In the year 1920 in China, women still bound their breasts and those who wore low-cut clothing revealing even the slightest bit of skin risked being arrested by outraged authorities. But only seven years later, the Chinese government ...
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On the first day of October 1949, 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians gathered at Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing and joined the founding ceremony of the New China. Chairman Mao read out the public announcement of the Central ...
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The New Design Britain Awards, organised by UBM Live Built Environment, launched yesterday with a new set of initiatives to add to its already-established awards programme. New Design Britain is a respected initiative bringing talecnted ...
Platts’ analysis shows apparent oil demand in August was 41.19 million metric tons (mt), or an average 9.74 million barrels per day (b/d) — an increase of 3.7% year over year. This growth came despite a slew of bearish economic ...
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Agatha Christie’s brooch and ring are seen here. Christie wrote the plays The Mousetrap, Towards Zero and The Hollow along a number of best-selling novels, including And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. ...
Mountain Hardwear has begun showing the film “Days Of My Youth” to snow enthusiasts and powderhounds around the world this fall and winter. ADVERTISEMENT The movie, which premiered along with a dusting of snow two weeks ago ...
Awards celebrate the best fan created LEGO Star Wars content out there from builders, photographers and film makers. LEGO Star Wars has launched its first ever ‘Oscars-style’ awards, The Golden Brickies. The Awards, which ...
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Process control and yield management solutions provider KLA-Tencor Corp of Milpitas, CA, USA has introduced the WaferSight PWG patterned wafer geometry measurement system, the LMS IPRO6 reticle pattern placement metrology system, and the ...
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No matter the size of your property, optimizing the space you have can be a challenge. In smaller properties, however, the lack of available space can become an especially difficult problem. While you can go the route of limiting the amount ...
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A computer interface that works on vibration rather than electrical circuit board; an emergency programme that tackles the loss of coral reefs from ocean acidification; a camping equipment rental system to reduce festival waste; and a pot ...
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This diamond brooch and three-stone diamond ring, found in a traveling trunk that once belonged to author Agatha Christie's mother, will be offered at Bonhams Oct. 8 jewelry auction in London. London--A 19th century diamond brooch and ...
China's apparent oil demand* in June turned directions from May and climbed 2.7% versus the same month a year ago to 41.94 million metric tons (mt) or an average 10.25 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts ...
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University College London researchers published their study whose results show that users of ecigarettes who want to quit smoking are 60% more likely to succeed than when they use NRTs or simple willpower. Like other aspects of ecigarettes, ...
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One of the downsides of pet ownership is the wear and tear they incur on your home, and no aspect of your home takes a bigger beating than your flooring. If you've noticed that your hardwood or tile floors are looking dull and scuffed, or ...
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ASA Automotive Systems has opened registration for its 2014 InfoExpo User Conference July 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency Austin in Austin, Texas. As part of Friedman Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. ASA will be ...
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