pleased with CenterCourt's performance over the past year. "It has been so successful that CenterCourt has been awarded the grand prize at the NACUFS (National Association of College & University Food Services) convention this summer. We were very proud of that, we're honored," he said. Hautz said he hopes for continued success at CenterCourt in 2007. "We're hoping for more awards this coming year," Hautz said.

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For the rich and famous, big-bucks birthday bashes

2007-01-15T02:11:00.000-08:00

The Morning File's invitation to Joe Hardy's 84th birthday on Jan. 6 must have been lost in the mail. Otherwise, we would have fit right in at his table alongside Robin Williams, Troy Polamalu, Tom Ridge and Ed Rendell. ("Hey, Robin, let someone else get a word in, please. Yo, Eddie, my man, pass the bread. Ed? Eddie, you took the last roll! Damn you. Uh, if you don't mind my pointing it out, Troy, your salad fork is on the far left -- always start with the outer utensil and work your way in.") Right after Christina Aguilera finished singing "Happy Birthday" to the lumber baron, we could have done a few minutes at the microphone. We might have regaled the 500 party guests at Nemacolin Woodlands with a little TMF trendiness describing Japanese bathroom technology, some holiday trivia ("Here's a little-known fact, people -- Martin Luther King's birthday is not a day off for government workers in Luxembourg.") and perhaps finish with a few favorite Almanac "this date in history" recollections.

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'Nature' takes a birthday walk on wild side

2007-01-13T02:09:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow night, PBS serves up a generous portion of "birthday" goodies to celebrate Nature's 25th anniversary. Excerpts from 16 shows are packed into one hour of television, and some of those snippets reach back 20 years. Viewers will visit "India: Land of the Tiger," "Kingdom of the Ice Bear" and even return to "Deep Jungle," where last year we met moonwalking birds. .

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Rahul celebrates 34th birthday

2007-01-11T02:08:00.000-08:00

BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah today wished Dravid, who is playing for Karnataka in a Ranji Trophy match here stadium against Saurashtra, on his birthday and handed over a bouquet of flowers near the team's dressing room. "A party has been organised at the hotel by the Saurashtra Cricket Association in the evening to celebrate Dravid's birhtday," Vikas Ghelot, manager at the Grand Regency Hotel, where the Karnataka team is put up, told. "The team will have an 8 kg cake for Dravid at the stadium in the afternoon. This cake is for Dravid from the hotel staff and management," Ghelot added. Dravid, who battled poor form during the recent South African tour, cracked a half-century during the Ranji match yesterday. He made 56 runs in 71 balls. In his over 10-year-long career, Dravid, in 107 tests, has scored 9174 runs at an average of 57.33 while in 302 ODI's he has 9762 runs, averaging 39.68.

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All-star birthday for Arenas

2007-01-09T02:10:00.000-08:00

A weekend birthday party was held in Washington, D.C., for Gilbert Arenas, a guard for the Washington Wizards. The party, hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs and featuring performances by Busta Rhymes, Lil' Wayne, T.I. and The Game, was better suited for Hollywood than the nation's capital. The festivities at Love nightclub in Washington, D.C., started at 9 p.m. Friday and got rolling after midnight. Earlier in the evening, Arenas, who turned 25 Saturday, had a season-high 12 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 116-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. You're not hired! Richard J. Hewett never heard "You're fired!" - but he's suing Donald Trump anyway. The rejected applicant for NBC's "The Apprentice" is suing the real estate mogul, claiming he was turned away because of age discrimination.

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Woman Killed In Drive By Shooting One Day Before Her Birthday

2007-01-07T02:09:00.000-08:00

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Pamela Shrowder, 36, died after being shot and killed in front of her friend's home off Lem Turner Road on the Northside, one day before her 37th birthday. Sgt. Andre Ayoub of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office told First Coast News that a green Volvo drove down Jayson Avenue, circled back and shot Shrowder several times. She died at the scene. JSO is investigating what happened or if Shrowder was the target. JSO believes it was a case road rage. A witness also told First Coast News that he heard the driver say a few words to Shrowder and then shot her. This is an ongoing investigation and First Coast News will keep you updated with more information when it comes in. .

