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Antiques, old stuff, a bit of history, or just junk. FAQs on antiques
Yes, some people may call it junk, but to millions of hungry antique shoppers in the world, this junk could be more precious than a new car. Antique malls and shops are popping up faster than fast food restaurant chains. Perhaps it is the idea of snooping through personal belongings, or the idea of peeking into the past for an afternoon, but for each person there is a reason to love antiques. Sep 30 2004 01:25 GMT

December 26 Pierre and Marie Curie announced the existence of a new el
1898 - Pierre and Marie Curie announced the existence of a new element, later to be named radium. Radium (Latin radius, ray) was discovered by Marie Curie and her husband Pierre in 1898 in pitchblende/uraninite from North Bohemia. While studying pitchblende the Curies removed uranium from it and found that the remaining material was still radioactive. They then separated out a radioactive mixture mostly consisting of barium which gave a brilliant red flame color and spectral lines which had never been documented before. In 1902 radium was isolated into its pure metal by Curie and Andre Debierne through the electrolysis of a pure radium chloride solution by using a mercury cathode and distilling in an atmosphere of hydrogen gas.Dec 26 2004 14:48 GMT

Persian rugs, antique rugs and decorative rugs have graced our showroo
Most of our Oriental rugs and Persian rugs online date between mid 19th and early 20th century. The antique rugs woven during this era were individually commissioned, expressing the inspired vision of the weaver. New site listed at VL Arts and Aniques Directory: http://www.vialin.com/directory/dealers.htm Daily Press. Sep 01 2004 02:00 GMT

Peruvian Artist Shares Why Preservation of Culture and Rituals Sacred
My artistic endeavor have led me towards a personal sense of mission, because the visual arts are more than a passive representation of the life style and culture of the Incas, Aztecs, Mayas and Chinese of the Asian-pacific.Through my work, I seek to preserve and stimulate an alternative vision to the modern industrialized twenty-first Century. Jul 30 2004 05:00 GMT

 

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