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Indoor air quality
Indoor Air Quality Factors influencing indoor air quality Aspects of indoor air quality Sick building syndrome Resources Indoor air quality (IAQ) is the condition and content of interior air, especially with regards to how it affects health and safety of humans. The chemical, physical, and... Read more |
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Slippers
Slippers Slippers adorned the feet of both fashionable men and women at parties and formal evening events during the nineteenth century. Slippers were delicate foot coverings made of fabric, often satin, or soft leather. The uppers of slippers covered the heel and toes but left the top of the foot... Read more |
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Turbans
Turbans From ancient times until the present day, the most common headwear for Indian men has been a turban. A turban is a length of cloth wrapped in a specific way around the top of the head. Most commonly worn outdoors, turbans can also be worn indoors. Woven of cotton, silk, or wool, turbans can... Read more |
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softball
softball variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' baseball. The name softball was given... Read more |
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Portable Toilet
Portable Toilet Background The portable toilet is a lightweight, transportable, efficient and more sanitary variation of a common facility for the elimination of human waste that existed before the advent of indoor plumbing—the outhouse. Before indoor plumbing allowed for... Read more |
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table tennis
table tennis game played, usually indoors, by two or four players; it is more or less a miniature form of lawn tennis . It is also called Ping-Pong, after the trade name that a manufacturer adopted (c.1900) for the equipment. The regulation game is played on a table that measures 9 ft by 5 ft... Read more |
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Gloves
Gloves Some form of gloves, garments that cover the hands by encasing each finger in fabric or leather, have been worn for protection and warmth for thousands of years. However, their use as a fashion accessory took hold during the 1500s when famous women, such as Elizabeth I (1533–1603) of... Read more |
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Boots
Boots Boots, shoes that cover part of the leg as well as the foot, have been worn to protect the feet and legs since very ancient times. The people of ancient Greece, beginning with the Minoans from the Greek island of Crete dating from 3000 to 1400 b.c.e., made many different styles of boots and... Read more |
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forsythia
forsythia , common name for any member of the small genus Forsythia of the family Oleaceae ( olive family), European and Asian shrubs with abundant bell-shaped yellow flowers that appear before the leaves. They are easily cultivated and are used in hedges and borders. In some species the branches... Read more |
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Solea
Solea The solea, or sandal, was the most common indoor shoe of the ancient Romans. It was a very simple shoe, consisting of a flat sole held to the foot with a simple strap across the instep, similar to today's thongs or flip-flops. Most of the solea known to historians were made of leather.... Read more |
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Elegant orchids
...habitat replica with splashes of color from corsage...showy lady slipper orchids. Some orchids...area is full of color with at least 100...only to the intent orchid hunter, or curious...your eyes take in ... |
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Splash of color.(Neighbor)
...demonstrations, attend orchid-growing workshops...different shapes, sizes, colors," Hausermann said...growing." The different orchid speciesAE varying needs...HausermannAEs, the largest orchid retailer in the Midwest, ships orchids all over ... |
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Bringing the sun indoors - gardening goes year 'round. (Hydrofarm)
BRINGING THE SUN INDOORS -- GARDENING GOES YEAR 'ROUND SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28...Notice the aroma of fresh herbs, and the eye- pleasing splashes of color that are orchids, tulips and amaryllis in full bloom. The plants are nestled... |
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Decking the halls begins at your home's front door
...foyer, she recommends using "colors you like" that mesh with your...holidays by sticking vials of white orchids among the fronds. "It's an...Poinsettias or potted cyclamen add a splash of color. Indoors, she gilds miniature pineapples... |
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Create an indoor garden without living like Tarzan
...This is especially true of flowering plants that can add a welcome splash of color - African violets, certain species of orchids, begonias or even impatiens brought indoors before frost sets in. Use an indoor garden as a focal point of a room... |
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Outdoor lovers embrace smart gardening
...continues to be trendy indoors and outdoors. Skip...is an easy way to splash color throughout the yard...Plants in too many colors and textures look...varieties, all in one color family, per pot...Color lives ... |
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What's in, what's out in gardens and yards for 2006.
...continues to be trendy indoors and outdoors. Skip...is an easy way to splash color throughout the yard...Plants in too many colors and textures look...varieties, all in one color family, per pot...color. ... |
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A CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND AT LONGWOOD GARDENS
...linger over exquisite orchids of exotic varieties in a rainbow of colors. Moist air permeates...away nature's color outdoors, but 100...fountains assume varied colors of light and add their splash to the ambience...spring bulbs bloom ... |
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ItAEs pansy time Just donAEt forget to clean out the garden for later...
...Flowers can be one color, bi-colored...moved outside for splashes of color in garden beds and...areas, moving them indoors at night. * Plant...time to sow seeds indoors for warm-season...outdoor planting. * If orchids have ... |
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Say it with cut flowers.
...white narcissus, orchid, Boston fern, florist...plants that bring nature indoors. Cutting gardens...planted with designed splashes of color because its purpose...with a wide range of colors. If you're trying...interesting, mix up the ... |
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