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Nursery Rhymes – a Great Way to Learn HistoryNursery rhymes are traditional poems and songs taught to young children. Learning different Nursery Rhymes can aid in the development of vocabulary and counting skills. Nursery Rhymes encourage children to appreciate music. Capiz Accessories – Exotic Beauty From the PhilippinesCapiz is a name of a province and a type of shell found in the Philippines; It is also used largely in interior decorating and as gifts and accessories. Capiz is a geographical location found in the Philippines facing the Sibuyan Sea. The Capiz shell is the outer shell of a marine mollusk called the “Placuna Placenta” which is abundantly found the Philippine's coastal waters and is used for decorative purposes. A True WinnerHe was called “Half-Man Half-Fish” and “The Deep Sea Frog” by his fans in the recent 2008 Beijing Olympics. He awed spectators when he broke world records and won all 8 swimming events in Beijing. All eyes were on him and the contest was between all other swimmers and Michael Phelps. A Veiled Pageant to Expose NunsItalian priest and theologian Antonio Rungi is holding a beauty pageant for nuns. The competition will be held on September through online blog. It would run online at first but he hopes that it would become a real pageant. The pageant itself will be unique. It is will be open only to nuns between 18 to 40 years of age from all over the world. November BirthstoneFor people who were born on the month of November, the Yellow Topaz is their assigned birthstone. The word came from a Sansrit which means “fire”. During the ancient times, the topaz is commonly used to control heat. People in the early civilizations stated that the Topaz has the power to cool down boiling water. It is also used to calm people with excessive anger and to treat people with fever. February BirthstoneThe Amethyst is a violet kind of quartz. During the 20th century, amethyst's color was proven to be caused by the presence of manganese. Since it is capable of being changed and discharged by heat, the color was believed by some researchers to come from an organic source. The ferric thiocyanate was proven and sulfur was detected in the mineral. March BirthstoneThe presence of the red formations are supposed to resemble spots of blood, this is where the name “bloodstone” was made. Heliotrope came from different ancient beliefs about the manner in which the mineral reflects light. December BirthstoneZircon came from the Arabic word zarqun which means vermilion, the persian word zargun which means golden colored. The yellow zircon is commonly called the hyacinth which is a word originated in East India. During the middle ages, people called all yellow stones as hyacinth, however today, this term is only used to describe or identify the yellow zircons. October BirthstoneBasically there are two birthstones for the month of October. These are the opal and the pink tourmaline. Opal was derived from the ancient Sanskrit word “upala” and the latin word “opalus” which means precious stone. The opal is the most common gemstone. January BirthstoneGifts that are made of precious material and symbolizes a person's month of birth in the Gregorian Calendar is called a Birthstone. These precios materials are commonly known as birthday stones and sometimes used as an anniversary gift that is related to the person's age and year of birth.
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