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Die Dominikanerbastei war als Befestigungsanlage (Bastei und Kurtine) Teil der Wiener Stadtmauer. Heute trägt eine an ihrer Stelle geschaffene Straße im 1. Wiener Gemeindebezirk Innere Stadt diesen Namen.

Festungsbau
Die ehemalige Bastei befand sich anstelle der heutigen Parzellen Biberstraße 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 und der dazwischenliegenden Fahrbahn. Sie wurde 1531 in Erdwerk errichtet und 1544–1545 ummauert. Es sind verschiedene Namen für sie überliefert: ursprünglich hieß sie Bastei bei den Predigern (gemeint war der Dominikanerkonvent), 1546 und 1565 Stadtbastei, 1577 und 1596 Bürgerbastei (weil sie auf Kosten der Wiener Bürger errichtet worden war), 1674 und 1770 Hollerstaudenbastei (möglicherweise nach einem Hausschild) und seit 1786 Dominikanerbastei. Die Bastei war mit einer Katze überhöht, die bereits 1847 abgetragen wurde. 1854–1857 musste dann auch die Bastei selbst weichen und wurde durch die Franz-Josefs-Kaserne ersetzt.

Außer der Bastei selbst trug auch die Kurtine zwischen ihr und der Biberbastei den Namen Dominikanerbastei. Diese entstand 1561 und wurde 1597 verstärkt. Auch sie trug früher einen anderen Namen, nämlich Laurenzerbastei. Durch die Kurtine ging seit 1770 das Hauptmauttor oder kurz Mauttor genannt. Die Kurtine wurde nach der Bastei selbst, nämlich 1858–1862, abgebrochen.

Geschichte der Straße
Nach dem Abbruch der Kurtine wurde 1862 eine Straße an ihrer Stelle und eines Teiles der Stubenbastei eröffnet. Die Straßenseite mit geraden Hausnummern bestand zunächst aus der Franz-Josefs-Kaserne und wurde erst 1901, nach deren Abbruch, mit Häusern verbaut. Nachdem 1968 noch einige Reste der Kurtine eingeebnet wurden, erinnert heute nur mehr eine Rampe daran, dass sich hier einst die Stadtmauer befand.

Lage und Charakteristik
Die Dominikanerbastei verläuft vom Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz an der Rückseite der Dominikanerkirche und des Dominikanerkonvents vorbei, mit einem leichten Knick in nördlicher Richtung bis zum Franz-Josefs-Kai. Sie wird als Einbahnstraße geführt, da die halbe Fahrbahn auf beiden Seiten mit Schrägparkplätzen belegt ist. Ein markierter Radstreifen ermöglicht das Befahren auch in der Einbahn entgegengesetzter Richtung. Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel befahren die Dominikanerbastei keine.

Im Bereich des Dominikanerklosters erhebt sich neben der eigentlichen Fahrbahn eine Rampe, die zu den erhöht liegenden Straßen Predigergasse und Barbaragasse führt. In Richtung Franz-Josefs-Kai fällt das Gelände deutlich ab, sodass der Straßenverlauf der Dominikanerbastei einen deutlichen Niveauunterschied aufweist.

Die Verbauung der Straße besteht auf der Stadtinnenseite, mit Ausnahme des untersten Teils zum Franz-Josefs-Kai hin, aus frühhistoristischen Bauwerken der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts, auf der Stadtaußenseite hingegen aus späthistoristischen und secessionistischen Gebäuden aus der Zeit um 1900 und danach. Weite Teile der Straße werden von den Rückfronten großer Monumentalbauten gesäumt, nämlich des Dominikanerklosters, des Hauptpostgebäudes und der Österreichischen Postsparkasse. Dieser Umstand und die zahlreichen parkenden Autos machen die Dominikanerbastei für Fußgänger nicht sehr attraktiv. Bei den übrigen Gebäuden handelt es sich um Wohnhäuser, die auch einige wenige Geschäftslokale und mehrere Restaurants beherbergen.

Gebäude

Nr. 1: Dominikanerkloster
→ siehe Hauptartikel Dominikanerkonvent (Wien)

Erhöht auf einer Rampe und etwas nach hinten versetzt, daher von der Straße aus nicht sehr gut sichtbar, liegen die Rückfronten des Dominikanerklosters und der Dominikanerkirche. Sie erstrecken sich bis zur Predigergasse, sind im frühbarocken Stil erbaut und befinden sich an der Hauptadresse Postgasse 4.

Nr. 2: Ehemalige Post- und Telegraphendirektion Wien
Der mächtige Bau zwischen Biberstraße, Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz und Dominikanerbastei wurde 1902–1903 von Leopold Simony im späthistoristischen Stil errichtet. Der Einfluss Otto Wagners auf die Gestaltung der Fassade ist unübersehbar. Das Gebäude liegt an der Hauptadresse Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz 5.

Nr. 3, 5: Miethäuser
Die Miethäuser an der Ecke zur Predigergasse, erhöht auf einer Rampe liegend, wurden 1856 von Leopold Mayr als zusammenhängender Gebäudekomplex im frühhistoristischen Stil errichtet. Sie liegen an der Hauptadresse Predigergasse 5.

Nr. 4: Wohnhaus
Das späthistoristisch-secessionistische Wohnhaus wurde 1903–1904 von Ernst Gotthilf erbaut. Seine Fassade wird durch Lisenen gegliedert, zeigt ein weit vorkragendes Gebälk und wird durch ein Attikageschoss abgeschlossen. Der Seitenrisalit wird durch eine Lünette bekrönt. Das schmiedeeiserne Tor ist mit 1904 datiert. Das Foyer ist marmorverkleidet und zeigt eine secessionistische Stuckierung. Auch Stiegenhausgeländer und Fenster sind im Jugendstil gestaltet.

Nr. 6: Eckhaus
Das späthistoristische Eckhaus zur Falkestraße wurde 1906 von Theodor Bach errichtet. Seine Fassade wird in den Obergeschossen durch konvexe Erker und durch Wandfelder gegliedert und ist mit späthistoristischem Dekor geziert. Im Inneren sind das marmorverkleidete Foyer mit Stuccolustro-Applikationen, der Treppenlauf mit Marmorpfeiler und Marmorbrüstung und die Deckenleuchter bemerkenswert.

Nr. 7: Eckhaus
Erhöht auf einer Rampe und an der Ecke zur Barbaragasse befindet sich die Rückfront eines frühhistoristischen Hauses, das 1852 von Eduard van der Nüll und August Sicard von Sicardsburg errichtet wurde. In ihm wohnte 1867 Johannes Brahms. Es liegt an der Hauptadresse Postgasse 6.

Nr. 8: Eckhaus
Das späthistoristische Eckhaus zur Falkestraße wurde 1907 von Felix Sauer errichtet. Es liegt an der Hauptadresse Falkestraße 1.

