• These valleys were densely populated in pre-European times and you will see low, stone temples and groups of long-abandoned traditional house foundations.

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  • The royals were presented with a number of gifts on behalf of the tiny island state of Tuvalu, including woven mats, fans and models of a traditional house village and canoe.

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  • In 2007 Mr. Okada chose to build on the current piece of land because he liked that there was a traditional house across the street and a shrine next door with a big cherry blossom tree.

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  • In some cases, Deco styling was applied to traditional courtyard house structures.

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  • With that in mind, I believe that a traditional in house GC will acts more as a function of the legal arm of a company rather than business development.

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  • It's not that often we see the worlds of baking and technology mix, but when Johan von Konow went about making a traditional gingerbread house for the holidays, he added a laser to the recipe.

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  • At home, Ms. Lam and her husband, Steven Bourne, tried to do the opposite, buying and renovating a traditional "lilong" house that was built in 1936, when Shanghai's financial and artistic influence was at its peak.

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  • Since sites selling art online are unencumbered by the physical infrastructure of the traditional gallery or auction house, they can also make their commissions lower and the whole business of buying art much cheaper and more accessible.

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  • The Highlands does seem to have shown some traditional resilience as the average house price has fallen but not in line with the national average published by Nationwide at 16%.

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  • The rites that accompany the festivity vary from place to place, ranging from leaping over fires and streams in Iran to tightrope walking, leaving lit candles at house doors, traditional games such as horse racing or the traditional wrestling practised in Kyrgyzstan.

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  • Because of his strong personality "he may be one of the few people that can overcome" the traditional Senate-to-White House difficulties, Burden says.

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  • The Meeting was attended by representatives of the Pacific state parties to the 2003 ICH Convention as well as Cook Islands experts including representative of the House of Ariki (traditional chiefs), officers at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of education, representative of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society and other civil society organisations.

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  • As the President and First Lady look forward to hosting the traditional Hanukkah celebration at the White House tonight, we remember that Hanukkah is not only a time to celebrate the faith and customs of the Jewish people, but for people of all faiths to celebrate the common aspirations we share and to give thanks for the blessings we enjoy.

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  • Puntland is governed by a 66-member House of Representatives and a traditional council of elders.

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  • In Devon, the House of Marbles is a traditional working games and glass factory, which stocks approximately 25 million marbles.

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  • Bush and his wife, Laura, along with Cheney and his wife, Lynne, went to the White House this morning for a traditional coffee with Clinton, outgoing Vice President Al Gore and their wives, Hillary and Tipper.

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  • The nation's first African-American president also will become only the 17th U.S. leader to deliver a second inaugural address before joining the traditional parade up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.

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  • The couple's love for traditional Mexican art can be seen throughout the house, from the large fireplace designed by Rivera that dominates the first room, resembling a step pyramid like the ones built by the Mayas and Aztecs, to Kahlo's paintings and the couple's collection of smaller sculptures.

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  • They also want to return to the traditional budget process that could lead to negotiations between the House and Senate, potentially limiting White House involvement.

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  • Not only was the house strikingly different from the other, more traditional homes on the block, it was also priced at more than double the average for the area.

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  • Then he led the traditional parade up Pennsylvania Avenue, stopping near the White House to walk a few blocks of the route with first lady Michelle Obama to the cheers of those lining the sidewalks.

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  • In general, the White House strives to showcase American food, wines and traditional concoctions at official meals and parties.

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  • Bogus arguments puffing house prices higher have led investors mistakenly to ignore more traditional gauges of value.

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  • One of Rojo's co-founders, Chris Alden , has a traditional media background, having founded Red Herring magazine (out of his house) in 1993.

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  • Stay at the El-Manzul Druze Lodging in Isfiya, a huge house where guests can enjoy a Jacuzzi, massages and a traditional Druze breakfast of labneh, pita bread, olives and a variety of small salads.

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  • On one traditional level there is indeed something real about the current rapport between the White House and 10 Downing Street.

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  • Even more recently, traditional production houses have turned to Netflix as a distribution platform for shows like House of Cards and Arrested Development.

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  • Given the support for the notion on the part of House Majority Leader-Elect Eric Cantor, who has promised to take the concept up with his colleagues with an eye towards introducing the Amendment in the House of Representatives, the Amendment might find itself taking the more traditional route.

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  • Michele Bertazzon's family firm, which specialises in traditional Venetian carousels with horses and carriages, and makes all its components in-house, is taking this approach.

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  • But the answer, of course, isn't for women to revert to their traditional roles of cooking, cleaning and tending to the children while the man of the house is off bringing home the bacon.

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