The Light Festival of Buddhism is a religious festival. October 25 in lunar calendar is the day when Tsongkhapa, the 108-year old initiator of Shamanism, passed away. The monks and the people light the Buddhist lights for his funeral. Since ...
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The Lantern Festival (or Yuan Xiao Festival in Chinese) is an important traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first lunar month, marking the end of celebrations of the New Year. The biggest attraction on Lantern ...
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The Fedora Project on Tuesday announced the long-awaited beta release of Fedora Linux 18, complete with numerous improvements for users, developers and systems administrators. Several delays beset the project during this release cycle ...
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The Dongxiang ethnic minority derived their name from their native region - Dongxiang. Today, numbering 513,805, they mainly inhabit the Dongxiang Autonomous County in Gansu, with a small number in Xinjiang and Ningxia. Language: The ...
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The Gelao people live in Guizhou, Yunnan Province and Guangxi Autonomous Region. They are an old ethnic minority with a recorded history of 2,100 years. According to the census of 2000, the population of Gelao is 579,357. Language and ...
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Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival, is celebrated on January 15 of Chinese lunar calendar. It is the first full moon night in the Chinese lunar year, symbolizing the coming back of the spring. Lantern Festival may be regarded ...
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India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs late Thursday announced changes to the country's ethanol policy that will enable the market to set the price and permit imports if supply falls short of enabling 5% blending into gasoline. ...
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Watson Pharmaceuticals has introduced Pioglitazone Hydrochloride 15mg, 30mg and 45mg tablets, a generic equivalent to Actos. The company began the shipment of the product after winning the final FDA approval. Actos is a prescription ...
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Germany - Berlin's enchanting Theater des Westens is currently playing host to a stage musical production of Polanski's Tanz de Vampire (Dance of the Vampires) with libretto by Dr Michael Kunze and music composed by the legendary Jim ...
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Cadbury's, the brand owned by American food company Mondelēz International, has developed a chocolate that does not melt in hot weather. The company noted the new Dairy Milk bars will stay solid when left in temperatures of 104F for ...
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SportsQuest has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Maize Pluss, has signed a contract to distribute organic stevia, an USDA FDA approved organic sweetener. SportsQuest CEO Jeff Burns said that the company is building a very ...
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Hershey has agreed to acquire the 49% stake in Godrej Hershey joint venture (JV) that it does not own, primarily from Godrej Industries and another minority shareholder. The US-based chocolate and sugar confectionery maker will own the ...
Harcourt orchardist and cider maker Drew Henry and Bress Wine, Cider & Produce director and winemaker Adam Marks have teamed up to produce Harcourt Perry and Cider. Just like the real cider, the new Harcourt Perry and Cider consists of ...
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US-based restaurant chain Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has introduced new menu for the holiday season. The menu features breakfast,lunch,dinner and dessert options,said the company. The breakfast menu features Low-fat vanilla ...
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Safety and protective fabrics manufacturer SSM Industries Inc., Spring City, Tenn., has expanded the offerings in its Pro-CFR® Cotton line of flame-resistant (FR) cotton fabrics with the introduction of Pro-CFR 12 Cal and Pro-CFR + ...
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