This month, Dior luxury house is hosting its 5th Annual Dior Online Auction to benefit Look Good Feel Better, an organization dedicated to helping women deal with the appearance related effects of cancer. From October 15 to 29, The Dior ...
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A while back, I wrote another look at decluttering, from the moving-on-after-loss standpoint, to which fellow BuildDirect blogger Anabelle Bernard Fournier asked me how one stays on top of cluttering after The Big Purge. Well… it ...
Tags: cleaning, chaos, clean-house type, closets, clears up, healthy life
Europe - Canadian rockers Billy Talent celebrated the release of a new album in September by jumping straight into an arena run of Germany and central Europe. Having tested the touring waters on the summer European Festivals, the production ...
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Called "marionette show" in ancient China, a puppet show is a theatre performance in which puppet figures are made to move by puppeteers pulling strings or by putting their hands inside them. In China, the origin of puppets dates back ...
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In China, the tiger is considered the king of all beasts (not the lion) and represents powerful energy. Further, the tiger is associated with Tsai Shen Yeh, the Chinese God of Wealth, and this god is usually seen sitting on a tiger in Asian ...
On the vast and bleak plateau north of the Great Wall in Shanxi Province is Datong, a historical city of China. With a history of more than 2,300 years, it has retained rich and brilliant cultural relics, including the Yungang Grottoes from ...
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In ancient China, engagement was an important social rite where man and woman confirm marital ties, next only to official marriage in significance. Marital ties were made by following "parents' order and on the matchmaker's word". However, ...
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The most important myth of the Achang is that of Zhepama and Zhemima that depicts the origin of the world and the first human beings in it. In its primal state the world was a mass of air in chaos. The first thing that appeared was light, ...
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Jingxing Lahua is a type of Yangko in North China. As a special form of folk art prevalent in Jingxing County, it was originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and has a fairly long history. Jingxing Lahua is derived from flower fair held ...
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According to Chinese legend, the mighty Pangu, above, broke through the chaos with his strength and axe to create the world as we know it. It may seem that every culture has its own tale about the creation of the world and the beginnings ...
Over a century ago, Oscar Wilde joked that America's only tradition was its youth. This was a distinctly European joke; Asians could not have found it funny. In Chinese culture, tradition is not just the most important thing, it is the only ...
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In June, the UK's pallet and packaging advisory association, Pallet Link, advised its members that the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) in China were intercepting export consignments from ...
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When it comes to kitchens, the 21st century homeowner is deciding to simplify. Yet, while functionality and comfort when it comes to everyday interaction in this very busy room of the average home, they still want to get the balance right ...
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Lowest solar cell price remains at US$0.35/watt in mid-October Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 17 October 2012]Taiwan-based solar cell makers have been keeping their lowest quotes at around US$0.35/watt in ...
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Microsoft's range of Windows 8 tablets has been delayed due to a hold-up in the development of power conservation features on new Intel"Clover Trail"microprocessors.This line is intended for Windows 8-based touchpads competing against the ...
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