Nr. 9–15: Hauptpost
Seit 1423 befand sich an dieser Stelle eine Burse, die 1470 Burse zur roten Rose und seit 1507 Rosenburse genannt wurde (die Universität befand sich in unmittelbarer Nähe). 1623 ging sie in den Besitz der Jesuiten über, die dort 1654 eine Barbarakapelle einrichteten. Nach der Aufhebung des Ordens übergab Maria Theresia 1775 die Kirche und das anschließende Gebäude der griechisch-katholischen Kirche. Das Barbareum genannte Seminar sollte der Ausbildung der griechisch-katholischen Geistlichkeit im Habsburgerreich dienen. Schon 1784 wurde das Seminar wieder aufgehoben und eine Pfarre errichtet. 1849–1854 wurde das nördlich der Kirche gelegene und 1767–1773 erbaute Hauptmautgebäude mit der Kirche und dem Barbarastift von Paul Wilhelm Eduard Sprenger zu einem großen zusammenhängenden Baukomplex der Hauptpost zusammengefasst. Dabei blieben die ursprünglichen Bauten bis ins 2. Obergeschoß weitgehend erhalten, Sprenger vereinheitlichte die Fassaden aber im frühhistoristischen Stil. Auch die ehemals barocke Kirche wurde umgestaltet und ein griechisch-katholisches Zentralseminar eingerichtet. Das Gebäude liegt an der Hauptadresse Postgasse 8–10.

Nr. 10: Wohnhaus
Das Wohnhaus wurde 1907 von Anton Hein im secessionistischen Stil erbaut. Die genutete Fassade wird durch Lisenen und Balkons gegliedert und mit Jugendstildekor geziert. Am Dach finden sich zwei Attikagiebel. Im Inneren ist das secessionistische Foyer mit erneuerter Marmorverkleidung, kassettierter Stuckdecke und den Deckenleuchten zu erwähnen. Der Aufzug zeigt Ätzglasverzierungen. Eine Gedenktafel erinnert daran, dass in diesem Haus Alfred Adler lebte und wirkte.

Nr. 12: Eckhaus
Das Eckhaus zur Rosenbursengasse wurde 1905 von Julius Goldschläger im späthistoristischen Stil errichtet. Es liegt an der Hauptadresse Rosenbursengasse 2.

Nr. 14–18: Postsparkasse
→ siehe Hauptartikel Wiener Postsparkasse

An der Dominikanerbastei liegt die Rückfront des Postsparkassengebäudes. Es wurde 1904–1906 von Otto Wagner errichtet und ist eines der bedeutendsten Jugendstilbauten Wiens. Es liegt an der Hauptadresse Georg-Coch-Platz 2.

Nr. 17: Eckhaus
Das historistische Eckhaus zum Auwinkel wurde 1899 von Ludwig A. Fuchsik in Formen der Neorenaissance erbaut. Die Fassade mit hoher Sockelzone zeigt in den Obergeschossen Pilaster und einen zentralen Balkon mit figural geschmückter Ädikula. Auf der Attika erheben sich zu beiden Seiten Giebelaufsätze. Im Inneren ist das Foyer mit Stuckornamenten bemerkenswert.

Nr. 19: Wohnhaus
Das Wohnhaus wurde 1897–1898 von Ludwig Tischler im historistischen Stil erbaut. Die schlichte Fassade wird durch Lisenen gegliedert und durch Stuckfriese geziert. Die Fenster sind durch Pilaster gerahmt. Das Foyer ist stuckiert und durch Pilaster gegliedert.

Nr. 20: Eckhaus
Das Eckhaus zur Wiesingerstraße wurde 1904 von Julius Goldschläger im späthistoristischen Stil errichtet. Gemeinsam mit dem Haus Nr. 12 rahmt es das Postsparkassengebäude. Es liegt an der Hauptadresse Wiesingerstraße 2.

Nr. 21: Wohnhaus
Das elfstöckige Wohnhaus wurde 1951–1955 durch Josef Vytiska zwischen Postgasse, Franz-Josefs-Kai und Dominikanerbastei errichtet. Es liegt an der Hauptadresse Franz-Josefs-Kai 11.

Nr. 22: Wohnhaus
Das Wohnhaus wurde 1906 im secessionistischen Stil von Ely Wasserstrom erbaut. Das nur teilweise erhaltene Gebäude zeigt eine durch Erker und Balkone gegliederte Fassade mit Attikagiebel. Im Foyer ist secessionistischer Stuck zu sehen.

Nr. 24: Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung
Der große Bau zwischen Biberstraße, Franz-Josefs-Kai und Dominikanerbastei wurde 1906–1907 von Friedrich Schön im späthistoristischen Stil erbaut und 1955 nach Kriegsschäden adaptiert. Er liegt an der Hauptadresse Franz-Josefs-Kai 7–9.

Literatur
 Richard Perger: Straßen, Türme und Basteien. Das Straßennetz der Wiener City in seiner Entwicklung und seinen Namen. Franz Deuticke, Wien 1991, ISBN 3-7005-4628-9, S. 37–38

 Bundesdenkmalamt (Hrsg.): Dehio-Handbuch Wien. 1. Bezirk – Innere Stadt. Verlag Berger, Horn 2003, ISBN 3-85028-366-6, S. 665–666

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28th April 2019 by BOTWC Staff
We've heard the family that prays together stays together, but for the McGill family, the same applies to a family that graduates together.
Father, Pat, his son Ryan and his daughter Regan are walking across the stage as college graduates of Eastern Michigan University on the same day. It's an academic milestone they're proud to share as a family.
"We've always been pretty close as a family, so doing something like this, it's… I mean there's not many people that can say they walked with their sibling and their parent," Ryan McGill told Fox Detroit.
Pat has worked at EMU for two decades as a police officer within public safety. He has taken classes for years and will be graduating with his degree in construction management.
"He's accomplished so much," Regan told Fox referring to her father. "Seeing him over the years, it's so amazing to see him grow as a person, and this has just been a fun journey with both of them."
The trio has shared professors, classrooms and a relentless commitment to finish what they started. When their names are called and the celebration begins, the emotions are sure to be running high.
"It will be a crying moment for sure," said Pat.
Ryan is graduating with a degree in exercise science while Regan's degree is in psychology and women's and gender studies.
No matter the direction they choose to head in beyond the campus of Eastern Michigan University, one thing is for sure, they'll have each other's support along the way.
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Dion Johnson, Dart, 2011, acrylic on canvas over panel, 39 1/2 x 24 inches
Johnson's paintings capture the vivid colors that some our most beautiful days deliver, with saturated hues and forms suggestive of the kaleidescope of colors and shapes that tickle Angelenos' peripheral vision on that (all too infrequent) pleasant summer drive through our fair city. Curves and streaks also resemble taillights, fenders and pinstripes, all details of L.A.'s most widely fetishized objects.
Hard-edge abstraction, one of L.A.'s earliest truly local claims to fame in the world of contemporary art, (1959) weighs heavily here in these airy paintings. So, too, does the sense of optimism and open space that defined Los Angeles's famed contributions to mid-century modern architecture.
Dion Johnson, 2011, acrylic on canvas over panel, 39 1/2 x 24 inches
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Besides Mr Bruce Atkinson the meeting was attended by other Members of the Parliament of Victoria, Mr. Kim Wells, Ms. Kaushaliya Vaghela, Mr. Nick Wakeling and members of the Sant Nirankari Mission's core team. Other invitees included Ms Jaya Manchikanti, President, Indian Care and Mr Jim Goodin, Chairman, Mental Health Foundation of Australia.
Mr Atkinson welcomed Her Holiness Satguru Mata Ji and the visiting delegation. He thanked Her Holiness for leading the Mission, which is not only raising spiritual awareness among its followers but doing extraordinary work for the Victorian community. The Mission leads a voluntary blood donation movement, which has been acclaimed at the international level. Their active participation in cleanliness drives, school education and youth development activities is also laudable, he said.
Her Holiness thanked Mr. Bruce Atkinson and the Victorian Parliamentarians for in visiting Her and extending their support to the Sant Nirankari Mission. Mata Ji said: "Small positive efforts by each one of us make a huge difference to humanity". She stressed that it is not human 'features' but human 'values' such as love, compassion and tolerance that make us human. Her Holiness also commended the efforts of Parliamentarians who lead and deliver significant changes for the society at large.


