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The bell they cast for Christchurch came out flat, and so a bell originally intended to be the 4th of a new ring of eight for The Saviour, Bolton, was supplied instead.
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As the Old Town House bell sounds to mark the new year, the balls are set alight and the swingers set off up the High Street from the Mercat Cross to the Cannon and back, swinging the burning balls around their heads as they go.
After a while, at the mere sound of the bell, they responded by drooling.
The first minaret was constructed in 665 in Basra during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah encouraged the construction of minarets, as they were supposed to bring mosques on par with Christian churches with their bell towers.
The pub is equipped with a Division bell that summons MPs back to the chamber when they are required to take part in a vote.
* July 27 – The British Parliament passes an act that permits bicycles on the road, on condition that they are equipped with a bell that should be rung while on the carriageway.
When they landed, wires in the coop would sound a bell or buzzer and a soldier of the Signal Corps would know a message had arrived.
He had dreamed of his father the night before, and the Norwegians swore that before the battle they could hear the bell that Saint Olaf had given to the church at Kaupang-a sign that the saint was watching over his son and the army.
Together with the fourteenth bell, they form the largest existing homogeneous group of medieval bells.
In British English, the fruit is simply referred to as a " pepper ", or additionally by color ( as in the term " green pepper ", for example ), whereas in many Commonwealth of Nations countries, such as India, Canada, and Malaysia, they are called " bell peppers ".
When the bell rang for the second season, they were able to put the Denver Nuggets away in five games.
Their hats were especially distinctive ; often made of cloth, they were floppy with three points, each of which had a jingle bell at the end.
Ultimately, the frustrated farmers took to arms and closed the court in Hillsborough, dragging those they saw as corrupt officials through the streets and cracking the church bell.
Though there is no certain agreement as to their purpose, it is thought they were principally bell towers, places of refuge, or a combination of these.
After being expelled prior to graduation for removing the clapper from the main bell * ( never proven ), he received a letter from all his classmates in which they sent him their collective regards.
The molten metal from the bell was then poured down the throats of the Union leaders so that they " should taste its liquor.
Their attempt was successful ; they even stole the bell from their clock tower.
The more superstitious students of the college ( during their undergraduate studies ) never walk underneath the Campanile, as the tradition suggests that should the bell ring whilst they pass under it, they will fail their annual examinations.
Norris wrote to Charles that the bell was in good order, but they had not yet sounded it, as they were building a clock for the State House's tower.
Though they were inexperienced in bell casting, Pass had headed the Mount Holly Iron Foundry in neighboring New Jersey and came from Malta, which had a tradition of bell casting.
Foreign dignitaries, such as Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and West Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter were brought to the bell, and they commented that the bell symbolized the link between the United States and their nations.
( Whilst heavier bells exist — for example Big Ben — they are generally only chimed, either by swinging the bell slightly or using a mechanical hammer.
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The bell was commissioned from the London firm of Lester and Pack in 1752, and was cast with the lettering ( part of Leviticus 25: 10 ) " Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.
* Sigismund ( bell ), a famous bell in the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, cast in 1520
The Thomas J. Nichol calliopes featured rolled sheet copper ( as used in roofing ) for the resonant tube ( the bell ) of the whistle, lending a sweeter tone than cast bronze or brass, which were the usual materials for steam whistles of the day.
** 1st bell: L ' Assunta, cast in 1654 by Giovanni Pietro Orlandi, weight 3, 620 kg ( 7, 981 lb )
** 2nd bell: Il Crocifisso, cast in 1572 by Vincenzo Possenti, weight 2, 462 kg ( 5, 428 lb )
** 3rd bell: San Ranieri, cast in 1719 – 1721 by Giovanni Andrea Moreni, weight 1, 448 kg ( 3, 192 lb )
** 4th bell: La Terza ( 1st small one ), cast in 1473, weight 300 kg ( 661 lb )
** 5th bell: La Pasquereccia or La Giustizia, cast in 1262 by Lotteringo, weight 1, 014 kg ( 2, 235 lb )
** 6th bell: Il Vespruccio ( 2nd small one ), cast in the 14th century and again in 1501 by Nicola di Jacopo, weight 1, 000 kg ( 2, 205 lb )
** 7th bell: Dal Pozzo, cast in 1606 and again in 2004, weight 652 kg ( 1, 437 lb )
Catania cast doubt on whether Pavlov ever actually used a bell in his famous experiments.
