They work by pouring a mixture of clay and water, called slip, into them and letting the clay set into the shape.
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The Russian improved to 33-4 this year, including 14-1 on clay, and owns the best winning percentage on clay (.821) among active players.
Georgians traditionally serve wine in bowls made of clay -- much like the buried, clay kvevri urns in which Georgian wine is traditionally made.
The clay approach was slightly different in women's tennis, however, as some players tended to approach clay matches similar to hard-court games, he said.
Star outside linebacker Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers is the son of Clay Jr and the nephew to NFL Hall of Famer Bruce.
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The clay figures, 8, 000 in all, were actual likenesses of Qin's army, cloned in clay to guard him in death as his real soldiers had in life.
The clay court season now looks towards the start of the Madrid Open on Monday, which has caused controversy over its use of blue clay for the first time.
The Bryans, meanwhile, are 9-0 as a team on red clay in Davis Cup, and paired with Isner or Fish, have another three wins on red clay in three tries.
Mr Doubleday has made a preliminary model of how the sculpture will look, and is now making a clay model using about two tonnes of clay supported by a steel structure.
"I didn't have high expectations coming here but I wanted to get some matches and get used to the clay surface and the whole mindset of playing on clay, " said Hewitt.
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Any Americans still uncomfortable on the red clay will feel more at home: For the first time, Madrid will be using blue clay, much like the color of the U.S. Open courts.
They have also supported related areas of labor, contracting out clay mining in the surrounding area, hauling and trucking 10-20 loads of clay and brick per day, and bringing in contractors for large maintenance projects.
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Meanwhile, Serena Williams displayed her best form in roughly 18 months in winning at Charleston on green clay earlier this month, then led the U.S. Fed Cup team to a 5-0 sweep on red clay in Ukraine this past weekend, earning the team a berth in the World Group next year.
Even if they make a clay model, as opposed to doing it, say, in virtual reality, they do it with electronics that can cut the clay in a matter of hours, and if they have a change, they can blend, electronically, the two designs and come up with an all-new one and have another clay model ready overnight.
Indeed, Mercury might have been killed years ago except that William Clay Ford, Jr.
Expect to pay 65 cents each for 300 to 500 hot-stamped clay chips, enough for eight players (www.pokerchips.com).
Starting 9 September, makeshift sidewalk studios crafting beautiful clay idols will spring up along nearly every city street.
New sites at Biggleswade, Potton, Stotfold and Faldo Road, west of Barton-Le-Clay, also got the go-ahead.
"People say, 'Americans, they're not that good on the red clay, ' " Oudin said.
If Clay keeps it up, he might just disrupt a lot of professional money managers.
At one point in the interview, I asked Clay if he ever invested in his theories.
Rooms are styled silver and pewter tones with moss green and red clay color accents.
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"About 90% of the work is clay thrown on a wheel, " says Mr. Massoni.
The region's hard-packed clay soil welcomes a unique mix of plants with deep-penetrating root systems.
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This is illustrated by his inclusion in a clay list of Sumerian kings from 1740 B.
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Decorated with alcoves, mosaics, colored clay and stone cones, it dates from 3500 B.
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One hundred years later, the Clay Mathematics Institute, which was founded by Landon T.
But the most unlikely element of this resurgence may be that it's taking place on clay.
The traditional opener to Europe's red-clay season has become one of the Bryans' favorites spots.
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