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Tenth Siku Guru's birthday celebrated

2007-01-05T02:11:00.000-08:00

Special to The Chief The Sikh world is celebrating the birthday of tenth Guru Gobind Singh on Jan. 5. Guru Ji describes the purpose of his coming to this world and why he emerged from the Supreme Reality in human form to carry out his Creator's command: "For this purpose was I born, let all virtuous people understand. I was born to advance righteousness, to emancipate the good, and to destroy all evil-doers root and branch." The tenth of the Sikh Gurus, Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708 C.E.), lived during an extremely dangerous time. His father, Guru Teg Bahadur, had sacrificed his own head to protect freedom of religion for Hindus, who were being threatened with conversion or death by zealous Muslim rulers. Abduction of women and pillage of goods were rampant, but the people were too timid and terrorized to resist.

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Refugees in US Use Jan. 1 As Birthday

2007-01-03T02:11:00.000-08:00

CHICAGO (AP) - Baraka Kubaya celebrated his birthday on Monday. So did the Sudan native's wife, co-worker and next-door neighbor. They all came to Chicago as refugees from Africa, and for various reasons, their actual dates of birth were never recorded. When refugees leave or enter countries, aid workers or government officials require birth dates on forms. Without definitive proof, officials often enter an easy placeholder: Jan. 1. In cities like Chicago, which has a large refugee population, group birthday celebrations are common on New Year's Day. Many of the parties combine traditional rituals from home countries with American touches, such as balloons and noisemakers. Kubaya said he was born 45 years ago during the rainy season, probably around May. He views his new birthday as a symbol of a fresh start in a new land.

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Happy Birthday, Bulk Mail

2007-01-01T02:10:00.000-08:00

You are receiving this Birthday Card because you have been identified as a close personal friend, a pretty good friend, a nice person or a relative whom I might not know otherwise. I do not usually send birthday cards. This is not a reflection on the degree to which I care about you or value our relationship; it is merely an indication of my stress level, distraction with kids, work, e-mail, excessive political volunteering and general over functioning. This year, however, I am turning over a new leaf. One of my New Year's resolutions is a stress-free me, and you are my first step. You'll be flattered to know this resolution comes before my resolve to increase the likelihood of arriving at engagements closer to the start time. .

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Fergie rubbishes talk of retirement as 65th birthday looms

2006-12-30T02:10:00.000-08:00

ALEX FERGUSON celebrates his 65th birthday on New Years Eve insisting he has no thoughts of retiring as Manchester United boss. Ferguson has already rebuked his critics once this season for speculating it was time for the Scot to call it a day. The Red Devils chief has already worked out his landmark birthday will entitle him to half-price travel on local transport and a heating allowance, as well as his state pension. .

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Home invasion bad birthday gift

2006-12-28T02:10:00.000-08:00

Eduard Schludermann, who turns 70 on Friday, was tied up inside his own home Tuesday evening by a pair of disguised thugs during a home invasion. The retired university professor said his wife and her sister were watching the news about 6:20 p.m. and he was putting an item in the recycling bin in his Kingsway garage when he noticed a light shining on him. "Two guys rushed at me and were pushing me into the kitchen. There was some kind of struggle but they said they wouldn't harm me if I gave them what they wanted," Schludermann said yesterday. The thieves forced Schludermann, his 68-year-old wife Shirin and her sister into a bedroom, where he was tied up. .

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Presentation marks birthday of MLK

2006-12-26T02:10:00.000-08:00

GLOUCESTER TWP. Camden County College will honor the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the legacy of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad at noon on Friday, Jan. 19. "The Underground Railroad: A Living History Experience" a free presentation in the Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre will mark King's birthday while celebrating the network of abolitionists that transported slaves from South to North and from bondage to freedom. The presentation will convey what it was like to journey hundreds of miles through rough terrain while evading professional slave catchers, hunting dogs and legal and physical punishment. The event will feature dramatizations of Harriet Tubman and William Still, two key African-American figures in the anti-slavery movement.

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India's scouting movement to celebrate 100th birthday

2006-12-17T02:09:00.000-08:00

The scouting movement, born in India in the shade of a banyan tree almost a century ago, has pinned its badge across the country as more and more children are inspired into becoming boy scouts and girl guides. The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG), formed when the Indian Boy Scouts and Girl Guides merged in 1950, has four million members today and will celebrate its centenary in 2007. The BSG is open to all regardless of race or creed, in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by the movement's founder Lord Baden Powell in 1907. 'Europeans thought Indian boys were not fit enough,' said scoutmaster S. Venkataraman, 87, who became a boy scout at the age of seven. Venkataraman, the district chief commissioner of scouts, said Annie Besant, J.S.

