Pakistan's exports jade jewelry continued to increase

According to Palestinian "Commercial Record newspaper," February 23 reported that, despite the current political instability, poor security situation, but Pakistan's jewelery industry's export situation is gratifying.

Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics figures show that the first half of this fiscal year (2009 July-December), jade jewelry exports to Pakistan had reached 288 million U.S. dollars, with the same level as last fiscal year,it has been completed this fiscal year due target (3.05 billion U.S. dollars) in 95.5%, which is forecast to reach 350 million U.S. dollars, an increase of more than 20%.

In recent years, in order to promote the Palestinian jewelery industry development and expansion of exports, Pakistan Trade and Development Agency (TDAP) has taken many measures, including harmonization of customs valuation and customs procedures simplification, reduction of the industry's need for raw materials, tools and equipment import tariffs, given revenue-related tax rebates.

The above measures have effectively promoted the development of the industry Pakistani jade jewelry, jade jewelry exports increased year by year. Statistics show ,2006-FY07, Pakistan Pakistani exports of only 48 million U.S. dollars ,2007-08 fiscal year rose to 221 million U.S. dollars ,2008-09 fiscal year and further increased to 288 million U.S. dollars.

The Forgotten Christ Painting :500 years old

The Christ painting was sat on the wall of a church more than half a century in England, now it has been indentified as a painting by the greatest early 16th century Flemish painter - Quentin Metsys.

Who found this paiting? The answer is Simon Watney. He is a conservation adviser to the Church Monuments Society, and visited Holy Trinity in Bradford-upon-Avon in 2006. He is an expert in early religious statuary and on the trip this painting was caught his eye.

He said: “I couldn’t get a good look at it because the north aisle was full of a display of tapestries by the local sewing club, but I recognised it as a composition by Van Dyke.”

He and Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins, an art restorer and a leading authority on Van Dyke, later traveled from her home in Holkham, Norfolk,go to inspect the picture with him. Unfortunately, it was immediately obvious that it wasn't the genuine article. Then amazingly, another work stopped them in their tracks.

He said: "It was immediately clear the Van Dyke was an 18th-century copy but then I saw this little portrait of Christ in a horrible almost plastic-looking frame. I was amazed by the quality and I said straight away, ‘This is a Quentin Metsys.’”

They also noticed that unusually it was painted on two horizontal boards. At this point, Ms Stainer-Hutchins then made a critical connection. She remembered having once seen a Metsys portrait of the Virgin Mary that was also painted on two boards (above right).

And now after one year's tests, her initial guess has been confirmed - the painting is one part of a greater composition. A greedy art dealer had cut the complete painting in two to make more money. The missing half, unbeknown that such a piece ever existed, had been discovered.

“This painting is 500 years old and it is beautiful. It is going to be worth a great deal.”

A Metsys portrait sold for $1.1 million in 2008, so if the recent find can be re-acquainted with its long lost twin (currently held in the Fitzwilliam collection of Lady Juliet Tadgell) then you're looking at quite the collectible with one amazing story.

Burberry fall/winter 2010 collection Make 3D Show

In Burberry's fall/winter 2010 collection makes its way up and down the runway at London Fashion Week, it will be streamed simultaneously directly to invitation-only, custom screening sites watched by people fully-equipped with 3D goggles.

Burberry is cooperation with SKY television to use their 3D technology, in what will prove to be an unprecedented, and one of the most eagerly anticipated collaborations the fashion world has ever seen.

Burberry’s chief creative officer, Christopher Bailey said it will "enable people to experience the energy and atmosphere of this event from around the world. 3D technology will bring our global audience into the London show space allowing them to see the colours and fabrics, to hear the music and to be a part of that moment when it all finally comes together.’’

The 3D event will be screened to five locations worldwide. In New York - Skylight studios; in Paris - the concept store, Colette; in Dubai - The Address; in Tokyo - La Fabrique for ‘’Burberry Night’’; and in Los Angeles - the event will hosted by Tina Brown, editor of The Daily Beast.

Find your ideal high-heeled shoes

For most women,the high-heeled shoes is a kind of painful pleasure. They are referred to the culprit of a series of health problems from the toes cysts to the back pain etc. In contrast, light weight flat shoes is your better choice, isn't it?

It is not true. You may be surprised to hear that when you hear that I always wear high-heeled shoes (from my favorite pair of red stiletto heels to gladiator sandals, and boots) and had suggested that if the high is suitable for fit, many women should be thrown their training shoes and flat shoes,and support high-heeled shoes. At least within one day she should wear for several hours.

Flat shoes are not always the best. According to recent studies from the United States,it have shown that relative to the sexy stiletto heel, the track shoes will make your knees withstand greater pressure. It is true. If you are a woman born to for wearing high heels, but it has been worn, such as training shoes or flat shoes, your feet will change accordingly and will make your feet to withstand an infinite number of pressure.

Every woman has her own ideals heel height belonging to herself, it is depending on the structure of her own foot. If you taking into account this factor when buy shoes , it will be able to greatly improve foot comfortable sense.

If your feet are inherently suited to wear high heels, but you usually wear flat shoes, it would be detrimental to your original foot type, make your feet to become very hard after a long time. Wear appropriate high heeled shoes will help to ensure that you put your feet properly placed on the ground - it can be used old high heels but not bad, or soles of the feet and ball movement to practice.

