Author: annamawrick
Published articles: 12
Many adverts for skincare products, some of them the most expensive options available, make wild claims about their ability to get rid of wrinkles or make women look younger. Often these adverts quote scientific research, baffling consumers with impressive-sounding ingredients in a bid to make their product sound more futuristic and effective. But how much …
The debate on abortion law in the US is always an emotional subject and one which always reappears around election time. Since “Jane Roe”, whose real name was Norma McCovey, successfully argued in 1973 that the US law banning abortions for women unless their lives are at risk was unconstitutional, all the states have been …
If you watch a lot of legal TV programs or movies, then you will have heard a lot of characters talk about people in court “pleading the Fifth” or “taking the Fifth”. This obviously applies to the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, but what does it actually mean in practical terms? Although the full …
As the US Congress debates two laws that aim to deal with the problem of online piracy, comments from Barack Obama seem to suggest that he backs the opinion of the technology companies over the concerns of media organizations. While Congress is considering the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, both …
Megan’s Law is the name given to legislation that was introduced in 1994 in an effort to help parents protect their children from sex offenders in their area. Named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered by a neighbour who had recently moved into the area. The man had several prior …
Moving house is stressful enough without having to worry about all your furniture making it to your new home in one piece. Many people hire professional moving companies, especially if they have acquired a lot of possessions or have some particularly large pieces of furniture, but this is no guarantee that everything is going to …
Many people enjoy home renovation work; everything from decorating to restoring old pieces of furniture. If you have a passion and a talent for projects of this kind, you could set up your own business, either renovating pieces of furniture for friends and colleagues or by buying cheap second-hand pieces and selling them on once …
If you are lucky enough to have pieces of antique furniture in your home they are likely to be either precious family heirlooms or items which cost you a lot of money in an antique store. Whichever category your antiques fall into, you will want to make sure you are doing your best to protect …
One of the most exciting aspects of having a baby is preparing for the new arrival. Whether you decide to find out the sex or not, both Mom and Dad can have lots of fun buying clothes, toys and, of course, decorating the nursery. There are lots of boring and practical things that you need …
As time goes on, many of us end up with pieces of unwanted furniture in our houses, either because we move into smaller homes as the children leave or because we have invested in new pieces that are more fashionable. One option is to sell these extra pieces, through the wanted ads in your local …