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Birthday girl shares loot

2006-12-15T02:10:00.000-08:00

Megan Smith is the kind of 7-year-old who understands that charity begins at home. So this year, rather than spend money on loot bags for her birthday party, she made a $75 donation to the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund. "I thought it would be nice to give money for kids who don't get presents at Christmas," said the Grade 2 student at Holy Family School in Oakville. "I think it's sad that children don't get presents at Christmas." Megan's mother, Kimberly, who regularly makes a donation to the Santa Claus Fund, was struck by how expensive loot bags are. "We were planning her party and we were trying to decide what to put in the loot bags and I suggested instead of spending all this money, why don't we donate this money to a kid who was sick or poor at Christmas?" said Kimberly.

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Mozart Celebrates 250th Birthday

2006-12-13T02:11:00.000-08:00

LONDON, UK Wednesday Dec.13.2006 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- As part of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday celebration, the International Mozart Foundation has made the composer's complete works available on the internet for free.They've posted a $400,000 digitized copy of the "New Mozart Edition," containing over 600 works and approximately 24,000 pages of music. The publishing was made possible due to finacial backing from the Packard Humanities Institute in Los Altos, California. According to program director Ulrich Leisinger, the site "had 45,000 hits in the first two hours...we would not have expected that." Copyright ©2006, Net Music Countdown ®. All Rights Reserved. print it eMail it .

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For 80th birthday, former teacher gets a surprise

2006-12-11T02:11:00.000-08:00

Former Birdville school district students and teachers recently surprised retired Birdville educator James Niendorff with a birthday party. With Niendorff, center, are former Smithfield Junior High students, from left, Jeanette Jones Golden, Kari Smith, John Cope, Alana Curtis Beck and Kevin Smith. Niendorff spent 29 years in the Birdville district beginning in 1952 at Birdville Elementary. .

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Birthday boy Khan to up the distance and come of age

2006-12-09T02:10:00.000-08:00

Amir Khan is likely to collect his first belt as a professional in the main support bout of tonight's ExCeL Centre bill in London's Docklands when he steps up to the 10-round level for the first time and takes on the light-punching but durable Frenchman Rachid Drilzane for the IBF inter-continental light-welterweight title. Nobody is pretending the belt is anything more than a minor trophy for emerging contenders for the bigger prizes, but Khan is looking forward to the opportunity to add a first tangible reward to the cabinet full of trophies and medals that he won during an illustrious amateur career that culminated with an Olympic silver medal at the 2004 Games in Athens. .

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EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR OLDER BIRTHDAY BUDDIES

2006-12-07T02:11:00.000-08:00

BIRTHDAY boys and girls who celebrate a special milestone this month are being urged to make sure they claim an extra special present. Paisley pensioners who turn 75 before the end of December can get to watch all their favourite telly programmes for nothing as they qualify to get a free television licence. All they have to do is apply, but many seniors miss out on the bonus because they believe, wrongly, that it will come to them automatically. Scores of OAPs are in line for the free licence before the New Year. More than 60 elderly folk in the town turn 75 this month allowing them to benefit from the special offer. .

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Spears Covers Up for Birthday Bash

2006-12-05T02:11:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears poked fun at her recent underwear controversy when she flashed paparazzi her covered bottom during her 25th birthday party over the weekend. The pop star looked stunning in a skin-tight mini-dress as she arrived to celebrate her big day with friends at the Beverly Hills restaurant Mr. Chow. Spears gave paparazzi outside a real eyeful when she stood in front of a large window and posed for them, making sure to bend over and give them a glimpse of her lingerie. Spears hit the headlines twice last week hen she was snapped out partying without her panties. .