The bridge is incorporated into a plaza including silt cast artwork and a large bell assembly, The Goldwater Bell, also designed by Paolo Soleri.
" This bell was originally cast for the church of Zapopan but was later sent to Mission San Buenaventura.
It carried the following inscription ( translated from Russian ): " In the Year 1796, in the month of January, this bell was cast on the Island of Kodiak by the blessing of Archimandrite Joaseph, during the sojourn of Alexsandr Baranov.
There is also a semitone bell ( Flat 6th ) also cast by Taylor of Loughborough in 1991.
This bell was cast in 1635, and is struck at 8am and 9pm every day to announce the opening and closing of the cathedral respectively, and also occasionally for services as a Sanctus bell.
In 1770, a bell identical to the original bell of 1348 was cast.
A carillon bell is a cast bronze cup-shaped bell whose partial tones are in such harmonious relationship to each other as to permit many such bells to be sounded together in varied chords with harmonious and concordant effect.
Five bells hang in the tower, the oldest from 1300 cast by Adam ..., one cast in 1597 by Jens Hansen, a bell cast in 1677, and one from 1767 cast by ... Leitze.
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The man half-reached for the cord of the alarm bell.
`` Time for books '', she yelled, jingling a little five-and-dime store bell in her right hand.
Where British and American vocabulary differs, Australians sometimes favour an Australian usage, as with footpath ( for US sidewalk, UK pavement ) or capsicum ( for US bell pepper, UK sweet pepper ).
A Carillon was installed in the tower in the middle of the 20th century, the bells for which were provided by the centuries-old bell manufacturers of Aarau.
* 1858 – After the original Big Ben, a 14. 5 tonne bell for the Palace of Westminster had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13. 76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
* Ship's bell, a signal for marking time on a ship
Bronze is the preferred metal for top-quality bells, particularly bell metal, which is about 23 % tin.
* The Cardinalis tower was constructed in the 14th century as a bell tower for the Dominican convent, which was founded on the bequest of Hugh of Saint-Cher.
Items legally required in some jurisdictions, or voluntarily adopted for safety reasons, include bicycle helmets, generator or battery operated lights, reflectors, and audible signalling devices such as a bell or horn.
The 13th Earl developed a variation on croquet named Captain Moreton's Eglinton Castle croquet, which had small bells on the eight hoops " to ring the changes ", two pegs, a double hoop with a bell and two tunnels for the ball to pass through.
In 1435, the Florentine artist Donatello created a sculpture of the prophet for the bell tower of Florence.
* 1334 – The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile ( bell tower ) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone.
* De negen symfonieën van Beethoven ( 1970 ) for ice cream bell, orchestra
Consequently, mosque architects borrowed the shape of the bell tower for their minarets, which were used for essentially the same purpose — calling the faithful to prayer ..
Those still travelling ( including business travellers and travelling salespeople ) were under pressure to manage travel costs by driving ( instead of taking trains ) and staying in the new roadside motels instead of more costly established downtown hotels where bell captains, porters and other personnel would all expect a tip for service.
Tracking down and searching for an individual's name on a specific bell from a ship may be a difficult and time-consuming task.
Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower ( the bell tower of the city's cathedral ), the city of over 88, 332 residents ( around 200, 000 with the metropolitan area ) contains more than 20 other historic churches, several palaces and various bridges across the River Arno.
In 1999 Crowe paid A $ 42, 000 at auction for the brass bell used to open the inaugural rugby league match in Australia in 1908 at a fund-raiser to assist Souths ' legal battle for re-inclusion in the League.
The 5 data bits allow for only 32 different codes, which cannot accommodate the 26 letters, 10 figures, space, a few punctuation marks and the required control codes, such as carriage return, new line, bell, etc.
* Approach the shrine ; if there is a bell, you may ring the bell first ( or after depositing a donation ); if there is a box for donations, leave a modest one in relation to your means ; then bow twice, clap twice, and hold the second clap with your hands held together in front of your heart for a closing bow after your prayers.
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