Daur is the title that the people of the Daur ethnic minority named themselves, meaning cultivator. With historical records dating back to the early 17th century, there are several stories about the origin of this minority. The most ...
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The Nickel Institute has published the guide "Stainless Steels: Cost Efficient materials for the Global Biofuels Industries", written by Ms Kristina Osterman. The introduction explains that "We are issuing this publication to help ...
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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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November 19, 2012 -- Markets Research Reports “Specialty Oilfield Chemicals Market by Types, Applications, Trends & Global Forecasts (2011 - 2016)”defines and segments the global specialty oilfield chemicals market with analysis ...
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Population and Distribution The Maonan ethnic minority lives mostly in Huanjiang County of Guangxi Province, especially in the three regions of Shangnan, Zhongnan, and Xianan. They have a relatively smaller population of 107,166 than many ...
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Or maybe the husband's parents are visiting for Thanksgiving. The children's birthdays are coming up, and you need to plan the decor. No matter the occasion, whenever food is involved, table dressing and decoration is almost as important ...
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BOSTON — Wayfair.com, the online retailer of home furnishings and other products, said it had a record-breaking Black Friday with sales of more than $3.5 million. Sales for the holiday weekend were up 37% from a year ago, and the ...
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Security vendor Symantec,the firm behind the Norton Antivirus product among others,has warned of a new type of malware that is able to modify corporate databases. The threat,which Symantec has named W32.Narilam,has the functionality to ...
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INDIANAPOLIS --- Electronics and appliance retailer hhgregg is rolling out furniture to all 228 of its stores by the end of this year. That news follows a test at a number of stores of upholstery, occasional tables, consoles and more from ...
INDIANAPOLIS --- Electronics and appliance retailer hhgregg has completed a rollout of Ashley Furniture to all 228 of its stores, the company confirmed. The move follows a test at a number of stores of upholstery, occasional tables, ...
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Computerworld - Hoping to speed online transaction processing, Microsoft is adding in-memory features to its SQL Server relational database manager. The next version of SQL Server will allow users to host database tables, or even entire ...
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More specialist teachers in science and computer science are needed for primary school children,a report from CBI has called for today. The First Steps:A new approach for our schools report is being launched at the CBI Annual Conference ...
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US retailer Target Corp. has booked a jump in third-quarter profits, which benefited from higher sales and one-off gains. In a filing yesterday (15 November) Target said it had earned US$637m, or $0.96 per share, in the third quarter ...
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The Royal Free Hospital has implemented SAP's Business Objects dashboarding technology to enable staff to fathom more efficiently its own workings. Will Smart, director of information management and technology at the Royal Free Hospital, ...
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SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick -- Regional powerhouse Lounsbury Furniture has opened its first ever store here, the fifth in the chain and the first it has opened in many years. Nancy Bartlett, left, manager of Lounsbury Furniture's new ...
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