Here’s An Opinion On: Duralirrigation.Com.Au By Jim Ames Throw rugs, along with area rugs, run the gamut from cheap nylon ovals to nearly room sized Persian rugs costing thousands of dollars. Which is right for you depends, of course, on your budget and the particular space you want to cover. Flatweave throw rugs are often…
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not…
Four people shot in parking lot of Wal-Mart store north of Austin, Texas
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Witnesses heard gunshots in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Cedar Park, Texas, near Highway 183, on Sunday morning. Police arrested eighteen year-old Soloman Onwukaife at the scene. Four, including the gunman who had facial wounds unrelated to the shooting, are being treated for injuries after the incident. A fifth victim has…
Oversight Committee: White House attempted to influence Congressional elections
Thursday, October 16, 2008 A report released by the US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today found that the White House had “used the political affairs office to orchestrate an aggressive strategy to use taxpayer-funded trips to help elect Republican candidates” during the 2006 Congressional elections. The actions of the White House may…
Choose The Right Houston Air Conditioning Company And Save Big
Here’s An Opinion On: Air Conditioner Repairs Maitland Choose The Right Houston Air Conditioning Company And Save Big by Roger SDesign For many, it may seem like Houston air conditioning companies are all the same: same services, same prices, same quality of work, etc. However, the truth is that although many of the offered services…
The White Stripes to tour ‘Great White North’
Saturday, April 28, 2007 Grammy Award-winning rock band The White Stripes announced on Wednesday the Canadian leg of a tour in support of their soon-to-be-released album, Icky Thump. The tour, which would be the first cross-Canada excursion for The White Stripes, will see the band play dates in all provinces and territories. The latest tour…
Airbus parent EADS wins £13 billion UK RAF airtanker contract
Thursday, March 27, 2008 European Aeronautic Defence & Space NV (EADS), the parent company of European airframer Airbus, has won a £13 billion contract to supply the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) with aerial refueling tankers to replace the nation’s current ageing fleet. AirTanker Ltd., an EADS-led consortium, have signed a 27-year contract with…
US Immigrants protest Green Card delays with flowers
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Hundreds of legal, highly-skilled workers in the United States sent hundreds of flowers to the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Emilio Gonzalez as part of a symbolic and peaceful protest over what they said was a “flip-flop” by the State Department and the USCIS on eliminating…
The Signs He Is Cheating On You. How To Detect Them?}
Here’s An Opinion On: Film And Video Production Schools Submitted by: Jeromegv Gates Many women ask themselves “is my man cheating on me?”. Most of them have a tendency to overreact when something is different in their marriage. Before taking any measures, it’s necessary to take a step back and check for any signs he…
Forget driving to the Olympics, says Beijing
Friday, September 22, 2006 Anyone planning on attending the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China can forget about renting a car when they get there. Newspapers reported on September 18 that no private cars would be allowed near any of the venues in the host city, in an attempt to combat the gridlock that…