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  Austrian blinds, free making instructions
Austrian Blinds are in reality a curtain, and are made up as such with a fullness of twice the track or batten width.
Austrian Blinds are generally made up in lightweight curtain fabrics, they will hang better and exclude more light if they are lined.
Knot the cords, to the wrong side, at one end of the heading tape and free them to the right side, at the other end.
www.alternative-windows.com /austrian-blind.htm   (1595 words)

  
  Knot
Austrian Knot An Austrian Knot (or Tyrolean Knot) is an elaborate design of twisted cord or lace worn as part of a dres...
Knot polynomial A knot polynomial is a particular knot invariant.
Prusik knot The prusik knot is a friction hitch cylindric objects.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/knot.html   (815 words)

  
 Austrian
Austrian champions Austrian champions (in German: Österreichischer Meister) is the general name for a champion in a team...
Austrian Empire and of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary until 1918.]] The Austrian Empire was founded in Archduchy t...
Austrian School The Austrian School is a school of Carl Menger.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/austrian.html   (357 words)

  
 The Prusik Knot
I'd suggest securing all knots tied with the ends of the line by seizing or securely taping the ends to the standing part to minimize the risk of line creep and the knots coming loose.
This is pretty essential because a prusik knot will not work well at all if the diameter of the knot rope is the same as the diameter of the ascending rope.
The Prusik knot was invented in 1931 by Dr. Karl Prusik and was described in an Austrian mountaineering manual describing it as an ascending knot.
fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu /geoff/prusik_knot.html   (1415 words)

  
 The Austrian Cavalry
The Prima Plana ranks (Wachtmeister and Estandartfuhrer) had fox fur edging on the pelisse, which may have continued in use, and a double lace band on the shako, later standardised to conform with the NCO lace on the 1806 infantry shako, often of gold or silver according to the button colour.
Their sword knot was as for a corporal but with camel hair tassel; and they carried swords with brass fittings and a 'Spanish reed' cane.
The breeches bore gold or silver lace on the outer seam and knots on the thigh, with lace 'darts' as additional marks of field rank.
uniform-evolution.0catch.com /austria20o.html   (814 words)

  
 How-To Projects - Home Decorating - Tassels   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pull the two knotted cords in each tape to gather the shade to the exact length of the window.
Knot the cords to prevent gathers from slipping.
Knot cords again approximately ¾ of the way down length of shade.
www.fabricandhomebonanza.com /how_to/austrian_shades.asp   (852 words)

  
 Uniform - 1843 Onwards
In 1864 the loops of lace on the tunic collar hiding the colour of the facings were abolished, as were the loops and button on the cuffs and skirt, and an ‘Austrian’ knot, of yellow for the KDG and white for the Bays, was substituted on each sleeve of the tunic.
In addition, for officers’ tunics, the size of the ‘Austrian’ knot on the sleeves indicated rank, field officers having a triple knot measuring eleven inches from the bottom of the cuff, captains a double knot of nine inches, and subalterns a single knot of seven inches’ depth.
The appointment of the Austrian Emperor, Franz Joseph, as colonel in chief of the KDG led to his conferring in 1898 the use of the Austrian Habsburg double-headed eagle as the regimental cap badge.
www.qdg.org.uk /pages/Uniform-1843-Onwards-81.php   (1984 words)

  
 Austrian Blinds: Free instructions on making your own
Austrian Blinds or Austrian shades are in reality a curtain, and are made up as such.
Cut 2 lengths of Austrian blind tape the length of the blind, making sure that the first loop on the tape will be 2 inches (5cms) up from the frill seam.
On the left hand side, knot the gathering cords of the heading tape together and turn under the tape end in line with the blind edge.
www.hutchal.clara.net /curtains/austrian.htm   (1409 words)

  
 Austrian literature - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Austrian literature   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In dramatic literature the two outstanding writers of the 19th century were the Austrian Franz Grillparzer and Friedrich Hebbel.
Important writers of this period were the dramatists Gerhart Hauptmann, brother of Carl Hauptmann, his contemporary Hermann Sudermann, Frank Wedekind, the Austrian Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and the poets Richard Dehmel, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Stefan George.
The main influences were naturalism and its opposite, ‘art for art's sake’ (see aestheticism), Hauptmann leading the former school and Stefan George the latter.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Austrian+literature   (2686 words)

  
 UNIFORMS - LoveToKnow Article on UNIFORMS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 108th is a rifle regiment, and wears a green tunic with fl red-edged collar and cuffs, dark grey trousers and a shako with fl plume looped to one side in the Austrian fashion.
The German, that is Austrian, infantry wears in full dress a dark blue single-breasted tunic, light blue trousers, and a fl leather shako with double eagle and a metal ball ornament.
The trousers are red with gold Austrian knots and piping (all hussars are Hungarian) and the boots have the usual hussar braid.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /U/UN/UNIFORMS.htm   (13726 words)

