A Crosshatched project in India commissioned by Australia –India Council ( AIC) to celebrate it's 20th Anniversary and to be included in the Exhibition KINDNESS/UDARTA, curated by Suzanne Davies and Dr Alka Pande at the Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
The Crosshatched Artists, India 2012: Ann Ferguson, Sandra Bowkett. Bhuvnesh Kumar, Dharmveer and Rajesh Kumari, Kalu Ram and Family, Kajor Ram, Manohar Lal and Family, Mantu Chittrakar, Pradyumna Kumar Pushpa Kumari; Interpreter Vineeta Singh and with assistance from Minhazz Majumdar.
In Hindi Kindness is expressed in many different ways. Ann and I briefly discussed would we address the title of the exhibition. Considering the many challenges perceived to be ahead, including a spoken language barrier and time limitations so we put this aside, however, it was the generosity, trust and patience, and more, of the participants that brought this project to a successful outcome. Kindness in its many permutations is embodied in the work.
This project has been a most rewarding undertaking, implicit in that are challenges. Here is the story of the making of Stacks in Balance.
The plan was to utilise traditional pottery techniques used to create forms that we and others would decorate to create a series of related forms that would be threaded onto a vertical steel rod. Ann and I along with Manohar Lal ( Manori) Dharmveer and my local community had completed Tallarook Stacks in Australia early 2011, structurally we were confident we could readily do something similar here.
Who was to be involved? The intention was to include Indian artists and artisans that had participated in other Crosshatched projects where the financial assistance had came from the AIC.
Gathering the artists. Although the activity was centred in Kumhaargram ( formally known as Hastal Village) on the outskirts of New Delhi some of us had travelled long distances to participate including Mantu who travelled from West Bengal . He, Pradyumna, Pushpa ( Crosshatched 2009) Ann and myself met at Uttam Nagar Metro station to travel by rickshaw to the Prasad's workshop for the first official day of the project. A few days earlier Bhuvnesh Kumar ( Australia 2005) had made several large forms we were to 'decorate' by carving and impressing into the burnished surface. They were beautiful objects in themselves, how could we enhance them? We approached the task in different ways. Mantu, Pradyumna and Pushpa transposing their lyrical graphic images onto the vessels, including the meeting at the metro station that morning and some imagery that grew from their experiences in Australia; Ann, motifs drawn from connections between closed shapes or first circles inspired by her work with very young children and myself, relishing the opportunity to reflect on, the ground from the air, in particular the mark of water on our dry continents on a large form. We found ourselves readily settling to working quietly and comfortably in the light filled small courtyard at the Prasad workshop. Our weeks together in Australia during Crosshatched 2009 paving the way for this level of familiarity.
Deciding who would participate in a potter's colony of approximately 700 families was not so easy. Manori was the only potter that fitted the stated criteria but we wanted to extend the reach of the project to include a manageable 'few others'. It took a few days to negotiate our way to a workable team. The other form makers, Kajor Ram, thrown forms, and Kalu Ram and family, die makers were all in close proximity to where we had established a workspace on Manori's rooftop which made the logistics of moving pots around feasible. Over two days Manori had built a roof structure where we could have a shaded workspace, this was most appreciated.
Most of the forms used were derivations of the waterpot. After much discussion and some misunderstandings we established what we wanted to do with Kalu Ram we enjoyed the process of creating the two parts for a waterpot made by moulds. The process was; he threw thick forms that at the nearly dry stage we caved our designs. There is a top and bottom mould. These are then fired. The family then, deftly, by hand, beat clay into the bottom mould, the top mould and then joined the two together. Usually a large neck is then thrown onto this form, however we required the top just to have an opening. The size being determined by the usual dimension of a thrown waterpot so when stacked they sat neatly. Time was against Kalu Ram, as the process was lengthy as the thick clay for the moulds had to dry, and they were the first of a two stage process, we were anxious that all would be achieved in the short time available. However, despite regular power outages, a wedding and a baby boy celebration we had a series of 'our waterpots' to work on in the nick of time. We also got the family to make some waterpots using their own moulded designs to include in the stacks.
Kajor Ram threw a series of shapes not achievable by usual waterpot making techniques, i.e larger elongated forms.
Manori made thrown and beaten waterpots on demand and from the women of the family Anju, Puja and Karlo Devi some forms using the moulds they have for making big round money boxes.
It was exciting for Ann and I to have many large forms to work on. We painted, pressed, carved, rubbed and sponged back, repainted and all possibilities in between. Ann had bought some earth colours from Australia however because of time constraints and the need to test these we generally stayed with local colours. As informal opportunities arose others were engaged in this decorative process.
Ann had some ideas for decorative techniques developed since the work on the Tallarook stacks. These included "multiple piercing of the forms to create transparencies as well as joining a tracery of connecting pieces onto the surface. For several days I struggled to follow through with these complex ideas with increasing frustration. Constraints arising from differences in the clay body, quick drying in the outside workspace and the need to produce a large number of decorated forms in a very short time meant that the work needed to be made quickly and confidently. The beautiful beaten mudka forms clearly stood out showing the necessity to desist from over decorating. The solution - a quick application of traditional surface colour around a series of circles and deft inscriptions of connecting lines".
We then had to consider how to make the structure that would support the pieces. Ann had used plough discs in the past. Hindi name for plough disc? Opportunistically I had taken a photo of a plough on a trip out of Delhi. Plough discs were not locally available. We then played with a few available props to construct a likely model and a local metal smith was called in to appraise our efforts, not possible with his equipment. Manori then suggested, he could caste bases out of concrete, easy idea.
It was then to the plumbing supply shop for pipe. Long lengths were pulled from their storage into the roadway, the proprietor used to making sure the frequent traffic wasn't 'inconvenienced' by the pipe in the road airspace. We then had our pipes and larger metal sleeves that would be cast in the concrete. A few days later carrying all the materials up to our workspace the 3 bases were made.
The next anxiety was the fire, would the pieces survive this trial? Generally yes, some pieces show evidence of the tumble stacked kiln and a few cracks. We were most excited and a bit surprised to see such a collection of wonderful pieces gathered in our workspace, we had more than enough pieces to comfortably make our choices for the 3 stacks, in fact we would have liked to include more pieces than would 'fit'.
We had a rooftop trial setup, firstly selecting and sorting the pieces on the ground. It was a precarious undertaking, threading the pieces, some very heavy on the pipe with the aid of a rickety bamboo ladder, we wanted to minimize time up the ladder. Jugdish and several other helpers made this task run smoothly. Once again we were surprised and delighted with the stacks, the coming together of disparate works as a whole was a very satisfying creative outcome. All travelling pieces were then bubble wrapped ready to go in the tempo ( small 3 wheel carrier) for the trip to the Visual Art Gallery at the India Habitat Centre (IHC).
The installation with the help once again of Jugdish and tempo drive Mahavir, with the aid of the galleries' steel ladder, went smoothly. The work defined in the gallery space took on a new vibrant life, the range of colours from velvety blacks, earthy browns to reds and stark whites, the embossed motives and carved images contributing to a major work with a strong sense of presence and integrity.
There had been much discussion in Kumhaargram about attending the opening and invitations were extended to all who had been involved with a special effort to get the women there. Two cars were to be used and the plan was for these to leave at 4 to insure arrival at 6 for the one hour drive, one car had a flat tyre, they arrived after 7, conveniently all the speeches in English were over and the music had began. Their entrance didn't go unnoticed with the women in their very colourful saris and general settling sounds in an unfamiliar environment, Ann and I could now relax happy that they had arrived including the women. We all proudly gathered around the Stacks for a group shot, it was then that we were really able to celebrate the accomplishment of 'Stacks in Balance' and, then it was time for the trip home for them.
Ann and I consider this work a significant achievement. Working with the Crosshatched Team and combing their work in a cohesive whole has been a most enriching experience.
Crosshatched India 2012 would like to thank the AIC for funding the project. (Artisan fees, Ann's travel expenses and installation costs). I have participated as part of my Asialink Residency funded by AIC and Arts Victoria and hosted by South Asia Foundation.


