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Facebook Tools You Didn't Know Existed

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1. Activity Log You've probably seen that button on your cover photo labeled "Activity Log," but unless you're a Facebook power user you probably haven't explored this tool. It shows you every activity you do on Facebook, whether it's liking a photo, posting a status, or updating your information. You can even filter by type of activity to make it more targeted. 2. Ad Create Tool Facebook gives you a host of tools to make sure your business's ads are well made and prominently placed, starting with the Ad Create tool. You select a goal for promoting your business or page (like more page likes, increased app engagement, etc.) and the Ad Create tool automatically selects the right combination of ads to help you reach it. 3. App Center You've been playing Candy Crush for months, but do you use Open Table's Facebook app to book a reservation? Or use the Spotify app to share your playlists with friends? If you want to browse new games

Handicrafts of Balochistan

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MAR 23 Posted by  bolanvoice By Razamia Nadir Ali, Turbat Balochistan has a long tradition in the production of handicrafts. This tradition began centuries ago, and it is still progressing. Handicrafts from Balochistan are known all over the world for the beauty of their designs and for the richness of the color, and its economical prices. Besides being popular within the country, these handicrafts are being exported to various foreign countries where these are warmly received, especially by the people of the west. Handicrafts skills in Balochistan and needle work of Balochistan are very attractive. This work is being done by the women and girls. The handicraft’s needle work is common all over the province of Balochistan. The women folk spend hours in doing the embroidery work as a means of earning for the family. Needle-work in Balochistan is various designs and embroidery techniques which vary from place to place. Different areas of Balochistan are known for their di

Handicrafts of Balochistan

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MAR 23 Posted by  bolanvoice By Razamia Nadir Ali, Turbat Balochistan has a long tradition in the production of handicrafts. This tradition began centuries ago, and it is still progressing. Handicrafts from Balochistan are known all over the world for the beauty of their designs and for the richness of the color, and its economical prices. Besides being popular within the country, these handicrafts are being exported to various foreign countries where these are warmly received, especially by the people of the west. Handicrafts skills in Balochistan and needle work of Balochistan are very attractive. This work is being done by the women and girls. The handicraft’s needle work is common all over the province of Balochistan. The women folk spend hours in doing the embroidery work as a means of earning for the family. Needle-work in Balochistan is various designs and embroidery techniques which vary from place to place. Different areas of Balochistan are known for their di

You Can Hold This Ice Cream of the Future in Your Bare Hands

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BY  LIZ STINSON 07.22.13 Next >> View all A WikiPearl is a ball of ice cream surrounded by a flavored, edible skin.  Image: Phase One Photography In a little shop near the Louvre museum in Paris, a very strange type of ice cream is being sold. At the counter customers don’t order cups, cones or shakes; here they ask for  WikiPearls , little donut hole-sized balls of ice cream that are covered in a flavored, protective skin. “People come in and say, ‘What’s this all about?’” says  David Edwards , the mastermind behind WikiPearl and the newly opened WikiBar. It’s a very good question, actually. Much like Dippin’ Dots, the pearl-like ice cream that blew kids’ minds in the ‘90s, WikiPearls is angling to change the way we eat ice cream. But it’s not just frozen snacks that Edwards is looking to revolutionize—the Harvard bioengineering professor has bigger plans than that. “You could say I want an orange soda with a French-fry skin.

The Date Harvest and Everything Else You Ever Wanted To Know About Dates

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The Date Harvest and Everything Else You Ever Wanted To Know About Dates (Pictorial) The date season really begins early in the year when we clean up the trees after the end of the dormant period. At this time, we have to start by cutting the thorns off of the date fronds. They say that everything in the desert protects itself by stinging, biting, or poking. And the date trees are no different. They have thorns that are approximately 4 to 5 inches long, and can easily pierce thru a truck tire. So the very first thing we do is to remove the thorns to make it possible to work in the date trees. The Sex Life of a Date Date Palms are unique in that they are either a male tree or a female tree. The male trees produce pollen, and the female trees produce flowers. Unfortunately, neither birds or bees are attracted to the flowers, so the females have to be hand pollinated. During the later part of February we begin to watch for the sheaths on the male trees to begin splittin