Throughout history women have been depicted by artists with various materials and personas. Architecture, oil paintings, and sculptures are just some of the popular and familiar mediums that we see today represented throughout our art ...
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Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that contractors took out building permits worth $6.6 billion in June, down 10.3 percent from May and the first decrease in six months. Despite this decline, the total value of building permits continued ...
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In the January-July period this year, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 4.4302 trillion ($724.3 billion), up 20.5 percent year on year, with this growth rate up 0.2 percentage points compared to the year-on-year ...
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The sauna was first invented in Greece by the proto-archaeic tribe of Myceanes. King Alexander of Itheon, according to scripture found in the Mycen palace by the Finnish archaeologist Hermanni Mustajärvi in 1916, is considered as the ...
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Classic and simple quality-inspired cotton and linen fabrics from sixth generation family-run firm Ian Mankin are one of the newest collections now available from UK on-line fabric specialist Curtains Made Simple. The Ian Mankin updated ...
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In January-April this year, China's overall real estate investment amounted to RMB 1.918 trillion ($311.9 billion), up 21.1 percent year on year, with this growth rate up 0.9 percentage points compared to the year-on-year increase rate ...
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In Sweden, industrial production increased by 0.8 percent in March this year compared to February, and remained stable year on year in working day-adjusted figures, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB). New orders for Swedish industry ...
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Contractors took out building permits worth $6.5 billion in March, up 8.6 percent from February and the third consecutive monthly advance, according to a report from Statistics Canada. The March increase came mostly from the non-residential ...
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Ceramics is widely used in our everyday lives, from food, clothes, housing, travel, education, music, art... and so on. Below we have provided brief description of its use with "food, clothes, housing and travel". Ceramics is ...
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In daily life Around the turn of the 20th century, bicycles reduced crowding in inner-city tenements by allowing workers to commute from more spacious dwellings in the suburbs. They also reduced dependence on horses. Bicycles allowed ...
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Way back in antiquity wine produced in China was not as we know it today. The fermented product had a thick creamy consistency and was eaten, not being suitable for drinking. Thus the vessels used were more or less the same as those used ...
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American Modern Insurance Group has signed a multi-year agreement with Symbility Solutions to implement Claims Connect into its operations. Under the terms of the agreement, American Modern Insurance will deploy the property and casualty ...
Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that Canadian municipalities issued building permits worth $6 billion in February, a 1.7 percent increase from January. Higher construction intentions in the non-residential sector in eight provinces more ...
Wall sconces were introduced long before the discovery of electricity, when they were used to hold candles and torches along the walls of dwellings, homes, and castles. Some of today's designs still feature the "candle" appearance that is ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently released an updated standard for the installation of residential replacement windows without the removal of existing frames. AAMA 2410-13, Standard Practice for ...
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