The 19th annual American Sewing Expo opens Friday, Sept. 28 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi with fashion shows, classes and shopping for beginner to expert sewers and crafters. It is being held ...
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Don't 1: At the proposal meeting, the groom's family will present the bride with an alive goose. The bride's family should not kill the goose and eat it because the goose represents the groom. If the goose is quiet when it is turned over ...
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adidas announced a long-term partnership with basketball superstar Ricky Rubio of the Minnesota Timberwolves. "Growing up in Spain I always loved the adidas brand and their products," said Rubio. "The last few years they've really ...
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BLOOMINGTON. Minn. — HGTV Home has opened its first pop-up store here in the Mall of America, a 2,000-square foot space with a product assortment including furniture, flooring, lighting, plants, paints and more. The showroom opened ...
Festival represents a nation's culture.In China,each of 56 ethnic groups boasts their own festivals which record and carry forward traditions,cultures and ethnic folklore. The Sister Festival is one of the Miao people's most active ...
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A wireless network now links 1400 LED-based outdoor lights on the University of California at Davis campus after an SSL collaboration between the California Lighting Technology Center and Lumewave. Lumewave announced that it supplied the ...
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Lion Dance,which originated from China,are traditional Chinese folk activities and folk dance forms. Lion Dance,also known as Playing Lion,is a traditional sport activity and a folk art that imitates the movements of lions.In China,people ...
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The Saga Dawa festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 4th Tibetan month and is one of the most important religious festivals celebrated in Tibet. This auspicious day coincides with three important events in Buddha's life namely his ...
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Parker Hannifin has appointed Candido Lima, age 47, as Vice President and President - Latin America Group, effective November 1, 2012. Mr. Lima succeeds Ricardo Machado, age 64, who will retire at the end of January, 2013 after 20 years of ...
Since the Stone Age the Bouyei ethnic minority have inhabited what is now Guizhou Province. Their main living areas are now Bouyei and the Miao's Autonomous Prefecture, Anshun and Guiyang City. This is a relatively large group with the ...
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MILWAUKEE, WI (BRAIN) — The BiKASE IKASE holds an iPad on bike handlebars for use on stationary trainers. The product allows users to read books, check emails, watch movies, or use a trainer app. Charger and headphone cords can be ...
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Market Watch reported that BNP Paribas cut it outlook on base metal prices for next year but reiterated its view that demand for the metals should grow in 2013 as the global economic outlook brightens. The bank cut its 2013 copper ...
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Testing is heating up in the toaster labs at Consumer Reports. It will be another few weeks before the final results are in, revealing which toasters pop out the most evenly browned toast with the highest rate of consistency, but we can ...
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I was too young to recognize Lunar New Year as anything more than feasts of dumplings and sweet pastries and extra pocket money in red packets the last time I spent it in China. Lighting up fireworks and firecrackers was also just the ...
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Chinese Festivals are always fun and no one does Festivals better than the Chinese. Of all the Chinese Festivals, the Moon Cake Festival is specifically aimed at families and in particular family reunions. As the full moon rises, ...
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