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History of the Buffalo Nickel As part of the Renaissance of American Coinage that began with President Theodore Roosevelt, James Earl Fraser designed both the obverse and the reverse of the Buffalo nickel. The obverse features a rustic design of a Native American facing right. Contrary to claims made by several Native American chiefs, the portrait is a composition of several Native American tribal chiefs. The reverse features an American Buffalo that many people believed was modeled from a specimen at the New York City Zoo named Black Diamond....

Questions to Consider Before picking up your fabric, think about how you would like your curtains to look. A few Do you want the curtain to go to the ceiling? Do you want the curtain to hit the floor, or is there a radiator that you want to leave unobstructed? How thick is the curtain rod you plan on using? Do you want the curtain in the window recess or will it cover the entire window and trim?...

All you need to do is look to some of your favorite stitches (or perhaps a few new ones you want to learn) and put them together. It only takes two or three different stitches and a whole new border design appears. Use your new border stitch combinations as a frame on all sides of a geometric shape or as a line above and below a design. A line of stitches looks great running along the hem of table linens, dish towels, and many other items....

Standardized sizes for modern dollhouses​ include 1:6, 1:12, 1:16, 1:24, and 1:48, while antique houses are often a custom size. Some scales are popular for collectors of artisan miniatures, while others are more useful for children’s play or families who share a range of hobbies with similar scales. Before investing in a dollhouse, you should understand the various scales available and determine which scale is best for your collection and skills....

Historic Art Form This art form has been used for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians created paper mache masks, while Persians created bowls and trays and Europeans used decorative paper mache in place of painted wood or plaster. Recipes for Paper Mache Paste While it is certainly possible to purchase paper mache paste, many people prefer to make their own. By making your own paste, you can control the quantity, quality, and effect you create....

The key to helping your new dog make a successful adjustment to your home is being prepared and being patient. It can take anywhere from two days to two months for you and your pet to adjust to each other. The following tips can help ensure a smooth transition: Supplies. Prepare the things your dog will need in advance. You’ll need a collar and leash, food and water bowls, food, and, of course, some toys....

1. 4shared Music 4shared Music is an app that helps you to download and listen to other users’ music and share your own. The app also offers 15GB space to upload your favorite songs and stream them on the go. You can access music from other users who have uploaded songs into their accounts, and they too can listen to music uploaded by you. It allows you to share your musical tastes with more than 12 million other users of this platform....

Thick-and-thin yarn combines (as the name suggests) sections of bulky yarn with sections that are much thinner (DK or worsted weight). When you work it even basic stitches, the texture changes across the scarf. The result is that you get a mostly bulky-weight, cozy accessory that also has elements of a more openwork, design. In fact, it could be considered even a bit lacy, especially when blocked. You can purchase thick-and-thin yarn....

Eskimos are racially distinct from American Indians, and are not, as previously believed, merely “Indians transformed.” In fact, the Eskimos are most closely related to the Mongolian peoples of eastern Asia. Eskimos consider themselves to be “Inuit” (The People). The Eskimo-Aleut languages are unrelated to any American Indian language groups. The Eskimo population was approximately 50,000 at the time of the first widespread contact with Europeans. An estimated 2,000 Siberian Eskimos lived near the Bering Strait, the Alaskan Eskimos numbered about 25,000, and the Central Eskimos (who inhabited what is now northern Canada) numbered about 10,000....

Aborigines The native hunters and food gatherers of Australia are called aborigines, though the word refers to the first inhabitants of any region. Aborigines have lived in Australia for 40,000 years. Today most of them are of mixed descent. There are about 50,000 full-blooded aborigines left. Afrikaners White people in South Africa who are descended from the Dutch and German settlers are Afrikaners. Aleut These people live between Alaska and Siberia on the Aleutian Islands....

Related Links Everest AlmanacA History of Climbing EverestMeasuring MountainsEverest Reading ListEverest’s New HeightEverest TimelineEverest Web SitesThe Highest Mountains in the World Quizzes Quiz: Explorers and Adventurers The Sherpas are a people of Tibetan ancestry who migrated to Nepal about 600 years ago. Sherpas are renowned for their ability to tolerate high altitudes, for their mountaineering abilities, and for their extraordinary fortitude. Many use “Sherpa” as their surname. Because nearly every Himalayan expedition relies on Sherpas as guides and porters, the word Sherpa has often been used as a generic term to mean a member of a mountaineering or trekking support team....

Excel function represents a built-in program that performs a specific operation on a set of given values. Examples of Excel functions are SUM, SUMPRODUCT, VLOOKUP, AVERAGE etc. Excel formulas are the expressions that use Excel functions to do calculations based on the given parameters. For new students of Excel, it is important to understand these concepts. If you want to master Excel, you’ll have to acquire good command on Excel functions and formulas....