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Topic: Goatskin (container)


In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  National Gardening Association :: Regional Reports
They were a beautiful dark red goatskin, satiny smooth and flexible.
Goatskin's supple texture makes it less than ideal for handling stone and other hard, rough surfaces.
Goatskin gloves are supple and give decent dexterity for many gardening tasks.
www.garden.org /regional/report/arch/inmygarden/1260   (600 words)

  
 Garden Tools: Pruning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Goatskin gloves are more flexible, resistant to thorns, although more prone to water damage and wear.
Goatskin gloves are also available in a gauntlet version which covers the forearm (or your jacket) from thorn scrapes and snags.
You can use a bucket, an apron, a plastic container, although I find a bucket most convenient for the handle and I can set it down in the middle of a bed without harm.
www.bmi.net /roseguy/gtprune.html   (1491 words)

  
 distillazionee
The still was made up of a bottom jar, the "cucurbita" (Latin for pumpkin), or boiler in which the raw materials to be distilled were placed and the capital or helmet or bell where the alcoholic vapors, rising from the boiler, were condensed.
It is interesting that the top spherical container was called an àmbiq, or ambix, in Arabic word that over the centuries first turned into alembic or alambic, and then to alambicco, or lambicco, the modern Italian word for a still.
He refers, in particular, to the top spherical container or "alambicco" (still) which he thinks should be enlarged, in order to make cooling and hence the condensing of the alcoholic vapors easier, thus improving the yield of the apparatus.
www.cipriani.com /cipriani/Grappa/distillazionee.htm   (1724 words)

  
 Gulfnews: The glory of a fading era
They pour fresh milk inside the container, which is suspended from a height of a frame.
Once the milk is in, they close the mouth of the container tying it with rope and one of them hold it with one hand.
Then, she shakes the container with the other hand for about an hour when butter begins to concentrate from milk.
archive.gulfnews.com /articles/03/02/05/76430.html   (748 words)

  
 Parducci Wine Estates - Bottle Discussion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
During the Middle Ages, it was the goatskin.
When glass blowing was re-invented in the Sixteenth Century, man finally found the ideal container to carry his wine with him to any destination.
Pouring oil in their long necks (to protect the wine) and placing them in wooden crates, they were the standard shipping containers to England.
www.sketchbookmendocino.com /bottlediscussion.htm   (630 words)

  
 Mattress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3600 BCE: The first water-filled beds were goatskins filled with water, used in Persia.
This type of coil system does tend to be the strongest, however we must remember that strength does not dictate support.
Although in the past the foundation actually contained springs, increasingly today it functions primarily to elevate the mattress, although a good box spring can help prolong the life and comfort of the mattress.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mattress   (4186 words)

  
 Sad@Home - Cacti Care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Long-nosed pliers or tongs allow a small container to be plucked from a group of containers, confounding the reach of neighboring cacti.
The time to repot is when the plant overflows its container or when there are so many offshoots that the plant has lost its shape.
You never want to move a plant from a small container into a much larger container, but to increase the size gradually, about 2 inches larger in circumference.
www.thyer58.freeserve.co.uk /cactipage.htm   (541 words)

  
 Articles - Yoghurt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In Spain, the yoghurt producers were divided among those who wanted to reserve the name yogurt for live yoghurt and those who wanted to include pasteurised yoghurt under that label (mostly the Pascual Hermanos group).
Pour the re-pasteurised milk into a tall, sterile container and allow to cool to 43°C (110°F) Mix in 120ml of the warmed yoghurt and cover tightly.
General instructions: sterilise all utensils, containers and lids in boiling water prior to use.
www.seekj.com /articles/Yogurt   (1759 words)

  
 KefirMaking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Fresh milk with the addition of kefir grains was placed in goatskin leather bags.
The contents were left to ferment for 24 hours at room temperature, after which a portion was tied off in one corner of the leather bag [where most of the grains were retained], and the kefir was separated from most of the grains.
The container was plugged airtight and the contents left to fermented for some days.
www.cayce.egympie.com.au /KefirMaking.htm   (402 words)

  
 Gavin Younge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Vellum is de-limed goatskin, and because of its partial opacity, the covers are not easily read.
Ninety-six containers were stacked into levels, connected by interlinking walk-ways.
Along the bright walls of the container, papered with rolls of Sunlight Soap packaging to suggest the interior of a shack, Younge ran a 'frieze' of names of all the squatter camps which have existed in South Africa in the last 20 or so years.
www.cama.org.za /CAMA/countries/southafr/Makers/gyounge/HTML   (898 words)

