The African continent is so rich and diverse in its culture. This continent has produced a great collection of art from ancient times to the present time. African art production has been related to rituals and tribal ceremonies as well as more decorative functions. SimbaCraftware.com, an online store of craft collection, ensures that you get the best African art, jewelry, crafts, masks, etc. The African art has been divided into African sculpture, African pottery, African recycled art and African wall art. SimbaCraftWare.com was established in 2006 at the Midtown Global ...

Wakeboarding in Thailand continues it's impressive growth in popularity with perhaps the greatest concentration of cable wake parks and boat tow options in Asia. Within the Bangkok vicinity there are several popular destinations to choose from, the favourite being Thai Wake Park, a cable wake park run by wakeboarders whom have set up the park with every consideration for improving wakeboarders skill on the water. Chiang Rai is not a place automatically associated with wakeboarding in Thailand however Planete Wakeboard is a great wake park with boat tow and cable wakeboarding ...

Everything EEE The new RoHS directive is expected to cover all but a very few instances of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE). Annex I of the directive introduces a new, eleventh product category - 'other electrical and electronic equipment not covered by any of the categories above (categories 1-10).' Thus electrical and electronic equipment types that were not covered before will be covered by RoHS II, including formerly grey zone items such as electric toys. Product exemptions from categories 8 and 9 are to be gradually phased out, including medical devices ...

Aunsoft Studio updated its Aunsoft Video Converter by optimizing the function of file importing and making it more powerful and fluent in video conversion. The current version of Aunsoft Video Converter is Version 1.0.1.2345. Aunsoft Video Converter provides a perfect solution to video conversion between various formats at a fast speed with high quality level. It can help you convert other video format like .TS, .MKV, .AVI, etc to H.264 .MP4 for portable device including XOOM, Galaxy Tab, iPhone4, even new released iPad 2. You will never worry about problems caused by ...

KC Resort & Over Water Villas and Rembrandt Hotel & Towers Bangkok, both members of Warwick International Hotels, have joined hands in offering their new "Thailand - Romantic getaway" Package. Both locations, Bangkok and Koh Samui, specialize in honeymoons and dreamy getaways. This package offers the perfect combination of relaxing hideaway, tailored to your romantic fantasies combined with luxurious accommodation. KC Hotels & Resorts unique location in Koh Samui, the most serene and fascinating island in Thailand, offers the ideal retreat for couples, with an impressive ...

On 11th Mar 2011, the biggest earthquake on domestic record was hit to Tohoku area in Japan. Damage becomes bigger and bigger though it has been taken more than 1 week. Since then, people who lost houses and escaped from disaster are seeking our support. However, it is difficult situation to provide enough foods, water, petro and other necessary goods for the suffers. CnetZeal Holdigns started to supports donation campaign to Japan Earthquake from all over the world. Your donation through our website will support people affected by the earthquake in Japan and ...

Home building is a serious business, and whether you plan to start from scratch or redesign an existing home, you need to know that the job is being handled by professionals. But quality of craftsmanship is not the only factor that one needs to consider in this day and age; eco-friendliness is also a major element that must be considered when designing your future house. Design Builder Brisbane at Design Build Homes strives to provide a healthier home for your family, and one that leaves a smaller footprint in your surroundings as well. "Our designers are all accredited ...

Anyone who did not view the Bilbao World Expo stand in Shanghai last year has the chance to see what they missed this spring. The Basque city was represented at the international conference by an area entitled Bilbao Guggenheim++. It showed how the city has changed over the past 25 years and become one of the most attractive destinations in Europe. The stand has been recreated at the AlhondigaBilbao and will be on display until May 1st 2011. At the Shanghai World Expo, the city was held up as an international example of sustainable urban development and its ...

London's Southbank Centre is currently hosting the Ether Festival, which showcases some of the most innovative voices in the arts sphere. Through a diverse programme featuring musicians and artists running until April 28th, the venue will explore what is happening at art's cutting edge. Experimental shows by Killing Joke, Tim Exile, Pantha du Prince and Wolfgang Voigt are included on the bill, with the Philharmonia Orchestra due to deliver a live score to Stanley Kubrick's 2001 - A Space Odyssey. Another anticipated highlight of the festival will be the performance ...

The Comedy of Art is currently on display at the Palazzo Reale in Milan and offers a comprehensive overview of the work produced by Alberto Savinio. Running until June 12th 2011, the installation features 100 pieces created by Savinio, who was the brother of another major artist in the Italian canon Giorgio de Chirico. The venue described Savinio as an artist "who managed to traverse the arts of the 20th century, contributing in an original way and anticipating the versatility and style of references that were to be postmodern". Visitors will find his work separated ...

The life and career of Michael Jackson will soon be celebrated in the HIStory This Is It show in Brisbane. A band of talented musicians and dancers are set to come together at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC's) Concert Hall to give their tribute to the King of Pop. According to the venue, the event is the closest that fans can get to seeing Jackson take the stage. Ticketholders will be taken on a music journey that starts during his time in the Jackson 5, when he and his brothers released classic tracks such as I Want You Back, ABC and Shake Your ...

A musical version of hit Singaporean movie 881 opens at the city's Esplanade Theatre next month. The production tells the story of two childhood friends who are desperate to star in the colourful street shows held to celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival. However, their dreams are put on hold by the arrival of another pair of talented performers, the Angmoh Durian sisters. Royston Tan's 2007 film has been adapted for the stage by award-winning director and playwright Goh Boon Teck, who has tried to ensure the piece loses none of the original's sense of fun and entertainment. The ...