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Footage shows moment of mass walkout at UN Human Rights Council as Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov spoke
This is the moment UN delegates staged a mass walkout at the UN Human Rights Council.
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1st Mar 2022, 2:07pm
There was a mass walkout from the UN Human Rights Council as Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov spoke.
Earlier today, Sergei Lavrov claimed that Ukraine still has Soviet nuclear technology.
Dozens of diplomats, including those from Britain, the US and European Union, filed out of the meeting in Geneva on Tuesday when a video message from Vladimir Putin's ally played.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said his statement was "full of disinformation" and did not deserve the attention of other members.
"Russia is isolated and should be ashamed to sit in the UN chamber," she said.
Ms Truss was understood not to have been present during the walk-out, rather it was Rita French, the UK's human rights ambassador to the UN, who took part.
Later, the Foreign Secretary delivered a speech to the meeting, in which she squarely blamed the Russian president for the deaths of both Russians and Ukrainians.
"Putin is responsible for civilian casualties and over 500,000 people fleeing with the numbers still rising fast. The blood is on Putin's hands, not just of innocent Ukrainians but the men he has sent to die," she said.
Ms Truss said allies would use their "collective heft" to deliver "severe economic costs through these sanctions as ordinary Russians are finding queues at their local banks and rising interest rates".
"These consequences will only increase in breadth and severity as the conflict goes on. We're working to squeeze the Putin regime harder and harder by steadily tightening the vice," she said.
"We're going after the highest echelons of the Russian elite, targeting President Putin personally and all of those complicit in his aggression. Nothing and no one is off the table."
The diplomatic snub was in stark contrast to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, which was met by a standing ovation.
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Jordan Kronick Crime // Punishment - When talking about split cards, it's important not to just evaluate each half. The card should be evaluated as a whole. For instance, Fire // Ice seems pretty lame when it's two halves, but it's a great card together. I think this may be the case here, as well. Crime seems limited and a bit too expensive. Punishment is very strong, but somewhat small in scope as well. However, between these two cards, there are a lot of situations that can be answered. Considering the easy mana manipulation between green, black and white, this card seems like it will have a future in constructed decks. At the very least, look for this to be included in all future iterations of the green/white/black control decks of Ravnica block constructed.
So here's our first review of one of the new Dissension split cards. Let's start with Crime: You get to pick anything from an opponent's graveyard to put into play for yourself. Pretty good deal! It's not a cheap proposition, but considering what you're doing, the cost is not off at all.
Now Punishment: You get to destroy permanent's with X cost. Could be useful. You'd likely hit something of your own, but when you must get rid of whatever it is your opponent has that is getting you down, it could work and be worth it.
The best thing about split cards is that you are getting 2 possible cards for the space of one.
Aside from being a classic work of Russian literature and one of the great philosophical novels of its era, Crime & Punishment also fits perfectly into W/G/B control decks that have propagated through Block Constructed. The Crime half is an elegant follow-up to Mortify, and the Punishment half is a solid mass removal spell. Of course, Punishment is a bit unpredictable, reminiscent of Radiance spells-- you may miss some of your opponent's creatures and/or hit a few of your own. In limited, the W/B/G color combination is pretty powerful, and this card should at least give it something to hope for in the third pack.
OK, let's be honest. Crime won't be used all that often. It'll be neat for casual play, but not that strong in constructed most likely. However, Punishment will see a TON of play. Anytime you can get a board sweeping effect, you're likely to see it in competitive constructed play. I'd get a set of these as quick as possible.


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Thirty Flemish companies and research institutions are currently putting the last hand to 'Family of the Future', a demonstration project on 3D printing. The results of the cooperation will be presented on November 8 during the Prototyping 2017 trade fair in Kortrijk, Belgium and on November 14 at Formnext in Frankfurt, Germany. Materialise CEO Fried Vancraen will highlight the importance of co-creation at both occasions.
Under the moniker "Family of the Future," these organizations collaborate on the realization of three virtual persons that consist of more than 90 3D-printed components. The participants try to visualize how 3D printing will be used in the context of the family (but also the factory) of the future. The development of the project is being managed by the Flemish cluster association for 3D printing, Flam3D.
For this reason, the participating organizations will also attempt to provide an overview of existing 3D-printing technologies and how these can provide real added value across a wide range of sectors. The collaboration will, therefore, give an overview of many different techniques.
At the base of the project lies a unique feature of the Flemish 3D-print ecosystem: the strong network with close links to different organizations. As an organization, in order to build up a competitive advantage, knowledge is becoming increasingly important.
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The City of Athens traditionally has a Relay for Life Team to support the efforts of the American Cancer Society and to support local cancer patients with medical-related travel expenses, wigs, scarves and support groups. Based on available records, the City of Athens Relay for Life Team has raised over $141,000 for the American Cancer Society since 1999.
Registered boaters are eligible for the door prize drawing and are provided lunch.
The winning team will receive custom made rods and reels donated by Grassy Custom Rods.
Hope. Fight. Relay. purple garden flags, $15. Call 256-233-8730.
Relay for Life stained glass sun catchers in the shape of a purple ribbon, made by High Cotton Arts artist Denise Maurer, $20. Call 256-233-8730.
City of Athens Christmas ornaments, $10. Call 256-233-8730.
April 9 - Annual City of Athens Relay for Life Celebrity Waiters Night at Applebee's from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Three teams are competing to see who can raise the most in tips: Team School Spirit with Athens High Football Coach Cody Gross and East Band Director Jennifer "Miss Sam" Janzen; Political Power with Mayor Ronnie Marks and Councilman Frank Travis; and First Responders with Officer Michael Stainbrook and Firefighter Jordan Pugh.
April 27, 2019 - Annual City of Athens Relay for Life Bass Fishing Tournament at Ingalls Harbor from safelight to 3 p.m.
Limestone County Relay Night - Crusin' for a Cure at the Sportsplex on May 10 from 6 p.m. to midnight. Rain location is the Limestone County Event Center.
Raise $25,255 this year! That means since the City began supporting Relay for Life in 1999, we have raised AT LEAST $141,495.18 (four years we do not have a record of what was raised).
Nearly reached our goal of 30 blood donors for our Dan Williams Memorial Blood Drive (we got 27).
Combined with Elkmont Church of Christ, sent 30.2 pounds of cola tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis to help support free lodging for families who have a child at St. Jude's.
Distributed balloons, stickers, candy, and information on childhood cancer at the annual Superhero Day for Childhood Cancer Awareness and oversaw the first responder/military vehicle area.
Supported Athens Fire and Rescue and Athens-Limestone Hospital Foundation's mammogram scholarship program by promoting sales of the Breast Cancer Awareness Shirts.
Promoted colon cancer awareness by selling T-shirts in memory of Lisa Vaughn, and sharing colon cancer awareness info on social media.
Honored those within our city and Relay family who have or are battling cancer at the North Pole Stroll with our Relay for Life Christmas tree.
The City of Athens Relay for Life Team conducts various fundraisers throughout the year. The fundraisers include a Celebrity Waiters Night, Bass Fishing Tournament, T-shirt sales, and more. Through the community's support of these efforts, the team raised $16,165 during the 2015-16 campaign year.
The City of Athens Relay for Life Team promotes education about treatments, research and prevention. The website http://www.cancer.org/ provides the latest information from the American Cancer Society.
We refuse to let cancer have the last word. Each year, the City Team celebrates victories won at the annual Relay for Life of Limestone County event, traditionally held in May. We cheer those participating in the Survivors Walk, encourage those still battling cancer, and thank those who are supporting our fundraising efforts.