  
 Category:Knots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Knots are used to fasten and secure material such as string or rope to itself or something else.
Due to England's strong naval tradition, the English language has a large technical vocabulary for describing knots.
Of relevance here, a bend is a knot used to attach two pieces of line together, and a hitch is a knot used to attach a piece of line to rigid object.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Knots   (93 words)

  
 The Cavalry
It had low pointed cuffs ornamented with a trefoil knot (though this was not universal), 16 or 17 loops on the breast, with three rows of buttons, and an opening rear cuff-seam edged with braid; all braid was in the universal mixed fl and yellow, edging the collar, cuffs, skirts, front opening, and rear seams.
The shoulder belts for the fl leather cartridge box and carbine were white leather (slightly reduced in width in 1798), although fl leather belts ar ealso shown, as used by the 12th regiment in 1800, and by the 4th in 1805, probably due to a use of available equipment rather than a regimental variety.
Their sword knot was as for a corporal but with camel hair tassel; and they carried swords with brass fittings and a 'Spanish reed' cane.
www.fortunecity.com /victorian/riley/787/Napoleon/Austria/Arme/Cavalry.html   (5077 words)

  
 Dagger, sword, and Bayonet knots and Portepees
A bayonet knot (Faustriemen) with a Field-Gray leather strap and color-coded slide and crown was used by Cavalry and Rifle Units.
Knot is constructed of green woven fabric strap with two sets of 3 silver lines, green/silver slide/stem/crown, silver acorn w/green/silver acorn insert.
Knot is constructed of green woven wool strap with red/green/red slide, stem, crown, with green acorn and acorn insert.
www.johnsonreferencebooks.com /catalogue/account/portepeesknots   (4705 words)

  
 Austrian School - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Austrian School
He put forward a theory of value based on marginal utility which contributed to the development of neoclassical economics.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851–1914), a successor to Menger as professor of economics at Vienna, further developed marginal analysis in the fields of capital and interest rate theory.
In the 20th century, the major contributors to the development of the Austrian School have been Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) and Friedrich von Hayek, who have stressed the deductive rather than inductive approach to economic reasoning, and identified market forces as the most efficient mechanism for resource allocation.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Austrian%20School   (191 words)

  
 necklaces - gemstones-Bridal People 1000s of wedding shoes, supplies & accessories
Austrian crystals are available in 16 different color choices.
Austrian crystals are available in 19 different color choices.
The Austrian Crystals are available in 19 different color choices so they're sure to fit with any outfit you have that needs a little sparkle.
www.bridalpeople.com /necklaces-gemstones   (851 words)

  
 Knot gold links UK   (Site not responding. Last check: )
These Tudor Knot design cufflinks are gold plated with a facetted jet Austrian crystal in the centre.
The design is based on the traditional Celtic knot patterns of ancient Scotland and Ireland.This brooch is made from 9ct gold and has a diameter of 40mm.
This Tudor Knot design stud pin is gold plated with a facetted jet Austrian crystal in the centre.
golduk.dunmarsh.co.uk /gold/knot.html   (691 words)

  
 AP Interview Austrian head of Holocaust group says remembering is important
Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, chairman of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research, said keeping alive the memory of what happened was also key to preventing a similar tragedy in years to come.
Trauttmansdorff, legal counsel at the Austrian Foreign Ministry, spoke on the sidelines of the group's twice-annual plenary session.
Initiated in 1998 by a Swedish prime minister, the aim of the task force is, among other things, to coordinate national and international efforts to encourage political and social leaders to support Holocaust education, remembrance and research.
www.shalomdch.org /page.html?ArticleID=178039   (431 words)

  
 World War I in the Adriatic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Less well known is the war in the Adriatic where the Habsburg empire of Austria-Hungary had a navy consisting of four dreadnoughts, six 20 knot battleships, seven 2nd class battleships, four cruisers, four old cruisers (two armoured and two torpedo rams) with numerous destroyers and torpedo boats and eighteen submarines.
In May 1917 the Austrian Navy carried out a series of attacks on the barrage, The clash which took place on the 14th/15th will be the subject of a separate article.
The Austrian harbours were well protected and, apart from the regular air raids, the conventional wisdom was that they were impregnble.
www.cronab.demon.co.uk /ah1.htm   (1103 words)

  
 Jewelry 1st austrian crystal choker   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 How to Make a Prusik Knot
This knot is very useful to mountain climbers due to its being a “slide and grip knot”, also known as a “friction hitch”.
Although it is apparent the knot had been used for quite some time by sailors, Prusiks published description of the knot won him the honor of having the knot named after him.
One great advantage of Prusik knots to the wilderness survival is that they are generally always available; that is, if you are carrying your 550 paracord in your survival kit as recommended by Survival Topics.
www.survivaltopics.com /survival/how-to-make-a-prusik-knot   (1206 words)

