Chowist Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_incandescent...

    In April 2007, Ontario's minister of energy, Dwight Duncan, announced the provincial government's intention to ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs by 2012. Later in April, the federal government announced that it would ban the sale of inefficient incandescent light bulbs nationwide by 2012 as part of a plan to cut down on emissions of ...

  3. Ray-Ban - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray-Ban

    Luxottica Group. Website. ray-ban .com. Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.

  4. Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel...

    But on 29 June 2022, after 16 hours of negotiations, all climate ministers of the 27 EU member states agreed to the commission's proposal (part of the 'Fit for 55' package) to effectively ban the sale of new internal combustion vehicles by 2035 (through '[introducing] a 100% CO 2 emissions reduction target by 2035 for new cars and vans').

  5. Kawhi Leonard withdraws from Team USA for upcoming Paris ...

    www.aol.com/sports/kawhi-leonard-withdraws-team...

    Sean Leahy. July 10, 2024 at 12:13 PM. Kawhi Leonard has withdrawn from Team USA's basketball team for the upcoming Olympics in Paris, USA Basketball announced on Wednesday. "Kawhi has been ...

  6. California has 11 of the most overpriced housing markets in ...

    www.aol.com/news/california-11-most-overpriced...

    These California cities were among the top overpriced metropolitan areas in the country as of April 30, according to Florida Atlantic University’s Beracha and Johnson Housing Market Ranking: No ...

  7. Philippines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines

    The Philippines is generally mountainous; uplands make up 65 percent of the country's total land area. [53]: 38 [201] The Philippines is an archipelagoof about 7,641 islands,[202][203]covering a total area (including inland bodies of water) of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi).

  8. List of banned video games by country - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games...

    The ban was lifted on 23 June 2016; the game can be acquired in physical and non-physical format through Steam. Counter-Strike is banned because of violence and a map simulating a Favela in 2008. The ban was later lifted and the game is available for sale. EverQuest is banned because the player is able to go on quests for both good and evil.

  9. Aviator sunglasses - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviator_sunglasses

    It went on sale to the public in 1937. Impact-resistant lenses were added in 1938. Ray-Ban Aviator US General MacArthur's signature look included his ornate hat, corncob pipe, and Aviator sunglasses. (1944) The sunglasses were redesigned with a metal frame in 1939 and promoted by Bausch & Lomb as the Ray-Ban Aviator.