China has built glittering metropolises in the span of roughly three decades of reform and opening. But in an equal span of time, shiny urban centers risk losing their shining façades or even descending into slums thanks to poor ...
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Sweater coats old and new have a long fashion history. Whether retro or modern you can find them online or knit your own. Knitted garments have been around for a long time. Knitting is such an ancient craft that no one knows who first ...
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With smart-phone theft reaching epidemic proportions, a coalition of more than 50 law enforcement agencies, scholars, consumer advocates—including Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports—and others is demanding ...
At 10 o'clock on June 4th in Shanghai New International Expo Centre, under drum beats and music,Former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of CPPCC, Former President of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chairperson of the Chinese ...
The 16th International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2013) will be held less than 1 month later at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai during June 10 - 13, 2013. The exhibition preparation items are ...
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The Song Dynasty (960-1279) witnessed a thriving urban economy and the appearance of an influential social stratum consisting of townspeople. Large-scale variety shows like those organized by courts during the Han and Tang periods were ...
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The 300-year period in Chinese history from the Wei and Jin Dynasty(220-420) to the Southern and Northern Dynasty(386-581), witnessed great social turmoil and an intensive cultural amalgamation amongst various ethnic groups. The Sui Dynasty ...
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GREENSBORO, North Carolina — May 9, 2013 — Unifi, Inc. (NYSE:UFI) and Herff Jones team up to make graduation greener with Renew Graduation gowns, made with REPREVE? recycled fiber. By the end of the 2013 graduation season, ...
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Research In Motion has unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets, and said it will offer its once-popular BlackBerry Messenger service on iPhones and devices running Google's Android software. CEO Thorsten ...
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Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year's ...
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In the context of Chinese ceramics, the term porcelain lacks a universally accepted definition. This in turn has led to confusion about when the first Chinese porcelain was made. Claims have been made for the late Eastern Han period (100 to ...
The student Ming Ma from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new method to manufacture LEDs that are brighter, more energy efficient, and have superior technical properties than those on the market today. His patent-pending ...
Engineering skills initiative the UK Electronics Skills Foundation has added three more universities to its programme. The initiative is working with universities to address the declining number of electronic engineering degree students ...
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What is dairy product? Dairy products are generally defined as food produced from the milk of mammals (the Food Standards Agency of the United Kingdom defines dairy as "foodstuffs made from mammalian milk"). They are ...
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Though not as strict as the tea ceremony in Japan, certain rules govern the Chinese understanding of tea. Take tea wares as an example. Green tea goes with white porcelain or celadon without a cover; scented one with celadon or blue and ...
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