  
 Alliances: The Russian/Austrian Alliance
However, Austria's prospects for achieving a dominant position in the medium to long term are closely linked to the Austrian ability to forge an early alliance with Russia.
Newly-built Austrian forces are more likely to be in a good position to turn on Russia than is the case for newly-built Russian forces.
Austrian and Russian fleets are in different areas and cannot help each other's break out into the North Sea/Norwegian Sea and the Western Med/Atlantic.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/DiplomacyWorld/ally2.htm   (2754 words)

  
 earrings - gemstones-Bridal People 1000s of wedding shoes, supplies & accessories
These eye-catching earrings with rhinestones and a dangling white pearl are perfect for a bride or bridesmaid.
The Austrian Crystals are available in 19 different color choices as well as pierced and clip-on so they're sure to fit andy bride or bridesmaid.
These simple yet elegant earrings are made with genuine Austrian crystals, iridescent beads and faux pearls.
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 GREAT - Online Information article about GREAT
KNOT (O.E. cnotta, from a Teutonic stem knutt; cf.
lace terminating in the case of the cuffs in a small Austrian knot.
The badge on the shako is an Austrian knot.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /GRA_GUI/GREAT.html   (4969 words)

  
 Insignia of the Golden Fleece
The collar of the Austrian crown prince, dating from the mid eighteenth century, is of silver gilt -- probably to spare the young holder the weight of solid gold.
The modern Austrian fleece has the head twisted to show both eyes and horns, even when the fleece as a whole is in profile.
The individual flames are more distinct in the Austrian fleece and the "briquet" is clearly the fire steel of the house of Burgundy and shows the motto on full size bijous.
www.antiquesatoz.com /sgfleece/symbols.htm   (2027 words)

  
 Disulfide Bond Mutations in Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Result in Uncoupling of Biological Activity from Intracellular ...
and cys 34–88 is a bond in the cystine knot.
Shematic diagram of the crystal structure of CGß-subunit illustrating the cystine knot (cys knot) and the seat belt.
The disulfide bond 34–88 in the cystine knot corresponds to disulfide bond 28–82 in the FSHß-subunit.
endo.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/141/12/4751   (3380 words)

  
 RE Dress Regulations 1857
Falling with a curve, the collar is bound all round with yellow cord while the appointed cuffs are embellished with an Austrian knot of yellow cord which, stretching over the plush rises with a flowing involution more than seven inches up the sleeve.
The last, in addition, have facings of garter blue silk velvet, shoulder knots of treble twisted cord cord with blue eyes bearing silver embroidered grenades; sleeve knots traced in and out with Russia gold braid and the skits lined with white kerseymere.
The tunic harmonizes with that of the staff-sergeants, except that the sleeves bear no device beyond the Austrian knot, and the gold cord is larger.
www.royalengineers.ca /REdressreg57.html   (2355 words)

  
 The Prusik Knot or Triple Sliding Hitch
To tie the knot move the mouse along the numbers 1 - 7.
History: The Prusik knot was developed in 1931 by Dr.Karl Prusik (sometime president of the Austrian Mountaineering Club and often misspelled "Prussik".) It appears to be identical in structure to a knot described by Ashley for hoisting a spar.
Slide and Grip Knots: The Prusik is a slide and grip knot; because it is symmetrical, it is useful if a load might need to be applied in either direction.
www.animatedknots.com /prusikrescue/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com   (308 words)

  
 Celtic Bracelets - Gold, Silver, Metal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Artfully composed of beads interspersed with dangling charms, this cuff—style bracelet gracefully encircles your wrist with Irish allure.
White gold Trinity knots, suspended from droplets of yellow gold, sway with dainty allure.
Interspersed among smooth stones of moss agate and jasper are pewter beads etched with Celtic knots.
www.heartoglory.com /celtic/celticbracelets.htm   (402 words)

  
 Vienna Online - Austrian Insights: about yodeling...
For example: "drobn auf da Alm," which is Austrian slang (dialect) for "up there on the mountain."
So I had to practice for a year or so before I got that funny knot in my vocal chords.
Florian is an Austrian citizen, having been raised in Salzburg, one of the most beautiful und culturally enriched cities in the world.
www.geocities.com /viennaonline/ai/ai0699.html   (846 words)

  
 'Shamed' Austrian man kills family with ax - CNN.com
Austrian man confesses to killing five family members with an ax, police say
The case is likely to unnerve Austrians on the heels of a highly publicized incest case in Amstetten, outside Vienna.
In 2006, Austrian teenager Natascha Kampusch escaped from the basement of a house in Strasshof, another Vienna suburb, after being held there for eight years.
www.cnn.com /2008/WORLD/europe/05/14/austria.family/index.html?iref=hpmostpop   (385 words)

  
 Fisherman's Loop
Actually, the name comes from the use of this knot (by fishermen) to attach a hook to a line in the middle.
Actualy this is NOT the alpine butterfly knot.
In addition to its "middleman" function, the actual butterfly knot can be used to isolate damaged sections of the rope and is safe to use without anything occupying the loop.
korpegard.se /knot/?knot=9&hideComments=&showInt=   (924 words)

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