Archive for December, 2008
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Lamphun, Thailand - What does Champagne, France's famous sparkling wine, have in common with brocade silk produced in northern Thailand? Not much, except that both products are protected by Geographic Indication intellectual property rights. Lamphun ...
Tags: Brocade, Champagne France, Intellectual Property Rights, Lamphun Thailand, Northern Thailand, Silk, Sparkling Wine
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge - A mere five years ago, construction workers stumbled on an archeological treasure trove, the ancient citadel of Thang Long (Ascending Dragon). The site which is now open to the public.
Tags: Ancient Citadel, Archeological Treasure, Ascending Dragon, Bridge, Construction Workers, Dragon, Treasure Trove, Vietnam
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
December 31, 2008 Anthropology, DNA studies | Tags: Mitochondrial DNA., Australia, Aborigines, Papua New Guinea | Peopling of Sahul : mtDNA variation in aboriginal Australian and Papua New Guinean populations. A J Redd and M Stoneking We examined genetic affinities of Aboriginal Australian and New Guinean populations by using nucleotide variation in the two hypervariable segments of the mtDNA control region (CR). A total of 318 individuals from highland Papua New Guinea (PNG), coastal PNG,
Tags: Aboriginal, Affinities, Anthropology, Australia Aborigines, Control, Control Region, Cr, December 31, Dna Australia, Dna Studies, Guinean, Mitochondrial Dna, Nucleotide, Papua New Guinea, Png, Populations, Redd, Segments, Variation
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Source: Reuters By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Dec 31 (Reuters) - A landmark election has swept former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to power, and analysts say she just may have a chance to move the country ...
Tags: Anis Ahmed, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Landmark Election, Prime Minister, Reuters, Sheikh, Vote Results
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