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Squalius aphipsi is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de eigenlijke karpers (Cyprinidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1927 door Aleksandrov.

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You can leave you hat on
As well as everything else - There is no celebration of No Pants Subway Ride Day once again this year, in NYC -
"The No Pants Subway Ride is not happening in New York in 2023," reads a message on the initiative's official website. "After 19 years of producing the event, we've decided to take a break (sadly the pandemic ruined our plans of making it 20 years in a row!)." Should you wish to ride the subway sans pants, you are on your own.
You can celebrate National Hat Day today though. John Etherington, a London haberdasher stepped out of his shop on the Strand, on this date in 1797, wearing a new hat of his own design. His black top hat was so startling that it drew a crowd - one man purported was shoved through a storefront window. Etherington was arrested for disturbing the peace, but within a month, he had more hat orders than he could handle.
Although more body heat is lost from your head than other parts of the body, in Fargo, North Dakota, there is a law that forbids dancing while wearing a hat under the penalty of jail. I hope someone informed Mr. Astaire of that fact.
Ed Sullivan, when he wasn't fall down drunk, swore a lot. He swore that his arch-rival, Walter Winchell was a goddamned bastard. He swore that his 'so called friend' J Edgar Hoover was a goddamned transvestite but surprising spry in his cha-cha heels. And he swore that those goddamned filthy limey boys, The Rolling Stones, would never return to his show.
Sullivan sobered up, looked at his rating when the Stones last appeared on his show and permitted that boys back on The Ed Sullivan Show, on this date.
They were forced to change the lyrics of to Let's Spend Some Time Together.
George Harrison unintentionally rewrites the song He's So Fine and releases it as My Sweet Lord on this date.
Bright Tunes Music, the owner of the publishing rights, sued Harrison because this sounded too much like the 1963 Chiffons hit He's So Fine. The trial took place February 23-25, with various expert witnesses testifying. The key to the case was the musical pattern of the two songs, which were both based on two musical motifs: "G-E-D" and "G-A-C-A-C." He's So Fine repeated both motifs four times, My Sweet Lord repeated the first motif four times and the second motif three times. Harrison couldn't identify any other songs that used this exact pattern, and the court ruled that "the two songs are virtually identical." And while the judge felt that Harrison did not intentionally copy My Sweet Lord, that was not a defense - thus Harrison was on the hook writing a similar song without knowing it. Harrison was found guilty of "subconscious plagiarism" in a verdict handed down on August 31, 1976.
Silly Beatle.
America once again, found it's thrill, on Blueberry Hill. The first episode of Happy Days (series) aired on this date. Potsie sets Richie up with that Mary Lou girl.
ABC at first feared Fonzie would be perceived as a hoodlum or criminal, and prohibited his wearing a leather jacket. In the first few episodes Henry Winkler wears a non-threatening gray windbreaker. The original windbreaker resembles the jacket wore by James Dean, the Fonz's idol, in Rebel Without a Cause. The leather jacket was introduced later and helped to make Fonzie a TV icon.
The Coneheads at Home, featuring Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin, debuted on Saturday Night Live on this date. For those of you too young to remember, The Coneheads at Home, was a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live featuring a family of extraterrestrials with cone-shaped heads, from the planet Remulak, posing in the suburban United States as immigrants from France.
(Hey, why not stay for the whole episode.)
The inspiration for the Coneheads came from a proposal by Dan Aykroyd about pin-headed lawyers. This idea was shot down by the producers, fearing it might be offensive. A later trip to the Easter Islands in the South Pacific and the haunting images of stone head monoliths inspired Aykroyd to pen the series drawings that evolved into the Coneheads.
Let's Be Careful Out There
Hill Street Blues premiered on NBC on this date.
The series is regarded as a hallmark in American dramatic television. It was the first dramatic series to incorporate long shots, hand-held shots and continuous story lines. It was nominated for a record 21 Emmys for its first season in spite of low ratings.
Another book from the back shelves of The ACME Library
Today in History:
The British Museum, one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world, opened to the public on this date.
I'm sure the Greek Prime Minister is patiently waiting by the phone for word that Elgin Marbles will be returned to Greece (but that's another story.)
January 15 , 1870 -
A Thomas Nast cartoon titled, A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion, was printed in Harper's Weekly on this date.
The cartoon symbolized the Democratic Party with a donkey, a concept still in use today.
A little magazine in Springfield, Massachusetts, first published the rules for a brand new game that involved tossing a ball into a high-mounted peach basket.
This was, of course, the precursor of what is today known as "Peachbasket,"
still as popular as ever in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In Boston an explosion opened a tank of molasses and the cylindrical sides toppled outward knocking down 10 nearby buildings. 2 million gallons of molasses oozed onto the streets and killed 21 people. Another 50 were injured.
So yes, apparently, there are people slower than molasses in Boston.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
Martin Luther King, Jr., pastor, political activist and Nobel Prize winner was born on this date.
Just outside of Washington, DC in Arlington , VA, The Pentagon was dedicated as the world's largest office building on this date.
It covers 34 acres of land and has 17 miles of corridors.
Once again I ask: what would happen to the DC sewer system if you could have a co-ordinated flush of all the toilets in the building?
A passerby spotted the nude body of Elizabeth Short, a 22 year old actress in a vacant lot near Hollywood. Her body, cut in half, was bruised and beaten. Grass had reportedly been forced into her vagina, and she had reportedly been sodomized after death. The case was dubbed The Black Dahlia murder and over the years as many as 50 men and women have confessed to this gruesome crime yet it has never been solve.
For those of you with stronger constitutions than mine, you may go on the internet to view truly horrifying actual crime scene photos (you sick puppies.)
An out-of- control, 16-car train, Train #173, the Federal-Express train, suffers a near-catastrophic brake failure and crashed through the railroad terminal at Union Station in Washington, DC on this date.
Thanks to the quick thinking and action of the engineers, there were only 87 injuries and zero fatalities.
Coincidentally this is the 14th anniversary of airline pilot Sully Sullenberger and his crew 's miraculous ditching into the Hudson River.
The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Superbowl I on this date.
It was generally agreed upon by most television historians that all known broadcast tapes which recorded the game in its entirety were subsequently destroyed in the the process of recycling videotape by re-recording over previous content. NFL films has been able to recreate a version of the game from various sources.
Meyer Lansky, retired Jewish organized crime genius, (rumored to have photographic proof that J. Edgar Hoover was a homosexual; conspiracy theorists believed this was the reason Hoover wasn't aggressive in pursuing organized crime), died of a fatal nosebleed at Mount Sinai Hospital on this date.
It is not clear where Lansky's estimated $300 million fortune went.
Once again, what a way to go!
Happy Birthday Wikipedia.
Wikipedia was formally launched on this date, as a single English-language edition at www.wikipedia.com (now found here.)
Horse DNA was found in beef burgers being sold in supermarkets in Ireland and the United Kingdom on this date.
Health officials stated there was no risk to public health and that the contaminated batches were being recalled from retailers.
Before you go - O Rapturous joy!
A late Christmas gift. 42 years after History of the World: Part I was released, Mel Brooks has made a sequel. The eight-episode TV series, History of the World PART II, will be streamed as a four-night event starting March 6, on Hulu.


