Read An Opinion On: Residential Painters Soldiers Point By William I. Neil Windows are the eyes of the house. It gives depth to any homey abode. And as such, those wishing to dress them up a bit, look for easy, no-fuss solutions that are readily available at their neighborhood hardware store. Whether wanting to scratch…
Dove ad viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube
Saturday, November 4, 2006 An advertisement for Dove beauty products has been viewed by well over three million people, without ever being on television. A copywriter from Ogilvy Toronto, the advertising agency that created a spot named “evolution”, uploaded the advertisement to video sharing website YouTube. While the official upload of the ad itself has…
2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei to showcase the solutions of WiMAX
Monday, June 2, 2008 Leading up to the 2008 COMPUTEX show, the “2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei” is being held. Co-organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), M-Taiwan Office, and WiMAX Forum, the expo will be held in Taipei Show Hall…
British man involved in deal to drill for oil in Darfur
Friday, June 10, 2005 The British TV station Channel 4 has discovered that the Sudanese government has signed a deal for a contract to drill for oil in southern Sudan, and that the key man in securing the deal is British. Friedhelm Eronat, who until two years ago was an American citizen, secured the largest…
Where Is Andes?
Read An Opinion On: Cattle Yard Designs Most of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, and parts of Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela, are in the Andes. The Andes are the second-highest range of mountains in the world. Only the Himalayas in Asia are higher. North America has a peak. Mount McKinley in Alaska, that is 20,300…
Amnesty Report 2006: disadvantaged pay price of war on terror
Friday, May 26, 2006 The human rights watchdog NGO Amnesty International described 2005 as a year of contradictions with signs of hope for human rights being undermined through “deception and failed promises” of “arrogant” governments. Amnesty International issues annual reports on the development of human rights issues, with detailed reports on the situation in every…
International participants showcase different industry cultures at 2008 Taipei Game Show
Friday, January 25, 2008 B2B Trade Area of Taipei Game Show, criticized by trade buyers last year, but accompanied with 2008 Taiwan Digital Content Forum, moved to the second floor at Taipei World Trade Center for world-wide participants with a better exchange atmosphere this year. Not only local OBMs (Softstar Entertainment, Soft-World International Corp., International…
Scottish artist Alan Davie dies at age 93
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 The death of Scottish artist Alan Davie was announced on Sunday. Davie, 93, was known for his colourful abstract paintings. Davie’s career also saw turns as a jeweler, a jazz musician, a lecturer, and a poet. Born in Grangemouth, near Falkirk, in 1920, he studied painting from 1938 to 40 at…
Wood Or Faux Wood Blinds
Read An Opinion On: Best Tattoo Shop Sydney Wood or Faux Wood Blinds by Jenn Jarvis Whether you choose real wood blinds or faux wood blinds, you should be able to blend them perfectly with the remaining wood in your office. Even if you re the only person who enters the room, you ll be…
US Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal
Sunday, June 28, 2015 On Friday, the United States Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in all fifty US states. More than 30 states already permitted gay marriage. The Supreme Court ruled by a five-to-four vote that bans on same-sex marriage were not constitutional. The majority decision was delivered by Justice Anthony Kennedy. Same-sex marriage…