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• Pioneers of Precast, Pre-Tile Plunge Pools in North America to Spotlight Full Portfolio of Plunge Pool Offerings, First-Ever Garden Tub, New Tile Offerings, and a Guide to Cold Plunges
  PEMBROKE, N.H., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Soake Pools , renowned New England-based plunge pool manufacturers, is excited to showcase their impressive portfolio in a dedicated booth at this year's Hardscape North America trade show.
• Additionally, the booth will include information about the newest addition to their portfolio: a highly-detailed, one-of-a-kind standing tub, known as the Garden Tub.
• As the leaders in the plunge pool space, Soake Pools will share the time and space saving, environmental, aesthetic, and health benefits of opting for a plunge pool instead of a traditional pool, just to name a few.
• In addition, national sales consultant, Kristen Stone, will assist in presenting Soake Pools' offerings to the trade show attendees.

• Emser Tile has announced the opening of Emser Tech™, a state-of-the-art product testing facility in Houston, TX.
• The new facility is equipped to effectively conduct all industry standards tests, allowing Emser to efficiently and accurately validate testing, data analysis and quality control metrics.
• LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Emser Tile, leading designer and producer of the world's finest tile and natural stone, today announced the opening of Emser Tech™ , a state-of-the-art product testing facility that is equipped to effectively conduct all industry standards tests.
• Capabilities at Emser Tech™ include the following, which are in-line with current industry standards:
  Additional information regarding Emser Tech™ can be accessed here: Emser Tech™ Video .

• Gamers the world over will be familiar with the incredibly detailed historic cityscapes the Assassin’s Creed franchise has produced so far.
• Following earlier forays into ancient Damascus and Athens, the forthcoming instalment, Mirage, takes players into ninth-century Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid caliphate.

Baghdad, the Round City

• It was a focal point of international politics, intellectual life, the arts and a booming global economy.
• Architectural historians Saba Sami Al-Ali and Nawar Sami Al-Ali have discussed how, despite the lack of archaeological remains, scholars have long reconstructed the Round City’s basic parts.
• The city counted two concentric circular walls, surrounded by a moat and punctuated by four domed gates, each topped with a figure holding a lance.
• This mausoleum and mosque complex features a conical muqarnas dome, the design of which is typical of the region from the 11th century.

A lack of archeological evidence

• The best evidence for what the city looked like at the time is found in other archaeological sites.
• Research has shown that two cities – Al-Rafiqa, at Raqqa in Syria and Qadisiyya (or al-Mubarak), near Baghdad – were effectively imitations of the Round City.
• The archeological site of Samarra provides even more clues.
• What people think they know about the visual culture of Muslim societies is also not supported by historical evidence.

• Vaughan, Ontario, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyline EDGE is proud to announce their launch of new premium wall art services and a user-friendly company website.
• Skyline EDGE’s sister company, Toronto Car Wraps, has been an industry leader in car wraps for decades.
• The range of services provided by Skyline EDGE are taking this wrap technology to a new level for client walls and floor designs.
• A spokesperson for Skyline EDGE said, “Our specialized graphics experts and designers are ready to help you bring your vision to life.