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The Lynn Painter-Stainer Exhibition 2018 opens today.
A record 2,194 entries were received for the 2018 Prize. Of these 92 drawings and paintings (4.2% of the submission) by 83 artists were selected for the exhibition.
The prizewinners will be announced at the Private View later today.
Dates: Monday 5th until Saturday 17th March 2018.
One of two artist painting the artist paintings in the show.
If you can't get to the exhibition, you can also view all the selected artworks online - in a rather curious slideshow.
I was going to do a post about the Selected Artists but that may come later this week now.
Below are details of the events being held during the course of the exhibition and pics of some of the paintings selected for exhibition.
Jason Brooks - internationally renowned artist whose work intensifies the photographic process more than any photographic medium and whose previous exhibitions include a solo show at the National Portrait Gallery.
Richard Cork - award-winning art critic, historian, broadcaster and curator.
Daphne Todd OBE, first female President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, winner of the BP Portrait Award 2010 and one of the Selectors for this year's Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize.
Anna McNeil - Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize exhibitor 2017 and recently profiled in Aesthetica Magazine.
The discussion will be chaired by Laura Gasgoigne, art critic, columnist for The Jackdaw, contributor to The Tablet, and regular reviewer for The Spectator, Apollo and Country Life.
Below are some of the paintings that have been selected for the exhibition. Why do so few artists tweet about their success in getting selected?
Artists, prizewinner and experienced Judge - Daphne Todd OBE PPRP NEAC - Past President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, BP Portrait Award winner in 2010 (and second prize winner in 1983) and latterly a television celebrity as a judge in the BBC's The Big Painting Challenge. She also exhibits at Messums and is an .Honorary Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers.
Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2013: Call For Entries (13 Oct 2012) Overview of Call for Entries for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2013 for representational painting.


At it again, due to my boredom. Hope you guys enjoy! And please comment on which you like better... With depth of field, or without. No Depth of Field: With Depth of Field I also apologize for the cloud placement being off between the pictures.
I can only see 2 major flaws. 1st: The extra white around the letters showing a previous white background. 2nd: The letters blend in with the background very easily... to dark.
Ever wanted to create your own watermark but don't know exactly what to do? Well you've come to the right place. This tutorial will teach you how to create your own watermark, with the Paint.NET software. DOWNLOAD PAINT.NET: http://www.getpaint.net/index.html STEP 1: Create the image you want to be in your watermark. (I recommend using a large canvas to start, then crop the final image to get the best resolution) STEP 2: Put it on a canvas that is the size of the wallpaper you plan to use -Then remove the background by selecting the outer white area with the magic wand tool and hitting DELETE Select this whole image now, and copy it (Ctrl+C) STEP 3: Open the wallpaper you want you use in Paint.NET, and create a new layer with the layers window at the bottom right corner of the screen STEP 4: Paste the copied image of the watermark to the wallpaper and you're done! Tip: Save the image of the watermark and keep it for later to keep consistency (see the third picture above) Well, you made it to the end. Hopefully you weren't too bored and found this informational. Please comment to give me feedback if something didn't make sense or you have any further questions. Thanks for reading!
Is it just me.. or does everybody forget to save their projects before they render and export?
They don't even check backups, they just restart and let them flow and get deleted.
I save like every minute.
My setups are usually so complex before I can allow myself to animate that I'd have Saved at least eight hundred times by then.
Yes, I tried the import way first. Mineimator crashed... because there were too many blocks for it to handle, or maybe it was my computer, but it's nice now, so I can use the file any time later without a hassle. It did, I got maybe an average of 11-12 FPS while rendering. Thanks!
I had the idea to make this wallpaper. And I also thought, hey, this will have to be a big schematic. So, I found a world of New York City (credit below), and I exported the entire city as a schematic. The whole thing was more than 3,000,000,000 blocks! It took about a minute or 2 just to get the selection exported in MCEdit. Then I had the hassle of getting it in Mineimator. Anyways, I plan on doing more with this amazing city project! Credits: City Schematic: Community Made, posted by KnownTheRanger Thanks for viewing!


