Indigo
An important blue dyestuff, until about 1900 indigo was obtained entirely from the plants of the genera Indigofera and Isatis but is now manufactured synthetically. Indigo plants are stiff-stem...
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There's a lot you can do to look sexy other than show a lot of skin. The dresses in Donna Karan's spring collection, previewed Wednesday as part of New York Fashion Week, were sensual thanks to the...
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Across from Nashville, Tenn.'s newly renovated Metropolitan Court House, the 1929 American Trust Building occupies one of the best locations in town. In recent years, though, it has stood forlorn a...
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Charles Nolan ditched stick-thin waifs in favor of "civilian models" to present his whimsical spring line Thursday at New York Fashion Week.In an art gallery loft far from the Bryant Park tents, da...
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Shedding its reputation for illegal gambling dens, prostitution and streets plagued by drug dealers, Honolulu's Chinatown has finally begun to emerge from its dark past.Visit the neighborhood today...
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It makes some people miserable, it makes some people artists.The yellow pine pollen coating cars, patio furniture and just about any outdoor surface throughout the Southeast is providing a canvas f...
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This spring, your clothes can be bright. Or they can be neutral. Or even a way-before-Memorial-Day white. Easter egg colors, however, need not apply.Striking colors, not ornamentation, are making t...
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Today is Sunday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2007. There are 162 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 22, 1933, American aviator Wiley Post completed the first solo flight aroun...
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Ouarzazate, Morocco/ Tamanrasset, Algeria (dpa) - The Sahara has
special charms: seemingly endless expanses, black crags, pebble
fields, lunar-like mountains, golden hills o...
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Jaipur/Jodhpur, India (dpa) - Perched high above the Indian city
of Jodhpur, the magnificent fort complex of Mehrangarh looks like the
set for a monumental feature film.
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