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Dress parade held to celebrate Thai King's birthday

2006-12-03T02:11:00.000-08:00

A once-for-a-year dress parade was held Saturday in Bangkok to celebrate Thai King Bhumipol Adulyadej 's 79th birthday, which is Dec. 5, also the National Day of Thailand. The Royal Guards, led by the Thai Royal Armed Forces Supreme Commander and the commanders-in-chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air forces, swore loyalty to the King, accompanied by Queen Sirikit, on an oath-taking ceremony, started at around 5:15 p.m. local time (1015 GMT). The King inspected the thousands of troops dressed in colorful ceremonial uniforms in the one-hour-long parade, and gave a speech in which he called on the military men to devotedly carry out their born duties to safeguard national unity and stability. The monarch would have his 79th birthday on Dec. 5, 2006, the year that also marks the 60th anniversary of the King's accession to the throne.

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Generations to gather Sunday for elementary’s 90th birthday

2006-12-01T02:08:00.000-08:00

Turney, who attended the elementary school from 1934 to 1940, is one of hundreds of former students expected to attend Cordley's 90th birthday party Sunday afternoon. He fondly recalls his third-grade class at Cordley School, 1837 Vt. He remembers a teacher, Miss Harshberger, who filled the year with colorful lesson plans built around her summer trip to Hawaii. “We made Hawaiian food and we made feathered capes out of material and crepe paper," Turney said. “We did all kinds of things." The school will have a reception and open house between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, said Kim Bodensteiner, Cordley's principal. “We know we have alumni coming from out of state," Bodensteiner said. “I don't know if we'll have 50 or 500.

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Prabhakaran celebrates his 52 birthday with increased oppression ...

2006-11-27T02:10:00.000-08:00

Today is the 52 birthday of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the self-proclaimed "sole representative of the Tamils". He is celebrating it alone because his wife and children are abroad enjoying all the bread, rice and curries denied to the people imprisoned in areas controlled by him. V.Prabakaran – not today. Sometime in the previous years Tomorrow he will celebrate in his Heroes' Day speech the sacrifices made in his name by the Tamil children and adults who were either abducted or brain-washed to serve in his "baby brigades," women's brigades, suicide brigades and the militant units. One of the remarkable growth industries under his one-man rule has been the proliferation of cemeteries to bury the ever-increasing victims of his thirty-year-old war. At 52 his stature among the Tamils has diminished despite the horizontal expansion of his 5' 2" stocky torso.

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At this ripe age, a birthday literally means bed of roses

2006-11-25T02:11:00.000-08:00

The old house is richly scented with lilies, Faithful Reader. A special treat for having a birthday, from two women who not only know my love of lilies but also the favourites that grow in the garden. The white lily has an addition of tropical foliage and (would I invent this?) on a stalk with a tuft of leaves, an immature pineapple the size of an ostrich egg. The other is two stems of pink lilies, each with a profusion of flowers and buds, plus leaves, grasses and seed pods. A long leap from a dozen red roses or the alternative of one rose for each year I have had birthdays. That would literally make me a bed of roses! For a birthday treat, my youngest daughter and I planned to drive to Toronto to attend the preview of the Ansel Adams photography exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

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Selfless Birthday Wishes

2006-11-23T02:09:00.000-08:00

Chase Jones wanted other children in foster care to experience something he never forgot. He wanted them to receive a gift that would mean as much to them as his guitar means to him. Chase and his friend Matt Ryan, both third-grade students at Terra Centre Elementary, decided to join together for their ninth birthday parties and collect presents. Like most 9-year-olds, they love to play sports and games, and when their friends brought 24 different presents to their joint birthday party at Burke Lake Park, they were ecstatic. It wasnt because the presents were theirs to keep, though: it was because they knew the gifts would make 24 children in foster care very happy. I got something from where these [gifts] are going to go when I was a foster kid, said Chase. So it makes me feel good that someone else will get what I got.

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Birthday girl Granada has million reasons to smile

2006-11-21T02:10:00.000-08:00

Paraguayan rookie Julieta Granada won the biggest prize in LPGA history with a two-shot victory at the season-ending Tour Championship in West Palm Beach. The 20-year-old from Asuncion held her nerve over the difficult closing stretch at Trump International before claiming her maiden title and the US$1 million (HK$7.8 million) winner's check with a four-under-par 68 in the final-round shootout. "I'm so happy. I've been waiting for this all year," a tearful Granada said after ending the season with record earnings of US$1,633,586 for a Tour rookie. "It's just been incredible this whole week. It was my birthday on Friday and today I was really happy just to be playing. "I went out and played my game and it turned out to be the best score today. It's cool to get the biggest pay check." Mexican Lorena Ochoa, who birdied 15 and 16 to close to within a stroke of the lead, bogeyed the par-3 17th on her way to a 70 and second place.