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A revolutionary new space launch idea: Introducing The Pythagoras Sling
Posted on September 1, 2017 | 1 comment
The Pythagoras Sling uses a lengthy graphene string pulled via two hoops suspended from simple parachutes to rapidly accelerate a projectile into orbit. Graphene string will likely become widely available over the next two decades. If it works as expected, the Pythagoras Sling launch system could greatly reduce the cost of getting into space compared to any current rocket-based system and could help accelerate space development. Total cost of the fully reusable launch system could be as low as $1M for small and medium sized satellites so cost per kg could be two orders of magnitude cheaper than today. Apart for human spacecraft or more delicate satellites that need low g-forces, the system needs little or no fuel to achieve orbit, only ground electricity, so would be safer and more environmentally friendly as well as cheaper than current rocket-based approaches.
The breakthrough was to see that large parachutes could be used as effective temporary 'sky anchors' for hoops, through which tethers may be pulled that are attached to a projectile. The parachutes will of course fall, but will remain high enough to fill their purpose during the entire launch. No other space launch concept has ever used parachutes in this way.
This system is not yet feasible because of limitations of current materials, but will quickly become feasible in a wide range of roles as materials specifications improve with ongoing graphene and carbon composite development. Eventually it will be capable of launching satellites into low Earth orbit, and greatly reduce rocket size and fuel needed for human space missions. The system was invented by UK futurologist Dr I D Pearson will the kind assistance of Prof Nick Colosimo. Graphene itself was also a UK discovery.
More detail is here: Pythagoras Sling article
Posted in graphene, materials, novel, space
Tagged graphene, orbital, space, space launch, sub-orbital
Using Inverse Rail Guns for assisted space launch
Following on from the last article on skyline hypersonic travel, Carbon Devices will shortly announce a future space launch system with variants covering a wide range of capabilities. These will range from ultra-cheap launch of lightweight satellites into sub-orbital trajectories up to full orbital launch of large satellites or spacecraft with human crews. The system relies on novel carbon materials only in development today, but that will be routinely available in a decade or two. Once they are, this new system will offer space launches orders of magnitude cheaper and safer than current space launch systems and avoid the environmentally damaging emissions or water vapour in the high atmosphere associated with primitive rocket technology. With far lower launch costs and improved safety, the space industry will flourish.
In the next few posts, several inventions will be disclosed that may be used in our launch systems and weapons. In this article, we explain the first of those, a new technique for driving a tape through a motor at high speed using only electricity. It is related to the rail gun, currently the highest powered artillery system in action, with today's guns able to launch 10kg metal slugs at over 2km/s, with energy of around 32MJ. By comparison, the Carbon Devices inverse rail gun will be able to launch 60kg slugs at over 50km/s and that is just the scaled down land-based variant. If you believe as we do that the route to peace is to talk softly but carry a big stick, then this is one of our big sticks. We need to learn to talk more softly to each other, because future battlefields will use weapons hundreds or thousands of times more powerful than today's. The gulf between conventional and nuclear weapons will fully close by mid-century. This pic is a crude example of a fairly modest space weapon with a short tape. Even this would have 3TJ energy, about 100,000 times more than today's rail gun and 0.75 kilotons of TNT equivalent. This version would only work in space but that's where some battles in future wars will be fought. Anyway, enough about weapons, the best use of this tech is to launch spacecraft, both from space and into space.
The Carbon Devices inverse rail gun uses exactly the same linear motor principle of the conventional rail gun, with current passing along and between the rails via the 'slug', but effectively inverts the idea of a slug by using a continuous tape of engineered graphene, through which high current is passed to generate the pulling magnetic field. As each short segment of the tape is pulled forwards, the rest follows behind, and although the short segment being driven suffers high heating levels due to the high currents involved, new segments of tape are continuously pulled into play as heated segments exit. The tape as a whole will survive because only a small segment at any time is being subjected to high current, but of course the entire length of tape following is accelerated, along with the attached payload. The length of the tape and thus the exit speed achievable is only limited by practicality. The tape drive has a wide range of applications from ultra-high powered rail guns with exit energy hundreds of times that of current weapons, right up to a super-fast multi-motor space system that will one day deliver crew members or supplies such as water or materials to Mars bases in just 5 days, with a launch speed of 800km/s. Even that speed is limited mainly by the slow acceleration forces that humans can cope with. Another variant that fires inert payloads is an asteroid defense system and the achievable speeds for that could be far higher. This pic gives a crude idea of the concept, using many low powered 'rail gun' motors.
This powerful propulsion system is scalable (the system shown uses multiple motors and a very long string), and exit speed is only limited by the practical size and cost of the system. 800km/s is a sensible compromise size for routine space missions, since the size of the system scales with the square of the exit speed needed. Because of that, it can not be any practical use for interstellar missions, where technology such as light sails offer much greater suitability. Even if used in conjunction with a light sail, it could only knock a few weeks off a 100 year flight time. (For those of you with weapons interests, the Mars commute system carries about 360TJ, or 85 kilotons of TNT energy equivalent, well into nuclear territory. I haven't bothered to calculate how powerful it would be if militarized instead of running at just 5g acceleration. 'Very' is a good enough guess.
In space, the tape will naturally start very cold which will be an advantage, and of course the tape can also be laid out in a long line to avoid assorted mechanical issues. All of that makes high speeds reasonably feasible. On the Earth however, it is very hard to arrange for a tape to be laid out in a long line, and spooling and indeed unspooling speeds present a huge mechanical engineering problem, not least of which is that a spool spinning at high rpm is dangerous in itself. Aerodynamic heating is also a huge issue for ultra-high speeds. Therefore, land-based variants need to be greatly scaled down. A number of people over the years have suggested using rail guns to launch things into space, and heating is always a severely limiting problem. The novel system we will announce isn't a rail gun launch and neatly circumvents this problem.
Having said that, rail gun space launch is not impossible and we have devised two novel launch variants using the rail gun linear motor principle. Carbon Devices' graphene foam invention in 2013 outlined a solid foam that could be made lighter than helium, that would be ideal for supporting loads in the high atmosphere. MIT have more recently produced a lightweight 3d-printed matrix that could be used to print larger shells containing only vacuum (and they could even be printed at high altitude to avoid collapse in the high pressure lower atmosphere).
If circuits for a linear motor are made from graphene and on a graphene substrate, all supported by such floating platforms, then a long, vertical, linear motor could be made and supported in the air that could accelerate a sled with a disposable heat shield front end, holding a rocket. Depending on acceleration tolerable, fairly high speeds can be obtained, and although not fast enough for orbit, would greatly reduce the size of rocket needed to achieve orbit.
The first variant is entirely vertical. The rocket and crew or satellite payload would be attached to a sled, and the reusable sled would accelerate up the linear motor. With a few system engineering tweaks, it is feasible to make the path at least 35km high, with an exit speed of around 4000mph (1750m/s) for the 5g acceleration launch that is acceptable for astronauts. Although 4000mph is fast, it is no more than a useful starter push for a rocket that needs to reach the 17,500mph of the space station. Additionally, vertical speed is a useful boost, but no use in itself for orbit – a rocket travelling vertically would simply fall back to Earth eventually unless it gets high horizontal speed.
However, our second variant curves the track into a horizontal path at high altitude, again supported along its entire length by floating platforms made from carbon foam.
Assuming a 150km track, most of which is 35km high, we would have an expensive but reusable launch system that could accelerate humans up to 8600mph (3800m/s), about half way to orbital speed, and that would all be horizontal speed. It is easily possible to engineer the final sections of track to be higher in the atmosphere, and a slight incline would get our rocket out of atmosphere quickly to minimise heating issues, but the main benefit is that most of the high speed happens in the cold and thin high atmosphere. Such as system is feasible and would greatly reduce launch costs for human spacecraft. For a non-human payload, a 150km track can give full orbital speed for payloads that can tolerate in excess of 20g acceleration. Very many fall in that category, so this system could one day be used to achieve a fuel-free orbital launch.
As mentioned, these are only early system designs and forthcoming articles will outline more advanced Carbon Devices systems with greater potential to accelerate space development.
Posted in graphene, magnetism, materials, novel, propulsion, space, transport, weapons
Tagged EM propulsion, space, space launch, super-weapons
My first sci-fi book about Carbon Girl and Carbon Man novel is now out
Well, Carbon Girl and Carbon Man now have their first novel. It is called Space Anchor. It is available through all the usual amazon routes. I used CreateSpace print-on-demand for the paper version. The price is the lowest I was permitted.
Obviously it features a lot of carbon uses. The main character is Carbon Girl but Carbon Man gets in on the action a lot too.
Paperback version:
And the e-book version. Content in both is identical. Only the cover is different.
It is my first sc-fi novel, and I am pleased with it. It is based to some degree on my day job futurology and a lot of it is feasible, but of course some isn't. It is set in 2092, and of course technology has to exist before you can use it. Some will be here decades before then, such as having large quantities of cheap graphene to play with, but some of the stuff like the space elevator, space anchor, Heisenberg Resonators, some speculative forms of carbon, and certainly their 600km tall home – well, they can't be done much before that.
A lot of the tech is biomimetic, that is, its basic principles are based on how nature does things, and then some of the techniques are improved on. So the materials are often grown,self organisation is widely used, and even the AI development route follows quite a natural path.
The novel features some AI conflict and romance, some zombies, and some early space exploration, with a nod of recognition to some of the other issues that may arise from AI and trans-human development.
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Tagged carbon, novel, sci-fi, superhero