Heel height is to a maximum of four inch the best, any more than this high heel are detrimental to your position. For example it would make your hips unconscious out, and let the toes and two feet of the front-end to bear too much weight. This high heel wearing only for a short time, and just travel with the luxury car produced by wearing, it is not used to walking.

Heel Chart

1. Take off your shoes and sitting on a chair, one leg straight forward, and unbend your feet, then relax your feet and ankle joints.

2. Then look at your big toe from the top extension to down, find the point vertically between the bottom of the foot. This vertical distance (* indicates the distance),that is your right heel height.

If your feet and legs is display show for a right angle after relax, rather than hung, it is indicating a lower shaft of your ankle, and wear flat shoes would be more comfortable than wearing high heels. Kate.Moss is a leader in flat shoes - those who clearly demonstrated how flat shoes for her feet.

If your feet pointing to the ground, you need to measure distance from the top of the big toe to the the dotted lines of bottom of the heel. Using this data contrast with your favorite shoes - elect the shoes that you feel most comfortable pair, do not bother with the high or low. I can probably guarantee this pairs of shoes that will work with you followed by the measured data match.

Perfume may backfire for ladies looking for love

When it comes to attracting a man, natural scent works best. Women looking for that special someone might want to think twice before spritzing Chanel No. 5. A new study suggests that a woman's natural scent may be all she needs.

Recent research shows that a man's testosterone levels, which are linked with sexual interest, are significantly higher when they smell the shirt of a woman who is ovulating. These findings could lead to the development of new fragrances that mimic this effect, and answer basic questions about human biology.

Over the last 10 years, however, psychologists have found that ovulating women may behave differently, with a tendency to be more flirtatious, have sexual fantasies more frequently, and prefer hyper-masculine men.

In surveys, men report being more attracted to ovulating women. The new study builds on this research by measuring the response of men to a specific chemical cue.

The researchers performed two separate but related experiments. In the first scenario, the scientists gave four women plain, white T-shirts. The women wore the shirts over three days when they went to sleep. The researchers then collected the shirts in plastic bags, divided them up according to whether the woman was ovulating, and froze them.

Men who smelled the shirts of ovulating women in the first experiment had, on average, testosterone levels that were 37 percent higher than the men who smelled the shirts of non-ovulating women.

For the second experiment, the testosterone levels of the men who smelled the T-shirts of ovulating women were, on average, 15 percent higher than men who sniffed the two other T-shirt samples.

Exactly how far the odor diffuses away from a woman remains to be seen. Scientists also haven't identified the specific chemical scents that stimulate increases in testosterone levels in men.

Rolex Opens Learning Center in Switzerland

On 22 February 2010, Rolex opens the Learning Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. Built on the campus of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and designed by the internationally acclaimed Japanese architectural practice, SANAA, the Rolex Learning Center is a radical proposition.

The building challenges conventional approaches to texts and to learning itself by means of both its unique layout and its arsenal of new pedagogical technologies. Rolex’s participation is part of the brand’s longstanding relationship with EPFL, which includes research into material sciences and microtechnology for watch design.

"The Rolex Learning Center,” Patrick Aebischer, President of EPFL, said, “exemplifies our university as a place where traditional boundaries between disciplines are broken down, where mathematicians and engineers meet with neuroscientists and microtechnicians to envision new technologies that improve lives. We invite the public into this space to convey the message that working in science is working for the advancement of society.”

The world's most prodigal and extravagant six women

Paris - Hilton

U.S. hotel heiress Paris Hilton - Hilton's locker room, that although the large room filled with Hilton's clothes, in fact it not enough to put half of her clothing. She could shopping in Dior store in Paris 1 hour, and spent 45,000 euros.

One euro is equivalent to RMB10.2998, 45000 euro is how much the RMB? It is RMB 463,491. This figure is enough for ordinary people for a huge, right? Enough for ten years, right? But she only takes 1 hour.

Madonna

It was reported that her mansion located in Los Angeles with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, study, living room, bar and so on, her personal bedding set is necessary to four million Taiwan dollars, and her little girl Luo Desi'll replace a carpet, they spent 5 million dollars. Even when Madonna labor,she needed the guide of yoga teacher side, and order special plane to home on standby.

Liv - Tyler

Known as "the simple swipe," as long as she likes the clothes, she will definitely buy, and if do not buy,she will be amused, and never give up unless the store closing, every time take packages of beautiful clothes, she will be happy to go home. But she has a quirk, that is bought but never wear, she would prefer place these beautiful clothes, shoes in home to appreciation, and then carefully taste of their booty, so she met.

Teresa

It was directed at "shopaholic" living prototype of Teresa Cheung in Hong Kong. Teresa Cheung - love clothes and let the two men were bankruptcy. Even if there is little money can only rent a small apartment to live, she is still insist on buying brand names, wore designer clothes, dress easily worth the 10 million Taiwan dollars is normal.

Cecilia

"Shopaholic" is the character she starred in the film, at the beginning of shooting the scene that she used to store loot warehouses. Placing items in the warehouse, including hundreds of brand-name clothes, handbags, shoes, cosmetics, as well as a few of chairs, several sets of lights. Cecilia said the items covered with the whole studio almost all of her personal collection, including underwear, worth up to 80 million Hongkong dollar.

Maria - Carey

Mariah Carey is worth of hundreds of millions of dollars,she is know how to enjoy the life, her Manhattan loft mansion in New York,valued at 9 million U.S. dollars, while she has a Marilyn Collection - Marilyn Monroe's famous white piano, and spend as much as 20 million Taiwan currency.