Clay, being relatively impermeable to water, is also used where natural seals are needed, such as in the cores of dams, or as a barrier in landfills against toxic seepage ( lining the landfill, preferably in combination with geotextiles ).

Clay seals of Hotepsekhemwy found in Qa ' a's tomb suggest that he restored the tomb or buried Qa ' a, maybe in an attempt to legitimate his rule.

Clay seals with Peribsen ´ s serekh name on them were found near the eastern entrance and inside a destroyed offering shrine.

In 1833, Missouri settlers, alarmed by the rapid influx of Mormons, expelled them from Jackson County into the nearby Clay County, where local residents took them in.

Taylor ultimately declared himself a Whig, and easily took their nomination, receiving 171 delegate votes to defeat Henry Clay, Winfield Scott, Daniel Webster and others.

After Clay was employed as Wythe's amanuensis for four years, the chancellor took an active interest in Clay's future ; he arranged a position for him with the Virginia attorney general, Robert Brooke.

Like other Southern Congressmen, Clay took slaves to Washington, DC to work in his household.

As the Congressional leader of the Democratic-Republican Party, Clay took charge of the agenda, especially as a " War Hawk " supporting the War of 1812 against the British Empire.

By the time of his death, his only surviving sons were James Brown Clay and John Morrison Clay, who inherited the estate and took portions for use.

Millions of chickens and eggs and long chicken houses In or about 1921, Reverend Secelar Claxton Ray took one hundred, day-old chicks to the Clay County Fair and put them

It took over two months for General Clay to overcome continued resistance to the new directive JCS 1779, but on July 10, 1947, it was finally approved at a meeting of the SWNCC ( State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee ).

Shortly thereafter, Chandler took similar actions in response to a protest in the town of Clay, which was also resolved without violence.

Clay mining soon took over from tin and copper mining as the principal industry in the area, and this eventually contributed enormously to the growth of the town.

On June 2, 1856, John Brown took future Confederate Colonel Henry Clay Pate and 22 other pro-slavery soldiers prisoner at the Battle of Black Jack.

Norvell stayed with the Patriot almost two years before abruptly moving back to Kentucky, possibly with the encouragement of Henry Clay, where he took over the state's oldest newspaper, the Lexington Kentucky Gazette in 1817.

Punch and Judy — constructs presumably made by her father and uncle ( named for the famed medieval puppets ) who took care of her under the names Adam and Lilith Clay — watchfully ensured she always wore it.

A popular-but probably untrue-story claims that when a corporal from the 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment arrived at the Allison family's farm with intention of seizing it, after a rude confrontation and the breaking of his mother's vase ( an anniversary present from his father ) Clay Allison took a rifle from the house and killed him.

A mob led by Clay Allison broke into the jail, took Kennedy from his cell, and hanged him.

He made an immediate impression: in his debut, on July 19, 1960 against the Philadelphia Phillies, he took a no hitter into the eighth inning only to surrender a two-out single to Clay Dalrymple.

In season 6, Clay Grainger ( played by John McIntire ) took over ownership after his brother's apparent departure " on business.

He took an active part in the presidential campaign of 1844 as a supporter of Henry Clay, as he had done four years previously in the election of William Henry Harrison, and was a presidential elector in that year.

During training, Clay took to driving his entourage in a bus over to the site in Surfside, Florida where Liston ( nicknamed the ' Big Bear ') was training, and repeatedly called Liston the " big, ugly bear ".

Many observers took this to mean that Clay was either terrified or not in proper shape.

When he died in 1848 his son, Robert, took over, leaving the company in 1852 when it took the name of the Clay Cross Company.

We took the leg and thigh bones and carried them along with us to Clay county.

Clay had come in fourth place and thus was not on the ballot, but he retained considerable power and influence as Speaker of the House.

* 1960 – The boxer Muhammad Ali ( then Cassius Clay ) is awarded the gold medal for his first place in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.

Clay deposits may be formed in place as residual deposits in soil, but thick deposits usually are formed as the result of a secondary sedimentary deposition process after they have been eroded and transported from their original location of formation.

Lake Asbury is an unincorporated town and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Clay County, Florida, United States.

Lakeside is a census-designated place in Clay County, Florida, United States.

Granger is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, located in Clay and Harris Townships.

Oakport is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Oakport Township, Clay County, Minnesota, United States.

Rosemount is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Clay Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States.

In 1880, Fort Spokane was established by U. S. Army troops under Lt. Col. Henry Clay Merriam northwest of Spokane at the junction of the Columbia and Spokane Rivers to protect the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway and secure a place for U. S. settlement.

* Seventeen, also known as Lock Seventeen, an unincorporated place in Clay Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

The first bank robbery in the United States is often claimed to have taken place at the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri, on 13 February 1866 when several men believed to be members of the James-Younger Gang shot a 19-year-old student and escaped with $ 60, 000.

Quarrying still takes place in Purbeck, with both Purbeck Ball Clay and limestones being transported from the area by road.

Koosman returned to the rotation at the end of the month and on May 28, after a five-game losing streak that saw the Mets fall into fourth place in the newly aligned National League East, Koosman and the San Diego Padres ' Clay Kirby engaged in a pitchers ' duel at Shea.

* American bluegrass band Blue Highway mentions a Potter's field as Ottie's final resting place in the song " Clay and Ottie ".

Key examples of this from American Idol include Clay Aiken ( second place, season 2 ) and Chris Daughtry ( fourth place, season 5, through his band Daughtry ), who have each outsold all American Idol winners except Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood ; Jennifer Hudson ( seventh place, season 3 ), who would later win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ; and William Hung, who turned his off-key season 3 audition into a recording career and has outsold some finalists.

The President's press, edited under his own eye, by a ' pair of deserters from the Clay party ' and Blair and a few others, familiarly known by the appellation of the ' Kitchen Cabinet ,' is made the common reservoir of all the petty slanders which find a place in the most degraded prints of the Union.

The first public hearing was held in July, 1963 and after intense discussion regarding the placement of the structure, the decision was made in April, 1964 to place the bridge in Duval County, just north of the Clay County line.

Pryce's World Championship debut came at the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix, where he qualified in 20th place, 3 seconds slower than the fastest time set by Clay Regazzoni.

The decision to place former gospel singer Judy Clay with Vera in a white-black duet to record the song was a commercial and artistic success and a subsequent album by Vera and Clay remains a highpoint for soul duet partnerships.

They also frown on performing jobs on the street ( again to distance themselves from common hitmen ) and prefer to service a client in his / her home or place of business ( Feet of Clay ).

Clay City may refer to a place in the United States: