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Rustication (architecture) Rustication is a range of masonry techniques used in classical architecture giving visible surfaces a finish texture that contrasts with smooth, squared-block masonry called ashlar. The visible face of each individual block is cut back around the edges to make its size and placing very clear.
Rubble and Mix come up with a Christmas construction solution involving slippery smooth ice as Farmer Zoe pitches an idea for an ice skating rink. With help from Motor, Auntie Crane, and Grandpa Gravel, Rubble, Charger, and Mix make decorations for the Christmas show as Wheeler and Truffles work on some new ice skating moves.
Disney's childhood home. Disney was born on December 5, 1901, at 1249 Tripp Avenue, in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood. [b] He was the fourth son of Elias Disney—born in the Province of Canada, to Irish parents—and Flora (née Call), an American of German and English descent.
A 2009 Rolling Stone poll named Weird Al as the top artist that should be nominated for the Hall of Fame, followed by Rush (who were inducted in 2013) and The Moody Blues (inducted in 2018) in the top ten. [237] A smaller ongoing effort has been made by fans to have Yankovic perform at the halftime show of a Super Bowl game. [238]
Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. Throughout his career, he achieved eleven consecutive RIAA-certified platinum albums and sold over 40 million records worldwide. [1]
August 16, 2024 at 1:05 PM. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and ...
In the end, all but two of the monitored stones moved during the seven-year study. At 6.4 cm (2.5 in) in diameter, Nancy (stone H) was the smallest monitored stone. It also moved the longest cumulative distance, 260 m (860 ft), and the greatest single winter movement, 201 m (659 ft). The largest stone to move was 36 kg (80 lb).
Lorenzo Bartolini, (Italian, 1777–1850), La Table aux Amours (The Demidoff Table), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Marble sculpture. Marble has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the ability to absorb light a small distance into the surface before ...