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  • Easter Bank Holiday Fun

     By:Jessie Jones
    Easter brings about the first bank holiday of the year So what are you going to be doing between Good Friday and Easter bank holiday Monday

  • A Brief History of Easels

     By:Art Forbes-Lee
    Anyone who has painted with oil or acrylic paints can tell you what an invaluable piece of technology an easel is, and how essential it can be as part of the artistic process So it is staggering to think that one day, a long, long time ago, there were no easels – they just hadn’t been invented yet… Artists would often paint on tables, on floors and on walls until some clever individual decided that in order to get a better view of the painting he (or she) was creating, that they would prop up a piece of board at an angle - and called it an easel

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine Health and Tourism Double Variations

     By:Weihua
    "February 2, Long rise, pai lou open", Sun Ssu-Hermitage practice Chakpori ushered in the four tourists, spread the millennium Chakpori temple it would have begun to display their charm, demonstrating a unique culture of Chinese medicine health and rich and colorful tourist and cultural resources, from the March 16 start, to March 28 the curtain call of the temple, no doubt, is a feast

  • The Canadian Diamond Rush

     By:Larry J.
    Canada is not a country which immediately springs to mind when it comes to diamonds – Russia and Botswana occupy top two slots – but since the discovery of diamonds in the Northwest Territories in 1991, Canada has become the world's number 3 producer of diamonds by value The first diamond discovered was in the frozen Point Lake wilderness, approximately 200 miles northeast of the Canadian city of Yellowknife

  • America's Favourite Candy

     By:Dave Matthews
    Sweets and candy have always been favourite with children for year's and none more so than the classic Jolly Rancher candies We all have fond memories of these fruity hard candies, however you may be surprised to hear that their history dates back much further than you first thought

  • A Brief History of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

     By:Clive Oliver
    Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the top classical music composers of all time – so famous today to the he is commonly known as simply "Bach" A native German, Bach was a composer, organist and violinist and produced classical religious and secular works for choirs, solo instruments and orchestras

  • The Perfect Prom Tuxedo For The Perfect Night

     By:Rita Welldon
    The big day is almost here and you still haven’t found that perfect prom tuxedo that neither you nor your colleagues will ever forget It’s no biggie as there are a lot of offers over the Internet these days that will practically suit you up in a matter of clicks

  • How to Enjoy the Culture of Fiji as a Tourist

     By:Rene Thompson
    Visitors to Fiji enjoy not only some of the world's best lagoons, with beautiful blue waters and the famous Rainbow Reef, but also rich history and culture spanning thousands of years While you'll surely spend plenty of time on the beach while on vacation in Fiji, why not check out some of these cultural destinations to get a sense of traditional life in Fiji

  • Antique Lamps – Kakiemon – a Story of Harmony and Balance

     By:Maurice Robertson
    Kakiemon, pronounced, Kak-i-eh-mon, is all about balance, a small range of distinctive colors, known as “the palette”, pure white porcelain and a perfect eye for harmony In the world of art and design, colour is important, in fact, of primary importance, with many specific colours bearing the name of their originator

  • Early Sword History - Bronze and Iron Ages

     By:Steve Efren
    The development of the long edged weapon known as the sword was already well underway by the Bronze Age In fact, rudimentary swords were developed even before metals, though of course these had very crude blades (made of flint, bone, or similar materials) and were not nearly as sharp as any metal weapons that would follow them

  • Tentatively Ascribed to Natural Rubber is Expected to Re-up

     By:Lanbo Jiang
    At present, natural rubber has been the main contract of 1001, the key to an integer points close to 20,000 The author believes that the basic trend of rising natural rubber has not changed, the fundamentals are still the better, if effectively break through 20000, this will usher in a wave of accelerating the highs