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Throughout the Forbidden City there were big copper vats, once plated with gold, in which water was stored to be used in case of a fire. According to the audio guide the scratches on the vat are from attempts by 'allied forces' to plunder Beijing.
In winter these vats were covered and wrapped around with quilts and, when necessary, heated from below with charcoal to prevent the water from freezing. At one point, the Forbidden City contained 308 of which now only a little over 200 are left.
The water vats were not only firefighting installations but part of the adornments that made up imperial magnificence. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) they were mostly made of iron or bronze, but they became much more elaborate and finely made in the Qing (1644-191l), being of gold-plated brass and adorned with tings and side knobs in the form of animal heads.
We recently ate an outstanding meal at the St John Hotel in London, which started with pork scratchings served with taramasalata. We’ve recreated it using a recipe from Heston Blumenthal at Home and taramasalata from Brussels’ poshest supermarket.
Necklace in 14k white and yellow gold showing how Moh's Scratch test minerals related on the standardized Brinell's hardness test
From L to R:
Talc, gypsum, calcite, fluorite, apatite, feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum & diamond(uncut)
this was a cool reflection off my car. It reminded me of a scratch mark that might be from a mountain lion. lol
MaMa Clarinet is an homemade (DIY) clarinet that plays music with Scratch via Makey Makey board / é un clarinetto autocostruito che funziona con il software Scratch attraverso la scheda Makey Makey
Hosted in collaboration with Google's CS4HS initiative, the MIT Creative Computing 2012 workshop was held at the MIT Media Lab, August 8-11, 2012.
Nearly every pub I go in has a different brand of scratchings. Quality varies and the general rule is the more branded and corporate looking the bag, the less satisfying the contents. From top left to right Bondy's - strangely satisfying, considering the relatively flashy packaging; Midland Snacks - poor; Bostin' Scratchuns- very good indeed; Mr Scratchings - poor; AF Davies Family & Catering Butchers - good; Gills - Good; Rikki Lloyd Family Butchers - very good; Peter Combes(just a sticker on a plain bag - a good sign) - very good; and finally, the holy grail of scratchings, the unmarked bag of "specials" - SUPERB!
Campeonato Mundial de Pista Cali 2014
Miércoles 26 de febrero
Galería de imágenes patrocinadas por Safetti www.safetycol.com
The old town of Oamaru is made mainly of this stone called "Oamaru stone" funnily enough. Its made of compact limestone which is quarried at Weston, near Oamaru.
The stone is compact and hard. It is ideal for building purposes, especially where ornate moulding is required. The finished stonework has a creamy, sandy colour. Unfortunately, it is not strongly resistant to pollution, and can be prone to surface crumbling.
Suppressed Emotions, Desire, Devotion.
Im going to do a series of images on "self image" with myself, and possibly other models...
This one is Desire... self love, vanity, media, all create this 'desire' to be somebody, look like something. Who cares if you have a few scars or scratches... (using as a figure of speech, in otherwords, any faults) just be yourself... im a victim to this, a massive one! I need to forget about it...
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scratching the surface - creative sydney, museum of contemporary art, sydney - www.creativesydney.com.au
watch the video here - www.vimeo.com/12504200