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  Glossary: Blue-and-white
The blue is mixed with water and applied with a brush, then the porcelain is glazed and fired in the kiln.
The blue and white of the Qing Dynasty emperor Kangxi (1662-1722) is considered to be of the finest technical workmanship.
In the 17th and 18th centuries Oriental blue and white porcelain was highly prized in Europe - it was enhanced by fine silver and gold mounts, collected by kings and princes, and thought worthy of being treated as a diplomatic gift.
www.gotheborg.com /glossary/data/blue-and-white.shtml   (502 words)

  
 Blue-Eyes White Dragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The power level of the Blue Eyes when it is brought out as a monster (rather than used as a card) is therefore ranked as one of the highest in the Duel Monsters pantheon.
In the Yu-Gi-Oh GX series, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards are used by Kaibaman, a reflection of that monster in an alternate world that Jaden and his friends visit after going into a hot spring.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon is the strongest 'vanilla' monster (normal monster in official definition) in terms of ATK, and it seems that Konami is trying to keep this satus as long as possible.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue-Eyes_White_Dragon   (2064 words)

  
 Profile of Mentor taxi client Blue & White Taxi
Blue and White is content with the mobile data system and has achieved its goals for the technology.
When Blue and White installed the Mentor system in April 2001, features of particular interest were fair trip distribution, the elimination of a chattering radio by moving to data dispatch, a credit card swipe for instant financial transactions in the cab, onboard GPS (Global Positioning System), and the system’s inherent safety features.
Blue and White’s dispatcher followed the vehicle through the streets of Mississauga on a computer screen as police pursued the vehicle on the road.
www.mentoreng.com /main/case_studies.php?id=20   (489 words)

  
 Blue And White Porcelain
Hardly anything is so decorative in a house as Chinese porcelain of blue and white, especially when placed against dark walls or oak furniture, and yet, oddly enough, it had not been collected in serious fashion in England until after the middle of the nineteenth century.
He introduced the love of blue china to Rossetti, and from these two artists, helped as they were to obtain fine examples by Murray Marks, the famous dealer, who was far in advance of his times in respect to the appreciation of blue porcelain, we owe the existence of a desire to collect such porcelain.
The blue which covered the surface of the jar represents the cracking of the ice, and the blossom is that which opens out as the ice begins to pass away, and spring is in view.
www.oldandsold.com /articles02/article1135.shtml   (1051 words)

  
 How to grow blue and white borders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A few years ago blue and white borders were all the rage, the height of fashion.
Despite this laps in fashion blue and white borders can offer the gardener a stunning effect that is easy to achieve on the average garden soil.
On first thoughts blue and white might seem to be a harsh combination, to formal to bright.
www.gardenadvice.co.uk /howto/gardenplants/borders/index.html   (391 words)

  
 Tribuneindia... Living Space
The colour was probably imported and soon this new blue and white pottery became quite the rage.
After suffering a setback in the 17th century, blue and white pottery in the K’ang-hsi period was resurrected with the blue now of a more intense shade and intensity with the use of cobalt washes.
The beauty of the Chinese blue and white porcelain is undeniable, while the unique shapes and usage of porcelain objects were intriguing.
www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98dec06/sunday/living.htm   (818 words)

  
 Gotheborg Antique Chinese Porcelain, Ming porcelain, Qing porcelain and porcelain Marks, for sale
Blue and white with vines or scrolls symbolisin...
Plate in under glaze blue and white decoration with a river landscape.
Blue and white Buddhist symbol of scrolls a...
www.gotheborg.com /webshop/index.php?cat_id=1&catname=Qing+Dynasty   (566 words)

  
 Odd-Eyed and Blue Eyed White Cats
White is the abstance of color on a cat, and so are blue eyes, the abstance of color in the cat eyes.
Sometimes the white gene stops the coloring process within the kittens ears, causing one, or both of his ears to be deaf.
A partially deaf, or deaf white kitten can have any color eyes, but for the most part, are odd-eyed and blue-eyed, because the same process that causes white cats to be white, sometimes causes blue eyes, and also sometimes causes deafness.
www.angelfire.com /in/OaktownCattery/WhiteCats.html   (861 words)

  
 New bus company seeks to fill Blue and White void
It was, after all, home to Blue and White Bus Lines Inc., an 81-year-old local fixture that collapsed last summer in a tangle of tragedy and financial ruin.
The company also figures it is tapping ready-made interest by pitching its tours to a list of 16,000 former Blue and White customers, some of whom signed on regularly for Blue and White tours and were left looking for a replacement when that company folded.
Blue and White wound up with a fleet of 30 buses.
www.post-gazette.com /regionstate/20010211bus6.asp   (653 words)