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A Bombing In Sweden
Taimour Abdulwahab was an Iraqi-born Swedish citizen, who lived in Sweden after graduating from a British university. He had a wife and three children. He was cruising Muslim dating websites, looking for a second wife. Last Saturday, he covered himself with bombs, stuffed more into a backpack, and headed for a population center. Something went wrong, and one of his bombs went off prematurely, not far from a crowded shopping area in Stockholm, making him the only victim of his aborted jihad attack.
What set Taimour off? Well, it was probably an incorrectly set detonator. Those homemade bombs are touchy. Wait, you probably want to know what set him off on his path to jihadist glory. He was upset about the Swedish presence in Afghanistan, which the government recently announced plans to increase from 390 to 500. The very mountains of Mazar-e-Sharif will tremble beneath the mighty tread of their boots.
Maybe the Swedes could prevent jihad attacks by pulling their troops out of Afghanistan. It wouldn't be hard to do. Based on my personal experience, Delta Airlines can pack five hundred guys into one fairly small airplane. But wait… there's more! Abdulwahab also detonated because of the infamous Mohammed cartoons, specifically mentioning cartoonist Lars Vilks in the audio file he emailed to authorities:
"Now, your children – daughters and sisters – will die like our brothers and sisters and children die. Our actions will speak for themselves. As long as you do not end your war against Islam and the insult against the prophet and your stupid support for that pig Vilks."
One of the "likes" on Abdulwahab's Facebook page was "the Islamic caliphate." That caliphate extends even unto the shopping centers of tolerant Sweden. Some entertain a dangerous fantasy that jihadi rage would dissipate if the West abandoned the embryonic democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan. Abdulwahab's botched suicide bombing is a stark reminder that the jihad has demands far beyond the absence of foreign troops from "sacred" soil. Those demands are wholly incompatible with the concept of free speech and democracy.
Some Swedish politicians and writers have expressed surprise that anyone would try to bomb Stockholm. This shouldn't surprise anyone. Taimour Abdulwahab wasn't impressed by Swedish "tolerance." He had a very specific list of things he required them to be absolutely intolerant of, and the penalty for refusal was the murder of innocents. Appeasement of brutality is fundamentally incompatible with true "tolerance," because the goal of fanatics is transformation. No one can claim to have an "open society" unless they're prepared to fight for it. The Swedes should get in touch with a jihadist imam and ask if he could show them "the Islamic caliphate" on a map.
It's a holiday miracle that Abdulwahab had no victims besides himself. The authorities didn't stop him. The BBC has a story that he was expelled from a mosque in Luton, during his university days in Britain, for "pushing across the ideas that most violent radical Muslims hold," according to the mosque's financial director. The chairman of the mosque is said to have "exposed" and denounced him before a hundred witnesses, causing him to storm out of the Islamic center for good. Was this incident reported to the authorities? Did British police share this intelligence with their Swedish counterparts?
If Sweden wants to keep its society open and tolerant, it needs to carefully identify and monitor people like Abdulwahab, which is going to involve an awful lot of distasteful "profiling." They might also consider contacting the FBI Fake Bomb Sales Department and asking it to open a branch office in Stockholm. Muhammad Hussein, the would-be bomber of a Baltimore Armed Forces recruiting station, was said to be "grinning from ear to ear" when he tried to detonate his FBI-issued phony weapon. Taimour Abdulwahab would have been wearing the same expression, if he could have reached that Stockholm street full of Christmas shoppers before he exploded.
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With weeks to go before Christmas, Best Buy is offering Apple Watches for the cheapest price ever. The big box retailer has cut $100 off the price of every Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch model on its online store, meaning that you'll now be able to get a 38 millimeter Apple Watch Sport for only $249. Best Buy offered a similar deal during its Black Friday promotion last month, but while it offered $100 off the price of higher-end Apple Watches, it gave less of a discount on cheaper Apple Watch Sport models.
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Q: Closure of Schwartz spaces in $L^2$-spaces I am stuck with the following question and I am hoping that someone could help me with it:
Let $D$ be the line $y=0$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$. I define the Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^2\backslash D)$ of $\mathbb{R}^2\backslash D$ to be the subspace of functions $\varphi\in \mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^2)$ (usual Schwartz space) such that $\varphi$ and all its derivatives vanish identically on $D$. This space is easily seen to be dense in $L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$. Denote by $\Delta=\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2}+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial y^2}$ the usual Laplacian. Then, I would like to know if we can find a finite number of positive real numbers $\lambda_1,\ldots,\lambda_n$ such that
$$\displaystyle \overline{\left(\Delta-\lambda_1\right)\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^2\backslash D)}+\ldots+\overline{\left(\Delta-\lambda_n\right)\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^2\backslash D)}=L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$$
where $\overline{V}$ denotes the closure of a subspace $V$ in $L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$. Also, if it is true, what happens if I replace $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^2\backslash D)$ by say $\mathcal{S}\left(\mathbb{R}^2\backslash (D\cup D')\right)$ where $D'$ is the line $x=0$.