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John Marston (University of California, Los Angeles). Assessing Long Term Sustainability of Agricultural Systems. (Oral presentation). [Abstract]
Congratulations John!
New Radio Program Series on Ethnobiology and Our 2010 Conference
"EXPLORING ETHNOBIOLOGY III"
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Ethnobiology Letters: New Online, Open-access, Peer Reviewed Journal for Short Papers
The Society of Ethnobiology introduces a new online, open-access, peer reviewed journal for short papers (http://ethnobiology.org/ethnobiology-letters) called Ethnobiology Letters (EBL). The Society now publishes a full complement of journals headlined by the Journal of Ethnobiology and complemented by Contributions in Ethnobiology for monograph length publications and EBL for short papers.
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Announcing the SoE Undergraduate Student Award
The Society of Ethnobiology is looking for a keen undergraduate ethnobiologist to sit on our Board as an appointed "student advisor". The student should come with ideas and energy to increase undergraduate student involvement in our Society.
This is a one-year position that comes with a one-year membership in the Society, a waiver for our Society of Ethnobiology annual meeting registration, accommodation for 3 nights during the conference, and $250 USD to put towards travel. More details »
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Reviewers Solicited for Journal of Ethnobiology
The Journal of Ethnobiology is seeking to expand its pool of volunteers who review manuscripts submitted to the Journal's editors for publication. The Journal receives manuscripts in paleoethnobotany, zooarchaeology, ethnobotany, ethnozoology, ethnoecology, linguistic ethnobiology, and other related areas of anthropology and biology.
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Announcing our book-length on-line publication series, "Contributions in Ethnobiology"
Contributions in Ethnobiology is a peer-reviewed monograph series published electronically by the Society of Ethnobiology. The series is a forum for publishing original book-length research on past or present relationships of human societies with their biological worlds. Contributions are data-rich, state-of-the-art studies, which may be either single-authored or edited volumes with multiple authors. On-line publication allows freedom from traditional publishing restraints on specialist topics, unusual length, and number of figures.
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A Zapotec Natural History wins publishers' award
Longtime SoE member and past president Eugene Hunn's new book A Zapotec Natural History has been awarded first place in the Anthropology/Archeology category of the 2009 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Awards). These awards are sponsored by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Assocation of American Publishers.
Congratulations to Gene on this impressive achievement! His book is available through University of Arizona Press.
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Free access to Journal of Ethnobiology via BioOne for Individual Society Members
Members* of the Society of Ethnobiology have free access to the Journal of Ethnobiology through BioOne, a unique aggregation of high-impact bioscience research journals. Click here to access the BioOne link. Note: you will require a valid login and password to access this page.
*Free access to BioONe is only available to our individual members (not for institutions).
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Nancy Turner Wins Two Prestigious Awards
Nancy Turner (University of Victoria) past president of the Society, recently received two prestigious awards. She received the William L. Brown Award for Excellence in Genetic Resource Conservation and is also one of 10 Canadian researchers awarded the prestigious Killam Research Fellowship for 2007. This is a two year award in which she is going to write a major book on ethnobotany, bringing together 40 years of ethnobotanical research in Canada and worldwide.
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More Bear Markets Are Coming!
Where indicators were mixed last month and markets seemed undecided about the direction to take, few doubts remain as the sharp drops in global stock markets have clearly signaled that they see economic weakness ahead. In addition to several banks downgrading economic growth forecasts and warning of an impending global recession, there are plenty of indicators which now point to a higher probability of a recession and to lower stock market valuations.
One of them, the spread between the yield on high-yield bonds and U.S. Treasuries, has jumped over 40% to 7.3% since the end of July. This indicator rises strongly with recessions because the risk of so-called junk bonds increase in poor economies, dictating higher interest rates for investors, at the same time as rates on government bonds decline. Shrinking Treasury yields have provided reliable warning of stock market weakness lately, and the Fed has promised to keep rates low for the next two years so more people can afford a cystic acne diet.
Of the many technical indicators analysts look at, none are more widely watched than the ones using moving averages. There are many ways to find trend data and possible trading signals around moving averages, and one of the most feared patterns, the "death cross", was recently completed by major stock market indexes. A "dark cross" occurs when the 50-day exponential moving average (EMA) crosses below the 200-day EMA, but when that 200-day EMA is trending downward at the time of the crossover, the pattern is called a death cross which is viewed by many as an official bear market signal.
As program trading has come to dominate volume it is no surprise that technical indicators play a big part in market selloffs. While many sell orders got triggered by the indicators, moving averages and their crossings are trailing indicators which highlight what the market has done, not what it will do next.
Still, within the context of an ongoing secular bear market in stocks since 2000, any signs of cyclical bearishness should be taken as a clue to adjust risk exposure according to your personal preferences.
With investor fear spiking around the world, the exodus from anything perceived as risky is in full swing. With most asset classes declining in value, it seems like the only beneficiaries of the flight to safety are gold and U.S. Treasuries. Gold is increasingly seen as the only currency which cannot be manipulated or printed by governments and it has been setting new price records on a daily basis. It is up over 30% this year, nearly 14% in August alone.
For investors looking for fundamentals-based valuations, the current government bond rally comes as a shock. Shortly after the debt ceiling fiasco, the first ever ratings agency downgrade of the U.S. debt, and record deficits left mostly unchecked, the investor stampede to buy U.S. denominated debt paper does not seem to make much sense. Regardless of logic, that's exactly what is happening with demand sending Treasury yields to their lowest in sixty years, and bond prices soaring.
Just remember that high volatility plays both ways and that there most likely will be opportunities to get in at lower prices.
Judging by the pounding inflicted upon the IQAir GC Multigas over the last few years (the S&P Global Clean Energy Index is down over 76% since its 2008 high, and is losing over 35% since April alone), green investing has to be one of the greatest value investment opportunities of all time!
Since our last update a month ago, the large caps in the S&P 500 lost 9.29% but many other stock categories including tech stocks, small caps, emerging market stocks, and energy stocks fared worse. The Portfolio got punished for blending several of these weaker categories and dropped 14.20%. Even our most conservative sector, electric utilities, experienced a 2.33% loss. Still, the portfolio has only lost 17% from its April high, comparable with the S&P 500 drop and about half the decline of the benchmark Clean Energy Index.
This is certainly not a time to gloat about performance but a special mention is due for the only stock in the portfolio to show a gain over one month. The honor goes to the leader in ultra-capacitors which announced solid results and should benefit from new fuel efficiency standards which will drive the adoption of so-called stop-start idle elimination technology. The company's stock gained 7.50% during the month.


Back cover blurb: When Liv and Nora decide to take their husbands and children on a holiday cruise, everyone is thrilled. The ship's comforts and possibilities seem infinite. But when they all go ashore in beautiful Central America, a series of minor mishaps lead the families further from the ship's safety. One minute the children are there, and the next they're gone. What follows is a heart-racing story told from the perspectives of the adults and the children, as the distraught parents - now turning on one another and blaming themselves - try to recover their children and their shattered lives.
Do Not Become Alarmed when the last minute shore excursion goes horribly wrong.
I mean, why on earth would you!?
Unless you'd done something to be ashamed of.
When Liv decides to take her friend and cousin Nora on a luxury cruise with their respective families, she thinks that it will be a welcome holiday for them all. The adults all work hard all year round, and deserve to spend time with their kids.
And what better adventure for the kids than a cruise where they'll get to see so many more sights than a regular holiday. Sure the excusrsions can be a little pricey, but they are worth it, or do the families are led to believe.
Another couples presence at the dinner table one evening leads the mothers and fathers in different directions. The Dad's to play Golf and the Mum's with the kids on a zip wire adventure. It isn't until they go ashore and split that they wonder if it was the right thing to do.
A chain of unexpected events very quickly leads them to realise that it was most certainly the wrong thing to do. But it's too late to lay blame with any of the decision makers when your kids have seemingly vanished into thin air. They should be sticking together to help each other.
Do Not Become Alarmed is available from Amazon online and al good book shops.
Thank You to the publishers who sent me an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.


Game Description: Prepare from the start and try to look at all these diamonds with mickey mouse and the rest of the racing crew. There is something so nice and so good that you are never going to misunderstood because you have to use the mouse in order to move the pieces so that they would pair in the end. After at least three of the pieces are going to be the same, then we are sure that you can make them disappear or even explode, because that is how these bejeweled games work. You have to manage and understand us in no time, because there are a lot of stuff that you would wish to learn over and over again from time to time. Show us what can you do and never lose faith in us.


