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The writing slate consisted of a piece of slate, typically either 4x6 inches or 7x10 inches, encased in a wooden frame. [1] Split slate was prepared by scraping with a steel edge, grinding with a flat stone and, finally, polishing with a mix of slate powder in water. Pencils were of a softer stone, such as shale, chalk or soapstone. [2]
eBay office in Toronto, Canada. eBay Inc. (/ ˈ iː b eɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.
This story takes place in the Star Wars fictional universe shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace between the re-emergent Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic, [18] 300 years after the events of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games, and more than 3,600 [19] years before the events in the Star Wars films.
SquareTrade worked with online marketplaces, such as eBay, utilizing an online negotiation tool to automate the dispute resolution process between sellers and buyers. Between 1999 and 2001, SquareTrade raised $15 million in funding from JP Morgan Partners , Weston Presidio Capital , and Draper Richards.
Star Wars: The Old Republic (also known as SWTOR) was released for the Microsoft Windows platform on December 13, 2011, in North America and Europe, and released in Australia on March 1, 2012. It was first confirmed by Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello at E3 2008 .
Collyweston stone slate is a traditional roofing material found in east-central England, primarily in Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Rutland. [1] Collyweston quarry at Duddington Collyweston roofs on the Round Church, Cambridge. It is not a proper slate but a limestone found in narrow beds. It is considerably heavier than ...
A replica xylospongium (sponge on a stick) Ancient Roman latrines in Ostia Antica The xylospongium or tersorium, also known as a "sponge on a stick", was a utensil found in ancient Roman latrines, consisting of a wooden stick (Greek: ξύλον, xylon) with a sea sponge (Greek: σπόγγος, spongos) fixed at one end.
Internal slate quarry tramway. Nantlle Railway: 1828 1963 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Penygroes: Horse-hauled slate tramway serving the quarries of the Nantlle vale. Oakeley quarry: 1814 by ? 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) Blaenau Ffestiniog: One of the largest slate mines in Wales, a major source of the Festiniog Railway's traffic. Oernant Tramway [8 ...