  
 Jamaican Music and Instruments
The Ettu and Nago peoples use a "tin" (an empty kerosene container struck with a nail) and a double-headed drum in ceremonies.
The Goombeh people have the same name as their favorite ceremonial drum, which is a square frame drum with a goatskin head.
Another drum is made of a metal or clay bowl with a goatskin head.
www.sbgmusic.com /html/teacher/reference/cultures/jamaica.html   (1438 words)

  
 Gardening : New Products : Garden Gloves : Home & Garden Television
Leather gloves are available in pigskin, cowskin, goatskin and deerskin.
Goatskin and buckskin are especially supple, molding themselves to the hands in time.
Before you store them, make sure they're dirt-free and dry, and in the case of leather, cleaned and conditioned to keep them soft and pliable.
www.hgtv.com /hgtv/gl_equipment_new_products/article/0,1785,HGTV_3583_1379480,00.html   (718 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This is defined in EC Regulation No. 1624/97 (see page), referring to the material of the outer surface of the container that is visible to the naked eye, even where this material is the outer layer of a combination of materials which makes up the outer material of the container.
These containers may be rigid or with rigid foundation, or soft and without foundation.
The goods of this heading may have parts of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed), even if such parts constitute more than minor fittings or minor ornamentation, provided that these parts do not give the articles their essential character.
www.uktradeinfo.com /downloads/ch42.doc   (2986 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Yoghurt Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In Spain, the yoghurt producers were divided among those who wanted to reserve the name yogur for live yoghurt and those who wanted to include pasteurized yoghurt under that label (mostly the Pascual Hermanos group).
Yoghurt is traditionally believed to be an invention of the Bulgar people of central Asia, although there is evidence of cultured milk products in other cultures as far back as 2000 BC.
Yoghurt remained primarily a food of central and eastern Europe until the 1900s, when a Russian biologist named Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov theorized that heavy consumption of yoghurt was responsible for the unusually long lifespans of the Bulgar people.
www.ipedia.com /yoghurt.html   (962 words)

  
 [No title]
He could make air-tight containers of all shapes and sizes – huge ones out of oxhides that would hold fifty or more gallons of water all the way down to dainty ones for scented oil.
The containers were stiff and old but not that old.
Spying a wineskin that hung around the neck of a spectator – a finely constructed container with delicate stitching and artful design – he motioned for it and lifted it up for everyone to see.
www.fcsministries.org /up/up/200402.html   (2035 words)

  
 Timeline of underwater technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Several centuries BC: (Relief carvings made at this time show Assyrian soldiers crossing rivers using inflated goatskin floats.
Several modern authors have wrongly said that the floats were crude breathing sets and that they show frogmen in action.)
1825: William H. James designs a self contained diving suit that had compressed air in an iron container worn around the waist.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timeline_of_underwater_technology   (2404 words)

  
 Imbolc/Lupercus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
They ran through the streets naked except for a goatskin girdle, and carried a goatskin thong.
They would would strike everyone they passed, but especially young, married women, as it was believed that three strikes with the thong would make them fertile.
A symbol of the season, such as a representation of a snow flake, a white flower, or perhaps some snow in a crystal container can be placed on the altar.
www.chaosmoon.com /imbolc-lupercus.htm   (838 words)

  
 Wool Wax Creme, Lavender Fragrance Stones and Kookaburra Wool Wash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It also contains emollients and emulsifying agents to soften and soothe the skin.
The new 4 ounce squeeze tubes are handy to carry in bags and great for home or work where more than one person uses from the same container.
Dana of Dustbunny Cleaning in Canton, Missouri says: "Wool Wax works so well on my hands, which are in water all day!" I bet she does put it to a test.
www.marrhaven.com /woolwax.html   (239 words)

  
 In Search of Paradise: Night Vision History
is in the form of a scroll with wooden handles with a simple tray container and leather covering flap.
is in the form of a scroll with wooden handles set into a folding sculptural container.
The binding is in dark green and fl Oasis goatskin.
www.sramek.ca /bookpages/nvhist.html   (433 words)

