Birthstone Jewelry from Dazzling Garnet to Sky-Blue TopazThe conception of birthstones can be traced back to the first century. It was believed that gemstones possessed virtues or cures. By assigning a specific gemstone to each month of the year, the power of that stone was released to those born in that month. In the early 1900s, the American National Association of Jewelers instituted a list of 12 gems that represented each month of the year:
How To Pay For Nursing School In A Tough EconomyGoing to nursing school costs money. In today's economy money is scarce; and the lack thereof has put limitations on those who would like to go to college. This doesn't have to be the case.
Cigar Moments: What Makes A Cigar SpecialThis is a Fish Story. Not about the one that got away, but rather about a lesson learned while fishing - a lesson about what makes a cigar special.
Anniversary Gift Giving: Traditional And Modern Ideas For That Special OccasionAnniversaries are a time to celebrate a couple's love and life together. From the newlyweds observing one year as man and wife or the seasoned couple celebrating 50 years together, an anniversary is a perfect excuse to exercise some creative gift giving.
Picture Yourself With Refirmed SkinPhoto albums can bring a tear to your eye and family videos can stir up deep emotions - yes, because you may be remembering the good times of the past but also because you may be 'mourning' the difference in your appearance today compared to when you were in your prime.
Think About Setting 'Presidents' With Laser Hair RemovalHave you noticed that Presidential elections always seem to revolve around hair as much as issues?
George Washington's powdered ponytail and Abraham Lincoln's beard were primary characteristics of their appearance and came to represent firm leadership and thoughtful concern for the public.
Moving To A New Web Address? Things to Consider Before Changing Your Business URLIn today's high-tech environment, brick and mortar operations are not the only business segments faced with the proposition of moving to a new location. E-commerce retail websites also execute their own types of moves, in the way of relocating to new web addresses.
Hair and the Hourglass: A Hair-Removal TimelineSince our ape-like ancestors first evolved into more-or-less humanoid form, man has had a close relationship with his hair. From ancient times forward, men have grown beards of all lengths, widths and densities, along with curious hairstyles that have ranged from the bangs of Julius Caesar to the sideburns of Elvis and Kookie to the Afros of the 1970s.
Cigar Smoking At Newborn Baby CelebrationsThe origins of those customs surrounding birth, death and marriage are perhaps the hardest to trace. After all, these are among the oldest and least negotiable facts of human experience (along with eating, government, inclement weather, the sense of the sacred, and, perhaps, bad sitcom reruns).
Michigan On Film: An Endlessly Useful LocationOne upper-Midwestern state has gone to great lengths to render itself a desirable filmmaking location - and the entertainment industry is taking notice.
Remove Years Of Aging, Facial Abuse With FotoFacialsLet's face it, we can be tough on our skin. Every suntan, every cold and blustery winter day, every perfume or makeup application, even our smiles and frowns stress our skin, not to mention eye rubs and all of the lotions and potions we try during our lifetime.
Camping: A Necessity And A LuxuryCamping - it's a brute necessity, and one of the most refined and civilized of pleasures. Our remote ancestors would not have survived and evolved without the ability to build protective shelters in the wild - the wiliness and courage to gather or track down their food - and, perhaps most of all, the resourcefulness to entertain themselves and each other in the long evenings before civilization.
Hunting And Survival: Some Tips For BeginnersHunting is as old as humanity. Fossil evidence indicates that early humans were hunting with spears as long as 16,200 years ago, and scientists estimate that we've been eating meat much longer than that - for nearly two million years, a span of time that long predates the emergence of homo sapiens.
Boxing: An Ancient Tradition, A Necessary SkillObviously, no one knows when the first fistfight took place; nor do we have much of a clue when the art of smacking folks in the face began to be codified, the rules written down, judges and evaluators brought in.
Nicaragua: The Tobacco-Producing Country That EnduresTo cigar smokers, Nicaragua is already legendary. Through regime change, social upheaval, and revolution, this Latin American nation has produced some of the world's finest tobacco.
Cigars In Brazil: An Uncertain Future?Those who know their cigars well also, by that same token, know Brazil - albeit as a source of great tobacco rather than as a top cigar-producing nation. Brazilian tobacco, mainly produced in the country's temperate northeastern and southern regions, turns up in such world-class cigars as Carlos Torano's Toro, but the country's cigar producers themselves haven't always gotten the same respect.
The New Real Estate Trend: Live at the SpaSpa living - the new trend in real estate - allows those who want to incorporate a holistic approach to living with their actual physical surroundings. While spa living may have once denoted something as basic as a golf course community, today's spa real estate come with much more.
How to Research and Choose an Aesthetic Treatment CenterSo you've decided you want to have some minor work done. It may be laser hair removal, a cellulite treatment or skin rejuvenation. Now you need to decide where to have it performed and by whom. After checking with friends and family for references and suggestions, make sure you do some 'investigating' on your own to ensure that the experience you have will be a safe and successful one.
Razor or Laser? Women's Choices Often Prove CostlyWomen executives might spend a good part of their day conducting cost-benefit analyses, figuring out how business expenditures measure up against the value gained. But when it comes to their personal expenditures, they often fail to realize the actual costs of achieving the benefits they're seeking.
Bridal Body 411: Don't Get Stuck in a Hairy Situation on Your Wedding DayEveryone's heard of bride-zillas but what about the notoriously hairy bride-rilla? She's a new species of bride that has noticeable hair above the lip, on the arms and potentially on the honeymoon bikini line.
Reshaping Our Lives with Laser TechnologyIn the heyday of poodle skirts and fuzzy dice, Americans were fixated on keeping their cars in top shape. They'd work hard to remove the slightest dent or scratch and rebuild engines to keep them young and responsive. By the emergence of the '60s revolution and the movements of the '70s , it was our clothes that defined us.
Turn Back the Wrinkles of Time With Skin RejuvenationHighly educated, intensely motivated and clothed only in the finest of threads, 52 year old Cliff Rackham thought he understood what it took to stay relevant in the ever-changing business world. For Rackham, the contemporary appearance is critically important to staying employed, as his cutting-edge, advertising firm prides itself on the creative and innovative labels of business.
The World's Most Famous DiamondsOnly a percentage of all harvested diamonds are actually gemstone quality - giving diamonds their rare reputation. So when a diamond is able to capture the world's attention as one of the world's famous diamonds, it must be truly exceptional.
Cigars: A Great Bachelorette Party GiftUnlike many wedding customs, it's not so hard to get to the bottom of the origin of the bachelorette party. It's a fairly recent innovation, the result of the cross-breeding of the traditional bachelorette's tea
with the idea of the bachelor party, with a bit of the even-more-traditional bridal shower mixed in.
Determining the Value and Beauty of GemstonesGemstones and gems are often referred to as precious or semi-precious stones. These attractive minerals are transformed into much sought-after jewelry or other adornments through a process of cutting and polishing. Other rocks, such as lapis-lazuli and organic materials, such as amber, are not minerals.
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