  
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Hide behind the rock that has the Blue CP next to it, this next part might be tricky, you have to be patient for that troll not to grab you.
Back towards the white block is a higher up ledge with another red CP, jump over to it, then drop down, climb up the white block, onto the ledge, and BACK onto the rope.
Follow the trail of blue CP past the king and up a vine, from here head right (we'll be back to the left later) and keep going past the bridge all the way to where the two vines are hanging down, jump across them and then onto the ledge for the final opening crystal.
www.cheatcc.com /xb/sg/hobbit.txt   (22586 words)

  
 Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi blue and white porcelain at its best is superb and rivals any other Chinese blue and white produced during the earlier periods.
It is interesting to note that on Chinese Kangxi blue and white porcelain of rounded forms that were made for the domestic market and export, the artists did not know how to complete the decoration of figurative scenes, which usually therefore ended in rockwork and clouds or plantains.
To differentiate between Kangxi blue and white porcelain made for imperial use and that made for the public can be difficult unless one is already familiar with the Imperial designs, but there are some rules of thumb that are useful.
www.chinese-porcelain-art.com /Antique-Chinese-Kangxi-Blue-and-White-porcelain.html   (860 words)

  
 Israel Blue and White Fund Jewish National Economy Invest
Jerusalem----January 22.....The Israel Blue and White Fund (www.blueandwhitefund.com) and The Jewish National Fund (www.jnf.org) announced today a partnership that will allow concerned Israel supporters to enrich the country both economically and ecologically.
The Blue and White Fund is the U.S. based mutual fund that invests exclusively in Israeli companies that are publicly traded on the NYSE, Nasdaq, and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and has recently received a Nasdaq ticker symbol, BWFAX.
The Blue and White Fund for Israel will be included in JNF's Bar and Bat Mitzvah guides that are sent to USA synagogues and are distributed across the United States.
www.israelnewsagency.com /israelblueandwhitejewishnationalfund4892216.html   (599 words)

  
 Blue Downs White 33-28 in Annual Scrimmage :: Foye led the way before a full house at the Pavilion
The White team actually jumped out to an early 10-8 advantage at the end of the first quarter (the game was played in four five-minute quarters).
Behind Foye and sophomore Kyle Lowry, however, the Blue rallied to grab a 14-13 halftime advantage and after a quiet offensive third quarter, held a 17-16 edge.
White: Benn 0-4 0-0 0; Cunningham 1-3 0-2; Sheridan 4-7 0-0 8; Nardi 4-10 0-0 12; Ray 3-7 0-0 6.
villanova.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102105aaj.html   (400 words)

  
 Blue and White Living Book by Stephanie Hoppen at Total-DIY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Blue and white is the simplest color combination to decorate with, because most shades of blue look good with other shades of blue and because so many world cultures have produced art and home furnishings in those colors.
There's an accessibility to the beauty of blue and white; Hoppen shows that mixing and matching shades and styles is practical and fun.
The 'Blue and White Living Book by Stephanie Hoppen' and all other items from Amazon.com, are offered on the understanding that prices and availability may change at any time and are subject to Amazon.com's Conditions of use and sale.
www.total-diy.com /Amazon_Pages/_Blue+%2526+White+Living_0609603566_z.asp   (612 words)

  
 Tableware
"Blue Meadow" - being presented by Villeroy & Boch at this year's "Ambiente" - is a new and particularly unique tableware series in the "Classic" segment, which will not only fascinate lovers of naturalistic motifs, but also those who like modern tableware displaying the traditional combination of blue and white.
A completely different look is displayed by the supplementary pattern, "Blue Meadow Mood", which is offered for the place plate, dinner plate soup dish, breakfast plate and bread plate.
"Blue Meadow" is made of the finest bone china and represents a further patterned version of the elegant, white-tableware series, "Anmut", whose particular appeal is characterised by the combination of the extremely simple, softly-flowing, authentic "fifties" form, with modern flatware.
www.villeroy-boch.com /index.php?id=731&backPID=731&C=US&L=en&tt_news=231   (285 words)

  
 Antique English Pottery C19th Blue and White English Pottery
A blue and white pottery washbowl with the Italian Fountain pattern.
S2175: A blue and white "Duke of Wellington" pottery printed soup plate with a formal acanthus leaf border surrounding a country scene with a shepherd, sheep, stream, bridge, house and classical ruins in the distance.
S2261 : A blue and white pottery drainer with a print of boats on a river with a large castle in the background.
www.cathcartsantiques.com.au /pottery_bnw.htm   (540 words)

  
 My Life is Beer!: Blue Moon Belgian White - Coors Brewing Co.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Blue Moon is by far the best beer I and the other tasters have ever drank.
Blue Moon is the smoothest, sweetest, and fullest bodied beer I have found, there is no comparison.
Blue Moon is probably the best beer you can get in my area of NC.
www.mylifeisbeer.com /beer/bottles/bottledetail/131   (3354 words)