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Spring has to be one of the most beautiful times of the year, and offers some of the best opportunities to bring the outside in and welcome the season into your home!
It's amazing how just one simple stylish touch can add atmosphere and beauty to any room, and whether that means embarking on a weekend DIY Spring decor project, or a quick and easy floral display, is up to you.
I've scoped out some of the most beautiful, stylish, and accessible DIY Spring decor projects around, to give you some seasonal inspiration for beautifying your home for Spring!
Let's kick off with a DIY Spring decor project that'll leave no-one in any doubt that Spring has sprung!
This gorgeous Spring Wallflower sign clearly isn't a quick and easy project, but that said it's actually fairly simple to recreate. You just need a wood board, wooden letters, a glue gun, plastic plug caps, and a ton of fake flowers (about 250!).
The tutorial on abeautifulmess.com says it cost them around $5o for all the flowers, which isn't too bad for such an amazing piece of DIY art. That said though, you could just make a smaller version if you wanted a lower-budget alternative. I love this and I think I'd look forward to getting it out year after year to welcome in the new season!
This is a quicker and simpler project that'll brighten up your whole room!
I think if I were doing this I'd paint in really bright colors, but you could stick to pastels for a more traditional Spring feel.
And of course, you don't actually need a fireplace, you could just make a rustic-style feature out of a pile of logs. You can find all the details on theartofdoingstuff.com.
This gorgeous string art has got to be one of the most original DIY Spring decor ideas I've seen! It's simple, but really eyecatching and sure to be a definite talking point once you get it up on the wall.
The tutorial for this advises just nailing the flowers to the plank of wood. You can find a really good simple YouTube tutorial on something very similar here.
And while we're on the subject of good old mason jars, if you're after a smaller DIY Spring decor project, then these pretty painted jars may be for you!
Filled with gorgeous pink blooms, they're unmistakeably 'Spring', yet such an easy and simple idea. That said, if you want a really good finish on your mason jars, you need to do a bit more than just whack some paint on.
These ones are from masonjarcraftslove.com, and there's a detailed tutorial on getting the perfect finish. If you're not a 'pink' person, maybe try out these pretty ones below? If you need to stock up on mason jars, you can usually find good bargains on Amazon.
If you fancy something other than traditional spring blooms for your mason jars, how about this beautiful Scandinavian-style feather arrangement from littlescandinavian.com? I think this is perfect for Spring, and it's nice to have something a bit different.
Sticking with the botanical theme, what do you think of this pretty marbled planter? You could do this in bright or pastel colors depending on what kind of a spring look you're going for, and you could of course choose to do a vase rather than a planter if you wanted to stick with flowers. You'll get the full tutorial for this on akaliochiclife.com.
For an inexpensive and simple way to brighten up a room for Spring, how about creating a beautiful curtain made from vintage scarves?
This lovely idea from apartmenttherapy.com can be made to fit in with your color theme, but will look equally good with a multitude of colors and scarves of different designs – it'll be completely unique to you, and you can often pick up pretty scarves very cheaply at flea markets and charity stores.
This amazing unicorn dream catcher from hellowonderful.co is an amazing DIY Spring decor idea for kid's bedrooms! I know my little girl would LOVE this, hopefully I can find some time to give it a go!
Remember that you can always just pick up some very inexpensive furniture or storage from Ikea or Amazon, and simply paint it in seasonal colors to suit your mood.
This set of painted storage drawers (on sousou-diysign.de) would transform a dreary desk, and also work well in kid's rooms to brighten things up and store all their bits and bobs when you do the Spring cleaning (or when you try to get them to do it)!
This floral filled monogram would look gorgeous on a bedroom wall. I also thought it would also make a perfect mother's day gift, what do you think? It's pretty simple to make, you need a paper mache letter in addition to the usual equipment you'd expect – such as your hot glue, fake flowers (like these ones), white spray paint and X-Acto knife. You can find the full tutorial on blog.lulus.com.
Cherry Blossom says 'Spring' like no other flower! The gorgeous pink blooms are so pretty, and if you're lucky enough to have a Cherry Blossom tree in your garden then you'll no doubt already have some beautiful floral arrangements around the house!
If you're not that fortunate though, or if you'd like something a bit longer lasting, you can make these paper Cherry Blossoms to create a stunning display. These will take you a little while to make, and you'll have to follow the tutorial carefully to make sure you get the perfect finish, but it'll be well worth the effort!
A Floral Wreath will make a pretty addition to your home at any time of year, but I think the two above are particularly perfect for Spring, you just need to decide whether you want to go for full-on floral, or a bit more minimalistic! The top one here uses a wreath base (tutorial here), and the bottom one uses a simple embroidery hoop (tutorial here).
This floral chandelier would make a perfect DIY Spring decor project if you're after an alternative to the usual dinner table center pieces! You'll need an embroidery hoop once again, and this particular one uses fresh flowers, but you could of course use artificial if you'd prefer a longer-lasting display! Pop over here for the tutorial.
Look at these gorgeous illustrated Spring eggs!! I'm in love with these – I included some amazing unicorn eggs in my Easter craft ideas, which I thought were amazing, and these ones are just as beautiful! The faces on the eggs are transferred on with printable tattoo paper, and the tutorial includes free printables so that you can get it just right – clever!
If you enjoy painting, why not have a go at this pretty cherry blossom clock, made with a simple 20×20 canvas? It's simple to create, and a perfect project for anyone who finds painting relaxing. It'll add a touch of Spring to your wall, and would also make a beautiful gift.
I've set the video tutorial below to start at the instructions for the clock, but if you like you can keep on watching it for more gorgeous ideas, including a flower pot pendant lamp and a grass book cover!!
The tutorial for this beautiful Spring candle on sugarandcharm.com takes you right through the process of making a gorgeous scented candle from scratch. If you want though, you can cheat and just tie some pretty blooms around your shop-bought candles!
And to finish up… there's nothing subtle about this eccentric Spring centerpiece – and I love it! You could have lots of fun creating this with kids if you rope them in to help collect the 'ingredients' from the garden! You can see all the details on this here.
Well, that just about does it! I hope this has helped you with ideas for some DIY Spring decor to brighten up your home – I would really love to hear from you if you're going to try any of these out, or maybe you already have? Let me know!!
P.S. If you're looking for even more ideas, you might want to take a peek at my top Easter DIY craft and decor ideas – there are some gorgeous ones in there!
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By Nick JanewayNovember 24, 2015
FORT BLISS, TEXAS -- Staff Sgt. Joshua Mills' friends and battle buddies describe the fallen Green Beret as a true competitor who never backed down from a challenge.Soldiers of the 1st Armored Division honored the El Paso native as they competed in several Special Forces qualification tasks during the second annual Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills Commando Competition here Nov. 18-20.The Special Operations Recruiting Battalion of Fort Bragg, N.C., created the event in 2014 as a way to honor Mills, who lost his life in Afghanistan in 2009, as well as create awareness for special operations careers. The SORB's mission is to convince active duty Soldiers to become Special Forces."This event is two-fold. We want to honor a local El Paso native, a Green Beret who made the ultimate sacrifice," SORB Command Sgt. Maj. Ryan Razon said. "We also want to provide awareness to the kind of sacrifices these Soldiers make. We want to expose them to some situations that they might face in Special Operations."Twenty four 1st AD Soldiers endured a number of physically and mentally challenging events. Flown via CH-47 Chinook to a training ground used by Special Operations and law enforcement personnel, the Soldiers conducted a stress-shoot event that is designed to keep their heart rate up while constantly moving and shooting. SORB recruiters served as cadre for the events and provided guidance along the way."For many of the competitors, they may never receive this type of training again if they stay in their current MOS," Razon said.A 16-mile ruck march with pop-up challenges followed the weapons range. Exhausted and cold, the Soldiers returned from the ruck march to complete a series of upper body exercises as well as a math and science exam. While the competition is rugged in nature, some Soldiers ask for more."One of last year's competitors put in a packet for psychological operations because of the competition," event coordinator Sgt. 1st Class Wesley Carey said. "The competition has helped us build relationships with the division leadership and gives us access to more Soldiers."Special Operations recruiters often find themselves acting in dual roles at their duty stations. "We've sent out recruiters as instructors for firearms, medical, and any other training the units are looking for," Carey said. "Anytime we can get out there and help with training, it helps us become more visible."Building relationships with other units takes some time but can be very rewarding. According to Razon, some units are beginning to seek out Special Operations recruiters because of their reputation."One of the commands here expressed interest in utilizing some of our Soldiers to train advanced rifle marksmanship and advanced land navigation skills to an infantry battalion," he said. "While our Soldiers are providing this training, they are also planting a seed for recruiting the Army's next generation of SF forces."Razon hopes to conduct similar competitions at other posts throughout the Army in the near future. As for Staff Sgt. Mills, his memory will continue to live on at Fort Bliss as planning for next year's competition has already started.
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LAMBORGHINI URRACO ON A MORNING IN ITALY by John Crawford
My personal links to Lamborghini date back to 1976 and I am being led across a quiet courtyard garden to a silver grey Urraco. I am introduced to Stefano Moccelli, a works engineer, who will be my guide, co-pilot and navigator for the next hour or so.
We crank up the 2.4L V8, and slowly wind our way out of the factory to the Via Pedicello and onto the Via Modena. Stefano speaks limited English, but shows me a map of our intended route, from Sant'Agata Bolognese to Ravarino, Camposanto, Carpi, then south on the A22 autostrada, back to the factory on the E45, passing Castelfranco Emilia finishing where we began.
