Here’s An Opinion On: Professional Painters Lake Macquarie By Christopher Behan While it may seem easy to finish a basement, the truth is that unless you are extremely handy this can quickly become a harrowing do-it-yourself remodeling project. Even if you basement seems bone dry, you may have cracks and leaks that can ruin your…
Pre-election call in Canada, Conservatives start ads, including during kids TV
Thursday, September 4, 2008 Canadian Federal Elections 2008 Day Stories from the 2008 Canadian Federal Elections 13 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: Libertarian John Kittridge in St. Paul’s 13 October 2008: Canadian scientists protest Harper’s attacks on science 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Paul Arbour in Carleton—Mississippi Mills 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Jo-Anne Boulding…
Pope speaks with astronauts in orbit for first time
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Pope Benedict XVI spoke with astronauts aboard the International Space Station yesterday, marking the first time a pope has conversed with astronauts in orbit. Organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), the call originated from the Vatican Library at 7:11 am Eastern time. German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, president of the…
Find me all the red balloons; MIT wins DARPA challenge
Monday, December 7, 2009 A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) won the challenge to find ten 8-foot (2.4 metre) weather balloons spread across the continental United States, just nine hours after the event’s start. In a test of the nation’s social networking skills, the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency…
Live A Healthy Lifestyle And Avoid Heart Diseases}
Here’s An Opinion On: Scrub Store Submitted by: Brent McNutt The busiest walks of life belong to those who have sedentary lifestyles. But one must be very careful for lifestyle define what kind of life are you going to have. In most cases, heart diseases have been the biggest problem of people. It has been…
Africans keep the leading position at 2008 Mumbai Marathon
Sunday, January 20, 2008 The Standard Chartered Marathon, nicknamed “The Greatest Race on Earth“, held its third stage in Mumbai, India today. Because of the scorching hot weather in India, marathon runners had to adapt to the weather to overcome the challenge. More than 30,000 runners participated in this race, joined by local NGOs and…
Blu-ray prevails in high definition disc war
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 The battle between the two high definition optical disc formats, Blu-ray and HD DVD has ended after sole HD DVD manufacturer Toshiba has announced it will no longer produce HD DVD players. In a press conference yesterday, Toshiba president Atsutoshi Nishida announced and confirmed that Toshiba will terminate the R&D plan…
Gunman shoots during board meeting in Florida, then kills self
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 An armed gunman took hostages and fired shots during a school board meeting in Panama City, Florida at the Bay District Schools’ Nelson Building Tuesday. The gunman has been identified as Clay Duke, 56, whose wife had been fired by the school district. Duke fired at board members until he was…
Denture Myths}
Here’s An Opinion On: Best Medical Scrubs New Zealand Submitted by: Barrie Semp The Smily Centre UK, has provided a number of common myths surrounding dentures, implants and cosmetic dentistry: MYTH #1: All dentures are alike and are made from a pattern or mold common to all patients. FACT: Since every person’s mouth is different,…
US automaker GM reports losses of $6 billion
Thursday, May 7, 2009 United States automobile company General Motors announced it has lost US$6 billion in the first quarter of 2009, amidst heavy declines in revenues. Not including special items, the firm said it had lost a net $5.9 billion dollars, or $9.66 per share. In the first quarter of last year, GM had…