Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate 2007 2007-04-15
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The winner of the world’s most prestigious Architectural Prize for the year 2007 has been announced as Italian-born British architect Sir Richard George Rogers (Baron Rogers of Riverside) of the firm “Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners“. (more…)
Superfoods 2007-03-03
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Although their benefits can be overstated — a large dollop of retailer marketing goes towards promoting them — ‘Superfoods’ are a worthwhile addition to any diet.
There can be no definitive list, as there are regular additions. However, here’s a list of well established ‘Superfoods’. (more…)
Derby Car Park 10th Safest Place on Earth 2007-03-02
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Time’s 60 Years of Heroes 2006-11-07
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To Grace the front cover of ‘Time magazine’ is regarded as a real accolade, a sign that you have made it.
The likes of Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and ‘The Beatles’ have taken pride of place in the journal’s hall of fame, epitomising all that is great and innovative in society. The cover stars’ names read like a Who’s Who of the world stage, providing a social commentary of our time.
But this week, as ‘Time magazine’ publishes a special issue to celebrate six decades of the magazine’s European edition, entitled ‘60 Years of Heroes’, it has thrown up some unlikely candidates for the title of hero.
MTV Europe Music Awards 2006-11-02
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MTV Europe Music Awards Copenhagen, Denmark 2006-11-02. Full winners list:
Best Song: Gnarls Barkley, ‘Crazy’;
Best Group: ‘Depeche Mode’;
Best Album: ‘Red Hot Chili Peppers’, ‘Stadium Arcadium’; (more…)
Digital Music Awards 2006 2006-10-22
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There were 19 awards presented at the refurbished Roundhouse venue in London’s Camden borough, 13 of which were voted for by music fans via www.dma06.com and six of which were decided by a panel of experts.
The full list of DMA winners is, as follows:
Best Pop Artist in association with ‘TV Hits’ : Lily Allen;
Best Rock Artist in association with ‘HMV’: ‘Muse’;
Best Urban Artist in association with Touch: ‘Lemar;
Best Electronic Artist or DJ in association with Mixmag: ‘Lorraine’;
Best Unsigned Artist in association with ‘Channel4.com/music’: ‘The Wonderfuls’. (more…)
Clean Beaches 2006-09-18
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The Blue Flag has become the definitive international measure of beaches since it began back in 1987.
It is regarded as a highly effective monitoring system, because it measures everything from accessibility for disabled visitors through to the number of bins provided and litter left on the beach.
Water must be clean enough to have achieved the highest standard defined by European Law.
Award winners can fly a Blue Flag during the bathing season and must display their water quality and the facilities they provide on easy to read beach signs. (more…)
The Best Product Design IDEA 2006 2006-07-01
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Design teams from Asia nabbed a quarter of this year’s gold awards, up from 8 per cent in 2005.
What’s more, the ‘bar of excellence’ is moving ever higher; for companies worldwide, design has become strategic, the very core of their efforts to differentiate what they make and do.
But is design itself becoming a commodity? (more…)
Biggest Private Company 2006-06-30
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‘Grampian Country Foods‘ (‘GCFG’) has been named as Scotland’s biggest private company for the fourth year in a row.
The Aberdeen-based company was placed 13th on ‘The Sunday Times‘ KPMG Top Track 100, which ranks UK firms by sales.
Annual sales of 1 850 million GBP saw the firm edge ahead of Glasgow-based car dealer ‘Arnold Clark‘, which was 15th in the UK.
Four other Scottish companies made the list (more…)
