Polished granite is also a popular choice for kitchen countertops due to its high durability and aesthetic qualities.

In 2002, Austin Clarke won for his book The Polished Hoe, published by Canadian-owned Thomas Allen Publishers.

Polished adzes and axes made of ground stone, such as amphibolite, basalt or Jadeite are typical for the Neolithic period.

Polished stone axes were important for the widespread clearance of woods and forest during the Neolithic period, when crop and livestock farming developed on a large scale.

Pubs in the town centre include The Duke of York, The Wellington, The Royal George, The Golden Lion, The White Heart ( Wetherspoons ) and The Polished Knob, known for live bands and music.

* 2002, Giller Prize, for The Polished Hoe

* November 5-Austin Clarke wins the Giller Prize for his novel The Polished Hoe

** Polished stone cot, meant for cool effect

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In spite of his growing literary interests, Klein's early poetry of the 1920s and 1930s was largely concerned with Jewish themes, including the history of Jews in Western society (" Design for Mediaeval Tapestry "), the importance of religion as a mediating force in modern society (" Heirloom "), and tributes to important figures in Jewish culture (" Out of the Pulver and the Polished Lens ," about the philosopher Spinoza ).

The company's works, which include Austin Clarke's acclaimed The Polished Hoe have been nominated for several awards, including the Dora Mavor Moore award for 2008's production of Intimate Apparel.

Polished is an award winning short film directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly, featuring William B. Davis as a lonely aging businessman who yearns for human contact from shoeshiner Karyn Dwyer.

In some sites, BRW pottery is associated with Late Harappan pottery, and according to some scholars like Tribhuan N. Roy, the BRW may have directly influenced the Painted Grey Ware and Northern Black Polished cultures.

# Polished glutinous rice is soaked overnight and cooked.

A long poem that is often overlooked, because it first appeared in the commercially unsuccessful 1936 anthology New Provinces, is Canadian poet A. M. Klein's meditation on Spinoza, " Out of the Pulver and the Polished Lens.

Polished, bone is more opaque and less shiny than ivory.

* Video: How a Diamond is Cut and Polished at Eurostar Diamonds International

He is best remembered with his famous character " Cilalı İbo " ( Ibo the Polished ).

* Video: How a Diamond is Cut and Polished at Eurostar Diamonds International

Polished glass is especially prone to stiction.

It is succeeded by Northern Black Polished Ware from ca.

The Northern Black Polished Ware culture ( abbreviated NBPW or NBP ) of the Indian Subcontinent ( circa 700 – 200 BC ) is an Iron Age culture, succeeding the Painted Grey Ware culture.

Polished iron, steel and other metals are gilded mechanically by applying gold leaf to the metallic surface at a temperature just under red-hot, pressing the leaf on with a burnisher, then reheating when additional leaf may be laid on.

Polished white marble at the fourth and final platform depicts the success of the Pakistan Movement.

Polished granite plaque at Missouri high point Taum Sauk reading " HIGHEST ELEVATION 1772. 68 MSL VERIFIED MARCH 23, 1991 MISSOURI: MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED LAND SURVEYORS "

Polished stones.

Polished stone mirrors from Central and South America date from around 2000 BC onwards.

Polished 12 " and 6 " silicon wafers.

Ibn al-Nafis, in The Polished Book on Experimental Ophthalmology, discovered that the muscle behind the eyeball does not support the ophthalmic nerve, and that the optic nerves transect but do not get in touch with each other.

The prize winning Barbadian novelist Austin Clarke writes in detail surrounding this attack in his novels " Pig Tails ' n Breadfruit: A Culinary Memoir " and Giller Prize-winning The Polished Hoe.

Polished jasper pebble, one inch ( 2. 5 cm ) long

Polished native copper nugget from Keweenaw County.

Polished cross-sections of elephant and mammoth ivory dentine display uniquely characteristic Schreger lines.

Polished surface, overall size 8. 6 x 7. 5 x 3. 1 cm.

On August 12 the band released BBC Sessions and Other Polished Turds, a collection of rare songs and b-sides, exclusively as a digital release.

Polished slabs are often cut into tiles or countertops and installed in all kinds of residential and commercial properties.

Polished slab of bowenite serpentine, a variety of antigorite.

This mode allows for safe inter-frequency handovers with channel measurements which can only be approximated using " pilot signals " in other CDMA based systems.

The addition of the second docking port made crew handovers and station resupply by unmanned Progress freighters possible for the first time, which in turn allowed the programme to evolve from short-duration station visits to long-duration expeditions, marking the beginning of the transition to multi-modular, long-term research stations in space.

This, in turn, allowed resident crews to receive shorter, ' visiting ' expeditions whilst they remained on board, and for crew handovers to take place.

Iu interfaces carry user traffic ( such as voice or data ) as well as control information ( see Protocols ), and Iur interface is mainly needed for soft handovers involving 2 RNCs though not required as the absence of Iur will cause these handovers to become hard handovers.