Freshwater pearls make pearl jewelry the perfect gift for every woman and young girl. Pearls are rare commodities that were once possessed only by the rich and famous. Because of the pearl’s aesthetic appeal, they are reputed to have medicinal properties. In China, women ingest freshwater pearl powder every morning and night to maintain their youth. The powder purportedly Read the rest of this entry

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Your nose is running. Your body aches. You know you got that cold from your seven-year-old. The work project you’ve been struggling with is due Friday, and you keep telling yourself, “I just don’t have time to be sick.”

No career-committed mother wants to give up her precious time to illness. But the truth is if you don’t make time for your Read the rest of this entry

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The earliest civilisations of China, Egypt, Greece and Rome made bronze coins and statues, ad bronze was later used to cast bells and cannon – the original Victoria Crosses were made from bronze of Russia cannon captured in the Crimean War. It finally became extremely popular with British and Indian craftsmen in Victorian times for casting small statuettes and art Read the rest of this entry

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I Love Touring Paris – The Third Arrondissement

The 3rd arrondissement located on the right bank of the Seine River is second smallest of Paris’s twenty districts. It contains the northern, relatively quiet part of the medieval district of Le Marais (The Marsh) while the 4th arrondissement contains the livelier southern part. Paris’s oldest surviving Read the rest of this entry

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Over six million people in the USA choose to purchase and use the illegal drug cocaine. The drug can be sniffed, snorted, injected or smoked, but no matter how it is taken, either in powder form or crack cocaine in a pipe, cocaine is popular because it produces an intense euphoric feeling. They feel energized, but little do users know how powerfully addictive this Read the rest of this entry

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Fundamentals Of Theoretical And Applied Chemistry: Role Of Ancient Arabian And Egyptian Scientists

Chemistry deals with the composition and properties of substances and the changes of composition they undergo. It has been divided into Inorganic and Organic. The conception of this in modern Chemistry came from al-Rãzi’s classification of chemical substances Read the rest of this entry

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Mudras & Hand Symbolism: Hand Mysteries? Part 1

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Before we begin discussing mudras, let us first consider some interesting topics concerning hands. This and the following article will be devoted to hand mysteries, symbolism, esotericism, signs, and beliefs. Although Read the rest of this entry

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Coca-Cola – A Value Stock?
 by: Henry To

There has been much talk lately about Coca-Cola and its potential as a value stock – as it now spots a dividend yield of 2.6% (which is the highest dividend yield since the late 1980s) and a P/E or less than 21 – right at the bottom of its five-year low. Moreover, the current price of approximately $43 a share Read the rest of this entry

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He who attunes with the harmony of the Cosmos, with Tao, with the Divine I AM, feeds and expands the flame–like the Colombes tending the sacred fire in Vesta’s temple–which results in a greater manifestation of God, the Shekinah, in man’s expression in the world of Malkuth–Assiah, God’s footstool. Glorified by the divinity of his God-presence, man manifests his full Read the rest of this entry

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Physical Alchemy

Transmutation of one substance into another such as base metals into gold, water into wine, etc., is the physical aspect of alchemy. It is often referred to as the “Greater Circulation.” Much charlatanry and quackery became involved with this aspect and many people were cheated by rascals who claimed that they had in their possession the Philosopher’s Read the rest of this entry

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