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    Italian archaeologists in 1886. Nothing had been disturbed. Today the funerary equipment‚ mostly made by the workers themselves‚ is displayed in the Museo Egizio at Turin. Almost all of the decorations within the tomb‚ painted on a background of yellow ochre‚ are perfectly intact‚ and considered some of the most beautiful within the necropolis. The tomb is very simple‚ with a narrow stairway leading into a small room followed by the burial chamber. The rectangular burial chamber is oriented westward and

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    paintings that are very similar‚ as well as many that are vastly different. The styles of art in both are fairly similar‚ although more colors are used in Lascaux‚ as well as a wider variety of angles (Lascaux has a horse in frontal view). The red ochre is consistent throughout both caves. The hand prints‚ both positives and negatives‚ seem entirely absent from Lascaux‚ while there are many more “symbolic” signs‚ such as the XIII‚ leading me to believe that they may have perhaps been a primitive form

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    Gmelina

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    Gmelina is a genus of plants in family Lamiaceae. It consists of about 35 species in Australia‚ New Guinea‚ Southeast Asia‚ India and a few in Africa. Some species such as G. arborea have been planted and/or become naturalised in India‚ Africa and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus in honour of botanist Johann Georg Gmelin.In India‚ Gmelina arborea occurs extensively from the Ravi eastwards in the sub-Himalayan tracts‚ common throughout Assam and adjoining areas of northern West Bengal‚ also

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    “No one seemed hurried or impatient‚ all under a spell‚ a spell that held us from the opening of the fail until it’s close” (Larson 248). Larson uses to figurative language to depict how addicting the fair was for the people nation-wide. His metaphor comparing its enticing nature to being cast “under a spell” gives the reader an idea of how captivating the environment was. Being kept under a spell is typically associated with something being inescapable‚ furthermore explaining Larson’s purpose of

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    clinker and there are dry and wet methods to make cement. Metallurgy chemical kiln is used in metallurgy industry and ironworks for lean iron ore‚ chromium ore and ferronickel ore calcimine. Rotary kiln is used for calcimine of high aluminum vandal ochre in refractory material industry; for calcimine of calotte and aluminum hydroxide in aluminum manufacturer; for claiming of chrome sand ore and chrome powder ore in chemical plant. Lime kiln is used for baking active lime and dolomite in the steel

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    Its overall colour is ochre to rusty red‚ with dense whitish to pale ginger underfur. The fur of the throat‚ chest and underparts is white‚ with a distinct white band occurring around the sides of the neck. There is a sharp boundary between the red coat and white marks. The ears

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    The Himba: Namibia

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    There is also diamonds and of course‚ sand. Himba are semi-nomadic pastoralists who raise cattle and goats. Both man and women cover their bodies in a red‚ mud-like‚ substance. This substance is called Otjize‚ which is a mixture of butter‚ ash‚ and ochre. They use Otjize as the equivalent to our sun screen. They believe that the red-ish tint that this paste gives their skin symbolizes life‚ and is the Himba’s idea of beauty. The Himba are a monotheistic religion‚ the God that they believe in is known

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    have complex life cycles and can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Most can regenerate damaged parts or lost arms and they can shed arms as a means of defence. The Asteroidea occupy several significant ecological roles. Starfish‚ such as the ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) and the reef sea star (Stichaster

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    Betye Sarr‚ Michael Ray Charles‚ Kerry James Marshal‚ and Kara Walker are all artists who use race and stereotypes as subjects for their art. Although they tend to use similar subjects for their pieces‚ they have very different techniques‚ mediums‚ and forms. Betye Saar uses an art form called assemblage. Assemblage is similar to a collage‚ but it is three-dimensional. One of her most famous pieces‚ The Liberation of Aunt Jemima‚ depicts a “mammy” doll holding a shotgun and broom. Behind the doll

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    Portland cement (often referred to as OPC‚ from Ordinary Portland Cement) is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete‚ mortar‚ stucco and most non-specialty grout. It is a fine powder produced by grinding Portland cement clinker (more than 90%)‚ a limited amount of calcium sulfate (which controls the set time) and up to 5% minor constituents as allowed by various standards such as the European Standard EN197-1: Portland cement clinker

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