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Author :: Francine Johnson  |
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| Article Title :: What Is Diamond Clarity? |
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The clarity of a diamond is perhaps one of its most valuable
selling points in the eye of the consumer. A diamond, that has
flash and fire, will stand out even above others that are far
larger.
That's because diamonds are basically prisms, which capture
light and reflect it back and forth, before it leaves the stone.
If you had two similar stones and were wondering which of them
was the diamond, you could put a tiny light behind each one and
see how the light passed through it. If you basically got the
beam of light coming out the other side, the stone is not
genuine. A diamond refracts the light so many times, that it
would only emerge from the other side as a soft glow.
Clarity is con (read full article) |
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Author :: Chris Thomas |
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| Article Title :: A new digital camera is 'Braun' |
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The Braun D410 Digital Camera
Pros A camera compact in shape and function – size of a packet
of 20 cigarettes. Designed for simplicity in use and the ladies
handbag with a neat case included 4MByte sensor – very
respectable: and a three times optical zoom – a good lens.
Simple to use and gives excellent results – prints of up to 10 x
8 inches are feasible on best settings.
Cons Only space for two AA batteries – but the case is small! –
take some spares. Lacks an optical viewfinder, LCD display
difficult to see on a sunny day. Flash is good up to 10 feet max
– but then that is true of most on camera flashes.
The Braun D410 is a compact camera that comes compete with
batter (read full article) |
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Author :: Jakob Jelling |
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| Article Title :: An approach to French art |
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France has been among the main pioneers in many artistic
expression forms throughout the country's history. France and
art are both strongly attached to each other and it would not be
possible to think of world art without thinking of France or
think or Frances main characteristics without thinking of art.
French art has had a very important influence not only in the
French culture but also in the rest of the world.
The importance of art in France can be easily reflected through
the great amount of museums and art exhibitions spread
throughout the country. This great list would include, among the
main ones, the Musee du Louvre, one of the greatest museums of
the world. Also in this list we (read full article) |
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Author :: Adel Awwad |
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| Article Title :: A Winning Roulette System |
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Roulette is considered t be one of the most popular casino games
in the world. It tends to draw players from all types of
backgrounds. Being a relatively simple game to understand while
offering a diverse range of betting options and payout outcomes
is what makes Roulette such a big hit with the players. Roulette
is also considered to be one of the casino's biggest money
makers because it tends to place the odds in favor of the
casino. Whether one is placing bets on an American Roulette
Wheel which has 38 numbers (0, 00, 1-36), or on a European
Roulette Wheel which has 37 numbers (0, 1-36), the odds are
usually in favor of the casino, especially if one places bets
such as a straight up bet (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Chad Kimball |
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| Article Title :: How to Understand Algebraic Notation in Newer Chess Strategy
Books |
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"Notation" is a method in chess strategy books that is used to
describe the movement of pieces on the chess board, without
needing a visual diagram of the chess board for each move. It
greatly increases a chess author's ability to describe a large
number of chess games in compact form, leaving more room for
game analysis. It also allows the author to concentrate on chess
strategies and tactics, rather than requiring hundreds and
hundreds of cumbersome diagrams of the chess board for each
move.
If you are a chess player, aspiring to improve through strategy
books, understanding the two chess notation styles is crucial to
your improvement. Most chess strategy books are either written
in "D (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Chad Kimball |
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| Article Title :: Chess Aptitude Test: How Do You Score? |
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Jonathan Levitt, an GM with a lot of chess experience under his
belt, created what I believe is one of the most effective and
simple, "self-tests" to determine chess aptitude. This test is
discussed in his book, "Genius in Chess."
To take the test, you first need to know how to understand the
diagram of a chessboard in algebraic notation. If you are an
experienced chess player who is familiar with chess notation,
you can skip this paragraph and move to the paragraph where I
describe the test. In algebraic chess notation, each row of the
chess board is assigned a number from 1 to 8, beginning with the
white side. Each column is described with a letter from a to h,
going from left to right f (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Dave Cushion |
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| Article Title :: Soap Making Oils For Creating Your Own Specialty Soaps |
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Do you want to give your handmade soaps that uniqueness that
others will marvel at? Want to create soap for special needs
like moisturizing?
Then, you need to understand the various soap making oils and
learn what they can do for your soap. To get you started, let's
take a look at some very poplular ingredients that you can use
to make your soap extra special.
Avocado Oil...
Avocado oil is produced by mashing the pulp of the avocado
fruit. This oil is a good choice for making moisturizing soaps.
Coconut Oil...
This oil is the partially solid fat obtained from the flesh of
coconuts. It affects the hardness and amount of lather in the
soap, but can be drying to the skin.
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Ron King |
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| Article Title :: Gold Panning For Fun & Profit |
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How Much Gold Can I Expect To Find?
The definitive answer is -- it depends. There are many
variables. The amount of gold recovered varies tremendously. You
may find a few small nuggets every few pans, while your friend
10 feet away will find nothing but gold dust.
The most difficult lesson to learn is where gold hides. The path
of water, amount of gold moving, types of rocks and speed of the
water over the life of the stream, all affect gold and where it
settles. This means that you may find decent flakes at a
specific spot, but never find anything else there again.
There is no reliable way to tell how much gold will be found. If
you go to the same area each time, you will be able to g (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Yvonne Volante |
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| Article Title :: Flying As A Hobby |
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Ask a room full of people what hobby they have and you will get
as many answers as there are people. Others will confess that
they don’t have a hobby. They probably do; but just don’t label
it as such. By definition, a hobby is an activity or interest
pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in
primarily for pleasure.
Whether flying, stamp collecting, chat rooms, trains,
softball,scrapbooking, golf, reading, painting, tap dancing,
yard work, crafts, auto mechanics, music, hunting down garage
sales, sewing, fishing, cooking, boating, furniture refinishing,
javelin tossing or a plethora of other activities or interests
the key element is balance. You must find balance between (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Clare James |
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| Article Title :: From the desk of...Stationery Addict |
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As a kid, one of my greatest treats was to visit WHSmith in
town. Way back in the days before tragedies like little Jamie
Bulger being snatched, my Dad would leave me in WHS, under the
watchful eye of the friendly security guard while Dad went off
and stood in the endless queue in the nearby bank on a Saturday
morning. The racks and rows of stationery supplies enchanted me
– maybe an early symptom of the writing career I’d try to forge
as a so-called grown up…
Even as I got older, I’d spend as much of my allowance on
postcards, pens, notepaper and stickers as my girlfriends would
on lipstick or nail varnish! My first paid job was a junior
administrator; unsurprisingly I earned brow (read full article) |
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