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Alaska State Quarter Design The main design element of the grizzly bear catching a salmon is intended to symbolize the natural beauty of Alaska and the abundance of its wildlife. The grizzly represents strength, and the salmon stands for the nutrition that makes such strength possible. These are lovely concepts, except for the fact that the grizzly bear is an omnivore. However, the grizzly is eminently appropriate for the Alaska Quarter design, as more than 98% of the grizzly population in the United States is found in Alaska....

The back was high, with encircling arms, and fully upholstered. Originally, they were open-ended as in the walnut Louis XVI-style example here. Later versions developed footrests and backrests running down the length of the piece. The first styles of the récamier were backless. Later versions incorporated a type of half-back. Small neck-roll style pillows, as shown with this American example, provided additional cushioned comfort. “Turkish-style” pieces became the rage in the second half of the century, modeled vaguely on couches popular abroad that had skirts, tufted upholstery, and tassels, as shown in this combination Turkish couch/méridienne, circa 1870....

However, the nickel is in just as bad a shape as the penny. The current cost for manufacturing a nickel is 7.29 cents per coin. The mint produces billions of these coins every year. At this rate, the United States loses millions of dollars producing pennies and nickels. Both sides in the penny debate make some good points, and the solution is far from being an easy decision. Let’s take a look at the issues involved in the pro-penny and the anti-penny debate so that you can make up your mind about where you stand on this critical matter....

These Baby Yoda (also called The Child or Grogu) patterns have all the instructions and templates you’ll need to create an adorable alien child that both kids and adults won’t be able to resist. Baby Yoda Embroidery PDF Pattern, $10, Olive and Fox Baby Yoda Plush Sewing Pattern from TeacupLion Simple Baby Alien Knitting Pattern, $3.99, simpleknitsshop How to Crochet Baby Yoda from Sarah Maker Baby Alien Cross Stitch Pattern, $4....

Why do glaze defects occur? There are seven main reasons. Underfiring results in a dry, scratchy glaze surface. Pots that have been underfired can be fired again to a higher temperature, which may salvage the glaze. Overfiring results in glazes that begin to run. The glaze coat may be thinner at the top of the pot and thicker at the bottom. Glaze may even run off the pot and drip onto the kiln shelf or other pots....

As far back as the medieval times, both men and women carried purses. Although these medieval bags infrequently held the rare commodity of money, they did serve to stash other small personal items such as important papers for men and sewing implements for ladies. These early purses often reflected the social status of the carrier. More elaborately embroidered and embellished bags usually found a home with society’s most affluent members....

Fortunately, Intel has come up with a solution. We can now stream PC content on our TVs without the need for messy cables, all using Wireless Display Technology, commonly referred to as WiDi. When it debuted, WiDi only came built-in on three laptops from Dell, Toshiba, and Sony respectively. However since then Intel has had a good amount of time to fine-tune the specifics of the technology, and it is now widely supported across a number of platforms and comes pre-loaded on the Lenovo ThinkPad and IdeaPad series as well as a long list of Samsung ultrabooks and Asus laptops....

Easter Word Search Printables For offline solving, these have print-friendly Easter worksheets. The puzzles are listed in order of difficulty, from the easiest to the most challenging. Easter Word Search Puzzles: Here, you’ll find four-word search games with an Easter theme. You can choose between a secular or religious version of the puzzle. There’s an easy, six-word game or a more challenging game consisting of 18 or 20 words. The puzzle is available in either black and white or color....

Gather Your Materials The most important thing to keep in mind when you’re choosing your supplies is the type of rope you’ll be using. Synthetic rope won’t look as good as a simple white or off-white cotton rope will—plus, it can be harsh on your fingers if you’re handling it. You’ll also want to be aware of how thick the rope is. The smaller the basket, the smaller the circumference of the rope should be....

Please note that the “percentage of people”, “number of seconds” and associated video image could vary —so you should be careful about all similar messages. Now the simple thing is: these messages are spam and you should not click on the associated “video”. The fact is that the associated video is not a video at all. What you see is actually a thumbnail picture that looks like a attached video with a Facebook message....

According to Beerbottlecollector.com, these are the factors that make beer bottles valuable: Supply and demandAgeRarityConditionColorAesthetic appealEmbossing and design (labels)Category (what brewery, town)Size, shapeIndividualityHistoric significance The rarest beer bottles are those made either during or just after Prohibition, because very few breweries were operating at those times. This auction lot consisted of two early Conrad Budweiser embossed beer bottles. They were described by Morphy Auctions as “very nice bottles with no damage....

If you also want to buy a laptop but do not know how much storage you need for your work, don’t worry. Here is a complete article about how much storage do I need on my laptop. Laptops with different features are available in the market in various price ranges. How Much Laptop Storage Do You Really Need? If your budget is sweet and your work is constrained to studies and office, at that point you can think about getting Apple MacBook....