  
 Cornucopia Book Offers: Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain
Blue and white made for imperial use is specifically excluded, though essential evidence from the Zhushan kiln-site at Jingdezhen is cited in the discussion of Islamic shapes.
There is, however, a useful chapter on copper-red decorated porcelain and on the celadon wares exported in far greater quantities than blue and white in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
The most intriguing new Yuan material is included here ­ a group of blue and white sherds recently recovered from the bed of the Red Sea, the first certain evidence of the maritime transport of highest-quality blue and white at this period.
www.cornucopia.net /aboutbw.html   (704 words)

  
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Prussian Blue is the name of the blue residue left over by the use of Zyklon B, the poison the Nazis employed to kill millions of Jews and others in concentration camps during World War II.
The two girls learned their white supremacist ideology from their mother, April Gaede, who home schooled them and is their manager.
Gaede vigorously promoted Prussian Blue and the duo became a regular fixture at a variety of white power events, including National Alliance meetings, white power concerts, Holocaust denial events and European cultural festivals where the planners were often not aware of the girls' white supremacist ideology.
www.adl.org /main_Extremism/prussian_blue.htm   (321 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Blue and White Living: Books: Stephanie Hoppen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
With Blue and White Living, you can bring those same styles into your own home, whether you are decorating a grand mansion or a country cottage, reupholstering a sofa, or simply draping a quilt on a bed.
In Blue and White Living, Hoppen highlights the major rooms of the house--bedrooms, dining areas, living rooms, and bathrooms--in addition to devoting chapters to collectibles, fabrics, pictures, and exteriors.
Blue and White Living is a must for collectors and decorators who are interested in creating unlimited variations on a timeless theme.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0609603566?v=glance   (1222 words)

  
 Blue & White Pottery Club
The Blue and White Pottery Club was founded in 1981 by a modest number of ardent Blue and White Stoneware pottery enthusiasts and collectors, principally in the Midwest.
The dynamic and ever growing Blue and White Pottery Club has more than 550 members reaching from coast to coast and border to border.
The principal goals of the Blue and White Pottery Club are to share information, encourage learning, and foster an appreciation of the distinct history, wide variety, and increasing collectability of Blue and White Stoneware pottery.
www.blueandwhitepottery.org   (146 words)

  
 Springboro Panthers Hockey TeacherWeb Blue & White Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Dear Perspective Blue and White Club Member, Today's challenge to stay competitive in high school ice hockey does not center solely on the quality of the athletes but rather rests heavily on the type of financial support from the community.
The Blue and White Club has not only helped boost individual and corporate support of Springboro High School Panther Hockey, but will also keep the Panthers competitive with other larger members of the Southwest Ohio High School Hockey League both financially and athletically.
The Blue and White Club is an annual fund-raising program and membership organization with attractive benefits for sports enthusiasts established solely for the purpose of generating financial and other support for Panther Ice Hockey.
www.teacherweb.com /oh/springboro/panthershockey/wqr1.stm   (295 words)

  
 Blue and white teapot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The marks on the bottom are also blue.
The blue border encircling the "Shou" characters consists of "bats" which in Chinese are called "Fu" and are therefore used as a symbol for "happiness"
Unfortunately the teapot is not of the Ming period, mostly because this shape and style of decoration did not occur on teapots during the Ming dynasty.
www.gotheborg.com /qa/mingteapot.shtml   (297 words)

  
 Oriental Porcelain - Nankin Blue
MANY collectors are immensely attracted by what is known as the old blue and white.
At King-te-chin, the classical home of porcelain, a city with 3,000 kilns, the best of the blue and white was made ; and although there is a large class called Nankin blue which must not be neglected, the latter, in decoration, is immensely inferior to the products of the Imperial factories.
It is quite interesting to note how at first this blue and white, now so valued, was not esteemed by Europeans with the exception of the Dutch.
www.oldandsold.com /articles07/oc-29.shtml   (366 words)

  
 Blue and white floral wall tile - since 1922   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Blue and white floral wall tile - since 1922
Blue and white elegant floral ceramic tile murals
The border color is a deep cobalt blue.
www.jerusalempottery.biz /products/Tiles/wall_tile_pages/blue_and_white.htm   (223 words)

  
 Royal Ontario Museum | About the ROM | News | Touched by Indigo: Chinese Blue-and-White Textiles and Embroidery
The indigo plant, the source of the blue-coloured dye, has been cultivated in China since the Zhou dynasty (1027 to 221 BC) and commonly used in the making of clothing and home furnishings for the general population.
Cotton thread was dyed blue and woven with natural-coloured thread to create striped or checkered patterns, or they were used to embroider designs by simple cross-stitching.
Samples of white cotton and indigo-dyed cotton thread are on display in this area.
www.rom.on.ca /news/releases/public.php?mediakey=zlj2fxm49v   (952 words)

  
 Blue and White Pinwheels Mini Quilt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
My little blue pinwheel quilt is one of those.
Blue and white always go well with red and I had a few strips of a strong, bright red leftover from still another quilt!
Digging in my fabric stash I found the perfect blue and white plaid with embroidered apples.
www.quilterbydesign.com /pinwheelsquilt.html   (281 words)

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