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  2. The Wish List (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The Wish List is a fantasy novel by Irish writer Eoin Colfer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It chronicles the adventures of Meg Finn, a teenage girl killed in a gas explosion who must earn her place in Heaven by returning to Earth to help the pensioner she attempted to rob.

  3. Chypre - Wikipedia

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    Chypre by Coty, advertisement in French Vogue, 1937 Chypre is French for Cyprus.. The term chypre is French for the island of Cyprus.Its connection to perfumery originated with the first composition to feature the bergamot-labdanum-oakmoss accord, François Coty's perfume Chypre from 1917 (now preserved at the Osmothèque), whose name was inspired by the fact that its raw materials came ...

  4. History of perfume - Wikipedia

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    The book also described one hundred and seven methods and recipes for perfume-making, and even the perfume making equipment, like the alembic, still bears its Arabic name. [ 11 ] The Persian Muslim doctor and chemist Ibn Sina (also known as Avicenna) introduced the process of extracting oils from flowers by means of distillation , the procedure ...

  5. More than a scent: Cyprus promoting its perfume past - AOL

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    KORAKOU, Cyprus (AP) — Before Cyprus gained fame as the mythical birthplace of the goddess of love Aphrodite nearly three millennia ago, Cyprus was known around the Mediterranean for its ...

  6. Osmothèque - Wikipedia

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    Rarities from the Osmothèque's collections include examples of ancient perfumery, such as the Parfum Royal of the Parthian kings as described by Pliny the Elder in the 1st century, medieval toilet waters such as the 14th century Eau de la reine de Hongrie of Elizabeth of Poland and 18th century powders such as the Poudre de Chypre.

  7. Stephen Dowthwaite - Wikipedia

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    Due to the high demand for more information about perfumery creation, launched a series of e-learning and university courses [7] and later workshops in The Art and Technology of Perfumery. As of 2014, Dowthwaite has over 300 fragrances currently on the market, most of which are for toiletries, cosmetics and functional products. He is the ...

  8. Cypriot literature - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] Sevgül Uludağ is an investigative reporter [8] who besides being instrumental in uncovering information on thousands of missing Cypriots [9] she has also authored a number of books. [10] Urkiye Mine Balman has written in a wide variety genres, but her works are mostly romantic poems describing sometimes a lonesome village girl or ...

  9. Armida Publications - Wikipedia

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    Armida was the first publishing company in Cyprus to establish an active e-books program for titles in Greek and English. In addition, the company is also the leading exporter of literary rights of Greek Cypriot literature to foreign publishers, with an extensive network of collaborating partner publishers throughout Europe, and the world.