Watch your manners!

" " If you think food is just about eating – think again! Food culture is not only what people eat, but also how they eat. Parents all over the world consider table manners to be important, so they tell their children to eat correctly. However, when you travel around the world, you find that table manners are different in different places. In some countries you must eat with a knife and fork. To use your hands is not polite. However, in India and in many African and Arab countries it is normal to use your hands (although usually only the right hand). Chopsticks are used in many Asian countries. In most parts of the...

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Why Fraser Nelson is wrong

" " Even deeper spending cuts and a rise in interest rates would risk a depression. Tory apologist Fraser Nelson in the Spectator thinks that I am wrong. I am not. I am afraid his critique is entirely unconvincing, showing no knowledge at all of basic economics. Following his suggestions would plunge the economy into depression. Let's deal with his comments in turn. 1. "Gordon Brown may have gone, but advocates of his calamitous policies remain." Exactly which calamitous policies are you talking about Fraser? Making the Bank of England independent, staying out of the euro, saving RBS, Lloyds and Northern Rock from failing and preventing the British economy going into depression? As I asked Michael Fallon in an earlier blog, exactly what policies would you have implemented...

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GFT LAUNCHES METATRADER 4 TO THE GLOBAL FOREX MARKET

" " MT4 marks the newest addition to GFT’s award-winning trading software offerings Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 26, 2011 - GFT, a worldwide leader in online currency trading, announced today that it has added MetaTrader 4 (MT4), an online automated trading application, to its suite of award-winning DealBook® trading software offerings. GFT customers have always enjoyed the benefits of the DealBook® suite of trading software and now have an additional option for online trading, technical analysis, and now automated trading with the MT4 platform.  Automated trading has captured the interest of a growing number of traders in recent years and combining that functionality with the execution, pricing, and service of GFT creates opportunities for GFT customers with...

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Buffett frets on bank profit outlook, likes Wells

" " OMAHA, Neb., April 30 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said U.S. banking profitability would be "considerably less" in the future than a few years ago because the industry is reducing leverage, but extolled Wells Fargo & Co and U.S. Bancorp, two big investments by his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Speaking on Saturday at Berkshire's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Buffett called Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp among the best, if not the best large banks in the country. Berkshire ended 2010 with an $11.1 billion stake in Wells Fargo, its largest common stock investment other than Coca-Cola Co, and a $2.11 billion stake in U.S. Bancorp. The 358.9 million share stake in Wells Fargo grew to $11.4 billion as of March 31, with Berkshire carrying a $3.7 billion of shares with...

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Arts and crafts of Palestine

" " Many civilizations (from those of the Canaanites to the more recent Ottoman Empire) have contributed to Palestinian culture. It is no surprise, therefore, that there is a wide choice of arts and crafts for visitors to enjoy. The markets and small craft shops offer many different gifts for tourists to make home with them. Olive-wood carving: The carving of olive wood has a history of over 1500 years in Bethlehem. There are now more than 1000 different gifts sold in the town. Many are traditional carvings showing life in Palestine. Wicker furniture: In Gaza, one famous traditional crafts is the making of furniture from wicker. You can see this everywhere. It is both beautiful to look at and to use. Pottery and glass: In Jerusalem you can visit factories to watch...

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Best five perfumes in the world

" " You should be amazed to smell these most expensive perfumes in the world. Famous and precious perfume called “liquid diamonds”. Although the price is as expensive as diamonds, remain fascinating the heart of the lovers of beauty. Nowadays what’s the perfumebrands are the most expensive perfume?. Here are top 10 list of the most expensive perfumes in the world: 10. Chanel No. 5 : $234 per 100 ml Chanel No 5 was the first perfume launched by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel of Paris. It has been sold countinuosly since 1921 the time when It was introduced. This perfume has been “the world’s most legendary fragrance,” and ranks...

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WHO FIRST UESD A POWERED DENTAL DRILL?

" " WHO FIRST UESD A POWERED DENTAL DRILL? The first powered dentist's drill was made by George washing-ton's dentist, john greenwood, who adapted his mother's spinning wheel with its foot treadle to rotate his instrument. Earlier dentists had operated their drills by means of bowstrings, a method which must have required skill, determination and physical stamina on the part of the dentist, as will as a great deal of courage from the patient. Later drills were operated by turning a handle at the side. In 1829 James nasmyth, the Scottish inventor of the steam hammer, used rotary power to improve the efficiency of the drill. A hand-operated drill with a flexible cable was patented by Charles merry, an American dentist in 1858; and George Harrington in 1864 a drill...

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