The latest celebrity and entertainment headlines including
Winona Ryder's hospital visit, Hugh Jackman named sexiest man and Taylor Swift
tops the album charts.

REUTERS -
Actress Winona Ryder was taken to the hospital on Wednesday ...   more »

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jon Hamm, and Michael
Phelps appear on four separate covers of December's GQ Magazine as 2008's Men
of the Year.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) GQ ...   more »

Al Qaeda warns President-elect Barack Obama not to follow President
W. Bush's policies.

An Obama spokeswoman in Washington said the president-elect's office was
not planning to comment.

REUTERS -
Al-Qaeda's second-in-command emerged on the airwaves, ...   more »

From Business to Lifestyle
Author: James Lillard

Have you ever noticed that writers are also avid readers?
Did you know that musicians who play instruments or sing
also enjoy listening to music? Ever wonder why ...   more »

Season 2 of Snoop Dogg's reality series is about to premiere. He tries to
convince his son to place a greater importance on education than he did
growing up.

E! CHANNEL -
Snoop Dogg and ...   more »

Chile looks for answers after man declared dead during military
dictatorship shows up alive.

SANTIAGO, CHILE (FILE - SEPTEMBER 1973) CH 13 -
His name is on a monument to victims of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's
...   more »

A Brazilian surfer breaks his own record by catching a wave on a
30-feet-long surfboard for over ten seconds.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NOVEMBER 17, 2008) HENRIQUE DANIEL VNR -
A daring Brazilian surfer broke ...   more »

10 Great Green Baby Gifts
Author: Virginia Ginsburg

Our babies deserve luxury, even at their young age. Their
innocence and the joy they bring is worthy of the best
comfort that we could offer. We ...   more »

Women, Leadership and Personality: Insights Form The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Author: Sarah Cooper

The MBTI is extensively used for leadership development
training and coaching in companies all over the world.
Based on psychologist Carl Jung's ...   more »

Top 10 Accessories for the Party Season
Author: Suzie Sweet

'Tis the season for parties aplenty. 'Tis also the season
to be fabulous. Sure, you probably already have your
wardrobe well stocked with party dresses ...   more »

How To Harness The Power Of Support Groups
Author: Sarah Cooper

Change is really hard. Unfortunately, we often struggle on
alone, not thinking to enlist the support of others in our
journey.

I'd like to ...   more »

A team of 40 ice sculptors gathered in the Belgium city of Bruges for the
eighth Ice Festival.

BRUGES, BELGIUM (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) REUTERS -
The team sculptors includes citizens from Canada, the United States,
...   more »

A musical about Jews persecuted by the Nazis, 'Imagine This' and its touchy
subject matter is set to open in London on Wednesday, (November 19).

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (RECENT) REUTERS -
'Imagine This' is ...   more »

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) REUTERS -
Experts at a telecommunications conference in Cape Town say
Africa is one of the world's fastest growing markets.

African telecommunications conference gets underway with regional
heavyweight ...   more »

Israeli President Shimon Peres addresses both houses of British parliament
as about 100 people from the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and Jews for
Justice for Palestinians hold a protest outside.

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 19, ...   more »

What A Foot Massage Is All About?
Author: NaNa Dumro

When you indulge in a foot massage, you will need to follow the
appropriate steps to do the same. It has to be done in ...   more »

New research findings indicate that climate-related sea level rise is
likely to put 80 percent of Nigeria's coastline at risk of being swept away by
the Atlantic Ocean.

LAGOS, NIGERIA (NOVEMBER 17, 2008) REUTERS -
...   more »

Astronaut loses tools while working on International Space Station.

IN SPACE (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) NASA TV -

Astronaut and space walker Heidemarie Stefanshyn-Piper exclaimed,
"oh great," as a tool bag floated out of her hands ...   more »

Young soccer players compete for street soccer title in
Brazil.

Highly skilled soccer players wow crowd in Sao Paulo to decide Red Bull
street soccer world champion.

(SU) SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (RECENT) SMARAGD VNR -

...   more »

As car sales plummet, one UK website is offering 2 for 1 car deals
on new autos.


