Cultural Event: Morse Museum in Winter Park This is not so much a cultural event‚ as it is a cultural collection of one of the most unique ways of making art – by using glass. At the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art one can find collections of American art pottery‚ collections of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century American paintings‚ graphics‚ decorative art‚ and most importantly the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. I visited this museum located in Winter Park‚ Florida
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Polymer‚ Glass Fibre‚ Tensile Stress‚ Compressive Strength. Abstract: This project aims to allow further implementation of fibre-reinforced composite materials in the airline industry. The project report initially gives a brief introduction on fibre/composite materials and the universal testing machine (UTM). A few materials with their composition‚ tests already conducted and a brief analysis is discussed. The final report also describes the step by step process of testing the glass fibre material
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production of man-made fibres is an important activity of the world-wide chemical industry involving largely natural polymers and synthetic polymers (derieved from petrochemical by-products). There are also a limited number of man-made fibres such as glass‚ metal and ceramics are produced using inorganic materials. Although natural fibres are extensively used in the technical textile iiidwliv‚ a serious manufacturing of technical textiles only started about thirty years ago with the inception of man-made
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25‚ February 2013 The World of Glassblowing Ever imagine what it’s like to play with honey? Now imagine playing and shaping honey when it’s glowing red hot with strange yet interesting instruments and turning it into some beautiful and out of this world. A piece of art that is completely unique and one of a kind. Well this is exactly what it’s like in the world of glassblowing. By trying and experiencing the art class here at SBVC one can truly learn to perfect not only just the skill‚
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Exchange Principle. This states that “every contact leaves a trace”‚ implying that a criminal will leave trace and take away trace evidence when at a crime scene. Trace evidence often refers to minute samples of a substance‚ particularly fibres‚ hairs‚ glass fragments and paint chips. Crime scenes will commonly contain trace evidence‚ often caused by the perpetrator unconsciously coming into contact with surfaces and leaving behind or picking up particulates. Trace evidence is created when objects contact
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Here’s what you’ll need: Materials: 1 16-oz. bottle‚ such as the Ultimate Glass Spray Bottle ($8.43 from Olive Cart). 1 liquid measuring cup (at least 8 ounces). Small sieve; a 6-inch Stainless Steel Mesh Sieve is $19.95 from Sur La Table. Small whisk; a Profi Plus Mini Ball Whisk is $20 from Williams-Sonoma. 1/2 lemon‚ juiced. 1 tablespoon cornstarch. 1/2 cup white vinegar. 1/2 cup water. Crumpled newspaper. To make my glass cleaner‚ I began by juicing half a lemon into a liquid measuring cup. I
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make the glass sound uneven‚ broken and unfixable. This creates the violent image more instamatic as we imagine the danger approaching the young couple. The use of the word ‘diamond’ makes the scene seem perfect timing for the youths to push the couple through the glass‚ but it also shows that as a diamond can never be destroyed‚ as to is the criminal’s act‚ which will never be gone from the memory of the people passing by. In the first stanza‚ he uses an onomatopoeia ‘shattered plate glass’. The
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with a supernatural world inside the glass. (Definition of Eisoptrophobia‚ 2000). Other superstitions revolve around the idea of the mirror acting as a receptacle for the soul. Therefore‚ if someone dies‚ the mirrors in the house should be covered to prevent the soul entering the mirror ("Death and dying in central Appalachia: changing attitudes and practice"‚ J. K. Crissman‚ University of Illinois Press‚ 1994). Third‚ The Romans were the first to make glass mirrors says Myrriah Lavin ("The Mirror
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general showing white or yellow‚ with vitreous burnish. Barite can be used as a white pigment ( commonly known as Lithopone)‚ also can be used in chemical industry‚ paper making‚China dryers textile packing‚ and in glass production in it can serve as a flux‚ to increase the brightness of glass. However‚ its most important role is used as aggravating agent used in drilling industry and barium refining. Barite physical characteristics: chemical stability‚ insoluble in water and hydrochloric acid‚ no magnetic
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Version 1.1 © 2009 – 2010 TouchMagix Media Pvt. Ltd. Introduction MagixTouchtm is a unique technology that can turn any glass surface or existing display into a Multi-Touch interactive display. Using MagixTouchtm‚ customers can create fascinating new applications for users to interact with displays intuitively and effortlessly. The applications for MagixTouchtm are plenty: - POS (point of sale) Information systems Way-finding and navigation directories for public locations‚ shopping
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