Centre to craft children’s skillsGulf Daily News – By.Dalal Al Alawi A NEW BD28,800 handicraft workshop and computer laboratory was opened at the Al Rashad Centre for Autistic Children in Saar yesterday, aimed at equipping the youngsters with new skills. Al Rashad, established in the year 2000, is run under the umbrella of the Al […]
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Tourist Board pledges Rs. 4 m for Handicraft Display Centre
Tourist Board pledges Rs. 4 m for Handicraft Display Centre Daily News - Jan 11 by Irangika Range The Sri Lanka Tourist Board (SLTB) has pledged Rs.4 million to the Small and Rural Industries and Self-Employment Ministry to set up a Handicrafts Display Centre at the Janakala Kendraya premises in Battaramulla. This aims to provide direct market […]
The Automatic Mechanical Recording of The Nesting Habits of Birds
By L. Gurr, Department of Zoology, University of Otago.
Nesting, because it is one of the most conspicuous aspects of bird behaviour, has received attention from the very earliest days of bird watching, and a good deal of literature is available on the subject. The information about nesting behaviour which is wanting, however, is of the type of observation that is continuous for twenty-four hours in the day. No individual would be capable of sustaining a watch of this type on any nest for any length of time, and accuracy on any sustained effort of this nature would suffer, due to fatigue on the part of the observer. R. E. Moreau(4) working on the nesting activities of the White Rumped Swift in Africa, came very near to a solution of the problem by employing relays of African observers to watch the nest and record the comings and goings of the birds. This type of observation is effective during daylight only, and thus has its limitations.
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Women artisans display their wares
NT Bureau Chennai, Jan 10 To provide an opportunity for women artisans to sell their products directly in the market, a 10-day Women Craft Bazaar began here yesterday. A Elangovan, secretary, Handlooms, Handicrafts and Khadi inaugurated the exhibition at Padmaram Mahal, Arcot Road, Kodambakkam. As many as 150 women craft persons from 18 States are […]
Lebanese travels around Brazil showing Arab handicraft
Lebanese travels around Brazil showing Arab handicraft PEOPLE & CULTURE [01/10/2014 – 10:25] Radwan Raad, who has been based in the city of Curitiba for around six years, is working on propagating art made in the Arab countries among the Brazilians. From Syria and Lebanon he brings from towels to items made out of marquetry […]
Carpet to be woven by Iranians for UAE Mosque
Carpet to be woven by Iranians for UAE Mosque Monday, January 09, 2014 – ©2005 IranMania.com LONDON, January 9 (IranMania) – Iranian carpet weavers will start weaving a 5,700-square-meter 80-bln-rial carpet for Sheikh Zayed al Nahyan Mosque as of January 21, 2014, IRNA said. Speaking to reporters, Managing Director and Head of the Board of […]
4,8-anhydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid. Isolation from edible bird's nest and structure determination.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Pozsgay V, Jennings H, Kasper DL. A new, sialic-acid-derived compound was isolated from the acid hydrolysate of edible bird’s nest by ion-exchange chromatography. Combined use of mass spectroscopy and 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy established that it is the 4,8-anhydro derivative of N-acetylneuraminic acid and that in solutions it exists in two tautomeric forms. The […]
The twist technique: a method to minimize wire prolapse during Bird's Nest filter placement
jvir.org JO Roehm and JW Thomas Section of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. PURPOSE: To determine whether a twist technique can help reduce the occurrence of fine-wire prolapse proximal to the hooks of the Bird’s Nest filter in the inferior vena cava. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Abdominal […]
Convicts see hope in cornhusk handicraft
Convicts see hope in cornhusk handicraft Monday, January 09, 2014 KORONADAL CITY — The cornhusk handicraft industry has drawn the attention not just of unemployed housewives in South Cotabato province but also the mean and the macho, according to jail officials here. Convicts free on parole or on probation are the latest “converts” to the […]
National Handicraft Expo 2014 from Jan 1
National Handicraft Expo 2014 from Jan 1 Lucknow: The annual colourful National Handicraft Expo 2014 will start here from January 1, next year. The fair titled ‘Lokrang Shilp Mela’ is being organised by Uttar Pradesh Culture department in association with Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Central Region, Government of India. Official sources said here today UP minister […]
