Beerfest Asia 2011 is back with a bang this weekend – get ready to celebrate the third installment of everybody’s favorite thirst-quenching festival at the Marian Promenade, Singapore, from June 16-19.



Organized by Timbre Group and Sphere Exhibits, the four day festival promises to showcase in excess of 250 different types of beer from all over the world, with exhibitors arriving from famous beer-producing nations like Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Thailand and more.

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Which is the best forex trading software in the market? With hundreds of forex brokers offering their services online, choosing the right broker is a task that is no less difficult than creating a successful strategy sometimes. The average trader is unlikely to have enough time check all of the various features of the forex software packages offered by the brokers and even if he had time, it is not possible to fully evaluate and appreciate the complex features of a good trading platform with a cursory examination. We would like to expedite this process for you by providing these forex trading software reviews from the markets most legitimate and reputable brokers. As indicated in the "US Clients" column, only the NFA regulated brokers are available to U.S. traders.

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Call it Duanwu, Dragon Boat or Dumpling festival: Both search giants, Baidu and Google are celebrating the festival today with doodles on their front pages.

Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China are having public holidays today. Sadly, there is no day off here in Singapore. But as Chinese, we do still celebrate the festival with our families, mostly by just eating dumplings together.

The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar on which the Chinese calendar is based.


Besides eating dumplings, the festival is also a day for dragon boat races. The video below, with more than 400,000 views, provides a good overview on the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. If you’re interested to learn more, check out the Dragon Boat Festival page on Wikipedia.


Have a great Dumpling Day! 端午快乐!

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Los Angeles: Hollywood`s `It` couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are living it up in Cannes along with their six children and the actress says that the brood is happy ‘creating a mess’.

Jolie is at the festival to promote `Kung Fu Panda 2` while Pitt came for his film `The Tree of Life`, and they have brought the children along, reported Us magazine online.

"Yes, we`re all in France. Our whole family is in France, and we`re very happy," said the 35-year-old actress.

"They`re running around the hotel now, playing games and making a giant mess! I`m sure they`re having a great time. They love it here," added the Oscar winner.

Jolie and 47-year-old Pitt`s children --- Maddox, 8, Pax, 7, Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 4, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne -- are staying at a private villa complete with a chef and a pool full of inflatable toys.

But the busy parents have managed to sneak in some time for romance and have been spotted at parties around town.


Via PTI

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Chinese New Year 2010

Chinese New Year begins according to the Chinese calendar which consists of both Gregorian and lunar-solar calendar systems. Because the track of the new moon changes from year to year, Chinese New Year can begin anytime between late January and mid-February. Below is a chart that shows the beginning day of Chinese New Year and the animal sign for that year.

Year ---Chinese New Year Begins --Animal Sign

2007 ---------------February 18 ------------------------ Pig

2008 --------------- February 7 -------------------------Rat

2009 ---------------January 26 --------------------------Ox

2010 ---------------February 14 ------------------------Tiger

2011 ---------------February 3 -------------------------Rabbit

2012 ---------------January 23 ------------------------Dragon

2013 ---------------February 10 -----------------------Snake

2014 ---------------January 31 ------------------------Horse

2015 ---------------February 19 -----------------------Sheep

2016 ---------------February 8 ------------------------Monkey

2017 ---------------January 28 ------------------------Rooster

2018 ---------------February 16 ------------------------Dog

2019 -------------- February 5 -------------------------Pig

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About 10,000 couples attended at mass wedding ceremony which was held in Goyang near Seoul, South Korea.
Thousands of couples from about 20 different countries celebrated their wedding together.

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Catagory : Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner : The Hurt Locker



Catagory : Best Actor
Winner : Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart as Otis "Bad" Blake



Graceful: Kate Winslet, who last year won best actress, presented Bridges with his award





Catagory : Best Supporting Actor
Winner : Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa





Catagory : Best Actress
Winner : Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side as Leigh Anne Tuohy





Catagory : Best Supporting Actress
Winner : Mo'Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire as Mary Lee Johnston





Catagory : Best Director
Winner : Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locke



Catagory : Best Original Screenplay
Winner : The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal



Catagory : Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner : Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire – Geoffrey Fletcher from Push by Sapphir



Catagory : Best Animated Feature
Winner : Up – Pete Docter



Catagory : Best Foreign Language Film
Winner : El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina) in Spanish – Juan José Campanella





Making history: Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war drama film The Hurt Locker won six Oscars. She is the first woman to win an Academy Award for best director, seen on stage last night at the 82nd Academy Awards



Making history: Kathryn poses with one of her Oscars in from of teams of photographers



Delighted: Screenwriter Mark Boal (left) and producer Greg Shapiro backstage with five of the six awards the movie raked in



Feeling blue: Ben Stiller dressed up as a member of the Na'vi tribe from the film Avatar to present the award for best make-award which went to Mindy Hall of Star Trek





Flashbulb frenzy: Sandra Bullock arrives at the ceremony in her stunning floor-length gown



Escorted: Best actor nominee Morgan Freeman still had his left arm in a gloved support following a recent car accident, pictured with Invictus producer Lori McCreary (left) and his daughter Morgana Freeman



Good friends really: Bullock beat British competitor Helen Mirren to win the best actress award, while fellow Brit Colin Firth, seen with wife Livia Giuggioli, also lost out on the best actor award to Bridges





On-stage appearance: British star Carey Mulligan failed to win best actress for An Education, seen earlier in the night with Avatar actress Zoe Saldana presenting the gong for best short film



Hosts: Steve Martin (left) and Alec Baldwin presented the show, seen here surrounded by scantily-clad women



Grand: The best actor and best actress nominees line up inside the venue at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles



Showbiz event of the year: A view down the street outside the plush venue



Dressed in their finest: VIPs outside under a canopy on the red carpet ahead of the glitzy do

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