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All About The Nobel Peace Prize

Posted by the Speaker - 26/05/10 at 10:05:19 am

The Nobel Peace Prize was a dream of Alfred Nobel and when he died he left much of his fortune to ensure that this prize was created. In 1901 his vision became a reality and the first prize was awarded. The Nobel Prize has been awarded to many distinguished people since then and it is still one of the highest honors of its kind.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded for physics, physiology, literature, medicine, and chemistry. Every year the Norwegian Nobel Committee accepts nominations for the Nobel Prize. There are usually several nominees from many different backgrounds all over the world. In 2009 there were over 200 nominations and just being nominated is a very distinguished achievement.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded on December 10th of each year and this is the anniversary of the death of Alfred Noble. The award is presented by the chairman of the committee in the presence of the King of Norway. There is a Nobel Prize Concert after every ceremony and this concert is broadcast in over 450 million homes. This brings out the biggest stars for a great event each year.

Winning the Nobel Peace Prize is often viewed as the most coveted award to be received in a lifetime. There is a lot of honor and respect associated with this prize and this can affect the entire life of the winner. Al Gore and President Obama are among a couple of the many that have won the prize for their commitment to humanity.

An Englishman Wins the Best Job in the World

Posted by Rajib - 10/05/09 at 07:05:37 am

English buccaneer Ben Southall has landed the ‘best job in the world‘ when being named as the caretaker of Tourism Queensland’s island. 34-year-old ostrich-riding, bungee-jumping British charity employee made a six-month agreement to give service as a caretaker of one Australian island.

The officials of tourism division of Queensland State said that his salary will be 150,000 Australian dollars ($111,000). Southall beat out almost 35,000 candidates from around the whole world for this dream job. In the final round Southall and other 15 contestants spent four days on island for an extensive interview procedure, which requisite candidates to ravine themselves at a beachside grill, snorkel through crystalline waters and rest at spa. And the finalists also had to show their swimming ability, blogging abilities and some other extra curriculum.

Ben Southall comes from Hampshire of UK, who has Bachelor of Science degree, express him as crazy and adventurous. He says he has enormous traveling experience and his feel affection for snorkeling and scuba-diving has prepared him “practically a fish”. He also said,

I’m a great communicator, love meeting people and immersing myself in other cultures.

Rain-Making on the North China Plain

Posted by Rajib - 09/02/09 at 06:02:35 am

In recent, for the lack of rain there is dangerous situation of drought. The drought has affected 10.7 million hectares of crops, 4.37 million people and 2.1 million heads of livestock across the country. And it is most hazardous situation in last past five years. Over the weekend Premier Wen Jiabao visited drought-stricken areas, where the government has stated a state of emergency. He called the relief work as top priority and a key part of efforts to revitalize the economy in the middle of the global economic anguish.

And for the raining the china government takes the help of modern techniques. Rain fell in drought-stricken north central China after the government brought in weather scientists, and administrators have promised to divert two major rivers to help farmers. And they are quite successful to bring the rain artificially.

More than 2,300 weaponry shells and 400 rockets were fired on this Saturday as officials tried to make rain over the drought-stricken North China plain. And the China Meteorological Administration said these operations brought an average 0.5 millimeters of rainfall to 17 counties and cities in Henan province. Other areas of the plain saw one to five millimeters of rain during the night.

If they can continue to making rain on the land then it will really a great blessing for the farmers. The official Xinhua agency quoted,

“It is of vital significance to the overall economy to boost steady growth of grain production and farmers’ income as China is in a key stage to cope with the global financial crisis.”

This is a great inspiration all the farmer of the world. Cause, in this twenty-first century every country is more or less affected of drought. So, by following their techniques every country can bring relief for their farmers.

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