Simon Empson of Broadspeed.com launched his novel idea earlier in November
a 2 for 1 deal on Dodge ...   more »

Wine Making - What Ingredients Part 4
Author: John Gygax

Yeast

It is little more than 100 years ago that Louis Pasteur proved
that yeast cells cause fermentation.

Bread leaven was known long before the ...   more »

How To Identify The Owner Of a Post Office Box
Author: Ed Opperman

Sometimes as a PI you'll be asked to locate and or identify
the physical address for the owner of a PO BOX ...   more »

One of the world's largest underground thermal lakes has been discovered
under the Hungarian capital, officials say.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) HIRTV-
An underground thermal lake recently discovered under a Turkish bath
in central ...   more »

Flirting Tips On How To Make Women Beg For Your
Attention
Author: Max Sullivan

Some men are called `natural' for being able to get numerous
females' in just a shot of their smile. What can ...   more »

Managing Your Parental Stress Index
Author: Ann Marier

Are you one of those modern day parents who are playing dual
roles? If you are constantly performing a balancing act between
career and responsibilities towards children, ...   more »

7 Tricks For Getting Off The Phone With Your In-laws
Author: Gloria Moore

Are your in-laws constantly calling you and you're tired of
answering the phone or staying in long phone conversations when
you have ...   more »

Film stars from around the world attend the gala opening of the Cairo
International Film Festival.

CAIRO, EGYPT (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) REUTERS-
Stars of the silver screen from around the world walked the red
carpet ...   more »

When Is The Best Time To Change?
Author: Andrew Cox

The best time to change is when you don't have to - when
you're not forced to - when events and circumstances
provide the opportunity ...   more »

Future first daughters Malia and Sasha Obama visit Washington.

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) NBC -
Malia and Sasha Obama, daughters of President-Elect Barack Obama,
visited their future home on Tuesday (November 18). ...   more »

New Zealand's new government is sworn-in, promising quick action to pull
the country out of recession.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (NOVEMBER 19, 2008) TVNZ -
New Zealand's new government was sworn in on Wednesday (November
19) ...   more »

Replicas of centuries old New York buildings made entirely of plant
materials combine with little model trains to create the annual Holiday Train
Show extravaganza in New York.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES ...   more »

Ancient Chinese Han-style weddings make a comeback among youngsters wishing
to revive their culture.

(ASIA) BEIJING, CHINA (NOVEMBER 16, 2008) REUTERS -
In China it's good-bye to western wedding gowns and suits, as
more and ...   more »

The Nordic region, known for its buoyant labour market, is now
feeling the effects of the global economic slowdown.

In Sweden, where the economy is dominated by exporters like Volvo and
Ercisson, the outlook has ...   more »

Japanese retail giants, Uniqlo, use a human powered vending machine to
unveil a new fabric made specifically for the company to help keep people warm
while looking good.

Reuters -
The robot is back - ...   more »

Japan may be in recession, but Tokyo remains the world's best dining
city, according to Michelin's latest restaurant guide.

Nine chefs received the highest "three-star" rating, while 173
restaurants were tapped in total, the most ...   more »

The Indian Navy Warship, INS Tabar, armed with supersonic BrahMos (PJ-10)
anti-ship cruise missiles, sinks a pirate vessel off the Somali coast after an
exchange of fire.

(MUMBAI) (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) ANI-
The Indian Navy ...   more »

Shipowners brace for cloudy skies as the shipping industry faces its worst
crisis in decades due to the global financial crisis.

PIRAEUS, GREECE REUTERS-
Greece's port of Piraeus is home to shipping dynasties hundreds of
...   more »

Hundreds of fans come out to see the stars of the new film
"Twilight". The book series which the film is based off of has
become a cultural phenomenon and sold millions of copies.

LOS ...   more »

Part one of Steven Soderbergh's two-part film about Che Guevara premieres
in Paris, with Benicio Del Toro as Che.

PARIS, FRANCE (NOVEMBER 18, 2008) REUTERS -
Academy Award winners for the 2000 film "Traffic,"
director ...   more »

Actress Charlize Theron joins the U.N. in the fight to end violence against
women.

UNITED NATIONS (NOVEMBER 17, 2008) UNTV -

Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron is the latest celebrity to
team up with the ...   more »