Let's be clear, this is not a road test. First there are really no suitable roads to let a raging bull off its leash, just a few back roads among farmland and industrial sites, with a couple of quick blasts on the autostrada. Second, this is clearly a favour for the travelling Aussie who telexed the factory PR guy six weeks ago to ask if there was a possibility of driving a (any) Lamborghini press cars?
I'm grateful to be among a truly dedicated bunch of sports car engineers and constructors. We start with a doppio espresso and pastries, a brief tour of the final assembly line and then outside to the car. All that took about 25 minutes. That's all the PR team could pull together for someone parachuting in from the Antipodes on a specific day.
The Urraco came from the pen of Marcello Gandini when he was chief stylist for Gruppo Bertone and was unveiled at the 1970 Turin Auto Show.
It wasn't intended as a balls'n'all Lambo. To begin with it was marginally cheaper (let's say more affordable), and was a 2+2, and over the seven years of production Lamborghini sold 771 cars.
The only notable highlight of my drive occurred on the A22. We were virtually alone on a stretch of the autostrada and Stefano urged me to step on the gas and experience the speed of a real Italian thoroughbred.
We were soon flying along close to 180km/h and suddenly in front of us is an Alfa Romeo Alfetta from the Polizia Stradale, which had pulled over a seriously overloaded farm truck with its tall load teetering on the brink of falling onto the road.
I planned to immediately slow down, but Stefano urged me on at the same speed, and soon we were flashing past the two policemen, who, on hearing the high-speed approach turned, saw the Lambo approaching at speed, and as we drew level they threw up their arms and waved encouragement!
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X-raying Zakari Ibrahim's Contributions To Economic Growth In Katsina
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In an effort to find ways to ameliorate the humanitarian crisis in the North East and parts of North West Nigeria, some executives of the Joint Action Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria sojourned in the Katsina State to make an assessment of its findings.
By a twist of events, the unusual developmental and entrepreneurial improvements in the state caught the attention of the organisation, which lead to the discovery of some citizens who has contributed and still contributing to the entrepreneurial revolution. while others are political appointees others are not our crew caught the attention of one man who stands out in the area, i.e North west and Katsina in particular.
He is no doubt a political appointee but choose to be honorary, who from our investigation before this honorary appointment has in no small measure contributed to the upliftment of his people especially the youths.
He is currently the Honorary Special Adviser to the Katsina State Governor on international relations and investment Alhaji Ibrahim Zakari Ibrahim.
Findings by our team reveal that one striking quality of Hon. Zakari is his refusal to receive salaries and allowances statutorily due for his office from the Katsina State Government as a Special Adviser to the state Governor.
This made his position honourary. Since his assumption of office, he has transversed the length and the breathe of the international community, using his personal funds and contacts to attract a number of foreign entrepreneurs and investors to the state.
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According to some youths we interacted with and our findings the Executive Coordinator of the civil society coalition, Comrade Isaac Ikpa said, a background check on this rare personality revealed that Hon. Zakari, is seen by the ordinary citizens of the state as a "true son of the soil" due to his humility and service to humanity .
It was gathered that his appointment did not come as a surprise to the people of the state due to his track record of love for humanity and readiness to make necessary sacrifices for a better society through job creation and humanitarian services and has since his assumption of office proven that he is in office to serve the people and not for the pecks of office.
This is an uncommon trait at a time public officers are distinguished by how much loot they have carted away from the public treasury.
There are few leaders in the country that have exhibited this level of patriotism in Nigeria of our time and someone may ask why we are making an issue out of this?
It is not difficult to understand why. First, we did not visit Katsina State to look for who to praise. This young Nigerian's story, was not part of our brief but it must be noted that until Nigeria and Nigerians begin to reward and honour people who have sacrificed their comfort for the rest of us, the country will continue to celebrate the corrupt and the looters", he said.
On the numerous achievements of Hon. Zakari in office, Comrade Ikpa noted that from their findings, Hon. Zakari influenced the siting of Black oil refinery in Mashi Local Government of the state by Lakoi Energy Limited. This led to the signing of an agreement between between Nigeria and Niger for the construction of the refinery in the border town between Republic of Niger and Katsina State, Nigeria and a crude oil pipeline from Republic of Niger to the new refinary which will be benifitial to both countries.
"Today, moribund industries are being handed over to technically competent firms by the state Governor and his Special Adviser on International Relations and Investment, have spearheaded the handing over of Kankara Kaolin and Neem Processing factory to BILAL GROUP U.A.E.
"This will, in no small measure, boost the state's Internal Generated Revenue (IGR), create much needed skilled and unskilled employment opportunities for the people of the the state, amongst others secondary employment generation as a result of the activities of businessmen who would do patronize the company and from our findings the Honorary Special Adviser Investment traveled all the way to Dubai and brought Bilal Group to Invest in katsina State.
He also brought into the state Ampri Group, to whom the state government has handed over the Management of the Kankia Metal Works.
"Ampri Group, with the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). As we understand, 400 people are expected to get direct employment and also thousands of indirect jobs will be provided to the teaming youth of the state", the group's Executive Coordinator observed.
Meanwhile, nails production has resumed with expansion of three more lines i.e assembling of motorcycles and tricycles, PVC pipes and tubes in the state as a result of the MoU.
"Our findings also reveal that Hon. Zakari has been able to attract investors from Canada, China, India, England and USA, while targeting jobs creation in Agriculture and Mining"
"Also, through his initiative and cooperation of Governor Bello Masari, over 25000 women have been empowered for Dry season farming across the 34 local government areas. "The efficiency of the Organic Fertilizer has shown positive impact in the state such that organic fertilizer re-packaging plant will be built in Funtua by a Canadian firm As I talk to you, Salad Greenhouse of Canada in Partnership with Katsina State Government the group's Executive Coordinator revealed.
According to the coalition, "Katsina State now targets substantial increase in food production to enhance food and nutrition security by using 100% organic bio-fertilizers, which among other investments by foreign companies, will provide several employment opportunities to youths and farmers through improved production just because a rare Nigerian opted to do things differently and Hon. Ibrahim Zakari recently led a delegation of foreign investors from Holland and Pakistan on a courtesy call to the Executive Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari in their efforts to establish a textile factory, Vlisco Holland company. Their visit was to formalise arrangement to establish a textile factory in Malumfashi which will boost cotton production in the state as before the oil boom Katsina State was responsible for 60% of cotton being produced in Nigeria".
Nigeria indeed needs such men with vision, mordern ideas, wealth of experience, selfless personaity and exposure to also run for elective positions at all levels of government to bring about the desired change and speedy development of our great Nation Nigeria.
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Larry Correia along with D. J. Butler reading/ discussion (music by D.J. Butler)
Larry Correia is an award-winning competitive shooter, a movie-prop-gun master, and was an accountant for many years. He is the creator of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times best-selling Monster Hunter series, with first entry Monster Hunter International, as well as urban fantasy hardboiled adventure saga, the Grimnoir Chronicles, with first entry Hard Magic, and epic fantasy series The Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, with first entry Son of the Black Sword. With John Ringo, he is the coauthor of the Monster Hunter Memoirs series including Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge. Correia lives in Utah with his wife and family. Monster Hunter Siege is the sixth entry in the hugely popular Monster Hunter series.
About Monster Hunter Siege ( Monster Hunter #6 ):
When Monster Hunter International's top hunter, Owen Zastava Pitt, was given a tip about some hunters who had gone missing in action, he didn't realize their rescue mission would snowball into the single biggest operation in MHI's history. Their men are being held prisoner in a horrific nightmare dimension, and the only way to reach them is through the radioactive ruins of a monster-infested war zone.
As if that wasn't bad enough, it's also the home base of the powerful creature behind the devastating attacks on the Last Dragon and Copper Lake. It turns out ancient gods of chaos really hate trespassers. But this god picked a fight with the wrong crew, and now MHI wants payback. Calling on their allies, a massive expedition is formed, and with the odds stacked against them, a legion of hunters goes to war.
It's D-Day at the City of Monsters.
About D.J. Butler:
D.J. ("Dave") Butler grew up in swamps, deserts, and mountains. After messing around for years with the practice of law, he finally got serious and turned to his lifelong passion of storytelling. He now writes adventure stories for readers of all ages, plays guitar, and spends as much time as he can with his family. He is the author of City of the Saints, Rock Band Fights Evil, Space Eldritch, and Crecheling from Wordfire Press, and Witchy Eye from Baen Books.
About Witchy Eye:
In an alternate North America where magic is pervasive and the Appalachians are under the boot of Emperor Thomas Penn, 15-year-old Sarah Calhoun, youngest daughter of imperial war hero Iron Andy Calhoun, is content with her rural Tennessee tobacco-farming life, in which she gets to cast the occasional small spell. She's mostly come to terms with having a "witchy eye" that's been swollen shut since birth. When the priest Thalanes, an acquaintance of Andy's, arrives and helps to reveal that Sarah is not a Calhoun daughter but carries royal blood—and is being hunted by humans and magical entities in the service of the emperor—she flees with the priest and her smitten, protective cousin, Calvin, to find help in low and exalted places, reclaim her heritage, and discover what she's capable of when her eye finally opens. Butler's fantasy is by turns sardonic and lighthearted; ghoulish shadows claw into the most remote areas and heroism bursts out of the most unlikely people. Sarah is the epitome of the downtrodden hero who refuses to give up until she gets what she needs, and her story will appeal to fantasy readers of all stripes.
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By D.J. Butler
Published: Baen - March 7th, 2017


