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To start, Blaine was not wearing any special shoes and was freely walking around and performing for spectators. Anyone who was there would have been able to examine Blaine and his shoes, and they would have found nothing. The crowd could have also examined the area where Blaine performed the levitation, both before and after, and they would have found nothing. So how could Blaine have managed this trick? Was it pure magic or just an illusion?...

The Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale is perhaps the best-loved fantasy story ever written. Now, nearly 50 years after it first captivated readers, it comes to cinematic life in a three-film motion-picture event. Can’t Distinguish Sauron from Saruman?For those of you that need to brush up on your Middle-earth lore, we offer a guide to characters and places as well as a timeline of Middle-earth history.

Paper provides an excellent flexible surface, also called support, to paint on with acrylics. It is portable, light-weight, and relatively inexpensive compared to canvas, linen, and other prepared artboards. Paper is particularly good for small to medium-sized paintings or studies and can also be used for larger paintings when a suitable heavyweight paper is chosen, or when used as part of a series, such as in a triptych (a picture in three parts)....

Like the Olympics, the Paralympics are a competition of people with the highest athletic ability. They should not be confused with the Special Olympics, which are open to all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, no matter what their levels of athletic ability are. Name and Motto The name “Paralympics” comes from the Greek prefix “para-” (in this context, “beside” or “alongside”) and “Olympics.” “Parallel Olympics” approximates the intended meaning....

Correctly Describing “Royal Vienna” Wares The mark does look much more like a beehive than a shield to the average person, but correct is correct, right? Well, not if you want to sell a piece through an ad or in the online marketplace. The term that rules will always be what collectors recognize, especially when it comes to buying and selling. In this case, people associate Royal Vienna with what they reference as the beehive mark....

Basic Soap If you’re okay with a slightly off-white soap, this basic recipe, which has a little castor oil thrown in for extra lather, might serve your purpose just fine. Equal ratios of olive, palm, and coconut oils will make a wonderful, moisturizing lather that will leave you feeling clean and fresh: 35% olive oil30% palm oil30% coconut oil5% castor oil This soap will come out a nice light beige color, a little less beige than Goat’s Milk Soap, though not pristinely white....

Methods There are generally two methods of raw glazing for the single-fire process. The first being where you glaze the inside of your greenware pot when it is leather hard and then the outside when it is bone dry. The second (more common technique) for raw glazing is to glaze the whole piece when the work is leather hard. This method leaves less room for error in terms of the shock to the work during the firing process....

Thunderstorms affect small areas when compared with hurricanes and winter storms. The typical thunderstorm is 15 miles in diameter and lasts an average of 30 minutes. Nearly 1,800 thunderstorms are happening at any moment around the world. That’s 16 million a year! Despite their small size, all thunderstorms are dangerous. Every thunderstorm produces lightning, which kills more people each year than tornadoes. Strong winds, hail, and tornadoes are also dangers associated with some thunderstorms....

Seven horses are racing in this game, originally published as Royal Turf by Rio Grande Games and Alea and later republished as Winner’s Circle. Players secretly place bets on the horses at the beginning of the game (the goal is to earn the most money), evaluating each horse’s ability and its starting position to decide which has the best chance to win. Once the race begins, players roll a die and choose which horse advance based on the resulting symbol....

Working the stitch in two colors is even more fun because you get a predominant color on each side. Materials One hank each of two colors of Malabrigo Merino Worsted, or about 210 yards each of worsted/medium weight wool of your choiceSet of size 9 US (5.5 mm) circular needles; length does not matter, but go for a shorter one if you have it Gauge Gauge is not all that critical, but we got 20 stitches and 15 “rows” (counting the prominent knit stitches) per 4 inches/10 cm, or 5 stitches and 3....

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Two new factories were built by U.S. Glass Co. in the late 1800s. These were located in Gas City, Indiana, and Tiffin, Ohio. The Indiana facility produced “machine-made” or pressed glass including kitchenware through the 1930s. The Tiffin plant made “blown stemware, delicately pressed dinnerware lines with light cutting or etching," or simply plain glass in crystal and a bevy of popular colors, according to Weatherman. Other factories made a variety of glass styles and types including carnival glass, stretch glass, amberina, and others....