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Sathya Sai birthday celebrations begin

2006-11-19T02:09:00.000-08:00

HYDERABAD: The weeklong 81st birthday celebrations of Sathya Sai Baba commenced here at Shivam Temple on Friday. People gathered in large numbers for the inaugural day celebrations that included spiritual and cultural programmes. On the occasion, the Sathya Sai Seva Organisation organised a music concert by Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya and Subroto Bhattacharya apart from the seven-day free specialised medical camp for the downtrodden. Under the Narayana Seva programme, the organisation members offered free food to slum dwellers of Leprosy Colony, Moula Ali. The Mahila Vibhag also organised a special puja on the temple premises. Celebrations will conclude on November 23, the birthday of Sathya Sai Baba. Printer friendly page Send this article to Friends by E-Mail Andhra Pradesh News: ePaper | Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Engagements | Advts: Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary | Updates: Breaking News | .

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THE EDUCATION OF YVETTE CLARKE PART 7: BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR YVETTE

2006-11-17T02:09:00.000-08:00

Hardbeatnews, NEW YORK, N.Y., Fri. Nov. 17, 2006: Coming up is Yvette Clarkes birthday. No way are we going to tell you her age. All we will say is her birthday is November 21, 1964, and leave it at that. Whats more important is that Yvettes birthday is a good pretext to wish her well in ways that make sense and continue to offer her the gift of good advice on becoming an outstanding new Member of Congress. What we are witnessing for those who follow such stuff is the orientation of the new Members taking place in Washington, DC since election day. Like Freshmen every where these more than 50 new legislators are being introduced to the intracacies and formalities of life in Congress and Washington. Again like Freshmen every where even more they are being initiated into a culture. A largely unwritten set of rules and procedures that all or most Members internalize as members of an exclusive club.

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City marks Dr. Sun Yat-sen's 140th birthday

2006-11-13T02:18:00.000-08:00

"Dr. Sun Yat-sen, forerunner of China's democratic revolution, left behind a legacy for Chinese people of the most valuable spiritual traditions and we should learn, inherit and carry forward his patriotism, and work together to contribute more to local harmony, stability and development," said Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng at yesterday's anniversary gathering. Mayor Han, who is also the city's acting Party Secretary, said Shanghai is an important place for Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities. People of Shanghai are always paying respect to him and will keep his great achievements in their minds forever, Han said. "For our future, according to the requirements of Chinese President Hu Jintao, we should improve our innovative capability and further enhance reform and opening up policies," Han added.

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Rugby: Birthday-boy Doe the toast of Warlingham

2006-11-09T02:20:00.000-08:00

Warlingham scrum-half Ollie Doe got the key to the door with his 21st birthday last Saturday, and he proceeded to open up the opposition, Sandown & Shanklin, in a victory at Hamsey Green that puts the Croydon club back on track in London South West Division four. Warlingham's youngsters took the lead after just two minutes when Mark Kozminski duly slotted a penalty home. From continued pressure, Jon Smith, Warlingham's number eight, broke quickly and scythed through the cover to score under the posts. Kozminski converted. .

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Jury selection in teen's Long Island birthday party killing

2006-11-07T02:10:00.000-08:00

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Jury selection was to begin this week in the trial of a gang member charged with shooting a teenage girl dancing at a friend's Sweet 16 party, prosecutors said Monday. Danielle Baker, 14, was inside her friend's North Amityville home April 8 when a bullet, fired from the back yard, flew through a window and hit her in the neck. She died in her sister's arms. .

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Sikhs in California celebrate Guru Nanak's birthday

2006-11-05T02:09:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles, Nov 5 (IANS) An estimated 60,000 Sikhs gathered in California's Yuba City, which has one of the largest concentration of Sikhs outside the Indian state of Punjab, to celebrate the 538th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev.The Sikhs are participating in the 27th annual Yuba City Sikh Parade being hosted by the Sikh Temple Gurdwara there."People of all races, religions and gender are invited to join with the Sikh community to share in the message of universal love, brotherhood and sisterhood," said Didar Singh Bains, president of the Sikh Temple Gurdwara."Sikhism teaches community service, hard work, honesty and respect. I think any community would value those character traits," he said.The city is among the first places that many Sikhs settled in when they arrived in the US more than 100 years ago.Organisers of the annual parade expect the event to generate about $20 million for the local economy, according to appeal-democrat.com.Last week, the authorities received a threat mail signed by the "Taliban group" to destroy the gurudwara.