  
 [No title]
instructions, mini gourd vessel (cleaned inside and out!), Waxed linen cord, Goatskin drum head,  and a coordinated assortment of beads with extras to allow you to express your individuality.
Same size mini drum head that is included in my kit.  Cut from thin goatskin leather, just like the big ones!  Good for a replacement if you want to make additional kits using your own beads and other supplies.
These heavy glass bell-shaped inserts have a lip which allows the container to hang suspended inside a cut gourd.  Simply cut a round hole in the top of the gourd, drop in the insert and then add a votive or tealight candle.
www.arizonagourds.com /KitsandSupplies.html   (519 words)

  
 Mashak in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mashak, known as Titti in Telugu, is considered the bagpipe of India.
It is an air chamber, which is a full goatskin bag, and functions as a wind instrument.
The inflated goatskin expels as air fills and makes the reeds to vibrate.
www.india9.com /i9show/54018.htm   (107 words)

  
 MSA-Whatis Mezuzah?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mezuzah is a Hebrew word meaning "doorpost." In the context of scribed items, the word mezuzah refers to a small piece of lambskin or goatskin upon which the words of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21 are scribed.
After a promise of blessings for keeping G-d's commandments and curses for disobeying, the passage finishes with a mandate to "write [these words] upon your doorposts and upon your gates.
Thus, these scriptures have been traditionally written on a small square of parchment, rolled, and inserted into a container (also called "mezuzah" by many today), which is affixed to the doorpost of the house.
www.messianicscribalarts.com /mez-what.htm   (163 words)

  
 [No title]
The lampstand with its utensils must then be covered with fine goatskin leather, and the bundle must be placed on a carrying frame.
All the remaining utensils of the sanctuary must be wrapped in a dark blue cloth, covered with fine goatskin leather, and placed on the carrying frame.
They are also to carry the curtains for the courtyard walls that surround the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain across the courtyard entrance, the necessary cords, and all the altar's accessories.
www.godstruthtous.com /nlt/D4mosesNLT.htm   (7209 words)

  
 The Center for Book Arts ~ Jan  Sobota
Full leather French binding covered in fl and red Nigerian goatskin inlays.
Modified German binding structure covered in Harmatan fl and crimson goatskin and J. Skoch white goatskin.
Container: Sculptured board covered with calfskin, goatskin, pigskin.
www.centerforbookarts.org /archivedev/bio.asp?artistID=43   (221 words)

  
 Andaluz--Cafe Sevilla--Tapas
Tapas are an extension of the spontaneous Spanish character, chosen and eaten at whim, accompanied by wine, sherry, beer or sangria, to be shared with friends in a convivial setting, with folk songs, dance and lively conversation.
A Spanish glass wine container with a narrow, pointed spout that shoots a stream of wine directly into a drinker's mouth.
The concept is similar to that of the goatskin bota bag from Spain.
www.cafesevilla.com /SanDiego/tapasbar.cfm   (204 words)

  
 January Blog: -----12345678910
The following is quoted from an article called Born Into Bondage, written by Paul Raffaele and published in the September 2005 issue of Smithsonian Magazine.
In northern Niger, heavy rain and wind smashed into the commodious goatskin tent of a Tuareg tribesman named Tafan and his family, snapping a tent pole and tumbling the tent to the ground.
Huddling in a small, tattered tent nearby was a second family, a man, a woman and their four children.
www.januaryblog.com /2005/09/12345678910.html   (496 words)

  
 The Center for Book Arts ~ Book Arts in the USA
Binding of goatskin blind, gold and foil tooled and painted, pastel pigments, brass embellishment.
Combination linen headband, Nigerian goatskin with spine cut away to reveal various sewing structures.
The box is designed by Greg Campbell incorporating coconut shell in the cover, lined with flax, abaca and coir fiber paper made at the Logan Elm Press, and constructed at the Campbell-Logan Bindery, Inc. Rod Mills, Russ Knight and Robert Farber assisted in typesetting, papermaking, printing and binding.
centerforbookarts.org /archivedev/showdetail.asp?showID=81   (1124 words)

  
 J. & J. Sobota Book Arts Studio
A globe is made of binders board, covered with fl and dark red goatskin.
Around the book is a circle containing frames with reduced copies of some of the illustrations from the book.
Decorative container is covered with fl goatskin with a circle of magnifying glass.
www.jsobota.cz /JarmilaSobotova/80Days.htm   (116 words)

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