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The Life Insurance Business in 1868The world of 1868, when the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was born, was very different from the world we know today. There were no telephones in those days and no electric lights. The country had not yet been spanned by a transcontinental railroad. Records were kept in handwritten ledgers, and... The Investigation Into the Life Insurance BusinessThe marked depreciation of urban real estate, farm lands, and bond values called for the rearrangement of the investment portfolio of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
President Ecker, with his long and varied experience in this field, addressed himself to the solution of this problem, made particularly difficult by the continued decline... Talks Begin in CyprusYesterday saw a historic day for the divided island of Cyprus. During the last 34 years the island has been split into what effectively count as two separate nations: Cyprus, and the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Under the last Greek Cypriot leader, T. Papadopoulos, the impetuous for reunification... Positive Attitudes Set Cyprian Reunification Talks in Good SteadAfter thirty years of failed peace talks, intensive discussions began again yesterday (3rd September '08), between the Greek and Turkish, Cyprian leaders over the reunification of Cyprus to make it once again a united state. Both parties agree on the notion of two-party federation; however it is the details of... 
What's Love Got to Do With itThe relationship between religion and politics is at the heart of discussions today and has been for decades, beginning at the foundation of our government. The media has the responsibility of informing people, religion the responsibility of holding power to account, but should either become the government as opposed to reviewing the discussions of government and speaking about values? Italy Soars - Solar StyleSolar energy has really taken off in recent years, as global governments have become more aware of the need to protect the environment by minimizing the use of dwindling fossil fuels. The use of renewable energy, such as solar power, has previously been encouraged by government subsidies.
Italy is set to... Arctic Ice May Melt Completely Within Ten Years.There are worrying reports that the Arctic sea ice is melting at a faster rate than last year, despite the colder weather. Information from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that the year began with ice covering a larger area than at the beginning of 2007.... Rainforest is Back on the Hit ListAfter the increase in global awareness about the dwindling Brazilian rainforest in recent years, it seems worrying that there is once again concern over its destruction after official government data emerged recently stating that deforestation has risen by 64 percent in the last twelve months. This sudden increase in deforestation... How do They Make Ugg Boots?Nobody saw it coming, but Ugg Boots have certainly taken the world by storm and become a huge fashion craze. Everybody whose anyone is wearing them! Austrailians know that Ugg means "ugly" but these woolly sensations are still everywhere. Wondering exactly how Ugg Boots are made and... History of Chinese EmbroideryChinese embroidery boasts a very long history. As the "Longevity embroidery" and "Token embroidery" unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, indicate, it reached a rather high level of development some 2000-3000 years ago. Wang Jia of the Jin Dynasty wrote in Making Good Omissions: "In the... History of China ShoesAncient shoes were classified into three types in terms of material, i.e. grass, cloth and leather.
Cloth shoes refer to shoes made with hemp fiber, damask silk, brocade and so on.
In the Han Dynasty (206BC-23AD), the toe cap of cloth shoe was usually biforked, and the tread was made with linen... Chinese Silk Through 5,000 YearsChina has a history of silk more than 5000 years, since she first invented the sericulture and silk production. It is silk that built a bridge between China and Europe, then the Silk Road became a symbol of the cultural and economic exchange between the East and the West. So... Another Version of Chinese Silk HistoryThe earliest known silk textiles excavated in China dated to circa 3630 BCE; earlier pseudo morphs (impressions left by a textile on bronze or jade) or patterned textiles date from the Shang dynasty (16th-11th century BCE). By the Warring States through Han Dynasty periods (circa 475 BCE-220 CE), elaborately patterned... Details of Rock Garden ConstructionThe first step in the actual construction of a rock garden is to lay it out, at least in enough detail to show its general contour, to indicate paths and so on. These points had best be marked by fairly stout stakes driven into the ground, as otherwise they are... Global Studies on Climate ChangeClimate change is an issue that is currently alarming scientists. The factors affecting global changes are carefully studied by famous scientists around the globe.
Climate change is a significant weather change of a given region. Also called global warming, it increases the average temperature measurement of the Earth's surface. This involves...
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