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People In Japan, Spain, France Are Unhappy With Government COVID Response
Paris, France May, 2020 — Sentiment over whether governments are doing a good job of containing the coronavirus pandemic has swung in a number of countries over a month, according to the latest Ipsos poll. A majority of people in nine out of 13 countries feel their government is doing a good job of containing the…
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The Royal Ontario Museum Publishes Cloth That Changed The World: The Art And Fashion Of Indian Chintz
New book explores the story of India’s richly coloured textiles ahead of ROM original exhibition Photography by Tina Weltz TORONTO — The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the publication of Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz on December 2, 2019. The collection of essays explores the far-reaching influence this vividly printed…
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Fundraising Survey Shows More Canadians Are Giving But Giving Less
(Toronto, Ontario) Seven in ten Canadians have given to charity in 2018, and almost half of donors are open to different sorts of giving approaches than just the traditional solicitation letter, according to the 2018 What Canadian Donors Want Survey, conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada in partnership…
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Armstrong’s Heartbeat As Merged Artwork Beamed To Moon
Los Angeles, CA, – Richard Clar using an earth-moon-earth (EME), or moon bounce as it is also called, radioed two very special signals off the surface of the moon where their return was received at Dwingeloo Radio Observatory in the Netherlands. Clar’s extraordinary two-part project, Giant Step and Lune sur la Lune, paid tribute respectively to…
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Yoga Legend Offers 7 Ways To Make Morning Time Your Favorite
Most people dread the moment the alarm clock goes off having to fight their way out of bed to start the day. But what if you could turn morning time into your favorite time of the day, where waking up is actually easy and more enjoyable? Yoga legend Aadil Palkhivala, known across the world as…
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Canada Reassessing Glyphosate Roundup Herbicide Link To Cancer
It’s been nearly four years since we published the article below and the water surrounding glyphosate use in Canada is still murky. Roundup is currently being used in an official capacity in certain situations by government agencies such as the Ministry of the Environment to fight the invasive species Phragmites. Let’s review the earlier article:…
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Photo Glitch Art Book Is Mysterious And Beautiful
“The growing flow of digital culture depends on the hidden protocols of its underlying systems. To explore how interfacing shapes spectatorship online, this pioneering study pinpoints experiences of flow through the friction of photo-based glitch art by Phillip Stearns, Rosa Menkman, and Evan Meaney. Homing in on the viewer, these three cross-disciplinary case studies present…
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Mediocrity Prevents A Peoples Revolution Against Publishing Giants
When I was growing up, I imagined being a novelist meant I would write for a living. This is not always the case. There is a darker side to the writing and publishing profession, even more disturbing than the constant criticism, rejection and pirating of e-books. We’re not all dedicating our lives to the manipulation…
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Study Reveals Cost Of Cannabis And Industry Growth Worldwide
2018 Weed Index Study reveals the cost of marijuana and highlights the number of grow and head shops in 120 cities around the world: With a total of 156, Los Angeles, USA has the most headshops. Madrid, Spain has the largest amount of growshops, with a total of 68. Tokyo, Japan has the most expensive…
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Poll Showed 56% Of Our Neighbors In America Believes In Devil
Against a backdrop of horrific crimes and devastating natural disasters, 56 percent of Americans surveyed believe in the devil, 53 percent believe in hell and 43 percent believe in hell as “a place of suffering and punishment where people go after they die,” according to a poll of 1,218 Americans conducted over Memorial Day weekend…
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Must Have Chargers For iPhone X
With Streetinsider.com recently reporting that Apple sold an estimated 6 million iPhone X units this past Black Friday weekend alone, as calculated by an analyst with Rosenblatt Securities, and with untold millions more sure to sell throughout the holiday season, it’s clear the marketplace is embracing this new iPhone iteration. In fact, the analyst firm…
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PANDORA Jewelry Wants Candid Women In Action Photos
Toronto, September, 2017 – This Autumn, PANDORA reveals ‘DO See The Wonderful’, a multifaceted campaign set to inspire women to see the wonderful in their everyday. To bring this concept to life, PANDORA reveals the results of its partnership with three renowned photographers – Sandra Semburg, Liz Sunshine and Meredith Jenks. Triggered by a global…
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Original Cast And Creator Bring Futurama Comedy Cartoon To Mobile Gaming
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! TinyCo, a Jam City Company, and Fox Interactive have announced the development of Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow, a new game coming soon for mobile devices. The game features original content from Futurama creator and Executive Producer Matt Groening, Executive Producer David X. Cohen, and much of the team behind the beloved TV…
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Ontario Intro’s Online Alcohol Sales And Delivery Via LCBO.COM
Ontario is offering a new and convenient way to buy alcohol products by introducing online sales through LCBO.com. Starting today, LCBO consumers can buy online up to 5,000 different products from across Canada and 85 other countries. Customers can choose to have their order sent to an LCBO store of their choosing for pick up,…
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BenQ’s Flagship Home Theater Projector Delivers Breathtaking Picture
COSTA MESA, Calif. — BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, today announced its new professional-grade home theater projector, the HT6050. The Colorific™ HT6050 leverages the Rec. 709 HDTV standard to deliver best-in-class color accuracy at native full HD resolution — right out of the box — to give movie enthusiasts and…
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DarbeeVision Video Scaling Processor Gives Gamers the Competitive Edge
ORANGE, Calif. — May 2016 — DarbeeVision, Inc., a pioneer in the field of digital image enhancement, is taking gamers to new heights. The company’s new HD DVP-5000S HDMI® video processor is a stunning new advancement in the evolution of picture imaging that makes gaming action pop, giving players a sharper edge over their opponents.…
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The Metapolitics of Burning Man- ‘Fighting the Lie of The Normal Art Economy’
OCCUPY BLACK ROCK! THE METAPOLITICS OF BURNING MAN by MARK VAN PROYEN As annual journalistic rituals go, the annual Time Magazine “Person of the Year” has been the most enduring barometer of the spirit of the moment of its announcement. For close to a century, the banner was “Man of the Year,” but after Corazon…
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Money Buys Happiness If You Give It Away
North Americans are still choosing to hold onto their money these days, a lesson learned from the 2008-09 financial crash. It’s good to have savings – but not to the point of hoarding, says entrepreneur and philanthropist Tim McCarthy, author of “Empty Abundance”. Citizens in the United States of America are saving at a rate…
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Australian Archaeologist In Ontario For Practices Exchange
Phil Czerwinski of Perth, Australia and director of “Heritage Western Australia” an archaeological consultant company focusing on the survey of indigenous rock art, archaeological, and ethnographic sites in Western Australia came to learn about archaeology in southern Ontario. Phil arrived in Haldimand-Norfolk County July 4-11, 2014 to participate in an archaeological exchange with the Haldimand…
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Live in the Future: Weiser’s ‘Smart Lock’ and app turns smartphones into home key
TORONTO -WeiserR, a leading brand of the Hardware & Home Improvement (HHI) division of Spectrum Brands Holdings (NYSE:SPB), answers consumer demand for both convenience and security with its Kevo smart lock. The highly anticipated Bluetooth enabled deadbolt is now arriving at home improvement and electronics retailers across Canada. By simply installing Kevo and downloading the…