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How SRK celebrated his birthday

2006-11-03T02:14:00.000-08:00

Shah Rukh ushered his 41st birthday on November 2 at a party hosted by Neeta and Mukesh Ambani on Thursday night. He seemed to be in full josh as he danced all night with whoever came his way. First, it was with Mukesh's mother Kokilaben Ambani, then with Neeta followed by best friend Karan Johar. It happened to be Neeta Ambani's birthday on Thursday too. One of the guests said, "I've never seen Shah Rukh have so much fun in a long time. God bless him. Of late, he had begun to look very sad. The 41st birthday bash changed all that." .

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The 100th Birthday of the Press Release

2006-10-30T02:12:00.000-08:00

The press release turned 100-years-old over the weekend. As search marketers debate over the future of the online press release, we can learn some important lessons from the early history of public relations.On October 28, 1906, at least 50 people lost their lives when a three-car train of the Pennsylvania Railroad's newly equipped electric service jumped a trestle at Atlantic City, NJ, and plunged into the Thoroughfare creek.That afternoon, Ivy Lee, who some consider to be the father of modern PR, created the first press release. The Pennsylvania Railroad was one of his clients. Following the accident, Lee not only convinced the railroad to distribute a public statement, he also convinced them to provide a special train to get reporters to the scene of the accident.The New York Times was so impressed with this innovative approach to corporate communications that it printed the first press release—verbatim—on Oct.

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Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings w/ Peridot

2006-10-28T03:19:00.000-07:00

A single spring green peridot stone adds a splash of color to these beautifully polished sterling silver hoop earrings. The round peridot stone is channel set at the center front of the hoop and has a lively light green hue and a sparkling faceted cut. Nicknamed "the evening emerald" because of the way night enhances its vibrant green shade, August's birthstone adds a bright touch to any outfit. These earrings are small and chunky, measuring about half an inch long and sized to hug the earlobe. They feature a hinged design with a hidden post for a secure closure and a seamless look. Chic and versatile, they are perfect for everyday wear.

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Park District birthday party places

2006-10-26T03:09:00.000-07:00

Many Rockford Park District facilities (including museums) offer options for unusual and memorable fun-filled birthday parties year round! Consider a nature-themed party at Atwood Park Lodge, exploring Playworld indoor playground, or old-fashioned fun on the farm offered weekends through October at Lockwood Park (weather permitting). Other parties with sports and play activities include indoor ice skating at Carlson Ice Arena or Riverview Ice House, a combination ice skating/Playworld package, and indoor court rentals for soccer, volleyball, and basketball at Indoor Sports Center. Facility staff does the work and clean-up! For details, contact individual facilities; contact information is available online at www.rockfordparkdistrict.org, in the Park District Annual Guide to Services, or by calling Customer Service at 987-8800 (TTY, 963-DEAF).

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Happy Birthday, Apple iPod

2006-10-24T03:09:00.000-07:00

You don't look a day over five. It is five, right? So young and yet, you've obviously had some work done. I mean, your face is quite different from when I first met you. You dropped the buttons and you've lost a lot of weight. Not that you were fat before, but gosh you're incredibly slim these days—easy to carry around. I've never met your father, Steve, but I can only imagine how proud he must be of you. Like any good dad, he predicted big things for you. He said you'd transform the music industry. I, for one, did not believe him. The idea of playing digital music on portable players wasn't new and, up until 2001, it had been an abysmal failure. Plus, I don't know if you know this about your dad, but he has a tendency to overstate things. Whenever someone I know or care about reaches a milestone, I like to reflect on how they got there and what makes them special.

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The Grand Ole Opry Celebrates Birthday

2006-10-22T07:09:00.001-07:00

The Grand Ole Opry turned 81 this year. And the staple in country music celebrated in a big way. Friday night the biggest names in country music took to the stage to celebrate the birthday. And Saturday the whole family could get in on the fun. People from all over the country came for the birthday bash. .