So, it has been a while since I did any updates. Apologies for that, it has been a busy month or so. So, here are a few things to keep you updated.
First of all, those of you in the North West of UK are welcome to come along to the Sandbach Author Signing event tomorrow (5th November) at Sandbach town hall. It promises to be lots of fun and will include not only signings but panels too. I am talking on two of them – Fur and Fangs (all about vampires and werewolves) and Urban settings, the magic within city landscapes. Both look to be interesting discussions. There are other activities on the day too but to find out what they are you will have to come along. Tickets are very cheap – only £5 on the door. It is also worth pointing out that a lot of the UK based Vampire Month alumni will be there including Elizabeth Morgan, Dianna Hardy, AJ Campbell and Ninfa Hayes.
Secondly, if you cannot get to the above event, you can get copies of Gods of the Deep or any of my other books from Amazon. I have an online order form for signed copies too which you can find here – Online order form. You can arrange to pick up your book at one of the events listed (and this list will get updated periodically as I confirm events) or you can contact me via this page or my email address to arrange alternative arrangements such as postage.
Thirdly, this blog may be undergoing a change of appearance sometime soon. This has now become my main site so I am going to be using it more and more as such. This means a bit of a rejig and maybe a change in image and I will be putting things like my bio and book info onto the home page and relegate the blog to another page. Look out for those changes as they happen over the next month or so.
Finally, things are heating up in other areas of bloggage. The blog I am an occasional contributor too – News from the Spirit world – is going to be getting more from me. In fact for the last week or so, my latest story has been the front page. There is also a secret project ongoing in the background of the blogosphere which I will talk more about when it hits.
So, that puts us up to date in terms of what is happening for me at the moment. Hope to catch you all soon.


