As the calendar creeps toward winter, darkness is falling sooner and the days are growing shorter. The rate of injury and death from motor vehicle crashes is higher at night. Now, more than ever, it's important to make sure you're getting ...
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SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment will junk plastic shopping bags at all its theme parks by 2013. Park gift shops will offer paper bags, which are made from 100% recycled paper, or guests can opt to buy reusable bags. According to the ...
Pingyao is an old city with a history of more than 2,700 years in Shanxi Province. Despite the turmoil in the changing dynasties, it has remained a county seat with the most complete features of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 1997, the ...
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This is a men's robe of the Song Dynasty. The camel yellow silk-lined robe has a palette of colors, including blue, green, black and white etc, all of which contrast nicely with one another. The patterns are lively and the sewing is ...
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What is the theme of human birth?First it is to know where life comes from;and then to wish that the newborn grows up healthy and strong.Human life comes from mother's body of the universe,which the Chinese believe is as primeval as pigeon ...
Pixiu (also called Tianlu or Bixie) is one of the five auspicious animals of traditional Chinese culture (the other four are the dragon, phoenix, turtle and kylin). The Chinese people call it “fortune beast.” This lion-looking ...
The Boards of Directors of Pantaloon Retail India Limited(PRIL)and Future Ventures India Ltd,(FVIL)approved a proposal to consolidate their fashion businesses into a new to be listed entity(Future Fashion),which would emerge as one of ...
Once the lonely crusade of astronomers, the dark-sky movement is finding increasingly vocal support in the lighting community; and is gaining regulatory traction with the sustainability and conservation movements. Plants and animals, ...
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As we mentioned before in"Turtle Friendly Bulbs Make a Positive Environmental Impact",when sea turtle hatchlings emerge from their nest,they seek the light of the moon to make a mad dash into the ocean and begin their swim to safety.Lights ...
Want to follow a sea turtle swimming amid a school of fish near the Great Barrier Reef?Now you can get a sense of it without getting your feet wet. Google on Tuesday announced that the company has added its first underwater panoramic ...
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LED-based lighting can deliver narrow-spectrum light that RAJENDRA SWAMY says can provide real benefits in life-science applications such as plant growth,aquarium lighting,and general lighting that is wildlife friendly. Solid-state ...