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Birthday Boys

2006-10-22T07:09:00.000-07:00

When the St. Lawrence String Quartet debuts Thursday in Daytona Beach, its only stop before Carnegie Hall, the ensemble will present a very unusual program. In the first of three concerts in Central Florida Cultural Endeavors' Great Masters Anniversary: Mozart/Shostakovich Project, the quartet will feature String Quartets No. 3 and No. 8 by Dmitri Shostakovich and the String Quartet in C major, K. 465. The dedication to two musical giants is in honor of the anniversaries of their births -- Shostakovich's 100th and Mozart's 250th, said Eric Lariviere, CFCE's general manager. The string quartet's Carnegie Hall performance will be its debut with its newest member, violinist Scott St. John, said Christopher Costanza, the ensemble's cellist and spokesman. "Your concert is our official tour debut with Scott -- we did some smaller dates around Stanford, where we live, but as far as touring goes, this is it," he said.

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Wales star dumped wife for mistress on her birthday

2006-10-22T07:07:00.001-07:00

WALES legend John Hartson has revealed the shame of confessing to a year-long affair to his wife on her birthday. The super striker walked out on his childhood sweetheart and their two young children, no longer willing to bear the agony of "living a double life". Big John dumped Lowri 12 months ago - on the day she turned 29 - so he could set up home with his 35-year-old mistress, schoolteacher Sarah McManus. Now in a long-term relationship, the couple live together in the Midlands, where the soccer idol is based with West Bromwich Albion. In his new self-titled autobiography, the former Celtic hero recalls the moment he delivered the devastating birthday surprise, which saw Lowri flee Scotland with seven-year-old Rebeca and Joni, three, to return home to Wales, where they now live in Llanelli.

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Birthday bash starts on Nov. 9

2006-10-22T07:07:00.000-07:00

A frenzy of festivals, special events and three -- count them three -- fireworks shows will rock the city for 10 days starting Nov. 9, organizers say. "This will set the tone for the entire year," said Paula Hale, Tulsa coordinator of the Oklahoma Centennial. "This is an opportunity for the entire nation to look at Oklahoma and see we're not a Dust Bowl anymore. We're a vibrant place." The jam-packed schedule looks more like a centennial-palooza than a dry examination of state history. There will be wine and jazz, a salute to 100-year-old citizens and ballet performances of "Oklahoma!" From a local Korean hip-hop group playing at a big party along the Arkansas River to a marathon snaking along Old Route 66, the opening week ceremonies are intended to highlight the state's vitality, Hale said.

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Birthday Thoughts

2006-10-22T07:06:00.000-07:00

C.D.Mohatta is a Chemical engineer by qualification since the last 25 years. Over the years, he has worked in many areas including chemicals, consulting, management, production, etc. Since the last 5 years, the author has been working extensively on Internet websites. He is a prolific content writer, having written for computer screensavers & wallpapers, myspace comments & graphics and fun quizzes. Currently he is working on Doctor Good Skin a major online skin care guide. This website aims to provide easy-to-understand information on skin diseases, problems, care, treatments, etc. Doctorgoodskin.com also has extensive information about hair and nails which are totally inter-related with skin. The author has also prepared skin care quizzes which any ordinary person can try solving to test his/her knowledge after reading about any skin issue.

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McCARTNEY DIVORCE LEADS TO BIRTHDAY CANCELLATION

2006-10-22T07:05:00.000-07:00

The bitter divorce battle between SIR PAUL McCARTNEY and HEATHER MILLS has reportedly led to the cancellation of their daughter's third birthday party. McCartney and Mills were expected to throw a lavish party for BEATRICE, but their feuding ways have led to the celebration being scrapped, according to British newspaper The Daily Star. The paper claims the estranged couple can no longer stand to be in the same room. The cancelled party, which was expected to take place next Saturday (28OCT06), has left the warring couple fighting over who will spend the day with Beatrice on her birthday. Heather reportedly had planned a lavish do, while Paul wanted a more intimate family affair at his English country estate in Peasmarsh, East Sussex. .

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Birthday boy Martyn pulls through for Aussies

2006-10-22T07:04:00.002-07:00

Australia were reeling at 34-3 before Martyn restored their fortunes with a quality knock to ensure the superb efforts of pacemen Shane Watson (3-16) and Mitchell Johnson (3-40) did not go waste. England are virtually out of contention after suffering their second successive defeat in the four-team Group A. .

