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• Wooden cradle crammed with 2,000 diamond, ruby and emerald gems

  Published: August 1, 2007, 2:47 am

  Tags: Prince Akishino, Ottoman Empire, Wooden Cradle, Treasures Of The Topkapi Palace, Emerald, Ruby, Diamond, Royal Ceremony

  Palace and the Magnificent Ottoman Dynasty exhibition in Tokyo. Other than the sparkling cradle, there are around 140 treasures from the residence of the Ottoman Empire on exhibit to celebrate the birth of Prince Hisahito on 6 September 2006 to Princess Kiko, the wife of Japanese Emperor Akihito s second son Prince Akishino. The exhibition

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• Ottoman Cradle

  Published: August 16, 2007, 12:58 pm

  Tags: Cradle, Crib, Gold, Hisahito, Japan, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, Ottomanempire, Prince Hisahito, Princehisahito

  century and comes from the Ottoman Empire (precursor, sort of, to modern-day Turkey) where they really knew how to do things right.The wooden cradle is covered by gold plates and somewhere around 2,000 diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. Before you get too excited and start whipping out that Amex Platinum, I should let you know it's not for sale --

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• When Well Intentioned Hearts Hurt the Nation

  Published: October 11, 2007, 3:21 pm

  Tags: Washington, Ambassador, Ankara, Armenia, Armenian, Genocide, Human Rights, Jimmy Carter, Lantos, National Objectives, Nato, News, Ottoman Empire, Policy, Politics, U S Troops, Votes, World War I

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