Prince William unveiled a statue of Captain Matthew Flinders at Australia House in London in honour of the first man to identify Australia as a continent. The Duke, who visited the Commonwealth country with The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George in April, said he was honoured to celebrate a man who “did far more […]
After narrowly missing out on a podium finish in 2013, Britain’s Jonny Walker rode the race of his life at the 2014 edition of the super-tough enduro race to crown himself the new “King of the Carpathians” in the most suspense-packed Red Bull Romaniacs ever. SIBIU (Romania) – “For me these were the toughest days […]
JEFREY’S BAY, South Africa (Saturday, July 19, 2014): A thrilling Finals day at the J-Bay Open, stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), saw Mick Fanning (AUS) crowned event champion in epic conditions at Supertubes. The reigning three-time ASP World Champion faced fellow Australian Joel Parkinson in […]
LOS ANGELES (July 17, 2014) – Eleven-time world champion Floyd Mayweather and former welterweight titlist Marcos Maidana held their fifth and final announcement press conference in Pershing Square in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday to formally discuss their highly anticipated rematch taking place Saturday, Sept. 13 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME […]
Michael Woulfe was history’s youngest gown designer to receive screen credit for his work on “The Locket,” starring Laraine Day. In 1949, he was history’s youngest chief costume designer under contract to a Hollywood major motion picture studio, RKO Radio Pictures, where he reported directly to the studio owner and one of the world’s wealthiest […]
LAS VEGAS (July 12, 2014) Main Card– Canelo Alvarez wins in a split-decision victory over Erislandy Lara. Judge Jerry Roth scored it 115-113 for Lara, Dave Moretti 115-113 for Canelo and Levi Martinez 117-111 for Canelo. Canelo landed 23 percent of his total punches including 73 power shots to the body. A decorated Cuban amateur, […]
San Francisco Giants (0) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (2) – July 12, 2014 Seven shut-out innings of pitching from the Diamondback’s Wade Miley (6-6) sealed the Giant’s fate this day. It was also the fourth consecutive loss for Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong (5-7) and the fifth time in thirteen games that the Giants failed to score […]
A decade ago, 80 percent of the guests sailing on Royal Caribbean International ships were from North America. Today, 50 percent of guests hail from other continents, and their taste buds are as varied as their backgrounds. According to Brian Abel, Royal Caribbean’s Vice President, Food & Beverage, the cruise line has historically provided cuisines […]