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Performs At CHUCK BERRY's 80th Birthday ...

2006-10-22T07:04:00.001-07:00

According to MontereyHerald.com, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry joined Chuck Berry on stage in a surprise appearance at Chuck Berry's 80th birthday celebration at Blueberry Hill nightclub Wednesday night in St. Louis. Berry, the duck-walking, guitar-playing rock legend who defined the music's joy and rebellion in such classics as "Johnny B. Goode", "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Roll Over Beethoven", performed tirelessly for over an hour at the venue where he has given concerts one night a month for the last 10 years. Berry moved the crowd to its feet with his classic "duck walk," a stage move he patented in a 1956 performance in New York that's been imitated by rockers ever since. Berry's band included his daughter Ingrid on harmonica, and his son Charles Edwards Berry Jr.

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On Champlain program's 15th birthday, much work remains

2006-10-22T07:04:00.000-07:00

GRAND ISLE, Vt. Toxic chemicals removed from Cumberland Bay and steps to reduce pollution from farms and sewage treatment plants have helped, but much work remains to preserve and restore Lake Champlain's water quality. That was the general assessment shared yesterday as people pledged to the lake's protection gathered for the Lake Champlain Basin Program's 15th birthday. The program was first set up by Congress under 1990's Lake Champlain Special Designation Act, which sought to coordinate clean up efforts by the U-S government and the three jurisdictions that border the lake, Vermont, New York and Quebec. One of the program's major accomplishments was the removal of P-C-Bs from Cumberland Bay on the lake's New York side. It was a bittersweet celebration though, as participants acknowledged that some of the lake's problems have gotten worse since the program's founding.

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Mangalore: Amma’s 53rd Birthday Celebrated in City

2006-10-22T07:03:00.001-07:00

Mangalore, Oct 22: The 53rd birthday of Matha Amritanandamaye was celebrated at the Matha Amritanandamaye Math, Bolor on Sunday. Mangalore MLA N Yogish Bhat was the chief guest at the programme. Speaking on the occasion, Bhat said that Amma has become the spiritual power of the national through her life of service to mankind. Such saints are required for peaceful co-existence, he added. Matha Amritanandamaye Seva Samiti president Dr Jeevraj Sorake presided over the programme. Brahmacharini Mangalamrutha Chaitanya of the Math, Dayakara Karkera of Amrithapuri Ashram and industrialist Muralidar Lamani were also present. Amrita scholarship was also distributed to deserving poor students. From Daijiworld's archives: Mangalore: Ocean of People Flock to Embrace the Hugging Saint - 'Amma' Amma in Mangalore - Photo Album Over a Lac People to Gather at Amma's Visit to City .

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Happy birthday, iPod

2006-10-22T07:03:00.000-07:00

Five years ago Monday, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPod, the company's most important product since the original Macintosh and one of the most successful consumer electronics products ever. Only no one knew it at the time. ``I don't think Apple believed it would have an incredibly phenomenal hit on its hands,'' said Tim Bajarin, principal analyst at Creative Strategies, a Campbell-based technology industry consulting firm. But it did. And along the way, the tiny, cleverly designed gadget has revitalized Apple, helped usher in a revolution in the music and media industries, and become a powerful cultural icon. Not bad for a device that when it was introduced cost $399, was about the size of a deck of cards, and was thought by many to be at best a niche product.

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Birthday turns out to be happier for Scirrotto

2006-10-22T06:24:00.000-07:00

UNIVERSITY PARK -- He had said earlier in the week that the Penn State defense wanted to force more turnovers, wanted to help its offense put up more points. Anthony Scirrotto wasn't kidding. Penn State's sophomore Hero was the Nittany Lions' top playmaker in Saturday's 26-12 defeat of Illinois, intercepting a pair of Juice Williams passes and running an onside kick attempt back 29 yards for a touchdown. "All season, we've been stressing that," said Scirrotto, who also made four tackles and broke up a pass. "We're playing great as a defense, but we've got to start making turnovers and scoring some points and help out our offense a little bit. We stressed that at halftime, came out and I felt we did a good job of making that change " Scirrotto's 20th birthday didn't get off to the best start.

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