NZer's Oscar win `pretty amazing' (Otago Daily Times)
WELLINGTON: Auckland-based art director and Oscar winner Kim Sinclair says seeing portraits of previous Oscar winners after collecting his award for Avatar was the most amazing part of yesterday's Academy Awards ceremony. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Gers duo Weir and Smith take top Scottish honours
Rangers defender David Weir was typically modest before collecting the Scottish Premier League player of the year award but he was gushing in his praise of fellow prize-winner Walter Smith. rss.soccernet.com |
School collecting for local family
Wantage Kiddie Academy of Wantage is having a fundraiser to help a local family. They are accepting non-perishable food items, new or gently used clothing for a boy sizes 2T and 3T and shoes size toddler 7. Monetary contributions are also accepted. strausnews.com |
Fuel oil being cleaned up near Cedar Rapids gas station
UPDATE: Heating oil is collecting behind absorbent pads in a northwest Cedar Rapids drainage ditch after a leak was discovered Friday morning. A hazardous materials team responded to Guppys on the Go, 235 Edgewood Rd. NW, after a maintenance worker noticed the smell of diesel fuel coming from a drain near the entrance to the car [...] gazetteonline.com |
Facebooking kids find collecting stamps and marbles 'boring'
London, Oct 11 : A new UK study has revealed that traditional hobbies like collecting stamps and marbles are dying out because modern kids think they are boring. newkerala.com |