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Tomorrow's Artificially Intelligent Lawyer Getting Closer Each Day
May 15, 2019 / Publications / The Legal Intelligencer
By: Michael H. Payne
In the book "We Are Not Alone," published in 1964 and written by Walter Sullivan, the author included a chapter that asked "Is There Intelligent Life on Earth?" While that question could generate a lively debate, there can be no doubt that humans are in the process of developing artificial intelligence on earth. The term "artificial intelligence" was first coined by computer scientist John McCarthy in 1956 and is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a "branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers." Popularly referred to as AI, there is no doubt that artificial intelligence will be a disruptive factor in the legal profession in the coming years.
Among the many people making that prediction, Richard Susskind put it best in "Tomorrow's Lawyers" by observing that "we are at the beginning of a period of fundamental transformation in law: A time in which we will see greater change than we have seen in the past two centuries. Where the future of the legal service will be a world of internet-based global businesses, online document production, commoditized service, legal process outsourcing and web-based simulation practice. Legal markets will be liberalized, with new jobs for lawyers and new employers, too." This transformation will be fueled by the implementation of artificial intelligence.
Skeptics, of course, will doubt that AI will have a dramatic effect on the legal profession. These are the same people who resisted the conversion from electric typewriters to word processors, and who failed to believe that law books and law libraries would be replaced by electronic legal research. The pace of change is accelerating, however, and the noted futurist and a director of engineering at Google focusing on machine learning, Ray Kurzweil, predicts that computers will have human-level intelligence by 2029 and that a "singularity" will occur by 2045 when machines will become smarter than human beings.
There are a number of activities in the legal profession that currently benefit from AI, including automated document assembly, search algorithms that drive legal research databases, voice recognition and e-discovery software. Predictive coding, which is basically a search algorithm that learns how to rank the relevance of documents, continues to improve and reduces the time it takes to search huge electronic databases. At J.P. Morgan Chase, an AI-powered program called COIN has been used since June 2017 to interpret commercial loan agreements. Work that previously took thousands of hours can now be done in seconds. The drafting of contracts can be accomplished more efficiently when variable clauses are selected and properly included, and missing clauses are caught before it is too late. Analytics, not the exclusive domain of professional sports teams, are now found in programs developed for the purpose of gaining more data about prospective jurors, such as detailed social media profiles, that give attorneys more of a sense of how particular jurors may act if selected.
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One of the most progressive and exciting uses of Watson in the practice of law has been undertaken by Ross Intelligence. As reported in the Lawyerist, Ross Intelligence is an online legal research tool that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to make legal research more insightful. It offers a platform optimized for natural language searches, which tends to provide search results that better address the lawyer's intent and the context of the query, leading to more efficient legal research. A free offering of Ross Intelligence, known as EVA, analyzes briefs, checks sites and finds similar cases. EVA will also check the subsequent history of a case to make sure that it is still good law. There are similar products, as well, like Casetext's CARA, which was selected as the product of the year in 2017 by the American Association of Law Libraries. A review of the websites of these companies will provide a great deal of information about the expanding capabilities of their products.
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Q: count the occurrences of alphabet of string in python String containing both upper and lower case alphabets.
We need to count the number of occurrences of each alphabet(case insensitive) and display the same.
Below is the program,but does not led to desired output
output should be-
2A 3B 2C 1G
my output is -
A 2
B 3
A 2
B 3
C 2
B 3
G 1
C 2
String="ABaBCbGc"
String1=String.upper()
for i in String1:
    print(i,String1.count(i))

