Doubles: 1. Sebastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor, CAN def. 2. Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde, AUS 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2); 3. Alex Corretja & Albert Costa, SPA def. David Adams & John-Laffinie De Jager, RSA 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. WOMEN Singles: 1. Venus Williams, USA def. 2. Elena Dementieva, RUS 6-2, 6-4; 3. Monica Seles, USA def. Jelena Dokic, AUS, 6-1, 6-4. Doubles: 1. Serena Williams & Venus Williams, USA def....

Therefore, you will want to find a coin dealer who is well-versed in numismatics, is financially stable, respected by his peers, and has demonstrated ethics. In case something should go wrong, you will want to have recourse in case of a dispute. Fortunately, we have the PNG (Professional Numismatists Guild), an association of coin dealers who have met strict standards to join. Here are the five questions you should answer before doing business with any coin dealer....

When dip glazing, it is almost always a very good idea to make certain you have prepared your pots well, including giving their bottoms a good coating of wax resist. You also need to make sure that the glaze has been prepared properly. Stir it thoroughly but gently (ensuring no air bubbles get into it) with a stick before you put your pot into it. The thinner the consistency of the glaze, the longer the pot will need to be dipped....

There are some great Christmas gift tags that look wonderful, but if you’re looking for an all-occasion gift tag, look no further. These gift tags look great on whatever paper you use, but really shine when printed on card stock or linen paper. They also become even more convenient if you print them on sticker paper. All the backgrounds are white making it easy to write your message if you have one....

Then, in the early-to-mid-14th century, large mechanical clocks began to appear in the towers of several large Italian cities. These clocks that were weight-driven and regulated by a verge-and-foliot escapement. Like water flow, the rate was difficult to regulate. Another advance was the invention of spring-powered clocks between 1500 and 1510 by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg. They slowed down as the mainspring unwound. In 1656, Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch scientist, made the first pendulum clock, regulated by a mechanism with a “natural” period of oscillation....

Baseball fans can expect more outrageous numbers from the home run record breakers next week when some of their most important home-run balls, including McGwire’s #70 and Sosa’s #66, go up for sale at what is being billed as “the sports memorabilia auction of the century.” On Tuesday in New York City, fans who missed out on catching a historic home-run ball and high-rolling collectors from around the world will converge on Madison Square Garden where New York auction house Guernsey’s will host “The Baseballs of 1998”, the year’s most talked about sale....

They are both in The Tree of Life. Pitt is also in Moneyball. Chastain is also in The Help. And the Nominees for Best Picture Are… The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse

I have never used a computer-based cutting machine before in my life. I know my way around a tough craft project, but I’ve never had the opportunity to get my hands on a die-cutting machine, which, similar to how a printer uses ink to draw out an image on a page; instead, this machine cuts out a programmed design. My partner and I focused on a few things while testing out the Brother ScanNCut2 CM350e: ease of use, an easy-to-comprehend set-up process, and whether or not we liked that fact that you could use this machine without a laptop....

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At Chinese New Year celebrations, people wear red clothes, give children “lucky money” in red envelopes and set off firecrackers. Red symbolizes fire, which the Chinese believe drives away bad luck. Family members gather at each other’s homes for extravagant meals. Chinese New Year ends with a lantern festival. People hang decorated lanterns in temples and carry lanterns to an evening parade under the light of the full moon. The highlight of the lantern festival is often the dragon dance....