Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a sweet baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally had a disk shape. Determining whether a given food ...
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Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder, and/or eggs. Small tarts and other sweet baked products are called "pastries." Pastry may ...
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In the US and UK the market for clothing for pets is growing. But is it a sensible bit of indulgence or an inappropriate fad, asks Helen Soteriou. Anyone going into a park during the recent cold weather might very well have seen dogs ...
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For more than 150 years, PFAFF, a leading global brand of premier sewing and embroidery machines, has empowered sewers with precision, customization and unlimited creativity. Today, the brand announced the introduction of its most amazing ...
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Classification Liquor Chinese liquor, which is one of the six world-famous varieties of spirits (the other five being brandy, whisky, rum, vodka, and gin), has a more complicated production method and can be made from various staples - ...
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The U.S. agricultural sector faces the difficult task of developing new policies that will meet the necessary budget constraints. Furthermore, the U.S. cotton industry also must devise policy that will resolve the World Trade Organization ...
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"Good news for business owners and all job seekers – a new technology designed to seek out employment opportunities for you while you are doing just about anything you like is launched and employers can advertise for free," said Dr. ...
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Furniture is part of a convention concerning people's residence. Its design, manufacture and style reflect the spiritual outlook and aesthetic taste of a time. The Ming and Qing dynasties were the golden age of Chinese traditional ...
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Chinese embroidery boasts a very long history. As the "Longevity embroidery" and "Token embroidery" unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, indicate, it reached a rather high level of development some 2000-3000 ...
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Baosteel-China Steel Corporation 14th high-level scientific and technical exchange is held from March 26 to 30. Baosteel Group Co., Ltd. chairman Xu Lejiang and CSC chairman Zou Ruoqi have in-depth exchange on steel market conditions, ...
A one-off luxury supercar called the Icona Vulcano will be unveiled at this month’s Shanghai auto show. Designed by Shanghai-based company Icona – created in 2010 – the two-door, two-seat Icona Vulcano is powered by ...
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Child development Toys, like play itself, serve multiple purposes in both humans and animals. They provide entertainment while fulfilling an educational role. Toys enhance cognitive behavior and stimulate creativity. They aid in the ...
Ming Furniture Representing the zenith of Chinese furniture, Ming furniture is treasured for its precious wood, comfortable design, simple decoration and superb craftsmanship. Background Ming furniture dates from the end of the Ming ...
The silk textiles are generally known as ling (twill damask), luo (gauze), juan (silk tabby) and duan (satin). They are further subdivided into juan (silk tabby), qi (damask on tabby), luo (gauze), sha (plain gauze), ling (twill damask), ...
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A suit is a set of garments made from the same cloth, usually consisting of at least a jacket and trousers. Lounge suits (also known as business suits when sober in colour and style), which originated in Britain as country wear, are the ...
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