If you have been charged of a crime -- and even if you are subsequently convicted of that crime -- it's essential to remember that you still have a number of rights as provided by the U.S. Constitution. Although nearly 1.9 million people in the state of Ohio have criminal records, all of those people are granted specific rights that ensure that a speedy and fair trial takes place and that no punishment can be deemed cruel and unusual. Another right all U.S. citizens have is the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Outlined in the Fourth Amendment, this right makes certain that all persons are protected against unlawful searches and seizures of personal property except in cases of probable cause.
For those facing drug charges, it's important to note that your personal property cannot be searched or seized unless you have given consent, a warrant is granted, or there is probable cause to execute those acts. Law enforcement officers have been known to act unlawfully in their pursuit of justice; in those cases, people who are arrested on drug possession charges as a result of unlawful searches may be able to fight the evidence against them. In today's post, we'll talk about what kinds of searches are allowed in drug cases, which kinds of searches and seizures may be deemed illegal, and the possible exceptions to the requirement of a search warrant.
In general, a warrant is required to conduct a search of personal property. In order to secure a warrant, law enforcement must show a judge that there is probable cause that a crime has occurred and that evidence linked to that crime is likely to be found on that alleged criminal's property or on their person. Police will typically need to provide reliable, observable evidence to back up these claims. If a judge feels the claims are credible, they may choose to grant a search warrant -- meaning law enforcement will obtain the legal authority to enter and search the premises for the evidence outlined in the warrant.
There are exceptions that could allow a legal search to occur without having to secure a warrant. If evidence is out in plain view of where police are authorized to be (i.e., on public property or in an area into which they've been invited), officers may not require a warrant. In some cases, consenting to a search may also allow police to gather evidence that can be used against you in court without warrant approval. However, even if you grant consent for police to search, there's a chance anything they find might not be obtained lawfully. Emergency situations, wherein the public could be in danger, could also allow officers to search without the use of a warrant. In addition, law enforcement officers are also allowed to search an individual and their immediate surroundings for weapons following an arrest to ensure the safety of others.
In drug cases that involve the search of a vehicle, what's allowed may not be quite as clear. Essentially, there's an automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment that allows for law enforcement to search a vehicle if they have probable cause to justify it. How valid that probable cause actually ismay be up for debate depending on the circumstances of the case. There is a clear distinction between probable cause and what's referred to as "reasonable suspicion." In other words, law enforcement officers can only conduct warrantless searches and seizures of vehicles when any reasonable person could ascertain the likelihood of criminal wrongdoing. Reasonable suspicion describes a situation in which criminal activity would be apparent to any trained police officer. In this case, an officer's training could make them biased to believe there's evidence to support criminal activity. If an officer uses their experience on the force or a hunch to justify a search rather than real probable cause, they'll likely be violating the person's protection against unlawful searches and seizures.
If you find yourself in a position wherein a law enforcement officer wants you to consent to a search or you feel your property has been searched unlawfully, you deserve reputable legal assistance. For more information, please contact our firm today.
Take a deep breath. It can all get better from here.


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4004 Pewter Trl
-- Beds, 3 Baths, 1,332 sqft
4004 Pewter Trl is a single family residence located in Spring Hill, TN 37174. Built in 2001, this property features 3 bathrooms, 13,299 sq ft lot, and 1,332 sq ft of living space. The estimated market value for 4004 Pewter Trl is $284,300.
For the surrounding community of Spring Hill, TN 37174, the average sale price for similar homes to 4004 Pewter Trl is $256,400. The nearby schools are excellent and include Chapmans Retreat Elementary, Spring Station Middle School and Summit High School. The overall crime risk for this area is very low with 1 criminal and sex offenders residing within 1 mile. The natural disaster risk for this area includes very low earthquake risk, very high tornado risk, and minimal flood risk.
Property Details: 4004 Pewter Trl
Lot Size: 13,299 sqft
Parcel Number: 169D A 00700 000
Subdivision: CANDLEWOOD SEC 2
Basement Sq Ft: 648
2017 $1,000 (+2.07%) $11,250 $37,050 $48,300
2016 $985 (+2.03%) $11,250 $37,050 $48,300
2015 $1,119 (+2.79%) $0 $0 $40,100
2013 $906 (+2.25%) $0 $0 $40,100
2012 $906 $0 $0 $40,100
4006 Pewter Trl, Spring Hill, TN 37174
2839 Candlewicke Dr, Spring Hill, TN 37174
The average sales price of homes similar to 4004 Pewter Trl is $256,400 ($190/sq.ft.)
1073 Neeleys Bnd $235,000 01/04/2021 $167 1,408 sq.ft. -- Bed, 3 Bath 1.8 mi away
501 Dakota Dr $179,800 12/31/2020 $152 1,184 sq.ft. -- Bed, 3 Bath 0.9 mi away
1025 Persimmon Dr $294,200 12/30/2020 $211 1,397 sq.ft. -- Bed, 2.5 Bath 1 mi away
201 Shirebrook Cir $281,000 12/27/2020 $190 1,482 sq.ft. -- Bed, -- Bath 1.5 mi away
2920 Torrence Trl $254,900 12/23/2020 $202 1,264 sq.ft. -- Bed, -- Bath 0.5 mi away
Tom Lunn Rd $275,273 12/21/2020 $203 1,358 sq.ft. -- Bed, 2 Bath 1 mi away
3031 Soaring Eagle Way $237,500 12/17/2020 $158 1,502 sq.ft. -- Bed, 3 Bath 2 mi away
3040 Bellflower Cir $209,000 12/16/2020 $163 1,280 sq.ft. -- Bed, 3 Bath 0.5 mi away
193 Mary Ann Cir $320,000 12/16/2020 $240 1,336 sq.ft. -- Bed, 2 Bath 1 mi away
2912 Faldo Ln $274,900 12/16/2020 $221 1,246 sq.ft. -- Bed, 2.5 Bath 0.4 mi away
1046 Misty Morn Cir
3010 Bellflower Cir
501 Dakota Dr
2079 Hemlock Dr
4004 Pewter Trl was built in 2001. The lot size is approximately 13,299 square feet.
4004 Pewter Trl is in a state where 917 properties were in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned as of 12/2020, while there were 210,215 properties in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned nationwide.


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Q: How to connect Multi-Directional Switch in EasyEDA I'm a beginner and I'm currently working on simple PCB with LEDS and Multi-Directional Switch in EasyEDA.
The Switch is Korean Hroparts Elec K1-1505UA-01
https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/Multi-Directional-Switches_Korean-Hroparts-Elec-K1-1505UA-01_C145912.html
Datasheet: https://datasheet.lcsc.com/lcsc/2108131730_Korean-Hroparts-Elec-K1-1505UA-01_C145912.pdf
LED is MEIHUA MHP1016WDT
https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/Light-Emitting-Diodes-LED_MEIHUA-MHP1016WDT_C409775.html
Can you help me with the connection ? How to connect the Switch to battery and Switch to LEDs.
I am a little confused with the datasheet of the switch
Switch datasheet

My Sheet in EasyEDA

A: Unfortunately you have picked project that is not quite as simple as it seems.
The outputs from the switch cannot be used to directly drive the LEDs, they need some decoding. In other words you need to use logical combinations of the 7 terminals to light only the correct LED and no other.
The contacts fall into 2 groups. 1,2,3,4&7 and 5&6
5&6 are connected whenever the switch is operated in any of its 5 positions and can be considered as an enable signal - if they are not connected then no LED lights.
1,2,3&4 all get connected (or not) to 7 in various combinations depending on which of the 5 positions the switch is operated. Note if 1 is connected then 3 is not and vice versa. Similarly 2 and 4 are inverses of each other.
But you are not going to be able to do this without additional logic. If we use the convention 1 is logically TRUE to indicate that terminal 1 is connected to terminal 7 and 0 or FALSE if it is not connected. We have already observed that 1 = NOT 3 and 2 = NOT 4, So you have all the logical signals you need to decode the switch plus 5-6 for enable.
A = 1 AND 2, B = 2 AND 3, C = 3 AND 4, D = 1 AND 4, E = (NOT 1) AND (NOT 2) AND (NOT 3) AND (NOT 4)
We now have to get into the topic of digital logic. How are you going to generate logical signals (TRUE and FALSE, 1 and 0) from the switch? First you need the concept of pull-up and pull-down resistors. There is a good article on them here.
{pause answer while you read the article - the rest of this answer will assume you have done so and understand most of it}
Now consider switch terminal 7. We have 2 options:

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*Connect terminal 7 to Vcc and have pull-down resistors from 1,2,3&4 to ground. This has the advantage that, with the switch not operated, all of 1-4 will be near 0V via their pull-down resistors and this can be considered logical 0 (FALSE) and when the switch is operated some combination will be pulled up to near Vcc or logical 1 (TRUE). The values of these resistors depend on the type of logic that follows.

*Connect terminal 7 to ground and have separate pull-up resistors from 1 - 4 to Vcc. From the article value of these resistors is less critical.
I would say that (2) is a better solution (see article). However it does invert the logic. TRUE becomes 0V and FALSE is close to Vcc. If you are familiar with logic, this shouldn't bother you, if not have a look at this article followed by this one.  Terminals 5 and 6 can be treated the same to produce the enable signal or in this case, switch on the power to the LEDs.

