James Cameron’s 3-D science fiction movie ”Avatar” has grossed USD 2.039 billion surpassing the USD 2 billion mark held by Titanic by the same director. The movie’s distributor, 20th Century Fox, released the figures on Sunday. Fox declined to forecast where the film would end up, since it expected Tuesday morning’s Oscar nominations to spur [...]
China angry at US arms sales to Taiwan
February 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Edinburgh, Feb 1 The US today defended its 4 billion pounds arms sales to Taiwan following protest from China. Washington said it was committed to helping the island nation defend itself, a US official said. The arms sales has strained further the US-China relationship. An official Chinese daily said US weapons sales to Taiwan, which [...]
Buckfast a Symptom, Not a Cause.
February 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The monks of Buckfast Abbey have defended their product in a statement today saying it was “hard to see” how the wine could be “held responsible for all the social ills” of Strathclyde. The possible link between the wine and crime emerged after a Freedom of Information request by BBC Scotland. Buckfast Tonic Wine was mentioned [...]
Celebrated photographer Weston, goes East.
February 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
By Steve Gold A major Arts exhibition devoted to the legendary US photographer, the late Edward Weston, is sure to draw huge crowds at Edinburgh’s newly reopened City Art Centre this summer. Edward Weston: Life Work is organised by art2art Circulating Exhibitions and will run throughout Edinburgh’s main summer festivals period from July until late [...]