A: Use Counter:
from collections import Counter

String = "ABaBCbGc"

counts = Counter(String.lower())

print(counts)

Output
Counter({'b': 3, 'c': 2, 'a': 2, 'g': 1})

If you prefer upper case, just change str.lower to str.upper. Or use a dictionary to keep track of the counts:
string = "ABaBCbGc"
counts = {}
for c in string.upper():
    counts[c] = counts.get(c, 0) + 1

print(counts)

Output
{'C': 2, 'B': 3, 'A': 2, 'G': 1}

A: Print will separate the args with a space. Concatenate them with +. count() is an int so it needs to be converted to a string.
String="ABaBCbGc"
counts = {}
String1=String.upper()
for i in String1:
    counts[i] = String1.count(i)

for k in counts.keys():
    print(str(counts[k]) + k)

2A
3B
2C
1G

A: Create the sorted input string as the values and the sorted keys of this string as the keys. Iterate the keys and count their occurrences in the values.
data = "ABaBCbGc".upper()
values = ''.join(sorted(data))
keys = sorted(''.join(set(data)))
for key in keys:
    print(str(values.count(key))+key)

Output:
2A
3B
2C
1G


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Organic Chemistry: An Indian Journal
Org Chem Ind J, Volume: 14( 3)
Silica Supported V2O5 as a Catalyst Promoted the Synthesis of 4h-Pyrans Through Multicomponent Reaction Under Solvent Free Conditions
Eslam A. Mostafa and Tamer K. Khatab*
Organometallic-Organometalloid Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El-Behouth St., Dokki, 12622, Cairo, Egypt
*Correspondence:
Tamer K. Khatab, Organometallic-Organometalloid Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El-Behouth St., Dokki, 12622, Cairo, Egypt, Tel.: +20233371010; E-Mail: [email protected]
Received: June 12, 2018; Accepted: June 22, 2018; Published: June 29, 2018
Citation: Eslam A. Mostafa, Tamer K. Khatab. Silica Supported V2O5 as a Catalyst Promoted the Synthesis of 4h-Pyrans Through Multicomponent Reaction Under Solvent Free Conditions. Org Chem Ind J. 2018;14(2):126
Silica supported V2O5 was synthesized and elucidated by X-ray diffraction; using scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. From the data obtained crystalline phase of V2O5 overlapped over the silicate amorphous matrix. V2O5/SiO2 has been used as an efficient and eco-friendly catalyst in the synthesis of 4H-pyran derivatives. A series of 2-amino-3cyano-4H-pyran derivatives was synthesized through one-pot reaction of ethylacetoacetate (EAA), malononitrile and aldehydes. In the presence of catalytic amount of V2O5/SiO2 the reactions occurred under stirring at 80°C temperature in solventless conditions. Keywords
SiO2; V2O5; One-pot; Multicomponent; Malononitrile; 4H-pyran
4H-Pyran derivatives have been considered as a main unitin most oxygen-containing heterocyclic compounds. 4H-Pyrans are synthesized through one-pot Knoevenagel-Michael cyclo-condensation reaction. In addition, they have been attracted a great deal of interest related to their biological and pharmaceutical properties such as antibacterial, antitumor, antitubercular, pigments, antiviral and spasmolytic activities [1]. So that, a lot of researchers have been developed many protocols for 4H-Pyrans synthesis by reacting aldehydes, malonitrile and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds using various catalysts, such as SnCl2/SiO2, MgO, hexadecyldimethylbenzyl ammonium bromide, potassium phthalimide, silica nanoparticles and silica-bonded N-propylpiperazine sodium n-propionate [2] .
Multicomponent reaction (MCR) or multicomponent process (MCP) are considered as one of the most important synthetic methodology in which three or more reactants attached together in a one-pot reaction to form targeted products. The characteristic advantage of MCRs is that the targeted products contain nearly all portions of substrates, generating chiefly no by-products. That makes MCRs really ideal, green and eco-friendly reactions system. Targeted products can be obtained in one-pot with much less steps. Therefore, MCRs have been attracted much attention in many research fields, such as discovery of key compounds in medicinal chemistry, or combinatorial chemistry [3,4].
The heterogenous catalytic reactions have played important role in developing organic synthesis. Because of their, operational simplicity, environmental compatibility, reusability, non-toxicity, economic and easy removal from reaction mixture [5,6], so we have presented the following catalytic system from V2O5/SiO2 in the synthesis of some important 4Hpyran."
Instruments and analysis
Melting points were determined by open capillary method and were uncorrected. IR spectra were recorded on a Perkin–Elmer 298 spectrophotometer using KBr pellet. 1H NMR spectra were obtained on a Bruker instrument (400 MHz) and 13CNMR spectra were (100 MHz) recorded in DMSO-d6 as solvent with TMS as internal standard. Chemical shifts are reported in ppm. Mass spectra were measured using high resolution GC–MS (DFS) thermo spectrometers with EI (70 EV). Molecular ion peak was observed in agreement with molecular weight of respective compound. Reactions have been monitored by thin layer chromatography on 0.2-mm pre-coated plates of silica gel G60 F254 (Merck).
Catalyst preparation
To a suspension of SiO2 (for column chromatography, mesh 70-230, 0.06-0.2 mm, 2 g) in 50 ml CHCl3, V2O5 (1 g) was added. The mixture stirred at room temperature for 90 min. The solvent was evaporated at room temperature overnight to obtain a brown solid of 50% (W/W) V2O5/SiO2. The catalyst was characterized using XRD diffraction scans and collective FTIR spectra (FIG.1).
FIG.1. XRD diffraction scans and collective FTIR spectra of received silica and vanadium dioxide before the catalyst preparation and after interaction.
General procedure for the preparation of 2-amino-3-cyano-4H-pyrans derivatives (2a-2m).
A mixture of aldehyde 1a-l (0.5 mmol), malononitrile (0.5 mmol), ethyl acetoacetate (0.5 mmol) and catalyst (0.5 mmol) was placed in a 25 mL round-bottom flask equipped with a condenser. The mixture was stirred at 70 °C, under solvent-free conditions, until the consumption of the substrates. The reaction was monitored by TLC. After cooling, the catalyst was removed from reaction mixture by dissolving in hot ethanol and filtration. The product mixture was directly submittedto recrystallization from water/ethanol (90:10), affording the corresponding pure 4H-pyran derivates 2a-2m.
Data of selected compounds:
Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-phenyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (4a): White Solid, m.p. 190-192 oC; IR (KBr): υmax: cm-1); 3409, 3337 (NH2), 2191 (C≡N), 1686 (CO), 1619 (C=C). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ = 1.27 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H, CO2CH2CH3), 2.23 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.22 (q, J = 7.2Hz, 2H, CO2CH2CH3), 4.29 (s, 1H, CH), 4.59 (s, 2H, NH2, D2O-exchangeable), 6.76–7.16 (m, 5H, Ar-H) ppm. MS (EI) [M]+ = 284. Anal. calcd. for C16H16N2O3 (284.32): C=67.59; H, 5.67; N, 9.85. Found: 67.54; H, 5.61; N, 9.80.
Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-(3-(nitrooxy)phenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (2h): Yellow crystals; m.p. 176–178°C. IR (KBr) (υmax: cm-1); 3406, 3333 (NH2), 2193 (C≡N), 1688 (CO), 1610 (C=C). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ = 1.29 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H, CO2CH2CH3), 2.24 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.2 (q, J = 7.2Hz, 2H, CO2CH2CH3), 4.29 (s, 1H, CH), 4.59 (s, 2H, NH2, D2O-exchangeable), 6.76–7.16 (4H, Ar-H) ppm. MS (EI) [M]+ = 345. Anal. calcd. for C16H15N3O6 (345.31): C=55.65; H, 4.38; N, 12.17. Found: 55.60; H, 4.31; N, 12.10.
Ethyl 6-amino-5-cyano-4-(4-(dimethylamino) phenyl)-2-methyl-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate (4i): Yellow crystals; m.p. 184–186°C. IR (KBr) (υmax: cm-1); 3410, 3343 (NH2), 2209 (C≡N), 1669 (CO), 1630 (C=C). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 1.24 (t, J= 7.2 Hz, 3H, CH3CH2), 2.95 (s, 6H, N(CH3)2), 2.28 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.15 (q, J= 7.2 Hz,2H,CH3CH2), 4.92 (s, 1H, CH), 5.22 (s, 2H, NH2), 7.13 (d, J= 7.2 Hz, 2H, Ar-H), 7.41 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H Ar-H) ppm. MS (EI) [M]+ = 327. Anal. calcd. for C18H21N3O3 (327.38): C= 66.04; H, 6.47; N, 12.84. Found 66.00; H, 6.41; N, 12.78.
Results and Discussions
The catalytic reactions Study attracted our group interest [7-10] and so we presented this work. Silica supported V2O5 was tested as an efficient and ecofriendly catalyst in the synthesis of 4H-pyrans. Firstly, the reaction was optimized starting from measure the effect of catalyst molar ratio. As a model example we mixed benzaldehyde, malononitrile and EAA under solvent less condition and different ratios (5,10,15 mol%) of the prepared catalyst after the appropriate time the products 2a was obtained in the (60,81,82 yield %) respectively. And so, the reaction proceeds well in the presence of 10 mol% of V2O5/SiO2 catalyst. Also, the temperature degree was examined as in TABLE 1. Thus, the optimized reaction conditions include the use of 10 mol% of the silica supported V2O5 catalyst at 70°C.
Time (h)
1 r.t. 12 70
TABLE 1. Effect of temperature on synthesis of 2a.
The reaction was extended by the synthesis of a series from 2-amino-3-cyano-4H-pyran derivatives 2a–2m (TABLE 2) from a diversity of aromatic aldehydes 1a-1m. The efficacy of the catalyst was examined on all multicomponent reactions with malononitrile and ethyl acetoacetate to afford tetrahydrobenzo [b] pyrans 2a-2m in good to excellent yields (Scheme 1). All reactions were done under solvent free and 70oC conditions. The reaction time ranged between 1–6 h to produce targeted products. Various aldehydes 1, including electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups, and from this we noticed that the presence of electron releasing group give less effect in improving the reaction time and the reaction yield compared with the aromatic aldehydes bearing electron-withdrawing groups. As shown in (TABLE 2) nitro and halogens that act as electron withdrawing groups give more good yields than those substituted by electron-donating groups such as methoxy or methyl. The final products were purified by classical recrystallization method in ethanol as solvent then dried under vacuum oven conditions. The structures were confirmed by compared with the literatures melting points also the products were further confirmed by their spectroscopic data (FT-IR, 1H NMR and Mass data).
Scheme 1. Synthesis of ethyl 6-amino-4-phenyl-5-cyano-2-methyl-4Hpyran- 3-carboxylates 2a-m via multicomponent reaction.
Mp (◦C)
1 C6H5- 2a 4 81 190-192°C 192-194°C(13)
2 4-F-C6H4- 2b 2 82 162-164°C 158-160°C(12)
3 4-Cl-C6H4- 2c 2.5 85 174-176°C 170-172°C(12)
4 3-Br-C6H4- 2d 3 80 160-162°C 156-158°C(13)
5 4-MeO-C6H4 2e 6 80 144-146°C 198–200 (12)
6 4-CN-C6H4- 2f 2 88 156-158°C 156-158°C(13)
7 4-Me-C6H5- 2g 5 76 177–175 177–179(12)
8 3-NO2C6H5- 2h 3 90 176-178°C 176-178°C(13)
9 4-N(Me)2-C6H4 2i 4 75 184-186 181-183 (14)
10 Furyl- 2j 6 65 212-114°C 216-118°C(13)
11 5-Me-furul- 2k 6 70 200-202°C 196-198°C(15)
12 2-thienyl 2l 6 60 175-177°C 175-177°C(13)
13 2-Naphthyl 2m 6 57 154-156°C 150-152°C(14)
TABLE 2. Synthesis of various 4H-pyrans.
The suggested mechanism based on the idea of common reactions like Michael addition, Knoevenageland ThorpeZiegler reaction on the way of synthesis the targeted product 2. Firstly, the reaction was suggested to ongoing by electrophilic activation of carbonyl group in aldehyde by the prepared catalyst V2O5/SiO2 to increase its electrophilicity. The aryl aldehydes and malononitrile formed corresponding arylidene (Knoevenagel product) A. which undergoes nucleophilic attack from EAA anion to give the Michael adduct B, then an intermolecular cyclization occurs through the formation of [1,3] sigmatropic proton shift of the iminopyrans C and this converted into a stable 2-amino-4H-pyran ring system. In conclusion, the synthesis of 2-amino 4H-pyran ring considered as regioselective reaction (Scheme 2 explaining theplausible reaction mechanism) [11-15].
Scheme 2. Suggested reaction mechanism
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