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
Inverting the logic inverts everything, so A = NOT (NOT 1 OR NOT 2) = NOT (3 OR 4)  = 3 NOR 4 and so on.
You now have to decide what type of logic you want to employ. There are numerous choices.

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*You can use discrete logic such as the 74nnn series ICs some of which could probably do the entire decode / LED drive process in one chip such as the 74156. There are hundreds of different logic functions available in this series. These come on two basic sub-versions TTL and CMOS each of which has its advantages. On top of this, each sub-version comes in several different speed / power combinations. Their pros and cons warranted a whole answer of their own on this board here. Please read it.

*You could use a microprocessor such as an Arduino.

*You could burn your own decoder using a programmable memory chip.

*I'm sure other contributors could come up with several other viable methods.
Assuming that you are going to decode the switch using basic 74nnn gates rather then the more complex functions you will need 4 off 2 input NOR gates to decode A - D and one 4 input AND gate for E (all 4 switch signals need to be 1 to light LED E). This will give you the following logic (Note AND1 gate should be a 4 input AND, but Circuit Lab doesn't appear to provide this symbol.)

simulate this circuit
You now have 5 logic signals , A - E representing the 5 states of the switch. All that remains to do is drive the LEDs from these signals. Some LED / logic IC combinations may be able to do this directly, other combinations will need an additional driver or transistor.
The following circuit could be repeated 5 times to complete the project. The values of R1 needs to be adjusted to give reasonable current through the LED.

simulate this circuit

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Escher steht für:
 Escher (Familienname), Familienname, zu Namensträgern siehe dort
 Escher (Auetal), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Auetal, Landkreis Schaumburg, Niedersachsen
 Escher (Fernsehsendung), Ratgebersendung im MDR
 (4444) Escher, Asteroid des Hauptgürtels
 Escher Wyss (Stadt Zürich), Quartier in Zürich
 Escher Wyss AG, Schweizer Maschinen- und Turbinenbauunternehmen
 Gödel, Escher, Bach, Buch von Douglas R. Hofstadter (1979)

Escher ist der Name folgender Zürcher Geschlechter:
 Escher vom Glas, Bürgergeschlecht vom 14. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert
 Escher vom Luchs


There's now little or no chance that the tax package being debated in Annapolis will include a tax cut for anyone. Lawmakers in both the Senate and House have raised every major tax, and both houses discarded the two smallish tax cuts that Governor O'Malley had offered. Those were a low-end income tax break worth about $150 for each couple and a cut in property taxes worth $90 for each $100,000 of home value.
The three biggest tax hikes will be general sales, personal income on high earners, and corporate income. The tables below compare current law in Maryland to its border states, and they also give the change in rate and rank that will occur according to each of the three alternative tax hikes: the governor's, the Senate's, and the House's.
General Sales Tax: O'Malley, Senate or House?
* Under current law, Maryland ties for third highest with Virginia; under new law Maryland will tie for second highest rate with West Virginia.
Source: State and local tax forms.
Personal Income Taxes for Median Household: O'Malley, Senate or House?
* Maryland's local income tax rate averages 2.73%, and most of the population pays over 3%. Maryland comptroller has county-by-county table: http://individuals.marylandtaxes.com/incometax/localtax.asp.
Personal Income Taxes for High Earners: O'Malley, Senate or House?
Maryland's local income tax rate averages 2.73%, and most of the population pays over 3%. Maryland comptroller has county-by-county table: http://individuals.marylandtaxes.com/incometax/localtax.asp.
*Each version defines "high-income" differently, with higher rates kicking in somewhere between $125K and $500K for singles and between $175K and $500K for couples.
Source: State and local tax forms; and Washington Post.
Corporate Income Taxes: O'Malley, Senate or House?


What's Next for Trump's Iran Strategy?
"Trumping" Iran's appeasers was worthwhile. Planning for the future is now on the docket.
For eight years, America endured a "pen and phone" president so thoroughly convinced of his own moral superiority that he viewed Congress as more of an impediment than a co-equal branch of government. And the same media that gushed over his "courage" — even now, The Washington Post is referring to the former president's disastrous appeasement of Iran as one of his "signature foreign policy achievements" — is aghast that what can be done by executive fiat can be undone the same way.
How bad was the Iran deal? There was no deal. "The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is not a treaty or an executive agreement, and is not a signed document," stated a letter sent in 2015 from the State Department to then-Rep. Mike Pompeo. Thus the notion that Barack Obama's executive order was binding is absurd.
It was implemented because Obama knew he couldn't get the constitutionally required two-thirds vote of approval from the Senate for a treaty. Thus, he called it an understanding, and with ample help from Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), he turned that treaty provision on its head, making it necessary for two-thirds of the Senate to kill the deal.
Given political cover, Congress allowed the agreement to go forward, and Obama gushed about having Iran "fully rejoin the community of nations." The regime was then rewarded with more than $100 billion in sanctions relief and $1.7 billion in cash, delivered on pallets by unmarked planes in the middle of the night — a portion of which even former Secretary of State John Kerry admitted would be used to support terrorism.
A portion? After agreement's implementation, Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani, traveled to Moscow and got Vladimir Putin to provide air support for pro-Assad, Iranian-backed militias fighting in Syria. Teheran began ballistic missile testing. It engendered civil war in Yemen and Lebanon. It quadrupled its financial support of terror proxy Hezbollah, and established a supply route in Iraq for arming its fighters in Syria.
Trump has ended this nonsense. More important, he is free to pursue that which a feckless Obama refused to "meddle with" in 2009, even as Iranian dissidents were being beaten and killed: regime change.
Toward that end, Trump has circulated a three-page white paper among National Security Council officials that "seeks to reshape longstanding American foreign policy toward Iran by emphasizing an explicit policy of regime change," The Washington Free Beacon reports.
Lake envisions a three-prong strategy for regime change. First, Iranians need to take charge of their own revolution, which requires Trump to refrain from picking leaders, arming particular factions or precipitating an invasion. Second, credible channels of communication that abet domestic resistance, but refrain from empowering outside groups seeking to impose their own agenda on such a movement, must be established. Third, Trump must expand his list of demands beyond nuclear parameters. Lake suggests tying the removal of sanctions to the removal of the office of Supreme Leader from the nation's constitution.
They can't dictate terms to Trump. "If the regime continues its nuclear aspirations, it will have bigger problems than it has ever had before," the president asserted during his withdrawal announcement.
Anyone who believes such contempt for America and its leaders hasn't been the Iranian government's position for decades is as delusional as an Obama administration and the cabal of equally spineless European leaders who also believe evil should be appeased — especially if it accrues to the EU's globalist profit-making schemes.
And that goes double for mostly Democrat congressional hypocrites who opposed Obama's deal, but now oppose Trump for rescinding it. They are joined by their fellow progressive elitists "for whom there is only one right way to conduct a presidency, and that is the Harvard-Democratic-groupthink way," columnist Michael Walsh explains.
Leftist arrogance is nothing new. Neville Chamberlain's Munich Agreement of 1938 and Bill Clinton's Agreed Framework of 1994 were both sold as grand achievements in diplomacy. Both were catastrophic failures, yet both were ignored by an equally clueless Obama administration, led by an "arc of history" narcissist who was ultimately forced to admit the JCPOA only delayed Iran's ability to acquire nuclear weapons.
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Israel's creation and the first day Jerusalem will be the official home of the U.S. Embassy. North Korea has announced it will dismantle its nuclear test site prior to negotiations ostensibly aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Perhaps Harvard-Democratic-groupthink isn't all it's purported to be.