Three of the UK's hottest up-and-coming stand-up acts will take the stage at The Punchline Comedy Club in Hua Hin next month. David Morgan, Vladimir McTavish and Dan Evans are appearing at the venue on April 21st 2011. The first of these funnymen, Morgan, had his first taste of the spotlight at the Leicester Comedy Festival and has since gone on to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe's Lunchtime Club. McTavish is hugely popular in his native Scotland, but has entertained audiences as far afield as the US, Singapore, Kuwait and Dubai. He is perhaps best known for ...

StratMark, a provider of corporate learning, development and consulting services based in Hong Kong is taking on a new challenge. Corporate wellness, or as some know it, workplace wellness, has become a buzz word in many developed and developing countries around the world. Being one of the world's business hubs, StratMark believes that Hong Kong is ideally situated to learn from the research and implement effective and sustainable wellness strategies. Companies around the world have different ideas of workplace wellness. Some think that staff will automatically be happy ...

Napoli Boys All-Natural Italian Ice, a unique all-natural dessert producer, will once again give away free samples at the POAC Walk For A Difference on April 2, 2011. The event is being held at First Energy Park, Home of the Lakewood BlueClaws, in Lakewood, NJ. Michael Bifulco, owner of Napoli Boys, comments, "We came out last year and provided the walkers free scoops of our all natural Italian ice. We also support the Autism Family Services of New Jersey during their annual Beach Bash event held at the Jersey Shore every September." "The families love our product," ...

When it comes to network and computer security, computer users are often caught between the need to have the latest and best protection against threats and convenience. "There is only so much time in a day an IT department or individual user can devote to installing, maintaining, and updating 'best of breed' software that specializes in dealing with particular network and computer threats," says Oliver Thompson of ixDownload.com, the Internet's leading authority on software resources. "Add in the busy schedule of your typical office, and you have a recipe for disaster. ...

Chase Bank invites Columbus, Ohio area Home Owners to the Greater Columbus Convention Center March 26th & 27th to talk with loan counselors about their mortgages. Next door to the Chase Bank event, foreclosure defense attorney, John Sherrod of Jump Legal Group, who sued Chase Bank Tuesday on behalf of a homeowner who followed Chase's instructions to make three monthly payments needed for a loan modification, only to have Chase foreclose on the home anyway, will hold a free information session about foreclosure defense. According to Attorney Sherrod, Chase Bank allows ...

Professional financial advisors will tell you that personal financial planning is an ongoing process that requires a comprehensive strategy with continuous reviews and adjustments. The recent Federal Reserve's QE2 policy will put that adage to the test now and for some time to come. The Fed's QE2 policy was partially intended to boost the economy by creating upward pricing pressure on US equities. The premise was that average investors will see their 401k plans, IRAs and other equity investments rise, and thus feel more financially secure. In turn investors would begin ...

The no deposit free bingo site City Bingo has announced this six week long promotion which takes place in the sites Royal Treatment room and will send winners on a luxury spa day worth GBP100. City Bingo, which sports a distinctive downtown theme and has the motto of 'Bright Lights Big Wins', is continuing its tendency to run regular and seasonal promotions at the site following its St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Six bingo fans will be finding themselves getting pampered in the run up to Kate and William tying the knot at Westminster Abbey. The site and its mascot ...

New drugs that specifically target the mutated genes responsible for cancer growth have shown great success in extending the lives of patients, with far fewer side effects than conventional anti-cancer therapies. Unfortunately, many patients become resistant to these drugs due to secondary mutations. Now, a multidisciplinary team of researchers at UCLA has developed a "roadmap" of the complex signaling processes involved in cancer that could lead to new methods for diagnosing and overcoming such drug resistance. Cancer is a complicated mix of multiple, interconnected ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS, makes use of the base excision repair pathway when inserting its DNA into the host-cell genome, according to a new study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. Crippling the repair pathway prevents the virus from completing this critical step in the retrovirus's life cycle. The findings offer potential new targets for novel anti-HIV drugs that may not lead as quickly to viral resistance ...

In 1964 biologist William Hamilton introduced Inclusive Fitness Theory to predict and explain phenomena ranging from animal behavior to patterns of gene expression. With its many successes, the theory became a cornerstone for modern biology. In August, 2010, Harvard researchers challenged the theory in the prestigious journal, Nature. Now Nature has published sharp rebuttals from scores of scientists, including Edward Allen Herre and William Wcislo, staff scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. "Bees are probably the most useful group for studying ...

When you've suffered a personal injury, it can be an overwhelming and daunting experience. If your injury has seriously impacted your life, medical bills may be piling up and you may not be able to work. Finding an experienced personal injury attorney could greatly benefit you. A skilled attorney with experience in personal injury claims will have the knowhow to ensure that you get the maximum compensation you deserve to help you recover. It is important to do your research when searching for a personal injury attorney. Ask your family and friends if they know any lawyers ...

Professional athletes who play contact sports should never depend on glasses and contact lenses to help them see. Not only can both of these visual aids too easily fall out during gameplay, they can pose danger to a player's eyes. Glasses can shatter with the impact of a ball or another player's hand. Dirt and sweat can build up underneath contacts, causing irritation and infection in the eyes. For these and other reasons, an increasing number of athletes are considering LASIK surgery as a way to correct their vision. While some athletes may be good candidates for LASIK, ...

Since 1992, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to 47 new indications for 35 cancer drugs and in more than half the cases—26 indications—further trials have confirmed the benefits of the drugs. But the agency has concerns about the length of time some drugs have remained on the market without confirmation of their benefits, according to a review article published online March 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. New requirements and fines are possible solutions say the authors, from FDA's Office of Oncology Drug Products. John ...