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Copper Treasures in Mexico

Traveling the world will take you to many places and in some of them you may even find treasures. But treasures are not always made of gold or diamonds. Treasures are also made of copper. And in Santa Clara del Cobre in the Mexican state of Michoac?n you will understand why treasures are also made of this modest and noble metal.Copper, the 29th element, is believed to have been mined for about 5000 years now accompanying humanity and civilization through most of his great technological accomplishments. In modern times copper is an ever present element in the electrical and electronic industry.

But that's not the only area of our modern lives where copper is present. Since ancient times Mexican artisans have used copper as a valuable material to fabricate beautiful and intrincate artisan works, among them there is one branch of artisans that combine practicality and art in their work. They are those dedicated to fabricate beautiful raw copper sinks in Santa Clara del Cobre.These sinks are fabricated entirely by hand using the same ancient techniques of their indigenous ancestors. Even gas is forbidden to heat and soften the metal, they use only charcoal in small fires in the shops and helped by their inseparable hammer artisans give life and form to the copper plates placed into the fire. But this is not all, after getting the desired shape, the sinks surface has to be treated so that they will last and look like new for many years.

For this they use a process called "patination" which is done under heat and that gives the surface of the copper sinks their characteristic color and durability.Many people may think that copper sinks are soft or fragile but that's not so. They are sturdy enough to substitute a regular, series made, stainless steel sink. It is sturdy enough that even bathtubs are fabricated entirely on copper. And due to the "patination" process they won't acquire a greenish color or get rusty as those old pennies that didn't have the luck of being "patinated".The charming town of Santa Clara is full of shops that work day after day to bring to life this wonderful pieces that are considered a national art. They are so proud of their skills that every corner is adorned with copper, even street lamps have their share of copper.

If you ever have the chance to visit Mexico, make plans and include Santa Clara del Cobre in your schedule. Who knows and you may even end cooking in a copper pan and relaxing in your own copper tub while your dinner is being cooked under a copper kitchen hood..

Quintessential Bling.com Launches Affordable Bling Bling Sterling Silver Jewelry Line

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Online bling bling jewelry retailer Quintessential Bling Fine Jewelry (http://quintessentialbling.com) announced the addition of their new artist-made silver jewelry line. Partner, Amy Stevens continued, "With the growing use of the Internet to buy goods online, we made our website one of the few virtual jewelry stores to provide more than what most online shoppers typically find. We are very excited about our addition of the handcrafted silver jewelry. The artists are very talented individuals and this arrangement is mutually beneficial." Customers can take advantage of the silver jewelry debut using an online 30% off coupon DEBUTOCT05 at checkout.Recently, the new online retailer announced their pledge to donate 10% of sales to the American Cancer Society. Customers can access the Cancer Society from links on Quintessential Bling website.

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Now You?re Engaged, How Do You Choose A Mens Wedding Ring?

So, you've just got engaged.Whether you are a man or a woman you have an important decision to make (amongst the myriad of other decisions) about mens wedding rings. It's this. Will the man in your relationship wear one?Maybe that's you, maybe not. But you both need to think about it. You see it's only since the second world war that modern men have started to publicly display their marital status by the wearing of a man wedding ring.Prior to that it was rare for a man to wear a ring when he married.

Men were able to hide their marital status behind the tradition that required a woman to wear a wedding ring, but not a man.However during the war many US soldiers chose to wear mens wedding rings as a public symbol of their marital status whilst away at war and that has started a tradition for the modern man. Now it's very common for a man to wear a mens wedding ring, perhaps the norm.So, what decisions need to be made? Well the first is this. Will he wear one? That's probably the...

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The Squirrel Effect

An industrious black-tailed ground squirrel has his home beneath a stump not far from my office window. I've been watching him squirrel away provisions for winter. He reminds me of people I've worked with.Starting his journey by standing tall on the stump, the squirrel hurriedly looks side to side. When he's certain it is safe he leaps into the grass, jumping then running to a group of nuts nestled beneath a medium-size pine. There he briefly pauses to make his choice.

Selecting one pine nut in his teeth, he darts back to the stump with a run-jump motion. Once again standing tall, he looks for competitors or predators before quickly popping his prized provision into his nest and beginning the process all over again.Like that squirrel, people often hide what they consider important to their personal survival in the corporate world. It's called information. Hording bits and pieces, they act as if information alone is a work-life sustaining nutrient. The more information nuggets...

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14-Year-Old From Brooklyn Wins National HIV/AIDS Writing Competition For At-Risk Youth- With Judges Spike Lee, Jesse L. Martin, Robert Rodriguez and Spokespersons Jasmine Guy and MTV's Quddus

Youth-At-Risk Write to Celebrity Jurors, "Thank You For Hearing Me!" Shawn C. Nabors, 14 of Brooklyn, NY, is the winner of the Positively Negative, an HIV/AIDS National Story-Writing Competition for youth ages 14-22. Nabors will receive a $500 cash prize and his story will be adapted into a screenplay and made into an HIV/AIDS educational film to be distributed nationwide to schools, health departments and other youth-serving organizations nationwide.The final round judging panel included Spike...

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Hair Loss Prevention

Most of the time, hair loss occurs due to heredity. Therefore, it may not be possible to prevent hair loss. However, there are a few things in which individuals can do to prevent hair loss or further hair damage, in the event that the hair is lost due to heredity and other means. In preventing hair loss, it is important to know what causes it. Knowing the cause allows individuals to avoid those circumstances, unless it is related to genes.

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