It’s deja vu as Sarkozy visit raises curtain for Lisbon II
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on July 17, 2008
THE Government is considering inviting opposing sides of the Lisbon Treaty to a forum attended by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Dublin next week, the Irish Independent has learned.
News of Mr Sarkozy’s involvement in the first public postmortem on the defeat of the Lisbon Treaty sparked mixed reactions from the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ camps last [...]
Fire code violations bring curtain down on Elgin Art Showcase
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on July 16, 2008
Elgin officials are optimistic that the show will soon go on at the Elgin Art Showcase.
The venue, for which the city leases the eighth floor in the Professional Building on Division Street, was shut down last week by the city after building owners failed to comply with life safety requirements, city spokeswoman Susan Olafson said.
Among [...]
Theatre group saved from the final curtain
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on May 17, 2008
THE curtain will not fall on a Furness theatre group which feared closure.
Barrow Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is just two years away from celebrating its centenary, but its players were almost forced to leave the stage forever over a planning dispute.
The society’s chairman Martin Craig feared tonight’s performance of Sweeney Todd at Forum 28 [...]
Chev opens drive
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 20, 2008
A CAR dealer in London has created a “changing room” for buyers
who want to see what they look like behind the wheel of their new
car before they buy it.
The curtained-off area on the dealer’s forecourt has three huge
floor-to-ceiling mirrors, allowing buyers to see themselves in
their new car from a variety of angles.
Prospective buyers can drive [...]
Does my boot look big in this?
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 20, 2008
A CAR dealer in London has created a “change room” for buyers
who want to see what they look like behind the wheel of their new
car before they buy it.
The curtained-off area on the dealer’s forecourt has three large
mirrors, allowing buyers to see themselves in their prospective new
car from a variety of angles.
Potential buyers can drive [...]
Ideas A picture and a thousand words
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 6, 2008
If a picture is equivalent to 1,000 words, then dividing this strip of four photobooth images into 250 words apiece is too tempting to resist. Starting at the top, we see a couple looking at each other, instead of the camera lens. This polyptych is taken from historical photo collector N盲kki Goranin’s new book, American [...]
Camogie club clothing collection
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Rapparees Camogie Club are holding a clothing collection.
Anyone who can spare unwanted clothing, paired shoes or household textiles like bed linen, curtains and towels are asked to make a donation.
All items will be distributed in second shops in developing countries and every bag collected results in a donation being made to the camogie team.
‘Please help [...]
Camogie club clothing collection
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Rapparees Camogie Club are holding a clothing collection.
Anyone who can spare unwanted clothing, paired shoes or household textiles like bed linen, curtains and towels are asked to make a donation.
All items will be distributed in second shops in developing countries and every bag collected results in a donation being made to the camogie team.
‘Please help [...]
Storm That Battered Northwest Moves On
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
CENTRALIA, Washington - A storm that battered the Pacific Northwest for two days moved on Tuesday, leaving behind flooded homes, fallen trees and washed-out roads, including the region’s largest highway, which was covered with 10 feet of muddy water.
The storm, which killed at least five people, lashed the area with high winds and heavy rain, [...]
Powerful Storm Batters Pacific Northwest
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
PORTLAND, Ore. %26mdash; Hurricane-force winds and heavy rain battered the Northwest for a second day Monday, killing at least two people and leaving entire communities dark and isolated as the storms blocked roads with trees, power lines, high water and mud.
Dozens of people stranded by flood waters required rescue as the second of two storms [...]