Balinese designers sense good times from Asia, Australia
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - Balinese fashion retailers are forecasting sunny sales growth as the market is increasingly reliant on domestic buyers, dispelling the effects of financial gloom lingering within crisis-ridden European and US tourists.
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First of 2 papers on lab-made bird flu published
Four months ago the U.S. government sought to block publication of two studies about how scientists created an easily spread form of bird flu. Now a revised version of one paper is seeing the light of day with the government's blessing.
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Grand preparations for Ram Charan's marriage
With the Charan-Upasna wedding just a month away, preparations are in full swing for the big day
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FILE - In this Thursday, April 26, 2012 file photo, Balinese government officials prepare to cull chickens as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of bird flu, at a market in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia after an eight-year-old boy died from bird flu in a Bali hospital two days prior.
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Estremera: Overwhelmed with details
THERE he was, quietly chiseling soft rock, like a carpenter would chisel a wood that he’s boring a doorknob hole in. Except that this man wasn’t making something as boring as boring a hole for a doorknob. He was chipping at a block of stone to turn it into an intricate Balinese figurine.
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Celebrity sellers have little effect on home prices
A famous name can boost buyer interest in a home, but it doesn't necessarily pump up the price. Their internationally recognized names sell music and movie tickets. They promote perfumes and presidents. But when it comes to selling their own houses, celebrities often find that their cachet doesn't pull in the cash.
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PlanetShoes.com Now Carrying NoShu
Lifestyle Retailer PlanetShoes.com Expands Mix of Eco-Friendly Footwear to Include Products from NoShuWaltham, MA (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 PlanetShoes.com, a lifestyle retailer committed to helping people live healthier, more eco-friendly lives, is pleased to announce the addition of NoShu to their growing selection of earth-conscious shoes for men and women. Crafted one pair at a time by Balinese ...
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One of two controversial ‘bird flu’ papers is published
The journal Nature, after much debate and delay, on Wednesday published a paper in which scientists describe how they engineered a part of the deadly H5N1 “bird flu” virus to become more transmissible in mammals. Read full article >>
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Poo-beans worth the climb
WHEN I'm travelling, I usually try to stay away from eating poo. But sometimes exceptions have to be made.
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The villa people
Elicia Murray enjoys luxury and monkey business at a cliff-top oasis in Bali.
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